Its awesome because it really was a different world. Its also crazy that the new testament was the same time but mostly unrelated. Then you have China doing unrelated, crazy stuff, and the Mayans. 200 bc to 200 ad was a crazy era
or did it happen ? What Evidence is their, for this series of Actions that reads more like a propaganda effort from Roman Historians to not make Rome appear weak. 2 times apparently not a single roman died on this revenge train. Apparently they went from Victory to Victory to Victory just so in the end there would be the same status quo as there was before Germanicus Campaign ? I really dont think so.
So i really think the Success of Germanicus was overblown. The Campaign probably happened, but i doubt it was such a huge success as Roman Historians make it out to be.
Germanicus: "So Caecina, your report of the battle?" Caecina: "We slept through the night with barely any food, in camp made of mud, surrounded by un-even marsh terrain, morale beyond awful, outnumbered and with no real chance of escape. Also I dreamt of Varus dragging me down, under the putrid swamp." Germanicus: "By Mars, what happened next?" Caecina: "We won."
The tribes breaking off to loot has been there downfall many times. They've lost while armies because of this you think they would learn lol obviously they did but for a very long time that was there downfall for a very very long time and obviously there was no unity among them but once those stopped they were always a fearful foe
True, it’s among the many fearsome sights in History. The Greeks fighting the Persians, Custers troops looking at thousands of Indians that surrounded them. The Germans at Normandy seeing hundreds of Allied warships coming towards them.
That situation with Caecina and the long bridges honestly had me holding my breath. Must have been such an intense scenario to actually live through. Reminds me of Cortez’s escape from Tenochtitlan across the causeways
dont forget the Historical Context. Rome needed to show Strength cause it got weakened 2 years Prior. Besides Roman Historians overblowing seemingly every success Germanicus had, there is not much actual evidence of his success. In the End, this whole Campaign ended where it started and its purpose was to make the Romans beleive that they got their Revenge and that they werent weakend, but stronger then before. You can see it in every part of this Story. No matter how desperate the Situation for the Romans got, it was just to make their success look even more dramatic and heroic. No matter how dire, somehow the Historians are telling us that they still got the upper hand in the end. Roman History from Roman Historians is obviously biased.
@@garzilla4624 mhm, Napoleon struggled as the Russian cossacks were picking his army off one by one. He marched into Russia with 500,000 men, and only 60,000 returned home.
This is one of the most compelling stories in Roman history to me. The nightmare of Varus beckoning to join him and his legions really stood out to me. To endure all that and come out victorious is incredible.
Imagine the Terror of being slaughtered by an aggressive Slavestate which wouldnt stop at anything to subdue and enslave you. Rome deserved a moral bumper as they were far from praiseworthy
@@seb_5969 It was not a slavestate, simply one that used slavery to it's fullest extent. And yeah, they weren't enslaving everybody before Arminius came along. That's why Rome is depicted as controlling the territories before the battle of Teutoburg Wald, they controlled the land, and all the unenslaved inhabitants. Arminius was the reason why they went upon enslaving everybody, he deserves the blame. And they deserved all the praise they got. They were far better than any other empire at the time, and guess what - the Germans enslaved as well, not to mention their human sacrifice.
I think it's funny that conservatives will use whatever excuses they wanna make up to justify murder and enslavement by a group of people they deem superior. Even saying that the Romans didn't enslave anyone until they were "forced" to lmao.@@TheRatOnFire_
@@seb_5969 lmao every city state and empire enslaved their defeated foes. That was as common as the sun and yes the Germans had many defeated Roman slaves.
Imagine living in such a superstitious time where omens were believed and then being visited by a vision of your (and your armies) demise, then being so close to it coming true and not only not whispering a word to your men but holding them together to. He not only had enormous balls but they were made of iron.
Phenomenal film. Filling in a massive section on Arminius & Germanicus, I knew up until the point where Germanicus had buried the soldiers from Varus' Legions, had no idea of the rest, the losses at sea, the extent of the conflict, the continued skill (genius) of Arminius. Just a truly remarkable, remarkable tale. Thank you so much for the level of detail provided.
Lol it was so frustrating to see Arminius fucking them up like that. I was gettin a justice boner by proxy hearing how Germanicus was absolutely fucking steamrolling everyone and everything. And then they almost had Teutoburg II and the sea got angry and it was stressful af. Teutoburg was probably the king of terrifying ordeals in Germania but man being those soldiers who had just seen what happened so recently and then finding themselves in an eerily similar position with the same traitorous sonuvabitch bearing down on them is terror.
that battle at the swamp and the long bridges has to be the greatest victory of a single battle in history. the bravery the skills of the Roman commander the discipline the courage of the Roman soldiers in the face of defeat was one of the greatest feat of arms
I would also say that when the Germans invaded Russia they were severely outnumbered in tanks artillery planes and men was a great feat of arms what the Germans did@@Plexpara
@@mrmeener625 First off all i was talking about Germanic People and not Germans. But the Germans were allways ournumbered. Even when they fought back Russia who attacked. BUW in WW! Russia was allready beat by Germanyand surrendered. I think you may read some Books again
@@mrmeener625 What you talk about? Germanic even fought without any Armor to show they dont need it to beat their opponents. Dude you are definitly on the wrong Video her. You got 0 Idea what you talk about you pseudo specialist. You are one of those who know BS but act like internet Pro's. Clown
This is the best documentary I've ever seen in any historical subject. It's not too descriptive, long or soulless. Even better than Caesar's life documentaries especially considering this is a UA-cam production that's completely free. Absolutely wonderful work.
I'm from what used to be Germania inferior and visited Kalkriese as a giant Roman history buff - and god, was I disappointed. Little historical material, the whole area strewn with weird modern art. A rusty (in the modern sense) viewing platform that shows nothing, a tiny reconstruction of a sod wall with wicker fences like Arminius used to channel the Roman forces, but surrounded and complemented with post-modern corrugated iron walls, a lawn strewn with weird metal tiles ... it felt more like a modern art interpretation of history than an actually informative museum. All looks, no substance. The archaeological park and museum in Xanten are far, far better.
