The Story Of Julius Caesar's Murder | Tony Robinson's Romans: Julius Caesar Pt 2 | Timeline

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After the churrch urning their back on him, labeling him names of falsified information, he was so close. Gaius.Julius Caesar dismantling of the churches and strip bishops and priest off their immunity will immortalized his name, it will surpass Alexander the great himself.

[@jennijenkins5235]

Stuff left out or understated: - Had Carsar given up his command he would have certainly been prosecuted. If not for illegal war in Gaul, then for not recognizing his co-consul’s (Bibulus) veto during his term as consul. He basically HAD to rebel. -Ceaser has 8 legions under his control in Gaul, but he crossed the Rubicon with on one (The 13th) while the rest were encamped for the winter under Lebienus (Caesar’s top Lieutenant at this point). Pompey and the Senate were taken by surprise because they hadn’t expected anything until Spring. They watched Caesar’s legions in Gaul and when they didn’t move, the Senate assumed they were safe. So Caesar marched on Rome with one legion of veterans and against almost nothing, as Pompey’s veteran legions were in Hispania at the time. The only thing Lompey and the Senate could have done would be to raise an army of new soldiers, who would have been crushed by the 13th legion’s veterans. So Pompey smartly fled and much of the Senate went with him. - Brutus, who by all accounts was loved like a son by Caesar, wasn’t captured. He surrendered himself to Caesar in Greece and was immediately pardoned. Caesar wanted to make clear he was NOT like Sulla and wouldn’t be conducting any proscriptions. He was willing to pardon anyone who asked for one as long as they would acknowledge his supremacy. This was part of what made him so loved by the people and what led to his Murder by the senate. There’s a bunch more but I’m tired of writing and no one is gonna read this anyway.

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No one? You are wrong. I read it. Very nice descriptive addition.

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Just call me "No One", because I read it! Well-said, by the way.

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At what price!

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[@HO-bndk]

@Abu Misir What makes this bozo such an "expert" anyway? He's read some books about Romans?

[@HO-bndk]

I saw him in the "who dares wins" stage show years ago. He came out stark naked with only a small hat over his genitals and stuck the hat in the face of a woman in the audience. What a disgusting, odious little man.

[@jasoncox7257]

​@@HO-bndk . He has never said he was an expert. He's an actor and television presenter. The researchers would be the history experts. His expertise is in the presentation, to put things in simpler terms with a good voice, in a way that doesn't lose the public as an expert historian might. He plays the non-expert, deliberately, in Time Team and we learn from the experts through him. Expertly propelling Time Team and other shows into massive hits. So your comment isn't backed by reality. Bozo boomerang yourself.

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I enjoyed the content

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I'm sure glad this is Tony Robinson and not Tony Robbins

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How is it stolen it would have been copyright striked

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Tony is one of the most underrated British documentarist but the truth is that This man is a true blessing for his category and at the same level than David Attenborough!

[@lewistaylor2858]

one of the worst things to ever happen was the burning of the library in Alexandria

[@petebondurant58]

There was that...and the cancellation of WINGS.

[@RyanUptonInnovator]

I disagree, the library contained all the tax records. The burning of the library destroyed all the tax records.

[@jack18over]

Nah mate cancelling firefly after one season was the worst thing to ever happen.

[@MrVvulf]

The library was already much reduced in importance by Caesar's time, and in fact survived the "accidental" burning which occurred during the civil war. It wasn't fully destroyed until around 415AD the same time as Cyril's mob followers murdered Hypatia.

[@denisecranson831]

@@jack18over The second worse thing was not bringing it back when other less worthy shows were brought back. Idiots deserve to be thrown to the Reavers.

[@menwithven8114]

I recommend EVERYONE watch the 2 seasons of Rome! Phenomenal representation of Julius and the 13 legion.

