The Battle of Ilerda (49 B.C.E.)

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"Roman History, Book XLI," by Cassius Dio: amzn.to/2InY3vB
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[@DCdabest]

The real problem is that everybody else is playing Risk while Caesar is playing Minecraft.

[@cursedmailman3999]

Nah he'd be playing fortnite since while there is building in minecraft there's not really an emphasized fighting mechanic in that game, as opposed to fortnite which is a shooter game

[@ryanmarshall4332]

Nah. Caesar is playin chess and you’re playin with yourself.

[@peytongonavy]

Caesars playing New Vegas Everybody else: 76

[@God-ch8lq]

@@cursedmailman3999 u haven't played competitive bedwars

[@jernamanuel143]

They be playing chess while hes playing death note.

[@benwhitnell]

The Roman legion’s capacity to function as both fighting force and construction crew never ceases to amaze.

[@SFnader]

benwhitnell i think it is explained in the roman tactics video. If im not mistaken, the cohort system which was also used by ceasar. Watch that video to learn more

[@benwhitnell]

SFnader yeah I’ve watched all of the videos, seeing it detailed in the context of a battle like this really reinforces the point though. Building 3 damn bridges and a dam? Pretty impressive.

[@j.yossarian6852]

Wish I could hire them for an extension...

[@KyleAPemberton]

It's seriously amazing the level of engineering and construction they were able to accomplish in what had to be incredibly rough conditions.

[@aramhalamech4204]

benwhitnell meanwhile the americans in Iraq have problems building toilets in their military bases

[@caxer3305]

Caesar's strategy: Build till you're dead.

[@esteesabel]

Caxer X that reduces the great piece of strategy he ACTUALLY made. Please comment something more accurate next time.

[@MrFsfda]

@@esteesabel Woosh?

[@marchelridgeway]

He’d make a great teammate in Fortnite.

[@apalsnerg]

@@esteesabel Do it yourself.

[@jasonmartin4775]

If you build it, they will come.

[@Valmon14]

Love him or hate him, Domitius Ahenobarbus truly is an inspiration to cartoon villains who never ever fail to lose but always come back to mess with our MC Julius Caesar.

[@C0NSTANTINUS]

jULIUS CAESAR is not the villian

[@ElBandito]

Caesar is an antihero.

[@AlexanderDiviFilius]

IDNeon357 if you're think that historical figures like Caesar can aptly be described as a villain, you're a moron. History isn't like that the vast majority of the time, and certainly not here. The original comment was drawing parallels between how cartoon villains always lose but come back to fuck with the heroes, and a similar situation occurred here with Caesar playing the role of the hero in this context. This doesn't make him an actual hero, obviously.

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

+Michael Henry I'm not so sure. Domitius's objective was always to stall Caesar to buy more time for Pompey. In that regards he wasn't that bad, and given that all of his troops were militia he probably never expected to outright win a battle.

[@nixks2093]

IDNeon357 wars don't always need a good side and a bad just conflicting interests and wants.

[@TheReaper569]

Caesar strategy 101: 1:if in doubt build a bridge. 2:if it didnt work build more bridges. 3:build forts, trenches,walls. 4:keep building until something works.

[@Whitewolf-zm8hj]

tbh that was how most roman wars were fought

[@AbokaseeRed]

Gauls: PUBG Greek Successors: Competitive Mount and Blade Romans: Ace of Spades 0.75

[@paint_thinner]

Sweat saves blood amirite

[@victoresan]

"Ceasar, the enemy is breaking through our defences!" "Well, build more walls, by Jove!"

[@bp9696]

Hakan Karaağaç türklerde mi olurmuş buralarda ;)

[@PrimusSwallows]

>Both sides just stand by the river talking to eachother >Pompeians offer refuge to some of the Caesarians and let them sneak back to their camp at night >Losing side doesn't get completely massacred after being checkmated, winning army just lets them all go home This battle really puts the "civil" in "civil war"

[@kekero540]

Caesar wanted to win over the military. If he slaughtered the entire detachment. He would be turned into a villain by the military and wouldn’t be able to hold power for barely a month.

[@jalmaritammela8642]

This reminds me of 1914 christmas truce.

[@nekotamo5154]

I think it shows Roman nationalism quite well, they might be fighting but they are all Romans at the end of the day and don't want to indiscriminately kill each other. Nationalism may seem everywhere today but in ancient times Rome was unique for it and it really helped them beat their enemies, like when they suffered defeat after defeat against Carthage and kept at it. Other states of the time would seek accommodation with Carthage to save their money and lives but Rome fought on because of pride and because they could depend on their people to see it through. When they lost the sense of being Roman they lost Rome not long after.

[@chaptermastermoloc4171]

+Neko Tamo the sad thing about carthage is that they are stupid for not supporting hannibal even though hannibal has won 3 decisive battles and instead sent their armies to sicily only to be blighted by disease and asked him for his leadership when carthage is being threatened by the romans. they will be remembered as the empire who almost grasp rome by it's throat but failed.

