The Byzantine Empire pt.2

[dumbguitarplayer]

<3 so everybody could be emperor that awesome ! XD

[1984Brac]

What´s the name of the historian of this video??

[aiv14]

@1984Brac Eugene Weber

[BVargaMCooper]

VCOINS . COM

[Komnenit]

Senatus Populusque Romanus

[RoyalSnowbird]

Who is the emperor depicted at 2:55?

[Germanicus00]

@RoyalSnowbird My best guess, although do not take my word for it, the mosaic may possibly be of the emperor Anastasius I or Justinian's uncle Justin I. Anastasius was proclaimed Emperor following the death of the Isurian emperor Zeno (his Isurian name, Taricodissa, is roughly translated "knee-less one"). Known best for his stringent financial polices, Anastasius was also a staunch supporter monophysite heresy, but wisely chose not to draw any attention to it. At the death of Anastasius

[Germanicus00]

@RoyalSnowbird there was a bit of quibble about who should succeed him, Justin, an officer of one of the units in the Palace Guard, came out on top. The historian Procopius records that he was proclaimed so hastily, the Palace Guard was forced to cover him while he dawned the Imperial Regalia in the Imperial Box of the Hippodrome. Justin, obviously not the most educated men in the Imperial circle, was an Illyrian peasant who was a career military official. He supposedly left his hometown with

[Germanicus00]

@RoyalSnowbird nothing more than a sack full of pauper's bread and rags. His illiteracy was often an object of humor among those around him. A particular gold-stylist was made for him so he could trace his name upon Imperial documents and edicts which required his signature.

[RoyalSnowbird]

@Germanicus00 Thank you for your comments. I never expected someone to respond to this and am glad someone did ultimately.

[Germanicus00]

@RoyalSnowbird No problem.

[Kelly14UK]

Thanks uploader.

[mrspartan32]

those things are not completely correct . Constantinople was a country of many cultures but in rest greece and asia the greeks were most

The first emperors were romans and that is why they wanted to make byzantine a roman empire but that thing chanced throw time

[saburoemon]

wow, i never heard about constantine being embalmed

[saburoemon]

@saburoemon i just looked that up in wikipedia and it said nothing about it.  which constantine are they talking about?

[Lotusflowerism]

basil was from the modern day yugoslavia area

[AthrihosPithekos]

@Lotusflowerism And was probably Armenian as all the so called ''Macedonian Dynasty" of Byzantium.

[mongoose100989]

fuk istanbul.

[AndrewzDescent]

@mongoose100989 Istanbul is a nice city, don't become embittered over conflicts centuries passed. God has given us this day, be grateful.

[likyali07]

@mongoose100989 ANATOLİA is TURK...Since 1071...Istanbul since 1453...Bye Bye Byzantine

[Veths]

@likyali07 Fuck you turk scum

[Horrificpole]

@likyali07 Turk is shit since 1071, istanbul since 1453. Byebye illiterate turk shit rofl

[HELLsoldierIX]

Attempting to alter the sacred Hellenic history & its various civilizations it created wether by mixing Greek with eastern cultures, Greek with latinized Greek civilization (Roman) or mixing all these with the Christian faith makes you an other swine behind PC trying tocreate divisions in a unified Hellenic legacyas I saidou PERSONAL (MY) opinions dont mean jack shit.. Invest in some history books aahahaha wait until my channel reopens..

[RozSatyros]

I have bought half the Byzantine historians and I have the rest on my computer as they are public domain

[HELLsoldierIX]

We are their descendants weather originaly Greek or from Hellenized minorities that were absorbed into our "race" with the Greco-Roman culture, heritage, our Greek language, and our Christianity. Just like the many nations were absorbed into "Americans" such the various nations were asorbed into us the main body the Greco-Romans. Or do you think the "Byzantines" vanished in the air like a fart after 1453 dumbass, you are a great MaKakas, not the Holy Patriarch of Constantinople, you are a swine

[RozSatyros]

We are Greeks and our ancestors were the ancient Greeks, and there were Greeks during the Byzantine ear, but these dont make the Byzantine empire Greek.

