In my Byzantine campaign, I conquered Sicily right away and started taking back Italy. I took Rome and then set my sights eastward, to unite both branches of Christianity. I beat up Bulgaria first for a few provinces. I took Antioch and then Jerusalem. 2 generations later I wanted to take Egypt through a holy war for kingdom so I had to get the highest level of faith. I conquered the whole thing and parts of the Caucasus with one swift stroke. I then took the whole kingdom of Bulgaria since the ruler was my cousin, and I’ve now begun to conquer Spain and northern Italy. I know no one will read this, but I had fun writing it and playing the game
@@space__idklmao “Two generations later I *wanted* to take Egypt” He never said it took two generations just that he only conquered it after all of his previous wars(two generations of wars).
Are you still in that emotional situation? If so, always remember that we're all with you and even if you think your viewers drop, thousands still love you.
This is Basil the first , he was not born by noble Family , he was a farmer in Thrace at the theme of Macedon (yea confusing i know) and a known wrestler of the time(thats why he has manly appereance) , and he became first emperors bodygaurd until one day he just grabed the the emperor ,lift him to the air and the he broke the back until the emperor died , thus he became the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire , and stablise the Macedonian Dynasty , the name was like that cause his origin was Andrianopole theme of Macedon.
Byzatine empire:Hey pope can u help us from the seljuk turks and maybe take back the holy land CMON i know u want the holy land Pope: yes i do actually lets do a crusade *CRUSADE*
"Africa" derives from the name from the Roman province, Africa Proconsularis covering roughly the same area. It being applied to the entire continent is a later thing I think. Personally, I think it might make more sense for that country to be called "Ifriqiya"
Arabs continued that tradition of only calling the northern African provinces well Ifriqia, South of Egypt was called Sudan which means literally blackia or land of the Blacks, Ethiopia was called Habasha by them instead of Ethiopia by them.
@@DragonHunter24 Got it from the region after he destroyed Carthago, but the areas name comes from a tribe outside of Carthage if I remember correctly.
You really are one of my favorite RUclipsrs Alex. Your interesting intros and just some of your quirks you exhibit during videos make watching one a unique experience each and every time. I love you (no homo) and truly wish you the best in life and everything you set out after. -Tyler
Fun fact: Modern Greeks still called themselves "Romans" well into the twentieth century. Especially the ones without much formal education. Greek words such as Romaios, Romios and Romiosini refer to the Greek nation and folk culture. And these terms were not re-discovered by the intelligentsia to connect with Byzantium or anything - they were rather the spontaneous term Greeks used for themselves.
I played the game for the first time yesterday, spent hours having everything possible go wrong on the "very easy" difficulty, and got more fun from just watching your videos lol
@ You're right, the Greeks called the empire Basileía Rhōmaíōn/Rhōmanía in their native language I believe. But personally I think ERE would fit better in the game so that 'restoring' the full empire is more rewarding/satisfying.
Basileus Basileios was one of the greatest Emperor of Byzantine because of his efforts to reclaimed back the lost lands but unfortunately the history would remember him as "The Foolish".
My Byzantium game has by far been my best yet. I retook Jerusalem and Antioch. I married my son to Princess Ermengarde or Italia, then her brother died so she inherited Italia and after a couple generations I inherited Italy and conquered Rome. This happened just after I conquered Egypt in a holy war as a paragon of virtue and with the same character reached living legend.
Best thing - now the game rewards you for going mad with power! With maxed-out Dread even people who hate your guts will just whimper in a corner and do nothing!
@The Nova renaissance That would not make sense with the 867 start date because Árpád wasn't even ruling then. The Magyars are ruled by Álmos and they (historically) would only cross the Carpathians from the 890s. But my point was that I don't get it how can Hungary be formed if the Hungarians are still on the steppes
In fact this would not be Alexander II, but instead Alexander III. In reality there was a Roman Emperor called Alexander III too, who lived around the same time, and ruled for just one year (912-913 AD), dying after a long game of Jikanion (Horse Polo) under the hot sun, killed by a stroke.
Thanks for the great videos as always! I would have taken you up on your kind offer but I actually could get it for around 23 quid anyway. I will throw some more bits at you next time I see you on stream. tc.
