Phyrrus: *is about to make a reasonable decision* Sicilians: "I don't think so buddy"

@supermavro6072

8 күн бұрын

Both Epiriotes and Sicilians were iIIyrians, this is just a civiI war

@johnpaul5447

7 күн бұрын

@@supermavro6072dumbest shit I evah heard

@plamenneykov2512

Күн бұрын

​@@supermavro6072 Sicillians are greek

Carthaginians: We surrender and bring u a very favourable treaty. Pyrrus : i accept Sicalians : No Pyrrus: So u will help me in invade Carthage mainland. Sicilains: No Pyrrus: Will u give me troops and money to fight romans . Sicialians : No Pyruss : :⁠-⁠[

@Ziuk1990

12 күн бұрын

Pyrrhus: OOOoOoh NOoOoOo

@jorgeadrianosaicoskisarkis7378

9 күн бұрын

And Cartaghe helps Roman... And then .... Well, they just dispute a island.

@sometingwong2733

6 күн бұрын

an Oversimplified video in this period would be so cool, so many jokes

@Ziuk1990

6 күн бұрын

@@sometingwong2733 there's a tax for this, you know

Pyrrhus of Epirus' campaign is similar to how Hannibal's brother Maharbal commented Hannibal's accomplishments : "You know how to win a victory, Hannibal, but not how to use it."

@LuisAldamiz

12 күн бұрын

@@AndreLuis-gw5ox - Maharbal was the Numidian cavalry commander, mind you. It's not attributed to Scipio at all and it has an ancient source, so, if apocryphal, it's an ancient "fake news". Maharbal was right anyhow.

@lucyseverine9907

11 күн бұрын

I'd say that's pretty unfair. Hannibal did literally all it was possible to do in an unequal campaign. He and his armies spent two years, alone, in enemy territory doing a hit and run campaign of attrition and basically making life miserable for the Romans, and when that didn't seem to be sapping the Roman willpower enough, he brought his forces into a climatic fight that literally inflicted the biggest loss of people Rome ever took in one battle. Which any reasonable nation at that time would take as the time to sign a peace, Rome was just... Rome. He knew he couldn't stall to win a siege on Rome itself, because they'd be still get supplies via the sea, and if he sat in place for long enough, the Roman legions would pin him down and smash his smaller force. So when the battle of Cannae wasn't enough to break the Romans, he went back to the attrition war for the rest of the decade. Like... What else was he meant to do? It isn't his fault Carthage was losing Spain at that time.

@LuisAldamiz

11 күн бұрын

@@lucyseverine9907 - The war was probably decided in Hispania and not in the most famous battles in Italy or Africa. I used to be fan of Hannibal but in hindsight all that crossing of the Alps feat was a nonsense: he could have fought and defeated the Romans at Gaul better and thus left a better protected rearguard and save that half of his army which unnecessarily perished in the daring but very inefficient crossing of the High Alps... with elephants (facepalm!) Beyond Hannibal's limitations, the most serious issue was that Rome had near-endless citizen manpower, while Carthage relied on vassal and mercenary troops. But in any case what Maharbal meant was that Rome does not surrender unless forced to,and that's something Hannibal and the Carthaginians (and other enemies of Rome like the Samnites, Etruscans and Greeks) didn't understand, hoping for negotiations. Again this is something I only recently understood, inspired by others, and something that happens over and over even today, when my country's guerrilla against one of the heirs of Rome was defeated for the very same reason: focusing on a negotiated peace instead of total victory.

@sometingwong2733

10 күн бұрын

2 of his brothers died while trying to support him with troops btw

@TheRealForgetfulElephant

10 күн бұрын

@@LuisAldamizHannibal was a beast but he and the Carthaginians lacked proper grand strategy. Hannibal was right that a war on Rome’s homefront was the most assured way to guarantee an absolute victory but failed to take that grand strategy further. He should have solidified the alliances made with the Greek and Dacian states. Using them to reinforce/resupply if Carthage wasn’t capable. They should have built up their fleets to trap the Roman navy before they ever crossed the Mediterranean to Spain or Africa

Came into this channel to learn about old Roman history, discovered one of the best history channels on KZread

@allenthelion3196

10 күн бұрын

The same thing happened to me 2 years ago, I'm so glad he's back

@AU_Productions

8 күн бұрын

@@supermavro6072 I had a stroke reading that

@supermavro6072

8 күн бұрын

@@AU_Productions Yeah, it's surprising isn't ?

