Caesar in Gaul: Makin' Waves (56 B.C.E.)
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Music is:
"I //\\ I," by Discount Fireworks
"Thinking Music," by Kevin MacLeod
"Drums of the Deep," by Kevin MacLeod
"Hallon," by Christian Bjoerklund
Caesar: Just....one....more...province...
Gotta conquer'em all!
- Gallic Uprising! -
With our reputation, our neighbors think we are the spawn of the Devil and are all plotting our downfall. [_insert any tribe name here_] conspirators are spreading lies and igniting rebel sentiment in Gaul...
- "Jackals! Vultures!"
Caesar, De Bello Gallico (abridged)
eu4 in a nutshell
No AE back then
On an unrelated note, do you lads think an expedition or full blown invasion of the Parthian Empire would have been largely more successful with Caesar at the helm rather than Trajan (Assuming that Trajan didn't die in 117 A.D. and had time to complete his life's work of solving the ''Eastern Question'')
- "Hey Caesar, you made a spelling mistake there!"
- "So war it is!"
"My infantry says otherwise."
Why he is the only general to crosses to England
+Alan Blue
Loot. Also, having been there, he was able to tell people there was none. He did pave the way for the Claudian invasion. I think some of the tribes in the area remembered they were allied with Rome.
It seems someone has a fetish for authoritarianism, *cough* Caesar *cough*
He refuses to meet me!
These videos are as dramatic as squares moving over drawn maps and small landscapes could possibly be
Actually the squares are quite dramatic.
I never knew I could relate so much with rectangles with diagonal crosses.
wrong,idts
for some reason I feel very excited when the squares move
this is the best use of squares and rectangles in the history of mankind ..the guy is a genius
Fun fact: The legate in charge of destroying the Veneti fleet was none other than Decimus Brutus, who would later go on to play an important role in Caesar's assassination.
“Et, tu Brute?”
Wasn't this Marcus Brutus instead of Decimus?@@Silver77cyn
@@Sharrrianhe means Decimus and Brutus
@@JJschannel255there’s two Brutus’s in the conspiracy one is named Marcus the other is named decimus
But he still never managed to defeat that one invicible village .
Magic Drink from that damn Druid just too OP
Toutatis , please nerf .
They even discovered america before the Vikings!
Poucos entendem esta piada hoje em dia .
Was waiting for a asterix comment 😂
i love that outro song every time
@HO LAM YIU "Hallon," by Christian Bjoerklund ...the melody comes in a ways after the intro
"Prestigious province of Syria"... oh, how times change...
LULZ
:))
Ognjen Garić too soon?
Then would have been around the time cities like Palmyra (the ancient city those IS assholes are demolishing now) were at their height, being the gateway to the east via the silk road.
Actually it was still the same hell hole that it is today. Fanatic Jews, quarreling with their Arab and Greek neighbors. The legions in Syria never knew a year of total peace. They were always pacifying the region. But it was prestigious because it was RICH!! There was the gold trade, the spice trade, the silk trade, etc.
Brilliant lmfao xD
Gallic Tribe: h-
Caesar: GENOCIDE TIME
I can't wait for the spinoff to the AMC hit TV show Breaking Bouddica, better call Gaul.
I'm so sorry.
Lolz that's strangely classy
Breaking Boudica sounds like a real kinky hentai
Jesus, it's been three years since I posted this?
@@seiban8455 Indeed. You forgot hit shows Halt and Catch Pharsalus, Mad Mars, and The Walking Drachma
I..I'm 😞 too.
But seriously though, let's get those shows going
Fun Fact: Rome existed from the Eastern Zhou dynasty in China to the Ming Dynasty, and only missed the Zhou dynasty by about 15 years.
Rome still exists though because it's a city huhuhubihihuhuhu
@@TomSistermans He means the state from being a kingdom to a republic (rather a richies based oligarchy) and an absolute monarchy with an emperor "Empire" and not the city of Rome
@@jammehrmann1871 no shit Sherlock, hahaha
Polandball Historian and Jam Mehrmann are both right. They are not exaggerating at all.
