Fall of Rome - Documentary
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In this video, we discuss the fall of the Western Roman Empire, from the reign of the Emperor Trajan, to Romulus Augustus, Rome’s last Emperor. If you’re interested, feel free to check out the History of Rome, from Romulus to Trajan, here: • History of Rome - Docu...
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Perhaps the real Rome was all the friends we made along the way
And the enemies we killed along the Way
Every time I read this I wish I could like it again lol
Deep bro.
ROME was the friends we betrayed on the way
Most big brained comment I've ever seen in my life right there^
“... but then he was assassinated” is the overwhelming theme of Rome 😂
@@luciodipace7891oh get over it
@Lucio Di Pace
The Clinton Cartel has a much longer hit list.
All my homies hate the Praetorian Guard.
they were quite similar to janissaries of the ottoman empire. both somehow played some role in fall of the respective empires.
@@asadhameed4313 Yep for sure smh
@@asadhameed4313 ottoman janniseries: write that down, WRITE THAT DOWN!!!!!
@@asadhameed4313 Makes sense. They sometimes called themselves Rum, Turkish for Rome so they tried to emulate many aspects of Rome.
I was just saying that the janissaries followed the path of roman Praetorian Guard. From a personal bodyguard fierce loyal to the emperor to the power behind the throne, that could make or break the emperors.
You can see how art declined slowly by degrading quality of rulers' statues.
Scary.
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Ok boomer
I dunno how to feel about that pfp, especially since it looks like Hat Kid.
It didn't decline, but which styles of art were most popular changed over time, like any period of history.
Also, what is promoted as popular art today has no bearing on the skill of modern artists. Like everything in the modern world, art has so far surpassed anything from 2,000 years ago. There are so many talented, skilled artists in the world.
@@histguy101 I heavily disagree.
@@KevinMcScrooge Go to your nearest art school and take a tour.
"However Jovian died of unknown causes before he could get going"
*Praetorian guard looks away and starts to whistle*
It would be the Palatini Guard. Praetorian’s were disbanded bu Constantine due to the regular habit of murdering Emperor’s. But I like the sentiment.
@@timhare9867 I wonder why disbanding the Praetorian guard prevents assassination when the new bodyguards are established. Why does effectively renaming the organization change anything?
@@timhare9867 nah the palatini didnt do anything, it is suspected to be toxic fumes that killed him
Rome fell because of its own elites. The Praetorian Guards
The Praetorian Guard: Ruining everything since 27 BC.
And "aurelius was killed by the praetorian guard" *me thinking* oh again?
FIRST thing i would do as emperor -> Disband the The Praetorian Guard at once
Julius Caesar ruined Rome, and before him Sulla who set the precedence for dictatorships. And if we go back a little bit to the past: Romans ruined everything by defeating Carthage the only enemy who kept them on toes, became complacent and spoiled by great riches and started to turn against each other because of lack of external threat.
@@doglaffs7035 It happened during Septimius Severus, and it wasn't a good thing. He replaced Praetorians with people from provinces, effectively ending anything that was Latin (and in power) in the Empire.
@@ScarletEdge By the time of Septimus Sererus, it was too late to replace it with anything stable because the entire scam of an empire was a house of cards.
And this folks is why empires are hideous to all.
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With deffragged history
@@eduardogutierrez4698 the only true historian
It's really insane the amount of changes Rome was able to survive through. Most countries would have fallen apart with just a small fraction of the changes Rome dealt with. It's also crazy that so many emperors kept the guard even though they assassinated so many emperors before them lol.
Just goes to show how people think that the bad things that happened to their predecessors won't happen to them!
I've had the pleasure of seeing Diocletian's retirement palace in person. Ironically enough, after his death, it was taken over by the very people he had persecuted and displaced and turned into a Christian stronghold, which in turn became the city of Split, Croatia, easily one of the most beautiful places I've ever been.
At the time I had dreamt of returning as an archeologist, but as life goes, it was only a dream.
Don't give up on your dreams 🙏
I went to Diocletian's baths yesterday, a big part of it is now a church which is still in use lol, went in there and got blessed with holy water lmao
History is full of irony as well things around us today. It's crazy how things work out as they do.
a dream called rome
Bruder das!
this man literally got so pissed that he just straight up died
Id give everything to witness that
Cause of death, becoming Emperor the day before.
Over extended
Cause of death; covering your face like a coward.
The reincarnation of Hercules; drowned in his own bathtub.