The story of Rome only gets crazier from here

i thought you made a mistake when one of the senators did not have eyes, but it being caecus shows just how detailed you are and the dedication you have for this channel

Bro this is Genuinely one of the best history channels on KZread, congratulations

I thank the Gods of the algorithm for helping me discover this channel.

My only problem is that these “episodes” don’t come out fast enough! Great videos, please keep them coming!

Just found this channel not too long ago, and its small size blew my mine, dudes got this small of channel releasing banger videos that are very well made, this will soon be one of the staple history youtube channels I can feel it

The quality and attention to detail in these videos is truly outstanding, keep up the great work

Magistra Vitae: *Drops a new video* Me: *MORE*

Nice style and a very clear way of telling difficult faceted history!

Awesome! I just finished the entire playlist and now there is the next video. Thanks for your great work!

Ran into your content a week back, very happy I found you !

Just wanted to say this is without a doubt the best series on KZread about the rise of rome. Keep up the hard work the videos are awesome and can’t wait to see more from your channel

I found out your channel a weak ago, i have seen all your videos since and i'm starving for more, love your content!

I just discovered this channel, but both its subtitled videos and the topics it covers have made your channel one of the best channels on KZread for me. I wish you continued success.

Finally another one out !, ive been really enjoying your animation for these past couple days, keep up the good work 🎉

So much about how the Punic wars would play out could be seen in the Pyrrhic war. Rome being able to absorb defeat after defeat and still keep fighting due to huge manpower reservers. The Carthaginian presence in Sicily not being dislodgeable without naval supremacy. Carthaginian naval prowes being shown. Alliance with tribes under Roman subjugation being a crucial part of the plan to defeat them. Elephants and the rapid adaptiveness of the Roman army to new threats. Of course, Hannibal would later speak about the greatness of Pyrrhus of Epirus, indicating Pyrrhus was much on his mind during his war with Rome.

@silentecho92able

9 күн бұрын

But just like Pyrrhus he didn't march on Rome directly when he had the chance. Like what Maharbal said "you know how to gain a victory, but not how to use one".

You deserve way WAY more views, this is quality content

Another great installment ! Your english is more varied than in previous videos and ease of understanding is in my book now on easy mode, well done! Also your style and attention to detail is wonderful

Very excited for the vids on the Punic War! Love the content!

How many LOTR reference do you need? Magistra: *Yes*

13:50 love the lil lotr reference ❤ lovely vid!

Great video Magistra, I really like the rise of the Roman Republic. Such an underrated era of history. What will the next video be about?

@MagistraVitae

9 күн бұрын

Thanks, it'll be about events related to Rome and Carthage that happened before the Punic Wars

@Mao_Zedong1927

8 күн бұрын

@@MagistraVitae okay. So basically continuing the timeline?

@MagistraVitae

8 күн бұрын

Yes, in chronological order

@Faris-bk6xu

7 күн бұрын

​@@MagistraVitae Hi, I'm a huge fan of your channel and completely understand if you might have a tight time schedule, but do you have any hint as to when the next video might come out? I'm have been dying for more ever since I finished the entire series in a few hours lol

@MagistraVitae

7 күн бұрын

@Faris-bk6xu it's sometimes hard to balance video making with real life responsibilities, but we will try hard to put out a video every 2-3 week. We would love to publish them quicker, but between research, writing, animating and audio it takes some time. Glad you like them!

Keep up the good work man! You deserve more subscription!

I remember watching the first 10 episodes like 2 years ago, good to see that your channel is still alive

Pyrrhus was always one of my favored classical commanders. Caesar, Hannibal or Scipio might've reached more fame and conquest but to me he best embodies the warrior king of that time, perhaps it's also the slight misfortune that befall him to garner more sympathy. The term pyrrhic victory doesn't do his victories justice. By all account the Roman Empire might've been a Magna Graecian one.

The journey continues! Let's go! This part I'm very interested in so few people know about theses times and wars.

Phyrrus lost because he didn't have enough Lavish Equipment.

Found your channel two hours ago and there's already a new video!

Those Samnites hill billies are a pain in the toga

This is a very fun and entertaining way of learning roman history. Great job.

Great video! Really fun videos on some maybe somewhat lesser known Roman wars. I always knew that Pyrrhic victories came from ancient battles but I didn’t know that it was from a guy named Pyrrhus fighting the Roman’s.

I just discovered your channel, love your videos man! This one was greatly informative, I feel bad for Pyrrhus now.

Glad I found this channel! Keep it up!

how do you not have more subs, these are very well made videos

This channel has AMAZING potential

Very informative yet easy n simple to follow along

Love this channel, just Subscribed.

Let's go another video from the GOAT

Great video, I love this series

Great video and animation

Entertaining and informative!

