This is awesome, I'm definitely going to borrow this for my own campaign / game that I am writing and designing involving gladiators and the city that surrounds them. I'd love to hear more about yours!
When most people think of Roman religion, they often generalize thinking all the gods are copies of Greek ones, and then there's Janus. He really is forgotten history. He comes from more ancient Italic cults and has no equivalent in Greek mythology. Ovid writes that Janus was born from the primordial Chaos at the beginning of time, and that's why he has this unusual shape with two heads. He also writes that even Jupiter has to obey to him. As an indigenous deity, he was considered superior to all the gods of foreign origin like the Greek ones. Janus's name is also connected to the Latin word for "door, passage", "ianua", showing how his origin is rooted in the most ancient kind of religion, the one based on the most elemental things in life.
I interpret him as the God of Destiny perhaps? Divine Destiny or something along those lines. The symbolism of a door or gate, and key could definitely support the theory. Not to mention, if the mortals had to submit to destiny in greco-roman mythology, didn’t the gods also have to submit to destiny?
@@MustacheMan98 I don't remember him ever being associated with Destiny. He's the god of doors, of passages, of beginnings (that extend to things like the rivers' sources)
On the eve of the naval battle of Drepana, during the first Punic war, admiral Publius Claudius Pulcher was told that the sacred chickens were refusing to eat, a bad omen, but Pulcher wanted battle and ordered the sacred chickens to be thrown overboard, he allegedly said, “Then let them drink”. The Roman fleet was defeated.
That makes a lot of sense, I wonder why I haven't come across that little tidbit before. Well, this means today is not a waste. A day is only wasted when you don't learn anything new.
@@mumblerinc.6660 history is so complicated and vast, that you literally HAVE to have an imagination to be able to discover most things. Graham Hancock is someone who understands that fact very well.
@@mumblerinc.6660 It isn't letting me post links to wiktionary, but if you look, Janitor comes from iānitor, which comes from iānus, which is related to Iānus, which itself is Janus. edit: changed the Latin to be more accurate than standard American A-Z allows
To the superstitious Romans, beginnings were hugely important, and could spell success or failure depending. For example, a new Roman groom would carry his bride over the threshold of their new home in order to prevent the bride from tripping on the rather high step. When entering a city, if he tripped or stumbled, he would go back down the road and stay at an inn until the next day, and try again. If an animal sacrifice went wrong, the event or battle was postponed to another time.
@@trla6505 no roman elite defiantly practiced what they preached you don't kill your biggest cow in a ceremonial show if you don't believe it you don't hold back your war ship as king unless an oracle tells you it will work out unless you think she's real
Iirc they also carried the bride over the threshold to protect her from the groom's household gods as she was leaving her old family household and would need to be inducted into the groom's household.
A video like _'The dark underbelly of Rome'_ would be really interesting. Not many people think about this but Rome was full of organised crime and gangs.
I find it interesting that now January is the first month, opening the year, followed by February (that I don't know anything about) and then March (Mars) that brings war. Open the gates of the year, something something, then war.
According to Wikipedia: "According to Livy's Periochae, the beginning of the consular year changed from March to January 1 in 153 BC to respond to a rebellion in Hispania" So in older times, the Roman calanedar had ten months, starting with Mars, the god of War, but also the guardian of agriculture. Janus did not enter the calendar until fairly late. February was the time for the Lupercalia (a purification festival held on the 15th of February). But I mostly came here because of the claim that Janus was important because his month is first in the roman calender, which was wrong.
I've seen it on this channel many times before when showing the bird's-eye view of Rome, but what is the crater lake depicted on the site that is approximately where the pantheon is nowadays?
Rome was built in a marshy area, as it had many hills and water accumulated at the bottom. That’s what caused it’s rich soils, that in turn were the key of the early Roman population boom.
@@alfredospautzgranemannjuni5864 It is also the reason why they built the cloaca maxima and probably why they traditionally, were so keen on constructing sewage works.
@@InvictaHistory Such a good video about Janus that i decided to tell you Exactly why the gates of Janus were closed during times of peace the gates of the temple were closed during times of peace because during peace thats where the kept the chickens cooped up lolz
+obtuseon one I was thinking it was originally a practical reason before it became superstition. I figured it was left open because many people would go there to pray to Janus during times of war, and the doors were simply left open for the large lines of people entering at all times, while during peace such visits were less frequent and they were left closed.
