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This man is the real winner of the entire show. He survived every regime change and coup, over four civil wars, multiple marches on Rome itself, and spoke against every leading politician at one point or another. He came out of this completely unscathed and even more popular, while most other characters died out.
Well he's the News Reader not the News Writer.
Brendan Fechter and looked at him, he's clearly well fed too
He must have been really good at his job as a news reader, also one of the most experienced.
@@brendanfechter4889 Tell that to the guy Marc Antony lost his shit with after reading Cicero's letter.
It’s the Vicar of Bray in true form
"All mockery of Jews and their one god must be kept to an appropriate minimum!"
That line gets me every time.
@@JoeyJoJoJoestarJuniorShabadoo What color’s your fedora, and when was the last time you shaved your neck?
@@JoeyJoJoJoestarJuniorShabadoo ok Skeeter
My favorite line of the show
@@JoeyJoJoJoestarJuniorShabadoo I don’t think the Italians are paying for being mean to the Jews
@@Anglomachian God punished the Romans and made them Italians.
Did anyone pick up on how the success of the millers increased throughout the show? If you listen carefully as you’re watching the show, they start off as 2 brothers from the Capitoline Hill, then becomes a brotherhood of millers, then a guild of millers and towards the end of season 1, Atia says to Caesar at her dinner party “the baker was being carried in a litter the other day, a commoner” (the Roman equivalent of a tradesman riding in a limo because he was fabulously wealthy). That’s that true Roman bread, for true Romans for ya.
Wow I never put that together. Awesome
Nicely spotted! That's some quality subtle writing and it is these types of worldbuilding that makes a world feel alive.
@@davi1415 Hey thanks! 100% agree with your world-building comment and it is fantastic writing.
The hiddeb story arc
Great observation! The issue of bread is interesting. Rome's dependance on Egyption grain is another interesting factor.
"True Roman bread"...is this the grain which actually comes from Egypt?
When Mussolini tried to rebuild the Roman Empire he failed because the Guild of Miller’s wasn’t around anymore to make true Roman bread for true Romans. As a result his armies fell and in the end history repeated itself with Germans taking control of Italy from failed successors of Rome.
Well, it is said that the whole grain sourdough bread the Roman soldiers ate was one big reason why they were so strong and able to keep on their feet for so long.
Not seeing the comparison between bread and meth, but whatever, dude.
Dude, where the fuck did I say anything about being quick? Maybe you should learn to read people's comments without reading INTO them whatever you want to see.
The Guild of Millers would like to confirm that it was their bread and theirs alone that fueled Rome’s conquest of the world. True Roman bread for true Romans!
And how the fuck is strategy supposed to keep a soldier on his fucking feet? You're conflating two completely different things - what a soldier EATS, and what he's ordered to DO. TALK ABOUT DENSE.
Hardest working Roman in the Republic.
He eats from the Guild of Millers, making true roman bread, for true romans
And The Empire.
Secretly most powerful man in rome
What is this Republic you speak of?
If there were guns back then, he would have been shot dead!! JK!
I like how during the Martial Law one he looks around at the end like "Why am I even doing this if public gatherings are forbidden?"
Wolf6120 it's funny because they were three men together, they were like:
Oh shit, are we getting in trouble?
@@ricardoguanipa8275 he said more than three
@@european-one Not before looking behind him to see an entire column marching round.
I may be mistaken but I think there was some commotion going on, the marching soldiers shouldnt have been there marching and that startled him...Or something like that.
That "who the fuck am I even yelling this at... the soldiers? ughn... this job..." look is priceless
"... no prostitutes, actors or unclean tradesmen may attend." That line is gold considering what happened at Caesar's funeral.
Why, what happened?
@@scottfowler1506 Those are "traits" of politicians, which were shown during Caesar's funeral.
@@scottfowler1506 In real life Caesar's funeral turned into a riot. His murderers (Brutus, etc) had made a truce with Anthony and other members of Caesar's faction, despite their hatred for one another, to keep the peace in Rome. They agreed that they would all attend his funeral and honour him as a great man.
At the funeral, Mark Anthony gave a particularly passionate eulogy for the great man, apparently even holding up the bloodied cloak which Caesar covered his face with at the moment of his death, and the people of Rome (who loved Caesar and despised his murderers) broke out into a riot. His murderers had to flee to the eastern provinces and after that, another civil war.
