Only one correction. Hannibal wasn’t watching the battle from the side. He was right behind the center of his line sitting on an elephant. So if anyone thought to desert him and run back they would see their fierce leader riding on a great elephant right behind them. His presence there is what held the line. It bent but it didn’t break.
tnx alot!love bbc!i watched this cuz yesterday i was kicked out from latin hour from this movie...i bet my teacher will bang me hard with questions about this battle:)))):X...love and respect bbc and youtube:)>-
"Vincere scis, Hannibal; victoria uti nescis. You, Hannibal, know how to gain a victory; you do not know how to use it." - Maharbal, Hannibal's cavalry commander, after the battle of cannae yeah, he was a very skilled strategiest (hope i spelled it right ...), but, well, maharbal said it all
Historian still debate why Hannibal didn't take Rome until now, but most agree that he just didn't have ther resources to do it, he really wasn't an expert in conquering walled cities.
He probably shrugged - well aware that his elephants were young and poorly trained - they weren't his main weapons, they never had been in previous battles - and certainly not at Zama.
to your knowledge, the carthaginians were phenicians,the city was founded in 814 or 813 BCthey spoke a semitic language which is a dialect of phonecian, it is proven by the treaty of alliance between Hannibal and philip V of macedonia, and the periples of hannon. they worshipped Baal Hamon, god of fertility and tanit a female goddess, both of them protector of the city. and had melqart, gof of the sea of navigators!ü they practiced human sacrifices, children bones were found in a jars near
His war elephants were not his most powerful weapons, they never were key to his battles, and the ones at Zama were likely untrained and young ones that hadn't seen a battle. Hannibal knew they'd do 1 of two things, or a little bit of both
@ManilaSyndicate But you have to take into account the brilliant achievements earlier in Scipio's career - victories he pulled off entirely on his own, without "learning" from anyone.
wasnt this from a film? cause i remember watching it on the tv anyhow i love what hannibal did if carthage had helped a bit more we'd all be speak phoenician
The Romans by far had a numerical advantage but that was their undoing, or it was at least used against them to good effect. Hannibal literally SUCKED THE ROMAN FORMATIONS INTO A SLAUGHTER OF HIS OWN CHOOSING...Ever since general after general has dreamed of his own Cannae but (thus far) to no avail....
@@Peter_Capszykit also helped the Libyan infantry fought in what amounted to a phalanx formation. Until the Barcids conquered Spain (which only happened after the first Punic war), Carthaginian warfare resembled that of a Hellenic army.
80,000 Roman Heavy Infranty Flanked by 6,000 Roman Cavalary. Hannibal deployed his infantry in a bow formation, with the belly of the bow facing the enemy, as the belly gave growd the flanks would hold, and draw the romans into a killbox, Hannibal himself manned the Belly of the bow, while his brother lead the cavalry onslaught which obliterated the roman cavalry. Hannibal slaughtered 70,000 men... in 6 hours.
@FlamingLion116 well you are almost right on everything. Except that you don't know how it would've turned out if he did get reinforcements . And the reinforcement you speak of was his brother Hasdrubal who had to fled from Spain to assist his brother but that was 9 years after cannae. The senate should've sent reinforcements directly after the battle of cannae if they had done so the Second Punic war was surely going to end in Qart Hadasht's favor
the maker of this small movie lacks some strategy of hannibal , at the town of cunnae, the was a river, when hannibal surrounded romans from 3 sides, there was no option to go backwards as toild in this movie, because the fourth side was a river on the right of the roman army!!
In the end Carthage wouldn't send reinforcements to take Rome. So when Carthage's need was dire, he let the Romans burn it to the ground. If the Carthaginian leaders had mobilized reinforcements for Hannibal he could've taken Rome.
I just want to say something about the greek phalanx it was sumerians who used it first considering they were the first civiliezation on earth. You should probaley gets some books on the history of warfare
children human bones were found in jars in places called tophet, and they had no kings , but 2 suffetes elected for a year, similar^to the roman consuls!
@samk1101 Romans had Equites, more wealthy men, but that was about it untill they developed legionaries and cohorts so then they mounted them with spears.
