What Roman Historian Simon Elliot Said is INSANE - History Hit Metatron Reacts

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@metatronyt
@metatronyt Күн бұрын
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@gingerbaker_toad696
@gingerbaker_toad696 Күн бұрын
Was erlauben Struuuunz?!
@jswets5007
@jswets5007 Күн бұрын
I love you, but if you're going to call out people for mispronouncing Latin; say rhinoceros again.
@killbotprime
@killbotprime Күн бұрын
Next up: "Angry Sicilian starts land war in Asia over repeated historical inaccuracies"
@arturwittensoeltner8729
@arturwittensoeltner8729 Күн бұрын
. . . and wins. Soon they will crown him the new Emperor of China & Japan.
@redneckroy8947
@redneckroy8947 Күн бұрын
Inconceivable reference. Hats off mate. I laughed
@novomute4281
@novomute4281 Күн бұрын
​@redneckroy8947 You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
@stax6092
@stax6092 Күн бұрын
But Metatron, all the Gladiators from Ancient Rome did die. Otherwise we would see them today.
@tommix6016
@tommix6016 Күн бұрын
They are all still alive and hiding behind a shed.
@alyare
@alyare Күн бұрын
Dr. Simon Elliot: "No one *EVER* volunteered to become a gladiator." *Marcus Attilius* hold my gladius ⚔ History Hit needs to have Metatron on to *actually and factually* answer questions. I'm being totally serious.
@shawn6860
@shawn6860 23 сағат бұрын
I'd watch that video.
@alyare
@alyare 23 сағат бұрын
@ Same here. I’d definitely tune in.
@soulknife20
@soulknife20 19 сағат бұрын
He did it to payoff debts. He "volunteered" much the same way someone enters the military or goes to jail.
@aaronlambert9297
@aaronlambert9297 Күн бұрын
This guy looks like the Magistrate that Mel Gibson killed in Braveheart to get revenge for the death of his wife.
@motaman8074
@motaman8074 Күн бұрын
He does!
Күн бұрын
My favourite movie! He also looks a bit like Sean Connery in the "First Knight" (1995 film)
@buffaloalbertz1690
@buffaloalbertz1690 Күн бұрын
An attack on Roman History is the same as an attack on the Metatron himself!!!
@DirtyStringz
@DirtyStringz Күн бұрын
@@aaronlambert9297 He’s here for that prima nocta
@AnarchAngel1
@AnarchAngel1 Күн бұрын
"Wallace has already killed the magistrate and taken control of the town!" *smack* "Stand up!"
@MannyBrum
@MannyBrum Күн бұрын
Simon Elliot: "Nobody would volunteer to risk dying a horrendous death." Firefighters & soldiers: "Am I a joke to you?"
@soulknife20
@soulknife20 19 сағат бұрын
Very few people enter the military to go to war. And firefighters don't die that often. 95% of their job is responding to medical emergencies.
@shawn6860
@shawn6860 19 сағат бұрын
@@soulknife20 The idea is that the people in those jobs know fully well terrible things can happen. Just like a gladiator knows they could get killed very easily.
@soulknife20
@soulknife20 16 сағат бұрын
​@shawn6860 I mean. Yeah. But it's more accurate a Gladiator is almost guaranteed a death while someone in the military or a firefighter really aren't. Most military members will never see a battlefield due to their job
@PlayKonto-w9s
@PlayKonto-w9s 9 сағат бұрын
​@@soulknife20 That's a bit unfair through. Because If we still had Gladiators today, it would also become a saver sport just as being a soldier and a firefighter became saver occupations over the time (Through I'd argue that being a soldier is only save when the Nation they serve isn't involved in a war. So being a soldier ist still deadly as ever depending one the state of the nation and location). But that not exclusive to just firefighters and even a lot of Sports that now are considered normal, were once very dangerous. And that's not even talking about the occupations we have now that are still as dangerous. Hell I wouldn't say that climbing the Mount Everest ist very save and that's just a hobby. So yeah, there are quite a lot of people who are willing to risk their lives for several reasons.
@EsotericResearcher777
@EsotericResearcher777 Күн бұрын
It is COMPLETELY believable and even understandable to me that common free men would become gladiators. After all, we see people get into professional MMA all the time. Men like to challenge themselves, some like to become stars and reap the rewards of fame and fortune. Quackademics sometimes lack empathy, and that's why they can't understand the motivations of other people.
@TechnoMinarchist
@TechnoMinarchist Күн бұрын
It's not uncommon for men to also look for that sort of avenue of work when they really need the money.
