Battle of Dyrrhachium 48 BC - Caesar against Pompey DOCUMENTARY

[@KingsandGenerals]

- What about Dyrrhachium? - You already had Dyrrhachium 1081 AD - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHfckmyfgd-pqa8 - We've had one, yes. What about second Dyrraachium?

[@PYRESATVARANASI]

And both battles were pivotal in their respective stories. Off topic question, have you guys covered the Sengoku Jidai? Or the Battle of Sekeigahara?

[@abloodorange5233]

Your videos are always so good

[@nunyobidniz]

I don't think he knows about second Dyrraachium, Pippin.

[@iamaheretic7829]

I wonder how many Battles of Adriniople you will eventually cover. That place has the most recorded no of battles in history

[@awesomehpt8938]

Pippin? I didnt know you knew about roman history

[@olefredrikskjegstad5972]

Two armies competing to build a wall the fastest has got to be one of the most Roman things I've ever heard

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

Why? Greek v. Greek was first

[@Magplar]

Lmao true 😂

[@leeboy26]

When you play Age of Empires and try to wall off part of the map.

[@darrynmurphy2038]

The Roman legions were just construction companies that occasionally fought a battle

[@nikolapetrovicpopovic2993]

@@BoxStudioExecutive when/ in what battle?

[@NihaoPT]

This "fortification warfare" always blows my mind. Romans, always the engineers. Another great video, as always!

[@theoneaboveall6751]

Warrior Monk Yeah of course it’s that simple. So simple that Pompey, someone who could rival Caesar himself didn’t figure it out, right?

[@sirdigbyofsmeg1191]

Rome: Trust me im an engineer! Literally!

[@sirdigbyofsmeg1191]

@Orville Alexander Tonald Drump?

[@ZergleJerk]

"Build an irrigation canal big enough for my ships. An aquaduct, a huge fort with a statue of ME in the center...flipping off everyone to the South." "But sir...I d-don't know how!" "FIGURE IT OUT THEN!"

[@christopherascherl2411]

@Orville Alexander Interesting comment considering they didn't work in this case.

[@petervoller3404]

Hey guys, I'm the writer and researcher for this episode. The sources used are Caesar's 'Civil War', Plutarch's 'Life of Pompey' and 'Life of Caesar', Appian's 'The Civil War', Lucan's 'Pharsalia', Cassius Dio's 'Roman History' and Theodore Mommsen's 'History of Rome'. If you have any questions about this battle or about the Civil Wars/Caesar/Pompey etc. pop them below, and I'll do my best to answer them!

[@KingsandGenerals]

As usual, good job!

[@ijustrobabank6895]

Thank for ur effort man, also love the content kings and generals

[@ulfeliasson5413]

Wonderful.

[@yugitrump435]

🙏

[@qx0ni]

What was the terms of the peace offer that Caesar tried to give Pompey?

[@yashbheda3335]

I starting to think this Caesar guy has a problem of people being loyal to him , hope his most trusted friend doesn't back stab him tho.

[@climax050]

Unlikely, it’s not as if his being considered a tyrant or anything and you know that everyone loves him

[@theoneaboveall6751]

climax050 I think he is referring to et tu Brutus?

[@uri_9158.]

The One Above All Nah, he talking about labienus.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

The Republic sends its regards.

[@chrisanduncensoredjapan6627]

Yash Bheda the ironic thing is he often pardoned those who betrayed him. Almost every one of those who killed him in 44BC had been pardoned by him already. His nephew Octavian would not be as forgiving.

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

5:30 It really amuses me how Caesar was only able to cross because Bibilus didn't know what time of year it was.

[@HNCS2006]

@@rubenheymans1988 I'm no expert, but it might have something to do with wind as well, not just cold. I mean day to day weather isn't the same as seasonal patterns in wind etc.

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

@@rubenheymans1988 It's not like he could just check the weather forecast in 50 BCE.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

@@rubenheymans1988 Weather can change in a matter of hours, it's important to know what season it is.