@@mcbrians.8508 First, Baal means god, and is was used like baal Thor or Baal Zeus, in those times everybody did human sacrifices even the Romans, christianity would have won regardless of who won although the changes I think would have been more notorious was in a lesser christianity impact since it wouldn't have the power of the Roman Empire behind it to go to far away regions.
86-87000 армия римской республики против армии карфагане 52000 солдат. разница почти в 30000 тысяч воинов, и ганнибал потерял только 6 тысяч человек, паризительный стратег:)))
@PanMaghrebist Actually the Punics were probably nothing like the natives. They would sometimes get children with the native Lybians but those descendents became Lybian-Punic with not the same rights as ordinary Punics.
@FlamingLion116 And some cities were still loyal to Rome not necessary need to represed them for them Hanibal was temporary but Rome is eternal so they were loyal to Rome. The Romans did manage to defeat in battle at Zama
@ulongkoror "so they spent all their troops surronding that one attack,wouldnt the rest of the roman army just rush in and finish them off?!?!?" The video is fun, but not entirely accurate. As far as the Romans were concerned they were about to punch a hole in the Carthaginians centre, so they kept pouring in more and more men. The Carthaginians were to their front and on their flanks, but it wasn't until the bulk of the Roman army were in the bag that Hannibal's cavalry took them in the rear.
@STEPHENDANERD Hannibal himself didnt, his retainers.. some who had been campaigning for the most 15 years with Hannibal did most of the work, Hannibal lead
the beginning is kinda bad (in my opinion) some dramatic guy saying "you must hold them back, even if we suffer terrible losses, bla bla.." or something like that. the Iberian/Carthaginian/Gaul cavalry was far better then the roman cavalry, cause they just sucked(historically speaking ofcourse)
Only one correction. Hannibal wasn’t watching the battle from the side. He was right behind the center of his line sitting on an elephant. So if anyone thought to desert him and run back they would see their fierce leader riding on a great elephant right behind them. His presence there is what held the line. It bent but it didn’t break.
Correct, though he wouldn’t have been on an elephant, all of Hannibal’s elephants had died by the time of this battle…
I love the way he said "Let them taste victory."
Hannibal, great general. He has won many battles but has lost the war.
"Legions of Rome, to glory!" "BBBrrrr"
Amazing! Both Romans and Carthaginians speak perfect English.
Yes, English is the mother of all ancient languages. Both armies were also sponsored and wore Nike uniforms. Ah! Ah! Ah!
Nice battle. Probably the most realistic depiction of the Battle of Cannae...not like there were many others on tv or movies though
Hannibal was in the front lines in the heat of the battle he wasn’t just standing watching as the film depicts
tnx alot!love bbc!i watched this cuz yesterday i was kicked out from latin hour from this movie...i bet my teacher will bang me hard with questions about this battle:)))):X...love and respect bbc and youtube:)>-
"Vincere scis, Hannibal; victoria uti nescis.
You, Hannibal, know how to gain a victory; you do not know how to use it."
- Maharbal, Hannibal's cavalry commander, after the battle of cannae
yeah, he was a very skilled strategiest (hope i spelled it right ...), but, well, maharbal said it all
Historian still debate why Hannibal didn't take Rome until now, but most agree that he just didn't have ther resources to do it, he really wasn't an expert in conquering walled cities.
cool docu-drama this, really well done!
One of the greatest slaughters in military history. 80,000 Romans marched to war, but the foolishness of Varro saw only 3,000 escape.
He probably shrugged - well aware that his elephants were young and poorly trained - they weren't his main weapons, they never had been in previous battles - and certainly not at Zama.
to your knowledge, the carthaginians were phenicians,the city was founded in 814 or 813 BCthey spoke a semitic language which is a dialect of phonecian, it is proven by the treaty of alliance between Hannibal and philip V of macedonia, and the periples of hannon. they worshipped Baal Hamon, god of fertility and tanit a female goddess, both of them protector of the city. and had melqart, gof of the sea of navigators!ü they practiced human sacrifices, children bones were found in a jars near
We need a movie or series on the life of Scipio
His war elephants were not his most powerful weapons, they never were key to his battles, and the ones at Zama were likely untrained and young ones that hadn't seen a battle. Hannibal knew they'd do 1 of two things, or a little bit of both
@ManilaSyndicate But you have to take into account the brilliant achievements earlier in Scipio's career - victories he pulled off entirely on his own, without "learning" from anyone.
wasnt this from a film? cause i remember watching it on the tv anyhow i love what hannibal did if carthage had helped a bit more we'd all be speak phoenician
ROB Bohea Yeah, it’s a docu-drama called “Hannibal: Rome’s Worst Nightmare”.
