Police in Ancient Egypt - From Medjay to Centurion DOCUMENTARY

A history documentary on the the police of Ancient Egypt, from Medjay to Centurion! Get your free trial of MagellanTV here: try.magellantv.com/invicta. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: www.magellantv.com/explore/hi...
In this episode, we explore how the ancient civilization of Egypt kept the peace. This involves millennia spent developing one of the most sophisticated police systems of the ancient world which at its height employed around 3% of the entire population. Even the famed Nubian Medjay warriors joined their ranks!
We begin the history documentary in the Old Kingdom of Egypt where the first police got their start as the private guard of the elite. By the Middle Kingdom of Egypt, the establishment of a swelling army brought greater numbers and organization to the police force which grew to unprecedented heights by the time of the New Kingdom period. We talk about the intricacies of this system and how it would be adapted by new conquerors like Macedon and Rome throughout antiquity. Particular attention is paid to the systems of Ptolemaic Egypt and Roman Egypt due to the higher amount of records available.
Bibliography and Suggested Reading
Army & Society in Ptolemaic Egypt by Christelle Fischer-Bovet
Hellenistic Egypt: Monarchy, Society, Economy & Culture by Jean Bingen
Law & Enforcement in Ptolemaic Egypt by John Bauschatz
The Strong Arm of the Law? Police Corruption in Ptolemaic Egypt by John Bauschatz
Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra by Michel Chaveau
Army and Police in Roman Upper Egypt by Roger S. Bagnall
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#Egypt
#History

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  • @gnewsome
    @gnewsome3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine committing a crime, then being forced to become a cop as punishment.

  • @Briselance

    @Briselance

    3 жыл бұрын

    "But... but... I already have a job!"

  • @sinisterminister6478

    @sinisterminister6478

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Great White Pretty much. To become a cop you can't have a criminal record. Once you become a cop it's game on.

  • @gamerito100

    @gamerito100

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Great White "Cops bad, looting good"

  • @sirjgn4868

    @sirjgn4868

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gamerito100 Well, tbf police abusing their positions for personal gain isn't a new phenomenon. Don't see how that's got anything to do with looting.

  • @daborinkid7279

    @daborinkid7279

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gamerito100 lets not

  • @AsepTravels
    @AsepTravels3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine being a criminal in ancient Egypt and being chased by a police baboon😂

  • @pn4960

    @pn4960

    3 жыл бұрын

    terrifying 😥

  • @Udontkno7

    @Udontkno7

    3 жыл бұрын

    that actually sounds horrific

  • @williamm1014

    @williamm1014

    3 жыл бұрын

    You mean nubians?

  • @AsepTravels

    @AsepTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@williamm1014 no the ancient Egyptian police actually used dogs and baboons...what a racist comment you got there buddy👀

  • @manofkent6560

    @manofkent6560

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@williamm1014 based.

  • @savagelolitary2241
    @savagelolitary22413 жыл бұрын

    Medjay: By the name of Cleopatra, I told you camel is for *transporting* items not *racing*

  • @denizmetint.462

    @denizmetint.462

    3 жыл бұрын

    "It won't be happening again. I swear!"

  • @koboldparty4708

    @koboldparty4708

    3 жыл бұрын

    "I am a sovereign serf!"

  • @HAYAOLEONE

    @HAYAOLEONE

    2 жыл бұрын

    "I can't breathe! I have no more air in my lungs man! I really can't breathe man!"

  • @mediocreman6323

    @mediocreman6323

    Жыл бұрын

    What? Sorry, officer, I didn't notice I was riding so fast, I was reading text messages from my portable scrolls.

  • @Jobe-13
    @Jobe-133 жыл бұрын

    The medjay and police baboons automatically make Egypt’s police force super cool. Plus, their laws were pretty strict and punishments for crimes were often severe beatings or immediate execution. They didn’t really have prisons in ancient Egypt so you’d be punished right after your conviction in court.

  • @aristocrocseerofaeons8268

    @aristocrocseerofaeons8268

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well, there were three crimes generally considered worthy of capital punishment in ancient Egypt: murder, treason, and, of course, grave robbing. Technically, the pharaoh was supposed to notified of any court case where death was the possible punishment, and double-check the trial so that death was not deal out arbitrarily. In practice, however, the pharaoh had to delegate that authority to officials of his choice, since he could only be in one place at a time.

  • @Marinealver

    @Marinealver

    3 жыл бұрын

    They beat ya then they kicked ya out. Seems much more humain in comparison.

  • @strategicgamingwithaacorns2874

    @strategicgamingwithaacorns2874

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Marinealver I too think corporal punishment is more humane than incarceration.

