Roman History 01 - The Mythic Kings 753-509 BC

This video covers the mythic origins of Rome from Aeneas to the founding of Rome by Romulus in 753 BC through the seven kings to the death of Lucius Tarquinius in 509 BC.
This is from the podcast series The History Of Rome by Mike Duncan.
He currently does The Revolutions podcast
www.revolutionspodcast.com/

[@sipjedekat8525]

This podcast ran from 2007 to 2012 if I recall correctly. And I just keep coming back to it. It's simply the most comprehensive and simultaneously the most easy to listen to account of Rome's history out there. Mike Duncan has progressed in the meantime, most notably with his excellent Revolutions podcasts and his books (which are well worth a read), but this series is just like a comfortable warm blanket of history goodness which never fails to bring a smile to my face. You can hear him get better at it as he plods along, finding more flow in his narrative, more confidence and more deadpan humor as the episodes stack up. It will remain his Magnum Opus unless he decides to up the ante even more in times to come. In Mike's own words: 'one hell of a thing'. And timaeus, the OP, gets a shout-out too. Not only for uploading this in good sizable chunks, but mercifully without any ads whatsoever. It's gold you found, kind internet stranger. Gold. It really gladdens me this is still listened to, and commented on, after all these years. This work of art deserves it.

[@dominicp9296]

Crazy I never heard of it untill last year I actually found this channel first then realized it's mike duncan and I've listened to it all 3 times lol and the 9 seasons of revolutions which is fantastic aswell. I'm still on the Russian which is last

[@Zyzyx442]

Thanks, just found this but already know will come back to this lecture.

[@lv67890]

This is truly a crown jewel in podcast content. This man has contributed something good and I appreciate Mr Duncan!

[@cpt191021]

its crazy tho cuase you could do a roman history podcast 20 times longer the amount of info on them is nuts. There just a ceaser podcast that is like 50 hrs or so

[@mattluke5546]

It really is amazing!!!

[@user-dh8sg8ur5e]

I listened to ALL episodes driving to and from work (thank you Blue Tooth). This led to Revolutions which are excellent. Very appreciative of all the hard work and detail to create History of Rome & Revolutions podcasts.

[@samlund8543]

0:04 In The Beginning (Mythical Origins of Rome) 11:36 Youthful Indiscretions (King Romulus) 23:14 The Seven Kings of Rome Part 1 (Numa, Tullus, and Ancus) 39:01 The Seven Kings of Rome Part 2 (The Tarquin Dynasty & Fall of the Monarchy)

[@sansr8949]

thanks man

[@koboldgeorge2140]

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[@MrKevinkins]

This series is the most addictive sleep aid ever created. If you enjoy history and are suffering insomnia, give it a try.

[@flashers.5212]

That’s an odd compliment, but I understand well enough where you are coming from.

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@@flashers.5212 not really. A lot of people do it. You scroll through the comment section of documentaries you'll find plenty of people making this statement.

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And no ads that wake you up to skip over 👍🏻

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a trick: you can watch series at flixzone. Been using it for watching all kinds of movies these days.

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@London Keith Yea, been watching on Flixzone for since december myself =)

[@HowNotToDoStuff]

This will be my second time listening to this podcast. I appreciate the time and effort Mr. Duncan put into this history of Rome. It was a labor of love and a great legacy.

[@querlimfranco8466]

i've listened to it 9 times already from start to finish. It's addictive.

[@sansr8949]

@@querlimfranco8466 thats crazy!

[@hateralert4012]

I have just started my second time listening. Great set of videos here!

