Caesar's Great Roman Civil War - How it all started - DOCUMENTARY

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    Kings and Generals restart their animated historical documentary series on the life of Gaius Julius Caesar. After the first season dedicated to the Gallic Wars, second season will cover the Great Roman Civil War, starting with an episode on the political situation in the Roman Republic while the Gallic Wars were raging and immediately after them. How Caesar and Pompey became enemies? What other political players did to stop the war from happening? Why did Caesar's Civil War start?
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  • @KingsandGenerals
    @KingsandGenerals  Před 3 lety +511

    Caesar is back and on a world tour again, baby: bit.ly/2PX5A4n

  • @javamoul2368
    @javamoul2368 Před 3 lety +3601

    For me Caesar will always be a red square

  • @sebastianbravo5028
    @sebastianbravo5028 Před 3 lety +1510

    It is fun to think that crossing a river as small and shallow as the Rubicon, will remain in the consciousness of the entire western world to this day as a reckless act and with unimaginable consequences. "Crossing the Rubicon" today is synonymous with reaching a point of no return.
    I look forward to this new chapter in Julius Cesar's story, thank you K&G.

    • @batgirl65
      @batgirl65 Před 3 lety +20

      How you made comment when 12 hours ago when video is uploaded 13 minutes ago.

    • @ghostrider.49
      @ghostrider.49 Před 3 lety +62

      @@batgirl65 He's a patron, they get to see all videos earlier than us regular folks.

    • @brentanthuenis9875
      @brentanthuenis9875 Před 3 lety +7

      was it shallow back then?

    • @Nikelaos_Khristianos
      @Nikelaos_Khristianos Před 3 lety +46

      It may be a stream but to Roman tradition, it really was a "no going back" point. It was a tradition arguably as old Rome itself that a Roman army was forbidden from marching into the city unless it was in a Triumph. It's actually the reason why originally when the Republic didn't have a standing army that the people, when called for military service, would actually gather under arms outside the city limits on the Campus Martius. Hence why the Civil Wars of the 2nd and 1st Centuries were so formative, the traditions of old were being thoroughly abused and stamped on.

    • @DedMan516
      @DedMan516 Před 3 lety

      @@brentanthuenis9875 shallow crossings

  • @denniscleary7580
    @denniscleary7580 Před 3 lety +869

    “I came, I saw, I clicked.”

  • @loetzcollector466
    @loetzcollector466 Před 3 lety +525

    Caesar actually spoke the words "The die is cast." in Greek. It was in reference to a Greek tragic play now lost to us.

    • @TheZombifiedGuy
      @TheZombifiedGuy Před 3 lety +146

      Also, the tone of the phrase is usually misunderstood. It was much closer to "well, here goes nothing" (a die being cast is generally associated with gambling, not so much with an ominous point of no return). It's only in retrospect that it seems like he was making this big, certain statement about the start of a major conflict, because that's what happened afterwards. But nobody at the time knew for sure what would happen. That's what Caesar was getting at: that the whole thing was a gamble and he was taking a huge risk.

    • @adimazga
      @adimazga Před 3 lety +66

      Caesar had a habit of using Greek a lot more than people think.

    • @Tareltonlives
      @Tareltonlives Před 3 lety +57

      @@adimazga He spent a lot of his youth in Greece. It's said his last words weren't "Et tu Brute" but "kai su teknon"

    • @adimazga
      @adimazga Před 3 lety +1

      Tareltonlives true

    • @elimaduro1271
      @elimaduro1271 Před 3 lety +42

      It was the roman version of "Those who make peaceful revolutions impossible make violent revolutions inevitable." In a way. The Grachi brothers land reforms and fighting for the people trough peaceful means had been crushed and many flocked to Caesar (and Catiline before him) for the promise of land and bread, and fighting against the Oligarchy. Caesar saw the opportunity in this and acted. If he truly was a populist at heart is another matter.

  • @12coudak000
    @12coudak000 Před 3 lety +510

    Pompey : He has a skeleton of legion and he dares to threaten me!?
    Anthony:He has many more legions than the 13th.
    Scipio: On the far side of the Alps.
    Anthony: Winter does not last forever. Spring comes. Snow melts.
    Scipio: THATS A THREAT!
    Anthony: I assure you that is not a threat. Snow...always... melts.

    • @linkluke18
      @linkluke18 Před 3 lety +67

      Rome is SUCH a good TV show. I'm pretty sure the "Senator" was Cato during this scene.

    • @12coudak000
      @12coudak000 Před 3 lety +33

      @@linkluke18 Yes, Cato was also there. There was Pompey, Anthony, Cato, Cicero and some fifth guy and in the background were tons of other characters. I watched it now again and it was this fifth guy that I forgot his name

    • @Thomas-xr1sy
      @Thomas-xr1sy Před 3 lety +8

      @@12coudak000 I guess it was Scipio, right?

    • @Marshal_Rock
      @Marshal_Rock Před 3 lety +14

      @@linkluke18 The "Senator" was Scipio

    • @12coudak000
      @12coudak000 Před 3 lety

      @@Marshal_Rock Thank you, fixed :)

  • @ozgurceltikci9106
    @ozgurceltikci9106 Před 3 lety +441

    "He was a CONSUL of ROMEEE!" Oh wait, sorry! Wrong video!!

