The Complete History of Rome, Summarized

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Do a sequel for the sultanate of rûm/ottomans

[@mikewinans5091]

3 hours of blue talking about the classical world?! This is the dream!!

[@Bigrednumber77]

ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY

[@Campfire_Bandit]

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[@Unenvarjo]

Well, I know what I’ll be doing tonight

[@VoidLantadd]

2 hours of classical Rome. 1 hour of medieval Rome.

[@faerylnhiikira1053]

Oh snap. I didn't even realize it was that long when I clicked. Worth it!

[@DanGamingFan2406]

Less than 3 hours to summarize one of the largest, longest lasting, and most enfluential empires the world has ever seen. If anyone can do it, Blue can. Your content never disappoints. Thank you for this.

[@watershipup7101]

Agreed

[@genjis5155]

Blue is the best.

[@alyssafitzgerald83]

There are entire college courses that study individual parts of this and Blue just speedrun all of it.

[@basicpigeonbee]

​@@alyssafitzgerald83yes summaries are shorter then indepth courses

[@balabanasireti]

Cringe

[@Nutt11g]

Listening to this whole thing while deep cleaning a work kitchen is brilliant. If I am in a certain spot and I look in a certain direction, a period of Roman history will flash back to me. The entire cooking line is mentally smeared all over with byzantine history, and if I ever go behind the grills and clean again, the Byzantine reconquests will start recalling.

[@klp5568]

Just did this…

[@harishthethird]

I’m going to do some of my routine with this in the background

[@Jarakin]

“It doesn’t take a lot of elephants to have a scary amount of elephant on the battlefield!” Never really thought about it that way, but yeah.

[@finngermer7412]

The gondor experience

[@ottarak472]

I fell asleep with youtube on autoplay, woke up 3 minutes into this video. Just kept watching and really learned something. Thanks!!

[@Magicghost23]

When you want to stop thinking about rome and then this comes along.

[@goroakechi6126]

The average history major experience.

[@michaelgrey1503]

Blue never wants to stop thinking about rome.

[@thomasrogers8239]

Why would you want to stop thinking about Rome?

[@Thecrimsonking01]

This comes along when I'm rewatching hbos Rome .

[@desertranger7575]

No brother! Never stop thinking about the glory of Rome!!

[@michaelgrey1503]

Remember a couple of weeks ago when Red said that we would get back to our normal programming? And then Blue decided to make this absolutely unhinged and glorious video essay?

[@itz_ringlot9168]

I mean, absolutely unhinged videos about whatever they want to talk about sounds pretty normal

[@brianaschmidt910]

​@@itz_ringlot9168definitely a return to their roots

[@trenae77]

That’s sibling energy!!

[@nicholasbove3554]

Oh yes blue has joined the 2 hour video essay crew!

[@godking6504]

W

[@baturalpdurmaz9272]

He finally complete his evaluation now he is invincible

[@AWandaMain]

3 hour*

[@gaga.markez]

😢😢

[@alexandrugavrilet5031]

w

[@UnaOwens-g1q]

Today I realized: If you had no familiarity with elephants, you’d probably assume that these two-speared, snake-faced, gigantic *WAR MONSTERS* were probably carnivorous.

[@Titancameraman64]

This adds a whole new layer of terrifying

[@ChristinaFromYoutube]

The tusks are wild looking

[@jennymckenzie5304]

"Hannibal's got elephants!" "What's an elephant?" "Well it's like a big upside down squirrel, Centurion." "Quad the fuck?"

[@bobs_toys]

Until you get to that one person. "is that yo mamma?"

[@ChristinaFromYoutube]

@@jennymckenzie5304 the funniest part to me is that the Romans were more freaked out by native Brits than they were the elephants. But apparently the Brits were painted blue and were up to their noses in the swamp... which would be fairly unsettling to see nothing but eyes, forehead, and dreadlocks poking out all over the swamps everywhere you look.

[@TheGuyWithTheSax]

Blue, I've watched this video a bunch of times. Sometimes curiously, and sometimes because I needed something comfy in the background to help in tough times or to sleep. Thank you for making something so delightfully educationally entertaining that it can help me deal with the mess inside.