  • @cageybee7221

    @cageybee7221

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Marinealver compared to prison a beating that at worse would last an hour or so and hurt for a few weeks and maybe a banishment is vastly preferable to spending years locked with a bunch of other criminals getting assaulted and beaten on the regular. still not the best, but for the ancient world it certainly wasn't the worst.

  • @joshmcclung4647

    @joshmcclung4647

    Жыл бұрын

    They had a prison city called rhinocolura and they cut off your nose before being sent there

  • @CivilWarWeekByWeek
    @CivilWarWeekByWeek3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine being pulled over in you chariot because you were going 10 in a 5 way

  • @garrettallen7427

    @garrettallen7427

    3 жыл бұрын

    Better hope you’re not Nubian...

  • @lordpowell3788

    @lordpowell3788

    3 жыл бұрын

    We call em road pirates where im from.

  • @guibin

    @guibin

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@garrettallen7427 "He was reaching for his khopesh!"

  • @denizmetint.462

    @denizmetint.462

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Stop resisting!"

  • @HeadCannon1776

    @HeadCannon1776

    3 жыл бұрын

    Right meow

  • @Vienna3080
    @Vienna30803 жыл бұрын

    Now i really wanna learn how Egyptian police was like under the Byzantine and Arabic empires

  • @Normacly

    @Normacly

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not sure about the Arabs, but it was harsh under the Byzantine rule. The Byzantine Emperors sought to purge Egypt of the Coptic Christians, and to establish the Greek Orthodox as the only religion. Therefore, when the Muslim armies arrived in Egypt, the local Egyptians readily supported the Muslims.

  • @chaptermasterpedrokantor1623

    @chaptermasterpedrokantor1623

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Normacly Considering their plight now as an embattled minority I wonder when they started to regret that decision.

  • @Chimailai

    @Chimailai

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Normacly pretty much all of the Byzantine lands hated the Byzantines for being so harsh, so, yeah

  • @chaptermasterpedrokantor1623

    @chaptermasterpedrokantor1623

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ghost Ghost The Byzantines really were their own worst enemies as they married the Roman favorite pastime of generals or royal court members throwing the country into civil war with the Christian obsession of my particular interpretation of this religion is the correct one and everyone else is a heretic. State religions always cause massive problems. If they had kept to the old Roman tradition of as long as you pay your taxes and homage to the Emperor you are free to worship what you want, the Levant and Egypt might not have fallen to the Arabs. Well, they would still have their incessant civil wars. Can't stamp out that particular Roman hobby.

  • @retf8977

    @retf8977

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 They aren't embattled, They and Muslims share a society and little Sectarian discrimination, other than some few incidents here and there, surface. In fact, discrimination would have been harsher under the Byzantines, due to ethnic and religious persecution.

  • @PraetorHesperus
    @PraetorHesperus3 жыл бұрын

    "You're a loose cannon, Imhotep, turn in your Ankh and your khopesh, you're off the case."

  • @crassus5363
    @crassus53633 жыл бұрын

    I am a history teacher, with degrees in history and classical studies. I show your videos to my students because your entire staff does a fantastic job. From your researchers, artists, editors, and narrators your work is superb. Not only are these videos educational and fun, but they also approach history in New and unbiased ways. Keep it up @Invicta!

  • @notstilldead817
    @notstilldead8173 жыл бұрын

    They had more officers because they were doing more tasks than modern police and transport was worse. Now you can call an officer from kilometers away, but back then they had to be in shouting distance

  • @MadnessTW

    @MadnessTW

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good question, how did policing in Egypt back then stack up to different places around the same time?

  • @alex_zetsu

    @alex_zetsu

    3 жыл бұрын

    Huh, I was going to make fun of them for needing so many but I guess it makes sense.

  • @mindstalk

    @mindstalk

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@alex_zetsu Yeah, if the video is accurate those 'police' were doing much of what we'd consider civil service work today. Policing + inspectors etc.

  • @peka2478

    @peka2478

    2 жыл бұрын

    so basically, what we did since then was "defund the police" to split off those tasks that didn't neccessarily need an armed police officer to resolve... what an illustruous idea xD

  • @HAYAOLEONE

    @HAYAOLEONE

    2 жыл бұрын

    Horns were and are still heard better and farther than a man shouting...

  • @ktheterkuceder6825
    @ktheterkuceder68253 жыл бұрын

    Everybody: assassin creed origins. Me: the mummy movies.

  • @brokenbridge6316

    @brokenbridge6316

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like the game very much. And Brenden Fraser killed it in the Mummy movies.

