Germanicus: The Roman General Who Restored Honor To The Empire

[@HistoryUncovered]

I made a dumb speaking error at 4:55 when I said 12,000 "legions" instead of "legionaries." I somehow missed it during editing and I hate the fact that I cannot fix it. Sorry for the mistake.

[@son_of_alandalus]

12 000 legions would be quite something

[@dudester873]

Yup yup -- caught that too ... thought, he has to mean legionaires OR one helluva supply train! Lol Great video and thanks for posting!

[@edwardopenchosky773]

I thought you said 12000 pigeons. Sorry

[@sandrojones8068]

Also the helmet is wrong at the start of the video.

[@lepantzeus1]

It's a great video! Thanks for the upload!!! ;-)

[@levinb1]

I think an appropriate title for this video is: “The Empire Strikes Back: Germanicus’s Glory”

[@Astuga]

Actually it was less glorious then the title of the video claims. There are very few Roman sources who describe these events (and they are to be taken with a grain of salt). And very likely for a reason. In the end all those military actions were very costly also for the Romans and they didn`t achieve their main objective. In the time following they made use of a more defensive military strategy. Which turned out to be more effective in the long run. Due to the conflicts between the Germanic tribes themselves.

[@ernestov1777]

@@Astuga bla bla bla. I guess you're a butthurt German. Lol.

[@Astuga]

Actually no. But are you a Moron from Moronistan? ^^ @@ernestov1777

[@blackknight216]

@@Astuga Calm down mate, you seem really mad.

[@dreamcast3607]

So sick of star wars references

[@TommyBahamy]

At first, I was like, “good dude, good story!” .....then “father of Caligula, grandfather of Nero”.....well, damn

[@christiancristof491]

Well, not his fault. Poor guy 🤷‍♂️

[@hmldjr]

Bad genes.

[@secretscipio]

Caligula had suffered so much at such a young age that he lost his mind and became a sadist.

[@lovepeoplehu9883]

Basically the Uchiha clan of the Roman Empire

[@epicmickey2351]

Tiberius was paranoid and jealous of Germanicus

[@stephengavin2208]

I knew germanicus was a hero but according to what he accomplished this guy was a living legend.

[@Dbusdriver71]

Actually his step Uncle Tiberius restored the Varius Disaster to a point and then Germanicus was left to finish the job. Its more like 70 30 in favor of the Emperor's Step Son who he didn't want to be Emperor Tiberius.

[@crusaderxxx1977]

Germanicus was a murderer of women and children

[@luigicimorelli2277]

​@@Dbusdriver71not completely true. Tiberius was more into diplomacy than warfare. Germanicus was a much better military leader than Tiberius.

[@Dbusdriver71]

@luigicimorelli2277 As I read in a book about tiberius, The author claimed tiberius was no julius caesar, Napoleon or otherwise. He became a legion commander at the age of nineteen. He didn't distinguish himself with any major victories but he made no huge errors either. While his stepfather octavian thought about the moment Tiberius thought about the future. So yes the policy was preferred to another war. Germanicus may very well have been a Better officer than his step uncle but the bottom line is octavian's place in history was saved by tiberius.

[@yaboyed5779]

Can’t wait for him to show up in season 2 of Barbarians

[@lordofhostsappreciator3075]

That would be dope ngl

[@alifakmal4465]

Yeah i would love to see Germanicus kick Arminius ass that would be relly good to see ( because i am big roman empire fans )

[@Landshark4008]

@@markusbuelow7871 bruh, you just named a few tribes that's structure fell just as fast at is rose The Roman Empire lasted a millennia. Edit: then you deleted your comment

[@markusbuelow7871]

@@Landshark4008 Old germanic Words past on - in song - Watch search-------->> ----->:" Dr. Ludwig - :"WIR RUFEN DEINE WÕLFE ." with english translation .

[@kundan1843]

Exactly

[@BH_UbaPapa]

What a joy at 58 years of age to hear an amazing story of Roman history I haven't read, or listened to before. Well done!

[@crusaderxxx1977]

Germanicus was a murderer of women and children

[@FoxMikage]

Germanicus making Rome great again. Too bad he got assassinated, had he lived long enough to become Emperor, he would have built his wall before Hadrian, and then made Arminius and his barbarian tribes pay for it.

[@SuperMrFriendly]

what whas great about what he did? while having one of the largest roman military mobilisations on his hand? did you know arminius defeated a 200k maromanni army few years after the romans retreated? arminius and the cherusci where alive and kicking. germanicus didnt punish anything but the roman treasury. "germanicus" whas good propaganda though. but weird people today believe this.

[@newpinglegend9304]

What's your stake in the Germans losing at Teutoberg?

