Four sisters in Ancient Rome - Ray Laurence

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How did the young, wealthy women of Ancient Rome spend their days? Meet Domitia and her sister Domitia and her sister Domitia and her sister Domitia. Ray Laurence sketches the domestic life of leisure that these young girls lived, despite little recorded information on women from this otherwise well-documented era.
Lesson by Ray Laurence, animation by Cognitive Media.

[@mccaylawhite8900]

Romans: give girls the same name Romans: can’t tell aunts from sisters and wives on the family tree Romans: *suprised pikachu face*

[@doapin6240]

How come this has like, 1.2K likes and nobody is leaving a comment

[@tdmxross]

Lmao yea

[@justyourfellowduck]

Yay forth comment

[@anonymouscausewhynot]

Cecilia Holsten yay fifth comment!!

[@jw4277]

Yay sixth comment

[@desertrose1609]

"Guess what her name is" Guy at the door thinking: "Steve?" I cracked up xD

[@mdensham]

😆😆😂

[@Tabby_CatMeow]

For a girl too WHY

[@lynzcan0n_]

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[@tea3735]

*"-they go in the morning to avoid the men-"* Mood 😂

[@vagiakontodima7794]

Cookiesaregreat :3 ahhahahahahah

[@aiko9393]

I did too in kindergarten and elementary school. Boys will tease girls, even bully us. Better steer clear, or be ready to brawl.

[@TheDanzelle101]

not really a mood since it’s not like they have other options but to go when the men aren’t around

[@Jacksiloution]

@@aiko9393 not like boys get that 10 times worse from girls, because they are taught not to fight back. It's not a valid reason to ditch one gender because of 3 people

[@aiko9393]

@@Jacksiloution Dude, I did brawl with some boys in kindergarten and elementary school. They didn't fight back, they started the fight. A simple "hey, cut it out!" from the girls would result in more pushing, poking, hair pulling, and skirt lifting. No way I'd just leave if my girl friends were bullied. Would be nice if they don't tease or bully the girls in the first place. What did the girls do to 'deserve' that? Play with blocks, dolls, or swings; read books; walk past them; heck, even just sit around without a teacher watching us may result in bullying. Things were better from middle school up tho.

[@chungchang3223]

‘I’m getting married to the 19 year old who gave me all this STUFF!’ 😳😂😳😂

[@yourfavoriteblackbaddie6629]

I was like isn't she 10 😭😭😭😭

[@Tabby_CatMeow]

ahhahahahahahAHAHAHHAAHHAHAH

[@rakhisaini2568]

I am 19 and watching this... On my own interest 😂😂😂 give a hi fi to the 19 on your side

[@ispeakforthetrees69]

Sass

[@DeathGaurdPaints]

Now they are 20

[@gwensally2338]

My favorite of the sisters is Domitia

[@jhonbards2218]

Well mine is Domitia!

[@shineyfish]

I must disagree. Domitia is obviously the best

[@atomiccrusader6839]

Gwen Sally Nah obviously its Domitia. Ya'll are wrong

[@jaded8578]

Damn you all, Domitia is best sister

[@emem7242]

Well I like Steve

[@charlottejarvis2289]

I am glad that now girls have more rights like being able to have different names

[@Ella-bp9ds]

buchner funnel is your soul purpose to respond to every comment with that? Did you come to this video just to comment that? Stop

[@anwaar9403]

um... do have to involve muslims in everything ? :)

[@jackbubbles4006]

buchner, wtf man?

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

buchner funnel, different Christian sects treat women just as badly. Religion is never kind to women.

[@olgadotson2152]

Stop. Don't say "Well Christians do it too" No. Its bad, it doesn't matter if others do it and yes we need to raise awareness and show our support to Middle Easterners who want change

[@malewife6287]

Anyone remember Lucius from “a day in the life of a teenager in Rome”?

[@jaydenchung5031]

Meee

[@noopthenoop]

It’s a crossover episode

[@garnet6994]

Meeee

[@malewife6287]

noopthenoop underrated

[@anonymouscausewhynot]

Maddie Is A Hamilfan me, also hi fellow Hamilton fan,

[@nataliarat6745]

"What will Domitia, Domitia and Domitia do all day?" This literally made my day...

[@weiyin8046]

Honestly the whole Domitia, Domitia and Domitia problem is just like the problem of which kardashion is which.

[@LynxSouth]

Not exactly. One group share a name, the other group share a brain cell.

[@Tootlez]

@@LynxSouth You earned my respect

[@shigaraki5487]

Lynx South nice

[@starrycactusx5978]

I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO COULDN’T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM

[@farwa83]

@@LynxSouth that makes me laugh more than I should

[@UnravelingDaily]

Domitia 3 is sketching a selfie to instapillar

[@Vishnuvardhani]

Btftrctdcoimijbyfvtdrdctfvygbihnok pl.pl.pl,ojnurddazeygbuhn

[@youregay9383]

Josie Is Awkward Yeah!

