The Battle of Anchialus 708 AD

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  • @BazBattles
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    • @MrZockerfreak11
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  • @akiramasashi9317
    @akiramasashi9317 4 года назад +1390

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    • @sonsofodinworldofwarships7139
      @sonsofodinworldofwarships7139 4 года назад +123

      It's become a meme.

    • @BartimaeusCarbulo
      @BartimaeusCarbulo 4 года назад +14

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    • @The-Samuil
      @The-Samuil 4 года назад +73

      Totally agree. The worst thing with the never stopping adds actually make people less interested in the game. I admit that when I first heard of it, I actually played for some time, a nice time killer while in the public transport. But these ads are starting to leave a mad taste in my mouth

    • @EnderCrypt
      @EnderCrypt 4 года назад +9

      @@The-Samuil yeah, its funny the first 5 times, but after that.. you know, 100 times later its just.. get on with it!!!

    • @TrunkyDunks
      @TrunkyDunks 4 года назад +18

      Samuil Terziyski you’re right. It is leaving a bad taste in your mouth. We need to stop tongue kissing on the bus.

  • @Reignor99
    @Reignor99 4 года назад +650

    This dude was straight up living Mount and Blade.

    • @htoodoh5770
      @htoodoh5770 4 года назад +4

      Justinian?

    • @bittu2507
      @bittu2507 4 года назад +2

      Warband

    • @bittu2507
      @bittu2507 4 года назад +1

      @@htoodoh5770 yeah

    • @yuripantyhose4973
      @yuripantyhose4973 4 года назад

      haha now that's funny and clever, so true ^^

    • @manumainio3451
      @manumainio3451 4 года назад +98

      - Your relation with your subjects has decreased from -10 to -20.
      - Your enemies take you prisoner!
      - Lost item: nose.
      - 20 Bulgarian riders are willing to join you.
      - Your relation with Khan Tervel has decreased from +5 to -15.
      - Khan Tervel: That's a nice head you have on your shoulders!
      - Pull back leaving some troops to cover your retreat.
      - Retire from adventuring.

  • @resileaf9501
    @resileaf9501 4 года назад +352

    Today is a good day to watch rectangles fight each other.

    • @danm7235
      @danm7235 3 года назад +3

      Just like all days

    • @wazzy4877
      @wazzy4877 3 года назад +1

      Yeah Groups of people REALLY looked different back then!!!

    • @timothywarren3748
      @timothywarren3748 3 года назад +1

      Some days you just don't know how good it gets to watch these stories

    • @antonioa.jepkoko4588
      @antonioa.jepkoko4588 2 года назад

      That got me thinking...

  • @QuangHoang-ps3mm
    @QuangHoang-ps3mm 4 года назад +162

    wow, Khan Tervel seems to be a really nice dude.

    • @0d138
      @0d138 4 года назад +26

      Well, as nice as an early Medieval ruler can get, at least...

    • @MrMantoko
      @MrMantoko 4 года назад +10

      Not as nice when we speak for the Arabs ...

    • @podlodialgilap3490
      @podlodialgilap3490 4 года назад +22

      He is canonnised as a saint in the catholic church under the name of St. Tribellius , because of his defeat over the arabs

    • @nyagolnyagolov7130
      @nyagolnyagolov7130 4 года назад +10

      Tervel was in fact a Canas ubigi (a title translated by some historians as Knyaz from God or Great C(e)an by others) and Caesar of the Eastern Roman Empire as a title (given to him by Justinian to only the closest relatives of the Emperor because Tervel was the son-in-law of Justinian II, Czar as a title derives from Caesar, so Tervel was the First Bulgarian Czar long before the Russians adopted the title and claim their rulers were the first to have a Byzantine pricess for a bride), not khan (as in the Turkic tribes )!

    • @nyagolnyagolov7130
      @nyagolnyagolov7130 4 года назад +2

      @Catch_Me_If_You_Can Canas subigi was the inscription on Tervel's medalion (one of two only recently sold in NY), not khanas! By the way none of the Bulgarian rulers were named as khans!

  • @edwardokaa
    @edwardokaa 4 года назад +121

    Bulgarian 1: "Emperor Justinian has no nose!"
    Bulgarian 2: "How does he smell?"
    Bulgarian 1: "Terrible!"

  • @Narmatonia
    @Narmatonia 4 года назад +95

    3:58 I'm totally visualising this as there being two guys and he strangles them both at the same time one with each hand.

    • @OKMX5
      @OKMX5 4 года назад +4

      Like a scene from some Bollywood movie :D

  • @barbiquearea
    @barbiquearea 4 года назад +285

    Fun fact: The practice of nose-slitting which is what Justinian had suffered at the hands of his enemies was a way for them to ensure he would not return to power after being overthrown because the Byzantines believed that only those without bodily flaws (in other words major injuries or deformities) could one become emperor as it was believed as God's vicar on Earth, the Emperor had to remain bodily pure for the spiritual purity necessary for the task of ruling. And so rather than kill their enemies, one of the ways that usurpers to the Byzantine throne dealt with former emperors or pretenders was to mutilate their bodies so that they could never don the purple again. Normally this was done by blinding but cutting off the nose was also common as that was harder to hide. But Justinian didn't take heed to such cultural conventions and being as strong willed as he was made his comeback years later by taking Constantinople with his 15,000 strong Bulgarian army lent to him by Tervel. After retaking his throne Justinian appeared in the Hippodrome wearing a golden prosthetic nose along with Leontios and Tiberios and stood on their necks as a sign of his triumph. He then called for their heads, along with the heads of their followers, and even for the blinding of the Patriarch.

