The Assassination of Julius Caesar (The Ides of March, 44 B.C.E.)

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  • @gene51231356
    @gene51231356 5 років тому +23147

    Caesar: "The best way to die is suddenly and unexpectedly."
    Decimus: "Bruh..."

    • @MrVlogman101
      @MrVlogman101 5 років тому +1252

      It genuinely boggles the mind how many times little tiny changes would have changed the history of the known world. So many opportunities.

    • @darius9329
      @darius9329 5 років тому +859

      @@MrVlogman101 and they did. every version of the world would be fundamentally different if even just some foot soldier who happens to be a distant ancestor of a key character in history died. even our lives will change history in incomprehensible ways because of the small but existent influence they have on it

    • @magww1
      @magww1 5 років тому +182

      Daniel Gazizov just goes to show you how important every little decision in the moment is...

    • @Chirchy
      @Chirchy 5 років тому +57

      This comment was made before the video?

    • @skap7883
      @skap7883 5 років тому +76

      Pateron

  • @sunderzilla
    @sunderzilla 5 років тому +6315

    I will miss little red square Caesar, the way he would shimmy around the room and such, occasionally spinning when he got angry, or bouncing up and down when he was happy.
    Rest in spaghetti, never forgetti

    • @georgewilson7432
      @georgewilson7432 5 років тому +218

      Rest in salad.

    • @scottwalker226
      @scottwalker226 5 років тому +8

      😂😂😂😂

    • @robbert-janmerk6783
      @robbert-janmerk6783 5 років тому +60

      RIP rest in pasta

    • @qwesx
      @qwesx 5 років тому +32

      Don't worry, I think there'll be more than enough red squares in the future!

    • @dexterjettster8875
      @dexterjettster8875 5 років тому +119

      I never thought i could get so attached to a Red Square

  • @localneo-graphic4647
    @localneo-graphic4647 5 років тому +2910

    You know you're a bad assassin when you try to stab a defenseless target from behind, and he's just like 'bro, what are you doing, we're trying to legislate here,' and he just pushes you away. What's even worse is he seems like the most motivated of all of them.

    • @111jkjk
      @111jkjk 4 роки тому +92

      Legit made me crack up laughing 😆😆😆

    • @generic_tylenol
      @generic_tylenol 4 роки тому +428

      I don't think it's so surprising. Most humans are extremely reluctant to perform violence. These weren't soldiers, they were legislators. Can you imagine stabbing another defenseless human, let alone the most powerful man in that part of the world? Kind of a terrifying prospect.

    • @plzitzjustmahcheezits909
      @plzitzjustmahcheezits909 4 роки тому +291

      Antillicus Let alone, your childhood friend? Like Jesus, Casca was in a surprisingly difficult position

    • @RoboBoddicker
      @RoboBoddicker 4 роки тому +132

      @@generic_tylenol Well, 10 years of military service was the minimum standard for a political career in the Roman republic. And the conspirators had all spent the past 5 years fighting a civil war. So they *were* soldiers as well as legislators. But otherwise, I agree :)

    • @mikereds2997
      @mikereds2997 4 роки тому +34

      Id say if Anthony was in his chair they would have been screwed but they new that.

  • @gammie1328
    @gammie1328 4 роки тому +4637

    imagine getting stabbed countless times by your homies after staying up late hungover and getting countless red flags

    • @Ethan-gb3zh
      @Ethan-gb3zh 4 роки тому +296

      I imagine the dude that handed him then note was at first just going to tell him that there was a plan to assassinate him and then give him the note for details. Then he saw Decimus and he looked down at the note in his hand, saw Decimus' name at the top of the list and was just like "...shit."

    • @bluepvp900
      @bluepvp900 4 роки тому +14

      I wish you didn't say that, it took me back to '96, bad memories!

    • @bluepvp900
      @bluepvp900 4 роки тому

      @Lord Ball-sac the 2nd haha I was just messing around but you are right!

    • @fuzzymaiden1
      @fuzzymaiden1 4 роки тому +8

      Watch the movie BULLY (based on a real case.. his own CHILDHOOD BEST FRIENDS turned on him!)

    • @HateTaxesWASt
      @HateTaxesWASt 3 роки тому +18

      What if he knew he was going to die? Like a prophecy kind of thing. He avoided every possible sign.

  • @OneAngrehCat
    @OneAngrehCat 2 роки тому +2576

    I find it perfectly fateful that Caesar's luck protected and warned him on every step of the way, while his vanity and ambition attracted him to his death.

    • @DodumBhai1996
      @DodumBhai1996 Рік тому +96

      True,if only he had read those papers he was being handed while walking down the way to the meeting

    • @leviuzumaki3903
      @leviuzumaki3903 Рік тому +135

      Honestly my opinion is Caesar was generally very smart I think he knew about the assassination plot but he didn’t know how many people there were. But I think he knew it was high ranking officials that were plotting it as well, but I think he decided to face it head on as he did with everything else in his career. Kind of poetic in my opinion.

    • @therealoldnosey8689
      @therealoldnosey8689 Рік тому +12

      This gave me chills. Very relatable imo.

    • @hx5525
      @hx5525 9 місяців тому +30

      @@leviuzumaki3903He thought it was safe, it was a senate stacked with his supporters after all.

    • @wrAIth-AI
      @wrAIth-AI 9 місяців тому +1

      What would you say about Cicero and his death?

  • @luigiscapini1072
    @luigiscapini1072 5 років тому +3601

    Julius caesar: so how do i die?
    Time traveler: surrounded by friends...

    • @gonzaloh8086
      @gonzaloh8086 5 років тому +52

      Were they, though?

    • @merrittanimation7721
      @merrittanimation7721 5 років тому +250

      @@gonzaloh8086 He thought so up until they started stabbing him.

    • @FWAKWAKKA
      @FWAKWAKKA 5 років тому +190

      @@gonzaloh8086 honestly? ifeel like yea, they were actually still friends of his.
      most of them loved ceaser but they knew he was a dictator and there was only one thing to do to stop him.
      ive heard varied accounts of ceasers death some even talk about brutus weeping after and many of the senators in the conspiracy mourning him because they still were losing a friend. as brutus himself stated "i loved ceaser, but i loved the republic(rome) more" *paraphrased since i havent seen the other deeper accounts that state that for a long time.

    • @LuizAlexPhoenix
      @LuizAlexPhoenix 5 років тому +156

      @@FWAKWAKKA
      Eh, friends can communicate without knives. Most of the senators were politicians feeling like their positions weren't good enough. Saving the Republic my arse, the Republic was already dead and they wanted to be the one wearing its skin instead of Caesar.

    • @physical_insanity
      @physical_insanity 5 років тому +43

      @@LuizAlexPhoenix Likely it would have been a bit of both, since the internal workings of people can be messy.
      On one hand, yes, those senators would be after more power seeing how it would be threatened by Caesar, but...
      On the other hand, he's a colleague they've known for a long time and got to know. The whole "for the Republic" stuff was probably just a charade and was really just a posthumous justification of why they did it.
      Maybe that's it, maybe it isn't. I don't know, my time travel machine hasn't been working lately.

  • @Martijn_M
    @Martijn_M 5 років тому +5983

    This was the 23rd video about Caesar, which is also the exact amount of times Caesar was stabbed.

    • @duncanjones8715
      @duncanjones8715 5 років тому +504

      The dedication here is amazing!

    • @Mr.green1197
      @Mr.green1197 5 років тому +403

      Another conspiracy ! ⚠️

    • @federicoeiriz42
      @federicoeiriz42 5 років тому +544

      Also only one of the 23 videos was mortal

    • @Janon48
      @Janon48 5 років тому +83

      Too soon dawg

    • @gilcesarpereira3171
      @gilcesarpereira3171 5 років тому +228

      And my birthday is October 23,conincidentaly the day Brutus comited suicide,also my name is Cesar.

  • @bguy32
    @bguy32 5 років тому +7281

    Brutus: "We did it guys! We saved the Republic!"
    Octavian: "I'm about to end this man's whole career."

    • @axelandersson6314
      @axelandersson6314 5 років тому +931

      Brutus: "We did it guys, tyranny is over!"
      Octavian: "More like under new management".

    • @mariano98ify
      @mariano98ify 5 років тому +225

      @@axelandersson6314 i love that Megamind reference
      Octavian: There is not fairy tales, there isn´t Easter Bunny and there is not more Republic

    • @diegonatan6301
      @diegonatan6301 5 років тому +52

      Octavius: My name is Octavius!

    • @MsNikeNike
      @MsNikeNike 5 років тому +86

      Octavius: My name is Augustus!

    • @zabooza74
      @zabooza74 5 років тому +32

      Octavian: "I don't think so bucko."

  • @charlesgovea4399
    @charlesgovea4399 3 роки тому +3064

    Me: Why’d you do it?
    Brutus: To save the republic
    Me: What did it cost?
    Brutus: The republic

    • @Aclamity749
      @Aclamity749 2 роки тому +18

      haha lol

    • @pompeythegreat297
      @pompeythegreat297 2 роки тому +11

      Lol

    • @powderedwiglouis1238
      @powderedwiglouis1238 2 роки тому +125

      You could say the republic died with the grachi brothers tbh for the last decades after that strongmen were the norm and the death spiral was well on its way

    • @pompeythegreat297
      @pompeythegreat297 2 роки тому +60

      @@powderedwiglouis1238 Yea the Gracchi being killed by the Optimates just to retain power is pretty tyrannical.

    • @CatroiOz
      @CatroiOz 2 роки тому

      @@pompeythegreat297 the Gracchi had no one but themselves to blame. They utterly broke Roman politics by opening the Pandora's box that was the Tribune's veto. By abusing the veto to serve their own personal interests instead of respecting it as an absolute last resort they showed everyone how to do exactly like they did to seize power. The senate should have abolished the position of Tribune.

  • @ardaunaltay8763
    @ardaunaltay8763 5 років тому +5202

    I just love it that even though everyone is literally squares it is much more impressive and enchanting than most other documentaries.

    • @Caldera01
      @Caldera01 5 років тому +286

      I think it's because it's easier to follow what each individual is doing at the very moment and it keeps significant actions clear. No distractions.
      While live-action is impressive and all, a lot is lost due to framing and points of view. You never see this top-down view for an entire scene where individual characters are easily tracked even in huge crowds at all times.

    • @ikonossignal8754
      @ikonossignal8754 5 років тому +6

      Arda Unaltay yes !

    • @TheSulross
      @TheSulross 5 років тому +35

      The reason is that the oral story telling is as ancient as Homer's Iliad and the Oddessy handed down for centuries by being voiced

    • @IdunnoBroIjdk
      @IdunnoBroIjdk 5 років тому +69

      @@Caldera01 Absolutely. It appears the narrator does an amazing job of giving us facts and likely suppositions rather than hyperbolic hearsay. I feel like I actually am so much closer to what truly happened after watching each video and far more educated than before.

    • @hermannabt8361
      @hermannabt8361 5 років тому +9

      This is a dramatic reenactment.

  • @alexcross5
    @alexcross5 5 років тому +2755

    Caesar *dying on the floor*: "Did you guys ask Tribune Aquilla for permission to kill me?"

