Belisarius - Epic Byzantine Music
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- Опубликовано: 18 мар 2023
- Music by Farya Faraji and Dimitris Athanasopoulos of the One Man's Noise channel who beautifully performed the tsambouna and mantura in the instrumentation of this piece. Many thanks to Luke Ranieri of the polýMATHY channel for helping transform my grammatically incoherent lyrics into something functional. Please note that this isn't reconstructed historical music, it's entirely modern music with a historical theme. Also note that the lyrics use Classical Latin Pronunciation, which has nothing to do with the historical context of Belisarius, at which point the many diverging dialects of Latin had changed immensely from the Classical Latin period; my usage of it is only pragmatic as it's the one pronunciation I'm used to, and one could make a thematic interpretation of it representing the dream of a restored Roman empire of the glory days, which correspond with Classical Latin's period.
I wanted to write a ballad-like piece about Flavius Belisarius, an Eastern Roman general who would be Justinian the Great's greatest servant in the Renovatio Imperii of the 6th century, the project that would see the reconquest and retaking of much of the lands previously controlled by the Roman Empire of Antiquity. Each of the verses refers to one of the main campaigns of Belisarius' career, first his war against Gelimer and the Vandals in North Africa, then his wars in Italy against the Goths, his battles against Khosrow Anushirvan (immortal soul) in the Lazic Wars, his further battles in Italy where he implored Totila to spare the city of Rome in a moving letter, in the chance that Totila were to win, and his final service post-retirement against the Kutrigurs in the Balkans.
The instrumentation is mainly based on a tsambouna, a Greek bagpipe very frequently played in the islands like the Cyclades and especially Crete, and a mantoura, a remnant of the Ancient Greek aulos, both expertly played by my collaborator Dimitris Athanasopoulos of the channel One Man's Noise, who perfectly took my basic melody and breathed into it the authentic rhythms and ornaments of Greek music, which contains echoes of older music of Belisarius' age, where the bagpipe was frequently used by the Eastern Romans. A mainland Laouto provides the backing chords, and a davul drum and darbuka provide the percussions as is typically the case in traditional Greek music. A low vocal hum supports the melody, inspired by the Ison of Byzantine Chant practice. The point of this was essentially to mix Latin lyrics with Byzantine Chant and a traditional Greek sound centred on the Cycladic-Cretan island sound.
Lyrics in Latin:
Gladius Rōmae imperī sum,
Ubi’st nostrum imperium?
Nē plōrā, mater Rōma,
Dēnuō flōrēbis,
Cīvis Romānus sum,
Sed sine imperiō sum,
Sanguine barbarōrum,
Renāta erit Rōma!
Arēnae Āfricānae,
Cum sanguis Vandalōrum rubrae factae sunt,
Plōrā Gelimer, Rēx sine rēgnō,
Gladius Rōmae sum,
Belisārius!
Hortī Ītaliae lacrimīs Gothicīs fertilēs factī sunt,
Plōrāte, Gothicī, barbarī,
Gladius Rōmae sum,
Belisārius!
Montēs, Lazicae,
Cum sanguis Sassanidārum, rubrī factae sunt!
Vāde, Chosroē, mortālis anime!
Gladius Rōmae sum,
Belisārius!
Urbī ferro flammāque minatus est,
Mementō, Totila, Rōmam antīquam esse,
Sī rēx bonus es tū, nē nēlē rēgīnam nostram,
Gladius Rōmae sum,
Belisārius!
Glaciēs Dānuviī sanguine Hunnōrum, rubrae factae sunt,
Vāde, Zabergan, Attila nōn es tū,
Gladius Rōmae sum,
Belisārius!
English translation:
I am Rome's sword. Where is our empire?
Weep not, mother Rome, again shall you prosper.
A citizen of Rome I am, yet without an empire I am,
In barbarians' blood shall Rome be reborn!
The sands of Africa, with Vandals' blood, are turned red!
Weep Gelimer, king without a kingdom,
I am the sword of Rome,
Belisarius!
The gardens of Italy, with Goth's tears, are made fertile,
Weep Goths, barbarians,
I am the sword of Rome,
Belisarius!
The mountains of Lazica, with Sassanians' blood are turned red,
Away, Khosrow, you mortal soul!
I am the sword of Rome,
Belisarius!
The city is threatened with fire and sword,
Remember Totila, how Rome is ancient,
If you are a true king, destroy not our queen.
The ices of the Danube, with Huns' blood, are turned red,
Away, Zabergan, you are no Attila,
I am the sword of Rome,
Belisarius! 
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DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT AN ANCIENT
HISTORICAL CHANT. This is modern song, made by me, in 2022. Some person somewhere decided to share this on TikTok, passing it off as an ancient Christian chant passed down through the ages.
The info is all down there in the description. This is a ballad I wrote in the style of Greek folk music about an Eastern Roman political figure, not a historical Christian chant as some people who don't read descriptions decided to pass this off as all over Tiktok. This should not be confused for an actual historical song and certainly not one from the repertoire of Eastern Orthodoxy. kk thx for reading love you byee ❤
NOTE: The phrase "cum sanguis Sassanidarum" is incorrect, it should be sanguine Sassanidarum," my mistake.
