Cimbrian War 113-101 BC - Roman - Germanic Wars DOCUMENTARY

[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@adriankyles5961]

Kings and Generals can you make a documentary about the 10 barbaric tribes that divide the Roman empire?????

[@KingsandGenerals]

10 barbaric tribes? Never heard of this as a term. Do you have a link?

[@lucioedparda9850]

Kings and Generals i think he means that tribes who sack the rome These are the 1.Alamani 2. Burgadians 3.Franks 4. Lombards 5.Saxons 6.Suevi 7.Visgoths 8.Heruli 9.ostrogoths 10.Vandals

[@christermi]

3rd

[@christermi]

Lucio Edparda btw I have never heard of such a list but ok :)

[@stonewall008]

Rome’s ‘lets just throw people at the problem’ tends to work eventually

[@DedicatedSpartan]

Sorta worked with Hannibal.

[@mybutthasteeth1347]

Rome was very good at what I like to call "doing a Russia"

[@KingsandGenerals]

Everybody is allowed to comment, and our patrons even more so. :-)

[@GutsLikesItInTheAss]

Ancient Rome was basically Soviet Union xD No problem cannot be solved by throwing enough men at it

[@puchy110]

Of course, during the late empire and the Arab invasions, they ran out of people to throw at the problem.

[@TheArmchairHistorian]

You guys are really improving your production! Awesome stuff man. Griff

[@Chaika1974]

The Armchair Historian Why no Jack in desc

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you, my friend! :-)

[@tannerdenny5430]

Word

[@thestarwarsmusiccomposer3491]

Holy shit

[@mamor8292]

"As Hannibal, the Cimbri decided not to turn on Rome after the battle". Rome was truly fated to be an Empire!

[@michaelweston409]

Hannibal & the Cimbri lacked the siege works to take the city of Rome itself. It has huge large walls. Additionally they lacked the logistics to lay a long lasting siege upon them.

[@michaelweston409]

@@أحمدالعراقي-ل8م3ح Rome was tiny when it began in comparison to where it ended up as a empire.

[@mathewalden9277]

@@michaelweston409 given the way the 2nd punic war turned out marching on rome was undoubtedly the right choice after cannae. It was purported that Hannibal's trusted calvary general Maharbal advocated for such an assault on Rome and when refused said "I perceive the gods have not bestowed all their gifts on one man for you know how to win a victory Hannibal but you do not know how to use it." Even without siege equipment he could have cut supplies to Rome and maybe forced a peace treaty by laying siege to it assuming he did not come up with a plan to breach its walls.

[@regginsouth9565]

Sadly, every empire has its fall.

[@sparkz9502]

@@mathewalden9277 The problem is that Hannibal had a dwindling army of about 50,000 after Cannae that he would have had to take the risk of dispersing in order to surround Rome, a massive city rivaled by no other at the time with a population in the hundreds of thousands. The Romans had the sheer numbers to prevent him from completely cutting off Rome and would have recalled everything they had in Italy to defend the city, and even with siege weapons actually assaulting the city would have been nearly impossible with such a small army. Rome was willing to win at all costs in both of the Punic Wars and would never have surrendered unless their whole empire had been turned to ash. This was something Hannibal knew, which is why he never tried. Hannibal's inability to disperse his army or gather any significant reinforcements was something the Romans realized and exploited thoroughly after Cannae, using their massive numbers to harass Hannibal's army while avoiding fighting him directly. They were able to slowly isolate his army and beat down his allies, taking back Capua despite Hannibal's desperate attempts to save his allies. The big thing that could have made a siege of Rome work is if Hannibal had been able to get the Central Italian tribes (such as the Etruscans) to revolt against Rome, but a combination of their prosperity under Roman rule and Hannibal's reliance on Gallic forces, the mortal enemies of the Central Italians, made that impossible. The only other thing that could have saved Hannibal's campaign is if his brother, Hasdrubal, had not been decimated by the Romans while trying to bring a reinforcing army. It was after that point that the situation was completely lost. Hannibal was a military genius but he was fighting against insane odds as the only competent Carthaginian commander. With Carthage meanwhile losing in Iberia and failing at every attempt to reinforce him there was basically nothing he could have done.

[@strasseanthem8599]

Roman Senate after losing more than 30 thousand legionaries; ''We now understood that the Germanic threat was real.''

[@AryanAleviZaza]

The way in which Marius uses his cavalry, and more generally the tactics that he implemented against the Teutons and the Cimbri reminds me of Hannibal's tactics, and it is true that the Romans used to adopt what worked among their opponents to make their legions more effective.

