Roman Emperors Portrayed in Memes - Part 1

[@StiggusRattus]

Caligula: Look at my horse my horse is amazing

[@morgoth615]

Give it a lick!

[@Mr_D_The_1st]

give it a lick

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

@@morgoth615 it tastes like raisins!

[@moritamikamikara3879]

@@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 Have a stroke of it's mane, it turns into a plane

[@hobo-lu-knight]

The Caligula meme has lots of layers, like the man himself. And, coincidentally, ogres.

[@Xiuhcoatl_]

THERE GOES MY WATCH HIM AS HE

[@TiberiusEmpire]

Hadrian should be the Jew-hunter from Inglourious Basterds

[@eupowa7]

Oh, yessssss. That'd be so much better

[@Killzoneguy117]

Jewish War 2: This time it's personal

[@EternalVirgin]

Iudea Delenda Est 2: Electric Boogaloo

[@ericmalanowski5547]

Well... Living to see at least two of the three revolts would do that to ya.

[@ericmalanowski5547]

@@Killzoneguy117 3*

[@FubbleSmurf]

How dare you call Domitian-sama "just another cruel emperor"??? Titus, get the cross!

[@theswedishdude1]

the Caesar one was spot on, love it

[@pseudochadio]

I feel bad for Pertinax, he did everything to put the Empire back on its feet and got backstabed by the pr*torian guard.

[@noodlecoffee193]

Victoria Yeah and the worst thing is that he started off as a grammar instructor and managed to work his way up and become emperor. All of that hard work thrown away in a matter of weeks.

[@noodlecoffee193]

It was mainly the praetorians. All of the generals respected him, and the senate as well. You have to be pretty good if you can get the senate and the military to agree.

[@moritamikamikara3879]

Ahhh... this is one of the comments that appeared in the Praetorian guard video...

[@theone-tg4ey]

Ikr

[@kaluda9115]

Marcus Aurelius - Emperor 161-180 Commodus - Emperor 180 -192 Lucius Verus : Am I a joke to you?

[@saikrishnak8631]

meanwhile to severus and niger clodius albinus : am i a joke to you.

[@codysing1223]

"I love destroying lives" lmao, so right and wrong at the same time

[@skimaskthetapgod8126]

@Deathcoldan Not the lives of the senators

[@miguelpereira9859]

@@skimaskthetapgod8126 Who gives a fuck about the Senate amirite

[@Mr_D_The_1st]

@@miguelpereira9859 fuck the senate adn teh horse they rode in

[@StoicNatsoc]

Where is my damn Aurelian part! GIVE IT HERE!

[@StoicNatsoc]

@@TominusMaximus i saw that one, but i need another one m8

[@OGStorm1]

@@TominusMaximus DO YOU THINK AURELIAN DESERVES ONLY ONE SEPARATE VIDEO? PRAISE THE SUN!

[@yourboss001]

Everyone: It's so big! Trajan: Yup ^_^

[@plainbagel9192]

Vitellus " I eat because I'm depressed, I'm fat because I eat "

[@gibhacker8121]

Gallienvs didn't do "nothing", he defeated countless barbarians and usurpers while dealing with the height of the Crisis, including the disaster at Edessa, the Cyprian Plague, and hyperinflation.

[@miguelpereira9859]

Because Claudius, who arranged his death is the one talking so it makes sense he would say he didn't do anything

[@gewisse_6786]

@@miguelpereira9859 did he actually arrange the assasination?

[@miguelpereira9859]

@@gewisse_6786 I'm pretty sure yes

[@miguelpereira9859]

@Not so Sneaky stabba Modern scholars seem convinced that he was involved in the assassination: www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antichthon/article/who-murdered-gallienus/2B48700FFE47B8DD0C76D1F878EF7A21

[@Hugh_Morris]

@@gewisse_6786 supposedly it was Claudius and other high ranking Illyrian officers (including Aurelian) that assassinated Gallienus.

[@TehJaska]

You did Domitian dirty with this. He was a great emperor for the empire, he just didn't bother or care about the pretense with the senate.

[@miguelpereira9859]

Who gives a shit what the S*nate thinks lmao

[@hotsprinkles]

Caesar?? An emperor??? *𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗶𝗸𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲*

[@f4ishal996]

Dictator is basically an emperor without a crown.

[@herz4217]

technically Augustus and several others weren't "emperor" either, they had a ton of different titles through the ages.