[@captainrev4959]

@@rubenheymans1988 this is the Mediterranean dude. 2000 years ago it got cold a lot later but for a similar amount of time. It wasn’t until late autumn that it started to get cold but the winds on the Mediterranean made seafaring hard around mid autumn. He kept his fleet in Port because of the wind not the winter itself.

[@huseyincobanoglu531]

You said Pompey doubled Rome's territory however I personally know nothing about Pompeys military career and appreciate if you can make a documentary about Pompeys military campaigns. Once again, thank you for this amazing documentary.

[@josiahconnell6655]

Believe he said Pompey and Caesar together doubled the size

[@marcbartuschka6372]

@I am Spartacus! His campaign against the pirates was impressive however. I mean the Romans had problems with them for quite a time and Pompey did end most of that very quickly for years and years to come.

[@uri_9158.]

Pompey*, and it was Crassus that did it. Not Pompey. I mean, Pompey got judea and shit, but it wasn't as much as Caesar's work (Gaul, Egypt, Brittania for a while, etc.)

[@huseyincobanoglu531]

@Boris Erdogan Yes, however this is a civil war. In the documentary he said Pompey along with Ceaser doubled Rome's territory and I know each and every one of Ceaser's campaigns but nothing about Pompeys campaigns. It will be nice to find out.

[@lshe97]

@@huseyincobanoglu531 They cover some parts of Pompey's military campaigns in some videos, although none of them are solely about him. These videos include: "Spartacus Rebellion - Roman Servile Wars", "Sertorius - Anti-Sulla Rebellion in Spain", and "Battles of Cyzicus (73 BC) and Tigranocerta (69 BC)"

[@al-muwaffaq341]

So close to the Masterclass at Pharsalus

[@animeyahallo3887]

It was said Biggus Dickus gained Caesar's respect after showing bravery during this battle.

[@mustafabeer1791]

Naughtius Maximus didn't do too well though!

[@argonhousefilms2760]

Lol @ Biggus Dickus... Ahahahaa

[@siphoinambao5944]

waawaaa😂

[@ClickWasd]

Yes, I heard the beautiful lady Incontinentia Buttocks fell in love with Biggus Dickus after this battle.

[@argonhousefilms2760]

@Mohammad Samadpouriejavid lol what the heck...ahahahaha

[@jlassijlali290]

"They would've won, if they were commanded by a winner" CAESAR after losing a battle

[@Kastor774]

But was he wrong though

[@willpat3040]

Caesar was right. Pompey had most of Caesar's army in a route. Caesar had gambled everything in that attack and had lost. If Pompey just attacked he could have destroyed most of Caesar's army (as they said in the video). Being cautious is a good thing, but being too cautious is not. Pompey had a plan and followed it, but when an unexpected opportunity presented itself, he didn't exploit it. Caesar if he was on the other side would have.

[@BICfootball92]

@@willpat3040 well said

[@uri_9158.]

I mean, Caesar eventually won the war. And even if he got assassinated, Augustus and others avenged him.

[@slow114]

@@uri_9158. Had Caesar's legions been destroyed here, I'm not sure Augustus' career would have been possible so soon after. I may be wrong though.

[@carlosnevarez4003]

Dwelling on the "What if" scenarios. It's pointless though. I've grown to admire Julius Caesar more and more over the years. Another fascinating man who is hardly covered is Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. He was Octavius's right hand man. A very fascinating, enigmatic man who remained loyal to Octavius.

[@doc.rankin577]

Agrippa was a genius of a man. On land or sea, didn't matter. He'd beat anyone. Octavian: Hey Agrippa, you think you could beat Pompey's son over there in Sicily? Agrippa: well I've never commanded Naval forces before but sure. Proceeds to brilliantly destroy everything.

[@klioseth4336]

@@doc.rankin577 Yeah Agrippa was the steel to Octavian's political savvy. Both were extraordinary men on their own but their mutual trust created the empire.

[@theca5542]

Agrippa "awesome is his middle name"!!!

[@josephclark7814]

Same here on Agrippa. One of my favorite Romans.

[@TheStrategos392]

Agrippa was an underrated commander. Without him, Augustus would have never taken over Rome.

[@Jabranalibabry]

I came, I watched, I liked.

