Battle of Alesia 52 BC | Total War: Rome 2 historical movie in cinematic Rome Vs Arverni

The Battle of Alesia or Siege of Alesia was a military engagement in the Gallic Wars that took place in September, 52 BC, around the Gallic oppidum (fortified settlement) of Alesia, a major centre of the Mandubii tribe. It was fought by the army of Julius Caesar against a confederation of Gallic tribes united under the leadership of Vercingetorix of the Arverni. It was the last major engagement between Gauls and Romans, and is considered one of Caesar's greatest military achievements and a classic example of siege warfare and investment. The battle of Alesia marked the end of Gallic independence in France and Belgium.
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[@johnthomas2922]

Be Rome Siege a Fort Build a Fort Defend your fort from an Fort and a Siege.

[@ReignierAvon]

Basically, Fortnite.

[@swamplife3148]

Rome so bad ass they bring the fort with them.

[@dixxon28]

lol they were the most advanced civilization back then and probably because of them you live more civilized life the you would without them

[@kagtkalem7115]

Fortception

[@STLshark2013]

Be Rome Siege a Fort Build a Fort Defend your Fort Sieging Fort from a Fort and a Siege

[@skullbulldozer9309]

i just love that part from where that Roman soldier headbutt that chosen swordmen 4:52

[@MegaHalofan11]

I found that battle crazy. 60,000 Romans against 250,000 Gauls and Rome was victorious. Caesar has a crazy mind.

[@rfigueiredomusic]

true after all, to the victorious go the spoils!

[@glitch164]

It all matters on who has the proper advantages. And having someone like Caesar is the best advantage you've got.

[@MegaHalofan11]

Matthew I agree. Some statistics came from Ceasar, so I'm not taking it too seriously. He may be hiding the truth.

[@seyhuncelik9584]

He defeat Egypt with half legion :D

[@jevjake777]

Exactly, the historical sources from this battle is mainly from Caesar himself lol.

[@markoalex8819]

All the gauls were conquered. All of them? Except a small village...

[@SonKunSama]

Alexandros Markopoulos hahaha everybody always seems to forget about that. These Romans are crazy.

[@certifiedcoolguy583]

fuck you

[@anthonysunseri1996]

All thanks to good Asterix and Obelix. God, I love those comics.

[@user-vt4hd8hb4v]

Hahahah

[@Turin_Turumba]

Lol they had their magic potion

[@PP-po9kc]

1:22 Titus Pullo!

[@narellewooding8319]

Get back in formation ya drunken fool!

[@lewisa4158]

Lmao nice refrence

[@mdellan2001]

yep Pullo was there

[@georgegonzalez-rivas3787]

Casar actually mentions both Titus Pullo and Lucious Vorenus in his Commentaries. They were real people! But Pullo had the same rank as Vorenus and were both trying to earn the First Spear Centurion honors by the daring exploits Caesar reported. Sadly, they leave the story and are not heard from again until HBO's Rome series!

[@nog6744]

@@georgegonzalez-rivas3787 b

[@samuelagudomolera]

Amazing...I dont have any words to explain how I feel now... The music, battles, the text messages... all . Congratulations, you have a new fan

[@johnlansing2902]

As a historian pointed out ...there is a great difference between hearing.....take that Hill men and come on let’s take that Hill men.....Caesar was with his men.....imagine being exhausted ready to drop, no longer able to care and then hearing.....Caesar stands the line....and there he is in the formation fighting beside the legionaries

[@jaichind]

Inside the Roman wall, there are also ditches with spikes and other anti-personnel "mines" that also killed off a bunch of Gauls that charged inside the Roman defense

[@tstocleanyt6356]

I didn’t know they had cameras back then it looks so cool

[@carlosbalazs2492]

It is said that cameras once roamed the earth 65 million years ago

[@teutonicorder6284]

Carlos Balazs BIG BANG WANTS TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION

[@solaawodiya7360]

Lol

[@militaryjunkie6207]

You have to respect the people who kept the footage.

