Roman History 02 - The Roman Republic 509 - 386 BC

[@scottforest7337]

There’s a reason why Mike Duncan is a legend among podcasters...

[@samlund8543]

0:06 The Public Thing (The first year of the Republic) 14:57 Trials and Tribunlations (Protecting the New Republic) 30:49 - The Twelve Tables (The early 5th Century BC) 46:47 - The Roman Washington (Career of Cincinnatus) 59:01 - Decades of Gloom (The late 5th century BC) 1:14:28 - A Trojan War (Rome’s final war with its first major rival Veii) 1:28:23 - Barbarians at the Gate (The Gallic Sack of Rome) 1:44:15 - The Morning After (Rebuilding Rome after the Gallic sack)

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Thank you for these!

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Real mvp

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[@EveryOtherWeekendRVA]

Can’t believe these don’t have more views, very well done. A light, chewable history of Rome with some deadpan humor. So fun, thanks man

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This podcast has tens of millions of downloads on the Internet...KZbin is just one of the countless platforms

[@maaikevreugdemaker9210]

Light he says lol

[@JavaBum]

As others have said, this is only one avenue of views / downloads. I decided back then that I would donate money. He deserves it.

[@Andrew-m1v7h]

Videos that make you smarter are never recommended to anyone on KZbin. That's why you see like 10 million views on worthless videos like a dog walking on its hind legs or something.

[@debarmstrong9825]

Its great to finally hear the history of Rome that doesnt start at Caesar.

[@SisyphusJP]

DEB ARMSTRONG yasss

[@HFFCANADA]

@@johndrennan5933 reciting facts and myths written and passed down about an ancient civilization is in no way marxis. You said a whole lot of words (most of Wich I don't think u full understand) but you didn't say a whole lot that makes sense

[@bloodofthefayth]

Most people are interested in the empire, which started with Cesar. Pre empire it was a republic, which sadly sound very similar to what my country has become

[@HFFCANADA]

@Ihateyou Googgle some ppl get butthurt and delete comments once they get proven to be an idiot. I won (yes I'm petty af)

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[@cimbrius5583]

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

[@-timaeus-9781]

Yes, I link to his website in the description of each video, as well as answer numerous comments that bring it up. :)

[@cimbrius5583]

- Timaeus - thanks for replying! I just wanted to post it on the episodes for awareness, props to you for uploading it!

[@arturwojciechowicz3124]

So what, it is well done.

[@cuddlesandkafka]

@Panzerkampfwagen 1 who is Mike Duncan? Value-added would gib Duncan source tbh. I think he mentioned at least one book but it slipped my memory.

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@@ashwilliams8547 You're a wanker

[@tiberiusG]

Your lectures are absolutely phenomenal my friend

[@Demagoguez28]

Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus you should know, you were there!

[@adgomennemogda7009]

how could you know, imposter? you weren't born until 200 years later

[@parus6422]

this is from the "history of Rome podcast"

[@icemule]

@@parus6422 Correct! The uploader did nothing, besides uploading this awesome Podcast, and for that I thank him.

TSG, You must be a fanatic about Rome since you didn't use your real name. It's all good though. Each to there own but if I'm going to stand before anyone I'll always use my real name.

[@jdubbs69]

I've been looking for good history audio to listen to at work and this is top notch. Thanks for publishing these!

[@Jakster840]

I love this series. The only thing that I would change is the audio quality. This man needs a better mic!

[@redneckgopnik8164]

No more mobile data for the rest of the month, a static background pic. It's perfect for the workplace 😂

[@wessmith4375]

Been a fan for around 10 years and this is my favorite series to go to sleep to

[@MrMcmovez]

#metoo

[@doug3469]

Ya puts me to sleep too. Until that horrible guitar.

[@wessmith4375]

@@doug3469 yeah man the guitar is cheesy.

[@onlyme219]

Totally agree, same with me :)

[@DanielAluni-v2t]

The guitar zonks me right out. Better than NyQuil 😊

[@whimsy0451]

In the car? History of Rome. Cleaning your home? History of Rome. Taking a bath? History of Rome.

[@BeehiveBanditoDos]

remote working, in between calls, History Of Rome

[@colinlove5062]

The History of Rome, game changer as far as podcasts go. This excellently written & humanizing of an ancient yet so modern people. Love the dry witty humor it also appropriately reflects the serious nature of this public service. There’s much to learn from Roman history the Republican period especially important to be understood today. It’s parallels and divergences to the Rome’s modern heir America are telling needed context for those of us who love that thing of the people and want to see it preserved.

[@shadow.edgehog]

49:30 CaseOh spotted in Rome?

