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Belisarius: The Sassanid Invasion (5/6)
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I hope you enjoy the latest episode of our Belisarius series! The great Roman general has returned triumphant from his war against the Goths in Italy, but there is bad news from the East, and an even greater catastrophe lurking on the horizon.. Big thanks to our video sponsor Endel, first 100 downloads gets a free week of audio experiences: app.adjust.com/b8wxub6?campaign=epichistorytv_march&adgroup=youtube And don't forget you can get ad-free early access to all our videos at Patreon www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV
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Always great seeing a new upload.
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The deeper we go into this series, the further I'm convinced that Justinian did not deserve Belisarius' loyalty.
Agreed, Belisarius deserved better.
To be honest, we have foresight on the fact that Belisarius didn't plan any treason. From Justinian's point of view he was a great general, but the one that had a tendency to........should I say "disregard" imperial orders. Although it does seem that it was Theodora who had a problem with Belisarius, not Justinian. As far as we know the relations between Belisarius and Justinian were pretty warm. The relationship between Theodora and Belisarius were kinda opposite.
Look there is much debate around Justinian as an emperor but I don't recall any of his specific decisions regarding Belisarius as deserving of the criticism you've leveled at him. Contrary to what you seem to imply Justinian was one of Belisarius' biggest supporters and was very willing to help him.
@Justinian the Great thodora was a close friend to belisaruis wife whom was known to be an adulteress , so even though belisaruis loved his wife greatly they usually had many fights and ofc thodora always took antonina side over belisaruis
@Justinian the Great you just brushing off yourself lol.
This series has impressed me so much, I was not expecting such a great story! Thanks for all your hard work, cannot wait for the next episode.
Thank you Marechal!
Impossible, The Marshal of France himself?!?
Video came out 25 minutes ago and its saying this comment is from a day ago ๐
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For sure.
What an amazing man Belisarius was.. Even after all this disgrace, even after of being accused of treason multiple times, and yet, he once again marched his army in the name of his Emperor! Truly a marvelous feat! His place should be next to men like Caesar, Hannibal, Khalid ibn al-Walid and such. Great job once again Epic History TV! Thank you for this amazing series!
Let's not go too overboard now. Belisarius was a good general but he is no Ceasar, Hannibal or Khalid ibn al-walid
John Entitled to your opinion, but objectively (well as objective as this sort of thing can be anyway) its not really that close.
Caesar*
@A. Keane In terms of military feats he really was. He wasn't as involved in politics though which is why he generally is not counted among the "great" generals of history.
@Buster Sanderson well first of all he was involved in politics all roman generals are inherently political figures, he was just never a very good politician. And people like Hannibal or Khalid were not politicians either (Hannibal atleast not until after the war) yet they are remembered among the great generals. Finally Belisarius is remembered as one of the great generals, just by the general populace, who because of series like Extra history now consider him some sort of underrates hidden gem military genius. Most academic historians do not agree
Hello everyone! I am your friendly series consultant and professional historian of Belisarius. I hope you all enjoyed the episode. From war with Persia, to climate events, to plague and political intrigue, there is a lot to take in! In this comment I provide a few bonus thoughts on the history behind the documentary.
We begin with the great Persian invasion of the Roman Near East in 540. At around 4:25 in the video, we are told that after Justinian signed the Eternal Peace with Persia in 532, he stripped the East of its best troops. It is likely that the Army of the East, the mobile field army responsible for defending the frontier with Persia, was raided of its soldiers to provide the campaign armies for both Africa (533) and Italy (535). Poor planning by Justinian, or clever use of his peace with Persia?
At around 5:42, we hear Procopius' praise of Belisarius from Wars 7.1.4. Belisarius was at this point at the height of his power, wealth, and reputation. It is likely that he was the most important man in the empire aside from the emperor.
