11. Byzantium - Last of the Romans (Part 1 of 2)

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On the outskirts of modern Istanbul, a line of ancient walls lies crumbling into the earth...
In this episode, we look at one of history’s most incredible stories of survival - the thousand-year epic of the Byzantine Empire. Find out how this civilization suffered the loss of its Western half, and continued the unbroken legacy of Rome right through the middle ages. Hear about how it formed a bridge between two continents, and two ages, and learn how the impregnable walls of Constantinople were finally brought crashing to the ground.
This episode we're joined by members of the St Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral Choir in London, and a number of musicians playing traditional Byzantine instruments.
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Credits:
Sound engineering by Thomas Ntinas
Voice Actors:
Nicolas Rixon
Annie Kelly
Cleo Madeleine
Peter Walters
Lachlan Lucas
3D reconstructions of Constantinople by Evren Öztürk: www.artstation.com/evrenever
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3D reconstructions of the Theodosian Walls by Tarik Tamyurek: www.artstation.com/ttamyurek
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Timelapses of Istanbul kindly provided by Cüneyt Karaahmetoğlu under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license
Original Music by: Pavlos Kapralos ( / @pavloskapralos3969 )
[Also heard Petros Peloponnesios' "Nihavend Pesrev" and the ecclesiastical hymn "Agne Parthene Despina"]
Musicians:
Monooka (Monica Lucia Madas): Vocals
Alexandros Koustas: Lyra (kemence)
Konstantinos Glynos: Qanun
Theofilos Lais: Cretan lyra
Dario Papavassiliou: Santouri (greek santur)
Pavlos Kapralos: Oud
Chanters from the St Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral:
Michael Georgiou
Alexandros Gikas
Matthew Tomko
Stephanos Thomaides
Pavlos Kapralos
Other music by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: incompetech.com/
Title theme: Home At Last by John Bartmann. johnbartmann.com/

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@ilijas3041 3 жыл бұрын

When a podcast about the fall of Byzantine Empire begins with water from Atlantic pouring through Gibraltar into Mediterranean basin... you know its gonna be fun

@peterconway6584 3 жыл бұрын

This is only the second FoC I've watched. The other was the fall of the Han Dynasty, and it begins with India breaking off from Gondwanaland. I appreciate the implicit recognition of how geography affects human history. I also like how he gets to a certain person or thing, and suddenly it's like, Let's back up and talk about this.

@glenolsen7888 2 ай бұрын

fun but not historical ...more like a fictional account of a grab bag of loose events ...some of which are just wrong historically ..fiction dressed up as history

@mywire Ай бұрын

@@glenolsen7888no that’s exactly what happened

@RanisAthrys Ай бұрын

Is this made by Americans?

@johnboston5045 Ай бұрын

@@peterconway6584I

@raedok3041 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like history is back on the menu boys!

@cag03hd 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome reply!! 😅

@drewh3224 3 жыл бұрын

No empire lasts forever.

@marc-andrebrunet5386 3 жыл бұрын

🤘🤠👍🍻

@bensteinmeier7635 3 жыл бұрын

*excited orc howl*

@Jobby1975 3 жыл бұрын

Grond!!! Grond!!! Grond!!!

@Prrocess Жыл бұрын

I have a problem, after binging this series, other documentaries just don't measure up. Bravo man

@johnwhittle4737 2 жыл бұрын

In the cemetery of a church in Barbados I stumbled up this tombstone : Here lyeth ye body of Ferdinando Paleologus Descended from ye imperial lyne Of ye last Christian Emperors of Greece Churchwarden of this Parish 1655-1656 Vestryman, Twentye years Died Oct. 3 1678 A direct descendant of the last Imperial family found his way to the new world,I was amazed.

@FarmerSlayerFromTheEdoPeriod 2 жыл бұрын

What remained of the Palaiologus dynasty fled to spain and even sold the title of roman emperor to the castillian crown i believe. Although the last emperor died with Constantinople, so i choose to believe he took that title with him.

@debarpandutta6722 2 жыл бұрын

i would like to know more pls

@michael198427 2 жыл бұрын

@@FarmerSlayerFromTheEdoPeriod I have have never knew this wow

@yorgostheo6958 Ай бұрын

Can you send me some more information about this, please? I want learn more and search about it

@MrIluvbutts 3 жыл бұрын

This channel is actually the most wonderful thing I have ever found on youtube. I am not a wealthy person; all I have to offer is my sincere thanks for this wonderful and heartbreakingly melancholy series. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by the hundred billion screaming ghosts trying to tell the present their story.

@CJBroonie 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that’s so well said.

@Tarumarugan 3 жыл бұрын

Online is the only place where something so eloquent could be written by someone rocking a banana suit in their profile 😂

@Asad-2166 3 жыл бұрын

Health is your wealth Be grateful little one, otherwise the creator will be upset 🇬🇧🙏🤗

@Bulgarian021 3 жыл бұрын

+1 , man !

