Alaric: The Gothic King Who Plundered Rome

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[@MilanDamjanovic]

Aint he named StiliKo = Stee Lee Ko Flavius Stilicho?

[@grahamehadden4320]

That's some spot on your head.

[@imperiumbrasiliae]

Caracalla

[@MilanDamjanovic]

@@imperiumbrasiliae Kara-ka-kala :]

[@imperiumbrasiliae]

@@MilanDamjanovic antoninus II

[@thcdreams654]

Alaric: I have changed the terms of our agreement. Pray I don't alter them any further.

[@larryscott981]

Where is this quote from? I know it, but for the life of me, I don't know where it's from.

[@alaric_]

@@larryscott981 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back?

[@empressoftheknownuniverse]

@@larryscott981 Darth Vader to Lando Calrissian. I hope I spelled that right. 😶

[@Mansini77]

This deal is getting worse all the time!

[@blueberrypirate3601]

It's all yours Bounty Hunter!

[@youvebeengreeked]

Stilicho V Alaric, Aetius V Attila, Majorian V Geiseric. The Late Roman Empire is an epic and tragic trilogy that needs to be put to film.

[@alaric_]

Seconded! :D

[@PhoenixAscending]

It sure does

[@theoutlook55]

A miniseries would be much better. Hint hint Netflix or Hulu.

[@DominatorGarage]

A very sad story for all three roman men. Majorian and stilicho especially. Stilihico if given the life without the assassination would have prevented alot of issues that came into play. And if Ricimer didn't prevent him, majorian may have kept the empire going for another 100 years. He had potential to get majority of the west (he got majority of gaul, and hispania back) and almost got Northern africa back. Sad that he was betrayed luke he was. He was the Aurelian of the late empire bar he didn't get to solidify his conquests like Aurelian

[@blueberrypirate3601]

Rhetoric the Interpreter vs Chief Metric vs Electric and Physic..

[@THELLEN23]

23:35 Alarico died in a town now called Cosenza, this is where I live. Till this day the town is looking for his treasures which according to the legends are hidden somewhere along the riverbank of the city. There’s a statue dedicated to him in the point where two rivers meet, Alarico on top of his horse overlooking the city of Cosenza.

[@jmchez]

What kind of weird statue is that? He is not riding or sitting on his horse, he is, literally, standing upright on top of the horse's head!

[@ignitionfrn2223]

3:05 - Chapter 1 - The goths & the romans 6:05 - Chapter 2 - Rise to power 10:45 - Chapter 3 - The italians jobs 14:40 - Chapter 4 - The demise of stilicho 17:15 - Chapter 5 - The 1st siege of Rome 21:15 - Chapter 6 - The sack of Rome

[@Crazyd_]

Thank you

[@mammuchan8923]

Honorius : My rooster died! Bearer of bad news : No, no your Empire Honorius : Well okay then, that’s not so bad!

[@raduraducu2668]

Fun fact : When he died Honorius regreted how incompetent he was he curse the goths will fall because of one of his descendens. And the arabs of Taric Ibn Ziad ,the bane of the goths ,were invited by a Julian a latin lord descendent from Honorius ,so ironically the emperor who could not defeat the goths was the one who led to the obliteration of the gothic germanics be the arabs.

[@NDTexan]

Stilicho and Aetius. Two gifted Roman generals known for being able to effectively manage all the barbarian tribes surrounding the empire. Both killed by petty late empire politics and self-centered politicians who would rather see the empire destroyed than flourish. In the end though both were just postponing the inevitable fall. Fascinating characters

[@ErikDayne]

Arrogance was the nail in Rome’s coffin. Those final emperors never even considered the possibility that Rome could fall. Well, the western empire at least. The eastern empire survived another 1000 years because they didn’t underestimate their enemies.

[@radonrodan8332]

and Majorian.

[@Eazy-ERyder]

Majorian

[@aricheintzelma6877]

My dad was a big fan of this guy. His name was "Al", he named me "Aric". So I got that going for me.

