How an Artificial Sweetener May Have Destroyed the Roman Empire

[@GamingMuchTerry]

You have managed to create a channel about history that is not only informative but also light enough to understand without feeling overwhelmed. The writing is fantastic, the editing is great and PLEASE give the voice-over guy a huge pay rise. His delivery is what sets this channel apart from all the others.

[@BooserBoi]

100%, I subscribed for the narrator. I don’t know if he writes the scripts as well, but his humor and delivery is top notch!

[@billmcg1676]

Very well said! The light sense of humor really makes it fun to watch and listen to.

[@lovipoekimo176]

Yep. I attribute it to the script and the delivery. And well-researched visuals help as well

[@trevormarshall2817]

eh idk dont get me wrong i love this channel but his delivery is a little to watch mojo'y

[@gst013]

Stephen Colbert already makes enough money without getting a raise...

[@jhorne18]

One irony is that the poor people normally did not have access to lead pots, hence not as much poisoned by the lead.

[@seagecko]

Same with the Elizabethan tooth problems. Sugar was a luxury of the rich.

[@piercedsiren]

Yes and rich people eat much more sugar (meaning much more Sapa, so much more lead) and less fruits and veggies because they were believed to have diseases. Poor people would eat the unwanted veggies.

[@Slayer119988]

Good point. It seems common in history during after the classical period, all over the world, that many of the elite became more unhealthy than commoners. Due to poor exercise, coupled with chasing the most desirable food items.

[@jhorne18]

@@Slayer119988 Good observation. Today's economic elites are equally unhealthy with respect to their predatory value system.

[@rennor3498]

This explains why emperors from poor backgrounds were not as insane as the ones who came from luxury.

[@thejudgmentalcat]

Historians: Lead in water led to Rome's downfall Flint, Michigan: Ya don't say

[@unknownboi3540]

Lol I'm in Ohio rn and I heard people cant even take showers at one point at risk of lead poisoning

[@unknownboi3540]

@Mike Tat Flouride is in my water

[@MrMarsh263]

@Mike Tat Please, tell us your genius opinion on fluoride.

[@PoeLemic]

Liinnddaa ... Thes woen't herte a persin. I grews up in Flinte, MicheiGan, ande we hade leed in aor pipesk. Dedntt hurte me noone ...

[@MrZekinhaluiz]

Racism led to america's downfall

[@JustinY.]

Everyone's gangsta until their brain doesn't function after being exposed to copious amounts of lead

[@GG-43]

He has arrived!

[@twobrokeguyz1214]

Not everyone is gangstA.

[@octaviusgalacticus2253]

Do you have a life?

[@josephsmith6472]

Tuna fish ma nikka

[@muhammadusmanrafique3517]

Well I didn't expected u here

[@petrapike8484]

I have learned more on this channel than I ever have in high school back in the day.

[@catch2080]

No your minds just weren't ready to learn back then!

[@anthonymugianesi9206]

and this is far from the best history channel. Tells you a lot about history teachers and school programs

[@scienceed5031]

here we go again

[@dova3282]

For real man I’ve actually enjoying history now more than in school that includes actually learnign

[@petrapike8484]

@Break Bread Right! As a child I loved to learn about history, but the only interesting channel I watch was The History Channel on cable :)

[@bunnyfreakz]

No wonder why so many insane Rome Emperors.

[@FastBowtie388]

The practice of inbreeding to keep their bloodlines "pure" hasn't helped over the millennia either...

[@joermnyc]

@@FastBowtie388 actually several Emperors opted to take an adopted or surrogate son under their wing and make them the heir, but if that “son” lived at the palace, he’d be eating the same amount of Sapa anyway.

[@stanleysmith7551]

Emperors not affected: Augustus (Octavian)- had a strict diet, hated huge feasts and alcohol, preferred decency and a modest lifestyle. Marcus Aurelius - modest (stoic) lifestyle, spent most of his adult life outside Rome, campaigning against the Marcomanni and Quadi. Aurelian- also spent most of his life outside Rome, campaigning Constantine and most of the military emperors: born outside Rome (Pannonia, Illyricum, Gaul, Germania Inferior, Syria etc.)+ They campaigned a lot too.

[@delanceybannerman2135]

Probably

[@miroslavhoudek7085]

"... then one day, the whole Roman empire disappeared." If by one day, you mean 400 years, then absolutely.

