Invicta | Roman Military Intelligence - How Good Was It? (Scouts, Spies, Secret Agents) @InvictaHistory | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
Documentary on Rome's Military Intelligence Units. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code Invicta at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: incogni.com/invicta
We continue to look at the most famous units of history from across ancient history. While previous episodes have focused on the combat roles of units like the Spartan Royal Guard or the Immortals, in this episode we look at the critical role a unit could play in the intelligence game. When it comes to the Roman military intelligence forces, these were composed of multiple layers of units. These are as follows:
The Procursatores - Close range screen of patrols
The Exploratores - Medium range ring of scouts
The Specualtores - Far range spies
The Frumentarii - Information courriers and secret agents
What Units of History do you want to see covered next?
Credits
Research: Chris Das Neves
Writing: Invicta
Narration: Guy Michaels
Artwork: Penta Limited
Editing: Penta Limited
Sources and Suggested Reading
The Roman Army by Adrian Goldsworthy
Roman Warfare by Adrian Goldsworthy
Intelligence Activities in Ancient Rome by Rose Mary Sheldon
Exploratio: Military & Political Intelligence in the Roman World from the Second Punic War to the Battle of Adrianople By N. J. E. Austin, N. B. Rankov
Spies and spying in Caesar’s “Bellum Gallicum” by Jane Crawford
The "Missing Dimension" of C. Julius Caesar by Amiram Ezov
The Scouts of the Late Roman Army and a Disputed Etymology by Philip Rance
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:03 Origin of Roman Scouts
04:14 The Procursatores
07:59 The Exploratores
16:55 Origin of Roman Spies
22:03 Intelligence Failings
24:40 The Speculatores
26:50 Spy Missions
31:00 Infiltrations
33:00 Secret Reports
34:13 Enemy Spy Networks
35:53 Origin of the Frumentarii
41:47 Organization
45:46 Equipment
47:00 Roles
48:44 Doemstic Spies
50:25 Assassins
52:38 Law Enforcement
54:35 Fall of the Frumentarii
55:43 Outro
#history
#documentary
#Rome
Documentary on Rome's Military Intelligence Units. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code Invicta at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: incogni.com/invicta
We continue to look at the most famous units of history from across ancient history. While previous episodes have focused on the combat roles of units like the Spartan Royal Guard or the Immortals, in this episode we look at the critical role a unit could play in the intelligence game. When it comes to the Roman military intelligence forces, these were composed of multiple layers of units. These are as follows:
The Procursatores - Close range screen of patrols
The Exploratores - Medium range ring of scouts
The Specualtores - Far range spies
The Frumentarii - Information courriers and secret agents
What Units of History do you want to see covered next?
Credits
Research: Chris Das Neves
Writing: Invicta
Narration: Guy Michaels
Artwork: Penta Limited
Editing: Penta Limited
Sources and Suggested Reading
The Roman Army by Adrian Goldsworthy
Roman Warfare by Adrian Goldsworthy
Intelligence Activities in Ancient Rome by Rose Mary Sheldon
Exploratio: Military & Political Intelligence in the Roman World from the Second Punic War to the Battle of Adrianople By N. J. E. Austin, N. B. Rankov
Spies and spying in Caesar’s “Bellum Gallicum” by Jane Crawford
The "Missing Dimension" of C. Julius Caesar by Amiram Ezov
The Scouts of the Late Roman Army and a Disputed Etymology by Philip Rance
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:03 Origin of Roman Scouts
04:14 The Procursatores
07:59 The Exploratores
16:55 Origin of Roman Spies
22:03 Intelligence Failings
24:40 The Speculatores
26:50 Spy Missions
31:00 Infiltrations
33:00 Secret Reports
34:13 Enemy Spy Networks
35:53 Origin of the Frumentarii
41:47 Organization
45:46 Equipment
47:00 Roles
48:44 Doemstic Spies
50:25 Assassins
52:38 Law Enforcement
54:35 Fall of the Frumentarii
55:43 Outro
#history
#documentary
#Rome
