Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion - Part 14 - Emperors and Cowards

Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion continues, as our generals face some of their toughest battles yet, with Emperor Spurius Flavius taking on everything the Celts have left, while Licianus Alimentus faces the full fury of the Eastern Roman Empire...
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[@lukzloty]

Sometimes when you read about big battles, you see: "and at the last moment, commander sent his fresh cavalry, hidden in the back, such a tactical genius!". Looking at Jon, I think they may just simply forget they have cavalry standing around.

[@milczyciel]

I'm dying - I thought exactly the same! History is written by the victors indeed :D

[@khalilty6868]

I realize I'm kind of off topic but does anybody know of a good site to stream new movies online ?

[@brooksaries4182]

@Khalil Ty Flixportal =)

[@khalilty6868]

@Brooks Aries Thank you, I signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :D I appreciate it!

[@brooksaries4182]

@Khalil Ty Glad I could help :)

[@OblivionOtaku]

Jon: *panicking at the bridge battle trying to trigger a mass rout* Forgotten Samartian Unit: "It's free real estate!" Still Marcus has been avenged!

[@PAINNN666]

And sixty archers too

[@SirRoderickThunderbottom]

my mind just brings me this nice picturesque image of the Sarmatians dozing under some shady trees drinking cool lemonade looking towards the bloodbath on the bridge wondering why they aren't being called up.

[@davididiart5934]

"You uh...you think he forgot about us?" "Nah, that'd be ridicu-" "WHERE DID WE GET MORE CAVALRY!? GET IN HERE!!!!" "...."

[@jaybone305]

Marcus the Gambler would be damn proud of the giant gamble Licianus just took. Much like his predeccesor, Licianus has proven he has a giant set of dice.

[@TheTruth-xp2of]

What you call bravery, Licianus calls stupidity. What you call cowardice, he calls pragmatism. What you call unfair, he calls VICTORY! GundoWHO? Licianus for Emperor!

[@DZ-1987]

I refuse to allow any sort of Craven ruling any sort of empire/kingdom or Republic. I'd rather my allies stand and fight, and i wish the same for my enemies!

[@RabanDarkward]

just waiting for him to spot the cav...and...there you go Jon, classic perception of -1.

[@4everanarsenalfan]

I was waiting for him to spot he could do a night battle to exclude the second Celtic army

[@mortrek]

I'm starting to think it might be -2

[@novaiscool1]

Or that he didn't have the priests chanting.

[@ultra_epic_guy5966]

Thedoctor133 they were.

[@cobrazax]

learn to use the pause button to help...

[@partizanlegis]

39:20 Jon: gives a charging order to the Comitatenses Also Jon: WHY ARE YOU CHARGING?

[@gadrill4285]

Judging based on his tone, i think it's more of "I don't think i should have told them to charge" rather than "i never told you to charge"

[@alfredkingofwessex]

Damn licianus that was amazing Marcus the gambler has been avenged.

[@tanku4995]

The people who built that bridge deserve praise, that amount of bodies and it stood up to the weight, civic engineering at its best :P

[@Dargesh890]

The bridge builders were the true heroes here

[@gargoyles9999]

Tanku 49 Bridge Ballast

Roman engineering Just like the wonders of Roman Concrete, something that took us centuries to figure out with the damn recipe in our hands... "Add water"...SEA WATER Not even kidding...we were stupid enough to think the Romans would waste fresh water on Concrete

@jocaguz18 True however people would rarely use drinking water back then. Especially when salt water makes proper Roman concrete. Strong as hell Good point tho

[@METALFREAK03]

unlike todays bridges that just crumble...like in genoa.

[@MrRemicas]

Licianus Alimentus! The Battle Picker, The Bridge Keeper, the Eagle Taker, the Emperor Slayer, the Avenger of Marcus the Gambler, not the bravest Roman who ever lived in this dark age but he does his bloody job.

[@agenericyoutuber9356]

All hail licianus!!!!!

[@Alifkhan625]

He is one of the bravest strategist! Picks up the fight which he will goddamn win! And when needed goes all out

[@sonofskeletor33]

Sends broken crappy infantry to fight. Sends archers to fight. Sends family member into the meat grinder about 17 times. *20 minutes later* "Oh, I've got 100 Sarmatians here!"