[@AlvoriaGPM]

It was at this point that I realized that the average OSP subscriber has a better grasp of Roman history than pretty much any historical Roman did.

[@nohbuddy1]

Most people do nowadays, not just subscribers

[@wargriffin5]

The benefit of hindsight, no doubt. 😉

[@Landis963]

​@@wargriffin5Was coming here to comment exactly this. Hindsight is 20/20, and enhanced further when talked through by someone who knows what they're talking about.

[@wildfire9280]

@@Landis963 People certainly understand 2007-2009 better than they did in 2007-2009.

[@MatthewSmith-sz1yq]

​@@Landis963hindsight partially, but also information is drastically more available nowadays. If you were an average person in the Roman empire, you'd live in a small village, where almost nobody had ever traveled further than 20 miles. You would be illiterate, and the only knowledge of the "outside world" would come from rare government announcements or travellers. Such knowledge would be mostly useless too, since a war breaking out or political assassinations wouldn't impact your village unless it was close by. People really underestimate just how much things like widespread literacy and vehicular transportation has changed human societies. Before these, you had no means of recording or learning information except by word of mouth, and 95% of the population never went further than 30-40 miles from where they were born. Combine these two realities, and you had a world where the vast majority of the population knew nothing about the outside world. There are even stories of towns in a region that got conquered who never even realized they were part of a different empire until years later.

[@NovaRuner]

Ok…. In general we kind of understand that Blue really likes Rome, but then you watch this and realize just how much, and just how much he can eagerly talk about Rome. Bravo Blue. Good job.

[@shotgunpete5117]

Personally I have come to appreciate such moments when you thought you knew about something, and then someone comes along to remind you how little you know, really. It's just inspiring to think of the amount of hours it must have taken to not only learn all of this information, but to make the connections and see the bigger picture and summarize it all in such an efficient and entertaining way. It boggles the mind.

[@Rutgerman95]

The Detail Diatribe wasn't kidding, Blue is on his Symbiote arc ....and the Symbiote wants to talk about Rome just as much as he does So, 5 hour deep dive on all the nuances of Venice next week?

[@jacktaylor6253]

Dont give him the idea!

[@ScarletShade13]

​@@jacktaylor6253ABSOLUTELY give him the idea!

[@anyasvt]

unnecessarily detailed and long venice video released on critically acclaimed youtube channel OSP is a lifelong dream of mine

[@jacktaylor6253]

@@anyasvt well Blue is married to the Immortal Spirit of Venice, so we can only hope!

[@unknownentity4620]

@@jacktaylor6253 huh so that's why Cyan has eldritch energy.

[@raythelame69]

tried to fall asleep to this, it didn't work

[@kwitshadie6539]

Same here, it’s midnight darn it. 😓😅

[@John11769]

It’s the pausing and reading paragraphs because he’s saying something else completely right? Love this man’s vids but it’s definitely not a casual listen lol

[@mybodyisamachine]

Worked for me, guess I'm built different 💪

[@TarquinTheTall]

He talks too fast and enthusiastically. Not a bedtime story mode I guess.

[@Oswalkirk]

@@mybodyisamachinesame here

[@airbrushed255]

bro i genuinely think i’ve watched this whole video start to finish at least 10 times by now. it has become my comfort video which is great but now i cant stop thinking about the stupid roman empire and i cant stop talking about it to my friends and they think i’m a nerd. thanks a lot for making a great video and getting it permanently cemented in my brain.

[@Die_Hard_Historian]

Every Latin student who watches your channel thanks you for this, including me. I’m gonna find a way to make my teacher watch this in our class!

[@Vgn1701]

SAME Gonna send this to my fellow students at uni xD

[@grahambarr2965]

Pp

[@phoenixblued9625]

@Die_Hard_Historian have you succeeded so far?