[@jabronisauce6833]

@@herz4217 what you mean Augustus was the first emperor lol

[@4ndr3c3s4r1n0]

@@jabronisauce6833 Octavian being considered the first emperor is more of a historical convention than a hard fact, mostly because he finished the late Republic civil wars. After winning it and monopolizing power, Octavian did his very best to preserve the appearance of a Republic, make the Senate happy, but at the same being the final arbiter in the most important issues, and having enough money to fund anything ever needed. But no one ever told the common citizens: "Hey, we are no longer a Republic and now we're in an Empire!". That's something historians say for people today, but it's not how people back then viewed things.

[@atsekaleb7]

Now this is pure quality content

[@theone-tg4ey]

Lol

[@3GearsTurning]

I lost it at Hadrian

[@maihaiki888]

Yea😂

[@peter20arthas]

Y are u gae?

[@HorFell]

Hadrian's should have been the opening scene of Inglorius Basterds lol

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

The bust of Maximinus Thrax radiates such masculine energy that it could feasibly boil water, and thus be used to power a turbine and generate electricity.

[@hectortellezgarcia1155]

Well, he was an 8 foot beast of a man. The OG gigachad

[@Muircetach]

@@hectortellezgarcia1155 First emperor not to be born a noble. Just worked his way up from grunt to ruling the empire.

[@4ndr3c3s4r1n0]

According to the Historia Augusta, a historical source as much reliable as Gladiator and Dovahatty, Thrax consumed 25 liters of wine and ate 13kg of meat every day. This guy exuded manliness wherever he went.

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

@@4ndr3c3s4r1n0 Believe it or not, the Historia Augusta is all true.

[@huldrrrr9486]

Caracalla: hey everybody today my brother pushed me so im starting a kickstarter to put him down *shows picture of Geta* Caracalla: the benefits of killing him would be I would get pushed way less

[@huldrrrr9486]

@Cameron Caracalla's brother, who he killed in the arms of their mother

[@samlund8543]

Cameron It’s a real crazy story that perfectly demonstrates just how nuts/cruel Caracalla was. From what I remember, Caracalla and Geta were brothers, and when their father died, he wanted them to both be co-emperors. They both hated each other, so their mother brought them together for a meeting at her home to work things out. As they were talking, a group of armed men burst in and just straight up stabbed Geta to death, right in front of his mother. I can’t remember for certain, but I think there’s even rumors of Caracalla laughing at his dying brother. Either way, Caracalla went on to become a tyrannical murderer during his brief reign.

[@Mr_D_The_1st]

geta did nothing wrong

[@RagnaCloud13]

Caracalla did die in piss Rest in Piss, Caracalla

[@balthasarpelt684]

02:05 I LAUGHED TO DEATH.

[@elvolvasky69]

Yeeees i die too

[@456123ib]

Who is she by the way

[@nanyafahkinbiznes1352]

@@456123ib Chloe Brooks

[@erdenebaterdenebayar8715]

Q: How to get free N-word pass A: Name your child after 21st emperor of Rome

[@vynonyoutube1418]

Eggman: "I'M GONNA GO HIGHER, I'M PISSING ON THE MOON" Vespasian: "OH I DONT THINK SO"

[@connorgolden4]

When you do part 2 you better give my boy Majorian a good one!

[@chaospacemarine8330]

Seconded FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT RICIMER IS LITERALLY THE FINAL REASON WHY WEST ROME COLLAPSED

[@jacobh2147]

majorian is overrated

[@balthasarpelt684]

That trajan got me crying..

[@MrOreo2010]

Macrinus killing Caracalla was perfect

[@comedyaddict123]

I'm glad you say in your explanation that severus wasn't actually black, it's a funny joke but some people take it seriously 🙄

[@freckleheckler6311]

How is it a joke? He WASN’T black.

[@comedyaddict123]

@@freckleheckler6311 that's what I'm saying?

[@hiddenafitlhile8909]

@@comedyaddict123 You wanna see archeological evidence.

[@Loqueteron]

Vespasian "i tax you for peeling"

[@wzech5980]

At 3:42 Stewie as Severus Alexander totally makes sense.

[@alessandrogini5283]

Severus Alexander Is underrated

[@greeses5482]

the Vespasianus one got me good

[@miguelpereira9859]

Piss Tax

[@EdrethMaximus]

glad you wrote “fake” to Nero burning Rome ahah as I watched without reading that comment, I was perplexed...

[@RexGalilae]

I love how you stopped just before Aurelian. Part 2 better be good 😤

[@a.h.tvideomapping4293]

He already has meme videos for both Aurelian and Constantine, that’s a sentence I never thought I’d say

[@res_gestae]

severus alexander was amazing!

