I loved when Dr Beard warned us not to get too smug about Rome and their slaves because WE HAVE INVISIBLE PEOPLE TOO. Brilliant and empathetic! Dr Beard is the best historian!
Difference is we didnt go out and capture them, they came here on their own free will and mostly illegally. No sympathy, only to the Brits they are effectively denying jobs.
Taking turns to read lines from a textbook of lies from an egomaniac who loved girls in their summer skirts was less fun than sitting at home listening to interesting people.
Wish I could travel the sites with her, because so many of the really intriguing places that she peruses are almost devoid of any other people, so she has the place to herself and that seems to lend a sense of discovery to the whole experience. She’d be a fascinating travel companion.
One minor contrasting opinion to a statement on Boudicca, perhaps she was a brutal leader because the Romans took everything from her...they flogged her...they RAPED her DAUGHTERS...her own children...this wasn't just leading, it was revenge....perhaps had she won, her leadership would have been different than her revenge. Perhaps, Great Britain would have become something entirely different, sure, but it wouldn't necessarily have been bad... because to Romans were brutal too...never ever forget the slaughter they wrought across some of the largest swaths of the world ...just because they created some good things didn't mean they were good...just because Boudicca was brutal in her revenge doesn't mean she was bad....
No nation, culture, people in history were ever entirely good throughout their history and all have plenty of "evil" deeds in their past. You either have an empire of you're a part of someone elses....and it's never going to be any different.
"In the midst of battle, when chaos reigns and fear grips the heart, remember this: the true battlefield lies within oneself. Conquer the doubts, the temptations of weakness, and the tumult of emotions. For it is not the external foe that defines victory, but the inner strength and resilience of the warrior's spirit." - Marcus Aurelius
Roma ha portato al Mondo leggi, arte, cultura, infrastrutture, e tecnologia quando il mondo circostante non ne aveva. E Roma ne aveva perchè era un coacervo di razze anche allora, popolazioni e religioni diverse che vivevano in pace, popoli migratori si unirono ai Greci e i Romani In quasi ogni angolo del Mondo trovi le tracce del passaggio dell'impero Greco Romano, preferisco definirlo così l'impero dei miei Avi! Avranno avuto di certo i loro torti, ma non era il sol popolo barbaro in circolazione. Pace e bene a tutti, il Mondo non è quello che pensiamo, la storia è stata scritta e riscritta più volte dopo i vari reset, una cosa è certa, con tutti i suoi difetti l'impero Greco Romano ha portato molto al resto del Mondo, le sue tracce sono ovunque 🤗💕Sappiamo poco della verità su ogni tema e su qualsiasi cosa, ma le tracce evidenti non possono essere cancellate, un libro lo puoi riscrivere, una costruzione e il suo stampo chiaro non puoi nasconderlo. Cmq i nostri Avi sono morti e sepolti, pace all'anima loro, cerchiamo di fare meglio noi e non essere barbari oggi, come molti di loro lo furono ieri, condannare il passato che non implica colpe a chi rappresenta quei popoli e vive oggi è assurdo se oggi appunto, alcuni popoli commettono gli stessi errori del passato. Viviamo in pace 💕 Namastè 💕
I love this documentary. I only disagree with one point. Boudica. She wasn't a terrorist. She and her family didn't oppose the Romans until they raped her daughters. They were children. I can see how that would infuriate her and the other native Britains.
Mary is such a hero of mine, I could listen to her all day long. I went to Pompeii and Herculaneum 2 weeks ago, long long time dream realised it was truly amazing. Mary and Bettany Hughes are brilliant historians. Imagine meeting them 😮❤
Mary is such a hero of mine, I could listen to her all day long. I went to Pompeii and Herculaneum 2 weeks ago, long long time dream realised it was truly amazing. Mary and Bettany Hughes are brilliant historians. Imagine meeting them 😮❤
The ancient Romans were a vile race of bullies that massacred, tortured and persecuted every settlement and civilisation they came across. When they weren't doing those things they were killing their own family members and neighbours. Certainly, we can admire their engineering and building skills, but as human beings they seemed to have been unnecessarily cruel at every turn.
