History Summarized: Byzantine Empire — Beginnings

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Published 2019-10-25

It's Rome! It's Greece! It's... The Byzantine Empire! Check out how late Imperial Rome transformed in the centuries from Constantine to Justinian, as it evolved into a new and unique iteration of Roman civilization. Watch as Byzantine craftsmen revolutionize artwork by throwing a megaton of gold onto every last mosaic in the mediterranean, and radically reimagine architecture by asking "But what if *dome*?"

FURTHER READING: "Byzantium: The Early Centuries" by John Julius Norwich was a fantastic read, and I would highly recommend it to anyone wishing to learn more about this period. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantium:_The_Early_Centuri…

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All Comments (21)

@lunamalfoy7 4 years ago

"The Big Oof of Rome" I want Blue to name all periods of history.
@jamesspargo9399 4 years ago

Blue: "This video is sponsored by: nobody!" Odysseus: kicks down door "Do you need a giant wooden horse? Do you hate Trojans? Have a cyclops infestation? Call Nobody! Your one stop shop for all of your tactical needs!"
@cpom5075 4 years ago

The Byzantines: It was HOLY It was ROMAN And it was an EMPIRE.
@Xer0sama 4 years ago

"I wish I had more time to talk about Theadora but" But nothing. Blue, you have a mic, a youtube channel, and a captive audience. I doubt very much that anyone will mind if one day you were to pick a subject to ramble along at great lengths about, so long as you kept throwing up relevant pictures. Give us an hour and a half long history lesson.
@yuuneeq9494 4 years ago

Constantine: "Is loving Jesus legal yet?"
@carmacksanderson3937 4 years ago

"Justinian and his father uncle Justin" It's the tiniest of things, but still
@johnnyderp9379 4 years ago

"I really wish I had more time to talk about Theodora" - then why not make a video about her?
@Lechuga1815 3 years ago

10:20, "Greek Fire" for those wondering. It was supposedly much more dangerous than modern napalm and we're still not sure how to create it to this day.
@cyanbloo987 4 years ago

Nobody: Not a single person: Blue: D O M E
@joesteinberg4426 4 years ago

Best sponsorship ever. I hope you have a great day too.
@nolynste1926 4 years ago

You need to do a video all about Justinian and Theodora. They both were exceptional and we're surrounded by even more people like them who were also exceptional.
@thomasroutt380 4 years ago

Blue- “forget the Library of Alexandria” Me “😢 never forget.”
@thehopeofeden597 4 years ago

“I just wanted to say hi and I hope you’re having a good day.” We don’t deserve Blue. He’s too pure.
@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 years ago

You ever lay awake at night thinking wistfully about the Roman Empire? Is this guy a psychic or something?
@manuel-antoniomonteagudo6547 4 years ago

The byzantines are so little know in the west that reading about them feels like alternate history. Love it. And love your work guys
@nickhorine3279 4 years ago

He activated my Alexa when he said “Alexa play Empire 2.” 😂😂😂
@hisham1101 4 years ago

Byzantium was like the sequal no one asked for but ended up liking
@mythosandlogos 4 years ago

You have officially redeemed Red for the time in Dante’s Paradiso when she called Justinian “Just some guy”.
@anastasiyaivanova4665 4 years ago

"this side of Cleopatra" is now my favourite sentence ever.
@PhilosophicalSomething 3 years ago

Khosrau Anushirawan was actually a total badass and madlad, and the dynamic between him and Justinian was really interesting. Also the guy had to fix his father's mistakes, which there were A LOT of. A video on him would be nice.