We have zero concrete evidence on the size of the army Belisarius was able to scrape together in the East in spring 541. The order of battle presented ca. 7:00 was created with educated guesses based on previous groups of soldiers that Belisarius commanded. The lack of concrete evidence from Procopius on the size of this army is one of the reasons I think it likely that the author had left Belisarius' service in 540. Other historians date that break to 541/2. See ca. 13:10 for discussion of Procopius' departure. Although we cannot be certain on the number of soldiers, I am relatively confident that Belisarius must have been able to scrape together at least in the neighborhood of 15,000 in 541. It seems unlikely he would have been willing to risk invading Persian territory with fewer.
We are introduced to the insubordinate commander Peter ca. 8:25, when he camps too close to Nisibis and invites an attack. Fun fact: the same commander Peter is the snitch who reported to Theodora about the discussion of Belisarius regarding the throne in 542 (ca. 22:30).
In 542, Belisarius made a rapid trip using the imperial post system to get from Constantinople to the eastern front (described ca. 11:30). The calculation for the length of this trip was derived using this excellent tool:
orbis.stanford.edu/
The Late Antique Little Ice Age may have impacted the growing season of 536 and the next couple of years, as noted ca. 16:40. This could have contributed to the famine described in "Belisarius: Defeat of the Goths" at around 13:50:
krclip.com/video/fRz_05kWYao/๋น๋์ค.html
The bubonic plague that emerged around 541 is known to history (rather unfairly) as the Justinianic Plague. The episode does a great job of discussing its horrors. It rejects the minimalist view that the plague had only a small impact on people and economy. The episode's interpretation of the plague is based partly upon the recent, excellent article of Peter Sarris, "New Approaches to the Plague of Justinian." It is well worth a read:
academic.oup.com/past/article/254/1/315/6427314
The disgrace of Belisarius in 542, described ca. 23:00 is complete. He went from the heights of success in 540 to the depths of despair in 542. It is one of the features of his career which makes him so compelling. What an excellent depiction of the interrogation and disgrace of Belisarius and Bouzes at the hands of Theodora, created by series illustrator Miลek Jakubiec. I can feel the unpleasantness of the situation!
We learn at the end of the episode (ca. 24:30) that Belisarius is restored to favor and given a new commission in 544. Justinian rarely gets credit for his mercy, but he exercised it regularly. If you are interested in this, read more here:
www.researchgate.net/publication/343050126_Justinian's_Clemency_and_God's_Clemency
If you wish to view this comment on Twitter, complete with screenshots to illustrate some of the points, you can check it out here:
twitter.com/byzantineprof/status/1505166636399177730
That is all I have for now. What did you think of the episode? Do you think Belisarius and Bouzes actually discussed the throne during the plague outbreak of 542? Was it appropriate for Justinian and Theodora to disgrace them when they heard this rumor?
Excellent additional information. You cannot imagine how grateful we all are for your thankless effort. I do hope my views will help in adding motivation to revenue. As for the question, I think it is common sense for Belisarius and Bouzes to discuss the future of the Emperor's seat during Justinian's bout with the disease. However, I might place a grain of salt on the rumors circulating about rejecting any succession coming from within Constantinople. On the other hand, I think it was morally wrong but somehow objectively correct to make an example for anyone discussing controversial succession interests, even for Belisarius.
@ใฒใใใไบๅไธ Thank you for the kind words! And thank you also for the interesting take on the events of 542. You are quite right to take the accusations against Belisarius with a grain of salt: we cannot be sure how exactly he phrased his words in this discussion, or even whether this discussion actually took place at all. But, as you point out, once the rumor was circling, it was perhaps objectively correct for Justinian and Theodora to punish Belisarius. After all, if rumor got around that top generals could openly plot for the throne, what would that do to the security of Justinian's position?
Thanks so much for this! The episode was brilliant, as usual.
Though I have nothing to back this up, I like to think Belisarius and Bouzes discussed the throne during the plague. Plague and famine bring desperation. Desperation leads people to extremes. Some opportunistic general might seize on this and march on Justinian and the throne. I like to think Belisarius and Bouzes talked about putting a stop to that sort of thing but I doubt they would have stopped Theodora from becoming Empress if Justinian died. What with Theodora being friends with Antonina, it doesn't seem like something that Bellisarius would do.
