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Hey nobles ones on this video we are going to review a video from a fellow content creator and we will see if the claims they make on that video is in fact based on what the ancient sources say.
As always do not go there and attack the creators, I'm only attacking their argument.
Thanks noble ones!
Thank you very much for your continuous support and please check out my Patreon page if you wish to help and support my work in search for the truth
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Here is a link to the video I mention about women warriors
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The Roman Empire[a] was the post-Republican state of ancient Rome and is generally understood to mean the period and territory ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC. It included territory in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia, and was ruled by emperors. The fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 conventionally marks the end of classical antiquity and the beginning of the Middle Ages.
Rome had expanded its rule to most of the Mediterranean and beyond, but became severely destabilized in civil wars and political conflicts which culminated in the victory of Octavian over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt. In 27 BC the Roman Senate granted Octavian overarching power (imperium) and the new title of Augustus, marking his accession as the first Roman emperor of a monarchy with Rome as its sole capital. The vast Roman territories were organized in senatorial and imperial provinces.
The first two centuries of the Empire saw a period of unprecedented stability and prosperity known as the Pax Romana (lit. 'Roman Peace'). Rome reached its greatest territorial expanse under Trajan (AD 98-117); a period of increasing trouble and decline began under Commodus (180-192). In the 3rd century, the Empire underwent a crisis that threatened its existence, as the Gallic and Palmyrene Empires broke away from the Roman state, and a series of short-lived emperors led the Empire. It was reunified under Aurelian (r. 270-275). Diocletian set up two different imperial courts in the Greek East and Latin West in 286; Christians rose to power in the 4th century following the Edict of Milan. The imperial seat moved from Rome to Byzantium in 330, renamed Constantinople after Constantine the Great. The Migration Period, involving large invasions by Germanic peoples and by the Huns of Attila, led to the decline of the Western Roman Empire. With the fall of Ravenna to the Germanic Herulians and the deposition of Romulus Augustus in 476 by Odoacer, the Western Roman Empire finally collapsed. The Eastern Roman Empire survived for another millennium with Constantinople as its sole capital, until the city's fall in 1453.[f]
Due to the Empire's extent and endurance, its institutions and culture had a lasting influence on the development of language, religion, art, architecture, literature, philosophy, law, and forms of government in its territories. Latin evolved into the Romance languages, while Medieval Greek became the language of the East. The Empire's adoption of Christianity led to the formation of medieval Christendom. Roman and Greek art had a profound impact on the Italian Renaissance. Rome's architectural tradition served as the basis for Romanesque, Renaissance and Neoclassical architecture, and influenced Islamic architecture. The rediscovery of classical science and technology (which formed the basis for Islamic science) in medieval Europe led to the Scientific Renaissance and Scientific Revolution. Many modern legal systems, such as the Napoleonic Code, descend from Roman law, while Rome's republican institutions have influenced the Italian city-state republics of the medieval period, the early United States, and modern democratic republics.
#metatron #debunking #mythbusting

[@metatronyt]

Thank you very much for your continuous support and please check out my Patreon page if you wish to help and support my work in search for the truth www.patreon.com/themetatron

[@ec9313]

I would love to observe a debate between yourself and some of the people who use historical fallacy. Apologies for my wretched southern grammar.

[@GeneralPadron]

The Roman Empire never fell, not yet anyway. It just put on a full cloak of religion. Calling themselves, "The Holy Roman Empire". Which still exist today. They call themselves Jesuits and control the world within and through the Roman Catholic "church".

[@prunabluepepper]

Does the English word lude come from Latin ludeum? There is after all a connection via the brides vale.

[@justinebright2328]

I appreciate what you do man, wish I could swing patreon, you deserve it. I didn't get the medical arguments against Rome. Medicine 1000-2000 years ago won't be where it is today. We've had millennia to study, improve, and create cures they couldn't imagine at the time anywhere in the world. In 1000 years we'll seem like barbarians too. Modern western societies lean heavily on Rome's example. The empire may have fallen, but the republic spread like wildfire in ways they couldn't imagine. Even my country, the US, owes a lot to Rome and the examples they set that even we've followed and they didn't even know the Americas existed muchless that a country named the United States would there.

[@EbonyPope]

Weapons equalize stone of the strength differences but by far not all. Fighting could get very physical which of course would have favored men. The only exception to me would be when we're talking about archers who usually aren't directly involved in close combat of course.

[@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an]

My grandfather once said "I don't care what they tell you at school, the Romans were Phoenicians."

[@scottjones7005]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an]

If not phonecians they were trojans at LEAST /j@@scottjones7005

[@jackalenterprisesofohio]

My great-aunt's Niece's Boyfriends' Mother once told me, "I don't care what they tell you at school, Pontius Pilate was actually Hitlar."

[@woodwyrm]

And mighty MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORBIN!

[@wolfbane7497]

No no no no no no no no no no the hell they weren't

[@MrCovi2955]

"Yeah I can't believe that people in the past believed in magic and oracles. By the way I'm an Aquarius, what are you?" Presentism at its finest.

[@lloydgush]

Make MORE!!!!

[@homuraakemi493]

The same people who will wet themselves over a stock photo of a woman in a headscarf and labcoat looking into a microscope

[@manuelper]

And psychics, and aliens, and bigfoot, and...

