PLEASE READ: I have heard your strong feedback regarding the format for the ad placement in this video. There is a balancing act to be had with creating educational content and funding it. In this video I wanted to experiment with using the sponsor content as a prop for historical discussion. However in the process this sort of integration risks blurring the lines between education and ad which compromises what this channel is about. Understand that I am always receptive to your responses and will be taking steps to address your concerns moving forwards. We will still need to find video sponsors to fund projects that can cost over $1-2k to produce. I'd ask for your recommendations on how best to proceed. Should ads be kept self contained? Should ads be reserved for the beginning/end of the video only? Can we generate enough funding on Patreon to avoid having to rely on ads? (www.patreon.com/InvictaHistory) Thanks again for your understanding and patience.
I am fine with adds as long as the great quality this channel has will be guarded. I think choosing adds on the content they provide is also needed s.t. it doesnt feel misplaced. Looking forward to more content!
I'm personally fine with ads, especially when they're tied back to the video's topic. But in this case it was the sheer length of the ad that offended me.
There's that, and how patronising your sponsor apparently wants you to be (Shout-out at Harry's here, you didn't invent the multi-bladed razor and I know how to shave) If the ads really must be at the beginning I can put up with it, but please don't force me to sit through the placement in order to get the history
It's worth noting that the Romans also had a varieties of dyes for their hair - then as now, fashions came and went, and different colours were in or out, grey hairs were to be hidden; and blondes were always in demand. Some women even chose to dye their hair red or even blue, using woad. Yes, there were blue haired Romans, and they were seen as very bohemian. Much like today, really.
@Invicta Can you do a video on where the Romans kept their money? Like, did they have banks or did they hide it in their mattresses (if they had any) And what did soldiers do with their pay? I doubt they carried it around, so how did they get paid & keep it safe along with other war loot?
@@InvictaHistory Throw in some money lending & borrowing in there aswell as I hear many people like Augustus borrowed alot of money, Romes richest man Marcus Crassus lending money to Caesar, where did they keep it all especially Crassus?
What worried the great Julius Caesar? Losing a battle? Losing allies? Getting kidnapped? Getting stabbed? Nope. It was going bald. Suetonius wrote: "His baldness was something that greatly bothered him." It seems he combed over his balding spot with what was left of his thinning hair.
Apparently the family appellation of Caesar meant "full head of hair." This would have made it possible to make many a joke. (The Romans had a personal name, and family name, and then a family 'nickname' of sorts, as in Gaius Julius Caesar.
300 bc Rome Senate house : "today I've brought a new species with skilled hand a man who can cut your beard or your hair" Senat 1: " wow" Senat 2 :"amazing" Senat 3 :"You can do that!!?"
Hair has always been an extremely important social features and symbol of status and culture, more history channels could talk about that, so, good work on you to bring this subject up for once. I remember when I learned that during the Meiji Restoration many peasants surrounded the Samurai and cutted their Chonmage, this way demoting the noble status from the Samurai to a simple peasant themselves and thus making them live as a new person. Many of them even refused and preferred death before letting them cut their hair. Up until this day in Japanese Media, cutting your hair (mostly for girls though) is simbolic for a radical change in life, simbolizing a transformed or new person.
Thanks for recognizing the importance of topics like this. I definitely do plan on making more videos about hair styles in other cultures like the Japanese you mentioned.
Big fan of your work, so please don't take this too negatively... but the ad spot needs to be improved. I understand what you were going for with the integration, but I think it just ends up devaluing all the information around it. I think it would be much better to either start or finish with a direct ad along the lines of... "speaking of haircuts, harrys has this new thing blah blah blah" I totally understand the need for compensation so I am not throwing shade at that, I just think when it gets put so bluntly in with the historical content, it just cheapens everything.
Took 4 years of Latin in high school, and a line from one Roman poem was “she spends an hour on her hair to make it look like she spent no time on her hair.” So the shampoo commercial trope showing people waking up with shiny, perfect brushed, flowing hair goes way back.
I was very excited to see you mention Janet Stephens as I'm a huge fan of her work, especially as a cosmetologist myself. I was off-put by the ad, as others have mentioned. Had it been placed at the beginning or end and easily skippable that would have been nice but I'm not even opposed to trying to tie it in like you did, had it been shorter. It got to the point where you would start to move on and get into facts and then go back to Harry's. It also made me question the validity of some of what you said as a professional barber shaving with a single blade can do amazing things but you had to keep hitting on how great 5 blades are... And yeah, they're nice, but that forced comparison was awkward. You definitely need to be able to make money and I could see where you might have thought "Oh, this would be a great segue into the sponser" but it got to the point even you seemed uncomfortable with how you had to keep bringing it back to Harry's instead of just getting all the talking points you're supposed to hit out and over with so you could go back to the content. I know you've gotten plenty of comments about the ads and all, just trying to help offer insight into what might improve it since you need to be able to have ads. Keep up the great work 😊
If you enjoyed, please do share the video around as it helps get the algorithm to treat us more kindly, at least in the first 24 hours. Thanks for the help : )
@@LilyLovecraft figured you all would rather have me use the product as a prop for history but I guess some would rather it be entirely separated to skip more easily
If anyone is interested: Recently I saw a TV program where people try to find the origin and price of their old belongings. One man brought an old hairpin that was apparently from second century Rome, the pin depicted an image of a women cowgirling a guy, so basically back in those days girls wore porno's in their hair. (The pin was worth about 40.000 Euro's)
Bloodshed and war is all our ancestors knew, according to our world history, the planet have had more peace after WW2 than it has before WW2, we do have small country wars and proxy wars, but the wars we have now is nothing compare to all the wars the world has had before the 20th century, just google List of wars: 1800-1899 and these are just the recorded wars, we have no idea, was happening in East,West Africa, south America and many parts of Asia what a horrible time to be born in 1801, where if your a young healthy male you have a 99% chance of going to war and if your a women, pray that your side is winning so you don't end up as spoils.
jason4275 lol who told you we have no ideia what was happening in south america in the 1800s? If we know a lot about the inca’s conquest of the andes, why wouldn’t we understand conflicts between national states that recorded all their history in official documents written in portuguese and spanish? Many south american countries were fighting their independence wars in the 1800s and you really think we know nothing about that?? The same goes for the other regions you mentioned. Remember that, just because you don’t know something, that doesn’t mean “we have no ideia” about it.
