@LordoftheT Interesting evolution of the channel though:
1. Low budget documentaries about history
2. Made the documentaries more "epic" and "hip" to appeal to a younger audience 3.No longer gives a shit, here's some reality show about an occupation no one cares about
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@ManchuDan22 Where did I compare them with anything? my historical knowledge is extensive sonny, watch the rest of the tripe, theres far better history programmes to watch!
I don't get it. The narrator said the visigoth guys invaded the city for food. First they starved the city so that the Romans would be weak, then they somehow think there will be food inside the city?
I'm not going to watch this, because it is a "History" (ha!) channel spoof, but does anyone have a suggestion or two for someone like me that wants to see something less bullshitty? I cannot allow this kind of crud into my mind without losing all erectile function for a week.
wtf? alaric sacked rome because they kept delaying plans to settle his tribe within roman lands. some of the imperial government even tried to ambush him on the way to negotiations. but then that seems to complicated for the average american idiot to understand it seems, so they make up that he sacked rome because he didnt get promoted. what in the world?
your comment made me seriously reconsider watching this program. That's indeed quite a short cut they took to explain the sack of Rome. Maybe I'll watch something else ^^
I knew the "documentary" was bullshit, when the man said "the rebirth of renaissance". This is such an 18th-century view of history with the "Dark Ages" as hell on Earth... pathetic.
Stupid, ignorant program copying sterotypes! With out so called "dark ages" ,we would not have Renaissance and Baroque,Medieval times are foundation of what Europe is today.And i do not think that medieval times were more cruel then so much "enlightened"17th or 18th century not to mantion 20th.
@Styxhexenhammer666 No. This is what happens when an empire that created order in a region falls to barbarians and adopts a bigoted, totalitarian, monotheistic religion.
@Styxhexenhammer666 AND WAT HAPPENS WHEN ATHEIST RULE THE WORLD,WE GET GENOCIDE,POPULATION CONTROL,RACISM,AND WARS FOR MONEY AND POWER,COUGH,STALIN,HITLER,IVAN THE GREAT,STFU RELIGION DOESN'T CAUSE WARS GREEDY POWER BASTARDS DO.
@ani1616 I am pretty sure religion causes war. And also read Hitler's last speech in the bundestag it was only about how christianity is well placed in German society, dumbhead learn your facts before going all CAPS.
@CoolKidX85 Not really, it doesn't. Even the most religious of wars, the crusades for example, were started for non-religious reasons - namely, the Pope was losing relevance in Europe and the Byzantines were losing territory to the Turks. Religion's fine for motivating people to go to war, but it's never been the primary reason for starting them.
@JACOESHMT Funny, considering it's the largest religion. I'd say that path isn't narrow, it's wide. Looks like, according to your own biblical scriptures, you're all doomed to go to Hell.
@JACOESHMT No it's not lol. It's the word of humans who were influenced by their own beliefs, and it's written on sheets of dead trees like any other book.
There's nothing special about any so called holy book or "word of god" except that the adherents of that particular religion venerate it without understanding: it's just a frigging book.
@Styxhexenhammer666 lol...illuminati=gradfather of atheism,and the belief nothing is true everything is permitted,killing,tricking,thieving lying,anything to reach their ultimete goal to rule the world...who knows how much destruction they have caused and still are
to this day..."religion is a problem" lolz...YOU ARE THE PROBLEM!!!
@ciilman Atheism has existed since the beginning of the universe. It isn't until a couple tens of thousands of years ago that any form of religious ritual behavior is documented in humans.
Everyone is inherently born without religion or faith in god.
And just because a person does not believe in a god does not mean they believe everything is ok, or that they live without morals- observe the hideous crimes religious people have committed and you know they too are immoral.
@Styxhexenhammer666 Incorrect, as soon as mankind got any form of rational thought "Religion" or "Reasoning" is what was first developed, what do you think all those ancient paintings on cave walls are? yes sir a form of religious ritual behavior, i can care less if you believe in a god or not its irrelevant, just thought id educate correctly on your theory of Atheism existing since the start of the universe.
Wow, you're some kind of ignorant moron, who doesn't know much about history. Christianity is what created western civilization, all the ideals of equality, democracy derive from Christian traditions. Name another culture other than the Western where democracy and equality have strong traditions. There is none. Without christianity Europe would be muslim. That's what you want? The cruel acts of the Dark Ages were characteristics of that age, not Christianity.
@MartellusCarolus Actually democracy dates back to prechristian times when Hellenic pagans ruled the Mediterranean.
Without christianity islam never would have existed, because it made use of adapted versions of christian lore. Without christianity, paganism would still be the norm, and judaism never would have developed into christianity or islam, and would thus just be a small desert cult.
The Greek democracy, where women had no rights, and the whole economy was based on slavery? All the liberal ideas that the modern democreacies are based on, are Christian inventions. Islam would have emerged just as much, except its doctrines would be somewhat different.
@MartellusCarolus Actually those things were developed in secular republics, not christian ones. Hence why such societies deliberately banned church and state from mixing.
@polishguy994 Atheism had nothing to do with either scenario lol.
That's like saying whatever a culture does is singularly a result of its religious preferences. If that is true, christianity is responsible for a hell of a lot of genocide.
@RDJ1109 Atheism didn't influence their regimes. Christianity clearly did, however, help influence Hitler's regime.
Atheism more often influences revolutionary figures such as Che Guevara, than it does dictators, because dictators tend to either utilize or deny religion for purely political purposes. For example, Hitler used christianity to help control the masses (whether or not he actually believed in christianity is a different idea entirely.)
@Styxhexenhammer666.what you are saying is from history books and modern filosofers and historians,also we all know the history books are lies.A rational person will believe in GOD automatically by looking in himself and the world around him and come to the Conclusion that he/she is a Creation,and so there must a Creator.but an Atheist is like a person Entering a beautiful house/garden,etc,with drinks and all kinds of fruits,and Thinks that no one is Responsible for placing it there for him.
@ciilman A rational person does not need to look to myths developed in the bronze or iron age to explain things around them.
Existence only proves existence, not that existence was actually created. There are many possible, and equally likely (and equally provable, that is to say, not provable) theories as to how existence came to be- including that it always was.
Also you're overlooking something- which god? or gods? or a goddess? or an unintelligent random cosmic force?
I have to disagree with video, Rome never died it just changed shape. It went from being an open conquer to the Roman Catholic church which basically just funded the conquering of other lands. All of the middle age kingdoms got their funding from the Roman Catholic church, and still up until this day it is the largest bank in the world, it funded the church of England, Church of France and England funded the start America "WE ARE STILL ROME"!!