@@scottfowler1506 an actor portraying caesar was present at caesar's funeral
I don't trust him, he's deep in the pocket of the miller's guild.
sandplasma I think he’s beginning to have regrets taking their dough...
@@paulklee5790 I hope so! He really kneads to make it less obvious.
Soon brothers, we shall release ourselves from the shackles of Big Bread®
How can you have doubts about the Miller's Guild? They use only the finest grain, supplying true roman bread for true romans.
he is the truest roman news anchor! not such fake news.
Guy is the hidden leading character.
Well he does narrate all the major happenings in the show and lives to see the end.
He really is. What a great part of the show.
Agreed! Ian McNeice, a great British actor. I love his hand gestures as the newsreader in Rome. Look up the BBC's "Edge of Darkness' from 1985, to see him in a truly magnificent, electrifying performance as Harcourt, a sinister government agent.
This man killed the Republic with his bread advertisments
And also whenever Rufus had slaves for every budget on sale.
Do you think the guild of millers are still using the finest grain, making true roman bread for true Romans?
Savalisk they would, if there were any true Romans left. But alas...
+Savalisk 😂😂
10/10 would buy from brotherhood/guild of millers again
It would have been hilarious (but also a bit out of place) at the end of season 2 if in his final appearance he read that cakes at Octavians Triumph was once again provided by the guild of millers and at this stage he is notably pissed off that he constantly had to mention them in his daily news. The republic may have become an Empire, but the Guild of Millers remains
The times, when I was employed as a true roman mice chasers' praefectus...
"The Brotherhood of Millers uses only the finest grains. True Roman bread for true Romans."
Even in Ancient Rome, you can't escape ads. XD
Now: Times Magazine
Ancient Rome: Times New Roman
Beautifully executed
this my favourite youtube comment
true roman bread for true romans
legendary
and even a barbarian recognizes it ;)
And Rufus has slaves... for every budget...
But it's not even Roman. The wheat they use comes from Egypt.
@@pyromania1018 The wheat is from Egypt but the bread is made in Rome.
@@pyromania1018 that's the joke, in fact I believe the full quote also included "true roman grain".
*Gaius* handwave *Julius* handwave *Caesar*
Gaius handwave Octavian handwave Caesar
i spilled my drink because of this comment
@معارج حسن He is performing an oration., and appropriate hand gestures are part of that. You may see that too when Vorenos is trying to give his first public speech to his 'voters;'/
@Alvi Syahri
yes,
when two or more Italians are talking their hands are rarely holding still
*handwaving intensifies
If this dude was orating today: "NO INSTAGRAM. NO FACEBOOK FEEDS. NO UNCLEAN TWITCH STREAMERS."
“By order of his highness, Joseph Robinette Biden II, all unclean persons are prohibited from the content platform known as Only Fans.”
@sakor88 NO UNCLEAN INFLUENCERS OR *THOTS* MAY ENTER
"A FINE REWARD IS OFFERED, FOR THE RETURN OF AN ADMIN ACCOUNT, STOLEN OR ABSONDED FROM THE RAID SHADOW LEGENDS NA SERVER"
"THIS MONTHS REPORT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE ASUS REPUBLIC OF GAMERS . TRUE GAMING SETUPS, FOR TRUE GAMERS..."
😜🤣🤣🤣
@@HarmonyEdge😂😂😂😂
But don't let Augustus' ascension distract you from the fact that the Capitoline Brotherhood of Millers uses only the finest flour. True Roman bread for true Romans.
one day, I just want to say at an appropriate setting
"NO PROSTITUTES, ACTORS, OR UNCLEAN TRADESMEN MAY ATTEND"
dont forget the funky oratory hand gestures (waves to the side)
REDUNDANT
no thots, celebrities or salesmen may attend
Same. Cant wait to have the chance to say that. Best quote of the series.
These romans knew what they were doing.
I did construction for one summer, I wonder if I'd be allowed at Caesar's funeral. And I've been a whore for the Man.
I've never acted though.
I like how when he gets to the bread ads, he's suddenly disinterested. He might as well be saying, "This month's bread yada yada yada true romans and whatever."
The moment when the advertisement is so sick of itself that it stops paying attention to itself...
Unlike during the slave trade commercials. During those he's thinking: "I shouldn't advertise this since I'm going there myself to buy some virgins..."
Reminds me of how Lindsay Ellis does the plugs on her videos.
The word is uninterested.