[@Die_Hard_Historian]

@@phoenixblued9625 well my new latin teacher’s really silly and I might see if we can!! My class will hate me though. Currently, whenever I watch history videos on youtube they always lead back to this specific OSP video. It can be anything: napoleon, william the conqueror, etc. It WILL be 3am somewhere and I WILL wake up to blue talking about roman politics.

[@kenwalker687]

NO! Do not take up class time with a long KZbin. Make it homework.

[@mariachiaratramontana4474]

I am Italian and I live in Italy and in my opinion you have done a fantastic job at representing, describing and always with a pinch of comedy to mix it all up. It's always a pleasure to see you. Thank you 💘💘💘💘💘

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Grazie a lei -B

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@@OverlySarcasticProductions Non c'è di che 🥰😍😘

[@chase5298]

Who cares if you're Italian? doesn't make your opinion worth more.

[@cyndlehick9777]

@@chase5298you’re quite bitter dude. He appreciates it because he’s from Italy. Is he not allowed to appreciate a video about part of Italy’s history? Do you feel the need to be rude?

[@kikkithewriter8607]

@@chase5298 ... Are you mad that you're not italian?

[@Patch-lz9yi]

Three hours of Rome. The classics majors are going to have a field day watching this.

[@captainnerd6452]

I took two years of Latin in high school, studying not just the language but also some of the history as well. It paid off by instilling a love of languages as well as expanding my vocabulary by recognizing the Latin roots of so many English words. In college I took a few semesters of German, two semesters of Russian, and for the past decade I've been learning Japanese. All because a dedicated teacher of Latin opened my eyes to more than just my tiny Appalachian hometown, and triggered a drive to learn more. Thank you for this video lesson, you've filled in quite a few gaps in a story that I only had a patchwork understanding of! Very well done, thanks to you for helping to keep Rome eternal!

[@generalputnam2990]

Latin was part of the formal college prep curriculum of Colonial New England Enlightenment education. Still extant in the 1950s - and it has served me well since. Congratulations on the embarkation of a full, enriched life. 👍🏼 Additionally, the study of a Romance language (French was the Language of international Diplomacy until 20 years ago & will be useful whichever continental you visit in future. Cheers. 👍🏼

[@captainnerd6452]

@@generalputnam2990 Thank you, although I didn't mention it, I'm actually closer to the final port of call rather than the embarkation! 🙂 I just turned 66, and I'm planning one more trip to Japan, health and budget permitting. I have been to Germany twice, back during the Cold War, on business, and I've been to Japan for pleasure 5 times. I think the unofficial lingua franca will be English for quite a while, given the impact of the Internet and the relative ease of international trade. It will definitely outlast me!

[@cowboystormchaser]

I'm a high school science teacher; my hobbies include storm-chasing and birdwatching and I've rarely, if ever, had any special interest in history. But I watched every second of this video and DANG it was fascinating and informative. Great job, Blue, taking a subject I would have never given a second thought to and making it so cool and relevant! You would make an excellent teacher.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

Ah, the history of Rome. I expected an Empire of your reputation to be a little more... definitive. My applause to you Blue for concocting such an excellent and thorough culmination of Roman history! But I must say, given your fondness of the subject matter (even with it being 3 hours long!) this video... it's shorter than I expected.

[@OverlySarcasticProductions]

I had to deal with this Imperial slime myself. -B

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​@@OverlySarcasticProductionsI don't even know what this is just the best reply to a comment I have ever seen I cannot put this into words

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General Kenobi!!!

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@@superjumpbros64 hello there that’s that’s obi

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I HATE YOU!!! XD jk.... But seriously... Obi-wan was a prick I still actually like him, and him and Anakin coordinating was a thing of glory that they nailed... but F Obi-Wank Empire poppin, rebel droppin 4 lyfe! For the Republic!.... Er.... The Empire! XD

[@TheOneHistoryGuy]

Every channel has its 'big' project - the video that's pretty much a feature film, combining all of the skills the creators have acquired as they talk about their very own passion project. Sometimes, they have more than one. Some have no such project. We now witness the glory that is the OSP feature - Blue talking about the Roman Empire for almost 3 hours. You did it, Blue - you magnificent bastard! ^^

[@Craftymom1o19]

Timing wise it’s smart to release an essay like this post Halloween, ballpark full holiday season to get through the slog of traveling to visit friends and family during this time if not get through actually visiting friends and family. While creators take a break during the same time. Win/win/win 👍

[@addison_v_ertisement1678]

And then there's MauLer, who has big projects and an occasional small video.

