His Year: Cicero (63 B.C.E.)

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  • @casacara
    @casacara 5 років тому +4027

    Absolutely Not His Year: Catilina

  • @h35d85bs0
    @h35d85bs0 7 років тому +3704

    THIS ISN'T GREECE. HERE IN ROME THINGS GET MESSY BUT THINGS GET DOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEE

  • @polandballhistorian8537
    @polandballhistorian8537 5 років тому +2576

    “Executing your enemies sets an authoritarian precedent for the future.” - the most famous authoritarian politician of all time.

    • @BCrane-ej4iq
      @BCrane-ej4iq 4 роки тому +286

      I mean, he didn't say he wasn't going to follow that precedent, so...

    • @pride2184
      @pride2184 4 роки тому +406

      He didn't excute and kill opponents. So Caesar is less authoritarian in that aspect.

    • @lkcdarzadix6216
      @lkcdarzadix6216 4 роки тому +175

      @@pride2184 but his nephew sure did

    • @reinatr4848
      @reinatr4848 4 роки тому +8

      @@pride2184 cicero was allowed to

    • @phosphoros3050
      @phosphoros3050 4 роки тому +219

      The nephew & the Second Triumvirate used the fate of Caesar as the reason for their ruthlessness. Marius & Sulla were bloodthirsty, but they didn't get assassinated by ungrateful former supporters allied to spared enemies.
      As for Cicero's legal authority, it appears that the constitutionality of the Senatus Consultum Ultimum was controversial even at the time, Caesar simply was the most vocal person opposed to it. This was possibly partly motivated by the consideration that the Optimates always used it as a cheat card to "legally" slaughter the Populists that Caesar was a part of when they were winning. It was basically a suspension of the Roman Constitution.

  • @stevenreid2223
    @stevenreid2223 3 роки тому +1550

    Cicero: Hey want to hear a joke Catalina?
    Catalina: Sure.
    Cicero: The Consulship.
    Catalina: I don't get it.
    Cicero: And you never will.

  • @olefredrikskjegstad5972
    @olefredrikskjegstad5972 5 років тому +1329

    "Y'all are corrupt as hell"
    - Cato, 63 BCE

    • @ArmandoMPR
      @ArmandoMPR 5 років тому +111

      Cato was such a hypocrite, though. “Fuck due process or any sort of trial, lets kill these supposed conspirators.” Pretty much all we know about this “conspiracy” comes from Cicero’s POV. To me this reeks of the elitists once again fucking over the lower classes by killing off someone who champions their cause.

    • @franciscomm7675
      @franciscomm7675 4 роки тому +24

      @@ArmandoMPR we will never be 100 percent sure

    • @alex_zetsu
      @alex_zetsu 4 роки тому +72

      Actual Cesar wrote on the conspiracy and didn't say much other than "it totally happened, but Cicero was ignoring process once he got the bad guys"

    • @AbbeyRoadkill1
      @AbbeyRoadkill1 4 роки тому +57

      @@alex_zetsu ... And then Caesar himself went on to completely ignore process when he became Consul. The more I learn about Caesar the less I like him, and I didn't like him that much to begin with. There's no doubt he was a genius commander and motivator of men, but his ethics and character were extremely lacking.

    • @alex_zetsu
      @alex_zetsu 4 роки тому +17

      Hey, I was just saying the conspiracy was probably real since Caesar said it totally happened and if it was made up it would be more politically convenient for him to champion Catillina's memory and expose the frame up than mention it as a footnote. I'm not saying Caesar himself cared about process when it was inconvenient to him. Which is honestly probably true for any consul from 95 BC to Augustus's time, Caesar and a few others were just better at getting away with shenanigans (or maybe everyone got away with it and no one wrote it down because they retired and became nobodies).

  • @ajdc88
    @ajdc88 8 років тому +2441

    i could watch those little squares fight all day

    • @thefrosty1925
      @thefrosty1925 8 років тому +132

      It's actually strange how much they help you to visualise things :D :D

    • @wojtekimbier
      @wojtekimbier 8 років тому +77

      I will remember the senate full of squares for many years

    • @SuperCompany007
      @SuperCompany007 8 років тому +1

      I just wish he used better music :( Like rome total war ost

    • @thefrosty1925
      @thefrosty1925 8 років тому +17

      Company007 meh, the music's fine and fits the video perfectly but I see why you want RTW music, it's truly the best

    • @xander1052
      @xander1052 8 років тому +32

      The elephant symbols are the best of all :D

  • @popcornfury9095
    @popcornfury9095 8 років тому +2245

    "BLAAAARG!" -Julius Caesar, 63 B.C.

    • @ihaveagun22
      @ihaveagun22 8 років тому +110

      insightful

    • @tomslub
      @tomslub 7 років тому +178

      I imagine this quote beeing put in new Rome total War game on loading screen. :)

    • @martonk
      @martonk 7 років тому +3

      +tomslub lol

    • @davidtiganila27
      @davidtiganila27 7 років тому +4

      too soon man :(

    • @renai8028
      @renai8028 7 років тому +123

      "This is Rome, NOT Greece! Things get messy but things get DOOOONE" M.T. Cicero, 63 BCE

  • @elronman
    @elronman 5 років тому +372

    "you're acting like an authoritarian"
    "oh yeah? would an authoritarian draw swords on the senate?"