@bansenpy5553
@bansenpy5553 Күн бұрын
Okay but picture this please,a gladiator promotor(slave owner)wouldn't want his slaves that he spend so much money on to feed and train to be defeated by some free man,so as a free man ur fights would have been realistic and risked death,I have a strong believe that gladiator fights for the most part were actually staged like WWE,but if u were a free man what would guarantee you that the promoter would stage a fight with you?why not just allow his gladiators to go all out and kill you for some renown?this wasn't MMA or a form of sport,it was entertainment with occasional realistic fights,most of the death in the arenas were chrisitians Jews and criminals not gladiators
@leodesalis5915
@leodesalis5915 Күн бұрын
​@@bansenpy5553okay but we know that gladiator fights were very rarely to the death so it doesn't matter who wins, like you say it's about entertainment, there's nothing much entertaining about a 10 second butchering. People who volunteered wouldn't have just turned up and written their name down to fight that day, they would have signed up to an academy and trained for years. They work for that academy or agency and that academy works with the promoter. Do you think they would have just rocked up on the day with no team of their own in the background and get to fight in the gladiator arena?
@bansenpy5553
@bansenpy5553 Күн бұрын
@@leodesalis5915 at that point they would have been considered slaves not free men,no agency as u said would spend money training u and feeding and transporting you around for shows knowing you could bail at anytime ,u had to sign your freedom away,I just don't see any rational man doing so,knowing that you could possibly get more glory and more wealth just by joining the roman army,if that did happen I think it would have been extremely rare,but I don't doubt rich people participated in some entertaining matches(prime example being Commodus)
@republicjim120
@republicjim120 Күн бұрын
The MMA example was especially true in the early days when "rules" were much looser than now. Many things that are illegal now in order to to protect the fighters were quite common back then, and serious injury was a very real possibility at any time. Despite that risk, guys from all disciplines were lining up to see who was the toughest fighter, and to gain fame (or notoriety) and a bit of spending money.
@alexfilma16
@alexfilma16 Күн бұрын
I don’t care what anyone says, Joan of Arc was a strong African lesbian.
@Curlycopper
@Curlycopper Күн бұрын
Finally someone telling the truth around here 😔
@thorodinson7996
@thorodinson7996 Күн бұрын
I'm pretty sure she was only half African. Other half was Polynesian; p
@fresseful
@fresseful Күн бұрын
Kweeen!
@sokkimmartin788
@sokkimmartin788 Күн бұрын
Wrong! She was Asian, born in China.
@TBKOTOROB
@TBKOTOROB Күн бұрын
Yaaaaassss Queen slay!
@nuclearmedicineman6270
@nuclearmedicineman6270 Күн бұрын
So.. "Roman historian" means "some guy who watched a couple of episodes of a gladiator TV show"? Who knew.
@staceymalchow4528
@staceymalchow4528 Күн бұрын
If that's all it takes, I need a career change. Wonder if History Hit and Wired have openings...
@postmodernmining
@postmodernmining Күн бұрын
"Do you like gladiator movies, Billy?"
@MrGunnar177
@MrGunnar177 Күн бұрын
Look him up. lol a bit more than just a couple tv shows
@AnarchAngel1
@AnarchAngel1 Күн бұрын
Even if you just watched the first few episodes of 'Spartacus', you would know that some Roman citizens chose to become Gladiators. Varo explicitly explains this to Spartacus when they first meet
@shawn6860
@shawn6860 23 сағат бұрын
@@staceymalchow4528 Plenty of Metatron Subscribers could do the job. LOL!
@GK-gm2mv
@GK-gm2mv Күн бұрын
Whoa- that bit about volunteer gladiators! How could he not know that? I learned in a college history class that, yes, it happened. Glad he wasn’t my prof!
@gimligloinson972
@gimligloinson972 Күн бұрын
If you know anything about people in any time period as well. Even if it was the bloodbath that he was portraying, you will always find people wanting to do insane things for one reason or another.
@amicableenmity9820
@amicableenmity9820 Күн бұрын
@@gimligloinson972 aka game shows
@aule10
@aule10 Күн бұрын
Honestly i think he says this, because he sees them at people that sold themself into slavery to pay off debts. So are you a free man if you decided to give away your freedom because of circumstances?
@makcity7850
@makcity7850 Күн бұрын
@@aule10 Am I a free man if I gladly sign a contract today for a huge salary but I also have to willingly give up the IP I create for them?
@skyleranderson5757
@skyleranderson5757 Күн бұрын
@@aule10am I a free man if I’m told what to do at a job I agreed to to do?
@sweetrolldealer
@sweetrolldealer Күн бұрын
New vid sometime in the future, "Metatron goes onto wired and debates with these historians."
@alpacamale2909
@alpacamale2909 Күн бұрын
Jubilee - 25 woke historians vs Metatron
@AD-lh3jk
@AD-lh3jk Күн бұрын
@@alpacamale2909random question, is your pfp from Full Metal Alchemist?
@QUIKB3N
@QUIKB3N Күн бұрын
Nah they know they can lie on youtube for the modern audience but they will never, ever, debate anyone that actually knows history. They are very aware of what they are doing they are not ill informed they are willfully rewriting history to make people feel better lol.
