Why couldn't Constantinople be conquered?
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Cesar King Tervel later proclaimed as Saint, Charged his army of 80 000 Horseman and obliterated the 250 000 Arab army. At this stage of the invasion all that the Eastern Roman Empire could do was to Hide behind the walls of Constantinopole. King Tervel is also known as the Saviour the Europe. The Arabs still remember their defeat and you can read about this war in their chronicles.
Quote: -The Bulgarians were giants, and in hand to hand combat 10 of our man could not defeat a single Bulgarian- Also another quote written in a stone in front of a museum in todays Greece, but back then Bulgarian: - If a man does good, god sees. If a man does evil, god sees. The Bulgarians did so much good deeds for the Christians, and they forsaken them. But god sees! -
King Presian wrote this after he defeated the Eastern Roman Empire in battle. We know the truth, and we remember!\r\n
Date: 2023-12-16
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-bogdanilic7346
The walls of Constantinople are represented incorrectly. There were 4 walls, not 2. The outer Theodosian wall was a triple wall with a water filled moat. The inner wall shown on the map is the old Constantinian wall that was partly in ruin by this time. It is the remains of the original Constantinople wall when Constantine the Great had it built. The Theodosian Walls were added after the First Sack of Rome in 410, most likely during the reign of Theodosius II.
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The walls of Constantinople are represented incorrectly. There were 4 walls, not 2. The outer Theodosian wall was a triple wall with a water filled moat. The inner wall shown on the map is the old Constantinian wall that was partly in ruin by this time. It is the remains of the original Constantinople wall when Constantine the Great had it built. The Theodosian Walls were added after the First Sack of Rome in 410, most likely during the reign of Theodosius II.
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-hamzaalami7358
Just before 80 years of this war Arab were a bunch of tribes lived isolated in Arabia between tow strong ancient empires.
And after 80 years the Arab become the dominant power after magnificent victories against the Persians and the Romans.
This glorious rise of the Arab empire showed us what unity and strong doctrine can do to any nation
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Just before 80 years of this war Arab were a bunch of tribes lived isolated in Arabia between tow strong ancient empires.
And after 80 years the Arab become the dominant power after magnificent victories against the Persians and the Romans.
This glorious rise of the Arab empire showed us what unity and strong doctrine can do to any nation
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-KoiGaming
It would be interesting to have a video on why Byzantines couldn-t break out of Constantinople to retake territory. I know some of it is here but it would be neat to hear the opposite story
Also would love to know why the Ottomans couldn-t take the south Black Sea region? Very odd seeing that gap despite their successes around it
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It would be interesting to have a video on why Byzantines couldn-t break out of Constantinople to retake territory. I know some of it is here but it would be neat to hear the opposite story
Also would love to know why the Ottomans couldn-t take the south Black Sea region? Very odd seeing that gap despite their successes around it
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-PMMagro
The early muslim expansion was due to teh persians and Romans being so weak from war and infighting. That they could threathen Constantinople and topple the whole Persian empire and take Egypt/Syira etc so fast was remarkable. But really a stroke off luck with teh timing (or Gods help who knows.
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The early muslim expansion was due to teh persians and Romans being so weak from war and infighting. That they could threathen Constantinople and topple the whole Persian empire and take Egypt/Syira etc so fast was remarkable. But really a stroke off luck with teh timing (or Gods help who knows.
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-aaronCFH_3756
The Eastern Roman borders shown are merely nominal. -80% of the Balkan territory was overrun by Slavs. Some coastal fortresses in Dalmatia (e. g. Diocletian's Palace, Coastal Epirus, Eastern Thessaly, Attica and Boeotia, and Thrace was all that remained in that part of the Empire.
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The Eastern Roman borders shown are merely nominal. -80% of the Balkan territory was overrun by Slavs. Some coastal fortresses in Dalmatia (e. g. Diocletian's Palace, Coastal Epirus, Eastern Thessaly, Attica and Boeotia, and Thrace was all that remained in that part of the Empire.
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-juneginese6650
Byzantines: You cannot conquer constantinopole we have the thick walls and fortified base.
Mehmed II: Uhmmm i just conquer the constantinopole in the future.
Byzantines: What that's imposible
Mehemd II: Dont be mad at me be mad at Constantine XI
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Byzantines: You cannot conquer constantinopole we have the thick walls and fortified base.
Mehmed II: Uhmmm i just conquer the constantinopole in the future.
Byzantines: What that's imposible
Mehemd II: Dont be mad at me be mad at Constantine XI
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-ivokantarski6220
The reason the Arabs weren't able to brake the Bulgar siege was probadly that they lacked the quantity of cavalry needed. Han Tervel had exceptionally sized cavalry for the Balkans. East Rome was very often outpaced and therefore beaten by the factor.
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The reason the Arabs weren't able to brake the Bulgar siege was probadly that they lacked the quantity of cavalry needed. Han Tervel had exceptionally sized cavalry for the Balkans. East Rome was very often outpaced and therefore beaten by the factor.
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knowledgia
Fun fact?
Con STAN ti ne. I STAN BULL.
STAN MOLLE, are all the same? STAN- is the name. The rest are just who it belongs to.
That's why Albanian/SIPHNIAN SHIPNIJAN SHQI-PERIA language is the language of BI ZAN TI ME---
(BIT E ZANAVE TI E NE)
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Fun fact?
Con STAN ti ne. I STAN BULL.
STAN MOLLE, are all the same? STAN- is the name. The rest are just who it belongs to.
