You can tell how much he has stepped up his production and quality over the years after coming back to this

This reminds me when the History Channel used Rome Total War to help explain the order of battle. Ah, the good old History Channel... I very much enjoy your videos, carry on.

Not sure who this is directed at but in case its in reference to the video, I remind you that Rome was not yet an empire

Appreciate all the support guys!

14:19 Refuelling ships.. Rome: 'What you doing bud?' Carthage: 'Just refuelling my ships.' Rome: 'Are they supposed to be on fire?'

Eight years later and R:TW2 still looks great and is atmospheric af..

history channel would ruin it by making a sitcom about fat roman war vets selling off used Roman weaponry at bargin price

I used this series additionally to the online lessons at university to pass my oral exam about the 1st Punic war! Thanks man!

This production is terrific for several reasons. The computer power to produce this "movie-like" presentation takes one right into the action. Had there been something similar when I was in school, history would have more thoroughly captured my interest. To realize the extent of military tactics. technology, ship building, and weapons manufacture of this scale over two thousand years ago is enlightening. Imagine the logistics of training, feeding, clothing, moving, and supplying all the other needs of armies this size! It boggles the mind.

Many thanks for covering this war,we always hear MUCH more about the second Punic due to Hannibal so this is a refreshing change.Thank you for the effort you put in!

This is a great way of using a video game!

One thing that surprises me was how famous Pyrrhus was then. We know him by the words Pyrrhic victory... Hannibal ranked him second to Alexander as a general. This is an amazing video.

Isn't awesome how a video game suddenly sparks one's desire to learn about ancient history? I know it did for me. back when the original Rome Total War came out in 2004 (holy crap its been 12 years?!) I was in high school and I bought this gorgeous book I saw at a garage sale, it had a beautiful concept art of the ancient city of Rome, at lunch I invited some of my friends to hear my rants of ancient history at the library. One day a professor was struck in awe as she heard us argue about many events in that time period.So yeah this game series has a deep sentimental value to me and I thank THFE Productions for further insights.

Great video overall, i have one slight correction. You mentioned the 'invading Greeks'. Greeks didn't invade the Italian peninsula exactly, they had long established colonies in South Italy and Sicily long before the Romans ever went there, that's why the area was referred to as 'Magna Grecia' in Latin or greater Greece in plain English. Rome attempted to annex or conquer these colonies which made them turn and plead to Pyrrhus of Epirus for help against the Romans.

I can't listen or watch regular channel history shows anymore. This way is the new way of learning.. simple. Easy. Personal and feels natural.

It's interesting because you are connecting the game with history and real events, statistics, analyzes makes more real. Keep up.

This sounds like one of his earlier videos, and it’s so cool to see how he was nervous and stammering slightly in this video, and now in the latest series, he’s the master of fluent, confident explanation. I feel so proud of his growth :D

wonderful - can´t imagine how much work and effort went into this documentary!

Man you deserve a standing ovation.......I really love your presentations

Thanks man, appreciate the support. When I mentioned the equestrians I intended to mean that the patricians and senators were included in this group

Garthage, or Qart-hadasht on punic language means New city. It was called so because Carthage from begining was planned as large punic city in middle of Mediterranean Sea. Before punic had only 1 large city which was their "capital" at those times - Sor (rocky island), now known as Syr or Tyre (from latin Tyrus). Others were small trade posts which provided supplies for trading ships. Thats why Carthage was called New city.

This is mucth better then watching an old boring documentery and its awsome thanks!

Yeah thanks, I was going a bit fast but can't imagine making part 1 any longer to be honest... its just the beginning and I went way off script at some points and was trying to bet back lol

