Mons Graupius, 83 AD - Battle at the edge of the Roman world

[@HistoryMarche]

🚩 Click betterhelp.com/historymarche for 10% off your first month of therapy with our sponsor BetterHelp. 🚩 Join over 4 million people who’ve met with a therapist on BetterHelp and started living a healthier, happier life. 🚩 Agricola is a fairly unknown figure, yet he was one of the most competent Roman commanders of his time, remembered for his decisive campaigns in Britain. Mons Graupius (AD 83/84) was his crowning achievement. The battle broke the army of the Caledonian Confederacy and it seemed that Rome was finally on the brink of conquering the whole of Britain... This was a very fun topic to research and piece together. Capable commanders winning victories in spite of the political intrigue, crisis, and turmoil disrupting their efforts. Roman empire brimming with power. Fun times.

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[@SolidAvenger1290]

Agricola was like the "2nd Germanicus" and the only man who almost had the complete "Romanization" of Britannia. Imperial politics and rivalries, alongside strategic risk & the drain of resources and manpower for Rome, ultimately won.

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Yes,and also other invasions from dacia and germany

[@Nozylatten]

didn't win, We still speak gallic in scotland! no one could stop us =) not Even England and wales at the same time.

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plus history didn't look with favour on Rome or Italy it's barely recognisable today and has one of the lowest birth % in the western hemisphere. Soon to be forgotten. 100 years or so.

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​@@Nozylattenwhen on earth did Wales invade Scotland... Welsh bowmen were pressed into the English army by longshanks after the conquest but they didn't want to be there. In fact they mutinied so much and threatened to go over to Wallace to the point that he never used them in his Scottish invasions again

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@@alessandrogini5283 Those invasions were very much later.

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Few conflicts in human history have shown better the absolutely devastating power of heavy infantry. The Roman equipment, tactical drill and professional discipline made them a near unstoppable force, regardless of the number of the enemy.

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Its refreshing to hear of a experienced general who knew how to use his forces efficient and read the enemy.

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The talk about "Ordivices" and "Silures" makes me feel like I'm going through the various periods of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic Eras. I'm half expecting to hear about the Romans fighting the Carboniferous, Jurassic and Cretaceous tribes next...

[@cruffatin]

Those periods were in fact named after these tribes, or more specifically the geological strata that were first found in Wales in the old lands of these tribes. See also: Cambrian period

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Have been anticipating this one . Not much coverage anywhere but you did it. Thank you much!!!

This battle is an example of the effectiveness of the Roman war machine, to the point that they were able to defeat their enemies only using their auxiliaries (if Agricola had sent his veterans before, it would have been a greater massacre, but that was not the objective that he was pursuing, nor was it worth risking his legions).

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@@AutonomousUltraInstinct69 Really? And why would you say that?

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[@The_ZeroLine]

It’s interesting by itself that Tacitus would write those words about his own country through the mouth of an imagined enemy chief. He obviously believed some of it himself.

[@g.sergiusfidenas6650]

A lot of the writers and historians of that era were senators or related to them, plenty of them held the Republic in a extremely high regard even to the point of having an idealized view of it which they compared negatively with their then-current goverment, in particular the figure of the Emperor, which is fair considering figures like Tiberius, Caligula, Nero and Domitian, but not all were bold enough to express it directly, Calgacus' words here easily could be Tacitus' own towards the system itself or the head of state. Historians with more direct criticisms against the Princeps often were forced to open their veins and their works would be destroyed so is natural to find this sort of indirect approach towards the matter from those with better sense of self-preservation.

[@williammcdonald2349]

Imagined enemy? The 'speech' was certainly written by Tacitus but the enemy was real enough. Galgach, latinised to Calgacus was the war leader (probably not political head) of the Caledonii, one of the northern 'Pictish' tribes. The Brythonic ('Pict' was a Roman nickname) tribes facing the Roman invaders had formed an alliance, possibly even a confederation, to oust the Romans and Galgach was the elected war leader of that alliance. According to Tacitus, despite overwhelming odds, the might of Rome vanquished the barbarian enemy - strange that the Romans didn't stick around however!

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[@julianshepherd2038]

No one has ever conquered all of Scotland.