[@chxrlesmane414]

That's the most coolest thing I've ever heard of

[@thatguy-pl8py]

Dude my middle name is Aric

[@flair6400]

Dope

[@somebody7431]

So name your kid Al.

[@nataliekennedy4646]

It sucks for the innocent people that died tho

[@bosmerfromcanada3878]

Ironically, Alaric was more honorable than a guy named Honorious. Who would've thunk it?

[@richyrich6099]

Alaric to Rome: How many times do I have to teach you this lesson, old man?!

[@kenzieuchiha1191]

Rome: I love the young people!

[@destroyerwill6122]

lol I was thinking that too

[@raduraducu2668]

Fun fact : When he died Honorius regreted how incompetent he was he curse the goths will fall because of one of his descendens. And the arabs of Taric Ibn Ziad ,the bane of the goths ,were invited by a Julian a latin lord descendent from Honorius ,so ironically the emperor who could not defeat the goths was the one who led to the obliteration of the gothic germanics be the arabs.

[@freyasslain2203]

I loved Alaric . What a wonderful man and a great king . What set him apart , was that he was a monarch , who actually cared about his people. What is a shame , is that the person who made this presentation left out some very important information about Alaric , and his reasons for his Sacking of Rome . And believe me. Alaric was more than justified. The Goths Sacking of Rome was way more than a smash and grab . It was retribution for the years of abuse and terror ,and betrayal at Roman hands. Alaric was more than justified.

[@Byronic19134]

Alaric after being lied to and betrayed by Rome many times eventually came riding through the gates of Rome on a horse called Karma

[@leonardmoriarity3612]

He. Sacked Rome. Because. Rome. Stabbed him in the back

[@freyasslain2203]

@@leonardmoriarity3612 Alaric was an outstanding king. I will always feel a great affection for this king.

[@garlandgarrison3739]

Exactly. The Romans painted the "barbarians" as savages who attacked Rome without provocation. When in fact, they were just dishing revenge for wrongs committed against them.

[@nemos9856]

i would say a conqueror/raider more than a monarch he wasnt really building anything

[@seafuashs6643]

Gypsies in Romania are mostly descendents from Indians who left the Indus. The languages between the Romani and Sanskrit has significant similarities and then theres the cultural practice and even the clothes worn in the painting

[@lindsayschmidt2177]

“G*psy” is a slur, they preferred to be called “Roma.”

[@elliottprats1910]

Lindsay Schmidt Who says gypsies is a slur!?! It means Egyptians (which is where the Spanish thought they came from) so are you trying to calling calling someone an Egyptian an slur - why do you think so poorly of Egyptians!?!

[@Crazyd_]

@@elliottprats1910 Romani or Roma is their ethnicity the term you have no issue with has been used for many years often as a pejorative. Romani is the term they prefer so to be polite it's the term too use. I am fairly certain you know better.

[@samiam2088]

You guys should make a chronological playlist of the history of the Rome.

[@PoopshipMcGeee]

Look for The History of Rome on Spotify. It covers the entire thing in pretty good details. You'll have to spend months listening to it though.

[@patrickpenton3429]

Yeah history of Rome is fantastic

[@forcedtohaveahandle]

@Briscoe17555 He said playlist, not video...

[@thcdreams654]

As others suggested, the History of Rome podcast is great. Afterwards check the History of Byzantium. History of the Crusades and Reconquista is great too.

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

"Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it" - Horatius Flaccus

[@protestant2056]

reminds me of something my friend from wome would say...

[@jamesroad316]

Stileco: saves rome twice from alaric Romans: kills him Alaric: ok... i guess i'll plunder

[@raduraducu2668]

Fun fact :The arabs of Taric Ibn Ziad were invited by a Julian a latin lord descendent from Honorius ,so ironically the emperor who could not defeat the goths was the one who led to the obliteration of the gothic germanics be the arabs.

