Post Caesar Civil Wars - Roman History DOCUMENTARY
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Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Rome continues with an episode of the post-Caesar Civil Wars, as we look at what happened after the initial shock of Caesar's assassination. We talk about the battle of Mutina and its aftermath as Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus created a triumvirate, taking over Rome, which signaled to Brutus and Cassius, that there will be another civil war. The latter collected their legions and started building their base of operations, leading to the battles of Xanthos and Rhodes, and that, in turn lead to the battle of Philippi that would decide the fate of the war between the Caesareans and Pompeians. After Philippi, Octavian and Antony basically divided Rome between them. In this episode we will see what was happening in the western part in 41-40 BC as Octavian had to deal with a number of enemies and crises, which culminated at the Perusian War where Caesar's heir was forced to fight Antony's wife Fulvia and his brother Lucius. On the other side of the Roman realm, Parthian-Pompeian alliance led by prince Pacorus and Quintus Labienus invaded and forced Antony and his lieutenant Publius Ventidius Bassus to defend in West Asia in 40 BC. Back west Octavian finally decided to attack Sextus Pompey in order to take over Sicily leading to a number of battles, most notable among them at Mylae in 36 BC. Despite early setbacks, the campaign against Sicily continued with the help of Lepidus, and the victory at Naulochus allowed Octavian to defeat two of his enemies in one campaign - both Sextus Pompey and Lepidus. Meanwhile, to the east, Antony was planning to invade Parthia for a variety of reasons and we will see how the Parthians defeated the Romans yet again, after Crassus' disaster at Carrhae, during the disastrous Parthia - Atropatene campaign. Antony's defeat allowed Octavian to continue consolidating power and Octavian started anti-Cleopatra propaganda, which pushed the beginning of the last war of the Roman Republic leading to the battle of Actium. This was the end of Antony and Cleopatra. In the aftermath, they retreated to Egypt and although both of them used every military, diplomatic and political tool in the book, they failed to stop Octavian, and were defeated in 30 BC at Alexandria. And that is how Octavian started becoming Augustus and the Republic was transformed into the Empire
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Script: Peter Voller
Animation: Antoni Kameran, Murat Can Yağbasan
Illustration: Yağız Bozan, Nargiz Isayeva
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00:00:00 Intro
00:02:11 What happened after Caesar's Assassination
00:35:38 Battles of Mutina and Forum Gallorum
00:44:22 Beginning of the Second Triumvirate
00:54:12 Proscriptions Begin
01:04:31 Brutus and Cassius Prepare for War
01:09:30 Battle of Rhodes
01:10:38 Battle of Xanthos
01:13:26 Octavian and Antony Prepare for War
01:23:16 Battle of Philippi
01:42:30 Perusian War
02:00:44 Antony and Cleopatra
02:04:25 Parthian Invasion
02:12:31 Battle of Taurus Mountains
02:15:04 Battle of Amanus Pass
02:17:48 Battle of Mount Gindarus
02:21:28 Octavian-Sextus Pompey War Begins
02:55:18 Antony's Parthian Campaign
03:17:08 Antony and Octavian Become Enemies
03:32:55 Battle of Actium
03:52:59 Fall of Antony and Cleopatra, Battle of Alexandria
04:15:35 Octavian becomes Augustus, Rome an Empire.
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you lads are awesome.
Everyone always hypes on about Octavian but Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa never lost a battle that I am aware & made far less mistakes. People try to say Octavian was undefeated but he lost at sea against Sextus Pompey. so Octavian is an undefeated general but was defeated as an admiral. Even Publius Ventidius even if his career short was undefeated unlike Marcus Antonius, Octavian & Marcus Anthony were generational talent at best compare to the greatness of Gaius Julius Caesar.
@KingsandGenerals How did you guys make this video's maps?
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“Those guys? Those thousands of heavily armed and armored soldiers under my command? That’s not an army, Senator, those are just my bodyguards.” - Octavian probably.
