How Much Tribute did the Eastern Romans Pay?

🎥 Watch more than 170 exclusive episodes    / @kingsandgenerals   or patron:   / kingsandgenerals   Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the Romans and the Eastern Roman Empire continues with a video in which we talk about the practice of tribute paying so popular in the Byzantine diplomacy, as we discuss how much tribute was paid to the enemies, like Huns, Avars, Arabs, Sassanids as we try to explain the modern equivalent of the tributes. Eastern Roman Empire: Why So Many Civil Wars?:    • Eastern Roman Empire: Why So Many Civil Wa...   What Did the Europeans Think About the Eastern Romans?:    • What Did the Europeans Think About the Eas...   Were the Eastern Romans and Arabs Always at War?:    • Were the Eastern Romans and Arabs Always a...   Great Schism Between Greek and Latin Christianity:    • Great Schism: The Bitter Rivalry Between G...   How Islam Split into the Sunni and Shia Branches:    • Muslim Schism: How Islam Split into the Su...   Rise of the Cossacks:    • Rise of the Cossacks - Origins of the Ukra...   Crusades From the Muslim Perspective:    • Crusades From the Muslim Perspective - Med...   Early Muslim Expansion - Yarmouk, Al-Qadisiyyah:    • Early Muslim Expansion - Khalid, Yarmouk, ...   Early Muslim Expansion - Egypt and Iran:    • Early Muslim Expansion - Arab Conquest of ...   Muslim Schism:    • Muslim Schism: How Islam Split into the Su...   Third Crusade:    • Third Crusade 1189-1192: From Hattin to Ja...   Fourth Crusade:    • Rise of Bulgaria - Events leading to the S...   First Crusade:    • First Crusade: Battle of Manzikert 1071 DO...   Sultanate of Women in the Ottoman Empire:    • Sultanate of Women in the Ottoman Empire D...   How the German Empire Provoked Ottoman Jihad in WWI:    • How the German Empire Provoked Ottoman Jih...   Ottoman Battles:    • Battle of Kosovo 1389 - Serbian-Ottoman Wa...   Why the Ottomans Never Colonized America:    • Why the Ottomans Never Colonized America?   Why the Ottoman Sultans Killed their Brothers:    • Why did the Ottoman Sultans Kill their Bro...   Cem Sultan: Ottoman Prince in the Heart of Europe:    • Cem Sultan: Ottoman Prince in the Heart of...   Ottoman Pirates:    • Ottoman Pirates - Armies and Tactics DOCUM...   Turkification of Anatolia:    • Turkification of Anatolia - Nomads DOCUMEN...   Hashashins:    • Hashashins: Origins of the Order of Assassins   Christian Schism:    • Great Schism: The Bitter Rivalry Between G...   Mos Maiorum: What led to the fall of the Roman Republic?:    • Mos Maiorum: What led to the fall of the R...   How Rome Conquered Greece:    • How Rome Conquered Greece - Roman History ...   Caesar in Gaul:    • Caesar in Gaul - Roman History DOCUMENTARY   Support us on Patreon:   / kingsandgenerals   or Paypal: http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals or by joining the youtube membership:    / @kingsandgenerals   Animation: Michael Merc    / @mercenarycamp  , Kate Korolko, Alexander Yakovenko Artwork: Vadym Berkutenko Script: Dimitris Koutsoumis Narration: Officially Devin (   / @offydgg   &    / @gameworldnarratives  ) ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsand... ✔ Patreon ►   / kingsandgenerals   ✔ Podcast ► https://kingsandgenerals.libsyn.com/ iTunes: https://apple.co/2QTuMNG ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ►   / kingsgenerals   ✔ Facebook ►   / kingsgenerals   ✔ Instagram ►  / kings_generals   Production Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y... Music courtesy of EpidemicSound #Documentary #RomanEmpire #byzantine 00:00:00 - Introduction to Byzantine Wealth and Power 00:00:31 - Geopolitical Advantages and Challenges 00:02:24 - Byzantine Tribute to the Huns: A Costly Relationship 00:08:16 - The Sassanid Persians: Tribute and Warfare in the East 00:11:52 - Facing the Avars, Arabs: Tribute Payments Skyrocket 00:14:06 - Calculating the Cost of Byzantine Tributes in Modern Terms