If you could rename the Dynasty, rename it the Alexiades, cause all your male children are named Alexander, you should had varied between Alexander and Phillip if you wanted to restore a Makedonian Empire
I think it would be fun if you tried a longer challenge over multiple videos like recreating Alexander the greats empire or something a long those lines
What if one played France and lost a battle to the HRE and gave Normandy to HRE in the peace deal who then went on to conquer England so as a result England was also in the HRE. Nah, too crazy to actually happen.
In my Byzantine campaign, I conquered Sicily right away and started taking back Italy. I took Rome and then set my sights eastward, to unite both branches of Christianity. I beat up Bulgaria first for a few provinces. I took Antioch and then Jerusalem. 2 generations later I wanted to take Egypt through a holy war for kingdom so I had to get the highest level of faith. I conquered the whole thing and parts of the Caucasus with one swift stroke. I then took the whole kingdom of Bulgaria since the ruler was my cousin, and I’ve now begun to conquer Spain and northern Italy. I know no one will read this, but I had fun writing it and playing the game
Rome
I'm glad it worked out! I must say, it feels great to have a op empire in paradox games
Bro I can’t even conquer Ireland lol your damm good
It took you 2 generations to take Egypt?
@@space__idklmao “Two generations later I *wanted* to take Egypt” He never said it took two generations just that he only conquered it after all of his previous wars(two generations of wars).
''I am going to forget about the rest of my empire and focus on Constantinople'' yup, that sums up byzantine history fairly well
hi brother
Today we are back on, Hearts of..... oh, no, wait a minute...... Crusader kings 3!
*Byzantine Empire is a chonker*
alexiad start date byzantium
@@user-it2kq4ty9q ALEXiad
lol
As it should be
Are you still in that emotional situation? If so, always remember that we're all with you and even if you think your viewers drop, thousands still love you.
I'm loving that you're loving this content Alex!
Ikr, and it was a glorious Bizantium
I'm loving that we loving his loving this content.
Also helps he is getting sponsored and access to the game early
I am loving you...........LOL
eva. I’m loving that you’re loving that’s we’re loving his content.
This is Basil the first , he was not born by noble Family , he was a farmer in Thrace at the theme of Macedon (yea confusing i know) and a known wrestler of the time(thats why he has manly appereance) , and he became first emperors bodygaurd until one day he just grabed the the emperor ,lift him to the air and the he broke the back until the emperor died , thus he became the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire , and stablise the Macedonian Dynasty , the name was like that cause his origin was Andrianopole theme of Macedon.
It’s a bird, it’s a plane! *It’s the Seljuk Turks!* Ah, said the Byzantine Empire
Bill wortz be like
Getting so small, so they called the pope
Why are you every were
Hello Kim Jong Un other account
Byzatine empire:Hey pope can u help us from the seljuk turks and maybe take back the holy land CMON i know u want the holy land
Pope: yes i do actually lets do a crusade
*CRUSADE*
"Africa" derives from the name from the Roman province, Africa Proconsularis covering roughly the same area. It being applied to the entire continent is a later thing I think. Personally, I think it might make more sense for that country to be called "Ifriqiya"
Arabs continued that tradition of only calling the northern African provinces well Ifriqia, South of Egypt was called Sudan which means literally blackia or land of the Blacks, Ethiopia was called Habasha by them instead of Ethiopia by them.
Doesn‘t it come from Scipio Africanus?
@@DragonHunter24 Other way around
@@DragonHunter24 Got it from the region after he destroyed Carthago, but the areas name comes from a tribe outside of Carthage if I remember correctly.
And Cairo to be called Qahira
"I am going to focus on my capital and ignore the rest of my empire" Something that has never gone wrong for any ruler ever...
Yeah because not building defences in Eastern Anatolia turned out great for the empire in the long run of course.
*Plays as Byzantine Empire in the 9th century.*
*Is powerful.*
More powerful than 15th century Byzantines
What is a Byzantine empire
Augustus that big chunk of purple that wants to recapture the glory days of when it was a bigger chunk of red
Erik Weltz well said
Augustus a lie
Alex: "All my commanders keep dying. Guess i'll just command the army myself"
*What could possibly go wrong?*
"I dont think i can be stopped"
*the seljuks arrive*
No. They are too op because they start as only country with primogeniture. They almost always eat the entire map. They said they will nerf them
@@foty8679 yes, thank you
*It's the Seljuk Turks!*
@@approximateCognition yes hehehehe references
I want truly to see this campain continue and restore the empire! Oh Great Rambler of the House of Rambler!
