The Genius Supply System of Rome’s Army | Logistics

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Historia Militum

Historia Militum

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This video covers the entire logistical system that the early Roman Empire used to feed and supply its grand armies. As a result of it, the Romans were able to raise armies of immense quantities of men. Even after their collapse, Medieval armies would not be able to field such quantities of men. This video covers what made Roman armies unique from those that came after!
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Primary Sources:
-Liv. XLIII. 3.
-Veg. Mil. III. 3.
-Veg. Mil. III. 4.
-Veg. Mil. III. 5.
Secondary Sources:
-Feig Vishnia, R. “The Shadow Army: The Lixae and the Roman Legions”, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 139, 2002, 265-272.
-Roth, J. The Logistics of the Roman Army at War: 264 B.C. - 235 A.D.). Brill: Boston, 1999.
Intro (0:00)
Provincial Logistics (0:44)
Transport and Communication (6:29)
Logistics within the army (9:05)
In enemy territory (12:05)

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@HistoriaMilitum
@HistoriaMilitum 10 ай бұрын
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@smcd555
@smcd555 9 ай бұрын
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@smcd555
@smcd555 9 ай бұрын
3:59 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
@smcd555
@smcd555 9 ай бұрын
4:13 😮😮😮❤😮😮😮
@Crowbars2
@Crowbars2 8 ай бұрын
Hey, how come you've changed your channel name from Filaxim Historia to Historia Militum?
@HistoriaMilitum
@HistoriaMilitum 8 ай бұрын
@@Crowbars2 It’s a small rebranding that fits the channel a little more, as we mainly cover military history, and is easier to remember for new viewers!
@ReportThisComment
@ReportThisComment Жыл бұрын
“Infantry wins battles, logistics wins wars.” - John J. Pershing
@johnedwards3621
@johnedwards3621 10 ай бұрын
Pershing -- our only 6-star general didn't do well with a 500,000 man Army when he invaded the USSR immediatly after WW1. The USSR was at an immense disadvantage, yet won. Intelligence wins wars. Men, logistics, intelligence, or morale can lose them.
@jameskrych7767
@jameskrych7767 Ай бұрын
Precisely!
@jonbaxter2254
@jonbaxter2254 Жыл бұрын
True quote, after Rome fell, Europe wouldn't field armies of this size again until the 17th century.
@vasilvn
@vasilvn Жыл бұрын
@Bergamo he said Europe. Mongols are not in Europe.
@HugoLaine624
@HugoLaine624 Жыл бұрын
@Bergamo Bro... todays Belarus, Russia and Ukraine are FAAAR from calling it "Europe"
@houseplant1016
@houseplant1016 Жыл бұрын
@Bergamo The Mongols had massive armies but were more decentralized.
@RexGalilae
@RexGalilae Жыл бұрын
And it wouldn't have cities with clean water supply until the mid 19th century Only Napoleon managed to come up with a breakthrough in logistical warfare through his corps system. Until then, everything the Europeans did was rediscovering Roman logistics
@TheHistorian5
@TheHistorian5 Жыл бұрын
Let s go to 15 century, check out the armies amassed by Ottoman Empire.
@TP-ym1xe
@TP-ym1xe Жыл бұрын
The enormous sizes quoted of these Roman armies in the ancient past makes total sense when accounting for the pre-industrial logistical train. Love the new video in all its technical and comprehensive breakdown!
@HistoriaMilitum
@HistoriaMilitum Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed!
@Daniel_leading_the_13_Plateans
@Daniel_leading_the_13_Plateans Жыл бұрын
Wdym, why would pre-industrial = easier to supply?
@Schmogel92
@Schmogel92 Жыл бұрын
​@@Daniel_leading_the_13_Plateans if you include personnel that supplies the army as being part of the army then it'll be an enormous number while the actual fighting force is much smaller.
@petrusinvictus3603
@petrusinvictus3603 Жыл бұрын
I dont understand how Romans calculate before Indian passed as Arabic numbers , this with 0, the zero was from Satan untill 1100- 1300 , not untill 1700th Europe well the ZERO, nol, might have sense.🤔
@toastedt140
@toastedt140 Жыл бұрын
​@Schmogel92 Yes, there are even differences in how opposing factions/groups would count troops. Some would count followers and retainers and other wouldn't. Most historians agree it's a combination of self embellishment and camp numbers rather than battle numbers.
