Battle of Sentinum, 295 BC - Clash of the Five Nations ⚔️ Third Samnite War (Part 2) ⚔️ DOCUMENTARY
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PART 3 • Battle of Aquilonia, 2...
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📚 Sources:
Cassius Dio, Roman History
Diodorus Siculus, Library of History
Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities
Frontinus, Stratagems
Livy, From the Founding of the City
Polybius, Histories
Zonaras, Epitome of Histories
Bradley, G. 2020: Early Rome to 290 BC: The Beginnings of the City and the Rise of the Republic, Edinburgh.
Cornell, T. 2017: ‘The “Samnite Wars,” 343-290 BC, in M. Whitby & H. Sidebottom (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Ancient Battles, Malden MA, Oxford & Chichester, West Sussex, 2.469-479.
Forsyth, G. 2006: A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War, Berkeley.
Oakley, S. P. 1997-2005: A Commentary on Livy, Books VI-X, Oxford.
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Please give me a link to part 1 of the Battle of Sentinum
@@AnimeFan-dl4qd no the parts are for the entire 3rd Samnite War. The entire battle of sentinum is part 2. Part 1 was an earlier battle. I’ll send you the link though
@@iexist3919 Oh, I see. If you write me the name of the part one battle, I am sure that I will find it.
@@AnimeFan-dl4qd I already sent you the link in my reply, but it is named the Battle of Tifernum.
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What a systematic war machine Rome was always fascinates me at the core... Incredible leadership and devoutness to the cause...
the Roman is basically a perfect balance between Spartan military prowess and Athenian ingenuity
💯 agree there ability to keep coming back after defeats time after time is truly the spirit of ancient Roma 😅
Give the Roman Senate and Imperial Court its credit. They had the best and most effective propoganda/xenophobia campaigns in all our recorded history. That's what it takes to get millions of people over two thousand years to throw away their lives for the preservation of ruling elite. Only institutions that come close are Christianity and Islam.
they are bunch of thugs
@@tanthedreamer Rome is a perfected version of Sparta.. Both are militarised state led by 2 leaders
"I rather die than walk under the yoke" something I told my friends that they didn't understand. The Devotio was the ultimate moral booster.
The fact that fabius lost only 1700 men show's how much of a cool headed and brilliant commander he was.
Be careful: He also had different enemies.
Dont know if that is to say so easily. We actually know pretty little of history, and often times told by a particular society. And i mean - plenty probably die when the battle is hot. apparently it went for quite a while and soldiers were surely getting tired already when dacius went to get killed.
pretty sure its not really that accurate. even if the romans sat there counting survivors and dead for days you really think they would record accurately much less honestly?
That isn't exactly good. Most victorious armies suffer very few casualties in the Battle compared to the enemy. Usually not more than 1,000. Hannibal lost 5,700 men at Cannae and that was considered high for him. The fact that the Romans suffered 8,700 losses as the victor is terrible.
I *love* how in your map banners under its leader name you put the house / family the man came from. It instantly provides another wrinkle of information for those interested. For example seeing Lucius Volumnius as a Novus Homo made me want to read up how he and Appius Claudius managed to get together to form their partnership. Thank you for this detail it is just one of many little things that make your channel a cut above the rest.
It's fascinating looking deeper into these details. As for Volumnius and Appius, it was probably Volumnius' recorded affability that allowed them to work well together on the field, but he and Appius didn't actually have a particularly good relationship. Although they had already served together as consuls in 307 BC, in the lead-up to the elections in 297 Appius tried to ensure that the Plebeians be excluded from the consulship. It was Curius Dentatus, the tribune of the Plebs, the man who would later defeat Pyrrhus, who vetoed Appius' proposal, allowing Volumnius to be elected. Later, Appius greatly resented Volumnius when the latter marched to his aid, claiming he did not need his colleague's help, but then being pressured to accept the help by his own officers. During the tense encounter, Appius supposedly disparaged Volumnius as an inarticulate speaker, while grudgingly praising that his oratorical skills had improved over time (Livy 10.19). Volumnius responded that ‘I would much rather that you had learnt from me to act with vigour and decision than that I should have learnt from you to be a clever speaker.’
