Roman Rules for War - How to conquer an Empire

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This video serves as a complete introduction and analysis into how the Romans did war. Their thought process, reasoning, and army compositions are all the focus of the video. Each statement has supporting examples of battles, ranging from the late Republic to the early Empire, though these basic rules were present in some degree in the minds of Roman generals far later, and served as a basis for upcoming generals to learn from.

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  • @lohema7827
    @lohema782715 күн бұрын

    "I never said that shit" -Sun Tzu

  • @brainmuffins6052

    @brainmuffins6052

    15 күн бұрын

    “Bark Bark” - Shi Tzu

  • @adamstrange7884

    @adamstrange7884

    15 күн бұрын

    Sun Zu said all his sayings on Twitter!

  • @deskgamesix

    @deskgamesix

    15 күн бұрын

    Sun Tzu would have been great on SNL. What a jokester.

  • @Fatherofheroesandheroines

    @Fatherofheroesandheroines

    15 күн бұрын

    Sun Tzu says " I demand a retraction!"

  • @chissstardestroyer

    @chissstardestroyer

    15 күн бұрын

    Oh Sun Tzu himself very strongly insisted that the officers, especially in the same type of deal as today's boot camp drill Sergants: if they don't train the men sufficiently; what they did is tantamount to *treason* against all of their duties, and their country's flag at the same time... same deal as a Roman officer or soldier who shirks his duty and/or falls asleep on picket duty: that kind of stunt brought about the death-penalty!

  • @Jewish.Hotdog
    @Jewish.Hotdog15 күн бұрын

    A general was a also a supply logistics manager, imagine all that responsibility and he didnt even have a computer to help him.

  • @_--Reaper--_

    @_--Reaper--_

    15 күн бұрын

    It's really not that hard once you can read and write and have assistants, secretaries etc.

  • @marshalmichelney-bc8qn

    @marshalmichelney-bc8qn

    15 күн бұрын

    ⁠@@_--Reaper--_well the modern military as we know it is very organized. Command staff was revolutionized by Napoleons Marshal, Marshal Berthier. So it would be very interesting to see what a Roman commanders command staff would look like. And just how effective they were. Or if most of it fell to the commander. A good logistics officer during Roman times would be priceless I would imagine. And finding someone with such capabilities would be a difficult task. Would be interesting to see them do a video on a Roman commanders command staff

  • @MarktheRude

    @MarktheRude

    15 күн бұрын

    @@_--Reaper--_ Oh but sending a message to Rome or other major city might take days, weeks or months, and by the time reply should arrive the army has already moved on. But to where?

  • @matzekatze7500

    @matzekatze7500

    15 күн бұрын

    ​@@MarktheRuderight? You couldn't just call them and say hey I want to do this and that. The army was heavily responsible for itself and had to rely on the competence in it I guess

  • @MM22966

    @MM22966

    15 күн бұрын

    "Throws abacus at clerk."

  • @HAMMER_2.2
    @HAMMER_2.215 күн бұрын

    Just imagine if we had a multiple-season long series about the roman army at war. One that was so full of all the little details behind the logistics involved in planning a campaign through. The mishaps thay occurred on the march, the banter and activities during those nightly camps, the battles themselves, and even the process after like disposing of dead enemies and caring for the wounded. Thats something i always dream of seeing one day.

  • @thasnoxi1291

    @thasnoxi1291

    15 күн бұрын

    Kings and generals has a 247 video long playlist about the military history of rome.

  • @ComfortsSpecter

    @ComfortsSpecter

    14 күн бұрын

    Immaculate Vibe

  • @AthanaSus

    @AthanaSus

    9 күн бұрын

    I wonder if that could pay for itself in terms of the potential audience that series could have

  • @davidhughes8357
    @davidhughes835715 күн бұрын

    I am aware that i am repeating my self alot. But after over 60 years of studying Roman military history this video documentary among all the others you have provided is invaluable to me and am looking forward to many more. You have my allegince! Thank you all.

  • @HistoriaMilitum

    @HistoriaMilitum

    15 күн бұрын

    Thank you for your kind comments. Many more to come!

  • @jimparsons6803
    @jimparsons680315 күн бұрын

    "An army travels on its stomach, believe it or not." Napoleon Bonaparte? Makes sense, considering the success he had in the field.

