Alexander the Great: Battle of Gaugamela 331 BC | 4K Cinematic

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    The Battle of Gaugamela, also called the Battle of Arbela, took place in 331 BC between the forces of the Army of Macedon under Alexander the Great and the Persian Army under King Darius III. It was the second and final battle between the two kings, and is considered to be the final blow to the Achaemenid Empire.#Cinematic #Alexanderthegreat #Gaugamela #AchaemenidEmpire
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 205

  • @FilipMoncrief
    @FilipMoncrief Місяць тому +17

    Absolutely top tier production. Outstanding job mate

  • @gregwicker856
    @gregwicker856 17 днів тому +3

    I lived in Izmir Turkey with my dad in the service at the time. Alexander then as now is my favorite hero. He was amazing.

  • @TimelessMythos8
    @TimelessMythos8 Місяць тому +13

    I have watched many channels but this is the best video I have ever seen

  • @cadenschmitt7380
    @cadenschmitt7380 Місяць тому +14

    First to comment let's go!!
    Alexander the great is one of my favorite generals and seeing him in your video is amazing, you guys are such a great channels and the battles are so amazingly done

    • @ukaszw.5461
      @ukaszw.5461 Місяць тому +1

      Moim ulubionym jest Hannibal i gen. Lee.

    • @scotland638
      @scotland638 Місяць тому +3

      ​@@ukaszw.5461Alexander the Great and Napoleon are mine.

  • @user-un6wc1lw3s
    @user-un6wc1lw3s Місяць тому +21

    That was one of the most beautiful cavalry charges in cinematic gaming I’ve ever seen

  • @essbee1240
    @essbee1240 26 днів тому +4

    Another really great historical battle re-enactment. Not only are the graphics superb, the commentary is also excellent. Thus is history brought to life...well done. Please do more 🙏

  • @jcremeringful
    @jcremeringful Місяць тому +9

    Been waiting for this video for awhile! Awesome job!!!!

  • @ronniecoleman2342
    @ronniecoleman2342 20 днів тому +4

    I enjoyed this video. My favorite battle from ancient times. Thank you.

  • @LetsSeeYourKungFu
    @LetsSeeYourKungFu Місяць тому +17

    @7:48 the birds-eye view! just like the movie! dope! keep em comin!

  • @michaelstearnes1526
    @michaelstearnes1526 27 днів тому +4

    Much better than any Ridley Scott "historical" movie.

  • @fordandhenryhistory
    @fordandhenryhistory 22 дні тому +5

    Thanks!

  • @immortalempiresking9168
    @immortalempiresking9168 Місяць тому +9

    First of all, FINALLY!!! THANK YOU!!! This my favorite battle in the 2004 film that depicts his life.
    Second of all, I need to make something VERY clear about this battle: In the movie, the Macedonians advanced BEFORE the chariots charged. They also chanted while they were advancing (WATCH A VIDEO OF THE MOVIE'S DEPICTION OF BATTLE OF GAUGAMELA!).
    Oh, and third, changing the topic, I want you to do me ONE favor, about King Darius III. You see, his empire invaded not just Greece, but also India (their invasion was BEFORE Alexander invaded India). You see, the story of this invasion is a lot to explain, but I'll make it simple: Around 535 BCE, the Persian king, Cyrus the Great, initiated a protracted campaign to absorb parts of India into his nascent Achaemenid Empire, or aka, the Persian Empire. In this initial incursion, the Persian army annexed a large region to the west of the Indus River, consolidating the early eastern borders of their new realm. After a brief pause from Cyrus' death around 530 BCE, the campaign continued under Darius the Great, who began to re-conquer former provinces and further expand the Achaemenid Empire's political boundaries. Around 518 BCE, the Persian army pushed further into India to initiate a second period of conquest by annexing regions up to the Jhelum River (what is today known as Punjab). At peak, the Persians managed to take control of most of modern-day Pakistan and incorporate it into their territory. That is what I was told in a Wikipedia article that depicts Persia's invasion of India. Can you depict all of that into Total War?