    • @theblueknight9746
      @theblueknight9746 5 років тому +220

      Tribute "Ask Tribune Aquilla" Aquilla was actually one of the conspirators.

    • @cdcdrr
      @cdcdrr 5 років тому +35

      Aquilla: You motherffff...

    • @Ghost77210
      @Ghost77210 5 років тому +153

      So he did give his permission

    • @Albukhshi
      @Albukhshi 5 років тому +42

      @@Ghost77210
      Well, you know nothing these days gets done without his permission. *shrug*

    • @Vielenberg
      @Vielenberg 5 років тому +10

      @@theblueknight9746 But Ceasar not necessarily knew that.

  • @abdullahduheric8283
    @abdullahduheric8283 5 років тому +4397

    The end of an era :(
    R.I.P. to Historia Civilis's Julius Caesar series.

    • @L0j1k
      @L0j1k 5 років тому +563

      No way man! There is SO much aftermath! The assassination might as well not even have been halftime.

    • @anthonyhans5825
      @anthonyhans5825 5 років тому +538

      And the start of a new era
      Hello Gaius Octavian

    • @countbinfaceglobalpresiden7926
      @countbinfaceglobalpresiden7926 5 років тому +193

      The crisis of the third century: *distant laughter*

    • @lc9245
      @lc9245 5 років тому +93

      If he does the Alexander series and discuss the chaos following his death, oh boy. After all, his death resulted in the unstable Mediterranean states that was ripe for conquest.

    • @Torus2112
      @Torus2112 5 років тому +70

      @@anthonyhans5825 I'm excited, personally. Caesar may be Historia Civalis' favourite, but Octavian's my boi.

  • @royalkelin
    @royalkelin Рік тому +417

    That thing about Decimus going to a friendly meal with Caesar and him talking about death is so mind boggling to me. The self control you need to have to not spill the beans in such a situation.

    • @McDonaldsCalifornia
      @McDonaldsCalifornia Рік тому

      I mean yes but also the stakes were deadly either way. Had he spilled the beans he would have gotten himself and all his co-conspirators killed

    • @posthistoricdino422
      @posthistoricdino422 11 місяців тому +34

      while drunk, no less. that's a nearly supernatural level of composure.

    • @joaofarinha551
      @joaofarinha551 10 місяців тому +16

      It's survival mode. He knew if he said anything, he was screwed

  • @chrisharrison763
    @chrisharrison763 4 роки тому +3588

    "This is violence" sounds like such a "I can't believe you've done this" guy thing to say.

    • @theleetworldbest
      @theleetworldbest 3 роки тому +161

      Caesar: Wait a minute, this is violence...

    • @followingtheroe1952
      @followingtheroe1952 3 роки тому +194

      Well I mean the fact it happened during a senate meeting where weapons were contraband meant that those simple words carried heavy weight.

    • @veljkoangelovski5349
      @veljkoangelovski5349 3 роки тому +98

      hold on im stabbed.. wow thats illegal

    • @LucaBakiMMA
      @LucaBakiMMA 3 роки тому +28

      This was a terrible mistake in human history and an act of cowardice.

    • @crimsondynamo615
      @crimsondynamo615 3 роки тому +45

      Gentlemen you can’t fight in here! This is the war room!

  • @cleothehermetichermeticist8391
    @cleothehermetichermeticist8391 5 років тому +2256

    “It relies on the strength of some nerdy ass senators.”
    A quote I didn’t know I wanted to hear but I’m glad I did.

    • @christosvoskresye
      @christosvoskresye 5 років тому +61

      All of them, I suspect, had at least some military experience. It's not so much that they were nerdy as it is that a 40-year old officer is likely to be at a disadvantage against a 25-year old grunt.

    • @Jake007123
      @Jake007123 5 років тому +130

      @@christosvoskresye Most of their military experience was commanding from afar. Both Marc Antony and Caesar prouded themselves on fighting alongside their legions. Their fear was justified.

    • @CartmanBrah
      @CartmanBrah 5 років тому +2

      An incorrect quote.

    • @sethtate2079
      @sethtate2079 5 років тому

      That was some real wisdom there..

    • @Jake007123
      @Jake007123 5 років тому +22

      @Hernando Malinche Tell that to Caesar in Alesia, and other examples where he fought alongside his troops. Probably with an escort of elite guards, but still more than most politicians did in that era.

  • @whynot-tomorrow_1945
    @whynot-tomorrow_1945 3 роки тому +951

    The poetic irony that the false offer of kingship was the one thing to finally condemn Caesar is so perfect it's hard to believe.

    • @anartismal
      @anartismal 3 роки тому +62

      God and this is real life, no scripts no writers

    • @enkiimuto1041
      @enkiimuto1041 Рік тому +51

      I find it plausible.
      You want to bait the guy trying to be king, what would you do if not tease it in a silver platter?

    • @d0nv3rgasarenoso91
      @d0nv3rgasarenoso91 Рік тому +26

      @@anartismal historians are writers

    • @j0nnyism
      @j0nnyism 10 місяців тому +2

      Was it a false offer though?

    • @oqo3310
      @oqo3310 8 місяців тому +9

      ​@@anartismal a lot of this video definitly feels like something that didn't happen but was invented by historians to embellish the deed.

  • @AlternativePractice
    @AlternativePractice 9 місяців тому +178

    And here I am, again, on March 15th. Smh still can’t believe he’s gone

  • @divusgaiusjuliuscaesar4657
    @divusgaiusjuliuscaesar4657 5 років тому +4081

    Definitely not his year: Caesar

  • @megakillerx
    @megakillerx 5 років тому +6896

    “What about Cicero?”
    “Nah, he’s such a boomer.”

    • @jewboi2137
      @jewboi2137 5 років тому +427

      he has boomer vibe actually

    • @zabooza74
      @zabooza74 5 років тому +68

      Cicero being the little bitch he was, was probably involved...

    • @dndboy13
      @dndboy13 5 років тому +289

      Cicero did write that one letter to a friend in greece, referring to the later tribune Curio;
      " When the day came for the bill to be put to the Assembly under the terms of the senatorial decree, there was a flocking together of our goateed young bloods, the whole Catilinarian gang with little Miss Curio at their head, to plead for its rejection."
      -To Atticus in Epirus
      Cicero, 13 February 61 BC
      if i understand what ive read/heard correctly, goatees were considered effeminate by older romans, and were fashionable among the younger generation. its kinda neat to see what seems to be a generation gap from like 2000~ years ago

    • @khorps4756
      @khorps4756 5 років тому +48

      Cicero is the soyfather

    • @soupordave
      @soupordave 5 років тому +211

      @@dndboy13 Generation gaps are universal across Human history as far back as the Bronze Age. I can't remember which one but a documentary I saw detailed some clay tablet letters from a tin merchant in Mesopotamia to one of his business partners. In it he complains about how lazy his son is and worries that the son will ruin the family business when he dies. A later letter from the merchant says that the same "lazy" son led one of their caravans by himself and successfully defended it against bandits.

  • @carlsnyder4833
    @carlsnyder4833 5 років тому +7264

    I feel so cheated knowing that the reality of Caesar’s death is far more entertaining than every depiction I’ve ever watched. Excellent video

    • @budakbaongsiah
      @budakbaongsiah 5 років тому +298

      The one in Rome is rather close, but not close enough.

    • @slashingraven
      @slashingraven 5 років тому +504

      I could legitimately feel my heart racing when the deed had begun. The description of the event brought the scene to life for me.

    • @jacko8030
      @jacko8030 5 років тому +111

      A lot of the theatrics we definitely don’t know for sure but it sure is entertaining

    • @Thumbsupurbum
      @Thumbsupurbum 5 років тому +191

      The story has been re-written so many times to fit a more entertaining role. I wonder how much of the accepted truth is actually truth.

    • @superkang7448
      @superkang7448 5 років тому +153

      @@Thumbsupurbum Caesar died. That much we know for sure. Everything else is just hear say. As with most of ancient history.

  • @sneeze_organ
    @sneeze_organ 3 роки тому +822

    decimus’s lie about the title of king was honestly genius. i can’t imagine how stressful that lie must have been

    • @AniTube-ds8uz
      @AniTube-ds8uz Рік тому +100

      The fact that it worked proves that the Senators and People's concerns of Caesar wanting to be a King was ultimately legit.

    • @PoochieCollins
      @PoochieCollins Рік тому +48

      @@AniTube-ds8uz Oh, it's not a debate that JC was angling to become king. And it's of little debate that multiple generations of senatorial corruption had a lot to do with the events that lead to the ascension of someone like JC.
      I'll add that I suspect that JC quite likely changed a bit for the worse after the civil wars ended. After a long period of success and praise, I strongly suspect he came to believe in his own magic too much, and got too complacent. Evidence of this is contrasting some of his earlier acts of political shrewdness and general high intelligence to his acts of authoritarianism and hubris that sometimes had no subtlety.

    • @as7river
      @as7river 11 місяців тому +13

      In the end, he lied. They didn't turn him into a king. They turned him into a god.

    • @Crimsrn
      @Crimsrn 6 місяців тому +3

      @@as7river more of a legend than a god

    • @occam7382
      @occam7382 6 місяців тому

      @@Crimsrn, to them, he might as well have been a god.

  • @ApocalexNow
    @ApocalexNow 5 років тому +3172

    "And with that, everything went back to normal. Cicero and Mark Anthony mended their ways and opened a bakery together, Octavian found his calling as a roman gladiator, and Cassius made a mint selling elephant skin rugs. Noone ever rebelled against the Republic again." - The next video, presumably.

    • @jaegar2786
      @jaegar2786 5 років тому +262

      ApocalexNow sounds like the ending of game of thrones

    • @pablolongobardi7240
      @pablolongobardi7240 5 років тому +166

      @@jaegar2786 you are missing the part when Cicero finally gains control over Rome, and he decides to burn the city and slaughter everyone

    • @somerandomguy4812
      @somerandomguy4812 5 років тому +117

      And Mark Antony was perfectly okay with the conspiracy, during Caesar’s funeral he definitely didn’t rile the crowd against the conspirators. Nope, he was totally fine with the assassination as he totally wouldn’t team up with Octavian and Lepidus to form a triumvirate and wage a civil war against the conspirators, not at all.

    • @SurprisinglyDynamicAnimeSideC
      @SurprisinglyDynamicAnimeSideC 5 років тому +57

      [The Beatles "You say Goodbye, While I Say Hello" starts playing as smiling photos of each conspirator flash onto the screen accompanied by corresponding text]

    • @merrittanimation7721
      @merrittanimation7721 5 років тому +12

      Pablo Longobard And then Lepidus becomes emperor somehow.

  • @shkamarustorm
    @shkamarustorm 5 років тому +3035

    This felt like the most epic Season finale to a history series

    • @terranman4702
      @terranman4702 5 років тому +99

      HBO's Rome was exactly that

    • @peterbarca8783
      @peterbarca8783 5 років тому +105

      @@terranman4702 HBO's Game of Thrones was exactly not that.
      :(

    • @MM-xm5vx
      @MM-xm5vx 5 років тому +4

      Peto Barca when did they end that it’s still on season 4. At least in my opinion

    • @tunnelsloth5948
      @tunnelsloth5948 5 років тому +24

      @@MM-xm5vx Yeah, it's a pretty simple delimiter. Everything adapted from the books (s1 to s4) is great. Everything afterwards is mediocre to awful. They're good adapters but bad story-writers.