[@lillaoscar]

Veni, vidi, vesubscribi

[@Jabranalibabry]

@@lillaoscar Ave! 👊

[@benjamindover2601]

And it takes my local council six years to "Fix" my road.

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

Lmao I'll lend you some javelins to motivate them with

[@tomvos5594]

And then you've got to imagne that your council's legions only have to build things, don't have to do a forced march the day(s) before, don't have to carry a lot of their tools by themselves, and aren't low on supplies for a long time. Though, on the other hand, they aren't rewarded with a nice piece of land at the end of their service

[@JonatasAdoM]

Romans make the Via Appia and call it Fixed.

[@TaraZaraChara]

*Consul

[@tomvos5594]

@@TaraZaraChara Funny and no at the same time, well done

[@Tobbs96]

It's easy to criticize Pompey's indecisiveness from the comfort of our chairs, but we're talking about the man who conquered the east here. Indeed, Pompey the Great would undoubtedly have been known as one of the greatest generals in human history, had he not been overshadowed by Caesar. That caution of his must have been learnt through many years of experience. Imagine how many disasters he may have avoided by not rushing in headfirst into every situation. Had he followed Caesar at Dyrrachium and Caesar had truly laid a trap, we would be criticising Pompey for being too hasty and bull-headed, and getting his army slaughtered by falling for such an "obvious" trick. Let's not forget, either, that the massive risk he took in seeking shelter with the Egyptians later didn't pay off, but instead resulted in his death. Yes, Pompey's caution may have been what cost him the war, but that's just how life is sometimes: you can't predict what will happen in the future; you can only do what seems best at the moment.

[@MrPyrilo]

Warfare from this period seems to be way more complex than popular media gives it credit for.

[@desmondd1984]

Such a chess match, fascinating to watch.

[@longyu9336]

When civilized people do it, it involves a lot of strategy. Later feudal clashes or small scale viking raids vs anglo-saxon militias involving only a few thousands more closely resembled unorganized mass brawls.

[@10Tabris01]

@@longyu9336 To the contrary, medieval field battles (if they happened, as the warfare of the time was mostly concentrated on denying ground to the enemy through fortifications) was usually highly structured and disciplined, with most taking part being contingents of professional soldiers. The battle of Hastings is a wonderfull example of that where the Saxons had formed a shieldwall on top of a hill with William trying to (and for most of the fight failing) to break into it. Usually only after the enemy formations had been broken would the fight devolve into a brawl and slaughter as the defeated force would be chased by cavalry and light troops

[@longyu9336]

@@10Tabris01 Do you know what happened there? Yes, the shieldwall initially held off the Normans, but when they retreated for a second charge, the Saxons, as a levied undisciplined (by Roman standards) lot broke formation and tried to chase after them which led to them getting slaughtered by the Normans who just regrouped.

[@10Tabris01]

@@longyu9336 Humans have an instinct to chase fleeing opponents, this is why stepped nomad tactics are so successful. However, behavior like that happened as well for the Chinese (whom you won't accuse of lack of civilization, i presume) during a variety of encounters with their northern neighbors as well as in battles amongst each other, it happened for Greeks, Romans and a lot others. Usually, the chased down flight was however not backed by strong reserves, and that is why you always keep a reserve.

[@albionjerasi9213]

Wow! I live in Albania and use to drive around the places where these two great historical generals put their feet on and fought. The whole battle took part in present day Albania, I don't live far from Dyrrachium, modern day called Durres.

[@splatm4n8]

Do you know of anyone having done any archeological work around Durrës? Or at least some people that have found some objects? If so what did they find? Thanks

[@albionjerasi9213]

@@splatm4n8Durres has a antiquity museum and an ancient RomancTheatre which are visited by tourists

[@gigasigma8373]

@@splatm4n8 there is a big castle in durres, a venetian tower, the ancient hellenic port (but its under a building sadly) same with the only last door of via egnatia, the biggest roman amphitheater in the balkans and many other things.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

It’s a chess match when 2 Jedi Master Generals have the high grounds

[@lanceleader163]

How many of you are there? Or are you one person?

