Claudius' Revenge: Retrieving the Last Teutoburg Eagle
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
- In this video we dive into the life of emperor Claudius and the beginning of his reign, where he managed to retrieve the last eagle standard lost by Varus at the battle of the Teutoburg forest in 9 AD. What was the significance of this event for emperor Claudius and his rule of the Roman empire? Join us in this fascinating story, and let us know what you think!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:26 Channel trailer
01:37 Ancient Warfare Magazine rocks!
02:47 Family tree
03:58 Claudius’ childhood
07:45 Rule of Caligula
08:55 Assassination of Caligula
10:23 Accession of Claudius
12:19 Claudius Germanic Campaign
14:24 Glory to Claudius
16:39 Final closure
17:32 Outro
After over 40 years of studying roman military history I must say that this is the best visually represented and complete documentaries that I have ever had the good fortune to watch.
Felt like I was actually there.
Thank you all friends.
Thank you so much for such a beautiful compliment David, absolutely heart-warming!
I may not have been studying for 40 years like you have David, but as I have esoteric non-fiction works such as "The Coins of Roman Britain" on my shelf I do feel a bit more of a Roman geek than most. And with that said, I heartily agree with your comment. :)
@@hefeibaoou have five years of study on me David but the inclusion of the visual representation of the Roman art is a huge bonus.Some of the artwork is worthy of framing!!Thanks Imperium Romanum!
Really.???
Might I suggest you purchase, 'I Claudius' - Robert Graves' book (& subsequently made into a BBC docu-dramatisation); Derek Jacobi fulfills the role of Claudius (based upon a faithful written representation) with aplomb, David - that is, if you a have not already seen or own same.
Props to the actor who played Emperor Claudius, the man did a phenomenal job.
You're absolutely right, glad to see we're not the only ones who thought he did amazing. And filming with him was a joy as well. A great success all in all!
Derek Jacobi? Yeah, the man knows his stuff.
Sir Derek Jacobi is one of the finest of all actors. Once upon a time the BBC was a great organization making series like I Claudius. Good grief, look at it now!
@@methods3110 I ment the actor in this documentary.
@@methods3110 At least someone got the joke. My complements, sir.
Cladius seems to be a good example of how the despised underdog prevailed under right circumstances
There was a tv series “I Claudius” in the seventies. At least one episode is on RUclips.
@@rexcowan9209 I watched that then, so I was interested in watching this video.
Derek jacoby played Claudius and Patrick Stewart played Sejanus. Masterpiece theatre.
Anyone here old enough to remember the 1976 TV series : I Claudius !
And yet it seems to escape attention that Claudius, sometimes called the sick librarian, was not an exception. For example the greatest Saxon king was also a librarian with Crohn's disease and little hope of becoming king when king Egbert had a healthy son. However during the Viking invasion when Egbert died, the English rejected the drunk lazy successor and also plucked Alfred from the library to crown him. The rest is history.
Despite being sick Alfred the Great actually attended his great military successes, a clever general who happened to be the only guy around who read Julius Caesar's campaigns. He never said so, but his obsession with building fortifications reminds one of Alesia.
It is sad that this documentary excludes the end of Claudius which is a valuable warning. The mother of Nero seduced him into signing off the empire to Nero instead of his own son, Britannicus, who promptly disappeared. The rest of THAT is also history.
I've an academic degree in Ancient History and I'm Italian, and I must say I'm fascinated by your knowledge of Roman History and your ability to teach about that.
Not to mention your ability as reenactors, the shooting at some of the most beautiful historical scenery, your excellent made tunicae and loricae.
Well job Indeed guys!
Thanks a lot Octavius! Funny thing is, the more we develop ourselves in this business of documentaries-making, the more realize we've got such a long road ahead still to get to where we want in terms of quality. But we're making progress and we're very happy with this result again :)
@@ImperiumRomanumYT And we are happily seeing the results of this constant progress! By the way you have also great communication skills. For example in this video you make possible for everybody to understand immediately that your "characters" are not free men but servi of the Princeps, and make this apparent by using small but important details: your characters wear just simple monochromatic tunics, they are barefoot, they immediately bow their heads after dressing the emperor.
Really admirable!
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As a teenager 60 years ago I was fascinated by Claudius. To this day I still read the original source material.
I will always imagine Derek Jacobi when I hear the name Claudius, but this was extremely well done. Robert Graves’ books are wonderful, though I am not sure of their strict historical accuracy.
Honestly this and Invicta are some of the best Roman centric content on RUclips
Claudius is seriously underrated as an Emperor.
