King Herod: Mad Tyrant or Misunderstood Hero?

[@dankim1573]

"Bob the Builder on cocaine" is one of the best lines I've ever heard.

[@JenniferZMajor]

Yes!!

[@AshleyMartin-f3x]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@noctusoverdroid425]

When you hit 1 million, you should do one about yourself: Simon Whistler. He's probably a really cool guy.

[@PurplePinkRed]

I'm praying they do

[@Biographics]

He's alright.

[@ssbothwell]

Oh shoot! Yes please! It will e absolutely brilliant!

[@riceracm]

NoctusOverdroid Pretty sure this comment deserves WAY MORE likes, a heart from Simon, and it should be pinned....man I hope they do a video about him...even a short one...

[@DunnoJustLuckyIGuess]

@@Biographics Busiest bloke on KZbin I reckon! I for one would love to learn more about him.

[@lucianoarrieta5786]

Damn, your biographics are getting better and better! I could watch them all day long even those of people that don’t interest me so much. You and your team make it so fascinating and interesting!

[@waverider8549]

Me too. I had no interest in Gianni Versace but ended up loving the episode. Thank you Biographics!

[@ruedaphoebe]

Ditto on the all-day long part!

[@garydixon332]

Your channel and presentation are brilliant, I am a big fan. Keep it up. I watch them every day!

[@Biographics]

Thank you everyone :). Really glad you are enjoying them!

[@Xaiff]

Had no interest in who King Herod really was, but the narration is THAT GOOD. I'm hooked! :D

[@joshuahunt3032]

“...Augustus joked that it would be safer to be Herod’s pet pig than one of his sons...” Of all the records of any Roman emperor to survive to the modern day, I’m surprised we have evidence of Augustus’s dark sense of humor lol

[@HyperionaSilverleaf]

It was common for people to document nearly everything the emperors said or did.

[@alanpennie8013]

@@HyperionaSilverleaf It's a pun (in Greek) which to the ancients made it appear more profound.

[@swim_ad]

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[@MartinFlores-rd9oo]

Never mind the fact that a pig was considered unclean and could not be touch by Jews?

[@Eškala_Iśa]

Martin Flores Jewsus, aint Kosher

[@cupcake4177]

Legit though, I love when y'all cover people often considered the bad guy. It gives a humanity to history.

[@gigglyme2001]

I may be misunderstanding your comment but just to be clear Herod doesn’t deserve humanity, and it’s a fact he was the bad guy. Thankfully, this video makes it clear also.

[@cupcake4177]

@@gigglyme2001 To deprive a historical character of their humanity is intellectually dishonest and dangerous. The fact is, all people think they are doing good, or at the very least, they have their back against the wall. That is the human part of history. That is what makes it worth studying. I would not have it any other way.

[@gigglyme2001]

Cupcake for All Herod kills babies and tortures people and he gets off with either believing he is doing good or his back against the wall. I don’t want his accomplishments to be recognized and I’m intellectually dishonest and dangerous. Makes sense. 🤦‍♀️

[@cupcake4177]

@@gigglyme2001 Of course the massacre of innocence-if it ever happened-is morally reprehensible. In no way am I saying he is a good person, merely that he was human. If the events are true, it shows how humanity is capable horrible things. That is the lesson we need to learn. To deprive him of his humanity is to say that it can't happen to anyone. That is intellectually dishonest and morally inept. History, like it or not, is a story of humanity at their greatest and the worst. If you deprive the human aspect of history, you deprive it of any value.

[@DeadlyVax]

He murdered children lol

[@ErikHare]

Herod had some extremely good Intel on the character of Octavius Augustus. He knew exactly what to say because people told him who he was dealing with.

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

On one hand, one ought to be loyal. A ruler who doesn't get that won't get much done.

[@thebrocialist8300]

“Fake it til’ you make it.” -King Herod

[@jesusrox4u]

The Brocialist That sounds like something someone says when they’re bad at sex or when their spouse is bad at sex.

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

Fake it until you think you're going to lose it in a violent way and then unleash your insanity and violent paranoia on the world... Doesn't quite roll off the tongue but more accurate.