[@aeliusdawn]

I was listening in the car and I was taken by surprise too.

[@thegriffin88]

I love your deadpan humor.

[@brandonadams3257]

Y

[@brandonadams3257]

Yyy

[@brianv5230]

@@brandonadams3257 Yyyyyy

[@brandonadams3257]

@@brianv5230 i had no idea I had left these monstrosities

[@jessew5152]

I've been listening to this while playing Rome II Total War. Thanks.

[@15r52]

Saaame

[@bcm8984]

Rome 1 but essentially the same

[@davilox07_15]

Imperator Rome baby

[@The_Great_Lost_One]

@@davilox07_15 same, but what a shitty game

[@marshalllee7720]

@@The_Great_Lost_One they really fucked that game up. Had so much potential, but no. Im sure theres a bunch of overpriced dlc by now

[@dizzleblackizzle]

for those of us that can never get enough of this great history I thank you

[@taylorandrews8236]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make these. It's so nice to be able to find something on Rome that is more than "there was a republic then there was an empire... roll credits" You're awesome!!

[@-timaeus-9781]

Thanks. All credit goes to Mike Duncan for the History of Rome Series and Robin Pierson for the History of Byzantium. :)

[@martinhegarty6685]

very good set of lectures

[@danielberg5049]

This is the best thing that's ever happened. Thank you.

[@Alamyst2011]

On my fourth full listen of this podcast. I find nothing more entertaining.

[@imgoingonamarch]

Don’t think I can listen to him say ‘pleeb’ any more than once

[@shadowforger2035]

This is a precious series. Man you are a treasure like some kind of Druid priest.

[@THEEck5000]

So greatful for channels like this

[@timothystormann4901]

Sensational. Absolutely sensational.

[@decimars]

This series is amazing, thank you so much for taking the time to put this together.

[@-timaeus-9781]

:)

[@joannekalvaitis3120]

So appreciative of this series. The narration by Mike Duncan is wonderful.

[@PritchDringle]

Dude. Dude. Guy. Thank you for this!

[@zacharygreen5584]

I used to listen to this at work! Love all of his "History of Rome" podcast

[@nonnobissolum]

But...where's all the dramatic music, and tightly shot violent clashes and battle scenes, and lurid tales of debauchery, and irrefutable evidence of alien intervention and intergalactic technology, and stunning new mindblowing discoveries that will change everything that we thought we knew about Rome...? Well?! We must have flashes of light and sound and two-second clips and powerfully moving graphics and...and...and...Where's the hyperbole, man?! Give with it already! Lol. Seriously though....brilliant stuff, a breath of fresh air. Cheers, and thank you....

[@nightspawnson-of-luna4936]

and where are the squares...

[@jonwood6900]

These videos are so relaxing.

[@christopherevans2445]

The entire history of Rome podcast is amazing! The history of Byzantium podcast is pretty good as well, though I wish it was longer

[@Leafgreen1976]

if you knew how comforting that opening music is. Ya just know you're in for something good.

[@superjew29b61]

I very much appreciate these lectures as well because it is in depth not just telling of major events but little ones as well

[@-timaeus-9781]

I agree, it was a fresh outlook on the historical Roman empire.

[@dmcviolet]

I would like to publicly state that I very much enjoy you're work MR. Duncan Thank you.

[@user-ps6un5jk4x]

It took me 7 years to find this channel but thank-you for making these videos!

[@alexisr6209]

Thank you for this series, both creator and uploader for sharing

[@تاريخالرومان]

Please add auto-generated subtitles. And thank you sincerely for these extremely educative videos.

[@-timaeus-9781]

It didn't work before but it seems to be working now. Here is the link to the new series. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2LZmn9rqsupnZY

[@ravndal15]

Am i crazy or alone. every time in between casts the way he says hello makes me say hello out loud back ?

[@scottjosen2606]

Both

[@tntramzy12]

The best two things to be in this modern world

[@ravndal15]

@@tntramzy12 🙂

[@michaelmyers317]

Duncan does a good job with these podcasts; however, he occasionally has a problem with his tone. I have noticed moments like 4:20-5:05 where his academic tone falters and his personal biases seem to slip through. Another instance of this from an earlier podcast was his speculation on how George Washington's role in American history will be perceived in the future. In both instances his speech becomes vehement and borders on that of a diatribe. This kind of turn can have a negative effect on an audiences willingness to listen because it brings up the question of the speakers objectivity. I hope he tempers this in future podcasts because I'm really enjoying listening to them. (By the way, Timaeus, thank you for uploading these podcasts. I think I may use them as an example of both appropriate and inappropriate academic tone in my classroom.)