    • @Countdooku97
      @Countdooku97 Před 3 lety +91

      Shame on the house of Ptolemy for such barbarity

    • @procrastinator99
      @procrastinator99 Před 3 lety +25

      @@Countdooku97 SHAME! SHAAAME!!!!

    • @WaterShowsProd
      @WaterShowsProd Před 3 lety +20

      @@Countdooku97 His sister's hot, though.

    • @FrostCaramto
      @FrostCaramto Před 3 lety +9

      SIT DOWN!!! now when can I expect payment?

    • @alejandrop.s.3942
      @alejandrop.s.3942 Před 3 lety +10

      @@FrostCaramto Is there any kind of law...you wretched woman?

  • @wisp6826
    @wisp6826 Před 3 lety +573

    Greatest red square, that ever lived.

    • @HaloFTW55
      @HaloFTW55 Před 3 lety +21

      Tribune Aquila endorses this comment

    • @iambicindeedv267
      @iambicindeedv267 Před 3 lety +3

      @Zmzxz Zmzxz Watch Historia Civilis LOL you'll see and understand

    • @ikedi6005
      @ikedi6005 Před 3 lety +1

      @Zmzxz Zmzxz all of them

    • @iliasfilip2110
      @iliasfilip2110 Před 3 lety +4

      @Zmzxz Videos concerning Julius Caesar. Historia Civilis has a whole playlist about our favourite red square

    • @zakadams762
      @zakadams762 Před 3 lety

      Russia enters the chat

  • @crazyviking24
    @crazyviking24 Před 3 lety +276

    Caesar: "I am going to get lunch, does anyone want anything?"
    Cicero: "I will have a salad....Caesar."
    Caesar: "And you, Brutus?"

    • @dhruvgandhi1755
      @dhruvgandhi1755 Před 3 lety +16

      Caesar: Et Tu Brute?
      Brutus: Minime, Ego Sum Domi Dormit.

    • @oldfrend
      @oldfrend Před 3 lety +11

      "Then fall Caeser!... dressing on my salad as well."

    • @shadowrealm8014
      @shadowrealm8014 Před 3 lety +11

      Dont historians miss pronounce Caesars name it was Actually pronounce something like kaaesar ?

    • @engr_qt7093
      @engr_qt7093 Před 3 lety +1

      From what TV Series is this reference?

    • @crazyviking24
      @crazyviking24 Před 3 lety +8

      @@shadowrealm8014 Yes, it was pronounced closer to Kaiser if you are using Classical Latin.

  • @ryannguyen7466
    @ryannguyen7466 Před 3 lety +326

    Caesar: "Titus Pullo is with me, and you...ARE YOU WITH ME?"

    • @torvikawesom-o3023
      @torvikawesom-o3023 Před 3 lety +32

      Best TV Show

    • @Paradisio84
      @Paradisio84 Před 3 lety +25

      "Torture?.... I'm a soldier I just kill people, what's torture?... do I cut his finger off?!

    • @oldfrend
      @oldfrend Před 3 lety +23

      god i wish they could've continued that show. vorenus and pullo - best bromance ever.

    • @engr_qt7093
      @engr_qt7093 Před 3 lety +1

      What is the title of this TV Show?

    • @ryannguyen7466
      @ryannguyen7466 Před 3 lety +4

      @@engr_qt7093 ROME from HBO

  • @JimH-vk8ft
    @JimH-vk8ft Před 3 lety +389

    Those mosaic artwork maps are absolutely stunning. The production value on your guys videos are absolutely amazing, genuinely stunning whilst still detailed and informative.

    • @kayrico8367
      @kayrico8367 Před 3 lety +7

      If I have one beef it is that they show Rome with a colosseum. It didn't exist during Caesar's time. After all this is a history video right?

    • @tamenechergeno1658
      @tamenechergeno1658 Před 3 lety +1

      do you guys know the tiltle of the theme song played at the begining ?

    • @RF_N
      @RF_N Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@kayrico8367it's just a distinctive feature that rome had, even if the colosseum didn't exist at the time.

  • @user-wm7be2vo5l
    @user-wm7be2vo5l Před 3 lety +201

    Caesar is such a legend. Imagine being so influential that all/most of the emperors called themselves Caesar. Damn

    • @cinnamon3578
      @cinnamon3578 Před 3 lety +39

      Augustus played a part in that I think.

    • @davidcopplestone6266
      @davidcopplestone6266 Před 3 lety +18

      Tsar and Kaiser are corruptions of Caesar too

    • @user-wm7be2vo5l
      @user-wm7be2vo5l Před 3 lety +17

      @@shadhinov yeah but Octavian was Caesars adopted son right?......so lets give caesar the credit lol

    • @opperturk124
      @opperturk124 Před 3 lety +1

      I personality like it when they give opinions in videos

    • @weirdofromhalo
      @weirdofromhalo Před 3 lety +14

      @@user-wm7be2vo5l Being an adopted son in Roman times was a huge honor. Also, Octavius renamed himself Gaius Julius Caesar.

