This channel's content is simply amazing, it's hard to find something as good as this here on TH-cam or even on tv and the internet. Simply amazing job, guys, amazing
I was just thinking this! Each of these videos is better than the documentaries that I used to watch on the discovery channel and national geographic when I was a kid! I’ve been watching those channels since I was 6 years old, and I still find this better somehow
My mind was blown to hear that the Romans introduced apples to Germania. These days, we take the presence of apples across Northern Europe for granted. It's crazy that it started with the Romans
@@brettbaker5599 I mean that's a relatively recent development. Only a century ago Germans nearly conquered most of Europe and took great inspiration from ancient rome when doing so.
In return Germania introduced *"Fanta"* to the Romans. Or rather, during WWII "Coca-Cola Germany" invented another "Fanta"; in the 1950's Coca-Cola re-invented the "Fanta" in Italy using oranges - the modern Fanta.
Cherries did it for me. When I lived in Germany as a kid, there was a GIANT cherry tree in our neighbors yard dazzled my young mind. I naturally assumed (until now) that cherry trees were there all along.
As a retired Rome reenactor this was enjoyable. Several times a year the legion would throw a banquet. Many the wives would prepare traditional foods to sample and there was Mead too!
Retired! I didn't know there were professional Rome re-enactors! In the USA we have a few "living museums" with re-enactors from early periods in our short history. And of course some medieval/renaissance fairs. I think Civil War is mostly an amateur thing. (And a rapidly dying one, which once seemed quite unlikely.) But I'll have to look into the whole thing a bit more!
I feel like TH-cam is burying these guys for some reason. Their content is so good and their support from other channels is so strong. We need these guys to blow up.
TH-cam is an ad plagued disaster for those of use without the money to bribe them not to steal our time. Where i live in Canada they repeatedly blast ads of all those parties who have locked us down and trampled old ladies with horses because freedom is not see
I was thinking the same but it now shot up to over 50k views. Not bad for a channel with 30k subs. I think they mentioned on patreon that they need around 75k views to make a sort of profit though. Hope they keep going.
I know a history focused channel like that as well, SideQuest. Extremely high quality videos with interesting niche topics that are not just repeating what has been said a million times, however YT burried them for over a year, no idea why.
As a propertary and producer of olive oil from the rich province of Hispania thank you for showing the world the benefits of our oil. Great documentary!
@@nole8923 Avocado is already being planted in wide extensions of our Canary Islands, thanks to their special climatic conditions. The climate of Europe is not the best one for growing this fruit.
Why didn't you mention "Garum" - the most loved and used condiment (Fermented fishsauce - kind of our days "Worchestershire sauce")? The romans put garum on almost everything and making it was a big industry. There were all kinds of garum, from cheap stuff to really superexpensive ones and it was exported all over the empire since the romans abroad couldn't due without their beloved garum...
@@MrPh30 It's "nuoc mam" which literally means "fermented sauce". "nuoc" means "water/juice/sauce" depending on the context in Vietnamese. "ngoc" on the other hand, means "pearl".
@@MrPh30 Some forms of it are still being made in Italy as well - the "Colatura di alici" made in the Campania region is very close to ancient garum. Makes for some killer spaghetti
@@anti-macro Thats good to hear , years back i learnt by a chef i worked with ,to use the fish sauce as season in the fishsoup ,it was so much deeper and rich with it than other soups made elsewhere.
It would be interesting to see a video talking about the different types of dyes, textiles, and clothing that the people used in those days. I think such a video would complement this one in painting a colorful picture of life in ancient rome. And as always, thank you for the great content!
@@ImperiumRomanumYT It would be good to see. You guys are by far the best channel for history. The fact that you go out and film in a reenacting setting, in my mind, not only makes you the best, but also goes to show how dedicated you are to the history you generously present to us. Couple that with the calm and composed narration and you have a golden format.
Athena became patron god for the city of Athens because she granted them their first olive tree. It happened in sharp competition with Poseidon who gave them a new river flowing by - but it was useless salt water. But the olive oil had many uses.
This is the kind of videos you guys do that really separates you from the other channels. It's rare when we see not just the big events or top elites, but even get a sense of the common man's living standards. Great job for the wonderful, across-the-spectrum presentation! Love it.
I really like how you act it out as a skit with the props, clothing, environment, and everything else, it makes the video more interesting and entertaining to watch, I listened and watched the whole thing.
"Aeneas, his chief captains, and fair Iülus lay their limbs to rest under the boughs of a high tree, and spread the feast; they place cakes of meal on the grass beneath the food-Jove himself inspired them-and they crown the wheaten base with fruits of the field." Maybe it's a stretch to call that a veggie-lover's pizza, given the lack of cheese (and, obviously, tomato sauce), but it's not THAT different.
Such a great video! You probably put a lot of time and effort into it and it really shows, the scenes of people cooking and eating really help build the story you're telling!
This is honestly such an amazing channel! This content could be shown in schools/libraries to kids, because it’s easy enough for children to comprehend, and offers a new perspective into daily roman life that most adults would find fascinating, too. Really great work!
This is the first time I've come across one of your docs... It is excellent content! This is an awesome effort and the attention to detail in the acted scenes -- the costumes, sets, prop -- is really appreciated. You guys deserve a budget!
Welcome, glad to have you with us! And thanks for the kind words! As to budget; the paid sponsorships are finally relieving some financial pressure, so we're getting there (or somewhere at least hehe)
And the word 'salary' comes from Latin 'salarium', originally denoting a Roman soldier's allowance to buy salt, from sal ‘salt’. Your language is full of Latin words.
