Gotta love Fabius too, he basically went and said "I know he is a superior tactician so I won't even give him the chance, I won't outwit him I will simply prevent him from even using his genius." That is both next level thinking and pretty balls to admit, even if only to one self let alone the entire nation.
Very true, but it was a deeply unpopular tactic at the time. It would have been the modern equivalent of, say, George W. Bush deciding to engage Al Qaeda in a slow, methodical covert war that didn't involve sending massive amounts of troops/war machines to invade the Middle East. Can you imagine the post-911 US population abiding with those kinds of tactics? That's probably the level of unpopularity that Fabius saw back then, and the reason why Roman society was so willing to replace him and throw troops at Hannibal.
Fabius outsmarted Hannibal in strategy and besides when Hannibal faced worthy opponents he never crushed them or sometimes was forced to retreat or lost. He lost to Scipio at Zama , was forced to retreat 3 TIMES ! from Nola by Marcus Claudius Marcellus . Hannibal couldn't defeat Marcellus in Battle of Numistro , in Battle of Canusium Hannibal forces fell back with heavy losses - 8 000 out initial 16 000. Hannibal was outsmarted by Fabius in Tarentum campaign and Fabius saw through Hannibal's march on Rome , which tried to reveal Capua from siege , however Fabius didn't stop Capua's siege and called forces to defend Rome , which Hanninal wanted. Nero outmaneuvered Hannibal , which led to crushing Hasdrubal at Battle of Metaurus. And last , Hannibal lost to Scipio at Zama.
Today it's next level thinking and a very smart tactic but back then, military strength and charging head first into battle was how wars were won, or so they believed. Being passive and holding back wasn't a common thing and that's why Hannibal managed to push so far and kill devastate the Roman armies. You can have all the military might in the world but if your plan is just to run in and kill things that move, like the Romans did, you're not gonna win against someone who plans for that. If the Romans were less war mongering, they would have stopped Hannibal long before he got into Rome but they just assumed he would just sit and fight them because that's how they did war. Everything about warfare today pretty much stems from these great wars, after all, these people are the foundation on which the modern world rests.
Fabius countered this by selling his lands to ransom loads of roman prisioners. But not like the senate cares anyway :-D All cunning details of the Punic Wars at Flash Point History and HistoryMarche.
@@lowleypeasentmr.l8836 Dude yeah, the cold war is soo cool. You are constantly wondering what the other side might be thinking, and there is EVERYTHING to lose. Is wild to think all of that was just over half a century ago
+Rambard he was but John was smart enough to place his army right in front of a forest... There was absolutely no way he'd be encircled... Ramsay would have to fight head on
Yes, he was a great tactician, maybe the best of the Ancient World, and one of the greatest in history. But strategically, he wasn't so brilliant. He knew how to win battles, not the war, which is why in the end Rome won
Nikolay Milenkov Well to be fair most of them were mercenaries and were in for the loot, he was fighting for his nation and the oath he took to his father, so sacrifice few mercenaries for your nation's greater good is probably what he was thinking when he did those maneuvers. as harsh as it was those men would have probably died fighting the superior roman army and less would have survived. and he was doing the same things his men were doing he even lost an eye. ( i'm not a historian, im just a fan of him)
-leads his army into a battle with one of the most skilled generals in history, on open ground -loses badly -runs away from his men being slaughtered what a chad ladies and gentlemen
“To every man upon this earth. Death cometh soon or late. And how can man die better. Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods…”
Ironically it doesn't work in TW:R2 either. Honestly. it is one of the best designed games I have ever played, even if its bugs killed the whole concept at launch.
Aboy5768 This battle inspired millions of strategist afterwards, which lead to many battles being able to glim with victory and suffering less losses on the victors side. However...part of me will always detest war... ...
Aboy5768 That actually works if you have like, a gazillion times more troops and resources than your enemy. Like say, the Soviet Union did against the Nazis. The Nazis could kill one million Russians, but what are they going to do about the 10 million Russians still alive and comming to kill them?
Aboy5768 Yes and no. It depends on what you call "strength" I could be a bodybuilder, but if I'm being attacked by 100 skinny neds at the same time, I'm going to lose. I had the individual strength, but they had the strength in numbers.
If you ever played Rome total war he is teaching you how to beat it on hardest setting. These tactics are legend, I learned them from history channel. It's both.
MegaZeroX7 And they raised about 40% of their needed funds to make an episode each week. Soon, they will be partially a history channel. Can't wait for the first episode this Saturday!
Personally, I'd rather have a separate channel for that. Don't get me wrong, I love Extra History and Extra Credits, but I've had experiences in the past where I encountered a channel that made a lot of videos I liked, but also a whole bunch of other stuff I couldn't care less about which prevented me from subscribing for fear of cluttering up my feed with content I don't care about. I wish UA-cam would let us subscribe to playlists or subchannels or something...
I suppose my biggest question is... what was Carthage up to this whole time? Rome is raising Army after Army after Army. I know Hannibal is busy in Italy, okay.... what about the rest of the dudes? It's been YEARS at this point? No relief force? No naval action? no secondary expeditions? I just... all these tactical victories, with absolutely zero strategic follow up.
They were fighting Rome elsewhere... and losing. Hannibal was really the only thing keeping them in this war. Not to mention stupid politicians that would rather lose the war than see Hannibal succeed.
It was pretty much Hannibal vs Rome, while Carthage were too bussy counting their coins. That could be the ultimate teaching of the Punic Wars: no man, even a genius like Hannibal, can make the difference in a total war between two nations. The same for Napoleon.
Carthage sent some help actually. Yes, it wasn't 80 000 troops or so , but it wasn't really small either. After 1rst Punic War and Mercenarie's rebellion, majority of Carthage fleet was consisted of trade ships , not battle ones. Rome had superiority at the sea at that time , however some of Carthage troops were still able to make to Hannibal at some ports that he took , plus they expanding their territory on Spain. However, Hasdrubal Barca crossed Alps with huge forces to unite and help Hannibal in 207 BC , but was crushed by Nero at Battle of Metaurus, between , who previously outsmarted Hannibal himself.
They were deeply involved in Spain, that was the place from where the money to pay that war came (mind that the Cartaginean army was a mercenary one, so much more expensive than the Roman one). Much of the Second Punic war had been fought outside Italy. Mind too that, at that time, the Roman fleet was stronger than the Carthaginian one, so, the only way to bring reinforcements to Hannibal was to escape the Roman legions guarding the Pyrenees and cross the Alps with another army. Finally Hasdrubal managed to do it late in the war, after Spain had been lost for him, only to be slaughtered later.
I would love to see Hannibal in the new Civilian game(though i have never played any of them because I'm poor)but he was a general and not President of Carthage(I know they were the old men of Carthage but you're getting on what I'm saying right?)so it's probably unlikely but they did add a viking so maybe?
Another fact I concluded from this series: Hannibal had a big load of fan art before fan art was a thing. And that is something rare as he's neither a mythological(although he might as well be, which may be the reason) nor religious figure.
