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A history documentary on the wars which forged the Mali Empire! Go to buyraycon.com/invicta to get up to 15% off sitewide! Brought to you by Raycon.
In this series we trace the rise and fall of the Mali Empire. Part 1 (youtu.be/zQzjzVxKk74) covered the broad history of the region and the geopolitical events which set the stage for Sundiata's revolt against the Sosso Empire. In Part 2 we follow this Mankinka prince's campaigns which see him found the Mali Empire. We then cover the wars of conquest which led to the rise of this new kingdom to unprecedented heights.
Sources:
Spring, Christopher, African Arms and Armour, British Museum Press, 1993
Walker, Robin, When We Ruled: The Ancient and Medieval History of Black Civilizations, Black Classic Press, 2011
Diop, Cheikh Anta, Precolonial Black Africa, A Cappella Books, 1988
Niane, Djibril Tamsir, Sundiata: an Epic of Old Mali, Pearson Longman; 2nd edition, 2006
Music:
"Heart of Africa" by Luke PN
"Misguided Path" by Bonnie Grace
"Desert Footsteps" by Sight of Wonders
"Savannah Nights" by Zauana
"In the Trenches" by Jon Sumner
"Desert Winds" by Jon Sumner
"There is no Sequel" by Philip Ayers
Credits:
Research = J. Bela
Script = Invicta
Narration = Guy Michaels
Art = Penta Limited
Other Units of Africa
Nubian Archers youtu.be/qvO3_kYRRw8?si=uZU_v0llG8EEWzwS
Numidian Cavalry youtu.be/3tv7EbkrX38?si=Od9YOK0f5umzjyBZ
Sacred Band of Carthage youtu.be/oX3y1GYcCEY?si=Wwn6eKMQPyAb-ww4
Carthaginian War Elephants youtu.be/hDSRHGFCWEo?si=FCL-J7gUvR_vS9Zl
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:49 Founding the Empire
05:30 Government
07:40 Military
10:56 Early Campaigns
12:46 Conquest of Bambuk
14:20 Conquest of Futa Djallon
15:26 Conquest of the West
18:29 Consolidation
19:43 Internal Troubles
20:45 Recovery
21:34 Outro
#africa #history #documentary
A history documentary on the wars which forged the Mali Empire! Go to buyraycon.com/invicta to get up to 15% off sitewide! Brought to you by Raycon.
In this series we trace the rise and fall of the Mali Empire. Part 1 (youtu.be/zQzjzVxKk74) covered the broad history of the region and the geopolitical events which set the stage for Sundiata's revolt against the Sosso Empire. In Part 2 we follow this Mankinka prince's campaigns which see him found the Mali Empire. We then cover the wars of conquest which led to the rise of this new kingdom to unprecedented heights.
Sources:
Spring, Christopher, African Arms and Armour, British Museum Press, 1993
Walker, Robin, When We Ruled: The Ancient and Medieval History of Black Civilizations, Black Classic Press, 2011
Diop, Cheikh Anta, Precolonial Black Africa, A Cappella Books, 1988
Niane, Djibril Tamsir, Sundiata: an Epic of Old Mali, Pearson Longman; 2nd edition, 2006
Music:
"Heart of Africa" by Luke PN
"Misguided Path" by Bonnie Grace
"Desert Footsteps" by Sight of Wonders
"Savannah Nights" by Zauana
"In the Trenches" by Jon Sumner
"Desert Winds" by Jon Sumner
"There is no Sequel" by Philip Ayers
Credits:
Research = J. Bela
Script = Invicta
Narration = Guy Michaels
Art = Penta Limited
Other Units of Africa
Nubian Archers youtu.be/qvO3_kYRRw8?si=uZU_v0llG8EEWzwS
Numidian Cavalry youtu.be/3tv7EbkrX38?si=Od9YOK0f5umzjyBZ
Sacred Band of Carthage youtu.be/oX3y1GYcCEY?si=Wwn6eKMQPyAb-ww4
Carthaginian War Elephants youtu.be/hDSRHGFCWEo?si=FCL-J7gUvR_vS9Zl
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:49 Founding the Empire
05:30 Government
07:40 Military
10:56 Early Campaigns
12:46 Conquest of Bambuk
14:20 Conquest of Futa Djallon
15:26 Conquest of the West
18:29 Consolidation
19:43 Internal Troubles
20:45 Recovery
21:34 Outro
#africa #history #documentary
![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
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