[@mrnarason]

me too, I've finished like 8-10 years ago. Now I've having an roman history itch again

[@dominicp9296]

​@@querlimfranco8466I hear you on that I've listened to it all 3 times lol now I just click certain ones most of the time but here I am on first video so we will see what happens. You should check out revolutions podcast by him also if you haven't it's absolutely fantastic every single one well I haven't finished the Russian which is the last one but its been great and all the other 9 seasons were great aswell

[@lindadunning-cw4uj]

I have listened to this for 5 times. It is the finest podcast of Roman history ever. It should be require listening in every class of ancient t history or history! I was crushed as it ended as it must but I still listen to it some nites when I can't sleep. I still learn more about Rome and sail gently in sleep. I am over 75 and I will listen to this until I join the players in eternal slumber. Thank you mike Duncan

[@cimbrius5583]

This is a podcast by Mike Duncan, Timaeus is only the uploader.

[@Bladebard]

Does Mike Duncan have his own YoUTube?

[@dosran5786]

this is so gooood!

[@alexanderiii.9100]

Go on Spotify, there you can listen to the whole thing uploaded my mike duncan himself

[@stewartdalton3298]

Ever since I came across this I've been hooked. Great for winding down at bedtime and drifting off to another time, another ruler, just a continious saga of one of the greatest empires in time. Fascinating stuff.

[@AverageAlien]

read a book, there is this book called "Rome, rise and fall" by stephen kershaw, really fun stuff

[@P1Gman]

It took me three years to finish this podcast. Listening at work and at home in my free time. I'd listen to each episode over and over for at least a week, sometimes longer, before moving on to the next. Now it's time to jump right back on this train and restart the journey! LFG!!!

[@Beef33EE]

This series is amazing. 7 years later and I still find my self coming back to it and binge listening to it.

[@nickscurvy8635]

I always gotta come back to this podcast. Probably my fifth time starting it over. This is a flagship in the podcast world. Duncan is a legend

[@JANN-JAPAN]

I’ve been listening to this series for years. I never tire of it because it’s interesting and educational. That said, probably because I remember much of it, I too listen to it to sleep. Play this on my speakers and put on an eye mask- I just drift off to sleep. It’s soothing and somehow therapeutic. I wonder if Mr. History of Rome still does tours to Rome. It would be great to take a tour like that.

[@davidcirovic8620]

I can highly recomend the history of byzantium podcast by Robin Pierson, it is just as wondefull.

[@hailalexander93]

This will be my third listen through of the history of Rome series by Michael Duncan, I've tried and not been successful in finding a historic lecture that matches the depth and open narrative that Mr.Duncan can put together. Thank you to the uploader for this compilation.

[@Jacob-sb3su]

Dan Carlins Hardcore History.

[@MrVlogman101]

Have you tried Historia civilis?

[@SisyphusJP]

Temporary Fakename yeah let me just quickly sign up for raid shadow legends

[@brianfellows2024]

History of Byzantium and History of England are great. Both were made by people who liked Duncan's podcast and tried to make their own about different subjects using Duncan's style.

[@bigbluebuttonman1137]

@@Jacob-sb3su Dan Carlin is an equal to Mike Duncan, though in a thoroughly different way. He rarely does the sort of long-form that Mike Duncan does to the extent he does (this is 60+ hours of Roman History from its very beginning to its end covering a thousand years of history), sometimes seemingly picking the middle of a story and establishing the context, his ability to ask philosophical questions and get the noggin joggin is as much a treat as Mike Duncan's utter dissection of the Roman Empire coupled with his wit, and ability to cover the historical implications of everything he covers. The difference is that Dan Carlin's slower to pump out material. Glad Duncan never stopped, because I plan to immediately pick up his revolutions podcast series after this (I'm almost midway through).

[@paintedweasels]

I was working on a creative Roman city project for 4 years(started sept 2012) and had watched/seen most docs and paintings and photos that were related to ancient Rome, and when I was feeling like my inspiration was coming to an end because I had exhausted that supply, I decided to try just listening to the history behind the monuments, geography, and cities ruins I had seen and heard about in textbooks and the internet, and I found this podcast here, it gave my inspiration the boost in the arm it needed for another 4 years to enhance and detail it further, and spread beyond it even to found other roman creative projects, that were linked to my original like a capitol city. This will always have a place in my life.

