He has finally remembered his channel

You have no idea how much i genuinely appreciate when you say “we dont know” or “may be inspired by but we cant tell” most video essays now seems to know absolutely everything about any given topic

I think this is genuinely one of the most impressive history videos that's come out on KZfaq in recent years. You've really outdone yourself!

Welcome back, my favorite Roman researcher. Wishing you good health and always finding joy in doing this.

Regular updates, like always

He has returned! Much like the double-headed eagle time and time again...

amazing scholarly work my dude

My boy is back with a 1 hour rambling session about an avian with a Dicephalic parapagus. Now this is peak content

research greater than the mass of Theodosius' walls (and so is hype)

the imperial eagle is the historical example of the "Cool S" we all drew in school. Its universal not for any occult or secretative conspiracy, but because we all universally think those symbols are just plain cool as hell.

No wonder this took so long to come out. It's by far your most ambitious project to date.

The “allseeing eagle” explanation for the double heads is actually mind blowing to me. I never thought of it that way, but now it makes perfect sense. I agree that it seems like the most likely explanation.

With symbols like these I always wonder, if their popularity started with "it looks cool" and snowballed from there

The Reichsalder of the HRE was single headed until Otto IV used the double headed eagle in the 13th century. After that it gained more popularity with Holy Roman Emperors until it became standard in the 14th century onward.

If I remember correctly, the Byzantine emperors had double headed eagles on their shoes and clothes in 10th century.

There's so many double headed eagles, heck, I might be a double headed eagle for all I know.

Ok that's it, that did it, best channel on KZfaq right now. I'll take 1 hour videos three times a year this well researched over almost daily 20min videos about things that could be explained in 3 minutes. And this one covered absolutely all of my biggest interests, it's insane: zoology, heraldry, symbolism, byzantines, Spanish empire... It's totally one of those rabbit holes that start with an extremely specific question in my mind have have me opening 30 tabs on my phone that later take me one whole day to go through, the difference being that you actually have the talent to turn that into a wonderful video like this one. Congratulations.

I began watching this video expecting the history of the Roman two-headed eagle, didn't expect to end up watching a section related to two-headed eagle gold figures among the Chibchan peoples of Central America and Colombia. Awesome video.

"The Alcohol Market Regulation Service eagle holds the rod of Dionysus" is my favorite sentence.

Informative bangar of a video. I can only imagine the amount of research and effort put into this, makes the long wait worth it. Is it possible to post the list of sources you used? Or at least the major ones? I wanna find out more about the double headed eagle silks which were recorded in the monastery registries.

Because no other culture, at any other time in human history, could have possibly ever thought of a two headed eagle.

10/10 video, severely underrated channel

What a wonderful deep dive toward one of the iconic symbols

I remember Turkish and Iranian scholars using the east and west explanation for the meaning of the Seljuk double headed eagle and I think that may be worth looking into. Also this video was very impressive, well done.

Something of note to mention is that the Holy Roman Emperors actually used a single headed eagle on a golden/yellow field up until around the 1400s when the Habsburgs became emperors and their coat of arms changed to be a double headed eagle instead. I’m not sure what to make of that information but it’s there. Edit: never mind this was addressed in the video

So all the nobles and wealthy men just saw the double headed eagle and said "f*ck yeah" and started using it. Based

One of the better Rome-focused channels out there, glad to see you back

Don't worry guys, he was looking for the sticky note that has the channel password written on it

Absolutely amazing and entertaining. The double eagle head has just the meaning the bearer wants it to have, as its so old and widespread its original meaning does not matter anymore, just what we do with it. As a Colombian, nice to have the Muiscas and Tunja in the video, but in the voice of Hermione Granger, it's Colombia, not Columbia. Xd

I’m Iraqi and while watching I remembered our coat of arms which is Eagle of Saladin and I searched to make sure and it turns out the original one on the west wall of the Cairo citadel is speculated to be two headed cus it currently headless or at least that what google told me lol Anyway thanks to you now I’m dreaming of making the coat of arms of Iraq have two heads instead of one not only because of Saladin but because of ancient Mesopotamian ones you should great video btw

