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@bongdonkey Жыл бұрын
Grazie pi lu video. Salut!
@StalinLovsMsmZioglowfagz Жыл бұрын
Alright, what about the Roman Circus, and what it entailed- same for the “bread” part?
@fran3ro Жыл бұрын
What can you tell us about the dimachaeri? There's the conception today that fighting with two swords is not a great idea and I'd like to know about these double sword historical figures (if they really existed, I just know what internet tells about them).
@philingrouille7198 Жыл бұрын
1 question I have is, were there advertisements for different products before, during and after the games? Like their version of our commercials/adverts today. It's a funny idea to think about.
@corwinhyatt519 Жыл бұрын
Just wondering, which of the plethora of vids on Gladiators that you have on your channel are you considering as episodes 1-3 in this series?
@xion1629 Жыл бұрын
I sincerely hope this channel never goes away. The history and linguistical lessons are always awesome
@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded9 ай бұрын
I agree, and its one of the few non-biased history channel’s out there.
@dallenhumpherys7911 Жыл бұрын
It would be cool to hear about the battle re-enactments, land and sea, that were performed.
@jemborg Жыл бұрын
In the early days, before the hypogeum was constructed, they "enacted" sea battles by flooding the arena. You might hear some people say we don't know how they did it... Which is laughable because the Colosseum was built over a riverbed and they had issues with drainage which required some pretty creative solutions to fix.
@grawman67 Жыл бұрын
I would love to hear more about their reenactments. It's fascinating
@TheSuperappelflap Жыл бұрын
Well, youre in luck, because there are many Roman authors who described these pitched battles in detail, as they were for many people, historical once in a lifetime events, and you can either read the original Latin or translations of them, for free. Google it.
@robertstrong6798 Жыл бұрын
Some great documentaries on how they flooded the colosseum for sea 🌊 battles blows your mind
@grawman67 Жыл бұрын
@@robertstrong6798 When I found out flooded the colosseum for naval battle reenactments, it blew my mind
@shoe43 Жыл бұрын
Flamma received a rudius 4 times, but refused freedom each time and chose to carry on fighting as a gladiator. He also “fought to a draw 9 times and won reprieve 4 times” according to his gravestone. He fought as a secutor gladiator during his lifetime
@MrTangolizard Жыл бұрын
That’s a clear case of being institutionalised
@dendrien Жыл бұрын
@@MrTangolizard could be. could also be he really enjoyed killing and well, they were adored celebrities.
@Newzealeb Жыл бұрын
Apparently Emperor Commodus fought 735 times as a gladiator too ?
@filmandfirearms Жыл бұрын
@@MrTangolizard Ah yes, because there have never been men who simply enjoyed fighting and would jump at an opportunity to get paid to do it. It's not as if violent sports are a constant across almost all cultures, including our modern western cultures, for this exact same reason
@MrTangolizard Жыл бұрын
@@filmandfirearms yes putting yourselves into what is basically slavery is the same as fighting join the legion if u want to fight
@capt_sol3719 Жыл бұрын
Using the Attic standard, a single talent was 6,000 denarii or 240 Aurei. Each aureus weighed about 8 grams of gold (I'm using the 1st century BC as an example) so 240 x 8 = 1,920 grams or just over 61.73 ounces (modern troy oz). Current price of gold is 1,984 x 61.73 = 122,472.32. Now multiply that x 30 you get 3,674,169.60 for a gladiatorial bout.
@strongmermaid4651 Жыл бұрын
Omg l😊
@atimidbirb Жыл бұрын
HOLY MOTHERFU-
@TheSuperappelflap Жыл бұрын
inflation is outta control man
@silviuvisan505 Жыл бұрын
Why x30? 30 fights?
@TheSuperappelflap Жыл бұрын
@@silviuvisan505 30 talents
@thebigone6071 Жыл бұрын
Without the awesome beauty, knowledge, wisdom and greatness of the Metatron to inspire me on a daily basis, I’d be dead in a ditch right now!!!! Keep up the awesome work Metratron!!!
