The Life & Times of Belisarius (History Abridged)

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After the end of the Western Roman Empire, the story in the East is more or less a thousand years of “Well they tried their best but the climate screwed them, people kept dying of plague, every single one of their neighbors made a national pastime of sacking the empire, and they couldn’t go more than 5 years without a civil war so… A for effort.” and then here you’ve got Belisarius who gets hit with practically all of that at once and comes out the other end with an extra quarter of the Mediterranean… and without screwing everything up in a coup!
0:00 Introduction
1:14 Today's Sponsor (I may have gotten a bit carried away)
3:08 On with the show
Music (in order of appearance):
Farya Faraji - Dance of the Akritai
Kevin Macleod - Hidden Past
Ben Hur OST - Victory Parade
Vindsvept - Driftwood Heartbeat
Kyiv Chamber Choir - Kyrie Elesion
Farya Faraji - Trapezuntine
Farya Faraji - Theodora's Death
Kevin Macleod - Le Grand Chase
Farya Faraji - Taverns of Elounda
Kevin Macleod - The Parting
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@JackRackam 2 жыл бұрын

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@BLC888 2 жыл бұрын

May i recommend Louis bonaparte? He was the brother of Napoleon Bonaparte and he basically ran his kingdom on spite and i think he is very interesting after reading on him a bunch

@febrian0079 2 жыл бұрын

May i recommend a video about the life and death of Gajah Mada, the great General and Mahapatih of the Majapahit Empire

@kv4648 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the sponsorship segment! I remember reading an actual isekai where the main character reincarnates as an emperor of the Byzantine empire in troubled times and takes over the Italian peninsula set in a world with magic, elves, dwarves, etc. I think it was set after the events of this very video

@Alfred_Leonhart 2 жыл бұрын

Was that Dance of the Akritai in the beginning I didn’t think many people knew about Farya Faraji?

@liamnevard1591 2 жыл бұрын

@jackrackam Why does it say History Abridged?

@byzantineboi8345 2 жыл бұрын

In Procopius secret history he insults literally everyone, except Justinian’s cousin Germanus who everyone thought was just a cool dude

@yugitrump435 2 жыл бұрын

Every family has that one person everyone loves no matter what, while the rest get the stink eye lmao

@byzantineboi8345 2 жыл бұрын

@@yugitrump435 I mean I think he earned it, his whole career was cleaning up Justinian and Belisarius messes

@eedwardgrey2 2 жыл бұрын

Belisarius got better than Theodora at least.........I mean no geese at least........

@DBZHGWgamer 2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't actually written by Procopius.

@RaviDev108 2 жыл бұрын

I read that as popcornius

@NathanLucas5 2 жыл бұрын

I know the Theodora scene is funny but the actual quote she gave (and her entire story) is super badass: "We are rich; over there is the sea, and yonder are the ships. Yet reflect for a moment whether, when you have once escaped to a place of security, you would not gladly exchange such safety for death. As for me, I agree with the adage that the royal purple is the noblest shroud"

@michaelsinger4638 2 жыл бұрын

Theodora also came from very humble origins. She worked her way up to becoming Empress. Not hard to see why she would not want to give it up.

@CollinMcLean 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelsinger4638 Not just humble origins, she was an actress (which to the Romans meant stripper which to them meant prostitute) and would've been looked down upon with serious contempt by many. Yet supposedly when she died Justinian never remarried and was never quite as sharp as he was when he had her by his side. And when Justinian was in a coma from Plague she kept the whole empire from tearing apart. She is easily one of history's biggest badasses.

@NathanLucas5 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelsinger4638 of course, her whole life story is crazyt

@akSeR2010 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelsinger4638 "Worked" her way to the top, meaning fucked her way to the top literally.

@Pillzpop 2 жыл бұрын

Theodora basically just slapped her giant ovaries on the table and told everybody around her that they were being pussies for running away. And with that bold statement, everybody nutted up.

