I've watched a documentary that explained that she wasn't physically beautiful but highly intelligent and that's what made so many attracted to her.

@peteyesco

6 жыл бұрын

Sarah Herndon that’s interesting. Would you happen to know the name of the documentary?

@SicYennefer

6 жыл бұрын

I'd like to know it too, so if you could be so kind... :)

@RavenStillBeguiling

6 жыл бұрын

Those who wrote about her looks did so centuries after her death and they were contradicting. Cassius Dio said she was of "surpassing beauty" while Plutarch basically said her looks were nothing special. Both agree that she was charming and intelligent but who knows where they got their information from. You can see her face on coins that have survived from her time. I think the only thing we can say about her is she had a pretty big nose.

@DaDunge

6 жыл бұрын

I don't know the late Ptolmaics were all pretty unstable, it's been suggested that there may have been rampant syphilis in the Ptolmaic royal family. That and inbreeding.

@aravintharavintharavinthar8927

6 жыл бұрын

Sarah Herndon

It really sucks that people define her by her beauty alone, because she was easily one of history’s most interesting figures.

@lefishe6611

3 жыл бұрын

I'd still like to think she was smoking even if it isn't accurate

@V-q8is

3 жыл бұрын

She was highly intelligent and that probably what made her so attractive. She probably wasn't a beauty, looking at the level of inbreeding that led to her. It's a wonder she was even functional, let alone intelligent, though.

@flower.1503

3 жыл бұрын

1kth like!

@alejandrasofia5937

2 жыл бұрын

she was very very very inteligent

@zebra.babes123

2 жыл бұрын

Same. I love history, but if I’m given a time machine, I wouldn’t go there.

"we may never known the full truth but we can separate fact from rumor by putting history on trial" well said sir well said.

@raylevi5343

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a cop out.

@fabianhale845

3 жыл бұрын

@@raylevi5343 No. history doesn’t always have straight answers.

@yolverilmisyolsuz9873

2 жыл бұрын

yes sir indeed

@pmrupdates9767

2 жыл бұрын

I respect these guys at Ted-Ed

@funballer5282

2 жыл бұрын

👏

Only thing we truly know was...... Her Eyeshadow and eyeliner were *Flawless*

@snowandhisboiii7121

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@astaku8374

4 жыл бұрын

6 out of 10

@avi9147

4 жыл бұрын

Clearly she was the James Charles of that time

@Brinzdhillon

4 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣

@Garlicsvids

4 жыл бұрын

Syrupy Tart Ain’t that the truth

"why does that matter? why do people never talk about Caesar or Mark Anthony other affairs? And why do we assume she instigated the affairs? why is it everytime, powerful women always defined by their sexuality?" This man deserves a fucking medal

@parnashridas2498

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly 🔥🔥

@mrhouse6886

2 жыл бұрын

I get where your coming from but want to what convinced Rome to attack Cleopatra , Mark Anthony’s will where he willed all of Rome to her family who she had with Caesar who she also tried to get as the king/emperor of Rome . If that doesn’t screen she started it I don’t know what does

@Steph-vc9ks

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrhouse6886 no offense but I had a stroke trying to read your comment

@mrhouse6886

2 жыл бұрын

@@Steph-vc9ks sorry it was late a night when I wrote it

@potatosinnato1767

2 жыл бұрын

Xd

Cleopatra wasn't an idiot; Rome did the same exact thing with the Greek city states and Spain before by slowly incorporating them into their empire through diplomacy and war. She did whatever she could to keep Egypt autonomous and safe.

@DaDunge

6 жыл бұрын

I would argue no she did not. Her empire was in decline she intentionally threw herself into roman politics full well knowing it would either hasten her empire's demise or restore it. It was a gamble. Egypt unlike so many who fought rome went out with a bang not whit a whimper.

@bear1497

5 жыл бұрын

Fredrik Dunge no she needed Rome help because Egypt was in trouble its riches and well beings were starting to decline and Rome was becoming a monster. She knew if she could seduce someone in power that Rome and Egypt would become allies. And when she became pregnant with Cesar's baby that means she now had an aire to Egypt and could push him into Roman Politics and untie the countries but when Cesar died she needed another so she picked Antony because at the time he had more power than Octavian who was younger and Antony was easier to seduce

@yeehaw972

4 жыл бұрын

@Bronx12345 JK You're a INCEEELL

@alinaumer7543

4 жыл бұрын

Fredrik Dunge I agree

@dreabelle5820

4 жыл бұрын

Cleopatra WAS Greek

Uh uh, Cleopatra didn't destroy two of Rome's finest generals. They destroyed themselves.

@renadnasr7091

2 жыл бұрын

agreed

@footballworld-by1gt

2 жыл бұрын

congratulations, we have a time traveler in the chat.