[@jackalope07]

Mike H The world would be better on the whole if every country just got rid of their inbred, soulless elites in one fell swoop.

[@ckesche4666]

The Ceasarian who convinced everyone to get in that square formation is a legend

[@gizel4376]

the victory was in play there, they protect the cavalry and then, the same cavalry give the upper hand to Cesar for the rest of the figth

[@BosonCollider]

Pompey should have had horse archers resupplied by camels

[@user-fw1ki1pu4o]

@hi there isn't that what @jol_is _love333 meant?

[@limmeh7881]

a square of squares, my new favourite tactic

[@pez4]

@hi there Cicero told me Pompey wasn't smart

[@rotciv1492]

Domitius Ahenobarbus is like the Team Rocket.

[@libertyprime7911]

(Candidate for best/weirdest out-of-context KZbin comment ever.)

[@VargasJulio39]

Looks like Ahenobarbus is blasting off again! 15:32

[@Ptaku93]

I thought the SAME thing!

[@mrmajikjr]

Domitius Ahenobarbus was the great great grandfather of the Emperor Nero... who's birth name was Domitius Ahenobarbus.

[@sharkgun2716]

Ahenobarbus henocide

[@kunven]

*"HOWDY Y'ALL"* Julius Caesar 49 BCE

[@Kampfgorillagear]

One of the most memorable moments in history

[@irongeneral7861]

"Y'ALL OUGHTA BE DECIMATED!"

[@dardo1201]

"no thanks Mister"

[@zuhalterdermachtig4829]

Legio XXI Rapax In Latin, if I is at the begining of a word immediately before a vowel, it makes a J sound.

[@jacobsoltero2872]

"Howdy Yall" -Alaxendros III of Macedon(A.T.G) 335 BC The ancients know southern US slang.

[@ogpolski9320]

I never thought i could get emotionally attached to virtual squares

[@sol2544]

Same. So much drama, emotion, and suspense in just some squares

[@joshuaiam485]

@@sol2544with chills, i almost cried at the ending lol..

[@sisyphus349]

Fun fact: Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus was great-great-grandfather to Emperor Nero

[@theoldcavalier7451]

Really?

[@darkjemdude]

@@theoldcavalier7451 Another fun fact, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus was actually the same that Emperor Nero was born with. After he was adopted by Claudius he was renamed Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus.

[@imswanronson3558]

And both men were absolute bastards

[@f.boogaloospook2318]

That explain a lot

[@05r41]

@@imswanronson3558 From this video I think Domitius was a legend... ceasar was the bastard

[@JaePeezy]

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." -Sun Tzu

[@MBKill3rCat]

"The supreme art of war is to BUILD EVERYTHING" - Julius Caesar, probably

[@joebwer6963]

I was thinking the same thing :D

[@p.bamygdala2139]

“Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide.” - Henri Barbusse, 1916

[@DidierPeroni]

some wisdom is older than god.

[@al-hakimbi-amrallah5404]

@@romitkumar6272 there's a nice saying for that "times change but people don't"

[@christianmoriarty2668]

Only Caesar can take an unwinnable situation and turn it into a foot race.....

[@tyereksmith8946]

Yep

[@esteesabel]

Christian Moriarty you are so right

[@alexpurdy673]

It was either that or building walls, and running seemed easier

[@SomalianDuke]

When i thought my day couldnt get better. I love this series!

[@montypythonator]

Dammit Ken! I wanted to compliment this guy in the exact same way.

[@rollingthunder8630]

Hello I'm from the future

[@SuperRexyboy]

Rolling, lol you noticed to

[@TheRetsekShow2236]

How was this comment posted 3 days ago I'm so confused

[@thefacelessnarrator]

Patreon supporters get early viewing. Also, more thot-ary, but anyone looking for a few videos in between HC uploads, feel free to help support a new channel by giving my channel a quick view :) Sorry, I apologise, I shall be gone. Thot away.

[@maxlu9373]

The way Caesar repeatedly turns battles in which he has no real advantage to battles which he has all the advantage is incredible. He's a military genius

[@leonriley6396]

He's so good I bet every assassination attempt will be a failure he's just too smart

[@crastinativeapollo1231]

@@leonriley6396Caesars tactical abilities have nothing to do with him being mortal, it’s not fair to compare them.

[@leonriley6396]

@@crastinativeapollo1231 you did not get my joke at all I see.

[@crastinativeapollo1231]

@@leonriley6396 clearly, if it was a joke, I cannot say it was obvious.

