Battle of Strasbourg, 357 AD ⚔️ Julian saves the Western Roman Empire

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  • @HistoryMarche
    @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

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    • @darklight8338
      @darklight8338 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If possible can you do the Abyssinian-adal wars
      Or the ajuran and Portuguese naval battles across the east coast of Africa. Would be cool if you did as it is underrated

    • @mcjive4371
      @mcjive4371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      More naval focused battles in general would be a welcome change of pace to me.

    • @archenema6792
      @archenema6792 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The later Julian was the one who almost saved the Empire. But the anti-materialist "withdraw from the world" monotheists weren't going to allow the Empire to defend itself. They've always been suicidal, just like their absurd godling that got himself mailed to a tree.

    • @AB-rv5qq
      @AB-rv5qq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Your videos are amazing, the editing, and narration is just impeccable. Keep up the good work.

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Stefano Dawg Thank you for watching. My friend Hoc Est Bellum did the lion's share of the work in this one. Make sure to check out his channel, he makes some awesome animated battles as well.

  • @PSIRockOmega
    @PSIRockOmega 3 ปีที่แล้ว +467

    "I will emulate my hero, Alexander the Great, and conquer the Persian Empire!" -Famous last words of 50% of Roman Emperors

    • @Gewrgio
      @Gewrgio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Indeed! Why do you think the Roman's failed where Alexander succeeded?

    • @tap1148
      @tap1148 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@Gewrgio way more fronts

    • @user-oz3vl4xd1k
      @user-oz3vl4xd1k ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Gewrgio Their tactics weren't compatible to the parthians.

    • @fatdaddy1996
      @fatdaddy1996 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      From the Seleucids, not the Parthians or Sassanids though.
      The Romano-persian border barely moved for almost 700 years.

    • @mazkebar
      @mazkebar ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😫😩🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @zakkart
    @zakkart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +968

    The maps, highly detailed legion standards and animations is just *chefs kiss

    • @diomedesperdomogarcia9410
      @diomedesperdomogarcia9410 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      omg yesss, looks like someone being playing sum total war

    • @deamonomic
      @deamonomic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Never heard it called that but instantly knew what you meant lik

  • @HistoryTime
    @HistoryTime 4 ปีที่แล้ว +387

    One of the most important yet lesser known conflicts of the later Roman Empire. Amazing to see it put into video format. Great work

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Thanks a lot mate. It means a lot coming from you. Cheers!

    • @hocestbellumchannel
      @hocestbellumchannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Greetings "History time", thank you for watching !

    • @italianduded1161
      @italianduded1161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes they always say “the empire ended after Adrianopole” it is absolutely not true

    • @harrb3736
      @harrb3736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Roman Empire at it's best! with a line of great emperors, My favourite timeline that is indeed mostly forgotten about.

    • @italianduded1161
      @italianduded1161 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @DeSPoTNemanjaS I heard unfortunately.
      I am happy that you didn't

  • @jonbaxter2254
    @jonbaxter2254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1505

    poor Julian, having to deal with all these cowards, traitors and schemers.

    • @mcjive4371
      @mcjive4371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +220

      That's always the shame and sign of a downturn. Fighting for a country that stops fighting for you.

    • @jonbaxter2254
      @jonbaxter2254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      @@mcjive4371 Kinda reminds me of Admiral Yi or Khalid ibn al-Walid
      , guys who fought amazingly well, but were let go by their own countries.

    • @mcjive4371
      @mcjive4371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@jonbaxter2254 I've recently been rewatching Ken Burns Vietnam war Doc. The world is still living out the effects of that shameful event.

    • @amshaegar7170
      @amshaegar7170 4 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      @@jonbaxter2254 Don't forget Hannibal. Winning every battle and still being left to rot by his own country.

    • @pierresihite8854
      @pierresihite8854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@amshaegar7170 in that case add Scipio too

  • @hocestbellumchannel
    @hocestbellumchannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +710

    Finally after many sleepless nights Strasbourg is here, this is one of my most complicated and demanding videos to date and I really hope my good friend’s audience will like it.
    I also want to thank my friend mago for his continuous support and promotion of my work and of course for his contribution to it.
    SideNotes
    1)My apologies for the misspelling of Constantius at the beginning of the video, typos seem to be unavoidable sometimes.
    2) Reims-Durocurturum, is the same place, Lugdunum is modern day Lyon and Argentoratum is Strasbourg.
    3)the behavior of the Germanic cavalry is indeed a mystery and semi reconstructed since its not entirely clear what happened to it after its victory against the Roman cavalry.
    4)Neither Severu’s actions are very well described from our sources, but it is clear that somehow he managed to prevail against the entrenched Alemanni, whether the Alemanni were attacked by severus or were broken after they have advanced against his crack troops is unclear, my version here is a suggestion.
    5) Julian punished those cataphractarii who broke and fled during the battle by forcing them to dress with female clothes for several days.

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Very pleased with how it looks mate. Looking forward to the next one!

