Battle of Cannae (216 BC). Animated Map. Hannibal vs Ancient Rome

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 21 жов 2024

КОМЕНТАРІ • 46

  • @hamidious
    @hamidious Рік тому +12

    I don't know how anyone can argue Hannibal wasn't the best general in history. Against the odds and difficulties he faced, his campaign was nothing short of genius.

    • @parabellum9240
      @parabellum9240  Рік тому +2

      It is interesting to note, that Hannibal rated himself only as the third greatest general in history (after Alexander and Pyrrhus), but only because he had been defeated by Scipio at Zama. If it wasn't for this defeat he would consider himself the greatest general ever.
      By the way the battle of Zama video is coming to my channel in about something like 7-10 days, it is in the final stage of production right now :).

    • @parabellum9240
      @parabellum9240  Рік тому

      ​@Sebastian Sapieżyński my current plan is to make 3 videos about 3 decisive battles of the Punic Wars which are in my opinion Cannae, Zama and Siege of Carthage. I don't plan to do other Hannibal's battles in the near future, but I don't rule them out either.
      after siege of Carthage I will probably do siege of Alesia (52 BC), in fact siege of Alesia might even come before the siege of Carthage, as I haven't started on siege of Carthage and siege of Alesia is around 50% complete already.

    • @geenkaas6380
      @geenkaas6380 Рік тому +1

      I personally think that Napoleon is the best general in history, but Hannibal is a close second

    • @idhamchaeruddin4715
      @idhamchaeruddin4715 Рік тому

      Yess

  • @KattoVideo
    @KattoVideo Рік тому

    This is by far the best Battle of Cannae video out there. Congrats :)

  • @FlashPointHx
    @FlashPointHx Рік тому +7

    Nicely done ! You're animations of the battle were superb!

  • @antoniotorcoli5740
    @antoniotorcoli5740 Рік тому +6

    Excellent video. Just a small correction: the roman legionaries adopted the gladius hispaniensis only in 209 BC. At Cannae they still used mainly the La Tene B sword and, possibily, the ξίφος.

  • @restitvtororbis5330
    @restitvtororbis5330 2 роки тому +8

    Just finished both your videos and they're shockingly good quality. I look forward to bragging about being your 19th subscriber someday

    • @parabellum9240
      @parabellum9240  2 роки тому

      Thank you so much! Glad you liked my videos! More videos will be coming soon :)

    • @parabellum9240
      @parabellum9240  2 роки тому

      I hope a new video I uploaded today will not disappoint you :)

  • @derk3933
    @derk3933 10 днів тому

    Having 2 commanders who fundamentally disagree on strategy alternate command on a day to day basis sounds like a recipe for disaster.

  • @chungus1219
    @chungus1219 Рік тому +3

    Very good animation and good explanation of what was happening at the time, good work.

  • @infernoschmidt3
    @infernoschmidt3 Рік тому +4

    The quality of you're videos is astonishing! Completely at the level of other great channels like history march or the armchair historian! I am very happy to announce to you today that I am your 262nd subscriber of the many thousands that will follow. I wish you all the best.

  • @healthtodayplus3652
    @healthtodayplus3652 Рік тому +1

    This channel will reach 1 million susbcribers for sure! Just keep pumping content you will get there. Everyone starts with 0 subscribers.

  • @polygonalfortress
    @polygonalfortress Рік тому +1

    very nice video, narration and battle animation!

  • @sakurabaLP
    @sakurabaLP Рік тому

    Please, is there any famous manual/base book on military tactics from antiquity, such as wedge, square, pincer, etc, infantry line formation, cavalry, slingshot, etc? Or even a .PDF?

  • @WhoaMoments
    @WhoaMoments 2 роки тому +1

    Whoa! Awesome video! Keep Up The Great Work!

  • @pilomalik9696
    @pilomalik9696 Рік тому +1

    Great job buddy keep up the good work!