  • @lastknightofhonor8998

    @lastknightofhonor8998

    18 сағат бұрын

    Can u believe the abortion that was ridley Scott's movie? Have u read anything on napoleon

  • @Pan_Z
    @Pan_Z15 күн бұрын

    The psychological effect on moral makes a lot of sense. I certainly wouldn't want to approach a formation of thousands of well-equipped men on a hill, their weapon & armour shining under the sun. The Romans in the late Republic/Early Empire were also ordered to not perform battle chants in order to intimate enemies through uniform silence.

  • @cptclonks7279

    @cptclonks7279

    8 күн бұрын

    Most likely not pure silence. Hard to stay silent when you are made to kill the men you see in front of you.

  • @rotciv1492
    @rotciv149215 күн бұрын

    Roman generals almost always had a long military career at their backs before they got to turn consul, pro-consul, legatus or any high ranking position depending on the time. That's the "cursus honorum". And for most of its History, a Roman politician had to be a skilled commander in order to ascend to the peak of his career. And even the heads of the greatest patrician families needed achievements in order to be taken seriously. That system made sure Rome always had a constant supply of very skilled commanders. But, on the bad side, a lot of those commanders were so eager to get those achievements in the year or two they got to manage an army that they often rushed things up or acted with more pride than wits. It's funny how Rome almost met total disaster because of this on 2 sepparate occasions. One was during the Second Punic War, when Hannibal kept baiting consul after consul and surrounding or constantly ambushing Roman armies. And the other was during the Cimbrian Wars, where Romans were initially crushed to the point of trauma. In the former, Fabius Maximus had to come and make the commanders to chill out and just stalk Hannibal, but never give in to pitch battle. And in the later, Gaius Marius had to come in and play with everyone's patience until the teutons and ambrions slipped and he capitalized.

  • @arthas640

    @arthas640

    14 күн бұрын

    yeah calling them "self taught amateurs" is pretty disingenuous, they were often from families with a tradition of officers so were raised preparing them for war, joining the military and served for years as an officer before ever even being considered for being a general. Just like today they'd have many years of service before being promoted. I havent checked many numbers but i want to say most generals were over 30 on the young side and often over 40 so they'd have 15+ years of experience as an officer.

  • @abraham2172

    @abraham2172

    12 күн бұрын

    The problem of overambitions of military leaders became even more severe when said leaders took their loyal legions and marched towards Rome to become new Emperor, which lead to numerous civil wars. Another disadvantage was overstretch, although the Romans dealt with that surprisingly well too. But in the end, the weakened Empire couldnt amass the ressources to secure its borders anymore.

  • @rotciv1492

    @rotciv1492

    12 күн бұрын

    @@abraham2172 Indeed, overstretching was a thing too. Some of those went excellent, like Caesar literally throwing himself into deep Gaul with the excuse of the Helvetic migration. Some of those went terribly wrong, like Crassus' vanity expedition into Parthia. And some achieved mixed results, like Regulus' expedition into Africa.

  • @fpvillegas9084

    @fpvillegas9084

    11 күн бұрын

    ​@@arthas640I think "amateur" here meant not being educated/trained in a FORMAL way.....like in West Point or Sandhurst.

  • @Hugh_Morris

    @Hugh_Morris

    11 күн бұрын

    Yep, thats an important point you mentioned. Fabius is famous for not fighting Hannibal, people wrongly believe his strategy was to never fight Hannibal in open battle. This isnt true, Fabius was willing to face Hannibal, but on Roman terms. Fabius knew how good Hannibal was, and he knew every Roman commander before him had allowed Hannibal to fight a battle he had chosen. Fabius knew to beat Hannibal he needed these advantages. And one time in the war, Fabius had Hannibal trapped (the tables turned), Hannibal knew his army was gonna be annihilated and he employed very clever tactics to escape with most of his army. But this is never spoken about, even though it was a very important part of the story.

  • @Taima
    @Taima15 күн бұрын

    I love hearing the little anecdotes/side stories of particular Roman battles/general experiences. Makes you feel a bit closer to things and understanding.

  • @illiafilatov5521
    @illiafilatov552115 күн бұрын

    Well, first you cooka da pizza...

