Imagine what Caesar was thinking as he had to literally jump out of a sinking ship in order to swim to another ship all in the middle of a panicked evacuation from a battle.
"Eggs, bacon, olive oil. Some fine wine. Need to see what kind clothing they have. Better have gifts ready when I get home. There will be some explaining to do." - Gaius Iulius Caesar - "Commentarii de swimming for my life."
*FREEZE FRAME* Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation. It all started at a cozy little river crossing outside of Transalpine Gaul...
Julius Caesar, like few others in history, was able to get himself into and out of the most complex and sticky military situations imaginable. No wonder that history has remembered him so well.
@@jonbaxter2254 He had A LOT of faith in his Veterans. I think it enabled him to throw his army into ridiculous situations most generals would avoid e.g Munda, where they charged uphill into a vastly larger force but still won because his veterans were able to cut through the enemy left flank.
A historian said that if pompey and ceasar had combine and cooperate no partian arrow nor indian elephants could have stop them from conquering the whole known wolrd i think he was right
Probably the best leader of men in history. He made too many tactical blunders to call him the greatest general, but as a leader of soldiers, he was unequaled.
@@gaiusjuliuspleaser Anyone who could have won from his position at Alessia get my vote as one extraordinary General ... Caesar is a complete phenomenon when the chips are down ...
Caesar handing over Ptolemy was actually a great move, though apparently no one at the time realized it. It had the effect replacing a highly skilled opponent, Ganymedes, with the barely competent Ptolemy.
I was thinking that as well. Ganymedes basically had Caesar in stalemate. Ptolemy would be more angered by his captivity and need to prove his legitimacy as a leader.
It is quite astonishing to see Caesar so often manage to make the absolute best out of a bad situation and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Great video!
It is amazing. Like if his enemy didn't fuck up at certain moments of battle, Caesar would have been toast. But they did, and Caesar had the talent and experience to see the mistake and call for the perfect move to exploit it, time and time again.
Half of Caesar's career is literally him putting himself in terrible positions and then somehow managing to turn it into a great victory (see: his invasions of Britain).
One can argue that he is the best at this of any leader in history. I personally don't know anybody, besides maybe Alexander the Great. They are 1A and 1B as far as turning bad situations into victory.
-Antony? -Hmm? -You said you had happy news to tell us. - Ah yes, of course. A courier came from Alexandria. Caesar has lifted the siege and massacred the armies of Ptolomey. He is safe and sound, and master of all Egypt. The man is a damn prodigy, eh?
@Black Wolf yes, contemporary writers hated him but that was because the selected cabal of poets and essayist, or pundits, basically, mostly belonged to the patrician aristocracy, that caesar tried so hard to remove their privileges and equal them to the plebs. it's like asking a bourbon what he thought about the french revolution, of course he's gonna hate it
sounds like Star Wars when the Galactic Republic's civil war spilled into the civil war on Mandolar where Obi-Wan propped up the Dutchess Satine as Mandalor's ruler
@@BiggestCorvid It is thought by some historians that Antony and Caesar were just testing the waters. This happened in front of a crowd, and the crowd was clearly against the prospect of crowning a king. Also in at least some countries during the medieval period, the kings ceremonially refused the crown a few times before finally accepting it, even when it was obvious that they wanted to be king.
I love how in-depth this channel gets into history. I never thought there was any fighting when Caesar reached Eygpt, because those details were always glossed over or never mention. That's what I love about this channel.
There's even a better, more detailed account 🤣of Caesar's life, something like 20 videos. The channel name is Historia Civilis. Watching that channel convinced me Caesar was probably the best political and military genius in history
Appian can say what he wants, this for me, in my days of studying Caesar, was a pinnacle of what G. Julius Caesar was about as a commander. His whole life had let up to this. His first military action at 19 was an amphibious attack. In Gaul and Briton he learned how to use naval warfare. He was a general, and admiral, a brave fighter in his own right, an engineer, etc. As Adrian Goldsworthy put it. He was a colossus.
What do you mean, the campaign was disastrous? Caesar got down with Cleopatra! I call that an absolute win! But seriously, though, the strategies/shenanigans used in the city portion of the campaign are just crazy.
Ironically it might've actually worked in his favor in the very end. With Ptolemy freed, he took charge of the Egyptian army. If the army was still led by Ganymedes, they would probably not make such a mistake.
Ironically they probably did (in between all the sex of course). Caesar loved intelligent witty women that he could have conversations with. And Cleopatra was one of the most intelligent and charismatic women of her time.
It's always the loyalty and the total determination and dedication of Ceasers Legions and men that amazings me. The number of times he should have lost but his men wouldn't give in or bend when all others would.
I love how despite his need to escape and his frustration at the Rhodians for being caught, Caesar still turns around and rescues them. No man left behind.
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Cleopatra must have been really charming to make a 40 year old man go through all of this, I'm surprised he didn't die of a heart attack when he had to swim at open sea to save his life and almost drawned due to his own armor.
I'm not sure about this information, and I don't remember where it came from, but Cleopatra was not beautiful and had birth defects due to incest in her family. She seduced Julius Caesar with her personality and talent for poetry. Julius was a poet and lover of literature.
@UCqYtX7_5Lbuju8xfbMU_p6w I'm thinking about the commanders and kings, Imagine how Antiochus III repeated the mistakes of Philip V, when the battles with Rome happened within a span of 25-30 years.
I have read Caesars Commentarii de bello Civili many times. But to see it like this, makes you feel like you are really there! I also have his Commentarii de bello Gallico. I feel so proud to own something that comes from Julius Caesar himself. It's like reading and feeling his SOUL.♥️
One of the most remarkable aspects of History's titans such as Julius Caesar, is to find amongst his many victories, the shadow of utter defeat clouding his way time and again. To quote Marc Anthony - I mean, James Purefoy - "The man is a damn prodigy, hey?".