    • @goldiegolderman1842
      @goldiegolderman1842 4 года назад +27

      Damn history, you scary!

    • @SSHitMan
      @SSHitMan 4 года назад +9

      He was tough, but fair.

    • @eqbal321a
      @eqbal321a 4 года назад +12

      the same as muslim khalifities .. a lot were disfigured and blinded so they do not assume the throne in the abbasid era..since the khalif is also god's vicar on earth.

    • @DarkLordOfSweden
      @DarkLordOfSweden 4 года назад +19

      @@SSHitMan you can say a lot about him, but fair is not one of them I would use

    • @ChrisDynamo
      @ChrisDynamo 4 года назад +10

      As a history buff, I was surprised to have never heard of him, despite his cool story, but the typical retardation of going to war but not fortifying your camp or adequately scouting showed why I'd never heard of him. Yet another moron of history.
      In terms of waging war, there aren't that many things you need to know, logistics and caution being the main points, but so many leaders refused to acknowledge them. It's infuriating.

  • @Igor-xl4wz
    @Igor-xl4wz 4 года назад +237

    5:35 Reclaimed his Imperial dignity, but not his nose.

    • @gameoflife9576
      @gameoflife9576 4 года назад +3

      Lol true

    • @couldbeanybody2508
      @couldbeanybody2508 4 года назад +11

      Ah, but the people that took it never regained their lives either.

    • @xaph5575
      @xaph5575 4 года назад +14

      Actually he got a replacement made of solid gold

    • @samurguy9906
      @samurguy9906 4 года назад +2

      Leader of Anti-Bennism now that’s flexing

    • @Nate-dv5dp
      @Nate-dv5dp 4 года назад +2

      They got his nose 🤥

  • @nondvcordvco4244
    @nondvcordvco4244 4 года назад +201

    Because of things like this we have a saying in Bulgaria: 'Byzantine tricks', it means exactly what we see here, someone trying to to use you when it benefits them and then screw you over. Byzantines were very smart politicians!

    • @crepaulcog5849
      @crepaulcog5849 4 года назад +27

      Pretty funny how a popular saying can originate more than 10 centuries from the past.

    • @bbenjoe
      @bbenjoe 4 года назад +4

      That's a nice phrase!

    • @zekiumutdemiral7411
      @zekiumutdemiral7411 4 года назад +17

      We have the exact same saying here in Turkey as well. "Bizans oyunları". Which is used when someone cleverly tricks someone else. I can now see where it originates from lol

    • @TheBayzent
      @TheBayzent 4 года назад +9

      Not really that smart...when you go around bullshitting everybody is what makes them betray you in turn (Latin Empire), ir stop trying to help you when the Turks are at the gates.

    • @maligjokica
      @maligjokica 4 года назад +2

      but that cunin and tricery is from weaknes. they where alwaus desperte for manpower and money and HAD to use ANYTHINg to acive thear goals without depleting thear manpower and money. Bulgarians get the brunt of thouse tricks but from what i have read the way they where tricing the Selquks emirs is legendary(before Osman) ! ..ofcours until the Latins sack Constantinopol and everyrything after was desperate damage controle.

  • @Sim4oo
    @Sim4oo 4 года назад +160

    It's funny how often Bulgaria is overlooked as one of the greatest adversaries the Byzantine empire ever had,always being a thorn in its sight for around 700. Would love to see a video about the battle of Achelous 917 AD.

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 4 года назад +15

      Simeon Dimchev Probably cause the Turks, Arabs and Normans were worst

    • @thatsmeman780
      @thatsmeman780 4 года назад +28

      Well the only reason bulgaria was an opponent for the byzantines, was because the byzantines were engaged on so many fronts. Up untill the collapse of the arab empires in the east, the romans were never able to commit to the bulgarian front. Once the Arab world fractured into smaller states, we see the byzantines quite easily besting and nearly wiping bulgaria off the map.

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 4 года назад +16

      blorghised And that’s an exaggeration. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_III Michael the drunkard defeated and converted the Bulgarians to Orthodox. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_V Constantine V repeatedly defeated the Bolghars and stomped the Bolghars at en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Anchialus_(763). John Tzimeskes defeated the Rus and Sivatoslav who conquered eastern Bulgaria then paraded the Bulgarian emperor in the streets of Constantinople and took his title away.
      It was clearly a long fought series of engagements that often both sides couldn’t fully commit to but unlike Bulgaria the Byyzies bordered the Abbasid and Umayyad Caliphates aka the strongest countries on earth at the time.

    • @yajurka
      @yajurka 4 года назад +6

      Well Byzantium wasn't alone though, they had (everchanging) allies in smaller Slavic states, for example Croatia.
      Roman Emperors still had authority and could easily use other nations to help them, as we can see in this video.