[@leonriley6396]

@@crastinativeapollo1231 well everyone knows caesar gets assassinated so I thought it was obvious

[@sea_triscuit7980]

"How will we stop the Gaul's scotched earth campaign?" Caesar: "build a wall!" There's a massive relief force for the Gauls coming from the west! "Build another wall!" Imagine the way his officers looked at him when he decided to build a wall around his wall haha

[@Verpal]

That got me thinking..... What if the Gauls decided to build a wall around Ceasar's wall and a wall outside their own wall to protect against Ceasar's possible reinforcement? 5 line of wall, walling off one another, an epic and drawn out battle, almost like a hunger game, with each side lock in wall.

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

Yo, I heard you like walls. So we put a wall around our wall around your wall, so we can defend against a siege while we siege you.

[@jackj9816]

Verpal the Gauls likely would not have had the tech or knowledge to do it that quick

[@johnballs1352]

@@neurofiedyamato8763 *trumpening intensifies*

[@kogerugaming]

@@Verpal Each wall would have to be much larger. The gall wall would probably be shitty quality and the romans wouldnt let them encircle them like that. But if it happened, and galls went for starving them out, the romans wouldn't be able to do much. Probably trying to break out againts unfair odds.

[@holdinmcgroin8639]

I wonder if this Caesar guy will win

[@wayne7055]

Spoiler alert: Kind of, not really

[@metalema6]

He's a bit overpowered, they should kill him off at some point otherwise he's gonna ruin the franchise

[@LAHFaust]

I doubt it, his conquest of Gaul was certainly impressive, but Pompey isn't Magnus for nothing and has the spirit of the Republic with him!

[@genericname6685]

Holdin McGroin Idk, I think he won't tho

[@IsThisRain]

Holdin McGroin Nah. His legacy is weak. He has only been emperor for a few years and he already stirred sht with the Senate.

[@gianlucaborg195]

Never get tired of Roman Legionaries building fortifications and infrastructure alongside being unstoppable on the field of combat!

[@Marcow321]

Rights, its like sure, we are just gonna build a fort right next to your position while under attack oh and its no problem...what?! I love it

[@apostolispouliakis7401]

It's probably one of the reasons why Rome was so successful.

[@thomaspaine3394]

Amazing I say.

[@JohnDoe-ne4kg]

Just build lol.

[@thegamer9302]

Can we build it!!

[@mikaelsanchez6426]

Labineus be like: FRIENDSHIP BROKEN WITH CAESAR! POMPEY is my new BEST FRIEND!

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

Winning a battle without fighting. That is how it's done boys. Positioning, logistics and morale. All 3 are commonly under-appreciated aspects of warfare yet are usually the most crucial. Caesar utilized all 3 and won without even needing to win a battle. It's a battle that should get more focus and many of these points could be useful for military officer studies

[@rafaelcruz3001]

@Samuel Brown shut up

[@imperial2252]

Samuel Brown “two of the best generals in history wouldnt have lost a battle to him” wow shocking i cant imagine literally hannibal or alexander the great beating caesar

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

@Samuel Brown Clearly lacks any insight in warfare. It is exactly because he can't defeat the enemy in battle that he avoided it and won without needing to fight. He won on his terms. If he can't beat his opponent on the field, then why would he engage them? He targeted the enemy logistics and morale. War isn't a dick measuring contest, you fight on your terms, and if it isn't you don't and find another way. Doesn't matter how victory is achieved as long it was achieved. Go ahead and cringe because historically, logistics and positioning have decided far more wars than single decisive battles. Military leaders all study logistics and positioning as they are one of the most crucial aspects of warfare. Sun Tzu also disagrees with your statement: "For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." And that is the ultimate desirable outcome. Caesar suffered minimal casualties by not fighting yet defeated an opponent many times greater than himself. As to my knowledge neither Hannibal nor Alexander pulled this off. Their victories are impressive of course, but when you consider how much losses they had to suffer for a similar victory as Caesar has achieved here; which battle was more impressively waged becomes obvious.

[@endlesshalcyon]