[@richardeast3328]

I think that it was Photocus.

[@beatthecrowd001]

the graphics and design are incredible, every soldier actually looks different and the up close fighting shots look so realistic! great job bringing this battle to life.

[@pacoispro7406]

he used a game called total war rome 2 to film this

[@georgekuczer3543]

It was the iron discipline of the Roman Legions' that has almost always prevailed,

[@mivapusa]

Spoiler: Caesar wins

[@christopherthrawn1333]

Michael VPS Duh!Lol.All Hail Caesar!

[@jeronimogelpi1365]

Michael VPS q

[@Turin_Turumba]

@Thomas Headley He was Romes greatest general of all time

[@yungsalem4341]

Thomas Headley he was the greatest general of all time, he had given ingenius decisions but that was it... “die a hero, or watch yourself become the villain”

[@50shekels]

that's not a spoiler. caesar always wins

[@Revarger]

is that only me or rome 2 battles are better than warhammer ones? i just love the more realistic feel in that

[@SandokanBattles]

In Rome is much more work to do with cinematics like this, I think Warhammer is better, (I love Rome 1 best game ever for me)

[@ArthaxtaDaVince777]

You need like 10000 mods to even resemble Warhammer. The combat physics and overall AI much better in Warhammer. Also the factions are balanced, Rome 2 factions are a hell hole of either being completely broken in strength to being just a tier above rebel armies.

[@JSparo-TotalWarMachinima]

@Dex4Sure I think Rome 2 is an excellent game despite having some problems (that are still presents in Warhammer) such as the free replenishment for example.

[@JSparo-TotalWarMachinima]

Battles in Warhammer are just terrible to watch. Rome 2 had a terrible launch it's true, but today and even more with some mods on (DEI), Rome 2 is among the best Total War games in my opinion.

[@adrianjezierski8093]

Yeah whole army chasing dragon, super battle

[@50shekels]

When Caesar was waiting in line for the release of the IPhone SE outside a store he built a fort

[@marylander7080]

This is absolutely amazing and a interesting way on teaching Historical Battles.

[@djg585]

The problem was that the Gauls didn't have gunpowder. They should have invested more time and money in technological development.

[@sachlangjamatia7141]

Its impossible fot gauls to invent something like gunpowder, but atleast they should have tried to make something like molotov cocktail, atleast that was possible

[@Serplex000]

Sachlang Jamatia Woosh

[@fishnujish1511]

Indeed.

[@chibble3591]

that's racist

[@luigiking89]

If they invested a bit more, probably some space weapon

[@Cain-x]

Finally get to see what the squares and rectangles look like.

[@Vikingr4Jesus5919]

3:17 Roman: "I'll get you Gaul! You're no match for m---- "--oh okay."

[@kayrico8367]

The best, and probably most accurate depiction of an actual Roman battle was the opening scenes from the movie Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe. Basically Romans held their position and a soldier in the second line would thrust a pike. I know this is simplified, but the hand to hand combat that you see in almost every documentary about the Legions just isn't factual, and if it was, then Rome would not have become a world power. They were disciplined. They almost never broke rank, and that's how they could defeat larger armies.

[@graham5716]

Legionaries at that time didn't use pikes or spears, they would throw their pilums and then engage them with their Gladius

[@massimoe.nicolin6067]

Yeah, and in the movie Gladiator it was shown during the climax that they did break ranks eventually. In terms of Infantry tactics and combat, I'd say HBO's Rome TV series portrays it far better in the opening scene of the first episode.

[@nazarioguerrieri4880]

Grande condottiero Giulio Cesare .ci vorrebbe un altro Cesare per l Italia di oggi ..evviva l Italia

[@steniegames6828]

This looks sick man!

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

I love stuff like this.

[@Iluvfortnite7]

Same

[@curtisbarry7175]

@@Iluvfortnite7 Wait how do you survive

[@jevjake777]

Kings & Generals and BazBattles should be talking to you to make their battles. :) I loved this video.

