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Sneak peek at Belisarius (Patreon)

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2021-09-17 17:18:23
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2026-06
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Dear Patrons,

Quick production update and a first look at Belisarius, Rome's Last ... (haven't quite nailed  the title yet!)

Episode 1 is coming together, I hope to have it ready for a world premiere on Patreon next Thursday. The first part will set the scene for the 6th Century AD,  discuss the reformed Roman army, then get into the action with the Roman-Sassanid war of 528 - 531, and Belisarius's remarkable victory at Dara . Our hero then comes to the rescue of Emperor Justinian by  leading the slaughter of up to 30,000 rioting Roman citizens! Hard times, hard men.

Here you can see some of the original artwork commissioned for the series, some maps and my own virtual edition of Procopius's treatise on Buildings. There'll also be (modded) Total War gameplay footage for the battles.

Thanks again for your support, i hope you enjoy the weekend, and I'll be back next week with Belisarius Part 1.

Toby

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Kevin Xu

Maybe Rome's Last Caesar? As in last charismatic general-politican to use conquests for glory and fame until Napoleon (I could be wrong but just from my common knowledge)

Miibez

Cant wait!

Stuart Carver

Rome’s last gasp? To my shame I know very little about this so I’m keen to learn. Any worthwhile books to start with for a newbie?

Jason

I don't know why, but I don't like videos that use total war clips. I think it's like watching a movie after you've read the book. Being familiar with playing Total War, I don't expect historical accuracy from them. So when I see them used in docus, I have this mental disconnect.

Dan Jaggers

It's shaping up to be a real banger of a first episode for a little discussed chapter of Roman/Byzantine history. Again I really like the use of the banners, it's a little touch that helps us visulize where armies are positioned on the map. Honestly i'm not bothered by the use of Total War footage at all since it helps us see much more visually how massive the battles can be in these times, that being said however I will admit that I am more of a fan of the use of the old rectangles and circles from the battlefield maps used in the Napoleon and Alexander videos since it does lend itself to more imagination. xD

EpicHistoryTV

I accept that the TW gameplay footage is a double-edged sword, and not to everyone's taste. In general their unit models are very good in terms of accuracy (certainly better than any traditional re-enactment!), and we're using mods created especially for the Justinian era (including some created specifically for this series). It's always my aim to make my videos accessible and entertaining to the widest possible audience, and I think overall the TW footage helps - particularly because there's not much else available visually, i.e., no archive and very little art.

EpicHistoryTV

Peter Heather's 'Rome Resurgent' is very good and easy to read. Whitby's 'The Wars of Justinian' has more narrative detail. But if you've got the time and inclination, you can't beat Procopius's History of the Wars! (For those that don't know the name, he's effectively the Thucydides of C6th AD).

EpicHistoryTV

Don't worry, there'll be plenty of rectangles in this series too!

EpicHistoryTV

I like it, although Caesar was still a formal position held by the Emperor's junior partner at this time, so that might confuse people (or they will accuse me of being confused!)

luc

It looks epic, what would be the pace of publication of the series?

EpicHistoryTV

Aiming for once per month, a 4 or 5 part series.

Line_of_Blood

Youtube started have a multi-audio function on video and I've started seeing videos having that feature. I know you have Epic History videos in Spanish and in Russians in your sister channels. Any plans to have multi-audio videos in the future?

EpicHistoryTV

I'll be looking into it. To be frank, it's very difficult to cover the expenses of non-English language channels if you're doing documentaries. I also know that a lot of people who are not native English speakers prefer to listen to Charles with captions than a substitute in their own language!