I have been LOSING MY MIND trying to find out the name of "that history show about the romans with creepy animated druid sequences." It's been 23 years since I last saw this!
This is my first time seeing this, although the others were favorites of my childhood...I LOVE how all the shows used the same voice actors...Is that Patrick Stewart or Brian Blessed? WHO CARES! Both...both are legends.
Props to the animators I was expecting something slapped together, but this was very well done. The movement was fluid and the details for the buildings were good. The writing was nice, the characters were fleshed out, and it could honestly be its own show. Ngl, I was kinda sad that Marcus and the chief’s daughter didn’t get together they seemed like a nice couple.
Is that a joke or are you serious? If it's a joke, then haha! Otherwise, would you prefer they speak in classical Latin, perhaps? Maybe you prefer Swahili or Pashtu? Hmmm, oh! I know! Tibetan! I'm not sure about you, but sadly the majority of people who use TH-cam are likely NOT familiar with it. O.o
I will note; a Roman may use double vowels or consonants unlike a classic Latin. With all Phoenician respect from 21 to 26 says much about the order of Civilization or Greek life for that matter. Greco-Roman culture locuta est, causa finita est¹. ¹ _Unless you want to go write to left._
We had this on tape when I was a kid. Wonderful educational video - the animated portions are entertaining and educational for children but also build their curiosity for the portions that Macaulay narrates himself. Great way to introduce kids to Roman and architectural history.
Yeah, I like him and all his videos in the series. Being a medievalist, I prefer the Castle one. I read the book when I was 12 (I believe around '92?). Aah. Good times.
My history teacher in High School would leave these videos when we had a sub - talk about a way to keep students educationally entertained!! Best part is, when I was a sub and covering his class, still showing David Macaulay! Great memories that last forever!
I actually support pbs now. They are such an underrated channel. They are the cause of many sleep sessions during video lectures back in 90s middle school. As an adult and you watch this now, it was actually chalk full of information (if history is your niche) that was really interesting. I visited Rome 5 years ago and my wife was in shock of the things i pointed out in Rome. Not sure if she was impressed or had doubts.
No thumbs down from me; the David Macaulay videos are a stable of my youth in public schools. I always loved them - they were animation for the kid in all of us, yet David's narration was of a tone and style that felt he was talking to you as an equal, instead of talking DOWN to you. Thank you SO much for putting these up!
I've been looking for this for so long after high school. My world history teacher played these Macaulay shows often and the whole class of course loved the animation segments the best. This one was particularly memorable just for the aggressively flamboyant slave.
Crazy how they had so much beautiful architecture it’s so fascinating. And like he said we got most of our ideas from them ! The romans were amazing people they set the standard in so many areas of civilization development.
when I was in Turkey in the late 1950's, I saw the Valen's Acuaduct. The grand bazaar was cool. Istanbul had about 1 million people. I saw the hippodrome. The aya sophia which became a museum. The blue mosque was grand. We took the express ferry to Yalova, and then a civilian bus to our air base near Karamursel. At that time Karamursel was a village.
My art teacher had us watch this for some reason in 6th grade. Mind you this was wayyyy back in the dinosaur ages like 2002. It’s wild to me that this was assigned to high school kids during covid. I thought the druids were metal af seeing this as a kid.
One of the best videos I've seen in a while. It's great to see something so digestible yet so informative - reminds me of my middle and high school history classes.
Didn’t even know this existed!! But it’s awesome. And the voices so familiar I had to look them up.... Derek Jacobi and Brian Blessed??? Must have been like a small “I, Claudius” reunion!!
This is for my architectural history college class... and the sad part is this is probably older than me but its still being used guess that means they did a good job on it.
You had a lot of well-educated slaves in Rome -- tutors, private doctors, accountants, etc. -- and like white-collar workers today, they resented having to get their hands dirty...especially with anything that Romans considered "women's work".
@@damienvalentine5043 Hearing this particular slave complain about his job reminded a lot of reading Asterix comics because that's the level of humor they often like to dabble in when it comes to Ancient Rome.
