You can tell how much he has stepped up his production and quality over the years after coming back to this
@hairyjohnson2597 Жыл бұрын
I was just having this thought. I've been a subscriber for many many years. His video's back in these days are still really well produced and great. You can tell he had improved so much these days compared to this video. Here it sounds he's reading a script and you can hear the pauses and stops. In his newer video's there isn't any pauses or anything. The editing has improved so much. Then again, I LOVE the raw factor of his older videos. Just a dude with a passion and lots of knowledge in that passion with a mic. Cheers.
@davidharris37286 жыл бұрын
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.
@snakeguy86465 жыл бұрын
@Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Yeah, decisive battles, they'd mod the shit out of Rome as well, putting so much effort into not only the battles (which are difficult to reenact the way they did it, coming from a long time player) but the behind the scenes bits too, I wish someone did stuff like that
@marcolsen43144 жыл бұрын
Did you guys watch time commanders? It may have just been a UK thing but if you haven't seen it check it out! Used the Total War engine to fight historical battles with normal people (and some 'celebrities') to control the forces. was really good.
@seaghan64124 жыл бұрын
@@marcolsen4314 i think theyre meaning time commanders.
@terrydavis12864 жыл бұрын
Thanks david
@SameBasicRiff4 жыл бұрын
@@snakeguy8646 ah thanks guys! just checked that out too! Hilarious how a TV production was using TW to an awesome effect like that!
@InvictaHistory11 жыл бұрын
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
@cristianvillanueva87823 жыл бұрын
I came back to this video 7 years later oh my, I can totally see the difference in your presentation your speaking and your voice, its been a hell of adventure
@ericcloud10233 жыл бұрын
You've improved so much bro, I remember this video haha this is where I subscribed to you
@jurikurthambarskjelfir35333 жыл бұрын
It's been 7 years, and you still haven't pinned your own comment!
@ADogNamedStay2 жыл бұрын
@@HelicopterHatHacker then what was the channels original name?
@HelicopterHatHacker2 жыл бұрын
@@ADogNamedStay In Dicta
@InvictaHistory11 жыл бұрын
Appreciate all the support guys!
@ADogNamedStay2 жыл бұрын
Thfp?
@ADogNamedStay2 жыл бұрын
I feel like I'm missing a letter or word.
@canadianwolf51297 жыл бұрын
14:19 Refuelling ships.. Rome: 'What you doing bud?' Carthage: 'Just refuelling my ships.' Rome: 'Are they supposed to be on fire?'
@Jakub8163 жыл бұрын
Eight years later and R:TW2 still looks great and is atmospheric af..
@MasterofRoflness11 жыл бұрын
history channel would ruin it by making a sitcom about fat roman war vets selling off used Roman weaponry at bargin price
@BassPlayer601343 жыл бұрын
Best I can do is 5 denarii.
@escott38293 жыл бұрын
If Ya Clean The Damned Blood Off Of It.. I'll Go 6 Denari
@ieajackson55183 жыл бұрын
Throw in a grind stone, and I could push my budget to 8 denarii.
@idk-xi2bc2 жыл бұрын
100000000000000000000000 debarii
@ieajackson55182 жыл бұрын
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@FreedLOD3 жыл бұрын
I used this series additionally to the online lessons at university to pass my oral exam about the 1st Punic war! Thanks man!
@giledgar19483 жыл бұрын
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.
@haojie355 Жыл бұрын
this was 8 years ago at the time you posted this comment lol
@namelessentity58519 жыл бұрын
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!
@InvictaHistory8 жыл бұрын
+Mike Passion your welcome : )
@viet32117 жыл бұрын
THFE Productions It would be extremely interesting to see you, one day do a total war history video on Japanese history using the shogun 2 total war video game and engine just like how you used Rome 2 for depicting and explaining the Punic wars.
@colemanscollard22077 жыл бұрын
+Invicta If you are going to say "Prin(k)ipes then say (K)enturion plz :)
@Omar-lq3ri4 жыл бұрын
Coleman Scollard that’s not how it works lmfao
@tonymaurice41572 жыл бұрын
@@InvictaHistory think you forgot to mention the archers because there's been a number of bronze Arrowhead finds.
