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@thedoruk63245 жыл бұрын
+Kings and Generals *#SwagOfLydia**!#* :)
@Steven-ck6kv5 жыл бұрын
Make a series about spartacus.
@adityakrishdeb4635 жыл бұрын
Pls do the battle of Plassey
@hordie13375 жыл бұрын
True Roman swag for True Romans
@Skelstoolbox5 жыл бұрын
Serious archer here... Not "compound bows" composite bows.. I'm looking down at my compound bow in it's case right now and it's a highly tuned piece of modern engineering. My recurve which is a composite bow is good and fun, but no where near the power of the compound system with it's large cams (pulleys) on each end which would eat their bows for breakfast even at the same draw weight..
@Darth_Enigma5 жыл бұрын
Crassus: Don't worry they'll run out of arrows eventually! *2 hours later* Roman: They're not running out of arrows!!
@desmondd19845 жыл бұрын
Never count on your enemy running out of ammunition when they have you surrounded and also possess logistical dominance.
@SMAXZO5 жыл бұрын
Crassus: How the hell do they even have that many arrows? *cut to way back at the Parthian line, a bunch of Parthian guys are squatting with a pile of sticks and pointy rocks* Parthian messenger: Boss wants 500 more arrows, stat! Parthian arrow makers: Come on...we just sent 500 arrows a minute ago. Give a guy a break already!
@Sleepless4Life5 жыл бұрын
Rip
@kamalgazi85105 жыл бұрын
Crassus: NANI!!!
@samuelademeso90415 жыл бұрын
@Jared nah more like the polish Calvary going up against German tanks and vehicles in ww2
@neutronalchemist32415 жыл бұрын
Messenger: "Caesar! Crassus had been defeated in Parthia!" Caesar: "I bet he didn't build a wall."
@gabrielmc4565 жыл бұрын
@@dolfyhilter577 it's a reference to caesar building a wall at Alessia when fighting the gauls.
@UsmanSiddiq15 жыл бұрын
Messenger : No sir he tried to use the NOOB Box and Parthians have "unlimited Arrows" and "GoD arrows" enabled.....report them to UBisoft SIRE !
@marysunshine20275 жыл бұрын
Gaudencio Azarcon pfffffft.
@shadow-monger51895 жыл бұрын
His second mistake, was not building a second wall.
@icemule4 жыл бұрын
@@shadow-monger5189 EXACTLY!
@farbodwhatever80055 жыл бұрын
Even to this day children in Iran are named after Surena , that's how much of a legend he is among Iranians.
@viraloracle51515 жыл бұрын
Cars,Robots,Streets many stuff in Iran is named after General Surena.
@Gaetano20055 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure that that name brings luck
@primalforlorn5 жыл бұрын
I hope they don’t become too great in the future or else they will meet the same fate as the original
@shapurthegreat83145 жыл бұрын
PrimalForlorn Don't worry italians aren't assassinated because of julius name.
@v5in885 жыл бұрын
PrimalForlorn XD
@ionutbuftea23015 жыл бұрын
Guy kills 30k romans and inflicts the most severe defeat on them since Hannibal, and get rewarded by having his head chopped off by his king. So much for loyalty.
@nicustanciu97505 жыл бұрын
Imaginează ți ce pericol ar putea avea un asemenea om pentru coroana ta daca ai fi fost în locul lui Orodes.
@Sleepless4Life5 жыл бұрын
As the saying goes, don't over do it and make the King look bad.
@sturmgewehr44715 жыл бұрын
He outshone the king himself
@rnkishi5 жыл бұрын
if king gives you all of his army, you should use it against him, if king gives you small portion of his army, you should use it to make your own country somewhere else, but never ever return this army, that was a mistake, Surena was too innocent for his time
@harizotoh75 жыл бұрын
@@rnkishi The funny part is that many otherwise loyal generals turned traitor simply because they feared they'd be killed if they didn't act.
@ninjasheep74925 жыл бұрын
Somebody off screen keeps throwing gladii at important figures. It’s very dangerous pls stop D:
@R3GARnator5 жыл бұрын
At least it's not Cassandra stabbing maps.
@EinFelsbrocken5 жыл бұрын
"UwU whats this?" *is kill by gladius to head*
@lukethompson13375 жыл бұрын
It’s Maximus decimus meridius throwing them why of course!
@JonatasAdoM4 жыл бұрын
Important figures keep stumbling and dying in History Matters. Meanwhile in King and Generals there's always someone throwing gladius on important figure's portraits. That's why it's so hard to find what they looked like.
@denniscleary75805 жыл бұрын
I love it when you guys cover the Parthian wars
@KingsandGenerals5 жыл бұрын
There will be more, probably :-)
@marysunshine20275 жыл бұрын
Kings and Generals it would be an interesting comparison of this war verses Donald Trump's current actions
@jorgeespinoza31505 жыл бұрын
Uh.... I'm trying to see the connection with a 21st century billionaire..... There's none.
