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@@rodrigohinke3477 Really? Because ancient prophecies said that as long as Vesta's Fire was kept lit the Goddess would have protected Rome, and the city was only sacked AFTER the Fire was extinguished by the Christians. Don't bring religion into history, you'll find someone who can use it better to disprove you.
@@artemo.shapovaloff5577 Not the old religion nor the new. The Praetorians. They threw the Empire in disarray innumerable times, even auctioning off the throne once.
Hannibal won, got a new eyeball and lived happily after ever. What’s amazing about Hannibal is how he ran Carthage after the end of Punic War. He was an amazing administrator.
I often fall asleep to your voice. I'm a 30year old man and for the last 5 years I've had it rough and your videos have been putting me to sleep as a form of whatever comfort I could muster. I don't always make it to the end of the video on the first try but I just wanted to say you've been a blessing for me.
Same situation. I work all night and have to sleep during the day, which isn't natural. So I watched this video 6 times, falling asleep the first 5 before making it to the end.
30 is a good age to delve into the life changing experience of having a direct connection to God. Einstein talks about a universal religious experience many see amongst mystic traditions around the world, i never thought mine would come through Christ via the Holy Spirit but the first time my blind eyes opened i didn't want to sleep worried i might not wake with the same connection. i could barely make out words other than a confession "i never believed it was real". i wish someone just looked me with complete conviction and simply told me it was real. It is, and worth every ounce of strength used to find this pearl of immeasurable wealth. i went from bum drug addict to climbing everest and retiring wealthy in 6 years, the wealth freed me to share Christ in 86 countries so far and times where i cry from joy. we are blessed. im praying for you and all who need a closer relationship with Christ Jesus. The world hates God and the easiest given path back to our Creator.
As this sponsorships sounds like you gave away a bit of your personal life: I wish your father a good recovery and good health to you both! You are doing great work!
it's much more FUN than seeing animated humanoid presenting the battle because our imagination do all the work, we just get an illustration to help it.
"In hoc signo vinces," is attributed to the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great. It translates to "In this sign, you will conquer." This phrase is tied to the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD, where Constantine, after reportedly seeing a vision of a cross in the sky, ordered his soldiers to paint the Christian symbol on their shields. He then went on to defeat his pagan rival, Maxentius, marking a pivotal moment in the spread of Christianity within the Roman Empire. No wonder he is the great.
An author pointed out that previous to the times of Constantine the incentive of Roman citizenship was the golden ticket of its day. Masses of peoples would cross into its sphere of influence for reward purposes, trade, technology etc. Men fought in Rome's army for the incentive, it was a huge contributor to what melded the Roman empire together, to what made it great. But by the time of Constantine the empire was a shadow of its former self, the barbarians had long been at the gates, and the incentive of Roman citizenship no longer had a value. This was apparent to Constantine and been a pragmatic man Constantine knew he needed something new . . . There were people who had a belief, but at the time where persecuted, fed to the lions and who worshipped a fish symbol. But their belief offered eternal life. What more could be offered but eternal life? Throughout, Constantine is still figurehead of the old Roman gods to hedge his bets. The cross in the sky . . . But to bring about this change onto Rome, especially on the border tribes, he must begin a war of destruction and propaganda against people's beliefs, who worshipped a sacred tree and held belief in holy men and woman. The belief of witches been evil held sway until this day, Roman propaganda Ha! Try n shorten the story, there holds belief that many of the old cathedrals are sited on old ancient sacred sites, as many of the old beliefs still held sway amongst many commoners, guilds etc, right into the middle ages and beyond. There's just so so so much more to it I wouldn't want to bore anyone. It was over 30yrs I read the book, can't remember the author or name. It was a fill in, in between Tom Clancy, Wilber Smith, Dean Koontz, Sven Hassel . . .
Basically half the governors of Britain made a bid for emperor. It required such a large garrison it gave its governors huge power. It’s why, beyond always being a loss maker, it was a poisoned chalice for Rome.
This is not true at all. Up until Albinus no governor had rebelled while plenty had on the Rhine already. By the fall of the West, both the Danube and the Rhine by FAR had the most rebellions and it's not even close. Britain had Albinus (193), Carausius (286), Constantine (306), and Magnus Maximus (383). I think there's a couple more during Honorius but Britain's garrisons were never replenished during the reign of Theodosius or the de facto rule of Stilicho, so those are more local rebellions which happened all over during the 60 wasted years of Honorius and Valentinian III.