I may be entirely wrong though.
@White Chocolateman That's a very interesting point! You are right that Belisarius probably felt that he was allied to Theodora through Antonina. Perhaps he would have thought it acceptable for Theodora to rule on her own. Here's something to consider though: would Belisarius feel that loyal to another man whom Theodora might choose to rule either with her or after her?
@David Parnell I love these sorts of questions! As usual, it all depends on the man Theodora chose. With Justinian and Theodora having no children, I'm guessing Theodora would remarry and I can see Bellisarius supporting it if this man was competent. However, there would likely be some tensions. Maybe this other man would have seen Bellisarius as a threat, given his loyalty to Justinian and had him removed from court? Anything could happen deepening on who Theodora would have chosen, as you well know.
Are there any people that Theodora might have chosen if Justinian has succumbed to the plague? Anyone who was well-place to succeed him?
We need more ancient histories like the one you did on Alexander and Belisarius! This is simply amazing.
The plague part was terrifying. It must had been a terrible experience for the ones that survived, not knowing why nor how ๐ข
the background was terrifying the poured their heart out for that
But they got back to squabble with full commitment. Peoples...
Every 800 years wonder if itโs gonna happen again in another hundred years
@SupaMan Spanish flu and coronavirus ๐ค
โIโm surrounded by idiotsโ
-Belisarius
its like in every campaign he does there's always at least 1 commander that wont obey his orders
He has the patience of a saint.
โ@Lonely Glormy
it's like in every one of his blunders there is some scapegoat his private historian blame for the defeat
This has to be the best Byzantine history series out there so far. The visual and sound are excellent and so is the history behind it and the quotes.
Good taste have a nice day sir
@pano Well it doesn't really matter does it at this point. Since its Eastern Roman if you want to get even more accurate as the Eastern Romans. Please there is no point in going to comments and saying something about someone's comment. You are write that they called them selves Romans, but many times like now it doesn't matter what people are called you call them they way you say it. For example the French or Gauls, Greeks or Hellens it depends on the place you live, both things can be used to describe that group of people.
@Nikos 1717 please stop saying Byzantine. Itโs not difficult to say Roman.
@Mr4eyes86 I did like that too .many others documentaries will refer to them as byzantine .. they were Romans . Just because their christian believe we're a lil different I think . Wouldn't it had been nice if the Eastern Romans would have reconquered the western Roman regions . They tried but got attacked by that eastern ..like Arab empire .shame isn't it .history would be very different if why would have manage to recover all the western Roman lands
Byzantine Historian ok good point
It seems even Belisairus can't avoid the "worthy rival" trope. Khosrow deserves his own series!
I think Extra Credits did one on him.
After Khosrow destroyed Antioch and deported the citizens, he built a new city in his empire called "Wฤh Antฤซลk Khosrow" or "Better than Antioch."
Mod used is 555 Age of Justinian
Chad move๐
@Indo-Aryฤnเฅคเฅคเค เคนเคฎเฅ เคฌเฅเคฐเคนเฅเคฎเคพเคธเฅเคฎเคฟเฅคเฅค๐ช And don't forget the fixed horse race he arranged only to make Justinians favorite team loose. Such an important war strategy. :D
That campaign looked like one giant prank. But with a lot of dead people added.
Based, honestly.
The entire reign Justinian of can be best defined as a struggle. Ever since he took up the purple he had to fight against his own subjects,his enemies,his inner circle and even life itself. Yet, despite all setbacks he still never gave up;a weaker ruler would have just abdicated and let the empire rot.
And survived the plague. GIGACHAD
@BlockadeRunner3 Thats what i meant by ''struggle against life'.'
@SolidAvenger
Whatโs the full ๐ x
He left the empire bankrupt and over extended
Plague fascinates me - no matter how powerful as a species we think we are, nature can always find a way to trim the herd. Nicely done video!
@Tyler Campbell bruh reddit comment
@Woofy McDoodle I have never been on "Reddit" and I don't have any social media and haven't since I was 20 years old, so I don't know any references you make to probably anything else except KRclip.
