Warfare of Classical Antiquity: Republican Fleet Anatomy (Roman Navy)

[@jomcabanilla3732]

As a writer creating stories in a world with medieval-level technology, information like this is golden! Thanks and keep it up!

[@OkurkaBinLadin]

Shouldnt you be doing YOUR own research into the subject?

[@everettlethem6747]

@@OkurkaBinLadin I don’t see the problem, he’s using someone else’s research to do something historically accurate.

[@ethanw9669]

@@OkurkaBinLadin you do realise Invivta also uses research from various others in the making of his videos right

[@themaskedman221]

@@ethanw9669 Let's hope so -these amateurs, with no historical training, often get things wrong.

[@Xurium]

@@everettlethem6747 Yeah, but he is talking about using information on ancient naval warfare on a medieval-themed book, which is something completely different. And as a scientist, you always learn to look for the primary source. You don't know, where this guy got his informations from, for all you can know, I might be just based on theories, rather than evidence or even be invented for entertainment. To look which information is reliable is one of the most important features of science :)

[@elsasslotharingen7507]

Someone must just throw money at this guy. He is better than any shit on TV.

[@justsomerandombirdwithinte5896]

Do you remember me?

[@gtabigfan34]

It always amaze how those Romans got Lethal Navy from fishing boats during the First Punic Wars and won most of the naval battles of it.

[@TheGamerFrom]

Remember that someone always invented "it" first, and didn't evolve, but created.

[@detolbleach5188]

Please carry on with the evolution of the Roman legion series

[@InvictaHistory]

A TON of people have been asking this and I definitely hear you guys. I will eventually get back to it

[@detolbleach5188]

Thanks

[@ronaldgonzalez9161]

Invicta lies :(

[@sonnyneale9997]

Please, part II... my kids are i are desperate

[@dangersnail5839]

@@InvictaHistory please, just make another episode of it, it’s been 4 years

[@Stormkat25]

Man I love history and these vids make me happy

[@wesleyge1]

Lol

[@fc-iax8809]

What happened to the Evolution of the Roman Legions videos? Those were amazing! Not to say this isn't a godsend...

[@SultanOfAwesomeness]

You did an amazing job with this. Very, very interesting and very, very informative. The Rome 2 footage in the background adds to the video tremendously.

[@TheTrytix]

Worth to note that the so called 40, named Tessarakonteres, was used as a prestige vessel, not utilized in war. It's likely that this 130 m. long ship was even a catamaran. Likely a combination of two 20s linked together with a large board in the middle. So it might have had oars on the inside between the two hulls. Since the number of rowers on each oar typically didn't go more than 8, and since each file of this ship would be 40 rowers. Dividing 40 onto 3 sets of oars wouldn't work. So dividing it between 6 oars for a double hull, makes more sense as it would be less than 8 rowers per oar. This ship was apparently so massive that it was difficult to actually maneuver. This seem to have been the thing for large ships in general, as it's also reported to be the case with a 300 m. long Louchuan tower ship form China, which was hard to maneuver in strong winds. But one ship in particular stands out from this. A warship called Leontophoros. This vessel was a 110 m. long "eight" (Octoreme) with a single oar per file, with 8 rowers per oar. There was 100 files on each side, meaning it had in total 1600 rowers. Leontophoros was, unlike other ships of similar size, actually used in battle. Although if it was efficient or not I am unsure about. Modern thoughts about the ship makes it seem to be rather inefficient overall, due to the share size of the vessel. Regardless of it all, it turns out to have been an experiment that was not repeated.

[@Spurr_ovo]

You're a legend for continuing these documentaries!

[@InvictaHistory]

*blush* thanks : )

[@KeystoneRecce]

Invicta omg he blushed Owo

[@antonbabylon4456]

I missed these types of videos, amazing production keep it up =)

[@annatar6453]

10/10 high quality content. Love it Oakley. Keep up the good work

[@naveensilva2312]

This series of videos is one of my all time favourites on all of youtube

[@lukemageecollins7114]

As usual, quality content ! The variety of your channel in my eyes puts you in a class above the regular total war channels. Keep it up !

[@NikiGalabov]

Once again outstanding work with the Classical Antiquity videos! Keep up the good work! Can't wait for the next video.

[@jonsmith5626]

When are you going to do part ii about the evolution of the Roman military? Great video!

