You guys should run an overview on the history of Israel. Starting from the Israelite tribes of Canaan all the way through the Islamic empires and leading up into your series on the arab-israeli wars, and of course the current conflict. Of course, it's something which has been covered countless times from many perspectives. However, having watched this channel mature over the last six years, I've come to greatly appreciate your efforts in accounting for the bias of ancient sources, modern historians, and, most especially, in accounting for your own biases as professional content creators and historians.
Agrippa is the true mvp of this tale. Everytime Octavian got himself in too deep, he'd go to Agrippa and Agrippa would say "Don't worry lil bro, I've got this."
But look how quickly Agrippa's family was outcast, the instant Agrippa died. Augustus & Livia made Tiberius divorce Agrippa's daughter, Vipsania (the mother of his son, whom he dearly loved) and made him marry Julia, widow of Agrippa, daughter of Augustus and someone Tiberius really did not like.
@@paulleverton9569 to be fair, family was not that Outcasted, Not to mention Augustus mourned Agrippa for the rest of his life, so double edge sword. Honestly? I think it was because Augustus was reminded too much of Agrippa every time he saw them and got too sad, I mean losing your BFF and closest friend being dead and seeing his family, which triggers sadness again? yeah that's decent justification for me but that's just me
@@michelarsenault4088 well that isn't what you let happen to your friends family After you miss your dead bff Hey no hate included to you tho Just my opinion
“Those guys? Those thousands of heavily armed and armored soldiers under my command? That’s not an army, Senator, those are just my bodyguards.” - Octavian probably.
That's the thing. There were no laws dictating how many men you can have or how well armed they can be. He played the system. Dude was a genius. Not militarily but he found someone that did that and that's genius in of itself.
The mind that Octavian Possessed was truly remarkable. From being hardly known in childhood to being the most powerful man in the world and the first Emperor.
Fun thing, Octavian is the ultimate case of using apparent success "he founded the empire" to retroactively justify his life as a serious of meticulous plans. It really helps that historians tend to blanket summarize events by attributing everything to a faction leader regardless of if they were even involved at all. Not to mention roman law also allowed him to legally take credit for the work of others. In reality a careful examination of first hand sources shows that his greatest success were mostly the result of absurdly good luck, with most of his own personal actions actually being failures. And by the time he became emperor he had dumbfounded (not actually deliberate) his way into enough competent people to actually run things for him. His main positive trait was only that he was willing to take bold action. Contrast that with Caesers assassins who mostly sat back and did nothing trying to bide their time instead of seizing the moment. Even then his bold actions repeatedly took him to the brink of disaster. He is quite possibly the luckiest figure in history. And frankly their is a popular roman saying that suggest even the common roman people recognised that he was more lucky then competent.
Wow, he really took Lefty Gomez's mantra to heart, "It's better to be lucky than good." Which makes sense - everything I've heard about Octavian indicates that he was a huge Yankees fan.
@@TheWhiskyDeltaCaesar often spoke about his own luck. I forget the conversation but I believe Octavian at one point said that he had inherited the luck of his Great Uncle. I think it’s rather fitting honestly.
Hi everyone, I was the writer and historian for this series, hope you enjoyed it and found out some interesting stuff! If you have any questions or feedback for me feel free to leave them below, I do my best to get around to all of them! ERRATA: At 1:22:40 the script says "Rhascupolis knew this land well, and told the triumvirs of a route around the pass." It should say that he told the *liberators* about the pass, as the animation correctly shows.
Weren't many of Caesars veterans in his legions retired at this point? My question is where many of them recalled back into service once the civil wars continued or were many of his legions filled with new recruits? Sorry for the long questions
Since it was the last video about the post Caesar civil wars, I feel like, that’s the right moment to ask you sth on Caesar: did he, as a General, intended the Gallic wars and civil war, fought personally like Alexander did or was he just at the frontline, which was nevertheless surely risky. I mean bc at Munda, Plutarch writes that Caesar said: he fought for his life… Dio says he joined the battle, so it seems like that. At Alesia Caesar writes (7,87 I believe): one part was ordered to surround the enemy and attack from the rear while the other one should follow him to help Labienus. So it seems like Caesar didn’t led his cavalry to attack from the rear, but joined Labienus. At the Sambre Caesar writes (2,25) that he grabbed a shield and went to the frontline naming every centurion by name and ordering to charge
@@jozzieokes3422 It's a mixture of both. Some of them were veterans who were retired, and then rejoined the Legions once the Civil War started (they were called evocati), but other times, Legions would keep their number and name, but basically be full of new recruits since Caesar's time.