@@mutabore7 Uninterested.
"all mockery of jews and their one god shall be kept to an appropriate minimum"
saw this show about 7 or 8 times, that one always cracked me up
Its my favorite line from the whole show. That guy was my favorite character
I know, right?! It's like, "You can still rip on them for only having one god, but you know, don't go nuts."
@@pmalone4 hahaha perfectly said! Ever since I saw that line I've tried to use the phrase "appropriate minimum" as much as possible in regular life. It has such amazing flair.
"lmao look at them with their one single god"
"all mockery of jews and their one god shall be kept to an appropriate minimum"
"oh, uhh... it's really adorable how they're fine with just one god, really speaks of their modesty"
Conspiracy
"All mockery of the Jews and their one god shall be kept to an appropriate minimum."
Omg that's brilliant.
And very accurate.
Well I guess there are things that will never change
+Raihan Please take your hateful Nazi bullshit elsewhere, thanks.
Don't completely stop mocking them though, I mean sheesh, we don't want to seem unreasonable.
Imagine having only one god
I love how his role is basically to yell propaganda for whoever is in charge of the city at the time.
just like state-controlled media of current times.
Not different from today's media
@@christianali5431 Great public servants dont have " views". Thats why he survives and adapts to the next administration even if the " views" and policy changes. " Views" is for politicians and the plebs, not public servants
@@Ikaros23 Except that public servants didn't exit in Rome, basically everything was private.
@@magnajota4341 what is your fact/source on that?. Statements like "public servants didn't exit in Rome" is so bombastic that you need proof. And finding proof that a global empire was run by people who was not paid by the government is a read im going to enjoy.
The true power behind the second triumvirate
Always loved the way he got into telling the news with the gestures
A season 3 or how about a movie at least,. That would be great....
He is the real power behind the throne
The true mastermind of the whole series.
The fact he got the gestures right is impressive. A lot of shows wouldn't bother with that much detail.
I bet he had fun doing it.
Ian McNeice was born to play this role
Helps draw attention to keeping it with exaggeration hand movements as one speaks. An Austrian man once learned that.
@@Davidofthelost Yes, but there were specific gestures Roman Criers used that the showmakers and the actor actually used too
Yeah it was just as I remember it...
This guy survived every power struggle in his time.
"Don't be an option, be the resource."
Also, the Guild of Millers is the Raid Shadow Legends of Ancient Rome
Exactly
Dont be the party: be the one who sells guns to the parties. And you will survive it all.
Raid Shadow Legends, true mobile gaming for true gamers.
He stayed alive the same way the Varys did in Game o Thrones. For the most part anyway.
except the guild of millers provide bread, raid shadow legends provides nothing
The US Congress should hire this guy, put him out on the steps doing press releases!
TheMaster omg, That is perfect! I so totally agree....
Made by the Chain of McDonald’s, using the finest ingredients, making true American burgers for true Americans.
I think they used to do it after 1789, it's called town crier.
TheMaster wait, are you telling me this is not Sarah Huckabee Sanders? I swear, they look like twins....
Perhaps C-SPAN would be less boring.
GAIUS
JULIUS
CAESAR
·CAIVS·IVLIVS·GAII·FILIVS·GAII·NEPOS·CAESAR·IMPERATOR·
@@TonyChuPT
·CAIVS·
*moves arms*
·IVLIVS·
*moves arms*
·CAESAR·
*moves arms*
*dances*
shuffling my feet right out of Rome
Does the hawaian dance. So cringe worthy. Lol
6:03 GAIUS
6:04 JULIUS
6:05 CAESAR
Lmao
I watched this video because of this
I love how he anmounced his Name. But it's GAIUS IULIUS CAESAR
And the hands
I came for that part xd
3:40 "The guild of Miller's uses the finnest grains, true roman bread for true romans." *TABLET DROP*
The OG mic-drop.
2:09 "true Roman bread for true Romans" with a tone of "I'm getting too old for this shit"
Thinking: "Yeah, yeah, we know!!"
When you're a herald in an ancient society, but still have to plug your fucking advertisers...
SHARI'S BERRIES!
micdrop x----> tabula drop.
3:33 here's another
I fucking love the detail that when he says "Groups of more than three men" *looks at the passing soliders as he realises him and his two guys count as a group of three men* "may not congregate in public spaces."