  • @mongolianfishingvillages1371

    @mongolianfishingvillages1371

    15 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @PassionateSpirit88

    @PassionateSpirit88

    15 күн бұрын

    😄 those carbs gave them energy

  • @DallingerM

    @DallingerM

    15 күн бұрын

    There were no tomatoes in Rome 😐

  • @seenbefore2803

    @seenbefore2803

    15 күн бұрын

    @@DallingerMI cooka da pizza

  • @marshalmichelney-bc8qn

    @marshalmichelney-bc8qn

    15 күн бұрын

    @@DallingerMtrue. But before tomatoes were brought to Rome, they did have a “pizza” like dish. It was the dough, with olive paste and garum

  • @letsgohotcheeto
    @letsgohotcheeto15 күн бұрын

    I really like this style of videos. Its feels alot more grounded which is what brought me to this channel! Well done!

  • @WladylawGomulka

    @WladylawGomulka

    15 күн бұрын

    i dont

  • @victore4735

    @victore4735

    15 күн бұрын

    @@WladylawGomulka I do

  • @robbabcock_
    @robbabcock_14 күн бұрын

    It's hard to beat Historia Militum for these deep dive videos! Thanks.😎⚔🔥

  • @thibs2837
    @thibs283715 күн бұрын

    I had never thought about wind and shields but damn you're right

  • @ontaka5997
    @ontaka599714 күн бұрын

    13:36: Emperor Nero's long flanking march at the Metaurus River. It's "General Nero" (Gaius Claudius Nero) and not Emperor Nero (Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus).

  • @LucilaLiu181
    @LucilaLiu18115 күн бұрын

    Each of your videos is like breathing fresh air after a long walk. Thank you for your unique atmosphere! 😊

  • @josephspruill1212
    @josephspruill121215 күн бұрын

    Julius studied Alexander’s battles from records.

  • @MythicTales993
    @MythicTales9938 күн бұрын

    Incredible storytelling combined with historical accuracy! This video brings the Roman conquests to life in a whole new way

  • @8304Marc
    @8304Marc15 күн бұрын

    amazing work! many thanks for sharing your knowledge in such a detailed and beautiful movie! 🎉

  • @uptown_rider8078
    @uptown_rider807815 күн бұрын

    It’s always a good day when this channel uploads a new video

  • @thanasisrks4944
    @thanasisrks494415 күн бұрын

    Amazing video! You should do a similar video about naval conflict as it gets far less attention than it deserves.

  • @thoth5689
    @thoth568915 күн бұрын

    Dude, I'm dying to see the next part of the dacian War... when will it come out?

  • @tristinkirby
    @tristinkirby15 күн бұрын

    I'm so glad this recommendation popped up. ❤

  • @fpvillegas9084
    @fpvillegas908412 күн бұрын

    One of the BEST video about Roman warfare. 👍👍👍🎉

  • @oliver5403
    @oliver540314 күн бұрын

    Excellent video as usual!

  • @2ten2
    @2ten211 күн бұрын

    Very well done. A lot of information in a small time slice. I didn't mind watching the obligatory commercial from beginning to end either

  • @tmrb7600
    @tmrb76002 күн бұрын

    Excellent video!

  • @user-th5ui4ib3y
    @user-th5ui4ib3y13 күн бұрын

    "Novices talk tactics, professionals talk logistics" I am surprised that the Roman where well aware of this, as a lot of later Generals forgot about it.

  • @CollegeHistorian
    @CollegeHistorian15 күн бұрын

    Another Excellent Video

  • @micahistory
    @micahistory14 күн бұрын

    very interesting video, always good to learn new stuff

  • @kintaro1851
    @kintaro185115 күн бұрын

    That´s really interesting to me. Some tactics, like taking the high ground might seem obvious, but the stuff about the supply line is probably the most important factor. Even an army that´s entrenched on a rocky mountain can´t survive forever, if besieged and unable to get ressources. It just shows how many considerations were to be kept in mind, which makes the success of the Romans even more impressive.

  • @mitch6962
    @mitch696214 күн бұрын

    Today I learned about the importance of more-all in battle.

  • @ProbusVerus
    @ProbusVerus15 күн бұрын

    Great video thank you!

  • @maapaa2010
    @maapaa201015 күн бұрын

    The numbers in ancient battle's was truly jawdropping.. and didn't return to these sizes after the fall of Rome until the age of discovery and the Napoleonic wars..

