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[HD Art] Punic-Sicilian Wars: The Battle of Crimissus, Last Stand of the Sacred Band (339 BC)

Enjoy this new art package, from our newest episode!

Punic-Sicilian Wars: The Battle of Crimissus, Last Stand of the Sacred Band (339 BC)

We continue our coverage of the Punic Sicilian Wars. 

This episode covers the Sixth Punic Sicilian War which revolved around the rise of Timoleon. He was a Corinthian noble who had answered the call of Syracuse to save their city from the chaos which engulfed it. Though he arrived with just a few men about seven ships, Timoleon quickly outplayed his rivals claim the throne of Syracuse. Yet, rather than rule as a despot he restored democracy to the city while chasing out th...

2023-01-11 19:07:48 +0000 UTC View Post

"New" Roman Emperor Sponsian (Real or Fake?)

This new documentary looks at the history of the Sponsian coins. This begins with their discovery in 1713 within a coin hoard found in Transylvania. Initially hailed as proof of a new emperor, they were soon questioned and dismissed as fakes by experts. This consensus would stand for two centuries. 

Recent studies of these ancient gold coins, however, now indicate that they might be real and that Emperor Sponsian existed. We explore the research article w...

2023-01-05 01:39:01 +0000 UTC View Post

[HD Art] Punic-Sicilian Wars Part IV: Revenge of Dionysius

Dear Patrons, I had a major mea culpa and posted this HD art package a lot earlier, for some reason. I blame the jet lag for the lapse of judgement.

Nonetheless, here's the HD art package for Sicilian Wars part IV, Revenge of Dionysus. I decided to repost this now that the video's been officially uploaded to the channel.

Sorry again for the confusion, everyone!

Punic-Sicilian Wars: Revenge of Dionysius

Having stood his ground against Carthage in the Third Punic Sicilian War, Dionysius of Syracuse now takes the offense in a series of wars which expand beyond the bounds of Sicily. This includes an invasion of Italy, sending troops to aide the Spartans in Greece, and restoring King Alcetas to the throne of Epirus. The true goal of Dionysius, however, was always to become master of Sicily and he eventually renewed his wars with Carthage. These would result in ever more massive battles ...

2022-12-30 19:17:26 +0000 UTC View Post

[HD Art] Praetorian Guard

Here's the art package for the Praetorian Guard documentary. Enjoy!

Units of History - The Praetorian Guard

In this documentary, we explore the legendary Praetorian Guard of the Roman Army. 

We begin with their origins which had its start in a tradition of bodyguard troops dating back to the Roman monarchy. In these early years, chieftains would have their elite retinue by their side both in peace and in war. During the early Republic, it became practice for allied Latin units to be selected as a part of the Extraordinarii which were to camp besides a Roman general in c...

2022-12-27 00:46:04 +0000 UTC View Post

How Big Were Classical vs Medieval Battles? ⚔️ Part 1 - England & France

In this 3D history documentary, we explore the size of massive battles across 2,000 years. For such an undertaking, we have gathered data sets of all major battles (more than 2,500 participants), which either have explicit numbers stated or which can be approximated in size by the description of our sources. In doing so, we can derive fascinating insights about ancient warfare. However, we should note that this data set is highly limited and prone to bias. We have therefore attempted to use t...

What Happened When a Roman Soldier Died?

Ancient battles are often depicted in media as the epic climax of some story. When victory is achieved, the music swells, and the screen fades to black. However the reality is that battles are not so tidy. The aftermath of such conflicts go on for days as armies return to tend to the wounded, collect their dead, loot equipment, and set up monuments. 

In this documentary on the Roman Army, we seek to humanize the aftermath of a battle by seeing how this actually played out.

2022-12-19 20:10:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Punic-Sicilian Wars Part IV: Revenge of Dionysius

We're continuing our Punic-Sicilian Wars series with a fourth installment detailing Dionysius' resurgence, the Siege or Tauromenium, the counter attack, Dionysius' Greco Wars, the fourth and fifth wars, and the death of Dionysius. Here's a teaser of that script.

Enjoy! (This is a repost from earlier, my apologies for any confusion.)

Intro

Over the course of three bloody wars, Carthage had tightened its gri...

2022-12-14 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

How Did Greek Hoplite Go to War? (5th Century BC)

In this live history documentary we step into the shoes of a Greek Hoplite of the 5th century BC to see what it was like to prepare for war. 

