Roman Battle Tactics

Music is Beethoven's Sonata 8, 'Pathetique' - II. Adagio cantabile, performed by Daniel Veesey

[Bazuzeus]

Triarii : "Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually dies young"

[xedack]

6:08 "Let's go back to the battle of the trebia river, if you recall" haha, thanks for the vote of confidence, but I do not, in fact, recall

[Dalipsingh]

"The Triarii were so rarely used..:"
Me, trying to recruit them in Rome Total War: "Damn you, Marius!!!"

[horophim]

It's come to the triarii...
Losely translated, send the spacemarines

[dannyphan]

Tries strategies on Rome 2 Total War:
Our men are running from the battlefield.

[matthiasnagorski]

I forgot the name of this channel, so I typed in "Rome Squares" into the search bar and it popped up.

Third selection from the top.

Works for me.

[Squige]

Now looking for a 'Its come to the Triarii' T-shirt.

[TheGreatMoonFrog]

Me earlier "I don't need to watch this video, I've seen plenty on battle tactics...ah whatever I'll watch it." "The romans first used phalanxes" *mind explodes*

[salgarcia]

A good example of why the "sub commanders" method worked was Macedonia vs ROME. Where the lines of the Phalanx and legions meet. and it was a sub commander who took his men and lead them in a gap to rear flank the Macedonian lines.

[ethanalspencer]

Imagine sending wave after wave against the Roman wall you're facing, finally thinking you've felled their experienced reserve lines only for *yet another* line of men to march up, each of them absolutely scarred, calloused looking mofos who have seen more battles than you've seen new years. It's come to the Triarii.

[mattpask]

lmao, how many people came here to pick up better battle tactics and strategies when playing Rome: Total War?

[DaveCoenDrGM]

I think I know where you might have seen that mention about Triarii demanding to be put to the fight. In compiled works of Niccolò Machiavelli. Aside of world-famous "Prince" he made a fairly lengthy analysis of tactics, strategy and problems with morale. Large portion was dedicated to Romans IIRC.

[Alpha]

The most impressive example of what was said in the end of the video about Rome's adaptability is probably back when it was fighting Carthage. It built a navy out of nothing and rebuilt it several times (I believe). They also turned sea battles into land battles to suit their strengths.

[duesalbladesinger]

Ah, the phalanx. Fantastic for defense, fucking awful for attack.

[Rubashow]

Yeah but what if the Etruscans research Castle Age faster and just mass Scorpions?

[johnkoestler]

A self-sufficient army like the Cohort should not happen to a country for the long-term stability. If the central government allows a troop to be self-sufficient, maybe it would relieve it's financial burden and let the troop fight more effectively for a while. But after the war, you'll find the troop is no longer controlled by you but the generals, which is as known as warlords.

[kvarnerinfoTV]

In fact main reason for the Marian reforms wasn't the one you stated. Main reason was that soldiers went on campaigns for years and their farms were neglected, their families destroyed...etc.
That was the main reason for professional army.

[masterluxu]

It has been an honor and a privilege to have been here all this time and watched you create the Roman series on this channel.

It’s by far my favorite experience on YouTube. And something I won’t forget any time soon.
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication my friend.
SPQR

[glennboeckx]

This is why I greatly respect romans. They might just be the most pragmatic, get-your-shit-together of the ancients. The greeks did a great job thinking about ideas and the romans about making things happen both very important.

[godlike]

I don’t think I’ll ever understand why YouTube has recommended me this but I’m happy about it