American Reacts The First Punic War - OverSimplified (Part 1)

[@paarmenion3635]

The flag of Sicily with the 3 legs actually comes from a very ancient symbol directly related to the triskelion or triskel which still remains one the of the Celts' symbols, especially in Ireland and Brittany nowadays. The symbol used to be very wide spread and so the Mannic, Sicilian and Irish symbols are all related and may be from the same family as the swastika, which itself inspired the Nazis.

[@Cykeys]

The Emperor that would rule the Roman Empire at its greatest territorial extent would be TRAJAN, a man that would be considered the best Emperor ever by later historians. This would be impressive because he would be part of a line of Emperors known as The Five Good Emperors that defined the empire's Golden Age.

[@Mixcoatl]

Maybe considered by "some" historians to be the best, but not by all. Pretty sure most historians agree that Augustus was the best.

[@meganoob12]

the contemporaries said Trajan was the best emperor ever

[@KagirinaiYonaka]

@@meganoob12 Ah, Arzamas reference.

[@blede8649]

If you want to know what was happening in the East while Rome was expanding, Kings and Generals made videos about that. Start with the Wars of the Diadochi, right after Alexander's death (it even has a gigantic battle at Rhodes Island, the original, you'll love it), then the series about Pyrrhus, then How Rome conquered Greece, which starts in the middle of the Second Punic War.

[@meganoob12]

the whole thing where the legions were more loyal to their generals than to the state itself started more down the line after the 3rd punic war. In this war Rome raised Carthage to the ground, conquered all it‘s lands and enslaved a large proportion of it‘s population. By conquering half the world, they fell victim to globalization and inlfation. The huge ammount of slaves aquired in the 3rd punic war meant that low quality labour was free all of the sudden. Farmers lost their income and eventually their land. They were forced to sell their land for a bargain to survive. The senators and their rich supporters of the upper strata bought it at this bargain price and grew a hunded times richer at the expense of the poor. This eventually lead to civil war as the unrest among the poor and homeless grew. It was Gaius Marius who started to enlist the poor and homeless into his Legion with the promise he would grant each man after the end of his service. By making these promises, the poor became more loyal to him than the corrupt senat. Other generals would quickly follow. This practice eventually turned into tradition although in later times, the promise was rarely kept

[@RESTITVTOR_TOTIVS_HISPANIAE]

The successor kingdoms are in full swing in the east. What happens in the west wasn't of much importance to them.

[@JordiVanderwaal]

This is one of the most fascinating wars I've ever heard about tbh. And the fact that I like both empires fighting in it makes it even more interesting.

[@ahriman935]

8:02 the opposite is actually the case. When Rome encircled the Mediterranean wholly, there was no more contest over the sea, and so Rome didn't need a navy anymore for anything other than just small units (dieres, triremes - two and three-rowers, respectively) to contain piracy. The moment Rome made Mediterranean their own inner sea spelled the end for the ancient naval warfare altogether.

[@bilbobaggins2302]

We definitely need part 2🔥🔥 React to some more videos from OverSimplified!

[@McJibbin]

On it!

[@comradeotaku]

the eastern mediterranean is too busy with the wars of the diadochi (successors of alexander) to get involved in the wars of the upstarts in the west. the last one that tried was pyrrhus of epirus (who technically wasn't a diadochos but anyway) and it didn't go too well for him.

[@strasbourgeois1]

Rhodes is an island in Greece. It’s not too far from Turkey, and is northeast of the island of Crete, another very historical island. Rhodes is popular for the Colossus of Rhodes, a statue that no longer exists due to centuries of natural disaster, most notably a very devastating earthquake. This statue was a god named Helios made of copper (or so we think), half naked, with his legs split open for an entryway into the main harbor of the island. He held a pot of fire, or burning coal. The connection between Rhode Island and the Island of Rhodes is that an Italian explorer early in the exploration of America had compared the island to its Mediterranean counterpart. Many settlers began to associate the two, and later, the name switched from Providence Plantations (which also has some very interesting backstory) to Rhode Island. Pretty funny story if you ask me.

