The Story Of Julius Caesar's Murder | Tony Robinson's Romans: Julius Caesar Pt 2 | Timeline

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  • Julius Caesar is one of the monumental figures of history. He forged the role of Emperor and was worshipped as a brilliant general and reformer, but he was killed by the people who knew him best.
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  • @TimelineChannel
    @TimelineChannel  4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

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    • @esmereldanesmerelda3313
      @esmereldanesmerelda3313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Just being honest
      )

    • @jeremylouismabanglo2787
      @jeremylouismabanglo2787 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      After the churrch urning their back on him, labeling him names of falsified information, he was so close. Gaius.Julius Caesar dismantling of the churches and strip bishops and priest off their immunity will immortalized his name, it will surpass Alexander the great himself.

  • @manticlove
    @manticlove 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    This man singlehandedly changed time, days, years and season. Greatness

    • @gursahibsingh8678
      @gursahibsingh8678 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Celto LocoAre you stupid or what ?

    • @Bamboule05
      @Bamboule05 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      At what price!

    • @youpedia4614
      @youpedia4614 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Seasons how

  • @jennijenkins5235
    @jennijenkins5235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +389

    Stuff left out or understated:
    - Had Carsar given up his command he would have certainly been prosecuted. If not for illegal war in Gaul, then for not recognizing his co-consul’s (Bibulus) veto during his term as consul. He basically HAD to rebel.
    -Ceaser has 8 legions under his control in Gaul, but he crossed the Rubicon with on one (The 13th) while the rest were encamped for the winter under Lebienus (Caesar’s top Lieutenant at this point). Pompey and the Senate were taken by surprise because they hadn’t expected anything until Spring. They watched Caesar’s legions in Gaul and when they didn’t move, the Senate assumed they were safe. So Caesar marched on Rome with one legion of veterans and against almost nothing, as Pompey’s veteran legions were in Hispania at the time. The only thing Lompey and the Senate could have done would be to raise an army of new soldiers, who would have been crushed by the 13th legion’s veterans. So Pompey smartly fled and much of the Senate went with him.
    - Brutus, who by all accounts was loved like a son by Caesar, wasn’t captured. He surrendered himself to Caesar in Greece and was immediately pardoned. Caesar wanted to make clear he was NOT like Sulla and wouldn’t be conducting any proscriptions. He was willing to pardon anyone who asked for one as long as they would acknowledge his supremacy. This was part of what made him so loved by the people and what led to his Murder by the senate. There’s a bunch more but I’m tired of writing and no one is gonna read this anyway.

    • @anbus1018
      @anbus1018 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I came I saw I read Jenny Jenkins....👍

    • @alrightythen84
      @alrightythen84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      No one? You are wrong. I read it. Very nice descriptive addition.

    • @steffenritter7497
      @steffenritter7497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Just call me "No One", because I read it! Well-said, by the way.

    • @heather8330
      @heather8330 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I read, thank you for sharing. 🙂

    • @nutso_quinn2647
      @nutso_quinn2647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I read it😁👍🏻

  • @Angela-Caldwell
    @Angela-Caldwell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    “He had diarrhea and didn’t dare move” that’s hilarious 😂

  • @VladTheImpalerDracul
    @VladTheImpalerDracul 6 ปีที่แล้ว +298

    I just wanted to say I really love these! Appreciate a free documentary in HD I really do!

    • @autisticjoeyyo
      @autisticjoeyyo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I second that! Awsome indeed!

    • @paulus121212
      @paulus121212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      its bbc nothing is free fom them lol

    • @fergusmurphy8310
      @fergusmurphy8310 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I like your comment and name Mr. Swaggins.

    • @LuzMaria95
      @LuzMaria95 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @jasegtree1206
      @jasegtree1206 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I enjoyed the content

  • @lewistaylor2858
    @lewistaylor2858 6 ปีที่แล้ว +526

    one of the worst things to ever happen was the burning of the library in Alexandria

    • @petebondurant58
      @petebondurant58 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      There was that...and the cancellation of WINGS.

    • @RyanUptonInnovator
      @RyanUptonInnovator 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I disagree, the library contained all the tax records. The burning of the library destroyed all the tax records.

    • @jack18over
      @jack18over 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Nah mate cancelling firefly after one season was the worst thing to ever happen.

    • @MrVvulf
      @MrVvulf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      The library was already much reduced in importance by Caesar's time, and in fact survived the "accidental" burning which occurred during the civil war. It wasn't fully destroyed until around 415AD the same time as Cyril's mob followers murdered Hypatia.

    • @denisecranson831
      @denisecranson831 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@jack18over The second worse thing was not bringing it back when other less worthy shows were brought back. Idiots deserve to be thrown to the Reavers.

