Augustus - Founder of the Roman Empire Documentary

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[doublep]

Augustus was, foremost a pragmatist. He realized that in order to stay in power, you have to be ruthless against your enemies and generous to your allies. Also, he knew that he was not a talented military commander so he put people in charge who were, like Agrippa and concentraded on the things he was good at, like administration, diplomacy & statesmanship.
Mark Anthony was a great military leader, but he had no clue on how to run an Empire, Augustus on the other hand excelled in this.
Speaking of Agrippa, that guy deserves his own video, not only a great general & naval commander but also a talented engineer/architect/ geographer. Among other things, Agrippa build roads, aqueducts to supply Rome with fresh water, drew naval maps and even designed the Pantheon.
When he died, Augustus had him buried in his own mausoleum, with all honours fitting a Ceasar and mourned him for a month, that shows how much he valued him both as a friend & as his "lieutenant".
Augustus & Agrippa pretty much laid the foundations for the Roman Empire as we know it.

[Corristo]

Augustus, proof that you should NEVER underestimate the small, quiet guy.

[liambartlett]

Am I
This dude is genuinely one of the most important people in history
He had such a life the changes that he brought around shaped European Middle Eastern history for over 500 years

[ethanramos]

“I found Rome a city of brick and left it a city of marble”
Augustus

[gregryan]

He is one of the most fascinating figures in history

[ThePrader]

Agrippa should have his own documentary. After all he was the power behind Augustus. Beyond that, he made naval history with one remark, " A collision at sea can ruin your whole day".

[erikdayne]

Octavian proved Caesar’s wisdom in naming him his heir. Caesar left Mark Antony in control of Rome and he failed spectacularly. Caesar knew Antony could never rule the Roman republic if he couldn’t even rule the city of Rome. Meanwhile Octavian showed the right traits for leadership, political cunning, diligence, somber responsibility, etc. To put it simply, Antony wanted power to enjoy the trappings of power, whereas Octavian wanted power to exercise that power.

[gregkahele]

Not only was Marcus Agrippa a great general but he was also a great 'architect', responsible for a great many of those aqueducts and marble structures Augustus referred to. The Pantheon in Rome today has his name inscribed over it's portal, although the original structure he built was later damaged.

[themastermason]

Watching this made me think of Augustus' portrayal in HBO's Rome and Titus Pullo and want to shout: "Thirteeth!!"

[danesovic]

“Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit.“

[HistoryfortheAges]

I just recorded a lecture about him two days ago for my survey course. Thei shift from the republic to the Empire is so vital for folks to understand.

[darcyarzate]

I always thought it was interesting to compare Augustus to Alexander. Both the greats of their times but vastly different. Alexander was a conquerer who only ever understood war and reached too far. Whereas Augustus was a better “governor” capable of doing the boring work of reform, politics, and diplomacy while not overextending his empire. Unlike Alexander, Augustus understood that better than anyone to focus on guarding the empire and it’s borders as opposed to further expansion

[marcellkristoffauszt]

I think Augustus is the embodiment of the greatness of the Roman Empire. I'd go as far as saying he was one of the greatest rulers of all time

[nrx]

I could listen to this narrator all day. All his documentaries are magnificent

[joshualafferty]

I'm only at 14:54 so far, but I love how much they've went into his childhood. Most of the time, it's very brief info on his childhood.

[barbarabarber]

I loved this documentary. So beautifully put together and the artworks are inspiring. For my opinion of Augustus, and I am not that well versed in all this but the documentary points out he built Rome into a well run empire. I've read the oft quoted statement attributed to Augustus “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble”. The thought is intriguing to imagine Rome blossoming in marble. Under Augustus the civil wars ended and began the pax romana, peace, most important to the citizens, after all we only live a short time. Peace and prosperity is the most desirable time.

[trajanfidelis]

The only man who could have rivaled him, was the man who gave Augustus his name.

[dairy]

Roman Empire is one of my favorite subjects in history

[oceanmadrosci]

Thank u for this video. I think that Octavian August was one of most important human in history.

[fezario]

Yes I think about the Roman Empire every day