Sextus Pompeius and the Sicilian War (42 to 36 B.C.E.)

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[@archdukefranzferdinand567]

13:48 *Strongboy*

[@nomore9004]

StrongBoi

[@merrittanimation7721]

Boy Strong

[@ericsilver9401]

Strongboy

[@mybutthasteeth1347]

Strongboyy

[@spacemanjoe7074]

A man of culture

[@F22onblockland]

Agrippa's back must have hurt from carrying Octavian so much.

[@kevinnoonan5534]

Well, he was a strongboy...

[@maresgoez]

This is just the beginning...

[@f.boogaloospook2318]

Brains and brawn duo

[@littlebigheroman]

Nah, Octavian was nice and light.

[@atzuras]

At night they changed positions

[@y.r._]

That face when "Tiberius Claudius Nero" is none of the three people you think about when hearing that name

[@usernamesareoverrated2505]

but at least his son was

[@nemlas85]

@@usernamesareoverrated2505 and his grandson and his other grandson's grandson. the guy gave away his wife for an empire to his lineage.

[@ObligedUniform]

@@nemlas85 For the glory of the Empire of course.

[@LOTLore]

what i was thinking

[@y.r._]

@@nemlas85 So, he was basically the chaddest c*ck ever? Also, why did youtube delete my first comment where I wrote that?

[@protonjones54]

He wouldn't be a true heir to Caesar if he didn't have miraculous plot armor like Caesar. How Octavian was able to come back from his massive unpopularity, the deadly state-wide famine, the losing war against Sextus, the (brief) rebellion with Lepidus, while doing practically nothing himself, having Agrippa do most of the campaign work, it's all just damn insane

[@ihaveachihuahau]

There was basically nobody left. Rome had been in civil war for like decades and after they beat the Conspirators, there was basically nobody left for people to rally around other than him and Antony. And people were just so sick of fighting they'd take him over another war.

[@misterpayah7723]

"In his will, Caesar gave Octavius the most precious thing he possessed. He gave him his plot armour." Pretty broken if you ask me.

[@protonjones54]

@@ihaveachihuahau yeah that makes a lot of sense

[@getass3290]

And then go back to actually show his administrative skills and start the Roman empire and the Pax Romana.

[@fort809]

@@getass3290 administrative skills like stealing the farms of thousands of poor romans, during a famine. Uh huh, I guess that could be called skilled

[@MrAlexkyra]

I'm impressed how Tiberius Claudius Nero kept picking the losing side and somehow kept his head and ended up being the ancestor of the first dynasty of Roman Emperors.

[@drazenbicanic3590]

Tiberius was his son, Claudius his grandson, Caligula his great-grandson, and Nero his great-great-grandson. Also, Claudius was Antony's grandson, Caligula's great-grandson, Nero's great-great-grandson. Caligula was Octavian's great-grandson, and Nero was his great-great-grandson. Caligula was Agrippa's grandson and Nero was his great-grandson. How? Octavian's daughter Julia married Agrippa (daughter Agrippina), and Tiberius' son Drusus married Antonia, daughter of Antonius (sons: Claudius and Germanicus) Germanicus married Agrippina (son: Caligula and grandson of Nero). Crazy house.

[@davidguo4123]

@@drazenbicanic3590 so in the end, the first roman dynasty was like a combo of all the major players (minus lepidus) during that final civil war

[@cokelover-nb1qz]

@@davidguo4123 tbh wouldn't even call Lepidus a major player

[@sorcierenoire8651]

​@@cokelover-nb1qz that may not have been a major player but he sure have won big with keeping himself out of that shitshow.

[@trustytrest]

​@@davidguo4123It's like a fanfic where all the children of the OG main cast end up all dating each other, except it was real.

[@ryantoth676]

Octavian: ends a famine he caused The people of Rome: Give that man an award

[@admontblanc]

4d chess.

[@doesntmatter2467]

Doesn't matter what millennium it is... people are effing dumb.

[@thibautnarme6402]

Step 1: Create the problem Step 2: Fix the problem Step 3: Profit.

[@admontblanc]

@@thibautnarme6402 Step 2 is 3 and step 3 is 4, step 2 is offer solution.

[@liamjm9278]

The people didn't trust the senate to handle the famine, and during the roits called for Octavian to name himself dictator for life so that he'd have all the power he needed to take care of business instead of just gradually cultivating it, which Octavian always refused to do since that would alienate the senate. They didn't have a problem with him gaining power, the common people never liked the senate anyway, they had a problem with him not gaining enough.

[@brankeane2830]

The image of Octavian lying on his back on the beach having hit "autoresolve battle" is sending me.

[@Cordman1221]

That moment when you are so bad at an RTS you just stack everything you can, hit autoresolve and don't look

[@Elenrai]

@@Cordman1221 I mean that is kinda how total war games play, or you can be hyper aggressive and stress the AI...or just autoresolve with a stack of hastati

[@Valivali94]

@@Elenrai Not all of them. On the higher difficulty levels you often have to win battles where autoresolve says no, because the AI gets economic cheats to the max. (cough Warhammer Total War)

[@F3cast]

@@Valivali94 That's an issue in all total wars. In Empire on max difficulty the untrained militia of the cpu can moral break decently equiped line infantry.

[@willpickering5829]

This is basically what I did during the 2020 election

[@AzureLazuline]

Boat King Sextus Pompeius might be my favorite minor character in the series. Just, absolute video game boss energies, "I'm the boat-themed commander and you'll need to win against me in a boat battle to continue" 😆

[@martinnolhaf3151]

I am very Happy when in total war Games fleets are deleted when the Last settlement of a faction is conquered.

[@lanceloveboathaugen]

For real though

[@techno_1007]

Nah he can't compete with Bibilus, who was definitely Caesar's biggest enemy

[@teaxor4392]

"Things in the east had grown incredibly strange" my brain: scene where mark antony and cleopatra shoot at a man in a deer costume with a bow and arrow

[@cosimopastia8389]

Ah season 2, good old days.

[@proactiveomnipresentvessel6569]

enter extra history exit ceasar enter antony

[@Dayaktribesman]

Ah a trve roman

[@Magabes_]

What show is this?

[@teaxor4392]

@@Magabes_ HBO's Rome

[@GenMaj_Knight]

"Please, send my body back to Rome..." "Sorry, I can't, I have to find this Tribune Aquila guy, and I dunno why I have to ask him permission for everything, but I have to and I can't find him."

[@charliespurr7325]

😂

[@jmiquelmb]

Caesar making his 43th Aquila joke of the week. People around Caesar: Oh here we go again

[@jovindsouza3407]

You made me crylaugh

[@randomperson6988]

This joke will never get old

[@a.h.s.3006]

This Aquila must be the best running gag on the series so far

[@mcglynn20]

"Enter Marcus Agrippa" Oh yeah, it's all coming together now.