@marysunshine20274 жыл бұрын
Jorge Espinoza The fact he had the same might is right attitude... As a scion of a rich family and a real estate mogul, the anti-hero of this story met his end when he rashly tried to invade Iran. However before that, his illustrious exploits included shady real estate deals, building a wall to hem in some very bad people from the south, and engagement in incredibly public affairs with women behind his wife’s back. Sounds familiar? What if I told you that this happened over 2000 years ago in a galaxy far away? Well, not really far away, actually on the same planet that we are on now. And the man we are talking about is Donald J. Trump. My mistake again, we are talking about Marcus L. Crassus, and the L. stands for Licinius. You might be familiar with the name if you watched the series “Spartacus”. He’s the Roman general who battled Spartacus and his army. In real life, Crassus was quite the character. Ambitious, greedy, and power hungry, there was no trick too sleazy when it came to making a buck. Money, money, money One of his major achievements was creating the first fire squad in the city of Rome. At that time, Rome was growing rapidly and since many of its buildings were not built with the greatest of care, fires were ever-present. Crassus saw a hole in the market and decided to fight these fires. However, if you think it was for some altruistic purposes, you are in for a rude awakening. Whenever a fire broke out, the men on Crassus’ fire squad would rush over to the burning building and proceed unto… They would proceed unto doing nothing. Actually, what they in fact did was go to the owner of the burning house and ask him to sell for cheap. Then they would go to the owners of the houses nearby and ask them to sell as well. If any of them refused, then they would just let the houses burn down to the ground! In this way, Crassus managed to buy up significant real estate. However, this was not enough for him. He had other tricks up his sleeve. Marcus allied himself with Sulla, Rome’s dictator of the moment, and took advantage when Sulla decided to kill off his enemies in a series of proscriptions. The way these proscriptions worked is that Sulla started off with a small list of his opponents that he wanted killed. However, the list kept getting larger by the day, and many guys sensing an opportunity added some other juicy names on it as well, not for any political stance in particular, but just because they had some nice property that these unsavory characters wanted to get their hands on. One of the guys who profited handsomely from the proscriptions was Crassus. Whenever a guy got executed, there was Crassus, waiting to snap up his property for cheap. Crassus was also linked to a very public sex scandal. Apparently, he bedded Licinia, one of the Vestal Virgins. Now, this was a big deal since the Vestal Virgins were considered sacred and sworn to keeping their virginity as a sign of religious devotion. The thing about this sexcapade was that Crassus did not sleep with Licinia because she was hot, but because he wanted to get his hands on her house! Building a wall and making Mexico pay for it As previously mentioned, Crassus was also the general who was tasked with bringing down Spartacus and his rebellion. How would he do it? His brilliant idea was to build a wall! Yes, a wall came into play. Spartacus and his army had retreated to the Bruttium Peninsula of Italy. If you look on a map of the country, this is the boot trying to kick Sicily away. Crassus decided to build a wall from sea to sea in order to hem these bad hombres in. Unfortunately, it didn’t work and Spartacus managed to break through. After defeating Spartacus, Crassus set his sights on the highest offices. In order to do that, he formed what later came to be called the First Triumvirate with Julius Caesar and Pompey. After 10 years of hanging out with these two guys, Crassus decided to go mess around in Syria. However, this was not enough for him, and he set his sights on places a bit further out, like Iran. Well, actually back in the day, it was the Parthian Empire, a state ruled by the Parthians, who are related to Persians, who are now known as Iranians. The Parthian Empire stretched over vast areas of land in today’s Iraq and Iran, and Crassus thought that he could win eternal glory if he just crossed over and lobbed some missiles. Boy was he wrong! At the first significant battle of the conflict, the Battle of Carrhae, not only was his army soundly defeated, but Crassus also lost his life. There is a story that after his death, the Parthians cut off his head and poured molten gold into it, just to make fun of his greed. I got my hands on the button Fast forward two thousand years to 2019. What happened a few days ago? The story goes that Donald J. Trump (the J. stands for John) wanted to lob over a few missiles into Iran. However, the order was rescinded before any of the airstrikes could proceed. What we now have is another real estate mogul, greedy for money, and hungry for fame, leading a country and messing around in the Middle East. Donald Trump has been elected the President of the United States, and he ain’t kidding around. What will the future bring? Maybe what we should remind ourselves is that Crassus was living in the dying days of the Roman Republic. Kind of like now...The republic is dead.... And we have Empire
@jorgeespinoza31504 жыл бұрын
@@marysunshine2027 I suppose you are writing a history doctoral dissertation? Do you have proof that Donald Trump has committed the extortion Crassus did in his time? Or is it just convenient to paint every billionaire with a broad brush, or only a chosen few due to their worldview, as the media does? 🤷♂️ You think people got the point when Trump fired John Bolton? You do know Bolton was trying to get us into a war with Iran right?.... That's the real reason why he's lashed out against Trump lately. Actions speak louder than hate.
@Liquidsback5 жыл бұрын
Cassius: The King of Armenia says we can pass through his Kingdom. Crassus: Ohhhh, all those hills.....
@Cancoillotteman5 жыл бұрын
Well still wasn't necessary : as long as they kept close to the river (to defend flanks and insure supplies) and did not venture fearlessly onto open ground... I mean what the heck was the plan ? Even if the Parthians had lacked ammo, what then ? catch back horses on bare feet will you ? I feel so sad about that battle :(
@thekaveh5 жыл бұрын
LoL. That's the historical fact he didn't mention.
@Intranetusa5 жыл бұрын
Apparently the offer to pass through Armenia may have been a trick by the Armenian king to get the Romans to fight off the Parthian invasion of Armenia, because the Parthian main armies were invading Armenia at the time.
@ProtomanButCallMeBlues5 жыл бұрын
@@Intranetusa You mean a win-win situation? Instead Crassus takes 3 insignificant towns, waits out the winter while Armenia is taken out, and the Parthains build a standing army specifically to counter the army Crassus had.
@Intranetusa5 жыл бұрын
@@ProtomanButCallMeBlues No, you're confusing the chain of events. Armenia wasn't defeated until AFTER Crassus lost at Carrhae. The Parthian king was invading Armenia at the same time when Surena fought Crassus at Carrhae. The Armenian King basically wanted Crassus to defend Armenia and fight off the bulk of Parthia's forces. Crassus decided to invade Parthia instead because most of the Parthian armies were distracted in Armenia. Furthermore, the Parthians didn't "build" a standing army specifically to counter Crassus. This isn't Rome Total War where you can train an army in a single season. The Parthian King took the bulk of the army to invade Armenia, while Surena was left with a small atypical cavalry army of horse archers and cataphracts (both of which involved men with years, if not decades of training) to merely "delay" Crassus.
@endo41375 жыл бұрын
Parthians: Open console Unlimited_ammo
@prozergter25 жыл бұрын
Romans: wtf hax
@eatemadfanaee59545 жыл бұрын
lol
@doomdoomi75865 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@karimm.elsayad95395 жыл бұрын
i think it's fair. The Romans always used `Unlimited_manpower`
@endo41375 жыл бұрын
@@karimm.elsayad9539 Just gave the parthians more targets to shoot at
@Mrkabrat5 жыл бұрын
"They should be running out of arrows about now" last words of centurion Naughtius Maximus
@yougetonthathorseyougottar61265 жыл бұрын
Damn
@jruth775 жыл бұрын
Mrkabrat “I had a great friend in Wome called Biggus Dickus”
@Mrkabrat5 жыл бұрын
@@jruth77 *snickers*
@JonatasAdoM4 жыл бұрын
Arrows can't pierce armor, we'll be fine -Deadius Minimus.
@nwahnerevar93984 жыл бұрын
@@JonatasAdoM Parthian Arrows can't penetrate Roman Armour, Carrhae was an inside job!
@culiusjaesar5 жыл бұрын
Crassus take a snickers . You are acting like you have caesar's military genious mind when you are hungry.
@Intranetusa5 жыл бұрын
@@CrazyNikel Is there a comparison of how many pitched battles people fought? Other generals such as Khalid ibn al-Walid, Alexander, and Subutai were were undefeated, with generals such as Subutai iirc overruning more land and more kingdoms than any other commander.
@Intranetusa5 жыл бұрын
To be fair, Caesar likely wouldn't have been succesful even if he fared better than Crassus at Carrhae. Caesar's best general Marc Antony launched an invasion of Parthia with 100,000 troops and that invasion also failed. Trajan launched an even bigger invasion one and a half century later that was temporarily successful but ultimately resulted im a stalemate with conquered territories given up. The Romans and Eastern Romans would continue fighting the Sassnids for the next several centuries to a stalemate.
@JonatasMonte5 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's an old one
@JonatasMonte5 жыл бұрын
@@Intranetusa Trajan died before finishing the job. Hadrian flat out abandoned Trajan's conquests in the east. One could argue that in the end Rome would not be able to hold into the territory conquered but you can't say Phartia actually managed to fend off the romans. Both sides were in rough shape at the time.
