Spear test

Dory test for my History Channel "Knife or Death" audition using ancient Greek dory spear against beef ribs. May 2018

[@HO-ck4ch]

I can't find you in Rome total war 2.. Probably need Dlc

[@famouswarrior327]

Best presentation of a Greek Hoplite I've seen so far.

[@lucasgrangeiro4225]

you are the only channel that I found that talk about ancient greek military with so much details. Thanks!

[@gamalcastile]

Much appreciated! Its easier when you're passionate about the subject!

[@lamykaswiccanpodcast]

I really wish it hadn’t cut off at her question of “How much did it cost to make that spear?” So many (myself included) would love to support artists who make HISTORICALLY ACCURATE weaponry that is available to commission.

[@isaacsantos6200]

Jeez did you hear the tip of the spear beforehand?! It cut through that like butter! 😱😱

[@Vkhani12345]

Glad this video clearly shows why spears were so dangerous, Imagine getting a poke by that thing

[@matyinagy2045]

I have watched all these clips that you uploaded, but they are too short and I can't find anything like them and its soo interesting. You should make a complete presentation on youtube with a setup where you show everything in high resolution. Armory, fighting tactics, weapons in action, and sliceing different objects with them ect. I would watch them for sure :D

[@gamalcastile]

I recently uploaded a full version of my presentation and am working on getting another 90 minute presentation ready for upload.

[@matyinagy2045]

@@gamalcastile Yes I just found it, I am 50 minutes in the video. Soo cool, im glad I found this channel! Keep up the great work!

[@ShinForgotPassxXx]

It scares me a bit at how easily you can penetrate the meat with the spear. If you have lines of people stabbing in unison against an enemy I can see how effective they are in war. But, do you know how well they feared agaisnt armored opponents? What did they do if they faced off against someone heavily armed? Did their spears break or could they pierce them and win? What was the general tactic in such cases? The same as always or did they use different tactics.

[@gamalcastile]

Please see my other videos to answer some of your questions and please subscribe as I plan to put out more content.

[@gabrielm.942]

Holy crap, there was no hesitation, no slowing down just went in. Poor Persians lol

[@luxordeathbed]

Long version please thanx

[@justinmckay6309]

I love you videos

[@gamalcastile]

Thank you!

[@obabas80]

Get this man his Greek citizenship and passport ASAP! PM Mitsotskis are you reading this??? LOL

[@bsr9279]

Hey man you’re awesome much respect ✊. Have you ever played Total War Rome 2? If not I highly recommend it. It’s an amazing visual representation and active participation in the tactics and strategies you are clearly well versed in.

[@gamalcastile]

Last video game I played was Fallout 3 in 2008....

[@bsr9279]

Gamal Castile haha take 5 min and look up a hoplite battle from that game you won’t regret it

[@PatrasPhantom]

Great stuff as always. If it can penetrate that so easily then surely it's even easier to stab a persian which wore no armor right?

[@Forerunner1232]

I guess the immortal's surely had armor.

[@londonspade5896]

@@Forerunner1232 I don't know about that, as far as I know they were known as 'Immortals' because there were so many of them, you can't kill them all.

[@Forerunner1232]

They were called the immortals cause the regiment always had 10,000 Men In it. If some died they would be replaced so the number would stay as 10,000. The immortals were the royal guard of the Persian King. Heroduts says they had scale armor coats under their robes and a wicker shield. Put i guess a sharp dory pushed with enough force Will go through that.

[@londonspade5896]

@@Forerunner1232 Yes, thank you, my memory was foggy but I knew they surely weren't some kind of 'ninjas' like in 300. lol

[@Forerunner1232]

@@londonspade5896 yeah i doubt that haha.

[@sharkgun2716]

Question, do you know where I could buy an 8 foot Dori Spear.

[@gamalcastile]

Not a good one....you can buy the bronze sauroter from Depeeka on Cult of Athena, and the spearhead, but the spearhead is a little big based on the Peloponnesian artifact we used for our spearhead, so it would need to be ground down. Then buy a 7 or 8' ash pole of either 1¼" or 1" diameter. The 1" diameter will fit the sockets on the hardware, but the 1¼" will need to be shaved down like a toothpick, tapering to 1" to.fit the sockets. Some pottery shows a discernible taper to the spear shaft, possibly aiding weight by making it heavier toward the rear so point of balance is about ⅔ back.

[@sharkgun2716]

Gamal Castile Ok thank you 👍

[@AdamAdam-fh7ln]

@@gamalcastile man, will you show Macedonian spear?

[@gamalcastile]

@@AdamAdam-fh7ln I would if I had one, but my focus is on classical Greece before the Hellenistic age under Macedonian rule.

[@tungsten219]

Butter.

[@Bennigans004]

I still want to know how much the spear would cost!

[@gamalcastile]

About $300. That would be a for a high quality, real spear in the Peloponnesian style with a nice sheath for the spearhead. Check out our website and you can email us www.thehoplites.com

[@Bennigans004]

@@gamalcastile I was actually wondering what the spear would have cost compared to other items of its time. It's an amazing feeling getting an answer from the creator of the video. I really enjoy your content and would love to see more! Thank you for taking the time to answer my question.

[@gamalcastile]

@@Bennigans004 ah, I really have no idea what a dory would've cost to a hoplite. It would've been the cheapest bit of kit as well as most common. They probably brought baggage handlers with them that carried spare spear shafts as well as extra spears. The spare shafts would be used to repair broken spears from the battle. Glad you enjoy the videos!

[@MyGreenpotato]

Quite nice, as always. I wanted to ask your opinion on this. All depictions in vases (μελανόμορφα αγγεία, don't know name in English), show that they strike from above. I suppose using the mascles of your back, can generate much more power than your chest and also, when you have rows in front of you, you have somehow to avoid hitting your comrades. What are your thoughts?

[@gamalcastile]

I don't necessarily think an overhead strike can generate more power, but as you can see in the video, power isn't necessary against flesh. More power needed versus armor of course. I think the overhand strike as often portrayed in pottery is the most logical method for delivering blows from over the opponent's shield, as would be necessary in a phalanx, and to not poke the guys behind you with the sauroter. But, pottery also shows numerous spear holds. So there wasn't only one way to hold and fight with a spear. It what situations would your spear grip change....I don't know? But it's only logical since no fighting style limits you to one strike and one strike only.

[@MyGreenpotato]

@@gamalcastile I am interested were have you seen these holds, because I see almost exclusively the "from above" technique.

[@OwainapDewi]

Isn't there a risk of you stabbing you're own ally behind you when going back and forth with the spear?

[@gamalcastile]

Yes, so in a tightly packed phalanx you'd probably be using the overhead grip.

[@OwainapDewi]

@@gamalcastile Thank you for the reply!

[@fredburns6846]

This is all super interesting and i get hes doing it to show the effectiveness of the weapon but on first glance this is some shit a cerial killer would do lol

[@gamalcastile]

Ha, it was actually part of a series of videos I made while auditioning for the History channel series "Knife or Death".

[@Wukiee]

​@@gamalcastile Your channel has more quality historical content than 90% of the shows on history channel today

[@aleaciondehistoria]

fear the damage that spear can do