A New Golden Age - Eastern Roman Empire

On april 10th 491, just a day after the disparition of the Isaurian emperor Zeno, his widow, Ariadne, was given the task of choosing a new monarch. The next day, Anastasius, an old official in his early sixties, sat on his newly acquired throne. Six weeks later, the marriage between Ariadne and the new emperor took place.

⏰ Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
0:36 - The Isaurians
2:06 - Reforms
3:21 - Wars
5:46 - Monophysite emperor
6:33 - Vitalian
8:15 - Justin
9:00 - Chalcedonian emperor
10:50 - Rising tensions
12:52 - Conclusion

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🎵 Music
Arrival - Edgar Hopp
Age Of Men - Joe Wandrini
Weapons of Impact - Bonnie Grace
Defending the Keep - Jon Bjork
The Last Disaster - Howard Harper-Barnes
Civilization Meltdown - Eoin Mantell
Faith Arise - Edgar Hopp

📚 Sources
- Hugh Elton, The Roman Empire of Late Antiquity; 2016
- Morisson Cécile, Le Monde Byzantin I - L'empire rome d'Orient (330-641): puf; 2012

🌐 Internet resources
- Wikipedia fr eng, 2021

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