The Gangs of Rome - Secret History DOCUMENTARY

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  • @InvictaHistory
    @InvictaHistory  2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    You can learn more about Law and Order in Rome with this primer video: th-cam.com/video/ZM--CglZV7Y/w-d-xo.html. I'd love to follow up with a look at pirates, bandits, and rebels. What other topics should we cover?

    • @fjk1728
      @fjk1728 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      gangs have always existed and will always exist as long as humanity exists, it is good for the state and mass control so that you do not have any other revolutionary thoughts, that is why they never eliminate them

    • @wrecktitudemedia6514
      @wrecktitudemedia6514 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Dude, Established Titles is a friggin scam lol it's literally an unregistered u.k. company operating in Chinese controlled Hong Kong.

    • @daniel-fs2ux
      @daniel-fs2ux 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Units of History of ancient Athens. Sparta, Macedon and Thebes were already covered, wonder if Athens will as well.

    • @mjanny6330
      @mjanny6330 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Wrecktitude Media came to the comments to say exactly that lol.

    • @daveswietlik6291
      @daveswietlik6291 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amazing video as always Invicta

  • @oddish2253
    @oddish2253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1013

    HBO Rome is still better than the last season of Game of Thrones. This reminder is brought to you by the guild of millers. The guild of millers only uses the finest grain. True Roman bread, for true Romans.

    • @henripentant1120
      @henripentant1120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Something tells me that guild of “millers” is not all whole grain

    • @Jacbtheguy547
      @Jacbtheguy547 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Better than all seasons

    • @smity739
      @smity739 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      " bloody good orders."

    • @Will-tn8kq
      @Will-tn8kq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pluto’s cock! You speak truth!

    • @gaiusiuliuscaesar3809
      @gaiusiuliuscaesar3809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      XIII

  • @yochaiwyss3843
    @yochaiwyss3843 2 ปีที่แล้ว +348

    "This Violence is provided by the Guild of Millers.
    True Roman Knuckle Sandwich, for True Romans."

  • @jacobprice2579
    @jacobprice2579 2 ปีที่แล้ว +488

    Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus moving in for the kill

    • @Argos-xb8ek
      @Argos-xb8ek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      13th!!!!!

    • @jacobprice2579
      @jacobprice2579 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@Argos-xb8ek XIII!!!!!!!!

    • @Countdooku97
      @Countdooku97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I am a son of Hades !

    • @Y0URD4DDIE
      @Y0URD4DDIE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      "The boy was paid, no offense has been committed"

    • @LookHereMars
      @LookHereMars 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      "Look here Mars, look here Mars. I am Titus Pullo, these bloody men are my gift to you."

  • @TetsuShima
    @TetsuShima 2 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    *Fun fact:* Speaking of chariot factions, even the most important members of Roman society used chariot races for ideological motivation. For example, the green team used to be chosen in chariot races by Agrippina the Elder and her followers, since Emperor Tiberius, who presumebly poisoned Agrippina's husband Germanicus, detested the team and considered a victory for the greens a triumph of his enemies.

    • @thatromanguy1906
      @thatromanguy1906 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i see you everywhere dude

    • @merrittanimation7721
      @merrittanimation7721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Not in Rome, but the Nika riots were probably the most dramatic example of chariot faction power.

    • @jonathanj8303
      @jonathanj8303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There's a whole bit in I Claudius/Claudius the God about this, but I don't know how much it's verifiable history and how much just narrative.

    • @Will-tn8kq
      @Will-tn8kq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did you notice “The Greens” are the rebel faction in House of the Dragon? I think it’s a reference to the anti-Tiberius faction being the Greens also.

    • @MusMasi
      @MusMasi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@merrittanimation7721 that happen in constantinople?

  • @robwalsh9843
    @robwalsh9843 2 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    There are so many possibilities for great mystery/crime films or tv series in Rome.
    A show about a Roman detective during the early Empire or during the Byzantine period would be something I'd watch.

