Politics of Rome (HBO) | The Senate Part II

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  • Опубликовано: 5 янв 2025
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    Was POMPEY right? Did the Republic die when CAESAR won?
    As always this is for educational/entertainment purposes in line with Fair Use. So feel free to leave feedback, discuss, and debate in the comment section!
    Watch in HD! This computer is 10yrs old (my love) and it's still pushing out videos. With that being said, the video quality isn't the best. Until I get a newer system, this is what I'll be working with - but I hope my trusty potato doesn't stop you from enjoying the video.
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    This video was difficult to say the least. All the footage you see comes from season 1 of *HBO's Rome*, episodes 3-7! Lots of hours dedicated to it to make sure it flowed together. THIS SHOW IS INCREDIBLE and I recommend it to any fan of history. Shame that it ended in 2 seasons. Hours of episodes stuffed into 18 minutes, so there is no bonus clip :( super bummed about that but, I didn't want it to drag along.
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    This is Part II, and if HBO doesn't take it down (fingers crossed) I hope you all enjoy it! You've waited long enough. I do not own any images or sounds. All ownership of images goes to the creative minds at HBO and, of course, to Jack Van Dyck, whose music is displayed here.
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    Music is from the video game "Rome: Total War" developed by Creative Assembly and composed by Jack Van Dyck.
    Tracks Used:
    "Journey to Rome" - 0:07
    "Carthage Intro" - 1:10
    "Drums of Doom" - 2:35
    "Death Approaches" - 3:05
    "Arabic Summer" - 9:21
    "Eastern Intro" - 10:47
    "Lonely Strategos" - 14:51
    Some of the scenes shown had their own background music that I tried to find tracks that went along with, and I really didn't want to get hit with a copyright by having that music in it. It may sound muddled here and there.
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    I really appreciate you all for your patience! You're all incredible. Special shout out to apoc who is the first viewer of Part II as I'm typing this right now! And my other subscribers that have been around since Day One. Whether it's 100 or 100mill, I truly appreciate the positivity you all give. Keep spreading it. Editing is a really cool hobby and you've all made it worthwhile.
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    Life has been crazy for all of us :(.
    I wanted to give this my full attention and not feel rushed. *Cue quarantine*, and lots of time away from textbooks.
    HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY TO ALL MY BATTLE BUDS!
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    If you watched the full video and read this far down, I can't wait to get to Octavian!

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  • @adamosborne685
    @adamosborne685 4 года назад +1404

    By Jupiter the wait was worth it

    • @70snostalgia
      @70snostalgia 3 года назад +1

      Big Julie was dead!!

    • @BoopSnoot
      @BoopSnoot 3 года назад +7

      juno'scunt do you run mad?

    • @FreaKJumPaa
      @FreaKJumPaa 2 года назад +2

      Eagerly awaiting part 3

    • @bkbj8282
      @bkbj8282 2 года назад

      ok dork

    • @aryakeepsafe816
      @aryakeepsafe816 2 года назад +1

      It's awesome! I'm also very glad I bought the DVD collection on this .

  • @BlueLineofthesky
    @BlueLineofthesky Год назад +457

    R.I.P Ray Stevenson - Pullo...he died few days ago. 58 years old. Such a great person and amazing actor. God rest him in peace!

    • @akashsuresh1369
      @akashsuresh1369 Год назад +15

      He was a good actor.

    • @BlueLineofthesky
      @BlueLineofthesky Год назад +4

      @@akashsuresh1369 true!

    • @AYVYN
      @AYVYN 9 месяцев назад +10

      Very young. RIP

    • @mileslong3904
      @mileslong3904 7 месяцев назад +6

      Pullo was his favorite role too.

    • @BlueLineofthesky
      @BlueLineofthesky 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@mileslong3904 now he play the role in heaven 13-th!

  • @albertoc8151
    @albertoc8151 3 года назад +768

    “We’re not refugees, we’re maneuvering”
    Cato’s face

    • @ihateintroductions5808
      @ihateintroductions5808  3 года назад +30

      I love that part!

    • @JohnFreedman0
      @JohnFreedman0 Год назад +9

      I laughed the hardest at 9:17 to 10:20. When Antony just starts slow clapping while the senator is mumbling over the words he was told to say.

    • @HouseJawn
      @HouseJawn Год назад +1

      🤨🏛️

  • @Wanderer628
    @Wanderer628 3 года назад +1458

    "Ah Africa? Dear gods we're fast running out of continents."
    God do I love the writing in this show. The senators discussing in their tent have some amazing lines.

    • @tomzadvydas1758
      @tomzadvydas1758 3 года назад +130

      “What shall we use to buy Africa‘s loyalty? Seashells?!”

    • @firingallcylinders2949
      @firingallcylinders2949 3 года назад +94

      I would've rathered this show have gone on and not Game of Thrones.

    • @ashesmandalay1762
      @ashesmandalay1762 2 года назад +50

      @@firingallcylinders2949 Imagine this show continuing and being given GoT's budget for accurate battle scenes

    • @Nikolay_Grigoryev
      @Nikolay_Grigoryev 2 года назад +8

      @@ashesmandalay1762 They would have messed up the ending...

    • @geordiejones5618
      @geordiejones5618 2 года назад +33

      @@tomzadvydas1758 "We are the Senate of Rome..."
      Later Mark Antony: "In Rome they are the Senate. Outside the walls they're just 300 old men."

  • @albertjester
    @albertjester 3 года назад +2052

    I like how every time Cato opens his mouth, it's either to cause problems, or to complain about other people not dealing with the problems HE caused properly.

    • @Grubiantoll
      @Grubiantoll 3 года назад +430

      the perfect place for him would be twitter

    • @kabirsinghmehrok
      @kabirsinghmehrok 3 года назад +46

      @@Grubiantoll lol

    • @GerryBolger
      @GerryBolger 3 года назад +80

      One of the more realistic depictions so..