Simon Peter not as shitty as Caracalla’s death
Simon Peter herculass
Regarding Emperor Comodus:
He was attacked by guards who were paid to sneak up on him and overpower him and force him under the water!
Because he was an extremely rugged and powerful man it is most likely he had been drugged in his food or drink before they could have over powered him.
He was a great warrior.
He excelled in archery. He was considered to be Romes greatest
archer.
He performed regularly in the Coliseum. There he could kill swarms of wild animals that were turned loose on him.
He killed enormous numbers of lions, tigers, bears and other wild animals non stop, killing each one with a single arrow.
He was a regular performer in the Coliseum. He was one of the greatest wrestlers of his day.
He also fought gladiator games in the Coliseum and never lost against a single gladiator.
He was known for being able to regularly get down and dirty and scrap with the most vicious, bloody, cruel and violent of gladiators and warriors!
He spent his days fighting in the Coliseum instead of ruling and governing the Empire.
When asked for what reason should Rome pay him a salary he said, pay me for my work as a gladiator.
On days that he did not perform in the Coliseum he spent them wrestling and thrashing wrestlers up at his palace!
He did have a harem of males and females but this was common of leaders in Rome, Europe and the Middle East. Even the Kings of the Bible had harems of males and females. King David and his son Solomon had enormous harems of males and females.
When he was killed his harems would have been sold off as slaves or given away to high political families.
@@bryantross572 sounds like whoever wrote that was payed to. I heard he killed exotic birds in the Colosseum, and doing so he gestured towards the senate. They found it so ridiculous that they had to chew mint leaves to keep their laughter on the wraps.
@@bryantross572 You know Comodus died centuries ago right ? No need to spread that propaganda, your life isn't in danger. lol
So the Antonine Plague was the Pox Romana?
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Damn
Hahaha =D
Booooooo
Lol
Marcus Aurelius: I like to engage battles with Germans and slaughter their armies, but in between I write my philosophy about happiness, life, and the importance of love.
Point it was he did not treat as a book to show. It was just a kind of diary
I have read him. It is basically guidance for living life well, by the standards of the day. Taking the best from example and the worst as counter example. Everything is not justified in some rigorous way, as many philosophers did then as now. I am not sure I would really even call it philosophy by our standards. More self-help or wisdom like Proverbs...but with less assertiveness. And a lot of it may have been for his own reflection and remembrance.
All the more tragic given his terrible son. "Perls before swine" evidently.
@Marc Bell Yes, wonderful guy: "Citizens of Rome missing their feet through accident or illness were taken to the arena, where they were tethered together for Commodus to club to death while pretending they were giants." And that is just one of dozens of atrocious acts by this psycho. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus#Megalomania_(190%E2%80%93192)
HAHAHAHAHAH
And throwing it all away by giving the emperor to a idiotic son.
Love the ending
Rome is eternal in some way or another
Jazzu Rome is eternal but it lost its glory and when that happened the world went to shit
Ric Rovey how did it join with the British If Rome was never an British colony
Rome is the fourth and last beast of scripture. We are currently living in it.
Ric Rovey Daniel saw 4 beast not 5
Rome fell and rose again in the renaissance into the European nations today
The European confederation of nations today is the iron and clay
Love these videos man. I can't watch big budget documentaries anymore. 50% of big budget documentaries is cheap actors with horrible reenactments. These voiceovers just get straight to the point, absolutely love these.
Keep it up man.
They are also full of swearing and silliness.
Odoacer seemed like an honorable dude, sending the regalia back to Eastern Rome and sparing the last emperors' life like that. Good for him.
Yup and he was even fairly protrayed in the movie The Last Legion.
Probably took pity on the remnants of the then shattered corpse of Roman aristocracy and people.
I don't understand why he was a Roman general yet basically announced the fall of Rome. Why wouldn't he want to rebuild Rome?
@@bobbygetsbanned6049 conspiracy to take down Rome from the inside is my guess
@@bobbygetsbanned6049
He announced the end of the Western Roman Empire, ending Rome's control over Western Europe until the time of Charlamagne..
He pledged allegiance to the Eastern Emperor which is why he sent back te regalia
21:38 I know I'm not the only one who thought that when he said "bend over" that that was gonna go in a different direction.
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The Iranian Liberal lol same
Iranians suck, what a terrible group
@Nicholas Gojekian you suck as a human being.
100 percent b
You'd think they would learn not to trust the Praetorian Guard.