Speaking of haircut, am I the only one who started cutting my own hair since I’ve been repeatedly encountering barbers who just couldn’t deliver what I wanted, I invested in a clipper and started DIYing, there were some fail haircuts where I fucked up big time at times, but once you got the gists of it, it’s a really useful skill.
Thanks. I felt it was better to at least use the product as a prop for the history rather than just do a straight ad read but I understand why people might prefer it separated to more easily skip.
Understood. I figured it would be better to at least try and use the sponsor bits as a prop to teach that history segment but I can see how it makes it trickier to skip
@@InvictaHistory Don't get me wrong! You never cease to impress with the care you put into your videos. They're incredibly well researched and have taught me a lot over the last years! I may be speaking through my bias from the UK where advertising is very different :P. Please dont take this as a criticism about taking sponsership to support yourself, they allow you to continue to add value to the historical education youtube space. Perhaps just a revised approach to the plug? Though what do i know! Keep up the good work :)
@@Blcksapphire1 Thanks for the honest feedback. I've now gone full time with TH-cam and am trying to find the right balance when it comes to generating income from deals and delivering unfiltered history. I'll definitely keep your feedback in mind. A lot of sponsors do request an ad read so in that case would you just prefer the plug to be bundled up in a small, self contained package?
@@InvictaHistory I doubt it's a problem you'll have going forward, considering you're highly unlikely to have a sponsor that so closely ties into your subject. If you suddenly start looping (for example) NordVPN into the regular content I could see a real problem.
I understand the need for a sponsor, however, a tad too much over all this time, I think most viewers really would have preferred a more "and wirh the video almost over, this is Harry's, 5-bladed razor with great... Link in the dedcription" but I don"t know the deal you made, so I won't judge. :) That said, interesting video, always a new, less over-saturated (and if it is well covered elsewhere, you almost always manage to add your own nice twist) perspective of Rome and Roman life in your videos! Cheers and keep 'em coming.
Thanks for the feedback. I will be doing a better job of sequestering the ad content rather than trying to use it as a prop or anything as happened in this video. Best not to blur the lines.
I'm a person who shaves his head and trims his face very regularly. Thanks to quarantine, I have set a new hair-growing record and in honour of the last day before I cut my hair, I shall watch this video again.
you may laugh but webs do work ,they were able to stop the bleeding of my cousin finger that was severed,the bandages didn't really help till my grandmother got webs & wrapped the finger to the hand , it stayed attached, the bleeding stopped after they were applied . it took 2 hours to get to the hospital(yay for the wilds of alaska) the drs freaked but when they removed the webs the bleeding started up all over again. thankfully she has full use of it back.yeah there's better thing s nowadays but the old stuff like this ,there's a reason why it has stay as an old wives tale for so long,im not suggesting it as like a replacement or anything ,but in a pinch...
@@jason4275 she always left them alone until they got dirty & she'd sweep them down then & the house wasn't over run with them either she just left certain corns be used by them, & she never killed them if the weren't poisonous, she would tell us it was because they had saved her uncle when he chopped off his toe.but not only that you'd be surprised where webs will show up they build really quick.
I don't mind the ad. TH-cam is being relentless, and creators are looking for alternate platforms already, so don't be too hard on them guys. It was actually refreshing to see the ad integrated into the topic instead of the: "But before the video, let me tell you about RAID SHADOW LEGENDS"
While directly integrating the Harry's plug into the overall video was an interesting idea, in practice, at least in this case, it was noticeably awkward and seemed to derail the video from the intended subject. For many, sponsor plugs would be clearly announced and best placed at the beginning or end of a video, so they do not interrupt the video's flow. That said, it was certainly interesting to see an attempt at directly integrating a video's subject with an appropriate sponsor, I personally feel it could've gone smoother and certainly wouldn't mind seeing another attempt at such, bu hopefully you'll have a better time handling such.
The best thing to understand about history is that humans have the same needs and psychology over at least the last 10,000 years. Even though what we consider good or bad as changed, we’re basically conscious creatures looking to fill our needs and wants, and looking good and feeling important is as important to us as it was to them. They also acted as individuals, so we can say: The Romans were, but we should always imagine how a single individual from this society would have for in this: Like, guy wakes up to the sound of the merchants opening their stalls, slaves emptying the chamber pots. The guy is nervous about a big deal he will do in the forum, as he must secure a big wine purchase for his boss owning a Gaul wine import business in Latia, and a Greek merchant has arrived from Massilia yesterday, our spotter (your most trusted slave, a Greek from Lycia) adviced you the merchant spent the day with port authorities in Ostia and his merchandise is being hauled up the Tiber this instant. As you get ready, you notice your beard needs a trim, so you plan your day: 1- Give your wife and children their duties of the day, if the deal goes well there will be a reception tonight and the mansion must be perfect, the slaves will work double shift, you also give the allowance for the diner. Then to the barber for a good trim, time to chill before going to the forum with your associates. Wine from Gaul is very trendy right now, and you must guarantee your business will be able to offer the most amount in the Capital and its surrounding to ensure you get a satisfying bonus. Maybe in a few years you will be able to buy a small villa out of Rome, the stench in the summer is unbearable, and you could maybe buy some military equipment for your son.