    • @Plantlady70
      @Plantlady70 2 года назад +127

      Cato was riddled with envy. Even he realized that Caesar was the better man.

    • @JM-dy4ty
      @JM-dy4ty 2 года назад +57

      Well he’s a career politician so…

  • @docilecatfish1370
    @docilecatfish1370 4 года назад +914

    "This is not a humiliating defeat at all, but a rare species of victory!"

    • @sasses967
      @sasses967 3 года назад +138

      No worries, Steiner's Attack will fix it

    • @couragedy89
      @couragedy89 3 года назад +57

      @@sasses967 Mein Fuhrer... Steiner...

    • @andrewpestotnik5495
      @andrewpestotnik5495 3 года назад +30

      @@couragedy89 Steiner never made it

    • @Krushtykon
      @Krushtykon 3 года назад +11

      @@sasses967 mein fuher I cannot allow you to insult our legions

    • @willsilent
      @willsilent 3 года назад +11

      only siths deal in absolutes

  • @DonetskiLetsplayshik
    @DonetskiLetsplayshik 4 года назад +781

    Antony really likes things being nailed to the Senate doors

    • @ihateintroductions5808
      @ihateintroductions5808  4 года назад +37

      I CAN'T WAIT to get to that *wink wink*

    • @yochaiwyss3843
      @yochaiwyss3843 4 года назад +16

      It was the way by which State Policy was made known to the public after being voted on - the place where there's the largest exposure

    • @Conn30Mtenor
      @Conn30Mtenor 4 года назад +3

      It makes quite a statement, doesn't it?

    • @andrewpestotnik5495
      @andrewpestotnik5495 3 года назад +38

      He's only done it a handful of times

    • @verneymoyo5754
      @verneymoyo5754 3 года назад +5

      A perfectly harmless quip. At most what can he do? Stick a few pages and mansucripts scribbled on paper...it's not like he'll be nailing anyone's body parts on there, surely...!

  • @WiseGuy5674
    @WiseGuy5674 4 года назад +725

    “Winter does not last forever....spring comes...snows melt”
    An actual quote from Antony.

    • @user_____M
      @user_____M 4 года назад +28

      The winter is not like the summer. -General Gaius Iulius Obvious saviour of our comment section

    • @WiseGuy5674
      @WiseGuy5674 4 года назад +10

      @@user_____M If I knew how to say fail in Latin, I would. That was pathetic

    • @WiseGuy5674
      @WiseGuy5674 4 года назад +5

      @Marcus-Aerilius Maximus are you able to retrieve your hands from the senate doors? Keep the right one healthy.

    • @nersyan1957
      @nersyan1957 3 года назад +10

      He wasn't really threatening anyone because snows always melt.

    • @aristophanesghost3839
      @aristophanesghost3839 3 года назад +5

      "Caesar will take all measures required..."

  • @timhare9867
    @timhare9867 3 года назад +487

    They really nailed all the historical characters with the perfect actors for this series. When I think of Caesar, Pompeii, Octavius or Mark Antony I automatically see these people.

    • @akshaykumarjha9136
      @akshaykumarjha9136 3 года назад +38

      I can never think of Caesar as anyone other than Ciaran Hinds. I was reading De Bello Gallica and in my head, the narrating voice was that of Hinds.

    • @galshaine2018
      @galshaine2018 3 года назад +11

      Cato was not portrayed by an actor that was too old and too worn out to represent the historic figure. Other senators were indeed portraired very well.

    • @patricianoftheplebs6015
      @patricianoftheplebs6015 3 года назад +2

      @@akshaykumarjha9136 omg that happened to me

    • @TheNerdForAllSeasons
      @TheNerdForAllSeasons 3 года назад +2

      Ciaran Hinds is way too big to be Caesar. Nearly half a foot taller and far more solidly built. Caesar was probably built similar to a middleweight boxer.

    • @DamnedConservative
      @DamnedConservative 2 года назад +11

      @@TheNerdForAllSeasons everyone was smaller. It's about how big he is comparatively to everyone else. They got it spot on

  • @stigfan102
    @stigfan102 3 года назад +158

    "We must win or die, Pompey's men have other options."
    "In difficult ground, press on; On hemmed-in ground, use subterfuge; In death ground, fight." -Sun Tzu, The Art of War

  • @andrewwestman2407
    @andrewwestman2407 2 года назад +711

    Caesar: “We must win or die. Pompeii’s men have other options...”
    He’s talking about Sun Tzu’s realization of the advantage smaller armies can have when they know they’re being outnumbered. When put on “death ground” where soldiers’ only options are “fight or die”, they undergo this remarkable psychological transformation where they will fight with ALL they have. And the other side that outnumbers them have the option of retreat. Nobody wants to be one of the first ones to die in a battle they’re assured they’ll win. So they don’t fight as hard. Obviously this isn’t always the case. But it DOES happen and HAS happened numerous times throughout history. This battle of Pharsalus is a good example of that. Combined with Caesar’s brilliant tactics and strategy.

    • @hagamapama
      @hagamapama 2 года назад +91

      What pompey failed to mention with the whole "single cohort" thing is that the entire job of Casear's outnumbered cavalry was to create enough dust and noise resisting Pompey's cavalry that they wouldn't notice the line of spearmen until they hit them. Caught by surprise by the sudden appearance of the hard counter to Cavalry right in front of them, with no formation because they were in pursuit, no time to do anything but run headlong onto the spearheads, the entire cavalry force broke, freeing Caesar to roll Pompey's line up. It was one of the greatest deceptions in te history of war.

    • @nillynush4899
      @nillynush4899 2 года назад +21

      Caesar and Pompeii would also tease the world with proto-trench warfare during their battles of military engineering. Glorious ingenuity.