@alpacamale2909
@alpacamale2909 Күн бұрын
@@AD-lh3jkI love FMA but no, it's House of five leaves.
@ferociousgustafson4040
@ferociousgustafson4040 Күн бұрын
I had a history professor who said, in front of everyone, proudly, “as a Historian, it’s not my job to be accurate. I see myself as a custodian of the story.”
@joej1144
@joej1144 Күн бұрын
😮
@Manco65
@Manco65 Күн бұрын
The "narrative" aka the "message"....🙄
@amicableenmity9820
@amicableenmity9820 Күн бұрын
oh so they're a cringe communist
@DamePiglet
@DamePiglet 23 сағат бұрын
I'm sincerely sorry your money was wasted in that class.
@soulknife20
@soulknife20 16 сағат бұрын
I've read this comment a lot from different individuals.
@Fatherofheroesandheroines
@Fatherofheroesandheroines Күн бұрын
I've been on this channel so long when the professor said no one volunteered to be gladiators, I found myself trying not to charge my screen lol.
@JohnHayes-k5p
@JohnHayes-k5p Күн бұрын
Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. Fantastic video brother
@mansfieldtime
@mansfieldtime Күн бұрын
Most people wouldn't hurl themselves from a perfectly functioning airplane that is around 10,000ft in the air with a backpack filled with nothing but a tarp. But people do go skydiving. Most people would strap a potential bomb to their back, dress up like a plucked duck, enter an environment that you can't survive in without tools and seek a swarm of predators that could rip them apart, or destroy their breathing apparatus. But people do go scuba diving with sharks.
@republicjim120
@republicjim120 Күн бұрын
Pro rodeo is another example. Nobody would ever voluntarily climb on the back of a massive angry bull, right?
@1999fxdx
@1999fxdx 18 сағат бұрын
Bungee diving
@mansfieldtime
@mansfieldtime 15 сағат бұрын
@@1999fxdx Bungee jumping. Bonding your ankles to an elastic cord attached to an anchor then jumping from a platform at a fatal height into the abyss and springing back because of the cord.
@pskarnaq73
@pskarnaq73 Күн бұрын
A fat gladiator seems counterintuitive.... unless you're talking about something like an Eddie Hall fat, where the guy looks fat, but you could literally create another 2 very fit men just from his muscle mass.
@leodesalis5915
@leodesalis5915 Күн бұрын
Yeah, i think it would be more of a strongman-esque build rather than a bodybuilder. I think it's misleading to call them fat but they wouldn't be lean and toned like a bodybuilder, just because it's actually physically exhausting keeping your body looking like that. They would likely look like someone who is in a normal bulk phase. Developing lots of muscle mass while also having energy and stamina. There could have also been a bit of a safety net to allow for small cuts and the like to draw blood and excite the crowd but not injure anything too bad as if they had hit straight muscle.
@adambielen8996
@adambielen8996 Күн бұрын
@@leodesalis5915 Yeah, this is what I always assumed.
@shawn6860
@shawn6860 19 сағат бұрын
Fat actually can help. Look at heavy weight boxers like George Foreman and Butterbean. all that so called unhealthy fat is muscle. and never forget that the body mass can be used to help in adding power to some strikes. (ask anyone slapped around by a Sumo wrestler)
@HoLeeFuk317
@HoLeeFuk317 Күн бұрын
Merry Christmas everyone
@grawman67
@grawman67 Күн бұрын
Merry Christmas!
@shawn6860
@shawn6860 19 сағат бұрын
You too bud. Have a safe and productive holiday!
@vickialbertson4068
@vickialbertson4068 Күн бұрын
Thank you for the great education. I had a world history teacher who believed the same as you're teaching us. God bless sir. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
@Talos_The_King
@Talos_The_King Күн бұрын
9:47 I thought Gladiators were famous. I suppose that's less noble because you're killing people, but weren't they popular among women and live relatively well? (All things considered)
@Lee-vk1xy
@Lee-vk1xy Күн бұрын
A rather classic example of why being an academic is not a guarantee of knowledge.
@LarryCalcGOAT
@LarryCalcGOAT Күн бұрын
I do quite a lot of endurance based training, during peak training it is 15-20 hours per week of cardio. I've been dong ironmans, bicycle and running racing for the past two years. The majority of my calorie intake comes from carbs. Getting 4000+ calories per day without carbs would be a nightmare. Plus the carbs help replace your glycogen stores a lot faster, which keep your brain and nervous system more prepared for normal activities and especially the next workout
@ConkerVonZap
@ConkerVonZap Күн бұрын
Oh shit, here we go again.
@johndurham6172
@johndurham6172 21 сағат бұрын
I remember Whenever you take multiple choice test, the answer that says always is usually wrong.