[@Roonasaur]

I'm a Pices, so I didn't get that . . . please and thank you. :))

[@therightarmofthefreeworld4703]

Empaths.

[@MrCovi2955]

"I can't believe they put led paste on their faces to look more beautiful even though they knew it was poisonous. Anyway, I'm gonna go get botulism injections in my face called botox so that I can remove my wrinkles and look plastic." Presentism at its finest.

[@yuka-youtube]

some people inject very suspicious needles to death in our days.

[@anta3612]

Every era has its version of killer looks! 😊

[@teresamerkel7161]

I do think that you win the daily prize with that one! Definitely presentism. I shudder whenever I see botox advertised.

[@lloydgush]

"I don't understand how the germans wanted to kill the jews but feigned ignorance, by the way, from the river to the sea!"

[@thadtheman3751]

Plus Borox is literally a toxin.

[@Bdfhvj]

People still use clothing as status and also as ideology/theology indicators.

[@detective2221]

Yes, this is true, and it'll always be that way. If you're wearing rags and torn pants, people will assume you're poor.

[@dorugoramon0518]

Or rich and stupid enough to buy pre-torn clothing, which for some reason is a thing in the US. Yes, people will actually shell out money for designer torn clothing@@detective2221

[@oz_jones]

​@@detective2221also Supreme

[@creatrixZBD]

⁠@@detective2221unless they are “deconstructed” in which case you circle back to being “rich-looking” again. Most of the many millionaires in my old home town, just looked raggedy or kinda scruffy, because they work all hours of the day and night. Made gazillions, but still get around in holey jumpers and gumboots

[@jacobesterson]

@@oz_jonesIt's funny because the heavily branded clothing such as those made by Gucci and Louis Vuitton aren't generally worn by the ultra wealthy. These same companies actually have alternate ranges of far pricer clothing without the branding, specifically because the ultra-wealthy don't want to wear the brand on their clothes. The branded versions are more often bought by the middle class as a status symbol. Not to say that rich people don't buy them, just generally not the richest of the rich.

[@unarealtaragionevole]

7:19 "Given a lack of true science..." this is an odd statement. While Raff talks about the differences between magic and religion...how can this person say that Rome had "a lack of true science?" I mean they had math, medicine, astronomy, engineering, metallurgy, botany, husbandry, physics, social engineering, agriculture...where was the lack of science?

[@TheHobberGames]

hes just a stupid presentist that frowns upon all people that came before him

[@v0rtexbeater]

I guess from the more modern definition of following the scientific method, but yeah that statement is pure nonsense.

[@unarealtaragionevole]

@@v0rtexbeater I know what you mean. I'm not disagreeing with you. But I love to challenge modernism and force it to accept that there is nothing new under the sun. For example, we know that the ancient Romans, Greeks, Chinese, Indians...all advanced groups used the modern definition of the scientific method without calling it that. We know because we have their writings, research, notes, diaries, commentaries by others. If we accept the modern definition for the formal scientific method as being basically 1) observation 2) research 3) hypothesis 4) experimentation 5) analysis 6) conclusion 7) review. It's not a modern concept, and the ancients definitely used this methodology in research, design, application, and basic problem solving. They might not have called it science, or the scientific method, but what did Shakespeare say about the smell of roses again? ;o)

[@zzycatch]

Their understanding of quantum electrodynamics was particularly weak.

[@unarealtaragionevole]

@@zzycatch LOL...hmm...well it is true that their knowledge of the quantum realm was limited; however, I would challenge that while their quantum knowledge lacked; their atomic knowledge was on point. Like the Greeks before him, Lucretius understood about the existence of, and interconnectivity of, the atomic realm. In his De Rerum Natura he cleverly hides atomic theory in the form of poetry so well, that he managed to educate, maintain, and preserve advanced atomic theories when they were being actively discriminated against. That's brilliant. And while many split hairs about the "atoms" as described by Lucretius vs our modern definition of atoms...I like to ask people to actually read his work and others like him. Not just De Rerum Natura, there's a few of them. Are his descriptions of atoms and how they work really that different from ours? Sure he didn't know about the particles, but he understood that atoms existed, they were the basis of all matter, and all matter was but a unique mixture of atoms. He even suggests that atoms were actually made of a more basic concept....energy, and said that at the end of the day everything is made of energy.

[@joecrazy9896]

2:44 Wow, clothing can indicate someone status in society? Almost like how it is now and throughout history in almost every other society.

[@oz_jones]

Virtually in every society past, present and future

[@Xbalanque84]

If anything, it seems to be a universal of human social behavior. Easy to codify things when people naturally self-organize that way...

[@bashkillszombies]

Well, now you have people paying $800 for waffle socks, socks with a waffle iron stamped bit of rubber to the sole that will last a week. In 1993 I bought a pair of Doc Martin's that I still wear daily - I paid $60 for them, which I thought was expensive at the time when I only made $5 an hour working after school age 12. But they're still presentable, and wearable. Meanwhile those waffle socks ... eh, talk to me in 31 years about them.

[@pensandshakers]

I buy all my shoes off ebay, except my good running shoes. And even for that, spending more than 100 dollars on something on your feet is insane.@@bashkillszombies

[@ChadKakashi]

Designer clothes, expensive ass brands and genuine fur and leather clothes would like to have a word with this man.

