@@jormoria Yes. It's pretty cool that they're so close in time. The last visage of the Roman Empire fell forty-years before the discovery of the Americas by one aspect of Europeans.
He wasn't, he was just a religious fanatic who poisoned the mind of Diocletian. Maximinian and Constantius both were more capable and more loyal than Galerius.
@@chrisgrech7992 I actually have the thought the Tetrarch wars may not have started as quickly as they did if Constantius didn't die after just a year at the top.
@@brendenwright7957 Constantius was no Galerius puppet, I doubt they would have coexisted peacefully. Wars did not start because Constantius died soon, Constantine had accepted the role of Caesar offered reluctantly by Galerius. Wars started with Maxentius taking power in Rome. Not because the Tetrarchs fought between themselves. Constantine did not move against Galerius, although even if not mentioned in the video, he moved his troops to the border with Italy, threatening to move against Galerius from the north. Which made the later very nervous. Maximinian had formed an alliance with Constantine., who had not forgotten the various times galerius had tried to have him killed or endangered his life.
Glad you appreciate Galerius, MrSergore. If you're interested, Eastern Roman History (with me as the guest) rate the four Tetrarchs on a tier-list (I personally rank Galerius a little above Constantius. I have no love for Maximian.)
@@byronwaldron7933 Galerius was mediocre at best, he cut a pitiful figure against Maxentius who was no genius. He was the most hated of the four Tetrarch. Was the main instigator of the Great Persecution. Him placing his sycophants as Caesars following Diocletian abdication was the cause the Tetrarchy collapse. He chose mediocre men in Daia and Severus, who just followed his orders. Even if he lived, it was a matter of time before he fell to Constantine.
love the massive efforts of your team in making these videos. Just so your aware, there's a typo in the year presented - at 11:49- top right of screen should read 307 in conjunction with narration. keep up the fabulous work guys! i love it!
Great video. The bomb under the Tetrarchy was that the appointment of both Caesars was left to the senior Augustus. Galleries appointed two rather pale loyalists who could not stand their grounds against their rivals. Diocletian should have permitted each Augustus appointing their own Caesar upon elevation. Such system could have worked and turn into a succession principle by the end of 4th century.
C'mon man that story is almost certainly a fabrication. This guy gets beat so many times in the field but he personally pulls off that crazy move? As if. Some other general did that and will never get the credit for it. Look at how much Diocletian and Maximian ignored the roles of Gallienus, Claudius II, Auralien, Probus and Carus.
@geordiejones5618 almost everything in the ancient world is perhaps a fabrication. You wanna disbelief our only sources? Go ahead, but it's boring as shit lol As for Galerius, I find this kind of thing plausible. His record as a general wasn't the best, but he was said to have served with distinction as a soldier, and dude was very brave if nothing else.
@@Hugh_Morris okay if you're gonna be an idiot and say that everything is bullshit then why the fuck are you here? Historiography is pretty recent as a discipline but it's done a lot to help us weed out the fiction and propaganda from actual events. There is no reality where a general as shitty as Galerius (so much so that even biased sources can't shine it) personally carries out a once in a millenium sleight of hand that leads to a major campaign victory.
17:44; i offer the theory as just a fan of history but also a Christian that, Galerius may have been tended by servants in the Royal household who were Christians or secret Christians despite his persecution. Maybe when he got sick, he recognized how one or some of them tended him with peace and mercy despite his hatred of Christians. Even Apostle Paul writes about Christians jn Caesars household as early as the book of Philippians was written. Maybe it helped Galerius see how ought to tolerate the good persecution bearing Christians. just a theory!
was Diocletian alive to see his plan sort of like fall apart? jeeezz. well, i was sorta kind aware of this but I’ve never really learned the names. I only had learned that Diocletian retired…. then a gap in my knowledge…. then Constantine. Cool to learn about Galerius!
The writing's of Lactantius about the origins of Emperor Galerius are rather bs. As Lactantius being a Christian, and Galerius being most of his life an anti-christian, the former talked about a "barbarian origin" to give a non-roman image to Galerius. However Galerius' mother was most likely descendant of a Roman colonial family from Dacia Traiana as her name indicates [the name Romvla meaning: "Roman woman" female equivalent of "Romulus"]. Nor has Galerius ever shown a sign of Barbarianism...