[@movingparts6270]

*Jon,* I don't know if you know this yet or not, but *guard mode* on ranged units tells them not to pursue fleeing units. This lets you pick targets without having to worry about them getting pulled out of position.

[@partizanlegis]

I think he knows, but he always forgets about it, as well as putting the priests to chant

[@KingOfHeroes1996]

@@partizanlegis and yet he uses guard mode on the comitatenses lmao

[@thenobletaco4232]

That moment when Jon forgets Spurius Flavius is a night fighter

[@Legion_]

ikr

[@fkcrewclips2852]

Was screaming at the my phone watching that

[@lunewolf479]

"Today fellow Romans we stand here to avenge Marcus the gambler. He was The Defender of Aquincum, a true roman, and my friend. With Gundobad clearing up matters in Aquincum he has requested i take up this battle for vengeance. Many of you know i would not take up a battle with uh... theses odds if it wasn't of the utmost importance, we are up against the man who killed Marcus the Gambler, the fool the eastern traitors call emperor Luca the Cunning. I doubt hes very cunning considering he chose to fight on the bridge. So today we hold this bridge, for Rome! FOR MARCUS!!!!" -Licianus Alimentus' speech at Battle of the Sirmium Bridge January of 393AD

[@whynot-tomorrow_1945]

Never doubted Licianus Alimentus for a moment. A victory is still a victory. And his preference for defensive posturing has saved the empire multiple times now :D

[@BumroyV2]

Marcus the Gambler's heroic sally out of Aquincum is still my favorite Total War battle you've ever fought, but Licianus Alimentus' bridge battle is a close second. That was amazing.

[@mattwhelan13]

a little bit of me died when Jon started calling the Eastern Roman Emperor a King

[@taylorbufkin1591]

That is a Medival 2 thing

[@cubedmax]

Jon/Lycianus when he realizes he has 93 more cavalry free: *"The eagles! The eagles are coming!"*

[@Venakis1]

Also at Salona they were screaming : The Eagle, the Eagle is coming!

[@eagleone0one]

Great fight, Jon! A pro tip; use flaming arrows to knock the fire out of enemy morale! Use regular arrows for raw killing power, flaming for shock value.

[@enzoalmirante6169]

This ^. Fire arrows are amazing in bridge battles when you’ve covered your end of the bridge: enemy won’t be able to charge straight through and as you pelt them from the side with the flaming arrows, they get a moral debuff and usually end up breaking en masse. This tactic’s saved me a lot when even when the enemy outnumbers me.

[@theo1216]

I like to think luca the cunning did that on purpose so you'd throw all your strength at his bodyguards

[@vexphoenix]

49:30 had me in tears with how amazing that victory was JON YOU MAD BASTARD MILITARY GENIUS HURRAH FOR LICIANUS ALIMENTUS HURRAH FOR VICTORY HURRAH FOR ROME

[@ryanlorenzo5003]

Dear blabbering blind general, Guard mode. Love, Drowned Archer.

[@5Andysalive]

Always amazing that only people who are not very good at games make KZbin videos and streams. While all infallable masterplayers only ever write comments.

[@Menno_3]

@@5Andysalive calm down there

[@metiscus]

@@Menno_3 I think you missed the irony there.

[@DZ-1987]

They say legends sit and watch as the fools run around with their head on a bucket. Or something like that, i don't know, maybe i was the first to say something like this.

[@5Andysalive]

@@DZ-1987Well the world sat and watched, while the roman fools were running around. And suddenly they had to pay taxes to said romans.

[@elmogreen107]

YES! He got the Eagle Taker trait. Oh how good it must have felt for Licianus to pick up the enemies Standard. Also Guard mode stops your troops from running after the broken enemy. :)

[@gunthereinritterdesheilige8436]

apius the honest performing the backstab manouver is a bit ironic

[@TheSimmr001]

hey he telegraphed he was going to stab them in the back.

[@publiusthehandsome2314]

That was one hell of a bridge battle. Great job Imperator

[@WStringblade]

"We just don't have the heavy cavalry!" *93 fully upgraded Sarmatians sit quietly in the trees

[@variousnumber891]

Lyceanus isn't a coward. But he still doesn't fight fair.