    • @soviettankmen
      @soviettankmen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      i thought he would punish the catraphractii with decimation

    • @levinb1
      @levinb1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      You did a great job!

    • @hocestbellumchannel
      @hocestbellumchannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@levinb1 Thank you very much

    • @majungasaurusaaaa
      @majungasaurusaaaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@soviettankmen He meant to. But couldn't afford it.

  • @tonyhawk94
    @tonyhawk94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    I live in Strasbourg, and here we have a little monument called "Fontaine de Janus", that celebrates the 2000 years existance of our lovely Argentoratum. Recently, during the construction of a tram line, some Gallo-Roman relics were founds it's just amazing.

    • @coldworld289
      @coldworld289 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So you speak german?

    • @tonyhawk94
      @tonyhawk94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@coldworld289 No i don't.

    • @tonyhawk94
      @tonyhawk94 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Rafael Resende Goldschmidt If you want to play this game : you mean Argentoratum ? The rightful Gallo-Roman city ? ;)

    • @lukeyoung6479
      @lukeyoung6479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I live in colchester in the uk, its the oldest recored town in the uk, when ever they do building work around the town centre, they are guaranteed to find something roman, recently they where rebuilding our theater, found some roman ruins, so now, the main reception centre of the theatre has a class floor, its amazing

    • @ahmedkhanabdulkhader1631
      @ahmedkhanabdulkhader1631 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lukeyoung6479 😯😯 that's soo cool

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 4 ปีที่แล้ว +435

    That “nerd” may not beat you with force, but with minds...

    • @jonbaxter2254
      @jonbaxter2254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      But also force, he was a cracking soldier

    • @jamestang1227
      @jamestang1227 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      General Julian DESTROYS irrational BARBARIANS with LOGIC and PHILOSOPHY

    • @gabzdark07
      @gabzdark07 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      He literally defeated them in battle, the fuck are you talking about? Julian was no ''nerd'' he was a fucking military commander, who mastered the *intelligent application of force.*

    • @gabrielveloso6264
      @gabrielveloso6264 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      and roman legions apparently

    • @darking30
      @darking30 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@gabzdark07 he was a nerd, he studied and has you say masterred the inteligent application of force but he didnt do it in the field like the tribuni in the republic era, he did it with the previous knowledge learned from his books.

  • @normalguyhere9158
    @normalguyhere9158 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Totally one of the most underrated channels ever, and the narrator is just stupendous.

  • @aoecenturion4713
    @aoecenturion4713 4 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    This guy was able to survive the barbarian invasion without turtling in the Italian peninsula and even got a contingent of auxilia palatina .. what's more mind boggling is he can muster a catafracti cav in the western side of the empire ..

    • @criostaneos1390
      @criostaneos1390 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Towards the late empire the legions shifted to more cavalry, then infantry, because their enemies had more cavalry + it was easier and cheaper and faster to engage the barbarian war bands who raided the roman lands. Cathracts were common in the late roman empire, they were adopted long before this battle took place and werent uncommon in the western part of the empire.

  • @RexGalilae
    @RexGalilae 4 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    My forehead suffered a concussion face palming at the treachery of these commanders. If only they knew what they once took for granted, great emperors like Majorian and Justinian would attempt to restore their entire lives.
    Aurelian would be rolling in his grave rn

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Yep, gave me a headache too. But you can't put a good man down. The little book worm got the last laugh.

    • @RexGalilae
      @RexGalilae 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@HistoryMarche
      Indeed!
      Can you make a video on Aurelian? He's the greatest Roman emperor noone talks about.
      Your excellent eye towards cinematics and the narrative makes you the perfect channel to make a video on him, in my eyes

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@RexGalilae Aurelian is definitely on the agenda. Can't say when exactly, but I'll get around to it for sure.

    • @RexGalilae
      @RexGalilae 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@HistoryMarche
      Looking forward to it, man! Become the Restorer of History on TH-cam :')

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@RexGalilae Hehe

  • @FreeFallingAir
    @FreeFallingAir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Julian clearly had access to Skillshare..

  • @hotsingleplaguedoctorinarea
    @hotsingleplaguedoctorinarea 4 ปีที่แล้ว +361

    *OUR MEN ARE RUNNING FROM THE BATTLEFIELD, SHAMEFUL DISPLAY!!*

    • @fedda9999
      @fedda9999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I'm not from this world this is black day, our general has fallen

    • @Jackilichous
      @Jackilichous 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Total war is leaking

    • @ParanoidMaster
      @ParanoidMaster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Jackilichous Sherlock...

    • @Jackilichous
      @Jackilichous 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ParanoidMaster You don’t understand my comment

    • @vlad.vasilev.94
      @vlad.vasilev.94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gernans were playing rise of the samurai on legendary. No matter your tacticks, you cannot rout the infantry line!

