Aurelian - Epic Roman Music

Music & vocals by Farya Faraji, bagpipe by @Dimitrios_Dallas, aulos and syrinx by @stefanoskrasopoulis, with additional improvisations by the them, and translation by Demetrios Paraschos. Please note that this isn't reconstructed historical music, it's modern music using Ancient Roman instruments and the framework of their music theory.

Aurelian was a Roman emperor who reigned from 270 to 275 during the Crisis of the Third Century. Rising through the ranks first as a soldier and then as a general, he was hailed Caesar by his troops and took command of a divided empire on the verge of dissolution, uniting it all, which has earned him the title Restorer of the World.

The instrumentation consists of the Vergina model of the aulos, played by my colleague Stefanos Krasopoulis whose channel I highly recommend you visit for more music using ancient Greco-Roman instruments. He has also accompanied the melody with a syrinx, a traditional flute used to this day in parts of Greece, especially in the north. Dimitrios Dallas, whose channel I also urge you to visit for examples of Greek music, plays the askomandoura, an old bagpipe played to this day in Crete, and almost identical to the bagpipes used in the day by the Ancient Romans and Greeks.

The lyrics use Classical pronunciation and adhere almost completely to the vowel length and subsequent penultimate stress rule of Latin.

Lyrics in Latin:
Ex fīnibus vēnī,
Ex antīquā terrā Moesiae,
Ubi Sōl Invīctus lūcet,
Sanguis meus est sanguis Illyriae.

Mīles factus sum,
Sub calōre sōlis,
Cum equīs Dalmatiae,
Sanguinem Gothōrum effūdī.

Claudius mortuus est, et Quintīlius surrēxit,
Sed legiōnēs meae mē Caesarem nōmināvērunt,
Vīcī Quintīlium, usurpatōrem,
Factus sum sicut sōl in caelō.

Imperium dīvīsum vīdī,
In Orientem et Occidentem,
Zenobiam punīvī,
Factus sum Parthicus Maximus et Restitūtor Orientis.

In Occidentem intuitus sum,
Ad usurpatōrēs Gallicōs,
Illos totōs absorbēbam,
Ut leo ovem dēvorat.

Sīcut in caelō sōl ūnus est,
Ita in mundō imperium ūnum est,
Deus et dominus natus sum,
Cum meō sanguine et gladiō mundum restituī.

Servus Sōlis Invīctī sum,
Restitūtor Orbis sum.

English translation:
I have come from the frontiers,
From the ancient land of Moesia,
Where Sol Invictus shines,
My blood is the blood of Illyria,

I am the servant of Sol Invictus,
I am the Restorer of the World.

I became a soldier,
Below the warmth of the sun,
With the horses of Dalmatia,
I shed the blood of the Goths,

I am the servant of Sol Invictus,
I am the Restorer of the World,

Claudius died, and Quintilius rose,
But my legions named me Caesar,
I defeated Quintilius, the usurper,
I became like the sun in the sky.

I am the servant of Sol Invictus,
I am the Restorer of the World,

I saw an empire divided,
In the east and the West,
I punished Zenobia,
I became Parthicus Maximus and Restorer of the East,

I turned my gaze to the West,
To the Gallic usurpers,
I swallowed them whole,
Like the lion swallows the sheep,

I am the servant of Sol Invictus,
I am Restitutor Orbis.

Just like there is only one sun in the sky,
So is there only one empire in the world,
I am Master and God
With my blood and my sword, I have restored the world,

I am the servant of Sol Invictus,
I am the Restorer of the World.

[faryafaraji]

Music & vocals by Farya Faraji, bagpipe by @DimitriosDamlas​⁠, aulos and syrinx by @StefanosKrasopoulis​⁠, with additional improvisations by the them, and translation by Demetrios Paraschos. Please note that this isn't reconstructed historical music, it's modern music using Ancient Roman instruments and the framework of their music theory.

Aurelian was a Roman emperor who reigned from 270 to 275 during the Crisis of the Third Century. Rising through the ranks first as a soldier and then as a general, he was hailed Caesar by his troops and took command of a divided empire on the verge of dissolution, uniting it all, which has earned him the title Restorer of the World.

The instrumentation consists of the Vergina model of the aulos, played by my colleague Stefanos Krasopoulis whose channel I highly recommend you visit for more music using ancient Greco-Roman instruments. He has also accompanied the melody with a syrinx, a traditional flute used to this day in parts of Greece, especially in the north. Dimitrios Dallas, whose channel I also urge you to visit for examples of Greek music, plays the askomandoura, an old bagpipe played to this day in Crete, and almost identical to the bagpipes used in the day by the Ancient Romans and Greeks.

The lyrics use Classical pronunciation and adhere almost completely to the vowel length and subsequent penultimate stress rule of Latin.

Lyrics in Latin:
Ex fīnibus vēnī,
Ex antīquā terrā Moesiae,
Ubi Sōl Invīctus lūcet,
Sanguis meus est sanguis Illyriae.

Mīles factus sum,
Sub calōre sōlis,
Cum equīs Dalmatiae,
Sanguinem Gothōrum effūdī.

