Gamal Castile

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@juicypineapple6995 4 күн бұрын

That Roman soldier has fucking SEXY THIGHS!!! Hairless and smooth! Someone should have pulled up his skirt!😂😃🤣

@szymonrozycki5204 17 күн бұрын

Mr Gmal, I write this as a sign of appretieation. Cause seeing buffy bald big guy in the 2024 internet made me think that the lectures would be about some political view on the Greeks. And yet I was bamboolosed xdd. It's honestly great lecture, historically acuratte and perfected to keep even the adhd humans still intrested {as was I} . We are really sooo back and I'll wait for another lecture about maybe some Minioan period or myths of troyan war ? Thx UUU for the work of yours and publishing it . Never change please hah.

@gamalcastile 17 күн бұрын

@szymonrozycki5204 high praise indeed! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@bucklee93 19 күн бұрын

I would love to know where you bought your armor! I’m crazy about Greek and Roman history… I have over 1500 hours on Rome 2 total war alone lol. No small number of books as well. Would love to get an armor stand going in the house.

@gamalcastile 19 күн бұрын

@bucklee93 it's handcrafted, one-of-a-kind. You can't just buy it, it has to be made from scratch. Unfortunately, the maker passed away in 2022. If you go to our website www.thehoplites.com, we offer a tutorial on how to make one in the section called "The Goat's Pen"

@SwordOfJustice2007 27 күн бұрын

Wow. That amazing gear and the great presenter brings it to life.

@gamalcastile 27 күн бұрын

@SwordOfJustice2007 glad you enjoyed it!

@m-h1217 Ай бұрын

Not the "they were called hoplites because of their shield being called a hoplon" misconception again. They weren't, the term refers to their equipment.

@gamalcastile Ай бұрын

@m-h1217 yes, as in panoply (pan 'oplia), or all of the equipment. Hoplite, one who wears or dons the equipment, an equipped person. You must've just seen Paul's newest video, so congratulations to you. You should get universities to pay you to come talk and put on a lecture.

@m-h1217 Ай бұрын

@@gamalcastile I have no idea who "Paul" is supposed to refer to. An incorrect thing was said in the video, I corrected it and you decided to try to be condescending about it. Not only disappointing, but immature.

@gamalcastile Ай бұрын

@m-h1217 Paul Bardunias, another hoplite educator, recently had a video about this topic. We all can't get everything perfect every time. Those of us who put out content often have people like to make corrections over little things that, until recently, were considered the norm. The general consensus was that hoplite was derived from hoplon.

@m-h1217 Ай бұрын

@@gamalcastile Hoplite is likely derived from hoplon, but the meaning of hoplon at the time did not refer to the shield. While not extremely old, it is not particularly new knowledge either. "We all can't get everything perfect every time." I don't see how this justifies your previous response. The synthesization of it did not correct the mistake as a note in the description or in a comment would, the only thing that should matter to both you and me.

@rabino3897 3 ай бұрын

Joder, que puta maravilla!!!

@angryeliteultragree6329 3 ай бұрын

That armor is immaculate. Insanely drippy.

@757History 3 ай бұрын

i never get tired of watching these lectures

@gamalcastile 3 ай бұрын

@757History greatly appreciated!

@georgederuiter1412 3 ай бұрын

This is the most unspartan-looking guy ever. Greeks were no gym visitors with special diat. And they had long hair! Other then this military bald guy. And who still believes that a phalanx battle is a pushing match, is just an idiot. let yourself push against a wall by 8 peole and after your hospitalisation, say ever again, a phalanx-war is a shoving and pushing affair.

@fistofthenorthstar9010 3 ай бұрын

the camera man is having a seizure. help this fuckerv out.

@Masra94 4 ай бұрын

Everything is okay except the style of fighting. Being a hoplite required you to wear greaves because the leg was such a frequent target at the front ranks. Because the spears were held out far and that kind of fighting meant the leg was an easy target. If they actually fought shield to shield no one would have bothered to wear greaves. They would have had neck protection, much heavier shoulder protection and full face helmets for everyone. The phrygian cap style helmet was a super common helmet with no face protection. They probably used underarm and overarm grips but they definitely wouldn't have used them in battle as shown here (shield to shield). Plus, a lot of ancient vases show javelins and throwing spears, which was extremely common in ancient warfare, which gets confused with overarm grip for close combat. Yes, you can use overarm to fight, but one of the main reasons you use it is because the other person knows that you might throw it at any time.

@discoScrew 4 ай бұрын

Makes you respect the Romans even more for somehow conquering these guys. Great presentation man!

@DIK63875 4 ай бұрын

История важна для всего человечества .Спасибо за вашу работу , было интересно в 2024 году.

@gamalcastile 4 ай бұрын

@@DIK63875 Спасибо, рад, что вам понравилось!

@JimLadBossMan 4 ай бұрын

Now imagine them a foot shorter and wiry, rather than jacked.

@TemplarHammer 4 ай бұрын

Ugh! He plucked the bow!

@Nick-cs5yc 4 ай бұрын

Democracy👎👎👎👎

@sunwheel666 4 ай бұрын

Εύγε!

@bombfog1 4 ай бұрын

Man, I want a Petasos just like his.

@gamalcastile 4 ай бұрын

@bombfog1 it was a prop from the movie 'Alexander'.

@bombfog1 4 ай бұрын

@@gamalcastileOh, wow! Even cooler. I love all of your beautiful kit.

@gamalcastile 4 ай бұрын

@@bombfog1 thank you!

