Theodoric the Great is such an underrated European monarch. He was a great warrior, extremely deft politician and before his death you could argue that he rivaled the Eastern Roman and Sassanian rulers in terms of hard and soft power influence. Justinian and Belisarius are very lucky he didn't have a strong successor. Their legacies were elevated by very convenient timing.
@@user-tg3tj2nq6v He was still the the better man for the most part, and his paranoia and savage behavior is to be expected because power corrupts most if not all men especially when down and thrown out.
@@user-tg3tj2nq6vAlaric Balto attended a Roman State Sponsored School for Generals for five years - taught by veteran soldiers the Arts of War, weaponry, horseback riding, tactics, diplomacy and the Greek, Roman, Aramaic and German languages. The Balto, meaning "Audacious" in the Goth tongue was one of two ruling Germanic military dynastys, and favored cadets such as Alaric enjoyed the hospitality of the Royal Family and he became friends with Theododius's sons Arcadius and Honorius, and his younger daughter Galla Placidia. Dollars to donuts Alaric was far more socially aware of his time, learned, wise and genteel than many viewers of this vid. Before you presume to take a powerful Empire's pejorative and demonising stereotypes, such as "barbarian" is, to heart as gospel, try to keep in mind the real intent behind it, which you know as well as I.
@@nbkawtgnobodyYou've got Theodoric quite wrong. The Goths, their dexterity on the battle field notwithstanding, were demonstrably a moral tribal people. The they weren't a "corrupted" people as you seem to describe. Consider that other tribes and individuals, attracted by the Goths successes in war, and not a people of a settled and unclean city where they might be considered "outsiders," and treated badly, preferred joining up with them. During his term as a Christian King of Rome, and of both the Ostrogoth and Visigoth tribes, which is to say from the Adriatic Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, was more the than lenient with the various religions represented in the Empire. He left them to their devotions in peace.
Hands down, this is one of the absolute best and brilliantly erudite history channels on RUclips. The content is well-researched and presented. Great work.
If you enjoy children's boardgames thwn this might be captivating. The imagery is basic and childish the voice is anything but soothing and ad a result I can't even begin to focus on any information even it it happens to be relevant.
Thank you for this. Not sure it's the right niche but if anyone's very much into Ostrogothic history I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's relative content. I'd love to see a coop
I live in Pannonia. I am from a village that was about 12 km north of the Limes in Germania Magna. Traiectum ad Rhenum was the name of the Roman castrum. There was also a camp named Fectio. In the Frisian Period (Magna Frisia) it was named Attingahem.
The 539 sack of Mediolanium may have been the most devastating sack of the entire gothic war. It was the largest city of Italy at that time (125/150k) and had a rich imperial importance. A very bad stain on Narses who hesitated to help Belisarius get reinforcements to the city. Sad day to a beautiful Roman city
Ostrogoths and visigoths are also roman citizens, but they managed the army side while the ancient roman senate became the pretorians and they voted for a pope. A system that is still today in use
Amazing video as always, and really exhaustive. Actually learned some new things here, and it's good to see that your main source is a very recent and up to date book. If I were to have a couple of criticisms, and it's mostly just nitpicks: I like the new detail of having the portraits bobbing, but it can be a bit distracting sometimes imo. Would maybe be better if they only bobbed when they're moving, but not when they're standing still? I also think it's a bit odd you used a 15th Century miniature of Amalasuintha and a coin depicting Justinian for Athalaric when we have genuine ivory portraits of both of them on a diptych. But these are just minor things mostly.
I've been waiting for your next video for so long I almost gave up hope! But seeing the length, detail and art in this video really shows why it took a little while. The amount of research required itself mustve been insane!
Great video. +1 follower Also, kudos on presenting sources, but if you're only using two secondary sources, I would try to make that clearer in the video itself. "I would" doesn't mean "you should"; I'm not trying to nitpick, but I see you're making an honest to provide well-researched, scholarly content, so I figured you'd take the suggestion on its own merits. Best to you
Great video. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The Ostrogothic Kingdom always felt like a lost era of the Western Roman Empire, excluded and ignored in Roman History sources only because some kid died in 476 and some guy in the late 18th century decided that was the end. The West didn't really die until Justinian's generals defeated the Goths, depopulated the Italian core, and ended a substantial portion of Senatorial and Magisterial offices of the West. I think after that we can start calling them the Byzantine Empire.