[@peterbell_iii4157]

@@julianshepherd2038 except the Picts…

[@DrKarmo]

Centuries later, the descendants of the caledonians, the picts would keep harassing and tormenting roman britain, the constant pictish and later irish raids would cause the britons to hire the angles and the saxons as mercenaries to fight off the other celts, but instead of going away they'd stay. The legendary king Arthur and other briton kings would stall their invasion for a few decades, but not that long after, britain would fall, and the anglo-saxons would rise in it's place.

[@bevan2342]

Very interesting period

[@TheRookery-xm4om]

Romano-Britons* . . .

[@timiturret148]

Except Wales or? I think the Saxons never conquered Wales and their culture remain celtish.

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@@timiturret148I mean to be honest, celtic culture doesn‘t include Christianity though, does it?

[@jamesschpeiser4326]

Without the the Roman invasion we wouldn't have Wimbledon and Ascot

[@johnbruce2868]

Re: Site of Battle of Mons Graupius. I am about to publish online my translation of the Pictish language (in about 8 weeks time) which graphemics proves, unquestionably, to be an isolating creole language (advanced pidgin) that uses the Old Irish lexicon as the lexifier. Included in this work is the translation of Bennachie, one of the contender sites of the battle, at the foot of which hill is a Roman fort. Bennachie supposedly means, in Gaelic, "Hill of the Breast" from the shape. However, the Gaelic word for "breast" is 'chiche', and not 'chie' as it's been written since the 14th. century. There is an Old Irish word, 'chīe', (ref: eDIL), the intransitive form of the verb 'ciid' meaning "cries, weeps, laments, lamenting." Benn na chie = Hill of Lamentation. This ties in perfectly with Tacitus' description of the battle in which he describes the Caledonian tribes weeping and lamenting. Co-incidence? I have also got startling new linguistic evidence for the Battle of Dunnichen plus a complete translation of the ogham inscriptions and wholesale revision of Pictish place-names, all in keeping with the Five Components of Language. The Pictish language is dated with reference to Tacitus to the 1st. century A.D. Get ready... History is about to be changed.

[@madmark1957]

Very funny.

[@flmngdj]

When I lived just near Bennachie (Sauchen, inverurie) the locals attributed the battle to being there as did the local tourist board, nobody actually said why! so thanks, I did like the fact Calgacus is likely to be the first Scottish chap actually named in written history

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[@IronWarrior86]

The Highland people put up a good fight but nothing they had could match the arms and armour of the Romans. Later on they would make life untenable for the Roman, through hit-and-run attacks and raiding, forcing them to leave.

[@LuisBrito-ly1ko]

They weren’t the reason they were forced to leave.

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Forcing them to leave😂

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@@ninjay2k317 Someone makes a comment and you equate the person with being scottish or of any political affiliation? Whats wrong with you? Stop projecting ur insecurities immigrant

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The romans left because there was nothing to stay for. There were no riches, good farmlands, nothing.

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Another wonderful historical coverage video shared by an amazing ( history Marche) channel. Video about conflict between chaladonian tribes warrior's and Roman legions at 74 AD on Britain 🇬🇧 island ..thank you for sharing

[@LewisPulsipher]

I have read that Agricola thought Ireland could be conquered by one legion. Seems unlikely, given how the Irish defended themselves in later times.

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Romans were famously arrogant when it came to fighting because they conquered the entire Mediterranean.

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The Irish stopped the Norman's.

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​@@patrickporter1864 And the Vikings.

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@@patrickporter1864 When? The Normans conquered Ireland quite easily, without even committing a major force.

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Excellent description of a battle I did not know. You explained it perfectly

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"They create desolation and call it peace" words that echo down the ages. Tacitus could get away with a lot by putting words into the speeches of Rome's enemies.

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Our Highlands have a strange feeling to them. A lot of war, death and battle has taken place. Not just this battle but clan warfare. The blood is in our soil and you can almost smell it when it rains.

