A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome - Ray Laurence

[@banjoguy9000]

Only 80’s BC kids remember this

[@devin3537]

@Siddo Dennis and 37 too 😫😔😤😤

[@aabhathetacotaco1711]

Oh yes

[@rigrijalvac]

Those where the times

[@CheesecakeIsLifee]

Indeed brother

[@melaniesnatchedyourmayonna1658]

Never forget 😔👊

[@TinyFord1]

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

[@kat8332]

@@manager6826 why do you care so much lol

[@annonymousdude9416]

Was there color?

[@I_the_Taco]

Didn't know that

[@johnnyace1300]

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

[@DetectiveTrupo203]

This guy is lying.... The people were 2d! They were flat!

[@steviem8294]

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

[@janslosn3019]

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]

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

[@Pynaegan]

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

[@Hedmanification]

+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]

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

[@worldreligion5992]

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

[@yurie2388]

More likely 5-6 years.

[@allthingslexi6046]

Yur Ie wow 13

[@lisathaviu1154]

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

[@threedragonstalk2123]

OLD ENOUGH TO BLEED, OLD ENOUGH TO BREED

[@TheR3negadeMaster]

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.

[@Smokydoggg]

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]

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

[@SmallestYeti]

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]

yep

[@turicaederynmab5343]

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]

are u guys experts or somethin like archaelogists

[@Avellania]

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]

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

[@braincoolo9399]

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

[@agutfog1031]

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

[@vero-kd8vg]

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]

And then when people talks about Muhammed everybody loses their minds

[@steventsui9628]

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

[@justanotherhappyhumanist8832]

MC King You mean...like rich kids today?

[@PistolStar21]

Did you not watch the video, there were slaves lol

[@joshglynn7811]

The straight version

[@saltyk9561]

Josh Glynn the straight male version lol

[@kingfirefox1222]

uku

[@aerickajm9298]

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

[@normally6999]

Very very underrated comment

[@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234]

You know that was just like knowing English and Spanish now

[@brunojambeiro6776]

@@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]

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]

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

[@meatbeater6935]

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

[@chailatte8559]

Watching comments lol

[@Linnytic]

W a t c h i n g

[@thebenholdorf]

read them don't watch it

[@I_the_Taco]

Achemhem

[@ericcartman8265]

just turned 999 to 1k 🤩

[@MelonMafia1]

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]

Lmao

[@_happyland_7195]

bop god basically yes and yes

[@michelag5817]

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]

😂hood

[@bryandiaz7013]

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

[@harimohan109]

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

[@hyoroemonmeto6874]

Mind your own country

[@hopeless3844]

FBI was not invented yet

[@julianangelo5245]

@@hopeless3844 r/whoooosh

[@gtabigfan34]

THE IMPERIAL GUARD OPEN UP!!!

[@CREDLACE]

STOP, YOU VIOLATED THE LAW!

[@door-to-doorhentaisalesman2978]

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

[@tanvanisolutions8630]

What about the apps? Gotta think.📚🙆

[@ceilingeye]

Wow, haha so funny and original..

[@skilletlord3800]

Arrogant Anarchist I know right? They sound 60 years old

[@MelonMafia1]

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.

[@MelonMafia1]

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

[@emiliolopez8796]

LUCIUS!!!! YOU MUST SURVIVE!!!

[@pamellegallardo2246]

Emilio López what happened in that emperors timr

[@danielalzate7456]

@@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]

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

[@AtotehZ]

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]

@@AtotehZ That was Elius Lamia

[@juliep.7494]

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]

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]

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]

+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]

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]

+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.

[@Scoin0]

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

[@PossumPityParty]

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

[@Icyyyy566]

Yea I want to know to

[@crayx48]

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

[@eng3d]

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

[@cemirmak1593]

if he is a zombie, he hasn't survived

[@elphaba4674]

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

[@salhassan2695]

485 likes, 4 years ago and no replies? let me fix that

[@lois101]

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

[@nonamezleft4me603]

How do you know?

[@lois101]

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]

NoNamezLeft4Me lol stfu

[@realname2262]

youngking122 Maybe he actually wanted to know?