Awesome job of story telling. How Caecina turned the tide was awe inspiring. The respect for Germanicus and Arminius is readily apparent in this video. Very well done!
Beautiful story telling and extremely well paced naration of the events. I listened to the whole video in one go and had my imagination work in overdrive. Absolutely beautiful, felt like I was reading a book.
@@Харби-щ5с Every great empire has a rise and fall, the ottomans couldn't get past Vienna at a very weak time of European history, Still the ottomans was a super power at one point
What a brilliant video. I loved every second of it! The high drama of the legions struggling across the narrow bridges and marshes, and then the utter surprise and fear of the tribesman when the disciplined cohorts marched out to shatter them. Thank-you for researching, creating and sharing this video.
Declaring victory and then withdrawing, that sounds familiar. Interesting how both Arminius and Germanicus' greatest enemies turned out to be their own people.
Pal, don't you know that that's the story throughout history, for everyone, meaning all peoples, your so-called own kind causes the most destruction to you!!!
i strongly believe the emperor himself ordered the poisoning of Germanicus. as it crazy and irresponsible to select this stupid guy as the heir of the crown. HE IS STUPID! Roman power saved him from the reputation of a big idiot!
Ben Kane wrote a trilogy series called The Eagles of Rome covering the loss of the legions in book 1, Germanicus leading the punitive campaigns in book two, and book three deals with the battle at the angrivarian wall, there is some embellishment of course because it is in the historical fiction genre but he sticks to the facts and characters that we know from the historical record.
Legions on the Rhine were interested in mutiny and rebellion, not in avenging Varus, but Germanicus was able to take their mind off mutiny and challenging emperor Tiberius by taking them on campaign into Germania.
Arminius was just.. Legendary.. Truly the first German in heart. Arminius slaughtered the Roman legions so brutal that they were scared something like that could happen again.. So they only did an campaign for vengeance and leaved them alone. Shows the Germanic mentality.. Also, many Germanic people had high commands in Roman legions.. Mostly German speaking.
@@r0ky_M First of all, Arminius wasn't an asshole but a hero of the fatherland. You have to note that the Germanic tribes fought against super modern Roman legions and held the areas. You can't destroy such an opponent with anger.. That was Rome's Vietnam.. As I said.. Arminius slaughtered the Romans so hard that they were so afraid that something like this could happen again, which is why nothing happened after the revenge campaigns. And these were Germanic tribes that were not at all as advanced as Rome. These people had a pride and will as big as Rome. And they weren't even a nation. Imagine Arminius would have succeeded in uniting the Germanic tribes. Not a good time for Rome. It's actually funny since many Germans or Romans of Germanic background held high positions in the Roman legions. Before these wars and also after. The Germans took over the power of the Roman Legion in more modern times..
@@frontgamet.v1892 Dude. Arminius lost to Germanicus and his legions then got murdered by his own Germans who wouldn't tolerate his schit..So time yo accept the facts and get over it.
What a documentary. Great work as always. I have to note however, that the fates of Germanicus and Arminius remind me much of Hannibal and Scipio. Two famed generals who fought to the bitter end, met with each other and had the respect and admiration of their people, only to fall to treachery and jealous warlords/politicians. Germanicus died after being sent to the east either by poison or disease, Arminius murdered, compare that to Scipio dying in obscurity and Hannibal being driven out of Carthage, only to comitt suicide. All four men died within a few years between each other.
Love your work, you're a top tier if not THE top tier content creator in your field. Thank you for making such detailed and interesting videos about history that deserves to have it's day in the sun repeatedly, there are always lessons to be learned from the past. ❤️
I am proud to present the culmination of a ton of hard work from our awesome researchers, artists, and editors! These narrative driven stories are a blast to produce and its definitely something I'd like to do more of. Any suggestions on topics?
That tree with all the dead bodies and weapons/armor on it reminded me of the one in the movie 300. Also in Gladiator, the way the Germans hugged the trees while the Romans sought to bring them out in the open battlefield reflected greatly their tactics here, avoiding swamps/forests when possible and preferring an open field to fight upon.
What i love about history is that you have all these super cool people and battles and wars, which you normaly only find in fiction, but it actually happened!
Wow, what an amazing and fascinating story. This was incredibly Fascinating! Very Interesting sidenotes: The three eagles were all eventually recovered (The last in 42AD!). 40 Years after the battle of Totenberg, a Roman General ended up finding and freeing Roman survivors of the battle (In Germany) who had been German slaves for 40 years!
Its fascinating and terrible at the same time , how for the romans , it was common to think about ptsd-traumata attacks to be something like an * Omen * send by the gods and not just natural human psycholocial reactions of cruelty and endless horrors experienced in a war .
*P* TSD during campaign? Romans (or any of the ancients, for that matter)? Hardly. They lived in a different world with a different mindset, more accustomed to fighting, death and gore. If you went with subconscious mind playing tricks on exhausted soldiers... that might've passed. BTW, how would they get shell-shocked without, well, shelling, explosions, or even gunpowder?
Incredible that you could pull so much history together in an hour and half and yet do it so well. Thank you. The amount of food needed for Germanicus's army is fascinating. All armies are under the overlord of logistics. May we expect some more attention to this aspect of history from you?
Why couldnt they just use this amazing source material? The confrontation between Arminius and his brother is one of the most interesting moments. They were both very firm in their beliefs and probably each thought the other was a fool. But Arminius may have single handedly prevented Roman occupation of Germania. The land betwen the Rhine and Elbe would forever be a staging ground for future Germanic incursions.
I would like to express my sincere appreciation for this post you have shared. Undoubtedly, it is one of the best documentaries I have ever had the pleasure of watching. It manages to be both educational and entertaining, and I did not skip a single minute. I look forward to your future posts and thank you once again for sharing this valuable content.