[@obiwankenobi9141]

“You are the Christ, you’re the great Jesus Christ. Prove to me that you’re divine! Change my water into whine!” -king Herod.

[@drewali7]

LOUIS FARRAKHAN reminds me so much of king herod!!!!! involved in the killing of so many black men and his bloodline ain't even black!!!!!

[@AftermathRV]

Bob the builder on cocaine yep sounds baout right.

[@ADEpoch]

Also, if it also relates to the real Bob the Builder, it could also explain why he sees his digging equipment talking to him.

[@AftermathRV]

@@ADEpoch Pfff that got me laughing more then it should Also first heart. yay

[@welshman8954]

That would be the best Bob the builder episode EVER

[@lizbrowder4151]

That made me laugh out loud

[@JosephKeenanisme]

I about peed myself laughing at that one.

[@jtadros16]

Can you do Lawrence of Arabia? He is a legend and I can’t tell myth from facts. But as an Arab myself, he is still an important figure.

[@robmorris3838]

yes i'm all the way behind your request!

[@Pantsinabucket]

Jordanian Christian history buffs has a great video on him

[@archstanton6102]

@AmazighStarNet. Can you provide reliable evidence of your claims about Lawrence and the Rothschilds?

[@barbram8001]

@@archstanton6102 Google it.

[@NathanCassidy721]

I remember reading a comic on his life and he’s a rather tragic figure.

[@pyromania1018]

"I would rather be Herod's pig than his son." ~Augustus

[@MiguelRodriguez-wq5nh]

LOL CLASSIC

[@mollympls]

Herod's late-in-life madness, possibly due to pain, is extremely similar to another king who became more and more paranoid as his physical pain increased: Henry VIII.

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

There's something similar between them. Kings trying to hold earthly power by earthly means. Only difference is Herod tried to strengthen the Jewish religion while Henry VIII subverted Catholicism. But they did it for similar reasons.

[@stevenyoutsey8989]

@@HolyKhaaaaan well said

[@bezllama3325]

If you read Josephus you realize just how much of a soap opera Herod's reign was

[@bakecw001]

This was really awesome man! Suggestions. 1. Theodric the Goth 2. Vercingetorix 3. Ragnar 4. Crazy Horse/Custer 5. Mark Twain

[@rikgales123]

I think they need a little more then Just names, give a good reason why they are good subjects. Also its a commenly agreed upon that ragnar never was a real person.

[@bakecw001]

@@rikgales123 commonly is bold... let's say 50/50 haha

[@rikgales123]

@@bakecw001 i never found any source that stated ragnar is nothing more than mith. His children are al proven real but not with comen parents.

[@bakecw001]

@@rikgales123 Icelandic and Danish writing mention him... sure he could have been more than one person. It was common for viking to adopt children and for powerful warriors to claim that they were descended from famous past warriors or mythical warriors. I also think it would be cool for Simon and his team to really investigate the people that did mention him, and if the event could have really happened.

[@rikgales123]

@@bakecw001 yea thats fair. The could handel it like the King Arthur if they find nothing real on him

[@abigailmiller8056]

"He was a man worth remembering" ending the video with that line was really touching

[@johannesnicolaas]

Herodes will be happy about this.

[@ayaakovc]

As an Israeli I can say the Herod is mostly remembered here because of his architectural achievements. And as a religious Jew I can say that he is mostly remembered as the one who renovated the second temple, but was highly controversial. I only really learned about his connections to Rome much later in life, and heard of his connection to Jesus only this year when I went to the Herodion with my family.

[@eoinsweetman9263]

Free Palestine!!!

[@BaldingClamydia]

That makes sense though, Jesus isn't as big of a deal over there right? I seem to remember Jews think he's a prophet or something similar?

[@eoinsweetman9263]

@@BaldingClamydia he's a prophet in Islam, I'm pretty sure he:s just a heretical false Messiah in Judaism.

