Rome's most effective Legion (Full history of the 14th Legion, Part 1)

This video covers the humble origins of the legion that will later be named "the most effective" by Emperor Nero. The 14th Legion will gain a series of titles along the way, and will soon become known as "Legio XIIII Martia Gemina Victrix"; Mars' victorious twinned 14th Legion. Mars, being the Roman God of war. The 14th Legion is also one of the longest surviving Legions of Rome, loyally serving the empire for over four hundred years.

Sources:
Dio, Cassius. Roman History, Volume II, III, IV, V, VI.
Tacitus. The Madness of Nero.
Tacitus. Agricola.
Caesar, Julius. Bello Civili.
Caesar, Julius. Bello Gallico.
Dando-Collins, Stephen. Legions of Rome: The Definitive History of Every Imperial Roman Legion. New York, 2010.
Dando-Collins, Stephen. Nero's Killing Machine: The true story of Rome's Remarkable Fourteenth Legion. New York, 2004.

Media used in the video:
Total War: Rome II
Mods for ROME:
"Divide et Impera" (Part 1-4)
"Roman Legions for Divide et Impera"

Intro (0:00)
To trust a Gallic King? (1:35)
To trust Germanic raiders? (7:14)
The Civil War (11:22)
Glory awaits! (16:50)

[Inferencer]

I know these vids are not enough to pay the rent but they bring alot of people joy, Thankyou for putting the work into this.

[TheDreamStrider]

The Historia Channels and the art of using small rectangles to recreate historic maneuvering bring me no small amount of joy.

[sadseal]

>14th legion gets destroyed
>Ceaser is angry
>Builds another 14th legion

[nonenone]

Hell yeah boys. Best channel on youtube is back at it again.

[ZikoHendrix]

We should all thank the historia civillis for his work representing roman legions as rectangles and spreading roman history to us who did know nothing about how great and rich it is.
Also i love how this/your channel is going and growing. Your determination and work to tell the story behind every legend is fantastic. You are doing a great work here. Good luck.

[spasjt]

There should be a TV show for that legion. 400 years can't be covered in a movie. They could literally do a season for every 25 years or major campaign or even battle they were involved in.

[MarvinT]

*_"Hmm, today I'll piss off the man who defeated many Gallic tribes and massacre one of his legions. I'm sure it will go well"_* -Ambiorix, unaware it won't go well

[eddingtonmcclane]

Crisp narration and clear script without unnecessary embellishment. ‘Superb.

[calebroberts]

I hope this channel grows like crazy....these videos are incredibly educational and it's really an underated subject

[emileemile]

I watch a lot of history video's on yt, but you really got your own thing going on. This will be a major channel if you keep uploading regularly. Hope you invest more time in this!

[AdelVinss]

I love the new animation with the rectangles, makes it easier to understand! Keeep it upppp!

[joeeema]

Finally I've been waiting for this!!

[zachariahjock]

I really appreciate that yous use total war assets to tell the narrative. There is really no better thing to use and yous make a good call to use them. And every scene whether map view or battle view is very engaging with the story telling. This is starting to become one of my favorite channels keep up the good work guys!❤

[avalle]

I knew that one of Caesar legions was destroyed in Gaul. But I never make the conection that it was the SAME LEGION that crushed Boudica.

Amazing how they change their fate.

[miasma]

Thank you!! I absolutely love what you did to tell the story. More historical presentations like this are great. I appreciate your time and great information. 👍🏻

[espaniolfanog]

AAAA VIDEEEOOO FINNALLYYY BEEN WAITING SOOO LONG, thanks for the vids:))

[anon]

Great video. One can really imagine the terror the newly reraised 14th legion must have felt walking into that camp finding the corpses of their predecessors who had committed suicide.

[oscarsaravia]

Great visuals, amazing storytelling, I was absolutely compelled to watch the whole video.

[rikudou]

I am not good at saying good things in this language but thank you man. This videos are beyond awesome and I can't wait to see part 2.

[marcofigueroa]

Keep up the good work! I was wondering if you consider investigating notable centurions or warriors that stood out in the legions such as major feats, accomplishments or reputation (positive or negative)