@ryankeyes3101 Жыл бұрын
I love how some of them even had their own union and if one of them had a family and he or she was killed in the arena all the other gladiators would pool their money together for that persons family.
@andreix123 Жыл бұрын
Could you do a review on Gladiator(2000)? It Is my favourite movie of all time, but don't let that stop you tearing into it If thats what you want. I would just like to hear what you have to say about it :) Cheers from Norway
@AspieMemoires Жыл бұрын
I think he has in the past. Like 8 year old videos on this stuff.
@swissmilitischristilxxii3691 Жыл бұрын
My favorite character in Gladiator is Antonius Proximo. Remember spaniard, we're only shadows and dust.
@Gaibreel Жыл бұрын
Yes also there is going to be a gladiator 2! They are still in filming right now
@lasselen9448 Жыл бұрын
I'd love more videos on the topic. Equipment especially, as usually, the more specialised a piece of kit is, the more interesting it gets. And gladiatorial weapons and armour look VERY specialised.
@AspieMemoires Жыл бұрын
He has a video on that actually. 8 years old though.
@FilmGuy7000 Жыл бұрын
That judgmental camera zoom on the emperor who liked watching female gladiators had me balling. Fantastic
@DieLuftwaffel Жыл бұрын
Great video! I personally had heard all these things before (except S. Severus banning gladiatrix) but it doesnt get old for me and many people probably never heard about it. I would definitely like to hear more on the topic!
@timmaciver6550 Жыл бұрын
Been waiting for your detailed take on Gladiators! ❤
@Ardabor-GyB Жыл бұрын
Thanks Metatron. I love knowing these fun facts about historical warriors and you always present it in an entertaining way. Te deseo un buen día
@swordsmen8856 Жыл бұрын
Here's something that will blow your mind. Benito Mussolini's Grand daughter (Alessandra) released a J-pop album in 1982 called Amore. Also her Aunt by Marriage was Sophia Lauren.
@HrothgarTheSaxon Жыл бұрын
5:22 Non stop, no breaks! No sleeping at night? No food for 9 day. Ok. No drink? Not possible! A huge question as to how you define a break, but no doubt that the man performed an outstanding task!
@tomhalla426 Жыл бұрын
I would think it was having a fight on each of nine consecutive days, not one fight lasting nine days.
@HrothgarTheSaxon Жыл бұрын
@@tomhalla426 Obviously not 1 fight lasting 9 days - there would be 2 fighters performing something outstanding ;) But 1 fight a day - not impressive. That would be a break of over 23 1/2 hours each day...
@HrothgarTheSaxon Жыл бұрын
@@tomhalla426 I'm guessing he partook in every fight for 9 days straight, but he would have had a breather between each fight and also slept at night, when the audience was also asleep.
@valandil7454 Жыл бұрын
Eitherway that would be something I'd like to see I'd be with him all the way you go dude 😄
@PamS.Divelbiss-bf1nx Жыл бұрын
I loved the movie, "Gladiator" with Russell Crowe!!... Do you remember the movie from the 1960s, "Demitrius and the Gladiators"? I loved that one too!
@alexfilma16 Жыл бұрын
Hell yeah! I don’t care if it’s not historically accurate. It’s a GREAT movie!
@Aswaguespack Жыл бұрын
Gladiators-the first super professional athletes of the Ancient World
@joshuafrimpong244 Жыл бұрын
could it be described as a safer version of a gulag one v one technically?
@StalinLovsMsmZioglowfagz Жыл бұрын
@@joshuafrimpong244 A glorified and more professional shank fight soon to be revisited?
@joshuafrimpong244 Жыл бұрын
@@StalinLovsMsmZioglowfagz precisely
@CiroMastino Жыл бұрын
Greek olympics?
@StalinLovsMsmZioglowfagz Жыл бұрын
@@CiroMastino were they pros, though?
@CollinBoSmith Жыл бұрын
One question I wanted to know: was the average gladiator much more skilled in combat than the average Roman soldier, as is often portrayed and implied in stories like Spartacus?
@AspieMemoires Жыл бұрын
He has a video of gladiators compared to centurions.