Hi all. I did the research for this battle. If you have any questions please ask! My other collaborations with HistoryMarche include Aurelian, the Third Samnite War, Satala, Edessa, Abritus, Merv, and the Margus. If you're interested, I have a book on the Tetrarchy titled 'Dynastic Politics in the Age of Diocletian', which is now available for 25 pounds on the Edinburgh University Press website. As always, HistoryMarche has produced an excellent video. However, an editor made some changes to the script that resulted in a couple of mistakes, and so in the interests of accuracy, here are the corrections: - Diocletian had not died by the time of Maxentius' usupation in 306. In fact, despite an old idea that he died in 311, Diocletian almost certainly outlived Maxentius, dying at the end of 312 or in early 313. - The two emperors who had previously tried to oust Maxentius were Severus and Galerius, not Severus and Maximinus Daza. Maximinus Daza actually briefly allied with Maxentius in 307/8, and was again forging an alliance with Maxentius in 312 when the latter found himself at war with Constantine. - Lactantius does not report on a vision in the sky, only a dream. The first author to report on a vision is Eusebius. Incidentally, a key reason why Maxentius expected war with Licinius rather than Constantine was because Licinius had been made emperor by Galerius and Diocletian with the express purpose of overthrowing Maxentius. However, Licinius does not appear to have fully embraced his task, only taking Histria in 309. And by October 312 he and Licinius had likely agreed to divide the empire between them, with Constantine having betrothed his half-sister Constantia to Licinius. Lastly, the original script had an account of the battle of Turin, which demonstrates that Constantine could be a brilliant tactician. I attach it here as bonus content: 'Constantine’s army moved quickly and occupied an uphill position, but the Maxentians were undeterred. They attacked in a convex formation whose flanks extended downhill, with elite Dalmatian cavalry on the wings, infantry further towards the middle, and a large wedge formation of clibanarii, super-heavy cavalry, in the centre. The Maxentians intended to bait the Constantinians with the wedge formation and then outflank them with their wings, which may have been partly concealed by the hilly terrain. However, Constantine took personal command over his mailed cavalry and placed them in the centre of his front-line opposite the clibanarii. As the clibanarii charged, Constantine opened a gap in his own cavalry formation so as to spoil the enemy’s momentum and give the impression of panic. Disordered from their wasted charge, the clibanarii found themselves facing a line of fresh infantry, and Constantine’s cavalry then re-formed, cutting off their retreat. The infantry used iron-tipped clubs to batter them to death. Meanwhile, Constantine’s wings advanced, obstructing the flanking manoeuvres of the Maxentians. The enemy routed, and the survivors were cut down beneath the closed gates of Turin. Turin then surrendered and the important city of Milan did likewise.'
"you will win" is actually a far better translation... the conquer wording is just traditional as one cheesy historian originally inttroduced it into the popular mind that way and now nobody bothers to check up if it even makes sense or is good latin...
Thank you for the time and effort you put into your content. I have binged your YEARS of videos over the last several months and they are a gem! Not only are they educational and informative...but you even infuse some humor and i dig it! I would love to see you do the history of Japan with all the different clans and wars and battles that happened there!
This battle was one of the most important battles in history!! Without Constantine, we wouldn’t have famous sites like Hagia Sophia or Westminster Abbey.
Imagine if those old religions still existed today and it would be socially acceptable to sacrifice people and animals to deities. The Romans, Phoenicians, Vikings, Aztecs, they all did it, and somehow we keep hearing how Christianity is evil for putting a stop to it.
@@vidushaki7157Indeed , what bothers me more is how the pre Constantine Roman emperors are always written about as great rulers despite many of them being barbaric and nearly mad, while Constantine is almost always painted as the devil. Infact the media always portrays the ancient Roman empire as some safe and great place to live in all the while ignoring by slight of hand the constant wars , sieges and brutal crackdowns the Romans metted upon any area suspected of rebelling against Roman rule. Ancient Rome is romanticised and glamoralised in modern media but Christian Western Europe which is far greater than Rome is demonised and blamed for all the world's problem. Thank God for Constantine, the greatest Roman emperor.
This video was perfect. I'm a long time fan but this one had me on the edge of my seat. I've sent you a thank you and I'm already looking forward to the next video!!
Romans often believed in visions (e.g. the Dioscuri fighting in the battle of Lake Regillus), so it is likely true that Constantine believed he had a vision and possibly embellished it. But as classicists have persuasively argued (Peter Weiss, Timothy Barnes, etc), his vision was initially believed by the emperor to be Apollo.
As Real as the Donation of Pepin (or the Shroud of Turin) maybe. As in yes, people that actually existed in history told this story, maybe even Emperor Constantine himself... Did it happen though or was it just a convenient lie to motivate his troops? Never forget that the guy himself waited over 30 years to get baptized himself, he was NOT a true believer despite allegedly having had this very convincing vision that "came true" ...
Thank's to everyone who makes this chanel possible. Absolutely brilliant content, the video graphics are amazing. The narrator's voice is calm and smooth and has a hook that draws me in and makes me listen all the more to the content. I love ancient military history. Once again thanks to the creators of this brilliant chanel.
I did the research for the video, and since you're an enthusiast for Constantine's generalship, here is an outtake on his victory at Turin, probably his finest tactical performance! 'Constantine's army moved quickly and occupied an uphill position, but the Maxentians were undeterred. They attacked in a convex formation whose flanks extended downhill, with elite Dalmatian cavalry on the wings, infantry further towards the middle, and a large wedge formation of clibanarii, super-heavy cavalry, in the centre. The Maxentians intended to bait the Constantinians with the wedge formation and then outflank them with their wings, which may have been partly concealed by the hilly terrain. However, Constantine took personal command over his mailed cavalry and placed them in the centre of his front-line opposite the clibanarii. As the clibanarii charged, Constantine opened a gap in his own cavalry formation so as to spoil the enemy's momentum and give the impression of panic. Disordered from their wasted charge, the clibanarii found themselves facing a line of fresh infantry, and Constantine's cavalry then re-formed, cutting off their retreat. The infantry used iron-tipped clubs to batter them to death. Meanwhile, Constantine's wings advanced, obstructing the flanking manoeuvres of the Maxentians. The enemy routed, and the survivors were cut down beneath the closed gates of Turin. Turin then surrendered and the important city of Milan did likewise.'