    • @zoranpanizovski1375
      @zoranpanizovski1375 2 дні тому

      And in early 19th century GREEK or GREECE was CREATED. 100 years after that...BUCHAREST TREATY DIVIDED MACEDONIAN TERRITORY and GREECE GAINED 51% OF TERRITORY!! PREVIOUS HISTORY SOLD SEPERATELY🤣🤣💪🇲🇰❤️❤LONG LIVE MACEDONIANS 🇲🇰💪❤️Regardless of your passport.

  • @joelchua1637
    @joelchua1637 Місяць тому +11

    Till this day, I'm just thinking why would anyone charge towards a phalanx. Its like you're sprinting head on to smash your entire body into a wall (with spikes). Like what would Darius hope to achieve in doing something so insane ? Chariots aren't tanks

    • @starfox300
      @starfox300 16 днів тому +2

      He saw most of them as cannon fodder anyway

  • @batcat_j
    @batcat_j Місяць тому +5

    Here to support this channel💪 keep it up

  • @ReZw7a
    @ReZw7a Місяць тому +6

    i think darius III was anything except of military commander if he gave the command of the army to like ariobarzanes the results would be better, becuase he was the only person to outsmarted the alexander and stop the greek adavndce for month in battle of persian gate. but still alexander was truley great military strategist.

  • @naxzul666
    @naxzul666 Місяць тому +3

    Superbe vidéo, du grand art...bravo !!

  • @joshaferreri3700
    @joshaferreri3700 Місяць тому +5

    Big up de plaisirs et pleins de GggggG=)))

  • @klaudioabazi4478
    @klaudioabazi4478 27 днів тому +2

    Extraordinary video. Keep going strong Bro.

  • @sarkissati1217
    @sarkissati1217 Місяць тому +7

    ❤⚡ Слава Александру Великому ⚡❤

  • @antoniomoreira5921
    @antoniomoreira5921 Місяць тому +4

    Thank you for this. I don't know if it's the right niche but if anyone's heavily into Hellenistic warfare I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos series. Keep up with the amazing work! Love, Antonio

  • @corpusvile1
    @corpusvile1 Місяць тому +4

    They were right hard bastards back in the day, eh? A bit on the stabby side too.

  • @stevenburrus7809
    @stevenburrus7809 22 дні тому +2

    Excellent learning experience.

  • @shantisingh960
    @shantisingh960 Місяць тому +2

    this channel is best for storytelling ❤

  • @pa5287
    @pa5287 Місяць тому +3

    great vid

  • @user-wu9gr1sl5t
    @user-wu9gr1sl5t Місяць тому +2

    thank you🎉🎉

  • @fordandhenryhistory
    @fordandhenryhistory 22 дні тому +1

    Amazing as always

  • @AzraelGFG
    @AzraelGFG Місяць тому +2

    am i the only one who notices the battle sounds of dying men are from stronghold 1? :D

  • @Y_ooKang
    @Y_ooKang 25 днів тому

    If only my total war rome 2 battles were this organized.

  • @Heisenberg.735
    @Heisenberg.735 Місяць тому +1

    One thing never mentioned is that Macedonians had long spears at over 5 meters in length that was the biggest advantage on weapons, so a Macedonian could eliminate few Persians before being eliminated they also with their long spears could eliminate cavalry before they could start doing any damage to Macedonians.
    Always long range weapons win wars

    • @Chinnnnuz
      @Chinnnnuz 24 дні тому +1

      The Romans used short swords.

  • @tommytran5962
    @tommytran5962 14 днів тому

    that was awesome

  • @DjdhhdHdhdhd-hc2ps
    @DjdhhdHdhdhd-hc2ps Місяць тому +2

    عندما حدثت هذه المعركة امضت كل من سوريا والعراق ومصر 4000 عام من تاريخها

    • @Ubique2927
      @Ubique2927 26 днів тому +2

      Not by those names though. Britain was just as old. Greece probably older.