I've been using a saftey razor for the past couple years. It's pretty humbling, yet it gives a good shave. A single blade isn't terribly difficult. And did they have shave soap at least?
when the wealthy ladies got their hair done, did they keep it that way for several days until it fell apart, or did they go through hours of styling every day?
I don’t know about Roman women but most women in various cultures didn’t bother trying to style their hair everyday, mostly because they weren’t styling it. At least in the Victorian era, doing your hair was reserved for one day every week or two where it’d be washed by a servant or two and styled. A person without slaves would probably have a woman in their family do it; hair styling is a time for female bonding so it could be by a friend, neighbor, etc. People also wore wigs(pieces of hair within the style, half wig, full wig etc). I would assume the Romans had a similar situation.
Harry's will never get my business. I came here for Roman civilisations- not a 5 minute advert wrapped up in "oh this is to talk about the differences"
Nvm figured it out! Lol! It's Lindsay Duncan as Servilia of the Junii from a tv series litterally called Rome XD lol I was like "ermgd red headed Lady Smallwood!!!"
“Amazing” no, it was awkward and made it feel like you were watching an infomercial... I will respectfully not skip an ad in the beginning or end to support the creator but like this took up like 5 minutes and I didn’t feel like the comparison was even equal. We didn’t learn the real info till it was over.
I know they're your sponsor, but some of the comparisons you made for the razors were just silly. Obviously, a Roman razor would be full after shaving people all day...but one of Harry's razors would be dull after shaving all day as well. There are better ways to sell a razor than to point out ancient razors have a downside that the razor you're trying to sell still has. Also, safety razors are better than multiblade razors. Closer shave and way cheaper....it's just a couple cents per razor and they last just as long, if not longer than modern multiblade replacables. And way less waste. Everyone should try them a few times to see how great they are. (Not a salesman, just a convert).
I have a greco-roman hairstyle. It's big spiral curls that are dry to the point that the only way to get the curls to hold and not frizz is with olive oil.
@@InvictaHistory Thanks! Here's a video that shows what it looks like wet. When it's dry, it has a lot more volume, and there is a lot of visible grey. ;) th-cam.com/video/jFqNTizjCZ4/w-d-xo.html
imagine how the romans used to think of themselves. they probably used to think of how modern, advanced they were. compared to other nations and kingdoms.
I know you already heard that, but this way of embedding an ad makes it nearly impossible to pull out parts of the information. Although, it does look like the type of educational video you'd find on a sellers webpage.
Didnt enjoy it as I quit the video after that. I've seen enough placements on YT that did not contain someone saying the brand's name 45 times with the poorest reasons to do so. "Todays razors have 3 blades, or 5 in case of this HARRY'S ULTIMATE X43 Super Razor". Cut it out.
To the creators: Fantastic video (truly), I really enjoyed it and was intending to share it but I feel like I can’t because of the mix of educational content with advertising. I think it’s great that there are advertisers that allow so many really good youtube channels to exist; and I do understand the argument that working a plug into the script maximizes the educational content; but it presents two problems to me when I want to share the video (which I do): 1. Mixing content and ads implies a decreased editorial independence. (If historical sources suggest that a single blade is better than five, could you have said so? Even just asking the question pulls your informational trustworthiness regrettably into question). 2. People I share URLs with expect me to vet them, and when a video sneakily turns expected content into advertising they will feel misled against their best interests and become more likely to ignore my URL recommendations. I don’t want to lecture anyone on how to run a youtube channel, obviously, but perhaps more people are hesitant to share a video like this one, in which case I hope to provide some additional perspective.
Thank you for the feedback. Funding will continue to be something that I grapple with moving forwards as I am now full time and need to not just pay for all the research, art, and editing but also myself. I will be re-adjusting how the ad gets integrated in to the videos moving forwards so that we can either front or end load them to not interrupt and mingle with the content.
@@InvictaHistory I thought it was a good effort, certainly I've seen less care taken in dropping ads and no one can fault you for taking sponsors. But as far as the cut-to-product segment, it might have been more palatable if you had some representation of the Roman equivalent you were contrasting--I'm not suggesting that you need tangible props necessarily, as that would add yet another expense, but even just a picture of a Roman tool might have helped it to feel less like a product demo guy putting on a show in a department store. The way you were describing the Roman facial blades had me imagining a straight razor, but later in the video you showed pictures of thin, curved blades that had finger-holes--having that visual during the product segment might have added another element of interest. I, like the person above, have friends to whom I've recommended your channel, and I will still share links to your videos as my friends have an abiding interest in ancient civilizations, but perhaps I won't start them on this one.
@uuaschbaer @Invicta I agree with what you're saying ideologically, but as consumers, if we want (such wonderful educational) content, we need to pay for it somehow. People are very accustomed to the notion of free entertainment, but content creators can't work for free, nor should we expect them to do so. Setting aside time, effort, and the necessity of an income stream, the cost of animating a video like this is many hundreds of dollars. So, even if content creation is purely a passion project, one is left with a limited number of options to fund it. It's an impossible financial burden to shoulder without support. Personally, I thought Invicta did a great job of working this sponsorship into their video in a tasteful and educational way, and I do like to buy from companies who are willing to sponsor educational content. However, if you're uncomfortable with this, you may want to sign-up for TH-cam Premium, since creators are paid considerably better for Premium user views (at least to my knowledge). And if that seems like too roundabout a method, then perhaps Invicta could start a Patreon account, so that dedicated viewers, like yourself, can contribute directly to his expenses and effectively crowdsource his wage in return for extra benefits and regular content. I'm sure Invicta appreciates your thoughts, and I do think you've contributed a worthwhile perspective to this discussion. I just think we need to be more aware of the expenses involved in creating artistic and educational entertainment. As consumers, we need to be prepared to pay for this, one way or another, and sponsorship is arguably one of the least burdensome means for the viewer.