THFE Productions Please read this. I really, really like this video you made man. Very well presented, interesting and easily remembered. Not spamming numbers and boring stuff (tho you should have mentioned estimated numbers of soldiers of both sides, standing armies, reserves etc., just so people would understand the scale of this war). Like I said I really like this video you made and I enjoyed it a lot. Certainly a fun way to learn some new stuff. I would really like to see other series concerning other time periods, like medieval times, napoleonic wars, etc. all the stuff you could make by using Total War games. Some samurai history would be great too. But seems to me you are interested mostly in this specific time period? A few suggestions, if I may. You should have named certain episodes just so people generally know what they are going to be abut. So besides "Total War History: The First Punic War" and "(Part 1/4)" you could have put like "Road to war" or "Prelude to war" or something like that, you get the point. Just a small suggestion that could improve these awesome series. I like the way, when you are talking about units, you show them with using in-game footage, but it would be better that when you speak about units you zoom in to the units from the front (not from behind or from the sides like you showed them). An example would be when you talked about skirmishers, hastati, triarii etc. Some numbers would be great too. Something like you did in your other video about tactics (Triplex Acies), if I remember correctly. And a little more info about the units would be great (like type of armor, more details about weapons, maybe even training, number of soldiers in a particular unit etc.). And yet another thing, when talking about battles show the actually footage from the game. So the actual fighting. I hope you find this useful. Keep up the good work, Best regards, Branchez

Rome is my favourite faction in history!

Thumbs up for your crystal clear narration on the casus belli between two major military powers at the time and shrewd analysis on the backbone of both armies. i look forward to more of your work : )

yes, thanks for keeping the record straight

Wow, you're great, I love history, especial Rome.

I love you're vid's about history, you should make some more! :)

I'm really insanely happy that I found your channel because I absolutely love your content. Almost every video you post just gets my attention so please keep up the good work. I love your enthusiasm; it reflects my own. The fact that you use Total War clips to bring the story to life is just cake on top. Best of wishes my friend. Oh and Roma Invincta 🤟🏻

Thanks a lot for this. There is actually a dearth of material regarding the first Punic War on KZfaq. Overwhelmingly focused on the second.

I LIVE TO SERVE THE MIGHTY CARTHAGE! Keep up the good work dude, very good and detailed docu backed by the terrific visuals of Rome II. Btw; What kind of monstrous supercomputer do you use? The graphics and framerate of the game are great.

Gotta finish this one first! But yeah I recently read a book on Caesar and his campaigns so I could definitely cover that. However I gotta wait till there is a map editor so I can properly make Alesia

Would be great to see this punic wars series redone with Invicta's new top notch production quality.

I feel like the First Punic War tends to get forgotten after the colour given to us by the writers of antiquity for the Second. The First has loads of super interesting stories as well, especially the naval battles.

Very nice video, but I have to dispute the very significant claim that Rome decided to aid the Mamertines in Messene due to greed. In truth, it was a highly debated decision that revolved around the fact that if Carthage were to gain a stronghold in Northern Sicily, Rome would be threatened on all sides. While the booty to be gained from such an expedition did still play a role, it was a minor incentive when compared to the strategic advantage Rome could potentially gain by depriving the Carthaginians an excellent opportunity for expansion into Roman territories. From Polybius's histories: 'The Romans were long at a loss, the succour demanded being so obviously unjustifiable. For they had just inflicted on their own fellow-citizens the highest penalty for their treachery to the people of Rhegium, and now to try to help the Mamertines, who had been guilty of like offence not only at Messene but at Rhegium also, was a piece of injustice very difficult to excuse. But fully aware as they were of this, they yet saw that the Carthaginians had not only reduced Libya to subjection, but a great part of Spain besides, and that they were also in possession of all the islands in the Sardinian and Tyrrhenian Seas. They were therefore in great apprehension lest, if they also became masters of Sicily, they would be most troublesome and dangerous neighbours, hemming them in on all sides and threatening every part of Italy. That they would soon be supreme in Sicily, if the Mamertines were not helped, was evident; for once Messene had fallen into their hands, they would shortly subdue Syracuse also, as they were absolute lords of almost all the rest of Sicily. The Romans, foreseeing this and viewing it as a necessity for themselves not to abandon Messene and thus allow the Carthaginians as it were to build a bridge for crossing over to Italy, debated the matter for long, and, even at the end, the Senate did not sanction the proposal for the reason given above, considering that the objection on the score of inconsistency was equal in weight to the advantage to be derived from intervention. The commons, however, worn out as they were by the recent wars and in need of any and every kind of restorative, listened readily to the military commanders, who, besides giving the reasons above stated for the general advantageousness of the war, pointed out the great benefit in the way of plunder which each and every one would evidently derive from it.'

the equestrians were not actually the nobility, the patricians filled that role. The equestrians were the merchant class.