This is fantastic, I've seen and read so many things about the Varian disaster and near nothing of its aftermath, learned SO much today! Thanks for putting this together!
Beautiful artwork and storytelling; I can almost feel the boggy swamps underneath my roman soldier boots and tidal waves crashing into my roman armor as I try to swim to shore.
Well done for an informative and palatable way you narrate the story. As a modern day British Army Veteran it is helpful to see tactics described this way. Keep up the good work.
this was amazing to watch. Arminius and his quest for unifying his homeland and driving out the Romans is beyond touching to me. The conclusion to the story of germanicus is also super befitting of his character. This was amazing, many thanks to you and your team for bringing this into light. as for your request for suggestions in regards to future videos, I personally would like to see more of history that isn't covered much by common consumer media (youtube, documentaries, movies, games, etc) such as non Eurocentric Events or The history of Barbaric kingdoms in northern/eastern europe.
There's very little of that kind of history, beyond Rome no one in Europe was keeping records. Same for Africa. The only notable exceptions are the Muslim lands, Ethiopia and Benin, with their bronzes. Other than that we just have rough histories. And the developed part of the Americas, the Inca and Aztecs, had their records destroyed by the Spanish.
I just want to say that you did a fantastic job on this documentary. I know that countless hours of work, preparation, and anticipation went into this. Congratulations on your monumental accomplishment!
To the talented people who made contributions to this episode - I salute you! Very impressive as it is informative and educational. If I had history classes like this back in my day, I suspect my GPA would have been higher. Thanks very much for sharing and please be safe 🙏
Very well done, I have not listened to such a thorough and intriguing rendition of the Germanic wars before. Definitely going to look through your other videos
You bring this to life so beautifully. History is just as if not more epic than any fiction our imaginations can conjure. Thank you for making this. This is the second time watching this and I’ve enjoyed it even more so this time around!
Very impressed with the in-depth research and expert narration performed on this documentary then looking at these for some time now. Thoroughly enjoying them. Thank you so much for making them. We are truly lucky to watch such beauty made into film
The deaths of Drusus and his son Germanicus are some of the great what ifs in Roman history especially Germanicus he was the Alexander the Great of Rome and his potential to be an emperor on or near the level of Augustus makes his death a real blow to Rome
Searching for the full details of how Armenius met his fate in this platform was exausingly frustrating. Your vid covered it quite well, and very detailed. Great episode!
Amazing!!! As a descendant of the Romans (Italian) with German relatives, I found it truly informative and very entertaining: you really made me plunge into the bloody, epic history of our ancestors 🙏 thank you so much!
awesome video. watched it over the span of 2 days. keep making them! I've been to the monument for Arminius in Germany, a huge statue. his name lives on in Germania.
I just moved to Germany and I am personally touched. This stuff hits different while in the homeland. Make me feel way more connect d to the land I currently reside in. Keep it up man. Much love ❤️. Keep doing your thing
Arminius was just.. Legendary.. Truly the first German in heart. Arminius slaughtered the Roman legions so brutal that they were scared something like that could happen again.. So they only did an campaign for vengeance and leaved them alone. Shows the Germanic mentality.. Also, many Germanic people had high commands in Roman legions.. Mostly German speaking.
Sometimes it was if the eagle was recovered and the Veteran survivors had been involved with it. The Eagles were seen as the chosen favor of Mars so when a legionaire was able to save it from the barbarians it was a big deal
@@Darqshadow II heard that on an episode of TLC's Archaeology back in the 1990s. Germanicus recovered the eagles of the three legions that were destroyed by Arminius.
@@blaircolquhoun7780 Exactly. Those legions were later raised up at the Anniversary of the battle of their loss, a means of saying that Rome would never fall. However those same legions were kept permanently close to home
@@Darqshadow I see. The Ninth Legion, (Legio IX Hispania), disappeared when it marched north of Hadrian's Wall. That was the inspiration for the Wall in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series.
I remember a certain high school history class in which I was tasked with an in-depth research and summary report of the Roman/Germanic conflict of this period. I wish to Mars, Janus and Apollo that I'd had this sort of resource for that scholarly endeavor.
I agree with you. I think we look at this war from usually the Roman side of things which puts a spotlight on Germanic barbarity and cold heartened which to me is the wrong way to go about things. I believe both dif awful things for little gain.
The last quote is perfect. Rome was able to conquer most of Western Europe and the entire Mediterranean, yet one group of tribes fought them to attrition at the height of their power.
Well done mate, very enjoyable. My only sore point is we don't have any German accounts, which isn't your fault. The Roman accounts are a tad problematic. One imagines the Romans making better use of friendly German tribes; hence, the Roman numbers were likely greater, and the barbarian numbers were likely exaggerated as per usual. Quite clearly, Arminius had difficulties curtailing the more aggressive cheifs plans for all-out battles. If he'd stuck at hit and run, like he clearly wanted, one wonders if Germanicus would have enjoyed as much success? Hell, it would have been fascinating seeing what Tiberius could have achieved.
Who knows, but if Tacitus is not so reliable,we know from Ceasar that many of those tribes regularly provided roman legions with mercenaries,well a sort of allied.Caesar himself and other emperors had an escort composed by germanic soldiers. After Arminius Rome decided not to use mercenaries of neighboring tribes anymore. The batavian ,present day holland,had instead a friendly relationship with the Romans.
@@albertofazio9448 correct ,we do not have any sensible account out of a vast population of more than100 tribes , while the Gauls used greek letters and were in many ways more civilised.We are talking semi nomad tribes .They had very few contacts with the more civilised south.Even in the 6th 7th century many of those tribes used latin to write down importants documents .Consider that Egypt or Akkadia had inscriptions that dates back to 3000 bce . Romans were the first contact between those two worlds ,greeks had almost no contacts .The romans called them Germans not themselves.
