A script on Alexander's sexuality is in the planning phase, so start writing the drafts of your death threats - it is important to be prepared. :-) Wizards and Warriors: kzread.infofeatured Cold War: kzread.info/dron/CGvq-qmjFmmMD4e-PLQqGg.html TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@kingsandgenerals

@nestormakepontos9700

Жыл бұрын

Oh come on, please try not to disrespect Alexander the Great!

@KingsandGenerals

Жыл бұрын

@@nestormakepontos9700 why is it disrespectful?

@SafavidAfsharid3197

Жыл бұрын

@@nestormakepontos9700 why though. Your sexuality doesn't take away from your greatness for example Malik kufar of Delhi sultanate for example who defeated mongols, yadavas,kakatiya and took Kohinoor diamond as gift to sultan was himself a homosexual eunuch and lover of the sultan.

@blank_mody9197

Жыл бұрын

@@KingsandGenerals he means that if you don't throw in atleast one reference to Alexander "only ever being defeated by Hephaestions thighs" there will be riots.

@terry7907

Жыл бұрын

Why? Who is interested in the sexuality of a king or general?

"Alexander had his men made rafts using skins filled with straw" "This proved to be the final straw for Bessus" Comedy gold!

@sid34193

7 ай бұрын

Xenophon

Alexander’s Eastern Campaigns really showed his brilliance and tactical flexibility.

@Ms314159265358979323

Жыл бұрын

Were there any western campaigns if we do not count Egypt..?

@nathanfrancis9411

Жыл бұрын

@@Ms314159265358979323 the Balkan and Greek campaigns I imagine

@Ms314159265358979323

Жыл бұрын

@@nathanfrancis9411 That is north and south.

@nathanfrancis9411

Жыл бұрын

@@Ms314159265358979323 yeah but they’re still west relative to his other campaigns, but idk if that’s what this guy was trying to say lol

@Ms314159265358979323

Жыл бұрын

@@nathanfrancis9411 I just enjoy nitpicking when I am bored lol...

I don't think Alexander gets enough credit for his record as a besieger of cities or for his tactical flexibility which developed as he got older. To defeat the horse archers and then actually incorporate such units into his army he does something that European armies for the next thousand years often fail to do. Even by the time of the crusades Western armies were consistently still struggling with horse archers/skirmisher tactics, Alexander not only beat them but saw their immediate value and used them to great effect in his Indian campaigns.

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-

Жыл бұрын

@BOSIE321 Richard the Lion Heart beat similar forces at Arsuf. Saladins army had much more mobile troops compared to Richard. Saladin's army were around 25,000 soldiers, almost all cavalry (horse archers, light cavalry, and a minority of heavy cavalry) Richard's army possessed only 10,000 infantry (including spearmen and crossbowmen) and 1,200 heavy cavalry and he still crushed them.

@BOSIE321

Жыл бұрын

@@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- That's true but a lot of the armies in the Crusades struggled with feigned retreats and being baited by horse archers if i recall. I find it interesting that Alexander saw their worth and he seems to use them a lot from this point onward (especially in India)

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-

Жыл бұрын

@@BOSIE321 Kings and generals did a very good video on Arsuf, worth checking out 👍

@schoolofgrowthhacking

Жыл бұрын

@@BOSIE321 Alexander was educated by Aristotle. His friends were similarly educated, and trained. Most crusaders were illiterate and made their tactical decisions based on whether God wills it or not. The invention of the Gutenberg press didn't come until later, when they rediscovered Greek and Roman wisdom. When the crusaders arrived at the gates of Constantinople the Byzantines were shocked by how barbaric they were.

@MrAlepedroza

Жыл бұрын

@@BOSIE321 Wrong. The Crusaders quickly adapted to horse archers and incorporated them into their armies in the form of Turcopole troops and mercenaries, sometimes composing the majority of their armies. If the Crusaders eventually lost, it had more to due with bad logistics, poor manpower and disunity.