@fearthehoneybadger
@fearthehoneybadger Күн бұрын
Merry Christmas from a noble one.
@20th_century_Ghost
@20th_century_Ghost Күн бұрын
This is why Metatron is one of my favorite KZbin channels.
@metatronyt
@metatronyt Күн бұрын
Very much appreciated
@AbogadodeAsmus
@AbogadodeAsmus Күн бұрын
@@metatronyt Man I would love to see you rampage Javier Milei style when debunking this clowns. But then you really have a style of your own, so keep it up. It´s very important what you do in this cultural war. I never thought reaction videos would be an important thing, but here we are! You own this thing. I´m Francisco from Argentina btw. Not the Pope, just a proud european guy born in America.
@staceymalchow4528
@staceymalchow4528 Күн бұрын
That's insane. His take on all gladiators being only slaves with no agency and that no one volunteered is ludicrous. Didn't some of the greatest end up very wealthy when they became freed men after long successful careers and endorsements? Also, I recall reading about several that got "selected" by various aristocrat ladies for amorous adventures in a different arena. I can understand more why you have the feelings you do about him Metatron...
@santerilaakeristo7305
@santerilaakeristo7305 Күн бұрын
Yeah it is insane. Insane in so many levels. Like I would not want to be front line soldier. But I can see how someone can see lot of opportunities in there, lots of respect, and everything else and to someone to say nobody would never volunteer to that would be equally insane. And quite frank insulting who chooses to do so.
@staceymalchow4528
@staceymalchow4528 Күн бұрын
@santerilaakeristo7305 exactly. If memory serves, a large number of the Patricians of Rome raised armies for the Republic and paid them based on what they did, so many people served in them because they represented a great boon to their families. Sure they might expire in that pursuit, but they could make a relative fortune in the time they served. Depending on your social status, effectiveness/usefulness to the general, and your skill set, you had a fair chance of survival, even in antiquity.
@ogun9645
@ogun9645 Күн бұрын
U watch too many movies and fantasied european history
@Illcastashadow1
@Illcastashadow1 Күн бұрын
Merry Christmas Metatron. Keep the content coming. And Happy New Year to you and your family.
@lazaron1
@lazaron1 Күн бұрын
It is from "History Hit" I've yet to see any of their "experts" complete a video without saying at least one thing that is factually wrong.
@EricKish-f7v
@EricKish-f7v Күн бұрын
Remember when "i heard it on the internet" had a negative connotation! I've learned more about history watching your channel in a few months than i did in my school years. Except few teachers i had who were great. Shout out to Mr Coolidge, Mr Bush, and Mrs Kovacs from high school!!!
@kevai6290
@kevai6290 Күн бұрын
Exercise physiologist here 🙋🏻‍♂️! You are correct in your comments regarding nutrition and exercise! Broad beans do contain complete proteins so they can aide in muscle growth 💪🏼! Some legumes do not, and would need to be combined with other ingredients to make complete proteins.
@GreenestTrampler
@GreenestTrampler Күн бұрын
New Metatron and Path of Exile 2. What a perfect night.
@shawn6860
@shawn6860 19 сағат бұрын
even more perfect metatron playing Dragon's Dogma 2.
@h4rdkn0x
@h4rdkn0x Күн бұрын
Same reason people do Boxing, Wrestling or MMA today, one because they can and two for money and fame.
@HyPnOsS1933
@HyPnOsS1933 Күн бұрын
Gladiators where absolutely volunteer It’s like MMA today sort of Fame and glory is deep in human nature
@leonardoferrari4852
@leonardoferrari4852 Күн бұрын
It's nothing like mma
@ogun9645
@ogun9645 Күн бұрын
Yall so dumbbbb
@Lightspeedloser_
@Lightspeedloser_ Күн бұрын
A few thousand years from now people are going to ask archeologists these same questions about mma fighters
@coolman229
@coolman229 2 сағат бұрын
MMA fighters were all slaves. They had these things called contracts where their masters controlled them. No normal person chose to become MMA fighter.
@Likexner
@Likexner Күн бұрын
Of course gladiators didnt look like modern bodybuilders. Bodybuilders dont train to be functional in any way. They train to look "good". I put that in quotes because to me, they dont look good at all. Id rather look like an MMA fighter than a bodybuilder. I have never heard anyone claim that gladiators _did_ look like modern bodybuilders.
@BMO_Creative
@BMO_Creative Күн бұрын
It appears that many became like MMA or UFC fighters of today. The armor became more extravagant and more "stars" names appear according to museums I've visited. Great video!
@uncletoad1779
@uncletoad1779 Күн бұрын
Buon Natale, Metatron! Your videos are a treat. Keep up the fine work!
