History Channel Is Out Of Its MIND!

[@SSHitMan]

I'm so old I can remember when the History Channel was actually about history.

[@MiqelDotCom]

I remember those days, it lasted what? About 5 or 6 months, maybe a year max?

[@SSHitMan]

@MiqelDotCom I think it ended in the early 2000s lol

[@MiqelDotCom]

@@SSHitMan lol, I just remember it was 24-7 WW2 documentaries at first, then all the sudden it was all ancient aliens, bigfoot hunters and low-quality "reality" tv.

[@Jonathan-ic9ef]

Rick Harrison might drop one or two history factoids on any given episode of Pawn Stars.

[@yamatokurusaki5790]

Same

[@thePavuk]

Because of EU regulations, History Channel has to be renamed to History Flavored Channel.

[@darkcommission]

'History challenged' or 'History differently abled' LOL 😀

[@notgoddhoward5972]

"Historical immitation product"

[@darkcommission]

"May contain history"

[@FireflowerDancer]

"Contains free range actual history, no fillers or substitutes"

[@FireflowerDancer]

​@@darkcommissionNah, differently abled is still abled. 😂

[@chefsanders9151]

The "History Channel" has done more damage then people realize

[@Perceval777]

* than.

[@miserychannel69]

ALL on PURPOSE, ALL by DESIGN.

[@user-df4kf6fg7h]

@@miserychannel69 What's the "design" behind the Ancient Aliens show?

[@Erosgates]

Most definitely. It’s sad.

[@TheMexicanSlayer6664]

@@user-df4kf6fg7hto dehumanize different races saying they’re incompetent and incapable of manifesting intelligent thoughts

[@DragonSilverSky]

Aliens? No, this is the History Channel... we are going to discuss Mermaids.

[@1685Violin]

That wasn't History, that was Animal Planet. Even then, it had a very brief disclaimer in the beginning that _Mermaids_ is fictional.

[@DragonSilverSky]

@@1685Violin It was the History Channel when I watched whatever I had watched. This was in 2012 (or abouts), and that's why it stuck in my mind that it was the history channel. Either way, it was funny to me. Cheers!

[@1685Violin]

@@DragonSilverSky Was it _Mermaids: The Body Found_ that you watched and did it air on History in a different country? That one aired on Animal Planet in the US.

[@brittakriep2938]

May be they asked Erich von Däniken, a German or Swiss man, who wrote strange books, had some popularity 30/40 years ago.

[@rzella8022]

@@brittakriep2938 Hey don't knock him. He actually got me on the alternative truth path when I was 16, and I'm 69 now. We watched some docu by him on our wee b&w tv that got me buying the book. Chariots of the gods, was mostly bunk, but it got me asking questions instead of only accepting, and I've done that ever since, when others around me weren't.

[@Sophistry0001]

If you called a UFC fighter "not a man, but a ferocious beast", or said that he was "half man half beast" that all sounds like compliments to the fighter for being good at his craft.

[@realdragon]

Yeah, even when in other context it can be compliment kinda. If someone said to me "This man is a beast" I would imagine a guy who I wouldn't want to fuck with

[@triceraptorleonidastrismeg724]

Professor Broflovski agree 👍

[@FireflowerDancer]

One time in high school weight training a guy said to me, "She's a beast!" As I maxed out on the row machine. Definitely took it as a compliment ha ha

[@njhoepner]

I called one of my Cadets a beast, and she definitely took it as a compliment.

[@spacedinosaur8733]

In an all-out battle, especially when death might be preferable to capture/torture, a commander might very well tell his troops "We are not fighting men, we are fighting beasts", that this is a kill or be killed, give no quarter to the enemy, because you will get none in return.

[@hinefamily7565]

OK as an old military veteran. I see the Roman generals half beast half human comment as standard military practice. It is difficult for most to actually kill another human, especially for the first time, regardless of training. So to make it easier you dehumanise your enemy, this is why even in modern times soldiers use derogatory terms for their enemy. Maybe you have heard some of these Huns, Orcs, commies etc etc. I don't say it is right, because it can also lead to excessive war crimes, once you convince people they are not dealing with humans.