    • @umbrellacorporationwuhanfa3731
      @umbrellacorporationwuhanfa3731 5 років тому +2

      More like Series finale😢

  • @perrycarters3113
    @perrycarters3113 2 роки тому +552

    The interesting thing about Decimus' lie about the King title is that if Caesar STILL stayed home after, it may have swayed Decimus' opinion on whether Caesar wanted to be acknowledged as king.
    Sadly for Caesar, temptation reveals the darkest parts of us all.

    • @habibi_sport312
      @habibi_sport312 Рік тому +30

      Or maybe he went just so the senators didnt hate him by taking it as an insult...

    • @santiagogarza8121
      @santiagogarza8121 Рік тому +4

      Sounds like a Greek play: his Hamartia was ambition and after it got him glory, it got him killed

    • @jeremiahduran7238
      @jeremiahduran7238 Рік тому +35

      @@habibi_sport312 the guy literally disrespected them for a long time already. Idk if he would care to disrespect them again.

    • @lorefox201
      @lorefox201 Рік тому +1

      this anecdote is not in the literature, historia made it up

    • @ultra-papasmurf
      @ultra-papasmurf Рік тому +6

      @@jeremiahduran7238 Caesar was in preparation for his great war against first Dacia and then Parthia, he was about to leave the Republic in the (soon to be proven capable but cold) hands of his nobody nephew Octavian and more primarily yesmen. He couldnt afford to disrespect them so grievously at that opportune time especially since they were labelling him with a honour not a complaint as was usual.

  • @rickdanger9292
    @rickdanger9292 5 років тому +4033

    Someone ask Tribune Aquila if it's okay to assassinate Caesar.

    • @fristi61
      @fristi61 5 років тому +335

      He was probably okay with it, since he was one of the conspirators.

    • @gilcesarpereira3171
      @gilcesarpereira3171 5 років тому +14

      😂🤣

    • @fristnamelastname5549
      @fristnamelastname5549 5 років тому +95

      I think Tribune Aquila give his approval.

    • @kenbujutsu
      @kenbujutsu 5 років тому +26

      Ceasar liked this comment.

    • @RexGalilae
      @RexGalilae 5 років тому +14

      @@fristi61
      r/wooosh

  • @andycaines3351
    @andycaines3351 5 років тому +1334

    "Decimus was with Caesar at Alesia. You might even say he was in Caesar's inner circle"
    Well done my friend, well done.

    • @vladescu3g
      @vladescu3g 5 років тому +58

      yep looks like not many got it, but have my like

    • @justsomeone5314
      @justsomeone5314 5 років тому +45

      @@vladescu3g We all have different exterior square colors, but we all know that deep inside we're all the same. A circle.

    • @Irishcrossing
      @Irishcrossing 5 років тому +16

      I really had to think on that one...god I feel stupid.

    • @knightofwaifus2657
      @knightofwaifus2657 5 років тому +22

      Holy shit I just got it

    • @infantjones
      @infantjones 5 років тому +7

      explain please

  • @funnybunnie4801
    @funnybunnie4801 5 років тому +11471

    The sad thing is that none of Historia Civilis’ future subscribers will feel and understand the build up to this video.

    • @eldorados_lost_searcher
      @eldorados_lost_searcher 5 років тому +1646

      We few. We happy few. We band of history nerds.

    • @noneyobiz9707
      @noneyobiz9707 5 років тому +731

      Yes, fantastic series. It was honestly stressfull waiting lol even though we knew the outcome.

    • @claytonholmes276
      @claytonholmes276 5 років тому +386

      I literally screamed when I saw this vedio.

    • @ssach7
      @ssach7 5 років тому +244

      I got so excited I closed my ck2 achievements speedrun

    • @johnmurdoch3083
      @johnmurdoch3083 5 років тому +111

      When i saw this on my alerts i gasped for joy. Ive been waiting for this one..

  • @guifdcanalli
    @guifdcanalli 2 роки тому +184

    "Once Caesar was gone, everything else got easier"
    Octavius, Anthony and the Empire: *You have no idea how wrong you were*

  • @TheRiehlThing42
    @TheRiehlThing42 3 роки тому +3624

    The lesson I learn here is, if you're ill, don't go into work. Caesar died for us to learn that lesson.

    • @veljkoangelovski5349
      @veljkoangelovski5349 3 роки тому +107

      schools: YOU SHALL COME AND OBEY

    • @dylanortiz9493
      @dylanortiz9493 3 роки тому +22

      School shootings: oh really now?

    • @PvMNero
      @PvMNero 3 роки тому +3

      Amen

    • @420architecMindNDesign
      @420architecMindNDesign 3 роки тому +5

      My boss don’t care

    • @karthikparameswaran7813
      @karthikparameswaran7813 3 роки тому +4

      This means that you have misunderstood what Caesar did. "If you are ill, don't go to work." I mean is this the lesson you have learnt? You didn't understand the politics prevailing in Ancient Rome at that time. Many reputed Roman politicians, Generals and rulers met their demise through their assassinations. You just study the deaths of the Gracchi brothers, Sertorius, Pompeius Magnus, etc. Also study how the Roman rulers like Caligula, Galba, Domitian, Commodus and Caracalla met their demises. Only then can you infer keeping in mind the Roman politics at that time.

  • @tdubya97
    @tdubya97 5 років тому +2040

    Just think, Caesars life was almost saved by a bad hangover.

    • @merrittanimation7721
      @merrittanimation7721 5 років тому +77

      That would have been the best hangover in history

    • @franciscomm7675
      @franciscomm7675 5 років тому +7

      @@merrittanimation7721 indeed

    • @hatzikuN
      @hatzikuN 5 років тому +5

      LMAO

    • @QemeH
      @QemeH 5 років тому +77

      Not only a hangover, but an overdramatic wife. A wife he apparently cheated on farily regularly...
      (Although, I don't know if it qualifies as OVERdramatic, when you end up being right - even though by accident.)

    • @merrittanimation7721
      @merrittanimation7721 5 років тому +7

      @Mike H A soothsayer probably in the know...

  • @rustyshackleford1508
    @rustyshackleford1508 4 роки тому +2722

    *"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could ever imagine."*
    - Gaius Julius Caesar

    • @sergiojuanmembiela6223
      @sergiojuanmembiela6223 4 роки тому +82

      I have a feeling that maybe he was not issuing an original statement. On the other hand, he must have thought "Well, I am dead, so sue me if I infringe someone's else copyright"

    • @Yuniferi
      @Yuniferi 3 роки тому +57

      @Brylle Cruz I am pretty sure the person you're replying to was joking.

    • @ShinSuperSaiyajin
      @ShinSuperSaiyajin 3 роки тому +50

      *tells Octavian to learn the ways of the Senate from Cicero as a Force Ghost*
      THAT DID NOT WORK WELL EITHER LOL

    • @ddigwell
      @ddigwell 3 роки тому +7

      Don't you mean "Αν με χτυπήσεις, θα γίνω πιο ισχυρός από ό, τι θα μπορούσες ποτέ να φανταστείς" because we know he said it in Greek* 😂😂😂
      *Sorry but modern Greek is the only translation available on Google Translate.

    • @someone-wh2rb
      @someone-wh2rb 3 роки тому +13

      I mean, he did technically become more popular since ge was literally proclaimed a god

  • @SonofHsu16
    @SonofHsu16 3 роки тому +399

    This truly displays how dramatic and theatrical history can be, and how life is such a game of mere inches. Multiple potential events shifted one way or another could have helped Caesar survive or avoid the plot. If the conspirators approached Antony he most likely would have told Caesar, if Caesar had cancelled the meeting, if Caesar had read the scroll, so many chances that were missed in one of the most important historical events in Roman and world history.

    • @unclecharles
      @unclecharles Рік тому +8

      Even the priest’s warnings.

    • @jonathanpowell613
      @jonathanpowell613 Рік тому +10

      ​​@@unclecharles Spurinna even warned Caesar that his life would be at risk if he didn't leave Rome.

  • @VanVelding
    @VanVelding 5 років тому +2086

    "What about making Marc Antony our leader?"
    "Nah."
    "What about Cicero?"
    "Nah."
    "What about Caesar?"
    "In our plot to kill Julius Caesar?"
    "You can't deny he's a strong leader."

    • @merrittanimation7721
      @merrittanimation7721 5 років тому +175

      “I want to argue with you, but I can’t”

    • @ronrozen2105
      @ronrozen2105 5 років тому +209

      Sounds like a monty Python sketch.
      "What Caesar ever did for us?"

    • @SMAXZO
      @SMAXZO 5 років тому +168

      @@ronrozen2105 "Well, beat the Gauls, actually set foot in Britain, beat the Gauls again, beat Egypt...and beat the Optimates."
      "Well, aside from that"

    • @VanVelding
      @VanVelding 5 років тому +166

      @@ronrozen2105 My exact thought. I can hear John Cleese saying, "Julius Caesar IS the greatest leader in Roman history! But you can't put him in charge of the plot to kill *Julius Caesar*!"

    • @fristnamelastname5549
      @fristnamelastname5549 5 років тому +54

      Juilus Ceaser: *Exists*
      Also Juilus Ceaser: I am about to end this man's whole.

  • @nigelwang2447
    @nigelwang2447 5 років тому +778

    “You too my child?”
    Right in the feels.

    • @danielg3857
      @danielg3857 5 років тому +26

      “I am sorry big one.”

    • @jayteegamble
      @jayteegamble 5 років тому +166

      And then he stabbed Caesar right in the groin. Me thinks he might not have been as cool with Caesar ****ing his mother as he'd let on.

    • @telourdas
      @telourdas 5 років тому +17

      Kai su teknon?

    • @rogerjrusa
      @rogerjrusa 5 років тому +23

      Feels? Nah, right in the man's junk apparently. Fucking terrible.

    • @robertaylor9218
      @robertaylor9218 5 років тому +40

      Roger G2 the groin was a common place to stab in antiquity battles, short swords and shield walls crashing together meant that the throat and the groin (femoral artery) were common places to score a kill (it’s why Spartans carried super short swords).
      I think if Brutus had stabbed Caesar’s genitals that would have been specifically recorded by history.

  • @GumGumNika
    @GumGumNika 4 роки тому +7786

    The last thing that Caesar did on his last night alive was spend hours talking to his wife. Thats kinda sweet.

    • @hannibalburgers477
      @hannibalburgers477 4 роки тому +613

      They had to do sooner or later since Ceasar was busy seeing other women

    • @JaredPizza
      @JaredPizza 4 роки тому +173

      Now a days he would have just been on Twitter and Instagram pretending that it was time well spent

    • @funeraltrash9933
      @funeraltrash9933 3 роки тому +374

      @@JaredPizza back in the day it was seen as more “normal”. It was a totally different world with different values

    • @GameyCat
      @GameyCat 3 роки тому +429

      @@funeraltrash9933 ikr talking to your wife is so backwards glad we're out of that hellhole

    • @alexgoogleplus3779
      @alexgoogleplus3779 3 роки тому +217

      @@GameyCat the barbarity... thankfully we can ignore our significant other now and look at our phones

  • @MrBallReal
    @MrBallReal 3 роки тому +2492

    Caesar’s assassination be like
    🟦🔪
    🟧🔪 🟥
    🟪🔪

    • @Vooman
      @Vooman 2 роки тому +133

      Hey now! Cicero had nothing to do with this!

