Battle of Forum Gallorum, 43 BC ⚔️ The Rise of Caesar Augustus (Part 1)

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[@HistoryMarche]

🚩 Help support my channel by installing Raid for Free ✅ IOS/ANDROID/PC: clcr.me/Nov_HistoryMarche and get a special starter pack 💥 Available only for the next 30 days 🚩 Forum Gallorum is Part 1 of the series about the Rise of Caesar Augustus, the first Roman Emperor. This is a collaboration with my friend Hoc Est Bellum. I'm very happy that we're working together on a new series! Hope you enjoy this one. 🚩 Rise of Augustus Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLWwyDn76LiH3r-Q173dLxL_4yaSHZjsyL

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[@robertturni2845]

The fact they were so experienced they not only spotted Antony's ambush but just outright told the 5 legions of recruits to stay out of the battle so they didn't get in the way is the most badass thing I've ever heard.

[@mutteringmale]

They should have put a few grizzled experienced but handicapped officers in charge (unable to directly fight, but very useful), and had them get the raw recruits to digging ditches and stakes around the camp, and take 10% of them as water bearers, telling them to "fill in if you see a casualty and want to be a real warrior". Most of them would have born water, given it out, then jumped in, and then I'd have the next 200 or so go forward and so forth. a steady dribble of raw recruits, surrounded by vets and mimicking them and desperate to show their bravery would have added quite a force factor.

[@tylerdurden3722]

@@mutteringmale both sides were too proud to hide behind ditches and stakes. They weren't fighting to survive, or to win or lose. The outcome was already known to the veterans of both sides before they engaged. All that was left was to win and lose with honor. The raw recruits would have stained the honor of the side who knew this wasn't a battle they were gonna win.

[@Rikalonius]

Indeed, it's the stuff of movies that we've never seen in any flick about the time. This would be an outstanding battle to cover.

[@moohaameed]

When the episode says “part 1” you already know the series is about to be a thriller 🔥💯

[@brainflash1]

Christ is there anything Mark Anthony DIDN'T fuckup?

[@jonbaxter2254]

Better story than most tv shows

[@moohaameed]

@@jonbaxter2254 Couldn’t have said it better

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It's even more of a thriller when i clap yo cheeks !

[@RudeAndObscene]

I can't wait until the next episode and I haven't watched it yet

[@benjamindover2601]

Two veteran legions with identical equipment, training and tactics. Must've just been a straight up slugging match until one side became exhausted.

[@reheyesd8666]

This is where veterans became key. They had just enough of an edge to win a battle.

[@jonshive5482]

@@reheyesd8666 At Pharsalos Caesar was outnumbered two to one by Pompey's well-trained but less experienced infantry. In cavalry it was more like ten to one. But a line of reserve infantry hidden behind Caesar's thin cavalry screen on his right flank managed to turn back the main Pompeian assault by cavalry and light troops by using their pila (javelins) as spears instead of missiles. The latter routed from the field as this reserve force briefly pursued, then turned on Pompey's left flank. Meanwhile Caesar's front-line infantry had already engaged their Pompeian counterparts, who were deployed in deep formations that enhanced stability but afforded less flexibility. At this point Caesar committed his last reserve forces to the battle, soon prompting the entire enemy force to rout away. Thousands were killed, even more captured, although Pompey and most of his subordinates escaped. Caesar claimed his own losses amounted to less than 250 killed, although like Napoleon he probably understated these. [Source: Adrian Goldsworthy's Caesar: The Life of a Colossus]

[@thinkandrepent3175]

Wars are usually fought by the young and inexperienced, but this was different. It must have been a thing to see Veterans of this magnitude, masters of the art of War, solemnly walking to the task at hand, except this time the enemy was his own brother.

[@mutteringmale]

In a case like this you have to have a hidden force factor that you can insert at a critical time; archers, a wing of light cavalry, a hidden century in the woods. Wave a giant red flag at the right time, and wham! No more M.Anthony, who I would immediately behead.

[@thehistorybard6333]

Super excited for this series! What an incredible period of history. Will we also see Mutina, Philippi and Actium?

[@HistoryMarche]

Yes sir.