The puls dish you describe at 5:14 sounds a lot like the traditional dishes of the central Mesetan plains and northern mountains of Spain. These are hearty dishes that can be made of lentils, beans, chickpeas and pork, including entire chunks of just pure fat. Pork is the meat of choice, with an extensive variety of sausages, but lamb is also common in this area. Salted fish is very traditional and can be found in some inland towns but is more typical for countries such as Portugal. Bread is also considered an absolute must across Spain that is served with most if not all food, to the point where eating something like, for example, Spanish ham without bread is considered to be somewhat strange. Wine in these areas is very much a staple accompaniment too and is not considered to be a excessive or indicative of alcoholism. Bread, like on the Pompeiian shopping list you describe, is part of the daily commercial culture of Spain, with many people "bajando por el pan" (going down [to the shops underneath their apartments] for bread) each day. One of the traditional types of Castillian bread, 'pan candeal', is circular in shape and scored into breakable chunks, like 'panis quadratus', but is very white and fluffy, probably unlike Roman bread. There is also an overwhelming preference for sheep's cheese in central Spain, too. Of course, Spain is a large producer of olives and olive oil, though this is more in the South.
Very interesting! I'm a norwengian medieval archaeologist, and it's really interesting to see the similarities, and also the contrasts to my area of expertice. For instance, here porrige was also a cheap staple. But fish was a cheap, and enjoyed by anyone, while pork was more expencive.
I think grain porridge is one of the closer things to a human universal in cuisine. If eaten completely plain (as, to be fair, a lot of people throughout history have probably had to endure at some time) of course it's going to be pretty unenjoyable as they complain about here. But I think it was a bit unkind to dwell on that even as far as they did. Add just a little flavor and it becomes, while usually not elevated fare, quite tasty. Famous examples are the Chinese congee and the polenta mentioned even here. And of course the various famous American breakfast foods.
Some variants of Pasta were influenced by Chinese noodles, while tomatoes, chilies and potatoes came from the Americas. Same thing goes to the Chinese red soup, it was actually originated from Eastern European borscht soup but made with ingredients from Americas.
@@78KPKwrong. at least the spaghetti was absolutely foreign to the Italians because they did not know how to make noodles as thin as modern ones. It was brought to Italy by Arab conquerors in 8th century AD and was called Itriyya. Tracing history of Itriyya, it is directly from China. There is barely any history of North Africans or Arabs eating thin noodles the way Chinese did. It was cultural exchange.
@@doldemenshubarti8696 modern spaghetti have been developed at the end of 19th century thanks to technical developments able to make dry pasta but traditionally there are different kinds of "long" fresh pasta. From Pici in Tuscany (originally from V sec BC) to Spaghetti alla chitarra or Tonnarelli (Abruzzo 1500 AD), and then tagliatelle and all kinds of long egg pasta since Roman times.
@@78KPK no, that modern spaghetti is mass produced version of already existing spaghetti with roots all the way back to 8th century. And no. None of the pasta you mentioned comes even close to technical method of creating something like spaghetti or vermicelli as that method was unknown not only to Europeans, but unknown to entire longitudinal section west of Middle East
As always, I'm extremely impressed with the video. I cannot stress how much I love the period clothing and reenactments. It adds a nice, simple background to watch without distracting from the information from the narration. The subject matter, as always, is great. I love the day in the life type of history. It makes the past feel so accessible. I'm so happy to have discovered this channel early on. I can't wait to watch it grow! Don't ever change, what you're doing is perfect.
For those who don't know the existence that channel: Historical Italian Cooking. It's a treasure too. Entirely focus of the diet of Italian people, mainly Roman and Medieval food. Imperium Romanum: first time im watching your videos and it's great. Eating roman food is simple and healthy. Im now exclusively eating historical food daily. Keep the good work.
This channel is really likeable. And I like that you guys cover interesting topics about everyday life instead of just rehashing surface level Roman events.
This channel is incredible. It’s a funny difference in our time and Roman life that they rarely drank wine without watering it down. Also, as fruits would be seasonal and leave you at risk of scurvy if you had none, fruit would be mixed with low-quality wine to make posca. It was a staple for the legions, who needed a way of keeping fruit on hand while travelling and storing it without it rotting, and was common in lower classes in cities and rural villages. Since rural communities had to factor in long transport times for trade goods, posca was often their only means of having wine as it was cheap.
Thanks for understanding, it's really the only way to pay the (significant) bills for producing stuff like this (or patreon but that's not enough by a long shot unfortunately hehe)
Thanks! Yes we know, this is actually one of our first recorded videos and the audio is not the standard we have today. But no worries, from now on everything will be top quality:)
Considering the occasional collaborations you guys do with Invicta, i think this is a very suitable comparison i am about to make: my absolute favorite video on Invicta channel is the one where they explain the daily diet and dinner preparations of a common legionnaire. i also believe it is one of it's most successful videos to date and a game changer in its channel. Likewise, i found this video, with it's focus on the common man's diet is the best video you guys produced so far (and that's a fairly high bar you guys set since the first video) and i am hopeful it will be a game changer in your channel as well. you guys definitely deserve it.
Was amazed hiking south through Portugal. You come out on a river plain to discover rice growing from mountain to mountain following the river out to the sea. To see the areas where they produced garum from fresh caught small fish, layered with salt in giant pots to be left in the sun to ferment and break down the fish!
Another great video. I love learning about food in history and have already baked a few breads using historical recipes. I still have to try the Roman bread found in Pompeii though. Personally, I think we focus on too many other historical aspects and forget about the "simple" things like food that play an immense role. Thanks for the video!
Finally got my lazy self to go to your patreon and to support! Y'all are doing the Gods work by putting out videos to educate the average man on such unconventional topics!