@infernieri

2 жыл бұрын

@@footballworld-by1gt congratulations, we have someone of appropriate historical knowledge in the chat

@heedo3655

2 жыл бұрын

Yepp

@Ruefintheshark

2 жыл бұрын

You’re not wrong there

"She ruled jointly in Alexandria with her brother, to whom she was also married." *ＳＷＥＥＴ ＨＯＭＥ ＡＬＡＢＡＭＡ*

@EpicFuckingCoolGuy69420

5 жыл бұрын

LMFAO!!!!!

@ErrolCe

5 жыл бұрын

ALABAMA 100

@maoutan945

5 жыл бұрын

I choked on mah cookie when I heard that (✖﹏✖)

@murtazaehsani836

5 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@davadreviewer5509

5 жыл бұрын

SWEET HOME Old Kingdom of Egypt

History is unkind to women in power.

@rikuvakevainen6157

3 жыл бұрын

Catherine the great?

@ultimatebishoujo29

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely

@junio0o768

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe because people werent fond of women in power

@alitawfik8517

3 жыл бұрын

Except for Egyptians

@plasticlope7995

3 жыл бұрын

Even though they were pretty good at ruling

Cleopatra ruled Egypt well, that's the most important thing in my opinion.

@firestriker3580

3 жыл бұрын

But she didn’t

@uria3679

3 жыл бұрын

Fire Striker I didn’t know that I would find a Octavian aka Trump supporter here😒

@adios5072

3 жыл бұрын

@@uria3679 so someone who doesn't agree with you is a trump supporter?

@sorandomandquirky9425

3 жыл бұрын

@@uria3679 Everyone who disagrees with you isn't a Trump Supporter you moron.

@blauwbeer556

3 жыл бұрын

@@uria3679 aight 1st not everyone is a trump supporter just because they don't agree with you 2nd what is so bad about being a trump supporter? Tbf I have no idea what the guy has done but T H A T S H O U L D N O T M A T T E R, someone's political beliefs has nothing to do with the person him/her self. Especially if we are talking about history of Cleopatra, not current politics.

My grandma said "I don’t care what they tell you in school. Cleopatra was Goku"

@cyrusthegreat7030

Жыл бұрын

Same

@guest6398

11 ай бұрын

My grandma claimed she *was* Cleopatra. Must be true.

@jamesrocket5616

10 ай бұрын

@@guest6398 Your highness

@bazhenapartos4303

10 ай бұрын

My grandmother told me: “ I don’t care what they tell you in school. Cleopatra can be summoned as servant for Holy Grail Wars” So inspirational

@Murphy_Law

10 ай бұрын

"I dont care what they tell you in school, Cleopatra was Walter White"

Here I am sad about what happened to Alexandrian Library.

@rizzamaeong

4 жыл бұрын

same.. big loss.

@voiceofneha7196

4 жыл бұрын

You're an introvert aren't you?

@Jz_jimnie

4 жыл бұрын

same..

@jasonf5856

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine how much more we would know about history and how they lived, thought, and so much more about their culture. Largest book collection in history till hundreds and hundreds of years later. Sad

@voiceofneha7196

4 жыл бұрын

@@jasonf5856 true..

They forgot to mention that the reason the Octavian declared war on Egypt was because Anthony was originally married to Octavian's sister. With Anthony's affair with Cleopatra, he was basically commiting adultery and thus insulting the honor of Octavian's family.

@fabianhale845

7 жыл бұрын

That’s not the reason, that’s the excuse Octavian needed to go to war.

@user-iw3fi9gx4e

7 жыл бұрын

Octavian could marry his sister to whoever he wants, even to himself if he want. He is a monarch and the most powerfull person of the time, so probably he can marry to half or rome women, even the 5 years old ones, maybe men, horses, his throne, even Cleo maybe. I do not think that he would carry for his family honor. Maybe he just want even more power to marry the giza's pyramids.

@almasdancing

6 жыл бұрын

Bini Farmer They also forgot to mention that Cleopatra's Egypt was a rich and highly developed country and an empire has to conquer in order to exploit the resources of other countries. The rest are propaganda for popular consumption

@DaDunge

6 жыл бұрын

The reason Octavian went after Cleopatra is that she proclaimed her son head of the house of Caesar and spirited him away to Egypt. It was essentially a power struggle in the power vacuum left by Gaius Julius Caesar.

@DaDunge

6 жыл бұрын

+Alma shatri That hadn't really been true for a century. Egypt in Cleopatra's time had been in so many civil wars that it had spend more than half of the last century fighting. It's wealth was drained by half crazy Ptolmaic kings and queens fighting each other. Probably in part due to the fact that Syphilis ran rampant in their family.

Greek and Egyptian mythology is fun to learn about.

@mewsingsbynatk

4 жыл бұрын

I know!

@ishuika

4 жыл бұрын

Yup

@Noriccka1.

4 жыл бұрын

She is Macedonian not Greek

@stephaniezhang9600

4 жыл бұрын

This is historical, so technically not a myth.

