I just discovered your channel and fully intend to watch my way through your whole back catalogue. It's really hard to find another channel (I couldn't) that covers early Rome in so much depth as you. Please keep making content like this, you will get the recognition you deserve for sure!
I find the Sybilline books to be really interesting in concept. It’s clear they were in part a propaganda tool to calm the public during a crisis, but when the books told them to commit a human sacrifice after Cannae (something the Romans hated), they went and did it. It’s a real shame they didn’t survive, I’d be very interested to see the breadth of situations they cover, and how many of the prophecies required something as extreme as Cannae did.
It really is a shame. I've often wondered if there were even any books at all. But then you get to the point you mentioned, the human sacrifice after Cannae, and you think well could any Roman have even made something like that up. Because as you say, the Romans hated human sacrifice. But it also seems like the Roman aristocracy/Senate go to great lengths to ensure that the books are never really seen in public, only that what they supposedly say is spread around. I don't know for sure and I doubt we ever will. It's questions like that though that keep me so interested in Roman history, the Sibylline Books were so important to Rome and yet we have basically no idea what they said or if they even really existed in the first place. It's so fascinating! Thanks for watching!
Idk how you only have 2k subscribers, ur videos are so well made
I just discovered your channel and fully intend to watch my way through your whole back catalogue. It's really hard to find another channel (I couldn't) that covers early Rome in so much depth as you. Please keep making content like this, you will get the recognition you deserve for sure!
Really loving how the visual aspect of your videos have improved!
Keep up the good work
Great video, keep doing what you're doing. The algorithm will smile on you soon and you'll have a well-deserved large fanbase
I would love to see that video dedicated to the praetorian guard
I find the Sybilline books to be really interesting in concept. It’s clear they were in part a propaganda tool to calm the public during a crisis, but when the books told them to commit a human sacrifice after Cannae (something the Romans hated), they went and did it.
It’s a real shame they didn’t survive, I’d be very interested to see the breadth of situations they cover, and how many of the prophecies required something as extreme as Cannae did.
It really is a shame. I've often wondered if there were even any books at all. But then you get to the point you mentioned, the human sacrifice after Cannae, and you think well could any Roman have even made something like that up. Because as you say, the Romans hated human sacrifice. But it also seems like the Roman aristocracy/Senate go to great lengths to ensure that the books are never really seen in public, only that what they supposedly say is spread around. I don't know for sure and I doubt we ever will. It's questions like that though that keep me so interested in Roman history, the Sibylline Books were so important to Rome and yet we have basically no idea what they said or if they even really existed in the first place. It's so fascinating! Thanks for watching!
I tend to think Romulus existed. They even found evidence of his hut.
2:28 - 2:33 Why not? If you told me, would you have to kill me?
LOL! Frankly, this video would have to be hours long if I did! Something for the future though! Thanks for watching!
what a great video! gosh you need more subs, heres a.comment for the algo~
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SHEEP-YO. Please, i beg you. it's not SKIPIO.