How did Caesar Conquer Gaul and Destroy the Republic? - History of the Roman Empire - Part 8
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Date: 2023-12-16
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-terrierkeeper
Caesar didn't destroy the Republic of Rome, Rome's greedy corrupt patrician politicians who destroyed Rome, destroying it by using their offices to fill their purses, stripping ordinary Romans of their homes to form their massive estates, enslaving world around them to work their acquired lands while those at the bottom just above slaves found they could get free support of the state, as in Free Bread, Free Circuses and Free Baths without working in exchange for supporting these robbers by voting for them, Caesar just picked up the pieces to form the Empire.
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Caesar didn't destroy the Republic of Rome, Rome's greedy corrupt patrician politicians who destroyed Rome, destroying it by using their offices to fill their purses, stripping ordinary Romans of their homes to form their massive estates, enslaving world around them to work their acquired lands while those at the bottom just above slaves found they could get free support of the state, as in Free Bread, Free Circuses and Free Baths without working in exchange for supporting these robbers by voting for them, Caesar just picked up the pieces to form the Empire.
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-TheAnon03
14: 50 Changing the calendar was actually part of his job, a job he hadn't been doing. Legal reforms were also something that was expected of him.
-Dictator- was an official Roman office and while he obtained it through a civil war the power that came with it, the power to act unilaterally was legitimate and nothing that hadn't happened before. The Republic itself died with the takeover by Augustas (Octavius. Ceasers will made Octavius his heir but that didn't confer any state office.
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14: 50 Changing the calendar was actually part of his job, a job he hadn't been doing. Legal reforms were also something that was expected of him.
-Dictator- was an official Roman office and while he obtained it through a civil war the power that came with it, the power to act unilaterally was legitimate and nothing that hadn't happened before. The Republic itself died with the takeover by Augustas (Octavius. Ceasers will made Octavius his heir but that didn't confer any state office.
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-thomassenbart
Caesar did not really destroy the Republic. He merely ended the facade by crossing the Rubicon. The Republic had devolved into anything but a representative republic and instead was corrupt at every level and a facade or what it was intended to be. The power games that had been in full force since Sulla and his dictatorship were endemic and perverse. Caesar was the last best hope for anything resembling functional Republicanism to survive but his death brought on the Empire instead.
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Caesar did not really destroy the Republic. He merely ended the facade by crossing the Rubicon. The Republic had devolved into anything but a representative republic and instead was corrupt at every level and a facade or what it was intended to be. The power games that had been in full force since Sulla and his dictatorship were endemic and perverse. Caesar was the last best hope for anything resembling functional Republicanism to survive but his death brought on the Empire instead.
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-Joshua-uw7wm
Fun fact: the Romans had long since believed that there was a magical island off the coast of Europa filled with beautiful Angels and if a man could make the crossing and bravely defeat one of the various types of monsters there they would gain the hand of one or more of these beautiful angels in marriage living eternally with them.
I'm not saying that's why Caesar went to Briton but I AM saying that's why and boy were they disappointed. England=land of angels
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Fun fact: the Romans had long since believed that there was a magical island off the coast of Europa filled with beautiful Angels and if a man could make the crossing and bravely defeat one of the various types of monsters there they would gain the hand of one or more of these beautiful angels in marriage living eternally with them.
I'm not saying that's why Caesar went to Briton but I AM saying that's why and boy were they disappointed. England=land of angels
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-MarcusAgrippa390
Also, the Republic was doomed to failure during the Marian proscription era and especially later when Sulla had his turn at proscriptions and his constitutional reforms.
Sulla thought he was closing the door for everyone except for the conservatives in the Senate when he rewrote the Constitution, but his reforms were short sighted and in fact enabled the very things that he wanted to crush.
Marian started the unraveling and Sulla made it a sure thing
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Also, the Republic was doomed to failure during the Marian proscription era and especially later when Sulla had his turn at proscriptions and his constitutional reforms.
Sulla thought he was closing the door for everyone except for the conservatives in the Senate when he rewrote the Constitution, but his reforms were short sighted and in fact enabled the very things that he wanted to crush.
