Ten Minute History - The Fall of Rome (Short Documentary)

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @geriatricward
    @geriatricward 5 лет назад +6463

    'He wanted to be closer to Rome and Rome wanted him to not be closer to Rome. So he decided to compromise and raised an army...to march on Rome'. These animations are giving me life.

    • @ThatSlowTypingGuy
      @ThatSlowTypingGuy 5 лет назад +33

      2:50 This is what I think of whenever I remember this video.

    • @aiiv7839
      @aiiv7839 4 года назад +32

      Why do I get Bill Wurtz vibes when I hear him say that?

    • @Bengisity
      @Bengisity 4 года назад +8

      Yeah lol Al

    • @jepjep7716
      @jepjep7716 4 года назад +1

      K

    • @zes3813
      @zes3813 3 года назад

      wrrr

  • @varangianguard7102
    @varangianguard7102 3 года назад +4205

    If only James Bizonette was on Rome’s side, they wouldn’t have financial problems

    • @Peppermynt.
      @Peppermynt. 2 года назад +442

      So would kelly moneymaker

    • @susanlowy3947
      @susanlowy3947 2 года назад +151

      @@Peppermynt. History M. said James Bizonette was sponsoring the channel: 9:40
      Not Kelly Moneymaker, only our GREAT James Bizonette.

    • @HenryMidfields
      @HenryMidfields 2 года назад +56

      No...this is it. It's beyond fucked. Even James Bizonette wouldn't be able to salvage this...

    • @L1224-g3i
      @L1224-g3i 2 года назад +86

      @@HenryMidfields you underestimate the lord's power

    • @tiberiusbrain
      @tiberiusbrain 2 года назад +47

      @@HenryMidfields he would indeed need kelly's help. And possibly gefilte oink oink as well

  • @pmc1able
    @pmc1able 6 лет назад +6775

    "He died… of being murdered" Rome in a nuttshell

    • @Iason29
      @Iason29 6 лет назад +104

      And you walk one morning on the Via Appia past the tombstones on the city outskirts and suddenly see a huge crowd in the cemetery. You ask a bystander what's the big special occasion all about and he tells you "Someone died from natural causes"

    • @iapetusmccool
      @iapetusmccool 6 лет назад +107

      But it's natural to die when you're murdered. If you got murdered and didn't die, that would be unnatural.

    • @romanic7468
      @romanic7468 5 лет назад +25

      Important Romans in a nutshell.

    • @philipglover3295
      @philipglover3295 5 лет назад +17

      Also promptly celebrated by dying was a good line

    • @Sami-ep2jg
      @Sami-ep2jg 5 лет назад +3

      @@Iason29 he was asassinated more like that

  • @Alarnos7
    @Alarnos7 5 лет назад +5513

    I cant finish the video, its still painful after 1600 years

    • @bumsmeller7950
      @bumsmeller7950 5 лет назад +80

      Aralan he crapped on Aetius way to much, he was the greatest late Roman general.

    • @0205-z9y
      @0205-z9y 5 лет назад +294

      As an Italian I actually nearly broke into tears. We aren't even a shadow of what we used to be.

    • @sigeberhtmercia767
      @sigeberhtmercia767 5 лет назад +130

      And yet Italy has now achieved a resurgence not as an empire but as a vanguard for other nations to follow. May God bless your nation and may she be a blessing to other nations around her.

    • @sigeberhtmercia767
      @sigeberhtmercia767 5 лет назад +15

      One caveat I would mention is that not only should Italy's borders be protected but also the people within especially the working class as well as those who through unfortunate circumstances are liable to fall prey to those who are both powerful and unscrupulous such as the 'widow and orphan'.

    • @rafaelalexie2417
      @rafaelalexie2417 5 лет назад +59

      Exactly!!!!!! Anything related to the fall of Rome is painful to me. I'm glad I'm not alone in this

  • @linc7267
    @linc7267 6 лет назад +4012

    My favorite part is whenever someone holds a Soon sign.

  • @hellomybaby-hellodarknessm6895
    @hellomybaby-hellodarknessm6895 4 года назад +893

    Whats amazing is that Stilicho at the time of his proclaimed execution had several gothic Federati within Rome and could have easily revolted and seized the capitol but chose not to because he didn’t want to plunge the empire into further chaos, effectively sacrificing himself for the stability of the empire. A true unsung hero of the waning days of Rome

    • @scotandiamapping4549
      @scotandiamapping4549 3 года назад +46

      Unfortunately though it didn't work and Western Rome fell apart anyway

    • @gunter6377
      @gunter6377 3 года назад +76

      I'd rather have another third century crisis than honorius

    • @igorsmihailovs52
      @igorsmihailovs52 2 года назад +9

      @@gunter6377 oh man, that's like a 4th-century comment section of a news media 😁
      No offense, it's just the association..

