He took a sword to the head and lived. If he had any religious doubt about being invincible, that definitely vanished when he was still kickin'.

@piepie3295

4 жыл бұрын

bruh

@joshmayetballoon3103

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@ogga2busy

4 жыл бұрын

bruh

@orangepuffs6796

4 жыл бұрын

bruh

@kebabinii7577

4 жыл бұрын

μπρουχ

In 10 years* My son: dad do you like history? me: Yes I do, Cleitus the Black, yes I do.

@Iason29

4 жыл бұрын

You are very sure about those 10 years

@Albukhshi

4 жыл бұрын

@@Iason29 Well, when you want to name your kid Cleitus the black Schaffer, you better believe you need to be confident!

@shanek6582

4 жыл бұрын

C Shaffer cleitus was the one Alexander killed right? Because cleitus was jealous that his young boyfriend liked another older general if I remember right

@Fergus316

4 жыл бұрын

Well, dad, then why did you name me after a guy Alexander murdered in a fit of drunken rage?

@Fergus316

4 жыл бұрын

@@shanek6582 No, Cleitus was angry that Alexander was turning into a Persian, requiring people to treat him as divine, and replacing his older Macedonians. Cleitus was going to be sent away and he felt Alexander had forgotten the ones who had made him king.

These are some of the most violent squares you've ever animated.

@merrittanimation7721

4 жыл бұрын

Even still that roman soldier getting torn apart awhile back still takes the grand prize for most violent square death.

@Nathan-yk5km

4 жыл бұрын

Merritt Animation I considered flagging that video...

@Ratchet4647

4 жыл бұрын

Merritt Animation Which video?

@VoidLantadd

4 жыл бұрын

These violent squares have violent ends.

@cv4809

4 жыл бұрын

The most violent scene remain square Ceaser getting surrounded and stabbed

Dude you need to continue Alexander the greats story. I can’t believe this is the last video you posted of his life I need more !

@gvdt19

2 жыл бұрын

Yes please keep with Alexander!

@brianwood5363

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@Farragutsfinest

2 жыл бұрын

I was gonna start looking for it in his channel....we need more now.

@DestroyedArkana

2 жыл бұрын

Asha Logos just put out a video on Alexander the Great and it's really good. It doesn't go over individual battles like this, but it does give a nice general overview.

@starplays3718

Жыл бұрын

@Kevin Lindsey the reason why Historia civilis stopped doing the Alexander series is because he got his friend Baz Battles to pick up the series on his own channel, they are doing kind of like a deal where one of them works on one part of the story while the other works on another part, so they can do double the work at half the time.

Alexander: "Can't lose troops if i do all the fighting myself"

@abstractfacts

3 жыл бұрын

Great warrior, terrible commander.

@abstractfacts

3 жыл бұрын

@John Doe Not only was he a bad commander, he was also a terrible emperor.

@whishiwhooshi5783

3 жыл бұрын

@@abstractfacts Ah yes, he truly was a terrible commander. He only won every single battle he was ever involved in.

@ghostrider.49

3 жыл бұрын

@@whishiwhooshi5783 I wouldn't call him a terrible commander but he is overrated. Both of his 2 biggest battles(Issus and Gaugamela) he won thanks to his bravery and professional soldiers, not thanks to his "genius" thinking. Not to mention that the Persians fought on flat terrain against him, excellent terrain for a phalanx, imho Alexander never was truly challenged in a battle where he was put in an unfavorable position. This is in stark contrast to other great military minds like Hannibal and Caesar, who not only won many battles thanks to their own actions, but were often caught in awful situations and still came out on top(Cannae and Pharsalus for instance).

@dimk735

3 жыл бұрын

@@ghostrider.49 you do realise that the persians deliberately wanted to fight on flat terrain so their cavalary and numerical advantage would win the battle, right? Ceasar? Yeah he was good, but not better, creating sieges and prolonging battles where non was nessecary is not that smart either, alexander was more decisive and a quick thinker, thats what makes a general great, not making trenches all over the battlefield so you can win the battle in a month or so.

“I’m here to liberate you!” “Please don’t!”

@tai-yomaruno3680

4 жыл бұрын

Alexander the Great was the George W Bush of the 300s BC

@LOLERXP

4 жыл бұрын

@@tai-yomaruno3680 Only much, much more successful

@venetic1393

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations, you are being rescued. Please do not resist.

@graysonguinn1943

3 жыл бұрын

tai-yo Maruno Operation Hellenic Freedom

@1224chrisng

2 жыл бұрын

they're doing a "Special Military Operation", and they'll paint the letter Omega all over their chariots

10:06 imagine throwing a javelin at someone and they catch it with their shield, pull it out, and start charging you. I’d crap my pants

@buckplug2423

3 жыл бұрын

literally too angry to die

@kukifitte7357

2 жыл бұрын

That's some mordhau shit

@JoeOvercoat

2 жыл бұрын

“Oh, that went well.”

I hope things go better for this Macedonian than that Roman guy

@ck_banana_noob7145

3 жыл бұрын

No

@happifty2534

3 жыл бұрын

It’d be real embarrassing to conquer Persia only to die at 28 or something like that

@jobberprecioso7444

3 жыл бұрын

@@happifty2534 it will be more embarrassing if he dies on his way home because of heat stroke than dying in the battlefield.

