How did Rome become an Empire? - History of The Roman Empire (27 BC - 14 AD)

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  • @Knowledgia
    @Knowledgia  Рік тому +24

    This video was made in collaboration with: Ancient Sight -> www.youtube.com/@ancientsight
    He is a fellow history tuber who makes amazing videos about the ancient and medieval world. Head over to Ancient Sight to explore more epic content and make sure to subscribe to his amazing channel!

    • @avollant
      @avollant Рік тому +1

      This one was fun..

    • @omarali262
      @omarali262 Рік тому

      Where is the first 9 parts? You guys have no playlist or anything with them.

  • @austinreed5805
    @austinreed5805 Рік тому +134

    Octavius/Augustus was quite the emperor. Julius Caesar would have definitely been proud.

    • @azloe3788
      @azloe3788 Рік тому +15

      Julius be like “that’s my boy”

    • @Rome.s_Greatest_Enemy
      @Rome.s_Greatest_Enemy Місяць тому +2

      You have to realise a lot of credit goes to Agrippa for being one of the greatest Roman Generals and being on Octavian's side. With the political genius of Octavian and military efficiency of Agrippa, both were able to cut down any opposition.
      Unfortunately for Mark Antony and Sextus Pompey though...

  • @depekthegreat359
    @depekthegreat359 Рік тому +71

    That was the best achievement which Lord Augustus made in establishing the Roman Empire,good friends!!!🙏🏻

    • @kleinenfuchse5365
      @kleinenfuchse5365 Рік тому +2

      Arp den hoarf den shröffelp den skrop?,

    • @guavaguy4397
      @guavaguy4397 Рік тому

      Cicero would be proud in that regard.

    • @kleinenfuchse5365
      @kleinenfuchse5365 Рік тому

      @@guavaguy4397 cicero would say depek sounds like he got a shovel up his skrop sideways 🥴😭

  • @nickmacarius3012
    @nickmacarius3012 Рік тому +66

    I don't think that Augustus was a malevolent evil genius as made out in this video. Fun fact: the terms "Emperor" & "Empire" were not known then as we know today. The naughty no, no title of Dictator was what they had back then which signified a tyrant - something which Augustus wanted to avoid. In fact, had you lived up until even the reign of Justinian, the Romans would still refer to the Roman state as the "Republic" / Res-publica or the "public thing." Moreover, in the time of Augustus' rise to power most of the Senate and the people were concerned mainly with stability following years of ongoing civil wars. The title of "Imperator" (where we get the modern term for Emperor) was an official title for "one who holds command" who was bestowed the title and acted in place of the Senate. This was given to several individuals over the years to deal with problems within Roman territory which were far from the Senate. Furthermore, due multiple Imperators who raised troops and took action in the name of the Roman Senate, the legions owed more loyalty to their commanders (Imperators) than the Senate itself as seen during Caesar's wars. When Augustus had defeated Mark Anthony he was the remaining Imperator and the sole military authority at that point who could bring peace to Rome since all the legions obeyed only one Imperator now. The Senate found this useful to finally bring an end to years of endless civil wars. Thus Augustus remained Imperator, whose chair sat in between the two Roman Consuls, who was a member and also held accountable to the Roman Senate. Over the years, further powers were granted to the office of Imperator such as the veto power held by the Tribunes of the Plebs, the powers of the Censor, etc. The title of "Princeps" was an honorific title bestowed to Augustus and successors which essentially meant "First Citizen" and was thus intended to be the first among equals in the Senate. The office of Imperator never really became an "Emperor" as we know it today in the sense of an absolute monarchy until Diocletian. I'd recommend reading "Caesar: Life of a Colossus" and "Augustus" by Adrian Goldsworthy.

    • @Cleeon
      @Cleeon 6 місяців тому +2

      So, Diocletian is the first imperator who bring Rome back into monarch model?

    • @Zoe-c9z
      @Zoe-c9z 4 місяці тому

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    • @Zoe-c9z
      @Zoe-c9z 4 місяці тому

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    • @Zoe-c9z
      @Zoe-c9z 4 місяці тому

      SOME OF YOU SAY I AM OF APOLLOS, I AM OF PAULOS, I AM OF JESUS😂🎉

    • @Zoe-c9z
      @Zoe-c9z 4 місяці тому

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  • @alexanderboulton2123
    @alexanderboulton2123 10 місяців тому +16

    Ironic that Augustus died in August, a month he named for himself!

  • @JOGA_Wills
    @JOGA_Wills Рік тому +3

    Ancient Sight is such a gem of a channel

  • @lordsnow4029
    @lordsnow4029 Рік тому +15

    Amazing video.. big fan of yours and big fan of Greco-Roman history .. because of that I would like to see complete series like this about Greek history from Minoans, Spartans, Alexander and war of Diadoch and everything in-between .. and finally until fall under Rome (which is in fact this series continuation of)

  • @ancientsight
    @ancientsight Рік тому +5

    Greatly appreciate working with you !