Claudius mortuus est, et Quintīlius surrēxit,
Sed legiōnēs meae mē Caesarem nōmināvērunt,
Vīcī Quintīlium, usurpatōrem,
Factus sum sicut sōl in caelō.

Imperium dīvīsum vīdī,
In Orientem et Occidentem,
Zenobiam punīvī,
Factus sum Parthicus Maximus et Restitūtor Orientis.

In Occidentem intuitus sum,
Ad usurpatōrēs Gallicōs,
Illos totōs absorbēbam,
Ut leo ovem dēvorat.

Sīcut in caelō sōl ūnus est,
Ita in mundō imperium ūnum est,
Deus et dominus natus sum,
Cum meō sanguine et gladiō mundum restituī.

Servus Sōlis Invīctī sum,
Restitūtor Orbis sum.

English translation:
I have come from the frontiers,
From the ancient land of Moesia,
Where Sol Invictus shines,
My blood is the blood of Illyria,

I am the servant of Sol Invictus,
I am the Restorer of the World.

I became a soldier,
Below the warmth of the sun,
With the horses of Dalmatia,
I shed the blood of the Goths,

I am the servant of Sol Invictus,
I am the Restorer of the World,

Claudius died, and Quintilius rose,
But my legions named me Caesar,
I defeated Quintilius, the usurper,
I became like the sun in the sky.

I am the servant of Sol Invictus,
I am the Restorer of the World,

I saw an empire divided,
In the east and the West,
I punished Zenobia,
I became Parthicus Maximus and Restorer of the East,

I turned my gaze to the West,
To the Gallic usurpers,
I swallowed them whole,
Like the lion swallows the sheep,

I am the servant of Sol Invictus,
I am Restitutor Orbis.

Just like there is only one sun in the sky,
So is there only one empire in the world,
I am Master and God
With my blood and my sword, I have restored the world,

I am the servant of Sol Invictus,
I am the Restorer of the World.

[giorgoskarkanias]

Me: "Today I will not think of the Roman Empire"
Irano-Canadian musical mastermind: 'releases roman themed masterpiece'

[justinianthegreat]

Zenobia been real quiet when Farya dropped this. Cheers Farya!

[bottlerocket]

Hear me out. "The Seleucids" by Farya Faraji. Combination of Iranian and Greek styles and languages, two styles that Farya Faraji is really really good at!

[ΒασίληςΒλάχος-τκ]

"Restitvtor orbis" (The Restorer of the World) is probably the best title one could possibly ask for. Seriously, can you imagine being remembered as that?

[ShahanshahShahin]

"The Kushans" Epic music by Farya Faraji. The extraordinary combination of the Bactrian language with Sanskrit and Greek would be cool to listen to.

[tabularasa_br]

Call the lads! Call the lasses! Ye myghte synger Farya Faraji returns! Alle hail hys bardistry!

[Bassilios-]

What a sad day it was when Aurelian died, even sadder are the thoughts of those who killed him after they realized what they did

[alexelmaleh]

3:19 makes me think of the Equites Dalmatae rushing across the Via Egnatia at breakneck speed, with Aurelian at their head, to bring ruin to invaders and restoration to the empire.

[dapperdinosaurus]

This the type of beat you unite the empire to!

[raduradu]

Played this in my latin class, my teacher LOVED it! Thank you!
Edit:Omg your music is famous in the school now!

[bio_]

Becomes emperor
Destroys all of Rome’s enemies and reunites the empire
Does not elaborate further
Dies
🗿

[luthfilofianda]

Finally! The Restorer Emperor!! The restorer of the world!

Waiting for Caesar Trajanus fr!

[imperialchan_]

Ah Aurelian, without him rome will fall from first age.

[Divus-Traianus]

Ave Aurelianus!
Ave Sol Invictus!
Ave Farya Faraji!

[abtl]

"Ugh so tired today"

[One (1) Roman-themed song by Farya Faraji]

"The song has restored my strength."

[MarahsOdyssey]

Greetings, Farya! I've been a huge fan of your music since you had 20k subscribers, and its amazing to see how far your channel has come, and I'm glad to be part of it. I'm so happy you did one about emperor Aurelian as he is one of the most under appreciated historical figures despite saving the empire, and his death is one of the saddest deaths comparable to that of Julius Caesar. Words cannot describe how much this man had done for the Roman empire and I'm shocked that there is no movies or TV shows made about him, but I am glad he is getting the recognition he deserves. Greetings from a fellow history enjoyer, and greetings from Algeria! :)

[iberius]

7 minutes of the blissful sounds of Rome restored by the chad from Mazandarān! Love the longer length of this one, the epic subject, lyrics, scale utilized, amazing instrumention by all involved, and your excellent vocals. Haud invītus auscultō hanc musicam tuam pulchram, ut semper! Vōs plaudō! 👏

[sebastianobermaier]

We making it out of the third century crisis with this one, boys!

[ivyisle]

the question is not how often i think of the roman empire. but how often i think of other things