The Slave That Almost Destroyed An Empire

It's 73BC and Spartacus was recently taken prisoner by the Roman empire. Because of his military background, he was forced to fight in the arenas as a gladiator. In this Mount and Blade 2 Bannerlord series, I'll be playing as Spartacus and recruiting fellow gladiators (Some of you - taken from KZbin comments) in order to fight for our freedom!
0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:21 - Episode 1: Near Death Experience
0:34:20 - Episode 2: The Slave Uprising Grows Stronger
1:03:43 - Episode 3: And Then They Were A Dozen
1:34:09 - Episode 4: Cats Don’t Have 9 Lives
2:04:49 - Episode 5: Now That's A Lot Of Damage
2:33:12 - Episode 6: A Criminal Empire
3:02:31 - Episode 7: The Beginning Of The End
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Full Mod List:
- Harmony - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- ButterLib - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- UIExtenderEX - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- Mod Configuration Menu v5 - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- Native - Base Game
- SandBox Core - Base Game
- Birth and Death Options - Base Game
- CustomBattle - Base Game
- Sandbox - Base Game
- StoryMode - Base Game
- (RBM) Realistic Battle Mod - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- BannerKings - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- Character Reload - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- RTS Camera - github.com/Norbivar/RTSCamera...
- Unlimited CAP - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- Better Time - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- Bannerlord.XPTweaks - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- Better Smithing Continued - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- EquipBestItem - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- Realistic Weather - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- You Keep What You Kill - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- King Slayer Unlocked - Steam Workshop
- CA_EagleRising - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- Europe_LemmyProject - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- MoreCompanionsForMyTavern - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- Increased Bandit Party Size 100% - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- BattleStats - www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...
- Sell All But Stop At Zero - Steam Workshop
- Configurable Battle Scenes - [www.nexusmods.com/mountandbla...]

[@ivan200804]

Just imagine that the story of Spartacus still resonates, even thousands of years past. The ultimate story of freedom and justice and human dignity.

[@Strat-Guides]

It's pretty incredible to think about! Especially considering he was on the losing side and his story survived

[@neofulcrum5013]

He made rome sweat bullets like a legend. He will always be remembered as a beacon of freedom.

[@LeatherCladVegan]

@@neofulcrum5013 I will always remember him as a bacon of frydom.

[@alirvng6575]

moses led the slave people from unde the pharoah, today we have the likes of abu ubaidah leading the palestinians to their freedom from the oppresive zionists, the way the jews in warsaw ghettos tried to rise against their nazi faschist oppressors. But this time the faschist cannot eradicate the resistance as the nazis once did.

[@Dukenick2020]

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[@Davidsword]

3 hour 30 min!? Strat "Scorsese" Gaming - here we go.

[@Strat-Guides]

Lol it's basically just 1 chapter worth of let's play episodes released in a single video :)

[@Davidsword]

@@Strat-Guides Should have mixed the chapters for more of that "Tarantino"-feel too 😅 Cool playthrough though, must take quite some time setting up the world before a new playthrough like this.

[@Strat-Guides]

@@Davidsword lol that would be interesting, although I'm not sure I could pull something like that off! Yeah I usually spend about 20 hours or so getting a campaign like this setup and researched (finding and testing mods, getting the history right, etc) and then another 40-60 hours to play through the whole campaign.

[@johnconnor8206]

I’ve seen fully edited video essays that are 11 hours long

[@mightypidgeon1183]

@@Strat-Guides 50k

[@NotSimo]

That intro was awesome, props to the Production Team™️ Edit: Zagora is pronounced more like "Zagoora", it's a Moroccan city

[@Strat-Guides]

Thanks Simo! Oh okay got it, pretty cool to see IRL map used in Bannerlord. The mod team did a hell of a job with this one

[@nam430]

oi simo whatchu doin here

[@a7i_.]

Noob simo

[@kleister3420]

Fun fact: you are able to command your teammates during tournaments in Warband :)

[@sethfischer7368]

But not Bannerlord 😢 so many warband features mia

[@lion339k]

the second i get to the exact point he says that i see this comment

[@stoiclegacy98]

You binge shows on netflix, I binge Strat Gaming's videos on KZbin. We are not the same. Thanks for the 3 hour collection of videos I really enjoyed watching them down to the last second. Also RIP Tiberius Legacius, it was fun being part of your legion even if it was shortlived.