    • @thatsmeman780
      @thatsmeman780 4 года назад +2

      ​@blorghised I have read and listened to podcasts about both the battle of Achelous and Pliska. Which if you have too, you will know that the romans actually won the campaign preceeding pliska, quite handily, and only lost because they did not observe their own standards of warfare and fell into a trap. Winning a battle is one thing, winning a campaign is quite another. One could at best call the battle pliska a pyrhic victory, at worst a stalemate.
      Listen I'm not saying that the bulgarians werent formidable warriors, or that their existence for so long neighbouring the greatest superpower of europe at the time, is not impressive. I'm simply stating the fact that whenever the romans werent engaged in multiple fronts, they quite easily beat the bulgarians. Which is only to be expected, the bulgars did not have access to the same advanced institutions that the romans had been building for centuries. The bulgarian state, up until the end, was based on tribal loyalties, and were made up of a patchwork of different ethnicities captured in rival nations.
      The bulgarian kings and later tzars were quite aware of this fact, and even after inflicting great losses on the romans, settled for peace or gold in peace talks afterwards. Their conversion to orthodoxy was not forced by the romans, but done so because the tzars realised that the only way to lasting peace with the romans, was to become an ally.

  • @olefredrikskjegstad5972
    @olefredrikskjegstad5972 4 года назад +279

    We're in the leadup to the Siege of Constantinople here, exciting stuff

    • @chriskapou3519
      @chriskapou3519 4 года назад +20

      lol which one? 🤣

    • @olefredrikskjegstad5972
      @olefredrikskjegstad5972 4 года назад +28

      @@chriskapou3519 Fair point, there were quite a few of those.
      The Siege of Constantinople in the early 8th century right at the beginning of Leo III's reign is the one I was referring to

    • @talridisblagoev242
      @talridisblagoev242 4 года назад +8

      @@olefredrikskjegstad5972 you mean this one ruclips.net/video/pXFDP5BQ7No/видео.html

    • @cosmopolitanbay9508
      @cosmopolitanbay9508 4 года назад

      @Donald Trump yeah, they could have done a better job though ...

    • @jaythompson5102
      @jaythompson5102 4 года назад +1

      @@olefredrikskjegstad5972 Leo III is one of the most underrated Roman emperors. He was famous for introducing iconoclasm and while we think it's a bad idea today it actually helped consolidate his political control. His defense of Constantinople was extremely improbable and without his leadership they would have surely lost. Imagine Muslim control of Constantinople in 717!

  • @unlivethesystem8634
    @unlivethesystem8634 4 года назад +114

    Justinian II was smart and ruthless which served him well, but Tervel was smart and noble which served him even better...

    • @kalebloshbough1551
      @kalebloshbough1551 2 года назад

      Treachery never works maybe at 1st but you always reap what you sow

  • @2bit8bytes
    @2bit8bytes 4 года назад +16

    The comeback is already impressive, but the fact he was able to convince Tervel to still support him later on is really cool. Though that could be that it's easier to be charitable as the victor.

  • @lodemichiels9980
    @lodemichiels9980 4 года назад +61

    Justinian: de no one other than me wil become emperor after exile.
    Napoleon : I gonna do whats called a pro gamer move.

  • @akbrahma7739
    @akbrahma7739 4 года назад +27

    Tervel is the generous grandpa, who always forgives, but knows how to teach lessons to troublesome kids.

    • @aleksk4151
      @aleksk4151 4 года назад

      Exactly

    • @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014
      @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 3 года назад +1

      « Justinian II has again lied!, should we punish him?! »
      Tervel: « Nah, il speak to this boy, he is frustrated because we all have our noses and he don’t »

    • @Hborn
      @Hborn Год назад

      Does it snow there

  • @DonDiego724
    @DonDiego724 4 года назад +33

    Thank you for posting medieval battles between Bulgarians and Eastern romans.

    • @sonyablade3001
      @sonyablade3001 4 года назад +2

      im not an expert tho but i always thought that everything between the fall of West Roman Empire and the end of Viking Age is called "Dark Age", and only after the Viking Age ended, i.e. mid 11th century, when King of Norway, Harald Hardrade(a dude that served in the Eastern Roman Varangian Guard, btw), failed to press his claim over Kingdom of England, the Medieval period began.

    • @HobRarrison
      @HobRarrison 4 года назад +4

      @@sonyablade3001 I'm fairly confident that the phrase dark ages has gone out of fashion recently due to the fact it only takes into account Western Europe, for example China and the Islamic world are flourishing during this time period so dark ages is fairly innacurate. (Again though also not an expert)

    • @DonDiego724
      @DonDiego724 4 года назад +3

      @@sonyablade3001 It's simply not true. When Constantinople was city of 500 000, London was a village. Eastern romans and islamic emirates/khalifates were far superior than western powers at the time. Honestly, the first signifacant western kingdom was the one of Charlemagne, which divided into three states not long after his death. It's sad how neglected some empires are - Eastern roman empire, Abbasid khalifate and many more. "Dark ages" are not really dark. Honestly, in VII-VIII century, Abbasids are so far ahead than western states that it's like you are comparing now USA with Rwanda or something.

    • @sonyablade3001
      @sonyablade3001 4 года назад

      Im pretty confident about how prosperous were eastern realms during this period and that "Dark Age" is eurocentric term, but aren't we talking about Europe? :)

    • @DonDiego724
      @DonDiego724 4 года назад +1

      @@sonyablade3001 Where do you think battles between Bulgarians and Eastern romans happened?