[@jenshep1720]

I think I speak for everyone if I tell you that this is incredibly well done.

[@TheRamBoiiii]

VERY very well made video. Keep up the good work! (1 small suggestion; make less quick cuts, especially in the end when you have the epilogue texts. The “death by strangulation” slide could have faded to black or at least had a bit more transition time before the credits in my opinion. But, as I said, these are small suggestions for small complaints.)

[@SandokanBattles]

Thanks, I think you're right, there's barely time to read it, now I see it, next time I will be aware of this, Greetings

[@hexmaster6267]

No Lorica Segmentata at this time, come on

[@blaseforestcall3800]

Wow dude, first video I saw from you, was amazing, great work :) thank you

[@suprhomre]

Polo hold the line. DAMN IT POLO... SINGLE FORMATION!

[@kennethreed8646]

suprhomre thought I was the only one to watch that show absolutely love it

[@adiutrixpiafidelis]

GET BACK IN FORMATION YOU DRUNKEN FYOOL!

[@suprhomre]

You never walk alone the 13th is eternal.

[@HornsoftheStagg]

I never knew mints were in the Roman army.

[@wayneemery5709]

Adiutrix Pia Fidelis why they choose the 13 in the drama I don’t know, as Caesar’s favourite was the Legio X Equestris or 10th which he personal levied in Spain in 61bc.

[@KChiuCinematography]

Hands down the best cinematography on this game I've seen so far

[@glitch164]

This was a very fascinating position of battle. Building a fully defensible blockade around a Gaul settlement and another one to fend off the relief force.

[@Seeker7172]

Poor Vercingetorix, giving his own life so that his men may live.

[@SandokanBattles]

He was a great man :)

[@alexhadzima9268]

Karl T he behaved as a real king should: He put the lives of his people before his own.

[@user-jz6pd4iz6j]

I wouldn't be so sure Alex. During the siege Vercingetorix requested if their women and children could be spared, so he sent them out of Alesia, to the romans. When the romans rejected his request, Vercingetorix didn't allow these women and children back into his own camp due to the food scarcity. These women and children therefore became stuck between 2 walls/2 forces/2 leaders. They were stuck there until they eventually starved to death in the so-called No-Mans-Land.

[@stokiescott]

He did eventually let the women and children that hadnt died back into the city. However this was only after a lot of pressure from his soldiers who had their wife and children in the no mans zone

[@user-jz6pd4iz6j]

stokiescott oh, I didn't know that. Thanks for letting me know. Still, I assume that alot of women and children had died before he let the rest back in.

[@BriGlas198]

Very well made

[@KaisaMachinimas]

This is so well done....I love it!

[@thierrydubuc9490]

Caeser's greatest victory could've actually been a crushing defeat, if only the gallics had been smarter. Caeser was outnumbered even before the reinforcements arrived, he knew attacking Alesia head on was suicide and so he built his fortifications to starve vercingetorix out. But the reinforcements were far more numerous the ceaser's army. Ceasar's entire strategy relied on the relief force attacking him, but had they only used his own strategy against him, they could've just cut off his supply lines. Ceasar would've been completly isolated, surrounded, and without much supplies. He would've had to surrender at the very least.

[@federicobraglia704]

Roman's legions were far more well supplied then every reinforcement the Gauls could field. The difference between soldier and warrior is clear. The discipline, the strategic capability, the engineering were all on Cesar side. Ballistas and Catapults and Scorpios were not in use of Gallics infantry. Even fortification would have ment a problem for them.

[@thierrydubuc9490]

Federico Braglia but then again, caeser was still vastly outnumbered. Sure he had all kinds of artillery and superior discipline, but he was hiding behind large trenches, walls and pikes. He would've lost this advantage had the gallics decided to starve him out. Also, i'm not so sure they were well provisioned, as caeser was sending several foraging parties while building the circumvallation. One might also argue that vercingetorix made the fatal mistake by actually sending his cavalry out to call for aid in the first place. Ceaser wrote that that while he was building the circumvallation, vercingetorix kept sending his cavalry out to attack him from all sides. Had vercongetorix kept this strategy, caeser was thinking about abandoning the siege. Sending the cavalry away is what allowed caeser to finish the circumvallation. So again, caeser was competent, but he was in a very risky situation that relied on his enemies being incompetent. Luckily for him, they were.