@gendarrion9115 жыл бұрын
@@Intranetusa - dude don't compare Caesar to Anthony, he's far more experienced in commanding/logistics and he's not his best general it was Labienus or even Lepidus, Caesar's Campaign will likely be more successful or at least as successful as Trajan's, based on how he won his battles and his ability to adapt in a war.
@MalayArcher5 жыл бұрын
Working with this documentary made me realize how strong the Parthians were ever since the beginning of their establishment. The early Parthian kingdom became a vassal state under Seleucid king - Antiochus III after his conquest in Parthia but a few years later, the Parthians managed to beat the Seleucids afterward and transform the small Parthian kingdom into a mighty Empire. As always, here are ROME II and Attila mods which we used solely for this video: - Caesar in Gaul reskin - Divide et Impera - Benjin's AAA Roman General - Avetis Eastern Culture Overhaul - Mobjay's Golden Emblem - GEMFX - Petellius' Enhanced Particle Attila TW: - Ancient Empires Best wishes, Malay Archer ڤمانه ملايو
@ediscool95 жыл бұрын
Anyway we can get your Gemfx preset, noble sir?
@juanfranciscocosta53875 жыл бұрын
You are awesome, Malay Archer. I love your work and hope to be as good as you one day. Greetings from Perú.
@MalayArcher5 жыл бұрын
Aleksa Petrovic It is 1600AD mod for Empire Total War.
@MalayArcher5 жыл бұрын
ediscool9 it is default setting.
@MalayArcher5 жыл бұрын
Juanfrancisco Costa thanks!
@esmailiyou5 жыл бұрын
People underestimate how much work and research are behind this video. Thank you very much for this amazing history telling and graphics. All the historic details are accurate and neutral. Best to you!
@Gaetano20055 жыл бұрын
VARO GIVE ME BACK MY LEGIONS! Ops... wrong battle.
@Cancoillotteman5 жыл бұрын
As for Arminius, the Romans shall have their revenge !
@Gaetano20055 жыл бұрын
@@Cancoillotteman well, actually the Roman had their revenge against the german tribes by the expeditiin of Germanicus.
@Gaetano20055 жыл бұрын
@Zayed Haroon "Your man are fleeing the field the field of battle!" Aniway, if I could replentish my ammo like that in Rome 2 with the Partians i would never lose a battle.
@Cancoillotteman5 жыл бұрын
@@Gaetano2005 Exactly, this what I said, Romans never forget a grudge ;)
@richardroopnarine8705 жыл бұрын
Unlikely that happened as it was only 3 legions
@princekalender21545 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who enjoys more all the prologues to the battle than the battles itself? Great work!
@napolien13105 жыл бұрын
Surena: "yes I've defeated the undefeated Romans now I returned to my king for the good news" Orodes II: "capture him and kill him for treason" Surena: "oh"
@ihernandez42345 жыл бұрын
More like : "pikachu face" Surena
@viraloracle51515 жыл бұрын
despite being ordered by the king himself the fact still remained that Surena defeated his brother in battle and arrested him in the capital, he was a "King maker" which is dangerous in the eyes of the King.He was also ordered only to harass the Roman army not defeat it until the king arrives (thats why the king only gave him 10,000). all this paired with Surena`s huge popularity and charisma scared the king and made him move. It was a wrong move but typical by Rulers of these period to secure their throne.
@پارساصدیق-خ4س5 жыл бұрын
Orod did the right things surena was popular in armys and it was dangerous for all parthian cause when he taken the power many dies and he was just a commander not king who could rule persia
@tikletik5 жыл бұрын
@@viraloracle5151 well, whatever reason Orodes had it was obviously stupid b/c they not only threw away one of their greatest commanders (seriously, besides hannibal, who else could do this?) they basically made it clear to anyone else with talent and ability that the penalty for saving the nation is death. Orodes might very well be the single most worthless king any nations was cursed with.
@kristiannicholson58935 жыл бұрын
@@tikletik oh you sweet summer child, history is long and full of blunders. It's not that uncommon of a thing to happen, Roman Emperor's and Ottoman Sultan's alike would execute, undermine, or banish their best leaders to secure their throne. It's especially poignant when we have such clear records showing how foolish the move is with hindsight: Valentinian the 3rd executing the undefeated Aetius doomed western rome.
@tikletik5 жыл бұрын
the last part of this, the murder of Surena by his ungrateful king left me in utter shock.
@3volution6366 ай бұрын
@tikletik I know this comment is quite old. But some sources say it was because Orodes II was threatened by Suranas' growing popularity. And executed him likely out of jealousy. Don't outshine the king as they say.
@mindspectre15 жыл бұрын
Great video! minor correction, Parthians used "Composite" bows with composite material not Compound bows which are modern tech and have pullies utilizing compound effect and let-off.
@romelnegut20055 жыл бұрын
In terms of losses, this battle was years away from the Roman disasters at Cannae and Arausio but it remains one of Rome's most devastating defeats during its existence as a Republic and Empire (before the splitting between the Western and Eastern Roman Empires).
@frankieseward86672 жыл бұрын
don't forget teutoberg
@chezburger1781 Жыл бұрын
@@frankieseward8667 this was double the losses of teutonberg forest and right before some of caesers campaigns so he couldve used those troops. also the romans got revenge for teutonberg by and were about to conquer it before germanicus was recalled to rome for some reason. also crassus was killed at carrhae, an event that helped cause the roman civil war that changed history as it left a massive power vacuum in the first triumvirate. teutonberg was still significant just nowhere near as signicant as this
@LeicaFleury Жыл бұрын
@@chezburger1781 Agreed! Just because more soldiers died in another battle it doesn't make it "more significant", but rather the repercussions of said defeat is what makes it more significant. This is why Cannae, in all of its undoubted fantastic tactical masterclass, is not more relevant than other battles that cascaded into far more extreme consequences. While rome definitely panicked in horror after Cannae, the Senate and the republic didn't crumble into a violent civil war that changed its political landscape as a direct result in the way this battle did. I still think Cannae is awesome, though
@chezburger1781 Жыл бұрын
@@LeicaFleury my reply was more geared to teutonberg but i agree, smaller battles can be more significant than larger ones. cannae was defo a major blow but the romans could still draw upon more recruits and it didnt spell the end for the republic while a battle like stamford bridge (random example ik) was smaller but far more significant, ending the viking age in england
@SponsorShort Жыл бұрын
It was more devastating than Cannae and Arausio. At those battles Romans eventually eliminated the enemy,but at Carrhae the Roman advance in general stopped,Republic toppled,and Rome went from offensive to defensive mode, followed by domestic wars and conflicts,which eventually caused its fall.
@callumrhodes60105 жыл бұрын
Historia Civilis made a great video about this a while ago. It is an interesting battle to analyse the mistakes made.
