The Last Emperors - Late Roman Empire

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Rome is burning for the second time in a few decades, the state and the population are loosing their energy. The generation of the last emperors is now on and while the west is falling appart, the east carries on.
⏰ Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
2:03 - Majorian
4:37 - Ricimer
5:42 - Anthemius
8:25 - The Last Emperors
11:25 - Zeno
15:58 - Conclusion
🎵 Music
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📚 Main sources
- Hugh Elton, The Roman Empire of Late Antiquity; 2016
- Mondéran Yves, L’Empire romain tardif 235-395 ap. J.-C. 2e édition mise à jour: ellipses; 2016
- Morisson Cécile, Le Monde Byzantin I - L'empire rome d'Orient (330-641): puf; 2012
- Duncann H. Rome Antique L’épopée d’un grand empire: Parragon; 2008
- Becheau F. Histoire des conciles : Christ, Source de vie; 2004
- Rémy B, Oshimizu Y. Dioclétien : L'Empire Restauré. Malakoff: Armand Colin; 2016
- Maraval Pierre, Les Fils de Constantin : CNRS Editions; 2013
- Jerphagnon Lucien, Julien dit l'Apostat : Seuil; 1986
- Lançon B. Théodose: Perrin; 2014
🌐 Internet sources
- Wikipedia fr eng, 2021
- Historical Map Animators, KZfaq, • Playlist
📽️ More videos
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@natejones963 2 жыл бұрын

Majorian was the last true emperor of both classical empires. The last one in the field and the last true strategic genius.

@TheMisterDarknight Жыл бұрын

Justinian, and later manual II could count

@natejones963 Жыл бұрын

@@TheMisterDarknight one was a palace emperor...

@thesupertaco1934 Жыл бұрын

@@natejones963basil ii

@paprskomet 10 ай бұрын

Nothing makes him the last true Emperor....

@erikeliasson4739 8 ай бұрын

Heraclius??

@ACIron-en6ij Жыл бұрын

Seeing Majorian trying to restore the Western Roman Empire only to get killed by Ricimer. It makes me so sad😔

@benjackson91 2 жыл бұрын

Majorian makes me die inside a little every time

@johnrichardson7310 2 жыл бұрын

Don't cry because he was betrayed and failed instead smile was a flame of light in a dark age of decline.

@an_absolute_lad 2 жыл бұрын

The map and it's animations are very visually appealing, good work

@realkekz 2 жыл бұрын

It almost looks like a map game it's so well made

@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded 7 ай бұрын

I agree. the sound effects are also cool

@arcanios806 4 ай бұрын

Yes, how did you do this? After effects?

@causantinthescot 2 жыл бұрын

What a shame that not only there wasn't a bust of Majorian and Anthemius, but also Ricimer acted as the Praetorian Guards and killed two emperors that both attempted to hold the empire together.

@KumarAnshs Жыл бұрын

Dont forget Nepos, he too tried. Honestly Valentinian should be commended as well. Even though he didn’t really make his own decisions he held the best intentions for rome if he wanted Majorian to succeed him.

@zippyparakeet1074 3 ай бұрын

Julius Nepos is so underrated, the man was planning an expedition to retake Italia and he could've succeeded- he actually was a seasoned commander- and had the Eastern Romans' backing so Nepos and East Rome combined could've taken back Italia and restored the Western Empire but he too was betrayed by traitors.

@causantinthescot 3 ай бұрын

@zippyparakeet1074 Nepos has potential too.

@KaiHung-wv3ul 3 ай бұрын

Rome: Always its Own Worst Enemy

@wilsontheconqueror8101 2 жыл бұрын

Well done! Not an easy time to cover! So much instability and turmoil,but truly a fascinating era!

@ancientsight 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ! Zeno's reign especially was not super simple to sum up, so many things happening constantly

@causantinthescot 2 жыл бұрын

@@ancientsight I slightly edited my opinion of Anthemius and included by comparing him to Valens. However, thw heart is missing after editing it. Could you restore the heart?