They're on official business. Doesn't count
@@dale27488 And they're not more than 3 men so they're safe anyway :D But noone's coming to hear the news so he must shout louder :P
3 is not more than 3. 3 = 3 therefore 3 > 3 is a false proposition.
@@HighAdmiral And the mathematician doth show himself.
Also the 2 guys are slaves. They wouldn't count.
4:07 that shot of Vercingetorix, the once mighty chieftain and leader of his people, now fallen - publicly strangled and left out there to rot, like some common thief - always breaks my heart.
The actor who played Vercingetorix was an italian which makes him the descendant of the romans. While the actor who played Caesar was an Irish/Welsh, which makes him the descendant of the Celts (which also shared lineage with Vercingetorix's Gauls)
@@wiry7428 Always wondered if they did that on purpose..
Ritual strangulation of ones enemies was quite common
The British chieftain caractacus
Was defeated and bought to Rome in chains.
His oratory in defending himself to ceaser, change ceasars mind.
He lived as a free man in Rome for several years, before being re arrested,.... And publicly strangled.
He had women and children of his tribe marched into the Roman armies and killed/captured because he didn't want them eating the armies food. Not a great guy.
@@Wayoutthere Its a British show so obviously all the main actors are going to be British. I noticed there were quite a few brits of Italian heritage in the series. However, funnily enough, pretty much all of the slave characters are played by native Italians.
At this point, a random fat guy shouting in the middle of the street would be the only news source I unironically trust.
8:14 "All mockery of Jews and their one god shall be kept to an appropriate minimum." LOL
When Ben Shapiro comes to town
Chad Brown - That part always kills me! 🤣
Make Austria great again Fuck ben shapiro
Till God of the Jews have his temple built in Rome
How do they monitor "an appropriate level"?
I mean at what point does the Bantz cross the line?
Apparently in the show they used ACTUAL and real signature moves, body signs, hand motions and reading methods that Roman newsreaders and public announcers used in their time. So even if the way he announces news seems funny (to our modern eyes), it is completely accurate. What an excellent show, and what an excellent acting by Ian McNeice.
Oh and yes, while it seems hilarious, they actually did have advertisements for bread, slaves, Indian perfumes, Chinese silk and other high-demand stuff like modern times, except using vocal method. This type of advertising was actually prevalent in the world until 1850s after which newspapers became common.
I hope we see a reboot or a season 3 some day.
Yes the gestures are historically accurate and extremely well done by Ian McNeice. What is also noteworthy is that (the inexperienced) Lucius Vorenus also tries to use those gestures when he beomes politician to much less effect (also convincingly played).
What was the point in the gestures - like in real life what was the purpose is it just for extra emphasis and effect?
Obviously.
Yea, advertising has always been big business. If you look at the coliseum, it is ringed with adverts exactly like a modern sports stadium.
@@dt4236 the theory behind it is still used in public speaking, its more subtle nowadays but youll notice when politicians or newspersons speak they use similargestures when trying to communicate a certain message. Its done to reinforce a meaning and to hold a listeners attention. This is why the newsreader varies his pitch and accentuates with gestures on certain words to hold the viewers attention, but when running an ad for the millers guild his tone and gestures drop because he doesnt really care if the audience listens to the ad or not.
"Rufus has slaves for every budget."
Now that's a line you won't soon forget.
It's a lie, I promise!
TELL ME SOMETHIN' GOOD~!
Like the Roman equivalent of a car dealer.
"from pliant virgins, to learned greeks..."
The face he made for Brutus' pardon is hysterical. Also the hand movements at 6:03 and the dab at 8:05 wow astounding
True Roman news for true Romans
A trve roman video for trve romans.
·A·TRVE·ROMAN·VIDEO·FOR·TRVE·ROMANS·
ATRVEROMANVIDEOFORTRVEROMANS
I see what yov did there
ha Latin style!
Brave Romans to a man!
This office was called _Praecōnium;_ the man who played this was called _Praecō._ The hand gestures he and Cicerō use in this show are called _chironomia,_ an ancient art registered in the ancient Roman manuals of rhetorics.
It's kind of dizzying how quickly one can go from a savior of the republic to an enemy, and a savior back again.
its basically when you win you're a saviour and if you lose you're a tyrant of the republic
Journalists have always been mouthpieces for those in power
@@ottomanpapyrus9365 And if you are playing footsie with Cleopatra you are under the sway of a sorceress...