    • @johnpatrickcosta52
      @johnpatrickcosta52 2 года назад +3

      @@gunter6377 Preach brother preach!

    • @TheThing274
      @TheThing274 2 года назад +12

      Honorius is the easiest pick when it comes to F Tier Roman Emperors lol I agree

  • @bloodpanthera9300
    @bloodpanthera9300 6 лет назад +1952

    It wouldn't be a 10 minute history video if at least one guy runs from left to right on fire. I also love the new touch of horses running from left to right while facing forward.

  • @swordboy5477
    @swordboy5477 5 лет назад +1832

    “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”

    • @Sami-ep2jg
      @Sami-ep2jg 5 лет назад +20

      I will do so

    • @ssiipp7848
      @ssiipp7848 4 года назад +80

      We are very lucky that Rome lasted for so long... Most Empires with large territory usually splits or falls.

    • @vitaurea
      @vitaurea 4 года назад +41

      @@ssiipp7848 flashback to mongol empire

    • @ssiipp7848
      @ssiipp7848 4 года назад +26

      @@vitaurea Or Alexander

    • @uncledave5690
      @uncledave5690 4 года назад +6

      SSIIPP or Britain

  • @merrittanimation7721
    @merrittanimation7721 6 лет назад +5351

    Moral of the story: Outsourcing soldiers is a terrible idea

    • @SirMattomaton
      @SirMattomaton 6 лет назад +561

      Outsourcing soldiers AND citizens.... is a terrible idea.

    • @dyasion
      @dyasion 6 лет назад +151

      Only if you can't afford them.

    • @MultiAlpha11
      @MultiAlpha11 6 лет назад +111

      In the long run it worked a lot better for the eastern romans...

    • @Isildun9
      @Isildun9 6 лет назад +244

      Always pay your mercenaries.

    • @rovsea-3761
      @rovsea-3761 6 лет назад +295

      @@SirMattomaton Well, to be fair if the Romans had tried to meaningfully integrate the peoples who wanted to settle in their land, the fate of the empire may well have changed. They didn't, however, and the rest is history.

  • @polandballhistorian8537
    @polandballhistorian8537 5 лет назад +1580

    I can imagine a Roman living in this time watching this.
    “After stilicos death, things were only getting better for the western empire”
    “Phew”
    ‘That was a lie, sorry”

    • @atriox7221
      @atriox7221 4 года назад +40

      Yeah, stilico got pretty close to rejoining the empire, resolving most of its problems, but was murdered, then barbarians living in Rome suffered a genocide and the barbarian Roman soldiers turned on their leaders and sacked Rome. Stilico was the last great general of the empire, and in my eyes Rome basically died with him.

    • @theemperor-wh40k18
      @theemperor-wh40k18 3 года назад +7

      @@atriox7221 idk man, you had some pretty great ones after that like Bellasarius.

    • @luispereira2735
      @luispereira2735 3 года назад +4

      @@theemperor-wh40k18 Flavius Aetius?

    • @luispereira2735
      @luispereira2735 3 года назад +3

      @@atriox7221 are you forgeting Aetius?

    • @madhurawat155
      @madhurawat155 2 года назад +2

      If Stilicho and Aetius had ruled instead of Honorius and Valentinian the 3rd, things might have been different. And also Majorian tried his best to restore Rome. By the time of Belisarius, full restoration simply became impossible.

  • @nebojsakmezic9763
    @nebojsakmezic9763 6 лет назад +245

    I meet a lot of people who dislike and dont know history because throughout school they had bad teachers.
    And although you do a lot of name dropping for a ten minute video I firmly believe that everyone who is a "noob" in history would remmeber something from the video. It is done in a professional and entertaining manner and graphics fit perfectly with style of the story telling.
    Hats off to you sir

    • @chfrqn4dl
      @chfrqn4dl 4 года назад

      Nebojsa Kmezic yes

    • @KineticManiac
      @KineticManiac 3 года назад +9

      This might apply more or less to all school lessons, not just history.
      For example, there are great math channels out there that would really make you question the way math is taught in school. 3Blue1Brown comes to mind.

    • @Theire1
      @Theire1 Год назад

      My history teacher was also the high school football coach , he sucked at both jobs

  • @Jazmillenium
    @Jazmillenium 6 лет назад +389

    Seems like whenever Rome might finally find its footing, someone murders another and ruins it. Rome in a nutshell I guess

    • @CrashB111
      @CrashB111 3 года назад +55

      "A house divided against itself, cannot stand." They just couldn't stop fighting amongst themselves long enough to fix their huge problems, so they disintegrated.

