In today's video, we're going to take a look at the metaphorical "other side of the tracks" in the classical world: Roman Mythology and the folklore surrounding the city's foundation. Note that I will NOT be covering the Aeneid in this video (as you can see, it is long enough already). However, I am not opposed to returning to that story at a later date. Until then, you can find OSP's video on the Aeneid here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRruBVFXjnY I implore you all to go and watch this video on Rhea Silvia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ4IahYl2K4 Also note; I did miss quite a bit of smaller bits of information here and there, such as the reason why both Remus and Romulus were so defendant in their choice of hill. (Which all amounted to nothing as that very hill was conquered by the Empire several times over.) Again, apologies, but had I made this video as needlessly detailed as possible, it could take several months before I would have completed it. Sources: The Aeneid- Virgil Metamorphosis- Ovid History of Rome- Livy https://www.amazon.com/Mythology-Visual-Reference-Dorling-Kindersley/dp/1435121287/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=visual+reference+guide+mythology&qid=1611128338&sr=8-3 https://www.amazon.com/Greek-Myths-Tales-Gothic-Fantasy-ebook/dp/B07L8LMQ17/ref=sr_1_1?_encoding=UTF8&dchild=1&qid=1611128457&refinements=p_27%3ARichard+Buxton&s=digital-text&sr=1-1 (Written, recorded, and edited by Messiah) Links to things you should click on: Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/messiahsandmy... Discord- https://discord.gg/P6FR5N8 0:00 - 3:42 Preamble (Me being a nerd) 3:42 - 6:12 Actual Roman History 6:12 - 8:16 Trojan War and Aeneid 8:16 - 12:16 Remus and Romulus 12:16 - 12:58 Deciding Rome's Location 12:58 - 15:32 The Rape of the Sabines 15:32 - 17:45 Fall of the Roman Kingdom 17:45 - 18:39 Promotions ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90uLZqcCqcI

Today is the long-awaited arrival of my video delving into Zoroastrianism and how it influenced other Mediterranean-based faiths, most infamously the second temple-era Jews and the early Christians which followed them. Apparently, I need to put this in as a disclaimer every time I mention one of the big five religions, but this video is intended to educate, not indoctrinate. Your own personal religious views have not, and will never be a concern of mine, yet keep in mind that the humor I interject into my videos is always meant to be taken in good fun and not read into as legitimate criticisms of the religion in question, and especially not the individual practitioners. Now, with all that out of the way, a few notes: Zoroastrianism, just like Christianity, has seen an awful lot of off-shoots and reinterpretations over the centuries and so, in an effort to save everyone’s time and sanity, I am not about to go through each and every one of them, but instead produce a video on the most concise and consistent aspects of the mythology with a few garnishments of the various different branches when they produce an interesting idea. I know this isn’t a huge deal, but before someone tries to correct me, I am aware that in some neo-pagan circles Anahit is considered to be the Goddess of water. Sue me for being a traditionalist. Big complaint I know is going to eventually crop-up is the debate over whether or not Judaism was influenced by Zoroastrianism or whether they developed all of these ideas independently (conveniently AFTER they were liberated by the Persians) and then influenced the doctrines of Zoroastrianism afterward. All I have to say about this is Occam’s Razor usually doesn’t steer us wrong. For the record, I don’t think Zoroastrianism is actually 4000 years old, nor do I believe that it is merely 2600 years old. In all likeliness, I’d say it was likely founded around 1100-1000 B.C. due to the whole “camel” situation which I’m saving a more extensive dive into for a later video. And yes, I am a dumbass and routinely confused “Cyrus” with “Cyprus” the Greek island which eventually was conquered by the Persians. Never accuse me of being smart. Sources: https://www.amazon.com/Mythology-Visual-Reference-Dorling-Kindersley/dp/1435121287/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=mythology+neil+philip&qid=1616952763&sr=8-9 https://www.amazon.com/Mythology-Myths-Legends-and-Fantasies/dp/1468265903/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=mythology+sweet+water+press&qid=1616953182&sr=8-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroaster https://www.ancient.eu/zoroaster/ https://world-religions.info/zoroastrianism-beliefs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurvanism (Written, recorded, and edited by Messiah) Links to things you should click on: Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/messiahsandmy... Discord- https://discord.gg/P6FR5N8 Parler: Still being throttled by Silicon Valley. Maybe we can reach 1000 soon so I can just get a community tab instead. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTVq9HLePHU