  • @Goffas_and_gumpys
    @Goffas_and_gumpys 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    So glad I have found these Timeline documentaries. The bonus, too, that they’re hosted by Tony Robinson makes them all the more better. Binge watching all of them. Outstanding stuff.

    • @Flawpeacock564
      @Flawpeacock564 ปีที่แล้ว

      How is it stolen it would have been copyright striked

    • @helmort
      @helmort 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Tony is one of the most underrated British documentarist but the truth is that This man is a true blessing for his category and at the same level than David Attenborough!

  • @joelmatthew2508
    @joelmatthew2508 4 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Tony Robinson is literally the voice of history
    Thank you England
    He’s a treasure
    Makes docos unbelievably interesting

    • @kirstenirish
      @kirstenirish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Sir David Attenborough for nature documentaries. Sir Tony Robinson for history documentaries.

    • @lauraboyd8506
      @lauraboyd8506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      So true! He really is an absolute gem!

    • @billolsen4360
      @billolsen4360 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm sure glad this is Tony Robinson and not Tony Robbins

    • @Rhiannonganon
      @Rhiannonganon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tony Robinson was and will always be Baldrick and it's who we named our cat after 😁

    • @mohammedpanju2236
      @mohammedpanju2236 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sir Tony is an Icon.

  • @PopGoesTheology
    @PopGoesTheology 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    "Everyone who's not with me, is against me." - Pompei
    "Everyone who's not against me, is with me." - Julius Caesar (17:46)

    • @blackbird5634
      @blackbird5634 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      "There IS no one BUT me!" -Trump

    • @sylvamoise5788
      @sylvamoise5788 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      George Bush was using that word too to find an excuse to in irak😂🤣😂😁

    • @WillowTDog
      @WillowTDog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sylvamoise5788 The whole Right had that perspective. It was not quite as divided in America as right now, but it was pretty close. The difference was we didn't have conspiracy theories twisting the truth so actively. It's a bummer.

    • @histguy101
      @histguy101 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WillowTDog It takes vast bipartisan support for a president to launch a major war involving 100,000+ troops being moved halfway around the world in the 20th/21st century, and there's usually many reasons and objectives for doing so (besides the standard packaged Cassus Belli PR for the public). Congress also has to vote on whether to go to war, and is the one to declare war. I believe it was a Democratic majority senate in 2002-2003 until 2006(I may have that backwards. I don't remember), and they by and large voted for the war, publicly supported it, and for whatever reasons wanted it. There were also a few democrats and republicans that voted against it.
      It's just like Caesar. If you read his commentary on the Gallic Wars, he produces a Cassus Belli for nearly every action he takes, every tribe he campaigns against, and every campaign season, whether it be "Suebi invading Gaul and destabilizing the region!" or "Germania was clearly supporting Ambiorix's rebellion!" or "The Britons are clearly behind all this Gallic resistance!I" and I'm sure the public took all this justifications at face value. Maybe it's all true, but with hindsight, we know that's not why Caesar launched the war.

    • @ulrikjensen6841
      @ulrikjensen6841 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who is not with me is against me! Said Jesus - is that logical thinking?

  • @paramed5014
    @paramed5014 5 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    Dear England,
    Thank you for Tony Robinson.
    Sincerely,
    The rest of the world

    • @HO-bndk
      @HO-bndk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Abu Misir What makes this bozo such an "expert" anyway? He's read some books about Romans?

    • @HO-bndk
      @HO-bndk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I saw him in the "who dares wins" stage show years ago. He came out stark naked with only a small hat over his genitals and stuck the hat in the face of a woman in the audience. What a disgusting, odious little man.

    • @jasoncox7257
      @jasoncox7257 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      ​@@HO-bndk . He has never said he was an expert. He's an actor and television presenter. The researchers would be the history experts. His expertise is in the presentation, to put things in simpler terms with a good voice, in a way that doesn't lose the public as an expert historian might. He plays the non-expert, deliberately, in Time Team and we learn from the experts through him. Expertly propelling Time Team and other shows into massive hits. So your comment isn't backed by reality. Bozo boomerang yourself.

    • @beverleysummers4757
      @beverleysummers4757 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I adore him.

    • @emeldamcdowald8521
      @emeldamcdowald8521 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Paul O here here👍🏾👍🏾

  • @menwithven8114
    @menwithven8114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I recommend EVERYONE watch the 2 seasons of Rome! Phenomenal representation of Julius and the 13 legion.

  • @socrates_the_great6209
    @socrates_the_great6209 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This youtube channel is pure gold. Thanks!

  • @alecmisra4964
    @alecmisra4964 5 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    They say the gauls lost, but were all in trousers now arent we?

    • @heronimousbrapson863
      @heronimousbrapson863 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      ....Except the scots....