Sadly, Bethesda took their sweet time releasing New Vegas so they didn't know. Nearly two millennia to develop a game -- pathetic.
They did when Constantine declared the Praetorian Guard. Would. Be. Abolished!
A succession of weak leaders who are complacent and self serving, and assume the established systems will continue regardless of their incompetence and duplicity. Look around you. Oh, I’m British by the way.
I agree, Romans lost it's uniqueness after fall of republic. From that point it was either absolute greatness or absolute madness. As much as we can praise good emperors, it takes only one who is bad at it to destroy everything so far. Senate could recall bad consuls, and they were only for 1 year as well. That system was what drove Romans to the greatness.
Roger that.
Well-said. Humorous, and with that classic Brit. humor twist and the end. And, unfortunately, more than true.
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I was going to comment that the deterioration of Roman strength was due in part to their failure to establish a system that transcended personality. I’m a Yank by the way.
Since when do Yanks refer to themselves as Yanks?
Funny how the adopted sons turned out to be pretty good leaders, the actual bloodlines...not so much.
Had my history teacher just shown this, I’d have been a history genius, seriously great stuff!
Amazing what one can learn on CZcams. A lot of college seems like a waste of time and money at this point.
Rome started as a city state (April 21, 753 BC) and ended as a city state (May 29, 1453 AD).
It started small. It finished small.
Can you guess the movie reference?
Rome as city-state was done by Caracalla and Diocletian. Actually pretty much by Caligula's appointment of his horse as senator. In any case the "city-state" you mention for 1453 was not Rome but Byzantion / Nea Roma / Constantinople, just as New York is not York and New Orleans is not Orleans.
Well put
@@LuisAldamiz that's pretty terrible comparison
kind of like the spartans
*I like the plagues sound effect*
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Dude you're my favorite CZcams historian. Not just because you're actually present in comments, though that's freakin sweet, but you very effectively discuss the indisputable necessity for remembering that all of the greatest and the worst things in the world happen concurrently. And that makes me proud to live in a culture where content like this can get a substantial viewership.
Side note, have you ever wonder if any famous people like your channel? Like maybe they aren't subscribed, but they watch you on some kind of basis?
Thank you! I really appreciate you saying that.
Lol interesting question. I've wondered it a few times, especially with famous CZcamsrs What has actually happened to me twice now though is I meet people who already know my channel beforehand, thats a very unusual, but cool, experience
Lets see if i can watch this without crying...
why whats deep about?
@@Rachel-ng2wz lol as an italian I do sometimes get pretty sad with this kind of things.
The Roman empire is basically ancient Italy, we would be nothing without it, we are the Roman empire evolved, and seeing how a country so advanced compared to others fell leaving Europe in the dark ages really makes me sad
Don't cry because it ended, smile because it happened.
Also 476 AD isn't the end. The Roman Empire still lives for a thousand years more in the East.
@@chappie3642 You are definitely not "evolved" from it, Italy is shit now and has zero power compared to the Roman Empire (and even later on). Germany and France rule Europe
@@journey95far49 which are Germanic mix nations yep how the mighty have fallen
So after watching your videos I've learned the Holy Roman Empire is a zombie version of the western Roman Empire and Russia is the zombie of the eastern roman empire both had ceasers: kaiser vs tzar
I’d say the Byzantine Empire would be considered the Eastern Roman Empire. Russia may have adopted the title of Tsar for their leaders, but the connection between Rome ends there. They were a collection of Slavic tribes which had almost never encountered the Romans during the existence of the Empire.
Ceaser was great! We need another dictator like him today to straighten out the damned loser USA. We are rapidly falling and dying.
@@Chris6134 cricket, cricket....
@@Merlodica Not true, the Byzantine Romans and Slavs/Bulgars came into constant contact. The slavs had an important role in the fall of the eastern roman empire
39:20 this is why i love your channel
Things will get worse.
Good to see you here!
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Thanks for not having annoying music in the background. You're literally the only one I can find who doesn't feel like they need some shitty music in the background to feel better about himself. Keep it up.
Fire of Learning and Historia Civilis are the two history channels on CZcams who should have broken 1M subscribers by now #premiumcontent
@Jason Reyes Kings And Generals is also a good channel.
Bazbattles also
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As I live in Pakistan, they barely teach about Rome here and I have always been interested in learning about it extensively, so thank you very much for this informative video. Also, could it be possible for you to make a video or two about Greek history or any ancient civilization? I would greatly appreciated it.