[@riccardos2955]

@All Knowing 369 ahahaha Bruh shut the hell up. Corsica was Italian when Napoleon was born. His Born Certificate is writen in goddamn Italian.

[@lostmusic99]

More like Caesar was a sith lord. After all, he created the empire....

[@claytonnicholas7932]

It actually seems to be more like Go.

[@iliketurtles5180]

@@lostmusic99 Caesar: I am the senate

[@byzant2679]

Have you ever considered doing an episode about the Caucasus region? It’s one of the most underrated areas of history in my opinion.

[@SuperJohnny617]

that part of the world has forever been shrouded by the shadows of large empires cast upon it from either side

[@byzant2679]

That’s what makes it so unique! We almost never hear about the Georgians and their battles against the expanding Mongol and Turkic empires or the Russian conquest of the Caucasus in the 19th century. The Caucasus Mountains is a hidden treasure for so many horrific battles that have took place in the medieval and modern world.

[@WaterShowsProd]

I visited Svaneti last year and, like so many, was captivated by the fortified towers. You can really sense the history there. Stunning landscape as well. I was told there is a bridge in Georgia that was built by Pompey The Great, but alas I didn't have a chance to see it.

[@jesseberg3271]

@@byzant2679 they don't, generally, do geographic regions, so much as cultures or polities. They would be more likely to cover a particular period, event, or state in the Caucases, than the region as a whole.

[@UsmanSiddiq1]

I think its suffering from typical Central Asian curse of absence of general information cuz "everybody was always fucking with everybody" with alliance shifting in matter of days and reformed on arrival of main army.

[@vinaykarnam]

Guys, I never thought roman civil war was such a hard fought one. it is a marvel in warfare engineering. salute to ceaser and pompey. Great research and presentation by kings and generals team. wonderful work. hats off.

[@MalayArcher]

I know this video is quite long but I hope you enjoyed the video with our new look and feel. The battle of Pharsalus is in the works so stay tuned ! As always here are the ROME II mods we used in this video: -ROME II HD Collection -Divide et Impera -Mobjay’s Golden Emblem -Orbitus Terrarum Best wishes, ڤمنه ملايو

[@at1_a]

I was wondering who was making the cinematics for kings & generals, I should've known it was you Malay archer especially because of its high quality :)

[@awang0akhmal536]

Pemanah melayu

[@jamessmitgaming9091]

What new look and feel are you refrencing ?

[@RandomGuy-df1oy]

Whats the drama song in the opening?

[@legallyblind393]

What game did you use? Or was it a simulator?

[@varun_MRG]

Julius Caesar and Pompey essentially faught "trench warfare" before it was cool.

[@cgt3704]

You mean before it was UNcool

[@explorerofyoutube1066]

@@cgt3704 when was trench warfare cool actually

[@cgt3704]

@@explorerofyoutube1066 19th century

[@ignaciocristobal4639]

There was one centurion called Marcus Cassius Esceva. He manage to stop the cesarian retreat in one of the forts having only one cohort. All the legionaries were wounded. This guy Esceva, got 120 holes in his shield, as Caesar could witness after the battle. He is also said that he got an ARROW OUt OF HIS EYE, with the eye and the ligaments, crushed his own eye and arrow with his foot, and then pretended to surrender, and still killed another pompeian. He was condecorated by Caesar, getting 200.000 sestercios and the primus pilum grade of that cohort. I don't know if the video says it cuz I'm still watching it lol Amazing job as always. Edit: oh yes, I think it must be 17:30

[@anthonychan3336]

Not unlike a Chinese general (Xiao Hou Dun) during the Three Kingdom Period. Took an arrow to his eye socket, pulled the arrow out, then yelled, "MY MOM GAVE ME THIS EYE! I WILL NOT GIVE IT TO YOU!" Put the arrow in his mouth, chewed on his own eyeballs, and continue fighting. Enemy soldiers, stunted by what they've witnessed, retreated. There's no point fighting such maniac. lol~

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

My favorite anecdote is the one where a centurion of the 10th calls Labienus a traitor while fighting him in Africa. Labienus says he doesn't recognize the 10th's standard since they were struck from the rolls as traitors. The centurion kills Labienus' horse with a pila and says something like "did that jog your memory?"

