Octavian Defeats Two Enemies In One Campaign - Post-Caesar Civil Wars

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Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Rome continues with an episode of the post-Caesar Civil Wars, as we look at what happened after the initial shock of Caesar's assassination. Previously we talked about the battle of Mutina and its aftermath ( • Post-Caesar Civil Wars... ) as Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus created a triumvirate, taking over Rome, which signaled to Brutus and Cassius, that there will be another civil war ( • Octavian and Antony: t... ). The latter collected their legions and started building their base of operations, leading to the battles of Xanthos and Rhodes ( • Battles of Xanthos and... ), and that, in turn lead to the battle of Philippi that would decide the fate of the war between the Caesareans and Pompeians ( • Battle of Philippi - P... ). After Philippi, Octavian and Antony basically divided Rome between them. In this episode we will see what was happening in the western part in 41-40 BC as Octavian had to deal with a number of enemies and crises, which culminated at the Perusian War where Caesar's heir was forced to fight Antony's wife Fulvia and his brother Lucius ( • Perusine War - Octavia... ). On the other side of the Roman realm, Parthian-Pompeian alliance led by prince Pacorus and Quintus Labienus invaded and forced Antony and his lieutenant Publius Ventidius Bassus to defend in West Asia in 40 BC ( • Pompeian-Parthian inva... ). Back west Octavian finally decided to attack Sextus Pompey in order to take over Sicily leading to a number of battles, most notable among them at Mylae in 36 BC ( • Octavian Attacks Pompe... ). Despite early setbacks, the campaign against Sicily continued with the help of Lepidus, and the victory at Naulochus allowed Octavian to defeat two of his enemies in one campaign - both Sextus Pompey and Lepidus.
What Happened In Rome After Caesar's Assassination: • What Happened In Rome ...
Battle of Mutina: • Post-Caesar Civil Wars...
Octavian and Antony: the Monsters: • Octavian and Antony: t...
Battles of Xanthos and Rhodes: • Battles of Xanthos and...
Battle of Philippi: • Battle of Philippi - P...
Perusine War: • Perusine War - Octavia...
Sicilian War #1: • Octavian Attacks Pompe...
Caesar in Gaul: • Caesar in Gaul - Roman...
Caesar against Pompey: • Caesar against Pompey ...
How Caesar Won the Great Roman Civil War: • How Caesar Won the Gre...
What Happened In Rome After Caesar's Assassination: • What Happened In Rome ...
Medieval Battles: • Medieval Battles
Roman History: • Roman History
Rise of the Vandals: • Rise of the Vandals: H...
Marcus Aurelius: • Marcus Aurelius - Phil...
Aurelian: • Aurelian: Emperor Who ...
Commodus: • Did Commodus End the G...
Claudius: • Claudius: Reformer, Co...
Milvian Bridge: • Milvian Bridge 312 - R...
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Script: Peter Voller
Animation: Antoni Kameran
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The Harpax sounds interesting, I had never heard of it before. It’s funny how the Corvus is invented during a battle of Sicily just like the halpax. Thank you for you’re outstanding quality!

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Hey all, I was the writer and historian for this episode, hope you all enjoyed! If you've got any questions or feedback, feel free to leave them below, I try my best to get around to all of them!

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How much Work do you pour into a 20Min Long video? like that

[@darrylerren8185]

Hey can you make a video about Lepidus's life story. Cuz I genuinely felt bad for him. After all, he was Caesar's second in command and had played well in the aftermath of Caesar's assasination only to be forgotten and portrayed as a fool

[@jozzieokes3422]

Peter how did the roman navy of this period organise themselves for battle and for other general operations?

[@siken__]

What anecdotes or quotes do you find most interesting about this civil war?

[@darthfatcow5725]

Agrippa was the Yin to Octavian's Yang. For all his talents he wasn't a military man by nature, but he knew how to pick damn good ones.

[@HowlingWolf518]

Competence 101: Know what you suck at, and find somebody trustworthy and equally competent to do it for you.

[@jbb4105]

@@HowlingWolf518 not always an option, unfortunately

[@geordiejones5618]

Agrippa could have easily changed Roman history if he wasn't completely subservient. Every time he was asked to do something he performed at the highest level of excellence whether it was with the legions or as a magistrate. Had Octavian died in 23 BCE it would have been Agrippa at the top.

[@catriona_drummond]

@@HowlingWolf518 "find somebody trustworthy" in Rome. That's been the hardest part to this very day. Just look at the current uneasy triumvirate waiting for each other to make a mistake.

[@annwilliams6438]

@@geordiejones5618 Agrippa would never have been on top. He came from a family that was only just above slaves whilst Octavian was a royal… This is the reason while their partnership worked so well. They absolutely needed each other and thus trusted each other completely. Neither of them stood a chance without each other.

