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Your mic has insane quality. What is it? Also I am so glad I found your channel man, you have a gift and the right mindset when it comes to covering this stuff. Concise and well researched!
Amazingly clear content. Had it been available years ago, when the best you’d have was just a faded grainy photocopy, I would have been able to achieve a much higher grade in my Roman History exam.
The break down the complexities of the political system and the election process gives such a great perspective on how power and influence worked back then. It’s so interesting to see how ancient politics shaped the way we think about leadership today. Great insight into this historical topic! 👍
@@toldinstone Thank you. I've been wondering about this for some time. Everything I've ever read about Roman politics only covers the elections in Rome itself. But aside from an occasional mention that local elections existed, I've never seen anything about local governments. What kinds of offices did they have? Did they have the same wealth requirements as the offices in Rome? Did all cities have local elections or just some of them? Yay! Toldinstone replied to my question directly!
I was thinking the same thing. Robin Lane Fox mentions in Pagans and Christians that roman cities in Africa (or maybe it was Asia) still had elections as late as the 4th century. I wonder what happened to the rest. When did Athens stop having elections?
@@kittyprydekissme if you can think about it like the US government, imagine the governors and senators of states who come from Washington DC to establish offices and policies based on the necessities in that place, then that trickles down further to local councils, legislators, and officials. Like a superintendent of schools in a state, local superintendent, then the principals, the teachers, and finally parents/students
An oligarchy with democratic tendencies ruled by the rich and powerfull, where the candidates tell people what they want to hear... that sounds familiar.
Legislation was enacted by theTribal Assembly. The Centuriate Assembly was reformed sometime after 240BC "to be more democratic". The centuries became subdivisions of the Tribes, and while the centuries of wealthy citizens were still most influential, elections had to include more of the "Classes".
I can’t believe I have never heard of you…. Roman history is by far my favorite subject. Anyway just found you from a podcast (big TH-camr who I also never heard/seen). I was very impressed by your knowledge… I thought Lex Friedman’s guest was impressive, the Gregory fellow… but I think you blew him out the water. Man…. Wish I was your neighbor, friend, or student… I would just love to hear and pick your brain. Lol Thankfully for your sake and mine - you have this TH-cam channel… I am going to absorb it. History is my shit. Love Ancient civilizations such as Egypt, Japan, China, Greek, etc etc all of it…. But Ancient Rome…. Specifically Imperial period is probably my favorite. Wish the day I die and get to go to Heaven…. (Of course if I am deserving) Besides joining loved ones and finding peace… I hope that God can allow me to go back in time machines to visit Ancient places… I would love to see Cicero on the Senate floor or the forum… or seeing Julius Caesar or Augustus come in on their triumphs…. That is what I would like more than anything, visit this worlds ancient past and people… imagine all of us history buffs probably would want the same. I don’t want to change anything . Just observe and experience it….
The Grachii, Sulla, First Triumvirate, Second Triumvirate nah it totally was. The Republic's oligarchy came to a (imo) well deserved end after a century of repeated civil wars and as partisan as things are right now the violence has only been sporadic and of small scale not thousands dead in the Social war or the climatic showdown of Caesar and Pompey at Pharsalus. Not that history isn't without its rhyme here.
Mister Garrett Ryan, I have been meaning to rewatch old videos I liked in your channel only to not find them (the time traveller one and the series that summaries rhe history of Rome from it's most prominent buildings) That was a loss of sorts to me because they were quite educational and fun to me. Would you consider reuploading them in the future? Or remake them altogether?
Non sequitur but what do you think of the portrayal of Rome in the early third century in Gladiator II? I reacted to some visual dilapidation as in partially run-down facades, collapsed pillars and lack of finish and colours on the walls in the homes we visit in the movie.
I get the impression that elections were limited to the City of Rome and perhaps its immediate environs. Was there anything similar in the Provinces? What about places like Athens with a very long tradition of democracy?
@williamharris8367 The cities of the Roman Empire were nearly all more or less self-governing entities. But what we would call "democracy" didn't exist. In most towns members of the propertied classes periodically met in an assembly and chose a group of wealthy men (curiales) to handle civic and religious administration and collect the taxes for the city and the surrounding rural district The Roman governor would oversee things, resolve disputes between the towns in his province. exercise jurisdiction (especially if Roman citizens were involved) make sure the tribute was collected and keep the peace.
I doubt this will be seen by Garrett Ryan but can anyone tell me why his book on Asia Minor is so expensive compared to the other ones? Is it also a textbook of some kind? I recognize vital source from my college classes so I assume it might be something like that but just curious.
