I can only picture a younger soldier in Caeser's army, panicking as the supplies run out. Then I see a couple of Caeser's Veterans laughing, and telling the younger man to cheer up. "When the food runs low, that's when the magic happens." they'd tell him, "Just you watch, the General does his best thinking on an empty stomach."
The "Brutus" here is Decimus Brutus.. one of the three main conspirators of Caesar's assassination along with Marcus Brutus and Cassius.. To me Decimus's betrayal was worse than Brutus's.. he was Caesar's friend, fought along with him for years in Gaul, Caesar named him in his will, and the morning of Caesar's assassination, Decimus went to his home and accompanied him to the senate..
Actually, Marcus Junius Brutus is the greatest victim in history because he was always confused with Decimus. Marcus Brutus was never a close friend of Caesar to begin with, hell he wasn't even a Caesarian and had sided with the Optimates before the war. He joined Pompey (even though the latter had killed his father) due to his allegiance to the Republic and even when pardoned by Caesar he was never in his inner circle but had a typical cordial relationship with the dictator. The relationship of Caesar and Servillia barely mattered and people wrongly have claimed that there was affection between the two due to this affair. But Marcus was his own man, with his own character and ideas. Marcus Brutus NEVER betrayed Caesar because Caesar was neither his friend nor a patron nor anything. It's like saying that Cassius betrayed Caesar as well. It was actually Decimus Brutus that was the traitor whose behavior brought disgust to Romans. Decimus had dined with Caesar and Lepidus the day before the dictator was assassinated and Decimus was even mentioned in his will. He was of course with Caesar during the Gallic Wars and the Civil War and Caesar had said he was like a son to him. It was always Decimus who was the traitor but due to historical confusion in the names, poor Marcus took the blame...It's insane...
they also drink the night before the assassination along with Lepidus. As they were drinking and discussing the upcoming Dacian campaign the conversation gone philosophical and someone ask a question along the lines of what is the best way to die. Ceasar kept silent for a moment and said "The best way to die is suddenly and unexpectedly." I don't know about y'all but that's some fucked up foreshadowing. Also fuck both Brutus. Of all the wounds of Ceasar, only 2 are fatal, one of it was Decimus' stab in the groin that lead to Ceasars death
@@jabronjunklove760 Actually, considering what France pulled off in the revolutionary wars, war of the Spanish succession, or the nine years war I'd say France is the exact opposite of a cowardly nation.. And yes, I know it's a joke but it's so ridiculously inaccurate.
13:30 You missed one important example of Caesar's genius. Contrary to his enemies, he opened his gates to all soldiers who wished to spend time in his camp. This not only endeared him in their eyes but also provided a safe way of desertion to them
Caesar's entire army: "We're running out of supplies, the enemy have us pinned, and we can't face them in open battle! What do we do?" Caesar: build something lol
spolier (he did get assassinated by the oligarchs of Rome for fuking them all up and putting them in line his line)i guess rich people don't like being told what to do and what not to ahahahaahahahha
@@alimeesum5178 nope, never was. Octavius was the first emperor. Caesar was dictator for life, similar but lacking in direct descendant passing of the title. I mean he you can say it's splitting hairs, but at least in the way historically it is distinguished Caesar was not. Also we don't truly know his pure intentions beyond a certain scope. Seemed kinda like he just didn't want to be harassed politically anymore and saw frustration in the broken politics. So it can be said he would have probably been like a benevolent dictator, that would have been busy invading places more so than being bother in rome. He passed some good new laws to help the masses and was about to go off invading JUST a day or so after he was killed. Of course he was not without lots of faults x)
As great of a commander as he was he was so freaking lucky. Alexander too. It makes you realize that a great commander still relies on luck. Phobos truly rules the battlefield.
@@jaythompson5102 I think there's also the fact that a skilled commander will do things on the battlefield that create situations where luck can arise, and then the opportunity to take advantage of it or not is there for the taking.
He was very lucky indeed, but the risks he took were calculated ones. He could usually turn apparently desperate situations to his advantage, and when things didn't work out, as in Gergovia, extricate himself with relatively little damage and recover quickly. Not the most brilliant commander in history, but definitely one of the Greats.
@@starbreeze7249 I can agree with that but we must also recognize there are some things that were out of his control that inexplicably went his way. I am not saying he was fated but rather his risky behaviour could have easily went the other way, the same with pretty much all the 'greatest' commanders in history.
I'm from Marseille (formerly Massilia) and it's pretty cool to see how much my city has lived through. We have a really good history museum but they mostly deal with the Greek era.