@jakemystare 3 жыл бұрын

Eetu

@Johnny_Tambourine 3 жыл бұрын

My wife - "The house is on fire!!!" Me - "Hush woman! So is Byzantium!"

@jondavidgriffin 3 жыл бұрын

hahaha!

@MrIluvbutts 3 жыл бұрын

Σιωπηλή γυναίκα, το ίδιο και το Βυζάντιο!

@georgezachos7322 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrIluvbutts Nope. It would be : 'Σώπασε γυναίκα. Το ίδιο και το Βυζάντιο'.

@geraldwalker3012 3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@thatswhatsupcuz8926 3 жыл бұрын

Are you playing here all week?

@Ophira 2 жыл бұрын

There’s something so hilariously human about a city being saved from disaster not by the fear of disaster, but teams of sports fans wanting to one up each other. Genuinely touching to see that sports fans almost a thousand and a half years ago were just as insane as they are today.

@charlesbarnett2724 Жыл бұрын

Yes. I loved that.😆👍

@normanshaw1970 10 ай бұрын

I am in Istanbul and told my lady this story

@Ophira 10 ай бұрын

@@normanshaw1970 did she like it?

@normanshaw1970 10 ай бұрын

she laughed but her eyes slighty glazed over as they typically when i start talking history

@tetrisgonzo37 Ай бұрын

@@normanshaw1970 same here

@olbiomoiros 3 жыл бұрын

The byzantine music used in the beginning, although indeed byzantine music, is actually written by Saint Nectarius of Aegina (1846-1920). As a famous traditional song says. H Ρωμανία κι αν πέρασεν, ανθεί και φέρει κι άλλο. The Roman Kingdom, even if in the past, flourishes and brings more. Even though now long gone, its legacy will last forever. Excellent documentary.

@julenmiren9099 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, its a wonderfull piece of chant. Happy to know something more about It.

@Zoro-fl2mn 3 жыл бұрын

It’s not a music as much as it is a non-liturgical hymn chanted usually after the Divine Liturgy in an Orthodox Church

@bb_arcadia5752 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone know the song that plays when hes talking about the fall of constantanople in the second part

@olbiomoiros 3 жыл бұрын

@@Zoro-fl2mn yes I am aware of that, but they are often referred to as “Byzantine music”. Chants are music after all. they are not songs (I never said they are) but they certainly are music.

@olbiomoiros 3 жыл бұрын

@@dewlittle1211 yes, it is

@patrickmay7038 3 жыл бұрын

This is some of the best history content on KZfaq, probably even the internet.

@OMA_MetalDetecting 3 жыл бұрын

Probably even the world!

@OMA_MetalDetecting 3 жыл бұрын

@@batmanwgd “this is some of the best history content on KZfaq, probably even the world”. You reply “America is not the world, watch more videos” right!...🤔🤔🤔

@Micolash_is_behind_you 3 жыл бұрын

we don't have english accents either

@philhebrank6885 3 жыл бұрын

Check out historia civilis channel

3 жыл бұрын

@@OMA_MetalDetecting idiot #2

@Pulsar3061 3 жыл бұрын

I am an archaeologist living in modern day Istanbul and I fell in love with this city and its late antique past once more and this is the best production ever, thanks for the upload, what about part 2 ?

@FallofCivilizations 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend! It's coming soon!

@Pulsar3061 3 жыл бұрын

It will be worth waiting for sure!

@firstnamelastname-we6rt 3 жыл бұрын

Turkey is an archaeologists dream. Shame that the Near and Middle East don't have thousands more excavations continuously ongoing. Just too many other concerns in recent times.

@randomuser6175 3 жыл бұрын

@@simonsays6557 :D :D :D Must be great to live in a dream

@jonathanbowers8157 3 жыл бұрын

@@randomuser6175 hes played too much EU4

@stardresser1 2 жыл бұрын

If you do not have at least a small understanding of the ancient world, the fall of Rome, and the Byzantine empire, you have little chance of making sense of the modern geo political world...this is riveting, incredibly well done, and should be in middle and high schools everywhere! Absolutely amazing.

@COXLLOYD 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely !

@mtnvortex 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, very few understand how the effects of historical events can "echo" for centuries, or even millennia. Every midwit and their granny will regurgitate some version of the old "Those who... ...are doomed to repeat it" chestnut, but the great majority who repeat it are often among the most guilty themselves...just watching the boobtube, like empty headed parrots burping out platitudes.

@Agapismene Ай бұрын

Tripe is tasty to starving man.

@eriktopolsky8531 3 жыл бұрын

One can`t help, but to be overwhelmed with sadness for the tragic demise of Eastern Roman Empire and the fall of once great Christian Orthodox city of Constantinople

@Sener3690 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately Turkey is regressing in a few important aspects. The Hagia Sophia was converted in 2020 from a world museum with some of the oldest religious art of the world into a mosque in which much of the Christian-representing art and architecture is hidden. Also, barely related but noteworthy: it’s where Jamal Khashoggi (Saudi journalist) was murdered and dismembered in an embassy

@obabas80 2 жыл бұрын

@@FutureBoyWonder greatest cities? Used to be a world metropolis. These days, just the largest city in Turkey. Lost its world renowned status a long time ago.

