Constantius II's Roman Revolution

Strangely enough, Constantius II is one of my favorite Roman emperors

Rome would have needed a fat portion of Julian and way less of Constantius II and his like

Must have been a super coup? Installing a new jewish religion instead of their own pagan European one.

Correction.
Arius was never more than a presbyter.
Bishopa accused of Arianism (like Eusebius of Nicomedia) would reply that it was most disrespectful to charge them with following a colleague of such lowly rank.

No Constantius II started the Anti-Jewish policies, some people out there will claim they started under Constantine but those claims are based on highly shaky evidence I simply accept. Cosntantine's Edict of Toleration garunteed religious Freedom for everyone and he never did anything to contradict that.

i wonder if the plan was too chnage the from jesus to constantine in the books at some point. dude was a 2 faced villain

Elagabalus Roman Emperor at 14 with no manly virtues whatever and ruled by women.He loved his boyfriends and comported himself as a common transvestite prostitute.

What about the improving of heavy cavalry made by costantius the second and Alexander severus?

These people, who we allow to rule us...

Did all of the Roman emperors have a degenerative nose issue? Almost every bust is missing one

Does Julian's dismantling of Constantinus specific vision for a Christian Roman Empire have anything to say about why the later Emperors became so anti-Pagan?.

Constantius II - like his father and brothers - was a homicidal psychopath and tyrant. Christianity was designed to be a monolithic institution of state power with a centralised hierarchy fanatically loyal to the emperor, as an instrument of political power to control, subdue and pacify the multicultural, multiethnic population of the Roman Empire and to fill the coffers of the bankrupt empire by allowing the church to seize the wealth of the "pagan" temples.
Through his military reforms Constantine intended to make it impossible for anyone else to usurp power the same way he had (by reducing the size of the army and abolishing the Marian legions) and Constantine's "Persian style" absolute monarchy of the Sacred Consistory where the Emperor was transformed into a living god, forever ended the principate's fiction of primus inter pares. Ironically, Julian was the first Roman emperor raised as a Christian.
There's a great scene in Gore Vidal's Julian where the imperial household of Constantius II arrives in Nicomedia to visit Julian (who along with his brother Gallus was the only survivor of the massacre of Constantine's male relatives instituted by his sons) which describes the enormous numbers of eunuchs, sycophants and priests surrounding the emperor, whose public appearance presents him as an aloof statue, devoid of emotion, elevated high above the hoi polioi and before whom supplicants are required to prostrate themselves.
And don't forget that when Christianity was introduced there were financial incentives for new converts. The state literally paid people to convert to Christianity - leading to the phenomenon of "old lady whisperers". Most new deacons of the church were criminals because crooks and con men joined the clergy solely to enrich themselves
The revolution of Constantius II was to turn Rome into a Soviet style dystopia.

Well I'm yet to hear a convincing case that Constantine converted to Xtianity..and Filling Constantinople with pagan statues tells me he didn't.

Julian the Apostate is a very interesting character. Gore Vidal's novel was interesting, but I look forward to your more historical take.

very cool

Hmmm video suggestion did the Romans make any weird coins out of platinum or meteoroids.

Too bad a blockhead like Constantius knew Greek and didn't follow the classical traditions. 🏺🏛️

Great summary of an emperor who is often simply contrasted with his predecessor and successor, instead of looked at on his own merits.

Do you think you would be interested in doing a video on the emperor Majorian?

I'm a simple man, I see a Historian's Craft video with Rome in it, I hit like

Great content, and great book. Thanks for recommending it.

Woke up to a new video. It's going to be a great day.

Love your work

Hot take Constantius > big daddy Constantine

In the Eastern Churches, both Catholic & Orthodox, Constantine the Great is known as 'Equal to the Apostles'. And Arius was a simple Priest, not a Bishop.

Excellent video. Minor typo in the thumbnail should be 337* - 361

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Constantius,though,was wrong in executing his uncles and cousins,as he later discovered himself(Julian notes his cousin's guilt in his writings),since he was unable to effectively manage the empire by himself and the killings set the precedent,from which generals,such as Magnentius could revolt and doubt the authenticity of this new system(If the brothers could act as such towards the new role unit of the empire,the family,who was to stop others from doubting their legitimacy?)The ending of Gallus and Julian in part is his fault,since he did not partake actively in their upbringing,leaving them to their vices.Apart from that,he seems to have been an early Christian uniate,a semi-Arian that is,who tried to mix the Nicean creed with the teachings of Arianism to create a compromise,between the two sides.
Nevertheless,He was a good emperor,despite his mistakes.Appointing Julian as his heir,thus averting a civil war and celebrating a triumph in Rome against Magnentius(wanting to prove the barbarian status of his enemy) show a man of great intellect.The only other backside I can find,besides his religious policies and his refugal to continue his father's politial system,were the stalemates in the Sassanid front,which ultimately paved the way for Julian's losses later on.

Always great videos thank you

Traitor to Europe

What a treat to wake up to

More great obscure topics, lots of content lately

Great video! ⚔🔥🙌

"promote Christianity"? He was an arian heretic and persecutor of some of the greatest saints of the church, like St Athanasius. No, screw that guy.

Awesome content as always.

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So, his son was more dedicated than his father?