[@jaejackson5244]

It was the 13th my friend

[@PopGoesTheology]

"Everyone who's not with me, is against me." - Pompei "Everyone who's not against me, is with me." - Julius Caesar (17:46)

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"There IS no one BUT me!" -Trump

[@sylvamoise5788]

George Bush was using that word too to find an excuse to in irak😂🤣😂😁

[@WillowTDog]

@@sylvamoise5788 The whole Right had that perspective. It was not quite as divided in America as right now, but it was pretty close. The difference was we didn't have conspiracy theories twisting the truth so actively. It's a bummer.

[@histguy101]

@@WillowTDog It takes vast bipartisan support for a president to launch a major war involving 100,000+ troops being moved halfway around the world in the 20th/21st century, and there's usually many reasons and objectives for doing so (besides the standard packaged Cassus Belli PR for the public). Congress also has to vote on whether to go to war, and is the one to declare war. I believe it was a Democratic majority senate in 2002-2003 until 2006(I may have that backwards. I don't remember), and they by and large voted for the war, publicly supported it, and for whatever reasons wanted it. There were also a few democrats and republicans that voted against it. It's just like Caesar. If you read his commentary on the Gallic Wars, he produces a Cassus Belli for nearly every action he takes, every tribe he campaigns against, and every campaign season, whether it be "Suebi invading Gaul and destabilizing the region!" or "Germania was clearly supporting Ambiorix's rebellion!" or "The Britons are clearly behind all this Gallic resistance!I" and I'm sure the public took all this justifications at face value. Maybe it's all true, but with hindsight, we know that's not why Caesar launched the war.

[@ulrikjensen6841]

Who is not with me is against me! Said Jesus - is that logical thinking?

[@socrates_the_great6209]

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[@shreyaagarwal7682]

This was like seeing Julius Caesar in a completely different light than what we have read in Shakespeare's novel. Knew him to be a tyrant and power hungry, but he also stood for power, resilience and reforms that no other man could do. Thank you for the wonderful video

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

I don't think he was a tyrant at all and he returned to Rome with a lot of gold & war treasures & Caesar felt bad and wanted to help the homeless, the poor and hungry. He gave them gold and money so that they could take care of themselves and get food.. he didn't just give this stuff to win favor, but he gave it to them because he loved Rome and the Roman people and he wanted them to be better cared for.. that's why he became dictator... He was really too forgiving for those that came to him asking for forgiveness.. those people ended up stabbing him in the back, literally.. his great nephew, Augustus Octavian, ended up outwitting the Senate and eventually outwitting Marc Anthony. He went after Mark Anthony because Anthony went out to the part of Rome and Egypt that he was supposed to control and maintain and keep order.. he got with Cleopatra and was doing drugs and doing everything he could to starve the people in Rome because he was supposed to be sending them green and he wasn't... Augustus Octavian Caesar went after him. Octavian was named as Julius Caesar's heir in his will because he didn't have any biological sons and he did have a nephew and a very very intelligent nephew. Augustus was made counsul. By outsmarting the head senator. 😂😂😅 It was absolutely hilarious and how Octavian did this because he was probably 20 years old or so when he did it. Brutus and Sessius had what was coming to them when Augusta is Octavian went after them. It was just really really sad because these are loved Brutus like a son and Brutus was the youngest and part of the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar.. they all got what was coming to them and they did whether it was by taking their own lives, die fighting Octavian and or Marc Anthony, even the people in Rome really admired Mark Anthony until he went off to Egypt for so many years and caused many of their people to starve because he wasn't sending them the grain that they were needing to buy. Years prior Julius Caesar told Cleopatra that he would protect her militarily as long as Rome could purchase as much brain as they needed from Egypt and it was an agreement between them. Marc Anthony ruined that when he went to Egypt to be with Cleopatra. .

[@brianjacob8728]

@@montrelouisebohon-harris7023 Notice the Senate didn't give Gaul back to the Celtics and the Druids. They were totally in favor of JC's ambitions when they suited the Senate's... Hypocrisy, table for one...

[@niccoarcadia4179]

Read or listen to Michael Parenti's "The Assassination Of Julius Caesar" Parenti describes Caesar as a man of the people who died for the reforms he was making to help the people. The ruling class hated him for altering their hold on the wealth of Rome. The audiobook is on KZbin.