If I was Octavian, I would have a huge bodyguard too.
as mama said, you can never have too many bodyguards
That's the thing. There were no laws dictating how many men you can have or how well armed they can be. He played the system. Dude was a genius. Not militarily but he found someone that did that and that's genius in of itself.
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Hi everyone, I was the writer and historian for this series, hope you enjoyed it and found out some interesting stuff! If you have any questions or feedback for me feel free to leave them below, I do my best to get around to all of them!
Weren't many of Caesars veterans in his legions retired at this point? My question is where many of them recalled back into service once the civil wars continued or were many of his legions filled with new recruits? Sorry for the long questions
Since it was the last video about the post Caesar civil wars, I feel like, that’s the right moment to ask you sth on Caesar: did he, as a General, intended the Gallic wars and civil war, fought personally like Alexander did or was he just at the frontline, which was nevertheless surely risky. I mean bc at Munda, Plutarch writes that Caesar said: he fought for his life… Dio says he joined the battle, so it seems like that. At Alesia Caesar writes (7,87 I believe): one part was ordered to surround the enemy and attack from the rear while the other one should follow him to help Labienus. So it seems like Caesar didn’t led his cavalry to attack from the rear, but joined Labienus. At the Sambre Caesar writes (2,25) that he grabbed a shield and went to the frontline naming every centurion by name and ordering to charge
What's next? Mitradatic wars maybe? Crassus defeat in parthia?
@@ethancorsmeier1110 already covered
@@jozzieokes3422 It's a mixture of both. Some of them were veterans who were retired, and then rejoined the Legions once the Civil War started (they were called evocati), but other times, Legions would keep their number and name, but basically be full of new recruits since Caesar's time.
EDIT: Caesar unknowingly invented the “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine” quote 2000 years before it became a thing.
Can't believe they released star wars in 146 AD...
@jonbaxter2254 They even made Revenge of the Sith in real life! With Augustus as Palpatine
Somehow Caesar returned.
Excellent comment.
"Destroy this temple, and I will rebuild it in three days" - Jesus Christ referring to his coming resurrection
This channel's workrate is actually incredible
They were the real Kings all along.
@@jonbaxter2254I thought so.
They were the real Generals all along.
@@TheRealForgetfulElephant There are that too.
Thank you guys for these long videos! 20-30min just isnt long enough for all the small details.
Know what you mean. Sometimes it takes me 2 days to watch them.
Agreed I like to listen to these while I'm at work.
I've had the Roman Civil War one on in the background in bed for about 4 days. Best way to drop off
I work alone so these long form videos are great for the workday.
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The mind that Octavian Possessed was truly remarkable. From being hardly known in childhood to being the most powerful man in the world and the first Emperor.
He learned from Caeser. Killed his political enemies. Caeser tried to turn them into friends.
Fun thing, Octavian is the ultimate case of using apparent success "he founded the empire" to retroactively justify his life as a serious of meticulous plans. It really helps that historians tend to blanket summarize events by attributing everything to a faction leader regardless of if they were even involved at all. Not to mention roman law also allowed him to legally take credit for the work of others. In reality a careful examination of first hand sources shows that his greatest success were mostly the result of absurdly good luck, with most of his own personal actions actually being failures. And by the time he became emperor he had dumbfounded (not actually deliberate) his way into enough competent people to actually run things for him. His main positive trait was only that he was willing to take bold action. Contrast that with Caesers assassins who mostly sat back and did nothing trying to bide their time instead of seizing the moment. Even then his bold actions repeatedly took him to the brink of disaster. He is quite possibly the luckiest figure in history. And frankly their is a popular roman saying that suggest even the common roman people recognised that he was more lucky then competent.
Wow, he really took Lefty Gomez's mantra to heart, "It's better to be lucky than good." Which makes sense - everything I've heard about Octavian indicates that he was a huge Yankees fan.