Can't wait for you to do the Second Punic War, Hannibal is the best. Great job, keep em coming .

Only just started watching your videos, I began with your most recent Total War: Warhammer vids, and I've got to say you have a great channel. You speak with clarity, you carefully edit the videos, when I'm watching I never experience a moment where I feel I can just tune out. Can't big you up enough, time to binge the Punic War series!

Damn, this channel is like "the great war" except that it was during the roman era. AWESOME. :)

I know you've been distracted by the release of RTW2, but I hope you'll eventually make time to finish this series. It's really well done and I enjoyed the RTW2 animations.

The map was just google earth when I removed all landmarks. Double click on an area and it has a great soom in effect. I used fraps to capture the screen

I'm blown away by you're production skills. And facts

If the history class in school like this, it will be awesome.

someone took a page from when Rome Total War wasnt even a game. the nostalgia ^^

I truly love this series! It is one of the best documentary series to be found on KZfaq. I hope to see more work like this soon. I hope that you will cover Scipio Africanus' Campaign into Spain soon.

Was here 9 years ago (!) and back now in 2023. Still playing Rome 2 Total War DEI!

No, not citizens, not back then. 'Enfranchisement', however, is a tad more accurate: unless my memory very much deceives me, usually Italian "Allies" ("Socii") were client states of Rome, and although they were not under the obligation to pay taxes as the citizenry was, Rome had the often used power to levy certain numbers of troops from them to serve NOT as legionnaires but as auxiliaries in the Roman legions, the less often used power to demand some monetary tributes, and the constantly used power to completely and utterly control their foreign policy, including relations with each other. That status, combined with the direct acquisition of land all over Italy by wealthy Romans or veteran legionaries mostly, as well as the disparate colonisation of the Peninsula by citizens, led to the impoverishment of the Allies (lots of obligations, few if any rights, no means to change the situation) who revolted and waged the Social War (91-88 B.C.E.) against Rome, which ended with the victory of the latter but the acquisition of full citizenship by all the Italian former "allied" states, thus enabling them to serve in the legions not as Auxilaries, but as proper legionnaires, as well as enabling some of them, in the long run, to seek election for political offices in Rome (or, more accurately, more like appointment by the Emperors-the last two major sets of Civil Wars and the subsequent dawn of the Principate came right after the Bellum Sociale.) So... Slight mistake there, in your effort to adequately shorten that very complex relationship for narrative purposes. I know, off topic, but that point is important, and it became even more so in the second Punic War. Plus, you know, it makes the statement of more 'Inclusion' on the part of the main body of the Roman state kind of null and void: they just made the newly subjugated territories participate in Rome's wars on a permanent basis and in regularly determined roles (in that they were levied as part of the same system as the citizens, even if not as citizens per se), and thus a part of the overall command structure in place, plus they assimilated them culturally in quick succession even if they didn't follow that cultural assimilation with a political one-it would take a century and a half to do so for the Italian Allied States, and centuries longer for the rest of what was now not the Republic, but the Empire.

me: wtf why does he speak so "badly"? He interrupts his flow of speech every couple seconds and doesn't sound as confident as i heared him in his other video uploaded: 06.09.2013 me: oh that's why

You should keep doing this kinds of Videos. Probably a lot of work but, worth its time in gold. It is a real shame you stopped doing them. Please consider doing this kind of Videogame documentaries. Awesome work.

Great again. The facts are endless and Rome Total War (I think) really brings it to life

Thank you for this. I really appreciate you using Rome 2 to explain history

Pyrrhus suffered a "Pyrrhic" Victory if you will? ;) I love historical moments that define a term that is used today.

You're awesome for this, I've been looking for a good documentary on the punic wars so thank you.

Thank you for making these videos depicting the Punic Wars. I've always been interested in the Punic Wars, and watching this video alone has already cleared a lot of things up for me. I can't wait for the videos to follow, keep it up!

Did you say refueling ships at 14:17?

are you a history major? you've gotta be a history major. there's no way you're not a history major.

Rome's ability to adapt and learn new tactics for each new war is what allowed them to go unchallenged in power for so long, from being essentially without a navy to defeating the ancient world's greatest navy is pretty special

I still find myself watching old ones too.