It's cool but part of me still kind of wishes that old Rome show focus more on the actual politicians. Also something that's always bothered me is Octavian wasn't even in Rome when Caesar died. He was in Greece preparing for Caesar's conquest of Dacia and Parthia. It actually defined Marc Anthony and octavian's relationship because right after Caesar died Octavian wasn't in Rome and Anthony moved against him to try and essentially steal Caesar's wealth
@Elvis Musso exactly I think they wasted time on Pullo and vorenus would have much rather spent more time on Caeser the Senate and other real historical figures
Wooow I went to Rome last week Saw forum Romanum and many ancient structuren and I was struck by its complexity and how tall some buildings were. But this small piece of history facinates me. And I want to go back to Rome soon to visit Circus Maximus and much more.
I am Italian, and since I was a child I heard a lot about the customs of our famed ancestors... Yet even here there's little popular knowledge about the twin-faced god. So, let me thank you for this video.
This is pretty cool, and it inspired me as well for my own worldbuilding. It would be interesting, if you feel comfortable enough, to have some videos on your worldbuilding, to see how your research and passion for history influences it.
Amazing video, would love to see chapters to split parts in the video next time. That would make the video perfect! Is this something you would consider doing?
You just reminded me of a book series called, a castle in the attic. Thats how I knew about Janus. Now Ive got to go back and read something I read 20 years ago lol.
We would love to see videos on your campaign world as it progresses. I’m doing the same myself right now and taking inspiration from real world history and geography as well as various written works. I’d love seeing how you are integrating these ideas into your world building.
Romans: so conservative they'll make up reasons to keep worshipping rather than give up a god they've always worshipped but have forgotten why. Great video as always!
That isn't conservatism but the opposite. True conservatives would not have forgotten why the god was worshipped to begin with. Coming up with new reasons to worship something is a trait of reform-minded religions and liberals. Judaism's Orthodox-Reform split is the perfect example of this.
Stop that, stop that! You're not going into politics while I'm here. Now listen, lad. In twenty minutes, you're getting married to a girl whose father owns the biggest tracts of open land in Britain.
If anyone is wondering the music that begins around 09:00 is from the film soundtrack of “the eagle”. It is called the 9th legion. It is a great song and goes very will with this channels amazing videos
I read that some historians argue that Augustus had invented the whole idea of the Gates of War. Prior to him the building was only known as Gates of Janus. They claim further that the two other documented incidents at which the gates would be opened prior to Augustus were recorded very late and altogether they think these records are problematic.
Firstly, I've been passively curious about Janus for ages now, and this is a wonderful step into that history and myth. Thank you for that! Secondly, I now have a wonderful idea for a D&D campaign. >:)
My surname is literally Janus, and probably that's the reason I knoe about the roman god. I wonder if it is somewhat connected to him or is it pure coincidence.
I have no idea about my ancestry futher then 1800s, I haven't done an ancestry test too. I'm polish and I know some of my ancestors were german, silesian and italian.
I remember something like this at Arlington national cemetery. I was 10 or 11 at the time. I remember a chained gate with a sign or something that said something like" he who would pass through these gates desires war". Gonna go google it.
There's some opportunity for Jewish humor in there, in the form of speculating what would happen to they who pass over the gate. Passover is a Jewish holiday, after all.
I've never heard of this before, but I have rewatched this video now multiple times because of how interesting it is. Can you do more about the Roman religion, specifically the gods before Greek influence, such as Quirinus? And more pieces like this about other uniquely Roman religious customs would be great.
January originally wasn't the first month of the year, March was. The original count is still visible in the names of September (7th month), October (8th month), November (9th month) and December (10th month).
@@mondaysinsanity8193 Wrong. August and July were renamed, not added. They were called Sextilis (6th month) and Quintilis (5th month). The Romans always had 12 months a year. The year originally began in March, which changed in 163 BC.
You should do a how they did it for handicapped in different times. What happened if you were born without a limb or had an accident that left you unable to walk. Not only in Ancient Rome but through time.
No way, I saw a Reddit post talking about this yesterday and I wondered if you're channel had done a video yet. And sure enough it comes out the next day.
According to ancient Roman farmers' almanacs Juno, not Janus, was the tutelary deity of the month of January. Source: H.H. Scullard, Festivals and Ceremonies of the Roman Republic (Cornell University Press, 1981), p. 51.