  • @jean-sebastienmatte2358

    @jean-sebastienmatte2358

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me, an intellectual: The citybuiling game Pharaoh. [Sips barley beer]

  • @Gabrong

    @Gabrong

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget those two Gauls

  • @m.thorton9305

    @m.thorton9305

    3 жыл бұрын

    *imhotep smiles*

  • @RisingKing1024

    @RisingKing1024

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same lol

  • @rebelican6909
    @rebelican69093 жыл бұрын

    Egypt: "Upside down kingdom is stronk!" *after roman conquest* Egypt: "We were upside down but now we are right side up!"

  • @MRRookie232

    @MRRookie232

    3 жыл бұрын

    Did the Romans change upper Egypt to lower Egypt?

  • @jakobschoning7355

    @jakobschoning7355

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MRRookie232 Nah but the map orientation changed. Though that was probably early than the romans

  • @MRRookie232

    @MRRookie232

    3 жыл бұрын

    I get why it was that way in antiquity as it was determined by the flow of the river - thought the Romans saw the world from a northern hemisphere centric POV like ourselves which would have been odd for their time I.e downstream of the Nile being north rather than south.

  • @zombieat

    @zombieat

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MRRookie232 upper is in reference to elevation regardless of bearing just like lower dutch is north of upper dutch because of the elevation not the bearing both of which the egyptians were aware of.

  • @mistermagoo8685
    @mistermagoo86853 жыл бұрын

    Having police baboons sounds like a Ren and Stimpy episode

  • @JasonCarbon117
    @JasonCarbon1173 жыл бұрын

    Legend has it that one of these Medjay lead to forming the Assassin's creed.

  • @brokenbridge6316

    @brokenbridge6316

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's in the game AC: Origins. It didn't happen in real life.

  • @xoulmannn

    @xoulmannn

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@brokenbridge6316 Let the joke live ... 🤦🏾‍♂️😂

  • @hegel5816

    @hegel5816

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s nice... I hope he won’t kill his son accidentally...

  • @Alexander99602

    @Alexander99602

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hegel5816 oh fk, he did

  • @illyrian9976

    @illyrian9976

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@brokenbridge6316 Damn Bro, thanks. I always thought that Assassins Creed was a documentary

  • @saintouija6403
    @saintouija64033 жыл бұрын

    I didnt know this at all! I want more police series like these. Its so interesting to see how concepts we think are modern are actually quite ancient, and how a lot of the problems in the past are still dealt with today!

  • @connorgolden4
    @connorgolden43 жыл бұрын

    Ooooh interesting. Never even considered this! Sounds really interesting!

  • @InvictaHistory

    @InvictaHistory

    3 жыл бұрын

    I actually found a lot of cool little historical anecdotes while researching that I had to cut. I think I'll probably share them in a follow up episode since they are so interesting windows into daily life.

  • @thebigheadeddie

    @thebigheadeddie

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@InvictaHistory You should make "Police In" series, even one for the military and other ways on how things were done, it's a great video y'all did.

  • @bonbondurjdr6553

    @bonbondurjdr6553

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thebigheadeddie I approve of this message!

  • @frannyfranfrancis

    @frannyfranfrancis

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thebigheadeddie yes! MP and civilian police throughout history!

  • @Armorius2199

    @Armorius2199

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@InvictaHistory When are you going to release what if Caesar was NOT Assassinated part 3??? #CAESARLIVES

  • @cosminmf4257
    @cosminmf42573 жыл бұрын

    I just started playing assassin's creed origins...This is perfect

  • @lodgie6822

    @lodgie6822

    3 жыл бұрын

    me too

  • @Mosin.N

    @Mosin.N

    3 жыл бұрын

    This game left me breathless. 120 hours in and still need to finish the last expansion. It is fully awe inspiring to walk around temples you have read.

  • @thesnackthatsmilesback6408

    @thesnackthatsmilesback6408

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Mosin.N I’m slightly over 120 and I haven’t even touched the expansions or even done a majority of the side quests, it’s just so breathtaking to roam around a place I’ve only read about/ seen documentaries. Story was pretty average tho

  • @Vkusnodonis

    @Vkusnodonis

    3 жыл бұрын

    I play Assassin's Creed Odyssey but i have Bayek and Aya as some of my ship captains and three Egyptian crews (female and male assassin's, and Medjays). I'm definitely considering getting Origins though 😂

  • @theodorberg8473

    @theodorberg8473

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Vkusnodonis Origins is better than Odyssey by a long shot

  • @brre8673
    @brre86733 жыл бұрын

    Yo Invicta, I've been waiting for a video like this for years! Good on you man for covering more obscure historical topics. And I love it that your continuing your How They Did It series and not just going with the over-budgeted Units of History. We all love the regular Invicta with his regular artstyle. Please continue making videos like this bro.

