Imperator: Rome - Greek Epic

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  • čas přidán 24. 04. 2019
  • Imperator: Rome is finally here, and that means it's time for a brand new adventure in the ancient world, featuring war, politics, intrigue, and a never-ending quest to acquire elephants...
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Komentáře • 336

  • @bookshop7337
    @bookshop7337 Před 5 lety +1105

    Nobody:
    Jon: You see this? *points to tiny, unknown country* Without them, the entirety of western civilization wouldn't exist!
    Jon: Oh, and the same with this one
    Jon: And this one too

    • @liampatrick3513
      @liampatrick3513 Před 5 lety +73

      This is every historical game Jon has played

    • @tinchosabala
      @tinchosabala Před 5 lety +18

      That Nobody though.
      Everyone wants this.

    • @thnecromaniac
      @thnecromaniac Před 5 lety

      I mean, he's not wrong tho 😂

    • @HonorableAssassins
      @HonorableAssassins Před 5 lety +36

      well
      given that the present is literally the result of a perfect combination of all-things past...
      He's not wrong.

    • @tinchosabala
      @tinchosabala Před 5 lety +14

      It gives to think about the amount of stuff that influenced even in the slightest the world and it's effects nowadays
      History is this big mess of causes and consequences that people try ti untangle, only to find they are facing half of the problem.
      And they love it.

  • @pabilbadoespecial
    @pabilbadoespecial Před 5 lety +566

    Jon going on about history is the most important thing about this series

    • @jenniferkhatchaturian8319
      @jenniferkhatchaturian8319 Před 5 lety +14

      I missed History Jon.

    • @Dustz92
      @Dustz92 Před 5 lety +12

      He got wrong one thing, the olympic games were shut down because they were seen as pagan (as christianity was on the rise) not because of being seen as greek.

    • @JohnAndJohner
      @JohnAndJohner Před 5 lety +1

      @@Dustz92 That sounds like an excuse, not a reason. Religion is the best oppressor of tradition.

    • @Dustz92
      @Dustz92 Před 5 lety +9

      @@JohnAndJohner We are talking about the 4th century here. Greece had been roman for 6 centuries at that point and had by that time had adopted a roman identity. And the olympic games had been open to people from all the empire for most of that time. The closure was part of Theodosius strikes on pagan stuff, which also affected lots of ancient institutions from the city of Rome itself.

    • @nicewithacupoftea
      @nicewithacupoftea Před 5 lety +5

      Of course, we didn't come for the EUIV mod

  • @redstripedsocks5245
    @redstripedsocks5245 Před 5 lety +239

    Who else thought that when John first said dating system thought he meant relationships at first?

    • @JB-xl2jc
      @JB-xl2jc Před 5 lety +31

      “Woah woah woah I can only smash every four years?!”

    • @JB-xl2jc
      @JB-xl2jc Před 5 lety +23

      Cue some guy saying “Still infinitely more often than you have it now”. I left myself open...

    • @blarg2429
      @blarg2429 Před 5 lety +14

      @@JB-xl2jc Still infinitely more often than you have it now.

  • @ZumbaMarx
    @ZumbaMarx Před 5 lety +243

    I'm pretty disappointed Jon went for something minor like the Olympians. We all know the most influential Greek city-state was Argos, which invented chaining little pens to a table and selling cheap tat.

    • @metetural9140
      @metetural9140 Před 5 lety +15

      Eh don't forget about Arkadia. If it wasnt for them, the rest of Greece would starve.

    • @THEMONKEYWITHNOSOUL
      @THEMONKEYWITHNOSOUL Před 5 lety +15

      Argos' greatest innovation was catalogs

  • @alexanderchristopher6237
    @alexanderchristopher6237 Před 5 lety +138

    Hey Jon, Marcus the Gambler asked when are you going to avenge him.

  • @polishenglish8356
    @polishenglish8356 Před 5 lety +167

    New adventures, new history lessons, new amazing Paradox game and a brand new series with Jon...HELL YEAH!!

  • @charliemosley8025
    @charliemosley8025 Před 5 lety +131

    Very proud of myself for actually knowing Elis existed beforehand

    • @g10118
      @g10118 Před 5 lety +2

      I feel like Jon has talked about it before.