@@philjamieson5572 Un buon italiano per essere inglese, io dico che ciò che hanno fatto i nostri Avi non va ripetuto, oggi c'è più istruzione e si spera ci si sia evoluti , ma aihme' purtroppo viviamo in un periodo storico che rasenta le stesse barbarie, sei un inglese non devo spiegartelo. Ottimo italiano 👏👏👏
Extremely interesting and Mary Beard makes that so. But, the bit about the ice from the Greenland, explained as the bubbles were the result of greenhouse gas caused by Rome, doesn't cut it for me. For one, the jet stream and earth rotation doesn't make that a logical assumption. Further, there have been mini glacial periods with the last climaxing in 1875 and warm periods with the last one in the 1400's, a cool period about 500 years prior, another warm period about 500 years before that. At the time Greenland was last "discovered" and inhabited, it was in a warm period sufficient that people came to farm. When it was so "suddenly" vacated, it had become too cold to inhabit. These oscillation of the planet on her axis cause these differing climates and are so far apart and slow in bringing about a change that then seems rapid, affects also lives of living organism, plants and bacteria that end up in water run off causing decay, releasing methane as little bubbles in water that then freezes. To blame a civilization, down wind is ludicrous. If scientists want to go that route, America and Asia would have had more influence on Greenland's ice bubbles. But, it in truth it is likely more the increase in living organism during warm periods that then disappear from existence during mini-glacial periods. Climate does change and it always has but not for the reasons that are currently being used to manipulate economy. The next warm period climaxes in 2396 give or take. We've been warming since 1875.
If you want to learn anything about the Roman Empire, Mary Beard is the person to watch. She is MAGNIFICENT. Dr. Beard brings history to life and while she does this, she invites us to question issues of civics, ethics, economics, politics, sociology. I could go on... just watch her.
Apparently not. Winning ancient battles was "strength of numbers, attacking from behind , starving your enemies out and luck"? Caesar COULD have eyes on the entire battle field because they used scouts and runners and well yes those things did happen it's a bit more than that otherwise anyone could do it. Anyone did not............the greats won battles consistently for a reason. Another person with a lot of education and no critical thinking skills it would seem. Caesar(who she's talking about when making that quote) is literally the prime example of winning battles consistently having NONE of those things going for him lol.
Then the dumb comment about the aquaducts..........suggesting they were just pomp and show lol. You have to keep the flow or water at a minor minor pace over miles and miles of terrain since water doesn't flow up hill..........meaning if you across a valley YES you need those huge aquaducts to maintain the flow properly. What a doink lol. The aren't there for show. They didn't have the fossil fuel age to power massive water pumps.
Like so many western historians, Mary Beard stops Roman history from the sacks of Rome and breakdown of the Western Roman Empire. The Eastern Roman Empire was still Roman for many centuries after the fall of the city of Rome.
I WOULD LOVE LOVE TO MEET MARY BEARD!!!!!SHE IS THE BEST NARRATOR I HAVE EVER EVER EVER SEEN OR HEARD......MARY I NEED MORE STORYS LIKE THIS TO WATCH FROM YOU.....I TRULY WANT TO MEET YOU REALLY BAD....MY NAME IS TERRY AND IM 51 YEAR OLD MONTANA NATIVE!!!
2:52:33 212AD, he give everyone, all 30 million people in the Empire citizenship after a thousand years....Entire Empire doesn't last another generation. oof. Diversity ended every Empire. Look at modern day London for example.
I’ve watched this documentary so many times that I’ve lost count. Mary has me hooked the whole time! It would be amazing to pick her brain, listen to a lecture of hers in person, she makes learning about Ancient Rome even more interesting and exciting than it already is (to me, at least) 😊 Thank you, Mary
Thank goodness the ancient Romans liked graffiti and included so much detail about the deceased on their tombs. Our headstones say little beyond things like "beloved wife" and date of birth and death.
Terrific video, Mary is a superb presenter. But what's a historian doing saying Paul was from "Turkey", he was from Asia Minor or Anatolia. There was no such thing as Turkey 2,000 yrs ago.
I agree completely. "Turkey" is a modern nationalistic term. Here we are talking geography, history and culture. It is therefore Asia Minor. The later Turk invaders must be left out of it.
It’s a mystery why Hannibal didn’t push onto Rome when he had the chance. He had conquered throughout Northern Italy and Rome was there like a ripe plum ready to be picked. We might all be studying Ancient Punic History and Language instead if he had!
This is by far the best history lesson I have had for a while. Went out for a coffee break half way thu the video and returned for the next 2 hrs feeling refreshed and ready for more. Mary Beard keeps the ball rolling so well, making this 4 hr marathon a pleasure to watch.
Yes. I would love a conversation with Mary Beard and Rhianon Evans. Evans is a professor at La Trobe university in Australia, and she does the podcast “emporers of Rome”.
I also love Mary's enthusiastic approach as she explains to the viewer while she wanders through time on her adventures, especially in Rome. I replay her programmes at night when my world is quiet. Ancient History was my best subject at school and my inquisitive mind is always on the alert for more learning.
Mary Beard is incredible, and thanks to her, I have learned that the history of Rome is endlessly compelling. The colonial-imperial model of empire was perfected in a special way by Rome, and is iterated to this day by would-be conquering entities. It is the context we live in, the water we swim in. Beard’s expert appreciation is such a good education for all of us laypeople.