Wow - Amazing history, extremely well-presented. I find it beyond fascinating that even after such great victories over the Germans, an empire as great as Rome's could not consolidate those gains into stable, profitable fiefdoms. To this day, even under other names, the reach for empire continues to have its limits.
Definitely one of the best story telling I've heard and watch. It is detailed and back with facts and evidence that it has happen. It is interesting and very enjoyable to watch. I love history and knowing the past feels like travelling to time and actually witnessing the events that have happen. Thank you for the good video keep up the Good work and God bless
Took me weeks to locate this video, I came in and out of this channel several times looking through the play lists. Best Germanicus documentary iv seen across many channels. And definitely your best work in my opinion. Would be nice to see more in this format ❤
This is excellent!! I’d even say amazing. What I’d give to have read all your resources. A perfect blend of quotes & events and I watch these videos all day. Well done.
Great job! Would love to see you guys cover the Roman-Parthian Wars from the 1st Century B.C.E. through the 3rd Century C.E.. And a series made up of files on each Roman legion's history.
BC and AD define the years of Our Lord. Reject "common era" stuff (CE & BCE). It’s nothing less than an insidious attempt to separate 'The West' from its Judeo-Christian heritage, to the detriment of all.
Now this type of video i can get behind . Personally i prefer the longer, more information filled and as much of if not the whole story told . You didnt add in what you wanted to happen, you left it open ended and gave what information was available . As a keen archaeologist follower and history lover, i applaud you for sticking to the facts and mentioning the existence of archaeological evidence was nice to hear, although Seeing some of it would have been a really nice edition to the story . You did a very good job and im very impressed with this . Keep up the great work young man . Cheers .
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Betrayal of teutoburg?
@@mehmetcemilkarsl1830 wut?
Two tuh burg
@Invicta Brilliant Mr. Absofigginlutely superb.
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This literally reads like some of the best fiction ever. but it really happened, 2,000 years ago. Incredible...
Its awesome because it really was a different world. Its also crazy that the new testament was the same time but mostly unrelated. Then you have China doing unrelated, crazy stuff, and the Mayans. 200 bc to 200 ad was a crazy era
Exact opposite can be said for Middle Earth , felt real yet fiction
or did it happen ? What Evidence is their, for this series of Actions that reads more like a propaganda effort from Roman Historians to not make Rome appear weak.
2 times apparently not a single roman died on this revenge train. Apparently they went from Victory to Victory to Victory just so in the end there would be the same status quo as there was before Germanicus Campaign ?
I really dont think so.
So i really think the Success of Germanicus was overblown. The Campaign probably happened, but i doubt it was such a huge success as Roman Historians make it out to be.
@@TheBlackfall234 the winners write the history not the losers remember
Germanicus: "So Caecina, your report of the battle?"
Caecina: "We slept through the night with barely any food, in camp made of mud, surrounded by un-even marsh terrain, morale beyond awful, outnumbered and with no real chance of escape.
Also I dreamt of Varus dragging me down, under the putrid swamp."
Germanicus: "By Mars, what happened next?"
Caecina: "We won."
Germanics - You what?
Caecina - Yeah, by all known laws of aviation it makes no sense. We should’ve died. Horribly.
Real chads
GG
The tribes breaking off to loot has been there downfall many times. They've lost while armies because of this you think they would learn lol obviously they did but for a very long time that was there downfall for a very very long time and obviously there was no unity among them but once those stopped they were always a fearful foe
Sigma grindset
To see Roman Legions standing in formation in all its might must’ve been one of the most intimidating sights ever seen
Thousand people die in battle
Every one was caught in the battlefield
True, it’s among the many fearsome sights in History. The Greeks fighting the Persians, Custers troops looking at thousands of Indians that surrounded them. The Germans at Normandy seeing hundreds of Allied warships coming towards them.
Better yet, the men who defeated them. The Germans
specially for woman and children ...
"None of your trees here. None of your swamps, just a fair field and fair God's." Beautiful.
@@rich8085 enslavers if your gonna insult something do it properly
@@rich8085 Cry
@@rich8085bow down to your superiors,foo!
@@rich8085sucks to suck
@@rich8085 The Germanic tribes also had slaves.
That situation with Caecina and the long bridges honestly had me holding my breath. Must have been such an intense scenario to actually live through. Reminds me of Cortez’s escape from Tenochtitlan across the causeways
same here i almost thought it was a second teutoburg after so many large parts of the square got destroyed
Neapolitan had a similar situation retreating from Russia…
dont forget the Historical Context. Rome needed to show Strength cause it got weakened 2 years Prior. Besides Roman Historians overblowing seemingly every success Germanicus had, there is not much actual evidence of his success. In the End, this whole Campaign ended where it started and its purpose was to make the Romans beleive that they got their Revenge and that they werent weakend, but stronger then before. You can see it in every part of this Story. No matter how desperate the Situation for the Romans got, it was just to make their success look even more dramatic and heroic. No matter how dire, somehow the Historians are telling us that they still got the upper hand in the end. Roman History from Roman Historians is obviously biased.
@@garzilla4624 mhm, Napoleon struggled as the Russian cossacks were picking his army off one by one. He marched into Russia with 500,000 men, and only 60,000 returned home.
@@mypfpisliterallyyou6126 Trying to understand those numbers is incomprehensible…
This is one of the most compelling stories in Roman history to me. The nightmare of Varus beckoning to join him and his legions really stood out to me. To endure all that and come out victorious is incredible.
Imagine the Terror of being slaughtered by an aggressive Slavestate which wouldnt stop at anything to subdue and enslave you. Rome deserved a moral bumper as they were far from praiseworthy
@@seb_5969 It was not a slavestate, simply one that used slavery to it's fullest extent. And yeah, they weren't enslaving everybody before Arminius came along. That's why Rome is depicted as controlling the territories before the battle of Teutoburg Wald, they controlled the land, and all the unenslaved inhabitants. Arminius was the reason why they went upon enslaving everybody, he deserves the blame. And they deserved all the praise they got. They were far better than any other empire at the time, and guess what - the Germans enslaved as well, not to mention their human sacrifice.
