How to Run for Office in Ancient Rome? DOCUMENTARY

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With the 2020 election just around the corner in the US we figured it would be a good chance to reflect on what things were like in the past. In this history documentary we examine the process by which ancient Roman politicians ran their election campaigns. The video begins with a discussion of the government of the Roman Republic and its main offices. Next we cover what it took for someone to launch their election campaign. The requirements started with being a male Roman citizen and having at least 10 years of service in the Roman Army, often as a military tribune.
Once these basic requirements were met, a Roman could enter the Cursus Honorum. This was the ancient political career path in the Roman Republic with minimum requirements for eligibility and time between terms. When a politician wanted to run for office they would launch the campaign by raising financial and political support before officially registering with election officials. At this point they would then don the toga candida and become a true candidate.
Just as today, these Roman candidates would then give speeches at rallies, attend public meetings, send out surrogates to spread the word and run ads. We spend some time covering each of these with a particular focus on the political campaign ads known as programatta. In these efforts we talk about what sorts of messaging would appeal to voters and how one might gain support before the people. Often this meant winning military victories with the Roman army and celebrating a triumph but that wasn't the only way.
Finally we conclude the video with an example of how the famous Gaius Marius ran his political campaign for the role of Consul. We stop short of discussing the actual voting process but you can check that out in our other video here: • How They DId It - Elec...
Bibliography and Suggested Reading
Elections and Electioneering in Rome: A Study in the Political System of the Late Republic, by Franz Steiner and Verlag Stuttgart, 1999.
Roman Elections in the Age of Cicero: Society, Government, and Voting, by Rachel Feig Vishnia, 2012.
"Women and Elections in Pompeii" by Liisa Savunen, 1997.
Roman Pompeii: Space and Society, by Ray Laurence, 2007.
"La Propaganda Elettorale a Pompei: La Funzione e il Valore dei Programmata Nell'organizzazione della Campagna," by Raffaella Biundo, 2003.
Roman Voting Assemblies from the Hannibalic War to the Dictatorship of Caesar, Taylor 1966
"Electoral Campaigning in Pompeii: a Reconsideration" Mouritsen, 1999.
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[@InvictaHistory]

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[@matthewct8167]

I love it

[@Darthwgamer]

They can move their eyes now

[@nvmtt1403]

beautiful

[@John_Smith_86]

Hmm. You have quite a few viewers opposing your premiere method below. Please think it over.

[@lilblondeboy4142]

Invicta love it

[@Johnlanzer]

This video is sponsored by the Guild of Millers. A true Roman Bread for a True Roman.

[@felipeignacioavilapizarro3698]

*Stops flourishing arms*

[@mustafaamin9516]

Oh how I miss HBO’s Rome

[@Sylaces]

@dank worm IVDEA DELENDA EST, NUNC GENUS BELLUM!!!11!1

[@Borderose]

Hardest working man in the Republic. "Roman News for Roman People."

[@TitusVarus]

My thanks for making me smile

[@napolien1310]

He killed the SACRED CHICKEN. How dare he

[@Darthwgamer]

*kills a chicken in Skyrim* Peasants as well as guards:

[@celtofcanaanesurix2245]

Skyrim people be like

[@emperorpenguin5]

a fowl deed

[@spiffygonzales5899]

For a second I thought he actually DID kill the chicken. You're such a cock-tease.

[@daltonevans3412]

@@emperorpenguin5 keep flapping your gums.

[@BasementBerean]

Welcome to Good Morning Rome! Breaking news. Bribus Maximus opened a commanding lead over Foolus Frequentus when it was revealed that Foolus Frequentus ate one of the sacred chickens last year. A household slave who chose to remain anonymous is reported to have said, 'It's the nuggets; always the nuggets.' The slave could not be reached for further comment.

[@SwissSareth]

"He killed the sacred chickens!" I got that reference. Pulcher had no chill. XD

[@TitusVarus]

Bibant, quoniam esse nollent

[@jasondaveries9716]

THEN THEY WILL DRINK

[@jakobtarrasericsson4295]

I'd like to add that this ''Marius'' is The Gaius Marius, who enacted the Marius reforms that transformed the Roman Legion from the citizen armies to the professional armies we know and love, the man who led the Populares in the civil war between him and Sulla and the man who married the aunt to Julius Ceasar. This guy was a badass.