[@al-muwaffaq341]

21 legions defecting is actually nuts😂

[@LegioXXI]

Not really considering the circumstances. After so much war, especially war for careers of a few politicians, many just had enough.

[@Elj_Calisthenics]

Like 115k troops 🤣🤣

[@arcadion448]

@@Elj_Calisthenics - 115K troops is a large amount of men back 2K years ago. The 80K who died about 200 years before that during Cannae was estimated to be 20% of the abled bodied men of the Roman Republic.

[@jonny-b4954]

Lepidus was certainly no fool. I mean, he played the game for a decade and stayed alive, didn't die in battle and/or wasn't assassinated etc. Apparently he had to have been well respected to have lasted so long and not been killed after losing his "power." It's so crazy to me how.... large and dynamic the political and military maneuverings of the Roman Republic to Empire period are compared to say the Middle Ages. It's wild that there were more soldiers on just Sicily here than during really any medieval war.

[@syjiang]

Aye he was no fool. The man played the game and survived from start to finish. That is an accomplishment.

[@lik7953]

A perfect sign that he was no fool is that even 2,000 years later, people still know his name and talk about him

[@dennisgichohi5392]

@@lik7953 I know right...when u played the game u either won or died man lived till he was 76 and prolly think part of him was proud considering how violent this era in Rome's history was

[@patrykg6220]

After Caesar assasination it was Lepidus not Antony that became Pontifex Maximus - highest priest of Rome. Perhaps he was not a fool after all.

[@tomvu1470]

@@patrykg6220 Remember too it's often the victors that write the history (and obviously Octavian won) so who knows what the actual truth was. Lepidus survived & passed away from old age regardless of how he ended up.

[@josephrichardson5186]

The fact that Lepidus did not die a violent death speaks for itself. The only other member of the two triumvirates to do this was Octavian himself

[@Oskarelu]

Really feel bad for Lepidus. He was a capable soldier, but also unlucky enough to have two titans like Octavian and Antony as political rivals. It is pretty sad that he spent the last days of his life exiled and that Augustus constantly mocked him by making him the last to vote.

[@handlesrstupid123]

A real survivalist

[@jaohonaxa]

Triumvirates only last until one member is strong enough to defeat the other two.

[@brianjones3191]

Antony a Titan? He was ok, but not in Octavian’s league.

[@e21big]

well, but then again, live a comfortable live and pass away peacefully at old age is a luxury most people don't get to enjoy at the time

[@Oskarelu]

@@e21big But that was at the cost of being remembered as the silly member of the Triumvirate. Lepidus would have surely prefered to heroically die in battle before being remembered in History like that

[@geordiejones5618]

Agrippa was such a badass. No way Octavian could have overcome all these challenges without him. Marcus planned and executed the invasions of Sicily, Greece and the revolt in Illyria, and even more important he never once tried to use his prestige to make a bid for himself. Even gave up a triumph because it would have overshadowed Octavian. And he wasn't just a general, he was an excellent adminsitrator. One of the last of the great Roman soldier-statesmen. After him it was crazy rare to be an excellent general and administrator without being hampered or killed by the paranoid imperial court. Up there with both Aetius and Pompeianus as the greatest Romans during the empire to never take the throne.

[@emilianocatacchio7121]

Lepidus: my loyal men shall never join you Octavian, even if they're lives are in danger. Right guy's? Guy's...?

[@vitorpereira9515]

The strongest man in history had a right hand to aid them. Genghis Khan had Subutai, Han Wudi had Huo Qubing and Octavian had Agrippa. Agrippa was a military genius and yet he is almost unknown. How is that possible?

[@andrewhenshaw4067]

Same with Subutai honestly, most ppl wouldn't recognise the name while many knows of Ghenghis Khan

[@VanBrokkost]

It was Octavian that ascended to power and later become emperor, hence why he is the big name remembered. There were a lot of capable generals, but not everyone is know as much as other people that truly shaped their world

[@geordiejones5618]

Imperial propoganda straight up. He married into the family but he was always on the outside looking in.

[@byronwaldron7933]

Indeed. Liu Bang had Han Xin, Diocletian had Galerius, etc.

[@Palasdin]

I am Subutai! Thief and archer and dinner for wolves.

[@Oskarelu]

Speaking of Lepidus' defeat, I loved the funny ending of Total Rome 2 where the general emerges victorious and becomes the first Emperor of Rome. Sure that gave the real Lepidus a good laugh in the afterlife

[@Bazerald777]

To be fair all triumvir share the same ending.

[@dannythehonestgamer6051]

Agrippa, the MVP who constantly have to clean up after Octavian´s opsies. It was luckily for Octavian Agrippa was content with his position and was loyal to him.