@@stevekaczynski3793 yes sir
"He worships dogs and reptiles!" LMAO
Vile Nilotic rites!
Maecenas smirking in the background over the crowd's reaction to his propaganda just makes this even funnier. "He blackens his eyes with soot like a prostitute."!!
Well that's how general public in Rome viewed egyptian cults. Mark Anthony was indeed accused of being "egyptianized" and abandoning his roots, a huge insult for proud Romans with superiority complex.
@@masterexploder9668 *Marcus Antonius
@Colt Sassoon his first name was Marie
Hands down, this guys description of “the Sorcerous Cleopatra” is simply priceless. Sense stress, modulation in voice, pitch, pace, power and his descriptive gestures truly magnified his words.... Looooooooooove this guy!🤙🏼🤙🏼
What about how he describes antony.
He wears soot like a prostitute loool
He's a great actor. He's been with the Royal Shakespeare Company for decades.
I thought he said "sorceress" as in female sorcerer. not sorcerous an adjective.
It makes you assume something logic : Orators should have been theatrical and kinda exaggerated on gestures and tones in order to catch attention and let the populace get angry towards who you want them to be angry or love who you want to be loved.
I love this guy. Absolutely no allegiance. Loyal to his job no matter the situation.
The Walter Cronkite of the 40’s BC
As a person who took a Latin class, this man's clear pronunciation and the tone is perfect. This actor deserves a medal.
@Qimodis the Romans pronounced their words almost always clearly and accurately. The words themselves kinda forced you into it. This actor does it like that.
GUILD of Miller's are the real winner. They provided finest bread at the beginning of the show and also at the end.
They are the true miller´s for the true roman
Actually, that does prove a point and, in fact, a theme of the Roman decline from the republic which should be remembered in this modern age. What is the definition of a "true roman"? Whatever fits into the needs of those who manipulate the nationalism of the people.
In Caesar's time a true Roman still very much was one who was born in Rome into a Roman family. Even people like Cicero were considered Italic outsiders by the Roman elite, as the Italic allies only were granted citizen rights 40ish years prior after a bloody war (Social War) - so you can imagine the tremendous outrage Caesar caused by introducing Gauls into the Senate.
Extending citizenship to all inhabitants in the end to appease them did have a huge impact on the army. Citizenship and land were no longer something to risk your life for by enlisting, so the army declined in applicants and quality, which raised the need to hire more and more foreign auxilia. The rest is history.
@@michaellejeune7715People of Arpinum (Cicero's town) obtained Roman citizenship in 303 BC, way before the Social war
And Marcus
Junius
Brutus
*Approving nod*
*slight grin*
@@bigfatpandalaktana2747 He is thinking about the miller´s true bread
Benefit of script or divine foresight :)
He makes that face after announcing Caesar's clemency for Brutus because it was rumored that Brutus was Caesar's son.
6:18 The last thing I write on the bottom of my birthday invitations.
I like the 'avert your gaze' gesture as he says it.
In reality the newsreader was one of the most demanding and difficult jobs someone could have. You needed to have a certain charisma on how you will read the news, especially the bad ones, that's why in many cases when they had to deliver bad news, they were accompanied by soldiers in order to protect them from the angry crowd.
This man is really good, both as an actor, and in-universe.
I always felt it's these scenes that made the Rome so vivid and life-like. I loved that show.
Completely agreed! It's the little touches. My favorite detail in this vein is the Greek doctor who treats Pullo just going "hey this coin is brass" in the middle of giving post-op medical advice.
The details were wonderful. I really like the calendar woman. Never had a line, but she gave such a sense of depth to this version of Rome.
I like how even then they understood the dangers of actors being in their midst.
What are we gonna do, spinal roll down on em?
@@sr7129 Huh?
@@sr7129 crucify them as a true roman
If only he were around in Lincoln's time.
It's because impersonating others was an impure activity and a trait of mischievous beings. We don't have it anymore as a cultural fear but in ancient societies, the idea of a shapeless being was a perfect recipe for monsters. The act of acting, in that sense, was considered impure. It remained so until the end of the middle age.
"Long live General Gaius Julius Caesar; Savior...of our Republic." His delivery of that line always made me chuckle.
This actor was born for this role. No wonder Italians talk with their hands when you consider this dude was spittin every day 24/7, rail, hail or shine.
I like the "Breaking News" flash at the beginning lol!
Thanks!