[@anarchistatheist1917]

The history programs that Tony Robinson narrates are really fascinating. I also like his show walking through history.

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This documentary makes it even more apparent how good the Asterix & Obelix comics actually are. A lot of these things are mentioned in the various books but seeing the historic background presented so well really puts it into perspective.

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Ikr? I loved reading those comics as a kid in Nigeria and they were one of my first introduction to Roman history. Plus, they were absolutely hilarious😂😂

[@wantonmee23]

These Romans are crazy

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Re-watching this for the 78th time. Love it. Hail Tony, long live Time Team.

[@billolsen4360]

Wouldn't "Hail, Antony" be more appropriate?lol

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You kept count?

[@alecmisra4964]

They say the gauls lost, but were all in trousers now arent we?

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....Except the scots....

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@@heronimousbrapson863 because of the heroin?

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@@some______guy Because of the kilts. And the heroin.

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the greeks traveled north wind found their togas and pants took over for bed sheets to this day

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is this some sort of connection to women being fround appon 40/50 years ago when they wanted to wear them

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Love these documentaries with Tony Robinson. The man could make a 100 year old outhouse interesting. Thank you.

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I love your eloquence and brilliance in making history simple and accessible to the ordinary man.

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Tony Robinson, Thank you for all your TV Documentary Programs. You have come a long way. All the Best, Dan Caldwell

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That's insane you can still detect the fortifications at Alesia on infrared.

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"WHAT ALESIA? I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ALESIA!"

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@@kurington.blogspot7876 Google>type Alesia and you'll know.

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Good old infrared. One of the most underrated wavelengths on the colour spectrum. If Caesar has access to infrared back in the day, he'd have seen Brutus coming.

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It wasn't that long ago.

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“He had diarrhea and didn’t dare move” that’s hilarious 😂

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lol

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Real life right there 😂

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This malady comes from Diana, the goddess of nature and hunting, and Rhea, the goddess of "The flow". Diana and Rhea. Dia Rhea. Okay. A few good yanks on the cow's tail and you can believe anything.

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Having Tony Robinson narrate these wonderful documentaries is the cunning plan of all cunning plans.

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Hear hear!

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So cunning you could pin a tail on it and call it a weasel!

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"In 52 BC, the Problem became a Crisis. A large Crisis. In fact, if you've got a moment, it's a 12 story Crisis with a magnificent entrance hall, carpeting through out, 24 hour porterage, and a large sign on the roof saying, This Is A Large Crisis. And a large Crisis requires a large plan. Get me two stylus and a loincloth."-from the unedited version of Julius Caesars Commentaries on the Gallic Wars.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Dictators have always used such propaganda to promote their personal agendas and vendettas. Or as in caesars case, to *also* avoid prosecution for his crimes. It's no different than reading twitter in America today.

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Blackadder!

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Wibble!

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😂😂

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A Cracus crisis?

[@maxdecphoenix]

a 2-hour series about Gaius Ceasar of the Julii, his exploits in Gaul and Egypt without a single mention of Marc Antony?! Bold strategy, Cotton.

[@jenjen.rutherford8559]

Who ? Lol

[@conorkirkhamswain8617]

@@jenjen.rutherford8559 the guy who allowed caesar to beat pompeii in greece?

[@WillowTDog]

Right?!

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Marc Anthony was mentioned as a friend of his early in part one (I think)

[@WhiteBraveheart1]

Yeah, word....Cotton.

[@gaiuscaligula2229]

I think Tony brushes over things a bit here, at around 16:30 he says the difference between Caesar and Pompey was that Caesar had the "Loyalty of his troops" which isn't necessarily true. Caesar had to make more and more promises to keep his troops behind him and many were fatigued of war and even more so didn't like the idea of fighting other Romans. They frequently had issues with fraternisation between armies (In particular there were some major incidents in the Spanish campaign he had just fought) which highlight this fatigue of battle and distaste for civil war for Veterans who had spent the better part of the last decade in constant actions.