    • @Christopher_TG
      @Christopher_TG 3 года назад +57

      There's a reason that Edward Gibbon, famed British historian who studied the Roman Empire's fall, said that the real question we should ask is not "how did the Roman Empire fall?" It's "how did the Empire survive as long as it did?"

    • @blauwbeer556
      @blauwbeer556 2 года назад

      the most impressive thing about the roman empire is that they have so many great men to kill in the first place.

    • @ericbrown1101
      @ericbrown1101 2 года назад +3

      @@Christopher_TG honestly an excellent question

  • @MrPaul-bn9cl
    @MrPaul-bn9cl 6 лет назад +2811

    I love the dry humor.
    It's how I talk about history too.
    'Everyone died, and there was finally peace.'
    'No. That was a lie.'
    Also...
    HORSES! Whew hoooooo!

    • @WG55
      @WG55 6 лет назад +52

      4:40 "In 411, after failing to secure Gaul and defeat the barbarians, Constantine decided this emperor business was not for him, and he abdicated, soon after which, he died. Of being murdered."
      🤣

    • @robertrichard6107
      @robertrichard6107 4 года назад +2

      He died of murder and saw the end of war.

    • @zes3813
      @zes3813 3 года назад

      wrgg

    • @BadDayLp
      @BadDayLp 3 года назад

      Fun fact: No.

    • @RR18475
      @RR18475 2 года назад +3

      how is that even funny

  • @jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901
    @jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901 5 лет назад +968

    404 date not found. That's great

    • @centraltendency5343
      @centraltendency5343 4 года назад +4

      LOL I saw that too @1:11

    • @stutavagrippa8690
      @stutavagrippa8690 4 года назад +3

      404 likes

    • @diederick76
      @diederick76 3 года назад +2

      I can't find it.

    • @lawrencedoliveiro9104
      @lawrencedoliveiro9104 3 года назад +1

      Was waiting for 5:16 when 418 comes up. That means “I’m a teapot”.

    • @edwardblair4096
      @edwardblair4096 3 года назад

      @@diederick76 it comes at 1:13 for me. The message appears at the bottom, very briefly. I had to go back a few times to pause it right so I could read it.

  • @polandballhistorian8537
    @polandballhistorian8537 5 лет назад +666

    I love how the fall of the Roman Empire signifies the end of Ancient Times and Medieval Times

    • @wizzya9966
      @wizzya9966 5 лет назад +38

      I dont think so,medival times ends with the fall of the greek empire, byzantium.not rome

    • @alsiyonealternate
      @alsiyonealternate 4 года назад +256

      wizzy A The Byzantine Empire is the Roman Empire. The empire is ethnically greek, but officially and legally Roman.

    • @TheDAWinz
      @TheDAWinz 4 года назад +105

      @@wizzya9966 Rome was a nationality, made up of people from many ethnicity.

    • @wizzya9966
      @wizzya9966 4 года назад

      @@TheDAWinz At the beggining

    • @wizzya9966
      @wizzya9966 4 года назад +3

      @@alsiyonealternate No
      They spoke greek
      Called themselves greeks
      They were greeks

  • @IsAcRafT
    @IsAcRafT 5 лет назад +298

    The very moment they killed Stilico The West Roman Empire shot themselves in the foot (Italian Peninsula).

    • @Gabriel-ip6me
      @Gabriel-ip6me 5 лет назад +30

      They did that a lot, actually

    • @noodlecoffee193
      @noodlecoffee193 4 года назад +39

      Their fate was sealed when Majorian was killed

    • @ZephLodwick
      @ZephLodwick 4 года назад +17

      It's only more painful after watching the Unbiased History episode about him.

    • @raymondespera5161
      @raymondespera5161 4 года назад +15

      @@ZephLodwick ave stilicho

    • @Sandderad
      @Sandderad 4 года назад +4

      @@noodlecoffee193 Their fate was sealed when Caesar was killed.

  • @christianbuffum-robbins8904
    @christianbuffum-robbins8904 6 лет назад +1178

    "Xeno would of course have other plans"
    Xeno: I have other plans
    The best

    • @firefox3249
      @firefox3249 6 лет назад +26

      Zeno*

    • @marcus4046
      @marcus4046 5 лет назад +2

      *GASP*

    • @fuzzydunlop7928
      @fuzzydunlop7928 4 года назад +23

      Zeno was a surprisingly competent emperor who was dealt a bad hand, tried as best he could to hold the empire together after the fuck-ups of his precursors, even made some progress in the realm of foreign policy, but nevertheless was shit on by subsequent Byzantine historians because he wasn't Roman/Hellenic - he was an Isaurian who married into the empire, and the Byzantines considered him a barbarian. Despite this, he wasn't a dumpster fire of an emperor and as far as Byzantine history goes that's a high compliment.

