Historia Civilis

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 88

Views 153.5M

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Historia Civilis covers civic and political history topics, focusing on events, revolutions, and key figures through in-depth historical analyses, as indicated by video titles like The Congress of Vienna, The Year Without a Summer, and Antony and Cleopatra, with related keywords History and Education. The channel appears to produce tutorials and deep-dives into historical events, posting with an average of about 1.6 million views per video, and maintaining an active presence since Aug 10, 2014 with 88 videos published.

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Videos 1.9K

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High overlap on ancient history and civil wars queries (100% search), with strong content similarity to Historia Civilis’ military history focus (71% content), indicating a shared audience and similar historical topics like Hellenistic-era battles.

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SERP 45%

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Attraction to broad revolutions and historical analysis mirrors Historia Civilis’ analytical approach to history, with substantial content overlap on revolutions topics (57% match, 64% content).

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Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include Kings and Generals (82% match) and Invicta (60% match) as the top two by match strength. Kings and Generals overlaps on ancient history civil wars, romantic ancient politics, and Hellenistic era battles, while Invicta overlaps on Roman republic decline, Parthian invasions history, and Sicilian War. Kings and Generals has 4.1M subscribers and Invicta 1.7M, compared to Historia Civilis with 1.1M subscribers; this shows substantial subscriber differences with larger channels competing in similar historical niches. Additional overlaps exist with CrashCourse (57% match) on revolutions history analysis and Congress Vienna history, and HistoryMarche (53% match) on ancient civil wars and Hellenistic battles. Competitors share queries around ancient history, revolutions, and specific historical events like Vienna and Parthian invasions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Historia Civilis?

Kings and Generals — 82% match, 4.1M subscribers; Invicta — 60% match, 1.7M subscribers; CrashCourse — 57% match, 16.9M subscribers. They all produce history-focused educational content with narrative military or historical topics similar to Historia Civilis.

What type of content does Historia Civilis make?

Historia Civilis makes history-focused educational videos, often exploring specific events or periods (e.g., Reform or Revolution? 1830 to 1832; The July Revolution; The Year Without a Summer; The Death of Antony & Cleopatra). Uploads occur at about 0.1 per week, with average views per video around 1.6M.

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