RISE OF PALMYRA - Empire Divided DLC - Total War: Rome 2 - Palmyra Campaign #1

[@PixelatedApollo1]

Hey guys! Welcome to the new DLC for Rome 2 Empire divided. I get to exclusively show the faction Palmyra! I also have a siege battle coming out today. And the skaven campaign has been pushed to Wednesday. Thanks for watching :F

[@rubenvillalba9688]

Pixelated Apollo pls tell me how could you play ? I also have it but i cant play it says me restart but i dont know how

[@brandonnesbit7465]

Wow, I’m early

[@stephanvalchanov9337]

PA do you have a tutorial about installing NTW3 if you don't PLEASE make one

[@littleember6966]

ty for all your content :) Love your channel

[@nihilisthuman6784]

MOOOOORE!!!! pls keep it up

[@legionxiii8055]

Okay so, History lesson! Before this, the former ruler Tetrarch of Palmyra, Septimius Severus Odaenathus ruled over these lands. After the Sassanid Emperor captured Emperor Valerian, Odaenathus was in an interesting position. Rome was weak, the Sassanids were encroaching on his lands. Odaenathus could side with the Sassanids and expel them from the Middle East. However, he remained with them and ambushed them near Antioch and the Northern Levant. He stayed loyal to the Romans and pushed the Sassanids out of Rome. He saved Rome and the new Emperor, Galatius(?) awarded him with countless titles. 'Rector totius orientalis', 'Rex regnum' etc. He, however, remained loyal to Rome, even though he could've crushed them. He allowed them to regain their strength and end the Third Century Crisis. Alas, his wife didn't think the same. Zenobia looked ambitiously at the Roman Empire and when Odaenathus was assassinated she took power and betrayed Rome placing her son as Imperator.

[@jalaluddinmahyuddin4241]

Thnx with the lesson,teach.

[@Napoleon637]

So a woman got power hungry from her husband's loyalty to his faction...was she planning to make her son a husk sapped of free will filled with her ideas of power? I need to find out more

[@lewistaylor2858]

Galienus?

[@garret16]

@@Napoleon637 She's known as one of the best warrior queens of all time, I think. She conquered Egypt and half of Anatolia before probably one of the greatest roman general/emperors ever, Aurelian beat her twice in 2 pitched battles. She was captured, sent to Rome and paraded, and secretly killed.

[@firstsecond5125]

Rome is considered by some historians to have been behind Odaenathus assassination (probably fearing his power) and may have tried to have had his family killed as well but Zenobia managed to take control of the Palmyra before the assassins found her. She did try to become friends with Rome, even printing coins with the Roman emperors face which was meant as a sign of loyalty. She believed the Roman Empire was too weak to protect all its territory and that a semi independent east under Palmyras control would help protect Rome. She also was sceptical about Roman intentions especially considering that they may have been behind her husband murder (though no one is sure who was responsible). Her invasion of Egypt and Anatolia was after Rome attempted, but failed, to invade Syria. Roman politicians, most famously Aurelius, wanted to restore Roman might and having a ‘foreign’ queen in charge of the east was seen as unacceptable (Palmyra was so respected in Rome for its loyalty and riches that it’s citizens were treated as equals to the Romans most of the time so they weren’t foreigners in the traditional sense). Zenobia only declared Palmyra independent after Rome invaded. She was ambitious but not suicidal, she wouldn’t have dared get on the wrong side of Rome. It was Rome that forced Zenobia to rebel, not her ambition.

[@jorge69696]

Christian Romans "Sons of Mars!" lol.

[@FazlurTheGreat]

😂

[@zanzao-1ps318]

It's not unhistorical. Paganism was still hugely practiced in the 3rd century mediterranean

[@miquelr2353]

Christianity made the romans way less cool

[@SaintThomasAquinas1]

@@miquelr2353 *way more cool

[@miquelr2353]

@@SaintThomasAquinas1 ye so cool that 100 years later the western empire fell

[@airhead5683]

Love is like a fart, if you have to force it, it´s probably crap!

[@xdamogussus2535]

You made my day

[@airhead5683]

Always a pleasure! ;D

[@houseking9211]

great joke :)

[@alcofrybasnasier7029]

Can I steal that from you?

[@chronodono215]

this is a meme u copied it!!!!!!! LOSER!!!!

[@jakedegani]

omg im early! a few days back, I wrote a comment, and even though it was lost in the sea of comments, you still took time out of your day to find comments like mine and heart it. I love what you are doing and keep it up!

[@moonknightish]

You betrayed Rome !