@Samuel Brown, in the end, it matters less who wins the battle and matters more who wins the war. Hannibal won brilliant victory after brilliant victory against over-confident Roman generals who charged into his traps. I would argue that the primary reason why Hannibal ultimately lost was that he wasn’t a good strategist. He could win battles, which crippled the Romans, but not wars. In the end, it was Carthage that was overrun and burned. In addition to this, a good general’s best interest isn’t to spend all their time obsessing over the best epic flanking maneuver to win a battle. Tactics are incredibly important, but to dismiss logistics, strategy, positioning, and morale would be to dismiss other key elements. No general would be able to pull off the previously mentioned epic flanking maneuver if their troops were all: Starving to death, mutinying, ignoring every command, deserting left and right, poorly trained, poorly equipped, undersupplied, dying of thirst, drowning when the camp was flooded due to bad planning, completely exhausted, attacking an incredible position from a terrible one, dying of a horrible malady, and fighting a full, competent force of 70,000 with 500 of their own. At this point, it would be best for the general to flee from their own army before they themselves are killed. Lastly, is it really winning if a non-decisive, not very influential siege on a walled city is won with mind-boggling losses? Would you not rather have just poisoned the water supply? Starved the defenders to death? Made a show of how powerful you were when you weren’t really powerful to make the defenders lose heart? Sieges and battles are dangerous when dangerously outnumbered. The best hope of winning would be to resort to logistics, positioning, and mind games. If you’re outnumbered 8 to 1, find a good position. Avoid full battle, ensure that you won’t be ambushed or overrun by a raiding party. What do you have as your advantage? You could intercept the enemy’s food shipments. You could launch hit-and-run attacks to decrease morale. Make their suppliers lose heart. Make the people from the other force’s home country lose heart. Force the enemy to chase you. Its stronger force will be weighed downs by sheer numbers, while your force will be quick and nimble by comparison. Use this to your advantage, if possible. Exhaust them. Lead them to an awful position if you are able to fool them. Block all bottleneck methods of escape, which you will be able to hold indefinitely. Then, wait for them to surrender. They will be trapped, starving, and would have no option but to admit defeat. As Sun Tzu said, “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”

[@jakubcidlik]

@@imperial2252 Alexander actually wasnt as briliant commander as he is often portrait. He was doing foolish things like mad-man charging against more numerical positions being saved by his bodyguards at the last moment. Lots of his victories went to simply commanding better equiped and trained soldiers, which was deed of his father Philip II. Btw, Alexander would crush Pompeian legions loosing many thousands during the process, which honestly would be unnecessary.

[@CreepsMcPasta]

I seriously look forward to every upload on this channel

[@TheCookyguy]

CreepsMcPasta listening to creepypastas just got even better knowing you have good taste in videos

[@rolandsquire6555]

I love finding out two unrelated channels I follow like each other

[@daca8395]

Same for me for your channel!

[@commentmaster761]

Your videos have the same effect for me, love climbing into bed and seeing a new creepypasta up to listen to for the evening

[@TheSasudomi]

Holy moly! I have recently gave sub to both your channels and you guys know each other,ain't that fantastic? I feel fantastic! (get it? :P)

[@oWallis]

I wake up on my day off, make some coffee, sit down at my computer and get an email for early access to this video. I like it when things work out.

[@kmk1225]

ikr? I have a day off too and it's always nice to see HC's new videos in your notifications.

[@Zevl12]

I became so wet when i saw this was uploaded.

[@mikemiller4979]

Why, just this very morning, with coffee in hand, I said to myself "Ya know, I could really use a nice video on the Battle of Illerda right about now". Then this popped up on my Notificarium. Ah...life is good

[@danm3047]

OMG! you my friend....read my tiny mind!!!

[@isaacwest]

I love it when a plan comes together *smokes cigar*

[@justsaying605]

Domitius "He'll be back" Ahenobarbus

[@fortniteanchillicanaffordn621]

"I hope you like sieges" 😂 what a savage comeback!

[@feynstein1004]

They still lost tho :(

[@fortniteanchillicanaffordn621]

Feynstein 100 and he should of. The only downfall to this was that he didn't kill him since he revolted against him again

[@commonpepe2270]

people always talk about caesars great victories like pharsalus and alesia, but this was a real masterpiece. i can't believe i've never read of his spanish campaign...

[@budakbaongsiah]

Common Pepe Because violence appeals to more people.

[@ChristianAuditore14]

I didn't know the Spanish war even happened

[@rosie8059]

@@ChristianAuditore14 It wasn't really a "Spanish War" as much as it was just part of the civil war.

[@Xareal]

Agreed! "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."--- Sun Tzu

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

This is a battle that needs to be taught in officer schools in all militaries.

[@qwertyuiopaaaaaaa7]

Such a great series. I'm amazed at the educational value of rectangles.

[@mrmoist9753]

Most people are visual learners, more schools should implement similar methods of teaching.

[@Playdane123]

Not only rectangles... squares! :-)

[@Azaghal1988]

@@Playdane123 sometime little ovals and circles to make up elephants or horses

[@guilhermehx7159]

Squares 🙂

[@oolooo]

The little Party between Pompeians and Cæsarians was adorable and how some Pompeians saved Cæsarians by hiding them in the camp warms my Heart to my ancestors

[@Misspol222]

"Howdy y'all!" - Gaius Julius Ceasar, 49 BC

[@darthcalanil5333]

11:40 Roman engineering wizardry is absolutely the most astonishing kind of dark magic human kind ever came up with XD

[@rafaelnobrega9574]

*ROMAN SPACE MAGIC*

[@Danox94]

Better than the latest season of GoT

[@budakbaongsiah]

Danox94 That's not a hard thing to do...

[@ChristianAuditore14]

You can't do worse than fanfic

[@MrRushhour4]

@@ChristianAuditore14 rian johnson has entred the chat

[@TKUltra971]

Yeah... about that... **facepalm***

[@Slender_Man_186]

This aged well, this aged very well, and it’ll probably be even more hilarious when Winds of Winter finally comes out.

