One of Galba's allies in Rome had promised a big donative to the Praetorian Guard. When Galba arrived in Rome, he stated that he had made no such promise and that he would not be giving them one. Since he shouldn't be held to promises he never made, he was actually right to do so. Dead right, in fact.
Great video. Ths longer ones are interesting but these shorter segments are a great way to obsorb things. The visual style you use makes things easier to connect the people and events.
Pretorians seem to have taken a lot upon themselves. I'd always been under the impression they were answerable to the Emperor, not the Senate. Seem not only had they developed a bad habit or killing emperors, but had also become answerable to no one, thus a highly dangerous if not intolerable threat. Wonder how that happened (Claudius?), and why the Flavians or their successors didn't have the destroyed or disbanded on personal safety grounds.
You have to pay the donativum, else... Galba set the precedent. As for Vitellius, he had filled their ranks with his loyals, who were only to lose, quite possibly their lives, certainly their newly acquired power and privileges, if Vespasian won. Hence their leader, their Emperor had to remain "in power" no matter what.
You thought a video titled "The First Civil War of the Roman EMPIRE: The Year of the the 4 Emperors" was going to be about a civil war during the Roman Republic? Are incapable of reading?
The Summer of 1969 was really famous as the Summer of Love. It was a coincidence that 1969 was the year of Woodstock, but it's not a coincidence that this video referenced the Summer of 69 in those exact words instead of picking a different wording. It was totally a subtle in joke.
Otho was hella based for that. Shame the Praetorians couldn't resist the urge to have yet more bloodshed and refused to let Vitellius abdicate. Wild that it took until 193AD before the Praetorians had their power curbed.
2:25...... That's not Germany. That's on the edge of Gaul. Moments later you say "lower Germany"... Even if that location IS on the very edge of Germany, it is not lower Germany at all, it's Western. And very very Western Germany at that... So that confused me
One issue here. Galba never styled himself as a general of the senate. In a manner of speaking he did use the old term for a commander, Imperator, but by now that was Emperor. His full title Imperator Servius Galba Caesar Augustus. Roughly, that means ' Galba the Great'. Kinda ironic I would say!
First civil war was Sulla-Maruis, second Cesar - Pompey Magnus, then comes Octavian/Mark Antony - Pompey jr and then Octavian - Mark Antony. After all this Octavian becomes Augustus the Emperor. Even tho they had no official Emperor in Cesar timeline they were still an Empire no less.
It's a matter of terminology, really. What we usually call the "Roman Empire" is the system created by Augustus, and this would be the first civil war within this system. But as the comment rightly says, Rome was technically an 'empire' long before this, in the sense that the Romans had long since ruled over numerous subject peoples from their imperial centre.
🤦♂️🤦♂️ no dude. No. Seriously this has to stop. It was a _republic_ alright? Re-pub-lic. "Empire" is not indicative of size. An empire is a type of government with an "emperor" at the head of state. A republic is a form of government with elected representatives of the people, and an elected head of state, all sharing power. The republic didn't have an empire. That's like saying you have a bicycle at home and it's your Toyota Corolla. They aren't the same thing.
The Year of the Four Emperors, AD 69, was the first civil war of the Roman Empire, during which four emperors ruled in succession: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian. It is considered an important interval, marking the transition from the Julio-Claudians, the first imperial dynasty, to the Flavian dynasty. During the Year of the Four Emperors, there were four Emperors in the span of the year 68-69 CE. They include, in order, Servius Sulpicius Galba, Marcus Silvius Otho, Aulus Vitellius, and Titus Flavius Vespasianus. The Romans sometimes used powdered mouse brains as toothpaste! At one banquet in Rome, the guests were served with hundreds of ostrich brains! Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, were supposed to have been raised by a wolf! Cobwebs were used to stop bleeding.
"The first Civil War of the Roman Empire"... well that's only correct if you ignore the fact that La Res Publica Romana had already conquered a vast empire before there were any emperors, and the Roman Republic had several Civil Wars fought across its empire, including the one that gave Julius Caesar the title of his book.
@@alexanderrahl7034 - Well 'empire' does indicate that a political entity (Kingdom, Polis, Republic, etc.) has expanded to conquer or dominate territories and peoples beyond its own borders, which is linked to size. But empire is not really a form of government (except that it is imperialist by definition) but indicates that the external territories are under some kind or degree of control (usually coercive) by the original imperial power. Some empires offered their far-flung subjects full or limited rights to citizenship (eg. Britain and Rome) and others do not (eg. the USA), so there is a great deal of variation.