@@byronwaldron7933 Great insight, Byron, thank you for sharing.
@@robertewins1112 My pleasure!
There are two types of badass - the calm, collected kind and the DEVOTIO kind
ahahaha perfect xD
wolf: "hey bros whatsup?" roman: "LETS KILL THOSE LOSERS OVER THERE, WOLF WILLS IT" wolf: "alright, imma go over here"
Mars -- not just any wolf.
ahaha
Hahaha..
Wolf: "Hey, Romans, those those guys over there are kill stealers, I just lost my achievement." Romans:
The wolf passing through the ranks part is so amazing. Imagine how high would be their spirit at this moment.
It probably didn't happen but was invented afterwards to give the battle a more mythical flair. 'It was destined to be like this... The wolf is the symbol for Rome...'
@@AudieHolland possible
@@thibs2837 Even in modern times, there's always things added to make for a more dramatic recounting of the battle. For instance, during the battle for the Arnhem Bridge, when the Germans demanded the British airbornes to surrender, the director wanted to have John Frost reply with the 'We can't accept your surrender!' The real Frost was on location as technical advisor and he protested, saying he just told his second in command 'tell them to go to hell.' So the fictional 'we can't accept your surrender' line was given to the second in command.
@@AudieHolland interesting
And immediately made me root for them. I hope it actually happened. Much, much stranger things have happened.
Honestly just a masterpiece of historical content
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Hi all. I researched and co-wrote the video. Happy to answer questions. Here are some extra tidbits: - Some annalists claim that, at Sentinum, Volumnius reinforced the Roman army and commanded part of it. If true, this would be another example of Volumnius zipping back and forth between different regions (Samnium, Etruria, Campania, Auruncia). - The Sentinum region was located in Umbria but near Etruria and Cisalpine Gaul. From there, the consuls could strike at any of the three. - During the Second Samnite War, Fabius had defeated the Etruscans and Umbrians in a series of battles between 310 and 307 BC, and in doing so he had penetrated further north than any general before him. This was a key reason why he was assigned the Sentinum campaign. - The consul of 299 BC, Valerius Corvus ('the Crow'), was a septuagenarian war hero who had won victories in the First Samnite War and had been awarded four triumphs between 346 and 301 BC.
I have a question, how can the Samnites realistically continue fighting for 5 more years after losing some 50k fighting men in a span of a few months? It's hard for me to understand how they don't just immediately get conquered by the Romans after such immense losses.
@@sirjoey3137 I don't want to give away too much of Part 3, but Roman performance in 294 was a little underwhelming, with Regulus suffering a defeat to a numerically inferior Samnite force, and the fighting in 291 and 290 appears to have mostly consisted of the Samnites remaining behind their walls rather than fighting pitched battles. However, further major defeats were indeed suffered by the Samnites in 293 and 292. The Samnites were a tough enemy. They were fiercely warlike and, like the Romans, they were populous. They could also hold out in their mountain strongholds. It's probably not dissimilar to how stubborn the Romans were despite the losses in the Pyrrhic War, First Punic War and Second Punic War, with the Samnites displaying a similar stubbornness as well as resorting to extraordinary measures, notably the linen legion of 293 and the return of the elderly Gaius Pontius (the victor of the Caudine Forks) to the field in 292. Their tenacity is also reflected in the fact that the First Samnite War (343-341) was not a clear Roman victory but rather ended in a negotiated settlement, and the fact that the Second Samnite War lasted 22 years (326-304).
@@byronwaldron7933 thanks for the response, and yeah I did notice similarities with Rome during the Punic wars definitely. I just figured there was a pretty big difference because they were such long wars.
@@byronwaldron7933 How often was the devotio employed? I've only heard of the two examples mentioned in the video, but given that the pontiff performed the ceremony on the field, it had to be something that the Romans did on, if not a regular basis, then often enough to have a speedy service.
What were your main sources? I'm guessing Livy was one of them.
I think I smell a devotio. Great series. So little stuff on this era of Roman history. Polybius only glazes over this time. Outstanding! Cheers from Tennessee.