@adambielen8996 Жыл бұрын
Well Legionaries fought as a unit whereas Gladiators fought as solo combatants. So not exactly comparable.
@cthulhupr Жыл бұрын
At last! A real Metatron video!!
@jenarutberg9323 Жыл бұрын
I'm enjoying the information about Gladiators, as usual it's well researched facts presented in an interesting way. So, I would certainly enjoy learning more! God bless
@martinrosendahl9134 Жыл бұрын
More content on gladiators pls!!! Always been fascinated on the subject. I even made a huge school project on gladiators which I later followed up on with one on The Roman Empire... got top grades for both ;-) ...
@greenarrow219 Жыл бұрын
This will be a great video, I better get comfortable. Lots of myths and facts about gladiators, let's sort it out. And I get to see if my own knowledge about this topic is correct. I do know that gladiators were professional athletes and could become quite wealthy. And some men chose to join for a better life than they had. Plus, I love the Gladiator movie. "Are you not entertained." Watching from NZ🇳🇿 enjoy your channel, just recently found it. (Edit, Im quite happy with my knowledge, id say 80% pass rate😂).
@sevenproxies4255 Жыл бұрын
Only good things can come from more videos about Gladiators in my opinion 😁
@Msmasajes Жыл бұрын
Your pronunciation is exquisite! Thank you for offering us the opportunity to be enriched by such a cavalcade of knowledge, narrated in such an interesting and smart way. Thank you so much!
@desperateambrose5373 Жыл бұрын
"Do you like movies about gladiators?" ~ "Airplane"
@xneapolisx Жыл бұрын
"Joey you ever hang out at gymnasiums?" 😂😂😂
@desperateambrose5373 Жыл бұрын
@@xneapolisx "Ever seen a grown man naked?" 😲
@xneapolisx Жыл бұрын
@@desperateambrose5373classic!!! 😅
@Zetact_ Жыл бұрын
I think you might have mixed up Caligula and Commodus? Unless I'm forgetting Caligula having a stint as a gladiator (it wouldn't surprise me if he also did that), but when I think of gladiators and emperors my first instinct is Commodus.
@all5stars Жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly several Emperor did gladiatorial fight, including Caligula and Nero. But you are right in that Commodus wanted to be a gladiator more than an Emperor.
@jemborg Жыл бұрын
@@all5stars not Nero. Nero was not fond of blood sports. Chariot racing at the hippodrome was his thing.
@galadballcrusher8182 Жыл бұрын
@@jemborgyep more fast than furious
@violetah.8675 Жыл бұрын
@@galadballcrusher8182😂😂 love your comment.
@Netherghoul Жыл бұрын
Caligula also was fascinated by gladiators.
@draganjagodic4056 Жыл бұрын
Please make a series about ordinary life in ancient Rome: architecture, crafts, education, agriculture, legal system (The Roman Law is certainly the most valuable Roman legacy), also about shipbuilding, trade...All these things can be found in literature and in internet, still, it would be so good to hear from you all this information. Enough material for months and years of good content. Thank you Raphael.
@JohnDoe-on6ru Жыл бұрын
Maybe they fed them such high amounts of carbs to fatten them up for padding, also it's probably much cheaper
@derskalde4973 Жыл бұрын
Would definitelly want to hear more. Practices of ancient cultures are fascinating.
@LucyferSkyles Жыл бұрын
All videos you do are important to me. Doesn't matter the context. I always learn something when I come to your classroom. Appreciate all you do, and more gladiators would be epic.
@barryhill2836 Жыл бұрын
That one emperor preferring female gladiators was just an extreme mud wrestling pioneer. Love it.
@drip369 Жыл бұрын
Yes please blow my mind
@brianmoyachiuz905 Жыл бұрын
More gladiator videos are always entertaining
@geargrinder7714 Жыл бұрын
MOAR GALDIATOR PLEASE!!
@nazarnovitsky9868 Жыл бұрын
Thank You very much for this video! 😊
@heliosophist334 Жыл бұрын
Your "Fact Series" is really amazing. Entertaining and informative at the same time. Awesome work Metatron, you're a great researcher and presenter.