@Tyler Campbell So your not a human. A bot?
โI become dizzy as I write about such a great calamity, and transmit it to future times to remember.โ
Writing about you makes historians feel dizzy sir
Russia: โYou promised not to expand nato... And what are these missiles doing on our border???โ
US: โWhat missiles brother?โ
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Vladimir Vladimirovitch Putin He was referring to the Persians lol
If only Justinian realized how loyal and valuable Belisarius was to him and the empire.
The Belisarius series may be your best work to date. This is just superb writing, has great pace and is visually exciting. Great work!
Give credit to Procopius. One of the most underated greek historians.
Roman*
@Mr4eyes86 He was a greek speaking historian, and citizen of Roman Empire. Your point?
You can be greek and roman at same time. But how can you know this, you are probably uneducated and you think that Roman is an ethnic group.
@Mr4eyes86 Wikipedia: Procopius of Caesarea (Greek: ฮ ฯฮฟฮบฯฯฮนฮฟฯ แฝ ฮฮฑฮนฯฮฑฯฮตฯฯ Prokรณpios ho Kaisareรบs; Latin: Procopius Caesariensis; c.โ500 - after 565) *was a prominent late antique Greek scholar from Caesarea Maritima.*
YOU ANGRY NOW? ๐
@Pallas Athena heโs still a Roman.
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Yep I patiently wait for these two channels to post new stuff. Damn I love michel the brave from history marche and the napoleon series from epic history.
@jaime venegas ikr. Amazing stuff innit.
Same
Khosrow took the Antioch prisoners and forced them to build a city that look just like Antioch and then named it Khosrow's Better Version of Antioch. Dude's pretty funny.
My favorite maybe true anecdote about Better Antioch is that while inspecting the new city Khosrow asked random citizen if he liked his new home. The man replied that he did but he missed the mulberry tree he in his old garden. The next morning that citizen awoke to find a new full size mulberry tree had been planted in his garden. No idea if that happened but given everything else Khosrow did i wouldn't be surprised. The man had style.
@Freya of Cerberus guessing this was a Sassanian source?
@Freya of Cerberus So the prisoners were freed after they built the city?
@700gsteak If I remember correctly yes. It was more important to Khosrow to show that he was a better more benevolent leader than Justinian than keeping a few thousand prisoners.
I like to imagine the emperors of old where looking down at Belisarius in pride. He the perfect icon of Rome. Intelligent, confident , resourceful, loyal and manages to solve what seems like an impossible obstacle, just like Caesar.
But another thing I noticed is even though Rome still has an impressive militarily at this point itโs also uncoordinated at the worst of times. Everyone seems to try and do their own thing at the same time and it leads to great catastrophes. Justinian I believe was just to be wary of Belisarius because Iโm he didnโt have the hindsight we have now ,but it seems all his actions where done because of his wife making things sound worse than it actually is.
Even though Belisarius was sent to defeat the barbarians, his greatest enemy was his fellow Romans and their ambitions clouding their thoughts
Emperors started to look paranoidly on successful commanders pretty quickly already since 1st century and it get only worse and worse since then.
Epic History TV is my favorite channel because their high quality content.
And also because of his great narrator Charles Nove , with his golden voice .
*Nailed it again, EHTV!*
This has been THE history KRclip series where I've been most eagerly waiting for the next episode.
*AVE BELISARIVS*
This has quickly become one of my favorite KRclip series of all time
The more I hear about Belisarius the more it becomes obvious that he is not just one of Rome's greatest generals but arguably the greatest general of Rome, tell me what other Roman general was able to accomplish what he was able to accomplish with what little he was given and what little support he had which was almost non-existent, now imagine had he been given full support with everything he asked he would have been able to reconquer all of the Western Roman empire if only Justinian had showed the same loyalty and trust that belisarius showed him, great video epic history I love your videos and I can't get enough of watching them over and over I look forward to the next video in this epic series with Rome last greatest general .
