Battle of Watling Street (61CE) Rome Vs British Barbarians | Total War: Rome 2 History Movie

[@rimshot2270]

"I love a happy ending." "That's a happy ending?" "It is if you're Italian."

[@shakeypudding6563]

Many of the Roman soldiers were made up of auxiliaries from Briton tribes…so 🤷‍♂️

[@brunolima7402]

And not just italian.

[@rimshot2270]

@@brunolima7402 No, but it helps. We've won so few victories since the fall of Rome.

[@rimshot2270]

@@shakeypudding6563 The majority were still Romans. Stop trying to salvage some British pride out of a massive defeat. The Britons lost. The Romans won. Period.

[@rimshot2270]

@@brunolima7402 But mostly.

[@abdulmazeed5934]

" Bodybuilding is not important but discipline definitely is " - Roman anti-bodybuilding officer

[@horatiuscocles8052]

they have a pretty normal physique and the romans bodies are just hidden behind the armor but i think the characters share similar builds

[@FriendlyCroock]

lol This is the worst video I've seen. After seeing those guys in their underwear I feel like I want to vomit over my computer screen.

[@m7ray]

@@FriendlyCroock You want them to be naked? Because Celts often fought naked.

[@twerkingwhale6093]

@@FriendlyCroock mmmm

[@LanielPhoto]

@@FriendlyCroock In reality, according to history, Celtics fought naked - coated by only paint and maybe tattoos.

[@anarrivingwingedhussar9692]

I didn’t realize all Barbarian warriors were also professional bodybuilders, such a fascinating culture.

[@adammessina6182]

MadjaX 😂

[@spencerdecoteau8038]

Mike Grover but they do luck incredibly fuckable. If I was a women I would fuck one.

[@maxdembo2029]

Spencer Decoteau by the sounds of it you don’t need to be a woman to do it. I think you’d do it regardless.

[@PrayingWarfare]

You are a woman

[@spencerdecoteau8038]

Daniel J thanks

[@LEFT4GABEN]

The Romans didn't fight in a straight line the fought in a multiple wedge "Tooth" Formation and were stationed between to conveniently dense forests. The Calvary did not rear charge (Or do anything other than chase down routed forces) the Britons the day was purely won by the Disciplined Heavy Roman Infantry...

[@yairmottes6622]

that's the version i know of.

[@bobdenver8857]

yeah I was thinking where the hell did the cav charge come from lol.

[@BloodofPatriots]

The Romans did form up in ranks at first. This was to keep his battle line as thick as possible, giving each man the most replacements behind him that was possible. Since a Roman soldier fought for maybe 5-6 minutes before being relieved by the man behind him, with 10 deep, each Roman soldier only had to fight every hour or so, saving their strength while zapping that of the Britons who unable to replace their front lines. It was only after Suetonius recognized that the Britons were severely weakening in will and numbers did he order his troops to form into the wedges or saw tooth formation and begin their crushing march forward.

[@kellyknott4201]

Agree they used tooth formation if only later but none at all depicted here. Nor any Roman small ballistas recorded as present.

[@GUNDAM-NOLASAINTS]

Accurate yes

[@kenwbrenner]

Thanks for producing this. Based on several documentaries I've seen on this battle, the Romans used their wedge formation to slowly march forward into the mass of dis-organized Icini troops. They continued forward to the Icini wagons where more killing occurred. It was discipline and tactics vs. disorganized and individual Icini fighting men.

[@notgadot]

*disorganiSed

[@OoohAaah6603]

I'm writing this from the heart of Iceni country,,,,(Norfolk) and I can confirm that the Roman's gave the Iceni male underwear models a serious 'Wedgie'.

[@DiscoveryPOtencial]

Paulinus: it's over Boudica!! I have the high ground Boudica: You underestimate my power!! Paulinus: don't do it Boudica: AHHHHHHHHHH Last Word exchange before armies' clash, according to Dion Casio

[@LucidWanderer]

Lesson to be learned here, A disorganized mob is as much an army as building materials are a house.

[@nazwaffen9219]

😂😁From who?😁. You should learn the real one👉With out a make-Up😏.

[@RemembertThe20thMain]

Remember the words of Marcus our trust centenarian and adviser: Barbarian armies rely on brute force, strength of will, and an all out charge to batter their enemies into submission. Once broken they are easily crushed...

[@O-oo3uu]

@Mike Grover Cuntservative quack mouth breathing trumptard

[@boblarson7694]

@Mike Grover Your piece of shit president killed lots of americans

[@reidf8506]

Boblarson How so?

[@chesterstevens8870]

For anyone curious: after Gaius Paulinus routed Boudica and slaughtered thr Iceni, the sentiment amongst Emperor Nero's advisors was that his warmongering was becoming too brutal and would only result in continued hostilities. They convinced Nero to have him relieved as Governor and brought back to Rome. Tl;dr, even Nero himself thought Paunlinus was a blood-crazed maniac.