@luvslogistics1725
@luvslogistics1725 10 ай бұрын
I’m a logistics officer and it’s been truly fun deploying armies around the world and supplying them. It is the absolute difference maker.
@ColonelNickSteel
@ColonelNickSteel Жыл бұрын
This was so fascinating. The amount of organization required at all levels is incredible.
@geraltgrey-mane695
@geraltgrey-mane695 Жыл бұрын
I love this kind of stuff :) Logistics is suprisingly fun, I always found it weird not being in game like Total war in a good and active tool for the player.
@RexGalilae
@RexGalilae Жыл бұрын
100%, which is why I never play Rome 2 without Divide et Impera
@geraltgrey-mane695
@geraltgrey-mane695 Жыл бұрын
@@RexGalilae So True! Cant even imagen going back to the bland taste of vanila :) tho I realy wish the system was more interactive. Like seeing your supply lines, being able to change/twick it to your needs. So you could change the lines rout If you saw an enemy faction army geting ready to raid and block it. Even If it would add 1-2 days to the travel time of each shipmeant. Hehe something like that.
@petrusinvictus3603
@petrusinvictus3603 Жыл бұрын
I watched a goog Doc about Americans in Pacific 1941-44, Japanese had 2 kilos/man vs. US 2 tons of ammo and food/men/ month. Surrender immediatly. Do no weight for A-boms!
@jout738
@jout738 Жыл бұрын
Total war is still about the military strategies as whole, when logistics is just part of military, but many can find it booring, when their more intrested in the military strategies itself.
@geraltgrey-mane695
@geraltgrey-mane695 Жыл бұрын
I totaly agree to a point :) Tho Total war vanilla is not known for smart AI or the need to massivly focus on "strategies" When Hammer & anvill is realy the only battle tactic you need haha. Tho my hope has always been since Rome 2 (my first one) is that they add new features like this. Rather then remove them as they had done. Tho we have seen few pop back in W3 etc.
@swoo5062
@swoo5062 Жыл бұрын
Great video, I love the logistics of the Roman army just how much is required for such a complex system to work goes to show just how efficient the Roman’s were at times
@RexGalilae
@RexGalilae Жыл бұрын
At times? All the time XD
@katarinalove8649
@katarinalove8649 Жыл бұрын
Roman's = code word for white people
@matiasmosquella1830
@matiasmosquella1830 Жыл бұрын
It's really sad that as the years went by and the senate and people had less to do with the system it slowly went downhill. From full professional armies always supplied from hundreds of miles of away to a mixed army of peasants and Tagmata units that couldn't move too far out of range and were often undersupplied. The pressure of the people to keep soldiers alive and well and the power of the senate to make it happen really did create a magnificent combination when working correctly.
@Tinyuvm
@Tinyuvm Жыл бұрын
In Total War games It seems so easy that you can muster and move thousands of troops at once. Nice video!
@armorking7258
@armorking7258 Жыл бұрын
You can change that with Divide ey Impera mod.
@Tinyuvm
@Tinyuvm Жыл бұрын
@@armorking7258 Yes, there is no way to play another Total War for me xD
@hattorihanzo562
@hattorihanzo562 Жыл бұрын
Try divide et impera
@rayscott4780
@rayscott4780 Жыл бұрын
Logistics is the unsung hero of war. During desert storm the pipeline road stayed busy 24/7. When the war was over the 1st corp support for XVIII airborne corp for a lot of decorations. The field grades and the senior non coms. The workers? Not even a pat on the back. They were the ones that kept the supplies moving. After the war I put in for retirement. There will always be war.
@pz3j
@pz3j Жыл бұрын
This video is not only an outstanding examination of the subject, but also an absolute joy to watch! The narration is superb! The visuals as well. I can only say: "Well done!"