    • @eggds54e5
      @eggds54e5 Рік тому +47

      "Dont you bring him into this!"

    • @nicmagtaan1132
      @nicmagtaan1132 Рік тому +100

      I am amazed that we recognize Cicero not being a conspirator but also as THE GREEN square

    • @shuttlecrossing1433
      @shuttlecrossing1433 Рік тому +46

      @@nicmagtaan1132 I instinctively associate certain colored squares with people now thanks to this channel.

    • @NeCoruption
      @NeCoruption Рік тому +1

      🤣

  • @Fawful0
    @Fawful0 5 років тому +1894

    Was Tribune Aquila ok with this? The conspiracy didn't check with him.

    • @No-bn3tr
      @No-bn3tr 5 років тому +66

      Fawful0 this is the best comment

    • @sjappiyah4071
      @sjappiyah4071 5 років тому +54

      Fawful0 Only real fans get this one 🤣

    • @tribuneaquila3181
      @tribuneaquila3181 5 років тому +292

      Others were asking earlier. Of course, I was ok with this.

    • @rajsheaj
      @rajsheaj 5 років тому +4

      Amazing comment!!!!

    • @fristi61
      @fristi61 5 років тому +106

      Yeah I was a bit surprised that Historia Civilis didn't make some passing mention of him in the video because of the meme, but tribune Aquila was actually one of the conspirators. He didn't do anything significant, so he was probably not mentioned because there were already quite a few characters to keep track of.

  • @marsoz_
    @marsoz_ 5 років тому +704

    Brutus: "Congratulations, Cicero! You've regained your liberty!"
    Cicero: "UHHHHHHHHHHH"

  • @kazucun3228
    @kazucun3228 5 років тому +586

    I just witnessed a bunch of squares moving around reenacting a scene I've heard a thousand times, yet I was at the edge of my seat the whole time! Good job!

    • @Andres-bv8lr
      @Andres-bv8lr 4 роки тому +14

      kazucun3228 i know right. I even opened my mouth in shook when he said he got stabbed like i didn’t know beforehand lol

  • @alessiofe
    @alessiofe 2 роки тому +471

    Fun fact: Caesar's body was brought to his home where a doctor made the first reported extensive post mortem examination in history. The doctor discovered that only one stab was deep enough to kill, the others were little more than superficial cuts.

    • @Simanian.
      @Simanian. 2 роки тому

      No shit that Was literally said in the Video. Pls just stfu with These like farming comments if its in the damn Video bro.

    • @vincenthammons6705
      @vincenthammons6705 Рік тому +92

      what do you know senators are weak willed and have noodles arms

    • @alessiofe
      @alessiofe Рік тому +73

      @@vincenthammons6705 no, the other stabs from fellow senators had more a moral purpose, like "we are part of this and we claim it"

    • @fuckoffgoogle1657
      @fuckoffgoogle1657 Рік тому +2

      >moral purpose
      You need to check yourself 😂

    • @codekillerz5392
      @codekillerz5392 Рік тому +10

      Do you have a source for this? I wanna read more about it.

  • @novomute4281
    @novomute4281 5 років тому +1981

    I can't believe I felt emotional to a death of a little red square

    • @Lordparable
      @Lordparable 5 років тому +9

      Petar Todorović same

    • @equalssign44
      @equalssign44 5 років тому +56

      It isn’t that weird since he was a real person.

    • @gamezone7518
      @gamezone7518 5 років тому +6

      Jasper Thompson r/wooosh

    • @PeterManger
      @PeterManger 5 років тому

      Yep

    • @moviemaker1986
      @moviemaker1986 5 років тому +4

      Indeed, no one but HC can make me feel torn over the fates of simple polygons.

  • @mattpelzek3809
    @mattpelzek3809 5 років тому +867

    God, that synth riff at the end cuts like a knife this time.

  • @RK-bz7hb
    @RK-bz7hb 5 років тому +725

    Assassins: "We saved the republic!"
    Octavian: "Well yes, but actually no!"

    • @Janon48
      @Janon48 5 років тому +24

      Roger Warburg Narrator: they didn’t

    • @RK-bz7hb
      @RK-bz7hb 5 років тому +77

      Assassins: kill Caesar for the sake of the Romans and the republic.
      Romans: loved Caesar and now want to assassinate the assassins.
      Assassins: surprise Pikachu face

    • @plutarchvonpluto6439
      @plutarchvonpluto6439 5 років тому +1

      Decimus: "We did it Marcus, we saved the city!"

  • @dmclean635
    @dmclean635 2 роки тому +498

    I spent the last week slowly working my way through the Julius Caesar playlist here starting on the Ides of March, and I have to say that this video was a brilliant culmination of a lot of hard work by Historia Civilis. The death of Caesar kind of gets you in the feels. Love him or hate him (and many people probably felt a little of both), there probably never will be guy quite like Julius Caesar again in world history.

    • @germania5374
      @germania5374 2 роки тому +50

      With the possible exception of Jesus, Caesar is by far one of the oldest characters in history whose name still is commonly known today.
      For a long time, even the name 'Caesar' was synonymous with power, and many kingly titles such as 'Kaiser' and 'Tzar' were derived from his name.

    • @milesbrown8016
      @milesbrown8016 Рік тому +5

      Viva Caesar

    • @o_sch
      @o_sch Рік тому +5

      I was rooting for Pompey which I feel like everybody else hates. Fitting that Caesar died under his statue.

    • @ultra-papasmurf
      @ultra-papasmurf Рік тому +19

      @@o_sch I dont know how you could, even those whomst worship the Roman republic to a ridiculous extent have to admit he was just Caesar but more bloodthirsty and stupid in this situation. He wouldnt of pardoned any Caesarians like Caesar did to pompeians, he wouldve established himself as a second Sulla and overall he wouldve just been less competent and left the system to continue to rot and die.

    • @SirBenjiful
      @SirBenjiful Рік тому

      @@germania5374Millions of Buddhists, Taoists, and Confucians would disagree.

  • @HealingBlight
    @HealingBlight 5 років тому +851

    And with that, the great red square known as Julius Caesar is polygone.

    • @wj11jam78
      @wj11jam78 5 років тому +56

      Did you come up with that on the spot, or have you been waiting AGES to finally say it?

    • @sjappiyah4071
      @sjappiyah4071 5 років тому +10

      HealingBlight That is clever on so many levels......

    • @HealingBlight
      @HealingBlight 5 років тому +11

      @@wj11jam78 On the spot. :)

    • @wj11jam78
      @wj11jam78 5 років тому +8

      @@HealingBlight Nice

    • @feynstein1004
      @feynstein1004 5 років тому +9

      Too soon, man. Too soon

  • @imperium2377
    @imperium2377 5 років тому +2259

    I've never felt to much emotion for squares before, better than the Game of Thrones ending

    • @Kules23
      @Kules23 5 років тому +86

      Anything is better than GoT ending

    • @jorenvanderark3567
      @jorenvanderark3567 4 роки тому +9

      @@Kules23
      Even twilight?

    • @zumis1011
      @zumis1011 4 роки тому +24

      @@jorenvanderark3567 *almost anything, never seen Twilight though, don't need to.

    • @entertainmentprime101
      @entertainmentprime101 4 роки тому

      I swear!

    • @LuizRanieri.
      @LuizRanieri. 4 роки тому +2

      Better than house of cards

  • @napolien1310
    @napolien1310 5 років тому +953

    " stabbed Caesar between the legs "
    Dude that's brutal

    • @Dankalank
      @Dankalank 5 років тому +173

      *Brutus
      ;^)

    • @mogyesz9
      @mogyesz9 5 років тому +54

      your aorta runs in your inner thighs, there are and in the armpit is the best place to score a fatal knife wound

    • @cryptoman9875
      @cryptoman9875 5 років тому +70

      @@mogyesz9 caesar was also screwing his mom so..

    • @arvensique
      @arvensique 5 років тому +48

      There's a possibility that Caesar was literally Brutus' father. Rumors existed about it at the time, anyway, but it's impossible to prove.

    • @stapler1636
      @stapler1636 5 років тому +20

      Perhaps, symbolically, he meant something along the lines of "may there never be another Caesar"

  • @gabeshaw3721
    @gabeshaw3721 2 роки тому +226

    That last statement toward Cicero is a reference to a senate meeting before the civil war. As rumors spread that caesar was marching on Rome with 4 legions, Cicero told everyone that he was leaving, and for the rest of the senators to enjoy being Caesar’s slaves

    • @McDonaldsCalifornia
      @McDonaldsCalifornia Рік тому +9

      That is some prime sarcasm lol

    • @19sharpie
      @19sharpie Рік тому

      @@McDonaldsCalifornia he was probably mad he got stabbed

    • @iMajoraGaming
      @iMajoraGaming 9 місяців тому +6

      literally was not cicero who said that

  • @scottdietrich5227
    @scottdietrich5227 3 роки тому +2768

    Brutus: Congratulations Cicero! You’ve regained your liberty!
    Cicero: Ok..... Cool. Thanks for that... Did you have to stab him in the balls?

    • @TheVergile
      @TheVergile 3 роки тому +133

      Cicero: Where your honor tho, brutus? (you backstabbing bastard)

    • @BatCostumeGuy
      @BatCostumeGuy 3 роки тому +80

      @@TheVergile The irony is, Cicero later gets killed by Antony, someone who wanted to become the emperor.

    • @TheVergile
      @TheVergile 3 роки тому +201

      @@BatCostumeGuy “someone who wanted to become an emperor” is a pretty loose description for people during the second triumvirate era.

    • @sampolle6989
      @sampolle6989 3 роки тому +11

      @@BatCostumeGuy Cicero got killed by Anthony my man

    • @BatCostumeGuy
      @BatCostumeGuy 3 роки тому +5

      @@sampolle6989 Oh sorry, my bad.

  • @markpock1139
    @markpock1139 5 років тому +666

    Never thought some coloured squares could make me so emotional
    RIP Caesar

    • @raintamer8121
      @raintamer8121 5 років тому +17

      The Last Mover. Indeed, these little squares invoke all of the emotions of a wonderful story but without having to input all the extra fluff. Like upturned outstretched hands or clothing etc, the important things are plot, characters and motivations, the rest is done by the narrator which is first rate in my books.

    • @qwertyuiopaaaaaaa7
      @qwertyuiopaaaaaaa7 5 років тому +11

      Caesar is clearly the villain of this story. His death was deserved, he was an enemy of Rome.

    • @ptlemon1101
      @ptlemon1101 5 років тому +17

      @@qwertyuiopaaaaaaa7 HE WAS A CONSUL OF ROME !