[@Nikolaj11]

I feel like Agrippa is the type of character that would have a sick theme song that plays each time he's announced or enters a room.

[@DickDiamond74]

@@Nikolaj11 in this season he comes in on a Jetsons car

[@brickstonesonn9276]

The way he was described sounded like he was some sort of shonen anime protagonist.

[@pookiejoe8989]

Everyone’s gotta love Agrippa da Rippa.

[@gentlemanvaultboy8671]

@@brickstonesonn9276 He was such a shonen protagonist he got a whole video game of him being one.

[@drswag0076]

Agrippa once begged Octavian to ask Caesar to spare one of his family members to which he agreed to. Agrippa has been loyal to Octavian ever since becoming his second in command.

[@zerothefool2437]

It was his brother and he found himself on the wrong side of the war. He was spared once but he wasn't gonna be spared twice so Agrippa went to Octavian and begged him to help. I think at this point Octavian just got into Caesar's inner circle so it was a big ask to call in a favor even if Octavian was related to him but Caesar agreed to spare Agrippa's brother and Octavian gained a supporter of undying loyalty

[@littlekuribohimposte]

@@zerothefool2437 Well, seeing asCaesar had named him the chief benafactor in his will,Idon't think he'd have said no to pretty much whateve Octvian asked.

[@MatthewLum11]

​@@littlekuribohimposteThis was WAY before Julius Caesar had named Octavian the chief benefactor in his will. That will was brand spanking new, and deposited with the Vestal Virgins just two months before Caesar was assassinated by the Liberators. Octavian was basically the "replacement heir" Caesar was looking for because Mark Antony had failed Caesar in Rome. So much so, that he sent Lepidus to Rome to kick Mark Antony out of his position and take his place. This why Lepidus was the "master of horse" (second in command) at the time of Caesar's murder. ⚔️

[@Imfromjamaicaman]

Agrippa is a bro indeed, eligible for a triumph but didn’t do it because his bro just lost. Also impressive how he lost the first naval battle, then draws, then took small victories, and then won a huge one, That’s anime character level of progression!

[@dyingember8661]

Someone needs to make an anime about him!

[@drazenbicanic3590]

He introduced changes to the triremes, which enabled him to later dominate Pompey's ships. After capturing a large number of Illyrian ships, he studied them and introduced a new type of ship: the liburna, which enabled him to maneuver superiorly over Antony's ships at Actium. Ever since the Greco-Persian Wars, the only innovation up to his time was the introduction of the corvus, over which the legionaries crossed and captured the Carthaginian ships, which were the same in everything else.

[@danielbeadling4749]

I mean imagine him celebrating a triumph in the middle of a blockade and famine... I feel like the starving people and just all of Rome might find it in poor taste to party while everyone is angry and starving

[@Aleksitaly92]

Dude the friendship between Agrippa and Octavian is something else. He renounced a TRIUMPH just because his friend would look bad. Wow

[@BosonCollider]

@quotetheraven90 Or like Belissarius.

[@Jauhl1]

Agrippa was lowborn owning his elevation to Octavian's confidence. Upstaging his patron clearly wasn't a smart thing.

[@JamesLewis98]

Historian: They were like friends, right? Another historian: Yeah, best friends.

[@admontblanc]

@@Jauhl1 well Octavian was at one point, no fucks given, making Agrippa co-emperor/successor. He never had a problem putting mediocre people down to elevate Agrippa, regardless of status.

[@trunksn1]

@quotetheraven90 Come on Man, SPOILER!

[@waterloo9989]

If history ever remembers me as “Boat King”, i’d say I did a fine job.

[@tombrown407]

Rome had a lot of issues with rogue boat kings, and naval activity in general. Carausius is my favourite. Mad bastard declared himself emperor of Britain and Northern Gaul when Maximian ordered him executed for keeping loot he seized from pirates. He was successful for about ten years until he was poisoned by his accountant.

[@bymafia2606]

Tom Brown lol I remember learning about that when I did roman britain in classics

[@finwefingolfin7113]

Euron Greyjoy

[@mauriceetal1426]

Yes, but all you have is 'fine sailors'

[@greenkoopa]

If history remembers me as the guy who punched a walrus, I'll have done my job

[@Oscar_Lasco]

Sextus Pompey. The proof that Romans can actually sail through something larger than a puddle and not sink.

[@Slender_Man_186]

Seriously, how do you have near total control over the Mediterranean, but then not take advantage of that by having the best navy around?

[@zacharygustafson8714]

@@Slender_Man_186 Lack of need, mostly. If you control all the land surrounding a body of water, the value of having a good navy goes down since you don't have to worry about foreign fleets or pirates as much.

[@kingt0295]

@@Slender_Man_186 after carthage they did have the greatest navy in the Mediterranean

[@zealousdoggo]

@@kingt0295 well possibly the only navy in the Mediterranean minus some Greek city states and Eygpt

[@marks.3798]

@@zealousdoggo Because the defeated them.

[@godfreyofbouillon966]

Tiberius was so extremely loyal probably more loyal than any other person in history, at least if we combine all the different sides he's been loyal to

[@haldir3120]

Good one.

[@togekiss09]

Not even Belisarius himself was as loyal.

[@arched3954]

@@togekiss09 yes he was? the acusations of the court in Constantinople were false, he never intended to become emperor. And even there he took another campaing when Justinian asked him to do it, completly loyal.

[@togekiss09]

@@arched3954 still not as loyal as Tiberius tho

[@trustytrest]

​@@arched3954He pales in comparison to all the loyalties Tiberius had.

[@denpadolt9242]

"You merely adopted the navy. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see a legion until I was a man!" - Boat King Sextus Pompeius

[@mustafaamin9516]

This comment killed me

[@FerrettSchlocK]

Sextus by name. Sextus by reputation.

[@3st3st77]

@@FerrettSchlocK Having the sixth highest reputation isn't all that exciting.

[@x-fun3149]

@@FerrettSchlocK "Sextus by name, Sexy by reputation"

[@caijuu7775]

There's a Sextus/sextant joke here somewhere

[@lukaszex1997]

I'm not sure if anyone mentioned it, but this video was released on the anniversary of Octavian being proclaimed as Augustus, Jan 16th 27 BC

[@dark_messiah8183]

Spoilers!

[@ramadhany2604]

So, we can predict Historia Civillis will release Antony video on the anniversary he committed suicide?

[@Gamingmaster-jv9zj]

@@ramadhany2604 depends on when that happened if it happened soon but in a different year, he won’t have time to make the video, and if took a while, we would not have any Historia Civilis videos for almost a year

[@MollymaukT]

@@ramadhany2604 He committed suicide on August 1st, so I hope not

[@augustuscaesar8287]

Thank you for noticing.