@@jaaackaissa1633 If I'm not mistaken, he's talking about the two season HBO show called quite simply "Rome". The dude who plays Julius Caesar is an absolute legend. Sadly I think the show was just too expensive.
*Roman Officer:* “Yo Caesar why the hell would you give Ptolemy away like that?” *Caesar* “Pfft what? Bro that was definitely a calculated move haha dw about it”
This is what I would be thinking in Caesar shoes. The revolt was happening anyway, with or without Ptolemy, Ptolemy was the puppet for his backers to take control, if Ptolemy dies as a prisoner, it would serve as an excuse for the puppeteers to get more support.(Caesar took him as hostage to prevent a revolt and yet the revolt happened anyway= he is not really in command) Ptolemy himself was not sure if he was better dead as a martyr or as a rally point for the rebels. Giving them Ptolemy(a weak inexperienced general) works in my favor, since it would improve my chances of victory through his incompetence, rather than some shadowy advisors who seem to be competent enough to manage a co-ordinated revolt without their pharaoh anyway. It is always better to know your enemy, and I think that Caesar did the right call to give up Ptolemy. This way, he creates a problem for chain for command for his puppeteers and Caesar has someone who he can attack/provoke into doing a mistake, which were always Caesar's strengths. (his political skills applied to warfare) However explaining this to his probably illiterate soldiers was pretty much impossible and not in his interests anyway, so comes the famous "calculated move" for his "mistake". I think it was indeed a calculated move that had a 50% chance to work and we all know Caesar loves to take chances.
@@jeffvella9765ah, giving up the king was a bad desperate move, Ptolemy was a child and like he didn't rule by himself he also wouldn't lead the army himself the idea that Caesar was releasing an incompetent leader to replace a competent one is just wrong since Ptolemy was a puppet with no power that wouldn't lead the armies anyway. The soldiers were right, Caesar was desperate and made a bad move.
@@masterplokoon8803 It is all about propaganda, it did not matter who lead the army, the responsibility would fall on the Pharoah and not on some general. It also created chain of command problems since everything needed to be run through the Pharoah first.(since they were using his authority to unite the people) If caesar wanted to put cleopatra on the throne, he needed to either show her superiority or discredit Ptolemy through shame or incompetence. Making him lose a military battle was the only option Caesar had at the time. It was not his first time to choose to humiliate his rivals on the battlefield rather than killing them. He knew how to play that game and liked doing it. It is quite obvious to me that he did what he thought he was good at, since nothing else was working.
it was quite impressive that Galia and the gauls did not rebelled on this time of chaos, it show how effective was the conquer of gaul by Caesar. El hecho de que Galia no se rebelara en este tiempo de caos , demuestra lo total y efectiva que fue la conquista de la Galia por Cesar
Caesar proving once again that he was a master of improvising and adjusting to changing situations. He was fantastic at coming up with ways to grasp victory out of seemingly hopeless situations. Reading about Cleopatra, I can definitely see why Caesar was so taken with her.
Whoa, I had no idea this battle got so big! Great video! Also... 14:52 Ptolemy: 'It's over Ceasar; I have the high ground!' Caesar: (Visible confusion) 'That doesn't work on me.'
Man, Caesar should have known not to let Ptolemy go as he had every reason to betray him, being overly trusting of people is not a good trait to have in a ruler. Hopefully that doesn’t cause any other complications for him later on in his career.
@Black Wolf Very hard to compare the conquest of Gaul with the conquest of the middle east. Both were very impressive achievements by the respective Roman commanders. Gaul was very populous, with far more arable land than the near East, and so could probably raise more men to fight Caesar. On the other hand, the Gauls seldom fought as a unified force, and many tribes suffered from inferior/complete lack of armour & equipment. Usually Roman armies did best in open terrain, where their formations and manoeuvring could operate to best effect. The middle east probably had more of that kind of landscape available for set piece battles, while Gaul was full of forests where the defenders could deny the Romans that advantage. On the other hand, there was little available timber in many parts of the near east, making it very hard for the Romans to build siege engines as needed to take fortified towns. So a real toss up between the two areas. Pompey was a skilled commander who had the chance to learn first hand from some of the very best generals (eg Sulla, Lucullus) that came before him. He was thorough and methodical, but also sometimes slow and lacking initiative. Caesar was mercurial, sometimes biting off more than he could chew, and being too eager for a quick win, often finding himself rapidly in over his head. Pompey sometimes held too rigidly to orthodoxy (Pharsalus) but was a shrewd tactician with a deep understanding of logistics and recruitment. Caesar showed keen awareness of changing situations and the ability to adapt quickly. Crucially, he repeatedly was able to discern improbable paths to victory in confused, complicated battlefields. Had the two been able to patch up their differences, they would indeed have made an awesome team! Who would want to go against the thoroughness of Pompey allied with the brilliance of Caesar?! Caesar evoked the greater passion and devotion in his troops, which was often the only thing that saved him. Both men were happy to take credit for victories against sub standard opponents at times, and Pompey took credit for wins others had mostly achieved when he turned up late(Spain, Spartacus). Caesar was willing to take more risks, and sacrifice troop numbers for speed, whilst Pompey was pretty much the opposite of that. Pompey arguably had a better grasp of large scale strategy, while Caesar was probably the better tactician, orator and motivator. So kind of yin and yang in many ways. Caesar seemed to pick lousy subordinates, or at least assign them to roles they were poorly suited for, while Pompey generally made appointments that worked reasonably well. Pompey was a reluctant champion of the senate, which had snubbed him many times before for his low birth. He didnt want Caesar running the show, as he considered himself the senior partner, and so sided with the senate by default, not due to ideology and not with huge enthusiasm. Pompey correctly saw he would have the greater resources in the coming civil war, and thought that would be enough to offset Caesar's veteran army. Pompey, along with many Romans on the aristocratic side, underestimated Caesar's skill, thinking perhaps that his victories over barbarian hordes were relatively easy and not a true indicator of great military capability. Pompey must have thought he had a strong chance to not only eliminate Caesar, but cement his family in the ruling clique of the Republic for generations. Caesar and Pompey were men of their time - ruthless, ambitious and opportunistic. They followed the Roman model of translating military success in the provinces into political power and wealth at home. They were the ultimate products of a system that had created generations of talented, determined generals and administrators, two titans who would eventually bring that very system crashing down.