  • @azlanameer4912
    @azlanameer4912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Well read and philosophical minded monarchs have always shown something extraordinary in the battle fields.
    A well defined video. thanks for sharing

  • @Dominus_Augustus
    @Dominus_Augustus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    If only he didn't try to conquer the Sassanids, he may have been able to save the Empire. A true shame

    • @ImATiger-ci5ru
      @ImATiger-ci5ru ปีที่แล้ว

      Bro, the gods just want him out of this shit. He’s a good man

  • @SchokoAprikose
    @SchokoAprikose 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    12:24 I live nearby the Rhine and I cant imagine using ur Shield as Boat even in the Summer.

    • @ragael1024
      @ragael1024 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i think they might have been used more as a kickboard and not an actual boat. due to the weapons being heavy, they must have used the shields just to help them stay afloat. but idk for sure :D

    • @ragael1024
      @ragael1024 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lord Voldemort even they needed some weapons. Swords are quite heavy. It was their armor that was lighter, allowing for more mobility. I think. I am no expert, it just seems logical to me

    • @me67galaxylife
      @me67galaxylife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ragael1024 Sword aren't that heavy in themselves

    • @Faolan03
      @Faolan03 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      French or German side? In fact most people are understanding german on both sides... for reasons

    • @Eshanas
      @Eshanas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ragael1024 swords are like a pound or to, a kg at most

  • @apasserby6827
    @apasserby6827 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    HistoryMarche: *produces pretty good and high detailed history documentaries*
    History channel: *cries in alien theories*

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lol, thank you very much

    • @apasserby6827
      @apasserby6827 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      HistoryMarche you got a sub from me today ;)

  • @RenegadeRanga
    @RenegadeRanga 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A truly great general and emperor.
    Constantly studied and was humble enough to receive advice from experienced men at every opportunity.

  • @pedrocsantos8
    @pedrocsantos8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    love the maps animations , the fortress, the roads ...

  • @WarshMeh
    @WarshMeh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I love kings and Generals but you guys are putting a massive amount of work into your videos and Im starting to like your stuff more. I really love the Hannibal playlist you guys did! Thanks for your hard work!

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's very kind of you, thank you. I'm working on Hannibal 8 right now, it should be finished in a few weeks.

  • @LordSesshaku
    @LordSesshaku 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Julian the Apostate is by far my favorite roman person. The great what if of the Empire.

  • @adzsrulz
    @adzsrulz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    26 minutes? I'm gonna need to go get some snacks!

    • @ahmedibrahim9082
      @ahmedibrahim9082 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I brought popcorn

    • @mcjive4371
      @mcjive4371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I made coffee, watched it during breakfast.

    • @soos1885
      @soos1885 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ahmedibrahim9082 fatass

    • @franciscomm7675
      @franciscomm7675 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ahmed Ibrahim me too

    • @mikkenieminen9603
      @mikkenieminen9603 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Modern weakness

  • @ORO323
    @ORO323 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You gotta love that voice. Perfect for depicting the bad-assery of the Romans.

  • @schnarre0
    @schnarre0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    ...Julian has always been one of my favorite leaders. Thank you for sharing this!

  • @grantpenton1850
    @grantpenton1850 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    It's a terrific review of the sordid civil conflict that usually facilitated a destructive barbarian incursion. The Alemanni were incredibly vicious psychopaths who slaughtered tens of thousands in the area the Romans abandoned in the 3rd century, and possibly massacred hundreds of thousands in the early 5th century as they wiped out Roman cities and forts on the west side of the Rhine. That era would be a great recreation!

    • @UltimaSigmarAlonso
      @UltimaSigmarAlonso 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Don’t know why you call a people group incredible psychopaths not cool

    • @c.b.4916
      @c.b.4916 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LMFAO what an idiotic comment. Vicious psychopaths? That's the time period buddy. The Roman's slaughtered just as many lmao. Especially throughout their history. They made a sport of genocide.

    • @mich722
      @mich722 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@UltimaSigmarAlonso Because they only plundered and destroyed.

    • @UltimaSigmarAlonso
      @UltimaSigmarAlonso 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mich722 so did most civilizations of that time

    • @mich722
      @mich722 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@UltimaSigmarAlonso Except the barbarians didn't build anything or replace the things they destroyed and areas under their control mostly went backwards in development. That is why they have such an extremely negative reputation.

  • @ISTVAN1127
    @ISTVAN1127 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Why would anybody give a thumbs down to this. Well done, great job. Boooooo to all thumbs down. 🤬🤬🤬🤬

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hehe, thank you kindly. Glad you enjoyed the video. Make sure to check out Hoc Est Bellum channel, he did the lion's share of the work in this one.

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aussies. For them is the thumbs up so show mercy to the gladiator.

  • @khalidalali186
    @khalidalali186 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    فهد المنديل منو ماكنت، بيض الله ويهك، في كل قناة انت راعي، مشكور يا أخ العرب
    I have to thank Fahd Mandil, as he appears as a generous patron in every historical battles channel, from History Marche to Kings & Generals. Thank you kind sir, we are forever indebted to gentlemen such as yourself, for allowing such wonderful channels to exist and thrive for the betterment of us all. ✌️👍

  • @Blindanddumb
    @Blindanddumb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The english wikipedia article of this battle was one of the most fascinating reads ever.