@@TheRatOnFire_ lmao, Arminius is to blame for the slavery of the Romans. What kind of retarded cope is that
I think it's funny that conservatives will use whatever excuses they wanna make up to justify murder and enslavement by a group of people they deem superior. Even saying that the Romans didn't enslave anyone until they were "forced" to lmao.@@TheRatOnFire_
@@seb_5969 lmao every city state and empire enslaved their defeated foes. That was as common as the sun and yes the Germans had many defeated Roman slaves.
Caceina had massive balls. I would’ve never heard of him without this documentary. Such tremendous leadership! He was such a Chad! Thanks, invicta!
He was a chadicus lol
Imagine living in such a superstitious time where omens were believed and then being visited by a vision of your (and your armies) demise, then being so close to it coming true and not only not whispering a word to your men but holding them together to. He not only had enormous balls but they were made of iron.
Wtf is a chad? Lol
@@BH02377 A male with immense testicles and testosterone
@@liciniusscapula7696 Lmao, alright then.
Phenomenal film. Filling in a massive section on Arminius & Germanicus, I knew up until the point where Germanicus had buried the soldiers from Varus' Legions, had no idea of the rest, the losses at sea, the extent of the conflict, the continued skill (genius) of Arminius. Just a truly remarkable, remarkable tale. Thank you so much for the level of detail provided.
Lol it was so frustrating to see Arminius fucking them up like that. I was gettin a justice boner by proxy hearing how Germanicus was absolutely fucking steamrolling everyone and everything. And then they almost had Teutoburg II and the sea got angry and it was stressful af. Teutoburg was probably the king of terrifying ordeals in Germania but man being those soldiers who had just seen what happened so recently and then finding themselves in an eerily similar position with the same traitorous sonuvabitch bearing down on them is terror.
The last time I was this early, Augustus still had his legions.
Too soon.
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Came here after watching season 2 of Barbarians. Had to get some real history after that train wreck.
I stopped after episode 1 haha
"Their eagle standards would make a a fine addition to his collection" ahh yes general grievous would be proud
that battle at the swamp and the long bridges has to be the greatest victory of a single battle in history. the bravery the skills of the Roman commander the discipline the courage of the Roman soldiers in the face of defeat was one of the greatest feat of arms
I would say that about the Germanic Soldiers. Rome was a world Power.
I would also say that when the Germans invaded Russia they were severely outnumbered in tanks artillery planes and men was a great feat of arms what the Germans did@@Plexpara
but the germanics outnumbered the Romans 10-to one and were scared to fight them in the open resorting to ambushes and pin prick attacks@@Plexpara
@@mrmeener625 First off all i was talking about Germanic People and not Germans. But the Germans were allways ournumbered. Even when they fought back Russia who attacked. BUW in WW! Russia was allready beat by Germanyand surrendered.
I think you may read some Books again
@@mrmeener625 What you talk about? Germanic even fought without any Armor to show they dont need it to beat their opponents.
Dude you are definitly on the wrong Video her. You got 0 Idea what you talk about you pseudo specialist. You are one of those who know BS but act like internet Pro's. Clown
Simply outstanding! This is how the stories of history should be told. You deserve you own triumphant chariot ride.
This is the best documentary I've ever seen in any historical subject. It's not too descriptive, long or soulless. Even better than Caesar's life documentaries especially considering this is a UA-cam production that's completely free. Absolutely wonderful work.
I'm literally watching this 15 meters away from the Teutoburger Wald
5 minute drive from the Limes here
Is it true they found the Roman remains?
I'm from what used to be Germania inferior and visited Kalkriese as a giant Roman history buff - and god, was I disappointed. Little historical material, the whole area strewn with weird modern art. A rusty (in the modern sense) viewing platform that shows nothing, a tiny reconstruction of a sod wall with wicker fences like Arminius used to channel the Roman forces, but surrounded and complemented with post-modern corrugated iron walls, a lawn strewn with weird metal tiles ... it felt more like a modern art interpretation of history than an actually informative museum. All looks, no substance.
The archaeological park and museum in Xanten are far, far better.
Awesome job of story telling. How Caecina turned the tide was awe inspiring. The respect for Germanicus and Arminius is readily apparent in this video. Very well done!
Yet the Romans could never conquer Germania
Beautiful story telling and extremely well paced naration of the events. I listened to the whole video in one go and had my imagination work in overdrive. Absolutely beautiful, felt like I was reading a book.
Diddo
Remember Rome was eventually Christian, never savage islamadingding.
@@jeffwalters8180 are you still crying about how mslims sacked and counquerd western rome if germanic didnt sack rome we would do
Now you know how Alexander The Great felt when he was told stories about Achilles and Hercules.
@@Харби-щ5с Every great empire has a rise and fall, the ottomans couldn't get past Vienna at a very weak time of European history, Still the ottomans was a super power at one point
What a brilliant video. I loved every second of it! The high drama of the legions struggling across the narrow bridges and marshes, and then the utter surprise and fear of the tribesman when the disciplined cohorts marched out to shatter them. Thank-you for researching, creating and sharing this video.
Declaring victory and then withdrawing, that sounds familiar.
Interesting how both Arminius and Germanicus' greatest enemies turned out to be their own people.
Pal, don't you know that that's the story throughout history, for everyone, meaning all peoples, your so-called own kind causes the most destruction to you!!!
i strongly believe the emperor himself ordered the poisoning of Germanicus. as it crazy and irresponsible to select this stupid guy as the heir of the crown. HE IS STUPID! Roman power saved him from the reputation of a big idiot!
My personal theory was that Germanicus’ death was planned by Sejanus using false reports and the paranoia of Tiberius to convince him.