  • @cavalr1002
    @cavalr1002 4 года назад +193

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    • @delarkaBCN
      @delarkaBCN 4 года назад +10

      someone doesnt remember TV

    • @taylormorris6890
      @taylormorris6890 4 года назад +16

      @@delarkaBCN ugh, why would you want to remember tv?

    • @Haloguydev
      @Haloguydev 4 года назад +31

      That's already a thing, actually. It's a Chrome/Firefox extension called SponsorBlock.
      this comment is sponsored by SponsorBlock: Shadow Legends.

    • @tesseract2144
      @tesseract2144 4 года назад +5

      You can try SponsorBlock

    • @Menno_3
      @Menno_3 4 года назад +19

      Please don't. RUclipsrs have to get sponsors because they basically don't get any money from ads. The widespread use of extensions like SponsorBlock would rob them of a major source of income.

  • @krasimirtimov6496
    @krasimirtimov6496 4 года назад +27

    I absolutely love the recent Bulgarian focused videos. I love my country's history and country but it just doesn't get enough coverage and recognition. Hope you guys make more!!

  • @99frojo
    @99frojo 4 года назад +460

    Does anyone else “pick a side” at the beginning of these videos?

    • @tigervv6437
      @tigervv6437 4 года назад +60

      Yes, I voted for the Byzantines

    • @michaeldiebold8847
      @michaeldiebold8847 4 года назад +38

      Bulgars bitches!!!!

    • @gargarcomedy
      @gargarcomedy 4 года назад +26

      @@talridisblagoev242 both armies were Christian, so nothing to do with it. Constantinople fell much later to the Ottomans. The Battle of Vienna saved.Eueope. Read some history

    • @jacksonguillory8114
      @jacksonguillory8114 4 года назад +8

      @@michaeldiebold8847 yaaaaa Byzantine Empire for me

    • @richardputz3233
      @richardputz3233 4 года назад +3

      Funny fact I usually cheer for the winner , unless they are bad guys.

  • @justinjensen1349
    @justinjensen1349 4 года назад +63

    Me: I have things I need to do today...
    *BazBattles has posted*
    Me: I need to sit down and give this my undecided attention right now.

  • @thresh86
    @thresh86 4 года назад +102

    Fun fact : to this day, there is still a Beroia city in nothern Greece and an Anchialos city (Old and New) near Volos

    • @vasil.kamdzhalov
      @vasil.kamdzhalov 4 года назад +10

      Cool that they have taken on the names, we have teams that wear the name of the old Beroia but I don't remember which city it was now (maybe Stara Zadora).

    • @pasal99
      @pasal99 4 года назад +3

      Ναι , τα ονοματα ιδια ειναι απο τοτε

    • @GeoBBB123
      @GeoBBB123 4 года назад +9

      Beroia in Macedonia (northern Greece) is the original - the one in Thrace (Bulgaria) was named after it.

    • @vasil.kamdzhalov
      @vasil.kamdzhalov 4 года назад +4

      @@GeoBBB123 Ohhh, ok I guess I didn't really know, thank you.

    • @AlexHadji
      @AlexHadji 4 года назад +6

      Anchialos on the Black Sea is a Greek commercial settlement with the right to trade with the local Thracians. I guess the merchants there came from a Greek city of the same name - a very common practice (see New Carthage, New York, etc.).

  • @serniebanders1917
    @serniebanders1917 4 года назад +67

    Byzantines: Ya know we are actually doing fine and making a comeback...
    Bulgarians: Hold my calvary.

    • @cvetomirgeorgiev9106
      @cvetomirgeorgiev9106 4 года назад +4

      Well without the Bulgarian cavalry there might not have actually been a Byzantium to be attempting a comeback like the card says at 10:54

  • @plywoodcarjohnson5412
    @plywoodcarjohnson5412 3 года назад +2

    Mr Khan Tervel seems to deserve his own episode. Great upload thx!

    • @MrDefkorn
      @MrDefkorn 2 года назад +1

      Tervel will aid the Romans when Constantinople was on the siege by Arabs and that changed history. He was canonized as a saint known as St. Trivelius and called The Savior of Europe!

  • @Dourios_96
    @Dourios_96 4 года назад +49

    I really love the fact that you take the time to cover the Eastern Roman Empire which is so unfairly neglected considering it's immense role in Christianity and Europe as a whole being it's eastern shield from the advancing Arabs

    • @PadishahAnshan
      @PadishahAnshan 4 года назад +13

      Justinian II is not related to Justinian I, not even the same dynasty (nearly 150 years between the two).

    • @Dourios_96
      @Dourios_96 4 года назад +3

      @@PadishahAnshan 10:35 so when he says predecessor he means by the name or because of the title i thought he was he's grandson or something

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 4 года назад

      Ηλίας Ντέλλας come on man use some common sense how could Justinian II of the Heraclius Dynasty 100 years later be the son Of Justinian who had no kids. I recommend reading up on the Emperors after Justinian I

    • @Dourios_96
      @Dourios_96 4 года назад +5

      @@tylerellis9097 to be honest my knowledge is VERY limited in the middle ages i didn't even know Justinian hadn't any kids you are right i need to do some more history regarding the Eastern Romans

    • @PadishahAnshan
      @PadishahAnshan 4 года назад +3

      @@Dourios_96 He means by holding the imperial title: Augustus or Trajan or any emperor before the reign of Justinian II is a "predecessor".