I love this kind of stuff in your videos! I actually have a D&D world that has an area based on ancient Rome and Greece and this is definitely going in one of my cities!
This reminds me of the Umbilicus Ubis Romae, the gateway to the underworld that marks the center of the city of Rome. I'd like to see a video on it if there's enough about it to talk about.
According to the legend quoted in Jossipon, he was captured by the military forces of Joseph and imprisoned, later serving as a general for Kittim. According to this account, he became a Latin King in Latium which was the area where Rome was to be founded later along the Tiber river. King Zepho son of Eliphaz was called Janus Saturnus by his subjects.
A video like _'The dark underbelly of Rome'_ would be really interesting. Not many people think about this but Rome was full of organised crime and gangs. Or _'Rome's dirty secrets'._ About subjects like _'abortion hatches'_ found in places like Pompey where prostitutes are suspected to have discarded their aborted babies and even unwanted newborns. Rome has a fascinating underbelly, I think.
@UCmZq8OjEEHnCS8slVP5Z8HA I don't quite get the part about the chip on my shoulder, not a native english speaker. It got that "athmosphere over content"-feeling to it, the "dirty secrets" bit more then the "underbelly". "Gangs and crime in ancient rome" would be more informative.
@@stefangadshijew1682 How is it clickbait? It's the literal description of the video - Rome's underbelly. Gangs, organised crime, prostitution etc. You'd be hard pressed finding a more accurate title. So no offence taken, mate. What about you? Will you manage 😁
@@stefangadshijew1682 I just edited that. Well, they *are* secrets and they *are* dirty. What's wrong with coming up with an interesting title for the video? It's catchy yet true. Clickbait by definition is misleading.
Doesn’t really have much to do with this but the winged lion on the venetian flag (saint marco’s) holds a book under the paw… if the book is open than the republic is at peace, if it’s close then Venice is at war
i rember this really great story someone made kinda about the gates. it was like a future story about a human government spreading the religion of janus as a cover for spreading spec op troops disguised as monks, with the code pharse of opening the gates of janus for them to attack. it was a pretty good story
The Cantabrian Wars mentioned here are some of the most underrated or even obscure parts of the roman warfare around these parts, hardly even gets a mention even though they were particularly harsh and bloody, it took quite some time and a lot of manpower including then Rome's best general, Agrippa, for the Asturs and Cantabrians to finally be subjugated or more like exterminated; the inhabitants of today's Spain and Portugal were some of the most hardy warriors of those times and hardly get their due credit.
All pagan temples were closed in 395 AD by Theidosius, however in a fascinating footnote to history the old doors of the temple of Janus, closed for almost 150 years were clandestinely opened by persons unknown when Totila threatened Rome.
Had you ever heard of the Gates of War before? Would you like to see more of these small snippets of Roman legend?
No I hadn't. Yes I would!
Awesome video! I hadn't heard of them before.
No, and yes
I had not heard of them before, but I find this kind of stuff really interesting and would love to see more of it.
This is awesome, I'm definitely going to borrow this for my own campaign / game that I am writing and designing involving gladiators and the city that surrounds them. I'd love to hear more about yours!
When most people think of Roman religion, they often generalize thinking all the gods are copies of Greek ones, and then there's Janus. He really is forgotten history. He comes from more ancient Italic cults and has no equivalent in Greek mythology. Ovid writes that Janus was born from the primordial Chaos at the beginning of time, and that's why he has this unusual shape with two heads. He also writes that even Jupiter has to obey to him. As an indigenous deity, he was considered superior to all the gods of foreign origin like the Greek ones. Janus's name is also connected to the Latin word for "door, passage", "ianua", showing how his origin is rooted in the most ancient kind of religion, the one based on the most elemental things in life.
Is he the good and bad ? Because i think so.
Is he indo-european ?
I interpret him as the God of Destiny perhaps? Divine Destiny or something along those lines. The symbolism of a door or gate, and key could definitely support the theory. Not to mention, if the mortals had to submit to destiny in greco-roman mythology, didn’t the gods also have to submit to destiny?
@@MustacheMan98 I don't remember him ever being associated with Destiny. He's the god of doors, of passages, of beginnings (that extend to things like the rivers' sources)
Much like Sol Invictus, there is nothing Greco about this Roman God.