[@tieme369]

what this video does not show is how after vercingetorix surrendered ceaser killed every man, woman and child in the village. also the village Alesia lies where paris is nowadays

[@thierrydubuc9490]

tieme369 Alesia wasn't Paris, Lutecia was. As for slaughtering the population, i'd be interested to see your sources.

[@federicobraglia704]

Thierry Dubuc, I think you have a good reading of the situation. But while i think Vercingetorix was forced to retreat inside the fortress, i read from the italian Wikipedia that the gallican's cavalry was defetead on ground from the roman's one. Personally i prefer the italian Wikipedia for the history accuracy. I'm bound to think that gallic warriors were not capable of sieging well fortified system like roman did. The patience and costance are tipical of soldiers, the tactical analysis of capable commanders. The leaders of Gauls were strong warriors, not commanders

[@bussardfederchen]

Honestly, this is perfection.

[@pinkfloydian]

Nice vid! Well done!

[@RCdilbot01]

That was brilliant. really enjoyed it.

[@SandokanBattles]

Thanks ;)

[@Lo-tf6qt]

This is the stuff that Legends are made from

[@dusty_dietrich]

This was great. Well done!

[@glaucofernando9154]

That's why I love order and discipline...

[@muhamadsillah7641]

Finally some historical total war

[@PolylabStudio]

I love your channel men.

[@ex.O]

Very well directed, thx.

[@Amel9993]

Awesome! Really well made 😃

[@SandokanBattles]

Thank you ;)

[@jonathanwaite546]

awesome vid. no happy ending needed lol

[@billibob68]

that music was really good! whats name of it??

[@SandokanBattles]

You asked about that one ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWTXlKCfr7CSeaM

[@billibob68]

Thanks man! I've seen all your vids from when you had about 4k subs and this one is my favorite :) real good stuff!

[@SandokanBattles]

No problem :) Greetings

[@Maj0rTac0]

Erm

[@tylersvids8650]

GMOD-FIGHTS 🥋🤺 

[@danielmarree6133]

Great video. I'm very impressed.

[@maybellbednar2967]

This is so great, I really love it

[@SandokanBattles]

Thank you so much!

[@Nikelaos_Khristianos]

The narrator is the same voice actor as General Tobin from KOTOR 2 and it's so fitting!

[@nativeoutlaw3181]

I came I viewed I watched I subscribed!

[@romelnegut2005]

He adds a new teritory to the Republic and the Senate, instead of saying "Thank you", manages to turn him into an enemy of the state and start a war in which many soldiers lose their lives for nothing. Also, would have been interesting to see Caesar and Burebista fight since he was preparing to invade and conquer Dacia but some of the roman senators and dacian nobles decided to kill them.

[@soundgfx7166]

Sic semper tyrannis. Don't get me wrong, I like Caesar; he was a brilliant leader and tactician but he was a power hungry tyrant no less than the corrupt senate.

[@romelnegut2005]

Hidenori Shimazu I respect your opinion.

[@Userius1]

A Burebista conflict would have been interesting. Burebista's state was larger than Decebal's, and the Romans were yet ~150 years weaker than they were during the actual Dacian Wars, so it may have been even more challenging. Not to forget that Burebista is who the Romans can thank for basically reducing the Boii, Scordiscii, Bastarnae, and Tauriscii to near irrelevance in a short time span.

[@carlosfurtado1164]

That's politics my friend

[@romelnegut2005]

Korn Jolio True but those loses in man power could have been avoided.

[@thejackolope2948]

Amazing stuff.

[@jvt_redbaronspeaks4831]

Keep total war HISTORICAL! I enjoyed your video...just had to vent.

[@andiradke9480]

Very nice!!!

