Augustus: How Rome's First Emperor Shaped the Empire's Future

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  • Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025

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  • @KingsandGenerals
    @KingsandGenerals  4 месяца назад +59

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    • @jesseberg3271
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    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  4 месяца назад +10

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    • @yournewnightmare2551
      @yournewnightmare2551 4 месяца назад +4

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      Will there be another batch?

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  4 месяца назад +2

      @@yournewnightmare2551 sorry to hear that. not planned right now

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      @shawnespinoza9300 4 месяца назад +2

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  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge6316 4 месяца назад +174

    Hands down Octavian was a smart one. My compliments to the guy. He knew how to keep power right up till the day he died. Nice video.

    • @capt_uncoolguy3285
      @capt_uncoolguy3285 4 месяца назад +1

      God bless you and everyone you know Jesus forgives just repent and have faith in him and you shall be forgiven Amen Alleluia✝️🙏🙌

    • @nealfirstofhisname
      @nealfirstofhisname Месяц назад +1

      Bad emperors also kept power until the day they died. It just tended to be an earlier death.

  • @BigFabsel
    @BigFabsel 4 месяца назад +627

    Getting rick rolled by Devin... thanks K&G for making my dream come true 😂

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  4 месяца назад +117

      It was done tastefully, right? :-)

    • @aboubakrouladabdellah6611
      @aboubakrouladabdellah6611 4 месяца назад +31

      Hell yeah it was​@@KingsandGenerals

    • @Decatron-ox7se
      @Decatron-ox7se 4 месяца назад +17

      @@KingsandGenerals Brilliant stuff!

    • @BigFabsel
      @BigFabsel 4 месяца назад +8

      @@KingsandGenerals Better than I ever could have imagined :D

    • @AliTonzon
      @AliTonzon 4 месяца назад +8

      ​@@KingsandGenerals I have a great video idea for you. Battle of carcamish 605BC between Egypt and babylon. You'd be the first major channel to cover it

  • @stepanpytlik4021
    @stepanpytlik4021 4 месяца назад +362

    Never expected to get rickrolled from this channel.

  • @enriib4820
    @enriib4820 4 месяца назад +50

    Augustus and Rick Astley you just made my day 😊.

  • @davidhughes8357
    @davidhughes8357 4 месяца назад +44

    After 50 years of studying the history of Rome ( western and Eastern) your productions on the subject are without a doubt the very best out there. Particularly this new one. The depth of the coverage is outstanding and very entertaining!!!
    Thank you again K&G.

  • @Malik-qo2jv
    @Malik-qo2jv 4 месяца назад +233

    1:05 the Rick role😭

    • @Tahkaullus01
      @Tahkaullus01 4 месяца назад +5

      Buy one now. Or he'll marry your mother.... or was that Oversimplified?

    • @Malik-qo2jv
      @Malik-qo2jv 4 месяца назад +5

      @@Tahkaullus01 oversimplified

    • @ashtonbarwick6696
      @ashtonbarwick6696 4 месяца назад +4

      Wasn’t expecting that

    • @jonbaxter2254
      @jonbaxter2254 4 месяца назад

      Now I've seen it all haha

    • @entilzha1283
      @entilzha1283 4 месяца назад

      Reminds me of my high school English teacher. He purposely is monotone and always looked up... Until the last day of when he retired and then he started singing and looked at us. He has been trolling students for over 30 years...

  • @JenBLibertyImages
    @JenBLibertyImages 4 месяца назад +92

    Didn't expect to be Rickrolled, which event only adds to how good this is.

  • @ronjohnson6916
    @ronjohnson6916 4 месяца назад +109

    Woo. Gus. So many little steps. Mostly subtle. Smart use of the carrot -- but everybody had to know the stick was available if needed.