First video I've disliked from your channel, purely because you utilized the ad products and pushed it so much. If people place an ad sponsorship in the middle of the video, it can be bearable, but only if its content is separate. Even Lindy Beige almost never integrates the ads into his lectures. He announces when they begin and end.
Thanks for the feedback. I was trying something to see if I could incorporate the product in a demo of sorts but understand how those blurred lines can take away from the content overall. As stated in other replies, I am definitely very sensitive to everyone's feedback and will pursue the route of sequestering the ad content as much as possible moving forwards.
Treft Hergom it’s not that hard to recognize when the video actually starts again in my opinion. Disliking is unnecessary seeing the time and production quality he puts in to these videos.
Absolutely outstanding! I've always wondered about this subject. I love your videos and always learn from them. Please keep the awesome videos coming and God bless you, my friend!
Nah, its something that I commission and only provide for download to the Patrons. If you mean her profile more generally then here is her Behance page: www.behance.net/bevsi
PLEASE READ: I have heard your strong feedback regarding the format for the ad placement in this video. There is a balancing act to be had with creating educational content and funding it. In this video I wanted to experiment with using the sponsor content as a prop for historical discussion. However in the process this sort of integration risks blurring the lines between education and ad which compromises what this channel is about. Understand that I am always receptive to your responses and will be taking steps to address your concerns moving forwards. We will still need to find video sponsors to fund projects that can cost over $1-2k to produce. I'd ask for your recommendations on how best to proceed. Should ads be kept self contained? Should ads be reserved for the beginning/end of the video only? Can we generate enough funding on Patreon to avoid having to rely on ads? (www.patreon.com/InvictaHistory) Thanks again for your understanding and patience.
I am fine with adds as long as the great quality this channel has will be guarded. I think choosing adds on the content they provide is also needed s.t. it doesnt feel misplaced. Looking forward to more content!
I'm personally fine with ads, especially when they're tied back to the video's topic. But in this case it was the sheer length of the ad that offended me.
There's that, and how patronising your sponsor apparently wants you to be (Shout-out at Harry's here, you didn't invent the multi-bladed razor and I know how to shave)
If the ads really must be at the beginning I can put up with it, but please don't force me to sit through the placement in order to get the history
i pay youtube to not have ads in my videos. a little bit is ok, but in your case it is more than a third of the video. thats not okay.
I would just prefer adds all at the beginning.
It's worth noting that the Romans also had a varieties of dyes for their hair - then as now, fashions came and went, and different colours were in or out, grey hairs were to be hidden; and blondes were always in demand. Some women even chose to dye their hair red or even blue, using woad.
Yes, there were blue haired Romans, and they were seen as very bohemian. Much like today, really.
With the ever changing styles some Roman women just made sure to keep some slaves with red or blonde hair and shave the poor things to have wigs made.
Source? Really interested me
WHAT. Blue haired Romans?? That's the most interesting thing I have heard all week
This fascinating! Do you have a source?
Amazing! ^ ^
@Invicta Can you do a video on where the Romans kept their money?
Like, did they have banks or did they hide it in their mattresses (if they had any)
And what did soldiers do with their pay? I doubt they carried it around, so how did they get paid & keep it safe along with other war loot?
Ah, THAT is a great topic suggestion. Would love to do something on banking and personal money accounts.
I believe there were money boxes, that people would have in their homes
@@InvictaHistory Throw in some money lending & borrowing in there aswell as I hear many people like Augustus borrowed alot of money, Romes richest man Marcus Crassus lending money to Caesar, where did they keep it all especially Crassus?
Also, I can already imagine possible sponsors for the video :)
Fuck this is really good
What worried the great Julius Caesar?
Losing a battle?
Losing allies?
Getting kidnapped?
Getting stabbed?
Nope. It was going bald. Suetonius wrote: "His baldness was something that greatly bothered him." It seems he combed over his balding spot with what was left of his thinning hair.
Not only was J. Caesar vain, he’s human.
I sorry but I find this 🤣🤣🤣🤣
So you’re saying Julius Caesar had a fucking COMBOVER?!?!
Apparently the family appellation of Caesar meant "full head of hair." This would have made it possible to make many a joke. (The Romans had a personal name, and family name, and then a family 'nickname' of sorts, as in Gaius Julius Caesar.
I'm with Caesar on that one, it's a problem as old as time :P
Barber: what you want?
Ceaser: "the Mediterranean"
Barber: "got you fam"
1- It's "Caesar", not "Ceaser"
2- Caesar was famously bald
Lmao
@@aetu35 Caesar was a title given to the emperors. Coming from Julius' name. Kind of like majesty. So his comment can work perfectly
"and 5 blades is more then 3" . . . . I'm speechless . .
and worse than one tbh
I use a board with 20...better than 5...!
Do you mean 5 blades like for example the one from Harry's has?
that sponsor transition was almost as smooth as the shave you can get with Harry's
Haha I tried to make it integrated in the video so that I can do the required sponsor plug while using the product to actually teach history.
Lol
@@InvictaHistory I wish more TH-camrs would do that
I don't know if you are being sarcastic.
@@navneethballal9427 I wasn't
I diagnose you with bald.
"Oh God, is there any cure?"
*No*
@Internet Entity it cut hair aswell it cut your neck as an extra addition
Elton Iohn might disagree. :) More a remedy perhaps than a cure though.
With the bald would be even funnier
Poor Caesar
Go to 10:02 to skip the Harry's advertisement (when you get to it, don't start there as you will miss the beginning)
That was utterly excruciating.
Thanks. The ad was a bit too long.
Thank you sooooooooo much!!! Truly a hero!!
