A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome - Ray Laurence

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  • Опубліковано 28 жов 2012
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    Welcome to the world of Lucius Popidius Secundus, a 17-year old living in Rome in 73 AD. His life is a typical one of arranged marriages, coming-of-age festivals, and communal baths. Take a look at this exquisitely detailed lesson on life of a typical Roman teenager two thousand years ago.
    Lesson by Ray Laurence, animation by Cognitive Media.

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  • @steventsui9628
    @steventsui9628 6 років тому +10192

    "A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome (non-slave version)"

  • @banjoguy9000
    @banjoguy9000 5 років тому +18666

    Only 80’s BC kids remember this

  • @meatbeater6935
    @meatbeater6935 4 роки тому +3088

    17 year old Roman: *does everything*
    17 year old me: *watching comments on youtube*

  • @door-to-doorhentaisalesman2978
    @door-to-doorhentaisalesman2978 5 років тому +11026

    If smartphones exists in ancient Rome, teenagers would be taking selfies while a man was being eaten by the lions in the Colosseum.

    • @tanvanisolutions8630
      @tanvanisolutions8630 5 років тому +120

      What about the apps? Gotta think.📚🙆

    • @ceilingeye
      @ceilingeye 5 років тому +87

      Wow, haha so funny and original..

    • @skilletlord3800
      @skilletlord3800 4 роки тому +45

      Arrogant Anarchist I know right? They sound 60 years old

    • @xxxxxx5868
      @xxxxxx5868 4 роки тому +95

      And? Is this supposed to be deep or something? Like duh they would take pictures of (at the time) a big competition.
      If you're trying to make fun of teenagers today, your failing hard, because you're actually calling out ancient Romans for being as brutal as letting slaves fight each other.

    • @xxxxxx5868
      @xxxxxx5868 4 роки тому +29

      @Kyle Muncal Ayup, it's those dang eye phones the reason ma wifey left me

  • @aerickajm9298
    @aerickajm9298 4 роки тому +6315

    Lucius: *knows Greek and Latin at 17*
    Me at 17: mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell

    • @normally6999
      @normally6999 3 роки тому +83

      Very very underrated comment

    • @subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234
      @subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 3 роки тому +190

      You know that was just like knowing English and Spanish now

    • @brunojambeiro6776
      @brunojambeiro6776 3 роки тому +60

      @@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 kind of. Greek was spoken by the patricians and the high class, so it was considered important to learn, but todays politicians don’t speak Spanish in English speaking countries.

    • @thebenholdorf
      @thebenholdorf 3 роки тому +31

      xDDD I'm ten and I know that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of a cell, the nucleus controls the cell's activities, and a vacuole is basically a storage place

    • @DaviSilva-oc7iv
      @DaviSilva-oc7iv 3 роки тому +22

      @@thebenholdorf in your age I didn't have this knowledge.

  • @steviem8294
    @steviem8294 8 років тому +14538

    I wonder how people 2,000 years in the future will talk about our teenage lives

    • @janslosn3019
      @janslosn3019 8 років тому +3634

      I just can't wait for them to misintepret our culture, they might have thought that we worship nicki minaj as some sort of fertility goddess or some shit.

    • @draculakickyourass
      @draculakickyourass 8 років тому +689

      +Jans Losn Ohh,you pagan,you don't worship the god Justin Bieber XD

    • @Pynaegan
      @Pynaegan 8 років тому +441

      +Stevie M The future must be aliens then. Because if left up to this next generation, we'll stagnate and go extinct.

    • @Hedmanification
      @Hedmanification 8 років тому +748

      +Pynaegan Blaming the newer generation is old news, been done by every other generation that has ever lived. And almost always, it is the older generation that is wrong.

    • @vladbcom
      @vladbcom 8 років тому +214

      +Stevie M for one they'd be able to read our comments and social posts

  • @worldreligion5992
    @worldreligion5992 6 років тому +6812

    She's seven "yeh, I'll just come back in 10 years"

    • @yurie2388
      @yurie2388 5 років тому +252

      More likely 5-6 years.

    • @allthingslexi6046
      @allthingslexi6046 5 років тому +37

      Yur Ie wow 13

    • @lisathaviu1154
      @lisathaviu1154 5 років тому +276

      More like 5 or 6 years, sadly. That’s one reason deaths in childbirth were so high.

    • @threedragonstalk2123
      @threedragonstalk2123 5 років тому +311

      OLD ENOUGH TO BLEED, OLD ENOUGH TO BREED

    • @TheR3negadeMaster
      @TheR3negadeMaster 5 років тому +170

      Life expectancy was like 20-30 for most people, so they got married by age 7, most had children by 12. People hit puberty much younger then naturally, and now our bodies have gradually adapted due to our longer life spans and societal changes. Even before the 1950s people got married at around age 12.

  • @harimohan109
    @harimohan109 4 роки тому +8561

    "his dad has his eye on a family with a 7 year old daughter"
    *FBI* OPEN UP!

  • @Smokydoggg
    @Smokydoggg 7 років тому +3057

    Those statues weren't white, they were painted at that time. When we found them years later all the paint had chipped off, giving them their ghostly white look

    • @Himark89
      @Himark89 7 років тому +56

      Also the exact composition of the statues is still a mystery.

    • @SmallestYeti
      @SmallestYeti 7 років тому +115

      The statues were cast in bronze, but they were melted down during wartime. The marble statues we see today are Roman marble copies of Greek works, or shoddy reinterpritations.

    • @nollyfkennedy
      @nollyfkennedy 7 років тому +1

      yep

    • @turicaederynmab5343
      @turicaederynmab5343 7 років тому +37

      I agree Simon, when they're just plain white they look more stoic.
      With colour they look... a bit, too vibrant, for my taste.

    • @spandangude8448
      @spandangude8448 7 років тому +12

      are u guys experts or somethin like archaelogists

  • @Avellania
    @Avellania 8 років тому +4088

    For people wondering about the 7-year old girl. Marriages were often arranged years in advance, sometimes even shortly after a child was born.

    • @Pinkrevenge101
      @Pinkrevenge101 7 років тому +289

      Exactly it's a part of tradition and people claim it's related to Islam which is against it

    • @braincoolo9399
      @braincoolo9399 7 років тому +63

      Actually the 7 year old name is Dominica ll (2)

    • @agutfog1031
      @agutfog1031 7 років тому +359

      Arranged, but not consummated until the children are much older.

    • @vero-kd8vg
      @vero-kd8vg 7 років тому +106

      I dunno how accurate that is, from what i've studied women could only be arranged into marriage when they were 12-14. It's not much better either, but still.