@@salakasto there aren’t two parties in the USA- it’s all an elaborate facade. There are two movements though- the establishment and radicals. Every 30 or so years the radicals win and replace the establishment and become it. The neoliberal establishment that ran stuff since the Cold War died this week. You’ll see the democrats change and align with the new ideas/agenda in the next few years.
Absolutely. The former is made up of 300 or so Senators who are former magistrates, the latter is every citizen man assembled to vote on the most critical issues. How did you not get that from this video?
Augustus was a cause of the fall of the Roman Empire, things never got better for very long after that guy. Never holding elections makes things unstable and unlasting.
Rascists, all of you. You wanted an empire, youve got it. Pray, fucking pray that we get a good emperor, cause trump is not gonna last forever, it is who comes next who will determine the outcome. DO YOU UNDERSTAND
I didn't know that it was Tiberius who stopped Roman citizens voting and switched that duty to the Senators. He anticipated Donald Trump, who said if Americans elected him, they would never have to vote again.
I'm happy I don't live in a dictatorial country and get to vote for my officials who have term limits. My vote may never matter, but at least the Democrat/Republican middle-class home owners are happy, and that is all that really matters.
Dictatorships and enlighted despots are highly underrated as forms of government. The problem is that the opponents of the regime are the most vocal; the supporters have nothing to complain about.
Hi everyone! This is Matthew Blair, I'm the author of "Romanis Magicae" and this video's sponsor.
I want to give another massive thank you to Dr. Ryan for his kind words and help in spreading the word about our little comic. Everyone involved in its creation has put a TON of time, effort, and passion into it and we're so happy that it's being shown to viewers like you who love and support learning and talking about ancient history.
As the video said, the campaign is in its final days (it was a scheduling delay on my part) so if you want to check it out the clock is ticking, but we've got some cool rewards and behind the scenes stuff to make it worth your while. Also, we do offer copies of Dr. Ryan's books as rewards for anyone who might want to check out the books.
It's amazing how much the world can change through time, yet aspects of human nature can stay almost exactly the same.
Yeah, they still reproduce by 5€X.
Yeah, they still reproduce by $€X.
Sex for 5€! ..Count me in! 🤪
Your videos and themes are inspiration for me. Keep on!
P.S.
Just got your books.
I need to get both of his books! I saw a few copies of one in Barnes and Noble one day.
Your mic has insane quality. What is it?
Also I am so glad I found your channel man, you have a gift and the right mindset when it comes to covering this stuff.
Concise and well researched!
Lovely presentation! My wife and I visited Rome in August and had a wonderful time. These videos are a fantastic educational resource!
Amazing graphics! I had to keep pausing to save them.
Amazingly clear content. Had it been available years ago, when the best you’d have was just a faded grainy photocopy, I would have been able to achieve a much higher grade in my Roman History exam.
This channel and your books are the lords work sir, thank you
Really good video! I just really enjoy how ou present the information and have enjoyed your books as well.
The break down the complexities of the political system and the election process gives such a great perspective on how power and influence worked back then. It’s so interesting to see how ancient politics shaped the way we think about leadership today. Great insight into this historical topic! 👍
Some things never change.
Such as humans, still having 5€K5 to procreate.
here from the Julian Dorey podcast. you were a super guest!
If Tiberius ended the elections, then why was there still campaigning going on in Pompeii in 79 AD?
Maybe local campaigning?
He only ended elections in Rome, for the old Republican officials. Local elections continued for centuries.
@@toldinstone Thank you. I've been wondering about this for some time. Everything I've ever read about Roman politics only covers the elections in Rome itself. But aside from an occasional mention that local elections existed, I've never seen anything about local governments. What kinds of offices did they have? Did they have the same wealth requirements as the offices in Rome? Did all cities have local elections or just some of them?
Yay! Toldinstone replied to my question directly!
I was thinking the same thing. Robin Lane Fox mentions in Pagans and Christians that roman cities in Africa (or maybe it was Asia) still had elections as late as the 4th century. I wonder what happened to the rest. When did Athens stop having elections?
@@kittyprydekissme if you can think about it like the US government, imagine the governors and senators of states who come from Washington DC to establish offices and policies based on the necessities in that place, then that trickles down further to local councils, legislators, and officials. Like a superintendent of schools in a state, local superintendent, then the principals, the teachers, and finally parents/students
An excellent summary of the Roman political system. Well done.
An oligarchy with democratic tendencies ruled by the rich and powerfull, where the candidates tell people what they want to hear... that sounds familiar.
Long live the Republic
@@AlohaSnackbar-pc9gd 🌿🦅🌿
Long live the empire
Interesting vid. Thanks.
'Bribery of the electorate was rampant' ... some things never change.
The US might also be described as "an oligarchy with suppressed democratic tendencies."