    • @midnightgod123
      @midnightgod123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Look up the Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries. Basically detective tales in rome

    • @adamprice3466
      @adamprice3466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Rome stuff usually goes right to Julius Caesar

    • @benjammin9471
      @benjammin9471 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Columbus

    • @mikepette4422
      @mikepette4422 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      i'd love it too

    • @PrezVeto
      @PrezVeto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I agree that would be fascinating. I'm reminded of what happened to HBO's Rome series, though. Making the sets and costumes authentic and immersive was so expensive that they killed it after just a couple seasons. I do wonder whether those costs could've been made more bearable had they prepared for them better or known what they do now after that experience. Sets and costumes can be reused, after all, so their cost should be more bearable the longer the show goes on. That's presumably what they were thinking too.

  • @amadeusamwater
    @amadeusamwater 2 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    Rome's fire brigade was several thousand strong and very effective. It was staffed by slaves who could win their freedom with enough years service, so many were long time professionals. During the great fire of Nero's time, they nearly had the fire beaten, until arsonists started setting fires behind them.

    • @waynemarvin5661
      @waynemarvin5661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The fire brigades, such as Crassus', didn't exist until the late republic. Privately run, with a subscription offered.

    • @henripentant1120
      @henripentant1120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Both of you are right. Private people could press their slaves into security details, fire, confidential services, etc at any given time alongside eirenarchs and vigiles. Like Gangs of NY you could have ‘public’ and private brigades fight it out in the street at times. Crassus’ brigades probably started as many fires as they put out

    • @AB-gk8cs
      @AB-gk8cs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      As far as i know it was in the first decades of the Principate, that a permanent fire brigade was established by the emporer. Bevore this, there were several private funded attempts - including Crassus (in)famous troop, which was highly effective but sometimes a little bit to quick at the scene of the fire. Almost as if they knew it beforehand...😉

    • @amadeusamwater
      @amadeusamwater 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AB-gk8cs That seems to be what I read. It numbered several thousand by mid century and was said to be very effective.

  • @midnightgod123
    @midnightgod123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    For anyone who wants to read about crime novels in ancient Rome, the Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries which is about an detective, an "Informer" who is also an imperial agent

    • @henripentant1120
      @henripentant1120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Steven Saylor’s “Gordianus the Finder” series and Richard Blake’s Death of Rome, even though they take place in very different eras, are both good looks at Roman society too I def recommend.

    • @aaronthompson192
      @aaronthompson192 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the recommendation. John Maddox Roberts "SPQR" series is another.. Bored patrician's son gets involved with mysteries. Milo is one of his friends. Good dry humor and lots of history.

  • @NoName-uf6rf
    @NoName-uf6rf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    That discussion on the Cult of Bacchus is very eye opening especially considering the future crackdowns on cults later in the empire’s history

    • @TheMelbournelad
      @TheMelbournelad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Heavy breathing for those living in Bacchus Marsh in Melbourne Australia.
      Explains a lot

    • @TheSaneHatter
      @TheSaneHatter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Indeed: perhaps the later, forced adoption of Christianity from the top down was, among other things, a reformist attempt to put an end to this kind of activity once and for all.

    • @conorhenderson8537
      @conorhenderson8537 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not cult but cultus or Bacchus Sect of Roman Faith.

    • @Ratraccoon
      @Ratraccoon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheSaneHatter I am bigging to think the Early Christians had a religious mafia. Look at what happened to Hypatia.

    • @jonhall2274
      @jonhall2274 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They're all skydaddy cults, who worship literally genocidal psychopaths, and hypocrisy is their M.O.
      They("Allah, Jesus, God, Yahweh" or whatever you call them)are no different from other multithousand year old, mythological imaginary fantasy fairytales like Odin, Zeus, Athena, Jupiter, Ra, ect.

  • @pinkandfluffysuperwokeblok9859
    @pinkandfluffysuperwokeblok9859 2 ปีที่แล้ว +479

    Organised crime! In Italy! No way!