[@RuneOverW]

How long do you wrok on a video like this? It’s great.

[@Ruttho]

Well done!

[@Perisher101]

Very good, I like the Rome total war 1 remakes though!

[@WaspaAnts]

very good job!

[@Proudmule1]

Boy, Ceasar must have taken his previous defeat at the hands of the Gauls just a few months before this battle really hard. In that video by Sandokan he had a full head of brown hair. Months later in this video he has significantly thinner hair that is totally grey.

[@raulquintana2435]

WOW, nice I remember Total War Rome 1 intro.

[@ericnorte6621]

Huhhhhhhh What an Breath taking War

[@fotpasha98BY]

One of the best works on youtube. Man how to connect with You? I have some proposal in this sphere and want to ask You some questions.

[@SandokanBattles]

thanks, you can write me message in KZbin or just write here

[@user-zr5wr2vp3z]

@@SandokanBattles .

[@sniperelite647]

60.000 Roman soldiers defeated 328.000 Gauls, it's incredible. As a Greek historian said, a Roman soldier is worth 10 warrior roosters. Giulio Cesare is the greatest military genius of all time....

[@axdilez3486]

Well, I'd argue that title belongs to either Hannibal or Alexander the Great. Also, those facts comes from Julius Caesar's own notes, though it is known that the numbers of Gaulic forces was superior to the Romans. And yeah, roman Soldiers Went through the hardest training you could imagine, and for just not obeying your commander you could be tortured and hanged etc.

[@eneko4098]

Good video!

[@SandokanBattles]

thanks :)

[@scorpion7182]

The new 300 really be lookin dope though.

[@DamonDreads]

Now I call this, Awesome. ☺

[@christopherthrawn1333]

Reminds me of Christmas Black Friday shopping. All hell broke loose when they open the stores. 😆. I have battle scars.

[@EdgeWalker69]

Cool video, but you should've done it with the DEI mod! The units looks so cool in that mod! :)

[@finn1660]

Nices Video

[@deefallangzilla1985]

Super making, congratulations

[@SandokanBattles]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@Frost-yw9sz]

I like how this was made using Total War Rome 2

[@syb2965]

Great editing.

[@SandokanBattles]

thanks ;)

[@thomaskruse8298]

In dem Comic "Asterix und Das Avernerschild"wird es Thematisiert.Ich habe mal jemanden aus Marseille gefragt.Viele Franzosen bestreiten tatsächlich bis heute,das es eine Niederlage oder überhaupt Alesia gegeben hat. Einfach aus National Stolz heraus und um die Schmach vergessen zu machen.

[@adelaidesngan604]

n'importe quoi arrêté de mentir.. tous les français savent que Alésia était une défaite.. mais nous avons conquis par la suite 3 fois l'Italie... une honte venger

[@Hornet_Legion]

segmented armor wasn't in use that early

[@thomascatty379]

Haunted Hornet I was waiting for someone to point it out

[@alexiusygrenadier1240]

yeah considering all the roman army is using lorica hamata armor and what looks to be coolus and montefortino helmets against a group of romans using empire era armor and helmets

[@jeremyolivan2766]

Good video, it's good to want to make "reconstructions History" in video. But a historical mistake was comise, at this time there was no legionary in armor yet. For the reform of Marius had not yet appeared. But, good job :)

[@ghxst1cs]

Nice Video

[@kha58]

The Gauls should of build more walls around Cesar to trap Cesar, sacrificing those inside would be the price of victory.

[@fishnujish1511]

But imagine Crassus then arriving and building a wall to make sure his soldiers don't retreat. So the Gauls build another wall to keep Crassus out.

[@user-fl7zn2tn9q]

Wallception

[@UCPv8Jy9j]

Good! Like!

[@paleflame]

Ahh, good old Battles BC from the history channel, but modernized. Just one thing is I think that the final battle took place in a river crossing in the only gap in the wall.

[@DukeExemplo]

Hi, Sandokan. Great stuff. Would you mind if I used a few clips from this video and your Teutoburg Forest one in the trailer for a mod I'm working on? I'll credit you, of course. If it's not cool, I understand.