EDIT: Caesar unknowingly invented the “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine” quote 2000 years before it became a thing.
Damn, Octavian/Augustus was truly a genius of his age and maybe, of all time. The way he attained power in Rome, maintained it, and wielded it. Truly, a master politician.
It's safe to say that he was groomed by Caesar toward the end, after secretly being added to his will. He clearly left a strong impression on his uncle, enough that he basically handed him the keys to a potential empire. It's crazy that from his official adoption he spends almost 60 years holding considerable political influence. Caesar gave him a head start but he established himself in his own way eventually, with some crucial allies and probably a lot of under the table deals.
@@geordiejones5618 Well actually they barely spent that much time together, although Caser was looking to start training him. His family had pestered him for years to adopt him as heir because he was the only male relative left and it's more likely he adopted him due to blood ties than anything else. Taking him as heir is also likely why Decimus (Ceaser's closest confident, naval commander, and original first heir) decided to betray and assassinate ceaser. Doing a deep dive into sources showcases that frankly.. Octavian is probably more lucky than competent (there is even a popular roman saying suggesting the common man of rome understood this) and the notion that he is a genius is likely more of "looking backwards" e.g.; This is where he ended up, therefore X Y and Z must have all been mastercrafted plans and not actually just bumbling along.
@@aleksandersokal5279 What does this have to do with liking or not liking? When you start reading through source material it's astounding just how different actual events are form how they are usually summarised. It's also just a classic human mistake to treat ultimate success as proof of deliberate action.
What an ending to a terrific story. From Caesar in Gaul through the crowning of Augustus as emperor, you've created a vision of the past that anyone interested in Roman history would enjoy. Thanks for your dedication and wonderful work!
really appreciate the fact that this video explores at length and in detail the role of many of the "side" characters such as Lepidus and Sextus Pompey that are glossed over in more simplistic accounts, and also provides context on the the potential biases of the historical documentation. top-tier content as always
I just finished the two amazing episodes on the Roman Civil War, and you drop a nearly 5 hour long beauty of a documentary as the third episode, the timing is simply amazing!
Fun fact : Octavius was the one who popularized the term "republic" to designate the Roman systemas as he tryed to legitimize himself as his restorer, based on the works of Cicero (which was already based on an ancient and outdated doctrine). Before that, the Romans didn't have a name for their political system, they just called it "scenate". Giving a name to those things was a greek custom.
@@Ishkur23 It's much more of an imperial name for Rome than a republican one, it only really came about in the last few decades of the republic. And although we know it as "The Roman Empire" they did not call it that themselves, they maintained the idea of the republic for another 300 years, even though it was long dead.
I'd need to read that as a source note quoting a respected authority to accept it as more than internet chatter. It sounds improbable. Not to mention that The Twelve Tables and SPQR were just two of the other names they had for their political and legal system. Not sure what 'scenate' means. Were you trying to spell 'Senate'?
@@almondsai7214 The Republic, the Principate, The Dominate. An imperial name that was used in the last few decades of the Republic (20, 30 or 40 years before the Imperial period). Those soothsayers must have really known how to see the future...
I've probably watched the videos preceding this video, Ceasar against Pompey and How Ceasar Won the Great Roman Civil War, hundreds of times each. I'm only 20 minutes into this video and I'm practically rivetted to my chair. My brain longs for a deeper understanding of what happened after Ceasar's passing and this release is filling in those voids. Thank you K&G!
"In order to ensure the security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Roman Empire! For a safe and secure society!" - Augustus
@@Fordo007It's a Popularus legend... GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR was a Popularus Political General, so powerful and so wise, he could use his charm to influence his army to conquer all... of Gaul...
I can't believe I finished this whole masterful work in one sitting!! Octavian's cunning road to power is absolutely enthralling! Fantastic work!!! Thank you!
I watched the series of Rome but that was more historically authentic rather than accurate. But the details of events you guys give especially of Rome is top quality content and really tells us the gritty and britty nature of how Civil Wars can be... its not just the battles on the field that matter but the battles both in parliament and minds
It’s astounding how companies, whose primary aim is inherently to increase profits, so often make extremely counterproductive decisions. Nevermind the fact that they don’t seem to learn from those mistakes, nor attempt to repeal their decisions once it’s clear they’d lose a major opportunity.
At the time it was the best show on TV hands down. It's one of the few things I've actually rewatched several times. If they made it today it wouldn't be the same there be nine black guys as Romans senators and a small Asian transgendered woman playing Caesar
Thanks for showing the chapters, hope this continues in the next compilations too Helped to distinguish the last chapter which you don't usually release a standalone video about! 😃
My Sunday morning is always a great moment I look up to, because of a K&G video. The upload today was later than usual, but it's for good reason! Thank you, Kings and Generals!