Music by Farya Faraji and Dimitris Athanasopoulos of the One Man's Noise channel who beautifully performed the tsambouna and mantura in the instrumentation of this piece. Many thanks to Luke Ranieri of the polýMATHY channel for helping transform my grammatically incoherent lyrics into something functional (although I still did some mistakes in the grammar in the end). Please note that this isn't reconstructed historical music, it's entirely modern music with a historical theme. Also note that the lyrics use Classical Latin Pronunciation, which has nothing to do with the historical context of Belisarius, at which point the many diverging dialects of Latin had changed immensely from the Classical Latin period; my usage of it is only pragmatic as it's the one pronunciation I'm used to, and one could make a thematic interpretation of it representing the dream of a restored Roman empire of the glory days, which correspond with Classical Latin's period.
I wanted to write a ballad-like piece about Flavius Belisarius, an Eastern Roman general who would be Justinian the Great's greatest servant in the Renovatio Imperii of the 6th century, the project that would see the reconquest and retaking of much of the lands previously controlled by the Roman Empire of Antiquity. Each of the verses refers to one of the main campaigns of Belisarius' career, first his war against Gelimer and the Vandals in North Africa, then his wars in Italy against the Goths, his battles against Khosrow Anushirvan (immortal soul) in the Lazic Wars, his further battles in Italy where he implored Totila to spare the city of Rome in a moving letter, in the chance that Totila were to win, and his final service post-retirement against the Kutrigurs in the Balkans.
The instrumentation is mainly based on a tsambouna, a Greek bagpipe very frequently played in the islands like the Cyclades and especially Crete, and a mantoura, a remnant of the Ancient Greek aulos, both expertly played by my collaborator Dimitris Athanasopoulos of the channel One Man's Noise, who perfectly took my basic melody and breathed into it the authentic rhythms and ornaments of Greek music, which contains echoes of older music of Belisarius' age, where the bagpipe was frequently used by the Eastern Romans. A mainland Laouto provides the backing chords, and a davul drum and darbuka provide the percussions as is typically the case in traditional Greek music. A low vocal hum supports the melody, inspired by the Ison of Byzantine Chant practice. The point of this was essentially to mix Latin lyrics with Byzantine Chant and a traditional Greek sound centred on the Cycladic-Cretan island sound.
Lyrics in Latin:
Gladius Rōmae imperī sum,
Ubi’st nostrum imperium?
Nē plōrā, mater Rōma,
Dēnuō flōrēbis,
Cīvis Romānus sum,
Sed sine imperiō sum,
Sanguine barbarōrum,
Renāta erit Rōma!
Arēnae Āfricānae,
Cum sanguis Vandalōrum rubrae factae sunt,
Plōrā Gelimer, Rēx sine rēgnō,
Gladius Rōmae sum,
Belisārius!
Hortī Ītaliae lacrimīs Gothicīs fertilēs factī sunt,
Plōrāte, Gothicī, barbarī,
Gladius Rōmae sum,
Belisārius!
Montēs, Lazicae,
Cum sanguis Sassanidārum, rubrī factae sunt!
Vāde, Chosroē, mortālis anime!
Gladius Rōmae sum,
Belisārius!
Urbī ferro flammāque minatus est,
Mementō, Totila, Rōmam antīquam esse,
Sī rēx bonus es tū, nē nēlē rēgīnam nostram,
Gladius Rōmae sum,
Belisārius!
Glaciēs Dānuviī sanguine Hunnōrum, rubrae factae sunt,
Vāde, Zabergan, Attila nōn es tū,
Gladius Rōmae sum,
Belisārius!
English translation:
I am Rome's sword. Where is our empire?
Weep not, mother Rome, again shall you prosper.
A citizen of Rome I am, yet without an empire I am,
In barbarians' blood shall Rome be reborn!
The sands of Africa, with Vandals' blood, are turned red!
Weep Gelimer, king without a kingdom,
I am the sword of Rome,
Belisarius!
The gardens of Italy, with Goth's tears, are made fertile,
Weep Goths, barbarians,
I am the sword of Rome,
Belisarius!
The mountains of Lazica, with Sassanians' blood are turned red,
Away, Khosrow, you mortal soul!
I am the sword of Rome,
Belisarius!
The city is threatened with fire and sword,
Remember Totila, how Rome is ancient,
If you are a true king, destroy not our queen.
The ices of the Danube, with Huns' blood, are turned red,
Away, Zabergan, you are no Attila,
I am the sword of Rome,
Belisarius!
Дякую Фар'я. Благослови тебе Пантократор Романії - Ісус Назараюс.
The tsambouna is also the prime instrument used in the Dodecanese Islands and Pontos as well. My extended family are masters of this instrument, and their family name is in fact Tsambounieris.
@@user-pf6qd9qf1y Muslim.
Love you back Farya Faraji!
THANKS FARYA. GOD BLESS YOU. ❤
Fun fact: This was the Byzantine song for Eurovision 543
Back when the turks were still in Central Asia,good old days 😂
@@Iamnotracistlmao Unfortunately, you will never be able to kick us out of our home. and turks still in central asia. we are everywhere
Niceeee
@@Iamnotracistlmaoturks are still in central asia mordern day people of turkey many have blue eyes and blonde hair these are converted greeks not th real turks
@@kriontex9852 Berlin
Orthodox Christian from Germany here 🇩🇪☦️ God bless you all and your loved ones ❤️
FUER KAISER, GOTT UND VATERLAND!