God give what the Empire needs not another conqueror but a stateman a political genuis that shape the Roman Empire
@@TheWhiskyDeltaCaesar often spoke about his own luck. I forget the conversation but I believe Octavian at one point said that he had inherited the luck of his Great Uncle. I think it’s rather fitting honestly.
Watching since my high school days in 2019 😊
About the same time I started too, tho I'm a bit older.
Such a passion for history i’v been watching since I was 9 and 10 years old. Used to watch lot of K&G’s Ancient China stuff.
That's great. It's good to see the younger generation interested in history.
I am 12 and love watching K&G and love studying history.
Agrippa is the true mvp of this tale. Everytime Octavian got himself in too deep, he'd go to Agrippa and Agrippa would say "Don't worry lil bro, I've got this."
here we go. another caesar classic
Caesar just racking up wins, as per usual.
@@jonbaxter2254 what 😂
Another one
@@ml8443 ?
Fun fact : Octavius was the one who popularized the term "republic" to designate the Roman systemas as he tryed to legitimize himself as his restorer, based on the works of Cicero (which was already based on an ancient and outdated doctrine). Before that, the Romans didn't have a name for their political system, they just called it "scenate". Giving a name to those things was a greek custom.
Senatus Populesque Romanus was the official name of their government. We know it as SPQR.
@@Ishkur23 I think that mean "Sono pazzi questi romani".
Damn, Octavian/Augustus was truly a genius of his age and maybe, of all time. The way he attained power in Rome, maintained it, and wielded it. Truly, a master politician.
It's safe to say that he was groomed by Caesar toward the end, after secretly being added to his will. He clearly left a strong impression on his uncle, enough that he basically handed him the keys to a potential empire. It's crazy that from his official adoption he spends almost 60 years holding considerable political influence. Caesar gave him a head start but he established himself in his own way eventually, with some crucial allies and probably a lot of under the table deals.
@@geordiejones5618 Well actually they barely spent that much time together, although Caser was looking to start training him. His family had pestered him for years to adopt him as heir because he was the only male relative left and it's more likely he adopted him due to blood ties than anything else. Taking him as heir is also likely why Decimus (Ceaser's closest confident, naval commander, and original first heir) decided to betray and assassinate ceaser. Doing a deep dive into sources showcases that frankly.. Octavian is probably more lucky than competent (there is even a popular roman saying suggesting the common man of rome understood this) and the notion that he is a genius is likely more of "looking backwards" e.g.; This is where he ended up, therefore X Y and Z must have all been mastercrafted plans and not actually just bumbling along.
He was the ultimate game of thrones champion in history. Even had a super long reign
"In order to ensure the security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Roman Empire! For a safe and secure society!" - Augustus
I love democracy...
"Have you heard of the tragedy of Julius Caesar?"
@@BigBoi678 No.
@@vitorpereira9515 I thought not, it's not a story the Optimates would tell you.
@@Fordo007It's a Popularus legend... GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR was a Popularus Political General, so powerful and so wise, he could use his charm to influence his army to conquer all... of Gaul...
I just finished the two amazing episodes on the Roman Civil War, and you drop a nearly 5 hour long beauty of a documentary as the third episode, the timing is simply amazing!
really appreciate the fact that this video explores at length and in detail the role of many of the "side" characters such as Lepidus and Sextus Pompey that are glossed over in more simplistic accounts, and also provides context on the the potential biases of the historical documentation. top-tier content as always
What an ending to a terrific story. From Caesar in Gaul through the crowning of Augustus as emperor, you've created a vision of the past that anyone interested in Roman history would enjoy. Thanks for your dedication and wonderful work!
I watched the series of Rome but that was more historically authentic rather than accurate. But the details of events you guys give especially of Rome is top quality content and really tells us the gritty and britty nature of how Civil Wars can be... its not just the battles on the field that matter but the battles both in parliament and minds
I LOVE these long Caeser videos
Alright mate I’m not tryna hear your whole life story
@@chrisneely573 and when did I exactly told anything about my life?