It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage episode about Christianity dominant on the western Roman Empire and later Eastern Roman empire..through several Constantine battles victories, including Milvian bridge 312 AD capturing empire's capital ( Rome) were former religious polytheism paganism converted to monotheistic Christianity god ...thank you an excellent ( History Marche) channel for sharing this magnificent episode.
Just as a large rock changes the course of a river, there have been individuals who have altered the course of history. Constantine was one of those individuals. He changed the course of history forever. He truly deserved the title of The Great.
May God provide his remedies and relief for your father's illness. Heartbroken hearing this, I wish you all the best. I am grateful for your videos, your effort you put into making. i would love to help you out financially, but I am currently in a difficult stage of my life too, which is also closely related. The least i can do is support you with words and wishes. I hope you accept them. Stay strong Emperror!
*Fun Fact* After the battle, Maxentius' body was fished out of the Tiber and beheaded. During the celebrations, his head was paraded through the streets of Rome for all to see. To prevent further resistance from Africa, Maxentius' head was sent to Carthage as proof of his demise.
The contemporary writer Lactantius describes the death of Maxentius in the following manner: "The bridge in his rear was broken down. At sight of that the battle grew hotter. The hand of the Lord prevailed, and the forces of Maxentius were routed. He fled towards the broken bridge; but the multitude pressing on him, he was driven headlong into the Tiber." It seems more likely that the stone bridge had been at least partially dismantled before the battle by Maxentius as a defensive measure, and that it was the temporary wooden/pontoon bridge that was subsequently used, and it was that bridge that broke at a decisive point during the rout. Stone-built Roman bridges seldom spontaneously 'break'.
Your videos are structured very well. I would suggest if you have spare time to make a Roman playlist of your videos in a timeline. Because it is hard to track the years and videos. Thank u and again I appreciate your work.
Thanks for using more historically friendly images for the figures in the video (ex: Constantine, Maxentius). Some of the previous videos have figures either strange in their entirety or off by centuries (armor).
@@catshell . You are lying devil I was born in Christian family and I used to read the Bible my self so I know that in Bible jesus said to love your enemies. But Alhamdulilla Allah the Almighty has guided me to Islam and now I am Muslim
Have you ever thought of doing the Han Dynasty with the Warring States Period? I know Dynasty Warriors is a pretty popular video game series, so why not try and do the retelling of The Battle of Hu Lao Gate, The Battle of Chi Bi (Red Cliffs), and Wu Zhang Plains?
Honestly, Mexentius’ goal of making Rome and Italy the focal point of the empire and not wherever the armies were probably makes him the guy we should be rooting for.
@ElBandito The west was doomed. Christianity slowed its downfall but there was too much going against it. The East remained a juggernaut for another millenia though so. I'd say Constantine was obviously the right choice for emperor. God choose him after all
There were probably many in Rome who didn't see it as a Roman win (Maxentius did quite a lot for Rome), but they knew to express their loyalty to the new ruler :P
Remember the Old Testament. And as in any other religion, the Abrahamic God of the main monotheistic religions is far from “all sweet and nice”. Existence is tough, and the darkest parts of the human spirit and pivotal moments of civilization, including an unbearable amount of death and destruction, have been linked with either divine support or divine guidance. But it’s human at its very core, to kill each other for ideology, power, resources. And yet again people today claim to be better than the barbarism of the last 2 millennia, when Ukraine, Gaza and other conflicts prove otherwise. War is not God’s calling, but a terrible act linked with humanity’s darker nature.
Romans often believed in visions (e.g. the Dioscuri fighting in the battle of Lake Regillus), so it is likely true that Constantine believed he had a vision and possibly embellished it. But as classicists have persuasively argued (Peter Weiss, Timothy Barnes, etc), his vision was initially believed by the emperor to be Apollo.
But if one does believe that the Christian god chose Constantine over Maxentius, note that both emperors had helped the Christians greatly through tolerance edicts and property restitution. In fact, Maxentius was possibly the first emperor to explicitly overturn the Tetrarchic persecution of Christians in 308, whereas some have argued that, prior to Galerius' toleration edict in 311, Constantine had simply ignored the persecution orders (although Lactantius claims that Constantine issued a toleration edict in 306).
This is an amazing channel. Only thing I am really missing and often checking with the map are distances. Like how far are those towns from each other. How far are the battle lines? Armies separated only by a field means hundred meters or 5 kilometers?
I am not downplaying it, but Constantine really had no 'tactical advantages' here. Outnumbered, no flanks, on an open field, against soldiers who were similarly trained to throw spears, darts, and other weapons to fairly great effect; so even if you suppose his soldiers were stronger, projectiles are still going to take a some of them out of the fight. His soldiers were more veteran and they defeated more numerous soldiers from the front. It shows what veteran and better soldiers can do against lazy/untrained ones. However it's rare imo to 'get group cohesion' like that, and I think that's why Rome's legions are so famous, and same with Sparta in its original eras.. before they became more weak and decadent, and their soldiers didn't even train at that level. They actually won because of this 'against the odds' many times. "A few men" who are strong is pretty typical, mixed with levies and weaker men. "All men" who are trained as a cohesive machine or unit, defeated anything that was thrown at them. Even in the era of high casualties and gunpowder, Prussia's army was similarly trained, that is why they managed to exist while at one time attacked by 5 enemies. Even the video notes that Constantine could not bring even a large amount of his force, and even had to leave at least a few thousand to garrison cities as he went. However all things equal, the opposing side simply defeated themselves and also many of them drowned in the river. It's ironic because Constantine, even in this battle, allowed them to surrender, so almost all of those deaths at the 'actual Milvian bridge' were useless lol. The bridge itself was kindof useless except that it probably just saved Constantine some job of dealing with prisoners since they killed themselves trying to cross it.