    • @jonny-b4954
      @jonny-b4954 2 года назад +44

      @@nillynush4899 Still, nothing beats Alesia. The concept of surrounding a fort with a fort. Then your fort surrounding fort, with another fort... is just so wild. The food it must have taken to feed the army while working so hard on construction. The management and training required for even setting things up like a wheel barrel line, a tree felling team, hauling the lumber back, debarking it, digging the holes etc. It takes organization.

    • @marseldagistani1989
      @marseldagistani1989 2 года назад +15

      The Strategy that prolific in Caesar's campaigns is the building of walls in record times

    • @tomcross3000
      @tomcross3000 2 года назад +5

      Ukraine right now

  • @WiseGuy5674
    @WiseGuy5674 4 года назад +257

    “YOU’VE LOST ROME WITHOUT UNSHEATHING YOUR SWORD! YOU HAVE LOST ROME!”

    • @rubicunduseratiudas1264
      @rubicunduseratiudas1264 4 года назад

      Nah! I don't think the real Romans were as melodramatic as lousy British and American actors...

    • @andrewpestotnik5495
      @andrewpestotnik5495 3 года назад +23

      @@rubicunduseratiudas1264 nor was Cato 95. He was younger than Caesar lol

    • @Lazyguy22
      @Lazyguy22 3 года назад +1

      Well where did you have it last?

  • @masterassassin2245
    @masterassassin2245 4 года назад +1243

    Imagine if rome had the same budget as game of thrones. 🤔

    • @draco84oz
      @draco84oz 4 года назад +235

      In many respects, Rome was the precursor to GoT. HBO learned several lessons from doing the production that informed them whilst making GoT.
      Unfortunately, one of those lessons was "do a half-length/half-arsed last season."

    • @debrickashaw9387
      @debrickashaw9387 4 года назад +117

      @@draco84oz that is more to blame on Dan&David (dumb and dumber) than HBO. HBO and GRRM wanted more seasons (as many as 13) but D&D thought they were better than the show and already had gigs lined up for after GoT. Gigs they fortunately lost after the debacle that was season 8. But in my honest opinion the show had been shit since season 5 and got progressively worse by the season

    • @PuppetierMaster
      @PuppetierMaster 4 года назад +18

      there's 400 years of interesting history they can dish out.

    • @willjack2106
      @willjack2106 4 года назад +37

      There were supposed to be 4 seasons. While writing the second season, hbo told the writers that it would be cancelled. So they had to compress 3 last seasons into 1. 😔

    • @HansenDing
      @HansenDing 4 года назад +20

      To be fair I think at the time Rome was incredibly high budget. The GoT of it's day really in production.

  • @quantumhype9839
    @quantumhype9839 8 месяцев назад +33

    They could seriously make this into a 20 season show detailing all the history of the empire and it would never get old.

  • @Arselpang
    @Arselpang Год назад +67

    I always loved the relationship between Caesar and his personal slave Posca. They always go back and forth like an old couple arguing, haha.
    That this series was so expensive that they slammed six seasons into just two ist just to damn sad. This is easily on of the best series ever made, period!

  • @LAVATORR
    @LAVATORR 3 года назад +679

    Fun fact: The Supreme Court ruled that one of the rare instances where the government can arrest you for free speech is yelling CAESAR IS IN ITALY in a crowded theatre.

    • @andrewpestotnik5495
      @andrewpestotnik5495 3 года назад +20

      Probably a tort. Similar to yelling fire

    • @Rnankn
      @Rnankn 3 года назад +54

      Free speech has many limits, why shouldn’t it? Rights come with responsibilities: Hate speech, defamation, fomenting rebellion and inciting a riot

    • @LAVATORR
      @LAVATORR 3 года назад +84

      @@Rnankn I'm a radical that enjoys testing the limits of free speech by shouting CAESAR IS IN VEGAS or ITALY IS INSIDE CAESAR just to see who panics and who cheers.

    • @kenrudd6362
      @kenrudd6362 3 года назад +32

      @@Rnankn be quiet agent of oppression let freedom ring with a shotgun blast

    • @venator0405
      @venator0405 3 года назад +100

      @@Rnankn Hate speech doesn't exist.

  • @psinclair1977
    @psinclair1977 6 месяцев назад +12

    GOT: "Winter is Coming"
    Rome: "Snows always melt"

  • @richardmerrill4620
    @richardmerrill4620 4 года назад +414

    the original Rome Total War soundtrack is a nice touch, i commend you for the added nostalgia

  • @MalakianM2S
    @MalakianM2S 2 года назад +29

    Purefoy seething threat under his steamrolling charisma made this character, a gem in the gem that was this show.

    • @drlca6601
      @drlca6601 Год назад +2

      easily the most quotable character, with too many to even make a fleeting reference in response to your praise... but oh well, I can't resist.
      "A grocer?!" (giggles)
      "Stand to fucking attention when I'm talking to you."
      "Snows always melt..."
      There're literally too many. What a blossom.

    • @MalakianM2S
      @MalakianM2S Год назад

      @@drlca6601 My all time favourite is "woe unto Rufus Tranquilus then", I still use when the situation seems inevitable.

    • @matthewmatt5285
      @matthewmatt5285 3 месяца назад

      @@drlca6601 I love the scene with Antony and Lepidus when Lepidus says,.
      "Then I really Don't have a choice",.
      Antony,. "No you Don't,..lol~

  • @cordovalark5295
    @cordovalark5295 3 года назад +335

    Pompey was outsmarted by Caesar time and time again. When Pompey abandoned Rome he allowed Caesar to occupy it without doing any damage to the city, and start populist reforms which the lower classes loved, and wanted. Something Pompey and his allies ignored, and had no desire to do in the first place.