You raise the largest army Rome has ever seen and lead them to their deaths, and still have the nerve to take a horse and come back alive to Rome, leaving your men to die. Stories and events like these are when you can distinguish the lesser men like Varo from the great ones like Fabius.
+Brian_the_Fuzzy Good call. I think Cincinnatus should be one of the most famous people in all of history. I think everyone should know his name and what he did, and acknowledge that his sort of sense of honor and behavior is superior to being power-hungry. It was people like him who made that lasting memory so important to the Romans that for 500 years they did give up that power. Made it so even the most ambitious of men saw the honor in Cincinnatus' actions and personal character that they thought being remembered in some way like him was better than being remembered as even a king. Thanks for spreading his name.
Dictatorship has a very bad name in media today, which is not entirely fair. Funny enough, one of the best movies to touch that topic (if only very shortly) was Star Wars II, when Anakin argues with Padmé about this. The dictatorship has it's good sides, you instantly get rid of all the political stuff that slows down decisions and instead start getting shit done. Rome's idea of temporarily doing that was not so bad after all. To get back to Star Wars: This was, after all, the main plot of how Palpatine became the Imperator, but he lied when he said he would give back the powers once everything is fine again.
Stryke Yeah no. Star Wars II is not the best movie at doing anything, and that particular debate was far too on the nose to be intelligent. Most dictatorships (even modern ones) start with the idea that it's just temporary. Soldiers (the ones that generally throw these coups) are not interested in governing initially. But then they have all the power invested in them and they just don't give it back. BESIDES, Rome's version also failed. Remember Julius Caesar?
Ahmed Yassin Hannibal is a great example of 'Winning the Battle but Losing the War'. Its true, he was never actually defeated in open battle during his Italian campaign, but after Cannae, the Romans knew not to try and fight him in open battle. Instead, they started to dig in and fortify all their cities and towns, destroying crops, poisoning wells and generally denying Hannibal any chance to resupply himself, so his army weakenedover time without any more armies for them to actually fight. In the end, Rome beat him on the strategic level, even if they could never beat him on the tactical level.
weldonwin In addition, Scipio Africanus was Hannibal's equal, and arguably superior, in the art of war. He led a campaign in Spain to cut off the Carthaginians, and consequently Hannibal, from the wealth of their Spanish colonies. Eventually, he invaded north Africa forcing Hannibal to return to face him. and he defeated him. so its unfair to say Rome never beat Hannibal on a tactical level.
Ahmed Yassin Hannibal was excellent on the strategic level of war. He wasn't that good in the tactical level of war. The Romans were the opposite. WW2 showed the same thing. In North Africa, Montgomery was defeated by Rommel all the time on the strategic level, but Montgomery won at the end because he was better at the tactical level. Tactics always beat strategy. Always.
Kaiser Jones Yes, but at Zama Hannibal had to fight with unexperienced troops, and the Numidians (which were very important for Hannibals tactics) switched to the roman side. I think on the tactical level Hannibal did the only thing that could have won the war and destroy rome: Turn romes allied cities in italy against rome.
DAMN THIS IS SO FASCINATING!! I can't believe my teacher was able to make all this epicness sound so boring in class! HE FUCKING TRICKED ME! HE TRICKED ALL OF US STUDENTS!!!
It's a shame, isn't it? So much of history is SO AWESOME and make such great stories, but just reading about it out of a few pages of a textbook ruins how awesome it all is.
And most history teachers in my experiance.. don't wanna be history teachers but got saddled with it. Also most don't really know their history well and are only teaching from the book rather than teaching from their knowledge this makes it sound very dull.
High school student here. Can Extra History be a permanent thing? This series is fast-paced, easy to follow, concise, and has plenty of images to explain what's going on. It's absolutely brilliant. I immediately hunted down some more information on the Punic Wars. And that' from a HS student! Fantastic job, please keep it up!
It makes me almost sad to hear that Hannibal/Carthage didn't win. Goddamn, he was smart and sneaky. He outwitted the Romans every time, even in that valley with the oxen. That's fucking hilarious. Man...
Wrong Wrong Wrong. He did not outwit Scipio Africanus, the person B H Liddell Hart called the GREATEST GENERAL, EVER. FYI, B H Liddell Hart is one the foremost military historians of the 20th Century. Read his book on Scipio. 1. Scipio NEVER lost a battle. Hannibal lost several after his initial run of success. 2. Scipio BEAT Hannibal, on Hannibal's home ground, AND while being outnumbered. 3. Hannibal LOST to several Roman generals in different battles. I am so sick of hearing how great he was, when a better general beat him in that war.
+Horacious Barelian There were 2 seasons of Rome, though initially they had planned 5. They cancelled it not because it was unpopular, but because the flamboyant settings and the huge armies necessary were too expensive.
Nah Hannibal was a way better militaty mind. And what i find odd about Robb stark is that people say that he never lost a battle. But tecnically seen he never really fought one.
I read the Books aswell(i like the show better) but i couldnt recall any real battle(not counting the ambush) that he faught. Could you refresh y mind plz
First there was of course the ambush of Jaime's forces at the Whispering Wood, but then (I'm using the wiki for this because despite remembering there were more battles I didn't remember the specifics) he lifted the siege of riverrun, then won battles at Oxcross, Ashemark, and the Crag (where he met Jeyne after being injured). He didn't fight a ton of battles but he did win them all.
The pictures used at 08:37, 08:39, 08:52, 08:53 and 09:17 are from a documentary/live action drama combination by the BBC called Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare. It is certainly worth watching.
Please god more, by the Greek, Roman, and Punic Pantheon, they all demand MOAR! Seriously i love this stuff. I would enjoy to see your outlook on the hundred years war.
It's insane, I agree, such as rebuilding a fleet in a record-time of three weeks(!) instead of up to half a year's time. HIstory is full of wondrous, strange, exemplary events.
now imagine Hannibal wouldn`t have lost 76.000 man during he has passed the alpes. if he would have had 90.000 soldiers instead of 26.000 after that im sure there wouldn`t have been a way for rome to win this war... No Way
Matt Ryan You deem Hannibal to not be a military genius because he brought elephants....despite all that was just mentioned in the video and other historical records pertaining to him...right.
Matt Ryan And? He still decimated the Romans despite all of what you stated, I don't see why all of what you said doesn't make Hannibal a Military Genius. Hell yeah you said he relied on Super Weapons no? But he did Canae without elephants
Matt Ryan Oh, yeah, this dude relied on "super weapons". It doesn't matter that almost all 38 elephants died when they crossed the Alps. How in the world could Hannibal have survived without his precious elephants! Oh, he occupied most of Italy for 15 years? Won a battle where he the enemy had TWICE the men he had? That doesn't matter. He was stupid because he had to feed elephants, which BY THE WAY slowed him down. I mean, seriously, if he ditched those elephants he would've had a better chance.
+TheJCprogrammer Luna I don't see anything wrong with that logic. Hannibal DID end up losing, and at the end of his time in Rome it became a war of attrition. He never had enough men at any one time to march on Rome. Sure the man's a genius already, but it's very possible that had he not have brought the elephants along on the Alps march, he may have actually done even better in the long run. Who knows?