[@OblivionOtaku]

He is a pragmatist!

[@UrbanCohort]

"They made a fool of me, Marcus. They laughed at me. Everybody laughs at Licianus....but whenever they laugh, I hurt inside. Maybe I die a little. Now I think I am dead already...so I will stay here, and the last laugh will be mine. I will hold the bridge."

[@dominusduodecimustabellari2855]

*Luca Callidus Vatinius Orientalem Est Mortuus* Our great emperor, who defended his people in these trying times of war with our brothers in the West, is dead. Though not the most Christian emperor (that honor goes to Spurius Flavius Vatinius Occidentalem, also known as the "The Most Christian Emperor who ever Christianed"), he was beloved and seen, because of his great cunning, as a beacon of hope for our homeland. Licianus Alimentus, the man who personally slew our beloved ruler, has been honored by a triumph where he personally carried the stolen eagle of Luca's army in Aquincum where he proclaimed the vengeance of St. Marcus the Gambler, taking Marcus as a cognomen in order to profess the late gambler as his patron saint. Requiescat in pace, Luca Callidus, Vatinius Orientalem

[@alecsis882]

And the characthers rides begins!

[@PostNukeProductions]

Attacking the exposed cities of a faction whose strength is already dedicated to a war on a different front may be smart, but it's not exactly what I'd expect from a man called "the Honest."

[@mrb19f6]

PostNukeProductions I think he purposely started the nickname as a ploy to get his enemies to underestimate him

[@mohamadshahrul1490]

Luca the CUNNING, sent his bodyguards to die while he hides at the bridge, forcing the Jon’s army to fight at the bridge by accident

[@stevenroberts4356]

Finally, couldn't wait to get the next episode. Thanks mate!

[@orangechaos3197]

Was anyone else screaming at the screen when he was losing on the bridge, said if I only had more heavy cavalry and then failed to notice he had a unit of 93 heavy cavalry sitting in the forest about 50 ft away... typical Jon -1 perception

[@sophiew757]

Yes! Thank you! I thought I was mistaken…

[@kirbpoyo1719]

Jon: "I don't have the cavalry for a mass counter-charge!" Captain Genericus of the 3rd Sarmatian Auxilia: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@eagleone0one]

Nah, not screaming, but I absolutely had to say something about those archers. Trying to get a rout, having a bunch of archers but not using flaming arrows - couldn't stand it and had to say something!!

[@MWSin1]

That was just a "who runs out of blood last" competition.

[@TheDrj199]

juleanis vatinius would be proud (just finished watching the rome run throw agien)

[@craigporter8873]

@Tobias Putland same it was a good series.

[@GritimoTheOdd]

Its the playthrough that got me to sub to MATN, and was delighted to find his other playthroughs.

[@craigporter8873]

@@GritimoTheOdd The Medieval 2 one was quite good as well. I highly recommend it

[@TheDrj199]

@@craigporter8873 ive just started that xD

[@DrDoom-ph4gi]

I hail Licianus Alimentus as Imperator! Let him meet with the Senate in the Campus Martiatus, and cross the pomerium under triumph!

[@MitchellImohA7X]

Anybody else yelling at their phone for jon to attempt a night fight and the reinforcements couldnt come or was it just me lol

[@richardshelley143]

Not just you!

[@jackdudley3755]

No I was yelling you have salmation horsemen

[@OblivionOtaku]

I was facepalming at the free horse unit!

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

The greatest victory and Marcus the Gambler is avenged! Oh, what a day.

[@bopeton]

Marcus the Gambler can finally rest in peace.

[@anumeon]

Also,, The battle at the bridge makes me think of the Battle at the Milvian bridge where Constantine won over Maxentius and became the sole undisputed emperor.

[@lou1958]

This game was made for you! Excellent YT content in classic MATN style. Thanks Jon.

[@rairaur2234]

The amount of screaming at the screen sometimes in exasperation and sometimes in exhilaration that I do with this series would make my sports-loving dad feel proud What a wonderful piece of content

[@oneofmanyjames-es1643]

To which god should I sacrifice if I want Classics Corner With Jon?

[@tejshah6083]

Presumably the god of time (or lack of it)

[@SourceOfBeing]

Basically watch Imperator:Rome

[@yashmody1]

Imperator Rome might actually be just that.

