Julius Caesar: The Legacy Of Ancient Rome's Greatest Dictator | Caesar Revealed With Mary Beard

[@johane4764]

She and Egyptologist, Dr Joann Fletcher are my two favourite people; their genuine enthusiasm and storytelling are simply captivating.

[@darthjoey8986]

Yes you can feel their passion !!

[@LSUrugby8]

TBH, I'd probably hate to have her as a history professor in uni. She seems like she would be terrifying to study under

[@relazar]

Lucy Worsley is pretty great as well.

[@darthjoey8986]

And yes Lucy Worsley is also one of my favorites. Also Dan Jones, he has a way of making history come alive too

[@davyroger3773]

@@LSUrugby8 Why? I feel like I would love showing up to her class!

[@bigbensarrowheadchannel2739]

I love this lady. Her passion for ancient Rome is second to none. I'd love to spend a semester in her classroom.

[@wholeNwon]

"None" = a LOT of historians.

[@bigbensarrowheadchannel2739]

Ok

[@jesuscampie4099]

Come on the first ten minutes is literally covered in bs murdered in the senate house? No he wasn’t it was being repaired or renovated, they met in a theater house, the Roman republic was not a democracy, there are way better historians

[@taroman7100]

I'd prefer Andrew Wallace Hadrill.

[@sabthie5836]

I love Mary Beard, she has such a lovely way to present to us the old Rome, Pompeji, Caesar etc. She is unique, smart, full of humor and great knowledge. A wonderful presenter, a wonderful woman!

[@amyRMA]

You can tell she loves history and makes it fun! I would LOVE to take a class or listen to lectures by her!

[@charlesmcelravyjr.2129]

Yeah she's legit.

[@taroman7100]

I wish I wasnt so vain.

[@robotslug]

Well, my bedtime documentary is now chosen. Thanks Odyssey.

[@stephenlee5338]

So true

[@malamaca2608]

😅

[@michellepollock9804]

Hilarous. I do the same. Got a favorite?

[@MichelleIbarraMHAEdD]

I adore her! She has no fear, she's animated, super intelligent, passionate about her topics, and has a wicked sense of humor 😃! And those shoes are the bomb! 💜💛💜💛

[@jimr9499]

Lol her shoes are memorable in everything she's in.

[@glenn-younger]

She made a brilliant observation when she observed that even though they killed him, they didn't have a forward plan and so ended up with the very thing they didn't want: Rule under one person. Thank you for sharing this.

[@thrallion]

Hmm no offence to her but I wouldn’t call that a “brilliant observation” lol… it’s literally the main takeaway of the whole saga… probably the single most common observation anyone makes when learning about Caesar’s assassination. Sorry not trying to be rude, just thought that was kind of funny

[@glenn-younger]

​@@thrallion Hmmm. For someone "not trying to be rude", you've managed to come across as a little snotty. I won't take it personally, though. Perhaps you're just having a bad day or a lonely one? Actually, when I made the comment, I was thinking of how politics can make people dense. Fast forward to more current days when a group of Americans stormed the White House with obviously no forward plan beyond the actual moment of doing the deed. People might know history, but it doesn't mean they learn from it.

[@charlesincharge3404]

@@glenn-younger "I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to PEACEFULLY AND PATRIOTICALLY make your voices heard"...that what Trump clearly stated to those people who you say stormed the Capitol. In fact, they were ushered in by the Capitol police and government agents like Ray Epps and the scaffold commander directing the crowd via a bull horn. And we have video of every bit of it. In fact, there's an additional 40K hours of video that Pelosi refuses to release showing more of the disgraceful actions of the Capitol police on that fateful day. That video by the way belongs to the taxpayers, not the corrupt lefty politicians. And that's the same Pelosi who declined Trump's suggestion to bring in national guard troops. Dereliction of duty on steroids. Not a single person who entered the Capitol on Jan 6 was armed...so an unarmed insurrection took place that day? How is that suppose to work?...explain prey tell. What a sham...shame on you for falling for it. 2000 Mules...watch it!!!

[@glenn-younger]

@@charlesincharge3404 Sigh. There are dirty dealings all around. I do wish people on the ground had posted videos showing that. Without real proof… 🤷🏻‍♀️It’s becoming increasingly harder to separate fact from individual agendas. At any rate, thank you you for sharing your perspective. Maybe next time can you do it without the name calling? All of us need to learn to communicate with each other with respect. Otherwise we’ll never get through this mess and find a common meeting ground. Wishing you well…

[@charlesincharge3404]

@@glenn-younger First & foremost, there ABSOLUTELY IS video of Ray Epps and the scaffold commander urging & pleading with people to force their way into the Capitol. And there's also video of the Capitol police ushering them in. There's also evidence of Ashley Babbitt being gunned down in cold blood by employee of Pelosi while presenting no threat of violence whatsoever. I've seen it all, in all its disgusting glory. But I'm not not shocked in the least to hear that you haven't seen any of it because the media sources you get your fake news from won't show it to you. I challenge you to take the time to search for it...you'll find it. You won't, however, because it goes counter to your agenda. And as far as your condescending accusations are concerned, take it somewhere else. Just like millions upon millions of likeminded patriots who happen to love their country, I'm fed up and no longer interested in trying having so-called respectful conversations with globalist lefty types who have no issue with all of the destruction being caused by the dangerous politicians and activist groups your type supports. 2000 Mules...watch it and learn something.

