Phocas and Heraclius

Late November 602 AD, the revolt of the armies of Illyricum against the emperor Maurice, had led to the violent taking power of Phocas, the first usurpation in more than a century. Already, the new monarch would face enemies abroad and inside the empire.

⏰ Timestamps
0:00 - Phocas in power
4:40 - Heraclian rebellion
7:50 - Heraclius' consolidation
11:07 - Disaster after disaster
15:34 - Conclusion

🤝 Support
You can support me and donate a Follis or more on Patreon :
https://www.patreon.com/ancientsight

🎵 Music
https://www.epidemicsound.com/
Deconstructing the Empire - Christian Andersen
Faith Collapsing - Reynard Seidel
Heroes on Horses - Wendel Scherer
Zero Hours - Reynard Seidel
Phantasm - Jo Wandrini
Happily Unknowing - Christian Andersen
Faith Collapsing - Reynard Seidel
Scourge of the Scarab - Deskant

📚 Main sources
- Walter E. Kaegi, Heraclius Emperor of Byzantium: Cambridge; 2003
- Hugh Elton, The Roman Empire of Late Antiquity; 2016
- Morisson Cécile, Le Monde Byzantin I - L'empire rome d'Orient (330-641): puf; 2012
- Peter Heather, Rome Resurgent - War and Empire in the age of Justinian : Oxford

🌐 Internet sources
- Wikipedia fr eng, 2022
- The History of Byzantium Podcast https://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/
- Roman Emperors : http://www.roman-emperors.org/
- Byzantine Battles : https://byzantium.gr/battles.html
- Historical Map Animators, Youtube