That's why Albanian/SIPHNIAN SHIPNIJAN SHQI-PERIA language is the language of BI ZAN TI ME---
(BIT E ZANAVE TI E NE)
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-IsraelCgutierrez
This is already a post apocalyptic world after the explosions of volcanos in 536 and 541 no? The volcanic winter event that lasted for years.
By the time Muslims got strong the world was recovering from the end of the world.
Am I wrong?
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This is already a post apocalyptic world after the explosions of volcanos in 536 and 541 no? The volcanic winter event that lasted for years.
By the time Muslims got strong the world was recovering from the end of the world.
Am I wrong?
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knowledgia
Pretty funny when I see people in he comments refer to the Byzantine as Christians when there just modern romans and romans were strictly anti Christian do to the fact Protestantism(Christianity) started in the neck of the woods near Germany
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Pretty funny when I see people in he comments refer to the Byzantine as Christians when there just modern romans and romans were strictly anti Christian do to the fact Protestantism(Christianity) started in the neck of the woods near Germany
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-user-wz9xp8rc6e
Constantinople was not a primary target of the Umayyad Empire
The Umayyads were conquering East Asia and the West the island of Iberia and southern France to Tours
North Africa and the Caucasus Mountains
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Constantinople was not a primary target of the Umayyad Empire
The Umayyads were conquering East Asia and the West the island of Iberia and southern France to Tours
North Africa and the Caucasus Mountains
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-jessefisher1809
So, take me back to Consernanople -
No, you can't go back to Consernanople -
Been a long time gone, Consernanople -
Why did Consernanople get the works? -
That's nobody's business but the Turks
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So, take me back to Consernanople -
No, you can't go back to Consernanople -
Been a long time gone, Consernanople -
Why did Consernanople get the works? -
That's nobody's business but the Turks
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-abdelkarim8381
-This dude: The sassanids and Buzantines lost because they were worn out by war.
Sassanids and Buzantines: Both had a numerical advantage and were way a head technologically in every single battle.
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-This dude: The sassanids and Buzantines lost because they were worn out by war.
Sassanids and Buzantines: Both had a numerical advantage and were way a head technologically in every single battle.
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-moviemonster2083
Once again, there was NO 'Palestine' at the time. It was The Levant, or Judea and Israel. Thank you for your historical accuracy, so important these days of dystopian racist counter-factualism.
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Once again, there was NO 'Palestine' at the time. It was The Levant, or Judea and Israel. Thank you for your historical accuracy, so important these days of dystopian racist counter-factualism.
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-beickus
Both Leo III that was a formidable general and the Bulgarians are greatly underrated in saving Europe from Muslims at this crucial moment. Whereas Habsburgs took credit for defeating the Ottomans.
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Both Leo III that was a formidable general and the Bulgarians are greatly underrated in saving Europe from Muslims at this crucial moment. Whereas Habsburgs took credit for defeating the Ottomans.
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-MegaNas88
A little sad you will not give Bulgars their credit. Not really a Byzantine victory. Strange to me how they intervened only at the end but managed to kill 20-30 k.
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A little sad you will not give Bulgars their credit. Not really a Byzantine victory. Strange to me how they intervened only at the end but managed to kill 20-30 k.
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-johnirby8847
Constantinople was conquered with gunpowder and turned into Istanbul. and everyone in Europe was too busy fighting themselves and did nothing. shameful.
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Constantinople was conquered with gunpowder and turned into Istanbul. and everyone in Europe was too busy fighting themselves and did nothing. shameful.
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-randomsteve5822
Ottoman: Yes Finally we defeat the Orthodox.
Tsar: I'm Here?
Ottoman: Help Me French Britain
Tsar: Give me Back My Constantinople
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Ottoman: Yes Finally we defeat the Orthodox.
Tsar: I'm Here?
Ottoman: Help Me French Britain
Tsar: Give me Back My Constantinople
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-Ch0ckl8
I wonder if that raised any doubt among the Muslims with respect to Mohammed's divine conquest not being so divine after all.
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I wonder if that raised any doubt among the Muslims with respect to Mohammed's divine conquest not being so divine after all.
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knowledgia
Arabs started the raids then the ottomans came and accomplished it
Nowadays there's just Istanbul that's the reality
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Arabs started the raids then the ottomans came and accomplished it
Nowadays there's just Istanbul that's the reality
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knowledgia
The only battle they were happy in
Lol
Other than that they kept getting clapped everywhere by The muslims
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The only battle they were happy in
Lol
Other than that they kept getting clapped everywhere by The muslims
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-C0wb0yBebop
-Biz-Ant-een empire- That-s a funny way of saying Roman.
Good video but the pronunciations here are cringe -
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-Biz-Ant-een empire- That-s a funny way of saying Roman.
Good video but the pronunciations here are cringe -
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knowledgia
You should not put Bulgars on the map but Bulgaria, it was a country not a group of people, thank you great videos
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You should not put Bulgars on the map but Bulgaria, it was a country not a group of people, thank you great videos
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knowledgia
#Constantinople was born in #Serbia, now use YOur brains to think what languages he spoke! #itssOfacxtinggreekiE
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#Constantinople was born in #Serbia, now use YOur brains to think what languages he spoke! #itssOfacxtinggreekiE
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-steveholmes3471
Learn how to actually pronounce the words you are saying! Had to leave as I couldn't take anymore!
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Learn how to actually pronounce the words you are saying! Had to leave as I couldn't take anymore!
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