    • @taoufik.jabbari
      @taoufik.jabbari 7 років тому +92

      And then when people talks about Muhammed everybody loses their minds

  • @TinyFord1
    @TinyFord1 5 років тому +2952

    I remember living back in Rome at that time... This is actually quite accurate, however the people weren’t really 2D.

    • @manager6826
      @manager6826 4 роки тому +16

      @Marieme Boye It been, a year. Why comment now.

    • @kat8332
      @kat8332 3 роки тому +41

      @@manager6826 why do you care so much lol

    • @annonymousdude9416
      @annonymousdude9416 3 роки тому +27

      Was there color?

    • @I_the_Taco
      @I_the_Taco 3 роки тому +8

      Didn't know that

    • @johnnyace1300
      @johnnyace1300 2 роки тому +11

      @@annonymousdude9416 the statues weren't actually white, I do know that much

  • @elphaba4674
    @elphaba4674 4 роки тому +472

    Even Lucius when he saw that 7 year old was like... "ight imma head out!" 👌

  • @vahidmirkhani
    @vahidmirkhani 8 років тому +3401

    Lucius did not have WiFi.
    Lucius died from boredom at the age of 18.

    • @fg3893
      @fg3893 8 років тому +54

      +Nathan Shardelow why so serious lol

    • @dreadcthulhu5
      @dreadcthulhu5 8 років тому +7

      +Nathan Shardelow Romans had a plant that was very effective for contraceptive purposes called silphium. Accidental pregnancy wouldn't have been a problem.

    • @dreadcthulhu5
      @dreadcthulhu5 8 років тому +6

      ***** They wouldn't have gotten pregnant in the first place if they were using the plant. It PREVENTS pregnancy.

    • @dreadcthulhu5
      @dreadcthulhu5 8 років тому +3

      ***** You did 5 minutes of goggling to discover all that. Good for you. I've done more than google it. Now go back to your corner and be silent.

    • @Golemrider_CGI
      @Golemrider_CGI 8 років тому +23

      +Cynical Cthulhu
      Your response is the spiritual equivalent to, "I'm smarter than you on this so shut up."
      Try: "Here's some evidence that my prior statement was correct, therefore I'm still on the top of the stack."

  • @bellanimation4942
    @bellanimation4942 4 роки тому +2112

    "Lucius has family business to do today"
    Yes, he must make sure that draco has the best broomstick this quidditch season.
    Sorry i had to 😂

  • @xxxxxx5868
    @xxxxxx5868 4 роки тому +642

    0:40
    Ok two questions
    1. Is this where the word "suburban" comes from?
    2. Is this literally the ancient Roman version of the hood

    • @zman9315
      @zman9315 4 роки тому +7

      Lmao

    • @_happyland_7195
      @_happyland_7195 4 роки тому +17

      bop god basically yes and yes

    • @michelag5817
      @michelag5817 4 роки тому +96

      1. I study Latin at school, and while I'm not sure about the etymology of Subura as a proper name, it isn't related to that of suburban! Suburban comes from the prefix sub-, meaning under, and urbs, the city (often used as a synonym for Rome), so it literally means "under the city/city walls", which back then were usually built on high ground or on a hill.
      2. yeah definitely

    • @maritzatapia8066
      @maritzatapia8066 4 роки тому +2

      😂hood

    • @bryandiaz7013
      @bryandiaz7013 3 роки тому +5

      Oh my god! I love to see a remake of Boyz N The Hood but it just takes place is Ancient Rome.

  • @hachikage_
    @hachikage_ 7 років тому +2242

    How to make a Roman Name:
    _______us ________us __________us

    • @thelibrarypenguin7611
      @thelibrarypenguin7611 5 років тому +116

      usus usus usus XD

    • @pqbdwmnu
      @pqbdwmnu 4 роки тому +84

      Quintinus Caesurus Adolphus

    • @funnymeme1847
      @funnymeme1847 4 роки тому +201

      Despacitus

    • @blackswan76
      @blackswan76 4 роки тому +133

      Fuckus

    • @shogun6291
      @shogun6291 4 роки тому +58

      Marcus. Gaius. Craissus. LOL (This partially symbolises the wealthiest man in Rome)

  • @Scoin0
    @Scoin0 8 років тому +4782

    "Will Lucius survive?" I dunno you tell me, make another video I'm interested.

    • @PossumPityParty
      @PossumPityParty 7 років тому +42

      I even followed the link to the Ted Ed site and it only had this same one. Great animation.

    • @Icyyyy566
      @Icyyyy566 7 років тому +10

      Yea I want to know to

    • @crayx48
      @crayx48 7 років тому +55

      He will. If he strives to survive, that is.

    • @eng3d
      @eng3d 7 років тому +31

      Of course not, unless he turned into a : vampire (not one of those new ones that shines), an Immortal "highlander" or a Zombie

    • @cemirmak1593
      @cemirmak1593 7 років тому +46

      if he is a zombie, he hasn't survived

  • @galacticaschuyler9580
    @galacticaschuyler9580 4 роки тому +182

    When I heard “7 years old” I couldn’t help but think of my 10 year old sister, and now I’m even more glad that we don’t live in Ancient Rome :)

  • @betinadaniellefrancisco4429
    @betinadaniellefrancisco4429 4 роки тому +248

    I cant stop giggling at 4:55 adasggasoojoikkln
    That little "Oooh!" has me cackling omfg

  • @Thefitty
    @Thefitty 7 років тому +3501

    I'd love to see a female version of this; a life of a teenage GIRL :)

    • @ceilingeye
      @ceilingeye 5 років тому +92

      Uh,,,, why..?

    • @zealouslyCantankerous
      @zealouslyCantankerous 4 роки тому +45

      Lol this conversation

    • @sassyantelope5622
      @sassyantelope5622 4 роки тому +41

      *Yeah its like they have to stalk everyone*

    • @zhenpov
      @zhenpov 4 роки тому +357

      @@ceilingeye idk, I wanna see a girl version too cuz imma girl and I just wanna know

    • @tonyman4467
      @tonyman4467 4 роки тому +590

      Stay inside get married to some guy you dont know or love at 7.
      Go live with him at age 12. Have some children and then die at like 35 to some disease.

  • @emiliolopez8796
    @emiliolopez8796 6 років тому +2034

    LUCIUS!!!! YOU MUST SURVIVE!!!

    • @pamellegallardo2246
      @pamellegallardo2246 5 років тому +1

      Emilio López what happened in that emperors timr

    • @danielalzate7456
      @danielalzate7456 5 років тому +45

      @@pamellegallardo2246 He was a crazy man, started to kill everybody he think that would kill him, in 96 d.c he was killed by literally a bunch of people in his own bedroom, like 7 gladiators, and practicely everybody who was close to him, then the Emperor Nerva died in 98, and left Trajanus in the throne, and he was the best Emperor.
      (Sorry for bad english)

    • @marcellabutay1090
      @marcellabutay1090 5 років тому +2

      @@pamellegallardo2246 Tyrant. Executed many people thinking he was bringing down conspiracies against him and killed innocent people, paranoid they would kill him.

