How the Roman Rulers Became God-Emperors - Roman Religion DOCUMENTARY
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Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Rome and ancient civilizations continues with the second video on the Roman religion. In the first episode we talked about the religious practices of Rome before the Greeks ( • Roman Religion Before ... ), while the second video focused on why the Romans adopted the Greek gods and how the Roman religion was Hellenized ( • How the Romans Adopted... ). This third episode will discuss how the Ancient Romans deified their rulers as well in the form of the Imperial Cult, but they had a unique approach towards the concept compared to other Empires that preceded and followed them. So how did the Roman rulers became God-Emperors?
Roman Religion Before the Greeks: • Roman Religion Before ...
How the Romans Adopted the Greek Gods: • How the Romans Adopted...
What Happened In Rome After Caesar's Assassination: • What Happened In Rome ...
Battle of Mutina: • Post-Caesar Civil Wars...
Octavian and Antony: the Monsters: • Octavian and Antony: t...
Caesar in Gaul: • Caesar in Gaul - Roman...
Caesar against Pompey: • Caesar against Pompey ...
How Caesar Won the Great Roman Civil War: • How Caesar Won the Gre...
What Happened In Rome After Caesar's Assassination: • What Happened In Rome ...
Medieval Battles: • Medieval Battles
Roman History: • Roman History
Rise of the Vandals: • Rise of the Vandals: H...
Marcus Aurelius: • Marcus Aurelius - Phil...
Aurelian: • Aurelian: Emperor Who ...
Commodus: • Did Commodus End the G...
Claudius: • Claudius: Reformer, Co...
Sejanus: • Sejanus: Almost the Ro...
Milvian Bridge: • Milvian Bridge 312 - R...
Origins of the Germanic Tribes: • Origin of the Germanic...
Julian and battle of Strasbourg: • Julian: Rise of the La... Arminius: • Arminius: Hero of Germ...
Cimbrian War: • Cimbrian War 113-101 B...
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Established titles is fraudulent. It's equivalent to buying the rights to name a star
@@pyeitme508
Can you please do more coverage of Sulla.
@@valmarsiglia
Might as well buy a Sealand title. At least you can meet and dine with the "king", lol.
Roman Emperor: "I want to be remembered as God..."
Senators: "That's totally fine"
Roman Emperor: "...And I want to be considered as such right now"
Senators: *DOOM music kicks in*
"Step away from my chair!"
Domitian?
They call me mad, but one day when the history of France is written, they will mark my name well... Sidney Applebaum!
Most of Europe still worship as roman paganism, they worship a man.
Emperor CAESER TITUS FLAVIUS DOMITIAN AUGUSTUS.
My favorite was when Hadrian declared his boyfriend a god, and his cult got so popular that we now have more extant statues of him than most emperors. Presumably because it was really easy to believe someone that beautiful was divine.
Hail to the Divine Antinous!
@@AG-vb6vv romans didnt have a concept of gay. Basically if you had sex with a man it was a fetish thing. but if a man had sex with you (you were in the woman's position) then it was a horribly humiliating thing. Also lesbians are cursed and unknown in rome. Your homosexual knowledge has gone up by 69 experience points
I always found it interesting that Octavian was kind of the only one who managed any sort of long term stability to the empire.
at the cost of displacing democracy
@@theawesomeman9821 there is no democracy in rome is it a republic
@@quanghuyvo6112 of course Rome was a democracy, corrupt politicians just rigged the system
@@theawesomeman9821 The roman republic was a corrupt shithole by the time of the triumvirates, it was not a democracy in reality.
Hmm this is so similar to something but i cant remember hmmm...
@@theawesomeman9821 not democracy, but family oligarchic republic, in democracy like athens a random ass peasant could be elected as archon
Vespasian is one of my favorite emperors and his alleged last words are one of the reasons. He was low born, he rose through native talent, fate...if you like, led him to the ultimate power and he, knowing the predilection of his fellow Romans to deify dead emperors, and knowing he was dying, decided to be brutally droll..."Oh my, I think I'm becoming a God." He's going into the dark but he has the presence of mind to mock the system that empowered him. The BALLS of the man. Now THAT'S an exit to be applauded.
The balls?
What if he was saying that in earnest? Poe’s Law and all…
Vespasian was down to Earth according to legend/commentators. But he was not low born. His father was from the Equestrian class - Flavius Sabinus - albeit a tax collector. His mom, Polla, "belonged to the same status, but her brother became a senator." (source: page 50 of "The Roman Emperors" by Michael Grant).