    • @Noah-rc3ip
      @Noah-rc3ip 2 года назад +48

      Thats how the show portrays it, but not the reality. Caesar was on the brink of defeat many times in the civil war, it was a brutal war. When he finally won at Pharsalus everyone was shocked

    • @vaclevsta
      @vaclevsta 2 года назад +26

      @@Noah-rc3ip True, but at least the show does accurately depict that dire straits that Caesar's army was in at Pharsalus

    • @Aemilius46
      @Aemilius46 Год назад +1

      You didn't pay attention did you? Cato, Cicero, Metellus Scipio, they didn't want to leave Rome! Pompey convinced them!!! And threatened to leave them to their own resources..

    • @antoinemozart243
      @antoinemozart243 6 месяцев назад +13

      You are wrong. Pompey did exactly the right thing in fleeing Rome. Caesar knew perfectly that occupying Rome was worth nothing. Pompey with his huge and powerful clients in Greece. Asia, Africa and his powerful fleet could easily blockade Rome. Caesar had only one choice : to chase Pompey as quickly as possible if he wanted to avoid the collapse of his army. If Pompey had been wise enough he would have avoided the battle and destroyed Caesar who had zero logistics easily.

    • @Dominushart
      @Dominushart 13 дней назад

      ​@@antoinemozart243I believe you are correct, he was infact at his whimp, the near end

  • @jaelge
    @jaelge 4 года назад +645

    My praises to those responsible for casting Ciarán Hinds as Gaius Caesar. He was the perfect man for the role. But all of the casting was spot-on as far as I´m concerned. Besides the Sopranos, Rome was my favorite series of all time. A travesty that it was cancelled, but really how far can a series about Rome even go after Caesar has been assassinated and Antony defeated and committing suicide?

    • @Publius123
      @Publius123 3 года назад +77

      I’ve heard that the story of the show was originally stretched out into five seasons, with the final season going beyond Mark Antony’s defeat to cover the events leading up to the Birth of Christ in Judaea during the Augustan period.

    • @jims6875
      @jims6875 3 года назад +13

      I could not agree more with your thoughts on ending Rome so quickly. I watched every episode as it played and rewatched it multiple times on DVD.

    • @Escap1st7
      @Escap1st7 3 года назад +8

      Not very far. The Augustan period was quite peaceful and would not make for a great show.

    • @stvdagger8074
      @stvdagger8074 3 года назад +46

      @@Escap1st7 Have you not read Suetonius and Tacitus or watched "I Claudius" There was plenty of nasty politics, imperial family drama & poisonings during the later parts of Augustus' regime to make a great season or two.

    • @trump-totalwar6509
      @trump-totalwar6509 3 года назад +10

      one entire season was supposed to focus on antony and cleopatra in egypt.

  • @Kncperseus
    @Kncperseus 4 года назад +518

    If there's one thing to appreciate about Caesar, is how forgiving he was towards all those who betrayed him in the Senate.

    • @TheAlmightyAss
      @TheAlmightyAss 4 года назад +159

      Clemency is very beneficial, although it killed him in the end.

    • @micurazvan3504
      @micurazvan3504 4 года назад +104

      @@TheAlmightyAss Indeed, he died because of it, but as far as I'm aware none of the conspirators ended well.

    • @epicmickey2351
      @epicmickey2351 4 года назад +48

      Caesar should have kept his bodyguards.

    • @jaelge
      @jaelge 4 года назад +67

      @@epicmickey2351:
      Agreed that he should´ve kept his bodyguards. He should also have annihilated his enemies instead of offering them amnesty and positions of power or at least had them exiled with trusted people looking in on them from time to time. Those that owe you their very lives will grow to resent and hate you.

    • @SpottedHares
      @SpottedHares 4 года назад +84

      The general theory is that Caesar wanted to still preserve the institutions of Rome. It is also important to remember that he was far from the first to go so far in breaking the law, he was just the most successfully famous one to do so.

  • @AverageAlien
    @AverageAlien 3 года назад +315

    The extremely compressed season 2 of Rome was infinitely better than any GoT after season 6

    • @ihateintroductions5808
      @ihateintroductions5808  3 года назад +25

      I agree with this. Season 7 had good episodes, up to episode 4 or 5. After which it felt like underwhelming fan service.
      They could have spent a lot of time giving us more White Walker background but we got a melodramatic build up to Baelish's death instead.
      It was satisfying but it was obvious (at least to me) that it was coming.
      Pacing was off when it didn't need to be as nobody told them they only had to do 7 (& then 6) episodes - they chose that. HBO would have gladly funded more, the money was overflowing. At least Rome didn't have a choice.

    • @AverageAlien
      @AverageAlien 3 года назад +5

      @@ihateintroductions5808 yeah it gets even worse when you learn that they could've had 10 seasons and refused

    • @ihateintroductions5808
      @ihateintroductions5808  3 года назад +8

      @@AverageAlien *Face palm. Exactly. Honestly, I don't even think we needed the full 10 - even though it would have been better than what we got. If we had of just gotten two full unrushed final seasons that even attempted to explain the white walkers' motivation, Dany's dissent into madness, where the hell Bran went whenever he warged - just anything to keep the momentum.

    • @superwario2741
      @superwario2741 2 года назад +3

      Or before it

    • @samuelvimeschungchicheong9683
      @samuelvimeschungchicheong9683 2 года назад +10

      And as a whole.... Rome was a better series...

  • @VanaeCavae
    @VanaeCavae 3 года назад +159

    Mark Antony may had his faults but being disloyal wasn't one of them.

    • @ap9812
      @ap9812 2 года назад +8

      Marcus Antonius

    • @roger9430
      @roger9430 Год назад

      “Anthony will follow Caesar up Pluto’s arse”

    • @flankspeed
      @flankspeed 7 месяцев назад +3

      Wellll..... as far as Caesar was concerned, perhaps 🤔

    • @richardhausig9493
      @richardhausig9493 7 месяцев назад +5

      The actor who played him was great.