[@UnravelingDaily]

TheSleeplessOwl lol thanks!

[@kdags2001]

Josie Is Awkward lol u made my day.👍👍👍👍😘🐎🐻🐢🐢🐷🌹⛪⛺🏬⛪⛺🏬⛪🏰🏬⛺

[@mr.minecraft5578]

don't you know that she is a 5year old

[@keonafolsom5392]

Take Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, the man is loaded. Uh Oh! But little does he know that his daughters Domitia, Domitia, Domitia Sneak into the city just to watch all the guys

[@misnomer6345]

The domitia sisters!

[@totalhufflepuff203]

Domitia: Daddy said to be home by sundown.

[@atheena6044]

Domitia: daddy doesn't need to know~

[@totalhufflepuff203]

Domitia: Daddy said not to go downtown.

[@Agagnier]

@@totalhufflepuff203 love your name

[@5timesdying]

"Ok. who broke it? I'm not mad, I just wanna know." "....I broke it!" "No, no you didn't. Domita 3?" "Hey don't look at me. Look at Domita 2."

[@lemon-vy3mj]

I love this audio I could literally hear it when I was reading that

[@Tabby_CatMeow]

No I did. The shards have my paw prints on them

[@waddles5747]

Lol 😂

[@asmatariq7929]

Mine is worst then. I cant go anywhere alone! Guess how my life is?

[@bemiatto67]

Ok, who here thinks Domitia broke the vase?

[@itsyaboi-3118]

Bemi Atto no I think domitia did it

[@80ramiens]

But it was Domitia?

[@Aujax92]

That little bitch

[@leamazingegg6445]

Bemi Atto No it was Domitia.

[@80ramiens]

Ajim Makamaki y'know, Domitia

[@bellahadids]

"life of four sisters but one of them is dead"

[@rubyh.3838]

there is also the 15yr old

[@zurro0913]

Ariana Grande k

[@Quisiio0303456]

Domitia is number one! Hey!

[@yepyeahsure]

7:10

[@chuanlux]

Kylie Jenner your weird I'm 9

[@Georgianaa.x]

"Domitia??, I just wanted to tell you that you are my favourite child!" Domitia 2: "Oh thank you!" "Not you!" Domitia 3: "Thank you!" "Not you either!" Domitia 1: "Thank you!" "Will these girls ever get anything right?"

[@janicedsilva16]

Them: I dunno Dad... you tell me...was naming us the same name a GOOD idea?

[@sheer9203]

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[@fredatwumasipadilla2963]

I can't believe girls married so early like that 😭🇬🇭

[@anonymouscausewhynot]

The fact that it was common practice is horrifying, but it also shows how far we’ve progressed since those days.

[@oblive4623]

@@anonymouscausewhynot Yep, although we still have a long way to go, unfortunately.

[@anonymouscausewhynot]

@@oblive4623 but we’re going strong at least.

[@RobotMillionaire]

This was extremely common even in the early 20th century.

[@ravivyas7532]

It happens in todays date in India

[@luismelendez5667]

Domitia, Domitia, and Domitia. My favorite is Domitia. No, not that Domitia, the other one, with the D in the name. You know, the one with the eyes and ears? That Domitia.

[@mewsingsbynatk]

The one with the strawberry blonde hair?

[@fres4]

Natalie Kelemen No! The other one

[@GenderWoman666]

That one Domitia with one single eyebrow, right?

[@hnhayden]

No guys! There talking about Domita not Domita or Domita! I prefer Domita more tho.

[@kaliyanelson6106]

She sucks! MY favorite one is the breathing Domitia.

[@ashleyl3699]

it's a sad thing when your life is better than a greek woman's because you're actually allowed to leave the house.

[@Fish4Man61]

Ashley L, well, it depends on the city state in Greece. For instance, In Sparta, the Greek women did a whole lot more; as most of the males were out and about in the military (as was the SPARTA! way). They even allowed women to do some business dealings. Which would have been anathema in other areas.

[@evakydonaki70]

I mean...It's 2019 we can go out now...

[@sutil5078]

macibiob, islam allow women to do business 1400 years ago, and made them inherit from their father and mother and own propriety or business.. while pre islamic pagan arabs t did not allow it, ..while In America until the 1960s women can not open bank account without their husband approval, do your research. one thing is local customs of some rural villages another is the religion of Islam.

[@mifrahsalman]

Zofka Elizabeth not ‘modern Islam’ Islam ALWAYS gave rights to women.

[@mifrahsalman]

Maciblob Micsurlift honey please! I can see that you haven’t read the Quran and don’t a single thing about actual Islam. People might be bad with women , but Islam gives them rights! More then men actually. Do your homework .