You really are one of my favorite RUclipsrs Alex. Your interesting intros and just some of your quirks you exhibit during videos make watching one a unique experience each and every time. I love you (no homo) and truly wish you the best in life and everything you set out after. -Tyler
Great stream by the way Rambler, I was Sherlock127 btw lol
The great Kingdom of Wetsex will live on!
What?
@@lsmbombanatrix guessing you didn't watch the stream haha! I got him to change Wessex to Wetsex
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Fun fact: Modern Greeks still called themselves "Romans" well into the twentieth century. Especially the ones without much formal education. Greek words such as Romaios, Romios and Romiosini refer to the Greek nation and folk culture. And these terms were not re-discovered by the intelligentsia to connect with Byzantium or anything - they were rather the spontaneous term Greeks used for themselves.
Independent Balkan Land: Exists
Byzantines: It's free real estate!
I loved the hoi4 days, you had such an awesome mix of entertaining, teaching, and impressive challenges. Looking forward to the new age of CK3!
Ah yes, the long journey of Alex starting to understand Crusader Kings.
“How do I groom Alexander?”
“I just love...sex” I legit looked up to make sure no one in my house heard that.
Funnily enough, Basil I actually did have a son named Alexander.
even better, he did become emperor, for like a year.
@@garabic8688 Then he died of exhaustion from a game of polo.
@@garabic8688 he was more of a regent of his underage nephew
I played the game for the first time yesterday, spent hours having everything possible go wrong on the "very easy" difficulty, and got more fun from just watching your videos lol
*everyone is posting on the same time, jackie fish, drew, pixie and you all upload about ck3 at exactly the same time.*
Hopefully there will be mod that changes name to Empire of the Romans or Eastern Roman Empire
Eastern Roman Empire would be more appropriate. Idk why Paradox keeps calling it as "Byzantine"
FortydroidG they’re HRE simps
You can rename your titles and counties as you like without mods.
@@SirFaceFone Even ERE is wrong. It's simply the Roman Empire. The state never changed from Augustus to Basil II, only its borders.
@ You're right, the Greeks called the empire Basileía Rhōmaíōn/Rhōmanía in their native language I believe. But personally I think ERE would fit better in the game so that 'restoring' the full empire is more rewarding/satisfying.
13:47 *nice*
Basileus Basileios was one of the greatest Emperor of Byzantine because of his efforts to reclaimed back the lost lands but unfortunately the history would remember him as "The Foolish".
At least your first heir was accepted. I had to fight a ridiculous succession war against a cousin who had like half of my empire backing her.
Really excited for this new CK content! particularly as you seem to be just as excited as us
OUCH!
Bought it yesterday!!!
Should have checked your video first! eheheh
Awesome vid mate, cheers!
You can see how happy he is. It was a great video, finally you said the youtube no no words. That was more funny than your earlier videos.
My Byzantium game has by far been my best yet. I retook Jerusalem and Antioch. I married my son to Princess Ermengarde or Italia, then her brother died so she inherited Italia and after a couple generations I inherited Italy and conquered Rome. This happened just after I conquered Egypt in a holy war as a paragon of virtue and with the same character reached living legend.
Best thing - now the game rewards you for going mad with power! With maxed-out Dread even people who hate your guts will just whimper in a corner and do nothing!
I love how Hungary formed without Hungarians actually invading the Carpathian Basin
@The Nova renaissance That would not make sense with the 867 start date because Árpád wasn't even ruling then. The Magyars are ruled by Álmos and they (historically) would only cross the Carpathians from the 890s.
But my point was that I don't get it how can Hungary be formed if the Hungarians are still on the steppes
"Gone mad with power? Of course I have. Ever tried going mad without power? It's boring, no one listens to you."
My notifications are filled with CK3, thank you Paradox! The Byzantines? If they had you, they would still exist today
Didnt think I would like this game but I did! Really entertaining too keep up the great work alex!
Keep on going! Be the first RUclipsr to restore the Roman Empire!
Yes
Yes!!