@@kevinnorwood8782 You just replied to a comment that was made 14 years before yours. That guy is dead for all you know.
@AqworldsWiki corect me if im wrong but wasnt Alexander leading his companion cavalry personaly?
at 0:54 its the 200BC version of the vuvuzela!
The Romans by far had a numerical advantage but that was their undoing, or it was at least used against them to good effect. Hannibal literally SUCKED THE ROMAN FORMATIONS INTO A SLAUGHTER OF HIS OWN CHOOSING...Ever since general after general has dreamed of his own Cannae but (thus far) to no avail....
I think that,in fact, he is the greatest.
how come it seems like the bigger army always loses?like when hannibal had 50k vs 30k in the final battle where he lost
M,SHIELD.
Yes very interesting theory, Hannibal's way of battle looks a bit like the hammer and anvil tactic of Alexander.
Hannibal were taught art of warfare from Greek merceneries so this theory may have a lot of sense.
@@Peter_Capszykit also helped the Libyan infantry fought in what amounted to a phalanx formation. Until the Barcids conquered Spain (which only happened after the first Punic war), Carthaginian warfare resembled that of a Hellenic army.
hannibal berber hero and legend. I'm Proud to be a berber
I thought Massinissa represented the Berbers in this war (not the Italian campaign)
And that is what a battle of annihilation looks like.
He said that because hannibal wouldnt invade rome itself. but in hanibals defence, he really didnt hav the supplies to do it...
Nice battle. Anyone knows the name of this movie?
What is the title of the soundtrack ?
at 0:08 they didnt had those things on horses where you put your feet in, those were deffeloped in the middle ages
Of course the Romans lost against Hannibal. He's a super intelligence genetically engineered person after all.
Hannibal asked a lot of time for reinforcement but Carthagena didn't send him nothing so he recruit from local tribes in Spain&Italy(same that celts)
Well that fellow at 1:24 looks excited.
he prob didnt wear an eyepatch he probably had it sewn up after the infected eye was taken out
80,000 Roman Heavy Infranty Flanked by 6,000 Roman Cavalary.
Hannibal deployed his infantry in a bow formation, with the belly of the bow facing the enemy, as the belly gave growd the flanks would hold, and draw the romans into a killbox, Hannibal himself manned the Belly of the bow, while his brother lead the cavalry onslaught which obliterated the roman cavalry.
Hannibal slaughtered 70,000 men... in 6 hours.
1:21 you mean.
@AqworldsWiki
What Leikonel said is true!!! He wasnt dead in the battle field because he was a great leader and a great warrior in the same time!
@Leikonel Is Iberians not Spaniards
@FlamingLion116 well you are almost right on everything.
Except that you don't know how it would've turned out if he did get reinforcements .
And the reinforcement you speak of was his brother Hasdrubal who had to fled from Spain to assist his brother but that was 9 years after cannae.
The senate should've sent reinforcements directly after the battle of cannae if they had done so the Second Punic war was surely going to end in Qart Hadasht's favor
What movie/documentary is this from?
Hannibal: Rome’s worst nightmare
Hannibal lost his right eye, nto his left..
the maker of this small movie lacks some strategy of hannibal , at the town of cunnae, the was a river, when hannibal surrounded romans from 3 sides, there was no option to go backwards as toild in this movie, because the fourth side was a river on the right of the roman army!!
In the end Carthage wouldn't send reinforcements to take Rome. So when Carthage's need was dire, he let the Romans burn it to the ground. If the Carthaginian leaders had mobilized reinforcements for Hannibal he could've taken Rome.
For there own people.
Hannibal - exceeded in genius only by Scipio Africanus.