@causantinthescot 2 жыл бұрын

@@ancientsight Note: The heart will disappear again because I have changed my opinion for closely compared Anthemius to Valens. Pls restore it TvT

@causantinthescot 2 жыл бұрын

Anthemius had the potential to become another Augustus, but he lived enough to see he was another Decius, Valens, or Severus Alexander (He was closest to Valens imo, because their generals f*cked up the battle like Victorius and Sebastianus in Adrianople and Basiliscus in Cape Bon, capable and just emperors who ended up betrayed by their people and no one appreciated their efforts for holding the empire together) These four emperors were considered to be the most underrated rulers in the antiquity area, and they were born in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nevertheless, at least they tried to put the empire back on track.

@rockstar450 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I get frustrated when people act as if “Rome never fell in 476”. It’d been crumbling for far longer before that in the West and after Stilicho died it was slowing an inevitable current. Those that sight “the senate and other institutions still stood and Latin Christianity still proclaimed”, but people are more than just their faith and language and other than the most wealthy, the Roman identity really eroded. But this was not a single event but decades compounding on decades of migration and economic displacement that eroded the West, so badly Balesarius was shocked at what he found only decades later

@marvelfannumber1 2 жыл бұрын

But Italy was still under Roman rule after 476, at least as far as the people at the time were concerned. They just had one, more legitimate Emperor now, instead of two and there's no real evidence that the Roman identity in Italy declined, not until the Lombards arrived. If anything, the period between Romulus Augustus and Belisarius in Italy was a brief respite. A period where Roman Italy finally entered a period of political and economic stability, that allowed it to partially recover, until the Gothic War and plague put the swift end to that.

@rockstar450 2 жыл бұрын

@@marvelfannumber1 this is an outdated catholic perspective. You’re assuming Rome in 476 was like it was in 376 which it absolutely wasn’t. The final century was unrecognisable to the past of the empire. Migration hasn’t just bled into the military. Frontier provinces had either been overrun or fused with German migrants and the resettled peoples (Franks, etc) had NO interest in the Roman ideal. They were romanised in military and economic conduct but their culture and ideology had very little regard to the arrogant relic that was “Rome” which only continued to show a dated supremacy that was widely considered a paper Tiger. 476 was not a collapse but a mercy killing and acknowledgement that Rome was dead in the west and Odocer hailed Xeno as Augustus with every intent of overthrowing Rome again if he could. Yes, 476 wasn’t a huge moment but Rome died already over the past 50 years of dilution. I welcome your response as your perspective isn’t uncommon. Thanks for sharing your views.

@marvelfannumber1 2 жыл бұрын

@@rockstar450 You can't lecture me on outdated perspectives when you're trying to correct me by pivoting to the 'barbarisation' perspective, which has largely been discredited in more recent scholarship.

@rockstar450 2 жыл бұрын

@@marvelfannumber1 “largely discredited”? What are you talking about. The erosion of the Roman identity in its final century remains staple knowledge. I believe you’re confused with the way the inhabitance didn’t “perceive the fall” as a monumental change which I agree with, but migration continued to play a huge role and after learning Latin in order to collect taxes, the Goths kicked the “pure” Romans into poverty, holding power for themselves. This explains the collapse of trade and agriculture in subsequent centuries and how Belasarius was bewildered at how unrecognisable Italy had become. Save for some of the richest areas

@rockstar450 2 жыл бұрын

@@marvelfannumber1 but let’s have a conversation. Please explain your position friend.

@gus0703 5 ай бұрын

im on my first year of university and this series really helped me study for my roman history exam. i got an 18 out of 20, keep up with the good content.