    • @some______guy
      @some______guy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@heronimousbrapson863 because of the heroin?

    • @heronimousbrapson863
      @heronimousbrapson863 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@some______guy Because of the kilts. And the heroin.

    • @derrickstpierre5135
      @derrickstpierre5135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the greeks traveled north wind found their togas and pants took over for bed sheets to this day

    • @ivanolsen7966
      @ivanolsen7966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      is this some sort of connection to women being fround appon 40/50 years ago when they wanted to wear them

  • @shreyaagarwal7682
    @shreyaagarwal7682 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    This was like seeing Julius Caesar in a completely different light than what we have read in Shakespeare's novel. Knew him to be a tyrant and power hungry, but he also stood for power, resilience and reforms that no other man could do. Thank you for the wonderful video

    • @montrelouisebohon-harris7023
      @montrelouisebohon-harris7023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don't think he was a tyrant at all and he returned to Rome with a lot of gold & war treasures & Caesar felt bad and wanted to help the homeless, the poor and hungry. He gave them gold and money so that they could take care of themselves and get food.. he didn't just give this stuff to win favor, but he gave it to them because he loved Rome and the Roman people and he wanted them to be better cared for.. that's why he became dictator... He was really too forgiving for those that came to him asking for forgiveness.. those people ended up stabbing him in the back, literally.. his great nephew, Augustus Octavian, ended up outwitting the Senate and eventually outwitting Marc Anthony. He went after Mark Anthony because Anthony went out to the part of Rome and Egypt that he was supposed to control and maintain and keep order.. he got with Cleopatra and was doing drugs and doing everything he could to starve the people in Rome because he was supposed to be sending them green and he wasn't... Augustus Octavian Caesar went after him. Octavian was named as Julius Caesar's heir in his will because he didn't have any biological sons and he did have a nephew and a very very intelligent nephew. Augustus was made counsul. By outsmarting the head senator. 😂😂😅 It was absolutely hilarious and how Octavian did this because he was probably 20 years old or so when he did it. Brutus and Sessius had what was coming to them when Augusta is Octavian went after them. It was just really really sad because these are loved Brutus like a son and Brutus was the youngest and part of the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar.. they all got what was coming to them and they did whether it was by taking their own lives, die fighting Octavian and or Marc Anthony, even the people in Rome really admired Mark Anthony until he went off to Egypt for so many years and caused many of their people to starve because he wasn't sending them the grain that they were needing to buy. Years prior Julius Caesar told Cleopatra that he would protect her militarily as long as Rome could purchase as much brain as they needed from Egypt and it was an agreement between them. Marc Anthony ruined that when he went to Egypt to be with Cleopatra.
      .

    • @brianjacob8728
      @brianjacob8728 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@montrelouisebohon-harris7023 Notice the Senate didn't give Gaul back to the Celtics and the Druids. They were totally in favor of JC's ambitions when they suited the Senate's...
      Hypocrisy, table for one...

    • @niccoarcadia4179
      @niccoarcadia4179 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Read or listen to Michael Parenti's "The Assassination Of Julius Caesar" Parenti describes Caesar as a man of the people who died for the reforms he was making to help the people. The ruling class hated him for altering their hold on the wealth of Rome. The audiobook is on TH-cam.

  • @wibbletthewobblet9558
    @wibbletthewobblet9558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Re-watching this for the 78th time. Love it. Hail Tony, long live Time Team.

    • @billolsen4360
      @billolsen4360 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wouldn't "Hail, Antony" be more appropriate?lol

    • @kevinkchao8
      @kevinkchao8 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You kept count?

  • @anarchistatheist1917
    @anarchistatheist1917 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The history programs that Tony Robinson narrates are really fascinating. I also like his show walking through history.

  • @allanward8194
    @allanward8194 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    That's insane you can still detect the fortifications at Alesia on infrared.

    • @kurington.blogspot7876
      @kurington.blogspot7876 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "WHAT ALESIA? I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ALESIA!"

    • @stephenpiper7834
      @stephenpiper7834 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Say hèĺĺo to clifè añď jump over ok

    • @aquarius4953
      @aquarius4953 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kurington.blogspot7876 Google>type Alesia and you'll know.

    • @MichaelMacer
      @MichaelMacer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good old infrared. One of the most underrated wavelengths on the colour spectrum. If Caesar has access to infrared back in the day, he'd have seen Brutus coming.

    • @hmq9052
      @hmq9052 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It wasn't that long ago.

  • @squid667
    @squid667 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This documentary makes it even more apparent how good the Asterix & Obelix comics actually are. A lot of these things are mentioned in the various books but seeing the historic background presented so well really puts it into perspective.