[@AV-dr1rg]

@@worsethanjoerogan8061 Immense level of badassness

[@velingtonfernandes8361]

Another one, headless fighter during khilji rajput fight to let his king escape

[@Tareltonlives]

WW1 generals: Boy, that's a lot of field fortifications

[@riccardos2955]

German Trenches where actually very nicely build with concrete bunkers, toilets, bunkers to sleep in, fortified places to eat etc. WHile the french and british where sitting in the mud for 4 years with the rats.

[@Tareltonlives]

@@riccardos2955 The allies had to actually capture the German trenches before they learned how they worked.

[@Evili555]

This is one of the best episodes on Kings and Generals.

[@todornedyalkov5510]

The fact that Caesar himself has had a whole lot of 5 losses ,during one of which he had to swim his way out holding maps and documents above his head makes me feel less frustrated about my own failures in life.

[@jamesclapp6832]

Failure is victory if you learn from it.

[@Telenil]

This series on the Roman Civil War is easily the best of the channel, or at least my clear favorite. It's full of manoeuvers, patient stalling and indirect warfare. You get the impression that the Roman generals were far above the average historical general.

[@iamaheretic7829]

I have lost count of the amount of times Caesar used walls to win a battle. Was it only Caesar who did this or was this a common roman tactic ?

[@dand7763]

probably his favorite tactic ,against a larger enemy army, in numbers here , his 30 k vs 60 k of Pompey

[@onuraslanfb07]

@@dand7763 Well after this battle he stopped using wall warfare sooo rip walls

[@M3chUpN8y]

Caesar knew that he might not have the numbers to win battles so he often used fortifications on suitable terrains to his advantages. It’s like his force multipliers

[@mumblerinc.6660]

Roman military engineering was widely used by all Roman generals, especially after the Marian reforms. Corbulo famously stated that it was the pickaxe, not the sword, that the legions defeated their enemies with.

[@RexGalilae]

He made use of fortifications a lot but he was very creative in how he used them. He was no one-trick pony, after all

[@albanianultranationalist1929]

Greetings from Ancient Dyrrhachium, Durres,Albania

[@Andi45677]

Albania didn’t exist back then

[@slavsenator7600]

For anyone who doesn't know dyrrachium is modern day durres in albania

[@brrrrrtenjoyer]

Yeah it was also known as Durazzo and was former capital of Albania

[@slavsenator7600]

@@brrrrrtenjoyer didn't know that thx Durazzo: was that when the Italians occupied it ?

[@riccardos2955]

@@slavsenator7600 Is it really occupation if your Kings give the country away like a chocolate present ?

[@slinky6481]

Oh how cool, I've been there while backpacking through the Balkans

[@slavsenator7600]

@@riccardos2955 yeah you are right

[@mynamejeb8743]

History Marche is covering this period of Caesar Civil War, you are covering, and a dozen more yet i wont get bored of this

[@Kastor774]

Hell, I’ll even rewatch HC’s video after this

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Pompey: The Senate will decide your fate. Gaius “I” Julius “Am The Senate” Caesar: *”I am the Senate!”* Pompey: Not yet.

[@iamaheretic7829]

And you are the revolution my lord

[@awesomehpt8938]

It’s treason then

[@lillith3159]

And both of them had the high ground

[@l0singzanity1]

Caesar: *"IT'S TREASON THEN!" Does a triple spin with his Legion at his back.*

[@lillith3159]

@@l0singzanity1 Pompey force pushes Caesar Caesar: (Starts running like Grievous) "Time for abandon the ship"

[@ColdDrone13]

This video is one of my favorites I've seen since I've been subscribed. One of the more action packed ones as far as all of the moves both Caesar and Pompey had to make against each other constantly. It just felt like there was so much going on, and you covered it in great detail. I also love the additional info boxes for context or a refresher. Keep up the great work guys!

[@fernandorosales03]

I've been following this series during months! Absolutely astonishing, great material, great detail. Thank you, thank you!