@Saliddry what
@J I dont think I ever heard the US declaring victory in afghanistan and vietnam except killing bin laeden
Ben Kane wrote a trilogy series called The Eagles of Rome covering the loss of the legions in book 1, Germanicus leading the punitive campaigns in book two, and book three deals with the battle at the angrivarian wall, there is some embellishment of course because it is in the historical fiction genre but he sticks to the facts and characters that we know from the historical record.
I loved those book!!
Eagles in the storm, hunting the eagles and eagles at war are the books?
@@leobrt9528 Yes.
Invicta, HistoryMarche, Kings and Generals - the Holy Triny of youtube. Thank you for all
ALso Epic History...
Check out Historia Civilis, definitely makes the most detailed videos on historical events.
The 3rd triumvirate
Probably the best documentary on Roman campaigns I've ever seen.
YO 1 hour and 40 minutes?! Let me grab some popcorn this is going to be good!
Congrats to everyone that worked in this documentary
Legions on the Rhine were interested in mutiny and rebellion,
not in avenging Varus, but Germanicus was able to take their
mind off mutiny and challenging emperor Tiberius by taking
them on campaign into Germania.
Arminius was just.. Legendary.. Truly the first German in heart. Arminius slaughtered the Roman legions so brutal that they were scared something like that could happen again.. So they only did an campaign for vengeance and leaved them alone. Shows the Germanic mentality..
Also, many Germanic people had high commands in Roman legions.. Mostly German speaking.
@@frontgamet.v1892 Arminius lost to Germanicus in the forrest, then he was murdered by his own German people for being an azzhole.
@@r0ky_M First of all, Arminius wasn't an asshole but a hero of the fatherland. You have to note that the Germanic tribes fought against super modern Roman legions and held the areas. You can't destroy such an opponent with anger.. That was Rome's Vietnam.. As I said.. Arminius slaughtered the Romans so hard that they were so afraid that something like this could happen again, which is why nothing happened after the revenge campaigns. And these were Germanic tribes that were not at all as advanced as Rome. These people had a pride and will as big as Rome. And they weren't even a nation. Imagine Arminius would have succeeded in uniting the Germanic tribes. Not a good time for Rome.
It's actually funny since many Germans or Romans of Germanic background held high positions in the Roman legions. Before these wars and also after. The Germans took over the power of the Roman Legion in more modern times..
@@frontgamet.v1892
Dude. Arminius lost to Germanicus and his legions then got murdered by his own Germans who wouldn't tolerate his schit..So time yo accept the facts and get over it.
@@r0ky_M Bro.. I get the fact.. Cool fact.. Still doesn't put into perspective what I said before.
What an incredibly well done piece of work this is. Invicta never disappoints.
Did GenerL Patton reveiwed this before the Battle of the Bulge?
What a documentary. Great work as always. I have to note however, that the fates of Germanicus and Arminius remind me much of Hannibal and Scipio. Two famed generals who fought to the bitter end, met with each other and had the respect and admiration of their people, only to fall to treachery and jealous warlords/politicians. Germanicus died after being sent to the east either by poison or disease, Arminius murdered, compare that to Scipio dying in obscurity and Hannibal being driven out of Carthage, only to comitt suicide. All four men died within a few years between each other.
Love your work, you're a top tier if not THE top tier content creator in your field. Thank you for making such detailed and interesting videos about history that deserves to have it's day in the sun repeatedly, there are always lessons to be learned from the past. ❤️
The fact that Arminius had the balls even think about betraying Varus is fucking legendary.
Cowardly
Legendary. Like walking the high wire without a net. He was constantly in danger, and he played his hand masterfully.
@@IBTU it's war
The Germanic tribes paid dearly for his betrayal. Not a hero in my eyes.
@@Einardav It did stop the romans to forever to put a presence in germany
I am proud to present the culmination of a ton of hard work from our awesome researchers, artists, and editors! These narrative driven stories are a blast to produce and its definitely something I'd like to do more of. Any suggestions on topics?
Bro the gothic war and basilerus wiping out the vandals in Carthage
The northern crusade of the Teutonic Knights
I want to see you go back to the Series on what if Julius wasn’t assassinated You’re already halfway done
Crusades
The history of Rome in Briton.
That tree with all the dead bodies and weapons/armor on it reminded me of the one in the movie 300.
Also in Gladiator, the way the Germans hugged the trees while the Romans sought to bring them out in the open battlefield reflected greatly their tactics here, avoiding swamps/forests when possible and preferring an open field to fight upon.
Great series. I love the style of the pictures and animations you’re using
What i love about history is that you have all these super cool people and battles and wars, which you normaly only find in fiction, but it actually happened!
Fantastic work. It's educational, thought provoking and entertaining, everything I want from a documentary.
Seriously, well done.
This a great real and very capable narrator(no robot voice mispronouncing) excellent history lesson...amazing job
This has been superb,much appreciated. Well researched, excellent graphics and explained clearly. BRAVO!
Wow, what an amazing and fascinating story. This was incredibly Fascinating! Very Interesting sidenotes: The three eagles were all eventually recovered (The last in 42AD!). 40 Years after the battle of Totenberg, a Roman General ended up finding and freeing Roman survivors of the battle (In Germany) who had been German slaves for 40 years!
Its fascinating and terrible at the same time , how for the romans , it was common to think about ptsd-traumata attacks to be something like an * Omen * send by the gods and not just natural human psycholocial reactions of cruelty and endless horrors experienced in a war .
It would be interesting to study if it helped them to be convinced they were god sent or still really struggling like our veterans
Very interesting comment
This is good discussion point
*P* TSD during campaign? Romans (or any of the ancients, for that matter)? Hardly. They lived in a different world with a different mindset, more accustomed to fighting, death and gore. If you went with subconscious mind playing tricks on exhausted soldiers... that might've passed. BTW, how would they get shell-shocked without, well, shelling, explosions, or even gunpowder?