@Joshua-k1y
@Joshua-k1y Күн бұрын
Keep up the good work.....love tha channel
@TechnoMinarchist
@TechnoMinarchist Күн бұрын
These "experts" keep demonstrating why expertise doesn't equate correct.
@etiennesharp
@etiennesharp Күн бұрын
I commented on the original HH video but here goes: the guy has a VERY selective attitude to primary sources.
@florinflorin9789
@florinflorin9789 Күн бұрын
Some gladiators for sure were fat, you can be in extremely good fighting shape and be fat, look at Fedor Emelianenko, Daniel Cormier, Andy Ruiz, etc.
@florinflorin9789
@florinflorin9789 Күн бұрын
Also look at NFL and rugby players, some are fat and far more agile than 75 kg bodybuilder with 7% body fat, I don't get this confusion. It's genetics and diet.
@train834
@train834 Күн бұрын
Metatron, I love your content to the nth degree! It is fantastic for a historically minded individual! I am financially extremely strapped, but want a mug and a hoodie when I recover! Keep rocking sir, you rule!
@Weed8Gone
@Weed8Gone Күн бұрын
Oy Metatron, I just noticed that you have mentioned in a couple of recent videos that Romans didn't like to eat game. Your pardon if this is something you have explained at length in the past, but I don't always watch all of your videos (I'm watching more now that you're uploading every day). Could you explain why they didn't like game or point me to a video where you go into this topic?
@metatronyt
@metatronyt Күн бұрын
Yes it’s my video dedicated to ancient Roman legionary food called military rations of Roman legionaries. I show all the sources
@Bart-errejota
@Bart-errejota Күн бұрын
"Roman Historian" hahahha
@metatronyt
@metatronyt Күн бұрын
Ancient Roman historian from the early republic Dr. Simon Elliot
@Bart-errejota
@Bart-errejota Күн бұрын
@@metatronyt That's right. Or Dr. Simon is acting in bad faith or he doesn't know
@firingallcylinders2949
@firingallcylinders2949 Күн бұрын
If Mars were watching he would not allow such a disgrace
@NebulaNXN
@NebulaNXN Күн бұрын
There was many misconception I believed before I started watching your channel. Thanks for your good job!
@lynngreen7978
@lynngreen7978 Күн бұрын
I'd assume they would have similar builds to modern wrestlers or football players.
@leodesalis5915
@leodesalis5915 Күн бұрын
Yeah that's the most likely chance. People forget that having your body be that lean and having that little fat is actually exhausting and takes a huge toll on your energy. They'd probably look like rugby players
@tomlahtam4077
@tomlahtam4077 Күн бұрын
Academia, like mainstream media, is in a sorry state of total discredit.
@Amokhunter
@Amokhunter Күн бұрын
I don't think you should apologize that often. He presents himself as an Expert, thus he should be scrutinized doubly than a layman and if his statements are ludicrously wrong, he should be subject to ridicule.
@YuukiFrispi
@YuukiFrispi Күн бұрын
Love you Metatron, great vid, Merry Christmas 🎉❤
@Kelnx
@Kelnx Күн бұрын
There were even people who put themselves up for slavery and not gladiators, basically temporary debt slaves. They were slaves for a period of time to get out of debt. There were others who became a slave partially, giving their skills to someone to make money. Slavery was not a super cut and dry thing in ancient Rome. There were levels of it and various ways for people to end up as slaves, and not all slaves were permanent. Pretty much every weird slavery scenario you can think of, they did it at some point in ancient Rome. You had to pay for a slave, but there was no guarantee you weren't paying the slave himself in that transaction. Or his creditors.
@nuclearmedicineman6270
@nuclearmedicineman6270 Күн бұрын
You remember correctly; Flamma had a 21 - 4 - 9 record.
@shawn6860
@shawn6860 19 сағат бұрын
4 losses? that impressive.
@cp1cupcake
@cp1cupcake Күн бұрын
The "bread and circuses" thing had me in stitches. I thought gladiators sprung out of a funeral tradition and having them to appease the masses was only during specific select moments.
@Epsilonsama
@Epsilonsama Күн бұрын
Where the heck do they find this people? Like if I pretend to know history by making up a LinkedIn could I get paid to pretend to be a historian?
@crbgo9854
@crbgo9854 Күн бұрын
Your correct about everything you said concerning carbs
@jamesbodnarchuk3322
@jamesbodnarchuk3322 Күн бұрын
A very merry Christmas Metatron❤🇨🇦🍺
@wim-pauljager4729
@wim-pauljager4729 22 сағат бұрын
As an archaeologist (specialised in imperial Roman history) I can say that Simon Elliot wrote one of the most flawed and dissappointing books I ever read about Roman history: Pertinax son of a slave who became Roman emperor
@nfortin24
@nfortin24 Күн бұрын
Even the Spartacus show(which many people have stated is one of the most accurate depictions of gladiatorial life) had one of these volunteers.. Varro literally volunteered to clear a debt....
