His Year: Cato (62 B.C.E.)

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  • @edward_jacobs
    @edward_jacobs 7 років тому +1615

    Can't wait for this guy to go over
    -Roman Civil War (Sulla v Marius)
    -Roman Civil War (Caesar v Pompey)
    -Roman Civil War (Augustus v Antony)
    -Roman Civil War (Crisis of the Third Century)
    -Roman Civil War (Constantine v Maxentius)
    -All the Punic Wars in depth
    -All the Greek and Syrian campaigns
    and then to back out a little
    -Paleolithic History
    -Neolithic History
    -Bronze Age
    -Bronze Age Collapse
    -Ancient Phoenicia/Mycenae
    -Rise of Ancient Greece
    -Peloponnesian War
    -Greco-Persian Wars
    -Rise and Fall of the Delian League
    -Alexander's Conquests
    -Fall of Greece and Rise of Rome
    -All of Imperial Rome
    -All of Eastern Rome/Attila
    -All of European History, ever.

    • @unacittabizzarraechiassosa4143
      @unacittabizzarraechiassosa4143 7 років тому +52

      Edward Jacobs That would take a lot.

    • @OCinneide
      @OCinneide 6 років тому +101

      @@unacittabizzarraechiassosa4143 He's chipping away at it.

    • @justinbowers2749
      @justinbowers2749 6 років тому +74

      don't forget the Year of the Four Emperors and the Jewish Revolt

    • @maximaldinotrap
      @maximaldinotrap 5 років тому +37

      I think people sometimes forget that yes, the Byzantine Empire was the Roman Empire still, they considered themselves the Roman empire lol.

    • @trurlCXC
      @trurlCXC 5 років тому +78

      As long as tribune Aquila allows him to go through it all

  • @Lofgon
    @Lofgon 8 років тому +577

    Zooming in on a purple square has never been so dramatic

  • @jordanbey2546
    @jordanbey2546 7 років тому +1401

    "Groups of Catiline's supporters had been hanging around..." hehehehehehe

    • @811chelseafc
      @811chelseafc 5 років тому +13

      Snaggle Toothed boo 👎

    • @frodoswaggins3132
      @frodoswaggins3132 4 роки тому +2

      Snaggle Toothed Props to you for knowing that the plural of hanging someone is hanged, not hung

    • @drsilverium1048
      @drsilverium1048 4 роки тому +3

      lol

  • @GabeCCoolVideos
    @GabeCCoolVideos 5 років тому +460

    Metellus reciting the bill from memory may be one of my favorite things ever.

  • @mcewenreil9241
    @mcewenreil9241 8 років тому +3138

    you really should make a sulla video

    • @OneOnOne1162
      @OneOnOne1162 6 років тому +225

      Yeah, every time he mentions Sulla I think about this.

    • @paranoidandroid6095
      @paranoidandroid6095 6 років тому +33

      i guess... he wont

    • @whitneywoodward907
      @whitneywoodward907 5 років тому +36

      he did.. on his second channel, Sam Harris

    • @andrewtataj497
      @andrewtataj497 5 років тому +35

      Sulla and Marius. Two guys who made Caesar possible.

    • @aidanbeattie8341
      @aidanbeattie8341 5 років тому +13

      @@OneOnOne1162 I want to see Sulla vs Marius

  • @marcnassif2822
    @marcnassif2822 6 років тому +611

    Cato: _Pompey only marches on Rome over my dead body_
    *Pompey actually seizes de facto rule of Rome for years and then is driven away to Greece*
    Cato: _Guess I'll just stick with him_

    • @Hrogoff
      @Hrogoff 6 років тому +106

      Marc Nassif
      Cato really wasn't happy to support Pompey. But when it came down to it, he'd rather support Pompey who is more likely to maintain the status quo, than to support Ceasar who he distrusts and has unclear goals.

    • @CThyran
      @CThyran 5 років тому +67

      @@Hrogoff Caesar's motives weren't unclear, he was a reformer and absolutely hated by the Senate who wanted the status quo. So it's no surprise Cato took the side of Pompey who was the Senate's favorite and a staunch supporter of the current rules.

    • @savvageorge
      @savvageorge 4 роки тому +30

      Cato and Pompey never really trusted each-other, they just had a common enemy. This is why after Pompey was defeated they separated and Cato went to North Africa without him.