    • @tefky7964
      @tefky7964 4 года назад +3

      WHERE ARE XENOS?! FOR THE EMPEROR!!!

    • @JohnnyFalstaff
      @JohnnyFalstaff 3 года назад +3

      @@fuzzydunlop7928 Sorry to chime in so late, but those historians surely were just Zenophobes.

  • @bigz4302
    @bigz4302 6 лет назад +332

    "He retired and by that I mean he died"

  • @JohnnyLodge2
    @JohnnyLodge2 6 лет назад +507

    I don’t have very many good things in my life right now but whenever I see a notification for one of your videos I know for at least a few minutes I have a reason to smile.

    • @nikolay4101-s7r
      @nikolay4101-s7r 6 лет назад +4

      Until it has to be reuploaded :(

    • @francherogamer5187
      @francherogamer5187 6 лет назад +34

      I wish you to have good things in your life

    • @JohnnyLodge2
      @JohnnyLodge2 6 лет назад +9

      Thank you. Things will eventually get better unfortunately I don't have any control over the when.

    • @trentmurphy7231
      @trentmurphy7231 6 лет назад +19

      JohnnyLodge2 30% of life is what happens to you, 70% of life is how you react to it. I’ve been at rock bottom as well but the first step is to look inward at your egoic problems, such as the victim role, judging others, letting your own emotions overtake you, learning to recognize your emotions and their source, finding your life purpose/talents, and on the other hand eating healthily and exercising help profoundly as well.

    • @michaelmcghee6594
      @michaelmcghee6594 6 лет назад +4

      Don't worry my dude life is what you make of it happiness is always under your control you just got to make a perspective shift.

  • @happynows
    @happynows 3 года назад +42

    3:54 "that was a lie, I'm sorry" was the first time I've heard him not sound like a monotonous robot lol

  • @varana
    @varana 6 лет назад +552

    I think it's worth mentioning now and then that Theodosius didn't come up with the idea of dividing the Empire. During the 4th century, the periods when the Empire was _not_ divided were the exception (326-337 under Constantine, 353-364 under Constantius II, Julian, and Jovian, and only 392-394 under Theodosius), usually along very similar lines. The division between Arcadius and Honorius just happened to be the last one.

    • @aminfaka8986
      @aminfaka8986 5 лет назад +1

      Bla bla bla?

    • @zylen3167
      @zylen3167 5 лет назад +55

      No. It’s important because it was the only lasting one. Tetrarchy, for example, just lasted from 284 to 312

    • @dantecaputo2629
      @dantecaputo2629 5 лет назад +9

      Fair point, but while the Empire was divided by Constantinius II and Julian (355-360) under Julian’s sole rule, and then that of Jovian (360-364) the Empire was politically one unit.

    • @respublica4373
      @respublica4373 5 лет назад +26

      @@zylen3167 It was not really too different from any previous divisions of the empire, the only reason why we consider it important now is that it just happened to be the last one.
      Actually, that is not even true, since the Western throne became vacant and so the empire became "unified" under one emperor again.

    • @fuzzydunlop7928
      @fuzzydunlop7928 4 года назад +3

      Halvdan Carved This Comment

  • @ConnorPatrickNolan003
    @ConnorPatrickNolan003 5 лет назад +35

    This is the saddest thing I’ve ever watched. But at the same time it made things more interesting

  • @hemmingwayfan
    @hemmingwayfan 6 лет назад +119

    Another book recommendation, "The Fall of Rome" by Adrian Goldsworthy. Basically a detailed history of the Roman Empire from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the death of Justinian I.

  • @ahmadbenhachem2750
    @ahmadbenhachem2750 2 месяца назад +2

    The way this documentary explores the rise and fall of ancient civilizations is fascinating. It provides a comprehensive view that’s rarely covered in traditional history classes.

  • @HeißerundBucher
    @HeißerundBucher 3 года назад +54

    Poor Justinian. “The East would see an Economic Boom that’s piled last until the 6th century (553)”
    He truly was
    One of the best emperors of the (Eastern) Romans, yet history had to be so cruel to his leadership.

    • @selfdo
      @selfdo Год назад

      @@jackjones4824 The effects of volcanic eruptions in the 530s also can't be underestimated. Due to a paucity of accurate historical records, no one's sure if it was Tambora or Krakatoa in Indonesia, or Popocatépetl in Mexico, or Niryagongo in East Africa, or even Lassen in Northern California! There are accounts of lowered temperatures, darkened skies, and other effects commonly associated with large volcanic eruptions, such as Tambora did in 1815, causing the following year to be the "Year Without a Summer".

