What did the Romans think of barbarians & Carthage?

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  • Today, DJ Peach Cobbler explains how the Ancient Romans felt about both their northern neighbors, and the Carthaginians.
    SPOILER ALERT: They weren't fans.
    But there is a great complexity to how they felt about these peoples, as well as how they treated them. From Caesar's Conquest of Gaul to the Punic Wars and Cato the Elder being a jerk about literally everything at all times, there's a lot of ground to cover.

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  • @BBrunswicker
    @BBrunswicker 2 роки тому +4225

    The best shit is when Scipio Africanus and Hannibal meet later in their lives. By this point Scipio has been rolled out for one last diplomatic mission and Hannibal is acting as sort of a mercenary general in Syria. Of course the two men get on the topics of warfare and history, trying at this point to frame their careers and triumphs against one another. The topic turns to "who do you think the greatest general of all time" is, Hannibal states first Alexander, then Pyrrhus, and finally himself. When Scipio asked him what would have happened if Hannibal had defeated Scipio at Zarra, Hannibal replied with this: "Then, beyond doubt I should place myself both before Alexander and before Pyrrhus and before all other generals. Scipio immediately understood this as the backhanded comment it was, that Hannibal meant to say that Scipio was a general in capacity beyond even himself, Pyrrhus, and even Alexander. Fucking wicked.

    • @DJPeachCobbler
      @DJPeachCobbler  2 роки тому +1340

      God damnit, that's incredible. I wish I knew of this before the video, thanks for sharing

    • @BBrunswicker
      @BBrunswicker 2 роки тому +222

      @@DJPeachCobbler Oh man trust me, you hear it once and it gets seared into your brain every time the two get brought up. Like two bitter, broken formerly men who got fucked by their countries meet in distant lands to talk about just which one had the bigger set of balls.
      Thanks for firing those neurons again. Thanks also to Mike Duncan for letting me learn it while I probably should have been doing something more important, like paying my taxes.

    • @thaneofwhiterun3562
      @thaneofwhiterun3562 2 роки тому +374

      When 2 chads meet.

    • @TBRACKET
      @TBRACKET 2 роки тому +46

      Thia is epic

    • @goroakechi6126
      @goroakechi6126 2 роки тому +364

      @@BBrunswicker
      Scipio and Hannibal were basically bros outside of war. They even met before their last battle, and Hannibal wanted to give Scipio peace, but Scipio refused because Hannibal had brought his army, and Africanus would have considered it a stain on his pride to not fight him.

  • @maroonring
    @maroonring 2 роки тому +2442

    Carthaginian attacking you?
    Just say no.
    Carthaginians cannot legally attack you without Rome's consent.

  • @errorshark
    @errorshark 2 роки тому +3308

    Cobbler is like 7 proxies deep and I don’t think he even knows he stopped shitposting and is posting educational videos that look like shitposts. I love it.

    • @Texelion3Dprints
      @Texelion3Dprints 2 роки тому +55

      These are the best.

    • @zacman223
      @zacman223 2 роки тому +48

      Agreed he's ascended.

    • @tricksterzullu
      @tricksterzullu 2 роки тому +49

      fr. i was thinking while watching how i wish actual schools taught like this

    • @hernan7363
      @hernan7363 2 роки тому +38

      @@tricksterzullu yeah man I also wish my teachers were doing coke, that would make class so much cooler

    • @bubblegunsoldier7484
      @bubblegunsoldier7484 Рік тому

      fucking based

  • @Slender_Man_186
    @Slender_Man_186 2 роки тому +410

    “Particularly with the late Republic and early Empire, I’ve just been consumed by it.”
    You binged Historia Civilis, didn’t you?

  • @Dakotaidk
    @Dakotaidk 2 роки тому +689

    The Romans certainly sacrificed humans, especially during Caesar's time.
    After a successful conquest, the leaders of the civilizations they went to war with were dressed up and paraded through Rome in a triumph before being strangled in front of a statue of Jupiter Maximus.
    Augustus even did it in front of a statue of Caesar.

    • @Byronic19134
      @Byronic19134 Рік тому +19

      Nope! Doesnt count

    • @astrsychev9333
      @astrsychev9333 Рік тому

      Its more like an prisoner execution for the sake of dick-flapping around to show their might, no?

    • @sorcierenoire8651
      @sorcierenoire8651 Рік тому +44

      @@Byronic19134 nonsense

    • @theorixlux2605
      @theorixlux2605 Рік тому +22

      What little human ritualistic murder there was was very frowned upon or not considered sacrifices by contemporaries. You are technically right because our language and cultural biases have evolved over two millennia, but you are, in the spirit of the argument, wrong.

    • @garliconionshallot
      @garliconionshallot Рік тому +31

      more of a public execution really

  • @thaneofwhiterun3562
    @thaneofwhiterun3562 2 роки тому +2213

    1 minor thing. Caesar didn't kill or enslave a third of the Gauls. According to him, he killed a third and enslaved another. So the genocide was much greater.

    • @yuvalgabay1023
      @yuvalgabay1023 2 роки тому +289

      Fucking based.

    • @thaneofwhiterun3562
      @thaneofwhiterun3562 2 роки тому +230

      @@yuvalgabay1023 As a general rule, Rome was based.