[@ryanwessell4279]

To those people who are critical of this documentary, about what Mary didn't cover: this is a 1 hr program. She couldn't possibly cover everything that one of the most influential Romans did as a child. She's a world-renowned Roman historian and she gets to decide what she feels is important to include in a documentary on Julius Caesar.

[@jacklyv]

I love this whole channel so much but Mary Beard is definitely my FAVORITE! shes so enthusiastic and relatable, she has help rekindle my love for classical history 🤗

[@DASDmiser]

4:19. An exquisite example of the aphorism "it is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt".

[@ivanaradojevic7015]

Give them a break. These people were on holiday/a leasurely stroll when a tv crew came up and asked them a history question 😂

[@thewol7534]

"Cesarean section" comes from ancient Roman law (Lex Caesarea) which mandated the cutting out from the womb of a child whose mother had died during labour. The law was originally enacted to comply with Roman ritual and religious custom, which forbade the burial of pregnant women, but the procedure was later pursued specifically in an attempt to save the child’s life. "Caesarea" comes from the Latin root "caedere " meaning "to cut".

[@JC-vg5gl]

ya i read somewhere that if caesar was in fact "cut out," his mother would never have survived, and she was found in later texts.

[@darthjoey8986]

Somehow I had never heard that explanation of a cesarean. I knew Caesar couldn't have been born that way. His mother was still alive when he became pontiff

[@BuckleBunny]

He wanted people to think he was great, that’s the name he chose. I don’t think his real birth name was ever revealed in history. Remember she said he told this tail to be part of his greatness even though he had a meager life. I do wish she gave more of the actual definition though before skipping into his real childhood.

[@darthjoey8986]

@@BuckleBunny who are you talking about?

[@JayM409]

@@BuckleBunny - He was named after his father, also named Gaius Julius Caesar.

[@bonniedawson6999]

Mary Beard is great. I love the way she explains everything and is down-to-earth :)

[@lightbeingform]

Beard has such vigor, such presence: Punctuating lessons with chuckles; Conducting lessons with a spray can in a subway tunnel; Touching things with a lightness, yet with due seriousness. Let this spirit dwell in every striving intellect! Whee!

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

Nobody can make you love history like Mary Beard

[@Wayzor_]

Wait till Biggus Dickus hears of this.

[@dundundun4242]

😂😂😂😂 Biggus Dickus was the greatest

[@daveallentown6868]

Oh, you speak latin too?

[@Willie5000]

@@dundundun4242 This man commands a qwack legion! He wanks as high as any in Wome!

[@josephstalin4143]

Et tu?,biggus

[@FrancisJohnDYbas]

@@Willie5000 Ppp

[@lindaduncan2723]

Thank you Mary. I just love watching and learning with you! Your my favorite! Have a blessed day!

[@estefaniabarrionuevo4640]

00:00 - Introduction 02:50 - Julius Caesar in the public mind 07:15 - The beginning of his successful career 14:15 - The conquest of Gaul 22:01 - The exploration of Britain 24:07 - The accounts of his battles as propaganda 28:17 - Similarities between ancient and modern politicians 30:50 - His march to Roma with the troops and the civil war 34:50 - His designation as dictator 37:30 - The portrait of Julius Caesar 41:50 - His populist politics: "bread and circus" 44:13 - Baldness, adultery and self-confidence 47:19 - His legacy in our everyday life 52:11 - The modern sense of the word dictator 54:29 - His assassination in the senate house 56:48 - Conclusions

[@justlikeme2797]

No need we watched it all without skipping even for a second. Thanks though now get tf out.

[@lelostimulus9995]

Thanks for chaptering something that isn't yours.

[@annjalsa3341]

What is both of your problems🤦🏽‍♀️

[@lewstone5430]

@Estefanía Barrionuevo, thanks!

[@giffica]

MARY BEARD!!!! YES!!!! Always more, her passion for the subject is second to NONE!

[@godfreecharlie]

Perhaps a little less of her close up face shots, dental structure, scrunched up smile? Try that pose on a 52" and you will see what I mean.

[@alexanderfaust4192]

Caesar was not assassinated in the senate house believe it or not. He was assassinated in a theater dedicated to Pompeii Magnus (whom he defeated in Greece) where the senate was meeting for that day. The senate house was being repaired at the time and it was not unusual for the senate to move it's sessions around to different parts of Rome. He died at the foot of a statue of his rival. The gods had a clever sense of humor.

[@brasschick4214]

I call it not the gods having humour but the Senators giving serious shade. It payback par excellence.

[@Ken_Scaletta]

How the hell does Mary Beard not KNOW that? Now I can't trust anything she says.

[@alexanderfaust4192]

@@Ken_Scaletta funny enough I read that in her own book: SPQR

[@LeontiusInvictus]

That's where she was standing

[@Ken_Scaletta]

@@LeontiusInvictus The Curia of Pompey doesn't exist any more. The site of the assassination is underground and inaccessible. Plus she SAID it was the Senate House.