    • @DjdhhdHdhdhd-hc2ps
      @DjdhhdHdhdhd-hc2ps 26 днів тому +2

      ​@@Ubique2927
      مصر طوال تاريخها إسمها مصر
      وسوريا آشور
      والعراق اوروك

  • @DjdhhdHdhdhd-hc2ps
    @DjdhhdHdhdhd-hc2ps Місяць тому +2

    محتواك رائع يا أخي ولكن يجب عليك تغطيت معارك كبرى مثل
    مثل معركة القادسية بين العرب والفرس
    ومعركة نهر تالاس بين العرب وتانغ الصينية

  • @ignaciohernandez177
    @ignaciohernandez177 9 днів тому +1

    The brutally of war in the bce era

  • @newhailman
    @newhailman 7 днів тому

    I always figured that the Guatamalans were too short to fight that well

  • @frederikbeckers8923
    @frederikbeckers8923 Місяць тому +1

    Missing two things that is well known about this battle, first Alexander findet use a straight line formation of his infantry second the person break on some points of the macedone left flank through and raided the Waggons of Alexander

  • @marschallhistory3286
    @marschallhistory3286 Місяць тому +1

    Hier wurden doch garantiert Sounds aus Stronghold verwendet.

  • @98Chriskck
    @98Chriskck 28 днів тому

    SFX from Stronghold series :D

  • @jimcunningham5376
    @jimcunningham5376 27 днів тому +1

    BCE = Before our Common Era

  • @Centurion1993
    @Centurion1993 Місяць тому +3

    Is this David Robb narrating this? The same guy that narrates the intros for Rome 2 and historical battles

    • @johnst3313
      @johnst3313 Місяць тому +3

      I believe it’s AI

    • @Centurion1993
      @Centurion1993 Місяць тому +2

      @@johnst3313 ah I did consider that, must be using his voice with the AI then. Good idea because he’s got a really good voice for history 🤙

    • @WarAndHistory.
      @WarAndHistory.  Місяць тому +3

      Yes Ai

    • @-Patrick_Bateman
      @-Patrick_Bateman Місяць тому

      @@WarAndHistory.yo why didn’t you use the ChadMacedonians mod for this video instead of Greek Empire Hd?

    • @HammerFilms2.0
      @HammerFilms2.0 Місяць тому

      @@-Patrick_Bateman we recorded the in game footage for this video many many months in advance, will use that one in the future

  • @1167400
    @1167400 11 днів тому

    Both Macedonian and Thessalian cavalry operated in wedge formations, not rectangles.

  • @user-ml7mq4xd5y
    @user-ml7mq4xd5y Місяць тому +1

    Супер

  • @VENNO_
    @VENNO_ 27 днів тому +1

    Can you do a video about the sikhs?

  • @starfox300
    @starfox300 16 днів тому

    Battle of Nedao would be amazing

  • @user-ql6pe8ct5g
    @user-ql6pe8ct5g Місяць тому

    hey man can you tell us what software you use for your animations? Especially the arrow animations?

    • @WarAndHistory.
      @WarAndHistory.  29 днів тому +1

      total war Rome 2

    • @user-ql6pe8ct5g
      @user-ql6pe8ct5g 29 днів тому

      @@WarAndHistory. No no, I mean the software used for the map animations, not the battle footage

    • @EvropaVetvs
      @EvropaVetvs 11 днів тому

      @@user-ql6pe8ct5g Adobe After Effects.

  • @jonathanboyle6548
    @jonathanboyle6548 19 днів тому

    Actually: Before current era. BC renamed, in case it offends a certain religion.

  • @robertdavidparreno
    @robertdavidparreno 23 дні тому

    Do Battle of Vienna next

  • @johnk2452
    @johnk2452 5 днів тому

    *_What the hell is the narrator talking about [starting at _**_00:22_**_] when he says Alexander "had his men clear out a large section of land in which was to be the battlefield"?_* Christ almighty, looking at the video, these guys must have been busy "clearing out land" for months, if not years? Awfully generous then for Alexander, afterward, to give his "clearers" a few days rest.

  • @legendarian4690
    @legendarian4690 Місяць тому

    What voice AI are you using, and how are you enhancing the sound effects of the fighting?

    • @WarAndHistory.
      @WarAndHistory.  Місяць тому

      Eleven labs… stronghold audio

    • @legendarian4690
      @legendarian4690 Місяць тому

      @@WarAndHistory. Are you using David Robb's voice? If so, how do you add him?