The Zhou were nominally around until the 200s BC. They were still the seat of ancient China for the beginning of the Warring States period, into the 500s-400s. So the late Roman kingdom and even the early Republic shared time with the Zhou.
Always super interesting to me that China unified and the Han dynasty came about at the exact same time that Rome was becoming Rome by beating Carthage.
China conquered the western Tarim basin, east into the Korean Peninsula, and south into northern Vietnam at the exact same period of time that Rome was conquering Spain and Greece and North Africa and Anatolia. Literally, the two most powerful entities in antiquity rose to power at almost the exact same time, consolidated and expanded at the same time and same relative pace, and by 150-100 bc were the undisputed powers of the world.
In the ~120s-100bc, at the height of the Republic and Han Dynasties, China sent an explorer to find what’s west. He opened up the Silk Road, met the Parthians, and almost (he got to Mesopotamia) made it to the eastern edge of the Roman republic. Otherwise, these two powers of east and west, separated by the world’s largest mountain range and the middle eastern deserts, only nominally and whisperingly knew of each other. Some Rome-like power in another world. Another China touching the great oceans where the sun goes to set.
Rome had a professional standing army. Their entire society was organized by war. Their political and social structure was dictated by success in war. They were master planners and builders. China had amazing technology. They had perfected crossbows. Their missiles and siege weapons were beyond reproach. They also had huge numbers. Han China could field, if they had to, upwards of close to a million soldiers. Rome maybe half that if need be.
So I’ve always wondered what would happen if Rome conquered the western half of Parthia, China the eastern half, and the two powers met, at their pinnacle of strength, somewhere in the Persian plateau or Mesopotamia. Who would win?
One tiny village in Calais that didnt make peace with the Romans? Hmmm...... Sounds ODDLY familiar.....
Can you or someone else please elaborate? I'm very new to Roman and European history in general. I just watched most of Historia Civilis videos and the series on Caesar 😅
@@earthling_parth Was just making a joke about Asterix and Obelix, an old comic series about a Gaulish village in France that resisted Roman rule. :)
@@earthling_parth asterix reference, the book with the druid who made drugs
Yes!
Caesar was like an EU4 player. Every casus belli is good enough, and at some point, you just don't care about the Aggressive Expansion anymore.
Resulting coalitions is why Rome fell.
Kurtownia i mean rome fell bc they couldn't maintain their economy and all those lands then they started to give away land to barabarian tribes which led to less income which led to fewer legions which led to more land being given away until rome got sacked
Well yes, whatever, there were loads of actual reasons. I was making a game reference here, no need to be so serious.
Kurtownia im just tryna edumacate stop being a bitch
A plague and 200 years of civil war, did a bit more to end the empire, than some angry German sheepherders in forrests.
TheManInRoomFive .....
Fun fact: the belgea tribe in the Calais region was the morini (morins) and it's my family name to this day.
antoine morin
COOL
soo
you're rooted from that tribe?
Very cool. Have you ever traveled the area?
Estiquaatsi?
@joi_is _love333 lol
I really hope one day there will be a TV- show with the production value of House of Cards or even GoT about Casars life. The political intrigue and the campaigns just scream to be put to film. + it could make many people become interested in Roman history.
Btw: "I'm not going to obey you, Caesar, you're not my Suzerain." *Rome has denounced you* 1 turn later *Rome has declared War* "Oh come on, mate!"
Well Rome could have been that but they were too busy with the cast that was not historical figures. And Caesar's entire life would be rather expensive to film with all the battes but it would be great.
akrybion try Rome from hbo
Actually, Rome from HBO inspired Game of Thrones (don't be confused, I mean in the quality and style, we all know game of thrones came from the books song of ice and fire). The problem is that HBO went budget and cancelled the show after 2 seasons, so the creators had to completely remove season 5 and cramp season 2, 3, and 4 in only season 2.
