Spartacus and other Slave Rebellions in Rome
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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series covering Roman history continues with a video on three Slave Rebellions that shook the foundation of the Republic. The video describes 2 Slave rebellions on Sicily, led by Eunus and Salvius and then focuses on the rebellion of the gladiator Spartacus, which forced Rome to use numerous legions and some of its best generals - Pompey and Crassus.
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0:00 Introduction
1:43 Eunus and the First Servile War
6:28 First Servile War - Cleon joins Eunus
8:27 First Servile War - Rome’s counterattack
11:20 The Second Servile War
15:30 Second Servile War - Salvius and Athenion
20:41 Second Servile War - Battle of Scirthea and Rome’s response
27:18 The Third Servile War- Spartacus and the Battle of Mount Vesuvius
31:49 Third Servile War - Battles of Garganus and Picenum
35:29 Third Servile War - Crassus and the Battle of Cantenna
41:22 Third Servile War - Battle of the Silarius River
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That crassus guy seems like a competant commander, wise, prudent ....... he wouldn't rush in the Middle of a desert in a square formation without scouting. ....... a bright future awaits him....
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Maybe he should get help from the Armenians just to be sure.
overconfidence makes you careless
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Funny how life works 😂😂
This period around 100 years, was one of the most interesting in world history. It had sulla, marius, spartacus, crassus, cezar, pompei, cicero, marc antonio, cleopatra, octavian, jesus.
Jesus, that's a lot of big name dropping, by God what a great time period for story telling...
Smh don't forget Labienus and especially Tribune Aquila.
@@Sinn3246 literally Jesus as well.
You are right!
What about 4th century BC?
Alexander, Xenophon, Arthaxerexes, Aristotle, Pytheas and with construction of two wonders of the ancient world no less
Lucullus: "This means that I'm not incompetent! Servilius also struggles against the rebels!"
Senate: "That just means you're both incompetent"
Lucullus: "Wait no"
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Ever since seeing the Spartacus movie with Kirk Douglas when I was a kid, I've hated those Cilician pirates who took Spartacus' payment then sailed off, leaving thousands to be slaughtered by Crassus. Like the slaves who betrayed earlier rebellions by opening city gates to advancing Roman armies, it proves bravery and best intentions are often thwarted by treachery.
I think that is why they R called pirates in the first place, natural born scumbags, U trust them with your life at your own risk.
A good point!
@@thisisaname5589 kind of weird you have such strong feelings for a long dead civilization. I love learning about Rome just as much as anyone else on this channel. However I wouldn't go as far as to say anyone who opposed Rome was a degenerate. Spartacus fought for freedom I can't exactly fault him for that. Not many people are to keen to be a slave nor should they be.
@@thisisaname5589 True I didn't mean it in a disrespectful way. I just meant that the empire itself is long gone. It's influence will never be forgotten.
@@thisisaname5589 so since Soviet Russia defeated Nazi Germany, should we hail them as a benevolent righteous civilization too? They along with allies rid the world of fascist tyranny right? What a immature argument. Rome contributed to modern civilization sure, but like many large great empires, committed countless atrocities and conducted themselves barbarically against the slaves.
Romans always learn from their mistakes
Wealthy Romans: “These slave revolts were such a mess... I know what will make me feel better. More slaves!”
Just the reality of the ancient world, unfortunately. Even former slaves promptly enslaved others for weapons. Despite a few major revolts most slaves were compliant and some were even loyal.
@@worsethanjoerogan8061 yea they forced other to make them weapons because they knew their oppressors would be coming after them for revolting in the first place. A slave typically can't kill their master and expect no repercussions at all.
Not even just ancient Romans. Just look at Mississippi after the civil war.
@@olliefoxx7165 Slavery still exists everywhere, including developed countries, it’s just illegal and different countries enforce the laws to varying degrees.
@@thisisaname5589 Well, unfortunately for the Romans. The Goths were not impressed with their brutality, and, in fact, dictated what Rome should do. Sometimes you just cant kill everyone that hates you.
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Well Hel O’Deer nah, as a young American. I can attest to the fact many young people believe America invented slavery. American young people absolutely detest history. They know basically none of it.
You, like I, are history fans. You can only imagine the suffering I’ve endured being a history fanatic. When everyone else around me hates history. They find it boring or not useful. It’s truly a tragedy.