@@gordonbryce The greek language was still spoken in Marseille until the snd century BC. The place where the people of the city surrendered to Caesar is called Joliette in memory of Julius (Caesar). From the snd century people of Marseille spoke latin
@@gordonbryce Sorry : I meant AC. The people of Marseille called the Romans in 102 BC to help them to get rid of the Salyans. It was the first time they arrived in Gaul. Once the Salyan problem solved, the Romans stayed in the country and fonded Aqua Sextiae (Aix en Provence). The roman influence in Marseille started, the language became latin, no greek speech anymore since the snd century AC
The worst part is Pompey was actually a great general. Infact if caesar didnt exist I'd imagine all we would hear about is Pompey this and pompey that. But with how successful caesar was it made everything Pompey did seem like childs play
When fighting Caesar expect some night river crosings, lot of ambushing and flanking,occasionally attacking supply lines and indefinite fortified camps and walls
Like building a set of walls around an enemy set of walls... I mean that was fucking genius. I can just imagine the opponents of the Roman's watching caesar's army build walls around thier own walls just scratching thier head
So clear up any possible confusion, there were two different men named Cassius Longinus--one fought for Pompey, and the other for Caesar. The former was one of the ringleaders in the plot to assassinate Caesar. There were also two Brutus brothers--Marcus and Decimus. The latter fought for Caesar.
These Roman names are so goddamn confusing. I consider myself pretty well read on Roman history and even I was confused why Brutus was fighting for Caesar.
Defining who was who can be confusing as the Romans always repeated the same names thru out the generations. Gaius (first name, usually given to 2nd son of that generation - first son called Sextus. Julius (family name, Julii, and Caesar ( kinda like a nickname for that particular family). Caesar meaning, "fair haired." Most of the last names, (cognomen) could be a joke, or in honor of a great deed. Like "Africanus" of Africa .
The Caesar and Brutus families were both allies of the Marius family in the 80s BC. Gaius Marius had a tenuous understanding with Sulla, sharing power in Rome--a political duopoly. Caesar's aunt was married to Marius. While Sulla was on campaign in Greece, Marius seized control of Rome. Sulla sailed back to Italy. Pompey was a soldier for Marius, and he was sent to oppose Sulla's landing. Except Pompey betrayed the Marians and joined Sulla instead. During this time, Marius died of a heart attack or stroke, which sent the Marians into a tailspin. The Caesar/Brutus families fled to the coast to sail for Spain. Pompey intercepted them. The Brutus father died in that siege, but the others escaped. This is how these families knew each other and why they were tight. Years later, during the Caesar-Pompey Civil War, the Brutii split on whom to serve. Decimus sided with Caesar, but later joined in the murder.
Praenomen Nomen Cognomen--that is the order. This was the common structure, but Romans sometimes ordered their names how they felt like it. Not everyone had a cognomen, and this was often, but not always, an indicator between plebian and patrician status. The Caecilius Metellus family was a notable example of a plebian family that was so wealthy and powerful that they were practically indistinguishable from other powerful families from the patrician side. An agnomen was an additional name that was awarded usually for virtue (ex virtute), but also to note adoption. So Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus was the praenomen, nomen, cognomen, and agnomen. Sometimes the agnomen can be awarded multiple times for virtue or a mix of virtue and adoption. Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Numantinus Aemilianus is an example of the latter--the -anus denotes the adoption style.
Sometimes we may look at maps of military conquests in antiquity and assume Caesar, while competent, wasn't as good as Alexander. But the thing is. Though he conquered less land, he was such a consistently capable general in pretty much every scenario thrown at him, be it a siege, a defensive or offensive battle. He was constantly delivering victory where odds where against him and he seems to always quickly recognize and seize an opportunities presented by the enemy. The amount of initiative he shows in these battles is always staggering to me. He was also a shrewd "battlefield politician", subtly manipulating appearances to influence both his troops' and his enemies' morale masterfully. The man was really a prodigy. One can only imagine what his campaign against Parthia might have looked like. It might've become to the Empire what Carthage became to the Republic.
Julius Caesar made fewer land conquests than Alexander the Great????? Caesar had me conquer what would be the Roman Empire and land outside a republic like Asia Minor
I put Caeser as probably the best there ever was. Alexander was good but he was fighting against weakened Greek city states and a weakened Persian Empire. Caesar was always out manned, out supplied, and out positioned and always turned it to his advantage. The man defeated so many brilliant Generals and conquered the civilized world in a matter of years, quiet impressive.
@@xlDeathlxJoseyExactly: Alexander the Great conquered more land and that's alright, but Caesar was literally fighting other ROMAN LEGIONS in the Deserts of Africa, in the Mountains of Spain, in the Forest of Greece, the shores of Alexandria, Egypt. Night and Day Operations. Also, look at the competition he faced. Not only were the Legions more determined to fight for Pompey against Caesar, but the Generals themselves were smarter consisting of Pompey, Labienus, Ahenobarbus, the Scipios, Juba of Numibia, and more. All of this even after the Gallic Wars and his features there as well. Also, Alexander never produced an Heir and his Empire fractured instantly. Caesar ended the Civil Wars and brought stability as well as triumphs. Also, he Produced Octavian, Rome's Best Emperor Ever.