[@TheKlaun9]

I'm so thankful we no longer live in times where the kind of clothing represents your wealth and social background or where some people try to sell you astrology or make up medical nonsense.

[@lytsedraak]

Imagine living in a world like that XD

[@user-bx4px7lj4x]

Beg to differ. Insisting wolves wear sheep's clothing so they can hide & escape works against the populace. Is it a coincidence that leaders of hard core communist nations dress in same plain blah clothes? Envy can be harnessed when gross greed is in display. People ask questions. 😊

[@user-ub4pq9ci2r]

Astrology has merit to it just as the bible or God does to the world, for example the bible is full of astrological and esoteric information, The connection between Jesus and the sign of Pisces is a huge one.

[@gehtkeinenwasan8087]

@@user-ub4pq9ci2rno it does not astrollogy is nonsense and the bible to.

[@viperstriker4728]

@@user-ub4pq9ci2r Your into new age aren't you?

[@TheNuclearGeek]

Gee, it's not like we can tell people's wealth and status by how they are dressed, how many "servants" they have with them, or what vehicles they utilize. Thankfully we aren't as backward as that terrible place!

[@Laevinus123]

Metatron doing debunks: I'm tired boss

[@thepubknight6144]

I remember Saturday Day Night Live did a skit on Ancient Romans throwing up after they ate as like a bulimia joke in the late 70s I never knew it was something they actually did

[@bristleconepine4120]

I love your use of primary sources to debunk myths. Well done!

[@metatronyt]

Thanks!

[@bashkillszombies]

2:38 Not often I get to fact check @metatronyt - but the iron is the mordent, the oak galls is the dye. This is how I make ink for my Parker 51 pen.@@metatronyt

[@dorugoramon0518]

Correct me if I'm wrong on this one, but of the biggest modernist myths I hate is the idea that people in antiquity didn't live as long because there was a lower average age of mortality. What most people don't realize is that the age of mortality is an *average* , and includes *infant and early childhood mortality* which *was* significantly higher, skewing the stats lower. In fact, most people who survived childhood in antiquity did live well into old age similar to people now.

[@XofHope]

That should be abundantly clear by now and not an issue, it baffles me why, with só much available information, some people still don't get it.

[@VenathTehN3RD]

One of many examples of how the difference between the word's intended usage in a particular context ("average" in a mathematical/statistical sense) often gets misunderstood by people outside of the field who assume it's referring to a more colloquial usage ("average" as in something normal or typical). It's the same issue you see with terminology like "theory," in which the actual scientific concept of a theory is very, very different than how people often use it in regular conversation without the scientific context, leading to many people misunderstanding what it means in that scientific context (and in turn, plenty of cases denying thoroughly established and generally accepted scientific conclusions as a result of the idea that something is "just a theory").

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

yeah its the biggest myths out there and ppl dont debunk it. ancient greece ppl lived almost as long as ppl today bcuz hygiene was a priority. same with romans egyptians. the only argument ppl say that "we used to die quicker" exists solely bcuz medieval times fucked up us as humans. medicine was worse, hygiene was worse, food was worse and yes call me delusional but christianity fucked us all when it comes to life style, motivation and existence. so many doctors and herbalists for example got killed for "heresy"

[@debanydoombringer1385]

It’s also because of war. There was a lot more fighting than today and young men would die in wars skewing the stat down.

[@user-qe7pb6rl9j]

YES! This is a big pet peeve of mine.

[@TheStarshipGarage]

Oh gosh, Scary Cherry? the guy who makes those stupid WatchMojo-style videos? I didn't expect him to have an accurate video about the Romans. He's on the bottom-rung of educational content creators alongside Be Amazed and the aforementioned WatchMojo. It's just a top 10 article from a magazine and random crap from a Wikipedia article.

[@germansnowman]

And very bad writing.

[@fibanocci314]

Forget his Latin, his English isn't even correct.

[@huldu]

The second I heard him talk I knew exactly where that video was going, don't get me started on the edits. I don't know there is just something about some youtubers when they use that exaggerated voice which many do. It's like they're speaking to kids and to be fair the average mental capacity is probably around that on youtube, no offense to anyone. It's basically clickbait videos that say or do something outrageous because apparently that's what the audience wants these days. The more I think about our society today the more it feels like we're moving toward the movie Idiocracy. What has happened? Especially in the west.

[@curfuffle7420]

@@huldu Every time i hear this "voice" i just click out. It's such over commercialized BS every time. Wether it's history or astronomy it always comes off as BS. I care not to elaborate further atm. N/M this trend of AI voicing everything, that might be the only thing that's worse.

[@badlaamaurukehu]

​@@hulduHarrison Bergeron.

[@brick6347]

I mean, clothes are still a status symbol. The other _day_ I saw a kid going to a local school in Lidl trainers... I bet he's going to the prom on his own. (edit: I forgot the word day, so I added it in)

[@vaguelyright6833]

Do you pick him up as well?

[@brick6347]

@@vaguelyright6833 No. You see I have my own children, who I take to school. You're apparently a sad loner who thinks about picking up school children though. Maybe turn yourself in, eh?

[@amicableenmity9820]

@@vaguelyright6833 Get therapy.