[@raifthemad]

Are you telling us, that your commander referred to your enemy as Huns or Orcs? Also the dehumanization is default for tribal apes outside of military conflict as well. Some examples from modern era politics, nazi, racist, bigot, straight, white, male, incel, jew, uncle tom, etc. commie you already had, but having lived in soviet stinking union, I don't really consider anyone dumb enough to believe in it past their early 20s as having enough brain power to be considered humans.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

I interpret it more as the general trying to rouse his troops and also warn them that the Guals theyre about to fight are not pushovers, that they fight ferociously, like beasts. The Romans did consider their enemies barbarians, but they also had respect for people who could fight, for bravery and honor in battle. Julius Caesar famously called the Belgians the bravest of all the Gauls. And then took their leader to Rome and had his head chopped off in public. Taking this comment out of the context of a speech before a bloody melee battle makes it sound very different.

[@evillp12]

​@@raifthemad orcs is currently beeing used in the russian/Ukrainian war

[@ClarenceCochran-ne7du]

Throughout history, dehumanizing your Foe has always been a useful Propaganda tool to motivate the troops.

[@raifthemad]

@@ClarenceCochran-ne7du Not just the troops, but the whole tribe, women and children included. You want the whole tribe to be behind your efforts to off the competition.

[@matthewlong9369]

"Those with the deadliest weapons will win" -British soldier shortly before the Battle of Isandlwana

[@matthewlong9369]

Or Australian soldier before the Great Emu War

[@scotbotvideos]

@@matthewlong9369 Well, there is a pecking order, after all.

[@SD78]

...or T34 and KV1 crew men before Second Kharkov.

[@captainhurricane5705]

The British stomped the Zulus into the ground after that, for some reason

[@captainhurricane5705]

@@SD78 Wat?

[@negano5654]

There are 3 certainties in life: - Death - Taxes - History Channel saying it was the aliens 😂

[@cavalieroutdoors6036]

...aliens caused death and taxes? Suddenly it all makes sense!

[@vickialbertson4068]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@doomslayer2290]

Also, the one porn bot in the comments.

[@Assdafflabaff]

@@doomslayer2290 That's not a porn bot, that's my girlfriend, so take it easy. She told me my videos are always an inspiration and full of creativity.

[@alexiachimciuc3199]

was the channel founded by Erik von Däniken??

[@shawn6860]

I recall history played a series called "Barbarians" about the various cultures that were called barbarians. Each series had a bit about it major leaders and enemies. it was pretty good.

[@IntroducingMrLucci]

Yes they promoted Phoenicians as Subsahrans on that series.

[@burgundian777]

If only Celts thought of sharpening their expensive and hard to make swords, history might have been very different.

[@TheNotoriousMrDee]

Swords aren't hard to make. Just melt some metal junk and pour it into a sword shaped log. I watched a show about it on The History Channel 😆

[@haveaknifeday]

The H in the channel is for Hillbilly Bigfoot alien pawn shop hunters on oak island.

[@truebsalgeblaese]

Bronze is still used today as a tool - in areas where sparks could trigger an explosion

[@caked3953]

Bronze is awsome and there are so many different alloys for different purposes! Very versatile

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Yeah, we didn't leave older materials behind, we just added more. Stone is still used. Copper is still used. Bronze is still used. Iron is still used.

[@t1e6x12]

​@@HappyBeezerStudios Next youre going to tell me wood is still used 🙄

[@bourbonfan1]

@@t1e6x12 I don't use it as much as I used to

[@infinitesimotel]

"Average Saturday night in an Irish pub" LMAO!

[@garlandmueller740]

Ah Barbarian weapons, unlike Paladin weapons they are made to kill only.

[@infinitesimotel]

@@garlandmueller740 That would mean they most certainly weren't Chinese imports.

[@davidcollier1680]

Sounds like a Critical Drinker line.

[@davidbrennan660]

Fact wise it is closer to the truth than the weapon video.

[@Blues_Light]

Your voiceover to cover up the video audio was honestly hilarious, I think it worked out pretty well. 😂

[@dasiasd]

I would honestly prefer if he kept it for future videos. It is a very safe play for channels like these, plus it is extremely funny!

[@harryrabbit2870]

I totally agree. Keep this technique in mind for the future. It was brilliant.

[@speckbretzelfan]

It was also probably more accurate than whatever was originally said. xD

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

It allowed Metatron to cook them even crispier.

[@infinitesimotel]

Agreed this was excellent, better than hearing the original. Glad Im not the only one who thought that.

[@Tr33B3ar]

But Metatron, I learned from the History channel that Aliens are the ones that built the Roman Empire.