[@doronaznible7298]

Eoin Sweetman jews believe he’s burning in hell

[@eoinsweetman9263]

@@doronaznible7298 Could be; to be honest I think any form of religious worship is a form of mental retardation at the very least and at worst is a full blown mental illness.

[@kingrhaxos9068]

It's nice to see a channel not afraid to go into stories concerning religious figures, I enjoyed the video, keep up the good work!

[@deanromanado5850]

@Meg megie except there is nothing in the bible that is historical. That's extremely laughable.

[@arrogance8478]

@Meg megie highly accurate accounts of things that happened hundreds or thousands of years before, it's just like it was written by people who were there. Or do you mean all the parts that the Roman catholic church have hidden and kept out of your book? There might even have actually even been a guy named Jesus, who told people NOT to go to church, but it's all conjecture when the passages were written a lifetime after his death by zealots who enjoyed burning libraries of any other historical texts.

[@PHAToregon]

Meg megie no it’s not 🤦‍♂️

[@PHAToregon]

Meg megie history that is selective isn’t history, it’s biased fiction. History is the collective knowledge and study of what people have done since we began as a people; humanity predates the Bible and cultures around the world were completely oblivious to the Bible even after its creation in 325 CE for centuries (more like thousands of years). History isn’t selective and religious books are far from historical texts.

[@PHAToregon]

Meg megie ok troll bait, go play with your tiny phallus.

[@neodarlek]

One tiny detail: You refer at one point to the Romans as Herod's "clients". In the Roman Patron-Client system, Herod would be the Client, and the Second Triumvirate would be his Patrons.

[@MKGeorge13]

Could you do one on King James? I know he has a version of the bible named after him. But other than that I know very little about him.

[@TheLhester1965]

He was much more than that. He was Mary Queen of Scots' son with Lord Darnley, whom Elizabeth I had considered for a consort. His dad tried to kidnap and murder him as an infant, and as s result, Mary sent James to Elizabeth for safety with the understanding that he would be in her line of succession. He actually ended up signing the death warrant when Mary was put to death. But, he's high on my wishlist, too.

[@GreatValueOprah]

I mean just google King James of England and Scotland. There are loads of documentaries on here about the which hints that happened under his reign too

[@rezkel7404]

He had a real hate for "witches" apparently and some stories even say he changed a verse in the bible from "Suffer not the poisoner to live" to "Suffer not the witch to live"

[@simonkawasaki4229]

OOH!! I would love that. Such a fascinating leader.

[@stefanvasic9463]

MKGeorge13 Do you mean Lebron or England king

[@ChefOuattara]

I learn so much in these videos Simon, you know I never knew that the lives of Mark Anthony and Cleopatras overlapped with Herods. For some reason I always thought that they were around much earlier in history. You guys do great work, please keep it up.

[@archravenineteenseventeen]

King Herod even backstabbed these two.

[@danebarringtonhurter4963]

i have been watching all of your videos for ages now and must say your new editing/inserts and extravagance really does make the stories come to life, truly a joy to watch, thank you.

[@jeremiemonette]

Really interesting and informative! I love your moderate and neutral approach to history and the often more obscure characters you enlighten us about. People do good things, people do bad things, but they were interesting and noteworthy things.

[@michaelbatts5655]

And yet another brilliant video presentation, Prof. Whistler! I love these vids. The serious yet humorously witty delivery and articulation always makes these orations rock. I still say you would make an incredible college history instructor.

[@MsLily2002]

Simon is fantastic at describing anything. He is a brilliant orator and keeps you intrigued right to the very end 👏👏

[@iapetusmccool]

The Massacre of the Innocents: for the children of Bethlehem it was the most important day of their lives. For Herrod (and most contemporary record-keepers) it was Tuesday.

[@PongoXBongo]

A single death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic. ;)

[@BranDenhauer]

For every contemporary record-keeper it was a Tuesday because it didn't actually happen. Given the excruciatingly detailed records of any actions by rulers under Rome, the fact that no record exists of thousands of babies being slaughtered on orders of the King (outside of one of the four gospels) says it was most definitely made up. The controversy among historians over this issue that Simon spoke of isn't that much of a controversy. There is a near perfect consensus among the vast majority of historians that the slaughter of the innocents was made up to add a parallel between Jesus and Moses. There is a tiny minority of vocal dissenters, but as these are all hardcore Christians their bias nullifies their opinion.