[@RenegadeRanga]

Could sit like a sponge and watch kings and generals for days. Another epic video covering Caesar's few losses. Here he had to be betrayed as usual and be outnumbered around 3:2 and still managed an ordelry retreat. God damn the romans knew how to do a civil war proper.

[@codymcteer5898]

This is by far one of the best channels on KZbin for history nerds! Well done

[@JeyyPi]

Man, this tactical back and forth is better then hollywood!

[@deepyamandas1192]

I love you guys so much I had to interrupt watching Waterloo(1970) to watch this,also was waiting for another video of this series,thanks for releasing another video.

[@iamaheretic7829]

Great movie. Have you watched the 2002 Napoleon mini series ? Its really good

[@deepyamandas1192]

@@iamaheretic7829 ya it's great as well but the battles are too small well not that small too,but the battle of austerlitz did not play as it had historically. But still great series,it was properly made,one of the last ones to be that great.

[@cyrilchui2811]

have read/watch numerous account on Dyrrhachium, this is by far the most comprehensive. well done.

[@codysing1223]

Incredible. Truly the Republic produced some of the greatest Roman heroes.

[@JonatasAdoM]

Oh this brings me back Age of Mythology memories. Building walls across the map. Walls that would intersect with your opponent's walls.

[@denissaliaj9459]

Hello from Dyrrhachium/Durrës 🇦🇱❤

[@Andi45677]

Albanian didn’t exist back then

[@sithlore843]

Sometimes losing a battle is what is needed to win to the war. Who knows what would have happened if Pompey actually pursued Ceasar with his full army? Maybe the Empire wouldn't have collapsed and we would all be speaking Latin? But we know the outcome and enjoy seeing the full history of the roman empire. Great video as always!

[@chronikhiles]

Much of Roman military history seems to be an exchange of: "He can't be _that_ reckless." "Aren't I?"

[@BoeseFlueche]

Anyone: "I BET he will NOT!" Caesar: "Bisch, don't you DARE me!"

[@edoardodipaolo370]

Fascinating as always! I would love to see an episode about Emperor Majorian, a great general and statesman too often forgotten!

[@muhaiminul1207]

A soundtrack list will be greatly appreciated.

[@furioussherman7265]

I've been waiting for the return of your series on Caesar's war with Pompey, and as usual it was well worth it.

[@somedude1068]

this looks like high level chess match not battle field

[@uri_9158.]

Some Dude most likely because you're used to WW1-Modern tactics and battles. But this is much more complex then people think.

[@mohamedmouadghaffouli2195]

The war between these 2 rivals is really interesting.. They fought with Honor and show to the world why Rome was and still the mother of all ancient civilizations in History.. Especially the great and super Caesar who prove how skilled he's as a Military leader.. Love him❤️❤️ And a special Thanks to Kings and Generals for covering Roman History... You're the best ❤️❤️

[@lukezuzga6460]

Great Job Kings and Generals, I feel like a little kid looking at how much time on the video is left cause I don't want it to end even with my knowledge of History!

[@rowlandmak7846]

The best Roman battle documentary I have seen. Excellent detail.

[@willpat3040]

Pompey had most of Caesar's army in a route. Caesar had gambled everything in that attack and had lost. If Pompey just attacked he could have destroyed most of Caesar's army (as they said in the video). Being cautious is a good thing, but being too cautious is not. Pompey had a plan and followed it, but when an unexpected opportunity presented itself, he didn't exploit it. Caesar if he was on the other side would have.

[@SireJaxs]

I really love how the years have gone by, the maps have improved quite a lot.

[@Reils223]

Love your videos! I don't know if you have spoken about this but what do they do with all of the bodies after major battles? Also would love to see some videos about the Dance of the Dragons civil war between the Targaryen half siblings Aegon II and Rhaenyra. Thanks

[@babulburel547]

Wow. Historia Civilis, History Marche and now Kings & Generals have made caesar documentaries. This is even better than a birthday gift.

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

But what if your birthday gift happens to be when those three channels upload their Caesar video on your birthday???

