The Youtuber “EmperorTigerstar” specializes in documenting the unfolding of world historical events by stitching together hundreds of maps into timelapse films. In years past, we’ve featured his “map animations” of the U.S. Civil War (1861–1865), World War I (1914–1918), and World War II (1939–1945). Today, we’re highlighting a more ambitious project, an attempt to visually document the rise and fall of the Romans. The video covers 2,000 years of history, in just ten minutes.
Moving from 753 BC to 1479 AD, the map animation shows Rome’s territorial boundaries changing as the Roman Kingdom morphs into the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire. Then the gravity of history takes over and we experience the gradual decline of Roman civilization. We see the bifurcation that splits the Empire into Western and Eastern (Byzantine) parts, until only a sad, little piece remains.
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The history of the Roman Empire covers the history of Ancient Rome. You have shared many relevant and informative points.Thanks for sharing.
Great! Would love to see the same treatment of the Roman Catholic Church and other Catholic/Christian Churches around the Mediterranean.
Each time a piece of land flashes from white to color or back, men killed each other. Thousands maybe millions of brutal deaths for the Roman Empire. I guess the winners got land and booty, but all that killing seems rather pointless in retrospect, given the cost.
Whats the music ? It’s great.
A small point that doesn’t have much impact on the map itself: Otho and Vitellius should be listed along with Galba as emperors in the year 68 AD. That year — the Year of the Four Emperors — was a major turning point, culminating with Vespasian becoming emperor following the deaths of Galba, Otho, and Vitellius in turn. It signaled the end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the ascension of the Flavians. The Batavians were nearly successful that year in leading a revolt against Vitellius under the pretense of supporting Vespasian. Had they been successful, Rome would have lost a fair part of Gaul.
I LOVE the way the colors spin!!!
I genuilny love the colors and the whole scheme of things i think that they make it so much more enjoyabell to watch with my 7 kids on a day to day basssses
spirthorse, i also love colors but what do colors have to do with rome? i might have to call CPS for you’re kids.. also i recemend to have tinker bell in the backround while reading about rome history!! wishing you the best.
marlyn should mind her darn burisnes, dont tell people how to rase there kids you ! besides that this was bery interestig, i love the wrightign style is very nice. i was interested by it
I enjoyed this video and can’t wait for more to come out! This is my favorite content creator :)