I truly believe that generals like Belisarius, Khalid, Zizka, and Davout would hold their own against generals like Hannibal, Caesar, Alexander. Belisarius had as much talent as Scipio or Auralien and he was loyal unto death to the man he believed in most other than himself.
the underrated geniuses of military history
Tus vรญdeos no son una limosna, sino todo un seรฑor homenaje para Belisario
This series is criminally underrated.
Belisaurius I think was a slight reincarnation of alexander the great. Almost always out manned and resourced but gets it done. Wasn't born a prince but wasn't fanatical either, very level headed in almost every instance. Wonder how he'd fare against Hannibal
Hannibal is in tier of his own along with Scipio and Alexander and others legendary generals, Belisarius is great
17:49 The dark, ominous soundtrack.. The picture emanating a sheer desperation of trying to understand what this terriifying disease is... The dark room, the hopelessness in the eyes of that writer... I rewatched this video more than 10 times, it is absolutely brilliant... I mean the plague part is terrifying but absolutely brilliantly presented..
Such a great series! Once this is done do you think there's a chance that we get the second part of the Venice series that you started all those months ago?
Thank you! But alas, Patreon supporters have voted for other priorities..
This is exactly how history needs to be shown to the world. Thank you Epic History TV for making history fun and interesting.
Legend has it that the chair Belisarius used (15:42) had to be re-enforced to carry the weight of his iron balls while he met with the Persian ambassador.
This channel is gift to humanity. Thank you!
This episode is the fruit of your hard work Epic History Team. You can put Belisarius on the table with Alexander, Caesar and Napoleon.
This series is so bloody good! Iโm so glad this episode finally came! Thank you for all the work that goes in to this!
Great video. I'm learning so much about the Eastern Roman empire by watching these videos. We sure didn't learn about it in school.
Dude! The narrator, the art and history are astonishing! What a great series we have to watch for free
I've been using belisarius as my alt "gamertag" on some games for some time right now. A random wikipedia article introduced me to this unique general, but your series is the one telling me (almost) everything about him. Big ups!
He should be up there with Caesar and Aurelian for best generals of the Roman empire
@Kevin K Caeser, Scipio Africanus, Aurelian, Belisarius, Germanicus, Trajan, Constantine. They were all great.
@Bullet-Tooth Tony And Heraclius, his feats Trump Belisarius imo
So the reason is you why i get "nickname already taken" error. ๐
Check out the fictional 'Belisarius series' books by David Drake and Eric Flint. The first one is called Oblique Approach.
Short version: two intelligences from the future have gone into Roman times to affect the future. The one for Rome wants to encourage a civilization that accepts everyone as long as they are willing to follow society's rules. The one going to India wants to use the existing caste system to make sure humanity remains pure. Both are helping their respective faction become more powerful in order to win.
This has to be one of your greatest series. So far, my mind has been captivated very much. Thank you for all your hard work.
With all the previous episodes, you have showed your mastery in retelling the campaigns and the military actions of the past. But in this one, you have showed that you can make an episode just as gripping by telling us of the horrific drama of the plague and the cutthroat intrigues of court. Bravo.
Amazing content as always!
Thank you to everyone who makes these videos possible. The internet needs more content like yours! โค๏ธ
By far the best history series I have seen. This stuff is so good. Only problem I have with it is the anticipation for the next video. Big fan.
Thank you so much for this! Unbelievable video once again, the whole Justinian/Belisarius documentary is mind-boggling, they were always among my favorite Romans and you really did them justice!
Although knowing what comes next I just cannot wait for the final episode!!!
These videos have been so amazing to watch. The reigning of Justinian feels like 1 century because of all the things that happened. Keep up with the great work. Wish there was a Tv series on Belisarius.
Could you imagine watching these events unfold in late antiquity even hearing them described sounds like insanity.
Great continuation on the series. Looking forward to the finale!! ๐
I canโt believe we get such epically narrated,and expertly created/researched material like this for free. Another amazing video!
