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134 minutes of Belisarius and Eastern Roman action! (Patreon)

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2022-10-15 11:46:49

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2024-01

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Dear Patrons,

Later today I'll be releasing the Belisarius compilation video - a topic voted for here on Patreon which turned into quite an epic.. 6 episodes and more than 2 hours of video, with some of the most detailed coverage of Justinian's wars yet seen in a video documentary. You can watch it here before it goes public this evening.

When I make compilation videos, I not only remove sponsor spots and create new seamless joins, I also take the opportunity to correct typos and factual mistakes - not usually very many, I'm pleased to say! I thought some of you might be interested in what they were, so here's the list:

Justinian's birthplace is probably today in modern North Macedonia, not Serbia (ancient Illyricum).
Antonina had not herself been an actress, but was the daughter of an actress.
The Battle of Callinicum was fought on Holy Saturday, not Easter Sunday.
Belisarius probably fought his delaying action against the Goths outside Rome at the Salarian Bridge, not the Milvian Bridge.

Plus a few typos, that eluded us all!

Thanks again for your support, and making series like this possible. Back with updates for Napoleon in Italy soon...

Toby

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In the 6th century AD, during the reign of Emperor Justinian, the Roman Empire experienced an extraordinary resurgence, reconquering lands - including Italy, North Africa and Rome itself - that had been lost to the 'barbarians' a century before. Leading these campaigns, a brilliant Roman general named Flavius Belisarius - a skilled tactician, inspirational leader, pragmatic and humane. This is the story of those campaigns, as recorded by Procopius, an eyewitness to many of them, as well as other ancient historians, texts, and archaeological remains. Big thanks to Legendarian for 'Total War: Attila' gameplay footage, check out his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOI2IhyQ9qaUvwPl3sn0y4g 'Total War: Attila' gameplay footage used with kind permission of Creative Assembly - buy the game here: https://geni.us/qDreR Thanks also to the 555 mod crew for modding support, find out more about their mods here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1836928957 🎨 Original artwork by Miłek Jakubiec https://www.artstation.com/milek 🎨 Thanks to Igor Dzis for permission to use his painting, 'Battle of Dara'. 📷 Thanks to Dr Hugh Willmott, Sheffield University for permission to use photographs of plague burial Creative Commons images: Basilica San Marco by Gary Ullah via WM Commons Dara fortifications by Procopius via Flickr Dara photographs by Nevit Dilmen via Flickr Mosaic of Theodora by Petar Milošević via WM Commons Porta Asinaria by Mikhail Malykh via WM Commons Windrow by Christian Collins via Flickr Stag Heads Free Vector by misfitblue via vecteezy.com Winter Sun by It's No Game via Flickr Beach video by Ruvim Miksanskiy via Pexels 📚Recommended reading (as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases): 📖Procopius, History of the Wars https://geni.us/L3Pgc 📖 The Wars of Justinian by Michael Whitby https://geni.us/Xxrd3 📖 Rome Resurgent by Peter Heather https://geni.us/ZFoU1 📖The Armies of Ancient Persia: the Sassanians by Kaveh Farrokh https://geni.us/jMQo3z 📖Late Roman Cavalryman AD 236–565 (Osprey) by Simon MacDowall https://geni.us/XMGl Support Epic History TV on Patreon from $1 per video, and get perks including ad-free early access & votes on future topics https://www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV 👕 Buy EHTV t-shirts, hoodies, mugs and stickers here! https://www.ehtvmerch.com/ 🎶Music from Filmstro: https://filmstro.com/?ref=7765 Get 20% off an annual license with this exclusive code: EPICHISTORYTV_ANN #EpicHistoryTV #RomanEmpire #EasternRomanEmpire #Justinian #Belisarius #ByzantineEmpire