@stanleymoon Ohoho, we have an eye-witness here. How interesting, sir. Perhaps you would like to share your experience of living in dark ages? These 'docs' study historical records and draw conclusions from them. What do you expect those conclusions to be, if there are constant evidences of destroying, murder?
@stanleymoon Things were actually pretty good. There was one Church & you were in it! You did not have to wait for decades for a rich ancestor to die. There was travel if you joined up with the Vikings.
Rome had been prophesied to last a thousand years, in addition to which, there was a Fear that it would be invaded from the North within the minds of the people that had loomed since the Gallic invasion of the 3rd Cent.BC, who burnt records containing the history of the Republic, most of what's left being scanty. It lasted 1113 years which ain't bad but it's the reason the empire period (and usually the end of it) is the only part usually open to public.
@slideharp1 I have to disagree with video, Rome never died it just changed shape. It went from being an open conquer to the Roman Catholic church which basically just funded the conquering of other lands. All of the middle age kingdoms got their funding from the Roman Catholic church, and still up until this day it is the largest bank in the world, it funded the church of England, Church of France and England funded the start America "WE ARE STILL ROME"!!
There's a parallel drawn with Alaric's turning from friend to foe and George Washington. G.W. had been a colonel in the Brit Colonial Army and likewise felt he'd not been recognised and rewarded after his action in the French-Indian war (and was correct), also, Benedict Arnold's actions early in the War of Independence were a crucial factor in striking blood and taking initiative. He also found he was ignored and changed sides. Julius Caesar would've given an ally like Alaric a lot of respect...
it shows once again how FALSE and WRONG christianity is, now these same crusaders are fighting wars with high-tech weapons against other INNOCENT victims like Palestinians and Iraqi's and Afghanis!
In the first 4 minutes, Alaric not only had horns on helmet, he was carrying a curved sword....really?! This show is the dark ages. Even Chumly off of the Pawn Stars would know better...
@coolintruddle Agreed. Too bad people listen to this and think they're getting "history". This shows Alaric wearing a horned helmet like some latter-day Viking (another misconception as the real Vikings didn't wear horned helmets). Actually Alaric was a Christian (although Arian) as were most of his men. They took treasure, of course, but didn't massacre the people of the city. Even St.Augustine said the "sack" was very mild. The "History" channel is a joke...trashy, sensationalistic, phony.
@coolintruddle Aleric and his forces had been armed from Roman magazines at Thrssalonika, Nassus, Margus, and Ratiaria. 'and remove the only defect which had sometimes disappointed the efforts of their courage', in the words of Gibbon. This happened when Aleric was granted the title of Master General of Eastern Illyricu by Arcadius in an attempt to buy him off.
@gamesbok I've been studying this stuff for over 20 years. When it came to war, Alaric was a Roman. He wore Roman armour and carried Roman weapons. No one in their right mind would wear a helmet with giant horns on it into battle and he would not be carrying a scimitar into battle in 410 CE. Those weren't around until the mid 11th century. That's as far as I got until I stopped the video and made my initial comment.
@gamesbok Thanks though, nice to know there are still others out there with an interest in how things really were and not this revision of history that the 'History' Channel propagates.
there are many of inaccuracies in this "documentary" by the time Rome fell it wasn't even the capital anymore ravenna was i can't even watch this channel anymore
I miss when this history channel was about HISTORY and not about truckers and swamp people. They need to change their name or start living up to it again.
This is a pretty skewed accounting. The sacking of Rome was largely about revenge for slavery, injustice, tyranny and imperialism. The Goths weren't as this "documentary" depicts. The Goths and their allies looted Rome's treasures, yes, but they were knowledgeable about what they took, and preserved a good many artifacts.
@gsmonks What is missing from this account is that the Goths were Christian, and treated churches with respect. The centre of the Empire had been in Constantinople for three generations.
What caused the Dark Ages was Justinian's war on anything not orthodox Christian, his shutting of the Academy in 529, his persicution of philosophers and the burning of libraries.
@gamesbok You took the words right out of my mouth. I couldn't help but notice where many of the consultants were from- various religious organisations. Also lacking in this documentary was the wholesale acceptance of the Christian "historical" time-line. As Christ wasn't an historical figure, saying things like "400 years after Christ's death" doesn't bode well in terms of a factual accounting.
Magna Carta, Habeus Corpus, Renaissance, University, Hospital system, International law, Astronomy, Science, Study, Missionary work, et al ALL came from The Church/ Catholicism.
Its only called the 'dark ages' in Europe, as Jews were kept in their rightful caged ghettos for the safety of humanity, restricted from many professions/Expelled when their welcome was worn out &/or brought to justice for their financial swindles or sacrificing Children.
@gamesbok What? There was no Dark Age in Constantinople. They were doing just fine fighting off Muslim armies for the rest of Europe until the Roman Church decided to send conquering armies rather than simply assist the Byzantines. In fact, Constantinople's only sack before the final one came at the hands of their Roman Christian brethren. It's hardly a coincidence that the fall of Constantinople came just before the Western Renaissance - people fled the city with the learning she had protected.
@michaelccozens Boethius, 'The Consolations of Philosophy', the last work of the classical world, 524, Justinian closes the Academy in Athens, the Lycium, starts persicution of philosophers and scholars and burns libraries, 529. Although Byzantium remained rich and powerful, (at least until Manzikurt) it was, in Petrach's sense, dark. Intolerance, the cause of the 'dark' had come. Philosophy, science and literature had moved East, and found a home in Baghdad.
@gamesbok I appreciate the detailed response. However, why would "intolerance" be the cause of "darkness"? Depending on how you define the term, many seats of learning were remarkably religiously, ethnically or culturally intolerant (the infamous Greek "barbarian" would seem a good example), while some tolerant regimes produced few notable advances. I would suggest that it might be more a case of the economic center of power moving East, and with it the ability to fund thought.
@michaelccozens I would use the example of Nazi Germany, where intolerance of Jewish science and arts deprived them of extradinary enlightenment, and Justinians persicution of scholars and burning of libraries isn't exactly going to help. Ambrose rejoiced in the destruction of the Capitol, this is one fucked up brain dead period. In the Islamic world al-Ghazzālī achieved the same thing in the 12 century. Intolerance of diversity must constrain intellectual diversity, and restrict growth.
@michaelccozens I'm unsure that the old idea of the Renaissance starting with the fall of Byzantium is maintained any longer. The Turks were already in Europe and demonstraited rather more tolerance than might have been expected. Athos remained, and most of the churches. There was no wave of scholars fleeing West, and the renaissence was underway a hundred years before. Byzantium was already a wreck, and had been since Dandolo hijacked the 4th Crusade, and no it wasn't a Catholic plot.