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You guys should make this post a 'sticky', otherwise the post might get lost in all the comments. Great video once more guys! And thanks for the discount code ;)
I haven't looked at a history mag since the 90's or so but your channel and others have rekindled my love for ancient warfare and history. Just subscribed but seems your code doesn't work just FYI. Keep up the great videos!!!
Gods bless you, can you please do an episode on money, economy, trade, cooking, pottery, farming et cetera
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Excellent video, well done 👌🏻
I would Highly recommend a 1976 BBC tv(UK)production Mini-series I, Claudius with the great Shakespearian actor Derek Jacobi as Claudius
Derek Jacobi is cool, but noone beats the real Bobby Sieckler ;P (our friend and Claudius here)
Based on Robert Graves' history.
Love this channel! Criminally underrated. Please, keep up this great work!
Will do our best for sure :P!
It's always a very good day when a new Imperium Romanum video comes out, I love your work guys!
Thanks friend!
Lol whoever acted as Claudius in this video was superb! I just rewatched i Claudius (it’s on RUclips)
You guys deserve 1000 times more views, please guys don't stop making this amazing videos
Thanks Victor, let's see how far this one will go haha. And we'll keep at it for now, don't worry
What a beautiful scene at 17:33! Very well done shot, it looks amazing
Probably Claudius can be ranked as a good emperor as were Octavian, Hadrian, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius and Valerian.
Don't forget Nerva and Titus!
And what about Vespasian?
In my opinion, Claudius comes second only to Augustus when it comes to the Julio-Claudian emperors. He was very well educated, he made many legal reforms, strengthened the economy and significantly expanded the empire. It`s true that he could be cruel and unjust at times, but compared to the other members of his family he was quite moderate in his excesses.
A perfect night time watch during my stay in Rome!
Nice! Check out our previous video about the temple of Mars then, a must-watch if you're in Rome!
Amazing summary of this era of ancient Roman history. The devastating loss by Varius was such a catastrophic man-power loss that maintaining their military world dominance was impossible. This was the beginning of the end and marked the eventual fall of the Roman Empire.
Claudius is a close second to Marcus Aurelius in my opinion, but only because his genius was allowed to shine for a short time.
yeah he's definitely up there with the best for me as well, although he also had some weird characteristics for sure, wasn't all holy
And yet it seems to escape attention that Claudius, sometimes called the sick librarian, was not an exception. For example the greatest Saxon king was also a librarian with Crohn's disease and little hope of becoming king when king Egbert had a healthy son. However during the Viking invasion when Egbert died, the English rejected the drunk lazy successor and also plucked Alfred from the library to crown him. The rest is history.
Despite being sick Alfred the Great actually attended his great military successes, a clever general who happened to be the only guy around who read Julius Caesar's campaigns. He never said so, but his obsession with building fortifications reminds one of Alesia.
It's a pity that this documentary excludes the end of Claudius which is a valuable warning. The mother of Nero seduced him into signing off the empire to Nero instead of his own son, Britannicus, who promptly disappeared. The rest of THAT is also history.
Claudius always reminds me of a character from a movie called "The Usual Suspects"
Kaiser Sose.
I wonder if he was faking it the whole time and smiled when no one was looking as he straightened out his walk...
Hahah exactly! Wouldn't surprise me one bit if at least part of it was for the show
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A very informative video on the Emperor Claudius and his times and achievements. This certainly absolves Claudius of his mental disabilities -- a common myth about him , current even to this day. The narration is excellent and the matter well researched .
Thank you very much!
There is a great description of this in Robert Graves’ “Claudius the God.”
That and "I Claudius" are both fantastic novels. Still occasionally re-read them today.
Man I haven't seen a notification from you guys in a while, glad your still putting content out.
Thing is, that the first year we could use up our built-up stock. After emptying that, things have slowed down, but not behind the scenes i can assure you! There's plenty in production still, which will periodically be coming out the rest of the year :)
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Just out of curiosity do you guys get any of your info from AW(Ancient Warfare Magazine) I love their publications, and comic book like style, one of the best European magazine publications on ancient warfare.
Recently there was an article published on Kalkriese Germany and Varus' legions, amazing stuff archaeologist find.
Hope you guys cover that in the future.
its mostly inspiration we find in ancient warfare magazine, not so much the info itself we use, simply because its already very condensed and when writing i need/like to get in deep before i condense it myself again. Oh and Kalkriese is definitely on our agenda, probably actually going there this year for a new video ...