Now it seems Vespasian hit some rough currents during the Claudius' reign, and maybe during Nero's (for sleeping during a performance?), and had to engage in the trades to stay afloat (mule driving?).
And a God is exactly what He became. He was deified after death and was worshipped alongside His son Titus. Ave Divus Vespasianus! Ave Divus Titus!
shit himself into godhood, what a chad
See the word “God Emperor”
Warhammer fans: heavy breathing.
If only the Emperor Pupienus was a better ruler, maybe he would had have been deified. Then one could have his worshipers spreading the world of the savior, Pupienus. All hail Pupienus.
Who is the Greek God of Candy?
Diabetes, canonized Catholic, Saint Affluenza, Patron of Petty Vices!
Vaginus Pupienus Augustus was truly an emperor of the Roman Empire, one of the most emperors in roman history
AVE PVPIENVS NOS MVRITVRI TE SOLVTANT
Hahaha pupienus
Fascinating! In just a month I will be wandering around Nero's Palace in Rome, please, more videos like this🥰
FUCK NERO 😊
"I pity the century that will not have Greeks" Nero
Awesome! I went to Italy like...13ish years ago when I was in high school. I'm not sure but I don't believe the golden house was able to be visited back then? If it was we didn't get to see it, so I'm jealous!
Idea:
A series about Gladiators, you could talk about the origins of Gladiators, the types of Gladiators, Animal fights, Chariot races, Female Gladiators, the Naumachia, and the building of the Colosseum.
Ceaser Octavian/Augustus ruling style reminds me of the saying, often attributed to Machiavelli: It is not titles which honor men, but men which honor titles*. He never held the title of king, but his new made-up title "Augustus" and his family name "Ceaser" would later be considered higher ranks than mere kings.
*Maybe Machiavelli did not say that; I could not find the exact source as far as I can tell it is not in"The Prince" or "Discourses on Livy"
Ha! Of course. As if anyone would prefer to worship a carpenter over an emperor.
Lol, wouldn’t that be stupid
Jesus never asked anyone to worship him.
Lol
Jesus claimed to be the son of God. He’s either a liar, a lunatic, or LORD!
Clearly, you've never seen his hand carved corbels.
It's pretty funny that the Senate was totally willing to grant the Emperor even the title of god, but never that of King. For those who do not know, the Roman monarchy was not hereditary, since the King was elected by popular vote in the Senate. Without even realizing it, the people of Rome abhorred a more democratic age than the imperial one.
No emperor ever held the title "god" what are you on about son?
@@HeliodromusScorpio There were emperors like Domitian who obtained the title of God (or "Domine Deus") . It is true that they did it by threatening the senators, but surely the Senate would have never dared to grant them the title of King even with the worst torture
I personally view the Roman Kings as foreign client kings from the Etruscans and Sabines. So driving them off was more xenophobia than doing so for free representation. And its not like the Senate capitulated willingly. They endured the most chaotic 60 years of their existence between the deaths of Livius Drucus and Mark Antony, including several purges where entire family lines were ended, and traded their pride for their lives and status by enabling Octavian. They had no choice. It was bow or be slaughtered bc they lost control of the legions.
I think pure hereditary monarchy was abhorred until.... 1453
Sounds like the history of the USA
Wonder what Caligula, whose biggest goal was to become the greatest God of all, would say if he knew that, decades after his death, his disabled uncle Claudius (who was always abused by him) and the cleaning officer Vespasian (whom he once covered in garbage to make fun of him) would be given the official title of "divine", while the only title that the Senate decreed for him was the damnatio memoriae 🤣🤣🤣
I can imagine him saying oh for God's sake in a Jeremy Clarkson voice at the news.
The things not taught in school that, should it be taught about the Roman Empire, would most likely ignite a new enlightenment in the Western World. Great video!!
Really enjoy the way you present your videos.
Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job
The Emperor Protects!
Indeed Guardsman, now get back to digging that trench!
@@bendackins7211 *happy gasmask noises*
Caligula waged war on Neptune and won his god title in combat
I saw that on I, Claudius by Robert Graves
The hint of commedic relief in Vespasian's final words is sadly missing: he died with/of diarrhoea...
In my country's capital, Lisbon, the entrance of the Archaeology Museum, in the Jerónimo's Monastery, has a bust of Augustus found in the city, and mentions about two local _Augustales_ , or priests of Augustus.