@ElmerEscoto Жыл бұрын
Thank you Raffaello. Interesting and instructive as usual. If possible, would you tell us about the different types of gladiators, their helmets, weapons... Thanks again!
@galadballcrusher8182 Жыл бұрын
I thought he did that last year
@gangrenousgandalf2102 Жыл бұрын
The Beginning of Gladiator Combat: Celebrate one life by ending another
@OmegaRainbow Жыл бұрын
As a life long wrestling fan I would love to see any correlation between modern wrestling and its possible origins (as a commercial entertainment product) in the gladiatorial arenas... E complimentissimi per tutti i video, ottimo lavoro : )
@AspieMemoires Жыл бұрын
For those of y’all asking him for more Gladiator content or specifics, check his videos. Years ago he has tons of them on this topic, that from what I have seen in the comments, there is a video for most every question people have about gladiators. Just gotta look at his old vids.
@Zdraviski Жыл бұрын
Most importantly, gladiators were actually people, not drawings on walls of Pompeii, contrary to what most people believe.
@mpetersen6 Жыл бұрын
And here I thought they were all Russel Crowe clones. Say that one 10 times as fast as you can. A new tongue twister 😂
@talentlessgamer Жыл бұрын
that than changes everything
@saakers11 ай бұрын
Hell yes! Part 2 for sure! This was a blast to listen to. Loving your videos more and more. History was always my favorite subject in school; thanks for reawakening that fascination for me. Much love brother
@madsholbeck3716 Жыл бұрын
Niiice video Metatron!! Gladiatorial combat was initially what got me into fencing, reenactment and fitness- so huge fanboy here! Would love to see more gladiator videos from you!
@davidrustylouis6818 Жыл бұрын
Really interesting content. It would be cool to see a video on gladiator training, the lanistia & ludus. What their lives were like if a captured slave, a Roman volunteer or a criminal.
@FortyHyena Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Definitely would love to see another one about facts about gladiators! This was super cool. :)
@vladamark98 Жыл бұрын
Amazing video as always! Thank you for making such high quality, educational and entertaining content. Having said that, how dare you ask if we want more? XD Yes. One million per cent. Give us all the facts. Kidding, whatever you post is simply amazing. Keep up the great work. ^-^
@HOMGC7 ай бұрын
So glad you did another more recent gladiator video ! Would love to see a video on the weapons and armor
@kevinmcqueenie7420 Жыл бұрын
I was under the empression that it was Commodus who fought as a gladiator, didn’t know “Little Boots” was up to it too, I thought he just upped the cruelty, not taking part.
@welltell. Жыл бұрын
AT 16:51 the translation is "Battle of the Amazons" how cool is that!!!
@MsErtwer Жыл бұрын
Was the entrance for the gladiatorial tournaments pay to enter or just find a seat?
@Yorgar Жыл бұрын
"Win the crowd." Also shows how little we have changed. Even if our favorite sports star has won a championship in years, we will still cheer for them.
@DanielD-no1gp Жыл бұрын
This was informative thanks
@bronquitis890 Жыл бұрын
You seem to be one of the few mentally sane persons in social media. I love your channel.
@ducomaritiem7160 Жыл бұрын
Yes! More Gladiator stuff!
@Fatherofheroesandheroines Жыл бұрын
I remember reading that the Etruscans brought gladiatorial-style combat with them during the reign of the kings. That's right, it is most likely the kings were mostly Etruscans.
@brandonquezada9523 Жыл бұрын
I thought Rome was an Etruscan city anyways? Or am I making this up
@theolambert654 Жыл бұрын
@@brandonquezada9523Rome was taken over by the Etruscans at one point, I can not remember when exactly however
@PureElixir Жыл бұрын
Interesting fact about Gladiators: They are living a revival today in the form of KZfaq-boxing-fights. Not sure how to feel about it though.
@greenarrow219 Жыл бұрын
I remember a professor in history asked if gladiator fights were brought back today would people go. He absolutely believed they would & be popular.