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"The legions came, hard hawkeyed men, war-wise in march and fray But we rushed like a whirlwind upon their ranks, and swept their lines away Army and consul we overthrew, staining the trampled loam Horror and fear like a lifted spear lay hard on the walls of Rome"

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There's no evidence to suggest scythed chariots were ever used in Britain. This is how chariots were used: "In chariot fighting the Britons begin by driving all over the field hurling javelins, and generally the terror inspired by the horses and the noise of the wheels are sufficient to throw their opponents' ranks into disorder. Then, after making their way between the squadrons of their own cavalry, they jump down from the chariot and engage on foot. In the meantime their charioteers retire a short distance from the battle and place the chariots in such a position that their masters, if hard pressed by numbers, have an easy means of retreat to their own lines. Thus they combine the mobility of cavalry with the staying power of infantry; and by daily training and practice they attain such proficiency that even on a steep incline they are able to control the horses at full gallop, and to check and turn them in a moment. They can run along the chariot pole, stand on the yoke, and get back into the chariot as quick as lightning" (Gallic War, IV.33)

[@mbp1646]

Am I the only one cheering for the Scottish even though I know the Romans won?

[@LuisBrito-ly1ko]

These were not Scots. Scots come from Ireland. These were their predecessors.

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They were the same people , just a change of name

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Their pics

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[@hoi-polloi1863]

I found Agricola's tactics interesting. Holding back his best guys like that, it makes me think he was very wary of another force suddenly showing up. Or just a strong awareness that he was at the very end of his logistical tether and couldn't afford a decisive loss, so he'd only risk auxiliaries.

[@HistoryMarche]

Interesting point about suspecting a possible second army. That hadn't occurred to me, despite it being an obvious thing to worry about.

[@ryangale3757]

Not even necessarily another force; I'd imagine he was wary of elements of the enemy force lying in wait on the flanks, waiting for him to commit his full force. Considering that would seem to have been a pretty common tactic in medieval and prior eras, wouldn't surprise me if that concern was on his mind and made him a bit more cautious.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

Many indecisive, or even losing, battles, had been decided by the timely use of even small reinforces. Furthermore, by employing all of his forces at first, Agricola would have had a river on his back, that was a particularly dangerous situation (think of the Battle of the Trebia, or that of the Milvian Bridge).

[@hoi-polloi1863]

@@neutronalchemist3241 You mention small groups of reinforcements... I am reminded of the battle of Zama, where it all hung into the balance until the Roman cavalry reappeared (after chasing off the Carthaginian cav) behind the Carthaginian infantry and attacked them from behind.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

@@hoi-polloi1863 Think also to the same battle of the Trebia, where Hannibal prepared a small detachment to appear at the right time (and surely Agricola knew of that instance), or the battle of Marignano, the "battle of the giants", where the balance of a two-days battle had been finally broken by the timely arrival of a force of 400 light cavalrymen.

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Bennachie = Be-na-hee I'm honestly impressed at how close you were to getting that right.

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Note , caesar calculated logistics were not ready to push into britain, he made a sound jugdement

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[@hoi-polloi1863]

As to battlefield orations... the Romans were actually really good at this. They deliberately chopped up their speeches into small, "punchy" segments which would be repeated by officers to reach all the ranks. It was a sequence: deliver 2-3 good sentences; wait for officers to retransmit; move on to the next piece.

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I think any speeches from a head commander to large bodies of troops without amplification would be just 1 to 3 words. The further down the rank of command, the speeches might progressively add more words haha.

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Lol, interesting way to look at it.

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Love the genius of the mid-era roman generals.

[@The_ZeroLine]

I’ve always shaken my head when empires kept expanding territory without stopping to build fortifications and infrastructure. A great way to lose it and get destroyed or need to keep coming back to pacify the lands.

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Nice Video. Where did you get the voice over from? Its great

[@HistoryMarche]

In the description

[@Miamcoline]

Thats so interesting that Tacitus wrote out a speech for Calgacus, fictitious or not, that gave a fair counterperspective to the Pax Romana.

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[@wilsontheconqueror8101]

It's amazing, Romes' commitment in these far flung areas. Even much later, as stated, Septimius would launch a basic genocide in Caledonia.

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[@paulduffy4585]

A Gwynedd man once told me that the legions couldn't face the terrifying sight of the Welsh waiting for them on the other side of the Menai Strait. So they were ordered to wade across the strait backwards. And this freaked out the Celts.

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The Farthest Roman Drive of Conquest of the North of Scotland known as Caledonia...

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[@Geof26]

The Romans are truly outstanding

[@00Andreas00]

It’s possible that this battle never even happened.

[@SolidAvenger1290]

@@00Andreas00 true. Many Roman historians like Tacitus had issues with emperors like Domitian for their autocratic & tyrannical rules. The senate during that time still had problems with the emperors shortly after the birth of the Roman Empire, and they tried to change things after Tiberius

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