[@destroyer0685]

The real issue on why Ceasars is Caesar is that the Roman Republic had morphed and its method of government and culture could not handle the stress of governing such a large enterprise. The proto Caesar is his uncle Marius. Marius redesigned the Roman army and turned it from a Militia based on economic standing to a professional force. This army came to be because most of the eligible men were no longer able to campaign as they were either dead or too old. So Marius formed his army from the Capitei Censei, the Roman head count, essentially the poor. He armed them, trained them and they fought for him and Rome. Sulla did the same thing as did Pompey. Caesar did it better. The reason for this is that the army did not really swear allegiance to Rome but to their commander, who was called Imperator. By doing this, Sulla, Marius and the rest overthrew the social contract that the "metropolitan elites" as she calls them hung their hats. Remember Rome was not a democracy it was a Representative Republic. The United States is modeled on the Roman Republic not the Empire. Caesar, like other great personalities in the world changed society by knowing and using rules or: Tell Mark Antony to keep his legions intact as they make the law legal. Compared to the aristos or Optimates the Roman people loved him.

[@davidstewart5811]

Absolutely terrible that so many folks have little if any information about one of the most important people in history. Sad.

[@RavenStillBeguiling]

You have to think about what the producers choose to show. Many probably did know about Caesar but it was cut.

[@davyroger3773]

And we know even less about Alexander!

[@daniel3231995]

its a repeating phenomenon. forget the greats so new ones (populists) prop up so they seem an entirely new thing. ONLY thing is TRUMP WILL COME BACK GREATER! MAGA2

[@wholeNwon]

If you choose to enumerate the areas of public ignorance, you have set yourself a mighty task.

[@lelostimulus9995]

Why don't you cry about it?

[@johnmooers5594]

Hard to believe a classicist as accomplished as Ms Beard didn’t specify Caesar was killed in the portico of the Theater of Pompey rather than the “Senate House.”

[@stanlygirl5951]

Yes, it was where the Senate was meeting at the time, but it was *not* the "Senate House."

[@Consrignrant]

Wherever the Senate met was a Senate House.

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

I like Mary Beard & her style of documentary, normally- but, I’m kind of surprised with the title of the documentary, to see she ignored so much of his earlier life - I was glad she mentioned he wasn’t of the first rate aristocratic families, *however* , he was related through his mother to some powerful people, & related by marriage to Marius- one of **the most famous** later (not late) Republican era Roman leaders. Caesar’s childhood/ teenage years - which could arguably be considered more formative than almost _anyone_ has previously indicated- were marred by near-continuous civil war. Caesar’s earlier years could be a documentary/ mini-series in its’ own right... He himself became a target of Marius’ erstwhile ally & later deadly foe, Sulla- due to his connection with Marius - the irony was, that this targeting by Sulla (the other big famed later Republican era leader) included stripping him of his inheritance, & depriving him of a highly constrictive (though very respected) religious office, that would have prevented his leaving Rome for extended periods - arguably, this single event was what helped make his rise possible... Also; No mention of his study of oratory in Greece, followed by his capture by pirates on the way home (& the terrible revenge he took on them)- his time at the court of Nicomedes- & maybe connecting to modern celebrity rumour-mongering/ scandal-mongering - it might have been interesting to understand what ancient people considered a scandal. I get his appearance at the tale-end of Spartacus’ revolt amounts to scarcely a footnote, but still- it links to his later relationships with Crassus & Pompey, & their political alliance... or mentioning anything else of his earlier years, other than the Alexander the Great statue incident...? Edit: word

[@zeusnitch]

I agree. This 'documentary' was definitely lacking some context/information, like the political intrigue Caesar was exposed to early on

[@dianeaustin2414]

Agree with all your points...

[@dianeaustin2414]

Would add his influence on Octavian Augustus...

[@virgilius7036]

Caesar family was patrician, but whose wealth had declined because of legacies in the family estate!

[@nycbearff]

Documentaries are constrained by time. She filled the time completely with significant things about him - a lot more had to be left out.

[@Temujin1991]

This woman is the reason I want to get a degree in classical history, I owe her so much.

[@lelostimulus9995]

You owe your daddy so much.

[@lightbeingform]

That's amazing. Have a wonderful journey!

[@petersclafani4370]

The senate feared him because of his legions were loyal to him. He has 12 legions well trained veterans, disciplined

[@pexxajohannes1506]

Anybody who carried out genocide in Gaul carried also aura of real fear. JC was not a pleasant or easy man. He had his way easy, hard or deadly way. Not fearing Julius Caesar was usually quick way to death...

[@petersclafani4370]

@@pexxajohannes1506 hatred of the gauls goes back to early rome when it was invaded. Second the gauls fought with Hannibal in the 2nd panic war. Caesar did what he had to do with power tribes was to send a msg. To other tribes.

[@westoncampbell1268]

@Roger Clemens Close it's sillius soddus

[@dabreal82]

@@pexxajohannes1506 what?

[@pexxajohannes1506]

@@dabreal82 if you manage to inspire a civilwar, you are feared person. There are lot of folks who like Caesar and there is nothing wrong with that. But reality is that Caesar was also a wolf and a political predator and rightfully feared. He boasted with killing enormous number of gauls. Gauls who had trade and client links with Rome and romans. If needed, he would starve women and children dead. Only if you read and believe all imperial propaganda of divine Julius Caesar, you stop seeing Caesar also as a man, politician and deadly and not at all nice warrior.

[@dragonfox2.058]

Of all the ancient Roman tales, I like Colleen McCullough's "First Man in Rome" the very best. Her research was exhaustive. Of course she never received much recognition for them which was a disgrace. That woman could WRITE! I think Julius Caesar was a universal genius

[@lekkki1]

He was truly an amazing man. Boundless energy and intelligence. It's laughable to hear him described as brutal and ruthless in accordance with current thought; in his day he was a bit of a lightweight in the "political treachery" milieu. If you want a monster; look to Sulla, who preceded Ceaser by multiple years.