@lolwutyoumad5 жыл бұрын
It wasn't so much "mistakes" but a complete miscalculation of the enemies capabilities. Getting into a noob box makes sense if you are assuming that the much smaller force you are facing will run out of ammo within an hour.
@callumrhodes60105 жыл бұрын
@@lolwutyoumad I agree. That is one of the most important factors. I just put mistakes as a general, encompassing word to include what went wrong, what they did in response and what they could have done to mitigate or prevent failure. Such as more emphasis on scouting ahead or potentially sticking with the conventional tactic of extending the line to prevent flanking as they were going to do before Crassus changed his mind.
@shorewall5 жыл бұрын
For some reason, I prefer Invictus' video on this battle. It's easy to focus on the Roman defeat, but Invictus took a different look at it. Plus, this video says the Roman Morale broke when they saw Publius' head on a lance, but then they held until nightfall. Doesn't sound like their morale broke. The Parthians had a great strategy and executed it to perfection.
@diegonatan63015 жыл бұрын
@@shorewall yes, he has three videos about this battle and things related, one to explain Crassus logic (What Was Crassus Thinking? - The "fool" of Carrhae), other about possible roman prisioners reaching China and "Avenging Crassus" about Parthian and Roman expeditions years after Carrhae. "Fool" of Carrhae was probably the best video ever made about this battle. PS: BTW, the Channel is Invicta, isn't it?
@arthankitshedddinglights5 жыл бұрын
True they are superb
@podemosurss83165 жыл бұрын
"Crasus, you fool" Iulius Caesar. The battle gave an expression used even today in Spanish: "Craso error" ("Crasus error") which basically means "screwing it up big".
@AliHasan2-v9e4 жыл бұрын
Lulius Caesar? LoL
@podemosurss83164 жыл бұрын
@@AliHasan2-v9e Iulius, with I.
@vmerkwurdigliebe37513 жыл бұрын
@@AliHasan2-v9e IVLIVS
@dragooll20233 жыл бұрын
Crassus means "big", so craso error means "big mistake"
@saltyshanker5 жыл бұрын
19:51 reminds me of when Arminius was killed by his own people :(
@schroedingersdog79655 жыл бұрын
Also of when Flavius Aetius was murdered by Emperor Valentinian III as his reward for defeating the Huns under Attila at Chalons.
@codysing12235 жыл бұрын
Emperor Aurelian is what i think of everytime. Saved the collapsing empire, brought it to such heights again. And is murdered while taking a piss by his troops.
@Mr.LaughingDuck5 жыл бұрын
Or Aetius who, after driving back Attila the Hun, was murdered by his emperor Valentinian III of the collapsing Western Roman Empire. It's said after Aetius' murder, an advisor of Valentinian III scolded him: "Know that you have cut off your right hand with your left."
@NRH1115 жыл бұрын
@@codysing1223 Your thinking of Caracalla emperor from 198-217 AD he got stabbed by one of his soldier stopping to take a piss on the way to a temple in Carrhae coincidentally, dudes name was Justin Martalis and he was pissed that Caracalla didnt promote him to centurion so he walks up like a coward and stabbed him in the back
@varana5 жыл бұрын
The case of Arminius is only superficially similar, though - Arminius was not executed shortly after his victory to prevent rebellion (from the king's perspective) but was killed after long years of internal struggle and wars between the Germanic tribes and various factions within them.
@JodenPaoloPeroy5 жыл бұрын
11:15 Jesus, that envoy has balls of steel to goad them like that 20:00 Wtf Also, thank you for maintaining that graphical roll-call of the units. It looks outstanding!
@MalayArcher5 жыл бұрын
Joden Paolo Peroy Thank you for your feedback :)
@lorisuprifranz5 жыл бұрын
Surenas was becoming too popular and powerful. Orodes feared his betrayal
@JodenPaoloPeroy5 жыл бұрын
@@lorisuprifranz figured it out as well. The comment was just a general reaction of mine.
@krankarvolund77715 жыл бұрын
Surenas was supposed to distract the Romans, not take all the glory of the king XD
@fabiandonvil5 жыл бұрын
the political situation in kingdoms and the like are always fragile and surenas with his great victory became a threat to the king. if the king's political rivals would be able to seduce surenas into rebelling or him wanting the thone for his own, He likely could raise enough support to overthrow the king
@TyrannosaurusRex50275 жыл бұрын
Dang, Crassus got destroyed. But only you guys could make me enjoy a video about a Roman defeat. As always an awesome video.
@Prodigi505 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy a good Roman whooping.
@TyrannosaurusRex50275 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy munching on people. Rawr!
@concept56312 жыл бұрын
@@TyrannosaurusRex5027 Well said, Tyrant King.
@firstlast-wm3li Жыл бұрын
Deserved end for what that greedy fook did to Spartacus and co.
@Killzoneguy1175 жыл бұрын
I think the whole part where the Parthians remove their robes as they charge to reveal their armor probably has to be one of the most badass episodes in history. Imagine, you're a Roman legionary and you see these guys charging up to you in silk and linen robes. You're heavily armored in hamata and shielded by your big scutum. The whole time, you're thinking this will be easy, that these are just regular, unarmored barbarian horsemen, no match for your superior armor and weapons. But then, just as the Parthians are about to charge, they all rip off their robes in unison and then, to your horror, the truth of the situation becomes apparent. These aren't just regular barbarian horsemen, this is a powerful empire on its own, that these horsemen you face are unlike anything you've ever seen before. You realize in this moment that the enemy you're facing is encased head to toe in armour. Its at this point, you realize, that this battle may not entirely go your way. If I was a Roman legionary, that's the point I'd be shaking. I guess it says something about their discipline that they were able to hold together as long as they did.
@abcdc1972 жыл бұрын
@ابوالفضل مازنی Romans called barbarians any people without written language but there were others factors as well. They probably considered Parthians barbarians at first who took over the falling Seleukids before they saw how organized they were. Parthians came from the northern steppes, that region was considered uncivilized. Civilization was from India, Afghanistan, Iran then directly west from Iran to Egypt and then all the way west to Tunisia. Northwest from Persia, Turkey then Greece and finally Italy. Everything else was considered, barbarian, uncivillized and savage. You can be offended all you want but that's how they classed countries back then. Today it's first world, developong, third world.
@mb56162 жыл бұрын
@@abcdc197 Technically that's incorrect for the second part, the classification system for 1st/second/third world meant something entirely different and was related to western propaganda about communism, and people use it incorrectly through misnomer now. Greece used a term of Occidentalism and Orientalism, anything to the east was the Orient, and anything to their west was the Occident.