[@tss9886]

You really need to do an episode where you layout the timeline for all the various empires, imperium, republics etc. of Rome. It makes my eyes cross.

[@HighPriestFuneral]

Alaric! You have no idea how long I've waited to see a video on this fascinating fellow. Thanks Simon. Alaric is such an interesting character. He seemed, more than anything, to want a measure of acceptance and a good life for his people. Not accepting the terms if rank was not included makes a great deal of sense as he would have no symbolic authority over those lands and they could be simply swept away at a moment's notice. His actions were deplorable, certainly, but he wanted to give a stable life for his long suffering folk.

[@NesRuA]

Nah, Alaric was reasonable at every turn. He kept changing his peace terms constantly making them better for the Romans. He initially wanted more than just Noricum.

[@empressoftheknownuniverse]

Simon & Co: may I please suggest Cicero as a future subject? I've been reading his works since the pandemic started. Not only is he highly quotable but his death and dismemberment is genuinely fascinating. Thank you.

[@Galaar]

The guy rolls up to Athens and was so struck by how beautiful this ancient city was that he exempted it from his sacking tour, I love it.

[@hammurabii.3173]

As far as sacking goes Alaric in general was pretty lenient.

[@paulherman5822]

My sympathies to the person who had to slog through Gibbons for this. It's about 6 volumes, and reads like the Declaration of Independence. Definitely an 18th century tome. (I've read it a couple of times. First when I was 14... Yeah, I'm a history nerd...)

[@carlstanford7607]

It's kinda fun. Not an easy read and parts are a rough when the emporor turnover was very high high but overall a good read

[@dsnodgrass4843]

Oof. You should get hazard pay.

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

Alaric: "Dude, you really want me to sack the city, don't ya?"

[@canales732]

I just came here to say..Simon, you've completely taken up my KZbin algorithm by hitting at everything I'm interested in. I have been watching you since you've done videos with other people. (They were cringy but informative lol) I appreciate your hustle and I'm glad your here to teach me all the random stuff I love to learn about. I give you the most respect for making a living our of it. And again, thank you!

[@dahnmason3243]

SAME!😂😂😂😂 When I first discovered him I'd be like, "Wait, WHAT? Him again!?! WHOOO TF ISSSS THIS GUY!?!😲🗯🙆🏻‍♂️🧐🤨 How many Channels does Simon have his nose in? THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW.☝🏼😐🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@walkingcarpet420]

I love watching episodes about Rome because I love how Simon pronounces "empire".

[@owenshebbeare2999]

Better than an American accent!

[@seanhickey6065]

Not sure he's on the money with Ravenna.

[@alexmackay9685]

Or episodes on some of the great historian we always referance for ancient history. Plutarch, Herodotus, Tacitus, Josephus, Cassius Dio, and Cato the Elder,

[@Max-rn3eb]

Wow I didn't know they had Bauhaus and The Sisters of Mercy back then that's crazy man

[@Marigoldpyre]

Lmao

[@billyt.7306]

Finally, someone who knows what REAL Goth bands are.

[@parvuspeach]

These guys later on kind of invented the early middle ages feudal system when they had their capital in old Toledo

[@Caniewaak]

God, it's like he's trying to say Stilicho's name wrong as many times as possible in as many different ways as possible

[@MrNeonGiacomo]

I want to whisper to him. Ch = hard K.

[@M0rshu64]

Please do a video of Tamerlane. He's was a conqueror that was just as brutal as Gengis khan and Attila the Hun, yet nobody seems to know about him.

[@grimace4257]

@Definitely a George Soros funded bot Thnx George, filthy barbarian fake news smh.

[@empressoftheknownuniverse]

I'd watch that, if only because of the E.A. Poe poem. Good suggestion. 😊

[@M0rshu64]

@Definitely a George Soros funded bot I didn't even hear about Tamerlane until my college history class.