[@a.h.tvideomapping4293]

Mommy

[@raresmincan634]

Mama

[@alessandrogini5283]

@@a.h.tvideomapping4293 not so large mommy what looks like in a first time

[@alessandrogini5283]

@@raresmincan634 no

[@alessandrogini5283]

A good emperor, unlucky

[@a.h.tvideomapping4293]

This man literally went on PH to get that clip at 2:00. What a legend

[@jovee6155]

Sauce?

[@dovalek69420]

"Italian guy fucks Parthia and all of the known world"

[@josemanuelortega9091]

@@dovalek69420 Hispanic*

[@dovalek69420]

Oh yea i forgot he was from hispania ty

[@ציונהזרו]

@@jovee6155 lamp sauce

[@giorgiociaravolol1998]

Caracalla was a mad lad. Change my mind

[@josephedixon3449]

Gallienus, did everything

[@ernstjung6234]

Gallenius won a lot of battles, he wasnt Aurelian but he did a lot in the time he was emperor.

[@phoebusapollon2313]

UNDERRATED AF All the references are on point I can't wait for the Dominus Emperors if you are planning to do them all that is

[@sergigrajera5966]

So glad you appeared on my feed

[@revanius2213]

Hey now Gallienus did fifteen years of running all around the Empire trying to keep it together! He was more the guy running around with a water bucket screaming 'Oh god everything is on fire and I don't have enough water!'

[@lucasskrobish2473]

"Money does not stink" -Vespasian

[@dreamingofvenus]

That clip was basically made for Caligula 💀

[@flourishes4u]

Congratulations, you're invited to the Bacchanalia this year. 🍷

[@mathtonight1084]

Titus had me rolling on the floor, A+ work man

[@plolsteg7705]

I like the doubting tone in caesars voice when he says republic.

[@Shokan-mm8sj]

2:52 For anyone wondering, Septimus Severus was not black he was half punic and half italian. Punics were not black, they were in north africa(before the arab conquest) and were Caucasian, just because you are darker does not mean you are black, his facial structure isn't even black.

[@martinloynaz5085]

Thank you

[@jason47hitmanforhire]

Taariq Nasheed wants to know your location.

[@hiddenperson3696]

Adding that the romans were Multicultural, there were a large percent of people in North Africa and Middle East that you would consider black.

[@AnonymousAnonposter]

WE

[@miguelpereira9859]

@@hiddenperson3696 They traded with sub Saharan people's through the Nile so it's not unreasonable to assume that at least some black people lived in the Roman empire, however Septimius Severus doesn't look black at all lol

[@elliot4402]

This actually sums them up well for the most part

[@_________________________7050]

You did Alexander Severus dirty bro damn

[@Figgy_Jub]

The fact that I fully understand 80% of these and laughed my ass off makes me proud that I actually did good learning Roman history, just makes it all the sweeter

[@joaofranciscobento00]

2:50 historical misconception strikes

[@MasterCoD124]

This is art

[@blazecarter]

Fuck I lost it at Pertinax. Very accurate 🤣

[@Belowbluewaterdiver]

Thrax was perfect!

[@IronCow8]

Underrated af

[@AdriatheBwitch]

Dam verry funny video, cant wait for part 2, i hope you will also cover the emperor of the eastern empire

[@isaacshultz8128]

This is amazing laughed out loud 3 times

[@JKHGAMING]

There goes my emperor WATCH IM AS HE GOOOOOOOES

[@williambrady9578]

Dude this is awesome

[@shaggythewriter8185]

Subbed for Aurelien!

[@heikkint]

The trash bags with bottles at the end was too much.

[@individualstalksaboutsosia420]

I crack at augustus fkin hell 😂😂

[@gutar5675]

Gotta say, you missed a big opportunity with Valerian. There are two contradictory stories about him in captivity, one is that he was forced to swallow molten gold and the other is him being flayed alive. You could have put the scene in game of thrones where Drogo gives the golden crown to Viserys or you could have used any one of the Ramsay Bolton torture scenes cause the flayed man was their sigil.

[@tiberiuscave4617]

I guess we can say he missed a golden opportunity

[@powerist209]

The other, at least the Persian records, had him happily retired to a city where he was appointed as its architect.

[@gutar5675]

@@powerist209 Oh shit, you had me laughing man.

[@kammiejr]

Tominus could have also done this with Crassus, if he was doing a video about important figures in the Roman Republic. The Parthians supposedly killed Crassus by pouring molten gold into his mouth, though the validity of this claim is dubious.

[@kammiejr]

@jimmywhisper A valid point. Crassus is known to have died in the Battle of Carrhae against the Parthians, but you are right about the story of gold being poured down his throat being a myth. The story comes from the Roman historian, Cassius Dio, who lived two centuries after Crassus's death, and so it is not a contemporary source. Therefore, it's most likely that Crassus was killed unceremoniously by the Parthians, along with the Romans who attacked in Carrhae.