  • @GreyWasteTim
    @GreyWasteTim 4 месяца назад +286

    Octavian publicly decrying that he can't accept such authority for the tenth time that day
    The Senate: No, Octavian, please, we need you 🙄
    Octavian: Well... maybe if you say pweety pwease 😏

    • @levinicusrex1006
      @levinicusrex1006 4 месяца назад +3

      Basically Richard III's coronation in Shakespeare

    • @123Voynich
      @123Voynich 4 месяца назад +6

      They don't call it political theatre for nothing

  • @imrahil9237
    @imrahil9237 4 месяца назад +91

    I never thought I would be Rick Rolled by Kings and Generals

  • @jozzieokes3422
    @jozzieokes3422 4 месяца назад +33

    The wait is over and it was worth it. Thank you

  • @arkitsingh97
    @arkitsingh97 4 месяца назад +132

    The sky show Domina is among the very first shows to cover the problems faced by Octavian after he outsmarted Cleopatra and Marcus Antonius,worth a watch.

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  4 месяца назад +27

      That is a good show, more people should watch it

    • @sch.ondraa
      @sch.ondraa 4 месяца назад +2

      Thanks for the tip.

    • @sch.ondraa
      @sch.ondraa 4 месяца назад +7

      ​@@KingsandGeneralsAnd many thanks for so many hours of awesome content!

    • @anonymousanonymous7250
      @anonymousanonymous7250 4 месяца назад

      ​@@KingsandGeneralsUnfortunately, here in the Us it is only available on MGM+ which I don't have.

    • @laughsatchungus1461
      @laughsatchungus1461 4 месяца назад +2

      That show didnt make sense tbh

  • @MrBander1
    @MrBander1 4 месяца назад +21

    Perfect timing, I was reading Roman History and I reached the end of the Civil War.
    Thanks kings and general ❤

  • @sotirismitzolis5171
    @sotirismitzolis5171 4 месяца назад +47

    1:14 l never thought l would hear the narrator, who has recounted the fall and rise of civilizations and empires alike, sing "never gonna give you up".

  • @borivoje1991able
    @borivoje1991able 4 месяца назад +28

    Best Advertisement for plushie EVER!

  • @perikleshistory
    @perikleshistory 4 месяца назад +16

    Augustus had such impressive patience.

  • @abcdef27669
    @abcdef27669 4 месяца назад +123

    First step to build your Empire: Do not be seduced by a certain Ptolemaic Siren from Egypt.

    • @cRiNiAl
      @cRiNiAl 4 месяца назад +4

      Hear!, hear!

    • @coltonwhite2518
      @coltonwhite2518 2 месяца назад +6

      Octavian was locked tf in on his empire grind, couldn't afford to be sidetracked by no vassal hos.

    • @JRGProjects
      @JRGProjects 3 дня назад

      Antony was a simp and look what it got him.

  • @ryansmalley4868
    @ryansmalley4868 4 месяца назад +6

    I absolutely love this channel and just ordered my Kings and Generals plushie I can't wait to receive it looks amazing. Your vids are absolutely amazing I always enjoy seeing the awesome art work

  • @carlosfilho3402
    @carlosfilho3402 4 месяца назад +13

    The Reign of Augustus is interesting to study. It shows the beginning of the Principality that would last until Diocletian.

  • @KHK001
    @KHK001 4 месяца назад +8

    Another amazing video as always KnG!

  • @d-boyzinfinity1614
    @d-boyzinfinity1614 4 месяца назад +5

    Love it. Keeps continuing the story from Caesar’s Gallic wars and the civil wars

  • @pinkpeach2766
    @pinkpeach2766 4 месяца назад +26

    JUST GOT RICK ROLLED WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @streaksoflight
    @streaksoflight 4 месяца назад +15

    Augustus was truly a political master/genius. Without parallel within his time.

  • @themadcatfr
    @themadcatfr 4 месяца назад +5

    Dudes !!! was so waiting for that one thx guys :) Taking power is easy(ish), keeping it now that's the real challenge

  • @adrianwolf90
    @adrianwolf90 4 месяца назад +5

    The singing got me hahahaha. First time I didn't skip through a merch section of a video xD