[@crucesignatis7922]

Went to the Rubicon last month, one of the most surreal moments in my life

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Wheres rubicon

[@bonniegirl5138]

It is such a pleasure to listen to Mr. Robinson's voice that I am bound to learn something.

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EXCELLENT SERIES ~ Thank You Tony & Timeline! Peace & Health

[@Alexiosization]

I really enjoy these free documentaries, thanks for the upload. Julius Caesar was truly one of the greatest men that's ever lived. His story affirms to me that one can still achieve things and live an enviable life even if they didn't start accomplishing great deeds early on in their teens and twenties like Alexander the Great for instance. Kind of like Clint Eastwood.

[@brianjacob8728]

True, but I still think what Hannibal almost succeeded in doing was more impressive...

[@matthewpeterson5281]

can't believe they didn't open this segment with another overly raw steak intro...

[@charliebowen5071]

They didn’t on the first one.. it was cooked so not raw..

[@MattMajcan]

@@charliebowen5071 it was only cooked on the outside still looked raw on the inside

[@charliebowen5071]

@@MattMajcan no it didn’t.. raw meat does not look opaque...go back to school Jesus

[@twiley3530]

@@MattMajcan I'm a cattlewomen. Looked raw to me. Seemed a weird thing to show. Certainly not a thing to get prickly about. SMH

[@justinthomas27]

I was thinking the same lmao

[@vangoth74]

I really enjoyed this series. Fantastic narrator, thanks.

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Amazing doc. Well done! This channel is just great!

[@teshahartke5468]

These are great to fall asleep to. Not that they're boring but man does he have a soothing voice.

[@stekarknugen9258]

19:20 I thought it bears mentioning that Caesar was absolutely furious at the Egyptians for killing Pompey.

[@octaviancaesarhibernicus4447]

Stekar Knugen nice bit of propaganda for the plebs back home, even though in reality it was a gift from the gods, he would have had to pardon Pompey which would have left Pompey embittered and a head for Republicans to gather around. With Pompey's murder by Egyptians he could pose as a truly constitutional Roman, Killing the killers of a consul. It would have played brilliantly to Caesar's favourite themes of superiority and justice.

[@WanderingSkunk]

Octavian Caesar Hibernicus in retrospect it all looks like Fate the way things turned out, but there were so many incidences along the way in Julius Caesar’s life that could’ve easily turned the other way and we’ll never know what the results would have been without his transformation of Rome.

[@octaviancaesarhibernicus4447]

WanderingSkunk man I tried to make that argument before, but here's the thing, things did go his way, it's a bit pointless to say "well he could have easily lost at pharsalus", but he didn't lose, he kept on winning. And there's a good possibility he saw other themes from myth playing out,his ancestor Aeneas famously had a dalliance with Dido the Queen of Carthage before heading on to Rome. Caesar and the Queen of Egypt. That and a relentless winning streak. He probably began to believe he was a god. There was a re altering of his bloodline, injecting Mars into it aswell, this was meant to be a trend in the later years of the Republic.

[@WanderingSkunk]

Octavian Caesar Hibernicus There could be a bit of Determinism at play in the sense that the conditions of the moment played a role in Caesar’s rise, if it was not one Roman General with political power and the support of his own Army it could’ve been another.

[@1cathexis]

Octavian Caesar Hibernicus: I would take issue with your saying, "Caesar's favorite themes of superiority and justice. " Caesar's principal motivations were "auctoritas" & "dignitas." Gaining and holding on to the "imperium" as well as consulship allowed Caesar to both lead armies, gain wealth and fame, control Roman politics, and of course forgive former enemies. This "forgiveness" was really the ultimate loss of dignitas for his enemies who would now become beholding to him under the traditional Roman system of patronage. Some of his enemies like Cato even admitted not all his laws and achievements were bad. But they hated the man more than they valued their lives - or so it seems to me. There is little evidence the populis ever backed the Republicans. So, especially after Pharsalus, their only hope was a dramatic victory which only became less and less likely. Yet they would not give up even though Caesar would've "forgave" many of them. Almost all died. But more were killed by their own hand or on the field of battle than were ever killed by Caesar. How many politicians today would rather die then lose? It's interesting to consider. Thank for your remarks. Reply

[@adamglenn5477]

I listen to everything Tony presents. Everything he does is so well researched and presented. Great work from a great presenter.