    • @orboakin8074
      @orboakin8074 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr? I loved reading those comics as a kid in Nigeria and they were one of my first introduction to Roman history. Plus, they were absolutely hilarious😂😂

    • @wantonmee23
      @wantonmee23 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      These Romans are crazy

  • @robertglenn5398
    @robertglenn5398 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Having Tony Robinson narrate these wonderful documentaries is the cunning plan of all cunning plans.

    • @lauraboyd8506
      @lauraboyd8506 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hear hear!

    • @Pericalypsis
      @Pericalypsis ปีที่แล้ว

      So cunning you could pin a tail on it and call it a weasel!

  • @doodoomcdoo3994
    @doodoomcdoo3994 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love these documentaries with Tony Robinson. The man could make a 100 year old outhouse interesting. Thank you.

  • @maxdecphoenix
    @maxdecphoenix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    a 2-hour series about Gaius Ceasar of the Julii, his exploits in Gaul and Egypt without a single mention of Marc Antony?! Bold strategy, Cotton.

  • @matthewpeterson5281
    @matthewpeterson5281 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    can't believe they didn't open this segment with another overly raw steak intro...

    • @charliebowen5071
      @charliebowen5071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They didn’t on the first one.. it was cooked so not raw..

    • @MattMajcan
      @MattMajcan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@charliebowen5071 it was only cooked on the outside still looked raw on the inside

    • @charliebowen5071
      @charliebowen5071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MattMajcan no it didn’t.. raw meat does not look opaque...go back to school Jesus

    • @twiley3530
      @twiley3530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@MattMajcan I'm a cattlewomen. Looked raw to me. Seemed a weird thing to show. Certainly not a thing to get prickly about. SMH

    • @justinthomas27
      @justinthomas27 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was thinking the same lmao

  • @lesliecaldwell2799
    @lesliecaldwell2799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tony Robinson,
    Thank you for all your TV Documentary Programs. You have come a long way. All the Best,
    Dan Caldwell

  • @realskepticalstoic9704
    @realskepticalstoic9704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love your eloquence and brilliance in making history simple and accessible to the ordinary man.

  • @Isildun9
    @Isildun9 6 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    "In 52 BC, the Problem became a Crisis. A large Crisis. In fact, if you've got a moment, it's a 12 story Crisis with a magnificent entrance hall, carpeting through out, 24 hour porterage, and a large sign on the roof saying, This Is A Large Crisis. And a large Crisis requires a large plan. Get me two stylus and a loincloth."-from the unedited version of Julius Caesars Commentaries on the Gallic Wars.

    • @aylbdrmadison1051
      @aylbdrmadison1051 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Dictators have always used such propaganda to promote their personal agendas and vendettas. Or as in caesars case, to *also* avoid prosecution for his crimes. It's no different than reading twitter in America today.

    • @alloxxxsaurus
      @alloxxxsaurus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Blackadder!

    • @whenthemusicsover6028
      @whenthemusicsover6028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wibble!

    • @NickRothman1980
      @NickRothman1980 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂

    • @billolsen4360
      @billolsen4360 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A Cracus crisis?

  • @MyelinProductions
    @MyelinProductions 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    EXCELLENT SERIES ~ Thank You Tony & Timeline! Peace & Health

  • @crucesignatis7922
    @crucesignatis7922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Went to the Rubicon last month, one of the most surreal moments in my life

    • @tyriq7328
      @tyriq7328 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wheres rubicon

  • @vangoth74
    @vangoth74 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I really enjoyed this series. Fantastic narrator, thanks.

  • @gaiuscaligula2229
    @gaiuscaligula2229 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I think Tony brushes over things a bit here, at around 16:30 he says the difference between Caesar and Pompey was that Caesar had the "Loyalty of his troops" which isn't necessarily true. Caesar had to make more and more promises to keep his troops behind him and many were fatigued of war and even more so didn't like the idea of fighting other Romans. They frequently had issues with fraternisation between armies (In particular there were some major incidents in the Spanish campaign he had just fought) which highlight this fatigue of battle and distaste for civil war for Veterans who had spent the better part of the last decade in constant actions.

  • @DiscClub6
    @DiscClub6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Amazing doc. Well done! This channel is just great!

  • @bonniegirl5138
    @bonniegirl5138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It is such a pleasure to listen to Mr. Robinson's voice that I am bound to learn something.

  • @CZESAR99
    @CZESAR99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great documentary one of the best I’ve seen !! This English guy tell the story very well !!

  • @Errcyco
    @Errcyco 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    “Nobody ever thinks they’re the bad guy”

  • @stekarknugen9258
    @stekarknugen9258 6 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    19:20
    I thought it bears mentioning that Caesar was absolutely furious at the Egyptians for killing Pompey.