[@Elbowbanditest2003]

​@@brick6347 you turned that around pretty well, I think you killed the guy

[@chipgarrett3139]

​@@brick6347Most of us who have children try and teach them not to judge people, especially other children based on appearances.

[@lynnprice3210]

The thing about the "in the past I'd choose to live in x time" that bugs me the most : they don't mention social class/standing (whatever the right word is). That would seem to matter a whole hell of a lot.

[@anta3612]

Yeah, the vast majority of people in ancient Rome were either very poor and living in virtual slavery or were actual slaves.

[@6667jammer]

You'd have huge problems not being noticed as an outsider no matter how hard you tried if you tried to play yourself off as anything other than the bottom rung of society.

[@anta3612]

@@6667jammer Even that would be difficult. These days we are too well fed and have far better teeth than most people at the bottom rung of society in those days.

[@lynnprice3210]

{added - having morning coffee. A lot too much comment but it's morning coffee time.} It being a hypothetical and all - you know, time travel - foreign merchant? Artificer? Royalty from some far away land? (Depending on - are we stip stark naked or got to bring stuff?) Or - if you can time travel - how about a knowledge download of local languages, customs, etc with a body mod to more easily blend with the upper crust? I really don't this as sarcastic as it's most likely being read. Of course we all seem to be assuming this person arrives on seen from this time period to that with full memories/knowledge. Or - what if they were born in that period? Then they wouldn't know things could be different so it wouldn't matter. Anyway, made me sort'a think so thank you. @@6667jammer

[@dreadcthulhu5]

If you are a woman you might as well just forget about time travel all together. I don't care what feminists say the modern era is the best time to be female.

[@robert48719]

*I give you my word on this* : That guy just ran his questions through chat gpt or something and without double checking it he took the answers as they came

[@bashkillszombies]

I'm 90% sure his entire channel is ChatGPT. Most KZbin content now is just AI generated junk. The quality of KZbin in the last year has absolutely blown through rock bottom. I've taken to clicking the three dots and clicking 'Don't recommend this channel.' down the entire recommended feed if I am not certain the channel is real but every second there's a new ten thousand AI generated channels out there. See, if you live in India or China, even making a few bucks a day is a good take. So to them it pays to DROWN western media with garbage. Until google stops gobbling third world dong and actually stops corrupted media being pumped into their website all we're going to get is two forms of content, Chinese/Russian propaganda, and badly made AI content. :(

[@robert48719]

@@bashkillszombies I feel exactly the same like you. Eversince these AI apps and programs are now available, it's an absolute pain in the neck. They let them write their content, let them talk. And they even take pictures created artificially for their Material and use the same lame music over and over. Just for making a few bucks with the least effort they can bring up. And it's just frustrating. It's like every third video you see when you're swiping through KZbin. Sad

[@musashidanmcgrath]

Roman medical practices were so advanced that we still use the concepts today. The Roman military field hospital, anesthesia, the triage system, post operation trauma and recovery, and wound rehabilitation. The Roman field hospital system - where a lot of this originated(along with the gladiatorial schools) - was still being used by armies in Europe up until the 19th century.

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

i feel like that misinformed dude is a christian who is angry at pagans so he just made up enraged video about ancient romans and greeks using myths and making up lies. most things he attributed to ancient ppl are flaws of medieval times and era of mental darkness (christianization of europe which had long term effects for 600 years)

[@karldehaut]

You forgot obstetrics. Our today's tool for obstetrics (without electricity) are a copy-paste of Roman tools....

[@musashidanmcgrath]

@@karldehaut Thanks. I wasn't aware. 👍

[@karldehaut]

@@musashidanmcgrath you're welcome

[@TalesofDawnandDusk]

I feel your pain. As someone who understands Classical Japanese to a decent extent and translates very old Japanese texts into English, it's very irritating when people who clearly have only a cursory understanding of Japanese history begin lecturing on a bunch of half truths and stereotypes thus, perpetuating an incorrect narrative about history.

[@gagamba9198]

Yours is the type of channel I enjoy. You just gained a sub.

[@E_Proxy]

How does it feel to be Smart?

[@TalesofDawnandDusk]

@@E_Proxy Well, I wouldn't use the word "smart." More like "obsessed with a very niche topic to a slightly concerning degree." Also, it doesn't bother me that people are uninformed. No one can know everything. But I get annoyed when people are both uniformed and outspoken about it, as in the case of the guy Metatron is critiquing in this video.

[@TalesofDawnandDusk]

@@gagamba9198 Much appreciated, friend

[@creatrixZBD]

*tired sigh* I’m finding you can swap out “Japanese History” for just about anything and find the same thing happening. Science information is a really bad one for it, for eg. Also mental health and self-diagnosis (that’s my personal bugbear) Feel for you, mate.

[@vasilijestevanovic5142]

21:41 I like how he used the picture of the first scoliosis treatment apparatus for slavery. Just shows how much research went into this. XD

[@MkZuO12345]

Was about to write the same lol...

[@derstoffausdemderjoghurtis4346]

that's gold

[@exantiuse497]

Maybe the person being treated in the image was a slave :P

[@Xbalanque84]

​@@exantiuse497 If so, she was Irish. But we're not allowed to talk about that...

[@debanydoombringer1385]

You can see her spine is messed up. WTF

[@sheepwool7998]

People underestimate the Romans a lot.