[@Sakraida82]

@@BranDenhauer Very true, honestly "death of the innocents" was the ancient shorthand for "tyrannical despot."

[@aprilbonnefoy7502]

Sakraida82 Unfortunately so. A key part of a tyrant is that the tyrant lacks an understanding or care for the value of life. Tyrants are more or less the servants of death, their decrees and actions constantly creating and supporting death. Their actions go against growing life entirely, as they smash lives frequently and grow death in their stead.

[@aprilbonnefoy7502]

Celephaith Could you show me any sources as to how the mass slaughter of babies by Herod did not happen?

[@TheLhester1965]

I loved this one. It is so refreshing to see the Bible shored up by actual history. For my 53 years, I have only known Herod/Augustus by those two verses. It's amazing how many twists and turns it took to put him into that position. My favorite line: "Bob the Builder on cocaine." Thank you for, in my opinion, the best one yet!!! P.S. I love you, Simon Whistler!! Your delivery always bring the stories to life. My wishlist includes Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, King James I and the Knights Templar/Oak Island mystery.

[@deaconstjohn4842]

The bible is pure fiction, there's nothing to be shored up by actual history

[@OfficialFingazMC]

I didn't realise how much I wanted to see this until I saw the title. Nice birthday suprise at half 1 in the morning. Great video as per mate :)

[@megaton666]

It should be noted that Herod escaping the death penalty isn't very unique, as everyone escaped it. The Sanhedrin had a death penalty, but not wanting to wrongly kill an innocent man, their standard of evidence was so high that it was literally never used.

[@yannschonfeld5847]

Your work is always informative and professional. I find that on this topic, King Herod you have actually surpassed yourself. It could have been a thorny topic for some, but you magnificently walked through this mine field and in a manner that most people can understand. No small feat in this day and age. I could almost imagine King Herod in a modern day Jerusalem. Hated by some, loved by others. Thank you for your excellent work, research and admirable delivery.

[@davidlixenberg5999]

I am tutoring a friend who wants to know English. I am using Williamson's Josephus. The book opens on the Maccabees as a lead-in to Herod. Thank you for this introduction to this subject. In Orthodox Judaism we are told that King David was promised "like this and this" so that he was authorised to have 18 queens. It follows that had Herod had 9 queens that wouldn't have been a problem. King Solomon's 1,000 queens would have been a problem. For any man.

[@subvet3668]

This guy is one prolific content creator. Just discovered this one. That history lesson was riveting. Well done.

[@josephdestaubin7426]

It might be useful to remember that Augustus had delusions about the disloyalty that his father suffered under. As well as the perceived disloyalty of Marc Anthony with respect to the second triumphant. And don't even get me started about Cleopatra's disloyalty to the memory of Caesar. So it's fair to assume that Harrods calculation about Augustus's value for perceived loyalty were just that: calculations. Great video by the way, even dare I say awesome, your best work yet.

[@auldgoat5644]

I'm a ridiculous Ancient Near East fan and this was really magnificent. Thanks guys!

[@rippedtorn2310]

dae ye , aye?

[@HJ-he6hc]

My drive to work is approximately 25 minutes, I watch two of your videos a day. And I love them!

[@kathleenstewart409]

Wow! I never knew all this about King Herod. I enjoyed this one because of the historic detail (alot that I never knew, shame on me :-))and humor which is hard to do given the subject but you really pulled it off!! One of your best Simon.

[@yuval0658]

He wasnt born in palestine he was born in judea because the roman province of palestina wasnt a thing yet

[@Isildun9]

True, it didn't become Palestine until after the Third Jewish War, the Bar Kohkba Revolt, when the Romans had finally had enough of the Jews and their obstinance, and deported them from their homeland, and forbid them to return. The Jews broke the Two Rules of Peaceful Coexistence under Rome: #1, Pay your taxes, and #2, Don't Rebel.