    • @nikolaostheocharis
      @nikolaostheocharis 5 месяцев назад +1

      Great character, extraordinary actor

  • @Fr0st1989
    @Fr0st1989 2 года назад +46

    "That is how Pompey is defeated. That is how the Republic dies." Perfectly delivered line.

  • @tonyrandall3146
    @tonyrandall3146 4 года назад +67

    HE WAS A CONSUL OF ROME!

  • @kal6957
    @kal6957 7 месяцев назад +5

    I'm still hoping one day we will get a part 3. Underrated show and great recaps.

    • @matthewmatt5285
      @matthewmatt5285 3 месяца назад +1

      The Woke-ees would screw it up ; (

  • @paulf1461
    @paulf1461 4 года назад +170

    I always loved the way this series showed how Pompey had no real business losing to Caesar. Pompey's horse should of broke Caesars calvary and crushed his flank. It just ...didn't. Pompey made the right moves but when swords clash sometimes unexpected things happen despite all the advantages one side may have.

    • @ihateintroductions5808
      @ihateintroductions5808  4 года назад +46

      Exactly. He had no business losing really. I believe it was Eisenhower that said planning is indispensable and you must have it, but in a real battle throw the plans out the window, or something like that lol. It comes down to wants it more a lot of the times; in this case Caesar's forces had more to lose.

    • @NorthForkFisherman
      @NorthForkFisherman 4 года назад +14

      Murphy's laws of combat - a plan is only good until the first contact with the enemy.

    • @vteles
      @vteles 4 года назад +27

      Nope.
      Ceasar actually predicted Pompey’s move and placed a (concealed) line of spearmen on his right flank on purpose.
      After he won the fight there and, as Pompey had no reserves, the battle was over.

    • @listrahtes
      @listrahtes 4 года назад +29

      @@NorthForkFisherman actually Caesar had the better plan in that he predicted Pompejus Magnus attack plans. There was no incompetent butchering like when later Octavian faced Brutus legions. They were all really horrible commanders. Caesar was also superior to every opposing commander in being able to improvise on the spot (Ariovist battle) with a perfect plan. A genius for the ages. In this battle his genius won the fight and his plans succeded.

    • @ehotto
      @ehotto 3 года назад +4

      Caesar had no business winning half his battles he ever fought. Should have died in britian. Should have died at Alesia etc. His genius at identifying the smallest weakness and smallest advantage and capitalizing on both is why he died in the senate and not on the battlefield

  • @maxchavez5032
    @maxchavez5032 4 года назад +53

    Juno's Mercy! This video has finally crossed the Alps!

  • @jims6875
    @jims6875 3 года назад +60

    As a long time, huge fan of HBO's Rome since it first ran, I do indeed come here to praise you (no to bury you). These remixes are fabulously well done. I'm glad I came across your channel! Thank you.

  • @coltonwhite2518
    @coltonwhite2518 2 года назад +25

    "We will have no talk of surrender. We merely quarrelled a little....now we are friends again eh?"
    "It is I that is sorry. I presented you with an impossible dilemma and you did only what you thought was honorable, I'm sure."
    It's so easy to present Ceasar as a war mongering tyrant but some people forget just how graceful and merciful he was to his friends and enemies, so much so that it killed him in the end. He knew that when it came to the Civil war both sides were truly fighting for what they believed in, and didn't look at them as hated enemies but fellow Romans. It reminds me of General Lee's surrender at Appomatox when Grant ordered that no man shout or celebrate for fighting their fellow countrymen.

    • @sync9847
      @sync9847 6 месяцев назад +3

      Caesar was certainly a megalomaniac and did much of what he did with the express purpose of furthering himself. That said, I do think he legitimately pursued power because he was the man to save Rome and make things better for it's people.
      This is evident in the fact that a lot of the reforms he passed were not particularly flashy nor did much to empower him further, but instead genuinely made Rome more efficient and governable (and ironically less corrupt).

    • @Adventeuan
      @Adventeuan 2 месяца назад

      ​@@sync9847
      If you have power to conquer more and use that power then you are logical.

    • @MultiKommandant
      @MultiKommandant 27 дней назад

      @@sync9847 The proscriptions of Marius and Sulla traumatised Rome after the Social War, and Caesar himself was on the proscription lists owing to his uncle Sextus siding with Marius, though whether for interrogation and exile or to be put to death seems to be a point of some confusion.
      It would make sense for Caesar to want rivals to feel they could surrender to him and ultimately return to political life, as the tit-for-tat killings and property confiscations of the previous dictators had seriously destabilised the Republic by this point. It was a dangerous time to be politically active in Rome, and there was still an appetite for ascending the social ladder over other peoples bodies as the Catilinarian Conspiracy would demonstrate.

  • @AmidalaEmma
    @AmidalaEmma Год назад +5

    What helped make this show so good was the wit.

  • @trashfire9641
    @trashfire9641 3 месяца назад +3

    Using soundtrack from Rome: Total War was a nice touch.

  • @peterwall583
    @peterwall583 3 года назад +24

    One of the best series I've ever seen my favorite part was when Lucius vorenus jumped in the pit to save pullo! Every time I watch it I'm always at the end of my seat

  • @andrewjohnston9115
    @andrewjohnston9115 Год назад +13

    Brutus got what he deserved, betrayed a friend, took up arms against him, was forgiven, then conspired against him and murdered him. History teaches us the same lessons over and over.

  • @niccoarcadia4179
    @niccoarcadia4179 2 месяца назад +2

    Thank You for these bene Politics Vids Part 1 & 2!