@itacom2199 2 жыл бұрын

@@obabas80 mostly because of the discovery of the new world

@nikolazlatic8794 2 жыл бұрын

@@FutureBoyWonder it is no longer roman , and it is no longer christian , who knows what else was lost along with the romans , their art , literature , forgoten ancient technology and historical scriptures it is an absolute tragedy it is in the hands of the turks , no matter what perspective you look at it

@lordmasterization 2 жыл бұрын

@@FutureBoyWonder Turkey is not what is used to be sadly, its having its own troubles and it has resulted in the further degradation of the city.

@ProjectDarkWolf 3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, this is why I still have faith in KZfaq...

@stoyanb.1668 3 жыл бұрын

you shouldn't. and its a shame he doesnt upload his stuff to other places.

@jw451 3 жыл бұрын

I'd change "u toob' to "humanity"

@przybyla420 3 жыл бұрын

Misplaced, your faith may be...

@Bulgarian021 3 жыл бұрын

True But one should have faith in Paul Cooper more than in You tube

@kistler1994 3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe this is free to watch! You'll get my full ad revenue. I let em all run full length

@xaurado5861 3 жыл бұрын

😂 I wonder how much would that make.

@vladimirivic2674 3 жыл бұрын

@@HansDunkelberg1 doesnt matter ill watch it 20 times :)

@A_p_T53040 3 жыл бұрын

@@HansDunkelberg1 source? That seems very high. I've head about 2 cents per ad

@Crashed131963 3 жыл бұрын

My ad blocker does not even give you have a clue there even was a AD.

@ThaBeatConductor 3 жыл бұрын

Here's a pro-tip, if you want to support a youtuber, buying just one piece of merch or just sending them like 20 bucks will be more monies to them than the entire ad revenue they get from you if you watch all the ads for all their videos.

@ValkyrieSkyz 3 жыл бұрын

I love how you go right back in time, to the very beginning. “Six million years ago...” Thank you so much for this amazing content

@thenaiam 2 жыл бұрын

Right?! I love how he does that, starting with full, even geographical, context, and follows the meandering course of history. In effect, despite the name Fall of Civilizations, the focus is really on the Civilization itself.

@codysodyssey3818 Жыл бұрын

reminds me of that Incredibles scene "We get there when we get there!"

@cindyleehaddock3551 Жыл бұрын

Always loved history but recently started taking free online geology classes, so love how he in so many shows adds in some geology and shows how the terrain was developed, shaped by ice ages, earthquakes or even volcanoes to become what it was or even destroyed by such.

@jimlthor 9 ай бұрын

@thenaiam it was pretty cool. I had never known about the Mediterranean's creation

@botchvinik8668 4 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, because it's so clear to us today exactly "what happened" six million years ago, right.

@lucasjames7524 Жыл бұрын

If it had not been for the plagues, expensive wars to reclaim the West, and the natural disasters that nobody can foresee or prepare for adequately, Byzantium may have persisted for centuries longer than it did. Of all of the stories on this podcast, the story of Byzantium may be the one that pulls at me the most.

@ryans3001 3 жыл бұрын

just discovered these docs recently and they are top-notch!

@drunkensailor112 3 жыл бұрын

They are insane. Biggest KZfaq treasure

@righteousred723 3 жыл бұрын

Cream of the crop

@rumplestilskin007 3 жыл бұрын

Absolute treasure

@CJHBC 3 жыл бұрын

Ditto been through them all twice over already amazing content

@CJHBC 3 жыл бұрын

Check out history time - Pete Kelly on KZfaq too 👌

@zacharyraphael9881 3 жыл бұрын

Im so happy about this channel. I watched the history channel throughout my youth and was so disappointed as they pivoted to aliens and reality tv. Thanks for the content!!!!

@ozgekim010 3 жыл бұрын

Haha "aliens and reality tv", I laugh yet I cry 😢

@dmctube711 Жыл бұрын

I call it the alien channel!!

@apmoy70 3 жыл бұрын

1:13:22 The silk industry was so successful and profitable in medieval Greece, that led to the renaming of the whole Peloponnese peninsula to Moreas, after Morea, the name of the Mulberry tree in Greek, the leaves of which are the silkworm's preferred food. Everyone living in the Peloponnese was into silk business!

@sna1976 3 жыл бұрын

my family stole the silkworms from China....hehehe...

@user-eu5nx4ek9u 2 жыл бұрын

Byzantium was the last of Romans that is true. But I do not understand why Greeks claim it to be theirs. Greeks were slaves in Roman Empire and it is amazing when former slaves are claiming for the heritage of their masters. Greeks were also slaves in Cyprus up until the islan was taken over by Ottoman. They used to cultivate sugar canes. So this is also a fact that the first slaves involved in sugar canes plantations were Greeks. Why do Greeks complain about Turks ?