[@jameswells554]

The Man created the concept of standardized training, equipment, and tactics; as well as creating the first truly "National" Army in Western Civilization by opening up service to the average Citizen. Sure, Service in the Legion was a lifetime commitment, and if you were fortunate enough to survive the 20+ years it took to be mustered out you would most likely be settled in a Foreign land; but it beat scratching a living out of the dirt.

[@trla6505]

His armies were from the plebe right? And he added the iconic eagle, even after he went mad the people love him.

[@yochaiwyss3843]

@Albert Fels And that is different to any other civilization at the time how??

[@davidlapiz9869]

Take a shot everytime he says "That's a topic for another video".

[@InvictaHistory]

lol everytime I write a script I think of like a dozen more follow up episodes!

[@casparvoncampenhausen5249]

Triyd it y jr dicn't wwork out weolp

[@lordprotector4266]

I don't want to die

[@robertjarman3703]

I'd rather not get as drunk as Marcus Antonius if you don't mind.

[@Ouvii]

My favorite is when a KZbinr finally gets to the point where, instead of saying this to avoid a tangent, they say "but that's a topic for a previous video actually, click here if you haven't seen it yet"

[@v1adeemir]

"Citizens of the Aventine". Citizens of the Aventine!" CITIZENS OF THE AVENTINE!!!

[@gaiusjuliuspleaser]

Go back to Gaul, ginger knob!

[@mfaizsyahmi]

2016: Ugh these political ads are getting out of hand! Ancient Rome: Hold my toga.

[@alsatusmd1A13]

…on second thought I’m too discreet to actually let you do that.

[@seand.g423]

Nah... ours are still worse... Anyone who thinks otherwise, please list and translate their examples.

[@ozymandias3456]

Hold my garum

[@nobblkpraetorian5623]

I would like to see a video talking about the political structure of Imperial China, maybe in the Han or Tang dynasties.

[@adamwelch4336]

That would be neat!

[@syntax2004]

Maybe they have some sort of strict examination to become candidate

[@powerist209]

@@syntax2004 Well, China did it but it doesn't stop much with Mandate of Heaven. Especially if "who gets to proctor the test and provide study materials for the masses" (granted that they DO try to have actual talent from the aristocracy, but one of the requirements being knowing Confucian ideology might wonder if such tests are fair and meritocratic to begin with).

[@viracocha6093]

@Syntax 200 the examination system was invented during the sui/tang dynasty. During the han dynasty officials got into the government via recommendation for candidacy

[@day2148]

@@powerist209 except Confucianism became the foundation of Chinese culture, moral code, family structure, social classes, education systems, and basically every aspect of Chinese society. In other words, if you were Chinese, you were Confucian. This all-inclusiveness basically made it meritocratic, because the only way you could be not Confucian is if you were a social outcast -- and those should never be entrusted with power. Of course, this had its own problems, as Confucianism basically became a "religion" that you couldn't say no to (lest be accused of heresy), much like Democracy is in the Western world today.

[@GarfieldRex]

8:10 in Spanish we still have that, a person with a high Dignity, "Dignidad", said of someone with prestige, resources, and name.

[@alexander.7805]

A wise man once said: "I love democracy."

[@albertpasternak4299]

well he was the Senate after all

[@heiskanbuscadordelaverdad8709]

"especially when I win"

[@kyle9974]

Oussama Sabouh yeah okay

[@alexander.7805]

@Klaidi Rubiku that's why the same wise man opted to become emperor in the end

[@andresrivero783]

Then he said "The Republic will be reorganized into the FIRST G A L A C T I C *EMPIRE* !"

[@CivilWarWeekByWeek]

People talking about how nothings changed but trying bribing your senator with gold coins instead of dollars.