[@wanderingstar5270]

😂 exactly

[@nuthinmuffins5073]

Definitely one of my qualms

[@anja1627]

More like over 1000 years. The East Roman Empire was always Roman. It’s only the later historians who called them “Byzantine” and then the rest agreed. Lol

[@Slayer119988]

@@anja1627 quite true. Additionally, it’s not like in 476 when western Rome collapsed everyone stopped being Roman. The western center of power simply disappeared, and odoacer, the “Germanic barbarian” who conquered Rome, was essentially Roman himself. He was in the Roman army, trained by them, lived in a roman province, spoke their language. He swore fealty to be a vassal of sorts to the eastern emperor so he would not be bothered, controlling both germany and Italy. Places like Spain and France (Hispania AMD Gallia) which were anchored to the power center of Rome itself, broke off into separate kingdoms but still maintained relations, still spoke Latin.

[@malmorbidus2788]

"The EPA regulates ur lead" unless you live in flint of course

[@annarose3354]

Or East Chicago Illinois, or other places where lead has been found in the soil or water

[@PoeLemic]

Mallmorbidness ... Thes woen't herte a persin. I grews up in Flinte, MicheiGan, ande we hade leed in aor pipesk. Dedntt hurte me noone ...

[@panzerofthelake506]

@@PoeLemic yes you are just Scottish or welsh

[@poelemic3642]

@@panzerofthelake506 he he hee hee hee !!!

[@NewMessage]

"Do I drink from your toilet hole? Then don't pee in my wine pool" -Sign hanging on the fence near Elegabalus' pool, probably

[@scottmantooth8785]

*would look better in latin:* *here it is using google translate(so it might not be completely accurate)* *Bibo secretum ab antro? Et vinum in stagnum, non LOTIUM*

[@NewMessage]

@@scottmantooth8785 Hehe.. that's great!

[@scottmantooth8785]

@@NewMessage *you're welcome*

[@k_a_y_l_e_e]

imagine, in, like, 500 years, scholars being like, "they had all that research and they _still_ smoked cigarettes?? _wooooooow_ " the amount of questionable and problematic things we consume in 2020 and here we are being like, "omg they ate lead??? _wooooooow_ "

[@EdTowel-ww7yh]

Hugh fructose corn syrup would be a better analogy

[@wademullendore9618]

Sunset Assassin wouldn’t say want to. I live check to check. Eating organic is expensive

[@durbinmitchell]

@@SunsetAssassin many of us cant afford the good stuff

[@Capjedi]

Yes. Americans are still gulping down copious amounts of high fructose corn syrup, which is chemically equivalent to cocaine.

[@mikitz]

The three things humans always need: food, shelter and a means of getting high.

[@WarpPal]

The real question modern science hasn't answered is how could a human even survive with that much lead exposure past childhood.

[@Fairy_witch4]

I always think that it would be interesting to go back in time and see what it was like even if it was just for an hour. Your videos help me realize how grateful I am for the era we live in today.

[@spencerleava2502]

An important note: lead pipes are not necessarily dangerous and can be safe: its really more or less the chemistry of the water you put through them. In much of the world, water is alkaline and has high levels of calcium carbonate dissolved in the water: this builds up on the pipe and gives a protective coating that prevents lead exposure. If you have an acidic water source it will slowly dissolve the pipe and send it out the tap. It's why Flint used lead pipes for years without issue, but then had major problems with contamination once they switched to an acidic water source.

[@kevinrwhooley9439]

Here in Ireland most of our old houses have water transported by lead pipes made in the 1970s. Our government tried to remedy this by introducing a water tax so that they would have enough money to replace all these pipes but it was struck down by far-left groups. So most of our water is transported by lead pipes and we're the only European country not to have a water tax.

[@kevinrwhooley9439]

@Jeff Yeh The government claims the level of lead isn't too high to be toxic, though as this video has stated, no amount of lead is safe. Despite their assurances, the government still recommends you boil your tap water prior to drinking, unless it has been through a specially made filter.

[@Elliot180]

Go on

[@kevinrwhooley9439]

@Mike Tat Come on, that's just silly. The far-left were just idealistic and considered the tax as an attempt to commodify essential resources and make life harder for the poor. Many left wing people were for the bill but weren't as vocal. I would say both the far left and far right want us to die. Also it's ironic that you say this when right wing people, like Ben Garrison, are actively discouraging the use of facemasks and vaccines as well as environmental regulations. So if I was a hardcore lefty I could argue the right wants us to die as well.