[@bunnalong79]

I listen to this podcast about 20 years ago, first made available in the apple store. I'm surprised its still around. Duncan used to give tour trip to Italy as part of the podcast. Wonder if he is still alive.

[@jimgrand8514]

Last I heard he is just finishing up his sequal podcast revolutions. He even written two books after the history of Rome one about Rome itself.

[@ryanbearden9709]

It actually wasn't Gates who won the battle of Saratoga... It was Benedict Arnold!!! That is one of the reasons Arnold betrayed Washington because he was always slighted & not given his just due. Like not getting credit for turning the tide of that battle which brought about French intervention.

[@thegriffin88]

"great great great great great..." Yes, this was a good choice.

[@-timaeus-9781]

Thanks for watching!

[@gmoney5947]

It’s 14 generations! I traced back 12 generations. My great great great great great great great great great grandfather was Sir Gideon Idsen of Shropshire England 1635-1701 and his son John Isom (1680-1759) (Ison/Idsen) came to Amherst Virginia and was buried in Scott Co Virginia in 1759.

[@Wallyworld30]

G Money My Dad’s brother is John XII his son (my cousin) Is John XIII. My cousin had 4 daughters and no boys. :=(

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Great choice?

[@Jin-Rohhh]

@@gmoney5947 how did you trace your family lineage so far back?? Was it a service you'd paid for, or self research? I'm very intrigued😲

[@codymayak8042]

I've listen to his pod cast it is by far the best history pod cast out there awesome so glad it's in a longer format I hated have to pick each episode. Great job, this should be a DVD set.

[@SisyphusJP]

Really should I’d buy

[@publiusrunesteffensen5276]

What @John C is talking about, is Dan Carlin's Hardcore History. And he is entirely right, it's equally marvelous: www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/

[@TeSolycMandalor]

Hey, 5 years from the future, still haven't forgotten the founding fathers.

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I've been looking for such an in depth and all encompassing overview of Roman history. I'm so glad I found this, absolutely amazing work.

[@tylerbrass4002]

I love this podcast a little more every time I listen to it, its entertaining, and really makes you interested in the story inside the history, listening to this has especially helped me tie together all the different periods and rulers, and has helped me understand the Roman civilization itself, as it actually was, rather than just focusing in on the highlights.

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AAAANNnnnddddd this marks the 4th time I'm listening to this podcast in its entirety.

[@jonward6251]

I remember listening this in my room with my brother while playing with my legos. it is weird to think that the 11 year old me. living in Hawaii would listen to this for fun, just imagining this great culture. I live in Naples italy, I am truly blessed.

[@anaximanderofmiletus5677]

That is awesome. Harness that passion and follow it! Always ask questions throughout your education too; if something seems off or incomplete follow up with your own research :) Sadly it's hard to get good information these days, even from our schools.

[@Wallyworld30]

@timaeus I’m so happy you made all these videos public again. When you privatized them I scoured KZbin to find as many of Duncan’s Rome podcast and created a new bootleg playlist with what I could find. It’s so much better to have the real thing again!

[@liamjm9278]

You could just go to Duncan's website and listen or download them from there.

[@WildBillCox13]

Interesting and enjoyable. I started in the Punic Wars, but came back here to binge watch the series from the beginning. Thanks for posting.

[@feynstein1004]

This was an excellent. And my first podcast, actually. I feel great to have started on something so awesome.

[@-timaeus-9781]

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Glad to have ya on board! :)

[@wicksinn]

This first episode of the podcast is so good that I'm listening to it twice.

[@-timaeus-9781]

:)

[@hayesatmisesdotcom]

This was such a great podcast to listen to. I didn't start listening when he started but I caught up quickly and I listened to it for several years at work. It really made my job so much more pleasant.

[@ttrestle]

I can tell that I’m going to absolutely LOVE this podcast.

[@josephvitale137]

I never noticed the similarities in Romulus and Cyrus The Great. Like how, despite their obvious importance, they recorded everything about those two kings, except how they died... Strange

[@1squeamishneophyte]

I listened to this years ago, and it was so good.