"i am a citizen of rome, yet without an empire i am"
Real.
You will have an empire but without Constantinople.
☝🏳🏴
@@user-free90Nb who hurt bro
@@urosobradovic4567You are Muslim🙃
@@user-free90Nb and just how do you know that?
@@user-free90Nb Ave Christus Rex
Her what is your type of music
Me:
Greek Gods Greek Gods💪
@@lalhriatpuiahauchhum3286 God ✝️
@@matthieuduchasteniermartin532💪☦️✝️😎
I wonder how Belisarius feels knowing that songs of his deeds are being sung over a thousand years after his death
Ask to his friend Saint Justinian ☦️👑
And knowing he is called Byzantium and not roman
I'm fairly certain dead people don't feel things
@@sydamirhosseinaslani6972 even better
"Friend"
"Gothic tears made the gardens of Italy fertile"
And with these words was greek fire created !
*roman fire
greek fire was created in the 8th century to prevent Arab navies from sacking constantinople
@@dripmogus6979 Greek fire or υγρόν πύρ which translates to liquid fire. But its nickname was Greek fire because it was made by a Greek engineer who lived in heliopolis of Syria named Kalinikos . You could also say that its nicknamed Greek fire due to the Empire becoming mainly Greek through the years
@@dripmogus6979 if it’s Roman then it’s Greek
@@seaguy8146Roman empire always was Greek since day one
My addiction with ancient Roman songs concerns me at this point
Your not alone bro
You're on a journey. Embrace the feeling.
Yeah@@IM4fLEX
ROMA AETERNA!!!
Perhaps we are 1% Romans in our DNA
I am proud to be an Orthodox Christian from Iraq, and may God protect everyone🙏☦️🇮🇶
Thank you Lord for this food.
Але, это песня про Византийского полководца, там ни слова про христианство 🙄
Amém
@@Clintonion_ он был христианином в конце концов,ну и само собой православное христианство вызывает ассоциацию из Византией
Are you not an Assyrian?
I'm not crying, I just got Belisarium in my eye
Gothic tears to fertilize Italic lands.
@@RestitutorOrbis476and sassanid blood for some condiments.
@@diobrando6919 gerçek
Cry
Ottman empire ❤
My children love this. My five year-old extracted a promise for me to tell him who Belisarius was tomorrow, because I told him it's a long story and that he was one of Rome's greatest generals. They then wanted to hear your Psalm 135 again.
That’s very cool
Your children have a good taste in music
@@brisketandsomeribs9706 They are based and choosen by God
@@stoichristian indeed
Awsome kid
Long live Abba! Love from Syriac orthodox 🇸🇾
Привет большой из Российской Федерации
Greetings from Coptic Egyptian Orthodox ☦
@@EgyptianOrthodox Shyno Shlomo 🙏❤️
@@user-bi7hp5lz3q привет мой русский православный друг🙏
@@sahiralikhan5079Greetings from Polish Catholic🇵🇱✝️❤️🇸🇾☦️
Ukrainian Orthodox here. Long live Orthodoxy around the world and be glorified forever and ever!
-Sassanids in Mesopotamia
-Nik rebellion in Constantinople
-Vandals in Northern Africa
-Goths in Italia
-Sassanids in Lazica
-Goths in Italia
-Kutrigurs on Danube
Belisarius fought all over Mediterranean sea,real “Sword of Rome”
Actually we, the Kutrigurs on Danube where the first Barbarian tribe who has created its proper Emprie in the terotory of the Roman empire Bulgarian Tsardom from 681 AD.
Ve Asyanın Yani Türkistan ın Tek Sahibi TÜRKLER 🐺
@akyldztimturkintikamtugay9031 turds
@@akyldztimturkintikamtugay9031 fuvk off you mongoloid turd 😂
@@akyldztimturkintikamtugay9031 Turkestan is China cry about it 😂😂😂
Hearing the Latin language combined with Balkan instruments is pure bliss to the soul, respect from Albania!
@@GkogkasBagpipes are used all across the Balkans by Greeks, Albanians, Bulgarians, Vlachs etc etc. Instruments don’t have an ethnicity, only regional variants. It’s like saying Lahuta/Gusle is only Albanian or Serb
Bagpipes are not a native Balkan instrument. It dates back to Hittites and Spartans
@@zaboybagoi8636 They are in no way Scottish that's for sure - bagpipes were brought to Scotland most likely by Greeks, Thracians or Dacians in the auxiliaries that were deployed in Britannia.
@@EnToutoiNika The oldest document historians found about bagpipes is a Hittite relief from Hattusa.The second oldest document is another relief from Sparta.According to Pausanias the Traveler,Spartans claimed descendance from Ancient Anatolian Leleges(According to Spartan belief,king Lelegas built Lacedaimon). In both terms,bagpipe or gaida originated from ancient Anatolia.
@@ruzgar1903BJK Modern Bulgarians are not related to Onoghur Bulgars of Asparukh,like how Russians are not related to Viking Rus people of Rurik.
as a Turkish person, i like this music very much..
No matter what happened between us in the past, i respect greek culture and history.