@ihatecabbage72709 жыл бұрын
This is a great way of using a video game!
@xXFeralArtsXx6 жыл бұрын
I HATE CABBAGE Tbh most of what he says in this video you learn in Rome 2 Total War, the game he's using. :)) If you install a mod called Divide et Impera it makes Rome 2 the best historical title ever.
@HFFCANADA3 жыл бұрын
@@xXFeralArtsXx I'm playing ancient empires for Atilla, the Rome 2 port mod. It looks super similar to this is. Haven't tried Rome 2 fully only a bit but I wonder wich is better?
@nejcbreznik83313 жыл бұрын
@@xXFeralArtsXx meh ss 6.4 for m2tw is way better
@Chris-hq7mb3 жыл бұрын
@@HFFCANADA atilla ancient empires is infinite times better than rome 2
@Canucklug10 жыл бұрын
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.
@LyraniaLothar8 жыл бұрын
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.
@Cipher716 жыл бұрын
Ernesto Palacios for me it was age of empires
@jimbeaux892 жыл бұрын
I was in high school as well back in 2004 when I first picked up Rome total war. Good times
@Atlasvideos10 жыл бұрын
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.
@InvictaHistory10 жыл бұрын
Yes thanks for clarifying that. The greeks had many colonies around the Mediterranean as you said and the "invasion" force in Italy was basically there to protect fellow greeks. It would be an error to look back in hindsight and say that Italy was Roman territory because that is a fallacy of determinism. At the time southern Italy was very much its own entitity
@poiuytrewq114226 жыл бұрын
Atlas It's strange how in a lot of cases historically "Invading" people seemed to actually already have settlements in the lands they invade. Like how everyone thinks the Saxons invaded Brition, When it is probably a more gradually change involving settlements.
@mitchtherighteous5 жыл бұрын
@@poiuytrewq11422 I like your response and it contains interesting implications. Like what will happen to Europe when it is 50% arab Muslim or middle eastern Muslim. Will the middle east come to "rescue" their kin?
@S4NoctiS5 жыл бұрын
If Europe is 50% muslim then we are still basically 98% abrahamic religions. The more varied we are culturally the faster we all learn that every religion and every culture just produces the same kind of humans overall. In Theory I'm sure the middle eastern countries would like their productive citizens back but ....considering how far away from 50% we are here in europe you should probably take your heads out of the illuminati clouds or make it more obvious that you're speculating about a fictional scenario?! We need a couple more ISIS states causing migrations in the hundreds of millions before we reach 50% with all these xenophobic countries who would rather have these immigrants die at their fences than having them become immigrants in their country. I know it sounds silly, but most Muslims fled to other Muslim countries closer than europe, who would've thought.
@brunodejong16955 жыл бұрын
@@S4NoctiS I love how you burned him. Well done lad!
@unstoppable-ar32926 жыл бұрын
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.
@Makedonid9410 жыл бұрын
It's interesting because you are connecting the game with history and real events, statistics, analyzes makes more real. Keep up.
@giantsalsa39775 жыл бұрын
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
@TheWolfmanMachinima8 жыл бұрын
wonderful - can´t imagine how much work and effort went into this documentary!
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@georgemwandia70402 жыл бұрын
Man you deserve a standing ovation.......I really love your presentations
@InvictaHistory11 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, appreciate the support. When I mentioned the equestrians I intended to mean that the patricians and senators were included in this group
@evgenylaptev25349 жыл бұрын
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.
@respectmyauthoritah47825 жыл бұрын
Evgeny Laptev So New Carthage means New New City huh
@Cleeon5 жыл бұрын
Yes how about Nova Carthage ?
@jeremyleidy55665 жыл бұрын
Didn't know this thank you
@hyperion31454 жыл бұрын
Cleeon Virlief Nova=New, Nova Carthago=New New City or possibly Newer City
@RamdomView4 жыл бұрын
And therefore, Nueva Cartagena translates to "New New New City".