@666Kaca

3 жыл бұрын

@@happifty2534 A month before his 33rd bday i think

@lewissmith5759

3 жыл бұрын

If he died of the big sad cuz his boyfriend died

This Alexander sure sounds like an interesting fellow. I hope he lives long.

@merrittanimation7721

4 жыл бұрын

I give him at least 50 years, unless he anti-climatically dies of a fever or something.

@momon969

4 жыл бұрын

They wouldn't just kill off the main character in the middle of the season, would they?

@hamarbiljungskile8953

4 жыл бұрын

@@momon969 Nah, not unless he makes a critical mistake like getting malaria in a foetid jungle or pissing off his subordinates so they poison him, or somehow both. I mean, what are the odds for that? Also, Momon-sama? Anatana no?

@hamarbiljungskile8953

4 жыл бұрын

@Col. George S. Patton, Sr. Spoliers much?

@hamarbiljungskile8953

4 жыл бұрын

@Col. George S. Patton, Sr. Ah, a man of culture, I see. Carry on.

This sounds like one of those fire emblem maps where you just let your general of lvl 20 do all the fighting

@commonpepe2270

4 жыл бұрын

looks to me like he got maxed out luck with miracle.

@faztznya5207

4 жыл бұрын

Just trow the high level fighter in the middle and... Enjoy, while all your enemies suicide themselves crashing into the fighter

@brandemon6667

4 жыл бұрын

Just like in Mount and Blade.

Alexander was really out there fighting like he was playing Mount & Blade Warband.

Hey Historia Civillis, finish the Alexander the Great storyline We want more

@LeRoiDuFresne

Жыл бұрын

Dude, been waiting since the day it came out 😭

@GreatWhite00000

11 ай бұрын

Historia Civilis made a deal with his friend BazBattles which continued the Alexander videos

@shimavitz47

11 ай бұрын

@@GreatWhite00000 wait what

Ok, A sad goodbye to Rome and a warm welcome to Greece. Here we go.

@HistoriaCivilis

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure we'll see Rome again too.

@TheSecondVersion

4 жыл бұрын

(laughs in 2000 years of Roman military and political history)

@knightshade1297

4 жыл бұрын

@@HistoriaCivilis I hope it's really soon

@joshmayetballoon3103

4 жыл бұрын

@@HistoriaCivilis i wish you can continue to octavius (augustus) after the assasination.

@gabrielelias983

4 жыл бұрын

Is Caesar still dead?

While the financial situation of the Macedonians was dire, I think it's important to point out the crazy politics and behind-the-scenes dealings of this era that led to good reasons why an invasion was likely to succeed. Alexander's father had already made plans for invading the mostly prosperous and expansive Achaemenid Empire. In fact, Philip II had been hoping to succeed in an invasion himself before he was killed. The vizier of the Persians/Achaemenids, Bagoas (Note: not Bagoas the Elder who was a courtier), had been blamed by Alexander for orchestrating Philip's assassination in a letter. Historia Civilis did a video on Philip and his death, but Bagoas was left out of the conversation. It's unknown if Bagoas had anything to do with it, and it is sort of implied history that he didn't and this could have just been Alexander blaming Bagoas to get the heat off of him. This Bagoas character was known as somewhat of a king-maker, poisoning or orchestrating the downfall of people in his way (sort of like a Lord Varys/Petyr Baelish from Game of Thrones). He was also very close friends with Mentor who was the brother of Memnon of Rhodes (the only general that came close to stopping Alexander, frankly) after cleaning up a rebellion in Egypt. These were the people most able to know how to thwart any Macedonian threat. Mentor died while commander of the west and that left his brother Memnon to take over. Bagoas seemingly had support of most of the satraps (governors in the Achaemenid Empire) and was effectively the power behind the throne and possibly the reason the Empire was in the state it was. Bagoas was believed to have poisoned the previous ruler, Artaxerxes III (Darius's uncle), and possibly even was involved in the assassination of Darius's grandfather, Artaxerxes II. While Artaxerxes II had mostly quashed all of the rebellions in Achaemenid Empire, the satraps were given wide autonomy, and many of the people hated them for it. Worse, it seemed like anytime someone seemingly had a firm grasp on power in Persia, they were assassinated/poisoned. In fact, Bagoas's downfall would be the fact he was trying to poison Darius about two years before Alexander invaded, when he was caught and forced to drink his own poison resulting in his death. So, a new ruler in Alexander has united everyone in the West seemingly against the Persians, the satraps of Persia just lost their best ally and the real architect of the empire has been killed. No one wants to listen to this "old guard" that were Bogoas's friends (Memnon) and two of the three that knew the real threat the Macedonians posed were dead. Part of Alexander's success lay in the groundwork Phillip had already laid down for "liberation" of the Persians, but some of it was just blind political in-fighting and dumb luck. Additionally, the well-built roads the Achaemenid's had built to help them trade easier and travel quickly to suppress all these satrap rebellions only made a possible Macedonian invasion even easier.

@HistoriaCivilis

4 жыл бұрын

**like**

@yungfaas6688

4 жыл бұрын

A bit all over the place, but still interesting!

@lordulberthellblaze6509

4 жыл бұрын

Now thats material for an HBO adaptation

@Madhattersinjeans

4 жыл бұрын

@@lordulberthellblaze6509 No shortage of material for it. And Alexandars feats in battle are quite legendary honestly. As this guy mentions a lot of groundwork was laid ahead of Alexandar to take advantage of, but even so. You can build the best sports car in the world but if you don't have a very good driver for it it's not going to win races alone. And Alexandar was a brilliant man to drive the Macedonian army. It very much was a perfect set of circumstances that would enable him to achieve unbeliveable successes in future in a variety of ways. Which of course went to his head as it would to anyone who would eventually control a massive area of land in such a short space of time through military conquest.