    • @MidlifeCrisisJoe
      @MidlifeCrisisJoe 2 роки тому +58

      @@thaneofwhiterun3562 Until the later days and the Byzantine rule, yeah.

    • @wtfronsson
      @wtfronsson 2 роки тому +52

      That doesn't seem like a minor thing at all.

    • @yuvalgabay1023
      @yuvalgabay1023 2 роки тому +116

      @@MidlifeCrisisJoe early Byzantine was quit based. The fuck they survived for so long and whit so much shit thrown into them is very poggers

  • @hiiipowerbass2337
    @hiiipowerbass2337 2 роки тому +180

    First off, this is Not some self depreciating snarky Internet joke. My wife and mother of my son is in all likelihood in the process of leaving me. Seeing this upload was the only smile I had had in my day at this point. She makes me feel stupid and I hate it. You make me feel stupid and I love every second of it. Thank you for making my day a little better

    • @imaboisir7227
      @imaboisir7227 2 роки тому +4

      Actually tho?

    • @TheTGOAC
      @TheTGOAC Рік тому +3

      How did that turn out? Hope your family is stronger together, or stronger apart if things had to go that way.❤

    • @hiiipowerbass2337
      @hiiipowerbass2337 Рік тому +32

      @@TheTGOAC we reconciled. Things are still really hard at times but we're making it work for now

    • @AC-hj9tv
      @AC-hj9tv 8 місяців тому

      ​@@hiiipowerbass2337oh ok that's good. I was going to call her a bitch

    • @wildfire9280
      @wildfire9280 4 місяці тому +12

      @@hiiipowerbass2337 This is the power of Rome.

  • @funafterman2686
    @funafterman2686 11 місяців тому +113

    I know EXACTLY why the third punic war happened
    Roman pride
    The first war was won by pure Roman grit. Look up the casualties, Rome kept losing literally armies from sea storms. The Roman's never fought manmjor naval battles at this point and Carthage held out until Roman tactics caught back up and they just wouldn't stop.
    The second was far too close. You couldn't even say Cathage without a Roman vet getting PTSD flashbacks of the ungodly monster that stomped his best butt buddy into the dirt in the quickest buried they ever bore witness. You don't let that go.
    TLDR: Third punic war. "why? Cause fuck'em that's why."

  • @vitowizard4867
    @vitowizard4867 2 роки тому +3204

    I can never get enough of this mans content. Its absurd and thought provoking at the same time. Like he just ate a peice of chalk.

    • @Edgelord-rn9he
      @Edgelord-rn9he 2 роки тому +100

      1:34 Di... Did he just eat a fucking Crayon?

    • @vitowizard4867
      @vitowizard4867 2 роки тому +49

      @@Edgelord-rn9he yes he did man is unpredictable

    • @user-sn5cx1yt6v
      @user-sn5cx1yt6v 2 роки тому +80

      Chalk is also a well known source of calcium. Good to know that Cobbler stays healthy and looks after his diet.

    • @lowstandarts894
      @lowstandarts894 2 роки тому +30

      @@user-sn5cx1yt6v Or he is a marine

    • @fallrivers743
      @fallrivers743 2 роки тому +16

      @@lowstandarts894 nah that's crayons my man

  • @llemn5118
    @llemn5118 2 роки тому +902

    thats cool and all, but next time can you please do a 40 minute video explaining why she doesn’t love me anymore? was it something I did mr. cobbler? is it my fault?

    • @EC-bp6qn
      @EC-bp6qn 11 місяців тому +64

      Pp smol

    • @someidiotacrossthestreet5188
      @someidiotacrossthestreet5188 11 місяців тому

      @@EC-bp6qnmaybe personality smaller.

    • @bubbles3880
      @bubbles3880 11 місяців тому +19

      Please we need to know was it because pp too smol? I ned know

    • @bubbles3880
      @bubbles3880 11 місяців тому

      Asking for friend (゚_゚)

    • @GoofyHeathen
      @GoofyHeathen 10 місяців тому +21

      Perhaps your slim Jim was a little too slim

  • @bitcoinzoomer9994
    @bitcoinzoomer9994 2 роки тому +417

    He won't ever make a part two, he never does.

    • @bitcoinzoomer9994
      @bitcoinzoomer9994 2 роки тому +52

      Damn, I really wanted a part 2

    • @canofsoda
      @canofsoda 2 роки тому +3

      @@bitcoinzoomer9994 so do i

    • @beanjm9773
      @beanjm9773 Рік тому +7

      Be patient children, daddy cobbler will deliver when the time is right

    • @beanjm9773
      @beanjm9773 Рік тому +3

      @MisterRaccoon
      Patience my child, patience

    • @DJPeachCobbler
      @DJPeachCobbler  Рік тому +193

      You're clearly a carthaginian psy-op

  • @rexr0b0twars80
    @rexr0b0twars80 2 роки тому +141

    this is why I love your content DJ Peach, you explain things in gamer, I never really liked history I'm more a of a math person, math is easy, you just gotta notice the patterns within everything, I don't hate history because it's hard to learn or anything it's just that for me I have to actually translate it for my mind to register it, your videos are like going from subbed content to dubbed content, whereas in history class I would have to read the same sentence more than 3 times to actually get it into my brain you just have to say it once and it pops right in while it pops in I can enjoy the lovely view of your chiseled jaw dusty chalkboard and fascinating living space, you own what all my history teaches lacked, a way to communicate, I wish to hold your hand like I would to a brother, alas we are separated by many factors so for now I think I'll just sit here in the shadows with the occasional comment and the steady flow of like presses, from a subscriber of yours, thanks.