    • @metetural9140
      @metetural9140 Před 5 lety +9

      Let me guess... Assassins Creed Odyssey?

    • @charliemosley8025
      @charliemosley8025 Před 5 lety +2

      Mete Tural surprisingly no, just a 3am random internet deep-dive on the history of the olympics

    • @juliuszondag5515
      @juliuszondag5515 Před 5 lety +2

      You are the 1%

    • @samschmitt7875
      @samschmitt7875 Před 5 lety

      What a legend

  • @g10118
    @g10118 Před 5 lety +30

    Really appreciate you breaking away from the standard factions with more well-known history.
    I watch your grand strategy content for the actual history as much as anything

  • @shanksy0
    @shanksy0 Před 5 lety +13

    fun fact, one of the events in the ancient Olympics was competitive trumpet playing!

  • @georgeiliadis6701
    @georgeiliadis6701 Před 5 lety +61

    Thank you Jon for honoring Greek history with your amazing history lesson. Props to you my good man.

  • @highjumpstudios2384
    @highjumpstudios2384 Před 5 lety +59

    *sees John playing more imperator Rome* well what do we have here?
    John: Guess what! Without this little spit of nothing! We wouldn't have indoor plumbing!
    Me: aw John, that's real sweet.

  • @peterpan23
    @peterpan23 Před 5 lety +10

    Jon puts his degree to use in this game.

    • @FLEMNMable
      @FLEMNMable Před 5 lety +6

      @@TheHuffmanator Classics involves studying all aspects of the classical world, including history as well as language and literature.

  • @miguelignaciocarrere4486
    @miguelignaciocarrere4486 Před 5 lety +48

    History teacher from Argentina, Jon.
    Let me tell you that i liked your video a lot. Your passion is very visible and inspiring.
    I adore you!

    • @tbretten
      @tbretten Před 5 lety +8

      It really is! But did Jon ever breathe during that video? 😂
      He talks faster the more he gets excited...
      And I've rarely seen such a breathless video as this one

  • @hawx987
    @hawx987 Před 5 lety +32

    Shutting down the Olympics worked so well the Greeks considered themselves Romans for a long time after.

  • @oneofmanyjames-es1643
    @oneofmanyjames-es1643 Před 5 lety +11

    From the tweet I was expecting Bactria, or maybe Pontus. But no, of course you chose the most obscure little linchpin of history you could find.

  • @AubreyWaters
    @AubreyWaters Před 4 lety +2

    I feel like Jon should play EU4, I feel like it’s got a good combination of history and strategy that he seems to really do well with

  • @mahirushusband
    @mahirushusband Před 5 lety +23

    Aww, i really wanted to see Jon play as Thebes, I wanted all the Oedipus jokes and lore. Oh well, Elis gonna be the Illest

  • @huntermcintosh8173
    @huntermcintosh8173 Před 5 lety +16

    Oh cool the ancient history channel uploaded

  • @dovalist6637
    @dovalist6637 Před 5 lety +9

    Jon, you should attack Mesene.Sparta has it's army away so they won't help them and you have the troops to take down Mesene.

  • @Juulben
    @Juulben Před 5 lety +35

    I love these history lessons. Thank you Jon

  • @HypothermicIce
    @HypothermicIce Před 5 lety +29

    Oh Rome buried a timeless cultural relic for political control? Maybe empires are bad, actually.
    Who could have guessed

  • @BaronVonMott
    @BaronVonMott Před 5 lety +2

    I must say, I'm really enjoying the whole "Ancient Cold War" feeling this has...

  • @noahmiller8042
    @noahmiller8042 Před 5 lety +139

    sucks that you didnt stick with crete and form a new minoan empire i was actually looking forward for part 3

    • @ManyATrueNerd
      @ManyATrueNerd  Před 5 lety +81

      Oh don't worry - we'll go and get Crete in this playthrough :)

    • @noahmiller8042
      @noahmiller8042 Před 5 lety +4

      @@ManyATrueNerd crete would be a good naval base

  • @charliepascoe9195
    @charliepascoe9195 Před 5 lety +53

    Hi hope you all have a good day and life. Matn keep doing what you’re doing it makes my day better

    • @nickthekin
      @nickthekin Před 5 lety +2

      Thanks, you to kind stranger.