    • @forgetful9845
      @forgetful9845 4 роки тому +15

      @@savvageorge Pompey was in league with Sulla too, and Cato hated Sulla

    • @booradley6832
      @booradley6832 4 роки тому +4

      Cato was the biggest failure in the world. Bibilus looks like a beacon of accomplishment in comparison.
      Fuck Cato. He died in too dignified and not painful enough of a way if you ask me.

  • @keithlangkan4816
    @keithlangkan4816 8 років тому +79

    My favorite part is when you zoom in on the square dramatically like it's a person.

  • @lmperiun
    @lmperiun 8 років тому +974

    This is the best history channel on UA-cam hands down. we should call you Father.

    • @SaucyJack97
      @SaucyJack97 8 років тому +65

      *Pater

    • @haikom2835
      @haikom2835 8 років тому +15

      If you wanted to call him "God's son", it would be "Dei Filius".
      Emperor Augustus called himself "Divi Filius" ("son of the divine [Iulius]")

    • @jasonmartin4775
      @jasonmartin4775 8 років тому +9

      Make him Caesar!

    • @harryki6830
      @harryki6830 8 років тому +7

      +Jason Martin Caesar! Caesar! Caesar!

    • @TrialByDance
      @TrialByDance 8 років тому +34

      Hail Civilis!

  • @johannesilg9349
    @johannesilg9349 3 роки тому +16

    0:35 others were hanging around in a converted cistern

  • @mrgrork
    @mrgrork 8 років тому +25

    Keep these coming Historia Civilis! Once my little cousin saw me rewatching His Year for Julius Caesar, and asked if it was for school. I said, "Nah, this is pure pleasure little cuz"

  • @counterstrifekid
    @counterstrifekid 8 років тому +74

    Your videos show the other side of who Julius Caesar was. He wasn't just a man of the people, but a man of ambition to have great power for his own goals.

  • @EricBarbman
    @EricBarbman 5 років тому +36

    Cato's performance at 5:39 is amazing. So intense.

  • @tbppuglia
    @tbppuglia 8 років тому +49

    Best History channel on youtube!

  • @williamwazere
    @williamwazere 8 років тому +8

    Cato was spot on on the Caesar score too, he was definitely pulling strings considering what happened later haha. Pure intriguing period of Roman history.
    Nice video man!

  • @eaglegreen425
    @eaglegreen425 8 років тому +13

    Your videos are always great to watch. I appreciate all the work you put into them. Looking forward to the next one as always.

  • @carrotcarrot27
    @carrotcarrot27 8 років тому +385

    Time to drop everything im working on right now for 6 mins

  • @Entropy114
    @Entropy114 8 років тому +2

    Man, you consistently knock it out of the park. There's not a single one of your videos I dislike. Keep it up!

  • @gerardjagroo
    @gerardjagroo 8 років тому +200

    GOT Westeros haven't got shit on Rome. No nation was as violent, insane, illogical, pragmatic, brilliant, brave or badass as Rome. It was a mass of epic contradictions!

    • @geordiejones5618
      @geordiejones5618 5 років тому +4

      America definitely fits that mold

    • @notablegoat
      @notablegoat 5 років тому +17

      Plenty of nations have been and are like that. We're all human

    • @andrehaugvaldstad
      @andrehaugvaldstad 5 років тому +17

      @Sixshooter 9 A confusing and rather ignorant statement, in my opinion. Just because you're emotionally attached to your own country and its pride, doesn't make it superior. What geography is best is not for you to decide. There's plenty of beautiful countries I'd like to visit, and America makes 10th place. Not to say it isn't beautiful, I'm just pointing it out. And furthermore, a country doesn't become a superpower due to geography. In what sense? Productivity and wealth? If that's the case, there's plenty of countries that beat the USA by a major landslide, only they are tinier countries without the same population.
      And if population figures don't really count, would a 20 billion population nation capable of producing a net worth of $2M a year be vastly superior or a superpower compared to a 1,000 population capable of producing a net worth of $1,9M?
      I get your point. Rome is awesome. It is. But let's not poison the conversation with meaningless and sentimental nationalism.

    • @tremedar
      @tremedar 5 років тому +18

      @Sixshooter 9 What?? You think having some of the most fertile land in Europe on top of an extremely difficult to cross mountain range covering the entire north end of the peninsula, which as a peninsula is surrounded by water isn't a *HUGE* geographical advantage in the days of the Roman Republic?? You're nuts!