[@MBison-qs2oz]

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

[@EXRazeBurn]

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]

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

[@Comintern1919]

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]

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]

Anony Mous thats not nice

[@Tigerheiress]

Anarchy Empire true!

[@pencilstreak9]

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

[@yellowcolourteam]

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

[@pencilstreak9]

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

[@kaiserglory8289]

Yeah! 😂

[@公太郎-o7x]

Do you know what country's accent this is?

[@galacticaschuyler9580]

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 :)

[@borispetrov1970]

nah i can confirm it’s only in ohio

[@epsil0gue246]

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.

[@Bogwater_030]

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]

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

[@Ramin119]

+kataisa3 it's probaly hard to say

[@47natethegreat]

+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]

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]

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

[@gerardjagroo]

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]

He became informatician

[@thebigcheese8715]

+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]

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]

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]

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.

[@bellanimation4942]

"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 😂

[@iloveranchdressing]

Bellanimation yas

[@veenarani5413]

Yes! I thought of Lucius Malfoy as soon as I heard that name😂

[@businessschool4kids981]

Bellanimation he has so sneak Tom's diary to Ginny

[@raquelcarbajal2954]

LMFAO

[@xx_somescenecath0lic_xx888]

Bellanimation what

[@hachikage_]

How to make a Roman Name: _______us ________us __________us

[@thelibrarypenguin7611]

usus usus usus XD

[@pqbdwmnu]

Quintinus Caesurus Adolphus

[@funnymeme1847]

Despacitus

[@blackswan76]

Fuckus

[@shogun6291]

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

[@Thefitty]

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

[@ceilingeye]

Uh,,,, why..?

[@zealouslyCantankerous]

Lol this conversation

[@sassyantelope5622]

*Yeah its like they have to stalk everyone*

[@zhenpov]

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

[@tonyman4467]

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.

[@Zakthextremest]

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]

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

[@joshwarren3305]

+Zakthextremest Be quiet

[@Zakthextremest]

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

[@gridwizard3250]

+Zakthextremest Nice rejoinder.

[@l.enriquesanchez2850]

+Zakthextremest Not bad

[@thejesuschrist]

nailed it!

[@kavitaskitchen2459]

Jesus?

[@averydoofenshemretz1687]

Blasphemy

[@k0mentator507]

@@averydoofenshemretz1687 what lol

[@spoof2803]

J e s u s

[@I_the_Taco]

Oh hail

[@candylovex1729]

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

[@tanmang42]

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

[@redfoxpw6566]

fucking plebs

[@praveensharma9893]

gayboi

[@Mabaz]

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

[@rebeccamuck5137]

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

[@rebeccamuck5137]

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

[@Demildiel]

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]

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

[@MikeJ2023]

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.

[@thatoneartsykid6949]

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.

[@ghostdeep2542]

A teenager at Roman times was in their Middle Ages lmao

[@duckymomo7935]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@vahidmirkhani]

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

[@fg3893]

+Nathan Shardelow why so serious lol

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

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

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

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

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

***** 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]

+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."

[@jonyu3597]

the marble statues werent white back then - they were painted

[@doodoofungus8206]

Ikr

[@tseringnamgail1453]

Really

[@TheCathcolvin]

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

[@anousheh4828]

I- I'M DEAD 💀☠💀☠💀🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thesarcasticpotato646]

😂😂😂

[@daisyphinney1038]

That he did

[@sarahgracereilly]

hahahahaah

[@ispeakforthetrees69]

LOL I love this

[@kubraozyrt]

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

[@FLATSTONE]

thanks for spoiling :D

[@tierra5760]

let's talk about that spa time though

[@MyOuterchannels]

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

[@tierra5760]

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]

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

[@Stenson42]

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

[@shugadri]

daria omg

[@joshuahellauer2400]

spoiler alert: everyone dies

[@emmy2821]

Duh.

[@tappajaav]

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

[@anthonyclark5849]

Hey man! You ruined it for me!

[@ThePCguy17]

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

[@sarraghanem4788]

ThePCguy17 WHOVIAN

[@betinadaniellefrancisco4429]

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

[@XavierArrived]

ikr

[@Ecarter-SRTDemon]

@@XavierArrived LMAO!!!