[@Taskandpurpose]

just when I was worried Historia Civilias had left us! I never should have doubted

[@pritzi101]

I'm once again becoming a little worried

[@Belowbluewaterdiver]

@@pritzi101 his newest video just dropped on Patreon now. Anthony vs Parthia

[@benknight7130]

We must be nearing Anthony's failure of a campaign too. EDIT I legit made this comment like 4hs before the next one came out

[@Clevernaut]

@@Thelaretus yytttytttyttttd

[@julianchristensen7350]

@@Thelaretus honestly I’d love some more non-Roman history. For example I’d be interested in watching more videos on the English Civil War/English Republic

[@chaos-ivy]

Octavian: "We don't want a civil war" Octavian: _Imidietly makes plans for a civil war_

[@arawn1061]

The mans a genius i tell you

[@jefftaylor1186]

Hope for peace, plan for war

[@drazenbicanic3590]

Like Hitler, Putin........

[@buffoonustroglodytus4688]

Classic politician shit

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

@drazenbicanic3590 Personally I think Octavian are pretty similar in character

[@johnalan6067]

"Who would pretend to care about the poor?" Good to see that some things never change.

[@Rofel_Wodring]

Amen and Awoman to that.

[@Kolokommouna]

I mean there are exeptions in both times, the Gracchi brothers and the Bolsheviks are examples

[@dylanrodrigues]

kolokommouna ah yes, Bolsheviks, famous defenders of the poor

[@Kolokommouna]

@@dylanrodrigues I knew I would piss off some people but that was fast

[@FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_]

Someone famous once said _Let them eat_ 🎂 🍰

[@andrewdiedrich3097]

What the hell is this plot armor that Octavian has!?

[@halo4remixes]

@Lionheart Lucas *Caesar

[@karimm.elsayad9539]

@Lionheart Lucas I would add to that Antony's massive idiocy. Man was a dumbass. This was seen when he brought his soldiers in the pomerium, not to mention his disastrous Parthian campaign. Don't forget that completely left Rome in the hands of Octavian, who was free to manipulate to political web in his favour. That wasn't helped by the fact that Antony "turned native" and "married that Egyptian witch", or so the sources claim. Ultimately though, the real reason Octavian was successful, was because he was tremendously lucky to have a man of Agrippa's caliber on his side. All victories can be attributed to Agrippa. If it wasn't for him, we would be speaking of "Consul Liberator Boat King" these days.

[@Karirawri]

@Lionheart Lucas cicero and caesar had a son together? must be a miracle of the gods

[@resistancefm5133]

@@superm530 you literally just watched a video about how he fucked up 3 times, and got his ass saved by his best friend. Some political genius.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@@karimm.elsayad9539 "If it wasn't for him, we would be speaking of "Consul Liberator Boat King" these days." To be honest, I feel like we've all missed out in this regard. He was the BOAT KING of ROME!

[@don8535]

Octavian: *throws pokeball* "Do your thing, Agrippa!" *Walks off* "let me know when you win"

[@RyanAlexanderBloom]

It was a good 18 centuries later but I really like how at one point there were two Kingdoms of Sicily and then they united and called it the kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Classic Sicilian move.

[@arawn1061]

That were both just originally the kingdom of Sicily (norman)

[@sukhmandersingh4306]

Was the move by any chance Nc6.

[@trisblackshaw1640]

Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line.

[@ILikedGooglePlus]

@@sukhmandersingh4306 This was golden, and I appreciate you

[@Emil-Antonowsky]

​@@trisblackshaw1640 Never get involved in a land war in Asia.

[@antoninuslarpus7107]

21:09 Once getting encircled by the fire. Tiberius Claudius Nero abandoned those principles of being a good husband and became a loyal servant of fire itself

[@lazyatthedisco]

Lmao

[@foty8679]

I doubt Nero caused the fire.

[@MareTranquil]

So, in summary: Octavian attacks, everyone dies. Octavian attacks a second time, most of his men die. For a third attack, Octavian sends out a huge suicide diversion, still half of his remaining men die. Then he just runs away. But Lepidus is the one who isn't popular with his men?

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

Well, all the people who hated Octavius are dead now! A little unorthodox way of stifling opposition, but you can't argue with the results!

[@polendri4812]

Knowing their weakness, he sent wave after wave of his own men at them until they reached their kill limit and shut down.

[@Taletad]

no you see the genius of Octavian lies in delegating military power. HE didn't loose the battle, the two previous commanders did

[@ingydegmar2060]

@@trygveplaustrum4634 In the same way, he solved famine by sending many to their deaths. Less mouths to feed. This Octavian dude was brilliant.

[@mankytoes]

It's odd he called it a "suicide diversion", because it really wasn't

[@carloshernaiz322]

My canon is that octavian and agrippa where supposed to be one being, To continue the legacy of julius caesar but somehow they got divided.

[@IDontKnow-dl3lq]

julius caesar mitosis

[@ja-vishaara]

The part where Octavian lay down on the beach and just stared at the sky is incredibly relatable.

[@yoissy]

Agrippa was a goddamn legend. Military master, amazing friend, and made fun zoomy sounds whenever he moved. We all need an agrippa in our lives

[@ihaveachihuahau]

He also built the original Pantheon in Rome. His name is actually on the current one (it was destroyed and rebuilt by a later emperor leaving the modern one).

[@jabronjunklove760]

Agrippa is a Jetson.

[@dominicguye8058]

@@ihaveachihuahau Yeah IMHO, he left a bigger legacy as an architect than as a military commander.

[@SophiaAstatine]

Agrippa is just something else. Too strange and amazing. Were it only that all of mankind could be as grand.

[@reinhardtsanchez7952]

We need Agrippa deez nuts

[@PCPeda]

This era of roman history is astonishing to me in how dudes can lose massive amounts of soldiers and then just come back with more

[@highcouncil1302]

Rome had a massive population this is why they were able to win the Punic War despite horrific losses like Canne

[@comrade7376]

@@highcouncil1302 it's more than their massive population. Romans had a reputation for being exceptionally resilient and stubborn. Rome lost more than 20% of their fighting male population in the Punic Wars... Any other nation in that period with those losses would have capitulated or went into total disaster at the least. Look at the very early history of Rome. Like Kingdom to early Republic. Rome was sacked and on the verge of complete defeat multiple times, but always came back on top. Yes population has something to do with their comebacks, but it's not a unidimensional thing. There was something about the Roman spirit that made them so hard to capitulate.

[@highcouncil1302]

@@comrade7376 true

[@JamesJJSMilton]

That's roman history. You kill one soldier, three more get levy'd to join in his place.

[@kapudanuderya]

The numbers are simplye exaggerated.