[@loremastertimmy4048]

As the Gaul opened the door he saw nothing save two eyes which gleamed like fire. As he advanced the eyes seemed to follow his every movement, until he was conscious of nothing save the terror of that burning gaze. The next moment a loud voice cried: 'Fellow, darest thou kill Gaius Marius?' and in a flash the Gaul knew that in truth he dared not. Throwing down his sword, he rushed from the room in a frenzy of terror, crying: 'I cannot kill Gaius Marius.' a quote about when basically a hit was put out on Marius later in life, a gaul, and in some sources, this "gaul" was actually a cimbri, regardless, the barbarian stormed into Marius' room, where the quote begins, is it true? who knows, but it has Marius written all over it

[@Ey3contact]

YES. Series of civil wars represented by figures like Sulla, Caesar, Octavian is the most interesting period of Roman history in my opinion.

[@ElBandito]

Big waste of Roman manpower, those civil wars were.

[@satrio303]

Aurelian campaign is interesting too

[@KingsandGenerals]

We will eventually cover it all. Just a matter of time. :-)

[@mevlanisufi2100]

Historia Civilis - a channel in KZbin is covering the civil war and the gallic war.

[@xunknowghostx6893]

Octavian had so much on his shoulders kinda feel bad for the kid but i think he did fine with all that family fued the legions at his command were a force .

[@motorola1543]

It's all good. Great Video. Don't be sorry for late uploads. You guys are the most consistent youtubers.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you for understanding, my friend!

[@motorola1543]

You guys shouldn't apologize for the occasional break. Look how inconsistent TV shows and other youTubers have been.

[@KingsandGenerals]

The standards should not be lowered. :-)

[@motorola1543]

I like the attitude. Keep it up.

[@breiter4697]

Good work kings and generals

[@ozdemirozkanoz7315]

Romans won with cavalry... Thats new

[@agus_pax8796]

They did the same thing when conquering Greece

[@podemosurss8316]

@@agus_pax8796 And in Africa against Carthage

[@bombjockeyC]

Nah man. Its old, like a couple years ago

[@jamesodom4980]

Thanks, I hate spoilers

[@geoffwilliams6072]

@@bombjockeyC lmao eh not that old lol . Good one tho man

[@Irish16King]

80, 000 soldiers gone. Wow. So many dead. Imagine seeing that

[@firstnamelastname4249]

In matter hours...

[@owo5869]

Ca L Large enormous not just big.

[@propanbutan4634]

80000 just gone wow

[@pezelbuda]

dude imagine THE SMELL you could smell death aproaching

[@robertburnett5561]

And I thought the Hannibal losses were incredible.

[@HxH2011DRA]

Can't believe that guy had to die thanks to some stupid nobel

[@KingsandGenerals]

And the noble lived on and even got rich. There is a fascinating story there. :-)

[@HxH2011DRA]

Kings and Generals What even is justice T T

[@DanishCamp]

Non noble generals was unheard of as the nobles thought the non-nobles unfit to rule.

[@HxH2011DRA]

Squared Up yay!!!

[@uncasunga1800]

Sullaaaaaaaa

[@cook658]

Kings and Generals is a true "petra miliaris" (i.e.: milestone) for any history enthusiast who is wishful to approach it from a deeper and more accurate perspective. Not to mention the way K&G illustrates each and every battle adopting an 'over the battlefield soaring eagle-eyed' perspective. Keep up the good work!!!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you, good sir :-)

[@alishermukhametkali9230]

Gods...I hate Cimbrians. My grandfather hated them too, even before they put out his eyes. Did you think I'd be out here on the frontier without good reason? Yes, Rome needs a strong frontier. No, Rome doesn't need unwashed barbarians at her gates!

[@alishermukhametkali9230]

DeSPoTNemanjaS rome total war julii intro

[@KingsandGenerals]

Love those intros. :-)

[@GutsLikesItInTheAss]

"When the Cimbrians send their people they dont send their best, they're sending rapists and murderers, and some i assume, are good people. Believe me i will reform the army, it will be great, Huge. It will be the biggest most best army Rome has ever seen, and believe me we do have the best people working on it. We're gonna start winning wars again, win so much that you'll say "Marius! We're tired of winning so much!", we will make Rome GREAT AGAIN" -Gaius Marius #VoteMarius4Consul101BC

[@nosluker]

As Marius myself i can confirm this.

[@alishermukhametkali9230]

casper191985 Hadrian's Wall?

[@rohanpatel3223]

Boiorix: Hey guys, can we settle here? Boii: BOYYYYYYYYYYYY Boiorix: Okay, okay, we’ve leaving

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yeah, the negotiations were short. :-)

[@wulfsragar]

lets leave the lands of the Boii, it's a silly place

[@fedess3647]

BOIIIIIIIIIII

[@i_am_beowolf3257]

Was that a Phantasm reference?