    • @P_equals_Plenty
      @P_equals_Plenty Год назад +2

      He did massacre 10s of thousands of his people while half of Constantinople was burned to the ground

    • @WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle
      @WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle 7 месяцев назад

      He reclaimed most of the western empire. Without the plague, I bet Rome would have been completely restored

    • @Elitecataphract
      @Elitecataphract 4 месяца назад +3

      ​@@P_equals_Plenty Yeah but they were being kind of assholes.

  • @macmiller1678
    @macmiller1678 6 лет назад +365

    This guys funny af. “He died... of being murdered” lmao

    • @DISTurbedwaffle918
      @DISTurbedwaffle918 5 лет назад +5

      Hmm yes, this death is made of kill 🤔

    • @dovidsokol380
      @dovidsokol380 3 года назад +1

      @@DISTurbedwaffle918 yeah

    • @dovidsokol380
      @dovidsokol380 3 года назад +1

      Whennur killed u die.
      Its True. ASK UR FAMILY DOCTOR.

  • @eomalo
    @eomalo 6 лет назад +44

    Really wish you would do more episodes on Rome.I just find their history so fascinating and interesting!

  • @jack2259
    @jack2259 3 года назад +27

    There needs to be more movies or books based on the eastern roman empire. Way too underappreciated.

  • @unacceptableviews1505
    @unacceptableviews1505 6 лет назад +50

    Rome was also used as a basis for many of our modern laws and legal system.Their Architecture was also influential and can still be seen to this day.I'm a carpenter who worked in the trades my whole life and I doubt any of the big projects I worked on will still be here or be admired 100 years from now let alone several thousand years from now.

  • @humbugswangkerton9972
    @humbugswangkerton9972 5 лет назад +48

    well Aetius was actually a fairly good leader, he just had an impossible task. He couldn't use the armies much because they were spread too thin and he couldn't afford to lose any troops. However he was able to delay the fall of rome for a bit by clever diplomacy and troop maneuvers to deter invasion.

  • @jlit3160
    @jlit3160 Год назад +4

    This channel is so calming
    Whenever I’m annoyed I binge 15 or so of these and feel better

  • @justalonesoul5825
    @justalonesoul5825 2 года назад +10

    I really enjoy your peculiar style of humour, it truly brings something fresh to the video without distracting from the content. Props to you!

  • @Grymbaldknight
    @Grymbaldknight 6 лет назад +35

    My life is enriched by the sarcasm and laconic humour in these videos.

  • @jaydonnelly5038
    @jaydonnelly5038 5 лет назад +17

    These are such concise, informative, thoroughly researched and well produced videos and your sense of humor is just brilliant

  • @Martinos1991
    @Martinos1991 6 лет назад +90

    If you are worried about the age of "The World of Late Antiquity" I highly recommend Brown's latest publication on the subject: "Through the Eye of a Needle: Wealth, the Fall of Rome, and the Making of Christianity in the West 350-550 AD" It contains some important updates, chief among those being the notion that the barbarian invasions were a scapegoat conjured by Roman writers. The barbarian proto-kingdoms did play a part in Rome's downfall of course, but more through drawing talented romans away from Imperial courts to their own and thus becoming a valid alternative to the Respublica.

    • @Sophiesmakeupbag
      @Sophiesmakeupbag 6 лет назад

      HaveBeardWillTravel I second this! It’s a fantastic book and gives late imperial culture a good treatment.

    • @ave789
      @ave789 6 лет назад +4

      Sounds perfect for what I've been looking for! One of the few times where RUclips comments have been productive 😉

    • @Martinos1991
      @Martinos1991 6 лет назад +11

      Glad to have been of assistance. The book is mainly concerned with contemporary views on wealth though, just so you know. It provides an overview of more general developments (like the so called barbarian invasions) only in as far as they serve to contextualize the discourse on wealth.
      Would still recommend it to anyone interested in late western Roman culture.

    • @ave789
      @ave789 6 лет назад +1

      @@Martinos1991 Will be heading to uni next week to study, the Fall of Rome is one of my modules, so it genuinely does help a ton - thank you!

    • @Sophiesmakeupbag
      @Sophiesmakeupbag 6 лет назад +5

      Shododdydoddy you should also check out Chris Wickham and Peter Heather, if that’s one of your modules. I’ve just finished my MA in medieval history and have been taught by the latter of the two. He’s brilliant and gives a good insight into what happened next... good luck at Uni!

  • @gwho
    @gwho 3 года назад +9

    i love your jam-packed key points in a short single video.
    you end up walking away with a good understanding of the big picture and how one event caused other events.