This series really drives home the irony of how Caesar’s assassins thought they were saving the republic as they saw it and they ended up paving the way for a man worse for them then Caesar ever was.
I'd love to see an in-depth series on the empire as a whole! Thank you for such an in-depth and interesting explanation of this time period in Roman history
Again an epic multi-houred history lesson from K&G. Thank you so much for putting this together and gifting it to us all. Going to take while to plow through all of this information again with fresh eyes and brain. Best channel on UA-cam
Kings and generals makes better documentaries than Netflix…. Im impressed by this wonderful work and also grateful for the efforts of kings and generals. Must take very long to do research edit etc. Simply incredible!
That is a pretty low bar. I can't really think of any good Netflix documentaries, and these days they seem to prefer to push pseudo historical conspiracy theories.
@@yoloswaggins7121 agreed Netflix has fallen to woke agenda 100%. My grandfather said no matter what they tell you in school Martin Luther king was white! 😂😂
@@KingsandGenerals very true, but some of the details get fuzzy over the years and I very much appreciate the top down perspective your videos provide as visualizing the battlefield when I read my textbooks could be difficult.
Octavian is arguably the most effective politician of their time in history. Can’t name a single politician from then to today that doesn’t try to replicate Octavians methods but just come off as a bumbling idiot as s result
@@panoskamp4324 Even with easy access to education, internet and research most of us are still not the brightest of folk, at least half the human population still fall for political ideologies and figures
@@SOL.INVICTVS. bro, that's like 1% of the population of the known world back then. And they were like the elite class of their society. Of course they are brilliant in their own way, but try to compare their knowledge to ours in both their and our world. They still thought that Gods existed out there that drank and received sacrifices from us.
Holy cow. I thought this was going to be a perfect video for me to watch while I eat, but then I saw the length of the video. I guess it's going to be a perfect video for me to have playing for whole evening instead!
Just commenting to let known my appreciation to being able to view these videos for free. I am currently a student with no income but I may soon become a member, both to give thanks to the channel and to see the unavailable contents. Really, thanks for this amazing videos! And about the video itself, it's amazing how Octavian, even though through some early setbacks (Cicero toying with him, and his defeat to Brutus for instance), managed to be the last man standing. Especially since after his setback against Sextus, his manipulation of public opinion and all is outstanding. From painting Antony as a fool who had forgone Rome, to his speech in the Senate giving him the title Augustus. A shame a man who does all that cannot be a moral man. And don't know why, I have always felt for Cassius. I guess him being the only positive thing in Carrhae and refusing to fight Pompeians has much to do with it.
This video was amazing, can't believe we live in times, where people spend days if not weeks or months of their time to produce such quality content for us to see for free
I finished rewatched both Caesar civil wars but then I found your Star Wars documentary on the rebels, so I had to finish that 😂 but now you have the Thrawn campaign and then the post-civil wars, so I got a lot to watch I'm looking forward to your American Revolution videos and the Second Crusade videos thank you for you dedication to telling history its allowed me to learn a lot
Thank you guys for the long video! You should consider going into the imperial era and showing people that Rome didn't just stand there after the disaster at teutoburg
❤ the way this was put together. Complete, with an in-depth analysis on the prescription, which was absolutely terrifying. Octavian won simply because of his political skills.
Sending love from Chicago me and my sons love your content My oldest even had one of your videos played in his history class they all loved it God bless your work is appreciated and loved if you ever visit dinner and drinks on me my brother
You are second to none in what you do, since Ceasar winning the civil war long video i have been waiting for this one. I know its going to be worth the wait ❤
Brilliant overview and detail of such a fascinating time in Ancient Roman History, thankyou so much for this interesting and comprehensive doco , loved it ..
“On the order of Cicero, let’s kill the only one dictator who was actually liked by the plebs, who was against terror, was merciful, gave Rome the biggest territorial gain maybe ever, then say we did this for the Republic and call ourselves Liberators” - Cassius and Brutus
@@KingsandGenerals okay, I give you that, but still... that's not an elegant move :D especially if you see the message of that: if you show mercy as a dictator, you will be assassinated
This video has been beautifully made and it marks the meteoric rise of Augustus, Brilliance and Foolishness of Antony and Lepidus's misfortunes. You have earned a subscriber for life and would surely join the patreon. Keep up the good work guys❤️❤️!!