[@vinodvarghese78]

Interesting to see how Rome survived such enormous threats time and again. Great video as always!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! There will be more on Rome, so we will cover more. :-)

[@podemosurss8316]

Enemy: *Defeats outdated Roman army* Rome: Ah, excrementum! Hic autem iterum ut.

[@zippyparakeet1074]

Roman Republic: we just lost 80,000 men in a single battle so we need throw another 80,000 to see if we can win this time Late Roman Empire: oh no our general managed to defeat 100,000 barbarians. time to kill him!

[@martinconway8174]

Roman negotiating tactics need work

[@KingsandGenerals]

At this point, they so rarely negotiated, it seems diplomacy was becoming a lost art. :-)

[@martinconway8174]

More time to sharpen the backstab knife i guess

[@octavianova1300]

@RAJU PEDDADA okay fashy

[@OkurkaBinLadin]

@old school gaming It was already mentioned, that roman politicians at this time simply COULD NOT do as they saw fit. They had to respect tradition, common law and public opinion. Making peace with armed insurgents was not an option for them.

[@captain_torket3254]

This could make an incredibly cool background scenario for a serie, following Boiorix and his people on their quest for a new land to settle starting from the frozen Jutland and throughout Germania, Gallia, Hispania and ending in one last battle against the Roman juggernault. Badass heroes on every side, victories, defeats, clash of cultures, treacheries, despair, hope, love... Even Boiorix could make a catchy title for the show :) Love from Geneva, Kings and Generals.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks, captain

[@tsewstae3736]

I agree with its just a shame that the people who could do stuff like this aren't bothered about doing it

[@JaefisonSanchez]

Hmm, I had an idea of making a graphic novel series on this, maybe in a decade, though it has to be extremely well planned out to be good. Had another idea of making one on Alexander the Great.

[@jamestang1227]

3:13 Congratulations, you played yourself.

[@joshuasnow6430]

-facepalm- XD

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yeah, there was no need to do that. :-)

[@ArchCone]

It's insane how Rome lost so many battles to them thank god Gaius Marius was able to fix things a truly amazing leader.

[@MrSmokinDragon]

Thank Odin that the brave germanic tribes bloodied the Romans time and time again, so that our proto-Northern European culture wasn't lost in the decadent empire.

[@kenobi6257]

@@MrSmokinDragon I prefer the Roman decadence over any Germanic virtue

[@MrSmokinDragon]

@@kenobi6257 and isn't it wonderful that we have both in Europe in the present day, and an EU that allows us to travel and live in just the culture that suits us the best?

[@kenobi6257]

@@MrSmokinDragon what does that have to do with what you said? Lol

[@MrSmokinDragon]

@Vitruvius I love how you put "decadent empire", as if it wasn't. LOL

[@varungupta7562]

Ah procrastination, the only quality I share with Hannibal (and random barbarians)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Don't we all? :-)

[@R3GARnator]

Glad you're covering the other civil wars! Its always Ceasar, Ceasar, Ceasar, and if your lucky, post-Ceasar civil wars. But the ones before Ceasar, are never discussed.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yeah, we will discuss it all. :-)

[@soumyadeepchatterjee1262]

It is crazy to think that Rome was close to falling so many times but survived just because their opponents didn't want to attack Rome itself

[@Robert399]

Even without a field army, Rome itself would have been extremely difficult to capture.

[@ihatesovietderp2268]

They could not have taken Rome and they knew it

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Ahh! You got to this subject before me! My favourite time frame of history! Great video! :)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you. :-)

[@Kees247]

My favorate century of history just started here. Marius made such important changes. Thank you again :)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it! :-)

[@harryjackson3867]

What was Caepio thinking when he attacked on his own

[@turan_kaya]

Übermensch Complex

[@breiter4697]

Another custer kinda, wanted the credit, attacked on his own and got all his soldiers killed

[@jamestang1227]

Pride, glory and jealousy.

[@ElBandito]

Patricians really couldn't stand Plebians.

[@breiter4697]

James Tang yep

[@TheBarser]

The germanic people origins from scandinavia. Not much is known about the Cimbri tribe. It is believed here in Denmark that they where from the northern part of Denmark where I happen to be from. Here we have a lot of things called kimbria. Like the most well known statue here in Aalborg is the kimbrian bull. But not many people here actually knows these stories about kimbria and rome. It is all about vikings here, and medieval stuff when we talk about history :)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Well, share the video, that will help with the lack of awareness. :-)

[@ChaosToRule]

@@KingsandGenerals Only if I can correct you. You keep calling them Germans, though a German is a person from Germany a country that did not exist yet. The people who would eventually become German was a big mess of tribes just like the Germanic-Scandinavian tribes who also turned into three different countries, Denmark being the oldest one formed roughly 1000 years after the Cimbrian wars. Great video nonetheless.