[@TranscendingPolygons]

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]

TranscendingPolygons Math: Not For Everyone

[@hungerofsylar7842]

Nah.

[@yms4355]

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

[@TheZoltan-42]

So, plants are not part of "everything"?

[@Goraka91]

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

[@lathyrusloon]

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]

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

[@thomas2521]

1,25 speed fixed it a bit

[@joehurley7061]

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

[@zootoo1977]

(¤~¤)

[@organizedmicrowave4414]

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.

[@recordlabeled]

put this at 1.25 speed. so much better

[@valz674]

+Vagabond i just said to my self how depressingly slow he did that

[@taylors.2546]

Totally!

[@caseyj5637]

THANK YOU

[@Nessa-k7q]

On mobile smh

[@kittypurry636]

😐

[@JosephDeLosSantos-t3m]

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

[@lavashu1916]

Joeislayf I mean everybody knows that so it’s pointless

[@chennyukonlenphom5224]

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

[@TinyShaman]

"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]

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

[@TinyShaman]

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]

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

[@edwinchao6123]

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

[@oOBeagleOo]

+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.

[@dalevlog]

he doesnt seem poor to me...

[@jayjaythejetplane5390]

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

[@LinaSterling]

+dalevlog lower-middle class

[@Divinate1]

+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]

+Divinate your sentence is illogical

[@Ciscogrande]

+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.

[@aintnoslice3422]

Unrealistic. Too many beards. Most Roman men were clean shaven. They found beards barbaric.

[@YHLGguitargeek]

Doesnt the word "barbaric" come from the latin word for beard?

[@joser9237]

Brad Stevens I think it was actually anyone who was not Roman. You could be cleaner than them and still be called Barbaric. That or I am confusing them with another civilization

[@fbiuzz]

Zach Miles Actually Barbaric is a Greek term from Barbaros and was used to describe foreign people in general. But was later use as a derogatory term.

[@FlyingYarmo]

After the reign of Hadrian (who wore a beard) the actually became quite fashionable. So it depends on the period you are discussing. Given the "Ancient Rome" lasted for hundreds of years, styles changed!

[@aintnoslice3422]

Leslie Yarmo 753 BC - 1453 AD. 2200 years of glorious Roman Civilisation. Longer than both the Chinese monarchy and Egyptian Kingdoms.

[@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n]

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

[@joshstudiospresent]

seth perea IKR LMFAOOOO

[@overpricedhealthcare]

we literally live better than the kings of old

[@oblivion5390]

@@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.

[@SwanofWar]

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

[@jameelagill5408]

Um, actually... Not EVERY comment is like that...

[@dinoraruano4112]

*ironic*

[@SwanofWar]

@Corona Virus Wrote this 2 years ago so no idea lol

[@evantanuwidjaja8017]

@@SwanofWar wow you even replied to him

[@ZeoViolet]

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

[@stevenseagal4987]

ZeoViolet such pleasant imagery

[@kimberlys2259]

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

[@vulnerablegulliblesheep5179]

ZeoViolet wine was cooked in led culdrens too.

[@Alexaflohr]

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]

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

[@Stein.Bagger]

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

[@karisuef4332]

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

[@kristiansen1012]

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

[@deekshitha7086]

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]

That was the Greeks

[@blixer8384]

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.

[@faris__a]

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

[@hopeless3844]

FBI no exist yet

[@LocalGooberGoobs]

One fine line One awful dime r/woooooosh

[@LocalGooberGoobs]

One fine line One awful dime r/woooooosh

[@blackcopycat4967]

But the kid is 17 FBI will wait patiently

[@hihihiyeet3327]

One fine line One awful dime r/woooooosh

[@sharkman4747]

Lucius Malfoy

[@deadlyrng]

stfu

[@kjpbeauty]

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

[@bbtheboss2316]

+Hiba Samad lol sounds a lot like it

[@theboywholived7434]

You know him too??

[@FifiShark-3dr]

I was thinking the same thing 😝

[@vivekkedia5627]

Unibrow game is strong.

[@DigitalYojimbo]

Do you even brow ? Bro.