I recommend you keep this in mind when thinking about current politics. How many young people getting involved are almost entirely historically inept.
@David Rabinowitz 63% of statistics are made up on the spot
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The one thing that appalled me in the aftermath of Spartacus' final defeat, was Crassus ordering the crucifixion of 6000 captured slaves. I can't imagine everyone going quietly to their end,or even when they were on the cross itself. Shocked and appalled. I'm so lucky I didn't exist in that time.It's also mind-boggling to me, how many people lost their lives in the multiple thousands. What a really, nasty and horrible cruel world it was back then....
@@actin9294 they were killed by afghans Parthians🇦🇫
Other than a single paragraph in Appian's civil wars is there any evidence this actually happened? Surely there would be archeological evidence along the appian way since thousands of men allegedly sat crucified for years there. Appian (the writer) wasn't born until 120yrs after these events occurred
As you said, it'd be very difficult to crucify that many people. More likely they executed most of them normally and crucified a few along the way.
That story seems very in line with Roman propaganda to portray their historical figures as being uncompromising and harsh towards the enemies of the empire. It's also important to note Appian cites no sources in any of his 24 books on roman history
Allot of death. Allso imagine ancient warfare fighting face to face with swords people getting stabbed sliced and hacked to pieces
Dam, when Kings and Generals puts it all together it's as good if not better than my favorite classes getting my undergrad in History. Brilliant Fellas and thanks!
@@olliefoxx7165 Indeed!
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@@FutureBoyWonder What do I mean? I'm paying Kings and Generals a compliment and you are turning my thread into a debate on education. Either you got to much time on your hands or you troll educational videos/people looking to debate the undebatable? Wise up.
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Spartacus a true role model who fights for peoples freedom as he wins a formidable foe in several battles and then dies like a legend, make it almost to Crassus' position fighting fiercely,
I love the figure of Spartacus so much
Yes, he is one of the greatest figures of history. Sad that Tyranny appears to always win in the end.
@@tarquiniussuperbus21 The glory of the Roman Empire outshines even him.
@@mishafinadorin8049 I still think they should have reinstated me as king. If you don't watch the Romans closely they do all kinds of underhanded stuff.
@@q9wgyo73 Ahahahah his wish was to fight? If it were so, why did Spartacus escape from the gladiator school?
Furthermore he wasnt a mercenary, he was an auxilia before slavery and remember that back in the days however mercenary profession was a normal job like any other
@@mishafinadorin8049 It was during the Roman Republic not Empire
Evnvs: jokingly calls him self a king
The slaves of Enna: “King King King”!
Evnvs: *thats not the reception I was looking for but thanks*
yeh lol
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That was crazy watched the whole thing on the edge of my seat
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The History Channel used to be of a similar quality to Kings and Generals - oh how times have changed.
Some vids on the Social Wars or the civil wars between Marius and Sulla would be kewl.
I feel like we don't talk enough about Sulla. Marius gets talked about because of his military reforms and the Cimbri and Jugurthine wars, but Sulla is usually discussed only in the background of other stories. It's arguable that these two, Sulla and Marius, destroyed the Republic, and that the next few decades were just its slow collapse into empire.
@@jesseberg3271 I definitely agree. Sulla and Marius had peeled back the veil and shown the rest of the roman world what new heights ambition could lead you. Between the establishment of an indefinite dictatorship, proscription, and marching on Rome, Sulla and Marius had laid the ground work for the fall and shown the lie of the republic.
@@jesseberg3271 Also, Pompey! Both in his relation to the Marius-Sulla-Pompey-Caesar strongman chain, and in his own right. He's overlooked as "the guy who lost to Caesar" but back in his day the dude was a legend. His conquests in the East changed the shape of the world forever, including his original invasion of Judaea which established the entire Roman-Judaean conflict the consequences of which can be traced to this day. He was also a political moderate and a fervent defender of the Republic, putting down multiple rebellions without actually trying to seize power, unlike either Marius, Sulla, Caesar, Anthony, or Octavian.