[@zylen3167]

no. The romans called barbarian land over the danube germania

[@Norilius]

The Germanic tribes lived in Northern Germany , Denmark and Scandinavia. They do not originate only from Scandinavia as when the Indo-european migrations happened many years before from the Caucasus region the Germanic peoples moved from the Caucasus and up through modern Germany and Poland, Some settled in N-Germany and Denmark the rest went on up to Scandinavia but not everyone....

[@boahkeinbockmehr]

@@Norilius i believe the old norse name for germany as "south way", as opposed to the still used name "Nor(th)way" gives a good indication of where the germanics lived prior their migration

[@Lord_Lambert]

Yeah BOIIIIIIIIIII

[@ElBandito]

Was that a pun on the Boii tribe?

[@aramhalamech4204]

I was waiting for that meme

[@KingsandGenerals]

Kratos fought for the Boi, everyone knows that. :-)

[@DanielLee_2304]

I knew someone would make a pun about the Boii tribe.

[@Lycurgus1982]

A spartan with no hair? Impossible.)

[@befyutred00]

This history channel is a work of historical art. Ive recommended this channel to many people who also love it with a passion. Keep it up please ive watched every video and loved it

[@KingsandGenerals]

Appreciate the support! :-) More on the way!

[@befyutred00]

Bonum little latin for your upcoming vids on the civil war here comes SULLA😊

[@LamiNalchor]

The Germanic tribes and the Vikings, the Norse peoples, had a culture focused on warriors in a quite unique way.

[@Ousvec]

wtf, people please ignore this comment

[@LamiNalchor]

@@Ousvec are you alright?

[@delbertconroy9554]

​@@LamiNalchoryes infact many have it unique way even steppe tribe by raids and cattle stealing

[@lasonrisadeacero]

-"Who are the Cimbrians?" -"We all ARE, and I'm your king!" -"Well I didn't vote for you!"

[@NOMcSame08]

"Now we see the violence inherent in the system!"

[@keithbrown7685]

@@NOMcSame08 bloody peasant

[@Magooch86]

Marius is probably my favourite Roman figure.

[@KingsandGenerals]

There will be more on him.

[@bobbyjoe1111]

He is the worst, he destroyed the Republic

[@sunjian5458]

11:35 Marius: Jupiter dammnit, if you want something done right you gotta do it yourself!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Exactly. :-)

[@quimble2177]

I do love these vids but I really think you should show some fighting when you use whichever Total War you use instead of just the aftermath.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you for the feedback! :-)

[@gianlucaborg195]

Ave. You have made me happy with this awesome video. Accurate, well detailed, exciting, perfect - keep it up friends! Loved every aspect of the video. Can't wait for the Marian Reforms video, in RTW2 I love it as Rome, but fear it as every other faction! I Can't wait for your series on the civil wars too!

[@KingsandGenerals]

We are happy if you are happy. :-) We will cover the Marian Reforms in more detail in future.

[@Wo_9]

loosing close to 100,000 men is nothing to shrug off. even for ancient rome...

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yeah, the next army they formed was made possible by the Marian reform.

[@crusadehs4248]

Our men flee the field of battle! This is a SHAMEFUL defeat..

[@courtlycard6556]

Display

[@kvltizt]

Your general has thrown away his life!

[@kvltizt]

@Junius Argonon BETTER TO HAVE LIVED!

[@RenegadeRanga]

Cant flee if you're dead.

[@shivaoswal9400]

Honestly believe Arausio was as important to the destiny of the Roman Republic as Cannae was, and likewise Vercellae and Zama. And the Cimbrian war wasn't even mentioned in my World History class :(

[@scr3aming3agle83]

A late upload is better than no upload, keep up the high quality vids guys/gals! Love all of them!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! :-)

[@tommy-er6hh]

Kudos on a nice presentation! I especially like the cause of events.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you. :-)

[@iSchneeball]

I have been hoping you would make a new video on this war since you took down your previous video on it. Great job as always :)

[@KingsandGenerals]

And thanks for being with us for so long, we really appreciate that. :-)

[@omshah8529]

I have also hoped for Kings and Generals to make a Cimbrian War video!

[@romelnegut2005]

Cannae and Arausio have only thing in common: the destruction of 2 large roman armies. Rome somehow managed to raise armies like nothing ever happened. They are the ancient equivalent of USSR in some respects.

[@MrCarlosperez666]

Romel Negut the population of rome was larger than most if not all their enemies. This in part is why they overcame their foes, as they loose a lot of battles equalling thousands of death but their stubborn addiction to victory would never allow them to accept defeat.

[@romelnegut2005]

Carlos Perez And that's why I compare them to USSR.

[@romelnegut2005]

Hazzmati Exactly. They lose 500.000 and then they bring another 500.000 to take their place.