@alexobl.6698

4 жыл бұрын

@@Noriccka1. makedonia is an ancient greek tribe just like sparta so she was greek from the greek tribe makedonia Stop the propaganda. Even her name is greek Just like with alexander the great and his family

*Caution:* You may or may not have entered into a minefield of a comment section. Proceed carefully.

@NabPunk

4 жыл бұрын

it is most definitely a mine field, and there is no need to proceed at all.

@chartreuseraccoon162

4 жыл бұрын

Why don’t we just get a mine detector before going in?

@jamie7713

4 жыл бұрын

I find it fascinating that we can all argue about someone who's been dead for two millennia. Imagine having that much impact on the 🌎.

@SoulDuckling126

4 жыл бұрын

Proceed with caution

@pandabear1136

4 жыл бұрын

You watch Fairy Tail?

Fun Fact: Cleopatra was a pharaoh when she was only 18, the brother was 10.

@pancreaticcum2122

4 жыл бұрын

InsaneHollie 🤭

@raawesome3851

4 жыл бұрын

Wait, what?

@reknaria9972

4 жыл бұрын

she was a queen not pharaoh

@ThachNguyen-xn6zr

4 жыл бұрын

kerchouche rania Bruh shes a pharaoh not queen. The word Pharaoh is apart of Egypt not queen

@fabianhale845

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThachNguyen-xn6zr actually there were equivalents to queen: “Great royal wife,” “mistress of the two lands,” “female ruler”, etc. And as a Hellenistic ruler “basileia” was the title for a queen.

This one was awesome. Did a perfect job of narrating Cleopatra's achievements without overly sexualizing her or focussing on her affairs or seduction. I love narration like this

@shartstanker2086

2 жыл бұрын

I mean if ceaser had to sleep with half of Europe to secure stability he would have done it too.

@pussydestroyer69285

2 жыл бұрын

@@shartstanker2086 definitely

@muhammadabadi6410

2 жыл бұрын

It was mediocre they glossed over a lot of the politics in Rome and the power struggle over Caesars death in favor of a “cleopatra was a strong independent women and thats why Rome hated her” angle

@amishasingh6227

Жыл бұрын

Exactly perfect and so well ❤️❤️and giving the due respect to the person who deserved it all❤️❤️

@SirsasthNigam.

6 ай бұрын

@@muhammadabadi6410 Its about Cleopatra not Ceaser

"Everybody knows nothing" My conclusion after reading 50 comments

Cleopatra did not dress like a Pharaoh, but as a Greek queen. Look at the Egyptian coins of the period that depict her. Greek hairdo, tiara etc...

@skynyrdjesus

3 жыл бұрын

Well of course not. The entire Ptolemeic dynasty was decidedly Greek in styling, to the point where Cleopatra was the first in her lineage to learn to speak Egyptian. Cleopatra in Pharoic trappings is just a side effect of popular culture trying to condense 3000 years of history into an image that is something that is somehow distinctly Egyptian. That's why it's so strange to hear for the first time that Cleopatra lived closer to the moon landing than the building of the pyramids.

@dani0479

3 жыл бұрын

@@skynyrdjesus wait what? You’re right, it’s indeed weird.

@outis439-A

2 жыл бұрын

@@skynyrdjesus No lots of them had traditional egyptian depictions look it up. And look up the rosetta stone too, has greek on it too

@gh-fr2wb

2 жыл бұрын

The Ptolemies were obsessed with the pharaohs, and they ruled Egypt as pharaohs, and the Egyptians called them the new pharaohs.

@takispapas9887

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but they did not talk, look or dress like the Egyptian Pharaohs. They brought the Greek culture with them, wich flourished in Egypt for almost a thousand years until the 7th century AD, when the Arabs conquered it. Especially Alexandria, was one of the top (greek) learning centres of antiquity with schools and philosophers and scientists, and of course its famous library, the wealthiest in ancient times.

Actually this Egyptian queen wasn't an Egyptian at all.

@DaDunge

6 жыл бұрын

Well technically she was, the term Egyptian comes from the greek term Aegyptos. It was called something entierly else in Egyptian.

@blitzkrieg2928

6 жыл бұрын

greek

@walabixha1746

5 жыл бұрын

Mohamed Hasan she was born a raised in Egypt. Maybe she wasn't a native person of Egypt. But she considered herself Egyptian.

@aleksandarvil5718

5 жыл бұрын

Cleopatra's dynasty has originated from Macedonia.

@helenanilsson5666

5 жыл бұрын

She was born in Egypt, lived in Egypt and ruled Egypt. I'd say she was about as Egyptian as any given president of the USA is American. None of them are *native* American, but we're not going to call Trump a German president now,. are we?

WTF happened to Egypt? was such an advanced civilization in ancient times.

@hossamallam8575

7 жыл бұрын

JaGuaR we bottled everything (i am Egyptian btw)

@CharlesDickens111

7 жыл бұрын

Cat pooper 101 Egypt was fucked by the Turks dude, the British had easy pickings. The Ottomans screwed you to the max. Egypt today is a worthless country - it can't even beat tiny Israel in war.