    • @Knowledgia
      @Knowledgia  Рік тому +4

      Hey man! It has been great working with you on this video! More to come :)

    • @playingthroughhistory7710
      @playingthroughhistory7710 Рік тому +2

      Love your content when will next vid come out, will it be about the twenty years anarchy?

    • @ancientsight
      @ancientsight 11 місяців тому

      @@playingthroughhistory7710 Working on a quite big video on the Ostrogoths at the moment. 20 years of anarchy will most probably be after that

    • @crystalclear507
      @crystalclear507 4 місяці тому

      Waoooo
      Powerful Narration.
      I enjoyed every bit.

  • @Toverneger
    @Toverneger 8 місяців тому +4

    Augustus' last words have been stylised as follows:
    if I have done well, give loud applause, shouts of joy in this actor's cause.

  • @ucraniaestamosjuntos326
    @ucraniaestamosjuntos326 10 місяців тому +3

    This is so cool! Thank you for the knowledge!

  • @Scorpion51123314512
    @Scorpion51123314512 Рік тому +5

    Hope you do one video about the insane 3rd Emperor Caligula.

  • @georgebettasso1395
    @georgebettasso1395 Рік тому +4

    awesome epic narrator.

  • @SamDiMento
    @SamDiMento Рік тому +10

    Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus was a total badass, just like his great uncle.

  • @itstaylor2137
    @itstaylor2137 11 місяців тому +2

    can't wait for the next part

  • @Mohamedmerwany3rd
    @Mohamedmerwany3rd Рік тому +4

    Great story ❤❤

  • @mindhistorydocumentary
    @mindhistorydocumentary 3 місяці тому

    This ancient history documentary has sparked my curiosity to learn even more about these ancient civilizations! 📖🔥

  • @rayv1918
    @rayv1918 10 місяців тому +4

    Ngl before Ceasar came the Punic wars was crazy good

  • @georgebettasso1395
    @georgebettasso1395 Рік тому +1

    Awesome information. Everyday I think about Rome Empire, just the song on SNL.

  • @hiphop24-s3s
    @hiphop24-s3s Рік тому +5

    Why modern Italians didn't used "S", end words in their names now like Maximus, Agustus

  • @bekirarslan1443
    @bekirarslan1443 Рік тому +5

    One thing, you forgot switzerland and a part of germany, known s baden. They where a part of Roman Empire to, even the oldes bridage in germany was made by Romans

  • @mohammedsaysrashid3587
    @mohammedsaysrashid3587 Рік тому

    It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage video about Roman Empire rules creation... which was a conjunction between Rome internal competitions and legions conscription + imperial borders wars

  • @willbertthebloggers6427
    @willbertthebloggers6427 11 місяців тому +3

    I must say Octavius/Augustus lived to be very old for the medieval period with very little knowledge on diseases and viruses and Doctors had very little cures and experience for such things. Sadly not many people make it too 75 years old today in most countries and this is 2000 years later

    • @عليياسر-ذ5ب
      @عليياسر-ذ5ب 10 місяців тому +1

      History: Hahahaha no

    • @nikjustnik8202
      @nikjustnik8202 9 місяців тому +6

      This is not the medieval period, and it could easily be argued that the period of antiquity in which this took place, had people eating much better, and within cities like rome, there were public baths and lavatories. Rome was also much more sanitary than probably any european medieval city due to their sewage systems.

  • @crystalclear507
    @crystalclear507 4 місяці тому

    Great Job.
    I enjoyed every bit.
    GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR TEAM

  • @flawyerlawyertv7454
    @flawyerlawyertv7454 10 місяців тому +2

    Amazing 💯

  • @lost_porkchop
    @lost_porkchop Рік тому +4

    Augustus was a sort of prototype for the adoptive emperors. When done correctly, adopting was the best option, especially outside the family.

    • @niketesambrosiosdelagrece2266
      @niketesambrosiosdelagrece2266 Рік тому +2

      I wouldn't say that. Succession in form of adopting didn't/don't work well. When done correctly ;) family/dynasty inheritance like father-son is the best option, not necessarily the inheritance of the eldest son/descendant, but of the most capable. Of course, with rules, according to laws and precisely given procedures, so that it is not a completely free succession that could cause disputes and a fight for the throne. The most important thing is always the system/organization.
      BTW When it is done correctly than almost anything is good working. ;) But it must be done corretly and there is a question, what is the reality here, the probability of sustainability of the right course. Hereditary monarchy works best, if "only" in some Primogeniture system.

  • @NicoDsSBCs
    @NicoDsSBCs Рік тому +3

    Wouldn't it have been more logical if he called himself October instead of Augustus?

  • @micahistory
    @micahistory Рік тому

    very good video, too bad it doesnt have more views

  • @BH-nq5xy
    @BH-nq5xy Рік тому +1

    Agrippa-5 sons? I only heard of 3, Lucius Gauis Postumus

  • @Eed-gr5mr
    @Eed-gr5mr Рік тому +4

    Why didn't you show his campaign into Germania?