  • @nurettinburakcevikparmak6298
    @nurettinburakcevikparmak6298 4 года назад +29

    Man this is greatly done with the order of the scenes and the Rome One’s music. Loving it!

  • @Melanie-ve7bb
    @Melanie-ve7bb 4 года назад +55

    I have never had a taste for politics, but this story from history is captivating. A great man, a great leader, with incredible military tactic who often achieved what many deemed impossible. Made a Legend forever by his tragic end.

    • @ihateintroductions5808
      @ihateintroductions5808  4 года назад +2

      And so many followed right after him

    • @Thraxxx03
      @Thraxxx03 3 года назад +5

      Ceasars death woke something in Octavian that he held for the rest of his life. He was ruthless and learned to not be as forgiving as his father because his pardons is what ended up killing him.

    • @Melanie-ve7bb
      @Melanie-ve7bb 3 года назад +1

      @@Thraxxx03 Actually, Octavian was not Caesar’s son. Caesar was his maternal great uncle. He had a son with Cleopatra, but Octavian saw him as a threat and had him assassinated at the age of 14, his Mother made an attempt to get him out of Egypt before she committed suicide, but Octavian’s henchmen found him.

    • @Thraxxx03
      @Thraxxx03 3 года назад +3

      @@Melanie-ve7bb Julius Caesar left Octavian as his sole heir of every possession he had. And named him his son in his will so by Roman law he was his son.

    • @Melanie-ve7bb
      @Melanie-ve7bb 3 года назад +1

      @@Thraxxx03 True, but that same Roman law denied Caesarean as a legitimate heir. It seems Octavian didn’t want to leave anything to chance.

  • @WiseGuy5674
    @WiseGuy5674 4 года назад +35

    Excellent edit. Actually, it’s outstanding.

  • @bertbaker7067
    @bertbaker7067 Месяц назад +1

    "In fact, this is not a humiliating defeat at all, but a rare species of victory." 😂 Probably Cato's best line

  • @AzimuthTao
    @AzimuthTao Год назад +14

    This was probably the best HBO series ever.

  • @artur19846
    @artur19846 3 года назад +7

    I've watched the show dozens of times and it gets better with age, like old Roman wine!

  • @Crackdalf
    @Crackdalf 4 года назад +38

    The wait for this video lasted longer than Caesar's tenure as consul

  • @davidhiggins3012
    @davidhiggins3012 4 года назад +72

    Some of this music is from Rome: Total War. Love it!

    • @ihateintroductions5808
      @ihateintroductions5808  4 года назад +6

      Good ear :)

    • @colinmuller3067
      @colinmuller3067 2 года назад

      epic game

    • @johndaarteest
      @johndaarteest 3 месяца назад

      Shame that Caesar couldn't have used a line like "Brave warriors, I have one great renown through leading me to victory and I see no reason to change the habits of a lifetime today.."

  • @1990RFD
    @1990RFD 4 года назад +52

    Loved it. Your summary actually takes a lot of the chaff the screenwriters put, while leaving the hardcore history. Beautiful. I can't wait for part III, and would be awesome (perhaps in a different video) the full scene of Caesar speaking to the pontifical college, because it is the way Caesar presents itself to the eyes of traditional Rome, despite his plans being quite the opposite. Genius!

  • @hiyathere-c5v
    @hiyathere-c5v 7 месяцев назад +4

    "Rome" and the first season of "True Detective" are the finest mini-series ever produced!

  • @lordmclovin3694
    @lordmclovin3694 2 года назад +15

    Few shows stand up to time but Rome will carry on forever

  • @seagie382
    @seagie382 Год назад +5

    I like the addition of the RTW soundtrack

  • @ejswrestlingjourney9857
    @ejswrestlingjourney9857 Год назад +3

    Lol the total war Rome 1 music 🤣 I love it ❤

  • @kingivar702
    @kingivar702 Год назад +3

    Ohh Mark Antony, when given the chance, hell nail anything to the senate door lmao classic

  • @kennedymcgovern5413
    @kennedymcgovern5413 2 года назад +4

    3:00 you left out the best line of the entire series. LOL, here when Pompeii was calling the retreat "tactical," Cato said "Oh, so it's a rare species of victory."
    Hahaha, every time I rewatch Rome, that line cracks me up again like it is the first time I've heard it.
    ****nevermind. As soon as I unpaused, after typing the above...then played the line. haha, you did put it in. My mistake, and well done!

  • @budakbaongsiah
    @budakbaongsiah Год назад +6

    RIP Ray Stevenson a.k.a Titus Pullo

  • @midnightarchives85
    @midnightarchives85 3 года назад +3

    “When in doubt, Attack” - Mark Antony 😅

  • @Kronosaur0s
    @Kronosaur0s 4 года назад +20

    5:20 The face of Cato omg hahahahhahahaha

    • @dutchvanderlinde5004
      @dutchvanderlinde5004 4 года назад +1

      Yes the drama was great. Sadly the actor had a stroke and that is why his face looked the way it did.

  • @franticthemad5222
    @franticthemad5222 4 года назад +210

    Shame on the house of Ptolemy

    • @CesarMBazanSaavedra
      @CesarMBazanSaavedra 4 года назад +18

      Shame...

    • @MrIlleism
      @MrIlleism 4 года назад +35

      Shame on the HBO for cancelling the show! Shame.

    • @optimisticchaos2616
      @optimisticchaos2616 4 года назад +5

      Shame

    • @Wayoutthere
      @Wayoutthere 3 года назад +6

      He...WAS A CONSUL OR ROME!! I yell that line every now and then and revel in the confused looks.

    • @alpkorsan
      @alpkorsan 6 месяцев назад

      ting ting

  • @shahedulislam94
    @shahedulislam94 Год назад +8

    RIP Pullo

  • @xeenslayer
    @xeenslayer 2 года назад +6

    I could've sworn some of the soundtracks used are SO FAMILIAR. I figured it was from Total War and yes indeed I see they're credited in the description. So much nostalgia, thanks for using them!!