[@kevinrwhooley9439]

@Mike Tat You call it an excuse. I call it reality and research.

[@VanillaMacaron551]

@@kevinrwhooley9439 boiling won't remove lead

[@Intercaust]

Roman's downfall: Lead. America's downfall: McDonald's.

[@octaviusgalacticus2253]

OoOoOoOoOoO

[@ekramer2478]

Lost 130 pounds on McDs. Never ate that crap before. Have kept off 100 of it in spite of physical problems, outright disability, and the stuff that made me heavy to begin with (First clue, wasn't poor diet of lack of exercise) for a decade now in spite of the rest and the medication that puts thirty water on me now. That crap is NOT healthy but it all depends what you eat. (No fries unsweetened ice tea small cheeseburger or hamburger or four piece nuggets equaled two daily meals in case you are wondering what made that work).

[@doggydeeds]

Romes downfall was economic. They ran out of money to fund their wars. In the end they didn't even have enough money to pay soldiers to protect Rome and that's when they were invaded because the enemies knew they were weak.

[@darkknightz6661]

@David C. McDonald Trump

[@Jessidafennecfox]

@@darkknightz6661 Yes

[@NewMessage]

The EPA: "Don't eat paint chips! They're dangerous!" The Romans: "Hold my sapa..."

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

Underrated comment 😂

[@redcomn]

Here i gave you the 69th like

[@NancyDrewe]

LOL

[@jtgd]

Hold my lead pot...

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

So, an artificial sweetener _"lead"_ to the demise of the Roman Empire Okay that joke was bad

[@queenb1119]

No, that joke was AMAZING! Perfect 10 out of 10 dad joke! 🤣👍

[@xryxix]

😅 just goes back to bed after reading this

[@Intercaust]

No man that was pretty good.

[@richardputz3233]

BBBOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!

[@VanillaMacaron551]

"led" is correct

[@pathutchison9866]

“No one knows” why Rome collapsed? Um, yes, we do.

[@zach7193]

Man, it's like Flint and other places. What the Romans thought of the food was good, little did they know it was killing them.

[@NWOWCW4Life1]

@Mike Tat Basically humanity then.

[@PoeLemic]

ZackkkLLL ... Thes woen't herte a persin. I grews up in Flinte, MicheiGan, ande we hade leed in aor pipesk. Dedntt hurte me noone ...

[@b0rder.-991]

Not the same. The people in flint aren't choosing to put lead into their water. The Roman's chose to.

[@JayLofa51]

I knew Splenda was dangerous

[@dboymax1]

Only Splenda laced in lead is dangerous. Regular Splenda is ok...

[@stevenbaer4979]

Splenda is another word for aspartame

[@dboymax1]

@@stevenbaer4979 ...ok maybe there is that...

[@timmmahhhh]

@Tiffany F. saccharin (Sweet-N-Low) and sucralose (Splenda) are two other types of artificial sweeteners, separate from Aspartame.

[@yermomshairyhawtdawg]

@@dboymax1 no it is not. Do your research. Duuuuuh

[@anthonymugianesi9206]

i knew that yes, they actually liked the taste of lead in wine. Calligula supposidely could have gone insane partially due to that. Though it's much more probable it was from birth + upbringing after his father's death. Saying it was THE cause is quite insane but some emperors and officials indeed were it seems quite affected by it

[@scottmantooth8785]

*think another contributing factor of Calligula's divergent thought process's was advanced Syphilis along with an artisan blend of other recreationally obtained infections from those whose profession included negotiable affections*

[@jerod5636]

@@scottmantooth8785 is that a really long way of saying dude liked to bone hookers?

[@scottmantooth8785]

@@jerod5636 *pretty much*

[@kingbeauregard]

And making like Claudius was wrecked by sapa is an even bigger stretch: he had physical disabilities from childhood and became emperor more by accident than anything, but was one of the un-mad emperors.

[@Die-CastMetal]

This explains why purple leaded paint tastes so good!