    • @GiNyYu222
      @GiNyYu222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wikipedia is not a 100% reliable source of truth, everyone can write and edit the info

    • @mcjive4371
      @mcjive4371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@GiNyYu222 Even so, everyone knows that it consistently delivers an easily-digestible, low-resolution image of events. If you're looking for specifics, you look to the references and elsewhere.

    • @Azoth86730
      @Azoth86730 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@GiNyYu222 r/whoosh
      Really though, Wikipedia is a trustworthy site as all its content is constantly monitored by *thousands more* with all needed citations and such. No one in Wiki, especially in academic articles, make things up from their arse. They have to cite any input of information.

    • @paprskomet
      @paprskomet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Azoth86730 Actually both views are correct.He is right that Wikipedia is problematic source(...and at universities they are usually not happy if student states "wikipedia" as source).On the other hand it does not mean every article on it is bad.Many are actually well written and in case informations are given references it should be no problem.At the same time however it is not hard to find very eroneous informations even in otherwise well written articles there from time to time.

    • @cesaru3619
      @cesaru3619 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GiNyYu222 even your mom

  • @budibausto
    @budibausto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That legend of Julian

  • @randomguy9113
    @randomguy9113 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    It’s literally 6 am and I just got home drunk af and I’m so ready for this

    • @mcjive4371
      @mcjive4371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Now that's the spirit(s)!

    • @Maesterful
      @Maesterful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's quite the bender, enjoy

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      You're a proper warrior!

  • @LordGabriel427
    @LordGabriel427 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    you've really great content and narration, all but an eyeful of attraction. one of the best visual documentaries in youtube! I hope you continue!

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you sir. Make sure to check out Hoc Est Bellum's channel, he did the lion's share of the work in this one, and makes great animated battles himself. Here's the link: th-cam.com/channels/l5m12RUvypT4e7w-mWrzsA.html

    • @yayaya4345
      @yayaya4345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@HistoryMarche Your joint work makes for some of the most clear and memorable history videos I've watched. Interesting and no unnecessary ambiguity, thank you

  • @00HoODBoy
    @00HoODBoy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    the presentation and quality of animation is just incredible. also a campaign i havent seen covered yet, thank you for doing it.

  • @SGTDROUIN
    @SGTDROUIN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    That was your best video yet !
    If only Julian had a reign of 10-20+ years. I think he was the last who had the character and the talent required to prevent the fall or at least prolonging the time the WRE had left

    • @carldombrowski8719
      @carldombrowski8719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The Roman Empire self destructed because a good political system (republic) was replaced by a bad system (dictatorship which developed into monarchy). With no accountability to the people or a powerful senate, really bad laws and decisions, corruption and power struggles became the norm, with a few more intelligent leaders halting the decline only temporarily.

    • @yolcuyolundagerek2675
      @yolcuyolundagerek2675 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@carldombrowski8719 I wonder if you could tell the same if you were a plebian whose farmland taken over by a patrician just because you were out for longlasting war and your familiy could not afford to live without you

    • @carldombrowski8719
      @carldombrowski8719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Usually, soldiers on duty received spoils and land for that. Your argument makes no sense. Also, dictatorships have always exploited their people more than democracies and made their countries poor through mismanagement and corruption.

    • @yolcuyolundagerek2675
      @yolcuyolundagerek2675 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@carldombrowski8719 No it wasn't. roman people went to the war to defend the their country, there was no land for that untill Marius. you should read some history (starting with gracchi brothers) before calling arguments 'non sense'. You are just being populustic here with bragging about democracy. Did you even think about why the hell 'saviors of republic' forced to go exile after assasination of Ceasar the dictator?

    • @paprskomet
      @paprskomet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@carldombrowski8719 that "good system" did not worked well any longer.That is the main reason why it was replaced.System was designed for small city state but was not efective enough for huge territorial Empire.

  • @herbivorethecarnivore8447
    @herbivorethecarnivore8447 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    The Empire is whole again.
    Then it broke again.

  • @lefc7527
    @lefc7527 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    incredibly amazing visuals and great narration. please, do more like this one.

  • @jebatevrana
    @jebatevrana 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is one of the most comprehensive videos of this kind. Eye candy as well. Superb work, looking for more.

  • @ari3903
    @ari3903 4 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    Plot twist, Julian did the civil war because of 500 defector assassins telling him that Constantinos tried to assassinate him

    • @AGS363
      @AGS363 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Given what we know about Constantinos, this may actually be true.

    • @Blei1986
      @Blei1986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      even before the video was over, i also had the baaad feeling Julian could have some """tragic accident""" in the furture

    • @ari3903
      @ari3903 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Blei1986 you weren't wrong, he lost against persians

    • @user-dg9xy9sm5e
      @user-dg9xy9sm5e 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sassanids were no joke. Only General Belisarius and Emperor Heraclius had astounding victories against them. But, whaever has a starting has an end. Sassanids were later wiped out by Rashiduns.