[@b1laxson]

Thanks for all the different classes and their uses. Another drop of knowledge in the [insert roman container]

[@fizzypurple5495]

Love these videos Oakley! Great to see you use your knowledge. Ps did you see CA's historical simulation video? Couldn't help but think of your content when watching it

[@LORENSSIOK]

Can you please put the link. I dont manage to find it

[@fizzypurple5495]

LORENSSIOK To the CA video?

[@LORENSSIOK]

i found it. The one where they speak about the first punic war?

[@fizzypurple5495]

LORENSSIOK Yeah that one. In my opinion Oakleys quality is higher than that video

[@LORENSSIOK]

Of course! I saw his series on the punic wars. They are a million times better.

[@michaelherrmann8323]

Awesome video as allways!!! Lots of information, It's in depth, to the point, factual and not dragged out nore too short! Well done as allways!!! :)

[@DeMesstados]

Incredible content! Should have way more views. Who’s watching this after playing A/C Odyssey?

[@cdtlnc1135]

This is actually very nice, we always hear about Roman's Land Army as it's Rome's Gem, so this is fresh air to me, nice to learn something new.

[@InvictaHistory]

Same, I definitely learned a lot while making this

[@havocsquaddropout6681]

Its about time you came out with one of these. :) Keep 'em coming.

[@Celso8205]

Great video as always. Your documentary on the first punic war is the best I've ever seen on this great conflict so much neglected, much like the first world war. Excelent work!

[@roryokane5907]

Osprey publishing recently released two books on the Roman Navy (one for the Republic, one for the early Empire) explaining these classifications in great detail. They're worth a look.

[@InvictaHistory]

I actually relied quite heavily on the Republic one for information and artwork! I definitely recommend it

[@roryokane5907]

THFE Productions I thought I recognised the way the information was presented. ;)

[@matiasmosquella1830]

i have been waiting for one of these Documentary videos for so long i hadent seen one in a long time and frankly (and with no intention of being rude towards THFE Productions) these videos were the very reason i started watching THFE not the actual gameplay that he makes on total war titles. Keep up the good work, love your videos

[@InvictaHistory]

I agree, its been too long since I put out a documentary video. They are usually pretty demanding to make so it can be hard with my work schedule. Your feedback is great though and I will try to do more

[@NaWhaleBiscuits]

Dude you should defiantly do more historical videos like this as well as war-hammer lore ones! :D

[@InvictaHistory]

I definitely plan to, I love this stuff

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

Yes, DEFIANTLY, DEFIANTLY DO MORE HISTORICAL VIDYAS!

[@nodosa994]

I love these types of video. You even did better than what CA had to offer. Keep up the great work man.

[@InvictaHistory]

Thanks, haha I actually thought the same thing regarding CA's video

[@bartvantienhoven3767]

this is why i am following you. i love this, keep up the good work oakley!!!

[@accretiansholiq]

finally, new vid about classical history! Great job oakley, thank you for this.

[@InvictaHistory]

you're welcome : )

[@BoldMistreal]

Really Awesome video! I always love to watch these historical videos and learn more about the Roman Republic before the empire :D

[@olddirtymongrrel]

These are a joy to watch, I learn something new in a short video. Thanks mate keep up the good work.

[@InvictaHistory]

always appreciate these types of responses : )

[@DJLR1066]

thanks Oakley I'm writing a fantasy book but was wondering about fleet composition and variation you just did me a big favour man thanx, really enjoy your vids, keep 'em coming!

[@Abstractman224]

Got my history fix in for the day. I might be an addict, so thanks for re-enforcing it

[@AirSnipers96]

Love these documentary style videos Oakley, looking forward to more!

[@PetelliusCerialis]

As always a fantastic video! This actually really helped me think about just how I should operate naval balancing in Ancient Empires, thank you :)

[@maddys9903]

thank you for citing where you're getting information from!

[@matheusmelo6022]

I honestly think that this channel and Historia Civilis are the two best channels on roman history and culture on KZbin. I just wished HC would make more videos but he is probably busy. Anyways, looking forward for the two channels to create some content together. That would be nice since most of your fanbase also watch HC and so on.