  • @peterblood50
    @peterblood50 4 года назад +21

    He wore a solid gold replica of his nose ala Tim Strawn in "Cat Ballou", although Tims' was silver. (Tim Strawn was played by Lee Marvin.)

  • @cvetomirgeorgiev9106
    @cvetomirgeorgiev9106 4 года назад +13

    Because I'm Bulgarian I always love it when you show some of our battles. As much as most people in my nation hate the country and how it's led we're still really proud of our history

    • @krasimirtimov6496
      @krasimirtimov6496 4 года назад +3

      As a Bulgarian I second this.
      I feel real sadness when I look at the current state of a country with such rich and glorious history and culture. I personally love it when Bulgarian history gets the recognition and coverage it really deserve!

    • @hazzmati
      @hazzmati 4 года назад +1

      What's wrong with current bulgaria?

    • @cvetomirgeorgiev9106
      @cvetomirgeorgiev9106 4 года назад +3

      @@hazzmati mostly corruption, strong brain drain and useless politicians

    • @cvetomirgeorgiev9106
      @cvetomirgeorgiev9106 4 года назад +3

      @@hazzmati I can't really see the country even existing in 100 years. I'm 16 and most people my age just want to learn a western language, finish their education and just flee west (that leads to the brain drain) and the situation doesn't seem to be improving

    • @hazzmati
      @hazzmati 4 года назад +2

      That is sad to hear. This is happening in many eastern european countries I hope it will get better soon

  • @Thraim.
    @Thraim. 4 года назад +54

    Aristocracy: "I hope cutting off his nose made Justinian a more lenient ruler"
    **Justinian becomes even more brutal in his methods**
    Aristocracy: [surprised Pikachu]

  • @emperorbartu2414
    @emperorbartu2414 4 года назад +60

    Stopped everything for this

    • @stevencooper4422
      @stevencooper4422 4 года назад +6

      I stopped stopping for this! Many people died on my drive home today

    • @VictoryStudios2012
      @VictoryStudios2012 4 года назад +2

      @@stevencooper4422 i stopped getting dressed just for this

    • @HuyPham-km9kn
      @HuyPham-km9kn 4 года назад +2

      I stopped sex for this

    • @Nate-dv5dp
      @Nate-dv5dp 4 года назад +1

      I stopped breathing for this

    • @Nate-dv5dp
      @Nate-dv5dp 4 года назад

      @@vivek-zo2yy ughhh, you broke the pattern...

  • @ThePonyxslaystation
    @ThePonyxslaystation 4 года назад +7

    Thank you for consistently posting high quality videos

  • @pepela8214
    @pepela8214 4 года назад +27

    The real reason khan tervel won is because he installed raid shadow legends before the battle

  • @rags417
    @rags417 4 года назад +26

    Leontios: "Got your nose !"

  • @HurBenny
    @HurBenny 4 года назад +8

    It is a wonder how the Byzantines managed to survive for so long, when very engagement you hear of is either an absurd defeat or a colossal self inflicted failure.

  • @IvailoStoianoff
    @IvailoStoianoff 4 года назад +6

    1. As a Bulgarian I LOVE your videos about Bulgarian history, as you are the only ones that cover it.
    2. The name of the Khan is Tervel, but the stress is on the first "e". If you need help with the pronunciation of Bulgarian names (as I hope you will cover the battle of Pliska (811) at the least), you can just PM me here, and I will reply with the transcriptions of the names.

  • @KarateTeddy27
    @KarateTeddy27 4 года назад +25

    Can you do more Bulgarian history videos?

  • @daddymonkey7361
    @daddymonkey7361 4 года назад +19

    I never get how the Byzantine are always so ignorant despite getting beaten so much.

    • @markwiss
      @markwiss 4 года назад

      Not ignorant. Perfidious. Resentment and distrust of those who suffer perfidy are built up and up and are then sometimes vengefully released.
      A cause is created that is sometimes hard to beat because it is coming from the moral high ground.. "The morale of the troops is high, my king!" "Good, let's go kick they perfidous as_ses"

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 4 года назад +6

      Emperor Reinhard von Lohengramm Because they won just as much but those videos aren’t popular and the Byzantines for some reason only described most of there defeats in detail not the victories. Just wait for Leo and Konstantinos Isaurian

  • @ecurewitz
    @ecurewitz 4 года назад +57

    Moral of the story: Don't betray your allies

    • @Ryan-wx8of
      @Ryan-wx8of 4 года назад

      Seems like the moral is don't be authoritarian. That's what ended up killing him...

    • @talridisblagoev242
      @talridisblagoev242 4 года назад +1

      think the better moral of story is don't fight the guy(military genius) that never lost a war or even one battle :D(the moral Leo 3 used afther 718). Tervel teaches that moral to the Khazars around 700. and then justinian here 708. and last and best :) the Maslama in 717-718.