[@KingTibbs33]

@@newpinglegend9304 the germans ambushed the romans who were being lead to winter quarters. Not a battle, an ambush. Historical fact

[@KingTibbs33]

@@SuperMrFriendly arminius was a power hungry traitor who was raised by the Roman elite and backstabbed them. Historical fact it was an ambush

[@newpinglegend9304]

@@KingTibbs33 So what?

[@user-xo9pz7fd3j]

The most underrated Roman general, the greatest in my opinion

[@duxae1617]

Germanicus was the most "Caesar" Of all Caesars heirs

[@GatorMH]

Germanicus was a hell of a leader!! I love history. Thanks for the video!

[@Dbusdriver71]

Actually, his Step Uncle Tiberius literally set the stage for his Step Nephew Germanicus to show his 'leadership'.

[@mountainadventures7346]

Being of Germanic blood, I want to root for my ancestors. But I fully realize that the Romans represent western civilization and technology. Without Rome our current world would not exist. I may well still be living in a mead hall in some dark European forest. Time waits for no one. And progress marches on.

[@iskog.831]

Germans inherited the western empire through hard work, they did the all the fighting for the romans when the romans became too rich and consequently too lazy and hedonistic

[@heinervogt4484]

The romans didn't bring only civilization , they did treat the germanic tribes like slaves , did ignore their culture and took high taxes .

[@cjthebeesknees]

Many moons have come and gone since Antiquity and Germanic blood runs deep as iron and widespread as the wind among many nations and people’s. Where Gaulish and Germanic “barbarians” roots have planted so grows an endless meadow.

[@NastyDevil137]

The world is a hell hole now thanks to “progress”

[@mark-yg9td]

Identifying with history you had no part in is extremely cringe dude

[@Roxanne_Gregory]

Had Germanicus lived to reign, it is unlikely Claudius or Caligula or Nero would have ruled. His sons Nero and Drusus would have reigned after him and the world would be a different place. Enthralled by his story and love the Getty image before his first shave, apparently at 18 or 19 just before he married Agrippina. Hats off for making this!

[@redjirachi1]

Drusus and Germanicus are like the cool older brothers that Tiberius and Claudius are always left in their shadow

[@Dbusdriver71]

Are we talking about the same Germanicus that forged the Emperor's Signature onto a document to appease an uprising we now call insurrection amongst the Army during the first years of the Reign of Tiberius?

[@Dbusdriver71]

@Paul Spittle Yes and Tiberius named his son Drusus by Vipsania who was dead to honour his brother. Remember, he had also passed away by this point.

[@tiberiuscave4617]

Well as a matter of fact Drusus was younger than Tiberius.

[@Dbusdriver71]

@@tiberiuscave4617 There was Drusus the younger brother of Tiberius and then there was Drusus, Tiberius' son of which he named for his younger brother who passed away. His younger brother was gone years before his rise to the status of Emperor. When Octavian died, Tiberius sent for his son Drusus by Vipsania. He was then a Prince. Just before Octavian died, In one last insult to his stepson, Octavian compelled Tiberius to set aside his son Drusus in favor of Tiberius' Nephew, Germanicus. Drusus was well aware that his Father was having his arm twisted so instead of making things harder for his Father he sought to get along with his older cousin though both supporters of the two princes often clashed.

[@tiberiuscave4617]

@@Dbusdriver71 I was answering to the comment above yours actually. Just a note though: Drusus Minor was born before Drusus Maior passed away. Wheter Tiberius called his son Drusus because of his brother or not, we don't know - what is sure is that giving Drusus as a 'cognomen' to a member of Claudian gens as both Livia and Tiberius did was pretty unusual.

[@levinb1]

Another epic story of the SPQR. Thanks, again, for these videos!!!

[@Dbusdriver71]

Are we talking about the same Germanicus that forged the Emperor's Signature onto a document to appease an uprising we now call insurrection amongst the Army during the first years of the Reign of Tiberius? The one that the great Imposter Octavian rose up, as one last insult to his nephew, over his son Drusus? The imposter that, by his own rules lost 3 legions that changed the course of history in what we now call Germany, that had to rely on his stepson that he didn't want to become Emperor? I won't try to attest to his 'abilities' as an Officer in the Roman Army but lets face it; Drusus would have been a better successor.

[@bbbeto02]

@@Dbusdriver71 What a bunch of bs without any evidence. Go read some Tacitus, dude. Ah, okay, I forgot, he was... BiASeD. lol

[@robertcolbourne386]

The Good Emperor that never was. One of the great what ifs of history.

[@TheBlackfall234]

Lets pretend he didnt get murdered and lived on. What made him "good" exactly ?

[@FormulaVase-kp3dc]

@@TheBlackfall234 he probably would've been alot like Claudias, but more focused on the army.

[@donrog5035]

@@TheBlackfall234 He was loved by the people, the army and even the senate, he was a great military commander; he was very loyal and care about the people and the empire. So on the paper he had everything to be a decent emperor if not a good emperor. And he would have submitted Germania like caesar did with Gaul.

