Conquest and Fall of Constantinople - Part 3 - Kleidion & The Great Schism

Get your free trial of MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/flashpoint.... It's an exclusive offer for our viewers: an extended, month-long trial, FREE. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/hi... You can now get a 2 for 1 Gift Card! ================================= Synopsis In the aftermath of the siege of 717 - 718 the fortunes of the Caliphate and the Empire are reversed. The Umayyad Caliphate is overthrown by the Abbasid while the Byzantine Empire ascends into a high point under the Macedonian Dynasty. This Dynasty reaches its apex under Basil II, However, after his death the Eastern Empire will face the Great Schism and then a new enemy appears from the east. ================================== Massive thank you to the Art Work of Nikolaos Thessalos http://nikolaosthessalosart.com/portf...   / nikolaosthessalosartworks   Very Special Thank you to Dr. Bissera Pentcheva - Professor of Byzantine Art at Stanford - for her permission to use video footage: Copyright: 2011 Bissera Pentcheva https://ccrma.stanford.edu/groups/ico... ================================= CONTRIBUTE ON PATREON:   / fphx   Big Thanks to Embrace History for the Total War Anima Please check out his channel:    / @embracehistoria   Also a great shout to History Marche who makes some of the best videos on YouTube and helped me create this.    / @historymarche   ================================== DOWNLOAD THE ALL THE FREE PODCAST EPISODES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/f... FOR ANDEROID USERS: http://fphistory.libsyn.com FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK:   / flashpointhx   VISIT ON TWITTER:   / flashpointhx   =================================== ==== SOURCES ==== A Short History of Byzantium - John Julius Norwich The Fall of Constantinople 1453 - Steven Runciman The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 - Hanak 1453 The Holy War for Constantinople - Roger Crowley ==== M U S I C ==== Aakash Gandhi Spirit of the Dead Cavalry LE DOCUMENTAIRE Arabic Music UGONNA ONYEKWE Turning Slowly PREMIUM BEATS Middle East Spy Sunset Hues Storytelling Strings #constantinople #byzantine #fall