@Elvis Musso thats what interested me... I need to know more
Roman religious practices (especially when joined with civic practices) is fascinating.
here ill shorten that for you Romans are fascinating
Gotta love the war obsessed polytheists
On the eve of the naval battle of Drepana, during the first Punic war, admiral Publius Claudius Pulcher was told that the sacred chickens were refusing to eat, a bad omen, but Pulcher wanted battle and ordered the sacred chickens to be thrown overboard, he allegedly said, “Then let them drink”. The Roman fleet was defeated.
Oh, Honorius would've executed would've surely executed Pulcher for that!
Cap
“Janitor” is another word derived from Janus. The Janitores were the doormen /gatemen of the temples of Janus.
That makes a lot of sense, I wonder why I haven't come across that little tidbit before.
Well, this means today is not a waste. A day is only wasted when you don't learn anything new.
Very interesting. Thank you!
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@@mumblerinc.6660 history is so complicated and vast, that you literally HAVE to have an imagination to be able to discover most things.
Graham Hancock is someone who understands that fact very well.
@@mumblerinc.6660 It isn't letting me post links to wiktionary, but if you look, Janitor comes from iānitor, which comes from iānus, which is related to Iānus, which itself is Janus.
edit: changed the Latin to be more accurate than standard American A-Z allows
To the superstitious Romans, beginnings were hugely important, and could spell success or failure depending. For example, a new Roman groom would carry his bride over the threshold of their new home in order to prevent the bride from tripping on the rather high step. When entering a city, if he tripped or stumbled, he would go back down the road and stay at an inn until the next day, and try again. If an animal sacrifice went wrong, the event or battle was postponed to another time.
I remember reading a novel were the Roman's always drug their bulls to prevent disaster
@@trla6505 well yes but it would of been magic to them not the way we think about drugs
@@thewildcardperson I'm pretty sure that the elite were not as superstitious as the common people, they were but play around it
@@trla6505 no roman elite defiantly practiced what they preached you don't kill your biggest cow in a ceremonial show if you don't believe it you don't hold back your war ship as king unless an oracle tells you it will work out unless you think she's real
Iirc they also carried the bride over the threshold to protect her from the groom's household gods as she was leaving her old family household and would need to be inducted into the groom's household.
A video like _'The dark underbelly of Rome'_ would be really interesting. Not many people think about this but Rome was full of organised crime and gangs.
I would like to see that
The Roman mafia sounds so cool
@@grabowski5348 The original Italian mobsters. The proper OG's of antiquity 👍🏻
A very good idea.
@@olympusentertainment2638 Tales of Romani Nostra 😶
Edit. As in Cosa Nostra but the Roman version. Instead of _'our thing'_ it's _'our Romans'._
This is the first I’ve heard of this. Sounds pretty interesting.
I find it interesting that now January is the first month, opening the year, followed by February (that I don't know anything about) and then March (Mars) that brings war.
Open the gates of the year, something something, then war.
July is in honour of Julius and August, Augustus
1 - open gates
2 - ?
3 - profit
According to Wikipedia: "According to Livy's Periochae, the beginning of the consular year changed from March to January 1 in 153 BC to respond to a rebellion in Hispania"
So in older times, the Roman calanedar had ten months, starting with Mars, the god of War, but also the guardian of agriculture.
Janus did not enter the calendar until fairly late. February was the time for the Lupercalia (a purification festival held on the 15th of February).
But I mostly came here because of the claim that Janus was important because his month is first in the roman calender, which was wrong.
I've seen it on this channel many times before when showing the bird's-eye view of Rome, but what is the crater lake depicted on the site that is approximately where the pantheon is nowadays?
Can't remember the name off the top of my head but it's just one of the many bodies of water around Rome that was eventually drained and filled in
Rome was built in a marshy area, as it had many hills and water accumulated at the bottom. That’s what caused it’s rich soils, that in turn were the key of the early Roman population boom.
@@alfredospautzgranemannjuni5864 It is also the reason why they built the cloaca maxima and probably why they traditionally, were so keen on constructing sewage works.
@@InvictaHistory Such a good video about Janus that i decided to tell you Exactly why
the gates of Janus were closed during times of peace
the gates of the temple were closed during times of peace
because
during peace thats where the kept the chickens cooped up
lolz
+obtuseon one I was thinking it was originally a practical reason before it became superstition. I figured it was left open because many people would go there to pray to Janus during times of war, and the doors were simply left open for the large lines of people entering at all times, while during peace such visits were less frequent and they were left closed.