@Black Wolf See, Pompey caused his own downfall. He moved against Caesar constantly, even breaching laws to do so. And caused a civil war by forcing Caesar into a position where there was literally no other option. Pompey was a brilliant general, but he fucked up by cornering a man like Caesar. Because when a man is cornered and as talented as Caesar proved to be, it was a recipe for destruction. If you look at his finest hours, they tended to be when things looked the absolute worse for him. Pompey could've taken one of the MANY offers Caesar TRIED to make, including stripping himself of a lot of power, but just keeping his immunity. Heck, he made a really good offer before the civil war started that would've achieved all of the senate's goals WITHOUT bloodshed. But they refused. Pompey brought his own death upon himself by refusing to see reason. And even than Caesar thought so highly of him, he wept at his death. That's so bromance shit right there.
@Black Wolf He's not undervalued. He lost, was outplayed constantly. He at many points had the upper hand and could've pressed the advantage and wiped Caesar out, but was too afraid. He lost because he wasn't as good as caesar, and missed every opportunity given to him to win. I'd say he's rightfully judged on his merits, and they don't stack up.
@Black Wolf > Comments on a video about the civil war > Doesn't want people to evaluate participants based on the civil war, while talking about the civil war, on a video about the civil war > Seems to get triggered when you state the simple fact Pompey lost. Amazin'. "Correct" way, aka ignoring major parts of history to push a narrative. You may not want to admit it, but the civil war is a pretty fucking important event for both Caesar and Pompey. Also, why the hell are you on a video about the civil war if you don't want to "talk about the civil war"? Seems like the last place you should be commenting. You're trying to get way off-topic. This video isn't about Pompey's life, it's about the civil war. So forgive me for actually being on topic for the video. I didn't benefit from you being off-topic. In fact, I think I might've lost some brain cells caused by a person crying that I'm talking about the topic in the video, in the video's comment section. It actually hurts to read your comments crying about people being on topic.
This is great, I’ve never seen any channel do this kind of depth with the siege of Alexandria. It’s usually just too down, quick and goes over how Caesar fucked up getting there rather than how brilliantly he got out.
@elgqr a dictator has unlimited power in a government, i didnt know granting judicial power to the people defines wielding unlimited power, they couldve easily taken him to trial
Please continue your coverage of Ceasar. This my favorite series so far! I always knew Ceasar was a genius but I had no idea to what degree until I've followed this series.
Julius Caesar: *after fighting Illyrians and spend years subduing Gaul* “okay this civil war is almost over” *Cleopatra and Ptolemy have entered the chat*
+1 Wars are easy to start, but very hard to end. Meddling in the middle east never seems to be a shortcut, but lots of commanders have not been able to resist going there.
Thx Kings and Generals for showing how close this battle really was. Yes Caesar might have been better/or more needed somewhere else but let us not forget Egypt is and or was the richest province in the Empire. Great video!
This series is great. I only wish it was released more often. Also, it'd be really interesting to see a series on the fall of Rome and the fracturing of it's provinces.
Thank you king's and generals for showing what books can't and that's the detail of how julius caesar was a military genius and a economic diplomatic master of the ancient world
@@Cherry-sg4zg "Veni Vidi Vici". He wrote it in a letter to a friend. After the battle at Zela. Zela was a city in Pontus. It filled Caesar with so much joy, because he won a great war so quickly...within 5 days.
At first I thought you didn't know where Caesar "Veni Vidi Vici" said. But it turns out you already knew that. I would love to see a video about that battle as well!!
While his life is interesting to study, i would not see him as an idol. Guy brought war and death to so many countries and people to serve himself and his goals, not a good human beeing.
@@highroller6244 Good to remember the huge toll of Human suffering in all these conflicts. However, you cannot apply modern standards of morality to figures from the ancient World. People then had a completely different perspective on everything, and most had short, unpleasant lives in any case. We can praise the intellect, skill, bravery and oratory of Caesar while mourning the general state of Humanity in that age. Caesar was no better or worse morally than most leaders of the time. He would not have been seen as particularly cruel or murderous by his contemporaries, many of whom were up to all sorts of atrocities themselves.
@@Lucasukx Yes, i did not want to say that he was worse than others. Thats certainly not the case. But did the people back than really had such different views on moral? Didn't they punish people in their societies for the same crimes as we do? Like treason, murder, robbery etc? Or look at the Case of Vercengetorix, he was deliberatly humiliated before and in his death. People do that kind of stuff today either. Look at the passing of Gaddafi for example. To me it seems its more about the human psyche than about time age an culture. Mongols come one Millennium after the romans and they were even worse. Add some hundred years and we got Hitler and Stalin etc. Its about sick Individuals and how much influence they can gain on the majority of their people not about wich year it is. Thats at least what i conclued after all the time i spend looking at history. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
@øranuto husband That clearly not the case. There were lower, middle and upper class people like today. They had plenty of ressources, how else would they build cities, develope culture, art, religion, have field armies and much more. And living in their own shit became a thing in the dark age and that was mostly in central Europe. Not across the globe. Beeing a middle class Roman citizen would mean a good life for sure.