I am having nostalgia watching this! The first documentary I saw narrated by David Macaulay was "Pyramid" and I loved the rest ever since the. Awesome how most of the cast of "I, Claudius" provided the voice talents for the characters in this :) The animated story accompanying this documentary is cool too! When it came to architecture the Romans certainly were masters at it. Licinus is a greedy bloated toad 11:15. Haha Laurens is too funny 12:59. Aiden is pretty and has a fiery spirit, was disappointed she and Marcus did not get married. Someday I will definitely visit Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, the provincial cities and Rome itself. Macaulay's documentaries are great in getting kids interested in History.
I like this program too. I actually notice that in all of the Macaulay films, there is a certain sense of melancholy. In Cathedral, virtually no one lives to see the Cathedral built, Castle ends with the castle a ruin, decrepit and abandoned (and the Welsh subjugated), in Pyramid the royal house self destructs in an almost Shakespearean manner, and, as you pointed out, the obvious love interests in Roman City are kept apart. Pretty downer-ish fare for kids' programming, though as a child I appreciated that the stories didn't feel the need to sugar-coat too much (though they thankfully didn't make them out and out misery fests like some of the things that get produced).
yea but this is actually good history since people lived under harsh unpredictable conditions, where death by unkown forces like disease and even by sword was commonplace
@@kingleech16 If I may add my thoughts here... I don't remember Pyramid all that well... but in Cathedral, I think Pierre dies knowing peace, and realizing that his town is happy and prosperous. So, while the Cathedral construction does indeed outlast his life, the whole thing is kind of presented in a 'multi-generational' way. So it's nice. And in the case of the Castle... the Castle itself was a weapon of war, and the animation shows that the Castle eventually becomes a backdrop for a thriving multi-cultural community. So... I think it's quite a happy ending indeed :)
I remember seeing this when I was little at an event about roman and greek history. It's nice to have rediscovered it. The animations haven't aged as well as I'd like, though.
23:54 those faces xD. Interesting educational movie that I also watched in grade school. Also, does anyone else get the sense that some things were cut from the animated portions of the movie, like the blue wife was supposed to have some bigger role and potentially be some kind of traitor?
That Licinus did say "December" means the tenth and that two more months should be added to the year for taxes. While he got demoted, Augustus somewhat liked the idea and named the two extra months after himself and his late uncle, Julius Caesar. Of course, instead of being tax months, he placed the two new months in the summer for festivals in the glory of Rome and honor of Gaul… that's my theory on how it happened, anyway.
If you and your kid are at the house of one of the people who recently conquered your country for dinner, and one thing that made the evening awkward if the constant glaring between you and your kid, then you know you have family issues.
The Romans and the 'Barbarians' speak of eachother as crude, and hatefull, but not all of the 'Barbarians' hated the Romans coming to their land. They'd often welcome the new settlers, and see there magnificent structures. The Romans also let warriors from other tribes join their army if they wish to, and they got roman citizenship if you completed your minimal duty in the army, so you and your family where able to become the owner of land. That way, the 'barbarians' where able to make a decent living when Rome conquered them.
Very informative and entertaining on this rainy day. As a matter of fact, at 36:34 when the lightning struck the tree there was thunder right outside my window. Perfect timing. After scrolling the comments, can we all just please go down and start reporting that "Baris" spammer? I have been doing so on each of these videos, but the troll spammed so much that it would take hours. We don't need that kind of idiocy on such great content. Thank you, my fellow TH-camrs ☺
I'm here now for my european history class, and wow! great watch, kept my attention and i loved the breaks with animations and the real life parts. so informative!!
While a good mix of information and entertainment, it would've been nice had they done a little more to show how the Romans were able to construct what they did, more in the spirit of MacCaulay's books.
When I first saw these Macauley docs when they came out with the voices of the actors from the play I Claudius that was 1983 I had them on vhs but i threw it away was worn out but I taped them directly from PBS 12 in Philadelphia I have been watching them 40 years a good educator believable not woke
We watched this on school, like a lot of people are saying in the comments! For the longest time I thought I dreamt it because I couldn’t find it ANYWHERE!
I remember in the french Asterix comics where every (male) Gaul's name ends with "ix", like Asterix and Obelix and Panoramix (or Getafix in english), and the pet dog is called Idefix (Dogmatix in english). And the Romans' names all end with "us" like Ignoramus or Caligula Minus, and the Egyptian names end with "is," the Goths "ac" and so on. Needless to say, most of the names are puns...