    • @MM-xm5vx
      @MM-xm5vx 5 років тому +10

      Grimm you must be a Pompeian you don’t belong here

    • @SocuteRaptor
      @SocuteRaptor 5 років тому

      @@qwertyuiopaaaaaaa7 No, he was a colored square.

  • @aeglosux
    @aeglosux 5 років тому +781

    The production values on this are outrageous, even with simple geometry. The music is spot on, as are the dramatic pauses. This was like a good tv series. Thank you so much for this.

    • @notfranklinroosevelt2470
      @notfranklinroosevelt2470 4 роки тому +28

      He has a great voice for narration as well. His way of speaking seems more natural than your average documentary, and for me it just draws me in and makes me feel comfortable.

    • @divusgaiusjuliuscaesar4657
      @divusgaiusjuliuscaesar4657 4 роки тому +7

      Agreed y’all- also I’m not dead

    • @bluepvp900
      @bluepvp900 4 роки тому +3

      This channel is great, but what's this 'good tv series' that you refer to?

    • @uri_9158.
      @uri_9158. 4 роки тому +2

      Prob something like HBO's Rome.

    • @staalman1226
      @staalman1226 4 роки тому +6

      @@bluepvp900 I believe they're saying that this series has the quality to be considered as a good TV series, which I'd agree with. So not to any one series, specifically. At least that's my interpretation.

  • @DailyDoseOfInternet
    @DailyDoseOfInternet 15 днів тому +13

    Incredible video

    • @baconeez3
      @baconeez3 15 днів тому +5

      Did not expect Daily Dose to be watching this

    • @doopyyyyy2
      @doopyyyyy2 11 днів тому

      hello

  • @sunkist1309
    @sunkist1309 5 років тому +632

    Brutus: *savagely murders Cesar wit the boys*
    The senate: o_o
    Brutus: ayo Cicero

    • @BigChimpEnergy
      @BigChimpEnergy 5 років тому +52

      Cracking open a bold one with the boys

    • @EinFelsbrocken
      @EinFelsbrocken 5 років тому +35

      Stabbing open a crowned one with the bois

  • @tauratrihon1467
    @tauratrihon1467 5 років тому +287

    -Hey, do you want Caesar to die?
    -I'm the guy who washes the tents of the senate, who are you?
    -Oh sorry nvm.

  • @thebrocialist8300
    @thebrocialist8300 4 роки тому +3964

    Caesar: ‘e tu, my child?’
    Brutus: [Proceeds to stab Caesar’s nuts]

    • @someguy9293
      @someguy9293 4 роки тому +240

      Caeser: 'e tu Brutu?'
      Brutus: *Dagger go Stab, in your nuts*

    • @gildedpeahen876
      @gildedpeahen876 4 роки тому +242

      a last injustice of humiliation...so sad.

    • @butterskywalker8785
      @butterskywalker8785 4 роки тому +82

      @@gildedpeahen876 it was clearly a power move

    • @gildedpeahen876
      @gildedpeahen876 4 роки тому +213

      @@butterskywalker8785 yes, its a last emasculation, a last embarrassment, basically a last fuck you. makes me sad.

    • @victorqwilleran3331
      @victorqwilleran3331 4 роки тому +7

      @Cliven Longsight never thought of that, but probably played a part.

  • @christosvoskresye
    @christosvoskresye 2 роки тому +288

    0:52 "[Caesar] issued Cassius a full and complete pardon."
    In a later video, you complain about how cruel Octavian was to his defeated enemies. This might be the reason. Don't underestimate how stories like Cassius' ingratitude can become a lesson. The Japanese took a similar lesson from the leniency shown to Yoritomo.

    • @omegacardboard5834
      @omegacardboard5834 2 роки тому +47

      Octavian did actually show mercy to quite a few people, it was mainly just the conspirators and non-roman enemies who he was ruthless with.

    • @segfault-
      @segfault- 2 роки тому +20

      @@omegacardboard5834 forcing tiberius to remarry and having caesarian murdered were pretty pretty moves though imo

    • @ManiacalClone
      @ManiacalClone 2 роки тому +36

      @@segfault- sure but you can't just let a direct son of Caesar live if you're supposed to be Caesar's heir. It's brutal, but I doubt Caesar wouldn't have done the same if in Octavian's shoes

    • @LuizAlexPhoenix
      @LuizAlexPhoenix Рік тому +11

      ​@@segfault- If anything those were the most obvious threats to his power. Dick moves if he was a normal person, just the cost of daily bussiness for a princeps.

    • @AniTube-ds8uz
      @AniTube-ds8uz Рік тому +3

      ​@@ManiacalClone But even if he were Caesar's son, how could he ever prove it? And who in the Senate would even allow such a claim, given their fear of upsetting Octavian? Besides, even if Octavian didn't kill Caesarion, what purpose would he have served anyway? It's not like he would automatically inherit the greatness of Julius Caesar just because of his lineage. He probably would have ended up joining Cleopatra's Greek allies and living a life of luxury, unless he harbored ambitious plans. But even if he did, convincing Roman legions, whose wealth came from the state controlled by Octavian, to leave and join him would have been nearly impossible. They wouldn't risk another civil war and the loss of more loved ones just to enthrone an Egyptian king based on claims made by an Egyptian queen they despised and a "traitor" like Antony, who was willing to give away Roman-conquered regions to her. The Romans wouldn't have rallied behind Caesarion, even if he were genuinely Caesar's son, and risk undoing the Pax Romana, the Roman peace, established by Augustus. Moreover ignoring the Will of Caesar himself, who knew he had a son with Cleopatra, yet still chose Octavian as his heir. No chance. I understand why Octavian did what he did, and even if Caesarion had survived, he likely wouldn't have amounted to nothing more than a wealthy man with "powerful" allies, living under the thumb of the Caesars. But maybe Augustus just didn't want to deal with headache and just did away with him similarly to how he got rid of the governor of Egypt when he built a statue of himself after being declared Imperator by his legions. Just not worth the trouble.

  • @KoeSeer
    @KoeSeer 5 років тому +1640

    moral of the story: when your atheist wife start believing in bad signs from her dream, you probably should really listen.

    • @ΜαρκοςΚωτσιας
      @ΜαρκοςΚωτσιας 5 років тому +59

      Exactly like the bad dreams of the wife of another roman official 'stuck in a thankless administrative job in Syria' like Cassius was supposed to: Pontius Pilatus.

    • @DanishCamp
      @DanishCamp 5 років тому +10

      The Writers wrote the divine intervention

    • @theproplady
      @theproplady 5 років тому +4

      (tips fedora)

    • @KoeSeer
      @KoeSeer 5 років тому +2

      @@ΜαρκοςΚωτσιας but does his indecisiveness for executing jesus is his reason to be transferred to wasteland region called Syria?

    • @alexanderstrickland9036
      @alexanderstrickland9036 5 років тому +24

      KoeSeer Syria, a wasteland??? That was literally one of the most profitable regions. Probably second to egypt.
      There’s a reason Crassus took Syria as his bribe.

  • @t.b.5115
    @t.b.5115 5 років тому +1551

    "What are you gonna do? Stab me? "
    -Julius Caesar

    • @Mark-xq7lh
      @Mark-xq7lh 5 років тому +29

      Imagin if they did that would have been crazy

    • @franciscomm7675
      @franciscomm7675 5 років тому +8

      Titiedius: yes

    • @ispartacus1337
      @ispartacus1337 4 роки тому +10

      I have no evidence in support of it happening any other way so you must be right.

    • @billnyethesciencefry2898
      @billnyethesciencefry2898 4 роки тому +6

      Caesar: You are a saucy boy. Brutus and others: What you egg? *he stabs him*

    • @zeta-oj2tq
      @zeta-oj2tq 4 роки тому +3

      "what you egg?"
      *he stabs him*

  • @tustc3980
    @tustc3980 4 роки тому +3905

    Actually caesar's last words translated were, "And not you, Tribune Aquila?"

    • @palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046
      @palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046 4 роки тому +194

      Very underrated comment

    • @bzqp2
      @bzqp2 3 роки тому +26

      lol

    • @joeynelson9761
      @joeynelson9761 3 роки тому +468

      I heard a different translation that more like "have you ran this past Tribune Aquila first?" XD

    • @silentjd6836
      @silentjd6836 3 роки тому +10

      You win

    • @LegitSiForNow
      @LegitSiForNow 3 роки тому +97

      I'd like to think his last words were, "..and you, Brutus?..and not you, Tribune Aquila?"

  • @RatafakTehPlachta
    @RatafakTehPlachta 2 роки тому +132

    I watched the entire series on a movie projector. You absolutely nailed this whole series and your whole channel is amazing. It doesnt feel as cheesy or incomplete as history popularization documentaries, yet the delivery is very clear and understandable, you provide context and disclaimers about some debatable assumptions. Amazing work, charming and witty delivery, more immersive than any movie ever made about Roman history. Bravo dude!

    • @d.esanchez3351
      @d.esanchez3351 6 місяців тому +1

      The idea of watching this whole series of colored squares moving with basic animation with a guy narrating the life of Julius Caesar for hours in a god-damned projector is the most nerdy thing I've ever read.
      I hope you had popcorns and soda, cause I definitely will, probably a pizza too. This is the best idea ever...
      Truly this is an amazing channel and this particular series is probably one of the most enchanting pieces of media I've seen.

    • @RatafakTehPlachta
      @RatafakTehPlachta 6 місяців тому

      @@d.esanchez3351 sure had snacks mate, you know i did

  • @SuperResnick
    @SuperResnick 5 років тому +565

    I appreciate the amount of characters you presented. Showing a reasonable amount of people involved is perfect.

    • @miguelmontenegro3520
      @miguelmontenegro3520 5 років тому +11

      Its interesting how so many men took so much effort to kill him. One missed, another stabbed his friend..

    • @lcmiracle
      @lcmiracle 5 років тому

      @@miguelmontenegro3520 what they say too many cook...

    • @miguelmontenegro3520
      @miguelmontenegro3520 5 років тому

      @@lcmiracle i know the phrase, but can you make It clear? I happened to forget it XD

  • @thepaintpad9817
    @thepaintpad9817 5 років тому +1139

    “Superstitious nonsense.”- A Roman

  • @andrewc.1045
    @andrewc.1045 Рік тому +25

    This is the ideal use of UA-cam. In a better world everything worth knowing would get this thorough, brilliantly clear treatment

  • @Tustin2121
    @Tustin2121 4 роки тому +1185

    Caesar to Brutus: “You too, my child?”
    This, with the context that Brutus was basically a son to him via his mistress, makes the whole thing more poignant...

    • @LeviForWaifu
      @LeviForWaifu 3 роки тому +120

      It's why it was such a good subject for Shakespeare
      Very dramatic, you wouldn't believe it realistic would it not be what actually hapoened

    • @jmiquelmb
      @jmiquelmb 3 роки тому +85

      It seems that "Et tu, Brute?" Is a Shakespearean invention. It looks very dramatic, but not the most normal thing to say while being stabbed in the ribs. He probably couldn't even breath

    • @brandonclark435
      @brandonclark435 3 роки тому +8

      Nah, more like "You finally did something! Yay!" Dies.