@abcdc1972 жыл бұрын
@@mb5616 Greeks saw Persians as barbarians... Aristotel called them barbarians. They saw anything non Hellenic Barbarian. Romans had different views based on timeline. In late Empire from what they understood civilization is Roman Empire, Sassanid Empire and far away India. So i basically nailed the countries. Everything else they consider barbarians. Were there civilizations beyond those? Ofc there was China, East Africa, todays Yemen and Oman but Romans which left most records hardly knew anything about those. Regardless that's their view. Chinese saw British as barbarians. It took British to raze of Emperor's palace to the ground and blow up Emperor's armies with modern weapons of the time for China to realize they were superior and stop calling them barbarians. Like no kidding British had in peace terms as one of important things for China to stop using that term for Europeans. It's really all individual view of each nation not a fact.
@mb56162 жыл бұрын
@@abcdc197 Romans considered Parthians as barbarians, it's noted in their own history. Cassius Dio even notes how foolish Rome is for its wars with historical Iran.
@raffaelyork2 жыл бұрын
I would love to have a time machine just to sit and watch this kid of thing
@seyedhasanzolanvar5 жыл бұрын
My favorite battle, thanks for covering it. please continue the series of Roman-Iranian conflicts; with Regards from Persia
@Cancoillotteman5 жыл бұрын
One of the most painful to my eyes, as I love the Romans. But I guess this is what comes of disrespecting your opponent, Crassus had it coming.
@vitovittucci98014 жыл бұрын
Also cover the conquest of CTESIFONTE, capital of Parthia' empire,by the Romans ( Traiano, 116 AD - Marco Aurelio,175 AD - Settimio Severo 197 AD)
@marvinsilverman43944 жыл бұрын
@@Cancoillotteman far as I know Crassus was a rich man in Rome who wanted to have fame as a Roman general leader, right?
@Cancoillotteman4 жыл бұрын
@@marvinsilverman4394 well it's like hugely more complicated than that but to make it short he was (politically) the equal of Caesar and Pompey Magnus. To remain at their level he thought an easy and quick victory against the Parthans would make him as popular and much richer than the other two
@charlesmckay56085 жыл бұрын
You do a great job bringing History alive, thanks!
@Devoted_believer5 жыл бұрын
“Greed is but a word jealous men inflict upon the ambitious.” -- Marcus Licinius Crassus.
@TheSecondVersion5 жыл бұрын
"That's a nice quote Crassus. I think I'll share it with my living children."
@juanfranciscocosta53875 жыл бұрын
Too bad the parthians heard that and used it for their arrows. LOL
@sakshampandey73425 жыл бұрын
@@TheSecondVersion oof
@MaciejBogdanStepien5 жыл бұрын
That's true only above certain level of wealth & personal success. Otherwise, it is just GREED.
@rezaph13495 жыл бұрын
Parthian soldier: Allright crassus that's enough quotes for today *pours molten gold into his mouth*
@LuciferLizardo4 жыл бұрын
A story later emerged to the effect that after Crassus' death, the Parthians poured molten gold into his mouth as a symbol of his thirst for wealth. Thus the Parthians avenged the death of Spartacus.
@iranazadi711 ай бұрын
Doubt the story is true but yeah I've heard it
@pepperonipierza95475 жыл бұрын
Surena: Sir, I defeated the Romans! Orodes II: You won?! That's treason! Surena: *Visible confusion
@ethericboy4 жыл бұрын
Orodes probably manufactured some phony accusation and since this is said to be treason I would have liked to hear exactly what the charge was. "You disobeyed my plans to sacrifice yourself when delaying the Romans" Or "You were"nt supposed to defeat them,only delay them which is treason"
@ethericboy4 жыл бұрын
@@yulusleonard985 Parthia was"nt even an Empire 650 years before and the rest of your statements are either Historically incorrect or pure speculation.Good day to you sir
@ethericboy4 жыл бұрын
@@yulusleonard985 Thats an oversimplification but whatever.Have a nice
@mahdi-oe6mk9 ай бұрын
@@ethericboy😂😂😂😂 one word from the air.
@gapavds63935 жыл бұрын
Achaemenid Dynasty - kings Cyrus,Darius and Xerxes Parthian Dynasty - kings Mehrdad(Mithridates) and Farhad (Pharaates) Sasanian Dynasty - kings Shapour and Khosrow ( Great king of kings of Persia )
@gapavds63935 жыл бұрын
@@rolex1231 yes thats true 👍
@yourmajesty13615 жыл бұрын
Šâhanšâh (King of Kings) basically means Emperor and Šâhanšâhi means Empire.
@پارساصدیق-خ4س5 жыл бұрын
And two of the greatest in this list shapour and cyrus the great😍😍
@GhostKiller7555 жыл бұрын
Honestly Ismail the Great of Safavid dynasty and Nader Shah of the Afsharid dynasty were great kings too, tho not Farsi Persians they still ruled a Persian state in the Persian way
@Chinaski15 жыл бұрын
Was Xerxes really that great ?
@hkazxc73095 жыл бұрын
Wow Surenas is such a cool commander!!! I would like to see how he fought the Romans in the up coming battles *watch til the end of the video *N E V E R M I N D*
@zothanmawiapachuau5 жыл бұрын
:-D
@تورج-ص1ص3 жыл бұрын
Do not regret 😂 if it was not cool, then the pressure of Ruth would not be
@justme60945 жыл бұрын
Nice that you found some actual footage of the armies. This is quality content.
@Whitemoon1935 жыл бұрын
Actually its a game. Whats more its mod for a game
@ttouran5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for yet another great video. As an Iranian, I appreciate your coverage of the history of that part of the world.
@doomdoomi75865 жыл бұрын
Actually we Iranians still use the embassador's statement to say something is impossible
@Anvilforever5 жыл бұрын
In Arabia they say. Hair will grow on my tongue in the same context
@sturmgewehr44715 жыл бұрын
law ming same thing but for implying that you have emphasized something before
@SupremelyFly5 жыл бұрын
Lol 2000 years later and still no one can think of a more badass comback. It's definitely a top tier roast 👌. You can only use it if your balls drag on the floor tho
@Anvilforever5 жыл бұрын
@Stephen Bidgood have you checked?
@Cancoillotteman5 жыл бұрын
@@SupremelyFly well it depends, already long before that i did enjoy very the Spartan "If" answer to the Persians ^^
@bigblue69175 жыл бұрын
One of the long term changes brought about by this war was that Rome stopped using chain mail, Lorica hamata, for its soldiers as arrows could penetrate it much more easily. Instead they wore armour made up of metal strips called Lorica segmentata. Though it gave better protection it was heavier and not as flexible as chain mail.
@ttouran5 жыл бұрын
According to some historians, the Surena family was also very influential during the Sassanid era, they lived in Tabaristan (current day Mazandaran province) where many of the Iranian historical famous generals are from including Rustam.