I love this channel!!! even when discussing topics I know well there's always some new tid bits I've never heard before. The stories are so well told and have such excellent visuals! It's always, always exceedingly entertaining! Thanks for sharing! Yall keep up the good work!!!
Thanks for this video Kings and Generals. Love your Rome videos The Legions are still seen as a formidable force today, and Caesar a great general, but can you keep making WWII North African videos.
Been interested in and studying Roman military history for a bit. Like since the late 1950s . Guess you could say that im all in!!! You are always presenting more in depth details and refreshing new insights on the subject. What else can i say orher than . Thank you all so much!!!!
Octavian and Agrippa was the perfect one-two punch duo it seems. Octavian being the spin doctor and Agrippa being both talented and innovative on land and at sea.
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you lads are awesome.
@KingsandGenerals How did you guys make this video's maps?
@@Autconscipatheonive Photoshop
betterhelp, eh... really.... where they pretend to be therapists
i guess simps are worthless after all and you can pawn anything on them
You guys should run an overview on the history of Israel. Starting from the Israelite tribes of Canaan all the way through the Islamic empires and leading up into your series on the arab-israeli wars, and of course the current conflict.
Of course, it's something which has been covered countless times from many perspectives. However, having watched this channel mature over the last six years, I've come to greatly appreciate your efforts in accounting for the bias of ancient sources, modern historians, and, most especially, in accounting for your own biases as professional content creators and historians.
Agrippa is the true mvp of this tale. Everytime Octavian got himself in too deep, he'd go to Agrippa and Agrippa would say "Don't worry lil bro, I've got this."
Agrippa is so underrated as a general. Always liked him.
@@bryon5284 And A Good Admiral Too. 🙂
But look how quickly Agrippa's family was outcast, the instant Agrippa died.
Augustus & Livia made Tiberius divorce Agrippa's daughter, Vipsania (the mother of his son, whom he dearly loved)
and made him marry Julia, widow of Agrippa, daughter of Augustus and someone Tiberius really did not like.
@@paulleverton9569 to be fair, family was not that Outcasted, Not to mention Augustus mourned Agrippa for the rest of his life, so double edge sword.
Honestly? I think it was because Augustus was reminded too much of Agrippa every time he saw them and got too sad, I mean losing your BFF and closest friend being dead and seeing his family, which triggers sadness again? yeah that's decent justification for me
but that's just me
@@michelarsenault4088 well that isn't what you let happen to your friends family
After you miss your dead bff
Hey no hate included to you tho
Just my opinion
“Those guys? Those thousands of heavily armed and armored soldiers under my command? That’s not an army, Senator, those are just my bodyguards.” - Octavian probably.
If I was Octavian, I would have a huge bodyguard too.
as mama said, you can never have too many bodyguards
That's the thing. There were no laws dictating how many men you can have or how well armed they can be.
He played the system.
Dude was a genius.
Not militarily but he found someone that did that and that's genius in of itself.
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The mind that Octavian Possessed was truly remarkable. From being hardly known in childhood to being the most powerful man in the world and the first Emperor.
He learned from Caeser. Killed his political enemies. Caeser tried to turn them into friends.
Fun thing, Octavian is the ultimate case of using apparent success "he founded the empire" to retroactively justify his life as a serious of meticulous plans. It really helps that historians tend to blanket summarize events by attributing everything to a faction leader regardless of if they were even involved at all. Not to mention roman law also allowed him to legally take credit for the work of others.
In reality a careful examination of first hand sources shows that his greatest success were mostly the result of absurdly good luck, with most of his own personal actions actually being failures. And by the time he became emperor he had dumbfounded (not actually deliberate) his way into enough competent people to actually run things for him.
His main positive trait was only that he was willing to take bold action. Contrast that with Caesers assassins who mostly sat back and did nothing trying to bide their time instead of seizing the moment. Even then his bold actions repeatedly took him to the brink of disaster.
He is quite possibly the luckiest figure in history. And frankly their is a popular roman saying that suggest even the common roman people recognised that he was more lucky then competent.
Wow, he really took Lefty Gomez's mantra to heart, "It's better to be lucky than good." Which makes sense - everything I've heard about Octavian indicates that he was a huge Yankees fan.
God give what the Empire needs not another conqueror but a stateman a political genuis that shape the Roman Empire
@@TheWhiskyDeltaCaesar often spoke about his own luck. I forget the conversation but I believe Octavian at one point said that he had inherited the luck of his Great Uncle. I think it’s rather fitting honestly.
Hi everyone, I was the writer and historian for this series, hope you enjoyed it and found out some interesting stuff! If you have any questions or feedback for me feel free to leave them below, I do my best to get around to all of them!
