Journey to Byzantium: Constantine the Great episode 1

Battle of Milvian Bridge

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• rome
• total
• war
• barbarian
• invasion
• constantine
• the
• great
• roman
• empire
• eastern
• western
• history
• battle

[SpectatorAlius]

Is the red side supposed to be Constantine, and the green Maxentius? Then why are both carrying the Chi Rho? Only Constantine used that, and for the first time at this battle, hence the famous "under this sign, conquer".

[3dwardcullen69]

@spyrosw9 well those historians are not properly informed. Because the eastern Romans always referred to themselves as Roman, despite Greek predominating Latin in the later half the Empire. They viewed themselves as the sole continuation of the Roman Empire and they would laugh at anyone who would call them "byzantine". Thank goodness they did not survive the days when the term "Byzantine" was first coined to falsely describe them. Even still, I'm sure they are turning in their graves.

[3dwardcullen69]

@superbronzemonke7 That is because most history school textbooks are modeled after the same German historians who first came up with the term "Byzantine" in the first place. It has nothing to do with first hand historical documentation of the time. If you look more into a subject you like, you'll learn not to take everything a school textbook says as gospel, especially in subjects like history. My school textbook said the Dacians were a Germanic tribe. Which is wrong.

[superbronzemonke7]

@3dwardcullen69 I don't thing they would be turning in their graves even if there aren't rembered as well as they should be (in most history school text book there are no references to the roman empire after the western empire fell).

[alexthehistorian]

@esl190 You're right but in some coins we find hoc signo victor eris too, thatnks for the correction.

[esl190]

@alexthehistorian Isn't it : In hoc signo vinces?

[esl190]

@SpectatorAlius LOL!  I was wondering the same thing.

[Brotherhoodbikechief]

@SpectatorAlius he is making do with the vanilla version of the game. the men in green represent roman rebels which is basically the closest thing you can get

[DOGT4G1]

Rome total war....Great game

[mufcfan19]

NARNIA

[aaudi6365]

What's the name of the track that starts at 1:24?

[alexthehistorian]

☧ from the 2 first letters of Christ in Greek ΧΡ-ιστός.