The Roman Temple still standing in the Southern city of Évora is also thought to be of Imperial cult origins.
Great video!
Nicely informative video
Amazing documental as always man...
I hope the next vid goes about christianity on rome, origin and auge
I was born too late to become a god, but just in time to become a legend.
Another phenomenal video from the Kings and Generals channel! I love your great, in depth videos. But I have a couple of questions: do you do this alone or do you have others to help with research, writing, editing, animation? Also, have you ever thought of voice acting or reading for documentaries, cuz you've got a distinctive voice?
Great video
I like how K&G gave Nero a neckbeard just like his statue.
Hey this is great! Have you ever considered doing a series on the Mexican Revolution?
Yep, it is on our list
I can't wait until the next video in this series is released. Hopefully, its released on Christmas.
*Saturnalia, so December 21
I was just thinking about this yesterday
3:16 Speaking of Sulla, despite not being very historically accurate, I loved the way he was portrayed by Richard Harris in the 2003 miniseries "Julius Caesar". Unlike many movie tyrants, who commit atrocities with a specific reasoning they genuinely believe in (like Caligula's "I am a God and I have the right to decide on your lives", or Nero's "Rome must burn so that art can be reborn"), Sulla's only motivation for killing is basically: "Meh. I just love being a d*ck, you know?" It's impossible to not love a villain like that 🤣
@@user-cg2tw8pw7j Sulla was not a Carthaginian. Also, Caesar didn't serve him at all
Interesting video
Please do a series on WW2 Western Europe front and North African front as you do with WW2 Pacific series.
You could cover Battle of France, Rommel battles in North Africa, Bir Hakeim, Tobruk etc
Did you read my search history or something lol
I finished I Claudius just hours ago and went to YT searching 'God Augustus' but found nothing. Then I opened my Subscriptions and this is the top vid.
Please make a video on Ahom Kingdom (1228-1826 CE)
please i beg you to do a documentary about my nation algeria
Demand a sol invictus video.
Thank you so much for still saying BC and A.D.❤😢
why? the correct term is b.c.e and c.e not before the birth of some magic cult leader who never existed
@@sassenspeyghel4155 and what "magic'' would that be? the magic of make believe.
@@deathkorpsinfantryman1898 lmao I’m sorry life hurt you
@@TaeSunWoo it didn't but i know better then argue with indoctrinated sheep like you. it's like trying to apply medicine to the dead, i bet you're the type that spend all day carrying around a sign saying: ''my magic sky wizard best friend will return any day now and you'll all be burned in a lake of fire while i'll be rewarded with a slave army in his kingdom or whatever right?
@@deathkorpsinfantryman1898 Jesus. My man, no need to be so bitter about it
These types of videos are the best. Am I the only one who almost exclusively watches their Roman-Greek stuff only?
pls mak a 2 hour video again
Didn't Sulla weaken the appeal of the office of Tribune by making Tribunes unable to seek other offices? Mile Duncan's The Storm Before The Storm has a great discussion of how Sulla favored the Patricians while pretending to restore the republic.
Truly, we were the Warhammer all along.
When Divine Right was not yet demoted to a theory.
This is so unbiased 😎
Like comment share kidding me this channel and its narrator are changing the world
As a would-be God-Emperor myself, this was a very useful video.
Atreides!!
The lack of 40k related comments is heretical
There is only one God-Emperor, and a life not dedicated to Him is a life wasted. For the Emperor!
Habes vitam meam, Imperator. Dum spiro tibi serviam.
2:33 start
Some great world building material
It’s really crazy when we think about how the roman concept of the divinity of the state and the head of the state kind of seems to be what set the stone of nationalism
Turn him from emperor Bigus Dickus to Maximus Dickus Eaternus.
What about Lurkio?
God Emperor of Romankind.
We need the battle of Karensebes
Was that battle fought over the right of the victor to petition The Manager?
Puny gods!
- Hulk
There's a major misconception about religion here. ALL polytheistic belief systems in the major sedentary civilizations worked exactly like the Roman one. They were civic religions tied to the state and their expression was channeled through cults and festivals governed by but also governing the state. This was true of Sumer, Assyria, Babylon, Egypt, Persia, the Hellenistic Kingdoms, most of India, China, and the Mesoamerican nations. It is still true in Japanese Shinto. It's actually the monotheistic religions that are unique in their relationship with the state, and that only happened after the power of the Caesars and Popes were broken.