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Great Video HistoryMarche! Are you guys going to cover the Battle of Adrianople 378ad and the Battle of the Frigidus 394ad in the future?
Amazing work as always ❤❤❤❤❤
While I have very much enjoyed learning from your channel's videos, I feel I must reach out and caution you in sustaining a relationship with betterhelp. I am a combat veteran and tried better help a year ago. frankly, 2 of the therapists i was given did not even know what cognitive behavioral therapy even was, and one suggested that my suicide attempt should have been more successful if i actually wanted to die. Likewise, information stated during my sessions were sent off to other places. I began getting emails from random vendors saying they had heard I had tried to kill myself at one point, something only better help's therapists knew. I am sure there are many more success stories with better help than my anecdotal evidence suggests. But if a company is willing to violate patient privacy and consumer privacy, it should be dealt with in caution. I wish you all the success for now and in the future.
Oh... not you as well. BetterHelp's shady practices are well documented by now and their really is no excuse for taking their money.
I enjoy your work, but I'll have to say "good bye" for now.
@@armychowmein8021 Sadly your "anecdotal evidence" is not isolated and covers the two major complaints that are well known and well documented: breaching client confidentiality and failing to do any vetting of those claiming to be therapists.
I hope you're now getting the help you need.
Saturdays are not the same without a History Marche video.
The prophecy said an enemy of Rome would be vanquished... And indeed, the Praetorian Guard was crushed and disbanded.
Come to think of it, that actually makes great sense. Thank you for this. You have left me with much to think about
The real enemy were the pagan gods
@@rodrigohinke3477 Really? Because ancient prophecies said that as long as Vesta's Fire was kept lit the Goddess would have protected Rome, and the city was only sacked AFTER the Fire was extinguished by the Christians.
Don't bring religion into history, you'll find someone who can use it better to disprove you.
@@lordMartiya 1000% agree. The real bane and doom of the Empire were Christians.
@@artemo.shapovaloff5577 Not the old religion nor the new. The Praetorians. They threw the Empire in disarray innumerable times, even auctioning off the throne once.
I love your content, but please know I think it’s Hannibal part 20 every time yall post… and then it isn’t 😢
I know, I can't understand why they wouldn't continue with their best series.
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 biggest fear is to die without knowing how the campaign ended (refuse to spoil on wikipedia)
Everyone that knows the periods or Rome knows that how it ended up for the africans @leonruiz5472
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Hannibal won, got a new eyeball and lived happily after ever. What’s amazing about Hannibal is how he ran Carthage after the end of Punic War. He was an amazing administrator.
I often fall asleep to your voice. I'm a 30year old man and for the last 5 years I've had it rough and your videos have been putting me to sleep as a form of whatever comfort I could muster. I don't always make it to the end of the video on the first try but I just wanted to say you've been a blessing for me.
Totally agree. It's no offence to the quality of the vids, but the voice helps to cool down mentally from stressful days.
Hope you are doing well. What ever it is you are going through, I hope you find your way
You'll get better brother, just don't give up.
Same situation. I work all night and have to sleep during the day, which isn't natural. So I watched this video 6 times, falling asleep the first 5 before making it to the end.
30 is a good age to delve into the life changing experience of having a direct connection to God. Einstein talks about a universal religious experience many see amongst mystic traditions around the world, i never thought mine would come through Christ via the Holy Spirit but the first time my blind eyes opened i didn't want to sleep worried i might not wake with the same connection. i could barely make out words other than a confession "i never believed it was real". i wish someone just looked me with complete conviction and simply told me it was real. It is, and worth every ounce of strength used to find this pearl of immeasurable wealth. i went from bum drug addict to climbing everest and retiring wealthy in 6 years, the wealth freed me to share Christ in 86 countries so far and times where i cry from joy. we are blessed. im praying for you and all who need a closer relationship with Christ Jesus. The world hates God and the easiest given path back to our Creator.
“Then Constantine proclaimed….that the praetorian guard……….would……………….be……………………..A B O L I S H E D”
ah i see you are a man of culture as wel
You abolish the praetorian guard, and all your problems will go away
Good they were trash compared to the Varangian Guard
Based Dovahhatty moment.
PRAETORIAN DELENDA EST
@aceshotz yet the praetorians were there for Rome, but the Varang8ans betrayed Costantinople and left it 5051
Prayers for your farther
As this sponsorships sounds like you gave away a bit of your personal life: I wish your father a good recovery and good health to you both! You are doing great work!
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it's much more FUN than seeing animated humanoid presenting the battle because our imagination do all the work, we just get an illustration to help it.
I felt this comment so much 🤣
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She knows youre just watching youtube.