[@babulburel547]

@@shanedoesyoutube8001 That would be my favorite birthday gift

[@gigachaddusmaximus7612]

Well my fellow caesarians, Pompey may have won the day, but Pharsalus is coming.

[@jabronjunklove760]

Yes, Pharsalus draws near to us.

[@uri_9158.]

Munda is also coming.

[@SameLif3]

Who?

[@rakheem351]

I can’t believe you guys are finally making a video on this fight lol

[@rajdevdhepatil625]

"Today the victory had been the enemy's, had there been anyone among them to sieze it." - Caesar after the Battle of Dyrrhachium

[@choirboyzcutleryoutdoors]

Its a great day when K&G Uploads!!! LOVE THIS CHANNEL!!!!

[@yapinchow9447]

I REALLY like history thank you!

[@jeffagain7516]

Two things that I feel I need to discover more about is this little thing called "foraging" the armies needed to perform. When we're talking 50K+ men, this isn't collecting nuts and berries. Obviously anything on 4 feet was brought back as food, as was any village grain supplies. What else could be scraped from the area? Also, in the case of a coastal battle, like this one, could not some of the ships perform fish net dredging along the coasts? I'd be curious if there are any recommended books (or even YT vids) on these topics? Thanks again K & G for a wonderful episode!!!

[@bernardo3142]

Whats'up, Kings and Generals crew! In the Rus' series you guys will be covering the rise of the Moscow Principality as well? Mad respect from Brazil, love your work!

[@KingsandGenerals]

We are still thinking on where that series is going. I think Muscovy should be the beginning of the second season.

[@dairokutenmaohodanobunaga4499]

@@KingsandGenerals I hope that you will also cover Vladimir-Suzdal Rus in your videos. Andrey Bogolyubsky was a fascinating person with a lot of interesting military exploits.

[@mikeruxpin2829]

One of the best videos this channel has produced! Totally compelling.

[@atlokcu8613]

*05:31* _Soldiers:_ What season are we in captain ? _Bibulus:_ *We are in the depth of winter..* _Soldiers:_ Why isn't it snowing then ? _Bibulus:_ *Global warming..*

[@uri_9158.]

Lmao. I get this is a joke but I don't think they industrialised during the Roman times.

[@liamjm9278]

@@uri_9158. Hero of Alexandria invented the steam engine during the 1st century, but it was pretty useless and was only used as toys or decoration. If only they invested more into this branch of technology.

[@riccardos2955]

@@liamjm9278 Steampunk Romans exactly what the Germans needed.

[@captainrev4959]

That’s not winter and this time really worked. it sometimes wouldn’t start snowing until mid winter in this region. The wind is why sailing was so dangerous. The wind made it hard to sail in mid to late autumn.

[@scott6828]

The ultimate real-life chess match. Riveting and extremely entertaining....all while explaining a very complex battle.

[@dand7763]

Caesar: I will build a big wall to make Pompey to pay for this wall...

[@marcpeterson5115]

And Mexico will pay for it.

[@MrAwsomenoob]

Pompey: We're going to build a better wall. And make Ceaser pay for it!!!

[@Ardaagafilimada]

Historymarche also uploaded the whole civil war yesterday and now you. It is pleasure to have you both covering ancient history because they are less known compared to medieval period. Have a nice day all who see my comment

[@siddislikesgoogle]

Pompey's gesture of refusing the crown after being hailed Imperator, because he had earned it by defeating fellow Romans , speaks volumes about his sense of honor and love for his country.

[@stevenclark8225]

Love this series

[@Stickyrolls123]

What distance, in miles, were both sides fortifications? Caesar's engineering feats always blow my mind. Just a different type of warfare. Kind of reminds me of early modern warfare where most of the fighting was in sieges.

[@petervoller3404]

15 miles for Pompey, 17 for Caesar, built over roughly the course of a month

[@Stickyrolls123]

@@petervoller3404 Amazing.

[@petervoller3404]

@@argeltal9090 If only Caesar was in control, in 4 months he could have conquered your road, torn it up, built a new one, and plopped down a couple of forts for good measure!

[@HNCS2006]

i really appreciate being able to see terrain/topography! makes such a difference.