How do you plant a tree in square foot of land?
There is only one god-emperor of mankind. He has just not yet revealed himself to us.
It is Shrek
@@caniblmolstr4503 and his name is John Cena
I'm right here. The world shall soon bask in my greatness.
Leto II?
I thought the same thing when I seen “god emperor”. For the Emperor!
As for the planting of trees: I'd love to see the Germans planting 33% of their land area with trees. Here in Finland we already have that covered, at least twice. We have patches of forest even in our most populated cities!
Yeah but your most populated cities have 42 people and 200 reindeer 🐢
How else would you find fresh branches to whip yourselves with in the sauna? :D
Okay. What's the connection exactly.
@@QualeQualeson Oh, no worries. We have plenty of them. I just felt bad when seeing the deforested Germany and UK from an airplane window. They really should do something about it.
@@OldieBugger They could comment on relevant videos, for a start.
"There's only one god on this earth. One single god that all men must adore. All! And that god is Nero!"
*Emperor Nero, "Fire Over Rome" (Guido Malatesta, 1965)*
2:47 8:11 10:17 14:48
Awesome look into the State-cult of the emperor. Looking forward to seeing the rise of Christianity. I was just reading earlier about the state of Adiabene, any way we could get a video on the Assyrian people after the Neo-Assyrian Empire? Thanks for your terrific work.
Yes please!
We’re still around!
Make video about us in iran about iran revolution please
It hasn't happened yet but is happening now.
Thats a failed revolution, u are not going to achieve anything, The west governments love your dictator regime BTW
Deification of the emperor was probably one of the most significant factors holding the empire together so when it became Christian this couldn't continue as such instead a new approach happened which in the end resulted in the same thing-the divine right of kings backed by the religious hierarchy.When the Puritans in England went to king James I asking for toleration he insightfully replied "If there be no bishops there be no kings."Puritans didn't believe in the religious hierarchy as practicised by Catholics and Anglicans but preferred the presbyterian system of rule by elected elders.
Hope you make vid on what happened to slaves after fall of western Roman empire. Did they flee,captured by Germanic invaders or assimilated?
I think there is already a video on this. I think they become medieval serfs.
@@Anonymous-qw ok thanks
Can you sit in the house of lords if you purchase one of those titles?
I was disappointed by the lack of depth of the analysis of what WAS the cult. What did they do, what for, who did it, how did the populace participate (if at all), how were the temples maintained, what happened with new emperors (particularly in the mentioned year of the four emperors), which was the hierarchy, what were the emperors' powers, the morality...?
As explained in the video, the worship of the divine emperors and other members of the imperial family that were deified was just like the worship of any other Roman deity. So basically the idea was that you'd worship the emperors with offerings (animal sacrifices, wine, incense, etc.) in the hopes that They would protect and bless the people of Rome. Everyone worshipped Them and the more popular the emperor in question the longer Their cult lasted. The morality of the cult was no different from that of the rest of the Roman religion. Basically the worship of the Emperor was just an addition to Roman religion and not a substitute so really all you need to do is look up how temples were run in general and you'll pretty much have an idea of what it was like
@@wildmen5025 Thank you, some interesting insights there. However, I have serious doubts that the morality of the cult of, say, Bachus, was the same as the one of, say, apollo. The I.C. has also some unique characteristics by design, as the god changes over time. Were the priests of one emperor or any? Were the living emperors treated differently as the deceased? When did the special days of worship, which apparently were associated with the birthday and so on... change? And what was done there? And yes, for people like me who do not have a basic understanding of the initial cult, a bit of general info on who participated, how was the hierarchy (was there a supreme priest of the I.C. ? Or of of the cult to one emperor? I some other cults there was, it was not all Pontifex Maximus) and so on... would have been nice for me to have. Best regards.
@@EduardoSilvaLopez Actually the cult of Bacchus is perfectly in line with Roman morals when you consider the fact that cults of inversion often reinforce cultural norms by breaking those norms. Saying we can temporarily break some rules because a deity said we could only makes sense if there's a hierarchy to be followed. Not to mention that the cult of Bacchus was a fertility cult that used its revels to bless the land to promote agriculture. Agriculture necessitates a kind of social order to maintain or else nothing gets done. With all due respect, you're also forgetting the Romans were a polytheistic people. A Roman wouldn't just worship one deity but would seek to be on good terms with all of the Gods. A worshipper of Bacchus could very well also have a relationship with Apollo and this wouldn't be seen as odd.