The "ix" suffix for the Gauls was inspired by the Gaulish leader Vercingetorix. "Rix" in this context meaning leader, similar to the Latin word for king "rex." So Asterix uses the suffix not too incorrectly, but the other names for the Gauls are more fanciful. Most male roman names did end with "us." The Gothic "ic" is inspired by famous Goths like Theodoric or Alaric.
Patrick Stewart voice acting? Maybe I'm wrong but the Prefect sounds like him. Also, I was 3 or 4 when this was on PBS and this is awesome homework, had you seen the trash I had to watch in High school in the late 90s you would be very happy with this. lol
if you have a laptop just open on transcript, this will help you for most of your assignments unfortunately not all. (im gonna need to change my name just incase. I don't need my prof failing me before I actually finish water semester )
I am sure I read this book City at primary school in 89 - still this is a good documentary even through the medium of animation. The use of the voices from I Claudius is a good reference. An amazing series on Roman building techniques is on Yale course channel. Professor Kleiner analyzes the major public architectural commissions of the emperor Trajan in Rome.
You know what, those scenes with the druids and those drumming sounds, it really reminds me of Myth: The Fallen Lords. Was the animation done by the same people?
I can't stand the ending. There is NO reason whatsoever that Marcus can't marry Aiden. Sad endings are stupid and pointless. The whole reason of watching movies is to escape the harshness of reality, so a happy ending is required, if you ask me. I'm not into those plots where there's a sad or stupid ending like this and the author is like "Well, that's more realistic." That's the point! It's not SUPPOSED to be so realistic. It's supposed to let you *escape* realism. >.< This is the only ending of David Macaulay's that I can't stand. But other than that I like it.
Sad endings are not inherently pointless, but they are pointless when there's NO POINT. I've never liked the ending either. It's a low key diabolus ex machina.
@@lance8080 I think Macauley's stories do show the good and bad in situations that are behind the control of any person. I still think of the blacksmith from the "Castles" documentary, wondering if he survived after the attempted siege on his lord's castle, since they never went further on that with him. I'm thinking he wasn't one of the lucky ones to escape inside the castle but if he did, we will never know!
"They brought water from the mountains over incredible distances using sophisticated architecture..." Super awesome. "Then distributed the water throughout the city with lead pipes." Derp.
I have been LOSING MY MIND trying to find out the name of "that history show about the romans with creepy animated druid sequences." It's been 23 years since I last saw this!
Rip
This is my first time seeing this, although the others were favorites of my childhood...I LOVE how all the shows used the same voice actors...Is that Patrick Stewart or Brian Blessed? WHO CARES! Both...both are legends.
Oh me too I remember this from ancient world history class in 6th grade 93 or 94
Saw this back in middle school and it has HAUNTED me!
still that gives chills
This special won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less).
Props to the animators I was expecting something slapped together, but this was very well done. The movement was fluid and the details for the buildings were good. The writing was nice, the characters were fleshed out, and it could honestly be its own show. Ngl, I was kinda sad that Marcus and the chief’s daughter didn’t get together they seemed like a nice couple.
Lol, agreed
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Romans always have the coolest British accents.
They spoke the King's English very well.
Is that a joke or are you serious? If it's a joke, then haha! Otherwise, would you prefer they speak in classical Latin, perhaps? Maybe you prefer Swahili or Pashtu? Hmmm, oh! I know! Tibetan! I'm not sure about you, but sadly the majority of people who use TH-cam are likely NOT familiar with it. O.o
Sadly you missed the joke.
I say Tagalog.
He didnt miss the joke, he addressed it in the beginning.
I will note; a Roman may use double vowels or consonants unlike a classic Latin. With all Phoenician respect from 21 to 26 says much about the order of Civilization or Greek life for that matter. Greco-Roman culture locuta est, causa finita est¹.
¹ _Unless you want to go write to left._
you mean like in i claudius?
then i say
weni wedi wici!
We had this on tape when I was a kid. Wonderful educational video - the animated portions are entertaining and educational for children but also build their curiosity for the portions that Macaulay narrates himself. Great way to introduce kids to Roman and architectural history.
