In different instances in history, the officers passed the words of the general/king down the line, so that other units farther from the centre got the message.
We can gripe all we want but the depiction of the armour of different types, the weapons, the tactics and the respectful way it portrays friend and foe alike is closer to any historical battle that we may have seen on screen. Coupled with Vangelis music it really creates a beautiful cinematic scene
A beautiful cinematic show! Yep. By rough estimate the cavalry were galloping from at least a mile and maybe more distance. The chariots who built those. Too much knowledge of Boudicca as reported by Victorians. The scythes on chariot wheels did not go round. How would they be secured? Broken blades were set upright on the axle which poked through the wheel. This was so no daring do could launch himself onto the axle and kill driver and marksman in chariot. The rushing of uncontrolled infantry is fairly true the winners of most wars were those who held tight ranks.
Pretty accurate in most regards, as far as Hollywood battles go. The only obvious gripe was the Persians mindlessly charging the Greek phalanx in a disorganized mob. While it is true that the Persian army lacked the professionalism of Alexander's, and mostly consisted of vassal militias of very variable quality, Persia did not become the largest empire of its day by fighting battles like they were glorified pub brawls.
They should not have discredited the great Achaemenid Empire. On the contrary, making them as they really were only makes it seem that Alexander was the best general and strategist.
There are several more flaws in the depiction. One is the way in which Dareios gives his orders. He gives very simple hand gestures and the next moment, hundreds of men charge, even though it's hardly clear which units he has in mind, let alone that they can see them. Another point that is at least odd is the depiction of dealing with chariots. I can't positively say that it's wrong how they showed it, but if the chariot is racing straight toward a line of pikes, why would they open up the line so the chariot can get into their formation, amputate legs (not sure those wheels were accurate, though again, I can't say they aren't) and shoot arrows at people? If you have a wall of pikes, horses will usually be reluctant to charge into them for obvious reasons.
@@TK-ve1uo From what i heard the hand signal thingy is realistic, also they did that opening of the sarissas line becase it would get rid of the chariots more easly. It also happend in real life:[...] Notwithstanding this, the Macedonians sustained their assaults, and assailing them violently squadron by squadron, they succeeded in pushing them out of rank. Meantime the foreigners launched their scythe-bearing chariots against Alexander himself, for the purpose of throwing his phalanx into confusion; but in this they were grievously deceived. For as soon as some of them approached, the Agrianians and the javelin-men with Balacrus, who had been posted in front of the Companion cavalry, hurled their javelins at them; others they seized by the reins and pulled the drivers off, and standing round the horses killed them. Yet some rolled right through the ranks; For the men stood apart and opened their ranks(!), as they had been instructed, in the places where the chariots assaulted them. In this way it generally happened that the chariots passed through safely, and the men by whom they were driven were uninjured. But these also were afterwards overpowered by the grooms of Alexander’s army and by the royal shield-bearing guards". Chapter XIII- Anabasis of Alexander, Battle of Arbela(Gaugamella) Page 165 by Arrian, traslated by Edward James Chinnock.
@ the movie is yes however there’s multiple accounts historically of Alexander pairing Macedonian heavy cavalry with very light infantry making his force almost unstoppable in the event they encountered another cavalry formation.
yea i really loved that and i took their tactic and used it in the total war games LOOOL cavalry with peltasts screening.. works like a charm when your cavalry is outnumbered
Alexander mixed light infatry, peltasts and javelin throwers with the cavalry. The conditioning of the macedonians must be superb to be able to maintain pace with horses.
There were examples of infantry in the ancient world being able to “hitch a ride” by grabbing onto the mane of an allied cavalryman’s mount and keeping pace alongside them for short periods. I believe Caesar mentioned Germanic warriors with this practice in his Commentaries, so it wouldn’t be too far-fetched to imagine this practice in other parts of the ancient world.
Humans in general are amazing runners and literally the best long distance runners in the animal world. Yes, as long as the cavalry is keeping a low tempo, humans can keep up.
The adviser was historian Robin Lane Fox, author of a celebrated biography of Alexander, so this depiction of Gaugamela is probably the most accurate representation of an ancient battle ever put on screen.
Robin Lane -Fox was a keen horseman himself. I remember hearing him say that he agreed to work on the film on the condition that he could ride with the Macedonian Calvary in the charge at Gaugamela.