A four hour preview of what Heaven will be like. In Paradise I shall sit before a giant screen and listen to Prof. Beardsley talk about ancient Rome for Eternity.
Kind of light on facts and heavy on Mary. Implying that Scipio's invasion was not needed, just a flex? Hanibal had been laying waste to the Italian peninsula for 10-15 years, and was still there when Scipio made his gambit? And then the bit about 'a senator' said 'Carthago delenda est'. How about treat the audience like adults and name that senator, he wasn't exactly obscure, his name was Cato. Overall I'd say this is fine for middle schoolers, but even then I think its a very lightweight documentary.
Dear, viewers, commenters, and readers, After reading someone’s comment where they addressed Dr. Mary Beard and another viewer/commenter as “Bruh”, may I remind everyone to please have more respect for Dr. Mary Beard and others online? Please do not refer to people, especially someone of Dr. Mary Beard’s status and education, as “Bruh” unless they are in fact your “Bruh.” It is egregiously disrespectful and inappropriate. Thank you. P.S. Dr. Mary Beard, This documentary is fantastic! Thanks to watching it, I’m booking a vacation for later this year so my next birthday will be spent in Italy!😽💋💜
I couldn't help but wonder as to why Hadrian built that lavish villa since he hardly spent a full day in it. Perhaps he thought that his reign would have been easier than it turned up to be? Surely his life was not much easier than that of a Roman slave.
AFTER WATCHING DR. BEARD'S ROMAN DOCUMENTARIES, AND HEARING HER REMARK UPON "Rome's Invisible People", I catch myself wondering about those sorts whenever I stop into A STARBUCK'S or BURGER KING. But if I contemplate my own profession-I am a professional jockey-and a winning one, at that. Last year I finished "in the money"-if not an outright WIN in every race I rode. Would I have been a "Special Person" in Ancient Rome? Or an "Invisible Person"? Not that it bloody MATTERS. lol
Never did I expect the this Roman Empire to include Britain and Israel. I know I should watch this video again in it's entity and I will.... but, I need to get back to the present now so, I expect in a few days? And I must confess I never liked learning about history before so, wow.... thank you so much.... I guess Rome is the answer and certainly what I was missing out on!!
One of the best documentary about Rome I've ever watched, thank you! Highly recommend the 1950's famous British travel writer H V Morton's book "A Traveller in Rome", he went deep dive into the eternal city, basically living like a local, sharing its history, architectures, different cultures/people of various neighborhoods, religious insights, & eating at hundred years old coffee/tea shops. I learned so much. Rome really is an unique city that one can travel to so many times yet still finding new discoveries around the corners each time.
Wonderful programme, but Time Team fans will recognize the gorgeous orange pottery as Samian ware, the expensive stuff of aristocratic Roman villas. Given that, this is an enjoyable and interesting commentary.
Mary you are one cool lady! I thoroughly enjoy your enthusiasm for history and culture❤ I’d like to think in the past you were a tough gin making witch. I mean that in the most respectful of ways. 😂
Mary is a real treasure, I was riveted for the entire duration albeit spread over a couple of evenings. So much we need to learn from this story of our ancient ancestors, truly fascinating and illuminated so vlvidly and passionately by Mary. Thank you whomever uploaded this.
The statue of the wolf and the twins appears in many towns and cities around Romania, where I'm from. I never knew what it represented and why it's so prominent, until I randomly came across it in this documentary.
Rome has never fallen. Rome is all of Italy today. The Catholic Church is as much a part of Italy as the Vatican. The Catholic Church tends to a flock of parishioners that exceeds 1 billion. If every parishioner gave 1 dollar in offerings on Sunday that would be 1 billion dollars. 52 weeks a year would be a gross income of 52 billion dollars. Rome indeed has certainly not fallen. The influence is felt far and wide.
