Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Part 2 in our 3D simulation of the True Size of Cannae in Unreal Engine 5. If you love history, you know the truth is never one-sided. See all sides of today’s news at http://ground.news/Invicta and get 40% off the Vantage plan.
In this history documentary series we bring to life the True Size of the Battle of Cannae between Rome and Carthage in the midst of the Second Punic War. The simulations were made possible thanks to Unreal Engine 5 and the support of Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy.
In part 1 we began with a review of the Roman and Carthaginian Army sizes and a reconstruction of the battlefield. Now in part 2 we simulate the unfolding of what would prove to be Rome's greatest defeat in history.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:44 Deployment
06:54 Skirmisher Battle
11:20 Cavalry Battle (West)
16:43 Cavalry Battle (East)
18:43 Infantry Advance
21:44 Terrain Issues
27:11 Infantry Battle
29:58 Inverted Crescent
34:54 Fall of the West Flank
37:21 Fall of the East Flank
39:36 Roman Breakthrough
41:37 Libyan Flank Attack
45:08 Envelopment
47:47 Trapped Romans
50:42 Nightmare of Cannae
54:07 Outro
Credits:
Research = Invicta
Script = Invicta
Narration = Guy Michaels
Commentary = Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy
Art = Penta Limited
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#documentary
#romanhistory
Part 2 in our 3D simulation of the True Size of Cannae in Unreal Engine 5. If you love history, you know the truth is never one-sided. See all sides of today’s news at http://ground.news/Invicta and get 40% off the Vantage plan.
In this history documentary series we bring to life the True Size of the Battle of Cannae between Rome and Carthage in the midst of the Second Punic War. The simulations were made possible thanks to Unreal Engine 5 and the support of Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy.
In part 1 we began with a review of the Roman and Carthaginian Army sizes and a reconstruction of the battlefield. Now in part 2 we simulate the unfolding of what would prove to be Rome's greatest defeat in history.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:44 Deployment
06:54 Skirmisher Battle
11:20 Cavalry Battle (West)
16:43 Cavalry Battle (East)
18:43 Infantry Advance
21:44 Terrain Issues
27:11 Infantry Battle
29:58 Inverted Crescent
34:54 Fall of the West Flank
37:21 Fall of the East Flank
39:36 Roman Breakthrough
41:37 Libyan Flank Attack
45:08 Envelopment
47:47 Trapped Romans
50:42 Nightmare of Cannae
54:07 Outro
Credits:
Research = Invicta
Script = Invicta
Narration = Guy Michaels
Commentary = Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy
Art = Penta Limited
#history
#documentary
#romanhistory
![True Size of a Byzantine Army [c. 900 AD] 3D DOCUMENTARY](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jE48hMEGlPI/mqdefault.jpg "True Size of a Byzantine Army [c. 900 AD] 3D DOCUMENTARY
Documentary on a Byzantine Army! Build your own historical army with 20% off Victrix Miniatures: https://www.victrixlimited.com/invicta?bg_ref=SuTPaZ6Jx0
A history documentary on the True Size of a Byzantine Army of the Thematic Reforms. We begin the episode with the broad trends of the era which had seen the Roman army transform from legions of heavy infantry to a more eastern, cavalry centric force. This system would face additional shakeups with the advent of the Thematic Reforms which moved from a fully professional force to one of rotating levies. We spend some time discussing the structure of the Themes and how its denizens were called up for war.
Next we introduce the basic soldier types of the Byzantine Army before then organizing them into the ever increasing building blocks of this later Roman army. Finally, once the army is build, we cover its Roman army camp, its army march column, and its deployment in battle.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:27 Thematic Reforms
05:10 Soldiers
07:01 Kontoveriai (10)
09:26 Allaghion (50)
10:22 Vanda (200)
12:12 Infantry and Archers
13:08 Droungos (1000)
14:11 Tourma (3000)
16:55 Theme (9000)
18:45 Army Analytics
20:16 Army Camp
22:03 Army March
25:22 Army Deployment
28:15 Outro
Sources:
A Tenth-Century Byzantine Military Manual: The Sylloge Tacticorum by Georgios Chatzelis
Warfare, State and Society in the Byzantine World, 565–1204 by John Haldon
Byzantium and Its Army, 284–1081 by Warren T. Treadgold
Byzantine Armies 886–1118 by Osprey Publishing
The Byzantine Army by Charles River
Credits:
Research = Sophia Ware
Script = Sophia Ware
Narration = Guy Michaels
Artwork = Penta Limited
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#documentary
#rome")
![True Size of a Krieg Siege Army (Infantry) [999.M41] 3D Documentary](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k9RNVqx_HQ4/mqdefault.jpg "True Size of a Krieg Siege Army (Infantry) [999.M41] 3D Documentary
A Warhammer 40k lore documentary on the True Size of a Krieg Regiment! Play Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus https://play.tacticusgame.com/invicta-1224 and use the code Invicmas to get 2,000 Gold, 50 energy and 1 requisition order.
We continue to explore the true size of armies in Warhammer 40,000. This particular episode focuses on a Krieg Siege Regiment. We begin with the history of Krieg as a thriving hive world and how a disastrous civil war eventually left it as a hellish death world. Yet from the ashes rose a new Krieg army, the Death Korps.
We cover the Krieg Military at a high level. This includes their war doctrine and their particular ways of fielding massive troop counts for siege based combat. We then review the Death Korps army organization such as the 88th Siege Army which fought at the Siege of Vraks. Finally we reconstruct our own theoretical Siege Regiment from the humble Krieg soldier to the massive Line Infantry Company. In following episodes we will cover the armor, artillery, and support companies of this vast combined arms force.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:43 History of Krieg
05:47 The Death Korps
07:26 Army Organization
09:35 Typical Soldier
10:56 Typical Death Rider
12:32 Infantry Squad
13:50 Engineer Squads
15:37 Heavy Weapons Squad
16:54 Death Rider Squad
17:47 Infantry Platoons
19:55 Heavy Weapons Platoon
20:53 Death Rider Platoon
21:50 Infantry Company
24:03 Support Staff
26:01 Conclusion
Sources:
Codex: Astra Militarum (6th Edition) (Digital Edition), Regiments of Distinction - Death Korps of Krieg
Codex: Astra Militarum (9th Edition)
Imperial Armour Volume 5-7 - The Siege of Vraks
Imperial Munitorum Manual (Background Book)
Credits:
Research = Invicta
Script = Invicta
Narration = Guy Michaels
Art = Penta Limited
#warhammer40k
#documentary
#lore")