  • @nic9511
    @nic9511 4 года назад

    Ive watched and enjoyed all your videos now but I've never said how much i appreciate your channel it seriously is really fun and interesting to watch, thank you

  • @patrickking3242
    @patrickking3242 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for uploading this just as I get off work. What a treat for a Friday

  • @lorenzofornari783
    @lorenzofornari783 4 года назад

    Love your videos! I'm always in pain when I see romans loosing a battle, but I learn about new battles almost every time I watch at your videos!
    Well done from Italy! :)

    • @darius8862
      @darius8862 3 года назад

      I also hate romans losing

  • @wizardpv1
    @wizardpv1 4 года назад +34

    I see bazbattles new video, i first press like, than get some snacks and drinks.

  • @MetProSOWC
    @MetProSOWC 4 года назад +13

    I was just about to rewatch some of your videos lol
    this timing couldn't be more perfect hehe

  • @thecrusaderhistorian9820
    @thecrusaderhistorian9820 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for another wonderful video!

  • @thewiseoldherper7047
    @thewiseoldherper7047 3 года назад +2

    Chersonesus, the city in the Crimean peninsula where Justinian was exiled after being overthrown, was sacked by the Mongols in 1299. Abandoned about 100 years later, it’s now a preserved archeological site within a suburb of modern day Sevastopol.

  • @user-qh9yf9hk3e
    @user-qh9yf9hk3e 4 года назад +5

    Nice video. Love from greece.

  • @DeVitar
    @DeVitar 4 года назад +2

    I literally wanted to see some of ur old video and such a present

  • @256Justinian
    @256Justinian 4 года назад +1

    there is so many incredible unknown stories like this throughout history

  • @Maus_Indahaus
    @Maus_Indahaus 4 года назад +2

    Ah, my favorite history RUclipsr is back with another video!

  • @e.m.henriquez1307
    @e.m.henriquez1307 4 года назад +1

    I like how you start all your videos... Nice work.

  • @maksKv91
    @maksKv91 4 года назад +3

    Once again great video! I like the amount of research that goes into your work. Would you consider doing the battles of the fourth crusade i.e. rise and fall of the Latin empire?

  • @Krivack
    @Krivack 4 года назад +4

    Great video - thank you! I just want to add a bit of info to it.
    As pointed out -- correctly -- in one of the notes in the closing, Tervel the first non-Roman ever to be given the highly prestigious title "CAESAR". This title was second only to "BASILEUS", which was of course reserved only for the Christian emperors. To the Bulgars and Slavs the word was foreign; they pronounced it "khessar", placing the emphasis on the second syllable (khe-SSAR). It didn't take long after that for the first syllable to be dropped altogether, resulting in the word "TSAR" (Cyrillic: ЦАР), meaning "King". Today the word is usually transcribed either as "Tsar" or as "Tzar". However, my point is that Tervel was the first Tzar ever, the original -- long before the title was adopted by the Russian state.

    • @rawka_7929
      @rawka_7929 11 месяцев назад

      Tsar actually means Emperor and not King

  • @iupetre
    @iupetre 4 года назад

    Thank you so much for another amazing video!
    I'd love to see your take on the 7 days battle.

  • @xboi1227
    @xboi1227 4 года назад

    Got home from a long day, sat down with food, see a bazbattles vid, made my day

  • @emir870
    @emir870 4 года назад +2

    It would be great if kings and generals, historymarche and bazbattles would make epic video about ottoman conquests of arabia and egypt. Love your voiceover.

  • @LarryGarfieldCrell
    @LarryGarfieldCrell 4 года назад +15

    I love this series. I'd love to see some more modern stuff, though. I was fascinated by Battleship Bismark mini-series, for instance.
    What about Gettysburg? Or Yorktown? Or the fall of Washington in the war of 1812? The last 2 centuries have plenty of cool (if bloody) battles that would be fascinating to dissect, and likely have ample primary sources available. The US civil war alone could fill several months. :-)

  • @jasonz7788
    @jasonz7788 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks !!

  • @jtf3697
    @jtf3697 4 года назад +1

    amazing vid as always BazBattles!! Just sooo short! Just getting into it and then its over :(

  • @si2foo
    @si2foo 4 года назад +12

    justinian must have been one charismatic bastard too get help from a enemy TWICE

    • @vasil.kamdzhalov
      @vasil.kamdzhalov 4 года назад +4

      With choped nose :D

    • @talridisblagoev242
      @talridisblagoev242 4 года назад +1

      well ho else was gonna help him ?:D Tervel was the only one that botthered with justinian. even Krubes bulgairnas dident trust and wanted justinian dead :D. its its carved in the Madara Rider in the town madara.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madara_Rider . its writen there(by tervel)-Моите чичовци в солунско не вярвай на императора с отрязания нос = My uncles in Thessaloniki do not trust the emperor with a cut off nose. just in case you dont know at the meeting with justin and tervel there probably was a delegation of Kuber bulgarians who listened to justion proposal but obv call bullshit sense they hated him sense they unlike tervel were at war with the him ;D.
      o Kurber bulgarians are the bulgarians of Asparush brother(Kuber that is why there called that way and why Tervel calls them my uncles sense they were bulgairans of his uncle Kuber o and Tervel is the son of Asparush)

    • @desgowlron5010
      @desgowlron5010 4 года назад +1

      I could see it being more that Tervel knew "helping" was a good way to make gains from the large, wealthy, empire; no one pays better than the rich and desperate lol

  • @GameGearActerina
    @GameGearActerina 4 года назад

    thank you for what you do

  • @838vuks
    @838vuks 4 года назад +163

    Another Byzantine stupid defeat, what a surprise?!