[@geordiejones5618]

I would have loved for Agrippa to seize control because the JC dynasty was an absolute shitshow. Octavian was very insecure and let his wife dictate his policies.

[@kohtalainenalias]

Could you name, elaborate a few of those Oopsies, please

[@lucaskitamura614]

This is perhaps to the credit of Octavian himself, as he seems to have recognized the loyalty and competence of Agrippa, but also his own inability at military affairs. Thus securing a loyal general to wage his wars, and act as his most loyal right hand man.

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Octavian was arguably the best successor a man could ask for.

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GET OVER HERE!

[@sayyedalirezarezaeiasl6246]

Lepidus offering Octavian Sicily and North Africa for Gaul, Hispania, and Illyricum... Octavion: ah yes, the negotiator

[@doc.rankin577]

Hot take: Agrippa is the reason Sicily was taken. Neither Octavian or Lepidus, or both together could have taken Sicily. Octavian didn't have the naval skill to challenge Pompy and Lepidus would have been bogged down in the west with limited success, fighting with stretched supply lines in an area hostile to him. Agrippa made it all possible.

[@geordiejones5618]

He was also the reason Antony was defeated and the first Illyirian revolt was put down. The propoganda surrounding Octavian was some of the best ever, up there with Jesus and Muhammed, but the truth is that Octavian never has a chance without Agrippa. Antony would have won had Marcus simply fought for anyone else.

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[@CMMDRAsh]

Soldiers fight wars, Generals get the credit. - Napoleon Agrippa fights, but History Remembers Octavian

[@TheWhiskyDelta]

So up until Agrippa was appointed Octavian had a string of absurd luck, where he would do something Stupid only for the god to intervene and save his ass hard where anyone else would have died, like Philipi where Cassisus mistook allies for enemies turning Octavian's pathetic disaster into victory. Agrippa is basically the gods got fed up and so they decided to make his childhood friend a god of war so that he could do the hard work and they could stop constantly saving him.

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

Sextus: I've built my fleet up bigger and stronger, Agrippa! Agrippa: GET OVER HERE!!

[@nathanofthefranks2955]

I was always led to believe that Rome never had more than 36 Legions at one time, yet just in Sicily there are 42 legions, those are crazy numbers

[@konstantinosangelopoulos5367]

During this period there were legions all over the place.... Some of them were understrength but for the most part each triumvirate had around 20-25 legions and would levy even more for a campaign... After Anthony was defeated Octavian had like 50+ legions... It was he who disbanded most of them and kept the number around 30 legions

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What I find really interesting was that while this titanic and prolonged civil war was ongoing, Romans still managed to fend off external foes what were opportunistically but temporarily nibbling off chunks of territory.

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I wonder if there was a point in history where Rome had over a million soldiers.

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The scripts are being written. Probably after we are done with the Peloponnesian War

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a really solid synopsis on Lepidus. Sorely overlooked but even for all he achieved and managed to gain, was still always a second to greater men.

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Agrippa out here just causally inventing new weapons the mad lad.

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Love this series! Please continue to show how Octavian eventually gained ultimate power and authority.

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I love Augustus. I love his wit, his mind. I also love Agrippa. I love the loyalty and friendship Augustus and Agrippa had to each other. Thank you again, for this wonderful video.👍

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Liberators: "Octavian! In the name of the senate, you're under arrest." Octavian: "No. I am the senate!"

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The multiple perspectives on the events in this presentation is excellent, Keep it up K&G Team!

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It's shocking how Octavian was such a brilliant politician but atrocious military commander

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Actually quite normal. If you look at the Roman history of that century or so, you will see maybe 2 or 3 men who were good at both things.

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@@KingsandGenerals Just feels odd since I'd think that the high IQ needed to be such a proficient politician would carry over to generalship

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@@someguy1026 IQ is bullshit. One of the smartest people - world chess champion Kasparov believes in the ridiculous Phantom Time theory

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Wow, I never realized how credible of a threat Lepidus had posed at the time. I always thought he had no chance against Octavian with only a few disloyal legions on his side at the time.

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I wonder if Agrippa's back hurt from carrying Octavian so much

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9:17 "Drag them closer, I want to hit them with my Gladius!" Agrippa, probably.

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Good thing Octavian had Agrippa on his side, since he himself seems to suck at military matters

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They already have one

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[@laistvan2]

I like this Octavian-Agrippan story but I hope it will be continued even after Anthony's defeat because August's time was a plenty of "forgotten war" e. g. rebellion of Illyria, conquer of Batavia, Pannonia, Noricum, rest of Thrachia, Germanian territories etc. etc.