[@larepublica93]

Great men your channel is the thing I needed

[@unclesam5230]

Your channel is so underrated now

[@ChristosGoulios]

Can't wait for Bizentine emperors

[@ChristosGoulios]

@@TominusMaximus owo

[@jozejerse6777]

this is golden

[@wirelessbluestone5983]

I wonder how you’ll portray the later emperors like Valentinian I who raged himself to death and owned two pet bears that would feast on insubordinate commanders

[@Schneter]

Obligatory "Caesar was not an emperor"

[@rundelbellen4791]

Julius Caesar is the 0th emperor

[@LukosCelestou]

Crazy that Alex looks like Pompey

[@Sovietube]

You forgot to add Mussolini trying to get into Da club

[@mitsvanmitsvanio6106]

Don't forget Charlemagne also tried to get in the club as well with the fake Roman Empire the HRE.

[@soloinvictus1057]

3:42 is actually kind of depressing, even if he is partially responsible for the third century crisis--I can't help but feel empathy for a kid given that much power.

[@bobburger2740]

But by the time of his death he was 26

[@alessandrogini5283]

I didn't buy..if he wasn't murdered he could had avoided third century crisis

[@usernamesareoverrated7246]

2:00 mine is like 1453 :(

[@a.h.tvideomapping4293]

Smae bro smae

[@MatiasMaldona3]

Dude, I love this shit. I actually learned.

[@konna200]

I tryed not to laugh but damn lol 2:40 i just haha :D Your videos are just a pure gold!

[@Prigozhyn227]

Eagerly waiting for part 2

[@DJLaZyI]

I saw Glitterhoof there, you cheeky boy ;)

[@gloeibrood]

Gotta love pranking your praetorian prefect!

[@alejandrop.s.3942]

Augustus Ryder, Titus Cartman, gay Hadrian and the black Septimius Severus (he had Carthaginian ancestors indeed) made my day but...I was keen on seeing the meme for the greatest Emperor, Aurelian.

[@Drewski-hw1yi]

Vitellius was the least self aware emperor ever. Caracalla was just too accurate.

[@michaeldiekmann6494]

God, the Aerys voice is awesoem

[@Wfalen]

Gallienus thankfully has gotten a bit better reputation these days. I mean he did do a lot, and tried to defend as much as he could. It's just that he couldn't be everywhere at the same time, and at that point every frontier was under attack. And he survived gods know how many usurpers. Personally I rank him in the top ten emperors(but on the lower end) because he really did do everything that he could. Aurelian gets the credit for saving the empire, but Gallienus reformed the armies in a way that it was possible. I put him above guys like Septimus Severus, since he was just basically a military dictator that couldn't handle his spoiled kids.

[@anyawilson707]

Domitian towards the rest of Rome: Oh dear oh dear gorgeous Domitian towards the Senate: you fucking donkey

[@bigbadseed7665]

Roman Emperors Portrayed by Spongebob Nero: "Why? Why did you set me on fire, Spongebob?"

[@evershumor1302]

I have so much left to learn.

[@ShadeStormXD]

i still cry for Valerianus

[@aretrograde7745]

Lmao the first one is hilarious. I’m gonna play that on repeat for a bit.

[@mithrandir3047]

I was hooked the second Alex Jones popped up on the screen

[@sockshistorychanel7715]

The real achievement hear is that you maneged to get south park, the simpsons, and south park in the same vid

[@manooxi327]

brilliant, tnx for the explanation

[@generalgrievous7912]

Diocletian needs to be Moses in Prince of Egypt splitting the Red Sea (Eastern and Western Empires)

[@matkocubelic7438]

Maximinus thrax 💪

[@sudetenrider-pili6637]

That original Fallout thou... amazing

[@kermi4654]

Such a life for Uncle Cladius...

[@sirisaacnewton435]

Rome was wild. I wish I could talk to these guys and ask them wtf is wrong.

[@DwRockett]

Ok this video is kind of amazing

[@alexandremarques3265]

August Fleming and caligula fighting neptune were the best

[@Anonymous07192]

Little did Julius know, that he would in fact go to hell.

[@Oikos1602]

From Augustus to Claudius shit was right on

[@ejakobs9881]

Was waiting for Hadrian to say "Build A Wall" in Trump's voice lol

[@nikipansini46]

I live for these things

[@Aurelian159]

Im waiting for Diocletian's meme

[@pietrocardelli4241]

Tomorrow I have a university exam on ancient Rome, and I think that this is one of the most accurate depiction of Roman emperors and history. 10/10