Defying the Might of Ancient Rome: The (Staggering) Siege of Syracuse 213-212 BC
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An amphibious army under the command of the Roman proconsul Marcus Claudius Marcellus arrived at the City of Syracuse on the island of Sicily in spring of the year 213 BC. The arrival of this Roman army marked the beginning of a struggle characterized by factionalism, amphibious operations, questionable military decision making, and intricate siege weapons created by the ancient inventor and mathematician Archimedes. The siege of Syracuse was part of the Second Punic War, a war in which Carthage and Rome struggled for supremacy in the western Mediterranean Sea: from Italy to Iberia, from North Africa to the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. Because reconstructing events from antiquity is little bit trickier compared to other time periods we covered we will provide some primary sources on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen, so you can check where we got our information from. Without further ado: This is how contemporary historiography tells the story of the staggering siege of Syracuse.
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Weird I saw a history channel documentary where mathematician Archimedes defended Syracuse aboard a 10 meter tall mechanical hoplite which shot mortal lasers from its eyes then went on to rule Sicily with an iron fist.
The great thing about the Claw is you'd only need to use it successfully once, after that no ship would dare get close to a section of the walls where a claw was stationed. People often overlook the usefulness of 'deterrents' in warfare. You dont necessarily have to kill the opponents if you can control to a degree where they can go and what they can do
Creative Assembly sponsored this? Kudos to CA for recognizing talented and interesting creators who make this historical content.
YOUR CALCULATIONS ARE WRONG!!
Really makes me wonder how many of Archimedes' inventions were actually used in this siege and how many were only blueprints or never existed in the first place.
CHAD Roman soldier kills math nerd lmao
Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny anyone???? 🤭
“I DON’T KNOW WHERE WERE GOING, BUT IT SURE AS HELL AIN’T 1939.”
I wonder how many views this video is going to get because of the new indiana jones movie?!
Whos here after watching Indian jones
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"No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness"
Who would win:
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'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' brought me here. 😁
One of the most interesting sieges of all time. Didn't expect a battle of antiquity to be covered on this channel, since we usually see Renaissance and later here, but i must say that i am pleasantly surprised.
Just proves how brutal Rome can be given just one opportunity .
As an engineer and fanatic of history, Archimedes' ending always makes me cry.
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