[@randomfangirl7324]

+jz Fish bruh

[@evatudor6989]

Unibrows were considered attractive in ancient Greece and Rome.

[@nichellerenee8167]

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

[@revimfadli4666]

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

[@sadesemolu]

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]

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]

omg this video is 2 smart for me lol

[@thehumungus9066]

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

[@iidarltuttordark2358]

Lol ikr omg ur so right

[@eleanorsinfield1080]

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

[@cameicho6415]

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

[@anamariabolo]

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

[@UnknownServant]

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

[@remigal899]

@@UnknownServant no one is comparing the two.

[@oro7114]

4:18 Ireland was never conquered by Rome

[@kharjai5433]

who cares

[@oro7114]

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

[@kharjai5433]

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

[@kharjai5433]

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

[@oro7114]

***** okay

[@DubStepChic111]

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

[@EmmanuellaUdofia]

me neither. history of women creeps me out

[@zwan6740]

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]

They probably had to use leaf pads/tampons

[@DubStepChic111]

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

[@user-ex7ur3xj1y]

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

[@broshmosh]

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]

it was made in the first 40 seconds.

[@broshmosh]

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

[@rainylight6268]

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

[@LimakPan]

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

[@PauloDiBoa]

Pan Limak Yes, he was a Patricius.

[@PauloDiBoa]

***** Yes, I wrote in Latin.

[@GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser]

+PauloDiBoa Middle class=Patrician TOP FUCKING KEK

[@adorabelle1825]

+Max Payne no Patrician is upper class

[@GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser]

+Adorabelle1 Did you miss the part in which I write TOP FUCKING KEK?

[@giselle1775]

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

[@Heropadopa]

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

[@Heropadopa]

***** Something like that

[@mikestuivenvolt1168]

+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]

She'd*

[@JenniferYa]

+Mike Stuivenvolt Oh my god X'D

[@RegenerativeMojave]

no service, you need satellites for that shit.

[@YokoshimaSTAR]

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

[@flip2724]

Yeah you were looking

[@equation2764]

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

[@shivk7791]

Everyone was looking

[@nonnam4992]

weren't roman statues meant to be painted?

[@Jargas101]

yup, and they look terrible painted lol

[@AttemptsAreGood]

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]

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]

pervert

[@bopy420]

Mr. minecraft What?

[@sharperguy]

This is only for the 1%er teenagers. What about the rest?

[@m0rgothh]

It isn't exactly the '1-percent,' but probably more of upper-middle class family.

[@melissabautz2346]

The rest of them died, became low ranking soldiers, or lived as peasants throughout any other time period. Not much changed for the lower class from then to the medieval times except for what clothes they wore and what customs they foloowed.

[@sirknight4981]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIrUd5J4qa6qd7c

[@mariav3979]

There isn’t much writing about the lower class that isn’t a vague generalization that doesn’t really apply to most of rome

[@realjickso]

Pigsty I guess.

[@TimJSwan]

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

[@clashofclans4992]

+Tim-J.Swan hahahahaha

[@TheEuantf]

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

[@joalexsg9741]

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

[@davebowman9000]

6:03 Party like it's 27 BC

[@oldscorp]

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

[@averageperson8274]

And then soon the *AVAR KHAGANATE*

[@Thlormby]

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

[@bbeni11]

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]

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]

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

[@turicaederynmab5343]

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]

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.

[@indragaming7799]

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

[@epicchocolate1866]

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

[@lianalyods2529]

@@epicchocolate1866 Ok.

[@palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046]

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]

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

[@IvoryBell]

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

[@crabidi]

or more specifically this one person. life is not even the same amongst all men

[@cristinasburlea3064]

you are right

[@cristinasburlea3064]

+AthenianLove true

[@pomponi0]

Pretty much everything that wasn't a well off male wasn't considered a proper human back then lol

[@disguyiknowreturns4876]

No

[@kh22912]

A girl 10 years younger...that's creepy.

[@hfweuiofnweuio500]

the younger the better.

[@Random-zk2sc]

@@hfweuiofnweuio500 *FBI OPEN UP

[@madeinusados2808]

@@hfweuiofnweuio500 haha although 7 is way too young for me i'll wait at least 5 years then its ok

[@jameelagill5408]

@@madeinusados2808 Wait... 7+5=12 Oh...oh no... Edit: please tell me you're joking...