[@Harryjay6]

Idk man.. His lineage turned out to be pretty infamous. Perhaps undeservedly so in some ways but still.

[@Harryjay6]

@@TheBlackfall234 nothing. Hype.

[@GarfieldRex]

The missing emperor. Germanicus, hero of Rome.

[@Nortrix87]

"Rome was in her six hundred and fortieth year when the alarm of the Cimbrian arms was first heard, in the consulship of Caecilius Metellus and Papirius Carbo. Reckoning from that year to the second consulship of the emperor Trajan, we get a total of about two hundred and ten years. Such is the time it is taking to conquer Germany. In this long period much punishment has been given and taken. Neither by the Samnites nor by the Carthaginians, not by Spain or Gaul, or even by the Parthians, have we had more lessons taught us. The freedom of Germany is capable of more energetic action than the Arsacid despotism. After all, what has the East to taunt us with, except the slaughter of Crassus? And it soon lost its own prince Pacorus and was humbled at the feet of Ventidius. But the Germans routed or captured Carbo, Cassius, Aurelius Scaurus, Servilius Cacpio, and Mallius Maximus, and robbed the Republic, almost at one stroke, of five consular armies. Even from Augustus they took Varus and his three legions. And we had to pay a high price for the defeats inflicted upon them by Gaius Marius in Italy, by Julius Caesar in Gaul, and by Drusus, Tiberius, and Germanicus in their own country. The boastful threats of Gaius Caesar ended in farce. After that came a lull, until the Germans took advantage of our dissensions and civil wars to storm the quarters of the legions and make a bid for possession of Gaul. This attempt ended in another defeat for them; but the more recent 'victories' claimed by our commanders have been little more than excuses for celebrating triumphs." TACITUS Germania

[@bethjohnson8353]

The reason German tribes were so difficult to defeat is they were trained mercenaries in Roman arms for hundred years, they new well how to fight the Roman way. And also German tribes fought each other constantly, developing a complete warrior culture. And it was never worth invasion to gather treasure because there wasn’t any high culture developed enough in Germany.

[@bethjohnson8353]

The Germans did destroy Rome in the 400’s dude!

[@enricomanno8434]

@@bethjohnson8353 Crap Rome still exists till now.. and no barbarian tribes destroyed The last time was in the 15 hundreds with the Lanzikeneks But still there... that's why it's called.. The eternal City

[@paultyson4389]

It is interesting to reflect that Germanicus had all the qualities to make a superb Roman Emperor but for his untimely death. His family was treated very poorly by Tiberius but one of his sons, Caligula, "little boots" as his father's soldiers called him, followed after Tiberius as Emperor with high hopes that he would be just like his dad. Caligula quickly turned into a full blown monster, as terrible as any Emperor, before he was assassinated after 4 of so years.

[@Dbusdriver71]

Octavian compelled Tiberius to set aside his Son Drusus by Vispania in Favor of Germanicus his Nephew. Drusus had to remain outside Rome until Octavian dies and he could be brought to Rome to join his father Tiberius. One last insult from Octavian who didn't want Tiberius to be Emperor. Tiberius had strong reservations about his Nephew based on how he acted and handled himself with the Revolt of the Army on the Rhine. To the credit of Drusus, he cooperated with his Father as he knew it was not his fathers doing. Germanicus was likely poisoned by someone close to Piso; Tiberius' hands are 'clean'. Octavian's place in history was saved by his Step Son whom he didn't favor but had no choice as his two other nephews were dead in accidents.

[@nothisispatrick4644]

Actually, Tiberius took good care of Germanicus' children. Germanicus' sons Nero and Drusus Caesar were adopted by Drusus the Younger, Tiberius' son, and boosted their careers in the senate, praising them and promising both the office of Quaestor in 5 years time because both were before the legal age at the time. where it all went to shit though, was with the Praetorian prefect Sejanus. He went out of his way to poison Drusus the younger, prosecute and execute the family of Germanicus, in the end only Caligula, Agrippina the younger, Drusilla, and Livilla remained of his children.

[@paultyson4389]

Thanks.@@nothisispatrick4644

[@ardubanish]

Tiberius should have let Germanicus finish the job. It ended up costing Rome immensely in dealing with the forest savages for the next few centuries.

[@Artisttinge]

SuperMrFriendly apparently Rome adopted Christianity and divided itself

[@Snxwman2543]

@House of Savoy hahaha

[@wisedragon173]

@House of Savoy Romans destroyed any people when they were on their way. However they didn't fight against Germanics, Celts or Greeks or other People because of ethnicity or racism but because they wanted to rule and dominate the world . They were not like Nazis. Actually Rome had also Germanic allies and mercenaries that were part of the Roman army. Nordicists are ignorant and stupid üeople since they pretend that Southern Europeans are less European than Northern ones. Europe is losing it's Christian and Greco-Roman identity while Northern and Southern Europeans fight each other over history.