Thanks for showing the chapters, hope this continues in the next compilations too Helped to distinguish the last chapter which you don't usually release a standalone video about! 😃
yes excellent feature, particularly on longer videos
I can't believe I finished this whole masterful work in one sitting!! Ocatvian's cunning road to power is absolutely enthralling! Fantastic work!!! Thank you!
I've probably watched the videos preceding this video, Ceasar against Pompey and How Ceasar Won the Great Roman Civil War, hundreds of times each. I'm only 20 minutes into this video and I'm practically rivetted to my chair. My brain longs for a deeper understanding of what happened after Ceasar's passing and this release is filling in those voids. Thank you K&G!
Feels bad man for Ventidus. Dude won so many battles just to suddenly die
HBO's show Rome was cancelled too early.
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This channel never disappoints me in terms of quality
Thank you Kings and Generals for another long documentary. It maybe 4 and half hours long but its worth every minute.
Holy cow. I thought this was going to be a perfect video for me to watch while I eat, but then I saw the length of the video. I guess it's going to be a perfect video for me to have playing for whole evening instead!
4 and a half hour video on Roman history? Thank you, I’ll take ten. Great work as always, Kings & Generals team!
I want more long videos like this
plenty of Long Videos, personal recommendation is the Great Northern War, Pirric war, 100 tears War, English Civil War, First Crusade, if u become a Member of KZhead, you can watch first Punic War, Sulla Biography, Italian Unification War, Prussian History, we just finish Russo Japanese War
@@alannolan5126 sadly I dont have enough money to be a member
I really appreciate how you are using real art and not falling down to fake ai-pictures of generals. Your content is really the best!
Just thinking that amount of work that put into this is AMAZİNG
I was just rewatching the older videos about Romes invasion of Greece and then Ceaser in Gaul so this is perfect to continue the binge
The joy of seeing a new, long video from this channel, is unmatched.
If anyone's brutally obsessed with the era I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos series
These videos are my bedtime stories. I love falling asleep to them. I end up rewatching from the last part that I remember.
With Total War Rome II music in background ! Masterpiece
My Sunday morning is always a great moment I look up to, because of a K&G video. The upload today was later than usual, but it's for good reason! Thank you, Kings and Generals!
Thank you guys for the long video! You should consider going into the imperial era and showing people that Rome didn't just stand there after the disaster at teutoburg
Kings and generals makes better documentaries than Netflix…. Im impressed by this wonderful work and also grateful for the efforts of kings and generals. Must take very long to do research edit etc. Simply incredible!
Agrippas brilliance is definitely overlooked as he helped octavian in many undesired situations
Sending love from Chicago me and my sons love your content My oldest even had one of your videos played in his history class they all loved it God bless your work is appreciated and loved if you ever visit dinner and drinks on me my brother
This was absolutely legendary. I love this channel so much!
Thank you K&G for this informative and thrilling video.
This channel really spoils me with its uploads. I appreciate all the hard work you guys put in.
Octavian is arguably the most effective politician of their time in history. Can’t name a single politician from then to today that doesn’t try to replicate Octavians methods but just come off as a bumbling idiot as s result
That's because everyone back then was an idiot and it worked😂😂
@@panoskamp4324 Even with easy access to education, internet and research most of us are still not the brightest of folk, at least half the human population still fall for political ideologies and figures
Napoleon
@@panoskamp4324read the writings of figures like Cicero, Caesar, Sun Tzu, Marcus Aurelius, etc. and try again
@@SOL.INVICTVS. bro, that's like 1% of the population of the known world back then. And they were like the elite class of their society. Of course they are brilliant in their own way, but try to compare their knowledge to ours in both their and our world. They still thought that Gods existed out there that drank and received sacrifices from us.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO !ALL THE BEST FROM ROMANIA !
4.5 hrs! K&G's Roman histories are by far the best on YT and are my favorites. Thank you!