🥺
5 minutes of advert with only ~10/12 minutes of content... That's really bad. Thank you for the time skip.
300 bc Rome Senate house : "today I've brought a new species with skilled hand a man who can cut your beard or your hair"
Senat 1: " wow"
Senat 2 :"amazing"
Senat 3 :"You can do that!!?"
Hair has always been an extremely important social features and symbol of status and culture, more history channels could talk about that, so, good work on you to bring this subject up for once.
I remember when I learned that during the Meiji Restoration many peasants surrounded the Samurai and cutted their Chonmage, this way demoting the noble status from the Samurai to a simple peasant themselves and thus making them live as a new person. Many of them even refused and preferred death before letting them cut their hair. Up until this day in Japanese Media, cutting your hair (mostly for girls though) is simbolic for a radical change in life, simbolizing a transformed or new person.
Thanks for recognizing the importance of topics like this. I definitely do plan on making more videos about hair styles in other cultures like the Japanese you mentioned.
“What can I do for you your majesty?”
“Silence would be nice”
Lmao thats a good one
Big fan of your work, so please don't take this too negatively... but the ad spot needs to be improved. I understand what you were going for with the integration, but I think it just ends up devaluing all the information around it. I think it would be much better to either start or finish with a direct ad along the lines of... "speaking of haircuts, harrys has this new thing blah blah blah"
I totally understand the need for compensation so I am not throwing shade at that, I just think when it gets put so bluntly in with the historical content, it just cheapens everything.
Makes me wonder if they also shaved clean their nether regions.
Probably the actors who perform nude scenes.
@I am Bloor, dictator of Uranus That's probably a question no historian has ever asked.
Well, fashion.
@I am Bloor, dictator of Uranus for what it seems, yep, they probably did, but probably crudely...
I have it on great authority from my uncle pubicus vanishus that yes , they did .
Took 4 years of Latin in high school, and a line from one Roman poem was “she spends an hour on her hair to make it look like she spent no time on her hair.” So the shampoo commercial trope showing people waking up with shiny, perfect brushed, flowing hair goes way back.
Really snuck that ad in there huh
I remember reading that Scipio Africanus wasn't trusted initially to hold rank, among many other reasons, because he had long hair.
How long?
Also, Alexander The Great wasn't liked or respected because he either could not grow a beard or chose to be clean shaven.
When are you gonna upload the next part of the What if Caesar was never assassinated series?
Working on it with a researcher at the moment but it will likely be out in 1-2 weeks so we can get that series back on track.
@@InvictaHistory Sounds great!!
If Caesar used Harrys he would not have been assasinated.
I was very excited to see you mention Janet Stephens as I'm a huge fan of her work, especially as a cosmetologist myself.
I was off-put by the ad, as others have mentioned. Had it been placed at the beginning or end and easily skippable that would have been nice but I'm not even opposed to trying to tie it in like you did, had it been shorter. It got to the point where you would start to move on and get into facts and then go back to Harry's. It also made me question the validity of some of what you said as a professional barber shaving with a single blade can do amazing things but you had to keep hitting on how great 5 blades are... And yeah, they're nice, but that forced comparison was awkward. You definitely need to be able to make money and I could see where you might have thought "Oh, this would be a great segue into the sponser" but it got to the point even you seemed uncomfortable with how you had to keep bringing it back to Harry's instead of just getting all the talking points you're supposed to hit out and over with so you could go back to the content.
I know you've gotten plenty of comments about the ads and all, just trying to help offer insight into what might improve it since you need to be able to have ads. Keep up the great work 😊
It’s likely that, per contract, Harry’s required a certain length of an ad in the middle of the video.
Me, who hasn't cut his hair in 2 years: "Interesting."
I haven't shaved completely in years so these razor ads kind of go over my head (I just do a quick trim with an old pair of electric clippers
You’ve trimmed it though right
12 years without haircut. Though I am shaving regularly.
15 years without a haircut. It seems to fall out when it gets about a foot or so long.
I am on 8 years no hair cut
If you enjoyed, please do share the video around as it helps get the algorithm to treat us more kindly, at least in the first 24 hours. Thanks for the help : )
Separate the info and the ad thanks byeeee
@@LilyLovecraft figured you all would rather have me use the product as a prop for history but I guess some would rather it be entirely separated to skip more easily
Would be nice to see the trends and habits of other peoples like the gauls or the mayas
If anyone is interested:
Recently I saw a TV program where people try to find the origin and price of their old belongings.
One man brought an old hairpin that was apparently from second century Rome, the pin depicted an image of a women cowgirling a guy, so basically back in those days girls wore porno's in their hair.
(The pin was worth about 40.000 Euro's)
Do you remember the name of the program? I'd like to watch it
what was the program
Sounds like “antiques roadshow”
Very modern actually, the Roman hairdressing industry.
that's history right there, learn how our ancestor live, play, eat and think. not just bloodshed and war
Bloodshed and war is all our ancestors knew, according to our world history, the planet have had more peace after WW2 than it has before WW2, we do have small country wars and proxy wars, but the wars we have now is nothing compare to all the wars the world has had before the 20th century, just google List of wars: 1800-1899 and these are just the recorded wars, we have no idea, was happening in East,West Africa, south America and many parts of Asia what a horrible time to be born in 1801, where if your a young healthy male you have a 99% chance of going to war and if your a women, pray that your side is winning so you don't end up as spoils.
jason4275 lol who told you we have no ideia what was happening in south america in the 1800s? If we know a lot about the inca’s conquest of the andes, why wouldn’t we understand conflicts between national states that recorded all their history in official documents written in portuguese and spanish? Many south american countries were fighting their independence wars in the 1800s and you really think we know nothing about that??
The same goes for the other regions you mentioned. Remember that, just because you don’t know something, that doesn’t mean “we have no ideia” about it.