@obabas80 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-eu5nx4ek9u slaves? The Romans revered and simply emulated Greek culture and civilization in any way they could (and it showed). So respected were the Greeks, that the Romans, even though having “conquered” the Hellenic east, basically gave everyone there full Roman citizenship in short order. Also, the eastern Roman Empire was always Hellenic influenced since the times of Alexander whose heavy influence even Roman chains could not impose upon. The Greeks were not the Iberians, or Gauls, they were older and deeply civilized and their culture was powerful. This is why the east does not speak a Romance language today. Greek culture was too powerful. So powerful, that when Rome fell, the Greeks took the standard that was Rome and carried it for 1000 MORE years after Rome fell.

@trkologia1628 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-eu5nx4ek9u they love their bubble. Dellusion is strong with them.

@alexnorb9589 2 жыл бұрын

@@trkologia1628 bubble? Delusion? Anyway, ^^ gave the answer.

@connerreid3579 10 ай бұрын

I love this kind of history podcast where, in order to give us the proper context to understand the Eastern Roman Empire, we have to start with the geological formation of the Mediterranean Sea. Great work!

@idemeijering8695 3 жыл бұрын

Your voice is perfect for this kind of documentary. Listening to your podcast really takes me to that time and lets me imagine the scene. Awesome and epic work!

@FallofCivilizations 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, so glad you think so!

@idemeijering8695 3 жыл бұрын

@@FallofCivilizations Is the Idus Vally Civilazation an idea for an episode?

@ricoamordavila7496 3 жыл бұрын

More I want more!! Subscribed!

@mattw337 3 жыл бұрын

I love the visuls put with these works of art but my imagination runs wild while listening to the original podcast.

@kathleenwaters1139 Жыл бұрын

Ah The Voice! As a devoted Fallhead, I echo all the compliments but the Voice is causing me to reject audiobooks or podcasts solely because the voice is not “right”, ie, not Paul Cooper. Unexpected consequences!

@pipebomber04 3 жыл бұрын

Oh the medieval roman empire of the east. Bitter sweet as always.

@shanemaguire8470 3 жыл бұрын

I never subscribe or comment on KZfaq I think this is my first time, but this is the best channel, from Ireland 🇮🇪

@sirtnfol8476 3 жыл бұрын

Never say never

@jdplant9785 2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Cooper, your entire geographical introduction to this episode has not left my mind since I first watched it a few months ago and it is with enduring awe that I have re-watched this segment. In fact, the groundwork geographical explanations that commence most, if not all, of your documentaries leave me spellbound since they lay a solid cornerstone that explain several events and outcomes that were to challenge various past civilizations. You are one of the great master historians who, with an absolutely magical voice, can explain complex historical concepts that even a child could willingly understand with enthusiasm. Truly the hallmark of a top-tier academic.

@staceykelley1202 3 жыл бұрын

Hands down the finest History Channel anywhere on KZfaq.

@nickfranco3749 3 жыл бұрын

Really such an underrated channel in my opinion. Paul's take on history is so refreshingly novel.

@Solthebat 3 жыл бұрын

Im still floored that a youtube channel consistently puts out more interesting and better produced documentaries than major networks like BBC.

@Eazy-ERyder Жыл бұрын

This was absolutely WONDERFUL. Diocletian's Tetrarchy, precisely 100 years before the Roman Empire's permanent split, set the stage and formed the boundaries for what would become the Byzantine Empire's borders in the east. Thank you for the geological backstory..

@weilandiv8310 2 жыл бұрын

I had always felt the same about the fall of civilizations, how many lived there, who fell in love, who and how many died in battles etc. Thank goodness I found others who dream of this, our human past.

@BrianMatheson 3 жыл бұрын

By the time the theme music kicks in after the introduction I am totally mesmerised on every single episode.

@Gracenglory5 3 жыл бұрын

Ditto 👍🏻

@buonakid30less87 3 жыл бұрын

And the theme music is so exciting ang haunting at the same time!

@falsehoodbasher7240 3 жыл бұрын

you’re brainwashed so u just admitted it?

@DanFeske 3 жыл бұрын

Significantly better than 95% of the history videos on YT. Thanks for providing accurate & informative content.

@Pan472 Жыл бұрын

Mr Cooper, in advance of my comment, I'd like to give you my thanks for making this 2 part series. As a Greek, I deeply appreciate it. Came late to the documentary, but in case anyone wonders why Greeks claim the Byzantine Empire: It's because we indeed made it. The Byzantine Empire was Roman only in name. The administration and law were Roman. And based on that, we identified ourselves as "Romans" (Ρωμαίοι). But it was a *_political,_* not an ethnic identity. Because the inhabitants of the Empire were anything but Roman. They spoke Greek in their entirety, in everyday life, and was thr official language. They developed a different dogma of Christianity than Western Rome did, if we are to say that Western Rome did stop being pagan. The Byzantine Greeks developed an entirely different architecture. A completely different culture. They preserved mostly ancient Greek literature, making sense as the East was always Hellenic-dominated. The Byzantine Empire however was both Greek and Roman. Roman because it retained the name, the political entity. But it was also Greek because it retained Hellenic culture, and was made up by the Greeks in essentia. Plus: on a funny note, the choice of Byzantium, a Greek city founded in 660 BC, as the new capital, is also the embodiment of Horace's quote: "Captive Greece captured its rude conqueror".