It’s funny because they didn’t need to dye his hair blonde. Colin Farrell already looks like a southern European and early depictions of Alexander have him with dark hair.
Even if there were minor details wrong. The setting and overall look and action of this battle in the movie will most certainly be just like the true event in at least some moments
The strongest horse among Muslims is Khalid bin Al-Walid. He defeated the Persians, defeated Hulu, the ruler of China, defeated the rulers of India, and defeated the pomegranate state of Europe.
You know, I'm a massive history nerd, and when talking to other history nerds, they always look at me like I'm an idiot when I say Alexander is probably my favorite film, purely because of its depiction of Gaugamela.
That's wasn't true ,he lost with Ilyrians once The Battle of Pelion (335 BC) was one of the early confrontations of Alexander the Great against the Illyrians, led by the Illyrian king Cleitus. This battle took place near the city of Pelion (in the territory of present-day Albania or North Macedonia) and was a decisive moment for Alexander in consolidating the borders of the Macedonian Kingdom.
@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- victory?? Really 😃 Never see a Victor turns back after victory 🤔 Alexander returned back after losing against King Porus and no one can prove it wrong.
Usually battle scenes in Hollywood movies are awful. Like 90% of a time they just make my eyes bleed even on great movies like LOTR or Gladiator. But this a a rarest gem of film making. There is almost nothing wrong with this one, as perfect as history can be transferred to the screen. And it is sad that this masterpiece did not became industry standard. As battle scenes still suck two decades later.
Are you kidding me? Lord of the Rings has what many consider to be the greatest battle scenes ever put on film, especially the Battle of Helm's Deep. They even show those scenes in film classes of how to film epic battle scenes.
@@josephjoe4180 Battle of Helm's Deep is pure trash from start to finish. It is visually appealing, but from a historical/logical point of view? Just no. Especially final cavalry charge on 45 degree slop into heavy infantry armed with pikes. Or elven archers who shot once and go onto melee to die with 100% mortality rate because they were not there in the books. Or Theoden ride on 5 horses killing hundreds of orks by pushing them slightly. If you turn off your brain before watching it looks fun, but as soon as you start thinking about what is happening on the screen this whole battle just falls apart. Battle of Pelenor planes was even worse.
@@Aryan_homophobe Dude, you are criticizing an epic fantasy movie for not having historically accurate battle scenes??? Are you crazy lol. Way to miss the point. I suppose Gandalf charging into an army of urak-hai with a blinding white light also failed your historical test? Lord of the Rings isn't meant to be true to life. It's fantasy. I can't believe I'm spelling this out. The fantasy genre isn't for you.
@@Aryan_homophobe Thats what film making is about man. Sure, the battles are unrealistic from a logical and tactical point of view, but it's not for historians. It's for entertainment. LOTR and Gladiator were spectacularly entertaining movies.
One of the most brilliant strategic battles in history, Alexander severely outnumbered first destroys Darius's chariots and cavalry and then charges directly for Darius causing confusion and mayhem.
@charlesyonge "There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quickly as you can, as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'." Alexander did exactly that.
Co Ty opowiadasz? Aleksander miał wg historyków 47000 żołnierzy, a król Dariusz wystawił 200000 - 250000 wojowników. Aleksander wygrał dzięki taktyce własnego autorstwa, dzięki której pokonał liczniejszego przeciwnika.
This is the best ancient battle put on screen. My only gripe was that at the outset the Persian archers somehow managed to shoot near a kilometer from their lines to the Macedonian line. Their bows would have been only for a 150 meters at most. Far better than that abominable opening battle scene from Gladiator.
That opening scene from Gladiator was spectacular. Yes, Hollywood pyrotechnic nonsense and no concept of how formations work once the battle started, but that pan shot when the catapults and projectiles were flying while the lines advanced is one of the most visually stunning shots I've ever seen in a battle sequence.
One of the most thrilling historical novels that follows the life of Alexander the Great during his legendary campaign to avenge the Persian invasions in Greece, is “The Virtues of War” by Steven Pressfield. Truly epic.
Most of the armies of alexander has a great hearing abilities i am sure his inspiring speech in gaugamela was totally heard by his men, loud and clear.
The details in this movie are amazing. Where else do you get to see Thracians doing what Thracians do best? My dudes are wrecking better equipped opponents with rhomphaos, javelins, slings, and even rocks.