"Hannibal DID end up losing" - When he was recalled. " and at the end of his time in Rome it became a war of attrition." - Attrition plagued his forces alright, but it didn't decimate his army. "He never had enough men at any one time to march on Rome" - Nope. He did have enough men to march on Rome. "but it's very possible that had he not have brought the elephants along on the Alps march, he may have actually done even better in the long run." - Seriously? You know what? I'm not even gonna try anymore. Just do what gotta do.
I find it so surprising that a UA-cam channel (no offense) teaches history a lot better than some teachers, also you teach it in a way that is interesting. Well done, I should show this to my teacher someday.
Fabian tactic was used by Field Marshal Yuan Chong Huan - the last hope of Ming Dynasty in 1629 when the Jurchens invaded and attempt to lay siege to Beijing. While Yuan eventually was able to drive the Jurchens away, he was later arrested by the emperor on suspicion of collaborating with the enemies by tailing them and not attacking, allowing the Jurchens to wreck havoc in the countryside. When he was executed, the people rush to buy a piece of his meat to be eaten raw as a display of utmost hatred. Today, Yuan is hailed as a misunderstood hero. Just amazed to see the same tactics invented independently across time and civilization...
Fire Oxens was also used by the Chinese during the warring state by the state of Qi. Their tail was burnt while horns were affixed with daggers and knives and the enemies just scattered...
We need another series on History! History has so much more awesome to give, plenty of possibilities for another history series. Some suggestions: Genghis Khan's conquests The 300 spartans (maybe more commonly known by 300) Salladin of Arabia Norse/Greek/Egyptian mythology and much more :)
This Series is ABSOLUTELY AWESOME, I love your usual episodes about games etc, but the historical content you created for this series is impeccable. Its so easy to understand and yet you show in a few sentences, the complexity of the conflict in a very entertaining way. WELL DONE GUYS !
I must say, this is amazing. Thank you guys for doing such an awesome job and thank you to the creators of Total War: Rome II, Creative Assembly for allowing this awesome project to exist. The music was great, the script was great, and the art did a great job at illustrating the emphasis of the narration. The only thing I would like to see is when dealing with battle strategy some animation was used to help explain what was being narrated. 9.5 out of 10 Amazing job guys!
10:26 imagine being a Roman soldier at that battle, right in the front and center of it. Just imagine killing an enemy soldier and, in the one second of rest you have before the next soldier comes charging at you, you look around and see that somehow, you're being surrounded. Even if you survived, no matter how many battles you'd been through, that kind of shit changes a man.
I learned about these wars and never gave them enough credit. You guys do a great job and really make the story come to life. I hope you are able to keep producing these so that I can keep gaining the knowledge of why somethings are the way they are today, and learn about some EPIC people along the way. I just wanna say, Thank You! :)
I must say that these movies are absolutely, positively incredible. I already liked Extra Credits a fair bit, but seeing you guys branch out into something other than just game design theory and story/character building concepts really feels wonderfully new. I would be incredibly happy if, at the conclusion of Extra History, you guys either created a sub-series or, say, started a Kickstarter so that you could fund this alternate series.
I love these. I already loved extra credits. This gets people talking about history.. I wish I had these videos when I was learning about Rome and Punic wars etc. good job. Keep it up.
This whole series has been great!~ I can't say I have ever been this excited to learn more about a war I had only tangentially heard about until now. I can't wait for the last part! Please keep making this kind of stuff!
Listening to this, I am amazed at the similarities with the Battle of Cowpens. In that case, they kind of combined the strategies by letting themselves be "chased" across a river, which meant the British could not bring their artillery into play, then they "fell back" so that the attackers became dis-organized, and then stiffened up in time to allow the Cavalry to descend on the enemy flanks. The British losses likely led to the final defeat at Yorktown.
I have gained a new respect for Roman honor. A Dictator, giving his power back to the people when he's no longer needed. Imagine a Dictator doing that today.
“Cornelius, do not waste in useless pity the few moments left in which to escape from the hands of the enemy. Go. Announce publicly to the Senate that they must fortify Rome and make its defenses strong. Before the victorious army approaches, and tell Fabius privately that I have ever remembered his precepts in life and death. Suffer me to breath my last among my slaughtered soliders.” ~Paullus dying from his injuries after the massacre at Cannae talking to his second in command Cornelius. Those are some badass last words.
This series of videos has brought history to life in such an incredibly real and intense way that I'm angry that I never had the chance to experience history like this when I was studying it in school. It would be really great if you guys could continue this video series, even after you finish The Second Punic War.
This! I know how much work you guys already do, but seriously, if history had been presented like this in school, I would've had straight A+ grades! Plus it doubles as great inspiration for those who make and play games.
I don't know if you actually read these, but this series of videos got me to decide to write my history term paper on the Punic wars. Awesome job guys, it's really helping in my classes.
I love your history episodes! If this was it's own channel I'd watch every episode! I remember in one random episode you guys brought up the battle of Sekigahara. I'd love to hear you guys break down some Japanese history. The Shogun's power over the Emperor, shinobi infiltrations, a nation divided, and an all out war for full control of Japan. I studied a little bit but can't wrap my head around it all!! But I know that that's an epic story worth making a game about!!
Could some history buff help me with my question? After the huge loss of Hannibal's troops upon passing the alps, how did he have such a large force to face Rome's largest army with? How did he ensure all his troops were up to scratch given the pretty quick turnover?
moonturkey The above answer is correct in terms of the gauls, however as far as I know Hannibal never got any reinforcements directly from Carthage, at least before Cannae. However he did get plenty from Northern Italy and after Cannae from Capua and a few other Roman Cities who defected to him.
+moonturkey Hannibal recruited new troops mostly from among the local peasants in Gaul and Northern Italy, and then he trained them up himself, despite speaking entirely different languages. Hannibal's ability to amass and train such a diverse army that spoke many different languages, from across Europe and North Africa, was a major accomplishment unheard of at the time.
+The Learned Soldier It was a documentary by the BBC which basically is a movie of everything that happened in this video, it's online for free just google Hannibal BBC.
essentially, Roman Dictatorship is what we know now as state of exception. It is constitutionally established by chiefs of state and authorized by Congress to deal with war or massive social disturbances, while returning to full democratic law after the disturbances were fading. Yet, in recent years we know dictators to be corrupt autocrats because of misuse of this policy.
THANK YOU for these! When I was in high school, the Punic Wars were my favorite, but they fell from my memory through college and the rest of life. It's so great to re-learn this part of history, which has so much drama, so much wisdom and hamartia, so much loyalty and honor and hubris. Fantastic!
The more I watched the series and see how far we SHOULD have progressed, the more saddened I am at the world today. We've been through this, hundreds and hundreds of times, yet we are falling into the exact same traps over and over again. There's a big huge protest in my country right now. I often hear people quoting (and much more often misquoting) things about the Romans, or the English law, or the French out of context. Those poor millions upon millions who died in the wars throughout history hoping to give us a better life now must be turning in their graves.
