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Yep that is why if i was not a noble knight I would want to be a mounted crossbowman or something so that when the nobles decide the battle is lost you’re not left to be slaughtered like the footmen
Julius Caesar wrote his own history, Alexander the Great wrote his own history but Hannibal’s history was written by his enemies. That’s how much they admired him
@@adachichay9298 ummm, so yeah... first, the term "to write your own history" has nothing to do with publishing memoirs, it means that someone was a trailblazer, that they did things differently, that they were fiercely independent, and so they could lay claim to saying, as Sinatra once put it, "I did it myyyy way". Second, a persons "enemies" aren't just those people one has physically fought with, enemies are anyone who holds different views to those of your own. And, last, almost NOBODY wrote autobiographies up until the enlightenment era - or about 300 years ago. Bro didn't intend for his comment to be read in a strictly literal sense, but rather in an inferential, figurative, manner.
@@saya_miguel_akunlama3008 Nar they were better all round leaders. Hannibal was a general. He only new how to win battles. To take the next step you need much more which is what Caesar and Alexander had. They were statesmen. What I’m getting at is the fact the way the Romans wrote Hannibal’s history they admired him even tho he was an enemy of Rome. He taught them how to fight.
Did the Romans eventually develop better scouting tactics because of Hannibal? It feels like so many things had to go right for Hannibal. Absolute perfect timing as well.
Not sure what he did here. In Cannae he used the dust emanating from the initial clash to hide 2 large contingents that would flank the Romans after luring them further. In Trasimene, the Romans in pursuit never suspected the Carthiginians from the mountainside as there were no tracks from that direction. Hannibal marched them forward and around through the mountains. The Romans were blocked before they could see those tracks. I learned that from this series. No doubt, he hid their tracks here as well.
We learned a lot about Rome and also Carthago and Hannibal, but I dont remember that his military tactics was emphasised as much as he deserved (I live in Hungary)
Not really, he made only one mistake - not attacking Rome. If he did there was no way they could have stopped him. Also in the end Hannibal lost because of incopetent leaders in Carthage. If the Carthaginian nobility werent idiots, they would have let Hannibal do his stuff in Italy and wait Scipio out - Scipio could not take Carthage with the army he had. But the nobility forced Hannibal to return thus causing the downfall.
na, the romans just didnt give up, every battle was decisive. After cannae if history was fair, the romans would have crumbled. whats important is that it was hanibal and his famaly and conquered lands (spain) against rome, without meaning full suport from cartage. They even betraied him after wars. He maby should have just let scipio take africa, while he consoldiadated to march on rome. i mean with scipio in africa, who would have stopped him? Once rome would have been raised to the ground the empire would have fallen apart. problem he never wanted to kill rome. just defeat thm to get back what rome had taken.
One of his old man a uncle or a friend dont know for sure but maybe maco but what he said i remember vividly : Hannibal.. you know how to win a battle, but you dont know how to use your victory.
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@@Ouail98 Numidia is modern day Algeria though And the horses have become hybrid between Arab and Berber horses I think there still exist some pure Berber horses in north Africa
@@thedstorm8922 Carthage, who turned against Masinissa,, and allied with Syphax in return for helping him occupy Massilia, which is ruled by Masinissa. You really need history lessons
@@dimitrinavyseals2530 We mostly have to blame ourselves, two main reasons I see : 1 - lack of wealth and freedom to produce a strong enough cultural cinema industry to promote our history. 2- North African governments want their states to belong to the arab world and therefore they underplay their pre Islamic history by a big lot and they prefer to put forward what comes after it.
It was so brutal, in fact, that the nearby town was called Bloodbath (forgot how it was in Italian) because of it Edit: no, i confused battle at trebia with another Hannibal's major battle. I'm sure battle of trebia was nonetheless brutal though
Seriously bro sometimes I think about that like now a days we think modern warfare is brutal but we die pretty quickly from a bomb or bullet...now imagine hundreds of men clashing and cutting each other’s limbs off while you hear cries for help and suffering all around you it would have been hell
Romans battled bloody hand to hand combat. Legionnaires would thrust their sword, then deflect with shield. Repeated stab and deflect technique. Well versed and trained. Dismemberment heads and limbs was inefficient. It was about stabbing their enemies quickly and effectively. It was efficient for maintaining battle lines and stamina. It was in Medieval battles as Axes, Polaxes, Polarms, and plethora of other highly lethal weapons were around where dismemberment would become guaranteed. Medieval Longswords were designed for piercing and not slashing. That's where they were most effective. Nice video thank you. Ave.
@@sultanmomenofzenata177 right on. They could have avoided that route with a reserve. Maybe run some scouts on the flanks before engaging the main line. I feel like that's basic stuff but maybe in that time, the Romans hadn't ever needed those tactics until they encountered a guy like Hannibal.
@@soldat2501 yeah definitely facing Hannibal though them a lot of lessons, as indeed as you said these are basics especially with infantry not to mention that the manapul system was made to have 3 different lines I don't understand why they would send them all together, I guess the only reason would be that the general leading the legions is dumb as f****
@@sultanmomenofzenata177 The general probably thought he could crush Hannibal's men in one single push, his calculation could have succeeded if his opponent wasn't Hannibal And also the problem with not having enough experiences to develop mature scouting tactics
Well so were the Carthaginians... I'd say they were even more worn out because of constant raids and the Alps crossing, add to that a march from the eastern coast of Spain, there's no way the Romans were more tired and in worse shape than the Carthaginians
It wasn't so much strength as it was sheer weight in numbers. The Romans deployed 55,000 infantry against 32,000 Carthaginian. Hannibal was heavily outnumbered at Cannae, but smashed the Romans anyway.
The superiority of the Numidian cavalry seemed to be a decisive factor in several of Hannibal's battles. I can see why they had a reputation for horsemanship.
The greatest generals of all time for me: Classical antiquity era - *Hannibal* Late antiquity(Middle Ages) - *Khalid Ibn Alwalid* Modern (The Enlightenment) - *Napoleon*
Carthage[a] was an ancient city on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world. It became the capital city of the civilisation of Ancient Carthage and later Roman Carthage.
Its not the strategy that was amazing, its the timing of all components coming together was incredible not just for its time but also today. In case anyone wondering, Im talking about the communication/timing of communication between the units.
@@Ghost_of_GabyCarthage definitely wasn’t the underdog though? Hannibal was literally running though Italy for 13 years winning over 20 battles never losing one, not sure how Carthage was the underdog lol
The backing music on the orginal version of this make it epic. Now I've tried to get friends to watch this but they do not appreciate how amazing this channel is. Keep it up guys. I love these videos and honestly wish i was shown them in school
This is not an ambush - it is 'surprise reinforcements' to a pitched battle leading to an encirclement. Hannibal was a genius, but please get him right.
When someone is born out of your oppression to insecure you and your so called glory.Hanibaal will always be remembered as Romes worst nightmare as he almost pushed Rome into an existential crisis. Well thus it teaches us why someone shouldn’t overly push anyone in anything to face a Hannibal
Later on there was a roman general that learned that if Elephants are charging the best thing to do is to group up with large gaps in between and have everyone stand completely still. The Elephants ran harmlessly by them .
I tried doing this in Bannerlord but my hidden troops were discovered cause the AI automatically detects wherever the enemy is so hiding strategy is impossible to do
It seems the hidden troops were kinda pointless here , Since the numidian cavalry defeated the roman cavalry eitherway and was free to encircle the roman lines whether with hidden troops or not ..
@@MaXiMoS54 the Romans sent multiple armies always outnumbering him yet with a single army he kept defeating them, the only thing he had at an advantage was his cavalry.
The infantry were also arranged as opposites. Romans tended to focus heavier infantry in the center because they figured that’s the heaviest fighting, while Hannibal had his best infantry on the flanks. As his center faced a superior force it was driven back and destroyed but that only made it so the Roman center would over advance and be more vulnerable to attack from the rear and sides
Looks remarkably like one of my recent battles on Rome: Total War. I guess it's a pretty general strategy but still nice to know I'm thinking along the same lines as Hannibal.
Hannibal’s son fighting in the van with the recruited tribesmen in the center is the best part. Basically saying I’m not sending you as lambs to be slaughtered.