@danialhartridge89562 жыл бұрын
"Rustam yali bood dar Sistan manash kardam Rustam e Dastan
@krspaceT1 Жыл бұрын
A famous man at the start and at the end
@mb5616 Жыл бұрын
Baradar, they were from Sistan and they were awarded Mazandaran and Armenia for their service to Parthians/Sassanians. They are not Mazandarani, they are Hephtalite/Kidarite in origin. Look up Gondophores and the indo Parthian kingdom, they are not related to any Mazandarani at all The Parthians killed St Thomas for spreading christianity in their empire
@elvice32623 ай бұрын
@@mb5616 My origin is Aturbadgan
@nickmcgargill62165 жыл бұрын
Orodes II: "Congratulations on your victory over the Romans at Carrhae, Surena! The reward for your services to the Parthian Empire is a painful and agonizing death."
@tanerbayramli33235 жыл бұрын
These videos are getting better and better. Great work Kings and Generals.
@arashnozarinejad99155 жыл бұрын
It's so hard to express how amazing this documentary was, wow! definitely in the top 5 K&G documentaries. The envoy part was the best :) Keep up the great work.
@rezavafaei55234 жыл бұрын
Parthian had one of the most fearsome cavalry and tactics of history.
@skkhammuansangngaihte49892 жыл бұрын
@@pongangelo2048 actually the polsi copied the Mongol war tactic
@thegodofthegods1084 Жыл бұрын
@@skkhammuansangngaihte4989 Mongols weren't even around. They've had this tactic since fighting alexander. It could have originated from the Scythian, or nomadic Iranians in the north.
@skkhammuansangngaihte4989 Жыл бұрын
@@thegodofthegods1084 turks and mongol or any nomadic have that tactiv
@Alisaibot1386 Жыл бұрын
@@skkhammuansangngaihte4989bro we didn't have turks on that time . The places you. Call it turks country they were iranian people on there . And this tactics is coming from scythia & parthians . They were iranian
@drdre5030 Жыл бұрын
@@skkhammuansangngaihte4989dickhead
@Davis_2375 жыл бұрын
Marc Antony threatening Cicero: "Tell me, when your friend Crasus was captured by the Parthians, is it true they poured molten gold down his throat before cutting his head off? I'd imagine that would really sting..."
@LookHereMars5 жыл бұрын
"There is a question that I have always wanted to ask you. When your old friend Crassus was captured by the Parthians is it true that they poured molten gold down his throat? Because that would really sting". - Mark Anthony to Cicero HBO Rome.
@LookHereMars5 жыл бұрын
@@the_rover1 It is a scene from the second season already after the assasination of Julius Caesar where Mark Anthony puts his request to the Senator Marcus Cicero about being Governor of Gaul rather than Macedonia. In which Cicero originally rejects the notion saying to Anthony that the Senate would not like it as he would be postioned under arms in close proximity to Rome and that he Anthony should just make his threats now as Cicero states he does not like to give in to mere implication. And so Anthony threatens Cicero with the above quote which was the alleged real life fate of Marcus Crassus at the hands of the Parthians after the disastrous battle of Carrhae.
@eri.ssddseff5 жыл бұрын
as an iranian i was excited in the whole duration of the video . please cover more roman-persian wars
@vitovittucci98014 жыл бұрын
Yes, just like the conquest of CTESIFONTE, capital of Parthia' empire, by the Romans with Traiano, Marco Aurelio, Settimio Severo (116, 175, 197 AD). Noukaretam.
@parsamaleki14284 жыл бұрын
@Águila701 don't cry. they were persians. you can't change our histoty sorry😉
@aradsstates95844 жыл бұрын
Águila701 Iran
@AliHuffman4 жыл бұрын
@Águila701 dude we say persian(fars) in farsi(persian language) to all of Arians(medes,persians,parthians,sekaha...)
@b.emirzadeh3 жыл бұрын
iam baloch from parthians, iran symbolic name is persia our holy country
@sakshampandey73425 жыл бұрын
When you're a noob who just figured out the box formation, But your opponent is a Chad Eastern faction expert and a real life Genghis Khan.
@sakshampandey73425 жыл бұрын
@John the Armenian and dead. I guess I should've written "Genghis Khan reborn".
@Shadowscht165 жыл бұрын
@@sakshampandey7342 Well the guy was also born earlier than Genghis
@NyangisKhan5 жыл бұрын
Not only that but he was also a cheater haxor who used the unlimited ammo exploit.
@diegonatan63015 жыл бұрын
Well yes, but no... Crassus tactics would have carried the day if the Parthians didn't have so many arrows, and I don't think that a line would hold as much as this "noob box" as people are calling it.
@Gorboduc5 жыл бұрын
Genghis Khan preborn.
@barryboushehri17072 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video. Please make one about Anthony campaigns against Parthia.
@Gorboduc5 жыл бұрын
Me: "Why don't we know Surana as one of the greatest generals of antiquity?" (19:56) "Oh."
@taghavibalatarin65433 жыл бұрын
His tactic in this battle is being teached in the war academies.
@nebsam71373 жыл бұрын
@@taghavibalatarin6543 really where?
@taghavibalatarin65433 жыл бұрын
@@nebsam7137 United States Military Academy West Point
@bl17542 жыл бұрын
That cavalry charge must have been the coolest looking military action in ancient history
@andrehenrique20935 жыл бұрын
By the gods! This channel has always good surprises. Thanks man.
@Skymaster.473 жыл бұрын
Cannae - When the ground speaks Carthaginian. Carrhae - When the desert speaks Parthian. Teutoburg Forest - When the forest speaks German.
@MrKlaudiosable5 жыл бұрын
"Now, with new video game technology, you are about to see this great battle as never before, the vast numbers of soldiers, the troop formations, how they fought, and how the battle was won. Get the view the Generals wished they had"
@iagoarouca18055 жыл бұрын
History Channel's Decisive Battles
@naufalfarris85995 жыл бұрын
Rome most epic bruh moment 😩👌🏻👌🏻
@eball2k95 жыл бұрын
Nope adrianople
@umaransari97655 жыл бұрын
Erik Hunt nope Edessa
@viraloracle51515 жыл бұрын
this battle was though the worst defeat for the Romans in terms of Kill Death Ratio, according to Roman Historians themselves 20,000 Romans died and 10,000 got captured while parthians lost only between 35-50 Cataphracts and Horsearchers and all this while outnumbering the Parthians 4.5 to 1, in my idea Crassus defeat was the most humiliating his only defence is that Romans never faced such an enemy.
@Intranetusa5 жыл бұрын
The Romans lost over 100k troops at Arausio and 60-70k troops at Cannae.
@umaransari97655 жыл бұрын
@@Intranetusa arausio is definetly exaggeration
@Punaeased4 жыл бұрын
Such an epic channel, thanks for always providing tons of context!
@quantumratio43115 жыл бұрын
Crassus _sweating_ : flips helplessly through the strategy manual while the legions are being shot down: "There's no tactic or formation against Bitch Fight and Bitch Moves in here! ..."
@mohammadghezelli39615 жыл бұрын
ty so much for this amazing video man well done. pls make more videos about parthian-roman wars
@suren23135 жыл бұрын
Mohammad Ghezelli are you Iranian?