Fantastic work, this is one of my favorite historical periods and you guys presented it fantastic. I didn't even want the new Total War but I actually might consider it. Smart move Creative Assembly... smart move.
My history teacher isn't so bad, he made this interesting when he talked about it. (Of course I always have loved history, but also he left some stuff out.) Well... He is a bit... Eccentric... The man dons a robe and practically dances around the room whenever he talks...
oh man i really love the extra history videos u guys have done so far! i really hope extra credits does more history related or just stuff outside of games (i still love the games videos btw), it's a great diversion and viewers just learn more and have a chance to expand their general knowledge 8)
Justice Hannibal traveled south through the marshes to evade Gaius's northward attack. He defeated Gaius's troops just north of Rome at Lake Trasimene. He continued southward past Rome, ravaging the countryside as he went, as Fabius employed his tactics. Hannibal evaded Roan troops once again at Ager Falernus, in south Italy. Minucius's troops were soundly wooped at Geronium (also in south Italy), saved by Fabius's men. And then Vero attacked Hannibal at Cannae, a bit further south in Italy. I hope I've explained well enough.
Monocle Enthusiast Yea, I later did a bit more research and found out he just marched past rome to go south. But why did he march past Rome and not sack the city??
Truth Because he didn't have the supplies or the men to take one of the biggest cities in the world, and he knew that attacking Rome would only make them stronger, as the senate would have to put aside all their differences and fight together to defend the city. Also besieging the city leaves him unable to manoeuvre around Italy and destroy the Roman resources.
Truth From what I have researched I think it was that he wanted to wait and have Rome beg to him also I believe he wanted to wait until he had Rome's allies against it. I may be wrong but I think that's the case based on what I've learned
Gotta love Fabius too, he basically went and said "I know he is a superior tactician so I won't even give him the chance, I won't outwit him I will simply prevent him from even using his genius." That is both next level thinking and pretty balls to admit, even if only to one self let alone the entire nation.
Sometimes the best offense is a good defense.
+1503nemanja
Y'know, the Fabian Society pretty much rules the world right now.
Strategy>Tactics
Very true, but it was a deeply unpopular tactic at the time. It would have been the modern equivalent of, say, George W. Bush deciding to engage Al Qaeda in a slow, methodical covert war that didn't involve sending massive amounts of troops/war machines to invade the Middle East. Can you imagine the post-911 US population abiding with those kinds of tactics? That's probably the level of unpopularity that Fabius saw back then, and the reason why Roman society was so willing to replace him and throw troops at Hannibal.
Fabius outsmarted Hannibal in strategy and besides when Hannibal faced worthy opponents he never crushed them or sometimes was forced to retreat or lost. He lost to Scipio at Zama , was forced to retreat 3 TIMES ! from Nola by Marcus Claudius Marcellus . Hannibal couldn't defeat Marcellus in Battle of Numistro , in Battle of Canusium Hannibal forces fell back with heavy losses - 8 000 out initial 16 000. Hannibal was outsmarted by Fabius in Tarentum campaign and Fabius saw through Hannibal's march on Rome , which tried to reveal Capua from siege , however Fabius didn't stop Capua's siege and called forces to defend Rome , which Hanninal wanted. Nero outmaneuvered Hannibal , which led to crushing Hasdrubal at Battle of Metaurus. And last , Hannibal lost to Scipio at Zama.
Today it's next level thinking and a very smart tactic but back then, military strength and charging head first into battle was how wars were won, or so they believed. Being passive and holding back wasn't a common thing and that's why Hannibal managed to push so far and kill devastate the Roman armies. You can have all the military might in the world but if your plan is just to run in and kill things that move, like the Romans did, you're not gonna win against someone who plans for that. If the Romans were less war mongering, they would have stopped Hannibal long before he got into Rome but they just assumed he would just sit and fight them because that's how they did war. Everything about warfare today pretty much stems from these great wars, after all, these people are the foundation on which the modern world rests.
Not burning Fabius's land is just the greatest thing ever. xD
Hannibal was great at reading his enemy. Stoking enmities between Roman if possible. Tempting enemy armies to go where he wanted them to go.
He wanted to make Fabius so unpopular with the Roman people that they'd just remove him from command. And apparently, he did.
Fabius countered this by selling his lands to ransom loads of roman prisioners. But not like the senate cares anyway :-D All cunning details of the Punic Wars at Flash Point History and HistoryMarche.
"Remember our 'secret deal'."
@@Kuronosa "Whelp ya gotta admit, he's a genius"
Amazing. I'm on the edge of my seat desperate to find out what IS GOING to happen almost 2000 YEARS AGO.
Well done, Extra Credits. Well done.
What do you mean, almost?
4000 years ago mate
That happens with the Cuban missile crisis for me.
@@_solaris_4057 no.
@@lowleypeasentmr.l8836 Dude yeah, the cold war is soo cool. You are constantly wondering what the other side might be thinking, and there is EVERYTHING to lose. Is wild to think all of that was just over half a century ago
That moment in the Battle of Canae when you realize what Hannibal was doing. Damn, what a genius.
Saw the battle of the bastards in GoT the other day? It's a modified version of Battle of Cannae.
what is your thumbnail, ian?
ShyanTheLegend
It's a lighthouse.
+Rambard he was but John was smart enough to place his army right in front of a forest... There was absolutely no way he'd be encircled... Ramsay would have to fight head on
***** yeah but in such a case of the difference in numbers and disciplined forces, Jon needed every advantage he could get, even I it wasn't 100%
man, Hannibal was an absolute genius!
Yes, he was a great tactician, maybe the best of the Ancient World, and one of the greatest in history. But strategically, he wasn't so brilliant. He knew how to win battles, not the war, which is why in the end Rome won
He did not care about his troops...I can’t really respect that
Nikolay Milenkov Well to be fair most of them were mercenaries and were in for the loot, he was fighting for his nation and the oath he took to his father, so sacrifice few mercenaries for your nation's greater good is probably what he was thinking when he did those maneuvers. as harsh as it was those men would have probably died fighting the superior roman army and less would have survived. and he was doing the same things his men were doing he even lost an eye. ( i'm not a historian, im just a fan of him)
With odds like this, most generals would just surrender.He did unthinckable... twice
No one gives a shit about you're political views
11:59 When the doucebag who got everyone killed is the only one to make it out alive.
When u tell ur team rush b and u wait for every one to go and die
ziyad rush *mid, to fit the story. ;-)
You mean 12:01
Roman politicians' pride would get the Romans in trouble again at Arausio in 106 BC.
-leads his army into a battle with one of the most skilled generals in history, on open ground
-loses badly
-runs away from his men being slaughtered
what a chad ladies and gentlemen
If nothing else, some of the Romans in this story show the very Roman trait of dying like badasses.
GriffinPilgrim I clicked on your name and you seem to not have uploaded in 4 years
why's that
GriffinPilgrim I know
Moral of the whole war? Don't send a Pettigrew (dumbass gryffindor) to fight a Slytherin (Hannibal.)