So, if the Praetorian Guard, had NOT murdered Caligula, Claudius would not have become emperor. If Claudius had not became Emperor, he would not have needed military success to cement his hold on the throne. If Claudius had not needed military success, he would not have invaded Britannia. Wow, THANKS Praetorians, my Celtic ancestors owe you one. Without you ,we wouldn't have had roads for your oppressing armies to march on, Villas most of couldn't afford, and the right to be treated as second class people in our own homeland. Outstanding.
More seriously, great video! Nice to see AW are reaching out to you, very good magazine.
Thank you for covering the back ground of Emperor Claudius.
You're welcome! While writing the story we originally hadn't included so much on his background, but along the way i realized it IS his background that makes this story so compelling in the first place
I really appreciate you honing in to explore the very details of history. Your videos are unique with the presentation in front of the ancient settings and the historical scenes, well-researched and beautifully intricate at the same time. Each shot is a work of art. I'd love to see more footage of the bear-cloaked standard bearer. Your dedication to the research and accurate depiction of the period is inspiring!
Thanks a lot! We're still getting better every time, but we're particularly happy ourselves as well with this one :). And a selection of best photos of the standard bearer will surely appaear on Patreon one of these days, other than that we've got nothing to really share about that I'm afraid
Fantastic review of the lost standards. So many focus on Germanicus' campaign during Tiberius' reign and for Claudius' it is always about Britannia. Well done on an oft overlooked part of Claudius' reign. Love it.
This was your best video thus far. It was good to hear more detailed information about Claudius' accomplishments that are not often mentioned.
Thanks Frank, that's great to hear. We feel the same :D
I also recommend the Ancient Warfare Podcast. It's how I knew this crossover was coming before most of you.😊
Good one! I'll add this to our pinned comment, thanks!
I love how Cannae is treated like no big deal, but Teutoburg is a catastrophe in Roman histories.
Edit: I know Cannae was still seen as a disaster. I know why Teutoburg was also a disaster at the time. This is meant to be a funny joke but half of y'all have no sense of humor.
I didn't think it was seen as no big deal.
Call it recency bias, even in ancient history :P
The romans got venegance for the sack of rome on the Guals, they got vengeance for Cannae against the Carthaginians, but at that point, Teutoburg was unavenged
@@CirBam24 *Germanacius Would like to know your location here*
Cannae was definitely seen as a disaster by the Romans
I like how the praetorian guard is referred to as a different entity. Which it had become by this time . Excellent video.👍
Claudiaus is one of my favourite emperors of Rome and the very definition of don't judge a book by its cover
This is my favorite youtube channel about classical history. Your informational videos combined with the beutfull reenactment outfits really makes you stand out from the rest. Hope you're still producing videos.
Thanks so much, that means a lot to us :). We are still producing videos, but the last two documentaries were released only on patreon, for lack of a sponsor unfortunately ...
Just recently found out about this channel. You're doing a great job!
The level (and number) of your costumes and props is just astounding.... How do you even get to that point? Is it something people make/buy over the years, do you ask/rent from other groups?
In any case, keep up with the great work 😊
Amazing footage and great storytelling, nice one boys! I'm always excited when I see you guys have uploaded something new!
Thanks, getting better all the time eh! :D
11:49 is it just me or is that background like a neo-classical painting? Like its so picturesque
I would love a video on the changes that the Roman cavalry went through with an in-depth look at the equipment and strategies
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Thanks a lot, that's great to hear! You're in luck, because we're actually working on both those topics right now (it will be a long while before they will be out though)
I am so glad I found this channel. The scenery, narration, and period accurate outfits really immerse me into the story. Well done
Thanks a lot, that's great to hear it works :D
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You guys really went above and beyond on this one, the wait was totally worth it. Great job!
Thanks a lot, we're pretty happy with this one as well :)
Amazing video! Always great when I see you guys have a new one. You can really see how much effort you put into it. Thanks!
Thank you for this video, and the history behind it. I became interested in Claudius many years ago, after watching the PBS Series "I, Claudius". I also want to thank you for the quality of your speech. As someone who is hard-of hearing, listening to someone talk, without having to use headphones in order to hear, is quite a treat!
You're very welcome Steffen, thanks for letting us know! Great to hear we are easily understandable as well, we've struggled with audio in the past for sure
PBS I think not. It was the BBC
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Amazing content as always! You guys deserve way more subs and im sure you will get there if you keep this up.