  • @inquisitorbenediktanders3142
    @inquisitorbenediktanders3142 2 роки тому +818

    One of the most interesting things I know about Julius Caesar is the fact that during his younger days he got captured by pirates, and when they demanded a ransome he demanded it to be higher. He was with them for a while and swore to kill them all, so when he got back to rome he created a navy and killed them.

    • @miguelhenriquecosta
      @miguelhenriquecosta 2 роки тому +143

      The fun part is: he was *really* helpful as a captive, so the pirates treated him very well and liked him very much. They all thought he was kidding when he said he would kill them for asking so little of a ransom, because that was offensive. Then when he came back, he didn't just kill them: he captured them and CRUCIFIED him. Absolute menace.

    • @rabidporcupine0
      @rabidporcupine0 2 роки тому +73

      @@miguelhenriquecosta Also, didn't he make them ask for so much more ransom money specifically so when he came back and wiped them out, he'd be able to claim it all for himself? He literally tricked them into making him more money!

    • @LordVollmilch
      @LordVollmilch 2 роки тому +27

      ​@@miguelhenriquecosta he probably had to do it to ensure less people try to fuck with him in the future. so its not that maniacly

    • @miguelhenriquecosta
      @miguelhenriquecosta 2 роки тому +30

      @@LordVollmilch Oh, but he was quite the maniac. Refer to "De Bello Galico", his own accounts of the war in Gália (around France) to see how much of a maniac he was. Menace.

    • @miguelhenriquecosta
      @miguelhenriquecosta 2 роки тому +10

      @@rabidporcupine0 Yep, the dude was sharp af.

  • @swordguy6368
    @swordguy6368 2 роки тому +810

    Your intros are the embodiment of "Who starts a conversation like that" and I metaphorically love you for it.

    • @KTheStruggler
      @KTheStruggler 2 роки тому +17

      I literally love him for it. Dj peach cobbler me DM I will leave my wife and kids right now

    • @sars910
      @sars910 2 роки тому +11

      @@KTheStruggler can I have your leftover wife and kids ?

    • @SPGHTTFRT
      @SPGHTTFRT 2 роки тому +11

      @@sars910 he’ll need to sell them to present a suitable dowry

  • @AGenericFool
    @AGenericFool 2 роки тому +79

    As a german that likes to learn about history, can write and speak a good bit of latin after studying it and lives near the Rhine I just got one thing to say.
    Your german geography is better than the average foreigner trying to talk about it, be it about the historical past or the future, even if I, as the kids say, "Diesofcringe" at your germany with rhine map. This is gonna be good.
    Have a good one, dear reader.

    • @DJPeachCobbler
      @DJPeachCobbler  Рік тому +34

      This is a super late response but that's because I lived there for two years. So, I have no excuse

    • @theorixlux2605
      @theorixlux2605 Рік тому +1

      @@DJPeachCobbler yo what song did you use at 28:12?

    • @amitaiavrahami4920
      @amitaiavrahami4920 Рік тому

      @@theorixlux2605 ua-cam.com/video/UsnRQJxanVM/v-deo.html

    • @kayburcky7146
      @kayburcky7146 Рік тому +3

      ​@@DJPeachCobblerhave you been stationed as a tactical femboy in Kaiserslautern?

  • @drudenae
    @drudenae Рік тому +12

    Learning everything about Ancient Rome is a special kind of therapy.

  • @CanyonsandCrests
    @CanyonsandCrests 2 роки тому +488

    I really wanted to joke about the Air Force eating chalk because they're too good for crayons, but I'm 90% certain this is a phenomena unique to The Cobbler, not the Air Force at large.

    • @magicman3163
      @magicman3163 2 роки тому +20

      He was in the Air Force?

    • @bullseye5202
      @bullseye5202 2 роки тому +25

      @@magicman3163 That's just weird to think about, honestly

    • @keketh3777
      @keketh3777 2 роки тому +24

      @@magicman3163 He's a U.S. Airman, yeah.

    • @XavianBrightly
      @XavianBrightly Рік тому +9

      As a crayon eater I'm going to use that one next time I run into an airmen.

    • @plaguepandemic5651
      @plaguepandemic5651 Рік тому

      ​@@magicman3163 still is I think

  • @lachlanmeijer8706
    @lachlanmeijer8706 2 роки тому +782

    Dude sometimes it terrfies me how intelligent and well researched cobbler can be

  • @TheCurrentThing
    @TheCurrentThing 2 роки тому +8

    My nips are on fire for the second installment. Really appreciate your stuff, it's brilliantly hilarious and hits the nail on the head everyime!

  • @franlovelsimic8421
    @franlovelsimic8421 2 роки тому +15

    Logan Paul reference, chalk eating, those damn Carthiginians, that humor, all packaged into one absolutely brilliant video. So glad you're covering this, been a hot minute since I jumped into the Roman wormhole and I am happy more will learn of it. You continue to be an inspiration and I applaud you for your commitment to be yourself and do what you wish. Can't wait for part 2.