[@PaTaGoNICOVLM]

And they arrived in a spaceship called Romulus and Remus.

[@infinitesimotel]

Indeed, lets push the Aryans to the side for the sake of space aliens. Much better to have aliens than Aryans make all the crazy high skill shit.

[@Manu-rb6eo]

And the Goa'uld built the pyramids

[@atraxian5881]

In a way... According to the Iliad Romulus and Remus were descendants of refugees from Troy so... They were indeed aliens.

[@paulmartin9070]

Ancient astronauts theorists say "yes".

[@lordmetzgermeister]

7:48 "The length is regular for the classical period" is what I'm gonna be using as excuse in bed from now on.

[@LunarLocust]

"It wasn't too fast, time is relative." There's one more.

[@jaredthehawk3870]

This is from Modern Marvels, which, believe it or not, was one of the better shows on the History Channel and ran for a long time. For the most part, it was actually educational and historical. It showed the history of various things we take for granted in modern life. Everything from various foods, to bathroom stuff, to electronics.

[@makenazided]

and it was pop culture crap. take literally everyrhing they say with a HUGE grain of salt so big that it negates all crap they said to the point of being gibberish

[@pepearagoneses6908]

6:01 - The deadliest barbarian weapon is the feared bucket. A barbarian fighting with a bucket is way more formidable than an empty-handed barbarian. And don't get me started on the drinking horn. Deadly.

[@patmay8119]

You’re Hilarious!!! Thanks for that!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂 Great job 😂😂😂😂😂

[@goldbug7127]

That's where the expression, "In yer ear!" came from.

[@TheHallow31]

"This... is a bucket." "Dear god!" "There's more." "No...!"

[@ellieplantagenet9121]

Skillet beats bucket any day. Stay out of my kitchen.

[@jankostrhun8725]

One thing I would like to add to iron/bronze is that iron is not just less logistically intensive but iron is actually easy to work with; so once you have correct tech it does allow you to make more stuff in less time. Also last use of bronze in warfare I know of were indeed cannon, Austria, due to industrial limitations, used special bronze (so called Uchatius bronze or "bronze-steel") up to and during WW1. There is some discussion about how good it was, but it did exist.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

It wasnt just the Austrians who cast bronze cannons, cannons made out of bronze were used for a long time (from the 13th century, in China, up until the 20th century in Europe like you said) and it was a more reliable material than the iron that was available. Bronze cannons were less likely to explode and kill the crew when fired, while cast iron cannons would turn into shrapnel grenades if the barrel burst after being fired one too many times. The downside was that bronze was very expensive and harder to mass produce cannons from.

[@orchidhealth2097]

"History" channel is by now a well deserved meme.

[@HaraldHofer]

I agree. Tin, a critical component of bronze, was relatively scarce and geographically concentrated. As societies expanded and demand for tools and weapons grew, sourcing tin became increasingly challenging, especially in regions far from major tin deposits like those in Cornwall (UK), Anatolia, or Afghanistan.

[@stalhandske9649]

I love the egregious amount of sass in your commentary here, righteous as it is considering how much higher a quality Metatron's stuff is compared to those that copystrike him.

[@NicholasproclaimerofMessiah]

That's a clever approach to teaching. Begin the lesson by assuming all the misconceptions, and then have an expert correct the lesson from there, thereby bringing the audience into and back out of the common misconceptions.

[@daviddavies3637]

The TED talk about bronze v iron was fascinating. In the 80s, I lived at one end of a hill called Mynydd Parys on Anglesey. It's an old copper mine that was first mined by the Romans. I believe there's one at the Great Orme, just off the North Wales coast, as well. I know that Cornwall was a hub of tin mining that pre-dated the Roman invasion, but the distances involved would indeed have made the transition to iron a much easier proposition.

[@kvassman_]

History through comedy is one of my favourite genres on youtube and this really hit the spot

[@christophkuropkaGR]

once again: a fantastic presentation - thank you for your brilliant work.

[@methodicalevil6960]

The english longsword for instance was designed to be kept in perpetual motion and was less than "sharp" as your hands would be grabbing the blade sometimes as you swung the hilt at your opponent. The scottish broadsword also utilized a cleave action leveraging the weight brought by the blade. There was also a manuscript found in england dating back to like the 1500s explaining how they taught their soldiers to use the english longsword

[@cp1cupcake]

Regarding the chariots, I remember reading an article (I think it was published or someone's thesis) which talked about the decline of chariots. The author theorized that it was a combination of two factors. First, horse husbandry started producing horses large enough for cavalry so the chariot because an added expense for more elite soldiers. The second factor, which ties into the first, was the cost of a chariot being up to twice the cost of a horse. As an aside, the reason the article stuck with me is that it was probably the only time I saw someone seriously use the Bible as a historical reference. The citation of the cost of chariots comes from there, specifically, when describing the trade with Egypt under Solomon.