[@wisedragon173]

@@SuperMrFriendly Bear in mind European heritage and identity are based largely on Greco-Roman culture but also on Germanic-Celtic culture. After the Roman Empire fell ironically the Germanic tribes became the successors and hires of the Roman heritage and founded many European nations/kingdoms. It's a matter of fact that Rome is the mother of all European Empires, formed and shaped Europe. Hence the Germanic Kings called their Empires "Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation". Furthermore, there are many ridiculous and racist Nordicists who pretend that Southern Europeans are less European or less Caucasian. Bottom line Romans, Germanics or Celts were all native Europeans that belonged to the so-called Indo-European stock and shared common distant ancestors.

[@SuperMrFriendly]

@House of Savoy what revenge? he didnt do squatt. the whole germanicus title whas just for pr purposes. before fanboy posting do some reading.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

*”SERVANT OF THE REPUBLIC”*

[@FaithfulOfBrigantia]

*"Germanicus, Consul of Rome"*

[@VRichardsn]

Just like you, Napoleon ;)

[@blakereneehope]

Napoleon. A sucker for hopeless romantics.

[@germanicus5783]

Hey now!.

[@Valentine350z]

Am I missing a joke here? Rome was already an empire for many decades by this point.

[@algutgeutschwin1511]

The virgin Arminius vs. The chad Germanicus

[@SuperMrFriendly]

the self hating virgin algut geutschwin vs the chad supermrfriendly who lays it all out in other posts but has no time for another weak hipster because he needs to walk his hound

[@turbokurbo7058]

@House of Savoy black and Arab dick for what I see

[@cmox1830]

@@SuperMrFriendly HAHAHA dude go touch grass

[@prophetoftheilliterate4697]

@@cmox1830 what did the say. It's erased

[@okleon]

I hope this is what we see in Barbarians Season 2! This is super interesting! Germanicus is such an incredible leader! If he was allowed to continue campaigning he probably would’ve conquered all of Germania

[@Maltesfilm]

He probably wouldn’t have. The empire was already reaching a point where further growth would only be detrimental.

[@alekisighl7599]

@@Maltesfilm they could've just genocided the Germans and left. A reverse Gaul if you will

[@frankschilling4093]

@@alekisighl7599 germanicus never won the war against Arninius. Read Tacitus.

[@antonsilva2003]

​@@frankschilling4093because Arminio fled, he lost his wife and son to Germanicus.

[@yuuhan_requiem]

Augustus: Now this, this brings me a smile.

[@stephensmith6417]

I’ve always found Germanicus one of the most interesting people in history

[@17Watman]

Father of the most insane Emperor Caligula.

[@bigchesse1816]

The Roman ppl used lead pipes for there water. Witch gave them lead poisoning and sent some of them mad

[@AGS363]

The shocking truth: There were several emperors even crazier than Caligula.

[@lovepeoplehu9883]

Grandfather of the even greater crazy Nero

[@germanicus5783]

Not my fault that kid went rouge.

[@ottomeyer6928]

@@polarysice5748 he was strangled

[@samgrez7140]

Germanicus is in the same camp as the Black Prince. Great princes that died too soon to become great kings.

[@Daimon-X]

T he right man in the right place. Ave Germanicus^^

[@germanicus5783]

:)

[@germanicus5783]

@Abu Troll al cockroachistan Did not!.

[@germanicus5783]

@Abu Troll al cockroachistan I'd never do that to a dude.

[@seansweeney2875]

The soldiers general..what if what if..why why hasn't an epic film been made about this magnificent roman general...romes enemies were truly mighty warriors and fearless...the romans truly are an awesome people...they have made such huge knowledge for Europe..in untold things..SPQR

[@70agrr]

Who ever it was killed Germanicus, they made a serious cock up, letting in the likes of Caligula / Claudius and Nero, oh how Glorious it could have been, Had he lived I wonder if Caligula might have turned out differently,and possibly we may not have had the 2 preceding emperors.

[@tylerdurden3722]

It might have been a guy called Piso. Tiberius had given Germanicus authority over the Eastern part of the Empire that superceded the power of Governors and client-kings...to make feel the presence of Rome. By this time, Germanicus was basically a junior Co-emperor. Anyway, Piso was not happy with the new setup. He and Germanicus got into a power struggle and Germanicus removed him from his position. Since Egypt, Germanicus got more and more sick and suspected that Piso had cursed him.😅 Germanicus didn't die all of a sudden. But his body did display signs of poisoning. Perhaps he was poisoned slowly by a cook or a slave or something (in the service of Piso).

[@Canev821]

Claudius wasn’t a bad emperor Nero and Caligula was ok. But I think Claudius is underrated he was also a good historian

[@patricelumumba2470]

The best emperor Rome never had.

[@hussite7235]

Top quality as usual, great work

[@horaciodelbarco8670]

so interesting! greetings from spain!