[@robertwilke1208]

It's not a mystery. The Italian Peninsula and North Africa grew a huge amount of food (for the ancients anyway). That fed a large population. After the agricultural revolution, in modern times even poor countries have a huge population.

[@romelnegut2005]

Robert Wilke More food - more people, more people - greater chances to raise new units or entire armies after losing men in battle.

[@IcedBroom]

I am so grateful that someone covers this kind of history :). Thank you. I do have a request though. I remember very well that you posted on the "Three kingdoms" total war trailer that you were going to do a video on that war between the 3. Please make one I very much would love to watch it and learn more about the 3 kingdoms before the game comes out :).

[@KingsandGenerals]

Hey! Thanks for watching! Yes, we will make videos on the Three Kingdoms. :-)

[@anthonygreenfield123]

The Romans biggest power seems to have been persistence they seemingly keep keep fielding these huge armies despite large losses. Its amazing how they could replish their men so fast.

[@umaransari9765]

Consistency at its peak You guys always upload when you say you will No doubt why this is best channel ever

[@KingsandGenerals]

Sundays and Thursdays. :-)

[@umaransari9765]

Kings and Generals best days of week

[@amare1cro]

Wow, a campaign 100 years after Hannibal, and seems even more disastrous for Rome. Wow.....

[@orhanghazi1783]

Love that you are creating videos about Rome. Thank you so much for that .

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching, more on the way!

[@Beaurecueil]

The batlle near Aquae Sextiae (current Aix-en-provence) took place near a village called Pourrieres. It is said that the Pourrieres name comes from the latin campus putridi (rotten field) because of the countless teutones dead bodies laying there.

[@filippoferri1193]

Putridi plural and putrido, singular in modern vulgar italian mean Indeed Rotten. I didnt know It was so also in latin

[@redcoat8664]

Good stuff! Very informative. I would like to add some details on the background of the Marian reforms, that I learnt in history class and through literature. 1) Roman upper-class mentality was highly individualistic and competitive. The scale for conquests and new triumphs was also continuously pressuring aristocrats to seek bigger gains and more glory, for the 'gens' ('family', but more nuanced) and the republic. This explains Roman aristocratic commanders' seemingly irrational and combative behavior vs foreign enemies and vs low-born competitors. 2) Campaigning seasons were short and political offices were shared. Combined with the mentalities among aristocrats, this drove many individual commanders to seek quick glory and take huge risks. See Caepio's lone charge at Arausio with huge losses as a result. Caesar's political/military career also provides examples of both 1) and 2). 3) Before the reforms, soldiers were drawn from land-owning farmers, who could afford to buy equipment. As Rome expanded, campaigns took place further away from home and for more extended periods. In addition, partly as a result of risk-taking among Roman commanders, field armies incurred huge losses more frequently. This meant substantial amounts of land were left untended and went bankrupt, to be snapped up by larger land-owners on the cheap. Conquests also meant more slaves, by default a cheap labor form - driving other farmers out of business and towards the cities to look for work. This process generally reduced available manpower for the armies and reinforced a class of rather angry urban poor.

[@matthewkuchinski1769]

Another fantastic video! I think it is always interesting to learn about the complex past of the Roman Empire. And, with this being the war whereby Marius would institute his dramatic reforms, the struggle became the center point of modern military practices.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks! We are thinking about expanding into the Civil War era. Will see :-)

[@matthewkuchinski1769]

I am excited to hear about that. If you are doing the American Civil War, can you please cover the Battle of Arkansas Post? It is a little known engagement which had significance in shaping the American Civil War.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Will consider! :-)

[@nosluker]

Really clean and well made documentaries. Keep it up!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for the feedback! We will! :-)

[@markuhler2664]

Another great video, looking forward to the follow-ons. Interesting how you imply that Marius' needed reforms contributed to the end of the Republic.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you, more on the way! Basically, for the first time poor, landless were allowed to become legionaries. This resulted in a change of loyalties - the poor served for loot and for land, and were loyal only to the general who promised them land and riches. So, it was a good short-term solution, that created many long-term problems.

[@Leo_Zanza]

Another fantastic upload, well done!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you, more on the way!

[@TheSamuraijim87]

Amazing video once more. It's interesting to consider the historical irony that while the Germanic nations were the most enduring of Rome's enemies, the better part of the historical legacy of the Western Roman Empire, and the Roman Office of the Papacy, ended up passing into the hands of one of the tribes, the Franks, who gave rise to the Carolingians and the Ottonians and thence the Holy Roman Empire.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks! And yes, it all started here. :-)

[@paulgarcia52]

@Kings and Generals Team, your works should be part of all school curriculum. This is the beginning of a new era on how to teach history without boring teachers and lengthy memorization.

[@HistoryHouseProductions]

Your guy’s thumbnails go crazy.