    • @octaviancaesarhibernicus4447
      @octaviancaesarhibernicus4447 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Stekar Knugen nice bit of propaganda for the plebs back home, even though in reality it was a gift from the gods, he would have had to pardon Pompey which would have left Pompey embittered and a head for Republicans to gather around. With Pompey's murder by Egyptians he could pose as a truly constitutional Roman, Killing the killers of a consul. It would have played brilliantly to Caesar's favourite themes of superiority and justice.

    • @WanderingSkunk
      @WanderingSkunk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Octavian Caesar Hibernicus in retrospect it all looks like Fate the way things turned out, but there were so many incidences along the way in Julius Caesar’s life that could’ve easily turned the other way and we’ll never know what the results would have been without his transformation of Rome.

    • @octaviancaesarhibernicus4447
      @octaviancaesarhibernicus4447 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      WanderingSkunk man I tried to make that argument before, but here's the thing, things did go his way, it's a bit pointless to say "well he could have easily lost at pharsalus", but he didn't lose, he kept on winning. And there's a good possibility he saw other themes from myth playing out,his ancestor Aeneas famously had a dalliance with Dido the Queen of Carthage before heading on to Rome. Caesar and the Queen of Egypt. That and a relentless winning streak. He probably began to believe he was a god. There was a re altering of his bloodline, injecting Mars into it aswell, this was meant to be a trend in the later years of the Republic.

    • @WanderingSkunk
      @WanderingSkunk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Octavian Caesar Hibernicus There could be a bit of Determinism at play in the sense that the conditions of the moment played a role in Caesar’s rise, if it was not one Roman General with political power and the support of his own Army it could’ve been another.

    • @1cathexis
      @1cathexis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Octavian Caesar Hibernicus: I would take issue with your saying, "Caesar's favorite themes of superiority and justice. " Caesar's principal motivations were "auctoritas" & "dignitas." Gaining and holding on to the
      "imperium" as well as consulship allowed Caesar to both lead armies, gain wealth and fame, control Roman politics, and of course forgive former enemies. This "forgiveness" was really the ultimate loss of dignitas for his enemies who would now become beholding to him under the traditional Roman system of patronage. Some of his enemies like Cato even admitted not all his laws and achievements were bad. But they hated the man more than they valued their lives - or so it seems to me. There is little evidence the populis ever backed the Republicans. So, especially after Pharsalus, their only hope was a dramatic victory which only became less and less likely. Yet they would not give up even though Caesar would've "forgave" many of them. Almost all died. But more were killed by their own hand or on the field of battle than were ever killed by Caesar. How many politicians today would rather die then lose? It's interesting to consider. Thank for your remarks.

      Reply

  • @gs6044
    @gs6044 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ive been watching these for years!!! Thank you.

  • @adamglenn5477
    @adamglenn5477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I listen to everything Tony presents. Everything he does is so well researched and presented. Great work from a great presenter.

  • @Alexiosization
    @Alexiosization 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I really enjoy these free documentaries, thanks for the upload.
    Julius Caesar was truly one of the greatest men that's ever lived. His story affirms to me that one can still achieve things and live an enviable life even if they didn't start accomplishing great deeds early on in their teens and twenties like Alexander the Great for instance. Kind of like Clint Eastwood.

    • @brianjacob8728
      @brianjacob8728 ปีที่แล้ว

      True, but I still think what Hannibal almost succeeded in doing was more impressive...

  • @chrais78
    @chrais78 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Such a fascinating subject. Loved Shakespeare's retelling.

  • @rajendramisir3530
    @rajendramisir3530 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fascinating documentary of the life and legacy of Caesar. Brilliant narration. I enjoyed watching this video. Lots of lessons to learn about politics and governance from this video.

  • @dinx556
    @dinx556 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Superb programme, Hail Tony!

  • @terrismith9662
    @terrismith9662 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Beyond cruel of Caesar to refuse to let the people through......so sad that they died of starvation.

    • @BrettCagwin49ers
      @BrettCagwin49ers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It was a sound decision--the Romans didn't have food to spare and were about to be besieged themselves. Caesar wasn't about to let his decade long campaign in Gaul fail by feeding civilians.

    • @BadWebDiver
      @BadWebDiver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's history... No modern sensibilities...

    • @Cheepchipsable
      @Cheepchipsable 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If he let them out, it would have given the opportunity of the others to come in and probably give them intel on the battle.

  • @kylepark8194
    @kylepark8194 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He had one of the most epic lives of all time honestly.

  • @tlindfld
    @tlindfld 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Loved:
    "She didn't need to be the most beautiful woman alive to achieve what she achieved."

    • @patricias5122
      @patricias5122 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I didn't love that. Why is a woman's looks always supposed to e her paramount feature?

    • @HAL-nt6vy
      @HAL-nt6vy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "A wiggle in the walk. A giggle in the talk. Makes the world go 'round!"