[@TheTruthAndLight]

Wym that would totally work

[@TheTruthAndLight]

If fact I'd be willing to guess they'd prefer it that way to reduce the money trail

[@howitzer551]

In the US, while you cant just give them money, it is technically not illegal to just go up to a politician and say "if you had a million dollars what would you buy?" Then give that to them as a campaign donation. Its actually more complicated than that but big companies do that all the time especially when they care about a specific vote.

[@burner1303]

@Klaidi Rubiku The chad aureus vs the virgin greenback

[@powerist209]

Well, if Cynical Historian's review on Spartacus has to say, Bribery is not only not outlawed but actually considered legitimate political action. Remember donatives, or "rewards" for supporters?

[@ethancoster1324]

The whole funding of candidates from external sources plays a pivotal role in the US electoral system today. At the end of the day you're not purely voting for candidates, you're voting for people who are funded and thereby chosen by a select rich few.

[@SteveSmith-ty8ko]

It’s either the rule of the few or the tyranny of the mob.

[@burner1303]

@@SteveSmith-ty8ko That's Optimate propaganda

[@powerist209]

Well, at least from Cynical Historian's critique of Spartacus, Romans are actually honest about it. At least openly bribing, or in Roman terminology "Donatives", was considered legitimate political action between the patrons and clients.

[@navilluscire2567]

@@SteveSmith-ty8ko Or just have an anonymous public fund for campaigns that each candidate independent or party affiliated has an equal amount to use, as well as abolishing lobbying. Also maybe less mud slinging of opponents would be refreshing and spending more time talking about I dunno...actually clear policies and comprehensible plans if elected. Maybe allowing each candidate to present a manifesto of their individual or party methodology and what are their social, political, economic, domestic and foreign policy goals to be readable with less time spent on big rallies and more time discussing hopefully in a civil manner with no judgment to constituents and addressing any disagreements with honesty and mutual respect. I dunno...I'm not a political scientist.

[@peurtoricanhoor1420]

True Roman bread for true Romans

[@howitzer551]

You forgot to mention that if you served in the cavalry you only had to do 5 years instead of 10. While if your horse died on campaign the stat would replace it, you still had to have a horse and the ability to care for it(probably servants) with your own money meaning that the cavalry of the republic was often the sons of the rich. While I don't know the real reason infantry was 10 and cavalry was 5, I feel it is pretty obvious that it was to help keep the rich Patricians in power.

[@trla6505]

Before Marius reforms, a soldier had to be rich enough to buy the equipment, also if im correct the roman calvary become more of a title since they outsource it.

[@NicoBabyman1]

14:47 Consul Metellus: “Hold on, this whole operation was your idea.”

[@SimuLord]

I learned from Historia Civilis that yellow circles in copious amounts distributed to the voters swung plenty of elections.

[@mfaizsyahmi]

And Red Square certainly got the most yellow circles flowing around.

[@SimuLord]

@@mfaizsyahmi RIP Red Square

[@nickstevenson5081]

I cried a bit when green squared died and purple square felt bad about it

[@nickstevenson5081]

Edit: He respected

[@yochaiwyss3843]

@@nickstevenson5081 Noo not Green Square! So sad! Both him and Red Square!

[@maverickjohnson306]

Instructions Unclear: Bribed the Praetorian Guard

[@unclesam5230]

maverick johnson opponent dead

[@nikolabursac358]

@@unclesam5230 Opponent's name: Caligula Occupation: Emperor

[@maverickjohnson306]

@@unclesam5230 And at the end I know they will be loyal, what could possibly go wrong

[@unclesam5230]

@@maverickjohnson306 IMPERATOR LOOK OUT!

[@EinFelsbrocken]

AGAIN?? ffs 😆

[@monad5140]

This channel really led me to appreciate how much better Greco-Roman society was to Medieval Europe. So lucky for us that Greco-Roman ethics were revived in the Enlightenment.