    • @WarAndHistory.
      @WarAndHistory.  Місяць тому

      Dont know who David rob is lol

    • @legendarian4690
      @legendarian4690 Місяць тому

      @@WarAndHistory. Lmfao he did voices for Rome II. So whose voice is it?

    • @WarAndHistory.
      @WarAndHistory.  29 днів тому

      @@legendarian4690 i just checked, they sound similar but also different

  • @robertburnham5119
    @robertburnham5119 13 днів тому

    BCE- Before Common Era

  • @JerryThomas-xc7ur
    @JerryThomas-xc7ur Місяць тому

    I will never understand war, past or present. What do both sides experience in the after life? Are they standing around looking at each other? Or nothing at all?

  • @naitamima8493
    @naitamima8493 6 днів тому

    In Iran we dont say alexander. We call him skandar. Eshkatnar an Iranian prince raised his flag against the empire and the whole teritory went in a chaos. He died in a. city at south east of Iran. The city name is Hendijan. Search in google map. This fictional character Alexander also died in his way to India. After 30 years of chaos Ashanid dynasty took the control and began the Parthian empire. Greeks made this person based on Eshkatnar and then after centries people accepted him as a real commander.

  • @richardh615
    @richardh615 Місяць тому

    Nice vid but where not most of the infantry not Greeks from the subdued Greek city sites in the west of those fight as hoplites. Therefore less individual melees and more of the pike punch. As for the Persians how do they fight a long pike head on?

  • @hanzoofoasisworld7953
    @hanzoofoasisworld7953 Місяць тому

    My request: Battle of Hastings.

  • @binxbolling
    @binxbolling 23 дні тому

    I think Darius had war elephants.

  • @jamesdermont5064
    @jamesdermont5064 25 днів тому

    Didn’t know they had computer generation back then

  • @user-mu8ub7vr8m
    @user-mu8ub7vr8m 23 дні тому

    I don't understand the meaning. The author forgot the message. Why did this war happen? Why did he give his subordinates a break? Was each action good or bad? It ended without any clear meaning. I want to watch a video that makes me feel glad I watched it.

    • @WarAndHistory.
      @WarAndHistory.  22 дні тому +1

      The extended version is available for members, it’s $1 a month go take a look

    • @fitofito1001
      @fitofito1001 8 днів тому

      @@WarAndHistory.

  • @hnsandhu4746
    @hnsandhu4746 26 днів тому +1

    Can please make video on what happened next after battle of Yarmok by Muslims.

  • @Poisonedblade
    @Poisonedblade Місяць тому +3

    So if Darius just kept 500 spear guys around him, Alexander's cavalry would have been stopped and Alexander would have lost the war.

    • @tagguh1
      @tagguh1 Місяць тому +7

      Alexander's companion cavalry were some of his most seasoned and loyal warriors. They're not morons. They could just as easily dismount and butcher them.

    • @Poisonedblade
      @Poisonedblade Місяць тому

      @@tagguh1 Probably, but Darius has his bodyguards, too. If they stopped Alexander's charge, they would have won.
      It's interesting to think about.

    • @tagguh1
      @tagguh1 Місяць тому

      @@Poisonedblade They would not have won lol.

    • @Poisonedblade
      @Poisonedblade Місяць тому

      @@tagguh1 Even if they slowed Alexander's charge, Daruis's cavalry would have finished off the flank and returned to Darius. The Persians had a 20,000 man+ advantage. If they were able to surround Alexander, he would have been screwed.

    • @tagguh1
      @tagguh1 Місяць тому +2

      @@Poisonedblade Numbers mean nothing in the face of disciplined well trained and elite troops. That is obvious and evident in this exact battle. Darius's troops were nowhere near as battle hardened and equipped as Alexander's were. Nor did they have the same level of discipline and good order, as is evident when their line absolutely crumbled once Alexander got behind them.
      The reality is, Alexander was a master strategist as well as an excellent commander. Darius never had a chance to win this battle. Numbers do not mean anything when you can effectively control the battlefield, which Alexander was infamous for doing.