"In hoc signo vinces," is attributed to the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great. It translates to "In this sign, you will conquer." This phrase is tied to the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD, where Constantine, after reportedly seeing a vision of a cross in the sky, ordered his soldiers to paint the Christian symbol on their shields. He then went on to defeat his pagan rival, Maxentius, marking a pivotal moment in the spread of Christianity within the Roman Empire. No wonder he is the great.
The great satan if yer into that sort of thing
@@karlquinn6571 And yet some claim anti-Christian persecution doesn't exist.
@@AlphaSections It's alive and well in modern Europe, and parts of north America.
An author pointed out that previous to the times of Constantine the incentive of Roman citizenship was the golden ticket of its day. Masses of peoples would cross into its sphere of influence for reward purposes, trade, technology etc. Men fought in Rome's army for the incentive, it was a huge contributor to what melded the Roman empire together, to what made it great. But by the time of Constantine the empire was a shadow of its former self, the barbarians had long been at the gates, and the incentive of Roman citizenship no longer had a value. This was apparent to Constantine and been a pragmatic man Constantine knew he needed something new . . . There were people who had a belief, but at the time where persecuted, fed to the lions and who worshipped a fish symbol. But their belief offered eternal life. What more could be offered but eternal life? Throughout, Constantine is still figurehead of the old Roman gods to hedge his bets. The cross in the sky . . . But to bring about this change onto Rome, especially on the border tribes, he must begin a war of destruction and propaganda against people's beliefs, who worshipped a sacred tree and held belief in holy men and woman. The belief of witches been evil held sway until this day, Roman propaganda Ha! Try n shorten the story, there holds belief that many of the old cathedrals are sited on old ancient sacred sites, as many of the old beliefs still held sway amongst many commoners, guilds etc, right into the middle ages and beyond. There's just so so so much more to it I wouldn't want to bore anyone. It was over 30yrs I read the book, can't remember the author or name. It was a fill in, in between Tom Clancy, Wilber Smith, Dean Koontz, Sven Hassel . . .
God isn't real.
Big ups to my boy Constantine ☦️
✝In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti ✝
Amen
He worshiped the sun god. The light bringer. In Latin= Lucifer
God bless your father and yourself while dealing with his illness. May you and your family find peace and health, and little suffering.
Amén.
For HistoryMarche and for your father I hope that he recovers! Never really had a good family never had a father grew up in foster care....
you do have a Heavenly Father who adopts you into a spiritual family that loves you.
Basically half the governors of Britain made a bid for emperor. It required such a large garrison it gave its governors huge power. It’s why, beyond always being a loss maker, it was a poisoned chalice for Rome.
The eternal anglo strikes again
@@Allskil88the eternal anglo was still raiding from germany at this point
@@hegantank6495 The anglos didnt even come from germany
@@JJaqn05 most did, some came from jutland which was basically just the same as saxony/anglia at this point
This is not true at all. Up until Albinus no governor had rebelled while plenty had on the Rhine already. By the fall of the West, both the Danube and the Rhine by FAR had the most rebellions and it's not even close. Britain had Albinus (193), Carausius (286), Constantine (306), and Magnus Maximus (383). I think there's a couple more during Honorius but Britain's garrisons were never replenished during the reign of Theodosius or the de facto rule of Stilicho, so those are more local rebellions which happened all over during the 60 wasted years of Honorius and Valentinian III.
Hi all. I did the research for this battle. If you have any questions please ask! My other collaborations with HistoryMarche include Aurelian, the Third Samnite War, Satala, Edessa, Abritus, Merv, and the Margus. If you're interested, I have a book on the Tetrarchy titled 'Dynastic Politics in the Age of Diocletian', which is now available for 25 pounds on the Edinburgh University Press website.
As always, HistoryMarche has produced an excellent video. However, an editor made some changes to the script that resulted in a couple of mistakes, and so in the interests of accuracy, here are the corrections:
- Diocletian had not died by the time of Maxentius' usupation in 306. In fact, despite an old idea that he died in 311, Diocletian almost certainly outlived Maxentius, dying at the end of 312 or in early 313.
- The two emperors who had previously tried to oust Maxentius were Severus and Galerius, not Severus and Maximinus Daza. Maximinus Daza actually briefly allied with Maxentius in 307/8, and was again forging an alliance with Maxentius in 312 when the latter found himself at war with Constantine.
- Lactantius does not report on a vision in the sky, only a dream. The first author to report on a vision is Eusebius.
Incidentally, a key reason why Maxentius expected war with Licinius rather than Constantine was because Licinius had been made emperor by Galerius and Diocletian with the express purpose of overthrowing Maxentius. However, Licinius does not appear to have fully embraced his task, only taking Histria in 309. And by October 312 he and Licinius had likely agreed to divide the empire between them, with Constantine having betrothed his half-sister Constantia to Licinius.