[@rimshot2270]

But he waited until he had done the job. Considering the atrocities of Boudicca, I'd call it even.

[@rupertsmith5815]

@@rimshot2270 Pretty much everybody in positions of power was an evil tyrant back then

[@richardscales9560]

Watching this from a house on the Watling Street only a little way from where it may have happened. Odd

[@StrangerSpace]

Souls of the fallen Britons must be crowd in front of your screen complaining: "what a bullshit is this, this is too wrong, not a thing is true.." )

[@stevenleslie8557]

You can probably feel the ghosts of the fallen warriors as you sit there

[@howardchambers9679]

@@stevenleslie8557 I drive Watling Street. No ghosts just morons in bmw's and audi's

[@radrook4481]

They make it sound as if that was the name it had at the time of the battle. Was it?

[@richardscales9560]

@@radrook4481 no, that's the anglo saxon name for it. No one knows what it was called before that.

[@KIKEROMA1997]

In reality Suetonious achieve an heroic victory for rome, he trick the british by choosing a clear area sourrounded by trees, the tribes could not use their superior numbers to flank him, in adition he formed his legionaries in an arrow shaped to maximize the efectiveness of the roman gladius, and their heavier armor, when he order the push, the britons will be defenceless and thats how he masacre them. Boudica should have waited and choose another field for the battle, but her thirst for blood blind her, also she understimated Suetonious military capabilities.

[@Intranetusa]

The tribes under Boudica had also been disarmed by the Romans not too long before the rebellion, so they were likely under-equipped and under prepared.

[@silassilas1578]

The British ?

[@stevenleslie8557]

Enrique, great assessment! The Britons needed only to delay the battle and create supply problems for the Romans. Hunger would have forced the Romans to break ranks and come after the Britons. This would have deprived them of their shield walls and spread them out to make the fight more advantageous for Bodicca's warriors. Their numerical numbers would have come into play. Evidently, the Britons did not have the organization or the discipline for this tactic. The accounts of the battle portrays them as a large mass of rabble wildly swinging their weapons each looking for his own day of glory whilst hacking up the Romans.

[@scene2much]

@@Intranetusa They picked up many arms in plunder and defeat of Roman garrisons... perhaps not enough arms.

[@scene2much]

I wonder why Britons cannot move through forests to flank the Romans. Was it a failure of Imagination, or did Suetonius stock the forest with cavalry and skirmishers ? If you cannot break the center of a formation, your victory is in a false withdrawal to manufacture the element of surprise, or in a flanking/enveloping maneuver. Both of these were within the Briton capacity, but apparently not within the range of Boudicca's (and her conuselor's) collective imagination.

[@frankgesuele6298]

This is what the Jewish Historian Flavius Josephus said of the Roman Legions. "Their drills were bloodless battles. Their battles bloody drills." Charging a Roman Legion on the open field was suicide.

[@thomaszaccone3960]

I think that was Plutarch, not Josephus.

[@frankgesuele6298]

@@thomaszaccone3960 Google it. It's Josephus.

[@thomaszaccone3960]

@@frankgesuele6298 SNAGGED! YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

[@frankgesuele6298]

@@thomaszaccone3960 Thank you. It's also thanks to him that we know about Masada.

[@DC-ei9vl]

@Mark McPherson Wouldn't have happened. Most disciplined military in the world then.

[@Gods_Patriot]

The only way the barbarian groups could beat the legions was to attack from multiple directions, generally in ambush. The key was to make contact before they could get in formations. Man to man single combat they could be beaten. If given time to form and fight as one force they were damn near impossible to beat. Of course, this was through 3/4 of roman history. The latter stages of Rome had legions that were subpar. They were running out of men, the training wasnt as good, the standard of man wasn't as good, the generals and overall leadership wasn't as good etc

[@michaelterrencefernandezli6688]

No, Arminius, no

[@drifterman319]

Exactly like our Liberal politically correct military now. A hypersexual Divided States of America distancing itself from God.

[@ww2killerk]

I loved the video man, the build up to the battle with the events was pretty good. The battle was awesome. Keep up the good work!

[@LeeRaldar]

It has been suggested that the Romans during this battle formed their front line into a zig-zag or sawtooth pattern to kettle the Brits into more efficient triangular kill zones.

[@Madmac-ep1eo]

Not suggested,. It was documented by officers there at the time, and later by historians.

[@GMODFIGHTS]

this was brexit over 2000 years ago

[@SandokanBattles]

not very succesfull

[@bobafett9348]

NPC #40249 Except our is not succesful, and their attempts are pathetic.

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

@NPC #40249 They were all ass holes. .