  • @naitamima8493
    @naitamima8493 6 днів тому

    If Alexander is a real person, where is his tomb? Why nobody knows what happened to his body?

  • @wayneallen67
    @wayneallen67 22 дні тому

    What if Genghis Khan had run up against Alexander The Great?

  • @jamalahmad-em3bv
    @jamalahmad-em3bv 3 дні тому

    Source❤😊

  • @fierceotter
    @fierceotter Місяць тому

    I wonder if the horses know if they're in war

    • @Bern_il_Cinq
      @Bern_il_Cinq Місяць тому

      They probably think they're in a whimsical meadow headed to a babbling brook.

    • @aggelinairiniaggelaki2720
      @aggelinairiniaggelaki2720 7 днів тому

      Horses are very sensible and smart animals.

  • @Miraak1868
    @Miraak1868 Місяць тому

    What is this game? Not on Steam.

  • @Myrmekes
    @Myrmekes 26 днів тому

    The balls

  • @pauloaltamirano3323
    @pauloaltamirano3323 Місяць тому

    Cada vez más chico es el ejército persa, van a terminar diciendo que Darío presento 1500 hombres en esta batalla 😅😅

  • @FitFrenzy.7
    @FitFrenzy.7 Місяць тому

    What is the name of the game?

  • @sotirisgalanis2530
    @sotirisgalanis2530 21 день тому +3

    I dont give a shit of anyone points but the greek macedonian empire was the greatest empire of all time and for so many reasons!!!!🇬🇷🇬🇷💪💪👌👌🇬🇷🇬🇷

    • @jamesschpeiser4326
      @jamesschpeiser4326 10 днів тому

      The Jim Brown of his era

    • @tatjanavelkova5814
      @tatjanavelkova5814 7 днів тому +1

      before 25 centuries PHILIP created KINGDOM MAKEDONIJA ! !

    • @sotirisgalanis2530
      @sotirisgalanis2530 7 днів тому +1

      @@tatjanavelkova5814 His name is Philipos the first his name came from greek word philos which mean friend and he was speaking ancient greek languege and stop stoling history from Greece because you are a fart of Greece!!!!!

    • @sotirisgalanis2530
      @sotirisgalanis2530 7 днів тому

      @@jamesschpeiser4326 What do u mean mate???

    • @aggelinairiniaggelaki2720
      @aggelinairiniaggelaki2720 7 днів тому

      Αυτά βα ύψους λέτε για να τρελαίνονται από θυμό και Να βρίσκουν ένα σωρό ψεύτικες δικαιολογίες όπως ότι δεν ηττήθηκαν πραγματικά, σλλα ότι ο στρατός ΤΟΥΣ ήταν ελληνικός η ότι βαριόντουσαν να πολεμήσουν. Δηλαδή οι Πέρσες αν δεν βαριόντουσαν, νομίζουν ότι θα νικούσαν. Τις εξωφρενικές αυτές ιδανικές εκδοχές, εκπόνησαν (μελέτες) , διάφοροι δικοί τους ιστορικοι που τους μπουκ νουν με ανυπόστατα δήθεν επιχειρήματα........................... Αντί να πουν στους Ιρανούς γην αλήθεια τους φτιάχνουν με παραμύθια. Εγώ ξέρω ότι η αλήθεια δεν έβλαψε ποτέ κανέναν. Το ψέμα όμως...............

  • @Here_comes_Hope
    @Here_comes_Hope Місяць тому

    Is that Matt Berrys voice?

    • @WarAndHistory.
      @WarAndHistory.  Місяць тому

      Never heard of him

    • @Here_comes_Hope
      @Here_comes_Hope Місяць тому

      @@WarAndHistory. He is an English actor. Plays the boss from the IT crowd and heaps of other stuff. All good it though just sounded like him

    • @Here_comes_Hope
      @Here_comes_Hope Місяць тому +1

      @WarAndHistory. what program do you use for your AI voices? Checked out a few of your vids and it is pretty good

    • @WarAndHistory.
      @WarAndHistory.  29 днів тому

      @@Here_comes_Hope eleven labs

  • @Memes-du3fp
    @Memes-du3fp Місяць тому +6

    Christ is king!