It's funny to see him surprised when he read Caesar pardoned Brutus 3:13
Et tu, Brute?
At the time, a very popular rumor was that Caesar was Brutus' father, given his exceedingly long and public love affair with Servilia. While exceedingly unlikely to be true given that Ceasar would've had to father him at the age of 13 IIRC, it's noteworthy that a lot of Romans accepted it as true, or at least plausible.
On Rome's DVD commentary, the director said that Ian McNiece filmed all of his News scenes in one day and then got paid for every episode of the show he was in, while the rest of the cast had to work a full schedule. Good job Ian. True Roman bread... for true Romans.
I like the scenes where he was announcing to empty streets. He still tries to keep his enthusiasm as though a crowd were listening, and his two slaves look sympathetically at him as if to say "we're still interested in the news".
They seriously need to bring back this show. What a disgrace by HBO and BBC to cancel after only the 2nd season.
Technically, the decision to cancel the show was made after the first season and right before going into production for season 2. But yes, it's a shame we only got 22 episodes.
it was too expensive back then, maybe now it might be cheap enough to take back up.
It was supposed to be a third season, but the studios and most of the inventory of the show burned with our hopes of more of this show in a accident, so yep only 2 seasons.
It was ahead of its time.
@@sebastianbocanegra7420 that and the ratings being a little below their expectation. And this was as expensive as GoT per season so not being able to reuse the stuff lost in the fire was a critical hit.
I love that no matter who dies or losses, this guy always keeps his post.
The Romans knew talent when they saw it!
6:03 was always my favorite gesturing lol
"Row, row, row your boat..."
"No prostitutes, actors, or unclean tradesmen may attend."
Then what is the Senate doing here?
Man the newsreader is what really drew you into this society. His ads and oratory just come across as so authentic that you really feel you are standing in the forum listening to Rome's heartbeat.
Ah, the famous rhetorician Expositionus Maximus.
Wouldn't that be Expositus?
Facebookus Maximus
Funded by the finest Roman bread!
his name is Quintus Expositus Maximus
@@dubuyajay9964 Verus Panis Romanus pro Vero Romanorum
"No prostitutes, actors or unclean tradesmen may attend" This had me in tears 🤣🤣🤣🤣
This guy was a media star. The people hung on his every word. His delivery was always perfect.
I love the little things in this show, like the newsreader changing the tone of his reports to favour whoever was in ascendency in the city. It's just like real life!
"The Corsican Ogre has landed at Cape Juan, the Tyrant has passed through Lyons, Bonaparte is only sixty leagues from the capital, the Emperor is at Fontainbleau, His Imperial and Royal Majesty arrived at the Tuileries, amidst the joyful acclamations of his devoted and faithful subjects"
BobCakez I thought it read like this: “The Monster has escaped Elba. The Usurper has landed in Toulon. The former Emperor has taken Lyon. His Majesty arrives in Paris Tomorrow”
@@marianotorres9768 There's several versions floating around, but either way it's the point that matters!
And don't forget the Capitoline Miller's Guild providing Roman Grain for Roman Bread!
Ian McNiece. A somewhat fat actor with an amazingly fat neck and jowls, that he uses to tremendous effect, shaking his wattles about like a huge bird. Brilliant in loud, bullying or imperious roles (he played the Baron Harkonnen in SciFi's TV version of Dune.)
Such a descriptive and thoughtful compliment lol
You gotta use what you got. People need big actors like Ian (and the late, great Richard Griffiths) to play particular roles. It would be dreadful if everyone was slender and pretty.
The Baron? THAT'S where I've seen him before! Thanks. Did not know that.
@@ihateintroductions5808 He knows it, though, he knows his big face and chin makes him an asset.
@Tyrone Taylor They never move right. Even now, less than two years later, Gary Oldman's turn as Churchill looks like a technical stunt.
1:07 This aged very well these days
In fact, it didn't really age at all
His neck isn't fat - it's just his _massive_ vocal chords
3:45 mic drop
lol. wax tablet drop.
wtf
“All mockery of Jews and their one God should be kept to an appropriate minimum”- Anyone wondering just what “appropriate” means in this case....…?!?!
House of Powers, you’ve just gotta figure out a way to upload a lot more of this content! I absolutely LOVED that series- still do..., love it to death........!🤙🏼
It means don't do it, or at least in public.