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

@NPC #40249 Nope. They were all ass holes who fought each other constantly. Within their own tribe - they might well be simple farmers and such - but when it came to the way their tribe treated other tribes - they were all ass holes. .

[@andreainzaghi7373]

I was thinking just the same! I am an italian regrexiter, I have tried to convince a few British that Brexit was the right choice but now I hope that Uk will remain. I think Brexit is a lose-lose strategy.

[@joshoconnor2784]

That speech was demoralizing, holy chit. "They may look intimidating and outnumber us by a significant margin, but so what! How many of us will survive to see the night?" Lol I may have to casually sink back through the ranks and sonter off into the forest after that one.

[@joshlanier8567]

"We're all going to be dead... Jim" I'm with you but if he had said that above I think is have to stick around and fight alongside that legend.

[@johngrindley169]

Whoopee we're all going to die... Didn't someone say that just before the D-Day landings in the American forces "Most of you will probably die..." That must have cheered up everyone.

[@johngrindley169]

@Pneumonocolvocanomicroscopicsilicolvocano-coniosis Same thing as it's pronounced the same

[@reidf8506]

They used a speech from Rome: Total War I lmao

[@MrKroakim]

Old comment, I know. But fleeing from battle was very, very dishonorable in ancient rome, so much so that a party of soldiers that fled from (if I recall correctly) Cannae, during the second punic war, begged the later consuls to be able to serve on a suicide mission to simply regain their honor before death, being as disgraced as they were.

[@redberries8039]

'A battle you say? ..at Watling Street? no problem, just take first left after the chippy'

[@3baxcb]

Pretty good video. Would have been interesting if the Roman units could have been deployed in the teeth-like formation as was recorded. That formation was very helpful in the Romans' success. That and Nero had the governor replaced with one who was less abusive to the Britons.

[@garybowman9852]

Pretty graphics. However, the Roman Formation was incorrectly shown. Instead of a formation of straight lines, the Romans formed up into a sawtooth formation of many small wedges along their line. This forced the Britons into small killing fields where the Romans just butchered them.

[@johndang8971]

I think it's difficult to recreate that in Rome 2: Total War

[@LegoSPQR]

Also the romans didnt slash with their blades just did thrust manuevers from behind their scutums (shields) which came from a protective angle from the legionnaire to the left. Also the romans did a small scale line refresh where they would alternate rows to ensure they didnt tire out and present a fresh face to the battle line front.

[@Jdhfidhgurfjfhfjcndnsb]

@@LegoSPQR some mods allow you to do line rotation

[@jimmoroney7529]

The Roman governor was punished by the Romans because he incited the revolt which cost the Romans a lot to put down. The Romans eventually realized after several incidents like this, to not be as overbearing and not to impose super high taxes on conquered lands. This is probably why their empire lasted so long. Too bad Macron in France didn't learn from history. He imposed a heavy carbon tax on the French and now they have a revolt that has gotten out of hand. "We learn from history that we do not learn from history" - Hegel

[@luttingdude9415]

Actually the romans didn't learn shit from this, they continued high taxes and sometimes even loosing their richest province, Egypt to rebellions against high taxation. Only with the superior roman legions were they able to clench and crush some of these rebellions, that is assuming they had the money to pay for the legions in the first place.

[@jimmoroney7529]

@@luttingdude9415 They must have done some things right as their rule lasted a very long time. The Republic existed and expanded for centuries before they officially became an empire. The Western half lasted 500 years and the Eastern half lasted a thousand years after that. Only the Turkish Ottoman empire (which adopted many Roman ideas) comes second in imperial longevity with all other empires having much shorter reigns.

[@hughcapetien]

That is why France as a country is going to be wiped out. It will become a "caliphate."

[@Flyingmushroomman]

The French just love a good revolution now and again

[@michaelalexander9386]

@Gazzara5 are you Italian?

[@scene2much]

Gives a flavor of the encounter, though not the salient structure. The funneling effect of the Roman lines, nor the crush and slaughter of the Briton route at the wagon line. When your software permits rendering of those elements, then you'll have a truly amazing offering. Looking forward to it!

[@auroraflos2498]

It’s actually a video game, one of the best out there for recreating historic battles but it I don’t think there’s the option to organise trooped in the proper way.

[@thomaszaccone3960]

This animation does not reveal details of the battle. Suetonius had anchored both flanks on geographical features which prevented the Iceni from taking advantage of superior numbers by attacking the Romans on their flanks and rear. Instead, they were forced into a nartow killing zone where superior Roman discipline and equipment was certain to prevail. Boudicca had allowed carts carrying civilians to form at thecrear of her forces, creating and obstacle to retreating Britons. Paulinus was a superior general who chose his field well. Boudicca should never have fought him there.

[@andreainzaghi7373]

@kamikase yamamura there is a very long description in two major authors of the time, one of the two was also family related to a Roman commander.