@gamesbok I haven't heard much to replace it, besides the idea that somehow Irish monks preserved the bulk of ancient writings. And the Turks actual behaviour may be less important than the expectations people had of them. Is it coincidence that the Renaissance broke out in Italy during a period when it was intimately connected with the Byzantines, Europe's last solid connection to its ancient past? There may have been no instant wave, but is a constant trickle to richer lands so unbelievable?
@michaelccozens 'Most historians agree that the ideas that characterized the Renaissance had their origin in late 13th century Florence, in particular with the writings of Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) and Francesco Petrarca (1304–1374), as well as the painting of Giotto di Bondone, to quote Wiki. I would date it to Cimabue, Giotto's master.
Point is that 1453 can't be used as a start point for the Renaissance. I wouldn't credit Irish Monks with anything much after the Synod of Whitby.
@gamesbok And wreck though it was, Constantinople required cannon to breach.
I don't recall mentioning a Catholic plot, so please don't put words in my mouth. Plots aren't needed where generalized resentment will suffice. It's hardly coincidence that even at the last, submission to Rome was the price of any Western aid, or that an empire so vital to understanding Europe has been largely left off the record. A grand conspiracy isn't needed to cause people to forget what they'd like to forget.
@michaelccozens 'rest of Europe until the Roman Church decided to send conquering armies rather than simply assist the Byzantines.' I thought you were refering to the 4th Crusade. Certainly Dondolo had prejudices to capitalize upon.
@gamesbok Dondolo certainly played on the prejudices of others. But I think I'm correct in saying that the whole 4th Crusade was excommunicated anyway, so it's hard to justify a conspiracy theory.
I'm sure Rome didn't take kindly to the Orthodox staying out of the fold. And I'm sure many Catholics didn't see their Eastern brethren as "true Christians". But neither of those things is sufficient to label something a "plot" - that implies clear intentions and organized leadership.
@michaelccozens Pope Innocent III had threatened to excommunicate the crusade when Dandolo proposed the attack on Catholic Zara, but his legate Peter of Capua, told him the whole crusade would fall apart if they didn't. Dandolo had supplied the contracted shipping, but the crusaders were short of cash, effectively giving him control. Alexois Angelos promised money, men and return of Orthydoxy to papal control if they could get him on the throne of Byzantium, plus Dandolo's hatred since 1182.
@dorianleakey They had been convirted by Wulfila: who started in 348, and he actually invented a script for Gothic so he could translate the Bible, but it was Arian Christanity.
@gamesbok - Yes, that's what I meant dude, Belasarius was Justinian's General. They has a big battle against the Sassanian Persians toward the end of the Sassanian Empire called the Battle of Dara
In addition the East Roman Empire persisted, as the Byzantine Empire, which is a modern term, until 1453. To the end they referred to themselves as Roman. The East Roman Empire, far more then any church, mantained the knowledge of classical era Greece and Rome into the Medieval era. There is no European 'Dark' Age, the East Roman Empire existed from 395 - 1453 CE. There was no break with the Classical past in mainland Europe, only in England.
@somedaysatan2 hahahaha supressing science and free thinking women never happened eh. The destruction of vast libraries, wiping history clean so to be replaced with the churches version that never happened. Setting the human race back so we are stuck rediscovering shit we knew before the dark ages, that never happened eh. Ya ever wonder why european/western history is filled with crap saying "we" discovered "this" place.. Empires existed, along with knowledge, lost now though.
In North Africa and Spain a small amount of illterate Visigoths ruled over a literate, Roman population. The only place from the 5th - 8th century that can be considered "Dark" ie no literature, complete break with the Roman past, is England. The legacy of Rome deeply impressed the new barbarians peoples of Europe and they sought to emulate its methods of government and culture. In addition a large percentage of people in areas of the fallen Roman Western Empire still considered theselves Roman.
To everyone here who is latching onto the idea of a European dark age that is just incorrect! In England literacy did disappear, outside of monastries, as did monumental stone architecture, but in Europe stable, literate kingdoms and Empires persited right into the Middle Ages. In Gaul the Carlonginian Empire, under Charlemagne, produced latin literature and huge churches, the East Roman Empire ruled the Anatolia, Syria, Egypt, the Balkans/parts of Iberia and Italy until the 7th century.
@trey9386@trey9386 yeah not at all trey, the western Empire was formally dissolved in 476, but Latiness/Romaness as a culture persisted for centuries in Gaul, Iberia and Italy. The Eastern Empire, or as it sometimes called The Byzantine Empire, persisted in an unbroken form until 1453, when it was conquered by the Ottoman Turks. For the record Byzantine is a modern term, they called themselves Roman until the end. Wiki Byzantine Empire.
Christian Europe Kingdoms are in Dark Ages because too religious,persecution,corruption bla bla but the irony is Islam excels in terms of Religion and Science they're golden age . Now what happen?now most Christians are Atheist and massively excels in Science and Technology . Muslims neglects their religion boom what happen ??? what goes around comes around,Islam is coming again perhaps 10-20 years next .....
We all know the dark ages were pretty dark but were they because of ... ALIENS!!!!!!!
Some ancient astro historians say, that the aliens were an acient animal dolphin who came from glarp goop to earth in 34 glop farts and they made oceans in to what we call today coke, but the other side, pepsi started there war with the coke dolphin animal aliens, and brought the the dark age
Don't you hate it when historians can't agree on a date? This documentary says the empire fell in 410 AD while most historians claim it fell in 476 AD with the dethroning of the Western Roman Emperor Romulus Augustulus by King Odacer of the Ostrogoths
Don't you hate it when historians can't agree on a date? This documentary says the empire fell in 410 AD while most historians claim it fell in 476 AD with the dethroning of the Western Roman Emperor Romulus Augustulus by King Odacer of the Ostrogoths
Don't you hate it when historians can't agree on a date? This documentary says the empire fell in 410 AD while most historians claim it fell in 476 AD with the dethroning of the Western Roman Emperor Romulus Augustulus by King Odacer of the Ostrogoths
@micah9639 Odacer, or Flavius Odovacer was a Roman Magister Millitum and also a Christian. He claimed to be a servant of Julius Nepos, made few changes in administration and supported the senate.
Hey what the fuck, why they have to be smelly sweaty Visigoth, you mother fucker, those are my ancestors, I don't talk like that about your fucking bastard English ancestors.
"dirty, sweaty, smelly thugs". i didn't know they had rappers in the dark ages.
MrRuwald11 17 hours ago
These days, they're finding the Dark Ages weren't so dark or war torn.
TheLegendofPatrick 2 days ago
shattered roman territories-collect 'em all!