[@captainnemo1402]

Thanks to the producers for this interesting documentary. Also maybe interesting to know in Persian mythical stories it was Rostam who was such a big baby to be born by a Cesarean section on Roudabeh (mother) by Simorgh (mythical intelligent bird). So some call it Rostamineh here in Iran!

[@gingersnaptrack9337]

I love this channel with Mary Beard making history fun and interesting.

[@lesilluminations1]

I have been studying Latin and reading about the Romans for years. But no one brings it to life like Mary does. What's more, it isn't just passion she brings. There is a nuance to her interpretation so that a complex picture is left in the reader's mind. She is truly a gift to the world.

[@stutzbearcat5624]

She's extremely subjective. Also these shows wind up being more about her than the subject. I guess that's what average tele viewers might want. He was brutal - as was warfare in those days - but he did NOT COMMIT GENOCIDE of/in Gaul.

[@lesilluminations1]

@@stutzbearcat5624 Yes, the word genocide is overused these days. So much so that the word is in danger of losing it's meaning. So I would agree that she exagerates here. Her point seems to be that Caesar killed a lot more people in Gaul than one would imagine from reading his commentaries. But the many Gauls who lived successful lives during and after Caesar's conquest are evidence that genocide is not the word to describe what happened.

[@stutzbearcat5624]

@@lesilluminations1 I'd suggest he was not shy talking about how many people were slaughtered in his writings.

[@lesilluminations1]

@@stutzbearcat5624 He was indeed quite proud of the killing. And it is likely that more died from the collateral damage resulting from the destruction of forests and villages than even he could calculate.

[@stutzbearcat5624]

@@lesilluminations1 Yes BUT - (I'm not a Julius Caesar expert but have read a few books) Caeser would happily extend a hand for those who went along - but if you effed with his troops - lookthefukkout! In Zela the king Pharnaces had been castrating all Romans after he broke away from the empire - so Caeser let his troops have their way with the city after the victory. It's where he said, “Veni, Vidi, Vici" (I came I saw etc).

[@jmace2424]

Caesar was not the one who turned Rome into a dictatorship. If you read Livy it seems like there were dictators every couple of years. Marius and Sulla were the ones who made it normal.

[@lekkki1]

exactly

[@jeffweskamp3685]

Someone in that time was gonna knock the Republic off its perch. It could have been Marius or Sulla, or it could have been Pompey, Crassus, or Catalina. Caesar just happened to be the one who managed to pull it off.

[@scotto7047]

Yeah, for a classicist, I am a bit surprised at some of the factual errors in this and her somewhat disdainful approach to this topic. Even the issue of the coins. It is by no means certain that Caesar put his face on the coins or if this occurred after his death. It seems that prior to his death, he used the likeness of Venus on the coinage. Also the Persians had been putting rulers faces on coins for 500 plus years before Caesar.

[@Ycjedi]

@@scotto7047 And also sanctimoniously applying the agreed upon "moralities" of today to an archaic society 2100 years ago.

[@TVaz7777]

These dictators were legal ones because the "lex romana" authorised the senate to grant full power to a dictator for six months in order to solve an urgent problem. Caeser wasn't like that. He went into civil war and waged war against his own people to obtain full power. He killed Romans and turned the Senate into an useless elderly house.

[@benjaminrobinson5552]

Any salad can be a caeser salad, you just gotta stab it a couple times.

[@jackpavlik563]

Et tu Crouton?

[@marcelmarcel3223]

@@jackpavlik563 🤣🤣🤣

[@MichelleIbarraMHAEdD]

😂🤣 good one!

[@MichelleIbarraMHAEdD]

@@jackpavlik563 this is why I love the comments, they never disappoint! 😂

[@farmag]

lol 3:59 mark "I know [Caesar] came over here for a reason, he wasn't meant to cross the river" -The erudite tourist

[@Ubique2927]

Wasn’t he killed in the theatre of Pompey? Wasn’t the Senate building closed?

[@francescogiordano5544]

Yes it was the theatre of pompey, you are correct

[@brasschick4214]

@@francescogiordano5544 Oh wow 😳 How ironic.

[@galas455]

I do enjoy your stories Mary, thank you.

[@benw9949]

I had a very typical American public education and a typical American history survey course in college. I had an English lit survey course which whizzed by way too fast to really appreciate much, and a French lit course which was a bit better. (Two semesters each.) However, in high school, we hardly covered any world history or European history, as mostly, each year was focused on more modern times. I wish American students got a fuller understanding of world history and European history, a better understanding of the Ancient world and leading into modern times, not just Europe, but everywhere. I know way less about the ancient world and the medieval world and the rise to the Renaissance and Enlightenment than Id like. It would give people a much better understanding if they could be excited by history and really learn from it, not just to memorize a bunch. of names and dates for an exam, but to know the stories, the things that drove events, the people and their concerns. I liked most of my history classes and I had some good teachers and professors. Some really made it great. But I know we also missed out in middle and high school on learning much about older history or world history, and then by college, everyone is focused on a degree and a jo and then on grinding through real life.

[@marjolewis9405]

Unfortunately I didn't receive much of an education, I only finished the 8th grade. I made damn sure to educate myself, and History is my favorite subject. Btw I absolutely know where Africa is on the map.