[@zohebalikhan7404]

I would like to respond to those who are of the sentiment that Ancient Rome and Modern America (and indeed modern Euro-style constitutional governments) are too dissimilar so as make any reasonable comparison and derive useful lessons from: The US constitution is heavily based on the works of the Classics, more specifically of Marcus Cicero who was a Roman Orator, Lawyer, and Politician, as this would have formed the basis of the educated class of much of European culture. Hence it's not unreasonable to map similar patterns of electioneering and indeed the problems faced by constitutional governments under the strain of various social, cultural and economic forces. No one is suggesting that they are completely the same, just that the ancient principles of governance and law making prefigure our own and we'd be wise to learn from both the triumphs and failures of the past to deliver better responses and not succumb to the whims of demagogues at the expense of our immense progress. Book Suggestions: 'The Storm Before the Storm : The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic' "Perils of Empire: Roman Republic and the American Republic"

[@Zombie1Boy]

Interesting to note if viewed in a circular fashion, we had spent the better part of 1900 years working back into what the Roman Republic once was. And yet the one constant through both the Roman Republic (and later Roman Empire) and modern times is the fight with economic forces; the dreaded inflation of currency, goods and services and the inevitable disparity as a result.

[@zohebalikhan7404]

@@Zombie1Boy plas ca change.

[@Zombie1Boy]

@@zohebalikhan7404 Now turn that circle on its side and you will see it coiling upwards; while we may be back to political ideologies 1900 years ago, our understanding and growth as a species has naturally led to greater understandings of literally everything around us. A high plane of understanding if you will. Metaphilopshy aside, it is interesting to see how the internet will accelerate such growth.

[@zohebalikhan7404]

@@Zombie1Boy I don't disagree and I allude to it in the final part of my initial post, I.e. learning from the triumphs and failures of the past. Nevertheless, despite our new toys there a some constants in the condition of man.

[@Canev821]

Oh I read the storm before the storm I found it very informative

[@storiesaremywayhome]

The Roman Republic worked so well for a city-state. Not so much for an Empire.

[@geordiejones5618]

honestly that's why despite having a god complex, Caesar made the right call. Rome would have lost a lot of territory to the Parthians and Gauls if he doesn't move to change the game, and the legacy he left in Augustus kept the idea of being Roman alive for just under 1500 years.

[@RestingJudge]

I honestly think the Republic was doing good even confined to the Italian peninsula, but after that...

[@navilluscire2567]

The Republic would've worked just fine as a large empire of Rome's later centuries if not for violence becoming the norm in politics, and while smart but manipulative, opportunistic men with armies loyal to them and not the state trouncing about. It is not that a republic couldn't have run such large territories and numerous provinces well, quite the opposite I should say, just political instability and the entrenched powerful few taking advantage of said chaos.

[@avalle4493]

@@navilluscire2567 I disagree because in the Republic the people in charge of taxes usually where private citizens who plunder the provinces. If not for Caesar and Augustus reforms that give that responsability to a Tax Collector the provinces will NEVER be at peace which will damage Rome support with the population.

[@lalehiandeity1649]

@@navilluscire2567 Democracy always leads to division, which usually centers around wealth.

[@pentagram3]

This channel is perfect for time travelers.

[@Shadow.24772]

overall i'd say, i perfect video: classic Invicta humor, blending of ancient and present use of tactics, mentioning women were NOT powerless, like they love you cry in today's age

[@christophersmith_staff-gre5598]

I love your videos, and I often use them in my high school Latin classes. Small correction: at 10:52 there is a mistake in the Latin. The "vic" after "Aemelius Celer" should be written as "vicinus" not "vicini" as it is nominative singular. Again, these videos are fantastic, and my students really enjoy them!

[@Mr.PepeSilvia]

" a politicians purity" did make me lol

[@InvictaHistory]

LoL your username

[@robertjarman3703]

I felt like I was inhaling laughing gas for a minute then.

[@jonathanmolina6133]

In the words of Picasso after seeing early human cave painting for the first time : " We have invented nothing."

