Probably not. My guess is that it derives from the alternative meaning of "german" as blood relative. Germanus seems to have been quite a common Late Roman name. St Germanus of Auxerre was another famous Germanus.
Germanus was atleast 20 years younger than Justinian, let’s say he was born in 502. And if he didn’t die of a random illness, I’d say he maybe would’ve ruled from 565-580, with his stronger leadership, the Romans could’ve held on to Italy much better & maybe even expand in Spain
For the "what if " scenario, if Germanus became Basileus , you cnclude by the dynasty becoming more stable , however if he had a son from Matasuntha as emperess, this son could become a charismatic and powerfull rival to Justin son of Germanus and lead a coup as effective as the one of Justin II....and that could lead to instability with a pro-gothic faction versus an anti-gothic faction ... that reminds me of the consequences of the second marriage of Louis the pious son of Charlemagne ,, when Louis get a son from his second wife, his first sons rebelled and deposed him and divided the empire once and for all ...
I think that Matasuntha may have been past her childbearing years by this point, given that her father had died as an old man about 27 years prior to her marriage to Germanus.
Here’s the thing She did have a son with him in 550 born posthumously By the time Justinian died Germanus Jr would have been a teenager None of his half siblings are ever mentioned in the sources of having children the obscure Justina being the only one known to be married The more likely scenario is Germanus Jr would have been adopted and made heir to his half brothers, in fact he’s most likely the same Germanus who’s was a possible successor to Tiberius II and who’s daughter married Maurice’s heir.
Gur-manius, or Jur-manius? Hmm, I've never heard this man's name said aloud other than by yourself, however Germania is pronounced more like Jer-mania. Either way, an interesting video on a very overlooked character in history, as usual!
I went with gur- because of how Latin tends to handle 'j' as an 'i'. That being the case, I'm not sure that there was a jur- sound in Latin. (Of course, as with all Latin pronunciations, I am basing this on a combination of "received tradition" and inference, a polite way of saying complete and total guesswork)
@@ThersitestheHistorian Oh, I get the reasoning, a lot of people pronounce their roman G's like this. It sounds a bit odd to hear Gur-manus, though, since I'm so used to hearing the more typical jer-mania pronunciation for the geographical region. Not sure which is correct either!
@@henrymellard5647 Well, it's "jer-many" not "gur-many", and this is probably the only video I've heard someone say the Latin name out loud more than once or twice in passing. I think nobody really knows how to pronounce some of this stuff anymore!
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All smiles and daggers, just like Artabanes and Arsaces.
A Germanus fought as one of the Roman commanders at Dara - but we're not sure if it's this Germanus or not
I'd vote for him as the leader of the Hearts & Minds party
Hey i am from Veroia.
Is the name Germanus in any way related to the name/title of Germanicus?
Probably not.
My guess is that it derives from the alternative meaning of "german" as blood relative.
Germanus seems to have been quite a common Late Roman name.
St Germanus of Auxerre was another famous Germanus.
Germanus was atleast 20 years younger than Justinian, let’s say he was born in 502. And if he didn’t die of a random illness, I’d say he maybe would’ve ruled from 565-580, with his stronger leadership, the Romans could’ve held on to Italy much better & maybe even expand in Spain
For the "what if " scenario, if Germanus became Basileus , you cnclude by the dynasty becoming more stable , however if he had a son from Matasuntha as emperess, this son could become a charismatic and powerfull rival to Justin son of Germanus and lead a coup as effective as the one of Justin II....and that could lead to instability with a pro-gothic faction versus an anti-gothic faction ... that reminds me of the consequences of the second marriage of Louis the pious son of Charlemagne ,, when Louis get a son from his second wife, his first sons rebelled and deposed him and divided the empire once and for all ...
I think that Matasuntha may have been past her childbearing years by this point, given that her father had died as an old man about 27 years prior to her marriage to Germanus.
Here’s the thing She did have a son with him in 550 born posthumously
By the time Justinian died Germanus Jr would have been a teenager
None of his half siblings are ever mentioned in the sources of having children the obscure Justina being the only one known to be married
The more likely scenario is Germanus Jr would have been adopted and made heir to his half brothers, in fact he’s most likely the same Germanus who’s was a possible successor to Tiberius II and who’s daughter married Maurice’s heir.
Gur-manius, or Jur-manius? Hmm, I've never heard this man's name said aloud other than by yourself, however Germania is pronounced more like Jer-mania. Either way, an interesting video on a very overlooked character in history, as usual!
I went with gur- because of how Latin tends to handle 'j' as an 'i'. That being the case, I'm not sure that there was a jur- sound in Latin. (Of course, as with all Latin pronunciations, I am basing this on a combination of "received tradition" and inference, a polite way of saying complete and total guesswork)
@@ThersitestheHistorian Oh, I get the reasoning, a lot of people pronounce their roman G's like this. It sounds a bit odd to hear Gur-manus, though, since I'm so used to hearing the more typical jer-mania pronunciation for the geographical region. Not sure which is correct either!
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@@henrymellard5647 Well, it's "jer-many" not "gur-many", and this is probably the only video I've heard someone say the Latin name out loud more than once or twice in passing. I think nobody really knows how to pronounce some of this stuff anymore!
@@slavemonkey5063 germania it's Latins alphabet they were so insecure as to mispronounce it not ur no er