Rome: The Punic Wars - The First Punic War - Extra History - Part 1

📜 Rome's First Punic War, Part 1 - Extra History
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* Carthaginian ship lands on the coast * Roman engineers: Write that down! WRITE THAT DOWN!

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* Carthaginian ship lands on the coast * Roman Engineers:Ctrl+C

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how in the world could rome recover from such crushing defeats and even destroy carth... it was walpole

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I just learned something quite interesting, it turns out that the Punic Wars never officially ended until 1985, when the mayors of both cities signed a ceremonial treaty.

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Yeah, it was one of the longest case of wars that didn't ended due to irregularity

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Over 2,000 years...

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That's impossible Carthage doesn't exist anymore

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People use that thinking to say that the Korean War is still ongoing, but seriously if the fighting stopped a long time ago and veterans and leaders are commemorating it every anniversary, then I think it’s safe to say a damn treaty is not entirely needed to end a war.

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@@TheAutisticBrony but *Tunisia* does.

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Hamilcar is a badass. "I`m just invading these lands to pay you guys the money my nation owes you". He says that with a huge army very close to Roman territory. And they bought it. BADASS!

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+gabriel ferraz No one knew about it at the time, and Romans one because of a persistence and a couple of brilliant people, like Caesar, Augustus, and Scipio Africanus.

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+Connor Brown I count that as Romas stupidity over badassery from Hamilcar

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+ArtPlays Ceasar wasn't actually a genius, he just happened to write the history books. Almost all of his military success derives from the superiority of the Roman army compared to the forces he was up against. Now, if you want a REAL good emperor, look no further than Trajan. No, seriously; there were only four good emperors after him, and then the rest were shit up until Constantine.

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+ArtPlays Ceasar wasn't actually a genius, he just happened to write the history books. Almost all of his military success derives from the superiority of the Roman army compared to the forces he was up against. Now, if you want a REAL good emperor, look no further than Trajan. No, seriously; there were only four good emperors after him, and then the rest were shit up until Constantine.

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2:44- but no matter how far Rome extended there would always be one village of indomitable Gauls holding out against the invaders

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General noob Walpole?

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I think the theory is that the Romans DID know how to build ships, it's just that Carthaginian ships were FAR more superior; large yet aerodynamic, and with more space for more rowers. If the Romans did anything well, it was to not only copy technology but make it BETTER. They added a rotating crane-like contraption to the ships that enabled them to latch onto enemies and board them, which gave them an edge against Carthage. The Romans also showed this kind of innovation and adaptability when they altered their battle formations in order to evade and tire out Carthage's elephants. Rome's ingenuity and ability to change is what defined the Punic Wars.

[@Canessa1298]

For someone pretending to know about ships, you should say "Hydrodynamic", because ships move...you know, on water

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Canessa1298 Oh shit! You got me :P I don't claim to know anything about ships, I just know a lot about the Romans. ... although ships are also powered by wind, so air is involved

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.d

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Don't forget gigantic numbers and the ability to basically mobilize all able bodies men in their lands and those of their allies. How many armies and fleers did they lose in the wars only to come back with more men to fight

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Angel Canseco Very true. And also the fact that Roman soldiers were citizens loyal to Rome, while most Carthaginian soldiers were foreign mercenaries prone to mutiny.

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The booty is all in here for.

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The first episode of extra history

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A huge war was started because a bunch of guys got bored. A war which had massive affects throughout history. I'm not sure if that's incredibly funny or incredibly sad.

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You should see how WW1 started.

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@@liamjm9278 The effects of the Punic Wars are much Much MUCH BIGGER than the ww1 or ww2, an entire scenario of humanity was created where the west controls the east, just imagine Carthage leaving triumphant, that's Tunisia/Africa and the southern Mediterranean ruling Europe, settling in the Americas (which they already discovered before Columbus' scam) and eventually the world for centuries unchallenged..

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@@ThePunisher014 Necroposting a bit here, but I think he was referring to how incredibly ridiculous the events leading up to WW1 were, arguably more unbelievable than what caused the Punic Wars.

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Came back after Oversimplified's 2nd Punic War vid to pay homage to the first video where I learned about it over 10 years ago. ❤

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I didn't expect to like this, but i loved it!

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Freepdied filled with tiny trivia tidbits and great "what ifs" while condensing a ton of history into an otherwose very informative video. I loved it

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And the second Punic war had more soldiers 1.6 million! It's really a huge number back to then!!

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Just watched the first punic war videos, and really wanted him to cover the second. Little did I know...

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For anyone wanting more information about the Punic War The History of Rome podcast goes more in-depth into this. Dan Carlin also did an amazing trilogy on it on his Hardcore History podcast, but it is one of the older episodes so you have to pay for it.

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Oversimplified just put out the Punic war in a two part series. They really don’t gloss over the first war and it’s Hella funny you should definitely go check it out!! Oversimplified!

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[@SmugLookingBarrel]

Wait a second: How was Hamilcar able to afford to pay off an army of mercenaries to defeat his other army of mercenaries when Carthage had no money? why didn't he just use that money to pay off his original mercenaries, rather than hire up another army (which would have had to be bigger than the original in order to beat them in battle)???

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Carthage was broke but he wasnt. State and leaders were not separated that much before as today.

[@SmugLookingBarrel]

then why didn't he just pay his original soldiers?

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***** Because leaders are greedy and dont use their funds unless its extreme urgency?

[@SmugLookingBarrel]

I highly doubt that it was from Hamilcar's pocket that the mercs were paid. he was a general, after all, and not a higher-up in the government. And I think the government would have viewed their city being besieged as an extreme urgency

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***** Barca's were one of the great families of Carthage. Unless it suits them they wouldnt do it.

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The fact that extra history started because of a selllout is amazing

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Oversimplified and Extra History covers the same topic, wooooooooo

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look at the time difference it's 9 years

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Carthage could have won in the first or second punic wars if its noble and wealthy families had put more into the war effort.

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Who know why dont the maceadonian do anything

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or if they have burned rome

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this is extremely nice, thank you

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i love the shows you make i have learned a lot alredy!!!!!!!!