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*SPOILER ALERT*

[@hannibalbarca9910]

I like this period of Roman history. It is a pivotal period for the Romans. This period determined the fate of the entire Roman history. Thank you for this great video. I hope the part 16 of Hannibal series will be released.

[@HistoryMarche]

Hannibal 16 in 3-4 days

[@jonbaxter2254]

It's the sequel to Caesar, not as good but still enjoyable

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@@HistoryMarche Oh my stars, yes :)

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Hannibal wasn’t black

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@@HistoryMarche *gulp*

[@hocestbellumchannel]

Οh just noticed the upload! I sincerely wish that Forum Gallorum's art style will resonate with Mago's audience. Thank you very very much for the shout-out my friend, I honestly appreciate it!

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It's all you my friend. All you!

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[@JayzsMr]

No one does battles better than history march, the level of detail and tension is just unmatched

[@12coudak000]

I will cry at the last part if Augustus´ quote : "Have I played the part well? Please applaud as I exit." will be mentioned.

[@mutteringmale]

I always thought that story about the poisonous mushrooms to be much hokey baloney. He lived a long time in a time of very limited medical care. I ascribe that to his being careful of what he ate and not be a glutton. Something to be said for the "Miditeranean (sp?) diet". :)

[@roomonleft]

Cream of Rome's legionnaires killing each other I'm eager to see the next video! Perfectly done!

[@cback2250]

That is why roman never expanded to parthians

[@todorivanov8252]

Finally some quality Octavian content! Can't wait for the series!

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Narrator's voice is epic

[@Danny-mg1hu]

i thought it was HANNIBAL for a moment. it still good to know about the other Caesar that people forget about, Octavian. Please don't forget Hannibal 🙂

[@HistoryMarche]

Hannibal 16 coming in 3-4 days

[@mutteringmale]

This Caesar ws much greater than Julius, who made a stupid fatal mistake in the forum, and all you need at that level is to make one mistake, and that's all you get....most of the time.

[@HarpreetSingh-kf2lb]

You left us on a cliff hanger. What a beginning to the great wars of Augustus and Mark Antony

[@glenchapman3899]

You know you are in trouble when the bushes start speaking Latin lol

[@srbtlevse16]

wow caesar just had such great vision, he knew who to choose as his successor and really believed in him, and it turned out so so well as Octavian became one of the best administrators ever

[@g.sergiusfidenas6650]

I think a good deal of luck was involved in that choice, the future Augustus was 19 when the events of this video take place and Caesar had spent most of the 5 previous years before his death fighting a civil war and most of the previous decade conquering Gaul, Octavius only came to his attention in 51 B.C when he delivered the eulogy of his grandmother, Caesar's sister, at her funeral. But Caesar had other grandnephews like Pedius and Pinarius and even Marcus Antonius himself was a relative of his so whatever he saw in the young Octavius must had been pretty impressive even though they probably did not have enough time to get to know themselves too much.

[@mrhumble2937]

@@g.sergiusfidenas6650 plus he chose him over Anthony. Wonder how it turns out if Anthony got his name and money.

[@cback2250]

Antony line later got to be emperor.

[@thothheartmaat2833]

ceasers civil war vs pompey is one of the coolest videos of all time..

[@emmax223]

Yes. I am very intrigued about Octavian's rise. This series is gonna be awesome!!!

[@mutteringmale]

Leading to longest time of peace in the Roman empire, which also means the richest. America needs to understand that you can fight little wars, like Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan for training, profit and to keep your military sharp, but you have to WIN them, not consistently lose every war, to be a great, rich and powerful nation.

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I reckon this Octavian guy will go far!

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Yeah, the kid's got potential

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This is just what I needed to help digest the heavy meal from yesterday 😁👍

[@HistoryMarche]

From yesterday? Holy hell that'll be some "digestion". It'll be a bloodbath in the toilet far greater than at Forum Gallorum :)

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Thanks so much!

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This young man has the ambition that was brighter then the sun.

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brighter

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SO excited for this one! But please finish the one on Hannibal! Love the channel!

