Revival of the Medieval Roman Empire - Byzantine Reconquista DOCUMENTARY

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The byzantine empire to me is the most fascinating empire in the middle ages, beset by enemies on all side and within, however there was always that small ember of the dream of Rome, yet all they could do was rage against the dying of the light.

The Byzantine Golden Age really began with Michael III. Everyone focuses on him being a drunkard but his reign was incredibly successful. Makes me wonder whether the sources were trying to smear his reputation in order to make Basil I and the Macedonian Dynasty look better in comparison....

i will always have an immense respect for the byzantine empire and the greeks to think that they kept the dream of rome alive for another 1000 years after the end of the western portion of the empire is incredible, especially considering that they had to contend with immense and powerful caliphates in the east, incredible horse warriors to the north, and brutal european powers to the west

This is really interesting, even as a Muslim. I had this false notion that after the Byzantines lost the Levant and Egypt, they were this weak dying empire. Funny enough, they lasted for 800 more years, and I’m glad this video educated me to understand why. Amazing how they held on. Great documentary as always!

As a Greek, thank you for covering this most interesting time. The eastern roman empire is often overlooked and massively underrated. Thank you.

1hour and 46minutes of Byzantine history is quite a blessing. I never thought the day would come that a non-Greek youtube channel would devote so much effort into Byzantine history. Much appreciated K&G.

“Enough highground to make Obi-Wan cry with joy” - this is the reason why I subscribed to you guys!

Everytime a byzantine documentary ends I can't help but hear the phrase "There once was a dream... A dream called rome" and then i legitimately shed some tears

It’s crazy that even after the Seljuks invade, the Roman Empire still manages to bounce back and have yet another golden age with the Komnenian restoration. The empire simply refused to die. Even when it actually died 1204 it still came back and lasted 200 more years.

Y’all’s long form documentaries are way better than most documentaries anywhere else, keep up the amazing work!!

It’s hard to watch Basil’s first failure but so satisfying to watch his rise. Shame he never had an son.

21:28 „After nearly 150 years the imperial eagle flew over Crete once more“ gave me goosebumps all over

4:09 Basil I 11:26 Nikephoros ( Leo Phokas, John I Tzimiskes) 12:34 Conquest of Crete (960 AD) 22:33 Against Hamdanid Emirate of Syria & defeating Emir Sayf al-Dawla 32:52 Becoming co-emperor & fruitless expeditions in the West 37:51 Taking Antioch 39:39 Losing popularity in the empire & assassination by Tzimiskes 44:13 Prince Sviatoslav of the Kievan Rus taking Bulgaria John I Tzimiskes 42:15 Consolidating power 49:16 Against Sviatoslav Annexation of Western Bulgaria 1:03:21 Byzantines vs Fatimids 1:14:11 Re-emergence of Bulgarian power 1:22:05 Alliance between Basil II and Vladimir the Great & the Varangian Guard 1:06:28 Basil II 1:08:58 Civil war against Bardas Skleros 1:12:10 Continued influence of Bardas Phokas & Basil Lekapenos 1:17:34 Loss to Samuil at Trajan's Gate 1:21:21 & 1:24:07 Joint revolt by Bardas Phokas & Bardas Skleros 1:25:55 Attacks in Bulgarian Macedonia 1:28:09 Against the Fatimids in Syria 1:32:20 The Bulgar-slayer 1:42:27 Crashing a final revolt

The assassination of Nikephoros II Phokas is said to have played out in a far more dramatic fashion: John and a few close allies were allowed into the imperial bedchamber, where they attempted to cut the emperor to pieces in his bed. They panicked when they found the bed to be empty. Unfortunately, one of them noticed Nikephoros as he stirred, awakened by the noise of their assault on his bed, as he had been sleeping on the floor at the foot of his icon stand. The assassins proceeded to kill him.

The Eastern empire is something else, so much history there. Rises and falls. Intrigue and drama. Strength and innovation. So much to enjoy across its millennia long existence.

From the beginning of time to the end. From the Mycenaeans to Classical Greece , Hellenistic period , roman empire , Byzantine empire to the heroes of 1821 and 1940 counting 3.700 years of culture, philoshophy, science, literature, music, and wars. Proud of my ancestors

I played a campaign as Basil and his descendants in CK3. Mended the Schism, United the Empire. Reconquered everything short of Hispania, France and the British Isles. Converted to Eu4 and colonized the new world. Had a multi century long feud with Al-Andalus over the world. Waiting for the converter for Victoria 3. Ready to take Basil's dream into the stars.