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Published:
2017-07-27 14:45:45
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2026-06

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Vercingetorix (52 to 50 B.C.E.)

Here it is!  The longest video I have ever made.  Or will ever make, probably.

This is definitely much longer than I like the videos to be, but since it was the conclusion of the Gallic Wars I felt that it would be fine to slow down and indulge in a few tangents.

I hope you guys enjoy it.

The next video will PROBABLY be a one-off, unrelated to Caesar or Alexander.  I have a bunch of fun ideas, but I've been deliberately putting everything else on hold until this Vercingetorix video was finished.  Now that it's done, I have an eclectic pile of books to get through.  I'm pretty sure that at least one of those will directly inspire the next video.

(P.S. I'm planning on posting this video to the public next Monday.  Just FYI.  Some people like to know these things.)

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Vercingetorix (52 to 50 B.C.E.)

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Comments

Sara Samaletdin

I was a bit dissapointed that you did not show Labienus's actions in detail. But the video was long already so of well.

Sara Samaletdin

Also regarding genocide I have kind of mixed feelings on this since it's a modern legal term and sacking towns that are against you is not exactly deliberate elimination of race as I understand it since if they had surrendered I feel Caesar would not have taken further action. Here is one askhistorians response from Reddit who argues against it <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1t4eke/can_the_gallic_war_of_caesar_be_considered_as/?ref=search_posts" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1t4eke/can_the_gallic_war_of_caesar_be_considered_as/?ref=search_posts</a> for example. I know you probably have red all these kind of arguments but in case someone else sees this. And I do get your argument and I think that Reddit response maybe is a bit too positive. Anyway I was going to post this on YouTube but then I though I maybe don't want to deal with comments arguing with such a serious subject but I kind of wanted to just say this.

Mechdude

Julius Caesar and Gul Dukat did nothing wrong

Federico Naranjo

maybe not a genocide but instead a maybe a Gallic holocaust. Google's definition: "destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war."

Historia Civilis

Yeah, the YouTube comments on this one are going to be a shit-show. I tried my best to say "this is how I feel, this is why I feel that way, but reasonable people disagree." I read that AskHistorians thread, and... a lot of bad takes in there. They seem particularly obsessed about the Gallic "race." I think the strongest case for genocide comes when you stop thinking of the Gauls as "The Gallic Race," and start thinking of each Gallic tribe as its own distinct ethnic group. To me, it's very simple. Each tribe had different systems of government, different customs, different religious practices, different myths, etc. When a group of people have a shared set of practices like that, over time, they become a unique ethnic group. When an ethnic group is destroyed on purpose, that's a genocide. In my view, Caesar destroyed a bunch of tribes on purpose. In this context, the obsession with the Gallic "race" is really not useful. But I'm aware that the word genocide is anachronistic. The Romans hadn't invented the concept of genocide, and some reasonable people believe that it's unfair, or even a waste of time to impose our modern morality on people who lived by a different set of rules. That's a valid criticism. I get it. My only response is that I'm trying to educate people. I didn't say "Romans were evil because they commited genocides," I said "you know what a genocide is, right? That's kinda what happened during the Gallic Wars." I don't really care whether or not people think that Caesar committed a genocide. I want people to think "wow, there was a massive human cost when the Romans annexed Gaul."

Historia Civilis

Believe me, I considered it. But in the end, it Labienus's adventure in the north was pretty confusing and not very important to the end result, so I cut it. I wanted to keep up the momentum with the Caesar-Vercingetorix back and forth.

Frey

Can I have a time machine to watch it again?

Sara Samaletdin

I get it but genocide is really loaded term these days so personally I say something like "it was a modern war crime/crime against humanity" or something. But it's great you take these subjects so seriously, I think a ton of people watching have a pretty shallow understanding of the subject and watch these things because they play Rome Total War so it's good you don't try to shy away form these things. But I also kind of wanted to post a joking comment on YouTube of why Asterix's version of Vergingetorix dropping his weapons literally on Caesar's feet wasn't included on art section. And now I kind of feel it migh be a bit too light and jokey lol. Well let's see what kind of tone the discussion takes.

Sara Samaletdin

I think the main reason I wanted to it be here is because I am thinking this as a series and thinking of the future episodes so people will know really who Labienus's is later. And because it mentions Paris and hearing modern places is always interesting. It is not that important :)

Danny

Awesome! I never knew I liked ancient warfare so much until I saw the Battle of Alesia video a long time ago. Thank you for making these videos. I like that you focus on the personal aspect of it which sometimes I forget to really think about. That's a lot of dead people at the hands of Caesar.

Phartor

I felt this was truly epic and informative, and was also almost as invigorating as watching an action-laden feature film of international stars and starlets. Then again, I could say that about many of your other videos, even the shorter ones.

Cherry Sprinkles

Fantastic episode, really enjoyed every minute of it! I agree that the series format is great. Maybe we'll keep going till the end of the civil war of 49-45BC? (please please please)

Jake Bankes

Fantastic video again, wow! Keep up the great work! I'd also maybe like to hear more from Labienus in future videos and his break from Caesar, sounds like an interesting story. Also maybe just continuing into the future and doing the civil war between Mark Anthony and Octavian would be really cool too

larry82

I don't mind this long format at all. The downside might be that people won't always have time to watch something like this right after it comes out, but those who appreciate your content will definitely watch it later.

larry82

The advantage of it is clearly, that it provides a better narrative to the events and helps putting them into clearer context of that area.

Jason Ferrer

Another great episode. Thanks!