@mohammadghezelli39615 жыл бұрын
@@suren2313 yeah I am Iranian
@mohammadghezelli39615 жыл бұрын
and you maybe an Armenian
@naveenraj2008eee5 жыл бұрын
Hi kings and generals One thing i like your channel is you use bc and ad instead of bce and ce... Nice way to learn history... Never heard of surena... Thanks to you for learning history with great animation... I like your channel...👍
@blockmasterscott5 жыл бұрын
Agreed 100%, I prefer BC and AD.
@hugobegin5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great video! I have seen and listened to many recountings of the Battle of Carrhae. I was pleasantly surprised by how much more complete and informative this one was. The usual narrative focuses on how badly Crassus blundered, ignoring his advisers and achieved little successes during his campaign. But here we see how he had some initial success, and was simply outgunned and unable to improvise effective counter tactics. It would be interesting to see how Cesar would have dealt with such a Parthian army, or whether he wrote anything about this defeat.
@FH-rp5or5 жыл бұрын
Great content! for the first time i disabled Adblock to support a channel. Keep it up.
@KingsandGenerals5 жыл бұрын
We appreciate it!
@o7016-c7i5 жыл бұрын
one of my favorite channels,Your voice just makes history better my friend
@napoleonibonaparte71985 жыл бұрын
Parthia against Rome in Carrhae: “I call this, the pro-gamer move”
@ovidiubeleut32545 жыл бұрын
Realy nice! Keep the good job going! I could view all of your videos about ancient rome during any moment of the day.
@KingsandGenerals5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! :-)
@AntonioS295 жыл бұрын
This documentary is fantastic. K&G your videos are always like that. THANK YOU !
@KingsandGenerals5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@محسنزرقامی4 жыл бұрын
I am from Iran , i like history and study war in between governments. So thanks your team. I newly find it but so useful.
@MountainEDM5 жыл бұрын
I've been watching this channel since 2017 or so- it's absolutely wild the quality that y'all continue to put out and I feel as though this may be the best one yet. Keep it up 👍🏻
@811chelseafc5 жыл бұрын
7:30 one thing you didn’t mention is that if Crassus had gone through Armenia, the Armenian king would’ve given him around 40,000 troops for his invasion, including a good deal of cavalry which would have gone a long way towards saving his army.
@taghavibalatarin65433 жыл бұрын
Armenia itself was under attacked by the King Armee himself.
@S-Nova02 жыл бұрын
@@taghavibalatarin6543 Which is why Armenia asked for Crassus' to invade through there.
@811chelseafc2 жыл бұрын
@@ammarhaziq919 i mean. They offered cavalry which is what he lacked. And most sources I’ve read say that Antony overstretched his supply line and that it was attacked. Regardless it’s almost certain that Antony’s claim of betrayal was propaganda to cover for his own blunder.
@Commander99ash Жыл бұрын
That's shameful. Marc Antony would not make that same mistake on his campaign as he desperately needed the Armenians as well. You have to control the South Caucuses and the Carrhae (Syria), if you want to Invade Persia (Modern Day Iran. Also, your supply routes have to be well fortified and secured. Crassus did not do this right at all and paid for it in Blood.
@Scott-wd1cq5 жыл бұрын
This would make for an absolutely amazing movie!
@viraloracle51515 жыл бұрын
yea i always loved the idea about a movie based on this battle, could start showing Crassus rise and Parthian power struggle for the throne later half the battle itself ending with the death of crassus and the betrayal against Surena.
@FreedomFighter085 жыл бұрын
Great video, Battle of Edessa would be a great follow up video, is it coming?
@MessiMerdo4 жыл бұрын
unknown fact, the original Parni were actually not more than a Scythian nomadic ruling elite. The actual Parthians were predominantly composed of the local Median population as we know from remnants of their language which is descended from the Northwest Iranian branch. And Roman sources also confirming this in their description of the Parthians as describing their language and culture like a mix of Median and Scythians but much more shifting towards Median with the time. Media Atropatene was merely a small religious province (Atropatene basically meaning place of fire or fire temples). But the core Median population was still more widespred around the whole Western and Northern regions. Also Surena is described as being clothed and his hair being parted in the Median fashion. Which indicates his origin. For more informations read "Roman Description of the Parthians"
@arioarashdadkhahaseman1889 Жыл бұрын
Exactly Parthians were combination of Medes and Schytians and in achaemenid persia they were heroic individuals protecting eastern borders from nomadic forces as Pahlavans like Arash(Arsacids legendary ancestor)did in Shahname(book of kings)
@arioarashdadkhahaseman1889 Жыл бұрын
Also Pahlavan(known as heroic nowadays in Iranic)is Parthian in Parthian language or middle median language.
@MessiMerdo Жыл бұрын
@@arioarashdadkhahaseman1889 yes pretty much but people seem to assume Parthians were Persians or Scythians while in reality they were a Median core enriched with some Scythian tribes.
@dsnodgrass48435 жыл бұрын
I found Surena's execution less surprising and disappointing than I found Crassus' abandonment of his wounded on the battlefield. They weren't just faceless drones and servants; they were tough and loyal Roman legionaries, when that meant considerably more than it did in the later days of the Empire. He and his subcommanders just left them behind, to suffer horribly through an endless night and then get destroyed like sick cattle in the morning. "Loyalty" only goes one way, when you're dealing with rich men; no matter the flags they fly.
@serefsendil76065 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe this channel stil has no 1m followers. Awesome job again👏👏
@KingsandGenerals5 жыл бұрын
We'll get there!
@e77fan575 жыл бұрын
I love these videos about Iranian history! Thank You.
@deidreperryman1725 жыл бұрын
Just an amazing presentation of past history battles. You know man just cannot govern man seems like an impossible task even now. Thank for sharing love all these videos that have come out.
@KingsandGenerals5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, more on the way!
@ashwaryp5 жыл бұрын
This is *PARTHIAAAAA* 🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋 One of the greatest Generals in history was Parthian General Surena, sadly he met a bad fate.
@somerandomguy48125 жыл бұрын
Shame that he was executed soon afterwards because he became far too popular.
@ashwaryp5 жыл бұрын
@@somerandomguy4812 True
@ashwaryp5 жыл бұрын
@@kippesnikkel5217 Firstly I said one the greatest generals not the Greatest, secondly the greatness in war is determined by the odds that you face and how one maneuvers out of it to emerge victorious. If one gives a final blow to an already declining empire which might be strifed with a civil war wouldn't be regarded of as much value as defeating a strong well organized & well trained force of a powerful empire. That's what i meant to say. At the end everyone is free to have their own opinion.
@PreparingGeneeskunde5 жыл бұрын
@Huvishka Οοηϸκι Well said
@Chaika19745 жыл бұрын
@@ashwaryp facing roman infantry with horse archers and infinite arrows isn't "overwhelming odds"
@ryanduffy29215 жыл бұрын
This is probably the best video covering Carrhae anywhere on KZbin, so goo job keep up the awesome work. But I enjoy the recent videos about “the birthplace of history”: ancient Mesopotamia more than anything else on this channel. Please continue with those.