[@shim5275]

Mike Duncan is the best bar none. I have listened to the History of Rome podcast twice and my favourite bits many times more. Always pick up something new.

[@ScrubbyBubbles]

man this is just incredible, especially during our current times, very nice to invest in some historical content - thank you for uploading this

[@_Silence_Dogood]

Love the podcast. Just finished The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan. Excellent read!

[@GwenApMannanan]

Who else noticed there is a town on the map called "Narnia"?

[@bombelbee03]

Gwen Ap Mannanan l

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THE Budgetteers found it

[@WildBillCox13]

Absolutely correct and good eyes, too. CS Lewis was highly educated, and a well read amateur historian. Of course he borrowed from antiquity for his work. So did Tolkien (the Hobbit and others), Robert E Howard (Conan and King Kull), HP Lovecraft (many, many, dark stories), and Sir Walter Scott (Castle Otranto, Ivanho, and others). So do I, but I'm a modern, not an historical, figure.

[@robbielobster3212]

I was assuming it was one of those false towns on a map that are used to pick out forgeries from the real thing.

[@baileyfawcett2778]

Gwen Ap Mannanan Emperor Nerva was born there.

[@maynard04]

Wow this is great work i listened to this whole series a year ago. Will probably watch your video and listen to it again.

[@josephhebert1785]

I could listen to every video on this channel from first to last beginning to end on each video and never get tired of it. Et Senatus Populusque Romanus

[@grdnzrnic]

This podcast is eminently enjoyable and educational during my cardio walks. It is an Oasis of civility and cultural enrichment

[@beardedcanadian2190]

Yeeeeeeeeesesssss. I finally found this Playlist. Oh its been sooooo long.

[@udaykaransinghsidhu]

Thanks for uploading. Great listen. Hopefully you can upload rest of the series also.

[@-timaeus-9781]

Glad you like it :) I already have the files on my hdd, I just have to compile them into youtube episodes. There are 37 total videos that I will make and I'm on 22 now.

[@udaykaransinghsidhu]

- Timaeus - looking forward to complete collection. Keep up the great work

[@stephenandersen4625]

Mike Duncan is very good

[@GIGroundNPound]

Awesome series sir! Thank you VERY much for all your videos!

[@skyfall9124]

It's been a while since I listened to this Podcast. I really enjoy it. Thanks

[@HxH2011DRA]

Thanks for uploading this! I always wanted video!

[@IDontCare-mo1tp]

Never knew this was on KZbin amazing!!!!!

[@yvelaine]

I have slept through the revolutions as well … now having to start all over again .. thank you Mike ….

[@jackdutfield6096]

now all we need is someone to animate this so my 16 year old attention span can have some visual simulation

[@HxH2011DRA]

Indeed

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Jack Dutfield close your eyes

[@ane7hud]

Jack Dutfield listen to the podcast when do low level activities. like running or hiking

[@WildBillCox13]

A good idea and, with suitable funding, I'm sure he'll prove just as interesting in multimedia as he is in audio. I treat this seris like an audiobook and listen, while I game and surf and blog.

[@rayneregret5060]

I just take a bunch of notes, it's the only I can way retain this information. I'm terrible listener. >

[@bcm8984]

Glad these came back

[@Historyden]

Excellent video

[@Claire_H]

Very informative docu-series, as someone who loves and enjoys studying human histories this was a fantastic documentary of the histories of rome

[@stephennewberry9815]

The start of an excellent adventure into the past. Thank you 🙂

[@coreymatt9907]

Super kewl. My favorite podcast!! 😊

[@hateralert4012]

Great series here Mr. Duncan

[@centuriontwofivezeroone2794]

I love learning about history, I especially love learning having someone read it to me, I don't know why but it seems I remember more this way (as opposed to reading). Thank you I really enjoyed this and know already I'm going to enjoy part two too.