  • @soumyadiptamajumder8795
    @soumyadiptamajumder8795 4 месяца назад +32

    Goldsworthy understands Ancient Rome and the man behind the legacy of Augustus, as much as we will ever be able to understand the man who is a huge mystery in so many ways. He starts by explaining that Augustus wasn’t really called Augustus in his lifetime and to divide him between ‘Octavian’ and ‘Augustus’ for before and after assuming power can be misleading. He was known as Caius Octavius, then when he became Julius Caesar’s heir he was known as Caius Julius Casear, he could have added Octavianus, his obscure family name, but chose not to, and finally the name of Augustus was awarded to him by the senate, clearly carefully crafted to please and honour him. As Goldsworthy makes clear, Augustus was never known as an emperor in his lifetime, he was conscious not to use that, the hated ‘king’ or even ‘dictator’ as his titles. He chose ‘Princeps’ which means ‘First Citizen’. Even though as time went on and focus became more around Augustus’ family, there was a lack of a monarchical feel. This only became more apparent with a development of a court and favourites, under his successor Tiberius.
    Augustus was a military dictator, but also an effective and good ruler. But it is important to not he owed everything to the unstable years of the civil wars which followed Julius Caesar’s death and as such Augustus’ inheritance. As famously said at the time, ‘he owes everything to his name, and this was true. As he inherited a huge army loyal to him because he was his great uncles’ heir. With those around him, first Antony and Lepidus, then later Marcus Agrippa, he was able to win victories increase his ‘imperium’ (power) and ‘auctoritas’ (prestige). He was ruthless when he needed to be and showed clemency where he saw fit. For example, the conspirators of the Ides of March or Sextus Pompieus, Pompey’s son were hunted down and taken out. But Lepidus, his former ally in defeating them was allowed to retire as he posed not threat.
    The eternal youth in our minds, due to his propaganda of how he was portrayed in coins and statues, Augustus was the victim of his own success, he outlived everyone but his second wife Livia. Whom he met as a young and beautiful, but heavily pregnant and married woman. Tiberius Claudius Nero, her husband was ‘asked’ to divorce her and although they never had children it was a long and successful marriage lasting over 40 years. He was a difficult father to his own natural child Julia. He at one time banished her due to rumours of adultery, not allowing her any luxuries or the company of men. He was fond of his grandchildren Caius and Lucius Caesar, but tragically both died as young men. This caused him to have to rethink the succession. Agrippa, who he owed a lot of his success to died before him, as did his friends the poets Horace and Virgil. Both near contemporaries. For the future, he turned to Tiberius, in his mid 40s at the time of Augustus’ death in 14AD. Tiberius was Livia’s oldest son, and even then Augustus preferred his younger brother Drusus, who had also died before the Princeps. Augustus clearly had no confidence in Tiberius, who had withdrawn from public life to Rhodes and would famously do so to the island of Capri in his reign. Tiberius was hated later and so the twisted view of him in later years may be due to later propaganda. His reign was known to be peaceful. What is certain is that Augustus was one of (if not the) the best Roman emperors, with all looking to be ‘as good as Trajan’ and ‘luckier than Augustus.’
    Unlike in Goldsworthy’s Caesar, there is no background or world building, however this works, as you’re supposed to read Caesar and then Antony and Cleopatra first. It would be repetitive and unnecessary to cover this same ground again. However, this can then retract from the context, especially for the visual reader. As a result this is something to be mindful of, if you have not read the other books. The introduction and beginning of Caesar is what really hooked me on and took me back to my routes of studying the ancient world. One criticism is that Goldsworthy does not seek to spend a lot of time discussing the Pax Romana, the Roman Peace, something which he built his career and reputation on as he was so popular due to selling himself as someone who brought stability to Rome. Augustus’ life’s work and propaganda was based on this. Nor is there as much focus on how he styled himself with his hair etc to captivate young and fashionable but disenchanted, aristocrats to his cause. Minor points, but then it seems more is to say about the man.

  • @steveweidig5373
    @steveweidig5373 4 месяца назад +6

    Never expected the praetorian Riccus Rolus to start singing

  • @doorofnight87
    @doorofnight87 4 месяца назад +14

    Well, our word emperor does come from the Latin Imperator, which was the name for the commander of a Roman Army, and that was one of the many roles that Augustus (and later emperors), he was officially the commander of all Roman Legions.
    Augustus is one of a small number of historical figures whose life was so consequential and impactful that it is extremely difficult to talk about him with the kind of objectivity that historians strive for.