    • @austinford1530
      @austinford1530 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-dg9xy9sm5e "Only General Belisarius and Emperor Heraclius had astounding victories against them." Let's not forget that Galerius decisively beat them. Infact he had a more decisive victory against them than Heraclius or Belisarius did.

  • @PrimisSanguis
    @PrimisSanguis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    HistoryMarche the only channel I can actually go back a rewatch videos more then once! Amazing quality!

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you sir. That's very kind of you!

  • @davethompson3326
    @davethompson3326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Very interesting background to the battle
    I knew of the defeat of the cataphracts from tabletop gaming, but had no idea of the complex and frustrating background to the battle Context makes it so much more vivid

  • @rupertbryan6429
    @rupertbryan6429 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent depiction. Very instructive. The "Wilhelm Scream" was a nice touch.

  • @Gilgaladt
    @Gilgaladt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you so much for this amazing video and the opportunity to learn so much about late Roman history.

  • @paultyson4389
    @paultyson4389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    fascinating video. I love Roman history but I know little about this period.
    I must read more about Julian.
    Thanks mate.

  • @thejakey46
    @thejakey46 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I find it amazing how someone nearly 2000 years ago recorded these events, the records of which were then passed down and preserved until the invention of the internet. The details of these amazing battles are now recorded for all to see and understand forever - the generals and combatants would never in a million years think they'd be immortalised in such a way! If you think how easy it is for a book you own to be destroyed and damaged in a matter of years, imagine how impressive it is to keep a scroll preserved for 2000 years amongst war, rebellion, raiding etc - it will always blow my mind! Also imagine how many amazing battles and unique generals/people were lost to history, whose stories didn't make it to the age of the internet.

    • @UltimaSigmarAlonso
      @UltimaSigmarAlonso 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think most unique generals have been recorded bc they were so unique

    • @danieleriksson5587
      @danieleriksson5587 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think that The ones that make it also won politically in the end. And the things we know are higly told through propaganda

  • @dand7763
    @dand7763 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Obvious quality in this history channel as always , i enjoy every episode coming from HistoryMarche

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey Dan, always great to see you here. Thank you very much.

  • @Wardency
    @Wardency 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You have the best voice for this stuff, I turn my volume up to max every video haha.

  • @Alan-ut4ve
    @Alan-ut4ve 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Julian the Apostate is one of my favorite figures in the Later Roman Empire.! great video

    • @dreamer2260
      @dreamer2260 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He was a complete hero.

    • @sunofpeter2
      @sunofpeter2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@dreamer2260 he was a champion and a hero. " The only inheritance i have of my fathers is a heart the knows no fear" or something like that.

    • @dreamer2260
      @dreamer2260 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sunofpeter2 ah very nice.

  • @apostolispouliakis7401
    @apostolispouliakis7401 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Your videos and collabs with Hoc Est Bellum have a very unique vibe I like it

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you very much. Hoc Est Bellum is a close friend so I'm quite happy we're working together on these.

    • @nomooon
      @nomooon 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HistoryMarche woooow close friends!! I guess destiny brought you guys together for this great cause :)

  • @brandoncrapse1156
    @brandoncrapse1156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What an amazing video guys, and on a lesser known battle. Keep it up my homies.

  • @PraiseworthyNobleman
    @PraiseworthyNobleman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Damn! I always love your videos in every detailing, keep it up mate.

  • @metoo7557
    @metoo7557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    2 minutes old and yep, im commenting on my gleeful anticipation before Ive even watched it.

  • @iagosevatar4865
    @iagosevatar4865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Only 243 casualties? Quite incredible when we see how the batlle was

    • @aroutledge9565
      @aroutledge9565 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Roman's are well known for they're lies and exaggeration, times it by 10 atleast. Archeology doesn't lie.

    • @Lucas199BR
      @Lucas199BR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@aroutledge9565 lol in ancient hand to hand combat 80% of casualties occur after rout and not on pitched battles stop talking bullshit

    • @fede98k54
      @fede98k54 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@aroutledge9565 90% of casualties in Ancient Times happened during the Rout, when one army broke the line and the other was free to engage and pursue, very few battles in antiquity had large amount of casualties: for example in the Battle of Cannae, because the Romans were surrounded and couldn't escape, they had to fight to the end, thus while the Carthaginians did annihilate the Roman army, they also suffered large casualties. The Mongols were masters of this as they understood that a cornered rat it's more dangerous than one which is escaping: they would often encircle an army leaving a gap to give hope to the enemies. Instead of fighting to the last, the enemies would try to escape, and then the Mongolian cavalry could easily cut them down reducing the casualties.
      Of course now thanks to mobile warfare and long-range firepower, an encircled army it's not as dangerous as in the ancient times, but still depending on terrain there's occasions in which an army fighting to the end can cause a lot of damage (take Stalingrad for example, despite the german 6th Army being encircled and practically starved the Soviets still suffered many casualties)

  • @theodoros9428
    @theodoros9428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very good job my compliments ,He is one of the historical person which have always admire

  • @Lord_Lambert
    @Lord_Lambert 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fantastic video, love the animation especially, it gets better every single vid :)

  • @SSFFAA-gt9rq
    @SSFFAA-gt9rq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    finally Julian!! your channel sir is my new thing now for sure. best history channel ever. looking forward for more of your awesome narrations.