Davidt963 3 days ago
não tem legendado em português ou dublado?
soarius 5 days ago
God I hate the history channel
LordoftheT 5 days ago
@LordoftheT Interesting evolution of the channel though:
1. Low budget documentaries about history
2. Made the documentaries more "epic" and "hip" to appeal to a younger audience 3.No longer gives a shit, here's some reality show about an occupation no one cares about
4. ALIENS!!! 2012!!!
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LordLindsey12 6 days ago
holy shit... 0_0 this is what happens when Rome is besieged? thats soo totally Cannibal Corpse XD
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Atheists believe that there is no proof or evidence for the existence of gods, and they see no need for, or use for, gods.
“The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.”
“Skepticism is the highest of duties; blind faith the one unpardonable sin.”
“What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof.”
“We who are atheists are also a-fairyists, a-teapotists, and a-unicornists, but we don't have to bother saying so.”
“All religion is slavery.”
atheist382 1 week ago
@ManchuDan22 Where did I compare them with anything? my historical knowledge is extensive sonny, watch the rest of the tripe, theres far better history programmes to watch!
stanleymoon 1 week ago
I don't get it. The narrator said the visigoth guys invaded the city for food. First they starved the city so that the Romans would be weak, then they somehow think there will be food inside the city?
Yulesh123 1 week ago
I'm not going to watch this, because it is a "History" (ha!) channel spoof, but does anyone have a suggestion or two for someone like me that wants to see something less bullshitty? I cannot allow this kind of crud into my mind without losing all erectile function for a week.
benskin79 1 week ago
The Visigoths were not dirty, sweaty brutes.
Brummagem101 1 week ago
They say "conquered". Rome was NEVER conquered it was sacked.
RomaInvicta1 1 week ago
@wtfrutlkingbt... its bollocks, and many agree!
stanleymoon 1 week ago
put it our age 21 century is a darkest time of human existence
TurkshFtr 1 week ago
@TurkshFtr Really?? Why?? Because you're unhappy? Or do you actually have a reason?
ManchuDan22 1 week ago
@ManchuDan22 its not about my personality im talking im talking about world
TurkshFtr 1 week ago
I'm watching this for my Music Appreciation class. No joke...
ispycyanide 1 week ago
by the time alaric sacked rome it has lost its function as a capital. the western emperor even resided in ravenna, not rome.
wowsuxballz 1 week ago
wtf? alaric sacked rome because they kept delaying plans to settle his tribe within roman lands. some of the imperial government even tried to ambush him on the way to negotiations. but then that seems to complicated for the average american idiot to understand it seems, so they make up that he sacked rome because he didnt get promoted. what in the world?
wowsuxballz 1 week ago
@wowsuxballz
your comment made me seriously reconsider watching this program. That's indeed quite a short cut they took to explain the sack of Rome. Maybe I'll watch something else ^^
tatebakeyamamono 1 week ago
There was no food left in Rome? Maybe that's why the Romans were starving....
Pandaonfire5 1 week ago
Wait wait wait I dont need to watch a nearly 1hr+ video to explain the dark ages. This is basically what happened:
-Romans being the smartasses all said were not helping you dumbasses anymore (dumbasses being the other nations)
-Romans all die NO-ONE has the information they gathered for over a thousand years.
-So everyone has to start from scratch
-And since people were dumbasses they blamed plague, Famine, earthquakes and other things as teh WRATH OF GOODDDD
History in 10 seconds
barod1 1 week ago
typical american over dramatisation
buidseach 1 week ago
I knew the "documentary" was bullshit, when the man said "the rebirth of renaissance". This is such an 18th-century view of history with the "Dark Ages" as hell on Earth... pathetic.
SteinbrecherBack 2 weeks ago
Stupid, ignorant program copying sterotypes! With out so called "dark ages" ,we would not have Renaissance and Baroque,Medieval times are foundation of what Europe is today.And i do not think that medieval times were more cruel then so much "enlightened"17th or 18th century not to mantion 20th.
staryjaszczur 2 weeks ago
"invaded by a band of dirty, sweaty, smelly thugs." Nope, not going to watch any more of this garbage.
COLUMBINE1818 2 weeks ago
history channel sucks manboobs
smokkapi 2 weeks ago 2
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19051910 2 weeks ago
This is what happens when religion rules the world :)
Styxhexenhammer666 2 weeks ago 28
@Styxhexenhammer666 No. This is what happens when an empire that created order in a region falls to barbarians and adopts a bigoted, totalitarian, monotheistic religion.
bxjam85 2 weeks ago
@Styxhexenhammer666 Because there have never been murdering Atheists, right?
OzzyFan87 1 week ago
@Styxhexenhammer666 yes because it is religions fault that half the population died of disease.
Mavric7788 1 week ago
@Styxhexenhammer666 AND WAT HAPPENS WHEN ATHEIST RULE THE WORLD,WE GET GENOCIDE,POPULATION CONTROL,RACISM,AND WARS FOR MONEY AND POWER,COUGH,STALIN,HITLER,IVAN THE GREAT,STFU RELIGION DOESN'T CAUSE WARS GREEDY POWER BASTARDS DO.
ani1616 1 week ago
@ani1616 Wrong lol.
Stalin was originally an orthodox christian, Hitler was a catholic.
Styxhexenhammer666 6 days ago
@ani1616 I am pretty sure religion causes war. And also read Hitler's last speech in the bundestag it was only about how christianity is well placed in German society, dumbhead learn your facts before going all CAPS.
CoolKidX85 6 days ago
@CoolKidX85 Not really, it doesn't. Even the most religious of wars, the crusades for example, were started for non-religious reasons - namely, the Pope was losing relevance in Europe and the Byzantines were losing territory to the Turks. Religion's fine for motivating people to go to war, but it's never been the primary reason for starting them.
JKL7239 6 days ago
@CoolKidX85 which one, only the heretical groups, Biblically consistent Christianity is out of your bubble.
JACOESHMT 11 hours ago
@Styxhexenhammer666 Catholicism is one religion, Christianity is another.
SpanishDomodeath 4 days ago
@SpanishDomodeath Catholicism is one of many paths within christianity.
Styxhexenhammer666 4 days ago
@Styxhexenhammer666 There is one Path within Christianity and the Path is narrow.
JACOESHMT 1 day ago
@JACOESHMT Funny, considering it's the largest religion. I'd say that path isn't narrow, it's wide. Looks like, according to your own biblical scriptures, you're all doomed to go to Hell.
Styxhexenhammer666 18 hours ago
@Styxhexenhammer666 Now what do the scriptures say about salvation my friend.
JACOESHMT 11 hours ago
@JACOESHMT Why should I care what a book written that long ago says?
Styxhexenhammer666 10 hours ago
@Styxhexenhammer666 Because its the WORD OF GOD you cant begin to fathom what that means. GOD's own Revelation to mankind.
JACOESHMT 8 hours ago
@JACOESHMT No it's not lol. It's the word of humans who were influenced by their own beliefs, and it's written on sheets of dead trees like any other book.