I immediately realised the guy will die the second I heard the words "Roman Cavalry"
@@hannibalburgers477 Equities. What are you gonna do? LoL. I think that's why Caesar hired Germans and Celts. Cheers
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That Fabius. Always the voice of reason. And yet, his colleagues don't listen to him and then go die. Again and again and again.
yea!
Luckily for the Romans, Scipio didn't adhere to Fabius' advice when the opportunity presented itself. Then again, he wasn't going up against Hannibal when he did, except for Zama.
If you meant Fabius The Delayer he was grandson of this Fabius “Rullus or Rullianus” Who was fight in Second Punic War
@@galerius4351 oh dang. I thought they were the same person. Looks like cautiousness ran in the family 😂
@@eldorados_lost_searcher mate its not scipio africanus or fabius the delayer here, its their great-grandfather and grandfather respectively
Watching the post-battle campaign shifts in the Roman favor was and IS one of the most satisfying aspects of Roman warfare. The way they methodically dismantle the opposition, the war machine of the Roman military seemingly unstoppable - the Romans truly made war into a refined art.
"I carry before me terror, rout, carnage, blood and the wrath of all the gods, those above and below! I will infect the standards, the armor, the weapons of the enemy with dire and manifold death! The place of my destruction shall also witness that of the Gauls and Samnites!" - Publius Decius Mus Edit: His devotio was badass indeed but i still prefer this one: "Leeeeeroy Jenkins"
Rip, dedicated is whole life to rome.
@@chungus1219 Nobles will kill this man
@@josephking9337 and?
ahahaha
I had to chuckle at how HistoryMarche are like: "Yeah, Decius was brave, but Fabius was smart."
Glad you caught that hehe
Love the dramatic flair and narration. Keep up the amazing work❤️ Is the Hannibal series still being worked on?
Thank you. Yes Hannibal is on, working on part 19 and 20
@@HistoryMarche We are in for the long haul for this Carthaginian genius.
5 out of 5 stars. Particular props for using the Wilhelm scream around 17:56.
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I found it amazing that Roma could rally such large armies at the time.
Tbh these aren't even that big, the roman army at Cannae was twice as large.
Meanwhile the whole of medieval france could barely gather half of these numbers
@@kleinenfuchse5365 but much harder to maintain
@@kleinenfuchse5365 so not that obvious
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Yeah, a lot of people don't know much about them because Rome just took over so much. I wonder how much it is that we don't know because the Romans destroyed everything there was to know about them.
Oh, nice to see more videos about this Samnait wars! Thank you!
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The opening to this video was brilliantly done. Love all of your vids @historymarche
Damn!! These videos are just too good!!!! Thank you all.
very high quality documentary, keep up the amazing work
The legend about the stag and the wolf is so fascinating!!
Another great video and history. Thank you.
Wow I never heard this story of the deer and wolf before! Great video 💯
the re-election of a Consul within the ten year term limit was not unpresdented. During the Second Samnite war, Lucius Papirius Cursor was elected first in 326 BC, then 320, 319, 315, and 313; thus all of his consulships baring the first were techinally a breach of the Law of Genucius, passed in 342 BC.
The Wilhelm scream after Decimus charges, peak humbling.
Great job, as always!
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I love videos like this. Fills in different parts of history that I do not know much about.
Excellent as always. Thank you.
I love the quality of the drawn battle scene animations, they give a very authentic touch. Keep up the good work!
Great video as the others. Love your work.
Much appreciated! Thank you for the support. You are very kind.
outstanding look forward to next
This is good, it will help me digest a big meal I just had last night 😁👍
Great to see you Dennis!
Epic intro with the deer and the wolf.
your videos are just amazing. thank you so much for your work
Dang, Rome was so pro they won the 1v4. GG They even got half the coalition to march away to chase their raids which allowed Rome to deal the blow on the main force. Pro moves.
Very well made - the video. Loved it.
Again very nice video can't wait to see more!
Wow, I’d never heard of the Devotio before. Very interesting information
yeah! me too
Well done as Always.
Ooohh, how the mighty have fallen. From generals doing Devotio rather then losing a battle to, "i'll pay the soldiers with money i dont have to make me Emperor."