@theonlylauri

4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thank you.

Persian Cavalry-men: *About to kill the enemy king and save his country Cleitus the Black: “I’m about to end the man’s whole career.”

@madshagen5849

4 жыл бұрын

Some make good career choices, others less so...

@Pietie_ache-dee

4 жыл бұрын

Mads Hagen underrated comment 😂

@thefirstcrusade1909

4 жыл бұрын

... And his life

@timothymclean

3 жыл бұрын

For some reason, I imagined the second line being said by Cletus Spuckler, dressed up in black plate armor. Which is, of course, ridiculous; Cletus the Black would have worn linothorax instead.

@itarry4

3 жыл бұрын

Yhea really missed a chance for a "and then Cletus the black saved him by cutting the Persians arm off, totally disarming him.!"...🤔 😉 😅

You realize how badass Alexander the Great was when you find out that almost all Roman emperors and generals were his fanboys. Julius Ceasar, Augustus, Vespasian, Hadrian, even maniacs like Caracalla and Caligula, and generals like Pompey, Germanicus, Mark Antony- they all idolized and were obsessed with Alexander the Great. When reading Alexander’s life Julius Caesar wept. On his visit to Egyp after defeating Mark Antony and Cleopatra, Augustus made a special trip to Alexander’s tomb in Alexandria where he reverentially laid flowers and a golden crown across the Macedonian king’s body. When asked whether he’d like to see the tombs of the Ptolemies, he sneered, replying: “I’ve come to see a king, not a row of corpses.” Caracalla, a great admirer of Alexander, wore a blond wig to emulate his idol and started a war against the Parthians. Caligula looted the tomb of Alexander the Great in order to snatch his breastplate from his corpse. He was wearing this breastplate full of pride.

@Gorboduc

3 жыл бұрын

And it wasn't just Romans: "When Africanus asked who, in Hannibal's opinion, was the greatest general, Hannibal named Alexander, the king of the Macedonians because with a small force he has routed armies innumerable and because he has traversed the most distant regions, even to see which transcended human hopes. To the next request, as to whom he would rank second, Hannibal selected Pyrrhus, saying that he had been the first to teach the art of castrametation, besides no one had chosen his ground or placed his troops more discriminatingly; he possessed also the art of winning men over to him, so that the Italian people preferred the lordship of a foreign king to that of the Roman people, so long the master in that land. When he continued, asking whom Hannibal considered third, he named himself without hesitation. Then Scipio broke into a laugh and said, 'What would you say if you had defeated me?' 'Then, beyond doubt,' he replied,' I should place myself both before Alexander and before Pyrrhus and before all other generals.'" - Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, Book 35 Chapter 14

@jcplays3842

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gorboduc Hannibal was a legend

@nothisispatrick4644

2 жыл бұрын

@@Gorboduc hannibal. A true barbarian CHAD

@towardsheaven4196

2 жыл бұрын

Even Napoleon was his fanboy

@laistvan2

2 жыл бұрын

Of course! Even the Sassanidan dynasty who did not like the Seleukids and Parthians accepted him as a Persian king. In India he are still remembered much more than in Europe. But I think: he, Hannibal, Caesar, Napoleon and a plenty similar "generals" were good to win battles but were bad to reserve their results. They were destructive persons who were not able to stabilize their success(even Caesar and Napoleon made a plenty of reform but they failed for different reasons). Augustus, Diocletian, Constanine and anothers built up systems to keep the conquered territories.

There we go. Persians fighting to the last Greek Mercenary.

@bazej1080

4 жыл бұрын

Like most eastern empires in history.

@jasicjan

4 жыл бұрын

same tactics as used the British in 1939-1940. Fighting to the last French soldier :/

@dwightstjohn6927

4 жыл бұрын

@@jasicjan and send in the Canadians for cleanup

@b67a2011

4 жыл бұрын

Błażej Seremak not true, only the Persian empire did that, the Mongol empire , Ottoman Empire, Chinese empire, they all fought without mercenaries most of the time

@noname-wo9yy

4 жыл бұрын

@@jasicjan Well what can you do when 9/10 of the allied force fighting in their home land offers as much resistance as a tissue paper.

I’m Alexander and this is Jackass. *pulls sword out of his own head and charges the enemy

@CC-tl3zs

4 жыл бұрын

CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGE

@EinFelsbrocken

3 жыл бұрын

This is hilarious

"Don't you want to be under Greek rule?" "No, we're fine being part of a massive empire" "Sure but... why not both?"

Alexander was reckless, but I think there is something to be said about a king fighting so far in the front away from his men, I imagine that river crossing was conducted at 3x speed the moment they saw their unmistakable leader charge the middle way ahead of them. Risky plays, but I can only imagine the moral boost of Alexanders center, and the sheer dedication and ruthlessness the companion calvary utilized to keep the king safe despite his heroics.

@c.j.3404

Жыл бұрын

There's also the fact that Alexander also was probably grabbing the entire enemy army attention, so that they couldn't really focus on attacking Alexanders army allowing them to clime the muddy slopes and get back into formation.