[@chrais78]

Such a fascinating subject. Loved Shakespeare's retelling.

[@terrismith9662]

Beyond cruel of Caesar to refuse to let the people through......so sad that they died of starvation.

[@BrettCagwin49ers]

It was a sound decision--the Romans didn't have food to spare and were about to be besieged themselves. Caesar wasn't about to let his decade long campaign in Gaul fail by feeding civilians.

[@BadWebDiver]

That's history... No modern sensibilities...

[@Cheepchipsable]

If he let them out, it would have given the opportunity of the others to come in and probably give them intel on the battle.

[@Errcyco]

“Nobody ever thinks they’re the bad guy”

[@CZESAR99]

Great documentary one of the best I’ve seen !! This English guy tell the story very well !!

[@kylepark8194]

He had one of the most epic lives of all time honestly.

[@rajendramisir3530]

Fascinating documentary of the life and legacy of Caesar. Brilliant narration. I enjoyed watching this video. Lots of lessons to learn about politics and governance from this video.

[@SNP-1999]

An excellent documentary, told by one of England's best historical reporters, Tony Robinson, whose narrative is always historically correct and interesting. Gaius Julius Caesar will always be a controversial character, as he was even in his own age. For some the greatest general and social reformer in Roman history, for others the greatest con- man and mass murderer. He was in fact all of this, a fascinating person who for me tragically died before he could realise his groundbreaking reforms of Roman society, a task left for his great-nephew Octavian to fulfill, although possibly not in a way Caesar had envisaged. Did Caesar know of the plot against his life ? Did he even welcome it because he was growing old and feared illness, in particular his bouts of epilepsy ? On the other hand he had planned his campaign against the Parthians as the zenith of his military achievements, so why do so if he never expected to sail to Syria in the first place ? It will remain an enigma, like so much of Caesar's life and character. 😘

[@aquarius4953]

SNP1999. Always historically correct ! I'm not sure . Julius Caesar never became emperor.

[@tlindfld]

Loved: "She didn't need to be the most beautiful woman alive to achieve what she achieved."

[@patricias5122]

I didn't love that. Why is a woman's looks always supposed to e her paramount feature?

[@HAL-nt6vy]

"A wiggle in the walk. A giggle in the talk. Makes the world go 'round!"

[@anasapsana824]

I would also try to explain deeply what captivated Ceasar in Cleopatra, she spoke few languages fluently, raised in Alexandria culture field... and her brave appearance speaks itself. And later on she unfortunately paid too much 🤕

[@Cheepchipsable]

I think being Queen helped a bit. Plenty of bowsers who marry good looking and wealthy men.

[@isaacgloc1542]

I miss Caesar already and i never met him wow what a man what personality

[@sthenrymary]

So that's where the idiom comes from "to cross the Rubicon." The point of no return

[@BadWebDiver]

And "the last throw of the dice."

[@jenjen.rutherford8559]

And ..the die is cast

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Yes it was

[@warrengwonka2479]

Yahsureyabetcha!

[@SNP-1999]

In short, Caesar's assassins were such cyphers that they didn't even have an agenda planned for the situation after his death. They panicked and fled to the Temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill, fearing that the enraged populace of Rome would tear them to pieces, but the people were too shocked to think straight - it was only at Caesar's cremation that the fury of the people of Rome became evident. The assassins then fled to all parts of the empire and were hunted down, one by one, and killed. Brutus and Cassius were the last to die after the battle of Philippi. Caesar had been avenged but Rome and her empire had lost a brilliant leader and politician.

[@edwardlecore141]

To have a person who knew what he was doing killed by people who didn't is a great injustice to a culture of merit.

[@gs6044]

Ive been watching these for years!!! Thank you.