I am happy to encounter so many pleased viewers of Ostrogoth history. Part of my family originated in Luarca, a northern Asturian port of settled Goths, a mix of both Ruling🌿Germanic🌿military🌿elite clans the Balto who were Visigoths, and the Amal, Ostrogoths who continued to lead their respective tribes soon after the Moslem takeover. One Balto Díaz de Balthes ( the proper surname ending of 'es or 'ez denoting "descent from the Balto family,") Lord of Luarca wed his daughter Flora to Faralando De Vere, son of the favored nephew of Charlemain Roland de Vere, head of his army, and whom we know from the Chanson of Roland. Contemporary Spanish spelling and pronunciation render Balthes as Valdés. Faralando was brought to Luarca by his uncle, Roland's brother named Nunio Belchidez who married in Asturias Sulabel daughter of Diego Procélos Second Count of Castile. From these notables descend the Kings of Spain from the lineage of Count Fernan Gonzalez, and from the Celebrated El Cid Ruy Díaz. Faralando and Flora were given by Nunio Belchidez the gift of the Castle of Curiel on Picu L'Alba ( L'Alba Peak) near Peñaferruz, Asturias which had belonged to his new father in law Don Diego Procélos. I am adding your excellent and informative video to my channel. I recommend Geni or Geneanet two excellent genealogy sites for your research. Enter any name mentioned here and discover their antecedents or their descendents, and the fact of their real existence. Un Saludo - Antonio P. del Hierro-Valdés
Did you notice any names of places and people seem familiar? I have noticed that a lot of the literature of the last hundred years has mined this era and area for names. Narnia, for instance? Or Boethius? Edit: I saved this video to look for more😎
I have no words. How do you have so few subscribers? You manage to keep me glued to the screen. Anyway, what program do you use to create these animations?
The Ostrogot😮hs did NOT come from the pontic steppe, but from Skandinavia, the royal family from Amal others from the isle Gotaland. This said, I am admirative of this precise, complete and clear presentation of so many events in a manner that greatly fosters comprehension of this important epocal period for all of us who had very partial, limited or false remembrances of that historical turmoil of events.
Both Goth tribes the Ostrogoths and Visigoths (as they came to later be known) came from "Scandza" near the Swedes by crossing the Baltic and first settling at the mouth of the Vistula where there are Goth tombs and other archaeological finds. Gepids is a word denoting them as "last to follow" or "those who lagged behind." Amal is not a geographic place, but the surname of the Ostrogoths ruling family as Balto denotes the ruling Visigoth dynasty. "Amal the Fortunate" lived several generations before Theodoric Amal King of Rome and of both tribes. An earlier Goth Hermanric, likely an antecedent to Amal the Fortunate was known as super cruel and perhaps vengeful. His disposition backfired on him and he committed suicide.
The old movie comes to mind - The Battle for Rome. Used to love it as a kid. It compresses the timeline but you get the gist of what happened between the death of Theodoric and defeat of Totila
@@ancientsightI can see you have a lot of views now. That’s great. I hope you next video about Byzantium has the same reception. Any idea when will be released?
Small correction, the Thervingi were Roman federati as well. Being placed in Roman Gothia on the other side of the danube after Constantine the Great re-conquered much of what was the former Dacia Traiana. And in 535, according to Novels XI of "The enactments of Justinian", the Romans reaffirmed their positions on the other side of the danube.
*Bring down the Roman Empire *set up in the same spot as the Romans *Usher in an age of prosperity *fall like the Romans The Gothic experience was wild
interesting detail and maps; i wa'tched all of it -- I just suggest a few summary points at beginning and end you walk through all of the trees but don't tell us much at beginning and end about the forest
I love the sound bit every time a new usurper pops up. Random question did you study or what did you study in university? I love history and particularly late antiquity and have been thinking of pursuing it.
The period between western collapse and eastern renovatio imperii is so freaking interesting, particulariliy if you binge late western empire lore before hand.
