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Ancient Rome stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, transforming from a modest settlement along the Tiber River into an empire that stretched across three continents. According to legend, twin brothers Romulus and Remus founded the city in 753 BCE, though archaeological evidence suggests human settlements in the area existed long before this mythical date.
The Roman Republic emerged from its monarchical origins, establishing a complex political system that would influence governments for millennia to come. The Senate, consuls, and tribunes created a framework of checks and balances, though this system ultimately proved vulnerable to ambitious individuals like Julius Caesar. The Republic's transition to Empire under Augustus marked the beginning of the Pax Romana, a period of unprecedented peace and prosperity across the Mediterranean world.

Roman engineering and architecture transformed the ancient landscape with enduring achievements. The Romans perfected the arch and dome, created a sophisticated network of roads and aqueducts, and built magnificent structures like the Colosseum and Pantheon that still stand today. Their practical genius extended to urban planning, with cities featuring public baths, forums, and organized street grids.

Latin, the language of Rome, evolved into the Romance languages while lending countless words to English and other tongues. Roman law formed the basis of many modern legal systems, and Roman art and literature profoundly influenced Western cultural traditions. From Virgil's "Aeneid" to the sculptures adorning public spaces, Roman artistic achievements set standards that artists and writers would emulate for centuries.

The empire's eventual decline came through a combination of internal strife, economic troubles, and external pressures. Yet even as the western empire fragmented in the fifth century CE, Roman civilization endured through the Byzantine Empire in the east. The fall of Rome marked not an end but a transformation, as Roman culture, law, and language continued to shape European society throughout the Medieval period and beyond.

Today, Rome's influence remains visible in everything from government buildings imitating Roman architecture to modern legal concepts. The eternal city's legacy reminds us how a single civilization's innovations and ideas can echo through the centuries, shaping the world long after its political power has faded.

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[Duke_of_Lorraine]

According to Astérix, SPQR means Sono Pazzi Quei Romani, "these Romans are mad"

[GamerAccounts-ss]

No modern politics injected? The professor is having a fun time? And ample amounts of opportunity for Metatron to be pedantic? I dare say this is one of the good ones!

[MDE]

It’s well known that SPQR stands for “sono pazzi questi Romani “. They’re crazy, these Roman.

[christiankirkenes]

I can't believe an expert would get that so wrong !!!! 😂😂😂
Caeser was named after a salad because they were both loved by everyone.

[zendene]

Pedantry is very much appreciated. Thank you, Metatron! ☺️🙏

[matthewnew]

senatus populusk... I about flipped my table over.

[comedyfox]

I appreciate that you correct how people say things. That is the best way for us to learn. Keep up the amazing work.

[marksanders]

I’m an archaeologist and historian as well, but I’ve never referred to a fuller as a blood runnel…

[Spielkalb-von-Sparta]

Your pronunciation of German _Kaiser_ was top notch! Thanks for the explanation of the differences!
Fun fact: If you learn Latin in northern Germany you're taught to pronounce the "c" like a "k" whilst in Bavaria they pronounce it like a "c" as in English "cease". Don't ask my why.

[michaelelmore]

From a fellow pedagogue, I appreciate your videos so much.

[NotanEmpire]

Hi Metatron . Just to be pedantic as a native English speaker: Someone is learn-ED not 'learnt' when they are well-educated in something. That is, in this case pronounce out the -ed ending, ie the word has two syllables. I think a reason why it's pronounced like this is that it differentiates the adjective from the past tense verb. Your work is usually always impressively punctillious and a feast for any pedant!

[Bramble]

A word on English pronunciation: a specialist professor on ancient languages once told me that English speakers naturally pronounce "a" in any word they haven't seen before as a hard "a". So foreign words that are adopted into the English language from writing are likely to use a hard "a" unless corrected somewhere along the way. Ergo, "Cannae" with a hard "a" made it into the English language before anybody was able to correct it. As for why he didn't pronounce the "ae" with hard "a"... I'd just say it's because English speakers don't know what the hell to do with vowel combinations like that, so you'll hear various pronunciations. I would have pronounced it "ay", like the word "eye", but that's not how he pronounced it. Along a related line, we also want to emphasize the first syllable in unfamiliar words.

[WildWhiteNorth]

It is so refreshing to hear Latin pronounced properly. Many thanks.

[Professionalracist]

“I saw, I clicked, I React”
- metatron when ever he saw a history hit or wired video.

[LeonidasSparta-Fun-History]

What i do appreciate about History Hit is that they generally avoid politics and genuinely want to give historical fun facts and insight... unlike Wired. Overall their guests remain respectful and knowledgeable, presenting their opinions backed by history, not modern politics.

[unarealtaragionevole]

With Roman medical knowledge there's an interesting back and forth between medicine and magic, especially when talking about their knowledge of herbology. Like most ancient cultures the Romans were well aware of the different properties and effects of plants. And while there's a mixture of magic and medicine, there's a gradual trend of viewing the magical as more medicinal. And when Christian Rome started to turn on pagans and paganism, they were more tolerant to stregheria because of stregheria's vast medicinal knowledge and practice, which was continued and practiced in religion, science, medicine, home remedies, and even their literature.

[synka]

as a german your pronounciation of Kaiser was on point, and I was actually a bit surprised to hear someone who I know as "english speaking" to pronounce a german word with perfect pronounciation XD

[CritiqueCS]

The last monarch i can think of he was in an active combat zone while reigning was the king of belgium during WW1. He was personally leading his troops in holding of the german invasion. He was often litteraly referred to as the "knight king" or "soldier king". It earned him massive admiration from both allies and frankly, enemies. Now dont mistake that heroism/ideal for meaning he was a flawless person, he was simply the commander of "Army group Flanders" at the end of the war.

Now if we talk about litteraly being present on the battlefield while being the REIGNING monarch/president. Really it would have to be a monarch who had military talent, whilst the radio/telephone wasnt invented yet. Albert wasnt litteraly shooting, but he had to be somewhat near the action during WW1.

If we mean oldschool style (when we think of them hearing the screams of their men, on a horse in vibrant armor etc.), i would probably guess Napoleon Boneparte. Theres been other royalty obviously to be generals since, but generally thats the latest I know of.

[parakeetbudgie]

2:35 it is a mix between Latin and English pronunciation. In English, it would be “principate” with an S sound for C.

[stevenkobb]

I love these videos, where your criticisms are more constructive and with less anger. And it looks like you are having more fun as well. I love it, and it keeps our blood pressures down as well.