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(10) MAIORIANUS (GERMANY 2021)
“This channel is dedicated to Julius Valerius Maiorianus, the hero emperor who almost managed to restore the Western Roman Empire, against all odds. He truly deserves a channel, that has the goal to increase his legacy so that his deeds shall be remembered. In many videos, we shall explore how and why the Roman Empire fell, and how it could have been saved by heroes like Majorian, many times”
Yes – it’s another Roman history channel, albeit a somewhat recent latecomer (heh) aptly enough with a focus on the late Roman Empire, a niche among historical Youtube ch .
And what can I say? I do have a soft spot for Majorian (to use the less Latinized version of his name), wildcard tenth place in my Top 10 Roman Emperors. I also have a soft spot for the late Roman Empire, something of a niche on Youtube as Maiorianus himself laments, finding its decline and fall fascinating – as I do for most empires but particularly the Roman Empire.
I’m not sure whether the later Roman Empire could have been saved, by Majorian or otherwise, as the channel banner profile proclaims, or indeed whether it should have been. Perhaps more prolonged than saved?
RATING: 4 STARS****
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