Marian started the unraveling and Sulla made it a sure thing
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-gardenpop
So when talking about Ceasar's reasons to rebel, it is key to know Consuls (top political position, Proconsuls (governorship after consulship, and some other positions had political immunity. The Senate Cato, in particular, pledged to charge Ceasar for crimes he had committed during his Consulship. That's the main reason Ceasar rebeled he simply wouldn't let himself end up a criminal and his acts outlawed
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So when talking about Ceasar's reasons to rebel, it is key to know Consuls (top political position, Proconsuls (governorship after consulship, and some other positions had political immunity. The Senate Cato, in particular, pledged to charge Ceasar for crimes he had committed during his Consulship. That's the main reason Ceasar rebeled he simply wouldn't let himself end up a criminal and his acts outlawed
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-ms38980
I would argue Sulla destroyed the Republic. Ceaser and Crassus, along with Pompey, provided a sort of stability that simply kept society from breaking down. The Republic was not really functioning at the time. Ceaser saw this more clearly than most. He saw a way to get rich, seize power, and transform the Republic. If he would not have, I-m sure Crassus would have if he would have had the means to do so.
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I would argue Sulla destroyed the Republic. Ceaser and Crassus, along with Pompey, provided a sort of stability that simply kept society from breaking down. The Republic was not really functioning at the time. Ceaser saw this more clearly than most. He saw a way to get rich, seize power, and transform the Republic. If he would not have, I-m sure Crassus would have if he would have had the means to do so.
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-fegsanchez7344
the betrayal and murder of JC by the corrupt traitors was one of the most tragic events of human history; Rome needed a dictator at the time which extended the empire for centuries. just as the US is falling apart due to the republic eating itself. in any case, 20 minutes devoted to the civil war is barely sufficient to just touch on the main events of the time
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the betrayal and murder of JC by the corrupt traitors was one of the most tragic events of human history; Rome needed a dictator at the time which extended the empire for centuries. just as the US is falling apart due to the republic eating itself. in any case, 20 minutes devoted to the civil war is barely sufficient to just touch on the main events of the time
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-barbiquearea
What's ironic is that as the High Priest of Jupiter, Caesar was not even allowed to look upon an army, yet alone enlist. But when Sulla stripped him of his priesthood, it allowed him to pursue a military career. Basically Caesar might not have become as powerful as he did had Sulla not removed him from cushy job as a priest in Rome.
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What's ironic is that as the High Priest of Jupiter, Caesar was not even allowed to look upon an army, yet alone enlist. But when Sulla stripped him of his priesthood, it allowed him to pursue a military career. Basically Caesar might not have become as powerful as he did had Sulla not removed him from cushy job as a priest in Rome.
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-davidhughes8357
After studying roman history for most of my life and I am 72 years old, this documentary really impressed me. I first became interested in 1965 by reading a Classics Illustrated (so called comic book titled Caesars Conquests) and have been at it ever since.
Thank you so much for your good work my friends.
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After studying roman history for most of my life and I am 72 years old, this documentary really impressed me. I first became interested in 1965 by reading a Classics Illustrated (so called comic book titled Caesars Conquests) and have been at it ever since.
Thank you so much for your good work my friends.
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-samwill7259
If he did it was sort of the equivalent of finding a half dead creature on the ground with one leg that is actively on fire and deciding you'd rather not watch it suffer anymore.
The Republic had both feet in the grave and was waiting for someone to get a shovel.
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If he did it was sort of the equivalent of finding a half dead creature on the ground with one leg that is actively on fire and deciding you'd rather not watch it suffer anymore.
The Republic had both feet in the grave and was waiting for someone to get a shovel.
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-jg90049
By the early 1st Century BCE, the Roman Republic had degenerated into the equivalent of the bloodier parts of The Godfather. We romanticize it far too much. It destroyed itself, Caesar was just collateral damage and August was the last man standing.
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By the early 1st Century BCE, the Roman Republic had degenerated into the equivalent of the bloodier parts of The Godfather. We romanticize it far too much. It destroyed itself, Caesar was just collateral damage and August was the last man standing.
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-steveclapper5424
Caesar was too nice if he had done what Octavian did when he -won- none of this would have happened. When they say Republic what we were really talking about is extremely wealthy people running the government much like today.
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Caesar was too nice if he had done what Octavian did when he -won- none of this would have happened. When they say Republic what we were really talking about is extremely wealthy people running the government much like today.
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-noahfecks7598
Apparently when Caesar went back for the pirates he granted them one act of kindness due to their not-so-bad treatment of him while he was their captive: he had their throats slit before they were crucified to avoid suffering.
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Apparently when Caesar went back for the pirates he granted them one act of kindness due to their not-so-bad treatment of him while he was their captive: he had their throats slit before they were crucified to avoid suffering.