    • @pride2184
      @pride2184 4 роки тому +5

      Depends if the Senate is abusing their power and not working for the people.

    • @enkiimuto1041
      @enkiimuto1041 4 роки тому +33

      "you're acting like an authoritarian" -- Ceasar

    • @nicholaswatson2725
      @nicholaswatson2725 4 роки тому +8

      "Et Tu Brutus" - Julius caesar not too soon after. Fuck the senate.

  • @abdullahburakugurlu5035
    @abdullahburakugurlu5035 4 роки тому +819

    Who is here after Cicero's death? F

  • @jinzo457
    @jinzo457 3 роки тому +311

    "Caesar's appeal against authoritarianism."
    *wheeze*

    • @gavinsmith9871
      @gavinsmith9871 2 роки тому +22

      While it might seem ironic in context it makes sense. What Cicero was doing was very similar to what Sulla did with the Proscriptions when he was dictator. Caesar narrowly dodged being a victim of said Proscriptions, so it should be no surprise that he was against something like them happening.

    • @karthikparameswaran7813
      @karthikparameswaran7813 2 роки тому +1

      08:38--08:43
      I chose this time range because Historia Civillis has mentioned "lockdown" and "password". Cicero at that time lived a political life in Ancient Rome just imagine. And he is mentioning modern things as such. I doubt that whether the concept of "lockdown" and "password" was already known in ancient Rome.

    • @vulpes7079
      @vulpes7079 2 роки тому +3

      @@karthikparameswaran7813 do you think Romans were retarded? Controlling who gets in your house and setting a codeword to get in is not a new concept. HC even mentions it was a well-known military practice to control access to their installations.

    • @karthikparameswaran7813
      @karthikparameswaran7813 2 роки тому +1

      @@vulpes7079 Then can you suggest some reliable sources which can tell about the ancient Roman military life? I want to know more about it.

    • @vulpes7079
      @vulpes7079 2 роки тому +2

      @@karthikparameswaran7813 I'd recommend "The Roman Art of War: Theory and Practice"

  • @paulliu8502
    @paulliu8502 7 років тому +1870

    Everything the senate said from 10:45 onwards
    Incoming Consul 1: Yeah sounds good
    Incoming Consul 2: Trials are overrated anyway
    Ex-consul 1: I'm cool with murder on any occasion
    Ex-consul 2 : I love you Cicero
    Ex-consul 3 : I am very supportive
    Ex-consul 4 : I wasn't paying attention
    Ex-consul 5 : I was.
    Ex-consul 6 : Where all my consuls at?
    Ex-consul 7 : Maybe in 2000 years somebody will make a youtube video about this moment (XD)
    Ex-consul 8 : I may have bit off more than I can chew here
    Ex-consul 9 : I approve.
    Ex-consul 10 : What is the meaning of existence?
    Ex-consul 11 : This took so much time. Why did I do this? (Tell me about it)
    Ex-consul 12 : Did I hear "electric chair"?
    Ex-consul 13 : I can do the electric slide.
    Ex-consul 14 : I sometimes condone murder
    Ex-consul 15 : These traitors make me so mad
    Ex-consul 16 : Love you, Cicero
    Ex-consul 17 : I just go along to get along
    Ex-consul 18 : I just do what I'm told
    Ex-consul 19 : Murder has my vote
    Praetor 1: Affirmative
    Praetor 2: Roger that
    Praetor 3: Yay!
    Praetor 4: Support!
    Praetor 5: Just like... fine
    Praetor 6: Praetors, ayyyyyy (I counted the y's trust me)
    Praetor 7: Yea
    You're welcome

    • @EcuadorianFlagShip
      @EcuadorianFlagShip 7 років тому +164

      I appreciate your commitment to the cause

    • @Macaroth1
      @Macaroth1 7 років тому +9

      This really reminds me of King of Dragon pass ;)

    • @renai8028
      @renai8028 7 років тому +87

      "Praetor 6: Praetors, ayyyyyy (I conted the y's trust me)" Paul Liu, 2016 AD, loading screen in the new Rome Total War

    • @Angelblue1302
      @Angelblue1302 6 років тому +16

      Foreshadowing IRL is there too after Caesar leaves

    • @orwasaker3913
      @orwasaker3913 6 років тому +26

      "Where all my consuls at?" new hit single by DMX

  • @bcboy0300041
    @bcboy0300041 7 років тому +1462

    lol, Julius Caesar arguing against Authoritarianism. The epitome of irony

    • @parthiancapitalist2733
      @parthiancapitalist2733 5 років тому +126

      Caesar wasn't a tyrant. Like Napoléon, he used his absolute power for good

    • @radioactivesocks7088
      @radioactivesocks7088 5 років тому +41

      bcboy0300041 shut up Napoleon

    • @noel_21
      @noel_21 5 років тому +214

      @@parthiancapitalist2733 Caesar commited many atrocities. He was definitely not good.

