Tiberius: Rome's Most Underrated Emperor?

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  • @restishistorypod
    @restishistorypod  18 годин тому +7

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    • @BuddsyMalone
      @BuddsyMalone 17 годин тому

      Will there be add free uploads for UA-cam members my dudes??

  • @ralphbason8605
    @ralphbason8605 10 годин тому +15

    Throughout this series of podcasts, I have envisioned the people as Brian Blessed, Sian Philips, Patrick Stewart and George Baker. John Hurt, Christopher Biggins, and Derek Jacobi to come. Looking forward to them. Great work, Tom and Dominic.

  • @rhuarimclean133
    @rhuarimclean133 10 годин тому +3

    I love your sincerity lads, no one could accuse you of a lack of sincerity in your tireless passion for saily or indeed the many other products you've championed over the years 😅!

  • @philjameson292
    @philjameson292 12 годин тому +8

    I guess that Tiberius ordered the fisherman's torture as he thought that he was being made fun of by drawing attention to his mullet hairdo which was obligatory if he was to drive his Capri

    • @Calighoula
      @Calighoula Годину тому +1

      One has to take into account the mullet might've laid in the neck like a flattened rat after his morning swim that had surely just taken place, instead of the wonderful fluffy guinea-pig that it otherwise must've been. A grave mistake from the fisherman indeed.

  • @weemama
    @weemama 13 годин тому +5

    Augustus marrying Tiberius's mother is like Henry VII marrying Elizabeth York.

  • @tomsmith3269
    @tomsmith3269 17 годин тому +5

    congrats on jeopardy! what a pleasant surprise to see my favorite podcast! you guys are the best and did a great job.

  • @hamiltonkeener9078
    @hamiltonkeener9078 Годину тому

    My favorite podcast by far. Every episode is a delight thank you so much!

  • @Georgieastra
    @Georgieastra 4 години тому +2

    Slightly off topic but I've always wondered why Captain Kirk's middle name is Tiberius... Given the old goats notorious reputation.

    • @stuartwald2395
      @stuartwald2395 2 години тому

      According to a Star Trek show writer/novelist, it was a family tradition and he used it as a mantra to think things through and not react before being ready.

    • @Georgieastra
      @Georgieastra Годину тому

      @stuartwald2395
      Thank you.
      But all that does is push the question back a few generations.
      Why does Captain Kirk's family have the name of one of the most notorious sex criminals in history...?
      Although in the podcast it says that this might be an exaggeration

    • @robertwilson-lq1lr
      @robertwilson-lq1lr 29 хвилин тому

      @@Georgieastra There was a Tiberius who was a Tribune of the people and sort of a hero.

    • @Georgieastra
      @Georgieastra 20 хвилин тому +1

      @@robertwilson-lq1lr
      I am sure that there are lots of great people who were called Adolf... but the name has seen a drastic decrease in popularity... For mysterious reasons.

  • @ManuTheGreat79
    @ManuTheGreat79 16 годин тому +10

    Being Augustus' successor and not being a total disaster must be quite a succes as such.
    Being a quite good emperor after Augustus as a great succes

    • @kingeddiam2543
      @kingeddiam2543 16 годин тому

      Stabilising the frontier after the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest is an extraordinary achievement, the only person who might be capable of smth like that is Caesar

    • @elagabalusrex390
      @elagabalusrex390 6 годин тому

      And he was a good emperor- at first. Then his son died in 23 and things began to go off the rails for our friend Tibby.

  • @ABorderPrince
    @ABorderPrince 17 годин тому +2

    Liking this series would be great to cover the fall of Greece to Rome and the east in general from you two

  • @nathanvega4986
    @nathanvega4986 18 годин тому +4

    Hello from Thailand!
    Thanks for this wonderful show ❤

  • @kazyczka
    @kazyczka 4 години тому

    I love your work, you two!

  • @eliech7112
    @eliech7112 12 годин тому +1

    Awesome work as usual thank you

  • @throwback19841
    @throwback19841 11 годин тому +2

    "Im sure glad I didnt bring the bucket full of soapy frogs and the wetsuit with the bottom cut out"

  • @paulastalas8691
    @paulastalas8691 11 годин тому +2

    Some things did happen during Tiberius's reign. I read somewhere that some guy in Judea was executed for rebellion(according to his enemies) by that province's prefect. Some say that he was one of the more famous contemporaries of Tiberius. And I heard that Tom is a big fan of him and I wonder how he did not get a mention is this episode.

    • @joecage7394
      @joecage7394 10 годин тому +1

      HA! That's hilarious.
      Seems like I may have heard something to that effect, also. Perhaps, in the fullness of time, that event became one of the most consequential events in human history, or something like that....?