@CharlesDickens111

7 жыл бұрын

Malik Ameen Don't you have some Coptic Christians to persecute or something, Malik?

@Rayan-bj8wn

7 жыл бұрын

Europe happend. yep , they just kept on messing with em

@CharlesDickens111

7 жыл бұрын

Malik Ameen 90,000 Christians have been slaughtered in Iraq and Syria since 2011 dude. Don't forget the Yazidi genocide either.

I LOVE THESE "History Vs."

@losersinc7973

6 жыл бұрын

Zachary Chestnutt same

@seanbisset4750

6 жыл бұрын

I love how your comment hasn’t got a thumbs down.

@huakatichat2731

6 жыл бұрын

Zachary Chestnutt me too

@thanegrace8539

6 жыл бұрын

Ditto!

@paki-to9576

6 жыл бұрын

Zachary Chestnutt 🐚🐌🕸🐷

my grandma said "I don’t care what they tell you in school. Cleopatra was a tank."

@kevinbergin9971

10 ай бұрын

Well tank you.

@egoregor2205

10 ай бұрын

@@kevinbergin9971 why do i hear german music

"She ruled with her brother, to whom she was also married." Let's just pretend this never came up while watching with my sister, ahem!

@AVeryFilthyCasual

2 жыл бұрын

That was rather commonplace back then, many pharoahs were married to family members, even some gods in their mythology were married to their siblings.

One day, History vs trump will be in tedEd

@TickedOffPriest

7 жыл бұрын

Tk Eram I would watch that in a heartbeat.

@khorps4756

7 жыл бұрын

+Revanaught ahahahahahahahahahahaha "no good" are you kidding?

@avalencia9628

7 жыл бұрын

+Khorps Yes, no good, mark my words, the US will stop being the top economic power by the end of Trump's presidency

@kintokisa

7 жыл бұрын

"He started WW III" "In a way, war is inevitable :v"

@MrCookie0510

7 жыл бұрын

it would have to be some time after him being the president, maybe six or ten years after, so everything he did while being the president could be seen in the pig picture and compared to other presidents after him.

I did a report on her once. She's one of my favorite historic figure.

@ultimatebishoujo29

3 жыл бұрын

Nice!!!

@teriteri1126

3 жыл бұрын

me too

@seebybermo9167

2 жыл бұрын

Margaret Thatcher ?

@amishasingh6227

Жыл бұрын

Mine too❤️❤️

@allegedlee6930

Жыл бұрын

Mine too.

The present owes an apology to Cleopatra, for misunderstanding her.

@colejones6312

3 жыл бұрын

No it doesn't. History is under no obligation to stand the test of time. It's not the fault of scholar's that she has faded as well.

@dani0479

3 жыл бұрын

@@colejones6312 we do. Imagine being in her shoes, you would also want to be understood by the annals of history.

@colejones6312

3 жыл бұрын

@@dani0479 It doesn't mater what you want. It matters about what lasts and what's actually conclusive.

@Cybernaut551

3 жыл бұрын

@@colejones6312 Fair point.

@TQM

2 жыл бұрын

@@colejones6312 "Conclusive"? History is written by people with their own set of opinions and biases. To assume that it is always written accurately is extremely foolish, and only goes to show how poorly you understand history. It is absolutely the fault of the scholar when there are inaccuracies captured by their incompetency. Damn, imagine idolizing scholars to the point you think they are infallible. Idiotic.

Please do some videos on Indian Kings and Queens too! There are a lot to pick from and it would be amazing to watch from Ted-Ed as usual!

@ViewerNew

Жыл бұрын

And if you're reading this Ted Ed, then Mughals are NOT Indian rulers. They are INVADERS who destroyed diversity and religions in then Bharat now India.

@alienspider3031

9 ай бұрын

Sounds dope

Why did I even read these commentaries? Yes, it's true we know barely anything about Cleopatra's life because it was written years after her death by people who had no interest in making her sound cool. This video, however, is simply an alternative point of view, it's imagination trying to get rid of the unilateral side of the story that we all learn in school. Why are you all so quick at judging this point of view, but never bothered to ask if the history you learned is correct? I may be just another "stupid feminist", but it seems to me that, after all these years, you still can't even consider the thought that a woman might actually have been that powerful. This video isn't trying to convince you of anything, it's is simply wondering. What if Cleopatra's life was like that? Is it so impossible you can't even IMAGINE it?

@Ana-xt6ze

7 жыл бұрын

Liam Lee omg, this video isn't supposed to be accurate!!! It is simply WONDERING about a subject that historians don't have much data to analyze nor reliable sources (due to the fact that her description was made years after her death). No one's going to write this in children's history books, this video is not trying to prove that this is how it all happened, it's not an attempt to prove historians wrong. Maybe Cleopatra was cool, maybe she wasn't, who knows? This is just to remember us that we can't be sure.