@@ancientsightthis video was really good. Never watched you before but just subbed. Suprised you only have 10k subs when it’s on the same quality level as some RUclipsrs with millions
The striking similarities between Rome and today are unreal, migrating peoples seeking refuge settling in imperial territory just to break out in rebellion and contribute to Romes downfall in the end
They arent. The serbo-Slovanic words come from the Gothic names. They are later dialects of some of the original languages the eastern Goths had or spread to the populations.
Thank you for narrating and illustrating this story. Was it a Roman failure to not learn how to deal with the Goths? After the reconquest of North Africa assimilation between the Romans and the Goths could have been possible. A coalition between the Romans and Goths could of form to reconquer Gallia and England.
I hope this helps to understand why Italians don't like very much war...They had enough already and this period is only one of the many in which Italy was invaded, fought, had his wonderful cities sacked and razed to the ground, rebuilt and on and on for millennia
Love these videos about the barbarians and how the land under their control changed, really helps to see what was actually going on in a very confusing and ever changing period. One question I have though is given the size and population of the Roman Empire why weren't they able to conquer the barbarians one by one?
Really interesting question that's hard to answer in a few sentences. But in short, population size is one parameter among many that are able to influence the balance of power among states.
Justinian’s reconquest went well until 540. There was a misunderstanding and miscalculation between Justinian and Belisarius. Justinian wanted peace with the Ostrogoths, so they would become vassal state in the north of the Po river, in order to defend the eastern frontier from the Persians. Belisarius on the other hand, saw that the Ostrogoths were at the edge of collapse, so wanted to continue and finish them all. At the end neither of this happened, no peace, no finished either. Belisarius was recalled to defend the eastern frontier, the Ostrogoths had the time and leader (Totila) they needed. So they started to push back the Romans. The war could’ve ended 20 years earlier if in 540 a peace, agreement could’ve been reached. But the Ostrogoths fought back and it took extra 20 years the end the conflict, and this destroyed Italy.
@@hiskakun2276 - Justinian already had peace with the Ostrogoths. The Ostrogothic king was a Roman patricius and imperial prefect for the lands he ruled, if nominally. Justinian should have left things as they were. The war destroyed Italy as a unitary state and depopulated Rome, which was still a large city before the war.
@@hiskakun2276 Belisarius had to leave for the East before he could win a decisive victory against the Goths, the bulk of the gothic army still stands and much of the 530s conquest was possible due to the overwhelming support the Eastern army got from the local population. But even if Belisarius stuck longer and did defeat the Goths, another threat like the Lombards or the Gepids would just take its place, Justinian had the right idea of using them as a buffer state against other invading enemies.
The teens today who dress in black like Bela Lagosi and use pale white makup and call themselves Goths, have no idea or clue as to what a Goth really was. The ancient Goths would have laughed them to scorn or thought of them as witches or worlocks. 😂
Nice story, but it builds on a lot of guesswork, especially in the first half hour. In a perfect world i would have liked to see where you source all this information from. I like the use of maps etc though.
They all wanted shelter in an empire. This is where a universal empire as a concept begins to wobble and change the fate of the Roman Empire. These people wanting to get in were an old problem for the Imperial armies.
You embody the legacy of the late Historia Civilis, before he went mad and fell into ironical commentary. I therefore grant you the title of Restitutor Orbis of historical youtube!
These maps are so incredibly clear. A criminally underrated channel.
I agree 💯 one of the best Channels I've come across!
Rome total war map is like this
Who's watching in 563?!?! 🔥 🔥 🔥
730 b.c. here brother
Still watching in 982🙌🙏
1163 C.E viewer here
I’m watching in 569 AD here brotha
holy heck the dude Liberius lived long enough to see the "fall" of Rome and the reconquest of Rome by the Empire, what a life he had.
Theodoric the Great is such an underrated European monarch. He was a great warrior, extremely deft politician and before his death you could argue that he rivaled the Eastern Roman and Sassanian rulers in terms of hard and soft power influence. Justinian and Belisarius are very lucky he didn't have a strong successor. Their legacies were elevated by very convenient timing.
Librivox has a great book called Theodoric The Goth by Thomas Hodgkin. Highly recommended.
Rubbish. You put the Great after the wrong man, Justinian the Great not Theodoric (the barbarian upstart).
@@user-tg3tj2nq6v He was still the the better man for the most part, and his paranoia and savage behavior is to be expected because power corrupts most if not all men especially when down and thrown out.