@padalan2504
@padalan2504 Күн бұрын
A talk between these two would go down about the same as Doctor Mike talking to the guy who thought eating chocolate and grapes is the same thing.
@POTO_Phan
@POTO_Phan Күн бұрын
I get the idea of them being fat, saying more fat means less damage. At the same time, fat means less mobile and more likely to get injured
@ClintOrris
@ClintOrris Күн бұрын
Has Metatron even been to Rome? Or Italy? He sounds nothing like the Godfather movies 1:22 See! He even discredits himself right away. I knew this was a comedy. He must be a Turkish or Persian
@metatronyt
@metatronyt Күн бұрын
You HAVE to be a troll. 😂
@ClintOrris
@ClintOrris Күн бұрын
@@metatronyt I am NOT a Norwegian
@Belnick6666
@Belnick6666 5 сағат бұрын
Varro was not a slave, he joined to become a gladiator to pay a debt!!! lol, just a tv show, but love it
@trevormichel1319
@trevormichel1319 Күн бұрын
This guy has two small boomerangs for eyebrows
@gwenthedecent
@gwenthedecent 21 сағат бұрын
6:34 that’s like saying no one would choose to be a stunt actor cause it’s dangerous
@MollyMcguires1798
@MollyMcguires1798 Күн бұрын
I would like to see you two have a formal historical debate. You'd win of course. Has Simon Elliot ever responded to your videos at all openly? Would you consider giving him a formal challenge?
@danielferguson3784
@danielferguson3784 Күн бұрын
He mistakes the 'enemies of Rome' that became Gladiators. Surely these were 'prisoners of war', conquered peoples. All people that became subjects of Rome through war were 'dedicati', not automatically slaves. Those most likely to become Gladiators would have been the warriors or fighters of a defeated people, in the same way as they might be taken into the Roman Army, as Auxiliaries, their fighting abilities were recognised by the Romans, & continuing a 'warrior' lifestyle, as a soldier, or gladiator, would suit the young men brought up as fighters, thus maintaining their prestige in their society. The status of a Gladiator was the same as that of a slave, but they were not classed as slaves personally. Simon Elliot seems to limit the levels of Roman society to slaves, freedmen, freemen, & aristocrats. He forgets the classes of 'knights', & designations of Plebian & Senatorial , each of which had several levels. The term 'aristocrats' would not include Equestrians, who were not the same as Senators.
@davidgallahair1206
@davidgallahair1206 Күн бұрын
Sources shmources!! Im a Doctor! I am the source!....good grief Merry Christmas Metatron and thanks for the vids.
@leryx2665
@leryx2665 Күн бұрын
I think gladiators came in all body types, a bit like in the UFC. There are fat, skinny, tall, short, muscular ones, and others not so much; there are all kinds of body types, and they all train and are professionals. That’s why I don’t think the argument that gladiators were all fit is a strong one.
@leodesalis5915
@leodesalis5915 Күн бұрын
Well id say they were likely all fit (or at least the ones that lasted more than one fight) but people forget that the bodybuilder physique isn't actually that fit in terms of practicality. It's purely for aesthetics, like you said with UFC or with rugby players for example you see the range of diversity in body types that are still incredibly fit. There's a reason why there's a difference between gym muscle and real muscle
@o0alessandro0o
@o0alessandro0o Күн бұрын
"Hi, my name is Doctor." Where did you leave your TARDIS?
@starclone4
@starclone4 Күн бұрын
Oooooh boy, this guy 😂 Keep the truth flowing Metatron 😊
@TomWagner-sk5dm
@TomWagner-sk5dm Күн бұрын
8:26 is it possible, that at the end of the republic there were many soldiers losing their job, because the armies of the civil wars were that large rome couldn't afford them in peace time? so many of them became gladiators? what would explain the 50 to 50 percentage of slaves/free men as gladiators. (sorry for my English, it's not my language)
@bobrobinson1576
@bobrobinson1576 Сағат бұрын
Your English is fine but you need to learn to put capital letters at the beginning of sentences.
@justing7490
@justing7490 Күн бұрын
It's crazy someone that is a professional historian would make the claim that there were no gladiators by choice. I can guarantee you half of the current NFL would have volunteered to be gladiators if they were born in ancient Rome. It was literally the mechanism for someone born with a superior physical genetics to be able to increase their social strata and financial status
@napoleonfeanor
@napoleonfeanor Күн бұрын
I always understood the fat idea not as obesity but getting some fat in addition to being muscular. But it seems now people really believe they were actually obese.
@shawn6860
@shawn6860 23 сағат бұрын
13:30 and I always think of George Foreman the boxer. he looks fat, but under that layer of fat is enough muscle for 3 ordinary men. So the term "fat" has a lot of context.