We begin with a quick discussion of the socio-political status of warriors in ancient Greek history. Next we see what their weapons and armor were like and how these were equipped. This includes everything from their sandals to their greaves, their chest armor, helmets, shields, spears, and more. This includes a look at shield emblems such as...

[Teaser] A Hoplite Prepares for War

Here is a portion of the script for our upcoming video. Enjoy!

This is a Greek Hoplite of the 5th century BC. While history tends to focus on their actions in battle, what gets overlooked are the myriad of steps required to get them there including setting up camp, exercising, bathing, donning armor, and marching to the front. So today let’s explore what it was like for a Hoplite to prepare for war.

We find ourselves in Greece as a small band of soldie...

2022-12-13 00:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Monthly Livestream!

Join us for our live stream on our YouTube channel, with special guests!

Friday, December 9th at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard / 2:00 Pacific time

Topics will range from Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse, our aspirations for the True Size series, and what our researchers are up to including a brief discussion of new documentaries coming out in the new year.

Be sure to stop by! As Patrons, you have access to our Discord server. Feel free to ask questions you'd like to ...

True Size of a Legion of the Roman Republic

New video, in 3D!!

Behold, a documentary on the True Size of a Legion of the Roman Republic. We continue our True Size series which seeks to bring history to life in 3D using Unreal Engine 5. In this episode we cover the organization of a Roman Legion of the Republic from the soldier to the Contubernium, the Century, the Maniple, and the Legion. Along the way we not only include the troops and their officers but all the slaves, mules, support, staff, and gear which accompanied ...

2022-12-01 16:07:12 +0000 UTC View Post

[HD Art] What Happened in the Aftermath of Thermopylae? (480 BC)

Enjoy the latest art package for the Aftermath of Thermopylae video!

What Happened in the Aftermath of Thermopylae? (480 BC)

This documentary explores the immediate aftermath of the famous battle of Thermopylae. This famous clash between the Greeks and Persians is always mentioned as a major point in studies of the Greco-Persian Wars. Yet, the narrative often jumps to the next clash at the Battle of Salamis. Here, we choose to focus upon the battlefield itself to see what was the fate of the defeated Greeks and how both the Persians and Greek Allies plotted their next moves. This involves the slaughter of the 300 S...

[HD Art] Units of Warhammer: Ogryn

Here we are, the newest art package for the latest Units of Warhammer documentary. :-)

Units of Warhammer 40k: Imperial Guard Ogryn

In the 40th Millennium, the Imperium of Man is assailed by many xenos, warp, and traitor foes. Against these threats they are given hope by the Space Marines. However these are not the only hulking warriors on the front line of Mankind's wars. Today we explore the Ogryn of the Astra Militaria.  

This video begins with a origins of the Ogryn. This occurred during the Dark Age of Technology when humans arrived on harsh, high gravity planets across the galaxy. In the ensuing collapse ...

[Teaser] Units of Warhammer- The Ogryns

Coming soon in our units of lore, The Ogyrns. Here's a teaser of the script before its video release, set to debut soon.

Speaking of cool and exciting things to come, we are aiming to release another True Size video this weekend, so be on the lookout for that! :D

For now, enjoy this teaser of the Ogryns script:

Ogryns

In the grim future of the 40th millennium, Mankind fights a desperate war of survival against the countless t...

2022-11-17 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post

[HD Art] Punic-Sicilian Wars: The Siege of Syracuse

Happy Monday, everyone! New HD art package for the latest video release. 

Enjoy!

Punic-Sicilian Wars: The Siege of Syracuse

New video: The Punic-Sicilian Wars, the Siege of Syracuse

Long before Carthage and Rome faced off in the climactic Punic Wars for control of the Mediterranean, the island of Sicily played host to a series of seven great wars between the Carthaginians and the Greeks. In the First and Second wars, Carthage had gotten increasingly involved in the conflict and rose to dominate most of the island. Only the Greek city state of Syracuse stood in its way. In its darkest hour, D...

[HD Art] Gangs of Rome

Here is the latest art package for the recently released Gangs of Rome documentary. Enjoy :-)

The Gangs of Rome: Secret History

NEW VIDEO: Gangs of Rome.

While Rome was famed for establishing law and order across its Empire, in reality imperial authority did not extend very deeply into society. Thus in the power vacuums of antiquity, "unofficial" groups moved in to fill the void. In this documentary, we cover the gangs of Rome which occupied the political, religious, economic, sports, and military aspects of society.

The first section explores Roman law and order to establish a baseline be...

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