Belisarius sevilmez mi be dünyanın en güçlü komutanlarından birisidir belisarius
Piopokuusun Anılarını oku
Roman created byzance
Beyler belisarius istanbul sent antuan kilisesinde gömülüymüş doğru mu
@@yusuferencan1600 Saint Peter ve Saint Paul Kilisesi’nde gömülü
I am a Coptic Orthodox Christian from Egypt.
Greetings to brothers and sisters, Long live the Christian and Orthodox nation.☦️🇪🇬
its not a cristhian chant but good
@@user-cq5te8zg8h 😂😂
Greetings from Spain. Rome united our Mediterranean nations forever 🇪🇸❤️🇪🇬
@@ottovoncesar8025 yo también soy español jaja
@@raspitor Español y con un mono en la foto de perfil, que casualidad… 🤨. De qué provincia??
I remember this being in the hitlist for 30 years from 570 to 600! Good times
Que recuerdos la verdad 😢
This used to be a banger, me and the Bois listen to this while marching towards north Sicily to cross towards mainland Italy
I remember that reincarnation too. I was cavally archer in that time :)
@@beatxassassin6439 I was the donkey carrying the equipment, hee-haw! :)
600! Damn, what's the future like?
As an Orthodox Christian from Iraq, I am proud to be a Christian and to believe in the Lord Jesus the King☦️☝🏻
are there many Christians in Iraq?
@@user-zi8kf8vz7j no
Same for me here but in Egypt ♥️♥️
Yes northern Iraq the Assyrians and I mean it is Jesus of Nazareth (Nazareth in Iraq) many Iraqi Christians have left because of the persecution
so your saying he isnt Christian cause hes probably an immigrant?@@Nachooes
Happy Lent everyone ☦️🙏🏼
To you aswell my brother/sister in Christ.
Hello I'm new to orthodox and I am converting, may I please know what is lent?
@@melbavillanueva6803A 40 day fast before Pascha/Easter
@@orthodoxwarrior What day does it start and end?
@@melbavillanueva6803 Started on the 18th of March, ends on the 5th of May (this year). Remember to fast under the guidance of a priest though. Don't try to fast by yourself
Sunt Din Moldova și îmi place tare muzica asta 🇲🇩🇲🇩☦️☦️
The part where Belisarius telling the barbarians to weep is essentially his version of saying "cope seethe and mald harder"
Copium
-"No, we had one of the most powerful kingdoms in the Mediterranean, you can't just invade with a tiny army and completely conquer it!"
-"Cry about it lol"
"Away zabergan you're no attila" is pretty cold too, it shows Attila's influence on both sides. And I think what both sides have in common is their respect for Attila.
@@MustafaAtaccI wonder would Belisarius say "you are no Attila" to Bayan Khagan?
this entire piece is an ancient diss track
A Persian and a Greek working together. Amazing piece of art
He is Mazandarani not Persian
@@bordoenes6217 wow he says they parents were from Iran, didn´t know, but thxs for the aclaration
Both had a common grievance against those damned TURKS. FREAKING TURKS COMING INTO OUR EMPIRES AND RUINING EVERYTHING.
@@Kikap6001 Thats because of rape caused because of the Ottoman conquest, theres no point in feeling proud of that
@Kikap6001 your account is full of lies glory to rome clear blood cypriot people is roman
Greetings from Türkiye, the great Belisarius, who expelled the Ostrogoths from Italy and the Vandals from North Africa
Much love from a Pakistani Orthodox 🇵🇰🤝🇹🇷
One of the Great Gigachads Belisarius!
@jayb7 greetings from an Indonesian Catholic 😎👍154
Who is gonna expell you turks out of Anatolia?
@@EgyptianOrthodox Greetings from Anatolian Turks 🤗🥺
Proud to be Christian from Morocco 🇲🇦🕊✝️
Thanks 🇬🇷❤️🔥❤️🔥🇲🇦
Don't worry like Vandals, he would have still conquered you for Byzantine Empire.
The Ostrogothic and Vandalic Kings have been real quiet since this dropped.
Khosrow I of the Sassanid empire who was considered Justinian's toughest rival, gave himself the title "Anushirvan" meaning "Immortal Soul" so Belisarius calls him a "Mortal Soul" in this music. Classic
Wait, maybe y mean not Justinian, but Justin? I mean his father
@@user-kr1qh9kc7y Pretty sure it was Justinian...
Could you share the lyrics of this song if you have them, please?
@@user-kr1qh9kc7y Justinian.. And Justin was not father of Justianian but father of Justin II
@@Ratsratsratsratsratsratyou can find the lyrics at the description panel
Jesus Christ is the king of kings and lord of Lords. from Egypt 🇪🇬☦️
Love from Serbia, stay strong brothers! ☦
Amen Christ Is King. Praying for you my Egyptian Brother ☦️❤️🔥🙏
🇪🇬🕌
@@Y0ussef. ☦️🇪🇬⛪
@@christian.editz1
أقلية
You may not see this message, but I want you to know that your music allows me to feel close to my ancestors, as well as cope with the difficulties that I have experienced recently. And it's priceless.
As an Armenian, with a heritage of Greek and Levantine blood, whose ancestors were from the Byzantine Empire, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your work and the mission that you fulfill.
May God help you in all your affairs.