@@BlackQback thank you for this comment, ptsd in ancient times is laughable. Imagine going to your centurion and claiming you are stressing out hahaha
Incredible that you could pull so much history together in an hour and half and yet do it so well. Thank you.
The amount of food needed for Germanicus's army is fascinating. All armies are under the overlord of logistics. May we expect some more attention to this aspect of history from you?
it's almost always there. he even has specific videos about soldiers foods etc
Just watched it, but it omits critical details about water, latrines, palisades, alas. @@Vercingetorix.Fantasia
Already saw the whole series, so won't actually watch this video right now, but will leave a like and comment to support it
Came to this right after my disappointment in barbarians season 2.
Why couldnt they just use this amazing source material? The confrontation between Arminius and his brother is one of the most interesting moments. They were both very firm in their beliefs and probably each thought the other was a fool. But Arminius may have single handedly prevented Roman occupation of Germania. The land betwen the Rhine and Elbe would forever be a staging ground for future Germanic incursions.
He sounds like he's going to cry in the first sentence. Please, no one tell him about the library at Alexandria...
I would like to express my sincere appreciation for this post you have shared. Undoubtedly, it is one of the best documentaries I have ever had the pleasure of watching. It manages to be both educational and entertaining, and I did not skip a single minute. I look forward to your future posts and thank you once again for sharing this valuable content.
Thank you all for this amazing Documentary
This is fantastic, I've seen and read so many things about the Varian disaster and near nothing of its aftermath, learned SO much today! Thanks for putting this together!
Beautiful artwork and storytelling; I can almost feel the boggy swamps underneath my roman soldier boots and tidal waves crashing into my roman armor as I try to swim to shore.
Well done for an informative and palatable way you narrate the story.
As a modern day British Army
Veteran it is helpful to see tactics described this way. Keep up the good work.
Watching this as each episode came out was a real treat.
this was amazing to watch. Arminius and his quest for unifying his homeland and driving out the Romans is beyond touching to me. The conclusion to the story of germanicus is also super befitting of his character. This was amazing, many thanks to you and your team for bringing this into light.
as for your request for suggestions in regards to future videos, I personally would like to see more of history that isn't covered much by common consumer media (youtube, documentaries, movies, games, etc) such as non Eurocentric Events or The history of Barbaric kingdoms in northern/eastern europe.
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There's very little of that kind of history, beyond Rome no one in Europe was keeping records. Same for Africa. The only notable exceptions are the Muslim lands, Ethiopia and Benin, with their bronzes. Other than that we just have rough histories. And the developed part of the Americas, the Inca and Aztecs, had their records destroyed by the Spanish.
By far the best full-length documentary by Invicta. Bravo! ⚔️
what an absolute behemoth of a documentary!! thanks for making antiquity alive to me again!
I just want to say that you did a fantastic job on this documentary. I know that countless hours of work, preparation, and anticipation went into this. Congratulations on your monumental accomplishment!
To the talented people who made contributions to this episode - I salute you! Very impressive as it is informative and educational. If I had history classes like this back in my day, I suspect my GPA would have been higher. Thanks very much for sharing and please be safe 🙏
Very well done, I have not listened to such a thorough and intriguing rendition of the Germanic wars before. Definitely going to look through your other videos
Invicta you should cover the entire gothic war
You bring this to life so beautifully. History is just as if not more epic than any fiction our imaginations can conjure. Thank you for making this. This is the second time watching this and I’ve enjoyed it even more so this time around!
I really enjoy having all the videos in one big one, Normally listen to your videos on the way home or while playing games
Very impressed with the in-depth research and expert narration performed on this documentary then looking at these for some time now. Thoroughly enjoying them. Thank you so much for making them. We are truly lucky to watch such beauty made into film
The deaths of Drusus and his son Germanicus are some of the great what ifs in Roman history especially Germanicus he was the Alexander the Great of Rome and his potential to be an emperor on or near the level of Augustus makes his death a real blow to Rome
It’s so galvanizing to understand how this period effects us all into more modern times. Huge events so long ago.....
Searching for the full details of how Armenius met his fate in this platform was exausingly frustrating. Your vid covered it quite well, and very detailed. Great episode!
Amazing!!! As a descendant of the Romans (Italian) with German relatives, I found it truly informative and very entertaining: you really made me plunge into the bloody, epic history of our ancestors 🙏 thank you so much!
Very good and entertaining! I think u deserve a compliment for this great and detailed piece of educational material. 👍🏻
awesome video. watched it over the span of 2 days. keep making them!
I've been to the monument for Arminius in Germany, a huge statue. his name lives on in Germania.
I just moved to Germany and I am personally touched. This stuff hits different while in the homeland. Make me feel way more connect d to the land I currently reside in. Keep it up man. Much love ❤️. Keep doing your thing
Arminius was just.. Legendary.. Truly the first German in heart. Arminius slaughtered the Roman legions so brutal that they were scared something like that could happen again.. So they only did an campaign for vengeance and leaved them alone. Shows the Germanic mentality..
Also, many Germanic people had high commands in Roman legions.. Mostly German speaking.
These History programs take me way back to my years in School in my Country of origin, and in a good way.
Incredible work well done 👍
Would love to see similar docs on Trajans Dacian Wars & Trajans Parthian Wars.
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
After watching the latest season of Barbarians I need to return here. So disappointed with it.
This needs to be a full live action movie.
When a Roman legion was destroyed, it was usually NEVER reconstituted. Rome didn't want a repeat of the same bad luck that had befallen them.
Sometimes it was if the eagle was recovered and the Veteran survivors had been involved with it. The Eagles were seen as the chosen favor of Mars so when a legionaire was able to save it from the barbarians it was a big deal
@@Darqshadow II heard that on an episode of TLC's Archaeology back in the 1990s. Germanicus recovered the eagles of the three legions that were destroyed by Arminius.