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I've read Herodotus's description of The Pyramids; I was wondering if Caesar wrote anything of them, or the other temples and (even then) ancient constructions he saw while there. I know he visited The Tomb of Alexander, or is that a myth?
@@fogshadow9112 Because that could cause further rebellion in Egypt and he already had to deal with Asia Minor, North Africa and Spain. Not to mention try to get to Parthia to avenge Crassus.
Amazing Content. Please keep up the amazing work. It’s channels like you that give me hope on the teaching of history when so many people want to ignore it or change it. Have a blessed day brother 👌🏻🔥
Keep it up what a great battles and leadership for Caesar to be handling through every struggle in his journey but the fight must go on continue until it will be done
Wow... Superb video thrilling than an Oscar movie! Thank you for revealing the greatness of Mongol empire greater than any other empire in human history!
Caesar's story should've ended so much earlier than it actually did. The amount of times he put himself in vulnerable positions and worked his way out of them is astounding. If I had a chance to meet any historical figure it would be him The man defined our modern history to the point where almost all our european words for leader derive from his name (Czar, Kaiser, King... etc)
You need to make a playlist of caesers civil wars seeing as you do so many different videos with different times, I think I've missed one or two videos, Even when I go to Roman history
Every time I watch one of these Caesar videos I say to myself "There's no way he's getting out of this one" and then he gets out of it. I'm betting his luck doesn't hold out forever. Can't wait to see how it ends.
Imagine what Caesar was thinking as he had to literally jump out of a sinking ship in order to swim to another ship all in the middle of a panicked evacuation from a battle.
He was a ballsy commander
Maybe something like "welp😒😒 this is my life now jumping from a sinking ship to another, like i jumped my Civil war to this Civil war"
"Eggs, bacon, olive oil. Some fine wine. Need to see what kind clothing they have. Better have gifts ready when I get home. There will be some explaining to do."
- Gaius Iulius Caesar -
"Commentarii de swimming for my life."
*FREEZE FRAME*
Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation. It all started at a cozy little river crossing outside of Transalpine Gaul...
That it's just another Tuesday lol.
Ptolemy: "It's over, Caesar. I have the high ground."
Also Ptolemy: *charges downhill*
Either he or his troops fell for Caesar's feigned retreat. It's usually hard to control your army from pursuing a retreating enemy
Back then it would some sense as the momentum of men and horses would create a smashing wall of sorts. But hey, not a good idea as this was Caesar!
1100 years later Harold at battle of Hastings: ah shit here we go again
Obi Wan: "Dont do it Anikin, I have the high ground"
@@RexGalilae Might not even be a feigned retreat, just Caesar's troops losing and slowly falling back.
Julius Caesar, like few others in history, was able to get himself into and out of the most complex and sticky military situations imaginable. No wonder that history has remembered him so well.
It is incredible, how many of his most famous battles where him being the underdog.
@@jonbaxter2254 He had A LOT of faith in his Veterans. I think it enabled him to throw his army into ridiculous situations most generals would avoid e.g Munda, where they charged uphill into a vastly larger force but still won because his veterans were able to cut through the enemy left flank.
A historian said that if pompey and ceasar had combine and cooperate no partian arrow nor indian elephants could have stop them from conquering the whole known wolrd i think he was right
Probably the best leader of men in history. He made too many tactical blunders to call him the greatest general, but as a leader of soldiers, he was unequaled.
@@gaiusjuliuspleaser Anyone who could have won from his position at Alessia get my vote as one extraordinary General ... Caesar is a complete phenomenon when the chips are down ...
Caesar handing over Ptolemy was actually a great move, though apparently no one at the time realized it. It had the effect replacing a highly skilled opponent, Ganymedes, with the barely competent Ptolemy.
I was thinking that as well. Ganymedes basically had Caesar in stalemate. Ptolemy would be more angered by his captivity and need to prove his legitimacy as a leader.
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Except that since Ptolomy was a child it wouldn't be him actually commanding the army. It would be someome else.
Yhea I think Arsinoe was smarter than her brother it appears to me that the woman got all the brains in that family.
TFW when you pull a pro gamer move unintentionally
Cleopatra: You ARE the father!
Caesar: What's that, trouble in Asia Minor? Gotta Run!
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Also Caesar: gives Cyprus to Egypt as child support
@@simonrobillard He got 10 million drachmae for something he had planned to do anyway 🤷🏻♂️
Did Caesar have a actual wife? I’m she’s kissed after she heard that
It is quite astonishing to see Caesar so often manage to make the absolute best out of a bad situation and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Great video!
Stay tuned for Thapsus then!
It is amazing. Like if his enemy didn't fuck up at certain moments of battle, Caesar would have been toast.
But they did, and Caesar had the talent and experience to see the mistake and call for the perfect move to exploit it, time and time again.
@Maniac 5000 Caesar was a "sjw". FYI.
Half of Caesar's career is literally him putting himself in terrible positions and then somehow managing to turn it into a great victory (see: his invasions of Britain).
One can argue that he is the best at this of any leader in history. I personally don't know anybody, besides maybe Alexander the Great. They are 1A and 1B as far as turning bad situations into victory.
-Antony?
-Hmm?
-You said you had happy news to tell us.
- Ah yes, of course. A courier came from Alexandria. Caesar has lifted the siege and massacred the armies of Ptolomey. He is safe and sound, and master of all Egypt. The man is a damn prodigy, eh?
@Black Wolf stop reading pompeyan propaganda, boy
@Black Wolf yes, contemporary writers hated him but that was because the selected cabal of poets and essayist, or pundits, basically, mostly belonged to the patrician aristocracy, that caesar tried so hard to remove their privileges and equal them to the plebs. it's like asking a bourbon what he thought about the french revolution, of course he's gonna hate it
HBO Rome quote
There was a reason why his soldiers, and the common people of Rome, adored him.