Sara Samaletdin Ay don't be talking shit about my boys of the thirteenth
Rome > Game of Thrones
Caesar in Gaul: Makin' Slaves
So if you do something stupid to Caesar it's a declaration of war.
Just like your normal Civilization game.
How dare you amass your army within your borders that is somewhat far from me! THIS MEANS WAR!
vesteel That was a time when stupid people didn't live long or had a voice.
Carlos, unlike today where stupid people live too long, yet have an even louder voice?
Well they were diplomats thougj
NO-CB is the best CB.
"Of course 'They would be better off in our glorious empire' is a valid reason for war! We are caring a lot for these ..." [looks at scribbled piece of paper] "... Veneti whose houses and ships we just burned down. Imagine what horrible fate it would be if they never got to enjoy Roman protection!"
PRUSSIAN SPACE MARINES.
Diplomatic insult CB
Uses diplomatic insult CB, Takes land anyway.
Best CB was the bell CB.
To find a reason to attack a daimyo went so far as to interpret the inscription on a new bell of an ally, where the characters of this guys name were seperated with another character, claiming that he (the ally) wanted to see him dismemberd.
Aint war hell. Hahaha
Valefisk delinquints incoming!
Caesar looks a lot like an unreasonable warmonger this video
He was. Everything he did was to aggrandize himself. Creates conflict to be placed in charge of an army. Uses said army to commit genocide and enslave as many people as he can. The spoils of the conflict used to buy public support to wage a coup de etat against his own government. Is so power hunger even his own close friends are worried enough to turn on him and murder him.
All such conquerors Caesar, Alexander, Genghis Khan were totally immoral, dangerously insane individuals who people were just pawns to increase their stature.
acevitamin “the Romans make a desert, and they call it peace.”
Alexander wasn't a warmonger. He was forced into campaigning against Persia after his barons forced him to abolish taxation and killed his source of income. Whether or not he was a megalomaniac (he was) is another thing but if he could have been great without war he would have chosen that if it were more publicly acceptable or inspiring.
Caesar however was not like that. He wanted power, not fame. He wanted to rule and be respected, not be a loved celebrity.
Remember that Caesar chose Consulship over Triumph. If Alexander was presented with that choice, he would have chosen the triumph without batting an eyelid.
@@Uroboro_Djinn Alexander may have had to fight Persia, but in many ways he was simply finishing his fathers unfinished plan to invade Persia. Also, if his war was entirely defensive, did he need to take all of Persia...then March in India...then die before he could invade Arabia...
@@robertgiles9124 Yes. Exactly. He marched on India ffs!
Veneti tribe: Takes roman diplomats as hostages
Caesar: And I took that personally
Unbelievably thrilling. It's amazing how you do this with just a set of squares and your voice. Thank you.
6:18 I love how Caesar ordered a fleet being made outside of Rome formal territory.
Her: Bae come over
Caesar: I cant, Im conquering land
Her: My parents arent home
Caesar: *Did I stutter?!*
Sigh, time to play rome total war 2 again
you mean rome total war 1 (much better)
Rome Total War 1 is classic, but aging.
I really don't get the hate for RTW2. It's one of the best Total War games ever made IMO. Maybe you tried to play it at launch? I heard it was full of bugs at the beginning. Runs great now, and the AI is alright. Better than I was used to. Maybe Shogun 2 was better, but it's been a long time since I've played it.
wtf are you talking about...
Play rome total war 2 with DEI mod plebs
Other channels' might have better graphics or more colorful language, but your storytelling and plot layout are superior. That makes your channel worthwhile.
RANDOM GAUL:"HEY CAESAR.........U GOTTA BOOGER IN YA NOOSE"
CAESAR:"LET THERE BE TOTAL WAAAAAAAR!!!!!!"
Your comment is so funny because it's only slightly exaggerated lol.
If Caesar had spared the vanetti, and put their expertise to work making naval ships.
Caesar would have ruled the god damn world.
