How Ancient Rome Grew

[eskimospy77]

That is awesome. We tend to think of the Roman Empire as dead when the dark ages began, but it lasted 1,000 years since the dark ages began.

[ArdernMate]

0:32!! The western roman empire just got pwnd!

[SWEDISHKvist]

@mymyharlow hah

[SWEDISHKvist]

@mymyharlow 2000 years!

[Frizzi95]

Does the Holy Roman Empire not count?

[falsterced]

@Frizzi95  haha no

[Trick0o7]

nice camera movement : )

[CaelestisPeste]

And then came the dark ages.

[RTWfan1234]

Many people don`t know but ancient Macedonia isn`t relaited in any way to modern day macedonia. The ancient macedonians were in fact greeks. They were called so after the region they lived or "Μακεδονία" in greek. I know that because I am greek and was born in that same region.

[criztu]

@RTWfan1234 Macedonians were Barbarians. aka "non-greeks". These barbarians led by Filip conquered the greek states. Filip's son was Alexander.

the rest is propaganda.

[grenierjp]

@RTWfan1234 - Actually, the inhabitants of "Makedonia" were probably more of Thracian origin but they copied and were deeply influenced by Greeks - to the point of adopting their language. But for ancient Greeks, Macedonians were barbarians, And being subjected by Macedonians through Philip II and Alexander was a national shame for some Greeks. So it is a historical distorsion to say that Macedonians were Greeks - they were just of Greek culture.

[P0WAT0TH3P30PL3]

@grenierjp No no no thats not what he is saying the modern day Macedonia has no right to exist at all it's not Greek it's Bulgarian ancient Macedonia was yes partly Greek and is a province of the now unified Greek state but the country of Macedonia A.K.A FYROM is trying to steal the history of Alexander and Philip II.

[Carson0987654321]

my ancestors are scottish and icelandic(sailed from scandinavia, ireland and scotland). im a ruthless barbarian!

[Ajcre]

@Carson0987654321  can you speak icelandic?

[simonyoran]

you stole this from wikipedia

[cekodok2]

@simonyoran who doesn't? :D

[IPQR]

I want that my ancestors were Romans........................­.but they probably were mudswimming barbarians over here in the Netherlands................ =P

[ComissarJackskov]

a roman empire that eventually became based in eastern europe (Greece and Turkey) and not rome...

[totalwar57]

the eastern empire under Justinian re conquered Italy, North Africa (area of Carthage, and parts of spain.

[mickecojo]

Im proud of my ancestors :) (I am romanian, wich stands for, land of the romans)

[Blueguy85]

so.......almost all of europe was conquered by rome, dosent mean we are all decendents,

[mickecojo]

historic proof we still have roman names still speak very latin languge and our country is named land of the romans if this not enough

there was a DNA test on 20 countries in europe and the matins country Italy Spain Romaia and Portugal were related very much and they both speak latin and in school learn htere ancestors are

so this is DNA blood wich dont lie so i say Romanians Italians Spains and portuguges are pretty much descendts of romans.

[Blueguy85]

ehh...ur probably decendent of conquered barbarians

[Tavi13]

u r probably an idiot for thinking that

[totalwar57]

Technically speaking, most europeans,, and people in North and South america are decendants or the Roman Empire because Barbarians were roman for 400 years, and cultures had Roman Influence.

[Blueguy85]

doubt it, around 60-70% of south americans are indiginous by some studies in 2008

and lots of americans are decendants of Brittish ( who werent really influenced by the romans much), dutch and french.

But the majority of the the american majority are decendants of Germans and Iris, who were not influenced by the empire much or at all.

so some maybe are but not much in in the west, probably the majority of western europe.

[pye3214]

I would be proud of my ancestors wherever I'm from, I mean, the Gauls put up a good fight as did the carthaginians. But I'm Italian so I probibally am mostly roman, but my 2 of my grandparents are german.

[tecna64]

i've got ancestoral roots in scotland, who beat back the english, irish, whitch got their independance in a bloody independance war and the belgae, the bravest people in gaul

[Blueguy85]

actually, the scottish are decendants of irish settlers. and the irish were scotlands allies, and never really fought scotland

[tecna64]

i guess i mis said it, i have scottish, irish and belgian roots, i dident say the beat back the english haha

[Blueguy85]

oh right....lol

[Blueguy85]

so your probably more german than italian, you Germanic barbarian!

lol...jk

[mcgzer]

I loved how the Romans never conquered Ireland. Great vid.

[Spartanz1170]

I thought the west got the worst end to the empire, but the Byzantine was a real roller coaster...

BTW the Byzanti nes are regaurded as Romans in the western world

[Saphiregun]

lol byzantine empire xD

[Ludendorf]

LOL nice vid it was extremely small, than it was big, and than it lost everything.

5/5

[ptolemy1989]

i liked how it showed the east roman empire too.