@pax6833 2 жыл бұрын

"Oh my god he took the parade" The deadpan delivery is just great. I mean wow what a genius bit of reasoning too from good old Justinian.

@_MrPixel_ 2 жыл бұрын

Now I want a Justinian, Theodora & Belasarius sitcom

@DaRoachDoggJR. 2 жыл бұрын

Dont forget his wife and adopted son living next door

@comettamer 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@Mr.PepeSilvia 2 жыл бұрын

Taped in front of a live studio audience

@gringlebandersnatch 2 жыл бұрын

🎶 So no one told you Rome was gonna be this way dun dun dun dun dun 🎶

@ianyork2655 2 жыл бұрын

Actually there’s a historical fiction book on Theodora and her time as a prostitute called Fortune’s child. Sorry I love Theodora that my partner got me an orthodox icon of her

@OptimusMaximusNero 2 жыл бұрын

Belisarius and Justinian's relationship can be summarized like this: Justinian: "Hello, Belisarius. You're not going to join my Legions" Belisarius: "I want to join your Legions" Justinian: "YOU ARE IN"

@kitcutting 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard of a joke that goes something like: “Vercingetorix, Arminius, and Belisarius walk into a bar” [THE NEXT PART OF THIS JOKE HAS BEEN REDACTED DUE TO HISTORICAL AMBIGUITY.]

@mortache Жыл бұрын

A bar in Germania the town?

@jamesabestos2800 Жыл бұрын

@@mortache or the people of foul

@comettamer 2 жыл бұрын

"He wants us to be Mormons, is what he wants." Lmao that line had me dead.

@DeviilReaper 2 жыл бұрын

The guard should have replied with 'What the Fuck is a Mormon?'

@vorynrosethorn903 2 жыл бұрын

I see that actual theologically consistent Christianity isn't very mainstream anymore but believe me back in the day the Mormon joke would make even less sense.

@prestonjones1653 2 жыл бұрын

@@vorynrosethorn903 When has Christianity ever been theologically consistent? Half of Paul's letters were him blithering that he wasn't a con artist and to ignore what everybody in Jerusalem was saying about him.

@legateelizabeth 2 жыл бұрын

You know Jack's passionate about a subject when there's no blackboard segments. I'm gonna go listen to an entire album of Belissarius music that exists, apparently.

@jbb4105 2 жыл бұрын

i cant believe that album exists and cant wait to peep it myself when i get home lol

@akechijubeimitsuhide 2 жыл бұрын

There is also a rarely played but very beautiful Donizetti opera about him :D

@Marshal_Rock 2 жыл бұрын

Let There be Nothing by Judicator is an awesome album

@MCKevin289 2 жыл бұрын

It’s let there be nothing by judicator

@wetwillyis_1881 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I now have to go out and listen to that album too.

@therongjr 2 жыл бұрын

Procopius, that guy who wrote that Justinian's head and body sometimes disappeared, like a demonic Cheshire cat? I'm sure he's a reliable narrator!

@Spiderfisch 2 жыл бұрын

It is questionable if he really wrote the secret history On the other hand he was an eye witness of most of the events and the only source we have

@justinbowers2749 2 жыл бұрын

Some people theorize (and I agree) that the reason the Secret History was made was as an insurance policy for Procopius in case Justinian was ever overthrown

@ShadowGricken Жыл бұрын

@@justinbowers2749 it makes for a really interesting historical case where we have to cut between the two wildly different biases from the same eyewitness primary source, not really something that's happened anywhere else in history

@archsteel7 2 жыл бұрын

I see a lot of people picking favorites between Bellisaurius and Justinian, all saying that one was the true power responsible for all of the Byzantine’s success during this period. This is a deeply stupid take, because the real story is clearly the incredible bromance between these two and how their teamwork made the dream work.

@arawn1061 2 жыл бұрын

The Agrippa to his Augustus

@pax6833 2 жыл бұрын

Belasarius definitely wouldn't have been able to do what he did under most Emperors because they were often quite paranoid or deeply corrupt. It required a lot of trust and support from Justinian (although he did at times waver on Belararius) to enable The big B.

