Before Spartacus: Second Servile War against the Roman Republic

We are continuing our animated historical documentary series on the Slave Rebellions in the Roman Republic with a video on the Second Servile War that inspired Spartacus and others to raise their arms against Rome. Welcome to our video on the second Servile War and its leaders Salvius and Athenion.
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[@christermi]

Great video : - )

[@RomanCourier]

Patreon is more helpful! 😅 I love your content guys, especially about the Romans but also about interesting civilisations we got taught practically nothing about in school.

[@RomanCourier]

@Adam K They do it to serve everyone within a reasonable time span. Also, spaced repetition benefits the brain 😉

[@karolean8342]

What's the name of the music in the beginning?

[@hilmimehmeti5348]

Please Great Illyrian revolts

[@199512Lars]

"If you surrender you will get the chance to fight beasts in the arena" *speech 100*

[@ursine82]

lol

[@alarsonious2071]

Is it has just me? I I'll take the beast over killing a brother.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

"We'll even give you the right to defend yourself. With bare hands."

[@Primalintent]

@@alarsonious2071 Beasts typically will attack the softest parts of the body. If you're 'lucky' that's the neck, if you're not it would be the gut, taint, or groin. You can dispatch your brother as painlessly as possible, the beast doesn't care about him.

[@alarsonious2071]

@@Primalintent Lo, I go their, but for a beast, which has taken my brothers in despair unto the deep. For I bring them with me to face that beast, should I fail then a glory to my brethren. Should I succeed, a man against the beast, then lo, my brethren glory unto me.

[@ilFrancotti]

Sicily looks like a giant jail rather than a province.

[@199512Lars]

Ancient Australia 😂

[@sherifelsaman9476]

That was Rome

[@aquila9810]

@@dosran5786 Rome grain fleet came from egypt and was of extreme importance that egypt refilled costantly Rome granaries to keep up public order

[@illerac84]

@@dosran5786 the grain grown upon the Nile was the primary breadbasket.

[@TimDutch]

@@ryanwells1484 they took north-Africa but it had around the same effect :)

[@Kurblick]

Considering the brutality of slavery in Sicily at the time, and their probable very short lifespan as a result, I reckon the slaves thought 3 years of freedom was well worth it even though the price was death in the end.

[@michaelweston409]

Kurblick 3 years of freedom vs a life of slavery I’d take it

[@GoogleRuinsAnythingItTouches]

I thought it was crazy that a father could sell his son into slavery legally 3 times, weird ass laws.

[@TehFunksta]

Love the roman tile animations. Clever!

[@otgunz]

Thanks for watching!

[@otgunz]

@@a55tech Sure he meant "animations on Roman tiles" which are on mosaic and map scenes :)

[@michaelbarrett3229]

Nice video. I really liked that picture of Aquilius and Athenion dueling at the last battle. Those kinds of climactic fights don’t happen often enough.

[@Rehn98]

It probably didn't happen though, this shit was definitely romanticized

[@Sealdeam]

Generals fighting each other in a 1vs1 were indeed a rare ocurrence but other known similar situations happened: in the Battle of the Hellespont early in the wars of the Diadochi when opposing commanders Eumenes and Neoptolemus fought each other, Philopoemen general of the Acheans also fought in a duel against Machanidas the regent of Sparta during a battle, and Marcus Claudius Marcellus fought and killed a Gallic king in battle, this earned him the Spolia Opima among the highest and rarest honors a roman could win; if Aquilius truly killed Athenion this could had earned this same honor but the romans had a very low opinion of slaves and beating them in battle or in a duel even they truly were dangerous and a menace was not seen as something especial.

[@swaminathanbalakrishnan5182]

@@Rehn98 You're right. Single combat occurred in history, but this is just roman historians trying to show their superiority.

[@r.p.4756]

@@Rehn98 could be that one challenge the other in a duel. Or maybe the slave king saw that his troops were losing and charged the general in a final attempt of revenge. Wish we could have seen what happened.

[@eedobee]

Michael Barrett idiot

[@Kaptaintrips2831]

When praetor after praetor fails to destroy the rebellion; The Senate: "Bring in Marius."

[@GoogleRuinsAnythingItTouches]

*boss music in the distance* Serviles: QVE THE FVK?

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

This just made me realize that George R.R. Martin referenced the First Servile War in his books. He named one of the slave revolt leaders in Astapor "King Cleon" lol

[@rorymosley9356]

dosran based everything on history

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

@@rorymosley9356 Yeah saying he "stole everything" is kind of uncharitable. Pretty difficult to create that kind of believable fantasy world without taking inspiration from history

[@ShadowSumac]

@@dosran5786 Any fictional story is "stolen" from some real accounts or pre-existing mythologies.

[@michaelweston409]

Real life history is just one big fantasy book of endless human suffering

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@@michaelweston409 word

[@ghostbear1]

Loving all the new effects guys.

