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March 25, 2019

Battle of Ecnomus (256 BC) – Largest Naval Battle in History

Filed under: Africa, Europe, History, Military — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Invicta
Published on 12 Sep 2016

The Battle of Ecnomus in 256 BC is arguably the largest naval battle in history with 680 warships and an estimated 290,000 rowers and marines participating! This monumental clash was fought during the First Punic War between Rome and Carthage along the coast of Sicily.

Fleet Anatomy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PhRp…
Fleet Operation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=397-i…
Fleet Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOc8m…

More Classical Antiquity Documentaries: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…

Literary Sources:
Uniforms of the Roman World by Kevin Kiley
Republican Roman Warships by Osprey Publishing
The Fall of Carthage by Adrian Goldsworthy
Augustus by Anthony Everitt

Game Engine:
Total War: Rome II

Game Mods:
Devide et Impera
Realistic Ship Colors
Ave_Gigas.pak

From the comments:

Invicta
2 years ago
It has been a real pleasure to research and produce the documentary series on the Roman Navy. This video is a culmination of that exploration into the little-covered world of ancient naval combat which I hope has been equally enlightening and entertaining. It is also worth mentioning that the battle maps I created for this video individually show the 680 vessels from both sides. Though this was painstaking to do, it was worth it to convey the insane scale of this encounter at sea.

I’d also like to point out that I tried using new effects in this video. I will continue to try new styles and adapt my presentations in the future and greatly appreciate any and all feedback. Thank you all for your support and help thus far. Its a true joy to have an audience for this passion of mine : )

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