[@rumelingecristescu6046]

It's the same for me too

[@capriciousstoic2266]

it think i found it : the whole ideea of migrations of the latins in the Italian peninsula. The Latins were an Indo-European people who probably migrated into the Italian peninsula during the late Bronze Age (1200-900 BC). = the period of the collapse ( Bronze age collapse ) Their language, Latin, belonged to the Italic branch of Indo-European. Their material culture, known as the Latial culture, was a distinctive subset of the Iron Age Villanovan culture that appeared in parts of the Italian peninsula after 1000 BC. Latino-Faliscians occupied the Tyrrhenian coast between the current Lazio and Calabria and overlapped and mingled with the oldest Neolithic peoples. They had cremation burials and possessed advanced metallurgical techniques. Major tribes included: Latins and Falisci in Lazio, Oenotrians and Italii in Calabria, Ausones, Aurunci and Opici in Campania and perhaps Sicels in Sicily. Although divided from an early stage into communities which mutated into several independent, and often warring, city-states, the Latins maintained close culturo-religious relations until they were definitively united politically under Rome in 338 BC, and for centuries beyond. These included common festivals and religious sanctuaries. So they wore new commers, in 300- 500 years prior. As indo-europaens they came from the East. In the East there wore proto-thracians, proto-illiryans, dorians , proto-veneti or maybe the so called old-people of the N of Greece ( an proto-civilization of indoeuropean line that generated different identitys and sub-cultures ). Now the question is if they came from the N of italy of from the East ( or N-East ) ...Are the latins more proto-Celtic like or more proto-Thraco-Daco-illyarian...? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latins_(Italic_tribe) - at origins there are some interesting points. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rneQoaqMgb56l5o

[@NinjoTerror]

They were Italian, autochthonous of the Italian peninsula. Especially Latium. IE people doesn't exists. It's just a group of languages.

[@histguy101]

I have no issue believing them, that some people from Anatolia settled on the Tiber

[@Alamyst2011]

The greatest series I have ever watched. 3x times now

[@TheHighSpaceWizard]

I'm about to tear through this series over the next few days.

[@shanecooney6832]

Just found your channel , I’ve hours and hours to catch up on , much love and respect from Ireland

[@cronistamundano8189]

I have been interested in Roman History for a long time and have read Livy and all the greats. Thanks for masterclass.

[@ChaseBoden-vv5co]

Amazing podcast that’s extremely insightful

[@atzuras]

It is fascinating how much truth can be derived from the legends and myths Romans told themselves.

[@akhsinilhami2418]

Thanks for the video playlist

[@eaglebearer]

I have a bottle of vodka and I see no better way to drink it than to listen to this Amazing podcast while playing some games.

[@seangoff3937]

This is great! I initially put this on to go to sleep, I'm so into it its keeping me awake 🤣🤣

[@mikemeetstec]

Good night’s sleep. Thank you🙏🏽

[@curtiswebb8135]

So well done.Thank you.

[@dfwnorthwest]

This is really good. Ive been listening to these on the way to/from work. Are you reading from a book or do you have notes available for download somewhere? Ive been looking to learn more about Roman history but didnt have time to read a huge volume of text. These videos are perfect. Thank you!

[@-timaeus-9781]

Thanks for watching :) This is from the podcast series The History Of Rome by Mike Duncan. No one had put them on youtube so I started making these videos putting several episodes in each video.

[@mahnehl7840]

one of the best things on youtube ever

[@gregmattson2238]

god.. I think i've gone to heaven finding this channel.

[@gethynphillips]

A series on the opposite one this would be awesome. Like a step by step thing of the victims of the empire and its enemies throughout history. I love Rome as we know so much through biased history but an attempt at the going ins of others would be great

[@Wallyworld30]

gethyn phillips Ro e is Theo my ancient civilization in there orbit that has a complete written history. NThe Greeks did a great job until the rise of Rome. Ironically it was Greek hostages in Rome that started writing the Roman History. Thank you Timeus, Polybus and Livy. Three most important ancient historians in Roman history. It’s cool this channel is named after one of them.