  • @svihl666
    @svihl666 9 місяців тому +1

    18:31 / 24:41

  • @KOVAC966
    @KOVAC966 Рік тому +4

    Gayus Octavius

  • @blueguy5588
    @blueguy5588 19 годин тому

    The man had an incredible degree of political foresight.

  • @spencerlwatson
    @spencerlwatson 11 місяців тому

    Great video, but I believe you meant to say “Caesar” was a title given to every emperor following Octavian, not “Augustus.”

  • @kobalt6927
    @kobalt6927 Рік тому +3

    I'm a simple guy.
    I see "Roman Empire"
    *I click*

  • @davidbros849
    @davidbros849 3 місяці тому

    Rome was an empire way before Augustus. Augustus was the first emperor after the republic fell.

  • @anti-validation
    @anti-validation 11 місяців тому

    Rome followed Alexander the Great. When his generals were fighting amongst themselves, Rome conquered their territories, mined gold and silver, and stamped coins to pay for bigger armies. The end.

  • @Πολεμιστης-μ7ξ
    @Πολεμιστης-μ7ξ 11 місяців тому

    Next video will be the rise of publica?

  • @MrStuartLitle
    @MrStuartLitle Місяць тому

    For sure, back is those days, the Romans knew how to do and "write" a good movie script...
    With all the important ingredients, they could made a good story for History...

  • @wittysatan3821
    @wittysatan3821 Рік тому

    Roman Empire didn't just slaughtered roman republic but whole rome in subsequent distant future..

  • @azloe3788
    @azloe3788 Рік тому +1

    At what point did The Roman Republic become known as The Roman Empire because your last video and this video just called it simply Rome

    • @gheddafiduck8239
      @gheddafiduck8239 Рік тому

      The Romans throughout their whole history pretended to be a republic

  • @dotista2008
    @dotista2008 10 місяців тому

    no mention of Arminius ???

    • @Minecraftrok999
      @Minecraftrok999 7 місяців тому

      Why should they?
      On the scale of the fate of the Roman empire he was inconsequential.
      I'm more surprised they didn't even mention Sextus Pompeius or the battle/power struggle with Anthony (oh so many juicy details left out)

    • @Minecraftrok999
      @Minecraftrok999 7 місяців тому +1

      Arminius was regionally significant in stopping Roman ambitions across the Rhine and it was a traumatizing event for the Romans.
      But I don't see him relevant in the picture of the Empire

  • @theawesomeman9821
    @theawesomeman9821 Рік тому +2

    The Roman Empire was one of the best places to be a citizen of. Despite it being an aristocracy, compared to other nations of the time, it was very liberal. Roman citizens had more civil liberties than any where else in that world at the time, even women had more rights than any where else in the world at the time. A measure not matched until the creation of the US.

  • @bilaltwana8880
    @bilaltwana8880 Рік тому

    New part

  • @LJtheman-z1z
    @LJtheman-z1z 6 місяців тому +2

    Cool , would have been excellent if you added The birth of the baby Jesus Christ in Bethlehem

  • @CW0123
    @CW0123 Рік тому +1

    He’s no Pompy but who is

  • @rudygizara1887
    @rudygizara1887 11 місяців тому

    gypsy people were badass

  • @MrMafioso_1
    @MrMafioso_1 10 місяців тому +1

    Hail Augustus!!!

  • @4thQuarterMentality
    @4thQuarterMentality Рік тому

    Similar to America, on the backs on other groups.

    • @عليياسر-ذ5ب
      @عليياسر-ذ5ب 10 місяців тому

      You mean European immigrants, you are crazy and racist, brother

  • @pipebomber04
    @pipebomber04 Рік тому

    Why the ecclesiastical latin pronunciation? Prin-cheps? Really???

  • @bandit6272
    @bandit6272 Рік тому +8

    There's an awful lot of mind-reading in this video. If you're speculating about the motives of people over a thousand years ago, you should probably make it clear you're just speculating.

  • @BaynesBros
    @BaynesBros Рік тому

    Rome is not to be glorified, these people killed Yahusha. (Pontius Pilate) the Roman governor of Judea (26-37 AD) who crucified Christ. They will fall amongst his RETURN

    • @EA_customersupport
      @EA_customersupport Рік тому +2

      Romans cruc1f1ed a conspirator-instigator-cult leader.

    • @BaynesBros
      @BaynesBros Рік тому +1

      @@EA_customersupport when you’re burning for eternity, look up and tell us how that fire feels

    • @EA_customersupport
      @EA_customersupport Рік тому

      @@BaynesBros
      Such tolerance from a sh1tty religion.
      Now you know why romans cruc1fied the cult leader.

    • @erc200
      @erc200 9 місяців тому

      This guy does not represent Christianity​@@EA_customersupport

    • @erc200
      @erc200 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@BaynesBros
      Rome is literally the reason why you're "Christian" right now.
      Saint Constantine the Great. Look him up.
      Also, protestantism is heresy

  • @ranthony5825
    @ranthony5825 11 місяців тому

    Horrible script writing. How many times are you going to say "thus"? And you can't even use that properly... who writes this stuff? Ugh!! God awful....