The Last War for Rome: The Byzantine Quest to Restore a Lost Empire | A Tale from Late Antiquity

The Byzantine mission to restore the Roman Empire, 6th century CE The emperor Justinian, ruling from Constantinople and aided by his capable general Flavius Belisarius, launches an ambitious campaign to restore the full breadth of the Roman Empire, after the loss of the western provinces to Germanic conquests. Fought over twenty years across three continents, the restoration of the empire ultimately failed fell short of its high ambitions, but changed the face of Europe forever. - - PLAYLISTS Behind the Story: Tales + Real History Explained:    • Behind the Story: Tales + Real History Exp...   All tales in chronological order:    • Tales of the Wine-Dark Sea | All stories i...   Tales from Ancient Greece:    • Tales from Ancient Greece | Greek History   Tales from Ancient Rome:    • Tales from Ancient Rome | Roman History   Tales from the Mediterranean World:    • Tales from the Mediterranean World   Tales from Greek and Roman Mythology:    • Tales from Greek and Roman Mythology   - - CREDITS Video footage from Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft, 2020) Music by Scott Buckley (https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/) Thumbnail Images: Mosaic depicting Justinian (left) and probably Belisarius (right) in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy (c. 547 AD) Logo Materials: Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation: c. 470 BC, Delphi Archeological Museum (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...) Video: Coast of Santorini, Greece (https://www.videvo.net/video/greece-s...) Font: Monograms Toolbox (Manfred Klein; https://www.dafont.com/monograms-tool...) #winedarkseastories #Byzantine #RomanEmpire