@@raidang - So if a Republic has conquered a vast empire beyond its own borders (as the Roman Republic had) is it somehow not really an 'empire'? Is it only an 'empire' when the ruler has the formal title of 'Emperor'? Does that mean that the British Empire only become an empire in 1877, when Victoria was proclaimed 'Empress of India'? I think that's a bit illogical.
I dont think this is the 1st Roman Empire civil war and as a grown man I dont think Otho killed himself without somebody's help , History can be indeed are just history written by the victors.
The Romans destroyed all the Hellenistic Empires : Macedonia, the Seleucid Empire, the Ptolemaic Empire and other minor Greek powers in Europe, Asia and Africa. Only Bactria was too faraway for the Romans.
Bro 😂 the praetorian guard are loke an emperors greatest enemy. Theyre suppose to protect them but keep killing them and forcing then into bad decisions
Crazy people can be bestowed the most powerful position on earth, with untold riches and opulent lifetime perks... and they horribly botch it by making the most idiotic decisions for no reason and throw it all away on a whim... humans are utterly bizarre.... sure it would likely go to my head a bit... but just on pure self preservation, I would listen to every advisor's and try to make every power broker happy. Etc... why not?
Historians consider that the Roman Empire only began after that war, when Octavian became the sole ruler (27 BCE). It's a tricky question anyhow because until Diocletian Rome was formally a Republic, just that it had some military dictators called "emperors" or more formally "principes".
Not yet the Empire as usually understood but that was the Republic. That also applies to the subsequent wars between the Caesarians vs the Senators and between Octavian and Mark Anthony. It's of course arguable but in terms legal there was never any "Empire": there was a Republic all the way to Diocletian (Dominate), just that under military administration via strongmen called formally not "emperors" but "princeps" ("prince" or "first"). Imperator was a honorary military title meaning "conqueror", which just became attached to the Princeps (or claimant Princeps in case of civil war), it was typically given by acclamation by the soldiers, at least originally. Rome was a Principate since Octavian's consolidation (27 BCE) to the Diocletian reforms, meaning that it was still formally a Republic but under military dictatorship. That's why so many civil wars, as power relied mostly on the army. Empire is just a word that historians use but it refers to the Principate onwards, not before. It's anathema to claim that Caesar, let alone Sulla, who was also a military dictator, were "emperors", even if they definitely had that title by troop acclamation many times.
Better than that European colonial video on Africa, why Africa was claimed by Europe within 12 months. These videos are your channels best work. When there is no agenda shoe-horned into them.
Otto killing himself was the most romantic move of 69 ad
otho*
One of Galba's allies in Rome had promised a big donative to the Praetorian Guard. When Galba arrived in Rome, he stated that he had made no such promise and that he would not be giving them one. Since he shouldn't be held to promises he never made, he was actually right to do so. Dead right, in fact.
5:55 A man of honour
Otho is my favorite roman emperor
@@lysimaquetokmok6755better than aurelian or aurelius?
@@vivekkaushik9508yea
A lion among men
Great video. Ths longer ones are interesting but these shorter segments are a great way to obsorb things. The visual style you use makes things easier to connect the people and events.
Damn these Pretorians were extremely deadly to emperors.... It's almost like they were the ones with real power in Rome...
Pretorians seem to have taken a lot upon themselves. I'd always been under the impression they were answerable to the Emperor, not the Senate. Seem not only had they developed a bad habit or killing emperors, but had also become answerable to no one, thus a highly dangerous if not intolerable threat. Wonder how that happened (Claudius?), and why the Flavians or their successors didn't have the destroyed or disbanded on personal safety grounds.
You have to pay the donativum, else... Galba set the precedent.
As for Vitellius, he had filled their ranks with his loyals, who were only to lose, quite possibly their lives, certainly their newly acquired power and privileges, if Vespasian won. Hence their leader, their Emperor had to remain "in power" no matter what.
Lesson....Never get on the wrong side of the Prateorian Guard.
At first I tought that you will talk of Sulla Vs Marius.
Still a good video.
You thought a video titled "The First Civil War of the Roman EMPIRE: The Year of the the 4 Emperors" was going to be about a civil war during the Roman Republic? Are incapable of reading?
@@brettbrooks5511 The part of “the year of the 4 Emperors” is new. At first the title was just “the first civil war of the roman empire”.
"In the summer of 69". I see what you did there.