[@marjolewis9405]

Mary fails to mention two occasions, I believe that helped fueled Caesar's ambition. He spent a lot of time in the court of King Nicomedes iv in Bithynia, modern day Turkey. His time at court surely sowed the seeds of a supreme rule in Caesar's heart. Also, his capture by Sicilian pirates surely help fuel his egotism.

[@virgilius7036]

Caesar was like any ambitious Roman aristocrat, but no less and no more, since all had to complete the cursus honorum in hopes of becoming consul !

[@jmitterii2]

His ambitions were even prior to be captured by pirates... if accounts of his capture was true... is arrogance is absurdly goofy. And accounts he cried at a statue of Alexander the "great". And lamenting about his own older age, that Alexander had already had conquest most of the known world; of course one can only do that if they are crowned princes and kings. Family traditions of nobility, the myth of the family was that the family dynasty came from Venus herself, that they were of divinity. Similar to later Christian nobility would claim divine by right and anointed by the those with divine right. Mysticism, what a way to enlarge an already bloated ego to then place mysticism and magic and lore of god powers. We don't even have that today, and many of the plutocrats are already insufferable pathetic psychopaths/sociopaths. I can hear Dr. Evil Jeff Besos explaining how he was visited by his father Mercury and ordained him with the business acumen to take over the world in retail vertical and horizontal monopoly, and his rocketry idiocy was to visit his daddy in the sky. Or Musk claiming he's a bastardization of Zeus and Prometheus... that there is dispute between whether his true sky daddy is Zeus or Prometheus... I would go for Prometheus, and not in the enlightenment view... but the trickster side. Con jobber.

[@nycbearff]

It's a short TV show. She didn't have time to cover all the significant events in his life.

[@kevinderosier651]

Absolutely love this woman. Bright as anyone can be.

[@rachaelrogers2104]

Oh My!! Mary Beard new stuff! Popcorn where are you?THANK YOU MARY! I PRAY LIFE IS TREATING YOU KINDLY!!

[@LateNightHam]

I wanna point out that she said that only a dictator can change time when she's talking about the calendar at 49.30 but ceaser was Pontifex maximus and it's the Pontifex maximus's job to adjust the calendar, and it's doubly true because the seasons where out of sync I think by 4-6 months when we were gifted our modern calendar year.

[@archer1949]

I don’t know. It seems to me that the Roman Republic had been dying decades before Caesar came along. Marius and Sulla, the murders of the Gracchi and the Social Wars. Caesar was just the final nail in the coffin. At any rate, I shed no tears for the assshole Patricians and the Optimates.

[@larson0014]

Augustus was the nail in the coffin, Caesar was the hammer

[@NodnarbRS]

It was rotting under the surface for centuries it seems.

[@marc-andrebrunet5386]

🤝I really love documentaries produced in England.. English is my second language and because of the narration quality I understand very easily everything they talk about. Thank you very much from Montreal Canada 🍻

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

Québec?

[@marc-andrebrunet5386]

@@mwanikimwaniki6801 yes Sir 🍻

[@marc-andrebrunet5386]

@@mwanikimwaniki6801 you Native? From.. ? I'm a friend of native citizens of Canada

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@marc-andrebrunet5386 Je viene de Kenya

[@marc-andrebrunet5386]

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[@emilysigmund1255]

A very interesting piece of history that holds a fair bit of information about how the future could play out.

[@lelostimulus9995]

Ya too bad modern day senators are even bigger panty lines than back then.

[@Bethany_Marie]

Mary Beard needs her own show, she's just amazing. I have just found her and am looking everywhere for all her shows.

[@dimitargiyrov3266]

I dream that one day that great Lady will ask me a historian question so i can show her that i watched all of her videos

[@PtolemyXVII]

52:55 "Civilio Caesari dict perpetuo" means "Caesar speaks forever" implying that his voice was timeless. Dictator forever is "Dictator in perpetuum" completely different! As much as I like Mary Beard, I imagine she has never studied Latin

[@putraappm]

✅

[@panchopuskas1]

...don’t be daft.....

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

True. Her pronunciation of "Veni, Vidi, Vici" caught me offguard and I could tell she hasn't studied a lick of Latin...

[@Beery1962]

@@mwanikimwaniki6801 Every time I try to watch anything with Mary Beard in it, her Latin pronunciation ruins it for me. I mean, I suppose she could have learned to read Latin without learning the proper pronunciation, but to me it screams "I'm not a Latin scholar - I just play one on TV". Maybe I'm just prejudiced.

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@Beery1962 Naaah man. Think about this. I started learning Latin on my own in my tiny hostel room last year in college and I can still read a considerable amount of Latin. Hers is just a case of pure negligence rather than pretence.

[@joannamallory2823]

Another amazing program with Mary Beard. Love them.

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

I am absolutely DELIGHTED AND HAPPY to see a new Mary Beard video!

[@Drewbalicious]

How could this video have been new to you when you wrote this? You left a comment here from a year before.

[@charlieryan6550]

I know you don’t approve, but you must judge historical figures by the standards of their times, not by modern values. They lived in their time, not your’s.

[@davyroger3773]

Exactly or at least with the relative knowledge that one day, we too ,will be judged harshly. Simply for doing what is the norm today

[@jult5954]

exactly!

[@johnmaxwell1750]

In ancient times a few smart Greeks and a few smart Romans recognized that accumulation and exercise of absolute power by one man was not a good thing. There are truths that apply to all of human history and to all people, and by which all rulers can be judged.