  • @j.b.3825
    @j.b.3825 14 годин тому +1

    Loved seeing you on Jeopardy! Congratulations!

  • @steveinthemountains8264
    @steveinthemountains8264 8 годин тому

    Hey Tom & Dom. Wait a mo, Dom! You went from pink-shirted Dom to blue-shirted Dom in an instant when you started talking about Saily! ~ Damn your eyes!

  • @PcCAvioN
    @PcCAvioN 13 годин тому +4

    I cant even think of a podcast that doesnt have ads? Such entitlement from the rest of you

  • @beachcomberbob3496
    @beachcomberbob3496 16 годин тому +49

    Oh not you too! What is the point of paying for UA-cam premium to stop the adverts, when everyone is inserting their own sponsors?

    • @blue-pi2kt
      @blue-pi2kt 16 годин тому +13

      Because this is just on UA-cam, its not youtube specific content. If you arent interested.... Just skip it.

    • @kingeddiam2543
      @kingeddiam2543 16 годин тому +4

      Fast forward through it, sponsors are most of the time around a minute long. If it means they can spend more time and effort on these episodes then I'm all for it!

    • @countdowntorevolution9986
      @countdowntorevolution9986 15 годин тому +11

      unless you donate in some way please don't complain about sponsorship deals.
      shows like this take a lot of money and a lot of effort to produce, which you then get to enjoy for free.
      one sponsor announcement is not remotely comparable to UA-cam's absurd saturation ad-bombing.

    • @TweeterAndTheMunkyMan
      @TweeterAndTheMunkyMan 15 годин тому

      ​@@countdowntorevolution9986👏👏👏

    • @TweeterAndTheMunkyMan
      @TweeterAndTheMunkyMan 15 годин тому +3

      Oh no, not you too! Someone else who doesn't know where the fast forward button is. You have to suffer through a whole 60 seconds of an ad read 😢😢😢

  • @velvtania
    @velvtania 15 годин тому +2

    Thank you for rehabilitating Tiberius 😀 He deserves better than his reputation

  • @betsyjerin
    @betsyjerin 2 години тому

    29:49 wait for douglas sandbrooks quip and tom hollands reply about the "minnows"

  • @soringoldenberg2856
    @soringoldenberg2856 14 годин тому +2

    Drusus and Nero were grandsons of Tiberius' brother, not just descendants of Augustus.

    • @michaelmagnus9
      @michaelmagnus9 12 годин тому

      Yes, they were Tiberias' great-nephews through his brother Drusus, and Drusus' son Germanicus (brother of Claudius). Reference to a family tree would add some clarity to this series.

    • @michaelmagnus9
      @michaelmagnus9 12 годин тому

      Tiberius; stupid typo.

  • @ljgaming639
    @ljgaming639 11 годин тому

    This is good stuff!

  • @lakesuperioraquamanproduct1637
    @lakesuperioraquamanproduct1637 9 годин тому

    Would love it if Tom could adjust his camera downward about an inch so he is in the center of his screen

  • @stephendean2896
    @stephendean2896 10 годин тому

    Tiberius lost his son to his henchman machinations
    Karma gets us all in the end

  • @geordiejones5618
    @geordiejones5618 9 годин тому

    One of the most underrated tragic figures. The Caesar who never wanted to be Caesar and is still one of the longest reigning during the imperial period. When you include the last 10 years of Augustus's life, where Tiberius was running day to day operations of the empire, he was master of the Roman world for over 30 year, and he sacrificed more than any of his other family to preserve the lie. He was one of the only individuals to defy his stepfather and not lose everything as a result, he was a very capable supreme commander of the legions. He just became so disillusioned over the years that I think he stopped giving any fuck whatsoever.

  • @jamiesetsfire
    @jamiesetsfire 16 годин тому +2

    Nothing brings me more joy than listening to Tom Holland talking about Roman Emperors.
    However - humble note to the editor: not at all keen on the needless quick cut edits and random slow zoom-ins happening in this episode. Really takes away from engaging with the flow of the content x

  • @Terinije
    @Terinije 14 годин тому

    28:19 - jfc, that's a horrific detail that I wasn't aware of...

  • @sazajac77z
    @sazajac77z 16 годин тому +12

    Oh great. My historians figured out advertising. As if it wasnt bad enough. Even their ad was interrupted by a utube ad.

    • @countdowntorevolution9986
      @countdowntorevolution9986 15 годин тому +1

      unless you donate in some way please don't complain about sponsorship deals.
      shows like this take a lot of money and a lot of effort to produce, which you then get to enjoy for free.

