How did Rome defend its empire? ⚔️ Ancient History DOCUMENTARY

🚩 In this video we analyze the 3 defensive strategies the Roman Empire deployed from c.27BC to 350 AD, as described in Edward Luttwak's book 'The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire'.

📢 Narrated by David McCallion

🎵 Music:
EpidemicSound

Sources:
Luttwak E., The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire (Johns Hopkins, 1979)

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🚩 In this video we analyze the 3 defensive strategies the Roman Empire deployed from c.27BC to 350 AD, as described in Edward Luttwak's book 'The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire'.

[JawsOfHistory]

I find it endlessly fascinating how many Roman camps, on several continents, are major metropolitan cities in the modern world.

[arrikmontijo]

"Strategy divorced from political realities are ineffective at best and disingenuous at worst", what a brilliant, simple, and strong statement. Relevant to date.

[viatorinterra]

I was hoping that Strategy Stuff would also cover Luttwak's book on the Byzantine Empire, but at least his work is now reaching a wider audience.

[schoolofgrowthhacking]

The barbarian incursions were simply a symptom of Rome's downfall, not it's cause. Rome inflicted too many wounds upon itself. Too many instances of Romans killing Romans, and many other strategic blunders. Adrianople was avoidable with a little diplomacy but Roman hubris created a terminal cancer.

[ericbooth]

I need this guy to do my eulogy at my funeral. He’d make me sound like I was the second coming of Caesar

[HistoryDose]

Your Rome content is fascinating and so clearly presented. Making me want to return to covering Rome!

[AmNotHere]

I think you should do more videos on the strategy/policy of various empires (e.g. Hapsburg, Ottoman, Vasas), just like this one on Rome, just to show viewers what goes into the making of this strategy making (e.g. military logistics, fortification etc) and why (e.g. acquiring defensible borders, securing trade routes) and whether fundamentally those empires were successful in their aims or not (e.g. what they wrack with the classic problem blighting most empires of 'strategic overreach').

[razorbird]

One of the best videos I've seen on the Roman frontier system

[justindie]

Also, it needs to be said, a civil war breaking out with almost every emperors death didn’t help either.

[notsm]

This video may be my favourite of all in the channel, for now.
Learned so much I never really considered before. Great work.

[Liberater]

Only recently discovered strategy stuffs amazing videos and was sad to see he hadn’t uploaded in so long but I’m glad that these recent videos have shown he’s still helping provide us with great content!

[gm]

Rome's weakness in defence was that the ruler could not trust commander's not the be ambitious and usurp power.

Armies were long standing professional forces not easily disbanded or raised as in earlier times. Augustus disbanded half the Legions at the end of the civil war sent the rest under his political clients to far flung corners of the Empire and kept a bodyguard of Pretorians and later an Auxillia of Germanics. This was the first weakness. Prior to the Tuetenburg forest disaster Rome was expanding and focused on growth not maintenence. The lowering of military numbers was to lower the power of commanders, but this lowers the ability to expand in a theater of war. Ultimately every Emperor regardles of unit composition followed the same plan. Keep a big enough force at home. Try to install your clients to command the far flung forces and dont let them get enough power, influence or ambition to march home. The less forces the commander has the weaker the boarder is.

[rasulpourjafar]

For a history student like me this channel is so educating well done 👍

[Uzair_Of_Babylon]

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job..

[georgezachos]

One of my favorite creators. Every new video, I'm there.

[thebabylonian]

It was such a valiant attempt at an impossible task that it has been preserved by historians for millennia.

[jonbaxter]

The problem was, Rome expanded, but kept expanding into borders. They were ALWAYS surrounded.

[jaimevenegas]

Burgundy and the burgundians would be a interesting video. They always seem to curve out that one section of France for their own. No matter the Era.

[dholl]

Great way to start my Friday. Thank you!