[@Superkid3112]

Tabby, obviously

[@amasulem]

Clio, the Muse of history, probably.

[@craigporter8873]

That was just simply a magnificent bridge battle Jon. Out-fucking-standing.

[@lukedelorme8028]

Welcome to salona smallest city in the world

[@Dreadnaught-dw8tc]

Thanks Jon - I've been on a classics museum tour of Europe this month, and loving all of the Grecian and Roman themed videos!

[@TheMysterieRPGguy]

Damn I was on the edge of my seat during that bridge battle.

[@polishenglish8356]

It was worth waiting for such an action-packed episode!

[@DZ-1987]

It was worth waiting to see what you would say!

[@AMD64EVER]

That was possibly the greatest RTW battle I've ever witnessed! I didn't think you stood a chance but you just kept fighting and pulled it off! You are an amazing general!!

[@katejones8705]

Now that was a very exciting episode!

[@gettubetur10]

"The big one's coming from behind" I couldn't resist hahaha

[@elevencastle6154]

I had a general get title “Decius of the eagles” after he took a bunch of eagles when I conquered Greece and Constantinople, he had “eagle collector” which gave him +3 command

[@loganfoco1184]

Those siege towers really are OP. One time I was the Huns. I waited for the enemy to sally out of the city and used the towers to fire at them along with my hundreds of archers. Slaughtered them in front of their gates

[@whynot-tomorrow_1945]

29:04 Medieval Europe in a nutshell.

[@Jimothy-723]

4:50 that amount of chaos is fairly accurate in relation to what a Roman style scorpion is capable of... and that tower could even be capable of deploying balistas directly to the top of the enemy wall... as in: pulling entire balistas up the wall, and then firing down with them.

[@DeadpoolNJ]

Rip that dude that fell off the wall at around 7:24 - 7:26

[@OriginalSoulbourne]

I stand by the stance that Marcus the Gambler be declared Marcus the Matyr and and the church in aquincum be upgraded in his honor and housing his corpse.

[@TheGhostbuster1989]

OriginalSoulbourne he should be declared a saint. Saint Marcus of Aquincum.

[@kbzoncapo777]

This is really late, but for anyone wondering why his archers are dropping like flies to enemy fire during the whole campaign, remember there is a button called "Loose Formation". That's it. Awesome series, Jon u are amazing

[@joelhammer3538]

Loose formation is useless.

[@JoshuaKevinPerry]

49:00 Perception de-buff expires Lol

[@Negetive2digit]

"It's a beautiful day outside. The sun is shining, flowers are blooming...on days like this, Emperors like you...should be burning in hell..." Addendum: Finally, the shield wall gets used. There's not much reason to NOT use it since the whole point of the unit is to hold the line. I guess it slows them down, but that shouldn't matter unless they're in a hurry. Addendum: Maybe my Undertale reference was more astute than I thought... Addendum: Megalovania really fit that battle when played it over it (Not that it's ever unfitting for anything).

[@jeroencroonen4858]

I just love this series can't wait for the next one. Also THERE'S CAVALRY RIGHT THERE, HIDDING IN THE TREE'S. Why is this so compelling.

[@mrb19f6]

I killed off I think it was 5 full stack armies by sitting in aquincum as the franks from the eastern romans and by destroying all but one siege tower each time they didn’t retreat, the eastern romans are now ready to be broken...once I find a proper army from amount the 6 different attacking factions I’m dealing with

[@polygondwanaland8390]

I have never played a Total War game but Jon's various Total War series have convinced me to buy Rome Remastered

[@selder_7]

You’d be as well to keep the stalemate at Sirmium. You attack in the South so they either have to stay in the north in case you attack or they retreat south and then you attack. You don’t even need to take it just let them throw troops at you in the north while you wrap up the south

[@MrAsus4870]

Imagine beeing Roman living in Eburacum and getting slaughtered after retaking the city because "screw you" XDDD 28:35

[@juliuszondag5515]

It was hilarious when you finally noticed your cav just chilling 😂

[@dybogaming7418]

Jon, please, for the love of God, PLEASE play Mafia 2. It's a great game from the last gen, I'm going to comment this on every single one of your next videos until you address it. Love the content btw

[@paulbrockhurst8397]

Red Hot Milvian Bridge action right there...Nice! :D @49:49 mins in. You lucky, lucky, B'stard!

