Curated Video
The Battle of Manzikert: The Beginning of the End for the Byzantine Empire
This video provides a detailed account of the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks, highlighting the military strategies, political maneuvers, and ultimate defeat of Emperor Romanus IV Diogenes....
Curated Video
Battle of Giurgiu: The Rise and Fall of Mihai the Brave
This video narrates the strategic maneuvers and battles led by Mihai Viteazul in his resistance against Ottoman occupation in Wallachia. Despite facing financial hardships and internal political challenges, Mihai orchestrates successful...
Curated Video
Battle of Dyrrachium: Caesar vs. Pompey
This video provides a detailed account of the military maneuvers and strategic decisions made by Julius Caesar and Pompey Magnus during their conflict in 48 BCE. It describes Caesar's efforts to outmaneuver Pompey, the siege tactics...
Curated Video
Battle of Kleidion: The Byzantine-Bulgarian Conflict
This video provides a detailed account of the military campaigns between Emperor Basil II of the Byzantine Empire and Tsar Samuel of Bulgaria from 1000 to 1014. It highlights key battles, strategies, and outcomes, including Basil's...
Curated Video
Battle of Mohacs: The Fall of the Hungarian Kingdom
This video provides a detailed account of the events leading up to and during the Battle of Mohács in 1526, a significant historical event that marked a turning point in the history of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. The...
Curated Video
Battle of the Gates of Trajan: The Epic Saga of Byzantium and Bulgaria
This video provides a detailed account of the complex political and military maneuvers in the Balkan Peninsula during the 10th century, focusing on the power struggles between the Byzantine Empire and the Bulgarian Empire. It highlights...
Curated Video
Battle of Selimbar: The Rise of Mihai
This video details the strategic political maneuvers and military conquests of Mihai, a cunning leader who successfully unified the principalities of Valachia, Transylvania, and Moldavia under his rule in the late 16th century. Through...
Curated Video
Battle of Targoviste: A Battle for the Balkans
This video narrates the strategic maneuvers and intense battles between Vlad Tepes and Mehmed the Second, highlighting the intricate political alliances and military tactics employed during the conflict in the Balkans. As Vlad fights to...
Curated Video
Battle of Kosovo: Rise and Fall of Empires in the Balkans
This video provides a detailed account of the historical events surrounding the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, where the Ottoman Empire faced off against a coalition led by Serbian Prince Lazar. The battle resulted in the deaths of both...
Curated Video
The Roman Empire, Continued
UC Berkeley historian and Byzantine specialist Maria Mavroudi describes how the Byzantines regarded themselves as “Romans”, looking at their 1000+ year civilization as the part of the Roman Empire that never fell to the barbarians.
Curated Video
Rome, Extended
Historian Maria Mavroudi (UC Berkeley) describes how the Byzantines unhesitatingly regarded themselves, and were regarded by others, as "Roman."
Curated Video
The First Muslim Roman Emperor? | The Life & Times of Mehmed II
Watch Hikma History's video here! • How The Ottomans ... So get this: 1444, Ottoman Sultan Murad II signs a peace deal with Hungary and then decides that’s it, his work here is done, the empire is saved forever, and gives the throne to...
Jack Rackam
The Fall of Rome and Why it Didn't Happen | The Life & Times of Emperor Zeno
Want to learn about the rest of Byzantine/Roman history? I got you covered - • Byzantine Emperor Something something the fall of Rome documentary (because this is definitely a documentary), Zeno and Odoacer Dark Ages. May the Algorithm...
Jack Rackam
The Life & Times of Belisarius (History Abridged)
After the end of the Western Roman Empire, the story in the East is more or less a thousand years of “Well they tried their best but the climate screwed them, people kept dying of plague, every single one of their neighbors made a...
Jabzy
Russian Plans to Bring Back the Byzantine Empire | Constantinople, Catherine the Great
Russian Plans to Bring Back the Byzantine Empire | Constantinople, Catherine the Great
Jabzy
Latin-Epirote War | 3 Minute History
This is part 3 of a series. Part 1, Latin Bulgarian War: • Latin-Bulgarian W... Part 2, Latin Nicean War: • Latin-Nicean Wars...
Jabzy
Byzantine Restoration | 3 Minute History
This is the final part of a series. Part 1, Latin Bulgarian War: • Latin-Bulgarian W... Part 2, Latin Nicean War: • Latin-Nicean Wars... Part 3, Latin Epirote War: • Latin-Epirote War... Part 4, Nicean Epirote Wars: • Latin-Epirote War...
Weird History
Who Was Marco Polo?
The biography of Marco Polo tells the story of one of the most famous explorers of all time. Leaving Venice with his father and uncle, he spent 24 years going all the way from Israel to China, where he lived for 17 years. His life story...
Weird History
Little Known Facts About The Crusades
What happened during the Crusades? What were the Crusades? This time is one of the most misunderstood periods of Western history. From 1095 to 1291, successive waves of Christian knights and royals, called to action by the Catholic...
60 Second Histories
Florence Nightingale - after the Crimea
In the final clip of this series, Florence describes her life after the Crimea War, the report she published on her experiences there and the establishment of St Thomas' Hospital and the Nightingale Training school for nurses.
AllTime 10s
10 Military Blunders That Changed The World
The world would have been very different if these military mistakes has never happened!