    • @gameoflife9576
      @gameoflife9576 4 года назад +72

      And to think that with all of these defeats,they still managed to live for a millennium.

    • @apostolispouliakis7401
      @apostolispouliakis7401 4 года назад +52

      As a Greek I can verify it's a tradition

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 4 года назад +36

      R838 Rigjt it’s got damn cringe there is a shitload of Byzantine victories no one posts and its bull shit.

    • @poldi2233
      @poldi2233 4 года назад +28

      Byzantium was like Rome's retarded younger brother

    • @talridisblagoev242
      @talridisblagoev242 4 года назад +4

      yea this one shoud be in a top 10 :D.

  • @jonweik4091
    @jonweik4091 4 года назад +1

    Woot! Love the videos .... As always would love a BTS video

  • @Sandouras
    @Sandouras 4 года назад +5

    Ah yes, Byazantium shooting itself in the foot with one civil war after the other.

  • @Newidhan
    @Newidhan 4 года назад +11

    christ how many more eastern roman crushing defeats do we have to sit through x|

    • @FirefoxisredExplorerisblueGoog
      @FirefoxisredExplorerisblueGoog 4 года назад +2

      A lot.

    • @Newidhan
      @Newidhan 4 года назад +4

      @@FirefoxisredExplorerisblueGoog just 800 more years of them till they're finally put out of their misery

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 4 года назад +3

      Michael A lot cause it isn’t popular to show their victories. I’ll probably die before a video on Konstantinos Isaurios who smashed the Bolghars and Arabs will be posted.

    • @hazzmati
      @hazzmati 4 года назад +2

      Every empire has its defeat doesn't mean they're doing miserable. Byzantine empire really went down the shitter after 1204

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 4 года назад +2

      Hazzmati the Empire Literally died in 1204 Lol. And I’d say Nicaea was doing good until the Palaiologos got on the throne.

  • @paaniaanaporanno8107
    @paaniaanaporanno8107 4 года назад +1

    I find your channel quite interesting...you always do a great research about battles. I request you to make videos on Indian battles like The Third battle of Panipat.

  • @MrDefkorn
    @MrDefkorn 2 года назад +1

    Just a quick note Phanagoria was the capital of Old Great Bulgaria. Which collapsed under the pressure from Khazars and 4 of 5 Kubrat's (the ruler and byzantine ally) sons leave the country, everyone with Bulgarians under his command and they found Danube Bulgaria - Asparuh, Volga Bulgaria - Kotrag, Kuber with his men settled in present north Macedonia, Alcek went in Italy and the biggest brother Bat Baqn (literally big brother Baqn/Boqn) remains in Phanagoria and covered their retreat and latter became Khazars vassal. Long time Old Great Bulgaria was an ally to the byzantine empire due to the friendship between the Bulgarian ruler and Byzantine emperor (Flavius Heraclius Augustus also Kwon as Heraclius I)which gave him the title of patrician. Both countries were beneficial as Bulgarians were guarding the north so Romans can focus their efforts on other areas. Some sources claim that Bulgarians come in imperial lands which were given to them because they were considered trusted ally's but the next emperors probably regret that decisions and the clash were inevitable.

  • @CacklingAntagonist
    @CacklingAntagonist 4 года назад +47

    Don't mind me, just commenting to appease the algorithm.

  • @123fk
    @123fk 4 года назад

    so much of history inspired simplified stories used in narratives of simba, and tyrion, and helmsdeep

  • @Dumpstermuffin1
    @Dumpstermuffin1 4 года назад +2

    This is better than game of thrones, guy gets his nose cuts off is exiled and than seeks revenge, fights his former ally

  • @bwanabwana2471
    @bwanabwana2471 4 года назад +2

    "THE BATTLE... WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN!" - I Fr/&¤/king love your videos

  • @wael4070
    @wael4070 4 года назад +4

    The battle is about to begin 💪

  • @ivassilev1728
    @ivassilev1728 4 года назад

    I cant press the like button enough on this video. You're awesome!

  • @redheads604
    @redheads604 4 года назад +44

    Raid: shadow legends, raiding youtube videos since 2020

    • @kybercat7
      @kybercat7 4 года назад +1

      hey you wanna play a mobile title?!
      no i actuality like games, i dont hate myself. fuckin casuals!

    • @alexanderchristopher6237
      @alexanderchristopher6237 4 года назад +4

      Kyber Cat I think you forget what games are intended to be in the first place. They’re merely our escape from the mundane and bad parts of our everyday life, not as an obsession. To insult casual players and mobile game players for just finding a nice distraction from everyday life is not only rude, but also clearly betraying the principles of which the gaming industry was built on, from the pioneers of video games decades ago until the present day.