Yes the phalanx formation but what won most of Alexander's battle was his light horse mounted cavalry which were able to flank the enemies ends with lightning pace enabling an encirclement to his advantage. This scene in the movie i believe tried to reenact exactly that.
@@tatjanavelkova5814Macedonia is Greek, you stole it, there is literally not a single history book that says Alexander the Great is from Skopje, except for you, yours💀🙏🏻
History of Alexander the Great is one of famous history and some nations learn the defensive and opensive stragity of Alexander from the barbaric to modern era of war . Most of the learner are the military school .
It is almost unbelievable that these battle moves used by Alexander actually happened; what makes this great battle believable is precisely that this was the only possible tactic to win a battle that was almost impossible to win. And this happened! My God, this could have really happened!!
@@ripper74123 What followed was what some historians call "Alexander's thrust", if I'm not mistaken. The fact is that, without this localized, accurate strike, occurring at the beginning of the battle, even when the soldiers had enough energy, it was this combination of elements that allowed them to strike the heart of the Persian formation and Darius himself. My God, how much boldness, how much courage!! Normally, Alexander's army should have lost the battle, without a shadow of a doubt, because the difference in size of the armies was so great. I confess that I still have difficulty "accepting" this story, but YES, it is possible.
@@etiehnenavarro7622Bold but posible. I´d say its pretty belivable Which we cant say about numbers around ancient armies as victors tended to often dramatize the odds and outcome.
@@krystofcisar469Even modern historians generally put the Persian army here at 100 to 150,000 men leaving Alexander outnumbered by more than 2 or 3 to 1. Astonishing that he actually won
"Both Herodotus and Thucydides describe the Macedonians as foreigners, a distinct people living outside of the frontiers of the Greek city-states" - Eugene Borza, In the Shadow of Olympus p. 96.
Alexander's father, Phillip, is an equally impressive character who essentially revived Macedonian supremacy through some clever political bobbing and weaving, created the Macedonian military juggernaut and laid the foundations for Alexander to go on a rampage. Very interesting how things might have been if he didn't get popped. Macedon could have gone on to rule for far longer.
"There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quickly as you can, as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'."
“Life of Alexander” by Plutarch and “The Anabasis of Alexander” by Arrian of Nicomedia, are the best primary accounts to this very day since antiquity, delving into the legacy of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia.
The notable books “A History of Macedonia” (trilogy) by prominent Scholar N.G.L. Hammond, is one of the best historical accounts regarding the legacy of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia.
Vou falar uma coisa os guerreiros de armadura são brabos mas corajosos são os fundeiros ou sei o termo os caras correndo pra cima dos persas só de pedra na mão muito corajosos
I wish there was a real life style simulator that we could go in to, and it could put us in to battles/situations. If everyone knew what war was like(ancient battles like this, medieval, 1700s, American Civil War, World Wars, Vietnam/Korean, iran-iraq, war on terrorism, etc, Ukraine-Russia War, etc etc,), and also know what its like to live through out different periods of history, and how difficult it was, everyone would have a different tune for sure.
The guy at the end just turning around and ordering four coffees and two croissants, while in the middle of a battle. What a boss.
Darius lmao
😂
He almost got killed by Alexander's Cavalry and Darious troops got obliterated
😅😅😊
that's the King of Air
No smarthphone, no internet, just people enjoying the moment
Back in the day when we had no other option than to use melee weapons and bows.
:D
After this Parthian Persians defeated the greeks and Rome conquered Greece for 1000 years.
😂😂😂😂
@@secondarytrollaccount666 way cooler than gunpowder weapons, specially the current ones
'' Bend if you must but never break ''
Now thats a solid commander.
and keep watching the cavalry on the left!
After this Parthian Persians defeated the greeks and Rome conquered Greece for 1000 years.
@@Kurdish20226then the Arabs beat everyone up
@Techtalk2030 movie pls. No movie no fact
@Techtalk2030 all great empires eventually come to an end, the Roman's got overrun by a bunch of barbarians lol
99.99% of the men are cheering because the guy next to them is cheering. They didn't hear one word of that speech.
Hell yeah!
In different instances in history, the officers passed the words of the general/king down the line, so that other units farther from the centre got the message.
Be funny if he just rode down to another part of the line where no one heard him and did the speech again
They felt it though
Especially with the Irish accent, it will be very2 difficult for his Greek troops😂😂
I need to play Rome Total War
Macedonian or Seleucidians?
