Belisarius: The Emperor's Sword (1/6)

In the 6th century AD, during the reign of Emperor Justinian, the Roman Empire experienced an extraordinary resurgence, reconquering lands - including Italy, North Africa and Rome itself - that had been lost to the 'barbarians' a century before. Leading these campaigns, a brilliant Roman general named Flavius Belisarius - a skilled tactician, inspirational leader, pragmatic and humane. Big thanks to Legendarian for 'Total War: Attila' gameplay footage, check out his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOI2IhyQ9qaUvwPl3sn0y4g 'Total War: Attila' gameplay footage used with kind permission of Creative Assembly - buy the game here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Total-War-Attila-PC-DVD/dp/B00Q47L27I/ref=sr_1_1?tag=ephitv0b-21&crid=1TWHZT7DP8NJG&dchild=1&keywords=attila+total+war&qid=1632993413&qsid=259-4583565-3370644&sprefix=attila+total+war%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-1&sres=B00Q47L27I%2CB00P29J6W2%2CB00RZ9T2JE%2CB01CFNINEE%2CB00UW1UJHG%2CB00UW1UAHA%2CB08KJ56BR5%2CB09CMXPS4M%2CB00PYWLXH8%2CB0728BNNG8%2CB010OU8VEW%2CB01554YOUM%2CB0187R1WJ0%2CB00TXRN05S%2CB00PYX59E0%2CB09CKQTXP8 Thanks also to the 555 mod crew for modding support, find out more about their mods here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1836928957 🎨 Original artwork by Miłek Jakubiec https://www.artstation.com/milek 🎨 Thanks to Igor Dzis for permission to use his painting, 'Battle of Dara'. Visit our online bookshop to find great books on this and other topics: UK site - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/epichist... US site - https://bookshop.org/shop/epichistorytv As a bookshop.org affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases while donating 10% of sales to support independent bookshops! 📚Recommended reading: 📖Procopius, History of the Wars US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9780674990548 / UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9780674990548 📖 The Wars of Justinian by Michael Whitby US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9781526760883 / UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781526760883 📖 Rome Resurgent by Peter Heather US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9780197500538 / UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9780199362745 📖The Armies of Ancient Persia: the Sassanians by Kaveh Farrokh US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9781848848450 / UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781848848450 📖Late Roman Cavalryman AD 236–565 (Osprey) by Simon MacDowall https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/late-roman-cavalryman-ad-236565-9781855325678/ Support Epic History TV on Patreon from $1 per video, and get perks including ad-free early access & votes on future topics https://www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV 👕 Buy EHTV t-shirts, hoodies, mugs and stickers here! https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/epic-history-tv-merch-shop 🎶Music from Filmstro: https://filmstro.com/?ref=7765 Get 20% off an annual license with this exclusive code: EPICHISTORYTV_ANN #EpicHistoryTV #RomanEmpire #EasternRomanEmpire #Justinian #Belisarius #ByzantineEmpire