  • @believemeimherman4319
    @believemeimherman4319 4 года назад +17

    I cry every time I watch this video. Top ten saddest moments in history.

  • @BadDayLp
    @BadDayLp 3 года назад +9

    Hiring babarians to fight babarians is such a CIA-move

  • @saladman11
    @saladman11 6 лет назад +252

    I liked the first version more

    • @dr.vikyll7466
      @dr.vikyll7466 6 лет назад +3

      same

    • @nikolay4101-s7r
      @nikolay4101-s7r 6 лет назад +2

      Why did he take it down again

    • @superstructure23
      @superstructure23 6 лет назад +96

      I think because at the final screen it said "special thanks to: special thanks to:" and there was only one person mentioned instead of the 2 in this one

  • @johnclayden1670
    @johnclayden1670 5 лет назад +7

    I have to say how much I enjoy these little snippets.
    I reckon a lot of work goes into them, belied by their brevity.

  • @spicyfrijole
    @spicyfrijole 6 лет назад +16

    The fall of Rome makes me shed a tear every time. :’(

  • @NoVisionGuy
    @NoVisionGuy 3 года назад +18

    To think that the fall of the Western Rome was the start of the dark ages of Europe is interesting, their fall also had a huge effect on the Eastern counterpart to have enemies on all sides.

  • @Obironnkenobi
    @Obironnkenobi 5 лет назад +45

    "Surely after this the Romams would learn to uphold their bargains... Fun Fact: No"

  • @browneyedbitch62
    @browneyedbitch62 4 года назад +4

    I binge watch your programs at times. I love the sarcasm. Your programming is excellent

  • @nationalistfromcanada3497
    @nationalistfromcanada3497 6 лет назад +95

    "With Stilicho a bit on the dead side." LOL

  • @mickey4125
    @mickey4125 4 года назад +8

    I love how James Bissonette is the sole sponsor of this one. It all started here...

  • @CarvaxIV
    @CarvaxIV 6 лет назад +94

    Caesar Augustus looking at a ruined Rome in 476:
    YOU MANIACS! YOU BLEW IT UP! AH, DAMN YOU! GOD DAMN YOU ALL TO TARTARUS!!!

    • @firefox3249
      @firefox3249 6 лет назад +7

      Too bad Christians don't believe in Tartarus...

    • @ultra_epic_guy5966
      @ultra_epic_guy5966 6 лет назад +7

      Commander Shepard they believe in hell XD

    • @firefox3249
      @firefox3249 6 лет назад +2

      @@ultra_epic_guy5966 Aye, not Tartarus.

    • @Usammityduzntafraidofanythin
      @Usammityduzntafraidofanythin 6 лет назад +3

      I mean, by 395 it was already nothing like how it woul've been in 117

    • @PASTRAMIKick
      @PASTRAMIKick 6 лет назад +2

      They were christians by then

  • @odysseus231
    @odysseus231 3 года назад +20

    Something interesting which is often forgotten is the status of the "barbarian" kings relative to the empire. The late Western Roman Empire effectively invented feudalism in the sense that for a long time the barbarian kings swore allegiance to the Emperor while being very autonomous in their rule.
    Also it's interesting to see that while we remember 476 as the date of the fall of the WRE, at the time it really wasn't seen as that. When Odoacer deposed Romulus Augustus, he actually sent his crown and scepter to the Eastern Roman Emperor saying "the Empire is now restored". It's later and only gradually that it became clear that the barbarian kings were happy to do things on their own and started ignoring the Emperor.

    • @TheRatOnFire_
      @TheRatOnFire_ 2 года назад +4

      Actually, Diocletian invented serfdom, so he basically invented feudalism

  • @eoinharrington2692
    @eoinharrington2692 6 лет назад +68

    I don't know why but the way you drew the huns eyes creeps me out

    • @ChevyChase301
      @ChevyChase301 6 лет назад +31

      Ozer Harry the Huns actually looked like aliens to the romans as they had molded heads and asiatic features which were unknown to them.

    • @davidking6242
      @davidking6242 6 лет назад +3

      Even so. The eyes were really eiree looking idk why

    • @kingt0295
      @kingt0295 3 года назад +3

      They look like they’re staring straight at me

  • @grantweimer7116
    @grantweimer7116 4 года назад +89

    Barbarians really looked at civilized society and said, “no”

    • @matiaslopez5492
      @matiaslopez5492 4 года назад +17

      "civilized" the people were poor af and not free. The barbarian were free

    • @eden4279
      @eden4279 4 года назад +32

      @@matiaslopez5492 free to die at age 30 because he drank from a weird water puddle

    • @katrinegadegaard1241
      @katrinegadegaard1241 3 года назад +2

      @@matiaslopez5492 and uncivilised.