Man of culture
@@germanmandalorian3514 Bactrians
@@germanmandalorian3514séleucide ❤
@@AeliusMagnus Sounds like Rome 2? I prefer the remaster Version of 1. But enjoy 2 if so!
We can gripe all we want but the depiction of the armour of different types, the weapons, the tactics and the respectful way it portrays friend and foe alike is closer to any historical battle that we may have seen on screen. Coupled with Vangelis music it really creates a beautiful cinematic scene
A beautiful cinematic show! Yep. By rough estimate the cavalry were galloping from at least a mile and maybe more distance. The chariots who built those. Too much knowledge of Boudicca as reported by Victorians. The scythes on chariot wheels did not go round. How would they be secured? Broken blades were set upright on the axle which poked through the wheel. This was so no daring do could launch himself onto the axle and kill driver and marksman in chariot. The rushing of uncontrolled infantry is fairly true the winners of most wars were those who held tight ranks.
Say what you want about the rest of the film, but this battle is one of the best I’ve ever seen on the silver screen
Battle of Hydaspes was also dope
What was wrong with the rest of it? It was pretty damn accurate to the writings that remain of him
What is the title of this movie?
The Alexander "revisited" version is the definitive version. It's so damn good. Had like an hour and a half extra footage
@@riccalvinsardina329alexander
Pretty accurate in most regards, as far as Hollywood battles go. The only obvious gripe was the Persians mindlessly charging the Greek phalanx in a disorganized mob. While it is true that the Persian army lacked the professionalism of Alexander's, and mostly consisted of vassal militias of very variable quality, Persia did not become the largest empire of its day by fighting battles like they were glorified pub brawls.
Exactly, my thoughts
They should not have discredited the great Achaemenid Empire. On the contrary, making them as they really were only makes it seem that Alexander was the best general and strategist.
Read anabasis. They truly were a mob.
There are several more flaws in the depiction. One is the way in which Dareios gives his orders. He gives very simple hand gestures and the next moment, hundreds of men charge, even though it's hardly clear which units he has in mind, let alone that they can see them.
Another point that is at least odd is the depiction of dealing with chariots. I can't positively say that it's wrong how they showed it, but if the chariot is racing straight toward a line of pikes, why would they open up the line so the chariot can get into their formation, amputate legs (not sure those wheels were accurate, though again, I can't say they aren't) and shoot arrows at people? If you have a wall of pikes, horses will usually be reluctant to charge into them for obvious reasons.
@@TK-ve1uo From what i heard the hand signal thingy is realistic, also they did that opening of the sarissas line becase it would get rid of the chariots more easly. It also happend in real life:[...] Notwithstanding this, the Macedonians sustained their assaults, and assailing them violently squadron by squadron, they succeeded in pushing them out of rank. Meantime the foreigners launched their scythe-bearing chariots against Alexander himself, for the purpose of throwing his phalanx into confusion; but in this they were grievously deceived. For as soon as some of them approached, the Agrianians and the javelin-men with Balacrus, who had been posted in front of the Companion cavalry, hurled their javelins at them; others they seized by the reins and pulled the drivers off, and standing round the horses killed them. Yet some rolled right through the ranks; For the men stood apart and opened their ranks(!), as they had been instructed, in the places where the chariots assaulted them. In this way it generally happened that the chariots passed through safely, and the men by whom they were driven were uninjured. But these also were afterwards overpowered by the grooms of Alexander’s army and by the royal shield-bearing guards". Chapter XIII- Anabasis of Alexander, Battle of Arbela(Gaugamella) Page 165 by Arrian, traslated by Edward James Chinnock.
The light infantry running with the Macedonia cavalry a nice touch of realism
It's fictional
@ the movie is yes however there’s multiple accounts historically of Alexander pairing Macedonian heavy cavalry with very light infantry making his force almost unstoppable in the event they encountered another cavalry formation.
@@wadetheblade3261 says who?
yea i really loved that and i took their tactic and used it in the total war games LOOOL cavalry with peltasts screening.. works like a charm when your cavalry is outnumbered
@Blah-i7n says my common sense, you can't trust history, you can be entertained, but it's all bollox written by the masons
5:47 theres a man, running along side the horse, legend!