@Ana-xt6ze

7 жыл бұрын

Liam Lee For the record, by "people who had no interest in making her sound cool" I meant Cleopatra's enemies, not modern historians.

@amber2372

7 жыл бұрын

Lol, the video isn't supposed to be accurate? This isn't the movie Anastasia, this is a video presenting a historic "debate" about the popular reputation vs. the facts of historical figures, and it's stupid feminist bs instead. You're an idiot.

@Ana-xt6ze

7 жыл бұрын

+ Amber Main Yes. A youtube video. It's so simportant that people should show it in big auditoriums, right? A youtube video. We should all change history books now because THIS video, wow, it changed everything, huh? Like you said, it's a debate. Not everything in there is accurate, the characters are simply interpreting facts in different ways and the video didn't state either side was right. In fact, it only says that we should try to see things from a different point of view once in a while. Those things said on the debate could be true and could be rubbish because, apparently people say a lot of crap in a debate. You calling me an idiot for no reason, for example, adds nothing to your argument and yet, you said it.

@Ana-xt6ze

7 жыл бұрын

+Liam Lee This is getting too repetitive, I give up. Just read my last comments or maybe watch the video again so you can finally understand the purpose of it because I'm running out of ways to explain it english. Here's my last shot: this video was simply a speculation, it wasn't trying to convince anyone of anything nor change history books.

Pls we need a quality tv show about Cleopatra.

@dabeststickgaming9612

3 жыл бұрын

Like The Crown, but Nemes head dress

@dibyagnijena3997

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah..🌝 (would luv to watch)

@history-edits315

2 жыл бұрын

ROME HBO especially season 2

@joanfrancescoliveraspaller401

Жыл бұрын

This didn’t age well

I love this history vs trial format. Being able to consider two different perspectives is cool

Thank you for this. I hated how movies portrayed her, no one appreciated her intelligence and what she accomplished in her lifetime and instead blamed war and everything on her looks.

@watching7721

Жыл бұрын

Mostly Octavian propaganda because having another civil war blatantly would have no support among the civil war weary Romans. Warring against a foreign ruler? Now that was something they were more okay with

I didn't know that Caesar and Cleopatra live on the same time

@narkisszosz.

4 жыл бұрын

Cleopatra VII. Seventh Cleopatra.

@GP-qo6yz

4 жыл бұрын

Wow as a history professor this hurts my soul

@adityanawani8134

4 жыл бұрын

100th like for your idiocy!😎😎😎

@chile_998

4 жыл бұрын

Cyril Gabriel lol same

@JH-wi2xr

4 жыл бұрын

They had a son too.

So is this a series?

@TEDEd

7 жыл бұрын

It is! We've covered: Napoleon: kzread.info/dash/bejne/apWlwcmLltDQl7w.html Andrew Jackson: kzread.info/dash/bejne/maxpq9uuna7TdKw.html Columbus: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eXhnxsmidNXLd8Y.html Nixon: kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4yTqruFZpCWc9I.html Lenin: kzread.info/dash/bejne/a4JsytWRgcTWmrw.html Genghis Khan: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d6Vhuc1sidTLeJc.html Who should we cover next?

@deadinside7750

7 жыл бұрын

TED-Ed Fidel Castro maybe (:

@Leon-le9cn

7 жыл бұрын

Bismarck would be pretty nice

@hannibustoogfyrre6074

7 жыл бұрын

TED-Ed history vs the guy who started the "we are number one" meme.

@pranaygoud6631

7 жыл бұрын

che Guevara

Gosh I've been meaning to watch you guys and now my recommendations are blowing up with you guys and I love it : ) I've been binge watching so I shall continue ♥️

Netflix controversy brought me BACK here 6 years later.

@yellowstarproductions6743

3 ай бұрын

True

I love this series, and I appreciate how TED-Ed deliver simple, intriguing, and beautiful videos. Keep up the great work!

Can you do a History vs Hitler?

@tushshubro

7 жыл бұрын

There is nothing grey with Hitler or Stalin unlike say Lenin or Nixon.

@Onneukbaar

7 жыл бұрын

Captain Obvious wtf is wrong with you

@tanmaysahoo7416

7 жыл бұрын

The Fan is Broken! and The Squadron exactly guys. That's just what I wanted. To hear the points from both the sides. Thanks a lot :-)

@tanmaysahoo7416

7 жыл бұрын

The Squadron History vs Genghis Khan is already there.

@emymagkuchen

7 жыл бұрын

you´re right that really matters next to being responsible for the death of tens of millions of peoples and a whole continent in shatters

4:00 Tell this to the writers of Queen Cleopatra...

*Cleopatra was the first beauty-guru. Fight me on that.*

@chivalricsoul8463

5 жыл бұрын

I got your back homie..

@9w2xyz

4 жыл бұрын

Her eye makeup was *flawless*

@riyak.7393

4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't dare

@sajidursajid2291

3 жыл бұрын

(ง'̀-'́)ง jk dont kill me.