@aaronTGP_3756 2 жыл бұрын

Belisarius complemented as the brawn to Justinian's brains.

@byzantineboi8345 2 жыл бұрын

Both are great men with great dreams whom worked in tandem as great allies Also my third favorite figure from the time is the underrated Roman General Germanus Justinian’s cousin and intended heir

@yunleung2631 2 жыл бұрын

@@arawn1061 such a clear parallel. All the way down to his own Livia.

@wabi-sabi6155 2 жыл бұрын

10:35 Belisarius: "We must be righteous! Be like Christ my brothers. " Hun Mercenary: "What?! And kill people?" 15:15 "To think such a powerful City could fall because of one unguarded entrance! Pathetic frankly! Imagine if we ever let something like this happen in Constantinople!! " This was an amazing video of my favourite General.

@powerist209 2 жыл бұрын

Same goes with Justinian the II (or golden nose prosthetic one) who reclaim his throne via unsecured sewer after sailing from his exile.

@katyayanjaiswal2110 Жыл бұрын

The Constantinople line was the best line in the video 😂

@occam7382 2 ай бұрын

@@powerist209, somehow, I'm not at all surprised.

@SamAronow 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact about Belisarius’ triumph: he actually brought the Menorah back with it, having been taken from Rome by the Vandals a century earlier, meaning it starred in two different Roman triumphs almost half a millennium apart. But after an earthquake, Justinian was compelled to send it back to Jerusalem, where it was lost in the Final Roman-Persian War. Because the Babylonian Talmud had already been completed before any of this happened, the Menorah’s ultimate fate was never included in the larger body of Jewish law (we know about all of it from Procopius), so some Orthodox Jews still believe the Vatican is spitefully hiding it in Rome.

@CollinMcLean Жыл бұрын

I honestly could see the Vatican doing that.

@MrExtraordinaire16 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Big fan of your channel.

@hyperion3145 Жыл бұрын

Actually, there is a minor tractate in the Babylonian Talmud from Rabbi Natan that claims that it was taken before the Persians sacked Jerusalem and was moved back to Rome along with other artifacts.

@riverbecomesastorm375 9 ай бұрын

The Vatican probably did. It, like other religious institutions, doesn't exactly have the most honorable history with these sorts of things. They probably took it at one point and just as likely lost it. That's usually how these things go.

@someromaboo 2 жыл бұрын

Belisarius had a dream, well Justinian had a dream, and he was gonna do his darned best to realize it insubordination lack of manpower and the plague be damned.

@velstadtvonausterlitz2338 2 жыл бұрын

🤪

@Etom. 2 жыл бұрын

Personally I still believe if there is no plague Justinian would’ve restored the majority of the empire. Gaul and Britannia might not have been worth the effort by that point

@velstadtvonausterlitz2338 2 жыл бұрын

@@Etom. Gaul has huge iron deposits.

@Etom. 2 жыл бұрын

@@velstadtvonausterlitz2338 they also have Gauls and Franks who aren’t just gonna let them have that land back. They had a lot more manpower than North Africa and the Italian states.

@velstadtvonausterlitz2338 2 жыл бұрын

@@Etom. the Franks aren't that strong in that time. The Gauls hated them too. Belisarius could just easily surround them if belisarius takes Iberia first before attacking France directly in two fronts, or keep the Frankish forces occupied in Rome, and do a sneak attack in Avigon to make way straight to Paris, and cut off the Frankish army's line of communication from their country preventing them from responding properly to the looming threat.

@nileshkumaraswamy2711 2 жыл бұрын

The story of Justinian and Belisarius is like a test case of what happens when great men collide with historical forces larger than themselves.

@ZephLodwick 2 жыл бұрын

If Procopius wrote _The Secret History_ today, he'd have put that Theodora was into light novels.