    • @gufosufo337
      @gufosufo337 Před 5 lety +2

      Very kind of you good stranger

  • @DTRproductions
    @DTRproductions Před 5 lety +19

    Just wanted to say,
    thank you MATN.

  • @JohnnyC3650
    @JohnnyC3650 Před 5 lety +4

    22:50 in the bottom left the general lost his hair during the siege.

  • @88flake88
    @88flake88 Před 5 lety +4

    Slave: I hate my life
    Random man: Have an olive!

  • @docquanta6869
    @docquanta6869 Před 5 lety +9

    Jon, Korinth is owned by Macedon and occupied by Aigion. You can't have that off Aigion in a war. Also, Thrace would be siege leader for Patrai and they'd probably give the occupation over to Macedon if they won the siege.
    I assume it is too late and the next episode is already recorded but I think you are about to make a few mistakes.

  • @BenadrylNumbercrunch
    @BenadrylNumbercrunch Před 5 lety +18

    thankgod this series is back, i love when you do paradox games

  • @justrobin8155
    @justrobin8155 Před 5 lety +1

    It's like a history lecture, but the professor's map is incredibly detailed and interactive. And then instead of actually teaching me accurate history after the events, the professor teaches me a fanfiction that he made about Elis talking over the world.

  • @denoizewan7999
    @denoizewan7999 Před 5 lety +1

    Jon is flexing his history degree again and I love it.

  • @Silverhawk100
    @Silverhawk100 Před 5 lety +10

    Rig the Olympics. RIIIIG THEM.

  • @Dienekes518
    @Dienekes518 Před 5 lety +1

    Greatings from Greece, great video mate. Btw I am half Macedonian from Pella, from my father's side and half from Elis from Olympia, from my mother's side.

  • @bourbonbear218
    @bourbonbear218 Před 5 lety +23

    GREAT. A new adventure. Now I gotta take my damn pants off. Thanks alot Jon.

  • @lifesimulator3964
    @lifesimulator3964 Před 5 lety +1

    Jon sent the old guy to the olympics and lost last time.
    Now he's planning to literally rig the olympic games

  • @5Andysalive
    @5Andysalive Před 5 lety +9

    Seems first DLC has to be a diplomacy DLC. This game, even though it's not a Total War, seems to focus exclusively on war on progress. Unlike say CK2.
    Also, despite Jon, it lacks the kinda personality touch that CK2 and even Rome TW have. So far it's a pure numbers game. And i think it's more complicated than complex. It generally feels like a lot like some of best of pieces from Stellaris, CK2 and so on but isolated and with a lack of depth to all of them....
    I wonder, how they can possibly fix this.
    and what it will cost.

    • @5Andysalive
      @5Andysalive Před 5 lety +1

      @Kyle Vernon Those games have only serious content after several DLC. Especially EU4. Hoi4 locks important features in otherwise pretty useless dlc. And this game here feels like bits and pieces from other Paradox game that seriously lack depth. Numbers and characters.
      I've seen Jon play CK2 and it feels very differently to a plain number game. Even Total War does. I doubt he can do it with this one. It will be army sizes and dice rolls all the way down.
      Oh and isorrowproductions just played EU4 without any dlc. Interesting video.

  • @lancep2002
    @lancep2002 Před 5 lety +20

    Every time he says Elis did this or that I picture the guy from left 4 dead 2

  • @rhysrphoto
    @rhysrphoto Před 5 lety +1

    Great start. Love your style of play. Looking forward to the rest of the series

  • @smilosabercat
    @smilosabercat Před 5 lety

    I have enjoyed many of your series to date; but, I must say the depth of knowledge you are sharing with this series is truly fascinating. I am utterly captivated by this series. More please!

