Ten Minute History - The Fall of Rome (Short Documentary)
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2018
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This episode of Ten Minute History (like a documentary, only shorter) covers the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire. It deals with the division of the empire by Theodosius I and the rule of his successors Honorius and Arcadius. Honorius' reign saw Britannia leave the empire and the first sack of Rome in about 800 years. The borders of the empire continued to weaken under his successors in the west as the East held on in the face of barbarian groups like the Huns or the Vandals. In the end, the Western Roman Empire would disappear in 476 ushering in a new age of smaller kingdoms in Europe.
Recommended books:
Chris Wickham - The Inheritance of Rome. Phenomenal book which covers the decline of the Roman Empire in the west (and also the East) and details what happened in the aftermath of its fall.
Peter Brown - The World of Late Antiquity. One of the classics surrounding the period. Be aware that it is starting to show its age but frankly there aren't loads of great introductory overview materials like this for the period so it's still very valuable.
'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.
2:50 This is what I think of whenever I remember this video.
Why do I get Bill Wurtz vibes when I hear him say that?
Yeah lol Al
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wrrr
"He died… of being murdered" Rome in a nuttshell
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"
But it's natural to die when you're murdered. If you got murdered and didn't die, that would be unnatural.
Important Romans in a nutshell.
Also promptly celebrated by dying was a good line
@@Iason29 he was asassinated more like that
If only James Bizonette was on Rome’s side, they wouldn’t have financial problems
So would kelly moneymaker
@@Peppermynt. History M. said James Bizonette was sponsoring the channel: 9:40
Not Kelly Moneymaker, only our GREAT James Bizonette.
No...this is it. It's beyond fucked. Even James Bizonette wouldn't be able to salvage this...
@@HenryMidfields you underestimate the lord's power
@@HenryMidfields he would indeed need kelly's help. And possibly gefilte oink oink as well
I cant finish the video, its still painful after 1600 years
Aralan he crapped on Aetius way to much, he was the greatest late Roman general.
As an Italian I actually nearly broke into tears. We aren't even a shadow of what we used to be.
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.
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'.
Exactly!!!!!! Anything related to the fall of Rome is painful to me. I'm glad I'm not alone in this
Moral of the story: Outsourcing soldiers is a terrible idea
Outsourcing soldiers AND citizens.... is a terrible idea.
Only if you can't afford them.
In the long run it worked a lot better for the eastern romans...
Always pay your mercenaries.
@@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.
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.
9.59*
Close enough
9:59 / 9:59 (edit third)
If at least one guy “doesn’t”
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
Unfortunately though it didn't work and Western Rome fell apart anyway
I'd rather have another third century crisis than honorius
@@gunter6377 oh man, that's like a 4th-century comment section of a news media 😁
No offense, it's just the association..
@@gunter6377 Preach brother preach!
Honorius is the easiest pick when it comes to F Tier Roman Emperors lol I agree
404 date not found. That's great
LOL I saw that too @1:11
404 likes
I can't find it.
Was waiting for 5:16 when 418 comes up. That means “I’m a teapot”.
@@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.
My favorite part is whenever someone holds a Soon sign.
Mine is when someone dies. *dud*
Mine is when they take a walk through the flowers
Same
Mama mia!
Linc Let's plays Atilla
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!
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."
🤣
He died of murder and saw the end of war.
wrgg
Fun fact: No.
how is that even funny
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”
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.
@@atriox7221 idk man, you had some pretty great ones after that like Bellasarius.
@@theemperor-wh40k18 Flavius Aetius?
@@atriox7221 are you forgeting Aetius?
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.
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”
I will do so
We are very lucky that Rome lasted for so long... Most Empires with large territory usually splits or falls.
@@ssiipp7848 flashback to mongol empire
@@aureavita8653 Or Alexander
SSIIPP or Britain
"Xeno would of course have other plans"
Xeno: I have other plans
The best
Zeno*
*GASP*
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.
WHERE ARE XENOS?! FOR THE EMPEROR!!!
@@fuzzydunlop7928 Sorry to chime in so late, but those historians surely were just Zenophobes.
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
Nebojsa Kmezic yes
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.
My history teacher was also the high school football coach , he sucked at both jobs
Seems like whenever Rome might finally find its footing, someone murders another and ruins it. Rome in a nutshell I guess
"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.
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?"
the most impressive thing about the roman empire is that they have so many great men to kill in the first place.
@@Christopher_TG honestly an excellent question
I love how the fall of the Roman Empire signifies the end of Ancient Times and Medieval Times
I dont think so,medival times ends with the fall of the greek empire, byzantium.not rome
wizzy A The Byzantine Empire is the Roman Empire. The empire is ethnically greek, but officially and legally Roman.
@@wizzya9966 Rome was a nationality, made up of people from many ethnicity.
@@TheDAWinz At the beggining
@@alsiyonealternate No
They spoke greek
Called themselves greeks
They were greeks
3:54 "that was a lie, I'm sorry" was the first time I've heard him not sound like a monotonous robot lol
"He retired and by that I mean he died"
By being murdered
I mean, he left his job…
The very moment they killed Stilico The West Roman Empire shot themselves in the foot (Italian Peninsula).
They did that a lot, actually
Their fate was sealed when Majorian was killed
It's only more painful after watching the Unbiased History episode about him.
@@ZephLodwick ave stilicho
@@noodlecoffee193 Their fate was sealed when Caesar was killed.
This guys funny af. “He died... of being murdered” lmao
Hmm yes, this death is made of kill 🤔
@@DISTurbedwaffle918 yeah
Whennur killed u die.
Its True. ASK UR FAMILY DOCTOR.
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.