@ManiacMayhem7256 2 жыл бұрын

Truly heinous

@year111 Жыл бұрын

Could be worst she might end up in a young adult novel.

@mrscoldarrow 2 жыл бұрын

It’s funny how there’s a lot of arguing on if Justinian was smart to try and reconquer the west and if he was great or just good, meanwhile pretty much everyone agrees that Belisarius was an awesome dude, and his only weakness was that nobody listened to him

@LukeSky2207 2 жыл бұрын

Also his wife

@abrahamolivares9936 2 жыл бұрын

"To think that such a powerful city could fall because of one unguarded entrance." That's called foreshadowing

@katyayanjaiswal2110 Жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@seanmcloughlin5983 2 жыл бұрын

Ok NOW you need to do Justinian. You have no choice, you can’t ONLY do Belisarius.

@JuliusCheemsar 2 жыл бұрын

Narses too

@michaelsinger4638 2 жыл бұрын

Theodora as well.

@BlaudracheLP 2 жыл бұрын

I get the idea you watched Extra Historys episode of Justinian I.

@dr.nosborn6330 2 жыл бұрын

See him try 😂

@stellviahohenheim Жыл бұрын

That's gay haha

@christianbustnes9212 2 жыл бұрын

20 minutes isn’t enough for byzantiums greatest ever general

@Spiderfisch 2 жыл бұрын

Thats extremely debatable if he really is the best

@ethancash7735 2 жыл бұрын

@@Spiderfisch Name a better general who did more and conquered more territory and wasn’t a d*ck to everyone

@flyingtomatosauce3528 2 жыл бұрын

I demand 50

@cokelover-nb1qz 2 жыл бұрын

@@Spiderfisch I mean Heraclius and basil ii are his only real rivals with a few others but those are the main two and i'd argue he was probably better than both

@menmamadrigal1233 2 жыл бұрын

@@cokelover-nb1qz heraclius was caught between a rock and a hard place so he fought back savagely like a cornered animal and he actually succeeded in defeating the persians earning him the title of the first crusader but his reputation marred by the loss of basically half the empire to the muslims

@irish-italianintrovert.8600 2 жыл бұрын

Roman Generals: I have successfully captured this mountain fortress with a giant dirt ramp and siege tower after months of marching troops single file up the entrance and suffering casualties from enemy arrows. Belisarius: Ya so one of my mercenaries found an old water pipe leading into the city I was besieging and I wrote to the enemy commander that I found a way in and asked him to surrender immediately or I would kill them all that night. Lol.

@mortache Жыл бұрын

10:40 "Be like Christ, my brother" "And what, kill people?" Crusades in a nutshell lol

@nathanpangilinan4397 2 жыл бұрын

As Dovahhatty put it, there once was a dream, a dream worth fighting for, a dream called Rome.

@carltomacruz9138 2 жыл бұрын

I just came from Dovahhatty too! It's interesting how his take of Justinian and Belisarius's relationship is somewhat different from Epic History TV.

@georgeptolemy7260 2 жыл бұрын

I like the story convention of Procopius telling Belisarius his own history.

@deiansalazar140 2 жыл бұрын

Procopius be like: "Nice argument Scholar but give me a source" "My source is that I made it the fuck up!"

@ajthelwell6357 2 жыл бұрын

"Imagine something like this happening in Constantinople"

@SymphonyZach 2 жыл бұрын

“A city that can fall from only one unguarded entrance” thyatira would like a word.

@corbindick8943 2 жыл бұрын

Belisarius is honestly one of my favorite historical figures

@theawesomeman9821 2 жыл бұрын

he should have been Emperor

@therac197 Жыл бұрын

@@theawesomeman9821 a good General doesnt automatically make a good politician

@ragnarian 2 жыл бұрын

You should do a video on Emperor Aurelian, the belisarius of his time, reclaiming the empire, basically tripling the size of rome when he took the throne.