  • @TheGrinningViking
    @TheGrinningViking Před 5 lety +1

    What a wonderful series, and it's only an episode in!
    Thanks Jon, you are a good egg 🥚🐣

  • @TheLanguageSponge
    @TheLanguageSponge Před 11 měsíci

    Never heard of this game before. CZcams actually recommended something I very much want to watch for once. The way you talk about history reminds me of Adrian Goldsworthy and Mike Loades. Subscribed, can't wait to watch more :)

  • @mudcrab3420
    @mudcrab3420 Před 5 lety

    Got to confess, I love it when Jon gets his History Geek out. The pure bouncing glee of it all is infectious :)

  • @samjerbs
    @samjerbs Před 5 lety

    Oh god, this is just perfection. I’m going to adore this series, I can already tell

  • @hunterofhotdogs4505
    @hunterofhotdogs4505 Před 5 lety +1

    i love when he does his historic intros

  • @karlfranzable
    @karlfranzable Před 5 lety

    Great video for what looks like a great new game. Immediately subscribed! Can’t wait to see more, really looking forward to getting into this series and this game! Thanks.

  • @ciantwomey4835
    @ciantwomey4835 Před 5 lety +3

    Jon just to let you know the b in beotia is pronounced like a v like veotua

  • @Thebatman0808
    @Thebatman0808 Před 5 lety +2

    Thanks Jon. I love it

  • @disasterman52
    @disasterman52 Před 5 lety +2

    22:48 guy on bottom left. being in a siege can be stressful.

    • @Wyrmshield
      @Wyrmshield Před 5 lety

      Wow good catch, that's hilarious!

  • @Slurreydude
    @Slurreydude Před 5 lety

    And here is another example of why this is my favourite channel.

  • @sehnsuchtherz
    @sehnsuchtherz Před 5 lety +12

    Aaaah
    Would Sparta even defend Messenia if you were to attack them?

    • @matheusborges4284
      @matheusborges4284 Před 5 lety +3

      Was thinking the same thing, especially since Sparta likes him. That's something you can often do in eu4 and others

  • @NEligahn
    @NEligahn Před 5 lety

    Jon's history lessons give me life.

  • @NotFinnish
    @NotFinnish Před 5 lety +5

    It's Troizen then

  • @pjohn56
    @pjohn56 Před 5 lety

    Came to watch a historical video game let's play, and got a great surprise of insightful historical analysis on how culture and national identity works. That was really cool and takes some understanding and study of some things other than a 30 minute survey of the historical high points during this era. "Liked" the video, which I don't often do.

  • @mara_jade021
    @mara_jade021 Před 5 lety +13

    A wonderful speech Jon I totally forgot the game. YOU ARE BETTER THAN BBC

  • @austinjackson7103
    @austinjackson7103 Před 5 lety

    I'm convinced you have the best Imperator content. Chalazi Elis! Chalazi Olympia!

  • @austinstrong9376
    @austinstrong9376 Před 5 lety +4

    CZcams subtitled "cassus belli" as "cow's ass bellow" and who am I to disagree, really.

  • @kiefercarlos
    @kiefercarlos Před 5 lety

    I would listen to Jon give History lessons for hours

  • @An_Soup
    @An_Soup Před 5 lety +3

    Big fan matn keep it up and I love the history lessons

  • @TheIanOakley
    @TheIanOakley Před 5 lety +2

    Jon, weren't the Olympics shut down by the Emperor Theodosius due to being pagan festivals, rather than being Hellenic?

  • @Astachoth
    @Astachoth Před 5 lety

    Your history lessons are fantastic!

  • @fourlamb1
    @fourlamb1 Před 5 lety

    I've been waiting for this! I'm so excited lol!!!

  • @Londronable
    @Londronable Před 5 lety

    Fucking hell, that opening gave me chills.

  • @olefredrikskjegstad5972

    Yay, Jon's history class is back

  • @commentingpausedtoprotectus

    It's funny when you picture the diplomats in this game, they go off to tell another leader that we own what they have, leave his court to return with the good news; only to return a few weeks later and say "oh by the way we are at war, forgot to tell you"

  • @minscandboo9749
    @minscandboo9749 Před 5 lety +2

    SO. MUCH. YES.

  • @Shads62
    @Shads62 Před 5 lety

    OMG Jon your channel is about to explode. Paradox has linked these vids on the opening game screen as the tutorial!