@burneyvisser
@burneyvisser Жыл бұрын
Makes me wonder about Hannibal and crossing the alps. What a logistical feat that was
@theamericancristero7390
@theamericancristero7390 Жыл бұрын
He lost 22% of his troops. He sent troops home into Iberia hoping they'd maintain garrison and be available as reinforcement, entering the Alps with 50k foot and 9k horse. He lost 13,000 men in 60 days, plus most of the elephants. I'd call that a logistical foul up, only rivaled by crossing a marsh where his celtic troops in the rear had to cross water where all the dry ground had been flattened, so alot of them drowned, and ofcourse, he also lost his eye. After Lake trasimine, he issued Roman loricas, helmets, and shields to his men as these men being mercenaries hired by coffers filed by trade, had no access to centrally fabricated high end equipment unless it was looted from Romans they ambushed. This looted gear being partially what allowed his line to hold at Cannae, and it contributed to the enveloping action being successful, as the Romans didn't realize the troops massing on their flanks were not Roman. The Carthaginians were not logistical masterminds, they threw money, subject peoples, and mercenaries at any problem the fleet couldn't handle, with the fleet being mainly a means of securing trade routes. Even the fleet was the only thing they centrally leveraged industry for, and like pretty much all navies, it was staffed with the poor. Carthage was like Sparta in it's later years, unwilling to spend citizen lives in decisive battle unless unavoidable, and unlike Athens early in the Peloponnesian War or Rome, it lacked a mind for logistical reality.
@beaudavid
@beaudavid Жыл бұрын
I love that tv series Anthony Hopkins such a good actor
@BelloBudo007
@BelloBudo007 Жыл бұрын
@@beaudavid Which TV series mate?
@cj-mk4jq
@cj-mk4jq Жыл бұрын
@@theamericancristero7390 Yet he still crossed and completely surprised the Romans. No one else had the Gaul to even attempt what he dared. The Romans wouldn't have dared. I believe it was a logistical marvel.
@IDPYouTube
@IDPYouTube Жыл бұрын
@@cj-mk4jq the Romans did many things thought “impossible” for example conquering Britain and sending the largest invasion force fleet ever; bridge across the Rhine in 10 days, marches through the Alps in winter to surprise the enemy, the list is almost endless, just be curious and seek the information. Also Hannibal wasn’t as smart as the Romans, he copied Alexander in a different situation to which he had no answer to and he failed. When Scipio used Hannibal’s tactics against him he also had no answer.
@patrickbarrett5650
@patrickbarrett5650 Жыл бұрын
Can you investigate how they supplied the road builders please? Different stones and gravels were used and they would have to be quarried and transported in the right order at the right time to keep the roads advancing. This background information is priceless, well done.
@sleepysoundwaves6978
@sleepysoundwaves6978 Жыл бұрын
Slavery
@Fenniks-
@Fenniks- Жыл бұрын
Amazing video. Always love the topics you cover!
@HistoriaMilitum
@HistoriaMilitum Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
@micheloaugusto
@micheloaugusto Жыл бұрын
Amazing. This was way more complex than my first thoughts on the subject. Thank you so much. Your channel is truly a pleasure to watch. Keep going! 🥰
@pradyumn2692
@pradyumn2692 Жыл бұрын
They were so advanced for their time. Damn dark ages..
@Slavador2393
@Slavador2393 Жыл бұрын
Warfare is always a situation of logistics, morale is what wins wars as much as sheer numbers.
@pz3j
@pz3j Жыл бұрын
Without good logistics there is no morale.
@Slavador2393
@Slavador2393 Жыл бұрын
@@pz3j exactly
@conlawmeateater8792
@conlawmeateater8792 Жыл бұрын
Which is why men have always led in war not women. Men use logic women don't.
@mattd6931
@mattd6931 Жыл бұрын
Combat soldiers often make fun of "POGS," but soldiers win battles. It's logistics that win wars.
@chrisweed1810
@chrisweed1810 Жыл бұрын
Russians are currently learning this the hard way…again.
@dariusghodsi2570
@dariusghodsi2570 Жыл бұрын
Very important and underexposed topic!
@duxae1617
@duxae1617 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Also I find it amusing If you read about roman civil wars both armies were so equally matched in logistics that the final battles seemed like a forgone end note to a much longer and huge brained battle of how gets more supplies and who cuts off the other from their own supply. see; Ilerda, Pharsalus, Amphipoli etc
@pz3j
@pz3j Жыл бұрын
Pharsales was won by the army with better morale.
@duxae1617
@duxae1617 Жыл бұрын
@@pz3j The final battle was yes however Pompey's initial strategy was winning, to deny Caesar of supplies. If Pompey had continued his strategy instead of giving into open battle per the senators demands he would have won imo
@danmichaelabad1338
@danmichaelabad1338 10 ай бұрын
Also during Civil war, the oRoman Army if encircled, can surrender and join the main and winning Roman army. During the battle of Octavian Ceasar and Mark Anthony, all the Romans have to do is sink the ship and rescue the defeated roman army from the sea into their boats the army who chose to be loyal to mark Anthony can drown and refuse help
@_DarkEmperor
@_DarkEmperor Жыл бұрын
Great video. I added this video to my playlist "Ancient and Medieval military logistics".