[@forcedtohaveahandle]

@Definitely a George Soros funded bot Barely heard of him, would love a video tho

[@Cherry-sg4zg]

Kings and generals just made a video about his sack of Rome some days ago ,and I was looking for a video about his biography . Thanks Simon .

[@mgtowdadYouTubeSucksCoxks]

I used to enjoy them, until they told me I was a racist because I didn't support black lives matter. I miss the days before people got re. Tarded.

[@bradking9046]

King's and generals are scum

[@seanstamper1459]

@@bradking9046 what did they do? What happened

[@Cherry-sg4zg]

@@mgtowdadKZbinSucksCoxks when was it , was you a patreon .

[@Cherry-sg4zg]

@@bradking9046 how .

[@viking8796]

Romans and being your own worst enemy. Name a more iconic duo.

[@rosalynredwood4542]

I read the title as 'the Goth king' and was totally okay with it😂

[@daniloalves1139]

I can't help but picture all the goth kingdoms as lots of modern goths. I just can't. Reality: mustache people

[@Fractal_blip]

It would mean the same thing lol

[@grimace4257]

Love your work Simon, I’m a gigantic fan 💜

[@mgailp]

I love my Bespoke Post subscription. Some of the stuff, on the surface, seems a little expensive, but EVERYTHING I have received has been high quality workmanship and well worth the price.

[@tropictiger2387]

One of the interesting aspects of Aleric was that he fed the Romans after the siege but knew not to just give them food, which would kill them, but to slowly nurse them back to health. He was under no obligation to do this, after everything Rome had done to the Goths he would have been justified to leave them to their fate, but he had the honour not to.

[@garlandgarrison3739]

If you guys liked this, he's a central character in History Channel's Barbarians Rising. It's free here on KZbin. Also features Hannibal, Boudica, Fritigern, and Armenius. The Romans painted the "barbarians" as savages who attacked Rome without provocation. When in fact, they were just dishing revenge for wrongs committed against them.

[@manuelacosta9463]

The story of Honorius and his chickens, whether apocryphal or not, pretty much sums up the state of the Roman Empire towards its collapse. Especially with regards to the ruling leaders/nobility.

[@JakeSwan94]

Excellent Simon. Well done!

[@jarrettholsten1300]

A video on Viktor Frankl and Primo Levi would be cool

[@corkycobon1481]

The music playing in the background reminds me of Game Of Thrones.

[@kelerews]

it reminds me of age of empires 2

[@cd-ee9mf]

I really liked the product demonstration guys, it was helpful thanks

[@kennyhagan5781]

I read that Gibbon years ago,and my head still hurts.

[@ryanrizzo4869]

Great Biographic! I used to follow a local band called Alaric, who's lead singer was a font of all knowledge historical. As usual, I'm here to request a Biographic on Ip Man, martial arts mentor to the late, great Bruce Lee. I don't think four over the top action films can really do such a man the justice that Biographics can! Thank you always in advance! -A Loyal Subscriber

[@PhoenixAscending]

Great video Simon! Very detailed. Another home run for the biographics team!

[@Horatio.Mantooth]

The visigoths,suebi,and gallo Roman's are the founders of Spain. Mainly Visigoths as they gave Hispania it's formation.

[@exidy-yt]

Would love to see this followed up with a Biographic on Theodoric the Great, the last powerful Ostrogoth king of the Amal line (as opposed to Alaric's Baltic line) who took Rome yet again a few decades after the Western empire had ceased to be, and briefly revived the glory of the old Empire before all of Europe sank fully into the Dark Ages.

[@baneofbanes]

Except there wasn’t really a dark ages.

[@exidy-yt]

@@baneofbanes Semantics. It was dark enough.

[@baneofbanes]

@@exidy-yt Not really. Especially not what you’re talking about.

[@exidy-yt]

@@baneofbanes Oh? Please do tell me what I am talking about and why it's wrong. I'm surely curious.