Yes, I've heard of it. Thank you for this awesome video, going deeper into the war rome culture customs, specially with Janus.
So cool that Vorenus and Pullo actually were real ppl in history.
It's cool but part of me still kind of wishes that old Rome show focus more on the actual politicians. Also something that's always bothered me is Octavian wasn't even in Rome when Caesar died. He was in Greece preparing for Caesar's conquest of Dacia and Parthia. It actually defined Marc Anthony and octavian's relationship because right after Caesar died Octavian wasn't in Rome and Anthony moved against him to try and essentially steal Caesar's wealth
Show was still really good for what it was but basic thing like that being wrong really bother me
People with those names existed but 100% of what was in the TV Series was fictional.
I wish they continued the show when game of thrones finished
@Elvis Musso exactly I think they wasted time on Pullo and vorenus would have much rather spent more time on Caeser the Senate and other real historical figures
Would love to hear more about the pieces of history you are using as inspiration for your dnd campaign!
I love the art of your videos, it should be avaliable for download to use as wallpapers. Just beauty. Stuff that we don't find elsewhere.
These niche historical myths are amazing and thank you for all the work in the video. Great job!
Congrats on 1 mil subs
Thanks! We are putting together a little celebration video to mark the occasion
@@InvictaHistory please do one on sikh empire for Indian independence day for your indian viewers
@@ajithsidhu7183 I’m not an Indian viewer and I’d love to see this!
I think we’re all glossing over the fact that Rome had sacred battle chickens, and that this is a practice we should absolutely bring back
Wooow I went to Rome last week Saw forum Romanum and many ancient structuren and I was struck by its complexity and how tall some buildings were. But this small piece of history facinates me. And I want to go back to Rome soon to visit Circus Maximus and much more.
New sub, love your deep dives. There is so much more to these great civilizations than war. Much appreciated, Thanks
I am Italian, and since I was a child I heard a lot about the customs of our famed ancestors... Yet even here there's little popular knowledge about the twin-faced god. So, let me thank you for this video.
This is pretty cool, and it inspired me as well for my own worldbuilding.
It would be interesting, if you feel comfortable enough, to have some videos on your worldbuilding, to see how your research and passion for history influences it.
12 minutes of this is too little! Can’t get enough of this kind of documentaries Invicta
Amazing video, would love to see chapters to split parts in the video next time.
That would make the video perfect!
Is this something you would consider doing?
You just reminded me of a book series called, a castle in the attic. Thats how I knew about Janus. Now Ive got to go back and read something I read 20 years ago lol.
This was deeply enlightening and entertaining. Thank you for sharing this with us.
We would love to see videos on your campaign world as it progresses. I’m doing the same myself right now and taking inspiration from real world history and geography as well as various written works. I’d love seeing how you are integrating these ideas into your world building.
Romans: so conservative they'll make up reasons to keep worshipping rather than give up a god they've always worshipped but have forgotten why.
Great video as always!
That isn't conservatism but the opposite. True conservatives would not have forgotten why the god was worshipped to begin with. Coming up with new reasons to worship something is a trait of reform-minded religions and liberals. Judaism's Orthodox-Reform split is the perfect example of this.
Projecting much?
Stop that, stop that! You're not going into politics while I'm here. Now listen, lad. In twenty minutes, you're getting married to a girl whose father owns the biggest tracts of open land in Britain.
If anyone is wondering the music that begins around 09:00 is from the film soundtrack of “the eagle”. It is called the 9th legion. It is a great song and goes very will with this channels amazing videos
In your research into this, was there ever any discussion linking Janus with any of the celestial bodies?
I think Janus was a god before the adoption of celestial gods
@Emil Merenheimo seems like Tolkien was right about one thing
“J” in ancient Latin had a “Y” sound
I read that some historians argue that Augustus had invented the whole idea of the Gates of War. Prior to him the building was only known as Gates of Janus. They claim further that the two other documented incidents at which the gates would be opened prior to Augustus were recorded very late and altogether they think these records are problematic.
Head of Sumerian gods was anu. Celtic head god was anu. Ancient China was pangu or panu. Hopi Indian was anu. Egyptian god Anubis. Rome Janus.