@randomuser61755 жыл бұрын
I'm a simple man. If I see Romans, I click. Although when it comes to this channel I click every notification. Great video as usual
@berrykelley96425 жыл бұрын
"We bring from the mountain A tendril fresh-cut to the palace A wonderful prey". from the bacchae uttered while Crassus' head was used as a prop.
@suren23135 жыл бұрын
Now I’m proud of my Name And proud that I’m an Armenian 🇦🇲
@kamalgazi85104 жыл бұрын
That's messed up.
@aradsstates95844 жыл бұрын
Suren Kalantarian yeah parthians were iranians but belong to Armenians history too and Armenians undrestood their Justice more than iranians,i love Armenian people and Armenia 🇦🇲❤️💜🇮🇷(i like lion and sun flag 🦁 🌞)
@khalidalali1863 жыл бұрын
Are you still alive, or did the Azeris kill you?
@MyGiorguna3 жыл бұрын
Ok but Surena was Parthian not Armenian, Armenians just took name of famous man and use it through generations .. It is like someone to be proud because his name is Alexander, it is silly
@arminmorady22293 жыл бұрын
But u are not from iran
@carlguenzel14475 жыл бұрын
I just sat down. Haven't even watched it yet, but I know I'm going to love it.
@KingsandGenerals5 жыл бұрын
We appreciate your trust!
@carlguenzel14475 жыл бұрын
@@KingsandGenerals I loved it.
@pshah43174 жыл бұрын
You say the Parthian horse archers used compound bows, but compound bows are bows that use a system of pulleys for mechanical advantage, and I'm almost certain that they didn't have them around this time. What they probably used were composite bows, made of layers glued together, which were probably either recurved or reflexed. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe this makes more sense. Great video though!
@SyntheticSan5 жыл бұрын
Please more vids from Persian battles (Achamenids, Parthians and Sassanids). They were such interesting armies. Unfortunately in the age of information they are still not well known in the western hemisphere. For example people still do not know that the first medivals and medieval warfare find their origins in Parthian warefare Tradition later during the Sassanids dynasty. This happens 1000 years before first medival tradition appears in Europe.
@mary_a_ Жыл бұрын
Surena was a smart and brave Iranian General, he considered every thing before starting the battle
@rayzinlgdyeattigibizonum Жыл бұрын
Surena Kürdish?
@SponsorShort Жыл бұрын
@@rayzinlgdyeattigibizonumNo he was from Khorasan, east of Iran.
@OwnTrick5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting more iranian history
@BubblewrapHighway5 жыл бұрын
It's soooo good. When I think of great empires in history, I think of Rome, China and Persia.
@bruh80295 жыл бұрын
Imagine beating romans for the 1st time in 150 yrs and ur king kills u lmao
@bruh80294 жыл бұрын
@Death by Cross bruh indeed
@aradsstates95844 жыл бұрын
Bruh I want to cry each time i read your comment.🤦🏻♂️why life of young successful person should be ruined because of kings fear.
@bruh80294 жыл бұрын
@@aradsstates9584 fax
@Masv1pe3 жыл бұрын
They had been defeated in the last 150 years, just not so crushingly.
@billrerikson63788 ай бұрын
@@Masv1pevs Parthia. It was 1st time in 150 years. Check your eyes again
@abdullahalnoman91645 жыл бұрын
Finally the video i have been looking for!!!
@omarmuhammed41715 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for this battle one of my favourite
@omarmuhammed41715 жыл бұрын
@@the_rover1 yeah the peak of nomadic tactic
@ahappyimago5 жыл бұрын
Wow this video was extremely well made. So good. 10/10.
@KingsandGenerals5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@مرادغرورشوالیه2 жыл бұрын
@@KingsandGenerals درود مرد شریف
@johnbarriston84945 жыл бұрын
Crassus : I have the way more troops. Let's choose the formation that turns all them into sitting ducks. Any other competent general: Facepalm!
@evrensaygn10175 жыл бұрын
Yeah. He should have stretched his lines thinking he was fighting cavalry who can out flank them easily and maybe use a hill to their advantage but all he did was making them target practice.
@Dustz925 жыл бұрын
It's a bit ironic but 1000 years later the Eastern Romans reconquered this area using a very similar square strategy
@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-5 жыл бұрын
@@Dustz92 Oh i thought that the Romans employed more tactics against them utilising hilly terrain to beat them like the battle of mount gindarus?
@Dustz925 жыл бұрын
@@Zeerich-yx9po In the 950s-970s Nikephoros Phokas and John Tzmiskies reconquered most of Syria. They marched in a giant square that served as a kind of mobile camp. But they had something that Crassus didn't: pikes. Also cataphracts.
@Cancoillotteman5 жыл бұрын
@@Dustz92 yeah but Eastern Romans focused on taking forts, cities and strong places, there Crassus just went stupidely into the plains:p
@1234a-z3j5 жыл бұрын
keep up the great work!! i love your videos they are the best
@benedictjajo5 жыл бұрын
"Crassus, give me back my legions" - Rome
@MrKonfekta5 жыл бұрын
Some of the best videos on this platform
@xcv505p5 жыл бұрын
So Parthia invented both the cataphracts ( precursor to European knights) and the hit and run tactics of mongols
@thederp65055 жыл бұрын
Parthian Tactics give +4 dmg to Cavalry Archers
@utsavshrestha71623 жыл бұрын
Extremely well-made. Great job!
@mandinka_language_and_proverbs5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, So after 200 years our comments will be a history like this😭😭
@KingsandGenerals5 жыл бұрын
Hopefully not all of them :-)
@olkarism5 жыл бұрын
Kings and Generals, I truly enjoy watching and learning from your fabulously created documentaries; however I would really be interested in seeing videos on the history of of African empires both pre and post the colonial scrabble for Africa. Again I say that I absolutely love the work that is done on this channel, prey you continue...
@kingofeast31254 жыл бұрын
"Our men are feeling the field of battle this is a shameful display!"
@kingofeast31254 жыл бұрын
omg out of so much comments Kings and Generals the one and only LIKES MY COMMENT??? I have the rights to feel hyped!
@neventomicic3305 жыл бұрын
I love your animations!!
@wthMerhaba5 жыл бұрын
Ceaser vs. Surena: the ancient anime battle the world was robbed of :c
@braydentilby151617 күн бұрын
I love the use of total war rome 2 for the music and the visuals it enhances the video plus makes it even better when I’m doing the exact same thing in the game while I’m watching the video
@hesamxes96152 жыл бұрын
Crasus: I'm ready to sacrifice my hole army to save my son Parthian cathapracts: yeah about that...
@sigmarsson31805 жыл бұрын
Man you do soo good with animations. Especially in 12:03