Roman Naval Tactic - Harpago

Uncover the fascinating Roman siege machine called the Harpago in this video! Delve into the story of how Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa designed this catapult grapnel to be used in the naval battles of the Sicilian Revolt against Sextus Pompey. Learn all about the innovative features that made the Harpago superior to previous boarding devices, allowing enemy warships to be harpooned and captured. Make sure to stay tuned for more captivating historical insights by subscribing to our channel! #RomanSiege #Harpago #HistoricalInsights

[@Alguien644]

> steals the ship design > builds a formidable navy in a pair of months > wins the war with it Literally roman mercenary navy

[@Alguien644]

@Eh-Mungu-Nguvu-yetu I was referencing the punic wars

[@natheriver8910]

😂😂😂😅😅😅

[@JimGames11746]

I love Total War Rome 2

[@fatalshore5068]

Mother fuckin Agrippa. Why am I not surprised. The man was a tactical mastermind. He was also a genius at combined arms warfare. A thousand years ahead of his time.

[@aldrinmilespartosa1578]

Not only is he good, but he doesn't seem to like being an emperor like most generals would.

[@WarCriminal21]

​@@aldrinmilespartosa1578 Reminds me of Belisarius, except Agrippa had a better relationship with Augustus than what Belisarius had with Justinian.

[@aldrinmilespartosa1578]

@WarCriminal21 belasarius is very loyal. Justinian doesn't really trust him because centuries worth of history before him sums up to "in then the general killed the emperor."

[@xlentors7153]

​@@WarCriminal21 Also the fact that Agrippa was an admiral, architect, inventor/innovator and not just a general on the field.

[@catodes1295]

​@@xlentors7153 So the Roman Yi Sun Shin?

[@jlworrad8555]

Nothing brings out Roman creativity like their need to turn naval battles into land fights.

[@IsThisHandleTaken]

Lol no doubt! "We've got heavy infantry and I'll be god damned if we're not gonna use them for everything."

[@uapnz0698]

Romans are life! You betta weerrkkk Hunty! Yass the house down 👢 ❤

[@KSmifune]

like they did in punic wars

[@uapnz0698]

@@KSmifune yass girly, exactly. 💯 you get it!!!

[@skateboardingjesus4006]

That device was certainly "a gripper".

[@TheNorthie]

The more I learn about Agrippa, the more I realize how lucky Octavian was to find such a capable general and administrator

[@vguyver2]

Seems the winners of Rome tended to have the best officers. Caesar wouldn't have succeeded in earlier campaigns without Titus Labienus. When the two split he said that it was the only time he fought a battle to survive. In other words, he was more confident winning his other tougher battles than he was facing him. Makes you wonder who we're the men who helped Pompey and Crassus in their military careers.

[@bkjeong4302]

@@vguyver2 Actually that’s what Caesar said when he had to fight AGAINST Labienus because the two were on opposite sides of the Roman Civil War; Labienus was a capable officer but Caesar could and often did get stuff done even without him.

[@dylanmorgan2752]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@vguyver2Labienus was a very useful and capable commander for Caesar up until the civil war. But by all accounts most of the rest of his senior officers were neither use nor ornament and couldn’t be relied upon. This could be Caesar monopolizing glory in the commentaries but that wouldn’t explain him giving Labienus his flowers and is also likely to be true given the gang of ruffians and coat tail hangers that followed him to Gaul.

[@lordgiacomos2551]

Agrippa going full mortal kombat on enemy ships... "GET OVER HERE!"

[@dominicguye8058]

😂😂😂😂

[@edgyname5843]

A"grip"pa

[@aspopulvera9130]

it also going for "fresh meat"

[@samuelmendoza9356]

If Creative Assembly ever make Rome 3, I wish naval battles will include this.

[@Orgil.]

corvus and this

[@penguasakucing8136]

There is Harpax in Rome 2's data. Modded it in Attila, it works even there.

[@uapnz0698]

You betta weerrkkk Hunty! Yass the house down 👢 ❤

[@colminerojoshuab.8155]

Agrippa is that one homie that won't let you down

[@PoutinePete]

I just subscribed. The Roman's were so unbelievably smart. Their engineering in all aspects was light years ahead of everyone else.

[@john2g1]

Sooo is someone going to explain that Rome's true genius was taking great ideas from everyone else? Or are we going to let this person keep thinking the way they are?

[@PoutinePete]

@@john2g1 100% Rome and Greece with a light smattering of Egypt.

[@mr.l8527]

​@@john2g1 That's all technology in human history though. Technology either gradually improves - piece by piece over generations or in sudden need ...or is reverse engineered and then improved upon and/or used in unconventional (yet effective ways). This is an example of genius.

[@john2g1]

@@mr.l8527 I'm off to work so I don't have time to give you a proper response, but the short version is: words have meanings. The OP said light-years ahead of everyone else. That's not just a technological jump, but a jump in multiple areas all at once. Additionally, notice what I called Rome's true genius. It was taking great ideas from everyone else. The is only a handful of multi civilization empires. The number of empires that offered a path to citizenship to the conquered people is even smaller. The number of empires that did not confuse their military superiority with technical superiority is smaller still.