    • @coneinggaming6285
      @coneinggaming6285 3 года назад +17

      @@katrinegadegaard1241 “tosses blaster away” So uncivilized.

    • @reidparker1848
      @reidparker1848 3 года назад +7

      The best thing that happened to Europe was Rome collapsing.

  • @Jack1rules
    @Jack1rules 5 лет назад +16

    3:34 oh boy here we go with the Britain France rivalry

  • @cronk5268
    @cronk5268 4 года назад +1

    I love the humour in the videos without even changing the tone of voice.

  • @johnmorales6281
    @johnmorales6281 6 лет назад +71

    Im disappointed that Attilla didnt die with a horse

    • @acebalistic1358
      @acebalistic1358 5 лет назад +15

      John Green-Trujillo your right
      He died of a nose bleed while he slept

    • @thesenate5913
      @thesenate5913 5 лет назад +5

      its better than dying while pissing yourself, and shitting yourself
      (stalin)

    • @aminfaka8986
      @aminfaka8986 5 лет назад

      Well I bet caligalus did

    • @jordan_roadhouse4798
      @jordan_roadhouse4798 5 лет назад +4

      @@aminfaka8986
      He died IN a horse. The dirty bastard!

  • @mayhewstorm1473
    @mayhewstorm1473 3 года назад +6

    I really love the “things were bound to get better” “oh wait it’s worse nobody learned anything”

  • @askl2468
    @askl2468 5 лет назад +60

    “He celebrated...by dying”

  • @mikemurphy9960
    @mikemurphy9960 3 года назад +3

    Okay, have to take a second and give a shout out on the casual humourous approach to an excellent informative video. Well done lad. Cheers from Canada.

  • @JessKenny
    @JessKenny 6 лет назад +31

    404 'date not found'
    Bloody hell 😂😂

  • @sulla1537
    @sulla1537 4 года назад +8

    “With Stilico still a bit on the dead side” 😂

  • @cristi37
    @cristi37 3 года назад +3

    The Roman Empire crumbling for 10 minutes straight

  • @Nicholas.Rogala
    @Nicholas.Rogala 3 года назад +8

    "This was part of the 'Bread and Circuses' mantra whereby feeding and entertaining people meant they would shut up and not riot." Hahaha!
    I laughed long and hard at this because it's true!

  • @hugovilag
    @hugovilag 4 года назад +9

    7:52 "Oh no how sad" 😂😂😂

  • @llawliet5108
    @llawliet5108 3 года назад +2

    I’m Italian and after all those centuries I’m still not over it

  • @frafrafrafrafra
    @frafrafrafrafra 4 года назад +6

    Alaric died in my city (Cosenza). The legend says that he was buried under the river Crati with his horse and a treasure that hasn't been found yet.

  • @CrossfeetGaming
    @CrossfeetGaming 10 месяцев назад +1

    Honestly, now that I know some context.... I'm kinda glad it did.

  • @joshuaespinoza8325
    @joshuaespinoza8325 3 года назад +9

    "fun fact: no" has to be the most predictable yet continuously funny thing on this channel.

  • @andreworders7305
    @andreworders7305 3 года назад +2

    The East and West got along surprisingly well

  • @quantumshock6620
    @quantumshock6620 6 лет назад +5

    My favorite history channel!

  • @mickmickymick6927
    @mickmickymick6927 6 лет назад +1

    The influence of the Roman Empire on Europe is very understated but a great video all the same, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

  • @keatonfox1874
    @keatonfox1874 3 года назад +6

    Man I love this guy's teaching style. If I'd had a professor like this in college I might have become a historian.

  • @p3n1_85
    @p3n1_85 5 лет назад +1

    This and oversimplified are my favorite history channels

  • @miellefilms
    @miellefilms 5 лет назад +4

    I love those little *plop* noises when they die 5:00

  • @chava_halevi
    @chava_halevi 3 года назад +2

    Saves me a semester-long course.

  • @Tanu.90
    @Tanu.90 4 года назад +7

    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🇷🇴

    • @sir.fatherless7343
      @sir.fatherless7343 2 года назад +7

      Plz dont steal my wallet.

    • @DCCrisisclips
      @DCCrisisclips Год назад +3

      @@sir.fatherless7343 lmao

    • @karabunga8088
      @karabunga8088 2 месяца назад +1

      -and we inherited both the Language of the Empire AND the religion (Orthodox Christianity from the Eastern Romans.)

  • @cheyennereynoso4116
    @cheyennereynoso4116 4 года назад +4

    2:58 I just love the humor this channel has to offer 😂

  • @jamesshaw6474
    @jamesshaw6474 3 года назад +3

    I love this guy's animation style.