  • @GuyFromTheAnatolia
    @GuyFromTheAnatolia15 күн бұрын

    An another great documentary,

  • @georgecristiancripcia4819
    @georgecristiancripcia481915 күн бұрын

    Great video. But a video or 2 about some famous roman defeats and why did they happen may do a nice opposition to this video.

  • @ComfortsSpecter
    @ComfortsSpecter14 күн бұрын

    Beautiful History Incredible Lesson Some Pretty Nice Displays Greatluck in Improving Your Presentations Amazing Good Work Wonderful Public Effort Alot to Learn Here for Helping Anybody Understand more of Life Thank You Great Man

  • @chissstardestroyer
    @chissstardestroyer15 күн бұрын

    Plus a *huge* edge the Romans usually had was their troops were *professionals*, and universally their foes relied on men drafted; now they'd *attack* with local troops who were NOT professionals: but they didn't count those as casualties: they used them to remove enemy units in initial attacks and their own troops to hold and gain new auxiliia, those were the guys they relied upon to do most of the fighting. The reason: casualties: their legionaries would be used to recruit and train Auxillia, and it was the locals who they relied on mostly to do most of the fighting: their own troops would be used to mop up enemies post battle and to maintain and build bases for the buildup of local troops, so when they needed actual *Roman* troops, they weren't short.

  • @johnosborne1873
    @johnosborne187315 күн бұрын

    This was sick

  • @MysticChronicles712
    @MysticChronicles71214 күн бұрын

    It is hard to fathom the immense responsibility that fell on a general who doubled as a supply logistics manager-all without the use of a computer.

  • @user-lx2uj5kv1l
    @user-lx2uj5kv1l11 сағат бұрын

    great video thx for that comrad but at the end - clausewitz already told its not only military education, bravery, honor, inspiring and trusting presence etc ... but the special mind of a military genius.

  • @forgottenix1744
    @forgottenix174415 күн бұрын

    Love it ❤

  • @greggweber9967
    @greggweber996715 күн бұрын

    11:30 IMHO that also applies to A.I. especially in aircraft dogfights. You are going to go that way.

  • @chissstardestroyer
    @chissstardestroyer15 күн бұрын

    Plus the Romans in combat would swap lines: so the men would rotate their ranks in the course of the fight: thus gaining exhaustion slower than their foes: especially if in multiple ranks. Now even if in a single rank: they usually had better armor and equipment; those also factor into better will to fight, but the *biggest* thing is unit cohesion: where the men actually are not at odds with their bosses; if the latter ever happens: the army will collapse real fast! One way you solve that: have your officers dine and rest where the men do: the result is a type of comraderie between the ranks that is VERY beneficial to the units when the time comes, as well as do not waste your men willy-nilly; if you do that the survivors will lose all loyalty to their bosses, and the units will disintigrate real fast.

  • @cjclark1208
    @cjclark120815 күн бұрын

    To be a Roman General, One must be principled, in both scholarly and soldierly fields.

  • @TravisBrady-wn8fr
    @TravisBrady-wn8fr14 күн бұрын

    Give me a pilum and a shield and I'll march like you ain't never seen.

  • @NR-rv8rz
    @NR-rv8rz15 күн бұрын

    You said there were no military school. But didn't Octavian met and form a life long friendship with Marcus Agrippa at just such a school?

  • @mitch8072

    @mitch8072

    15 күн бұрын

    good question

  • @JonEtxebeberriaRodriguez

    @JonEtxebeberriaRodriguez

    15 күн бұрын

    Roman aristocrats did attend schools abroad but there was no "military academy" as we understand it today with subjects, a curricula, teachers...

  • @GothPaoki

    @GothPaoki

    15 күн бұрын

    It was probably an academy for nobles rather like a military school. I guess sth like the school of pages for Macedonian hetairoi exclusive for nobles.

  • @chissstardestroyer
    @chissstardestroyer15 күн бұрын

    Usually the Romans had better quality artillery than their foes too: so that'd factor into him taking a defensive stance early on in the fight: as it would allow him to use his firepower edge to a more lethal effect and nullify enemy troops early on. Plus they built good defensive enhancements to the terrain.

  • @Casmaniac
    @Casmaniac15 күн бұрын

    Master Sun says: War is more than just tactics

  • @greggweber9967
    @greggweber996715 күн бұрын

    11:54 Especially if you find a place where you can threaten 2 or more places and the enemy can properly defend only one due to numbers and having terrain preventing quick reinforcement of the attacked place.