Lastly, the original script had an account of the battle of Turin, which demonstrates that Constantine could be a brilliant tactician. I attach it here as bonus content:
'Constantine’s army moved quickly and occupied an uphill position, but the Maxentians were undeterred. They attacked in a convex formation whose flanks extended downhill, with elite Dalmatian cavalry on the wings, infantry further towards the middle, and a large wedge formation of clibanarii, super-heavy cavalry, in the centre. The Maxentians intended to bait the Constantinians with the wedge formation and then outflank them with their wings, which may have been partly concealed by the hilly terrain. However, Constantine took personal command over his mailed cavalry and placed them in the centre of his front-line opposite the clibanarii. As the clibanarii charged, Constantine opened a gap in his own cavalry formation so as to spoil the enemy’s momentum and give the impression of panic. Disordered from their wasted charge, the clibanarii found themselves facing a line of fresh infantry, and Constantine’s cavalry then re-formed, cutting off their retreat. The infantry used iron-tipped clubs to batter them to death. Meanwhile, Constantine’s wings advanced, obstructing the flanking manoeuvres of the Maxentians. The enemy routed, and the survivors were cut down beneath the closed gates of Turin. Turin then surrendered and the important city of Milan did likewise.'
thank you so much, i can feel the knowledge already flowing through the screen.
@@YooKkang Glad you appreciated the extra info!
In hoc signo vinces ('In this sign conquer').
"you will win" is actually a far better translation... the conquer wording is just traditional as one cheesy historian originally inttroduced it into the popular mind that way and now nobody bothers to check up if it even makes sense or is good latin...
More like "with this sign you shall win"
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Wow, thank you!
I'll soon be 69 and my vision is getting dim and I can't read will Durant anymore but I can listen to you❤
This battle was one of the most important battles in history!! Without Constantine, we wouldn’t have famous sites like Hagia Sophia or Westminster Abbey.
what has constantine got to do with westminster abbey? the abbey was built in 755 and constantine was 324-337.
The Saxon king Edward the Confessor built Westminster Abbey
Imagine if those old religions still existed today and it would be socially acceptable to sacrifice people and animals to deities. The Romans, Phoenicians, Vikings, Aztecs, they all did it, and somehow we keep hearing how Christianity is evil for putting a stop to it.
Maybe he means York Minster where Constantine was proclaimed emperor after his fathers death. Even though it was built much later.
@@vidushaki7157Indeed , what bothers me more is how the pre Constantine Roman emperors are always written about as great rulers despite many of them being barbaric and nearly mad, while Constantine is almost always painted as the devil.
Infact the media always portrays the ancient Roman empire as some safe and great place to live in all the while ignoring by slight of hand the constant wars , sieges and brutal crackdowns the Romans metted upon any area suspected of rebelling against Roman rule. Ancient Rome is romanticised and glamoralised in modern media but Christian Western Europe which is far greater than Rome is demonised and blamed for all the world's problem.
Thank God for Constantine, the greatest Roman emperor.
A man who truly deserves the title of "The Great". Without him, world history would be vastly different from what we know
Mystery babylon catholic conversion.
@@danduerkop1370?
@jefev_ Constantine is the father of mystery babylon's catholic conversion and it's take over of mainstream Christianity. The end time Beast
@@danduerkop1370 mystery Babylon is Saudi Arabia
@@danduerkop1370Babylon is the city of Mecca Saudi Arabia
This video was perfect. I'm a long time fan but this one had me on the edge of my seat. I've sent you a thank you and I'm already looking forward to the next video!!
This is one that I've been awaiting ever since I first started watching your videos. It did not disappoint.
Another enchanting and riveting video you have made, HistoryMarche.
we meet again historymarche!
Daily reminder that Constantine's vision is a real historical event
And a pivotal moment in world history
Romans often believed in visions (e.g. the Dioscuri fighting in the battle of Lake Regillus), so it is likely true that Constantine believed he had a vision and possibly embellished it. But as classicists have persuasively argued (Peter Weiss, Timothy Barnes, etc), his vision was initially believed by the emperor to be Apollo.
@@byronwaldron7933 nah thats anti-christian copium. its pretty well established that it was Christ
@@byronwaldron7933 the whole army saw a sign in the sky as well, you can't make that up with so many witnesses
As Real as the Donation of Pepin (or the Shroud of Turin) maybe.
As in yes, people that actually existed in history told this story, maybe even Emperor Constantine himself... Did it happen though or was it just a convenient lie to motivate his troops?
Never forget that the guy himself waited over 30 years to get baptized himself, he was NOT a true believer despite allegedly having had this very convincing vision that "came true" ...
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Thank you guys for this video! Please consider doing one on the Battle on the Ice!
Maxentius - "Read my lips, no new taxes"
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Thank's to everyone who makes this chanel possible. Absolutely brilliant content, the video graphics are amazing. The narrator's voice is calm and smooth and has a hook that draws me in and makes me listen all the more to the content. I love ancient military history. Once again thanks to the creators of this brilliant chanel.
Love a bit of Constantine the great
i waited for this constantine series since galerius battle of satala 4 years ago
nice i hope fight vs licinius will be published to
I couldn't stop watching, thanks for your amazing work.
It's much better and interesting than tv
Great video ❤❤❤ I will say prayers for your father
Constantine was actually a pretty great military commander
He was called 'Constantine the great' show some f_cking respect or the boys from 'IV Flavia and VII Claudia' will be around to 'educate' you
I did the research for the video, and since you're an enthusiast for Constantine's generalship, here is an outtake on his victory at Turin, probably his finest tactical performance!