Yeah, I like him and all his videos in the series. Being a medievalist, I prefer the Castle one. I read the book when I was 12 (I believe around '92?). Aah. Good times.
Okay, this was REALLY good especially with the breaks for the animating Watching the whole thing when I shouldn't of (Home work)
My history teacher in High School would leave these videos when we had a sub - talk about a way to keep students educationally entertained!! Best part is, when I was a sub and covering his class, still showing David Macaulay! Great memories that last forever!
I wish for that to happen in my school. I adore these documentaries.
me too! high school nostalgia.
Y’all are watching these in high school?!? I’m in 7th grade 😂
Did you notice the voice talent? Almost every one has been knighted and is now a “sir”.
Who else is watching this because of school in quarantine? 😭
me
ME
yep...
I'm just trying to look through the comments to find my answers
I need answers too. I dont wanna go through this whole fucking video
@Brayden Oliver deadass. the fact our lessons are 1hr+ long and then give us this type of homework.
lol
@Brayden Oliver meanwhile I'm over here watching this for fun
Y’all I got the answers
This is so well done! I miss the old programs like this. Fun, informative, while appealing to all ages, bravo!
I actually support pbs now. They are such an underrated channel. They are the cause of many sleep sessions during video lectures back in 90s middle school. As an adult and you watch this now, it was actually chalk full of information (if history is your niche) that was really interesting. I visited Rome 5 years ago and my wife was in shock of the things i pointed out in Rome. Not sure if she was impressed or had doubts.
"At Least I do not have to go to Phoenicia." Love the comedy in this one. Lorens was a real pip.
Brian Blessed, Derek Jacobi, AND Ian McKellen? They spared no expense for this one!
Brian Blessed did all of these specials. Derek Jacobi also did Pyramid, which also had John Hurt!
Yakko Wakko and Dot: We're The Warner Brothers and the Warner Sister
Disney's TMNT (2006)
When you’re school is now doing online learning bc of corona, and you’re stuck here 😭😭😭
exactly why im here
SAMEEE OMG
please help my mom is beating me and forcing me to watch this
ごめんなさい。 bro did she give u a worksheet too?
Same
POV: you are doing this for a school assignment
No thumbs down from me; the David Macaulay videos are a stable of my youth in public schools. I always loved them - they were animation for the kid in all of us, yet David's narration was of a tone and style that felt he was talking to you as an equal, instead of talking DOWN to you. Thank you SO much for putting these up!
14:21 "You'd better not be mixed up with the Druids." Best. Line. Ever. Dying to work it into daily conversation.
youdddd betta nott bee mixedd up wittt daa DDRRUIDSS
Gosh I was thinking the same thing. I just searched to comments section to see if anyone else picked up on that line. And sure enough....
I've been looking for this for so long after high school. My world history teacher played these Macaulay shows often and the whole class of course loved the animation segments the best. This one was particularly memorable just for the aggressively flamboyant slave.
By the gods, that scene transition at 26:00 is astounding.
that what i thoughy
anyone here in 2021?
Came here to do homework
Same
Same
+ThatGamer F school. JK.. here for class also
+Estefanie Garcia watched it for the fun of it.
same
Crazy how they had so much beautiful architecture it’s so fascinating. And like he said we got most of our ideas from them ! The romans were amazing people they set the standard in so many areas of civilization development.
when I was in Turkey in the late 1950's, I saw the Valen's Acuaduct. The grand bazaar was cool. Istanbul had about 1 million people. I saw the hippodrome. The aya sophia which became a museum. The blue mosque was grand. We took the express ferry to Yalova, and then a civilian bus to our air base near Karamursel. At that time Karamursel was a village.
Is it just me or is the music really intense
These documentaries by David were aired on Discovery Kids Latin America in 1998 under the name "Antiguos Mundos (Ancient Worlds)". Lovely times!
I came to youtube for My Chemical Romance and left with PBS - Roman City
Mighty Hercules from Disney's Hercules
In actual class i wouldve loved this but im inonline school and im bored aff
My art teacher had us watch this for some reason in 6th grade. Mind you this was wayyyy back in the dinosaur ages like 2002. It’s wild to me that this was assigned to high school kids during covid.