@silasfrisenette9226 9 ай бұрын

In fact the name, Istanbul, is Greek in origin. It comes from 'εις την πολις', meaning 'to the city'. Eis > Is-, thn > -tan-, polis > -bul (ending was dropped).

@dmaxcustom 2 жыл бұрын

I cannot have enough of the melancholy all your videos have.

@NewYorkPickers Жыл бұрын

The Fall of Civilizations is one of the most wonderful content I have found on KZfaq. Thank you! I am grateful.

@ourowndevices5907 3 жыл бұрын

That quote from Belisarius is one of the most badass things I've ever heard

@gaslitworldf.melissab2897 3 жыл бұрын

I finally completed reading *Count Belisarius.* I used to take on too many books at one time and finish none. I don't now, b/c I'm not likely to remember as much doing it that way. I already have a below average recall of written material. Videos such as these, help restore and shore up things learned.

@punkrockredneck5563 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a prisoner

@cianrowan8169 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve just discovered this channel. I’m only 11 minutes in and I’m staggered by the quality of this documentary. It’s like something you’d find on curiosity stream, but it’s free.

@cscarlton24 8 ай бұрын

The music hits: literal chills. Thanks for all the research you do Paul.

@hybridepigenes 3 жыл бұрын

I have learned so much, so very much, from these podcasts. Paul Cooper is a savant teacher of history. The narrative is so generously sprinkled with anecdotes and details that you feel as if you were there in person. Love these so much. Thank you Paul Cooper.❤️

@jeanabrown 6 ай бұрын

Amen

@tylerh.5878 3 жыл бұрын

One of the things I love about these documentaries is the fact that you add subtitles unlike most youtube docs that only have autogenerated.

@Joxinus 3 жыл бұрын

it's really fascinating to listen. As a non English speaker, I also learned lots of words from your podcast.

@mercrisingpisc 3 жыл бұрын

An ancient soul walks among us, giving perspective. The breath of vision, is beyond words. The detail and depth. Listen carefully my children. To a story worth knowing. Knowledge worth having. All is fleeting. Learn...

@illustrativetexts 2 жыл бұрын

Inspiring! Detailed yet colorful... They don't make many documentaries like this today. Thanks!

@Robert.Stole.the.Television 3 жыл бұрын

YooooooOOOOOOOOH LET'S GOOOOOO! The slow, lingering death of Rome - tragic and enchanting story.

@boomerisadog3899 3 жыл бұрын

The apparent fate of all great empires.

@konstantinestratidis3691 3 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was born in Constantinople. He remembers leaving the City with his parents during the Greek expulsion. They then arrived on the Greek island of Xios. I remember him telling me stories of the City.

@Antaquelas Жыл бұрын

Greek expulsion? Do you mean population exchange?

@vangelisskia214 2 жыл бұрын

Paul the Deacon (born in the 720s), says that Maurikios was: “a Cappadocian by race . . . the first emperor from the race of the Greeks” Paul the Deacon, History of the Lombards 3.15

@afz902k 3 жыл бұрын

1:38:16 "Shivered to atoms", an expression that seriously needs to come back.

@theearlofmarch 3 жыл бұрын

This channel is pure class lads. This video couldn’t hit any more on my interests!

@chriswiggins1679 3 жыл бұрын

I love this era of Roman history.

@wltdo6930 2 ай бұрын

I love that you speak slowly and calmly, rather than some documentaries where they speak so quickly that I can’t follow it ❤

@c.h.9547 3 жыл бұрын

I’m an A level student who wants to take history to a university level. Not only has this podcast inspired me to strive for such heights but it also teaches me valuable information as well as, incredible story telling technique. You remind me of why I love this subject. So when I finish my last analytical essay, telling a story just like you do, I can remember these episodes fondly as the land on which I grew. Until I too become a name in the past, just like the countless before me.

@FallofCivilizations 3 жыл бұрын

That's really lovely to hear, best of luck with your applications!

@c.h.9547 3 жыл бұрын

@@FallofCivilizations Thank you! And I hope all remains well with you through these turbulent times.

@dougr.2398 Жыл бұрын

May you also be written into History and your name continue long past your ascent

@burtonblume973 3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully produced epic about the first 500 years of the Byzantine Empire. Special treat is the opening story about the geologic formation of the Mediterranean Sea and the rise of human civilization around its perimeter. Drone landscape footage and animation create a consistent texture against which this drama takes place.

@mspionage1743 Жыл бұрын

There is just something magical about Constantinople and Venice. I can't explain it but I feel so attached to both of them despite never visiting either.