[@Megalon445]

Blue wasn’t lying, Rome really is the substrate of his conscience

[@michaelwrong57]

From another over-thinker, please continue making videos like this. I know you’ve covered Rome many times, but I (along with many others) love every iteration of your views on the subject. Amazing job

[@helenbunnehmummeh5154]

Imagine hearing this video as a first introduction to this channel. Then, I Imagine you fell asleep listening to YT, but this guy’s persistent narration wakes you up with a crazy good capsule classics classroom. That’s where I am right now - mind blown. 😅

[@Crowbars2]

2:07:35 - _"For the average pilgrim arriving in Rome at the turn of the millennium, they might be surprised to encounter not one city, but seemingly three. The old core among the hills had become largely uninhabited, as the population clustered by the Campus Martius"_ That must've been so amazing to see. To see all the buildings of Ancient/Classical Rome before they were built over. To see exactly where so many of the greatest events of the past ~1500 years had exactly occurred, but were no longer inhabited; The Theatre of Pompey, the Temple of Caesar, the Roman Forum. To see the majesty of Rome in all its glory, it must've been so amazing, yet so saddening to see them empty and in disrepair.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Populated by goats and shepards patrolling for wild dogs.

[@slappy8941]

Yes, but _it's_ is a contraction, and _its_ is possessive.

[@nikhilkapoor428]

This is a small note but I love how in the Description, there’s a list of all the sources used, both book and online. There’s a lot of other sources cited in the description but the last thing ever said is the “I have a degree in classical studies”. All in all, there’s something pretty humble about Blue (I presume having written the description) giving more importance to the accumulation of all the research into Rome’s history done by people before him before giving himself credit.

[@FinrodFelagundTheFair]

I love it, too. Considering the way we tend to view credits as a top-down list of who did what with the most important people at the top.

[@Nara.Shikamaru]

Blue, you’ve done more to promote interest in the continued study of history than nearly any teacher or professor I’ve ever had. Great job! Thank you so much for all of your hard work over the last decade or so. 🤙🏽❤️

[@garrettsmith9556]

As a history major, I like how you explain the origin of Rome while using a source you know is flawed. Nice.

[@jaynoon6376]

Ships o ions for the masses

[@jaynoon6376]

Before the earthquake

[@LakesideTrey]

11:22 I finally understand how all of my peaceful attempts at grand strategy games end with me conquering everyone around me

[@Tenshi6Tantou6Rei]

This has been surprisingly emotional. I will be sure to think about the roman empire, the truly disastrous fumbling perpetually self-sabotaging old thing that it truly was

[@jgadonisspeaks]

Your mom slurping me was very emotional too 😅

[@jacktaylor6253]

Everyone: "YOU ATTACKED US!" Role: "No, i self defensed you!"

[@TheLinuxCast]

"Alexander the Short Sighted." I laughed for 10 minutes.

[@Sean-ne3gx]

I smiled broadly every time I recognized a line from the old videos that I could tell you straight up re-recorded with just a little extra flourish (because you're better at the job now, but a lot of those scripts were still great), glad to have been listening and watching for as long as I have.

[@kandreasworld4374]

I listen to this every night as I fall asleep. It is funny and takes my mind off the day and your voice is soothing and doesn't wake me up.

[@conho4898]

Imagine a thousand years later, somebody makes a similar video about the history of the fallen USA

[@Kaede-Sasaki]

And then they proceeded to skim over the first 100 years of its history moving to the reconstruction after the civil war after just taking a test on the different English colonies.¹ Still brought to you by skillshare. 😂 ------ ¹ this video skipped/skimmed over the Roman Kingdom and the early Roman Republic periods, jumping straight to Pyrrhus and then Carthage. Not even 15 minutes in a 3 hour long movie and 753bc jumps to 270bc.