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And my respect for Octavian continues to grow. He was not a great military leader, but it's incredible how intelligently he used his more competent men to his advantage.

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I believe that a video dedicated to Agrippa would be quite welcome. Have not seen one on the major channels so far. Thank you for your exemplary work.

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Thanks To This Magnificent Vídeo.

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I love these videos. It amazes me that so many centuries ago, people weren't all that different than we are today. Even more amazing though is when I hear something like " so and so had two legions, that needed to get back to Somplacopolis before winter set in, so they built 40 ships and sailed to assist their ailing allies." To imagine men making their own seaworthy boats , fully capable of getting them wherever safely.... they had to use what they could find to aid them, there was no " Lumpus , take your horse to Home Depot and get more nails and wood glue" if they needed it they had to make it. Not to mention the guys thay had to forage, whatnot to feed these guys and their horses, the ovens that had to be made for bread ( I'm assuming they made and ate bread if the ingredients were readily available). The amount of wood, the trees they had to cut down.. that alone would be back breaking work, forming the needed planks etc. What a wonderful and somewhat different world.

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Agrippa's space boots saves the day.

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Urging their Allies with shouts of encouragement ! So you mean cheer leading squads of Roman marines.

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Time traveler Agrippa has done it again!

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Marcus Agrippa was always Octavian’s go to guy during the War Of The Third Triumvirate. So many people don’t appreciate or realize just how talented of a general Agrippa was.

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Perhaps leaving an estimate on each troop unit size (in this case legions) for each video in the might help casual viewers get an idea of the numbers involved

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Is the episode about the battle of Achelous coming soon? We have been waiting for it

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Agrippa was the Sam to Octavian's Frodo

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Haven't watched, but let me guess: Octavian leads the campaign, got his fleet destroyed, went back to Italy crying, and Agrippa came to save the day?

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Can't help but wonder that if Lepidus had been willing to wait just a little longer in putting up with Octavian. After all if he'd still been in the fold when Octavian went after Antony and Cleopatra things might have turned out differently.

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Looking forward to you making videos on how Octavian defeated Mark Antony.

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Octavian was my boy, we used to kick it in the the royal palace, dude was hilarious. I miss that guy

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sad the video was so short, i love each one of them, but they come out every once in a while and again are quite short :(

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Where is the continuation????

[@arcadion448]

17:03 - That's a fair assessment of Lepidus, you can't be a damned fool if you were able survive to an old age during the chaotic time that led to the end of the Roman Republic. Surviving after the death of Caesar and after unsuccessfully challenging Octavian is no small feat.

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Lepidus became thirsty for power and overplayed his hand.

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Yet again our boy Agrippa saving that ass

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The size and number of people in these ancient armies and battles is crazy and unmatched till when? The French revolution?

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I wonder what the full video's title will be, "How Rome Became an Empire" perhaps (Will we get a series on the Sicilian Wars between Carthage and the Sicilian Greeks? It's such an underrated conflict)

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I want you to cover Mark Antony's relationship with Queen Cleopatra of Egypt!

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Trajan’s wars series would be awesome

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On the list!

[@TheWhiskyDelta]

In the accounts of his armies defection, it isn't clear if Octavian actually did well... anything to win over his troops. In the non-pro Octavian account, he walked into the camp to talk with Lepidus, was attacked by a lone solider and fled, having never given any speech to the troops or spoken to Lepidus. Lepidus troops started to defect overnight out of fear of a civil war while Octavian was still trying to figure out what to do. It was initially just a few but every defection inspired more until by morning they were all gone. Far more of a lucky coincedence than a deliberate plan by Octavian. It's also most likely that by this point Octavians army was notably smaller than Lepidus, as his troops would have taken significant casualties throughout the campaign. Also Lepidus was probably a far more astute politician than given credit. When Anthony fled to Gaul it was Lepidus who joined him, and it was Lepidus who won over the regional governors to their cause, restoring Anthony's power and position. It is highly likely that he is also the one who convinced Octavian to form the triumvirate. He was also the one who effectively managed the senate and roman government as the triumvirate established itself. Lepidus was most likely the senior partner, the one with the best political connections and most established amongst the nobility of Rome. Octavian was originally supposed to have africa as a consolation prize as he was an enemy being spared moreso than an ally. Anthony likely chose to betray him due to Octavian's clear incompetence at Philippi, probably figuring that Octavian would be far easier to deal with. Something that probably would have held true had it not been for the obscene luck of Agrippa.

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nice video

[@Artist_1889]

NICE VIDEO

[@michaelsinger4638]

Octavian and Agrippa, Greatest Bromance in Roman history.

[@void4030]

It’s just like Caesar said. “Veni, Vidi, Vici.”

[@tstodgell]

0:27 "the appointment of AGRIPPER" 😂