  • @InvictaHistory

    @InvictaHistory

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the support! This series is definitely one of my favorites too : )

  • @eho6380

    @eho6380

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@InvictaHistory Nice video, but there's a big inaccuracy in this video. Ancient Egyptians weren't black, they looked closer to the Berbers.

  • @Chimailai

    @Chimailai

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@eho6380 if my memory is right, modern descendants of ancient egyptians are called Copts, right? Or is it for members of the Coptic Orthodox Church?

  • @eho6380

    @eho6380

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Chimailai No, Modern descendants of the Ancient Egyptians are Modern Egyptians. Copts are an Egyptian ethnoreligious group who, unlike the Islamic majority, are Christians from different denominations.

  • @charlestaylor8355

    @charlestaylor8355

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@eho6380 Look up the tuareg berbers and guess what you'll see? Black people lol. Ancient Egypt was a melting pot of many different people, which includes black people.

  • @allonzehe9135
    @allonzehe91353 жыл бұрын

    I love these type of videos! Battles and famous leaders are too common a video topic elsewhere on KZread, but on Invicta we get the deep dives into the niche topics we can't get anywhere else.

  • @thebigheadeddie
    @thebigheadeddie3 жыл бұрын

    @Invicta You should make "Police In" series, even one for the military and other ways on how things were done, it's a great video y'all did.

  • @Marinealver

    @Marinealver

    3 жыл бұрын

    Careful, might run afoul of those that "moderate" KZread, and it is more than just the algorithm.

  • @MrDeath2iPod
    @MrDeath2iPod3 жыл бұрын

    Invicta, your How They Did It series is one of the best history videos on KZread. Battles and Major events are great but we get a more complete view of the past with these videos. Also, I would love to see more food videos!

  • @shanemize3775
    @shanemize37753 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating video!!!!! Incredibly well researched and presented. I really, really enjoyed it. Really well done! Please keep the outstanding videos coming and God bless you and your team, my friend!

  • @ironwolf2244
    @ironwolf22443 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating to see the methods of ancient Law enforcement. Particularly in this region. Much appreciated!

  • @kathrynradonich3982
    @kathrynradonich39823 жыл бұрын

    Always love seeing new invicta videos.

  • @pn4960
    @pn49603 жыл бұрын

    Thank you SO MUCH ! I freaking love these videos !!!

  • @caesarshotdogchampion8738
    @caesarshotdogchampion87383 жыл бұрын

    Attempt #17: It’s illegal how you won’t continue the Caesar Lives series.

  • @cedartheyeah.justyeah.3967

    @cedartheyeah.justyeah.3967

    3 жыл бұрын

    ???

  • @Armorius2199

    @Armorius2199

    3 жыл бұрын

    Keep pushing, we just might convince him! #CAESARLIVES

  • @arvidholmberg6526
    @arvidholmberg65263 жыл бұрын

    I’ll never get tired of learning about the Roman-Egyptian relationship

  • @Aikohitoshi
    @Aikohitoshi3 жыл бұрын

    This was REALLY cool. Thank you for the epic video!

  • @hankwilliams150
    @hankwilliams1503 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating, informative a great graphics!

  • @TheSaneHatter
    @TheSaneHatter3 жыл бұрын

    Very nifty stuff, and the kind of thing totally overlooked in most histories.

  • @MedjayofFaiyum
    @MedjayofFaiyum3 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic documentary

  • @huhy234
    @huhy2343 жыл бұрын

    So happy to see a vid on the Medjay!

  • @andywight6659
    @andywight66593 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant deep dive guys thoroughly enjoyed it

  • @mwfp1987
    @mwfp19873 жыл бұрын

    3 percent in policing. Sounds like east germany

  • @Sebastian_Gecko

    @Sebastian_Gecko

    3 жыл бұрын

    I roughly checked the data, it was more like 1% in east Germany.

  • @nietsnut6206

    @nietsnut6206

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Sebastian_Gecko but it's still a lot compared to the 0.3% in the US today

  • @Sebastian_Gecko

    @Sebastian_Gecko

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nietsnut6206 I just realized: East germany had ~1% inofficial members reporting data to their intelligence department. The total number of people in policing is probably a lot higher.

  • @jonathanwilliams1065

    @jonathanwilliams1065

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Sebastian_Gecko and the same people who claim to want fewer or no police want us to adopt the East German system which also focused on antifascism while labeling those who simply want freedom as fascist, hence the “antifascist protection wall”

  • @Sebastian_Gecko

    @Sebastian_Gecko

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jonathanwilliams1065 What do you want to say here?