@@user-tg3tj2nq6vAlaric Balto attended a Roman State Sponsored School for Generals for five years - taught by veteran soldiers the Arts of War, weaponry, horseback riding, tactics, diplomacy and the Greek, Roman, Aramaic and German languages. The Balto, meaning "Audacious" in the Goth tongue was one of two ruling Germanic military dynastys, and favored cadets such as Alaric enjoyed the hospitality of the Royal Family and he became friends with Theododius's sons Arcadius and Honorius, and his younger daughter Galla Placidia. Dollars to donuts Alaric was far more socially aware of his time, learned, wise and genteel than many viewers of this vid. Before you presume to take a powerful Empire's pejorative and demonising stereotypes, such as "barbarian" is, to heart as gospel, try to keep in mind the real intent behind it, which you know as well as I.
@@nbkawtgnobodyYou've got Theodoric quite wrong. The Goths, their dexterity on the battle field notwithstanding, were demonstrably a moral tribal people. The they weren't a "corrupted" people as you seem to describe. Consider that other tribes and individuals, attracted by the Goths successes in war, and not a people of a settled and unclean city where they might be considered "outsiders," and treated badly, preferred joining up with them. During his term as a Christian King of Rome, and of both the Ostrogoth and Visigoth tribes, which is to say from the Adriatic Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, was more the than lenient with the various religions represented in the Empire. He left them to their devotions in peace.
I will be watching much more of this channel after my exams. Such great content! 👏
Best Late Roman history content on RUclips
The Ostrogoths were spawned through eastern black magic to destroy Rome. How you failed to mention this unbiased part of history is beyond me.
The Historian's Craft has some great Late Roman analysis if you haven't checked out his stuff.
The problem is his accent. Some words are unrecognizable with his accent.
Agreed. Majorianus used to be really good but the second his videos became AI slop it was an automatic unsubscribe
Hands down, this is one of the absolute best and brilliantly erudite history channels on RUclips. The content is well-researched and presented. Great work.
If you enjoy children's boardgames thwn this might be captivating. The imagery is basic and childish the voice is anything but soothing and ad a result I can't even begin to focus on any information even it it happens to be relevant.
Thank you for this. Not sure it's the right niche but if anyone's very much into Ostrogothic history I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's relative content. I'd love to see a coop
Video formats of both of us are really different but I'm not closed to it
Best Roman history channel on RUclips. Always high quality!!
This is a such a comprehensive and evocative piece of work. Bloody well done. Really enjoyed it from start to finish
You need to do a whole video just about Odoacer and his life!
Happy to see you upload again brother, quality work as usual. Ave Ancient Site.
Honestly I genuinely believe that anytime now this chanel will blow up and gain many subscribers. Any time now
I have been looking forward to this. Twice the wait time double the quality!
My quality has doubled since the last time we met, Count.
For a good day you need a good news like this
I live in Pannonia. I am from a village that was about 12 km north of the Limes in Germania Magna. Traiectum ad Rhenum was the name of the Roman castrum. There was also a camp named Fectio. In the Frisian Period (Magna Frisia) it was named Attingahem.
The 539 sack of Mediolanium may have been the most devastating sack of the entire gothic war. It was the largest city of Italy at that time (125/150k) and had a rich imperial importance. A very bad stain on Narses who hesitated to help Belisarius get reinforcements to the city. Sad day to a beautiful Roman city
The wait was, in the end, worth it. Bravo!
Extremely useful, beautifully organized overview. Many thanks!
Glad to have you back! This video is really high quality, it really is a hidden gem!
Ostrogoths and visigoths are also roman citizens, but they managed the army side while the ancient roman senate became the pretorians and they voted for a pope. A system that is still today in use
Absolutely amazing video, first time I actually looked into the Ostrogoths history, was damn worth it, W channel🔥🔥
Amazing video as always, and really exhaustive. Actually learned some new things here, and it's good to see that your main source is a very recent and up to date book.
If I were to have a couple of criticisms, and it's mostly just nitpicks: I like the new detail of having the portraits bobbing, but it can be a bit distracting sometimes imo. Would maybe be better if they only bobbed when they're moving, but not when they're standing still? I also think it's a bit odd you used a 15th Century miniature of Amalasuintha and a coin depicting Justinian for Athalaric when we have genuine ivory portraits of both of them on a diptych. But these are just minor things mostly.