@Black Wolf Wdym Caesar was based
"HE WAS A CONSUL OF ROME!!"
A thousand apologies...
You need to sound angrier at the Consul bit!
Butchered like a common thief
SIT DOWN!
Gracchus something more cheerful!
when you are fighting a civil war and then get dragged into another one
Yo dawg I heard you liked civil wars
Wtf? You commented 13 hours ago while this video was uploaded minutes ago?
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@@praeposter too bad for Praetorian supporters.
@@praeposter I see
Civil war in Egypt within the Roman Civil War, civil warception
sounds like Star Wars when the Galactic Republic's civil war spilled into the civil war on Mandolar where Obi-Wan propped up the Dutchess Satine as Mandalor's ruler
Et tu???
yo dawg
How many civil wars do you want ??
Caesar : See sir……………………
Ceasar: Yes
No, no Caesar said: See, sar...
At this rate he's going to cause a civil war with Parthia, am I right?
Oh, he didn't?
Ceaser is basically the king of civil wars.
No, no, Caesar is no king! He desires no crown! Where did you get _that_ idea?
you know al mamun ?? ;he was harun al rashid 2nd son,i m not saying he is better but he was strong too ,ceasar is the best
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@@dominicguye8058 I mean, he twice refused the crown that a naked Antony offered him during saturnalia. Would a king do that?!
@@BiggestCorvid It is thought by some historians that Antony and Caesar were just testing the waters. This happened in front of a crowd, and the crowd was clearly against the prospect of crowning a king.
Also in at least some countries during the medieval period, the kings ceremonially refused the crown a few times before finally accepting it, even when it was obvious that they wanted to be king.
What a Valentine's Day gift, I swear I'm being spoiled
Didn't Caesar advertise himself as a descendent of Venus?
Caesar after returning from Egypt:
oh shit here we go again
The eternal city, Rome
At least it was before I f*ucked every dang up
I love how in-depth this channel gets into history. I never thought there was any fighting when Caesar reached Eygpt, because those details were always glossed over or never mention. That's what I love about this channel.
There's even a better, more detailed account 🤣of Caesar's life, something like 20 videos. The channel name is Historia Civilis.
Watching that channel convinced me Caesar was probably the best political and military genius in history
Appian can say what he wants, this for me, in my days of studying Caesar, was a pinnacle of what G. Julius Caesar was about as a commander. His whole life had let up to this. His first military action at 19 was an amphibious attack. In Gaul and Briton he learned how to use naval warfare. He was a general, and admiral, a brave fighter in his own right, an engineer, etc. As Adrian Goldsworthy put it. He was a colossus.
I hadn't really considered the experience that Caesar had in amphibious operations. Good point.
What do you mean, the campaign was disastrous? Caesar got down with Cleopatra! I call that an absolute win! But seriously, though, the strategies/shenanigans used in the city portion of the campaign are just crazy.
How tf is ur comment 11 hours ago
Video uploaded 3 minutes ago. You commented 11 hours ago. At least that was on my end.
The only reason why campaign was success is thanks to Pullo following a damn good orders!
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Caesar was trying to make himself sound smart for letting Ptolemy go when in reality he was desperate and made a mistake? I felt that lol.
Caesar certainly had knack for that sort of thing.
Ironically it might've actually worked in his favor in the very end. With Ptolemy freed, he took charge of the Egyptian army. If the army was still led by Ganymedes, they would probably not make such a mistake.
@@lyonvensaPtolemy was a kid, he wouldn't lead the army.
Caesar once again proving how practical and adaptible in any situation. My man can do anything in any terrain.
"generally enjoyed himself with her" I'm sure all they did was play games and eat pizza
Ironically they probably did (in between all the sex of course). Caesar loved intelligent witty women that he could have conversations with. And Cleopatra was one of the most intelligent and charismatic women of her time.
@@michaelsinger4638 same
@@fullmontyuk How innocent of you
In later writings it was told , that they sailed the Nile while 'Netflix and chill' ;)
@@michaelsinger4638 wasn't he impotent though?
It's always the loyalty and the total determination and dedication of Ceasers Legions and men that amazings me. The number of times he should have lost but his men wouldn't give in or bend when all others would.
I love how despite his need to escape and his frustration at the Rhodians for being caught, Caesar still turns around and rescues them. No man left behind.
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Cleopatra must have been really charming to make a 40 year old man go through all of this, I'm surprised he didn't die of a heart attack when he had to swim at open sea to save his life and almost drawned due to his own armor.
I'm not sure about this information, and I don't remember where it came from, but Cleopatra was not beautiful and had birth defects due to incest in her family.
She seduced Julius Caesar with her personality and talent for poetry. Julius was a poet and lover of literature.
@@jaaackaissa1633 I don't know where you got that information either. Certainly not from any ancient sources.
According to Plutach's lives she was not ugly, but she had like a certain precence, knew many languages and where very intelligent.
He was over 50 not 40's
"The Alexandrians were pushing the Romans, slowly descending from the high ground"
That's some Philip V shit
Who ignores history, is condemned to repeat it.
@UCqYtX7_5Lbuju8xfbMU_p6w I'm thinking about the commanders and kings, Imagine how Antiochus III repeated the mistakes of Philip V, when the battles with Rome happened within a span of 25-30 years.
Yeah and repeats how phalanx once deployed is almost stuck while the roman cohorts can easily dis engage and exploit weaknesses in a line
@@funfacttrivias2121 Also, Caesar did the same thing he did at Alesia. Used his cav to exploit a gap and attack his enemy from behind.
Or Harold Godwinson shit
I have read Caesars Commentarii de bello Civili many times. But to see it like this, makes you feel like you are really there! I also have his Commentarii de bello Gallico.
