Yeah I agree lol..When there is a teacher who knows how to captivate the kids that he or she is teaching and make them interested in the stuff...man that's the whole idea 💡
I never grow tired of Mary Beard!! She is wonderful and it's easy to see her love of ancient Rome. Her enthusiasm and pure joy is contagious. How I wish I could be a pupil in her classroom.
I DO NOT WATCH TV. I CAN'T BE BOTHERED WASTING MY TIME OVER NONSENSE !!! NOT WASTING MY BRAIN CELLS. I RESEARCH CONSTANTLY. I DON'T WATCH LOCAL NEWS. HOGWASH. I HAVE MUCH 2 MUCH 2 LEARN !!! 😇🍭😜
On a common toilet wearing silver running shoes. Thats the first time I saw mary beard in one of her documentaries on rome. No illusions no pretence just an amazing love for classics history. Thanks for sharing.
Desperately want a documentary on Livia drusillas. would love to see some of the histories of the Claudi and the juilii. Before Augustus before Julius Caesar who were the dictators of the of the early Roman Empire that came from these founding families.. this History of the ruling families would be astonishing to know the history that led up to the Republic.love this channel. I can't get enough of history..
When I was taking an art history course in college, we talked about Nero but apparently Caligula wasn't appropriate enough for us to discuss. I'm still upset about it. He was insane on a fantastical level.
The problem is the story of Caligula has been told many times over and over.. Professor Mary Beard however is just fantastic, I would love to meet this smart lady, I have a million questions to ask..
12 documentaries of ancient Rome in that playlist. That includes the almost 4 hour entire history of the Roman empire! In no other place can you get the equivalent to several college level courses in this subject so well presented. I majored in Political science and history in college in the late 70s to early 80s. Been a consistent reader of history all my life. Ancient history for me has been lacking so now I have this passion to learn much more. Only compliant about the channel is that it is lacking is ancient Greece. hopefully more of those documentaries are coming.
00:00 - Introduction 02:34 - Childhood 06:55 - The murder of his father (7 years old) 10:10 - Moving to Capri island (19 years old) 17:25 - Designation as emperor (24 years old) 24:00 - Myth 1: life of luxuries and excesses 30:33 - Myth 2: paranoia and conspiracies 35:54 - Myth 3: making his horse a consul 37:50 - Myth 4: sexual depravities and perversions 41:40 - Myth 5: presenting himself as a god 45:42 - Archaeological evidence in Lake Nemi 51:16 - His own murder (28 years old) 54:31 - Post-mortem defamation and the rise of Claudius 56:25 - Conclusions
Beard ? "Brilliant" ? ? Easy On The Superlative's Cowboy - You Need To Get Out More ... Sir Isaac Newton Was Brilliant. As For Mary - Meh, I Reckon She's Got That Quirky Nerd Thing Going On Okay
@@kneedeepinbluebells5538 First off, obssessive snobbery shall get no-one anywhere. 'Brilliant' is hardly a superlative. Newton, for example, was an era-defining genius to the uttermost, and nobody has claimed Beard is that. Yet, for what work she does, for her skill in reconstruction and her ability as a raconteur, she does deserve the adjective. Get off your high horse lest you stick your nose into outer space where it can't inhale.
Emperor Claudius was a historian documenting geek. Need to compare history to what he wrote about his family. He wanted people to know what was really going on.
@@mildredfippen5396I personally think the guy's way overrated. The only reason he became emperor in the first place is that he was the last guy left in the family. It's not like he worked his way up the ladder so to speak. The only reason people like him is because he was disabled. The guy had a lot of people murdered and was very paranoid. He probably relied on his advisors too much. I think they're the ones that ran the empire. All you have to do is look at the way he ran his personal life.
@@Grenadier311 Oh ferchrisfucinSAKES Grenade Boy ! Quit Wasting Time With These Silly Broad's - Get Out To A Nice Crowded Bar, Chat Up A REAL LIFE, Albeit Lonely Barfly. You May Find She Contain's Multitudes ... Open Mind
It was said that Caligula was in fact normal for a time, a good emperor as well. But then he fell ill but as he recovered he grew mad. What role if any did his illness play in his insanity? Could it have been Meningitis? Some form of encephalopathic disease?
Mary Beard is not only erudite but such an articulate scholar 😱! I will never forget the real Caligula or the atmosphere pervading Ancient Rome again‼️
In my delusions of grander, I am this lady. What a wonderful life to speak ancient Latin and travel round investigating this era of history. Matter of fact, I think I'll give myslf a British accent as well!
Caligula was the man... everyone likes to judge but I would have tormented the senate too. If they were anything like the senate today they were probably corrupt and arrogant.
The senate was elected by their peers, other rich land lords with a lot of slaves to work on their farms. Men with political power and money. If we want a clear image of Caligula, we must know what was his vision of the society, if he favoured the rich aristocrats or the poor people of Rome. But we have a story of drama and passion...the political Caligula seems to be lost in the darkness of history and we got a play of death and craziness instead. Sad!
According to all accounts, he killed his enemies slowly. Not the man, but a sick man. Was everything said about him slander? I doubt it. Intelligent historians have poured over the various sources and agree that he was a nasty specimen.