  • @michaelporzio7384
    @michaelporzio7384 4 месяца назад +14

    Augustus and Rome: "together forever and never to part"

  • @czar8304
    @czar8304 4 месяца назад +6

    I didn't know that I need Kings and Generals to sing to me but, that made my day 😂

  • @pinviewapp8908
    @pinviewapp8908 4 месяца назад +19

    Octavian to me is THE most underrated ruler of all time. Like dude brought stability after CENTURIES of turmoil & was amongst one of the greatest tacticians in all of political & military history. Really my 🐐 fr 💪

    • @ObtuseGoose2
      @ObtuseGoose2 4 месяца назад +1

      Diocletian 🗣️

    • @frodobaggins904
      @frodobaggins904 4 месяца назад +6

      The h*ll you mean underated?? Augustus became synonymous to Roman Empire like his father

    • @pinviewapp8908
      @pinviewapp8908 4 месяца назад +2

      @@frodobaggins904 right but in the larger convo of greatest leaders of all time he’s never mentioned

    • @ShadowAngel7
      @ShadowAngel7 4 месяца назад +4

      @@pinviewapp8908I 100% get this. Dudes responsible for the Pax Romana and isn’t really one of the more “flashy” emperors that people like to talk about. Instead it’s guys like Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius or Caesar even though he wasn’t exactly an emperor. You could say Augustus was “boring” because his reign was that peaceful that it was uneventful I guess. The biggest event in his reign I believe was the massacre of 3 entire legions in the teuturburg forest.

    • @pinviewapp8908
      @pinviewapp8908 4 месяца назад +2

      @@ShadowAngel7 EXACTLY but I mean ever greater still when people discuss the greats like Caesar, Ghengis Khan & Napoleon he’s never mentioned. Granted I understand he isn’t a “conqueror” in the traditional sense but to act like Augustus isn’t arguably the best template for how to rule an empire is insane to me

  • @sajalpratapsingh2057
    @sajalpratapsingh2057 4 месяца назад +1

    King and General deliveries quality. It was worth the wait!

  • @Urenass
    @Urenass 3 месяца назад +1

    I dont care about others opinion but this is the best channel in RUclips for all time. I've been following you guys since before i study history in university and i can say this channel taught me more then my teachers in uni lol thanks for all of that

  • @apollosdomain
    @apollosdomain 4 месяца назад +12

    The Rickrolling combined with Devin’s voice is probably one of the best thing from you guys 😂.

    • @keithbrown7685
      @keithbrown7685 26 дней назад

      Alas I beg to differ. He can't sing. : )

  • @IwanPieterse-iwanzbiz
    @IwanPieterse-iwanzbiz 4 месяца назад +1

    Ahhh, you have indeed played your part well. Chef’s kiss.

  • @DanielMcCulloch-ix9cq
    @DanielMcCulloch-ix9cq 4 месяца назад +1

    Impeccable timing!

  • @Samwise_01
    @Samwise_01 4 месяца назад +1

    Never thought i’d hear the voice of the channel rickrolling me lol. Thanks for that, honestly made my day :)

  • @No.00000
    @No.00000 4 месяца назад +11

    Augustus never gonna give up up his power
    Nor will he let rome down

  • @nickferraro5775
    @nickferraro5775 4 месяца назад +1

    Yessss! Been waiting for this thank you for Roman content!

  • @8181mathew
    @8181mathew 4 месяца назад +4

    Brilliant video as always but the Rick Roll caught me off guard😂 executed perfectly😂

  • @Nordsan
    @Nordsan 4 месяца назад +3

    this channel is the best, absolute peak youtube

  • @marcomilani4966
    @marcomilani4966 4 месяца назад

    When Devin singing steals the show on a super hyped new series! Anyway interesting video, I'm very surious to see how you structure this in the next videos

  • @GenralWAV
    @GenralWAV 4 месяца назад +12

    Reminds me a lot about how a certain senator from naboo got so much power.

    • @IwanPieterse-iwanzbiz
      @IwanPieterse-iwanzbiz 4 месяца назад +2

      He loved democracy

    • @fenilkheni9494
      @fenilkheni9494 4 месяца назад +4

      to be fair he claimed to have prevented a military/cultic coup, have fought a war and when all was seem lost only then he forgo the democracy. him forgoing democracy was the final straw.