[@charlieryan1736]

Thanks for another interesting and informative video

[@stephanierempel4360]

Biographics is amazing, but it has done few musicians and no classical composers. Could you do videos on people like Hildegard of Bingen, Paul Hindemith, Amy Beach, Antonio Vivaldi, Florence Price, J.S. Bach, Nadia Boulanger, W.A. Mozart, Fanny Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Clara Schumann, Johannes Brams, Germaine Tailleferre, Aaron Copland, Cecile Chaminade, Philip Glass, Barbara Strozzi, Richard Wagner, Ethel Smyth, Johann Pachebel, Xin Huguang, Edvard Grieg, Imogen Holst, Mahler, Jeanne- Louise Farrenc, George Gershwin, Nannerl Mozart, Scott Joplin, Kay Swift, William Grant Still, Margaret Bonds, Undine Smith Moore.... there are so many to choose from. Please do some of these figures

[@jamesmartin6050]

Here are some suggestions for another video - all interesting people April Ellison/William Ellison Jr. (1790-1861) - a freed slave from South Carolina who became a successful slaveowner and planter himself before the civil war. Anthony Johnson (1600-1670) - a former indentured servant who became one of the first African American property owners in America and a successful tobacco farmer. Lord Mountbatten (1900-1979) - Prince Philip’s uncle and Queen Elizabeth’s second cousin once removed who was assassinated by the IRA Yukio Mishima (1925-1970) - Japanese poet, author, playwright, actor and nationalist who committed seppuku after a failed attempt to overthrow Japan’s 1947 constitution. Robert Walpole (1676-1745) - British politician who was the first prime minister of Great Britain from 1721 until 1742 under King George I and King George II. Eamon DeValera (1882-1975) - prominent political leader in 20th century Ireland who, after the Irish war of independence from 1919 to 1921, was in the public eye for over forty years from 1922 until his death were he served as head of government (Taoiseach/prime minister) and head of state (president). He was nearly executed in the Easter Rising in 1916 and was key in putting into place the new constitution on 1937. A very prominent Irish figure and one of the most important in Irish history. George Eastman (1854-1932) - American entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak company. He was a pioneer of photography and a major philanthropist. He commit suicide at the age of 77 because of chronic pain from health problems. Emile Zola (1840-1902) - French novelist and journalist who is an early practitioner in the literary genre, naturalism. He was involved in the Dreyfus affair, a political scandal in France. He died in 1902 at the age of 62 from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. ryoichi sasakawa (1899-1995) - Japanese businessman, politician, sports administrator, philanthropist and was criminal who helped Norman Borlaug with his Green Revolution. Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) - Irish poet, playwright and translator who won the 1995 Nobel prize for literature and wrote a poem about The Tollund Man comparing his cause of death to The Troubles in Northern Ireland. W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) - Irish poet, dramatist and writer with an interest in the occult who helped found the Abbey Theatre and was a senator for the Irish Free State. He is one of the most important historical figures in Irish history. Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021) - husband and consort to Queen Elizabeth who served in the navy as a young man, serving in the Second World War. He died recently so it would be a good choice. Jordan Belfort (born 1962) - former stockbroker, author, motivational speaker and convicted felon who committed fraud via stock market manipulation. His book was the inspiration behind the film The Wolf of Wall Street starring Leonardo DiCaprio in 2013. Andrew Cunanan (1969-1997) - spree killer responsible for five murders before his suicide via gunshot. His victims include Gianna Versace and Lee Miglin. Lee Miglin (1924-1997) - American business tycoon, real estate developer and philanthropist who was spree killer, Andrew Cunanan’s third murder victim. “The Count of Saint Germain” (1691 or 1712 -died 1784) - European Adventurer who achieved prominence in high society in the 1700’s. His real name is unknown while his background is obscure. He claimed to be the son of Prince Francis II Rakoczi of Transylvania. He was arrested for suspicion of espionage during the Jacobite rebellion but was released without charge. Julia d’Aunigny (1670 or 1673 -died 1707) - 17th century French opera singer who was known for her flamboyant lifestyle. Her father was a secretary to the master of the horse to King Louis XIV. She was a keen sword fighter, cross-dressed and tried to run away with a female lover after killing a man in a duel. She died at the age of 33. Past American presidents, British prime ministers, monarchs and Roman emperors would be good as well.