[@nickvanachthoven7252]

I think there is an often overlooked enviromental factor to the decline of chariots as well. Chariots were mostly used by nations which were part of the arid zone. Basically the climatological zone (from Manchuria, though the turkic steppes, the Levant into the Maghrib) that supported nomadic horse armies. This region was fractured during the rise of the Romans Republic and Empire. After the war of the three Kingdoms, China stuck to their side of the Himalaya's so chariots fell out of favour there. Persia, Arabia and Egypt were controled by greek successor states. Only the Parthians came up in this era and they made use of horse archers instead of chariots. havent checked if this is correct yet, just an idea i got after reading your comment.

[@cp1cupcake]

@@nickvanachthoven7252 My understanding is that chariots were a lot more universal than that. Just as an example, the people in British Isles used chariots against the Romans, in the account I read it was one of the two main things which the Romans, justified or not, kinda were afraid of. I could understand an argument that it is a factor of how flat the terrain is, as Italy and Greece and frequently called rocky, but I do not know where England stacks up next to that. Also worth pointing out is that, at least according to Homer, chariots were used by the Greeks in war....if only to get from place to place.

[@archimedesnation]

The decline of chariots is not an easy subject but we can certainly minimize the importance of horse size. For once, asian nomad horse archers used ponies in warfare almost up to the modern age, courtesy of their resilience, spirit and abundance. Heavier horses were of course essential for charging/armored horsemen but this kind of horse was always rare, expensive and kinda fragile during prolonged campaigns, so you wouldn't really save money over chariots. Also, the Bible passage that describes Solomon's weapons trade is kinda suspect. First, the Hittites and the Egyptians used very different chariots - heavy, robust, with three or four horses for the Hittites, extremely light and nimble two horse vehicles for the Egyptians. It would be very weird to export Egyptian chariots to the Hittites, as the passage quotes. As for the horses, it's equally weird how Egypt would export them, since they were importing horses themsleves. Solomon did import horses but the most obvious source must have been Arabian tribes or even the Hittites. In a nutshell, chariots were probably replaced by horses cause they couldn't deal with nomad horsearchers (like the Scythians and the Cimmerians) and Iranian horse javelineers (like the Medes). They were also hopless against hoplite infantry, especially if said infantry was supported by slingers or archers. Last, the chariot crew needed lots and lots of training to optimize their impact whereas horseback riding was much more straightforward.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

​@@archimedesnation I was going to say, the reason chariots fell out of fashion was the introduction of heavy infantry like the hoplites in the later bronze age. There is no point in having mobile archers on chariots when your enemies have long spears, shields, and move slower than an archer or a slinger on foot. The reason chariots were in fashion in the first place is that they were more mobile than foot archers and could disrupt light infantry formations and scatter enemies, then pick off small groups or let the infantry mop them up. This style of warfare doesnt work against what is essentially a pike square.

[@archimedesnation]

@@TheSuperappelflap Well, it depends on the area and the era. The hoplite was certainly the last nail in the chariot's coffin in SE Europe and West Asia. When it comes to China and East Asia though, we see chinese massed chariot forces annihilated by the Hsiung Nu nomad horse archers. Something similar happened in the Assyrian empire, where the heavy chariot proved helpless against MedoPersian horsemen armed with javelins, as well as Scythian/Cimmerian horsearchers.

[@equesdeventusoccasus]

Even today bronze tools are used where you cannot risk having a spark.

[@ciano9535]

I like the sarcastic more internet style of this video😂😂 especially the voice over parts where we can see your reaction slowly dying inside 😂😂😂

[@widdowshinstv4843]

Hey noble one! I love that the Mis-story channel exists, for only the reason that that you get to shred it. 🙏 Blessings from a body that loves your work.

[@texasstranger6077]

THERE IT IS!!!!! Pedantic. I watch, in part, to hear Metatron say the word pedantic, which I did not hear in the last 2 or 3 Metatron videos I have watched. I thought the barbarian was trying to cut off the top of that tree but needed glasses… If you have a sword that is not sharpened wouldn’t that be a club?