  • @k2you21
    @k2you21 Місяць тому

    Needs more Gore

  • @user-oe5st2wm5o
    @user-oe5st2wm5o Місяць тому +2

    Persian history is better

  • @user-ku3gb4ip3w
    @user-ku3gb4ip3w Місяць тому

    อยากให้ลองทำศึกทางเรือของญี่ปุ่นสู้กับเกาหลียีซุนชินอย่างงี้

  • @user-bg7pq7ky7n
    @user-bg7pq7ky7n 8 днів тому

    I don't watch videos that mis labelle b c

  • @sashaparaulovic8675
    @sashaparaulovic8675 Місяць тому

    The biggest Makedonian who ever lived and onlyone who ruled the world...
    Aleksandar Makedonian spechees to Makedonians before the battle of Gaugamela :
    Makedonians, conquer the fear, and you will conquer the death...
    Question for greeks who claim Makedonians were greeks was greek - why 50 000 greeks fight on Darius side against Makedonians ???

    • @marschallhistory3286
      @marschallhistory3286 23 дні тому

      Also zu der Zeit sahen sich sowohl die Bewohner des Heutigen Griechenlands als auch die Bewohner des Makedonischen Königreiches. Als Helenen. Das war für sie eine Kulturel einigende Identität. Auch wenn man das Keinesfalls mit einer Nationlen Identität gleichsetzen darf. Ein Helene aus Theben sah sich zuerst als Tehbaner dann vielleicht noch als Boötier und erst dann als Helene. Während ein Makedone sich zuerst als Bürger seiner Stadt dann als Makedone und dann als Helene sah. Weil die Helenische Identität keine Nationale Identität war. War es für Helenen auch kein Problem sich als Söldner für die Perser zu verdingen wie ihre vorfahren es einigende hundert Jahre zuvor ebenfalls getan haben.

    • @tatjanavelkova5814
      @tatjanavelkova5814 7 днів тому +1

      before 25 centuries PHILIP KING, ALEXANDER TSAR ON MAKEDONIJA ! ! !

    • @aggelinairiniaggelaki2720
      @aggelinairiniaggelaki2720 7 днів тому

      What else you will find in order to insult our very Greek history. ?.?? Poor things. You are searching for an identity. But this is not yours. If is yours answer me in Greek. Alexander's language. Can you???

    • @sashaparaulovic8675
      @sashaparaulovic8675 7 днів тому

      @@aggelinairiniaggelaki2720
      Demosthenes, ancient orator, born in Athens, killed himself on the island Kalavria, while he was running away from the Makedonian pursuers.One of the most important opus of Demosthenes is his famous "Phillipiki" - spechees against Phillip II - King of Makedonia. Here is just a part of his III Phillipika:
      "...Phillip is not helen, he has nothing helenian, he is BARBARIAN who is coming from a land, from which one even you can't buy a slave, he is MAKEDON!..."

    • @aggelinairiniaggelaki2720
      @aggelinairiniaggelaki2720 4 дні тому

      @sashaparaulovic8675 Stop this kind of unacceptable propaganda. Because Greeks fought several times against each other, like Soartzns against Athdnians and so on, this is not proof that both of them are not Greeks. Is exactly the same for Macedonias. All the rest is Scopian propaganda.

  • @naitamima8493
    @naitamima8493 6 днів тому

    Bullshit. Alexander is a lie. Alexander is a story made by greeks. Achaemenid empire collapsed because of civil wars and also religon wars.

  • @aoirj
    @aoirj 25 днів тому

    😒

  • @chriswilliams5982
    @chriswilliams5982 25 днів тому

    This is worst description of the battle I’ve ever heard.