    • @AtotehZ
      @AtotehZ 5 років тому +13

      Lucius did not survive. He was cucked by Domitian(emperor). Domitian forced him to divorce his wife and took her for his own. Both Domitian and his new wife Domitia(yea, almost same name) and their families both benefited from the marriage and everyone was happy. Except Lucius. Lucius was known for having a sense of humor and Domitian was known for not having one. Domitian thought Lucius stepped out of line at a later point in time and executed him.
      EDIT: As daniel alzate pointed out the story I told was about Lucius Aelius Lamia Plautius Aelianus, not Lucius Pedanius Secundus, mistaken identity.

    • @danielalzate7456
      @danielalzate7456 5 років тому +1

      @@AtotehZ That was Elius Lamia

  • @TheCathcolvin
    @TheCathcolvin 4 роки тому +351

    Draco’s dad had a pretty interesting childhood
    Oh my bob I haven’t checked this comment in a while. Thanks for the likes!

  • @thatoneartsykid6949
    @thatoneartsykid6949 2 роки тому +54

    This is actually connected to another TED-Ed video called "Four sisters in Ancient Rome" and the 7 year old's name is mentioned there. Her name is "Domitia", and the teenager shown here is also seen in that other video.

  • @lois101
    @lois101 9 років тому +790

    Actually, Roman statues were painted with color back in the day, not the pale white statues that we see preserved today.

    • @nonamezleft4me603
      @nonamezleft4me603 9 років тому +17

      How do you know?

    • @lois101
      @lois101 9 років тому +260

      They shined ultraviolet light on the statues, which revealed the colors that they were formerly decorated with. The paint was either worn away after a thousand years or bleached away by British museum hands who did so because they mistakenly thought that all statues were supposed to be marble white.
      You can also google this to verify the facts and learn more about it =)

    • @youngking122
      @youngking122 9 років тому +15

      NoNamezLeft4Me lol stfu

    • @realname2262
      @realname2262 9 років тому +150

      youngking122 Maybe he actually wanted to know?

    • @MBison-qs2oz
      @MBison-qs2oz 9 років тому +102

      youngking122 Why tell him to stfu 1 month latter? He already stopped talking.

  • @ghostdeep2542
    @ghostdeep2542 7 років тому +5953

    A teenager at Roman times was in their Middle Ages lmao

    • @duckymomo7935
      @duckymomo7935 6 років тому +362

      Rome Dep infant mortality are high and survival rates into adulthood are low (men soldiers die all the time)
      Those who survive past 15 last latest into 80s and average of 60s

    • @Maceta444
      @Maceta444 6 років тому +253

      Mi Les Exactly. It is often said that in ancient times the average life expectancy was around 40-50 years but that its the literal median wich takes into account all the dead infants. If you only consider those who made it into adulthood then the average was of about 65 years old. People like Augustus or Aristotle made it way into their seventies and they werent regarded the same way we would a 140 year old person.

    • @MarkStoneCalasade
      @MarkStoneCalasade 6 років тому +90

      Obviously more intelligent than you. Mortality rates were high for the young, but those who reached 15/16 usually lived until well past their sixties, a lifespan not so different than what we have today.

    • @drooskie9525
      @drooskie9525 6 років тому +51

      Even the Bible, which goes back over 3000 years, even stated that people have about 70 years given, but 80 years if they are strong enough to endure.
      It's still true today. Its just, like others state, its just the infant mortality rates taken into account.

    • @ayergutierrez3380
      @ayergutierrez3380 6 років тому +15

      it doesn't need a bible to determine that, first it simply requires experience,evidence and analysis and then we recognize it well enough to be written and perceived, hence the bible telling what it gathered based on the given reality around it. it's no scripture, but a compilation

  • @SwanofWar
    @SwanofWar 6 років тому +1019

    *Every single comment* "Um, actually..."

  • @thejesuschrist
    @thejesuschrist 5 років тому +777

    nailed it!

  • @Mabaz
    @Mabaz 7 років тому +7368

    there's no way this is the life of an average Roman, this dude's family must've been rich

    • @rebeccamuck5137
      @rebeccamuck5137 7 років тому +721

      Yeah, obviously. Why would the Professor of Roman History and Archaeology think that was his normal life? What a nincompoop.

    • @rebeccamuck5137
      @rebeccamuck5137 7 років тому +133

      I see that the sarcasm of my comment was lost on you, GrauderYT.

    • @Demildiel
      @Demildiel 7 років тому +1159

      The video does mention that his family is not poor. The problem with studying history is that we only get the lives of people considered important enough to be documented- so we often know a lot about the history of the elite and upper class people in literate societies, but we don't get many documents about the lives of farmers and peasants and slaves. Archaeology is really important in that regard because while we might not have documents like tablets and books about their lives, archaeologists can reconstruct the lives of the lower class through artifacts.

    • @mitchjohnson4714
      @mitchjohnson4714 7 років тому +155

      Where' the indication they're rich? Slaves? A dime a dozen. Attending clients? Sure. They're well off, but not too rich.

    • @MikeJ2023
      @MikeJ2023 7 років тому +31

      Jothunheim if I lived back then I would have been complaining to my elder when is the internet net going to be invented I am so board They would say not for about twenty two hundred years. I would kill myself get reincarnated twenty two hundred years later.

  • @gerardjagroo
    @gerardjagroo 7 років тому +997

    I knew a good deal about the Romans before I watched this, but now it's become personal. I'm interested in Lucius story now . Make a video about his adulthood please.

    • @Enkulator98
      @Enkulator98 7 років тому +11

      He became informatician

    • @thebigcheese8715
      @thebigcheese8715 7 років тому +8

      +sploofmonkey exept the entire religion of Christianity is based on misconceptions which have been scientofiy proven. Jesus was executed for being a public nuisence the entire symbol is meaningless

    • @samuelrogers4583
      @samuelrogers4583 7 років тому +4

      sploofmonkey nope its factual jesus was crucified because he was looked upon as insurgent rome had /has integrated many beliefs into their system and Christianity had sweet fuck all to do with any of it at the time of 'christ'

    • @mRRandak
      @mRRandak 7 років тому +2

      Christianity was one of the many other non-roman foreign cults. For example the cults of Mithra or Isis, but unlike Christianity, which primarily was known as a superstitious cult (until 3th/4th century or so), they were legal, since they tolerated worship of other deities as well. So, no, I wouldn't really think that there's a good chance or reason for most of any Roman youth to consider joining a forbidden cult.