[@christosvoskresye]

"Go easy on the lens flares, guys." -- Michael Bay

[@otgunz]

Thanks for watching!

[@RomanCourier]

3:53 In case you’re puzzled: the 2nd Servile War (104-100 BC) took place AFTER the Marian reforms (starting in 107 BC) 😉

[@otgunz]

good info! Tried to depict the right lorica hamatas on legionaries, hope I catched the right ones!

[@RomanCourier]

Response from the artist himself 😀 I checked your insta via the link in the description and your work is amazing. Hopefully we’ll see more of it in the upcoming videos!

[@alexandersinno]

I can't not watch these when I see the notification.... I'm so hooked

[@karimm.elsayad9539]

@Definitely a George Soros funded bot In fact, There is still one more!

[@Jfieldsend94]

Even knowing the outcome before watching, i couldn't help but root for them throughout.

[@yourking108]

It's heart wrenching. Yet inspiring

[@cv4809]

Same here, watching Roman legions smashing their enemies never gets boring

[@francogutierrez1793]

@@cv4809 lmao

[@gilgamesh8334]

C V Hahahah Savage

[@kamilnowakowski3917]

2 000 years later and man is still happy because of servile victories despite knowing the end

[@lss922]

Anyone who fights for his and his fellow man's freedom has my sympathy. Was rooting for the slaves the whole narration.

[@neofulcrum5013]

That’s why Spartacus is revered

[@lklllghjsj1300]

Me too😢

[@maazhassan5140]

An assassin's creed game during these events would be legitttt

[@gelgamath_9903]

Everyone's gangster until a full consular Legion shows up

[@stanleysmith7551]

Motherfuckers holdin' the scuthum sideways to show them who's gangsta'.

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@@stanleysmith7551 dude! ahaha

[@bbninc287]

Kudos to Oğuz Tunç for amazing artwork

[@otgunz]

Thanks for watching! :D

[@blitzkrieg2928]

When you fight that one kid that uses only slaves in Stronghold Crusader

[@mist7879]

BuILdiNgS ArE On FiRe mY LiEgE!

[@mehujmehuj2229]

Horse archers are a thing you know

[@jacksonw453]

How does this not have a movie, this story is truely epic

[@Oxtocoatl13]

I think Spartacus permanently stole the spotlight from every other slave revolt ever when Kubrick made a masterpiece of a film about him.

[@austinjimenez1699]

Love Rome and its history but these slave uprisings are some of the few times I genuinely root for the opposition fighting Rome. May the former slaves rip.

[@ProjectEkerTest33]

Really? I root against Rome pretty much all the time. They were pretty fucked up to the people they conquered

[@leerussell9954]

@@saint_matthias Are you a Roman?

[@milovantolic8821]

Lol

[@LuisBrito-ly1ko]

Barnaby Duggan Most of the times it wasn’t Rome seeking battle. Besides, that’s untrue. They assimilated the people they conquered and gave them citizenship. Slaves and massacres were something that everyone did at the time, so cheering for one side or another just because of that is inconclusive as both do the same things.

[@adrianmagana6958]

I don't know why but I feel like this was one of the best videos you all have done, well rounded with grand strategy, smaller scale battle tactics and beautiful and varied art complemented by the always superb narration by Officially Devin, well done team! Inspirational work!

[@otgunz]

Thank you for your beautiful comment! Thanks for watching!

[@tancreddehauteville9983]

Narrator:”Gaius Marius,Rome’s best general at the time” Sulla: are my proscriptions a joke to you?

[@rorymosley9356]

Tancred de Hauteville I think they meant at the time

[@GardEngebretsen]

Sulla was a junior officer serving in the Cimbrian war at the time

[@tancreddehauteville9983]

I am aware of that but Sulla did fight under Marius, even in the Jugurthine wars, it was Sulla who captured Jugurtha and Marius took credit, and by the time the Mithridatic wars started, Sulla had already outranked Marius, that’s when the jealous Marius marched on Rome and killed Sulla’s supporters, Sulla took reprisals when he returned, triumphantly after the battle of the Colline gate.

[@grendo45]

Man i wonder how it feels to get exiled for incompetence

[@godhedsmanden]

@Alexander Jürgen wtf does that have to do with being exiled for incompetence, anyways good your talking about it buddy, seems like u need it.

[@casper191985]

@@godhedsmanden haha epic man..

[@fitnesspoint2006]

@@godhedsmanden he sounds like a slow lad with a feeble mind.

[@nomooon]

its just a bunch of men in toga screaming at your face "GTFO YOU FKIN NOOB!"

[@johnrichards7337]

Another great Roman idea we could apply to some of our own politicians.