You all really should consider reaching out to collaborate with him if you ever do another food episode. I think he would get a kick out of joining in a few of the demonstration skits and getting to talk about food when he doesn't have to do all the research.
Just amazing! We appreciate the effort and the high quality you put into these videos. Thank you!! It's so interesting to learn the different aspect of the daily Roman life
Slightly adapted to modern times my favourite recipe/meal is hard boiled eggs on a bed of grains (I use rice or noodles now) covered in a white pine nut sauce (I add parsley as well). I discovered this in Latin classes at school - translating recipes - and after trying it fell in love with it. So simple yet so tasty, so quick to make yet tastes divine. And surprisingly it often turns out to be the preferred recipe/meal at local re-enactment meetings as well. Roman cuisine, adapted slightly to modern times, still reigns supreme 2000 years later. (There version of pasta isn't bad either, only I make the sheets into squares). It hasn't really changed much and featured in a number of mediaeval cookery books.
Hey you forgot to mention Garum. Romans didn't consider life without garum worth living, so when the garum supply disappeared in 476 AD, Romans committed suicide and that's how the Empire fell.
Great job everyone, Another great video! I read somewhere you could smell the Romans coming because of their high garlic and olive diets. Not to mention their love of Garum, a fermented fish sauce, the precursor to our modern Worcestershire sauce.
Lol. Have you never eaten olives, haven't you? Olive does not smell. Moroever badly... Garlic could be a problem, but is a just a bit racist spell against italians. I guess germanic who had not seen a bath thub in his whole life, could not be so afraid from a roman's garlic breath
Cheers from California ! And your newest subscriber . I cannot believe you guys go through all the work and sweat needed to make these episodes . You are all MUCH APPRECIATED ! Thank you for making this happen
These quieter aspects of the Roman world rarely get touched on and it’s awesome that you guys and shining a light on it. Thank you guys for such great content.
Yes I agree with all previous comments, this channel is amazing and it feels so good to get a 10/10 video every month rather than the weekly sheet that all fake and biased “historian” channels release… it has been so sad to see so many channels murder my favorite history characters with lies and unproven stuff while this one still remains a true history channel…
Come on lads! We can definitely take this channel forward. This video was completely necessary and important to know, to get deeper into the Imperium Romanum
The most famous condiment in ancient Roman time was garum or liquamen: fermented fish sauce, very similar to modern fish sauces from Asia. It gives a wonderful umami taste to dishes and some versions would coste a fortune. The most famous version was garum sociorum (garum of the mates), in which small fish were dropped into an existing garum and left fermented twice. Even now Italians use a kind of anchovy based fermented sauce to lift up their sauces giving it a an incredible umami taste.
The production quality of this channel is simply amazing. It is very wel made and you can see that there is put a lot of effort in each video. Keep up the good work! I just wondered, I heard that salt was very expensive during the roman times, so did they really use it alot for cooking? Or was salt not that expensive?
Thanks for a very informative video! I liked the reproduced Roman wall paintings in the background for the whole effect besides the prepared food setup. I tried my hand at making the ancient Roman honeyed dessert "globi". It reminded me of my Mom's honeyed "struffoli" she would make at Christmas for our family. It came out pretty good combined with the ricotta in the mix. A two thousand plus year old recipe. Thumbs up! Subscribed.
Thankyou for taking the time to put together this fabulous reconstruction of the Roman table, very informative. I have just written a chapter in my new book about GARUM as I have just recently visited Almuñecar, Granada Province, Spain, where firstly the Phonecians and then the Romans, built a very important fish salting and Garum production centre. My first book ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN by me, GILLIAN METCALFE, is a study in human philosophy and how the Roman Imperialist structures still remain in our modern European societies and just how far the Roman culture has been responsible for much of todays world and it´s workings. My travels around the world have had me tripping over Rome almost everywhere I go and I have recently been researching their cultivation and spread of non-native food plants all over their empire. Always good to learn more. Well chosen pictures accompanying well chosen words make learning so easy and so enjoyable. This is how educational material should be. Well done. My book is available on Amazon, if you felt like having a look.
Hi Luka, we were refering to the fall of Rome, we do not consider the Constantinople of 1543 to be much 'Roman' but of course I understand your comment:)
@@ImperiumRomanumYT respect your opinion, I'd like to continue by asking how much 'Roman' was the Empire in the 5th century, or 4th, or even when emperor Caracalla gave citizenship to the entire population living in the empire? What historians today call the Byzantine Empire is definitely different from Octavian's Rome, but they called themselves Roman, even though in Greek, I don't think that should be dismissed. I think that we can agree that even though the Eastern Roman Empire was very different, the spirit of Roman best quality survived, the ability to adept to new situations
You missed on on mentioning the humble vegetable and meat stew, a staple of all of Europe going back to stone age times, but which used different vegetables and meat depending on what was available. These stews would usually be made in a very large pot in order to feed the whole family and often reheated the second day.
Not for the Mediterranean.... For regular citizenry of Rome and her cities, meat consumption wasn't as widespread and was mostly eaten on holidays, or other special occasions in relation to how wealthy they are. Their regular consumption was based on grains and vegetables as shown by this video. Only the wealthy could afford/have access to meats on a regular basis, as those tended to be land owners (whom has access to land to HUNT on), successful business owners, political elites and what not. An exception to this would be the Roman Army/Military, as they were semi regularly rationed meat based on local availability, however even then, their main diet was also vegetables and grains.
I've been interested in both the Romans and Greeks for some time. At my age of 51 I've started reading cookbooks that *sort of* give us an idea as to what foods back then might have been like. Today my husband and I received the book called Apicius, and it is mind-boggling and stomach-churning to learn that they were eating things like animal brains.