[@jaggedskar3890]

Dude, you do such a good job. Keep up the excellent work!

[@metatronyt]

@@jaggedskar3890 I will thanks!

[@frigidmonk]

Outstanding video! 👍 So informative about “Celts”, metallurgy, Romans, weapons, etc. Thank you for the knowledge Metatron!😎🙏🏻🇺🇸

[@MrRabiddogg]

I think you are correct on the beast statement. In older English, Beast referred specifically to wild animals not necessarily the domesticated one. A wolf was a beast but a dog was an animal even though they are the same thing.

[@cp1cupcake]

From the context, I would also assume the claim "barbarians are like animals" would just have been bravado as part of the speech given as it was before a battle. Those tend to be full of "we are good and they are not" and so on.

[@brittakriep2938]

Biest is known in german too. Former use, i don' t know. In current german Biest means a domesticated annimal, which suddenly becomes wild /doesn' t follow command calls. For example: Usually the neighbors cat is friendly, but today this Biest has bitten me. Also Biest can mean an unfrienly woman , wo betrays people, is involved in intriques.

[@MrRabiddogg]

@@brittakriep2938 I'm sure they are cognate.

[@killgoretrout9000]

@@brittakriep2938 in English th term used would be feral. A feral cat or dog indicates a typically domestic breed that has gone back to nature. Feral pigs are common in some areas of the US, pigs whose ancestors were domesticated but later escaped or were allowed to run wild and are no longer domesticated.

[@rustyudder]

Yes the secrets of the ninja arts only found on the history channel. I fell for that as a kid.

[@cotati76]

The history channel has been ridiculous for years now.

[@TetsuShima]

*Fun fact:* There's a 2000's History Channel docushow called "Ancient Rome: the Rise and Fall of an Empire", which tells the story of the Empire from Marius' campaigns until the fall of Romulus Augustus. Despite the typical History Channel bullsh*t, I really appreciate they depicted Decius' reign, Aurelian's campaigns, Ricimer's disaster etc. It was pretty cool to see that ignored part of Rome finally depicted in media

[@HeliodromusScorpio]

Too bad the costumes and depictions were pretty much fanfiction.

[@TetsuShima]

@HeliodromusScorpio Yeah, the romans literaly wear the same outfits for 500 years. Anyway, History Xhannels productions are low-budget

[@Jasmin.M-hz5ty]

That is lie to,becouse people have proved,that before romans,slavs has lived in Italy.For proof i can give to you pole Tadeousz Wolansky,who has translated etruscan language,and proved that it was slavic language.And i can give to you slavic deities of land goddess Lada,and god Lando,whos priests was called Ladini.And when romans was falsefying history,they have turn Ladini to Latini.And in case that you didn't notice,english word Land comes from slavic god Lando.

[@mannypardo1080]

I haven't watched History Channel first came up with Ancient Aliens back in 2010. Absolutely insane.

[@inthewhispers]

they didn't come up with it, just pushed the idea into the mainstream

[@G_v._Losinj2_ImportantPlaylist]

I think there was value in those shows-but the reality shows & things like Pawn Stars really ruined the channel.

[@Grandwigg]

​@@G_v._Losinj2_ImportantPlaylist*ruined television. It (and stuff like that new jersey one) showed Hollywood that people would watch minimal effort stuff just as much in enough numbers that they basically got rid of writers and everything else. (I wonder if the writers strike I remember shortening episodes of Eureka on Sci Fi channel had anything to do with the proliferation of 'unscripted'/'reality' tv as well )

[@caked3953]

The good old time of aliens and Nazi dokus. Sometimes combined!

[@alemander_01]

This is great. Metatron being double pedantic! Pedantic in his description and then again in his comments. I love it!😂

[@ElderNames]

You're forgetting that steel and iron production are coincidental. Steel tools are found the same time as iron, and the simplest most primitive way of smelting iron ore produces carbon steel. It's not very efficient and produces high iron content slag, but it produces steel by default. You don't immediately know how to quench, temper and harden it and it is initially more expensive and time consuming. But unlike copper iron is almost everywhere.