[@fireboltaz]

Glad I only ate crayons instead of lead paints when I was a kid

[@monicapetitebonita218]

a what-

[@abbiapple2147]

Duuuude bad idea

[@Die-CastMetal]

@@fireboltaz I was a glue eater...Elmers. I wanna throw up now just thinking about it...LOL

[@Die-CastMetal]

When I heard the die-cast toys I was in love with were imported here from China with leaded paint, I had to ask myself, “why is anyone putting a diecast toy in their mouth”? I’m sure millions of children have done it and do it everyday. I just never understood why. Regardless I have hundreds of those lead painted toys today, it’s that lead paint era that’s really desirable. If you don’t want yours, you can safely dispose of them by sending them to me...LOL.

[@maddiemoo8120]

I would love to know more about Rome! More videos about them would be neat!!

[@agent_w.]

artificial sweetener: exists roman empire: why do i hear boss music?

[@grumpyoldwizard]

Many early American medical home remedies call for “syrup of Lead”. Chilling.

[@darknessanddistance4469]

@P. Taylor well at least we managed to get rid of most of the morphine and cocaine

[@joet5079]

@@darknessanddistance4469 lol, most.

[@mathewanderson7552]

@@darknessanddistance4469 sadly 🙂

[@Insectoid_]

Seems nearly half of the US still drink it. Thankfully sanity prevailed.

[@josephinemarieclayton7254]

@@darknessanddistance4469 Oh really? Lol.

[@DianaHerberg]

Interesting information, however it seems extreme to call a boiled reduction of grape juice an "artificial" sweetener.

[@diarradunlap9337]

The only truly natural sweetener is 🍯 honey. All other sweeteners are artificial (as in made by human artifice).

[@DianaHerberg]

@@diarradunlap9337 I just think it's a stretch to consider boiling an "art"...

[@TreatPetite]

The lead acetate is artificial sweetener. That boiled reduction of grape juice didnt just have the natural sugars in it. It also had the lead acetate sweetener which was produced from boiling the grapes in the lead pots. Which is the entire point of the video...........

[@DianaHerberg]

@@TreatPetite perhaps it's a philosophical question, but... can a process be called "art" (as in "artificial") if the "artist" is unaware of his own process? In other words, if what makes sapa "artificial" rather than "natural" is the addition of lead acetate, but those making the sapa were not aware that lead acetate was even a thing, should they be credited for adding it? Someone has edited wikipedia to remove references to sapa as a "natural sweetener" to say "condiment"... I guess that's a suitable compromise :)

[@buzzkrieger3913]

@@TreatPetite BS, try doing some research outside of a sensational video of a flawed sensationalist proposal.

[@pkingglazersout6665]

Roman empire: We have the best empire in the world Artificial sweetener: *Hold my sweetness*

[@JimmyAkin]

This video, while interesting, contains serious errors and distortions regarding Caligula and Claudius: (1) Caligula was NOT killed by Rome's enemies but by its defenders (he was assassinated by his own guards for being a horrible emperor), (2) Claudius was not hiding behind the curtains WHILE Caligula died (AFTER the death, he reportedly fled and hid while the imperial family was being killed), and (3) Claudius's odd behaviors dated to childhood, seemed to be the product of birth defects, and actually got BETTER as he grew older. C'mon, Weird History! Do the history RIGHT!

[@JimmyAkin]

@@jtakayama6294 High-five, fellow Claudius defender!

[@Lycius]

Oh, yeah, Caligula was reviled for a reason. Great points. Errors need to be culled, so people don't associate good information with bad.

[@Seeker0628]

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE hearing about all kinds of history. I'm fascinated by it. But, when does Timelines come back? I think we all love that series!

[@joshwhite5407]

Bring on the 90's! Or any decade for that matter

[@FastBowtie388]

That's why I subscribed. :-)

[@mastachefe4204]

Yes please! I loved the 80s timeline they did. it'd be awesome to see more of the other era's.

[@FastBowtie388]

Ok... since we all agree timelines kick ass.... what can be done besides just doing the same thing as before. It's kind of been done. Pretty sure we're all sick of politics.... Clothing over the decades? Television shows like sitcoms and movies? Historical firsts in media like the Buggles being first on MTV? The first couple to share a bed on TV? The first interracial kiss like Star Trek? Everyone loves music... more of th a t history over the decades? Funny and ridiculous automotive and transportation history? Go world wide or more local American history? We can't blindly request more of something unless we specify what exactly we want :-D I know if I hear one more story about McDonald's history or Nintendo in a historical sense I'm about to literally scream lol

[@cosmo1505]

Just when I kicked the High Fructose Corn Syrup habit, now I have to stop making my Sapa in my lead pots.