The king is back 👀

Woo! New Magistra Vitae video!

Just started thinking abt this war too, perfect timing, itd be neat if you made a discord to go along with your channel for non patreon fans

That bar messages at 10:54 had me laughing.

Here's comes the Chad, the Myth, the Legend PYRRHUS OF EPIRUS ! Napoleon of Antiquity !

AMAZING CHANNEL BRO LOVE FROM TURKIYE ANIMATIONS ARE GREAT WE WILL SEE THE DAY YOU HAVE A MILLION SUBSCRIBES

Let’s go an upload

The Magister hath returned, all hail the Magister

Very high quality

This channel will hit 1 Mio soon

this is much more interesting than I thought

A small comment for the bih algorithm

@DeeJy33

12 күн бұрын

All hail the algorithm

Can you please cover Sulla's war?

@MagistraVitae

12 күн бұрын

Of course! As soon as we get to it chronologically.

@Francio-fu5oj

12 күн бұрын

@@MagistraVitae another iconic series after Dovahhatty. Go boys go!

Yippe an New video! (You should still make an game)

I just have to subscribe because of the cute animations!😂

Bro, are you from Croatia or somewhere else from ex-Yu? Anyways I enjoyed the video

very cool

After all that trouble he got killed by a tile throwing old woman. 😂

the early roman Republic is like that friend you keep beating at a game. Until he finally wins one game, then he's done playing and acts like you suck.

I know you've answered this a lot, but what program did you use for the animations? The characters are so adorable.

@MagistraVitae

12 күн бұрын

The characters are made as vector graphics in Adobe Illustrator along with the maps. The backgrounds are made in Photoshop and animations in After Effects.

@JustinCage56

12 күн бұрын

@@MagistraVitae Appreciate it!

Maleventum? Sometimes it seems like History is all made up with silly names like this, which sounds like "bad event", although it probable meant "bad wind", bad auspices for Pyrrhus in any case.

All that just to be killed by a tile thrown out a window.

Italian History one of the best History in the World.🇮🇹💪♥️

This the good video

The biggest mistake Phyrrus made was to win against the romans

Pyrrhus one of the greatest ancient Greek generals! 🇬🇷

So this is where term "Phyrric victory" came from

I love the rpg style ❤

0:28 why there are two areas in Anatolia which were not conquered first near Byzantine and other north east of Anatolia where pontus kingdom will be in 100 year's. What are these city states or kingdoms anyone know?

@vondantalingting

12 күн бұрын

Those were likely Macedonian allies or Vassal states that Alexander propped up because governing it was not feasible. Similar to the tributary system that the Persians adopted Alexander likely copied them and made Autonomous states that are a pain to be governed by Greeks but easy to govern by locals.

@nathac487

12 күн бұрын

I think those are Heraclea Pontica and Pontus

@shivanshna7618

12 күн бұрын

​@@nathac487thanks 👍

@frfras7

5 күн бұрын

@@nathac487Pontic Greeks always wanting independence

i never undertood how did rome do to muster so many armies so quikly so many times along its violent timeline ...

1 little thing I noticed at 8:27 "The Romans had trouble reaching the greeks with their short swords" I assume you're referring to the gladius. The short sword that the Romans started using near the end of the second punic war. Until then the romans were fighting just like the Greeks as hoplites fighting with spears and shields.

@MagistraVitae

7 күн бұрын

No, we are referring to the Greek style xiphos sword. It is somewhat longer than gladius, but still shorter than a Greek spear. It's true that the Romans started using shorter gladius during the Second Punic War, but it's not true that they used a Greek style phalanx in the time of Pyrrhus. During the Samnite Wars the Romans switched from a Greek style phalanx, to a Samnite style maniple system. Although the triarii in the third line used spears, the first two lines used swords instead. If you want to learn more I invite you to take a look at our video on Roman military reforms. Cheers :)

Likes for the likes god. Comments for the comment throne.

You've an error @11:40, the year of the battle of Asculum is 279BCE, not 297BCE which is anyway 17 years prior to the Pyrrhic war ;)

@MagistraVitae

12 күн бұрын

Whoops, good catch there. A mistake from the script found itself on the video also. Luckily the years around that one are all good as far as I can see. And a minute later at 13:12 Asculum is correctly set to 279.