[@nicholassimonetti8394]

And you should do more biography’s about the explorers of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration like Shackolton, and Scott. You should also do a biography about Fritjof Nansen

[@owenshebbeare2999]

Shackleton was a bloody legend!

[@PANTHOR4316]

Simon, would be nice to see your writers and team on camera.....They do such a good job. Maybe one day they can join you on set. Just a thought....

[@traitorfang1416]

Awesome video, should do a video on Brennus next

[@DominatorGarage]

Also praetorians were gone by this time....another quick Google search error...They were the palatina

[@Jen39x]

Family legend has it that we are descendants of this guy

[@amulyamishra5745]

Alfred the Great and Sir David Stirling

[@PhoenixAscending]

Alfred would be a "great" video, no doubt about it

[@amulyamishra5745]

@@PhoenixAscending Hope, they see the comment.

[@khalilbryant8454]

Never heard of Alaric but we have much in common

[@2eath]

Hey Simon, do you plan on making a Biographics video on Simon Whistler someday?

[@2MeatyOwlLegs]

it's incredible how far these people went to make a statement when sometimes can't muster enough motivation to go to the fridge to feed myself.

[@forcedtohaveahandle]

same lol

[@RemberReach]

I think it would be a great idea to do a video on Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia.

[@WiskinWaffles]

Simon is my official teacher of Roman History lol

[@freyasslain2203]

Mary Beard should be . Simon wishes he had her credentials . Mary Beard is considered to be the greatest Roman Empire historian in the world . She is also a professor of classics at Cambridge University . Mike Duncan is amazing . He has a 178 part series on the Roman Empire . Simon cannot compare .

[@niall3935]

Might be mine, also.

[@niall3935]

@@freyasslain2203 Mary Beard is a fountain of knowledge.

[@freyasslain2203]

@@niall3935 yes she is.

[@markdturnock]

@@freyasslain2203 That's one hell of an unfair comparison. Mary Beard is a lifelong scholar of Rome. Simon's a hobbyist who shares interesting stuff he finds on KZbin. I don't think he's ever pretended to be any sort of authority, just an entertaining guy who likes history

[@alexmackay9685]

Should do Elenor of Aquataine. Queen of France, Queen of England, Crusader, Mother of Henry II, King Richard the Lion Heart, and King John. One of the wealthiest and most powerful people in Europe, continued influencing politics and kings until she was 77 years old.

[@bananasaur5209]

It's so weird that whenever I feel like researching a topic, you have a video posted about that same topic in the same day. Dark arts, I say!

[@Byronic19134]

"You think those are your thoughts you have in your head?" -Morpheus

[@ginagee8737]

Thanks Simon. Heard of him on barbarians rising. O I'm glad he's getting a biographic. Geiseric would be cool too when your ready

[@billykotsos4642]

He also destroyed Greece. He basically wiped Sparta of the map.

[@billykotsos4642]

There is this famous painting of Athens welcoming and paying tribute to him... The Greco-Roman world was nearing its end unfortunately.