Mate, your closing comments on the video about how Rome lives on was fucking EPIC. Yeah I repeat EPIC. I literally had goosebumps. Long live mother Rome
Marcus Aurelius is my favorite Emperor. I have his book Meditations. Reading it reminds me more of a self-help book than a journal like Julius Caesar's Gaelic Wars Epic.
I'm doing a study on bible Daniel chapter 11 and this video helped get an idea of years and events. Most of us don't have alot of history knowledge so videos like this help. 👍
"The Vandals are a people whom all sixteen year olds may look back upon with reverence"
My country bares the name of Rome with pride. From Trajan conquest of Dacia our ancestors preserved their culture and language in the Carpathians... we were on constant invasion from the East and North, but by staying low profile and hidden in the mountains and dense forrests, we manage to reemerge as the only romance language in the Eastern Europe, as we usually say : "an Island on Latinity in a see of Slavs" . After almost 1800 years from the roman occupation, we still speak a latin based language, greetings from Romania🇷🇴
In 411, when all seemed lost, Honorius appointed Constantius (III.) as master of the military. Constantius had the camarilla executed, gathered the army and quickly regained control over most of the west. He became Augustus in 421, the year he died. A key factor to the fall of Rome was the weakest leadership in Roman history.
Praetorian Guard - “I’m gunna do what’s called a pro-gamer move”
I stumbled across your channel today and cannot thank you enough for these amazing videos! Seriously , fantastic work. I will be watching EVERY ONE of them!
Thank you, that's really cool of you, I appreciate it
I can't wait to watch this, your stuff is always really good
just out of interest, but why would you scroll down to the comments to write something before having even watched the video?? (ppl other than you, if you're still with me). Just as an example, what if the vid was about something personal that was super depressing and wwas mislabled as the fall of rome. I'm sure you'll keep this in mind for all future comments, right? Makes life worth living
The statue of Caracalla is amazing, you can sense a bit of his personality through the expression it captured
I like your style because it's so dry and straightforward, however I really enjoyed the sappy music with the sentimental dialogue there at the end. Top notch.
Remember, Romans did try to use the Germanic tribes for defence, but refused them political power. Hard to talk about integration, when they are set up to be second grade citizens. It's all about "taxation without representation" - doing all the work without all the rewards. Since they couldn't become leaders of Rome, the generals just replaced it.
misium Stfu
Such compelling arguments in this thread
@@jakes1566 lmao
So much this. It isn't uncommon to see people comparing the fall of rome with modern immigration, when immigration had been a part of building the roman empire for centuries. Shaun made a pretty good video about this. Rome didn't fall because of immigration, but rather because it lost its ability to integrate immigrants and new additions to the empire.
@@sir.paulord901 in my experience this is what people are actually talking about
Modern day immigrants are not integrated and that's the issue, they retain their own "tribes" and loyalties rather than accept the dominant culture
The outcome is obvious
I love this series! Ancient Rome and Greece are my favorites, because they are the foundation of the West. We owe our civilization to them.
Persia India and China in turn influenced both Greece and Rome
You don't owe anything to anyone in this context, because you didn't ask to be born. You can feel gratitude and be thankful, but don't feel like you owe something. The people who fought for the world to be better don't want you to owe them, they want you to enjoy what they couldn't!
Our " democracy" will meet the same fate as theirs as well.
@Shorewall I agree with you and it’s interesting that we are a continuation of Greco-Roman culture. *Yes, we owe them a debt of gratitude.*
Did you not watch his "Dark Ages" video? You owe European civilization to a lot more than an over-glorified city-state.
Factors that I always thought to be important - Latin was spoken in the West, Greek in the East and the two parts of the empire quit communicating with one another. Also somewhere in this history the Roman highways ceased to connect the West and the East. The Romans engineering achievements are barely touched upon in this series and they are the Romans most lasting. Instead of a listing of Roman Emperors and battle they fought, I would have liked to have learned who built what - when.
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Reuben Neilsen Dam that is a really solid point
Old Rome PepeHands
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One thing I noticed from the maps on this video and the previous rise of Rome video is how throughout all this expansion and declination, Scythia was always lurking in the northeast through it all. Very interesting and underrated civilization.
The brilliant thing about these documentaries is the density of information; that is, it's significantly greater than traditional TV documentaries that give more of a feel of the subject rather than actually useful information.
The Praetorian Guard reminds me of JFKs Secret Service.