Great job , subbed thank you for explaining the history of my country , i feel proud ;)

A little inaccurate at times and a little chaotic when it comes to the dating and chronology of the events, but otherwise nicely done :)

Awesome documentary. I'm very excited to learn what happens in the next episode!

I'm a huge history fan, and ancient Greece and ancient Rome are my favorites parts in history. So i appreciate this !

I have two questions here: At this time period, were the "Roman" cities outside of Latium directly governed by Romans, or were they more like client states/vassals? Also, were the two Consuls the only ones who could command armies? If yes, then does this mean that Rome could only have two active armies on a campaign at a time?

I don't think Cicero actually fought, he was just a scribe or something as a cadet, many Romans were also "couch generals"

Way better than national geographic videos about rome that i have. This is so cool and has a very impressive production value!

I haven't watched the others in this series yet, so I don't know if this will be mentioned, but the thing I find most fascinating and awe-inspiring in both this and the 2nd Punic war is the sheer numbers of ships Rome (Carthage to a lesser extent, also) was able to build. It's also pants-shittingly crazy how many of those ships were destroyed in storms and lost with all hands.

15:58 phyrrus was NOT defeated. after you said that, i dont know how true the other things you said are

The equestrians were the roman merchant ""bourgeoisie"". Patricians are the nobles.

Really really good, i hope made some more of this tipe of videos. My personal favorite would be the story of alexander agains persia with the battle of gaugamela :D

Rome II may not have been as excellent as I wanted it to be and feels pretty much as a disappointment, but it has allowed you to do this great, awesome and beautiful work!! You have given decency back to it.

5:28 "melting pot, diversity is our strength" They lost, to much disloyalty.

carthago delenda est :-P

Awesome documentary - pleasant voice...it can be well used to teach this important part of history. Thanks!

Nice video. I like reading or watching videos about the Punic Wars. Nice breakdown of culture differences/advantages.

Great job! Better than most TV documentaries I've seen!

MAKE THE NEXT FILM THIS IS TOO GOOD I CANT WAIT

This is a much higher quality video than I expected. Good job

Thank you so much for citing your sources! So many of these KZfaq history vids don't cite things it's annoying.

These are great...I hope you make more documentaries like this, These are far better than anything on the history channel, thats for sure

The amount of detail in this video is ridiculous (I mean that in a good way) a lot of info thanks for the video, keep it up.

Your videos are fantastic. Thank you for making these.

Awesome documentary. Thank you for that quality video. Better than History channel. It is great to know the cultural differences of each factions, their conflits, way to fight, composition of their armies etc.

This is an excellent vid, thanks for taking the time to put this together.

This is an amazing video, way better than most documentaries with a few actors. You need to make as many of these as you can and release them for the common good of society.

'300 of these Campanians were taken to Rome for a public flogging and beheading in the forum' - That'll sting in the morning

This video was excellent, I look forward to watching the remainder for your work and any new material to come.

yeh it actually made it difficult to get it to engage for some of this footage

Y'alls videos are AMAZING...!! Keep making them & I'll keep watching n giving thumbs up....

Really good documentary. Just watched all 4 episodes. Great narration. Fascinating and really well put together. Thank you!!!

Very good work.I'm glad I found this channel.

This video was pretty informative. I always wanted to know how this war started. Now this video has filled in a few blanks. Nice job Invicta.

Mate this is topclass stuff. History student over here, and I've studied greek politics and history and you're pretty much spot on. Interesting stuff :) Subbing

just wanted to say thankyou for these wonderful documentaries. I hope to seen more of them

How do we have so much info on a war that was fought 2200 years ago!! That’s awesome! Great job

The work that went into this blows me away. Great work!

Good documentary dude... looking forward for another work of yours.

Hey man, thought I should write a little to you. I must say this video is amazing, you brought up a lot of good info in such a short time. I saw this video the day it came out and waiting paciently for the follow up. You act proffesional and your English is easy to understand even for people who dont have English as first lanuage. Thank you for that Keep it up, kindest regards Tengs

Superb video with a lot of good detail. Glad to be learning this material

was not what I was expecting, however it was beyond amazing. Great job!