[@joellaz9836]

He did worse to Greece than described in this video. He didn’t sack Athens, not because he thought it was beautiful (that’s just Gibbons being a romantic) but because it had good walls so he allowed them to surrender with the promise not to sack them and they likely paid him off. However, the walls didn’t protect all of Athens. The Acropolis was outside the post-Roman walls and the Goths partially destroyed it. The Arcoplis was later restored after the Goths had long left. Not only that, but his Goths were likely angry that they didn’t get to sack Athens, which is why when they travelled to the next Greek city, they completely destroyed it. *While in Greece Alaric struck west for the city of Eleusis. Eleusis had one of the foremost religious pagan centers of Greece. The city had remained pagan until the invasion of Alaric. His attack on that city was as savage as any in his entire Greek adventure. At Eleusis, he destroyed the ancient temple of Demeter, the Greek goddess of agriculture, along with everything else there. Eleusis had also been the site of eleusinian mysteries, the best known of the secret ceremonies of the Ancient Greek religion, but the last remnants of the Mysteries were wiped out in 396 AD, when Goths under Alaric, destroyed and desecrated the sacred sites.*

[@billykotsos4642]

I rhink Alaric was escorted by arianists in his sack of Greece. One can imagine that the arianists convinced him to destroy anyhting of religious importance to the Greeks .

[@joellaz9836]

@@billykotsos4642 Pagan Goths had also destroyed Greek temples when they invaded the empire during the crisis of the third century so his Arian beliefs might or might be the reason. I think the Goths in general had no respect for temples.

[@billykotsos4642]

@@joellaz9836 Again, to be fair, sacks of Greece happened before him and after him. However his march literally wiped Sparta of the map. So he was particularly destructive. Goths were really warrior peoples. They would respect someone that can put up a fight. Unfortunately the Greeks had lost any semblense of military power.

[@HiHello-Opd]

When will the video of the Roman emperor Caracalla come out?

[@Svensk7119]

Was Rome a republic in 390 BC? Simon, could you do a video on the Roman Kingdom? Everyone talks of the Republic, and the Empire, but no one talks of the Kingdom.

[@jollyswashbuckler]

You should make a biographics episiode on Lt. Col. Arthur Lyon Fremantle, he was descended from an Illosturous military family and he was a foreign observer or war toirist during the U.S. Civil war and notably he was there at the battle of Gettysburg, thank you and keep up the good work

[@danielmoore94]

Do one on Armenious,or Raedwald of the East Anglian Wulfings.

[@roguewarrior6463]

Alternate history: Alaric: The Goth King who sacked Hot Topic in 2007

[@ivonahora]

Love your vids on rulers and political leaders! Any plans for a Kenneth Kaunda bio?

[@reellifeoutdoors2905]

Please do a video on General Mcclellan, Stonewall Jackson or Joshua Chamberlain.

[@factor2634]

Moral of the story take the first offer LOL!!

[@abnerparel6654]

Please do one for Joseph Smith, the founder of LDS church/ Mormon denomination. A big fan of ur videos and content. Thank you for doing this.

[@elliottprats1910]

Important Content @1:45 the Romans who were invited by Aruns an Etruscan who ruled Clusium to help negotiate a peace between the Goths (Senones) and KILLED one of the gothic chiefs at the negotiating table. This broke every rule imaginable and lead to a righteous retaliation of the Battle of the Allia and sack of Rome.

[@amiteshsingh768]

Make a video on Philippe Petain, Marshal of France. I really want to know about him and his image among French people.

[@Inkandfa6le]

Love the channel mad respect for you and everything you do. All the way from Kenya. Please make a video on Alan Watts

[@SpikeRazzor]

"It was lit!" - Alaric when asked how was Athens.

[@Reedinho]

We need a Biographics on Simon pre-epic beard.

[@miltonthomaslowe]

Where did you obtain the map at 6:20 that shows the distribution of the Goths in eastern Europe? Thanks

[@benjamin3290]

My favorite political blogger (The ZMan) uses the Aleric painting as the homepage artwork on his site. Made me curious about the guy and now I know how interesting of a historical figure he is

[@York22]

Do you have a suggestion page? Could you do a video on Walt Whitman?

[@LordandGodofYouTube]

How about a video on Abel Tasman, that could be an interesting one.

[@Morgan_t2991]

Some suggestions I'd love to see, Owain Glyndwr, Zenobia, Edward Drinker Cope, Sonny Liston :) Keep up the good work!