[@SandokanBattles]

no problem mate :)

[@alugbatirogue]

Nice Film, Good Job, Keep On

[@SandokanBattles]

Thank you :)

[@minktexter5775]

Do more movies like these!

[@dancingsilence7828]

*Paragon of gaul* -This man can only be wounded Everyone: *Oh sheet*

[@GeneralSturnn]

*tear* almost like a certain other show I used to watch, Decisive Battles.

[@michaelweston409]

The Mad Matt show good show

[@gamerlightningnr1224]

Nice vid

[@TheSasudomi]

Imagine being a Vercingetorix and giving your cause all that you got,even using your enemy's tactics but in the end you are forced to surrender to a much smaller army. His depression must have been deep. And on top of that he is chained in Rome. The biggest city on earth at that time while you were living in a mud hut somewhere in the forest. That must have felt like totally different planet.

[@slightlyinsanebiscuit]

He was strangled to death in Rome after being paraded, he offered himself prisoner in order to try and mitigate the punishment that would occur upon Gaul, he had bigger issues.

[@elizangelasouzabarbosa6410]

The roman soldiers didn"t wear segmentata armour at that time. The most comom was the lorica amata or male coat armour.

[@bradquitzon8710]

I like these video

[@fishnujish1511]

Just imagine laying siege to a Gallic hill fort with walls, with 65,000 Romans, building a wall around those walls, but then 290,000 Gauls pull up, so now you building another wall around your camp to keep those Gallic reinforcements out. Defend those outside walls that you built from a relief force, while at the very same time, the garrison sallies out. You repel the attacks and attack the Gallic walls. How tf did Caesar not get a headache?!

[@kapitankapital6580]

Have you done any Napoleonic battles, like Waterloo?

[@brianfuller7691]

Very well done

[@flaggy185]

I say it a lot of times and i am going to say it again Rome 2 Needs more freaking love god dammit! this game is so freaking underrated just because a bad launch, and is really good!, even with some broken things, is really nice!

[@nathan_abela]

They had the Romans; the Romans were theirs to beat. - But then the Romans linked formation, and it was all over for them; there was not enough men in the world to break the linked formation of the Romans. When Rome 2 Proper comes back around, although the Invisible Version will forever remain so, I think I will cry in joy for the remainder of my life. - 2700 years later, and Rome appears as the exact same thing; just on another day.

[@mxssz6415]

Amazing

[@eddiezatt5481]

Nice job ! If i can give u just an advice is to disable the white lines behind arrows for more realism. You'll find the options in visual options i think.

[@SandokanBattles]

Yes I know I disabled them already in new movies, Greetings

[@tete-ka8olou]

Awesome

[@steephaniepersonne..4290]

A crazy battle

[@Skarosh]

A Rome 2 video that's not drenched in some weird stylistic tint and actually looks good? Now I gotta find out what graphic mod this is

[@MsAkbar14]

wow Vercingetorix, such an honorable act in the end for such what roman call "barbaric tribesmen"

[@SandokanBattles]

He was really great General, doubt that Julius Caesar will do the same

[@alexhadzima9268]

sandokan1610 he even defeated Caesar in open battle at Gergovia. Throughout the Gallic War no one was able to do it.

[@arandomguy8771]

NEVER_AGAIN well if you want think of it this way who would you do let everyone starve or let the most useless people starve I know it’s extremely cruel but back then you had to think like that what do you do if your under siege people would be desperate and sadly choices like these had to be made.

[@moreDLCdaddy]

2:45 Lorica sequementata armour wasnt used in ceasars time( but that’s CAs fault because they added this unit )

[@Empirehog]

@ 3:00 Yup, armour and shield type from later Imperial Rome.

[@NotSure109]

*segmenta

[@aleksandersokal5279]

Certainly not on a wide scale, but how can we truly know if it was not used by certain units?

[@kennethconnors7532]

great graphics' realistic video