In different instances in history, the officers passed the words of the general/king down the line, so that other units farther from the centre got the message.
Pretty accurate in most regards, as far as Hollywood battles go. The only obvious gripe was the Persians mindlessly charging the Greek phalanx in a disorganized mob. While it is true that the Persian army lacked the professionalism of Alexander's, and mostly consisted of vassal militias of very variable quality, Persia did not become the largest empire of its day by fighting battles like they were glorified pub brawls.
They should not have discredited the great Achaemenid Empire. On the contrary, making them as they really were only makes it seem that Alexander was the best general and strategist.
There are several more flaws in the depiction. One is the way in which Dareios gives his orders. He gives very simple hand gestures and the next moment, hundreds of men charge, even though it's hardly clear which units he has in mind, let alone that they can see them. Another point that is at least odd is the depiction of dealing with chariots. I can't positively say that it's wrong how they showed it, but if the chariot is racing straight toward a line of pikes, why would they open up the line so the chariot can get into their formation, amputate legs (not sure those wheels were accurate, though again, I can't say they aren't) and shoot arrows at people? If you have a wall of pikes, horses will usually be reluctant to charge into them for obvious reasons.
@@TK-ve1uo From what i heard the hand signal thingy is realistic, also they did that opening of the sarissas line becase it would get rid of the chariots more easly. It also happend in real life:[...] Notwithstanding this, the Macedonians sustained their assaults, and assailing them violently squadron by squadron, they succeeded in pushing them out of rank. Meantime the foreigners launched their scythe-bearing chariots against Alexander himself, for the purpose of throwing his phalanx into confusion; but in this they were grievously deceived. For as soon as some of them approached, the Agrianians and the javelin-men with Balacrus, who had been posted in front of the Companion cavalry, hurled their javelins at them; others they seized by the reins and pulled the drivers off, and standing round the horses killed them. Yet some rolled right through the ranks; For the men stood apart and opened their ranks(!), as they had been instructed, in the places where the chariots assaulted them. In this way it generally happened that the chariots passed through safely, and the men by whom they were driven were uninjured. But these also were afterwards overpowered by the grooms of Alexander’s army and by the royal shield-bearing guards". Chapter XIII- Anabasis of Alexander, Battle of Arbela(Gaugamella) Page 165 by Arrian, traslated by Edward James Chinnock.
Alexander mixed light infatry, peltasts and javelin throwers with the cavalry. The conditioning of the macedonians must be superb to be able to maintain pace with horses.
There were examples of infantry in the ancient world being able to “hitch a ride” by grabbing onto the mane of an allied cavalryman’s mount and keeping pace alongside them for short periods. I believe Caesar mentioned Germanic warriors with this practice in his Commentaries, so it wouldn’t be too far-fetched to imagine this practice in other parts of the ancient world.
Humans in general are amazing runners and literally the best long distance runners in the animal world. Yes, as long as the cavalry is keeping a low tempo, humans can keep up.
Even if there were minor details wrong. The setting and overall look and action of this battle in the movie will most certainly be just like the true event in at least some moments
Usually battle scenes in Hollywood movies are awful. Like 90% of a time they just make my eyes bleed even on great movies like LOTR or Gladiator. But this a a rarest gem of film making. There is almost nothing wrong with this one, as perfect as history can be transferred to the screen. And it is sad that this masterpiece did not became industry standard. As battle scenes still suck two decades later.
One of the most thrilling historical novels that follows the life of Alexander the Great during his legendary campaign to avenge the Persian invasions in Greece, is “The Virtues of War” by Steven Pressfield. Truly epic.
History of Alexander the Great is one of famous history and some nations learn the defensive and opensive stragity of Alexander from the barbaric to modern era of war . Most of the learner are the military school .
it alwys bothered me how bad the soundtrack mxing in this battle sequence was.... heroic at the wrong moments and almost never on point until the drums turn in, but still overall way underwhelming for such a movie and scene
@jannostheide5153 I disagree. The change in music exemplifies the moral, tension and danger of death both sides faced during battle. That's how my ears picked up on it.