What shoes did romans wear? How were they produced? I feel those would be fun and interesting topics.
@Sturm [ʃtʊɐ̯m] With soles made of Nails..So a few actually survived that Volcano at Pompeii.
Dude, this is the first time I've seen your face, and you look almost exactly as I imagined. Keep on!
regarding talking to your barber, i have this quote from philogelos
the barber askd the king "how shall i cut your hair"
the king replied "in silence"
And that's why he was king.
Speaking of haircut, am I the only one who started cutting my own hair since I’ve been repeatedly encountering barbers who just couldn’t deliver what I wanted, I invested in a clipper and started DIYing, there were some fail haircuts where I fucked up big time at times, but once you got the gists of it, it’s a really useful skill.
13:38, Ancient roasting sure is brutal. He destroyed Linus.
Also, I love how you handled the sponsor, integrating it in to the content.
Alright, I'm getting the senators.
I liked how he used the ad to demonstrate the differences between our tech and theirs good job
Thanks. I felt it was better to at least use the product as a prop for the history rather than just do a straight ad read but I understand why people might prefer it separated to more easily skip.
@@InvictaHistory oh yes certainly like an old recruiter said during PT "Common use what you got butter bar!" Smart move dude
“Hey Dad, who invented the haircut?”
“I don’t know, but I’m sure it was some barberian.”
If you watch carefully you will see a very subtle product placement in the video.
Could you do a video on Chinese hairstyles? Like the exquisite Tang Dynasty styles
I can definitely see myself expanding this topic out to other cultures like the Chinese, Japanese, Aztecs, and others
@@InvictaHistory awesome. Cuz hair played a crucial role in Chinese culture, society, and nobility. More in some dynasties than others though
Not too keen on the Ad being blended with the information.
Understood. I figured it would be better to at least try and use the sponsor bits as a prop to teach that history segment but I can see how it makes it trickier to skip
@@InvictaHistory Don't get me wrong! You never cease to impress with the care you put into your videos. They're incredibly well researched and have taught me a lot over the last years! I may be speaking through my bias from the UK where advertising is very different :P. Please dont take this as a criticism about taking sponsership to support yourself, they allow you to continue to add value to the historical education youtube space. Perhaps just a revised approach to the plug? Though what do i know! Keep up the good work :)
@@Blcksapphire1 Thanks for the honest feedback. I've now gone full time with TH-cam and am trying to find the right balance when it comes to generating income from deals and delivering unfiltered history. I'll definitely keep your feedback in mind. A lot of sponsors do request an ad read so in that case would you just prefer the plug to be bundled up in a small, self contained package?
@@InvictaHistory I didn't mind. Happy you've got sponsors so that you can bring us quality content.
@@InvictaHistory I doubt it's a problem you'll have going forward, considering you're highly unlikely to have a sponsor that so closely ties into your subject. If you suddenly start looping (for example) NordVPN into the regular content I could see a real problem.
I understand the need for a sponsor, however, a tad too much over all this time, I think most viewers really would have preferred a more "and wirh the video almost over, this is Harry's, 5-bladed razor with great... Link in the dedcription" but I don"t know the deal you made, so I won't judge. :)
That said, interesting video, always a new, less over-saturated (and if it is well covered elsewhere, you almost always manage to add your own nice twist) perspective of Rome and Roman life in your videos!
Cheers and keep 'em coming.
Also, 1 like added
I concur with this ^
Thanks for the feedback. I will be doing a better job of sequestering the ad content rather than trying to use it as a prop or anything as happened in this video. Best not to blur the lines.
Quite possibly the smoothest incorporation of a sponsorship into a video that I have ever seen
Carter Walker I was thinking they same thing smooth plug
I disagree
Ngl, this was arguably the best integration of a sponsor I've ever seen.
This was a great video on harry's razors and shaving products
Me clicking on this video: Gotta keep up with my Ancient Rome hair trends
Totally agree. It's vitality important.
I'm a person who shaves his head and trims his face very regularly.
Thanks to quarantine, I have set a new hair-growing record and in honour of the last day before I cut my hair, I shall watch this video again.
you may laugh but webs do work ,they were able to stop the bleeding of my cousin finger that was severed,the bandages didn't really help till my grandmother got webs & wrapped the finger to the hand , it stayed attached, the bleeding stopped after they were applied . it took 2 hours to get to the hospital(yay for the wilds of alaska) the drs freaked but when they removed the webs the bleeding started up all over again. thankfully she has full use of it back.yeah there's better thing s nowadays but the old stuff like this ,there's a reason why it has stay as an old wives tale for so long,im not suggesting it as like a replacement or anything ,but in a pinch...
Why isn't your parents or grandmother cleaning their house of webs, If you have webs just laying around then you must have a dirty house.
@@jason4275 she always left them alone until they got dirty & she'd sweep them down then & the house wasn't over run with them either she just left certain corns be used by them, & she never killed them if the weren't poisonous, she would tell us it was because they had saved her uncle when he chopped off his toe.but not only that you'd be surprised where webs will show up they build really quick.
I don't mind the ad. TH-cam is being relentless, and creators are looking for alternate platforms already, so don't be too hard on them guys. It was actually refreshing to see the ad integrated into the topic instead of the: "But before the video, let me tell you about RAID SHADOW LEGENDS"
While directly integrating the Harry's plug into the overall video was an interesting idea, in practice, at least in this case, it was noticeably awkward and seemed to derail the video from the intended subject. For many, sponsor plugs would be clearly announced and best placed at the beginning or end of a video, so they do not interrupt the video's flow.
That said, it was certainly interesting to see an attempt at directly integrating a video's subject with an appropriate sponsor, I personally feel it could've gone smoother and certainly wouldn't mind seeing another attempt at such, bu hopefully you'll have a better time handling such.
