Finding Love in Ancient Rome
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- Like so many other aspects of daily life in the ancient world, love in ancient Rome was both strikingly familiar and deeply strange...
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:42 Cupid
1:20 Platonic love
2:04 Love in literature
2:45 Ovid's Art of Love
3:35 FOREO
4:40 Ovid's love advice
5:48 Sulpicia and Petronius
6:35 Severus and Successus
7:17 Roman marriage
8:03 Marriages, arranged and otherwise
9:22 Love in the army
9:43 Prostitution
I was going to say this video came out a day too late, but it's really 2000 years late, so what's a day more?
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"There is no greater love than the one you find within your own family"
*-Emperor Caligula, caring brother of three beautiful women*
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@@btchiaintkidding7837 Funny how you can make fun of the Deep South like that and nobody will care. If you looked at cousin marriages and inbreeding, you would see certain regions (South Asia and UK "immigrants") have much higher percentages but it is not PC to make jokes about them.
As the saying goes, "Incest makes the heart grow fonder".
Always keep the best genes in the family! 😂
@@btchiaintkidding7837
More likely "We Are One" by Lydia Van Huston (from the OST of the 1979 Caligula movie) in this case. It's a pretty good song, to be honest. Here are the lyrics:
We are one
Hold me close
Let me feel your arms around me
Our love transcends all time
We'll never part
Can't you feel my love inside your heart
A brother to me you'll always be
Love so deep it let us be free
You're part of me
We are one, and they say
Created by the same father
Our love transcends all time
Our souls are joined together
We will never part
Can't you feel my love inside your heart
Many a lover you know
If your love is the one from which I've grown
You're not alone
We are one
Hold me close
Let me feel your arms around me
Our love transcends all time
We'll always be together
We will never part
We are one
Hold me close
Let me feel your arms around me
Our love transcends all time
Our souls are joined together
We will never part
Because we are one
We are one
We are one!
Absolutely award-winning humor in this one
The way he doesnt change his tone of voice during the jokes gets me everytime.
Where is that hilarious salty-ness coming from? I love it!
@@milztempelrowski9281 He's secretly half British, I'm sure of it.
As a time traveler who is down on his luck with dating apps, this is very useful. Thank you toldinstone. Very cool.
jus go back in time to neanderthalic times and smash humanoids like i do.
Vietnam was a real trip without acid , Acuna , Mexico is even more deadly. !
Ovids guide to love is pretty funny. He literally says to lie to women, promise them random stuff, and have multiple mistresses.
Idk why but I think this would work
Update: It works
@@SPQRcat it works if you want a high turn over rate ; )
"age is just a number"
-Classical Greeks
You have to remember that pederastic relationships in ancient greece were meant to be educational, and not sexual, of which if it were, the offender was usually punish harshly, even by death. (The same was in Rome)
If you're talking about arranged marriage, that is another story, and is simply to try and plan ahead so that when the partners do come of age, they are set for their much shorter lives.
@@anthroimperzia3927 Yeah I was just poking fun at it
Robertum Kellysius
Gives new meaning to Veni, Vidi , Vici.
Vidi, Vici, Veni.
I saw, I conquered...
Live, Love, Laugh?
Vidi, Veni.
I never thought Roman history could be so funny. Well done.
If that’s funny, I wonder what will be said about our times in a couple thousand years xD
about political marriages... once, to tie himself into Cato the younger's family, a guy called quintus hortensius convinced cato to divorce his wife so he could marry her. For some reason he agreed, and then when hortensius died he remarried her. insanely weird interpersonal relationships in rome
Don't forget the part that he got rich afterwards after getting hortensius's fortunes.
Romehub......
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The good doctor is feeling extra humorous today!
I've started to say along "Naked Statues, fat Gladiators and war Elephants" the name itself seemingly is effective marketing lol. I haven't bought it yet, but I will definitely get it eventually!
Roman: "I'm in love, Caesar"
Domitian: "Congratulations, son of Romulus! What cult does the lucky girl pray to, by the way?"
Roman: "Vesta, Caesar..." 😉
Domitian: 🤬
Now now, I just ordered your book AND I love your long interviews! My area is Medieval (particularly 1300-1500) so I’m wayyyyy out of my normal sphere but your sense of humour and lovely manner, your topics and all around love for the classics has charmed me, what can I say?!
6:36 Am I the only one who finds kinda poetic that one of the protagonists of the love story about two guys fighting to death to get the prize is called Severus?
