This video details the strategic maneuvers and decisive victory of Roman Caesar Galerius over Sasanian King Narsa in the late 3rd century, showcasing the intricate political landscape and military tactics of the time. Through cunning...

Most history books will tell you that the Roman Empire fell in the fifth century CE, but this would've come as a surprise to the millions who lived in the Roman Empire through the Middle Ages. This Medieval Roman Empire, today called the...

In which John Green teaches you about the fall of the Roman Empire, which happened considerably later than you may have been told. While the Western Roman Empire fell to barbarians in 476 CE, the Byzantines in Constantinople continued...

In which John Green teaches you the history of Christianity, from the beginnings of Judaism and the development of monotheism, right up to Paul and how Christianity stormed the Roman Empire in just a few hundred years. Along the way,...

In which John Green teaches you the history of Christianity, from the beginnings of Judaism and the development of monotheism, right up to Paul and how Christianity stormed the Roman Empire in just a few hundred years. Along the way,...

I didn’t want to make this video, for a long time. Not because Constantine XI is some drab old king bogged down in meaningless politics, of course, but because I was honestly afraid that I wouldn’t be able to do this story justice,...

Roman Emperors Family Tree | Diocletian to Constantine VI

Emperor Constantine the Great famously converted to Christianity in the early 4th century CE. But how did this happen? What did Constantine really believe?

Constantinople was one of the most important cities in history, linking Europe and Asia for over a thousand years. Founded by Emperor Constantine and known as the “New Rome,” it became the capital of the mighty Byzantine Empire. Its...

Byzantine Emperors Family Tree (Constantine the Great to 1453)

Battle of Achelous, 917 AD Byzantine Empire sets out to punish Simeon of Bulgaria DOCUMENTARY

Battle for Survival How did Alexios Komnenos save the Byzantine Empire? DOCUMENTARY

The Monkey that Changed the World | Greco-Turkish War, Greek Genocide, Greek Empire, Megali Idea

This video describes Emperor Aurelian's strategic military campaign against Zenobia and the Palmyrene Empire in the 3rd century AD. It highlights Aurelian's meticulous planning, tactical brilliance, and diplomatic acumen in defeating...

Constantine had restored full rights to Christians in the Roman Empire with the Edict of Milan, but he did not expect theological debates to divide the church. Conflict between the orthodox church and both the Donatists and the Arians...

Constantine's death would drive a crack through the Roman Empire, splitting it into West and East. Over the next several hundred years, parts of it would even fall to foreign invaders. But a new capital would rise to take its place:...

Constantine was the sole ruler of the Roman Empire and possibly the most powerful man in the world. But a horrific accusation leveled by his wife, Fausta, would turn his world upside down. From the Series: Eight Days That Made Rome: The...

Constantine's legacy was seismic: by the time of his death, an estimated 40% of the population were Christians. Less than 50 years later, Christianity was declared the official religion of the Roman Empire. From the Series: Eight Days...

The Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine , sometimes known as the Basilica Nova - meaning "new basilica" - or Basilica of Maxentius, is an ancient building in the Roman Forum, Rome, Italy. It was the largest building in the Forum...

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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...

We hope this series will serve as a primer to the Christian faith, specifically how it interacted with the Roman Empire - even though we had to simplify many complex theological concepts to fit an introductory series. Support us on