Hey all, I was the historian and scriptwriter for this episode, hope you enjoyed it! If you've got any questions or feedback, feel free to leave them below and I'll do my best to get around to all of them!

@memorymeme51

Жыл бұрын

How long does it take to make a video such as this?

@longdongjohnson814

Жыл бұрын

Are you a professional historian?

@longdongjohnson814

Жыл бұрын

Or did "Kings and Generals" come to you or how did you get in contact?

@petervoller3404

Жыл бұрын

​@@memorymeme51 It can depend on the subject, how much info is out there etc. and a lot of other things. On average though, I'd say that the research and writing, in an ideal world, would take about 2 weeks. Then there's all the other steps, animating, narrating etc. but that's not my side of things, so I'm not sure I can say how long all that takes as well

@petervoller3404

Жыл бұрын

@@longdongjohnson814 Erm, depends what you count as professional I guess, I'm doing a PhD in ancient history at the moment and, basically through sheer luck, have been working with KnG for a few years now!

Always feel like a spoiler when you see an Alexander fight... you know he's going to win.

@kambiz7556

Жыл бұрын

The Cat has 9 lives.

@danielzhang1916

Жыл бұрын

or at least end in a draw or settlement

@BrayOfTheDonkey

Жыл бұрын

Gotta feel for him, Diarrhea spoils anyone!

@stacey_1111rh

Жыл бұрын

Not really but if you look at it like a movie trailer then yeah it’ll seem like that. It’s history it’s way better

More examples of what made Alexander truly great: 1. Leading from the front 2. Improvisation 3. Determination. Most importantly, reacting quickly and unexpectedly to unforeseen threats. No other figure in history at this juncture had all these qualities and characteristics. He was always 3 steps ahead of all his enemies. Had he lived another 5 years, it makes you wonder what else he could have achieved.

@markcoroneos7811

Жыл бұрын

Regardless of what all the alexander haters you’ll see in the comments for this series say; alexander was a combination of the great man meeting the geopolitical context of the time. A man of great ability who was able to fully utilize the means at his disposal and was in the right place at the right time to take advantage of the regional political situation he was in.

@Ms314159265358979323

Жыл бұрын

ehmmm. Napoleon I. was even better. The best leader of all.

@redghettosun9785

Жыл бұрын

@@markcoroneos7811 Alexander was incredibly astute politically for someone that young. He could've stopped after Issus or Gaugamela and he would have still been called The Great. But he read the Persian state of affairs correctly and knew he could take it all. Fortunately, Darius The III was nothing like his ancestor Darius The I who chased The Scythians deep into Europe. He would've fought Alexander to the death and not turned tail in battle. Coincidentally, he was planning an invasion of Greece before he died.

@redghettosun9785

Жыл бұрын

@@Ms314159265358979323 I'm sure Napoleon would've have agreed with you. But he did admire Alexander and his execution of The Persian Campaign.

@markcoroneos7811

Жыл бұрын

@@redghettosun9785 i was just gonna say, who was napoleon’s hero 😜 Yeah precisely, i was reading that he ideally wanted darius alive so he could rule the persian part of the empire as a vassel to alexander - keeping as much of the political and social structure intact as he could so as not to lead to constant rebellions through changing too much too soon. You can see that by the way he kept the satrap system in place and allowed for provincial autonomy in the same way as the Persians. That is what made cyrus and darius I so successful. Greece was a different matter, he had to break the autotomy of the polis so as not to have the same issue.

Beating Scythians on their home turf in the steppe ranks near the top of Alexander's achievements. Nobody else did this.

Crassus and Roman soldiers in Carrhae: what?! This trick exists?

@lordshang8838

Жыл бұрын

Crassus faced cataphracts led by a seasoned general, alexander just fought some hill tribes. Also crassus didnt have the companion cavalry. But i also believe alexander would act differently at carrhae.