@MistiriousStranger110 жыл бұрын
This is mucth better then watching an old boring documentery and its awsome thanks!
@gaelenfade9 жыл бұрын
this style was already done by the history channel it was called decisive battles of history and they used the RTW engine.
@TFrills3 жыл бұрын
I can't focus on what he says because all I hear is lip smacking and swallowing, along with mispronunciation and a general lack of fluency.
@InvictaHistory11 жыл бұрын
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
@TheBranchez9 жыл бұрын
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
@brockobama11528 жыл бұрын
Wow are u a professional or something
@TheBranchez8 жыл бұрын
+Brock Obama What do you mean?
@yavyav22815 жыл бұрын
theadam22 it's not prententiousness, it's just good writing
@calenancarrow75479 жыл бұрын
Rome is my favourite faction in history!
@tombombadilofficial6 жыл бұрын
Cale Nancarrow England is my city!!!
@dearmrfrodo9 жыл бұрын
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 : )
@InvictaHistory9 жыл бұрын
thanks! Hope you will enjoy the other history videos I have which dive into battles on a more intimate level
@InvictaHistory11 жыл бұрын
yes, thanks for keeping the record straight
@Craftyboy899 жыл бұрын
Wow, you're great, I love history, especial Rome.
@JackOosterkamp8 жыл бұрын
+ThePemudalope Ever considered to teach it at a high school?
@Craftyboy898 жыл бұрын
Jack Oosterkamp I've actually thought about that, but I don't know
@JackOosterkamp8 жыл бұрын
+ThePemudalope whats holding you back? and more important, can you still chance your mind? (depending age, education, current employment)
@ricky-sanchez4 жыл бұрын
@@JackOosterkamp Teach social inequity in high school!! Rome was so cool!!
@MrRomanguy1110 жыл бұрын
I love you're vid's about history, you should make some more! :)
@InvictaHistory10 жыл бұрын
just released part 2!
@MrRomanguy1110 жыл бұрын
THFE Productions I'll certainly watch it!
@Self_Helpless3 жыл бұрын
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 🤟🏻
@Camcolito3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for this. There is actually a dearth of material regarding the first Punic War on KZfaq. Overwhelmingly focused on the second.
@kriddie8810 жыл бұрын
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.
@YellowSwordtail13110 жыл бұрын
SPACE AGE TECHNOLOGY
@AttaBek14229 жыл бұрын
WINDOWS 7.something
@InvictaHistory11 жыл бұрын
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
@fathiyam58623 жыл бұрын
A few years later I gotta say you have done an amazing job 👏👏
@steveblandon46662 жыл бұрын
Would be great to see this punic wars series redone with Invicta's new top notch production quality.
@OmegaTrooper4 жыл бұрын
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.
@A-la-Weiss4 жыл бұрын
I agree
@crystalheresy781210 жыл бұрын
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.'
@shorewall5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, what a dilemma. I would have tried to frame it as aiding Syracuse and bringing the Mamertines to Justice. Maybe not as clean of a CB, but I like it.
@rawng18494 жыл бұрын
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@ricky-sanchez4 жыл бұрын
Looks like rome stole it's entire system of government from Carthage. No wonder they wanted it dead.
@jesuisravi5 жыл бұрын
the equestrians were not actually the nobility, the patricians filled that role. The equestrians were the merchant class.
@oconnorsean1910 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for you to do the Second Punic War, Hannibal is the best. Great job, keep em coming .
@Convenientsalmon8 жыл бұрын
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!
@KAfNGET7 жыл бұрын
Damn, this channel is like "the great war" except that it was during the roman era. AWESOME. :)
@SteadySlippin10 жыл бұрын
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.
@InvictaHistory11 жыл бұрын
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
@iducatifan17 жыл бұрын
I'm blown away by you're production skills. And facts
@laipengtai10 жыл бұрын
If the history class in school like this, it will be awesome.