    • @jmiquelmb
      @jmiquelmb 3 роки тому +47

      @𝘿!𝙘𝙠 Riding ǤƗяℓ Zoe Caesar: "Straight to my crotch huh? Just like your mom" Drops mic and dies

    • @zmanthepanda
      @zmanthepanda 3 роки тому +7

      It's actually very sad when you think about it...

  • @jevinliu4658
    @jevinliu4658 5 років тому +124

    This sounds so much like Ferdinand's assassination in 1914, where everything could and did seem to go wrong, but then it was nothing because the Archduke's driver made a wrong turn.

    • @FranklinW
      @FranklinW 5 років тому +7

      There have been tons of assassinations that did go wrong and ended up failing. They only become notable when they somehow do end up working out (and sometimes even when they don't).

  • @jackgruber7811
    @jackgruber7811 5 років тому +825

    Whoever says Avengers Endgame was the greatest cinematic buildup of all time clearly isn’t a Historia Civilis subscriber.

    • @teegamew766
      @teegamew766 4 роки тому +5

      There's no fking build up to Endgame......

    • @kelvinho2475
      @kelvinho2475 4 роки тому +10

      @@teegamew766 Except maybe like 21 movies in the span of 10 years, many of which are the childhood of an entire generation, that you didn't bother watching and jumped into the conclusion...?

    • @zyrrhos
      @zyrrhos 4 роки тому +2

      Was it wrong of me to giggle at the grown men sniffling in the theater when Tony Stark died? Pure silliness.

    • @dolphinlover3001
      @dolphinlover3001 4 роки тому +1

      Wtf are you talking about? Endgame was bloody awful. I don’t think I have ever seen a worse marvel movie. They had so much to work with and they fucked it up. Does anyone actually think endgame had great cinematic build up??

    • @staalman1226
      @staalman1226 4 роки тому

      @@dolphinlover3001 Yes, actually. Apparently it's actually quite good, and even though you might not like it, you're talking about the movie, whereas the "cinematic buildup" refers to the preceding titles in the series, which was quite large and/or great.
      Of course, I wouldn't know about Endgame, because I haven't watched and probably won't watch it.

  • @StuGLyfe
    @StuGLyfe 2 роки тому +170

    The more I learn about these Romans, the more I realize that it's a miracle that we've made it this far.

    • @DibbzTV
      @DibbzTV Рік тому +22

      Oh for sure. Human history in general is like that, it’s ridiculous

    • @monicarenee7949
      @monicarenee7949 Рік тому +18

      I always find it funny when people talk about how culture is violent now, as if it hasn’t been that way through history, even worse

    • @falconeshield
      @falconeshield Рік тому +3

      There had to be something in the water considering Nero later

    • @BrandonBDN
      @BrandonBDN Рік тому +2

      The invention shown in your profile picture should be enough to realise that. The fact that we had to waste human ingenuity on a solution to a problem that we created purely for death is astoundingly disappointing.

  • @dubiousdevil9572
    @dubiousdevil9572 3 роки тому +3376

    Man this video gave me chills. Caesar was so close to uncovering the conspiracy, there were so many hints, and even a scroll given to him spilling the beans, yet by some odd coincidence it wasnt revealed, hell the meeting was even cancelled entirely but Caesar was convinced to go anyways. Almost makes me believe in fate lol. It's like Caesar knew something was up as well, but ignored it.
    Jesus Christ

    • @geordiejones5618
      @geordiejones5618 3 роки тому +83

      I think for sure he knew what was happening. But a combination of maybe taking on too much at once and just the slog of YEARS of warfare and stress... i think he knew what he was doing was terrible for Rome as political state, but he felt like he deserved it and if anyone truly wanted rid of him, he wasnt going to make it impossible to kill him. I think part of him sacrificed himself for his own sins, and because he knew better than anyone that Rome was broken and if it wasn't him on top for years, it was gonna be someone else.

    • @dubiousdevil9572
      @dubiousdevil9572 3 роки тому +300

      @@geordiejones5618 I disagree with part of that. I don't think he sacrificed himself for any sins (sins being figurative since Christianity wasn't a thing yet). I think he fully believed he was the best person for Rome and I think he though what other people were doing was harmful to Rome as a political state. I kind of think he just thought that he was untouchable towards the end and knew people hated him and wanted him dead but maybe thought that nobody would actually challenge him.

    • @JornadoTV
      @JornadoTV 3 роки тому +195

      There are some theories that mention how Caesar knew the assassination was happening, but he was suffering from early signs of Dementia.
      He saw the assassination as a better end to his reign, as opposed to deteriorating and ending a 'miserable man'.
      This way his image would always remain that of the ultimate leader until his assassination.

    • @thomaswalsh4552
      @thomaswalsh4552 3 роки тому +73

      Not Christ, Caesar!
      *crickets*

    • @theeclectic2919
      @theeclectic2919 3 роки тому +10

      Actually, Jesus Christ is a made up character who is based on Julius Caesar and the Caesars that followed.

  • @burakates2036
    @burakates2036 5 років тому +261

    Brutus: "Congratulations Cicero, you've regained your liberty!"
    Octavian: "Hold my wine!"

  • @theblueknight9746
    @theblueknight9746 5 років тому +1449

    The statue of pompey should have been a giant orange square lol.

    • @mukduk333
      @mukduk333 4 роки тому +19

      The Blue Knight a giant light orange square

    • @jameshugo5891
      @jameshugo5891 4 роки тому +23

      i forgot it was pompey coz it wasnt an orange square. i was like "statue of who?"

    • @fuzzydunlop7928
      @fuzzydunlop7928 4 роки тому +7

      What a missed opportunity. lol

    • @chaos-ivy
      @chaos-ivy 4 роки тому +1

      I totally agree haha

    • @bearxbunny1835
      @bearxbunny1835 4 роки тому +1

      And a overly obvious attempt to hide baldness with the most RIDICULOUS comb over anyone has ever seen

  • @notfreeman1776
    @notfreeman1776 Рік тому +39

    Decimus lie being ultimetly a question of wether Caesar wanted to be the king is very poetic actually, had he said no he would have lived

  • @UpcycleElectronics
    @UpcycleElectronics 5 років тому +1137

    "I came. I saw. I conquered."
    - ■

    • @alexvicpaul
      @alexvicpaul 5 років тому +71

      Today on history channel: how this square's disagreement with this other square caused a civil war.

    • @noneyobiz9707
      @noneyobiz9707 5 років тому +17

      veni vidi vici

    • @deuxpomme9777
      @deuxpomme9777 5 років тому +6

      I square'd

    • @Jack-jz4ls
      @Jack-jz4ls 5 років тому +1

    • @taraldarion2500
      @taraldarion2500 5 років тому +2

      Wow... I haven't heard the english Version and this just sounds awful.
      The Latin or German versions are far better in my opinion, the have a shorter rhythm

  • @oldrabbit8290
    @oldrabbit8290 5 років тому +197

    20:56 i want to believe that Decimus was trying to test his old friend one last time.. I want to see Decimus secretly hoping that Ceasar would refuse the offer, to prove that Decimus was wrong all the time..
    and then Ceasar greedily grabbed the "crown"..
    "so be it", Decimus thought to himself..
    but seriously, it's surprised me that we have that much detail about an assassination that happened 2.000 yrs ago..

    • @slipslip5720
      @slipslip5720 5 років тому +20

      HC once again confirms Plutarch is all he have read. it's only Plutarch who:
      a) said this was the question, that was to be discussed on the meeting on the ides of march (it wasnt, as Cicero tells us, it should've been about Antonius arguing about Dolabella cos. suf. designation after Caesars departure. there was something wrong with auspicii on the day he was designated, iirc, and Antonius tried to use it in order to get rid of this dude he hated)
      b) puts this words into Decimus mouth. all other sources just say he convinced Caesar to go and disband the meeting, if he wants so, on his own just not to offend the senators. and, except Plutarch, thats only Suetonius who say there were rumours (whilist not saying true or not) about giving him a title of the king outside Italy, but he also says that it was Lucius Cotta (presumably, Caesars uncle, but his indentity is argued) who shouldve read it out.
      overall, "bill" is likely the later invention. long story short - it isn't mentioned in Cicero contemporary letters and speeches, which is something unimaginable, if it actually was the case. moreover - when he, Cicero, names the purpose of that meeting in second Philippica, he completely disproves the account of Plutarch. he have both - no reasons to lie there on this particular case and no actual possibility. see, this speech was written in autumn-44, for the people, who KNEW what this senate meeting should've been about. he just couldnt lie to them, for this little lie would've raised big suspicions about other parts of his speech.

    • @thehobowizard
      @thehobowizard 5 років тому +16

      @@slipslip5720 He didn't say the meeting was actually over the king bill, but that it was a supposedly a secret bill being considered. Cicero would not have known about a fake bill made up on the fly

    • @oldrabbit8290
      @oldrabbit8290 5 років тому +2

      @@slipslip5720 as thehobowizard said, it was a lie, not an actual, official bill; so it make sense that Cicero didn't record it..
      the "king" part was told by Suetonius, who lived 150 yrs after the assassination; in his record, Lucius Cotta proposed that Caesar should be granted the title of "king", due to the prophecy that only a king could defeat Parthia..
      so i guess what Decimus said to Ceasar is quite likely a later invention, but given the fact that Ceasar had been called "rex" by the crowd and some important figures (like Mark Antony) before, and the Senate was pretty much under Ceasar control, this lie could still be quite possible..

    • @slipslip5720
      @slipslip5720 5 років тому +1

      fuck, i hate youtube comment interface. i just accidentaly dropped my answer while trying to edit it a bit.
      okay. here we go again.
      the "king part" is reported by both Suetonius and Plutarch (Caes., 64 (2)) and it's Plutarchs account this video resembles most. and it's likely a later invention.
      next. yup, the crowd calling Caesar "rex" after ludi latini (26 January 44 BCE) does actually appear in various primary sources. i dont remember is it to be found in Cicero or not, though. but the fact that it was happenning after the holiday, with huge amount of eyewitnessess, automatically assumes that it wasnt actually much of an open space to lie in propaganda. so, to some extent we can presume this to be true. but what it gives us? nothing. we dont have any clues who this people were, we dont have any clues, were they acting on their own, or was it orchestrated by either Caesar or conspirators. and this Caesars attempt to turn everything into a joke... i aint even gonna talk about the fact, that some sources do connect this episode and the one with dismissal of people's tribunes, also providing us the message, that Caesar accused them of being behind this crowd and attempting to do him harm, for i dont remember, which sources provide this information and therefore i cant tell from the top of my head, is it likely to be true or not.
      next. when you're talking about Antonius, i assume you mean Lupercalia? welp. this whole performance is one huuuge ambiguity. i mean. at least one of the contemporary sources (Nicolaus of Damascus, whos narrative about Caesars murder seems to be based on lost Historia of Gaius Asinius Pollio, probable eyewitness of this events) tells us Cassius, Casca and some unkonown Licnius, who may or may not be Licinius-conspirator, took huge part in this "crowning". add to this the fact it was a nefasti day. add to this the fact that it was February, when holiday regifugium, exile of king Tarquinius, was celebrated. add to this the legend of Romulus and Remus, that tells us, it was either Lupercalia, or a day or two after it, when king of Alba Longa was killed for abducting Remus (one particular account of some "Butas" quoted by Plutarch goes even as far as telling that the run of luperci resembles the run of Romulus and Remus after killing the king). i mean. it looks like, all things considered, the worst possible day of the worst possible month to either crown youself or to try to refute the rumours about you wanting the crown. but at the same time it makes this day perfect for a provocation.
      on the senate. yup. Caesar did introduced to the senate lots of his clients, provincial aristoracy and so on. yup, they had the vast majority of voices. but. try to take a look at this whole situation from roman point of view. i mean. you grew up seing kings being dragged in triumphs and then murdered afterwards, knowing lots of them are the puppets of your people, that arent even allowed to enter the city, seeing them being often treated worse than average roman aristocrat. you grew up like this. you have defeated and triumphed over lots of them. and then pufff! - you suddenly wanna became one of them. it doesnt quite come together, you know.
      PS: and this rumour about Sivil books (aka prophecy) is dismissed and mocked by Cicero. who cant be suspected of being pro-caesarian, so...