No seriously dude, it happened in 69 AD
The Summer of 1969 was really famous as the Summer of Love.
It was a coincidence that 1969 was the year of Woodstock, but it's not a coincidence that this video referenced the Summer of 69 in those exact words instead of picking a different wording.
It was totally a subtle in joke.
As a South African I would love a collab btw you, HistoryMarche and Epic History. That would be 🔥
Why ?
What does south Africa have to do with anything ?
All I know about South Africa is for past and current day racism and fake claims of genocide
After 60 plus years of studying roman military history I find this video documentary very interesting for it's conciseness.
Love your Rome videos!
Galba was from my city! Terracina🇮🇹💪🏻
What a terrible honour to have
@@NagalandHH well... at least a roman emperor was born here😁
@@imperitalica
Cheers bro let's drink to that 🍻
@@NagalandHH 🍻 alla salute!
Love this channel
Love your videos❤
It amazes me how long the pretorian guard lasted
Who'd dare to disband them? Would you?
Love this history of Roman empire series!
Otho was hella based for that. Shame the Praetorians couldn't resist the urge to have yet more bloodshed and refused to let Vitellius abdicate. Wild that it took until 193AD before the Praetorians had their power curbed.
You didn't mention all the drama about the fake Poppaea. Maybe that's good. That gives me the creeps
2:25...... That's not Germany. That's on the edge of Gaul. Moments later you say "lower Germany"... Even if that location IS on the very edge of Germany, it is not lower Germany at all, it's Western. And very very Western Germany at that... So that confused me
One issue here. Galba never styled himself as a general of the senate. In a manner of speaking he did use the old term for a commander, Imperator, but by now that was Emperor. His full title Imperator Servius Galba Caesar Augustus. Roughly, that means ' Galba the Great'. Kinda ironic I would say!
First civil war was Sulla-Maruis, second Cesar - Pompey Magnus, then comes Octavian/Mark Antony - Pompey jr and then Octavian - Mark Antony. After all this Octavian becomes Augustus the Emperor. Even tho they had no official Emperor in Cesar timeline they were still an Empire no less.
He means first civial war of the roman empire. What u mentioned were the civil wars of the republic
It's a matter of terminology, really. What we usually call the "Roman Empire" is the system created by Augustus, and this would be the first civil war within this system. But as the comment rightly says, Rome was technically an 'empire' long before this, in the sense that the Romans had long since ruled over numerous subject peoples from their imperial centre.
First civil war of the Roman EMPIRE
🤦♂️🤦♂️ no dude. No.
Seriously this has to stop. It was a _republic_ alright? Re-pub-lic. "Empire" is not indicative of size. An empire is a type of government with an "emperor" at the head of state. A republic is a form of government with elected representatives of the people, and an elected head of state, all sharing power.
The republic didn't have an empire. That's like saying you have a bicycle at home and it's your Toyota Corolla. They aren't the same thing.
Those were the civil wars of the late roman Republic
Interesting video, certainly a chaotic time to be in Rome
The Year of the Four Emperors, AD 69, was the first civil war of the Roman Empire, during which four emperors ruled in succession: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian. It is considered an important interval, marking the transition from the Julio-Claudians, the first imperial dynasty, to the Flavian dynasty.
During the Year of the Four Emperors, there were four Emperors in the span of the year 68-69 CE. They include, in order, Servius Sulpicius Galba, Marcus Silvius Otho, Aulus Vitellius, and Titus Flavius Vespasianus.
The Romans sometimes used powdered mouse brains as toothpaste! At one banquet in Rome, the guests were served with hundreds of ostrich brains! Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, were supposed to have been raised by a wolf! Cobwebs were used to stop bleeding.
"The first Civil War of the Roman Empire"... well that's only correct if you ignore the fact that La Res Publica Romana had already conquered a vast empire before there were any emperors, and the Roman Republic had several Civil Wars fought across its empire, including the one that gave Julius Caesar the title of his book.
That was the Roman Republic..this is the Roman Empire same state but different government system
Its unfortunate that people seem to mistake "empire" for being indicative of size, rather than being an actual government.
On paper Rome was still a Republic @@alexanderrahl7034
@@alexanderrahl7034 - Well 'empire' does indicate that a political entity (Kingdom, Polis, Republic, etc.) has expanded to conquer or dominate territories and peoples beyond its own borders, which is linked to size. But empire is not really a form of government (except that it is imperialist by definition) but indicates that the external territories are under some kind or degree of control (usually coercive) by the original imperial power. Some empires offered their far-flung subjects full or limited rights to citizenship (eg. Britain and Rome) and others do not (eg. the USA), so there is a great deal of variation.