[@FinrodFelagundTheFair]

​@Kaede-Sasaki Part of that is the fact we don't have much history From the Kingdom era and an earlier Sack in around 653 BC. Due to that and a lack of historical writing till the start of the early republic Where the Picture Comes back into focus.

[@RazorsharpLT]

@@Kaede-Sasaki Well... to be fair - the Roman Kingdoms are more legend than history.

[@intellectually_lazy]

i do

[@intellectually_lazy]

@@RazorsharpLT and balanced

[@edcrfv098765]

"I'm sorry I've summarized Greece and Rome so much that it goes beyond summary and enters into the realm of synopsis. Our channel is supposed to be summaries, and I've betrayed that".

[@OverlySarcasticProductions]

The prophecies foretold this moment -B

[@Kaijugan]

@@OverlySarcasticProductions Hope we get more of these for other histories

[@JJJBunney001]

​@OverlySarcasticProductions don't think anyone is complaining B, the more content from you the better 😂

[@heck3143]

This man. This absolute legend of a man. Homie made an End Game length video about Rome, and we get it for FREE. What a fucking guy.

[@Ozzy08018]

I've watched this like 12 times already. Not as background noise, but actually watched it.

[@vlooranthewise7526]

Rome: "OK guys, we want your stuff. We're gonna take it, if you don't mi-" Hannibal: *"LEROOOOOOY JENKINS!!!"*

[@danielmcgillis270]

This is why men can not stop watching videos about the Roman Empire. It is just so damn cool. Wars, assassinations, people larger than life, dirty politics, violent politics, and on and on and on. How could a man with a shred of intellect not be interested in learning the history of this? It's like the second world war, its history, and it is important.

[@packitboi4795]

It ain’t just men dawg

[@AeneasSaturn]

So many lessons in life. Rome gave me clarity.

[@Draconic_Aura]

WW2 is kinda boring since it is literally "good" vs evil

[@KentBryanDMedez-tw6wc]

​​@@Draconic_Aura I disagree. The politicians who conducted/started the war might have been the "good vs. evil" of world war 2. It is the stories of the soldiers, normal people and civilians who experienced the war is what made ww2 a vital piece of history. There were never a good country and bad country in terms of these soldiers and civilians, there were only survivors and victims. And discovering how these people went through one of the most important events of the 20th century and how it even became what it is in the first place is what makes it fascinating. If that makes sense. . .but my point is - world war 2 was not boring, but rather tragic. I think if you think ww2 is boring, your teacher just taught history bad imo, probably just mentioning that "this happened to this date and then this happened because of this. And this is how many casualties that war created" and so on. . .lmao

[@peachypet808]

​@@Draconic_AuraHonestly, If you look closely enough it is literally just evil Vs evil

[@DavidbarZeus1]

Interesting thing about Caesar's first co-consul, he spent basically the entire year saying that there were bad omens and thus business couldn't be done. Since Caesar was the high priest of Jupiter, he knew better and knew a delaying tactic when he saw it, so he went on to work. The Senate, including his Optimate enemies did the same thing. As a result, the Romans called it the Year of Julius and Caesar, instead of Caesar and Bibulus, due to Bibulus doing absolutely nothing. Pompey had been married, quite happily to one of Caesar's daughters, but when she died in childbirth, the alliance was broken. Caesar, before starting his march on Rome, offered several compromises, but Cato the Younger absolutely refused them all, so he sent Mark Antony down and got him elected Tribune. The Optimates then did the worst thing possible, and attacked Antony while he was Tribune. That was a BIG no-no in Rome, so they literally handed Caesar his excuse to march on Rome. Lepidus, far from being unimportant, actually had what could have easily been one of the most important provinces. Roman Africa was the biggest grower of grain, and supplied much of the city's food. The problem was that darn Pompey in Sicily playing at being a pirate. The Colosseum, as a side note, was funded by the loot that the Romans took from their conquest of Judea.