I thought the druids were metal af seeing this as a kid.
So how did everybody’s homework gooo.....
One of the best videos I've seen in a while. It's great to see something so digestible yet so informative - reminds me of my middle and high school history classes.
Didn’t even know this existed!! But it’s awesome. And the voices so familiar I had to look them up.... Derek Jacobi and Brian Blessed??? Must have been like a small “I, Claudius” reunion!!
I wouldn't doubt these people like coming back every so often for these.
They shut off the water to the rich people's homes first
In theory.
Praxis
Eat the rich lmao
Man do these bring back memories, we watched them in high school history.
THE BRIDGE IS BURNING THE BRIDGE IS BURNING!
This is the best video for history lovers!
I used to love when they would wheel in the 24in color and VHS player to watch this stuff In school. I now do it in my spare time.
I FINALLY FOUND IT!! I’ve been looking for this ever since watching it in middle school
Very instructive and interresting. The adition of the cartoon sequences is a great idea. This is great entertainment!
This is for my architectural history college class... and the sad part is this is probably older than me but its still being used guess that means they did a good job on it.
Lewis Emmons this is waaaay too young for college level. Yikes, we had to read text books in my day.
Sometimes history doesn't have to be updated very much.
I’m watching this again I watched it in my class it’s actually kinda cool
In case anyone was curious, if Verbonia was a real town, it'd be known in modern times as Verboine thanks to the evolution of Latin into French.
Verboña had city been founded in Hispania Baetica
no it wouldn't. lol.
I'm a slave!...You treat me like a wife.
was there much a difference?
It makes it sound as though there's some honor being a slave.
You had a lot of well-educated slaves in Rome -- tutors, private doctors, accountants, etc. -- and like white-collar workers today, they resented having to get their hands dirty...especially with anything that Romans considered "women's work".
😂😂
@@damienvalentine5043 Hearing this particular slave complain about his job reminded a lot of reading Asterix comics because that's the level of humor they often like to dabble in when it comes to Ancient Rome.
I am having nostalgia watching this! The first documentary I saw narrated by David Macaulay was "Pyramid" and I loved the rest ever since the. Awesome how most of the cast of "I, Claudius" provided the voice talents for the characters in this :) The animated story accompanying this documentary is cool too! When it came to architecture the Romans certainly were masters at it. Licinus is a greedy bloated toad 11:15. Haha Laurens is too funny 12:59. Aiden is pretty and has a fiery spirit, was disappointed she and Marcus did not get married. Someday I will definitely visit Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, the provincial cities and Rome itself. Macaulay's documentaries are great in getting kids interested in History.
I like this program too. I actually notice that in all of the Macaulay films, there is a certain sense of melancholy. In Cathedral, virtually no one lives to see the Cathedral built, Castle ends with the castle a ruin, decrepit and abandoned (and the Welsh subjugated), in Pyramid the royal house self destructs in an almost Shakespearean manner, and, as you pointed out, the obvious love interests in Roman City are kept apart. Pretty downer-ish fare for kids' programming, though as a child I appreciated that the stories didn't feel the need to sugar-coat too much (though they thankfully didn't make them out and out misery fests like some of the things that get produced).
yea but this is actually good history since people lived under harsh unpredictable conditions, where death by unkown forces like disease and even by sword was commonplace
@@kingleech16 If I may add my thoughts here... I don't remember Pyramid all that well... but in Cathedral, I think Pierre dies knowing peace, and realizing that his town is happy and prosperous. So, while the Cathedral construction does indeed outlast his life, the whole thing is kind of presented in a 'multi-generational' way. So it's nice. And in the case of the Castle... the Castle itself was a weapon of war, and the animation shows that the Castle eventually becomes a backdrop for a thriving multi-cultural community. So... I think it's quite a happy ending indeed :)
@@splatbubble Fair point! I may have to re-watch those other ones again.
I remember seeing this when I was little at an event about roman and greek history. It's nice to have rediscovered it. The animations haven't aged as well as I'd like, though.
The animation here was what really drew me to it as it is so different than what can be seen everywhere else. Well done and not overly silly.
The world of the ancient Romans seems far more recognizable and familiar to us in modern times than the feudal Middle Ages.
