Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Rome: Total War, released back in 2004, remains one of my favorite strategy games. Here I survey four seemingly ridiculous units that actually appeared (in some capacity) on ancient battlefields.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:23 Incendiary Pigs
2:52 Screeching Women
3:40 Head Hunting Maidens
4:54 Arcani
6:00 Conclusion

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