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-samright4661
Cesar did slice the Pirates throats before nailing them to the Cross, Cesar liked the Pirates he showed them Mercy -. You left out Pompey married Cesar-s Daughter and when she died that severed Pompey-s ties with Cesar
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Cesar did slice the Pirates throats before nailing them to the Cross, Cesar liked the Pirates he showed them Mercy -. You left out Pompey married Cesar-s Daughter and when she died that severed Pompey-s ties with Cesar
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-Jauhl1
Sulla first tried to tie Caesar to the new order by a new marriage, however Caesar 18 years old adamantly refused to divorce Cornelia. Only after this defiance did Sulla take his wealth and put him on the proscription list.
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Sulla first tried to tie Caesar to the new order by a new marriage, however Caesar 18 years old adamantly refused to divorce Cornelia. Only after this defiance did Sulla take his wealth and put him on the proscription list.
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-grallonsphere271
The Republic was already dying long before Ceasar grew to manhood. For Rome to survive - it had to transform. Caesar began the process and his adopted son Augustus completed it.
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The Republic was already dying long before Ceasar grew to manhood. For Rome to survive - it had to transform. Caesar began the process and his adopted son Augustus completed it.
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-KingKing-cz6xh
The republic killed itself I don-t think Caesar would-ve ever had enough political or public support to abolish the republic his murder opened the door for Octavian
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The republic killed itself I don-t think Caesar would-ve ever had enough political or public support to abolish the republic his murder opened the door for Octavian
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-Joe-uc9kf
I wonder who could witness how Caesar behaved while captured by the pirates other than Caesar himself. So it could all be propaganda by the man himself, could it not?
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I wonder who could witness how Caesar behaved while captured by the pirates other than Caesar himself. So it could all be propaganda by the man himself, could it not?
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-someguy6924
This time period, it's events and characters were masterfully recorded in HBO's miniseries ROME from back in 2005. If you haven't already, highly suggest a watch!
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This time period, it's events and characters were masterfully recorded in HBO's miniseries ROME from back in 2005. If you haven't already, highly suggest a watch!
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-MarcusAgrippa390
Brutus a triumvir?
Octavian, Marc Antony, and Lepidus were the second triumvirate.
Octavian would roll over in his grave if he hadn't been cremated.
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Brutus a triumvir?
Octavian, Marc Antony, and Lepidus were the second triumvirate.
Octavian would roll over in his grave if he hadn't been cremated.
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-davidmarshall370
Worst Caesar video ever! Among many other factual mistakes, Caesar didn't change laws so only he could choose consuls or magistrates. Total nonsense
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Worst Caesar video ever! Among many other factual mistakes, Caesar didn't change laws so only he could choose consuls or magistrates. Total nonsense
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-lordsnow4029
I would like this Rome series ongoing, but also i would like to see series like this but ancient greece from Minoans 1200bc to fall against Rome -.
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I would like this Rome series ongoing, but also i would like to see series like this but ancient greece from Minoans 1200bc to fall against Rome -.
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-RoydeanEU
This video is incredible biased and Cato pilled Caesar did not destroy the republic he saved it Ave Caesar.
Source: It came to me in a dream -
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This video is incredible biased and Cato pilled Caesar did not destroy the republic he saved it Ave Caesar.
Source: It came to me in a dream -
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-tacitus6384
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How did Ceasar leave the army? Didn't one have to enlist for 20 years or something? How did he just leave it when he felt like it?
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How did Ceasar leave the army? Didn't one have to enlist for 20 years or something? How did he just leave it when he felt like it?
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-michaelmayes7757
Caesar didn-t destroy the Republic, the boni headed by the crazy alcoholic Cato did. He hated Caesar and refused to make peace.
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Caesar didn-t destroy the Republic, the boni headed by the crazy alcoholic Cato did. He hated Caesar and refused to make peace.
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-johnmitchell4043
you say he was born 100 BC but when you say you was captured by pirates in 75BC he is 25? should that make him 35?
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you say he was born 100 BC but when you say you was captured by pirates in 75BC he is 25? should that make him 35?
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-stuckenlos7009
I've literally just started your roman history series last night with the part one being released over two years ago
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I've literally just started your roman history series last night with the part one being released over two years ago
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-reynardus1359
Be careful, as these -history- videos aren't really historical and are full of error, spin, and disinformation.
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Be careful, as these -history- videos aren't really historical and are full of error, spin, and disinformation.
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