  • @tadhgryan3645
    @tadhgryan3645 2 роки тому +428

    Fun fact: Ancient Rome dissolved at least 15 years ago, maybe even more than that according to some historians

    • @jovanchakraborty7384
      @jovanchakraborty7384 Рік тому +52

      The king of Spain is technically the emperor of Rome because the nephew of Constantine XI gave it to him in his will

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 Рік тому +7

      What

    • @IvanRevi
      @IvanRevi Рік тому +1

      your profile pic is awesome btw I love that album

    • @milmex317th
      @milmex317th 7 місяців тому +5

      I say the Roman empire evolved into the Catholic church.

    • @RazorsharpLT
      @RazorsharpLT 6 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, sure it did, and the Byzantines were also Roman
      What a joke.

  • @RedMeansRecording
    @RedMeansRecording 2 роки тому +878

    Man it's so cool to see you do stuff you love. This video is great dude.

  • @miguelhenriquecosta
    @miguelhenriquecosta 2 роки тому +4

    5:25
    "I think I speak for everyone[...]"
    AH! Spoke like a true roman!

  • @Azirof
    @Azirof 2 роки тому +10

    This was phenomenal, I look forward to your videos and appreciate all the work you put in. Part one had me and my wife discussing for quite some time about state of current world empires compared to the Roman Empire. I’ll be waiting for that part 2!

  • @vladimirsimeonov8377
    @vladimirsimeonov8377 2 роки тому +165

    Cobbler really hit us with "Gonna upload a big one in like four days", then dropped this a few hours later

  • @CunkGungler
    @CunkGungler 2 роки тому +686

    I do think it would be good to note that later Romans looked back at the Carthaginians in quite a positive way- they were the only 'worthy opponent' as far as many Romans were concerned.
    Whatsmore, there was a growing cynicism, or at least wariness, towards war growing in the state. Romans were very aware that as they conquered peoples they obliterated culture, and that doing so was probably wrong. However, they justified it by arguing that, on the whole, roman ideals and civilisation was better than the culture they conquered.
    We also get the famous line: They make a wasteland and call it peace.
    That was said by a Roman poet about Rome. Its very easy to generalise the ancients into a single opinion or set of ideals. In reality, they were just as divided and doubtful as our own civilisation is today

    • @mercianthane2503
      @mercianthane2503 2 роки тому +66

      Geez, some Romanoboo will lose his shit by reading this cuz "Muh Ruhm Eeteernah".

    • @aramhalamech4204
      @aramhalamech4204 2 роки тому +21

      Romans also romanticized the "nature-bound" life of the German tribes. Weird to think about the fact that there were literal hippies among the Roman elite.

    • @strykertron232
      @strykertron232 2 роки тому +74

      >I do think it would be good to note that later Romans looked back at the Carthaginians in quite a positive way- they were the only 'worthy opponent' as far as many Romans were concerned.
      I have seen Americans do that for the Soviet Union.

    • @winzyl9546
      @winzyl9546 2 роки тому +28

      Rome did not obliterate cultures exactly nor would they want to, they mostly left it behind and adapted the best bits. Carthage was the exception.

    • @kesorangutan6170
      @kesorangutan6170 2 роки тому +38

      That quote is attributed to Calgacus. A Caledonian chief that fought Agricola in Scotland. We don't know if he's real or not. All we know is historian(not a poet) Tacitus wrote his speech(which includes the quote) before his battle against Agricola.

  • @vicentesgarofalojerez8566
    @vicentesgarofalojerez8566 2 роки тому

    Thank you Cobbler, I didn't know you could have this much fun with a story lesson, and I love ancient story. Keep up the good work, waiting for part 2!

  • @sadtadpole9831
    @sadtadpole9831 2 роки тому +2

    I have no idea what this channel's focus is anymore, but I'm here for all of it

  • @Gateway2000Mousepad
    @Gateway2000Mousepad 2 роки тому +551

    Really been enjoying how varied your content has been lately

    • @artinmajidi1654
      @artinmajidi1654 2 роки тому +11

      This video was a fucking masterpiece in literature art, poetry you fucking name it

  • @luisdergroe8944
    @luisdergroe8944 2 роки тому +401

    I absolutely loved this; it’s weird how a very well researched video about ancient history is released by the same channel that’s releasing manic videos of talking to Ubisoft in a back ally. You kept a bit of that craziness, but at the same time this was a serious history video.
    The only criticism I’d have is that the contrast between Carthage and Roman isn’t as big as ancient sources like to describe it to us. Carthage was pretty much a mediterranean empire, more similar to the Roman’s than most. You don’t become the most powerful state in the mediterranean by asking nicely, you conquer your neighbours and than go on to expand even further; Carthage did exactly that. And while they were big merchants, the merchant class didn’t actually rule the city. Like anywhere else in ancient times the Carthaginian aristocracy owned land, not ships and they had the actual power. It’s weird how similar those empires were; they fought together against Pyrrhus, they had good relations, but eventually they clashed anyways.

    • @joshtherocky
      @joshtherocky 2 роки тому +14

      Thanks for this man, incredible points.

    • @badabomb9946
      @badabomb9946 Рік тому +1

      This town just wasn't big enough for the two of them.