Aguilar(Eagle) translation into French is Aiguille (Needle/Arrow), I believe the triple circles on the double eagle heads is the Trinity, Norse symbol for Trinity. In the north of north America, Canada, where I live, the stones all have the old heraldry still on them, I've even found engraved quartz crystals you can examine for images if you illuminate them with a flashlight. Great channel, you helped me big time.The crown is the Arc of the covenant with the body of Christ, when the stones are placed in the crown of Gold, the stones can vibrate the soft gold, vibrating the head to make proper decisions like a clock runs on piezoelectricity, so do we. (Face and hands) "Leave no stone unturned"

Next you should do the cresent moon symbol.

Great video! I hope you do more such videos branching out and not limiting yourself too much by focusing on just Roman history.

Wake up babe,new Romaboo vid just dropped

You can tell this took tons of research. It was a really fun watch, Romaboo!

This may be your finest video

Splendid job sir. I really enjoyed this video:)

Fascinating! Thank you for sharing.

The channel has risen!

Lima's flag is a two-headed eagle. Symbol of the HRE since it whas under Charles's rule that the city was founded as the capital of Peru.

2 views, 44 seconds. Rome has truly fallen

Dude I have been wondering about the exact usage of the double headed eagle for a long time. Sick video

good video on a repeating iconographic element throughout different times and places.

Amazing work, by the way at 1:07:12 - it wasn't Napoleon dissolving the HRE, it was the Habsburgs not trusting the electors and trying to deny Napoleon that title and everything that it implies. That's well known historical fact, not sure how you could get that wrong. I enjoyed the rest very much though, thanks for this interesting production. Double headed eagles are just an awesome symbol/meme, I reckon for all of humanity during the ages. Its worldwide adoption probably is that simple. Especially after being minted on coins.

Hell yeah. New romaboo vid.

Super interesting. Thank you. You mentioned the flaming heart, would be a good idea for a future video

So that's where GW got the inspiration for the emperor

He never misses

The two-headed eagle on a gold shield is my family crest.

This video is far more impressive than a doctoral thesis. It clearly shows great research and the edition is superb.

amazing video cant imagine the amount of time put into research. truly a diamond in the mud of todays generally low effort content

fantastic work. Thank You. I offer a hypothesis of sorts. The followers of "Janus". Pre-Genoese, pre-Roman. Merchants -Portugal to Constantinople and beyond. I think in a larger sense it became associated with "organizations" that offer services and quality known throughout the world's ports. In some cases even borrowed into cultures to exemplify certain qualities and stature. Much like the swastika was long used as a symbol for luck and quality before becoming part of a negative group. This Janus duality double headed symbol combined with the eagle in Rome and the griffin in other areas, birthed a dual headed symbol going forward. These merchants moved into politics and into world domination in shipping and finance. which is why the symbol transcends borders sometimes inexplicably. They say follow the money, in this case follow the silk road and its predecessors. Keep in mind that whomever funds the new king's rise to power cares more for the symbol on the banner than the king himself.

The double-headed Eagle appears to be a variant of the All-Seeing Eye.

Albania a century later :)

I'm only a couple of minutes in but the intro is beautiful!

Welcome back, Βασιλευ

People don’t understand just how important symbols are to those in power. They don’t just randomly choose their logos, it is a very expensive and thorough design process to ensure the design expresses the owner’s intent. There is no such thing as coincidence when it comes to symbolism in royal, state, or corporate heraldry and logos.

The quote at 55:50 is missing important context. The Pope made this statement as a response to the expropriation of the title Universal Bishop by Bishop John the Faster, the patriarch of Constantinople, who proclaimed himself Universal Bishop at the Synod of Constantinople in 588. Gregory condemned the patriarch's act because universal jurisdiction applies solely to the pope

He has returned!