@MajorSmurf
@MajorSmurf Күн бұрын
The simplest answer as to why gladiator combat was kept as non fatal as possible. It was very expensive and owning an slave would be viewed as an investment. There was only a finite amount of slaves that a potential master would want to become a gladiator, I imagine warriors were the preferred choice if possible. You just wouldn't want to keep buying slaves over and over again as even the richest would run of money pretty quick. It wasn't like your typical roman nobles could afford a few hundred slaves. Slaves weren't cheap, slavers and others wouldn't go about capturing people if they didn't make a decent amount of money off of the venture. The master would want the best Gladiator not just throw them into the blender without a care. He would like to make money off his investment, which a good gladiator would offer him plenty of opportunity even if just getting to attend social events. Making connections with your social betters was not something to be scuffed at.
@frankietheheathen4513
@frankietheheathen4513 Күн бұрын
6:05 he says that because he wouldn’t do that. His heart pumps cool aid
@elkarion
@elkarion Күн бұрын
I guess we found the professional advisor of mr Ridley Scott.
@strength_by_forge
@strength_by_forge Күн бұрын
As a strength and conditioning and powerlifting coach, you are bang on about carbs and them being massively important. The only reason they are an issue now is due to sedentary life and their mixture with highly palatable and fat enriched foods in huge quantity.
@nickwells20
@nickwells20 Күн бұрын
I imagine there might have been a period with zero volunteers and possibly half the gladiators were volunteers at some point like the other expert mentioned by Mr. Metatron said. To say definitively that no volunteers were ever present is just insane from a human nature aspect alone IMO. If we were to bring back gladiator combat today there would be no shortage of men volunteering to fight in it, even to the death.
@controlZchannel
@controlZchannel 4 сағат бұрын
It's like asking why would anyone work in coal mines, oil rigs, and fishing ships unless they were slaves?
@Herpetile
@Herpetile Күн бұрын
Currently in infantry school and they mostly give us carb heavy diet … cheers
@callumbush1
@callumbush1 Күн бұрын
Transfer to the engineers as it's much more interesting.
@ferociousgustafson4040
@ferociousgustafson4040 Күн бұрын
By pretending only slaves or destitute men fighting out of desperation displays shocking ignorance of the human condition. Explain volunteer armies. MMA fighters. Professional and amateur boxers. Only the most pampered, delicately manicured, milquetoast, sad examples of men are completely ignorant of the drive to fight, call to adventure, and seeking of glory through noble combat.
@mouhalo
@mouhalo Күн бұрын
i do not agree with the guy but none of the stuff you said compare to a gladiator. all of these give you some kind of freedom , none of those will compel you to die or kill for entertainment , dying and killing is litterally the goal of it. you cannot compare that to anything now. even terrorists are made to believe in a good afterlife using compeling tactics to get people to join and sometimes be on drugs . but i do agree youll always find one person crazy enough in any given generation. but it wouldnt be anything like the stuff you listed where you can be rich in many of those
@mattheopichetti9258
@mattheopichetti9258 Күн бұрын
People still volunteer to become fighters, in almost every country, culture and background till this day. To assume that back in antiquity it would not be the case is ludicrous.
@mclark23
@mclark23 Күн бұрын
Metotron I have a question. English has a bunch of words that are latin like “a priori”. My question: does italian have that or is it too close to Latin to tell the difference?????
@marcocito9269
@marcocito9269 Күн бұрын
I am italian, and I can confirm that in Italy, well-educated people use a lot of Latin phrases and words like: a priori, a posteriori, ex ante, ex post, verba volant ( scripta manent) and many others. I would say we use as many of them as English speakers but there are some you use we don't and vice versa ( another one ).
@The_Mongoose
@The_Mongoose Күн бұрын
That's like saying no-one would ever volunteer to be a soldier, wtf???
@kylemendoza8860
@kylemendoza8860 Күн бұрын
There was a gimmicky slide to gladiatorial games. Like how they had women and dwarf gladiators. So maybe they did have some fat gladiators.
@republicjim120
@republicjim120 Күн бұрын
I actually saw comments in some idiotic corner of the internet asserting that gladiators were deliberately fat in order to have more protection for their vital organs. Apparently people making that argument have never cut into a steak and experienced the major difference in effort between cutting muscle and fat. A fat gladiator would just get winded quickly, greatly increasing the odds of putting that dubious "protection" to the test.
@joseluisnd75
@joseluisnd75 Күн бұрын
Nobody will volunteer to be a gladiator... can't be true he said that. Even today we got people who volunteer to put their lives in risk at an arena fighting dangerous animals: the toreros in Spain and Hispanoamérica (also in France and Portugal). Professor asks why somebody would risk his life... then and now there is an answer: for fame and wealth. And as you said we got the sources that confirm it... Incredible that somebody who has a grade in History could say those nonsenses. As a History teacher I feel ashamed. Other things he says are correct, I wonder, why not all?