[@HornsoftheStagg]

@@andreainzaghi7373 Unfortunately they're both very biased. Dio is an awful writer who took Tacitus' notes and then just made a fantasy pro-Roman story out of them. Tacitus is closer to the real events but they're likely told to him by Agricola (a relative who served under Paulinus at the time), who would also pro-Romanise events. Let's also not forget that when Caesar invaded 100 years earlier, Cassivellaunus led multiple, well strategised attacks against Caesar. This means that the Britons were adept at using battle tactics and not just implementing full frontal charging.

[@Alversia]

@@HornsoftheStagg It is true the sources are biased but there are some things that do sound as if they could probably have happened. After all, Tacitus had no reason to lie about the terrain, so likely that is what Agricola (who was there) described to him. Likewise Paulinus's pre-battle speech isn't some poetic rallying cry but very practical, mostly consisting of advice for the upcoming fight which doesn't really fit the narrative. I would also suggest that by the time they got to Watling Street, things might have rolled beyond Boudicea's control. Lots of different tribes with different grievances would have joined up and if they wanted a fight, there's not a lot she could have done, regardless of her opinion. But it is ultimately a victory of training, skill and experience of a professional military man over a noble whose way of fighting just did not match up against the Roman combat doctrine at all.

[@HornsoftheStagg]

@@Alversia Tacitus also claims that only 400 Romans died, which is very unlikely. Both the 14th and 20th legions would have suffered some losses but the auxilia more so. It is rather strange that a noble Briton, who calculatingly burned down three settlements and nearly annihilated a legion, would then just charge up a hill into a gorge against the Romans, instead of trying to starve them out or outflank their rear from the forest, as their ancestors had done with Caesar on numerous occasions. It sounds a lot more like a Roman fantasy of a painted, bloodthirsty barbarian charge.

[@HornsoftheStagg]

@Joseph Sosa The latter sounds more likely as she'd still have to deal with the 2nd Legion after Paulinus, plus anything else that Rome threw their way shortly after.

[@myduckisonqauck7227]

Ah yes , my favorite epic fail of history

[@osamazafar6264]

This and when crassus marched to parthia.

[@td9250]

@@osamazafar6264 though I think Varus did worse. He list actual legions! A true tragedy. Crassus lost the workers and mercenaries he paid for.

[@alejandrotabilo1988]

Epic fail? I thought it was an epic win.

[@henryvi3256]

The barberians are only poor ugly ppl with beard glory to rome (I'm Italian)

[@Reckless-02]

GG (also Italian...and Assyrian)

[@SwordEncarmine]

1. This Music is from Medieval 2 Britannia, the first track at least :) 2. I saw no chariots in action even though they played a big part in this battle. 3. I saw time-traveling Velites from the past. :D

[@SandokanBattles]

1- yes first track, rest is from Total War Saga 2- they are, but in the background (animation looks awful) 3- C'mon man, Im not a historian

[@SwordEncarmine]

@@SandokanBattles it just spreads historical misconception and I am no historian aswell :)

[@SandokanBattles]

ok but is just one unit, how much i miss? 100 years?

[@SwordEncarmine]

@@SandokanBattles 1. 160 years 2. The Romans charged the Britains in a wedge formation with their legionaries kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKHafmWqpNp5Zpo Here is detailed overview about the battle at around 8:00 minutes

[@lijunasuguerra6424]

@@SwordEncarmine Historia Civilis I knew it

[@asmith2406]

Shows how important it is to be the side that PICKS the battlefield.

[@scottwins2]

...and the tactics

[@stevenleslie8557]

At Agincourt, King Henry picked his position well. When the French knights would not move, he was forced to advance forward several meters and reestablish his line. By doing this his archers were now in range of the French. After some serious English arrow barrages and casualties, the French felt it necessary to advance only to be slaughtered in the thick mud.

[@robertneagu7586]

This man knows how to capture the epicness of the total war series

[@SandokanBattles]

thanks , its not easy ;)

[@smug9471]

Very well done sir I wish more channels followed this way of telling history

[@markguardiana600]

Is that already...ummm...copying or rippig off someone's content?

[@SocialBandit555]

The theorised reason for Boudica's defeat is that soldiers were so crammed in that the British long swords were rendered useless as there was no room to swing them, however the roman short swords were perfect for large crammed battles like this one.

[@LucidWanderer]

Also the majority of her army was naked women, not the best of soldiers.

[@ziljin]

Did tribesmen really charge into waves of javelins and armored Roman soldiers with just a shield and no helmet or armor? These men must have been really brave.

[@OCinneide]

They believed if they died in battle they'd get reborn to fight again.