    • @bennruda11
      @bennruda11 4 месяца назад +5

      Almost as if GL based off someone from Rome... hmmm

    • @theawesomeman9821
      @theawesomeman9821 4 месяца назад +2

      and with thunderous applause, democracy dies...

    • @coltonwhite2518
      @coltonwhite2518 2 месяца назад +2

      Well at least Octavian didn't lose his empire to a Sicilian hillbilly beholden to mystic, clairvoyant powers inherited from an ancient cult of neopolitan super monks. And his decisions on government policies were a bit more.... socially acceptable by the people.

  • @ratatomik
    @ratatomik 4 месяца назад +3

    Thanks for the video! Everything Rome is most welcome. I'm ready The Storm Before The Storm, it's a fascinating account of the previous 80 years of political struggle between the populares and optimates, leading directly to Ceasar Augustus. Fascinating

  • @alexor081
    @alexor081 4 месяца назад +7

    The story of Augustus, truly exceptional for his time. The Roman empire determined this part of the world even to this day.

  • @Uzair_Of_Babylon465
    @Uzair_Of_Babylon465 4 месяца назад +1

    Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍

  • @jesseberg3271
    @jesseberg3271 4 месяца назад +12

    Farewell Marcus Lepidus, I wish we knew more about you.

  • @ChronicaImperii
    @ChronicaImperii 2 месяца назад

    Another great vid from K&G ! You guys are awesome

  • @-RONNIE
    @-RONNIE 4 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for the video ⚔️

  • @jakekilley9037
    @jakekilley9037 4 месяца назад +411

    if you don't sing every time a plushies released or a new sponsor im un subbing ;) xx

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  4 месяца назад +98

      Valid!

    • @jakekilley9037
      @jakekilley9037 4 месяца назад +38

      @@KingsandGenerals id never actually xx love you guys maaahn but damn that voice was harmonizing with my soul x

    • @wonderfulnightmares9143
      @wonderfulnightmares9143 4 месяца назад +12

      Best part of the video​@@KingsandGenerals

    • @lyricofwise6894
      @lyricofwise6894 4 месяца назад +9

      Unlike many praetorian, it will never plot betray and stab

    • @rvrv7021
      @rvrv7021 4 месяца назад +2

      K and generals, can you made a video of the naval batle of DIU?
      I find That is One of the best Revenge story of all Times.
      Its totaly insane and totaly Hollywood real Vendetta

  • @iulianlupastean7038
    @iulianlupastean7038 4 месяца назад +12

    We got Rick rolled by Kings & Generals before GTA VI

  • @arjanblata4127
    @arjanblata4127 4 месяца назад

    We need a long Aurliean video!!! But the Cesear to Augustus series was amazing!

  • @Satria-lv8qk
    @Satria-lv8qk 4 месяца назад +1

    Cooking as always 🔥🔥, would love if y'all did a Spanish-American Wars of Independence series

  • @phelpao1997
    @phelpao1997 3 месяца назад

    I'm a Portuguese speaker, I still prefer to watch with your voice and with subtitles, the dubbing because it's artificial intelligence doesn't have your emotion, and you have a beautiful voice that conveys your passion for the story.

  • @joshhoffman1975
    @joshhoffman1975 4 месяца назад +1

    Great discussion, thanks! 😃🏆💯

  • @ryanchan1170
    @ryanchan1170 4 месяца назад +32

    Octavian was truly a political genius, one of a kind.

    • @12jswilson
      @12jswilson 4 месяца назад +6

      Julius Caesar and Octavian really were 2 of the best politicians of all time

    • @mitch8072
      @mitch8072 4 месяца назад +3

      @@12jswilson Cicero as third?

    • @AlexKwiatek
      @AlexKwiatek 4 месяца назад

      Eh, were he? I mean "whenever there's obstacle i'll just break some laws!" works only if you have absolute devotion of the military. Military coups do not require political skill really.

    • @historyrepeat402
      @historyrepeat402 4 месяца назад +5

      @@AlexKwiatekwhy was Augustus not just assassinated like his successors or predecessor? A coup does require political skill. It required him to walk a tight rope of maintaining power while letting others feel like they had an equal collective power against him. Rome wouldn’t even recognize their first citizens as an emperor for decades after his death

  • @aarondemiri486
    @aarondemiri486 4 месяца назад +3

    Augustus polticking is always good fun to listen to.