[@kusarii118]

The city where this battle took place is called durres located on albania it is a magnificent city full of old architecture like Roman Byzantine and venetian

[@kevinannu676]

Does this video look exceptionally beautiful to anyone else? Great animation !

[@sajalsrivastava5821]

I came, I saw, I liked it.

[@Tareltonlives]

I was just watching Brandon F's video on Rorke's drift: it's interesting to see in all these Caesar documentaries that the principles remain the same: digging in and building up is a force multiplier.

[@awesomehpt8938]

I thought this day would never come

[@ulfeliasson5413]

Thank you! This really is the highlight of the week. A treat as always.

[@SamuelHallEngland]

Wow! Such incredible mind games and strategy from both sides! Makes modern warfare seem like a walk in the park by comparison, but of course it isn't!

[@mikestafford6900]

Probably the coolest battle ever fought in the ancient world. So cool

[@dflatt1783]

I wonder if these men knew we would still be talking about them two thousand years later.

[@yayksurahi4366]

Another masterpiece from Kings and Generals

[@tuntuu]

Legends say they're still building walls to this day.

[@klinsmannfs]

This video is tense which makes me feel I am one of them, can't wait for the next episode.

[@anarcho-boulangistllamaent2023]

So, how long should the fortifications be? Caesar: Yes

[@HNCS2006]

ok first time i've laughed at this joke...

[@rogersledz6793]

Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

[@avinashankamreddi9113]

It seems Pompey is greater when it comes to grand organization of planning and strategy with raw recruits and without any kind of luck and perks.

[@seabrain1212]

Yeah, it's clear that Caeser is one of the most frustratingly lucky generals in history. Certainly, an innovative and genius tactician, but Pompey was playing the long game, and playing it way, way better than Caeser.

[@denniscleary7580]

Always look forward to these thanks kings

[@artificialgravitas8954]

Anyone know the name of the soundtrack starting at (rounded) 1:40 ? It sounds amazing

[@Bonservisjohnny]

Right I want to know where they get their music from

[@hennessey132]

Have you guys found it? I have been looking for it too.

[@sargisshirinyan207]

I just liked this video before even watching it. Now gotta watch and enjoy. Thank you.

[@raresmincan634]

Last time I was this early Labienus was still loyal to Caesar

[@andilluka2729]

Amazing , Thank you Respect from Albania, Illyria ❤

[@levani2297]

15:20 please somebody tell me music name, i think i searched all epidemic sound playlists and coulndt find it

[@legionrip7484]

Looks like this series is closing to its end. One of my favourite series here.

[@user-gv1dt7zd1w]

Hey Kings amd generals, what's the music at 15:20?

[@victork4700]

Another amazing video. The Roman warfare makes you think that the Legions were engineers/builders and part time fighters.

[@leeboy26]

Centurion Titus Pullo, huh? That's so him.

[@sapphyrus]

Pullo! Formation!

[@ThePrimo323]

These documentaries are really good

[@arnoldkapinova3685]

Unforgivable for all the Albanian institutions responsible, that the extremely hard to be preserved ruins of the war camps of thid battle near Durrës (Dyrrachium) were destroyed during the 90s in order to build shitty hotels that none needs. We wont forgive, we shouldn't

[@Bonservisjohnny]

Turkey does the same shit with their ruins bigman everyone does it

[@arnoldkapinova3685]

@Orthodox Roman Albania informohu mire byrazer. Mbetjet e strukturave te kampit kane qene diku aty rreth shkembit te kavajes

[@arnoldkapinova3685]

@Orthodox Roman Albania c'thua mo njish. Ne Arkeologji ato kane vlere te veçante pikerisht se eshte shume e rralle te ruhen. Imagjino sa turiste mund te sillje sot te shihnin kampin e njeres prej lufterave civile me te rendesishme. Dhe deri ne vitet 90' kane qene aty.

[@artonline01]

I love it when he says "Drawering" oh you know my name is Simon and I like to do Drawerings

[@yashbheda3335]

*Minor inconvenience exists * Ceaser : IT'S WALLS TIME

[@vincentjones7618]

Favorite video series at the moment!!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Good! More on the way!