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How was the Roman Empire and Church in Western Europe subverted by Frankish power?
What is the Byzantine civilization and how did it maintain the Hellenic way of living and thought?
What is Western Civilization and/or Europe?

These questions will all be answered in this video series: Byzantium: Romanity or Barbarity?

95% of what's said in these video essays is not my words. It's all readings from the below resources:

Romanity or Barbarity: https://www.oodegr.com/english/biblia/romiosyni/perieh.htm

Europe by Norman Davies:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0195209125

The Rise of Western Christendom by Peter Brown
https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Western-Christendom-Diversity-D/dp/1118301269/

Lost to the West by Lars Brownworth
https://www.amazon.com/0307407969-9780307407962-Lost-West-Paperback/dp/B07KW1GBVD/

Franks, Romans, Feudalism and Doctrine:
http://www.romanity.org/htm/rom.03.en.franks_romans_feudalism_and_doctrine.01.htm

Also, shout out to Asha Logos, whose aesthetic I have always admired and (shamelessly) utilized for this video/thumbnail. I don't agree with him in everything, but I have always appreciated the work he puts in and his willingness to speak truth.