'Constantine's army moved quickly and occupied an uphill position, but the Maxentians were undeterred. They attacked in a convex formation whose flanks extended downhill, with elite Dalmatian cavalry on the wings, infantry further towards the middle, and a large wedge formation of clibanarii, super-heavy cavalry, in the centre. The Maxentians intended to bait the Constantinians with the wedge formation and then outflank them with their wings, which may have been partly concealed by the hilly terrain. However, Constantine took personal command over his mailed cavalry and placed them in the centre of his front-line opposite the clibanarii. As the clibanarii charged, Constantine opened a gap in his own cavalry formation so as to spoil the enemy's momentum and give the impression of panic. Disordered from their wasted charge, the clibanarii found themselves facing a line of fresh infantry, and Constantine's cavalry then re-formed, cutting off their retreat. The infantry used iron-tipped clubs to batter them to death. Meanwhile, Constantine's wings advanced, obstructing the flanking manoeuvres of the Maxentians. The enemy routed, and the survivors were cut down beneath the closed gates of Turin. Turin then surrendered and the important city of Milan did likewise.'
Along with battle of tours, this battle was significant from a religious perspective.
It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage episode about Christianity dominant on the western Roman Empire and later Eastern Roman empire..through several Constantine battles victories, including Milvian bridge 312 AD capturing empire's capital ( Rome) were former religious polytheism paganism converted to monotheistic Christianity god ...thank you an excellent ( History Marche) channel for sharing this magnificent episode.
Or from one paganism to adopted paganism 3 in 1
@@izharulhaqtruthrevealed1185 God is three persons in one
@@izharulhaqtruthrevealed1185 Christianity isnt polytheistic. 3=1, not 3=3
@@jefev_ 🤔pls elaborate 3 person in one??
So if each one is Independently God. How's that not 3 Gods
@@lechungusmunch1481 how is 3=1. Hindus will say 1Million=1
Just as a large rock changes the course of a river, there have been individuals who have altered the course of history. Constantine was one of those individuals. He changed the course of history forever. He truly deserved the title of The Great.
He deserved the title of Ultimate Bane of the Empire.
@@artemo.shapovaloff5577 Lol cope ✝
@@artemo.shapovaloff5577*Whataboutism* 😂
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I had no idea the Milvian Bridge was such a hard-fought battle! Thank you for once again providing top-tier military history content.
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Another splendid offering. Thank you.
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*Fun Fact*
After the battle, Maxentius' body was fished out of the Tiber and beheaded. During the celebrations, his head was paraded through the streets of Rome for all to see. To prevent further resistance from Africa, Maxentius' head was sent to Carthage as proof of his demise.
Outstanding, as always. I'm watching this not far from Eborocum and this week it's the Ebor racing festival there.
The best of the bunch. Exciting, succinct & accurate. And it sounds like they got Illya Kuryakin to narrate!
The contemporary writer Lactantius describes the death of Maxentius in the following manner: "The bridge in his rear was broken down. At sight of that the battle grew hotter. The hand of the Lord prevailed, and the forces of Maxentius were routed. He fled towards the broken bridge; but the multitude pressing on him, he was driven headlong into the Tiber." It seems more likely that the stone bridge had been at least partially dismantled before the battle by Maxentius as a defensive measure, and that it was the temporary wooden/pontoon bridge that was subsequently used, and it was that bridge that broke at a decisive point during the rout. Stone-built Roman bridges seldom spontaneously 'break'.
Been waiting for this one! Thank you Historymarche!
Waited for this battle
Your videos are structured very well. I would suggest if you have spare time to make a Roman playlist of your videos in a timeline. Because it is hard to track the years and videos. Thank u and again I appreciate your work.
Thanks for using more historically friendly images for the figures in the video (ex: Constantine, Maxentius). Some of the previous videos have figures either strange in their entirety or off by centuries (armor).
I hope your father gets well soon, HistoryMarche! 🙏
Truly Hope that your father heals and recuperates brother. All the love & best!
Both are great : you, and the History you teach to us. Thank you ❤
Thanks for the great work , cant wait for next release
Hey History Marche, was just wondering if you could do a video on the Battle of Changping? It is considered bloodiest battle of antiquity
Another great video. Thank you. Keep up the good work.
Such a great thing you are doing with these videos! thank you! 🤝
i love this video style so much. its incredibly engaging.
FOR JESUS CHIRST! BY THIS SIGN, WE SHALL CONQUER.
. But I thought jesus said that you should love your enemies and not kill them. 😂
@@CastroJob Crusades say otherwise.
@@CastroJobhe said love thy neighbor not love thy enemy. Plenty of battles in the Bible where Gods army decimates cities.
by this sign, you shall be eaten by lions on an arena ))))
@@catshell . You are lying devil I was born in Christian family and I used to read the Bible my self so I know that in Bible jesus said to love your enemies.
But Alhamdulilla Allah the Almighty has guided me to Islam and now I am Muslim
Incredible, I always learn something!
Well researched, developed and delivered narration, and in a very enjoyable tone of voice! Thank you! Liked and subbed.
This is a great production full of depth good job
Your videos are always a delight to watch 😊👌
Thank you so much 😀
This was a great battle. Very informative!
What a momentous point in history! Thanks for a great video. 🔥⚔🙌
Glad you enjoyed it
Have you ever thought of doing the Han Dynasty with the Warring States Period? I know Dynasty Warriors is a pretty popular video game series, so why not try and do the retelling of The Battle of Hu Lao Gate, The Battle of Chi Bi (Red Cliffs), and Wu Zhang Plains?