@matthewkira6668

Жыл бұрын

@@lordshang8838 to be fair, we dont have enough details to determine if the Parthian army at Carrhae were composed mostly of elite professionals, nor do we have confirmation that the Scythians lacked basic training in their arts of war

@okenogamer

Жыл бұрын

​@@lordshang8838 some hill tribe? Sakas were adept horse archers. Alexander beat them without phalanx and while outnumbered. Crassarus wasn't a military man and did the exact opposite of what Alex did against sychnthians

@hermitthelegend1188

11 ай бұрын

Cataphracts are no joke they have the best heavy armor they have a sword can't penetrate their armor only blunt weapons can do it and they even use blunt weapons for close quarters that can crush your bone

@okenogamer

11 ай бұрын

@@hermitthelegend1188 the problem is Roman legion under crassarus didn't use combined arm tactics like Alexander's. Thus the difference

It's funny you make a video about Alexander the Great going to Hyrcania, the same day you make a video about Conan the Barbarian battling in Hyrkania.

@ADogNamedStay

Жыл бұрын

Weren't they the same person though?

@jonbaxter2254

Жыл бұрын

@@ADogNamedStay Alexander was even more buff...

@trentw.3566

Жыл бұрын

Conan was more buff because....primobolan. The ancient secret. Primobolan.

That battle is insane if you saw that in a movie/show you would say its unrealistic. Its baffling to know this actually happened. I wish we could see some of these battles in game or film.

My favorite series you've done since Cesar's campaigns! Always happy to see an upload :3

And that is why this man is revered by every general after. What a win he pulled off

Proud to be Makedonas 🇬🇷

@warriorface31

Жыл бұрын

They are extinct peoples :)

@ArianaraS3

Жыл бұрын

@@warriorface31 we are still here and growing, go spread your hate for greece in a greek city if you love hating us so much :)

@ArianaraS3

Жыл бұрын

@@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536 wdym

@davidscwimer1974

Жыл бұрын

@@warriorface31 actually the Greeks can be found in Southern Europe

@aokiaoki4238

Жыл бұрын

@@wankawanka3053 Fakedonian?

The only thing that could pull me away from a wizards and warriors video is a video from kings and generals about Alexander the great 👍

I wish you would zoom out more so I know where this area is at the beginning of your video. I noticed the same issue when I watched your Battle of Dorylaeum video (I think it would have had more of a significant effect if you had zoomed out to show the area around the dispositions of troops. Thanks.

@KingsandGenerals

Жыл бұрын

Good point

@petervoller3404

Жыл бұрын

Good suggestion, thank you!

@cocaleaf2358

Жыл бұрын

And use the original google earth map for realism, not a fictional fake map. That shows in detail the original mountain passes and routes the Macedonian army had to march through. 👍

@josephguillerey4391

Жыл бұрын

@@cocaleaf2358 the problem of the google earth is that the modern cities would appear on it, ironically, the fake maps are closer to the reality of the situation

@cocaleaf2358

Жыл бұрын

@@josephguillerey4391 the cities are barely visible, you have to really zoom all the way in for the cities to be clearly visible.

Alexander was a great tactician and strategists. He (1) adapted and won a battle vs nomadic army (2) he understood quickly that further battles with nomads will not benefit him and used the opportunity to honourably withdraw. P.S. it seems that Saka still had memories about their victory about the Cyrus and were used to easily beating infantry armies. Clearly they underestimated Alexander's army on their first meeting

@dimitrioskontsiotis2267

10 ай бұрын

Alexander didn't withdraw he set up a treaty. He would give the Saka all of their captured soldiers back to them in return for never invading Macedonian territory ever again. The Saka agreed and they never bothered Alexander again. Yes the Saka underestimated the Macedonians. The underestimated how much of a brilliant tactician and strategist Alexander the Great was. He was a military genius and he was highly adaptable.

@Berxwedan.