@jannostheid5153 , Yeah, Alexander was very focused on the soundtrack of his battle and was known for getting that right every time, such a shame that they couldn’t match that 😂
@@skkhammuansangngaihte4989 And sometimes even when it was too risky, they still led from the front. One of the commanders (I think his name was Oxford. Maybe) in the English Civil Wars fought in the front lines of a pike block, was killed in the first few minutes of the battle, and left his army leaderless.
@@derkylos yeah,its pretty stupid to be a competant leader ,and exposing yourselves like a idiot when you would be the primary target to destroy your army morale and leadership
@@skkhammuansangngaihte4989 Although, the guy that was in command of Desert Storm had his command post pretty close to the front lines...I guess it depends what you mean by 'leaders'...
A list with some notable history books by credible Historians, regarding the legacy of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia; “Alexander the Great. Man and God”, Pearson, Harlow 2004, by Ian Worthington. “The Miracle that was Macedonia” by N. G. L. Hammond. “By the spear. Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the rise and fall of the Macedonian empire”, Oxford University Press by Ian Worthington. “The Rise of the Greeks” by Michael Grant. “Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.: A Historical Biography” by Peter Green. A historical and academic treasure.
Are these paid comments? This has to be the shittiest battlefield scene ever. There's no single frame of reference that anchors everyone's position. The Persians randomly run into spears. The Greek infantry somehow keeps pace with the horses running at full speed and still has the strength to surprise the Persian cavalry while running across a wide plain. This is before the awful sound mixing which has no rhyme or reason to it.
It is almost unbelievable that these battle moves used by Alexander actually happened; what makes this great battle believable is precisely that this was the only possible tactic to win a battle that was almost impossible to win. And this happened! My God, this could have really happened!!
@@ripper74123 What followed was what some historians call "Alexander's thrust", if I'm not mistaken. The fact is that, without this localized, accurate strike, occurring at the beginning of the battle, even when the soldiers had enough energy, it was this combination of elements that allowed them to strike the heart of the Persian formation and Darius himself. My God, how much boldness, how much courage!! Normally, Alexander's army should have lost the battle, without a shadow of a doubt, because the difference in size of the armies was so great. I confess that I still have difficulty "accepting" this story, but YES, it is possible.
@@etiehnenavarro7622Bold but posible. I´d say its pretty belivable Which we cant say about numbers around ancient armies as victors tended to often dramatize the odds and outcome.
Actually. Alexander did fought the right flank and routed them before proceeding to charge the center gap. It was hard fought because some allied horsemen nearly for routed but he saved them with his companion cavalry.
There were no officers from anywhere south of Thessaly in the Macedonian army. There were no Hellene officers. The top brass were all exclusively Macedonian. Not only that, but some of the heaviest opposition Alexander faced in Persia were Greek mercenaries. Macedonians were not Greeks. They were even denied from participating in the Olympics for being explicitly *not Greek.
@@alexandertasseff3739 huh? , at least give me a source to back up your claim that the macedonians were not greeks or hellenes , and that macedonians never participated at the olympics.
The flopping of this movie marked the end of historically accurate movie with big budget. After this we only get crappy shits like the recent Napoleon, perhaps we really don't deserve good thing like this afterall.
@markshinderu2607 I just try to say that here they are depicted as military unwise, when they were not. Gaugamela was a great victory because there was a great enemy to defeat, not just cause they were larger in numbers. Hope you understand my point.
Alexander had two main tactical advantages over the Persians. First he had a battle hardened army utilizing better weapons, the Sarissa. Secondly his army was more homogenous with his men mostly Macedonian and Greek speaking the same language. Darius’ army was a hodgepodge of different armies and people with different fighting abilities and different languages. Alexander’s men worshipped him as a God and felt he could do no wrong. He was known to go among them and see to their needs. Darius was an emperor and such actions were beneath him. Alexander put himself in the forefront of battle taking the same risks. Darius did not fight and ran away when the battle started to turn, demoralizing his army.