There's nothing special about any so called holy book or "word of god" except that the adherents of that particular religion venerate it without understanding: it's just a frigging book.
Styxhexenhammer666 8 hours ago
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@JACOESHMT Why should I care what a book written that long ago says?
Styxhexenhammer666 10 hours ago
@SpanishDomodeath Catholicism is a Christian denomination.
ELcapalla2 4 days ago
@ELcapalla2 Catholicism is a Heretical Group like the Mormons, you ever hear about the Reformation?
JACOESHMT 1 day ago
@Styxhexenhammer666 lol...illuminati=gradfather of atheism,and the belief nothing is true everything is permitted,killing,tricking,thieving lying,anything to reach their ultimete goal to rule the world...who knows how much destruction they have caused and still are
to this day..."religion is a problem" lolz...YOU ARE THE PROBLEM!!!
ciilman 1 day ago
@ciilman Atheism has existed since the beginning of the universe. It isn't until a couple tens of thousands of years ago that any form of religious ritual behavior is documented in humans.
Everyone is inherently born without religion or faith in god.
And just because a person does not believe in a god does not mean they believe everything is ok, or that they live without morals- observe the hideous crimes religious people have committed and you know they too are immoral.
Styxhexenhammer666 1 day ago
@Styxhexenhammer666 Incorrect, as soon as mankind got any form of rational thought "Religion" or "Reasoning" is what was first developed, what do you think all those ancient paintings on cave walls are? yes sir a form of religious ritual behavior, i can care less if you believe in a god or not its irrelevant, just thought id educate correctly on your theory of Atheism existing since the start of the universe.
laCruz40oz 1 day ago
@laCruz40oz EVidence of rational thought exists long before existence of religious behavior.
Man was already using relatively sophisticated tools tens of thousands of years before the first evidence of ritualism involving spirituality.
Those cave paintings are likely more involved with recording hunts or exhibiting observation. Evidence of intellectual capacity, not religiosity.
And like I said, everyone is born atheist.
Styxhexenhammer666 18 hours ago
@Styxhexenhammer666 When Jesus takes back the world and establishes his kingdom, he will bring beauty and glory beyond belief.
JACOESHMT 1 day ago
@JACOESHMT He's not coming back lol, of this I am absolutely certain.
Styxhexenhammer666 18 hours ago
@Styxhexenhammer666
Wow, you're some kind of ignorant moron, who doesn't know much about history. Christianity is what created western civilization, all the ideals of equality, democracy derive from Christian traditions. Name another culture other than the Western where democracy and equality have strong traditions. There is none. Without christianity Europe would be muslim. That's what you want? The cruel acts of the Dark Ages were characteristics of that age, not Christianity.
MartellusCarolus 1 day ago
@MartellusCarolus Actually democracy dates back to prechristian times when Hellenic pagans ruled the Mediterranean.
Without christianity islam never would have existed, because it made use of adapted versions of christian lore. Without christianity, paganism would still be the norm, and judaism never would have developed into christianity or islam, and would thus just be a small desert cult.
Styxhexenhammer666 18 hours ago
@Styxhexenhammer666
The Greek democracy, where women had no rights, and the whole economy was based on slavery? All the liberal ideas that the modern democreacies are based on, are Christian inventions. Islam would have emerged just as much, except its doctrines would be somewhat different.
MartellusCarolus 13 hours ago
@MartellusCarolus Actually those things were developed in secular republics, not christian ones. Hence why such societies deliberately banned church and state from mixing.
Styxhexenhammer666 12 hours ago
@Styxhexenhammer666 And Soviet Russia and communist china is what happens when people no longer believe in God.
polishguy994 1 day ago
@polishguy994 Atheism had nothing to do with either scenario lol.
That's like saying whatever a culture does is singularly a result of its religious preferences. If that is true, christianity is responsible for a hell of a lot of genocide.
Styxhexenhammer666 18 hours ago
@Styxhexenhammer666 Your so right. We would be much better with atheist leaders like Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and Pol Pot. Very peaceful regimes.
RDJ1109 15 hours ago
@RDJ1109 Atheism didn't influence their regimes. Christianity clearly did, however, help influence Hitler's regime.
Atheism more often influences revolutionary figures such as Che Guevara, than it does dictators, because dictators tend to either utilize or deny religion for purely political purposes. For example, Hitler used christianity to help control the masses (whether or not he actually believed in christianity is a different idea entirely.)
Styxhexenhammer666 15 hours ago
@Styxhexenhammer666.what you are saying is from history books and modern filosofers and historians,also we all know the history books are lies.A rational person will believe in GOD automatically by looking in himself and the world around him and come to the Conclusion that he/she is a Creation,and so there must a Creator.but an Atheist is like a person Entering a beautiful house/garden,etc,with drinks and all kinds of fruits,and Thinks that no one is Responsible for placing it there for him.
ciilman 14 hours ago
@ciilman A rational person does not need to look to myths developed in the bronze or iron age to explain things around them.
Existence only proves existence, not that existence was actually created. There are many possible, and equally likely (and equally provable, that is to say, not provable) theories as to how existence came to be- including that it always was.
Also you're overlooking something- which god? or gods? or a goddess? or an unintelligent random cosmic force?
Styxhexenhammer666 12 hours ago
religion thou art a heartless bitch
1994anmol 2 weeks ago
Love me some History channel!
WalksThroughLife 2 weeks ago
damn i jacked of to this
MrMegaAlcopop 2 weeks ago
The mother of the world? The parasite of the world has been rightfully destroyed!
TheAfroCapitalist 2 weeks ago
Jeez...These guys are fucking amateurs.
IdarkphoenixI 2 weeks ago
I have to disagree with video, Rome never died it just changed shape. It went from being an open conquer to the Roman Catholic church which basically just funded the conquering of other lands. All of the middle age kingdoms got their funding from the Roman Catholic church, and still up until this day it is the largest bank in the world, it funded the church of England, Church of France and England funded the start America "WE ARE STILL ROME"!!
IamVeryChery 3 weeks ago
The 'Dark Ages' were not as 'Dark' as these mish-mash 'Dramaticised' docs would have us believe, couldn't watch more than part 1.
stanleymoon 3 weeks ago 20
@stanleymoon Ohoho, we have an eye-witness here. How interesting, sir. Perhaps you would like to share your experience of living in dark ages? These 'docs' study historical records and draw conclusions from them. What do you expect those conclusions to be, if there are constant evidences of destroying, murder?
Drago19930713 2 weeks ago
@stanleymoon
Excactly. They were actually quite light in comparison!
Oijsen 2 weeks ago
@stanleymoon Things were actually pretty good. There was one Church & you were in it! You did not have to wait for decades for a rich ancestor to die. There was travel if you joined up with the Vikings.