@PradeepKumar-hv6ph

3 жыл бұрын

👊🏻

I loved it. One of my favorite TED-ed videos. I hope you can make one about Mexican old civilizations, like Mayans, Azteks, Olmecas, Zapotecas, etc. We Mexicans have a rich ancient history. :)

@carlosmontano8277

6 жыл бұрын

no, that happened in the US, here those natives merged with the spains. my city is a combination of two cities.

@Azula04.EditVIDEOS

6 жыл бұрын

That will be nice...

@nosteponsnek2846

5 жыл бұрын

I know he's not Mexican by blood but he gave blood for it. How about Maximilian Ferdinand, the emperor of the Mexican empire. Its actually a quite sad story.

@msmadisonmiller1

5 жыл бұрын

DikoMan it doesn't matter who "stole" whose land. History is history.

@kainoateague8209

5 жыл бұрын

Oh id want to watch that one!

Excellent! There are so many aspects of history and things that we take for granted that *need* to go on trial. Please continue with this series. Thank you.

pov: ur looking for all the mean comments everyone’s talking about

@MamtaSingh-il4lk

3 жыл бұрын

Found too many , now looking for good comments

@im.basmala

3 жыл бұрын

nah

@mcoeif

3 ай бұрын

This lol. People just love feeling victimized.

The way you are telling us the story about Cleopatra is just gorgeous 😍😍😍 I love it💗💗

You should make more of these. It's my favourite series on this channel. Once every 11 months isn't enough.

"We can separate fact from rumor, by interpreting history through our contemporary biases,"

@albertm7178

6 жыл бұрын

Raskolnikov we all have our biases lets be real here

@ernestoalbina4538

6 жыл бұрын

Your name... 'Crime and Punishment'?

@JonatasAdoM

6 жыл бұрын

You deserve *top* comment.

No matter the way how Cleopetra was ...... I respect her at all ........ she had a most fascinating charecter

This format is excellent, do more of the versus videos in court setup to learn arguments from different angles.

As it was said there's not much we know on Cleopatra as much as we'd like to. So there wasn't much of debate here. Maybe a History vs. Margaret Thatcher is due

@Taylor-oq3gf

5 жыл бұрын

The_Pyromancer that’d be an interesting one

Next should be Fidel Castro or Che Guevara

@TeTuIsCool

7 жыл бұрын

oh god YESSS

@negrolegendario

7 жыл бұрын

I can sense the triggering

@unclesnorker1970

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah I have a feeling they would love the Commies.

@tdfern1

7 жыл бұрын

Aaron Sejas That would be interesting as Fidel Castro is now dead and his legacy as of now is still up for debate.

@aaronsejas6442

7 жыл бұрын

Thomas Fernandez don't forget Che Guevara

When a 4 minute video teaches you more than 4 weeks in school...smh... Ted literally saved my grades

Glad I stumbled upon these videos! Love the set up 🙌🏼

She was brilliant actually, a woman too early for her time. Nevertheless, I am intrigued by the women of history. They wanted power to control their lives and harshly they took it because they knew they wished they weren't just pawns...

@CharlesDickens111

7 жыл бұрын

She was not ahead of her time. There have always been queens. Some good, some okay, some psycho. Anyone with all that power can do stuff.

@theiaoftheheavens

7 жыл бұрын

Charles Dickens I know. That's why I thought that she is not alone in the world. And if you want a list of a few, you'll get it. There was Eleanor of Aquitaine, Sibylla of Jerusalem, Isabella of France, Margaret of Anjou who was known as the She Wolf of France due to her power and cunning knowledge, Nefertiti, Empress Catherine II of Russia who won the throne against her Emperor husband, Peter III Queen Regent Anne of Austria who regented for her son, the King of France, Empress Maria Theresa, Empress Matilda of England (I said England because she was married to the Holy Roman Emperor and she was the daughter of the English King.) Empress Wu who was the only female emperor of China, Isabella of Castille who ruled as the one of the Catholic Kings of Spain with her husband as an equal, Empress Elizabeth of Austria, Peter the Great's daughter, Queen Elizabeth I of England who defeated the Spanish Armada and reigned England greatly. Shall I go on to list people like Cleopatra, whom was queen and was ahead of her time like these women?

@AnastasiaNafpliocity

7 жыл бұрын

Charles Dickens why are you in every comment section? WHO ARE YOU

@CharlesDickens111

7 жыл бұрын

Kyliena Thea Alecster ??? You misunderstand. They WERE NOT ahead of their time. They were of their time. If you're thinking feminism or something - don't. Being a female with power is NOT NEW. There were always queens. The Moche of ancient Peru was a matriarchy, perhaps the Minoans were too. If you are born a royal you have power. That is not being "ahead of their time". PS most of the queens you list were monsters - including Elizabeth I, whose idiotic policies led to centuries of wars in Britain.