[@skeletonrowdie1768]

Michael Myers man if anything the flavour is his strong side.

[@michaelmyers317]

@@skeletonrowdie1768 It did get better as he got into his groove. I think he really found his humor around the fall of the republic.

[@michaelmyers317]

@Ihateyou Googgle It's been a while since I listened to these podcasts. I binged the whole series last summer. I don't remember the part about the Roman's unwavering mind. You're definitely correct, however, about the Romans being superstitious, and I'm pretty sure he brings it up later in the series.

[@SteveSmith-ty8ko]

I enjoy the information presented, but I do not at all enjoy Duncan dropping his academic tone just to stand on a soap box and speak of how discriminatory and bad these men must have been. They are Ancient Men from a past we do not fully understand, cutting them some slack and not judging them by modern sensibilities would be really nice.

[@sola6517]

Amazing podcast! Im listening from Argentina, i've been trying to find something to listen to keep my english level. This is a jewel!

[@nickmontalbano9573]

Thanks for making a great podcast, this takes determination and drive, and you did a great job

[@leocanhotoedinosantossanto5509]

O canal esta sempre nos dando , conteúdos muito bons..!

[@kellychurchill9869]

This is the 2nd time that i'm going through this series. you are an inspiring and mind gripping teacher sir. Thankyou. Cheers n peace n have a very good day.

[@100and1percentCotton]

Now I know where the term ‘pleb’ comes from.

[@shi5702]

Can I find this or anything related to these topics written or a reference talking about it except Livy's? I lose attention every minute and then can't understad a thing... I repeated the first hours 4 times now

[@shteebo]

Enjoying these videos. Thanks for posting. (Your guitar theme reminds of the Tweek's Coffee theme from South Park.)

[@The1Uncorrupted]

This is amazing I wish you more viewers

[@countdowntorevolution9986]

Really interesting. Didn't know a lot of this stuff, despite being a Rome Stan.

[@Xerrand]

Amazing series, can't wait to continue with it. New to your channel but it's brilliant and just what I needed. Thank you

[@jamiemcintosh3030]

Will you possibly be doing a history of the Eastern Roman Empire (or the Byzantine Empire)?

[@Wallyworld30]

Jamie McIntosh There is a Podcast the The history of the Byzantine Empire. It was done by another Podcaster but he states at the beginning he was fully inspired by Mike Duncan and hi History of Rome and aims to keep it as an extension of this work. IT’s very good and I highly recommend it. The new narrator has better voice then Mike Duncan but he doesn’t have the same kind of dead pan humor Mike is famous for.

[@tntramzy12]

@@Wallyworld30 Marty can I get a link or name of channel

[@Wallyworld30]

@@tntramzy12 I use Overcast App but name of the podcast is "The History of Byzantium.com". It currently has 218 episodes on the Byzantine Empire and last upload was last week. If your interested in the topic your going to freaking love it! Enjoy!

[@AbnormalObs]

@@tntramzy12 im listening to this podcast atm on Spotify. It's amazing

[@Anthony-du2tq]

Fantastic, this is a huge, seemly,, unopportunitistic veiw from a wealth of information. Thank you

[@marcellepesek3038]

Thank you for this fascinating look at Rome, which is virtually untold in popular stories about this amazing power. I feel as though I'd never really studied Roman history, though I've read and watched quite a bit. Amazing, how history does repeat itself, and there is always the fight between "upper and lower class," and the proper, fair, ruling of your country. The corruption of absolute power has been seen over so many years, as well as eyeing your neighbor's land to take it away and subjugate the people. Let us learn the important lessons. We have been guaranteed constitutional rights, we mustn't let anything destroy that! Freedom and justice are imperative.

[@tntramzy12]

If only you were alive during 1913 you might've saved America but now it's too late

[@sweetreamer5101]

@Black Occidental you mean a whiney loser who is also too dumb to make money in FUCKING AMERICA. Get a job, or whine on youtube some more, loser.

[@dominicp9296]

If you wrote this 2 years ago I can only imagine how you feel now

[@marcellepesek3038]

@@dominicp9296: Very worried about our world.

[@delanoarts3703]

It just amazing how much there society reminds me of what goes on these days just on a larger scale

[@caseyh1934]

I feel like this could be mildly insulting, but I use this to fall asleep.

[@billhunter2831]

Just came across this via dan the man....outstanding!