[@emeraldcrusade5016]

I think they overestimate them more often.

[@kamilwachel2832]

a lot of people, yes.. but at same time a lot of people are amused how much we afford to the ancient Romans :)

[@Gerald-of-Riviera]

​@@emeraldcrusade5016In recent years, absolutely not.

[@Fiona2254]

People underestimate all ancient cultures thus “Aliens”

[@v0rtexbeater]

A consequence of being such a popular period of history, it starts to attract haters.

[@MojoCeltica]

You crack me up. The argument with yourself as to whether or not to correct the narrator's pronunciation had me on the floor.

[@Xbalanque84]

I know that feel all too well...

[@maralfniqle5092]

So much distortion of history out there, thanks for being the real deal.

[@PietroCozziTinin]

The notion on not refreshing the water enough is also wrong because most bath's had permanent inflowing fresh water and outflowing dirty water. Romans wanted to smell good and dirty water will just mess that up. Oh and slaves were expensive. Not something to throw away at random.

[@jackalenterprisesofohio]

Unless you were rich, enough.

[@toomanymarys7355]

The bath water was contaminated with microbes even when it came in and didn't flow enough to prevent disease spread. Additionally, people mistreated their slaves like they mistreated their horses.

[@jonbaxter2254]

@@jackalenterprisesofohio Even then might be pointless. NMew slave has to learn all the house all over, old slave new where everythign was.

[@exantiuse497]

Regarding the slave part: It is true that in some ancient societies the slave was literally treated as a subhuman (I know that in Sparta a citizen was literally allowed to go out and slay a slave for no reason if he wanted to). But Rome was an exception. Killing a slave was legally considered murder in Rome, unlike in most ancient cultures or even many later ones

[@littleboots9800]

Some slaves were educated, they were used as tutors, some were physicians even.

[@s.gilbertdyer8683]

As soon as Metatron said "how bad could it be...", I was like "oh no" ... 😳

[@frankvandorp2059]

I always have trouble with people Anglicizing Latin names TBH. Maybe it's because English isn't my mother tongue, but I'll never get used to people calling Marcus Antonius "Mark Antony". That sounds like the name of someone you know from the pub, not a Roman general. It's just weird.

[@pogmonke5217]

True, how would they like it if they called William Shakespeare Gulielmus Shakespearius instead? I found out Gulielmus was his real name after writing this.🤯

[@noahbrock349]

I agree. It is most irritating. The name in Latin is not completely incompatibile with English pronunciation. An English speaker can say "Marcus Antonius" with ease.

[@t.wcharles2171]

Blame Shakespeare. In all seriousness, it was quite common around Shakespeare's day to nativise a name. Septimius Severus became Settimio Severo in Italian, whilst Christoffa Corombo became Cristóbal Colón in spanish

[@graceygrumble]

Every country misnames other countries, cities, rivers, mountains, lakes, flora, fauna, historical figures, works of art and literature etc. It is not peculiar to English speakers. Perhaps, some of your pronunciations 'trouble' other people. I would bet my house on it! So, you just have to learn to tut, or roll your eyes and then, get over it.

[@Zerorenren4761]

I think that adapating names is good in instances and bad in others, Marcus Antonius is an example of a bad one for english.

[@almightytallestred]

I like how he misspelled beasts as "BEASTES". Creative.

[@MyMomSaysImKeen]

Metatron is the closest thing to a father I've ever had.

[@Ianassa91]

I feel oddly sad and glad for you at the same time.

[@millamulisha]

Lol

[@rheinhartsilvento2576]

​@@Ianassa91Yeah. Me too😮

[@neutralbychoice3584]

Sad…

[@vaguelyright6833]

Whereas your mother has had hundreds...

[@zerberus_ms]

Some cosmetic products still have HIGHLY toxic stuff in them (mercury, lead, etc...). Read before you apply that stuff, and check the expiration date.

[@veronicatash777]

I hear you on Incitatus, but it seems to be more pointed than to simply say that Senators are so base as to be at the level of non-human animals, but rather interesting metaphor. Calligula rode Incitatus and Incitatus followed his commands and took him where he wanted to go. It feels to me to be more of a tyrannical demand for the Senate to serve him rather than a base insult.

[@Xbalanque84]

It could easily have been both.

[@jacquelineking5783]

I mean when I was a kid the thing to have was a LLBean backpack with your initials on it. Fashion does come with a status.

[@coolhandphilip]

A quite superb insight.

[@richardmiller1345]

No the USA has a cartoon character running for president

[@wedgeantilles8575]

Metatron: "How bad can it be?" *Watches 10 seconds* "Ok, this means war" :D

[@jennymulhall816]

I know!! At that point, I paused to grab a snack. LOL!

[@mjjpeluso]

"I have a video channel, I must be an expert" Thank you, Metatron. You are doing great work with your debunking videos.

[@richardskinner4198]

I am in the UK and we have quite a fascination with the Romans here ,thank you for being a continual source of accurate information in an entertaining package .It is truly wonderful to listen to you sir .

[@crazyviking24]

My understanding was that the only people who would be seen wearing a pure white toga were those seeking public office. The only other color that I was under the impression that was exclusive was Phoenician purple or "royal purple" because of the expense of making it, thus it becomes synonymous with the consuls/imperium and exclusive to that office. I didn't know that certain colors were exclusive to bridal veils etc.