@Ba_stard Жыл бұрын
I didn’t no alot of this information about gladiators!! Top quality content as usual thanks! ❤👍
@DecimusSaxon Жыл бұрын
Thanks from Belarus for your content, especially thanks for good clear pronounciation which understooded for non-native english language people.
@MelodicMethod Жыл бұрын
this was fun to watch, thanks!
@gregorytaylor3146 Жыл бұрын
A Roman Legionnaire walks into a bar, holds up two fingers and says "Five beers, please"
@atimidbirb Жыл бұрын
GOD I would love to go back in time just for a brief moment to go see some famous gladiator fights
@bobg5362 Жыл бұрын
I once read somewhere that the gladiators' high-carb diet was intentionally crafted to give them a layer of subcutaneous fat that could be cut and appear to bleed a lot during a match, but actually not cause death via the laceration of a major vein or artery.
@WithGodAllThingsArePossible982 Жыл бұрын
"Are you not entertained"? I couldn't resist ☺
@Love-you-too Жыл бұрын
For the modern version of Caligula fighting in the arena we will have Elon musk VS Mark Zuckerberg in mma doing the spinning kicks you wanted 10:10
@simonmaskell9431 Жыл бұрын
Id be really interested if you made a video talking about the ethics of museums such as The British Museum.
@walterblanc9708 Жыл бұрын
Never knew I needed to know about Gladiators. Thankyou, very interesting.
@codygriffin8256 Жыл бұрын
Yes! More gladiator content!!
@anba9499 Жыл бұрын
that stock image was hilarious, more geek gladiators please!
@patches1758 Жыл бұрын
I love the fact that he has the N64 gauntlet game. You can see it in the upper left hand corner of the screen just two down from the Zelda game on his shelf.
@junichiroyamashita Жыл бұрын
Metatron,if i don't remember wrong you trained Kyokushin. One thing i am interested is how unarmed martial arts flow into armed combat. Have you ever considered talking about this?
@kanrakucheese Жыл бұрын
10:00 Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao was a Philippines senator and ran for president last cycle.
@dragoninthewest1 Жыл бұрын
4:37 now I'm imagining some Roman doctor testing Gladiators for doping.
@janetmackinnon3411 Жыл бұрын
As always, both entertaing and instructive. Thank you.
@mabdub Жыл бұрын
Is the Latin which Julius Caesar used to write about his campaigns the same Latin that he would have spoken everyday to his family members and military personnel? Would Caesar have been able to go to a public market and understand the conversations he heard? At that time in Rome what was the common language which most people would have been expected to to know?
@Immolate62 Жыл бұрын
Yay new Metatron!
@chrisg602006 Жыл бұрын
Greetings noble one, from Costa Rica. I’ve been a suscribir since a couple of years already and your ideas, plus your approaching to science is what I have been waiting for years. You’re amazing, thank goodness people like you are still trying to overcome ignorance. There is a bunch of friends that are following you in Costa Rica. My only small petition is would you be so gladly debunk the ancient astronauts theory? Please!
@Tgernos Жыл бұрын
I love your videos and contents about history! thanks for all the news!
@stevehammel2939 Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your video on Gladiator facts. I have heard of dwarfs being matched with old women. Some of the names of gladiators have come down to us through time, one gladiator's name stands out ''Yellow Legs" who must have been very popular.
@jimmycoco6506 Жыл бұрын
Make as many of these as possible buddy. Obviously the weapons and armour ones are going to be the big viewers
@oceanman1162 Жыл бұрын
I wonder what your thoughts are on the Spartacus TV show in terms of accuracy .
@SenseiKreese Жыл бұрын
That was great, more gladiator stuff please ;)
@r8dj Жыл бұрын
"ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!.....IS THIS NOT WHY YOU'RE HERE?!"
@billofthepeople5978 Жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Would love to see more
@YarDarkwood Жыл бұрын
More please, the circuses in general would be good.
@TheVideoNorm Жыл бұрын
Metatron, you’re my hero!!!
@reyesngerardo Жыл бұрын
loved the video. I would like to know more about the different types of gladiators and they weapons and armor.