P1B1U1H1 1 week ago
@stanleymoon I agree. Besides Europe, the rest of humanity across the globe was doing fine.
jackinboys 1 week ago
@stanleymoon part 2 starts to explain that they were not as dark as people think, maybe give it another chance
wtfrutlkingbt 1 week ago
@stanleymoon Really?? And what are you comparing the "Dark Ages" to? “Not as 'Dark” as what?
Are you saying the ages before this period were worse? Or the Enlightenment was darker?
Your comment is meaningless and devoid of historical knowledge. YOU should have watched all the parts, you need some education.
ManchuDan22 1 week ago
Rome had been prophesied to last a thousand years, in addition to which, there was a Fear that it would be invaded from the North within the minds of the people that had loomed since the Gallic invasion of the 3rd Cent.BC, who burnt records containing the history of the Republic, most of what's left being scanty. It lasted 1113 years which ain't bad but it's the reason the empire period (and usually the end of it) is the only part usually open to public.
slideharp1 3 weeks ago
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@slideharp1 I have to disagree with video, Rome never died it just changed shape. It went from being an open conquer to the Roman Catholic church which basically just funded the conquering of other lands. All of the middle age kingdoms got their funding from the Roman Catholic church, and still up until this day it is the largest bank in the world, it funded the church of England, Church of France and England funded the start America "WE ARE STILL ROME"!!
IamVeryChery 3 weeks ago
There's a parallel drawn with Alaric's turning from friend to foe and George Washington. G.W. had been a colonel in the Brit Colonial Army and likewise felt he'd not been recognised and rewarded after his action in the French-Indian war (and was correct), also, Benedict Arnold's actions early in the War of Independence were a crucial factor in striking blood and taking initiative. He also found he was ignored and changed sides. Julius Caesar would've given an ally like Alaric a lot of respect...
slideharp1 3 weeks ago
wait who were the people that sold kids as slaves? someone please answer my question. who were the children in the first place?
lemolimerocks 3 weeks ago
@lemolimerocks They were Germanic children that went into slavery.
slideharp1 3 weeks ago
Wait, don't the Visigoths BLOCK the grain supply to Rome? Didn't they tap into it? Do I miss something here?
baabaaer 3 weeks ago
I find it hard to even think much if this is even true,when u find out all this history we are told was writin in the 13-18 cen.By monks and shit.
buglerrollups 3 weeks ago
Like the fall of the Roman Empire now the British Empire has receeded the world has truly been thrown back into the dark ages!
XxGREATxBRITAINxX 3 weeks ago
This documentary is false.
cory2146 3 weeks ago
@cory2146 is true documentarys are not consistent ... history is being played around with and am not to sure why .. what they trying to hide
evilscotsmin 3 weeks ago
GERMANIC TRASH MODERN CANCER OF HUMANITY
unfukkkmee 3 weeks ago
History Channel....where truth is history.....
xXMrGamePlayerXx 3 weeks ago
:D Rom vanished because of Cleopatra, what they did to Cleopatra came on their own way LOL. Long live CLEOPATRA.
xOxKurdParstxOx 3 weeks ago
wow death metal band would have been all the more popular back then
TheSkirmishes 4 weeks ago
OMFG who made this documentary??? Hollywood??????
ochasca 4 weeks ago
it shows once again how FALSE and WRONG christianity is, now these same crusaders are fighting wars with high-tech weapons against other INNOCENT victims like Palestinians and Iraqi's and Afghanis!
UnaDrinaNeretva 1 month ago
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cgruen50 1 month ago
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cgruen50 1 month ago
Only western roman empire falled in 5th century. The eastern roman empire continued
scpmr 1 month ago
In the first 4 minutes, Alaric not only had horns on helmet, he was carrying a curved sword....really?! This show is the dark ages. Even Chumly off of the Pawn Stars would know better...
coolintruddle 1 month ago
@coolintruddle Agreed. Too bad people listen to this and think they're getting "history". This shows Alaric wearing a horned helmet like some latter-day Viking (another misconception as the real Vikings didn't wear horned helmets). Actually Alaric was a Christian (although Arian) as were most of his men. They took treasure, of course, but didn't massacre the people of the city. Even St.Augustine said the "sack" was very mild. The "History" channel is a joke...trashy, sensationalistic, phony.
zooeyhall 4 weeks ago
@coolintruddle Aleric and his forces had been armed from Roman magazines at Thrssalonika, Nassus, Margus, and Ratiaria. 'and remove the only defect which had sometimes disappointed the efforts of their courage', in the words of Gibbon. This happened when Aleric was granted the title of Master General of Eastern Illyricu by Arcadius in an attempt to buy him off.
gamesbok 3 weeks ago
@gamesbok I've been studying this stuff for over 20 years. When it came to war, Alaric was a Roman. He wore Roman armour and carried Roman weapons. No one in their right mind would wear a helmet with giant horns on it into battle and he would not be carrying a scimitar into battle in 410 CE. Those weren't around until the mid 11th century. That's as far as I got until I stopped the video and made my initial comment.
coolintruddle 3 weeks ago
@coolintruddle I think you probably need Damascus steel before you can build a scimitar. I read Gibbon's account of Aleric only three days ago.
gamesbok 3 weeks ago
@gamesbok Nice. That's a must read for the interested. Very dry, but what do you expect from the 18th century?.
coolintruddle 3 weeks ago
@gamesbok Thanks though, nice to know there are still others out there with an interest in how things really were and not this revision of history that the 'History' Channel propagates.
coolintruddle 3 weeks ago
there are many of inaccuracies in this "documentary" by the time Rome fell it wasn't even the capital anymore ravenna was i can't even watch this channel anymore
LordAzanko 1 month ago
Calling the channel entertainment channel would be a good idea
or at least closer to the truth
bloodshootredeye 1 month ago
This video is wrong, Rome imploded it was not conquered, history channel is rewriting history...
walkertongdee 1 month ago
I miss when this history channel was about HISTORY and not about truckers and swamp people. They need to change their name or start living up to it again.
bdjoh011 1 month ago
the Mother of the world... how can Rome be the mother when she is a child of another
DonSlipDubO55 1 month ago
This is a pretty skewed accounting. The sacking of Rome was largely about revenge for slavery, injustice, tyranny and imperialism. The Goths weren't as this "documentary" depicts. The Goths and their allies looted Rome's treasures, yes, but they were knowledgeable about what they took, and preserved a good many artifacts.
gsmonks 1 month ago
@gsmonks What is missing from this account is that the Goths were Christian, and treated churches with respect. The centre of the Empire had been in Constantinople for three generations.