[@KingsandGenerals]

In a good way, I hope. :-)

[@michaelweston409]

Ayoooo

[@nuricinalioglu]

Dude , your speech is marvelous..

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you, my friend! :-)

[@GlenGaugh]

Chances were the Cimbri never originally intended to unleash a full war with the Romans, and thus had no reason to invade Italy. Also, a cohort has 600 men, 480 combatants and 120 non-combatants. Unless they were intentionally smaller at that time.

[@ricotadev]

A good dose of history at 9 am, thanks for existing

[@KingsandGenerals]

We owe it all to you, guys. :-)

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

2:03 Boiiiiiii!!!

[@suren2313]

Napoleon I Bonaparte 👋🏻😂

[@rasulhamidov5985]

The Roman history is very great and honorary. Kings and Generals, you are very good making this video. Perfect!!!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you for watching! :-)

[@ruizantos]

will you cover the battle of teutoburg forest? You could also cover Gaius Julius Ceaser`s campaing in Galia.

[@ruizantos]

thanks.

[@ruizantos]

if that is what you want... Also i like your idea...

[@alecsis882]

There you go bud. In this community, we are all friends

[@satrio303]

Historia civilis already cover that battle

[@alecsis882]

White Album yeah but who would mind another channel doing that?

[@jayjohn9893]

Video of the day, really enjoyed this.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! :-)

[@TheHydra-qt5ug]

Yes, finally. Ty for the awesome video. You are the best. Please continue with amazing classical battles!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you for watching, we will! :-)

[@C0wb0yBebop]

Quality as ever guys!! Please do Alesia. Caesars greatest battle of epic proportions

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! We'll see.

[@basvanderhorst9633]

This video was amazing! And no need to be sorry, personal stuff always comes before uploading a video in time!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you, my friend! :-)

[@apron05]

Awesome video!! Always look forward to the next one.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! :-) Every Thursday and Sunday.

[@greasybuffalos1577]

It would be pretty awesome if you recommended a book about the war/campaign relevant to the video. Love learning about historical conquests. As usual, another top video

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks! Start with the classics - Plutarch's Parallel Lives is the best entry point to the Roman and Greek history.

[@ivar1543]

Greasy Buffalos the series: masters of Rome, it contains everything from Gaius Marius until Augustus

[@greasybuffalos1577]

Cheers for the suggestions lads, will be Amazon hunting soon. I think there should be a book comment thread in the comment sections for the videos. Would be fun to see the recommendations and variety.

[@brucelyday7860]

"First Man in Rome" by Colleen McCullough

[@ArneSkov]

Fæ og frænde - Syvenhalv nats fortællinger om vejene til Rom og Danmark af Ebbe Kløvedal Reich - I've got no idea if it's translated to English, but most likely, it is.

[@TechnologicZb]

Oh, you have no idea how badly I needed that history lesson today!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Hope, you enjoyed it. :-)

[@DarkFilmDirector]

I would love to see a series on the Byzantine Empire's wars, especially the campaigns of Belisarius and Heracleas.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Here you go: kzbin.info/aero/PLaBYW76inbX6F5PwEOmYUBCg5iX3OZTIj and kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGnXkqmrpaafa8k

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

I really wish I could become a Patron since I consider this the best history channel on KZbin right now, but can't being a broke ass student. Oh well, I'll stick to liking and watching all videos and I'll Patronize when I can, since I hope this content will be around for months and years to come.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Hey, my friend! Don't worry about it, we have all been there. :-) Yes, the plan is to release the videos for a long long time. You can help by sharing, for instance. :-)

[@CarlosAlvarez-hx1lc]

This is awesome, thank you for making these great videos! Looking forward for more!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much, there will be more, indeed. :-)

[@mohamedaminefahim7674]

Best history channel ever !!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much!

[@Aufenthalt]

It seems that the Romans won not only for the better organization due to the Marian reform but also for the fact that after an army was destroyed they were able to field quickly another. Their adversaries instead seem to have lacked this capability.

[@MrCordycep]

How is it that I have only found out about your channel now??! This content is glorious!!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! 2 new videos each week!

[@ODemir-gh7bn]

What a great Roman Commander Gaius Marius was

[@KingsandGenerals]

One of the best in Roman history. Alas, his legacy was tarnished.

[@kylechildress6731]

You make my Sunday mornings awesome. Thanks keep up the good work. Send

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! :-) We also have Thursday videos now. :-)

[@1987MartinT]

Can you do a video on the Pyrrhic war?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Planning to. :-)

[@1987MartinT]

Thanks. Looking forward to it.