    • @chrisdickens4268
      @chrisdickens4268 14 годин тому +3

      In fairness the absurd praise they gave was fairly amusing

    • @sazajac77z
      @sazajac77z 14 годин тому

      @countdowntorevolution9986 I think I'll do both, thank you. Complain, and watch for free.

    • @countdowntorevolution9986
      @countdowntorevolution9986 14 годин тому +2

      @@chrisdickens4268 but enough about Tiberius, what did you think of the Sailiy ad?

  • @bookaufman9643
    @bookaufman9643 15 годин тому +1

    I've never heard the word" DOUR" pronounce the way you pronounced it. It was closer to door then how I've usually heard it pronounced.

  • @karlgrimm3027
    @karlgrimm3027 13 годин тому +1

    So this video isn’t about Captain Kirk’s grandfather?

  • @andy_travis
    @andy_travis 14 годин тому +1

    Episode starts at 2:16 😅

  • @countdowntorevolution9986
    @countdowntorevolution9986 12 годин тому +2

    "Good job I didn't bring the lobster!" could be a line straight out of a Carry On film.

    • @Georgieastra
      @Georgieastra 4 години тому +1

      That piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah

  • @bookaufman9643
    @bookaufman9643 14 годин тому

    I understand the reasoning of a lighter author to make Tiberius seem like a scoundrel but that doesn't mean that it's not necessarily true. Obviously there are not enough sources and since he was on capri with very few other people there's probably not enough witnesses. I think the only thing that you could maybe start a case against siberius with would be the changes that happened to Caligula are the changes we tare old happened to Caligula after being basically held captive on Capri.

  • @adamcadovius4566
    @adamcadovius4566 13 годин тому

    So it begins…

  • @countdowntorevolution9986
    @countdowntorevolution9986 15 годин тому +1

    this episode feels a bit rushed .
    - skimming over important events.
    you can just extend it into a two-parter like you used to....we really won't mind 😉

  • @timelanguid4813
    @timelanguid4813 13 годин тому

    What happened to episode after invasion of Poland ww2 part 3?

  • @kln314
    @kln314 7 годин тому

    So Dominic, is there any part of the Roamin' Empire not covered by Saily?
    No Tom! But pity about Scotland of course.
    The indignity of it all 😮

  • @podaly
    @podaly 15 годин тому

    So could Tiberius have suffered from psychotic dementia?

  • @steveinthemountains8264
    @steveinthemountains8264 7 годин тому

    Tiberius seems to be an old school, pragmatic, conservative Roman. Similar to Vespasian, only not as avuncular.

  • @chrissimpson3664
    @chrissimpson3664 10 годин тому

    Noooo! No in script adverts, what have you done.

  • @Jfavorite1483
    @Jfavorite1483 16 годин тому

    John Tzimiskes - also underrated.

    • @countdowntorevolution9986
      @countdowntorevolution9986 15 годин тому +1

      @@Jfavorite1483 John Tzimiskes is not underrated.
      he is very well regarded by people who know who he is.
      Tiberius is not, being seen as a deranged, murderous tyrant.

    • @Jfavorite1483
      @Jfavorite1483 14 годин тому

      @ I never really saw Tiberius t that way, I suppose. I always thought he was slightly above average.

  • @darrenshell3466
    @darrenshell3466 12 годин тому +2

    Whenever I feel unsure of something in the future I am going to consult the ‘Holy Chickens’ 🤣

    • @nigeh5326
      @nigeh5326 8 годин тому

      By the ‘holy chickens’ do you mean the GOP in the US? lol 😃

  • @forthrightgambitia1032
    @forthrightgambitia1032 15 годин тому

    I always thought of Philo as a Hellenized Jew, not a Greek, although I suppose it is cavilling.

  • @tonyantoniou9271
    @tonyantoniou9271 16 годин тому +1

    Augustus/ Octavian nephew not son of Caecar

    • @michael_e_news
      @michael_e_news 16 годин тому +1

      Great nephew, I think (niece’s son).

    • @countdowntorevolution9986
      @countdowntorevolution9986 15 годин тому +1

      adopted son, as Holland makes clear.

    • @michael_e_news
      @michael_e_news 11 годин тому

      @@countdowntorevolution9986 Right, he adopted his great-nephew as his son and presumptive heir, even though they still played like it was business-as-usual in the Roman Republic.

  • @nathandraper4763
    @nathandraper4763 10 годин тому

    Doing ads, boys?