Awesome as always
Firstly, I've been passively curious about Janus for ages now, and this is a wonderful step into that history and myth. Thank you for that!
Secondly, I now have a wonderful idea for a D&D campaign. >:)
I'd love to see a sneakpeak of your dnd campaign!
This was very interesting, I had not heard of these gates before. I would absolutely love more snippets!
My surname is literally Janus, and probably that's the reason I knoe about the roman god. I wonder if it is somewhat connected to him or is it pure coincidence.
I think that would depend on you're culture. If you're ethnically from a latin area or former roman conquered territories there mY be a connection
You must live in fear of the French ' vandal, J'anus
I have no idea about my ancestry futher then 1800s, I haven't done an ancestry test too. I'm polish and I know some of my ancestors were german, silesian and italian.
@@TheAltair716 you must be the son of a Roman emperor ...wow you should reclaim European Council and Parlement...
And Rome ofcourse
it's actually pronounced: Yanus - (Ianus - in Classical Latin)
Nobody likes a smart, silent I, Ianus
It is convention among most historians to simply use the english pronunciation - like See-zar instead of Kai-sar for Caesar, etc etc
WENI WIDI WIKI
Well he’s not speaking Latin now is he…
He’s speaking English and therefore the English pronunciation is perfectly acceptable here.
@@julianshepherd2038 who cares what nobody likes, facts are facts and that is one of them.
I had no idea of this legend. I would certainly love more.
I remember something like this at Arlington national cemetery. I was 10 or 11 at the time. I remember a chained gate with a sign or something that said something like" he who would pass through these gates desires war". Gonna go google it.
There's some opportunity for Jewish humor in there, in the form of speculating what would happen to they who pass over the gate. Passover is a Jewish holiday, after all.
Very interesting. Never heard of these gates before. Thank you.
I've never heard of this before, but I have rewatched this video now multiple times because of how interesting it is. Can you do more about the Roman religion, specifically the gods before Greek influence, such as Quirinus? And more pieces like this about other uniquely Roman religious customs would be great.
January originally wasn't the first month of the year, March was.
The original count is still visible in the names of September (7th month), October (8th month), November (9th month) and December (10th month).
That's pretty pog
Erm actually thats due to their used to be 10 months august(augustus) july(julius) wasnt always there
@@mondaysinsanity8193
Wrong. August and July were renamed, not added. They were called Sextilis (6th month) and Quintilis (5th month).
The Romans always had 12 months a year. The year originally began in March, which changed in 163 BC.
An arched gate, flanked by columns, armies marching through it at the end of wars...sounds exactly like triumphal arches.
This video about Janus was very interesting.
Wonderful! I'm always ready for more, whatever you've got!
One could argue that triumphal arches themselves are abstract monuments to Janus.
That thought crossed my mind also
You should do a how they did it for handicapped in different times. What happened if you were born without a limb or had an accident that left you unable to walk. Not only in Ancient Rome but through time.
No way, I saw a Reddit post talking about this yesterday and I wondered if you're channel had done a video yet. And sure enough it comes out the next day.
According to ancient Roman farmers' almanacs Juno, not Janus, was the tutelary deity of the month of January.
Source: H.H. Scullard, Festivals and Ceremonies of the Roman Republic (Cornell University Press, 1981), p. 51.
That would actually be June
D&D world-builder here who's currently fathoms deep into a Dwarven language. Yes, yes I would be interested in seeing more of that kind of content.
“We will now perform the ritual frying of the sacred chickens to seek the guidance of the Gods!”
“🍗Mmm it’s good! …TOO WAR!”
Lololol
If the stupid birds won't eat, let 'em drink!
I'm interested in this D&D setting you mentioned.
This is something right out of Warhammer 40k.
This was awesome, please more of this!
I've heard of this, I'm a nerd for Roman lore. :D Good video!
I would love to see your book collection someday!
I love this kind of stuff in your videos! I actually have a D&D world that has an area based on ancient Rome and Greece and this is definitely going in one of my cities!
Invicta, have you seen the mini series on netflix called "Barbarian" ? Its really good, and the language gives it a more realistic touch.
@Emil Merenheimo preach!
Please do some more roman original inventions that are not copied.
This is quite interesting, learning more about orgins of Janus.
congrats on 1mil!
Very interesting.
Very good!
Congrats on a million subscribers!
Very interesting
Fantastic
Nicely informative video.