I work full-time so I can't dedicate time for UA-cam fully. Trust me, if I could, I would lol. But I did come out with this one: ua-cam.com/video/K9ahNR19myM/v-deo.html . Let me know what you think!
appropriate minimum, so you could make very inappropriate jokes so long as you didn't do many.
Make sure no Jews hear you basically.
The guild of Millers missed me for 2millenia but still im a huge fan of them.
I love how they can get laughs in this show but still be historically accurate - until newspapers, movies and tv, very few actors had anything approaching celebrity and it was considered as low a profession as a prostitute, if not worse. Pretty sure there's a Roman or Greek writer who said, "the only difference between a prostitute and an actor is that a prostitute refuses to lower themselves to the other's profession".
I wonder how that writer would react to porn actors?
@James Furey even though I dislike all the comings with Hollywood acting still should be treated as an art
I always think of this guy when I eat my morning toast (usually Italian scali bread). True Roman bread for true Romans!
God, I just love love love this guys oratorial skills: sense stress, modulation, pitch, pace, power, gestures [descriptive, animated, emphatic]………. Omg, I Just can’t stop..... Wonder if he ever landed other acting roles that highlight these gifts & enhance his abilities.....?!?!
Ian McNiece. He was the Baron Harkonnen in the very bad Dune miniseries; though he himself was excellent in it. I know he had a small role in Valkyrie and he was in the Patrick Stewart A Christmas Carol.
Been in quite a few British dramas, films and shows
He did wee in the British series
Doc Martin.
@@CMOT101 He played Bormann's deputy in "The Conspiracy", with the actor who plays Posca portraying another Nazi official.
Martin Bormann’s representative in The Conspiracy
"Further more, the 5th month will now be named "July", in Ceasar's honour". Well, even if that was a known fact, stil an impressive feat for one man to have left his mark on all of human history.
August was similarly named after Augustus Gaius Octavius, his biological nephew and later adopted son, the first Imperator of the Roman Empire.
This guy convinced me to buy true roman bread for true romans from the Guild of Millers.
RNN (Rome News Network), the most trusted (flourish) name (flourish) in news (flourish)!
7:47 that hand is THE definition of "crush".
The dude who was the public newsreader was so PERFECTLY cast for that part. Best actor in the entire series!
I love that he still does his job when there is no one to hear. A real man of rome.
Dude was blasting the news for like 20 years! That’s commitment to the job.
Rufus has slaves for every budget!
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Hahaha slaves having copy"rights"...?
@@ihateintroductions5808 maybe he meant slavers inc
The person who played the news announcer was absolutely perfect for that part. Rome was just an outstanding series. Loved it.
His ability to deliver the news enthusiastically, regardless of which way the winds of power were blowing, was his greatest gift.
"Martial law is in effect! Groups of more than three men shall not-- Hang on! One, two... OH, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!"
I like the way he waves his arms when he says “Gaius…Julius…Caesar.”
I want this man to deliver the news to me outside my window every morning
Remember that in Ancient rome only about 10-15% of population could read (15% is fairly optimistic to be honest) so the role of this man portrayed brilliantly by the actor was of crucial importance.
1:09 "Groups more than 3 men shall not congregate in public spaces". A whole story in a single gesture !
I think he was actually distracted by the doves behind him
Is still brilliant though
1:13 somebody should make a 1/6 custom figure of him on his pedestal
TRVE ROMAN CVSTOM FIGVRES FOR TRVE ROMANS
I'd buy one, but be sure to include his pages. : )
"All mockery of their god should be kept to an appropriate minimum". I love this.
The guild of millers were the raid shadow legends of their time.
I'm glad they gave Ian McNeice billing in the second series.
Every time. Every fucking time. "Gaius Julius Caesar!" gets me every fucking time.
XD ;)
The News was delivered by the finest Roman Orator. True Roman News, for True Romans
His hand gestures are just amazing and lol me out every time.
APPROPRIATE
MINIMUM
Latin:
AD PROPRIUS
MINIMUS
I love that little dance he does whenever he mentions Caesar, at 6:03
I like this reporter, he is not biased, hardworking and very good at his job
Not biased ... unless someone is paying him lol
@@ihateintroductions5808 still an honest man compared to "journalists"
Haha I love this one at 8:15 "Prince Herod, Tetrarch of Galilee, has come to the city by order of the Triumvirate, during his residence here, all mockery of Jews and their ONE God should be kept to an appropriate minimum."