[@sunnyw.7206]

every Caesar war is like a soap opera lol

[@FalconFire13]

Much better than any soap opera, in fact !

[@CommonSenz]

Domitius is this moustache-twirling villain from 80s cartoons.. :D “You’ll see me again!! Hahaaa”

[@BatCostumeGuy]

"You fool, you let me escape again, muhahahaha!"

[@AhidoMikaro]

"It would be nice if you would write your sources so we could have things to read if we wanted to." Is what I was going to say, but then I decided to click "show more" just in case and I was pleasantly surprised.

[@CAPace09]

Ahido Mikaro That is actually one of my favorite things about Historia Civilis.

[@1984Phalanx]

It's nice to see that not all ancient battles ended in a complete massacre.

[@v44n7]

They were at that time probably more civilzed and inteligent that most people living today, me included of course.

[@silentdrew7636]

@Alexander Jones massacring the enemy opens one up to loss of men, supplies, and, worst of all, time. Also, routing enemies tend to move faster than armies.

[@silentdrew7636]

@Alexander Jones Couple of problems 1) cavalry weren't well suited to most terrain outside of open plains, which tended to have farms on them, which can make chase difficult. 2) cavalry were frequently engaged with other cavalry during battle, and we're often hard to reorganize. 3) letting a routing enemy escape is usually a good thing. 4) massacring a defeated enemy rarely has much strategic value as it encourages the enemy to fight to the death.

[@imperators1012]

Well this happened in classical time, mind you people were much smarter than in medieval times

[@DocterWaffles]

@@imperators1012 actually battles kinda went the same way then too. once the enemy routed, it was a complete massacre

[@razgriz821]

So caesar sends 5 legions home after being defeated.. but when caesar’s 2 legions got defeated and captured, they were executed..

[@sol2544]

Yeah, the people of Rome made that connection too

[@kersacoft]

They weren't defeated by romans tho, romans spare romans but why would numidians?

[@jwhine]

@@kersacoft labeinus made a point to make sure every Caesarian he captured was put to death

[@feynstein1004]

How did Ceasar's legions manage to build everything so quickly? Do their supplies include a giant vat of lime? What about the bridge? Did they simply toss rocks into the river?

[@patrickripleyiii134]

Feynstein 100 I'm pretty sure that they built them mainly out of wood

[@praetorian9823]

Feynstein 100, look up kings and general's, they have a video explaining the Marius reforms and how the Romans carried everything themselves.

[@Em-yd9jn]

Joseph Stallin' Thanks for saying that, really interesting nugget of knowledge there

[@Hugh_Morris]

@@praetorian9823 ahhh yes, mocked at the time as Marius' Mules for doing so, but actually ended up being the most efficient armed forces in Europe up to that point. Those reforms were key to Rome becoming as powerful as they did.

[@praetorian9823]

Hugh Morris I feel like I giant part of that was the wealthy not getting as easy a ride as they could. I mean, look at history, like the Praetorians, any time their influence was challenged, they just killed whoever the problem was. With the reforms, the rich just couldn’t buy better equipment.

[@vinodvarghese78]

Very interesting. I didn't know Caeser's Spanish campaign was like a cat and mouse game. Enjoyed watching it. BTW imagine what Labienus could have achieved by staying with Caeser.

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

Labinus was competent but he is overrated by this channel, he wasn’t brilliant on his own based on his later performance.

[@gaiusjuliuspleaser]

It's speculated that Labienus was at fault for Pompey's loss at Pharsalus, by botching his assault on the Caesarian cavalry. That allowed Caesar to drive Pompey's cavalry and support units off the field, and then roll up Pompey's flank. If Labienus had won, Caesar would have almost certainly lost the battle, as well as the war.

[@thomasb.5643]

He could have archieved a lot no doubt, but he had morals and Caesar wasn't the greatest of guys even though his tactics, politics and strategy were brilliant...

[@vinodvarghese78]

Sara Samaletdin Maybe not on his own but he was an able commander under Caeser and not under Pompey.

[@EpaminondastheGreat]

Sara Samaletdin You are so right, I do not understand why Labienus gets so much credit on this channel. In the _Caesar marches on Rome_ video, Historia says that he deserves half credit for the conquest of Gaul which is by far an overate of Labienus's achievements...

[@MrLuchenkov]

Forget the Spanish Inquisition, here comes Domitius Ahenobarbus.

[@mariakelly5]

I certainly wasn't expecting him.

[@natashaestes154]

@@mariakelly5, no one expects Domitius Ahenobarbus 🙂

[@DaDitka]

@@natashaestes154 His chief weapon is surprise! Surprise and fear... Fear and surprise, his TWO weapons are fear and surprise, and ruthless efficiency... No, THREE weapons...