[@bobafett9348]

I would say that Romans were far more brave in this battle. Basically 10,000 Legionaries faced a horde of over 200,000 Britons, and managed to emerge victorius. Britons were not brave. They were stupid. They thought that they can achieve victory by overwhelming the enemy with numbers, yet they did not exploit it. If britons made a singular breach in the Roman line, battle could have ended in Boudica's victory right there. Imagine now being a Roman, faced by endless horde of Barbarians coming for you and your comrades. Imagine a war cry made by 200,000 bloodthirsty Briton Warriors. That could be enough to make many men Run away. Hear so many stories of how Boudica butchered And Ravaged through Roman cities, and never met a defeat. Know of all torture and execution methods, Britons use. The only one who stands here, ready to face the fate you and your brothers will is your general. He's the only one who keeps the line from not breaking into a flight. To Battle ! Fortuna favours the bold ! *Now for the opposite side* Imagine being a zealot Briton Warrior, in the largest army the ancient world has seen. Gods favour you, Romans are weak, their rule is breaking. Time to take revenge. Against your great force the cowardly Roman Emperor sends a petty force of 10,000. You outnumber them 20:1. Previous engagements with Roman armies, ended in their death. Now the last hope they have of holding your land will be broken, and Britannia will be free !

[@davidedbrooke9324]

ziljin Indeed they were but the tactics let them down big time, so squashed up against the Romans most were cut down unable to use their weapons effectively.

[@thomaszaccone3960]

What most people seem to forget is the appalling lack of information at the time. Boudicca couldn't go to the local library or google to find out how large the large the Empire was, how many different peoples had been conquered or absorbed or the tactics employed by the legions. Similarly, the Romans were probably ignorant of many of the cultural aspects of the people they were confronting. Ultimately this was a mutual tragedy. The Iceni were allies of Rome. The Roman Officers responsible for brutalizing Boudicca and her daughters should have been flogged and beheaded. The party responsible was not Paulinus but some lesser luminaries.

[@richardscanlan3419]

And really stupid.

[@ancientloredude]

The Romans intentionally picked a spot hemmed in by woods. The Celts were so numerous and unruly, when she was speaking to them, many could not hear her. Some on the fringe began to attack. Since they were assaulting from the front, it played into the Roman hands. Think of a crowd of people trying to leave the exit all at the same time...all piled up and hemming everyone in. For the Romans:Waves of pilum javelins and slinger stones flying in from the rear while close quarter lines of stabbing gladius from the front just slowly marched forward like a lawn mower.

[@kmd9999]

I think the actress who played Boudica really nailed it Oscar time!

[@PerkingKimchiman]

4:10 Hey, thats me uncle Barry!

[@schlirf]

"We eat warriors for breakfast" Roman S.O.P.

[@gmon762]

Until the battle of Teutoburg Forest! 😂

[@schlirf]

@@gmon762 et finita est Latine loqui? 😎 Tscha so ist das leben mein lieber.

[@lenavoit5206]

This was brilliant!! I like the name change and it's good to see another historical battle! Can't wait until the next battle which involves the Spartans!

[@SandokanBattles]

thanks, I think sandokan battles is much easier to remember, greetings

[@franz82able]

Boudicca, the high acclaimed British hero who sent to death 80000 persons against 400 and burnt her own cities, including London. Well done 👍🏼

[@divusgaiusjuliuscaesar4657]

Generalissimo89 oh shut up you misogynist

[@MMadesen]

London wasnt her city, it was a roman settlement in Brittania, an enemy city.

[@tsuba14]

it's too bad they didn't read books to learn about their enemy (sun tzu) and read how Hannibal almost defeated the Romans.

[@franz82able]

People were already there well before the Romans and today that "Roman"city is the capital of the UK, with the Roman name in all its greatness. In other words, Complete defeat by the great hero. Lol

[@franz82able]

Denise Bond Denise Bond twice as stupid then. Instead of giving freedom to the “romanized”Britons, she decided to give them death. Escluse me, are you Romanized? Roma what? Yes, you look romanized. Kill this man. Wow, what a great hero.

[@MegaGary1960]

been watching you tube for years and I must say this is one of the best things iv seen thanks for all your work on this great video

[@SandokanBattles]

Thanks mate

[@kevinlewis3029]

Was driving down Watling Street today, true story!

[@sirumutii8809]

ROMA INVICTA! Eagle may never fall!

[@Espuma9848]

SPQR, for the glory.

[@ltgrt7606]

Rushing vehemently on a structured legion was suicide.

[@stevenleslie8557]

You sir are so correct!

[@radrook4481]

That's why the Parthians decided to pelt it with arrows at Carrahe after the charge of their cataphracts proved ineffective.