[@HistoryMarche]

Hannibal 16 coming in 3-4 days

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@@HistoryMarche any new Hannibal after 17?

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Yah, yah....it also helps that some of the world's best marble, Carrera, is close by, in copious quantity, and with slave and prisoner labor pennies on the dollar, voila! A city of marble. If Augustus had started in Maine under the same conditions, Boston would be a city of granite.

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Fabulous work with this Roman Era period

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Weird not seeing this narrated with differently coloured squares. Awesome video!

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I love this video, and i love Octavius.💖 I can't wait for the rest, like the battles of Philippi and Actium. Very epic.⚔️

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That was awesome can't wait for part 2

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Glad you enjoyed it

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A great Antony Vs Octavian . What a close battle. Antony’s shouldn’t have risked his best legions !

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Super excited!!

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fantastic video, can't wait for part 2, awesome narrator.

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I delayed watching it because I half ass read the title thing oh another Caesar video but then I saw the augustus and never clicked so fast so shocked there Are no. Video of the greatest emperors campaign

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Makes me sad this channel is not more popular.

[@brainflash1]

Never send a general to do a statesman's job (Mark Antony) Never send a statesman to do a general's job (Curio) Find you a man who can do both (Octavius)

[@PalleRasmussen]

He was not much of a general, but he had a friend who was amongst the best, and extremely loyal. And Octavianus was smart enough to let him do his job.

[@Isleep-walking]

Octavius wasn't a good general and definitely not a good man.

[@F22onblockland]

Agrippa was Octavian's general/admiral and did a lot of the heavy lifting

[@TheSamuraijim87]

That's a considerable stretch. Antony certainly had an uncouth reputation among subsequent Augustan historians (who, at any rate, all took Octavian's side - as they were expected to) but there's nothing to suggest Antony lacked competence in statecraft. He received appointment to positions of statecraft by Caesar himself, so that can clearly be taken as Caesar's personal endorsement of Antony's capacity for statecraft. Also, as others said, Octavian did little generalship himself, and left this to Agrippa. Moreover, Octavian would never have been in the position to dominate Rome after Actium if not for the results of the prior Battle of Philippi, which was Antony's victory. So Octavian built off of Antony's achievements.

[@tylerdurden3722]

Octavian wasn't a good general. But he had the legendary Agrippa at his side. Augustus was a genius as an administrator. Agrippa was August's closest and most loyal friend until his death...and he was an exceptionally talented general and very intelligent. Octavian didn't have a stomach for anything military related. He'd usually "become sick" or had a reason to leave whenever military leadership was required, and then Agrippa would handle things. Later, Agrippa just handled everything military related by default. And of course, Agrippa was also Octavian's most trusted advisor. Accepting the will of Caesar was optional and came with making lots of dangerous enemies. The idea of marching to Rome to accept the will came from Agrippa. And much of everything else Octavian did was influenced by the trusted advice of Agrippa.

[@MrFdboy]

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[@JawsOfHistory]

That the senate would illegally give the son of Caesar an army, rather than take him on themselves, feels so telling about how ill prepared they were for a post-Caesar world. It's also funny because Marcus Antonius was exactly the kind of person that the senate had turned their noses up at for centuries. An incredibly talented commander and leader of soldiers who in any other century would never have been able to have the career that he had. Can't wait to see the next part.

[@ihl0700677525]

IMO Mark Anthony was brave, cunning, and capable commander, but not really at the level of Caesar, Sulla, or Scipio Africanus, nor the latter great Roman leaders/generals like Agrippa, Trajan, or Aurelian.

[@ah7maw265]

i was in work when this video came up and i don't have time for it but I'm pretty sure its perfect just like always 💟

[@weilandiv8310]

In most of these battles, I know the outcome... but am always on the edge of my seat, cheering for the underdog!

[@jasonz7788]

Great work Sir thank you

[@kenklein9228]

You've got a fantastic voice for this kind of work. I'm enjoying videos for periods in which I have little interest (not including this!) because of your narration. Thanks!

[@MrPantopantalones]

Oh baby looks like Christmas came early with this and upcoming parts

[@LuizAlexPhoenix]

It's definitely an one of a kind period in history. These veterans could have marched all the way to India. Instead they faced each other in a methodical duel to the death.