“To every man upon this earth. Death cometh soon or late. And how can man die better. Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods…”
Yeah I'm sure all of the Roman soldiers at Cannae felt so happy about "dying like badasses", whatever that means.
Moron...
this video really showed how Romes "Throw everything we have at it." way of attacking stands up to real strategy
Ironically it doesn't work in TW:R2 either. Honestly. it is one of the best designed games I have ever played, even if its bugs killed the whole concept at launch.
Aboy5768
This battle inspired millions of strategist afterwards, which lead to many battles being able to glim with victory and suffering less losses on the victors side.
However...part of me will always detest war... ...
Aboy5768 That actually works if you have like, a gazillion times more troops and resources than your enemy. Like say, the Soviet Union did against the Nazis. The Nazis could kill one million Russians, but what are they going to do about the 10 million Russians still alive and comming to kill them?
doesnt matter if your stronger, if your enemy is that much smarter
Aboy5768
Yes and no. It depends on what you call "strength" I could be a bodybuilder, but if I'm being attacked by 100 skinny neds at the same time, I'm going to lose. I had the individual strength, but they had the strength in numbers.
As much as I love video games, I want extra credits to become a history channel.
If you ever played Rome total war he is teaching you how to beat it on hardest setting. These tactics are legend, I learned them from history channel. It's both.
With your help, THEY CAN! :D
/watch?v=SZPT-sCSFq0&list=UUCODtTcd5M1JavPCOr_Uydg
They are now going to be making more extra history and have a Patreon page!
MegaZeroX7 And they raised about 40% of their needed funds to make an episode each week. Soon, they will be partially a history channel. Can't wait for the first episode this Saturday!
Personally, I'd rather have a separate channel for that. Don't get me wrong, I love Extra History and Extra Credits, but I've had experiences in the past where I encountered a channel that made a lot of videos I liked, but also a whole bunch of other stuff I couldn't care less about which prevented me from subscribing for fear of cluttering up my feed with content I don't care about. I wish UA-cam would let us subscribe to playlists or subchannels or something...
I suppose my biggest question is... what was Carthage up to this whole time?
Rome is raising Army after Army after Army. I know Hannibal is busy in Italy, okay.... what about the rest of the dudes? It's been YEARS at this point? No relief force? No naval action? no secondary expeditions? I just... all these tactical victories, with absolutely zero strategic follow up.
They were fighting Rome elsewhere... and losing. Hannibal was really the only thing keeping them in this war. Not to mention stupid politicians that would rather lose the war than see Hannibal succeed.
It was pretty much Hannibal vs Rome, while Carthage were too bussy counting their coins. That could be the ultimate teaching of the Punic Wars: no man, even a genius like Hannibal, can make the difference in a total war between two nations. The same for Napoleon.
Who knows maybe if he took rome it would have been a difference
Carthage sent some help actually. Yes, it wasn't 80 000 troops or so , but it wasn't really small either. After 1rst Punic War and Mercenarie's rebellion, majority of Carthage fleet was consisted of trade ships , not battle ones. Rome had superiority at the sea at that time , however some of Carthage troops were still able to make to Hannibal at some ports that he took , plus they expanding their territory on Spain. However, Hasdrubal Barca crossed Alps with huge forces to unite and help Hannibal in 207 BC , but was crushed by Nero at Battle of Metaurus, between , who previously outsmarted Hannibal himself.
They were deeply involved in Spain, that was the place from where the money to pay that war came (mind that the Cartaginean army was a mercenary one, so much more expensive than the Roman one). Much of the Second Punic war had been fought outside Italy. Mind too that, at that time, the Roman fleet was stronger than the Carthaginian one, so, the only way to bring reinforcements to Hannibal was to escape the Roman legions guarding the Pyrenees and cross the Alps with another army. Finally Hasdrubal managed to do it late in the war, after Spain had been lost for him, only to be slaughtered later.
Hanibal op pls nerf
They already did. He lost more than 2/3 of his army in the Alps.
Not if I'M playing him.
I would love to see Hannibal in the new Civilian game(though i have never played any of them because I'm poor)but he was a general and not President of Carthage(I know they were the old men of Carthage but you're getting on what I'm saying right?)so it's probably unlikely but they did add a viking so maybe?
Well, the Vikings are Scandinavian like Finnish or Norwegian sooooo........yeah they are basically those 2
that I said earlier.
He’s the BO2 Remington, no matter how much you nerf him he’s still Op
Another fact I concluded from this series: Hannibal had a big load of fan art before fan art was a thing. And that is something rare as he's neither a mythological(although he might as well be, which may be the reason) nor religious figure.
You raise the largest army Rome has ever seen and lead them to their deaths, and still have the nerve to take a horse and come back alive to Rome, leaving your men to die. Stories and events like these are when you can distinguish the lesser men like Varo from the great ones like Fabius.
Wow, gotta love both Fabius and Hannibul
+Adam Borison hannibul the derp king
It's weird how Fabius isn't generally considered the hero of Rome.
I do love hannibal.
Ill take Fabius' head on a stick though.
Wow, Ancient Rome Dictatorship is not so bad.
+Việt Trung Trần Look up Cincinnatus sometime, for one of the most iconic examples :)
Thank, look up for it right now.
+Brian_the_Fuzzy Good call. I think Cincinnatus should be one of the most famous people in all of history. I think everyone should know his name and what he did, and acknowledge that his sort of sense of honor and behavior is superior to being power-hungry. It was people like him who made that lasting memory so important to the Romans that for 500 years they did give up that power. Made it so even the most ambitious of men saw the honor in Cincinnatus' actions and personal character that they thought being remembered in some way like him was better than being remembered as even a king.
Thanks for spreading his name.
Dictatorship has a very bad name in media today, which is not entirely fair. Funny enough, one of the best movies to touch that topic (if only very shortly) was Star Wars II, when Anakin argues with Padmé about this. The dictatorship has it's good sides, you instantly get rid of all the political stuff that slows down decisions and instead start getting shit done. Rome's idea of temporarily doing that was not so bad after all. To get back to Star Wars: This was, after all, the main plot of how Palpatine became the Imperator, but he lied when he said he would give back the powers once everything is fine again.
Stryke Yeah no. Star Wars II is not the best movie at doing anything, and that particular debate was far too on the nose to be intelligent. Most dictatorships (even modern ones) start with the idea that it's just temporary. Soldiers (the ones that generally throw these coups) are not interested in governing initially. But then they have all the power invested in them and they just don't give it back.
BESIDES, Rome's version also failed. Remember Julius Caesar?
this WAS PURE GENIUS .... this guy was like an Einstein of war . how was such a man defeated ....