  • @darkmega97
    @darkmega97 2 роки тому +7

    The romans actually pulled a "weapons of mass destruction" during the the third punic war

  • @spicytriangle4656
    @spicytriangle4656 2 роки тому +7

    God damn I wish there was more content like this, you have reminded me how much I love history. Honestly watched this video like once a day since it came out. You have created such an awesome niche with this stuff dude and honestly I can't wait for more

  • @lcoyle1998
    @lcoyle1998 2 роки тому +191

    This channel is an unbelievably weird collection of video game content, history stuff, and politics/economics stuff and I love literally all of it

  • @TheKboldlurker
    @TheKboldlurker 2 роки тому +240

    Honestly the fact that younger Scipio had that level of intelligence at 17 is insane

    • @mr.mungus7462
      @mr.mungus7462 2 роки тому +3

      It’s only insane because our generations have been dumbed down...

    • @CunkGungler
      @CunkGungler 2 роки тому +83

      @@mr.mungus7462 obviously wrong- if this was true, then every single 17 year old in Rome would be doing just as amazing things as scipio. Scipio was a genius, but he was a genius in a civilisation essentially based soley on allowing people like them to do great deeds. It's important to remember that scipio came from one of the most wealthy and influential families in Rome, his name already carried weight and he would have received the best possible of educations. Secondly, his millitary talent was able to be so successfully lionized because Republican Rome was already such a heavily militarised culture.
      But that is not to say you too can not be brilliant. Like Scipio, you need to know your strengths, plan your battles and find your specific thing to excel it. There is brilliance in you, just as there is brilliance in every human, you just need to find it

    • @anitaremenarova6662
      @anitaremenarova6662 2 роки тому +5

      How is it insane? He literally just obliterated and already weak city state.

    • @CunkGungler
      @CunkGungler 2 роки тому +13

      @@anitaremenarova6662 I think its more about having so much inniative and strength of will.

    • @jet-blackjo2455
      @jet-blackjo2455 2 роки тому +34

      @@anitaremenarova6662 I'm sorry how many weakened city states have you taken down at the age of 17? Thought so

  • @claysmith3700
    @claysmith3700 Рік тому

    Cobbler I have watched this video series several times. These are undoubtedly my favorite videos on UA-cam. Thank you

  • @zacman223
    @zacman223 2 роки тому

    My god your videos are good now. I a few months checked out your channel and couldn't vibe much with your older vids, but these newer ones with your in person style with editing is some of the best new content I've seen in a while. Thank you DJ Peach Cobblemykidneystones

  • @090giver090
    @090giver090 2 роки тому +511

    in defence of the Rome modern archeologists during the excavations of Croton (Carthcage's military harbour) also found evidence of its expansion and active shipbuilding (together with walls that seems to be erected to hide aforementioned active shipbuilding from prying eyes) that dates to the times preceding the third Punic War. So MAYBE Punes were not so blameless...

    • @DJPeachCobbler
      @DJPeachCobbler  2 роки тому +456

      Oh wow, that's actually really interesting, thanks for letting me know. I was too generous to them I suppose, but can you keep a secret?
      My channel is a Carthaginian psy-op.

    • @strykertron232
      @strykertron232 2 роки тому +103

      @@DJPeachCobbler Baalite spotted, *LETHAL FORCE ENGAGED*

    • @ilbruco5427
      @ilbruco5427 2 роки тому +10

      I read an article about how burnt remains of children (burnt) were resumed during some excavations in areas near Carthage.

    • @kesorangutan6170
      @kesorangutan6170 2 роки тому +37

      Croton is a city in Southern Italy lol. Carthage's harbor is called "Cothon" my friend. Also Cothon already had massive walls. That was Cothon's thing. Plus Cothon was used for both military and commercial purposes so those ship building stuff was probably for commercial use.

    • @kesorangutan6170
      @kesorangutan6170 2 роки тому +17

      From Wikipedia:
      The cothon at Carthage was divided into a rectangular merchant harbour followed by an inner protected harbour reserved for military use only. This inner harbour was circular and surrounded by an outer ring of structures divided into a series of docking bays for ship maintenance, along with an island structure at its centre that also housed navy ships. Each individual docking bay featured a raised slipway. Above the raised docking bays was a second level consisting of warehouses where oars and rigging were kept along with supplies such as wood and canvas.
      On the island structure there existed a raised 'cabin' where the admiral in command could observe the whole harbour along with the surrounding sea. Altogether the inner docking complex could house up to 220 ships. The entire harbour was protected by an outer wall and the main entrance could be closed off with iron chains.

  • @Dr.depression516
    @Dr.depression516 2 роки тому +336

    This was an amazing, entertaining and well researched video. However, it did not contain a Doom Eternal reference, and so I must dub this the cobbler decline arc.

    • @DJPeachCobbler
      @DJPeachCobbler  2 роки тому +304

      And then "two titans met. As it was written"
      I'm getting too subtle for yall

    • @freddy4603
      @freddy4603 2 роки тому +114

      it would seem it is not the creator that is waning, but it is the audience who is losing it's keen eye.

    • @fingernecklace4817
      @fingernecklace4817 2 роки тому +6

      @@freddy4603 its*

    • @gallixypegasuss1546
      @gallixypegasuss1546 2 роки тому +6

      @@fingernecklace4817 actually its "it's" as the possessive is the audience

    • @coffeeholder
      @coffeeholder 2 роки тому +4

      @@gallixypegasuss1546 It's "its" in this context but tbf, who cares? It's just a bloody contraction.