  • @marcusappelberg369
    @marcusappelberg369 Před 3 lety +273

    It was the roman version of "Those who make peaceful revolutions impossible make violent revolutions inevitable." In a way. The Grachi brothers land reforms and fighting for the people trough peaceful means had been crushed and many flocked to Caesar (and Catiline before him) for the promise of land and bread, and fighting against the Oligarchy. Caesar saw the opportunity in this and acted. If he truly was a populist at heart is another matter.

    • @shaynebiggs8831
      @shaynebiggs8831 Před 3 lety +6

      Wow I haven't heard anything about those brothers in forever.nicely played.

    • @RexGalilae
      @RexGalilae Před 3 lety +24

      The Grachii fought peacefully and failed. Clearly Caesar and Marius were cunning enough to not fall for idealism

    • @CanyoneeringUSA
      @CanyoneeringUSA Před 3 lety +25

      I find it a bit odd to say the Grachi "died". "Murdered" or "assassinated" is more to the point. And don't forget Marcus Livius Drusus!

    • @Comintern1919
      @Comintern1919 Před 3 lety +31

      In my opinion I think Caesar truly was a populist caring for the people at least in some manners, as much as one can expect from that time period.
      Even after clearly being the Master of Rome he didn't stop with projects helping the plebs, often at the cost of the wealthy. He did it even when he had all the power and could have done anything he want (so to speak, of course there were limits.).
      Now of course Caesar was very vain and prideful, and simply wanting the affection of the people for his own vanity was certainly a reason, but I do think in some parts he did truly want to reform Rome.

    • @Madhattersinjeans
      @Madhattersinjeans Před 3 lety +2

      @@Comintern1919 He poisoned the well during his reign. It would never recover as an institution. It's laws were only able to be respected at sword point, as evidenced by the civil war that came here.

  • @reidmaxwell8874
    @reidmaxwell8874 Před 3 lety +308

    I love how you guys stay entirely unbiased- every single other video about this conflict I’ve ever seen has gotten some conjecture about whether Caesar was ‘good’ or ‘bad’ for Rome but KaG just explains what happened. Very nice.

    • @jlassijlali290
      @jlassijlali290 Před 3 lety +27

      follow Historia Civilis ...
      Channel he did great job on the Civil war

    • @hassanbassim4007
      @hassanbassim4007 Před 3 lety +8

      KaG is a true historian , historians should have words such as “good” and “bad” in their dictionaries .

    • @NHJ_pLeppen
      @NHJ_pLeppen Před 3 lety +31

      @@jlassijlali290 Actually foun Historia Civilis a bit more opinionated. Takes away a bit of the enjoyment for me, but he is good :)

    • @kmonster6879
      @kmonster6879 Před 3 lety +36

      @@NHJ_pLeppen For me too. I saw his bias, when he claimed that Caesar was to blame for destroying the republic, and that it was 'mostly stable' before Caesar came along. He of all people should be able to see the wider picture, that the instability of the Republic was what allowed Caesar to get so powerful at all.

    • @caiawlodarski5339
      @caiawlodarski5339 Před 3 lety +6

      @@kmonster6879 The "mostly stable" line was obviously refering to the entire history of the republic, not just the first century, which was very unstable

  • @darthsidious6753
    @darthsidious6753 Před 2 lety +143

    To be fair to Caesar he goes to a lot of effort to avoid the war.

    • @emperornapoleon6204
      @emperornapoleon6204 Před 2 lety +17

      Hey, Sheev. From one Emperor to another, how’s it going?

    • @tarakabuddha
      @tarakabuddha Před 4 měsíci

      Pompey had nothin to lose, he shld hv resigned first, then Caesar wld hv followed

  • @Liquidsback
    @Liquidsback Před 3 lety +471

    Optimates: Hail Sulla, Dictator for life
    Populares: Make Caesar Dictator for life.
    Optimates: Surprised Pikachu face.

    • @otgunz
      @otgunz Před 3 lety +51

      Octavian: Half shadowed Villian face smile.

    • @jesseberg3271
      @jesseberg3271 Před 3 lety +85

      Caeser did something that Sulla did not, he let his enemies live. Sulla got to grow old, do you see where I'm going with this?

    • @cancatalbas7849
      @cancatalbas7849 Před 3 lety +19

      You shouldnt take these political sides as some fixed ideological groups. For example, some of Caesar's laws might come conservative, some of Cicero's acts could be populist, calling them optimate or conservative or populare wont be as accurate as you might think with the modern political view perspective.
      So i highly doubt anyone from that senate thought that way.

    • @blackflagsnroses6013
      @blackflagsnroses6013 Před 3 lety +3

      Can Çatalbaş it was patricians vs plebeians and who can serve which interest bloc

    • @Nikelaos_Khristianos
      @Nikelaos_Khristianos Před 3 lety +14

      @@blackflagsnroses6013 He is actually completely correct. Optimates and Populares weren't analogous to Plebs and Patricians. That's the Struggle of the Orders from the 5th Century B.C., the Plebs agitated for places in the government, the right to vote and land reforms. Quite literally the formation of the Republic as it would stand till the mid 2nd Century. Tradition in Roman politics had become firmly established and very seldom did senators deviate from the established Mos Maiorum until the Gracchi, there was nothing to be gained from bringing the train to a halt.
      Optimates and Populares were types of senators that formed factions that served the needs of the individuals within those factions (The First Triumvirate for example). Men like the Gracchi Brothers and Marius who used tactics like gang violence, and abusing the popular assemblies by manipulating the Tribunate in order to pass their laws were considered Populares, "Men of the People." though over the course of the Roman Revolution for the reasons stated above, this became quite a negative term.
      Optimates ("The Optimals") were considered ideal senators who toed the line and respected the Mos Maiorum (Way of the Ancestors). These were men like Sulla and Cicero who tried to preserve the Republic. They weren't singular entities, or political parties, they were fluid factions that served the needs of the individuals and their supporters based on their values, what methods they were prepared to use and what they needed to accomplish.