[@alext7621]

At first, it seems inexplicable that Octavian, the most junior and inexperienced triumvir, was the one to eventually become sole master of the Roman Empire, but it makes more sense the more you think about it. Octavian, in addition to being an extremely shrewd and deft politician, was fortunate to have both the material wealth and social prestige and reverence that came with being the son of Caesar, along with having the undying loyalty of the most capable general of his generation (Agrippa), the assistance of a pragmatic and capable advisor who curbed Octavian’s worst impulses and kept close eyes on what was happening in Rome (Maecenas), and a marriage to a personally magnetic women who could go toe-to-toe with any male politician when it came to intelligence and political acumen (Livia). Add on top of that the fact that Octavian was going up against an uninspiring and relatively passive man in Lepidus and essentially the ancient Roman equivalent of a drunken frat boy in Antony-who was pretty much slipping on banana peel after banana peel in the 12 or so years following Philippi-and it begins to make sense why Octavian was the one to come out on top.

[@Leo-ok3uj]

This makes me think Anthony truly didn’t had Caesar luck and Octavian clearly inherited that too

[@WorgenGrrl]

Historia Civilis: "She could seemingly teach a Masterclass on Roman Politics" Livia "Don't touch the Figs"

[@CreepsMcPasta]

I live for this series. Please never stop

[@bababooey7216]

Horry sheet

[@momentouscrazynoob1709]

Same here

[@juliusebola9712]

Same. 6 months is too long! If I were rich I'd pay this man for a weekly episode

[@17arisps]

it s the ⬛

[@Grubby_pig]

This should continue until the modern age

[@AudieHolland]

When Octavian lay flat on the beach, doing absolutely nothing. He was doing so because in his experience, any battle in which he had actively taken part in, had ended in disaster. Doing absolutely nothing and let Agrippa sort things out was the best thing Octavian ever did.

[@firstbornimperialfistmarin3563]

Nah he just hit autoresolve

[@misterpayah7723]

It's interesting to consider this from Octavian's perspective. All those military disasters at his age might have been traumatising. Maybe he just wanted to not jinx things further.

[@AudieHolland]

@@misterpayah7723 Caesar weeped bitterly upon seeing Alexander's statue. He who had conquered the known world in his late teens to his late twenties. At that point Caesar was past his prime (in years of age). Octavian must have remembered this and realizing he didn't even come close to what his uncle had achieved.

[@caesarion4975]

@@AudieHolland idk man Augustus had full mastery of the Roman Empire an empire larger and more stable than anything Alexander had created Octavian is one of the few figures of the time that actually stacks up against Alexander

[@AudieHolland]

@@caesarion4975 One tiny little difference: Octavian sucked as a military commander.

[@TheKeithvidz]

Octavian (Augustus) always struck me as wise and beloved from my studies - bowled over learning how bad his early career formed - _zero to hero._

[@lawsharland7278]

yea its amazing i always assumed that Octavian was this brilliant strategist beloved by the people but in real life the man was a borderline sociopath with some terrible ideas

[@TheKeithvidz]

@@lawsharland7278 You can't count some men out.

[@andreavoigtlander1087]

@@lawsharland7278 he gets better later on i promise

[@neilhogg4704]

Remember he was only 19 when all this started. He had a lot of learning to do. And Mr Civilis is very biased in his assessment of the sources regarding Octavian - every piece of bad gossip told by writers many years after his death is regarded as truth, and every success is regarded as someone else's. The accusation of 'human sacrifice' after Perugia was made by Suetonius and Dio at least 100 years after he events and after the Julio-Claudian line of Emperors had been extinguished. The veracity of this has been debated for centuries. Human sacrifice was outlawed in Rome in 97 BC - lots of scholars think this was anti Julio-Claudian propaganda. Other ancient writers do not mention this event at all. I am not saying he was a Saint, but History is always much more nuanced. For a 19 yr old kid to become Emperor of the known world he must have been quite a bit more than a sickly, sick, deranged, sociopathic incompetent don't you think? Very entertaining vid though!

[@BR0984]

@@neilhogg4704 I'm starting to notice a lot of biases too. It has lowered my opinion of the channel.

[@fury556]

Agrippa must have had crippling back pain from carrying the team on his back the whole campaign

[@user-vo8ss2bm3p]

People: Ceasar was a tyrant! Octavian: Let me introduce myself.

[@Nimish204]

Caesar was actually popular with the people. The senators thought he was a tyrant.

[@jtgd]

@@Nimish204 he was dictator for life and essentially killed his enemies for power and wealth and became dictator for life. I’m fairly certain he was actually a tyrant

[@youngking2503]

@@Nimish204U can be liked and still be a tyrant. Lincoln is a good example. Any other President that did what he did would be dragged through the mud

[@yochaiwyss3843]

@@jtgd Ah yes, the title bestowed onto him by the same senate which pushed the agenda of "Tyrant Ceasar". The Political Establishment was broken and rotten, Ceaser just showed it and let the mask slip.

[@analyticnexus]

@@yochaiwyss3843 reminds me of someone 😂

[@tyrannicfool2503]

Roman political intrigue, a good way to start the day

[@mindaugasiii2769]

This is, indeed, my favorite day to start the day.

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

Start? Where do you live that this is the start of the day?

[@imperatormaximus8952]

@@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts Prolly America

[@tyrannicfool2503]

@@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts Mexico, it’s still somewhat early around here

[@ANWRocketMan]

@@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts Not close to the green witch's territory.

[@csabakis4214]

As it seems Lepidus got the best deal in the end - although we do not know the exact personality of him - but he managed to survive, having another 23 years of relative peace, probably having a luxurious lifestyle without all the hustle of high politics ... I wish we could knew about such things - a personal diary, etc. ... it could give much insight into the mindset of such prominent historical figures, from them we could learn much even today!

[@patrickovsiu]

Obviously Octavian would not have let Lepidus to speak or write on the matter

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

It wasn’t the best, he could have remained in power if he had not left Africa. Also his son was in a plot againt Octavian later on so he had to live to see his son executed

[@EpaminondastheGreat]

Octavian: Makes horrible mistakes at the start of a campaign People: What a total idiot! Caesar: Crosses to Africa in 46 B.C, does not tell his captains where they were heading to, gets his fleet scattered by a storm, ends up with less that 3.000 men against a massive Optimate army and desperately tries to find his ships by staying up all night and wondering how. People: WHAT AN ABSOLUTE GENIUS!

[@palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046]

Caesar was a genius, Octavius was an idiot, lol

[@EpaminondastheGreat]

@@palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046 Well, get your ass to come out on top against people like Cicero, Brutus, Cassius, Fulvia, Sextus Pompey, Lepidus, Mark Antony and Cleopatra and then rule a massive Empire for four decades and then we can discuss imbecility. Caesar ruled Rome only a tenth of the time Augustus did...