  • @xanderunderwoods3363
    @xanderunderwoods3363 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Accountant: "What ever happened to the Romans?"
    Tony Soprano: "You're looking at them"

  • @thewayfarer8849
    @thewayfarer8849 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Who else here thought of Lucius Vorenus's scene from Rome, with the Concord statue?

    • @Dutchball
      @Dutchball 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I AM A SON OF HADES!

    • @PenTheMighty
      @PenTheMighty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Dutchball "I f*** Concord in her a**!"- Lucius Vorenus

    • @AnvilMAn603
      @AnvilMAn603 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that scene annoyed me a bit, they were doing so well using roman names for gods but then they just had to slip in a greek name

    • @AxenfonKlatismrek
      @AxenfonKlatismrek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Batiatus from Spartacus: blood and sand is the mafia boss of his ludus. Look at his actions and tell me they don't resemble gang behaviour

    • @florian8599
      @florian8599 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Concordia was the patron goddess of social peace. Her temple commemorated the concord between Patricians and Plebejans. Smashing her statue was an act of blasphemy and an attack on the Roman State itself.

  • @valmarsiglia
    @valmarsiglia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Established Titles is owned by a Chinese marketing firm based in Hong Kong, which of course has no more right to grant anyone a Scottish title than they do to make anyone king of the Moon. You are not in any way buying, renting, leasing, or in any way possessing any land in Scotland; the land you're "buying" has been "sold" to multiple suckers already and will continue to be "sold" to new suckers. The company also owns all the "competitor" businesses. The Scottish government has spoken out against this scam.

    • @samiulhaq5373
      @samiulhaq5373 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Its always those chinese

    • @chrisschaeffer9661
      @chrisschaeffer9661 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yeah its a GRIFT

    • @LUC1FER_R1S1NG
      @LUC1FER_R1S1NG 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@chrisschaeffer9661 comrer tu scortland youru rill really rike it

    • @JimmyJamesJames-n6e
      @JimmyJamesJames-n6e 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@samiulhaq5373 when your group is 22% of all humans and all very smart, ya, a lot of ways to make money both legally and illegally will be by them

    • @overbeb
      @overbeb 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@samiulhaq5373 Westerners shouldn't be so stupid. They must not need the money if they spend it so frivolously.

  • @MuddieRain
    @MuddieRain 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    “The guild of Millers use only the finest grain and baking pans. True Roman bread, for true Romans!”

  • @redflags6583
    @redflags6583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    That's a weird way to portray Clodius and Milo. Usually they look more like differently colored squares than anything

  • @Raz.C
    @Raz.C 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    This reminds me of that time in ancient Greece, when a lawmaker (Charondas) made a law that upon pain of death, no one was to carry weapons in the Assembly. Some time later, the city was attacked by brigands. While leading a group of armed militia against these brigands, the lawmaker found himself armed and in the Assembly. In order to uphold his own law, Charondas cut his own throat.

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's hardcore as fuck.

  • @nisibonum7634
    @nisibonum7634 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    From Scotland: you don't get to be a lord because you own land, that is something registered and controlled by the British government. Established titles is a scam.

    • @onetwoDB
      @onetwoDB 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@nisibonum7634 it’s a joke to protect natural lands and they plant a tree , relax lol

  • @lilith4961
    @lilith4961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Gang rule is another thing that Rome of Antiquity had on common with our current world. Its wild how so many aspects of our lives were experienced by the Romans too! I wished they had had social media it would probably be so similar to ours too lol

    • @mattipps
      @mattipps 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      People don't change, technology does.

    • @BrokenWingsDarkAngel
      @BrokenWingsDarkAngel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They *did* have social media: the graffiti archeologists find all over Ancient Roman public walls. It performed pretty much the same function, with the same mentality as the social media today.

    • @fluttzkrieg4392
      @fluttzkrieg4392 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Society always changes yet it stays the same.