    • @anasapsana824
      @anasapsana824 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would also try to explain deeply what captivated Ceasar in Cleopatra, she spoke few languages fluently, raised in Alexandria culture field... and her brave appearance speaks itself. And later on she unfortunately paid too much 🤕

    • @Cheepchipsable
      @Cheepchipsable 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think being Queen helped a bit.
      Plenty of bowsers who marry good looking and wealthy men.

  • @danielkunert6244
    @danielkunert6244 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent presentation Tony, thank you

  • @Yabuddy53
    @Yabuddy53 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Caesar: I AM the Senate.

    • @dantheguitarist5823
      @dantheguitarist5823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      His friends: He's too dangerous to be kept alive

  • @allmachtsdaggl5109
    @allmachtsdaggl5109 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Cleopatra's son was not called "Caesarion" but Ptolomy (Ptolomaios XV) for all male kids were called Ptolomy. Caesarion was only a nickname

    • @aylbdrmadison1051
      @aylbdrmadison1051 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Allmachts Daggl : What people are _called_ is not always what they are _named._ That is why those words are used by those who know the difference. He was in fact _called_ Caesarion, although that is not what he was _named._ Tony was correct is his usage of the word _called_ in this case.

    • @rascallyrabbit717
      @rascallyrabbit717 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'll have to remember that next time I meet him

    • @allmachtsdaggl5109
      @allmachtsdaggl5109 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rascallyrabbit717 you better do, he is very upset if you call him caesarion. It has never happened that i called him like that and he was happy about it.

    • @NewarkBay357
      @NewarkBay357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Cleopatra was a Macedonian Greek. The Greeks ruled Egypt from the time of Alexander the Great through Cleopatra. She was the progeny of Ptolomy, one of Alexander's greatest generals and close friends.

  • @radupuspana7245
    @radupuspana7245 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing work. Thank you!

  • @jasonwoods3711
    @jasonwoods3711 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish someone would do a documentary on Julius Caesar the MP of 17th century Britain !!
    That would be an eye opener....

  • @benjamingoulet8059
    @benjamingoulet8059 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This series really is well executed. Subscribed after seeing this series and the mid evil castle series. Thank you timeline and of coarse hate all the adds lol

    • @houstonharwood7197
      @houstonharwood7197 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So how do you think you would be enjoying these high-quality documentaries without ads?

    • @simonkevnorris
      @simonkevnorris 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      By using an ad blocker?

    • @warrengwonka2479
      @warrengwonka2479 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can pay the price!

  • @sthenrymary
    @sthenrymary 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    So that's where the idiom comes from "to cross the Rubicon." The point of no return

  • @jim99west46
    @jim99west46 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Two brilliant episodes. Thanks

  • @teshahartke5468
    @teshahartke5468 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are great to fall asleep to. Not that they're boring but man does he have a soothing voice.

  • @SNP-1999
    @SNP-1999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    An excellent documentary, told by one of England's best historical reporters, Tony Robinson, whose narrative is always historically correct and interesting. Gaius Julius Caesar will always be a controversial character, as he was even in his own age. For some the greatest general and social reformer in Roman history, for others the greatest con- man and mass murderer. He was in fact all of this, a fascinating person who for me tragically died before he could realise his groundbreaking reforms of Roman society, a task left for his great-nephew Octavian to fulfill, although possibly not in a way Caesar had envisaged. Did Caesar know of the plot against his life ? Did he even welcome it because he was growing old and feared illness, in particular his bouts of epilepsy ? On the other hand he had planned his campaign against the Parthians as the zenith of his military achievements, so why do so if he never expected to sail to Syria in the first place ? It will remain an enigma, like so much of Caesar's life and character. 😘

    • @aquarius4953
      @aquarius4953 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      SNP1999. Always historically correct ! I'm not sure . Julius Caesar never became emperor.

  • @thhseeking
    @thhseeking 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A legacy of Caesar's is that his name ended up being used as an alternative for "Imperator". In German, for example, they used his name - "Kaiser". As the British chap in Rome said: "Imperator Kaysar".

    • @defundthebbc8110
      @defundthebbc8110 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't spoil it by mentioning the germans

  • @jesikebiking
    @jesikebiking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A great video Tony, a really great video

  • @christopherthrawn7541
    @christopherthrawn7541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent work Sir.
    Great work on each episode.
    Awesome detailed.

  • @colinlatimer9501
    @colinlatimer9501 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Informative Excellent presentation Thank you

  • @isaacgloc1542
    @isaacgloc1542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I miss Caesar already and i never met him wow what a man what personality

  • @andreasleonardo6793
    @andreasleonardo6793 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice historical video 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @karthikparameswaran7813
    @karthikparameswaran7813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good video. The BG music was also well composed and such was the video editing that I would say, "This video has tried to bring the true history into a live and concrete reality. Please make a similar documentary on Augustus.

