Siege of Alexandria 48 BC - Caesar's Civil War DOCUMENTARY

Sources:
Caesar's 'Civil War'
Plutarch's 'Life of Pompey' and 'Life of Caesar'
Appian's 'The Civil War'
Lucan's 'Pharsalia'
Cassius Dio's 'Roman History'
Theodore Mommsen's 'History of Rome'

#Documentary #Caesar #Alexandria

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[alexandersturnn]

"B-but...you're Enemies-"

"HE WAS A CONSUL OF ROME!!!"

[petervoller]

Hey guys, I'm the historian and scriptwriter for this episode, hope you all enjoy it! If you've got any questions or feedback for me, please feel free to pop them below and I'll do my best to get round to them!

[Barwasser]

- Ave Caesar, we have a problem!
- "have you tried building a wall?"
- but sir... we are in the royal quarters of Alexandria!
- "just do it."

[rickypoon]

"Caesar's emmissaries were killed."

Ghenghis Khan: *"You know what to do."*

[StekliCujo]

"He was a consul of Rome." -Caesar stated calmly.

[admiralsquatbar]

Kings and Generals: *We have a new video*
Me: I came, I saw, I liked.

[illerac]

Caesar's excursion in Egypt is one of the greatest Side Quests of all time.

[fleckoxd]

He was a consul of Rome
That dialogue from Rome HBO is running through my head

[sujaysannyamath]

Ceaser's whole career can be summed up from this seige: Taking ludicrous risks for greatest of rewards and coming out victorious against all odds. Until that one time he didn't.

[berkkarakas]

I love how ceaser steps forward in every crisis and takes control of the situation... what a great leader

[martinbenjamin]

History: Julius Caesar was so great
Source: Julius Caesar

[royalhero]

Alesia is rightfully celebrated as perhaps Caesar's greatest victory, but how he managed to survive Alexandria always amazes me. It shows what kind of man he was (and his men) that they did not lose their cool when the situation was seriously bad

[TheHorica]

"...he who carries this letter killed Pompey."

Caesar stares, soldiers stare, Posca stares, murderer shits himself.

[napoleonibonaparte]

Caesar’s favourite song, : “Staying Alive”

[Username]

A man who has lost his balls is a dangerous foe: he has nothing left to lose.
-Ancient Roman proverb

[stygian]

"..Antony was named as Master of Horse."

+10 opinion

[furioussherman]

Probably my favourite period of Roman history. Caesar, Cleopatra, Mark Antony, and conspirators like Brutus, Cassius, and Cicero are some of the most interesting historical figures of Antiquity to me, and seeing how they plotted and maneuvered to get what they wanted is always entertaining. It also helps that they're all characters portrayed in Shakespeare's plays, which gives them even more intrigue to me.

[JohnnyElRed]

Reminds me a lot of Hernán Cortés and his conquest of Tenochtitlan. This street for street battles always seemed very interesting to me, given that in most sieges it seems to be over as soon as the walls are lost.

[NLTops]

I love how, when we speak of Caesar, it is often said that nowhere did he come so close to losing as he did in the siege of Alexandria. Outnumbered more than 5 to 1, and he still lived to tell about it. Sometimes I wonder how history would've gone had he not been assassinated. In empire-building, it is generally speaking not the unifier who ruins the empire, but the heir or the usurper.

[awesomehpt]

Urge to say “he was a consul of rome!” Intensifies!