  • @audreywolfer9706
    @audreywolfer97063 жыл бұрын

    Would you guys ever consider making a video about Aztec festivals and celebrations? Maybe like how Dia de Los Muertos began as an Aztec festival that would honor the death goddess, which I think is fascinating! Love your videos!

  • @trey5747

    @trey5747

    3 жыл бұрын

    I would love this I wish they had done a video around the day of the dead

  • @carlosmedina1281

    @carlosmedina1281

    3 жыл бұрын

    Death god not goddess

  • @audreywolfer9706

    @audreywolfer9706

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@carlosmedina1281 it would honor Mictecacihuatl because she would watch over the bones of the dead

  • @marciano98
    @marciano983 жыл бұрын

    Great video, love to see more video's about the Egyptians

  • @PenguinofD00mxxx
    @PenguinofD00mxxx3 жыл бұрын

    I love learning about the logistics and systems of governance in ancient times

  • @kronoscamron7412
    @kronoscamron74123 жыл бұрын

    Of all the invasions of Ancient Egypt, all of the invaders were influenced by the Egyptian culture, a culture so rich that assimilates it's invaders .

  • @fabianhale845

    @fabianhale845

    2 жыл бұрын

    Assimilation and influence are different things.

  • @hayet5854
    @hayet58542 жыл бұрын

    by the way the "medjay" people still live in Sudan, Egypt and Eritrea, they are called "Beja." they were historically very tough and problematic people if they are touched, still to this day. they are still living the nomad lifestyle. they were called bellemyes by greeks and cuz of their ferocity they made up a story about them being monsters. they also gave the British empire a hard time and needed help from Ethiopian empire, and they were called fuzzy wuzzy by British.

  • @knighthunter1791

    @knighthunter1791

    Жыл бұрын

    Blemmeyes?

  • @adex_1014
    @adex_10143 жыл бұрын

    This was the one video I never knew I needed

  • @eca3101
    @eca31013 жыл бұрын

    Woah, utterly love this channel from Egypt 🇪🇬

  • @eca3101

    @eca3101

    3 жыл бұрын

    @بطرس حسان انت من السودان؟

  • @eca3101

    @eca3101

    3 жыл бұрын

    @بطرس حسان KZread has entire foreign language channels, and your account name is in Arabic 😂 Anyways, I hope you enjoyed your time in Alex!

  • @Sealdeam
    @Sealdeam3 жыл бұрын

    Ah yes The Kitos War, bloody as hell, extremely important and pretty much obscure and underrated around these parts; it is a pretty interesting topic and so is the person, Lusius Quietus, that gives the war its name, one of the most important Berber of Antiquity, a lot of interesting things happened around those parts during the Roman Empire like the Gildonic War and the campaigns of one of the best generals of Justinian, John Troglita.

  • @damuvang1915
    @damuvang19153 жыл бұрын

    I’ve always been interested in the lesser thought aspect of “ancient life.” I would have a policing force in total war games to deal with internal strife. 😂😂 I love these videos and hope to see more!!!

  • @jasonmatthewoliver3810
    @jasonmatthewoliver38103 жыл бұрын

    Every time I watch one of your videos, it puts me in the mood for Total War.

  • @brycevo
    @brycevo3 жыл бұрын

    This is so interesting and really awesome

  • @AlbertM170
    @AlbertM1703 жыл бұрын

    Please do me a huge favour and put more videos on ancient Egypt, and not the province of Egypt, but the kingdom of Egypt. This video was amazing and yet more than half of it dealt with Roman Egypt. Just imagine what we would do with the 3000 years of history under the Pharaohs.

  • @connorgolden4
    @connorgolden43 жыл бұрын

    Hey Invicta, could you one day do a video on the post new kingdom/pre Persian Egypt? No one ever really talks about what was going on in Egypt during those days.

  • @kadaltokek3953

    @kadaltokek3953

    3 жыл бұрын

    It would not be happen. Because it aint white stuff

  • @pr5082

    @pr5082

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kadaltokek3953 in fact Nubian rule in Egypt and by 653 B.C. and it was the 25 Dynasty and it was weak they most their time so there aren't anything to say about them more thier invasion to Egypt and the last Egyptian dynasty was the 26

  • @yoroshikuonegaishimasu8649

    @yoroshikuonegaishimasu8649

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kadaltokek3953 ancient egytians are the same as the modern ones... dont be stupid

  • @antoniotorcoli9145
    @antoniotorcoli91453 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding video

  • @Wi3rzb0
    @Wi3rzb03 жыл бұрын

    great stuff

  • @af8828
    @af88283 жыл бұрын

    Assassins creed origins intensifies

  • @funnyswangoosething5088
    @funnyswangoosething50883 жыл бұрын

    I want to bring up the domesticated baboons used to police as well. Well because getting chased on a rabid monkey because you stole a fruit is pretty terrifying.