@Marcus Licinius Crassus Consul Italy I didn't say "collapse of the empire" I said "collapse _into_ empire". I'm saying that (at least arguably) the Republic died in the civil wars between Marius and Sulla, and that it simply took 50 years for it finish reorganizing itself into the principate. Rome ping-ponged from crisis to crisis, and while the forms of the Republic were maintained, no one was interested in following the rules anymore. Not after Sulla showed you could just march on Rome instead. At that point, the Republic was dead, they just didn't realize it yet.
@Marcus Licinius Crassus Consul Italy I don't know if this is a language issue, but when I said _its slow collapse into Empire,_ I mean that the Republic coming apart until it became the Empire. @Taylor Hanson clearly understood my meaning, and we were both talking about the period between Sulla's first civil war and the war between Antony and Octavian, neither of us were referring to the fall of the Empire.
43:40 Note the positions of the two commanders. Mad respect for my man Spartacus who just wanted to be free
Why not get out of Italy. At one point he had 120,000 men then next 70,000 what happened to the rest?
Hello again ladies and gents, I wrote and researched the script for this episode.
The sources used were: Plutarch’s ‘Life of Crassus’ and ‘Life of Pompey’, Diodorus Siculus’ ‘Library of History’, Strabo’s ‘Geography’, Florus’ ‘Epitome of Roman History’, Orosius’ ‘Seven Books of History against the Pagans’, Cassius’s Dio ‘Roman History’, Appian’s ‘The Civil Wars’, and Theodore Mommsen’s ‘History of Rome’.
If anyone has any questions/feedback pop them below and I'll do my best to reply!
I would love to see this channel cover the Punic War after the latest episode of the Great Roman Civil War
But good work on this documentary
wow 46 minutes of delight and after effects.
You did a phenomenal job on this. I loved how you managed to slip in some interrelations and personal drama into it, despite how incredibly dense and information-heavy it was. Just top-shelf writing
@@theamazingbatboy Thank you mate, glad you enjoyed it!
@@Rokiriko In effect yes, it combines the previous 3 separate videos into one for more convenient watching
Spartacus never broke rome or saw freedom in his lifetime...but I wonder if in his afterlife, he smiles, knowing he sewed the foundations of the end of the Republic largely in part to the rebellion he started.
Fighting was a privilege back then.
Freedom was the taste of battle.
@@AYVYN What a stupid thing to say on behalf of someone who was enslaved.
@@sterger7 never tasted freedom? He died a free man fighting on the battle field. He didn’t die in chains. You sound like you don’t know what real freedom means. Spartacus died a free man and never say otherwise.
Spartacus fought as a free man, wtf are you talking about?
@Brotha001 Yeah bro @sterger7 is ignorant of history, he doesn't know what a free man is, he probably doesn't know anything about Spartacus yet chose to talk about it. Perfect example of a certified idiot.
I'd love to see you do a full video on Marcus Crassus someday because he was an utterly fascinating character in my opinion, as well as generally overlooked in the Triumvirate in favour of the epic rivalry between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great. For instance, not only was Crassus the richest man in Rome, he was also the founder of its first fire brigade. After having done so, he then hired people to start fires so that his brigade would have a steady supply of work. The best part is that that's just one of many other stories and facts surrounding him, many of which I think would make for a great video.
That would make for a good video.
I would watch that video!
He also harassed a kinswoman who was a Vestal into selling a villa she owned; Vestals were sacrosanct, & any immorality related to them was said to presage Rome's doom- so they took *any* rumour or hint of impropriety seriously; ironically, it was his greed that saved both of them (a Vestal found guilty, would be buried alive- as their sacrosanct status was still respected, even after being found guilty- blood was not allowed to be spilled - & any lover found was beaten to death in the Forum Boarium) - but he wouldn't relent until she'd sold it to him.
Absolute charmer...
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Spartacus TV show on Starz was awesome!!!
The finale of the gladiator area was epic, and the final season was a great war story.
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The slaves were in horrible positions. It was literally liberty or death for everyone.
they could scape but the arrogance and codicious is the same in the human slave or king. spartacus should keep marching not fight.
@@ausar3852 thats why he should have left. Instead he turned back and died
@@mexicoxv2236wicked thinking
@@mexicoxv2236no running! It's for cowards!