[@SpareAccount-jc8kb]

Why must we judge historical figures by the “standards of their times”? Whose standards? The standards of the Roman elite he was a part of or the standards of the Gauls he massacred or enslaved?

[@carolelorikeet6002]

mary beard really makes you feel like your in ancient rome, she is so natural, love her work

[@antoniomartellini3443]

I have always been convinced that the English historians on Ancient Rome are among the best ever. Only one thing I can't stand, their telling the History of Rome as if the battles had taken place last week so we bring Julius Caesar to the Hague Court of Justice for crimes against humanity. It would be enough a bit of intellectual honesty true prof. Mary Beard and tell that at that time ALL PEOPLES behaved in that way, even the Britons and perhaps even worse among themselves. The Romans were first invaded by the Gauls of Brenno and for this reason in his time they decided that it was better to win them than to lose the wars and acted accordingly.

[@sailenkatel3436]

@Antonio. Quite so. Caesar was more merciful than almost any leader in history towards his defeated enemies. To call his conquest of Gaul a genocide is to dilute the meaning of the word.

[@francescapatti2934]

Imagine you're just walking around, doing your thing and suddenly there is this group of people in the middle of the square yelling "HAIL CAESAR!" would make my day

[@carpediem6842]

“You can kill him, but you can’t get rid of him.”

[@christobalcolon6601]

"You can kill every man, except for your successor."

[@yisroelackerman]

I thought Caesar died in the Temple of Pompey - not the Senate - because the Senate was being renovated that day.

[@wanderalmeida9584]

I love Mary Beard´s books. Great video. Thanks from Brazil.

[@ZikoHendrix]

Any trace about Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus ? These are very important if you have to talk about Caeser Jullius.

[@stelugud]

They are imp in the rome series, in real life the most imp are antoniu, octavian

[@thesh8101]

Mary Beard, is a wonderful historian and her love and enthusiasm show in her videos. Her choice of adding interesting information makes it more fun. For instance in 1 of her videos she shows and little day to day details like the street graffiti and then she takes it the extra step and she goes over the graffiti in a public restroom in a restraunt, which honestly reads a lot like the graphitti in a modern restroom.

[@michaeltroster9059]

Mary is the go to person if you want to know Roman history. Whenever I view one of her documentaries , I regret not having persisted in studying Latin instead of quitting after one year in high school and switching to German.instead.

[@NoraBiehle]

Fabulous! Well done! Loved the well thought out and thorough fill in on such a Heroic Tragic figure. A dramatic portrait. What an ending, bravo. Coins tossed. Love your delivery style as well. Come rain or shine.

[@juancasinisterra]

Mary’s sheer passion and enthusiasm are so contagious. That’s why she’s my favourite classicist ❤️

[@Ken_Scaletta]

Too bad she can't get her facts right.

[@sololobo5980]

Mary Beard is simply the best. If she is narrating I will watch. So good.

[@sawahtb]

If he hadn’t picked Octavian as his heir he would have been forgotten imo. Octavian honored him and kept his name, passing it on and making sure his assassins were killed, plus Octavian was a very successful Emperor.

[@Consrignrant]

@Sarah H Nonsense. At any rate, your "opinion" is worthless.

[@reginahigginbotham2777]

Brilliantly documented! I love her style of telling the stories

[@petersclafani4370]

Caesar became dictator because of the senate. The senate manipulated pompey vs caesar. When he won the contest he knew the senate had to much power and he had to squash it and declared himself dictator.

[@francescogiordano5544]

E bravo Pietro Sclafani

[@petersclafani4370]

@@francescogiordano5544 gracie

[@scrotusmaximus3043]

👍👍

[@kimm7273]

Very good. I really like Mary and the way she narrates history.

[@davidstewart5811]

I had always understood that the most significant turning point in his life was when he was captured by pirates.

[@miragegrey4177]

That's a great story!

[@davyroger3773]

Mmmm I'd say its when he defied Sulla

[@BroadwayJosh]

Mary Beard rocks! Excellent as always, and I loved her tennis shoes! I dug that stick shift she was driving around. More please! I'd like her to have one about Gaius Marius (Caesar's great-uncle?), reformer of the army, hero of Aquae Sextiae, and Consul seven times in a row.

[@nancykaminski8600]

The tennis shoes are amazing! While watching this I realized I wore the exact same outfit last time I was in Rome, only my jacket was blue. I love seeing all the places I walked-I only wish she had been with me to really explain the history of all that I saw.

[@jeremiahcastro9700]

Why do these historians keep lying about Rome being a democracy? The histories of the Romans clearly state that after Romulus built Rome, they were ruled by kings *244 Years* before deciding to overthrow them for their corruption in order to found the Roman Republic. This Roman Republic lasted for *464 Years* before Augustus became the first emperor of Rome.

[@virgilius7036]

The Roman republic has nothing to compare with our modern regimes. It was rather an olgarchy where the rich held all the power, the elections being a sham! The society was ranked according to the wealth of the citizens.

[@stanlygirl5951]

I don't know if she was merely trying (unhelpfully) to simplify things for the masses or what. Many people have trouble differentiating between a republic and a democracy.

[@JC-zo9xy]

It's intentional.

[@leofernandez161]

Amo a esta profesora, la forma como cuenta la historia... Es imposible no terminar de ver el programa completo. Más por favor más 👏👏👏👏💪💪

[@El_Hexicano]

I like this lady and how she carries herself with positive charismatic attitude that makes you enjoy this documentary.