  • @elagabalusrex390
    @elagabalusrex390 6 годин тому

    No, Domitian is the most underrated emperor. If Tiberius had died around the same time as his son and heir Drusus in 23, he might be deserving of the spot, because up till then he was a fairly good emperor, if a bit on the sour humorless side. But he didn't die then. He reigned another decade and a half and during that time was responsible for some pretty unspeakably cruel things which canceled out a lot of the good he did during his early reign. Tiberius is an often poorly understood emperor. But he is not an underrated one.

  • @daanbennink
    @daanbennink 16 годин тому

    So pregnant Livia returns to Rome with her husband and Tiberius to be forced to marry Augustus.
    So Augustus dumps his old wife and gets a new one, a virgin to him, thats already pregnant.
    Seems a difficult story to sell to the Roman public...

    • @PcCAvioN
      @PcCAvioN 13 годин тому

      Roman's don't seem to have cared about sexual scandals

    • @daanbennink
      @daanbennink 12 годин тому

      @PcCAvioN
      Maybe the writers made a slightly different version with a virgin pregnant mother and her chosen son.

  • @patrickevans8482
    @patrickevans8482 16 годин тому +2

    Not you advertising too! 😢 I stopped listening to The Rest is Politics for that reason and am sorry to now say goodbye.

    • @countdowntorevolution9986
      @countdowntorevolution9986 15 годин тому +3

      unless you donate in some way please don't complain about sponsorship deals.
      shows like this take a lot of money and a lot of effort to produce, which you then get to enjoy for free.

  • @peterhowardlawson
    @peterhowardlawson 6 годин тому

    Very disappointing: I prefer Suetonius' lurid fiction. (Irony)

  • @vesta9916
    @vesta9916 11 годин тому

    Like Old Testament/New Testament

  • @petersellers9219
    @petersellers9219 12 годин тому

    Don't need the app because either I care so much about CO2 and my environmental footprint, or its because I can't afford to go abroad.
    Not telling.

  • @xavierpaquin
    @xavierpaquin 15 годин тому

    Yes!

  • @chemicalcowpoke307
    @chemicalcowpoke307 2 години тому

    I thought you lot we good enough not to have to shill, I guess it’s a Europoor thing?

  • @rutheglin-pugh2320
    @rutheglin-pugh2320 11 годин тому

    So disappoointed at the ad. Self promotion I can cope with..but this....😣

    • @countdowntorevolution9986
      @countdowntorevolution9986 11 годин тому

      unless you donate in some way please don't complain about sponsorship deals.
      shows like this take a lot of money and a lot of effort to produce, which you then get to enjoy for free.

  • @johnnydavis5896
    @johnnydavis5896 11 годин тому

    Tiberius was awful and a very unsympathetic character.. Just a flat rotten human being to the core.

  • @davidcoleman2796
    @davidcoleman2796 13 годин тому

    Oh damn . Now you guys sold out . Terrible. How sad for History. 😢

  • @davidknox5929
    @davidknox5929 16 годин тому

    Sad to see u millionaires stooping to advertisements

    • @countdowntorevolution9986
      @countdowntorevolution9986 15 годин тому +1

      unless you donate in some way please don't complain about sponsorship deals.
      shows like this take a lot of money and a lot of effort to produce, which you then get to enjoy for free.

  • @alexboor7716
    @alexboor7716 15 годин тому

    During your in-podcast ad, I got a UA-cam ad. Guys seriously, please, don't ruin your precious podcast with in-podcast ads. Please guys, you have something great, don't sell out. Don't tarnish your amazing podcast.

    • @countdowntorevolution9986
      @countdowntorevolution9986 14 годин тому

      unless you donate in some way please don't complain about sponsorship deals.
      shows like this take a lot of money and a lot of effort to produce, which you then get to enjoy for free.

  • @macmclaughlin81
    @macmclaughlin81 13 годин тому

    SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT

  • @dlkuyekk9025
    @dlkuyekk9025 14 годин тому

    Ups, major mistake. Rebelion in 6-9ad was concentrated in Illyria. Croatia, Bosnia and edges of Serbia these days. Not Hungary at all.

  • @davidcoleman2796
    @davidcoleman2796 13 годин тому

    Oh damn . Now you guys sold out . Terrible. How sad for History. 😢

    • @countdowntorevolution9986
      @countdowntorevolution9986 11 годин тому

      unless you donate in some way please don't complain about sponsorship deals.
      shows like this take a lot of money and a lot of effort to produce, which you then get to enjoy for free.

  • @davidcoleman2796
    @davidcoleman2796 13 годин тому +1

    Oh damn . Now you guys sold out . Terrible. How sad for History. 😢