@SirWildwind9 жыл бұрын
someone took a page from when Rome Total War wasnt even a game. the nostalgia ^^
@rickbeniers6679 жыл бұрын
issint that a mission/battle ??
@matthewkuchinski17696 жыл бұрын
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.
@magnuschristianssen89996 жыл бұрын
Matthew Kuchinski Thank you for mentioning him! Not many historians do!
@JimJonesKoolaid Жыл бұрын
Was here 9 years ago (!) and back now in 2023. Still playing Rome 2 Total War DEI!
@charalampostsakirides-pala27617 жыл бұрын
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.
@julianbraunbeck76323 жыл бұрын
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
@JuanEsquitin7 жыл бұрын
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.
@heytheremrbluedoodadoodado19533 жыл бұрын
Great again. The facts are endless and Rome Total War (I think) really brings it to life
@aflowf9 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I really appreciate you using Rome 2 to explain history
@LaggyWolf11 жыл бұрын
Pyrrhus suffered a "Pyrrhic" Victory if you will? ;) I love historical moments that define a term that is used today.
@501alistair10 жыл бұрын
You're awesome for this, I've been looking for a good documentary on the punic wars so thank you.
@falskarrian11 жыл бұрын
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!
@davidsooley65487 жыл бұрын
Did you say refueling ships at 14:17?
@teddyjunior52317 жыл бұрын
Yeah, with food for the rowers ;)
@MrSean038394 жыл бұрын
@Wheelo Deelo I thought they had electrical engines supplied by Tesla?
@TheFreezz1239 жыл бұрын
are you a history major? you've gotta be a history major. there's no way you're not a history major.
@eveei9 жыл бұрын
Looking up and reasearching quite a bit dosent automaticly make you a history major.
@InvictaHistory9 жыл бұрын
nah, i'm an engineering major
@gustavosanches34549 жыл бұрын
He is just a guy who actually pays attention to the games he play and try to make good use of this knowledge. In other words, he retains what he plays as information, instead of just throwing it away like most people do.
@occasional_doomer9 жыл бұрын
***** Vanilla games are often not the most historically accurate(remember old kingdom Egypt in Rome I?)
@occasional_doomer9 жыл бұрын
***** It's a better way to get you interested and then research further.
@lewistaylor28586 жыл бұрын
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
@NANNO_FEMBOY3 жыл бұрын
I still find myself watching old ones too.
@seif672310 жыл бұрын
Great job , subbed thank you for explaining the history of my country , i feel proud ;)
@brother-mesho9417 жыл бұрын
Sansa! I beg you... let me smash.
@Finwaell10 жыл бұрын
A little inaccurate at times and a little chaotic when it comes to the dating and chronology of the events, but otherwise nicely done :)
@williambrick24814 жыл бұрын
Finwaell how is it inaccurate?0
@flipsclips5684 жыл бұрын
@@williambrick2481 i don't think you'll get a response from this dude. It's been 6 years since he commented lol
@harisjaelani253110 жыл бұрын
Awesome documentary. I'm very excited to learn what happens in the next episode!
@alluxander12198 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge history fan, and ancient Greece and ancient Rome are my favorites parts in history. So i appreciate this !
@vitorion0079 жыл бұрын
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?
@claytonkrumm1439 жыл бұрын
Vitor Demarque Quirino 1. If they were Roman, they were governed by Rome, but they did have some autonomy if they were far away. If they were allies than they were most likely client states. 2. No, but they were the main commanders. They were like the top generals but not the only ones.
@deamongimli8 жыл бұрын
+Clayton Krumm They usually only had 2 main armies though right?
@claytonkrumm1438 жыл бұрын
+deamongimli Considering how war-like Rome was, yes
@mathewkanapilly7966 жыл бұрын
Technically every legate of a legion and their elected second in command a military tribune can lead men into battle but legates are always an appointed senator and the tribune was usually a son of a senator or influential family oh and higher ups like praetors and governors of provinces which romans called propraetor or proconsul can also lead men into battle
@AmericanFluff8 жыл бұрын
I don't think Cicero actually fought, he was just a scribe or something as a cadet, many Romans were also "couch generals"
@keatonchancejones8 жыл бұрын
Cicero was a consul, he has fought either a politician or something else
@AmericanFluff8 жыл бұрын
keaton jones When he was consul he was a "Couch general" in addition to this while he served as proconsul in the East his army didnt fight much there, if they had Cicero would not have been with the infantry anyway
@sarasamaletdin45748 жыл бұрын
He was a governor or Sicily at one point I think and fought a little bit there but it was not much.