    • @lilith4961
      @lilith4961 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fluttzkrieg4392 yes and we should make a drinking game out of that phrase

  • @echostarling84
    @echostarling84 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    That poor roman mother. First the cultist are flailing around and then the sports arena is making a killing.

  • @armartin0003
    @armartin0003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It's amazing how many of these instances of "stuff you had to deal with in ancient times" have been reinvented and exist today.

  • @big1dog23
    @big1dog23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The mini series "Rome" featured gangs, gang war fare and both Cesare's and Augustus's attempts to keep peace using gangs. Seemed pretty realistic to me.

    • @markus717
      @markus717 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Any of these Roman series available on Netflix?

    • @markymark5090
      @markymark5090 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markus717 On HBO

  • @colinbarnard6512
    @colinbarnard6512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Yes, this is a documentary. A damn good one. A mini-university lecture. Thanks, all!

    • @CambyBolongo
      @CambyBolongo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Except a University lecturer would spend the majority of the time pointing out that the amount of sources for this isn't as copious as they would like.

  • @thabomuso2575
    @thabomuso2575 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great. I have waited fo a video like this for such a long time ever since I read about the criminal gangs in Rome. I also requested such a documentary. I think that it should be expanded witha longer timeline and more gangs. It is an intriguing topic on so many levels. Not the least since it is arguably our first historical criminology lessons.

  • @BadVideoWatcher1
    @BadVideoWatcher1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Don't forget about the Sopranvs. Though Carminvs did always say they were just a glorified cohort...

    • @godking
      @godking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Antonivs never had the makings of a varsity charioteer.

    • @galanopouloc
      @galanopouloc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      _"Twenty years in the legions I wanted Parmigiano, but I compromised. I ate grilled cheese off a stick on Hadrian's wall."_
      -Phillipvs Leonardicvs, probably.

    • @left4deadian
      @left4deadian 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Polios: He He He He

  • @trikepilot101
    @trikepilot101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Since you used it twice, I feel I must correct you: If there is a great variety of something it "runs the gammut" which kind of originated as "all the notes of a musical scale." To "run the guantlet" means to move between two lines of people and be attacked by both lines until you come out the other end. It was a form of corporal punishment practiced by some militaries in the past.

  • @Noneya5555
    @Noneya5555 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Extremely informative and interesting. Definitely plan to watch this again, as I do many of your videos. I'm also a fan of your livestream.
    As usual, well done! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus
      @RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My issue/question was with the use of the term equity at around the 2 min work, Iam very itchy about the term and it’s use these days.

  • @antonvernooy6186
    @antonvernooy6186 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you for sharing the little know history of The Gangs of Rome. I am happy for channels like this, as without them I would no insight into these more obscure parts of history. Thank you for getting these videos together for the people.

  • @champisthebunny6003
    @champisthebunny6003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Re: Military gangs, HBO's Rome had a scene where some ex-legionnaires discuss how they are willing to carry out some shady activities for Titus and Pullo. Its quite clear, from the way they talk, these (unhappy) discharged ex-soldiers, clearly got together and formed well...a gang.

  • @prestonyannotti7661
    @prestonyannotti7661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The fact you can pump out these amazing videos frequently makes me happy!

  • @aurelcorstan5242
    @aurelcorstan5242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It is amazing to see how the client system exists in the mafia even today.
    And speaking of clients, there was a time when Pompey had literal kings as his clients. That is such an absurd amount of practical power that it boggles the mind.

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And yet, he bled out on the Nile River a refugee of the country he fought so hard for.
      Quite telling how one can lose it all, no matter how powerful.

    • @cristhianramirez6939
      @cristhianramirez6939 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Senators in ancient rome carried more power behind them than the hellenisitic kings of the east, that's kind of amazing

  • @robbabcock_
    @robbabcock_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awesome video! The gangs of Rome is a fascinating topic and their power was surprising to a modern viewer.