@rikihanawhiu7637 3 жыл бұрын

I kinda know that I'll never get to these wonderful and historic places of earth but watching this video and listening to your podcasts I know that I can astro travel there in my dreams. Thankyou from New Zealand.

@denizbaba92 2 жыл бұрын

on all the previous episodes local people from mayan and aztec lands, from scandinavia, from mesopotamia, from china and so on have written about their feelings towards this podcast and now it's my turn since i'm from turkey, istanbul. each and every episodes i am amazed by the storytelling and the deep and realistic takes on the subject. we started the history of aztec from the dinosaurs and started this episode from the creation of gibraltar strait. i'm in love with the fact that you tell the side stories, the important things that touched the main story, like starting from the rise of islam to tell the sieges of constantinople, the plague, formation of constantinople and even the formation of the straits. i was always into the history, i always wanted to learn much more than they taught us in schools etc. so i know a couple of things from here and there but most of the other sources lack the deep and melancholic storytelling of this channel has. fall of civilizations is by far the best channel and my favorite on youtube. thanks for all the work. only work close to this i can think of is extra credits' history videos, and i love their justinian series.

@selardohr7697 9 ай бұрын

Yes! This series on Istanbul, Extra Credits Justinian series, and Overly Sarcastic Productions Byzantine series have made me a bit obsessed with this time/ place. I knew next to nothing about it before watching all of these and now i know enough to understand books about the period.

@steliostokatlidis5307 3 жыл бұрын

Paul I can't really say how much I appreciate and enjoy your work. I binged the 3hr, podcast version of this episode and all I can say is that I've never heard such an objective, in-depth historical view on the topic. It is even more remarkable, considering that many modern day greek historians, experts in this period, have barely reached that deep an insight. Anyways, the thing is that I consider your take on Byzantium a benchmark and if it interests you, I'd be happy to provide with greek subtitles. You and your team have my most sincere compliments, Cheers Stelios

@DiamondGirl333 Жыл бұрын

I tried studying world history but just became overwhelmed by the enormity of it and gave up early in my endeavor. I accidentally stumbled upon this video and was in amazement at the way the narrator tells these stories. Thank you so much!

@internetpolification Жыл бұрын

I joined KZfaq premium and PAY for it…just to avoid adverts spoiling things. And it was entirely because of this channel

@williammanning1028 3 жыл бұрын

I remember being captivated by the story of Byzantium when John Romer's "Byzantium: The Lost Empire" was released years ago. Like you, he told a story of a civilization in such a way that was captivating and engrossing. The sound track to his presentation was hauntingly beautiful. Nevertheless, John's story was disjointed and I had to read an overview of the history before I could make sense of it. You overcame that by presenting the story in a way that flowed. Congratulations! Really well done!

@ThomasGazis 3 жыл бұрын

What a remarkable effort by the producers of this video to "romanize" Byzantium and "de-hellenize" it at any cost! Even us modern Greeks sometimes use to call ourselves "ROMIOI" (for the shake of simplicity "ROMANS"). Does this mean that the modern Greeks are Latin Romans or Italians?

@Laughterfirst 3 жыл бұрын

Can't believe I found this. My work days are filled with FOC, listening over and over. Now I get to watch on my day off. Excellent work! Thank you for bringing your art to the world.

@vangelisskia214 2 жыл бұрын

"In his »Comparison of the Old and the New Rome«, addressed to emperor Manuel II Palaiologos (1391-1425), Manuel Chrysoloras presented Rome as the mother and Constantinople as the daughter which was founded by the two most powerful and wise peoples of the world, the Romans and the Hellenes, who had come together there in order to create a city that would be able to rule over the whole world. In a sermon to the same emperor, he stated that the Rhomaioi were the offspring of the Romans and the Hellenes, thus being ENTITLED TO USE BOTH NAMES." Yannis Stouraitis, pp. 86-87, "Reinventing Roman Ethnicity in High and Late Medieval Byzantium" medieval worlds

@yerabbit6333 3 жыл бұрын

I love the idea of roman baths, getting clean as a recreation "You guys, we're gonna go out and get SO CLEAN!"

@martinlidegran4819 3 жыл бұрын

I remember the first episode I watched from this channel of yours, on the sumerians. It was so well made that I was moved to tears and couldn´t stop watching and listening. This is again great work, looking forward to episode 2!

@lgorenc 7 ай бұрын

I watched/listened Sumerians at least 30 times.

@simonvegas793 6 ай бұрын

Am deffo in double figures myself lol. Is my favourite one I think! Such a fascinating story of our early history.

@pstectg Жыл бұрын

This is my third time going through the whole playlist. 😍 Thank you, Paul and Team.

@califwillie4247bd 3 жыл бұрын

We all have Paul Cooper to thank for his incredible productions of History come alive for those of us who love the stories of the past. Thank You Paul so very much.

@Iamleros 2 жыл бұрын

This is the most objective documentation about the "heart of the world" I've ever seen before. All my history teachers failed to achieve such a great goal. It's a shame what we've become. It seems as if the past repeats itself, but more barbaric and cruel than ever.