[@runningthemeta5570]

I cannot express how well timed this is. I’m taking a Greek and Roman history class and this is great for studying for the class.

[@SupernovaOneFourOne]

This is an incredible video because it's sometimes so hard to keep track of the order certain things have happened. This makes it super easy!

[@KaisersPops]

I legit had flashbacks to my senior year. Watching crash course by John Green everyday.

[@jarettkwiatek2122]

I saw the title and the first words out of my mouth were “Dear God Blue”

[@alexsmith6281]

Congrats on finally compiling all the videos on Rome with new information sprinkled in. Just as I said before on the Geography Now USA video, I consider this video the magnum opus of Blue’s work on this channel.

[@jayhackett7240]

... I have an assignment due about this exact topic in 2 weeks. Draft plan complete but forced to have a sleepy day in after burning myself out on 3 assignments at once over the past week after binge-studying post-recovery from a chest infection. Bless you for this I can simply enjoy happily whilst getting my brain back from the comfort of 10+ blankets, you people are gods-be-damned angels.

[@GGsYoyo]

Perfect video to celebrate the Ides of March with

[@jeffreyzervos6938]

Rome has been one of the most important cities for so long it's crazy to think about.

[@Jibash]

Hundreds of years summerised in 3 hours. Yeah, seems about right Btw good job Blue 🎉

[@Nicklightning102]

Don't you mean thousands of years?

[@driftingnitro6490]

I just opened this video without looking at the runtime and only realized it was running longer than usual after 17 minutes LMAO. Wasn't expecting such a wealth of content this week. thank you blue.

[@christiancarson7566]

I love OSP. I wasn't sure about watching this one because of its' length, but three hours and three bottles of wine later; I'm glad that I did.

[@OverlySarcasticProductions]

In vino, veritas. -B

[@ghostblade5954]

​@@OverlySarcasticProductions nell'acqua c'è il buon senso

[@aw2584]

​@@ghostblade5954ego cacas ego et foetet

[@Somejaun]

Real

[@SirNobleIZH]

​@@OverlySarcasticProductions In amethyst, there is meth

[@ZekeBittersweet]

This is one of the videos that ALWAYS plays when I fall asleep watching KZbin. I wish I could absorb it's information while I was dreaming, but it hasn't worked yet

[@robertc.7258]

Idk if this got mentioned in the comments but there's a whole subnarrative about colonialism and imperialism and that's what the monster is, a metaphor and manifestation of the Inuit and nature itself resisting imperialism - the reason it's an anthropomorphic polar bear is to show its therianthrope connection to the Inuit and their shaman. There's whole lines of dialogue that exposit this and you straight up said "It's like every part of this place was trying to kill them." Hit the nail on the head :) Did you notice that Captain Franklin literally got eaten by the ice itself? Another metaphor. Amazing analysis as always, thank you for bringing more visibility to this incredible series.

[@stampedlizzy736]

An almost 3 hour episode? Yes, please!

[@MeyerLeah990]

Strangely, the takeaway from this video for me is that I really want to see Blue go over Charlemange, who in my corner of the world is remembered as a pretty big emperor, despite no one really knowing how he got to that point.

[@aw2584]

I mean he was a pretty big radio DJ at one point, so it kinda makes sense...

[@sixpathskaiokentv]

@@aw2584 Caesar: "He copied my whole fucking FLOW"

[@XscifreakX69]

Blue is real proud of that "Reme" joke, and for good reason 😂

[@dinnerbone7743]

Honestly I never thought before I’m going to come back to 3-hour documentary-ish video on KZbin. But damn, have a true talent for this. Love this.

[@koalawilliams4236]

Just wanted to say a huge thank you!! I go to Rome tomorrow and wanted a nerdy (ie, lengthy) but concise overview of the millennium long history. This was by far my favourite video that I listed to (also helped keep me motivated at work so win-win). I laughed in so many places and such great food for thought. Will be recommending this video to many! Really appreciated the immense amount of time you spent putting all of this together!