[@marksmang894]

Look at me, I am Rome now.

[@amine1237]

Marks mang Captain phillips reference Good one

[@Infernal460]

Alfredo di Nuzzo TR80R !

[@eyepatchpirate7726]

her husband did.

[@profesercreeper]

Eye_Patch_Pirate her husband did not, he stayed loyal to Rome until he was assassinated.

[@paladinshark2448]

Oh look! The kingdom and queen who lasted about a few seconds before she got steamrolled and piped by Chad Aurelian. Jokes aside, this was such a bizarre time period for a hilarious amount of reasons.

[@ward1476]

"I want to destroy people's dreams." Well that's nice.

[@snacko30]

I like this replay/editing style. It allows you to focus 100% on the match when you record it, and allows you to show off the replay to us all

[@agentpearce479]

For Palmyra! For the Queen! May the great god Apollo bring us power!

[@ReviewThings]

"lets try to get a non aggression pact with the Romans" *hits declare war on Rome Well that escalated quickly

[@winter_6617]

17:20 "I just want a good navy... i want to harass my enemies an destroy people's dreams" -Apollo. *So basically the US haha*

[@wombats2016]

I liked the cinematic replay of your own campaign battle- for large scale. you appreciate and don't miss any of the large events in the battle, you're not as distracted by micro and can narrate it! (as you've already played it out). Definitely do the small battles as they are- easy to follow and no missed action.

[@fhilhamdhialharis3453]

"I think we can use our spy to scout the Sassanid" "you know what Screw that" xD

[@proskkywhitestorm5865]

I'm from Palmyra NJ so... yeah take over the world apollo

[@wyattcastro1324]

20:00 ohhh that piss you off, make your head hurt, wtf moment in Total War games when you're ready to pillage and plunder your next victim and then.... On the the complete opposite side of your empire...... A faction declares war on you. LOL we salute you Apollo X D we salute you!!

[@DarkSolace33]

Who is this pretender? Lucius Aurelian will triumph!

[@ethanhatcher5533]

Primarch Roboute Guilliman *adjusts collar nervously*

[@legionxiii8055]

Aurelian>Pretenders

[@harrysmith1711]

Primarch Roboute Guilliman I'm surprised at you supporting the 'Aurelian'

[@brucereid3081]

My Lord primarch I did not expect you in the comments

[@jesse.mp3247]

Harry Smith Historicly Aurelia took Rome quickly then made his way down to take out Palmyra

[@alexbfn7541]

Oh shit, more campaigns, nice man, i love campaign videos !

[@iosonorodney]

Whos else is watching in 270 AD

[@komradetuniska2003]

Leonidas VI Nah too early, I'm watching in 480 AD.

[@pabloolsiewich7268]

I'm watching it in 570 AD I am a Byzantine Soldier going to Italy

[@deatbird99k]

I'm watching in 1453 and I just helped siege Constantinople and took it.

[@feeldog1019]

im watching in 2030 watching kim jong un blow up america

[@deatbird99k]

Random Jedi I'm also watching in in 2030 fat missile boys missile blew up in the silo killing lil Kim and a portion of his army making the North Korean people ecstatic.

[@Srirachahotsauce123]

A video from Apollo a day keeps the sadness away!

[@roeloberberi572]

Thank god you made 1 hour video

[@themglegends9495]

AMAZING! LOVED THIS VIDEO! Watched the whole thing didnt even miss a second! Keep making these! Thank you for your amazing work!

[@darthcalanil5333]

As a syrian, this video makes me so happy^^

[@presiqnqnkov8391]

lol rome crushed you but atleast you get to enjoy the game version

[@presiqnqnkov8391]

and by crushed what i really meant was destfuckingroyed/annixilated

[@MrPool-vr6mi]

Presiqn Qnkov Chill dude.

[@ragimundvonwallat8961]

rome destroyed that saracen jewess!

[@MrPool-vr6mi]

Ragimund VonWallat So what?

[@gfoog3911]

Apollo, join the battle! you slaughter cities without trying, you are a supersoldier. Ha! I'm kidding

[@MrBellsBlues]

The replay was nice, makes it a bit more of a story and you invest into it more! I assume it's better for you to micro without having to worry about keeping it entertaining with commentary too! Great vid! x

[@RushGamma]

*WOOOOHOOOO BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER!!*

[@silasschneider2766]

I love the replay format, it let's you show us the epic moments and close ups without losing all your troops through lack of micro.