[@garlandmueller740]

Hey Metatron, watched Nerdrotic just because of you. Great commentary

[@JohnHayes-k5p]

The gift that keeps on giving... We are very entertained in Guyana 🇬🇾. Thank you

[@patriciamay908]

Lawdy Lawdy! You’ve done it! This is the BEST way to do reactions from now on-SPOOF🤣🤣🤣

[@KittymoreJoy]

Thank you for bringing this subject much clarity. You are the New History Channel. ❤❤❤

[@Ironside701]

Yes, I think that's right, bronze cannons were popular on ships for a long time. But the problem was the high cost of the material, which is why iron cannons were also used on ships during this time.

[@NyxinOwl]

Good Day Metatron! I am a Lombard. Have you done a video on my people before? Or are we ancestrally foes? Nevertheless, I truly learn from and love you and your channel. Perhaps we can let a few millennia of bygone's be bygones?

[@producerartistjizzle4089]

Happy Thanksgiving metatron to you and your wife and the rest of both of your families!

[@lisam4101]

THANK YOU! I laughed so hard! You are awesome! I love learning through humor.

[@DragonboneWarhammer]

Videos like these are the reason why you are my favorite KZbin channel. Keep it up.

[@kristianharten1107]

He don't know what He is talking about. A trashtalker Like Trump.

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

By making a copyright claim, History Channel allowed you to cook them even crispier! Well done, my man! I lolled all the way through!

[@WalterHildahl]

Why would anyone fight with a dull sword? History Channel Hallucinates again.

[@ryansmithza]

The internet isn’t dead! Thanks for the awesome video, I love learning new things, or relearning what I forgot decades ago already 🙈🤣😂🙈 I really appreciate your(you and the team) style and method of delivering your content, as well as the quality of the content! Thank you for sharing your passion so freely and do well, LLAP🖖.

[@artonline01]

I have to take a shot every time he says pedantic, so I'm already drunk

[@graydoncarruth5044]

Totally cool you brought up the fact that bronze can be alloyed from either As or Sn! Most people only mention the tin.👍

[@pjbth]

YES!!!!!!! Lets go! Have you ever considered doing some of the BBC farming in x (medieval, edwardian, victorian) age shows with that chick and the two guys who live as farmers back in time for a year. or the one where they go to an actual handbuilt castle project.

[@GoatSimpulator]

Tudor Monastery Farm... Love those three, always make for a great show!!!

[@shadowheartart3898]

😂😂 Honestly, you should do all the react videos like this. I have been laughing so hard, my face muscles hurt

[@Unswerving1234]

KZbin has the worst copywrite policy and enforcement in the history of copywrites!

[@TheKoldfusion7]

Some of the most entertaining commentary this episode! Excellent! Loved it!

[@Torfin2001]

The "Barbarians" show History Channel made, the one with the black Hannibal, was the first great proof I got about that channel being full of sh*t. The most hilarious thing here is that I actually respect that "docuseries" more than the Netflix show

[@BD90..]

It slowly turned from history to nonsense. They should just change the name to fiction.

[@1685Violin]

I thought _Ancient Aliens_ was the final straw back in 2010? Or the neoliberal perspective of _America: The Story of Us_ (2010) ? How come no one has made any review of _America_ , and its sequel _Mankind: The Story of Us_ (2012)?

[@infinitesimotel]

Everybody was black according to the """history"" channel.

[@gabrielmendella]

@@infinitesimotel in 50 years from today, that will be officially accepted HISTORY! 1984 Orwell

[@wambokodavid7109]

​@@infinitesimotelboss why u obsessed with blacks?? everywhere in the comments section it's all u talking about.your wife got blacked or something 🤭

[@scottyoung4590]

Metatron, if you ever find yourself in Worcester Massachusetts (about an hour from Boston) the Worcester art museum hosts the Higgins collection, one of the best assortment of medieval weapons and armor I've seen

[@cassius6435]

Didn't you know that aliens built the pyramids?

[@josefsterling5462]

It was actually "the blacks" 😬😬😬😬😅😅😅😅

[@Ozziecatsmom]

⁠It was the very dark aliens.

[@johnobryan2293]

👽👽👽

[@josefsterling5462]

@@Ozziecatsmom not "the grey's".....or "the browns"... But the kangz of kangz of kangz 😬😬😬😬

[@infinitesimotel]

@@josefsterling5462 They designed and built everythang

[@python27au]

16:24 i helped repair an old farm shed in the early nineties. It was roofed by actual corrugated iron sheets, not steel, and it was like walking on lead, wherever i stepped i flattened out the corrugates. Pure-ish iron is really soft.

