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Our series on the evolution of Roman armies and tactics continues with an episode on the Roman Siegecraft in the late Republican and early Empire periods.
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Actually siege towers in their majority weren't used to get into a wall, but instead they were used to as platforms for artillery to give covering fire to the legionaries often building ramps, ramming walls, or using tools to remove stones. Ladders weren't used that often, a ramp would take longer to build, but it was more efficient, take the siege of Jerusalem and Massada for example during the jewish revolt, also Ceaser's campaign in Gaul, also larger Balistas were actually used to throw rocks to help weaken sections of walls depending on the ocasion, onagers weren't used that often until the enemy artillery were neutralised, because their range wasn't that big. Also generals didn't often lose controls of their troops, to the point of them going into a blood rage pillaging and murdering civilians, it did happen, yes, but it wasn't a frequent thing and sometimes legions were threated with severe punishment including decimation. Those are some facts that I remember from the top of my head, but in overall you were accurate, I'm no expert on the subject, I"m just giving you some feedback on some mistakes. Good work in general, quite an enjoyable video.
Rome's main weapon of war was slavery (with which it was able to build its enormous buildings) and genocide. Raping a queen mother and her daughters infront of her? A Parthian noble would skin their soldier alive for that kind of crime and send their body parts to the queen mother together with gold. Rome lacked honor in War. I feel sorry for the European tribes (Gauls, Germania etc) for having to deal with such an honorless neighbour. Caesar never really fought a real army but consciously decided to subdue minor tribes to make a name for himself, truely a dirty politician. R.I.P Crassus, should have avoided East like Caesar.
Nice video. I knew most of what the Roman's used in their siege's but not all of it. Glad I know now. My Thanks to those who made this video a reality.
A deficit of modern armies in comparison with Roman Army is the lack in the uniform of the body of singular soldier. The modern armies construct everything, but no uniform with carbon-coat of chain-mails to protect soldiers from projectiles.
When missiles are shot using tension instead of gunpowder to produce the missile's velocity (and such was the case in all pre-gunpowder warfare) one shouldn't speak of 'firing' but of 'releasing' the missile. As in: "the arrow was released at the enemy", not as "the arrow was fired at the enemy".
I LOVE!!!!! these kinds of documentary's , specially the little details that no one thinks about at 8:00 how the battering rams needed ropes around them to stop it shattering under the pressure of hitting something hard. Theses are the kind of details you NEVER think about. I never knew that was the reason i had seen ropes around battering rams in games and movies!!!!!! MORE PLEASE, KEEP IT UP my good man!
Jesus christ PLEASE STOP USING ROME: TOTAL WAR MUSIC. Shit drives me nuts, like every single video on youtube that has anything to do with Rome uses it. It drives me nuts because i already play the game and i know im not the only one. Come on KaG, get a new soundtrack! Pretty please :[
Good choice on the onager sound.
A ferventi aestuosa Libya volat aquila legionum supra terram Britannorum!
0:51 do you want to …oh fuck off
the aoe2 sounds perfect
Actually siege towers in their majority weren't used to get into a wall, but instead they were used to as platforms for artillery to give covering fire to the legionaries often building ramps, ramming walls, or using tools to remove stones. Ladders weren't used that often, a ramp would take longer to build, but it was more efficient, take the siege of Jerusalem and Massada for example during the jewish revolt, also Ceaser's campaign in Gaul, also larger Balistas were actually used to throw rocks to help weaken sections of walls depending on the ocasion, onagers weren't used that often until the enemy artillery were neutralised, because their range wasn't that big. Also generals didn't often lose controls of their troops, to the point of them going into a blood rage pillaging and murdering civilians, it did happen, yes, but it wasn't a frequent thing and sometimes legions were threated with severe punishment including decimation. Those are some facts that I remember from the top of my head, but in overall you were accurate, I'm no expert on the subject, I"m just giving you some feedback on some mistakes. Good work in general, quite an enjoyable video.
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I love the age of empires sound effects
Roman legions attacking your walls? Just can't break their ironclad testudo formations? Just f*cking yeet one of your catapults at them.
I will never not get tired of hearing that Rome II music
Addendum: I found out I have over 2000 hours on Rome 2 Total War…I may be obsessed
Prof. Harry Sidebottom’s novel, “Fire in the East” is an excellent dramatization of 3rd century siegeworks, if you’ve not read it.
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Rome's main weapon of war was slavery (with which it was able to build its enormous buildings) and genocide. Raping a queen mother and her daughters infront of her? A Parthian noble would skin their soldier alive for that kind of crime and send their body parts to the queen mother together with gold. Rome lacked honor in War. I feel sorry for the European tribes (Gauls, Germania etc) for having to deal with such an honorless neighbour. Caesar never really fought a real army but consciously decided to subdue minor tribes to make a name for himself, truely a dirty politician. R.I.P Crassus, should have avoided East like Caesar.
Nice video. I knew most of what the Roman's used in their siege's but not all of it. Glad I know now. My Thanks to those who made this video a reality.
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Haha! You used Age of Empires 2 sounds! 🙂
The sounds of Age of Empires II are awesome!
Use metrics ffs
"Wild ass"
A deficit of modern armies in comparison with Roman Army is the lack in the uniform of the body of singular soldier. The modern armies construct everything, but no uniform with carbon-coat of chain-mails to protect soldiers from projectiles.
"The onager or the wild ass"🤣🤣
Love the age of empires soundbites
👍🏻
Total War footage makes this channel soooo much better over similar ones
4:45 – what did you do to Leonardo di Caprio?
That is not the way Romans used siege towers.
When missiles are shot using tension instead of gunpowder to produce the missile's velocity (and such was the case in all pre-gunpowder warfare) one shouldn't speak of 'firing' but of 'releasing' the missile. As in: "the arrow was released at the enemy", not as "the arrow was fired at the enemy".
otherwise, I love this channel!
did anyone notice how the Roman Republic eventually turned into The Impierial Rome Empire ………………… refers to Star wars Lol
Thumb, knee, elbow, nose, feet, palm whatever are measurements but noone ever tried to make a measurement from, you know…
The important thing is that you can't build a Siege Workshop until you advance to the Castle Age 🙂
Peaceful surrender 🤔
I LOVE!!!!! these kinds of documentary's , specially the little details that no one thinks about at 8:00 how the battering rams needed ropes around them to stop it shattering under the pressure of hitting something hard. Theses are the kind of details you NEVER think about. I never knew that was the reason i had seen ropes around battering rams in games and movies!!!!!! MORE PLEASE, KEEP IT UP my good man!
I ve been watching thousands of documentaries, but this channel is slowly getting my favorite:-)
Jesus christ PLEASE STOP USING ROME: TOTAL WAR MUSIC. Shit drives me nuts, like every single video on youtube that has anything to do with Rome uses it. It drives me nuts because i already play the game and i know im not the only one. Come on KaG, get a new soundtrack! Pretty please :[
I love rewatching these Roman videos
The one armed onger or wild A S S… I am sry what?
they absorbed others
I love how the Onager sound effects were totally from AOE2.
idk why im laughing more than i should at a catapult being dropped from a wall to crush a roman testudo narrative
Nice Age of Empires sound effects.