Byzantine Empire Anime Opening

GET ON THE GODDAMNED HORSE ALEXIOS!

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MUSIC: "Cruel Angel's Thesis" ("Zankoku na tenshi no teze")
All rights for the music belong to King Records Co., Ltd.

It took tremendous amount of time to make this, but it was fun as hell. Kudos to those non-Greeks who can read greek. I hope it's at least understandable. Some of the texts are fragments of historical sources. If someone recognize from which Byzantine sources I took these fragments, my deepest respect to you.

[netrolancer]

Episode 1453 was the saddest and most depressing episode of the series.

[DolusVulpes]

Screen: "The Byzantine Empire"
Subtitles: "The Roman Empire"
This guy gets it.

[DarkKnight]

1000 years later and the empire is in a parody anime opening. Not even Nostradamus could've predicted that.

[maritaxi]

The Italian arc was one of the best in the series. From Belisarius wrecking the Ostrogoths to the final defense of Bari against the Normans. 10/10

[chuggajr]

“It’s like Rome, but with more Jesus”

[dimitri]

When the Greek and Japanese kid get together for a project

[shadowwolf]

Mehmed II is one of the best anime villians of all time. I wanted to throw away my computer when I saw him taking Constantinople in the last episode.

[constantineiv]

You're lucky they didn't have copyright laws in the 7th century

[blackout]

Part I - Phantom Barbarians
Part II - Roman Tendecy
Part III - Fourth Crusaders
Part IV - Constantinople is Unbreakable
Part V - Purple Wind
Part VI - Black Ocean
Part VII - Civil War Run
Part VIII - OtOttoman

[dragoncat]

Is it bad that I unironically want an anime about the Bysantine Empire? Like a seinen, historical drama type of deal?

[kiwina-bx]

I'm learning Classical Greek in highschool and WHEN I TELL YOU I SCREAMED WHEN I COULD TRANSLATE THE FIRST SENTENCE-

[normalhuman-]

Literally “I have the power of god and anime on my side”

[crysis_pyscho]

What i learned from this :


The Byzantine Empire invented Fork!

[hotdogfingerz]

The 1453 finale was easily one of the saddest moments in anime for me.

[collinwood]

Fork is truly one of the best written characters in history

[DaffyDuckTheWizzard]

"Ok Google: what do I need to know about the Byzantine Empire?"
*_"FORK"_*

[justinian-the-great]

Can't believe the writers killed the main protagonist in episode 1204, then resurrected him in episode 1261 just to kill him again in the last 1453 episode! That just doesn't sound fair!

[poptartmallshart]

As a Greek orthodox, this is the most beautiful thing I've ever witnessed.

[albertomartinez]

I love how awesome and perfect this is, but I hate the fact that I can't share it with anyone, because they're not interested in anime or restoring the Pentarchy. Barbarians.

[God-mifw]

*When You're greek and can read everything*