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The art in these episodes and in the ancient Mesopotamian ones is superb , we would love it if you tried to make episodes in this type of art style

[@otgunz]

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Nice, can't wait for the next

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Had to come back and watch this again just because it's so good. Will probably end up watching this countless times.

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Great History makes for great videos! Can't wait for the conclusion and as always, excelent work gentlemen!

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I’m a simple man, I see something related to Rome and I give it a like.

[@RomanCourier]

Same 😂

[@ash8207]

You guys did a fantastic job bringing this lesser known story to life, very well done! As a history scholar & admirer of Spartacus' gladiator war, I really appreciate this endeavor to bring the other Servile Wars to the public's attention in such an entertaining & informative way. I also couldn't help but think while I was watching this what a great TV series this story would make, much like what Starz did with Spartacus. I think a lot of people would really love to see these types of entertaining shows about the Romans, but especially their enemies. Just my thoughts. Again, congratulations on your channel & all the great content you provide!

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15:23 "Oh you're approaching me?"

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[@chiranjibbaruah5044]

When the narrator said, this is would serve as an inspiration, I instantly muttered "SPARTACUS"!! Goosebumps!

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Such a inspiring video! Hope to have an honor of having third servile war documentary soon.

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[@Feelthepaintoo]

ANOTHER amazing video from K&Gs!

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

Man, the period of 120BC - 100BC was an...interesting time to be alive. In Rome you had the death Gaius Gracchus and the fallout that ensued, the twelve year long Cibrian War, and then the second Servile War. Meanwhile in China you had the whole wars against the Xiongnu and the brief war with Bactria over the heavenly horses. If there's one thing you can say about that generation it's that life certainly wasn't boring.

[@salakiadam24]

This new art style looks incredibly good!

[@otgunz]

Thanks for watching!

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The art in this episode was stunning

[@otgunz]

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new upload me : now, this put a smile on my face

[@pyrrhus3445]

I like the mosaic cover and the animation can’t wait for Spartacus’s rebellion thanks for the effort you guys are great

[@otgunz]

thanks for watching

[@T.T.T.H]

Brilliant!!

[@falnica]

11:49 Imagine the reaction when Athenion arrived in the middle of the night

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Man I just love this channel!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@delarkaBCN]

great series.

[@danielnrhj9734]

Just wanna let you guys know, that some of us really appreciate that there is subtitles!! Making it a lot easier too learn and understand. And great video BTW:)

[@Snarfindorf]

Very impressive graphics on this one guys, well done

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@otgunz]

Thanks for watching!

[@avinashankamreddi9113]

When I watch each servile war , it's a kind of inspiration for me. Waiting for Spartacus

[@primop6647]

Do you mean that after watching this video you wanna go out, amass a lot of men and use them to pillage the countryside?

[@BM-wf9uf]

@@primop6647 Or maybe it's just inspiration to always stand up up to tyranny?

[@avinashankamreddi9113]

@@BM-wf9uf it was different age , and I am inspired by the background of the war . That was freedom . If the people weren't deserve to get freedom , it became disaster like these two wars

[@avinashankamreddi9113]

@@primop6647 these are the slaves fighting for their freedom. Sometimes it gets worse , because they were under severe servile conditions ,so vengeful thoughts transfirmed them into beasts . Even the free and civilized Romans pillaged many countries

[@primop6647]

@@avinashankamreddi9113 lad, my comment was a joke. I mean that in nowadays that here and now you wanna grab some ppl and go kill other people. It, by all means, was not meant to be taken seriously

[@ThePsyco234]

the next one on spartacus will be nice!!

[@Johannes_Piotr]

These animations for the character introduction or eg. the duels are just glorious! Especially the one for Gaius Marius and Manius Aquillius at 14:10.

[@otgunz]

Thanks!

[@otgunz]

thanks! 😊

[@iglaggmania1800]

Amazing

[@1987MartinT]

This is amazing! You don't hear a lot about slave rebellions(for a good reason: the slave owners didn't want people to know). I'm glad that you are informing us.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching!

[@dolphineachonga812]

Very interesting series. Thank you. Would like to request a series on Japanese and African dynasties or empires.

[@gabrieltfa]

Awesome content! Can you guys do the Jughurthine wars next?

[@RaiderLeo69]

Awesome!!

[@StephaneMufti]

Love the artwork

[@otgunz]

thanks for watching

[@Miamcoline]

So interesting!

[@connorgolden4]

I love the animations!

[@otgunz]

Thanks for watching!

[@Armorius2199]

Who else is hyped for Spartacus after this?✊🏼✊🏽✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾

[@marwaneakef7435]

Yeaaah Spartacus is next !!!!! he won quite the battles. till be a great thing to watch !!!!

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Love the animations.

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Thanks for watching!

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Love the art you're using for this series!

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Thanks for watching!

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Reminds me of the Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO Historical Records series.

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Great video

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Absolutely love the new mozaic art style!

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Thanks for watching!