Well the invasion of Britain would probably have gone more smoothly
He did
He actually did
To Kaiser Gidorah and col ita:
The Roman Legions were the ones building the ships and had less experience. So if Caesar had put the Veneti to building their ships, they would make better ships. The Veneti had centuries of shipbuilding experience and were better in every way. They also had a naval culture, so they would keep improving the ships. So yeah, it would change a lot and Caesar might've even annexed land in Britain with more troops able to cross the channel more reliably.
The Veneti would probably be assimilated into the Roman culture if this kept going, and they would simply become Romans, and form the backbone of their navy. This would probably subtly affect history as it went down, with the Veneti teaching the Romans of shipbuilding to pass the knowledge and innovativeness. Maybe Rome would invade Ireland, maybe they would conquer the Canary Islands and colonize it(properly since they actually had a colony there in our time); maybe they would send expeditions to Aksum, India and even possibly Southeast Asia and China(not for conquest, but for gathering info and trading).
They would've had the opportunity to colonize the New World if they kept improving their ships as the Veneti did(if the government was interested in colonization that is). If they ever discovered the New World, they would likely colonize all of coastal South America(and make trading posts in the Caribbean). One of these South American colonies would likely be pagan since, after the conversion to Christianity, a lot of pagans wanted to move somewhere where they wouldn't be persecuted and converted.
This sounds like an epic timeline. I wish Caesar wasn't that cruel.
PruCo
Roman merchants and diplomats did in fact regularly visit India and Aksum. They also indirectly traded with China, and we know that on at least one occasion, Roman diplomats visit China during the reign of Antoninus Pius. I do not think the Romans wouldn’t have been able to cross the Atlantic, even with improved ships. Travel in the storm swept open ocean wouldn’t be made possible until the 16th century. Even had they arrived, colonization would be unlikely, as the distances would be to great to maintain anything permanent. They also probably couldn’t have subjugated the natives, as technologically they were much more in line then the later Spanish.
Veneti - takes hostages.
Caesar - so anyway, I started blasting.
Binge watching Historia Civilis again and again and again... I'm so happy!
I love how you make some of the best videos on youtube, by animating squares. You are awesome!
Caesar making sure he had a 100% war score before signing the peace.
"Caesar, how did you conquer Gaul?" - "I...dunno...there was this "uprising" and then it just happened."
Caesar had a lot of gall for doing that to the Veneti.
"Throughout Cesears life we get hints he didn't love the senate"
Yeah, that whole civil war was a pretty fucking big one
The civil war was just the cherry on top of a cake that was a long time coming.
So good! There's nothing like this out there that so neatly shows how amazing he was and what he did!!
As always some quality stuff there mate!
"With Caesar finally satisfied that his boot was firmly on Gaul's neck."
That didn't age well..
Caesar went balls deep with a No CB war lmao. I’m getting EU4 vibes.
seriously considering a 4k monitor just to watch your videos :-P Great video though
Yeah....the video is just coloured shapes😂😂
Hey i ve been following your channel some time now, and i really like the year theme that you ve chosen and the way you comment and explain the historical facts.
A really good way of narration and understanding history.
Keep on like this
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@Digital Diogenes you just got a subscriber.
Really nice work and i recommend his channel to any fan of history.
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Thank you, dear lord, for providing us subjects with the holiest of all gifts- a Historia Civilis video.
8:55 Holy moly is that the inspiration for Asterix??
I thought the same and it is very likely. Isn't Uderzo from that region?
It's almost as if Ceaser wanted the Gauls to rebel one or two tribes at a time...
Can't wait for you to reach the era of the Roman Empire
Awesome series about our boy ceasar
Your videos are the only channel which makes me go "Yessss!" when I see a new video! Thank you for what you do.
Reminds me of when history channel was great... Keep up the great work and please don't turn this into an alien 👽 channel.
Big hooks on poles. Also known in the trade as boat hooks. An essential aid to docking, putting out, retrieving objects/fish/overboard sailors, and in boarding actions.