@dimitrisdoulamis9433

Жыл бұрын

First is the moral boost of seing your king charging first! Alexander was trained by Aristotle him self for sure he was no fool! Second he bought time for his infantry to cross the river.

@The_ZeroLine

7 ай бұрын

Well, soldiers always go all in when the king fights with them. Always.

I love how you're roasting 1700 years old historians.

@ill232

4 жыл бұрын

2300

@mike-gn1wi

4 жыл бұрын

This is 334 BC so actually 2300 year old historians

@Gatinois

4 жыл бұрын

@@mike-gn1wi The battle is 334 BC, not the historian.

@xxAnaconta

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Arrian was a damn good historian and don't let those pesky revisionists tell you otherwise.

@adhdlama2403

3 жыл бұрын

I think he could roast them more :D Things like the detailed account of Alexander's fights with the Persian cavalrymen and the account of Macedonian losses is history and myth entangled in my opinion. Well, make due with what we've got, and enjoy the show!

Who would have thought, after all these years, Historia Civilis would upgrade his Graphics Card

@bubblegumfacebabe

4 жыл бұрын

i like the simple and classic textures he used in the roman series

@CristianZatonyl

4 жыл бұрын

Somehow the new graphics makes me thing he got an animator now

@alex_zetsu

4 жыл бұрын

Hey the units are still the old style, don't worry.

@histguy101

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, perhaps the animator of hill climb racing

@user-dg9xy9sm5e

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, his simple graphic makes history chilling and interesting.

Well, good-bye, Caesar. Hello again, Alexander the Great--it's been years, hasn't it? Don't worry, Sulla, Historia Civilis may one day circle back to cover your underrated civil wars with Marius and Cinna. One day.

@Mantispriezt

4 жыл бұрын

I hope he just goes chronologically now till he gets to Rome again

@KTChamberlain

4 жыл бұрын

@@Mantispriezt Quite a lot of material to cover between 334 BC to 88 BC, especially with the videos coming out usually on a monthly basis.

@HolyKhaaaaan

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to burst your bubble, but he's on Marcus and Octavian now. Maybe at the end of this cycle he'll come back to Alexander.

@KTChamberlain

3 жыл бұрын

@@HolyKhaaaaan Sorry to burst your bubble, but I'm a subscriber of HC's content so I'm well aware of that. I imagine HC may circle back to Sulla's Civil Wars after finishing Octavian's civil wars. Hey, a history buff can hope.

Parmenion: This is stupid please stop. Alexander: Ok boomer

Attack Alexander’s Back Lose an Arm to Cletus the Black *Cleitus

@maximilienfrancoisderobesp202

4 жыл бұрын

He protecc He attacc But most importantly The enemy's arm he hacc He Cleitus the Black

@owenb8636

3 жыл бұрын

Most folks won't ever lose an arm, but then again some folks'll, like Cleitus, the black companion

@JoeOvercoat

2 жыл бұрын

@Peter Newhouse nice

Let’s just have a moment of silence for caesar

@singsong2136

4 жыл бұрын

V1 Vigi F

@TrialByDance

4 жыл бұрын

F for our favorite red square

@merrittanimation7721

4 жыл бұрын

F

@reinatr4848

4 жыл бұрын

F

@plutarchvonpluto6439

4 жыл бұрын

Φ

Please continue this series. How else will I know how Alexanders story ends!!

@GreatWhite00000

11 ай бұрын

BazBattles continued it

Persian cavalry commander: *throws javelin at Alexander* Alexander: You done messed up, boi.

Caesar is Dead, and his series has ended. Long Live Alexander, may he be with us for many years of episodes!

@backalleycqc4790

4 жыл бұрын

[spoiler alert] [you know how this ends]

@limmeh7881

4 жыл бұрын

I'll drink to that!

@Gangakinartheke

4 жыл бұрын

@@backalleycqc4790 yeah, but really I forgot about ceaser's death while watching the series. It was may be one episode before it hit me that I know what is coming next.

@mav8535

4 жыл бұрын

The king is dead. Long live the king.

@anubisd613

4 жыл бұрын

@@backalleycqc4790 sad Bucephalus noises

Alexander: "Do not resist, you are being liberated." City of Lampsacus: "...No?"

@derstoffausdemderjoghurtis4346

4 жыл бұрын

mrc

@ossomysteriossobutyoucanca9472

4 жыл бұрын

Merritt Animation “You are being rescued. Please do not resist.”

@rottik3327

4 жыл бұрын

"Congratulations, [Lamsacus]! You've regained your liberty!"

@quickhistory5486

4 жыл бұрын

OssoMysteriOsso [but you can call me Osso] exactly what I thought of.

@savvageorge

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds a bit like what we've been doing in the middle East.

Persian Horseman: Imma get the king from behind while he is injured! *Cleitus the Black joins the server* Persian Horseman: Why do I hear boss music?

The map quality fluctuates from perfect to free hand 😂

15:22 On the contrary, enslaving Greek mercenaries was a good P.R., as they were seen as traitors to the Hellenic League. That's what Arrian wrote about Alexander's thinking on this issue... and SPOILER ALERT: As we'll see in the future, it is a standard practice of Alexander to punish Greek mercenaries working with the Persians, as traitors

@VladTevez

4 жыл бұрын

@Somali Kid Greeks mercenaries in Iberia and Egypt didn't fight against Greeks. Greeks in Persian service, were fighting against the army of the Hellenic League, so, according to Alexander himself, they were traitors: "And so far as Greek will meet Greek, we shall not be fighting for like causes; those with Darius will risk their lives for pay, and poor pay too; our troops will fight as volunteers for Greece" Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander, Book II, chapter 7, 4-8

@demetres6113

4 жыл бұрын

@@VladTevez Well you need to be a bit specific in some terms, most of them don't even know that Hellenic means Greek(in latin)the term that we use to to call Greece in the ancient and modern times is Hellas or they think that the term Nation was formed after the french revolution ...