@laitilulu71806 жыл бұрын
@@sarasamaletdin4574 He was a provincial quaestor not a governor.
@OstSterling11 жыл бұрын
Way better than national geographic videos about rome that i have. This is so cool and has a very impressive production value!
@Raz.C5 жыл бұрын
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.
@dors.sc111 жыл бұрын
15:58 phyrrus was NOT defeated. after you said that, i dont know how true the other things you said are
@thetowerofbabble63074 жыл бұрын
It was not a victory either. He perished in Sparta
@albertonavarro89044 жыл бұрын
I mean, he was eventually expelled and he lost the war, so maybe that counts?
@elsasslotharingen75078 жыл бұрын
The equestrians were the roman merchant ""bourgeoisie"". Patricians are the nobles.
@earthman70887 жыл бұрын
Elsaß Lothringen Actually equo means horse and in Rome only nobles rode horses in the military with the social elite. So in these terms he is right.
@ravenstrategist13256 жыл бұрын
No, The term Equites meant horsemen and by extension of their wealth in time the entire middle class. The Patriacians, the ancient aristocracy, the progeny of Romulus companions and the etruscan nobility that ruled the city for a time. Not all Patricians were rich,perfect example is Caius Julius Caesar which was born in the Suburra,the Roman ghetto. While several patricians clans like the Fabii for instance were famed horsemen themselves, they were a minority in the overall cavalry system of the early republic.
@stevied34006 жыл бұрын
Raven Strategist the word equestrian comes from the Latin word “equus” means horse. The Latin word “equites” also comes from the Latin word for horse which is what he meant.
@ravenstrategist13256 жыл бұрын
yes stephen thank you I'm Italian and I know these things thank you very much. Still Ancient roman society was divided in 3:Patricii the aristocracy,Equites the middle class,Plebes the common people. These are facts
@Raz.C6 жыл бұрын
Despite his abruptness, he (Raven Strategist) is absolutely correct. What he forgot to add was the _reason_ that Roman society was stratified into 3 tiers; Plato/ The Greeks. The Romans took a lot from the Greeks. Most educated and aristocratic people spoke Greek rather than Latin, as it was a badge of status. These people were the (poetic) architects of Roman society- though they could and frequently did affect societal changes- and they appear to have taken Plato's societal strata to heart; People are either _Gold, Silver_ or _Bronze._ And, as with the value of these metals, _Gold_ was the most desirable and valuable, and _Bronze_ was least. As with the metals, _Gold, Silver_ and _Bronze_ are non-transmutable. A person who is born into the _Bronze_ or the _Silver_ strata will *always* be that same level and can never improve his/ her lot (just as a _Gold_ or a _Silver_ 'person' can never lose their status and find themselves in a lower tier). And as awful as every other caste-type of system is/ was, this one was no better, relegating the _Bronze_ tier to servitude and obedience, the _Silver_ tier to management and to deal with both other tiers and the _Gold_ tier to governance and learning (though a google search for Plato's _Gold/ Silver/ Bronze_ tiered societal structure would likely provide a better description than the one I mangled...
@luvi188010 жыл бұрын
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
@marianomdq869 жыл бұрын
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.
@whiteneanderthal19994 жыл бұрын
5:28 "melting pot, diversity is our strength" They lost, to much disloyalty.
@SebAnders4 жыл бұрын
And had to rely enormously on mercenaries, who promptly rebelled when they weren't paid.
@luism55144 жыл бұрын
Ah diversity, the weakness of any nation with enemies seeking to divide and exploit this weakness. Nothing a skilled intelligence agency can't do.