4 күн бұрын

He was gay to

Loved the video. Can't wait to see this series get to the Battle Alexander the Great fought against King Porrus. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

The Alexander series and the Italian wars are my 2 favorite current projects y'all are doing, hope y'all make it to the Sacco di Roma soon!

Amazing series & a brilliant strategist Alexander was !

I really like your animation of the soldiers and horses. As with any large group, there will be some who are distracted, kicking at a clod of dirt, or a horse spooked by a piece of grass. It's so much more realistic than most animations, where every soldier and horse is at attention like they were on a parade ground. I am very impressed by your attention to detail. Yours are head and shoulders above other videos.

Eagerly waiting for Alexender's conquest of India!

@michaelsinger4638

Жыл бұрын

Northern India. I doubt he could have co queried the rest of it had he tried.

@deepdungeon8465

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelsinger4638 don't forget, it's not what armies of Chandra and Indian kings he will face but also all of malaria, dysentery and many more of which lowers much of his men's morale.

@hannibalburgers477

Жыл бұрын

>conquest Attempted conquest

I think it’s interesting how mercenary armies have come back into popularity in modern times. The benefits and reasoning of it hasn’t changed since Alexander used them

@Ms314159265358979323

Жыл бұрын

Alexander used mainly his own professional soldiers.

@Talosbug

Жыл бұрын

@@klausbrinck2137 So in other words…. Capitalism 😂

Thank you, I really enjoyed your detailed account. I am a big fan of history especially Alexander the Great. This episode is so far the best .

@jonbaxter2254

Жыл бұрын

His life was fascinating, and he was doing all this when he was my age, 29.

“Your ancestors came to Macedonia and the rest of Hellas [Greece] and did us great harm, though we had done them no prior injury. I have been appointed leader of the Greeks, and wanting to punish the Persians I have come to Asia, which I took from you.” - Alexander's letter to Persian king Darius III of Persia in response to a truce plea, as quoted in Anabasis Alexandri by Arrian; translated as Anabasis of Alexander by P. A. Brunt, for the "Loeb Edition" Book II 14, 4 Its Unbelievable that the first person Who tried to unite the greeks Succed it and is still known till today

@GOD_Finoes

Жыл бұрын

Well actually Athen helped a revolt in Persian territory first and all of this started...

@user-nz1eu8cz1d

Жыл бұрын

@@GOD_Finoes I have a better one. Well actually ,the Persians occupied the greek colonies of Asia Minor first and all of this started.

@GOD_Finoes

Жыл бұрын

@@user-nz1eu8cz1d well bro if i remember right, cyrus the great first told them to help him flank lidya but they allied with lidya instead and when Lidya fell, they also fell to persian hands. And you say since Greeks got colonies in many places around Mediterranean sea, Athens and other city states in mainland Greece should help them revolt whenever they want?

@user-nz1eu8cz1d

Жыл бұрын

@@GOD_Finoes actually Cyrus never contacted the Greeks.They were too far to the West and far too less important. Actually many of these colonies were related with family ties with their metropolis It was exactly the case as in WW 1 and WW 2 where the Germans were fighting Britain only to find out that they were fighting Canada,Australia and New Zealand also.

@GOD_Finoes

Жыл бұрын

@@user-nz1eu8cz1d i searched a little and found out that i was pretty wrong and cyrus didn't ask them to ally with him but he asked them for peace. But when they participated in war against him as an ally of lidya, and after the war when Lidya defeated they sued for peace but cyrus told them it's late. Anyway I'm pretty sure he contacted them(it's all written by Herodotus)

very good video you can see his officers are starting fraction with him. also, the battle of Jaxartes is today the site of the battle straddles the modern borders of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan, just south-west of the ancient city of Tashkent (the modern capital of Uzbekistan) and north-east of Khujand (a city in Tajikistan). got that off the internet site Wikipedia.