    • @johnirish2969
      @johnirish2969 5 років тому +1

      @Sixshooter 9 you sound so stupid, first off being in the Mediterranean on a large peninsula I'm sure had 0%, absolutely nothing at all(not even a little bit), to do with romes success. And secondly America is a superpower because of their technological innovations in both private sectors like the military/tech/economy not the geography alone. And if you truly believe they dont have anything in common then you need to study BADLY lmao

  • @thefrosty1925
    @thefrosty1925 8 років тому +30

    WHAT? ANOTHER VIDEO SO SOON?! ALL OF ROME SHALL BE AMAZED AT THI# VICTORY, THIS DAY IS TRULLYYYYY OURRRSSS!

    • @KraalLidii
      @KraalLidii 8 років тому +11

      It is unwise to praise the day before sunset. But our men are winning the battle!

  • @deutschamerikaner
    @deutschamerikaner 2 роки тому +6

    When he said that Catalina’s supporters were “hanging around” I chuckled a little

  • @sitiesito715
    @sitiesito715 5 років тому +7

    I really enjoyed Dan Carlin's Death Throes of the Republic, which goes back all the way from the Gracchi brothers, through Marius/Sullah, till Caesar's assassination. This channel has been so great, as it really dives into the parts that Death Throes couldn't fit within its format, yet preserves the drama of this story. It's unbelievable that this stuff really happened, truth really is stranger than fiction...

  • @MechanicalMooCow
    @MechanicalMooCow 8 років тому +7

    I'm absolute loving these recent videos, keep it up :)

  • @achloist
    @achloist 6 років тому +1

    I've just read the SPQR series of books. Your videos make so much more sense of it all. Thank you.

  • @Ceevro
    @Ceevro 8 років тому +2

    I LOVE your videos. You have a wonderful understanding of Roman history, and you explain in a way that I can understand and put into my knowledge in a clear, concise way.
    PLEASE do a His Year on SULLA! No one seems to be talking about Sulla, and the guy was one of the most dramatic figures in all of Roman history!

  • @dtomcheck
    @dtomcheck 3 роки тому +2

    I would love it so much if you did a video(s) on Scipio Africanus & The Second Punic War. I thoroughly enjoy all of your videos, they have enriched my understanding of these events immensely and that’s why, selfishly, i hope you continue with Roman History. I think it would be great to see how you would go about presenting the vast panorama of events and people that make up the story of the Second Punic War.

  • @ethand2731
    @ethand2731 8 років тому

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    @foolishmortal299 2 роки тому +1

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    @JK_2998 8 років тому +1

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    @toddturbide5145 8 років тому

    I just want to thank you for these videos. This is much better than the history channel.

  • @j0nnyism
    @j0nnyism 8 років тому +65

    there's evidence to suggest (in coin dies) that the city was going through an economic depression around this time and creditors were probably calling in their debts. catos legislation on the dole may have been a reaction to this problem as much as a purely political act

  • @Floaterboat
    @Floaterboat 8 років тому +1

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  • @costasvrettakos
    @costasvrettakos 8 років тому +323

    does anyone else see the dots between the squares?

  • @solomonlam3157
    @solomonlam3157 8 років тому +5

    Finally after Cicero I was waiting for this.

  • @liamparker2590
    @liamparker2590 8 років тому +151

    Sir could you please make an episode explaining the events leading up to the second punic war?

    • @MattTactacan
      @MattTactacan 8 років тому +11

      yes!

    • @bigboy8338
      @bigboy8338 8 років тому +2

      That would be nice!

    • @pete9320
      @pete9320 8 років тому +4

      If you want, Extra Credits has a small episode or two (in their Extra History Series about the Second Punic War) having a simplified explanation of the first punic war and the events leading up to the war.

    • @MattTactacan
      @MattTactacan 8 років тому +1

      Thanks!

    • @bigboy8338
      @bigboy8338 8 років тому

      The channel 'Reply History' doesn''t have anything specifically on the Punic wars, but there is one on the battle of Philippi. If you like HC's style of video then you could enjoy RH too.