[@tyrannicaltypomichaeltester]

This is old but I remember it was great and I'm back to watch it all over again 👍

[@youngstrategistgaming]

Same

[@TheCbtje123321]

Watching for the first time

[@Duzaroo]

Can we expect a full campaign with this?

[@joaotome3308]

Fun fact, in Portugal, Palmira is what we call our wanking hand when asked who our girlfriend is

[@phannhat9506]

Never thought ur video would be so entertaining compare to other youtubers. Ty so much keep up good work

[@CommanderTavos99]

Hell yeah ... then I looked at my steam client and saw that I still have to wait 10 days : (

[@yogi00700]

The idea of battle replay is great, Apollo. Basically it gives you the opportunity to show us the battle more prominently and for us it's more enjoyable since we're not stuck with too much of back and forth of your battle controls. Please do more of battle replays in campaigns.

[@stephaniemillin9754]

I love pixie he's so great and puts so much effort in his content too it's very good iv only recently started to watch maybe 3 months ago but I'm glad I did love you pixie!!!

[@99IronDuke]

Queen Zenobia most certainly did not personally command her armies and certainly not on campaign.

[@dusk6159]

Like the other 1-2 women in ancient history that were in high military.

[@josephh7897]

"Money and food that's all I care about." *picks military focus* ... (I know I'm nitpicking XD

[@X02switchblades]

the guy had the upper ground and the sun in his favour also a chance to ambush you with his hidden units He: fuck it! I'm all in... you:get wrecked son...

[@taylorandersen5462]

would love another campaign for this!

[@ryanspackman548]

I really enjoyed the mix of campaign and battles! Fantastic. And I did like the mix of real-time battle for the small one you tried to save and replay for the large epic ones.

[@kingcaleb7057]

You know feeding our army...Logistics is Pretty Tough...Napoleon can tell you that... :D AHHH SNAP!! 😂

[@uncledungeonmaster1617]

Campaigns are always fun. Keep going and I'll keep watching for sure.

[@mohamadali714]

No matter what you play we still love it Apollo.

[@anotherasianfusion9981]

Apollo, you're super indecisive playing this campaign that it hurts physically 😤

[@Sicaoui]

Thank you for all the Videos. So much fun to watch. Cant wait for the Dlc.

[@kuratan656]

Finally a historic series by my fav. Total War KZbinr Pixie! Do More!!!!!

[@gryphonbolt1577]

I loved the replay and this whole thing because I love your campaigns more than most

[@SarxzcraftRblx1493]

Short explanation: Crisis of the Third Century.

[@ashleypearce6450]

Awesome battle!! Great new historic content.. cant wait for more

[@anirbanbhattacharya9185]

Zenobia is what Cleopatra wants to be. Zenobia is Morathi. Awesome!

[@pachomiussinanicus1728]

No wonder Imperator Aurelian defeated Zenobia so fast in real history.

[@ThePoeticPariah]

Considering how CA released their games, they're testing mechanics for the NEXT Total War Game, seeing if it'll work, you know? Since a bunch of people already bought Rome, they don't have to worry about failed endeavors.

[@alfonsogranda7677]

Keep on doing the cinematic view of battles already fought. Looks awesome, really! Great first vid btw ;)

[@soumajitdey2559]

Eagerly waiting for this dlc pack,the unit rooster looks quite interesting . Palmyra was also in ATTILA but as far as I could remember it was a very weak faction client of the Sassanids in late game. And APOLLO as always you are the best you tuber on TOTAL WAR.Would like to see a Sassanid campaign if there is any.Thanks mate...

[@CommissarMitch]

As someone who is a big fan of the Warhammer games, I do approve of CA for taking a small break with this DLC for the historical fans.

[@nahiro12345]

- Food is importovat, Napoleon can tell you that. - Laughs his lungs off. :D Pixies Black history joke.

[@AbdulHadi-kt6bg]

I wish you had completed this campaign bro, it was sooo much fun. It's the third time I am watching it.

[@Cobrakai-up6uj]

I love that you do replays now keep doing the great work Apollo

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

"Yet his legacy lives on" Goddamn! No it F*** did not! I do not like Palmyra. It was set up by the wife of Odaenathus who fought for Rome in trying to fend off invaders and regain the Eastern part of Rome. He succeeded and made the Eastern region a superpower. The local people(and his wife) wanted him to be emperor. But he refused because he was loyal to Rome and fought to preserve its strength. Then after Odaenathus died by assassination, his wife went and destroyed all his legacy and the very reason why he fought for years. She claimed power and separated from Rome just to have Palmyra fall 3 years later. Goddamn that just makes me pissed. I can't cheer for you Pixie! You are playing for this disgusting kingdom :P

[@baileyfawcett2778]

Neurofied Yamato Thank you for this.