[@Strat-Guides]

Glad you enjoyed it! Life's tough as a rebel :( I appreciate the service while it lasted

[@stoiclegacy98]

@@Strat-Guides anytime bro, hopefully I can still be apart of your future adventures

[@SerFrogbert]

Gonna watch the first episode before I head to work and then I’ll watch the rest afterwards, been excited for this playthrough

[@Strat-Guides]

Yeah I'm trying out a new format - we'll see how well it does. I might switch back to the old format if people don't like it.

[@SerFrogbert]

@@Strat-Guidescould also try a best of both worlds type of thing, upload the playthrough in individual episodes and then have a compilation episode at the end of each chapter. I like both formats

[@mortiphago]

@@Strat-Guides i think the Algo will work better with individual 30m episodes instead of a long chapterized one Regardless, good stuff, I've been binging your channel lately and this is very timely

[@jakethompson5568]

I was sad to catch a series on day of release, the joy I gained after watching for 30 minutes and realizing I have 3 more hrs was great!

[@Strat-Guides]

I'm experimenting with a new format :)

[@justusdahl]

This format is awesome, keep it up. Your campaigns keep getting better still each time!

[@Killercrit93]

I'm loving this shorter campaign! Feel free to make more of these!!

[@annaskaaki9584]

Love the content bro, always nice to chill and watch these long banner lord vids

[@nobrkt]

daaaaaang! Three and a half hours of this! thank you, Strat! Gotta find time to watch it in 1 move.

[@Strat-Guides]

It's the same format as my previous let's plays, so there are natural breaks with timestamps! You're welcome to watch it all in one go, but I did break them up into episodes since that's easier for most people :)

[@AFirongeneral]

Thanks for this extra long amazing custom map gameplay. I really enjoy it a lot.

[@hiddendemon1971]

This is the perfect blend of episodic and the classic episodes. I can't wait for chapter 2. Also, the Harold Sigurson campaign is the best to thank you for all the tips and amazing content

[@MyNameIsNotBob_1121]

top tier intro, and i’m loving where this is going so far!

[@ravivarmaa4500]

Liking the new format, Strat. 3 hours of content for the weekends is perfect.

[@v.lighting3530]

Ok, this is actually genius content. excited to watch this

[@Strat-Guides]

Thanks for watching!

[@active_panda966]

Holy crap, this is cool. Great job man!

[@rnnrdn]

Wow the european map is really nice, opening doors to alot of nice mods!

[@Strat-Guides]

They did a really nice job on it!

[@finhula]

? Its map of Europe, not european map. Wtf man? Respect others

[@Nicko0]

@@finhula chill out man

[@udozocklein6023]

could have just explained it without making it political but okay@@finhula

[@justsomeguy3978]

Simply incredible I love this new series thanks for all the hard work and editing

[@bentrieschmann]

So, you dont fight in Valdian tournaments enough. That bill is a common weapon in them in the base game. It is used more like a twohander than a polearm. Hope that helps in future videos.

[@mhartrey]

Just started watching and this is the first time I’m seeing a map other than the base game’s one and I love it already! Makes me want to buy a pc that can run this game even more! Great content! Keep it up!

[@MercAgentVinny]

Yes thank you for making this :) can’t wait to enjoy this “Bannerlord Movie”

[@AWESOMO5]

Rest in Peace Phallus Bigallus, heir to the Bigus Dickus fortune

[@drifterofwind4160]

best three hours spent of my day, keep up the good work. was wondering where the episodes went the last few days. but the three hour vid was well worth the wait. keep up the good work.

[@Strat-Guides]

Thanks! Yeah I'm trying a new format out to see how people like it and to see if the video performs better or not. If it sucks, I'll probably go back to the old format and put it back on the 2nd channel. We'll see - data will lead the way though :)

[@Anathema69420]

This Video FUCKS bro, I love the new layout of your videos. Makes it easer with my hectic work schedule to get a bunch at once and watch one video when I can. Keep it up, you're killing as usual.

[@Strat-Guides]

Glad to hear that! I wasn't sure how it would per received. I'll make a poll in a few days to see how everyone feels about it

[@vergil8833]

Thrusting is generally good in RBM, couple that with Eagle Risings thrusting swords and you have something surprisingly effective and fun. Short swords are normally not fun in bannerlord, but when you force them to thrust it's great fun.

[@mercurialdanny]

Love this format and style of content! Love your recaps in between episodes too! I subscribed due to your care for your content and for your entertaining personality. Thanks for the upload!