[@Beryllahawk]

This was just lovely, and I once again have a deep appreciation for Blue's enthusiasm and yes even his sentimentality about Rome. It's damn inspiring, really, not just for the history but for the real life, personal lessons one can take away from this "big picture" look at such an incredible culture. To adapt, to do your best no matter what, to endure far beyond what ANYONE would expect. Defeated but never vanquished. Coming from someone going through some shit right now - these phrases in particular were a surprising amount of comfort. Not what you set out to do, I know. But thank you anyway.

[@celticbear714]

I actually thought Caesar's Gallic Wars was a good read. There's some really patriotic speeches and moments sprinkled throughout, like how the first time the Romans beached on Britain everyone was too scared to press against the naked, screaming, British barbarians, and a standard bearer basically called them a bunch of pushovers and led the charge wielding nothing but a stick with an eagle statue on the end of it.

[@kingeddiam2543]

Is there anywhere to read it for free do you know?

[@Vgn1701]

Sorry, I have very strong opinions on anything Roman and I HATE Caesar. Sure it's an easy read, but urgh. The language is just boring and it's always the same. The Britain episode was interesting though I must agree. Cicero on the other end is my hero. I know his speeches was revised sometimes but the Latin rhethoric is just PEAK. Caesar's Latin is... well, read any modern history book and you know what his books are like. How did you come to read the whole of Bellum Gallicum? I'm studying Latin, so that's why I read it. Just interested in someone else who's maybe a bit as crazy ;)

[@TurboImperator]

@@Vgn1701 I've read a translation and it was a pretty cool read. Boasting about cutting Gallic heads and arms, explaining the way he thought through his pardons and what not. Caesar is about the greatest person Rome has produced once you stop living a fairy tale of "politics can be honest and all disney marvel avengers like". Same with Octavian, ya he used propaganda, it's effective. Hate the game not the player.

[@Vgn1701]

@@TurboImperator completely agree. I think Caesar & Octavian are super interesting people and analyzing their politics is fun. I'm just very emotionally invested in the Republic, so I'm more on Cicero and Cato's side of things. xD

[@jaynoon6376]

Show them the good weather man

[@olimarrion270]

I gotta thank Blue, the effort he puts into “doing history” is astounding. You rock Blue!!

[@drudenae]

My brother in Christ, the glory of Rome is eternal.

[@av1598]

Didn’t they kill Christ ? 🤨

[@WorldbreakerHulk1390]

Gotta say, Blue. Your tempo in this marathon is quite captivating. My favourite line in the whole thing is when you talk about the first coup d'etat and exclaim "Very exciting!" That line has perfect timing. :)

[@thejcaesar42]

nearly 2000 years of history in three hours. Guess I know what I'm doing while i eat all my thanksgiving leftovers.

[@marcuslouvierF1]

2206 years, 753 BCE-1453 AD

[@requiem6465]

Blue still needs to do a video on the Sultanate of Rûm. Severely underrated Rome successor

[@shadda]

Thank you for pointing out the carthage "salted the earth" myth. That's one that I find in a lot of otherwise reputable history books written by otherwise reputable historians, but it's so damn easy to disprove and the idea didn't start getting around until centuries later as a biblical reference.

[@slwrabbits]

I wonder a bit if it was a rumor the Romans spread to discourage resettlement.

[@SemiIocon]

Love the inclusion of the Age of Empires music in this. It's so nostalgic, yet so subtle.

[@kendamo7034]

This was an great summary. Ancient Rome is fascinating. The fact that they would flood the colosseum to have ship battles is amazing. It’s too bad they didn’t think to video them. That would be amazing to see.

[@Cetadrius01]

I can't imagine the insane amount of work this took... Great job Blue and thanks

[@SentimentalMemories]

*Grabs popcorn* This will genuinely keep me entertained for years to come. Thank you for everything you do, Blue💙

[@britfox7766]

30 minutes ago, and already christmas/saturnalia has come early! I thought it was impossible to surpass the Byzantine History video, but you guys have outdone yourselves again

[@ocularpatdown]

Sol Invictus is the reason for the season.