[@jennybeanSMC]

Depends. A 17 year old and 7 year old? Definitely creepy. But a 21 year old and 31 year old? Not as much.

[@angawer]

I'd like to live there for a while. But without the violation.

[@galesx95]

you would have to be very wealthy to live well there I imagine...

[@47natethegreat]

plus life expectancy is like 30

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

+nathanielwormbeast plus she's black

[@GribborStudios]

+nathanielwormbeast Well that's mostly because of infant mortality

[@indiciaobscure]

Ancient Rome was actually very diverse, as people from all over the mediterranean would gather there. Some privileged individuals from outside Italy- Ethiopia, Gaul, Judaica- would even be given citizenship.

[@kaur6332]

This channel is gold . I regret discovering it so late

[@powerist209]

Note 1. The video said that the family were wealthy but are not members of aristocracy and possibly came from Plebians (i.e- Cato the Younger). 2. Commoners would be interesting since some of us will surprised by the fact that they had fast food and take out food since they don't have kitchen.

[@ticoman973]

Thermopolia were what those fast foods were called I think.

[@kiitzz]

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

[@iairon7609]

FUCK YOU MS ROBINSON

[@seaislechick76]

FoxTaco did u go to PVI by any chance?

[@kiitzz]

Robin Burke PVI?

[@seaislechick76]

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

[@kiitzz]

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

[@ericf7063]

So, in essence, there really was no "teenage" subset? They went into the family business as soon as they were able.

[@historigraphextra5461]

More or less; the idea of a 'teenager' as a specific identity is a relatively new phenomenon, taking root in the western world only properly in the 1950s

[@wfcoaker1398]

There were no “teenagers” anywhere until after WWII. We invented another class of human beings and told them they had to rebel, so they did. We’ve have three generations of people raised to think they had to rebel, and were now on our fourth generation of kids raised to rebel against their parents. Trouble is, they’ve run out of things to rebel against. Hence, Snowflakes.

[@hymospheir989]

I love over generalizations.

[@cafeteriacat869]

Wf Coaker i find your comment gold

[@DarkCloudSeungho]

Wf Coaker nope, rebellion of the youth against the previous generation has alway been a thing. It's how we grow as a society. How are you supposed to change/evolve if nobody challenges the status quo.

[@hannahstant6777]

The Intro sound always gives me chills for some reason.

[@-Vitalis-]

1. Educate people about their glorious past (no errors, no doubts, all cool stuff) and how they're superior to other nations. 2. Train them in the use of weapons and to never hesitate in front of an enemy. Being weak is NEVER an option. 3. Convince them, when reaching a certain age, to join the miles and miles of armies in order to protect the interests of leaders that will never move a finger and are just playing their own chess games. Congratulations: that's the whole fucking world in a nutshell.

[@-Vitalis-]

TheGermanFailGamer Uh?

[@jekporkins6025]

I bet you youre about 14 and think youre really unique don't you?

[@-Vitalis-]

Jek Porkins Random much?

[@bopy420]

It's Candy Time Boys and Girls Not really, like at all, maybe North Korea but other than that no

[@shake6321]

It's Candy Time Boys and Girls This is not true. back in the day the rich actually fought just like the soldiers. its only in the last 200 years that the upper class no longer gets its hands dirty. Alexander the great, cyrus the great, the pharos, Julius Ceasar, etc all fought. Maybe that is why the world is now so corrupt. The elites just have to give orders and not risk anything.

[@anikasheth2297]

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

[@skillzgotsarah8831]

My teacher skipped the bath part 😂

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

Wtf

[@elsadiamond1001]

"The father made business decisions for them until they were 20 something." Me: That's accurate. "They arranged marriages with 16 y/o girls" Me: welp!

[@teslaasmr9375]

7 years old girl*

[@unyieldingmonotony4453]

Why did he need to be taught how to run? You just start running. I don't understand.

[@NoahNobody]

Think of a sprinter. They train in a specific way. They learn techniques to shave fractions of seconds off their record times. The sports like football and tennis we play now, were more Greek like back then (traditional Olympic types). /BullShit

[@unyieldingmonotony4453]

Noah Nobody That makes sense.