Nothing new under the sun ^^
Henrik Larsson ähhmm no the world has significant changed over the last decades
@@nikolagasparovski951 civilization and technology have changed but human nature remains the same. Since human nature is the same, history tends to repeat to some extent which I believe is what the saying "Nothing new under the sun" means.
Name any broad human behavior and from a physiological stand point I can probably give a modern day equivalent. Take for instance how riots sometimes break out around chariot races not unlike modern day riots that occur after some superbowls in the US.
One of the best videos I have watched in a long time. The ending about how their imperfections make them that much more interesting nearly brought a tear to my eye. They were ordinary people just like us only seperated by time. Much respect to them and to you for putting this incredible video together. Thank you!
By far the best video on CZcams about the history of Rome. Loved the final music and the ending overall. I listened to the HistoryOfRome podcast and I gotta say this video is very accurate.
I watched your American History series twice today. Definitely a fan of you work good sir.
he has a really good blend of basics and depth
Plagues are also a huge part of the fall of the Roman empire.
Lord Voldemort The dark lord itself giving history lessons
The standard judgment from God before he makes world changes. The black horse has started riding again 2020.
Plagues. Sound familiar? Some chinaman eats a bat and look where we are now!
Drinking lead n mercury didn't help either lol
@@RoseSharon7777 you sound like a broken record from 7th century BC 😂😂 nobody is buying that bullshit anymore buddy
Fantastic video! My knowledge of the "Fall of Rome" was disjointed before watching. After finishing the video my perspective has has clarified and my understanding of this time period has increased.
Justin I never rewatch videos and I’ve re-watched your Rome and eastern Rome videos three times now! thank you so much!
Thanks so much for the video! I studied Roman history in college and beyond and still love it! RIP Stilicho.
So much information condensed into one hour; had at least a half dozen article tabs open on average throughout to read further into some of the historical points.
Your map outlines helped me a lot since there were so many ethnic groups most of us are not entire familiar or where they were located. Thanks for the detailed maps and showing the names of the more important emperors. Their own ruinances were their own egos.
Roman Emperors: Free real estate
Assasins: I'm about to end this man's career
Excellent work the "sun began to shine" line was delightful foreshadowing to Aurelian!
This was definitely interesting to watch. I used to read about the history of the Roman Empire quite a lot at one time, and this triggered many things and names that I had forgotten. Although, there were two things that were different from what I had learned: firstly, the division of the empire; I thought that it was never officially divided into two realms until after the death of emperor Thedosius in 395. Secondly, even though Constantinus the First made some administrative acts and changes to legislation that favoured christians, I am pretty sure that he himself did not convert into christianity until in his death bed. I welcome anyone to prove me wrong, though.
Very interesting video ... excellent work.
I believe it was within 5 years of his death give or take. My understanding is he felt that as emperor he would be forced to do many unchristian things during his time ruling Rome
I love the 'learning point' sound of the tambourine. Perfect tone.
Thank you for that. I really enjoyed that. It really helped me to put all the emperors in the right order. Loads of interesting information. Excellent. Great! Will be back for more.
This was the saddest thing I have ever endured watching. I am so sad.
Go ahead and have yourself a good cry.
Awesome vid! The end was very touching. “Getting then if picture” you mentioned, is why modern people desperately need to understand ancient history and have a historical perspective to put the developments of modern life into context.
Amazing! This series represents a great deal of work! Wow! Thank you!
Rather than wonder why Rome fell, we should be asking: "How did it last as long as it did?"
That Empire lasted a long time and controlled a huge swathe of territory. If it finally died, it was due to old age, nothing else.
Its longevity, combined with the fact that it became a model for every empire thereafter, have convinced me that, somehow, the Romans 'got it right'. The extreme brutality notwithstanding, the evils notwithstanding. With all appearances to the contrary, this is one of the great success stories of History. It was the only thing that kept Europe of of a Dark Age. Exactly WHY they were so successful can be analysed and clear answers given.
These people were superhuman. This story is the stuff of legend. And as for its evils, well, we are just going to have to take the bad with the good.
I'd beg to differ that the late romans, even the chief among them, we probably not examples of super humans, but probably a clear example of the worst of human sins, deeds and character to grace history. Living at any phase of the fall of the Roman Empire would have been terrifying for anyone, no one from peasant to emperor was free from a stressful, doomed and dying society. They were sinking in a boat and they knew it their whole lives and their sons and their sons until they woke up in the Middle Ages and the nightmare was over.