  • @acer_0961
    @acer_0961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your videos are always the best and have taught others and I lots. Thank you

  • @alexfonseca752
    @alexfonseca752 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude I love all your content, but your personal narration will always have a place in my heart. The part at the end of the video about armies was short but great.

  • @TetsuShima
    @TetsuShima 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    For those of you interested in the Cult of Bacchus, the Steven Saylor's novel "Roma" dedicates a section of the book to the cult. One of the protagonists, who feels an unrequited sexual attraction to his close friend Scipio Africanus, decides to fill the void caused by such heartbreak by joining the cult of Bacchus and becoming his priest, initiating new members to the cult by anally penetrating them. Once the Cult is banned, the priest commits suicide just as the lictors head to his house to arrest him.

  • @Hazyg503
    @Hazyg503 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good stuff man been watching your videos for years brotha keep up the great work! Cheers from Oregon!

    • @InvictaHistory
      @InvictaHistory  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks! This has been a topic I've long wanted to cover and am excited to share

  • @henripentant1120
    @henripentant1120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The point about collective memory of the Cult of Bacchus conspiracies affecting Romans’ reaction to Christianity is very interesting.

  • @ManiusCuriusDenatus
    @ManiusCuriusDenatus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Erastes Fullman: Certainly was the OG on the Aventine.

  • @edwardbirdsall6580
    @edwardbirdsall6580 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I found this report to be informative, and very well done. Thank you for the excellent work.

  • @d0nutwaffle
    @d0nutwaffle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Talking about organised crime with established titles as the sponsor is quite fitting

  • @AlSidre
    @AlSidre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this look at Roman Society 😍 your channel is amazing 👏

  • @brunol.8608
    @brunol.8608 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:16
    My mans Invicta is rocking some fine Roman drip 😳

  • @dimitrijejovanovic5939
    @dimitrijejovanovic5939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I can't get enough of the Roman history 🤩

  • @gamelot12093
    @gamelot12093 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Would be a good background for another Assassins Creed game

  • @aightimmaheadout3573
    @aightimmaheadout3573 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This always fascinated me soo much, thank you!

  • @timmcclymont3527
    @timmcclymont3527 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Y-ESSSSSSS! YES! YESSSSSSS! When I say I'm hyped for this video, that's a massive understatement.

  • @AlSidre
    @AlSidre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this channel and I recommend it to all my friends, which is why I was so disappointed that you are supporting the scam that is Established Titles.

    • @BubblewrapHighway
      @BubblewrapHighway 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope they fix this soon. A ton of channels promoted them but now they all have a responsibility to revoke their sponsorship.

  • @infin1ty850
    @infin1ty850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The "gangs of Rome" aren't really unknown to people that have listened/read anything about the late republic or the empire. That said, loved the video.

  • @daniel-fs2ux
    @daniel-fs2ux 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Will the military units of ancient Athens be covered? Macedon & Sparta's units were already made, therefore wondering if Athens would be next.

    • @waynemarvin5661
      @waynemarvin5661 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Greek military formations were generally the Phalanx, with adaptations. No match for Rome's manipular legions.

    • @daniel-fs2ux
      @daniel-fs2ux 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@waynemarvin5661 Yes, I am aware of that, that’s a combat formation. But I am talking about military units specifically, such as the Perioikoi, Skiritae, Hetairoi, Phezethairoi, etc. Wondering if Athens did have anything like that.

  • @zyphar7323
    @zyphar7323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Invicta team! a video on greek democracy and politics would be nice to see. Thanks

  • @TheChampionofEnki
    @TheChampionofEnki 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It sounds like the modern-day Italian Mob is rooted in this period of Roman history.
    I'm noticing a lot of similarities like their extortion practices, and protection rackets, for example.

  • @acewolfgang276
    @acewolfgang276 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    0:13 i've been playing way too much Odyssey that I immediately recognized the hooded figure as a cultist.