  • @Gibson7Clans
    @Gibson7Clans9 күн бұрын

    Could you do some thing like this Roman playlist you have here, but for Carthage and the Byzantin Empire? Would love such detailed information videos on them. Like you do for Greece and Rome. 😁

  • @HistoriaMilitum

    @HistoriaMilitum

    6 күн бұрын

    The only factor is sources. We are lucky to have so many sources for the Roman period, but Carthage is a lost cause. The Byzantines could maybe be done in the future though!

  • @Gibson7Clans

    @Gibson7Clans

    6 күн бұрын

    @@HistoriaMilitum thanks for the reply. 😁👍I’ve seen some other KZreadrs Cover Carthage a bit. Like that youtuber called Invitca . Hope you can see some of his Carthage videos. There is at least some history info we have about them nowadays,

  • @jeanphillipe9698
    @jeanphillipe969814 күн бұрын

    Hi, at 13:38 you mention "Emperor Nero's long flanking march at the Metaurus River". The Roman commander was Gaius Claudius Nero, not emperor Nero, and the battle happened in 207 BC against Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal. Other than that nice video !

  • @wenke5474
    @wenke547414 күн бұрын

    At 13:34, it wasn't the emperor Nero but his ancestor the general Caius Claudius Nero

  • @odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347
    @odd-ysseusdoesstuff634715 күн бұрын

    Ooooooh, in regards to being self-taught, there were instances where they had a tutor, right? Like, how Alexander was tutored by Aristotle, and whatnot?

  • @ilijas3041
    @ilijas304115 күн бұрын

    Do we have an example of Roman general faking weakness to provoke attack on his terms? Before late antiquity

  • @General_Ward
    @General_Ward3 күн бұрын

    For those Waraboos who missed the key lessons. Those who only do the fighting only needed to practice fighting. Those who did the winning needed experience almost everywhere else more. Logistics is king, an army fights on it's stomach

  • @davidhughes8357
    @davidhughes83579 күн бұрын

    Dacia Part 3 !!

  • @therealblade8930
    @therealblade893015 күн бұрын

    How did you do these great animations?

  • @bohemiancasanova5538

    @bohemiancasanova5538

    14 күн бұрын

    They are usually from Rome Total War games.

  • @malegria9641
    @malegria964115 күн бұрын

    Did you use total war Attila for the machinimas?

  • @Yoo-Kang
    @Yoo-Kang14 күн бұрын

    The total war attila music has been one of the best in TW game

  • @AnonymousJohnAutobon
    @AnonymousJohnAutobon15 күн бұрын

    Never underestimate the value of good mor-all

  • @_xoma_-yo2zf
    @_xoma_-yo2zf15 күн бұрын

    "The answer? Use legions, and if that don't work, use more legions" -Romans

  • @patgray5402
    @patgray540215 күн бұрын

    Would you like a lesson sir, in the rules of war?

  • @Fatherofheroesandheroines

    @Fatherofheroesandheroines

    15 күн бұрын

    No lesson is necessary!

  • @MegaMadDog32
    @MegaMadDog3212 күн бұрын

    How would you like a strategy game where its like Manor Lords but you're managing the legion through a campaign, and battles are like Total War? I think that would be fire.

  • @chissstardestroyer
    @chissstardestroyer15 күн бұрын

    Yeah, the Greek army of these days: that was *VERY* similiar to the Austrio-Hungarian army of WW1: all manner of different nationalities: no wonder they had by far the *weakest* units anywhere on the globe: nobody else didn't actually *recover* troops as they retreated but lost them- yet that was the Austrians to a T. Inept doesn't *begin* to describe aristocracies in time of war, as their case proves abundantly.

  • @al-muwaffaq341
    @al-muwaffaq34115 күн бұрын

    13:34 I think you’re talking about a different nero and not the emperor Nero. The Nero at the Metaurus was a general from the 2nd Punic war Gaius Claudius Nero.

  • @HistoriaMilitum

    @HistoriaMilitum

    15 күн бұрын

    Yes, sorry for the error! It was Claudius Nero.

  • @nonye0
    @nonye010 күн бұрын

    is it true that when the ram touches the wall, all negotiation ceased?

  • @teddyjackson1902
    @teddyjackson19029 күн бұрын

    I think Caesar’s military career began long before his Gallic conquest and I think you’re overselling his “near disaster” against the Helvetti.