@ancientsight 5 ай бұрын

Congrats, I am glad this helped you that way

@mateistoian726 Жыл бұрын

Majorian was such a chad

@everssonnascimento4601 2 жыл бұрын

F*ck Ricimer 😡😡 (great video btw)

@Moribus_Artibus 2 жыл бұрын

Love how this one is done in the chronological annal style. Most content-creators tend to take a more retrospective analytical approach

@ancientsight 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes it's not super easy to do that way but I really want these videos to "explain History while telling a story" if I can say so

@Moribus_Artibus 2 жыл бұрын

@@ancientsight Yes! and this is the approach Livy, Dio, and many of the ancient writers!

@MessiKingofKings 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, I'm a big fan of your channel (please never give up!!) and I love your template on the videos. Are you planning of starting a Patreon soon?

@ancientsight 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your interest and trust me, I'm not going to stop making these videos. And about your question, yes I'll start a Patreon, I don't know exactly when

@alfredosauce1 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video as always. Very underrated channel that deserves to be among the big history KZfaq channels

@gheddafiduck8239 2 ай бұрын

You’re very underrated these videos are awesome

@ancientsight 2 ай бұрын

Thanks man, that means a lot

@Jazmillenium 2 жыл бұрын

I'm surpressed Zeno managed to hold onto power in such a tumultuous time

@Malvium 2 жыл бұрын

The production quality compared to the size of this channel is mind blowing, I hope this channel gets the deserved attention.

@Halcon_Sierreno 2 жыл бұрын

Reality really is stranger than fiction. This story of succession puts even game of thrones to shame.

@jaredsordon5312 2 жыл бұрын

Another amazing video. Keep up the great work.

@faramund9865 Жыл бұрын

Love these videos. From Honorius, to Attila, to the fall. Been looking for exactly this for a long time. Really explains the lead up to the fall. And it's a great way also to understand the context of the TW: Attila game! Thank you!

@xptolen Жыл бұрын

Perfection! Loved it! thank u so much good Sire!

@adrianobanak2824 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and summary of very complex historical events in 5th century.

@imperiiitalica6278 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Love the animation.

@albertmont3411 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is a hidden gem. It's a shame KZfaq algorithm doesn't credit your videos because the quality is similar to the big guys with 50K subs. Even if you have an strong accent (I also have one) the narration is clear. Love the soundtrack, I think it really fits this kind of videos as it helps to develop the narrative.

@hia5235 Жыл бұрын

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@GreenMarkoulis13 2 жыл бұрын

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@leozehn1624 2 жыл бұрын

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@Rreqebulli 2 жыл бұрын

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@avaragejavacoder 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video.

@mustafacanguvercin Жыл бұрын

Great respect on your effort. Map color choses are great.

@marcoslce7161 2 жыл бұрын

Again, comment for référencement. Nice job

@anthonycontreras7590 2 жыл бұрын

How have I not found this channel before? I watch so many history videos I thought I was already subscribed to anyone worth a damn(even the small channels) KZfaq reccomend coming in clutch

@ancientsight 2 жыл бұрын

I guess I'm pretty good at hide and seek. Thank you for your comment, I'm glad you like

@anthonysimmons1372 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT content!

@ancientsight 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks !

@bigboi469 2 жыл бұрын

Epic video

@maximebergeon2894 2 жыл бұрын

Excellente vidéo BG

@ancientsight 2 жыл бұрын

Merci poto

@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded 7 ай бұрын

I find The last Emperors of Western Rome very fascinating.

@fiveinitaly Жыл бұрын

Bellissima friend 👍👍👍👍

@MCorpReview 2 жыл бұрын

Darn ricimer! Major was doing such fine job

@flatplutosociety481 2 жыл бұрын

so sad i missed the premier for this still class AF( as Flavius) tho

@cjthebeesknees Жыл бұрын

Supreme effort on Majorian and his men’s part, treachery once again strikes down the best hand, such irony would be poetic if it wasn’t so frequent.

@sanduantoci281 Жыл бұрын

If generals such as Stillicon, Aetius, Majorian weren't assassinated and if the aristocracy wouldn't betray its own people, the Western Roman empire would have survived way longer.