[@antgiat]

So much so as to give the device Greek name(which describes accurately what it does)

[@dr1o761]

Common agrippa W

[@dylanmorgan2752]

All the guy did was collect dubs for Caesar

[@Mr.Retired_Fire-Chief]

Agrippa is such a fitting name for a device like this

[@LMvdB02]

It's the inventor's name

[@sangay9361]

First learned about Agrippa from Historia Civilis and now start seeing him more and more in other videos. That man was a menace

[@Mr.KaganbYaltrk]

Romans can literary built everything

[@guywithdacap4713]

anything

[@uapnz0698]

You betta weerrkkk Hunty! Yass the house down 👢 ❤

[@teddypicker8799]

Yup I love how Julius Caesar used building bridges and walls to win so many battles

[@Ham42069]

Agrippa is as good as Caesar and better than anyone else in Roman history, if you don't believe learn about him in a channel like historia civilis

[@guywithdacap4713]

That´s an ad!

[@Ham42069]

@Eh-Mungu-Nguvu-yetu ikr, one of the best channels ever

[@Ham42069]

@@guywithdacap4713 I'm saying that historia civilis explains the genius of Agrippa most accurately and doesn't credit octavion more for nothing like others

[@dylanmorgan2752]

@@Ham42069Octavian’s name at that point was Caesar and he did enough that deserved credit. He was no tactician like his father but became a figurehead for recruitment and put together an army at 19 faster than any single man before him. Agrippa used what he gave him.

[@NavyVet9702]

It figured that it would be Agrippa, since it a-grippa-ed the enemy ships.

[@RivetHead999]

I see what you did there, you glorious bastard.

[@NahIdWin6010]

> God in land warfare > Enemy has navy > Think.jpg > Steal ship design > Make it like land battle > Win What the fuck

[@user-fb5zi8ep9l]

Your energy is contagious.

[@mankeybro27]

Does anyone know how long this was used or was viable, since Wikipedia seems to be quite short

[@hozaifanatq7351]

war have the most beautiful art out there❤️‍🔥

[@youngmanlogan5812]

Where does the visuals come from?

[@MisterRorschach90]

Imagine this as an ancient weapon. At ports you have massive metal spikes or boulders tied to themselves or each other to make a makeshift anchor. Then these anchors are launched with a catapult or trebuchet built directly into the port. So any attacking ships are INSTANTLY frozen in place within the port. And by the time they could even possibly cut the anchor loose, the other countermeasures are already on them. Ramps, fire, projectiles, etc. this would be especially useful in ports where there happens to be a dangerous section of the water. A whirlpool or some kind of anomaly, maybe even a waterfall.

[@sharinganplay994]

What if we can turn Naval battle into a Ground battle

[@bigsarge2085]

⚓️

[@kennethmoses4900]

As if Agrippa wasn’t already overpowered enough…

[@RivetHead999]

That’s how I roll in Sea of Thieves.

[@jonbaxter2254]

The siciliana revolt is so interesting

[@joehayward2631]

Thats wild, sounds like cables (metal) was invented here. Threw out time especially last 100 yrs how things were made for military use, then goes to the ppl.

[@Mxari0]

Bro I need this game

[@cpurssey982]

Agrippa made a device to a'grip... ofc.

[@FiliderHerr]

how did they make the ironbands?

[@TravisBrady-wn8fr]

I need one for my kakak

[@rinoz47]

That hull is too strong for arrows. Switch to harpoons and tow cables, go for the rigging.

[@guywithdacap4713]

Ah yes. Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, the roman consul, inventing contraptions to win naval battles. The roman equivalent to Elon Musk. His next invention was even bigger. Today we know it as sliced bread.

[@fatalshore5068]

Pffffft. Elon is a child compared to Agrippa. Imagining outlandish things that don't actually exist is Musks MO. Agrippa actually DID things.

[@guywithdacap4713]

@@fatalshore5068 But did he create the Harpago, though, like stated?

[@fatalshore5068]

@@guywithdacap4713 I can't say. But he defeated both the boat king and Marc Antony who were experienced commanders in their own right.

[@Rynewulf]

Didnt Musk just buy his way into companies, and never worked in design or research+development? He doesnt design the rockets at spacex, although apparently he's been hands on at 'X' and the TeslaTruck and those are both turned into moneysink disasters

[@Simpson17866]

The closest Roman Equivalent to Elon Musk would be Emperor Commodus, who liked pretending to be a gladiator.

[@user-kq3mt9yy7v]

THEY STOLE CARTHAGE'S DESIGN!!! Nooo Carthage😢

[@Calidore1]

How teerifyjng to stand there while a ship approaches and you must fight woth real sqords.😊😢😢

[@aldrinmilespartosa1578]

Yoink

[@morenauer]

Pompey, at the very least, not Pompy. That looks like rompy pompy, mate.

[@sultanaliwaryam2495]

*sextus Pompeii*