@hahahaha2000 4 ай бұрын

spartan heavy infantry

@herrheinzfritz 4 ай бұрын

Very cool, and as a student of ancient history / archaeology i love a good living history demo! however... my heart sank at the dry fire of the bow followed by an effective range of 400m.... hahaha. English war bows from the 16th century with draw weights of 150+ lbs have an effective range of about 150-250 meters. And those bows are about 3x are powerful as an ancient scythian bow (if not more). minor nit pick though on an otherwise really nice presentation <3

@gamalcastile 4 ай бұрын

@herrheinzfritz all my information is from ancient sources. I'm no archery expert, but the ancient sources make those claims. Those distances are even claimed into the Byzantine era. I've read an entire paper on archery citings throughout the ancient world and the descriptions of distances and accuracy. Doubtful a million men crossed the Hellespont from Persia into Greece, but that's what Herodotus claims.

@herrheinzfritz 4 ай бұрын

@@gamalcastile Very true, the ancient sources can definitely be taken with a healthy grain of salt! hahah. I dont doubt the sources might claim some pretty insane distances, but i think its pretty unrealistic given the style of bow

@Rahn1908 4 ай бұрын

The crest helped with orientation too. U could see if the fromt ranks were turning by how the crest would be orientanted.

@stephenmudiecastles.2938 4 ай бұрын

40lb held out in front of you is heavy, but not if it is evenly distributed around your body.

@gamalcastile 4 ай бұрын

@@stephenmudiecastles.2938 correct!

@Doosakidd 4 ай бұрын

THE GOAT

@AmrChah 4 ай бұрын

love the vid pls dont dry fire your bows it causes set and allows the bow to lose strength

@gamalcastile 4 ай бұрын

@Enabva I've explained this 100x....its for theatrical purposes. The bow itself is a prop (real bow, but it's purpose is a prop). It doesn't matter if the bow loses strength. The bows purpose is to illustrate what the Greeks were up against. That little twang of the bow string catches the audiences attention. If I had a gun and yelled "bang", it wouldn't have the same impact as firing a blank. Snapping the bow string a little has more dramatic and auditory import than just describing it or going saying "twang". Hope that helps put it in context. **also, this is not an archery course or any attempt to teach bow etiquette and handling

@NIXUSMINIMAX-oc7vi 4 ай бұрын

Very interesting. But if you consider a very tight formation, why does the spear show two sharp ends? With the sharp rear end you constantly threaten your comrade behind you, or am I wrong?

@gamalcastile 4 ай бұрын

@NIXUSMINIMAX-oc7vi that's very true, but the sharp end, called a sauroter, was used for spiking/impaling fallen enemy soldiers as the phalanx passed over them, so that wounded men still couldn't swipe at your legs or groin as you passed over. When the dory (spear) was held aloft in a close formation, it was balanced so that only 2-3 feet of it was behind you and the rest was forward. The bronze sauroter helped to provide the counter weight and the spear shift could also be tapered towards the front. Finally, if held with a palm up grip and employing more of a "gigging" type maneuver with the spear, the ends would be held aloft and above the heads of those behind as the front ends were angled down.

@jseasterman 4 ай бұрын

Seriously. You have to practice more. Your cuts or colpas are so weak, an old woman could do better. I'm not kidding or trying to be insulting or mean. A blacksmith told me you have to practice arming sword cuts one way from before sun up until after sundown for 14 years. When you are ready and can use your arming sword for opening more than love letters, then it's time to start learning the art of the sword. This instrument is made for war, not cutting bark off a tree. Cry in the dojo, laugh on the battlefield. I knew a warrior who could fly through the air and ground through his opponents helm when striking with an arming sword. ASIANS GROUND THROUGH THEIR FEET. You can ground through your sword. Nobody does this but Western Martial artists.

@adiorthotos 4 ай бұрын

As a Greek also into shaolin martial arts this is fascinating to watch!

@gamalcastile 4 ай бұрын

@adiorthotos I teach Okinawan karate as well, glad you enjoyed it!

@Skull7Prayer 4 ай бұрын

God bless you brother! Thank you

@samuelbracey9344 4 ай бұрын

Where can I get those sandals!?

@AkasaurusRex 4 ай бұрын

Over 20 years ago doing my classics degree I know a guy just like this. He did a great lecture on Alexander’s weapons and armour and dressed in it AND had muscles on his muscles lol It was awesome! 😸 I prefer the Classical world to the Medieval by a long degree.

@AkasaurusRex 4 ай бұрын

@alexisXcore93 4 ай бұрын

amazing video!

@dickstryker 4 ай бұрын

HARD

@crimscrimz5977 4 ай бұрын

I love Greek and roman history, Facing of against thousand of those helmets on the battlefield must have been a terrifying sight! Also as a swede i find the fact that literal vikings or varangians as they were called defended constantiople and served as a bodyguards to the emperor to be very fascinating!

@mrawesome1688 4 ай бұрын

We still use the same words actually 8n modern day greek. Hoplite (Οπλιτης) in greek is how we call our arm soldiers. Panoplia (Πανοπλία) is the word we use to describe body armour. Also, the reason why greek hoplite fought so fiercely compared to their enemies is that in the greek city states, every man count and had value. Greeks most of the time we numaricaly inferior, but every man they had was a citizen of the city and had a trait. They didn't want to waste any of their men in comparison to the vast, for example, the persian Empire, who didn't care about wasting men because of the vast population they had. Very good explanation of the ancient greek world.

@Bapuji42 4 ай бұрын

Vin Diesel??

@hellfest85 5 ай бұрын

Greece needs this now more than ever with their invasion crisis going on

@madman026 5 ай бұрын

if you had more teachers like this kids would be more engaged studying is one thing being taken to a place in time is different all together

@gamalcastile 5 ай бұрын

@@madman026 glad you liked it!

@madman026 5 ай бұрын

@@gamalcastile yes sir its a great service