Galerius wasn't the worst Tetrach (looking at you Maxentius) but he was a very weak senior Augutus who was undermined at every turn. He wasn't a great Caesar either but at least decent enough to hold down his territories.
I can see Maxentius and Licinius being made-not sure about his nephew Daia-but after this the videos won’t be much of a mess (comparative to which emperor to choice and what not.)
The selfishness of that time is frustrating. How much damage would have been avoided with a little more respect for the line of succession instead of prioritizing personal ambitions.
What makes you think that anyone cares about succession? The whole game of the Principate was to pretend it wasn't a monarchy. They still called the whole empire the Republic even at this time. After overcoming the third century they probably felt like the empire was invincible and would last forever.
@@OttoVonRibagnac I love Diocletian, but his system was doomed to fail. Two powerful sons not succeeding their fathers as emperors? That was implausible to the Romans.
@@Hugh_Morris Diocletian wanted to appoint Constantine as Caesar as he saw in him as the rising star. Diocletian himself has oversaw his education as he was quick to notice the boy had potential. However as he grew old and weak, Galerius started to gain influence and finally managed to push his men as Caesars, Galerius was always jealous of the young Constantine, who was extremely popular with the army, but could not harm him because that would cause trouble for him with Diocletian and Constantius Chlorus. Maxentius was never considered by Diocletian, as events would show he wasn't emperor stuff, he gain his position due to his father's prestige and managed to face off Galerius thanks to Maximinian elaborate intrigues and strategy. When Maxentius fell out with his father, his fate was sealed.
Galerus would have ruined the empire, he was cruel and vain, he wanted to control the empire through his incapable sycophants Caesars, Severus and Daia. Two drunk idiots. All problems he caused them, with those two appointments, it was a matter of time before problems would break out, even if no maxentius or Constantine existed.
@@chrisgrech7992 interesting opinions you have. Regardless, I think it all would have descended in civil war no matter who was chosen after Diocletian.
Licinius was an ungrateful monster, he had the wife and son of his benefactor Galerius executed. He even had the old widow of Diocletian murdered. The two powerless women were trying to escape to Constantine's domain, but at the last they were betrayed and the ungrateful SoB had them executed. Fortunately he met his end some years later.
@@chrisgrech7992 not just him his son too by Constantine’s sister honestly their were all monsters but thats how u stayed on top in ancient times and we love them for it 😝
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When he ascended to the role of Augustus, Galerius was not the senior Emperor, Constantius Chlorus was. Although Galerius exerted more authority and had sycophants appointed as Caesars, he forced Diocletian not to appoint the young Constantine as Caesar as he already feared him. Galerius wanted to rule the empire through his Caesars, but when Constantius died and Constantine was proclaimed emperor, his plans for total control ended.
I think his father would make sense first since he was the 4th tetrarch who has not been covered and while his life is much less known he deserves his own video like other minor emperors.
Please continue this series until 1453
1492,fall of constantinople
@@jormoria 29th of May 1453.
@@Steven-dt5nu am thinking the discovery of america
@@jormoria Yes. It's pretty cool that they're so close in time. The last visage of the Roman Empire fell forty-years before the discovery of the Americas by one aspect of Europeans.
He was the most loyal friend to Diocletian. He really wanted to make the Tetrarchy work.
He wasn't, he was just a religious fanatic who poisoned the mind of Diocletian. Maximinian and Constantius both were more capable and more loyal than Galerius.
@@chrisgrech7992 I actually have the thought the Tetrarch wars may not have started as quickly as they did if Constantius didn't die after just a year at the top.
@@brendenwright7957 Constantius was no Galerius puppet, I doubt they would have coexisted peacefully.
Wars did not start because Constantius died soon, Constantine had accepted the role of Caesar offered reluctantly by Galerius. Wars started with Maxentius taking power in Rome. Not because the Tetrarchs fought between themselves.