[@natashaestes154]

@@DaDitka, it's a Monty Python reference... Nice 😉

[@levinb1]

When Caesar goes to battle, it’s like watching a chess master play his best game, every time.

[@mikaelgrande6968]

Caesar was brilliant with his timing of “forgiveness”, meant that legions weren’t afraid of consequences from giving up, meaning it was a good viable alternative to dying a losing fight. Caesars legions didn’t probably have a guarantee if they would be spared and kept at it while they had hope.

[@riderofthepalehorsedeathhi4061]

Hes is the type to look at you after running away like "bro id ran to i fucked a bit moving of my forces and betting on a shitty bridge we made in a day. "😂

[@ListersHatsune]

Well, the art of war does say that it's best to win without fighting

[@captaincrary]

aListers i will win but never fight, that’s the art of war

[@rosie8059]

Breaking the will to fight among the enemy Force them to hunt me They will play my game And play by my rules I will be close but still untouchable No more will I see suffering and pain!

[@IL00KC00L]

The best video that could pop up when you’re going to be spending some time on the toilet.

[@TheGuyWhoIsNeverMad]

20 minutes on the toilet to be exact...

[@danielvictor3262]

love how this is more of one-upping the other in logistics rather than actually clashing

[@michaelhenry3234]

Just imagine being a Roman soldier near a river and just shouting across to the enemy something stupid like, "Hey Quintus! How's the family, man? Your cousin doing alright? I heard she caught the plague last year!" and then they all just sit down and talk about shit.

[@Leo-ok3uj]

I could write a drama out of this

[@harveyspecter3361]

*spends a minute explaining difficulty of attacking due to mountains and a river* "Two legates ordered to build bridges" Oh you Romans...

[@unwatchabletrash]

Hard to describe how excited I get when I see new videos from you.

[@phoenixfoster-smith8585]

Ahenobarbus: **Fails** Caesar: Go home Ahenobarbus: Drat! I'll get you next time, Caesar! Next time: The same thing

[@granddukeofflario8018]

Pompey: It's over Caesar! I have the high ground! Caesar: YOU UNDERESTIMATE MY BRAIN POWER!

[@darthsand8292]

Pompey: dont try it

[@physical_insanity]

> Caesarian forces are stranded without Caeser > whatwillwedo.jpg > Gets to fixing destroyed bridge > Caeser arrives as bridge is fixed > Secondcomingishere.mp4 > Feels good man Caeser is the Art of War incarnate.

[@Harryh951]

Lord Of Onions >replier has an anime profile pic >mfw

[@fukcingweeabos3167]

@Lord Of Onions shut up u fuckng weebs

[@AD-en5dq]

this is probably my most anticipated channel

[@jeanpaulsinatra]

8:25 the virgin Gaul and the Chad Pompeian

[@CStrik3r]

God I love these Caesar series !

[@invaaalid5190]

I'm a simple man, I see HistoriaCivilis I take my pants off...

[@jamesmichael5]

Cj Acosta same here

[@merrittanimation7721]

Oh my...

[@danacosta5841]

Cj Acosta same

[@chnb517]

same. me too.

[@skeptic781]

I came, I saw, I cummed

[@echelonanglo2226]

It's amazing how almost every time Caesar is not there, his legions struggle against the "better" or "bigger" army, and when he gets there everything's alright. He comes, fixes the mess and win the battle.

[@jimmytheshadowleviathan7243]

and then he slaughters all the innocent natives. yeah, what a hero

[@echelonanglo2226]

@@jimmytheshadowleviathan7243 natives were killing natives before Caesar, get over it

[@jimmytheshadowleviathan7243]

@@echelonanglo2226 did the natives kill 20% of all gauls, largely if not mostly innocent people? no

[@echelonanglo2226]

@@jimmytheshadowleviathan7243 lol, are you defining "innocence" and applying it to an ethnic group 2000 years ago just like an 8 year old would?. Don't be ridiculous buddy. I can admire the mind of Caesar and also think he made cuestionable moral choices, even by the standards of that time, but i will not for a second be stupid enough to believe that those who lost against him were "innocent people". Grow up.

[@jimmytheshadowleviathan7243]

@@echelonanglo2226 yeah, the Helvetii who did absolutely nothing to anger Caesar totally werent innocent. he had no reason to battle them, AKA they did nothing wrong, AKA THEY ARE INNOCENT. touch grass discord mod

[@thelorax2738]

Caesar : You stay at your fortifications, I’ll make my own okay Battle of Alesia flashback

[@irongeneral7861]

5:28 I'm now picturing Ciarán Hinds saying "Howdy Y'all" in a American western accent.

[@relative7165]

More like when sponge bob was doing the impersonation of sandy

[@gabrieltfa]

When the personification of Ceasar come to mind its the face of Ciaran we see. What an actor!