  • @paulodr33
    @paulodr33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Watching this in July 2020.
    Thanks Julius.

  • @jamesbrowne6351
    @jamesbrowne6351 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It seems that Caesar indeed had a 'cunning plan.'

  • @Fourwedge
    @Fourwedge 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!

  • @alibaloch3184
    @alibaloch3184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like the honesty in this one

  • @some______guy
    @some______guy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lovely documentary

  • @sthenrymary
    @sthenrymary 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He was loved by his people. Clearly a reformer & established a classical culture in Europe.

  • @Tony11442
    @Tony11442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:23 "...and the mountain passes blocked with snow..."
    Marc Anthony: "Snows always melt ;) "

  • @anthonytindle5758
    @anthonytindle5758 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoy boldricks documentarys the are well researched and documented i would download them all but i dont think ive got enough room.

  • @manuelb8808
    @manuelb8808 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Tony Robinson is the most gracious comedian GB has known.

  • @ibnbattuta1304
    @ibnbattuta1304 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I can't imagine Caesar growing old, and dying on a death bed with mourners all around him. The greatest man ever had to die in the greatest way ever.

  • @michaeljamessmithrnnha8505
    @michaeljamessmithrnnha8505 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very well done video

  • @marylouleeman
    @marylouleeman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Part 2. Yay!

  • @SNP-1999
    @SNP-1999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    In short, Caesar's assassins were such cyphers that they didn't even have an agenda planned for the situation after his death. They panicked and fled to the Temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill, fearing that the enraged populace of Rome would tear them to pieces, but the people were too shocked to think straight - it was only at Caesar's cremation that the fury of the people of Rome became evident. The assassins then fled to all parts of the empire and were hunted down, one by one, and killed. Brutus and Cassius were the last to die after the battle of Philippi. Caesar had been avenged but Rome and her empire had lost a brilliant leader and politician.

    • @edwardlecore141
      @edwardlecore141 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      To have a person who knew what he was doing killed by people who didn't is a great injustice to a culture of merit.

  • @aeyet8184
    @aeyet8184 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So Julius Caesar received three warnings of his imminent death. The first he considered, the second he obliged and the last he never even read.

    • @BadWebDiver
      @BadWebDiver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There was a documentary that speculated he was practically committing suicide...

  • @SeddikChannel
    @SeddikChannel ปีที่แล้ว

    Exquisite documentary

  • @bobsingh7949
    @bobsingh7949 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the education

  • @rdo1231
    @rdo1231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    37:02 Diarrhea? Wow. I must use this excuse next time I don't want to move out of my favorite chair.

  • @maxlinder5262
    @maxlinder5262 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    MORE COMMERICALS ....................... YES.........................

    • @Paleoman
      @Paleoman 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      i had no commercials whatsoever.

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      i got tons of commercial but the way i look at it there's still alot less commercials than if I'd watched on demand or on TV. You can skip most of these after a few seconds instead of having to sit through full 1-2 minute ads on demand or 5 minute ad blocks on TV. This is one of the few places i've found good quality video for shows like this streaming so its worth it seeing a few ads vs watching this at 144p with compressed garbled sound

    • @houstonharwood7197
      @houstonharwood7197 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You get what you pay for, and ads are our way of paying for quality media.

  • @dankmemes385
    @dankmemes385 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wait a minute….this isn’t far tulips garden. 😂 absolutely love Tim

  • @euginchasia1173
    @euginchasia1173 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great documentary

  • @kpcraftster6580
    @kpcraftster6580 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So many lines of Shakespeare popping into my head... not the most historic version..and yet so many tidbits that are historical.

  • @Johnwick-vv4cj
    @Johnwick-vv4cj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wish Baldrick did one with Alexander the great

  • @belleseastonebassguard9425
    @belleseastonebassguard9425 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank You

  • @andreasleonardo6793
    @andreasleonardo6793 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice historical channel....

  • @eironwyman8157
    @eironwyman8157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I keep having to remind myself it is Getorix, not Getafix as in Asterix and Obelisk....

    • @MichaelMacer
      @MichaelMacer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was Vercingetorix the inspiration for Asterix?

    • @ray.shoesmith
      @ray.shoesmith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Vercingetorix was in the Asterix comix. Getafix was the druid.

  • @jasongoodacre
    @jasongoodacre 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like the idea that Julius Caesar was obsessed with body hair. To be clean shaven in Roman times separated them from the Barbarians.