@danielgarcia93714 жыл бұрын
A truly skilled intelligence agency can divide a nation with no diversity. Diversity brings strength, through diversity of thoughts, ideas, strengths, weaknesses. But there's an inherent risk with diversity, since yes, it is generally easier to divide a diverse nation than a homogeneous one.
@luism55144 жыл бұрын
Daniel Garcia oh it’s so easy, especially one with our storied past and long list of enemies.
@whiteneanderthal19994 жыл бұрын
@@danielgarcia9371 "diversity brings strength". No it does not, except for the tyrants who want to create/maintain the NWO. And by the way, WHY THE F### WOULD I WANT/ DESIRE FOR MILLIONS, TENS OF MILLIONS, EVEN HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF VERY DIFFERENT MEN TO COME TO MY VITAL SPACE AT TAKE JOBS/ SUBSIDIES, HOUSING, CREATING THEIR FAMILIES WITH OUR WOMAN OR BRINGING THEIRS INTO HERE. WHY THE F### WOULD I DESIRE/ ACCEPT TO BE SUBSTITUTED IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE. if I would desire such thing i would be miserable, I would be valueless.
@rojieekanayake9869 жыл бұрын
carthago delenda est :-P
@dostma13 жыл бұрын
Awesome documentary - pleasant voice...it can be well used to teach this important part of history. Thanks!
@bhbluebird4 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I like reading or watching videos about the Punic Wars. Nice breakdown of culture differences/advantages.
@gard869 жыл бұрын
Great job! Better than most TV documentaries I've seen!
@conor918110 жыл бұрын
MAKE THE NEXT FILM THIS IS TOO GOOD I CANT WAIT
@claytonkrumm1439 жыл бұрын
This is a much higher quality video than I expected. Good job
@thel33tpenguinftw407 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for citing your sources! So many of these KZfaq history vids don't cite things it's annoying.
@williamcsaszar12668 жыл бұрын
These are great...I hope you make more documentaries like this, These are far better than anything on the history channel, thats for sure
@TheShinobiik1111 жыл бұрын
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.
@nicholascappuccino54218 жыл бұрын
Your videos are fantastic. Thank you for making these.
@math28s11 жыл бұрын
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.
@ttjwoon10 жыл бұрын
This is an excellent vid, thanks for taking the time to put this together.
@InvictaHistory10 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy it and love sharing history. Just takes a while to make each one... happy to say though that as I type this I am in the process of uploading part 2!
@douglasfulmer54839 жыл бұрын
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.
@Camcolito3 жыл бұрын
'300 of these Campanians were taken to Rome for a public flogging and beheading in the forum' - That'll sting in the morning
@danielhanson708010 жыл бұрын
This video was excellent, I look forward to watching the remainder for your work and any new material to come.
@InvictaHistory11 жыл бұрын
yeh it actually made it difficult to get it to engage for some of this footage
@timroberts46354 жыл бұрын
Y'alls videos are AMAZING...!! Keep making them & I'll keep watching n giving thumbs up....
@MyImmaculateQueen5 жыл бұрын
Really good documentary. Just watched all 4 episodes. Great narration. Fascinating and really well put together. Thank you!!!
@Pannieforever9 жыл бұрын
Very good work.I'm glad I found this channel.
@brokenbridge63164 жыл бұрын
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.
@Helfthane11 жыл бұрын
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
@jamesrowland20388 жыл бұрын
just wanted to say thankyou for these wonderful documentaries. I hope to seen more of them
@Uhtred-the-bold2 жыл бұрын
How do we have so much info on a war that was fought 2200 years ago!! That’s awesome! Great job
@wisebud0010 жыл бұрын
The work that went into this blows me away. Great work!
@nojhniram11 жыл бұрын
Good documentary dude... looking forward for another work of yours.
@Ben92x11 жыл бұрын
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
@applethem11 жыл бұрын
Superb video with a lot of good detail. Glad to be learning this material
@nicholasboleky376010 жыл бұрын
was not what I was expecting, however it was beyond amazing. Great job!