🙄🙄🙄
Armenian trying to be Greek lol 😂
Hope you are doing fine my Armenian brother 😊 I m an Indian guy also listen this time to time for escapism.
@@MertPapazoglu Armenian history is closely intertwined with greek bistory
@@harrycallahan5018 Armenians have more in common with Persians
Belisarius. One of the greatest military commanders in the history of wars and human civilisation, who conducted the revival and resurrection of Roman empire. Truly the last of the Romans.
@user-pg1ir9wr9e Pokiosun Anılarını Hatıralarını oku
All empires are destined to end. Perhaps the imperial restoration could have worked if it was organised, but it was clear that the way of thinking was now old and Italy at the time was one of the poor economic areas.
@@mojewjewjew4420 Veba ve Savaşlar nedeniyle İnsan gücü kırıldı ve Tarım ve hayvancılık yapılamadı Misirda başlayan veba İtalyayada yayıldı Doğu Roma imparatorluğu Yetkilileri Halkı sömürüsü justiyenin defalarca Askerleri ve Devlet adamlarini ikaz ve uyarılarına kulak tikadilar Ayrıca Doğu Roma imparatorluğu Helenlesmisti Roma Latindi bu yüzden de başarılı olamadı
@@mojewjewjew4420 Başka bir sebep ise Roma imparatorluğu Doğuda Helenlesiyordu Batı ise Latindi Justinyen Latin imparatoruydu Doğu Romanin Son Latin imparatoru Justinyendi Justinyenden sonra İtalya'nın Elden çıkmasını Hiçbir Doğu Roma imparatoru umursamadı
@@mojewjewjew4420 Belisaryus kendini Romaya Adamıştı
A truly underrated General and amazing character in the times he lived in.
I love how melancholy the song is. Despite the great victories he won in his day, Belisarius was always mistrusted and given fewer and fewer resources to achieve these gains. I appreciate the somber tone and despite the “I am the sword of Rome, Belisarius!” It sounds more and more forlorn as the song carries on.
The powers of antiquity were very ungrateful of their true heroes in general, which brought about their ends.
@@yaqubebased1961 tbf if those generals became too succesful they would usualy take your empire over
Justinian feared him. He had so much power, after completing the conquest of vandal Africa and gothic Italy.
He is not underrated at all
Especially considering the fact the conquests in the end didn't matter since in 100 years everything would fall to the Caliphate makes it even more somber
As a Turk,Byzantine always becomed my favorite christ empire! A treasure of history and even more amazing stuffs!
The best channel for that kind of music, historical with some solid stories to tell about ideas and people who lived long time ago truly a masterpiece
18 years old Japanese Christian, Peace be with you and God bless you all ❤🙏✝️
needle in a haystack
🙏🏻
Japão ainda será de Cristo! Paz de Cristo irmão
🇵🇱✝️❤️🇯🇵✝️
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Belisarius can really inspire us on many levels. Great music as always!
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فخور بمسيحي الرب☦️
As a Persian, I have mad respect for this Chad.
As a Romanian, I do too. Lol. Very talented.
As a Hunnic ( Turk ) +Respect
From the other side of the Atlantic I still have mad respect for that man
That’s not a chant brother , it’s just a self made song about belissarius
same here brother Rome and persian empire might have been enemies before but this song is just too good🔥
Those aren't actually drums, it's the sound of Belisarius clapping the cheeks of his foes
lmao
The sound of Rome's restoration
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I probably heard this five times in a row by now and I am still not tired of it. That song just gives me a certain feeling, an “ancient” vibe if you will. And the lyrics are just straight fire. Amazing work brother, much love from Germany!
Coming from a HRE decendant
فخور بكوني مسيحي انتمي للسيد المسيح ملكي وربي ومخلصي ☦️☝️
Belisarius seems to come from that breed of magnificent generals who performed amazing feats in the name of their leaders, yet were held back from completing the task because the very leaders they swore fealty to grew envious of their achievements, such as Surena, Germanicus and Stilicho. History really does repeat itself.
Aetius too
And Emperor Aurelian who got murdered despite being the best emperor in decades
Belisarius really should've taken the Goths offer to be western emperor. I mean he was roman and the ostrogoths were technically citizens of Rome anyways and they never technically declared Italy wasn't apart of the empire they just governed it in Rome's name and kept the Senate and other institutions running the roman latins were actually pretty fine being governed by the ostrogoths the only problem of course was they were Arian Christian which is why an ostrogoth was never made emperor and why Justinian wanted to "reconquer" Italy. Honestly recreating a legitimate western Roman empire was totally possible if Belisarius took the offer since no one declared it fell and believed until Justinian said so.
Or the most popular ones, Scipio and Yi Sun Shin.
@Drewski 1996 Genuinely, that would have been the best course of action. Especially since the West was still pretty positively receptive to Constantinople. Like if there's any "barbarian" group Rome could have at least semi trusted, it would have been the Ostrogoths.
The most slept on and underatted general in history, Belisarius is beyond a legend
Flavyus Belisarius Mundus Narses Kanlı jonsh Jons Targetle Romanın son büyük generalleri
Ok, I was here when this song dropped.