This reminds me of the Umbilicus Ubis Romae, the gateway to the underworld that marks the center of the city of Rome. I'd like to see a video on it if there's enough about it to talk about.
Roman commander: should we do battle today general?
General: i dunno what do the chickens say?
Chickens: cluck cluckk!!
General: to battle it is!
I'd like to see that dnd campaign
I'll probably consider sharing it later this year. Might tease it before then as well.
According to the legend quoted in Jossipon, he was captured by the military forces of Joseph and imprisoned, later serving as a general for Kittim. According to this account, he became a Latin King in Latium which was the area where Rome was to be founded later along the Tiber river. King Zepho son of Eliphaz was called Janus Saturnus by his subjects.
A video like _'The dark underbelly of Rome'_ would be really interesting. Not many people think about this but Rome was full of organised crime and gangs. Or _'Rome's dirty secrets'._ About subjects like _'abortion hatches'_ found in places like Pompey where prostitutes are suspected to have discarded their aborted babies and even unwanted newborns. Rome has a fascinating underbelly, I think.
I mean no offense, but I find it quite funny how you give the clickbait title first before filling it with content. :D
@UCmZq8OjEEHnCS8slVP5Z8HA I don't quite get the part about the chip on my shoulder, not a native english speaker.
It got that "athmosphere over content"-feeling to it, the "dirty secrets" bit more then the "underbelly". "Gangs and crime in ancient rome" would be more informative.
@@stefangadshijew1682 How is it clickbait? It's the literal description of the video - Rome's underbelly. Gangs, organised crime, prostitution etc. You'd be hard pressed finding a more accurate title. So no offence taken, mate. What about you? Will you manage 😁
@@stefangadshijew1682 I just edited that. Well, they *are* secrets and they *are* dirty. What's wrong with coming up with an interesting title for the video? It's catchy yet true. Clickbait by definition is misleading.
@@stefangadshijew1682 A chip on the shoulder means you have a problem with something or someone.
Love it!
Do you have any more “heroes of” videos planned? I was wondering if there were any accounts from other then Caesars legions!
Thank you. Never heard of Janus
I'd like to hear about your dnd campaign!
interested indeed! also nice artwork.
There's no Creation without destruction. Rome was a truly amazing yet terrifying power.
Great videos! Could you please tell we what do you use to create gorgeous maps like these 2:42
First time when i heard about this Gate
Doesn’t really have much to do with this but the winged lion on the venetian flag (saint marco’s) holds a book under the paw… if the book is open than the republic is at peace, if it’s close then Venice is at war
fCKng loved it!!!
I have heard of the gates of Janus before even though I don't remember what they were not going to lie though the gates of war sounds way more badass
Im interested in that dnd campaign thou
3:20 : isn't march the first month of the year?
i rember this really great story someone made kinda about the gates. it was like a future story about a human government spreading the religion of janus as a cover for spreading spec op troops disguised as monks, with the code pharse of opening the gates of janus for them to attack. it was a pretty good story
The Cantabrian Wars mentioned here are some of the most underrated or even obscure parts of the roman warfare around these parts, hardly even gets a mention even though they were particularly harsh and bloody, it took quite some time and a lot of manpower including then Rome's best general, Agrippa, for the Asturs and Cantabrians to finally be subjugated or more like exterminated; the inhabitants of today's Spain and Portugal were some of the most hardy warriors of those times and hardly get their due credit.
This gives a little context to Sandman #30. That story has always baffled me.
All pagan temples were closed in 395 AD by Theidosius, however in a fascinating footnote to history the old doors of the temple of Janus, closed for almost 150 years were clandestinely opened by persons unknown when Totila threatened Rome.
Very nice video. It's good to see some Roman society, then the usual military power. Rome is more.
Well now I need to know about those sacred chickens....
janus kinase in JAK-stat pathway,a very familiar name if u work on leukemia
Another fellow Game Operations Director? Well met, Janus welcomes you into the food 😅.
Could you make a video on the Battle of Klilderup Ådal.
I had to translate a record of this tradition in my last latin exam
Just a question, wasn't March the first month of the new year until the Julian calendar?
Talking about religious mysteries in ancient Rome, you should do an episodes on Mithraism and other non-offical cults in the the roman world !
D&D with invicta? Sign me the fuck up
I always thought march was the first month in the roman calendar?