@@raidang - So if a Republic has conquered a vast empire beyond its own borders (as the Roman Republic had) is it somehow not really an 'empire'? Is it only an 'empire' when the ruler has the formal title of 'Emperor'? Does that mean that the British Empire only become an empire in 1877, when Victoria was proclaimed 'Empress of India'? I think that's a bit illogical.
After the death of Emperor Nero. The Civil War in Rome is definitely the surprise war in history.
Can i know what is the resource of the map used
Roman Empire and civil war are synonymous
I dont think this is the 1st Roman Empire civil war and as a grown man I dont think Otho killed himself without somebody's help , History can be indeed are just history written by the victors.
Otho is so noble 👸
Yeah... honorable.
Anyways, do you know the story of Sporus?
What's happening around the borser of modern England and modern Wales at this time? Genuinely interested.
What if Persians, Greeks, And Romans all stayed united from ancient times all the way to modern times today?
Borrrrrriiiiiinnnnggggg😂
That's impossible since they owned overlapping territory
The Romans destroyed all the Hellenistic Empires : Macedonia, the Seleucid Empire, the Ptolemaic Empire and other minor Greek powers in Europe, Asia and Africa. Only Bactria was too faraway for the Romans.
Bro 😂 the praetorian guard are loke an emperors greatest enemy. Theyre suppose to protect them but keep killing them and forcing then into bad decisions
Plz make more long form docs like the ones you did on Rome and the Ottoman Empire. These are too short to fall asleep too…
2:19 "Galba's "early" reign".
Does anyone else remember the old voice the videos are gone but I remember that they was a old voice actor who did these video
The fratricide of the "mythical founders" of Rome Romulus and Remus anticipated the continuous and future civil wars between Romans...
"I got my first real six-string
Bought it at the five-and-dime
Played it 'til my fingers bled
Was the summer of '69"
How be only 50k views when gold?
Funny number AD? They picked that number to be the Year of the 4 Emperors?
Welp, time to call Damocles.
It's because that was the last thing Nero and Poppaea did together, right?
Otho is a real hero
Vespasian was putting down a revolt in judea, so you should how showed them as their own faction
Why Nero is so thin on his portrait?
And so much not like Nero, whose name means Black.
At least there wouldn't be a bunch of other ones in the future
Please make a video about the Kingdom of Morocco
Now do years of 5 and 6 emperor
It's all too complicated 😪
11:00 / 11:00
Nice video, though those AI generated portraits make me want to throw up
Crazy people can be bestowed the most powerful position on earth, with untold riches and opulent lifetime perks... and they horribly botch it by making the most idiotic decisions for no reason and throw it all away on a whim... humans are utterly bizarre.... sure it would likely go to my head a bit... but just on pure self preservation, I would listen to every advisor's and try to make every power broker happy. Etc... why not?
Wasn't the first civil war the one fought between Octavian & Antony?
Historians consider that the Roman Empire only began after that war, when Octavian became the sole ruler (27 BCE). It's a tricky question anyhow because until Diocletian Rome was formally a Republic, just that it had some military dictators called "emperors" or more formally "principes".
Ya I just realized what year this is... That's not Rome's first civil war. Julius Caesar's civil war came before this....
Not yet the Empire as usually understood but that was the Republic. That also applies to the subsequent wars between the Caesarians vs the Senators and between Octavian and Mark Anthony. It's of course arguable but in terms legal there was never any "Empire": there was a Republic all the way to Diocletian (Dominate), just that under military administration via strongmen called formally not "emperors" but "princeps" ("prince" or "first"). Imperator was a honorary military title meaning "conqueror", which just became attached to the Princeps (or claimant Princeps in case of civil war), it was typically given by acclamation by the soldiers, at least originally.
Rome was a Principate since Octavian's consolidation (27 BCE) to the Diocletian reforms, meaning that it was still formally a Republic but under military dictatorship. That's why so many civil wars, as power relied mostly on the army.
Empire is just a word that historians use but it refers to the Principate onwards, not before. It's anathema to claim that Caesar, let alone Sulla, who was also a military dictator, were "emperors", even if they definitely had that title by troop acclamation many times.
Better than that European colonial video on Africa, why Africa was claimed by Europe within 12 months. These videos are your channels best work. When there is no agenda shoe-horned into them.
otho was such a loser
First? Really?
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Not nice.