Lmao
Ugh . no
Thats more like the UK
6:19 the Ancient Roman version of lawn signs.
Legislation was enacted by theTribal Assembly.
The Centuriate Assembly was reformed sometime after 240BC "to be more democratic". The centuries became subdivisions of the Tribes, and while the centuries of wealthy citizens were still most influential, elections had to include more of the "Classes".
Around 9:25 Did Cicero really name drop Pompeii?
I can’t believe I have never heard of you…. Roman history is by far my favorite subject. Anyway just found you from a podcast (big TH-camr who I also never heard/seen). I was very impressed by your knowledge… I thought Lex Friedman’s guest was impressive, the Gregory fellow… but I think you blew him out the water. Man…. Wish I was your neighbor, friend, or student… I would just love to hear and pick your brain. Lol Thankfully for your sake and mine - you have this TH-cam channel… I am going to absorb it. History is my shit. Love Ancient civilizations such as Egypt, Japan, China, Greek, etc etc all of it…. But Ancient Rome…. Specifically Imperial period is probably my favorite. Wish the day I die and get to go to Heaven…. (Of course if I am deserving) Besides joining loved ones and finding peace… I hope that God can allow me to go back in time machines to visit Ancient places… I would love to see Cicero on the Senate floor or the forum… or seeing Julius Caesar or Augustus come in on their triumphs…. That is what I would like more than anything, visit this worlds ancient past and people… imagine all of us history buffs probably would want the same. I don’t want to change anything . Just observe and experience it….
Politics in Rome actually seems less insane than American politics.
The Grachii, Sulla, First Triumvirate, Second Triumvirate nah it totally was.
The Republic's oligarchy came to a (imo) well deserved end after a century of repeated civil wars and as partisan as things are right now the violence has only been sporadic and of small scale not thousands dead in the Social war or the climatic showdown of Caesar and Pompey at Pharsalus.
Not that history isn't without its rhyme here.
You should check out Eastern Roman (Byzantine) politics.
I can think of a couple politicians that could have learned from Scipio's mistake.
Mister Garrett Ryan,
I have been meaning to rewatch old videos I liked in your channel only to not find them (the time traveller one and the series that summaries rhe history of Rome from it's most prominent buildings)
That was a loss of sorts to me because they were quite educational and fun to me.
Would you consider reuploading them in the future? Or remake them altogether?
Cicero's manual for how to conduct a political campaign still holds up well today, it seems
Non sequitur but what do you think of the portrayal of Rome in the early third century in Gladiator II? I reacted to some visual dilapidation as in partially run-down facades, collapsed pillars and lack of finish and colours on the walls in the homes we visit in the movie.
Would you do a review?
you look like a normal person
Definitely a patrician
He looks like an ancient Roman.
what were you expecting? lol
I'm always happy to see my favorite creators take part in their videos! Sometimes they look totally different than you'd imagine from their voice.
Least normal comment
I get the impression that elections were limited to the City of Rome and perhaps its immediate environs. Was there anything similar in the Provinces? What about places like Athens with a very long tradition of democracy?
@williamharris8367 The cities of the Roman Empire were nearly all more or less self-governing entities. But what we would call "democracy" didn't exist. In most towns members of the propertied classes periodically met in an assembly and chose a group of wealthy men (curiales) to handle civic and religious administration and collect the taxes for the city and the surrounding rural district The Roman governor would oversee things, resolve disputes between the towns in his province. exercise jurisdiction (especially if Roman citizens were involved) make sure the tribute was collected and keep the peace.
Let's goooooo
The graffiti seems to suggest a much more literate populace than is usually assumed.
Very interesting we never think of!
I doubt this will be seen by Garrett Ryan but can anyone tell me why his book on Asia Minor is so expensive compared to the other ones? Is it also a textbook of some kind? I recognize vital source from my college classes so I assume it might be something like that but just curious.
It's disappointing to see how little things have changed
Just like voting in Chicago today. 🎉
"an oligarchy with suppressed democratic tendencies"
why does that sound familiar?
Because you don't know how to seperate fact from propaganda.
Democrat party Politicians and Officials
@AutomatedPersonellUnit_3947 lol at thinking its confined to democrats
@@AutomatedPersonnelUnit_3947you mean tRump, the wannabe traitor-king.
@@salakasto there aren’t two parties in the USA- it’s all an elaborate facade. There are two movements though- the establishment and radicals. Every 30 or so years the radicals win and replace the establishment and become it. The neoliberal establishment that ran stuff since the Cold War died this week. You’ll see the democrats change and align with the new ideas/agenda in the next few years.