  • @Someguywithalotoftism
    @Someguywithalotoftism 2 роки тому +2

    Still waiting on that part two. You are my favorite UA-camr, I like to laugh while thinking about things in strange and new ways.

  • @ripkm-iwaly
    @ripkm-iwaly Рік тому +2

    I found this channel like 4 days ago and this is amazing, some of the best content on this platform

  • @gorshhorsh6549
    @gorshhorsh6549 2 роки тому +163

    That ending hit DIFFERENT. Even with pies for faces, cobbler swings the tone of an educational shitpost to a sobering and grim foreshadowing of Rome’s own demise. The dramatic irony was given all the weight and pause it deserved

    • @magicman3163
      @magicman3163 2 роки тому +8

      Byzantine was cool

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 Рік тому +5

      @@magicman3163 Byzantine = Rome

    • @magicman3163
      @magicman3163 Рік тому

      @@concept5631 they didn’t have Rome

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 Рік тому +3

      @@magicman3163 Still Roman tho

    • @abdulrahman9276
      @abdulrahman9276 Рік тому

      Its also foreshadowing the fall of the American Empire happening now.

  • @Stgpop
    @Stgpop 2 роки тому +153

    Phenomenal video! That ending with that reflection of Carthage was just breath taking, I am so excited for part 2!!!!

    • @altusshow7574
      @altusshow7574 2 роки тому +3

      The way this man breathes chaos my prediction is there won't _be_ a part two.

    • @AC-hj9tv
      @AC-hj9tv 8 місяців тому

      Also made my peen big too

  • @natelavallee4034
    @natelavallee4034 Рік тому +2

    This is the most criminally underviewed series on UA-cam can’t believe I’m here before it blows up

  • @halumind3740
    @halumind3740 2 роки тому +1

    I love all this varied content, it provides me with videos I never knew I needed!!

  • @EvilAmy_
    @EvilAmy_ 2 роки тому +168

    Dude, i remember watching you when you had like 2K subs, at the release of the first STALKER video and i know this doesn't really mean anything but, I'm so happy and proud of where you've come, With popularity and with just how artistic this videos are. All the Love from Slovenija. ❤

  • @needless8623
    @needless8623 2 роки тому +57

    I don’t even know what this channel is anymore First it was a game review now it’s a history channel And I’m down for it

  • @Yukiho_
    @Yukiho_ Рік тому

    That line at the end was so damn good bro. Well done another masterpiece as always, cant wait for the next one.

  • @aggersoul23
    @aggersoul23 2 роки тому

    Part one??? You hecking madlad, the amount of effort you put into This is beyond admirable. It's beautiful!

  • @gent9358
    @gent9358 2 роки тому +71

    I really like the tragicomedic notes in some sketches, like the sketch of the Carthaginian negotiators almost ending on a tragic note but with the Roman General adding on that last bif of dark humor, or the heavy ending with the burning of Carthage and Homer's words. I really like this mix, for it is funny and shitpost-y but doesn't devolve into not taking these events seriously.

  • @lloydturquoise2457
    @lloydturquoise2457 2 роки тому +130

    Me, a Celtic language speaker, who worked at a Roman museum.
    At the start : "Uh Oh"
    At the end : "Pleasantly surprised"
    P.S. Yes, we collected severed heads. But it was also because we believed if cut off correctly, the soul inside would be trapped and would serve you in the afterlife. More heads = Better Afterlife.

    • @Palemagpie
      @Palemagpie Рік тому +18

      So no head?

    • @retrodarktrooper6372
      @retrodarktrooper6372 Рік тому +17

      Bros really enslaved head-spirits

    • @MachoMan_Vert
      @MachoMan_Vert Рік тому

      Imagine getting pwned because some asshole thinks he can make you his afterlife slave lol
      Btw: the Zodiac killer had the same idea, allegedly.

    • @sorcierenoire8651
      @sorcierenoire8651 Рік тому +2

      5head

    • @hamster1495
      @hamster1495 Рік тому +8

      W-WE???? Are you an immortal my good sir?? 🧐

  • @Zdobywczy
    @Zdobywczy 2 роки тому +1

    I came to your channel for video game essays.
    This was superb.
    Can't wait for part 2.

  • @sour93
    @sour93 2 роки тому

    I simp for Peach cobbler videos. Please keep making these wonderful and thought provoking videos!

  • @someguy9070
    @someguy9070 2 роки тому +24

    Man we got two videos in less than a week this is aweomse!!!!

  • @erroljoshua3429
    @erroljoshua3429 2 роки тому +21

    We want more! WE WANT MORE! Sir Cobbler release the Part 2 or else we will lay a siege on you!
    - Smallus Dickus

  • @jeremygrant6145
    @jeremygrant6145 2 роки тому +5

    Ok, I've waited patiently for part 2. I've watched this one so many times I quote it to people regularly. I wouldn't even be complaining if you didn't say part 2 would be out before April 24th, it's past that.

  • @laggydad4479
    @laggydad4479 2 роки тому

    you scratched a content itch I didn’t know I had bro. a great combination of historical knowledge and humor, love it

  • @fabiosordo5313
    @fabiosordo5313 2 роки тому +42

    Fun Trivia, the word Barbarian was not a word in latin, Bar Bar was the sound that such foreigners made when a Latin heard them talk.
    It's someone who speaks gibberish.