[@eccehomo1904]

Second time around. Excellent work.

[@dramlamb5196]

21:40 One of the best paragraphs in the whole series.

[@alexsveta5403]

Your show is amazing. That's the second time I watch the whole thing!!!

[@alexsveta5403]

Third :)

[@DrinkyMcBeer]

This youtube channel is not associated with Mike Duncan (the podcast creator). They merely uploaded the the episodes to youtube. I would recommend looking up Mr. Duncan and letting him know how much he is appreciated for this amazing piece of work.

[@alexsveta5403]

@@DrinkyMcBeer Thanks for letting me know

[@GHST995]

Love these podcasts...what is the tune that keeps playing I love that too.

[@hhumca]

This is incredible

[@HVLLOWS1999]

I've watched the whole series 3 times now!

[@plummye005]

back for the 3rd relisten of the series within a year

[@davidsan9654]

Thank you for this, sir

[@michaeljlightheart9863]

Best youtube channel.

[@johnmichalski5981]

Love this amazingly informative and entertaining podcast. I did want to offer one small correction to your remarks about the Rape of the Sabine Women and the story's influence on later Western culture: the Baroque artist who painted the episode was named Peter Paul Rubens, not John Paul.

[@BDTT0729]

I LOVE this!

[@unclesanders]

This is taken from Mike duncans podcast "the history of Rome" its on spotify if you want to listen to the whole thing. There is also another podcast called "revolutions" that mike duncan does and its really good to

[@-timaeus-9781]

The whole is here too. That's why it's called 'Episode 01'. ;) Also, I give Mike credit in the description of each video.

[@1cathexis]

Very nice work, Mel. Would love to see the topic, "The Sea Peoples" from you.I bet you could do it justice.

[@pete9320]

Sadly this is just a rip from "The History of Rome" by Mike Duncan. Sadly he doesn't cover 'The Sea Peoples' in any real way. :l

[@johnmurdoch3083]

A great series..

[@DonnaGisellaTranchel]

Hello! I will now begin this epic journey... THANK YOU!!!💙💙💙

[@wilsonb1121]

Thank you so much for these!!!!

[@-timaeus-9781]

Glad you like them :)

[@TheLeoBianco1]

This is epic, thankyou.

[@classicalliberalarts]

At 20:40, the comparison of George Washington to Romulus is ridiculous and disproves the whole argument.

[@lisawilliams7836]

Thank you very much.

[@onlyhis5870]

I appreciate this A LOT, thank you! Did you say there was a transcript somewhere?

[@the_mystery_of_stonehenge]

These are nice. The topic grand. I am amazed. I am one of those who sees clarity in the origin stories of the Roman republic. A dozen generations is not that great a span, as my own kin go back that far to the Mayflower and the successive generations are easy to follow. Everything from the wolf to the final king. I believe the Roman version. I will now relax and enjoy the next part.

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[@corylusbluefox9482]

I somehow don't think the name Hamilton is going to be forgotten anytime soon. This podcast was made before that though.

[@mattluke5546]

THIS. IS. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!

[@the_mystery_of_stonehenge]

These are nice. The topic grand. I am amazed. I am one of those who sees clarity in the origin stories of the Roman republic. A dozen generations is not that great a span, as my own kin go back that far to the Mayflower and the successive generations are easy to follow. Everything from the wolf to the final king. I believe the Roman version. I will now relax and enjoy the next part.

[@OverOnTheWildSide]

So Romulus is fictitious because he accomplished so much? Does that mean Alexander and Genghis Khan are fictitious too?

[@Mikefantasia22]

This was fantastic. Just wish you had accompanying pictures and drawings

[@veggieburger4u]

Excellent

[@raurkegoose5233]

Correction, it wasn't Gates' victory at Saratoga, it was Arnold's victory at Saratoga.

[@tomg5187]

Thank you kindly!

[@avgastas1515]

This shits pretty good bro thanks for taking the time to teach me