[@thhseeking]

A legacy of Caesar's is that his name ended up being used as an alternative for "Imperator". In German, for example, they used his name - "Kaiser". As the British chap in Rome said: "Imperator Kaysar".

[@defundthebbc8110]

Don't spoil it by mentioning the germans

[@allmachtsdaggl5109]

Cleopatra's son was not called "Caesarion" but Ptolomy (Ptolomaios XV) for all male kids were called Ptolomy. Caesarion was only a nickname

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

@Allmachts Daggl : What people are _called_ is not always what they are _named._ That is why those words are used by those who know the difference. He was in fact _called_ Caesarion, although that is not what he was _named._ Tony was correct is his usage of the word _called_ in this case.

[@rascallyrabbit717]

I'll have to remember that next time I meet him

[@allmachtsdaggl5109]

@@rascallyrabbit717 you better do, he is very upset if you call him caesarion. It has never happened that i called him like that and he was happy about it.

[@NewarkBay357]

Cleopatra was a Macedonian Greek. The Greeks ruled Egypt from the time of Alexander the Great through Cleopatra. She was the progeny of Ptolomy, one of Alexander's greatest generals and close friends.

[@sthenrymary]

He was loved by his people. Clearly a reformer & established a classical culture in Europe.

[@Yabuddy53]

Caesar: I AM the Senate.

[@dantheguitarist5823]

His friends: He's too dangerous to be kept alive

[@jamesbrowne6351]

It seems that Caesar indeed had a 'cunning plan.'

[@radupuspana7245]

Amazing work. Thank you!

[@dinx556]

Superb programme, Hail Tony!

[@ibnbattuta1304]

I can't imagine Caesar growing old, and dying on a death bed with mourners all around him. The greatest man ever had to die in the greatest way ever.

[@benjamingoulet8059]

This series really is well executed. Subscribed after seeing this series and the mid evil castle series. Thank you timeline and of coarse hate all the adds lol

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So how do you think you would be enjoying these high-quality documentaries without ads?

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By using an ad blocker?

[@warrengwonka2479]

You can pay the price!

[@danielkunert6244]

Excellent presentation Tony, thank you

[@manuelb8808]

Tony Robinson is the most gracious comedian GB has known.

[@ottomeyer6928]

he's the best

[@jasonwoods3711]

I wish someone would do a documentary on Julius Caesar the MP of 17th century Britain !! That would be an eye opener....

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[@Paleoman]

i had no commercials whatsoever.

[@arthas640]

i got tons of commercial but the way i look at it there's still alot less commercials than if I'd watched on demand or on TV. You can skip most of these after a few seconds instead of having to sit through full 1-2 minute ads on demand or 5 minute ad blocks on TV. This is one of the few places i've found good quality video for shows like this streaming so its worth it seeing a few ads vs watching this at 144p with compressed garbled sound

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You get what you pay for, and ads are our way of paying for quality media.

[@jesikebiking]

A great video Tony, a really great video

[@toby099]

Rest in peace Caesar

[@alibaloch3184]

I like the honesty in this one

[@paulodr33]

Watching this in July 2020. Thanks Julius.

[@jim99west46]

Two brilliant episodes. Thanks

[@johnnyt3392]

Believe it or not I was actually right there when Caesar was killed. He did IN FACT speak his last words.... He said, " if nothing else, name a salad after me."

[@lesliecarr312]

Some people say Julius Caesar was brutal, but without him, the lands around the Mediterranean sea would have remained the swamps of a bunch of backwoods hicks. Rome brought unity, prosperity, and an uneasy peace to the beginning of a new empire that lasted for 1,400 years, if you remember Byzantium, or Constantinople. Rome brought modernization to Europe and Ancient Rome still influences the world in more ways than you can shake a stick at, sometimes without even realizing it.

[@kpcraftster6580]

So many lines of Shakespeare popping into my head... not the most historic version..and yet so many tidbits that are historical.

[@christopherthrawn7541]

Excellent work Sir. Great work on each episode. Awesome detailed.

[@aeyet8184]

So Julius Caesar received three warnings of his imminent death. The first he considered, the second he obliged and the last he never even read.