The part where your camera failed apparently, was a great shot cause as someone who's never been to rome it finally gave me perspective on how massive the palaces action are!
yeah the shot was absolutely amazing and so fitting, but the failure was in not focusing on my friend Marc (the presenter - you're talking to the other one right now :P)
I can't recall ever reading about this ! Thanks for the info!! Excellent presentation my friend. 😊
Amazing production quality!
Thanks :)
One of the best ever on the analysis of early Roman succession. Thanks
Claudius is one of the best emperors.
If you don't think Basil II was the best you're probably Bulgarian
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Thanks Keith!
Always love your posts, thank you for the information
Just discovered this channel .Your presentation is superb . Great content ! Ancient Rome is a favorite subject of mine .
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These are always such a treat.
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Thanks Cerberus! Great to see you here as well ;)
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I love the attention to historically accurate details!! 👌🏻
I had a math teacher that made numbers fun and was passionate about it. You do the same with history. My hats off to you.
Thanks that's great to hear, i totally get what you're saying, i was lucky enough to have a history teacher like that. Who knows, this channel might not have been there without him haha
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Learned about this story about twenty years ago. It is one of those true stories that needs no embellishments. Great video.
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Nice to have you back, as always lads. I've been waiting for your next video about our precious Imperium Romanum
Thanks René! You're always quick to the scene haha. Hope you enjoyed this one. It's sort of a different style again as you may have noted; we have never done a real 'story' like this before, but we think it turned out good :)
@@ImperiumRomanumYT Of course I noted. And you did it nice. It's always good to point out the successes of not so well-known Emperors
Great work. Love your content. Hope your channel gets the recognition it deserves.
thanks man, we're slowly getting there :)
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I really enjoyed this. Well done.
The one addition that I believe would render Imperium Romanum's excellent programs even more engrossing would be a Latin language option. Thank you, as always, for the detailed accuracy and clarity of your presentations.
hahah that would be next level stuff, I'm afraid the investment in time and effort would not make sense economically though (which is just an excuse for saying our latin is not that good by FAR ;P)
Beautiful watch, thank you so much. Subscribed.
Just subscribed to the ancient-warfare magazine, precisely something i would enjoy. Keep up the good work! This channel will blow up soon enough i'm sure!
Good to hear! I'm sure you'll absolutely love it! And thanks for our support as well, let's see how far we get :D
amazing effort to bring this video, thank you guys.
Thanks Leonardo!
Nice work. Thanks.
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Love seeing you videos remaining true to history over all else!
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Thanks Richard!
You guys are doing absolutely amazing work. Bravo. Qualitas altus!
You guys should do a video on the Optio of the Legions! You would do it great justice.
Thank-you for the professional and high quality work.
We definitely considered that, but there's just so little known about it. It would be a video mostly with a lot of guesswork unfortunately, which isn't very attractive to us and the viewers we assume
Found u through the ancient warfare podcast. Brilliant content! ❤❤❤
Hah nice, great to hear, thanks man!
Great video, I'm definitely interested in watching more from you.
Great to hear :) currently struggling to find sponsors though, so for now we're just posting on patreon, we'll have to catch up as soon as we get sponsors again
Keep up the excellent work!!😊
This is an amazing video. Everyone involved should be very proud of yourselves.
Thanks Marc, very kind and your comment sure helps us feel that way :D
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Thanks Paul!
Excellent video. Throughly enjoyed it.
Best docuseries on RUclips and also the best episode you made yet BY FARRRRR
Thanks, we agree on that so its great to get some confirmation :D
Best presentation ever. Style, editing, art, commentary - all of it.
Thanks! I think we agree this is our best so far in terms of pure quality and presentation :)
I have listened to AW's podcast for several years and am loving what you guys are doing. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Mark, nice to hear we have some AW listeners joining us here :)
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Thanks Moreno!
Love this video! And again such good quality. Keep it up guys
Bedankt Martine!
That was AMAZING! The audio is really good!
Thanks, we're getting there, slowly but surely! Audio definitely has proven a challenge in past videos haha
I love the channel, great work!
Very well done. Thank you.
Excellent video, very enjoyable and informative. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Kieran, will do!
this is interesting and well told... thank you!
Wonderful video! Very well presented! The scenery was spectacular and the artwork incredible! Bravo!
Thanks a lot!
Just discovered your channel. Superb and wonderful work from your production team and re-enactors.
thanks a lot chris, great to hear, and welcome!
The audio is a lot better than the old ones! Great work as always
Yeah we're finally getting the hang of that as well haha, it's proven surprisingly challenging
Some years ago there was a TV series called I Claudius..........it is about this video so i will try and get the series on DVD as it makes history clearer once you know the events in sequence and who came and went and when.