Thus youtube channel has gone through most of Caesars battles and what is clear is that he outmanouvers his enemies with a skill that few military commanders in history could. He was great at set piece battles, but siege and anti-siege warfare was his specialty. He was likely the best at this feat of any known commander in history. Add highly disciplined, well motivated, well armed and trained troops plus cavalry superiority to that, and he could not be defeated. Also bear in mind that he conquered both Italy and Spain with manouvers and very little actual fighting. He lost few men while his enemies defected or surrendered after being encircled. Simply marvelous.
To clear up any potential confusion, the Cassius Longinus that Caesar left to govern Hispania is not the same Cassius Longinus who later led the assassination of Caesar, but was his brother.
and at 19:20 massilians be like: remember how har we failed last time, let's do the same thing again: Brutus: ok, grappling hooks go pew pew... Other guy be like: we outnumber them 2 to 1, let's not engage and retreat till the odds are better...
Others said in the first battle of Ilerda video how nice it is that we see a couple of competent commanders going at it. What a duel. Wow. I've never understood the lauding of Caesar because I've never understood the brilliance of his foes. Now I understand much better. Thank you K&G.
Julius Caesar was always so smart. He really fought for what he believed in! And he was such a great leader. He wanted to give back, what the wealthy aristocrats, had taken from the citizens. Maybe Caesar was born in a patrician family, they were not very poor, neither were they rich. So I can imagine, Caesar knew what it's like to be poor. And it's from this personal experience, that he wanted to help the people. ~"EXPERIENCE IS THE TEACHER OF ALL THINGS"~Gaius Julius Caesar
DAAAAAAYUM This video is SUPERB! Filled with curious and awesome events! Especially the surprising maneuver at 5:00, the wholesome moment at 11:52 (Joyeux Noël, anyone?), the barren gates at 15:34, the big brain time at 19:43, the daring escape at 21:34... one can only imagine how Caesar's felt by getting basically half of the Empire after just 7 months of campaigning! This brings historical videos to a new standard, K&G! *standing ovation*
There are other videos on Ilerda and Massilia on youtube, but I was blown away by the quality of storytelling and production. I felt the excitement of the battles and was surprised by little details. I felt the bravery of the Massilians and the detailed art really brought to life Ilerda. Keep up the amazing work.
Caesar was surely a great military commander. Because whatever setback he received was always temporary because he would figure out how to reverse it. I loved this video. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.
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Caesar was definitely more than just a politician and the proclaimed Emperor...! He was a cunning strategist, and I'll reference this episode of Caesar's Civil War, as an example of his prowess.
The short truce where men met each other reminded me of the christmas truce of 1915, it's truly amazing how these patterns of human behaviour keep surfacing on the waters of history, millenias apart.. P.S: Beautiful content as always !
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Great video! For me, every Caesar falls incredibly short when it comes to Marcus Aurelius. His writing's are absolutely amazing, that book the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius changed my life! I recommend reading this.
Holy fuck, Caesar's pincer at Ileda is just pure tactical brilliance. In just a few days, he goes from being surrounded and running out of supplies to surrounding the Pompeiians and making them run out of supplies. I mean to turn a disadvantageous situation around that hard I think I've only seen really done by Hannibal or Subutai.
I have for like 4k $ of books on ancient rome, I have red about everything in details until Marcus aurelius, yet this channel still make it more real, more alive, more clear, very well done.
a great general is theone who wins a battle without shedding any blood, this really puts caesar in one of those hallmark greats that contains alexander and hannibal
You missed an opportunity at the beginning: Ceasar Campaign is Spain went down the drain. Tho this domain is is hard to maintain, its important for the overall campaign.
I love how this demonstrates that there really wasn't any problem the Romans faced that they couldn't engineer their way out of. Building walls and bridges overnight, hanging the flow of rivers, these people really could move mountains.
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I love all the tactics and strategies in play while fighting these wars. Are there any games that gives you this freedom? I've played a lot of crusader Kings and Total war series but even with mods and DLCs I still feel so limited in terms of tactics/strategies and diplomacy.
I had been waiting and was worth every moment... I look forward for the chess match in Greece between Caesar and Pompey and thank you for these masterpieces!
It is interesting to note how many of Ceasar's battles and wars were decided on who had more supplies (mostly food). It was like if Ceasar was literally playing "Celtic Kings: Rage of War" (2002) in real life.
Seeing the fighting over Massilia with legionary hands clipping through wooden boards, I keep telling myself that Total War Rome 2 is an old game plagued with bugs and is not to blame for the very "immersive" experience :D
Caesar has to be considered one of the worlds first true geniuses. Not only was he an extremely capable general. But he also outmaneuvered very smart political enemies such as Cato the younger, Varus and Cicero.
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Llerda is an excellent example of using maneuver, psychwar and terrain to gain a close to bloodless victory. Sun Tsu Would be proud. Wonder what kind of terms he gave the Massalians. As Antony would say "The ram has touched the wall, no mercy" Chief Engineer: well we didn't use a ram we just took apart the wall so technically we should discuss terms" Antony " oh yeah right: Note Antony in Rome at this time.