@pfqtwo9505 Жыл бұрын
Yes. I’m interested In all off it. I’d like as much information about Gladiators as you can give. Really enjoy your content.
@ourshelties7649 Жыл бұрын
Bread and circuses, still keeping people distracted even today.
@bobrobinson1576 Жыл бұрын
What we have today are circuses and no bread.
@Freakingbean Жыл бұрын
Meta this kinda content is why im subscribed
@Dis-Emboweled Жыл бұрын
This was cool! Please continue!
@user-vj2wt7jh7j Жыл бұрын
I find it intersting that violence as entertainment has such a long history, In The Iliad, Homer relates how blood-games were held after Patroklos was slayed by Hector. While nobody got killed, the event was an offering of blood to facilitate the transition of Patroklos's spirit to the world of the dead. Researchers believe Homer was describing a common ceremony in the funeral of important individuals. The Chinese also had ancient sword games 剑术 jiànshù starting around 800BC. The Egyptians in antiquity jousted from small boats knocking people into crocodile filled waters. The ancient Mayans/Mesoamericans starting around 1500BC had "Ollamaliztli" a bloody ball game where in the end somebody usually died (the exact rules of the sport aren't known and changed). Today we still view violence as entertaining, boxing and mixed martial arts fighters aren't much different than the gladiators minus the Gladius.
@ellenmendoza7246 Жыл бұрын
Who wouldn't want to go and watch gladiators fight..probably a great day out ..
@darthvaper6745 Жыл бұрын
Yes more bids on this topic please
@walterbarth4690 Жыл бұрын
Another great video. Do you have any on ancient Greek games, or ancient Olympics? Would you consider doing one? Looking forward to your next video.
@TheDreamSmith Жыл бұрын
I would love more vidoes on this sort of thing!
@jemborg Жыл бұрын
Good show Metatron, always entertaining and informative. Could I add that the gladiator fighting was majorly concerned with the serious business of gambling? This made the performers akin to racing horses today. The thing was to put on a good show. So it was also like Rock and Roll Wrestling. The gladiators would play to the crowd, beat their chests, ham it up, get them going. And they were fat. Yes they were. Barley bellies. So they could get cut, bleed etc. I'm not saying it was fake fighting but putting on a show for the mob was an acknowledged part so allowances for it were made. It also guaranteed your survival if you lost.
@richardbowman7116 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video as always. @Metatron we now know, as you mentioned, that Gladiator diets were high in barley,legumes etc , but this revelation has given rise to the idea that as a result of this carb rich diet, Gladiators were almost certainly "fat" , with some saying they were ideally overweight so as to have an extra layer of protection against weapons and strikes. I have a hard time believing this to be the reality, and an even harder time believing your average modern combat athlete surpasses the physical fitness and conditioning of the classical Gladiator. Can you weigh in on this, please and thank you? Appreciate all that you do .
@IamZeus1100 Жыл бұрын
At first I was going to say don’t you mean commodus fought in the arena ? But then I looked it up and yep , Caligula did indeed too ! Others too ! That’s why I love these videos so much , I always learn something new and I know metatron actually takes personal accountability and would admit when he’s wrong .
@ShadowStudiosFilms Жыл бұрын
Would love a video going through the most famous gladiators/gladiatrix and their weapons/fight style of chioice, how long they lived and what their most notable fights were etc. But i understand a video on said weapons and fight styles would be more appropriate first for context 🙏
@ozymandias3097 Жыл бұрын
It’s certainly curious that you failed to mention the fact that almost all gladiators were women of color and/or LGBTQ+ and were the most well-respected warriors of their time. Often serving as advisors to the Roman army, they could truly be said to have been the secret to the strength and effectiveness of the Romans.
@Anaris10 Жыл бұрын
Sarcasm detected!.
@candypower9988 Жыл бұрын
the average metatron commentor (but not sarcastic)
@redneckgopnik8164 Жыл бұрын
Lul
@rachdarastrix5251 Жыл бұрын
El Oh El Ex Dee Ex Dee!
@famvirious Жыл бұрын
Don't forget the female fighters were all taller and stronger than the weak sexist racist males