[@saraalzaabi1916]

"confused? the Rome were too" LMAOOO

[@timone15]

Dad: "LUCIUS DOMITUS AHENOBARBUS, did u break the vase?? Lucius: " It wasn't me, it was DOMITIA!"

[@Chadyanko]

Ancient Rome was Great! If you as long as you weren't a slave, or poor, or a woman, or a Northern European, or a Christian, or....

[@Ralleigh]

As long as you weren't anything other then a rich white man...

[@EvacamillaKnutsen]

Well I'm a Northern European so... They hate me :)

[@gib803]

Chad Hrenko lt was great! You are a fool not to believe it

[@someperson5506]

Chad Hrenko Well, compared to other civilizations at the time...

[@crakka3345]

Except when the Emperor of Rome converted to Christianity and made it the state religion

[@ashleylugo3644]

Keeping up with the Domitas xD

[@MrSegsi]

hahaha xD

[@luibb2514]

Someone really needs to make that a thing

[@achille295]

Domitias*

[@sharaxxvable]

w

[@yazminwalters1827]

😂😂😂

[@peterthepanda]

0:31 - Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. That's Nero's birth name, in case many of you didn't know.

[@peterthepanda]

@masterofthecourt en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero

[@samruddhi7262]

5:11 Literally the first name I think of when I hear "Augustus": *AuGuStUs gLoOp!!!!*

[@SpiderSleuth]

is that a wonka reference?

[@janicedsilva16]

@@SpiderSleuth Yessir.

[@KateGladstone]

She draws and writes VERY well for a five-year-old!

[@kailey108]

She flipping draws better than I do! 😂

[@hottublovingmonkeys6186]

A ROMAN girl too! Those times were more sexist than feminists think today is.

[@raveleijntv]

u must mean sexist not racist......

[@hottublovingmonkeys6186]

Ehh, roman times we're both anyways

[@kailey108]

You think Roman/Our time is bad? Look at Ancient Greek. The story of King Iasus (Pronounced Yay Sauce) and Atalanta. HE LEFT HER IN THE FOREST TO DIE BECAUSE SHE WAS A GIRL

[@alysisobel]

The Real Housewives of Rome

[@missiris9460]

lol

[@annamueller5574]

That is great. LOL

[@giancarloramirez575]

Someone make this a thing XD

[@snuffaluffagus9818]

Lol that would be funny if it was a real show

[@starplaysanimaljam7517]

lol XD

[@Tabby_CatMeow]

“Domita three isn’t just drawing, she’s also watching the action” Oooooh, things have gotten spicy

[@MrCheesecake1928]

Out of all the Domitias, my favorite was Steve

[@ailinos]

I keep laughing every time he says "Domitia Domitia Domitia!"😁😁

[@HBGamingTD]

It would be simpler to say "The three Domitia's".

[@bluebloodcell9420]

Exactly, just like Heathers. XD

[@peachchi3367]

2:53

[@nunmawiipautu]

😆😆

[@gerardjagroo]

OK. WHO BROKE THE VASE??!!! DO I HAVE TO CALL THE TORTURER??

[@Animania31]

Gerard Jagroo no

[@emmagifford7917]

Gerard Jagroo I didnt

[@nancynegron01]

Uh oh it was Steve totally

[@catbot3116]

Not me

[@np7092]

Gerard Jagroo It was the dad himself.

[@franciscomendezlacomba3856]

Domitia living the dangerous life scratching up all the walls with other peoples business...

[@Robin-tl6fw]

*"DOMITIA!"* *"DOMITIA!!!"* *"YES!?!?!?"* "Pass me the apple."

[@Pastelleraisthebestytchannel]

LOL

[@georgialilly173]

I'd find it hard to sleep if peOPLE WERE BEING TORTURED BENEATH ME

[@namelesswolf2625]

Nah they totally deserved it. didn't you see the vase?

[@youarelife3437]

+Emma Anderson LOL

[@4mbreb]

Yeah true why is dometia 1 sad in the end

[@amorerobinson4140]

+Lexy Cartooning I I think it's bc she's was carrying all that gold :/

[@batrachian149]

Do you feel bad about scolding a dog for shitting on the carpet? Mindset's likely the same.

[@augustuscaesar6845]

My wife was pretty rad. But I'm pretty sure she killed me, just saying. That Pollio guy was a jerk.

[@helencain5316]

What

[@choooooco1766]

Lmfao

[@ioftenarguewithidiots.3811]

So how do you do augustus? Long time no see. How's heaven?

[@rubberducky4074]

What happened to your legions?

[@pradnyahasilkar8581]

Damnnnn

[@chechema1010]

I love these "A day in a life" series! I also imagine that they are all the same soul. Living a life in one episode, then re-incarnating in the next video. Well, except this one (coz both were during the ancient rome)

[@_fedmar_]

5:25 You forgot the best part: the emperor ordered to smash all the dishes in the house in retaliation.