We even getting Roman food... is there anything this channel can't make absoulety entertaining too watch. Quick answer no there is nothing they can't make me feel compelled to watch.
If pigs were only held for their meat, how do you explain incendiary pigs?! That small mistake aside, great video again and it’s astonishing how many information you gathered about the different types of food!
THANK YOU!!! I can’t visualise, I’m Australian, and I haven’t gotten to Europe yet, but I’ve been studying Rome for decades and this is brilliant to be able to properly see what I can’t imagine. Thank you 🙏
That's great to hear mate! That's how we wanted to distinguish ourselves, but sometimes i wonder if it's worth all the extra trouble to do actual live filming with people and props etc. This helps, so thanks!
You have quite good quality in your videos.. A shame antiquity is being censored, whether through blatant means or simply apathy.. We who feel akin to this elder world will forever pay attention, however.
My mind was blown by the idea of the Roman buying bread for coin. That’s just so… normal? And makes me realize that some of the things humans do never changes.
I really hope your channel takes off, because I've enjoyed every video so far. You all are doing amazing work and the amount of effort that goes into it is self-evident.
What great information and content! The Roman diet as seen here is exactly what I eat today. Good, clean, well, balanced local foods are the way to go.
This channel's content is simply amazing, it's hard to find something as good as this here on TH-cam or even on tv and the internet. Simply amazing job, guys, amazing
Thanks Il Gufo, spread the word!
@@ImperiumRomanumYT
Of course!
I was just thinking this! Each of these videos is better than the documentaries that I used to watch on the discovery channel and national geographic when I was a kid! I’ve been watching those channels since I was 6 years old, and I still find this better somehow
Agreed
That's right, this channel is a true gem.
I subscribed first time I met it (after the 3rd upload perhaps?) - Now I recommend it any I get the chance.
The oyster bread for eating oysters, the Parthian bread for eating Parthians
haha lol!
Now if the romans made the same jokes……
How about Crassus bread?
And true roman bread for true romans.
@@marsultor6131 This video was sponsored by the Capitoline brotherhood of millers 😁
My mind was blown to hear that the Romans introduced apples to Germania.
These days, we take the presence of apples across Northern Europe for granted. It's crazy that it started with the Romans
And that began the decline of the Gemans, resulting in us, their degenerated, servile descendants.;)
@@brettbaker5599 I mean that's a relatively recent development. Only a century ago Germans nearly conquered most of Europe and took great inspiration from ancient rome when doing so.
In return Germania introduced *"Fanta"* to the Romans. Or rather, during WWII "Coca-Cola Germany" invented another "Fanta"; in the 1950's Coca-Cola re-invented the "Fanta" in Italy using oranges - the modern Fanta.
@@brettbaker5599 cucked by apples
Cherries did it for me. When I lived in Germany as a kid, there was a GIANT cherry tree in our neighbors yard dazzled my young mind. I naturally assumed (until now) that cherry trees were there all along.
As a retired Rome reenactor this was enjoyable. Several times a year the legion would throw a banquet. Many the wives would prepare traditional foods to sample and there was Mead too!
Retired! I didn't know there were professional Rome re-enactors! In the USA we have a few "living museums" with re-enactors from early periods in our short history. And of course some medieval/renaissance fairs. I think Civil War is mostly an amateur thing. (And a rapidly dying one, which once seemed quite unlikely.) But I'll have to look into the whole thing a bit more!
I feel like TH-cam is burying these guys for some reason. Their content is so good and their support from other channels is so strong. We need these guys to blow up.
TH-cam is an ad plagued disaster for those of use without the money to bribe them not to steal our time. Where i live in Canada they repeatedly blast ads of all those parties who have locked us down and trampled old ladies with horses because freedom is not see
If the history channel did something on this topic it would be about ancient aliens influencing the Romans diet.
I was thinking the same but it now shot up to over 50k views. Not bad for a channel with 30k subs. I think they mentioned on patreon that they need around 75k views to make a sort of profit though. Hope they keep going.
I know a history focused channel like that as well, SideQuest. Extremely high quality videos with interesting niche topics that are not just repeating what has been said a million times, however YT burried them for over a year, no idea why.
Stoking European pride in its history isn't allowed anymore. Das wayciss
Sponsored by the Miller's guild. "True Roman bread for true Romans."
That is truly an epic scene, the newsreader was one of our favorite characters in all of Rome!
As a propertary and producer of olive oil from the rich province of Hispania thank you for showing the world the benefits of our oil. Great documentary!
Hi Jmas! Olive oil is a truly amazing product, we use it in our dishes every day so keep doing what you do!
If Hispania wants to make some real money they should start growing avocado trees and make avocado oil. It’s a fast growing industry.
@@nole8923 Avocado is already being planted in wide extensions of our Canary Islands, thanks to their special climatic conditions. The climate of Europe is not the best one for growing this fruit.
I much prefer butter.
@@faramund9865but eating avocados makes your hair beautiful you know silky shiny.
This channel is honestly insane constantly putting out simply the best Roman history videos anywhere online, thank you
Why didn't you mention "Garum" - the most loved and used condiment (Fermented fishsauce - kind of our days "Worchestershire sauce")? The romans put garum on almost everything and making it was a big industry. There were all kinds of garum, from cheap stuff to really superexpensive ones and it was exported all over the empire since the romans abroad couldn't due without their beloved garum...
Thai Fish Sauce ,or Vietnamese Ngoc Nam ( i think name was) is closest one can find similar to the Garum on a general easy level.
Think that's what they're referring to at 14:26
@@MrPh30 It's "nuoc mam" which literally means "fermented sauce". "nuoc" means "water/juice/sauce" depending on the context in Vietnamese. "ngoc" on the other hand, means "pearl".