Alexander mixed light infatry, peltasts and javelin throwers with the cavalry. The conditioning of the macedonians must be superb to be able to maintain pace with horses.
There were examples of infantry in the ancient world being able to “hitch a ride” by grabbing onto the mane of an allied cavalryman’s mount and keeping pace alongside them for short periods. I believe Caesar mentioned Germanic warriors with this practice in his Commentaries, so it wouldn’t be too far-fetched to imagine this practice in other parts of the ancient world.
Humans in general are amazing runners and literally the best long distance runners in the animal world. Yes, as long as the cavalry is keeping a low tempo, humans can keep up.
The Agrianians were absolutely LEGENDS
it's rumoured that some were as fast as deer 😮 @@jopump9907
One of my favourite scenes in all history movies , I just love seeing how authentic it is and accurate particularly for the Macedonian army
2:25 Love from Egypt 🇬🇷🇪🇬 💪
Χαιρετισμούς στην Αίγυπτο
The adviser was historian Robin Lane Fox, author of a celebrated biography of Alexander, so this depiction of Gaugamela is probably the most accurate representation of an ancient battle ever put on screen.
Robin Lane -Fox was a keen horseman himself. I remember hearing him say that he agreed to work on the film on the condition that he could ride with the Macedonian Calvary in the charge at Gaugamela.
Imagine a director employing a historical advisor...and actually listening to him. That's just crazy tralk, isn't it Ridley...Ridley?
@@Holdit66 Ridley has left the chat. ;)
@@hekatoncheiros208 That's right.
clearly they didn't listen to him because there are dudes and horses running into the phalanx on purpose just for show
Alexander the Great speaking with a Dublin accent 🤣
aristoteles taught him, so he sounded well educated😂😂
Is that what you first noticed? The first thing I noticed was him speaking modern English.
And starting from 7:16 for couple of seconds we can hear bulgarian chant...
It’s funny because they didn’t need to dye his hair blonde. Colin Farrell already looks like a southern European and early depictions of Alexander have him with dark hair.
@@HangrySaturnMe too 😂😂😂
@2:48 Such a beautiful cinematic moment captured on film. The music from Vangelis makes the scene so beautiful & inspiring!
kinda like William Wallace in the movie Braveheart
One of my favorite historical battles in cinema. Very accurate and probably the closest thing we will ever see to how this battle actually took place.
Even if there were minor details wrong. The setting and overall look and action of this battle in the movie will most certainly be just like the true event in at least some moments
Wait you guys were there.
Have you seen the Battle of Rocroi in the Spanish film Alatriste? Among my all-time favorites.
It’s amazing the footage survived.
@@jasoncooke3477Yeah it was an awesome time.
these men will forever be more remembered then any influencers
Whats the name of the 127th guy that died at Gaugamela?
Whats the name of the guy that fought that other ~58yo black guy on Netflix in a boxing match?
@@daarksideyt We don't need to know their names...
So sad! This year marks 2,348 years since Alexander died, still miss the lad.
The strongest horse among Muslims is Khalid bin Al-Walid. He defeated the Persians, defeated Hulu, the ruler of China, defeated the rulers of India, and defeated the pomegranate state of Europe.
@@بلقاسمسليليح
Arabs never defeated Indians. What are you talking about?
The Great Alexander, the embodiment of masculinity
@@Highground609...l Alexander de great was Gay....
@managuamanagua9650 You clearly don't understand masculinity _or_ homosexuality. Dunce.
You know, I'm a massive history nerd, and when talking to other history nerds, they always look at me like I'm an idiot when I say Alexander is probably my favorite film, purely because of its depiction of Gaugamela.
When He said "Zeus be with us!" It was on Lol 😆!
One of the best historical movies of all time. Shouldve been a series with this scale and attention to detail so they could fit more battles.
7:50 that immediate left turn was awesome.
That left turn though 👌
Best historical battle in any movie
Gettysburg enters the chat..
@@maestroclassico5801 the 2 minutes we got of Caesar in Gaul in HBOs Rome was great.
@@firingallcylinders2949 Ok you got me there because it WAS. 😄 #RIPBenStephenson
Waterloo in "Waterloo"
@@ekhmm5230 17k extras was a sight to see
Imagine going into battle holding an umbrella for your leader 😳
You can gladly hold a sword in the front row while I chill with an umbrella in the safest area of the battle.
