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What if Caesar Survived: The Epic Finale

AT LONG LAST! 

I present to you all the stunning, EPIC conclusion to our long-awaited series on What if Caesar Was Not Assassinated? You will not be disappointed.

Watch it now! An absolute must on this April Fool's Day. Enjoy!

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[Teaser] Units of History: Fire Ships

We have some very exciting videos coming up including a special series on Roman empresses and the Druzhina. For now, though, I'm excited to share with you all a teaser for the next installment in Units of History: Fire Ships, the follow up to the Byzantine Flame Throwers and Grenadiers video we posted recently. 

Here's a snippet of the script, enjoy!

Intro:
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[HD Art Package] Queen Olga - The Shield of Kiev

Here's the HD art package for the Queen Olga video. Enjoy!

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Olga: Queen of Kyiv

New video: Olga: Queen of Kyiv, is now live on YouTube! 

I learned about St. Olga about three years ago in a graduate seminar on Ethnicity and Identity and one of my classmates presented his research proposal on Olga. I was fascinated by her story ever since. 

With that being said, I am very excited about posting this video release. Enjoy!

Now that subterfuge was no longer an option, Olga hurried back to Kyiv. Here she raised the full ...

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[Teaser] Olga: Queen of Kyiv

Here's an exclusive sneak peak of our next video Olga: Queen of Kyiv, premiering this weekend. I am very excited about this video and would like to share a snippet of the script.

Intro

The city of Kyiv has a long and glorious history. Throughout the ages many figures have risen in defense of its people, but few loom quite as large as Queen Olga. This special documentary on St. Olga of Kyiv explores her life as the patron saint of Kyiv who towered ...

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[HD ART PACKAGE] Epic Moments - The Battle of the 300 Champions

It was brought to my attention recently that the HD art package for the Battle of the 300 Champions was never posted to the Patreon. My sincere apologies for the oversight, but here it is. Enjoy!


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[HD ART PACKAGE] How They Did It: A Day at the Roman Games

Here it is, the HD art package for the latest video. Enjoy!

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How They Did It: A Day at the Roman Games

Here it is, our newest video on spending a day at the Roman games in our "How They Did It Series." Thank you all so much for your support!

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[Trailer] How They Did It: A Day at the Roman Games

Hello, patrons! Here is an early release of the trailer for our video premiering this weekend on our channel, A Day at the Roman Games, the newest installment of the How They Did It series.

The  Romans had many sources of entertainment, but none loomed so large for  them as the famed spectacles in the Colosseum. Yet, while most media  focus their attention on what happened within the blood-stained arena,  in our newest video, A Day at the Ro...

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Patreon Revamp (Switching to Monthly Model)

Dear Patrons,

TLDR: We are switching to a per-month model, existing patrons will be automatically moved over to the same tier, no action is needed.

Invicta has grown exponentially over the last few years. With over a million subscribers on YouTube, we cannot thank you all enough for your support! It’s because of awesome patrons like you that we are able to continue producing engaging educational content that brings history to life. The Invicta YouTube channel has outgrown the Pa...

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Units of History - The Jomsvikings

In the last week we released our latest units of history episode on the Jomsvikings. To be honest I was only passingly familiar with their name and had a great time diving into their story. Its a blend of history and legend which made for some tough decisions in writing but the journey was quite fun. I can only imagine what it would have been like to hear of their stories first hand in the halls of Medieval Scandinavia.

Up next we have several more Units of History episodes in the works...

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[Teaser] Upcoming episode on Roman Cataphracts

I wanted to share some art and a quick script teaser for our upcoming Units of History episode on the Roman Cataphracts.

ORIGINS:

The evolution of cavalry forces had long been pioneered by the peoples of the east. It was here in the steppes, plateaus, and plains that bronze age tribes had taken the first trots in mounted warfare. Light cavalry were naturally the first onto the scene but in the ensuing arms race these were quickly being upgraded with increasing lev...

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[HD ART PACKAGE] Units of History - The Sacred Band of Carthage

Just got a request to reach back into the archive and upload the art for our Sacred Band of Carthage episode. Enjoy!

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Rise of the Gladiators DOCUMENTARY

We kick off a new "How They Did It" series which will seek to bring to life the Roman games. This first episode seeks to plot the rise of the Gladiators and present some general facts about this topic. Future videos will explore all the fascinating nooks and crannies of this subject. 

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[HD ART PACKAGE] Units of History - Sacred Band of Thebes

Just got a request to reach back into the archive and upload the art for our Sacred Band of Thebes episode. Enjoy!

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[HD ART PACKAGE] Harald Hardrada - Battle of Stamford Bridge

Attached you will find the art for this episode in both mobile and desktop resolutions

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Harald Hardrada - The Battle of Stamford Bridge

We cap off our series on Harald Hardrada with his campaign into England which culminates at the famous battle of Stamford Bridge. I'll be uploading the art shortly : )

Any suggestions on new short-series to cover?

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[HD ART PACKAGE] Welcome to Arrakis

Attached you will find the art for this episode in both mobile and desktop resolutions

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[HD ART PACKAGE] Units of History - The Varangian Guard

Attached you will find the art for this episode in both mobile and desktop resolutions

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Units of History - The Varangian Guard

Our latest and longest Units of History episode moves us into the Medieval era with a deep dive into the history of the famous Varangian Guard. I'll be uploading the art for this shortly. What units should we do next?

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Welcome to Arrakis - Dune Lore Explained

Our latest video is actually our first foray into the realm of Sci-Fi which covers the lore of Dune. Its been an awesome experience to dive into the setting and I know the art team has been super excited to try out new styles. I think they knocked it out of the park and hope you enjoy.

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Units of History - The Nubian Archers

We just released a new episode on the famed Nubian Archers of the southern nile!

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[HD ART PACKAGE] Avenging Varus - Part 4

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[HD ART PACKAGE] The Silver Shields

Attached you will find the art for this episode in both mobile and desktop resolutions

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Units of History - The Silver Shields

Just last week we released our video on the Silver Shields - Veterans of the Macedonian army.  I'm doing a bit of catchup now and will upload the associated art package here in just a minute!

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[HD ART PACKAGE] How to Raise a Spartan Army

Attached you will find the art for this episode in both mobile and desktop resolutions

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How to Raise a Spartan Army DOCUMENTARY

We conclude our Units of History episodes on the Spartan army by seeing how each individual part came together to form an army. In this video we go through the whole mechanics of the fascinating process.

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Forgotten Wars - The Roman Invasion on Nubia

In our latest episode we turn out eye to the fascinating intersection of Roman and African history with the 1st century BC invasion of the lands beyond the Nile.

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[HD ART PACKAGE] Alexander in Afghanistan

Attached you will find the art for this episode on both mobile and desktop resolutions

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[HD ART PACKAGE] Gates of Janus

Attached you will find the art for this episode on both mobile and desktop resolutions

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