  • @JimH-vk8ft
    @JimH-vk8ft Před 3 lety +235

    Oh now this, THIS will be a big series

    • @samsohn
      @samsohn Před 3 lety +3

      Dan Crenshaw's History of Rome podcast 🔥

    • @ProvidenceNL
      @ProvidenceNL Před 3 lety +6

      @@samsohn Or Michael Duncan's History of Rome podcast, starts out rough but its so good.

    • @samsohn
      @samsohn Před 3 lety +1

      @@ProvidenceNL that's what I meant!! Why did I say Dan Crenshaw!?

    • @Jaded_Jester
      @Jaded_Jester Před 3 lety

      Highly recommend the History of Rome podcast!

    • @Bustersword07
      @Bustersword07 Před 3 lety

      @@samsohn lol to think Dan Crenshaw would be knowledgeable of the history of rome. Maybe he is but hearing him talk in interviews, I won't bet on it.

  • @22vx
    @22vx Před 3 lety +233

    Caesar walks into a bar, holds up two fingers and says, "five pints, please".
    _buh-dump-bump_
    Gosh I love Roman history! Thanks K&G for more awsum original content!

    • @istvansipos9940
      @istvansipos9940 Před 3 lety

      - 3...2...1 yeeeah! Happy 58 b.c., everyone!!
      - b.c... Battlecruisers?
      - oh, never mind.

    • @moritamikamikara3879
      @moritamikamikara3879 Před 3 lety

      @@istvansipos9940 Drach

    • @tomihodet354
      @tomihodet354 Před 3 lety +4

      @Klaidi Rubiku No, no ... Trajan was better, Augustus (Octavian) was luckier!
      This is not supposed to be a shot at Klaidi's oppinion. I am refferencing the saying; may he be luckier than Augustus and better than Trajan. A sort of coronation blessing used during the last centuries of the Roman empire.

    • @ForelliBoy
      @ForelliBoy Před 3 lety +1

      jokes like these remind me of the Asterix series

    • @22vx
      @22vx Před 3 lety +1

      @@ForelliBoy I'm not certain people are actually getting the joke.

  • @Juwatu
    @Juwatu Před 3 lety +54

    I just have to say that marking the sizes of a city by the number of pillars it has is simply ingenious

    • @otgunz
      @otgunz Před 3 lety +5

      Thanks, watch Servile Wars series, it has the same map. As a infographics designer and strategy games fan I decided it would add dept to the map 😊

  • @YeeeeGreg
    @YeeeeGreg Před 3 lety +21

    I really like the new background dialogue of the Roman senators speaking in Latin. It sounds very natural and helps immerse the viewer in the video. Keep up the great work K&G!

    • @walishasiraj4280
      @walishasiraj4280 Před 2 lety

      Do you know where i can listen the original speech ..it sounds so lovely

  • @tHeWasTeDYouTh
    @tHeWasTeDYouTh Před 3 lety +14

    5:33 the coliseum was not built until 80AD
    17:12 Cicero is very unique because he was not an aristocrat like most Optimates but a "new man" that rose through the ranks and achieved success.

    • @megasalexandros714
      @megasalexandros714 Před rokem +3

      Cato also was a pebleian, being tribune of the plebes before being pretor

    • @al-muwaffaq341
      @al-muwaffaq341 Před rokem +4

      @@megasalexandros714 yeah but Cato came from a noble family. Cicero did not.

  • @gaiusjuliuspleaser
    @gaiusjuliuspleaser Před 3 lety +6

    Publius Clodius Pulcher deserves his own series. His many scandals, his brazen political acts and his gang war with Milo are the stuff of legend.

  • @hathawaydj1
    @hathawaydj1 Před 3 lety +123

    If you like this subject, Robert Harris's book "Imperium" is excellent.

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  Před 3 lety +49

      I prefer Colleen Mccullough's "Masters of Rome" series, but Imperium is also very solid

    • @hathawaydj1
      @hathawaydj1 Před 3 lety +20

      @@KingsandGenerals I'll need to check it out... oh wait, library's closed. :(

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  Před 3 lety +36

      Yeah, a few of our series are stalled because of that. :-(

    • @hathawaydj1
      @hathawaydj1 Před 3 lety +18

      @@KingsandGenerals Is it not a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt for so small a thing?

    • @fairhair1539
      @fairhair1539 Před 3 lety +9

      @@berserk6855 Based

  • @whymustyouignorereality
    @whymustyouignorereality Před 3 lety +36

    This episode was absolutely phenomenal! I've always wanted to support you guys directly, but this sealed the deal. Perfect. I love it!