@budojitsu1
@budojitsu1 Жыл бұрын
Been looking for this. One of the most important aspect of war hardly ever covered in detail. Be interesting to see aspect pf this video covered in more detail with subsequent videos. Thank you for this.
@keithagn
@keithagn Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Thank you! Regards from Canada 🇨🇦
@RENATVS_IV
@RENATVS_IV Жыл бұрын
This a very important subject. In almost every video about war, people mention the supply lines, so I needed to know about it! Right to my favourite videos
@ProbusVerus
@ProbusVerus Жыл бұрын
Great video! The Praetorian soundtrack is a nice touch.
@AdelVinss
@AdelVinss Жыл бұрын
This is my favorite video! Hope you will make another one going even more in depth into this topic!
@plazmica0323
@plazmica0323 Жыл бұрын
I play Post Scriptum and amount of push logistics team can do in single game is realy felt by the side that has them also i like building stuff for the forces gives me more sense of purpose than running around and shooting in a game
@RodneyPiper-sm7mj
@RodneyPiper-sm7mj 10 ай бұрын
That grammar..😅
@cjclark2002
@cjclark2002 Жыл бұрын
Dude, beautiful video. Nothing else to say. Well done.
@HistoriaMilitum
@HistoriaMilitum Жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad you enjoyed!
@rishisingh9039
@rishisingh9039 Жыл бұрын
I lay awake at nights thinking about this.
@terryhughes7349
@terryhughes7349 Жыл бұрын
This is the kind of documentary i like. Very organized and shining light on practical matters.
@claudiocarrara859
@claudiocarrara859 Жыл бұрын
Supplies, maintenance, medical support have always been backbone of defending or advancing armies. Even to this day. Imagine soldiers trying to move forward or to front lines if APCs, Humvees, tanks and combat infantry and artillery were not maintained let alone stocked with ammunition, food, water and medical supplies.
@inventor121
@inventor121 Жыл бұрын
Isn't this literally what's happening to Russia?
@joshbarr118
@joshbarr118 Жыл бұрын
@@inventor121 Russia's never had a problem with sending men in with just a single clip of ammo and told to pick up a gun on the way
@tjchaka5343
@tjchaka5343 Жыл бұрын
My son was in the US Army. They sent him to another country as part of a set up crew. Their food supplies arrived 2 weeks later. He said the local military gave them bread so they didn’t starve. My son said they were not allowed to leave to go shopping so they were stuck with just old bread.
@DirtyStinky
@DirtyStinky Жыл бұрын
@@inventor121different reasons russia thought the war would have been no more than a few weeks and did not prepare for a long sustained war. Had they actually did logistics it probably wouldve ended already.
@michaelshanahan4965
@michaelshanahan4965 Жыл бұрын
@@inventor121 No, this is what’s happening to Ukraine
@theultimateogrelord2783
@theultimateogrelord2783 10 ай бұрын
Really cool to see the thought that goes into logistics it'd be cool to see how things improved over time
@jonwarland272
@jonwarland272 Жыл бұрын
This is a great video and I love the topic.
@angusarmstrong6526
@angusarmstrong6526 Жыл бұрын
It's absolutely incredible when it's broken down like that
@stuartandersen4636
@stuartandersen4636 Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable, that back in the days they could be so precise with delivering everything needed! Making everything work with so many moving parts
@rcl5555
@rcl5555 10 ай бұрын
If you read their books, see the remnants of multi-story apartment buildings (insulae) that filled the larger cities, learn about their banking system, you truly understand how delayed were we by the religious zealotry and Middle Age. Instead of advancing the technology, the next thousand years people spent arguing how much human was Jesus and what day to eat meat on...
@filmaty98
@filmaty98 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing.
@jacobhader3170
@jacobhader3170 Ай бұрын
I love this channel. Your analysis of history is as brilliant as Roman logistics.
@christopherthrawn1333
@christopherthrawn1333 4 ай бұрын
Excellent work here. Rarely you see any other site mentions this really important information. Great work.
@scottyprice1787
@scottyprice1787 Жыл бұрын
Great video and keep up the great work
@HistoriaMilitum
@HistoriaMilitum Жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@camilohiche4475
@camilohiche4475 Жыл бұрын
Vegetius also said: "You say I'm arrogant, I say damn right. That's pride. Pride in the Saiyan I am."