[@chrisl218569]

Olympic running

[@JawJX]

Run Forrest Run!!!!

[@ditoo2002]

+JJ 86 hi my name is forrest gump i think thats his name

[@havoctv8820]

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

[@vitoandolini1234]

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

[@Slekejkwls-1819]

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

[@weacr949]

ahh, so back when the PS1 was still being made, right?

[@coolguy02536]

These look like PS1 graphics.

[@eldorainicorn6283]

The Dacian teritories back then can't be called 'Romania' on the map

[@saint-simon1134]

Even Romania didnt exist 150 years ago. Also romanian means citizen of Rome, because those people who speaking a neo Latin language.

[@abeamir5136]

#bringbacktogas #andpublicbathhouse #andliberalia #andbeingamilitarytribuneattheageof17

[@EnderSaga]

Potato Douche lol

[@trollenok]

There's a lot of public baths in Budapest, just come there :)

[@Rudenbehr]

There's bath houses in New Orleans.

[@LivePastTheEnd]

Japan is filled with bathhouses

[@abeamir5136]

but did we bring back togas? I don't think so guys.

[@bemiatto67]

Goddammit, just watch Lucius' brother die during Domitius' reign as emperor. I'm gonna be devastated if that happens.

[@michan7203]

Watch I, Clаudius onlinе herе => twitter.com/288039e1c07034f71/status/795841180026028033 А glimрsеee оf tеenagеeeе life in ancient Rome Ray Laurence

[@melissabautz2346]

After the scandal and murder last season, Lucius will go on a long and grueling adventure to avenge the death of his little brother. What will he find? Is the ten year old bride hiding her family history? Is his little brother really dead? Find our tonight on "Romans." (Premiering at 10:00 central time)

[@louiserk3788]

They’ve made a big mistake at 4:09 because the Romans tried to attack Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 but they failed and only the top corner of Wales was roman 😑in Welsh so sorry

[@rainyydaystudios9729]

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 👏👏👏

[@kaylapatton87]

how do you teach someone to run tho? lol

[@pavankota1990]

ummm.... have you heard of usain bolt?

[@thatdutchguy2882]

KxylxGrl Set a vicious dog on him,....believe me, he'll run faster then he ever did.

[@robynscafe]

ThatDutchguy Loll

[@drewpitbull]

change the name to "A glimpse of rich teenage life in ancient Rome"

[@kylecaswell2027]

the lives of poor romans would be pitifully lame though

[@robbert-janmerk6783]

Roman history was written by the powerful and wealthy. We simply have no sources about the poorer 99% of the people. It's already difficult enough to get any info on daily life, as most sources were about big, important things like wars, battles and politics.

[@nithqueen]

drewpitbull ''A glimpse of a rich teenage male in ancient rome''

[@or3356]

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

[@giovonnielewis4329]

Unless they were poor

[@justanotherhappyhumanist8832]

giovonnie lewis Are you kidding? Especially if they were poor! All that manual labour isn’t easy.

[@michaelterrell5061]

Doubtful.

[@sugarcottonbun9035]

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

[@EmmaDAtri]

I've watched this video in every single history class I've been in

[@cheekibreeki3607]

it's crazy how an ancient civilization was more developed scientifically, socially and culturally than most civilizations in hundreds of years into the future

[@gravijta936]

We have the Dark Ages to thank for that.

[@Psyxic_Crimes]

And Religion.

[@Deguu68]

Jäätelö Doge How do you define a socially developed civilization? I guess its subjective to say that.

[@Shinkajo]

how was it more developed scientifically?

[@e.t.464]

Classical civilization… Classical.

[@aileenzhao7951]

Lucius went to the Ministry and got a time turner as soon as the terrible person thing started. He then started supporting another terrible person and the end.

[@sugardoll5236]

Thank you, I knew someone was going to say it but I'm not sure if it was going to have to be me.

[@luminite1863]

AVPS 😍😍

[@viccccy]

Die Potato YASSSSSS HP 4 LYFE

[@polskiobywatel553]

3:00 ancient Rome and german stop sign XD