[@StefanMilo]

A masterpiece! Can't trust Marc Anthony, he's all about sloppy seconds.

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

The more I read about Marc Antony the more he seems like a total buffoon.

[@ElBandito]

Dean Cutler Only the winners write history. Anthony lost so it is no secret that he was vilified to make Octavian to look better.

[@stormbringer2840]

Marc Anthony was a good tactician but a bad strategist and wasn't politically savvy . Which make him useful as a lieutenant on the battle field but an overall just above mediocre general . At the time of caesar I would say that the best generals ( roman or barbarian ) come like this : supreme tier : Ceasar , Pompey and vercingetorix Very Good tier: Labienus good tier: Ariovistus Mediocre tier : Cassivelaunus , ariovistus , crassus Bad tier : Ambiorix Marc anthony after caesar's death would be in good tier with brutus ( surprisingly since he wasn't a general but a philosophe ) , while Agrippa would be between very good and supreme tier . And he wasn't a political chief either . ( In that field Octavian is just on a tier of his own )

[@1wor1d]

" Marc Anthony, he's all about sloppy seconds" As in he did Cleopatra after Julius Caesar sloppy seconds!!

[@M_Chen333]

Excuse me, how is Ambiorix a bad general? He wasn't a great general, sure, but he did totally destroy Sabinus and Cotta!

[@imhungryish8274]

Civilis everything you do is fatastic. All your videos about the gallic war inspired me to read a translation of the gallic war and your video on Cicero's year as consul also inspired me to read alot of his works. Sincerely thank you for everything you do.

[@cheydinal5401]

"You know, if you want to come to our camp, it's all cool man, we're friends and all" "The Caesarians went on to harass them with their cavalry"

[@TheValentineEnemy]

And than after surrendering they were allowed to go home. In the end it wasn't a lie.

[@joenichols3901]

This whole series done by this channel is fantastic. I have never really been exposed to the full story of Ceasar and this has been truly enjoyable to watch.

[@franzluggin398]

Wow, Ahenobarbus is the recurring villain of a Pen&Paper RPG campaign! On that note, Caesar must be using some ridiculously OP build to pull off what he did with such consistency.

[@rosie8059]

Ahenobarbus is the recurring gag character.

[@vitalic_drms]

were there any tunnel bears involved in this conflict

[@khorps4756]

we're the tunnel bears and we rule

[@toddharig8142]

Tunnel bears rule!

[@et496]

Khorps I see you everywhere

[@sgtrpcommand3778]

Watching this it really strikes me just how difficult the situation must've been for both sides. You're not fighting an enemy you've spent years learning their weaknesses, you're essentially fighting yourself - Roman tactics with Roman armour and Roman weapons. You would need to know your own weaknesses and strengths in totality. Ironically, that "fighting yourself" was what ended the battle, when Caesar took advantage of both sides' lack of desire to kill what could be family and friends.

[@tuliodosanjos260]

Domitius is like the corny archnemesis that always flees in the end

[@joukopentikainen2360]

This channel is somewhat similar to Primitive Technology. Lots of research, high quality, unique format and success

[@Sebastian_Gecko]

Well, take a look at Invicta.

[@mokies7811]

LIKE JESUS, that starting music, thrilling and tension, tho sad, you may have simple animation, but you're goddamn sound design its fantastic, i have never heard any better

[@mastoner20]

In case people aren't saying it enough; this channel's videos are amazing. Thanks so much for the high quality, unique, and genuinely interesting takes on history.

[@thejahfox]

Caesar seemed like a cool guy. Hey man i know your fighting against me but if you wanna go home or link up thats cool too. No hard feelings hommie.

[@TheNerdyOne]

Tell that to the 9th legion.

[@Lazyguy22]

Maybe if I root for Pompey hard enough he'll actually win?

[@ojutay8375]

Matilda up until around 48 BC

[@jmiquelmb]

Matilda He won your heart, and this is all that matters

[@merrittanimation7721]

Unless your support can warp space and time I've got bad news for you.

[@charlesbaker7703]

That horse in the newsreel is not going to ALWAYS win! I'll bet against him next time. ( Old joke, from days that newsreel played in theatres)

[@skeptic781]

Good luck Matilda xD

[@JasperHutson]

Ceasar: I'll get you next time Domitias, you'll see!

[@notsocoolguy8492]

It's the exact opposite. Domitias: I'll be back Caesar! you'll see! HAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAaaa...!

[@necrosvorg6632]

Words can not express how much i appreciate the substance and quality of your videos, thanks for keeping at it.

[@thekinginthenorf]

Wow! This series has seriously improved. I love the music editing, it's perfect! Favorite episode so far.