[@rahman9749]

Is this the part where Roman Republic transitioned to become an Empire? Nice video as always.

[@HistoryMarche]

Yes, that's the period.

[@rahman9749]

@@HistoryMarche I am waiting for the entire series with great anticipation.

[@mahdiziyafati2626]

I enjoyed every second of it Tnx

[@ali63141]

GREAT 😍😍 We are waiting for battle of Uhud 😊

[@HistoryMarche]

Most likely in December or early January. My main researcher on Uhud is busy with his own projects.

[@ali63141]

@@HistoryMarche Thank you so much 😭😭

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Can't wait for the next part

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These are great!

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Dropped everything!! Can already tell this series is going to be great!!

[@Ridingaroundandgettingit]

This is gonna be epic!!

[@napolien1310]

Cicero wasn't with the assassins of Caesar right? They didn't include him in their conspiracy and came later, and I don't remember him leading the opposition he was kinda like an advisor and later he scold the assassin and write on how incompetent they were after killing Caesar and didn't act fast to control over the government and just barricaded themselves in a Senate house.

[@resileaf9501]

Yes, that's right. Historia Civilis did an excellent video on the aftermath of the assassination on his channel, it's super interesting and kind of ridiculous how badly the conspirators screwed up after the assassination. And also before.

[@g.sergiusfidenas6650]

He was not included, partially because because a good deal of the killers were part of Caesar's own faction and thus had not been allied to him and partially because those ones who were true believers like Brutus did not trusted his commitment as he had prefered to stay neutral during the civil war.

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@@resileaf9501 oh I remember watching it, that guy gone to great detail and put his opinion on vague matters too, hope he is fine because I'm concerned of him not uploading for months now

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You know what good on you for doing not Julius for once on KZbin

[@sevoo1579]

Wow Can't wait for part 2

[@animeyahallo3887]

Caesar would have cried if he saw his veteran legions fight each other, confused on who to trust as Caesar's successor.

[@bigsarge2085]

Well done!

[@TheWolverine01]

Cicero: Octavian is the lesser evil. Tony Stark : NOT A GREAT PLAN !

[@spookyboi8446]

"Forum Gallorum" sounds like Ron Weasley trying to cast a spell while eating wet cement.

[@Aphloxis]

Best narrator in all battle documentaries on youtube

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Ty! Nice video.

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By Jupiter, I'm already subscribed!

[@gbendicion7052]

Wasnt this Battle's aftermath shown in HBO's Rome? When Pullo was searching for Vorenus? Damn what a great video HistoryMarche

[@gbendicion7052]

welp my bad...i think its the battle coming after this one

[@doomerboomer9402]

Long Live Caesar,even if he is dead by this time. Still, Long Live Caesar, biggest man in history after Jesus

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[@mrhumble2937]

Thanks for this, best time period. Thank God Octavian and Anthony came together or those senators that killed Caeser may be the ones remembered by Caeser. Caeser would be an after thought.

[@josbornx]

13:49 "Martian legion of veterans" 👽👽👽

[@lemmelix]

Can't wait to see my man Agrippa.

[@zackcantrell9689]

It amazes me to the point of incomprehensive thought, of how battles were fought in these times. To be able to smell the bad breath or know the color of your enemies eyes (and there would've been many) if you were lucky enough to survive! You would've had to be a lunatic after being a veteran of one battle let alone many!🤪

[@StickWithTrigger]

Veteran legions are absolute beasts

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Great new series! when will appear the next episode?

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Great!

[@geordiejones5618]

Its incredible that Rome didn't fall into a Warring States period. I think Caesar and Augustus narrowly avoided this fate for the protoempire.

[@historybuff14jones77]

Let’s go

[@livenreloaded]

I wonder if donating a large sum of money to the public was Caesar's way of ensuring a smooth transition of power for Octavian since as heir he would have to carry out his will and in turn make the people love him as a result. Maybe thats why Octavian did so in the end

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We'll surely meet in the next one. Part II. 👍👍

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Your voice is Amazing.❤️👍Keep it up.