The thing that distinguished Caesar from other Roman commanders of this age is that he would not give up a strong position to foolishly engage a weaker and starving force like Pompeii would later do in Greece. He preferred to win with his mind rather than with force of arms.
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I can only picture a younger soldier in Caeser's army, panicking as the supplies run out. Then I see a couple of Caeser's Veterans laughing, and telling the younger man to cheer up. "When the food runs low, that's when the magic happens." they'd tell him, "Just you watch, the General does his best thinking on an empty stomach."
That's a bit overly specific.
Ahh, reminds me of the Siege of Avaricum.
ah good ol days
The boys will learn 😉
All this makes me wonder why Pompeii never attacked Italy while Caesar was distracted.
The "Brutus" here is Decimus Brutus.. one of the three main conspirators of Caesar's assassination along with Marcus Brutus and Cassius.. To me Decimus's betrayal was worse than Brutus's.. he was Caesar's friend, fought along with him for years in Gaul, Caesar named him in his will, and the morning of Caesar's assassination, Decimus went to his home and accompanied him to the senate..
Actually, Marcus Junius Brutus is the greatest victim in history because he was always confused with Decimus. Marcus Brutus was never a close friend of Caesar to begin with, hell he wasn't even a Caesarian and had sided with the Optimates before the war. He joined Pompey (even though the latter had killed his father) due to his allegiance to the Republic and even when pardoned by Caesar he was never in his inner circle but had a typical cordial relationship with the dictator. The relationship of Caesar and Servillia barely mattered and people wrongly have claimed that there was affection between the two due to this affair. But Marcus was his own man, with his own character and ideas. Marcus Brutus NEVER betrayed Caesar because Caesar was neither his friend nor a patron nor anything. It's like saying that Cassius betrayed Caesar as well. It was actually Decimus Brutus that was the traitor whose behavior brought disgust to Romans. Decimus had dined with Caesar and Lepidus the day before the dictator was assassinated and Decimus was even mentioned in his will. He was of course with Caesar during the Gallic Wars and the Civil War and Caesar had said he was like a son to him. It was always Decimus who was the traitor but due to historical confusion in the names, poor Marcus took the blame...It's insane...
Decimus got his karma back by getting beheaded on Antony's orders.
they also drink the night before the assassination along with Lepidus. As they were drinking and discussing the upcoming Dacian campaign the conversation gone philosophical and someone ask a question along the lines of what is the best way to die. Ceasar kept silent for a moment and said "The best way to die is suddenly and unexpectedly."
I don't know about y'all but that's some fucked up foreshadowing. Also fuck both Brutus. Of all the wounds of Ceasar, only 2 are fatal, one of it was Decimus' stab in the groin that lead to Ceasars death
@@lijunasuguerra6424 It was actually Marcus Brutus who stabbed him in the groin.. but the only fatal stab was Casca's to his ribs
wasnt there speculation that Brutus was Caesar's illegitimate son thru an affair?
Caesar and fortifying his position. Name a more iconic duo.
France and raising the white flag? Oh, that was so mean, JaBron!
@@jabronjunklove760 Actually, considering what France pulled off in the revolutionary wars, war of the Spanish succession, or the nine years war I'd say France is the exact opposite of a cowardly nation.. And yes, I know it's a joke but it's so ridiculously inaccurate.
Julius Caesar is Rogal Dorn... but Caesar had charisma!
Eric Kim France still got it’s butt kicked on a regular basis though
@@ghostrider.49 after all the shit that they pulled in the early years of WW2, I'd say its always meant to happen sooner or later.
13:30
You missed one important example of Caesar's genius.
Contrary to his enemies, he opened his gates to all soldiers who wished to spend time in his camp. This not only endeared him in their eyes but also provided a safe way of desertion to them
Caesar's entire army: "We're running out of supplies, the enemy have us pinned, and we can't face them in open battle! What do we do?"
Caesar: build something lol
trebonius ordering his men to literally deconstruct Massalia's walls is also hilarious
Caesar was the first official Fortnite player.
What a friend Decimus is.
The house of Brutii always has Caesar's back!
Yeah it would be a shame if Brutus’s friend got assasinated
Yeah they always have his back... against a knife
I have some terrible news for you, friend
Would be a shame if Decimus backstabbed Caesar...
Trebonius also did his best in the seige
Caesar had a good military career, would be a shame if he get assassinated
@Saadeh that, there, is a man of culture.
spoiler alert
spolier (he did get assassinated by the oligarchs of Rome for fuking them all up and putting them in line his line)i guess rich people don't like being told what to do and what not to ahahahaahahahha
Dr_Amir is 2000 years not long enough for spoilers?
darter9000 never
The Chinese: We're gonna build a great wall to protect ourselves.
Caesar: I make bridges to conquer my enemies!
Nah caesar was more like : that's a nice wall, let me build a wall around your wall and another wall around that
@@MM-qz3eh Yep! Caesar played fortnite 2000 years before it was a thing. He's the OG gamer.
Man this Julius Caesar guy should be Emperor or something, seems pretty smart and well-connected.