  • @randomperson6988
    @randomperson6988 3 роки тому +36

    Man I really can’t help but wonder how involved caesar was in the catiline conspiracy

    • @guacre2675
      @guacre2675 Рік тому +4

      He definitely would have known about it at minimum

    • @Leo-ok3uj
      @Leo-ok3uj Рік тому +2

      He was probably involved from very little to actually a lot

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    @Snout007 8 років тому

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    @kingkongdong7042 8 років тому +1

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  • @volcryndarkstar
    @volcryndarkstar 8 років тому +3

    Do more videos on Caesar. I want to know about his post-consulship career and the events leading to his assassination. I know this information is out there, but I love learning from you.

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    @OverLordthe1st 5 років тому

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    @pug9431 8 років тому

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    @Omni-kyun 8 років тому +1

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    @mrgriffdude.5748 8 років тому

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  • @luffydragneel5635
    @luffydragneel5635 6 років тому +6

    Cato can detect any stench of ambition and conspiracies but could not detect his inflexibility.

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    @SadDemon3 8 років тому

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    @Gathsidespoison 8 років тому

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  • @juanpablomina1346
    @juanpablomina1346 8 років тому

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    @63ironmaiden 8 років тому

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  • @Cemtexify
    @Cemtexify 8 років тому +9

    I mean I wouldn't say Mattello was assaulted by what happened to him and he was breaking the law by speaking despite being vetoed.

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    @edwardshepherd8074 8 років тому

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    @camnugent5732 8 років тому

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    @amsurve 8 років тому

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  • @dec2
    @dec2 8 років тому +2

    Fully enjoying the His Year series. And the battles. And all of them now that I think about it. Keep up the good work.

    • @dec2
      @dec2 8 років тому

      PS - do the Eleusinian Mysteries! Or, maybe Justinian I's closing of the mysteries, temples, Plato's Academy, and the like. Very rich and rare subject request. Oh! oh! OR, the burnings of the library at Alexandria. =)

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    @fograven 8 років тому

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    @OklaState2 8 років тому

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    @HopingMachine 8 років тому

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    @ViCtOrXDful 8 років тому

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  • @MCAPrince
    @MCAPrince 8 років тому +162

    We need a good "Rome" like tv show that covers Roman politics from early Julius Caesar to either the ascention of Augustus or the end of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty.

    • @om1ri
      @om1ri 8 років тому +36

      I don't know if it fits your description, but there was an HBO series that ran for 2 seasons called "Rome" that followed (sort of) the tale of Julius and Augustus Caesar (be it not 100% historically accurate, nor filled to the brim with politics like it probably was back then). There are some parts that show all famous people that this channel mentioned to date- Caesar, Cicero and Cato, although the major focus is on Caesar, with Cicero being a big supporting character and Cato to an even lesser extent.
      I recommend it very much, even without considering it being about Rome it is a very good show.

    • @MCAPrince
      @MCAPrince 8 років тому +20

      I have seen it, but on my opinion the focus was completely off, focussing of Vorenus en Pullo for no particular reason. I normally just skip all their scenes. In my opinion that series isnt good.

    • @om1ri
      @om1ri 8 років тому +31

      Yeah I thought that what you meant, wasn't sure though.
      I disagree with saying that the focus was off, as I think that it was a very clever way to put some more narrative-driven characters in it without compromising its historical accuracy (as much as possible obviously), but I can completely see your point. I do think that it was a missed opportunity to do a new, "modern" TV show about how Roman life was, with all of its wonder and weird-to-contemporary-people glory and beauty.
      Another TV show that's supposed to be really good (I'm saying supposed because I haven't watched it myself) is "I Claudius", which follows Emperor Claudius and the intricate and shady business around him and the manipulations trying to be the strongest person in the Roman empire. Heard almost only good things about it.

    • @MCAPrince
      @MCAPrince 8 років тому +12

      I have seen I Claudius, it is magnificent. It focuses on the right characters and is based on the intrigue of the time. I would recommend watching it.
      A good modern series should focus on a combination of intrigue, politics (including policy), and battles. Though battles might be too expensive.

    • @om1ri
      @om1ri 8 років тому +5

      If such a show will air and will be good all-round, I'd would be following it religiously.
      Sadly enough it seems people aren't really interested in accurate historic dramas (even though Vikings, even be it not historically accurate, having a large fan-base).

  • @holdinmcgroin8639
    @holdinmcgroin8639 8 років тому

    You've been on a roll!