  • @InvictaHistory

    @InvictaHistory

    3 жыл бұрын

    Being chased by a trained police baboon sounds horrifying!

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge63163 жыл бұрын

    I liked this video. It was very informative. Nice that you showed a pic form AC: Origins. And now many in the comments are commenting about it. Nice.

  • @rogersnick17
    @rogersnick173 жыл бұрын

    Love your channel.

  • @Jobe-13
    @Jobe-133 жыл бұрын

    I’m here to pretend I’ve already watched the whole video and tell you guys that this video was GREAT!

  • @Remorpho
    @Remorpho3 жыл бұрын

    thank you for being historically accurate and showing the egyptian people as people of color and not white like some of their historical rulers.

  • @jjusa5028

    @jjusa5028

    2 жыл бұрын

    Greeks invaded egypt for 300 years, they would not be comsidered white..they looked more like a Mexican or arabic of today the romans ruled afger for another 300 years they also would not be considered white today...the previous 8000 years of egyptian history the land was ru.ed by very very dark skinned Africans.

  • @VoidLantadd

    @VoidLantadd

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jjusa5028 I think Americans and Europeans have different ideas about race. Americans may say Greeks are not white, but in Europe they are.

  • @yoroshikuonegaishimasu8649

    @yoroshikuonegaishimasu8649

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jjusa5028 i live in latin america and greeks dont look like us, they are lighter and have different features. ancient egyptians looked like syrians, persians etc theyy werent very dark

  • @j.bbailey6275
    @j.bbailey62753 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video shot

  • @Miamcoline
    @Miamcoline3 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting. Especially the end.

  • @jakobschoning7355
    @jakobschoning73553 жыл бұрын

    I am sorry invicta, I know this will be a great video, but would you consider getting yourself a map of egypt without the Suez Canal of all things?

  • @toothpaste8785
    @toothpaste87853 жыл бұрын

    It’s so funny, I was literally just thinking about how I wanted to watch one of this channel’s videos, and a new video shows up in my subscription feed

  • @justtime6736

    @justtime6736

    3 жыл бұрын

    Synchronicity. The Collective SubConscious is very real.

  • @geraltgrey-mane695
    @geraltgrey-mane6953 жыл бұрын

    I love this kind of stuff !!!! :)

  • @boomerangfish3558
    @boomerangfish35583 жыл бұрын

    Oh man I love these videos

  • @fishnujish1511
    @fishnujish15113 жыл бұрын

    Imagine running, sweltering under the hot Egyptian sun, clutching a stolen lapis lazuli, but you are escaping. Then you hear your chasers open a cage. They say "FETCH HIS SOUL RAMESES!" You look back. A police baboon runs over the desert road, chasing you

  • @rollingthunder1043

    @rollingthunder1043

    2 жыл бұрын

    And you just KNOW they weren't trained to "catch and hold"

  • @Gloria-victrix99857
    @Gloria-victrix998573 жыл бұрын

    AH MISTHIOS! Oh wait wrong game

  • @TheTrueKingJoffrey

    @TheTrueKingJoffrey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Make this the top comment!

  • @sheildingepicness
    @sheildingepicness3 жыл бұрын

    Never stop making fire content

  • @matthewryan7775
    @matthewryan77753 жыл бұрын

    I just watched "The Mummy" (1999) last night so thank you

  • @ar_xiv
    @ar_xiv3 жыл бұрын

    This video in particular really needs at least some nods to primary sources. It would enrich the presentation soooo much.

  • @devilsmessanger
    @devilsmessanger3 жыл бұрын

    " Sir ?! Sir , I need you to put that kopesh down ! "

  • @Cherb123456
    @Cherb1234563 жыл бұрын

    Cool stuff!

  • @poetanderson2495
    @poetanderson24953 жыл бұрын

    I've never really thought about it, but it makes sense that law enforcement in ancient Egypt would carry out most government tasks on a local level. Really interesting, thanks for the video! Edit: also, the description of the Ptolemaic and Roman rule reminds me of how Britain ruled colonial India

  • @afrinaut3094
    @afrinaut3094 Жыл бұрын

    Nubia, Egypt & their interactions are the most fascinating to me, as they are both indigenous civilizations of the Nile, Africa. When invaders from non-African cultures get involved I feel disappointed. Like, I don’t want to learn about European & Arab empires, while in Africa…. Come on I would go to Europe or the Middle East for that. Edit: and kudos to Invictus for having illustrations of Africans & mixed race people. Not just Europeans or Arabs, removing any Africaness in the way that white American egyptologist George Andrew Reisner to Hollywood has done, revisionist history. Cheers