  • @RENATVS_IV
    @RENATVS_IV11 күн бұрын

    The clips showing romans marching and fighting come from a game, right? Which game is it?

  • @belisariusofbyzantine5813

    @belisariusofbyzantine5813

    8 күн бұрын

    Rome 2 Total War

  • @abraham2172
    @abraham217212 күн бұрын

    If every Roman army built a new marching camp every time they paused after a march in enemy territory, how did they prevent left behind camps from being taken by enemies? Did they leave behind troops to guard them? Otherwise, the enemy could enjoy all these advantages and cut the army from resupplies.

  • @HistoriaMilitum

    @HistoriaMilitum

    11 күн бұрын

    It was common for marching camps to be disassembled after every night, though sometimes, if the area or route was strategically important, they would be left standing with a strong garrison.

  • @abraham2172

    @abraham2172

    11 күн бұрын

    @@HistoriaMilitum Interesting, thank you for the answer.

  • @MarktheRude
    @MarktheRude15 күн бұрын

    How did Romans deal with local law enforcement, or enemy military units that did not engage them in combat? Apparently those who engaged in combat, survived and were caught were sold to slavery. Logically it would follow that the Romans that had de-facto won a war would be more than willing to just outright recruit local units wholesale and have them deal with the local law enforcement; that way you wouldn't have to tie down your own italian legions nor deal with a whole bunch of new bandit groups formed by the "surviving" military organization of the vanquished.

  • @chissstardestroyer
    @chissstardestroyer15 күн бұрын

    The idea of faking weakness has been done by an *actual* master of warfare: N. Bonaparte, who at Austerlitz utterly destroyed a combined Austro-Russian army by doing *just exactly that same tactic*, and would be done even moreso by his vastly superior-quality allies the USA in various conflicts: as by holding back: you are able to use artillery to more lethal effect as a precursor to the combat.

  • @ramonruijgt4532
    @ramonruijgt453215 күн бұрын

    how was getting a house or place to live in the roman times? how did people know a house was for sale or bought?

  • @RichWoods23

    @RichWoods23

    15 күн бұрын

    It was only the wealthy who owned villas and estates and insulae. Everyone else rented from them; you asked the porter at the door of the building if there were rooms available. But the forum was the place to pick up news on who was selling what, if you were in the senatorial or equestrian classes, but even then you'd likely get your major domo to send a slave to make the announcements for the day or to make enquiries. The other place to go would be the baths, if you wanted to ask your peers in person if they knew of anyone selling.

  • @Graeberwave
    @Graeberwave14 күн бұрын

    Read "Speed and Politics," "War and Cinema," and/or "Information Bomb" by Paul Virilio,

  • @ILozzGallo
    @ILozzGallo4 күн бұрын

    Im just curious the video uses Total War Rome 2 right?

  • @DoctrinaMultiplexVeritasUna

    @DoctrinaMultiplexVeritasUna

    11 сағат бұрын

    Yes. He uses DEI mod

  • @kevin06289
    @kevin0628914 күн бұрын

    where is part 3 of the dacian war 😭

  • @HistoriaMilitum

    @HistoriaMilitum

    14 күн бұрын

    Working on it right now! Expect a release in May.

  • @MrBobenfresh
    @MrBobenfreshКүн бұрын

    I extremely disappointed that the sacred chickens are not apart of this list

  • @user-om4cs2wn9q
    @user-om4cs2wn9q14 күн бұрын

    Not always Romans build camp before the battle. Examples Battle of Strasbourg

  • @flaviaacinaces8682
    @flaviaacinaces868215 күн бұрын

    Who wants to join me in reuniting the Empire?

  • @RichWoods23

    @RichWoods23

    15 күн бұрын

    No-one, because it would be a ridiculously regressive step for any modern democratic nation to take. Naturally Trump doesn't understand this; his ego only lets him see as far as the forced adulation dictators receive. Have you considered moving to Russia? You'll just about have time to settle in and make friends before Putin dies and the factional conflicts break out.

  • @alex-qj1nu

    @alex-qj1nu

    15 күн бұрын

    ​@@RichWoods23 "TRUMP.. TRUMP..!!" - leftist spergs in america

  • @mohamed-fb9vt
    @mohamed-fb9vt11 күн бұрын

    War dogs were also used in the head of the army

  • @SebastianFyi
    @SebastianFyiКүн бұрын

    Um…great video but morale is pronounced with an “a” as in apple.