[@kirschakos]

Outstanding as always!! Well done! Looking forward to the next historical documentary :)

[@InvictaHistory]

YESSS I love doing this and can't wait for the next one either

[@kirschakos]

THFE Productions glad to hear :)

[@x187xBigEazyE]

MORE MORE MORE!!!! Love these docu videos you make.

[@JOPETERS86]

The Ocean is beconing after seeing this wonderful video! History is the Future!

[@rgm96x49]

Good shit. Hope you'll get back to evolution of the Roman legions soon!

[@Uahmas]

Keep these coming!

[@spektakelkd]

more of these. awesome work

[@siretriste4045]

I love this kind of videos, thank you for doing them :)

[@ianheidinger7399]

Please do more of these!!!!

[@johnkelley9877]

This is a great tutorial. You explain everything really well.

[@MrTomte09]

Oakley, we want more from you, Great Stuff!

[@blackbaron6310]

Another great video keep them coming.

[@BLDROFREAL]

I wonder if anyone back then would have had the for-sight to cast bronze into riveted panels into the shape of a hull against a super structure, then water tighten it , removing the necessity for a wooden hull. I don't think a single hull could be cast in one a pour method because the production of bronze casts is a very difficult business in its self . Mounting greek fire turrets, and ballistas on and in through-out the ship, would have made the vessel a formidable foe .

[@samsungace2134]

Absolutely fascinating

[@elbowsanchez]

Excellent production work. CA or History Channel should contact you.

[@InvictaHistory]

I've been in contact with CA for these videos and they have been great for providing help with promotion. Now if the history channel contacted me with the potential to work on an actual history based project... that would be excellent

[@vanders4198]

Brilliant video. I have further questions. How important were the sails to these fleets, were the oars mainly for manoeuvring the ships during battle? Will you be doing Empire Fleet Anatomy? Is it pure coincidence that Oakley released this just after that video by CA on the naval clash at end of the First Punic War?

[@InvictaHistory]

So the sails only really provided secondary power for ships and would have been used as fleets moved from place to place. In battle the sails would not have been used as they were more of an incumberance and it seems that they might even have been removed for battle in some cases. The oars on the other hand were critical for both movement and manuevering. A good captain might actually use his ship to shear off enemy oars and disable the enemy... I'll cover this more in the next video. As for the Imperial Roman Navy, that will probably be a future series I explore. The reason for this particular video was because CA asked if I could do something for them and the Ashmoleon exhibit.

[@vanders4198]

THFE Productions Very interesting. Thank's for the information and good luck for any future videos.

[@sumreensultana1860]

@@InvictaHistory Hmmm in the age of discovery Sails were main Movement weapons Time change 🪓

[@lostmarble540]

this is such an excellent video, love all the diagrams

[@Joisey11]

This was an excellent video. Thank you.

[@vidaett]

Yay! Fianlly a new classical antiquity video!

[@suyashbhagwat5615]

Amazing video as always looking forward to the other one's.

[@Imperator_Chrysalis]

8:00 the background music is losing its mind xD

[@incubusdragon101]

Very nice - from a production perspective, the music does get a bit too loud for the voice at one section, but the content of the video is great. Cheers.

[@shaniselukie369]

Very cool!! Your hard work is paying off!!

[@dcoff479]

awesome work. loved it

[@furtado704]

It feels wrong to add somewhat pedantic corrections to a video that must have required quite a bit of work, but I believe the term is expedita (or, as the plural is used in the video, expeditae), from the verb expedio, not expidatae. Again, great work!

[@anti-Russia-sigma]

Finally!There is a show on the ancient Roman republican navy.

[@Klibanophoros]

Marvellous as always! :)

[@Inaf1987]

Oakley, what about your series on Rome's fighting units??, we've never got past the Kingdoms.

[@riccardobalbo234]

wonderful video! I've always loved these ships

[@Mark_Jonas]

You should make a video on naval warfare in the pre cannon era

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

This is how you make history fun!

[@MrAwsomenoob]

OMG A DOC!?!?!?!?!!? i have heard of these from myths and legends :o

[@richardlott579]

Extremely informative

[@Matutsili]

Great video! Continue the good work!

[@InvictaHistory]

Thanks for the support!

[@reopreop4690]

About time :D Well done sir :)

[@dervakommtvonhinten517]

the picture of the rowers leaves me wondering, how did they actually row? the guys on the left would have had to stand up and sit down all the time to keep their hands on the paddle

[@Sabrowsky]

I come back from college and find a new Oakley history vid, FUCK YEAH

[@ReginaldPugginton]

I always learn a lot of these videos!