  • @Andrew-ef9sb
    @Andrew-ef9sb Před 3 lety +10

    Wanted to say thank you for all the hard work you and your team put into building historical content that I can share with non-history buffs. You make it easier to share my passions with others and for that you have my gratitude

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 Před 3 lety +111

    The patterns are uncanny in the modern timeline as well...

    • @randallcase1009
      @randallcase1009 Před 3 lety +35

      History doesn't really repeat itself, but it does like to rhyme.

    • @theearlofmarch
      @theearlofmarch Před 3 lety +3

      Gotta be aware of our history in order to avoid making the same mistakes

    • @loldiamond1017
      @loldiamond1017 Před 3 lety +3

      *Looks at America* Well, yes but actually, no.

    • @sangralknight3031
      @sangralknight3031 Před 3 lety

      @@loldiamond1017 I am increasingly of the opinion that democratic republics are horrible ideas... granted monarchies, theocracies, and oligarchies are also horrible ideas, tribal confederations are horrible ideas, and communist republics are horrible ideas... so are socialist republics... in fact even anarchy is a horrible idea... well, looks like we are screwed no matter what.
      Maybe we take the Suebian method, build a little patch of woods to call home, burn everyone and everything within 20 miles of it, and tell everyone to get off our lawn.

    • @sangralknight3031
      @sangralknight3031 Před 3 lety +1

      @Paul Thomas Johnson Maybe we try not having governments a while,. live quietly in our communities and stop trying to enforce our will on those around us, stop trying to expand our power for good or bad, stop needing to tell others how to live and die.
      A good joke I know.

  • @lmao7177
    @lmao7177 Před 3 lety +7

    It was a great episode, im so happy that you are continuing Caesar's story line. Caesar's life and Caesar in general is a very interesting character of the history. Im looking forward for the rest of his life.

  • @holymayo6417
    @holymayo6417 Před 3 lety +10

    I just have to say, the artwork and production quality is simply STUNNING. Good work. Cant believe this is free. And yes, I would rewatch the raid shadowlegends ad every time ;)

  • @kabodra
    @kabodra Před 2 lety +3

    18:03 - My God. This scene is stunning. I wish you used such visuals in all of your videos. This video itself, was literally a masterpiece from beginning till the end. I can't mention every single detail that made this video specifically so beautiful (I hope you will be able to understand them yourselves), but I truly want your other videos to be similar to this one.

  • @Hidan237
    @Hidan237 Před 3 lety +9

    Lets give a nod to the artists on this one, this is definitely the most beautiful visuals K&G have ever produced. The combination of the animated aerial shots of the city proper combined with the imagery of the pivotal "ALEA IACTA EST" is powerful indeed. Simply well done. I have been a fan of your channel for some time now and this is clearly your most profound work so far.

    • @otgunz
      @otgunz Před 3 lety +1

      thanks for watching!

  • @shubhamsardar7721
    @shubhamsardar7721 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks Kings and General for the Roman civil war. Was eagerly waiting for it since the Gallic conquest.

  • @bmc24
    @bmc24 Před 3 lety +3

    What a way to finish the episode, really great :D. Looking forward for more

  • @CyrilleParis
    @CyrilleParis Před rokem +3

    Very accurate and rightly synthetic! Bravo! These are such complex times!
    Just a reminder : you place Cicero within the oldest families, the nobles. Cicero was a "Homo Nuevus", a recently made aristocrat without a long family line. And he was not a real Optimates, but someone in between : we would say a moderate nowadays. He hesitated a lot before joining Pompey's camp and even when he did, he did it reluctantly. He was also a friend of Caesar, not really politically : but they were from the same generation and shared the same taste for literature. They knew each other well before those events. He became a firm opponent of Caesar very late : just before his assassination. He played a role and was for it, but his plans (actually the assassin's plan) for after this assassination came to no fruition.

  • @maverickdm8193
    @maverickdm8193 Před 3 lety +6

    While I know all of this from word for word the presentation is what keeps me coming back to Roman history

  • @Mafl001
    @Mafl001 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you for your excellent videos with quality animations and factual information. Keep up the good work

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge6316 Před 3 lety +2

    A nicely informative video. I love how in depth it goes into what led to the Roman Civil War. When's the next video coming out. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

  • @SilverEye168
    @SilverEye168 Před 3 lety +39

    This has become a great channel, the consistency of quality content is excellent. Keep up the good work!

  • @ghostrider.49
    @ghostrider.49 Před 3 lety +29

    I sense Caesar season 2 is coming, yes? That would be amazing :D

  • @mohamedibrahimjunaid4922
    @mohamedibrahimjunaid4922 Před 3 lety +2

    From TWO years i am following you !!!!!your graphics and story telling is increasing day by day!!!!BEST CZcams CHANNEL!!!

  • @bilgturksoy3296
    @bilgturksoy3296 Před 3 lety

    As usual fantastic: excellent video image, brilliant narration, wonderful background music. Good job❤

  • @okeyeleadeoye557
    @okeyeleadeoye557 Před 3 lety +2

    Kings and Generals will narrate as though we traveled back in time.. still my favorite history channel

  • @ramzy5443
    @ramzy5443 Před 3 lety +46

    Everyone: K&G you can't possibly start a new series !!
    K&G: Hold my toga...