[@janwitts2688]

Social advancement was probably more likely within Rome, even as a slave than elsewhere... if you applied yourself and were lucky enough to have a half decent and sensible master then you could be taught skills, well clothed and suchlike. Certainly preferable to being at the bottom of the social heirachy in an unsettled area where you may be randomly murdered, eaten or suchlike.

[@v0rtexbeater]

Roman slaves were even given weapons to defend their master's property

[@andresromerowerth6914]

The treatment of slaves in the late Roman period continued to evolve in the Mediterranean area, especially with the Christian and Muslim Corsicans. This evolution will explain the legal difference of slavery between Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, Danish and Dutch America.

[@badlaamaurukehu]

Many slaves had a higher standard of living than many free people at the time. Also, early Christianity was incubated and initially took off within the slave community.

[@XofHope]

And if you weren't lucky you might end up in the Iberian gold mines, in which, once you entered them, you'd never come out again, would work to death in about 2 to 3 years in the most horrible conditions.

[@exantiuse497]

Let's be real: being a slave in Rome was in 99% of cases a horrible life. Yes, there were the lucky ones that served as house slaves, scribes etc, who might have a benevolent master than treated them well and could reward them their freedom one day, and that's what we usually think when we think of Roman slavery. But the vast majority of slaves did backbreaking and/or dangerous labor on the fields, in the mines etc. They had virtually no opportunity for social movement and their life expectancy was short, especially the miners. Being a slave in Rome was on average less horrible than being a slave in some other parts of the world but it was still really bad

[@organismseven3700]

Top quality viewing as usual. Never stop what you do!

[@kilrati]

About the urine to clean the teeth, isn't it possible that this is not a case of the romans ascribing weird practices to their neighbors? Is there any evidence that the celts or the cetibarians actually did this?

[@groglas]

IIRC there is evidence of the celts in particular using urine to bleach their hair, apart from that urin has widely been used to bleach fabrics, my hunch is that roman authors are exaggerating just as you suggest, but as ever there is a kernel of truth, potentially

[@viperstriker4728]

That was my thought as well. It did have 2 different sources mention it from the Roman side which I would think makes it less likely to be slander, but I'm just guessing.

[@meretofabydos3645]

Some times when I look into YT ( or Yt TikTok suggestions) I don’t want to life in our time period either. Back then the often have enough information and try to interpret the world around then. Now the information is available but a lot people decide to believe in the worsed nonsense with sheer excitement. 😭😱

[@sharkchaos5160]

Great video Metatron. I love watching your response video's.

[@earlymorningtwilight9119]

always make my day!

[@sharkchaos5160]

@@earlymorningtwilight9119 Same.

[@RolfHartmann]

When it comes to the story of the horse in the Senate, people should know that some towns in the US have dogs or cats for mayors, generally it has happened in very small towns where there's not much of anything for a mayor to do.

[@ClarenceCochran-ne7du]

I've always thought the Urine use, more a Roman Propaganda than an actual truth. The attempt to convince the citizens of Rome to justify the Celts needing "Romanized" because they were regarded as Barbarians. Part of that disbelief is because I'm not aware of any corresponding claims from the Greeks, though I confess to not being fully versed in all of the Greek references to the Celts.

[@XofHope]

Or it might be a half truth. Fermented urine turns into ammonia, which we still use today in cleaning products. Among other things, ammonia lightens hair, maybe teeth too, but I have no idea about that. So maybe they did use it (even if it pains me to admit it, since I'm Portuguese and a direct descendent from them).

[@JackyHeijmans]

I think they did use stale urine to wash their cloths, and to make the color of die stay in fabric, as a fixative, what has been done till not too long ago. 😊

[@LuLu6214]

Why was Cherry using an image of a knitting dodecahedron under magic?

[@creatrixZBD]

Irony maybe? Gptta admit, after all the mystical guff, it’s hilarious that “experts” got humbled by a woman with practical skills 😂

[@stonecoldscubasteveo4827]

"Hold up, You're telling me that with nothing but a big piece of fuzzy string and a couple of little pointy metal sticks you're going to cause a comfy sweater to appear? WITCHCRAFT!!"

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

That internal rationalisation, trying not to give in to criticisng the channel's Latin made me laugh out loud at the end! The Chronological Snobbery is over 9000!

[@creatrixZBD]

Can we dub it “ChronoSnob Level” and make it a thing?

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

@@creatrixZBD You absolutely have my blessing!

[@MrSlm1982]

Always love hearing the detail's and context. Thank you sir.

[@zita-lein]

Nowhere else am I addressed as a “noble one.” Subscribed. ❤️💙

[@teresamerkel7161]

It's nice to see that many of these common myths about antiquity can be debunked. The ancients may not have understood everything we seem to think we know today but they weren't completely ignorant or without the ability to observe cause and effect in the instance of, say, disease contagion or wound care. Also. There are politicians today (on several continents, not just the U.S.) that could be replaced with a horse without diminishing their impact on governance.

[@Raddflyer]

Thank goodness for the clarity. I was told as a young boy "be careful what you believe, and what people tell you". Everyday something tests that and that statement is shown homage. However, it is still, never easy.