Man, you're killing it with this Belisarius series. Keep em coming
This is such a wild story! Why the hell dont they make a tv show out of this! Its like a real life game of thrones
Before this serie I didn't know much about Belisarius, you opened my eyes, thanks
Another magnificent work ๐โค๏ธ
Itโs a great pleasure to watch your series
Excellent artworks, story telling and objective historical facts
Just got done with episode 4, and watching Episode 5 now.
Belisarius is such a beast!
Oh my God this time period is so interesting, it was the last real time that recovery of the empire was within their grasp! I've got goosebumps guys gj.
Ah finally some more Eastern Roman History, there's a serious lack of coverage of this era... Or rather quality coverage, like these documentaries :-)
Yeah lol
My man Belisarius is simply amazing. I never thought someone could still be so faithful despite many accuses of treason and was repeatedly mistreated by the emperor itself. Good job, looking forward for the next videos.
Belisarius was also not innocent.Key moment in distrust between him and Justinian occured after he continued advance in italy after being directly ordered by Justinian not to(and eventually even accepted title of King or even Emperor) as his master had originally different concept for italy Belisarius effectively throw out of the window, opening many years of further fighting in italy instead.
I love how you turn real historical battles into easy to visualize strategy game format.
These videos are so incredibly well done another great job, I'm glad to see others interested in history as much as I've always been.
Iโve said it before, and Iโll say it again. Some of the best documentaries being put out there. If only the History Channel had a budget to sign skilled researchers/presenters. Ahhh oh wellโฆback to watching Ancient Aliens!
This was amazing! Great natarrator and music and visuals. I learned a lot!
For the love of god please do more ancient history series! Youโre the best at everything youโve tried so far and ancient history is poorly represented on KRclip.
Wow this series is so well made and amazing the art the way you prepared the story, I've seen other videos about this time period and I know what is going to happen but damn you guys are making me excited to know next.
I am utterly enthralled by this channel, the production and narration is orgasmic to history nerds such as myself. Thank you all and keep up the amazing work, please! If I may, I would like to wish for a series on the Swedish Empire. It has great history and is often neglected here, not being thoroughly taught in school an often seen as a disgraceful imperialistic Era. It has everything of excitement and I believe you could make it just perfect.
Ah yes part 5, worth the wait loving this series!
I think one of the reasons Belisarius is one of my all time favorite military commanders is just how different he is to other great military leaders. Others wouldโve tried to carve a kingdom for themselves, overthrow their leader, or hold grudges that lead to death. Belisarious though, no, no matter how many times he gets dragged through the mud or insulted still gets up and fights for his nation. Other characters from history get much more recognition because their larger than life personalities dictated that their own needs came first under the shadow of duty for country. If I could choose one general from history to support me if I was a monarch it would be Belisarious, because I know loyalty and duty would always come first and that is very much a rarity in historyโs great military leaders.
I also support the loyalty but if I were on the Belisarius skin I would definitely not follow someone like Justinian, he was so dependent in one man and still he managed to humiliate him what a poor emperor.
@vlv18 Justinian was the visionary and belisarius was the tool. Together they reclaimed Roman land that was taken by the barbarians.
Belisarius's personal integrity, principles and loyalty were unwavering and in my opinion to a fault. I wpuldnt have stayed loyal to Justinian either, but im a lesser man than he.
Scipio Africanus is basically the same, didnt pursue power for his own agenda but stayed loyal to an ungrateful country after unparalleled military service, although he became embittered at the end.
I admire both men greatly and as far as military skill, they both belong at the very top tier,none can claim better.
Man, what avideo, what a series - what a channel! I love the way you capture the emotion, drama and importance of every event as it would have appeared at the time rather than just a dry recount. The music used to convey the horror of the plague was excellent. What a cliffhanger ending! Cant wait for the next video
This series was the best thing I have seen in 2022. Absolutely amazing. You are doing God's work in bringing this history back to life
Incredible quality as always. The narration us unparalleled. Does he have any other work? I'd love to watch/listen!