I feel so proud to own something that comes from Julius Caesar himself. It's like reading and feeling his SOUL.♥️
One of the most remarkable aspects of History's titans such as Julius Caesar, is to find amongst his many victories, the shadow of utter defeat clouding his way time and again.
To quote Marc Anthony - I mean, James Purefoy - "The man is a damn prodigy, hey?".
"The man is a damn prodigy, hey? Is this a quote from a movie?
@@jaaackaissa1633 If I'm not mistaken, he's talking about the two season HBO show called quite simply "Rome". The dude who plays Julius Caesar is an absolute legend. Sadly I think the show was just too expensive.
20:00 it may seems reasonable but still not true. we all know that the boy belongs to Titus Pullo.
"Listen, about your father..."
*Roman Officer:* “Yo Caesar why the hell would you give Ptolemy away like that?”
*Caesar* “Pfft what? Bro that was definitely a calculated move haha dw about it”
This is what I would be thinking in Caesar shoes.
The revolt was happening anyway, with or without Ptolemy, Ptolemy was the puppet for his backers to take control, if Ptolemy dies as a prisoner, it would serve as an excuse for the puppeteers to get more support.(Caesar took him as hostage to prevent a revolt and yet the revolt happened anyway= he is not really in command)
Ptolemy himself was not sure if he was better dead as a martyr or as a rally point for the rebels.
Giving them Ptolemy(a weak inexperienced general) works in my favor, since it would improve my chances of victory through his incompetence, rather than some shadowy advisors who seem to be competent enough to manage a co-ordinated revolt without their pharaoh anyway.
It is always better to know your enemy, and I think that Caesar did the right call to give up Ptolemy. This way, he creates a problem for chain for command for his puppeteers and Caesar has someone who he can attack/provoke into doing a mistake, which were always Caesar's strengths. (his political skills applied to warfare)
However explaining this to his probably illiterate soldiers was pretty much impossible and not in his interests anyway, so comes the famous "calculated move" for his "mistake".
I think it was indeed a calculated move that had a 50% chance to work and we all know Caesar loves to take chances.
@@jeffvella9765ah, giving up the king was a bad desperate move, Ptolemy was a child and like he didn't rule by himself he also wouldn't lead the army himself the idea that Caesar was releasing an incompetent leader to replace a competent one is just wrong since Ptolemy was a puppet with no power that wouldn't lead the armies anyway. The soldiers were right, Caesar was desperate and made a bad move.
@@masterplokoon8803 It is all about propaganda, it did not matter who lead the army, the responsibility would fall on the Pharoah and not on some general. It also created chain of command problems since everything needed to be run through the Pharoah first.(since they were using his authority to unite the people)
If caesar wanted to put cleopatra on the throne, he needed to either show her superiority or discredit Ptolemy through shame or incompetence.
Making him lose a military battle was the only option Caesar had at the time.
It was not his first time to choose to humiliate his rivals on the battlefield rather than killing them.
He knew how to play that game and liked doing it.
It is quite obvious to me that he did what he thought he was good at, since nothing else was working.
it was quite impressive that Galia and the gauls did not rebelled on this time of chaos, it show how effective was the conquer of gaul by Caesar.
El hecho de que Galia no se rebelara en este tiempo de caos , demuestra lo total y efectiva que fue la conquista de la Galia por Cesar
"I shall be a good politician, even if it kills me! Or if it kills anyone else for that matter..." - Mark Antony
Kings And Generals Greatest Channel On youtube..Whenever I see a new upload I am overwhelmed with Joy.
Caesar proving once again that he was a master of improvising and adjusting to changing situations. He was fantastic at coming up with ways to grasp victory out of seemingly hopeless situations.
Reading about Cleopatra, I can definitely see why Caesar was so taken with her.
she always made people fight her battles for her.
Whoa, I had no idea this battle got so big! Great video! Also...
14:52 Ptolemy: 'It's over Ceasar; I have the high ground!'
Caesar: (Visible confusion) 'That doesn't work on me.'
Man, Caesar should have known not to let Ptolemy go as he had every reason to betray him, being overly trusting of people is not a good trait to have in a ruler.
Hopefully that doesn’t cause any other complications for him later on in his career.
“Caesar, my allegiance to the republic!”
- I don’t know, some guy named Pompey
@Black Wolf Very hard to compare the conquest of Gaul with the conquest of the middle east. Both were very impressive achievements by the respective Roman commanders. Gaul was very populous, with far more arable land than the near East, and so could probably raise more men to fight Caesar. On the other hand, the Gauls seldom fought as a unified force, and many tribes suffered from inferior/complete lack of armour & equipment.
Usually Roman armies did best in open terrain, where their formations and manoeuvring could operate to best effect. The middle east probably had more of that kind of landscape available for set piece battles, while Gaul was full of forests where the defenders could deny the Romans that advantage. On the other hand, there was little available timber in many parts of the near east, making it very hard for the Romans to build siege engines as needed to take fortified towns. So a real toss up between the two areas.
Pompey was a skilled commander who had the chance to learn first hand from some of the very best generals (eg Sulla, Lucullus) that came before him. He was thorough and methodical, but also sometimes slow and lacking initiative. Caesar was mercurial, sometimes biting off more than he could chew, and being too eager for a quick win, often finding himself rapidly in over his head. Pompey sometimes held too rigidly to orthodoxy (Pharsalus) but was a shrewd tactician with a deep understanding of logistics and recruitment. Caesar showed keen awareness of changing situations and the ability to adapt quickly. Crucially, he repeatedly was able to discern improbable paths to victory in confused, complicated battlefields. Had the two been able to patch up their differences, they would indeed have made an awesome team! Who would want to go against the thoroughness of Pompey allied with the brilliance of Caesar?!