[@MissesWitch]

1:06 I love this moment he has in his head.. It's exactly what I always think!

[@williamking3301]

Thank you, Metatron, for your videos. I always learn more from you about ancient and Medieval History than I did 30+ years ago, back when I was an avid reader of history and archaeology books.

[@michelerogers5379]

Only a little over a minute in & I love the internal dialog!!

[@LovePikaMusic]

Laughed out loud at the "you should be more worried about Rome visiting you", great joke! Also I feel your pain at that guy's Latin 😅

[@alram9200]

The moment I heard the horse line my mind immediately went to, A: this was political satire to show discontent with leadership or B: it was the leadership spewing a sick insult at the senators.

[@meretofabydos3645]

I lean more towards B - he really despised the senators. Good joke- even a horse could do your job 😂👏

[@E_Proxy]

Sei il migliore. Ad ogni video mi sento un completo ignorante idiota ma è controbilanciato dalla gioia di sentire cose nuove e di vedere che il canale cresce.

[@brianfuller757]

It's amazing that so many still underestimate the Romans.

[@mikebott6940]

I thought that the piss drinking thing was an insult from Marshall's Invectives. It makes sense to know that he drew on descriptions of foreign behavior.

[@GarGhuul]

“How bad can it be?” Right up there with “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.”

[@Flamewolf14]

I love the internal monologue about not correcting his grammar, very funny! I might have prefered a more dramatic end because it felt like it was building to a break, but you may have done that to undercut that expectation

[@mogadeet6857]

I only did undergraduate Ancient History. I an so glad we have you!

[@janwitts2688]

I think I remember from my youth that when some people used white lead based cosmetics they had some other sort of material they applied first to try and stop it poisoning them... was a very old book I read that in so maybe it was just spurious.. or maybe not..

[@anta3612]

The internal monologue over the narrator's pronunciation of Latin! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@byronservies4043]

Just 1 minute in and I'm howling! The Metatron knows far better than I that clothing restrictions by class were common for many centuries in Europe; no idea when it finally ended.

[@deerinheadlights100]

Not to mention Japan, India, China, Zulu, Pacific Islands etc etc

[@MichaelJ-xi2yk]

Love the way you school people. Kudos to you

[@Tanjutsu4420]

I made a board game that intends to teach lore and history from different times. I'm realizing I'm not a linguist but more of a past enthusiast lol including other translations was a mistake I wouldn't want people saying the words wrong because of me

[@theredheadwiththread1275]

Today I learned the non-Anglicized pronunciation of my son's name. :D Also I knew a lot of the info here but didn't remember the sources. I appreciate that you tell the sources so people can look it up themselves and learn more if they'd like.

[@robinrehlinghaus1944]

Obligatory 'first' comment... Just wanted to say I really think your content is very interesting and I'm sure this one will be too! Thank you for your work.

[@jackiemack8653]

Jesus was accused of using magic

[@robinrehlinghaus1944]

@@jackiemack8653 Okay?

[@jackiemack8653]

@@robinrehlinghaus1944 Okay what? If you don't believe it research it.

[@rcglinski]

Hi Meta, I had thought Latin was a dead language and no one really knew how it was pronounced?

[@metatronyt]

It's been reconstructed to the best of what academia can do. It's not perfect, but the Romans left us clues. I have a dedicated video called lorica segmentata legionari romani

[@rcglinski]

@@metatronyt Thanks!

[@felderup]

today i watched a video interview of one of the members of 'caligula's horse', i wonder about his description of the horse... maybe it'd get metatron into music reviews?

[@scottbeavan6896]

I love the use of primary sources, perfect for debunking all sorts of nonsense

[@radioface86]

I always get a crazy urge to play Caesar 3 and/or Rome: Total War when I watch your videos brother lol. Love your content, keep up the good work!

[@iSlowhands]

Absolutely love your channel. Even your sense of humor resonates so well with me. Always a pleasure to watch your videos, keep up the good work!

[@JassemOsiris]

Timcast is looking for an expert on Rome!! Would love to see you on his show.

[@crazyviking24]

Also I have only heard of one female gladiator tomb being found and one other reference to female gladiators being used (by one of the "mad" emperors) so how much can we claim to know about the training etc for female gladiators?

[@mogadeet6857]

I love your knowledge of history and eye for detail Metatron. Keep it up!

[@buymybooks437]

Can Metatron review Spartacus series from New Zealand?

[@urzmontst.george6314]

Your internal monologue was hilarious. I new, as soon as he pronounced it that way that the wheels in your head would start turning, RAPIDLY!

[@coolhandphilip]

Do a video on the "Crimes of Heliogabalus"!

[@Guardian2]

Funny, I think ancient Rome would be at the top of my list of places in time to visit

[@Xbalanque84]

I'd go with Pre-Classic through Colonial Period Mexico. So many civilizations I'd give limbs to see in their heyday...

[@Guardian2]

@@Xbalanque84 Nice. My second choice would probably be the Aztecs when they were at their peak

[@petersanders4884]

Thanks for this Vid, cleared a couple of things up for me. Keep up the good stuff Metatron.

[@smoore6461]

Ahhh, nothing like people who pontificate about things they have no idea about who then get slapped down by Metatron. Great video, Metatron!