[@billtsirtsis7060]

Caligula was murdered by the praetorian guard and not by Romes enemies.

[@1.2.1.0.R.I.O]

I would love to know about Magellan's circumnavigation of the world. Well, I just wanna hear anything that would mention the Philippines. 😅👍🏻

[@joseantonioplaza8596]

Magallanes didn't complete the travel. Elcano, an spanish captain and his crew did. Magallanes was the dessert in one phillipines natives dinner. Osea que se lo comieron los filipinos y no pudo completar el viaje.

[@DaniD540]

Spanish-American war possibly?

[@kandiskennedy7934]

I’m curious why it is called an ‘artificial’ sweetener....when it was just a sweetener.

[@missdeejay]

My thoughts, exactly.

[@TreatPetite]

The lead acetate is the artificial sweetener.

[@kaydeenewhouse3011]

its because its not already naturally in the food or wine they were consuming. same goes with todays things too obviously but you get it lmaoo :)

[@sonnyr.3842]

I think I might have consumed Sapa when I was an apprentice in the kitchen. It's like an enhance version of grape jam and It was made by an Italian chef. It's a safe Sapa though.

[@chris92282]

The Real Housewives reference was golden! 😂😂

[@mikitz]

The best part is how the Romans were fully aware of the toxicity of lead, yet there wasn't a more viable alternative material for plumbing (hence plumbum (Pb)).

[@deewesthill1358]

The word "plumbing" comes from "plumbum", Latin for lead, seen in the abbreviation Pb used for it on the periodic chart of the elements. Lead pipes were used by other cultures too, so many other civilizations might have been undone by lead. If the Romans knew the lead poisoning was going on, they should have been working on developing copper or ceramic pipes that did not leach the mineral into the water.

[@40lolabunny]

could you do a video on naming customs from different eras and locations? when did people start using surnames and why? did they get to select their surnames like it was done in Asia? also a video about reading and books particularly in the medieval era. who were allowed to have an education? when did they start educating the general public and why? how rare were books?

[@jaxonvictoria4345]

As a pharmacist, I wouldn’t classify lead acetate as an artificial sweetener by today’s standards. Sure, it’s an unorthodox method of sweetening your food or beverage, but the compound itself is natural unlike today’s polymeric artificial sweeteners that originates from petroleum distillation among others.

[@tugbatok9008]

sweetener şs sapa, made of grapes, not lead :/

[@RyanShiels]

Cyanide is also natural. Is that good for you? You watch a video on how lead acetate literally kills you, and then turn around and say it's better than something that DOESN'T kill you. What is wrong with you. Get this "natural" bs out of your head and think straight. Something being natural is NOT automatically a good thing. The word means nothing. Everything is natural. Oil is an oil. It's natural. It's made from plant matter. The only unnatural things we have are specific elements created that can't exist in nature. Stop being so dense. It worries me you're a pharmacist, a distributor of medicine. And spew this uneducated rubbish.

[@PheOfTheFae]

A thousand years from now, historians will be like "what caused the downfall of the USA?" Answer: aspartame.

[@skindianu]

Thank you. I just posted a comment about that. I believe the United States is one of the few countries on earth, that haven't outlawed aspertame. Because it's good for us...

[@Merlodica]

Fluoride really.

[@piercedsiren]

Humans.

[@Gigismom59]

In this day and age, I appreciate that it is scientists who figure ancient questions.. Not politicians, not clergy.. Science matters y'all..

[@ianbanner9292]

There was another vector of lead. It had been noticed that Wine allowed to breathe in high lead Pewter vessels , developed a sweeter more full bodied taste, which was considered the higher quality. Wine merchants who also had to cope with vinegar, used the vinegar to make Flake White, by painting vinegar onto sheets of lead. Flake White was a valued pigment in many trades and as a cosmetic. The Wine Merchants added Flake White to wine , to raise its perceived taste of quality.

[@mejgurr235]

Rome vids are just the way to go! Love these!

[@lerneanlion]

Drunken people always make bad decisions and those bad decisions led to the state's downfall. Also, can you do video about the Timurid Renaissance?

[@peachyb.4521]

Sipping Red Bull, already forgot what this video was about.