@CharlesDickens111

7 жыл бұрын

***** I'm the greatest novelist of the 19th century. Who are you?

I love watching these! I love learning about history and these short videos are such attention getters. I can't stop watching

@history-edits315

2 жыл бұрын

this video is not a good way to learn about history go read Plutarch's lives

I love these videos! They help me put things in perspective.

This is GREAT! Please do more Rome-related stuff! Augustus, Nero, Caligula etc

I missed those videos! Great as always!

finally it's been awhile since I see history versus.

You condensed that complex ordeal and history into comic book form..... Nicely done! 👊😎

I wish they were more animated history videos about cleopatra this was great!

Really a fascinating way to teach history You guys bring it to life

If Cleo was Greek (white) why do you show her with Hamitic Egyptian brown skin?

@nikwolver8370

7 жыл бұрын

Because she wouldnt be 100% greek as most people are not 100% of one race

@_Gingermf_

7 жыл бұрын

Charles Dickens she was both Greek and Egyptian, I believe.

@CharlesDickens111

7 жыл бұрын

Ghassan Younis I live around Greeks - and they are pale. They tend to tan in the sun rather than freckle though.

@marie-lynnissa656

7 жыл бұрын

Charles Dickens it is still uncertain whether she was black or white. True, her great grandparents were all macedonian greeks but it is very possible that her grandfather and father had several egyptian concubines who gave birth to many kids of brown skintones. Unfortunately we cannot know what her real skin color is (not that it matters) because of the lack of evidence

@donaldrobins580

7 жыл бұрын

Charles Dickens her mother's race is questionable but I still say she's Greek. Obviously she is not a native African and she's only popular because she is considered white. Hatshepsut, Queen Tiye, and Ahmose-Nefetari are all much more impressive.

i LOVE your channel and so does my sister :) Thank you soo much for making really nice and educational videos!

Amazing!!! Every second of this video just made my day!

I wonder if there will ever be a "History vs Oda Nobunaga". That would be interesting.

@jamie7713

4 жыл бұрын

Attempting to explain anything as complicated as this in 5 min. can only be done if you inject a large amount of bias. So, hopefully not.

@ultimatebishoujo29

3 жыл бұрын

I’d love to see that

@linhhoang1363

3 жыл бұрын

Who is Oda Nobunaga?

@jinhunterslay1638

3 жыл бұрын

​@@linhhoang1363 Long story short, a significant war lord who came close to unifying Japan (which was achieved by his successor). He's sort of portrayed as a Darth Vader figure today. People admire his leadership skills, smart military tactics, and openness to foreign culture, but no one can deny his ruthlessness and cruelty in his campaign in expanding his territory. One of his most infamous acts was the mass slaughtering of Buddhist rebels, including women and children

@Hyyacinth

2 жыл бұрын

I'd watch that in a heartbeat

This is such a good series, great job

Good video, interesting and fascinating, a clear and fair account, thank you!

I'm learning a lot without getting bored. Very nice videos

"Why are only powerful women defined by their sexuality?" I play Blue Eyes White Bill Clinton card! and move my Caligula trap card into defense position!

@person2.022

7 жыл бұрын

I somehow loved this comment as soon as I read it, but it took me a minute to realize why...

@willashley23

7 жыл бұрын

That is so wrong! You don't put trap cards in defense position!

@Diana-mu7pc

7 жыл бұрын

Well Clinton got impeached for one of his affairs, so I'd say it's the exception the proves the rule.

@bensondavido4525

7 жыл бұрын

Diana Burke except for John f. Kennedy, or Caligula, or Anthony Wiener, or John Edwards or Bill Cosby, or a whole host of powerful dudes.

@bensondavido4525

7 жыл бұрын

Diana Burke defined by what theu did wrongly, or right with their penises. Fyi I dont mean any disrespect I just want to have an open honest reasonable conversation.

Hope you guys can do more of these!

My favorite series pls bring back!!!

Your video’s are so educational ,successful and amazing 😉

I love these series the most! So fun and interesting to watch 💕

3:08 he went off

@michelleblank1434

4 жыл бұрын

Rightfully so lmao

I want your riddles back. I miss your riddles.

Loved these videos! History is my favorite!!!

Octavian NEVER declared himself emperor lol more like first citizen

@anarquia201

7 жыл бұрын

he declare himself imperator and ceasar

@brandonhernandez371

7 жыл бұрын

anarquia201 yes he declared himself Ceasar but that was just his name he declared himself the son of Ceasar and took his name only later did Ceasar equal ruler and he never declared himself emperor

@brandonhernandez371

7 жыл бұрын

Mia Raeh and a genius

@samimas4343

7 жыл бұрын

Brandon Hernandez and Gaddafi said he was a mere citizen, a witness to the revolution, but he ruled like a maniac dictator king and had his sons lining up to rule after him. It's what you do not what you say that matters. Trump says he is going to make America great again, but .... we'll see.

