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Published:
2017-02-21 11:00:21
Imported:
2026-06

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Here it is!  This one's a monster.  

Caesar in Britain (55 B.C.E.)

You guys get an early look.  I'll probably release it to the public some time tomorrow.

Enjoy!

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Caesar in Britain (55 B.C.E.)

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Comments

Alexander B.

Excellent video. Caesar's mobility really was a thing of magic, probably due to scrupulous micromanagement and resourceful pragmatism. Absolutely ingenious.

Historia Civilis

Absolutely. I'm always struck by how he manages how to swing between being very aggressive and very conservative at a moment's notice. For example, in this video, marching into Germany was a really unorthodox move, but once across the Rhine, I feel like 90% of Roman generals would have bitten off more than they could chew. Somehow Caesar knew that he had to get in and get out, even if that meant that he was denied a great victory against the Germans. The dude had some weird sixth sense for that kind of stuff.

Alexander B.

It seems fickle, but also simultaneously contingent upon the tribe he's dealing with. Even though news and information of his actions spread through the various tribes, it must have boiled down to "well, at least I didn't treat Caesar in that manner, I'm the compliant one!" It's all about presence and demeanor, fear and respect. He knew how to command it, but through action AND finesse of intellect. Sixth sense is a good phrase for it, really. Crazy intuition...

RandomlyComposed

Hey Historia Civilis, great video. I just want to ask, would you rather be a Roman citizen during the Republic (before Augustus) or the Empire (after Augustus)? Also, Caesar to me is both a badass and destroyer because there are certain things the Roman Republic stood up for, namely the Rule of Law. The Empire ditch all of that in most part, thanks to Caesar (though one could argue it was also the work of the Gracchi Brothers, Marius, Sulla, etc.).

Historia Civilis

I mean, I love democracy, so I would probably pick the Roman Republic. Representative governments are incredibly stable, and I'm all about stability. The average citizen was probably safer and richer during the Empire, but I would rather give that up than risk living under somebody like Caligula. I definitely hear what you're saying about being of two minds about Caesar. I feel it too. He took something beautiful that had been around for almost 500 years and destroyed it, and part of me can't forgive him for that. That feeling is even stronger when I think about Augustus, because even though he was a great ruler, he took a bad political situation and made it permanent. I don't think I've been particularly good about communicating this feeling in the videos. By the time Caesar crosses the Rubicon, I hope that I can get across the idea that "this was good for Caesar, but bad for world history."