I remember this. I used to have a recorded version on VHS for the longest time.
32:00, fat guy says "With the lack of rains, there will surely be a shortage.". Look behind him xD
For real!! The romans don't have water, and this dude has this big fountain behind him
Enjoyed reading the book with my daughter. Interesting to find this video on it. Thanks for uploading it.
23:54 those faces xD. Interesting educational movie that I also watched in grade school. Also, does anyone else get the sense that some things were cut from the animated portions of the movie, like the blue wife was supposed to have some bigger role and potentially be some kind of traitor?
Yes
The months July and August were named after Julius and Augustus Caesar.
The more you know...
That Licinus did say "December" means the tenth and that two more months should be added to the year for taxes. While he got demoted, Augustus somewhat liked the idea and named the two extra months after himself and his late uncle, Julius Caesar. Of course, instead of being tax months, he placed the two new months in the summer for festivals in the glory of Rome and honor of Gaul… that's my theory on how it happened, anyway.
That's why September isn't the 7th month, October isn't the 8th, and so on! That made everything harder! *Someone should totally just stab Caesar!*
loved it! Thanks for posting. I never heard of David Macaulay before your postings.
Patrick Stuart as a Roman General. I love it. Looks like it predates the Next Gen by about five years.
Gladiators did not fight to the death, rather, they were much like UFC fighters but armed and trained in armed combat.
I'm highly surprised people actually watch something educational.
There's always people who have better taste in entertainment.
Home work ohhh your from 4 years ago nvm
If you and your kid are at the house of one of the people who recently conquered your country for dinner, and one thing that made the evening awkward if the constant glaring between you and your kid, then you know you have family issues.
The Romans and the 'Barbarians' speak of eachother as crude, and hatefull, but not all of the 'Barbarians' hated the Romans coming to their land. They'd often welcome the new settlers, and see there magnificent structures. The Romans also let warriors from other tribes join their army if they wish to, and they got roman citizenship if you completed your minimal duty in the army, so you and your family where able to become the owner of land. That way, the 'barbarians' where able to make a decent living when Rome conquered them.
At least there was that incentive.
I seriously need a series of the architect and his adventures in Gaul with that sassy slave. I would watch that time and time again.
Very informative and entertaining on this rainy day. As a matter of fact, at 36:34 when the lightning struck the tree there was thunder right outside my window. Perfect timing.
After scrolling the comments, can we all just please go down and start reporting that "Baris" spammer? I have been doing so on each of these videos, but the troll spammed so much that it would take hours. We don't need that kind of idiocy on such great content.
Thank you, my fellow TH-camrs ☺
really inspirational i rly loved this amazing piece of education 🙏🙏
If only tv was great again 😢
I'm here now for my european history class, and wow! great watch, kept my attention and i loved the breaks with animations and the real life parts. so informative!!
I used to love when they would wheel in the 24in color and VHS player to watch this stuff In school. I now do it in my spare time
He shoulda hooked up with that Celtic chick
While a good mix of information and entertainment, it would've been nice had they done a little more to show how the Romans were able to construct what they did, more in the spirit of MacCaulay's books.
When I first saw these Macauley docs when they came out with the voices of the actors from the play I Claudius that was 1983 I had them on vhs but i threw it away was worn out but I taped them directly from PBS 12 in Philadelphia I have been watching them 40 years a good educator believable not woke
We watched this on school, like a lot of people are saying in the comments! For the longest time I thought I dreamt it because I couldn’t find it ANYWHERE!
THE SLAVE DUDE IS PEARL CONFURMED SALTY AF
Camcookie2
"Praiiiiiise the household gods."
I remember in the french Asterix comics where every (male) Gaul's name ends with "ix", like Asterix and Obelix and Panoramix (or Getafix in english), and the pet dog is called Idefix (Dogmatix in english). And the Romans' names all end with "us" like Ignoramus or Caligula Minus, and the Egyptian names end with "is," the Goths "ac" and so on.
Needless to say, most of the names are puns...
True, still it was nice they followed that idea with suffix's being that way for each group.