    • @reinatr4848
      @reinatr4848 5 років тому +13

      @@parthiancapitalist2733 omg

    • @clawsoon
      @clawsoon 5 років тому +28

      @@parthiancapitalist2733: Politically, Caesar was basically Hugo Chavez. Land reform to get the support of the poor; opposed by conservatives; used the army to nullify the republic.

  • @BazBattles
    @BazBattles 8 років тому +2248

    Crazy detailed stuff for such distant times. Romans were exceptional in many ways. Love it.

    • @asdafaafsaffa2871
      @asdafaafsaffa2871 5 років тому +16

      STFU

    • @tiago6588
      @tiago6588 5 років тому +114

      @@asdafaafsaffa2871 no u.

    • @Coldfront15
      @Coldfront15 5 років тому +19

      asdafa afsaffa no u Indian

    • @henryporter4081
      @henryporter4081 5 років тому +30

      I'm a big fan of your channel as well, not surprised to see you here

    • @abanuverse
      @abanuverse 5 років тому +17

      I thought the same thing; ridiculously sophisticated as compared to the 21st Century. We could learn A LOT

  • @Lykyk
    @Lykyk 8 років тому +406

    "I'm just a simple man I've never even murdered anyone"
    KEK

    • @reinatr4848
      @reinatr4848 5 років тому +13

      (1-At least illegally,
      2- Yet.)

  • @potsaf1125
    @potsaf1125 7 років тому +1040

    Poor Cicero. All he wanted was some peace and stability. The proudest moment of his life is doing just that, and then Rome gets wrecked by a billion civil wars.

    • @dramlamb5196
      @dramlamb5196 4 роки тому +150

      We must not forget that these were all extremely wealthy men and what the conservatives valued above all else was to protect their incredibly privileged position. In the end they were all too selfish to understand continuing to horde all the land and power was not even in their own long-term interest.

    • @captainrev4959
      @captainrev4959 4 роки тому +1

      Jamie Owns He didn’t really have a choice and it succeeded!

    • @velorn8927
      @velorn8927 4 роки тому +23

      @@dramlamb5196 they should have cut the plebs a good deal make land reforms and free up the poor farmers from taxation instead collect some crops and add them to your grain doll and expand it trough all of italy + keep politics mostly in patrician hands
      Most plebs probably only wanted fair masters
      Any other ideas?

    • @cenkuygur6841
      @cenkuygur6841 4 роки тому +27

      Of course, he never embellished the details of his "In Catlinam" speeches, trying to get other historians such as Lucius Lucceius to publish said embellishment, then on top of that calling himself "Pater Patriae" for his work. He was entirely self-interested, and did nothing the help the actual victims of the corrupt Roman oligarchy.

    • @reinatr4848
      @reinatr4848 4 роки тому +4

      @@cenkuygur6841 What about in his Quaestorship in Sicily?

  • @BattleDroid739
    @BattleDroid739 6 років тому +260

    "Hypocrit"
    "Stfu"
    Gotta love Roman etiquette.

    • @karthikparameswaran7813
      @karthikparameswaran7813 2 роки тому

      Hey, let's have a pause for a minute
      08:50
      "Act of giving a password like this was a well known military tradition."
      It means that the concept of "password" was very much prevalent in Ancient Rome!!
      08:38
      I also chose the above time period for I doubt that whether or not the concept of "lockdown" was prevalent. If it was so then please explain me how?

  • @saidtoshimaru1832
    @saidtoshimaru1832 5 років тому +69

    "When, Catilina, will you cease abusing our patience?"

  • @cheydinal5401
    @cheydinal5401 4 роки тому +55

    ~"I care about the Constitution" - Cicero
    *goes on to immediately make a deal with his co-consul to ignore the Constitution*

    • @lordbonney9779
      @lordbonney9779 Місяць тому +1

      The deal Cicero made was completely constitutional though, nothing about that was illegal.

  • @carlelg5001
    @carlelg5001 8 років тому +703

    This channel is so fking good

    • @Knightfriend
      @Knightfriend 8 років тому +10

      But the videos are made weeks apart but if its to make videos this good than im fine with it

    • @SuperCompany007
      @SuperCompany007 8 років тому +2

      I just wish he used better music :(

    • @gummybearhelbreath
      @gummybearhelbreath 7 років тому +8

      if he could get allowed to use TotalWar:Rome music tracks it would be nice i think there tracks are awesome

    • @andrehaugvaldstad
      @andrehaugvaldstad 4 роки тому +7

      ​@@gummybearhelbreath I actually rather enjoy the music. It has grown on me. Also, I'm kind of fed up with certain history channels creating all of their content using both animation and music from that game. It might be cool as a fan of the game, but after a point it becomes boring. Especially if you don't care much for the game.