  • @MrNomanTV
    @MrNomanTV 8 років тому +6

    The optical illusion starting at 5:39 really messed up my concentration

  • @rofl0rblades
    @rofl0rblades 8 років тому +8

    Your videos on the politics of the late republic are great. I would love to see more.

  • @cndosrs
    @cndosrs 6 років тому +1

    I can't explain how much I like these videos, absolutely my favorite content to consume while I work. Thank you Historia Civil is😁❤

  • @mikehunter9780
    @mikehunter9780 3 роки тому

    Sulla videos! Let's beef up that Roman history playlist my guy

  • @irodwen
    @irodwen 8 років тому

    great stuff

  • @mikecostantini582
    @mikecostantini582 8 років тому

    i dont usually sub to anyone's accounts. you might be the first, actually. keep up the great work. your videos, on a time period that fascinates me, are incredibly insightful!

  • @HeyImLucious
    @HeyImLucious 8 років тому

    Damn! Videos are being popped out like crazy from you now! I love it =D

  • @ariovistus1491
    @ariovistus1491 8 років тому +67

    There is a character in skyrim called nepos and he is part of the conspiracy in Markarth.

  • @4flx17
    @4flx17 10 місяців тому +1

    Metellus forgot to ask tribune Aquila if he was okay with the bill

  • @ShotTehTrick
    @ShotTehTrick 8 років тому +28

    A video on Augustus would be fantastic and perhaps the collapse of the Roman Empire

  • @ZonazSWE
    @ZonazSWE 8 років тому

    Not really sure about the music being so loud but keep it up, loving these!

  • @y11971alex
    @y11971alex 6 років тому +1

    It made perfect sense now that I’ve watched your video. Cato by being in office would have denied it to a less desirable candidate, sort of like a saboteur of sorts amongst the tribunes.

  • @Idlehampster
    @Idlehampster 8 років тому +18

    Does anyone else see the optical illusion dots? 5:41

  • @merygaspar1525
    @merygaspar1525 8 років тому +3

    how can you make these squares so expressive?

  • @acebalistic1358
    @acebalistic1358 7 років тому

    You are awesome

  • @lewisirwin5363
    @lewisirwin5363 4 роки тому +4

    2:10 "I used the reforms to *destroy* the reforms."

  • @matthewmead2374
    @matthewmead2374 3 роки тому

    Have you done a video on Sulla yet? Can't find it. By the way, your videos are by far the best historical videos on UA-cam and the often complex and confusing intricacies of Roman politics are presented and summed up by you extremely well. Thank you.

  • @greenwolfx
    @greenwolfx 7 років тому

    Great videos. Just enough graphics and great pacing.

  • @elenatroiae
    @elenatroiae 5 років тому

    i LOVE your transparency and lack of bias!! you show caesar for all of his accomplishments and ambition but also the fact that he was genocidal and had no respect for the law. its so obvious that you thoroughly do your research and you have a great respect for the work you do! thank you so much!

  • @RemusKingOfRome
    @RemusKingOfRome 8 років тому

    FANASTIC !!! please do more on early roman republic, - LIVY - early roman history.
    This would make a great computer game.

  • @lmperiun
    @lmperiun 8 років тому

    just a suggestion, video on the Marian epoch, stretching from the Cimbrian war all the way to Sulla, I think it's a great topic! Also your videos are amazing!

  • @ZarquonZ
    @ZarquonZ 8 років тому

    Another Historia Civilis video!? YES!!!

  • @nklinef
    @nklinef 8 років тому +6

    Could you do a video on Sulla? or have you already and I am missing something? He is precursor of the eventual Empire and the only I can think of from history who simply retired after his reign of terror, or so is my understanding. I would be fascinated to see an in-depth analysis of this period.

  • @RickyBobby_USA
    @RickyBobby_USA 8 років тому +1

    There's an award winning movie somewhere in these videos.

  • @boredoclock
    @boredoclock 8 років тому

    These are good and are probably a lot easier to get reliable research then the battles.

  • @rogerpaesani5074
    @rogerpaesani5074 8 років тому

    I like this more than the battle, there is SO much more drama. Keep them coming!

  • @GLL98
    @GLL98 Рік тому +3

    It's crazy seeing Julius Caesar in this light. He almost looks like an overarching villain in the stories of these senators. Some guy growing in power from alliances to controversial figures and in adoration from the masses, sometimes clearly involved in shady businesses, other times just looking suspicious. Really makes him seem intimidating as even a low level politician