[@joshuawells835]

•Similar to the Etruscans, the Latin League and Samnites were peoples also living on the Italian Peninsula that the Romans conquered. The Latin League was made up of around 30 villages and tribe to Rome's south while the Samnites populated a region further South. •That would be Emperor Trajan. •Something not mentioned in the video was that in addition to the myth of Romulus and Remus, the Romans also had Aeneas as a founder. As detailed in Virgil's Aeneid, Aeneas was a Trojan Prince and the son of Venus who escaped the Sack of Troy and led a group of Trojans west to found a new city. After their own odyssey, they briefly stayed in Carthage, where Aeneas became very friendly with Queen Dido of Carthage (they did it in a cave during a storm). When the Trojans eventually did leave after Mercury reminded Aeneas of his journey, Queen Dido burned all his stuff and then threw herself into the fire, curing the Trojans as she fell that their descendants would never know peace with Carthage. Given that the Romans claim descent from the Trojans, it's used as a foreshadowing of the Punic Wars. •As explained in the video, this war is what established the Roman Navy. •Legions that were more loyal to their generals than to Rome will be a consequence of the Punic Wars and the rapid territorial expansion that came with them. Prior, the legions were still loyal to Rome. It is after the Punic Wars that Roman began to experience the civil wars of Sulla vs. Marius, Caesar vs. Pompey, the Conspirators vs. the Second Triumvirate, and Octavian vs. Mark Antony. •Rhodes is further east in Greece. •Scipio Asina was the great uncle of Scipio Africanus. •Yes •Perhaps, but to me, we Americans are still the music makers and we are still the dreamers of dreams. •So at the time of the Punic Wars, the Eastern Mediterranean was in the middle of the Hellenistic Period. Greek culture and language was dominant. The Ptolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt, the Seleucid Empire ruled over what was the Persian Empire, and the Kingdom of Macedonia still ruled much of Greece.

[@stevebeardsmore3303]

The Roman heavy javelin (pilum) had a head made from soft metal and would stick in the enemy's shield unable to remove it the shied would become useless. Having thrown two pilums the legionnaires would charge into the enemy using their short stabbing sword. By the middle empire the legionnaires had changed two heavy javelins for a heavy and a lighter one.

[@raiden5176]

Dude looks like American version of Yilong Ma

[@ConnanTheCivilized]

16:25 That has to be the most apt use of Jesus! ever. Accidental genius!

[@marksullivan2978]

Legionaries were given one sponge for every 20 soldiers to clean themselves....

[@stirlingmoss4621]

A pyrrhic victory comes at a great cost, perhaps making the ordeal to win not worth it. It relates to Pyrrhus, a king of Epirus who defeated the Romans in 279 BCE but lost many of his troops in the conflict.

[@gguy3600]

Sadly it's a myth that Caligula made his horse a consul. I think I heard somewhere that he once said something along the lines of his horse being better than the actual consul and that's how the myth started, but I could be wrong about that.

[@MARKSTRINGFELLOW1]

The isle of man's flag is Red with three armoured spurred legs (treskelion)

[@johnnyanderson2-roblox185]

Was waiting on this :)

[@itsjohnnyr8560]

It’s funny you mention a spiked roof over the ship. In the 1400s there was a Korean Warship called the “Geobukseon” or Turtle Ship that had a spiked dome over the deck.

[@williambranch4283]

This is the post Alexander time. The Macedonians, Seleucids and Ptolemies hare having a fun time fighting each other. The Macedonians/Greeks were still scary until 150 BCE (The first Punic War is 250 BCE) ... so are the Seleucids (Antioch in Syria) and the Ptolemies (Alexandria in Egypt). By the time Pompey beat the Seleucids (around 70 BCE) and Caesar beat the Egyptians (around 50 BCE), they were already has-beens.

[@erzzn3851]

When the Empire reach the Persian Golf the Emperor was Trajan.

[@nicola1175]

Looking good Connor 👍

[@mrmadness2699]

The child sacrifice IS disputed. The lack of children’s remains in normal cemeteries and the presence of burned children’s bones at the temples of Baal may indicate they gave their dead (of natural causes) children back to the gods.

[@dharma1666]

true no one thinks of the roman navy its always its army that stands out...for good reason

[@clovebeans713]

Apologists existed in ancient religions too. If the harvests failed even after the sacrifice the preists would usally blame people for angering gods instead of blaming gods directly, since gods where not obliged to listen to humans instead its the human's duty to please gods and if successful they might have their prayers fulfilled depending on the god's mood . The priests would go on to say stuff like the sacrifice was not made with right intent, it wasn't enough to placate the gods or that some phoenicans have committed sins which has brought wrath of God's and a simple sacrifice isn't enough. Anything to keep the people's faith.

