@Goldenslayer
The Byzantines are. They aren't "heirs to Rome," though, but rather literally Rome itself - they are the half of the empire that survived. Other states can be considered "heirs to Rome" in that they were influenced by Roman civilization. Interestingly, the Byzantine idea of why they were Romans was far less trascendent than the HRE who saw Rome as this higher civilization that they ought to aspire to. On the other hand, the Byzantines called themselves Romans because they were an empire filled with what they considered Roman people.
@apollosdomain
Maybe The true heirs of Rome were the friends we made all along :)).
@serafeimlightbringer9677
Byzantine Empire or Rhomania (Ρωμανία), does not qualify as an heir because it's Rome itself, it never ceased to be until its complete dissolution.
@pyrrhus3445
Fun facts the Arabs have always called the Byzantines the Romans while they called other Europeans as the franks so Byzantine was the other half of Rome that survived so it make since that they are Rome
@awesomehpt8938
The Roman Empire never died, it lives on in our hearts.
@Lukastar1
17:00 it's the occasional non-academic word that makes me love this channel lmao
@sandretheteacher363
The Byzantine Empire - Simple! Why? It was literally the half of the Roman Empire that survived. It was a continuation, fact. It is beyond idiotic to argue that any other civilization has any more of a claim. Francia could be considered a successor to the western half in some regards, but not a continuation.
@nycmapper8307
It’s clearly Finland
@Theodoros_Kolokotronis
In his notable book “The New Roman Empire: A History of Byzantium”, Anthony Kaldellis, prominent Professor of Classics at the University of Chicago, delves into the legacy of the millennial Byzantine Empire.
@parthiaball
Byzantium wasn't a claimant for the title of successor to Rome, it was Rome. It was the eastern half of THE Roman Empire than didn't fall when the West did, and held on for another millennia. After Rome properly fell in 1453, then we can start talking about claimants to be successor... of which there were/ are none.
@burgerdan4936
It's me, I'm the heir. My mother was a she-wolf and my father was the bravest man alive.
@nubnubdubdeh
The Eastern Roman Empire IS Rome.
@EarthChampion_TophBeifong
18:30 “in the east, imperial institutions persisted under Byzantium” Stop. This is a history channel, there was no “persisting under Byzantium” as if Byzantium was a complete different entity, when it’s literally the Roman Empire, not a continuation, the Eastern Roman Empire IS the Roman Empire.
@ruboveju4767
Talking about Rome remembers me the discusions about who's the next Pelé in football. There was only one Pelé, he finished and never came back despite so many people similar and great players as great as him.
@Theodoros_Kolokotronis
“Hagia Sophia” Greek Orthodox Cathedral, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, was the Seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the early Byzantine Empire for almost ten centuries (Head of the Greek Orthodox Church and Eastern Orthodoxy), situated now in the Greek district of St. George’s Cathedral in Constantinople. Hagia Sophia was succeeded by the Church of the Holy Apostles (1453–1456), Pammakaristos Church (1456–1587), Church of the Panagia Paramythia (1587–1597), Church of St. Demetrius Xyloportas (1597–1601) and finally St. George Cathedral to this day. A continuous presence of Greek Orthodoxy and culture, a universal heritage and legacy, the unique Byzantine Architecture and music (Chants) that were developed in the Byzantine Empire are a treasure for humanity. This historical religious institution, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, is the constant and direct bridge to the Byzantine Empire and our legitimate claim on its legacy.
@ultralex93
19:03 I think once a day is healthy enough.
@guillermochica
The "byzantine empire" was ROME!!! After the fall of the western empire, the eastern empire became the sole Roman empire. They considered themselves to be "romans", the rest of the world considered them "romans" (well, except the pesky "franks"). The changes that the empire suffered after the 6th century didn't mean it stopped being the "roman empire"...
@awesomehpt8938
How often do you think about the Roman Empire?
@thebrickbuilderofhistory
The Byzantines were the Roman Empire because of their religious, political, economic, legal, dynastic (Zeno), linguistic, and probably genetic ties to the Romans. So that's one basic answer to the question and the correct answer up to 1453/1461/1475/1479. After that, I don't know.
@KingsandGenerals