  • @LichsuhoathinhDrabattle
    @LichsuhoathinhDrabattle ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Informative, nuanced and amazing narration. Keep up the amazing work! 💗🤞✨

  • @andersschmich8600
    @andersschmich8600 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Cool, I've been waiting for someone to do this battle for a long time!

    • @nomooon
      @nomooon 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Been waiting since 357AD

  • @KULCAT79
    @KULCAT79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Constantitus: I need to know that i can trust you.
    Julian: You killed my whole family...but for the good of the empire im willing to put our personal...
    Constantius: yeah im totally betraying you too

  • @thefulanichad
    @thefulanichad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    HistoryMarche on some crazy ass shit recently , great work 👏🏾

  • @jasonhalliday5141
    @jasonhalliday5141 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thank you for an excellent upload also shared to Rome and tribes of Europe on facebook :)

  • @Tanguy1356
    @Tanguy1356 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Please keep 'em coming, your work is exceptional!

  • @Frenchylikeshikes
    @Frenchylikeshikes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    French guy here 🤚🏻
    Yet never heard of that battle before. Thanks !!

  • @Litany_of_Fury
    @Litany_of_Fury 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Damn Germs never learn.

  • @xyAKMxy
    @xyAKMxy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    First of all: amazing work, really loving this project and appreciating the effort put into it; secondly, is there anywhere we can listen to the music tracks you composed for your videos? I wouldn't mind a spotify playlist of these tbh.

  • @GeraltofRivia22
    @GeraltofRivia22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is easily the best history channel on TH-cam right now. The quality and effort is seriously next level

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you sir. Make sure to also check out Hoc Est Bellum's channel. He did the lion's share of the work in this one. Here's the link to his channel: th-cam.com/channels/l5m12RUvypT4e7w-mWrzsA.html

    • @GeraltofRivia22
      @GeraltofRivia22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@HistoryMarche wow, thanks. His stuff looks great

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@GeraltofRivia22 You're welcome. Hoc Est Bellum is a close friend. His channel is still new, but there will be a lot more videos to come over time. I'm very glad you liked his channel.

    • @GeraltofRivia22
      @GeraltofRivia22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@HistoryMarche wow, not only do you make great content but you seem like such a nice person. I wish you all the success in the world

    • @hocestbellumchannel
      @hocestbellumchannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GeraltofRivia22 Hehe, "Mago" is indeed one of the kindest and smartest persons i had the pleasure to meet through the internet.

  • @valhalla9688
    @valhalla9688 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Youre going to have 1 mill subscribers sooner or later. By far one of the best history based youtube channels!!

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's very kind of you. Thank you very much.

  • @baretous
    @baretous 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow, bravo Monsieur!
    Beautifully done. And accurate. Great job.
    I love Julianus as I read Amianus Marcellinus, the last pagan historian who was also a soldier in the last Julianus campaign.

  • @Marveb2000
    @Marveb2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video and great narration! Bravo.

  • @gregszy8575
    @gregszy8575 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for this great presentation

  • @Braila2000
    @Braila2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The graphics are better and better. Good work

  • @thereviewers30303
    @thereviewers30303 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this channel truly deserves more praise in abonees

  • @PiperTMTotalWar
    @PiperTMTotalWar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    incredible work!

  • @cccristol
    @cccristol 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome video. Never knew about this Julian guy.

  • @Platanis2008
    @Platanis2008 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Julian was an overall exceptional mind and character!
    The world would be quite different, had he lived a few more decades...

    • @rockyblacksmith
      @rockyblacksmith 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Though wether that's for better or worse is impossible to tell.
      I may be biased as a christian here, but the benefit of one generation can be the disaster of another.

    • @dreamer2260
      @dreamer2260 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@rockyblacksmith Christianity was responsible for diverting the finest minds and most ambitious men in the late empire into the dead-end and interminable irrelevant doctrinal squabbling of the church, whilst exterminating the rich tapestry of cultural and religious traditions that are indigenous to Europe, leaving us with the completely impoverished religious landscape of Europe today. If he had succeeded in preventing the adoption of Christianity as the state religion, I have no doubt that would have been positive in the long view.