    • @Jeff-ku9bq
      @Jeff-ku9bq 4 роки тому

      André Haugvaldstad I agree completely. I thought it was a cool concept initially but after I realized that everyone had started doing it, I grew a new appreciation for those little squares

  • @colbysimpson659
    @colbysimpson659 8 років тому +449

    would you consider doing an entire series/mini-series about Cicero?? he is one of the most fascinating roman figures and is often overshadowed by ceaser in the history books

    • @fatalshore5068
      @fatalshore5068 4 роки тому +73

      I had to write about the triumvirate at uni last semester and the online platform I was typing on recognized "Caesar" and "Pompey" as words but not "Crassus" I really did laugh out loud. I just noticed youtube's spellcheck is doing exactly the same haha.

    • @Slender_Man_186
      @Slender_Man_186 2 роки тому +8

      Well, I’m both happy and sad to say that his story has now been covered and unfortunately concluded.

    • @HazhMcMoor
      @HazhMcMoor Місяць тому

      For some time i thought cicero and cato was the same person lmao

  • @kostathomas8732
    @kostathomas8732 7 років тому +214

    "This isn't Greece. Here in Rome things get messy but things but THINGS GET DONE."

    • @justinokraski3796
      @justinokraski3796 7 років тому +41

      SPQR! SPQR! SPQR!

    • @JonatasAdoM
      @JonatasAdoM 6 років тому +1

      Caesar gets things done (sorta)

    • @iamseamonkey6688
      @iamseamonkey6688 4 роки тому +5

      After watching the sparta video i have to agree with him

    • @philip8498
      @philip8498 2 місяці тому

      Blaargh!
      Julius Caesar, 63. BCE

  • @theconquerors5971
    @theconquerors5971 8 років тому +667

    Please go into to the rivalry between Sulla and Marius next

  • @JK_2998
    @JK_2998 8 років тому +636

    Glad this channel became active agan

    • @CommissarMitch
      @CommissarMitch 8 років тому +9

      Was just about to say it

    • @novaimperator1526
      @novaimperator1526 8 років тому +3

      Yup

    • @kreol1q1q
      @kreol1q1q 8 років тому +3

      Very glad! I just subscribed, only to find out that there has been a long pause. Never again, please! :)

    • @nils191
      @nils191 8 років тому +4

      Same

    • @martonk
      @martonk 7 років тому +2

      yes indeed

  • @jmiquelmb
    @jmiquelmb 8 років тому +988

    Knowing Caesar accused Cicero of being an authoritarian is one of the funniest things I've heard in some time. Btw, were there other senatorial figures of relevant importance that are normally ommited by historians to make things easier to understand, or were guys like Caesar, Cato and Cicero overshadowing the other politicians? I guess it's more like the former, but it always surprised me how much influence those 3 had in Roman politics.

    • @sarasamaletdin4574
      @sarasamaletdin4574 8 років тому +134

      They were during these years. If you pick year other than Crassus and Caesar's counsul years there would be other influental people that would be in the spotlight. And other people like Catalina, Crassus and Pompay were really powerfull too and they have been mentioned in this and the Caesar video. And others like Biblius that was bit less important have been mentioned. But oviously these are a little simplyfied.

    • @jimfrien9040
      @jimfrien9040 8 років тому +126

      I think the reason just a few men stand out in the senate in this time period is because after Sulla's reign a lot of prominent and more competent men were killed or taken prisoner, so the senate was 'levelled' in a way and a competent few were able to really take hold of things. (Ex. Pompey, Cicero, Crassus,Caesar, Cato)

    • @kekero540
      @kekero540 6 років тому +22

      siegward of catarina
      Leadership is rare even among leaders.

    • @dimitrapsachoulia1644
      @dimitrapsachoulia1644 6 років тому +1

      siegward of catarina q

    • @stuckupcurlyguy
      @stuckupcurlyguy 6 років тому +40

      On top of that, senators were becoming more unequal in terms of wealth. Conquests of other provinces had made a few slave owning senators much richer than before while others hadn't had a part of the spoils.

  • @lasharn07
    @lasharn07 8 років тому +234

    I love these videos. Roman politics is just so interesting

  • @samiamrg7
    @samiamrg7 4 роки тому +76

    The irony of Caesar saying something is “too authoritarian.”

    • @iamseamonkey6688
      @iamseamonkey6688 4 роки тому +4

      This was a young Caesar. He would've been 36-37 so he might not have developed his kingly ideology

    • @as07011
      @as07011 4 роки тому +5

      Putin in his early 30s was a huge supporter of democracy and USA

    • @kajetanradulski9267
      @kajetanradulski9267 4 роки тому +2

      Authoritaniasn are usually former idealistic liberals disilussioned with existing institutions and ideals

    • @samiamrg7
      @samiamrg7 4 роки тому +14

      @@kajetanradulski9267 I think it has more to do with Caesar having a distaste for extrajudicial killing. Despite his kingly ambitions, Sulla soured Caesar's taste for it.
      Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian were younger and I don't think they experienced Sulla's reign firsthand, which is perhaps one reason why they went about with purges.