[@manp1039]

at about 1:50 you said that the Gauls sacked Rome in 398 ad? and that the documentation of rome was destroyed them, including documentary of when exactly they formed a democracy.. but you also said the dispute was with who, the Greeks or the Romans, first formed a democracy and that Greece says they were with the date they formed it, in 509 AD? that is after the date that you said the date that rome was sacked by the gauls? Am I missing something? Wouldnt there be documentation of the forming of the democracy generated after that date, yet before the date of 509 ad? to support that a democracy at least existed before 509 ad in Rome? Am I missing something?

[@LordZebra]

bc BC

[@jannarkiewicz633]

Great as always

[@markusha23]

why automatic subtitles are not available in this one? they are so helpful !

[@davidrife911]

Dude you're the man 😎

[@onlyme219]

Love this stuff :)

[@Ted-Stryker]

It's interesting that under this "suffrage" you so boldly seem to denounce about Rome and America, is done in the comfort and safety that it has provided you. It's also interesting to note that when this "suffrage" is removed the decline begins.

[@PoochieCollins]

What are you talking about??

[@steveswitzer4353]

Just a wonderful treasure i am listening to ALL of this

[@susanhawkins5914]

The intro to this, when listening to it again, could be applied to the colonies of New South Wales or Victoria, Australia now! It’s not been much more than 200 years when we were founded. When we learn our Aussie history & compare it to soooo long ago, Ancient Roman history sure puts our time on this earth into greater perspective.

[@daneison9888]

time is a flat circle

[@rickrangerover5332]

Good studies involve certain habits - Wonderful topographical perspectives, thanks for sharing Brother

[@-timaeus-9781]

It's a great series on Rome. Glad you like it. :)

[@kimmcroberts5111]

I appreciate your work,that is!

[@JamesMartinelli-jr9mh]

'The Eternal City' by Dr. Taylor Marshall. Well-worth reading.

[@BlackMasterRoshi]

1:29:00 "I would also like to say that those of you who are noticing an improvement in audio quality are not hallucinating." *Lip smack*

[@SkillyMackabee]

😂

[@jfuriouse1234]

These videos are great!! I’m happy to have found them.. One criticism though.. You kind of carry a tone that implies Romes system was so oppressive. By todays standards, of course, but considering the norms at the time the people in Rome had it pretty damn good..

[@muricamarine9473]

please do after nero too

[@eastbridgeacademy4703]

still enjoy HOR also via podcast really good

[@simulatedpilot3441]

Thank you for your work

[@hhumca]

I know you all try to find the city or area he talks about in the map.

[@isqueakifyousqueeze4714]

Wonderful series, I feel like i have learned so much, thank you.

[@johnwright1447]

The gratuitous (and ahistorical) sneer against the early American republic at @4:00 convinces me to listen no further.

[@markuskristersson4663]

Why?

[@ericwang9348]

His music is amazing

[@colonelcarrillo5131]

Who cares how he pronounces Pleb? Surely you get the message.

[@alanh2830]

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Agree completely. He makes some other mispronunciations later, but corrects them: so what? Maybe he's gathered his knowledge from books rather than being taught. The scope of what he's done and the quality negates the minor missteps.

[@nathantucker9995]

Is thst not who you say pleb? I've literally always heard it like that.

[@htf5555]

Pleebs

[@Xanthas998]

@@nathantucker9995 I think the e is supposed to sound like 'eh' instead of 'ee'.

[@lukaszspychaj9210]

He's saying 'plebe' not pleb

[@thomasthorne4955]

I love Romen history and I have been looking for a good video to watch. Thanks so much for this grate documentory of the history of Rome.

[@-timaeus-9781]

Thanks for watching :)

[@thompson10ful]

Great work! Thank you

[@-timaeus-9781]

Thanks for watching :)

[@Zyzyx442]

Amazing.

[@johnnyellegan4781]

Very informative

[@frederickwallace6552]

Great channel

[@Sherloqui]

Why is there no CC on this one? The CC on the first video is very good but this one doesn't have it :(

[@-timaeus-9781]

Sorry, I never intended to have subtitles in the videos. The first one had them somehow but it wasn't anything that I did. I uploaded all of the others the same way as the first and they didn't have any subtitles.

[@Sherloqui]

I feel you bro, dont worry it is not your fault i see that hahaha I will try my best to listen to it without subtitles you did an amazing job uploading it all the podcasts!

[@-timaeus-9781]

Hi :) Many months ago you asked if I could go back through all of the episodes and make them have CC. Well I am in the process of uploading new versions that have better audio quality and the CC is now automatic on youtube. I am doing one episode a week same as the time I posted them. The CC isn't available immediately after I upload them but it does kick in after a bit. So it's there if you are still interested. :)

[@Aristocles22]

Good videos, but you really skip through the Republic. I can understand the earliest republican years, but there's way too much focus on the empire relative to the republic.