[@justintupholme2154]

Lots of good comments here but the main thing that defeated the Brits was that all Celtic/Germanic peoples fought as "open field man-on-man warriors" - the idea of noble combat. The Romans had developed something entirely different - they fought as one unit. Any single Roman called out against a single Celt probably would have been defeated because of the Celts could run circles round them and use the light spear. The Romans incapacitated the Celt desire to fight as warriors by pressing onto the enemy with the shield wall and then striking from below or the side with the Gladius - actually a stabbing weapon. They probably never used much the "over arm" dramatic sword blows from movies and stuff. One of the Roman's best "weapons" was the studded sandal which gave them sure footing during the battle and allowed them to press the enemy so that the Brits own weapons - long swords and spears were useless. The fact that the waggon train then contained the Celtic army ment that the romans could enjoy a slaughter...Lessons learned - don't rape a Queens daughters - and don't burn a city full of Romans!?

[@kevwhufc8640]

Romans swapped places with the man behind them after 5 minutes fighting they went to the back , that way everyone was fresh & rested before fighting again.. a brilliant system. Boudicca wearing a well known bronze age shield, even tho its from several centuries before her time .

[@TomasBaranekWOLF]

Very very very nice video, music all of it good job

[@SandokanBattles]

dzięki ;)

[@type7diabetes96]

Love how they used a pre battle speech from Rome: Total War

[@6011508]

Thank you, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@SandokanBattles]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Rog5446]

I didn't realise that the ancient Britons had Gyms. Did you see the pecs on them, you could only get them doing reps with 20k barbells.

[@fanfire1014]

2:41 the Romans had cloning technology

[@LocalHeretic-ck1kd]

nice

[@Nacimin]

Sadly not, and the continue war state in wich rome was ended up draining it's manpower and left the empire open to invasions

[@louiethelooper440]

And they all had to piss real bad they jump up and down to hold it.

[@hughcapetien]

The Roman legionaire while in formation "peed" at his position. @@louiethelooper440

[@dragoncrown2029]

stars wars the clone wars..lol 😂

[@maxlu9373]

I like how the speech is from Rome I but still fits perfectly

[@axelkingdom]

Amazing video , not 100% accurate but what is anyway , great work!.

[@fatmanyevo6235]

The number of Britons was likely vastly exaggerated as the Romans needed such a victory in their books to seemingly nullify how truly terrifying the Britons were.

[@proarte4081]

Actually it is not that surprising the Britons lost this battle, despite having far more fighters than the Romans. They were probably braver than the Romans and fought harder, as they wanted to gain freedom, but their military equipment was so primitive and their tactics in the battle were non-existent that they had no chance. Even 10 against 1!

[@johanmikkael6903]

@@proarte4081 what you expect from barbarians eh?

[@DBEdwards]

Beautiful drama. Masterfully filmed and directed and scored. I am very impressed and privileged to view this history

[@SandokanBattles]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it ;)

[@myked2072]

Unbelievable losses for the British. I love the story of Boudica. If the Iceni had only been more organized and if they had been able to choose the battlefield and able to flank the Romans, they woulda won the battle.

[@Manschier-0816]

This bgm music was Medieval 2 Total War - Britannia Campaign , Nice for choosing this as this video in Rome 2 : Total War .

[@GamesRockBrasil]

Excelent video!

[@herewegoagain1140]

Great video as always 👍⚔🔥

[@andrewstackpool4911]

What this fails to show was the battle formation, in a series of Vs, set by Seutonius rather than the traditional straight lines. This meant legionaries attacked the man to their left rather than the one in front, focusing on their exposed side. The Duke of Cumberland used this tactic at Culloden in 1745.

[@TheROMaNProject]

Amazing CG work. Kudos

[@SandokanBattles]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Pfsif]

If this was shown on CNN most Americans would believe this was "actual" footage.

[@Tom_Sawyer385]

Pfsif Keep your shit to yourself. This kind of conversation way too old.

[@isaacturnercreativeideas]

If this was shown on Fox most Americans would believe this would cause autism and deem this battle a hoax created by the government.

[@airracer28]

Oh fuck off no ones that fucking stupid except you for thinking anyone would fall for that shit

[@alexius23]

Flavius Josephus once wrote, about the Roman Legion....”their drills were bloodless battle and their battles bloody drills”

[@theradams97]

couple of commenters claiming how boudicca was a terrible general for losing the battle because she had the numbers to win it seem to forget that controlling an army iant an easy thing, and having an over sized army can easly work against you. there is some suggestion that boudicca had never planned to meet the romans head on, knowing that they were exceptional fighters with exception equipment, much unlike her army of mostly untrained and lightly equipped force. however, due to the size of the army, and the general battle eagerness, when the first lines charged, everyone just followed. it is possible that boudicca wanted to try and envelop the romans, drawing them out of their defensible position between two dense forests into the open ground where she could do so, but the army failed to restrain itself and charged

[@JohnAussieMate]

Good try, in saving her honor, ..epic fail. We know the outcome of the battle, she screwed up. If a general cannot control his/her army, says it all about that general. She killed her own people. Unfortunately, many Generals did, even Romans. Ever heard the phrase "give me back my troops Varus!" or was it Varus, give me back my troops. Numbers are never a certainty for victory. But all we can do is guess. But I will stick to the outcome. Someone did a bad job and someone did a good job. Dream it as you wish, as the end results are what matters. Peace.

