The Twenty Years' Anarchy | Byzantine History

The Twenty Years' Anarchy was the cherry atop an awful century for the Byzantine Empire: from 602 to 628, the Empire fought tooth-and-nail to defeat the Sassanids; from 632 onwards, they were caught in a new death struggle against the Muslims. Now, as the seventh century draws to a close, a new round of civil strife threatens to pull the Empire apart for the final time - all the while the Muslims, their eyes fixed covetously on Constantinople, continue to make inroads into the few remaining imperial territories.

In other words, the Byzantines were hurtling headfirst out of the frying pan and into the fire.

00:00 Intro
00:48 Justinian's First Reign
04:22 Leontius
05:11 Tiberius III
07:07 Justinian's Second Reign
10:17 Philippicus Bardanes
11:41 Anastasius II
12:28 Theodosius III
15:14 Leo III
16:15 Outro

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Music used: (In Chronological Order)
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Tabruk by Kevin MacLeod

Arid Foothills by Kevin MacLeod

Grave Blow by Kevin MacLeod

Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod

Vortex by Kevin MacLeod

Dragon and Toast by Kevin MacLeod

Curse of the Scarab by Kevin MacLeod

Heavy Heart by Kevin MacLeod

What Does Anybody Know About Anything? by Chris Zabriskie
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[Plan-xbhs]

Imagine being assigned as a foreign emperor’s personal bodyguard only to be strangled to death by a noseless psychopath once you arrived

[darrynmurphy]

If someone who had no knowledge of Byzantine history asked me to name them an emperor to read about to ease them in and give them an idea of what Byzantine politics was like, I'd say Justinian II. His reign had so many highs and lows, so many examples of treachery and duplicity, encapsulated how the Eastern Roman Empire for most of its history was both strong and yet vulnerable, and also just how massively different it was from Classical Rome on a cultural level.

[christopherevans]

One of the most underrated parts of the Empire

[vvashington]

Wildly underrated period. Great video!

[haditawbe]

I absolutely love every bit of this channel, it's extremely underrated. I'm glad I stumbled upon it, keep up the great work!

[isaachart]

Just discovered this channel, great summary of a period I was only vaguely aware of. Keep up the good work!

[TrajGreekFire]

any plans for a video about Trebizond or other roman rump states?

[azteccroatia]

Give us some more of this videos. Great content 👍

[tarot]

Wow.
With something to absorb your voice near the mic (even pillows or egg cartons) and you'd be (legit) trading punches with bigger channels.

[dontworryboutit]

Is there a chance you could mention where you got your sources for your information on Anastasius II? I'm doing a project on him and would like to read where you got your information.

[thanosdrv]

Justinian II had his mugshot taken while in Crimea?

[alessandrogini]

I understand why justinian was hated by upper class, but why from the lower?

[Caligulashorse]

I think Titus could have Been a good leader if he was able to control his anger

[DimitriTerrorMan]

the map in the start is inaccurate, the slavs never owned lands that far south, they were only raided once