  • @kerrau6885
    @kerrau6885 Před 3 lety

    That was a wonderful video. Super excited for the battles that are up next!

  • @SDreamchaser1990
    @SDreamchaser1990 Před 3 lety +1

    Finally!! I’ve been waiting my whole life for this series!

  • @immonal3888
    @immonal3888 Před 3 lety +9

    I am just grateful to you for this fascinating content, gratias ad mvltvm K&G !

  • @raulgonzales8719
    @raulgonzales8719 Před 3 lety +3

    Perfect Brief and profound story. Caesar was a true loving leader and practical military commander. Envy is all how it started, since the beginning of human kind and till this day. We need another Caesar these days a man who stands with all people. Poor and rich, white and black.

  • @mobiggcro
    @mobiggcro Před 3 lety +1

    Ahhh Just what I needed , now I can watch “ceasar in Gaul “ then this video and then history marche video’s on ceasar’s civil war ☺️🔥 but still looking forward for this channel to bring out it’s videos on the civil war . this inside was welcoming and very entertaining to watch🔥

  • @impsimp
    @impsimp Před 3 lety

    I just watched the documentary on the Gallic Wars two days ago I am so glad to continue to see the adventures of Gaius Julius Caesar.

  • @anzaca1
    @anzaca1 Před 3 lety +109

    "Let the die be cast."

    • @sebastianbravo5028
      @sebastianbravo5028 Před 3 lety +7

      "La suerte está echada" in spanish.

    • @apostolispouliakis7401
      @apostolispouliakis7401 Před 3 lety +5

      "Ο κύβος ερρίφθει" in Greek

    • @SeyaObeyAthens
      @SeyaObeyAthens Před 3 lety +2

      Apostolis Pouliakis ‘ετσι...

    • @BoxStudioExecutive
      @BoxStudioExecutive Před 3 lety +4

      But that would be "Alea acta sit", not "Alea acta est".

    • @CanyoneeringUSA
      @CanyoneeringUSA Před 3 lety

      @@BoxStudioExecutive - there are many interpretations. I think he gets it right here. "The die is cast" - meaning the die has already been cast by the Senate Optimates, so my course is clear.

  • @noamsmuha7442
    @noamsmuha7442 Před 3 lety +3

    I highly recommend you watch Historia Civilis’ videos on Caesar’s wars in Gaul and the subsequent civil war.

  • @salongreed
    @salongreed Před 3 lety +1

    Beautiful artwork and really cool maps! This series is going to be great

  • @mustafacalkap26
    @mustafacalkap26 Před 3 lety +1

    These graphics are stunning. I am amazed. Great work

  • @laurinkaebelmann6373
    @laurinkaebelmann6373 Před 3 lety +22

    0:16 I, Caro Sicarius, of the Ultramarines have developed timetravel :)

  • @danielconde13
    @danielconde13 Před 3 lety +13

    No, dear KG: we all know that the reason why the Republic was brought down to its knees, was Titus Pullo.
    Oh, Pullo, you drunken foul...
    PS: Can't wait for the next episodes of this new series! And all the marvellous quotes from _Rome_ .

    • @andriuspakulis2948
      @andriuspakulis2948 Před 3 lety

      Nah, it was some hairy hobo trying to avenge Pullo for killing his gay lover.

  • @speaklikeanative
    @speaklikeanative Před 3 lety

    Wow what an amazing video putting everything in context. Thank you

  • @fahtenfuhten
    @fahtenfuhten Před 3 lety

    Another historical video masterpiece!! Thank you so much!!

  • @miguelteixeira5122
    @miguelteixeira5122 Před 3 lety +4

    Can someone give me the names of the soundtrack plzzz? Hey Kings and Generals, i really enjoy your work, thanks for this!!!!

    • @walishasiraj4280
      @walishasiraj4280 Před 2 lety

      Rannard -marching
      Others can be found from total war rome 2 soundtrack

  • @Black-Sun_Kaiser
    @Black-Sun_Kaiser Před 3 lety +11

    Academia paints Caesar as a villain.. the more I learn about him the more I'm seeing just like others in history.. *cough* he was actually a hero of the people.

    • @someorclad9738
      @someorclad9738 Před 3 lety +7

      He was a hero. Academia knows only books and none of reality. They're good talkers, but doesn't really paint an illustrative picture of the situation. I prefer a historian that tries to understand the situation from top to bottom rather than go 'muh intellectual wisdom'.

  • @RoomateNSNL
    @RoomateNSNL Před 3 lety +2

    Excellent video! I remember going over this topic in my ancient Rome class in college. But this video explained it so that it is much easier to understand.
    It is a interesting time period and a climax of decades of build up and events would be lasting for all of history.

    • @cinnamon3578
      @cinnamon3578 Před 3 lety

      The 1st century BC is a gem for history geeks.

  • @lavrkonski1084
    @lavrkonski1084 Před 3 lety +1

    Amazing quality of video, thank you very much

  • @marekstopka8002
    @marekstopka8002 Před 3 lety +28

    Much more details on that story on channel Historia Civilis.

    • @nathannickalo1109
      @nathannickalo1109 Před 3 lety +7

      With a high level of anti-Caesar bias. This is the channel for facts.

    • @travisnebeker9970
      @travisnebeker9970 Před 3 lety

      @@nathannickalo1109 As if "anti-Caesar bias" were a bad thing.