Learning a lot about history. Awesome content! Keep up the good work! ๐๐ฏ
Amazing series! I want to google more about Belisarius, but I donโt want to spoil the next episode for myself!๐ฌ
This is my FAVORITE series ever, I've been rewatching the other videos over and over.
I just wanna pitch in and say, I love the way you use total war games for action sequences.
This has been a spectacular series! Thanks.โโคโ
thanks Epic History TV for this wonderful story of general Bellisarius' rise and fall, truly Roman. Nicely written and animations as always are great.
The final image of an unjustly punished Belisarius, standing contrite before the Emperor, ever loyal despite having been deposed under false pretenses; made me feel the anger, resentment, pride and satisfaction of knowing that somebody whom actually dislikes you, absolutely cannot do without you.
Before This series I have never heard of Belisarius before , But he was truly one of the best Generals Ever , too bad he is underrated probably More underrated than even Hannibal Barca
What makes you think Hannibal is anyhow underrated?
hannibal is in no way underrated. hannibal's tactics and strategies are used (or at least taught to) by hundreds of thousands of current military officers and generals today. hell, hannibal was one of Napoleon's inspirations and fan favorites of history.
What do you mean by "underrated than even Hannibal Barca"
This series is a masterpiece
I have only three words to say about this series: Impressive, most impressive
Just got back from the Catacombs. Took the English audio tour. Can't believe just a few hours later I'm listening to the same dude do Belisarius his due diligence.
Despite the odds, Belisarius still remains loyal and rises up again.
I wrote my master theses on Justinian and the Eastern Empire. This series is very impressive. Their depiction of Procopius and Belisarius are very credible. Procopius later broke with Belisarius in his famous "Secret History" (Anecdota). I look forward to the explanation of this break between the great general and his chronicler.
Belisarius is sooo much underated At least in Poland. I've never heard a word about him in our school system on every lvl, primary school, highschool, gymnasium. If not you I would be unaware of this great man second only to Ceasar himself !
Thank you for your work
I wonder why you would learn about him in gymnasium
Absolutely fantastic series. The visual, the story, the sound is fantastic to. Thank you very much!
Still waiting daily for the follow up episode of this story. Have become a huge Belisarius fan, but feel like this is the only series that I really enjoy listening to about him.
He served the emperor and his empire with his whole but instead he suffered the utmost disgrace
This has got to be my favorite series thus far in Epic History TV's awesome series!!!
Best history channel on yt every second of the video is priceless . I wish the videos were more frequently thanks for your hard work keep it up
really love every episodes by epic history tv, the narration by Charles Nove and the music is wow..awesome
The end of the video gave me the same chills as โNapoleonโs Revenge: Wagram 1809.โ Awesome work as always!
Wat a masterpiece man...
The way you narrate such incredible historical events are awesome and makes us all being part of once again...
Can u do the same work regarding the Gallic wars of Julius Caesar
Thanks for this great series. I know Justinian was a well-known figure in Byzantine History but never knew the Belisarieus. I think Paradox must rework the new national ideas of Byzantine Empire in Eu4. E.g. Visions of Justinian (15% AE Reduction and 20% core creation cost) and Wisdoms of Belisarieus (-1 Yearly Army Tradition Decay and +1 infantry shock)
The Belisarius series is one of the best !!! Great work.
Hard to believe these stories are real. That there was a time men went to fabled battles like these and had epic titles like "The Last Roman" or "Restitutor Orbis".
MAKES MY LOINS MOIST......
The video and content, not to mention the narration is of excellent quality. What a time to be alive.
Simply marvelous as always! great work guys!
I've always wanted to learn the facts about Belisarius' life thank you for putting such an extensive work into intelligent entert. If I was Belisarius I wouldn't have come out of retirement since success or failure would ultimately bring about demise.
Thank you epic history for this amazing series.whatโs next after this series ?
Such great content! Keep up the work! :)
Belisarius, what a legendary commander!
Antioch actually had a strong garrison of 6000 fresh troops sent from Justinian. Procopios describes exactly how the city fell to the Persians. May the great Roman historian rest in peace. We thank him for his book
A series about the different Mongol campaigns would be great.