Until it has to be reuploaded :(
I wish you to have good things in your life
Thank you. Things will eventually get better unfortunately I don't have any control over the when.
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.
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.
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.
Bla bla bla?
No. It’s important because it was the only lasting one. Tetrarchy, for example, just lasted from 284 to 312
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.
@@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.
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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.
@@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".
He did massacre 10s of thousands of his people while half of Constantinople was burned to the ground
He reclaimed most of the western empire. Without the plague, I bet Rome would have been completely restored
This is the saddest thing I’ve ever watched. But at the same time it made things more interesting
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.
What he said about last severan emperor?
"With Stilicho a bit on the dead side." LOL
Really wish you would do more episodes on Rome.I just find their history so fascinating and interesting!
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.
My life is enriched by the sarcasm and laconic humour in these videos.
Hiring babarians to fight babarians is such a CIA-move
There needs to be more movies or books based on the eastern roman empire. Way too underappreciated.
These are such concise, informative, thoroughly researched and well produced videos and your sense of humor is just brilliant
Caesar Augustus looking at a ruined Rome in 476:
YOU MANIACS! YOU BLEW IT UP! AH, DAMN YOU! GOD DAMN YOU ALL TO TARTARUS!!!
Too bad Christians don't believe in Tartarus...
Commander Shepard they believe in hell XD
@@ultra_epic_guy5966 Aye, not Tartarus.
I mean, by 395 it was already nothing like how it woul've been in 117
They were christians by then
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.
HaveBeardWillTravel I second this! It’s a fantastic book and gives late imperial culture a good treatment.
Sounds perfect for what I've been looking for! One of the few times where RUclips comments have been productive 😉
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.
@@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!
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!
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.
I really enjoy your peculiar style of humour, it truly brings something fresh to the video without distracting from the content. Props to you!
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.
I liked the first version more
same
Why did he take it down again
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
7:52 "Oh no how sad" 😂😂😂
Barbarians really looked at civilized society and said, “no”
"civilized" the people were poor af and not free. The barbarian were free
@@matiaslopez5492 free to die at age 30 because he drank from a weird water puddle
@@matiaslopez5492 and uncivilised.
@@katrinegadegaard1241 “tosses blaster away” So uncivilized.
The best thing that happened to Europe was Rome collapsing.
I have to say how much I enjoy these little snippets.
I reckon a lot of work goes into them, belied by their brevity.
I binge watch your programs at times. I love the sarcasm. Your programming is excellent
Hannibal smiles from his grave
404 'date not found'
Bloody hell 😂😂
I cry every time I watch this video. Top ten saddest moments in history.
Shouldn't have split up rly
3:34 oh boy here we go with the Britain France rivalry
The fall of Rome makes me shed a tear every time. :’(
"Surely after this the Romams would learn to uphold their bargains... Fun Fact: No"
I don't know why but the way you drew the huns eyes creeps me out
Ozer Harry the Huns actually looked like aliens to the romans as they had molded heads and asiatic features which were unknown to them.
Even so. The eyes were really eiree looking idk why
They look like they’re staring straight at me
I really love the “things were bound to get better” “oh wait it’s worse nobody learned anything”
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!
I love the humour in the videos without even changing the tone of voice.
My favorite history channel!
“He celebrated...by dying”
Great done video. Lots of information in short time. Really enjoyed it.
Honestly, now that I know some context.... I'm kinda glad it did.
This episode is above-average hilarious xD .
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.
Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!
Nice - quick, packed with the most important facts !!! Loved it
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.
“With Stilico still a bit on the dead side” 😂
This channel is so calming
Whenever I’m annoyed I binge 15 or so of these and feel better
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.
2:58 I just love the humor this channel has to offer 😂
Why do I feel as though there’s a higher than usual amount of sarcasm in this video? 😂
Educational and entertaining as usual. Thanks.
Another great video 😀
I love how James Bissonette is the sole sponsor of this one. It all started here...
him:
but after 404.....
also him:
date not found✋
Love your videos.... the dry humor is great.
Great video...
Again
Great video
Im disappointed that Attilla didnt die with a horse
John Green-Trujillo your right
He died of a nose bleed while he slept
its better than dying while pissing yourself, and shitting yourself
(stalin)
Well I bet caligalus did
@@aminfaka8986
He died IN a horse. The dirty bastard!
"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!
Thank you. These History Digestives (Histgestives?) are excellent. Nice one!
Fantastic as always.
"fun fact: no" has to be the most predictable yet continuously funny thing on this channel.
I love this guy's animation style.
Great summary and commentary!
The humor here is a thing of beauty! Thank You!
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.
Actually, Diocletian invented serfdom, so he basically invented feudalism
Man I love this guy's teaching style. If I'd had a professor like this in college I might have become a historian.
The first video of yours I was your second video and I don't think I can get enough of your channel it's actually one of my favourite history channels out here.
I love this episode!!!
p.s. You guys should do an episode on the Third Century Crisis.
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?
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🇷🇴
Plz dont steal my wallet.
@@sir.fatherless7343 lmao
I like your art style, simple yet elegant :)
These are so good!
I love those little *plop* noises when they die 5:00
+1 for the hopping horses. Can't wait for the Mongol Empire episode.
The Roman Empire crumbling for 10 minutes straight
Saves me a semester-long course.
"now a bit on the dead side"
"Later died, of being murdered"
He promptly celebrated,by dying"
Bruh.
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.
This and oversimplified are my favorite history channels
The humour around deaths are brilliant.
6:00 hey look that's me
You forgot to mention about the rump state of soissons up north? The piece of normandy around 476 AD
Bla bla bla!
amin faka This is the second time you have said this. What does it mean?
10 minutes
I love it when he makes jokes with a serious voice.
Excellent video :)