He will be
@@alimeesum5178 nope, never was. Octavius was the first emperor. Caesar was dictator for life, similar but lacking in direct descendant passing of the title. I mean he you can say it's splitting hairs, but at least in the way historically it is distinguished Caesar was not. Also we don't truly know his pure intentions beyond a certain scope. Seemed kinda like he just didn't want to be harassed politically anymore and saw frustration in the broken politics. So it can be said he would have probably been like a benevolent dictator, that would have been busy invading places more so than being bother in rome. He passed some good new laws to help the masses and was about to go off invading JUST a day or so after he was killed. Of course he was not without lots of faults x)
Hope he won't get assisinated
How many times did Caesar come close to defeat? The Force was truly with him.
Until he was surrounded by friends :)
As great of a commander as he was he was so freaking lucky. Alexander too. It makes you realize that a great commander still relies on luck. Phobos truly rules the battlefield.
@@jaythompson5102 I think there's also the fact that a skilled commander will do things on the battlefield that create situations where luck can arise, and then the opportunity to take advantage of it or not is there for the taking.
He was very lucky indeed, but the risks he took were calculated ones. He could usually turn apparently desperate situations to his advantage, and when things didn't work out, as in Gergovia, extricate himself with relatively little damage and recover quickly. Not the most brilliant commander in history, but definitely one of the Greats.
@@starbreeze7249 I can agree with that but we must also recognize there are some things that were out of his control that inexplicably went his way. I am not saying he was fated but rather his risky behaviour could have easily went the other way, the same with pretty much all the 'greatest' commanders in history.
Most people: Damn, how will we make it with the odds stacked against us so much ??
J. Caesar: The odds are against us? That sounds fun...
Seems like we are playing on expertmode
Red Square for the win.
"I came, I saw, I conquered"
@Aleksa Petrovic I'm pretty sure that Caesar was a Corillian.
J. Caesar: What's that we have to wait another 3 days for resupply? Cross the river now we will win a battle within a week or starve.
The Pompeiians were checkmated so hard at Ilerda.
To subdue the enemy without battle is the pinnacle of skill
yeah but as soon as they surrendered they betrayed.. the point of these battles gets lost hardcore...
It was in this position, Pompeians conceded the match
take a shot everyy tinme the gallic cavalery harassed the enemy
@@alpharius8264
Gallic cavalery litteraly was like the knight in chess that stops you from launching any attack
I'm from Marseille (formerly Massilia) and it's pretty cool to see how much my city has lived through. We have a really good history museum but they mostly deal with the Greek era.
@@gordonbryce Indo European people from northern west Italy
@@gordonbryce The greek language was still spoken in Marseille until the snd century BC. The place where the people of the city surrendered to Caesar is called Joliette in memory of Julius (Caesar). From the snd century people of Marseille spoke latin
@@gordonbryce Correct
@@gordonbryce Sorry : I meant AC. The people of Marseille called the Romans in 102 BC to help them to get rid of the Salyans. It was the first time they arrived in Gaul. Once the Salyan problem solved, the Romans stayed in the country and fonded Aqua Sextiae (Aix en Provence). The roman influence in Marseille started, the language became latin, no greek speech anymore since the snd century AC
Caesar basically had a game of chess with Afranius and petrius at illerda and he gave them a checkmate with an outstanding move at the end
Afranius & Petreius: 2v1
Caesar: I like these odds
"Don't do it Pompey I got the high ground"
"You underestimate my Power"
Pompey.
The worst part is Pompey was actually a great general. Infact if caesar didnt exist I'd imagine all we would hear about is Pompey this and pompey that. But with how successful caesar was it made everything Pompey did seem like childs play
Caesar was a true military genius, using tactics and positioning to defeat his enemy, without risking a pitched battle.
When fighting Caesar expect some night river crosings, lot of ambushing and flanking,occasionally attacking supply lines and indefinite fortified camps and walls
One thing is certain. If ow is slow to act or simply sits still, Caesar will win hands down by forcing you to surrender even without a real fight.
Like building a set of walls around an enemy set of walls... I mean that was fucking genius. I can just imagine the opponents of the Roman's watching caesar's army build walls around thier own walls just scratching thier head
Basically, expect any move possible and some more and finally, hope for lenient terms during your surrender
Julius Caesar’s among my favorite tacticians along with Alexander, can take any situation and spin it in their favor
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Napoleon also. Austerlitz was a master piece
@@rehanansari009 ooga booga
@@rehanansari009 Sad Eastern Roman Empire noises
@@rehanansari009 and failed in vienna twice then got fuck up always by Slavs 😂
Got a good chuckle out of the placeholder text in the advertisement. "Perry Hotter and the Goblin of Fire" lmao
Our favorite might be 'Hellatricks Le'Danger'
So clear up any possible confusion, there were two different men named Cassius Longinus--one fought for Pompey, and the other for Caesar. The former was one of the ringleaders in the plot to assassinate Caesar. There were also two Brutus brothers--Marcus and Decimus. The latter fought for Caesar.