[@Septembersrain1984]

I used to really like Scary Cherry. I'm grateful for finding better channels like yours with historical accuracy. Thank you.

[@omrigivon3725]

My favorite intro of yours

[@TS.CHICAGO4GOD]

Watching on replay Metatron 🙏

[@annalisette5897]

Metatron=> At 7:34 are pictured so-called "Roman dodecohedrons". I just learned of these things in a video yesterday. I tried to search your channel to see if you had ever addressed these items and did not find anything specific. IMO, they are not Roman though they could have been made by Roman metal smiths. What the heck are these things & what uses did they have? Thanks!

[@mecongberlin]

Absolutely love this video. Made my day. Thanks Ajarn.

[@kymelatejasi]

Scary Cherry and Fancy Banana can be entertaining at times, but I use most of their videos on things like trees and animals more for looking for things to research and as inspiration for stories. I've never really watched any of the historical videos for this exact reason. I really liked your lesson on medicine in Rome. I didn't know a lot of this, despite researching medicine, including historical medical practices.

[@Heathenpride83]

I love these kind of videos! Metatron for EMPEROR!

[@gregkral4467]

we love ya Dude! thanks for all the vids.

[@AlbertoBertorelli1814]

Can you do a video on celtic weaponry perhaps

[@tilv.4793]

metatron's obsession with latin pronounciation is sooo relatable, i had latin at my university and whenever i hear "grazia" instead of "grat-i-a" i can feel my blood boiling. and mind you i'm super hypotensive all the time (thanks dad!)

[@tdvh2181]

Where's the SHOGUN review of the first 2 episodes? Patiently waiting :)

[@DamianBloodstone]

I always enjoy these vids on how bad others get their facts wrong. You always educate those doing this instead of berating them as others might. It makes your channel stand out from many others. Thanks. Take Care and Stay Safe.

[@BUZZKILLJRJR]

That pause 😂😂😂 had he coughing laughing so hard hahahaha

[@HenryDownes]

Good stuff. Thank you. Really appreciate the visuals.

[@RandaEd]

That funky knobbly dice thing they flashed as a "magical object" example, pretty sure modern knitters have used replicas to put forth the theory that those were used to make gloves. It's funny how often moderns assume an item is magical just because they don't understand it, while simultaneously mocking the ancients for their concept of the magical.

[@JohnTBlock]

I always enjoy your descriptions of what we ACTUALLY know of life in Ancient Rome, and the differences in various eras, how they changed over time. Your in-depth study certainly beats the wild assumptions of modernists who are blind to later failings of society and "science".... Carry on, good sir!

[@balazsszakonyi9382]

As the lead poisoning topic has already emerged several times in your videos, I was wondering how much would the use of lead acetate contribute to the question, whether ancient Romans poisoned themselves or not. It is known that the ancient Romans, who had few sweeteners besides honey, would boil must (unfiltered grape juice) in lead pots to produce a reduced sugar syrup called defrutum, concentrated again into sapa, also called salt of Saturn, or Goulard's powder. I don't know how frequently consumed this highly poisonous compound could have been, but it would be interesting to hear your thoughts on this matter. A great video again, as always by the way :)

[@minamagdy4126]

Just because I wanted to actually hear what you have to say on the topic, since you didn't actually address the original video's actual points, can you do a video on the state of female gladiators? It could be part of a larger feature on gladiators as a whole. Also, I will be sure to check out the female warrior video you mentioned just in case

[@edspace.]

One bit I'd like to ask about the Gladiatrix, given how many written sources about ancient Rome were lost and how little evidence we have that female gladiators existed at all (I still remember seeing textbooks debating whether they were real or just a myth) is it possible that records of their training were lost?

[@bastiangugu4083]

As it is mentioned in the video, I would like to hear your take on the different theories on the downfall of Rome. I read so many over the time, that I'm a bit confused. 🙂The most probable in my view is one quite new one about the massive impact of pandemics on the Roman Empire, with depopulation reaching an extent comparable to the Black Death.

[@AynneMorison]

the items he showed for Magic - the dodecahedron - has been found to be a device to help making gloves. The varied holes allow for measuring the fingers. A little old lady looked at it, picked up some wool and started working - this was a recent incident.

[@creatrixZBD]

This is one of my favourite archaeology(history stories

[@ottovonbismarck5067]

This is one proposed theory. There are several holes in this theory, no pun intended. Just because someone made it work that way, doesn't mean that was the primary purpose. So is it possible? Yes. Is it universally accepted? Not even close. There is a plenty of evidence against this theory, e.g. these being very intricate, made of bronze etc. They would've been quite expensive, which seems quite excessive for a household tool to make gloves.

[@stonecoldscubasteveo4827]

@@ottovonbismarck5067Well, maybe? Sewing/needlepoint, etc. was considered to be an appropriate pastime for noble women through much of European history. It's not crazy to think something similar with knitting could have fashionable at some point in Rome. If nobility was involved we would expect elaborate and fancy devices to be made for them, and their higher quality might even make them more likely to survive to present day. I'm not saying this is rock-solid truth, merely that it at least seems plausible. Without surviving records that mention it, I agree with you that we are left with the unsatisfying "nobody really knows."

[@gabrielbade1669]

EXCELENT DOCUMENTAR- FELICITĂRI!