ERRATA: At 1:22:40 the script says "Rhascupolis knew this land well, and told the triumvirs of a route around the pass." It should say that he told the *liberators* about the pass, as the animation correctly shows.
Weren't many of Caesars veterans in his legions retired at this point?
My question is where many of them recalled back into service once the civil wars continued or were many of his legions filled with new recruits?
Sorry for the long questions
Since it was the last video about the post Caesar civil wars, I feel like, that’s the right moment to ask you sth on Caesar: did he, as a General, intended the Gallic wars and civil war, fought personally like Alexander did or was he just at the frontline, which was nevertheless surely risky. I mean bc at Munda, Plutarch writes that Caesar said: he fought for his life… Dio says he joined the battle, so it seems like that. At Alesia Caesar writes (7,87 I believe): one part was ordered to surround the enemy and attack from the rear while the other one should follow him to help Labienus. So it seems like Caesar didn’t led his cavalry to attack from the rear, but joined Labienus.
At the Sambre Caesar writes (2,25) that he grabbed a shield and went to the frontline naming every centurion by name and ordering to charge
What's next? Mitradatic wars maybe? Crassus defeat in parthia?
@@perennem_equitem_57 already covered
@@jozzieokes3422 It's a mixture of both. Some of them were veterans who were retired, and then rejoined the Legions once the Civil War started (they were called evocati), but other times, Legions would keep their number and name, but basically be full of new recruits since Caesar's time.
EDIT: Caesar unknowingly invented the “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine” quote 2000 years before it became a thing.
Can't believe they released star wars in 146 AD...
@jonbaxter2254 They even made Revenge of the Sith in real life!
With Augustus as Palpatine
Somehow Caesar returned.
Excellent comment.
What? @@jonbaxter2254
This channel's workrate is actually incredible
They were the real Kings all along.
@@jonbaxter2254I thought so.
They were the real Generals all along.
@@TheRealForgetfulElephant There are that too.
Damn, Octavian/Augustus was truly a genius of his age and maybe, of all time. The way he attained power in Rome, maintained it, and wielded it. Truly, a master politician.
It's safe to say that he was groomed by Caesar toward the end, after secretly being added to his will. He clearly left a strong impression on his uncle, enough that he basically handed him the keys to a potential empire. It's crazy that from his official adoption he spends almost 60 years holding considerable political influence. Caesar gave him a head start but he established himself in his own way eventually, with some crucial allies and probably a lot of under the table deals.
@@geordiejones5618 Well actually they barely spent that much time together, although Caser was looking to start training him. His family had pestered him for years to adopt him as heir because he was the only male relative left and it's more likely he adopted him due to blood ties than anything else. Taking him as heir is also likely why Decimus (Ceaser's closest confident, naval commander, and original first heir) decided to betray and assassinate ceaser.
Doing a deep dive into sources showcases that frankly.. Octavian is probably more lucky than competent (there is even a popular roman saying suggesting the common man of rome understood this) and the notion that he is a genius is likely more of "looking backwards" e.g.; This is where he ended up, therefore X Y and Z must have all been mastercrafted plans and not actually just bumbling along.
He was the ultimate game of thrones champion in history. Even had a super long reign
@@TheWhiskyDelta Damn, this is some OPTIMATE cope. You really do not like Augustus do you?
@@aleksandersokal5279 What does this have to do with liking or not liking? When you start reading through source material it's astounding just how different actual events are form how they are usually summarised.
It's also just a classic human mistake to treat ultimate success as proof of deliberate action.
Thank you guys for these long videos! 20-30min just isnt long enough for all the small details.
Know what you mean. Sometimes it takes me 2 days to watch them.
Agreed I like to listen to these while I'm at work.
I've had the Roman Civil War one on in the background in bed for about 4 days. Best way to drop off
I work alone so these long form videos are great for the workday.
#NotAttentionSpanOfAFishGang
What an ending to a terrific story. From Caesar in Gaul through the crowning of Augustus as emperor, you've created a vision of the past that anyone interested in Roman history would enjoy. Thanks for your dedication and wonderful work!
really appreciate the fact that this video explores at length and in detail the role of many of the "side" characters such as Lepidus and Sextus Pompey that are glossed over in more simplistic accounts, and also provides context on the the potential biases of the historical documentation. top-tier content as always
I just finished the two amazing episodes on the Roman Civil War, and you drop a nearly 5 hour long beauty of a documentary as the third episode, the timing is simply amazing!
Watching since my high school days in 2019 😊
About the same time I started too, tho I'm a bit older.
Such a passion for history i’v been watching since I was 9 and 10 years old. Used to watch lot of K&G’s Ancient China stuff.