The "ix" suffix for the Gauls was inspired by the Gaulish leader Vercingetorix. "Rix" in this context meaning leader, similar to the Latin word for king "rex." So Asterix uses the suffix not too incorrectly, but the other names for the Gauls are more fanciful. Most male roman names did end with "us." The Gothic "ic" is inspired by famous Goths like Theodoric or Alaric.
I HAVE TO WATCH THIS AND DO 3 ASSIGNMENTS ON THIS ALL DUE TOMORROW AT 10 AM AND ITS 11 AT NIGHT
Anyways
Wish me luck 😗✌️
I always wondered what Irish druids were doing in ancient France?
Druids were a feature of Celtic life, thus in Hibernia, Britannia, Gaul, until Roman conquest finally annihilated them on Anglesey.
great cartoons really enjoyed them
Patrick Stewart voice acting? Maybe I'm wrong but the Prefect sounds like him.
Also, I was 3 or 4 when this was on PBS and this is awesome homework, had you seen the trash I had to watch in High school in the late 90s you would be very happy with this. lol
I had to watch this for school but it was still fascinating.
Same I watched it in 6th grade latin
Mr. Moss is a Boss who's as chill as Bob Ross
Anyone know name of Roman cartoon in 12;00?
The Evil Queen from Disney's Jesus The Miracle Maker (2001)
yes the animated part is og
if you have a laptop just open on transcript, this will help you for most of your assignments unfortunately not all.
(im gonna need to change my name just incase. I don't need my prof failing me before I actually finish water semester )
I am sure I read this book City at primary school in 89 - still this is a good documentary even through the medium of animation.
The use of the voices from I Claudius is a good reference.
An amazing series on Roman building techniques is on Yale course channel. Professor Kleiner analyzes the major public architectural commissions of the emperor Trajan in Rome.
You know what, those scenes with the druids and those drumming sounds, it really reminds me of Myth: The Fallen Lords. Was the animation done by the same people?
An excellent video. I am glad to have found it.
Why are the people grey and blue?
Lead poisoning from the water pipes!
A limited color palette that comes when you have a low budget
If you want a truly good laugh, turn on the closed captions.
yup , amuseing .
watching this for my university course, i love romans!
Where is the scale model of ancient Rome at 3:50 located?
my latin teacher made us watch this
at least i got a couple free periods
I was always bummed out by the ending to the story
I can't stand the ending. There is NO reason whatsoever that Marcus can't marry Aiden. Sad endings are stupid and pointless. The whole reason of watching movies is to escape the harshness of reality, so a happy ending is required, if you ask me. I'm not into those plots where there's a sad or stupid ending like this and the author is like "Well, that's more realistic." That's the point! It's not SUPPOSED to be so realistic. It's supposed to let you *escape* realism. >.< This is the only ending of David Macaulay's that I can't stand. But other than that I like it.
Sad endings are not inherently pointless, but they are pointless when there's NO POINT. I've never liked the ending either. It's a low key diabolus ex machina.
Sean Shepherd reality is entertainment also not everything has a happy ending, embrace sad endings that’s life.
@@lance8080 I think Macauley's stories do show the good and bad in situations that are behind the control of any person. I still think of the blacksmith from the "Castles" documentary, wondering if he survived after the attempted siege on his lord's castle, since they never went further on that with him. I'm thinking he wasn't one of the lucky ones to escape inside the castle but if he did, we will never know!
this film was made in that magic time of the Nineties, before PBS became ultra-political...
I saw in the 9th grade mrs. Knowles class. Such a cool story!
A pretty distinguished cast of vocal talent: Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen, etc.
these were the interesting things these actors were doing before they made the big time...
You're right. The animation adds a lot.
why is it 55 min
Help I’m being held hostage here by my social studies teacher
when your teachers make you watch all of this
its exactly why im here
To Nothing: September was renamed Germanicus during Caligula's reign and would be so today had Caligula not been such a despot. But this is old news.
Anyone got answers for this?
"They brought water from the mountains over incredible distances using sophisticated architecture..."
Super awesome.
"Then distributed the water throughout the city with lead pipes."
Derp.
"In the film, Roman City, what is used to portray the area of Verbonia?" Nooo! I have to watch this whole thing?
The answer is at 8:20. You're Welcome.
I want the music for the whole series including "Pyramids" and "Cathedrals".
Does anyone have the answers for the guided notes?