He paid no attention to his fans evidently.
But only one was "Successus-ful"
That bear thing seems pretty effective, even on aged stone.
*"Ovid's a rake, as half his verses show him;*
*Anacreon's morals are a still worse sample;*
*Catullus scarcely has a decent poem;*
*I don't think Sappho's Ode a good example,*
*Although Longinus tells us there is no hymn*
*Where the Sublime soars on wings more ample;*
*But Virgil's songs are pure, except that horrid one*
*Beginning with **_Formosam pastor Corydon_** ."*
- Byron, _Don Juan_
Never felt so called out when I was googling those Lupinar frescos
These romantic era paintings of Rome have put quite a spell on me.
Anyone know the artist? Or names of the paintings?
Do a googlesearch for "Henryk Siemiradzki" to find several of them.
John William Godward, Lawrence Alma Tadema, William Adolphe Bougereau, Jean-Léon Gérôme, etc. etc. but I think most of these are by Godward.
omg i was worried the sponsor was going to be for an electrical...marital aid 🙂
I was crying laughing the whole way thru this... Thanks, I needed that!
I love the Foreo before/after facials. But I think Dr. Ryan's Romans Only fan page would do really well!
That was fun! Seriously amusing stuff. Many thank-yous!
This was very fun, and the illustrations so well chosen.
Excellent CZcams channel. Relevant and interesting information presented in a, at times, tongue-in-cheek manner.
Great job, per usual, Garrett 👏
Interesting topic. I will take this knowledge with me on my planned time machine trip to ancient Rome, inspired by your three guide book programs a couple of years ago.
This video is entertaining, educational, and funny! Thank-you for improving my day.
great video as always!
great mini-documentary as always!
Severus and Successus don’t seem to understand that, as a barmaid, Iris was just trying to get a bigger tip.
One of your best videos!
I love your videos so much. The humor is top tier. XD
Great work! Roman attitudes towards love and romance highlight how much we have in common with them as well as just how divergent our culture And values are
All through history around the world, romantic love is a rare luxury after all, even when material needs are met. So you can't expect much of that in Rome where most ppl barely made ends meet.
I watch your other channels and got the book!! Bravissimo!
Great video! I have to admit when I read the title I thought "Whoa! Where is he goin' with this?!" Thank you! :)
Back then, following your true love around town unawares, was called a crush, not stalking.
We're in love, she just doesn't know it yet 😊😊😊
And it was just as fucked up then as it is now
@@enotsnavdier6867 not always, could actually be innocent. We're just surrounded by so much perversion these days that we assume the worst. It's weird and concerning but not fucked up
I got stalked once, it's was not very romantic and he just stopped when i freked out and screamed at his face
@just wasting time on yt Following someone is not innocent. Even if the person following has no intention to do anything, it's still incredibly fucked up
Love your videos
The editor really had fun with this one lol. Great work
Dude amazing video, like always. So funny too!!!
I just discovered your wonderful channel and have been binge watching your videos all morning. Of course I subbed!
How did I not know that toldinstone literally had the jawline of a roman statue
Well, this is quite enlightening! I was amused as I stumbled across your channel today (Does size matter?) and subscribed right away, but this particular video really got me since part of it reflected a portion of this crazy intense dream I had this morning. Thank you for sharing your great work and clever humour!
Speaking of Ovid, his best work about love is "Phyramus and Thisbe", the story of the forbidden and tragic relationship between two young Babylonians whose families maintain a fierce rivalry between them. Too bad that story was plagiarized centuries later by a presumptuous Briton...
This guy is so funny. The commercial is priceless.
"There may be a correlation between humor and sex. The need for more research is clearly indicated." ~Lt Cmdr Data
I just ordered your book a few days ago.
haha besides the main subject of your videos I am also enjoying your sense of humor
Very nice
I like the new intro!
Got a good laugh. But accurate and um always wondered. Thank you for the information!
Aaah, those were the times when our Latin teacher would read Ovid with us!
Need a romance set in ancient times.
I saw the frescoes in person when I visited Pompeii with an archaeology class. We decided they were the equivalent of the picture menus at those little restaurants in Manhattan, where you walk in, point to the sign, and say "I want a number two."
I know I love this video
the lick intro!
We read fragments of ars amatoria in latin class and we cackled the whole hour, it's too funny
What are all those beautiful paintings? They look Pre-Raphaelite
Most of them are. 6:49 painting is Godward's "In the Days of Sapho".