  • @yoroshikuonegaishimasu8649

    @yoroshikuonegaishimasu8649

    Жыл бұрын

    ancient egyptians looked like the modern ones. and the ancient egyptians are genetically very close to west asians and south eastern europenas

  • @dimieneyitemi1721

    @dimieneyitemi1721

    Жыл бұрын

    @@yoroshikuonegaishimasu8649 lmao don’t lie

  • @BrandonPilcher
    @BrandonPilcher3 жыл бұрын

    Love how the ancient Egyptians in this have deep mahogany-brown skin like the majority of the characters in ancient Egyptian art.

  • @BuddhaNature

    @BuddhaNature

    3 жыл бұрын

    🙌🏾

  • @Reactionary_Harkonnen

    @Reactionary_Harkonnen

    2 жыл бұрын

    And that explains why they need a huge police force sooooooooooo much crimes I bet.

  • @accountretired9479

    @accountretired9479

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Reactionary_Harkonnen The irony of that comment considering what was happening in Europe at that time is cracking me up

  • @Reactionary_Harkonnen

    @Reactionary_Harkonnen

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@accountretired9479Are you talking about the Bronze Age crash? That was a global event.

  • @yoroshikuonegaishimasu8649

    @yoroshikuonegaishimasu8649

    Жыл бұрын

    many egyptians are lighter too

  • @andrewcombe8907
    @andrewcombe89078 ай бұрын

    The concept of a police baboon is just wild

  • @user-fl7by8in5o
    @user-fl7by8in5o3 жыл бұрын

    👍 good video

  • @Armorius2199
    @Armorius21993 жыл бұрын

    When is Caesar Lives Part 3 coming out of the production??

  • @calm123
    @calm1232 жыл бұрын

    The Medjay are the Beja people who still exist today in Southern Egypt/ Northern Sudan

  • @user-bz8oi6ov6f

    @user-bz8oi6ov6f

    2 жыл бұрын

    nubians?

  • @user-ju6yb8dq9p

    @user-ju6yb8dq9p

    2 жыл бұрын

    The beja are Sudanese and they are 90% in Sudan ( east Sudan ) And Nubians are Sudanese (90% ) in Sudan

  • @Tarnfalk
    @Tarnfalk3 жыл бұрын

    Sweet new vid

  • @Neon-zq5of
    @Neon-zq5of3 жыл бұрын

    Huh not something you would think about. Thanks for the info

  • @Spartos83
    @Spartos833 жыл бұрын

    Their was a great medjay by the name of Bayek of Siwa * Assassins creed origins theme song starts playing.

  • @user-ze3tq9hf9i
    @user-ze3tq9hf9i3 жыл бұрын

    oh cool a video about the nubians-wait

  • @darkhope97
    @darkhope973 жыл бұрын

    The use of the soundtrack of AC odyssey when talking about the ptolemaic Egypt was the cherry on the top

  • @vcar7960

    @vcar7960

    2 жыл бұрын

    What time stamp? Nothing sounds familiar to me

  • @darkhope97

    @darkhope97

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@vcar7960 at least from 3:25 to 5:50

  • @George_M_
    @George_M_3 жыл бұрын

    It's testament to how much wealth Egypt had, that there was so much value that would otherwise be taken by the public.

  • @dimieneyitemi1721

    @dimieneyitemi1721

    Жыл бұрын

    Ancient Egypt basically carried rome economically

  • @aldricrodolfoiigaerlan8444
    @aldricrodolfoiigaerlan84443 жыл бұрын

    Imagine a squad of medjay busting up an illicit goods smuggling ring only to find out the perps are also doing necromancy on the side when a mummy revives and starts going baboon dung on the meds.

  • @hassanabdikarimmohamed2505
    @hassanabdikarimmohamed25053 жыл бұрын

    The Medjay elite warriors and police officers are ancestors of the beja tribe, a northern Cushite tribe related to Somalis, afar, saho, rendile oromo, and other cushites The romans called the beja, blemmeys and said they were elite brave skilled warriors ..almost 2000 years later the British empire called the beja, fuzzie wuzzies and said they were the bravest and fiercest fighters in Sudan during the mahdist war, the British used that name on account of the unique long shoulder length curly hair of the beja, exactly like their medjay and blemmey ancestors used to do and as other cushites like somalis and afar also still do

  • @ademzh

    @ademzh

    2 жыл бұрын

    💯 The invaders came and changed the narrative. Medjay were kushite warriors that policed their own. Roman and Arabized Egyptians want to claim a history that isn’t theirs.