    • @travisnebeker9970
      @travisnebeker9970 4 роки тому +3

      @@samiamrg7 ...this is the same Caesar that threatened to murder the tribune of the plebs Lucius Caecilius Metellus to his face, correct?
      I think it's fair to say his being targeted by Sulla would make him wary of proscription, but I wouldn't extend that to extrajudicial killing in general. Debatable as well whether or not the genocide in Gaul he orchestrated - or, for that matter, all the Roman deaths in the civil war he started - was "extrajudicial" or just beyond the scope of Roman criminal law, as opposed to just the rules of war. But he was clearly willing to see a whole lot of people die to get his way in his petty little political dispute.

  • @CreepsMcPasta
    @CreepsMcPasta 8 років тому +229

    Wonderful video as usual. Can't wait for more

  • @baileypeternellhoover6195
    @baileypeternellhoover6195 4 роки тому +114

    Seriously though, Cicero's wife had to be like the best woman ever. Like how many spies does that lady have lol?

    • @chrisb9143
      @chrisb9143 2 роки тому +20

      That's just her lovers.
      She only had affairs when Cicero chose to make a speech instead of spending time with her

    • @SKILLIUSCAESAR
      @SKILLIUSCAESAR Рік тому

      @@chrisb9143 ha

  • @ismaelismael8543
    @ismaelismael8543 2 роки тому +6

    This Caesar fella sounds like a true believer in democratic values and mercy, i hope he got to be consul some day, he sure deserved it

  • @kapitan19969838
    @kapitan19969838 5 років тому +60

    When Cicero acts like a dictator, nobody bats an eye
    But when CAESAR does so, well then everyone loses their minds!!!

  • @TobiasDwyer
    @TobiasDwyer 8 років тому +144

    I appreciate the shift from military history towards politics. It seems a bit more applicable to layman like myself. :P

    • @liesdamnlies3372
      @liesdamnlies3372 8 років тому +40

      The military history is always applicable. To just about anything.

  • @craigkdillon
    @craigkdillon 4 роки тому +42

    Cicero was an "institutionalist"? Yet, he brought weapons and armed guards to the Senate??
    I think Cicero had to deal with the complexities and paradoxes of laws and leadership.
    Like how Lincoln had to suspend Habeus Corpus. Although great supporter of democracy, he had to act undemocratically sometimes during the Civil War.
    I think Cicero, and later Caesar, had to do the same.

    • @michalsoukup1021
      @michalsoukup1021 Рік тому +3

      The difference is that Caesar started the civil war, you don't get to claim "neccesity" if you start a civil war.

    • @DLites151
      @DLites151 15 днів тому

      @@michalsoukup1021 Bruh...the would have KILLED HIM.

  • @YaofuZhou
    @YaofuZhou 4 роки тому +22

    Who else is rewatching this after Cicero’s death?

    • @JamesJJSMilton
      @JamesJJSMilton 3 роки тому +4

      Cicero's greatest hour vs his Finest.

    • @mashucha
      @mashucha 2 роки тому +5

      Well id assume everyone considering he died a atleast a few years ago

    • @pretzelstick320
      @pretzelstick320 3 місяці тому +1

      Spoiler alert

  • @effspot
    @effspot 8 років тому +120

    New Historia Civilis video at 6 AM in Los Angeles? I knew I stayed up for a good reason. Keep up the amazing work man!

  • @danielgorog2646
    @danielgorog2646 5 років тому +53

    I have heared that during one of the Senate's discussions over the Catilina conspiracy, Caeasar was reading a letter instead of joining the discussion. When one of his enemies, maybe Cato suggested this is part of the conspiracy demanded the letter to be read out publicly; the letter turned out to be a love-letter from Servilia, Cato's half-sister. Can someone confirm or explain?

  • @Timon-IrishFolk
    @Timon-IrishFolk 5 років тому +95

    That Cicero seems to be important and all but.. what about that man's wife?!

  • @teekaybrown3903
    @teekaybrown3903 8 років тому +194

    OMG I love this channel!! The content quality is amazing, the facts intriguing and the overall presentation incredible! just wish he did his battle breakdowns on all major or interesting battles in history...

    • @pete9320
      @pete9320 8 років тому +8

      That'd be a fuck ton of videos. 😂

    • @GopmiSapmi
      @GopmiSapmi 8 років тому +7

      I'm in no hurry!

    • @SuperCompany007
      @SuperCompany007 8 років тому +3

      I just wish he used better music. Like rome total war ost

    • @ImiKG
      @ImiKG 7 років тому +4

      Copyright problems :/

    • @TimTeboner
      @TimTeboner 7 років тому +27

      I like the subtle music in these, it's less distracting.

  • @tucody8497
    @tucody8497 Рік тому +7

    Fun fact: the first case is actually Labienus (urged by Caesar) accusing some person of the murder of his uncle and some other guy. Also, he was serving as tribune of the plebs that year.

  • @thefrosty1925
    @thefrosty1925 8 років тому +237

    GOD'S BE PRAISED! ROMA HAS BEEN GIFTED WITH YET ANOTHER VIDEO THIS MONTH BY HISTORIA! MAY 1000 BULLS BE SACRIFICED TO PLEASE THE GODS SO WE MAY BE GIFTED WITH MORE GLORIOUS VIDEOS! ROME IS MOTHER TO US ALL

    • @andreascovano7742
      @andreascovano7742 8 років тому +7

      For The God of Doors!!!