  • @DoGGyPlays
    @DoGGyPlays 4 года назад

    Great video as it depicts a piece of my country's history. :)

  • @d.pirevskova7204
    @d.pirevskova7204 4 года назад +6

    Tervel deserves a movie. He was the first slavic saint, he was the first Tzar, he smashed the east romans and the arabs. Bad ass all the way

  • @troyandosov7037
    @troyandosov7037 3 года назад +1

    You are the best history chanel !!!!

  • @letitbelight9209
    @letitbelight9209 4 года назад +2

    Do more videos about Bulgaria please, u got me as a subscriber

  • @Ghost-vi8qm
    @Ghost-vi8qm 4 года назад

    I love Byzantine history aka the east Roman empire. Thanks a lot for making this video.

  • @ayeejiff9847
    @ayeejiff9847 4 года назад +1

    you deserve no dislikes :/ these videos are great, i've got over 3,000hours on Attila:Total war and i love all these historical battles!

  • @MsKotr1
    @MsKotr1 4 года назад

    please !! upload more and more !!! i love your vids, just keep upload man !!!

  • @jihanmanggis3509
    @jihanmanggis3509 4 года назад +1

    Raid ads wont stop me from watching bazbattles

  • @noahkidd3359
    @noahkidd3359 4 года назад

    Thanks for all of these videos on the Early Middle Ages!

  • @charliehovey4534
    @charliehovey4534 4 года назад +1

    i love your videos. are there going to be anymore of the game of thrones ones or is it all over? thanks for the great vids again bazbatteles.

  • @cortexavery1324
    @cortexavery1324 4 года назад

    I wish I had a calendar that would read my schedule in the way bazbattles videos begin :
    "It's a calm sunday afternoon in the end of winter 2019, John was getting ready to lay back in front of his PC and smoke a joint while binging Baz Battles youtube videos, and every thing seemed like it was going according to the plan"

  • @Aeyekay0
    @Aeyekay0 4 года назад

    Commenting to boost engagement in the RUclips algorithm. Keep up the good work.

  • @whoareyou1034
    @whoareyou1034 4 года назад +28

    Everyone:
    *look down on slavs*
    *attack/betray slavs*
    Slavs: "So you have chosen death."

    • @TheClownesque
      @TheClownesque 4 года назад +10

      Bolghars were not Slavs.

    • @whoareyou1034
      @whoareyou1034 4 года назад +3

      @@TheClownesque oh, my mistake...
      I though most people in eastern europe were, including the Bulgarian king there.

    • @TrunkyDunks
      @TrunkyDunks 4 года назад +4

      Simple Person I appreciate that you didn’t edit or delete the comment. Kudos sir...kudos

    • @tylerellis9097
      @tylerellis9097 4 года назад +9

      Simple Person Bolghars, Avars, Khazars(basically every group with ars lol) were non Slavic. Though the Bolghars would eventually mix with the dominant local Slavs to create Bulgarians

    • @TheClownesque
      @TheClownesque 4 года назад +4

      @@whoareyou1034 Always a good time to learn something new :)
      Today, most major peoples in eastern Europe, including Bulgarians, are Slavs. The exceptions are Hungarians, Romanians, Greeks, Albanians, Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians.

  • @alecjordan17
    @alecjordan17 4 года назад +2

    Justinian kinda looks like one of those skater antagonists in high school films

  • @miguelmontenegro3520
    @miguelmontenegro3520 4 года назад +13

    Defeating Romans 101:
    1. Chose an overconfident Emperor.
    2. *S N E A K*

  • @funfacttrivias2121
    @funfacttrivias2121 4 года назад

    Love bazz battles

  • @nathanhooks7775
    @nathanhooks7775 4 года назад

    You should do a video on the 1453 seige of constantinople I really enjoy your videos and think you would do a very good job explaining it.

  • @liam7664
    @liam7664 2 года назад

    Where can one find primary sources on the history in this video? Thanks

  • @inquizition9672
    @inquizition9672 4 года назад +2

    Justinian had my sympathy after he was exiled but he threw it all away when he turned on the guy who helped him reclaim his throne. Glad he got his comeuppance!

  • @ontheline3077
    @ontheline3077 4 года назад +1

    I am simple man- I see baz video, i hit the like button

  • @thehistorybard6333
    @thehistorybard6333 4 года назад

    Seems like karma for Justinian turning on Tervel! Another great video, thanks BazBattles!
    P.S. are there any more battles from the Sengoku Jidai you could cover?

  • @leothecat9609
    @leothecat9609 4 года назад

    Excellent

  • @medhathobo
    @medhathobo 4 года назад

    What an absolute lad.

  • @sWuzzyGaming
    @sWuzzyGaming 4 года назад

    This reminded me of the battle of kleidion (or belasitsa) i suggest looking it up!

  • @ishtyaqali5164
    @ishtyaqali5164 3 года назад +1

    My favourit channel

  • @Sev826
    @Sev826 4 года назад

    this channel is great

  • @Snowy123
    @Snowy123 4 года назад

    This shows the importance of information

  • @Cowslippoetry
    @Cowslippoetry 4 года назад +6

    On today's episode of Everybody Hates the Byzantines...

    • @SS-hw1ou
      @SS-hw1ou 4 года назад

      I see them similar to East India company

    • @DarkDragon5551669
      @DarkDragon5551669 4 года назад +1

      a man of Culture I see