Constantine did not move against Galerius, although even if not mentioned in the video, he moved his troops to the border with Italy, threatening to move against Galerius from the north. Which made the later very nervous. Maximinian had formed an alliance with Constantine., who had not forgotten the various times galerius had tried to have him killed or endangered his life.
Glad you appreciate Galerius, MrSergore. If you're interested, Eastern Roman History (with me as the guest) rate the four Tetrarchs on a tier-list (I personally rank Galerius a little above Constantius. I have no love for Maximian.)
@@byronwaldron7933 Galerius was mediocre at best, he cut a pitiful figure against Maxentius who was no genius. He was the most hated of the four Tetrarch. Was the main instigator of the Great Persecution. Him placing his sycophants as Caesars following Diocletian abdication was the cause the Tetrarchy collapse. He chose mediocre men in Daia and Severus, who just followed his orders.
Even if he lived, it was a matter of time before he fell to Constantine.
Battle of Satala might be the most underrated roman victory
If you take this all the way to 1453 AD I will pay you money every month.
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Facts. Love this guys voice
Then This Series will go for Decade if not more
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I like the way the videos are structured, I can watch history of Rome by Mike Duncan and still get something out of SPQR historian
love the massive efforts of your team in making these videos. Just so your aware, there's a typo in the year presented - at 11:49- top right of screen should read 307 in conjunction with narration. keep up the fabulous work guys! i love it!
Thank you! Great video as always!
"I marched with Galerius to the ruins of Babylon. "- Constantine The Great
This video is such a pleasant surprise
Great video.
The bomb under the Tetrarchy was that the appointment of both Caesars was left to the senior Augustus. Galleries appointed two rather pale loyalists who could not stand their grounds against their rivals. Diocletian should have permitted each Augustus appointing their own Caesar upon elevation. Such system could have worked and turn into a succession principle by the end of 4th century.
Galerius vast palace complex alongside his mausoleum and arc of triumph still stand in Thessaloniki.
And they are massive.
Há um canal em português que versa sobre o tema e abordou todos os imperadores, desde Augusto à Constantino XI. Chama-se história com o Zelota
How about Galerius personally infiltrating the Sassanian Royal Camp? That's gotta be the ballsiest move a Roman Emperor ever did
C'mon man that story is almost certainly a fabrication. This guy gets beat so many times in the field but he personally pulls off that crazy move? As if. Some other general did that and will never get the credit for it. Look at how much Diocletian and Maximian ignored the roles of Gallienus, Claudius II, Auralien, Probus and Carus.
@geordiejones5618 almost everything in the ancient world is perhaps a fabrication. You wanna disbelief our only sources? Go ahead, but it's boring as shit lol As for Galerius, I find this kind of thing plausible. His record as a general wasn't the best, but he was said to have served with distinction as a soldier, and dude was very brave if nothing else.
@@Hugh_Morris okay if you're gonna be an idiot and say that everything is bullshit then why the fuck are you here? Historiography is pretty recent as a discipline but it's done a lot to help us weed out the fiction and propaganda from actual events. There is no reality where a general as shitty as Galerius (so much so that even biased sources can't shine it) personally carries out a once in a millenium sleight of hand that leads to a major campaign victory.
For me it depends on the source. If it was in “Historia Augusta” it probably did not happen
@MiciusPorcius I get that, but this was a 4th century historian in Constantinople
If you want patrons, then remember some of the most interesting early videos still haven't been re-recorded with a better narration.
Keep up the good work
17:44; i offer the theory as just a fan of history but also a Christian that, Galerius may have been tended by servants in the Royal household who were Christians or secret Christians despite his persecution. Maybe when he got sick, he recognized how one or some of them tended him with peace and mercy despite his hatred of Christians. Even Apostle Paul writes about Christians jn Caesars household as early as the book of Philippians was written. Maybe it helped Galerius see how ought to tolerate the good persecution bearing Christians. just a theory!
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was Diocletian alive to see his plan sort of like fall apart? jeeezz. well, i was sorta kind aware of this but I’ve never really learned the names. I only had learned that Diocletian retired…. then a gap in my knowledge…. then Constantine. Cool to learn about Galerius!
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Keep up the good work!