I have not seen this movie. I have read a little about the tactics used by Alexander, though. It is remarkable that warfare didn't change all that much until the introduction of gunpowder and cannons. Chinese gunpowder and the chemists to make the explosive. A new pattern then emerged as the technology changed. Up to about 1955 or so many or most trained chemists in the US ended up working for the US Military in one capacity or another. After that approximate time there were fewer chemists working for the US Military as there were then the A-bomb and thermonuclear bombs. Recently the technology changed again with the introduction of small battery-powered drones.
Sorry, das ist so nicht ganz richtig. Die Kriegsführung hat sich nach Alexander immer wieder wesentlich verändert, auch wenn es auf den ersten Blick nicht so zu erkennen ist. Angefangen mit den Römern, die die Phalanx nicht mehr anwendeten, bis hin zu schiefen Schlachtordnung und den Terzios der Spanier bzw. der Schweizer. Tatsächlich gebe ich dir recht, das sogar noch nach der Einführung des Schießpulvers, die Linienformation im Grunde kaum verändert wurde.
The plan was to break up the Plananx formations. Darius and Alexander had fought before at Issus, where the Persians had inflicted heavy loses on the Greek flanks but the Greek centre broke through forcing Darius to flee. Darius adjusted his strategy, choose a battlefield more suited to the Persian forces, and kept his heavy cavalry near the centre. The plan was to envelope the Greek flanks while holding the centre. The Chariots were intended to break up the opposing formations allowing infantry to get in among the pikemen. The archers each carried around 20-30 arrows so they fired a few volleys then stopped so they wouldn't hit their own forces as they moved forwards. Alexander's unexpected move with his cavalry drew the Persian cavalry away from the centre and again left Darius exposed to a sudden attack.
This is a movie, a story, that deserves a DO OVER. Honestly.... I think it would work better as a series than a movie. Put altogether and this movie is a flop, which is sad because Alexander the Great is pretty epic, thousands of years later after his life and we're still talking about him. Even still trying to find his tomb.
Chega a ser quase inacreditável que esses movimentos de batalha usados por Alexandre realmente aconteceram; o que torna essa grandiosa batalha verossímel é justamente ter sido essa a única tática possível para vencer uma batalha quase impossível de ser vencida. E isto aconteceu! Meu Deus, isso pode ter acontecido mesmo!!
That's a trick. He turns to the center, where the Persian king is located. Behind him ran men on foot, who then attack the Persian cavalry that had ridden parallel to Alexander. The Persian king then flees, but Alexander has to return to the battle and cannot follow him.
He rides away to lure the Persian's cavalry away, weakening the center of the Persian's army, which Alexander then has a sizeable amount of his own cavalry turn back and charge the Persian army center. The Persians's outnumbered Alexander's army by at least 2-3x the amount of men, so he had to stretch the Persian army as far as he could. Once the center of the Persian army was thinned out, Alexander was able to punch through with his own cavalry and rout Darius who was at the center. Once Darius fled, his own men began to flee.
Tens of thousands men killed for one man's greed. History is often exaggerated in favour of the winner in Hollywood movies. Unlike Greeks, what Macedonia sent to the world was an army of well trained barbarians, while Persians created the first human rights principles and Greeks pioneered philosophy. When Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon he let all men free, no destruction to the civilisations residing in that area. What did Alexander achieve for humanity? Nothing, not even for Macedonians. He died and Macedonia was left with multiple foreign enemies, a bankrupt government whose budget had been consumed by endless wars. All that for one man's greed.
with what swords,spears and bows? in the middle of a desert? Alexander was alive between 357 BC to 323 BC, and gunpowder was estimated to be invented around 808 AD or 9th century by Chinese monks looking for an "elixir of life".
That's what shields are for, and what Phalanxes were to the light and medium infantry. They WERE the "shit" they attacked behind from. You say it amazes you that people back then supposedly never thought of that, but what amazes me is ignorant comments like yours of today.
