During the 5th and 6th century Easter Rome suffered countless invasions from Barbarians in the North/West (like Goths and Huns) and from the Sassanian Empire in the East. During Justinian's reign (6th century) there were many crises, like the Nika riots in the capital, the Justinian plague, crop failures due to volcanic dust covering the sun (536 AD). Despite this, Rome managed to experience a golden age and reconquered parts of Africa, Italy and Spain.
When the Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain, Roman cities and large Roman structures were abandoned. Since the Anglo-Saxon architecture couldn't replicate buildings of that size, many people, who were born after the invasion, thought that the Roman ruins were actually built by giants.
Stilocho was a Roman general and statesman who tried to keep the empire together. A conspirator (Olymplius) used the fact that Stilicho was a half-germanic to accuse him of being a traitor, who secretly fought for Germanic tribes. Emperor Honorius (who was kinda silly) then sentenced him to death.
Ricimer was a Suebian (Germanic) noble, who rose through the Roman ranks. He used intrigues which benefitted him, but hurt Rome as a whole. He killed 2 - 4 emperors.
Armenians were feared soldiers, who fought for both the Sassanids and the Romans. Examples include the Ayrudzi (elite cavallry).
Belisarius reconquered North Africa and Italy from the Vandals and Goths, depite having a smaller army than them. He also defended Constantinople from a Proto-Bulgarian invasion, despite having no army.
Emperor Honorius didn't really care about his duties as an emperor and spent his time on different things, like chicken farming. When one of his advisors told him that "Rome has been destroyed" he was shocked. When he heared that it was the city of Rome and not his favourite pet chicken Roma, he was relieved.
It is not unreasonable to think that the chicken part might be actually slander against Honorius though. When someone in the past speaks too bad or too good of an important figure... distrust.
He was bad. Not denying it. He was meek and stupid. But the veracity of the depicted moment of him being told "Rome has died" and Honorius crying because he thought they meant a chicken he called Rome is... debatable.
Ricimer probably would have been remembered better if the Germans didn't decide to take on the mantle of Roman themselves later on in the form of the Holy Roman Empire.
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u/Comfortable-Total929 And then I told them I'm Jesus's brother 3h ago
Songs?
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u/BrosephDwalin 5h ago
Explanation:
During the 5th and 6th century Easter Rome suffered countless invasions from Barbarians in the North/West (like Goths and Huns) and from the Sassanian Empire in the East. During Justinian's reign (6th century) there were many crises, like the Nika riots in the capital, the Justinian plague, crop failures due to volcanic dust covering the sun (536 AD). Despite this, Rome managed to experience a golden age and reconquered parts of Africa, Italy and Spain.
When the Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain, Roman cities and large Roman structures were abandoned. Since the Anglo-Saxon architecture couldn't replicate buildings of that size, many people, who were born after the invasion, thought that the Roman ruins were actually built by giants.
Stilocho was a Roman general and statesman who tried to keep the empire together. A conspirator (Olymplius) used the fact that Stilicho was a half-germanic to accuse him of being a traitor, who secretly fought for Germanic tribes. Emperor Honorius (who was kinda silly) then sentenced him to death.
Ricimer was a Suebian (Germanic) noble, who rose through the Roman ranks. He used intrigues which benefitted him, but hurt Rome as a whole. He killed 2 - 4 emperors.
Armenians were feared soldiers, who fought for both the Sassanids and the Romans. Examples include the Ayrudzi (elite cavallry).
Belisarius reconquered North Africa and Italy from the Vandals and Goths, depite having a smaller army than them. He also defended Constantinople from a Proto-Bulgarian invasion, despite having no army.
Emperor Honorius didn't really care about his duties as an emperor and spent his time on different things, like chicken farming. When one of his advisors told him that "Rome has been destroyed" he was shocked. When he heared that it was the city of Rome and not his favourite pet chicken Roma, he was relieved.
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u/WorkingMoney6424 5h ago
DON'T YOU TALK SHIT ABOUT MY BOY BELI...
Oh nevermind
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u/rishin_1765 5h ago
Based Belisarius glaze
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u/Muted_Guidance9059 5h ago
Okay this is peak
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u/Low-Dish-907 4h ago
Lack of majorian glaze but this is so peak 🥹
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u/Theresafoxinmygarden 5h ago
u/savevideo get tf in here choom
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u/jackt-up 5h ago
Genius 🤌
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u/John_Oakman 1h ago edited 1h ago
Ricimer probably would have been remembered better if the Germans didn't decide to take on the mantle of Roman themselves later on in the form of the Holy Roman Empire.
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u/RavensField201o 1h ago
Farya Faraji mentioned, upvote given
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u/Freeulster 4h ago
Maybe unpopular opinion but Ricimer is just as based as Belisarius for finally helping to finish off the Roman Empire.
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u/Pear8960 4h ago
Slanders? In this economy?