Battle of Forum Gallorum, 43 BC ⚔️ The Rise of Caesar Augustus (Part 1) 

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They should have put a few grizzled experienced but handicapped officers in charge (unable to directly fight, but very useful), and had them get the raw recruits to digging ditches and stakes around the camp, and take 10% of them as water bearers, telling them to "fill in if you see a casualty and want to be a real warrior". Most of them would have born water, given it out, then jumped in, and then I'd have the next 200 or so go forward and so forth. a steady dribble of raw recruits, surrounded by vets and mimicking them and desperate to show their bravery would have added quite a force factor.

@@mutteringmale both sides were too proud to hide behind ditches and stakes. They weren't fighting to survive, or to win or lose. The outcome was already known to the veterans of both sides before they engaged. All that was left was to win and lose with honor. The raw recruits would have stained the honor of the side who knew this wasn't a battle they were gonna win.

Indeed, it's the stuff of movies that we've never seen in any flick about the time. This would be an outstanding battle to cover.

Christ is there anything Mark Anthony DIDN'T fuckup?

Better story than most tv shows

@@jonbaxter2254 Couldn’t have said it better

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I can't wait until the next episode and I haven't watched it yet

This is where veterans became key. They had just enough of an edge to win a battle.

@@reheyesd8666 At Pharsalos Caesar was outnumbered two to one by Pompey's well-trained but less experienced infantry. In cavalry it was more like ten to one. But a line of reserve infantry hidden behind Caesar's thin cavalry screen on his right flank managed to turn back the main Pompeian assault by cavalry and light troops by using their pila (javelins) as spears instead of missiles. The latter routed from the field as this reserve force briefly pursued, then turned on Pompey's left flank. Meanwhile Caesar's front-line infantry had already engaged their Pompeian counterparts, who were deployed in deep formations that enhanced stability but afforded less flexibility. At this point Caesar committed his last reserve forces to the battle, soon prompting the entire enemy force to rout away. Thousands were killed, even more captured, although Pompey and most of his subordinates escaped. Caesar claimed his own losses amounted to less than 250 killed, although like Napoleon he probably understated these. [Source: Adrian Goldsworthy's Caesar: The Life of a Colossus]

Wars are usually fought by the young and inexperienced, but this was different. It must have been a thing to see Veterans of this magnitude, masters of the art of War, solemnly walking to the task at hand, except this time the enemy was his own brother.

In a case like this you have to have a hidden force factor that you can insert at a critical time; archers, a wing of light cavalry, a hidden century in the woods. Wave a giant red flag at the right time, and wham! No more M.Anthony, who I would immediately behead.

Yes sir.

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*SPOILER ALERT*

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Hannibal 16 in 3-4 days

It's the sequel to Caesar, not as good but still enjoyable

@@HistoryMarche Oh my stars, yes :)

Hannibal wasn’t black

@@HistoryMarche *gulp*

I always thought that story about the poisonous mushrooms to be much hokey baloney. He lived a long time in a time of very limited medical care. I ascribe that to his being careful of what he ate and not be a glutton. Something to be said for the "Miditeranean (sp?) diet". :)

That is why roman never expanded to parthians

I think a good deal of luck was involved in that choice, the future Augustus was 19 when the events of this video take place and Caesar had spent most of the 5 previous years before his death fighting a civil war and most of the previous decade conquering Gaul, Octavius only came to his attention in 51 B.C when he delivered the eulogy of his grandmother, Caesar's sister, at her funeral. But Caesar had other grandnephews like Pedius and Pinarius and even Marcus Antonius himself was a relative of his so whatever he saw in the young Octavius must had been pretty impressive even though they probably did not have enough time to get to know themselves too much.

@@g.sergiusfidenas6650 plus he chose him over Anthony. Wonder how it turns out if Anthony got his name and money.

Antony line later got to be emperor.

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This Caesar ws much greater than Julius, who made a stupid fatal mistake in the forum, and all you need at that level is to make one mistake, and that's all you get....most of the time.

Leading to longest time of peace in the Roman empire, which also means the richest. America needs to understand that you can fight little wars, like Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan for training, profit and to keep your military sharp, but you have to WIN them, not consistently lose every war, to be a great, rich and powerful nation.

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Yeah, the kid's got potential

From yesterday? Holy hell that'll be some "digestion". It'll be a bloodbath in the toilet far greater than at Forum Gallorum :)

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Hannibal 16 coming in 3-4 days

@@HistoryMarche lovely! keep them coming!

@@HistoryMarche any new Hannibal after 17?

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Yah, yah....it also helps that some of the world's best marble, Carrera, is close by, in copious quantity, and with slave and prisoner labor pennies on the dollar, voila! A city of marble. If Augustus had started in Maine under the same conditions, Boston would be a city of granite.

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Yes, that's the period.

@@HistoryMarche I am waiting for the entire series with great anticipation.

Most likely in December or early January. My main researcher on Uhud is busy with his own projects.

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IMO Mark Anthony was brave, cunning, and capable commander, but not really at the level of Caesar, Sulla, or Scipio Africanus, nor the latter great Roman leaders/generals like Agrippa, Trajan, or Aurelian.

He was not much of a general, but he had a friend who was amongst the best, and extremely loyal. And Octavianus was smart enough to let him do his job.

Octavius wasn't a good general and definitely not a good man.

Agrippa was Octavian's general/admiral and did a lot of the heavy lifting

That's a considerable stretch. Antony certainly had an uncouth reputation among subsequent Augustan historians (who, at any rate, all took Octavian's side - as they were expected to) but there's nothing to suggest Antony lacked competence in statecraft. He received appointment to positions of statecraft by Caesar himself, so that can clearly be taken as Caesar's personal endorsement of Antony's capacity for statecraft. Also, as others said, Octavian did little generalship himself, and left this to Agrippa. Moreover, Octavian would never have been in the position to dominate Rome after Actium if not for the results of the prior Battle of Philippi, which was Antony's victory. So Octavian built off of Antony's achievements.

Octavian wasn't a good general. But he had the legendary Agrippa at his side. Augustus was a genius as an administrator. Agrippa was August's closest and most loyal friend until his death...and he was an exceptionally talented general and very intelligent. Octavian didn't have a stomach for anything military related. He'd usually "become sick" or had a reason to leave whenever military leadership was required, and then Agrippa would handle things. Later, Agrippa just handled everything military related by default. And of course, Agrippa was also Octavian's most trusted advisor. Accepting the will of Caesar was optional and came with making lots of dangerous enemies. The idea of marching to Rome to accept the will came from Agrippa. And much of everything else Octavian did was influenced by the trusted advice of Agrippa.

Yes, that's right. Historia Civilis did an excellent video on the aftermath of the assassination on his channel, it's super interesting and kind of ridiculous how badly the conspirators screwed up after the assassination. And also before.

He was not included, partially because because a good deal of the killers were part of Caesar's own faction and thus had not been allied to him and partially because those ones who were true believers like Brutus did not trusted his commitment as he had prefered to stay neutral during the civil war.

@@resileaf9501 oh I remember watching it, that guy gone to great detail and put his opinion on vague matters too, hope he is fine because I'm concerned of him not uploading for months now

Glad you enjoyed it

welp my bad...i think its the battle coming after this one

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