The guy at the end just turning around and ordering four coffees and two croissants, while in the middle of a battle. What a boss.
Darius lmao
😂
He almost got killed by Alexander's Cavalry and Darious troops got obliterated
😅😅😊
No smarthphone, no internet, just people enjoying the moment
Back in the day when we had no other option than to use melee weapons and bows.
'' Bend if you must but never break ''
Now thats a solid commander.
99.99% of the men are cheering because the guy next to them is cheering. They didn't hear one word of that speech.
Hell yeah!
In different instances in history, the officers passed the words of the general/king down the line, so that other units farther from the centre got the message.
Be funny if he just rode down to another part of the line where no one heard him and did the speech again
They felt it though
Especially with the Irish accent, it will be very2 difficult for his Greek troops😂😂
Say what you want about the rest of the film, but this battle is one of the best I’ve ever seen on the silver screen
I need to play Rome Total War
Macedonian or Seleucidians?
Man of culture
@@germanmandalorian3514 Bactrians
@@germanmandalorian3514séleucide ❤
@@AeliusMagnus Sounds like Rome 2? I prefer the remaster Version of 1. But enjoy 2 if so!
Pretty accurate in most regards, as far as Hollywood battles go. The only obvious gripe was the Persians mindlessly charging the Greek phalanx in a disorganized mob. While it is true that the Persian army lacked the professionalism of Alexander's, and mostly consisted of vassal militias of very variable quality, Persia did not become the largest empire of its day by fighting battles like they were glorified pub brawls.
Exactly, my thoughts
They should not have discredited the great Achaemenid Empire. On the contrary, making them as they really were only makes it seem that Alexander was the best general and strategist.
Read anabasis. They truly were a mob.
There are several more flaws in the depiction. One is the way in which Dareios gives his orders. He gives very simple hand gestures and the next moment, hundreds of men charge, even though it's hardly clear which units he has in mind, let alone that they can see them.
Another point that is at least odd is the depiction of dealing with chariots. I can't positively say that it's wrong how they showed it, but if the chariot is racing straight toward a line of pikes, why would they open up the line so the chariot can get into their formation, amputate legs (not sure those wheels were accurate, though again, I can't say they aren't) and shoot arrows at people? If you have a wall of pikes, horses will usually be reluctant to charge into them for obvious reasons.
@@TK-ve1uo From what i heard the hand signal thingy is realistic, also they did that opening of the sarissas line becase it would get rid of the chariots more easly. It also happend in real life:[...] Notwithstanding this, the Macedonians sustained their assaults, and assailing them violently squadron by squadron, they succeeded in pushing them out of rank. Meantime the foreigners launched their scythe-bearing chariots against Alexander himself, for the purpose of throwing his phalanx into confusion; but in this they were grievously deceived. For as soon as some of them approached, the Agrianians and the javelin-men with Balacrus, who had been posted in front of the Companion cavalry, hurled their javelins at them; others they seized by the reins and pulled the drivers off, and standing round the horses killed them. Yet some rolled right through the ranks; For the men stood apart and opened their ranks(!), as they had been instructed, in the places where the chariots assaulted them. In this way it generally happened that the chariots passed through safely, and the men by whom they were driven were uninjured. But these also were afterwards overpowered by the grooms of Alexander’s army and by the royal shield-bearing guards". Chapter XIII- Anabasis of Alexander, Battle of Arbela(Gaugamella) Page 165 by Arrian, traslated by Edward James Chinnock.
The light infantry running with the Macedonia cavalry a nice touch of realism
5:47 theres a man, running along side the horse, legend!
Alexander mixed light infatry, peltasts and javelin throwers with the cavalry. The conditioning of the macedonians must be superb to be able to maintain pace with horses.
There were examples of infantry in the ancient world being able to “hitch a ride” by grabbing onto the mane of an allied cavalryman’s mount and keeping pace alongside them for short periods. I believe Caesar mentioned Germanic warriors with this practice in his Commentaries, so it wouldn’t be too far-fetched to imagine this practice in other parts of the ancient world.