[@marksnyder4102]

Thank you for the video on the Cimbrian War

[@KHK001]

Amazing as always :)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! :-)

[@eliflores9819]

Who Would Win? The Boiorix or Some Celtic Boiis

[@KingsandGenerals]

We have no details on that, unfortunately. :-)

[@Andrew-vh2wh]

Please cover Caesar in Gaul! Thanks

[@mohammadpourjavid4952]

I’ve been awake since last night just to catch up this new episode. Thank you

[@KingsandGenerals]

Appreciate the dedication, thank you! :-)

[@devingunnels3251]

I'm a Romeaboo but I feel for the Cimbri. They had to leave their homeland because of the climate; they weren't trying to expand or conquer. They repeatedly tried for diplomacy with the Romans before resorting to violence, too.

[@elsantopadre710]

Great video as always.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much!

[@sjewitt22]

Rome seemed to lose to Germanic tribe so often, that they must of had some decent tactics, Rome beat every one else who are talked about in a superior way.

[@michaelweston409]

The Germans were ferocious individual fighters. Few people had more skilled individual warriors than the crazed Germanics.

[@tylerdurden3722]

The Gauls told Ceasar that in the past, the Gauls were better warriors than the Germans...and German tribes feared the Gauls. But that it apparently shifted with time to the point where the Gauls found themselves fearing the Germans. Plus, those Roman armies were destroyed due to stupid decisions by Roman commanders. Not really German tactics. E.g., the Germans attacked Marius up a hill, in a frontal charge. Then they lost twice more in frontal charges. The Roman armies that lost were still the old Manipular armies. In some ways, it was kind normal for them to lose. In that time, Rome won wars by losing battles. Like how they beat Pyrrhus, Hannibal, etc. The Legionary armies created by Marius, on the other hand, was a completely different beast. Under Marius, the Cimbri fought against fresh Roman recruits. This was the first time poor Plebs were used as soldiers. They were inexperienced and lacked confidence. Yet the Germans lost against this green army. Ceasar used the same type of army and green recruits didn't fare as well against Gauls. I think Gauls might have been tougher warriors/opponents than the Cimbri if you ignore numbers. If the Gauls launched a 200 000 strong army against Ceasar while his army was still inexperienced, Ceasar would have been a footnote in history.

[@NoRockinMansLand]

@@michaelweston409 Huns were more powerful

[@michaelweston409]

@@NoRockinMansLand I'm not arguing that. Of all the people on earth no one is as wild & hardened as the Mongolian. With so few numbers those people have carved themselves more than entire empires have done. The huns were all war , not much else.

[@danisrusski6297]

I very rarely turn off adblock for anything, but have my 0.0000001 dollar.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! :-) Indeed it is possible to add exceptions to the adblock. :-)

[@danisrusski6297]

Well this great content is good enough to suffer the shitty ads. I want to support you on patreon but am poor.

[@kvltizt]

I have KZbin premium. Is my view worth more? 🤔

[@marcomolinari8354]

@@kvltizt no

[@kvltizt]

@@marcomolinari8354 Lame.

[@RickyBobby_USA]

From your intro in the information section: " Although Marian Reform was essential for the future conquests, it also planted the seeds of the future civil wars and gave the opportunity to Sulla and Caesar to end the Republic." What was the disagreement that started the first civil war?

[@KingsandGenerals]

That is a broad topic, can't really answer shortly, sorry. :-) A good entry book is Theodor Mommsen's History of Rome.

[@Normacly]

The seed is the recuritment of men without land. The Marian Reform made Rome into a military power house allowing it to conquer much lands as well as a lot of slaves. Rather then spreading the wealth, the Roman elites hoard the vast of the wealth. They used the wealth to buy lands and businesses, which they used their slaves to make wealth. The Roman commoners suffered from this as they neither could compete with the elites' farms/businesses nor could they compete with slaves for free labor (they are often require to formally join a household to work). In the end, they either have to choose the military where commanders usually give soldiers the most money or rely on "gifts" from elites in exchange for political support. Not surpising, Roman commanders like Sulla and Caesar who got massive wealth from their military campagins are the ones who benefit the most from his system.

[@KillerBPlaying]

Great vidéo !! Can you do a vidéo about youghourta .

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! We'll see.

[@Chaika1974]

KillerBPlaying vidéo

[@KillerBPlaying]

Novorossiya i have a french autocorrector :)

[@nesa1126]

Nice job. As always!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! :-)

[@saiien2]

Today's part of the Czech republic is called Bohemia (former Kingdom of Bohemia). It has been taken from latin - Boiohaemum (Empire/Kingdom of Boii in latin).

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yeah, I knew that. Funny, how the Roman names were still prevalent.

[@dingdingdingding5544]

@@ivkekosovo Are you somehow suggesting that the Boii were Slavic? Despite them residing in Bohemia long before the Slavic warrior elite came and assimilated the locals?

[@admontblanc]

@@ivkekosovo thse discussions are always interesting considering that the west in general only really knows the history of that age from the lenses of the greek authors first, and the romans second. I doubt the documents were falsified though, having the wrong information due to a lack of knowledge is not the same as falsifying events which is an act of malicious intent.

