
How One Murder and One Trial Broke Rome Forever - Ancient History
Kings and Generals, 20 min, 108.9K views, Nov 30, 2025
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🪙 Support us and start or grow your ancient coin collection: https://www.kinzercoins.com/ Use the code "KINGSANDGENERALS" at checkout for 10%! 🪙 Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Rome continues with the new series on the reign of Augustus and his successors, in a series we call the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Previously, we have covered Caesar's campaign in Gaul (youtu.be/LRV185XaMIM), campaign against Pompey (youtu.be/_O5DshzvUsk) and how he won the Civil War (youtu.be/o8F8IajtW9U), as well as the civil wars that brought Octavian - Augustus to power (https://youtu.be/OgoEPs3FxaM). While the next episode will cover the battles of Augustus and his generals in Spain, Gaul, Illyria, Thrace, Arabia, Yemen and Africa (https://youtu.be/rk8vNYEasu8), and the third episode will cover Drusus and his early conquests in Germania, which formed Rome's Germanic frontier (https://youtu.be/fs-53rhHWH0). Afterwards , Augustus navigates grief, succession, and frontier crises from Germania to Armenia to Judea, as Tiberius and his heirs shape Rome’s future (https://youtu.be/QKN6zSZugcE), and then the Great Illyrian Revolt - the Bellum Batonianum (https://youtu.be/I9KJRXjqKAI), followed by the battle of Teutoburg as we discuss who Varus was. (https://youtu.be/U4-1zmyyoVM). Afterwards, power struggles, betrayals, and mutinies mark Rome’s turbulent transition from Augustus to Tiberius (https://youtu.be/zuIPTrBn0Lk). Germanicus avenges Teutoburg—burning Mattium, crushing the Chatti, Bructeri, and Cherusci, and defeating Arminius at Idistaviso and the Angrivarian Wall (https://youtu.be/429XbaXvmUI), but it is followed by the downfall of Germanicus, his conflict with Tiberius, the Syrian crisis, his mysterious death, and the explosive trial that reshaped Rome. 🎥 Watch 250+ exclusive videos on Youtube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join and Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals Caesar in Gaul: youtu.be/LRV185XaMIM Caesar against Pompey: youtu.be/_O5DshzvUsk How Caesar Won the Great Roman Civil War: youtu.be/o8F8IajtW9U How Octavian Won the Civil War: https://youtu.be/OgoEPs3FxaM Medieval Battles: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX46r95D4BjCxiJz7-OeyOtW Roman History: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX6WrNCeL_AdR36ZIODiGNzq Marcus Aurelius: youtu.be/cLtDWIsOs1E Aurelian: youtu.be/YQHNaemGOoI Milvian Bridge: youtu.be/VbFtMXytMj8 Animation: Antoni Kamerans Artwork: Banskie Ayuban Script: Evan Schultheis Machinima: Hazimin Arif Narration: Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ) ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TrAHwHCyt_JSSc5B6lddF_O7_jufZMsodG8f5Zj1vCk/edit?usp=sharing #documentary #RomanEmpire #Rome 00:00:00 - Germanicus’ Triumph and Imperial Suspicion 00:01:53 - Tiberius, the Senate, and Factional Rome 00:03:04 - Mutiny of 14 CE and Augustus’ Shadow 00:05:38 - Eastern Command: Piso vs Germanicus 00:08:47 - Armenia, Parthia, and the Syrian Crisis 00:12:09 - Egypt, Broken Mandates, and Germanicus’ Death 00:15:10 - The Piso Trial and Rome’s Hysteria 00:18:56 - Tiberius’ Crisis of Power and Legacy