[@MisterQuasar]

This video has been in my algorithm for maybe 1 year now and I’ve watched it maybe 6 times

[@Annathroy]

This has to be one of the best videos on the said topic. Thank You for your effort.

[@darksnakenerdmaster]

At first I thought this was a compilation video of previously released Rome videos. Now I know that it's a summary of sufficient detail to be considered the coursework of a history course on the ENTIRETY of Roman history

[@metarcee2483]

It's both, actually.

[@NiteCoffee]

Congrats, Blue! On getting this big thing together and out! Please go make big sleepy! We will watch from here!

[@alexcao2825]

Can't wait for the inevitable 10 hour essay on domes, that'll be a dream.

[@pokeyscorpion8224]

G O O D D O M E

[@Ian_sothejokeworks]

I would listen to Blue describe the chronological bowel movements of the Hapsburgs for 4 hours, with Red interjecting with which ones would win in a fistfight. I would pay for it. I love these guys.

[@dantheories7276]

I know what an elephant is, and I'd still be pretty scared if I had to fight one.

[@sechran]

"Everything else is just Livy's filler arcs." - ... I'm now imagining Romulus and Remus taking an episode to get their flying car driver's licenses.

[@wholesome2399]

How often to do you think about The Roman Empire? Blue: I'm trying okay

[@whowhenhowwhy]

My wife asked me how often I think about the roman empire, and my answer was "biweekly. No, the other bieeekly". And that's entirely on you.

[@Maskman8547]

I keep waking up to this on autoplay

[@mini3mayhem]

Jesus H. Christ, I remember you saying in the New Years podcast that this video was getting a lot of views really quickly but good god, a million views in a month is insane

[@BadPenny3]

My interest in the Roman Empire is probably less than the average person, but this was such a great video. It's hard to resist Blue's enthusiasm.

[@tapiocapearl0304]

Lowkey wanted this video to never end and Rome to never die. Like this was a movie and i was rooting for the hero. Haunted as all the things of our modern society that was shaped by Rome crosses my mind.

[@roarytheromanarcanine]

Blue you are insane. I can only imagine how much work this whole thing was.

[@spookisghostly4619]

Fell asleep to this now I know everything I need to know about Rome

[@robertristea2724]

A funny and approachable take on history.. quite accurate as well. I like it. Great job!

[@writecraft7049]

Goddamn you finally did it didn’t you? All that practice, all that time to making the other things, just to get this one mega vid done, to finally make a documentary long history vid. . . Good job, blue. I hope cyan and red are fine.

[@markadkins1842]

"A particularly salty period of Roman history..." when discussing Carthage. I see what you did there!

[@jacobparry177]

Can't wait to rewatch this a few times over the course of 3 years until the 4hr version comes out👀

[@hipposound]

You have an amazing way of making these large scale concepts not only accessible and human; but funny. Love the channel dude

[@WinglessMoonstone]

Listened to this while doing my taxes. Such a thrilling tale of a civilization that absolutely refused to die until its inevitable end. Great work, Blue. :)

[@PakBallandSami]

“Rome will exist as long as the Coliseum does; when the Coliseum falls, so will Rome; when Rome falls, so will the world.” -Saint Venerable Bede

[@michaelscott6022]

Coliseum's looking awfully crumbly these days.

[@AL_AFGHANI1]

Porkball

[@BritReadsBritAuthors]

Oh, if *that* isn't prophetic, nothing is, lol@@michaelscott6022

[@smithsonian2464]

A three hour video essay on Rome? Hell, fucking, yes.

[@piotrmorawski1764]

The 4 hour long Complete History of the Most Serenene Republic of Venice, when? 😆

[@0katsuki0]

bold of you to assume Blue wouldn't be the first 12 hour video essay

[@piotrmorawski1764]

12 hours of thalassocratic goodness? My body is even more ready than in 1204 🦁🪽

[@breawycker]

The idea that every man is always thinking about the Roman Empire is a misconception. Blue from OSP Georg who thinks about the Roman Empire 24/7 is an outlier and should not be counted