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I am Armenian Christian and I love my brother Greece❤❤❤❤❤We will be togather✝✝☦☦
I say this as a Kurd. Türkiye belongs to Kurds and Turks 🇹🇷❤️☀️💚🇹🇷
Desde Sudamérica saludos a mis hermanos Cristianos de medio oriente ✝️✝️, tengo la suficiente edad para proteger tierras Cristianas
nyun bes ;) ZITO ELLDA
Rüyalarda 🇹🇷❤️🇦🇿❤️🇵🇰
"He was the sword of Rome, of the Empire, was this ambition?
He was my friend, just and loyal.
Belisarius!"
(Excerpt from Justinian Epic Symphony)
loyal indeed,and yet he betrayed his friend more than once.....
Yes, and unfortunately he betrayed his friend because his friend was slaying and dominating on the battlefield and got jelly
Imagine if the emperor continued to support him...
Roma trash
@@jordanricker219 Then he would've retaken up to britain
It captures the feeling the early stages of this great empire give you... I LOVE IT ☦️🇮🇹🇬🇷
Just 🇬🇷
@@georgedemos3889 he's probably an orthodox italian
@@mrtrollnator123 Orthodoxy and Catholicism didn’t exist yet during the time of Belisarius. It was only the state church of the Roman Empire. Catholicism and Orthodoxy were one and the same then.
@@toxophilite0525 oh
@@toxophilite0525 they already had differences during the times of justinian but they were still one
You really excelled in this piece. Greetings to you from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
Я люблю иссуса христа!
Я горжусь что христианка❤☦️
Wonderful, simply amazing. You do Belisarius great justice with your music ! 👍
Honoured to see you here my friend, I’m a big fan of your videos!
@@faryafaraji Mundus hakkındada bir Beste yaparmisin
A 3 hour epic movie about the life of Belisarius would be great. Imagine if the movie was narrated like a legendary tale by an old and blind beggar to a child for giving him some coins
And it turned out to be belisaurius 😱
@@brandonquezada9523 😂
@@brandonquezada9523 there’sactually a tale that after Belisarius ended his military career, he became a blind beggar on the streets of Constantinople.
@@WitcherGerd That's what he was referring to
A movie might be short, there are a lot of events to cover. A 10-episodes series would be more appropriate
This hits hard man, there’s so much going on to my ears and I like every second of it
This should deserve more views and likes
Farya your voice gives goosebumps!!
Hello dad ... we lost our empire ,forgive us
hello dad, we crossed the atlantic, are you proud ?
Ave Caesar, Murituri te saultant!
@@aurelian-romanemperor Constantinople will rise again.
@@EnToutoiNika Rome will rise again, the west and east rome will rise again
As a history fan and as a scholar of history, I can say that this song or chant describe very well Byzantine Empire! I'm also an Albanian Orthodox (converted) and I'm so happy to be a follower of Jesus Christ! God bless you all and give only peace with each other!❤️☦️🇦🇱
Brother in Christ 🇷🇸🇦🇱
God bless you brother , Amen 🙏
The tru 🇦🇱 Albanian ancestor god bless you let yeshua guide you all ways brother ✝️
Albanians are part of muslim ummah!
dude i am muslim and i love this song it's so intressting
Pakistani Orthodox here, much love 🇵🇰❤️
Pakistani Orthodox Christian? Based, and I'm not even Christian.
Didn't knew Pakistani Orthodox even existed as they are alredy rare in India 😅
if you dont mind me asking do you have any church near or is orthodoxy heavily persecuted where you live?
@@deez7429 yes there’s an Orthodox Church near me, i was born and raised in the UK
Now that's a rare breed
I am proud to be an Orthodox Christian from Cambodge may God protect everyone and Christianity. АМИНЬ 🇰🇭☦️🏳️
I'm a 21 yro girl from Italy and I'm proud of the history of the Romans, even though people forget too often that the Empire continued in its Byzantine form until 1453. ❤
@@Monarchist_ are you sure
@@Monarchist_ oh ok, I was referring to the conquist of Costantinopolis
@@Monarchist_ no problem :)
I'm roumanian and I see you as a sister if you know the history of Romans (Italy) and Dacians (Roumania). 🫡🫡🫡
@@sergiu1917 of course! Sending love to all my Romanian brothers and sisters
Let me give a cheer for Belisarius, a man who gave his all for Rome.
VIVAT BELISARIVS !! AD HONOREM BELISARII !!
Greetings from România , named and known as the last daughter of Rome🇹🇩🙏
Love Romania from Poland ❤
@@AliAli-ce8ud We have a comun past ... our country's was cry because Russia annexed part of our beautiful land. We love Poland to ❤
We are the dacian, not an rome
@@TND_total_black_day Citeste încă o dată comentariul . Dacă știi istorie, Dacia a devenit o provincie a Romei și România e urmasă a Daciei dar si știută ca ultima fiică a Romei.
Dacia was the worst state of Rome along with Britainia lol
My motivation music to study history
Gentlemen, consider your day blessed by the spirit of Belisarius.