[@crowsader9943]

Judea was the name of the kingdom, Palestine is the name of a province/region, its a geographical name while judea is a political one.

[@arielbemeliahu8619]

@@crowsader9943 not 2000 years ago though

[@crowsader9943]

Ariel Eliahu geographical location names don’t change (well they do but that in this case) Judea was a political entity while Palestine was the name of the region that political entity encompassed. English did not exist back then so we use words which most accurately describe the location now. I’m sure the samaritans and judeans called the area something else but honestly I don’t think anyone cares enough to find out. Let’s be honest here the only reason people are bringing it up so much is because they equate Judea to Israel and the word Palestine to the Palestinians today. Which is fucking pathetic considering the two have nothing in common. Let’s keep modern political messes out of history.

[@Stivonim]

@@crowsader9943 but what you said is historically inaccurate, the word "palestine" is originating from a word in hebrew, which the jews speak, this word os coming from the word "invader", the philistines, which the jews called invaders got exiled by Nebuchadnezzar.

[@johnhall1852]

A pretty fair and objective summary of a controversial historical figure. Great Job.

[@benwil1715]

Dude your monologue"BRILLIANT".......dont let it get to your head now!!!!...you dont need to modify anything....and the artwork leaves me with more of an image of "the times" and "occurances"...,a more intimate portrayal of your monologue......perfection is in the eye of the beholder.....

[@dulezninjaman4788]

A biography on pirates anytime soon? Great vid.

[@sebastiansandhu4695]

Lulz The History Guy fan?

[@CorbCorbin]

Don’t know if they ever argh!

[@mtully4624]

Pirates or Pilate (Pontious)! 😀

[@toribarrett4876]

This was so well done! These keep getting better and better. Great writing on this

[@AeneasGemini]

Dam, even when Augustus is included as a part of someone else's story, he still sounds like a G

[@hihi-nm3uy]

lmfao, idk why augustus is so likeable

[@mayuri4184]

Please do one on any of the following: • Jose Rizal (multitalented polyglot national hero) • Michael Jackson (King of Pop) • Queen Elizabeth I (one of the best monarchs of England) • Edward VIII (abdicated monarch) • Oda Nobunaga (Japanese warlord who began the unification of Japan) • Toyotomi Hidetoshi (completed Oda's job, invaded Korea) • Lawrence of Arabia (led the Arabs to revolt during WW1) • John Paul II (pope before the previous pope, canonised as saint) • Haile Selassie (emperor of Abyssinia/Ethiopia) • Läuri Torni (soldier of three armies) • Horatio Nelson (hero of Trafalgar) • Kangxi (longest lived emperor of China) • Tang Taizong (one of the greatest emperors of China) • Gaozu (founder of the Han dynasty) • Zheng He (admiral of the treasure fleets)

[@will2Collett]

Very informative, thanks so much Simon Whistler. You do your research well. Thanks so much😁💓🙏🆗.

[@bradgillette9253]

Ok. That was actually really good quick history. Thanks, again, Simon. To you and your team. However y'all do it: keep doing it!

[@Anthony_247]

Can you do one on Solomon? Also I love this channel. The topics are so diverse, and always interesting. Thank you!

[@rnedlo9909]

Thank you for a comprehensive video about a controversial man. Harod was a ruler of his time, Caesar defeated a tribe in Gaul acquiring 110,000 captive women and children, He directed his army to conduct war games and slaughtered them in cold blood. That was only one example. So Herod was only a typical ruler, no more or less cruel than others of his time,

[@rachel_sj]

I only knew a 2D version of Herod from my religious upbringing as a kid/teen but I’ve been doing a lot of research on the history of the Bible for the past couple of years. This is a pretty awesome history of the ruler. Thanks for another great biography!

[@cezariusus7595]

What did you find interesting while researching?

[@jeanninematos994]

The Bible has so much history... I really enjoy reading it! I'm such a history nerd!