That's great. It's good to see the younger generation interested in history.
I am 12 and love watching K&G and love studying history.
It is indeed a long video
Fun fact : Octavius was the one who popularized the term "republic" to designate the Roman systemas as he tryed to legitimize himself as his restorer, based on the works of Cicero (which was already based on an ancient and outdated doctrine).
Before that, the Romans didn't have a name for their political system, they just called it "scenate". Giving a name to those things was a greek custom.
Senatus Populesque Romanus was the official name of their government. We know it as SPQR.
@@Ishkur23 I think that mean "Sono pazzi questi romani".
@@Ishkur23 It's much more of an imperial name for Rome than a republican one, it only really came about in the last few decades of the republic. And although we know it as "The Roman Empire" they did not call it that themselves, they maintained the idea of the republic for another 300 years, even though it was long dead.
I'd need to read that as a source note quoting a respected authority to accept it as more than internet chatter.
It sounds improbable.
Not to mention that The Twelve Tables and SPQR were just two of the other names they had for their political and legal system.
Not sure what 'scenate' means. Were you trying to spell 'Senate'?
@@almondsai7214 The Republic, the Principate, The Dominate.
An imperial name that was used in the last few decades of the Republic (20, 30 or 40 years before the Imperial period).
Those soothsayers must have really known how to see the future...
here we go. another caesar classic
Caesar just racking up wins, as per usual.
@@jonbaxter2254 what 😂
Another one
@@ML8443 ?
I've probably watched the videos preceding this video, Ceasar against Pompey and How Ceasar Won the Great Roman Civil War, hundreds of times each. I'm only 20 minutes into this video and I'm practically rivetted to my chair. My brain longs for a deeper understanding of what happened after Ceasar's passing and this release is filling in those voids. Thank you K&G!
"In order to ensure the security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Roman Empire! For a safe and secure society!"
- Augustus
I love democracy...
"Have you heard of the tragedy of Julius Caesar?"
@@BigBoi678 No.
@@vitorpereira9515 I thought not, it's not a story the Optimates would tell you.
@@Fordo007It's a Popularus legend... GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR was a Popularus Political General, so powerful and so wise, he could use his charm to influence his army to conquer all... of Gaul...
Go fight the parthians
Win 3 times and kill the enemy king
Gets a triumph in rome
Refuses to elaborate further
Chad Ventidius
No better way to avoid finals than a 4.5 hour video love ya lads
Prepare for the finals, the video will be here tomorrow
Lol @@KingsandGenerals
I can't believe I finished this whole masterful work in one sitting!! Octavian's cunning road to power is absolutely enthralling! Fantastic work!!! Thank you!
Thank you Kings and Generals for another long documentary. It maybe 4 and half hours long but its worth every minute.
Agrippa was Octavian’s MVP.
Thanks! It’s nice to see work culminate into one great long video.
I watched the series of Rome but that was more historically authentic rather than accurate.
But the details of events you guys give especially of Rome is top quality content and really tells us the gritty and britty nature of how Civil Wars can be... its not just the battles on the field that matter but the battles both in parliament and minds
HBO's show Rome was cancelled too early.
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It’s astounding how companies, whose primary aim is inherently to increase profits, so often make extremely counterproductive decisions. Nevermind the fact that they don’t seem to learn from those mistakes, nor attempt to repeal their decisions once it’s clear they’d lose a major opportunity.
At the time it was the best show on TV hands down. It's one of the few things I've actually rewatched several times. If they made it today it wouldn't be the same there be nine black guys as Romans senators and a small Asian transgendered woman playing Caesar
@@chrisclerget3155 😂
@@LostToasterto be fair, the costs of that production mustve been insane
These videos are my bedtime stories. I love falling asleep to them. I end up rewatching from the last part that I remember.
Haha same here! Its great
Thanks for showing the chapters, hope this continues in the next compilations too
Helped to distinguish the last chapter which you don't usually release a standalone video about! 😃
yes excellent feature, particularly on longer videos
This is awesome! Good stuff
My Sunday morning is always a great moment I look up to, because of a K&G video. The upload today was later than usual, but it's for good reason! Thank you, Kings and Generals!
This channel really spoils me with its uploads. I appreciate all the hard work you guys put in.
I LOVE these long Caeser videos
Alright mate I’m not tryna hear your whole life story
@@chrisneely573 and when did I exactly told anything about my life?
Wdym lol@@chrisneely573
4.5 hrs! K&G's Roman histories are by far the best on YT and are my favorites. Thank you!