😁
🙏🏻✝️
imagine existing hundreds of years ago, to be praised much later by a guy making an absolute certified Roman-Hood classic
As a Turkish Muslim, I love my Greek and Italian Christian brothers very much 🇹🇷🇮🇹🇬🇷

W♥️
But we Don't Have the same God
But we're the "same" people. @@nikeclearkapito5295
☦️🇷🇸🤝🇹🇷☪️
Give Constantinople "brother"
Incredible work. Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹 Rome (East and West) lives in our hearts 🥰
From North to South too❤🇬🇧🇮🇹 🇵🇹
@@adammamdani3501 England is littered with Roman infrastructure. I'd like to believe there's more to being roman than just blood
Anadolu dan selamlar🇹🇷
Rome is in all our hearts 🇮🇹❤️🇵🇹❤️🇪🇸❤️🇫🇷❤️🇬🇷❤️🇷🇴
Hearing these Byzantine melodies with lyrics about Rome warms my heart.
this tickles my brain in such a good way, the layering.. gladius romae sum, Belisarius, followed by the tsambouna and the drums and the lyrics together with the chanting style adds such a nice rhythm
The song is better than Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber whole career
That's a fact
Respect from Athens, glad to be hearing such a talented artist reminding us of our empire. Cheers to my friend! Αθάνατοι
For the historian from outside it is fascinating, that modern Italinas does not treat their Roman past with so much importance as Hellens do. They rather reference to republicans from XIX cent.
@@gniewomirbartoszewski6835 The big difference between the Greeks (Hellens) and the other nations is that the Greeks have a memory in contrast with the others. The memory..
@@bitter_truth8646 Hafıza iyi yönde mi yoksa kötü yönde mi
@@zaferzaferoglu978 Δεν καταλαβαίνω τι λες.
I don't understand what you are saying. I don't know your language and I'm not willing.. If you know English that's good. Otherwise, don't talk..
@@bitter_truth8646 Çeviri var çevirin anlarsıniz
I’ve been sick with a stomach bug for the last week and this song has actually improved my morale quite a bit.
the singer has some great voice and singing skills its realy refreshing to hear something beautifull of the past
Proud to be an Orthodox Christian from Egypt. May God bless you all 🙏☦️🇪🇬
Jako Polak słowianin jestem Ci niezwykle wdzięczny tobie Farya za arcydzieła jakich dokonałeś. Przyznam że dzięki tobie nauczyłem się kilku zwrotów po łacinie klasycznej. Ave Farya 🤚 Roma Invicta .
Jaka Freja xd
dlaczego freja
Źle napisałem😆😉
a może to w w łacinie kościelnej? taka 7-9 wiek NE, pisze si epodobnie jak w klasycznej ale wymowa inna :-)
Я тоже слов'янин из Карпат ❤
Восхитительно! Люблю Византийскую культуру😍 Bravo, Farya!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Great work! Thank you!
ORTHODOX ☦️
🇬🇷🇨🇾🇲🇰🇷🇺🇺🇦🇧🇾🇷🇸🇧🇬🇲🇪🇪🇪🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇹🇪🇷🇷🇴🇲🇩🇦🇲🇬🇪☦️
ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ
ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ
🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇧🇾Mostly atheist
Jesus crist ☦️✝️⛪🇬🇷🇻🇦🇪🇦🇧🇬🇦🇱🇩🇪🇬🇧🇬🇪🇭🇺🇦🇹🇷🇴🇫🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇪🇨🇮🇨🇴🇩🇪🇨🇿
@@Epicbzantieempire778
🇦🇱🏴🏳️✅
Την ευχή σου Πάτερ.
την ευχη σου πατερ να εχουμε και να μας δινει ο θεος
I am Korean, but it is interesting that the Eastern Roman Empire was great and has maintained Rome for a thousand years
Ama osmanlı imparatorluğu romayı yıktı 😅
@@FthdnmzBut the Ottoman Empire fell apart😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@Fthdnmz But Russia and Germany destroyed the Ottoman Empire at the San Stefano and Berlin Congresses
Forgot that ottomans once lost a battle from Malta? 🙃@@Fthdnmz
I’m American Korean. Ayeeeeeeêéẽěeee
Looking at the achievements of Belisarius always fascinates me as a Turkish person. He was a great warrior for sure 🇹🇷❤️🇬🇷
Would love to see Turkey reconquered by Byzantinium
@@theheathen2739 Can't do it without other cultures in your service,end of the day Belisarius himself was of thracian decent
@@theheathen2739Benim Hayalimde Bir gün Bütün Yunanistani ve Balkanları Almak Evel Allahin izniyle Buda olacak
@@theheathen2739 there's no byzantine or ottomans left. Only two nation-states who calls their people greek or turk, not roman or ottoman
@@papazataklaattiranimam Tam adı Flavus Basilerus Latin isminden belli Zaten Kendisi Latin Roma Zaten Doğu Roma olarak kabul ediliyor ve Kendilerini Romalı görüyor
May the Lord bless you all.. Greets from Orthodox Serbian 🇷🇸💪
Я тоже живу в Сербии. Сам из России и по национальности Украинец. Слава Иисусу, хоть в песне про него ничего нет.
Glory Roman Empire 🦅🇬🇷☦️
I think bro is Greek but I still have doubt.
Defeated by Ottoman 😂
@@hossain332Defeated by the ottomans after they survived 1000 years, if you count it with the Roman empire, it would be 1500 years and with that one of the longest living empires in history.
@@hossain332But Georgi kastrioti got his revenge
Gracias Farya Faraji, cada vez logras sorprenderme aun más con la música que haces.