  • @Will-tn8kq
    @Will-tn8kq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “A People’s History of Ancient Rome” tells a very different version of the fate of Claudius. First he changed his name to “Clodius” because that was the lower-class version of the name. And 2nd, they said that Clodius’s followers were of much smaller number than Milo’s and that Milo deliberately attacked them, with the purpose of assassinating Clodius.
    Don’t know if they are right, but I always trusted Peoples History to do their homework.

  • @Roberthindsight
    @Roberthindsight 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing video once again guys.

  • @mikemoreno4469
    @mikemoreno4469 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating, as always.

  • @SquirrelGrrl
    @SquirrelGrrl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    At 4:36 I see Homestarunner and his neighborhood watch sign costume!!!!

  • @cudanmang_theog
    @cudanmang_theog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    We know Biggus Dickus was the og of rome

  • @Thetruth66399
    @Thetruth66399 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love you for making this. I now remember who I once was. Thank you sir.

  • @BiLLYboomBOOM
    @BiLLYboomBOOM 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is amazing. Good job man.

  • @trikitrikitriki
    @trikitrikitriki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Public services should never be performed by private entities. They should not be profit-driven.

  • @mikewhit
    @mikewhit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    5:32 i love how the middle left reminds me of the assassins creed cult and the far right looks like the actor that played Pullo

    • @InvictaHistory
      @InvictaHistory  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are definitely right on the mark

    • @desmond-hawkins
      @desmond-hawkins 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The religious gang character reminds you of Assassin's Creed because their mask has the exact same design as the one worn by members of the "Cult of Kosmos" in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. I'm playing this game now and started wondering if this was a callback to the game or if both the game and this video were referring to an actual historical design.

  • @gaiusiuliuscaesar3809
    @gaiusiuliuscaesar3809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Historical fact : while Caesar was engaged in gaul, far from rome, he still ordered his men, through clodius pulcher, a tribune and gang leader loyal to Caesar, to keep his enemies away from him and his reforms (proposed by pulcher as a tribune). Violence between gangs were at the order of the day and this system continued until the civil war was inevitable. Clodius pulcher was killed in action during one of those gang wars.

  • @andreascovano7742
    @andreascovano7742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    All I know, is to not mess with the Aventine Collegium

  • @Emp6ft10in
    @Emp6ft10in 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!

  • @daneaxe6465
    @daneaxe6465 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sounded like you were describing New York City in the 1800's. :)

  • @ancientsitesgirl
    @ancientsitesgirl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I started to worry ... in a month I will be in Rome😦

  • @jenna2720
    @jenna2720 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm imagining a football fan, getting rowdy after a match with fans from the other team, explaining to the police when he's arrested, "It's just some historical reenactment, innit?"

  • @gdd2959
    @gdd2959 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video thank you!

  • @TundeEszlari
    @TundeEszlari 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love your contents.😘

  • @felixheitzer2262
    @felixheitzer2262 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool and thought inducing 👍

  • @mohammedsaysrashid3587
    @mohammedsaysrashid3587 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful historical coverage

  • @BLASTIC0
    @BLASTIC0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want to hear about Parmenion’s advance forces’ foray into Asia Minor prior to Alexander’s crossing the Hellespont.

  • @Uzair_Of_Babylon465
    @Uzair_Of_Babylon465 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

  • @ObligedUniform
    @ObligedUniform 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This comment section is under new management. By order of the Peaky Fookin" Toga's

  • @Insectoid_
    @Insectoid_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Looks like I’m Waiting for the subtitles again. Sigh. Until iphone sorts out a better audio to text system there’s so much on TH-cam I can’t watch or have to wait for.

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge6316 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nicely informative video

  • @CatChrist
    @CatChrist 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm so early omg
    Edit: ILY INVICTA

  • @theawesomeman9821
    @theawesomeman9821 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "The Gangs of Rome" sounds like title to a Martin Scorsessee film.

  • @Yamboist
    @Yamboist 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The title reminded me of a questline in witcher 3 called "Gangs of Novigrad".