Shocking historical fact: Mehmet 2nd was a 3d cousin once removed to Constantine Xi last emperor of the Roman empire 😱😨 Theodora Kantakouzene (Greek: Θεοδώρα Καντακουζηνή; c. 1330 - c. 1396, called also Theodora Hatun) was a Byzantine princess, the daughter of Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos and the second legal wife of the Ottoman Sultan Orhan Gazi. The relationship between Mehmed II and Constantine XI, given their shared ancestry through John VI Kantakouzenos, is somewhat distant and complex. Here's a simplified breakdown: John VI Kantakouzenos is the common ancestor. Theodora Kantakouzene is John VI's daughter and Mehmed II's great-grandmother. Helena Kantakouzene is John VI's daughter and Constantine XI's grandmother. In terms of specific terminology: Mehmed II and Constantine XI would be something akin to "third cousins" because they share a great-great-grandfather (John VI Kantakouzenos). More precisely: Mehmed II is a great-grandson of John VI through Theodora. Constantine XI is a great-great-grandson of John VI through Helena. In this case, the relationship could be described as "third cousins" or more specifically "third cousins once removed" due to the generational difference. that connection is indeed fascinating. The intertwining of Byzantine and Ottoman lineages adds a remarkable dimension to the historical events surrounding the fall of Constantinople. Here is a simplified outline of their connection: John VI Kantakouzenos (Theodora Kantakouzene's father and Byzantine Emperor) Theodora Kantakouzene (John VI's daughter, married to Sultan Orhan I) Şehzade Halil (Theodora and Orhan I's son) Mehmed II (Grandson of Orhan I, through another lineage, but influenced by the shared familial ties) Simultaneously: John VI Kantakouzenos (Ancestor of Constantine XI) Helena Kantakouzene (John VI's daughter, sister of Theodora, married to John V Palaiologos) Manuel II Palaiologos (Son of John V and Helena) Constantine XI Palaiologos (Son of Manuel II, the last Byzantine Emperor) This intricate web of familial ties underscores the complex and often intertwined nature of dynastic politics in the medieval period. Yes, Theodora Kantakouzene's father, John VI Kantakouzenos, was an ancestor of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine emperor. Here's the lineage: John VI Kantakouzenos: Theodora's father, who was Byzantine Emperor from 1347 to 1354. Helena Kantakouzene: John VI's daughter (and Theodora's sister), married John V Palaiologos. Manuel II Palaiologos: Son of John V Palaiologos and Helena Kantakouzene. Constantine XI Palaiologos: Son of Manuel II Palaiologos and the last Byzantine Emperor. This makes John VI Kantakouzenos the great-grandfather of Constantine XI Palaiologos. Thus, Theodora Kantakouzene was the great-aunt of Constantine XI.

And maybe we’re keeping in mind that principal that an Eagle with his wings turned up is actually a phoenix, or isn’t act of being a phoenix as far as the characteristics qualities marked noted or stamped there on.

2:57 German Patrician? What in the world is that?

The two headed eagle entity from bactria is the Aryan God Gandaberunda. In the Aryan legends of old he fought a tiger demon and a boar demon representing falsehood and greed . Gandaberunda represents the rise of the humanind to the highest levels of truth in personal and professional life. As an eagle rises to the highest point in the sky so a man's mind must also rise if he seeks liberation from evil.

This is why I have notifications on

Saying the double headed eagle is primarily known as Russias symbol is like saying the sun is primarily known as part of the Macedonian flag.

Hi, I just wanted to ask if you had any good modern reads you'd recommend for the Komnenian period? I really enjoyed your Roman periods video, as I really like periods (don't take that out of context!)

So... The God Emperor has walked among us throughout all human history?

Two of my favorite historical quotations mentioned the (as one if my history "Coaches", Rand Hicks, called them High Tights) Hittites. No Empire, fell as completely, as the Hittites and even better, the Hittites were as doomed as the Hessians on the Delaware.