  • @Nicholas-p6m
    @Nicholas-p6m 4 месяца назад

    Another awesome documentary about one of the most effective leaders in human history!

  • @unknownymous-lo6nn
    @unknownymous-lo6nn 4 месяца назад +2

    Such a majestic voice

  • @MongoIndyleo
    @MongoIndyleo 4 месяца назад +1

    I gotta be honest, I thought this series would be done after Antony was. But that's the thing about history, it just keeps on going!

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  4 месяца назад +2

      The idea is to tell the story of the imperial period in a coherent manner. Each dynasty and crisis period will get its own subseries, starting with what we call the "history of the Julio-Claudian dynasty" .

  • @AbhyudayaSinh
    @AbhyudayaSinh 4 месяца назад +1

    Very informative ❤😊

  • @carlosfilho3402
    @carlosfilho3402 4 месяца назад +1

    Congratulations on this

  • @Joezvi
    @Joezvi 4 месяца назад

    Just had my right upper arm tattooed with Augustus. And then this drops 😍

  • @Carlo-zk2cy
    @Carlo-zk2cy 4 месяца назад +2

    Octavian went from an unlikely heir to Julius Caesar in 44 BC to sole master of the Roman world by 27 BC.
    He outmaneuvered the most experienced generals and politicians of the Republic without making it look like he’s a king.
    His political acumen was unmatched.

  • @natheriver8910
    @natheriver8910 4 месяца назад +1

    Very fascinant 👏 🔥 👏 🔥 👏 🔥

  • @einfreund2204
    @einfreund2204 Месяц назад

    best commercial ever, thx for that singing dude :D

  • @antoniobautista6718
    @antoniobautista6718 4 месяца назад +5

    There's a reason why the Roman Emperors were called Caesars, but foremost as Augustus!

  • @PristineRene
    @PristineRene 4 месяца назад +5

    At this point, there will be series about the Roman Emperors...
    And... rick rolling has come to the K&G

  • @bobg5362
    @bobg5362 4 месяца назад

    Being Rick Rolled by Kings & Generals has to be the highlight of anyone's day.😄

  • @cornagojar
    @cornagojar 4 месяца назад +1

    I like the pictures in this video

  • @heskrthmatt
    @heskrthmatt 4 месяца назад

    14:00 Quite possibly the best scene in “I Claudius”…

  • @o-he_na
    @o-he_na 3 месяца назад

    the start is W

  • @MrRez808
    @MrRez808 4 месяца назад

    This channel makes me want to play a game of the Total War series

  • @johnslaughter2685
    @johnslaughter2685 4 месяца назад +1

    I hope you guys do a video on the year of the five emperors and Septimius Severus.

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  4 месяца назад +3

      that is the plan!

    • @johnslaughter2685
      @johnslaughter2685 4 месяца назад +1

      @@KingsandGenerals such an underrated part of Roman history with lots of drama.

  • @jonbaxter2254
    @jonbaxter2254 4 месяца назад +3

    "That's what I'm talking about! That's why he's the MVP!
    That's why he's the goat! THE GOAT!!!"

  • @AliTonzon
    @AliTonzon 4 месяца назад

    Please do battle of carcemish. The famous king nebuchadnezzar. Its a huge whole of time that is barely covered on this channel

  • @4sakenreaper42
    @4sakenreaper42 4 месяца назад +1

    Good video

  • @coltonwhite2518
    @coltonwhite2518 2 месяца назад

    You've got to respect the sheer will and grit of Octavian's hustle. Dude went from a scrawny rich almost-nobody, to a poor would-be politician with nothing but a name, to a vengeful co-conspirator in one of the darkest alliances of his nation's history, to a distinguished military leader with the bro of all bros as his skilled executive commander, to the last man standing of a civil war rooted with ideological ties going back decades before becoming the most powerful human being of his time ushering in a golden age that would elevate him to near demigod status beloved by both upper and lower classes along with the military, whose dynasty would endure throughout time. There were so many hurdles and challenges that would've ensured any other man would fail, that should've reduced him to just another foot note in history but he overcame them all. Ceasar could've given his name to anybody else at the time but he chose Octavian, flexing his incredible wisdom and foresight one last time from beyond the grave. Whether it be from glory or infamy he knew that sickly boy was destined for greatness.