    • @Furienna
      @Furienna 6 років тому +4

      And yet, many people in the Roman Empire became Christians. They knew the dangers, but they still made that choice. And by the time of Constantine the Great, they were so many that were fully tolerated at last.

  • @BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n
    @BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n 4 роки тому +143

    That moment when your Grandpa is living more luxurious life at 90 than Teens in Rome
    lol

    • @joshstudiospresent
      @joshstudiospresent 4 роки тому

      seth perea IKR LMFAOOOO

    • @overpricedhealthcare
      @overpricedhealthcare 3 роки тому +6

      we literally live better than the kings of old

    • @oblivion5390
      @oblivion5390 2 роки тому +1

      @@overpricedhealthcare nah, the technology might be better now but a king still has underlings to commands, someone to do his biddings, and a lot of power.

  • @tejasdugar3304
    @tejasdugar3304 4 роки тому +26

    3:22 smooth transition to hide it...

  • @pencilstreak9
    @pencilstreak9 8 років тому +279

    Something about this man's accent is very...fitting.

    • @yellowcolourteam
      @yellowcolourteam 8 років тому +4

      +Stocking Anarchy The word you are looking for is posh.

    • @pencilstreak9
      @pencilstreak9 8 років тому +30

      yellowcolourteam Mm, yes and no. I meant, as in, it sounds like his voice was made for youtube videos explaining Roman culture.

    • @kaiserglory8289
      @kaiserglory8289 8 років тому

      Yeah! 😂

  • @joshuahellauer2400
    @joshuahellauer2400 7 років тому +3181

    spoiler alert: everyone dies

    • @emmy2821
      @emmy2821 7 років тому +19

      Duh.

    • @tappajaav
      @tappajaav 7 років тому +1

      You wouldn't, why? Because supposedly it's impossible?

    • @anthonyclark5849
      @anthonyclark5849 7 років тому +45

      Hey man! You ruined it for me!

    • @ThePCguy17
      @ThePCguy17 7 років тому +15

      Except for Rory--oh wait.
      He survived Rome though...

    • @sarraghanem4788
      @sarraghanem4788 7 років тому +2

      ThePCguy17 WHOVIAN

  • @user-dx5bn4yk4f
    @user-dx5bn4yk4f 6 років тому +87

    Do a video on the origins of Rome: the story of Romulus and Remus! 😁

    • @lavashu1916
      @lavashu1916 4 роки тому +1

      Joeislayf I mean everybody knows that so it’s pointless

    • @chennyukonlenphom5224
      @chennyukonlenphom5224 3 роки тому +1

      Well.... I'm from India and I didn't learn that so I don't know🐒

  • @cameicho6415
    @cameicho6415 4 роки тому +268

    "His father has his eyes on a family with a 7 year old daughter-"
    Me: *Holds up gun* exCUSE ME-

    • @anamariabolo
      @anamariabolo 2 роки тому +7

      imagine being chosen to marry some random dude at the age 7

    • @UnknownServant
      @UnknownServant 2 роки тому +6

      thats normal back then... dont compare ancient ages to nowadays.

    • @remigal899
      @remigal899 2 роки тому

      @@UnknownServant no one is comparing the two.

  • @tanmang42
    @tanmang42 7 років тому +221

    There's an inherent lack of people calling each other "fucking plebs" in the comments

  • @lunacyloveborn1688
    @lunacyloveborn1688 8 років тому +366

    actually (sorry to correct you if it's annoying)
    the baths start with the hot baths to open your pores to be cleaned
    then the warm baths to clear out the pores from dirt
    then the cold baths to close their pores

    • @kataisa3
      @kataisa3 8 років тому +4

      Do you know if these communal baths were a daily thing or a once a week thing?

    • @Ramin119
      @Ramin119 8 років тому

      +kataisa3 it's probaly hard to say

    • @47natethegreat
      @47natethegreat 7 років тому +25

      +kataisa3 also, they had to wear sandals 1 inch thick in the hot baths in order to not burn their feets on the floor of the bath (which was essentially a heater)

    • @Kill4Dill
      @Kill4Dill 7 років тому +39

      According to my guide in pomepii, as often as they could, at least 3 times a week. It was encouraged by emperors and governers, as it greatley enhances public health.
      Yup, even they knew that not everything was controlled by Jupiter\Jesus.

    • @annienyan
      @annienyan 7 років тому +1

      I know I'm late. But wouldn't that weaken your body and make you more vulnerable to sickness?

  • @rainylight6268
    @rainylight6268 6 років тому +12

    I remember learning about this when I was younger. It was intriguing and yet exciting to learn about it.

  • @indragaming7799
    @indragaming7799 3 роки тому +133

    "his dad has his eye on a family with a 7 year old daughter"
    FBI : so there's this thing call time travel

    • @epicchocolate1866
      @epicchocolate1866 3 роки тому +1

      Child marriage is common in the US and perfectly legal unfortunately.

    • @lianalyods2529
      @lianalyods2529 3 роки тому +2

      @@epicchocolate1866 Ok.

    • @palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046
      @palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046 3 роки тому +7

      This was VERY uncommon in Roman times and this video is slightly inaccurate for saying that a 7 year old could get married
      From what I can tell, Roman men usually married between 14 - 25 and women from 13 - 19, so, an 7 year old usually wouldn't get married until Lucius is 23 and she is 13 (It was still fairly common for 8 - 12 year age gaps to exist
      Julius Caesar got married at the age of 16 to his wife who was 13
      Cicero got married at 24 to his wife who was 16
      Cato Minor first got married at age 23 to his wife who was 17
      Fun fact about Cato's marriage - He divorced his wife for unknown reasons in 56 BC, she remarried to a man named Hortensius, Hortensius then died and Cato remarried her
      It is unclear why they got divorced many Roman writers say that Marcia (His wife) was very caring to Cato and Cato was very fond of Marcia

    • @epicchocolate1866
      @epicchocolate1866 3 роки тому

      Royal S that’s not true at all, tens of thousands of children get married in the United States.

  • @juliep.7494
    @juliep.7494 8 років тому +1642

    I think several things in this video are wrong/misleading.
    1. Boys reached adulthood at 14, not 15.
    2. Similarly for girls, they could not marry at 7 but at 12. From ages 7 to 12, they were considered to be in the latter stage of childhood but still children nonetheless.
    3. At age 21, not 25, boys were no longer considered minors and lost the legal protection. However, unless the man emancipated himself from the power of his father (patria potestas, look it up), he wasn't 'trusted to arrange business deals' his whole life, he had no legal capacity as a person alieni iuris no matter his age or societal status.
    Where did you get this information?