Just purchased CKIII from your link on Gamesplanet and paid 41€ instead of 50€. Thanks Rambler, i'll name my first tyranical ruler after you :)
1:30 "Cru5ader spelled with the letter 5 as the s"
'Hello there, Bulgaria.' GENERAL ALEXANDER!!!!
Bro you should continue this as a series
please continue this campaign as a series, it's been great
Loving the CK3 content, Cant wait to see your "saving your disaster middle ages dynasty" Series
Dude, when started to lose in the east I was like "Oh Alex, history has returned"
This video was very epic if I do say so myself Also great content Alex!
Another Great video Alex! also kudos for saying the British and Irish isles
Alex is the RUclipsr of worlds desire!
In fact this would not be Alexander II, but instead Alexander III. In reality there was a Roman Emperor called Alexander III too, who lived around the same time, and ruled for just one year (912-913 AD), dying after a long game of Jikanion (Horse Polo) under the hot sun, killed by a stroke.
A Byzantine Run? With only one revolt? It's a Miracle!
Restore the Roman Empire
We found a wild Rambler in his natural habitat: in a game full of monarchies
I'm a huge fan of CK2 and the Eastern Roman Empire is my favorite faction. This looks awesome, I want this game.
Alex : I just love sex
Me to Alex : We all love things that we can't have
(please don't take this comment seriously xD)
you can create rally points in the military tab use them to attack the enemy faster your army will literally spawn on that point
He was so excited to get Alexander in charge, it’s ok to larp Alex, we get it
Instead of sailing to Sicily you can put a rally marker there and raise your army saving you gold by not needing to embark
I want more ! i want the Roman Empire back!
I’m loving this ck3 content
loved this video and the stream today was brilliant, keep up the great work
Is there a posibility to choose the hair as byzantium ruler?
Loving this content, and loving that you are loving it!
Yeah, this is awesome content man, would love to see a campaign as one nation
A mod to make the game look brighter is desperately needed!
PLEASE continue this save. It looks like a great one.
You are so entertaining! Keep up the good work.
Play as great moravia and create empire
Rumor has it he’s still trying to figure out how many kids he did, in fact, have.
MORE Crusader Kings 3 PLEASE
Im so happy there'll be more ck3
Yes! I’m glad you are adding this to the norm.
Got the gamesplanet version because ck3 wasn't allowed in Australia yet. Too bad I couldn't get the preorder bonus
Commenting till ya man gets so much engagement he reaches 400k subs
~Minute 15 Alex sounds like a WW1 general
Was a little disappointed that the motto wasn't "let's give it a good old rambler try" :D
Super excited to see more Ck3 content
are there cults in ck3? you should play a game as sweden during the viking age
How does one get into this game. It seems so overwhelming and difficult but also really fun once you understand it.
Tutorial + experimentation. It takes a while to learn
Unification of Italy and maybe Roman Empire would be cool
how do you RAID cities?
Thanks for the great videos as always! I would have taken you up on your kind offer but I actually could get it for around 23 quid anyway. I will throw some more bits at you next time I see you on stream. tc.
Restore Rome, Rambler.
Just went to purchase this in Australia and apparently the sales have been halted due to issues with the age rating or some such
If you could rename the Dynasty, rename it the Alexiades, cause all your male children are named Alexander, you should had varied between Alexander and Phillip if you wanted to restore a Makedonian Empire
Alex, will you make a guest appearance in TommyKay's 2000 year mega-campaign? That would be the most ambitious crossover in Paradox gaming history.
I think it would be fun if you tried a longer challenge over multiple videos like recreating Alexander the greats empire or something a long those lines
What if one played France and lost a battle to the HRE and gave Normandy to HRE in the peace deal who then went on to conquer England so as a result England was also in the HRE. Nah, too crazy to actually happen.
May God save Lord rambler von beardburg
Thanks Alex, got the royal edition last night with your code, got it for 90 dollars instead of 120
4:41 Well if paradox ever adds some voices to CK 3 we know who the first person they’re going to call is!
I am sure an ulm challenge awaits you Alex
Nice vid :D big fan Alex :D keep it up
looking forward to more of this!
You should play as Wessex and unite the British Isles under your benevolent iron fisted rule
byzantine excursions to battle the bulgars
loving the goatee, king
Loving the stuff Alex! Could you make the British Empire?
WE DEMAND MORE!!! 🐜
Try Northumbria in the Viking start date.
Archer Only CKIII 😂