What caused the Dark Ages was Justinian's war on anything not orthodox Christian, his shutting of the Academy in 529, his persicution of philosophers and the burning of libraries.
gamesbok 1 month ago 10
@gamesbok You took the words right out of my mouth. I couldn't help but notice where many of the consultants were from- various religious organisations. Also lacking in this documentary was the wholesale acceptance of the Christian "historical" time-line. As Christ wasn't an historical figure, saying things like "400 years after Christ's death" doesn't bode well in terms of a factual accounting.
gsmonks 1 month ago
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Magna Carta, Habeus Corpus, Renaissance, University, Hospital system, International law, Astronomy, Science, Study, Missionary work, et al ALL came from The Church/ Catholicism.
Its only called the 'dark ages' in Europe, as Jews were kept in their rightful caged ghettos for the safety of humanity, restricted from many professions/Expelled when their welcome was worn out &/or brought to justice for their financial swindles or sacrificing Children.
In truth, Society flourished & advanced.
StSimonMartyr 4 weeks ago
@gamesbok What? There was no Dark Age in Constantinople. They were doing just fine fighting off Muslim armies for the rest of Europe until the Roman Church decided to send conquering armies rather than simply assist the Byzantines. In fact, Constantinople's only sack before the final one came at the hands of their Roman Christian brethren. It's hardly a coincidence that the fall of Constantinople came just before the Western Renaissance - people fled the city with the learning she had protected.
michaelccozens 4 weeks ago
@michaelccozens Boethius, 'The Consolations of Philosophy', the last work of the classical world, 524, Justinian closes the Academy in Athens, the Lycium, starts persicution of philosophers and scholars and burns libraries, 529. Although Byzantium remained rich and powerful, (at least until Manzikurt) it was, in Petrach's sense, dark. Intolerance, the cause of the 'dark' had come. Philosophy, science and literature had moved East, and found a home in Baghdad.
gamesbok 4 weeks ago
@gamesbok I appreciate the detailed response. However, why would "intolerance" be the cause of "darkness"? Depending on how you define the term, many seats of learning were remarkably religiously, ethnically or culturally intolerant (the infamous Greek "barbarian" would seem a good example), while some tolerant regimes produced few notable advances. I would suggest that it might be more a case of the economic center of power moving East, and with it the ability to fund thought.
michaelccozens 4 weeks ago
@michaelccozens I would use the example of Nazi Germany, where intolerance of Jewish science and arts deprived them of extradinary enlightenment, and Justinians persicution of scholars and burning of libraries isn't exactly going to help. Ambrose rejoiced in the destruction of the Capitol, this is one fucked up brain dead period. In the Islamic world al-Ghazzālī achieved the same thing in the 12 century. Intolerance of diversity must constrain intellectual diversity, and restrict growth.
gamesbok 4 weeks ago
@michaelccozens I'm unsure that the old idea of the Renaissance starting with the fall of Byzantium is maintained any longer. The Turks were already in Europe and demonstraited rather more tolerance than might have been expected. Athos remained, and most of the churches. There was no wave of scholars fleeing West, and the renaissence was underway a hundred years before. Byzantium was already a wreck, and had been since Dandolo hijacked the 4th Crusade, and no it wasn't a Catholic plot.
gamesbok 4 weeks ago
@gamesbok I haven't heard much to replace it, besides the idea that somehow Irish monks preserved the bulk of ancient writings. And the Turks actual behaviour may be less important than the expectations people had of them. Is it coincidence that the Renaissance broke out in Italy during a period when it was intimately connected with the Byzantines, Europe's last solid connection to its ancient past? There may have been no instant wave, but is a constant trickle to richer lands so unbelievable?
michaelccozens 4 weeks ago
@michaelccozens 'Most historians agree that the ideas that characterized the Renaissance had their origin in late 13th century Florence, in particular with the writings of Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) and Francesco Petrarca (1304–1374), as well as the painting of Giotto di Bondone, to quote Wiki. I would date it to Cimabue, Giotto's master.
Point is that 1453 can't be used as a start point for the Renaissance. I wouldn't credit Irish Monks with anything much after the Synod of Whitby.
gamesbok 4 weeks ago
@gamesbok And wreck though it was, Constantinople required cannon to breach.
I don't recall mentioning a Catholic plot, so please don't put words in my mouth. Plots aren't needed where generalized resentment will suffice. It's hardly coincidence that even at the last, submission to Rome was the price of any Western aid, or that an empire so vital to understanding Europe has been largely left off the record. A grand conspiracy isn't needed to cause people to forget what they'd like to forget.
michaelccozens 4 weeks ago
@michaelccozens 'rest of Europe until the Roman Church decided to send conquering armies rather than simply assist the Byzantines.' I thought you were refering to the 4th Crusade. Certainly Dondolo had prejudices to capitalize upon.
gamesbok 4 weeks ago
@gamesbok Dondolo certainly played on the prejudices of others. But I think I'm correct in saying that the whole 4th Crusade was excommunicated anyway, so it's hard to justify a conspiracy theory.
I'm sure Rome didn't take kindly to the Orthodox staying out of the fold. And I'm sure many Catholics didn't see their Eastern brethren as "true Christians". But neither of those things is sufficient to label something a "plot" - that implies clear intentions and organized leadership.
michaelccozens 3 weeks ago
@michaelccozens Pope Innocent III had threatened to excommunicate the crusade when Dandolo proposed the attack on Catholic Zara, but his legate Peter of Capua, told him the whole crusade would fall apart if they didn't. Dandolo had supplied the contracted shipping, but the crusaders were short of cash, effectively giving him control. Alexois Angelos promised money, men and return of Orthydoxy to papal control if they could get him on the throne of Byzantium, plus Dandolo's hatred since 1182.
gamesbok 3 weeks ago
@gamesbok I thought they became christian much later?
dorianleakey 4 weeks ago
@dorianleakey They had been convirted by Wulfila: who started in 348, and he actually invented a script for Gothic so he could translate the Bible, but it was Arian Christanity.
gamesbok 4 weeks ago
@gamesbok - I like it when dudes know their history - respect! Belasarius was his General I believe.
ChuckyDoll10 3 weeks ago
@ChuckyDoll10 Stilicho was the general fighting Alaric. Belasarius was a little later, working for Justinian, around 540.
gamesbok 3 weeks ago
@gamesbok - Yes, that's what I meant dude, Belasarius was Justinian's General. They has a big battle against the Sassanian Persians toward the end of the Sassanian Empire called the Battle of Dara
ChuckyDoll10 3 weeks ago
Notice they call the Germanic tribes "dirty, stinky and smelly". They would never say that if the tribe was black. PC bullcrap.
menacingshadows 1 month ago
If Aloric planned on starving Rome to death why would he be surprised at not finding food in the city?
