Byzantine – Sasanian War of 602–628 DOCUMENTARY

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This video is dedicated to the war of 602 - 628 between the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) and Sassanid Shahdom. This conflict was the very last that happened between these two empires, as shortly after it ended, Sasanians were conquered by the Caliphate. The sheer devastation and meaninglessness of this war allowed it to be a turning point in the human history.
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[ashleighwoytuik]

So this is basically the ancient equivalent to WW1. A whole lot of fighting for a whole lot of nothing.

[ItReallyIsiPOD]

Story of Heraclius is probably one of the saddest in history. His comback against the Sassanids is something one expects in a Hollywood movie, but in the end it turns into a tragedy.

[ihatetobethatguybut]

I find this war to be probably one of the saddest war in my known history, the sassanid and byzantine tried their very best to best each other, but all those 150% disclipine and 8.0 Morale of armies and thousands of war exhaustion thousands of war taxes collected, But they later fall.

[veselintrandafilovic]

Heracleus was a tragic hero...his life-achievement was demolished in front of his eyes...his private life was tragic too...

[masterassassin]

The Byzantines entered an Alliance with the Turks


(*OH THE IRONY*)

[bpsalami]

Sharbaraz and his army fought for 20 years without losing a single battle. He conquered Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt. What a great general he was!

Heraclius defeated so many armies in relatively short time in Anatolia, Caucasus, and Mesopotamia! He restored his Empire, but 10 years later he couldn't no more:(. Such a tragic hero and roman legend!

Both of them should be mentioned among 20 best generals in world history

[marvelfannumber]

Excellent video covering this truly epic conflict. Probably one of my favorite wars to read about in history (despite the unfortunate uncertainties regarding the sources). I'd pay to see a movie about this war, this is some incredible source material.

[KTAsVidsandFacts]

I understand Khosrow's thirst for reclaiming the lands of the Achaemenid Empire. He was probably drunk with imagining how his name would go down in history as the victor over the Byzantines and the reclaimer of the Achaemenid legacy. But alas, he is now known for helping weaken the Sassanid empire and allowing for the Arabian conquest.

Sometimes, it's better to not get cocky and greedy and settle with what you have.

[danialm]

It's so unfair that we get dozens of videos like this about Roman emperors and generals like Heraclius and Belisarius. But no one ever drops an ounce of credit towards the Sassanid general Shahrvaraz. Shahrvaraz easily outperforms every military commander in this war and many wars before this including Heraclius. Here's a list of Shahrvaraz' victories.

-Shahrvaraz defeats a Roman army outside of Dara. Besieges and captures Dara.
-Shahrvaraz defeats a Roman army outside of Edessa, mortally wounding the Roman general Germanus.
-Shahrvaraz defeats Heraclius outside of Antioch in 613AD. Capturing Antioch.
-Shahrvaraz defeats Heraclius, Theodore and Nicetas again in Syria. Allowing him to capture Damascus.
-Shahrvaraz defeats Nicetas near Emesa. Allows him to besiege Jerusalam and capture it.

By AD618, Shahrvaraz had cut the Byzantine empire in half and captured every fort, town and city from Chalceon to Alexandria. And even during Heraclius' counter attack where Heraclius defeats Shahrvaraz twice, Shahrvaraz counters back again, defeating Heraclius at Saditama and later at the Sarus River. Allowing him to march to Constantinople. He never properly besieges Constantinople but still, give the man some credit.

[CommissarBRO]

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[TheNinjaDC]

Heraclius seems like a pretty legit commander. Successfully out playing multiple ambushes, and creating his own successful traps.

[reichfuhrer]

Damn, the Achaemenid Empire was so close to being reformed.

[realchampions]

the romans and persians should've come to peace with eachother much earlier, established borders recognized by both empires and formed a coalition to expand both east and west. However, it is easy to understand why they were constantly fighting eachother since a definitive victory for either empire would mean world domination.

[barryboushehri]

Please create an updated version of this war. In my opinion, K&G is the only channel able to create masterful and exciting ancient battles videos.

[khurmiful]

Most underrated conflict. Rise of Islam was only made possible because of this.

[dariusrezai]

the Sassanids we’re constantly in war with hostile central Asian nomads who were trying to enter the Middle East. This made it harder to win wars against the byzantines.

[raylast]

Imagine how different history might have turned out if the persians had quit while they had Egypt, Syria and the Caucasus.

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[sajidali]

2019 and it’s already looking ancient! Also a testimony of how this channel has improved in just 2 years. Well done and keep delivering
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[MrCaesar]

I haven't seen in my entire life so great videos. Even the documentaries aren't so good. Amazing work...continue...