@danielzhang1916

Жыл бұрын

it's crazy how far he got, all the way to the Fergana Valley, Tajikistan

@christopherhanton6611

Жыл бұрын

@@danielzhang1916 as you know he went and had several battles in now 🇮🇳

@danielzhang1916

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherhanton6611 yes, I was making an example, since he founded Alexandria Eschate and other cities

Could have been an Inspiration for Crassus before the battle of Carrhae it seems... Maybe he didn't read Alex3 performance this day against horse archers... Evertheless it shows how brilliant and adaptable was the son of Philip of Macedon against all odds. He truly deserves his place alongside Napoléon, Hannibal, Ceasar, Subutai and Ibn al Walid as some of the best military geniuses of all time.

@theawesomeman9821

Жыл бұрын

You forgot to mention, brilliant generals like Robert E. Lee, George Patton, and the Duke of Wellington.

@timurthelamest5630

Жыл бұрын

The Parthians wouldn't have fallen for that. They were a bit more disciplined compared to their nomadic Scythian cousins to the North. They kept their distance and only engaged momentarily, no prolonged melee to get pinned.

@ramtin5152

Жыл бұрын

He had light infantry and did send a portion of his troops to attack the Parthian horse archers like Alexander did and his son was their leader ... They were all slaughtered by horse archers and heavy cataphracts and his son's head was put on a spear

@ramtin5152

Жыл бұрын

Btw you forgot Cyrus the great and Genghis Khan

@fatalshore5068

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you mentioned Ibn al Walid, he gets no mention whatsoever in the west outside of history buffs like everyone here. A truly incredible tactician and military leader.

Woo, Barbacue with the family then coming home to King And Generals new Alexander video. Living the life.

One really has to grasp the conquered distance from Macedonia to the Syr Darya, as far as the ancient ages are concerned, there's simply no conqueror who could come even close to Alexander, not in antiquity...

@hassanabdulsalam1000

Жыл бұрын

Cyrus the great

@nenenindonu

Жыл бұрын

@@hassanabdulsalam1000 From Persis to Asia Minor ? That's a Kap 🧢

@hassanabdulsalam1000

Жыл бұрын

@@nenenindonu nah nah Cyrus went east and west He also conquered Indus valley All the way to anatolia then he came back to fight babylonian empire

@hassanabdulsalam1000

Жыл бұрын

@Uhtred of Bebbanburg he did especially some sources say he died fighting against them

@nenenindonu

Жыл бұрын

@Uhtred of Bebbanburg He did and probably lost his head to a chieftess from Massagatae, interesting isn't it 😅

Wow. Super detailed... you guys really continue to outdo yourselves. Really looking forward to continued episodes on my favorite historical figure.

There are gods, there are us and there is Alexander

11:18 I didn't know Rob Stark "The King in the North," rode with the column

This is the best series y’all ever made and I been watching you guys forever

🇮🇷🇬🇷 we had our differences back in the day but one cannot deny our epic battles we had against one another

@Dourios_96

Жыл бұрын

@@christos3280 ωραίος μένεις Ελλάδα?

The adventures of Alexander the Great should be made into an anime

@the_andrewest_andrew

Жыл бұрын

it has... if i remember correctly there was an anime about alexanders life from the creator of aeon flux... both "old" animes and not at all historical (alexander) but it exist

@smurphy98844

Жыл бұрын

@@the_andrewest_andrew Reign the Conquer

Just listened to this battle in an audio book like 36 hours ago, and then again from another perspective like 3 hours ago. How timely

Thanks for another tremendous video! ⚔

That's a pure pleasure to watch these videos

Love this series, please finish it asap!!!

'Thanks for being with us'? No K&G, thank YOU for providing us with great content.

What an action packed episode, felt like a fantasy drama.

@jk-gb4et

Жыл бұрын

Real life usually tells better stories than fiction

i recently started wachting this channel i am so happy that i found this channel i just wanted to learn about Alexander The Great conqeust in a more entertaining way than just reading a book about it

Thank you for making the audio available in Portuguese, I always followed the subtitles and even when I didn't have them, the quality of the channel only increases, thank you.