@VladTevez

4 жыл бұрын

@@demetres6113 Then, instead of commenting on KZread on subjects they are not fully aware of, they can open some books and learn... 😉

@demetres6113

4 жыл бұрын

@@VladTevez i completely agree with you on that matter, sadly in this day and age they won't spare a second before posting something foolish, even if you pointed the book and the chapter i'm pretty sure that they don't even know if there is a book to begin with...

@mav333

2 жыл бұрын

Macedonians served in the Persian Army and had been part of the Persian Empire. Scholars credit Macedonia's rise from a backwater to a power player is thanks to good Persian governance.

"Alexander/Macedon almost died" counter: 6 -Persian scorched earth plan -Stick vs sword -Hit with a sword in the head -Third charge and Cleitus -Fell unconscious in the enemy side of the river (Not certain) -Almost killed during charge Will continue in the next videos

@federicoeiriz42

4 жыл бұрын

His horse was killed and he fell

@federicoeiriz42

4 жыл бұрын

Also many arrows his way during the initial clash

@reinatr4848

4 жыл бұрын

@@federicoeiriz42 I only counted the ones in the video.

@federicoeiriz42

4 жыл бұрын

@@reinatr4848 the video mentions all these Also he 'probably' fell unconscious

@reinatr4848

4 жыл бұрын

@@federicoeiriz42 Could you give a timestamp? [Not for the unconscious thing, I did not include it because i thought it wasnt a threat (which it was).]

You have to look at the reinforcements he got later on. He probably had around 37 000 when he crossed over. Arrian said not many more than 30 000 infantry and more than 5000 cavalry. The breakdown goes like this. When we add in the reinforcements we get what he had at Gaugamela, in other words, 47 000. Heavy cavalry 300 Greek Mercenaries (2 * 150 = 300) (Reinforcements: 150 Eleans under Alcias + 400 under Menidas = 850) 600 Greek allies (4 * 150 = 600) 600 Prodromoi (4 * 150 = 600) 150 Paeonian (Reinforcements: 350 under Ptolemy = 500) 150 Thracian/Odrysian (Reinforcements: 500 under Asclepiodorus = 650) 1800 Thessalians (300 + 215*7) = 1805) (Reinforcements: 200 under Coenus = 2005) 1805 Companions (300 + (215 *7) = 1805) 5410 Total cavalry Heavy infantry 9216 Phalangites (Reinforcements: Recruits: 1000 under Meleager (1/3 of the 3000)) 3072 Hypaspistai 1000 Old hoplite mercenaries 5000 Allied hoplites 5000 Mercenary hoplites enlisted at the Hellespont (Reinforcements: 300 + 4000) 23 288 Total heavy infantry Light infantry, 2250 archers, 6250 peltasts 500 Cretan archers (Reinforcements: 500) 500 Agrianian elite peltasts (Reinforcements: 500) 7500, Thracian 3000, Illyrina 3000, Tribalian 1000 and 500 others (Macedonian?) as peltasts and archers with probably a 75%/25% split) (Additional reinforcements at Gaugamela: 2000 Macedonian peltasts/archers (assuming a 66%/33% split) 8500 Total light infantry. 31 788 Total infantry. 37 198 Total army. Reinforcements before the battle of Gaugamela was as follows: Gordium: 350 Macedonian cavalry (Paeonian), 3000 Macedonian levy infantry, 200 Thessalian Cavalry and 150 Eleans. (Arrian I:29; Curtius III:1) Ancyra: troops arrive from Macedonia (probably including 500 Cretan archers and 500 Agrianian peltasts). (Curtius III:1) Miletus: 300 Greek mercenaries (hoplites) (Arrian I:19) Miletus: Alexander took the Greek mercenaries into his service. (Curtius II) Tendos: 3000 Greek mercenaries and oarsmen captured there were used to reinforce the Macedonian fleet. (Curtius IV:5) Sidon: Cleander arrived with 4000 Geek mercenaries (hoplites). (Arrian II:20) Tyre: Cleander arrives with soldiers recently transported to Asia. (Curtius V:13) Egypt, Memphis: Menidas arrived with 400 Greek mercenaries (cavalry) and Asclepiodorus with 500 Thracian cavalry (Arrian III:5) Now the army was 47 000 strong. The Thessalian cavalry took some heavy loses so they were probably 1800 at Gaugamela. We don't know how many men he got at Ancyra apart from the Cretan archers and Agrianian peltasts.

@CS-sz6nv

4 жыл бұрын

TLDR

@madshagen5849

4 жыл бұрын

TLDR at least not to delve into the details -but... Alexander probably received a trickle of reinforcements to replenish his companies along most of the way.. It presumably was not only in bulk reinforcements. A bunch of locals was probably also recruited along the way too.

@TheNinetySecond

4 жыл бұрын

Stellar breakdown. "TL;DR" needs to die except when preceding helpful summaries.

