Historical Figures That Were Exiled
History is littered with the stories of people who, for a variety of reasons, were cast away from their homes and forced to live in foreign lands. Getting exiled was always a risk in the game of politics. Make the wrong enemy or fall from grace, and men and women who lived public lives could be banished by their opponents to get them out of the way.
In the ancient world, many important historical figures were cast out of places like Athens and Rome, where citizens took banishment very seriously. The modern world continues to use exile as a political tool to push out dictators, overthrow governments, and silence inconvenient activists.
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@rachele3334
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
This made me giggle so much. My humor to a t. 👌🏻
@dolorespcaldwell
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
BC & AD …so much easier.
@Eric-qo8vv
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
I see why the Deported Goldman
@jonathanlandry7368
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
Saying "BCE" instead of BC, like everyone else, does about as little as saying "un-housed" instead of "homeless" does for the homeless.
@CornyCF
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
Why now in German language? I am German but i dont like the German voice
@JonathanBresnihan77
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
King Charles II of England was also exiled after his father Charles I was executed but came back to reign after England restored the monarchy.
@anthonypritchett6081
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
America needs to do that with Trump!
@DouglasPark-rx2bn
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
…..ozzy osborne!😂
@JamesBoswell-f8o
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
You do know that Adolf Hitler support weapons to the Ethiopians to fight Mussolini
@Ilix42
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
I’m so “too awesome” that people save the time of kicking me out and just don’t bother inviting me. Booyah!
@DragonOfCapricorn
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
History of "it's complicated" status. 😂
@UnchainedMelodie92
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
My first name is Elba and I was born in the town of Saint Helena, Ca, lol
@Adam7054
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
Lol they blurred their arms doing the fascist salutes
@OrcOfOrchestra
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
Nichirin is a great person to read about when it comes to banishment.
@matthewsandifer2673
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
Emma Goldman was the original useless paid protestor.
@metarcee2483
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
Ovid's metamorphosis has all the authority figures in his myths be total jerkwads, even if it's out of character normally.
@NaNa-j7b2q
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
If only i could go back in time n be a fly on the wall! Boy oh boy id first start in Jesus's time then to the white house when Roswell hit!😂 jeeze talk about sum good tea!!😂
@danielmaher7108
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
You should have covered St. John Chrysostom, who was exiled by the Byzantine Emperor for calling the Empress a Jezebel.
@robertskubinski2971
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
Not necessarily a political figure but Eartha Kitt was exiled over political reasons, and pissing off the wife of the president.
@raymondcoventry1221
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
NITPICK: Napoleon was never Emperor of France, he was Emperor of the French, an important if obscure difference.
@jamiedriscoll9781
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
6:40 nice ABBA joke 😅 11:40 some of these blurs are ridiculous. I wonder what's behind that blur? 🤔
@Tarot_xx
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
what the heck- 0:07 of all the stock images of pubs in all the world; I've been to that specific one on multiple occasions xD
@jakeg3126
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
Hey maybe you should get exiled where you can make a bunch of more videos without distractions
@marygoround1292
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
I am at the very beginning of this video and I'll be disappointed if they bring up Napoleon.
Update: 5:47 I am disappointed. But not terribly. Ovid was very interesting.
@asha_vere
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
Seems a lot of these people were exiled for contradicting a dictator or being a strong woman speaking her mind. That checks out.
@e.f.4299
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
Please show criminals in the United States that have been exiled
@giorgiociaravolol1998
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
Ovidius is the ancient (and more literate) version of Andrew Tate
@Hailz24x7
August 5, 2025 at 12:35 pm
Wendigoon did an amazing video series on dantes divine comedy, Dante literally says all the people that fucked him over are in hell getting absolitely wrecked with torments. 😅
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