@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl
@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl Жыл бұрын
I totally believe you
@XxLIVRAxX
@XxLIVRAxX Жыл бұрын
A true Saiyan Princeps.
@TopShelfFandomVids
@TopShelfFandomVids Жыл бұрын
Good generals think tactics, Great generals Think logistics
@aristocat3105
@aristocat3105 Жыл бұрын
THanks for the upload, bro.
@cameroncunningham204
@cameroncunningham204 Жыл бұрын
An ancient Military-Industrial Complex…I like it
@smokeyhoodoo
@smokeyhoodoo Жыл бұрын
Why?
@cameroncunningham204
@cameroncunningham204 Жыл бұрын
@@smokeyhoodoo Because it worked
@smokeyhoodoo
@smokeyhoodoo Жыл бұрын
@@cameroncunningham204 That's disturbing
@jacksonquinn8744
@jacksonquinn8744 Жыл бұрын
@smokeyhoodoo well we need the military industrial complex. For whatever corruption stems from it we do need innovation within our forces.
@TheGallantDrake
@TheGallantDrake Жыл бұрын
Ah, witness the military power of logistical infrastructure! Tremble before the weight of our baggage train.
@fundermentalist9473
@fundermentalist9473 Жыл бұрын
That was a well informed video on such content well done Filaxim Historia 👌
@anderssvensk4317
@anderssvensk4317 Жыл бұрын
Excellent work and research for the video. Well done!
@carlrodalegrado4104
@carlrodalegrado4104 Жыл бұрын
tactics and strategies win battles logistics and economics win wars
@RTStx1
@RTStx1 Жыл бұрын
Missing from this, the Roman's when going to conquer someone would build a fort a half days march from each other, this greatly allowed for refreshment and rest and a place for the supplies to go to in safety and then move along.....
@zurtus
@zurtus 6 ай бұрын
Second video I see on the matter which is not a shabby documentary saying everything and in the end just nothing cohesive. One the very few out the on the matter. Thank you for your efforts. Great info not inclided anywhere else but the extant ancient texts.
@carrickrichards2457
@carrickrichards2457 10 ай бұрын
Caesar used his grain merchants in 2 novel ways (De bello Gallico). They'd buy up regional stocks (denying surplus to the enemy) and pass with relative impunity as valued 'trading partners' discussing who had what 'stock' and deducing the dependant population (proportionate to the number of fighting men).
@user-zp8xm7qd9x
@user-zp8xm7qd9x Жыл бұрын
Right as i heated my food up hehe
@HistoriaMilitum
@HistoriaMilitum Жыл бұрын
Perfect! Have a great Friday evening ;)
@jonathanjeffreys3007
@jonathanjeffreys3007 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating, informed, literate, educational. Brilliant.
@annunakim525
@annunakim525 Жыл бұрын
Music From Praetorians. Great Game!
@ericrotsinger9729
@ericrotsinger9729 Жыл бұрын
I really like when I am presented with a concept I have never been presented before.
@81brassglass79
@81brassglass79 10 ай бұрын
Thank you for your hard work. I love videos like this that teach me cool history
@sukumarmishra5186
@sukumarmishra5186 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video - with lively presentation of research-based interesting info on well-organized logistics, designed by the Romans to win the war! This results-based strategy will, certainly, be a learning tool for the present conflicts as well as ongoing humanitarian and development contexts. Thanks for sharing such educational and interesting video!
@legioxequestris811
@legioxequestris811 Жыл бұрын
Long time no see
@HistoriaMilitum
@HistoriaMilitum Жыл бұрын
Indeed! Last month was very busy in my personal life, but we are back on schedule and will release the next video pretty soon!
@legioxequestris811
@legioxequestris811 Жыл бұрын
@@HistoriaMilitum cool dude 😎😎😎
@oskartorgersen8890
@oskartorgersen8890 Жыл бұрын
Top tier history channel
@thomasjamison2050
@thomasjamison2050 10 ай бұрын
Given that the Romans had to do all their logistical planning in Roman Numerals, it should come as no surprise that they made a real point of starting to prepare the logistics well in advance of actually starting moving troops around.
@anthonyklanke1397
@anthonyklanke1397 8 ай бұрын
Love it! Love everything about it! *subscribed!*
@BlackMasterRoshi
@BlackMasterRoshi Жыл бұрын
Hey Vegetius, what does the scouter say about their provision level?