The best thing to understand about history is that humans have the same needs and psychology over at least the last 10,000 years.
Even though what we consider good or bad as changed, we’re basically conscious creatures looking to fill our needs and wants, and looking good and feeling important is as important to us as it was to them.
They also acted as individuals, so we can say: The Romans were, but we should always imagine how a single individual from this society would have for in this:
Like, guy wakes up to the sound of the merchants opening their stalls, slaves emptying the chamber pots. The guy is nervous about a big deal he will do in the forum, as he must secure a big wine purchase for his boss owning a Gaul wine import business in Latia, and a Greek merchant has arrived from Massilia yesterday, our spotter (your most trusted slave, a Greek from Lycia) adviced you the merchant spent the day with port authorities in Ostia and his merchandise is being hauled up the Tiber this instant. As you get ready, you notice your beard needs a trim, so you plan your day: 1- Give your wife and children their duties of the day, if the deal goes well there will be a reception tonight and the mansion must be perfect, the slaves will work double shift, you also give the allowance for the diner. Then to the barber for a good trim, time to chill before going to the forum with your associates. Wine from Gaul is very trendy right now, and you must guarantee your business will be able to offer the most amount in the Capital and its surrounding to ensure you get a satisfying bonus. Maybe in a few years you will be able to buy a small villa out of Rome, the stench in the summer is unbearable, and you could maybe buy some military equipment for your son.
I love how awkward that plug demonstration is to this. LOL
Ad ends at 10:00.
3:50 some things never change no matter how far back you go lol.
It appears, though, that the fashion of barbers took off as the city grew in wealth and prestige.
Dude the ad didn't have to be that long, I get it you've gotta make money, but that was the longest creator ad I've ever sat through.
Should've titled the video "Harry's shaving set"
I've been using a saftey razor for the past couple years. It's pretty humbling, yet it gives a good shave. A single blade isn't terribly difficult. And did they have shave soap at least?
I suspect that they used vinegar to clean/close the pores and olive oil to moisturize.
any chance we might get that deep dive on women's hairstyles?
I'm a barber for 40 + years. Interesting video. Thanks. But the tools were basic like today behind the chair.
5 minute ad in a 17 min video? bruh...
when the wealthy ladies got their hair done, did they keep it that way for several days until it fell apart, or did they go through hours of styling every day?
I don’t know about Roman women but most women in various cultures didn’t bother trying to style their hair everyday, mostly because they weren’t styling it. At least in the Victorian era, doing your hair was reserved for one day every week or two where it’d be washed by a servant or two and styled. A person without slaves would probably have a woman in their family do it; hair styling is a time for female bonding so it could be by a friend, neighbor, etc. People also wore wigs(pieces of hair within the style, half wig, full wig etc). I would assume the Romans had a similar situation.
Harry's will never get my business. I came here for Roman civilisations- not a 5 minute advert wrapped up in "oh this is to talk about the differences"
4 minutes of advertising. That’s a new record
*Wait! What Chemicals did the Romans use to make their hair fall off, I would like to know.?*
4:54 what movie is that from?!?!
Nvm figured it out! Lol! It's Lindsay Duncan as Servilia of the Junii from a tv series litterally called Rome XD lol
I was like "ermgd red headed Lady Smallwood!!!"
That was the most amazing way I've ever seen a TH-camr handle giving their sponsor a mention... expert tier integration
“Amazing” no, it was awkward and made it feel like you were watching an infomercial... I will respectfully not skip an ad in the beginning or end to support the creator but like this took up like 5 minutes and I didn’t feel like the comparison was even equal. We didn’t learn the real info till it was over.
This is super amazing! Roman fashion is extremely interesting. I just finished making, documenting, and editing the process of a stola!
What is that golden hairband-looking piece called? And where would one go to acquire one? Very classy.
An excellent description of our Roman "hairitage". Thank you, sir!
I know they're your sponsor, but some of the comparisons you made for the razors were just silly. Obviously, a Roman razor would be full after shaving people all day...but one of Harry's razors would be dull after shaving all day as well. There are better ways to sell a razor than to point out ancient razors have a downside that the razor you're trying to sell still has.
Also, safety razors are better than multiblade razors. Closer shave and way cheaper....it's just a couple cents per razor and they last just as long, if not longer than modern multiblade replacables. And way less waste. Everyone should try them a few times to see how great they are. (Not a salesman, just a convert).
Also, they didn't use steel at the time. Which meant the blades likely went dull quickly and had to be sharpened more regularly.
Wel that quickly switched from history to an ad for some company.
>A five minute ad
Oh boy.
I have a greco-roman hairstyle. It's big spiral curls that are dry to the point that the only way to get the curls to hold and not frizz is with olive oil.
Oh that is cool!
@@InvictaHistory Thanks! Here's a video that shows what it looks like wet. When it's dry, it has a lot more volume, and there is a lot of visible grey. ;)
th-cam.com/video/jFqNTizjCZ4/w-d-xo.html
Very fantastic video, thank you for the effort and sharing!
So respectful, high quality, and great video
My mother owned and operated a hair salon. Loved this video. Not much has changed.
Wow, the needles they used for flies donating blood must have been so small.
imagine how the romans used to think of themselves.
they probably used to think of how modern, advanced they were. compared to other nations and kingdoms.
I don't know if I've ever disliked a video but I had to fight myself not to hit dislike on this video.
1:05 What a gorgeous, intricate comb. My brush made in the 21st century isn’t that nice. Wow.
I love how you try and bring more unique content.
Thanks! Definitely let me know what other sorts of unique content you'd be interested in.
History turned into an infomercial
how did they deal with infections i wonder back then when shaving everyday?
I got a hair production ad before this
Hey Invicta, when will you finish the early roman army series?
This advertising took like 5 mins from the vid. I get that you need to do it, but take it down a notch if possible.