  • @gm2407
    @gm2407 4 месяца назад +1

    Something so perverse about all the offices of state being derived from powers of a king, then Augustus says he is not a king but holds all the powers of each office. Each office was seperated to avoid all powers of a king being held by one person.

  • @HistoryandOtherStuffwithBV
    @HistoryandOtherStuffwithBV 4 месяца назад +1

    Lmfaooooooooo I didn't expect to be Rick-Rolled when I clicked on this video. A pleasant surprise tho. Anyway, now back to watching the video

  • @Bunnyone000
    @Bunnyone000 4 месяца назад +1

    Always the second, a pretty good one too.

  • @gavils
    @gavils 4 месяца назад

    16:45. There have been some others granted the title Pater Patrie. Gaius Marius for sure, but i think also Sulla Felix.

  • @xmanreturn
    @xmanreturn 4 месяца назад

    Amazing video

  • @bongbongGAMING7878
    @bongbongGAMING7878 4 месяца назад +1

    Lol the song though 🤣

  • @LordWyatt
    @LordWyatt 4 месяца назад

    I hope you do a sequel covering his later rule. He saw the conquest of Germania, and the fall of Varus and his three Legions 6 years before his death. And he didn’t know it at the time but Roman rule would not be restored (I doubt he’d abandon it like Tiberius would).
    Had they not fallen I’d bet he’d had lived longer or at least died in peace. Perhaps his last words on his deathbed would’ve been different.
    Would he have even heard about Herod’s massacre (soon after issuing a Census across the Imperium), or would he have even cared as long as the Jews didn’t rebel against the client King.

  • @mateuslnmp
    @mateuslnmp 4 месяца назад

    Magnífico, essa tradução ficou demais, obrigado!!!! 🇧🇷

  • @VarunSelva1
    @VarunSelva1 Месяц назад

    Legend has it that Caesar ordered a plushie, but it was delayed which is why he was off guard in the senate and was assassinated. 😂

  • @TheSci-fiAnarchist42
    @TheSci-fiAnarchist42 4 месяца назад +1

    I must say I wasn't expecting to get Rickrolled while watching a documentary video about the reign of Augustus.
    Not complaining though. Lol. 🤣

  • @aristophanesghost3839
    @aristophanesghost3839 Месяц назад

    He got the music

  • @Tayyi_guy
    @Tayyi_guy 4 месяца назад

    I actually got rick rolled by kings and general!!! Never in my life i would expect this to happen ive been watching thus channel since 2018 its a honor to be rick rolled by you😂🗿👍

  • @bethmarriott9292
    @bethmarriott9292 4 месяца назад +1

    Petition for a Kings and Generals album with Devin singing ✨✨

  • @KroiAlbanoiArbanon
    @KroiAlbanoiArbanon 4 месяца назад +11

    Please do a video on Agrippa. He was the brawn of Augustus and by Augustus'own words his equal.Octavian has already been done to death.

  • @Kili2807
    @Kili2807 4 месяца назад +1

    Just noticed: channel logo missing on the thumbnail👍

  • @theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658
    @theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658 4 месяца назад +1

    One of the most important people in European history. The glorious first emperor of Rome.

  • @filippospaulou1761
    @filippospaulou1761 3 месяца назад +1

    after the series about julio-Claudian dynasty you will continue the history of rome dynasty after dynasty?

  • @zoehltsen83
    @zoehltsen83 4 месяца назад

    WOO NICE can we get more Pax Romana videos? I've been trying a good documentary about it but nothing so far!

  • @SuperDigitalFriday
    @SuperDigitalFriday 4 месяца назад

    Thank you.

  • @lordedeki7557
    @lordedeki7557 4 месяца назад

    Obrigado pelo áudio em Pt BR❤️❤️

  • @xavvo8125
    @xavvo8125 4 месяца назад +2

    Fun Fact: 3 Roman Emperors are direct descendants of Marcus Antonius. Claudius, Caligula, & Nero.