[@VoodooSB]

Dont use the bible for research. You might end up believing a lot of things that didnt really happen

[@nwoudochiobinna3673]

@@VoodooSB *rolls eyses* There's always people like you

[@turtleofpride4572]

@@nwoudochiobinna3673 Religion distorts truth. there's alot that doesn't line up in the bible with known history. i appricate the lesson it trys to teach but its no historical guide.

[@ansarahali95]

Love the thoughtful conclusions at the end. And Simon delivers them wonderfullly. Great job guys

[@xxGhostXIIIxx]

"building new stuff like Bob the Builder on cocaine" that is my quote of the day lol

[@joanrankin2827]

Nicely done! Really enjoyed this episode!

[@Americanpride555]

Do one on Peter Francisco! He was a Revolutionary War hero and a literal giant. He came from a rich Portuguese family and was stolen by pirates and sold into slavery in the United States. George Washington once said he wasn't sure they could have won the war without him!

[@BoricuaPRoductionz]

The comments below about the detail of Palestina vs Judea notwithstanding, I have to say this is the best video I have seen on this channel. The commentary between the historical details was the most poignant and thought-provoking I've seen from you guys so far. Just...well done, Biographics team. Really, really, really well done.

[@annoyed707]

'New Maccabees'? What happened to the People's Front of Judea?

[@turbofan67]

Or the Judean People's Front ? Or the Front of the Judean People ?

[@olivercuenca4109]

SPLITTERS!

[@WildStar2002]

What have the Romans ever done for us? Apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order...

[@timmick6911]

Romani Ite Domum

[@WildStar2002]

@@eurofox994 my comment is a direct quote from Monty Python's comedic movie "The Life of Brian" in which the child Brian is born at the same time as Jesus and is mistaken for him as the Savior most of his life. This whole thread references the movie. :-)

[@markgreen5000]

Simon and team you have the best presentation of all my subscription channels. Always great history and bios. Thanks y'all for what you do. BZ

[@shockedtogami6807]

Never did I expect to hear Simon say Bob the Builder on Cocaine - if I said that I’d be cackling

[@InstigationFixation]

Simon is incredibly animated in this video. I love it.

[@TheMagicalBIob]

I wonder if Simon has nightmares of waking up with a mullet that refuses to be cut.

[@scotthenrie5674]

You seriously need to learn more about history, and not the changed history you'll find online. Go to a library and read a book about the World Wars that was printed several decades ago.

[@scotthenrie5674]

FYI, that's mandatory.

[@scrotumus]

@@scotthenrie5674 lay off the sauce

[@scotthenrie5674]

@@scrotumus Regardless of what theories you may hold, if observation prove them wrong. Then you must have the humility to discard them and go with the evidence.

[@HUASHU03]

@@scotthenrie5674 do you watch Rick & Morty?

[@benwil1715]

....."He Was A Man Worth Remembering"....its amazing how much i did not learn about "history"growing up...."history book in high school was just "one" book!!!......lol....".i feel like a big dummy"....thank you for the enlightenment,and the sinspiration...love this channel....

[@Wkumar07]

Herod remains a truly fascinating, and tragic, figure whose role during both the history of Rome and Judea is awe inspiring. While at times a detestable tyrant he should also be remembered as something of a political savant and having the foresight to establish great engineering feats. I wish we had more historical sources from his age so we could understand more of who he was and what he did.

[@gigglyme2001]

I think the evil he bestowed on so many and in the world should take away any recognition rights you believe he should receive. I don’t care what his accomplishments were, he should solely be remembered for the blood and slaughter he left in his wake.

[@Wkumar07]

@@gigglyme2001 then you would have to criticize countless others throughout history. Few historical icons are simply good or bad.

[@kianghorbanpor9988]

@@gigglyme2001 if thats the case so you should remember all the kings in history for blood because there was no king who avoided bloodshed

[@diannaroeder9661]

Well done! I like hearing back story on historical figures!! Would love to see more on authors like Alice Walker, Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou. Your attention to detail is impressive.

[@fisharepeopletoo9653]

Weird that we have so much information about the madness of King Herod, yet only one chapter of one book full of magic that mentions the slaughtering of innocents.