De alguna forma, transmites la grandeza de nuestros antepasados por medio de la música.
Предлагаю дать этому парню звание Народный артист Византии 😅
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Yes
Тогда уж Народный Артист Восточной Римской империи 😊
Фарья Фараджи, народный артист Рима, даёт концерт в здании Константинопольской филармонии, улица Велизария д.4. Гражданам Рима скидка 5 нуммий. Дата: 27 априлиса 7531 года
@@davidbenhazar1778😅😅😳🥴😤😤😭😭
I recently discovered your work and all i have to say is that music needs more people like you! Greetings from Greece.
From time to time I checked Farya's most popular videos, I don't remember this being no.2 but here we are 🔝
You have an amazing and rare voice, the fact that you can adapt to all these different rhythms and tunes of all the cultures you represent through music is amazing. Keep up the great work, I’m always looking forward for more songs!
Belisarius, the hero Rome needed, but didn't deserve
Wdym? Didn’t deserve?
@@shieldwallclonetroopers145 It's a joke. He meant that he was so good that people didnt deserve him
Baldi back
This is by far my favorite from Farya. What an absolute masterpiece.
FARYA ... I first heard this song 🎵 when it was only 2 months old and had 45k viwes. Now, almost a year in, the fact that this song has 5.1 million views, has been remixed, and is considered the soundtrack for a movie about Belisarius that doesn't even exist (yet) is a testimony to this MASTERPIECE!!!! Love from Africa 🌍, awsome work!!!
I'm Urthozox from Syria, I love Byzantine history, and I love the Lord Jesus☦️🙏🏻
I hope that as a Syrian you are also proud of your Syrian-Roman ancestors like Ulpianus and Papinianus
My friend, I am a Muslim. I have complete confidence. Muslims did not harm Christians and did not do anything to them. You are only influenced by the dirty media. The media always promotes to you that Muslims are enemies and evil, and this is all empty talk. Muslims have complete faith that Jesus is the word of God and that he is a prophet. It is great that he was born by a miracle, and he had miracles such as healing arrows and leprosy, feeling the dead, blowing on clay, and making him turn into a bird by the power of the Creator, the Almighty.
@@basuta-dshraraIf you want to know the real enemy, they are the Jews. Since ancient times, they have been the killers of the prophets. Some of them lied to the prophets, some of them killed the prophets, and they are the ones who tried to kill the Prophet Jesus, for the record, but God protected him and God raised him to Himself, and God is Mighty, Wise. .. And I give you good news that Jesus will come at the end of time and fill the earth with justice.. And this is simple words from me, rather it is one of the signs of the Hour.
@@basuta-dshrara i am also a orthodox christian from syria and some of the muslims are nice and the others do very bad stuff to us
@@abboudjabbo4729 I'm a christian from france, I hope you are doing well there, stay strong brother
Farya Faraji teaching the world about ancient Greek and Byzantine music is a thing i respect fully and have infinite gratitude for.Your work is fully appreciated brother
Sunt din Romania, tare incantata de ce aud. Mult success ❤❤❤
This guys drums add a whole extra like emotion or feeling to the songs that no one else does , his instruments hit hard AF 💯👌🏻
Greetings from Exarchatus Italiae 🇮🇹
Gladius Romae sum, BELISARIUS!
SPQR
Apparently, you are not wise. My great ancestor Attila did not leave enough land for you to escape. If you are the sword of the novel, I am the whip of God.🇹🇷🐺

@@senihader9631 Rome literally destroyed Attila femboy army lil bro 😂😂😂
@@senihader9631Attigay ? 😂 You mean the peasant who got poisoned like a idiot by his own peasant wife 😂 and died like a loser in his hut alone 😂😂😂
@@senihader9631Attigay ? 😂 You mean the peasant who got poisoned like a id¡ot by his own peasant wife and died like a loser in his hut alone 😂 Rome destroyed ez that mongol noob 😂
I am a Turk and a Muslim, but I approach events objectively, not like some racist people, and even though I am a grandchild of the Ottomans, I have come to the conclusion that Belisarius is someone who should be respected.
We have a saying, either the state is a pasha or the raven is a carcass. Belisarius ruled in a way that was fully adapted to his own culture.
Theres something in a man that makes him want to reconquer Constantinople
Are you sure? The Turkish army is one of the few armies in the world with operational capabilities. So I say, anyone who is confident can come.
@@hasann35 Finally, a worthy opponent!
@@hasann35"Imma get medieval on yo ass"
@@hasann35 I think he should be calm. No one is invincible! Good day my brother.
This chant is orthodox and I'm catholic and it's so pleasing to listen too jesus bless you all ✝️
¡En este día del padre el señor Farya Faraji nos ha regalado esta canción tan esperada! ¡Muchas gracias!👏🏼
God I love Belisarius so much, easly in my top 5 favorite Romans
He was the most dedicated, the most trusted, the most faithful.
@@timothylee2772 illyro roman he has albanian surname even today is used Berisha - Belisar
@@wonderingmechatronics7114 hahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣
@@ragnarlothbrok6315en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berisha_(tribe)
FANTASTIC! THANK U SO MUCH!
Hearing the latin language combined with balkan instruments is pure blis to the soul, respect from Armenia!!