These Roman names are so goddamn confusing. I consider myself pretty well read on Roman history and even I was confused why Brutus was fighting for Caesar.
Defining who was who can be confusing as the Romans always repeated the same names thru out the generations. Gaius (first name, usually given to 2nd son of that generation - first son called Sextus. Julius (family name, Julii, and Caesar ( kinda like a nickname for that particular family). Caesar meaning, "fair haired." Most of the last names, (cognomen) could be a joke, or in honor of a great deed. Like "Africanus" of Africa .
The Caesar and Brutus families were both allies of the Marius family in the 80s BC. Gaius Marius had a tenuous understanding with Sulla, sharing power in Rome--a political duopoly. Caesar's aunt was married to Marius. While Sulla was on campaign in Greece, Marius seized control of Rome. Sulla sailed back to Italy. Pompey was a soldier for Marius, and he was sent to oppose Sulla's landing. Except Pompey betrayed the Marians and joined Sulla instead. During this time, Marius died of a heart attack or stroke, which sent the Marians into a tailspin. The Caesar/Brutus families fled to the coast to sail for Spain. Pompey intercepted them. The Brutus father died in that siege, but the others escaped. This is how these families knew each other and why they were tight. Years later, during the Caesar-Pompey Civil War, the Brutii split on whom to serve. Decimus sided with Caesar, but later joined in the murder.
Praenomen Nomen Cognomen--that is the order. This was the common structure, but Romans sometimes ordered their names how they felt like it. Not everyone had a cognomen, and this was often, but not always, an indicator between plebian and patrician status. The Caecilius Metellus family was a notable example of a plebian family that was so wealthy and powerful that they were practically indistinguishable from other powerful families from the patrician side. An agnomen was an additional name that was awarded usually for virtue (ex virtute), but also to note adoption. So Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus was the praenomen, nomen, cognomen, and agnomen. Sometimes the agnomen can be awarded multiple times for virtue or a mix of virtue and adoption. Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Numantinus Aemilianus is an example of the latter--the -anus denotes the adoption style.
Decius was a distant cousin of Marcus Junius Brutus, not a brother.
Last time I was this early, Romulus was still bashing in Remus' head.
Cain and Abel 2: Electric Boogaloo
last time I was this early Sumer did'nt even exist
"He fell from a high place by bring pushed by a shadowy figure"
I would have to consider Ceasar as the ideal "Combat Engineer" general.
That's a good way to put it tbh
any books or articles specifically on Caesar's military engineering?
Sometimes we may look at maps of military conquests in antiquity and assume Caesar, while competent, wasn't as good as Alexander.
But the thing is. Though he conquered less land, he was such a consistently capable general in pretty much every scenario thrown at him, be it a siege, a defensive or offensive battle. He was constantly delivering victory where odds where against him and he seems to always quickly recognize and seize an opportunities presented by the enemy. The amount of initiative he shows in these battles is always staggering to me. He was also a shrewd "battlefield politician", subtly manipulating appearances to influence both his troops' and his enemies' morale masterfully.
The man was really a prodigy. One can only imagine what his campaign against Parthia might have looked like. It might've become to the Empire what Carthage became to the Republic.
Julius Caesar made fewer land conquests than Alexander the Great?????
Caesar had me conquer what would be the Roman Empire and land outside a republic like Asia Minor
I put Caeser as probably the best there ever was. Alexander was good but he was fighting against weakened Greek city states and a weakened Persian Empire. Caesar was always out manned, out supplied, and out positioned and always turned it to his advantage. The man defeated so many brilliant Generals and conquered the civilized world in a matter of years, quiet impressive.
@@xlDeathlxJoseyExactly:
Alexander the Great conquered more land and that's alright, but Caesar was literally fighting other ROMAN LEGIONS in the Deserts of Africa, in the Mountains of Spain, in the Forest of Greece, the shores of Alexandria, Egypt. Night and Day Operations.
Also, look at the competition he faced. Not only were the Legions more determined to fight for Pompey against Caesar, but the Generals themselves were smarter consisting of Pompey, Labienus, Ahenobarbus, the Scipios, Juba of Numibia, and more. All of this even after the Gallic Wars and his features there as well.
Also, Alexander never produced an Heir and his Empire fractured instantly. Caesar ended the Civil Wars and brought stability as well as triumphs. Also, he Produced Octavian, Rome's Best Emperor Ever.
Thus youtube channel has gone through most of Caesars battles and what is clear is that he outmanouvers his enemies with a skill that few military commanders in history could. He was great at set piece battles, but siege and anti-siege warfare was his specialty. He was likely the best at this feat of any known commander in history. Add highly disciplined, well motivated, well armed and trained troops plus cavalry superiority to that, and he could not be defeated.
Also bear in mind that he conquered both Italy and Spain with manouvers and very little actual fighting. He lost few men while his enemies defected or surrendered after being encircled. Simply marvelous.
The gaullic cavalry was a marvelous thing they were very skilled riders.
The Numidian cavalry wants to know your location.