  • @userthomash
    @userthomash 3 года назад +1

    "that a was lie I'm sorry" so nice

  • @Bighairynutsinthewind
    @Bighairynutsinthewind 4 года назад +17

    1:13 the text says “*date not found”

  • @Deanyomac
    @Deanyomac 2 года назад +1

    The humour around deaths are brilliant.

  • @andrewbachman698
    @andrewbachman698 6 лет назад +114

    This is what happens when you ally with people who don’t cook their meat

    • @anonUK
      @anonUK 4 года назад +3

      "Wet" markets...

    • @Cjnw
      @Cjnw 4 года назад +2

      Pink Floyd: How can you have any pudding if you don't cook your meat?!

  • @lapiswolf2780
    @lapiswolf2780 3 года назад +2

    "now a bit on the dead side"
    "Later died, of being murdered"
    He promptly celebrated,by dying"
    Bruh.

  • @thebactrian7
    @thebactrian7 2 года назад +4

    In the contrary, Majorian managed to restore the entire Western Roman Empire (except for Vandal Africa) through either conquest or subjugation before his death. He revived the faltering empire but was promptly murdered by his closest friend Ricimer thus the empire ceased to exist just 15 years on the dot, after the death of Majorian

  • @BigMamaJama
    @BigMamaJama 8 месяцев назад +1

    Aurelian had all the same problems.
    Financial, barbarian, infighting.
    And he restored it.
    It didn’t have to end

  • @douglasparkinson4123
    @douglasparkinson4123 3 года назад +3

    hiring barbarians to defeat the barbarians you hired before is like paying off a loan with another loan

  • @gboydaking6505
    @gboydaking6505 4 года назад +95

    girls: do boys even have any emotions
    boys:

  • @jasatotakouzeno4674
    @jasatotakouzeno4674 6 лет назад +41

    You forgot to mention about the rump state of soissons up north? The piece of normandy around 476 AD

    • @aminfaka8986
      @aminfaka8986 5 лет назад +1

      Bla bla bla!

    • @dantecaputo2629
      @dantecaputo2629 5 лет назад +1

      amin faka This is the second time you have said this. What does it mean?

    • @reinatr4848
      @reinatr4848 4 года назад +1

      10 minutes

    • @karabunga8088
      @karabunga8088 2 месяца назад

      and the realm of Dalmatia under Julius Nepos.
      and the Romano-African Kingdom in modernday morrooco and algeria.
      and the Roman hold-outs in Northen Wales,

  • @stefanschleps8758
    @stefanschleps8758 Год назад

    The humor here is a thing of beauty! Thank You!

  • @fatima-jw4ic
    @fatima-jw4ic 3 года назад +4

    him:
    but after 404.....
    also him:
    date not found✋

  • @theskeptic2010
    @theskeptic2010 3 года назад +1

    "Now with Stilicho a little on the dead side....." LOL. I love these videos

  • @luvuyogantsho4829
    @luvuyogantsho4829 4 года назад +9

    Why do I feel as though there’s a higher than usual amount of sarcasm in this video? 😂

  • @angelb.823
    @angelb.823 Год назад

    3:54 "That was a lie. Sorry". Felt so honest and genuine hearing that from History Matters.

  • @DanielgtaLaw
    @DanielgtaLaw 6 лет назад +19

    I like anyone who hold signs, so I can understand it. Nice videos Ten Minute History👍
    Second comment: When is the Mongol Empire video releasing?

  • @hobbz7126
    @hobbz7126 3 года назад +1

    Love your videos.... the dry humor is great.

  • @flavivsaetivs5738
    @flavivsaetivs5738 3 года назад +8

    6:00 hey look that's me

  • @Potato-pn8sg
    @Potato-pn8sg 3 года назад +1

    That little 'sorry' was honesty cute as hell

  • @dinoxman8584
    @dinoxman8584 3 года назад +10

    “21st century is the worst century ever!”
    People in the 5th century to the 15th century: 😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐

  • @VanGeo1
    @VanGeo1 3 года назад +1

    I can't help but chuckle every time someone dies and falls over with that very subdued *thonk* sound

  • @Chyrosran22
    @Chyrosran22 3 года назад +43

    This episode is above-average hilarious xD .

  • @stillbrian9448
    @stillbrian9448 7 месяцев назад +1

    Man, Valentinian 3rd's clothes look fantastic even in this form, very appealing color combination

  • @yannickmartens2041
    @yannickmartens2041 5 лет назад +3

    6:20 That tree looks like it's flipping me off......

  • @JasonWeakley
    @JasonWeakley 4 года назад

    Your narrations are so funny! The speed at which you speak, the dry wit, the way you say "died" and the thud of a block shaped human. I love it all!