[@palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046]

@@EpaminondastheGreat 1 - It is well documented in literally any history book I've read/watched that Octavian won most his battles with Marcus Vispanius Aggripa's "Help" Caesar won most his battles on his own, and he spent 12 continuous years of his life in battle, he was sent as an ambassador to "Bithyania" when he was only 20 and prevented war there. He was kidnapped by pirates at 25 and managed to get out of that. And most of this, he did practically by himself, so tell me,, who is the real intellect

[@EpaminondastheGreat]

@@palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046 Having the ability to choose the right men is far better than just being competent yourself. Caesar appointed many of the wrong men in posts that he shouldn't have and that cost him his life as well. So frankly it is entirely irrelevant if Octavian won because of someone else or because he won himself. He won and that's what matters. Apart from that Caesar did not face a tenth of what Octavian faced in his twenties. Octavian found himself in the midst of political conflict when he was just 19 years old and performed wonderfully by skillfully managing to come out on top against far more experienced and powerful men. Caesar's pirate adventures and his Bithynia time (which wasn't that bad considering that some people called him the Queen of Bithynia) pale in comparison to Octavian's struggles. In any case, I didn't compare the two men in my initial comment since I don't like doing that in the first place. I only compared reactions by people to two different figures to show that there is some bias against Octavian.

[@firstbornimperialfistmarin3563]

@@EpaminondastheGreat Octavian didn’t one up Cicero. Cicero was killed by Antony’s men during the proscriptions. And during the first battle of Philippi, Antony was the one to defeat Cassius after Octavian was defeated by Brutus.

[@daviddavis4885]

Honestly it’s incredible that Octavian, the guy with the least political/military experience and most disliked of the three Triumvirs, was the guy able to come out on top in the end...

[@Riku-zv5dk]

I think this whole section was a learning experience for him, while he makes some critical mistakes here you can see some of the genius that is Augustus. For instance, yes it caused a lot of problems taking those farmlands by force and giving them to soldiers, but in the long run it pays off greatly. But he defiantly acted too fast against Sextus after their deal had just been struck.

[@aleksapetrovic6519]

To be fair, Caesar was a nobudy in his Triunvirate. Pompey was the guy who ended Illyrian piracy and conquered East. Crassus was the richest guy who financed everything. Caesar was the guy who was fucked by King of Bythnia and talked something about land reforms. We all know who got on top.

[@Riku-zv5dk]

@@aleksapetrovic6519 everyone's story starts somewhere, and they're not always grand starts

[@aleksapetrovic6519]

@@Riku-zv5dk That'a true, but how many people started the story as "I met our client king and I was the bottom?"

[@mustafaamin9516]

@@aleksapetrovic6519 LMAO

[@Xencryptous]

Last time I was this early, the Senate was still a relevant Roman power.

[@ericsilver9401]

congrats

[@nicolascavadini3570]

The last time I saw such a useless comment, internet memes were not a thing yet

[@admontblanc]

@@nicolascavadini3570 so basically around the same time as we have evidence our glorious god-emperor invented internet and memes.

[@atespeach5672]

Last time I was this late tribune aquila said it wasn't oaky :(

[@nicolascavadini3570]

@@admontblanc you are great man! Now that you state it that way it seems so obvious to me! I mean who else could have achieve such a glorious feat but the son of the divine Julius?

[@ShieldAre]

History of the world in one sentence: "The poor were hurt the most".

[@noanyabizniz4333]

Exactly why I am a communist.

[@lycaonpictus9662]

The Kenyans have an excellent proverb that unfortunately sums up a lot of human history. "When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers."

[@bennygohome4576]

Helicopter time commies

[@samuelkovac1008]

@@noanyabizniz4333 all are poor in communism other than people with power. Communist regimes had most faminess and mass killings in history. I'm from ex occupied warsaw pact country and i recommend to you to be glad for whatever you got now.

[@MyNameIsOcean]

@@noanyabizniz4333 so you can further starve and kill the poor, nice

[@michaelquinn8584]

It's really cool to see the difference between Julius Caesar and Octavian. Julius Caesar had a lot of faults but he was also brave, stuck it out in tough situations, seemed to actually care about his troops/citizens and he wasn't sadistic (at least by the standards of the time) Octavian basically seems like the spoiled rich kid who takes the credit/glory for other people's work and overcompensates for his lack of manliness by being overly cruel. You've done an amazing job of letting these historical figure's personalities shine through!

[@oliverdibbs4955]

While Octavian was a spoiled rich kid and he did take the credit for other's works and he likely did feel insecure about his manliness, I feel as though this may be a bit bias. Octavian wasn't a complete sociopath, I reckon in this video he is a bit exaggerated. You are correct to a large extent tho.

[@michaelquinn8584]

@@oliverdibbs4955 Yeah he also could have been in a really foul mood considering his uncle had been murdered/grew out of the phase/stories could have been a bit exaggerated from sources with an agenda. The unknown/vagueness of history is fascinating!

[@mysticonthehill]

@@oliverdibbs4955 He was a complete sociopath. Disproportionately such people to raise to such positions are sociopaths.

[@TheOriginalFishPond]

My understanding is later in life he became better.

[@EliStettner]

Or maybe the sources were scared to criticize him once he achieved absolute power

[@MellowSquash]

I have a feeling Historia Civilis doesnt like this Octavian fellow

[@Afrimusican]

He's more of a Cicero fellow

[@SerunaXI]

Nothing wrong with that. Octavian sounds like a total b trying to take over the reigns of a capital A Alpha.

[@justinlutz5088]

Well I mean he sounds like a bad person really. And not even good at war, just lucky and good at screwing over people who would be his allies if he didn't.

[@yansoloooo]

@@justinlutz5088 Yeah, and I hate the fact that we named a month with his name. We should rename august as sextilis.

[@henripoisot2119]

He sounds like a real jerk

[@eriknoorvali]

Brave Octavian ran away Bravely ran away, away When danger reared its ugly head He bravely turned his tail and fled Yes brave Octavian turned about and gallantly he chickened out Bravely taking to his feet he beat a very brave retreat Bravest of the brave Octavian!

[@thomaswenker]

Monthy Python?

[@caijuu7775]

This is the song his legionaries sing during his triumph for retaking Sicily

[@raskolnikov7049]

"I did not!" -possibly Octavian

[@birgaripadam7112]

Good reference

[@yugitrump435]

Epic

[@Whoami691]

Agrippa was loyal, smart, strong, honourable and charismatic. What a bro. He is what all men should aspire to be. And if his statue is anything to go by, he wasn't had to look at either!

[@misuvittupaa8068]

Duuuude, I just love the way you do a more gripping and realistic narrative than most historical fiction series.

[@aliensinmyass7867]

After Caesar marched on Rome, it seems like someone marches on Rome every week

[@Bluebelle51]

to be fair, Big Julie wasn't the first

[@Bluebelle51]

@@Thelaretus you are correct

[@palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046]

@@Thelaretus *Sad Remus Noises*

[@palatasikuntheyoutubecomme2046]

@@Bluebelle51 He is not! Remus, my man, REMUS!