[@XError40404]

If possible, we need a video which concentrates on the poorer part of Ancient Rome.

[@maxrice6990]

Epic Person Yeah, these videos are really interesting! I would love to continue seeing from a number of different points of view.

[@Ahuc899]

Epic Person An interesting aspect that I heard about recently was that upper class Romans typically spoke Greek to each other, while Latin was the language of the common folk.

[@peroz1000]

They could do video about the life of a Roman teacher or civil servant, for example .

[@M_Faraday]

+Ahuc899 Depends on the time period, but even upper class Romans conferred in Latin in Cicero's time, although they would also have known Greek and even conversed in it.

[@mankytoes]

+Ahuc899 It was the same in England, for centuries the aristocracy spoke French, the commoners English. I guess it's a good way to mark out class division.

[@zzents9581]

Why tell the story of Pollio and leave out the best part? Pollio was a cruel master and was going to have his slave killed for breaking a dish, but Augustus interceded, protected the slave, and had all of Pollio's dishes broken.

[@zizipi]

becuz the title is about the 4 daughters?

[@furryfeathers4108]

@@zizipi the title is accurately descriptive, the story describes the day in the life of 4 Roman sisters. I believe this comment inferred the best part Pollio's story was left out, but; that's also be more a point on how great Augustus1 was.

[@sjappiyah4071]

Sara Zents Augustus now became my favourite emperor

[@mewsingsbynatk]

Ha! Nice!

[@ennui9745]

Justice is done.

[@yesnt768]

Nobody is commenting that Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus would later become Emperor Nero

[@shannonreynolds3719]

This channel is what keeps me up at night, the animations are fabulous and these stories, riddles and lessons are so fascinating

[@AbirHasanDipu]

I have no idea what I'm watching

[@AbirHasanDipu]

victoneter that's what real "mentally handicapped" people think... studies found this......

[@victoneter]

Abir Hasan Dipu Show me these studies then. You really do seem pretty stupid if you don't even understand this video Also doesn't the fact that you're accusing me of being mentally handicapped for accusing you of being mentally handicapped mean that you're also mentally handicapped because you just accused me of being mentally handicapped?

[@AbirHasanDipu]

My God!! :D You have way too much free time dude. Get a life...

[@victoneter]

Abir Hasan Dipu You're replying to me just as much. Hahahaha. You're so fucking dumb

[@Aridanx]

+Abir Hasan Dipu Propaganda?

[@amyc7528]

I came here thinking this was one of those brain teaser videos and kept waiting for the question. FML.

[@vomitgulper]

Same

[@angelicagarcia2763]

same

[@kaibilbalam-gonzalez9584]

same

[@abeermohammedhashem4416]

same

[@prime9143]

Same

[@TuneBlender]

Thank you so much for this series! Everyday life of other eras has always been my favorite subject of history, and I always thought that there was so little educative material on that.

[@waddledee6642]

dad: names all his children after himself dad: can’t tell children apart him: *surprised roman pikachu face*

[@adolfosandoval563]

Who the fuck broke the dish?

[@manalabedeen4096]

I was wondering the same thing

[@Obsidian182]

Whip them all to be sure!

[@Theonegamefreak]

+Adolfo Sandoval Domitia

[@headlopper1748]

hahahaha

[@brndnilymsp7362]

Dad is about to go mad.

[@Alice-ov3rd]

I don't think I'd survive in Ancient Rome and this doesn't cover the poverty and what female slaves endured on a day to day basis.

[@sowhat1444]

it doesnt cuz the video is called Four sisters in Ancient Rome

[@Defiring]

Yeah, it's supposed to cover the lives of "noble" women, we know that the slaves and all went through a lot of shit, we've seen it in every movie out there, no need to teach us about it, it's cool

[@keithnorwood5574]

well u woman not trying to be rude but us African American would have endured much worse

[@Defiring]

Keith Norwood Yeah but we know all about that

[@keithnorwood5574]

Well yeah especially since Egypt is in Africa so we would have endured the same amount of pain but as history unraveled we see what happened to both races

[@marinettegranger3169]

I like the fact that they have a different art style for different myths belonging to different countries which suits them beautifully

[@PlanetYokoshima]

Our history is vast and amazing... I can't imagine how the weather and daily life I would be used to would be like in that time. Getting used to seeing these outfits, hearing the old language... living the society's ideologies...

[@carriemaxwell4695]

Hercules is a very poplar name nowadays. Remember a few years ago how every other boy was named Jason, and the girls were all named Brittany? (couldn't help but think of that line from Hercules when he said all the daughters were named Domitia)

[@Taijavu]

+Varoonmg He's just making a reference to the Disney Hercules movie.