Caesar evoked the greater passion and devotion in his troops, which was often the only thing that saved him. Both men were happy to take credit for victories against sub standard opponents at times, and Pompey took credit for wins others had mostly achieved when he turned up late(Spain, Spartacus). Caesar was willing to take more risks, and sacrifice troop numbers for speed, whilst Pompey was pretty much the opposite of that. Pompey arguably had a better grasp of large scale strategy, while Caesar was probably the better tactician, orator and motivator. So kind of yin and yang in many ways.
Caesar seemed to pick lousy subordinates, or at least assign them to roles they were poorly suited for, while Pompey generally made appointments that worked reasonably well.
Pompey was a reluctant champion of the senate, which had snubbed him many times before for his low birth. He didnt want Caesar running the show, as he considered himself the senior partner, and so sided with the senate by default, not due to ideology and not with huge enthusiasm. Pompey correctly saw he would have the greater resources in the coming civil war, and thought that would be enough to offset Caesar's veteran army. Pompey, along with many Romans on the aristocratic side, underestimated Caesar's skill, thinking perhaps that his victories over barbarian hordes were relatively easy and not a true indicator of great military capability. Pompey must have thought he had a strong chance to not only eliminate Caesar, but cement his family in the ruling clique of the Republic for generations.
Caesar and Pompey were men of their time - ruthless, ambitious and opportunistic. They followed the Roman model of translating military success in the provinces into political power and wealth at home. They were the ultimate products of a system that had created generations of talented, determined generals and administrators, two titans who would eventually bring that very system crashing down.
@Black Wolf See, Pompey caused his own downfall. He moved against Caesar constantly, even breaching laws to do so. And caused a civil war by forcing Caesar into a position where there was literally no other option. Pompey was a brilliant general, but he fucked up by cornering a man like Caesar. Because when a man is cornered and as talented as Caesar proved to be, it was a recipe for destruction. If you look at his finest hours, they tended to be when things looked the absolute worse for him. Pompey could've taken one of the MANY offers Caesar TRIED to make, including stripping himself of a lot of power, but just keeping his immunity. Heck, he made a really good offer before the civil war started that would've achieved all of the senate's goals WITHOUT bloodshed. But they refused. Pompey brought his own death upon himself by refusing to see reason. And even than Caesar thought so highly of him, he wept at his death. That's so bromance shit right there.
@Black Wolf He's not undervalued. He lost, was outplayed constantly. He at many points had the upper hand and could've pressed the advantage and wiped Caesar out, but was too afraid. He lost because he wasn't as good as caesar, and missed every opportunity given to him to win. I'd say he's rightfully judged on his merits, and they don't stack up.
@Black Wolf
> Comments on a video about the civil war
> Doesn't want people to evaluate participants based on the civil war, while talking about the civil war, on a video about the civil war
> Seems to get triggered when you state the simple fact Pompey lost.
Amazin'. "Correct" way, aka ignoring major parts of history to push a narrative. You may not want to admit it, but the civil war is a pretty fucking important event for both Caesar and Pompey. Also, why the hell are you on a video about the civil war if you don't want to "talk about the civil war"? Seems like the last place you should be commenting. You're trying to get way off-topic. This video isn't about Pompey's life, it's about the civil war. So forgive me for actually being on topic for the video. I didn't benefit from you being off-topic. In fact, I think I might've lost some brain cells caused by a person crying that I'm talking about the topic in the video, in the video's comment section. It actually hurts to read your comments crying about people being on topic.
This is great, I’ve never seen any channel do this kind of depth with the siege of Alexandria. It’s usually just too down, quick and goes over how Caesar fucked up getting there rather than how brilliantly he got out.
Wow! Julius Cesar is just incredible!
Me and a date with Julius Caesar is all I need on Valentines day
@elgqr heaven my ass
There you are comrades, enjoy your time in there
@elgqr a dictator has unlimited power in a government, i didnt know granting judicial power to the people defines wielding unlimited power, they couldve easily taken him to trial
Hahahahaha.....
I'm leaving the likes at 69
The battle of the Nile is very good depicted here. Through the maniples the roman can find and exploit even the tiniest gaps in enemy lines.
Please continue your coverage of Ceasar. This my favorite series so far! I always knew Ceasar was a genius but I had no idea to what degree until I've followed this series.
Julius Caesar: *after fighting Illyrians and spend years subduing Gaul* “okay this civil war is almost over” *Cleopatra and Ptolemy have entered the chat*
+1 Wars are easy to start, but very hard to end. Meddling in the middle east never seems to be a shortcut, but lots of commanders have not been able to resist going there.
Me in Rome II
Caesarian wars is one of my favourite topics. Thank you Kings and Generals Team.
Thx Kings and Generals for showing how close this battle really was. Yes Caesar might have been better/or more needed somewhere else but let us not forget Egypt is and or was the richest province in the Empire. Great video!
This series is great. I only wish it was released more often.
Also, it'd be really interesting to see a series on the fall of Rome and the fracturing of it's provinces.
yesss a caesar video!!!
Thank you king's and generals for showing what books can't and that's the detail of how julius caesar was a military genius and a economic diplomatic master of the ancient world
The man's a damn prodigy, eh?
what is the reference?
@@triplem5770 From HBOs Rome, Antony delivering the news of Caesar's victory in Egypt to Brutus and Cicero.
i cant wait for the "veni, veci, vici" moment!
More like “Veni, Veni, Veni.” When he was with cleopatra.
@@777peacelove yup, i was talking about the next video which will cover, hopefully, that battle.
@@Cherry-sg4zg "Veni Vidi Vici". He wrote it in a letter to a friend. After the battle at Zela. Zela was a city in Pontus. It filled Caesar with so much joy, because he won a great war so quickly...within 5 days.
At first I thought you didn't know where Caesar "Veni Vidi Vici" said. But it turns out you already knew that.
I would love to see a video about that battle as well!!