@twiss9341

Жыл бұрын

The arrian stuff is a gold mine. I’m sure they could make Alexander’s life into a lit tv series

Imagine being that Persian commander that threw the Javelin at Alexander, not only do you not kill him, but he yanks the javelin from his shield and charges back at you like hes out for blood. Must've been one hell of an "Oh shit..." moment.

@CollinBuckman

4 жыл бұрын

I was honestly expecting him to throw the javelin back.

"Alexander and the Macedonians" sounds like a band.

@momon969

4 жыл бұрын

So does 'Memnon of Rhodes'

@Thulgon

4 жыл бұрын

Argentine band called Cyrus and the Persians: "Well, this is awkward".

@feartheghus

4 жыл бұрын

Jason and the argonauts.

@CelticSaint

4 жыл бұрын

Didn't they support Dumpys Rusty Nuts in 1985?

@LookyLoon

4 жыл бұрын

Caesar and The Legionnaires

will you do a full Alexander series because if you do im really excited :D

@drunkenpotatohedbop8255

4 жыл бұрын

honestly interested to see what they don’t like about it

@hajayedamir1878

4 жыл бұрын

He already did a bunch

@emperorbartu2414

4 жыл бұрын

I like to see the first videos he did as season 1 alexander in Greece and his persian campaign as season 2

@kysike666

4 жыл бұрын

Go to Bazbattles and Epic history tv..They covered a lot of Alexander's campaign.

@Fenniks-

4 жыл бұрын

@@kysike666 i know and i have watched them too but i like the way Historia civilis does his videos

Lampsacus literally has “Sac-Us” in the name. Yikes

@GY-bd9bo

4 жыл бұрын

Seems like their fate is already predetermined

@Duiker36

3 жыл бұрын

Really hung a lampshade on that.

Please continue the Alexander series, it is so well done and informative. I have re-watched these more times than I can count.

Alexander the great when seeing the Gordian knot: Time to get *knot*ty.

@friendlybanana4960

4 жыл бұрын

You just could knot resist, huh?

@cumpanions8105

4 жыл бұрын

lol cringe

@chris7372

4 жыл бұрын

@@friendlybanana4960 Oh come on, don't rope me in to these puns. Its not punny at all.

@acebalistic1358

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Persen you could KNOT resist could you? Well it was a GREAT pun.

@sihtnaelkk2187

4 жыл бұрын

@@chris7372 Don't "rope" me in.....

Those horse drawings at 10:05 may be the most beautiful works of art I have ever seen.

@JoeOvercoat

2 жыл бұрын

The equine majesty is so perfectly understated.

I’m liking the graphical upgrade in your videos! You’re one of the only channels I always watch the videos of, you’ve single handedly got me interested in ancient history and I’m loving it!

Ok why does this topic not continue on this channel? It was just getting exciting

Wow, a new upload? You have me on a knot. *A GORDIAN KNOT*

@jammyjamjars6995

4 жыл бұрын

Ahhh.... I see what you did there! 😛

@proof4469

4 жыл бұрын

ok calm down friend

@MegaKossak

4 жыл бұрын

Chop chop

Seeing the reveal of just how outnumbered Alexander really was was awesome.

@Richard_Nickerson

4 жыл бұрын

You mean at the end when Darius raises a new army? Because Alexander wasn't outnumbered here at all.

@Oznerock

4 жыл бұрын

Alexander wasn´t really outnumbered though...

@titanschannel585

4 жыл бұрын

@@Richard_Nickerson I think he is talking about how in the end the map zooms out to show the true size of the Persian Empire

@Richard_Nickerson

4 жыл бұрын

@@titanschannel585 Which is what the first sentence of my comment is referring to.

@solosulla9648

4 жыл бұрын

@@Richard_Nickerson I think he was just pointing out that it's pretty obvious what Shiny Phanpy meant. There was literally a part in this video that explained the size of both armies...

The added effort you put in to explain source accuracy is so meaningful. Care about you, and the content you make

You honestly have no idea how excited I generally get when I get the notification that you uploaded a video. I just absolutely love ur channel and have been following it for a long time now.

Memnon and Parmenion: that feeling when you tell your team to pick a tank and a support but they just go 5 carries.

"Conservatively fighting on the left"

@NefariousKoel

4 жыл бұрын

The very image of Parmenion; very cautious. Not sure I agree with my equally-sized, or larger, army sitting on it's hands while giving the other side time to reinforce or retire and join up with another army before the next battle, though. I'm sure commanders knew the strategic concept of "Defeat In Detail" back then, too, and Parmenion's plan wasn't it. Best to attack them before their numbers grow, as they inevitably would. Especially when intel on enemy forces' locations were much more unreliable in that period.

@batavica1875

4 жыл бұрын

@@NefariousKoel iz a political joke Conservatives On the left

@Blade57331

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting play of words. Considering that Historia Civilis is strong leftist

@truedarklander

4 жыл бұрын

@ger du where

@truedarklander

4 жыл бұрын

@@Blade57331 I've never felt a political lean in his vids

I can’t decide what I like more; your actual content or the song you put at the end of your videos

Historia your endings are always amazing. I’ve read the Anabasis in its entirety but for some reason your videos always bring a new life to these events. Thanks for all you do and I’ll be waiting for more.

Alexander, the man considered by many throughout history to be the best general who ever lived and by some to be a god motivates his troop with a passionate charismatic speech Historia Civilis: he said a bunch of nonsense

@VRichardsn

3 жыл бұрын

I think he is a bit overrated. I like to call him "Alexander the OK".