The romans never called Caligula to Caligula, when you read Tacitus, Flavius Josephus or Suetonius, they always call him Gaius or at most, Gaius Caesar, but never Caligula.
Caligula has been considered insane for a few reasons. By nature, Caligula was unstable, volatile, short-tempered and paranoid after his disease. Caligula is also said to have declared war against Poseidon (maybe true), nominated his horse to proconsul (maybe not true), erected a golden statue in the Jewish temple (maybe not true), and driven the empire into bankruptcy by wasting the moneys to two super-sized ships (really true). Caligula may not have been insane, but spoiled and megalomaniacal.
I have seen a documentary about those 2 ships -Italian archaeologists drained the lake where they lay and they were restored and put in a museum -alas the retreating Germans towards the end of World War II destroyed that museum and the ships -however there is a smaller scale replica of one of the ships there now -the lake of Nemi.
Those two giant party boats built by Caligula on lake Nemi in Italy to float around back in antiquity were destroyed, by American Medium bombers after being lifted from the mud and made into public exhibits during peacetime by that redesiginated 20th century tyrant Benito Mussolini that western media just loved until he went to war against Britain and France in 1940. The fact that it was marauding American Bombers that destroyed these Roman ships was just ignored in this story even though it readily appears in wikipedia articles about this attack on a museum exhibit that took place back in 1944. Tell the whole truth Odyssey, it's really not that difficult to do.
Exactly! Since then they have tried to blame the nazis that they set them on fire etc but it was the Americans😂they have no history so they aren’t going to be too bothered about others…especially in war time
The senate did often a damnatio mori of emperors who didn’t advocate a policy that singulary enriched them. The same with Tiberius, Commodus, Carracala they were all to strict in holding the string of the purse.
To me Caligula wasn’t “evil”, sure he did a lot of bad things, but it seems like he was more of a victim of Tiberius and grief and depression from losing his parents, brother and sister.
@@AT-wj5sw Actually, he was clinically insane. But that was due to lead poisoning. Lead was used to line pots which were used to make wine, and Caligula was a HUGE drinker.
My theory is Caligula is the victim of senate meddling. He thought the senate was at best worthless and at worst they were a threat to the power of the imperial dynasty. For their part, the senate probably viewed amused as a humiliated body robbed of its power. Many were true believers in the Roman Republican tradition. They thought Caligula, being basically a child, was a meek enough leader that they could strike and then replace with a leader more controllable, in Claudius, who proved himself a more capable leader than they imagined. The senate had him killed and then smeared him. I prefer this explanation because it explains the tyranny of people like Nero and Caligula beyond “oh they were just evil tyrants”. The Senate assassinated Caesar and even Augustus made sure nor to make himself king or to take power all at once. It would be foolish to think the senate would just be pacified in 50 years.
It's interesting that Caligula is despised amongst other reasons for committing incest . Yet the Pharoahs of Egypt were mandated to marry sisters and brothers.
Wouldn't there have been cults at the time resembling Esoteric Buddhism and Tantric Hinduism where it's acceptable and a valid goal to merge with a God or become one? Presumably also similar traditions in Egypt? How unusual would Caligula's ideas and actions have been considering the time and the familiarity the Romans already had with these religious trends? + very enjoyable documentary showing lots of beautiful scenery and Art. Thank You.
It is quite amazing that he managed to get major buildings, ships etc in just 3.5 years. Nowadays at least in EU they cannot even get a project started in that time.
I dont know about anyone else but I nearly jumped outa my seat with excitement when I saw Mary Beard. I love her documentaries. Disappointing though because I thought this was new. Do.you just repost other creators content or do you somehow have a relation to this ? I wana say this was a BBC doc
Are You KIDDING Me ! Seriously ? For Real Mikey ? " ... jumped outta your seat ... " You Really Need To Get Out More Often: Go To The Zoo, Or Find And Join A 4-H Club; Meet Some Nice New People Already !
@@kneedeepinbluebells5538 to see some new unknown youtube channel gets what's considered one of the best documentary makers on the subject would be exciting. Unfortunately it seems this channel just uploads old BBC documentaries.
They left him in bits on the palace floor but all they got was more of the same... And still it goes on, more of the same. Humanity still plays the same games, the cycle repeats.
8:37 the more things change, the more they stay the same. “Piso didn’t kill himself”… is that ok RU-vid? Has enough time elapsed to be able to state that opinion? Edit… I bet the guards were asleep and the cameras weren’t working. Am I right?
Cassius Hereus, the hero after Var's defeat, gathered the survivors and organized the defense of the bridges on the Rhine. Even younger, he defeated a German gladiator who mocked the Romans.
I was horrified by seeing her speaking so closely to that incredibly fragile ancient shoe. The amount of moisture and bacteria being expelled by her breath could easily lead to irreparable damage.
Also the way she's just putting her bare hands on the ancient statues, the marble skull, the carved brick....like please the documentary part is really engaging but as soon as she's handling ancient artifacts it seems disrespectful. :(
Was working snack bar in Texas when the movie Caligula came out. Was astounded to see a local pastor had come to see the movie. His "purpose" wasn't very convincing. I never saw the movie myself. And I coulda watched it for free! This was 81. How far "Christians" have fallen since then is almost as repulsive!