The Scythians have entered the chat
@@BICfootball92 the Celts are descended from the Kurgan. The Scyths were a kindred people.
Mongols: you guys are talking about Cavalry?
OYE don't forget Germanic Cav! They saved many a roman in gaul!
No matter how tough the situation caesar always "ceased" the day
more like Julius Seizure amirite
Make sure you have a moment of silence for the de’ceased’ soldiers that helped won the war
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BOOOOOO to everyone here!!!
To clear up any potential confusion, the Cassius Longinus that Caesar left to govern Hispania is not the same Cassius Longinus who later led the assassination of Caesar, but was his brother.
I hope Caesar wins the Civil War and not get stabbed 23 times
what a plot twist will be if he gets stabbed
@@negan3417 yeah it would be completely unexpected, especially if it would be from some of his closest men.
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@@thestatistician6076 e'touché
what an oddly specific hope.....
5:05 haha grappling hooks go pew pew
Haha, money printer go brrrr
and at 19:20 massilians be like: remember how har we failed last time, let's do the same thing again: Brutus: ok, grappling hooks go pew pew... Other guy be like: we outnumber them 2 to 1, let's not engage and retreat till the odds are better...
Others said in the first battle of Ilerda video how nice it is that we see a couple of competent commanders going at it. What a duel. Wow. I've never understood the lauding of Caesar because I've never understood the brilliance of his foes. Now I understand much better. Thank you K&G.
Julius Caesar was always so smart. He really fought for what he believed in! And he was such a great leader. He wanted to give back, what the wealthy aristocrats, had taken from the citizens. Maybe Caesar was born in a patrician family, they were not very poor, neither were they rich. So I can imagine, Caesar knew what it's like to be poor. And it's from this personal experience, that he wanted to help the people.
~"EXPERIENCE IS THE TEACHER OF ALL THINGS"~Gaius Julius Caesar
DAAAAAAYUM
This video is SUPERB! Filled with curious and awesome events!
Especially the surprising maneuver at 5:00, the wholesome moment at 11:52 (Joyeux Noël, anyone?), the barren gates at 15:34, the big brain time at 19:43, the daring escape at 21:34... one can only imagine how Caesar's felt by getting basically half of the Empire after just 7 months of campaigning!
This brings historical videos to a new standard, K&G!
*standing ovation*
There are other videos on Ilerda and Massilia on youtube, but I was blown away by the quality of storytelling and production. I felt the excitement of the battles and was surprised by little details. I felt the bravery of the Massilians and the detailed art really brought to life Ilerda. Keep up the amazing work.
Caesar was surely a great military commander. Because whatever setback he received was always temporary because he would figure out how to reverse it. I loved this video. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.
Happy birthday Kings and Generals! Thank you for making history fun and digestible.
Btw: looking forward to the continuation of the Knight orders. Right?
Yep, in the works!
@@KingsandGenerals yey!
Caesar was not one if those generals who woumd waste the lives of soldiers. Caesar was not incompetent.
Caesar was definitely more than just a politician and the proclaimed Emperor...! He was a cunning strategist, and I'll reference this episode of Caesar's Civil War, as an example of his prowess.
The short truce where men met each other reminded me of the christmas truce of 1915, it's truly amazing how these patterns of human behaviour keep surfacing on the waters of history, millenias apart..
P.S: Beautiful content as always !
Christmas eve 1914* it reminds me of it aswell
Last time I was this early, Vercingetorix was still in Gaul.
I appreciate the computer simulations of tactically important areas. It really helps me to visualize the conflict, and I think it is a useful tool for you. Happy belated Birthday.
Great video! For me, every Caesar falls incredibly short when it comes to Marcus Aurelius. His writing's are absolutely amazing, that book the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius changed my life! I recommend reading this.
Caesar man.... even small stuff like using pack animals to block some of the river is pure genius. Against Romans as well.
13:15 This whole event reminds me of the christmas truce during ww1
Yeah, absolutely
OMG; why has no one made a film about the siege of Massilia? Ships colliding, giant siege towers and Caesar at the end, oh my.
This channel is an absolute gold mine for history buffs like me. Thank you for all this effort. Absolutely phenomenal production
Let me in, LET ME IIIN
BIRD UP!
Massalians: whats the magic word
@@cerridianempire1653 Starvation! NOW OPEN THE DAMN GATES!
@@flowenfan9678 wrong
Caesar was a wizard of strategy and tactics. To outwit so many enemies...incredible.
Massilian crew on being boarded by Brutus's men: "They can clip through the hull! Hax! HAX!"
15:50 Let me in! let me in!!! great meme, nice detail.
Thanks for this great video and greetings from Ilerda (today Lleida in catalonian).
Greetings!
Holy fuck, Caesar's pincer at Ileda is just pure tactical brilliance. In just a few days, he goes from being surrounded and running out of supplies to surrounding the Pompeiians and making them run out of supplies. I mean to turn a disadvantageous situation around that hard I think I've only seen really done by Hannibal or Subutai.