    • @thefrosty1925
      @thefrosty1925 8 років тому +8

      ***** Do not utter such words.. Never shall you say such drivel again, the God of Doors is a pathetic fool and nothing more, never shall his name be sung in glory along with our glorious Rome

    • @3ringstudiogaming
      @3ringstudiogaming 8 років тому +16

      The enemy general is KIIILLLEEEDDD. Their men run like frightened rabbits.

    • @thefrosty1925
      @thefrosty1925 8 років тому +13

      3 Ring Studios THIIIS LANND IS ROMMANNNNN! :>>>

    • @Traindriver321
      @Traindriver321 7 років тому +4

      I read that in the narrators voice. So awesome.

  • @mojabaka
    @mojabaka 2 роки тому +24

    For everyone who‘s a fan of Cicero or wants to learn more, I highly recommend the triology about Cicero by Robert Harris.

    • @Seven-Planets-Sci-Fi-Tuber
      @Seven-Planets-Sci-Fi-Tuber 6 місяців тому +1

      Thanks!
      I loved his novel Pompeii. In return I recommend Steven Saylor's Sub Rosa series as well as his Roma trilogy.

    • @11mousa
      @11mousa 5 місяців тому +1

      I second that. Well written and for a story it is amazingly accurate.

  • @MrMoppleTheWhale
    @MrMoppleTheWhale 8 років тому +12

    I love all your videos, but I have to say that ancient politics is where you really shine. There are some educators who can explain battles, but very few can teach politics without being boring. Keep up the amazing work!

  • @syluxv2398
    @syluxv2398 4 роки тому +10

    Coming back here after Cicero's final hour.

    • @bomschhofmann1644
      @bomschhofmann1644 4 роки тому +1

      We are just doing our duty as loyal followers of Historia Civilis, just how Cicero wanted us to do

  • @Nipah.Auauau
    @Nipah.Auauau 8 років тому +25

    The comment about Roman homes being open to the public is fascinating! Know where I can learn more about this?

    • @n0denz
      @n0denz 8 років тому +14

      It reminds me of RPG's in which you can just walk into people's houses during the day.

    • @Nipah.Auauau
      @Nipah.Auauau 8 років тому +7

      tetrisclock
      And jack all the random shit they keep in barrels and boxes.

    • @stuka80
      @stuka80 7 років тому +16

      Nipah Auauau as far as i know, private homes were not open to the public, but a tribune's home was. the video just didnt make that distinction.

  • @limon16025
    @limon16025 7 років тому +82

    This isn't Greece
    Here in Rome
    Things get messy
    But things get done
    Cicero 63BCE

  • @redvelvet5374
    @redvelvet5374 7 років тому +46

    I think you missed the part about the Night Mother, Sithis, and the Dark Brotherhood.

  • @Swoost
    @Swoost 8 років тому +17

    This would make a great movie

  • @ideallyjekyl5200
    @ideallyjekyl5200 8 років тому +35

    More...... More........ MOOOOOORE! GREAT CONTENT.

  • @kayleighlehrman9566
    @kayleighlehrman9566 2 роки тому +2

    Caesar's blood spilled on the floor of the Senate? Imagine if that actually happened!

  • @SirGeeeO
    @SirGeeeO 8 років тому +284

    did Rome have an anti sword control lobby?

    • @andreascovano7742
      @andreascovano7742 8 років тому

      I dunno

    • @jmiquelmb
      @jmiquelmb 8 років тому +17

      They should have held the senatorial reunions in the public baths. They were all guys, and probably already spent a good part of the day there. Also, the idea of the fate of Rome being decided in such a place is funny.

    • @sc18594
      @sc18594 8 років тому +96

      swords are evil and kill people, we need sword free zones !

    • @GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser
      @GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser 8 років тому +40

      You are a dumbass man, swords (weapons overall) and even military uniforms were strictly prohibited in the roman forum.

    • @jmiquelmb
      @jmiquelmb 8 років тому +24

      Max Payne Which was pretty logic, as we all know how it ended when a legion entered in Rome.

  • @alexmcloughlin6048
    @alexmcloughlin6048 8 років тому +10

    Always get happy when I see you uploaded a new video

  • @thetraitortotyrannyv1790
    @thetraitortotyrannyv1790 7 років тому +2

    I absolutely love your videos! I've been subbed for quite a while now (still less than a year), but your content is entertaining and extremely enjoyable for those that want to learn about Ancient Rome. My personal favorites are the actual battles, how Rome (or its enemy) is able to outmaneuver and trick the other into ultimate defeat. You're the only channel I know that has entire videos dedicated solely to mapping and showing the progression of ancient battles in a military format. Keep doing what you're doing!

  • @Frugustin
    @Frugustin 2 роки тому +15

    Of course you didn't mention the note that was passed to Caesar during the session and that Cato sperged out and demanded for him to read it aloud, since he thought it was from conspirators and it turned out to be a love letter to Caesar from Cato's sister.
    Can have Caesar looking like a baller on this channel.