I wish the best for you and your father and the rest of your familly, keep taking care of yourself and others close to you, do what you love
as a designer and animator i know this would take endless time and energy to produce this kind of content, respect!
Always well done lecture👍👍👍
Thanks for the effort
10/10 Video. Love your maps.
always great content! famous battle and it's good that youre finally covering it
Excellent video!
Superb analysis and animation. Thoroughly engrossing
Thank you so much 😀
@@HistoryMarche I will be watching a lot more of your videos
Great video, hope your father gets better soon ❤
Well done, as always. Well done.
Very detailed and informative ❤❤
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Thanks for more on the old world
My mouth was open in the battle LOL!!! Thank you so much for this!
Honestly, Mexentius’ goal of making Rome and Italy the focal point of the empire and not wherever the armies were probably makes him the guy we should be rooting for.
L + Christus Vincit
@@jacksonguillory8114 Laughable, cause only a hundred years after, the WRE was gone.
@@jacksonguillory8114Christ is King but if we're looking for Roman survival, Maxentius was probably the dude we should be rooting for
@ElBandito The west was doomed. Christianity slowed its downfall but there was too much going against it. The East remained a juggernaut for another millenia though so. I'd say Constantine was obviously the right choice for emperor. God choose him after all
@@KalebOfAxum12The Byzantines were a pathetic mess that suffered loss after loss after loss.
Juggernaut my ass.
It was lovely at the end 😊
I love Roman videos. :D Thank you Historymarche
Perfect time for this episode. Late Antiquity is a quite interesting and confusing period.
THANK YOU HISTORYMARCHE FOR ANOTHER ROMAN W!
There were probably many in Rome who didn't see it as a Roman win (Maxentius did quite a lot for Rome), but they knew to express their loyalty to the new ruler :P
Amazing video as always! Love these Roman videos.
Thank you very much!
Fantastic video. I thought the text at 15:29 was a bit small but everything else was perfect and I really enjoyed the story.
It's obvious that the Christian God was supporting Constantine.
HALLELUJAH PRAISE JESUS !
Since when this Christian God support a war commander, or perhaps, war itself?
@@frost3193 since the time Jews invaded Palestine after 40 years in desert )))
Remember the Old Testament. And as in any other religion, the Abrahamic God of the main monotheistic religions is far from “all sweet and nice”. Existence is tough, and the darkest parts of the human spirit and pivotal moments of civilization, including an unbearable amount of death and destruction, have been linked with either divine support or divine guidance. But it’s human at its very core, to kill each other for ideology, power, resources. And yet again people today claim to be better than the barbarism of the last 2 millennia, when Ukraine, Gaza and other conflicts prove otherwise. War is not God’s calling, but a terrible act linked with humanity’s darker nature.
Romans often believed in visions (e.g. the Dioscuri fighting in the battle of Lake Regillus), so it is likely true that Constantine believed he had a vision and possibly embellished it. But as classicists have persuasively argued (Peter Weiss, Timothy Barnes, etc), his vision was initially believed by the emperor to be Apollo.
But if one does believe that the Christian god chose Constantine over Maxentius, note that both emperors had helped the Christians greatly through tolerance edicts and property restitution. In fact, Maxentius was possibly the first emperor to explicitly overturn the Tetrarchic persecution of Christians in 308, whereas some have argued that, prior to Galerius' toleration edict in 311, Constantine had simply ignored the persecution orders (although Lactantius claims that Constantine issued a toleration edict in 306).
This is the 5,000th day asking for Hannibals campaign to be finished !!
One of your best!
Good show mate!
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video well, done
Very well done.
Thank you! Cheers!
i absolutely love this channel.
This is an amazing channel. Only thing I am really missing and often checking with the map are distances. Like how far are those towns from each other. How far are the battle lines? Armies separated only by a field means hundred meters or 5 kilometers?
I am not downplaying it, but Constantine really had no 'tactical advantages' here. Outnumbered, no flanks, on an open field, against soldiers who were similarly trained to throw spears, darts, and other weapons to fairly great effect; so even if you suppose his soldiers were stronger, projectiles are still going to take a some of them out of the fight. His soldiers were more veteran and they defeated more numerous soldiers from the front. It shows what veteran and better soldiers can do against lazy/untrained ones. However it's rare imo to 'get group cohesion' like that, and I think that's why Rome's legions are so famous, and same with Sparta in its original eras.. before they became more weak and decadent, and their soldiers didn't even train at that level. They actually won because of this 'against the odds' many times. "A few men" who are strong is pretty typical, mixed with levies and weaker men. "All men" who are trained as a cohesive machine or unit, defeated anything that was thrown at them. Even in the era of high casualties and gunpowder, Prussia's army was similarly trained, that is why they managed to exist while at one time attacked by 5 enemies. Even the video notes that Constantine could not bring even a large amount of his force, and even had to leave at least a few thousand to garrison cities as he went. However all things equal, the opposing side simply defeated themselves and also many of them drowned in the river. It's ironic because Constantine, even in this battle, allowed them to surrender, so almost all of those deaths at the 'actual Milvian bridge' were useless lol. The bridge itself was kindof useless except that it probably just saved Constantine some job of dealing with prisoners since they killed themselves trying to cross it.