  • @williamburroughs9686
    @williamburroughs968613 күн бұрын

    I would have thought that the Generals would have learned the skills to lead from being subordinate to veteran officers. Before taking the role of being a General. Doing the job rather than sitting in a classroom and trying to stay awake listening to some lecture.

  • @dubsar
    @dubsarКүн бұрын

    Rule for war: WIN.

  • @clonegreivou
    @clonegreivou7 күн бұрын

    No mention of corner camping? Smh

  • @MicheleDamato-co7vh
    @MicheleDamato-co7vh6 күн бұрын

    The greatest army ever....

  • @tolik5929
    @tolik592915 күн бұрын

    The Mongols had very good moral , and made a point to wipe out their enemies ......sometimes to the man , animals were not even spared at times . Piles of skulls were typical . They also used the Chinese decimal system , 10, 100 , 1000 soldiers . If any one of the 10 men fled ....the other 9 would be killed . It has always been speculated , that the Mongols and the Romans would have had a very difficult time with each other . Being forced to maintain an uneasy peace with each other in different parts of the world .

  • @patrick-hill-3000

    @patrick-hill-3000

    14 күн бұрын

    Yeah, but they were also separated by a 1000 years.

  • @tolik5929

    @tolik5929

    14 күн бұрын

    @@patrick-hill-3000 Mongols vs Huns would be interesting , as they are very similar in many ways .

  • @riccardo393e7
    @riccardo393e711 күн бұрын

    How many times men think about the Roman Empire: ? Well quite a lot

  • @chissstardestroyer
    @chissstardestroyer15 күн бұрын

    Yeah, and plus: in Roman military tactics: you want to *capture* enemy troops: as they would make good quality *gladiators*, thus recouping some of the costs of the campaign: plus these enemy troops are competent fighters: so why not take advantage of that skill already in them? It only makes sense that they'd do exactly that: instead of slaughtering them: they'd put them in their arenas and use them to gain funds and remove incentive to riot.

  • @dmc7890
    @dmc789012 сағат бұрын

    I love rome

  • @theawesomeman9821
    @theawesomeman982115 күн бұрын

    Sun Tzu, author of "The Art of War" should have taken notes from the Romans before he wrote his own book on warfare.

  • @ares106
    @ares10615 күн бұрын

    0:40 did maps even exist before the Renaissance?

  • @Tjalve70

    @Tjalve70

    15 күн бұрын

    What makes you think nobody were capable of making drawings on a piece of paper before the Renaissance?

  • @ares106

    @ares106

    15 күн бұрын

    @@Tjalve70 a KZread video :P But seriously, they didn’t have satellite balloons and accurate surveying techniques, most of the early maps were very rudimentary and more philosophical than useful for a traveler, instead they relied more on a system of directions, to go from place x to place y you need to pass river a then town b then take a left on the road to mountain c. I don’t know how useful military campaign maps were or if they even existed.

  • @mistrkill

    @mistrkill

    15 күн бұрын

    ​@@ares106I am sure that even a rudimentary set of directions is better than nothing at all. Surely they had maps, even if they weren't very accurate

  • @Tjalve70

    @Tjalve70

    15 күн бұрын

    @@ares106 So first you ask whether maps existed, and then you admit that maps existed. So what is even your point? Do you have a point, apart from contradicting yourself?

  • @ares106

    @ares106

    15 күн бұрын

    @@Tjalve70 you are right, my first comment is incorrect. I should have written something like did “real maps”, or “maps that were useful enough to be employed in military campaign” exit. It’s pretty clear that some form of maps existed in ancient history.

  • @billyvan8362
    @billyvan836215 күн бұрын

    SPQR

  • @GothPaoki
    @GothPaoki15 күн бұрын

    And then crassus ignored the rules of war and charged straight for the Parthian horse archers. Spoiler ,it didn't work...

  • @chrisjzh
    @chrisjzh15 сағат бұрын

    Rule number one *throws dirt in your eyes* There are no rules

  • @redtube8667
    @redtube866715 күн бұрын

    Not a whole lot of false information, but I'm seeing quite a lot of misrepresented ones. Caesar was already an experienced and successful general going into the Gallic Wars. That's a big part of how he won the Consulship in the first place. There were no known military academies but it is disingenuous and false to not only say Roman generals didn't have formal military educations, were self taught and were amateurs. Standardized warfare isn't possible if there is no formal education beyond sheer experience. There's more but my lunch break is over.