This movie is/was just beautiful - its a fantastic watch!
Totally epic... Alexander the Great never lost a battle.
He lost against King Porrus of India on the bank of river Jhelum and ran away like Coward.... because only winner move ahead.
That's wasn't true ,he lost with Ilyrians once The Battle of Pelion (335 BC) was one of the early confrontations of Alexander the Great against the Illyrians, led by the Illyrian king Cleitus. This battle took place near the city of Pelion (in the territory of present-day Albania or North Macedonia) and was a decisive moment for Alexander in consolidating the borders of the Macedonian Kingdom.
Read up on Battle of Persian Gate
@@sharad558 He didn't lose, the battle of hydaspes is literally one of Alexander best tactical victories
@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- victory?? Really 😃 Never see a Victor turns back after victory 🤔 Alexander returned back after losing against King Porus and no one can prove it wrong.
6:32 insane....
thats a fantastic shot for sure, really puts the scale into mind
And not a stirrup in sight. 10/10!
Just a lot of powerful thigh muscles!
The music 🤯 Maestro Vangelis
"Bend if you must, but never break." - brilliant line.
Did we know we’re about the see the most accurate battle scene in history.
The battle was the closest thing to real history.
With archers that can shoot arrows half a mile? Not terrifically accurate. Those bows and very short ranges.
@@101wildgoose I think Longbows could probably achieve that distance but probably not those composite bows
I like that the calvary weren't using horse saddles, which is historically accurate.
어느덧 20여년 영화... 추억이...
One of the best battles EVER put to screen!
I've read that The Longest Day also has very believable battle scenes. Did not see it nor this one either.
Usually battle scenes in Hollywood movies are awful. Like 90% of a time they just make my eyes bleed even on great movies like LOTR or Gladiator. But this a a rarest gem of film making. There is almost nothing wrong with this one, as perfect as history can be transferred to the screen. And it is sad that this masterpiece did not became industry standard. As battle scenes still suck two decades later.
Wow LOTR hmmmmm, that a bold statement
Are you kidding me? Lord of the Rings has what many consider to be the greatest battle scenes ever put on film, especially the Battle of Helm's Deep. They even show those scenes in film classes of how to film epic battle scenes.
@@josephjoe4180 Battle of Helm's Deep is pure trash from start to finish. It is visually appealing, but from a historical/logical point of view? Just no. Especially final cavalry charge on 45 degree slop into heavy infantry armed with pikes. Or elven archers who shot once and go onto melee to die with 100% mortality rate because they were not there in the books. Or Theoden ride on 5 horses killing hundreds of orks by pushing them slightly. If you turn off your brain before watching it looks fun, but as soon as you start thinking about what is happening on the screen this whole battle just falls apart. Battle of Pelenor planes was even worse.
@@Aryan_homophobe Dude, you are criticizing an epic fantasy movie for not having historically accurate battle scenes??? Are you crazy lol. Way to miss the point. I suppose Gandalf charging into an army of urak-hai with a blinding white light also failed your historical test? Lord of the Rings isn't meant to be true to life. It's fantasy. I can't believe I'm spelling this out. The fantasy genre isn't for you.
@@Aryan_homophobe Thats what film making is about man. Sure, the battles are unrealistic from a logical and tactical point of view, but it's not for historians. It's for entertainment. LOTR and Gladiator were spectacularly entertaining movies.
Loving the guy shifting gears at 3:42
One of the most brilliant strategic battles in history, Alexander severely outnumbered first destroys Darius's chariots and cavalry and then charges directly for Darius causing confusion and mayhem.
@charlesyonge "There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quickly as you can, as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'."
Alexander did exactly that.
Co Ty opowiadasz? Aleksander miał wg historyków 47000 żołnierzy, a król Dariusz wystawił 200000 - 250000 wojowników. Aleksander wygrał dzięki taktyce własnego autorstwa, dzięki której pokonał liczniejszego przeciwnika.
One of the GREATEST Movies ever Made 🙏
One of my Forever Favorite.
This is the best ancient battle put on screen. My only gripe was that at the outset the Persian archers somehow managed to shoot near a kilometer from their lines to the Macedonian line. Their bows would have been only for a 150 meters at most.
Far better than that abominable opening battle scene from Gladiator.