[@kanfoosj]

The bit about Claudius was so full of errors and inaccuracies, that it puts in doubt the veracity of this whole video. Claudius wasn't dumb or dim witted. He had a serious stammer and a limp since childhood, which he may have exaggerated as a means of survival (just about everyone else in the royal/imperial household was murdered one way or another). But he was also a prolific scholar and historian, and the two surviving texts by him, a speech to the senate in Latin and a letter in greek sent to Alexandria, show a well educated, eloquent, cerebral man.

[@joermnyc]

The Latin for lead is Plumbum, hence why it’s PB on the periodic table.

[@randomboy3m98]

When you and the boys have too much Juicy Drop Pop.

[@lauriemarie6902]

Thank you so much for your time and effort. This is a very classy place to be educated. Philadelphia USA

[@christianfairhurst3877]

The Western Roman empire fell in 476AD. The Eastern Roman (Byzantine) empire endured until 1453AD. Surely the Eastern Roman's ate much the same diet as their Western compatriots?

[@dezmonic5229]

They used lead, we use corn syrup. We still love "sweet" no matter what it does to us.

[@peterwodzianski1958]

Well said.

[@michaelweems679]

Corn syrup is MUCH safer than lead. Not really a good comparison.

[@dezmonic5229]

@@michaelweems679 is it really MUCH better. History will see.

[@barrywerdell2614]

What a great video, I was watching it, considering what to write in the comments and then you covered it, like the chemical name of Sapa, if Caligula had used it (one of the explanations for his complete change of personality) and the uses of lead pipes. Excellent.

[@btetschner]

A+ video! LOVE IT! What a fascinating topic and history!

[@sareeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

Just wanted to say how damn much I love your videos. Interesting, informative, funny and well made!!!!

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Interesting and worthwhile video.

[@marisadiliberto2532]

I love this channel. My question is that if sapa was made by boiling grapes down in lead pots and mixing it with sugar, what was the sugar? Honey? Europe didnt get cane sugar until the crusades...

[@giotrevi6651]

I would love to hear about the discovery/creation of lead. Cause even Elisabeth the first had lead poison many many years after the Romans.

[@peterwodzianski1958]

Elisabeth of Hungary?

[@zarabada6125]

@@peterwodzianski1958 Elizabeth I of England. There is some speculation about the cause of her death but one interpretation is that she was poisoned through prolonged use of the white makeup she applied to her face. Lead was one of the ingredients of the makeup.

[@kairon5249]

@@zarabada6125 i thought it was mercury in that makeup, not lead. might be wrong though

[@JewelRiders]

and THIS my dear friends is why I will never artificial use sweeteners. Honey, vanilla and sugar, ty.

[@shelbyclark3733]

Love this channel

[@natedog2I0]

Same here it’s one of my favorite channels haha

[@motobruh7863]

Ur first

[@natedog2I0]

Lol how do you know about ‘Four Lokos??’ 😂🤣

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Thanks for this upload! 😁

[@inspector920]

It is interesting to know more about the Roman Empire!

[@peterwodzianski1958]

@Mike Tat I know, right?! At least give him and folks like him some credit for watching some history. Sadly, most people don’t care or aren’t interested in the humanities at all. But, hey, Dancing with the Stars is on tonight! LOL Spread the word.

[@dennisjonker4804]

I love this channel! And this video is informative and engaging as always. I had no idea that lead was such an issue back then.

[@caitthourot3968]

You should make a video about the downfall of Rome! Love your videos!

[@nishantkhatri9984]

I'm super early to read the comments

[@kingofnuclearfallout39]

Yeah

[@whrlds]

Couldn't care less

[@janeygotaknife]

You mean you’re sapa early

[@Anhviet19]

Wouldn't you want to be late to read the comments.......?

[@a.h.tvideomapping4293]

@@whrlds you cared enough to comment

[@chino3796]

Betting on the gladiatore at the Colosseum while enjoying a sapa ice on a hot summer day. The "bread and circuses" part of Rome was fun. There was no place like it in it's day.

[@brittany5872]

This channel is amazing thank you !!

[@sophiegrey9576]

The title immediately clued me into lead sugar. Hearing about sapa confused me, but surprise surprise: that's pretty much what it is. Or part of it, rather.

[@dannybeun948]

Great documentary like always 🙏

[@ianbeel4887]

Romans: we want it sweet! Logic: Havent you just made it using sugar?..