Some of us may consider arresting a diplomat is just a small diplomatic incident. However, we must take into account the possible external effects. Diplomats carry the name of rome, the glory of rome, an offense to them as a whole means an offense to rome. From the gallic tribes' point of view, this could lit another fire for struggle against the romans. I mean, just look at jeanne d'arc's effect on france. One person. From Caesar's point of view, he had to quickly put down this act and made an impression to the neighbouring tribes the superiority of rome. Caesar believed he already made that image, hence his "enforcing peace" moves. Alright, there is the possibility that this was just a diplomatic misunderstanding. But would you take a chance of a possible another large scale uprising? And the possibility of the uprising will take place near winter, in which logistics and army organization would become a nightmare? Plus, the tribe who told the roman the exact amount of the belgae army said there was 290.000 warriors. The roman had no way of knowing the exact amount of belgae warriors, but they surely thought the belgae army they met at the battle of the sabis was merely a fraction. In caesar's eyes, the possibility of large scale uprising is still high.
You deserve so many more subs, I've watched all your videos multiple of times
What happened to the Venetii makes sense. First, it was a slight against Roman control, and Romans never much like that. Second, the Romans took diplomatic immunity very seriously. Remember, it only took the rather minor mistreatment of the diplomat Postumius (laughing at him and literally taking a shit on him) to kick off the Pyrrhic War and get Tarentum stomped on.
Yeah, I think Caesar went over the top with killing/slaving everyone but the incident was not quite as minor as the video says.
The incident was so minor and blown out of context history does even record whether the romans seized were killed or not. Nothing but pretext for a maniac.
mysticonthehill
You really are an idiot.
I’ve had difficulty finding a source for the comment about postumius but I’d love to read more. Any recommendations for where to look?
I just love the amount of words for specific situations we have nowadays that derive from ancient people's names due to the fact that there was some such tale revolving around them (eg Postumius).
Dude. I freakin' LOVE YOU. If i could tune in to this i would listen pretty much everyday! U rule!!
Yes more Caeser vids!
2:08 we will see in a 2000 years
?
4 u
He was speaking of Governor of Syria as a prestigious position.
here's a bit of context as to why the romans would see Syria as being pretigious.
It was right next to Rome's biggest enemy, Parthia.
If you are a Roman general seeking glory, where would you want to be? In italy ? No. you would want to be right next to Rome's biggest and most powerful enemy.
Not to mention that the SIlk road passes through Syria. Lots o money to be made there
Your videos are awesome dude I love the content and the way you present it-keep up the good work!
Man... This video was uploaded 6 years ago... Time does fly, eh?
3:35 This Galba was also one of Caesar's assassins :D
Love your videos. I subscribed yesterday and I've been doing through all of them while I'm at work.
Quality content as always.
This channel is now one of my favourites
I was thinking it would be cool if you put some *|*, *x* or *•* on the units squares to indicate number of legions or strenght in general, something similar to the NATO Unit Counters.
For example on the map at 6:30 it would have helped visualize the strenght distribution and the 3 legions in the same place.
1 legion is around 5000 men.
I know, but sometimes HC overlaps more than one legion in the same rectangle so the rectangles distribution on the map do not always represent well visually the actual strenght distribution.
I never knew i could be entertained by bunch of squares. Nice job!
Yes! Roman history for the win!! Fuck my art class!!!
this channel is fucking awesome.
Could you please tell us which are the best history books about ancient Rome in your opinion? I'm sure some of us would like to learn more about the Gallic wars, the civil war, etc. Keep up the good work! :)
Hello from five years
now, im wondering. that permanent camp Caesar set up in Belgae territory was obviously still encamped by Romans (wouldnt be a permanent one otherwise)
but, how would they be supplied every time again? would the Belgae just let them through in fear of Caesar?
They(Romans) were terrible sailors but sea ports are notoriously hard to siege prior the age of ships of the line, and even then not the easiest.
Random guy: Hey Caesar your shoe’s untied
Caesar: 🔥THIS MEANS WAR🔥
Random guy: Dude I was just pointing something out
Caesar: 🔥I DON’T CARE🔥
Those chat bubbles are hilarious!