@itarry4

3 жыл бұрын

His dad was the real genius and it was often his generals from his dad's reign who were the real brains. He could fight and was lucky though, well for a while anyway.

@itarry4

3 жыл бұрын

@@VRichardsn do you watch overly sarcastic? In their episodes of him they call him Alexander the..... Basically everything but great. From Alexander the lucky, the pretty and the average.

@VRichardsn

3 жыл бұрын

@@itarry4 I don't, but I think I will now! Do you have a specific one to recommend me?

@itarry4

3 жыл бұрын

@@VRichardsn no just watch there history and myths playlists. All great entertainment and interesting.

Yeah, we kinda need to take a break form Rome after what happened last episode

Absolutely love your videos!!

So basically, Alexander risk himself just to protect his infantry and given then more chance to strike

@VladTevez

4 жыл бұрын

And that's why his soldiers worshipped him

@tincano-beans2114

4 жыл бұрын

More like he was a reckless, glory hound that didn't believe he could die...

@JoeOvercoat

2 жыл бұрын

@@tincano-beans2114 if it was just reckless he would have charged the opposing calvary. this was reckless with a plan. he knew the Persians would focus on him, so he played to their target fixation.

4 Step Plan for Alexander's Campaign to Make Money! Step 1: Invade Persia Step 2: Don't go bankrupt Step 3 ... Step 4: Profit!

@antifableach

4 жыл бұрын

Underpants gnomes!

@Khaos768

4 жыл бұрын

Step 3: Don't die!!!

@radezakula9262

4 жыл бұрын

I mean... it worked...

So what you're trying to tell me is that Alexander took a small loan of 47,000 men from his dad and turned it into an empire through many ruthless financial 'investments'?

@merrittanimation7721

4 жыл бұрын

A true capitalist icon.

Absolutely love the new visual style and the added emphasis on your own interpretations.

For the love of everything that is good and holy, its been almost two years from the last Alexander video. Pleeeaaase I need more!!!

LEEEEROYYYYYYY JENKINNNNNNNNNSSSSS medal awarded to Alexander right out the gates!

@Kanner111

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god he just ran in!

Welcome back Historia Civilis, I missed you

Parmenion: Sir you can’t just charge like that. Alexander: Says who? Parmenion: Do you want to die? Alexander: I want to die. Parmenion: ...

@AN-ii5li

4 жыл бұрын

"I'm invincible!" "Well you're a looney"

@farq1440

4 жыл бұрын

i am the son of zeeuuus!

@RexGalilae

4 жыл бұрын

Alexander is overrated by people who don't understand tactics. The real geniuses were Napoleon, Caesar, Hannibal and Khalid bin Waleed

@kpetalis

4 жыл бұрын

@@RexGalilae No, he isn't. The man never lost a battle. You don't have to use complicated strategies to win. It is more impressive to use a simple solution to win a battle or to solve a problem than trying to use a difficult solution to the same problem. In this instance for example, every single tactician would say that to attack is foolhardy. Well, Alexander decided that he could do so. Why? simple. Because he knew his army. He knew that his companions were some of the deadliest warriors of his time and knew that the Persians wouldn't even think that he would attack this day. So he gambled that they would be slow in responding, giving him the chance to strike at the center and scatter the missile troops. After that, he gambled again that his troops would hold well enough for his infantry to come and help and that Parmenion would manage to defeat the enemy right flank and attack from the flanks. The strategy is simple and ingenious at the same time. It's not flashy, but it takes into consideration the key elements that would bring about the victory. The quality of the troops, the element of surprise because he was doing what any other would consider insane, and the sheer charisma of this young commander and warrior that all his troops admired. Alexander didn't need a simple victory here. He needed a decisive defeat in order to prove to his people and himself that what they were attempting was feasible. And he got it.

@RexGalilae

4 жыл бұрын

@@kpetalis Yet he was so close to losing a battle he had every tactical advantage in. He knew his army well enough that he could fuck up in whichever way he'd want and the army his father spent his entire life making would come through in the end. There were a million more efficient ways of winning this battle and he chose the worst. Being unbeaten against a dying empire isn't a great feat. Most great generals followed simple strategies and used simple tactics and creativity to lethal effect. Look at all his battles. All it came down to was an all out charge by his cavalry and hope it worked. Give a 14 year old a Bugatti and he'll beat a 50 year old driving a Beetle. It's like the manager of Spain Vicente del Bosque who won 3 consecutive trophies for Spain in 5 years not because he was a genius but because he had perhaps the single most prolific roster in football history

Great video! Even when it comes to battles and events I'm familiar with, you always present a fresh, nuanced perspective! keep up the good work!

I really hope he continues this particular series sometime.

i want to know more about Cleitus The Black

@annatarlordofgifts2442

4 жыл бұрын

Alexander killed him in a drunken rage and he was one of phillips men. Thats about it.

@juliuschamberlain7050

4 жыл бұрын

he got speared by Alexander when they got into a drunken quarrel six years after this battle, Alexander regretted his action but the damage was done, rip Black Cleitus son of Dropidas

@annatarlordofgifts2442

4 жыл бұрын

@@juliuschamberlain7050 I'd like to think he was rubbing saving his life in his face after they disagreed on something.

@juliuschamberlain7050

4 жыл бұрын

@@annatarlordofgifts2442 I think it's about Black Cleitus comparing Alexander to his Father (Philip II) and his accomplishments and that without his father, Alexander wouldn't be who he is that time.