[@Mankorra_Gomorrah]

Oakley the total war Facebook page posted about your video here, pretty cool tbh.

[@InvictaHistory]

Yup, I had actually been contacted by them in the first place to do something naval themed for the Ashmoleon exhibit they are helping with! Definitely an awesome opportunity

[@AwesomeLookingGamer]

Thanks for this awesome vid!

[@TheTank1900]

Nicely done! I was always a bit sad the Republic and later the Empire didn't use the huge 9's and 10's. Seemed fitting, particularly for the Empire. Unless I'm missing something and the Empire did.

[@InvictaHistory]

It actually seemed that the use of those huge ships peaked with the infighting between the succesor kingdoms and when Rome started to steamroll everyone on land there was no real purpose for them anymore

[@TheTank1900]

THFE Productions Yeah you'd just think with the extreme decadence of the middle and late Empire leading into the East having a flagship be a massive 10 or even 12 would be something some emperor would decide to do.

[@costasvrettakos]

great aw always! and a theme that you dont find verry easy!

[@scholae8746]

You should do a video about about emperor Julian! I know you have a 100 videos you plan to make but I wanted to make a random demand :P

[@MrMkirk23]

This is an awesome vid!!

[@UltimaSigmarAlonso]

pls make that with the byzantine navy

[@InvictaHistory]

I will probably make one on the Imperial Roman navy in the future

[@UltimaSigmarAlonso]

+THFE Productions nice

[@ghostinquisitor7743]

Nice video. Thank you for sharing some light on Navel construction, but what about the crewmen? Don't foget to go in-depth on these "early marines" and how they operate.

[@InvictaHistory]

I'll be covering the crew, operation, and tactics of warships in a later episode

[@Raptor1867]

Love the footage from Rome 2.

[@eskimojoe37]

Very imformative! Thanks!

[@Rex1987]

very good video! ps. the polyreme looks insane :D can you even get them in Rome II Total war?

[@kjellollig]

I love your vids Tyler

[@teeheeteeheeish]

love this, thanks for the history!

[@tabasco599]

Hey Oakley can u start up the toman army history vids again u left off with the manipular armies never got into marian reforms. thx great vids

[@InvictaHistory]

I will definitely get back to this series eventually.

[@kardifall623]

if you could do it could you do a video on the 1st or the 9th legion

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

You just earned a subscriber!

[@andreamenta127]

i'm two years late, i know.. amazing video btw, love it, but i think there is a small inaccuracy when you say "quadrireme" means "four", it is not totally correct. "quadrireme" mean "four oar" where "Quadri-" mean "four" and "reme" mean "oar", the same can be applied to all the other ship types like "trireme" where "tri-" mean "three" and "reme" is always "oar".

[@brandonvabderbok476]

make another evolution of the Roman legions episode

[@hermelin205]

more please!

[@fgh976]

very good video!

[@TheYeahsta]

great stuff

[@thekillers1stfan]

Interesting fact: The Carthaginians were kicking the shit out of the Roman fleets in the 2nd Punic war with their Quinqueremes and Roman engineers couldn't figure out how to build them for a long time. Eventually a storm washed one of the vessels to the shore where the Romans were able to reverse engineer it.

[@joshkidd5463]

Then the Romans destroyed Carthage

[@thekillers1stfan]

well that was after the 3rd Punic War. This happened during the second I believe (maybe the first, I'm a little fuzzy on it to be honest, It's been a while since I heard about this)

[@Volcano4981]

Rome was the original savage before being one became cool.

[@InvictaHistory]

happened during the 1st

[@luigilavoie935]

Oakley, do you have any references for this video? I know you had references for some of your other videos that you used to provide in the description. Would you be able to list them for future videos? I find then very helpful. Thank you.

[@InvictaHistory]

It was noted at the end of the video but I have gone ahead and listed my sources in the description just for you : )

[@centurionyt4472]

Am I the only one who thinks that these ships are the best looking ships in history

[@somberflight]

:o a Viking Conquest/Brytenwalda like mod but during antiquity! maybe its too late for warband but for bannerlord maybe? :O

[@ioannescontramundum]

nice stuff!

[@VladVlad-ul1io]

very good