@ATemplarIGuess 2 жыл бұрын

And then he got stabbed to death

@lkcdarzadix6216 2 жыл бұрын

Aurelian is Aurelian he get shit down not weigh down by politics. Aurelian The Restorer of Roman Empire!

@therac197 Жыл бұрын

@handri i no He was Iustitian and Belesarius. Aurelian didn't just reunite the empire, he passed massive amount of Reforms and fixed alot of the infrastructure Romes. Additionaly he also brought rome on the path towards monotheism

@wyatt8315 2 жыл бұрын

The logical next step for Jack is to talk about Subutai

@paulandreigillesania5359 2 жыл бұрын

"Oh sorry, this is my backup scroll of history in case there's a sudden regime change." ~ Procopius.jpg Beautiful

@MrMighty147 2 жыл бұрын

The empress going "Oh my god he took the triumph" was hilarious 😂

@shostysboo 2 жыл бұрын

Can we talk about all those voices Jack did? And the animation is just 🤌🏾💋! What did we do to deserve such high quality content?

@TransSappho 2 жыл бұрын

I saw Belisarius in the title and immediately fangirled. I may have gotten into a fun debate with my history prof last year who likes Narses

@CaffeinatedIce 2 жыл бұрын

What a bastard, a Narses fan? UNBELIEVABLE

@sapphoarnold2610 2 жыл бұрын

Insert spiderman meme pointing that we the same

@occam7382 2 жыл бұрын

I honestly think both of them were good at their jobs, but when it came to working together, they just sucked ass.

@TransSappho 2 жыл бұрын

@@sapphoarnold2610 lmao

@kyleplatter8954 2 жыл бұрын

How did he like Narses?

@jplabre Жыл бұрын

I loved the ending with Justinian bailing Belisarius out of jail and they drank heinekens and watched chariot races today for the rest of their days, and life was as good then as it would ever get in all of Middle Age Rome's history. Awesome ending Jack!

@alanpennie 11 ай бұрын

Justinian is surprisingly not - evil in this version.

@ussgettysburg316 2 жыл бұрын

I wish that Jack would do a video on Michael Collins. There isn't really that much Irish history content on KZfaq.

@ancaconstantin8667 2 жыл бұрын

There is this channel called John D. Ruddy how made two videos about the Irish independence war and civil war

@ussgettysburg316 2 жыл бұрын

@@ancaconstantin8667 Yes, those videos are very good.

@seanclancy9746 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you get out of the yards someday

@CollinMcLean Жыл бұрын

Ah Ireland... A land who's entire history is that of a people repeatedly getting suckerpunched and still getting back up everytime. From the Vikings to the Normans to the English to the English to the English and again to the English... And also Scotland when you remember James I started the Ulster plantations but he did that because Scotland wasn't English enough and he blamed Ireland.

@Willie5000 2 жыл бұрын

7:50 is possibly the funniest depiction of the Nika Riots I’ve ever seen, well done!

@ericc9321 2 жыл бұрын

It's been argued quite effectively that Belisarius was actually the END of the western roman empire as an identity rather than some revival. When he marched his way into Italy, all the Italians considered themselves Roman, living in the Roman world culturally, simply in a state that had a loose vassal relationship with the Res Publica rather than direct control. That all changed when Greek speaking Roman troops marched into the penninsula to "return them to Roman control". They said they were Roman, the Roman troops who arrived called them barbarians ruled by a barbarian. Italian identity separate from Roman identity could be said to have been born at the moment they were considered non-Roman by the Emperor and had to find a different way to think of themselves now that they were hostile to what they had considered the one Roman Emperor. Late Roman identity was complex, many 'barbarian' kingdoms after the 'fall of Rome' derived their legitimacy from the Nicaean church which held the Empire as a part of God's divine plan for the world and the Roman Emperor in Constantinople as ruling by the grace of God. The 'reconquest' by Belisarius finally broke that worldview, and bankrupted the Empire besides. Of course the Romans in Constantinople kept better records than the Ostrogoths, so we mostly get their side of the story, the story where the Emperor tried to restore Rome to its former glory and was rejected by the smelly barbarians living in what was once Rome's glorious homeland.

