{"id":74246,"date":"2022-10-18T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=74246"},"modified":"2022-10-17T10:36:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T14:36:27","slug":"the-war-that-ended-the-ancient-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/10\/18\/the-war-that-ended-the-ancient-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The War That Ended the Ancient World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qMNx9-AjrXM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>toldinstone<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 10 Jun 2022<\/p>\n<p>In the early seventh century, a generation-long war exhausted and virtually destroyed the Roman Empire. This video explores that conflict through the lens of an Armenian cathedral built to celebrate the Roman victory.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Please consider supporting toldinstone on Patreon:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/toldinstone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/toldinstone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you liked this video, you might also enjoy my book <em>Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmV0cUotWEZjVXZ4dUk5azRwNmhxb1NMbzMwQXxBQ3Jtc0tteTluaUVjZmNwS0dhWE9wV2hfVzdzS0E3X19GX0FxQ0ppTV9jVDQtV1RXaW9ndVdXU19BcDZ1YmNxcTJZVENFOTdVY1NGSEZNeXZSaXBmdHFVS2VwWGkxb2FsM0k0dWxHb0F1TmpGRTRMM1ZVbkN5WQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNaked-Statues-Fat-Gladiators-Elephants%2Fdp%2F1633887022&#038;v=qMNx9-AjrXM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Naked-Statues-&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqblplWDFfSGNKZTFYcWVSVHBZbU5ZcU5mcDZGZ3xBQ3Jtc0tub0FoUEdqOW5wenBrLVFGS1NxS2hFaF94eUlTLVVJd2NxV0tHWFdiVWJaYnBpQUNGNU9FWHN5NTZCNndQNHRHSlhmTFZDV09JWkdNT3VManRGWGNUNFdNQV9fVVFwU2lxZVNGRm93TzBFdUh2UXN4OA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FAskHistorians%2Fwiki%2Fprofiles%2Ftoldinstone&#038;v=qMNx9-AjrXM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskHistorian&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/toldinstone\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/toldinstone\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnZHWUNnRnhUZ0t2U0ZraHBQS2Q1Tzh4Z016QXxBQ3Jtc0tsMVlrUUstNFBpeHRVa1MybjB0UHZUaVVoZ2d3Rm9VM2c0VDVKdzIxNGhWUWJ1Yl9hbEgzZzc2bnMyWFozR3pmR1FyLVhnbU0xZkdmWS1Cd3hyendtZnZjOXN3eWw1SlA0R3ExS0tJdGNURDdZcEdWSQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fauthor%2Fshow%2F20993845.Garrett_Ryan&#038;v=qMNx9-AjrXM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n1:50 Rome vs. Persia<br \/>\n2:55 Babbel<br \/>\n4:07 Enter Khosrow II<br \/>\n5:37 The Persian attack<br \/>\n6:44 Persia triumphant<br \/>\n7:55 The (Roman) Empire strikes back<br \/>\n8:50 The siege of Constantinople<br \/>\n10:11 The battle of Nineveh<br \/>\n11:04 Roman victory<br \/>\n12:16 The collapse of the ancient world<br \/>\n13:10 Back to Mren Cathedral<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-18-at-10-35-26-The-War-That-Ended-the-Ancient-World-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-18-at-10-35-26-The-War-That-Ended-the-Ancient-World-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-77264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-18-at-10-35-26-The-War-That-Ended-the-Ancient-World-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-18-at-10-35-26-The-War-That-Ended-the-Ancient-World-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-18-at-10-35-26-The-War-That-Ended-the-Ancient-World-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-18-at-10-35-26-The-War-That-Ended-the-Ancient-World-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>toldinstone Published 10 Jun 2022 In the early seventh century, a generation-long war exhausted and virtually destroyed the Roman Empire. 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