  • @citizenevans6018
    @citizenevans6018 8 років тому +15

    Please do a series on Augustus, you can break it down, so you talk about the second triumvirate, the outcome of Caesars assassins, but all focusing on Augustus point of view and impact upon him.

  • @saintrivers962
    @saintrivers962 8 років тому +9

    I am loving these "His year" series! thank you so much for making these videos!

  • @justsomeguy3931
    @justsomeguy3931 5 років тому

    These are all so good. I can't find a flaw in them, you do great work. Thank you

  • @naputidarrian
    @naputidarrian 8 років тому

    I enjoy these greatly, the graphic, the clear information, crisp narration. These videos are wonderful and I look forward to every upload

  • @jacobbeitner8796
    @jacobbeitner8796 Рік тому +4

    This Cicero fellow sure is a great guy! I just hope he doesn’t get beheaded, or something.

  • @deaustin4018
    @deaustin4018 5 років тому +9

    I remember having to translate one of Cicero's speeches to the Senate in school years ago - the one in which Cicero basically called Cataline "a pile of shit."

  • @Dingus301
    @Dingus301 7 років тому

    this is so amazing, its so great you became active again

  • @ConnorGerman
    @ConnorGerman 8 років тому +1

    I love these videos, you have the most underrated channel on this website.

  • @MateusAntonioBittencourt
    @MateusAntonioBittencourt 8 років тому +27

    I vote for you to make one of these for every year of the Roman Republic/Empire

  • @sisyphus349
    @sisyphus349 6 років тому +83

    Bibilus, the original Jeb Bush

  • @klausneumann3941
    @klausneumann3941 5 років тому

    This is by far my favorite channel. Keep it up.

  • @kaneknight4606
    @kaneknight4606 8 років тому +1

    These His Year Videos are amazing, please do more

  • @brokenlegend23
    @brokenlegend23 4 роки тому +5

    Loved what F. Engels and M. Parenti wrote about Cicero's life.

  • @trimaris
    @trimaris 8 років тому +5

    Pausing to read your text in the little bubbles made me laugh hysterically. Dude, you're awesome.

  • @loftus8046
    @loftus8046 8 років тому

    Really love this channel as I've never really looked into the history of the Roman Empire. Keep up the good work please.

  • @magmafalcon7593
    @magmafalcon7593 8 років тому +1

    I really love this channel, I love history but never really got into Rome's legacy, and it's awesome learning about it

  • @GenMaj_Knight
    @GenMaj_Knight 3 роки тому +9

    Cato: The original Contrarian.

  • @jaxlockhart518
    @jaxlockhart518 8 років тому +12

    Please don't stop making these... Please...I'm asking nicely:)

  • @kevinklein4876
    @kevinklein4876 8 років тому

    the weekend just got better! you are awesome man, keep it up

  • @mariopichardo376
    @mariopichardo376 7 років тому +1

    This is very well done, terrific job! I love the simplicity of using squares, you told the story well through them.

  • @randomgamer7904
    @randomgamer7904 8 років тому +4

    Keep making videos mate there awesome

  • @frankreed7560
    @frankreed7560 4 роки тому +14

    Just watched the new "Finest Hour" video :(

  • @wnevin1626
    @wnevin1626 8 років тому

    Another great historical video!! I wait for these all the time, keep it up!!

  • @jenzelarevalo1086
    @jenzelarevalo1086 6 років тому

    Love listening to this channel while doing hw! Keep up the good work!

  • @michaelhenry3234
    @michaelhenry3234 6 років тому +8

    I find it so strange that tons of people in history have met. It's like they're all characters in a story. Cicero, Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, etc. etc.

  • @nicolasyan1613
    @nicolasyan1613 8 років тому +4

    Your animations are getting better and better, it's fantastic!

  • @josh_richards
    @josh_richards 3 роки тому +1

    Every few months I come back and watch all the Roman related content and I love it more every time, unbelievable work

  • @dusanradomirovic909
    @dusanradomirovic909 4 роки тому

    One of my favorite videos on UA-cam. You tell a really good story!

  • @HansHammertime
    @HansHammertime 5 років тому +11

    You missed the “in catilinam” cicero wrote when convincing the senate of catilina’s wrongdoing. Shrugging it off as “not Cicero’s finest moment” does not do justice to a speech so iconic that we still use the way it was structured and how it plays it’s audience today.
    Another important matter you missed was that Cicero later lived in fear of prosecution for his decision to execute the rebel leaders
    As someone who studied latin and Cicero by exstension, I see these two matters as very important regarding this part of Cicero’s life. Why did you not include them?

  • @thekingof300
    @thekingof300 5 років тому +8

    Cicero's movements could be taken as tyrannical in a lot of cases. It's pretty interesting that the senate seems to go along with it but when Cesar made similar moves they were outraged.

    • @rin_etoware_2989
      @rin_etoware_2989 2 роки тому +1

      then again, there's still a significant difference.
      Cicero who didn't even become a dictator. Caesar who got to be dictator for life.
      Cicero who was content with the still-significant honorific of Father of the Fatherland. Caesar whose list of titles rival the Habsburg monarchs'.
      Cicero's white toga. Caesar's purple robes.