Weni, widi, wiki
Caesar,I came, I saw,and I conquered.
What a brave and intelligent general he was,but even though nature always take its course.
While his life is interesting to study, i would not see him as an idol. Guy brought war and death to so many countries and people to serve himself and his goals, not a good human beeing.
@@highroller6244 Good to remember the huge toll of Human suffering in all these conflicts.
However, you cannot apply modern standards of morality to figures from the ancient World. People then had a completely different perspective on everything, and most had short, unpleasant lives in any case.
We can praise the intellect, skill, bravery and oratory of Caesar while mourning the general state of Humanity in that age.
Caesar was no better or worse morally than most leaders of the time. He would not have been seen as particularly cruel or murderous by his contemporaries, many of whom were up to all sorts of atrocities themselves.
@@Lucasukx Yes, i did not want to say that he was worse than others. Thats certainly not the case. But did the people back than really had such different views on moral? Didn't they punish people in their societies for the same crimes as we do? Like treason, murder, robbery etc? Or look at the Case of Vercengetorix, he was deliberatly humiliated before and in his death. People do that kind of stuff today either. Look at the passing of Gaddafi for example. To me it seems its more about the human psyche than about time age an culture. Mongols come one Millennium after the romans and they were even worse. Add some hundred years and we got Hitler and Stalin etc. Its about sick Individuals and how much influence they can gain on the majority of their people not about wich year it is. Thats at least what i conclued after all the time i spend looking at history. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
@øranuto husband That clearly not the case. There were lower, middle and upper class people like today. They had plenty of ressources, how else would they build cities, develope culture, art, religion, have field armies and much more. And living in their own shit became a thing in the dark age and that was mostly in central Europe. Not across the globe. Beeing a middle class Roman citizen would mean a good life for sure.
you make your videos like movies they are so fun to watch
Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!
It was part of a far sighted strategy witch men will not understand..
What a good dialougue
I love the fact that you guys are covering battles that other channels haven't 🔥 🔥
POV: you haven't watched the entire video but is currently commenting a quick joke or something trivial about the video.
That's why I am here
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It's always a good day when another episode of Ceasar's Civil War is uploaded onto the channel.
honestly you make the best documentaries i have found. Love them.
After this series can you do about the battles Alexander the great did during his persian invasion that would be terrific
Ohhhhhhhhh yeah that would be great,especially with the recent cool graphics and rectangles
Yessss it's a great day when Kings and Generals posts a new video about Rome
Thank you.
Great video KnG! As always
Hey all, I'm the historian and scriptwriter for this episode. If you've got any questions or feedback for me, pop it below and I'll do my best to get around to them all!
Why there was a civil war in Egypt?
I've read Herodotus's description of The Pyramids; I was wondering if Caesar wrote anything of them, or the other temples and (even then) ancient constructions he saw while there. I know he visited The Tomb of Alexander, or is that a myth?
@@fogshadow9112 Because that could cause further rebellion in Egypt and he already had to deal with Asia Minor, North Africa and Spain. Not to mention try to get to Parthia to avenge Crassus.
You did a great job. Thats all the feedback I have 😅
Great work Sir! Highly entertaining and filled with insight.
I have never seen HBO's Rome, but the period from roman civil war to Augustus becoming an emperor is definitely material for a great series.
So thankful this channel exists
Good video 👍🏻
Awesome video
Gotta wake up early to catch these first! My favorite RUclips channel!
When you quell 1 civil war but 5 new ones emerge. Damn he never got a pause but still won all of them
Nice historical video with clear explaining of events and situations which changes several times during battles struggles
Philip V: it's over Caesar I have the high ground
Caesar: you underestimate my power
PhilipV: don't try it
Another excellent video with a trove of valuable history.
thank you
This guy can talk about a rock and make it interesting....AWESOME !
@16:14
Ceaser's Cavalry Commander posing for the camera 📷 😀.
You know life has improved dramatically when you don't have to fight a war while on holiday anymore
Amazing Content. Please keep up the amazing work. It’s channels like you that give me hope on the teaching of history when so many people want to ignore it or change it. Have a blessed day brother 👌🏻🔥
"and so she did not have access to large number of suitors 20:10" - wow!
I've been waiting for this for weeks
Great Research!
Excellent
just what I needed for this morning workout .thankyou!
Keep it up what a great battles and leadership for Caesar to be handling through every struggle in his journey but the fight must go on continue until it will be done
Wow... Superb video thrilling than an Oscar movie!
Thank you for revealing the greatness of Mongol empire greater than any other empire in human history!
Very nice. Thanks for the upload:)
Por fin, estaba esperando la continuación. Muchas gracias.
Caesar's story should've ended so much earlier than it actually did. The amount of times he put himself in vulnerable positions and worked his way out of them is astounding. If I had a chance to meet any historical figure it would be him
The man defined our modern history to the point where almost all our european words for leader derive from his name (Czar, Kaiser, King... etc)
Thanks! Waiting for the Hollywood version staring myself as Caesar.
Bravo, Caesar!
It is always a great day to wake up to kings and generals uploading something new
Great video!👍 I love Roman History.
I love this series can wait till the next one 🖤
You need to make a playlist of caesers civil wars seeing as you do so many different videos with different times, I think I've missed one or two videos, Even when I go to Roman history
@@aboudhh clearly I already did :/
Love the extra map/movements detail btw.
Interesting content and beautiful graphics 👌
Great documentary of history
6:39 Am I right you wanted to say on their "shoulders" ? :) Anyway a great video again ! :)
Another fantastic video.
Every time I watch one of these Caesar videos I say to myself "There's no way he's getting out of this one" and then he gets out of it.
I'm betting his luck doesn't hold out forever. Can't wait to see how it ends.
It won't last forever. Let's just say he dies surrounded by friends
Excellent video, thanks!
You're gonna love this.