  • @fathi6006
    @fathi6006 Рік тому +1

    hello I liked the animation , I m gonna hit the subscribe button and I hope to see your improvement in the future.A small suggestion : try make a full serie

    • @parabellum9240
      @parabellum9240  Рік тому

      Thank you! I have two videos in progress right now. One is Siege of Constantinople (1453) and Battle of Zama. Battle of Zama will be made in the same style as the Cannae video, but Siege of Constantinople will be somewhat different. Hoping to release one of those in a few days.

  • @Fatherofheroesandheroines
    @Fatherofheroesandheroines 11 місяців тому

    The one thing nobody talks about is Hannibals army cleaning up the battlefield with massive fire cairns. It took days to do this and this is one reason Hannibal didn't match immediately on Rome.

  • @oscarpalacios7964
    @oscarpalacios7964 2 роки тому +2

    Really liked the video keep it up

    • @parabellum9240
      @parabellum9240  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you! I plan to post on a weekly or biweekly basis over next couple of months.

  • @ГеворгКаспаров-д8б

    Спасибо , все было очень интересно .

  • @raywhitehead730
    @raywhitehead730 Рік тому +1

    The whole battlefield can be seen from a small hill. I was there in about 1967, as a 14 year old boy. The hill it self was most likely the position of Hannibal's Headquarters. The river was a small very shallow stream when I saw it. And from the appearance of its slope was never very deep. It was hard to imagine that, that many men crowded into that small of space. In the 1960's farmers were still, even nearly 2,000 years after the battle, collecting bits and pieces of weapons, after rains, and plowing.

    • @parabellum9240
      @parabellum9240  Рік тому

      Thank you for the insight, that's very interesting. I hope to be able to visit that place some day too!

    • @taxult
      @taxult Рік тому

      It's amazing to know even after 2,000 years, people today are still discovering stuff from Cannae.

  • @keefe4484
    @keefe4484 Рік тому +1

    good work

  • @ae-kz4xd
    @ae-kz4xd 9 місяців тому

    What a good channel, sadly it didnt get its popularity in time, i guess owner of this got demoralized and stopped.
    The battle itself was so painful to watch, such a advantage lost because of such a stupid choices

    • @parabellum9240
      @parabellum9240  8 місяців тому

      We'll return one day. Atm I decided to devote 100% of my time to the channel in my native language (Ukrainian).

  • @paulo-zm4vp
    @paulo-zm4vp Рік тому +1

    426th subscriber

  • @bingingbinging8597
    @bingingbinging8597 5 місяців тому

    The Roman’s lost more in a battle during the Cimbrian wars

  • @mythologinya
    @mythologinya 2 роки тому +2

    Super!

  • @anibalpoyraz16
    @anibalpoyraz16 2 роки тому +1

    Nice video, can you do the wars of Alexander the Great?

    • @parabellum9240
      @parabellum9240  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you! Sure, I will probably do some of the Alexander's famous battles, but a little bit later I guess. My plan for next few videos:
      The Destruction of Pompeii (Mount Vesuvius Eruption of 79AD) I will be dropping this one either today or tomorrow
      Siege of Constantinople (1453)
      Siege of Alesia
      Battle of Zama
      Siege and destruction of Carthage

    • @anibalpoyraz16
      @anibalpoyraz16 2 роки тому +1

      @@parabellum9240 All right, my friend, as a Turk, I will be waiting for the video of the siege of Constantinople, please tell us about Fatih Sultan Mehmet.

  • @XxKINGatLIFExX
    @XxKINGatLIFExX Рік тому +2

    What is this guys accent?

  • @raywhitehead730
    @raywhitehead730 Рік тому

    The orientation of the armies, in respect to the river, is not known from actual eye witnesses of the battle. As far as I have been able to determine. Having been at the battlefield, it makes more sense to imagine the Romans formation with its back to the stream/river.Hannibal it seemed to me would have managed the battle from the hill. From the the top of the hill to the center of the battle is about the distance of about two soccer fields. So much of this depiction is ,, presumed.

    • @raywhitehead730
      @raywhitehead730 Рік тому

      The center of the battle is well confirmed, from the amount of artifacts that are continuously found by local farmers, after plowing and the rains, over the years.