[@BadWebDiver]

There was a documentary that speculated he was practically committing suicide...

[@Johnwick-vv4cj]

Wish Baldrick did one with Alexander the great

[@LeoDeStino]

Nice documentary, but it failed to tell why Senates hated him so much and why people loved Ceasar to the point of declaring him a god after his death. At the end Tony said that he don't like Julius Caesar and this explains everything.

[@athi-enkosimapukata1478]

An ambitious man is bound to have enemies ( in his quest for greatness).

[@octaviancaesarhibernicus4447]

Imperator didn't mean Emperor, it meant general, surely even that expert knew that. It's more than likely where the word emperor came from.

[@Xaviar_St.Thomas]

Octavian Caesar Hibernicus Exactly … the BBC is "free styling".

[@pagancenturion94]

Octavian Caesar Hibernicus Yes my Lord, u are right.... Your Royal Highness 😂

[@belbras]

It seems even mr. Wallace-Hadrill made also such mistake.

[@codewahn]

you are both wrong and rite, it became a part of the titulature later on

[@NapoleonCalland]

It means Commander in Chief. And it is the word that gives us Emperor, although it came to imply the meaning of "Commander in Chief of all Roman armies" under Augustus. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@karthikparameswaran7813]

Very good video. The BG music was also well composed and such was the video editing that I would say, "This video has tried to bring the true history into a live and concrete reality. Please make a similar documentary on Augustus.

[@wpmk]

Tony: "The Roman Republic was a Democracy." Yeah... not so much.

[@dokskwyr4353]

The bizarre thing that occurred to me was when Tony talked about the Roman Republic being a democracy but it was polarized/paralyzed by to equal and opposing forces. The first modern day example that comes to mind is the United States, its democracy under threat in 2021 AD, the Senate divided into two relatively equal halves. What will future Tony Robinson's say about that conflict and how it turned out a thousand years from now.

[@warrengwonka2479]

The current President has made such a hash-up of his presidency that there will be a huge Republican majority in Congress come the 2022 election.

[@dokskwyr4353]

@@warrengwonka2479 Yeah, and foolish comments like that I'm sure will likewise be referenced in future history books. Americans like you who say stupid things like that are what make your country an international laughingstock to the rest of us throughout the rest of the world already. And we won't forget. Just like we'll never forget what a pathetic excuse for a leader Mango Mussolini proved to be.. At least we can see the current president is a vast improvement on the last. Not perfect by a long stretch but at least Biden is human. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIWQe2aLis2Xgrs

[@some______guy]

Lovely documentary

[@colinlatimer9501]

Informative Excellent presentation Thank you

[@DJ-tt7tq]

In the end, I think he got what was coming to him.

[@DJ-tt7tq]

@Victor Kurske Yeah,what goes around, comes around.

[@aniksamiurrahman6365]

Wish Tony Robinson does one about Emperor Augustus.

[@wulfgar88-10]

Anik Samiur Rahman YES! He is one of my favorite ancient romans

[@aniksamiurrahman6365]

Yes yes, that one, the first one.

[@NinjazInside]

They all were given the Title even until Diocletian of Augustus I believe, with the heir being named Caesar. And at his rise to Princeps his name was Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. And is most certainly my favourite individual in all of Roman History however unlucky his succession plans were haha he at least planned for succession extensively!

[@admontblanc]

@Fred Smith that title actually subsisted until Constatinople fell to the ottomans. But whenever people say Augustus there's only one person in their mind, the one person whose legacy ensured others would inherit his highest title and even make his own name a title.

[@admontblanc]

@@NinjazInside Tiberius wasn't all that bad, as a statesman, but he clearly wasn't who Augustus had in mind for a first choice.

[@eironwyman8157]

I keep having to remind myself it is Getorix, not Getafix as in Asterix and Obelisk....

[@MichaelMacer]

Was Vercingetorix the inspiration for Asterix?

[@ray.shoesmith]

Vercingetorix was in the Asterix comix. Getafix was the druid.