    • @rin_etoware_2989
      @rin_etoware_2989 2 роки тому

      of course i'm not going to just look away at how utterly scuffed the Republic was ever since the murder of the Gracchi brothers, but if there's anyone who could have really restored the Republic, it's Cicero. no matter Caesar's greatness, i deplore him just as much as i deplore Napoleon for exactly the same reasons.

    • @palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046
      @palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046 Рік тому

      Caesar and Cicero were equally great leaders in their own time. Cicero as a compromiser in a time of great divison, Caesar as a stabiliser after civil war

  • @03drugill
    @03drugill 4 роки тому

    I have always enjoyed history, in particular Roman history. Your channel has filled so many gaps and fulfilled questions I had. You never disappoint, ever. 👍👍

  • @pete9320
    @pete9320 8 років тому

    Yes please! Thanks for this lovely video, made my day.

  • @elsasslotharingen7507
    @elsasslotharingen7507 8 років тому +258

    6 Caesar supporters went mad over this video.

    • @christosvoskresye
      @christosvoskresye 7 років тому +110

      "BLAAAARG!"

    • @M_Chen333
      @M_Chen333 6 років тому +3

      44 now!!!

    • @eoinharrington2692
      @eoinharrington2692 6 років тому

      M. Chen 52

    • @toddharig8142
      @toddharig8142 6 років тому +2

      Im really curious why people actually bother to press dislike on this. What is the motivation?

    • @vncore496
      @vncore496 6 років тому +6

      A good way to prevent getting videos of the same type or theme from appearing in your recommendation list. I do not approve of this method, but guilty of it too - disliked a few shitty compilation videos, never seen them again.

  • @shaggycan
    @shaggycan 7 років тому +4

    The place of execution was called the Tullianum. Rome had no jail until MUCH later. Because it was forbidden to break the skin of a Roman citizen. That's why the symbol of power was a bundle of rods (The Fasces). A Citizen could be beaten but not cut. That is why executions were either hangings or the doomed person was thrown off a cliff.

  • @ElectronLord
    @ElectronLord 8 років тому

    This channel is my new favorite.

  • @tomstieve
    @tomstieve 2 роки тому

    Thank you for the series

  • @hobokenb0b
    @hobokenb0b 3 роки тому +4

    This has such a new meaning now.

  • @jahphotographizer
    @jahphotographizer 7 років тому +4

    I never really would have considered that Roman political history is just as, if not more, entertaining than Roman military history. I especially love the little facts like how houses were normally open and the jail was a cistern. Great work as always!

  • @Lolsheep115
    @Lolsheep115 7 років тому

    I always love your videos they make my day. Thank you so much for doing this !

  • @blacklight4720
    @blacklight4720 8 років тому

    Thank you for delievering us history.Nice of you to share knowledge. keep it flowing.

  • @johnmanno9701
    @johnmanno9701 3 роки тому +3

    Another excellent video. According to what I've read, the full details of the Cataline Conspiracy are rather murky. Your interpretation makes the most sense. Although, we'll never really know what actually happened, given the circumstances

  • @xxOmponxx
    @xxOmponxx 8 років тому +16

    I hope you're doing a video on Sulla next.

    • @dyingearth
      @dyingearth 4 роки тому

      Problem is that Sulla and Marius will take multiple videos, just like Caesar. The Marius-Sulla civil war was really bloody whereby when Sulla was out fighting a war, the Marian faction will murdered Sullan supporters inside Rome. And then Sulla wins his war and came back to return the favor to the Marian faction.

  • @vkmicro2
    @vkmicro2 7 років тому

    Love your videos! thanks a lot! keep them going!

  • @RickyBobby_USA
    @RickyBobby_USA 7 років тому

    Another video worth watching and worth the wait...thanks

  • @dittygoops
    @dittygoops 4 роки тому +5

    I like to believe that the execution of the prisoners DID set a dangerous authoritarian precedent for the future, one that led Caesar to become who he was.

  • @Krustenkaese92
    @Krustenkaese92 8 років тому +44

    this is some Game of Thrones level shit

    • @asserius9058
      @asserius9058 8 років тому +29

      The only difference is that real history doesn't need dragons to be interesting.

    • @Krustenkaese92
      @Krustenkaese92 8 років тому +14

      tbh, GoT isn't interesting because of dragons. It's cool because of dragons, but not 'interesting'
      it's interesting because of other reasons^^

    • @thehomicidalcupcake3171
      @thehomicidalcupcake3171 8 років тому +3

      Bewbs

    • @Krustenkaese92
      @Krustenkaese92 8 років тому

      haha no :D

    • @icedragon769
      @icedragon769 8 років тому +4

      Most of the events in Game of Thrones are based on real life. The Red Wedding is taken beat for beat from the Massacre of Erbil in 216AD, in which the Roman Emperor Caracalla killed the entire Parthian royal family.

  • @RADlX
    @RADlX 8 років тому

    I love your material! Thank you

  • @60Burn
    @60Burn 5 років тому

    Maaan, I love your videos.