History Summarized: Byzantine Empire — The Golden Age

What do you do when life takes away half of your empire? Well, if you're the Medieval Byzantines, you make comprehensive structural reforms to better manage a changing geopolitical landscape — And then you make an absolute crapload of mosaics. Byzantines, Part 1:    • History Summarized: Byzantine Empire — Beg...   Sources & Further Reading: John Julius Norwich's "Byzantium: The Apogee" This video was edited in part by Sophia Ricciardi, AKA "Indigo". sophiakricci.com Our content is intended for teenage audiences and up. FURTHER SOURCES: "A Short History of Byzantium" by John Julius Norwich. PATREON:   / osp   MERCH LINKS: https://www.redbubble.com/people/OSPY... OUR WEBSITE: https://www.OverlySarcasticProduction... Find us on Twitter   / ospyoutube   Find us on Reddit   / osp