[@ganapatikamesh]

The island of Rhodes is located in the Aegean Sea. It’s a Greek island. To find it on a map, look for long, big island of Crete in the southeastern Aegean Sea. From Crete, look to the northeast for the next largest island that’s shaped like an arrowhead with the tip pointing towards the Anatolian coast of Turkey (the island is right off that coast so seeing the tip pointing at it will be easy). That’s the island of Rhodes! The ancient city of Rhodes that’s best known for its wonder of the ancient world: The Colossus of Rhodes is located at the northern tip of the island. There’s still a city there. Last I read the population is like close to a million (the city proper itself and surrounding suburban towns and cities that form the metropolitan area). Hope that helps you locate it. Since you’re from the state of Rhode Island then you likely already know that Aquidneck Island was originally called Rhode Island in colonial times, hence where the colony got its name and the state gets its name today. My paternal grandfather was from New Hampshire and he often visited Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire every summer. I remember when I was elementary school and learning about ancient times and coming across Rhodes and asking him if the state was the same place and him showing me where the ancient island of Rhodes is actually located on a map. My paternal grandmother, who was one-half Blackfoot, called it an arrowhead island...hence why I use the term. Though in most books I’ve read about it (both about it in modern days as well as ancient times) say it looks like a spearhead. So arrowhead, spearhead whichever term bests helps you remember what it looks like. Great reaction!! Looks like several viewers have already answered most of your other questions. I can’t answer the question about the spear as I will admit that my knowledge of ancient weaponry is very limited. Hopefully a viewer with higher levels of knowledge on the subject answers your question about that. I’ll admit I’m curious myself. I know I have read and been told about such things, but as that’s not where my history knowledge is focused I’ll admit that I have forgotten. So it’ll be good to read someone’s answer to your question. Thanks for making this video!

[@enigmagrieshaber5555]

I heard from someone that the current between Sicily and Italy is weird af

[@enigmagrieshaber5555]

Making it hard

[@gursimransingh1229]

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[@marvelous7465]

Smoking on the Queen

[@raidang]

You can watch Roman samnite war on kings and generals and battle of Cape ecnomus in a channel called Invicta

[@Sina.575]

didn't know Elon musk does reaction videos 😀

[@edgarsahagun5030]

Lol. I was thinking elon has a son he doesn't know about

[@alessiobenvenuto5159]

That's still the current Sicilian flag btw

[@claudiavictoria3929]

The Medusa head with the 3 legs is still Sicily's flag today. Each region has its own. Italian unity my eye 🤣

[@tibsky1396]

In France, all the regions kept their historical Medieval coat of arms too (EX: The red flag with the two lions for Normandy, or the red Flag with Occitan cross for Toulouse, Brittany's Flag, Provence, Burgundy etc...). There is still a bias towards regional sentiment at different measures.

[@claudiavictoria3929]

@@tibsky1396I agree, don't get me wrong. The closer the power is to people, the more democratic it is. I dream of a Swiss Italy, with canton/regional referendum every other week 🥰

[@damedusa5107]

Just watch.

[@stirlingmoss4621]

prideful = 'proud' in English

[@dharma1666]

nah bro...what about zebras??

[@nicola1175]

Complacent

[@kopynd1]

horrible history is good educational

[@ludotau9077]

"Asina" means donkey

[@Ikit1Claw]

A lot of things in this video can be explained by fact that Oversimplified oversimplifies and straight up ignores many aspects of history.

[@neilcairns9531]

did you go to say this is like Britain and France? nope, not in the slightest

[@McJibbin]

Yeah I knew that wouldn’t be good comparison after I said it 😂

[@neilcairns9531]

@@McJibbin 😂😂 good catch because we don't lose to the French like your videos Keep up the good work

[@edgynuke5007]

@@neilcairns9531 yeah the Brits don’t lose to the French except in 1066 when a Frenchman literally took over the entire nation and is the main reason the English language is the way it is today.

[@neilcairns9531]

@@edgynuke5007 that's not exactly true is it? There's a lot more to it than that. And one Frenchman took over the whole country. I don't think it quite works like that. And saying we lost France in 1066. Obviously you mean the battle of Hastings that wasn't in Hastings just down the road from there wouldn't say we lost really when that makes us England. That's what united us and then from then we went and took over most of France. I think you should do some more research. Definitely change your way of thinking if not because that's not how it went down

[@neilcairns9531]

@@edgynuke5007 and a quick Google check to see how many battles let alone wars we have won over the French really makes me laugh at your comment now

[@robfus]

Hey man relax if you talk to much, if I click the video is for your reaction because I already saw the original video and I want to see others opinions. So if you talk for ask a something or say what you think is the point of making a reaction video.

[@DaimonAnimations]

I'm going to dislike your video just because of the intense pausing, since most of your questions are answered by the video itself a few secs later. xD 8:54 You can also apply this to Christians or Catholics praying to God and their prayings being ignored.

[@bogeeb2567]

I bet no one will like this comment