The "Phalanx" Legion - (Full History of the tallest Legion)

The Full history of LEGIO I Italica, and a particularly close analysis of their role in the Year of the 4 Emperors and beyond. The 1st was a "6-foot Legion" raised by Emperor Nero.
Credits:
Dio, Cassius. Roman History, Volume II, III, IV, V,
VI.
Tacitus. The Madness of Nero.
Dando-Collins, Stephen. Legions of Rome: The Definitive History of Every Imperial Roman Legion. New York, 2010.
Media used in the video:
Total War: Rome II
( / total war: rome ii - t... )
Mods for ROME II:
"Divide et Impera" (Part 1-4)
"Roman Legions for Divide et Impera"
Intro (0:00)
The Phalanx Legion? (0:58)
Rivalry of two cities (2:25)
The civil war (5:58)
The fate of the 1st Legions (8:25)

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Nero: "I've been reading about Alexander. He's so great! Why don't people fight in a phalanx anymore? I know what we will do! Let's make a phalanx army and conquer Asia!" Magister Militum: " ... what a ... brilliant idea, oh Prince. Truly the mind uplifted by both divine creativity and historical knowledge is beyond us simple soldiers." Later, to his subordinates:" A large sum has been secured to raise a new legion. Nero will call it his 'phallus' i mean 'phalanx' XD. Lets do this cheaply and quickly, before he changes his mind "

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Would it of been the Legio that found how to defeat the Phalanx at battles like Cynocophalea? The phalanx was like a tank, unconquerable from the front, and could only be defeated by combined arms until legionaries realised the formation cohehesion last ruined by rugged uneven terrain, and thus like the title Africanus in Scipio Africanus they received the title of the phalanx legion for conquering said thing?

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Actually I am from the area of the first legion . I think the romans picked it there not only for the good location but also because there lived the tribes of the thracians who were a people of the war and did make up great soldiers in the roman empire. There is clues indeed that when they've retired they would settle down in that region today between north bulgaria/south romania.

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Excellent video! I don't know much about Roman Imperial history, so this is very interesting stuff. Is is possible that the Legio I Phalanx was outfitted in a Macedonian style for the war against Parthia, then re-equipped in a more traditional Roman style in later years? Nero seems the type to have equipped his legion as a phalanx but I don't see such a table of arms and organization existing long after him.

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It is very possible that the unpredictable Nero could have done such a thing. Your theory is definitely probable!

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Where can I get a map like the one in 01:00?? I believe it is the map of regions according to the Romans? Sorry I just started researching the topic :)

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The last time I was this early the Etruscans were still in charge.

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In Switzerland, the canton of St-Gall emblem is a fasce.

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Thanks for the great video as always. But its onfortunate that there only 10 minutes long.

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I also wish we had more on this Legion.. Unfortunately, not all of these histories can be long, due to the lack of info we have. I am very glad you enjoyed it though!

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@@HistoriaMilitum I first thought you where gonna do it about the early Roman legions of Rome because they where Greek based but that’s maybe an other idea?

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Can you do Legio XX VALERIA VICTRIX?