@@MrPh30 Some forms of it are still being made in Italy as well - the "Colatura di alici" made in the Campania region is very close to ancient garum. Makes for some killer spaghetti
@@anti-macro Thats good to hear , years back i learnt by a chef i worked with ,to use the fish sauce as season in the fishsoup ,it was so much deeper and rich with it than other soups made elsewhere.
It would be interesting to see a video talking about the different types of dyes, textiles, and clothing that the people used in those days. I think such a video would complement this one in painting a colorful picture of life in ancient rome.
And as always, thank you for the great content!
Hi Paul, thanks for the input, we will take this into account, an interesting topic indeed.
@@ImperiumRomanumYT It would be good to see. You guys are by far the best channel for history. The fact that you go out and film in a reenacting setting, in my mind, not only makes you the best, but also goes to show how dedicated you are to the history you generously present to us. Couple that with the calm and composed narration and you have a golden format.
Pigments used in frescos too.
In the meantime, -Megatron- Metatron has already made a video on this topic: th-cam.com/video/9c-c39T1xeI/w-d-xo.html
Athena became patron god for the city of Athens because she granted them their first olive tree. It happened in sharp competition with Poseidon who gave them a new river flowing by - but it was useless salt water. But the olive oil had many uses.
This is the kind of videos you guys do that really separates you from the other channels. It's rare when we see not just the big events or top elites, but even get a sense of the common man's living standards. Great job for the wonderful, across-the-spectrum presentation! Love it.
This channel is a hidden gem I luckily just found. Shout-out from Italy! ❤️
Ciao e grazie!
I really like how you act it out as a skit with the props, clothing, environment, and everything else, it makes the video more interesting and entertaining to watch, I listened and watched the whole thing.
Great to hear you appreciate it! That's what sets us apart so it's nice to get some confirmation that it's worth the trouble haha
how do you only have 33,000 subscribers? The effort and detail you put into this is amazing.
"Aeneas, his chief captains, and fair Iülus lay their limbs to rest under the boughs of a high tree, and spread the feast; they place cakes of meal on the grass beneath the food-Jove himself inspired them-and they crown the wheaten base with fruits of the field." Maybe it's a stretch to call that a veggie-lover's pizza, given the lack of cheese (and, obviously, tomato sauce), but it's not THAT different.
No, it ain't.
You guys covering the more day-to-day aspects of Rome helps me paint a better picture of what life was really like back then. Great stuff as usual!
Such a great video! You probably put a lot of time and effort into it and it really shows, the scenes of people cooking and eating really help build the story you're telling!
Second that
Thanks Chaja! We indeed put a lot of time and effort into our videos, I think that is also the reason why nobody else does this haha
Agree, it also humanizes the Romans more imo. So much more relatable when you can watch things going on in such a 'day in the life' sort of setting.
@@kzero1499 Exactly, especially because this is not the sort of content you usually see in movies or series about the time either.
This is honestly such an amazing channel! This content could be shown in schools/libraries to kids, because it’s easy enough for children to comprehend, and offers a new perspective into daily roman life that most adults would find fascinating, too. Really great work!
This is the first time I've come across one of your docs... It is excellent content! This is an awesome effort and the attention to detail in the acted scenes -- the costumes, sets, prop -- is really appreciated. You guys deserve a budget!
Welcome, glad to have you with us! And thanks for the kind words! As to budget; the paid sponsorships are finally relieving some financial pressure, so we're getting there (or somewhere at least hehe)
So the "sal" of salad is derived from salt in Latin. I learned something new today.
And the word 'salary' comes from Latin 'salarium', originally denoting a Roman soldier's allowance to buy salt, from sal ‘salt’.
Your language is full of Latin words.
en español suena tonto ya que es la misma palabra XD
Got here from Invicta! Great video! Very perfect to visualise it all, and I can't even begin to thank you for that.
Thanks! Posting this comment is also helping:)
The puls dish you describe at 5:14 sounds a lot like the traditional dishes of the central Mesetan plains and northern mountains of Spain. These are hearty dishes that can be made of lentils, beans, chickpeas and pork, including entire chunks of just pure fat. Pork is the meat of choice, with an extensive variety of sausages, but lamb is also common in this area. Salted fish is very traditional and can be found in some inland towns but is more typical for countries such as Portugal. Bread is also considered an absolute must across Spain that is served with most if not all food, to the point where eating something like, for example, Spanish ham without bread is considered to be somewhat strange. Wine in these areas is very much a staple accompaniment too and is not considered to be a excessive or indicative of alcoholism. Bread, like on the Pompeiian shopping list you describe, is part of the daily commercial culture of Spain, with many people "bajando por el pan" (going down [to the shops underneath their apartments] for bread) each day. One of the traditional types of Castillian bread, 'pan candeal', is circular in shape and scored into breakable chunks, like 'panis quadratus', but is very white and fluffy, probably unlike Roman bread. There is also an overwhelming preference for sheep's cheese in central Spain, too. Of course, Spain is a large producer of olives and olive oil, though this is more in the South.
Very interesting! I'm a norwengian medieval archaeologist, and it's really interesting to see the similarities, and also the contrasts to my area of expertice. For instance, here porrige was also a cheap staple. But fish was a cheap, and enjoyed by anyone, while pork was more expencive.
@@tatumergo3931 Where do you live? In sub Saharan Africa?
@@tatumergo3931 That explains much. You can move to a coastal area and you will realize that gush is plentiful and affordable.
