5 Myths you Thought were True About the Ancient Romans!

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[pepper]

Myth 10#: Some Romans might deliver you a message telling you to go Bowling with him even if you in a dangerous situation's.

[takakocaesar]

They even flooded the Colosseum to so they can mimic naval battles for entertainment. Romans were awesome!

[pouletbidule]

Animation: people screaming and fighting for their lives
Music: calm and relaxing piano melody

[seanpoore]

When you realize that the medieval period lasted FROM the fall of the Roman empire UNTIL fall of the Roman empire :D

[drmchillchristianbeats]

Ancient Rome is one of the most interesting things to read or watch about. I love your channel too. Keep it up ⚒️

[ianmythos]

“What did the Romans ever do for us?”
5 points to whoever knows where it’s from
And 10 points to whoever can finish it

[Whatamievingdoing]

Another myth: Caesar (most likely) did not say “you to Brutus?” when being murdered by the senate it originally came up in a Shakespeare play

[crusadermayonnaise]

Rome: Burning and people dying in the background screaming
Background music: *soothing and soft piano music*

[cartoonraccoon]

3:37 Come on, we all know the first human to develop color vision wasn't born until 1888, and widespread perception of color didn't come about until after WW2.

[josephburdett]

Fun Fact: The fascist salute was never inspired by ancient Rome, it was created by the poet "Gabriele D'Annunzio" for propaganda since Mussolini wanted to recreate the Roman empire

[JohnDoe-jllu]

Turns out Nero just fiddled “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”

[thehighscalls]

Me seeing these: We've been tricked, backstabbed, and possibly bamboozled.

[americanhistorygeek]

Great video. Roman History has always been one of the most fascinating aspects of World History. Well done!

[jacintovski]

Myth 7: Biggus Dickus did in fact exist

[TheBlobster]

If you acknowledged the Byzantine Empire as the true Roman Empire, then you would amazed to see such a great society last for an incredible amount of time.

[PrimarisBlackTemplaDraven]

Is there someone name Biggus Dickus in ancient Rome

[takakocaesar]

5:53 is it just me, or is it getting crazier out there?

[kevinnguyen]

Honourable mention:

*The Romans spoke Minecraft enchanting table.*

[jacklake]

Didn’t gladiators get disqualified for killing their opponents?

[the_blacksmith]

I remember Nero because in 6th grade we actually learned about how he was actively helping out during the great fire in middle school because we learned about Greek, and Roman mythology