    • @Comintern1919
      @Comintern1919 Před 3 lety +9

      @@travisnebeker9970 It is, for a History Channel.
      It's something else if it is a political or opinion channel. But a History Channel should be as unbiased as possible.

    • @iumasz6088
      @iumasz6088 Před 3 lety +1

      @@nathannickalo1109 what anti-caesar bais? sure he created was a lot less favorable image but it was supported by events that did happen

    • @nathannickalo1109
      @nathannickalo1109 Před 3 lety +5

      @lumasz one holds his power legally and complains about the one holding his illegally, and he calls it a false equivalency.

  • @Equiseto19
    @Equiseto19 Před 3 lety +4

    17:50 You misplaced the Rubicon and the city of Parma. The river you named Rubicon is in fact the Reno river, while the real Rubicon is further south. The city of Parma is further west, by no means near to the Panaro river.

  • @KroganWarlord
    @KroganWarlord Před 3 lety

    The quality of the videos you upload are really amazing

  • @Telenil
    @Telenil Před 3 lety

    That was super interesting, thank you for this episode!

  • @buzan2296
    @buzan2296 Před 3 lety +9

    Perfect timing as I just ordered a pizza! :)

    • @in4ser
      @in4ser Před 3 lety +2

      Was it Little Caesar's Pizza?

  • @RedCrowJXU
    @RedCrowJXU Před rokem +3

    Caesar was truly a man of the people. Screw the Optimates.

  • @chrismetten4576
    @chrismetten4576 Před 2 lety

    This channel produces the best documentaries like this. Thanks for the great content

  • @matthewstarlord8641
    @matthewstarlord8641 Před 3 lety

    I have been waiting for this video for a long time, I’m so excited

  • @tomford8793
    @tomford8793 Před rokem +3

    "The Triumvirate began to crumble".
    Me: oh, I wonder what tensions started to flair
    *Crassus fucking dies*

  • @ThatBasedGuy
    @ThatBasedGuy Před 3 lety +52

    How it really started: "I am the senate"

    • @AlphaSections
      @AlphaSections Před 3 lety +2

      Love your portrait!

    • @ThatBasedGuy
      @ThatBasedGuy Před 3 lety

      @@AlphaSections thanks

    • @nobblkpraetorian5623
      @nobblkpraetorian5623 Před 3 lety +12

      "In order to ensure the security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganised, into the FIRST ROMAN EMPIRE! For a safe and secure society!"

    • @ThatBasedGuy
      @ThatBasedGuy Před 3 lety +1

      @@nobblkpraetorian5623 *autistic clapping*

    • @Xandergre
      @Xandergre Před 3 lety +1

      @@nobblkpraetorian5623 So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause!!

  • @naveenraj2008eee
    @naveenraj2008eee Před 3 lety

    Hi
    Its excited to have caesar back...
    Nice to learn history..
    Great visuals and narration..
    Thanks kings & generals team..

  • @supman7020
    @supman7020 Před 3 lety

    Always look forward to your videos...thank you.

  • @GhostofNr9
    @GhostofNr9 Před 3 lety +28

    „Alia iacta est.“ actually means: the die is thrown. Out of hand, however the outcome is not sure yet...

    • @talknight2
      @talknight2 Před 3 lety +9

      That's the same as the die is cast

    • @bestestdev
      @bestestdev Před 3 lety

      @@talknight2 Die casting can easily by confused by the metallurgical process. Though that process wasn't invented until the 1800s, it can still confuse modern hobby historians into interpreting the phrase to mean "the decision has been made and cannot be unmade" rather than the more accurate interpretation of "the decision has been made to gamble with fate". It's a subtle difference, but I get why OP felt the need to opine.

    • @rasterbate87
      @rasterbate87 Před 3 lety +5

      @@bestestdev That would be a particularly stunning misundertanding

    • @rasterbate87
      @rasterbate87 Před 3 lety +4

      "Cast" can mean "to throw" in English, which is just what it means here.

    • @oldfrend
      @oldfrend Před 3 lety +2

      i mean i'm as proud a pedant as any, but damn dude, you just take irrelevant information to a new level.

  • @LightxHeaven
    @LightxHeaven Před 3 lety +3

    You think you already know how large and influential figure Julius Caesar was. But you really don't unless you really study him closely. That's when you realize just how 'great' Caesar was.

  • @olioli6097
    @olioli6097 Před 3 lety

    Voices in the senate speaking latin gave me the chills. Great job!

  • @jsde1601
    @jsde1601 Před 3 lety +1

    Love this channel...it make me fall in love with history.

  • @jordanrenkert4176
    @jordanrenkert4176 Před 3 lety +18

    It's almost like history is repeating itself somewhere in the western hemisphere...

  • @RexGalilae
    @RexGalilae Před 3 lety +10

    13:41
    It was the Caesarians who made this demand to Pompeii first. It was Caesar's plan to drive a wedge between Pompeii and the hardliner optimates who would agree to such a compromise as it made legal sense. This caused a lot of demands to go back and forth, giving Caesar enough time while the senate was bogged down
    It makes no sense for Pompei to have needlessly put his career and political clout on the line by making such an offer himself

  • @aGr3atD4y
    @aGr3atD4y Před měsícem +1

    What fantastic storytelling, guys! Bravo!