[@ariebrons7976]

Thanks; to summarise (this is a great tool to help remember the lesson, and add some extras personally learned). Rome had a systhem of freundenpolitik, of rousing friends and clients to vote for plony. A pyramid structure if you will (friends influencing friends influencing friends influencing) This required military service, thus there where folks who joined the army soley for ambitious purposes. (Rabbi Chanina Ben Dossa was saved by one of these ambitious men; both died later) Women where barred from voting, but could advertise their prefered candidate. (as demonstrated by a Greek woman offering to 'save' Rabbi Yehuda, if he where to show his face to her) The ultimate flaw in this systhem of clientell: is that it is a hot-bed for smear campaigns (as demonstrated by Marius), corruption (the need to pay back the campaign loans, no matter who lent the cash), economic crises(resulting from said corruption, as said loans where often repayed by 'favours') polarisation (provoking mass protests, was a great way to gatter strong support; as ceasar beautifully demonstrated), and ultimately conflict (as, again demonstrated by the likes of caesar and constantinos) not to mention the fact it made war an inevitability, as it made winning a war an unnoficial requirement to run this lead to the whole democratic systhem breaking. How may we resolve these vast issues then? Rome gave some (innefective) sollutions; like forbidding public speaking (especially for men like jesus) regulating the plaques written (Nero was smeared to death) punishing the violators (manny good people as well, sadly) setting a limit on terms.(all ur base are belong to us G.I.C) having a pernament senate, and a constitution. But ultimately, it all came crashing down due to economics and infighting. Ultimately returning to monarchy. The Question remains: How can we stay democratic forever? Rome in itself is an interresting proof that no matter how good your regualtions are, if those in charge don't play by the rules, tirrany is the result. Feel free to correct me where I'm wrong, my ultimate goal is to learn. have a nice day A.Brons

[@En_Gho]

This was great! I thoroughly enjoyed it and would like to see this style and series continue.

[@Spartan265]

Another solid video. Your in my top 3 favorite historical channels. Thank you for the awesome content!

[@rhor1882]

Politics, Politics never changes.

[@brokenbridge6316]

The more things change the more they stay the same. Comparing todays elections with Roman ones is a good example of this. Great job with the video.

[@beboppapadopoulos4158]

Darn! Glad they do these previews now but I thought I could watch this before work! Oh well, I’ll watch during lunch.

[@matthewct8167]

Awesome video!

[@samdumaquis2033]

Fantastic history and artwork

[@crossocean5663]

This would be a great game to make for learning some history.

[@Krommer1000]

Fantastic video.

[@Peadeymclovin]

I love these videos where you compare modern society to Roman society. Keep these up!

[@user-or7ji5hv8y]

Great topic

[@Just_Eves_living]

We watched this in class its really nice

[@theDarkness558]

Incredible video

[@militaryjunkie6207]

How to become an emperor in Rome Have an army and over throw the other people doing the same - general Bonaparte 1798

[@brycevo]

Some things never change

[@rodrigonogueiramota4433]

Romans: vote for me and I will do great things Americans: vote for me and I will improve the economy Stalin: vote for me and maybe I will not send you to a gulag. maybe

[@nobblkpraetorian5623]

Hitler: vote for me, or don't. It doesn't matter anyway, I still win.

[@karlmark1890]

@@nobblkpraetorian5623 that's what Putin would've said

[@nobblkpraetorian5623]

@@karlmark1890 I know too little about Putin to comment about him.

[@alucard347]

@Paolo Castanon yes, that's basically a stalin quote.

[@mikelcali6364]

The soviets didn't just send people to GULag like this, stop spreading misinformation

[@FM-tn5pk]

Yay video start

[@Blalack77]

A little off topic, but I wanted to get a tattoo of the Roman Aquila. My wife pointed out that it looked pretty similar to the emblem of a pretty villainous regime of more recent history and said "absolutely not"... I'm glad she caught that because I didn't even realize at first. I still want some tattoos of Roman symbols but she's hesitant to agree with me on it ever since that near-gaffe. It sucks that they used a lot of these cool looking ancient symbols. Also, I'm reading the book "Clash of Eagles" - the main character is a Praetor. I didn't realize that was such a high ranking. I thought it was basically a general.

[@nessesseda]

Makes sense actually. The Holy Roman Empire -> German Empire -> Third Reich -> Todays Germany. The symbols are always changed in the Details, but broadly speaking Germany still uses the symbolics it inherited from Rome. That said, because of that I'd find such tatoos rather uncontroversial.