    • @bunnyfaceperson123
      @bunnyfaceperson123 8 років тому +81

      Your last bullet is obviously incorrect. Are you suggesting that the father was a woman? You wrote that men could never, at any age or status, be entrusted with business.

    • @juliep.7494
      @juliep.7494 8 років тому +72

      I fail to see how it is incorrect. He was a person alieni iuris (thus legally incapacitated), that has nothing to do with sex, and even a woman could be sui iuris on rare occasions. Read the first part of the sentence, this is only true when he was subjected to his father's potestas, that is until he emancipated himself

    • @Imperialswordz
      @Imperialswordz 8 років тому +28

      +Julie P. Actually boys reached adult hood whenever they started growing facial hair and during the coming of age ceremony, would shave it off so it could be a wide range of ages. (I know it sounds weird but its in my Latin text book)

    • @juliep.7494
      @juliep.7494 8 років тому +70

      Allen Shea
      that was in the ancient times, they used to examine the children and look for secondary sex characteristics. this procedure was abandoned as inobjective later on and replaced with a general specific age for everyone. notice how girls were considered mature sooner than boys, though :)

    • @AdobadoFantastico
      @AdobadoFantastico 8 років тому +77

      +bunnyfaceperson123 I think what she meant is that, so long as he remains within the family, the father has the singular legal authority in such matters(unless otherwise altered through emancipation). The point being that it's not about the age, it's about position in the family. He could be 50 and still not able to make such deals.

  • @Zakthextremest
    @Zakthextremest 8 років тому +1651

    Nice video. I was expecting a cheesy parody of historical people acting like bratty modern kids. Thank you for making it an informative video instead.

    • @raylaurence1129
      @raylaurence1129 8 років тому +4

      +Zakthextremest Thanks - have you seen the blog
      blogs.kent.ac.uk/lucius-romans/

    • @joshwarren3305
      @joshwarren3305 8 років тому +1

      +Zakthextremest Be quiet

    • @Zakthextremest
      @Zakthextremest 8 років тому +9

      +Josh warren
      I can't, so you'll just have to ignore me instead.

    • @gridwizard3250
      @gridwizard3250 8 років тому

      +Zakthextremest Nice rejoinder.

    • @l.enriquesanchez2850
      @l.enriquesanchez2850 8 років тому

      +Zakthextremest Not bad

  • @joalexsg9741
    @joalexsg9741 6 років тому +9

    Wonderful, educational animation on Ancient Rome!! Thank you so much for this!

  • @hannahstant6777
    @hannahstant6777 4 роки тому +3

    The Intro sound always gives me chills for some reason.

  • @kubraozyrt
    @kubraozyrt 7 років тому +225

    For all those who wonder: He survived. Check the 4 sisters in Ancient Rome

    • @FLATSTONE
      @FLATSTONE 4 роки тому +6

      thanks for spoiling :D

    • @devasenamohan8630
      @devasenamohan8630 4 роки тому +14

      Actually the 4 sisters in Ancient Rome was about the same time not 20 years later.

  • @EXRazeBurn
    @EXRazeBurn 7 років тому +309

    This seems inconsistent. The neighborhood Lucius is from is indicative of inadequate housing and poorer Roman citizenry, yet he's fully educated, goes out on business trips with his father, and has rather amazing choice over his future prospects.
    Did Lucius' family simply live in this area, but was far more well off than their neighbors, or is the implication that even the less wealthy of Rome lived this well?

    • @dantealighieri536
      @dantealighieri536 7 років тому +81

      I think they were supposed to represent the middle class, whatever that may be. They aren't poor, but live in the suburbs.

    • @Comintern1919
      @Comintern1919 7 років тому +76

      Interestingly, Caesar, while being from a noble and respected family, with all the possibilities that Nobility brings, also lived in a poor district, because his family has fallen on hard times.
      So even for the Nobles and Aristocrats it's possible to be, in comparison, poor and live in less well-off districts, with still all the major benefits of Aristocracy.

    • @anarchyandempires5452
      @anarchyandempires5452 7 років тому +59

      I'm guessing it's more like buying an a penthouse in New York, sure you are encased in wealth but all around you is poverty.

    • @BareriSerrano
      @BareriSerrano 7 років тому

      Anony Mous thats not nice

    • @Tigerheiress
      @Tigerheiress 7 років тому +1

      Anarchy Empire true!

  • @kaur6332
    @kaur6332 3 роки тому +5

    This channel is gold . I regret discovering it so late

  • @rainyydaystudios9729
    @rainyydaystudios9729 5 років тому +1

    This channel is a wonderful place to learn about our world’s history and so much more. To be honest, I learn more things from this channel than my history class. Bravo 👏👏👏

  • @epsil0gue246
    @epsil0gue246 8 років тому +84

    Just want to give my honest opinion: I always love how TEDed utilizes creative art with specific knowledge needed, but still being able to understand what they are saying.

  • @candylovex1729
    @candylovex1729 7 років тому +181

    Oh god I can't get enough of this animations.

  • @skillzgotsarah8831
    @skillzgotsarah8831 5 років тому +31

    My teacher skipped the bath part 😂

  • @anikasheth2297
    @anikasheth2297 5 років тому +14

    Now I'm really interested in his life. Can we have a part 2 please?

  • @Heropadopa
    @Heropadopa 8 років тому +130

    If I could time travel, I would go back and show them phones, and call it magic

    • @Heropadopa
      @Heropadopa 8 років тому +5

      ***** Something like that

    • @mikestuivenvolt1168
      @mikestuivenvolt1168 8 років тому +11

      +Cycling in Edmonton from the Eyes of a Teen he'd be thrown into the fire as soon as it bleeps and because itd obviously be a fancy iphone or something he wouldent even survive so now if hes smart hed take a nokia and then hed be able to fight his way out

    • @Heropadopa
      @Heropadopa 8 років тому +3

      She'd*

    • @JenniferYa
      @JenniferYa 8 років тому

      +Mike Stuivenvolt Oh my god X'D

    • @RegenerativeMojave
      @RegenerativeMojave 8 років тому +2

      no service, you need satellites for that shit.

  • @tierra5760
    @tierra5760 7 років тому +202

    let's talk about that spa time though

    • @MyOuterchannels
      @MyOuterchannels 7 років тому +1

      Can you tell me whos the character in your profile pic ?

    • @tierra5760
      @tierra5760 7 років тому +11

      To The Paradise City On A Night Train Daria from Daria it came on in like the 90's and ended in the early 2000's it was on mtv

    • @LilLeanCuisine
      @LilLeanCuisine 7 років тому +13

      pushup daisies Hey! It's good to see another fan!