@micahistory
@micahistory Жыл бұрын
Never really thought of this before, interesting idea
@CptZhu
@CptZhu Жыл бұрын
Got nice food and ready to watch my favorite channel
@theromanorder
@theromanorder Жыл бұрын
I don't cear what artists make seeing romans march even if its not completely accurate is one of the most beautiful things on eartg
@classicalhektor3769
@classicalhektor3769 Жыл бұрын
Ah, the music you can hear at 6:20 is taken from the videogame Praetorians... it reminds me of my childhood! anyway, great content, very informative. Thanks!
@Raz.C
@Raz.C 10 ай бұрын
It's mind-blowing to think of all the things the Roman Legions were capable of accomplishing! Building roads, building bridges, building forts, building walls, building fleets, building mountains (Masada)... If only other nations and civilisations cared as much about building, as they did about conquest and plunder, the world might be a much better place today...
@sivaspost
@sivaspost 10 ай бұрын
Thank you for the tutorial information.
@ethanz3837
@ethanz3837 10 ай бұрын
Ah the Epic history tv Napoleon intro song. Great choice. The distance covered by Alexander the great and Napolean, (as only two examples of pre-industrial conquerors), is so much farther than seems possible. I don’t even understand. From Greece/Macedonia to India? That’s not just >3,000 miles, it’s over 7-10 mountain ranges, some topping 20,000 feet. Look at the topography. It’s unbelievably mountainous, and is that way for almost the entire way. It’s essentially the Rocky Mountains the whole 3,000 miles. If it’s true that his army covered that distance, On horseback and on foot, it’s essentially unbelievable in any conceivable way.
@HugoLaine624
@HugoLaine624 Жыл бұрын
GREAT video! As always. Yo my man I think there´s gonna be some universities inviting you to do a lecture BTW: Why are subtitles many times completely different than voice over? xD
@HistoriaMilitum
@HistoriaMilitum Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words! An invitation like that would be a big honour, I would go in a heartbeat! For the subtitles, I just uploaded the original script I had. It differs from the audio because I tend to deviate from the stick sometimes when I record it.
@juantrejo2277
@juantrejo2277 9 ай бұрын
This is amazing I was wanting to know this exact knowledge nice
@ZoumDaZoum
@ZoumDaZoum Жыл бұрын
Excellent video
@gm2407
@gm2407 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video.
@kayo5011
@kayo5011 Жыл бұрын
The goat uploaded. Les goo
@lucacosta4623
@lucacosta4623 Жыл бұрын
Amazing content!
@HistoriaMilitum
@HistoriaMilitum Жыл бұрын
Appreciate it!
@robbabcock_
@robbabcock_ Жыл бұрын
Great video! ⚔
@theBaron0530
@theBaron0530 10 ай бұрын
@6:22 If I may offer a minor correction, it's "besiege", not "siege". "Siege" is the noun, "besiege" is the verb, taking a direct object. "The Romans besieged the city." We also say, "to lay siege to" a town or city.
@patrickmcelroy5341
@patrickmcelroy5341 10 ай бұрын
I hiked the 2200 mile Appalachian Trail in 2021. When I was on trail I thought back to my History degree and the distances that ancient armies are supposed to have travelled. I would say that I am in very very good shape and am an expert hiker with light weight gear and modern shoes. In this video it says that the Roman army travelled at 150 miles per week. I do not believe this is possible for an army to do this for more than one week. That means they are moving about 21 miles per day. At a fast pace on a trail I can do about 3 miles per hour. So that's 7 hours a day of walking to do 21 miles per day. It took weeks to build up to 20 mile days and even by the end of the trail I wasn't doing consecutive 20+ mile days for more than about 3 days. Try to do 21 miles per day for three days in a row and the fourth day you are going to be hurting bad. That basically means waking up at dawn and walking at a fast pace all day, if you stop for meals. I mean that's a very fast pace. I don't buy it. Most hikers, very dedicated hikers, cannot maintain that pace. Now when you look at armies not everyone is fit.
@davids2530
@davids2530 Ай бұрын
150 km a week, not 150 miles. 1:20
@dholley51492
@dholley51492 Жыл бұрын
"Amateurs study tactics. Professionals study logistics."
@The1stDukeDroklar
@The1stDukeDroklar Жыл бұрын
So, if your country was being invaded by an overwhelming Roman force, the best strategy would not be to engage them directly and lose your army but to send it to disrupt their supply lines.