[@admontblanc]

@@ivkekosovo yes, well the greeks were for the most part self-absorbed, the fact that they coined the term "barbarian" as a universal descriptor for all non-hellenic peoples is but an example, and romans learned the most from them in all things. At most we could accuse both of embellishing stories, like number of enemy soldiers in a battle, and general odds of victory they faced, but it would be hard to know which tales are true, and which are tall. We also see that with Octavian, there was a break up from the traditional monarchic rule, as blood relation was put second place. It's with the fall of the empire that Europe largely returns to feudalist monarchy, even expanding it, coincidentally under the rule of various germanic tribes. This is important because the concept of royal blood and crown inheritance creates a much bigger incentive to falsify certain aspects of history for personal power, and profit. All in all I would like to learn more about the gaps in our history, and it's a shame that these peoples' histories and cultures are mostly unknown, erased, or undeciphrable now. It's also a pity that there's a lack of general interest to invest and engage in archeological investigation throughout Europe. I know that NGS often features an occasional article about these themes, but overall it seems lacking despite their awesome efforts.

[@dingdingdingding5544]

@@ivkekosovo Archeological, linguistic, and historical evidence shows that the Slavic Homeland is somewhere within the vicinity of the pripet marshes on the west Bank of the Dnieper. Some tribes in Western Europe are hard to identify as being wither Celtic or Germanic but there is no mention of Slavs until the seventh century. Slavic states like to build up this false history in order to ensure their people think they have the strongest claim to their land and speak of Western conspiracies to defame Slavs whenever actual academics show legitimate research. This historical ignorance is felt on a national level for example "Macedonians" thinking that Alexander the Great spoke a Slavic language.

[@พัดพงสะงะ]

Its a good video for educate in my classroom Thank you sir!!!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching!

[@Marc-hm6bz]

What a coincidence, I was reading about this two days ago. Fantastic video and explanation, as always. Good job guys ! (This war makes teutoburg look like a small skirmish in comparison)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! Indeed, a nice coincidence. Or we are watching you, who knows. :-) Yeah, in terms of the numbers Teutoburg is much smaller. :-)

[@KlausProvenzano]

Top5 from your videos, congratulations, King and Generals!! Arausio and Marius form a pivotal point in total roman timeline!!

[@goldjunge7652]

Great video, as always! But quite strange that the Cimbri warlord was called Boiorix, which was actually a celtic name. Can anybody please explain?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks! It is not only strange, but also controversial. "Boiorix" basically means "the king of Boii". And that is why some historians consider Cimbri Celtic. We really don't know. :-)

[@spirosvelliniatis2165]

There is no true sence to distinguish celt ,germanic, Cimbri languages

[@spirosvelliniatis2165]

Even Slavic in that time is considered germanic

[@spirosvelliniatis2165]

Vercingetorix can someone decode the name

[@spirosvelliniatis2165]

Who gave it?his roman enemies ? his people?a compination?

[@Hostility1812]

So many frequent up loads this is great!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you, we are working as fast as we can. :-)

[@jl9737]

Didn't knew rome had so many defeats against cimbri 😱

[@jamestang1227]

J L Rome was never invincible, on the bright side they usually learned form their defeats, fo now...

[@mynamejeb8743]

Rome never secured its border properly after each huge conquest due to armies only funded privately thru Consuls own pocket.. retaining these men to secure the vast border would cost a lot of money.

[@TomSmith-li5se]

@DiscordChaos they lost only in the First republican period. After that they likely never lose a battle till the third century.

[@boahkeinbockmehr]

Romes strength was its infrastructure and organization, allowing them to replenish casualties a lot faster than any of their adversaries. The cimbri and most other enemies of rome usually had to gamble on all or nothing in every single battle, as they couldn't reinforce their troops, whereas rome could roll and roll again, until it eventually got a lucky throw and thus won the entire game. Rome lost a shit ton of battles, but hardly ever a war.

[@lewistaylor2858]

@@jamestang1227 Rome was invincible at this time- they could lose battles but never a war.

[@dflatt1783]

I love this channel.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@darkskullanimehub1631]

What if the Cimbrians had attacked Italy with the Teuton armies at full strength they would have been more successful compared to Hannibal's march in Italy, The Romans may have won the war anyway but with the same losses and holocaust after the Second Punic war, And victory was only possible until Marius came to Italy from Numidia, I think the Cimbrians would have reached the outskirts of Rome.

[@abdulhakimsudi1692]

More love from Nairobi, Kenya. Great work kings and generals. Keep more information coming Thank you!

[@franosusnjara8510]

Why are we not allowed to Like this twice?

[@KingsandGenerals]

The second like is the share button. :-)