  • @johntatva713
    @johntatva713 Před 3 lety +1

    You use new kind of illustrations and animations. Very beautiful!

  • @phile1832
    @phile1832 Před 3 lety +3

    "ANTONY!!!!!!, VETO THE MOTION, VETO THE MOTION!!!!!"

  • @padikatheriyathavan7649
    @padikatheriyathavan7649 Před 3 lety +7

    I feel the present generation can never match the glories of Great men from the past. No wonder today's men are so depressed.

    • @marcpeterson1092
      @marcpeterson1092 Před 3 lety +1

      Interestingly, the revolutionaries who founded the US felt the same way about themselves.

    • @Tansub96
      @Tansub96 Před 3 lety +10

      Even Caesar felt this way. There is a story where Caesar looked at a statue of Alexander the Great when he was quaestor in Hispania already in his 30s and lamented that at his age Alexander had already conquered most of the known world. And Alexander looked back to Achilles and the mythical Greek Heroes and thought he could never match their greatness. There is no "greater" generation. Every generation looks to the accomplishments of previous generations with the benefit of hindsight without realising what their generation is achieving.

    • @Tansub96
      @Tansub96 Před 3 lety +1

      @Klaidi Rubiku the story was reported by both Plutarch and Suetonius who both wrote biographies of Caesar and are considered important primary sources, make of that what you want.
      Also I didn't reply to OP's comment on depression but his comment on the fact that this generation is not as great as the previous ones. Pretty much every generation thinks that, which is why I used this example.

  • @tobago3679
    @tobago3679 Před 3 lety

    Great graphics! great subject!
    Keep up the good work!

  • @xhuljanomuca4342
    @xhuljanomuca4342 Před 3 lety +1

    I have never been so early. Glad to watch another video about Caesar

  • @marlind9430
    @marlind9430 Před 3 lety +10

    Why does almost no one spell "Gracchi" correctly, I'm going crazy

  • @raimbeksandibekov4390
    @raimbeksandibekov4390 Před 3 lety +3

    Senate: The senate will decide your fate
    Caesar: I am The Senate

  • @nayas1885
    @nayas1885 Před 3 lety +1

    Very nice video! I hope you can do another on the roman economy in the future

  • @philippe6812
    @philippe6812 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for the french subtitles ;)
    I love history and you have talent

  • @michaelli574
    @michaelli574 Před 3 lety +7

    Cicero was a "new man", meaning that he was the first-ever of his family to become a consul. He was not a well-established aristocrat but a man who worked his way up the curses honorum with pure skills. He supported the Pompeians solely because he believed that they would be more merciful and lenient to the Republican system than the Caesareans.

  • @golden_smaug
    @golden_smaug Před 3 lety +60

    Caesars picture is horrid, he was more handsome than that

    • @calebsmith7633
      @calebsmith7633 Před 3 lety +9

      He seduced way too many people for this

    • @Damo2690
      @Damo2690 Před 3 lety +4

      @@calebsmith7633 Have you seen Billionares today with 2 girls off on their arms...they don't need to be pretty

    • @calebsmith7633
      @calebsmith7633 Před 3 lety +3

      Damo2690 he had many of these before the Gallic conquest. He was in debt and young most of his life. He was only old and rich after his success in Gaul

    • @mustafacanaydn3872
      @mustafacanaydn3872 Před 3 lety +5

      He was a red square

    • @syedazam2568
      @syedazam2568 Před 3 lety

      Sad, sad. We always asume famous and great men to look good and be good and for the lower to look bad.
      What is this insight?

  • @mrklausjonza
    @mrklausjonza Před 3 lety

    Man, the ending of this video was brilliant, I'm thirsting to see the next episodes of this 😭

  • @ragael1024
    @ragael1024 Před 3 lety

    crap i made my Nord VPN account last night. i was hoping to be able to do the account while also helping this channel. damn it all!!!. love history. especially ancient history. and you guys make it a delight to watch and listen. few channels out there with this profile are so good. nice job.

  • @doguthesecond6062
    @doguthesecond6062 Před 3 lety +6

    Please make some documantries about Süleyman the Magnificent and his wars in Ottoman wars series. 🙏

  • @Gabryal77
    @Gabryal77 Před 3 lety +4

    3:38 is exactly what's happening in the USA, and the end of that Republic is on the horizon as a result

  • @Skerdy
    @Skerdy Před 3 lety

    "Alea iacta est" is aprophycal... and yet it IS the most apropriate phrase for what was happening! Godd job on summing a very fascinating period in history!

  • @mr.c.3760
    @mr.c.3760 Před 3 lety +1

    tbh you could make a miniseries on just the prelude to the civil war starting from Sulla's time. It is such an interesting and fascinating time to study

  • @anzaca1
    @anzaca1 Před 3 lety +4

    Hail Caesar!

  • @Reyrocksall
    @Reyrocksall Před 3 lety +4

    2 political parties blocking each others ideas causing mass polarization? Where have I seen that before

  • @_Ocariao
    @_Ocariao Před 3 lety

    Love you guys so much! ❤

  • @guibaterasoad
    @guibaterasoad Před 3 lety +1

    Amazing video as usual.