Ahmed Yassin Hannibal is a great example of 'Winning the Battle but Losing the War'. Its true, he was never actually defeated in open battle during his Italian campaign, but after Cannae, the Romans knew not to try and fight him in open battle. Instead, they started to dig in and fortify all their cities and towns, destroying crops, poisoning wells and generally denying Hannibal any chance to resupply himself, so his army weakenedover time without any more armies for them to actually fight. In the end, Rome beat him on the strategic level, even if they could never beat him on the tactical level.
weldonwin In addition, Scipio Africanus was Hannibal's equal, and arguably superior, in the art of war. He led a campaign in Spain to cut off the Carthaginians, and consequently Hannibal, from the wealth of their Spanish colonies. Eventually, he invaded north Africa forcing Hannibal to return to face him. and he defeated him. so its unfair to say Rome never beat Hannibal on a tactical level.
Ahmed Yassin Hannibal was excellent on the strategic level of war. He wasn't that good in the tactical level of war. The Romans were the opposite. WW2 showed the same thing. In North Africa, Montgomery was defeated by Rommel all the time on the strategic level, but Montgomery won at the end because he was better at the tactical level. Tactics always beat strategy. Always.
Kaiser Jones Yes, but at Zama Hannibal had to fight with unexperienced troops, and the Numidians (which were very important for Hannibals tactics) switched to the roman side.
I think on the tactical level Hannibal did the only thing that could have won the war and destroy rome: Turn romes allied cities in italy against rome.
Omega0850 I'd agree. another is the Carthaginian government didn't really support Hannibal's efforts in Italy
DAMN THIS IS SO FASCINATING!!
I can't believe my teacher was able to make all this epicness sound so boring in class!
HE FUCKING TRICKED ME! HE TRICKED ALL OF US STUDENTS!!!
It's a shame, isn't it? So much of history is SO AWESOME and make such great stories, but just reading about it out of a few pages of a textbook ruins how awesome it all is.
History in class seems to be more about politics and civics than warfare. Thats what makes it boring
Karan Trivedi That's true. One thing I always noticed in school is that the more history goes on, the more boring it gets.
And most history teachers in my experiance.. don't wanna be history teachers but got saddled with it. Also most don't really know their history well and are only teaching from the book rather than teaching from their knowledge this makes it sound very dull.
History teachers like Extra Credits would be sooooo awesome.
Hannibal was such a badass.
Fuck that was a good few minutes at the end there. I was totally transfixed. Epic work guys!
same
Varro: make Rome great again.
Hadrian's wall.... It's in Britannia though
it do seem like someone we know lol
Someone should tell Trump that he is ripping off someone else's wall.
@Faith Hernandez except justinian was a good leader and the eastern roman empire thrived under him
@@corvus2512 To be fair, no modern politician will ever be as great as Justinian.
Wow, I had no idea about the inverted crescent. That was brilliant.
Climb the unclimbable, cross the uncrossable, row row, fight the power!
Who the hell do you think he is? That is HANNIBAL! LEADER OF THE
+Master of Mundus UNSTOPPABLE CARTHAGINIAN ARMY!
Who the hell do you think I am? Strike at me, who strikes at you!
ROW ROW, FIGHT THE POWAH!
High school student here.
Can Extra History be a permanent thing? This series is fast-paced, easy to follow, concise, and has plenty of images to explain what's going on. It's absolutely brilliant.
I immediately hunted down some more information on the Punic Wars. And that' from a HS student! Fantastic job, please keep it up!
Imagine the moral boost Hannibal's troops gained..also Sun Zhou eat your heart out XD
+Jonathan Johhny I get that no-one likes a pedantic person, but technically it's Sun Tzu
@@luckyaway9665 You're damn right
when i realized what Hannibal was doing at Cannae i was like holy shit that's genius.
Hannibal was a terrifying man.
It makes me almost sad to hear that Hannibal/Carthage didn't win. Goddamn, he was smart and sneaky. He outwitted the Romans every time, even in that valley with the oxen. That's fucking hilarious. Man...
Yeah I know. I just thought Hannibal was so genius, it feels disappointing that he shouldn't get to win. But such is life.
subwayvesubscriber I hate Carthage with a fûcking passion. Why didn't they send more troops? It doesn't make any sense.
He could probably have burned Rome to the ground unopposed if he tried.
subwayvesubscriber he was defeted and killed himself at the end, Carthage is no more and the wall of Rome are still there
Wrong Wrong Wrong. He did not outwit Scipio Africanus, the person B H Liddell Hart called the GREATEST GENERAL, EVER. FYI, B H Liddell Hart is one the foremost military historians of the 20th Century. Read his book on Scipio.
1. Scipio NEVER lost a battle. Hannibal lost several after his initial run of success.
2. Scipio BEAT Hannibal, on Hannibal's home ground, AND while being outnumbered.
3. Hannibal LOST to several Roman generals in different battles.
I am so sick of hearing how great he was, when a better general beat him in that war.
It's amazing how hannibal turn the tables in most of the battles he command against the romans, it's pure awesome. Great video guys
Extra History: The abridged history of the world, volume 1.
I would pay money for this. PLEASE tell me I am not the only one.
I don't think anyone WOULDN'T pay for it.
That's actually a great idea
HBO please? It will trump Game of Thrones.
Yes,yes,yes
+Tianming Zhao Well there used to be a show called Rome on HBO but after season 1 they drop it. The irony is that it paved the way for Game of Thrones
+Horacious Barelian There were 2 seasons of Rome, though initially they had planned 5. They cancelled it not because it was unpopular, but because the flamboyant settings and the huge armies necessary were too expensive.
MarcianusImperator Yeah i remember reading about it some where. The actor were all up but the cost were too much
Trump? Donald trump?
ahhh hannibal, the robb stark of antiquity.
Ha
Nah Hannibal was a way better militaty mind. And what i find odd about Robb stark is that people say that he never lost a battle. But tecnically seen he never really fought one.
Hannibal Bastian I haven't watched the show so I don't know if its different from the books, but in the books he fought and won multiple battles.
I read the Books aswell(i like the show better) but i couldnt recall any real battle(not counting the ambush) that he faught. Could you refresh y mind plz
First there was of course the ambush of Jaime's forces at the Whispering Wood, but then (I'm using the wiki for this because despite remembering there were more battles I didn't remember the specifics) he lifted the siege of riverrun, then won battles at Oxcross, Ashemark, and the Crag (where he met Jeyne after being injured). He didn't fight a ton of battles but he did win them all.
16 new legions! 16! Where do you find that many men, let alone supplies!
But I don't have imperium lvl 6
+Hardûn Rome.... You could find that in Rome....
+Hardûn Conscription at its best.
PEW i thought he Said 60
well, Rome was gigantic back then. They had half of europe, northern africa and the middle east under their control.
The pictures used at 08:37, 08:39, 08:52, 08:53 and 09:17 are from a documentary/live action drama combination by the BBC called Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare. It is certainly worth watching.
That's a great suggestion, thank you! They're now in the "Educational" category. -Soraya
Damn. I never learned what a badass Hannibal was in school.
Anyone here after oversiplified history of the second punic wars?
Yup
me and i def see the similarities lol
yes😂
Me
Please god more, by the Greek, Roman, and Punic Pantheon, they all demand MOAR!
Seriously i love this stuff. I would enjoy to see your outlook on the hundred years war.
