Macedonian Phalanx vs Roman Legion | Battle of Pydna 168 BC | Cinematic Battle
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Date: 2024-03-30
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dacedruss
the Macedonians by this stage no longer had access to enough cavalry to make the phalanx effective, the use of 16 by 16 formations in 256 man battalions and the Sarissa should be used to pinion enemy formations in place the phalangite's not on the front line would place their sarissa's which were 18 foot in length on the enemy heads shields and shoulders, preventing them from turning and holding them in place while the rear lines would hold theirs at a 45 degree angle to prevent missile fire hitting the troops, the cavalry was supposed to be used to actually break enemy formations but by this stage Macedon just couldn't field enough, initially in this battle the Macedonians were winning but when the Romans withdrew to more uneven ground the phalanxe followed and lost to compactness of their units which allowed the Romans to close the distance imposed by the 18 foot sarissa's, from that the battle was lost, if the Macedons had enough heavy cavalry they would have swept the field, the Diadochi wars had depleted their stock to the point it was primarily cheaper light cavalry that they fielded
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the Macedonians by this stage no longer had access to enough cavalry to make the phalanx effective, the use of 16 by 16 formations in 256 man battalions and the Sarissa should be used to pinion enemy formations in place the phalangite's not on the front line would place their sarissa's which were 18 foot in length on the enemy heads shields and shoulders, preventing them from turning and holding them in place while the rear lines would hold theirs at a 45 degree angle to prevent missile fire hitting the troops, the cavalry was supposed to be used to actually break enemy formations but by this stage Macedon just couldn't field enough, initially in this battle the Macedonians were winning but when the Romans withdrew to more uneven ground the phalanxe followed and lost to compactness of their units which allowed the Romans to close the distance imposed by the 18 foot sarissa's, from that the battle was lost, if the Macedons had enough heavy cavalry they would have swept the field, the Diadochi wars had depleted their stock to the point it was primarily cheaper light cavalry that they fielded
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JawsOfHistory
Paullus celebrated one of the most spectacular triumphs in all of Roman history and brought home a truly ludicrous amount of loot. His crowning achievement was having the Macedonian King walk in his triumph, which many contemporaries and modern scholars see as the high-point of the Middle Republic. He was also the father of Scipio Aemelianus, the Roman general who burned Carthage to the ground and the son of the Roman consul, Aemilius Paullus, who died at the battle of Cannae.
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Paullus celebrated one of the most spectacular triumphs in all of Roman history and brought home a truly ludicrous amount of loot. His crowning achievement was having the Macedonian King walk in his triumph, which many contemporaries and modern scholars see as the high-point of the Middle Republic. He was also the father of Scipio Aemelianus, the Roman general who burned Carthage to the ground and the son of the Roman consul, Aemilius Paullus, who died at the battle of Cannae.
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lesliesylvan
Looking for historical verification that Romans of that period used only a single rider, with no castle atop. 40 of likely smaller N. African decent or an extinct Asian specie
In checking further, it seems that battle of Pydna had 22 Elephants against the Greeks /And 2 to six riders, depending on size of animal and equipment. Up to 600 pounds (not a lot)
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Looking for historical verification that Romans of that period used only a single rider, with no castle atop. 40 of likely smaller N. African decent or an extinct Asian specie
In checking further, it seems that battle of Pydna had 22 Elephants against the Greeks /And 2 to six riders, depending on size of animal and equipment. Up to 600 pounds (not a lot)
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stemill1569
as well this video is made. It has an annoying AI voice.
Dude, why not using your own voice
Using a game for the on screen action is always nice.
But the tactical map was also clumsy made.
It's still better than the netflix Alexander show. But that's not hard to be honest.
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as well this video is made. It has an annoying AI voice.
Dude, why not using your own voice
Using a game for the on screen action is always nice.
But the tactical map was also clumsy made.
It's still better than the netflix Alexander show. But that's not hard to be honest.
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colin2utube
Cinematics were good, and the script dramatic, but the commentary audio stereo imaging was a bit inconsistent! (eg at 1: 03 the cut mid-sentence just before effectively, and numerous others are distracting. Was interesting and enjoyable overall!
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Cinematics were good, and the script dramatic, but the commentary audio stereo imaging was a bit inconsistent! (eg at 1: 03 the cut mid-sentence just before effectively, and numerous others are distracting. Was interesting and enjoyable overall!
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Warmaker01
The whole thing of the Macedonian Wars kicked off during the height of the Second Punic War between Carthage & Rome. This huge war had Rome on the ropes and Macedon decided to side with Carthage. Rome never forgot that.
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The whole thing of the Macedonian Wars kicked off during the height of the Second Punic War between Carthage & Rome. This huge war had Rome on the ropes and Macedon decided to side with Carthage. Rome never forgot that.
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HellMac
Nice. I'd like to point out a mistake, the Antigonid dynasty originated from Antigonus the first, who was Alexander's general. Alexander himself was a member of the Argead dynasty.
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Nice. I'd like to point out a mistake, the Antigonid dynasty originated from Antigonus the first, who was Alexander's general. Alexander himself was a member of the Argead dynasty.
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generalvikus2138
I've never seen or heard of a phalanx deployed in a triple line before, and I don't see the point. Was this normal
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I've never seen or heard of a phalanx deployed in a triple line before, and I don't see the point. Was this normal
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history
Excellent work. May I ask whether you had to pay for the rights for the battle images taken from Rome 2 Total War
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Excellent work. May I ask whether you had to pay for the rights for the battle images taken from Rome 2 Total War
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chewbacca7690
lmao i just started watching your video and was playing war thunder 5 secs before, great video
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lmao i just started watching your video and was playing war thunder 5 secs before, great video
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izuru_kamukura_23
Great video, I like the camera angles you always use, it feels like a war movie
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Great video, I like the camera angles you always use, it feels like a war movie
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