There were many more people who were Egyptians, Syrians, Armenians etc

As for the Byzantine Empire it wasnt Greek or Armenian, or whatever, as it was an Empire consisted by many peoples

Culturaly it had nothing to do with Greek Civilization as they condemned philosophy, etc

[doctorsartorius]

What are you? Are you a helleniki from greece? I am half coptic. I know that I have greek blood and I am proud of it.

[HELLsoldierIX]

So you are goin to tell me that the Soviet Union was not Russian, it was Soviet, or even worse, Georgian because Stalin was Georgian LOL That Nazi Germany was an extention of Austria that Prussians were not Germans, that Macedonia was not Greek LOL Fool the Greeks had Roman citizentship, they played leading role in the Roman Empire and an even bigger role in the later evolution of Rome, Byzantium. This is our medieval heritage weather you like it or not your opinion is not real history fool.

[RozSatyros]

Neitrher your option, and unlike you I have cited numerous times my sources for everything I say

You have never done so

[RozSatyros]

we (the Greeks) were under Byzantine occupation

they spoke Greek even if the Byzantine emperors before Heraclius tried their best not to. That is thanx to the Hellenistic kingdoms

now really, do you consider European the African nations that speak European?

[RozSatyros]

They called Romans because they thought and wanted to be Romans. Thank you again for proving MY point, that they were not calling themselves Greeks or Hellenes

Greece does not want Asia Minor and Constantinople back, some fascist shit like you do

The "Megali idea" WAS an idea that almost destroyed Greece

Now it is nothing and cannot be applied

We are called their heirs by some fascist shit who dont know history, just like you.

[AegeanKing]

let me tell you something, if it was not for that "megali idea" ideology Thessaloniki would be a slavic city, crete and the rest of our islands would still belong to the Turks and our border would stop at Ioannina. God Bless Venizelos and his policies.

[TheGrerex]

@AegeanKing lol wut?

[AegeanKing]

@TheGrerex is there something you do not understand? Very simply, the policies of Venizelos are the reason Greece is the size it is today. I can't break it down much simpler than that. Understand? Next time you respond to a post at least have the common sense to write down what you dont understand this way you dont sound like such an oblivious imbecile.

[TheGrerex]

@AegeanKing I just don't understand how that has anything to do with this video. I must have missed out on some part of the conversation. It just seemed odd that your comment had nothing to do with the video. Don't have to get all hurtful...

[AegeanKing]

@TheGrerex  you need to go back a few pages to see the conversation from the Communist anti-Hellen RozSotiros who keeps repeating that the Byzantine Empire was not Greek. He things that being Greek is some sort of special blood line instead of language, culture, religion and education.

[CosmicWave24]

@AegeanKing

My freind Saloniki never was a Greek city, thats sure !!! Maybe after 1948 its Greek !!!

[AegeanKing]

@CosmicWave24 The name "Thessaloniki" is a Greek name. It means "Victory in Thessaly". You are an idiot.

[Lhein33]

@CosmicWave24 You are 100% ignorant.

The city was founded (circa 315 BC) by the Macedonian king Cassander after his wife, Alexander's half-sister, Thessalonike (Θεσσαλία+νίκη=Thessaly+victor­y). Philip had named his daughter thus to commemorate his victory in the Crocus Field.

The city was a cradle of the greek culture; Cyril and Methodius, who created the slavic alphabet, were from there. During the christian Roman era (i.e. Byzantium) it was co-reigning/συμβασιλεύουσα city after Constantinople.

[HELLsoldierIX]

Why are Kolokotronis, Athanasios Diakosetc who called them selves Romans (Rwmioi) are our national heroes? Shouldnt they be national heroes of the Vatican? LOL Its not my fault if you DONT (want to) understand basic history & the shaping of Greek national conciousness after & before 1204 AD.. Have fun answering these questions and dont forget to ask for the help of Zeus in your wild quest!

[RozSatyros]

This happened because they (the westerners) wanted to keep the Imperium Romanum for themselves

Was Byzantium called Emperium Romanum by the Byzantines?

Isnt this more important?

Kolokotronis was condemned by the then Patriarch of Constantinople, why?

They called themeselves Romaoi because after the 1453 fall we kept the name as we were still illiterate

[RozSatyros]

you mean the 1922 expedition that almost destroyed Greece?