    • @rockyblacksmith
      @rockyblacksmith 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@dreamer2260 There is an EASY counterargument here.
      Without christianity as a uniting factor, Europe would have splintered into a thousand pieces after the fall of the Roman Empire. Which, as it's causes were economical and social, was inevitable.
      Without an entity that exertet authority beyond regional and ethnical borders, the transition between antiquity and the middle ages would have been another Bronze-Age Collapse, where endless amounts of knownledge and progress were lost because societies couldn't keep the structures in place that retained this knownledge. But a large-scale religion was abled to retain it's structures even among rising and falling kingdoms.
      Roman polytheism never had such solid structures as monotheism offered.

    • @dreamer2260
      @dreamer2260 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@rockyblacksmith Perhaps it was inevitable that the Western Empire collapsed as you are right about the social, structural issues at work, as well as barbarian pressure etc.; but the East didn’t collapse, and I see no reason why a rejuvenated paganism, and less powerful, non-institutionalised Christianity in the East would have prevented that half of the Empire’s survival, with all the knowledge they had preserved. Of course, we know that a key part of the Renaissance was the exodus of Greek scholars, artists, intellectuals etc who fled the Empire after its final collapse in 1453.
      It’s possible that there would have been less knowledge transfer in the West without the overarching framework of state Christianity, however I think the new Germanic rulers would have been incentivised to maintain some continuity of governance systems, social structure etc even without that framework, as it was simply easier for them to do so and the desire to piggyback off the legitimacy and prestige of Rome would still have existed, so there would probably still have been some preservation.
      And even if this was negligible, on the plus side you would have, as I said, perhaps even a rejuvenation of local religious practices and cultures which could only have been beneficial for European cultural and religious diversity. In any case, even with Christianity institutionalised in the West, an enormous amount of knowledge and culture was lost and submerged regardless; I am not convinced the loss of dominant state Christianity would have changed the trajectory of social and technological progress that much, and as I say, it’s indisputable that it was a massive brain drain, century after century, of ambitious and intelligent people, who wasted their time on theological rather than real world or governance questions.

    • @rockyblacksmith
      @rockyblacksmith 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@dreamer2260 "ambitious and intelligent people, who wasted their time on theological rather than real world or governance questions."
      And here, I think you are thoroughly wrong.
      People, before and after the advent of christianity, did BOTH.
      The two things aren't mutually exclusive. Ideally, they are complementary, and many people throughout history recognised this.

  • @thehistorybard6333
    @thehistorybard6333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thanks for another fantastic video guys, loving the collabs with Hoc Est Bellum!
    How certain can we be of the Roman casualty figures? I would assume they're from a Roman source which would possibly give smaller numbers than reality

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep, the casualty figures are suspect, to say the least. But that's what the sources gave. The Romans probably played down the real number of men that died in the battle

  • @casualjuke
    @casualjuke 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing production quality. Great work

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you sir. Make sure to check Hoc Est Bellum channel, he did most of the work in this one. Here's the link to his channel: th-cam.com/channels/l5m12RUvypT4e7w-mWrzsA.html

  • @SebHaarfagre
    @SebHaarfagre 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is top of the line quality.
    Not only is it extremely hard to be as objective and detailed as possible when it comes to dates this far back, but the animations too are flawless.
    Just perfect! /respect from a history buff (800-1600 favourite subject)

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you sir for the kind words. Make sure to check Hoc Est Bellum channel, he did most of the work in this one. Here's the link to his channel: th-cam.com/channels/l5m12RUvypT4e7w-mWrzsA.html

  • @ioannisimansola7115
    @ioannisimansola7115 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I lived 10 years in Athens exactly over the area where Julian had his palace in Athens and the front street still carries his name. Julian actually decided for Paris to become the capital of France. For all those who search on the common origin of the EU

  • @blackrifletv
    @blackrifletv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Nice video bro :)

  • @WarlordOden
    @WarlordOden 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Truly great video. Thank you

  • @calin7017
    @calin7017 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The topics are endless and the demand is huge and ever growing, but please, please, do not sacrifice the quality for the quantity! So far, everything is excellent, but history demands facts and time. Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to the next one, no matter how long is going to take. Cheers!

  • @settekwan2708
    @settekwan2708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Virgin Constantius vs Chad Julian

  • @TruthVids
    @TruthVids 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your maps are always amazing!
    Looking forward to some Spartan content :)

  • @marcofrank2082
    @marcofrank2082 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Superb work. Again 👍🏻

  • @EnTomTanke
    @EnTomTanke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great one! Thx!

  • @XvicvicX
    @XvicvicX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a glorious morning, 26 min video, tough i would like to point out that i prefer the old design for troops, more representative, but the overall graphics? Amazing

  • @birbolea8720
    @birbolea8720 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    2 videos in a week? Dam I'm blessed !