[@Strat-Guides]

I appreciate it! Glad you're enjoying it :D

[@Ziwon]

"That's a really good length. Not too long." - Strat Gaming, 2023, on a long phallic object with a pointy end

[@Strat-Guides]

Giggidy!

[@matthewbridgeman4133]

Worth the wait bud, good job.

[@fiwen7580]

Great Video! Loved the KCD music playing

[@SmawCity]

Love the KCD music in here (at least I think that’s what I’m recognizing). The new campaign is really cool this time around!

[@NovusOrdo77]

Love the format, bro. Even the chapter intros are good! The euro map and ER mods are a lot of fun. I read that elephants and Sparta are in the works(allegedly) for ER. Exciting stuff! Waiting for a mod that let's me be a bonafide winged HUSSAR

[@Razorrix]

I'm sad for how long it takes between videos but the quality is always so worth it

[@gabrielperez9757]

Took me a week to finish but I really like this new type of content, keep up the good work 👍

[@NobleOfBirth]

I’m so excited! 🎉

[@hexo2342]

Wow insane video, been exited for this for awhile!

[@Strat-Guides]

Thanks for watching!

[@XemawthEvo2]

Gosh this mod looks absolutely beautiful, It's clearly a labor of of love. The immersion with the uniforms, and colors being so bright and vibrant really brings to life the battlefields of the time period. Combining this mod with RBM for a Spartacus campaign is SUCH a cool idea Strat. The inclusion of characters I saw created, and explained in the survey is absolutely awesome too hahaha keep up the great work!! EDIT: OMG long live my man Rufus Stanielicus!! 10th of the Original 13 Gladiators. May he serve his Imperator well! R.I.P. to Oengus a fallen brother of the Arena, Tacticatius, Tiberius Legacius, and Phallus Bigallus. They will never be forgotten for their bravery, and/or goofy ass names.

[@benjifiji2019]

love these kinda of vids!

[@Toxo]

Can't believe you got Maximus Decimus Meridius in your crew! He must've been very young at the time of Spartacus

[@matthewcarroll2533]

Yeah, so young he wouldn't have even been born yet. lol I'm sure plenty of different people have had the name throughout actual history though so it's fine. The Maximus from Gladiator however, was alive during the late Imperial era of roman history so there's no way he would've been around during the Third Servile Revolt.

[@gavinsepicgaming9835]

touhou pfp 0:

[@pendantblade6361]

Took me almost a week to finish this, enjoyed it the whole way through!

[@lunatikkk157]

fantastic video yet again!

[@madeye6896]

Loved the video!

[@LizardTwister]

Very nice way to start a Saturday! That map mod looks crazy good.

[@Strat-Guides]

It's such a different feel when you're on a real map! The design is pretty good too - a couple parts are kind of annoying to deal with, but it's probably a lot more realistic (like rivers that you can't pass so you have to go a full day south to get to a bridge, etc.)

[@mikeyui7543]

Just got home from work to see a 3 and a half hour long video time to relax before work tomorrow and enjoy a movie hopefully this goes to a whole series

[@mortymcmorterson3737]

My recommendation is noting the number of episodes within the video title, I’d missed the message earlier explaining that this is a compilation so others may as well. Had thought it was a 1-shot, rather than your episodic bannerlord videos, which is why I’d skipped over it the first time. Hope the new format works out for you (I’m happy either way) and keep up the good work 😄

[@piotrtasarz7334]

Great way of escapeing family dinner :D life saver content! keep uo the god work!

[@Strat-Guides]

Lol nice, I do the same thing with my in-laws sometimes :D

[@fieryshark1407]

I love long videos. Thank u so much ☺️ 😊🎉

[@tolveor]

feels like im missing a session 0 video where you explain the concept, backstory, character build and goals. I love those sorts of videos. Really looking forward to this one though, its awesome so far.

[@Strat-Guides]

I'm finishing that video up this week - had some issues in editing :(

[@eoghansmith7253]

Epic cliffhanger. I wanted to yell "For Sparticus!" at the end there

[@Lucasekane1986]

#.#0 hrs ? this makes me very happy! :D altho i miss the merc game D:

[@Strat-Guides]

Sadly the viewership dropped drastically with Wartales the last couple of weeks so I pushed Spartacus up sooner to hopefully pick the channel back up. If the new format doesn't work, I'll move the Let's Plays back to the 2nd channel so I don't have to worry about metrics and can just finish projects without having to worry about that kind of stuff. So far, the video is doing well, but I'll need to get a lot more data and run a poll to see if people prefer the single video with multiple episodes in it or one episode per day.