[@Taijavu]

+Varoonmg Haha I know, but that's actually a quote from the movie when Hades finds out that his minions let Hercules live as a baby. "Are you sure it's the same Hercules? There's alot of Hercules.. Remember when everyone was naming their kids Jason of Brittany?"

[@Taijavu]

Haha, it sure is!

[@carriemaxwell4695]

+Varoon LMAO, glad I made your day. I'm a Disney nerd so I remember good quotes like that

[@lilavahgt6486]

+Carrie Wright HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@vocalsunleashed]

I am so happy I wasn't born in that time...

[@Pdubb324]

i said the same thing would have been a dead domitia...because it no way i could tolerate any of this

[@mockingwizard]

What if u were born during that time ? How do u know that u weren’t born then? You can never tell.. who knows I might’ve been Einstein in my past life ?? ( yeah thats probably not possible but u get the idea right 😂)

[@DARTH-R3VAN]

@@mockingwizard Reincarnation is an illogical belief. No way to prove it

[@mockingwizard]

Asad Khan yes you’re right, there’s no proof. But I like to believe that this is not the only life we’ve lived.

[@mastricula5449]

@@madiismm Why?

[@Jade_1872]

Man 6 years later and I’m still just amazed it’s Domitia, Domitia 1, Domitia 2, Domitia 3. Like they just went “eh let’s just call the second one number one the other one is the main one, people will get it.”

[@yolo9314]

I’ve been coming back to this video Every few months I’ve seen it a ton of times but I never get bored of it

[@shademedic9340]

Roman Slave:My Master, one of your slaves has offended you, but I beg that you punish me in their stead. Roman Master: why should I punish you and not the one who has offended me. Roman Slave: Because I am willing to take the pain of others so I do not need to see them suffer. I am a Slave and that is what I am meant for, but I am a Roman slave therefore I am Roman making me courageous and just, so I will take this burden as a true Roman. Roman Master: Then I shall punish you, but not harshly. For not many True Romans would do a thing. In this I admire you in courage but despise you in stupidity. It is not your place to take the punishment of others, but I will make the exception this one time. Old Roman tale that I remember as a kid.

[@clarkparker4860]

+kristian Ihrig hilarious

[@amyelliotdunne6694]

ok

[@ratatouille1682]

More like old tale about Roman.

[@Jobe-13]

Wow. That’s kinda sad.

[@enyafeckenham5730]

You know which ancient society didnt have slaves, the persians, who are arguably better

[@isabelalexander359]

I really want to know who broke the vase.

[@Masqueradia]

I'm sure everyone in the house wants to know, as it would make life much easier for them, at least for one night.

[@kapoiosgr]

I bet it's that old lady

[@wyethcataquian7615]

Wy

[@suhairawsaj3638]

Isabel Alexander Domitia 1.

[@somehuman1901]

It’s the guy all the way on the right he was shaking nervously

[@MrDominex]

This is really a nice way to show history. Well done.

[@lesbolilo08]

I looooove these kinds of videos! I'm so happy I stumbled upon these. I love getting a glimpse into normal life from ancient times! I've always wondered about daily life and wished someone would do something like this!! So cool!

[@stevegovea1]

Who broke the vase! What a cliffhanger. ..

[@elizabethwalker3344]

Steve Govea "Who broke it?"

[@malvikapant7622]

what a good word (cliffhanger).!

[@definitely_nemo]

Steve Govea *Ouran Host Club Theme intensifies*

[@AUnicorn666]

I did...

[@deniaridley]

Domitia

[@genericscout5408]

No wonder so many slaves rebelled with Spartacus.

[@genericscout5408]

***** We definetly had him in Rome en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus Common name so we're both right in that sense, but I'm talking about the rebellion so I'm right about that.

[@genericscout5408]

***** IKR it happens, don't sweat it so much info passes along that we miss things xD!

[@rymdalkis]

+Generic Scout No, I AM SPARTACUS!!!

[@M_14_188]

+Hobo Joe Spartacus was a Thracian, but he was a Roman gladiator.

[@M_14_188]

***** Thracians are the cousins of Greeks, and Dacians. Romanians [me] are Dacians, which were the most peaceful and brightest ones unlike their Thracian cousins. Thracians even betrayed the Dacians at one point, so yeah. Just google It to get a good hindsight on it.

[@isaacmathews4693]

I love that this video views ancient Rome through the point of view of a young girl. Well done!

[@JLone55]

Wish there was such a thing as a time machine to see the real thing! Human history is fascinating, tragic and inspiring all at once

[@OhCmonItsFunny]

Naming all your children the same thing makes no sense, gender aside.

[@headlopper1748]

I suppose if you want them all to come down for dinner and get off Facebook, it makes sense.

[@headlopper1748]

you would only have to shout one name up the stairs and you also wouldn't have the risk of getting their names wrong.