@annatarlordofgifts2442

4 жыл бұрын

@@juliuschamberlain7050 probably both. But i disagree with that strongly. Alexander reconquered his fathers territory with lightning speed that took phillip his whole life. The only thing that is remotely true about that is the army was already reformed and set up for him by Phillip. Phillip was nowhere near the commander that Alexander was.

So happy you're doing Alexander's campaign. Can't wait for more.

Always happy to see a new video of yours pop up.

fantastic, also never change that outro please (edit: been watching for years)

Alexander to Lampsacus: You are being liberated. Please do not resist.

Finally after all this waiting! A new Alexander video!!! Christmas came early this year

Thank you. I enjoy this very much. Never thought history could be this enjoyable even though I adore Alexander, but you’ve have made this so fun and interesting and all! Love your voice, love your animations as well. Can’t wait for your Alexander next video ❤️❤️

10:00 Elite cow cavalry.

@amang1001

4 жыл бұрын

Lol i was gonna say hippos...

@merrittanimation7721

4 жыл бұрын

The Macedonians were famous for their bovine cavalry. It confused the enemy so much they were easy targets for their arrows.

@pedrov8868

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad someone pointed out of.

Sad to see Rome is gone but I'm so excited to learn more about ancient Greece!

Amazing. I can’t describe how much I loved this video and the last one on Alexander the Great, this channel is an absolute gem, and I’m so glad I stumbled upon it. These videos are so entertaining, you do an amazing job at extrapolating on the magnitude of these mind boggling historical events and accomplishments.

I hope you continue Alexander's story soon Civilis. This series is so great and you do Amazing work

Yeah unexpected historia civilis video. This is the highlight of my roughly five week period.

I can't wait to learn about Alexander's expansions and the stable and long lasting empire he created and ruled for many years!

A nice change of pace on the channel, going back to Alexander. I am looking forward to the developments of the series or “campaign” so to speak. Good work as ever! It is hard to find reliable, entertaining historical videos on KZread.

I’m really glad you’re finally finishing the Alexander campaign, but I was really looking forward for Octavian.

10:20 Those "horses" look like a mix between a pig and a cow lmao :D Great video tho as always!

@JoeOvercoat

2 жыл бұрын

The tail is what makes it swine, for sure.

*when historia civils makes a Greek video* A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

Your videos are excellent. I love how you present ALL the facts and explain when the history is gray. I love the way you explain the practicalities of the events you cover. The music you use is just perfect, especially since many don’t understand the profound effect that music has on the feel of vids. I freakin ADORE the squares. Don’t know how you made me care about polygons so much, but you did. This particular video is that extremely good, but your definitive video is “The assassination of Julius Ceaser”. That particular vid is among the very best KZread videos that I have ever seen. Hell, now that I’m considering it, I think it may actually be THE best ever. The script... the music... the details... the SQUARES... just absolutely perfect. Thank you for making these vids and having this channel. You make the world a better place. I can’t think of a better compliment. If anyone has the means to support this channel on Patreon, please do so. We have to make sure quality like this survives, so that KZread isn’t just a bunch of vids of people ghost riding their cars while walking beside them lip sinking some BS pop song. Thanks to anyone who read this whole ramble, and special thanks to anyone who can actually contribute to this man/channel.

Okay so I’ve seen this particular battle covered nearly a dozen times but your particular attempt to humanize historical figures like Alexander is one of the most incredible things about this channel. Keep it up!

Haha “built on a financial house of cards” perfectly describes me playing eu4

@Poffean

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. 1000 hours and i still can't econ correctly

@drench1580

4 жыл бұрын

@@Poffean 2000 for me :) florrynomics for the win!

Historica Civilis: *uploads a new video* Everyone: *E R E C T U S*

Animation, maps, voice, music and the history - love it all here, keep it up!

I’m so glad to see a return to to the makedonian story! I commented on the latest Julius Caesar video hoping for this very outcome. Thanks for the great stuff!

And Alexander killed Cleitus the Black when he was drunk... Now there's a guy you want to work for

@FatGouf

3 жыл бұрын

Wasnt Cletus openly roasting Alexander and was mocky several touchy subjects?

Hey... so can we get some more of these Alexander videos?

I’m so happy this series is continuing!!

Never stop uploading thank you. You create my favorite videos and I subscrube to all the streaming services.

As much as i love the roman series, we really need an update on Alexander!

I’m gonna miss my favourite red square :( But I’m also exited to see the conquest of the new dark green square

Let me just say for the ~6th time that I really love your videos. Even the videos on events I previously did not have interest in, you visualize it a style so well adjusted for this content that I cannot help but become interested.

I really love your work! Mostly what you did with Cesar but also the analysis of the sistem of both Athenas and Sparta and also the Iroquois. Please keep going, work like your help many of us learn history and notice it's importance. Thanks to people like you I had no doubt I wanted to study History at University and next year I'll finally start. Thanks for all your effort!

can you continue this time line in feature videos these are great!

I wouldn't say that Macedonian losses were light in spite of Alexander's recklessness but rather because of it. By committing the smaller but more elite part of his army in the center to act as a lightning rod, the larger part of his army could cross the river unmolested by enemy archers or cavalry, and could then fight in tight formation, where casualties would be light. It was a bold gamble, since he was effectively risking his life to protect his army, but it paid off.

Thank you for these awesome videos!

Thank you!!! Ive been waiting for this series.