  • @stcg5003
    @stcg5003 4 года назад +49

    9:41 "even if it kills me."
    😃
    "Or it will kill anyone else for that matter."
    😲
    *"HAA!"*

    • @ihateintroductions5808
      @ihateintroductions5808  4 года назад +1

      XD

    • @ihateintroductions5808
      @ihateintroductions5808  4 года назад +3

      It took so much editing to get that done right

    • @Kebab-Defender
      @Kebab-Defender 7 месяцев назад

      @@ihateintroductions5808 It was completely worth it if you ask me, this is the best use of the "Arabian Summer" track I've seen man. Well done!

  • @Ethan-0000
    @Ethan-0000 4 года назад +52

    "It must be very restful to be a slave."

    • @ihateintroductions5808
      @ihateintroductions5808  4 года назад +9

      Right, such irony

    • @redsol3629
      @redsol3629 4 года назад +1

      We are slaves to something until we see with clear eyes an release ourselves of obligation and expectations.

    • @redsol3629
      @redsol3629 4 года назад +1

      @Mr steal your wife I’ve been reading a book on Zen and it talks about the mind being detained. That we fixate on something and torment ourselves over it. Apparently freedom is found in letting go and not restricting yourself but like I said we can easily become slaves to things like our emotions or the expectations of other people.

    • @yaz2928
      @yaz2928 3 года назад +1

      Restful as in lacking responsibility.

  • @ViscountAlexOfTheHorsePeople
    @ViscountAlexOfTheHorsePeople 11 месяцев назад +5

    "What shall we use to buy Africa's loyalty? Seashells?"
    Caligula: this mf be spittin

  • @bubu6315
    @bubu6315 Год назад +3

    There is not a single weak part in this show. The story, the acting, all the background and little details - everything is just top notch. The acting is just insane, they play as though their life depended on every single line.

    • @la_scrittice_vita
      @la_scrittice_vita 11 месяцев назад

      The first season, yes. Most people don't wish to see how the writing deteriorated in season 2.

  • @mad7206
    @mad7206 4 года назад +14

    This had to one of the best tv shows . What I liked about it was they didn't drag it out past its prime

    • @theprinceoftides6836
      @theprinceoftides6836 3 года назад +5

      Toyota agreed, although I feel another one final season to show how the republic settled after the civil war and the start of Augustus reign woulda been great.

  • @whynot2734
    @whynot2734 4 года назад +7

    this show is worth watching the acting is out standing

  • @drlca6601
    @drlca6601 Год назад +1

    All the other qualities of this show notwithstanding, I find myself marvelling at the exquisite sets even today after so many years. Pompey's house... oh man, that is beautiful and very real.

    • @zd3365
      @zd3365 Год назад

      The sets, costume, lighting, all of it, was...just exquisite. Absolutely stunning, all of it.

    • @drlca6601
      @drlca6601 Год назад

      @@zd3365 RIP Ray Stevenson... The beating heart of Rome.

  • @phosphorneuntausend8868
    @phosphorneuntausend8868 3 года назад +19

    Both part 1 and part 2 are one of the best made videos I ever watched on youtube! You made an exellent job choosing which scenes to show and in what order, also the rome total war music adds much nostalgia for me personally!

    • @ihateintroductions5808
      @ihateintroductions5808  3 года назад +4

      Thank you so much! It's finals week right now and you have no idea how much your comment meant to me.

    • @phosphorneuntausend8868
      @phosphorneuntausend8868 3 года назад +2

      @@ihateintroductions5808 Good luck! Honor et virtus friend!

  • @ChrisTopher-vs9zz
    @ChrisTopher-vs9zz Год назад +3

    the BEST TV mini-series of ALL time

  • @aryakeepsafe816
    @aryakeepsafe816 2 года назад +6

    The casting of this series was high class especially the actor who was Pompey.

  • @johngardner4096
    @johngardner4096 3 года назад +4

    Oh, my! This was an outstanding condensation - it kept the basic facts, and kept it very watchable!

  • @Baldorsss
    @Baldorsss 8 месяцев назад +5

    To think that even nowadays there are people who put a so called 'democracy' above the country fate. I would always side with Caesar 🙋🦅

  • @onehope6448
    @onehope6448 4 года назад +5

    I've been waiting for this for a long time.

  • @robouteguilliman9166
    @robouteguilliman9166 3 года назад +17

    I think the show shows Pompey in a more calm light. in history he was portrayed as a old man resting on his laurels, trying to bring those down who would snatch them away from him. although, history is written by the victors, and the conversations about protecting Antony were private. I actually like this version of Pompey better, a man dragged into a war which he didn't want, dragged into a war by old men who were the real villians.

  • @celtbhoy1993
    @celtbhoy1993 4 года назад +9

    Winter does not last forever. Spring comes, snows melt...

    • @apoc3037
      @apoc3037 3 года назад +2

      Is that a threat???

    • @celtbhoy1993
      @celtbhoy1993 3 года назад +1

      @@apoc3037 Snows always melt... (ironically it's snowing heavily where i live as i type this lol)

  • @WQuantrill
    @WQuantrill Год назад +10

    Cato’s face when Pompey says they’re “maneuvering” gets me every time lol
    Edit: was rewatching this video and was about to leave the same comment word for word, thus proving my original point.

  • @christinet6336
    @christinet6336 2 года назад +2

    This series was superb. It took me years to watch it, didn't start until the pandemic (lol), but wow, was it excellent.

  • @DesertAres
    @DesertAres 3 года назад +7

    Excellent work, and l’m sure Exhausting and time-consuming. Thank you very much. It was an excellent series even though there Were some historical mishaps due to making the series more exciting for today’s audiences.