Thank you for your comment it's very welcome. I will take that into consideration
Please keep up the longer videos! Loving this! Thank you
Great video,love your mapping style
I'm watching in 2024,+ I'm finding this program very interesting.
Amazing as always! Love seeing this channel growing as it should!
It was a great historical coverage documentary about Astrogothes in the 3rd to 5th AD periods....thank you for sharing
I've been waiting for your next video for so long I almost gave up hope! But seeing the length, detail and art in this video really shows why it took a little while.
The amount of research required itself mustve been insane!
This book helped a lot : Hans-Ulrich Wiemer, Theodoric the Great - King of the Goths, Ruler of the Romans: Yale; 2023
We wait for Lombards as next video !
Amazing job, in top 2 of my historical channels !
Great video as always, mate 😊
Incredibly accurate and factual! Stick with it. Your channel is amazing
I've never heard of these guys, thanks for the info! This is all so fascinating!! ⚔️
Great video. +1 follower
Also, kudos on presenting sources, but if you're only using two secondary sources, I would try to make that clearer in the video itself. "I would" doesn't mean "you should"; I'm not trying to nitpick, but I see you're making an honest to provide well-researched, scholarly content, so I figured you'd take the suggestion on its own merits. Best to you
i take it back boy knows his stuff and guys his delivery is beautiful realy nice man
Once again fantastic work! Great coverage of the Goths
Great video as always!!
I dont think they were that barbaric. Theodoric governed Italy better than a lot of the 5th Century Roman emperors.
He’s back!
Great video. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The Ostrogothic Kingdom always felt like a lost era of the Western Roman Empire, excluded and ignored in Roman History sources only because some kid died in 476 and some guy in the late 18th century decided that was the end. The West didn't really die until Justinian's generals defeated the Goths, depopulated the Italian core, and ended a substantial portion of Senatorial and Magisterial offices of the West. I think after that we can start calling them the Byzantine Empire.
I am happy to encounter so many pleased viewers of Ostrogoth history. Part of my family originated in Luarca, a northern Asturian port of settled Goths, a mix of both Ruling🌿Germanic🌿military🌿elite clans the Balto who were Visigoths, and the Amal, Ostrogoths who continued to lead their respective tribes soon after the Moslem takeover. One Balto Díaz de Balthes ( the proper surname ending of 'es or 'ez denoting "descent from the Balto family,") Lord of Luarca wed his daughter Flora to Faralando De Vere, son of the favored nephew of Charlemain Roland de Vere, head of his army, and whom we know from the Chanson of Roland. Contemporary Spanish spelling and pronunciation render Balthes as Valdés. Faralando was brought to Luarca by his uncle, Roland's brother named Nunio Belchidez who married in Asturias Sulabel daughter of Diego Procélos Second Count of Castile. From these notables descend the Kings of Spain from the lineage of Count Fernan Gonzalez, and from the Celebrated El Cid Ruy Díaz. Faralando and Flora were given by Nunio Belchidez the gift of the Castle of Curiel on Picu L'Alba ( L'Alba Peak) near Peñaferruz, Asturias which had belonged to his new father in law Don Diego Procélos. I am adding your excellent and informative video to my channel. I recommend Geni or Geneanet two excellent genealogy sites for your research. Enter any name mentioned here and discover their antecedents or their descendents, and the fact of their real existence. Un Saludo - Antonio P. del Hierro-Valdés
I love the Ostrogoths, they deserve more popularity.
Im so hyped
Are you 10 years old ?
Did you notice any names of places and people seem familiar? I have noticed that a lot of the literature of the last hundred years has mined this era and area for names. Narnia, for instance? Or Boethius?
Edit: I saved this video to look for more😎
@@larryzigler6812 Are you 9 years old?
@@genovayork2468 Are you an embryo ?
@@larryzigler6812 Are you dust?
A superb video. Incredibly well explained, illustrated and narrated. Thank you.
Subscribing immediately ...
I have no words. How do you have so few subscribers? You manage to keep me glued to the screen.
Anyway, what program do you use to create these animations?
Thanks man, really glad to read that
I use Photoshop and After Effects
The Ostrogot😮hs did NOT come from the pontic steppe, but from Skandinavia, the royal
family from Amal others from the isle Gotaland.