I have good news for you :)
What impresses me is the way the romans always get a new stronger army after every major loss
It's insane, I agree, such as rebuilding a fleet in a record-time of three weeks(!) instead of up to half a year's time. HIstory is full of wondrous, strange, exemplary events.
The nature and ambiance of this video is amazing. AND HOLY SHIT HE CUT HIS OWN EYE OUT!?!
At this point, it seems impossible for Hannibal to not win. But maybe that warning to fortify payed off. I have to keep watching!
*cough* maybe that Scipio Afrikanus guy finally gets listened to *cough*
I see exactly how beautiful the inverted crescent is.. Great series but wow, you've got me looking up battle of Cannae breakdowns now
The one done by Battles BC was a good representation imo.
now imagine Hannibal wouldn`t have lost 76.000 man during he has passed the alpes. if he would have had 90.000 soldiers instead of 26.000 after that im sure there wouldn`t have been a way for rome to win this war... No Way
Matt Ryan You deem Hannibal to not be a military genius because he brought elephants....despite all that was just mentioned in the video and other historical records pertaining to him...right.
Matt Ryan And? He still decimated the Romans despite all of what you stated, I don't see why all of what you said doesn't make Hannibal a Military Genius. Hell yeah you said he relied on Super Weapons no? But he did Canae without elephants
Matt Ryan Oh, yeah, this dude relied on "super weapons". It doesn't matter that almost all 38 elephants died when they crossed the Alps. How in the world could Hannibal have survived without his precious elephants! Oh, he occupied most of Italy for 15 years? Won a battle where he the enemy had TWICE the men he had? That doesn't matter. He was stupid because he had to feed elephants, which BY THE WAY slowed him down. I mean, seriously, if he ditched those elephants he would've had a better chance.
+TheJCprogrammer Luna I don't see anything wrong with that logic. Hannibal DID end up losing, and at the end of his time in Rome it became a war of attrition. He never had enough men at any one time to march on Rome. Sure the man's a genius already, but it's very possible that had he not have brought the elephants along on the Alps march, he may have actually done even better in the long run. Who knows?
"Hannibal DID end up losing" - When he was recalled.
" and at the end of his time in Rome it became a war of attrition." - Attrition plagued his forces alright, but it didn't decimate his army.
"He never had enough men at any one time to march on Rome" - Nope. He did have enough men to march on Rome.
"but it's very possible that had he not have brought the elephants along on the Alps march, he may have actually done even better in the long run." - Seriously? You know what? I'm not even gonna try anymore. Just do what gotta do.
Traversing the swamp's only issue muatve been Shrek.
Nick Tuskey It's all hannibal now.
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2dank4me m8
I've learned more from a youtube video series funded by Ubisoft in the past hour than i've learned from the past year of the History channel.
SEGA. Not Ubisoft.
Damn this is some Game of Thrones shit up in here
I'm named after a tactical movment?
Fabian Waddington no, the strategy was named after you
oh damn
I find it so surprising that a UA-cam channel (no offense) teaches history a lot better than some teachers, also you teach it in a way that is interesting. Well done, I should show this to my teacher someday.
Fabian tactic was used by Field Marshal Yuan Chong Huan - the last hope of Ming Dynasty in 1629 when the Jurchens invaded and attempt to lay siege to Beijing. While Yuan eventually was able to drive the Jurchens away, he was later arrested by the emperor on suspicion of collaborating with the enemies by tailing them and not attacking, allowing the Jurchens to wreck havoc in the countryside. When he was executed, the people rush to buy a piece of his meat to be eaten raw as a display of utmost hatred. Today, Yuan is hailed as a misunderstood hero. Just amazed to see the same tactics invented independently across time and civilization...
Fire Oxens was also used by the Chinese during the warring state by the state of Qi. Their tail was burnt while horns were affixed with daggers and knives and the enemies just scattered...
We need another series on History!
History has so much more awesome to give, plenty of possibilities for another history series.
Some suggestions:
Genghis Khan's conquests
The 300 spartans (maybe more commonly known by 300)
Salladin of Arabia
Norse/Greek/Egyptian mythology
and much more :)
This Series is ABSOLUTELY AWESOME,
I love your usual episodes about games etc,
but the historical content you created for this series is impeccable.
Its so easy to understand and yet you show in a few sentences, the complexity of the conflict in a very entertaining way.
WELL DONE GUYS !
so this is why napoleon loved hannibal...
I must say, this is amazing.
Thank you guys for doing such an awesome job and thank you to the creators of Total War: Rome II, Creative Assembly for allowing this awesome project to exist. The music was great, the script was great, and the art did a great job at illustrating the emphasis of the narration.
The only thing I would like to see is when dealing with battle strategy some animation was used to help explain what was being narrated.
9.5 out of 10
Amazing job guys!
10:56, yeah sure. Not enough space to use their swords anymore, but they're totally able to dig hole into the ground.
What an exciting piece of storytelling. I never get tired of this. Love Extra History with Dave.
10:26 imagine being a Roman soldier at that battle, right in the front and center of it. Just imagine killing an enemy soldier and, in the one second of rest you have before the next soldier comes charging at you, you look around and see that somehow, you're being surrounded. Even if you survived, no matter how many battles you'd been through, that kind of shit changes a man.
I learned about these wars and never gave them enough credit. You guys do a great job and really make the story come to life. I hope you are able to keep producing these so that I can keep gaining the knowledge of why somethings are the way they are today, and learn about some EPIC people along the way. I just wanna say, Thank You! :)
I just had an epicgasm
I must say that these movies are absolutely, positively incredible. I already liked Extra Credits a fair bit, but seeing you guys branch out into something other than just game design theory and story/character building concepts really feels wonderfully new. I would be incredibly happy if, at the conclusion of Extra History, you guys either created a sub-series or, say, started a Kickstarter so that you could fund this alternate series.
Oversimplified gave this video a second wind
I have never found history so interesting before.
You guys actually managed to make learning history amusing.
Now we wait 1 year
I love these. I already loved extra credits. This gets people talking about history.. I wish I had these videos when I was learning about Rome and Punic wars etc. good job. Keep it up.
Roman army: meets Hannibal’s army head on
Hannibal: congratulations you’ve flanked yourself
Hannibal: My eye is itching!
Also Hannibal: meh just cut it out
11:38 Famous last words. 💀
This whole series has been great!~ I can't say I have ever been this excited to learn more about a war I had only tangentially heard about until now. I can't wait for the last part! Please keep making this kind of stuff!
Listening to this, I am amazed at the similarities with the Battle of Cowpens. In that case, they kind of combined the strategies by letting themselves be "chased" across a river, which meant the British could not bring their artillery into play, then they "fell back" so that the attackers became dis-organized, and then stiffened up in time to allow the Cavalry to descend on the enemy flanks. The British losses likely led to the final defeat at Yorktown.
panthersnbraves Cannae reminds me of Marathon.
panthersnbraves I've completely forgot about Cowpens. That was a brilliant battle.
I was really impressed at how they managed to so concisely explain the battles whilst keeping my understanding and interest maintained.