[@Randomguy-bs3cd]

You are awesome 👍👍love from 🇮🇳 keep making more videos

[@katlynwebb8474]

If you want to get the Apicius book there’s a translated version on Amazon & it has some interesting stuff

[@187mrsmith]

Imagine that the reason that Roman Empire collapsed is because of some sweet and low sweetener 🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤣

[@a.h.tvideomapping4293]

Apparently you can’t read the “May Have” part

[@187mrsmith]

@@a.h.tvideomapping4293 And I said imagine if that was the reason I never said it was you obviously can't read You 1 of those people that just goes out your way to hate smh lol . Enjoy the rest of your day Hater 🤷🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤣

[@a.h.tvideomapping4293]

@@187mrsmith oh shit your right, sorry 😔

[@Free_Krazy]

I often wonder "what if I was living in the Roman Empire" Then I remember they used lead pipes for drinking water.....

[@proudamerican4050]

Great video! Gorgeous artwork throughout as well ❤

[@nanirossakenchana7141]

I never knew a pencil could make rome fall

[@oliverdavies45]

The number of ways people poisoned themselves throughout history is baffling

[@tylernorgart3647]

Needed a good distraction today thanks.

[@GAdawg2k8]

Not even the Romans could make a safe sugar alternative. Oh well, gotta put some more Splenda in my coffee.

[@supernaturalfangirl8]

I'm confused about the recipe mentioned at the beginning. The video said sugar is involved, but sugar wasn't introduced to Europe until the Elizabethan era when it was brought back from the Americas. Did he mean honey or another natural sweetener?

[@johnnydollar666]

It's your one way ticket to midnight; call it: heavy metal.

[@cecilknoetze7935]

Please do a video about the Suffrage movement of the 19th century

[@someguywithabirdface2583]

Emu can't be this sweet

[@ronald3836]

One year before Nriagu argued that lead poisoning caused the fall of Rome, Saul Bellow suggested the same in his 1982 novel The Dean's December.

[@AACM422]

Love, love, love this channel! Shout out to the narrator.

[@OGDeepStroke]

I am a history major and I cant argue how true this is.

[@mylamberfeeties875]

Had to WATCH twice that GOOD

[@mythrynnstarstrider918]

Allegedly ancient Rome did not have refined sugar. Honey was the primary sweetener, boiled syrups from unfermented grape juice dried figs & other dried fruits. The ancients concept of sweetness was not the same as what we think of as sweet today. Not even several minutes in and several aspects of that clip didnt make sense or add up.

[@timothyzenner7788]

Your videos scratch my history itch!

[@kingbeauregard]

"Then one day, it all collapsed." Ugh, no it didn't work like that. The Western Roman Empire spent centuries in decline and we have pretty good records on the events that took place. We may still debate the underlying weaknesses that led to the decline, but don't make it sound like Rome disappeared without a trace like Brigadoon. The lead hypothesis isn't particularly compelling either, since it fails to account for Huns, Goths, Vandals, Lombards, and so on who played such a big documented role in the centuries leading up to 476 AD (the year usually cited for the end of the Western Roman Empire, because a Goth took the throne, not because the empire disappeared without a trace).

[@jennhawkins8614]

Same thing is currently happening to us with high fructose corn syrup. My life changed this past year getting off that stuff. My chronic pain I’ve suffered for over 10 years from due to an injury is just about gone. I went from a size 18-6 without doing anything else to my diet but kick the high fructose corn syrup. All the research I found since 1977 when it was introduced with the farm supplements agrees.

[@digilyd]

Flint, Michigan. But not your fault, good movie, thank you!

[@petesahad3028]

The first high fructose syrup. Even if not boiled in led pots, liver don't like 💀

[@Ollee37]

Make video about ramses II please! (Ancient egypt)

[@waipalisrevenge3707]

How about some videos on how life was in empires located in nowadays Iran?

[@BaileyAnnASMR]

*stares menacingly at my splenda packets*

[@lucaslukas5904]

And today we have Microplastics. We are living in Rome 2.0 Microplastic Boogaloo.

[@tokiosociety1]

Can you do a video on the life of roman emperor Caligula?

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

Ancient Romans drank more wine than the average character on Game of Thrones

[@marialuciaevans6627]

What a wasted opportunity to use 🎵“Que sapa , sapa. Whatever will be, will be” 🎵