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A 3D simulation of the True Size of Cannae in Unreal Engine 5. Check out this book of historical fiction on the life of Gaius Crastinus, 1st Centurion of the 10th Legion: amazon.com/10th-Legion-things-should-Crastinus/dp/B0F26YNZ73
In this history documentary series we will be bringing 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.
We begin with a review of the Roman and Carthaginian Army sizes. Next we turn to the site of battle to identify where they would have been placed. As the armies now enter the battlefield we model the camps which were erected in the days leading up to battle. Finally we arrive at the climactic day of August 2nd with the Battle of Cannae. Here we cover the army deployments and formations from both a bird's eye view and the boots on the ground. In our next episode we shall turn to the unfolding of the battle itself.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
05:24 Army Sizes
09:07 Site of Battle
15:36 Army Camps
21:07 Deployment
28:10 Roman Formation
34:52 Carthaginian Formation
42:15 Battlefield Size
44:18 General's POV
46:34 Outro
Credits:
Research = Invicta
Script = Invicta
Narration = Guy Michaels
Commentary = Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy
Art = Penta Limited
#history
#documentary
#romanhistory
A 3D simulation of the True Size of Cannae in Unreal Engine 5. Check out this book of historical fiction on the life of Gaius Crastinus, 1st Centurion of the 10th Legion: amazon.com/10th-Legion-things-should-Crastinus/dp/B0F26YNZ73
In this history documentary series we will be bringing 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.
We begin with a review of the Roman and Carthaginian Army sizes. Next we turn to the site of battle to identify where they would have been placed. As the armies now enter the battlefield we model the camps which were erected in the days leading up to battle. Finally we arrive at the climactic day of August 2nd with the Battle of Cannae. Here we cover the army deployments and formations from both a bird's eye view and the boots on the ground. In our next episode we shall turn to the unfolding of the battle itself.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
05:24 Army Sizes
09:07 Site of Battle
15:36 Army Camps
21:07 Deployment
28:10 Roman Formation
34:52 Carthaginian Formation
42:15 Battlefield Size
44:18 General's POV
46:34 Outro
Credits:
Research = Invicta
Script = Invicta
Narration = Guy Michaels
Commentary = Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy
Art = Penta Limited
#history
#documentary
#romanhistory
![True Size of the Battle of Cannae [Part 1] 3D DOCUMENTARY](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BOy1nx-4pqU/mqdefault.jpg "True Size of the Battle of Cannae [Part 1] 3D DOCUMENTARY
A 3D simulation of the True Size of Cannae in Unreal Engine 5. Check out this book of historical fiction on the life of Gaius Crastinus, 1st Centurion of the 10th Legion: https://www.amazon.com/10th-Legion-things-should-Crastinus/dp/B0F26YNZ73
In this history documentary series we will be bringing 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.
We begin with a review of the Roman and Carthaginian Army sizes. Next we turn to the site of battle to identify where they would have been placed. As the armies now enter the battlefield we model the camps which were erected in the days leading up to battle. Finally we arrive at the climactic day of August 2nd with the Battle of Cannae. Here we cover the army deployments and formations from both a birds eye view and the boots on the ground. In our next episode we shall turn to the unfolding of the battle itself.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
05:24 Army Sizes
09:07 Site of Battle
15:36 Army Camps
21:07 Deployment
28:10 Roman Formation
34:52 Carthaginian Formation
42:15 Battlefield Size
44:18 Generals POV
46:34 Outro
Credits:
Research = Invicta
Script = Invicta
Narration = Guy Michaels
Commentary = Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy
Art = Penta Limited
#history
#documentary
#romanhistory")
![True Size of the Armageddon Steel Legion [999.M41]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CF4OY6Utzcs/mqdefault.jpg "True Size of the Armageddon Steel Legion [999.M41]
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A Warhammer 40k lore documentary on the True Size of a Armageddon Steel Legion!
We continue to explore the true size of armies in Warhammer 40,000. This particular episode focuses on the combined arms formations of an Armageddon Steel Legion. We begin with a review of the history of the planet of Armageddon which stretches back to the War of the Beast and the years of the Imperial Great Crusade. We then cover the emergence of Armageddon as an imperial hive planet devastated by pollution and war. But from the crucible of the War for Armageddon would emerge a powerful army of the Imperial Guard bent on retaking their planet with an aggressive, mechanized doctrine. The video then covers each of the major unit types found in the Steel Legion before combing them all together into squadrons, platoons, companies, and regiments.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
05:05 History of Armageddon
10:02 The Steel Legion
13:19 Typial Soldier
14:30 Infantry
19:33 Company Support
20:18 Light Vehicles
24:44 Tanks
28:43 Artillery
32:45 Logistics
34:08 Air Force
37:36 Regiment
40:08 Outro
Sources:
Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition)
Codex: Astra Militarum (9th Edition)
Epic Armageddon Rulebook
The Battle for Armageddon
Credits:
Research = Invicta
Script = Invicta
Narration = Guy Michaels
Art = Penta Limited
#warhammer40k
#documentary
#lore")