[@MandoMTL]

Fighting in Germania must have been close to true terror. Ambushes, treacherous terrain, and what I perceive to be greater societal cohesion than was seen with the Gauls. Vercingetorix's unification came too late against an enemy far too concentrated in mobilization.

[@DrinkingStar]

Thanks for this added detail that is often omitted for the sake of brevity in discussing the Roman Empire/

[@mansoorahmed1676]

Tiberius was a coward and traitor for having him killed. It set back the empire with drastic consequences as he also killed his two eldest sons and kept Caligula “nursing a viper” to become the next emperor who lost his mind.

[@maxhunter3574]

If he had lived, Rome would've had a far better emperor than his son, and both his son and grandson would've been raised far better, and most likely been better men for it. Such a shame.

[@barbaralucas1220]

Great video,thank you so much for sharing

[@charlesherbek7819]

Well done and I didn't even notice the error as I was captured by the overall story.

[@Liphted]

I love that you played Synaulia as the background music! I love that first song.

[@Cannibal713]

Germanicus was a very competent general and statesman. That combined with the love of the people makes you wonder what if Tiberius hadent sent him off to the boondocks and positioned. His family suffered, and the people suffered at the hands of his family. He could have changed the fate of the Julio Claudian dynasty and with him as emperor continued the golden age of empire. Its all speculation of course, but he would have been a fine emperor and his male prodigy and heirs wouldnt have ended up dead or monsters

[@histguy101]

...but his male prodigy were monsters?

[@wisedragon173]

@@histguy101 not only his male prodigy. His daughter was Agrippina the lethal mother of Nero.

[@diadokhoi5722]

@@wisedragon173 people be hating on Nero way too much. He wasnt Hitler

[@madmantheepic7278]

@@diadokhoi5722 so just because he wasn’t Hitler means that people shouldnt hate him? What a moron

[@irongeneral7861]

I think Russel Crowe's character in _Gladiator_ , "Maximus", was inspired by this general.

[@karlbahena1733]

I think not

[@irongeneral7861]

@@karlbahena1733 Who do you think Maximus is based on

[@karlbahena1733]

Marcus nonius marcinus

[@MaxHohenstaufen]

@@irongeneral7861 he was based on spartacus

[@davide2890]

@@MaxHohenstaufen nope

[@TrevorCockerson]

12 thousand Roman legions, that’d be millions of dudes lol

[@germanicus5783]

Yes, and, very hard to train. Because, it'd take days. And,probably wouldn't be enough time,if a battle was underway.

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

@@germanicus5783 you know what he meant

[@tonypegler3618]

Over 61M almost the entire population of Rome (70M) at the time

[@arvidholmberg6526]

@@germanicus5783 days? Do you think training twelve thousand legions would take days? Yes at least a few days

[@jamespoynor9511]

12k legionaries.

[@eric2685]

Very interesting post about an underrated Roman general , who led from the front , and retrieved two of the lost Roman eagle standards .

[@Rob-uz2hu]

where did you get those images? 1:42 great vid as always btw

[@jeremiahcastro9700]

From 0:46-0:52 you said that the common people hoped Germanicus would bring back democracy to the former republic??? Why would he bring back democracy if Rome was formerly a republic? Greece instituted democracy while Rome instituted a republic.

[@tylerdurden3722]

I think by democracy, he means elections and stuff. The Republic was governed by by elected representatives (like modern governments) Even legislation was in certain circumstanved voted on by the public.

[@nohlavopi8617]

Soo..germanicus whas a badass

[@SuperMrFriendly]

cool name, but no...

[@germanicus5783]

Thank you!. :)

[@JosephDeLosSantos-t3m]

nohlavopi *YES*

[@rivaxbcz9227]

@@SuperMrFriendly It was not his name, idiot. Go learn History, you have to learn.

[@bysonfishface99]

Keep bringing the history to us nobodies.

[@Canev821]

I think my fav Roman general

[@yallowrosa]

3:20 Arminius was not a Roman ally he was a Captain of the Roman army

[@tylerdurden3722]

For a while, he was the leader of the Cherusci, who was officially a Roman ally at that point in time. When he executed his planned ambush, the Romans were still under the impression that the Cherusci were allies. Later, the Romans learned that the Tribe had split into two factions. One wanting to remain allied with Rome led by Segestes...and the other faction wanting to break allegiance, led by Arminius. Arminusx of course won. Rome arranged an expedition to rescue the faction that argued to remain allied once the Romans learned of their allies' now uncertain situation.