If so, this was an expedition that tried to make the "Megali idea" come true

So this proves what about the Byzantium?

this happened in 1922

The Patriarch of Constantinople is a "malakas". The previous Patriarchs were against the war of Independence, condemned the revolutionares and the Greek Renaisance

Nicea and Trabizond are called Greek empires ONLY by Greek fascists like you.

[AegeanKing]

I have never seen a Greek be so anti-Greek in my life. Are you a part of Syriza or KKE?? I mean seriously, just listen to the way you speak "Nicaea and Trabizond are called Greek empires ONLY by Greek fascists like you." Why don't you go a step further and say "Greeks in Greece are not greek either. Greeks living in Greece are just slavp-albano-vlachs who were forced to speak Greek by the fascist church. " I think you should change your name to Niko Dimou.

[HELLsoldierIX]

Now since you kno history Pink satire, tell us what happened to the Greeks in the Middle ages? Why was the language Greek? Why did they call them selves Romans? Why does Greece want back Asia Minor & Constantinople? What is the "Megali Idea"? Why are we called their Heirs? What was the Asia Minor expedition? Whats the Patriarch of Constantinople? What are the7th century reforms? Why is Nicea & Trebizond called Greek Empires? Was Byzantium called Imperium Graecorum in the West during those times?

[RozSatyros]

Neither is mine that you see the entire history of the world in a natianalist perspective, fascist

Have you ever read Byzantine historians?

I am an atheist you moron

how smart of you to come to such conclusions

[RozSatyros]

The Byzantines were NOT Greeks

[HELLsoldierIX]

In your dreams commie

[RozSatyros]

what an arguement

and you prove it as well

[HELLsoldierIX]

Read our history, edw einai Rwmeiko malaka

[RozSatyros]

I have read our history from historians from all over the world but mostly from Byzantine historians

have you?

επίσης αν εσύ θες να είσαι Ρωμαίος, πρόβλημά σου, εγώ είμαι Έλληνας

[Maniatis1970]

Perhaps you should educate yourself and read period...or perhaps just rea on one of the greatest writers on Byzantine history, Sir John Julius Norwich. You are nothing but an uneducated fool.

[HELLsoldierIX]

I Did Undergrad & Grad in Medieval history in the United States, the same history applies, I suggest you brush up on your history, regardless on your probable anti-Christian atttude fake Hellen you do not have the right to alter history from your own twisted perspective. Wow Great argument about the Macedonia thema..what a dumbass, dude open some books, rea plithon gemistos ad shut the fuck up! Rwmioi = Hellenes, what does that make Athanasios Diakos? RWMIOS GENNITHIKA RWMIOS THA PETHANW? Idiot

[RozSatyros]

yeah I can see that you have studied in the US

your english very nice

hahahaha

now seriously

1) the word Greek was an insult

2) the word Hellenas was an insult

3) the byzantines were always associating themeselves with the Romans

4) Plethon was an anti-christian who wanted to make Byzantium Greek

so he proves MY point

[eliopoulosgiannis]

Plethon wasn't an anti-christian, as years were elapsing, a long time before Plethon, the Roman Empire was being left behind and the population was redefining themselves. The name Greek wasn't an insult according to scholars but the true name of our nation.

[eliopoulosgiannis]

I don't think you count the Greeks out of the Byzantines!

[RozSatyros]

"Furthermore, they fined the soldiers for other personal and unjust reasons, as a reward for the perils they underwent in the battlefield: on the charge that they were Greeks, as if none of that nation could be brave; or that they were not commissioned by the Emperor to serve, even when they showed his signature to that effect, which the paymasters did not hesitate to question; or that they had been absent from duty for a few days"

(Procopius. Secret History, 24)

[HELLsoldierIX]

LOL Dude you are dumb fucker, I my self am I Leftist,now serriousy I dont see why should I waste my precious time with your dumbass, pickup a histoy book you illiterate fucktard and shut the fuck up! I can mail you all 54 books on the Byzantine Empire I own Greek & non Greek sourches.. Get a clue dude..

[RozSatyros]

email me one, not 54

I have already cited numerous books including many written from Byzantine historians

[RozSatyros]

What I do is of no importance

What the Byzantines did is