    • @Stenson42
      @Stenson42 5 років тому

      Her personality was just like the show, Depressing and boring.

    • @shugadri
      @shugadri 5 років тому

      daria omg

  • @chocoluv2717
    @chocoluv2717 5 років тому

    The voice is so soothing. I LOVE IT!!

  • @polskiobywatel553
    @polskiobywatel553 4 роки тому +14

    3:00 ancient Rome and german stop sign XD

  • @TinyShaman
    @TinyShaman 9 років тому +401

    "In hindsight, we know Lucius's future..." - "No, wait, we don't know Lucius's future! Why did we say we do?!"
    Make up your mind.
    Otherwise a pretty nice video.

    • @mikelap4244
      @mikelap4244 8 років тому +19

      TinyShaman We do, he was stabbed by a slave at age 61.

    • @TinyShaman
      @TinyShaman 8 років тому +22

      BLU Scout Thank you for sharing the information. However, the creators' awareness or ignorance about Lucius's future is beside the point here. Surely, you know that phrases like "In hindsight, we know about X..." are used *to tell* the audience about the thing, *not to ask rhetorical questions* about it.

    • @TinyShaman
      @TinyShaman 8 років тому +1

      BLU Scout Ted Polkoye Thank you, guys, for giving such strong support to my point. /'-D

    • @edwinchao6123
      @edwinchao6123 8 років тому +3

      +Ted Polkoye
      Source? I tried googling his name to find more, but the top searches were TED-Ed

    • @oOBeagleOo
      @oOBeagleOo 8 років тому +1

      +TinyShaman While you are right I did also expect to hear more of Lucius' story. I think it meant that we know that, that specific event was part of his future but we don't know how it played out for him.

  • @TimJSwan
    @TimJSwan 8 років тому +111

    I keep watching 3:21 over and over, laughing at the positioning of the characters in front of the statue.

    • @clashofclans4992
      @clashofclans4992 8 років тому

      +Tim-J.Swan hahahahaha

    • @TheEuantf
      @TheEuantf 8 років тому

      +Tim-J.Swan One catches a glimpse of hair.

  • @kennedyanise8832
    @kennedyanise8832 5 років тому

    I haven’t watched this channel in years and I’ve never been so excited to hear an intro

  • @pavanprecious5346
    @pavanprecious5346 Рік тому +1

    I love this playlist❣, please make more.

  • @recordlabeled
    @recordlabeled 8 років тому +666

    put this at 1.25 speed. so much better

  • @vivekkedia5627
    @vivekkedia5627 8 років тому +1309

    Unibrow game is strong.

    • @DigitalYojimbo
      @DigitalYojimbo 8 років тому +40

      Do you even brow ? Bro.

    • @randomfangirl7324
      @randomfangirl7324 7 років тому

      +jz Fish bruh

    • @evatudor6989
      @evatudor6989 7 років тому +57

      Unibrows were considered attractive in ancient Greece and Rome.

    • @nichellerenee8167
      @nichellerenee8167 7 років тому +37

      Yes! Did you know they would ATTACH hair to their forehead for that exact reason?

    • @revimfadli4666
      @revimfadli4666 7 років тому +26

      ah, the good old standard where "fat" a.k.a. average and well-nutritioned women were considered attractive

  • @LeonardoBenjamin
    @LeonardoBenjamin 4 роки тому

    I really love the opening sound of this page👌🏻❤

  • @stone7327
    @stone7327 6 років тому

    Wow, the sound in this video is amazing. I did not expect the narration to feel like that.

  • @dalevlog
    @dalevlog 8 років тому +647

    he doesnt seem poor to me...

    • @jayjaythejetplane5390
      @jayjaythejetplane5390 8 років тому +87

      He wasn't he just lived in a lower class area

    • @LinaSterling
      @LinaSterling 8 років тому +24

      +dalevlog lower-middle class

    • @ArtOfCallofDuty
      @ArtOfCallofDuty 8 років тому +73

      +dalevlog I believe the classes don't account for the "under" class (slaves) at all, so middle class is actually rather prestigious considering how many slaves existed.

    • @matthewjamesmjw4172
      @matthewjamesmjw4172 8 років тому +3

      +Divinate your sentence is illogical

    • @Ciscogrande
      @Ciscogrande 8 років тому +13

      +dalevlog Owning slaves and living in a bigger and comfortable domus as he did make him not poor, yet the luxury of the thermal baths was actually open for every Roman citizen, I believe totally free. A way of marketing that the Emperors used.

  • @jonyu3597
    @jonyu3597 7 років тому +130

    the marble statues werent white back then - they were painted

  • @PlanetYokoshima
    @PlanetYokoshima 5 років тому +284

    3:22
    Smart way to hide the pen!s lol

    • @flip2724
      @flip2724 4 роки тому +13

      Yeah you were looking

    • @equation2764
      @equation2764 4 роки тому +1

      @@flip2724 😂😂 I would've said that if it weren't you.

    • @shivk7791
      @shivk7791 3 роки тому +1

      Everyone was looking

  • @vibri_
    @vibri_ 3 роки тому +19

    Romans at age 15: I've already explored the entire city, learned how to fight and gave aristocratic speeches.
    Me at 15: *not even allowed to go outside and viewing the world through the internet*

    • @charlottem.1477
      @charlottem.1477 3 роки тому

      If the reason is covid based... That will change. Slowly but surely.

    • @vibri_
      @vibri_ 3 роки тому

      @@charlottem.1477 Def not covid based. More like helicopter parents

    • @michaelterrell5061
      @michaelterrell5061 2 роки тому

      Rome was actually a relatively small city and frankly you wouldn’t be doing any of that unless you were a very high ranking aristocrat. Also you weren’t ever giving speeches.

  • @ZeoViolet
    @ZeoViolet 7 років тому +160

    Those boys must have had rotten teeth too, after all that puking from so much wine drinking...

    • @stevenseagal4987
      @stevenseagal4987 7 років тому +10

      ZeoViolet such pleasant imagery

    • @kimberlys2259
      @kimberlys2259 7 років тому +14

      ZeoViolet They also used urine as mouth wash and to wash their cloths.

    • @vulnerablegulliblesheep5179
      @vulnerablegulliblesheep5179 7 років тому +1

      ZeoViolet wine was cooked in led culdrens too.

    • @Alexaflohr
      @Alexaflohr 7 років тому +1

      Urine was used to dye clothes. I don't see any evidence towards them using it to wash them. Do you have a citation.

    • @ZeoViolet
      @ZeoViolet 7 років тому +1

      Indeed it was used for such a function. www.cienciahistorica.com/articles-in-english/indeed-romans-used-urine-to-do-laundryand-worse-things/

  • @terkelblegager5611
    @terkelblegager5611 7 років тому +886

    Were platonic relationships between the young boys and older men not a thing?