[@lifeonatlantis]

great video! just wanted to add my 2 cents on the "culling of the young children" bit. the reason it's doubted as an actual event include: - lack of gainsaying by other sources who wouldn't have hesitated to include it - criticism of the gospel of Matthew that indicates the author was trying to make Jesus like Moses (who's also described as avoiding a culling by escaping into Egypt) - the fact that this event isn't in the gospel of Luke, who explains that Jesus' family was in Bethleham not because they were on the run, but because they had to be counted in a census overall great video that does a great job describing the politics of the time! looking forward to more :D

[@livrowland171]

There's also doubt about Jesus being born in Bethlehem at all, as there are no accounts of Roman censuses where every family had to go back to the place their ancestors from 100s of years ago were from. Jesus is always described as growing up in Nazareth, around 100 miles away. Only Mathew and Luke mention Bethlehem, maybe because it was considered the birthplace of David, so would strengthen the claims of Jesus having been the Messiah.

[@tigerprincess9222]

Really found this video interesting & very informative. I knew nothing of King Herod except what was in the Bible. P.S. I LOVE the way Simon delivered this video. Great use of sarcasm. Some parts even had me laughing. 😂

[@BlancoToldYou]

This channel is addictive.. Thx Simon for all the great content ❤

[@redman443]

Do Constantine next please

[@GeorgeSPAMTindle]

Simon neglected to mention that he built a department store in Knightsbridge, which is still there today.

[@state_song_xprt]

Thank you! I'm such a Roman-era Judea nerd! Do Flavius Josephus next!

[@yizzymelon6721]

Pretty good video - I wish you could have talked more about the cultural differences between unassimilated Jews and Greeks/Romans - my Jewish history teacher once summarised the difference as Greeks/Romans believed what is beautiful is holy. Whilst Jews believed what is holy is beautiful.

[@ashspike5232]

Dont care

[@nicko5945]

I scroll right past these videos half the time now because I don’t recognize the little card anymore. I wish you would go back but if it’s getting you the views then nicely done.

[@TheLhester1965]

I think the new cards set them apart really well!!

[@nicko5945]

Linda Hester I think most people agree which ya. To me they just blend in now because everyone I feel tried to have something very colorful that will pop. When everyone does that my eyes start to gloss over because they all look the same. If it’s working for them though then keep it going.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:25 - Chapter 1 - The last days of judea 5:25 - Chapter 2 - The winds of change 8:30 - Chapter 3 - The man who would be king 12:50 - Chapter 4 - Death of a republic 16:50 - Chapter 5 - The good king 20:20 - Chapter 6 - The massacre of the innocents

[@SrulDog]

Thank you for no mid-roll ads.

[@toonbat]

He started out as Tywin Lannister, and ended up as Aerys II.

[@chrystgavenfamorcan8507]

Aerys II + Robert

[@CesarGarciaJara]

Great episode!!! Thanks for your work.

[@Tansea]

Brilliant writing, outstanding presentation...

[@Dsmiles-xk8of]

Great job, as usual!!! Can’t get enough of your videos. Very informative and interesting. Thank you...

[@CORPORAL-dn7nn]

Please do a video on Lt General Lewis B “Chesty” Puller!!

[@JimFortune]

Oorah!

[@HideAndRead]

Smedley Butler is a great one too

[@tailgatetails]

Yut

[@JimFortune]

@@tailgatetails "Yut"?

[@JimFortune]

@@HideAndRead Or Presley O'Bannon!

[@samvanderplas7619]

This would make an amazing historical drama series

[@keithlynch9788]

What about a Cardinal Richelieu or Cardinal Mazarin video?

[@videobenwhite3681]

Love your channel my dude love learning history just do me a favor and never stop.

[@yannicknaert]

The name Mark Anthony still sounds like the name of a young, up and coming singer/songwriter..

[@yosefberger6259]

While I'm not a historian and have absolutely no authority on the subject, I do really like this period of history, and you did a great job covering it, to the point where my only nit pick would be that at 17:21 you talk about Jerusalem but show a picture of the Cave of The Patriarchs and Matriarchs. While the building seen is indeed a Herodean structure, and in fact is basically a miniature version of what the Temple Mount walls would have looked like, it's actually in Hebron. If that's the level of detail I have stoop to in order to complain, I'd say you did a good job.

