His Year: Clodius (58 B.C.E.)

Music is "Inscencer" by P C III, Licensed under Creative Commons: by Attribution 4.0 License

[barkasz]

We told Claudius to dress up as a woman and try to seduce Pompeia and he actually did it! The absolute madman.

[MikeMafiaII]

This series will go all the way up to 'Not His Year - Romulus Augustulus (476 C.E.)'

[Zeus]

What HC did not say was that during Clodius trial, Caesar was asked why he divorced his wife if nothing happened. Caesar replied with his by now famous phrase: "Caesar's wife must be above suspicion."

[polandballhistorian]

Cicero: Sorry, you can't just break the law like that...
Clodius: *Banishes Cicero, burns down his home, murders a bunch of citizens trying to vote for the bill to unbanish Cicero, causes a year of anarchy*

[VRichardsn]

Short version: corruption, corruption everywhere.

Little neat detail: after vandalizing some of Cicero´s property and destroying the rest, Clodius had a temple built on the grounds, so Cicero couldn´t claim back the land if he managed to return one day.

[arsonus-]

My man Claudius took over entire Roman government for a year and didn’t even have to fight a civil war for it, really shows how broken Roman politics really were

[imperatorcaesardivifiliusa]

Clodius' Resume:

I took over the political system of Rome.

[Fatkiller]

"Bro's before hoe's."
-Julius Caesar (58 B.C.E.)

[ALPAP]

Dressing up as a woman to seduce Caesar's wife... CLASSIC CLODIUS!!

[kakadaf]

And then cicero found the dark brotherhood. Things were never the same

[BerendSimons]

The dots-in-between-the-squares illusion is driving me crazy

[legodrakie]

I'm rewatching this series after the final Ceasar video and Cicero being depicted as a blue square instead of a green square feels weird.

[nelly]

Absolutely amazing. You're getting better with each video. Why can't be anymore channels like yours?

[vasp]

You should have included some facts about Clodius' economic status. His family were dirt poor and it was his marriage to the wealthy and ferocious heiress Fulvia that made his political career possible. Fulvia continued being a radical political force by marrying Curio then Marc Antony in turn and financing their efforts .

[LifeInspector]

I'm a Latin teacher, and this is the best presentation of this part of history I have ever seen. Please continue with Clodius' life!

[alexandrenunesdeoliveira]

1. Claudius tried to seduce JC's wife.

2. JC gets divorced.

3. Instead of attacking Claudius, JC stands for him during trial.

Isn't it worth suspecting that JC and Claudius secretely planned the whole thing since the beggining?!?

[JuanRamos-ywme]

I have been reading Colleen McCullough´s books about Caesar and your videos are helping me a lot to fully understand that period. Keep doing this videos, you are awesome! Greetings from Spain!

[levikolevy]

Dang clodius knew how to play the game of thrones.

[BoundlessTruths]

Hey, love your videos. Make an in-depth video on the rise of SULLA he's probably one of the most interesting politician Rome ever had. His administration combined with military exploits and the politics makes him a 🌟 in my opinion

[arkthul]

"A little pricey, huh?"- this is Cicero's best quote in my list now.