[@Goose20235]

Could've sent the forgotten Sarmatians over the river to charge and trap the bizantines in the bridge and trigger the rout, buuuuut -1 perception Jon strikes again.

[@kineticconsular2689]

You can train first cohort from Alexandria !

[@JuveVinny]

I can't believe you pulled off that bridge battle. It was looking dicey there for a bit.

[@JMartinni]

I was wondering when he'd notice that he's got several units just doing nothing in the background in that last battle... turned out to be a great victory though.

[@Caldaris]

Nice to see Licianus proving those naysayers wrong. All hail Licianus!

[@efancording6363]

Ave, True to Marcus the Gambler

[@bieliam]

Epic battle, and Licianus is the best

[@joelhammer3538]

45:00 meanwhile, 93 heavy cav chilling in a forest🙄😂

[@bramschouwenaars5444]

pro tip: put archers on gaurd mode so they won't get out of position

[@agrainofrice9274]

The real hero of that battle was Jon's computer because it didn't crash!!

[@crispymormon5977]

I was yelling about the damned heavy cav you sent against peasants instead of cutting off the end of the bridge irl.

[@Sage-xr1on]

it's another "Jon highly overestimates the capabilities of the Comitatenses" episode

[@fraserbarratt14]

Still the greatest series you've ever done!

[@fraserbarratt14]

Also, feel like you would've been a sports pundit in another life

[@kasacon666]

Everything about this video perfectly defines this channel. Loved it.

[@IAmGeeSnap]

49:49 aaaaaannnnd your neighbors hate you. oh was this a sweet victory though. your excitement was palpable and well earned. that was a tough battle.

[@Elmithian]

He list silver archers... Jon... yer perception has been reevaluated down to -3

[@apertureemployee215]

i know that this isnt the most relevant thing, but "plumbatarii" is such a funny word, and not even Jon in crisis mode can make it not sound amusing.

[@mikehiday2273]

Great video epic battle can’t wait till the next Rome video

[@mikkellopez8429]

People are saying Jon didn't notice his Salmatians. While that's true, they did have the little icon that IIRC meant they were hidden. The absolute madmen hid so well even Jon didn't notice them.

[@dajosh42069]

I'm screaming the entire time: "You have 100's of men just standing around not fighting!!! Just hit Ctrl+A!!! BLOW THE HORN!!! BLOW IT! BLOW THE FUCKING HORN!!" Jon really gets tunnel vision during the more intense battles, lol. I still really love this series. Always wanting more RTW from this channel/Jon... Guess I just prefer these to the live streams.

[@fuhrab]

This episode was absolutely awesome! Thank you for taking the time to do this series.

[@akisd9718]

if i am not mistaken,the pyramids mean they bring public order to egyptian cities and for some turns to all cites as you said Jon so is not useless but has little effect!

[@dyer4677]

I'm drinking more water, going to bed on time, exercising, eating right, and the Western Roman empire is flourishing. Maybe dreams can come true.

[@Michael-Ryan-Robasser.]

That was a great fuckin battle. I guess I have -1 perception too lol. The forgotten spears and 94 cav left really helped. Jaw dropping.

[@rairaur2234]

49:35 I literally started clapping and cheering here, god this is literally like watching sports

[@jameswilley6722]

Luca the Cunning clearly went to the Zapp Brannigan school of tactics

[@Ferdy1337]

Been refreshing my YT for half an hour. Finally❤

[@Xenotric]

"Licianus Alimentus is not a coward!" Lets see, he spent most of the battle in the back line and only really moved into combat to take on 4 weakened units with his body guard entourage! Sure the overall battle was winning against a much larger force but he's no Marcus the Gambler!

[@danielkjm]

This episode was beyond AWESOME.

[@JustMe-kp8ik]

great battle there, although i was yelling at the screen 'use the bloody sarmatians'

[@grustlytaj8708]

You can't beat Blinking Legionaries! wow, what a awesome fight

[@KashouWannabe]

When Jon said "Deploy the Camels" I just had this mental image of them being rained in by catapult, Monty Python style.