That makes no sense! Obviously if you take all their supply lines they're going to run out of food.
fl333r 1 month ago
In addition the East Roman Empire persisted, as the Byzantine Empire, which is a modern term, until 1453. To the end they referred to themselves as Roman. The East Roman Empire, far more then any church, mantained the knowledge of classical era Greece and Rome into the Medieval era. There is no European 'Dark' Age, the East Roman Empire existed from 395 - 1453 CE. There was no break with the Classical past in mainland Europe, only in England.
somedaysatan2 1 month ago
@somedaysatan2 hahahaha supressing science and free thinking women never happened eh. The destruction of vast libraries, wiping history clean so to be replaced with the churches version that never happened. Setting the human race back so we are stuck rediscovering shit we knew before the dark ages, that never happened eh. Ya ever wonder why european/western history is filled with crap saying "we" discovered "this" place.. Empires existed, along with knowledge, lost now though.
canadian7233 1 month ago
In North Africa and Spain a small amount of illterate Visigoths ruled over a literate, Roman population. The only place from the 5th - 8th century that can be considered "Dark" ie no literature, complete break with the Roman past, is England. The legacy of Rome deeply impressed the new barbarians peoples of Europe and they sought to emulate its methods of government and culture. In addition a large percentage of people in areas of the fallen Roman Western Empire still considered theselves Roman.
somedaysatan2 1 month ago
To everyone here who is latching onto the idea of a European dark age that is just incorrect! In England literacy did disappear, outside of monastries, as did monumental stone architecture, but in Europe stable, literate kingdoms and Empires persited right into the Middle Ages. In Gaul the Carlonginian Empire, under Charlemagne, produced latin literature and huge churches, the East Roman Empire ruled the Anatolia, Syria, Egypt, the Balkans/parts of Iberia and Italy until the 7th century.
somedaysatan2 1 month ago
When Roman Empire was fallen,the population of Rome dwindled from 1million to 20,000 people and it never came back to 1million until 1800s or 1900s.
clydedsouza46 1 month ago
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@Aversie
Really? Oh gee, wow, I never knew that... :/
KaMiK2205 1 month ago
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KaMiK2205 1 month ago
@legrandfox
yeah and from 1600-1930 Europe ruled the whole world.
But still, so stupied europe destroyed itself with WWi WWii
blueboy921 1 month ago
I think what it is is that eternally, Rome was dead in 410 CE. Mentally, Rome existed until 476 CE.
trey9386 1 month ago
@trey9386 @trey9386 yeah not at all trey, the western Empire was formally dissolved in 476, but Latiness/Romaness as a culture persisted for centuries in Gaul, Iberia and Italy. The Eastern Empire, or as it sometimes called The Byzantine Empire, persisted in an unbroken form until 1453, when it was conquered by the Ottoman Turks. For the record Byzantine is a modern term, they called themselves Roman until the end. Wiki Byzantine Empire.
somedaysatan2 1 month ago
@legrandfox The Moslem dark age just came later on and never left. Look at the middle east and the state of Jizzlam today.
Euronymous216 1 month ago
Christian faggots = Dark Ages
Slic3R1 1 month ago
@Slic3R1 actually it's people like you, who see things way to black and white, that are lead to downfall
xTheGerbilx 1 month ago
What kind of accent does that guy Thomas Martin have?! Its like a hybrid mix of surfer guy and British or something.
FranCedriCo 1 month ago 2
wanna make a documentary about dark ages? take a camera and go outside lol
zapporius 1 month ago 37
@zapporius - Or, better still - if you want to make a story about the dark ages, take a camera, press record - and shove it up your ass.
ChuckyDoll10 3 weeks ago
@zapporius it will turn out better than these shitty acting sequences.
imtihanahmed 3 weeks ago
The Roman Empire collpased in 476 CE not 410. however great video on the Dark Ages
Laz24 1 month ago
@legrandfox Exactly. And now it's exactly the opposite.
Sharukkin 1 month ago
Christian Europe Kingdoms are in Dark Ages because too religious,persecution,corruption bla bla but the irony is Islam excels in terms of Religion and Science they're golden age . Now what happen?now most Christians are Atheist and massively excels in Science and Technology . Muslims neglects their religion boom what happen ??? what goes around comes around,Islam is coming again perhaps 10-20 years next .....
aszkanfederation28 1 month ago
yeees!!! i can do my homework now >8DD
<-- too pro for research
DarrenShanForeva123 1 month ago
We all know the dark ages were pretty dark but were they because of ... ALIENS!!!!!!!
Some ancient astro historians say, that the aliens were an acient animal dolphin who came from glarp goop to earth in 34 glop farts and they made oceans in to what we call today coke, but the other side, pepsi started there war with the coke dolphin animal aliens, and brought the the dark age
DMSRECON 1 month ago
@DMSRECON
ancient aliens ftw!! o3o
DarrenShanForeva123 1 month ago
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Don't you hate it when historians can't agree on a date? This documentary says the empire fell in 410 AD while most historians claim it fell in 476 AD with the dethroning of the Western Roman Emperor Romulus Augustulus by King Odacer of the Ostrogoths
micah9639 1 month ago
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Don't you hate it when historians can't agree on a date? This documentary says the empire fell in 410 AD while most historians claim it fell in 476 AD with the dethroning of the Western Roman Emperor Romulus Augustulus by King Odacer of the Ostrogoths
micah9639 1 month ago
Don't you hate it when historians can't agree on a date? This documentary says the empire fell in 410 AD while most historians claim it fell in 476 AD with the dethroning of the Western Roman Emperor Romulus Augustulus by King Odacer of the Ostrogoths
micah9639 1 month ago
@micah9639 Odacer, or Flavius Odovacer was a Roman Magister Millitum and also a Christian. He claimed to be a servant of Julius Nepos, made few changes in administration and supported the senate.
gamesbok 3 weeks ago
Hey what the fuck, why they have to be smelly sweaty Visigoth, you mother fucker, those are my ancestors, I don't talk like that about your fucking bastard English ancestors.
Schwarzkald 1 month ago
@Schwarzkald
Visigoths were well known to fuck goats and other domesticated animals. So in essence you're 1/20th bush-hog.
OrthodoxDarwinist 1 month ago
@Schwarzkald After 6 generations your family lost the bloodline of the Visigoth. So, no you are not related to them in blood, not even an ounce.
PivotXL1 1 week ago
The mother of the World Babylonia The Great (U.S.A) would also be killed.
sorry to say...
PrincipeDeLeon 1 month ago
ty 4 sharing
CescoPisicoli 1 month ago
wow, these Americans try to make the medival people look like dirty barbarians
enkopingsbo 1 month ago
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1 Don't pay attention during dark ages unit in high school
2 Watch this special
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4 100% on test.
OnePieceWeGo 1 month ago
@legrandfox
and what age is it now?
VinDeGaul 2 months ago