How Russia and Ukraine Were Settled in the 900s

Geo History: "Let's retrace on maps the first origins of Russia, from the creation of Novgorod during the IXth (9th) century, until the end of the Time of Troubles and the beginning of the Romanov dynasty" in the 1600s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUgzqkCW6A4 Chapters 00:00 The Varangians 01:15 Kievan Rus’ 02:52 Russian principalities 04:56 Catholic and Mongol threats …

10 Historical Mistakes That Changed the World

Captivating History: "They say those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. History is full of costly jaw-dropping mistakes. So, if you know a lot about the past, you should be fine, right? The trouble is, there is so much history to learn, and so many mistakes have been made. Where do …

How the Greeks Colonized the Mediterranean

Kings and Generals' continues its historical animated documentary series on the history of Ancient Civilizations and Ancient Greece with a video on how the Greeks colonized the Mediterranean. It discusses how the settling process took place step by step, including consultation with the Oracles, selection of oikos and the reasons why the mother city was …

Ottoman/Turkish Empire Grew Out of Nomadic Seljik Empire

The Turkic people originated in central Asia near Mongolia. Like the Mongols, they were highly skilled at war in the 10th and 11th centuries, particularly in their use of horses, bows, arrows and swords. They could fire the bow in any direction while riding a horse at any speed. They felt no need to hold …

The Conquest and Fall of The Byzantium Empire and Constantinople, 1453

Byzantium, or the Greek-Hellenistic-Christian-Eastern-Orthodox Roman Empire, emerged before the dawn of the millennium in 0 AD and endured for about 1500 years. At its height, it spanned from Rome through southeastern Europe and Asia Minor (currently Turkey), down to Egypt and across North Africa. A series of videos from Flash Point History focuses on its …

Christianity’s First 1000 Years Were Marked By Spread, Vast Expansion; Political Divisions and Power Struggles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV20nBgPkDc Narrated by the late actor Ossie Davis, this documentary tells the story of the Christian Church's first one thousand years, from the Last Supper to the Fall of Rome to the "new" Holy Roman Empire's Otto the Great, German king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 974. He was …

Pre-Islamic Arabia: What Was It Like Before Muhammad?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDjjp4Nf73I Pre-Islamic Arabia was "a hot arid desert, sandwiched between two great rivaling empires," asserts Al Muqaddimah in a series of videos. The two great empires nearby were the Byzantine (Greek) or Eastern Roman Empire and the Persian (Iranian) Empire. Noting that there are few online videos on Islamic history -- "even Crash Course has …

541: First Plague in Recorded History Killed Half the World’s Population

Byzantium, or the Eastern Greco-Roman Empire, lasted for more than a thousand years. Its capital, Constantinople, now Istanbul, Turkey still has remnants of that history. This may seem very far away and like the very distant past to us, but the reign of Justinian the Great (527-565) echoes still. Like the world today, Byzantium was …

Best Roman Ruins. Where Are the Romans Now?

Throughout Europe and the Middle East, you can find Roman ruins -- more than 40 in Rome, Italy. The 10 best Roman ruins outside Rome that give you a sense of the remarkable geographical span of the Roman Empire are in Merida, Spain; Leptis Magna, Libya; Pula, Croatia; Jerash, Jordan; Caesarea, Israel; Aspendos, Turkey; Baalbek, …

What if the Walls of Constantinople Were Breached Badly?

If the Walls of Constantinople were breached in 447 AD by Attila the Hun, would I be a Christian today? Photo from Today's Zaman, Turkish newspaper, 2010. We in the West think of choosing religions almost completely as a personal choice — a decision one makes to believe or disbelieve. And yet, history and culture …