[@res_publica_romana]

You have to be really careful with judging the success of Germanicus' incursions in Germania. The empire just suffered the catastrophe of the Teutoburg battle and the death of Augustus and Tiberius was a really unpopular Princeps. They really needed a success and a uniting figure of some sort and it is possible that the sources of those events are not telling the whole truth or definately portray the events in a very pro-Roman way. It is also very much possible to assume that Arminius, who was under threat from both the, at this point, unrivaled Roman Empire and also fellow Germanics like Marbod and Segestes, is the real winner here - against all odds. Because the Romans were never able to gain complete controll over the Germanics, which would be a thorn in their side for centuries to come. At best, it seems, Germanicus was able to achieve a number of minor victories and in total, a draw against Arminius' tribal confederation.

[@yip_the_yap]

I'd say it's a bit of a reach to claim that Romes victories were at best minor, simply because no more attempts were made to annex germania. I think a much more balanced view is that the Roman's simply no longer viewed Germania as worth the trouble or risk of assimilation.

[@res_publica_romana]

Kyle Hauso That is just an assumption to show that Germanicus hasn't acually been as successful as the sources tell. I don't claim anything. Besides that I agree with you. We obviously won't ever know what really happened and what the Roman plans were regarding the Germanics.

[@Presbiter]

@@res_publica_romana There is so much cloudy stuff about that...first thing comes to mind is, that actually there were a lot of Germanicuses around in Rome, every minor general that were on a trip to Germany took if he came back to the title of germanicus. The sources are so fucked up and you are absolutly right when you say "they portray the events in a very pro-Roman way" I would go even further and say a lot of the stuff was made up of thin air to please the populus

[@cristhianramirez6939]

I think Arminius didn´t win anything in the end,he was assasinated by fellow tribesmen because they thought he was becoming a tyrant

[@MrHupo]

A inspiration to all man

[@rayanhey2411]

Keep the good job man !!

[@hshshshdhdhs2731]

All Italy stay whit Germanico 🇮🇹

[@seansweeney2875]

He was from great stock..great uncle and grandad octavian Augustus and the magnificent Marc Antony..I'm surprised no epic movie has been made about him ..or rome 3.. they called him romes Alexander the great .yet everyone knows about all the other greatest romans..but not the great soldiers general.. he loved his little brother Claudius ..our first emperor hahaha SPQR..

[@yallowrosa]

The right Scenario for a Sequel/Prequel of the film "the Gladiator" Please, someone talk to Ridley Scott and Paramount studio

[@Username_not_found__try_again]

Dude that guy is my grandpa I swear I know him

[@fuxihutterer8088]

wow romans cry when they get ambushed but germanics fougth with honor and were even outnumbered by the romans and they even had catapults then the germans learned to figth with strategy

[@lunes-1]

Great video,keep it up!

[@Bakarost]

Any books anyone can recommend about Germanicus and his campaigns? Thanks Great video

[@Noah-lu5wl]

manuel Tacitus' Annals aren't a bad place to start

[@Bakarost]

@@Noah-lu5wl thank you sir

[@Bakarost]

@Calaveras Sam Clemens thank you sir

[@VRichardsn]

@@Bakarost I will advice, though, to take Gibbon's work with a lot of salt. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a monumental work and massively influential. It is also over 240 years old; many of its conclusions have been criticized or debunked; it is still a fascinating insight on Rome, but must not be taken at face value.

[@fragmaster101]

''I Claudius''. Even though it's a novel based on the life of Germanicus's brother, it is written based on very well researched information and offers a different point of view about the life of the members of the Octavian-Claudian dynasty.

[@onceANexile]

An excellent read....and little boots the troops loved....

[@IFY0USEEKAY]

Love these!

[@NewWorldSinner]

Does anyone know what the piece at 6:53 is?

[@kamartaylor7963]

Please tell me the music

[@Opochtli]

Incredible!

[@francescocatalano5855]

Then Drusus died as he felt from his horse during the campaign His brother Tiberius arrived as he died. They were following the policy of Augustus to set the border to the Elba river Augustus had failed previous attempt to do this by a fleet of Aenobarbus. Augustus had failed to conquer Germany but Roman propaganda could not admit the failure Augustus admired the virgin strength of the German tribes and his bodyguard was the German guard Tiberius hated Germans and when emperor get rid of the German guard and starts the Pretorian He tought the Germans not suit to integration and abandoned the conquest plan

[@S.E.-hw6zh]

He lost the war. I would show it☝️

[@amuktadir1991]

EMPAROR GERMANICUS LAST E EKTA BON ER GARITA OTHA,BON MOHAA BON ER GARITA.

[@BlackWolf9988]

Anyone got the source for the background music?

[@pauls7956]

Well done.

[@geordiejones5618]

He could have been even better than Trajan but internal dynastic politics fuck over most of the best.

[@ShueperDan]

What a great man!! And his son and grandson were emperors?? They must have been great empe.... oh Caligula and Nero. :/

[@chrisjohansson6021]

Made my day

[@ronjayrose9706]

Lolz

[@diomedestydeus3298]

Hey, his brother Claudius too.