[@mikeward1701]

The massacre is referenced in the Coventry Carol; "Herod the king, in his raging, Chargèd he hath this day. His men of might, in his own sight, All young children to slay."

[@alanpennie8013]

MikeWard1701 It's a carol not for Christmas Day but for The Day of The Holy Innocents (28 December).

[@nighttempest7163]

"Building new stuff like Bob The Builder on cocaine" LMFAOOOOOO ROFL

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

PS: "Ozymandias" is about Ramses II: that's his Greek/Latin name. Can't remember which language. Think it might be Latin, though.

[@R.C.Macleod]

I’d suggest a video detailing the life of Hiram Bingham III, the American academic and explorer who re-discovered Machu Picchu in 1911 and inspired the character of Indiana Jones.

[@TukaSlave]

He was a Mormon, and interestingly, proved conclusively that the Book of Mormon was false and a complete fantasy, as is the entire Mormon religion. Nothing Joseph Smith wrote or said was ever true, his whole family were dedicated fraudsters and liars. Joseph became a murderer in his final hours, just before he and his small coterie of believers were lynched by an angry mob of men who had been robbed by Smith, and whose wives he had defiled by his lies.

[@CutShort03]

Your work keeps getting better every week guys. Any chance of doing Blackbeard?

[@servetaya5542]

These videos are getting better every time you male them. Watching this one was certainly entertaining. Could you do a video on Ataturk, as well?

[@rodneygreen9258]

Best channel on KZbin!

[@kodyeldridge5847]

Video idea(s): Pontius Pilate and Agrippina the Younger. Great video as usual Mr. Whistler!

[@SigEpBlue]

17:16 "Can we fix it?" _"F*CK YEAH WE CAN! WOO! YEAH! DO IT NOW! YEAH! ALL AT ONCE! IT'LL BE SO GREAT!"_ "Bob, uh...you okay?

[@ProfessionalKnifeMan]

excellent. Best written biographics so far

[@tobiasstewart9163]

youre a legend simon (and friends)

[@cassandraralph5906]

I learned something new today again! Well done indeed again, Simon!

[@bb22602]

The guy's name was HirCANEus, not HiRANKus. Otherwise, great job!

[@jamesgrassia844]

As always very informative. Thank you.

[@rjperkins365]

I think Herod telling Octavian the truth gained his trust.

[@TheLhester1965]

Born in California, moved to Babylonia - wait that was King Tut. Never mind.😉

[@alanpennie8013]

Randy Perkins It was commendably brave (since Antony had always been his friend) and also proved to be good policy.

[@chillcosby5658]

Simeon, your work is nothing short of incredible

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Herod as you know has a huge store in England!

[@lilmelvin11]

Enjoying these tightly-edited, densley-informative videos!

[@seanmanaloto9223]

Very timely since clips from the show "Rome" started popping up on my recommendations.

[@lvlinda6]

Bravo 👏🏻. I have learned more history from you, Simon, than I did sitting in history class in school. Thank you ☺️

[@mobpsycho10099]

requesting the video about King Tshaka/Shaka the Zulu to be made please

[@mobpsycho10099]

@@MrEvanfriend that's your opinion of him, but I feel a different way. Hence join me in requesting a video be made to share his legacy

[@MrEvanfriend]

@@mobpsycho10099 He ate people. People who eat each other are savages.

[@mobpsycho10099]

@@MrEvanfriend lets get the video made & see whether that's true or not

[@MrEvanfriend]

@@mobpsycho10099 Why? There are plenty of available sources that will tell you that Shaka Zulu was a cannibal.

[@baseupp12]

@@MrEvanfriend Hold up Shaka Zulu was not a cannibal a great commander and leader of armies now he was a brutal leader who executed and massacred whole villages and he also went on a psychotic rampage after his mom died but he still wasn't a cannibal