This said, I am
admirative of this precise, complete and clear presentation of so many events in a manner that greatly fosters comprehension of this important epocal period for all of us who had very partial, limited or false remembrances of that historical turmoil of events.
Both Goth tribes the Ostrogoths and Visigoths (as they came to later be known) came from "Scandza" near the Swedes by crossing the Baltic and first settling at the mouth of the Vistula where there are Goth tombs and other archaeological finds. Gepids is a word denoting them as "last to follow" or "those who lagged behind." Amal is not a geographic place, but the surname of the Ostrogoths ruling family as Balto denotes the ruling Visigoth dynasty. "Amal the Fortunate" lived several generations before Theodoric Amal King of Rome and of both tribes. An earlier Goth Hermanric, likely an antecedent to Amal the Fortunate was known as super cruel and perhaps vengeful. His disposition backfired on him and he committed suicide.
Goated creator 🗣🔥🙏
The old movie comes to mind - The Battle for Rome. Used to love it as a kid. It compresses the timeline but you get the gist of what happened between the death of Theodoric and defeat of Totila
Best late antiquity channel out there
Babe, the new Ancient Sight video just dropped!
Perhaps you would make a video in such a convention about the Kingdom of the Gepids?
I have that in mind
@@ancientsightI can see you have a lot of views now. That’s great.
I hope you next video about Byzantium has the same reception. Any idea when will be released?
@@hiskakun2276 Hard to say but I'm working on it at the moment
@@ancientsightAny update about the next Byzantine video?
I just hope it releases in 2024
Small correction, the Thervingi were Roman federati as well. Being placed in Roman Gothia on the other side of the danube after Constantine the Great re-conquered much of what was the former Dacia Traiana. And in 535, according to Novels XI of "The enactments of Justinian", the Romans reaffirmed their positions on the other side of the danube.
Guess who came to genocide them in the 18th century?
You are like woody allen, I don't know what the world would be without you.
Thanks man!
It is a very detailed historical lecture. Great job!
happy to see you upload video
Very Very Very accurate and well Done!
*Bring down the Roman Empire
*set up in the same spot as the Romans
*Usher in an age of prosperity
*fall like the Romans
The Gothic experience was wild
Nothing but respect for Theoderic
A true towering figure of his age
Great presentation. Thank you!
interesting detail and maps; i wa'tched all of it -- I just suggest a few summary points at beginning and end you walk through all of the trees but don't tell us much at beginning and end about the forest
Please do one on the Visigoths!
One day absolutely
It would be great to see this channel to get 100k followers
I love the sound bit every time a new usurper pops up. Random question did you study or what did you study in university? I love history and particularly late antiquity and have been thinking of pursuing it.
nice pod cast and yountube voice slanchivar
Video about the period 695-718
The period between western collapse and eastern renovatio imperii is so freaking interesting, particulariliy if you binge late western empire lore before hand.
Do you know if they spoke Latin too in Dacia? I mean the goths
The maps and history were very detailed and very clear. They got around didn't they those goths!
Great job 👏
Comment for the algorithm.
I hoped this would be worth the six month wait and boy was I right!
The quality will continue to go up and never again will it take that much time for a video
@@ancientsightthis video was really good. Never watched you before but just subbed. Suprised you only have 10k subs when it’s on the same quality level as some RUclipsrs with millions
Ostrogoths and Gepids are my favourite barbarians 😊
The striking similarities between Rome and today are unreal, migrating peoples seeking refuge settling in imperial territory just to break out in rebellion and contribute to Romes downfall in the end
@thatonedude6247it’s not a natural event, it wouldn’t be happening if it wasn’t facilitated.
Amen great work
Simply brilliant work!
thanks bro its worthy of waiting keep it up
Some of these early Gothic names are Serbo-Slovanic. Vidimir in direct translation means" The look of peace".
Is a mess I am from Romania and many people here believe this so called history is bull shit
They arent. The serbo-Slovanic words come from the Gothic names. They are later dialects of some of the original languages the eastern Goths had or spread to the populations.
You can't separate them genetically
GREAT VIDEO!!
Fantastic documentary
Thank you for narrating and illustrating this story. Was it a Roman failure to not learn how to deal with the Goths? After the reconquest of North Africa assimilation between the Romans and the Goths could have been possible. A coalition between the Romans and Goths could of form to reconquer Gallia and England.