    • @WarAndHistory.
      @WarAndHistory.  24 дні тому

      Thanks boomer

    • @chriswilliams5982
      @chriswilliams5982 24 дні тому

      @@WarAndHistory. your welcome Gen whatever. I’ll be happy to give you some good historical descriptions of Issusus, Tyre, Halacanarnis, the League of Cornish, Phillips invasion of Greece, Alexander’s exile, the retreat across the desert, etc if you want. Some of us boomers made it our life’s study, and visited many of the places we study. About the only thing the movie got right about Alexander was that battle. Darius Calvary was in the center, that’s why Alexander was slowly riding as though to leave the field. Beside him running along with them were thousands of slingers hidden by the dust. That left a gap in the center of the Persian line right where Darius was. When Alexander suddenly wheeled his Calvary and rode hard toward Darius the slingers who were deadly accurate attacked the Persian Calvary. Darius seeing he was unprotected turned and ran. Alexander knew killing Darius ended it all but Parmenion was in trouble and called for help. As a great commander would he choose to help his men rather than personal glory. I might add it was the first time a En Eshelan attack with the left reversed was ever used in history, and would be used through the American civil war. I might add that in the description of Cannae you were also wrong. It was his weakest troops in the center, not his strongest. That’s why Hannibal himself placed himself there to inspire his men. The center was supposed to slowly fall back allowing the Romans to sense a break through and commit more troops there allowing for what would become the first double envelopment in history to be used. A good rule of thumb in studying ancient military figures and battles is to first read the ancient sources. In Alexander’s case far and between, then the scholarly works by highly esteemed historians. Not all are the same. As an example in trying to grasp Alexander’s personality and character. I read three biographies. One by a Greek author, one by an American author, and one by a Persian or Turkish author. You’ll quickly see the biases, but it’s where they agree thats what I’m most interested in. Sorry if I was sloppy in my writing this but I had to rush. I’m sure you and I have much more in common than not. I’ve visited many of the ancient places where history was changed, and though not remotely the same in most cases. Sometimes you get to what’s accepted but not for certain, but the same feeling overcomes you. You know it so well you can hear the sounds, see it in your minds eye, sometimes it brings you to tears. Isn’t history grand?

  • @user-je2gi2ei6v
    @user-je2gi2ei6v 15 днів тому

    Дарию не надо было бежать, может и выиграл этот бой.

  • @naidetutureski9408
    @naidetutureski9408 Місяць тому

    In this battle Aleksandar never had Greeks, not even one, not even a half a greek. don't get me wrong I will proved to you. for a start Greece never exist in this period of time, the difference between Greece and ALEKSANDAR TALKING TIME IS approximately 2150 years difference, Greece exist only until today 192 years not even 200 years. here is a prove.
    Greece: (OTTO THE FIRST AND THE ONLY ONE KING OF GREECE. German Bavarian: Otto Fredrich Ludwig von Bayern, 1 June 1815 - 26 July 1867 AD) was a first Bavarian Prince as a King who Ruled Greece from the establishment of the monarchy on 27 May 1832, under the Convention of London, until he was deposed on 23 October 1862. Prove me if I'm wrong. The history is gone up to shit.

    • @marschallhistory3286
      @marschallhistory3286 23 дні тому

      Oder man akzeptiert das dieser Kanal das Wort Helene durch Grieche ersetzt hat. Um es seinen Zuschauern verständlicher zu machen.

    • @tatjanavelkova5814
      @tatjanavelkova5814 7 днів тому +1

      ALEXANDER THE GREAT SPOKE MACEDONIAN LANGUAGE ! !

  • @michalschade7734
    @michalschade7734 Місяць тому

    wtf is B C E? You meant BC(Before Christ)

  • @Maximus1883
    @Maximus1883 Місяць тому +36

    BCE = “Before Christ existed” same as BC

    • @kreg857
      @kreg857 Місяць тому +26

      No. Its "Before Common Era". Same goes with CE. "Common Era". Its a little bit more inclusive way of writing years to non-christians in our society.

    • @scotland638
      @scotland638 Місяць тому +15

      BCE = Before Christian Era.

    • @Yiannis2112
      @Yiannis2112 Місяць тому +2

      @Maximus1883
      You make up terms as go. Its Before Common Era or Before Current Era or Before Christian Era. Just google the darn thing.

    • @Memes-du3fp
      @Memes-du3fp Місяць тому +13

      “Before Chad existed”

    • @Yiannis2112
      @Yiannis2112 Місяць тому

      @@Memes-du3fp Lol! Good one. Could also be China, Chile, Czech Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica