The History of the Romans: Every Year

See the entire history and progression of Roman civilization from the city-state Kingdom all the way to the last Byzantine successor state.

Music:
Majestic Hills by Kevin MacLeod

Hero Down by Kevin MacLeod

Teller of the Tales by Kevin MacLeod

[EmperorTigerstar]

Thanks for over 1 million views everyone! :D

[hellenicboi]

Roman Kingdom: The pilot
Roman Republic: The critically acclaimed prequel
Roman empire: The award winning series
Byzantine empire: The tearjerking finale
Ottoman empire: Villain's spin-off series
HRE: The non-canon comic continuation
Russian empire: Good fan-movie
Kingdom of Italy: Teaser for the reboot
Fascist Italy: Studio's last attempt at a cash-grab that failed horribly

[BazBattles]

Everytime I watch anything related to Ancient Rome, I can't believe how advanced it was. Good stuff btw.

[hatchmaster_]

"Rome wasn't built in a day." Apparently it took 100 years before they became anything more than a city

[davyjones]

Nobody:

Mussolini’s every night dream:

[TheDragonHistorian]

Rome was founded during the time of Biblical Israel (after the division) and almost lived to see Columbus reach the Americas... that's simply fascinating

[GroverSpellshartVI]

Started with Romulus, ended with Romulus, started as a city, ended as a city. How poetic

[remen_emperor]

I always thought that Byzantium just kind of struggled until fading into history not long after real Rome fell. It was honestly amazing to see that they not only stuck around for a long time, not only that they kept at least a respectable amount of land for the majority of their existence, but also re-conquered the majority of the Mediterranean Sea all over again

Honestly, I may respect Byzantium more than the Roman Empire. Rome conquered, but Byzantium fought against a changing and advancing world

[tescomealdeals]

I like how Rome started (according to legend) as Aeneas trying to find a place to build a new Troy that would one day defeat the Greeks, only for his new Troy to finally fall right next to where the original was a few millennia later, it came full circle almost as though it was fate. Which was interestingly a heavy theme in the story of Aeneas.

[JesseBusman]

One emperor ruling all the way from Scotland to Iraq. Pretty amazing

[classicmapper]

Started as a City, ended as a City. How ironic...
Great respect to Roman civilization.

[Tyronius_Maximus]

You absolute chad, you included the Byzantines. Thank god, people always forget about them.

[oscarc]

The Roman civilization always make me feel something i cant describe. The idea of Rome, the idea of glory. A bast empire that rule most of Europe, an unified country. They are indeed legendary. And some part of me, somehow miss this glorious empire, even when we were separated in time. I cant express my admiration for this civilization. And then, seeing it fade away in time cause me some strange sadness that invade my mind. The feeling of losing something that can not explain. Like the end of a golden era, the death of an idea. The end of Rome.

[billysbilbolag]

Step 1. Lie on the ground
Step 2. Try not to cry
Step 3. Cry alot

[OllieBye]

The detail on this is incredible, very well done!

[TheSpaniard]

Imagine being a part of a political entity that spanned a majority of written human history. Absolutely legendary.

[peterthesneakybastar]

Fun Fact:
The Romans had a very powerful secret weapon called Greek fire. It was basically a flamethrower that was so potent that even submerging yourself under water couldn’t distinguish the burning. It proved extremely effective against enemy ships and invading armies attacking the Byzantine walls. This made the capital city of Constantinople impregnable. Unfortunately the recipe for this medieval napalm was so secret that it was eventually lost and the city finally fell and thus the reason why the Roman Empire likely doesn’t exist today.

[Dustin]

I think it is simply amazing that the Roman Empire managed to last 2203 years.

[baswdc]

When your empire lasted so long even counted in 3 years per second the vid still lasts 10 minutes

[justin]

It’s amazing to see: The Romans started out as little more than a city-state, founded according to mythology by the son of a Trojan War hero and no different from the Greek or Mesopotamian cities. All of a sudden, BAM, they grow to be one of the most influential cultures in Europe, parts of Asia, and even Africa.