*_2:49:18_**_ Look at this disgusting display. As a person who identifies with the more Aryan side of history ie the Medo-Persian Empire as well as the Parthian and sassanid empires, nothing can describe my absolute disgust to this vulgar piece of art. Though the image is about the conquered people, it says more about the Romans or perhaps more accurately, the Greeks (as this was made by Greeks) point of view or interpretation of wars and conquest as a display of sexual dominance rather than a battle for resource. However what is painstakingly clear to me is that you can see how they push this agenda, they stress the fact that they conquered these people, perhaps because they are themselves self-conscious about their own submission to the Medo-Persian Empire centures earlier, a time when they would've been the conquered. Perhaps this is how the Hellens saw the way Persians treated them in the 6th century to 3rd century BC. Nevertheless this was made in the Roman empire and this is Certainly "Absolutely typical Roman behavior" _**_11:00_**_._*
I wonder if this has any way, even in the smallest, in shaping the different kinds of British Citizenships today + recent past like Full British Citizens, BDTC/BOTC/CUKC, BN(O), BOC, BPP, British Subject with/without ROA; this is without counting ones like diplomatic or specials and probably many I missed... insanity
Let's recall that Palestine quite successfully lived as an openly monotheistic state under Imperial Rome and also established a prominent ancient temple in the city of Rome. Romans didn't have a big problem with it because the religion wasn't spreading across the empire. That is why Christianity posed a threat generally but Judaism only posed a threat when it momentarily became aligned with political independence/separatism (Zealotry). Perhaps the rise of Christianity ended up provoking a new wave of anti semitism during the Pax Romana.
Rome generally did not have a problem with other religions. They only has an issue with any religion or institution or individual if they undermined or considered themselves superior to the Emperor, Senate and the People of Rome. The issue with monotheistic regions was that they considered their God master of everything which contradicted with the Roman Emperor . its was capital punishment cos it was treasonous as far as Romans were concerned. It just goes to show blind belief on any side ends up with innocents being massacred in Gods name or some Emperor or Tsar or Fuhrer or Politburos name.
I loved when Dr Beard warned us not to get too smug about Rome and their slaves because WE HAVE INVISIBLE PEOPLE TOO. Brilliant and empathetic! Dr Beard is the best historian!
Difference is we didnt go out and capture them, they came here on their own free will and mostly illegally. No sympathy, only to the Brits they are effectively denying jobs.
I agree. It's a harsh reality.
yes and we can do a lot better in our own countries for the neediest. WE MUST.
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I hated history when I was in school but know as an adult I love history
Taking turns to read lines from a textbook of lies from an egomaniac who loved girls in their summer skirts was less fun than sitting at home listening to interesting people.
Thank you History Hit for putting her videos on this site.With one of my favourite historians of all time. I’m a huge fan.❤
She is a gem!
Wish I could travel the sites with her, because so many of the really intriguing places that she peruses are almost devoid of any other people, so she has the place to herself and that seems to lend a sense of discovery to the whole experience. She’d be a fascinating travel companion.
I love that Mary wears skate shoes lol 🛹
One minor contrasting opinion to a statement on Boudicca, perhaps she was a brutal leader because the Romans took everything from her...they flogged her...they RAPED her DAUGHTERS...her own children...this wasn't just leading, it was revenge....perhaps had she won, her leadership would have been different than her revenge. Perhaps, Great Britain would have become something entirely different, sure, but it wouldn't necessarily have been bad... because to Romans were brutal too...never ever forget the slaughter they wrought across some of the largest swaths of the world ...just because they created some good things didn't mean they were good...just because Boudicca was brutal in her revenge doesn't mean she was bad....
No nation, culture, people in history were ever entirely good throughout their history and all have plenty of "evil" deeds in their past. You either have an empire of you're a part of someone elses....and it's never going to be any different.
You can’t ask for a better story teller than Mary Beard.
"In the midst of battle, when chaos reigns and fear grips the heart, remember this: the true battlefield lies within oneself. Conquer the doubts, the temptations of weakness, and the tumult of emotions. For it is not the external foe that defines victory, but the inner strength and resilience of the warrior's spirit." - Marcus Aurelius
Roma ha portato al Mondo leggi, arte, cultura, infrastrutture, e tecnologia quando il mondo circostante non ne aveva. E Roma ne aveva perchè era un coacervo di razze anche allora, popolazioni e religioni diverse che vivevano in pace, popoli migratori si unirono ai Greci e i Romani
In quasi ogni angolo del Mondo trovi le tracce del passaggio dell'impero Greco Romano, preferisco definirlo così l'impero dei miei Avi!
Avranno avuto di certo i loro torti, ma non era il sol popolo barbaro in circolazione.
Pace e bene a tutti, il Mondo non è quello che pensiamo, la storia è stata scritta e riscritta più volte dopo i vari reset, una cosa è certa, con tutti i suoi difetti l'impero Greco Romano ha portato molto al resto del Mondo, le sue tracce sono ovunque 🤗💕Sappiamo poco della verità su ogni tema e su qualsiasi cosa, ma le tracce evidenti non possono essere cancellate, un libro lo puoi riscrivere, una costruzione e il suo stampo chiaro non puoi nasconderlo.
Cmq i nostri Avi sono morti e sepolti, pace all'anima loro, cerchiamo di fare meglio noi e non essere barbari oggi, come molti di loro lo furono ieri, condannare il passato che non implica colpe a chi rappresenta quei popoli e vive oggi è assurdo se oggi appunto, alcuni popoli commettono gli stessi errori del passato.