Incredible channel. Blessed for your team's efforts to give historinerds entertainment

When it comes to conquests, "enough just isn't enough" for Alexander.

11:27 ops looks like Octavian twin was one of Alexander's officers

Yessss! I was waiting for this.

Perfect series, thanks!!!

Thanks kings and generals for describing the history in a very excellent and neutral way

Muito obrigado pelo áudio online. Falo, aqui, do Brasil! Parabéns pelo Canal! (Thank you very much for the audio in Portuguese. I'm talking about Brazil here! Congratulations on the channel!)

Thank you 🙏 again for your EXCELLENT work 🙏👏👏👏💪 I've watched MANY videos on Alexander the great but none have shown a fraction of the details shown here and in such satisfying animation 😎👍👍👍👏👏👏💪💪💪😎

I had to watch it as soon as i saw it. I can't wait for the next alexander video.

Thank you love Alexander and the diatal time you put in .

Never knew about that battle of Alexander, thank you kings and generals!

@tylerdurden3722

Жыл бұрын

⚰️🧟‍♂️ This is probably his second greatest battle. This episode kinda did it an injustice...the episode tried to fit in too much, and things were rushed. The Scythians intentionally camped near Alexander and then spent days taunting him by spitting insults accross the river. A lot of Scythians (espescially nobles) were captured. The Scythian leader died during the artillery barrage, which triggered the tactical retreat by the Scythians). In some sources, the Phalanx acted on the flanks of the army in this battle, to complete a partial envelopment (which is very unothadox). A lot of things were left out. Even Spitamanes should have been an episode on his own...this dude deserved more respect.

This is something new information that I did not know about it Alexander the Great thank you for your great content

so tragic , ofc after hours of torture he accepted it and said he was a traitor .. at this point he probably would had tell them everything just to make it stop ....

Never knew about this battle, which is awesome.

@apexnext

Жыл бұрын

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I feel cheated by my schooling. 😳

@danielzhang1916

Жыл бұрын

I never learned about this in detail in school, just the basics

Your videos are awesome. Thanks! Would be very nice to have a very small recap or larger map at the start of the video to help remember where you pick up the story.

Always great content

Alexander: *shows everyone how to deal with an all-cavalry force* Horse warlords: "lucky for us, no one was paying attention"

@tl8211

2 ай бұрын

It worked against a small tribal force that probably wasn't very organized, but wouldn't work against a disciplined army, that would maintain formation and avoid being distracted and outflanked. Also, and probably more importantly, it depends on having a sufficiently open place to force a pitched battle and having disciplined and competent soldiers to act as decoys. Most generals could never hope to send a force into a difficult situation like that and get anything but retreat and defeat out of it.

@thedrinkinggamemaker9749

2 ай бұрын

@@tl8211 like square formations at Waterloo?

Another great video

Thank you!

whenever kings and generals puts out a video of alexander i always start a new campaign with macedon in rome 2

Another great video! 🤘

It is strange that the armies who were put as sacrifices are willing to be baits. Imagine being showered with arrows from all sides.

@apexnext

Жыл бұрын

Yeah during that scene I wondered if they are being told the whole truth. I'm sure they get orders and just follow them. Otherwise it shows trust. They must have thought their relief would come quick enough and they would be rewarded for the bravery (sacrifice). The death/wounded numbers show it wasn't a slaughter for them. Must be nice knowing your leader is *Alexander* 😂👍

@voidsentoni5977

Жыл бұрын

Any guesses is right. Back then, ppl are probably superstitious, believing that Alexander is son of Zeus, thus trusted as demigod. Perhaps one of many reason ppl want to assassinate him too, due to resentments of those ruthless tactics.

babe wake up, new alexander episode just dropped

Thanks for this series. I never knew anything about Alexander at all

I Love This Series of Alexander The Great And your Conquests.