This series really drives home the irony of how Caesar’s assassins thought they were saving the republic as they saw it and they ended up paving the way for a man worse for them then Caesar ever was.
I'd love to see an in-depth series on the empire as a whole! Thank you for such an in-depth and interesting explanation of this time period in Roman history
The joy of seeing a new, long video from this channel, is unmatched.
This is a brilliant series. Sincere congratulations to the producers of this wonderful piece in Octavian / Antony. Loved it
Funny how a child considered "Too young and unexperienced" became The First And Greatest Roman Emperor After Caesar
Just thinking that amount of work that put into this is AMAZİNG
This was absolutely legendary. I love this channel so much!
HE WAS A CONSUL OF ROME!!!
Where is the rest of him?
Where is the rest of him?
Caesar: "If you strike me down, I'll become more powerful than you can possibly imagine!"
A consul of rome to die in this sordid way , quartered like some low thief. Shame !!
Great a reason to rewatch this masterpiece! thank you KnG for your hard work!
Agrippas brilliance is definitely overlooked as he helped octavian in many undesired situations
Again an epic multi-houred history lesson from K&G. Thank you so much for putting this together and gifting it to us all. Going to take while to plow through all of this information again with fresh eyes and brain. Best channel on UA-cam
This channel never disappoints me in terms of quality
Kings and generals makes better documentaries than Netflix….
Im impressed by this wonderful work and also grateful for the efforts of kings and generals. Must take very long to do research edit etc.
Simply incredible!
That is a pretty low bar. I can't really think of any good Netflix documentaries, and these days they seem to prefer to push pseudo historical conspiracy theories.
@@yoloswaggins7121 agreed Netflix has fallen to woke agenda 100%.
My grandfather said no matter what they tell you in school Martin Luther king was white! 😂😂
wow mad respect to create such a long documentary. Will watch it in peace, but ofcourse instant like :)
I want more long videos like this
@@alannolan5126 sadly I dont have enough money to be a member
Thank you K&G for this informative and thrilling video.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO !ALL THE BEST FROM ROMANIA !
Outstanding! Cannot imagine the efort, a great gift for our knowledge!
Thank you!
my favourite UA-cam Channel, thanks for this amazing content. love from argentina 🇦🇷
I'm sick with a cold on a Sunday afternoon, thank God this came out today
Get well soon!
Man I wish you guys were around when I took Roman Military History in University, I find this format so much more enjoyable than reading my textbooks.
I am sure you are very knowledgeable because of these books. Nothing is ever in vain.
@@KingsandGenerals very true, but some of the details get fuzzy over the years and I very much appreciate the top down perspective your videos provide as visualizing the battlefield when I read my textbooks could be difficult.
Well, I've got my new background noise sleep material. Great work as always guys, keep it up!
Octavian is arguably the most effective politician of their time in history. Can’t name a single politician from then to today that doesn’t try to replicate Octavians methods but just come off as a bumbling idiot as s result
That's because everyone back then was an idiot and it worked😂😂
@@panoskamp4324 Even with easy access to education, internet and research most of us are still not the brightest of folk, at least half the human population still fall for political ideologies and figures
Napoleon
@@panoskamp4324read the writings of figures like Cicero, Caesar, Sun Tzu, Marcus Aurelius, etc. and try again
@@SOL.INVICTVS. bro, that's like 1% of the population of the known world back then. And they were like the elite class of their society. Of course they are brilliant in their own way, but try to compare their knowledge to ours in both their and our world. They still thought that Gods existed out there that drank and received sacrifices from us.
4 and a half hour video on Roman history? Thank you, I’ll take ten. Great work as always, Kings & Generals team!
Holy cow. I thought this was going to be a perfect video for me to watch while I eat, but then I saw the length of the video. I guess it's going to be a perfect video for me to have playing for whole evening instead!
This is the best documentary on youtube. I sincerely thank you as there is not enought about Augustus
Just commenting to let known my appreciation to being able to view these videos for free. I am currently a student with no income but I may soon become a member, both to give thanks to the channel and to see the unavailable contents. Really, thanks for this amazing videos!
And about the video itself, it's amazing how Octavian, even though through some early setbacks (Cicero toying with him, and his defeat to Brutus for instance), managed to be the last man standing. Especially since after his setback against Sextus, his manipulation of public opinion and all is outstanding. From painting Antony as a fool who had forgone Rome, to his speech in the Senate giving him the title Augustus. A shame a man who does all that cannot be a moral man.
And don't know why, I have always felt for Cassius. I guess him being the only positive thing in Carrhae and refusing to fight Pompeians has much to do with it.