Humans in general are amazing runners and literally the best long distance runners in the animal world. Yes, as long as the cavalry is keeping a low tempo, humans can keep up.
The Agrianians were absolutely LEGENDS
it's rumoured that some were as fast as deer 😮 @@jopump9907
One of my favorite historical battles in cinema. Very accurate and probably the closest thing we will ever see to how this battle actually took place.
Even if there were minor details wrong. The setting and overall look and action of this battle in the movie will most certainly be just like the true event in at least some moments
Wait you guys were there.
Have you seen the Battle of Rocroi in the Spanish film Alatriste? Among my all-time favorites.
It’s amazing the footage survived.
@@jasoncooke3477Yeah it was an awesome time.
Best historical battle in any movie
Gettysburg enters the chat..
One of my favourite scenes in all history movies , I just love seeing how authentic it is and accurate particularly for the Macedonian army
1,05 We are here today on our black and white ponies from TALLAGH AND BALLYMUN and we cant hide the ACCENT🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I didnt know alexander was a paddy , the buggars are everywhere 😂😂😂
HAPPY NEW YEAR2025.
Did we know we’re about the see the most accurate battle scene in history.
The battle was the closest thing to real history.
One of the best historical movies of all time. Shouldve been a series with this scale and attention to detail so they could fit more battles.
Usually battle scenes in Hollywood movies are awful. Like 90% of a time they just make my eyes bleed even on great movies like LOTR or Gladiator. But this a a rarest gem of film making. There is almost nothing wrong with this one, as perfect as history can be transferred to the screen. And it is sad that this masterpiece did not became industry standard. As battle scenes still suck two decades later.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT 🥶🇬🇷
it is more authentic than netflix
One of the most thrilling historical novels that follows the life of Alexander the Great during his legendary campaign to avenge the Persian invasions in Greece, is “The Virtues of War” by Steven Pressfield.
Truly epic.
Wonderful book.
Indeed my friend.
A very good book.
Brutal battle
Imagine going into battle holding an umbrella for your leader 😳
The billennium’s greatest idol of war
6:32 insane....
thats a fantastic shot for sure, really puts the scale into mind
The Ultimate Noble Phantasm that I, Iskandar, possess. IONIAN HETAIROI!!!
There is nothing impossible to him who will try
Alexander the Great
"Do or do not, there is no 'try'..." Master Yoda.🤨
I also like how accurate the macedon phalanx spear that as history use 2 handed
History of Alexander the Great is one of famous history and some nations learn the defensive and opensive stragity of Alexander from the barbaric to modern era of war . Most of the learner are the military school .
3:50 "Enyalios! Enyalios" 🗣🔥🔥
What does that mean??
@hmsbismarck5795 Enyalios is the god of war
@@weisthor0815 thanks man 😉
Amazingg
Battle 😢
at 3:17 you hear "finish him" in the background from Mortal Combat
Underrated movie
Nah it was pretty awful
It was good AF. Especially the final cut
@@colewilliams9432 read Peter green. Much better.
it alwys bothered me how bad the soundtrack mxing in this battle sequence was.... heroic at the wrong moments and almost never on point until the drums turn in, but still overall way underwhelming for such a movie and scene
I feel like it adds to the true confusion of one of these battles
@jannostheide5153
I disagree. The change in music exemplifies the moral, tension and danger of death both sides faced during battle. That's how my ears picked up on it.
I agree. Stood out right away to me.
@jannostheid5153 , Yeah, Alexander was very focused on the soundtrack of his battle and was known for getting that right every time, such a shame that they couldn’t match that 😂
2:41 chills…
Of embarrassment? Or did you need to turn on the heating? This is a terrible film
So sad! This year marks 2,348 years since Alexander died, still miss the lad.