[@pasteleater1527]

as far as I know, they did it mainly to due to the fact that many new born children died In their first or second month. Since you knew most of your children wouldn' survive, itwouldn' make much sense to gives all of them unique names.

[@rad-dragonrejects7895]

In Rome woman were given the feminine version of their father's name. If the father was Julius his daughters would be named Julia.

[@Furienna]

Siblings in Roman times were often named after numerals in order of their birth. So I guess that these sisters actually were called Prima ("first one"), Seconda ("second one"), Tertia ("third one") and Quarta ("fourth one"). And it was also possible to call an older sister Major ("big one") and a younger sister Minor ("little one").

[@P4hs]

Unfortunately, this video is replete with modern stereotypes. 1. Women's names could vary somewhat: Domitia, Domitilla, Domitiana. Additionally, upon marriage they could add the genitive of their husband's cognomen e.g. "Domitia Phileti." That's basically what we do today. 2. Not EVERYTHING that we have written by the Romans was written by men (Footnote 2). 3. Nude co-sex bathing is now thought to have occurred through most of the history of Rome. (Footnote 3) 4. Women could indeed go into the Forum....How else would they shop at the markets there?...A huge piece of the Pompeiian Forum was donated by a business-WOman. 5. Women did indeed exercise a role in public--even political--life, even though it was thru the men she could influence via campaign advertisements, dinners, etc. Why only thru men? Because they were the top-members of the social units. In a non-electronic society, social units (families/estates) have representation--thru their top member--not direct voting. Also voting this early was an expression of military (exclusively male) & land-owning (mostly male) clout. 6. Women weren't voiceless over these mores: History records certain patrician women slapping other women for getting out of line (e.g. Footnote 6). 7. I've been in the top of the Colosseum. You're close to the fighting. Its back row is twice as close as the Ohio State Football stadium's. Now for what's not said, but implied: 8. YOU JUST DON'T SEE ANCIENT WOMEN ANYWHERE AGITATING FOR POLITICAL RIGHTS!!!...To imply that they should've (based on our modern context) is to totally put made-up words into their mouths. Indeed, voting In Rome was so rare & often so insignificant in the things voted for, that most males didn't have the right, and even when they did they rarely travelled to Rome to exercise it. Fn.1 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_naming_conventions_for_females Fn.2 - www.stoa.org/diotima/anthology/ Fn.3 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_ancient_Rome#cite_note-136 Fn.6 - www.prisonersofeternity.co.uk/agrippina-and-messalina-rivals-for-power/

[@FreakAboutSims3]

David Rudmin TL:DR

[@RegentofSparta]

David Rudmin Well said and well argued its always good to see political correctness put in its place.

[@KP-sx9zf]

Good response. This video made many generalizations.

[@TorreFernand]

+David Rudmin These are the rich women of rome. Even if it's not illegal, it would be considered unbecoming for them to do so

[@crazyash1999]

+RegentofSparta I agree with the first two points, but too much of anything (Including PC) is always bad.

[@ellakerkvliet5207]

This is one of the many MANY reasons they should give people their own names when they are siblings

[@meatdeer4461]

6:01 really gladiator fights in real life would not have any blood or guts getting spilled and would literally be stopped before somebody got scratched because fighters were relatively expensive

[@Lilyvex]

waot i thought this was a riddle. I JUST SPENT 8 MINUTES SITTING THROUGH THAT JUST TO FIND OUT IT WAS A HISTORY LECTURE

[@TheSecondVersion]

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@catsoda]

Potato Master SAME BAHAHAHA

[@aditya10111]

catsoda PERIDOT

[@catsoda]

Adi Me , Le Awesome indeed

[@1029blue]

Oh no! You might have just unintentionally learned something, and learning is yucky! ;)

[@jen7602]

ive watched two of these videos already and the cliff hangers really piss me off

[@audreyboughton9350]

What cliff hangers?

[@bemiatto67]

Like the one about the teenage boy in one video and if he'll survive the reign of terror of a new emperor or this one where what will happen with the betrothal if it'll go well

[@audreyboughton9350]

Well that cliff hanger isn't really important to the four sisters. We know it's a slave, it doesn't matter which one

[@gloriaventura6209]

The purpose of the video is to present what the life of a "regular" person in this time period would have looked like. The story is not really important..it's more like a layout to explain little everyday stuff that would have happened around the time.

[@thetaylors5347]

Aqua Leaf

[@yourfavoriteblackbaddie6629]

Me knowing these guys are 19+ and are getting married/engaged to 7, 10 and 15year olds 🙂 dafqu and the youngest sister is 5 I-

[@janicedsilva16]

Ikr!

[@bellav9221]

“it was a different time”

[@oblive4623]

@@bellav9221 lmfao, and they are upset when the girls die in childbirth, like what did you expect?

[@ntpgmr]

Lucius just walks into his house in a good mood thinking on how great his night was, just to see his slaves lined up, a smashed dish, and an overeager undertaker.

[@user-ms3lb7dk1q]

I watched this back in 6th grade, now that I take Latin as a language in high school it makes so much more sense

[@user-ms3lb7dk1q]

***** hm well we are getting into the life of a female girl and you know ....

[@DRiungi]

+Cat Goddess☄ wth is a female girl?

[@sarahrao3880]

+Daniel Muriungi Maybe someone who is biologically female and identifies her gender as a girl? It's a little specific, but it could be a possibility... lol

[@mcnooblet4683]

+AronShun i am in sixth grade and I still understand

[@valerievedette9542]

+Cat Goddess☄ WHaaaaat!! You have latin as a language in high school? No fair! We only have French, German and Spanish!!!! Maybe because I'm in 7th grade.

[@sophiej6893]

I actually really want to see more...

[@bluenile4211]

me too

[@sharaxxvable]

me 2

[@vae2129]

I know right! It's pretty interestin... Should make a part 2 :)

[@louisemaaree]

I want to see which Slave is punished !

[@OAmoretNoctis1Izzy]

+

[@L.clayton.]

I love how utterly done decked-out, betrothed Domitia looks lmao

[@higurashiXrikaXhana]

i really wish more like this could come out. i love learning about the lives of women of different cultures~!

[@FMAiscool]

Holy crap that was depressing...

[@IRosamelia]

Those poor slaves 😓

[@blueblue4506]

Surfer Rosa and girls it's very risky to have children when she herself is still developing

[@day-o1668]

Work, work! Domitia, Domitia and Domitia!

[@sakyosekai3438]

Ew, did you seriously refer to them as “Hamiltrash”?

[@shahidajnur]

@@sakyosekai3438 We are all fellow Hamiltrash cans

[@claudiab4014]

@@sakyosekai3438 i have never met a hamilton fan who has gotten offended by being called Hamiltrash

[@anonymouscausewhynot]

SakyoSekai I’m guessing you’re not a part of this fandom, and thought it was an insult.

[@anonymouscausewhynot]

Daya Domitian, I’m looking for a mind at WORK WORK, hey WORK WORK! In the greatest city, in greatest city in the world~

[@AUnicorn666]

I don't know why I love this so much

[@rugrat4287]

damn dudes love being in control of ish

[@klillym1461]

They do

[@aceholmberg4312]

thats, uh.... a interesting username...

[@Jeyricho]

Was anyone else waiting for a happy fairy tale ending that spared the slaves their punishment?

[@robbert-janmerk6783]

Slavery knows no happy endings.

[@Jeyricho]

Unless you're Django

[@vutrapusac141]

Tony White Djaaaangoooooo

[@elyssajingco1899]

Yea, kinda...

[@BountyFlamor]

Tony White I thought of Uncle Ruckus for some reason.

[@mariemillien6117]

this is the life of rich Roman women

[@Tolgron34]

Marie Millien ...And?

[@TehUltimateSnake]

+Marie Millien Read the description for once.

[@monarchtherapsidsinostran9125]

+Christian Mills it isn't about normal people. just rich people.

[@sacrovir9249]

+MonarchTherapsids Inostran Most of the recorded history we have was written by the wealthy, literate population, and thus thats what we have for information.

[@monarchtherapsidsinostran9125]

makes sense.

[@evii7912]

I keep having to remind myself that the oldest is TEN.

[@greenergrass4060]

Imagining getting engaged at 10 to a 19 YEAR OLD 😳 And the fact that teen moms where socially acceptable i-

[@franz_makes_art403]

@@greenergrass4060 oh yeah! and not only were they socially acceptable but expected even, because the sooner you start having kids, the more time you have to make more, and more kids meant more possibilities of your gens (family name) passing on

[@adrianne1564]

I love how this is a story and not just boring facts.

[@IamNOVAone]

I funny how so many people comment about how young they are but in Rome at the time the average life span was 35 years. So if you think about it 15 is about her half her life.

[@Zakeamass]

You are incorrect. 35 is the average, due to high infant and child mortality. If you lived past 10 you could easily live into your 50s and beyond. 15 is only young by today's standards, standards that have only come about in the past half a century.

[@goodgirlkay]

Those numbers are misleading. People from the upper classes on any age could be confident of living into old age, outside of women dying in childbirth or men dying in war. The averages encompass people whose lives were hell on earth. That brings the numbers way down.

[@goodgirlkay]

Those numbers are misleading. People from the upper classes on any age could be confident of living into old age, outside of women dying in childbirth or men dying in war. The averages encompass people whose lives were hell on earth. That brings the numbers way down.

[@sharaxxvable]

What about caries? Were they consumers of sweets?