I know you already heard that, but this way of embedding an ad makes it nearly impossible to pull out parts of the information.
Although, it does look like the type of educational video you'd find on a sellers webpage.
Great illustrations!
Yes, I get it, your sponsor has 5 blades. My god, if I hear "Harry's" one more time I'll vomit
But did you know they are made in germany?... Yeah I get annoyed with some of the sponsor requirements as well
Well, they pay for this video you are enjoying. Are you? Cut it out. How precious.
Didnt enjoy it as I quit the video after that.
I've seen enough placements on YT that did not contain someone saying the brand's name 45 times with the poorest reasons to do so. "Todays razors have 3 blades, or 5 in case of this HARRY'S ULTIMATE X43 Super Razor". Cut it out.
@@Jixxor ''cut it out with 5 bladed Harry's Ultimate Super Fantastic Razors''
To the creators: Fantastic video (truly), I really enjoyed it and was intending to share it but I feel like I can’t because of the mix of educational content with advertising. I think it’s great that there are advertisers that allow so many really good youtube channels to exist; and I do understand the argument that working a plug into the script maximizes the educational content; but it presents two problems to me when I want to share the video (which I do): 1. Mixing content and ads implies a decreased editorial independence. (If historical sources suggest that a single blade is better than five, could you have said so? Even just asking the question pulls your informational trustworthiness regrettably into question). 2. People I share URLs with expect me to vet them, and when a video sneakily turns expected content into advertising they will feel misled against their best interests and become more likely to ignore my URL recommendations.
I don’t want to lecture anyone on how to run a youtube channel, obviously, but perhaps more people are hesitant to share a video like this one, in which case I hope to provide some additional perspective.
Thank you for the feedback. Funding will continue to be something that I grapple with moving forwards as I am now full time and need to not just pay for all the research, art, and editing but also myself. I will be re-adjusting how the ad gets integrated in to the videos moving forwards so that we can either front or end load them to not interrupt and mingle with the content.
@@InvictaHistory I thought it was a good effort, certainly I've seen less care taken in dropping ads and no one can fault you for taking sponsors. But as far as the cut-to-product segment, it might have been more palatable if you had some representation of the Roman equivalent you were contrasting--I'm not suggesting that you need tangible props necessarily, as that would add yet another expense, but even just a picture of a Roman tool might have helped it to feel less like a product demo guy putting on a show in a department store. The way you were describing the Roman facial blades had me imagining a straight razor, but later in the video you showed pictures of thin, curved blades that had finger-holes--having that visual during the product segment might have added another element of interest. I, like the person above, have friends to whom I've recommended your channel, and I will still share links to your videos as my friends have an abiding interest in ancient civilizations, but perhaps I won't start them on this one.
@uuaschbaer @Invicta I agree with what you're saying ideologically, but as consumers, if we want (such wonderful educational) content, we need to pay for it somehow. People are very accustomed to the notion of free entertainment, but content creators can't work for free, nor should we expect them to do so. Setting aside time, effort, and the necessity of an income stream, the cost of animating a video like this is many hundreds of dollars. So, even if content creation is purely a passion project, one is left with a limited number of options to fund it. It's an impossible financial burden to shoulder without support.
Personally, I thought Invicta did a great job of working this sponsorship into their video in a tasteful and educational way, and I do like to buy from companies who are willing to sponsor educational content. However, if you're uncomfortable with this, you may want to sign-up for TH-cam Premium, since creators are paid considerably better for Premium user views (at least to my knowledge). And if that seems like too roundabout a method, then perhaps Invicta could start a Patreon account, so that dedicated viewers, like yourself, can contribute directly to his expenses and effectively crowdsource his wage in return for extra benefits and regular content.
I'm sure Invicta appreciates your thoughts, and I do think you've contributed a worthwhile perspective to this discussion. I just think we need to be more aware of the expenses involved in creating artistic and educational entertainment. As consumers, we need to be prepared to pay for this, one way or another, and sponsorship is arguably one of the least burdensome means for the viewer.
So long as the ads don't become central in the video, but more on the periphery, I'm fine with it. It may have been a bit too central in this video.
Excellent visit video. I'm pleased that you have these videos on ancient Rome. I've been interested in this topic since I studied Latin in school
that ad was more annoying than usual
I had no Idea this was going to be a commercial
Masterful ad placement
Fascinating, as always.
Last time i was this early Rome was being sacked
And remember the people who sacked rome look just like the Romans only with longer hair and less clothing.
Genius integration of the advertisement, very well done, very smooth
You could have spent the time you talked about that razor delving deeper into female hairstyles
Martial was really the kind of guy who always had to complain about something.
First video I've disliked from your channel, purely because you utilized the ad products and pushed it so much. If people place an ad sponsorship in the middle of the video, it can be bearable, but only if its content is separate. Even Lindy Beige almost never integrates the ads into his lectures. He announces when they begin and end.
Thanks for the feedback. I was trying something to see if I could incorporate the product in a demo of sorts but understand how those blurred lines can take away from the content overall. As stated in other replies, I am definitely very sensitive to everyone's feedback and will pursue the route of sequestering the ad content as much as possible moving forwards.
Treft Hergom it’s not that hard to recognize when the video actually starts again in my opinion. Disliking is unnecessary seeing the time and production quality he puts in to these videos.
Absolutely outstanding! I've always wondered about this subject. I love your videos and always learn from them. Please keep the awesome videos coming and God bless you, my friend!
Really expected more of an explanation about women's hairstyles than that they did it with pins and things, but still love the animation.
Not a fan of the mixing an ad into the info.
do you have a link to Beverly's art?
Nah, its something that I commission and only provide for download to the Patrons. If you mean her profile more generally then here is her Behance page: www.behance.net/bevsi