I think grain porridge is one of the closer things to a human universal in cuisine. If eaten completely plain (as, to be fair, a lot of people throughout history have probably had to endure at some time) of course it's going to be pretty unenjoyable as they complain about here. But I think it was a bit unkind to dwell on that even as far as they did. Add just a little flavor and it becomes, while usually not elevated fare, quite tasty. Famous examples are the Chinese congee and the polenta mentioned even here. And of course the various famous American breakfast foods.
Some variants of Pasta were influenced by Chinese noodles, while tomatoes, chilies and potatoes came from the Americas. Same thing goes to the Chinese red soup, it was actually originated from Eastern European borscht soup but made with ingredients from Americas.
Chinese and Italian noodle/pasta cultures don't have any relationship between each other. They developed independently.
@@78KPKwrong. at least the spaghetti was absolutely foreign to the Italians because they did not know how to make noodles as thin as modern ones. It was brought to Italy by Arab conquerors in 8th century AD and was called Itriyya. Tracing history of Itriyya, it is directly from China. There is barely any history of North Africans or Arabs eating thin noodles the way Chinese did. It was cultural exchange.
@@doldemenshubarti8696 modern spaghetti have been developed at the end of 19th century thanks to technical developments able to make dry pasta but traditionally there are different kinds of "long" fresh pasta. From Pici in Tuscany (originally from V sec BC) to Spaghetti alla chitarra or Tonnarelli (Abruzzo 1500 AD), and then tagliatelle and all kinds of long egg pasta since Roman times.
@@78KPK no, that modern spaghetti is mass produced version of already existing spaghetti with roots all the way back to 8th century. And no. None of the pasta you mentioned comes even close to technical method of creating something like spaghetti or vermicelli as that method was unknown not only to Europeans, but unknown to entire longitudinal section west of Middle East
As always, I'm extremely impressed with the video. I cannot stress how much I love the period clothing and reenactments. It adds a nice, simple background to watch without distracting from the information from the narration. The subject matter, as always, is great. I love the day in the life type of history. It makes the past feel so accessible. I'm so happy to have discovered this channel early on. I can't wait to watch it grow! Don't ever change, what you're doing is perfect.
What a fantastic channel. I can't imagine how much prep went into filming this. Bravo almost felt like I was back in Roman times 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks a lot, that's exactly what our aim is with this channel, great to hear!
For those who don't know the existence that channel: Historical Italian Cooking. It's a treasure too. Entirely focus of the diet of Italian people, mainly Roman and Medieval food.
Imperium Romanum: first time im watching your videos and it's great. Eating roman food is simple and healthy. Im now exclusively eating historical food daily. Keep the good work.
This channel is really likeable. And I like that you guys cover interesting topics about everyday life instead of just rehashing surface level Roman events.
Thanks Micheal, we are glad to hear that:)
This channel is incredible.
It’s a funny difference in our time and Roman life that they rarely drank wine without watering it down. Also, as fruits would be seasonal and leave you at risk of scurvy if you had none, fruit would be mixed with low-quality wine to make posca. It was a staple for the legions, who needed a way of keeping fruit on hand while travelling and storing it without it rotting, and was common in lower classes in cities and rural villages. Since rural communities had to factor in long transport times for trade goods, posca was often their only means of having wine as it was cheap.
Mămăligă (porridge), Pâine (bread), Caș/Brânză (cheese (especially sheep kind)), and Porc (pork) are still staples in Romania.
Just make sure you thoroughly cook the pork otherwise you might get parasites. Besides pork has a ton of cholesterol and overall isn’t good for you.
As a curiosity, in the North African berberian language tarifit, bread is called 'agrum', from 'agrum', or 'country' in Latin.
Nobody cares about Romania except Romanians - and even they barely care lmao.
Thanks for all the footage you provide to the channel "Invicta"! You guys make some great content on your own channel and for others as well!!
I love watching videos with both ads and sponsored content! I never dislike them or choose don’t recommend channel.
Thanks for understanding, it's really the only way to pay the (significant) bills for producing stuff like this (or patreon but that's not enough by a long shot unfortunately hehe)
@@ImperiumRomanumYT amazing how many channels seem to be able to do it. Survival of the fittest i guess. Goodbye.
I'm so lucky to have found this channel! More detailed than most history shows on the television, even! 10/10 points! ;-)
Great video! The actual 'roleplaying' helps so much. Little side note: Please see if you can do something about the sound quality, you deserve it :D
Thanks! Yes we know, this is actually one of our first recorded videos and the audio is not the standard we have today. But no worries, from now on everything will be top quality:)
Considering the occasional collaborations you guys do with Invicta, i think this is a very suitable comparison i am about to make:
my absolute favorite video on Invicta channel is the one where they explain the daily diet and dinner preparations of a common legionnaire. i also believe it is one of it's most successful videos to date and a game changer in its channel.
Likewise, i found this video, with it's focus on the common man's diet is the best video you guys produced so far (and that's a fairly high bar you guys set since the first video) and i am hopeful it will be a game changer in your channel as well. you guys definitely deserve it.
Was amazed hiking south through Portugal. You come out on a river plain to discover rice growing from mountain to mountain following the river out to the sea. To see the areas where they produced garum from fresh caught small fish, layered with salt in giant pots to be left in the sun to ferment and break down the fish!
Another great video. I love learning about food in history and have already baked a few breads using historical recipes. I still have to try the Roman bread found in Pompeii though. Personally, I think we focus on too many other historical aspects and forget about the "simple" things like food that play an immense role. Thanks for the video!
Finally got my lazy self to go to your patreon and to support! Y'all are doing the Gods work by putting out videos to educate the average man on such unconventional topics!
Thanks Chris! Your support is very much appreciated!
Tasting History with Max Miller has a ton of great videos cooking recipes written down by ancient Roman's.