  • @TheKing-qz9wd
    @TheKing-qz9wd 2 роки тому +50

    It is a nice feeling when you've been at some of this history game so long that you know the jokes aren't blowing things too far out of proportion.

  • @Koyotito20
    @Koyotito20 Рік тому +1

    My god man... I hope the 2nd part gets made... also a possible 3rd. Great shit Cobbler

  • @DoubleNN
    @DoubleNN 2 роки тому +9

    That intro, you really put into words what I've thought about Rome and the like for a while: You can examine so much of human nature while still being entirely separated from it. Excellent video :D I'll probably subscribe.

    • @DoubleNN
      @DoubleNN Рік тому

      Update: I did subscribe

  • @namae6637
    @namae6637 2 роки тому +76

    This was absolutely fascinating. Can’t wait for part 2!

  • @wonderfred
    @wonderfred 2 роки тому +35

    I'm glad you've transitioned from talking about video games to talking about whatever the fuck pops up in your head. Weird shit but I'm here for it.

  • @kyleh9325
    @kyleh9325 2 роки тому

    I think this is one of your best. I'm looking forward to part 2.

  • @rudycortez4226
    @rudycortez4226 6 місяців тому

    These Victor written history type videos are your calling. We need more of these. We need you ... DJ Coblbler

  • @cruzaider5339
    @cruzaider5339 2 роки тому +97

    This channel's content has the wild wasteland trait

  • @thesnake2620
    @thesnake2620 2 роки тому +37

    On the thing about Romans and human scarafice it's also worth mentioning that it was customary at Roman triumphs to ritually strangle the captured war leader or monarch which is about as close to fucking human sacrifice as you can get

    • @kesorangutan6170
      @kesorangutan6170 2 роки тому +11

      Not only that but they also executed them in front of TEMPLE OF JUPITER MAXIMUS. That's literally sacrifice to Jupiter.

  • @Sharktankgaming
    @Sharktankgaming Рік тому +1

    I love cobbler's presentations 😂 keep teaching me ancient history PLEASE! Your take makes me laugh my damn cookies off while actually learning lol

  • @bcvetkov8534
    @bcvetkov8534 6 місяців тому

    This series blows me away honestly. I wish I watched and saw your stuff sooner.

  • @sars910
    @sars910 2 роки тому +39

    This might be one of DJ Peach Cobbler's best works yet.
    Though I do hope Part 2 of this video doesn't have the same fate as the Vice City retrospective.

  • @robotic-race
    @robotic-race 2 роки тому +93

    15:25 slaves captured during triumphs were often strangled on the steps of they Temple of Mars but the insisted it wasn't a sacrifice although it most definitely was
    Edit: I received this information from a channel called Historia Civillis which I would highly recommend, both as a starting source for Cobbler and as a great place to learn inner working of Roman society and history

    • @LordVollmilch
      @LordVollmilch 2 роки тому +4

      THATS DIFFERENT!!!!!111
      you could argue though, that there is a difference between:
      slaughtering your own for the sake of it
      or
      slaughtering people, that probably would've slaughtered you (or helped those), if the events turned out differently.

    • @sars910
      @sars910 2 роки тому +25

      @@LordVollmilch Cool explanation. Still human sacrifice.

    • @LordVollmilch
      @LordVollmilch 2 роки тому +5

      @@sars910 Then why aren't we talking about the human sacrifices in afghanistan?

    • @sars910
      @sars910 2 роки тому +17

      @@LordVollmilch because you seem to be wilfully ignoring the distinction between violence done in the name of religion and sacrificing prisoners captured in battle at the foot of the temple of the God of War.
      Otherwise, if we're to follow YOUR definition of "human sacrifice", why stop with the Taliban ? One could easily argue with the same logic that, since GW Bush invoked the name of the Christian God before launching the American invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, all the people who've died in those wars are actually human sacrifices to Jesus.

    • @LordVollmilch
      @LordVollmilch 2 роки тому +4

      @@sars910 I remind you, that I started the distinction between violence done in the name of religion and killing captured war prisoners and you actually made my point.

  • @powerofthekitten
    @powerofthekitten 2 роки тому

    I keep rewatching this because I can't wait for the next

  • @danb3529
    @danb3529 2 роки тому

    Fantastic work once again. Keep it up brother, can't wait for part 2.

  • @ethan2670
    @ethan2670 2 роки тому +41

    You have very quickly become my favorite content creator, on any platform. Your editing and pacing is flawless, your comedy is top notch, everything comes together seamlessly.

  • @aidanmilne6865
    @aidanmilne6865 2 роки тому +62

    Wow I didn’t expect my favourite gamer cobbler to be able to deliver history in such an awesome poetic way

  • @azulcrinaldossss
    @azulcrinaldossss 2 роки тому +1

    Your dedication to the most varied of subjects is really respectable and after watching this video I can say without a shadow of a doubt that you're my favorite schizophrenic youtuber, much love.