    • @slipslip5720
      @slipslip5720 5 років тому +1

      @@thehobowizard but if even Cicero, a contemporary, didnt know about it, how did it happen that Plutarch, who lived and worked 150 years later, have known? the only one plausible explenation, that i see - this whole bill was invented later, probably after Cicero's own death, by a conspirators that clearly needed to justify their actions. as simple, as it is.

  • @bearcatben4762
    @bearcatben4762 5 років тому +1005

    This feels like a comedy of coincidences that then turns to tragedy

    • @GerackSerack
      @GerackSerack 5 років тому +33

      Tragedy? The tragedy is that Caesar didn't get 60 kicks in the groin! The tyrant is finally dead.

    • @TheWimmse
      @TheWimmse 5 років тому +38

      Thats what they thought too thats why they started speaking greek.

    • @EggheadsGuide
      @EggheadsGuide 5 років тому +31

      One of the significant differences between Shakspeare comedies and tragedies was the body count.

    • @johnnygreenface
      @johnnygreenface 5 років тому +5

      @@EggheadsGuide that's what a comedy is. A happy ending

    • @Destructo54555
      @Destructo54555 5 років тому +68

      @@GerackSerack When a Tyrant is loved by the people is he really a tyrant? and well killing him achieved nothing but making someone else emperor and a bit of a civil war so eh

  • @ericnetterville2108
    @ericnetterville2108 2 роки тому +47

    As I continue to watch videos on UA-cam, I realize more and more that this may be my favorite video (history or otherwise) on this site. The narration, the music, it's all perfectly done in my mind.

  • @Borderose
    @Borderose 5 років тому +509

    Cassius: "Fine. No purges."
    Octavian: "Hahah! I don't think so, buddy."

    • @teegamew766
      @teegamew766 4 роки тому +1

      REKT!!!

    • @jiffylou98
      @jiffylou98 4 роки тому

      The doctor’s proscription: *multiple stab wounds*

  • @jy3n2
    @jy3n2 5 років тому +387

    Cicero: "And people said I was being over-dramatic when I wore armor on the Senate floor."

    • @elenatroiae
      @elenatroiae 5 років тому +70

      the man who sleeps with a gladius is a fool every day but one..

    • @OdintheGermanShepherd
      @OdintheGermanShepherd 5 років тому +2

      Cataline was a savage!!

    • @S-Asker
      @S-Asker 5 років тому +11

      @@elenatroiae that is a great quote, mind me stealing it?

    • @elenatroiae
      @elenatroiae 5 років тому +7

      Scott Asker go ahead

    • @S-Asker
      @S-Asker 5 років тому +1

      @@elenatroiae lovely, thank you very much.

  • @JCRS92
    @JCRS92 5 років тому +279

    That moment when calling in sick can literally save your life AND your job.

    • @baldwinslab
      @baldwinslab 5 років тому +4

      Júlio Requião too bad Caesar’s wife didn’t make an appointment for him to see a dermatologist.

    • @lhaviland8602
      @lhaviland8602 5 років тому +7

      9/11

    • @pixelprincess9
      @pixelprincess9 5 років тому +1

      Look up "Larry Silverstein"

  • @medicalcal
    @medicalcal 3 роки тому +141

    i don’t know why it’s so heartbreaking to learn about caeser’s death. maybe it’s because the people who killed him were people he trusted and loved dearly, or maybe it’s his because there were so many chances for him to learn about it and stop it. or maybe he did know, and he just knew his time was up, or he didn’t believe it because he loved those people. always makes me upset thinking about his final moments.

    • @ClonesDream
      @ClonesDream 3 роки тому +27

      Tbf this is a poetic, almost drama-esque, possibly perfect, way to die. To bring an end to such a character in such a betrayal.
      It wouldn't be the same if he died of old age, or of a medical condition, or in battle. I think out of all the outcomes, this was ironically the best one.

    • @Jack-he8jv
      @Jack-he8jv 2 роки тому +12

      read about gaddafi accomplishments in libya, same vibe.
      managed to transform an illiterate stone age colony into a solid country thats among the top 10 countries to be a citizen of.

    • @caIigula
      @caIigula 2 роки тому +1

      @@Jack-he8jv Gaddafi was a raping, drug-addicted dictator... his personal photographer and ex-security guard told as much, like that he had this habit of he met a women he'd wanted to rape, he touched on her shoulder in a particular way as a sign to his security detail, that he wanted to have that women be brought later to him, no matter if she wished to do so or not. He used amphetamines, and rambled for HOURS on national television... He may have been ambitious and idealistic in his younger years, but he clearly betrayed both these traits over time.
      And to bring a country out of misery, when it is as resource-rich as Libya, especially by giving most of the control over these resources to his own family, while leaving some leftovers for the people, is not the most difficult thing in the world.
      I don't argue that what happened to Libya after Gaddafi's death was an improvement, to say the least, but I can't stand people idolizing someone as decrepit and corrupt as Gaddafi. What happened to Libya, was and is depressing, but Gaddafi in a way caused it as well, he trampled on certain groups, so that they revolted when they got the chance, some argue he was to lenient on his enemies, but I'd argue him wanting to stay in power until he died of his substance abuse and old age, was much rather the thing that brought him down. I find the notion that dictators should be as harsh as possible, like the Kims in North Korea, to stay in power, rather then give up power, a sickening prospect.

    • @Jack-he8jv
      @Jack-he8jv 2 роки тому

      ​@@caIigula complete propaganda, while he is only human and obviously wouldn't be a saint, he is still a great man of character and ethics.
      you dont bring a country from stone age to one of the top 30 countries to live in for "all" citizens, in a mere 3 decades by being a selfish man.
      just look at sub-africa, half of the countries there have tens to hundered of times the natural resource of libya, multiple hundreds in population resource, while the only ones benefiting are the corrupt leaders.

    • @oqo3310
      @oqo3310 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Jack-he8jvlybia top 10 country to be a citizen of wtf are you smoking

  • @brandonveltre8326
    @brandonveltre8326 5 років тому +204

    I can just imagine that conversation between Caesar and a nervous Cassius. It'd be like a Key and Peele short with an oblivious Caesar high on his own success while Cassius sweats profusely with the occasional nod. Complete with Caesar making coincidental stab puns and imagery to add to Cassius's anxiety.

    • @SteveGamesFTW
      @SteveGamesFTW 5 років тому +7

      BRO, this idea is perfect for a Key and Peele plot. It's unfortunate they don't make skits anymore.

    • @Ζήνων-ζ1ι
      @Ζήνων-ζ1ι 5 років тому

      This is genius. We all need this

    • @psabdul
      @psabdul 5 років тому +4

      Caesar: These logistics problems got me on the EDGE
      Cassius: *gulp*
      Caesar: What's if we get a SLICE of it?
      Cassius: *sweating*
      Caesar: I mean can't we just CUT our losses?
      Cassius: *biting his toga*
      Caesar: Show me the number, let me take a STAB at it?

  • @ShardNetwork
    @ShardNetwork 5 років тому +1028

    A part of me is asking, "How many time travelers tried to save Julius Caesar's life that day?"

    • @TheBacknblack92
      @TheBacknblack92 5 років тому +260

      It's a shame we never got that ending. I feel like caesar wouldve conquered until he couldnt anymore. Maybe making it all the way north into Germany. Dacia wouldve fallen under caesar instead of under crassus the younger.
      You wouldve still had a dictator for life but he was much more forgiving than augustus. Maybe his successors dont misinterpret what augustus did and maybe they dont kill everyone who looks at them funny.
      Maybe rome expands north and are never threatened at those frontiers in the future. Maybe rome never falls and instead becomes a united europe that just goes through periodic internal upheavals. Maybe roman colonies in Germany turn into future cities like they did in Britain with london
      Maybe the dark ages (misnomer i know) never happen
      Does anyone really believe he wouldve stopped at dacia?
      Or maybe caesar spreads too far too fast and rome cracks under the weight causing it to fall centuries earlier expediting the dark ages. Rome falls early so there is no spread of christianity and there is no byzantine empire. Without that influence islam never spawns. The entirety of europe and the middle east would be different. We would all speak a different language entirely probably. If he eventually invaded and conquered Germany wed all be speaking latin. If rome broke under its weight or lost then wed all be speaking some form of celtic or brittanic since the roman influence wouldve never taken hold in britain. The entire language would have evolved different
      The world would be completely different from the one we know. A time traveler might sit and think about it for a bit before realizing it's one of those events you dont touch

    • @markpock1139
      @markpock1139 5 років тому +31

      Artemodorus could've been one

    • @NickB-md1oy
      @NickB-md1oy 4 роки тому +6

      0

    • @lukecreed5767
      @lukecreed5767 4 роки тому +48

      Eh, I mean, at the end Caesar's assassination only delayed the inevitable. The days of the Republic were over.

    • @mayanboricua
      @mayanboricua 4 роки тому +17

      @@lukecreed5767 Yes, but it was the start of the mighty Roman EMPIRE.

  • @jacoborr7736
    @jacoborr7736 5 років тому +294

    RIP the little red square that could.
    Killed for could-ing too much.

    • @tonidabaeen
      @tonidabaeen 5 років тому +5

      Jacob Orr this man, you’ve cracked me up

    • @Brett733
      @Brett733 5 років тому +4

      LOL

  • @harukrentz435
    @harukrentz435 Рік тому +15

    Cant believe its been 3 years since this masterpiece was released. I remember eagerly waiting for episode of Caesar's death to come for a year, and you did NOT disappoint.

  • @gidmichigan1765
    @gidmichigan1765 5 років тому +342

    Brutus: Once Caesar is gone, everything will be easier.
    *Starts a civil war*

    • @DanishCamp
      @DanishCamp 5 років тому

      lul

    • @jackj9816
      @jackj9816 5 років тому +6

      The rest of the senate “ well that escalated quickly “

    • @holapete2682
      @holapete2682 5 років тому +13

      How should have ended
      Julius Caesar: I am the SENATE!
      Brutus: Not yet.
      Julius Caesar: It's treason, then.
      *_AAAAAGGGGHHHH_*

  • @Kyle_Schaff
    @Kyle_Schaff 4 роки тому +311

    Never has there been a moment in human history that’s more emblematic of a group project in school than the assassination of Caesar.