You all really should consider reaching out to collaborate with him if you ever do another food episode. I think he would get a kick out of joining in a few of the demonstration skits and getting to talk about food when he doesn't have to do all the research.
Just amazing! We appreciate the effort and the high quality you put into these videos. Thank you!! It's so interesting to learn the different aspect of the daily Roman life
Slightly adapted to modern times my favourite recipe/meal is hard boiled eggs on a bed of grains (I use rice or noodles now) covered in a white pine nut sauce (I add parsley as well). I discovered this in Latin classes at school - translating recipes - and after trying it fell in love with it. So simple yet so tasty, so quick to make yet tastes divine. And surprisingly it often turns out to be the preferred recipe/meal at local re-enactment meetings as well. Roman cuisine, adapted slightly to modern times, still reigns supreme 2000 years later. (There version of pasta isn't bad either, only I make the sheets into squares). It hasn't really changed much and featured in a number of mediaeval cookery books.
Can you share the white pine nut sauce recipe please? That dish sounds delicious.
Pine...nut...sauce? 😍😋🤤 I love pine nuts! That would be delicious!
I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS CHANNEL! PLEASE CONTINUE, THIS CHANNEL WILL BLOW UP EVENTUALLY
Fun fact, the first Oliver Gardens opened in Ravenna 402 A.D.
Such a wonderful in depth video
Hey you forgot to mention Garum. Romans didn't consider life without garum worth living, so when the garum supply disappeared in 476 AD, Romans committed suicide and that's how the Empire fell.
Lmao, no, mass suicide from depleting garum stocks didn't lead to the downfall of the empire
Perfect thanks for all you're doing for us
This is some of the best content of TH-cam. Everything is period exept the english
Keep up the great work. How you don’t have more subscribers is beyond me!
Same here, but we hope we will get more soon :)
The TH-cam algorithm brought me here.
This channel is such an underrated educational treasure.
You Batavi and Chatti make fine Roman videos.
Thanks! We are of course quite romanized hehe
My current favorite history channel on TH-cam! You guys Rock!
Great job everyone, Another great video!
I read somewhere you could smell the Romans coming because of their high garlic and olive diets. Not to mention their love of Garum, a fermented fish sauce, the precursor to our modern Worcestershire sauce.
SE Asian fish sauce is said to be much like garum.
Lol. Have you never eaten olives, haven't you?
Olive does not smell. Moroever badly...
Garlic could be a problem, but is a just a bit racist spell against italians. I guess germanic who had not seen a bath thub in his whole life, could not be so afraid from a roman's garlic breath
Cheers from California ! And your newest subscriber . I cannot believe you guys go through all the work and sweat needed to make these episodes . You are all MUCH APPRECIATED ! Thank you for making this happen
Thanks a lot, always good to hear from new people finding us, and liking what they see :D
Me too, Olinn, just signed up from San Diego.
Love your channel!
Very informative and interesting. Thank u 😇
These quieter aspects of the Roman world rarely get touched on and it’s awesome that you guys and shining a light on it. Thank you guys for such great content.
You guys deserve to be way bigger, the quality of production is amazing
Yes I agree with all previous comments, this channel is amazing and it feels so good to get a 10/10 video every month rather than the weekly sheet that all fake and biased “historian” channels release… it has been so sad to see so many channels murder my favorite history characters with lies and unproven stuff while this one still remains a true history channel…
Thanks Hugo, comments such as these truly make our work worth while. We will not disappoint you:)
Great video!
Awesome video as always.
Thanks Kasheer:)
Come on lads! We can definitely take this channel forward.
This video was completely necessary and important to know, to get deeper into the Imperium Romanum
Thanks Rene!
The most famous condiment in ancient Roman time was garum or liquamen: fermented fish sauce, very similar to modern fish sauces from Asia. It gives a wonderful umami taste to dishes and some versions would coste a fortune. The most famous version was garum sociorum (garum of the mates), in which small fish were dropped into an existing garum and left fermented twice. Even now Italians use a kind of anchovy based fermented sauce to lift up their sauces giving it a an incredible umami taste.
La colatura di alici. Così si chiama in italiano.
I honestly don’t know how this channel doesn’t have 2.7 mil subs instead of 27K. You all put out content way better than your view count deserves.
The reason this channel has such low subs is because they didn't mention garum in this vid about the Roman diet.
EXCELENTE vídeo!!!! Muito bom!!!! Parabéns!!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Thoroughly enjoyed our video presentation. Love Ancient history, subscribed. Thank You.
Welcome to the team Ger!
The amount of work that goes into these videos is insane
The quality of your content is incredible!
The production quality of this channel is simply amazing. It is very wel made and you can see that there is put a lot of effort in each video.
Keep up the good work!
I just wondered, I heard that salt was very expensive during the roman times, so did they really use it alot for cooking? Or was salt not that expensive?
Thanks for a very informative video! I liked the reproduced Roman wall paintings in the background for the whole effect besides the prepared food setup. I tried my hand at making the ancient Roman honeyed dessert "globi". It reminded me of my Mom's honeyed "struffoli" she would make at Christmas for our family. It came out pretty good combined with the ricotta in the mix. A two thousand plus year old recipe. Thumbs up! Subscribed.
Conteúdo sempre de alto nível!
This was a very well made and informative documentary. I cannot believe this does not have more views
Here as soon as I got the alert
You are truly fast as lighting haha
Same
Every day is a school and here I found an informative and interesting account of the Roman diet; your bread looks great.
7:46 hehe, nice frescoes for a bakery 😆😆
Not just a bakery me friend, the Imperium Romanum bakery ;)
These videos are absolutely impressive. Be proud, very proud of them, because this channel quickly became a must watch in youtube!