The writing's of Lactantius about the origins of Emperor Galerius are rather bs. As Lactantius being a Christian, and Galerius being most of his life an anti-christian, the former talked about a "barbarian origin" to give a non-roman image to Galerius. However Galerius' mother was most likely descendant of a Roman colonial family from Dacia Traiana as her name indicates [the name Romvla meaning: "Roman woman" female equivalent of "Romulus"]. Nor has Galerius ever shown a sign of Barbarianism...
I'll support this channel if they can manage an entire episode without using the phrase 'significant'.
Galerius wasn't the worst Tetrach (looking at you Maxentius) but he was a very weak senior Augutus who was undermined at every turn. He wasn't a great Caesar either but at least decent enough to hold down his territories.
Like the Tetrarchy, Galerius started off great but eventually fell short.
Man, this narrator's voice is so good
I am reading Guy de la Bedoyere’s book Gladius. Highly recommend!!
I can see Maxentius and Licinius being made-not sure about his nephew Daia-but after this the videos won’t be much of a mess (comparative to which emperor to choice and what not.)
The great persecutor himself
To Constantine XI!
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The selfishness of that time is frustrating. How much damage would have been avoided with a little more respect for the line of succession instead of prioritizing personal ambitions.
What makes you think that anyone cares about succession? The whole game of the Principate was to pretend it wasn't a monarchy. They still called the whole empire the Republic even at this time. After overcoming the third century they probably felt like the empire was invincible and would last forever.
@@OttoVonRibagnac I love Diocletian, but his system was doomed to fail. Two powerful sons not succeeding their fathers as emperors? That was implausible to the Romans.
@@Hugh_Morris Diocletian wanted to appoint Constantine as Caesar as he saw in him as the rising star. Diocletian himself has oversaw his education as he was quick to notice the boy had potential. However as he grew old and weak, Galerius started to gain influence and finally managed to push his men as Caesars,
Galerius was always jealous of the young Constantine, who was extremely popular with the army, but could not harm him because that would cause trouble for him with Diocletian and Constantius Chlorus.
Maxentius was never considered by Diocletian, as events would show he wasn't emperor stuff, he gain his position due to his father's prestige and managed to face off Galerius thanks to Maximinian elaborate intrigues and strategy. When Maxentius fell out with his father, his fate was sealed.
Galerus would have ruined the empire, he was cruel and vain, he wanted to control the empire through his incapable sycophants Caesars, Severus and Daia. Two drunk idiots. All problems he caused them, with those two appointments, it was a matter of time before problems would break out, even if no maxentius or Constantine existed.
@@chrisgrech7992 interesting opinions you have. Regardless, I think it all would have descended in civil war no matter who was chosen after Diocletian.
Next time we'll have Constantius Chlorus!
He finally saw the truth
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Great video, please keep going to 1453
I cannot wait for Licinius the last member of the old tetriarch before Constantine burnt the whole damn thing down
Licinius was an ungrateful monster, he had the wife and son of his benefactor Galerius executed. He even had the old widow of Diocletian murdered. The two powerless women were trying to escape to Constantine's domain, but at the last they were betrayed and the ungrateful SoB had them executed. Fortunately he met his end some years later.
@@chrisgrech7992 not just him his son too by Constantine’s sister honestly their were all monsters but thats how u stayed on top in ancient times and we love them for it 😝
It burned down already by the time Constantine came to power. No reason to rebuild something that's already in ruins.
Go all the way to Constantine palailogos
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Ceasar Slayers. Nice ring to it. 🗡
When he ascended to the role of Augustus, Galerius was not the senior Emperor, Constantius Chlorus was. Although Galerius exerted more authority and had sycophants appointed as Caesars, he forced Diocletian not to appoint the young Constantine as Caesar as he already feared him. Galerius wanted to rule the empire through his Caesars, but when Constantius died and Constantine was proclaimed emperor, his plans for total control ended.
The next emperor will be Constantine
I think his father would make sense first since he was the 4th tetrarch who has not been covered and while his life is much less known he deserves his own video like other minor emperors.
His pops should be.
He was a rich bully who made others fight his battles
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A Dacian on the throne of Rome.