@pdstor 3 жыл бұрын

I'm an Orthodox Christian and I'm grateful to see - and hear - such a great, historically neutral documentary about such a fundamentally Christian topic. Such a centerpiece to Orthodox history has always carried with it either a strictly hagiographic narration meant for purposes of my faith, or an academic sneer lurking just underneath the skin. I've been wanting for over a decade to see a secular presentation of the Byzantine Empire without any fashionable skew against Christianity, but rather one skewed only **toward** the gritty realities. Thank you.

@FallofCivilizations 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I couldn't have heard a better description of what I was going for!

@pdstor 3 жыл бұрын

@@FallofCivilizations No problem. Thank you for the hard work on this video ! It's the visuals that really open up the ability to fully connect with people in the distant past with the same faith as I have, and that makes your talent to see all aspects of life all the way to Constantinople's grim end through their eyes especially remarkable and important for me. Can't wait for Part 2!

@juanantoniogragasin1685 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen a lot of documentaries about the Byzantine Empire particularly about Konstantinupoli. I've got to say out of all that I've seen this is the best documentary out there.

@spottedreptile2671 2 жыл бұрын

The best video I've ever seen about the history of Byzantium. The flyovers are amazing, the pictures and paintings used to supplement the narrative bring it all alive in a fascinating way. So well done, congratulations on a great video. It's something I can watch over and over. The narrator paints a sad and yet magnificent story of the desolation and destruction of a once great civilisation and city. PS. The Ken Burns is brilliant!

@peterward5538 2 жыл бұрын

As an avid history lover and someone who has constantly sought out new interesting topics and historical content, This is such a treasure for me to have found this exceptionally well made series. I’ve only listened to 2 episodes and I am a huge fan of this now, and it’s a rare treat for me to find something new that’s this interesting and so well done. Truly impressive 😊 thank you friend.

@jamatheo 3 жыл бұрын

The only history channel that has episodes which give me literal goose bumps (in this case, 2:30 when monastic chant begins. Such brilliant editing).

@billbauer9795 3 жыл бұрын

I hated the monastic chant.

@Adrian-ry6bm 3 жыл бұрын

I love that intro song. It makes me feel so melancholic and feel a longing to see the past as it happened.

@poomsiraprapasiri8448 3 жыл бұрын

The first thing I did after hearing it, I went to the piano and tried to play the line and improvise around the tune.

@skizzik121 3 жыл бұрын

I see a fellow fan of Carthage! Greetings!

@holykissme 3 жыл бұрын

John Bartmann, 'Home at Last'

@arushatanzaniatimes9246 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so ecstatic to have somehow found this channel today. Finally, lockdown is about to get educational and wholesome. I know a couple of people who will positively drool when I direct them here! Thanks so very much!

@FallofCivilizations 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy, my friend!

@mroblivious3647 2 жыл бұрын

🙌 I've always been fascinated with Byzantium.....this channel is absolute platinum! 😍

@67lionsoflisbon37 3 жыл бұрын

What the History Channel used to be and still should be. Thanks for posting. This is a gift to all History buffs. Well done. On second thoughts and viewing; congratulations. This documentary is of a high order.

@mbe102 3 жыл бұрын

I was literally just watching this two days ago and thinking about how excited I am, and how awesome it would be, to see the 'Remastered' version of this video. SO excited, and glad you split it into two parts, so you don't have to work on a huge video for so long (or take eons to render :P). Excited for Part 2!

@johnmcbruce215 2 жыл бұрын

I gotta leave a comment just to tell my love & appreciation of these works. Please keep doing what you do

@quonit37 Жыл бұрын

This is the kind of history I'm confused that I never heard before. All these videos are so interesting and detailed

@stephenmarley7281 3 жыл бұрын

This masterpiece is not simply remarkable; it is astonishing.

@arcanumviator 3 жыл бұрын

Your intro is so immense and alluring to the ears. Indulging in the middle affair of the story and then narrating meticiliouslly written beginning story. Mastery

@clmdcc Жыл бұрын

These videos, are beyond TV quality.

@marypartridge5154 2 жыл бұрын

In,this,age and a greedy age, especially on social media, these podcasts of yours, unselfish and giving to others gives one hope in humanity. Thanking you

@paullewis2413 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul for the upload. Not enough is known about the Eastern Roman Empire as it's always been downplayed in the West, even Gibbon gives it little attention in his amazing history of the Empire. As a history buff I will always know the city as Constantinople.

@umutselimbayr7837 2 жыл бұрын

Konstantinoupoli>Kastanbolu>Kestanbul>İstanbul.

@histguy101 Жыл бұрын

Gibbon's history is about the Byzantine empire. It covers the period of 180-1453.

@rumble1925 7 ай бұрын

@@umutselimbayr7837 İstanbuls name comes from εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin; 'to the City'). It's a turkish rendering of a name used by Greek speakers since the 11th century.