No flatbreads? Come on. Even Scandinavians have their own style of flatbread
Thankyou for taking the time to put together this fabulous reconstruction of the Roman table, very informative. I have just written a chapter in my new book about GARUM as I have just recently visited Almuñecar, Granada Province, Spain, where firstly the Phonecians and then the Romans, built a very important fish salting and Garum production centre. My first book ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN by me, GILLIAN METCALFE, is a study in human philosophy and how the Roman Imperialist structures still remain in our modern European societies and just how far the Roman culture has been responsible for much of todays world and it´s workings. My travels around the world have had me tripping over Rome almost everywhere I go and I have recently been researching their cultivation and spread of non-native food plants all over their empire. Always good to learn more. Well chosen pictures accompanying well chosen words make learning so easy and so enjoyable. This is how educational material should be. Well done. My book is available on Amazon, if you felt like having a look.
“Vijf pizza, taful drie, NU ophaleh!”
Ik wil verder graven!
@@ImperiumRomanumYT Kent iemand van jullie een Henk? Hij is kaal, lelijk en ik krijg nog geld van 'em!
as a long time history enjoyer I cant describe in words how much I loved your video. This type is absolutely stunning!!
Love the videos! Awesome channel! However, tomato was brought to Europe not 1000 after the Romans, but 50 years, after the Romans ;)
Weren't they brought to Europe by Spain from the New world.
@@dang2320 yup! 50 years after the fall of Constantinople
@@Zaeyrus Not gonna lie, I was not expecting that response.
Hi Luka, we were refering to the fall of Rome, we do not consider the Constantinople of 1543 to be much 'Roman' but of course I understand your comment:)
@@ImperiumRomanumYT respect your opinion, I'd like to continue by asking how much 'Roman' was the Empire in the 5th century, or 4th, or even when emperor Caracalla gave citizenship to the entire population living in the empire? What historians today call the Byzantine Empire is definitely different from Octavian's Rome, but they called themselves Roman, even though in Greek, I don't think that should be dismissed. I think that we can agree that even though the Eastern Roman Empire was very different, the spirit of Roman best quality survived, the ability to adept to new situations
0:22 is right. Without their foods, countries would not be the same. Great job guys. Your videos are really accurate, keep up the good work.
wake up honey new Imperium Romanum video just dropped
You are a brave man waking your girlfriend for our video, much respect to you sir.
I havent seen such a detailed and real life documentary like this
You missed on on mentioning the humble vegetable and meat stew, a staple of all of Europe going back to stone age times, but which used different vegetables and meat depending on what was available. These stews would usually be made in a very large pot in order to feed the whole family and often reheated the second day.
Not for the Mediterranean....
For regular citizenry of Rome and her cities, meat consumption wasn't as widespread and was mostly eaten on holidays, or other special occasions in relation to how wealthy they are. Their regular consumption was based on grains and vegetables as shown by this video. Only the wealthy could afford/have access to meats on a regular basis, as those tended to be land owners (whom has access to land to HUNT on), successful business owners, political elites and what not.
An exception to this would be the Roman Army/Military, as they were semi regularly rationed meat based on local availability, however even then, their main diet was also vegetables and grains.
I've been interested in both the Romans and Greeks for some time. At my age of 51 I've started reading cookbooks that *sort of* give us an idea as to what foods back then might have been like. Today my husband and I received the book called Apicius, and it is mind-boggling and stomach-churning to learn that they were eating things like animal brains.
We even getting Roman food... is there anything this channel can't make absoulety entertaining too watch. Quick answer no there is nothing they can't make me feel compelled to watch.
Thanks Sasori!
Absolutely amazing the way you portraed ancient roam, it mighty have taken lots of efforts. Great video 👍🏽 and some quality info about roman diets
If pigs were only held for their meat, how do you explain incendiary pigs?!
That small mistake aside, great video again and it’s astonishing how many information you gathered about the different types of food!
Pasta be quiet!
Does it have grandparents?
@@yannick6389 These are vegetables. I eat them on my plate
Should I call you mister?
@@yannick6389 ahaaaaaaaaa
Some of the best content on TH-cam. Love it!
In Morocco we still dip bread in olive oil 😂 , maybe it has some roots the ancient times 😂😂.
It probably does, many historians think that the that the flavors of Roman cuisine is most comparable with those of the moroccan cuisine today!
I mean when Islam converted many, it didn’t change their local produce all together, so people carried those cuisine ahead.
THANK YOU!!! I can’t visualise, I’m Australian, and I haven’t gotten to Europe yet, but I’ve been studying Rome for decades and this is brilliant to be able to properly see what I can’t imagine. Thank you 🙏
That's great to hear mate! That's how we wanted to distinguish ourselves, but sometimes i wonder if it's worth all the extra trouble to do actual live filming with people and props etc. This helps, so thanks!
@@ImperiumRomanumYT to me it’s priceless
Actually most of the foods you claim were from south America originated in North America or mesoamerica. The potato did come from South America.
Really enjoyed this video. Love the fact that you added great history to show or explain the food.
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Another great vid, Thanks guys! Your quality seems to keep getting better and better.
You have quite good quality in your videos.. A shame antiquity is being censored, whether through blatant means or simply apathy.. We who feel akin to this elder world will forever pay attention, however.
My mind was blown by the idea of the Roman buying bread for coin. That’s just so… normal? And makes me realize that some of the things humans do never changes.
I really hope your channel takes off, because I've enjoyed every video so far. You all are doing amazing work and the amount of effort that goes into it is self-evident.
What great information and content! The Roman diet as seen here is exactly what I eat today. Good, clean, well, balanced local foods are the way to go.
Videos like this is why I watch TH-cam all day and seldom watch TV anymore.