[@juliovnobre]

Great video as always! This one is special for me since I am living in Barcelona which is very close to the town of Ilerda (called Lleida nowadays)

[@LOLquendoTV]

juliovnobre fijate que no se me ocurrió que ilerda fuese lleida, como tantas ciudades de esta época desaparecieron por guerras y demás

[@bradday4083]

Wow! Literally stayed home from school today and my intuition told me to see what Historia Civilis was up to... My day couldn't have gotten any better! THANK YOU FOR THIS CHANNEL🔥🤘

[@SpazzyMcGee1337]

Your videos are very well written. They have a great balance between the important tiny details and the overall direction of the story.

[@dallacosta2868]

Historia Civilis, I came here just to tell you how much I admire your work. I'm also a History buff and your channel is oppium to me. Keep up the absolutely great work!

[@OverSizedMidgetES]

One if not the best of channel's on KZbin!

[@michaeljordon704]

amazing how Caesar​ kills all of his captives in Gaul and then frees all of them in Spain

[@tppcrpg6311]

The only good gaul is a dead gaul - Caesar

[@budakbaongsiah]

Michael Jordon Politics. And also most of the captives in Gaul were Gauls (IIRC), while in here they were fellow Romans.

[@sextuspompeius1266]

Ceaser was roman and those legionaries were roman so he let them go The Gauls are just Gauls

[@evannesbitt7852]

The Optimate forces never inflicted the same atrocities on the Roman troops as the Gauls did to Caesar's legions.

[@archerlions.v3007]

Dude this is a masterpiece! I can’t wait to see more.

[@alexandersmurr-ferrer7713]

i've binge watched ur channel for like 3 hours straight, I never knew boxes could be so enticing. Fantastic video, you do a very good job.

[@austinfite5833]

The quality of your videos continues to increase!

[@M_Chen333]

16:47 I see sucking at fighting runs in the Antony family...

[@ConnorHov]

I was so excited to watch this all day, and it definitely lived up to my hopes. One of your best videos yet! Also, awesome use of the dramatic, but subtle, background music near the end. Killing it, man. Keep up the great work.

[@kulpy48]

What an amazing video and battle. Battles like these are so compelling, it shows that not all ancient battles were slaughtering set pieces.

[@jollesracing517]

Even though we went over this time in my AP word history class We literally NEVER talked about any of Caesar’s military conquests, I didn’t even know that he had conquered Gaul or crossed to Britain until I watched these videos Thank you!

[@habe1717]

How do you discuss Caesar without mentioning Gaul? His conquest of it set up everything he did after.

[@maxmustermann2417]

Damn. Pls sombody make a Netflix show outta this!!^^

[@megakillerx]

Max Mustermann You should look up HBO’s Rome series.

[@pjbutton3396]

Your way of storytelling makes me so anxious to see what will happen next. I love your content!

[@xiaodongwang7753]

Just want to say thank you, historius civilius, for doing such a good job. This is the second time I’m watching this episode, for I had previously followed your videos chronologically, got it mixed up, and found myself back to Caesar in Gaul, in Britain again. I love them all. The one on Pomerium is probably my favorite. Great job!

[@Jack-vj6ri]

Rainbow font: "This was a serious problem." lol I love this channel so much. You do such a great job at immersing your audience in these ancient stories.

[@MarsKvaratskhelia]

Love it I was raised with Plutarch in my hands 😂

[@kingofburgundy6323]

Nice series my friend, wish you the best for new videos in the future!

[@Grunt802VT]

Dont gotta change anything!! This style of battle maps is on point.. Also your details in everything is GREAT!!

[@HaragothNAR]

Dude, this is literally one of the best channels on KZbin in my opinion. I love ancient western history, I'm recently returned to college and I listen to your videos all the time when I'm studying or breaking between studies. Thanks for the content! :D

[@TheRetsekShow2236]

Brilliant job with the music!

[@midshipman8654]

Retsek have to agree, it really gets you into the mood!

[@1wor1d]

The main source for this podcast is Julius Caesar's "Commentaries on the Civil War,". These are just some of Julius Caesars writings that are still required reading by students of Latin to this day. Man Julius tells a good story, no wonder the Romans were so excited when he sent stories of his adventures in Gaul back to Rome!!

[@NeoNietzsche101]

You were my first Channel of this kind and are still my favorite. I like your style and your sense and emphasizing of genius moves, especially of Caesar. Good job and I hope to see many more videos!

[@bradleyn9360]

Man, I love this series. My day just got so much better!

[@mfpump]

Caesar was just such a genius at creating and removing time constraints and allowing fortune to move in his favour. Great episode mate.

[@Tia-Marie]

Wonderful way to start a morning! I've been hopping you'd cover this one!

[@Elendil513]

Please never stop doing what you're doing. I'm subscribed to so many people but I love your videos the most.

[@DrGrabAss.]

I can't believe I haven't commented on this channel yet. It is fantastic, and satisfied my every love of minute details and anecdotes. The animated commentary is everything I have looked for in historical analysis. Keep it up! Can't wait for the next one.