[@Thomaas551]

This made by mike Duncan. This guy is merely an uploader to KZbin

[@ruairimasun1073]

I read online about Brennos leading, or being part of, a Gallic invasion of Greece. it was a fascinating story, but is this true?

[@LuisAldamiz]

There was a gallic invasion (not consolidated) of Greece but no idea if Brennos was involved or not.

[@scottjosen2606]

It seems Brennos and its variants was/is a name utilized by many gaulish parents. The meaning of Brennos, Brennon and it's variants is 'Brave' in Gaekic languages to this very day. Not too surprising it would crop up on the Gaulish/Gaelic/Celtic travels toward their namesake territory in the Anatolian plains: Galatia. Love this stuff!?

[@jamesling9243]

What are the sources used by Mike Duncan? Just curious. I love the podcast.

[@-timaeus-9781]

I'm not sure about his own sources but he recommended that people stick to the original works in their own research to get the purest sense of what was going on, so I'm sure he pretty much did the same. He would cite Livy and Tacitus for example, not modern writers.

[@jackparker8602]

He mentions Plutarch, Tacitus, and Cassius Dio through out.

[@IDNeon357]

I'd like to note that in the US the right to non-landowning men to vote was unevenly given. In the Northern States they had adopted this suffrage, but in the Southern States they feared it because the landless interests were AGAINST slavery. It is very complex but in short, the election of a Republican controlled Presidency meant any revolution in a Southern State would allow the Federal Government to dictate the form of government a Southern State should have (I.E. all white non-property owners can also vote). This fear is the real cause of the Civil War. The South knew that they could not risk allowing white poor to vote or they would kill slavery from within.

[@-timaeus-9781]

Actually I would say the Civil War was fought more between federalist and anti-federalist states rather than for anything to do with slavery. They push slavery as a means to control people on both sides. It was in fact the democrats who founded the KKK and a Republican who freed the slaves. Now they reverse the whole narrative to keep everyone divided to make them easier to manipulate. Also the south began to mint their own money when they seceded taking away the revenue of the entire south from the D.C. federal government.

[@scottylilacleona9193]

This actually makes sense, as a free yeoman is economically speaking directly at odds with slaveholding plantation owners, and slavery is only more productive than free labor when it is at the large scale, whereas free farmers usually don't own nearly as much land. It would be in the interests of the poor whites to side with and fight alongside the slaves. for the position of the planters in society is a parasitic one, as their wealth and privilege in society is due to the impoverishment of the small farmers on one hand, and the brutal exploitation of the slaves in the fields on the other. With Rome, a similar argument can be made and it stands just as well. The plebeians became indebted and impoverished as they were sent to go fight in wars that brought land which would mostly be owned by wealthy patricians, and slaves who would be worked to death in the silver mines and the latifundia, and the plebeians would lose their lands and thus with it their ability to be independent as a class. The plebeians become impoverished and become dependant on the wealthy giving handouts made with grain harvested and planted by slaves.

[@tommyblansett9254]

The commentator, despite complaints past Roman reporting history, has shown his own bias in perspective.

[@padserkeenan4463]

do's anyone know how many listener did this podcast get? just wandering how big such a good one get?

[@timgutto6709]

Where can one view the map used in this video??

[@dannykennedy9065]

love the details

[@jasonmueller9865]

I know this is an old video, but I’m a videographer in high school and history documentaries have always fascinated me. I’m just curious on how you get your script to be so informational and to the point? I can put my ideas into video, yet voice overs are a huge part of documentaries, and mine definitely lack there. Do you have any tips?

[@-timaeus-9781]

Sorry friend, this is from a podcast by Mike Duncan so I can't really help you with script writing. The link to his site is in the description if you want to check it out though.

[@Exodus26.13Pi]

Great content but audio is sluggish.

[@AumchanterPiLetsPlay]

Good move uploading. Good stuff.

[@garsidegardens3366]

good very good Thank you for this!

[@kimmcroberts5111]

I app your work!

[@jmuld1]

Nice explanation of old rome but why did rome become rome?

[@gertoise]

I love roman History.

[@P1Gman]

24:00 the Cessation of the Plebs, Secessio plebis.

[@JJP-lb3ek]

Where could I find the same content in a written format?

[@FightingTabletop]

Amazing

[@vernedavis5856]

30tribes, mid5th century, please

[@Marqk-]

Should credit the creator,, ripped from history of Rome podcast on iTunes etc

[@michaeljlightheart9863]

awesome.