I just want to say something about the greek phalanx it was sumerians who used it first considering they were the first civiliezation on earth. You should probaley gets some books on the history of warfare
rome has the discipline but overused and well recognized tactics
Why no pilium is thrown!!?
What is the full title of this movie?
The title is hannibal : rome's worst nightmare.
The great Hannibal
children human bones were found in jars in places called tophet, and they had no kings , but 2 suffetes elected for a year, similar^to the roman consuls!
@samk1101 Romans had Equites, more wealthy men, but that was about it untill they developed legionaries and cohorts so then they mounted them with spears.
@Armeda99 I meant his tactics were responsible for it not him himself:|
PWNAGE! hell of a tactic tho i gotta say
@steveharrismetalgod i agree to that!!! the only reason he died is because Scipio copied his tactics and used them against him
hannibal was not a berber, he was phoenician and they came to live in tunisia from libanon, phoenicians are arabs from descent, im tunisian though.
If Hannibal would have taken Rome, I wonder, how would the world would look like now?
if that happened then horrible baal child sacrifices may have continued. And Punic Faith will be the default behaviour of everyone in Europe.
@@mcbrians.8508 First, Baal means god, and is was used like baal Thor or Baal Zeus, in those times everybody did human sacrifices even the Romans, christianity would have won regardless of who won although the changes I think would have been more notorious was in a lesser christianity impact since it wouldn't have the power of the Roman Empire behind it to go to far away regions.
86-87000 армия римской республики против армии карфагане 52000 солдат. разница почти в 30000 тысяч воинов, и ганнибал потерял только 6 тысяч человек, паризительный стратег:)))
India need hlp of 60 koti and china need hlp of 50 koti.
@PanMaghrebist Actually the Punics were probably nothing like the natives. They would sometimes get children with the native Lybians but those descendents became Lybian-Punic with not the same rights as ordinary Punics.
@FlamingLion116 And some cities were still loyal to Rome not necessary need to represed them for them Hanibal was temporary but Rome is eternal so they were loyal to Rome. The Romans did manage to defeat in battle at Zama
@ManilaSyndicate You mean like saying that Einstein wasn't better than his Science teacher
@ulongkoror
"so they spent all their troops surronding that one attack,wouldnt the rest of the roman army just rush in and finish them off?!?!?"
The video is fun, but not entirely accurate. As far as the Romans were concerned they were about to punch a hole in the Carthaginians centre, so they kept pouring in more and more men. The Carthaginians were to their front and on their flanks, but it wasn't until the bulk of the Roman army were in the bag that Hannibal's cavalry took them in the rear.
In my small opinion Hannibal was one of the greatest generals Africa has ever produced.
Erwin Rommel has entered the chat lol 😆
this was the biggest military slaughter in europe until WOI
yeah but they werent given death threats that if they ran away theyd be killed
Hannibal was dead for 14 years before the romans took carthage i believe
@STEPHENDANERD Hannibal himself didnt, his retainers.. some who had been campaigning for the most 15 years with Hannibal did most of the work, Hannibal lead
actually Temujin (Genghis Khan) was the best general, even better than that of the Romans and Macedonians (led by Alexander).
The Carthaginians worshipped Baal.
I think there are some great commanders, that could have beaten Alexander.
Maybe but not in Alexander's time 👍
Scipio was better in my opinion.
He is a cunning strategist .
but Hannibal is also great
A victory greater than zama IMO
what if Rome never existed as the empire we know it to be? what if it never grew? interesting i think
poor romans...
hahah doctor Bashir
nnibal did not wear an eyepatch Lol he isnt a pirate XD
hannibal great but julius caesar legend
the beginning is kinda bad (in my opinion) some dramatic guy saying "you must hold them back, even if we suffer terrible losses, bla bla.." or something like that. the Iberian/Carthaginian/Gaul cavalry was far better then the roman cavalry, cause they just sucked(historically speaking ofcourse)
@ManilaSyndicate or Montgomery was better than Rommel :)
You play too much Rome Total War =)
well u call it the art of war cause u hav care for people dying and suffering in a war
hahaha
tubermier, i encourage you , to read history more seriuosly!
haha atrocity is that if they had done this would be dead Romans 1:37
Star Trek meta joke
art?? i like this stuff, the strategy and all.. but art?? shit..