Those day's when leader's lead by example
What are you implying because kings have always led in the field until its became too risky for them to participate
@@skkhammuansangngaihte4989 And sometimes even when it was too risky, they still led from the front. One of the commanders (I think his name was Oxford. Maybe) in the English Civil Wars fought in the front lines of a pike block, was killed in the first few minutes of the battle, and left his army leaderless.
@@derkylos yeah,its pretty stupid to be a competant leader ,and exposing yourselves like a idiot when you would be the primary target to destroy your army morale and leadership
@@skkhammuansangngaihte4989 Although, the guy that was in command of Desert Storm had his command post pretty close to the front lines...I guess it depends what you mean by 'leaders'...
@derkylos yeah ,some officers are disposable but there are brain of the whole operation if dead then the whole campaign will lose it whole momentums
A list with some notable history books by credible Historians, regarding the legacy of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia;
“Alexander the Great. Man and God”, Pearson, Harlow 2004, by Ian Worthington.
“The Miracle that was Macedonia” by N. G. L. Hammond.
“By the spear. Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the rise and fall of the Macedonian empire”, Oxford University Press by Ian Worthington.
“The Rise of the Greeks” by Michael Grant.
“Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.: A Historical Biography” by Peter Green.
A historical and academic treasure.
The movie was mediocre at best but the battle of Gaugamela was depicted very well and amazingly acccurately.
Why does these scene remind of the famous scene from BRAVEHEART
Are these paid comments? This has to be the shittiest battlefield scene ever. There's no single frame of reference that anchors everyone's position. The Persians randomly run into spears.
The Greek infantry somehow keeps pace with the horses running at full speed and still has the strength to surprise the Persian cavalry while running across a wide plain.
This is before the awful sound mixing which has no rhyme or reason to it.
Not Greek.
The worst? You have not seen many war movies.
Just read about the use of light infantry in the late classical and hellenistic period.
"Sure - If it isnt yourself, Alex!"
sometimes speach is useless, it's action saves the day!
It is almost unbelievable that these battle moves used by Alexander actually happened; what makes this great battle believable is precisely that this was the only possible tactic to win a battle that was almost impossible to win. And this happened! My God, this could have really happened!!
It was a gamble to provoke Darius's cavalry to chase Alexander leaving Darius's position open
@@ripper74123 What followed was what some historians call "Alexander's thrust", if I'm not mistaken. The fact is that, without this localized, accurate strike, occurring at the beginning of the battle, even when the soldiers had enough energy, it was this combination of elements that allowed them to strike the heart of the Persian formation and Darius himself. My God, how much boldness, how much courage!! Normally, Alexander's army should have lost the battle, without a shadow of a doubt, because the difference in size of the armies was so great. I confess that I still have difficulty "accepting" this story, but YES, it is possible.
@@etiehnenavarro7622Bold but posible. I´d say its pretty belivable Which we cant say about numbers around ancient armies as victors tended to often dramatize the odds and outcome.
개쩔긴해. 알렉산더 더 그레이트!
The Penguin looks different here
Actually. Alexander did fought the right flank and routed them before proceeding to charge the center gap. It was hard fought because some allied horsemen nearly for routed but he saved them with his companion cavalry.
the moment when the 1st phalanx forms, gives such excitement that you want to stand in that line and go out to battle with them
I thought it was tea he ordered 😊
기병대를 우측으로 빼는듯 하다가 대응하려고 적의 대열이 흐트러졌을때 대각선으로 곧장 다리우스를 향해 돌격
People and critics said this movie was bad?
And you all know what real battles are like, of course ...
I don’t think raw voice is heard by such a large crowd .
How are those horses able to run for so long without being winded?
who cares... tell that to those guys with slings and javellin that were few steps behind :D
ah yes the entire persian army just chanting hee hee hoo ha
yeah , pretty sad for this movie. the greeks chanting something like "niki"something?
What’s the film?
Alexander 2004. Watch at your own risk, this is really the best part.
They were there as “Free Men”.
Wuss who played this role is like having Justin Beber play Hercules.