@irgendwer3610 Жыл бұрын

I am hooked

@ForageGardener Жыл бұрын

It's Rikmer not Risimer. It's also Kikero and Keisar. Latin did not have a unvoiced "c" back then and the C was pronounced like a K.

@goodbanter4427 6 ай бұрын

Betrayals like this make me scream at my screen tbh

@marto8044 2 жыл бұрын

F.. the algorithm, this channel deserves more.

@faramund9865 Жыл бұрын

Personally I firmly reject using the name 'Clovis' as it doesn't even come close to what his name would've sounded like. Gregory of Tours speaks of 'Chlodovechus'. His reconstructed name being Hlodowig. 'Famous battle/warrior'. If people do use the name Clovis, they should pronounce it like 'Hlowis'. Here you see where the name Louis/Lewis came from. By the way, all Germanic names have stress on the first syllable. HLOwis, HLOdowig, RIKimer, Ódowaker, THEUderik, HILderik, HLOdio, FAramund.

@ancientsight Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this useful information

@faramund9865 Жыл бұрын

@@ancientsight You're welcome, just my two cents on it! ;)

@aquila4228 10 ай бұрын

Seen the last days of the West literally hurts. No matter how hard good man fought, it wasn’t enough

@Aris1.4.1 22 күн бұрын

3:00 music name please!

@jonathondoetsch9652 2 жыл бұрын

I cried @15:10 😭

@kevincastillomorales4858 2 жыл бұрын

How you make these mapa? I am really interested

@ancientsight 2 жыл бұрын

That is hard to detail in a few words. I learned much of it from Daniël Hasenbo's course on skillshare. You basically only need his first course to understand everything

@InAeternumRomaMater Ай бұрын

Leo the Thracian🇷🇴☦️💯

@henkstersmacro-world 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@mercianthane2503 Жыл бұрын

Love how you just called Theodoric the Great as The Amal. We do not need to know his name, since we already know who he is.

@ilect1690 Жыл бұрын

Valentinian cut his right hand with his left when he killed aetius, while ricimer cut off his own head

@user-eu8ub9cm5t 11 ай бұрын

Very Beautiful Video perhaps adding the words West and Christian would be helpful your video title Late Roman Empire could apply to pagan west last emperors or Christian Last EAST emperors who called themselves Romans/Romaioi and not Byzantines clicked thinking it would be about Last Emperor of East Constantine XI

@arturleperoke3205 2 жыл бұрын

I just cant look at it after 461.. it just makes me sick..

@ancientsight 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I know that feel

@faramund9865 Жыл бұрын

Of course the only point of critique I have is how you pronounce Suebians. But from your latest video, I know that you now know how to pronounce it in a better way! Another thing pretty much everyone gets wrong are the Cs. They represent a K sound. So Odoaker, Rikimer.

@arthur-yq4ic 9 ай бұрын

was avitus killed or deposed ?

@ancientsight 9 ай бұрын

He was deposed and made a bishop. But he died a few months after

@TrajGreekFire Жыл бұрын

wait why is Crimea not under roman control on your map?

@ancientsight Жыл бұрын

Good question. Nothing is completely sure but it seems that the roman client state of the bosporan kingdom in Crimea disapeared around the second half of the IVth century. That was due to the gothic and hunnic migrations. That is why I did not represent it in this video occuring in the Vth century. Later, the eastern roman would reassert some degree of direct control over Crimea in the VIth or VIIth century.

@TrajGreekFire Жыл бұрын

@@ancientsight i knew of Justinian expanding there but I thought it was just getting more for that province

@anthonydefex777 Жыл бұрын

If Rome was wicked, then that it ended was a good thing. If Rome was good, then All Good things Must Come to an End. Either way, this ending was necessary. If anything might have been different from what actually happened, then YOU most likely would not exist.