  • @AncientRylanor69
    @AncientRylanor6913 күн бұрын

    s

  • @anthonyhargis6855
    @anthonyhargis685515 күн бұрын

    Rome introduced the "Standing Army," thus changing warfare. And though someone might want to point out how "someone else" did so -- on an incredibly small scale -- Rome did the first, massive, "Standing Army," a.k.a. professionals. Citizen armies, such as those used by their enemies, could never stand up to such a force.

  • @KahavaveCAPIPI

    @KahavaveCAPIPI

    15 күн бұрын

    Not really. The Akkadian empire used a standing military. The Assyrians used one during their last century. I'm not sure what you'd consider a small scale, but the Diadochi typically had standing militaries supplemented by mercenary and vassal forces which was fairly similar to Rome's usage of allied troops. The Zhou used a standing army for the first few generations which gradually dwindled. The Jin were the first state during the Eastern Zhou to maintain a professional military, something of a governmental necessity due to effectively instituting a stratocracy (or, depending on how you look at it, the inverse which doesn't really have a word but effectively means the same thing), though that was often supplemented with levies that could constitute up to half their total military (less, assuming the officer class was brought from the professional force). The Qin were famous for not only having a professional military but even an all volunteer military which has been incredibly rare through history and was kind of interesting considering their otherwise totalitarian rule (though they used massive amounts of corvee so it was more like you could volunteer to be a soldier instead of an unpaid laborer). Bimbisara of India used a standing military. All of those predated Rome's usage of a full standing military by centuries, as until Augustus came around it was very common to raise and disband legions as needed. Even the Marian reforms which turned them into professionals but not a standing army (and there is a difference) post dates all of their usage of standing militaries, only being concurrent with the Diadochi which at that time had dwindled to a small professional core supplemented by massed citizen soldiers.

  • @Ironblood4564

    @Ironblood4564

    15 күн бұрын

    Let me introduce you to the Persian Empire, Egyptian Kingdoms, Assyrians and Macedonian Empire(Successor States)?

  • @anthonyhargis6855

    @anthonyhargis6855

    15 күн бұрын

    @@Ironblood4564 The Persians, especially, the Egyptians and Assyrians were mcu more of a mish-mash of troops. A mixture of cultures. Much more "mercenary" in nature. While Rome used "foreign" troops as auxiliaries, they never constituted the main army. And, at its height, Rome fielded 33 legions of such troops; approximately 165,00 professional troops; standard training, standard equipment, standard command, etc.. The nations you mentioned never came close to that. They, upon occasion, fielded large armies, to be sure, but always mish-mash armies. And all of these troops were dismissed from service upon the end of a specific war. At best . . . civilian militia.

  • @anthonyhargis6855

    @anthonyhargis6855

    15 күн бұрын

    @@KahavaveCAPIPI `Allow me to refer you to my reply to "Ironblood."

  • @KahavaveCAPIPI

    @KahavaveCAPIPI

    15 күн бұрын

    ​@@anthonyhargis6855 Roman armies were about 50% non roman. Early on this was typically the Socii, later it was Allies, and then the Auxiliaries. Thus, they were often what you refer to as mish-mash armies. It was also very common to recruit extra locals when out on the field as mercenaries. And you really shouldn't talk about citizen militia when until things were solidified in the Imperial period Legions were raised and dismissed as needed. There were a handful of standing legions, but that's not much different from how other states maintained a standing core buffed up by levies. Also, see the rest of what I said about the various Chinese states.

  • @Dayvit78
    @Dayvit786 күн бұрын

    I love your content, but moral? It's morale like pal, not all.

  • @TenDollor
    @TenDollor14 күн бұрын

    With weapon's and money our country gives everything away and feel sorry for everything and wonder why we loose

  • @tamimahmad5935
    @tamimahmad59353 күн бұрын

    They were the badasses until they met the great Hannibal

  • @legaliseme
    @legaliseme14 күн бұрын

    The only empire that was run by fish sauce

  • @awkwardsaxon9418
    @awkwardsaxon941815 күн бұрын

    I thought this was about human rights or something💀💀

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