@brandonhernandez371

7 жыл бұрын

please don't talk about trump ok we're talking of great men in this thread

history vs augustus (Octavian) please

@hydernoori146

6 жыл бұрын

now THAT is one amazing S.O.B :)

@TheGreatFace

6 жыл бұрын

I think it'll make more sense to do a history vs. Julius Ceaser because Julius Ceaser did more questionable things then Augustus. Like cut a bunch of hands of Gauls in a city.

@hochmeister5852

6 жыл бұрын

I want one for both. I LOVE studying about the two of them .theyre two of my favorite people from history besides belisarius and Justinian

@powerist209

6 жыл бұрын

And the fact that Julius Caesar has been used as lessons against populism and big man, which would work if not for the fact that many of them Roman Republic in romantic light without considering their classism and opposed reforms (including Caesar's ideas) to alleviate it. Like Orson Welles' portrayal of the jealous nobles as liberators against proto-fascism, usual conflation him to demagogues (Trump and Sanders, but more on former) ignoring Caesar's statesmanship and military brilliance, and Assassin's Creed Origin making him as not!Trump ignoring his more complex personality that would make the game more interesting (is Caesar a reformer? a opportunist? or a flawed anti-hero?).

@KyoushaPumpItUp

5 жыл бұрын

It's recently uploaded. You should be happy.

I really enjoy these vs. History videos.

Thank you! I’ve learned so much from this vid

It's because of videos like these that I can't sleep at night. I keep watching them cause they're on auto play and they are so cool -- awesome video 👍👍 love stuff about Cleopatra, I watched a documentary on her and one of the things she did to get to Caesar was to hide in a carpet while two men carried her to him -- baring in mind the weather would've been scorching and the carpet would've been keeping it in -- great video, I liked that you put history on trial 😊🙌

i would love to see more "history on trial" videos

Thanks! This put me back on track with how I see the history of this after the fiasco that is AC Origins..

Thank you .. Thank you .. with all the beautiful words and sincere feelings on your esteemed channel, which provides useful, accurate and useful information. I wish you lasting success. I am writing to you from the city of Baghdad. I wish you all the best. God bless you

You should do one of these about Anne Boleyn

History vs "Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror". As a Ted-Ed addict I would really appreciate Ted-ed embracing their alacrity to entertain the world by creating this video for their young follower. Really extraordinary channel 👍🏻

I love this video. I see there wasn't that much debating but i can the points they made in the video.

WHY AM I SO OBESS WITH HISTORY I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL SO BAD THAT I WANNA SKIP SCHOOL TO WATCH YOUR CHANNEL EVERY SINGLE DAY

-Cleopatra's family line is mostly Greek, Egyptian might have mixed in but not too significantly -Cleopatra ruled Egypt about 250 years after a Hellenistic line took over the country and though not outright replacing Egyptian culture slowly introduced more and more Greek elements into it over time -Almost all artwork of the time, from sculptures to coins, showed her looking very Mediterranean, and often sporting curly hair in a bun instead of Egyptian bangs So why does every medium draw Hatshepsut and call her Cleopatra?

@yolverilmisyolsuz9873

2 жыл бұрын

Nothern macedons are tend to show high percentages of genetic similarity with eastern slavs.

@willfakaroni5808

Жыл бұрын

@@yolverilmisyolsuz9873 not 2,000 years ago, besides modern macedon shares barely any borders with ancient macedon

This is the first one of these where I finished it without a concrete decision on whether or not the historical figure was good or not. It helped fill in gaps for sure but idk if I want to demonise or praise Cleopatra.

Netflix should’ve token some notes from this.

The best in this series, I think

Why did they make her look Egyptian? She was Greek

@michelsindaha

5 жыл бұрын

Her ancestors, around 13 generations before were Greek. She was probably quite Egyptian.

@faith1034

5 жыл бұрын

Michel Sindaha Her family typically intermarried or married off to Greek nobles. They tried very hard to separate themselves from the Egyptians they ruled. I believe she was the first ruler who actually bothered to speak Egyptian.

@fabianhale845

5 жыл бұрын

+Michel sindaha That still makes her Greek. The Ptolemies married amongst each other and other Hellenistic kingdoms.

@SpookyMarine

5 жыл бұрын

Alice Lafler-Austern Plus it’s more fitting since you know... she’s the Queen of Egypt.

@ceciliagamarra3278

4 жыл бұрын

Wakanda...

if there were gods during this time, ra would look at zeus and say '' dont look at me man''

@ZAH33D

3 жыл бұрын

As always Zeus wouldn't be able to keep it in his pants.

@ultimatebishoujo29

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZAH33D definitely

Hats off to your creativity 👏👏

@ultimatebishoujo29

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

this was such a cool concept omg

I love Egyptian mythology and Greek mythology also it’s so fun and excited to learn I’m so addicted

I’m not sure any modern rulers would have survived as long as Cleopatra did. She lived in a very turbulent time.

"Putting history in trial" Well said 🙌

addison doing every voice is my new favourite thing