@CollinMcLean Жыл бұрын

That's actually a pretty good analysis... Like Jack said in his video on the Roman Emperor Zeno the Isaurian, it's not like the people of Rome stopped being Roman as soon as a German took over.

@wthMerhaba 2 жыл бұрын

Those mercenaries were so chill at 3:10, even calling an Imperial soldier over to look at something. Its crazy that they just got drunk and killed their friend :O

@JackRackam 2 жыл бұрын

I interpreted it as them calling him over to look at something, then sneaking up to grab him, going "saved your life!" 😄

@wthMerhaba 2 жыл бұрын

@@JackRackam LMFAO thats canon then! I got so captivated by them and, while I was trying to listen to Belisarius, I was also just watching them thinking "something...is happening there. like some story is being played out" hahaha!!!

@JudicatorMetal 2 жыл бұрын

Very flattered that 'Let There be Nothing' was a part of your creative process ;D loved the video \m/ just subbed!!

@JackRackam 2 жыл бұрын

Holy cow, here's a comment I didn't expect! Huge fan, I actually recorded a whole speech for Belisarius inspired by the ending of Strange to the World that I had to cut for time

@JudicatorMetal 2 жыл бұрын

@@JackRackam That's so cool! Do you have any plans to release it at some point? That would be so fun to hear

@JackRackam 2 жыл бұрын

@@JudicatorMetal I probably won't be releasing it since ultimately I felt it got in the way of the video's pacing, but I'd be happy to email you the audio if you want! Or whatever's the best way to send it to you

@liam4995 2 жыл бұрын

Jack Rackam:Does a video on Belisarius Extra History Fans: Hey, I've seen this one before. It's a classic.

@lutterbrot5839 2 жыл бұрын

I have to apologize to you here, Jack. The first time watching your video, I could not bring myself to complete it. Not because I was not interested in the subject matter, quite the contrary, but after you had mentioned that album by "Judicator", I had to look it up posthaste and by the pope, did I fall in love with it. I made amends, mind, watched the video through since then and loved it too, but that music, man, felt like a revelation to me. Cheers man, you are one of the best producers on the platform!

@JackRackam 2 жыл бұрын

Got me in the first half for sure 😄

@Mmu12059 2 жыл бұрын

“Today, we cancel the fall of Rome!” Belisaurius at the beginning of his campaign probably

@jakegarvin7634 2 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine a world where Bellisarius and Flavius Aëtius were emperors

@jakegarvin7634 2 жыл бұрын

Addendum: Justinian was still cool...Justin too

@ATemplarIGuess 2 жыл бұрын

@@jakegarvin7634 but not Justin Two

@jakegarvin7634 2 жыл бұрын

@@ATemplarIGuess damn son you got me I didn't even know there was a Justin II *Googles Furiously*

@cloudftw113 2 жыл бұрын

@@jakegarvin7634 ...We don't like to talk about him lol

@thetexmexking 2 жыл бұрын

10:10 Ah yes. We all remember the ancient Glock that Belisuarius was known to have owned.

@LifeHackTobi 2 жыл бұрын

I've planned to go to bed when I saw you released a video about Belisarius.. I might be tired tomorrow at work but I'm convinced it was the right decision, after all Belisarius didn't slept 7 hours before beating the persians. Definitly one of my top three generals.

@gyanchor2495 2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah we are early! We need Belisarius today for post soccer/rugby match crowd control but with non lethal weapons. Such a Chad!

@gyanchor2495 2 жыл бұрын

Anthonina: "Adopted son Theodesius, oh no i am stuck..."

@discountplaguedoctor88 2 жыл бұрын

Belisarius, eh? He's frequently ignored because (in case it couldn't be anymore obvious) the military conquests he went on didn't stick as a long-term success.