Movie name plz
Alexander (2004)
i wish more movies like this on the ancient greeks came out
There were no officers from anywhere south of Thessaly in the Macedonian army. There were no Hellene officers. The top brass were all exclusively Macedonian. Not only that, but some of the heaviest opposition Alexander faced in Persia were Greek mercenaries. Macedonians were not Greeks. They were even denied from participating in the Olympics for being explicitly *not Greek.
@@alexandertasseff3739
huh? , at least give me a source to back up your claim that the macedonians were not greeks or hellenes , and that macedonians never participated at the olympics.
Name
Why they attacking from front?
Alexander didn't trick besus with a right hand curve but with a left hand/center curve
Good movie.. would of been so much better with a different main character.
And just like that, I reinstalled Rome Total War.
It’s like Brad Pitt but from Temu
Alguien puede creer que en esa inmensidad y con el estruendo de miles de hombres y caballos se hubiera podido oir un discurso????
The flopping of this movie marked the end of historically accurate movie with big budget.
After this we only get crappy shits like the recent Napoleon, perhaps we really don't deserve good thing like this afterall.
Midway was the only good/accurate recent historical movie.
Persians became a massive empire by not knowing how to make a melee in battle 😂😂😂
In fact, their strategy is not much different from the Greeks, and they have to gather their troops quickly.
@markshinderu2607 I just try to say that here they are depicted as military unwise, when they were not. Gaugamela was a great victory because there was a great enemy to defeat, not just cause they were larger in numbers. Hope you understand my point.
Alexander had two main tactical advantages over the Persians. First he had a battle hardened army utilizing better weapons, the Sarissa. Secondly his army was more homogenous with his men mostly Macedonian and Greek speaking the same language. Darius’ army was a hodgepodge of different armies and people with different fighting abilities and different languages. Alexander’s men worshipped him as a God and felt he could do no wrong. He was known to go among them and see to their needs. Darius was an emperor and such actions were beneath him. Alexander put himself in the forefront of battle taking the same risks. Darius did not fight and ran away when the battle started to turn, demoralizing his army.
If you think this depiction is history then yes…
I have not seen this movie. I have read a little about the tactics used by Alexander, though. It is remarkable that warfare didn't change all that much until the introduction of gunpowder and cannons. Chinese gunpowder and the chemists to make the explosive. A new pattern then emerged as the technology changed. Up to about 1955 or so many or most trained chemists in the US ended up working for the US Military in one capacity or another. After that approximate time there were fewer chemists working for the US Military as there were then the A-bomb and thermonuclear bombs. Recently the technology changed again with the introduction of small battery-powered drones.
Sorry, das ist so nicht ganz richtig. Die Kriegsführung hat sich nach Alexander immer wieder wesentlich verändert, auch wenn es auf den ersten Blick nicht so zu erkennen ist. Angefangen mit den Römern, die die Phalanx nicht mehr anwendeten, bis hin zu schiefen Schlachtordnung und den Terzios der Spanier bzw. der Schweizer. Tatsächlich gebe ich dir recht, das sogar noch nach der Einführung des Schießpulvers, die Linienformation im Grunde kaum verändert wurde.
great king loose 2 volley of arrows and then charge all his infantry and horsemen, looks like arrow at that time is very expensive.
not like very expensive.. its still jsut pointy stick with feathers. it still takes quite some work to make one tho.
The plan was to break up the Plananx formations. Darius and Alexander had fought before at Issus, where the Persians had inflicted heavy loses on the Greek flanks but the Greek centre broke through forcing Darius to flee.
Darius adjusted his strategy, choose a battlefield more suited to the Persian forces, and kept his heavy cavalry near the centre. The plan was to envelope the Greek flanks while holding the centre. The Chariots were intended to break up the opposing formations allowing infantry to get in among the pikemen. The archers each carried around 20-30 arrows so they fired a few volleys then stopped so they wouldn't hit their own forces as they moved forwards.
Alexander's unexpected move with his cavalry drew the Persian cavalry away from the centre and again left Darius exposed to a sudden attack.