Viviamo in pace 💕 Namastè 💕
Only like this comment, if you watched the ENTIRE documentary.
I wanna see who ACTUALLY loves History. 🙋🏽♂️
So if remus won, rome would probably be called Reme. Lol
I love this documentary. I only disagree with one point. Boudica. She wasn't a terrorist. She and her family didn't oppose the Romans until they raped her daughters. They were children. I can see how that would infuriate her and the other native Britains.
Just a reminder to all the non-bots to ignore all the crazy crypto comments.
I'm here for Rome.
I heard that mrs. Annie Harris will fight your enemies on the battlefield. For a 20% share of the victory spoils, of course.
Merry Christmas! 🎄
Hope you and yours have great holidays.
Bet the new year brings you many more treasures!🥂
Mary is such a hero of mine, I could listen to her all day long. I went to Pompeii and Herculaneum 2 weeks ago, long long time dream realised it was truly amazing. Mary and Bettany Hughes are brilliant historians. Imagine meeting them 😮❤
You are doing important work making these sorts of educational videos available to the public.
I think this is simply the best video on Roman history I have ever seen!
Diversity is really not new nor is inclusion.
You do.know that Slavery was the
foundation of the Roman economy ?? ......Try to learn more before posting complete drivel !
Mary is such a hero of mine, I could listen to her all day long. I went to Pompeii and Herculaneum 2 weeks ago, long long time dream realised it was truly amazing. Mary and Bettany Hughes are brilliant historians. Imagine meeting them 😮❤
I loved every thing of my vacation to northern Italy,would emigrate tomorrow if I had the funds.
Thank the allies of WW2 for not destroying these invaluable places and monuments of our ancient world 🙂🌍
Thank you for making this video available. May I suggest to check the audio though which is horribly distorted
The ancient Romans were a vile race of bullies that massacred, tortured and persecuted every settlement and civilisation they came across. When they weren't doing those things they were killing their own family members and neighbours. Certainly, we can admire their engineering and building skills, but as human beings they seemed to have been unnecessarily cruel at every turn.
Gli altri popoli erano barbari alla stessa maniera, ma non avevano le doti che hai elencato, questo va detto 💕
@@brybry288 Vero, mai i romani irano inutilmente brutali. Mi scuso per il mio italiano scritto male. Tanti auguri da un inglese. Cheers!
@@philjamieson5572 Un buon italiano per essere inglese, io dico che ciò che hanno fatto i nostri Avi non va ripetuto, oggi c'è più istruzione e si spera ci si sia evoluti , ma aihme' purtroppo viviamo in un periodo storico che rasenta le stesse barbarie, sei un inglese non devo spiegartelo.
Ottimo italiano 👏👏👏
Extremely interesting and Mary Beard makes that so. But, the bit about the ice from the Greenland, explained as the bubbles were the result of greenhouse gas caused by Rome, doesn't cut it for me. For one, the jet stream and earth rotation doesn't make that a logical assumption. Further, there have been mini glacial periods with the last climaxing in 1875 and warm periods with the last one in the 1400's, a cool period about 500 years prior, another warm period about 500 years before that. At the time Greenland was last "discovered" and inhabited, it was in a warm period sufficient that people came to farm. When it was so "suddenly" vacated, it had become too cold to inhabit. These oscillation of the planet on her axis cause these differing climates and are so far apart and slow in bringing about a change that then seems rapid, affects also lives of living organism, plants and bacteria that end up in water run off causing decay, releasing methane as little bubbles in water that then freezes. To blame a civilization, down wind is ludicrous. If scientists want to go that route, America and Asia would have had more influence on Greenland's ice bubbles. But, it in truth it is likely more the increase in living organism during warm periods that then disappear from existence during mini-glacial periods. Climate does change and it always has but not for the reasons that are currently being used to manipulate economy. The next warm period climaxes in 2396 give or take. We've been warming since 1875.
If you want to learn anything about the Roman Empire, Mary Beard is the person to watch. She is MAGNIFICENT.
Dr. Beard brings history to life and while she does this, she invites us to question issues of civics, ethics, economics, politics, sociology. I could go on... just watch her.
Apparently not. Winning ancient battles was "strength of numbers, attacking from behind , starving your enemies out and luck"? Caesar COULD have eyes on the entire battle field because they used scouts and runners and well yes those things did happen it's a bit more than that otherwise anyone could do it. Anyone did not............the greats won battles consistently for a reason. Another person with a lot of education and no critical thinking skills it would seem. Caesar(who she's talking about when making that quote) is literally the prime example of winning battles consistently having NONE of those things going for him lol.
Then the dumb comment about the aquaducts..........suggesting they were just pomp and show lol. You have to keep the flow or water at a minor minor pace over miles and miles of terrain since water doesn't flow up hill..........meaning if you across a valley YES you need those huge aquaducts to maintain the flow properly. What a doink lol. The aren't there for show. They didn't have the fossil fuel age to power massive water pumps.
She is full of it, talks nonsense at times
@@MrBottlecapBillshe's a feminist,
One of my fav docos. Love Mary Beard!
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Mary Beard is the most passionate historian on camera ,snap.
Like so many western historians, Mary Beard stops Roman history from the sacks of Rome and breakdown of the Western Roman Empire. The Eastern Roman Empire was still Roman for many centuries after the fall of the city of Rome.
I WOULD LOVE LOVE TO MEET MARY BEARD!!!!!SHE IS THE BEST NARRATOR I HAVE EVER EVER EVER SEEN OR HEARD......MARY I NEED MORE STORYS LIKE THIS TO WATCH FROM YOU.....I TRULY WANT TO MEET YOU REALLY BAD....MY NAME IS TERRY AND IM 51 YEAR OLD MONTANA NATIVE!!!
Nice aqueduct. Be a shame if something happened to it.
2:52:33 212AD, he give everyone, all 30 million people in the Empire citizenship after a thousand years....Entire Empire doesn't last another generation. oof. Diversity ended every Empire. Look at modern day London for example.
I’ve watched this documentary so many times that I’ve lost count. Mary has me hooked the whole time! It would be amazing to pick her brain, listen to a lecture of hers in person, she makes learning about Ancient Rome even more interesting and exciting than it already is (to me, at least) 😊 Thank you, Mary
Yes, an amazing woman. I have only seen it once but shall return for certain.
Well said. I followed after 5 seconds of her speaking hahaha
😅😅😅me to.
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I just looked it up, she was born Jan 1, 1955 so she’s 69.
IT'S AMAZING THAT WE STILL USE THE SAME ALPHABET AFTER ALL THIS TIME. times new roman font, and a few others .
Thank goodness the ancient Romans liked graffiti and included so much detail about the deceased on their tombs. Our headstones say little beyond things like "beloved wife" and date of birth and death.
Mary's enthusiasm for ancient roman history is magnetic, this series has been a joy to watch.
I have always been fasinard with Ancient Rome. I live in the United States and dream of someday taking a trip to Rome.
You already live here
And it still burns
Save up each year and just go and enjoy Italy
Terrific video, Mary is a superb presenter. But what's a historian doing saying Paul was from "Turkey", he was from Asia Minor or Anatolia. There was no such thing as Turkey 2,000 yrs ago.
I agree completely. "Turkey" is a modern nationalistic term. Here we are talking geography, history and culture. It is therefore Asia Minor. The later Turk invaders must be left out of it.
"Ready to greet and possibly humiliate you." So, dinner parties haven't changed at all!
😂😂😂
It’s a mystery why Hannibal didn’t push onto Rome when he had the chance. He had conquered throughout Northern Italy and Rome was there like a ripe plum ready to be picked. We might all be studying Ancient Punic History and Language instead if he had!
Well, it's not too late for you.
You should make the thumbnail when she put on the helmet.
I love this comment.
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Yes
Bruh, that intro was phenomenal!
@@142chrisjake bruh, I’m glad you love it!
Very informative! Thank you
This is by far the best history lesson I have had for a while. Went out for a coffee break half way thu the video and returned for the next 2 hrs feeling refreshed and ready for more. Mary Beard keeps the ball rolling so well, making this 4 hr marathon a pleasure to watch.
same she taught me more than i learned in school 😂
can i recommend another great channel for you here, covering How Far Did Rome Explore? Voices of the Past ua-cam.com/video/R3Ga0ihIov4/v-deo.html
Geez, how many kids floated down rivers in baskets in the olden days. Like half of ancient heroes took a trip down a river in a basket.
Honestly out of any pop star or movie star I think I’d want to meet Mary beard
Same!
I was just thinking the same thing she would be a fabulous dinner guest no doubt
Yes. I would love a conversation with Mary Beard and Rhianon Evans. Evans is a professor at La Trobe university in Australia, and she does the podcast “emporers of Rome”.
Just a chance to sit and talk! I agree 100%!
Coffee with would awesome
Fascinating trek through the Roman "brand"of culture, trade, and conquest.
Mary Beard is the people's historian. Along with Peter Fizsimons and the Holland brothers.
Mary is simply amazing. What a lady.
Her enthusiasm and genuine passion for Roman history is such a joy to watch.
Outstanding thank you watched it straight through even at work 😅
Fascinating! Mary Beard is marvelous to listen to, so knowledgeable and enthusiastic
Warmest thanks for uploading this, I love Mary Beard's Roman documentaries - please add more of them 🙂
What do you like about them?
history did not know israel till balfour decleartion to give palestine to the jews in 1948 before that it was known as palestine
For the love of everything that is dear to ROME somebody tell me what the music on 39:15 called?
Why do so many men care about the Roman Empire
Why do so many women love the kitchen? Nobody knows...
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It is history and modern man marvels at what Rome achieved
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I also love Mary's enthusiastic approach as she explains to the viewer while she wanders through time on her adventures, especially in Rome. I replay her programmes at night when my world is quiet. Ancient History was my best subject at school and my inquisitive mind is always on the alert for more learning.
Mary is just great ❤
Informative and wonderfully done! Bravo!🤗🏛
I love her energy. simply explaining everything
Mary Beard is incredible, and thanks to her, I have learned that the history of Rome is endlessly compelling. The colonial-imperial model of empire was perfected in a special way by Rome, and is iterated to this day by would-be conquering entities. It is the context we live in, the water we swim in. Beard’s expert appreciation is such a good education for all of us laypeople.
A four hour preview of what Heaven will be like. In Paradise I shall sit before a giant screen and listen to Prof. Beardsley talk about ancient Rome for Eternity.
I’m here for the history and Mary’s dope kicks 🤙🏽
She does have some dope ass sneakers👟 tho lol 😂 💯
Kind of light on facts and heavy on Mary. Implying that Scipio's invasion was not needed, just a flex? Hanibal had been laying waste to the Italian peninsula for 10-15 years, and was still there when Scipio made his gambit? And then the bit about 'a senator' said 'Carthago delenda est'. How about treat the audience like adults and name that senator, he wasn't exactly obscure, his name was Cato. Overall I'd say this is fine for middle schoolers, but even then I think its a very lightweight documentary.
How very patronising of you to say so.
Wow that is a HUGE statue. Thanks Mary for bringing history & education to us 👍👍✌️
For some reason I've been thinking about this quite often 😂❤😂🎉
Dear, viewers, commenters, and readers, After reading someone’s comment where they addressed Dr. Mary Beard and another viewer/commenter as “Bruh”, may I remind everyone to please have more respect for Dr. Mary Beard and others online? Please do not refer to people, especially someone of Dr. Mary Beard’s status and education, as “Bruh” unless they are in fact your “Bruh.” It is egregiously disrespectful and inappropriate. Thank you. P.S. Dr. Mary Beard, This documentary is fantastic! Thanks to watching it, I’m booking a vacation for later this year so my next birthday will be spent in Italy!😽💋💜
Thát sounds great, I visited Milan,lake Como,Florence,Áncona,Monte St.Martino,,and of course Rome.Enjoy!!!!
I couldn't help but wonder as to why Hadrian built that lavish villa since he hardly spent a full day in it. Perhaps he thought that his reign would have been easier than it turned up to be? Surely his life was not much easier than that of a Roman slave.
I love to binge-watch history series! Thanks very much for this.
mary beard is an inspiration!!! she rules.
So long I had to watch in 2 takes. I love Rome. I love this lady :)
If Mary Beard lives another 20-30 years, she could present the autopsy of the American Empire.
AFTER WATCHING DR. BEARD'S ROMAN DOCUMENTARIES, AND HEARING HER REMARK UPON "Rome's Invisible People", I catch myself wondering about those sorts whenever I stop into
A STARBUCK'S or BURGER KING. But if I contemplate my own profession-I am a professional jockey-and a winning one, at that. Last year I finished "in the money"-if not an outright WIN in every race I rode. Would I have been a "Special Person" in Ancient Rome? Or an "Invisible Person"? Not that it bloody
MATTERS. lol
Never did I expect the this Roman Empire to include Britain and Israel. I know I should watch this video again in it's entity and I will.... but, I need to get back to the present now so, I expect in a few days? And I must confess I never liked learning about history before so, wow.... thank you so much.... I guess Rome is the answer and certainly what I was missing out on!!
Mary I hope your life is amazing, I love all your constant and oozing appreciation + love on these topics . You are a true treasure of a soul
I just adore Mary this series just got better and better. So much passion and knowledge and story telling by the fabulous Mary - had me transfixed
I could listen to her forever. I love this series and my only wish is if she was my professor at some point
Imagine being the person in charge of that helmet and seeing Mary put it on. Life flashing before their eyes😅
One of the best documentary about Rome I've ever watched, thank you!
