Roman Military Intelligence - How Good Was It? (Scouts, Spies, Secret Agents)
413K views · Aug 29, 2024 · Education
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@InvictaHistory · 2 years ago · pinned
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@huantruonginh2946 · 2 years ago
Too good it was. One of them sneaked into the Strip and approached me with some gibberish about Caesar when I walked out of the Lucky38 the other day.
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@jaymata1218 · 1 year ago
"For instance" ... "For example" .... the whole reason I love this channel. The levels of research are awesome.
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@awesomehpt8938 · 2 years ago
Not good enough to save Varus and his legions it seems 😢
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@Hhameai · 2 years ago (edited)
Suggestion: make a joke video of the true size of a ant army.
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@raging_keato.5581 · 1 year ago
now i want a show based on a secret roman legion that deals in espionage or is a secret police force.
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@rtyrsson · 2 years ago
The description of a Speculatore seems quite similar to the Japanese shinobi. Not the unlikely "ultimate assassin," but the sociocultural chameleon and intelligence gatherer.
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@stonefish1318 · 2 years ago
They are the Frumentarii, the Legions watching eyes, and telling Truth to Tariis is always very wise!
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@astrosloth2 · 2 years ago
Are there any historical documents describing Frumentarii as glowing in the dark?
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@carrickrichards2457 · 1 year ago (edited)
Intelligence and Reconnaissance are distinct. The romans sent grain merchants ahead of the army. They met all the big landholders, knew where they lived and to whom they sold how much of their harvest, all without prying. Disaffected sons of nobility (+network) were attracted as a both local expert and 'client king-in-waiting' (Caesar's 'De bello Gallico')
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@alfredlaalpacadeageofempir9215 · 2 years ago
🎵 And military intelligence is 🎶<br>🎶 Still two words that can't make sense 🎵<br>🎵 Possibly I've seen too much 🎶<br>🎶 Hangar XVIII, I know too much 🎵
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@Gustavo-z5k · 2 years ago
Thank you sir! For doing what our schools and government should be doing. Feeding our young minds with beautiful history.
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