People like to say that the Church gave us a dark age, I'd say the church was the only thing that prevented Rome from being swapped away from its roots as in a flood. With how traumatic and inescapable the fall of rome was, I'm suprised we don't consider the church itself to be a miracle in the ages of men.
@@hereisyoursign6750 The contribution of Rome to Western civilization is absolutely immense. This is true 'Classical Civilization'. It is the model upon which our entire Western world is founded. This is the foundation stone in so many, many ways. We have all been taught the 'Classics'--along with the Greek legacy. Roman law and government, Greek philosophy and science. In so many ways, this 'sets the standard' for us. It also seems they repeatedly did the impossible, or the near impossible. Every age since then looked back in time at them, and tried to match their standard. And then again, when Rome fell, nobody celebrated. All men grieved. The Light of the World had gone out.
Asking why Rome fell is like asking why the 90 year old man died of organ failure. Just like how every human ages and eventually succumbs to illness, so too do civilizations.
Ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire both lasted for about 2,000 years each. That would be like the US surviving until year 3776. Absolutely ridiculous to even conceive of.
An excellent video, well researched, great info,
Covering such a long period of Roman history is very difficult
This video is as good as anything else ( better than most) video you can find.
Well, everything has to fall eventually. An empire destroyed from within is dead, and Lord knows that we don't like to cooperate.
you knocked this one out of the park! Looking forward to part 3!
I totally dig your channel, and videos. I also love the artwork you put in,(statues, busts, paintings etc,) They are always right on point with the subject mater. Thanks so much and keep up the great work!
I've never been so attentive to any documentary.. My compliments.
Rome may have fallen, but it will forever remain in our hearts.
Thank you so much for sharing this useful data! Greatly appreciated, well conclusion at the end. BRAVO
very well done. I've forgotten so much from high school days. This was so cool to watch. Thanks op.
Excellent, can't wait to get a beer and watch this.
even students of Gibbon and the primary sources will enjoy this presentation. It's a concise and exceptionally well ordered overview (and anyone whose ever had to prepare an introductory lecture for their class knows that's not as easy as it looks).
This is exactly what I was looking for in a presentation, thank you.
loved that final conclusion of the video man, amazingly done!
Thank you for these priceless episodes of education on important pieces of history. May i suggest that you also consider putting together videos of a panel of discussants providing us analysis insights on these events and implications for our present world and the future. Thank you.
Dude I love that new Intro effect. I'm an Audio Engineer so I notice lol. But I been waiting for this!!! I was hoping you'd Cover the Fall of the Great Roman Empire! Amazing as always Justin!
Thank you! Glad you noticed it lol.
Extraordinary research and naration. Your eforts are remarcables. Your vid put light on dark eras of our past.
Thank you so much for a clear enunciation of the decline of the Western Empire.... fascinating..... mirabile lectu!
I love your videos, never stop doing what you are doing.
thank you for creating and posting these , this was thoroughly educational ! i was especially touched by your words from 57:13 through 57:40 , god bless !
Great work, guys. Thank you for these uploads and [grandiloquent voice: on] may you always kindle the fire of learning! [grandiloquent voice: off]
Amazing, excellent. Good narration, insightful analysis and a bright conclusion
This is the best Doc yet!
I like how you pointed out that in the 3rd century foreshadows medieval lives where traveling become dangerous and people build wall to defend themselves and look to the landlord for help. The western portion was split multiple times: tetrarchy, diarchy, etc so when Germanic kingdoms established themselves west of the Rhine, it can be interpreted as further splitting the system for easier management, plus they pledged allegiance to the east. These Germanic groups convert to christianity and the catholic church used Latin and today, the European part of the western roman empire still speak a Latin base language. So it didn't fall but evolve
Jusin's final words at the end of this video touched me to the core. Truly beautiful.
Between ur Vids and the “useful charts” channel, I’m getting the historical education we should have all had in middle school. Thank You and Subscribed !!!!
What a well thought out and well presented video!
The Roman Empire just needed some Flex-Tape!
WhittyWhitts dude flex-tape is the bomb! They made a boat outta that shit!
This is an awesomely fantastic super informative video about the Fall of the Roman Empire. Pretty much the best one! You explain so much and did so beautifully! Bravo! 👏👏🏛🏛🏟
Now this is a good documentary .... simple pictures that ignite the imagination coupled with a normal narrating voice. Simple documentary. Very good.
Your final message was really profound and inspiring, somehow, someway I feel part Roman after watching this video.
Great two part video. I exited for you Eastern Roman/Byzantine video.
TRULY A VERY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE ....BLESS