[@Krossiant]

love your videos man.

[@AbstracttDaddy]

Now I have something to watch while I min/max Merag’s first birth

[@clashhoyland9583]

Episode 2: really pleased with how Julius Artorius did, beast even without a shield! Thanks for including my character Strat! Love this campaign so far! Episode 3: disappointing performance from Artorius, few to no kills, seems to be shying from battle... Episode 4: started off similar to E3, did well in some battles. Happy with his learning of how to throw! Episode 5: Consistent with 2/3 kills per battle. nothing special, but did manage to nick Strat's new shield!

[@Strat-Guides]

Glad you made it into the campaign! Thanks you for your service :D

[@medlicotheunremarkable]

Very happy to see Quintus Sertorius made it in there. Quite enjoyed this, didn't realise RBM worked with Eagle Rising. May have to give it a shot myself.

[@derekgarvin6449]

This is a great format.

[@Strat-Guides]

Good to hear, thanks! I'll run a poll in a week or so to see how everyone feels about it.

[@UnTotal1-Requess]

What a magnificent scutum you have, Strat.

[@coreyostrander1763]

Crixus was my favorite character, hope he lives for a while

[@munib9819]

Absolute Gem of Channel I found Randomly ❤️❤️💯

[@Strat-Guides]

I appreciate that! :D

[@Lolztrel]

Love the new series!

[@mioscdoojczyznyidrugiegome5400]

i need more man, great content

[@Strat-Guides]

Thanks!!

[@qAnon118]

hey strat i watch your vids on the side every time i play bannerlord for some company and useful info. @1:54:53 you found a companion called Maximus Decimus Meridius. The name instantly resonated with me and i remember that being Russel Crowes character from the movie Gladiator. "Maximus Decimus Meridius - Commander of the Armies of The North" ❤

[@derekgarvin6449]

Phallus Bigallus?! Man showed up with dat phallus bigallus energy

[@ryanmckeefery9390]

So excited!

[@rigormortis6969]

Make more vids bout bannerlord series, love it man

[@lele_iO]

Great Story. 🎉

[@Ziwon]

YOOOOOOO 30 MINUTE VIDEO HYPED AS HELL

[@GregGolovin]

I'm on episode 3 currently, and I see you hired Gregus! Let's go get rid of those Roman oppressors, Spartacus!

[@Strat-Guides]

Glad you made it into the group! Hopefully you survive :D

[@onetwo8097]

This is an awesome premise and a great mod.

[@anubisftn]

Excited to start this. Thanks for all the hard work! Obligatory comment to help with the algorithm. Seriously, though. Thanks!

[@Tate_THG]

The bannerlord content has been making me wanna play bannerlord again!

[@o.c2092]

very nice

[@Thissamuel196]

strat i need your help im doing a campaign and i started my kingdom and within 10 minutes im at war with every one but southern empire vlandia and khuzaits i cant peace out because it would cost too much and i wouldnt be able to hire other nobles and my kingdom onyl has 500 power my garrisons and militias are being drained and i only have 250k to my name what do i do??

[@bingus8873]

incredible intro strat!

[@Strat-Guides]

Thanks!

[@JanWaltVesely]

Well this take some time to watch. But it was worth it 😎👌

[@combrade-t]

Nice to sit down and watch this EU4 Locational Knowledge is so real 💪💪

[@LeoLpaper]

Happy to see you uploading as always, by the way your mod config menu link in the description is just ui extender again, small mistake :)

[@Nicko0]

I love the kcd music in the background

[@Fexilulz]

Epicrotea! Shall I begin?

[@TheKaD23]

"I can't tell you how many times a comrade made a stupid mistake and went off for themselves, hundreds... no, a thousand times" with his instant realisation of "i play this game way too much". Yes you do, but thanks mate. Been enjoying your content a lot! Just watched the reboot of this, so I'm a little late 8

[@Andrew.W712]

I like when you mention battle stats. "If I don't show it often remind me." as you upload the entire chapter at once. Lol

[@Strat-Guides]

Lol true but I'll be doing it more often in the next chapter :)

[@walterverlaan1286]

Looking forward to this new campaign. I'm ready for it.