@@mexicoxv2236yes, that's why many historians still confusing what Spartacus and his companions did, they're successful to escape from Italy and Latium, but then they're trying to go Sicily, big possibility inspired by previous slaves rebels and just wanna to found their own nation at Sicily
The servile wars are one of my favorite small series on this channel
Awesome script and flawless narration on this one. I was on the edge of my seat for the entire episode. Easy to see how this has inspired so much literature and drama over the centuries. Absolutely loved the fresco/mosaic style maps, beautiful and evocative - thank you!
I'm going to have so much fun recreating these battles in TW Rome2
@Edgar Banuelos or do a battle with purely gladiators
The Spartacus Rises or slave/rebel faction mods make it EZ
Had Spartacus and Crixus not split up and instead had both just continued north I believe they would’ve made it out of Rome entirely.
The journey would’ve been hard and they likely would lose quite a few from the elements, but wrangling out 100k+ slaves from Rome to their freedom would’ve been one of the most remarkable stories in human history.
Even if the goal was to destroy Rome they could’ve used the escape to buy theirselves time to train the inexperienced, find allies and get the non-fighters to safety.
I think it would have been difficult to find a tribe willing to take them. Most of the tribes north were slave owning tribes as well and, probably wouldn’t want to take in 100K+ slaves. Although they could have formed a free slave state.
@Jean_Jacques148 Yea you can't really say no to an army that large and experienced. If the tribes said no Sparticus could've just taken the land himself and created his own state
I can't help but be impressed by the communications between the different sites that are crucial in these stories. The distances are impressive for the means of the time, and these documentaries almost give the impression that the troops were motorised and that the reports were sent in real time to the Senate in Rome.
The information must have taken weeks to travel through these mountainous countries and was probably not often fresh when it arrived.
And yet the Romans were able to coordinate their movements efficiently. Impressive!
That's the part of History they leave out. There was technology that existed & is now hidden from us.
Damn that was wild. I'm not fond of almost hour-long vids but this one kept me on the edge of my seat! Great content!
Great. There is much talk about Spartacus and his rebellion but rarely about the two previous Servis Wars and their relationship to the power play between Rome, Carthage and Sicily.
If only Spartacus continued north after Crixus's defeat ... even with winter , the north would have been a better choice I think .
maybe Spartacus would have been able to escape but most of the slaves would have either died or abandoned him on the way
The majority of the Roman legions was focused in the north and the tribes up north were no less understanding of the slaves than the romans, not to mention the mountains and the harsh weather.I doubt they would have a better chance to survive.
@@hieuphungminh6690 South was just a matter of time before the legions eventually came , as they did . In the north any roman enemy would be considered a potential friend , not to mention most of the slaves were originated from those tribes in the north . Risky , but imo better than betting all in the hands of some sketchy pirates for a crossing . And if they didn't intend to go north , why on earth did they split ...
I think he should have marched on rome and destroyed the empire once and for all.
This war was so well documented you can see many Key mistakes that Spartacus, Crixus and others did.
Yes that would have been a good option but it would have just lead to them joining the war that was already their. So he Choice an option to booster his force so was not wrong but could have done more before getting trapped and betrayed(not acting faster to get Sisily was a mistake as it would have joined Quick although maybe he was looking to fighting men still trapped in south so maybe not). But his biggest mistake was not taking on crassis when he had the upper hand, he was still looking to escape but the option was far and gone already War was all that was left by that point.
Just in time for my lunch break, perfect!
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Spartacus ; Whatever happens to my people, it happens because we choose for it. We decide our fates. Not you. Not the Romans. Not even the gods.
Marcus Crassus; You choose but time and place of journey's end.
Spartacus; Better to fall by the sword than by the master's lash.
Marcus Crassus; And will it balm festering wound. If the Bringer of Rain heralds miracle and defeats Crassus and his legions, will he withdraw from the republic? Content he's brought those who so injured him to justice?
Spartacus; There is no justice. Not in this world.
Marcus Crassus; At last. A thing we agree upon.
Spartacus; When we again meet, I will kill you.
Marcus Crassus; No You are going to try.
Spartacus; It is all a free man can do.
spartacu knew that would lose, all the leader after stupid decision have the necessity of justify their decision with some transcendental words, spartacus guided people whose wanted to be free not die in poetic battle.
Spartacus was the focus of several movies and TV shows.
@Kings and Generals: Request - Could you make a video on how roman cities were fortified?