    • @ihateintroductions5808
      @ihateintroductions5808  3 года назад

      THANK YOU!!

    • @DesertAres
      @DesertAres 3 года назад

      And to clarify I mean historical mishaps by the series creators, not by your superb work.

  • @charlesshoultz3319
    @charlesshoultz3319 Год назад +17

    When you see Caesar in this show you begin to realize why all his men loved him so much. And why everyone was so willing to die for him, and why he stamped a name on the centuries that has never been forgotten.

    • @drlca6601
      @drlca6601 Год назад +2

      "I hold you, Africa."

  • @garystewart2355
    @garystewart2355 3 года назад +3

    Man I need to watch Rome again it was such a great show

  • @KNOXHOLIDAY
    @KNOXHOLIDAY Год назад +2

    Rome Total War music was *chefs kiss*

  • @ant1724
    @ant1724 3 года назад +27

    A swear to god i'd write season 3 just so I can have Rome on TV again. This was a great series.

    • @Lupinthe3rd.
      @Lupinthe3rd. 3 года назад +1

      I heard HBO is considering doing a remake of I claudius. Hard miniseries to top with a remake only hbo could be the best contender to do it right or better.

  • @KernowekTim
    @KernowekTim 3 месяца назад +1

    Superb acting.

  • @thelonewolf1894
    @thelonewolf1894 8 месяцев назад +11

    if you haven't seen this series you don't know what you are missing

    • @matthewmatt5285
      @matthewmatt5285 3 месяца назад +1

      Easily the best historical series EVER~
      The acting, casting, direction, costuming, and set designs are nearly Perfect : )

  • @bustapunk101
    @bustapunk101 10 месяцев назад +9

    HBO has a history of ending legendary series poorly

  • @xGregadetHx
    @xGregadetHx 16 дней назад +1

    *Sweating nervously* "I have a motion...to uh..." *reads smudged writing on palm*
    Antony: "I agree."
    *Motion Passes*
    Other senators: "What motion?"
    Antony: "Yes."

  • @celtbhoy1993
    @celtbhoy1993 4 года назад +11

    Salve Amice! Just discovered your part 2 last week and already watched it 4-5 times, never knew a 2nd magnum opus was possible but you've went and done it. Great work mate i'll keep a wee eye out for part 3 in future. Greatness takes time so take another 2 years if necessary lol ;)

    • @ihateintroductions5808
      @ihateintroductions5808  4 года назад +1

      Hahaha hopefully it won't be that long

    • @ZanyZapi
      @ZanyZapi 2 года назад +1

      @@ihateintroductions5808 hiii. Are you doing part 3 video ? This is amazing

  • @JohnSmith-hw1vv
    @JohnSmith-hw1vv 2 года назад +2

    Loved the guy who played Cato in this. Just perfect.

    • @matthewmatt5285
      @matthewmatt5285 3 месяца назад

      Cicero was played masterfully as well even if he didn't LOOK the part~

  • @eldorados_lost_searcher
    @eldorados_lost_searcher 4 года назад +63

    Salve, citizen.

  • @gaiusjuliuscaesar3204
    @gaiusjuliuscaesar3204 4 года назад +23

    I have lived long enough.Whether it be measured in years or in glories.

  • @blakerackley8874
    @blakerackley8874 2 года назад +4

    RIP Pompey, lol. That ending is legendary.

  • @iainhansen1047
    @iainhansen1047 4 года назад +10

    The Rome total war music was appreciated

  • @ScrubbyBubbles
    @ScrubbyBubbles 4 года назад +8

    Wow holy shit dude, what a great video.

  • @SMAXZO
    @SMAXZO 3 года назад +2

    "All will be well"
    - Pompey Magnus......prior to losing his head.

  • @nycot107
    @nycot107 4 года назад +17

    Politics always has been and always will be about tearing others apart with words

  • @Quanbe77
    @Quanbe77 4 года назад +41

    see you in two and a half years for Part III ;)

  • @buffwarriors
    @buffwarriors 4 года назад +50

    They do not make shows like this anymore.

    • @collinsmwangi808
      @collinsmwangi808 4 года назад

      Whats the name of the serie?

    • @buffwarriors
      @buffwarriors 4 года назад +1

      @@collinsmwangi808 "Rome"

    • @Orcawhale1
      @Orcawhale1 3 года назад +4

      Yes, they do.
      Infact almost all of the major HBO productions hail directly from this series.

    • @LordVader1094
      @LordVader1094 3 года назад +1

      @@Orcawhale1 Nah HBO's shows are shit nowadays

    • @Orcawhale1
      @Orcawhale1 3 года назад

      @@LordVader1094 Not really.
      Barry, Perry Mason, Curb Your Enthusiasm are all good.

  • @niccoarcadia4179
    @niccoarcadia4179 2 месяца назад +2

    If only this show ran for the 5 or more seasons they originally planned to do. If Only!

  • @bennewcombe2013
    @bennewcombe2013 3 года назад +21

    Now this was a seriously strong series, first class acting, imaging the budget like game of thrones

  • @RayAtkins-wk9zv
    @RayAtkins-wk9zv 6 месяцев назад

    This was a great show filled with great actors wow I miss tv shows like this one

  • @j2times2006
    @j2times2006 4 года назад +6

    Sean Pertwee in the BBC production was the best Caesar I’ve seen although this actor was pretty awesome as well..speaking of which the same guy that plays Cato here played Marcellus in that BBC episode.

  • @sitrakamatthieu
    @sitrakamatthieu 4 года назад +2

    11:55 hohoh ça was a really insulting smile that costed that man his noise xD

  • @CptUSMC
    @CptUSMC 4 года назад +28

    Cato is the reason Caesar was forced to cross the Rubicon. If not for Cato, we wouldn't know of the most influential human to ever live.