[@infidelheretic923]

That box can never be closed once opened.

[@XpOzgamingx]

"Tiberius Claudius Nero, how many roman emperors do you want in your name?" "yes"

[@Leo-ip3yx]

And in the correct order albeit lacking Caligula

[@user-vz1zc3fn7o]

They are all named that lol.

[@thomasscharfberg5100]

My guy had 3 emperor names all in himself

[@yunleung2631]

@@Leo-ip3yx Caligula was a nickname. His real name was Gaius Julius Caesar

[@augustuscaesar8287]

He's an ancestor to all of them, so it does make sense. He's my wife's ex husband whom she had Tiberius with.

[@Doctorzeus1aonly]

Interesting that Octavian is portrayed as this learned great emperor but you never really hear about his brutality in his early years.

[@gayusschwulius8490]

There's strong evidence that many of the cruelties ascribed to him actually never happened and were invented to discredit the whole Julio-Claudian dynasty in the late first century AD. Historia Civilis unfortunately presents many things as facts despite them being hotly debated among historians without a clear consensus.

[@thebonkera1221]

Agrippa: The Final battle is coming..this will set the score once and for all. Octavian: Ya'll mind if I *vibe out* ? [walks away]

[@NicoBabyman1]

30:10 Octavian: Don't worry guys, Octavian: I have a plan! Octavian has left the game.

[@MrProtopopescovici]

gold

[@ihathtelekinesis]

Ah, the Great Octavian Master 🅱️lan™️.

[@someguy9293]

Octavian: *Exists* Also Octavian: I can stand so perfectly still that I become invisible to the naked eye.

[@KTChamberlain]

Marcus Agrippa: The most reliable/badass second-in-command to a Caesar since Titus Labienus.

[@gabrielethier2046]

Didnt Labienus betray Caesar tho?

[@litkeys3497]

@@gabrielethier2046 only after Caesar betrayed Rome, without consulting him

[@gabrielethier2046]

@@litkeys3497 i just mean he wasnt reliable to caesar when he betrayed him

[@claudiu-mihaipuiu1221]

@@gabrielethier2046 To be fair, his loyalty was to his state, to Rome instead of Caesar. By all means, he was a patriot trying to preserve the Republic.

[@KTChamberlain]

@@gabrielethier2046 He defected to Pompey Magnus partly because A, Caesar didn't consult with him before crossing the Rubicon and B, because he considered taking up arms against the Republic to be morally repugnant, which would explain why he fought what I would call the long defeat. I wasn't talking about loyalties, I was talking about being reliable and badass second-in-commands like Labienus for Julius Caesar and Agrippa for Octavian Caesar.

[@dannyn.6933]

Octavian was one of history’s great figures, and you would think that he’s infallible in a sense. But in reality, he made a lot of wrong decisions as well, and at no point was it certain that he would come out victorious. The part where he landed in Italy after abandoning his army in Sicily, and sitting in a cave, contemplating his feels of being defeated, that’s quite relatable in a way.

[@DieNextInLINE]

The best part of discovering your channel just recently is that I can binge all of your Caesar and Rome videos. The bad part is realizing you've just binged every video on the channel and now you're fiending for more.

[@roadhigher]

As much as people give crap to Lepidus, I have to say that he got off extremely well after his whole mess-up. To die of old age in your retirement Villa whilst being the Highest Priest in the entire Empire is probably one of the best ways for a defeated politician to go out during those times.

[@carloshernaiz322]

I second this.

[@hydromancer4916]

If Lepidus and Octavian had actually gone to war, he wouldn't have gotten off so easily.

[@WolfofAsia012]

@@hydromancer4916 But then, History would have respected Lepidus. Antony went out fighting and we still talk about him with respect, while Lepidus is still talked as a weak man.

[@Fisher9001]

@@WolfofAsia012 How could history respect Lepidus if his own soldiers did not? They seem to be deserting him whenever they could, either to Anthony or to Octavian.

[@WolfofAsia012]

@@Fisher9001 Fair enough. I don’t think he was as competent leader as Octavian or even Antony. Whatever the case might be, if he had been able to put up a fight like Antony or even like sextus pompeius and died in combat or suicide. He would have been seen as a strong man in history. Then again, he can’t act as strong if he is not. Cato, Brutus, Antony, Cassius all these men went with dignity unlike Lepidus

[@DoodleWill]

_Literally is called _*_BOAT KING_* Octavian: I'm going to out boat him.

[@roxxorsmash]

Agrippa: Hold my wine.

[@ThcPatient]

These videos are truly great. I especially appreciate how you show everything you're talking about on a map throughout the video. I grasp and understand the whole situation SO much better because of that.

[@diederikceuppens6763]

To remind you all that most land stolen from farmers are from ex-soldiers of caesar You can see why the bandit problem was so huge not because they were so many of them but because most of them had experience in fighting and had good quality weapons Also it must be a bitter feeling that the son of your commander is stealing your land

[@wulfherecyning1282]

"We don't trust Lepidus" 28:00 Lepidus comes through for them like a boss.

[@gpepeitan3373]

I know right, made me really like lepidus I mean I liked him before but this made me like him more

[@andrewlynch4126]

To be fair he really only did it to take Sicily for himself

[@gpepeitan3373]

@@andrewlynch4126 I’m probably wrong but it might be that he didn’t fully want it for himself but maybe something else maybe idk

[@WaterShowsProd]

@@andrewlynch4126 After having been shafted and taking it quietly, who could blame him?

[@gaiusjuliuscaesar2309]

Lepidus was such a good commander and politician usually keeping his head down to just get shafted by the younger idiots

[@EvanRoyalty]

Always impressed with the level of detail you go into. Every time I watch your content, even if it’s about something I already know tons about, I finish the video having learned something new. Keep it up, dude!

[@JD98ns]

It's nice seeing you here. Both of you make amazing content!

[@zeppkfw]

imagine getting a compliment from EVAN royalty

[@jayy7842]

SCP Overlord. lol

[@alexpalmer4825]

Same. it is my degree in the UK. But I still somehow get something from it

[@dhue7463]

This series is incredible. Can't overstate how much I hope it keeps going. This is the best history channel on KZbin.

[@johnsmiff8328]

This one is just oozing with personality. The production on your videos is really impressive and it's clear that a lot of thought goes into it.

[@Wolfspiritzero]

"Do you find it risible, when I say the name...Sextus..."

[@anarrowintheknee617]

...Dickus?!

[@ThiagoSilveira1]

What is all this insolence? You will find yourself in Gladiator school very quickly with a rotten behaviour like that.

[@garabic8688]

He has a wife you know......

[@rationalroundhead6739]

He has a wife, you know. Scribonia. Scribonia Butocks!