[@voraciousreader3341]

Mary Beard is a very celebrated international icon for all of the contributions she has made to the study of Ancient Rome and Romans, as well as the cultures they dealt with....Queen Elizabeth even made her a Dame of the Order of the British Empire....but she is exactly as we see her here! I love the way she pedals her bike around Rome, wearing her helmet (of course!), stopping now and then to point out something of interest that other scholars wouldn’t bother with....the things left behind by ordinary people. If you haven’t watched her other documentaries, you really should!

[@mikebonilla2534]

She's having fun with it so it's a good watch

[@neilwinchester9187]

I'm very glad I've discovered these programs. Just excellent!

[@oobrocks]

It's 6/15/21, the ides ofJune, 6:20 pm EST and this is 1 hr old: amazing!!

[@Yury5576]

She shows luck of understanding of who romans were and how they treated the world around them. Caesar (spelled Kaesar) was first and foremost politician. He also came from a VERY poor family, but a decently known branch, whence the name (pronounced Kaius Julius Kaesar (Kaesar meant hairy)). The fact that he was a nephew of one Kaius Marius (yes him the 7 times consul, defender of Rome, great reformer of the roman army, Conqueror of the Teutons (who annihilated 2 roman armies (one 40k the other 70k strong) and the great adversary to Dictator Sulla) shaped his life. He was the high priest of Jupiter at 16 (where apparently he bedded a Vestal Virgin), had to flee to the court of the king of Bithynia (who apparently he slept with) and made lots of money. He then joined the legions and earned his first Corona Civica (which he was very proud of , not because of the baldness). On the news of Sulla's death he went home when he was captured by pirates who demanded a sizable ransom. Kaesar got enraged and proclaimed that a great roman like him should fetch at least twice the sum. When the ransom was payed the pirate captain asked him of his future plans. Caesar replied that first he will return, kill all the pirates and recover the ransom. Pirates laughed but Caesar did as he promised. I don't think you can call that a standard roman childhood.

[@path1024]

It would be the best day of my life if some TV show came up and asked me if I knew anything about Caesar. I could tell them about nearly every battle he fought from Britain to North Africa. They'd have to turn off my mic.

[@path1024]

@@fio123 Not much point given I can Google the answer, and if I can't then does anyone know it?

[@path1024]

@@fio123 She didn't fund Cassius. She sent reinforcements to Dolabella, but they defected to Cassius. She also didn't give Cassius part of her navy. Her sister Arsinoe was in charge of Cyprus and gave him the ships. She was likely plotting against Cleopatra.

[@path1024]

@@fio123 Sorry?

[@dianeaustin2414]

🤗👏👏

[@Luke-md7up]

Can you stop with the political references to a politician you don’t like? I want a video about Caesar, not a disingenuous telling about how one politician acts, when in reality all politicians from the beginning of time have acted the same.

[@Luke-md7up]

@@fio123 just unnecessary. It’s disingenuous to take something In which all politicians operate by, and say see! Somebody is like a dictator. I don’t much care for peoples personal ignorance and agendas being thrown into what is supposed to be a documentary about Caesar.

[@louisacosentino9543]

Mary, I enjoy your presentations, but please, stop comparing my president to Julius Caesar! He's an American patriot and loves America! 😡

[@joshuapray]

I understand wanting to separate your history lessons from modern politics (a bit), but I would push back on the idea that every politician is like Julius Caesar and he like them. I mean, would you consider Jimmy Carter to have been like Caesar, or seen his and Trump's presidential behaviour as the same? Probably not. Some people (and many politicans, it's true) crave power. Making reference to that helps a lot of people to contextualise historical figures, and it is designed to make those figures feel like real actors in a real world rather than characters in a distant past that you can't even fathom. I suppose Beard could have compared Caesar to a mid-20th century politician (as I'm sure there are other comparisons to be made), but would it have made sense to someone young enough to not have any idea who that mid-20th century politician is, and would it serve the same purpose of bringing to life historical figures?

[@benjaminrobinson5552]

When caeser was given the chance to spare those he knew, he did it, even Kato ... After taking Gaul he appointed gauls to the senate when he had the power, the people he just conquered, he gave them representation.

[@RainbowStar94]

Agreed! He was very merciful to his "enemies". He was greatly honored in the Roman Empire.

[@davyroger3773]

@@RainbowStar94 Except for that one time he cut off the hands of all the men in a Gaulish tribe who defied him.... I like to look at Ceasar's clemency as a form of cunning

[@johnmain78]

Good teacher her enthusiasm really drives the point home

[@StoptheHateJustDebate]

It was Demetrius I Poliocretes of Macedon 294-288BC that was the first ruler to put his own face on coins, not Caesar. Just one of many things she gets wrong about Caesar.

[@MarcPawlowsky]

41:25

[@joshuapray]

Julius Caesar was indeed the first _Roman_ to have his effigy on coins. I think this was just a little misunderstanding on your part, not a signal that Mary Beard is making things up.

[@morenofranco9235]

I dig Prof. Beard. So enthusiastic. Along with Prof. Anna Fletcher and Dr. Bettany Hughes. They bring History to life.

[@DistantTower]

It’s inappropriate to describe Caesars campaign in Gaul as a genocide. It was brutal war surely, but the aim wasn’t racial extermination - had the Gaulish tribes submitted to the empire they surely would have been allowed to live, pay tribute, and contribute soldiers to the legions. That was the goal after all.