@someguy7723 2 жыл бұрын

For the best. I mean one thing is having to live under Italiens, but Greeks?! There is just so much suffer people can take

@vorynrosethorn903 2 жыл бұрын

The Black Death tends to do that.

@discountplaguedoctor88 2 жыл бұрын

@@NiclasLoof Yes, but Belisarius was never Master of Europe.

@BarryAllen__1A23 2 жыл бұрын

@@NiclasLoof Compared to alexander who got boo boo and died, caesar who became a pin cushion, and hitler killed by hitler; thats a relatively a better ending for him. His story started on an island and ended on an island

@garvinanders2355 2 жыл бұрын

That and Western Europe often preferred to downplay or sweep under the rug Byzantine accomplishments. It undercut the narrative of Western Europe rising from the ashes all on its own. Rather than reabsorbing knowledge from the east. I kinda see that a lot towards the Muslim Empires to. Although that's changing.

@DMFNDreviews 2 жыл бұрын

DUDE THAT JUDICATOR ALBUM SLAYS

@JuliusCheemsar 2 жыл бұрын

Belisarius and Narses made the ultimate dream team

@noahlamens7877 2 жыл бұрын

They did hate each other

@fedda9999 2 жыл бұрын

Narses was Belisarius rival

@occam7382 2 ай бұрын

@@fedda9999, Narses was like Tarkin to Belisarius' Thrawn (except Narses wasn't as much of a d*ck).

@Mr.PepeSilvia 2 жыл бұрын

Byzantium Jack is my favorite Jack. I hope you do Michael V one of these days. Him getting ripped out of a church and blinded with hot irons would be particularly silly!

@matthewsteigauf470 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of old EC. I miss Dan and James. Fantastic video about the Roman nobody talk about

@gamingforever9121 Жыл бұрын

Before they went fully woke or after ?

@John.McMillan 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I've been specifically waiting and hoping for you to cover this one, such great tales.

@laughsatchungus1461 2 жыл бұрын

Why is this so hilarious imagine you writing monty python 😂

@xarusman3223 2 жыл бұрын

Man, this was ace! I really liked this "whacky" narrative style lol ^^

@kennyhagan5781 2 жыл бұрын

Jack, the other channels could learn a thing or two from watching your videos. I absolutely love how you have turned the commercial thing into funny content on each video. If television had been this innovative, streaming wouldn't be king right now. Your crew deserves an extra ration of rum,I'd recommend the sweet Puerto Rican stuff that the islanders keep for themselves....look for the silver label. Fair winds to you and yours.

@joshp105 2 жыл бұрын

I was just blasting that album on my way home from work and opened KZfaq to see this. Jack you must be omniscient Edit: commented before clicking play lmao

@MrBallsworth69 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most fun history videos I’ve ever seen, I’d love it if you did a Justinian one I want to see these personalities again

@muhammadfasihkhan8508 2 жыл бұрын

I dare say, this is one of your best videos ever! Absolutely love it!

@yakcm123 Жыл бұрын

I have been listening to Let There Be Nothing on repeat because of you. Thank you so much for introducing me to this

@connor8469 2 жыл бұрын

Summer means we get more Rome videos, best time of the year

@shamsquatch9980 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Jack, I just wanna say thank you for mentioning that band. It's high key fire

@martijnstuart95 2 жыл бұрын

Belisarius and Justinian: one of the greatest bromances in history

@zackgilmore2504 2 жыл бұрын

I do greatly love these style of videos. They feel wonderful.

@cheese4life 2 жыл бұрын

I really like that you referenced the secret history

@ktlau-ph3bi 2 жыл бұрын

"It was his peculiar habit to shoot first and teach lessons second" 😭😭😭 bro i spit my drink at that scene.

@occam7382 2 ай бұрын

He and Darth Vader would've gotten along swimmingly.