  • @jojoghebre3310

    @jojoghebre3310

    Жыл бұрын

    Bejas are now in egypt sudan and eritrea and are NOT related to somalis.

  • @yoroshikuonegaishimasu8649

    @yoroshikuonegaishimasu8649

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ademzh whats an arabized egyptians? many egyptians know their history

  • @pachomiussinanicus1728
    @pachomiussinanicus17283 жыл бұрын

    Finally making video of madjay after ac origin released more than three years

  • @SavingMsBlack
    @SavingMsBlack Жыл бұрын

    Very brief discussion of the animals

  • @frsa67
    @frsa673 жыл бұрын

    "If an animal isn't beaten, a citizen get eaten."

  • @wahlex841

    @wahlex841

    3 жыл бұрын

    The only response to animal fatality is police brutality.

  • @gamerito100

    @gamerito100

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey hey people

  • @jebsie861

    @jebsie861

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sseth here

  • @DamonNomad82
    @DamonNomad823 жыл бұрын

    To summarize: Ancient Egypt was the first "police state" in recorded history...

  • @666Kaca

    @666Kaca

    3 жыл бұрын

    China?

  • @1mnot4rrogant90

    @1mnot4rrogant90

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@666Kaca Penis.

  • @theortheo2401

    @theortheo2401

    3 жыл бұрын

    No.

  • @50TNCSA
    @50TNCSA3 жыл бұрын

    I think a series on ancient leos would be cool

  • @jalenikezeue4114
    @jalenikezeue4114 Жыл бұрын

    When I was a kid I Was Obsessed with Ancient Egypt And I Still am I really Really ❤️ Learn More About The Old Kingdom It's So Beautiful Thank you for The Video Man It was Excellent And Thank For the information about The Phylakitai I Didn't Know They Were Real Or about There involvement in Law Enforcement

  • @yoroshikuonegaishimasu8649

    @yoroshikuonegaishimasu8649

    Жыл бұрын

    middle eastern civs are amazing

  • @MedjayofFaiyum
    @MedjayofFaiyum3 жыл бұрын

    Respect to my Medjay bros

  • @DingoAteMeBaby
    @DingoAteMeBaby3 жыл бұрын

    Please post your sources!

  • @eliran9231
    @eliran92313 жыл бұрын

    Was just listening to my ancient Egypt soundtrack

  • @brunopereira6789
    @brunopereira67893 жыл бұрын

    This is really great! Would just have also liked to have learned about the byzantine period as well.

  • @darter9000
    @darter90003 жыл бұрын

    I guess the pharoahs didn’t think that politicians would be ideal law enforcers.

  • @crazydinosaur8945

    @crazydinosaur8945

    3 жыл бұрын

    smart

  • @666Kaca

    @666Kaca

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@crazydinosaur8945 Debatable. China used scholars as law magistrates in provinces and prefectures, basically a police chief and a judge in one person. Theres plenty of magistrates that got promoted further because they fought against corruption and dealt with everyone equally regardless of social status.

  • @crazydinosaur8945

    @crazydinosaur8945

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@666Kaca i am a bit confused. what u mean by "Debatable", are u saying that the chinese scholars were politicians? or am i reading it wrong? the definition of a scholar is broad (at least in modern times) but it is something in the avenue of "a specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities; a distinguished academic." and I know how effectively the Chinese bureaucracy was especially in times of low corruption

  • @666Kaca

    @666Kaca

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@crazydinosaur8945 You said egyptians were smart because they thought politicians wouldnt make good law enforcers. I said its debatable and gave china as an example where it worked out. And yes chinese politicians were scholars. To be given a position you had to pass the confucian school examination.

  • @Marinealver

    @Marinealver

    3 жыл бұрын

    If these "protests of peace" keeps up I might be the new Pharoah.

  • @SkyFly19853
    @SkyFly198533 жыл бұрын

    That reminds me Sierra's Pharaoh Video Game... 😏

  • @phly1016
    @phly101611 ай бұрын

    love how he used pictures from ac origins nice touch.

  • @babbar123
    @babbar1233 жыл бұрын

    Each of your videos is worth a Masters thesis if not MPhil.

  • @anthonybird546
    @anthonybird5463 жыл бұрын

    When the chief of police was literally a chieftain

  • @defendkebab797
    @defendkebab7973 жыл бұрын

    Apparently they wuz kangz as well

  • @knighthunter1791
    @knighthunter1791 Жыл бұрын

    For Honor added the Medjay and this immediately got recommened to me. How...

  • @ButchBirdie
    @ButchBirdie2 жыл бұрын

    "Aw damn the bandits are getting away!" " *Release the baboon.* "