@z000ey

12 күн бұрын

@@MagistraVitae rewatching the first 6 episodes of Rome with my 13yo daughter, she's enjoying it immensely. Kids should know real life lore too, not just gaming one, as the real one is more than often even more interesting (and often more gruesome) than the fictional one :)

@MagistraVitae

12 күн бұрын

Glad to hear that and I agree with you :)

Maleventum= Bad/Evil wind. Beneventum= Good wind.

quick kinda stupid question that I have not found a reliable answer anywhere. Did Pyrus spoke Hellenic or Illiric or what kind of language? + Why consider Pyrus Hellen, when he was in an area that is not Greece or Illiria?

@MagistraVitae

4 күн бұрын

Ancient Epirus was inhabited by three different groups: the Chaonians, the Molossians, and the Thesprotians. Of these, the Molossians were the greatest and Pyrrhus himself was Molossian. The area of Epirus was inhabited by the proto-Greeks during the Bronze Age. In that time they spoke the proto-Greek language similar to one spoken in other parts of Greece. After the Late Bronze Age Collapse and the Doric invasion the language evolved into the North-West Doric dialect of Ancient Greek (similar to one spoken Aetolia in the Peloponnese). After the Third Macedonian War in which the Molossians sided against Rome, they were systematically destroyed, but the Greek language couldn’t be erased from the region. In short: Pyrrhus and the Molossians were Greek, they saw themselves as Greek, and they spoke the Greek language. Pyrrhus was not Illyrian, and only connection he had to Illyria was that short period he spent there with Glaucias.

good vid, but why did you assign such a color to Carthage? makes it hard to tell apart carthage from the sea.

@greyfells2829

12 күн бұрын

Carthage IS the sea.

@MagistraVitae

12 күн бұрын

This white-ish is present on some emblems of Carthage. It is also used in some historical games such as the Total War series. That is why we chose that color specifically. In the future videos we will add a bit more blue to the sea so there will be more of a contrast. Thank you :)

@magicianLogician

12 күн бұрын

@@MagistraVitae i actually figured that’s why you chose that color, haha! i also associate white with carthage.

How could those armies have really been that large?

@TheGerminator777

2 күн бұрын

Why do you say?

Ohhh so the Sicilians refused to give him boats to attack Africa, while Carthage still had Lilybaeum in their soil. Brain level dodo right there, I would had told them “F u” and taken the deal while leaving them on their own.

Pyrrhus:"Failed to take Rome" Hannibal:"I can do better".....fails to take Rome

Imagine if Pyrrhus had succeeded

This war is Foreshadowing Romans how to fight Carthagians Elephant and Macedonian Phalanx

0:48 His murdered son hearing you say this: 💀💀💀

Is this channel made by Eastory? It sounds like him

@MagistraVitae

6 сағат бұрын

No, we have no connection to any other channel.

Greats that never got to be the great: Pyrrhus of epirus Charles 12th of sweden Anyone got anymore?

Mas.mas..masss

You are so underrated! keep up the vids! also pin pls

I really like the elephants.😍

"Although Pyrrhus would win several battles against the Roman, each of those victories would put him in a worse position." No wonder why the West is so deluded and losing so badly in Ukraine.

Hey yo, my question is; Why did all the Roman empire end up speaking Latin except the Greeks? For example in the early Byzantine age the empire was Greek speaking yet France and Spain were latin speaking?

@espanadorada7962

4 күн бұрын

The huge body of Greek literature and culture meant it had staying power. Greek was always considered a pretty prestigious language to know

@MagistraVitae

4 күн бұрын

Unlike other languages spoken by the "barbarians", Greek language was seen as equal (or even superior) to Latin. Although brilliant engineers and fighters, the Romans were always lacking in the culture department. That is way they inherited (stole) most of their mythology and other literature from the Greeks. This can be clearly seen from the Roman pantheon, that is no more than a copy of the Greek one with different names (stolen from the Etruscans). When the Romans then conquered Greece, instead of shunning their language and culture, they embraced it. That is why there was no pressure on the Greeks to "Latinize". It even got to a point that the Eastern Roman Empire adopted Greek as a official language.

@chizzlemo3094

4 күн бұрын

@@MagistraVitae Fascinating, thank you so much!

double edged elephants 😢

Historian Civilis core

Ahh yes. Another one fails to remember the golden rule. WEAR A FUCKING HELMET.

Pyrrhus is a capable military commander but a mediocre leader.

Tactically the battle of Beneventum was a draw. it was a major strategic victory for the Romans as after this battle and the casualties Pyrrhus suffered, he was obliged to leave Italy, but they did not actually win the battle in the field. It is a great misconception to present the battle as an easy win for the Romans. The battle lasted the whole day and when the sun fell Pyrrhu's army was still holding its ground. But after the sunset Pyrrhus saw that he had too many losses and decided to withdraw instead of continuing the battle the next day

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