  • @robertkyle137
    @robertkyle137 Před 5 lety

    Loving the history lessons!

  • @katekkllklllkkk9665
    @katekkllklllkkk9665 Před 5 lety +1

    22:50 seige leader turns bald

  • @brettjones9590
    @brettjones9590 Před 5 lety

    Who says video games aren’t educational. Very similar mechanics to crusader kings 2. I like it.

  • @carlosnevarez4003
    @carlosnevarez4003 Před 5 lety

    Damm good game. I like your playing style. Aggressive ^.^ Never knew about Elis neither. You got my sub bro.

  • @Czarhay
    @Czarhay Před 5 lety

    It's here!

  • @CommissarMitch
    @CommissarMitch Před 5 lety

    It is currently long past midnight and I'm watching Jon. I need to sleep but can not.

  • @Mpkw-er9bi
    @Mpkw-er9bi Před 5 lety +2

    Awww I was really looking forward to more Minoan history,but I’ll take a lesson on Olympia 😁

    • @JoshuaKevinPerry
      @JoshuaKevinPerry Před 5 lety

      Can really only learn about Minoans through tidbits in History of Egypt podcast

  • @Isildor
    @Isildor Před 5 lety +2

    Absolutely loving your series and history lessons jon!
    You probably already recorded the next episode, but couldn't you just go for war with messene? sparta would help them, but they have barely any troops. You could take them AND sparta at the same time!

  • @zkjspero
    @zkjspero Před 5 lety +6

    Love your videos, but the Elian calendar was only one of many used in the Greek world, and the Romans got rid of the olympics because of tide of anti-pagan persecutions and crackdowns conducted to solidify Christianity, not because of it being a symbol for a pan-Hellenic identity.

  • @akisd9718
    @akisd9718 Před 5 lety +6

    iam greek and sure i learned from this video!!thanks Jon for the the game and as a greek person thanks for the history lesson! usually i dont like games like that,that i cant play the battle by my self ( like in total war) but this is very nice game i would say!!! you cant play the battle but it has so many politics and other stuff to do! it has a lot of factions to play and that is great!

  • @garnettkaruna8767
    @garnettkaruna8767 Před 5 lety

    Patrai looks like it has a quick land crossing, couldn't tell as the army helmet was right in the way to see.

  • @helios4753
    @helios4753 Před 4 lety

    Wow that was awesome.

  • @alexmcd378
    @alexmcd378 Před 2 lety

    "He can be as charismatic as he wants, but if he's not doing a good job, he's going to lose support"
    By Zeus I wish it worked that way in real life

  • @jstenberg3192
    @jstenberg3192 Před 5 lety

    Olympia is a bucket list location...its amazing in person!

  • @fortitude120
    @fortitude120 Před 5 lety

    Idk if you should be happy or sad about it, but I enjoy your videos about Imperator Rome more than the game itself

  • @netiturtle
    @netiturtle Před 5 lety +3

    You should be able to attack Messenia without Sparta joining their side, because you and Sparta are already in a war on the same side, against a third power.
    Also you reaally need to look up the definition of 'empire'

  • @Yoshigasm
    @Yoshigasm Před 5 lety +1

    Definitely was worried that Jon was going to pick Epirus.
    Everyone hates Epirus.

  • @toxicjaegermain7450
    @toxicjaegermain7450 Před 5 lety

    Here it comes!!!!!!!!!!

  • @skychidwik3981
    @skychidwik3981 Před 5 lety

    Its "never enough for now". MOAR!!! 😭

  • @NoctuaOW
    @NoctuaOW Před 5 lety

    I thoroughly enjoy history so thanks for this lol

  • @mairao
    @mairao Před 4 lety

    I have to say that, being an avid player of Paradox grand strategy games, I want too excited about this game. That's why it took me so long to start watching this series.
    But after watching this, I think I really need to get it and play it! This looks like exactly what I wanted for Victoria 3. It's not the Victorian era but I can live with that 😄

  • @mudcrab3420
    @mudcrab3420 Před 5 lety +1

    Awkward fact about the Olympic Flame being lit at Olympia for the start of every 'modern' games and then being relayed to the host city?
    It was introduced for the 1936 games. You know, the one they held in Berlin...