[@ΒασιληςΠαναγιωτιδης-ξ7π]

Amazing song my friend and amazing video keep up the good work

[@SandokanBattles]

Thank you, I will

[@alexanderthegreat1356]

Rename the title “The battle of Watling street but the warscape engine doesn’t do it any justice”

[@robotshaveiteasy9459]

And add "and the chosen map helps even less"

[@Matteo-ks6fn]

Good animation, good music, epic battle, good and true use of pila at medium/short distance but... Sorry, never heard of a Roman legionary formation soo loose enemies could infiltrate like walking down Saville Row during shopping time: Legionaries used to fight tight, forming a wall of shields through which was very difficult breach through - without meeting a gladius first. They were trained for that, harshly trained, and one on one combat was the last restort of all last resorts - because better killed by enemies in formation than facing centurion's vine staff for having failed orders.

[@classicmoments9433]

Never fight a pitched battle in your pajamas.

[@joshuaperry7199]

Their war paint was armor ;) plus they probably thought the romans were pussies for hiding behind their shield wall.

[@radrook4481]

Some were actually butt naked.

[@xyz2121]

A well-trained disciplined army will always defeat a disorganized rabble, even when outnumbered.

[@stevenleslie8557]

This so true. These were highly trained, battle tested soldiers using tactics the Britons were not used to. Whatever bravery or skill they possessed, it was not going to do them any good. They were fighting the Romans on the Roman's terms

[@malgusvitiate7002]

@@stevenleslie8557 If that’s so, then how come during the barbarian invasions of the 5th century, when the Romans needed it most, it failed against the likes of the Visigoths, Huns, Langobards, Vandals, Saxons, and Franks? Please let me know ASAP.

[@frankhernandez6883]

well the Roman javelins had soft tips in order to bent on impact and with its weight force the shield down. So, by the time the Kelts closed, they were lacking shields. They couldn't or would have a hard time removing the javelin in order to free the shield. Clever Romans :-)

[@spongmongler6760]

Celts*

[@jonathanbell8986]

cant get over that guy who says 'victory! victory! victory! at 2:16

[@romelnegut2005]

As far I remember, the place where the battle took place was never found but if someone knows something else, please do share that information. As for the video, what can I say that I didn't said on some of the previous videos?

[@michaelclark8582]

It was eledgedly near atherstone in warwickshire uk i used to own an acre of lend near there.

[@Imbadatvideogames]

Imagine slaughtering civilians and committing arson only to get absolutely destroyed by an army a fraction of your size

[@Mau_Paladino]

Britons put into fashion the first "spiky hairstyle" ever.

[@P.M.C.44]

Great video just what i was after with total war footage, but would of been better if you added other cutscenes of facts from the battle maybe, i litrally was watching some random video about briton, googled the battle and it was here. Subbed.

[@CommanderBR]

Awesome battle and production! Thanks for taking your time to entertain us peasants.

[@SandokanBattles]

No problem, We royals need to care about plebs :P

[@Hopscotchlemonadespritz]

These cinematics are nearly perfect. The only thing which doesn't work is when the Romans shout "advance at speed" or, "at the double" when they're not marching, at all! That's when it hits that I'm watching a computer game, not a highly-stylised recreation of an ancient battle.

[@annatar1266]

lol what did you expect my friend looks like he gave the army an order to move or attack so they responded by shouting at speed etc and yeah this is game

[@yereverluvinuncleber]

I have always lived on or along Watling Street. So much history.

[@ss-scharfuhreralfreds.6296]

I always like your channel. greetings from Indonesia

[@MrKrossix]

I'll love Rome Total War 2 more then any Total War.

[@SandokanBattles]

for me rome 1 is much better but im a old guy :P in rome 2 i can make great cinematic battles but i don't like campaign

[@MrKrossix]

Yea, it isn't flawless. I'll give you that. But no worries

[@Costas_Bantalidis]

nothing close on how the battle happened, tactics etc but cool video dude, liked it

[@SandokanBattles]

Glad you like it, greetings

[@lukezuzga6460]

I love Boudica and why she fought however, I'm glad you stuck to the facts of the slaughter it really was. Nice job.

[@Mookie70]

excellent production!subscribed

[@FrCyber123]

Good job !

[@berneiceharber3453]

Thank for sharing

[@SandokanBattles]

Thank you too

[@Yitzhakhazak]

Long training with adequate weaponry, discipline and order of battle gives the right result.

[@radrook4481]

The Roman front infantry line was systematically replaced every 15 minutes giving the soldiers time to rest.