  • @TheShadowOfMars
    @TheShadowOfMars 5 років тому +293

    The cry "This is violence!" referred to his sacrosanct-body status, making it a capital crime to inflict any violence upon him.

    • @franciscomm7675
      @franciscomm7675 5 років тому +53

      Honestly, i believe caesar said "casca, what are you doing?". After all, Casca was a childhood friend of caesar, so he must have shocked that Casca was trying to kill him.

    • @Jthomas-gg9pi
      @Jthomas-gg9pi 5 років тому

      Enclave Soldier I mean yeah at worst he would become king but he would be gone for a few years anyway and Octavian just becomes emperor eventually either way but this way involves less violence (in the empire)

  • @Sokx41
    @Sokx41 2 роки тому +29

    What is so surprising to me is the amount of detail about this conspiracy that survived and that is known today.

  • @TheAdmirableAdmiral
    @TheAdmirableAdmiral 3 роки тому +797

    Its fascinating that they all just sat there as Casca was struggling with Ceasar. It's almost like they all knew the gravity of the situation and new how monumentous it was and no one wanted to be the one to get all the blame. Its telling that he had to appeal to his brother to get someone to finally step in.

    • @landoakechi9406
      @landoakechi9406 3 роки тому +80

      Showing us that politicians are cowards

    • @bentonrp
      @bentonrp 3 роки тому +32

      Yes, it's almost like "C'mon, Trebonius! We're family! Maybe everyone else can leave me hanging, but You Can't!"
      I bet a lot of the other uninformed Senators were just watching for two minutes and thinking, "Oh, this is going to be good!" not knowing the full weight of the situation or that many around them had plans and daggers and gladiators involved.

    • @powfoot4946
      @powfoot4946 3 роки тому +64

      i was at a party a few weeks ago, everyone knew each other. a fight was about to break out and there was atlwst 10-15 people within a metre of it and no one stepped in to stop it. its kinda hard to realise when to step in you get froze in shock

    • @alexpaulyoungthemuso3937
      @alexpaulyoungthemuso3937 2 роки тому +3

      Imagine sitting in near the back of the area he was assassinated and witnessing it in its entirety
      The sounds he would have made might have been inaudible to witnesses during the scuffle
      Would've been extremely bloody

    • @rbrucerye
      @rbrucerye 2 роки тому +12

      One of the earliest examples of the bystander effect

  • @thisrandomdude2880
    @thisrandomdude2880 4 роки тому +2693

    "Ah shit, I should have seen this coming"
    -🟥 This homeboy, probably.

    • @planetkc
      @planetkc 3 роки тому +39

      Glorious.

    • @Caercutta30
      @Caercutta30 3 роки тому +4

      So accurate!

    • @CowMaam
      @CowMaam 2 роки тому +46

      “lol ur dead bro”
      -🟦

    • @bl1tz533
      @bl1tz533 2 роки тому +52

      "did ya mum "
      - 🟥

    • @sheldon-cooper
      @sheldon-cooper 2 роки тому +16

      "Good day gentlemen, I'm here to change the world"
      🟪 this guy probably

  • @Oscar_Lasco
    @Oscar_Lasco 5 років тому +120

    23:51 The sculptor in charge of Pompey's statue wasn't a physiognomist : it doesn't look like the original, too roundy, not enough squary.

  • @NameOfTheChannel
    @NameOfTheChannel 2 роки тому +53

    As a long time viewer this journey was amazing. Seeing Caesar starting out as a senator up to his death. While we may never know how his next conquests would play out (perhaps they would lead to quicker fall of Rome, who knows) i feel like his whole life was still complete in every sense of this word. Conquesting lots of new land, engaging in tons of hard fought battles, with the only enemy he could not truly defeat being the Rome itself.
    While of course he could read conspiracy letter, not attend the senate etc. it all didn't truly matter, because his death would leave a lasting legacy behind even shortly after conquesting the Gaul.
    The rest of the journey this absolute legend crossed is just like fuckton of delicious cherries on top.

    • @swaggyeggs
      @swaggyeggs Рік тому

      The man was a dictator... killing the whole of France just so he could be the leader in Rome

  • @ctrlaltrepeat245
    @ctrlaltrepeat245 3 роки тому +2795

    Its so sad Biggus Dickus never got to see his friend again

    • @as7river
      @as7river 3 роки тому +48

      Aren't you mixing dates?

    • @matthewharbour6276
      @matthewharbour6276 3 роки тому +234

      @@as7river Biggus Dickus stretched through the times

    • @ralphhaddad7920
      @ralphhaddad7920 3 роки тому +255

      He had a wife you know...

    • @StealthySpace7
      @StealthySpace7 3 роки тому +47

      That wasn’t Caesar, that was Pilate

    • @BatCostumeGuy
      @BatCostumeGuy 3 роки тому +16

      What is more sad that Sempronius Longus died before he could see Ceaser concur Gaul.

  • @AhmadReda_
    @AhmadReda_ 5 років тому +225

    THE BEST HISTORY SERIES ON UA-cam EVER

  • @cshaffer1847
    @cshaffer1847 5 років тому +446

    Puts 60 daggers on the counter. "do you think this is enough to kill a man?"
    Cashier: "yeah, that ought to do it." *looks at camera

    • @poe_slaw
      @poe_slaw 4 роки тому +24

      first of all, where did that come from, and second of all, no there wasn’t. there was literally the opposite of the 2nd amendment. the entire city center was a no-weapons zone.

    • @meatiesogarcia6478
      @meatiesogarcia6478 4 роки тому +2

      Please, don't Jim the camera.

    • @adnkd2184
      @adnkd2184 4 роки тому +2

      poe_slaw lmao americans man

    • @gabrielpeterson2079
      @gabrielpeterson2079 4 роки тому

      @@poe_slaw the city center but what about common areas which the seller would assume.

    • @divusgaiusjuliuscaesar4657
      @divusgaiusjuliuscaesar4657 4 роки тому +1

      Gabriel Peterson POMERIUM, POMERIUM POMERIUM POMERIUM. Roman philosophy was on the basis that you know, the armies and professionals would do the fighting

  • @shralam-h5v
    @shralam-h5v 2 роки тому +27

    The entire thing is just ridiculously cinematic, with all the near misses of the conspiracy being nullified or discovered and then the final scene with Caesar dying beneath the statue of Pompey

  • @fenrir6336
    @fenrir6336 5 років тому +282

    Seeing this in my recommended was the realest moment of 2019

    • @sarkovlight6768
      @sarkovlight6768 5 років тому +2

      Idk why this came to my recommended so damn late

    • @fenrir6336
      @fenrir6336 5 років тому

      @@sarkovlight6768 The vids are unlisted and given to Patrons first

    • @DwRockett
      @DwRockett 5 років тому

      Crusader Kings 3 and Historia Civilis on the same day? Truly a blessed day for history nerds across the globe

    • @malte291
      @malte291 5 років тому +1

      The season finale of "Enpera: roma no chikara" really was the best out of all 23 episodes imo.

    • @DeSaxofoonVanPeter
      @DeSaxofoonVanPeter 5 років тому

      Recommended? That's a weird way to spell 'notifications'

  • @Flyingclam
    @Flyingclam 5 років тому +307

    I think this quote explains why Cicero was so close to the Caesarians.
    “Do not blame Caesar, blame the people of Rome who have so enthusiastically acclaimed and adored him and rejoiced in their loss of freedom and danced in his path and given him triumphal processions. Blame the people who hail him when he speaks in the Forum of the new wonderful good society which shall now be Rome's, interpreted to mean more money, more ease, more security, and more living fatly at the expense of the industrious.”
    ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
    He knew that killing Caesar would not solve the woes of the Roman Republic because the people allowed and cheered for Caesar to take power in the first place

    • @Jake007123
      @Jake007123 5 років тому +72

      I kinda feel like Cicero was the only Roman senator worth of his position.

    • @ee-fq2dj
      @ee-fq2dj 5 років тому +11

      @@Jake007123 lmao thats because we basically just know his version of what happened, everyone praise themselves in any way they can

    • @sarasamaletdin4574
      @sarasamaletdin4574 5 років тому +36

      Chrysanthemums, Cicero was wise in his own way but he also looked down on common people who he called the rabble, was needy for attention and his actions after Caesar’s death which I hope are shown well in this channel are a big part why Republic fell. He was unbelievably antagonist towards Anthony so there was no change of peace and it was Cicero who was championing Ocatavian initially. But just to use Octavian, he planned to disregard Octavian after Anthony had been dealt with which Octavian wasn’t happy about.

    • @Jake007123
      @Jake007123 5 років тому +6

      @@ee-fq2dj Pretty sure we know the version that Octavian allowed to be, which means he let a political opponent to be way more virtuous than himself. It would not be possible if it didn't have a good chunk of truth in it. If you need to point out flaws of Cicero's character, you could always just say he was a slave owner like all senators, but I don't see the point. I said he was worth of being a senator, not that he was really a good man, just better than anyone else who had his position in history.

    • @Jake007123
      @Jake007123 5 років тому +13

      @@sarasamaletdin4574 To be fair, looking down of the ignorant "populus" who just supported who gives them spoils is even a thing in today's aristocracy.

  • @L_M185
    @L_M185 5 років тому +226

    Senate: yeah no more Caesar
    Octavian: you can call me Augustus... Augustus Caesar

    • @louiscyfer6944
      @louiscyfer6944 5 років тому +1

      Luke Morath idiot, octavius' name was caesar after caesar adopted him. augustus was his title, awarded to him in 27 b.c. by the senate.

    • @xedillian3287
      @xedillian3287 5 років тому +2

      @@louiscyfer6944 wooooosh

    • @Tanth1982
      @Tanth1982 5 років тому

      /r wooooosh even

    • @louiscyfer6944
      @louiscyfer6944 5 років тому

      RuleofVicus why do you think that?

  • @animeyahallo3887
    @animeyahallo3887 2 роки тому +102

    Tifa Lockhart was the second person that got stabbed in front of an Italian Senate. This is truly a tragedy.

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 5 років тому +561

    Conspiracy: “Restore normalcy”
    Octavius: *Hello there*

    • @hopkinsonhoppyxd8080
      @hopkinsonhoppyxd8080 5 років тому +23

      Mark Antony: General Octavian!

    • @napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676
      @napoleonbonaparteempereurd4676 5 років тому +15

      @@hopkinsonhoppyxd8080
      It's like when I seized power from the Directoire

    • @belisarius6949
      @belisarius6949 5 років тому +20

      Conspirators: "We have finally brought back the Republic!"
      Lepidus, Marc and Octavian: *"ALLOW US TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES"*

    • @hopkinsonhoppyxd8080
      @hopkinsonhoppyxd8080 5 років тому +4

      Napoleon Bonaparte l'Empreur de la Francois waaaait a minute. Who’s the real emperor and who us Napoleon the third?

    • @Dover939
      @Dover939 5 років тому

      the angel from my nightmare