@danielefabbro822
@danielefabbro822 Жыл бұрын
Thats exactly what did Arminium during Teutoburg battle.
@danielefabbro822
@danielefabbro822 Жыл бұрын
With a good help offered by the hostile environment of the site of the battle. Indeed, when legions was deployed in normal circumstances against the same Arminius, he was defeated and almost captured.
@AshenAshAshy
@AshenAshAshy 11 ай бұрын
That and hit and run tactics
@donsolos
@donsolos 10 ай бұрын
This is basically always the best strategy. It weakens morale and you cant fight very well without proper supplies
@feraudyh
@feraudyh 10 ай бұрын
How about "If you can't beat them, join them."?
@mikedebois2566
@mikedebois2566 10 ай бұрын
Good stuff!!! Thank you
@napoleonibonaparte7198
@napoleonibonaparte7198 Жыл бұрын
Now this is what Big Government looks like.
@bighands69
@bighands69 Жыл бұрын
Believe it or not Rome was not based on big government. It was a market economy that was based on local governance hence why each region had a governors in each province that were in turn integrated into local society.
@angelostriandos6659
@angelostriandos6659 Жыл бұрын
Nice video.
@horatiohuffnagel7978
@horatiohuffnagel7978 11 ай бұрын
Nicely explained
@slehar
@slehar Жыл бұрын
Wow! Always wondered about that!
@teardrop720
@teardrop720 10 ай бұрын
So fascinating!❤
@tomfu9909
@tomfu9909 Жыл бұрын
This gives interresting perspective to the priod of movement of nations in later times of Roman era. Considering that that infastructure was still intact, that barbaric tribe leaders were commonly Roman soldiers, officers, auxilery unit leaders and that they knew the system, that those nations were probably tribes with about 20-40 000 people, they could use Roman military logistic system to conduct their rapid movements.
@kenhart8771
@kenhart8771 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@richardfish8379
@richardfish8379 Жыл бұрын
very well done..
@danielefabbro822
@danielefabbro822 Жыл бұрын
The Genius, like in italian il Genio, is a specific specialization of the army, actually any modern armies. Combat engineers mostly, but not only that.
@brianskinner5711
@brianskinner5711 4 ай бұрын
This is very insightful and informative. Thanks for the education.
@perlefisker
@perlefisker 10 ай бұрын
12:18 Not seldom the armies were stuck for a long to a very long time at the same place, not least when they besieged forts and cities. They were not constantly on the move. They could also be forced to face an enemy army for longer than preferred before given battle. In these occasions it would have been a both necessary task and important occupation of the troops. I believe to recall having read several places in Livy of soldiers occupied with foraging and harvesting (in Samnium?).
@gideontladi
@gideontladi Жыл бұрын
Great vid.
@georgecristiancripcia4819
@georgecristiancripcia4819 Жыл бұрын
Very nice video
@uwesibert984
@uwesibert984 2 ай бұрын
I would love to be able to manage all of that in a strategy game.
@heileopold6122
@heileopold6122 10 ай бұрын
The Huns were so effective, because they traveled with a herd of horses providing food and transportation. They did not need logistics from outside and were therefore very flexible and independent and fast.
@eeg-rh7jv
@eeg-rh7jv 3 ай бұрын
Living off the land worked out for them but its pretty bad for long term warfare.
@EdeYOlorDSZs
@EdeYOlorDSZs Жыл бұрын
So fascinating!
@tristinkirby
@tristinkirby Жыл бұрын
Wonderful work
@brianmanning2876
@brianmanning2876 Жыл бұрын
You've got a lot to answer for General Varus.
@dariustiapula
@dariustiapula Жыл бұрын
No wonder why the Elves hate the Empire.
@ricardojoseleivamachado3056
@ricardojoseleivamachado3056 10 ай бұрын
Muito IMPRESSIONANTE MESMO, não Somente as Capacidades de Prever as Condições, como as Considerações sobre COMO Distribuir O ONUS DA CAMPANHA EM DIVERSOS NIVEIS DE FORMA EQUITATIVA COM SUAS CAPACIDADES DE FORNECIMENTO, e também o seu GERENCIAMENTO DE RECURSOS HUMANOS, ate hoje me pergunto o Quanto teriamos Avançado sem a Estagnação da "Idade Média", onde a Civilização Regrediu...
@jonasfavela6909
@jonasfavela6909 10 ай бұрын
Excellent
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