[@andreasjacovides4800]

Great video thanks for upload

[@TheIamtheoneandonly1]

Here’s a “what if” situation for you. What if the Angles and Saxons etc, had tried invading a pre-Romanised Britain? History may have turned out very differently I’m guessing. They would have had one hell of a fight on their hands that’s for sure!

[@arjanasimov5933]

it takes extraordinary mentality and courage in a battle like this, face to face, kill or be killed...!there is no place to hide or run in battle!

[@halbarbour7340]

These people were Celts, this Island they lived on was called Albion. They were only Barbarians to the Romans.

[@johnbower7452]

Yes and sadly it would have been like the Zulus fighting the WW2 American army; the Romans had much more technology relatively speaking so the fact that Boudica became such a thorn in their side was actually pretty impressive.

[@asaauer4850]

Beautiful video

[@SandokanBattles]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@frankhernandez6883]

Although the Picts were never conquered. They were a different breed of beasts!

[@skeptic781]

lol i got pict ancestry

[@frankhernandez6883]

U should paint yourself B L U E !

[@elwulfcoe1696]

They did get conquered though, by the Irish. They gave their name to the country, Scottii - Scotland. Pictish wasn't related to Irish Gaelic, it was apparently a very unique language, maybe even different to Brhytonic and Cumbric. And, tbh, nobody every truly wanted to fully conquer Scotland. At the time, there wasn't much actually worth having, and the locals were a troublesome and quarrelsome bunch for the most part.

[@Reckless-02]

Ummm yeah...just came here to say.... GG

[@stefanogabrielli5272]

The Picts were not conquered because there was no reason for Rome to conquer one of the poorest reagion in Europe, probably the poorest togheter with some eastern Europe territory, at that time. Your opinion is completely faulse, in reality the roman occupied part of Picts territory for some years but after they understood there was nothing to gain and the land was so poor that they didn't want to spend resources and time to gain nothing. Romans were really pragmatic, even the conquest of the sothern part of Britain was considered by some Senators a lost of time and money, Caesar was attacked in Senate because he came back from Britain without gold or goods.

[@nanyafahkinbiznes1352]

"Chad Guy Fieris don't exist. They can't hurt you" said the Roman general.

[@shapurmeadrink4049]

Awesome. Oh, been meaning to ask, how do you record these? What program?

[@SandokanBattles]

geforce epirence, you need to have geforce graphic card

[@emanuelebitetto3494]

I think that this battle is similar to Cannae.A big army attack without any tactic and falls in the trap. Anyway Svetonio Paolino and the two legions with cavalry were brave and perfectly trained.The proof that the strenght without brain is looser.

[@Kardia_of_Rhodes]

"The Romans didn't subjugate the Celts because they thought they were "barbaric", but rather they feared they would become "too civilized" and instead be the ones to subjugate Rome."

[@jimmoroney7529]

Nearly 4 centuries before this battle, the Celtic Gauls captured and sacked the city of Rome. This crisis in their history had a profound effect on the Roman mind and shaped their attitudes towards the Celtic peoples for centuries. The Romans conquered many Celtic territories because they knew that the capabilities of the Celtic peoples would make them a grave threat to Rome.

[@EasternVampire]

Great Video as always!!you've got it right, the music of Jeff van Dyck was the best

[@SandokanBattles]

thank you, Im huge fan of this guy, Greetings

[@chriswilde7246]

They should send those little Blue men over to the EU! What a great simulation, all the blood and guts!!! It was great!

[@gjones7547]

Hit and Run, Outflank. Moral of the story, never hit the Romans head on... Great video.

[@SandokanBattles]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@deniskmeto3121]

I like Rome wars

[@doraemon419]

Imagine yourself being on the frontline as a foot soldier during the battle.

[@MyViolador]

lucky guys those, they got to kill the barb brits first

[@cadian122]

Some of the Celts look like shirtless skinny versions of Guy Fieri

[@dominicwiza9257]

Best cinematic battle

[@danielc6925]

An unprepared woman led them to disaster...

[@Tarnatos14]

Its not the womans fault its the time...its the beast army in mostly half of the entire world of there vs some good but nothing special 'barbarians'

[@Alversia]

It had nothing to do with the fact she was a woman and everything to do with the fact she was in charge of a massive disunited, unruly, lightly armed, battle-crazed mob against a battle-hardened, professional military fighting on ground perfectly suited to their style of combat. A male celtic general would not have fared any better in open battle against the romans.

[@richardscanlan3419]

@The Blue Rose in Winter he is not disputing Boudicca's reasons for waging war on the Romans.He is merely pointing out that the british army was essentially a disorganised rabble. Ups to Boudicca that she achieved as much as she did.

[@robertburnett5561]

Amazing. I saw some combat in Vietnam. But not sure I could do this. But after 25 years with Rome, retirement. Wow.