[@SafetySpooon]

Hmmm, if I don't mean to kill you, but I do, are you not dead anyway? I see your point, but i think it's a distinction without a difference.

[@Diogolindir]

I think another perspective is that the conquest of Gaul wasn't an extermination to the "gauls" since Gaul its a very vague term for a several groups of people that happen to share cultural similarities or are even related but a lot of them cooperated with Rome

[@JayM409]

Except the Tribes he attacked were already allied to Rome. The attacks were an unconstitutional act.

[@lynnblack6493]

How very informative! Thank you once again Professor.

[@yomommaahotoo264]

Think I'll dice me up a Caesars salad right now.

[@lindascanlan6317]

Professor Dame Beard is brilliant ...I'm learning so much..

[@philliprogers4255]

It's amazing how many presumptive conclusions she makes based on her own admission of not knowing a lot of the actual historical details. This, my friends, is how history is revised to our own liking. And we eat it up like candy.

[@vivilonrane1330]

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[@tmgarcia2002]

Whoopie! a new documentary by my fave historian. More!

[@CH-zc8qx]

I don't think the campaign in Gaul classifies as genocide. Did he kill a lot of Gallic people? Yes, but the aim wasn't to eliminate Gaul as a people or a culture. He came to Gaul first to settle disputes between Gallic allies of Rome but never stopped there, and in the end, it turned into a full blow conquest under thinly veiled excuses with debatable legitimacy. The goals were money, territory expansion, propaganda, military power, etc. but it was never meant to be a genocide. And the first conquest was rather tame in comparison. It wasn't until Gaul united under Vercingetorix and rebelled did Caesar come back and put them down ruthlessly and severely. The sheer brutality might look like genocide, but truly it was a conquest.

[@Alex-qc3nn]

I just like to mention that Julius Caesar was NOT killed and murdered at or in the senate building („Curia Cornelia“). On March 15, 44 BC, the ides of march, the senate meeting took place at the smaller Curia Pompeia which was located at the entrance of the Pompejus theatre because the wooden Curia Cornelia building burnt down some days earlier and they had to change the venue. And there, at the Curia Pompeia, at the entrance of the Pompeius theatre, he was killed. The outlines of the Pompeius theatre are still visible nowadays because the modern houses standing there today follow the outline of the ancient theatre.

[@hangar4851]

Caesar in latin is actually pronounced just like the german "Kaiser". Kaiser is a title derived from Caesar. Also the russian Zar is a derivate of (Cae)sar. When you would have called Gaius Julius by " Ceeesar" , he will not have felt adressed 🙄

[@jasonkeenan4154]

This is true, and I've been trying to train myself to pronounce it correctly, even in my head. Not going well.

[@mobtek]

@@jasonkeenan4154 It helps to learn to write in latin, once you start to learn the handwriting it comes alive and it becomes natural.

[@holgerfiallo1343]

What people do not consider is that his choice was exile from Rome and losing his property and his family becoming poor. So you go to exile or march on Rome. If we are honest with each other, we would make the sane choice.I would march on Rome.

[@carl-heinjeneke5186]

I have recently discovered Prof. Dame Mary Beard and what a joy these documentaries are. I simply love her work. Regards from South Africa.

[@alexanderfaust4192]

I LOVE this woman's work. Great historical writer.

[@justlikeme2797]

This lady is so energetic in her explanation. She love Roman history just like I did.

[@williamshepley9054]

There is too much she is ignoring. Caesar, as a young man, was captured by pirates and ransomed. He later returned and destroyed the pirate town that was in Lycia in Turkey. I'm a amateur historian and I get Caesar's life very well. Lived in Rome for 4 years.

[@nycbearff]

How could she cover all of Caesar's life in the allotted time, without leaving large parts out?

[@francescapatti2934]

I get what you're saying, but in the grand scheme of things that doesn't really matter as much as his role in politics and the expansion of Rome. It's a nice fun fact though🤷

[@qhwlqkdrn]

love the facts and the enthusiasm!

[@aliciaaltair]

KZbin: "new Mary Bea..." Me: CLICK

[@christobasson3745]

I love Mary Beard and her analogies. And her modern references.

[@JuanGomez-hc5fm]

crazy lady

[@ezragoggles2460]

Mary beard is so awesome. I love her hearing her ♥️

[@Jan_von_Gratschoff]

"The man who turned a democracy into a dictatorship". Rome was NEVER a democracy, Rome prior to the emperors was a Republic state.

[@gothoverheaven6239]

and before caesar you had dictators like Sulla... this woman irks me

[@JC-zo9xy]

@@gothoverheaven6239This doc was made as a snide from a elite lib against Trump. Trump has many faults, but if anything he is a creation of the media beast itself. Rome had plenty of dictators before Julius, but Julius is the most commonly known, so it is he that is used to sway people into a formation of monothought. The production quality of the video is good, there are interesting factoids, but to understand Rome or human civilization it requires READING and research. A couple of things most people just don't have the desire to do.

[@Johannes_Brahms65]

Watch at 7'40

[@hannahlowe794]

Her standing on that box is awesome!

[@mikewilliams4438]

If Mary Beard had taught me history at school, I might have sat up straight and paid more attention.

[@harrylessenger4872]

And learned absolutely nothing!

[@kimberlylewis3061]

Love her enthusiasm and the way she brings the personal to history.