[@blackpaint9093]

Fun fact: Nero was actually a pretty good emperor and the empire was doing great in his era. Christians scholars demonized his figure in the next centuries and it is now a common thing saying Nero was bad

[@ShueperDan]

@@blackpaint9093 Fun fact, multiple contemporary Roman historians talked about Nero's inept and morally bankrupt leadership. Heck Tacitus does this while also vilifying Christianity. So I'm not sure where you're getting your "facts" from...

[@JosephDeLosSantos-t3m]

*THE GOLDEN BOY OF ROME* the best Emperor Rome never had

[@kishanchali8752]

Son of Rome

[@_friedie]

Germanicus did win battles against Arminius (while severely losing others, and ending some effectively in a tie), but he was most definitely not successful in his campaign objectives into Germania Magna, completely failing to revive the conquest of the territory east of the Rhine. He neither managed to convince Arminius to give in, nor did he capture or kill him, he failed to break the alliance of Germanic tribes and didn't manage to decisively decimate the Germanic forces, which continued to be a considerable threat and lead Rome to change its strategic approach from conquest and expansion to securing and controlling a border with only rather limited campaigns beyond it. The fact that he recovered only two of the three lost Eagles was considered a symbolic sign of failure, much like the fact that he found himself unable to rebuild the memorial tumulus at the Varus battle site after the Germani had first destroyed it. Tiberius considered Germanicus' campaigns as catastrophic and too costly, and recalled him with the promise of preserving his honor regardless. All this hogwash around Germanicus' "superiority" and "minor Roman losses" vs. "huge German(sic) casualties" and a "brilliantly fought campaign" smacks of fiction and propaganda. Apart from that you are missing two things: The near disaster of Caecina (losing 15.000 soldiers in one battle alone at the Pontes Longi) and the panic in Vetera when only Agrippina maiors intervention stopped the garrison from destroying the rhine bridge, saving the withdrawing legions. These incidents of 15 AD don't indicate a very succesful campaign of Germanicus. Considering Arminius being able to defeat Marobodus 17 AD (Marbodus have had a 74.000 srtong army) his losses to Germanicus in 16 AD couldn't have been crippling. Germanicus led 8 Legions into Germania, a third of the imperial army, without lasting success. Compare this with Vespasians 3 legions (plus allies) in Iudaea or Traians 7 Legions in his first dacian war, both successful campaigns. Even Tacitus described Arminius as victorious: "wining some and losing som battles but unbeaten in war and with no doubt the Liberator of Germania".

[@antonsilva2003]

Still lost his wife and son.

[@thesenate5913]

Augustus held tiberius as the last choice of being his heir because he knew that tiberius wasn't the best Drusus and Germanicus were his top choices

[@tylerdurden3722]

Tiberius was actually a very talented general. He was the reason the eagle standards were retrieved from Parthia. And many times he had to come and help Drussus in the west. The problem with Tiberius was that he was unwilling and uninterested. He made great efforts to avoid becoming Emperor. Even withdrawing from politics and declaring himself a private citizen. (Augustus had to beg him to come back when everyone else died) While Augustus was still alive, Tiberius tried to groom several individuals to become Emperor, just so that he himself could escape becoming emperor. But these kept on being assassinated😅. Germanicus, became Tiberius' new attempt to escape political life. It was Tiberius who fast tracked Germanicus' career. Putting Germanicus through the political ladder in record time (these were literal records). He even put Germanicus at the head of an army at age 21, just so hie career could go faster. When Tiberius recalled Germanicus from Germania, Tiberius had basically made Germanicus co-emperor, who was given authority over the Eastern Part of the Empire. The eastern part had less supervision due to its distance and the governors there got away with a lot of autonomy. Hence why Tiberius sent Germanicus there with supreme authority. Germanicus being made the boss, got him into a power struggle with Piso. Piso was removed from his position by Germanicus. Germanicus continued to rule the east. After going sight seeing in Egypt, Germanicus started to feel unwell. Germanicus blamed Piso for his inexplicable illness. Another one of Tiberius' groomed heirs died.😅 And Germanicus wasn't the last.

[@thebuddhaofknowledgemichae2486]

The legion that died in Teutonberg? Italian Roman or Gallic Legion?

[@_friedie]

3 Elite Legions died at Teuteburg.

[@ahtim1900]

...and they lived happily ever after. end.

[@kw19193]

"Long cherished democracy . . . "? Erm, you do realize that Rome was an oligarchy yes? While senators were (usually) elected by 'the people', the consuls were 'elected' by the Centuriate Assembly while emperors obviously were seldom anything more than dictators however much they and their lackeys pretended otherwise . . . Cheers!

[@HistoryUncovered]

It wasn't my opinion.. it was stated by the author of the book I used for research.

[@bv2623]

@Lewis Sparks The Roman republic wasn't a real democracy tho. Rome was always an oligarchy, in republican and imperial times. There is some irony tho. The populares, the political faction that actually wanted more "democratic" rights for the common Roman citizens, got hijacked for personal gain by opportunists like Caesar, which in the end resulted in Rubicon and the decline of the republic.