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

AMAZING! I finished reading Valerio Massimo Manfredi's book about Alexander. Thank you so much for this content. 👏👏👏

Thanks for the video it was interesting

Thanks for the video

the long awaited video has come

10:13 HEY! What Augustus is doing there?!

The diarrhea counter on Alexander made me burst out laughing. Good stuff!

Eu realmente não esperava ver um vídeo com uma qualidade dessa em português... +1 inscrito!!!

Thank you , K&G . 🐺

Brilliant strategy.

Great documentary as always! @11:00 interesting, I didn't know Robb Stark rode with the army of Alexander :P

Nooooo you didn't tint the blood mask brown over Alexander because he had diarrhea. That's hilarious hahaha

23:14 did you seriously just do that? Fantastic.

@KingsandGenerals

Жыл бұрын

Yes, we will pay, he is going to write a very annoyed comment

There’s a fictional David Gemmell book on the life of Parmenion. It’s one of my favourite novels of all time.

@tylerdurden3722

Жыл бұрын

I read it. It's amazing.

Estupendo video !.

Great Playlist.

What a brilliant Episode .. thanks again kings and generals 🫡

There is a Chinese proverb called "Cast aside the bow after the birds are gone, cook the hounds once all the hares are hunted". It refers to the practice of people casting aside those who have helped them to achieve their position of power or success. Alexander killing Philotas and Parmenion is an example of this proverb.

Some are saying that Crassus could beat the Parthians if he used Alexander tactic in this battle Well, his situation was different He did send a portion of his troops to attack the Parthian horse archers like Alexander did and his son was their leader However, the Parthian general, Surena, predicted this so he had some of his cataphracts in the back and retreated with the rest and with his horse archers and at the same time, had the rest of Crassus army surrounded with most of his horse archers on the other sides so they wouldn't dare to break their defensive formation while Alexander wasn't surrounded The Romans who followed Surena's forces were at first killed by the Parthian shot and then surrounded and slaughtered by horse archers and Parthian heavy cataphracts with Crassus son being among the dead

@apewhoissmart9697

Жыл бұрын

Yep crassa was surrounded he also didn't have enough ranged troops to pin them down

@Willzy800

Жыл бұрын

Crassus should have extended his lines to protect his army from envelopment. Around Carrhae there are a few terrain features that Crassus could have used to secure his flanks even more, such as the hills to the North East and North West of the town itself, as well as the river to the west, which Cassius Longinus recommended following. With their flanks secured, the Romans would then only have had to worry about a front assault. Surena had 1,000 cataphracts and I think between 6-9,000 horse archers. There is no way that this force could have frontally broken through the Roman infantry line, at least not in a way that would have rolled up the whole formation. From a hilltop position, with secured flanks, the Romans could have just waited for the Parthians to attack and then repulsed them with a downhill counter charge. Or in a battle line on flatter ground, again with flanks secure, they could have attacked, retreated, luring the Parthians into a trap with pre dug trenches, caltrops, etc., like what Sulla had used decades earlier. There are a myriad of tactics and tricks that Crassus could have chosen instead of forming his whole army into a square, which is a terrible battle formation for anything other than defensive fighting. And you don't win against maneuverable horsemen by being defensive, at least not that way. Considering he wasn't a complete novice at war, Crassus was taken by surprise and did not expect to actually fight a decisive battle where he did, under those circumstances. The guy has an army of almost 50,000 men, his camp followers alone probably doubled the amount of combatants brought by Surena. The surprise of the effectiveness of the horse archers, their seemingly unlimited amount of arrows, and the shock of losing his son is what caused Crassus to lose the initiative that first day. The second day was doomed, as the Roman army at that point had zero morale.