[@KraytTheGreat]

Anybody else feel like a little giggle when I mention my friend... Sextus

[@xSTATOKEx]

A new Historia Civilis video? Guess its time to rewatch the entire Roman history series again.

[@jesseberg3271]

You wait for a new video before rewatching?

[@derstoffausdemderjoghurtis4346]

same

[@BlackMasterRoshi]

dont tempt me

[@05r41]

I love the way you tell these stories. I'm not just learning about history, I'm enjoying a riveting series and can't wait for the next episode haha

[@thebandofbastards4934]

Agrippa and Octavian weren't just friends. They straight up complemented each other.

[@merrittanimation7721]

Romans in this time period: "Oh boy, another civil war. Is it Martis already?"

[@carlosvalois8966]

We joke, but unless I'm mistaken for a while in the middle ages there was a time of year in between planting and harvesting the food that was specifically used as a "season of war". To me this makes this joke twice as funny

[@Kaiserboo1871]

Aw Shit! Here we go again!

[@UrosDrljaca]

Octavian: leaves Caesars ghost: First of all, how dare you

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

"SHAMEFVR DISPRAY"

[@augustuscaesar8287]

You're wrong. His ghost was content with the fact that I planted the seeds to keep things civilized 400+ years. What happened when that Shah LARPING Alexander the Greekoid died?

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

@@augustuscaesar8287 while berating your dumbass at the same time as for alex, passed on to his generals who then proceeded to oof things apart instantly instead of like anointing his dead little brother (whom historia civilis sussed was killed instead) as back up successor but i highly doubt shit works anyways. as blue from overly sarcastic productions once said of the development of rome, a slow burn, expand little by little, taking lessons from alex's tendency to pay 2 rush build, but never taken by attila the hun to get that shit taught all the way to ching khan

[@UrosDrljaca]

@@augustuscaesar8287 🤮

[@legendaryoutcast4440]

Been watching for 5 years. Im glad your channel finally is blowing up. Should be good motivation for more frequent content

[@KTChamberlain]

Looks like Clodius was off by one generation when he chanted: "Who's starving the people to death? Pompey!" Turns out it was his son Sextus who was actually starving the people to death.

[@bkjeong4302]

LMAO!

[@Colddirector]

After all of Caesar's pro gamer strats, it's so painful watching Octavian fumble this hard.

[@nick0875]

To be fair Octavian was only in his 20s at this point, Julius Caesar had decades to formulate his policies into what they were.

[@user-ez9ng2rw9c]

First of all, great taste with that snatcher pfp. To be fair to the dude, he had no real option to do anything else. It was either this or more taxes. Caesar was a man who'd seen and done a lot of shit by the time he got into power. Octavian was more of a schemer and a politician at the start. When he got more time, he ruled really well.

[@batavica1875]

Dont worry man, this is all training for him, in the next few episodes you'll see Octavian's genius shine bright

[@nick0875]

@@superm530 That is why you mentor your heir with your ruling character so you have a better chance of them turning out decent. But they could die before it is time for them to take the throne and you get stuck with the extra you never planned on having rule in the first place. Sometimes primogeniture can bite you in the ass if the first born son is rubbish though. And apparently everyone gets mad if you try to have the little shit poisoned for the good of the realm.

[@cursedmailman3999]

Ceasar was a fucking genius with decades of experience under his belt, was one of the best strategists EVER (arguably THE best), and came in at the perfect time to absolutely dominate Roman politics. Octavian was a kid in his 20's with no experience, a relatively poor general, and had to fight what was essentially a war on three fronts in the middle of the most turbulent era in Rome's entire history. Everything was chaos, yet amidst all of it he still came out a winner. He was more than deserving of the name Julius Gaius Caesar.

[@m.s.b.8929]

If wasan't for agrrippa, the callendar would be June, July, Antony...

[@valentinaaugustina]

A better world?

[@Riku-zv5dk]

@@valentinaaugustina this is Antony we're talking about here

[@m.s.b.8929]

Also probably September would be Cleopatra

[@valentinaaugustina]

@@Riku-zv5dk well like... Octavian was definitely not good, so maybeee

[@Riku-zv5dk]

@@valentinaaugustina let us not pretend Antony is any better, remember that whole incident when the mobs was rioting through the city and the senate asked him for help and he just marched away? Or that when he did come back to put it down it was incredibly bloody and violent?

[@andrewwong1146]

Great video. Roman history that I learn from school was really so different. But after watching this, I felt like a better person. Thanks to you!

[@WsdeeBrown]

Octavian is one of the most aggrevating people ever. He was in such a good position for most of his life and just absolutely blundered every single military and political move

[@justmesantana]

You know Octavian and Augustus are the same person right? So clearly he didn’t. He was an awful military leader, yes, but he was also an astute politician and a downright incredible manager. Give him more credit, he deserves it.

[@bkjeong4302]

Militarily, yes. Politically, no.

[@eljaiko555]

I love how Tiberius' son's square is a little smaller 💜

[@Skuu]

cutest square i ever did see

[@stefanpieper3757]

'WHO is a cute little future Emperor? WHO is a cute little future Emperor!? Yeah, YOU are!'

[@JustinCage56]

As cute as it was, Tiberius ending up growing up to be one vicious little shit.

[@nothisispatrick4644]

@@JustinCage56 cant really blame him, he was disliked by Augustus, forced to divorce his wife which he was happily married to, his beloved brother dying in his arms, and the whole Sejanus fiasco. If anything Im surprised he didn’t go insane by that point.

[@JustinCage56]

@@nothisispatrick4644 It's heavily implied he along with his mother and others within the Claudian dynasty suffered from some form of bipolar disorder. With Tiberius growing up with already heavy signs of depression, those elements you listed only made his condition worse. This may also explain Caligula's lunacy and/or Claudius speech impediment/ manic spells of wanting purge the senate.

[@formalstreaming4392]

"This was a human sacrifice, Octavian was a sick man . . ." *ad break* "I'VE LOST 17 POUNDS ON NOOM IN THE LAST THREE SECONDS"

[@sambruce1781]

😂 lmao I’m dying

[@Bluebelle51]

you too?

[@KidIndia]

LOL

[@patrickroe2240]

This is soooo well done. Bravo, and thank you for all your hard work.

[@xxgnomexx6672]

I’m sure I don’t have to say this, But your videos really are AMAZING, They capture the whole period in such an easy to understand way, Not a single documentary rivals this kind of content, KEEP IT GOING BROTHER!!!

[@patronofdragons]

It's important to note the Octavian was pretty young here. He was 21 when the war began.

[@leemarshall348]

I feel bad for him tbh

[@nothisispatrick4644]

When Alexander was 21 he was putting down revolts in greece

[@dragooll2023]

@@nothisispatrick4644 Well, Octavian did the same shit.