I have gained a new respect for Roman honor. A Dictator, giving his power back to the people when he's no longer needed. Imagine a Dictator doing that today.
“Cornelius, do not waste in useless pity the few moments left in which to escape from the hands of the enemy. Go. Announce publicly to the Senate that they must fortify Rome and make its defenses strong. Before the victorious army approaches, and tell Fabius privately that I have ever remembered his precepts in life and death. Suffer me to breath my last among my slaughtered soliders.”
~Paullus dying from his injuries after the massacre at Cannae talking to his second in command Cornelius.
Those are some badass last words.
there was a dictator who didn't give their dictatorship up, Julius ceaser he was awarded permanent dictatorship
Well he might have if he had not been murdered. Sulla was dictaror for life and he gave up his power in the end voluntarily.
This series of videos has brought history to life in such an incredibly real and intense way that I'm angry that I never had the chance to experience history like this when I was studying it in school. It would be really great if you guys could continue this video series, even after you finish The Second Punic War.
I didnt know sheev was a government official in rome during the punic wars
Erling A. Ø. Thommesen considering rome was a somewhat a republic, then yeah he is the senate
Well now you know
This! I know how much work you guys already do, but seriously, if history had been presented like this in school, I would've had straight A+ grades! Plus it doubles as great inspiration for those who make and play games.
O by ThE WaY. The Greeks did the exact same thing at marathon with weakest at centre. Against the Persians. To encircle them. Love your vids btw.
I don't know if you actually read these, but this series of videos got me to decide to write my history term paper on the Punic wars. Awesome job guys, it's really helping in my classes.
1:17 With his sword? Excessive but that does sound like something the man would do.
I love the way you tell history. It keeps the viewer intrigued, even though it happened so long ago. Keep up the great work, guys!
This is riveting!
I love your history episodes! If this was it's own channel I'd watch every episode! I remember in one random episode you guys brought up the battle of Sekigahara. I'd love to hear you guys break down some Japanese history. The Shogun's power over the Emperor, shinobi infiltrations, a nation divided, and an all out war for full control of Japan. I studied a little bit but can't wrap my head around it all!! But I know that that's an epic story worth making a game about!!
Could some history buff help me with my question?
After the huge loss of Hannibal's troops upon passing the alps, how did he have such a large force to face Rome's largest army with? How did he ensure all his troops were up to scratch given the pretty quick turnover?
Thanks for your answer. I really appreciate it.
moonturkey The above answer is correct in terms of the gauls, however as far as I know Hannibal never got any reinforcements directly from Carthage, at least before Cannae. However he did get plenty from Northern Italy and after Cannae from Capua and a few other Roman Cities who defected to him.
+moonturkey
Hannibal recruited new troops mostly from among the local peasants in Gaul and Northern Italy, and then he trained them up himself, despite speaking entirely different languages. Hannibal's ability to amass and train such a diverse army that spoke many different languages, from across Europe and North Africa, was a major accomplishment unheard of at the time.
I had a great history teacher who really made the Punic wars come alive, and even he didn't explain how epic they were.
Around nine minutes in you show a lot of scenes from a movie that obviously dealt with the battle directly. What movie was that, and is it any good?
+The Learned Soldier It was a documentary by the BBC which basically is a movie of everything that happened in this video, it's online for free just google Hannibal BBC.
Crazy how this was made 10 years ago
essentially, Roman Dictatorship is what we know now as state of exception. It is constitutionally established by chiefs of state and authorized by Congress to deal with war or massive social disturbances, while returning to full democratic law after the disturbances were fading.
Yet, in recent years we know dictators to be corrupt autocrats because of misuse of this policy.
We can attribute that the the recent empires who take a totalitarian approach to ruling their peoples
THANK YOU for these! When I was in high school, the Punic Wars were my favorite, but they fell from my memory through college and the rest of life. It's so great to re-learn this part of history, which has so much drama, so much wisdom and hamartia, so much loyalty and honor and hubris. Fantastic!
Saw the battle of the bastards in GoT the other day? It's a modified version of Battle of Cannae.
"Cornelius, do not waste in useless pity the few moments left in which to escape the hands of the enemy" are some pretty badass last words.
The more I watched the series and see how far we SHOULD have progressed, the more saddened I am at the world today.
We've been through this, hundreds and hundreds of times, yet we are falling into the exact same traps over and over again.
There's a big huge protest in my country right now. I often hear people quoting (and much more often misquoting) things about the Romans, or the English law, or the French out of context. Those poor millions upon millions who died in the wars throughout history hoping to give us a better life now must be turning in their graves.
What?
What?
Fantastic work, this is one of my favorite historical periods and you guys presented it fantastic. I didn't even want the new Total War but I actually might consider it. Smart move Creative Assembly... smart move.
My history teacher isn't so bad, he made this interesting when he talked about it. (Of course I always have loved history, but also he left some stuff out.) Well... He is a bit... Eccentric... The man dons a robe and practically dances around the room whenever he talks...
RovertNoteek Where? I must witness this.
I'm so glad I found this channel. Helps for studying but just overall, if you feel like learning something, this is the place
Hannibal is awesome!
oh man i really love the extra history videos u guys have done so far!
i really hope extra credits does more history related or just stuff outside of games (i still love the games videos btw), it's a great diversion and viewers just learn more and have a chance to expand their general knowledge 8)
Well at least that 'Co-Dictator' guy had the humility to step down after a Defeat and seeing that the Dictators plan was better than his own
Edit: oh
This series of episodes have probably been the hardest to wait for, keep checking the date hoping its time for the next one lol
I'm lost. hannibal was at the top of italy after crossing the alps. how was he suddenly at the bottom of italy for the battle of cannae?
Justice Hannibal traveled south through the marshes to evade Gaius's northward attack. He defeated Gaius's troops just north of Rome at Lake Trasimene. He continued southward past Rome, ravaging the countryside as he went, as Fabius employed his tactics. Hannibal evaded Roan troops once again at Ager Falernus, in south Italy. Minucius's troops were soundly wooped at Geronium (also in south Italy), saved by Fabius's men. And then Vero attacked Hannibal at Cannae, a bit further south in Italy. I hope I've explained well enough.
Monocle Enthusiast Yea, I later did a bit more research and found out he just marched past rome to go south. But why did he march past Rome and not sack the city??
I think he didn't have enough manpower, but I don't know.
Truth Because he didn't have the supplies or the men to take one of the biggest cities in the world, and he knew that attacking Rome would only make them stronger, as the senate would have to put aside all their differences and fight together to defend the city. Also besieging the city leaves him unable to manoeuvre around Italy and destroy the Roman resources.
Truth From what I have researched I think it was that he wanted to wait and have Rome beg to him also I believe he wanted to wait until he had Rome's allies against it. I may be wrong but I think that's the case based on what I've learned
I really hope you guys continue this series. It's simply amazing. Wish History channel was still like this...
do the ottoman empire please
2:47 will be stuck in my head as how Hannibal's soldiers look like when they charge.