[@jrgingerninja]

The history channel is like Wikipedia, absolutely perfect with information and should be used in citing all claims

[@thelonesage3146]

I'm surprised they're not spamming WW2 stuff all day everyday.

[@jetshadowcrow]

Man, oh man, I am so glad that I bought the Iron Age and Industrial Age season pass.

[@VideoEnjoyer-m3z]

14:30 "half-beast, half-man is a civic state and may change depending on what you do". This is fascinating. Aristotle, in The Politics, argues that someone who says he has no need of the polis, MUST be either a beast or a god, because all men rely on the polis for their fully realised state of being. Only a beast, who no need of civilisation, or a god, who has no need of any Earthly thing, could refuse the polis without doing harm to their own nature. It is interesting to see a similar sentiment making its way into Roman civil thought.

[@truthyahweh9877]

Police? Or something else?

[@VideoEnjoyer-m3z]

@@truthyahweh9877 "polis" is the Greek word for "City-State"

[@truthyahweh9877]

@VideoEnjoyer-m3z thank you!

[@jerichothirteen1134]

Metatron you have reached the point where very little will impress you. When you become a leading expert you are left with almost nothing you can watch and learn as you once did. It only gets worse from here.

[@wjrg7180]

Lord no! Not...the HISTORY CHANNEL!!!

[@dwavenminer]

"History" Channel

[@mindbegone]

Thank you for all of these wonderful flights

[@nautdead3197]

Every frame a Metatron

[@andrewwelch5017]

4:54 The least effective spearhead ever conceived.

[@HPLovesCraftsCat]

Metatron is on another level ReDubbing their video 😂

[@jpteknoman]

The last thing you mentioned is something I noticed about names too. In small countryside towns and villages you can find rare names that are almost never used in cities.

[@myleft9397]

He's taking History head on

[@Basackwrds]

The significance of Vulcan's lameness and arsenic poisioning was something i was unaware of. Thank you!

[@Racob12]

Let us be entertained!

[@rhondawhite5202]

You made my day with this video!!

[@Ancientreapers]

I'm not saying it's aliens but it's aliens

[@bdleo300]

I'm saying - it's aliens

[@jimtripman9002]

There is an Interesting KZbin documentary called: The King of the Nile - The Shilluk Nilotic Tribe. This is a 1972 documentary. The similarities with what is shown on the Narmer Palette, says to me, that the Narmer Palette does not depict the first unification of the two lands of Egypt. I think that the Narmer Palette was an instruction manual showing how to perform the unification and installation of a new King ritual.

[@WeyounSix]

I'm a progressive leftist and I am trans. In all of my time watching metatron I have never seen him be hateful in any way, and often just gets shit for trying to remain historically accurate to the facts. People create outrage for no reason, I like his content. It's good.

[@harryrabbit2870]

"The one with the deadliest weapon wins"...thank you for bringing that up. There's a lot focus on that crap with "experts" on modern weaponry. They NEVER talk about the person using the weapon and they skill level they have. In my mind, that is FAR more important than the weapon itself. As for the "History Channel"... just thinking about them makes me nauseated.

[@patmay8119]

Consider David with his LITTLE ROCK… best weapon eh?

[@mightiestalone9851]

Sup noble ones?!

[@nevermindmeijustinjectedaw9988]

speaking of bronze cannons: there are folk songs in hungary about a famous cannon maker who made great cannons out of copper, not even bronze. while i barely know a thing about the backstory of this folk song, considering the fact that hungary has barely started to exist around 900 and cannons were invented even later, that even in the least impressive calculations copper was still used as a perfectly acceptable material to make cannons out of. sure, in other countries they reinforced their terrible cannons with wood even, but that's a different story. also, i have no clue if copper was a good material to make cannons out of, or if bronze was better or if iron was better. but i do know that old bronze church bells were reforged into cannons for one and that bronze isnt used these days anymore but high quality steels. would be interesting to get a lesson on these kinds of things. i could also imagine that back in the day the skill of the cannonmaker was 90% of how good the cannon was gonna be whereas the material it was made out of only improved things by up to 10%, since the tech was still so new.

[@mrh4900]

It’s okay to be Anglo Saxon

[@lonelystrategos]

What about other germanic tribes?

[@BullfrogActual]

They went extinct about 700 years ago

[@ForwardFeedback]

@@BullfrogActual How?