[@PhoenixAscending]

Alfred the Great would be an awesome video!

[@rennor3498]

Alaric was born around the same time as Adrianople and fought along side the last great Roman Emperor in the battle of Frigidus which ended the Pagan Rome. Saw the divison between the Western and Eastern Roman Empire, plundered Greece and passed by the legendary site of Thermopylae before entering Athens as a warlord and then Sacked Sparta achieving what Xerxes failed to do 900 years before. Rampaged through Illyricum and forced the Western Emperor to give him wealth,land and titles.Crossed the Alps and invaded Italy,fought against Stilicho and besieged Mediolanum annd forced the emperor to evacuate in panic.Plundered The Italian Provinces of Etruria,Latium,Cisalpine Gaul and Noricum.Besieged Rome and forced the Senate to pay tons of Gold,Silver and other valuables. And his Magnum Opus was sacking the Eternal City. Alaric achieved in his life what Darius the Great,Xerxes,Phyrrus,Hannibal,Spartacus and all the other enemies of Rome and Greece failed to do and he was just the king of a Germanic tribe.

[@jamesclendon4811]

Yeah. We know. We watched the video.

[@margomazzeo1680]

King of the Visigoths..Alaric..who sacked Rome..

[@joellaz9836]

Battle of Frigidus had nothing to do with do with paganism or religion. All the sources that say this is are Christian (and specifically a church historian writing about the triumph of Christianity and trying to exaggerate). On the other hand, the pagan sources don’t mention anything about the religious aspect of the war because there likely wasn’t any. Both sides of the battle of Frigidus were made up Christians and pagans, no side was fully Christian or pagan. Not only that, but other four Christian sources also say nothing about battle having anything to do with religion.

[@InFlamedParlysis88]

Surprised there's not one on Randolph Scott.

[@suhailalbusaidy4157]

Hey Simon you definitely do a biographics video on the founding fathers of the modern GCC states.

[@rockytopbritt]

Flavius Aetius would make a great video. Last of the Romans

[@altinmares8363]

Thank You for these beautiful videos Please make videos about pre-socratic philosophers -Thales of Miletus -Empedocles -Democritus -Anaxagoras -Parmendies

[@abirbnamedBasil]

You had me at visigoths. ❤️

[@WARDADDY240]

My first son is Alaric Achilles and second born is Rodarik Odysseus

[@jennifergetchell5880]

May be fictional but Ezio Auditore definitely deserves a biographics, no better person than Simon

[@calumhunter815]

Procopius is hilarious and a recommended read for all - esp. "Secret History"!

[@maticdrnovsek9356]

Can yoh do an episode on Marco Pierre White and David Bowie would love to see this Love your videos

[@lethemeatarss]

I feel sorry for whatever Simon struck with his massive Intellect shell.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you

[@drswag0076]

can you do a video on Odoacer, the man who brought down Rome for good?

[@nicholassimonetti8394]

I would appreciate if you would do Albert Anastasia the mad hatter next

[@katmannsson]

Stilicho was the last Competent ruler of the Western Empire

[@budwyzer77]

Majorian.

[@ayushdwivedi2039]

Can you make some videos on chess grandmasters of old times like Bobby Fischer, Kasparov etc. ?

[@jamesclendon4811]

Fischer and Kasparov figures of "old times"? Dear God, you make me feel ancient. (Kasparov is still alive and only 58 years old).

[@ayushdwivedi2039]

@@jamesclendon4811 I mean he has retired from standard chess in 2005 and bobby Fischer died in 2008 . So they aren't playing now .

[@jamesclendon4811]

@@ayushdwivedi2039 I know that's what you meant, and I'm mostly just teasing. (What's wrong with "former", rather than "of old times"?) You just made me feel old, that's all, but hey, I am old. I just don't like to be reminded of it. Peace.

[@RickRobinCagnaan]

19:45 "TOASTY!" Cue the Mortal Kombat SFX.