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Thanks! It’s nice to see work culminate into one great long video.
❤ the way this was put together. Complete, with an in-depth analysis on the prescription, which was absolutely terrifying. Octavian won simply because of his political skills.
Anthony was crazy. That battle with Brutus and Cassius just charging lol
Again an epic multi-houred history lesson from K&G. Thank you so much for putting this together and gifting it to us all. Going to take while to plow through all of this information again with fresh eyes and brain. Best channel on KZhead
The long format videos are so nice to listen to at work.
Great a reason to rewatch this masterpiece! thank you KnG for your hard work!
Such a great conclusion to an outstanding series of videos
These long videos are amazing!
LOVE the long form stuff, Thank you so much for being detailed.
Thabk you very much for all the work. I wish you always be here, teaching us
Well, I've got my new background noise sleep material. Great work as always guys, keep it up!
A genuinely impressive work. Masterful, in research, presentation, even to narration. Flawless!
This channel is amazing . So many details and such a beautiful description and documentary
YES another extended ancient Rome video!! I've happily binged each one. Thank you guys. This Romaboo loves K&G so much.
Thank you so much for this! I've watched the Caeser Civil War videos a half dozen times so this is perfect!!
Brilliant overview and detail of such a fascinating time in Ancient Roman History, thankyou so much for this interesting and comprehensive doco , loved it ..
Best YT channel of all time! This is epic
I majored in politic science/ history, i wish i had these videos when i went at the University over twenty years ago, your work is amazing
This is awesome! Good stuff
Go fight the parthians Win 3 times and kill the enemy king Gets a triumph in rome Refuses to elaborate further Chad Ventidius
Thank you so much for this, I absolutely love this long content.
Love the videos on Roman history. Keep up the good work guys!
Amazing work on this video. Finished it after a few days of on off watching. Again, AMAZING work to everybody involved in the making.
Thank you, i love these formats
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Your channel is one of the best I've encountered on KZhead 💯. Thank you for your efforts and consistency❤️.
Amazing work as always good sir, props to you & your team
wow, so detailed!!!!!! can not wait till next part
Been interested in and studying Roman military history for a bit. Like since the late 1950s . Guess you could say that im all in!!! You are always presenting more in depth details and refreshing new insights on the subject. What else can i say orher than . Thank you all so much!!!!
Just in the perfect time for something to binge watch while waiting for my flight
I'm so happy you put this into one video. I get so confused on the order of the videos. Thanks you.
Amazing video! So well done and informative! Hope there will be more longer videos like this! 10/10
I’m super excited OMG YOU NEVER DISAPPOINT
holy shit is this christmas? a 4h video about roman history lets goooo
Needed this video. 4 hours is nice and long. Like a movie, and very informative, as always. Aways found Octavian fascinating.
I'm sick with a cold on a Sunday afternoon, thank God this came out today
Get well soon!
Yes!!!!!! Been waiting for this!!!!!
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍
i have been watching this for a week and i just finished it. i am absolutely speechless.
wow mad respect to create such a long documentary. Will watch it in peace, but ofcourse instant like :)
Great compilation❤
You guys make just the top top qualty of video ❤. Keep up the hard work.
Cant wait for the next season!!!
I’ve been waiting for this. 👍
Always Love This Series I WILL KEEP WATCHING THIS CHANNEL
Wonderful detail.
Thanx this is gold !!
The historical significance depicted in this video is profound, offering a glimpse into the triumphs and tribulations of humanity with a sense of reverence and humility, reminding viewers of the resilience and perseverance that have carried us through the ages.
dear god this is incredible work!
Just when i thought I'll just watch the new K&G Video real quick before going to sleep... Didn't notice the length in time out of excitement.
This was such an awesome video! It didn’t even feel like 4 hours!
This video was amazing, can't believe we live in times, where people spend days if not weeks or months of their time to produce such quality content for us to see for free
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