[@8xottox8]

@@BatCostumeGuy Yeah and then he blew up his own liver or an officer stabbed him in he back, and his whole empire crumbled in a generation and is just an interesting foot note in history. Meanwhile our boy Augustus lived long and his empire lasted 350 years after him, longer if you count the Byzantines.

[@13minutestomidnight]

That's like saying Ghengis Khan was young when he razed his first city to the ground killing all inhabitants (this was a thing he did if they didn't immediately surrender when they saw a vague horse-like shape on the horizon). (...And yes he was). There's youthful stupidity, there's blatant military stupidity, and then there's being a sadistic power-hungry sociopath who massacres large numbers of people for fun. Youth doesn't make up for options 2 and 3. ...And didn't Octavian start that last war? Wasn't it a completely unnecessary war too? (he didn't want to feed his starving people with his own cash, I'm assuming).

[@Bladavia]

Remember the good old days when people couldn't bring legions and weapons into the city ?

[@dwanski21]

It’s been a rough few years for the pomerium rule

[@Afrimusican]

I was following orders sorry

[@EnlightenedBro105]

Only 60 B.C.E kids understand smh

[@karlhans6678]

pepperidge farm remembers

[@chocoman45]

Good times. Now we have grain shortages. I should have moved to Narbo.

[@zeke546]

I have NO idea why you would deprave us of this 32:50 absolute BIG BRAIN play Agrippa did. Apparently Agrippa used those old bridge Launchers from the Punic wars, BUT actually decisively used them by upgrading them with actual grappling hooks and not fucking rocks, apparently which is how they did is previously?!? I need to look for more details if it was really that much of a clean wipe

[@alexanderann2740]

excellent work keep it up. I ve been following this channel for years now i think and i pleased with the details mentioned without them being boring or somethign to be neglected as info. again bravo

[@aveioacosta371]

The noise whenever Agrippa was moving killed me almost as much as Octavian killed his reputation.

[@hotsprinkles]

*An entire army evaporates in a day* "Things in the East had grown incredibly strange." oh lord now what

[@BlackMasterRoshi]

Cleopatra 2: Egyptian Boogaloo

[@Hugh_Morris]

Marcus Antonius wanted to add "Parthicus Maximus" to his list of titles.

[@necfreon6259]

Who’s expecting a Egyptian succetion crisis or something

[@necfreon6259]

That’s what I’m assuming is going to happen at least

[@sudo3870]

You really don't have to wait. This happened 2000 years ago, it's been on the history books for about that long. Although I totally understand if you don't wanna go get spoiled. I don't either... Although, a story that happened 2000 years ago, does it even qualify for spoiler alert?

[@paulgaither]

I love this channel. From the colors to the animations of spinning squares and rectangles... to that end card music. *Chef's kiss*

[@TrashwareArt]

I feel like you kind of glossed over how Agrippa was able to defeat Sextus in the battle of Naulochus. You really make it seem like they wasted all their time and money, but the reality is they won the battle because in the time they were digging the harbors and training the navy inland they improved on the naval weaponry inventing the "Harpax." This is how Agrippa was able to Defeat Sextus so suddenly when it seemed like they were helpless to Sextus for so long.

[@conorcrowley6256]

That agrippa entry makes me thing History Civilis has seen the Unbiased History of Rome

[@gpepeitan3373]

Why was Agrippa not liked or really liked?

[@Demicleas]

@@gpepeitan3373 you have to see it for yourself to decide.

[@LoudRevised]

Yes I’m not the only one here who has seen DovaHatty.

[@boozecruiser]

@@nedsteven4622 hive minds more like

[@sor3999]

So Octavian causes a problem, then fixes his own problem and receives praise. He would have been great in IT.

[@Luke-mp7vv]

*Agrippa fixes his problem

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

He would be great in Washington, at least he would have solved his own problems

[@wreklesstv3230]

The ending music riff and build up in your videos is so good I love it!

[@Froggie92]

ive watched this numerous times with friends and family, keep up the great work

[@Frostbyterr]

I love the Jetsons sound effect when Agrippa moves around.

[@LukaszPalkaPhoto]

Is that a reference to something (other than Jetsons)?

[@hugovangalen]

@@LukaszPalkaPhoto I am also wondering about that.

[@tppcrpg6311]

@@LukaszPalkaPhoto I think it's meant to represent him flying to the rescue like Superman

[@NoGoodHandlesLeft]

Octavius according to history books: brilliant man who saved Rome Octavius according to Historia Civilis: Inept newb unable to tie his own shoes

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

@generalworgor _official Bias is a given in life, the important thing is to identify inherent biases and remain open to conflicting narratives and points of view - to find in this mess of narratives an ore vein of truth and mine that truth, while understanding that the bias in itself can be of some use. If life's inherent bias annoys you, then I'm afraid you're in for an irksome existence. As an aside, why are you so fond of Octavius that the video's denigration is abhorrent to you? Why should the narrative the man himself approved NOT be challenged so long after the man's death?

[@jonathonmcknight1416]

@Cameron He tends to dump on and magnify Octavius's failings, sorta not dwelling on his political successes. I quite honestly don't mind either way.

[@wierdwesterner]

@@jonathonmcknight1416 More like Octavian's publicists embellish his achievements. Every leader has miserable failures, it's just that they don't talk about them in their autobiography, obviously.

[@AudieHolland]

Most historians credit Agrippa for winning Octavian's battles.

[@allardeem9302]

@generalworgor _official is anything he discussed in this video a lie? How can you be upset that he’s being critical of Octavian when Octavian was being a colossal fuckup

[@jont2576]

i like how this channel talks about all the strange and unusual events that most other channels dont talk about,they mostly just cover the major stuff that has been done to death by every other channel.

[@Stormcrownn]

It's really fascinating to see Octavian completely drop Caesar's focus on popularity with the common people. Even Caesar, when paying his veterans, compensated the farmers.

[@justmesantana]

He would later return to Caesar populist ideas, mostly after becoming Emperor. He’d die enjoying extraordinary support with the people.

[@Leo-ok3uj]

Octavian would truly learn well from his mistakes, and oh Jupiter he made mistakes

[@LeFreshmeat]

That extended "What?" negotation at the wooden platforms was hilarious.

[@Maxatal]

Lol how Did no one else notice it

[@VAWM.]

32:23 I can actually see good reason for this happening outside of him going "lol, bored now." Octavian's life depends on the outcome of this battle, however there's literally nothing he can do to influence it. So instead of stressing, panicking or jumping to conclusions the same way the more experienced Cassius did, Octavian sits down and waits for the news that will decide his fate. I won't speculate if he had a moment of introspection while this was happening, but I can believe that he did.

[@scharnhorst3233]

We’re about due for the next video, and I for one am super hyped! Thank you for all you do, and for feeding my passion for history and Rome