  • @dokskwyr4353
    @dokskwyr4353 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The bizarre thing that occurred to me was when Tony talked about the Roman Republic being a democracy but it was polarized/paralyzed by to equal and opposing forces. The first modern day example that comes to mind is the United States, its democracy under threat in 2021 AD, the Senate divided into two relatively equal halves. What will future Tony Robinson's say about that conflict and how it turned out a thousand years from now.

    • @warrengwonka2479
      @warrengwonka2479 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The current President has made such a hash-up of his presidency that there will be a huge Republican majority in Congress come the 2022 election.

    • @dokskwyr4353
      @dokskwyr4353 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@warrengwonka2479 Yeah, and foolish comments like that I'm sure will likewise be referenced in future history books. Americans like you who say stupid things like that are what make your country an international laughingstock to the rest of us throughout the rest of the world already. And we won't forget. Just like we'll never forget what a pathetic excuse for a leader Mango Mussolini proved to be.. At least we can see the current president is a vast improvement on the last. Not perfect by a long stretch but at least Biden is human.
      th-cam.com/video/vT-J3UUhdLY/w-d-xo.html

  • @athi-enkosimapukata1478
    @athi-enkosimapukata1478 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    An ambitious man is bound to have enemies ( in his quest for greatness).

  • @octaviancaesarhibernicus4447
    @octaviancaesarhibernicus4447 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Imperator didn't mean Emperor, it meant general, surely even that expert knew that. It's more than likely where the word emperor came from.

    • @Xaviar_St.Thomas
      @Xaviar_St.Thomas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Octavian Caesar Hibernicus
      Exactly … the BBC is "free styling".

    • @pagancenturion94
      @pagancenturion94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Octavian Caesar Hibernicus Yes my Lord, u are right.... Your Royal Highness 😂

    • @belbras
      @belbras 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It seems even mr. Wallace-Hadrill made also such mistake.

    • @codewahn
      @codewahn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      you are both wrong and rite, it became a part of the titulature later on

    • @NapoleonCalland
      @NapoleonCalland 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It means Commander in Chief. And it is the word that gives us Emperor, although it came to imply the meaning of "Commander in Chief of all Roman armies" under Augustus.
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  • @aniksamiurrahman6365
    @aniksamiurrahman6365 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wish Tony Robinson does one about Emperor Augustus.

    • @wulfgar88-10
      @wulfgar88-10 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anik Samiur Rahman YES! He is one of my favorite ancient romans

    • @aniksamiurrahman6365
      @aniksamiurrahman6365 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes yes, that one, the first one.

    • @NinjazInside
      @NinjazInside 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      They all were given the Title even until Diocletian of Augustus I believe, with the heir being named Caesar. And at his rise to Princeps his name was Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. And is most certainly my favourite individual in all of Roman History however unlucky his succession plans were haha he at least planned for succession extensively!

    • @admontblanc
      @admontblanc 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Fred Smith that title actually subsisted until Constatinople fell to the ottomans. But whenever people say Augustus there's only one person in their mind, the one person whose legacy ensured others would inherit his highest title and even make his own name a title.

    • @admontblanc
      @admontblanc 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NinjazInside Tiberius wasn't all that bad, as a statesman, but he clearly wasn't who Augustus had in mind for a first choice.

  • @nakedbutler74
    @nakedbutler74 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazed that marc antony wasnt mentioned once

  • @warmonger8799
    @warmonger8799 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome ❤❤❤

  • @toby099
    @toby099 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Rest in peace Caesar

  • @iDelta77
    @iDelta77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Truly an amazing man

  • @benkirkby1931
    @benkirkby1931 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So the irony is that Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar for the theater but didn't depict Caesar's death in the place that it actually happened; a theater.
    But then that irony kind of cancels itself out because whenever the play Julius Caesar is performed, it's at a theater, so technically Caesar does get killed in a theater.
    Also, I thought Baldrick wasn't supposed to understand irony. He thought it was the same as goldy or bronzey except that it's made of iron.

  • @josephmountford2292
    @josephmountford2292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    They should of ended this episode with him eating a raw steak in the basement of that restaurant!

  • @DJ-tt7tq
    @DJ-tt7tq 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    In the end, I think he got what was coming to him.

    • @DJ-tt7tq
      @DJ-tt7tq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Victor Kurske Yeah,what goes around, comes around.

  • @wpmk
    @wpmk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Tony: "The Roman Republic was a Democracy."
    Yeah... not so much.

  • @rmk3155
    @rmk3155 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    15:27 It was made so the sheer lack of troops present in Italy. But still, it was partly panic which also caused them to leave. Causing Cicero to write "Is this a great general of Rome, or Hannibal?".

  • @LeoDeStino
    @LeoDeStino 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice documentary, but it failed to tell why Senates hated him so much and why people loved Ceasar to the point of declaring him a god after his death. At the end Tony said that he don't like Julius Caesar and this explains everything.