Once again, Caesar has found a way to turn a situation that unfavourable to him into a complete success.
"Haha Grappling Hooks Go pew pew"
Love all your channels videos but the Roman ones and Persian/Turkish are my favourite. Well done!
Thank you, good sir!
I have for like 4k $ of books on ancient rome, I have red about everything in details until Marcus aurelius, yet this channel still make it more real, more alive, more clear, very well done.
Literally just got into Caesar's life and this video was right on time 👍
"Haha grappling hooks go pew pew"
Laughed so hard that my mom came to see what happened
How i wish i was a soldier serving Caesar... THE GLORY
a great general is theone who wins a battle without shedding any blood, this really puts caesar in one of those hallmark greats that contains alexander and hannibal
Thank you. Julius Caesar is my all time favourite
I've been waiting for this one and, suffice to say, it didn't disappoint.
You missed an opportunity at the beginning:
Ceasar Campaign is Spain went down the drain. Tho this domain is is hard to maintain, its important for the overall campaign.
For the claim, the fame and history''s name
Now time to pop the champagne
....take my upvote and get out of my sight.
That's insane!
I love how this demonstrates that there really wasn't any problem the Romans faced that they couldn't engineer their way out of. Building walls and bridges overnight, hanging the flow of rivers, these people really could move mountains.
This feels like playing chess with someone you know you can't beat
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I was waiting for this video
Thank you kings and generals
Wow!! This Cesar is so talented. I hope he wins the civil war and becomes emperor for life.
Fantastic videos you made on Caesar! Would love to see more videos on Caesar from you. Thank you
I love all the tactics and strategies in play while fighting these wars. Are there any games that gives you this freedom? I've played a lot of crusader Kings and Total war series but even with mods and DLCs I still feel so limited in terms of tactics/strategies and diplomacy.
twenty f'n seven minutes of quality. I really liked that you covered multiple regions in one episode.
Why did it take me so long to find such a masterpiece ... keep up the good work!
The Pompeians doing some total war tactics, while out there Caesar playing Minecraft with his pal
I had been waiting and was worth every moment... I look forward for the chess match in Greece between Caesar and Pompey and thank you for these masterpieces!
It is interesting to note how many of Ceasar's battles and wars were decided on who had more supplies (mostly food).
It was like if Ceasar was literally playing "Celtic Kings: Rage of War" (2002) in real life.
Happy birthday! Keep up your superb videos!!
Happy birthday. Thank you for putting this part of history into the spotlight.
Happy birthday man, though it is tomorrow. Hope you celebrate in a fun and amazing way.
Madman won the battle without technically fighting. Sun Tzu would be proud.
exactly. and it is always a ton of brainpain when I hear about the macho HONOUR battles of much later periods. good ol' Julius knew hot to "military"
Great videos! Appreciate the maps to view while listening to the lesson; makes it very easy to visualize.
25:49 Four losers escaping one by one, begging for Pompey's help.
Damnn I'm so early awesome video and live stream yesterday!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Seeing the fighting over Massilia with legionary hands clipping through wooden boards, I keep telling myself that Total War Rome 2 is an old game plagued with bugs and is not to blame for the very "immersive" experience :D
Great doc, K&G!
Keep up the hard work please, as I adore this particular period.
Thanks a lot and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! although a bit late 🤗
Caesar has to be considered one of the worlds first true geniuses. Not only was he an extremely capable general. But he also outmaneuvered very smart political enemies such as Cato the younger, Varus and Cicero.
Some people seem to thrive under chaos, intense pressure, and high risks-see Julius freakin Caesar.
you did a great job as usual, but I really miss that smart a$$ red square that always gonna be Caesar in my mind
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This video is like a dream that continues from where it stopped, when you go back to sleep.
Your channels content, (content, editing, narration & illustrations/graphics), is 2nd to none. You guys REALLY do ur research on all facets. Thanks so much, subscriber for life 👍🏼
Llerda is an excellent example of using maneuver, psychwar and terrain to gain a close to bloodless victory. Sun Tsu Would be proud.
Wonder what kind of terms he gave the Massalians.
As Antony would say "The ram has touched the wall, no mercy"
Chief Engineer: well we didn't use a ram we just took apart the wall so technically we should discuss terms"
Antony " oh yeah right:
Note Antony in Rome at this time.
Love the channel I was waiting on the rest of the series of Caesar’s Civil War I hope there is more the battle is not over yet. Lol
More Rome videos from K&G what a great Sunday!!!
Caesar is my personal idol
You're the best of all military history videos in RUclips. By far.
Thanks for your work!
The Romans are playing Minecraft on the battlefield with all their constructions
This battle reminds me a bit of Age of Empires, where fortresses ramparts are used to block off resources, with cavalry harassing engineers.
Been waiting for this!!
The thing that distinguished Caesar from other Roman commanders of this age is that he would not give up a strong position to foolishly engage a weaker and starving force like Pompeii would later do in Greece. He preferred to win with his mind rather than with force of arms.
I love your content,very knowledgeable.