Alexander the great teddy katalunya ziwani buru emba
This is a movie, a story, that deserves a DO OVER. Honestly.... I think it would work better as a series than a movie. Put altogether and this movie is a flop, which is sad because Alexander the Great is pretty epic, thousands of years later after his life and we're still talking about him. Even still trying to find his tomb.
I like this scene, but i didn't like the soundtrack that went with it
Darius I outlawed slavery and wanted to end slavery everywhere that’s why he began invading everywhere
8:52 Yay！
Benar apa yang dikatakan Rasulullah SAW kemenangan diraih Romawi saat melawan persia yang jauh lebih unggul dan menang jumlah
The phalanx
Это не фалонга
"...for the freedom and Glory Of Greece..." do u hear that Skopian Monkeydonian borthers?Happy new year!
They prefer not hearing that....😂😂
this looks like a video not films
Both army fighting for greed power trade not democracy the most free thing you could do is stay home with your family
Lmao what about before wars (300 war's but 299 time lose and got 1 victory ) ( Cyrus the great and khusro parviz and dariush 1)
MACEDONIAN FREE MAN! MACEDONIA FOREVER!
Chega a ser quase inacreditável que esses movimentos de batalha usados por Alexandre realmente aconteceram; o que torna essa grandiosa batalha verossímel é justamente ter sido essa a única tática possível para vencer uma batalha quase impossível de ser vencida. E isto aconteceu! Meu Deus, isso pode ter acontecido mesmo!!
I don’t understand. Why did Alexander and the Calvary gallop away?
That's a trick. He turns to the center, where the Persian king is located. Behind him ran men on foot, who then attack the Persian cavalry that had ridden parallel to Alexander. The Persian king then flees, but Alexander has to return to the battle and cannot follow him.
He rides away to lure the Persian's cavalry away, weakening the center of the Persian's army, which Alexander then has a sizeable amount of his own cavalry turn back and charge the Persian army center. The Persians's outnumbered Alexander's army by at least 2-3x the amount of men, so he had to stretch the Persian army as far as he could. Once the center of the Persian army was thinned out, Alexander was able to punch through with his own cavalry and rout Darius who was at the center. Once Darius fled, his own men began to flee.
looks like a lotta bad wigs and too much eye shadow
Задние ряды, да даже первые ничего не услышали.
Yes probably😂
Tens of thousands men killed for one man's greed. History is often exaggerated in favour of the winner in Hollywood movies. Unlike Greeks, what Macedonia sent to the world was an army of well trained barbarians, while Persians created the first human rights principles and Greeks pioneered philosophy. When Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon he let all men free, no destruction to the civilisations residing in that area. What did Alexander achieve for humanity? Nothing, not even for Macedonians. He died and Macedonia was left with multiple foreign enemies, a bankrupt government whose budget had been consumed by endless wars. All that for one man's greed.
El gran Parmenion gano la batalla.
Это не фаланга а кагорты построенные в линию
I was there... trust me
This movie is based on legend and novel made by Sedeh and is not true
spot the persian!
It amazes me that no one back then thought: Hey, let's hide behind some shit at attack the people from behind cover.
It amazes me that you don't understand that it's a desert.
That's a good one 👍
What cover? You mean like a siege?
with what swords,spears and bows? in the middle of a desert? Alexander was alive between 357 BC to 323 BC, and gunpowder was estimated to be invented around 808 AD or 9th century by Chinese monks looking for an "elixir of life".
That's what shields are for, and what Phalanxes were to the light and medium infantry. They WERE the "shit" they attacked behind from.
You say it amazes you that people back then supposedly never thought of that, but what amazes me is ignorant comments like yours of today.
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За лошадьми бегут камнеметатели под 60 км в час
Sounds a scotish Braveheart Wallace accent, but who cares...happy 2025!!
نحلت به رود اسکندر😡
What a great time....
Born,, fight,,die
Simple
Compared to Troy that movie is just a waste of time.