@@wildmen5025 I understand, but still still indicates that every one of both gods was adding something to the whole in terms of morality. Which raises the question of what was the I.C. adding.
@@EduardoSilvaLopez Well, loyalty to the state and the belief that the empire is a force of order. The Imperial Cult is descended from the Hellenistic Ruler cults and the whole point of those was that the ruler is an immediate force that can act in your life. You might never truly know if Jupiter or Apollo has really heard you but you can literally have a conversation with the emperor and have direct knowledge of the fact that he knows your situation. That kind of protection is only possible if there's a guy in charge to begin with. So clearly worshipping the living emperor's spirit or worshipping a dead emperor who has been apotheosized upholds the idea that being signed up with Rome means subscribing to having your needs met. The living emperor took care of the people in life and now He's going to take care of you in death too!
And I thought North Korea invented personality cults that praises the state.
And we still have to deal with united church and state to this day...damn one of the most underrated events ever. I disagree that the cult of the emperor did not survive christianity. It just couldnt defeat it so it merged with it.
not first- but how about a boogie my friends
Nobody in Rome believed the Emperor to be divine. It was a kind of title to try to improve his standing in society.
When Romans became Christians: Let's Christianized the Imperial Cult and claimed that the Emperor is appointed by God as the Viceroy of Earth.
The One with 99 names after seeing this: A new messenger is required, it seemed.
I think a new messenger was required more so because of the trinitarian beliefs than emperors calling themselves Viceroy of God on Earth.
Interesting video.....
NOW HURRY UP AND GIVE US ALEXANDER AT THE HYDASPES!!!.....
Please 🙏 😊
_He [Sulla] left the political institutions of the Roman Republic fundamentally unchanged._
Well, sure, but so did Augustus, if you squint a little. There were still elections and Consuls and all the other forms of Republican rule in the early Principate, but real power had shifted.
I really think you have to date the Fall of the Republic to Sulla and Marius's conflict, merely with the understanding that it took decades to actually fall.
Leto ii has entered the chat, the true God emperor lol.
Chinese had the mandate of heaven, romans said screw that and joined heaven
Godhood should be earned & not given away freely.
You Know A Curiosity Vespasian Tried To Compare Himself To Augustus in Every Possible Way,
I can confirm. Rome is all our ultimate Goddess, our Divine Mother.
Ave Roma!
All monarchies claim some sort of divine relation to god, mandating their rule. Why else should people accept superiority of one person and accept their commands
on this day, we have Putin : "Winter is coming"
👍👏
The God Emperors and THE God Emperor
They are all dead, There is no God but Allah The Creator.
@@user-ox1mv7bw3u The God Emperors were at least real then the words of a " prophet" in the dessert
@@theimmortalemperor3605
THE PROPHET OF GOD IS REAL, and His companions defeated your gods emperors and finished their empire forever
Including Trying To Restore His Lineage By Marrying His Youngest Son Domitian To Domitia Longnía Descendant Of Augustus.
If you think that fictional Targaryen kings were lunatic, then you will be surprised by the Roman Emperor self proclaimed god
Thats why it was normal for people that time to think God can be a man! Once Romans adopted a new religion they called it Christianity they mixed with it their roman paganism and they made Jesus as God or son of God.
FOR THE EMPEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Roman religion and Western Roman Empire: "Collapses in several circumstances"
Pope: Well, I guess I am "Pontifex Maximus".
You can't spell "religion" without "legion"
Two words. Adeptus Astartes
Hail to the Roman Imperial Divii!
Only one God Emperor
Leto II Atreides
Pharaoh was ripped af
I told my girl I want to be treated like a god and she laughed 🤷♂️
God Emperor of Mankind: I just had a bunch of ancient psykers off themselves and their combined souls created mine.
👍👍
Be careful: This is where the current oligarchs get their ideas💙
Stabilsh titles sound like a a scam.
It's not. You pay to plant a tree, which makes environmentalist consumers feel like they're contributing and on top, you get a silly title you can give to someone as a birthday present.
Can you make an episode how the religion of god J.Cesar and his sons turned into a religion of son of god J Christ when that dynasty ended?
Also please point out how different the Christians of Jewish origins that Romans were fighting were compared to Roman Christians.
Being declare a god by decree of a Senate, akwaed invention😅
Chad god emperor vs virgin pope