Caesar
Best sharing knowlesge
Ohhh, this may be out of your wheelhouse, but can you do an equivalent of Greek City States?
finally, a tutorial
unfortunately too late for the Dems this time 😂
@@perguto maybe they can get a consul elected next year
Much of your commentary serves to remind me of the corruptions of modern political systems….. 😢
Grease the right wheels and anything is possible.
It's almost as if it's intentional.
This is the root of it, all & history has habit of repeating itself, all the the time. We are seeing one in the making, all the time!
5:00 lol the chicago came out
slipping into authoritarianism is easy, maintaining a democracy takes a lot of hard work and dedication.
Is there a difference between the Senate and the Comitia Curiata?
Absolutely. The former is made up of 300 or so Senators who are former magistrates, the latter is every citizen man assembled to vote on the most critical issues. How did you not get that from this video?
Nah its easy, just have some centurions clutching swords in the senate chamber and you will be consul in no time.
Video interaction
some things pass the test of time and stay the same 🤷♂
Un video sobre como vivian los exclavos en el imperio romano
So, not much changed at all.
Listen to Socrates
If the ai doesnt unwrap the scrolls what if they lie ??? And give us a fake story 😢
ELECTION INTERFERENCE!
😂😂😂
Do you have an episode on why the Romans were great in engineering ? Architecture and design?
Seems like literacy was widespread.
This is kinda disturbing
Just another AI voice channel…
…NOT!!! It’s friggin’ amazing all of this content Mr. TIS provide us with! 🙏
Decent ai voices didn't even really exist when he made this channel
Trumpinius Victory: Total
Sic semper tyrannis
@@TheFeralFerret Tace stultus
@@OptimusPrinceps_Augustus Just quoting a famous Roman in a video about the subject, sweetie. Sorry you're so upset! 💋
@@OptimusPrinceps_Augustus clausa, pinguis american
@kanokadany113 Pax Americana 🇺🇸🎉
Truly nothing new under the Sun.
We're gonna miss these elections things...
Seethe more lib. Total Trump Victory
Mald some more
@@TPDA77777 Rigged election. Putin was probably behind it.
trigger warning:
this video may remind you of recent events.
You look like a young Julius Caesar.
He does. I am sure it is intentional on his part.
Make Rome Great Again !
That was what Mussolini tried to do. He ended up swinging by his heels from a lamp-post.
@ are you comparing Trump to Mussolini ?
@@JohnDoe-tv4zf Not yet! I expect he will end up in Arlington National Cemetery, though.
@@faithlesshound5621 you’re insane, congratulations
Just wait and see. I wonder who will hijack the national mourning? Maybe President Vance. Don't touch the free Kool-Aid!
217th
A lot of surprising similarities to modern elections. America could really use an Augustus right about now
They've just got themselves a Tiberius.
The Roman Republic was the main model upon which the Founders established the United States. Makes sense that there would be similarities.
@@ostsan8598 Other than the word "Senate," I don't see much similarity between the Roman and American systems.
Augustus was a cause of the fall of the Roman Empire, things never got better for very long after that guy. Never holding elections makes things unstable and unlasting.
@@filmbuffo5616 Augustus hammered in the last nails of the coffin of the Roman Republic. He is usually regarded as the FIRST emperor of Rome.
America is finally back
@TrumpMagusunhinged
Cope
Rascists, all of you. You wanted an empire, youve got it. Pray, fucking pray that we get a good emperor, cause trump is not gonna last forever, it is who comes next who will determine the outcome. DO YOU UNDERSTAND
DARK MAGA is here forever, watching told in stone. 😊
@@jackjohnson40 👈 Lamestream media watcher right here.
I didn't know that it was Tiberius who stopped Roman citizens voting and switched that duty to the Senators. He anticipated Donald Trump, who said if Americans elected him, they would never have to vote again.
Gonna cry?
Consider trying to win an election without cheating lib
@@orxy5316 I see you're cheering at the prospect of never voting again. I have no dog in that race, so I'll eschew barking.
It's disturbing how many crazy Trump supporters are in this comment section!
Gonna cry?
@@NatiKore No, just report and move on.
It's disturbing how many maga morons are around in general. Mala tempora currunt 😐
@@NatiKoreYou will when orange grifter does nothing
Whatever you say lmfao
This should have been published before the US election.
Why?
I'm happy I don't live in a dictatorial country and get to vote for my officials who have term limits. My vote may never matter, but at least the Democrat/Republican middle-class home owners are happy, and that is all that really matters.
Dictatorships and enlighted despots are highly underrated as forms of government. The problem is that the opponents of the regime are the most vocal; the supporters have nothing to complain about.
USA? Happy?
holy crap it is exactly like US elections today.