@umutselimbayr7837 7 ай бұрын

@@rumble1925 I know this theory. However, the theory I wrote also makes sense.

@jason8077 3 жыл бұрын

This is what we call “job well done”

@WorldPeace-AdamNeira 3 ай бұрын

An excellent documentary. Kudos to the funders, producers, technicians, editors and presenters.

@brianclingenpeel5123 2 ай бұрын

I think its really cool he remade all his original podcasts with visual aids and refrences.

@darkstar0554 3 жыл бұрын

Make no mistake. If you think I’m doing anything but listening to this for next hour and half. You got another think coming. 😂

@FallofCivilizations 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy!

@joshuakuehn 3 жыл бұрын

@@FallofCivilizations bro we always do. Your narration and composition is incredible

@Gracenglory5 3 жыл бұрын

Same! 😂 I was so restless yesterday waiting for this 😅 Thank you FoC for all your efforts to bring us so much intriguing historical insight. Always delightful. 💖🤗🥰

@FallofCivilizations 3 жыл бұрын

@@Gracenglory5 Haha sorry for the short delay!

@Gracenglory5 3 жыл бұрын

@@FallofCivilizations lol, all is forgiven. Better late and satisfied than rushed with regrets. Art can’t be hurried.😉🤓🤩

@youebutme 3 жыл бұрын

I slept through history class and woke up to this! Thank you , Paul.

@SecondTake123 3 жыл бұрын

Pay attention in class! 😂

@alexmartya1733 3 жыл бұрын

What sets this series is apart is a solid geographical base that historical events are built upon. Well done, I take my hat off!

@lelandunruh7896 Жыл бұрын

This is wonderful. I was in Istanbul for the second time eight months ago and my wife and I hired an excellent guide to give us a walking tour of the city. The tour lasted three hours, but you could easily spend 30 walking around and still not feel like you've seen enough!

@plden2442 6 ай бұрын

It's called Constantinople

@history_repeats8201 3 ай бұрын

The guides are useless and not really educated. The one we used could not tell the difference between Greek and Latin. Useless!!!

@lelandunruh7896 3 ай бұрын

@@history_repeats8201 I have given walking tours before so I tend to judge them harshly. I've had some bad or lackluster ones over the years, but we got really lucky with this guy.

@Pekara121 2 ай бұрын

@@plden2442nope it's Istanbul now 🥰

@joeyjojo5986 3 жыл бұрын

This is better than anything on Netflix.

@mikelfunderburk5912 3 жыл бұрын

A bit of history with my breakfast? Yes please

@ColombianMusclePapi Жыл бұрын

What a brilliant epic show this episode was. Watching part 2 tomorrow night. Thank you for this riveting lesson and entertainment.

@Bhamloud47 2 жыл бұрын

Did I care much about this subject? Not really. Was I hooked after the first minute? Yes! These are just great history videos and I really mean some of the best I’ve ever seen.

@Perseverence 3 жыл бұрын

History channel staff should all subscribe to this channel.

@JonS 3 жыл бұрын

Does The History Channel have an interest in history any more?

@luismarquezcomedy 3 жыл бұрын

Every time I hear the music intro I say, here comes another master piece.

@ChineseKiwi Жыл бұрын

Cooper by name, but amazing storyteller by heart! Like others, I have watched and listened to all these episodes on repeat! It isn't just your amazing storytelling, it is how you give context, nuance and accuracy many others miss.

@nikim5051 2 жыл бұрын

The name Instanbule was officially adopted in 1930. Prior to this it was unofficially used and it derives its name from the Greek “eis ten polin” which means “in the city.”

@JustArtsCreations 3 жыл бұрын

You've really outdone yourself this time. Honestly, your videos have you feeling like you're right in the thick of things. Perfection.

@innosanto 3 жыл бұрын

Byzantium was half Roman and half. Greek and it still survives in a way.

@andreisuvorov7059 3 жыл бұрын

I watched also Part 2 Until my tears. Thank you so much for your work! It is a masterpiece!

@LarryZandes 3 жыл бұрын

I've found your channel randomly, and the first episode I watched was about the Sumerians. It was so well made that I couldn't stop watching! This episode, again, is a great work and the quality of your video productions along with your podcasts are among the finest I've ever watched and listened to! Your storytelling is absolutely brilliant, Paul! Looking forward to the 2nd episode...!! However, I want to mention a misconception about the name of the Cathedral of Hagia Sophia (at 1:10:45), a statement that many recent historians make by mistake or ignorance, over and over again! The cathedral is not named after the martyr Saint Sophia, as many tent to believe in error. It is dedicated to the "God's Holy Wisdom" or "εις την Αγία του Θεού Σοφία" as it is written in Greek in the textures of that period. But throughout the centuries, the Greek speakers together with the Latin speakers of the Empire, and later the Ottomans, kept referring to this church in their everyday talks simply as "Αγιά Σοφιά" or "Αγια-Σοφιά" (romanized: Hagiá Sophiá, Turkish: Ayasofyá).