[@benkirkby1931]

So the irony is that Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar for the theater but didn't depict Caesar's death in the place that it actually happened; a theater. But then that irony kind of cancels itself out because whenever the play Julius Caesar is performed, it's at a theater, so technically Caesar does get killed in a theater. Also, I thought Baldrick wasn't supposed to understand irony. He thought it was the same as goldy or bronzey except that it's made of iron.

[@iDelta77]

Truly an amazing man

[@Tony11442]

4:23 "...and the mountain passes blocked with snow..." Marc Anthony: "Snows always melt ;) "

[@jasongoodacre]

I like the idea that Julius Caesar was obsessed with body hair. To be clean shaven in Roman times separated them from the Barbarians.

[@anthonytindle5758]

I enjoy boldricks documentarys the are well researched and documented i would download them all but i dont think ive got enough room.

[@svansy]

moral of the story: be careful about dating women that are fighting a civil war with their brothers.

[@lesliecarr312]

"I came, I saw, I went away", was turned into "I came, I saw, I conquered," which means "I came, I saw, I stayed." In order to conquer, you must remain. The ultimate end was "I came, I saw, I got murdered."

[@dankmemes385]

Wait a minute….this isn’t far tulips garden. 😂 absolutely love Tim

[@rdo1231]

37:02 Diarrhea? Wow. I must use this excuse next time I don't want to move out of my favorite chair.

[@ivanolsen7966]

if they wont teach this in schools ...some one has to us

[@josephmountford2292]

They should of ended this episode with him eating a raw steak in the basement of that restaurant!

[@da_busta_chikka1195]

It was blue steak

[@andreasleonardo6793]

Nice historical video 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@hikerbro3870]

Why, no, Tony. Caesar was speaking Greek and said "Ἀνερρίφθω κύβος (Let the die be cast)," meaning "let's take a chance", not "Iacta alea est! (The die is cast!)" which would mean "my fate is set". I don't know what happened, but this episode definitely doesn't live up to the quality of the first.

[@DarthWill3]

Close enough.

[@SoSoKayla]

It is disappointing that he failed to use the correct quote and communicate the accurate context but by and large the difference in meaning becomes moot once Caesar crossed the Rubicon, the point of no return. So effectively the die actually was cast, whether or not if that was precisely what Caesar had in mind when he said it. And you have to admit the mistranslation sounds much more bold and romantic than the real phrase, probably a large part of why it has persisted through time.

[@Mech-Badger-Man]

It really is. Teaching history is vital to get correct.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

People who don't know better always blame the narrator for the mistakes of the writers. Ignorance is no excuse when one is blaming another for anything.

[@NewarkBay357]

Who was the world's greatest military mind? Julius Cesar has to be considered for the top spot next to Alexander the Great.

[@oscartravis5740]

Arrian and Plutarch's writings about Alexander the Great are absolutely fascinating. I read them last time I visited Thessaloniki and Athens :-)

[@Liveforgamingman]

I know it may not sound as epic as Ceasar and Alexander, but I'd place Napoleon on 2 and Ceasar on 3. I know, I know different time periods and different types of warfare but come on, the dude conquered the whole of Europe in a couple of years. Then he got exiled, came back and instantly, out of nothing, became a major threat again.

[@andyr9101]

I'd say Hannibal was the closest in greatness to Alexander.

[@MsRollingstone11]

Gaius Marius

[@michaeljamessmithrnnha8505]

Very well done video

[@dje1944]

"Amongst the corn fields of Greece".....um.......Corn is a New World crop.

[@1984potionlover]

Corn has a more general usage in UK at least in "ye olde dayes" and generally just meant grain.

[@patricias5122]

@@1984potionlover Yes, exactly, as in the 'corn wars' of England, good point though, Donovan. These pop-py mini Docu's are generally full of errors.

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

All maize is “corn” but not all corn is maize.

[@zu1875lu]

No adverts if you ff to end.... then hit replay. You're welcome 😊👍

[@stevekon11]

They don't mention that Cleopatra was Greek. They ruled Egypt since Alexander the Great.