[@Lee-xb7lb]

Thank you.

[@pseudo.account]

Question: when the young men in their 20s vied for one of the military tribune positions for each legion, could they get the role from the get-go? Like, did they have to first serve as normal infantry or cavalry before getting promoted? Those positions sound a lot better than the regular, dangerous military roles.

[@trla6505]

If your name is Pompey yes

[@Callmecel]

They'd get the position from the get-go - if you were well-connected enough to serve as a military tribune, you probably wouldn't be at all inclined to be a footsoldier. Conversely, there are a minimal number of records of people who actually managed to get promoted through the ranks in a Roman army - centurions, after a certain point, were assignments, rather than promotions.

[@Pooknottin]

Of course, listing your patrons at the end of this particular video made me giggle a little.

[@anmoldaglaik]

Dude i so hyped for this video from the very moment you made that community post

[@codeypasap3155]

mind blowing i love it

[@QUIRK1019]

Thank goodness you know how to pronounce classical Latin properly! Although, shouldn't "celer" have been pronounced "keh-lehr"? I love to pick nits 😂 Great video!

[@jpmisme1998]

I hate premiers because of how they trick me in to thinking the video is live

[@Dayvit78]

You thought a video about Roman election campaigns was live?

[@jpmisme1998]

@@Dayvit78 In this context I mean published. Ready for viewing

[@Dayvit78]

@@jpmisme1998 Ah ok

[@federico1183]

Great video as always, what spoils it a bit is the Latin pronunciation.

[@Armorius2199]

Hey Invicta when are you going to release what if Caesar Lived part 4???

[@userwhosinterestedin]

Is this the same Marius who later went on to reform the military and become dictator we're talking about?

[@robertjarman3703]

Marius was never dictator. That was Sulla.

[@userwhosinterestedin]

@@robertjarman3703 ah yeah, I mixed them up, thx

[@muralikrishnan2363]

Could you please create a video about election and politics in ancient athens

[@xXMushfaceXx]

Dignitas: Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent

[@bartabouttocry2471]

Roman polotocian:VOTE FOR ME Roman citizen:why? Roman polotician:do you whant a glorious battle of gladiators for 137 days? Roman citizen:say no more my emperor

[@Crick1952]

A Roman political simulator similar to the Democracy series would be pretty fun

[@chelebelle2223]

"A pox upon the man who steals this campaign sign from my yard/wall !!!" LOL

[@manuelkong10]

I've read elsewhere that the 5 lesser Military Tribunes may have commanded Cohorts or pairs of cohorts

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

That guy in the beginning reminded me of Mark Kelly

[@awesomehpt8938]

Who needs elections when you can have chads like Augustus, Trajan and Marcus Aurelius ruling everything?

[@thimization]

After the corruption and chaos of the past half century, I imagine strongman politics could be quite refreshing.

[@hitsugayatoshiro9517]

Yup, like putin, stalin or xi lol

[@nkohu]

do you have names of the background music playing throughout this video please?

[@FireOccator]

"Now you have launched your campaign. Now what?" Eliminate the competition.

[@Cruxispal]

Is that.... Two Minute Tabletop's assets for Wonderdraft?

[@christianrodier3381]

Interesting

[@Sealdeam]

Those roughly 100 years between the death of Gaius Gracchus and the ascent of Augustus to power deserve a series of its own, a long one probably, more or less 4 generations of bloodshed and internal and external conflict, besides the more well known final stage which included the Conquest of Gaul and the numerous civil wars of the end of the Republic, the first phase also included a lot of incidents of equal importance in the fall itself that deserve further exploration like the War against Jugurtha mentioned in the video, the War against the Cimbri and Teutons that made necessary the Reforms of Marius, the career and death of the tribune Saturninus, the highly underrated Social War, pretty much all of Sulla's career both in the East and his eventual march on Rome itself and his period as dictator, the march on Rome attempted by Lepidus, father of the triumvir, and the dismantlement of Sulla's laws by his former lieutenants Pompey and Crassus; that century devoid of peace is one of the most fascinating periods of history not only of Rome but the West as a whole.