1:05 Cis-Alpine? I didn't know there were feminist theorists in the Roman Republic!!
Cisalpine and Transalpine Gaul. Cisalpine was on the Italian side of the Alps, Transalpine was on the other side.
Cis = "This side", Trans = "Across." But yeah, that's pretty much the only time anyone uses that prefix outside of gender studies :)
Copydot best comments
Cis and trans are used in organic chemistry
There is another opposite to cis-, I've noticed. There is a Hispanic province which, being the closest to Rome, is named Hispania Citerior (later part of Tarraconensis.) The province further west was called Ulterior (later Baetica.)
Great video, looking forward to the next part. Seriously starting to love this channel.
legend has it, caesar was looking for weapons of mass destruction
HC we love you and your the original OG OF Classical History. Yes we have Kings and Generals along with a whole other cast now but we love your block artwork and you. Please make more Roman videos or in most cases Catholic victories since we are the successors of the eternal city.
Love your videos, always happy to see a new one pop iy subbox, keep it up.
please continue making these clips. i really enjoy watching them and refreshing my Ceasar knowledge.
8:50 Wait, so Asterix and Obelix are real?? (kinda)
Best channel.
Anyone ever read Asterix? The series about the invincible Gauls ft. Julius Caesar.
Keep making these videos, man---they're by far the most carefully made and informative ancient history videos I've found on UA-cam.
I just checked out your channel, you had me at the Mongols.
No worries, I love your Greek videos as well, there just
doesn’t seem to be as much around for the Mongols, sad to say. Every year or so
I’ll watch Dr. Kagan’s online Greek lecture series, which I highly recommend checking
out if you haven’t already---it covers everything from the Mycenaeans to the rise
of Alexander and is very in-depth. Keep up the good work, man!
I was thinking you could do a video about all the sources we have and how we know all this stuff
Man this music and minimal art style. Spectacular
My man Ceaser.
Ceasar’s like “I don’t like the way those Gauls are... existing”
“That his boot was firmly on gauls neck” Oh boy has that aged poorly
Good way to get rid of a useless criminal goon.
@@jackhakken Rule of Law presides in the United States, thank goodness.
This is a good channel
I love your videos please let me give you money
he has a patreon account here where you can do so: www.patreon.com/HistoriaCivilis its also in the description.
Maximilian Hawkins holy shit. I may donate to that.
Joseph Rozensky totally just signed up on his patreon. Love me some historian civilis
I instantly drop what I'm doing and watch your videos when they come out. Keep it up man
Caesar was the greatest Roman, but Scipio was the best one. The former served himself, the latter served his country.
Matt Britzius The latter was killed by his country.
Scipio served his revenge for his father
Caesar served Rome more than himself.
@@mankn9098
Scipio served the Republic more than Caesar did. There's no doubt Caesar is a great military commander. But we're talking about loyalties here. And in the case of loyalty to the republic, Scipio overtakes Caesar in that he didn't turn his back to Rome.
@@IsThisRain And why serve a corrupt oligarchy, the Republic did not deserve saving.
Caesar did not turn his back on Rome, caesar turned his back on the traitors who were letting Rome rot from within.
God damn these are good. Looking forward to the next video
Man, I feel like we are soulmates.
Caesar was pretty wonderful.
I would have done even better in my college classes if I had these videos. Thank you
8:05 It's lit.
I have a history and engineering prelim tomorrow, but here i am because these videos are amazing!!
What are we, some kind of notification squad?
i keep loving this stuff, it's never enough!
Love your videos! Could you show us how you make the animations? I'm very curious cause its a simple yet effective system.
Awesome video mang! Let us see you present the conflicts that were WW2.. I know it’s a lot of work, But your videos are informatively awesome! I could only imagine!!
God, Caesar was so based.
Based on sulla
there goes 10 minutes of my day.
did you know caesar has a food named after him called the caesar salad in honor of his greatness. today you learned!
Neanderthal Man pls delete your comment i need to look smart
That's depressing.
Black Sunshine Shit, it really was deleted and now I don't know what you're talking about.