  • @lhasaroadrat9374
    @lhasaroadrat9374 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good one!

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    _Boni, Mali, ac Turpis_ going to be lit.

  • @GanzotheSecond
    @GanzotheSecond 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the AC reference in the very beginning :)

  • @freakrx2349
    @freakrx2349 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The next grand theft auto should be In Rome.

    • @twiss9341
      @twiss9341 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That would be dang epiccc

    • @freakrx2349
      @freakrx2349 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@twiss9341 GTA 6: Pax Romana or GTA 6: Gangs of Rome. Which title sounds better?

    • @uncanny_bassman
      @uncanny_bassman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      GTA 6: Pecunia non olet.

    • @AxenfonKlatismrek
      @AxenfonKlatismrek 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Grand theft chariot this time

  • @alexanderdavid8441
    @alexanderdavid8441 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    what a great movie this topic would make!

  • @Warandhistory1
    @Warandhistory1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i like the content of the video

  • @humidddddd2247
    @humidddddd2247 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Rockstar games should make a red dead version game of Ancient Rome gangs

  • @unofonseca2862
    @unofonseca2862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Im guessing that local militias and coast guards could easily develop into gangs, just like what happened with the Cosa nostra.

  • @RealSaintB
    @RealSaintB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One emperor of the Byzantine era leveraged the sports rivalry between blues and greens to repair the walls of Constantinople.

    • @henripentant1120
      @henripentant1120 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Phocas and Constantine IV both tried to use them in defense of the walls too

  • @showze21
    @showze21 ปีที่แล้ว

    excellent

  • @seanpoore2428
    @seanpoore2428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Soooooo Titus Pullo was a fairly accurate depiction of roman crime? Sweet 🤣
    Also can we get an assassin's Creed game where Bayek and Aya take down the bacchanalia illuminati style? XD

  • @isakq
    @isakq 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool👍

  • @Vanhorn753
    @Vanhorn753 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like that you used the cultist outfit from ac odyssey

  • @-RONNIE
    @-RONNIE 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for a look into ancient Roman culture and criminals

  • @LordMattyA87
    @LordMattyA87 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well….just look at the Commission formed by Lucky Luciano which was based on the political gangs section if you like. More so in the Republic era the senators where like the Dons of families we associate with the Mafia and in films such as The Godfather today.

  • @Joshmo1234
    @Joshmo1234 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thouasands of years later and although we have more conveniences and better technology, morw or less, gangs have remained the same.

  • @jayaguilar2031
    @jayaguilar2031 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this. I only learned about this on hbo's rome show.

  • @MyTv-
    @MyTv- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Feel like nothing has changed much!:(

    • @Marinealver
      @Marinealver 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Political: Antifa
      Religious: Boko Haram
      Economic: World Economic Forum
      Chariot: Manchester Hooligans
      Military: Military Industrial Complex

    • @wills.e.e8014
      @wills.e.e8014 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, the more things change the more they stay the same... It is what it is 🤷‍♂️

  • @shaggycan
    @shaggycan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Crime in Rome is very interesting. Because Rome, especially of the Republic, had really very few laws and no police force, so 'gangs' were really both the criminals and the police. They were largely composed of crossroads brotherhoods.
    That's why most powerful senators owned a ludus, because gladiators were also used as personal protection.

  • @Cloud9vegas1
    @Cloud9vegas1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Incivta, you know the ad you have is a complete scam? In order to be recognized as a lord or lady, the land in scotland needs to be legally recognized by the government which it isnt. The established title company will also sell you plots of land that they already sold to other customers without even telling you. I love how blindly you will prop this ad up without even looking into it yourself…

  • @gregorioeduardo
    @gregorioeduardo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One big correction: the Nika revolt occurred in Constantinople against Justinian. Not Rome. Other than that, excellent video

  • @BaldricOutremer
    @BaldricOutremer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wouldn't you say that the Praetorian Guard was the most successful gang of them all ?