[@brittakriep2938]

​@@BullfrogActual: What? I am german, member of Swabian/ Alemannic tribe.

[@karljonson3287]

Its ok to be Sudanese

[@almightytallestred]

The most shocking thing to me is that the History Channel actually still has some shows that are kind of about history, sprinkled between Ancient Aliens, The Curse of Oak Island, American Pickers, Pawn Stars and Mountain Men.

[@Meirstein]

3 barbarian weapons that brought down Rome: -Bows and arrows -Swords -Christianity

[@themosticonicscenesinmovie8737]

Christianity? How? ERE lasted almost 1000 years after fall of the West, and it was christian country.

[@The_Phoenix_Saga]

Only two things led to the downfall of Rome: the same as what brings down any uncontested power of man. Decadence and corruption - invited from within. Cicero said it best.

[@infinitesimotel]

@@The_Phoenix_Saga 01 \/£y! Guess who pushed the christianity?!!!!

[@The_Phoenix_Saga]

@@infinitesimotel might have had something to do with the very people Rome dragged in and failed to integrate... don't you think?

[@cp1cupcake]

When I think of religion bringing down Rome, the thing which popped up in my head was how Islam was the death of the Western Roman Empire.

[@mrh4900]

Metatron, I would love to see a video about the piscinarii (fish-pond owners), Cicero, and their actual fish ponds, it would be interesting to hear your take on the history of it, and the aristocratic reclusion away from politics in favor of leisure and country villas.

[@FireflowerDancer]

"​The internal dynamics of barbarian societies were far more sophisticated than Roman sources suggest." -Good word, man. 😊

[@OBXDewey]

6:44 Madona's helmet. P.S. You are a hillarious commentator. And an excellent one. 👍

[@GothPaoki]

History channel nowadays has more to do with Graham Hancock nonsense rather than actual history.

[@legueu]

Unrelated, History Hit released: "Roman Historian Answers Google's Most Popular Questions About Gladiators" We need the reaction.

[@andrealmeida5408]

Hey Metatron, I really liked the video and the points you made about how iron is not necessarily superior to Bronze and in fact many places that have explosive atmospheres (factories, refineries, etc) still use bronze tools to avoid generating a spark therefore allowing certain jobs to be executed that otherwise could not in those conditions. Keep making the great content and I will keep coming back to watch. Best regards from Portugal.

[@olejohnnydevik8502]

Love the Amiga. Got my A1200 still. Fired up Gold of the Americas the other day to learn more about history;)

[@sandralachance1424]

Talking about isolation and cultural preservation, we can see the same phenomenon in a more modern way with French from France and French from Québec. Québécois kept the language closer to Old French way longer, before the English conquest infused a lot of Englisisms. And it's so funny to see how both Frenchs did that differently. In France, they "Stationnent dans un parking" (park in a parking) and in Québec, they "Park dans un stationnement"...

[@swissmilitischristilxxii3691]

😂

[@phantomarceus6387]

I think it’s also important to recognise that iron, in the eyes of the Greeks was a downgrade of bronze. Because after the Bronze Age collapse it represented the decline and end of the age of heroes and the trade rich Bronze Age. Hesiod coining the term “Iron Age”to refer to how people had to live in toil and misery as Iron was a common mineral deposit in Greece, whereas copper and tin needed to be imported.

[@animeninja2749]

this video feels like a return to your classic reactions with the jokes. it is a nice welcome

[@jharrison3786]

Arsenical alloys probably didn't make people sick any more than a lead alloy would. They were simply more brittle than a copper/tin alloy.

[@Alte.Kameraden]

History Channel stopped being relevant by the 2010s when it became the Red Neck Reality TV channel loosely associated with history content. 90s History Channel was amazing and I miss it.

[@infinitesimotel]

No it was kosharized not rednecked.

[@mernshepherd6009]

As a history nut.I had great hopes and expectations of The History Channel. I watched it start out good..not perfect by any means, but good ..I had hope it would get better..I watched it slowly degrade.

[@Alte.Kameraden]

@@infinitesimotel getting bad vibes from the terminology which was just used

[@infinitesimotel]

@@Alte.Kameraden You should do, its always a bad thing.

[@Alte.Kameraden]

@@infinitesimotel Nah from you. It's on a long list of phrases/words that puts people in my time out corner.

[@patmay8119]

Just think how much time you will save! And this is HILARIOUSLY ENTERTAINING 😂😂😂