@@blaircolquhoun7780 Exactly. Those legions were later raised up at the Anniversary of the battle of their loss, a means of saying that Rome would never fall. However those same legions were kept permanently close to home
@@Darqshadow I see. The Ninth Legion, (Legio IX Hispania), disappeared when it marched north of Hadrian's Wall. That was the inspiration for the Wall in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series.
@Paul Gauthier Thamk you. I heard that on the TLC series Archaeology , hosted by John Ries Davis. Gimli in The Lord of the Rings.
unbelievable it's good to know that channels like Invicta, histroy marche, histroia civilis, kings and generals, history tv exists
Man, that was such and EPIC production. Congratulations!
You did an amazing job narrating this. Details from what was recorded to what was implied add credibility to your narration.
I remember a certain high school history class in which I was tasked with an in-depth research and summary report of the Roman/Germanic conflict of this period. I wish to Mars, Janus and Apollo that I'd had this sort of resource for that scholarly endeavor.
Watched this documentary in one go. What a masterpiece and storytelling. Thank you!
Echt episch gemacht. Man muss definitiv beiden Seiten Respekt zollen.
I agree with you. I think we look at this war from usually the Roman side of things which puts a spotlight on Germanic barbarity and cold heartened which to me is the wrong way to go about things. I believe both dif awful things for little gain.
But Rome prevailed, ROMA.
Fatherland !
@@luiscalcano6541 Germania!
@@Happy-wb8gi The Ran Empire lasted nearly 600 yrs! Phenomenal !
The last quote is perfect. Rome was able to conquer most of Western Europe and the entire Mediterranean, yet one group of tribes fought them to attrition at the height of their power.
This is INCREDIBLY well made. I watched the whole thing through. Really good stuff, well done !
OP, you are truly gifted in your ability to disseminate information on history/battles.
The individual videos were great but all in one is even better. Y'all do great work. 🙏🏻
I thoroughly enjoyed this video , I also appreciate all the research that went into the making of it as well , thank you so very much.
Well done mate, very enjoyable. My only sore point is we don't have any German accounts, which isn't your fault. The Roman accounts are a tad problematic. One imagines the Romans making better use of friendly German tribes; hence, the Roman numbers were likely greater, and the barbarian numbers were likely exaggerated as per usual. Quite clearly, Arminius had difficulties curtailing the more aggressive cheifs plans for all-out battles. If he'd stuck at hit and run, like he clearly wanted, one wonders if Germanicus would have enjoyed as much success? Hell, it would have been fascinating seeing what Tiberius could have achieved.
Who knows, but if Tacitus is not so reliable,we know from Ceasar that many of those tribes regularly provided roman legions with mercenaries,well a sort of allied.Caesar himself and other emperors had an escort composed by germanic soldiers. After Arminius Rome decided not to use mercenaries of neighboring tribes anymore. The batavian ,present day holland,had instead a friendly relationship with the Romans.
Germanic accounts of the wars would have been impossible. Germanic people didn't have an alphabet nor historians
@@albertofazio9448 This is not true. They did have the runic alphabet
@@huks9380 the runic alphabet i believe came much later in vikings times
@@albertofazio9448 correct ,we do not have any sensible account out of a vast population of more than100 tribes , while the Gauls used greek letters and were in many ways more civilised.We are talking semi nomad tribes .They had very few contacts with the more civilised south.Even in the 6th 7th century many of those tribes used latin to write down importants documents .Consider that Egypt or Akkadia had inscriptions that dates back to 3000 bce . Romans were the first contact between those two worlds ,greeks had almost no contacts .The romans called them Germans not themselves.
No matter how many times I listen to this docu I could hear it again! Well done sirs. Thanks!
Wow - Amazing history, extremely well-presented. I find it beyond fascinating that even after such great victories over the Germans, an empire as great as Rome's could not consolidate those gains into stable, profitable fiefdoms. To this day, even under other names, the reach for empire continues to have its limits.
Definitely one of the best story telling I've heard and watch. It is detailed and back with facts and evidence that it has happen. It is interesting and very enjoyable to watch. I love history and knowing the past feels like travelling to time and actually witnessing the events that have happen. Thank you for the good video keep up the Good work and God bless
what an amazingly interesting documentary to watch!
Absolutely fantastic viewing. Who needs rubbish mainstream television when you have Invicta. Thank you.
this was a beautiful series. well done Invicta
Took me weeks to locate this video, I came in and out of this channel several times looking through the play lists. Best Germanicus documentary iv seen across many channels. And definitely your best work in my opinion. Would be nice to see more in this format ❤
I hope barbaren Netflix capture this amazing story next season!
This is excellent!! I’d even say amazing. What I’d give to have read all your resources. A perfect blend of quotes & events and I watch these videos all day. Well done.
Great job! Would love to see you guys cover the Roman-Parthian Wars from the 1st Century B.C.E. through the 3rd Century C.E.. And a series made up of files on each Roman legion's history.
BC and AD define the years of Our Lord. Reject "common era" stuff (CE & BCE).
It’s nothing less than an insidious attempt to separate 'The West' from its Judeo-Christian heritage, to the detriment of all.
Thank you for putting all this together for us. Fascinating material. Awesome production, well done.
Now this type of video i can get behind . Personally i prefer the longer, more information filled and as much of if not the whole story told . You didnt add in what you wanted to happen, you left it open ended and gave what information was available . As a keen archaeologist follower and history lover, i applaud you for sticking to the facts and mentioning the existence of archaeological evidence was nice to hear, although Seeing some of it would have been a really nice edition to the story . You did a very good job and im very impressed with this . Keep up the great work young man . Cheers .
What a brutal time to be alive, i've come back to this a few times because you tell the story so well great work.
An alternate title to this video : The empire striks back.....
You held my attention until the end, I even went back and listened to a few passages again. Very impressive.
Exceptional in every way. Thank you for this work and effort. Just wonderful work.
Wow, this was amazing. And what I noticed was these men didn't live long, 35, 36 yrs of age. They certainly did a lot in their short lives.