Will you keep the name of this channel forever? Your content gets more and more professional than memey

From Bronze age Mesopotamia to Byzantine Empire, and beyond? You spoiled us with this one. :)

Yes these kinds of symbols are much much older than many realize. Though we must always remember symbols are polyvalent, so what they mean changes given different context. We use it in the Orthodox Church to represent the fact that we are monarchists that believe in Church & State being merged etc.

in modern Greece the double-headed eagle on a yellow background is the flag/seal of the Greek army, it is a flag /symbol of the Greek Orthodox Church and generally something of a national flag, as well as the flag/symbol of the Greek sports clubs AEK and PAOK which have their roots from Constantinople before populations exchange. The double-headed eagle appears in many areas of culture.

Great video , my family is french from dutch land for over 400 years I have continuous history and we still have artifacts. From our history this represents duel monarchy . The are other symbols as well representing the connecting from Mesopotamia ,anatolia to holy Roman empire in Europe france Italy to the Netherlands , gemany i seen on artifacts my family made hundreds of years ago. I learned a lot a will go back and check what I learned to make sure it lines up. 👍job ,

Excellent

I love how we in Serbia have the two headed eagle on our flag but also had a boars head for some time also. The symbol of Trivalia so called was symbol of Serbia for many centuries especially depicting Servian lands in the territory of Austria-Hungary Empire. And the boar was on the first modern flag of Serbia after the uprising in 1804. So amazing to know how it had relevance in history and mythology even though it was accidental ❤

Thank you

This is less of a video and more of a presentation on a bachelor/master thesis. Is this it, by any chance?

Awesome work, no idea this symbol extended all the way to the Americas.

1:49 Roman burger master

nice

It’s wild to see medieval depictions of Rome just looking like medieval Europe, but of course they would. It’s interesting to think about how their perception of the past was shaped by the world of their here and now. They didn’t seem to have the knowledge or come to of different trends of different times the way we do now

"Known primarily as the symbol of Russia" Naw, known universally as the symbol of the Imperium.

“Ok bro, you know how cool eagles are?!” “Yeah, sure bro.” “Well bro, what if we gave the eagle two heads now?!” “Bro.” 😮

The doubled headed eagle was a Mycenaean symbol and exhibits in the archaeological museum of Athens. Eagle was the symbol of Zeus and it was on all Ancient Greek coins of Alexander the Great before adopted by Romans.

Wow! This is not a subject that I have considered for a couple decades. Back then I settled on the understanding that the double-headed eagle originated in Phrygia and that all who used it afterward did so in remembrance of Phrygia, much the same as the Phrygian cap and Mithras, which are also popular symbols/sigils. I had no idea that the double-headed eagle was fashionable in the east too, well excluding Russia, which has practically circled the globe, making an east-west distinction meaningless, I remember Guruda (a big, single-headed eagle) and Narahimsa taking out Hiranyakshipu in Indian lore, but not Gandaberunda taking out Sharabha. Maybe I was distracted while reading that story. Anyway, I wanted to thank you for the really interesting content and your sense of humor. Hey, why does the medallion @33:00 symbolize demonetization of this video? I don't get the joke. Duh!

Nice vid

Possible interpretation for the Seljuk era: the Caliph and the Sultan

Wanted to point out that it never looked like a double headed eagle from ancient times it always looks like some kind of rooster or a phoenix

Love this!

Not ashamed to admit that I did a soyface when I saw that you uploaded a new video!

The coat of arms of my family is double headed as well and is existing since 1113 CE.

THE GOAT IS BAAAAAAACK!

I am pretty sure that i have see some gold ornaments of mycenian times that had the double headed eagle but it's not older than the ones in mesopatamia

Bravo.

Judging from tje comments alone I probably need to subscribe

The first symbol of eagle had been found on a bronze flag in Shahdad, Kerman (Iran) during the 1970's excavations by late Pro. Ali Hakemi. This flag has been documented extensively.

I know this is outside of your channel but you should read Carl Jung's man and his symbols. Main argument is that humans share a some amount of subconscioussness and that's why same themes and symbols reoccur different parts of the world

a very pleasant surprise

Brilliant

19:09 Jiroft culture inscription looks like playstation combo...