Highly recommend the 1950's famous British travel writer H V Morton's book "A Traveller in Rome", he went deep dive into the eternal city, basically living like a local, sharing its history, architectures, different cultures/people of various neighborhoods, religious insights, & eating at hundred years old coffee/tea shops.
I learned so much.
Rome really is an unique city that one can travel to so many times yet still finding new discoveries around the corners each time.
Wonderful programme, but Time Team fans will recognize the gorgeous orange pottery as Samian ware, the expensive stuff of aristocratic Roman villas. Given that, this is an enjoyable and interesting commentary.
I really enjoy her enthusiasm and style… but I’m going to say it… She needs a shower and two knee replacements.
Thank you Prof Mary on shedding some light on. Timgad, Algeria, and the historical notoriety there 2:05:01
Her passion is breathtaking. Staunch British critical thinking--itself gone from this earth.
worth to subscribed!
I could listen to Mary's voice all day. She is such a storyteller.
Mary you are one cool lady! I thoroughly enjoy your enthusiasm for history and culture❤ I’d like to think in the past you were a tough gin making witch. I mean that in the most respectful of ways. 😂
Love the channel and LOVE Mary's excitement and take on it. Is there a way to find out which video's she has done on this channel?
Narrator ruined it
Why?🤨
She is friends with James May!
Mary is a real treasure, I was riveted for the entire duration albeit spread over a couple of evenings. So much we need to learn from this story of our ancient ancestors, truly fascinating and illuminated so vlvidly and passionately by Mary. Thank you whomever uploaded this.
I wish I had Mary as my history teacher in higschool.
Am i the only one who gets stressed out when she touches the ancient stuff without gloves or anything?
Yes, the materials Romans used is the reason it's still standing today.
The statue of the wolf and the twins appears in many towns and cities around Romania, where I'm from. I never knew what it represented and why it's so prominent, until I randomly came across it in this documentary.
Buy one of her books! It’s an informative, fun read.
Did she used to give tours in London? She looks and sounds exactly like a tour guide we had there about a decade ago.....
Best history lesson and that's true but May dear, it is Carthagian or as you say Carthagenian? Roman or Romanian (I couldn't help it)
Currently reading her book SPQR. Highly recommend it.
Excellent, Fascinating Journey and Lessons presented of another time with extraordinary relevance. Well done Mary !
Rome has never fallen. Rome is all of Italy today. The Catholic Church is as much a part of Italy as the Vatican.
The Catholic Church tends to a flock of parishioners that exceeds 1 billion. If every parishioner gave 1 dollar in offerings on Sunday that would be 1 billion dollars. 52 weeks a year would be a gross income of 52 billion dollars.
Rome indeed has certainly not fallen. The influence is felt far and wide.
*_2:49:18_**_ Look at this disgusting display. As a person who identifies with the more Aryan side of history ie the Medo-Persian Empire as well as the Parthian and sassanid empires, nothing can describe my absolute disgust to this vulgar piece of art. Though the image is about the conquered people, it says more about the Romans or perhaps more accurately, the Greeks (as this was made by Greeks) point of view or interpretation of wars and conquest as a display of sexual dominance rather than a battle for resource. However what is painstakingly clear to me is that you can see how they push this agenda, they stress the fact that they conquered these people, perhaps because they are themselves self-conscious about their own submission to the Medo-Persian Empire centures earlier, a time when they would've been the conquered. Perhaps this is how the Hellens saw the way Persians treated them in the 6th century to 3rd century BC. Nevertheless this was made in the Roman empire and this is Certainly "Absolutely typical Roman behavior" _**_11:00_**_._*
Spain to Palestine
Mary is the best!!
I wonder if this has any way, even in the smallest, in shaping the different kinds of British Citizenships today + recent past like Full British Citizens, BDTC/BOTC/CUKC, BN(O), BOC, BPP, British Subject with/without ROA; this is without counting ones like diplomatic or specials and probably many I missed... insanity
Let's recall that Palestine quite successfully lived as an openly monotheistic state under Imperial Rome and also established a prominent ancient temple in the city of Rome. Romans didn't have a big problem with it because the religion wasn't spreading across the empire. That is why Christianity posed a threat generally but Judaism only posed a threat when it momentarily became aligned with political independence/separatism (Zealotry). Perhaps the rise of Christianity ended up provoking a new wave of anti semitism during the Pax Romana.
Rome generally did not have a problem with other religions. They only has an issue with any religion or institution or individual if they undermined or considered themselves superior to the Emperor, Senate and the People of Rome. The issue with monotheistic regions was that they considered their God master of everything which contradicted with the Roman Emperor . its was capital punishment cos it was treasonous as far as Romans were concerned. It just goes to show blind belief on any side ends up with innocents being massacred in Gods name or some Emperor or Tsar or Fuhrer or Politburos name.