Will consider it. Meanwhile, we have one on the Roman Legionary Fortresses
Rome: '' Perhaps We *shouldn't* Train them to Fight and Combat, *this* Good... ''
Naa it'll be fine.
But where would be the fun in that?
I mean, it's not as silly as suggesting that we give them their freedom, outlaw slavery as an institution, and allow them to earn citizenship, right?
@@jesseberg3271 Agreed(!!)
This quite possibly is my favorite video I've ever seen on this platform
May I sugest a Lucius Lucinius Luculus (Father and son) episode?
Would be nice to see something about great Romans that history usually neglects.
@Haroon Abdul Majeed Dude, Brazilian slave trade was 10 times bigger than US.
^^ does that justify it happening?? ….
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Crassus: So you fear Spartacus and the slave armies? Let me show you who also has A "Slave" Army. *Soldiers get decimated.*
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What a brilliant video. Had me on the edge of my seat throughout. Thank you.
Just Imagine, had he marched north in Gaul this could have been very different.
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This is, by far, the best video I've seen on this topic on RUclips. Love Kings and Generals.
This whole episode struck me as a side character chapter to Crassus, who most of us just think of as a rich guy who helped Caesar. Guess we know better now.
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I recently watched the spartacus series on netflix and gave a good insight of the lives in these times. The details are there right to the use of toilets. It is a good story but cut short to the story told here. History is interesting if told the right way and you made it interesting.
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@Christian Ruiz Yeah, it's awesome. But I think he was talking about the Servile Wars Episodes 1 and 2. Spartacus was Episode 3.
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I am a long time admirer of your videos and recently subscribed to your channel. Great narration and impeccable research you put into this video especially, well done! Spartacus revolt of course was an event I always had been familiar with since boyhood, yet I found the earlier two Servile Wars equally intriguing and their impacts on the Roman Republic. It certainly was a period of time that dramatically changed Rome militarily and how it regarded the peoples it subjugated while at the same time giving those under imperial tyranny inspirations of whom they could follow. Each revolt along with the charismatic and tactical men who led them really had inexorable effects on the Republic and how close they could have come to success is nothing less than amazing, even though Rome's extra bit of willpower eventually won out in the end.
If only Spartacus remained with crix for one more summer in the south -- together they could have taken more units off the board from Rome, gathered more support, plunder, and time to train. The same could be said of Crix, who should have stayed with Spartacus and marched north to freedom (but perhaps Crix knew they'd get delayed by roman resistance, resulting in an atrocious migration in Northern Italy during winter?) -- either way the split sapped their momentum and Spartacus lost irreplaceable men/women.
The resulting actions his 60,000 + raw recruits took were on the back heel the entire time, even with the victories -- he must have been desperate when eventually negotiating with pirates, though I have to say the idea was a good one, but it was too late. Timing is everything. Doesn't it seem convenient that Rome's "Jeff Bezos" manages to trap Spartacus in the toe of Italy at the same time Pirates refuse payment from Spartacus? The man can personally fund his army plus build a 30+ mile wall -- I think it sounds like he bought off those Pirates, whether it be indirectly through the senate or personally.
Again, that situation could have been avoided had Spartacus remained with Crix (being his senior I think that failure falls on him). As a unified force undefeated and without the Crassus war machine bearing down on him yet, Spartacus could have made it to Sicily seeing it as a better option than going North in the first place -- think that's like doubling his force almost instantly with Sicilian slave levies, not to mention it extended roman logistics making attempts to quell the revolt that much more expensive and time consuming if not impossible... Furthermore, why would you go north where the veteran legions are campaigning?
I think, in this re-imagined history, Spartacus would have eventually met his maker so to speak, with the professional armies of the frontier making their way hundreds and hundreds of miles south to finish the revolt for good. Would he have been able to gather ships from anti-roman factions across the sea at this point? Could he have defended Sicily against veteran legions and generals? I think he could've at least achieved the latter, given that defending the Isle would have so many advantages... Crassus is first, probably spending half his wealth in ships and siege equipment, he loses due to numbers, taking at least a quarter of Spartacus's army with him. When rome's veteran legions arrive, Spartacus has the weapons/armor/siege/ships/horse from Crassus's over extension, the battle ends in a stalemate, Rome recovers to Italy.