@nickwells20
@nickwells20 Күн бұрын
Was gambling a thing back then? If it was I imagine it helped make this war sport very popular and lucrative for many. Possibly another motive for volunteer gladiators also.
@callumbush1
@callumbush1 Күн бұрын
Aye gambling was very popular back then.
@Danielptwa
@Danielptwa Күн бұрын
My 2 cents on fat gladiators. After hearing a few different opinions on the fat gladiators topic. I imagine the heavier gladiators have "Cain Velasquez" anatomy. Subtle layer of fat all around, muscles dont pop out too much. Skills, speed and insane cardio, cause fat is a longer lasting source of energy. Fighting with weapons you dont need to be as explosive has on hand-to-hand combat.
@Vampirzaehnchen
@Vampirzaehnchen Күн бұрын
Damn... I always thought "morituri te salutant" was an Asterix thing for fun. O.o
@deanmartins360
@deanmartins360 Күн бұрын
Didn’t Commodus fight in the games?
@duskanddawn8543
@duskanddawn8543 Күн бұрын
Being strong and being fat are not mutually exclusive, which is the part people seem to misunderstand the most
@wizard4121
@wizard4121 Күн бұрын
I picture gladiators as having the bodies like modern boxers
@nickwells20
@nickwells20 Күн бұрын
People today volunteer to do things that can result in horrendous deaths and most of the time it's not in front of thousands of cheering people. So based on human nature there must have been volunteer gladiators. One point for Mr Metatron. In the Showtime series Spartacus I could imagine that a character's name could have been Metatron lol.
@prickiland
@prickiland Күн бұрын
GladiatOreics is how most English speakers would likely pronounce it. Much like how we pronounce stuff like Geriatrics or Kinesthetics. A good part of our language's vocabulary is derived from latin as well; I'm OK with pedAntics but this is like criticizing a Spanish speaker for softening c's to an s sound.
@Likexner
@Likexner Күн бұрын
Whats "gladoatoreics"?
@gingerbaker_toad696
@gingerbaker_toad696 Күн бұрын
We of today can't really comprehend how human bodies were shaped from a life of fighting and physical survival in those times.. especially in those circumstances of the likes of professional Gladiators and such
@johnreddick7650
@johnreddick7650 Күн бұрын
I know that Juvenal complains that people of patrician family―even women!―were appearing in the arena.
@williamarthur4801
@williamarthur4801 Күн бұрын
I think there would be plenty of people who would become gladiators given a chance.
@PaulDekleva
@PaulDekleva 22 сағат бұрын
This person isn’t that bad a “historian”. At school I had a history teacher who had no idea about history! This man couldn’t pronounce latin, couldn’t pronounce Greek or Egyptian names and taught out of a book that was so inaccurate that it defied belief.
@jordonhancock05
@jordonhancock05 Күн бұрын
Quick question..which primary sources talk about the female gladiators. ❤the content.Metatron.
@drakron
@drakron Күн бұрын
You know that edict Metraton said about equestrian order were prohibited from participating in the games on penalty of infamia? That edict also extended to citizen women. The Romans didnt had a term for female gladiators specific and might used "ludia" that was broader term for female performers, most evidence is from legislation as the one I mentioned above, Septimius Severus banned participation of any woman in the arena in 200 AD, there is also another indirect evidence in a inscription from Ostia that states that the magistrate of the city, Hostilianus, was the first to allow women to fight in the arena since Ostia's founding however it states he allowed "mulieres" to fight, not "feminae" meaning low class women were allowed but not the higher class. Now Literary evidence you have the historian Tacitus (l54-120 AD) that wrote "Many ladies of distinction, however, and senators, disgraced themselves by appearing in the Amphitheatre. (Annals, XV.32)" and later Cassius Dio (155-235 AD) "There was another exhibition that was at once most disgraceful and most shocking, when men and women not only of the equestrian but even of the senatorial order appeared as performers in the orchestra, in the Circus, and in the [Colosseum], like those who are held in lowest esteem. Some of them played the flute and danced in pantomimes or acted in tragedies and comedies or sang to the lyre; they drove horses, killed wild beasts and fought as gladiators. (Roman History (LXI.17.3)" Simply, Romans found the whole thing distasteful, there is no evidence women trained along men in gladiator schools and if trained, they were likely privately, the "problem" certainly existed as otherwise it wouldnt been edicts trying to ban their participation, at the very least anyone above citizen as Hostilianus seemingly tried to use a loophole.
@jordonhancock05
@jordonhancock05 Күн бұрын
I found a passage in Suetonius,the Tweleve Caesars -Domitian 4.1-2. Gives a mention of female gladiators,I don't know the crediblity of this passage or its authenitcity. (I got a physical copy of the book) Thx for the reply.👍
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