4:18 I lost my nose but at least my skin is smoother now. Thanks Foreo!
It's been a while since I tuned in. Has your intro always been the lick on a lyre?
Many thanks for the valentines day video! my wife and i love your content.
This is off subject but i hope someone will read it. Could anyone tell me what book it was that he showed us in a video that had "the knights of the round cheese"
I would like to know the name of that book so i can buy it.
10:16 just as a came back from my google image search, lol
The tune at the beginning is the same note progression as "The Lick" in jazz (a sort of recurring auditory joke)! Had me in stitches!
Here's what I mean: czcams.com/video/krDxhnaKD7Q/video.html
Check out Earl Grey - The Lick
Love crossed all boundaries in Ancient Rome
Next recommend after this video was 'Dating the Great Pyramid' by David Miano.
Of course he was discussing how to establish its age, but in the context of this video, it made me look twice!
I am confused about the ad. Is it a real thing?! 😂😂 It sure was funny!
@toldinstone you should do a video about Cincinnatus and his story
1:42 - reminds me of Hedwig and the Angry Inch's "The Origin Of Love"
I would love to know whose work are the "marble bench" paintings, some are quite humorous.
Edit: It is John William Godward (1861 - 1922) an English painter.
"statistically speaking, have never watched". Well, "seldom" is more apt, but I'll try to correct that. I did watch the recent valuable coin-cleaning video, quite good (*****).
Buy Garrett's book, folks! It's great! If you like these videos you'll like his book!
Someone back then:
The Roman apocalypse is more likely than me finding love
@toldinstone Is it possible that an oarfish could have washed up on shore once?, the creature at 1:00 looks similar to one.
ha, "Nerds", how well he knows us
You know why I haven’t subscribed or watched any of your other channels? I’m inept. I see the two squares appear when you mention them but they’re not links. How can I get to them? I’ve only been using CZcams since 2010
Fun!
i am pretty sure that 'romely fans' would get ZERO followers but only b/c it wouldn't resonate in our wonderful, 21st century culture. i LOVE the 3d intro w/the channel thumbnail!! . . .
Would love to know the name of the artist who painted the scene on the bench with the water in the background
I love how very unconvincingly he presents the products of his sponsors 😆 How good that he does not work in marketing!
Curiously Ovid also wrote "Medicamina Faciei Femineae", a didatic poem on the use of cosmetics by Roman Women. In this video, the opus was properly alluded through the sponsor words.
can you produce a video on the Romantic artists that painted scenes from the Ancient world
Where did you get all those fascinating paintings in the video?
You mean the ones he couldn't show us?!
@@keithagn no i have seen those irl. I mean the romanticised roman scenes all thru the video
@@Tonysopranoyafinook thanks!
Rizzicus Maximus
Can you make video about Rome conquest of Yemen?
you are hilarious my guy
Not surprised to see some more musicians here. Indeed that intro is The Lick
"On that note, while you search for those images..."
Shut up I'm doing research
XD
I remember reading Ovid when I was teenager, and that is where I learned that my generation did not in fact invent sex.
I am following a course on the Roman Familia and am considering to write an essay about marriage. I would like to explore the age of marraige and the choice of a marriage partner that you discussed. Do you have any good primary or secendary sources for this topic?
The best secondary source is Susan Treggiari's Roman Marriage
@@toldinstone Thank you
can you make a video about art? i'm very interested i all these artwork you show in your videos!!
He shows many works by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tedama, a 19th century artist.
I need to know what was the last Roman triumph
I saw a painting of a dude in Pompei. He was weighing something much heavier than gold...
That was a portrayal of Priapus.
I thank my son for being born on Feb 14th... It's a get out of valentine's day free card!
LoL: "Eventually, Zuess got fed up with this" = "Stuff it, we're getting laid tonight!!!"
That's SAINT Valentine's Day.
The hairstyles look pretty cool, would be interesting to see a video on that
Where did the art come from?
"Buy her flowers or die alone" 😆
At 5:01, I think that's there plenty small talk to make about that horse that is going to wreck everyone else. Pfff.
1:23 You want LOVE? Well, HERE IT IS
2:45 Portrait of Ovid, you say? Not even close.
6:35 The dread 1800s has put Abe on a pedestal again (far right)
7:20 A marble pastiche, and not a very good one