    • @karisuef4332
      @karisuef4332 7 років тому +443

      Terkel Blegager sexual relationships between young boys and older men was a " thing" .

    • @kristiansen1012
      @kristiansen1012 7 років тому +86

      dont think it was that common in rome. it was mainly in sparta

    • @deekshitha7086
      @deekshitha7086 7 років тому +4

      Finаllyyуy I've found hd I, Clаudius moviе hеre => twitter.com/d879ebfe11c6d68df/status/795841180026028033 A glimpse of teеnagee life in anсieeeеnt Rome Raу Laurеnсе

    • @misteryman526
      @misteryman526 7 років тому +145

      That was the Greeks

    • @blixer8384
      @blixer8384 7 років тому +280

      In Greek sexual relations between young boys and older men was okay, in Rome it was more common for sexual relations between men of similar ages.

  • @havoctv8820
    @havoctv8820 4 роки тому +28

    Our only lifespan in acient rome times was only 30-35 and it goes up every generations.

    • @vitoandolini1234
      @vitoandolini1234 4 роки тому +9

      HavocTV the reason it was so low was due to death during childbirth

    • @JoseRojas-hl7sn
      @JoseRojas-hl7sn 3 роки тому +2

      @@vitoandolini1234 Yeah, usually if you passed age 25, you will live up to 80 years.

  • @sugarcottonbun9035
    @sugarcottonbun9035 6 років тому +2

    I'm writing a book about a 15 year old girl in Rome, this was really kind of helpful. Thanks!

  • @TranscendingPolygons
    @TranscendingPolygons 7 років тому +263

    YOU ARE STANDING ON THE CORSPES OF A 100 BILLION HUMAN LIVES WHO SUFFERED, LEARNED AND DIED.
    WORK HARD, BE SMART, PREPARE FOR THE WORST, AND RESPECT EVERYTHING.

    • @keng1632
      @keng1632 7 років тому +16

      TranscendingPolygons
      Math: Not For Everyone

    • @hungerofsylar7842
      @hungerofsylar7842 7 років тому +6

      Nah.

    • @yms4355
      @yms4355 7 років тому +4

      The last things are basically summing up veganism as a thought in general.

    • @zoltanposfai3451
      @zoltanposfai3451 7 років тому +2

      So, plants are not part of "everything"?

    • @Goraka91
      @Goraka91 7 років тому +12

      Welp time for my weekly contemplation on the insignificance of the universe.

  • @giselle1775
    @giselle1775 7 років тому +16

    I like how they strategically covered the one statue's junk at 3:23

  • @jadenmohammed1305
    @jadenmohammed1305 6 років тому +2

    Wow, amazing story telling and animation, keep it up. First time watcher.

  • @srutideka2894
    @srutideka2894 4 роки тому

    So happy I found this channel 😍

  • @sadesemolu
    @sadesemolu 10 років тому +1045

    Wow, it impressive that Ted Ed comments are like intellectual warfare and I just caught in the crossfire. Not like your usual lol's and omg's.

    • @alexandersteiner6070
      @alexandersteiner6070 9 років тому +37

      Yeah, I like the intellectual warfare, but not so much the people arguing about religion and hating on other people for their questions or views.
      But other than that hahha:)

    • @beepboopily6285
      @beepboopily6285 6 років тому +10

      omg this video is 2 smart for me lol

    • @thehumungus9066
      @thehumungus9066 6 років тому +24

      To be fair you have to have to have a very high iq to understand Ted Ed comments...

    • @iidarltuttordark2358
      @iidarltuttordark2358 6 років тому +2

      Lol ikr omg ur so right

    • @eleanorsinfield1080
      @eleanorsinfield1080 6 років тому

      The Humungus thank you I’m only ten and these are very interesting

  • @DubStepChic111
    @DubStepChic111 8 років тому +374

    i wonder what the life of teenage girls was like...on second thought, i don't want to know

    • @EmmanuellaUdofia
      @EmmanuellaUdofia 7 років тому +103

      me neither.
      history of women creeps me out

    • @zwan6740
      @zwan6740 7 років тому +48

      It wasn't too bad in terms of the time period. It was certainly more progressive than Ancient Greece and other societies at the time.

    • @sconeonethree
      @sconeonethree 7 років тому +28

      They probably had to use leaf pads/tampons

    • @DubStepChic111
      @DubStepChic111 7 років тому +7

      ***** i was just curious considering they didnt address it here, i wasnt demanding anything

    • @user-ex7ur3xj1y
      @user-ex7ur3xj1y 7 років тому +5

      I think it's in the video called "Four Sisters In Ancient Rome". I'm not sure, correct me if I'm wrong~

  • @MrChronic242
    @MrChronic242 7 років тому +1650

    Yes, I remember doing this when I was younger.

  • @Chiaretta-xl3bf
    @Chiaretta-xl3bf Рік тому +2

    So proud of my ancestors. Saluti from Italy ❤️🇮🇹

  • @kamisemire
    @kamisemire 6 років тому

    It’s 4:39 and I’m up at 6am, but I can’t stop watching these. 😭

  • @lathyrusloon
    @lathyrusloon 7 років тому +1419

    The narrator speaks. very. slow. then almost speeds up. but. no. he does not. the lack. of. rhythm. in..his. speaking style. is rather...grating on my ears.
    (ಠ_ಠ)

    • @FrailShiver
      @FrailShiver 6 років тому +53

      Ugh, yes. I was really want to learn more of the subject but the narrator's is just horrendous.

    • @thomas2521
      @thomas2521 6 років тому +26

      1,25 speed fixed it a bit

    • @joehurley7061
      @joehurley7061 6 років тому +2

      Bambi Dalton dont talk about my guy ray i know his son

    • @zootoo1977
      @zootoo1977 5 років тому

      (¤~¤)

    • @organizedmicrowave4414
      @organizedmicrowave4414 5 років тому +17

      Mr. Ray is a very hard working man and is a single dad for his son, please do not disrespect him or he'll send his men your way and change your rhythm of speech in a couple of punches to the jaw.