  • @zerefvail4902
    @zerefvail4902 Před 5 lety

    5 58 made me laugh out loud who stood with 2 and a half men against 1 million in the middle of such a serious speech

  • @chug4083
    @chug4083 Před 5 lety +9

    Have you played AC: Oddysey? Lots of cool greek stuff, would love to see a vid of you playing along with your historical commentry

    • @naevan1
      @naevan1 Před 5 lety +2

      Lots of misinformation too in odyssey. Mainly because the director is political correctness in history muh. Especially about women in war/gay people in society.
      But its okay i guess.

    • @JoshuaKevinPerry
      @JoshuaKevinPerry Před 5 lety +1

      Not remotely accurate to history. Greeks were pale skins, they weren't woke to homosexuality, they did get the geography ok.

    • @kendallchaos
      @kendallchaos Před 4 lety

      BlackStar Nae actually the Greeks were actually (sort of) ok with homosexuality...not to the level that odyssey implies but it also wasn’t condemned like a lot of places...plus women did fight in Ancient Greece (again not to the level of odyssey but it still existed)
      Long story short while the game isn’t super accurate it’s not as inaccurate as you might think (although I fully admit that this was unintentional accuracy since like you said that stuff was only put in for pc reasons)

  • @joelgreen737
    @joelgreen737 Před 5 lety

    yay history with Jon

  • @michalschroeder2187
    @michalschroeder2187 Před 5 lety +4

    Great video Jon but I was wondering if you have ever played mount and blade?

  • @sullivan8686
    @sullivan8686 Před 5 lety

    IT HAS BEGUN

  • @isa0005
    @isa0005 Před 5 lety

    MOAR!!!!!

  • @Heliossoileh
    @Heliossoileh Před 5 lety +1

    Just a couple of points in regards to the introduction:
    With respect to Elis' control of the games, in the first couple of centuries after the games' traditional foundation, it's not fully clear who was in control; Elis obviously took control later, but the earlier history tends to be cloudier.
    More interestingly, pan-Hellenism is a concept that's usually thought to gather steam only in the fifth century, in response to the Persian invasions, rather than something that existed beforehand which facilitated Greek victory (bear in mind the number of Greek states which medised). Interestingly, I believe that it's in this period that aetiologies of the games themselves start developing along pan-Hellenic lines.

    • @Heliossoileh
      @Heliossoileh Před 5 lety

      The Huffmanator Classics encompasses history, so I’m not sure what you’re getting at. Still, I agree that Jon isn’t omniscient.

    • @Heliossoileh
      @Heliossoileh Před 5 lety

      The Huffmanator Nah, they all do, to some degree. The sharp division between history on the one side and classics on the other doesn’t really exist any more, if it ever did.
      Still, this is really beside the point: I was just making a couple of corrections.

    • @Heliossoileh
      @Heliossoileh Před 5 lety

      The Huffmanator I’m afraid I don’t understand why learning history would be part of college getting ‘worse and worse’.

    • @Heliossoileh
      @Heliossoileh Před 5 lety

      The Huffmanator I’m not sure who bub is, but plenty of history is taught at the university I teach at.

    • @Heliossoileh
      @Heliossoileh Před 5 lety

      The Huffmanator Cool.

  • @karlfran0404
    @karlfran0404 Před 5 lety

    The starting leader Archon looks like Eddie Izzard in drag

  • @shadowqueen1701
    @shadowqueen1701 Před 5 lety

    An awesome history lesson without a stuffy class room.

  • @user-nz5xr3ru9p
    @user-nz5xr3ru9p Před 5 lety

    Hey great job! Can't wait for the next episode. Could you please consider attacking the south? Just built more troops and that's it. You will get Sparta too because they had some losses due to the war they have.

  • @obsidiandwarf
    @obsidiandwarf Před 5 lety

    Came for game, Got classical history lesson. Ooohh Yeaaaahh! Gotta sub.

  • @sergeykuznetzov1522
    @sergeykuznetzov1522 Před 5 lety

    Love the the country you picked!