YES another extended ancient Rome video!! I've happily binged each one. Thank you guys. This Romaboo loves K&G so much.
The long format videos are so nice to listen to at work.
Thabk you very much for all the work. I wish you always be here, teaching us
This video was amazing, can't believe we live in times, where people spend days if not weeks or months of their time to produce such quality content for us to see for free
A genuinely impressive work. Masterful, in research, presentation, even to narration. Flawless!
I was just rewatching the older videos about Romes invasion of Greece and then Ceaser in Gaul so this is perfect to continue the binge
I finished rewatched both Caesar civil wars but then I found your Star Wars documentary on the rebels, so I had to finish that 😂 but now you have the Thrawn campaign and then the post-civil wars, so I got a lot to watch I'm looking forward to your American Revolution videos and the Second Crusade videos thank you for you dedication to telling history its allowed me to learn a lot
My 3yo son has stopped watching dinos and its all about kings and generals now. I for one am so proud.
Thank you guys for the long video! You should consider going into the imperial era and showing people that Rome didn't just stand there after the disaster at teutoburg
❤ the way this was put together. Complete, with an in-depth analysis on the prescription, which was absolutely terrifying. Octavian won simply because of his political skills.
Sending love from Chicago me and my sons love your content My oldest even had one of your videos played in his history class they all loved it God bless your work is appreciated and loved if you ever visit dinner and drinks on me my brother
that was really good. thank you for making this video
You are second to none in what you do, since Ceasar winning the civil war long video i have been waiting for this one. I know its going to be worth the wait ❤
Once again awesome! One of the best channels on internet. I can't wait, I never really could find in detail his early years turning into Augustus.
I majored in politic science/ history, i wish i had these videos when i went at the University over twenty years ago, your work is amazing
Brilliant overview and detail of such a fascinating time in Ancient Roman History, thankyou so much for this interesting and comprehensive doco , loved it ..
This channel should be protected as a Historical Marvel. ❤
Thanks!
“On the order of Cicero, let’s kill the only one dictator who was actually liked by the plebs, who was against terror, was merciful, gave Rome the biggest territorial gain maybe ever, then say we did this for the Republic and call ourselves Liberators” - Cassius and Brutus
Cicero didn't order the assassination of Caesar. He actually didn't know anything about the conspiracy.
@@KingsandGenerals okay, I give you that, but still... that's not an elegant move :D especially if you see the message of that: if you show mercy as a dictator, you will be assassinated
One of your best video's imo bro good stuff 👏
Who needs “Game of Thrones” when you’ve got the history of Rome
Sometimes there's too much incest and bloodshed. Then GoT gives you a nice escape.
This video has been beautifully made and it marks the meteoric rise of Augustus, Brilliance and Foolishness of Antony and Lepidus's misfortunes. You have earned a subscriber for life and would surely join the patreon. Keep up the good work guys❤️❤️!!
I love this channel!!! even when discussing topics I know well there's always some new tid bits I've never heard before. The stories are so well told and have such excellent visuals! It's always, always exceedingly entertaining!
Thanks for sharing! Yall keep up the good work!!!
That ventidius sidequest was legendary
This is masterful. The amount of work you put into this is amazing. World class.
Thanks!
This is my favorite channel to eat food on I’m an iPad kid through and through best channel out there
These long videos are amazing!
Best YT channel of all time! This is epic
Can’t wait to see the next video on the the rest of Augustus’s reign as well as learning more on the Julio-Claudian dynasty that followed Augustus
The outline is slowly coming together
Excellent...so detail...thank u so much....
Thanks for this video Kings and Generals. Love your Rome videos The Legions are still seen as a formidable force today, and Caesar a great general, but can you keep making WWII North African videos.
This video has the coolest freaking thumbnail kings and generals ever made 🥵😌
Such a good series man
This is just one of the most brilliant documentaries ever made.
holy shit is this christmas? a 4h video about roman history lets goooo
Such a great conclusion to an outstanding series of videos
This is one of the most informative video I have seen. And the narrator, i like the narrator. 🎉
Been interested in and studying Roman military history for a bit.
Like since the late 1950s .
Guess you could say that im all in!!!
You are always presenting more in depth details and refreshing new insights on the subject.
What else can i say orher than . Thank you all so much!!!!
Love the videos on Roman history. Keep up the good work guys!
Love the long videos it's like a dive into the old world
Thanks!
I’m super excited OMG YOU NEVER DISAPPOINT
This video is gold! Thank you very much❤
Octavian and Agrippa was the perfect one-two punch duo it seems. Octavian being the spin doctor and Agrippa being both talented and innovative on land and at sea.