The 10 Greatest Generals in Rome's Military History - Historical Curiosities - See U in History

using Innovative tactics and strategies for the time Rome became one of History's Greatest empires in large part this was due to the Strategic expertise of its generals who were the driving force behind such military success they were responsible for expanding the Republic and the Empire through War greatly increasing the number of Roman provinces in this video we will look at 10 of the greatest generals of the Roman army and their major achievements known as one of the greatest generals and strategists in history Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus won many epic battles in the Second Punic War 218-201 BC but his greatest victory was certainly at the Battle of Zama when he defeated the carthaginian general Hannibal Scipio traveled with his army to the Village of Zama the location of the carthaginian troops camp in the battle that occurred on October 19th 202 BC Scipio was outnumbered he had a modest Army and Cavalry Advantage but Hannibal had veterans from the entire Italian campaign and 80 war elephants the battle began when Hannibal used the elephants to tear apart the Roman front line but Scipio was a good strategist and trained his soldiers to handle the animals he organized his men into vertical columns with paths in the middle set traps on the ground and had them blow trumpets to scare the elephants away some elephants fell into the ground openings others were forced to turn back toward the carthaginian soldiers Hannibal's strategy failed and after a bloody and time-consuming battle the Romans won after the defeat Descartes the genian Senate signed the surrender agreement ending a war that lasted almost 20 years with the victory Rome secured control of the Western Mediterranean began annexing the Iberian Peninsula and established alliances in North Africa Marius is considered responsible for several actions that had considerable influence on the transformation of Roman civilization from Republic to Empire he allowed landless Romans to join the Army before that they were required to own property at the same time he changed the law so that Romans had to carry their own equipment these became known as marius's mules he was also console act seven times something unprecedented from 107 BC however the office became increasingly autocratic the election had to do with granting emergency powers to fight invading Horrors than with enforcing the Constitution Marius also distinguished himself as a shrew General and several campaigns especially in Africa and against German tribes he defeated the tutons as they Advance towards Italy this tribe had engineered a two-prong attack together with the dramatic tribe the simbry from their positions in Gaul he ambushed the near the Alves and killed about one hundred thousand Invaders despite being born poor Sola achieved a renowned position in the Roman army and was an essential piece in the victory of the jurgathan war jurgatha chief of the numidians had defied Roman decree when he invaded numidia for his own royal family Rome retaliated defeating the leader and forcing him into Exile in Mauritania sullah made a deal with bocus king of Mauritania who handed jurgatha over to the Romans the war ended without Bloodshed and for this he was praised in the Senate he then fought alongside Marius against the simply and Teutonic Invaders before taking political office he was even console after his efforts as a general during the social war of 91 to 88 BC sullah became the first general to march on Rome in response to Marius causing him to dismiss him from his position although several of his commanders refused to follow him he forced Marius out of the city however the latter returned later and resumed power while solo was campaigning in Asia in 82 BC Sola marched on Rome for the second time the Senate appointed him dictator giving him almost unlimited power with a wealthy provincial background Magnus or pompe the great was one of the main leaders in the last Decades of the Roman Republic and Rome's most famous General during its Twilight he first entered politics when he used his troops to help Sola liberate Rome from the marians in 83 BC with that Victory he received the epithet teenage butcher later when pirates began threatening Rome's wheat Supply in 67 BC Pompeii LED 120 000 soldiers and 500 ships dividing the Mediterranean into 12 zones he solved the problem in three months Pompey subsequently formed an alliance known as the first Roman triumvirate along with Julius Caesar and Crassus he married Caesar's daughter Julia to consolidate the alliance however when Julia died in 54 BC pompe and Caesar clashed which degenerated into Civil War Caesar won and pompe fled to Egypt where he was killed he is probably the most famous of all the Romans as a politician Caesar was the first emperor and everything but name after the conquest of Gaul which extended Rome's territory to the English Channel and the Rhine he was the first Roman general to cross both channels he built a bridge across the Rhine and led the first raid into Britannia these conquests gave Caesar unparalleled military power overshadowing even Pompeii in the Senate Pompei accused Caesar of insubordination and treason ordering him to disband his army and return to Rome Caesar refused in 49 BC he led his army into Civil War and won as dictator in Rome Caesar revised a calendar began building a basilica and issued a new coin with his face on it he was assassinated in 44 BC his