@TickleMeSenpai Жыл бұрын

Always love these videos

@philipglover3295 2 жыл бұрын

Love Jacks way with words that line about every neighbour taking up the pastime of sacking the Empire

@omnijack 2 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly excellent, and I hate how long it took before I could finally watch this.

@silveryuno Жыл бұрын

You depicted Theadora and Justinian's relationship really well in this~!

@someguysomeone3543 2 жыл бұрын

Im glad to see ye olde graphics being in the entire video. Not to insult the chalkboard ones but this is a lot better.

@lrx001 2 жыл бұрын

As a Byzantanist, you did a fantastic job on this. I am definitely showing this to my mentor!

@CaffeinatedIce 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful as always

@niceguyofgames9490 5 ай бұрын

Poor Hipatius. A man who did not want to be emperor, yet caught strays for seemingly no reason.

@Charles-In-Charge 10 ай бұрын

Most tellings of Belisarius paint him as the most noble of Roman heroes. You painted him as a deeply strange man, and I love it

@aaronbecker5617 2 жыл бұрын

Always awesome videos!

@ColumnBlack 2 жыл бұрын

Alexander. Katherine. Bismarck. They are all great of course, but Belisarius... Belisarius is precious.

@fedoramaster6035 2 жыл бұрын

Omg the sponsorship ad. It’s my favorite yet

@mgradiant 2 жыл бұрын

OMG!! I DIDNT KNOW YOU WERE A FAN OF JUDICATOR! THOSE ARE SOME GREAT FRIENDS OF MINE!!! #ExcuseMeWhilstIFanboiTwoOfMyFavoriteThings ComingTogether

@hungryepicboys8895 2 жыл бұрын

If Extra Credits and their respective series on Justian and Belasaurius leaned into the beautiful drama of this moment in history, this really nailed the chaotic bullshit interspersed throughout

@KonigHoff 2 жыл бұрын

Belisarius with a Glock... that's some Paradox-level historical accuracy

@ottovonbismarck1352 2 жыл бұрын

I feel betrayed.

@aleattorium 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best KZfaq channel

@daspotato895 2 жыл бұрын

This is the first time I've seen my man Farya Faraji's work in a video before, and I must say, excellent song choice.

@deeznutz3712 Жыл бұрын

Truck-Kun is a true menace here!

@vennonetes4805 2 жыл бұрын

Masterpiece of a video!

@SMPlyScott 2 жыл бұрын

Best one yet

@recino2 Жыл бұрын

What a great and wholesome mother/son relationship they have

@redquoter 2 жыл бұрын

Hello fellow cultured viewer, I too am from Dovahhatty's series. OSTRAGOTHI DELENDA EST

@charliemaine9304 2 жыл бұрын

1:30 The long af title, so accurate 😂

@missingmochigumanofficial 2 жыл бұрын

I like that these "strategy" mobile games exist because these great ads by Jack Rackham wouldn't have been created otherwise.

@sherirobinson6867 2 жыл бұрын

Nobody does history like Jack Rackam!

@BJGvideos 2 жыл бұрын

Overly Sarcastic Productions is in the same vein

@obiwancoolidge1828 2 жыл бұрын

12:53-13:07 Belisarius acting like a Skyrim npc right now lmao

@velozio 2 жыл бұрын

Huge w for including the music god Farya Faraji in your video

@mr.t758 2 жыл бұрын

Love that nod to the episodes of Constantine XI and Mehmed II w/ the “Baka Mitai” song playing in the background.

@cesaramarilla7031 Жыл бұрын

A Belisarius video. Thank you so much!!

@rymdalkis 2 жыл бұрын

Next you REALLY need to do the life & times of Agrippa

@HereticHub 2 жыл бұрын

Top tier ad format

@HereticHub 2 жыл бұрын

But it needed music ;)

@23uncbball 2 жыл бұрын

That add style got me a good laugh before work, he got issekaied lol nice truck trope.

@silversweet9211 Жыл бұрын

This has one of my favorite lines ever from Jack Rackam's videos: "Oh no! We've been isekaied!" 🤣