@ramtin5152

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@@Willzy800 If Romans would've just waited on a hilltop instead of advancing, then they would give the Parthians what they actually wanted Slowing the Romans until the arrival of the main Parthian army (which had a successful campaign in Armenia) Surena's mission was to slow Crassus down by harrassing his army or using scorched earth tactic and buying time for the king who was busy fighting and punishing the Armenian king not to fight a decisive battle and beat the Romans The inferior number of the Parthian army was what gave Crassus the confidence to fight them on flat and open plains If they had taken a defensive position on hills or behind the river, Surena wouldn't have attacked since he was a smart commander unlike the Parthian general and prince who fought Ventidius The difference between him and them was that they were impatient, arrogant and were blinded by the pride of previous successes while Surena was a wise and patient general who had experience in open battle and siege since he fought Orodes brother twice and defeated him both times Even Orodes II (the Parthian king) was shocked to hear the news of his victory at Carrhae This channel made a video about Carrhae which focuses on Surena's strategy rather than Crassus mistakes

@pompeythegreat297

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Crassus's overconfidence was his downfall. Engaging the Parthians on open ground was a fatal error. He should of advanced more cautiously, with a more secured rear communications. The king of Armenia offered passage through their lands, which was mountainous, disadvantageous to cavalry. Crassus was also impatient, he wanted quick victories, brought him quick death. He needed to be patient, advance methodically, inching closer with smaller achievements, it would of been a more drawn out affair, but one he could win. It would of resembled the wars amongst Antigonus, and Eumenes...........

Great video!

Superb work :)

Great vídeo

Never ever stop fellas

I really hope you re-cover the wars of the Diadioci after this !

Cant wait for the nexr episode

He missed the chance to rename Persia to Alexandria, never before seen name.

@shadowgod1797

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because persia was always a badass name to begin with 😎

Diarrhea gets even the best of us

Amazing 👏

Good detail.

Alexander was already reaping his intended rewards, fame. However, for is army, especially the lower ranks, fame and riches were only a means to an end. They wanted to settle down comfortably, some very comfortably, but settle down nevertheless. In admittedly hindsight, Alexander probably should have recruited natives in his conquests as replacements for his Macedonian troops, while allowing the older ones who wish to retire to do so.

@petervoller3404

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Tbf, that's exactly what Alexander did. Many of his veterans were either sent home, or settled in the new Alexandrias, when they got old. Their numbers were replaced by a combination of men from Macedonia, Greek mercenaries, and troops trained in the Macedonian style from straps in Asia Minor. More and more natives got blended in throughout his campaign to replace old and wounded men

@abcdc197

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They did that by training young persian boys to fight in greek fashion. That's how later after Alexander Seleukids had large armies of Phalanx. Ptolomy trained egyptians boys. That's why they married local women and those back in Greece didn't like Alexander for that very reason seeing him as traitor in a way.

@tylerdurden3722

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Alexander tried that, but his soldiers became jealous and it just caused even more friction. The Macedonians wanted to go home, but they also didn't want to be replaced. But more than that, they really didn't like the idea of their king becoming more and more Persian and surrounding himself with Asians. They wanted Alexander to go home, to remove him from the influence that was changing him. The Macedonians were pretty xenophobic.

@ycplum7062

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@@petervoller3404 True, But, he did not make the transition completely or rapidly enough. That is why the army balked in going further east. He still had a very large Macedonian contingent when he went into India.

@ycplum7062

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@@tylerdurden3722 While true, I think that came later. I think if he started the transition earlier, it would have become less of an issue, except for his generals.

Hi, the picture of the two horsemen threw me as it shows the rider in a saddle with iron stirrups! Either the painters depicting the riders during the time of Alexander the Great have got the picture all wrong or the Greeks had got hold of some unknown combination that had such an influence on cavalry warfare that they managed to achieve huge gains using this new technique. There I was thinking it was all down to their infantry skills. Cheers mate. Harera

Whiterun Guard: "I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow to the knee." Alexander: "You were stopped by *one* arrow?"