[@katiekeenan3156]

2016: ugh... these Political ads are getting out of hand!! Romans: hold my Toga... Also Romans: Get out the wayyyyyyyyy pretty boi coming thru- me and my crewwwww

[@Gurdia]

I love that there's already 13 dislikes and it hasn't even premiered yet lol

[@CornPop309]

@Klaidi Rubiku how are they not? Which country would be more similar?

[@CornPop309]

@Klaidi Rubiku I guess you could say that, I just think of military superpower/greed when I think of Rome.

[@CornPop309]

@Klaidi Rubiku eh the computer/phone/internet your using says different lol but w.e man.

[@CornPop309]

@Klaidi Rubiku the colonies were the United states wasn't.& so lol doesn't mean what I said isn't true.

[@chinguunerdenebadrakh7022]

@Klaidi Rubiku The good parts of US are from Europe, but the bad parts are pinned on US alone? Aight then.

[@Miguel-fo9cd]

I promise I won't get political 3 drinks later 15:58

[@justinian-the-great]

Maybe you should do a video on how to run elections in ancient Athens?

[@OPVSNOVVM]

5:22 It's a shame that a name like Manlius was only elected 12 times ;-)

[@ngoctrand.6032]

I would have voted for Biggus Dickus. I heard he was a good man you know...

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[@sauronmordor7494]

yes

[@FM-tn5pk]

Finally?

[@zain2140]

A suggestion is to speak of Carthaginian politics and how it worked.

[@astrono_mologist]

"Candidates would wear the toga candida, a symbol of their purity" Roman candidates: *laughs in bribes*

[@howdareyou7829]

Ya history repeats itself and thats why tump is actually 👌

[@shorewall]

A lot of people compare the US to the Roman Empire, but I definitely see us as still in the Republic Phase. We might be coming to a change though, who knows?

[@LiberalsGettheBulletToo]

12:41 Some things never change...

[@Tomson419]

can you do online battles once again>?

[@josephstalin364]

If only among us meetings were like this

[@woollywilly7128]

Fuck yeah, mention of my boy Gaius Marius.

[@jaynishnakar3115]

All world leaders or politicians should serve in their nation's armies

[@shorewall]

Yeah, but they'd just command from the back and order more wars so they can make a name for themselves. I think if every citizen had to serve in the army, you would have less war, because no one wants to die.

[@jamesbrice3267]

@@shorewall Pretty much the synopsis of Starship Troopers.

[@billyspencer7325]

Could you remove the 'the young turks' video on the end of the units of history playlist please as I use the videos to sleep. Thank you. Sorry for my bad english.

[@attemptedunkindness3632]

Awkward silence at 15:36: **Slips dude a sack of coins**

[@aysseralwan]

It do be basically the same as now (except required military service)

[@arx3516]

Many prominent US politicians have military backgrounds.

[@ramonruijgt4532]

What kind of sports normal town folk played. footbal(soccer) as one of the most played sports

[@eNoble-US]

If you’re interested in joining a Roman Republic DnD, here’s a link discord.gg/UcdCtb4p . The rules are as long as it’s realistic, you can do it.

[@zach7193]

Wow, this is good. It's like the elections here in the United States. Cool.

[@terrainvictus1210]

"I love democracy. I love the republic" - a wise man

[@Spiderblaze-pw7bz]

How To run For Office in Ancient Rome well I wasn’t born for 2000 years that’s a real plus

[@matthewmann8969]

Lots of documents, papers, resumes, signatures, And charts to sign

[@Frost87112]

as politician this was most hilarious to me, but also is rather weird to see how political campaigns haven´t changed at all.

[@banathinkehli9875]

A lot of this sounds really familiar XD

[@kev3d]

Gaius Marius: Caesar in Alpha Build.

[@petyreaper]

One think that came in my mind is where the romans citizen put their money for safety, like crassus was the richest roman but where his money was kept, exist a bank or they hide somewhere.

[@theofficialsikris]

0:08 Hey! I can only count 22 smudges on that flag!