[@kawaiiled_rider73]

Miyuki Rin and because they didnt have as well medicen then we do now

[@jackelboy]

The girls' names reminds me of the Simpsons. "There is Bart, Girl Bart, and the Baby."

[@wolfstargazer5401]

So Lucius and Domitia's stories are connected 😂👌 nice idea

[@anushkamaheshwari9662]

I love that the entire video, domitia 2 & 3 are just running along while domitia 1 is just slouching and looking like "fml.."

[@ratcookie123]

Wow roman life sounds so fun, all I do I stare at a glowing rectangle for 15 hrs a day

[@teethdotjpeg]

Only 15? I do that for like 20! Jk I only do that during the middle of the summer

[@nfinn42]

Jeez. Another day, another thing learned about ancient Rome, another realization about how deep and virulent Roman misogyny was.

[@gatorroids3933]

Unfortunately this video is a little generalising in terms of information. The title should probably have been "four YOUNG sisters" as it fails to recognise some of the liberties of women during ancient rome. Though I'm not entirely sure if they spanned through to the the installation of emperors, Roman women were allowed to work and own their own businesses as well as become matrons (female patrons). Compared to other ancient cultures, such as the athenians, Romans were actually quite progressive in their own ways. Though it is true that women were not allowed to hold political power in the senate.

[@scott110699]

+nfinn42 Which is why we fixed it in today's society.

[@nfinn42]

lol, ok dude. Sure, we've definitely made progress but to claim sexism is over is just naive IMO. We inherited this shit in our cultural DNA from Rome. We're still slowly getting over it.

[@scott110699]

nfinn42 Idk... I'm not experiencing it, so it can't be real.

[@urboi2585]

+Scawsome Well, are you a dude?

[@aarthichanemougame4307]

I have my GMAT tomorrow and I'm really supposed to be studying for it but DAMNNN ... Your channel is amazing and your videos are super cool and informative

[@TCangie]

Why is the intro so eerily comforting 🤔

[@itstime4050]

Sheez... Just by watching this it makes me scared to just think about Roman times..

[@JuliBom]

The animation is great, the three sisters are adorable :) Wish there are more stories about them and other cultures. It's entertaining and quite educational

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

They did have their birth order to help things out; if there were only one or two daughters, they were given 'Elder'/ Major & 'Younger'/ Minor, as devices, ie. Antonia Major & Antonia Minor, the two daughters of Marc Antoni (also related to mothers & daughters, ie, Julia the Elder & Julia the Younger, the daughter & granddaughter of Augustus) - with more than two, they kept it simple, with numbers: Prima (first), Secunda (second), Tertia (third), Quarta (fourth), Quinta* (fifth), Nonia (ninth) & so on - Brutus (yes, *that* Brutus) had three half-sisters through his mother's second marriage to Decimus Junius Silanius, all named Junia; while little is known of Junia Prima, her sisters were more prominent- Junia Secunda was wife to Lepidus, of the Second Triumvirate, & Junia Tertia (also known as Tertulla) became somewhat famous in her time, being sister & wife to Caesar's assassins Brutus & Cassius, respectively- & the fortune she amassed, by outliving her male relations. * also feminisation of the name Quintus

[@issy_9275]

An animation made in 2013 to have such great quality is outstanding

[@mdmekarenmheard184]

everyone wants to know this: who broke the pot?

[@JessDawnN]

Probably Domitia.

[@owentrego6086]

no it wasn't Domitia it was Domitia

[@reilly4764]

I thought it was going to be a riddle

[@sometimesdrawsgood4020]

haruhi ??

[@miasanders5140]

So did I! That's why I clicked on the video, I didn't get a riddle, but I just got smarter

[@barbarafuentes2171]

Much thanks to Mr. Laurence and the TEDeD animators for this and the boys' video. I'm using it to teach my Korean students about Roman history, and the simple style, the focus on youth, and the closed captions is absolutely perfect for my needs.

[@moustachekid542]

60 percent of comments: Domitia jokes 40 percent: other stuff

[@PlanetYokoshima]

4:56 I appreciate voice acting the cough. Creative lol

[@Gontzal7]

small detail, daughters in Rome were given ordinals not numerals. it would be Domitia first second third etc

[@pritishakundu9761]

It was the story of a rich family , what about poor people

[@ilsedewot6739]

Slaves and poor people could not/could not afford to write or to be written about.

[@pritishakundu9761]

Oh! what a new fact as if I don't know.

[@ilsedewot6739]

pritisha Kundu If nobody wrote about them than nobody is really sure how they lived, smart ass.

[@ilsedewot6739]

Jesus Christ, don't try to act like you're so incredibly smart when you're not apparently.

[@pritishakundu9761]

I am SMART and I think you are foolish

[@TotallyAHuman]

The person who made the video is an artist!

[@vizthex]

Since we only really focus on the grander parts of history, it's easy to forget everyone had their own daily lives.