Amazing as always!
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excellent work. again
A wonderful historical channel thanks for
Decius: "I'm gonna do what's called a pro-gamer move." *Martyrdom: Drop a live grenade when killed.*
Thx again. A story worth telling.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for the video 😉
thanks for posting, i love these viedos
Fabius Maximum. What a name. Postumius sounds like a name of ill omen though. After the Romans opened an avenue for the wolf 🐺, I immediately decided I wanted them to win. Love the army sizes in these days.
The Roman system of communication must have been amazing. How did they communicate with the legions in Rome to have so quick an effect of getting the Etruscans and Umbrians to leave? Romans were ingenious, but I don't think they had radios.
I do enjoy pre-caesar roman content, so keep it up :)
You guys do a great job
It's amazing that we know about such old or ancient wars and understand what went on, would be terrible if history had forgotten about these people and all the people of the ancient wars..there's no us without them and their sacrifice.
The Punic Wars have undeservedly overshadowed the Samnite Wars, which may have been less epic but were definitely bloody, exhausting and decisive in the end.
Great work, thanks!
the deer and wolf story probably never happened but I still love those little antidotes mixed into the battle
Praise be to Bellona! HM has uploaded the continuation!
Great video, i enjoy it a lot!
These are so fucking good I’m binged watch these and sometimes I close my eyes and I’m watching from a birds eye view.
Music from 18:10 seems same as ,,The Cavern of Isengard'' (1:27) (soundtrack from LOtR). But is honestly well put! Geat video as always! Love ya work
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I wish I had THIS kind of history material when I was in school, can you imagine if teachers used this nowadays? I can guarantee you that children WOULD be more interested in history. We all know when you enjoy something in life, you tend to put more effort into it. Props to you, History Marche. Keep doing your thing.
Wild to think about what the world would be like if that wolf hadn't appeared.
Very interesting to learn about the formation and initial expansion of Rome. It created the political, military and economic model that continued very much until the 3 century
great video!
Great video!⚔
Love your vids guys 😍
Cool stuff. Played this one in the Slitherine game called "Legion Arena", but I didn't know the background.
Beautiful
As much as Decian family was known for their foolhardy attack first strategy. Fabian family's defensive strategy always won them most wars on the long run
Love this
Superb!!
Real cool thanks y’all
This video was great
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Very interesting.
Decius: "I'll win this battle through ritual suicide, earning us the favor of the gods to crush these heathens!" Fabius: "....or I'll just use superior battle tactics and not act like a reckless fool...." Decius: "Pfft! That will never work.......Banzai!!!!!!"
Decius's sacrifice restored morales which saved the battle front, giving Fabius the opportunity to employ his tactics in the first place. Romans at the time viewed it as the gods altering fate in their favor.
"I carry before me terror and rout " How cool this line is :O
Well done
Wonderful Video.
You’re videos are emaculate. We need part 19 of the Hannibal series. No more Fabian strategy.
Working on it
The Roman Legions between Sentinum and Adrianople were untouchable, and their biggest advantage was a terrifying consistency in willingness to die. You could even extend that reign to the battle of Yarmouk since the armies of Romans were still first rate even as their empire fell apart. Only nation that could match them were the armies of China who may have been mostly conscripts but were vast beyond measure and relied on very talented commanders who would know how to press the Romans on many fronts at once with their ridiculous numbers that outmatched Roman levies, and still it would take several generations and actual millions dead to truly defeat them.
Rome and China military mind set are similar >loses battle >lost half the population >raises new even larger army
@@raidang yeo and thats the secret of war. You can't lose if you always refuse to surrender. Fight or die to the last. Even the last Roman emperor died in the battle during the seige against Constantinople.
nice work
Excellent
Thank you so much 😀
@@HistoryMarche my pleasure. It's like your videos are tailor made for me
When fellow Italians (North, Centre or South) resent being under Rome, remember: we did have our chances...😄
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His vídeós never get old
Devotio. Absolutely bad ass.
34 000 men killed on the field. Mostly on foot with swords and spears. That's insane.
fantastic