Now it gets interesting... Does Rome have enough resources to compete again here? They've already withdrawn from the campaign northward, let's assume losing momentum their as well. The answer is yes, but at what cost? That pro/con list begins and perhaps the fight for a historically troubled island of slaves looks less enticing?
Perhaps Sicily becomes an independent nation of slaves, inspires the known world, and rome is left to deal with the consequences of being so totalitarian... It either reforms and makes peace with this land, or it doubles down, retracts from the frontier and puts the republic on the line to maintain the slave-based economy. Interesting moment in history to be sure, so much could have changed here.
Where would they go from Siciliy? The slaves didn't have a navy and the Romans already controlled most of the Mediterranean. The only countries that were stil independent there were Ptolemaic Egypt, the Seleucid Empire and Judaea. Were any of these supposed to help the slaves?
stsk better to hold out in Sicily and use your leverage as a bastion against Rome politically than run north through delaying actions and eventually the legions - not sure the other kingdoms would be interested in free slaves, but a free Sicily without Roman taxation/law would offer much in terms of trade. Either way I won’t argue that the Roman navy wasn’t in control, but what do you do with an island that - in this scenario - can only be contained? Which also means less Roman influence on the sea elsewhere.
I think he could have bought his seat at the geo-political level if in this case Spartacus established a kingdom with a line of heirs - call it a neutral trading post free of tax, even Rome might do business with it eventually.
I imagine a world where Spartacus manages to besiege Rome with his slave army and only lifts the siege after the emperor orders that all slaves be freed
@@masterspark9880 they didn't have an emperor
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really,,,the content the graphics of this channel is mesmerizing,,, hope it gets more subscriber... I love to watch kings and generals and is my favourite history based channel....
Great video as always, thaks!!
Anyone else notice the names of two of the leaders of rebel slaves, Athenion and Spartacus?
Love your content. Wondering if you would consider covering the Punic Wars.
We would
Yes
@@KingsandGenerals oh that would be very interesting
it's obviously mostly hannibal-centric, but historymarche's series on the war is excellent.
@@zeriyx yep by they haven't finish the series yet. It's been a few weeks since they last uploaded
I don't understand how this can be free. Amazing job!!
Great video! have wanted to see one covering all three servile wars for a long time.
Omg I haven't watched this yet but will be the first thing I do when I get home from work! Super excited about today's episode. Thanks in advance Kings and Generals Team!
I simply love this channel
Excellent work! Thank you!
Absolutely brilliant video as always!
Any chance on you guys covering the Punic wars in the future?
Not planned for now, but that might change!
Ooops forgot to comment when i was so early. Love the Roman videos.
love this. so educational and entertaining.
Perfect as always ! thank you to help me to improve my english ! salutations from France
Loving the videos chaps. Quick question would you do a video
On the Punic wars? There’s literally every roman subject under the sun but. No Hannibal! :)
HistoryMarche has a series on Hannibal. Dude was a genius
Love this topic
Great video. Didn't know about all those other slave rebellions
Amazing channel great content!!
Just as I sit down to write a script. Okay fine, I'll watch this video.
Yea I watch your channel keep up the good work
@@at-tegreatest3739 some cool things coming up in the near future on the channel! Just need to finish up several projects :)
Haven't watched your channel yet but I subbed because I always need more history channels to check out.
@@Spartan265 legend!
@@AncientHistoryGuy cant wait to see
Spartacus was more of a genius here than on the starz show
Awesome content keep it up
I love this channel. So awesome.
Aquillius and Athenion fighting 1 on 1 in the middle of a battle sound like its pulled straight from a movie
My compliments to all those who made this video a reality. Because this was a pretty good one.
Very good videos and background music takes you straight to the bc times ⚔️
Loved the vid thx
Please make a documentary on Kushan empire and Gupta empire.
A video about Ashoka the Great, would be cool.
That's actually really cool that aquillius and Athenion fought each other. It's like in the movies
Exellent work.
That ending transition though
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The rebellious slaves in Sicily needed to learn from their predecessors that fighting the Roman legions head on was futile, otherwise they just repeated the same mistakes. They needed to develop different strategies and tactics such as the ones Cathaginian General Hannibal used.
When will we get next episode on the Great Roman Civil War?
Amazing stuff!
Outstanding!