[@onlycash7629]

kw19193 Senators were not elected by the people

[@kw19193]

Technically you're correct mate. Notice I put the people in single parenthesis, did this to save myself prattling on for a couple more paragraphs, but would have been better served by explaining in more detail. Regardless, well spotted. Cheers!@@onlycash7629

[@luked4043]

Everyone knows this. They use democracy and republic in loose terms because yes, as geniuses like you have pointed out, the Roman republic was not like republics of today.

[@thomashazlewood4658]

Thus, even had Germanicus avoided assassination to become emperor, Rome would still have to bear the ruin of Caligula, Claudius might well have followed him, and possibly Nero, too. That is called Fate.

[@tylerdurden3722]

I'd doubt any of those would have become Emperor had a germanicus lived a long life. And Caligula would not have experienced his entire family wiped out, and himself growing up in horribly circumstances.

[@thadtuiol1717]

Good effort, but please speak a little slower. It would be easier to listen to and take in all the information you are presenting. It would also lend a bit more weight and gravitas to your words.

[@betoneto451]

Nice soundtrack

[@user-ft3jq5vi2l]

The trees are speaking: panik Your'e not in Vietnam: kalm Your'e in the Teutoberg forests, 9 AD: PANIK!

[@wobblertv8083]

He was the father of caligula ...who may have been behind his death .

[@amuktadir1991]

I LOVE GERMANY.

[@robinnoel2716]

Honeslty I think this is nothing compared to what arminius did with his army 🤷‍♂️

[@13gladiusToKnot]

The "A" in Germania is short *not* long hence more like Germahnia *not* like Germ-mania. But anyway this is the best presentation of the story I've heard yet

[@aaronthoming8192]

Isn't "ah" a long "a" not short?

[@ViniciusLutterbach]

Number 15: Burger king foot lettuce. The last thing you'd want in your Burger King burger is someone's foot fungus. But as it turns out, that might be what you get. A 4channer uploaded a photo anonymously to the site showcasing his feet in a plastic bin of lettuce.

[@TheKeithvidz]

would've been a good emperor.

[@buffalopatriot]

... and gave us Caligula.

[@InspectHistory]

Wow! Watching this make me want to play Total War Arena .. anyone from Indonesia / SEA here?

[@epicbenshapirobro4263]

Saya

[@emperorcip9756]

No.

[@yewtree1310]

Konek

[@mariano98ify]

Me rome 2 tw: empire divided

[@muhammadlukmanarkan6393]

Im indonesian

[@DontarrestmePLZ]

You and History Time should collaborate.

[@cosmobilling9699]

Before clicking on this video, I thought of Odenathus, but this general certainly brought prestige to Rome!

[@kingston4313]

The mutineers was ready to crown him emperor. He had the military, influence. If he wanted he could’ve marched and took it from Tiberius.

[@ToquzOghuzKhaganatekhan]

Interesting history )

[@dukeman7595]

I like the content, however, you need to brush up on your speaking skills, pause when you change subject matter and don't be so mechanical in speech. Other than this you do have a good grasp of the history and placing it in order. Please don't take this as a insult but as a suggestion.

[@Sturminfantrist]

Germanicus Gen. Aulus Caecina with his Legions was near the same fate like Varus a few years before but he escaped with luck and because the Germanic Warriors did not hear to Arminius to wait with the attack until the Legions are on the march again, Caecina and his Legions escaped with high losses. Also a Stormflood and bad Weather cost the romans under Germanicus many Men during the Campaign. So what about restored honor,? nothing was achieved Tiberius forced them to retreat to the Rhine border and many Men and material lost during the Campaign

[@crusaderxxx1977]

yes, that's the truth

[@Happyfsscist33]

Sounds better !

[@spektakelkd]

I also speak in a monotone like I knew nothing of Germanicus, but read every single word from paper

[@luked4043]

Go make a better video then buddy

[@spektakelkd]

@@luked4043 no problem. Already have, friend

[@luked4043]

link?

[@jaymega1293]

Good except “Germanicus” means “master or killer of Germans”. Besides that, it’s a good video.

[@enricomanno8434]

Germanicus was granted this name too his father by the Roman Senate

[@tiberiuscave4617]

A common misconception is having Germanicus as a Republican. This is not the case. He believed in the divine quality of the living emperor and his mother (Tiberius and Livia, in his case), and, while he greatly discouraged veneration toward his own person, he received it anyway, as Ovid says, and apparently never opposed it. It is clear Germanicus and his inner circle had strong Eastern influence, mainly inherited by his mother Antonia and his grand-father Anthony. If anything, Tiberius and the senators close to him, like Piso, were closer to a Republican government - but the history of early principate is very far from a simple bad empire vs good republic conflict.