That opening scene from Gladiator was spectacular. Yes, Hollywood pyrotechnic nonsense and no concept of how formations work once the battle started, but that pan shot when the catapults and projectiles were flying while the lines advanced is one of the most visually stunning shots I've ever seen in a battle sequence.
Not only is it a great story great actors, but look at the uniforms and you know this is Oliver Stone to a tee. Two thumbs up for me.
One of the most thrilling historical novels that follows the life of Alexander the Great during his legendary campaign to avenge the Persian invasions in Greece, is “The Virtues of War” by Steven Pressfield.
Truly epic.
Wonderful book.
Indeed my friend.
A very good book.
Should also check out Alexander by Robin Lane Fox which was the basis for the Stone film.
Thanks for sharing !
at 3:17 you hear "finish him" in the background from Mortal Combat
That was the camel muttering lol
Most of the armies of alexander has a great hearing abilities i am sure his inspiring speech in gaugamela was totally heard by his men, loud and clear.
The Ultimate Noble Phantasm that I, Iskandar, possess. IONIAN HETAIROI!!!
Faith.. God...
The billennium’s greatest idol of war
Tenemos histórias gracias a los grandes historiadores, actores y actrices 😊
3:50 "Enyalios! Enyalios" 🗣🔥🔥
What does that mean??
@hmsbismarck5795 Enyalios is the god of war
@@weisthor0815 thanks man 😉
Burda her kez kisa kalicak,tum generallerim bile...
I also like how accurate the macedon phalanx spear that as history use 2 handed
yeah, this spears were 5,5 meters long. imagine how heavy they were.
Francamente una escena espectacular, acordé con la carrera militar de Alejandro Magno
Brutal battle
i just love how they run themselves into the spears
No smart phone, no internet, just Men enjoying the moment! 😉
“Envelope him…. pesos” ?? “If he makes a mistake…bare knuckles”
Bessos* look him up, he killed Darius
@ 8:52 4 more eastern spear unit to the front 😂
What a waste of his cost efficient low tiers 😂
The leader makes all the difference!
They first generations were so brave, imagine ❤
One of the most accurate battles portrayed on screen. Costume and formations are on point.
The details in this movie are amazing. Where else do you get to see Thracians doing what Thracians do best? My dudes are wrecking better equipped opponents with rhomphaos, javelins, slings, and even rocks.
Amazingg
Battle 😢
it is more authentic than netflix
Netflix would hire a Black actor to play Alexander
@@DMS-pq8 Actually, they didn't. Their adaption was still Scheiß anyway
Bravo zaovog filma da sezna da je bio veliki osvojac tadasnje veike Makedonije .
For the freedom and glory of Greece …
And being under rome flag for centuries
@ do not forget that Romans as well as the world till today are under the Greek culture ideas and ideals
Day dream. Or masturbation. @@konstantinosstamatopoulos425
@@konstantinosstamatopoulos425lol not the middle east and specially Iran
Yes the phalanx formation but what won most of Alexander's battle was his light horse mounted cavalry which were able to flank the enemies ends with lightning pace enabling an encirclement to his advantage. This scene in the movie i believe tried to reenact exactly that.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT 🥶🇬🇷
TSAR ALEXANDER from MAKEDONIJA ! !
@@tatjanavelkova5814Macedonia is Greek, you stole it, there is literally not a single history book that says Alexander the Great is from Skopje, except for you, yours💀🙏🏻
@@tatjanavelkova5814 SLAVS DID NOT EXIST IN THE MEDITERANEAN AT THAT TIME!! FIND THEM SOMEWHERE IN NORTH RUSSIAN STEPPES!!
For ever!!!
History of Alexander the Great is one of famous history and some nations learn the defensive and opensive stragity of Alexander from the barbaric to modern era of war . Most of the learner are the military school .
Sunt o persoană musulmană din Maroc, dar îl iubesc foarte mult pe Roman
These armies were massive ❤❤❤❤
After effects
We need more movie like this and like troy...
It is almost unbelievable that these battle moves used by Alexander actually happened; what makes this great battle believable is precisely that this was the only possible tactic to win a battle that was almost impossible to win. And this happened! My God, this could have really happened!!
