Mons Graupius, 83 AD – Battle at the edge of the Roman world
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๐ Sources:
Mons Graupius AD 83: Romeโs Battle at the Edge of the World (2010), Cambell, Duncan, B. Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN: 978-1-84603-926-0.
Agricola & Germania (2009), Tacitus, Mattingly, H. (Translated). Penguin Classics. ISBN: 978-0-141-96154-5.
The Romans in Scotland and the Battle of Mons Graupius (2019), Forder, Simon. Amberley Publishing. ISBN: 9781445690551.
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๐ฉ Agricola is a fairly unknown figure, yet he was one of the most competent Roman commanders of his time, remembered for his decisive campaigns in Britain. Mons Graupius (AD 83/84) was his crowning achievement. The battle broke the army of the Caledonian Confederacy and it seemed that Rome was finally on the brink of conquering the whole of Britain…
This was a very fun topic to research and piece together. Capable commanders winning victories in spite of the political intrigue, crisis, and turmoil disrupting their efforts. Roman empire brimming with power. Fun times.
Bro this isnโt Rome, the map clearly shows England and Scotland with corresponding colors.
Edit:Irelands even green
Solid work, as always
Thats so interesting that Tacitus wrote out a speech for Calgacus, fictitious or not, that gave a fair counterperspective to the Pax Romana.
yes, 'cause the claedonians obviously make their sword too big to be used in a fight, makes sense eh, they were just anime replicas they kept around for fashion.
I've already said it, all the well documented battles have been covered, now these channels are out of content, and must dwell in the realm of "fantasy and propaganda".
Macro and cato
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Algoritam comment
Is this, a fantasy channel? Caledonian peoples did not, use chariots! The very mention of such nonsense shows that, this is not, a factual account an highly unreliable.
The only evidence that, such a battle occurred at all, is the fact Agricola was given a triumph upon his return to Rome. Tacitus obviously, employs vast poetic licence, to say the least, inventing an enemy leader with a Roman name who gives moving political speeches in Latin before the battle, even though, no-one in Scotland spoke Latin at that time.
Some historians believe, the triumph was given for the conquest, and no such pitched battle occurred, with Tacitus inventing the details. This, would match the usual hit-and-run tactics used by such lightly armed and armoured people, who would be very reluctant to engage in large-scale melee. Normally, when faced with strong enemies, the Caledonians retreated into the mountains beyond reach, and there is no reason why, they wouldn't have done so faced with the Romans.
Presenting this as factual history is ridiculous.