  • @oro7114
    @oro7114 7 років тому +363

    4:18 Ireland was never conquered by Rome

    • @kharjai5433
      @kharjai5433 7 років тому +37

      who cares

    • @oro7114
      @oro7114 7 років тому +219

      ***** Me, presumably other Irish people, also people who care about historical accuracy.

    • @kharjai5433
      @kharjai5433 7 років тому +21

      SCARSSURVIVED if you cared about historical accuracy, why the fuck would you watch an animated version of this XDDD

    • @kharjai5433
      @kharjai5433 7 років тому +35

      SCARSSURVIVED besides, ireland is so tiny it doesn't matter lel

    • @oro7114
      @oro7114 7 років тому +88

      ***** okay

  • @lowkeytehgoodfomicechef2885
    @lowkeytehgoodfomicechef2885 6 років тому +17

    3:37 Poor elephant

  • @broshmosh
    @broshmosh 10 років тому +34

    This is a glimpse of *mid- to high-born* teenage life in Rome. I feel like that distinction needs to be made. For commoners (the mob), freedmen and slaves, it was all a bit different.

    • @geminirox8635
      @geminirox8635 10 років тому +16

      it was made in the first 40 seconds.

    • @broshmosh
      @broshmosh 10 років тому +5

      Yeah, I re-watched after I posted that and realised it. My mistake.

  • @kiitzz
    @kiitzz 7 років тому +75

    watched this in latin in sophomore year, shoutout to Mr. Robinson!!!!! YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

    • @iairon7609
      @iairon7609 7 років тому +10

      FUCK YOU MS ROBINSON

    • @seaislechick76
      @seaislechick76 7 років тому +1

      FoxTaco did u go to PVI by any chance?

    • @kiitzz
      @kiitzz 7 років тому

      Robin Burke PVI?

    • @seaislechick76
      @seaislechick76 7 років тому +4

      FoxTaco nvm, must just be a weird coincidence. my Latin teacher is also named mr Robinson

    • @kiitzz
      @kiitzz 7 років тому +5

      Shambles1980TRealOne lmao ya, and how many teach a high school Latin class

  • @faris__a
    @faris__a 5 років тому +925

    7 years old?...
    *F.B.I. OPEN UP*

  • @potat099
    @potat099 5 років тому +1

    Romania! This is the first time I see my country in your videos.

  • @LimakPan
    @LimakPan 9 років тому +117

    Was he really a middle-class? Greek is language spoken by the privileged people of Rome. Everyone else knew only latin.

  • @oldscorp
    @oldscorp 6 років тому +95

    4:10 it wasnt called Romania untill well after romanisation (by the ROMANS) duh! it was Dacia then.

  • @melodysafo5437
    @melodysafo5437 11 місяців тому +1

    It’s very interesting to see how life as a teenager was back in Ancient Rome!

  • @inhle1688
    @inhle1688 4 роки тому

    i watch this video every once in awhile i loveee it

  • @sharkman4747
    @sharkman4747 8 років тому +516

    Lucius Malfoy

    • @deadlyrng
      @deadlyrng 8 років тому +14

      stfu

    • @kjpbeauty
      @kjpbeauty 8 років тому +22

      To be fair, I thought that the one slave looked a little like Snape. We both have Harry Potter on the brain.

    • @bbtheboss2316
      @bbtheboss2316 8 років тому +1

      +Hiba Samad lol sounds a lot like it

    • @theboywholived7434
      @theboywholived7434 6 років тому +1

      You know him too??

    • @Fifilane
      @Fifilane 6 років тому +1

      I was thinking the same thing 😝

  • @Thlormby
    @Thlormby 7 років тому +81

    Im fascinated by Greece and Rome. It would be cool if those nations where still around, and had modern tech.

    • @bbeni11
      @bbeni11 7 років тому +46

      Yeah, it'd be amizing if Greece were still around. One could go there, check out Athens and the Acropolis, etc. Even meet some greeks. oh well...

    • @Thlormby
      @Thlormby 7 років тому +12

      I mean if GREECE was still around, REAL GREECE. Not the shithole that we say is Greece. I mean the powerful country of Greece, the most mentally and philosophically advanced people in the world. Not the country that barely has money.

    • @donaldglubber9318
      @donaldglubber9318 7 років тому +48

      *It would be cool if those nations where still around, and had modern tech.*
      _The REAL GREECE_
      You win the UA-cam pseudo-intellectual award

    • @turicaederynmab5343
      @turicaederynmab5343 7 років тому +7

      The Greeks got a bit fucked over when their genes were mixed with the Turks and Arabs.
      The Greek race died out long ago.

    • @jwiiz94
      @jwiiz94 7 років тому +12

      The Greeks are part of the sub-race known as Mediterranean. Arabs and Turks are part of the Mediterranean race. Thus, there is not a mixture of genes among the same race of people.

  • @je7450
    @je7450 5 років тому +1

    3:55 “an empire without end in time and space”
    Aeneid Book 1 lines 278-279
    Gave me sudden war flashbacks to memorizing all those translations from the Aeneid for AP Latin back in high school *shudders*

  • @or3356
    @or3356 4 роки тому +31

    Not to mention that all teenage boys were in top and fit shape.

  • @nonnam4992
    @nonnam4992 7 років тому +219

    weren't roman statues meant to be painted?

    • @Jargas101
      @Jargas101 7 років тому +50

      yup, and they look terrible painted lol

    • @AttemptsAreGood
      @AttemptsAreGood 7 років тому +8

      You are giving them more credit than they deserved....at least by our "modern" taste! lol
      I've always thought the same likening them to the result of giving paints and replicas to grade-school art classes....they seem so much more elegant just the color of the stone.
      Had they not painted in monotone colors and attempted realism then we would have the stone version of our modern day wax museums, however.
      But that was not quite the flair of their artists....

    • @AttemptsAreGood
      @AttemptsAreGood 7 років тому +11

      Yes. But you should consider not faulting the creators for not showing all the statues as they appeared in the day.
      What the modern people and students are accustomed to seeing in history books and encyclopedias are the white/stone statues, having lost their coloring to time.
      As that theme is cemented in the minds of the masses to then take a video conveying general concepts about life and make it unrecognizable to our distorted understanding would be jarring and do more damage to the educational value of teaching of Roman life, habits and living conditions.
      That being said I am sure they could make (if they haven't already) a good video that relates this point in a humorous manner to gives the insight of Roman statues actually having color. One to look forward to!

    • @mr.minecraft5578
      @mr.minecraft5578 7 років тому

      pervert

    • @bopy420
      @bopy420 7 років тому

      Mr. minecraft What?

  • @IvoryBell
    @IvoryBell 8 років тому +447

    Shouldn't this be titled "A glimpse of teenage life for boys in ancient Rome"?...

  • @sg-kv6id
    @sg-kv6id 4 роки тому +5

    This is probably one of the only Ted-Ed videos that ends with am actual cliffhanger. There was also a cliffhanger in the episode about fractals.

  • @Alkis05
    @Alkis05 3 роки тому

    3:40 That is the most happy road builder I ever saw.

  • @davebowman9000
    @davebowman9000 8 років тому +53

    6:03 Party like it's 27 BC