death precipitated the end of the Roman Republic considered by many the greatest Roman general Mark Anthony began his career as an officer in Egypt between 54 to 50 BC he served Julius Caesar becoming one of his most trusted officers after Caesar's assassination Anthony became the leader of Rome Octavian Caesar's adopted son was his main rival Anthony Octavian and lepidus formed the second triumvirate Anthony controlled the eastern half of the Roman Empire and Octavian controlled most of the West Anthony married Octavian sister Octavia but later had Cleopatra the Queen of Egypt as his mistress and wife this caused him to lose his alliance with Rome when war broke out between the two men Anthony was defeated he and Cleopatra fled to Egypt where they committed suicide Marcus vepsenius Agrippa since childhood he had been a close friend of the first emperor Octavian Augustus Octavian and Agrippa were Cavalry officers under Caesar at the Battle of Munda and 45 BC after this quarrel and returned to Rome Caesar adopted Octavian as his legal Heir as the senatorial factions in Rome became increasingly aggressive Caesar sent Octavian and Agrippa to study in Apollonia with the Macedonian Legions Agrippa earned a great reputation among the Macedonian legionaries and exhibited remarkable leadership skills in Greece he also worked with architecture acquiring skills he would later use in addition to being octavian's Chief military advisor Agrippa was the general of the Roman Empire's ship Fleet and responsible for building the portus Julius Harbor joining the lakes lucrene and avernus this allowed Rome's ships to be defended from the attack of sexist Pompeii Agrippa and Octavian fought together in many land and sea battles throughout the Empire including Gaul Germania and probably Africa Agrippa was known for his Civic duties and Military prowess he was responsible for coordinating repairs and improvements to Rome's Waterworks renovating and extending the aquamarcia aqueduct and Hauling water to new parts of the city when Augustus came to power Agrippa worked alongside the emperor repairing streets and buildings also organizing festivals for the inhabitants of Rome later Augustus paid an indirect compliment to Agrippa I found Rome a city of bricks but I left it a city of marble germanicus was an important member of the Julio claudian Dynasty and one of the most renowned generals of the early years of the Roman empire particularly for his campaigns in Germania the son of Nero Claudius druses the name dramaticus was added in 9 BC by his father after his victories in Germania in 4 A.D germanicus was adopted by his paternal Uncle Tiberius augustus's successor as Emperor he was appointed commander of the forces in Germany in 14 A.D after augustus's death after suppressing a rebellion among the eight Legions he commanded he marched to the tutuburg forest scene of a battle in 9 A.D at this site he buried the bones of the Fallen Roman soldiers before pursuing the turowski tribe killing many in Revenge in 16 A.D he again proved his strategic skill when he encountered a German Alliance at the Battle of the Wester River thousands of German troops were killed the Romans had few casualties Agricola was the General who conquered Britannia not just Parts but all of it he fought battles throughout the territory and as eventual Governor built 1 300 miles of roads and at least 60 forts after holding office in Rome Emperor vespians sent Agricola to serve in Britannia as a commander later while Governor He was ordered to conquer the entire Island leading the Army toward Northern Scotland Agricola built Force across much of the lowlands and introduced romanization measures encouraging communities to build towns on the Roman model and educating the children of the Native nobility in the Roman manner he also instructed the leader of the fleet in Northern Britannia to sail up the northern coast confirming it for the first time that Britannia was an island Agricola was called to Britannia again in 85 A.D rumor had it that the emperor domitian was jealous of his success also known as Justice the Elder he was a Roman politician and military commander he was also responsible for the first major Roman campaigns beyond the Rhine River and the initiator of the conquest of Germania he was the first Roman general to reach the Western and Elba Rivers brother of tiberias who became emperor dracus was the son of the Emperor Augustus although legally his father was Tiberius Claudius Nero this rumor was fueled by dresses as it made him part of augustus's direct lineage Justice's military prowess was evident during his incursions into Germania until BC dresses led a Victorious campaign in the region and subdued the secondary later that year he led a naval campaign against the Germanic tribes of the North Sea Coast Conquering the Batavia and friesians he also defeated the Chelsea near the mouth of the vesser in 11 BC dross has conquered the usipides and the Marcy extending Roman control to the upper Wester in 9 BC while Consul Justice conquered the matiachi and later defeated the marcomani and the true ski that same year while returning after reaching the Elba River Justice fell off his horse was severely injured and died a month later he was only 29 years old dresses remained extremely popular with the legionnaires who erected a monument known today as the Justice Stone in his honor his family received the name germanicus as a hereditary honorary title passed on to his eldest 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