Battle of Spercheios, 997 ⚔️ How to wage war on two fronts ⚔️ Basil II, the Bulgar Slayer (Part 3)
🚩 Basil had successfully stabilized the empire after the civil war, exacerbated by the conflict with the Fatimids in Syria. Samuel of Bulgaria took advantage of the situation to invade the Byzantine Empire in the west. Meanwhile, the Fatimids were preparing to push Romans out of Syria. Emperor Basil now faced a fight on two fronts against two formidable opponents. In this episode we will show the Battle of Spercheios (997 AD) and the Battle of Apamea (998 AD), as Basil tries to organize his army to stave off multiple incursions into Byzantine territory.
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📢 Narrated by David McCallion
🎼 Music:
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Impact Allegretto – Kevin MacLeod
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Hey guys! No Live premiere today. My father had a life-threatening medical emergency and the past week has been a sleepless and stressful time. But I promise to give you guys a Live Premiere next weekend. I hope you will enjoy Basil Part 3.
What an embarrassing defeat. Crazy how much the life of the commander matters
WAIT A MINUTE WAIT A MINUTE. YOU ARE TELLING ME GEORGIANS HAVE BEEN IN CONTROL OF ROME? BAGRATIONI IS GEORGIAN? WHAT IS GOING ON HERE WHY HAVENT I KNOWN THIS? WHY IS THE HISTORY OF GEORGIA SURROUNDED BY MYSTERY? Im in shock. Were romans actually Caucasian Georgians? someone explain this to me now please.
Nice you wrote "Roman-Empire" instead of Byzantine Empire on it's territory.
Basil looked like santa!
Alhamdulliah the Muslim army won.. Long live Kurdish citys and an independent Kurdistan in turkey iraq and syria where 40 million Kurds live in.