[@Strat-Guides]

I hope you enjoy it! I'm working on Chapter 2 this weekend :)

[@PlayerOblivion]

34:58 was the funniest shit, Demetrius probably put all of his mortal strength into that throw

[@NobleOfBirth]

If you want to do more Real World themed tactics, one of the Eastern Roman emperors wrote an army manual in the 6th Century. Check out Maurice’s Strategikon for some really cool historical battle stuff (also good video content)

[@daign2859]

you mean eastern roman empire

[@lucasgotham7584]

@@daign2859 depends on your perspective

[@daign2859]

@@lucasgotham7584 Wtat do you mean? Maurice was the eastern roman emperor west fell long before that

[@NobleOfBirth]

@@daign2859 Sorry slight typo, I meant Eastern 😅 Fixed it now.

[@Strat-Guides]

I've never heard of him before, but I've got it on my list now! Thanks for the suggestion :)

[@Malinar555]

Love the KCD soundtrack, this game gives the medieval some scope!

[@hatredxicey7534]

The intro was amazing

[@Strat-Guides]

Thanks!

[@raider3167]

So you went into a gladiator pit and got partnered up with an older gladiator named Oenemaus. I love it. That’s a reference so very few people are gonna catch, even if they’re 40k fans.

[@udozocklein6023]

but it is the guys name

[@ericbortolato7627]

I love this!! And your pronunciation of "Barcelona" cracks me up every single time. For Lisbon, though, when you say "Lisboa" the way you do, that's more of a Brazilian accent, which is pretty impressive, don't get me wrong. But if you say Lishboa ('sh' in there), that'd be just perfect!!

[@Strat-Guides]

Oh okay thanks for the heads up! I used to work with a couple Brazilians years back and I picked up a few things, but I definitely am ignorant when it comes to pronouncing Portuguese lol

[@dominicadrean2160]

I can't wait for bannerlord World War mods that map would be huge it would probably be just as big as bannerlords World files in the game that world map is huge😊 makes me happy for the future

[@Strat-Guides]

I think it might actually be bigger than the base game map! It certainly feels that way

[@johnwiks2597]

Attic helms the Gladiator movie helmet with the face mask.

[@betin731]

Loving the KCD music

[@bentrieschmann]

Im excited, but I think I preferred the per episode format. Oh, Im also on summer break, so no problem.

[@Strat-Guides]

I'm going to run the whole campaign like this and then do a poll at the end to see what everyone thinks. It's definitely an experiment on my part, so if it doesn't work out I can always go back to the old format after.

[@jeremypedigo9802]

Thought spartcus made his Last stand one gaint cliff not a hill but could be wrong about that also you should have added the part about how they melted thier chains down to forge weapons very intreasting true fact nice video though love this game keep it up 💪

[@Strat-Guides]

Yeah I think you're right - I was having a hard time finding a good map to record for the setting because the European map mod randomized all battles and they don't repeat, so saving and reloading the same battle could be a forest one time and a desert the next load lol Thanks!

[@AndrewTheFrank]

I've done a campaign on this map and one of the things i noticed quickly is that it has lots of natural chokes. Depending on the situation this can feel very good or bad.

[@Toxo]

The sea raiders must've had a corporate retreat for managers going on

[@Strat-Guides]

Lol Derthert was the keynote speaker I bet

[@gas481]

one of my favorite tv shows ever

[@jamesrahe5287]

Thanks for using my character!

[@Strat-Guides]

Thank you for your service - I hope you go on to achieve great things :D

[@Razorrix]

I love the Kingdom Come music in this :D

[@dominicadrean2160]

I can't wait for the World War mods for bannerlord that I guarantee you are going to be made very soon it's going to be fun

[@Lealandry5890]

glad that you like the name of Leana Arbiscueli, actually made research some time ago on roman patronem! I just hope that she lives for some time XD

[@Strat-Guides]

She's a sturdy warrior, has a heck of an arm with those Pila :D

[@Atepa09]

Loving the story behind this one so far. I do prefer the other method of distributing content in the 30m episodes though, way easier to find the videos after the fact as I generally watch them in 30m stint while tredmilling, but whichever format works best for you man. This really makes me want to reinstall bannerlord, but I’m still so horrid at melee combat lol

[@Strat-Guides]

Okay thanks for the feedback! I'm going to do a poll this week to see how everyone feels about the format. I'm considering moving let's plays back to the 2nd channel, by need a little more time to see the date to make sure. It's no different for me to be honest, I edit them all the exact same and uploading 10 videos isn't much more work than uploading one with a ton of time stamps etc.