  • @bishoptrees
    @bishoptrees 2 роки тому +5

    Just rewatched.
    Mate, I'm very keen for part 2 and btw, love your videos 😊

  • @DJPeachCobbler
    @DJPeachCobbler  2 роки тому +13

    Join the Cobbler Discord server, it's the most efficient way to insult me directly: discord.gg/s3FpMrzYPz
    Please check out my thumbnail artist, Thigikna's youtube channel! They will send anthrax to my house if you don't! ua-cam.com/channels/FDeP0t1UaVu238w5qGNnAQ.html

    • @-Scrapper-
      @-Scrapper- 2 роки тому

      You banned me tho

    • @-Scrapper-
      @-Scrapper- 2 роки тому

      ....uWu

    • @Aiur4HB
      @Aiur4HB 2 роки тому

      there's probably a good reason behind it

  • @ProfessorBadfish
    @ProfessorBadfish 2 роки тому +29

    This content is what gets me through my shift. It's so crazy to see the evolution of my favorite musical dessert. Thank you for all the work that goes in to these, and everything you do Cob!

  • @goealshafay425
    @goealshafay425 2 роки тому

    Man that was so will done 👍
    I can't wait for part two !

  • @fierylightning3422
    @fierylightning3422 Рік тому +2

    I absolutely love that cobbler opens up his video every time with a defence that he is not racist. as a balkan romanian, I care not if you are racist or not, you are welcome either way to make fun of romanians!

  • @FaclanS
    @FaclanS 2 роки тому +49

    Fantastic work to see Rome in a more historical light rather than ‘omg they did so much for civilization’ which a lot of people like to perpetuate.

    • @sars910
      @sars910 2 роки тому +21

      Part of the reason why Rome is seen in such an unattainably positive light by the mainstream is because Rome was so effective at crushing dissent and silencing their opposition (Whether foreign or domestic) that we have very few surviving accounts of what it was like to be on the opposite end of Rome's "mercy".

    • @FaclanS
      @FaclanS 2 роки тому +13

      @@sars910 Very true. Especially when their enemies were seen as so lesser there was no reason for them to keep records beyond their own conquest.

    • @postindustrial76
      @postindustrial76 2 роки тому +21

      @@sars910
      "Aztecs: commit atrocities and other crimes"
      "Historoids: "ABSOLUTE MONSTERS"
      "Rome: does the same thing"
      "Historoids: OMG SO STRONG, FOUNDERS OF CIVILIZATION"

    • @Old_Harry7
      @Old_Harry7 2 роки тому +3

      I mean the Romans built modern civilization there's no watering down that.

    • @postindustrial76
      @postindustrial76 2 роки тому +1

      @@Old_Harry7 No they didn't. They've been dead for a long time. Centuries worth of people built modern civilization long after the romans collapsed. They can't take much credit.

  • @dutchvanderlinde7239
    @dutchvanderlinde7239 2 роки тому +18

    I love that you make history content now.

  • @antperkins631
    @antperkins631 5 місяців тому

    one of the few youtubers whose content i rewatch often

  • @jordancorley828
    @jordancorley828 2 роки тому

    This was an amazing video. I cannot wait for part 2

  • @merpsthederp9887
    @merpsthederp9887 2 роки тому +14

    Our cobbler lord has dropped the knowledge yet again! Praise be the Cobbler king

  • @harmweidmann264
    @harmweidmann264 2 роки тому +22

    This was - again - excellent - can't wait for the second part

  • @goncaloproa840
    @goncaloproa840 Рік тому +1

    That fucking final line, man. Hits deep down in the core.

  • @danielvasti8056
    @danielvasti8056 2 роки тому

    you are probably my favorite content creator here in this platform. thanks for the awesome video

  • @sammerry7706
    @sammerry7706 2 роки тому +5

    Cant wait to watch whatever interesting thing distracts cobbler from ever making part 2 ;)

  • @purplepotato2612
    @purplepotato2612 2 роки тому +7

    I have waited and we have been rewarded

  • @solvent_yt6270
    @solvent_yt6270 Рік тому

    dude i genuinely love this content. you made this very entertaining to listen to!

  • @OliverBB.
    @OliverBB. Місяць тому

    Amazing, awesome and glorius video. Thank you

  • @MachGlacier
    @MachGlacier 2 роки тому +26

    Can't wait for part 2. I love Roman history... especially when it's being covered by such a witty gentleman.

  • @northernlynx7360
    @northernlynx7360 2 роки тому +10

    The excitement I get every time you upload is immense, I always know you’re gonna take me to good place. You’re very good at this Cobbler

  • @inconspicuousrobot2685
    @inconspicuousrobot2685 Рік тому +1

    Do peack cobbler’s videos are like peaking into the mind of very agreeable but equally insane man

  • @Big_BossFOX
    @Big_BossFOX 2 роки тому

    Amazing can’t wait for part 2!

  • @camthrillio
    @camthrillio 2 роки тому +5

    It is 1AM and this posted. Of fucken course Im gonna watch it.

    • @tdab3883
      @tdab3883 2 роки тому +1

      My man here is 3:24AM
      I'm still going to watch it tho, but daaaamn

  • @JohnSmith-en8mj
    @JohnSmith-en8mj 2 роки тому +4

    When I started watching your videos awhile back, I never expected this kind of content, and it is absolutely phenomenal. The way that you tell these stories is so entertaining and interesting. Please keep this up! This is some of the best content YT has to offer imo.

  • @zombiehampster1397
    @zombiehampster1397 2 роки тому +1

    I really enjoyed that. I like the variety of your content.

  • @maxducks2001
    @maxducks2001 Рік тому +6

    “The day will come when sacred Troy shall perish and Priam and his people shall be slain.”
    “Homer? What brings these lines to your mind?”
    “Is this the fate of all empires?…Is this the fate of Rome?”
    Chills.