It was a gamble to provoke Darius's cavalry to chase Alexander leaving Darius's position open
@@ripper74123 What followed was what some historians call "Alexander's thrust", if I'm not mistaken. The fact is that, without this localized, accurate strike, occurring at the beginning of the battle, even when the soldiers had enough energy, it was this combination of elements that allowed them to strike the heart of the Persian formation and Darius himself. My God, how much boldness, how much courage!! Normally, Alexander's army should have lost the battle, without a shadow of a doubt, because the difference in size of the armies was so great. I confess that I still have difficulty "accepting" this story, but YES, it is possible.
@@etiehnenavarro7622Bold but posible. I´d say its pretty belivable Which we cant say about numbers around ancient armies as victors tended to often dramatize the odds and outcome.
Literally if anyone else commanded except him the Macedonians would have almost certainly lost
@@krystofcisar469Even modern historians generally put the Persian army here at 100 to 150,000 men leaving Alexander outnumbered by more than 2 or 3 to 1. Astonishing that he actually won
My favourite battle scene in all the movies
My favourite speech!
FOR THE FREEDOM.& GLORY OF GREECE!
ZEUS BE WITH US!
Alexander the Great
His name struck fear into hearts of men.
Alexander the Great
Became a legend amongst mortal men.
"Both Herodotus and Thucydides describe the Macedonians as foreigners, a distinct people living outside of the frontiers of the Greek city-states" - Eugene Borza, In the Shadow of Olympus p. 96.
post the source
@pgsa1190 Go learn how to open a book
Alexander was a great diplomat and warrior!
Cyrus the Great and Darius I are indeed two of the Achaemenid rulers with captivating military campaigns. Well, probably Xerxes too
His my favorite character in history ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Achilles was better
@k2you21 "my" read more grade school boi
@@k2you21 He said "in history". Not mythology.
Alexander's father, Phillip, is an equally impressive character who essentially revived Macedonian supremacy through some clever political bobbing and weaving, created the Macedonian military juggernaut and laid the foundations for Alexander to go on a rampage. Very interesting how things might have been if he didn't get popped. Macedon could have gone on to rule for far longer.
Nice 👌
There is nothing impossible to him who will try
Alexander the Great
"Do or do not, there is no 'try'..." Master Yoda.🤨
"There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quickly as you can, as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'."
this was the Guy who faces Porus and Returned to his home land
Alexander the Great Alexander the Great of the world
“Life of Alexander” by Plutarch and “The Anabasis of Alexander” by Arrian of Nicomedia, are the best primary accounts to this very day since antiquity, delving into the legacy of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia.
The movie was mediocre at best but the battle of Gaugamela was depicted very well and amazingly acccurately.
ThiS 🎬 movie is Extremely underrated...I think it shld be considered A crime
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The notable books “A History of Macedonia” (trilogy) by prominent Scholar N.G.L. Hammond, is one of the best historical accounts regarding the legacy of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia.
2:41 chills…
Of embarrassment? Or did you need to turn on the heating? This is a terrible film
@@user-ge3jk6fg1l Thanks for sharing your opinion. Now, I'll mines: it was AMAZING.
Surely, the phalanx would be trained for defence against arrows.
Underrated movie
Nah it was pretty awful
It was good AF. Especially the final cut
@@colewilliams9432 read Peter green. Much better.
Vou falar uma coisa os guerreiros de armadura são brabos mas corajosos são os fundeiros ou sei o termo os caras correndo pra cima dos persas só de pedra na mão muito corajosos
There are gods, there are us and there is Alexander.
Let's all run for 3 miles before we start fighting! LOL
Для Александра не было проблемой ни реки, ни горы, ни джунгли, ни пустыни. Непобедимый, величайший полководец
As a history buff not seeing a stirrup in site makes me happy :D
8:11 whoops.
This movie is the best movie ever.
I wish there was a real life style simulator that we could go in to, and it could put us in to battles/situations. If everyone knew what war was like(ancient battles like this, medieval, 1700s, American Civil War, World Wars, Vietnam/Korean, iran-iraq, war on terrorism, etc, Ukraine-Russia War, etc etc,), and also know what its like to live through out different periods of history, and how difficult it was, everyone would have a different tune for sure.
"...for the freedom and Glory Of Greece..." do u hear that Skopian Monkeydonian borthers?Happy new year!
They prefer not hearing that....😂😂
4:45 they literally say in Albanian : Ecni Para that means move forward 😂 4:47
@@armenalijaj-cv6iz they are chanting ‘Enyalos’ Ενυαλος another name enticing ‘Ares’ god of war