Are you talking about ww2?
@@eedragonr Germans are not Romans 😂 not even close
@@FieldHoodGamingif I am looking at the Chinese communist party I must agree on
I hope this helps to understand why Italians don't like very much war...They had enough already and this period is only one of the many in which Italy was invaded, fought, had his wonderful cities sacked and razed to the ground, rebuilt and on and on for millennia
Great video
What map do you use?
Love these videos about the barbarians and how the land under their control changed, really helps to see what was actually going on in a very confusing and ever changing period.
One question I have though is given the size and population of the Roman Empire why weren't they able to conquer the barbarians one by one?
Really interesting question that's hard to answer in a few sentences. But in short, population size is one parameter among many that are able to influence the balance of power among states.
Good video
wow that was fantastic- thank you
What I like about these maps is the way the Romanians pop up when the smoke is cleared
Interesting, most maps put the ostrogoths in pannonia from the 450 until their invasion of of italy. Didn't know those lands were ruled by the gepids.
It's not cristal clear who occupied the region right after the departure of the Goths. But the Gepids definitely were the bigger players
Justinian’s reconquest was a calamity.
Justinian’s reconquest went well until 540.
There was a misunderstanding and miscalculation between Justinian and Belisarius.
Justinian wanted peace with the Ostrogoths, so they would become vassal state in the north of the Po river, in order to defend the eastern frontier from the Persians.
Belisarius on the other hand, saw that the Ostrogoths were at the edge of collapse, so wanted to continue and finish them all.
At the end neither of this happened, no peace, no finished either. Belisarius was recalled to defend the eastern frontier, the Ostrogoths had the time and leader (Totila) they needed. So they started to push back the Romans.
The war could’ve ended 20 years earlier if in 540 a peace, agreement could’ve been reached. But the Ostrogoths fought back and it took extra 20 years the end the conflict, and this destroyed Italy.
The goths were a calamity
@@hiskakun2276 - Justinian already had peace with the Ostrogoths. The Ostrogothic king was a Roman patricius and imperial prefect for the lands he ruled, if nominally. Justinian should have left things as they were. The war destroyed Italy as a unitary state and depopulated Rome, which was still a large city before the war.
@@belis35the Goths are always a calamity. Together with their best allies the Slavics
@@hiskakun2276 Belisarius had to leave for the East before he could win a decisive victory against the Goths, the bulk of the gothic army still stands and much of the 530s conquest was possible due to the overwhelming support the Eastern army got from the local population. But even if Belisarius stuck longer and did defeat the Goths, another threat like the Lombards or the Gepids would just take its place, Justinian had the right idea of using them as a buffer state against other invading enemies.
Really well explained! What a chaotic period of European history!
Well, I look forward to watching this one, the late estern Roman period is not very known to me.
We are looking forward.
ROMA VICTOR
Roma Victrix! Non Victor! Nam Romae cauda non est :)
Do one on the Heruli...
Ostrogoth? I was imagining a large Australian bird with eyeliner and teenage angst listening to Siouxsie and the Banshees
The teens today who dress in black like Bela Lagosi and use pale white makup and call themselves Goths, have no idea or clue as to what a Goth really was. The ancient Goths would have laughed them to scorn or thought of them as witches or worlocks. 😂
Cut your hair you are no woman
When we needed him most, he came!
Nice story, but it builds on a lot of guesswork, especially in the first half hour.
In a perfect world i would have liked to see where you source all this information from.
I like the use of maps etc though.
The sources I used are listed in the description. I mostly rely on modern scholar works
Really good done video. Unfortunately this period is little represented in popular culture although no less interesting than classical times.
They all wanted shelter in an empire. This is where a universal empire as a concept begins to wobble and change the fate of the Roman Empire. These people wanting to get in were an old problem for the Imperial armies.
You embody the legacy of the late Historia Civilis, before he went mad and fell into ironical commentary. I therefore grant you the title of Restitutor Orbis of historical youtube!
"Accidentally impaled himself on a lance"........ that's when you know it just wasn't meant to be. Talk about a bad day.
So good...thank you.
Peaceful refuges seeking shelter in Roman Empire, what can go wrong