[@otalaedwin]

Damn , that 3 units battle was dope, i gues the less troops you got the more you can focus on micromanaging the battle

[@dalepratt2138]

MOOORRRRREEE! Love the campaigns pix should definitely upload more!

[@mynamejeb8743]

your impatience never change

[@nicolascornelius8767]

Great content all round. Can easily spend an entire day just watching it.

[@ferno833]

Pixelated apollo: seige battles are pretty terrible. Me who has watched hundreds of seige battle replays by apollo and seeing him enjoy it: visible confusion

[@thecrusaderhistorian9820]

KEEP IT GOING!

[@ezassassin6604]

I loved this!!! Keep up the good work bro

[@MrKonKarnage]

I love the replay idea. Yes-yes very nice

[@Shnimberz]

Yes!!! This was great!!! Love the replay!!!

[@funnyfacemegee7271]

I've never heard pixe curse like that but it was funny as hell

[@theamericanchad6006]

Man you are the massacre of enemy's!!!! You the best😃😃😃

[@kaelryder3565]

I enjoy seeing you micromanage your forces.

[@Achiilles18]

finally caught up on the skaven campaign so now i get to watch this love historic battles in this era so really looking forward to this

[@Matmannen01]

In "game options", you can tell the game to use troop counts instead of health-bars for a unit's health.

[@jonathansportel9479]

love your videos man just discovered them recently good stuff.

[@AnthonyRBrass]

That replay was great sir Apollo

[@rileymcmann3744]

when you say its a strong army but its half roman levies and you have shock calv and mid-tier spears

[@shoaibirfan809]

Awesome last battle replay .... plz do those more .... Great episode, keep it up ☺

[@emanueleabrami6657]

The idea of the replay thing is very good, as most of yours ideas bro

[@cairocopper3238]

Hail to the Empress! Palmyra will triumph!

[@sirnilsolav6646]

When the enemy took your first city, you should have taken your army and laid seige to it. One of two things would happen. 1) They attack you, purring you on the defence giving you an advantage. 2) They stay in the city which means you can starve them out. It's just better than crossover your fingers that the AI is stupid

[@joecannon9773]

great vid man I loved every part

[@justinlabrosse8506]

Do us a favor Apollo and defend you main citys for once lmaoo much love man

[@christiaansmit6938]

At the end of this one game you become so strong it impossible to beat you

[@NutQase]

The battle replay thing just might make the campaign really fun!

[@demonicdog330]

Love campaigns. Keep the series going!

[@tyrussleightholme7261]

Christmas in Autumn 😏😏😏 I see you CA. So impatient. Just like they couldn't wait to release a Warhammer 2. Love getting the same game back to back, so refreshing.

[@brohan914]

The replay thing is awesome. Def continue for major battles.

[@bartoudevoshaar4361]

YAAAAAAAAAS FINALLY ROME 2

[@crios1017]

Bart Oude Voshaar Pffff pleb, 4000bc here

[@loremastercorax6692]

Please let use see more!! I like to see you play as Palmyra in this campaign :)

[@alessiocanali4179]

You are the best Apollo

[@yodaiam9305]

"Fake news going on," Brilliant.

[@livpatrick5821]

was watching this for about 30 minutes taking notes about this because i thought this was a video about the history of palmyra . Whoops!

[@yourivanweeren7885]

1st great vid by the way

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

Odaenathus calling himself the "King of Kings" was more a shot at the Persian ruler's title rather than a serious title. He repeatedly refused to take the emperorship despite many trying to push it upon him. Really should look up the Extra History on him, as it shows he had no actual ambitions beyond protecting the Empire. Queen Zenobia on the other hand... that's a bit more tricky.

[@danguhzone5130]

Oh they blend into the ground? Because Apollo likes to bury people lol

[@necrogangsta4327]

Instantly liked

[@alancraig2879]

Palmyran archers were famous ; both on foot & on horseback

[@hollawar1391]

0:24 I think I shouldn't have laughed that hard... x'D FAKE NEWS EVERYWHERE

[@davidbossa1299]

heyApollo I really hope you dont stop after taking egypt ^^ you are a really awesome Total War player and it would be a perfect aim to restore the old power of Rome :D

[@MikeKye200]

You should deploy your spies(the little eye symbol to left of info bar), so they can gain experience.

[@sethcarrizosa2095]

oh baby, oh baby here we go. lol