  • @ahmedibrahim9082
    @ahmedibrahim9082 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Been a loyal subscriber since 12K subscribers. Alex's voice is much better

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Hey Ahmed. Both Alex and David are on the team. You'll hear Alex soon in Hannibal episode 8

    • @emamag6455
      @emamag6455 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Totally agree. Nothing personal against David of course, but for me Alex is the voice of Historymarche

    • @jonbaxter2254
      @jonbaxter2254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@HistoryMarche Hannibal episode 8! Yes

    • @archenema6792
      @archenema6792 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The other guy has a fuller, rounder sound, like some air caught in a pocket is his throat is also reverberating. It's quite pleasant to listen to, and gives this channel a unique quality. :)

    • @ahmedibrahim9082
      @ahmedibrahim9082 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@emamag6455 yeah, David is also cool

  • @scooteraselton5596
    @scooteraselton5596 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This shows that even towards the end of its greatness. Rome was still unmatched militarily on the field.

    • @geordiejones5618
      @geordiejones5618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      From the end of the Pyrrhic War up until Yarmouk, the Romans were supreme. Casually a 900 year run.

    • @JJaqn05
      @JJaqn05 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@geordiejones5618 The Romans weren't a superpower at that time. And the Eastern Roman Empire is not the Roman Empire. It's the Eastern Roman Empire.

    • @cognitivedisability9864
      @cognitivedisability9864 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@JJaqn05 its the roman empire* nobody called themselves eastern romans, just roman

    • @JJaqn05
      @JJaqn05 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Rebas I didn't read his comment properly. I was talking about the Byzantine empire/roman empire from after the muslim invasions and during the late middle ages when it was just an ottoman vassal state. "And everyone in that empire saw fhemselves as Romans not Eastern Romans" Maybe the majority would have seen themselves as Romans but not everyone. "they saw themselves as the part of the people of the same empire which controlled land from britannia to Iraq" Yes and they were delusional for thinking that. Their military campaigns to retake the old western territories ended up in disaster

    • @iDeathMaximuMII
      @iDeathMaximuMII ปีที่แล้ว

      @Rebas Uhhh what? Rome is still a city today. Where as Carthage was destroyed by the Romans in the Wars & even though they used the city for centuries, it was abandoned almost immediately after the Arab Conquest in 698 & the failure of retaking it. Modern Tunis isn’t Carthage btw

  • @zaidbayaty3865
    @zaidbayaty3865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great !!
    I think I am not the only one who can't resist the notification of a new History Marche video.
    It's a new and virgin topic which was not covered by any other channel and of course the details as always extraordinary .
    There is a lot of virgin topics like battle of Amourium, Nehavend and Khalid Ibn Alwalid conquest in in Sasanid Persia which will be a good future videos.
    Thanks a lot

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for watching. I definitely plan to cover more of Khalid's battles in the coming months. There are some true gems there.

    • @zaidbayaty3865
      @zaidbayaty3865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HistoryMarche
      Good luck with that waiting you Sir

  • @xXStrikerDudeXx
    @xXStrikerDudeXx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I wonder if Julian's decision to place his heavy calvary on his right flank was inspired by Alexander

    • @cgavin1
      @cgavin1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I'm certain that Chnodomar was inspired by Caesar! Using light infantry mixed in with the cavalry was text book how to deal with superior cavalry. The flanking move down the right too. Chnodomar was no ignorant barbarian, he clearly had studied his subject. The whole 'barbarian' thing is as dishonest as the 'noble savage' stereotype IMHO.

    • @Platanis2008
      @Platanis2008 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably, but the right flank was always considered the elite flank, even before Alexander...

    • @zarni000
      @zarni000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that was not introduced by alexander. it was staple way before him

  • @dontbetrippin4575
    @dontbetrippin4575 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this my favourite channel on the all youtube, every video could be the story of a well made historical film

  • @GameMastersDaily
    @GameMastersDaily 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I just love the voice of the narrator... such a fitting history voice lol

  • @KHK001
    @KHK001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It's always great to see more of your well made videos, and your collaborations with other channels 😄

    • @HistoryMarche
      @HistoryMarche  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cheers mate! Yeah, Hoc Est Bellum is a close friend. He make awesome animated battles himself.

  • @zefft.f4010
    @zefft.f4010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    They used their shields as rafts? That's pretty cool, I wouldn't have thought that was even possible.

    • @Dayvit78
      @Dayvit78 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well they were mostly wood. Probably used it like a kickboard.

    • @cgavin1
      @cgavin1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In chainmail too. Balls of steel.

  • @ancientfalmer4341
    @ancientfalmer4341 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really like the animations. A step above the norm I think.

  • @metalpsyche82
    @metalpsyche82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thank you! awesome

  • @max68400
    @max68400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I come from Strasbourg and your video is very interesting to understand this unknown event in my region ! Maybe I could help for french subtitles to reach french audience.

    • @hocestbellumchannel
      @hocestbellumchannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats so interesting, i really feel quite uniquely when part of my work can make certain historical incidents better known to modern day inhabitants of those places.
      Thank you for watching!

  • @yavyav2281
    @yavyav2281 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As a fan of roman history, I knew julian but just by name. Thank you to show what a great emperor he was !

  • @bombergun
    @bombergun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was fantastic bravo 👏🏻

  • @andreasleonardo6793
    @andreasleonardo6793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Too nice video with clear explaining of events.....