Myth-busting Roman Battles - Here’s what they REALLY looked like

Try out Masterworks and skip their waitlist: This video is a first of its kind that focuses on creating an accurate visual battle model of ancient armies. The video dives in to the whole battle process, from forming up for battle, to individual emotions, movement, spacing of ranks, charges, and all factors that affect morale, which is the driving force of victory! Primary Sources -Polyb. 15. 12-13. -Polyb. 11. 20-22. -Caes. BCiv. 3. 91-92. -Caes. BGall. 1. 25. -Plut. Ant. 39. 4. -Sall. Cat. 60.1. -Tac. Ann. 14. 35. Secondary Sources -Armstrong, J. & Fronda, M. P. Romans at War: Soldiers, Citizens, and Society in the Roman Republic. Routledge: London and New York. 2020. -Cowan, R. “The Clashing of Weapons and Silent Advances in Roman Battles” in Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, Bd. 56, 1, 2007, 114-117. -Chrissanthos, S. G. “Freedom of Speech and the Roman Republican Army” in Sluiter, I. &