How Caesar Won the Great Roman Civil War - Animated DOCUMENTARY

Script: Peter Voller
Illustration: Yağız Bozan, Nargiz Isaeva, Oğuz Tunç
Machinima: MalayArcher using Total War: Rome II engine.

00:00 Intro
06:19 Siege of Alexandria
28:22 Battle of the Nile
37:42 Battles of Nicopolis and Zela
58:17 Battle of Hadrumentum
1:12:40 Battle of Ruspina
1:36:34 Battle of Thapsus
1:47:27 Battle of Munda
2:08:58 From general to ruler
2:28:25 How and why was Caesar assassinated?

#Caesar #InfinityKingdom #WeCameWeSawWeConquered

[KingsandGenerals]

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[petervoller]

Hey all, I was the scriptwriter and historian for this series, if you have any questions, please do leave them below and I'll do my best to get around to them!

[ngusumakofu]

Wow, never knew that the resistance against Caesar was this protracted. In books, it’s usually summarized down to chasing Pompey to Egypt, the affair with Cleopatra and the defeat of her brother, the triumphant return to Rome and then the conspiracy and assassination. I mean I get it, books have to be concise and school semesters are only so long. But man, this is pure gold!

[osirusgtr]

I cannot understand people who find history boring, this was fascinating! thank you for your hard work posting it all..👍

[johnorourke]

It's unbelievable how Caesar handled the rebellious legions in Italy. They started out trying to blackmail him, 1:05:00, but in the end he had them begging to be executed at random (decimation) just for the privilege of fighting alongside him yet again. Which is what Caesar wanted and needed all along. This encapsulates exactly why Caesar was such a great leader.

[dolphineachonga]

Amazed by Caesar's ability to turn incredible odds in his favor. Even more amazed by his legions' bravery and discipline in these situations. Most of all, I am extremely impressed by your presentation of these events.

[jonbaxter]

His life and story are just incredible. It reads like a novel, that's how amazing it all is. A great man, one who we'll talk about in another 2, 000 years for sure.

Ave Caesar

[LeviathanoftheDanube]

This is easily the best documentary I've seen on the Caesarian civil wars. You guys freaking NAILED this one. I've watched just about every video there is to watch on this subject, some of them DOZENS of times and I was thrilled with this one! There is a LOT of depth on this time period and even though you guys didn't throw in a few details I would have like to have seen, you managed to do an amazing job with the overarching narrative. I can't wait for your next series on Octavian and the new Empire. THANK YOU!

[Anglomachian]

I remember Historia Civilis explaining that the "Not King, but Caesar!" might have been a kind of joke, since King (Rex) was a used gens name at he time, and so Caesar was basically trying to say "No, no, you have the wrong person."

[RawrItsMattyz]

Say what you will about his motivations, he was an incredibly talented general and he knew his people. How he dealt with the mutiny where the 10th were begging for decimation is a prime example of how good he was. I'd love to see an alternate world where he wasn't assassinated just to see more of his wars. Thanks K & G for the documentary!

[toddgibson]

Of all the fascinating stories of Caesar, I think this is one of my favorites. Putting down a mutiny with one word, “citizens”. Just goes to show the respect he commanded.

[rlskinner]

This is one of the best documentary series online anywhere. The graphical representations, imagery and strategic maps are aids and tools for the narrator. Sadly many documentaries try to overblow the fluff (too much eye candy, real-life enactments, etc.), and miss the mark.

It's the narration, script and sequential telling of the history that matters...and you do an excellent job!

I wish more documentaries were done this way.

[sithprimarch]

Christmas comes early this year my fellow history fans. Glory to kings and general's, glory to Rome!!

[bennetla]

I've never grown actively angry while hearing about the account of Caesar's assassination. Well done K&G, well done.

[livecarsonreaction]

History isn't what happened - it's what people say happened. The fact there's still ongoing discussions and disagreements about Caesar's character proves this. I'm glad your series on Caesar offers multiple perspectives, making it as close to an unbiased account as humanly possible. Ironically, it was Caesar's assassins, not Caesar himself, who ended up putting the final nail in the republic's coffin and opening the way for the first true emperor.

[clarencecorbeil]

Finally had the time to do those timestamps. Hope they will be helpful. Thank you for the videos on this interesting part of history, K&G!

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:49 Situation after Pharsalus - Death of Pompey
00:06:19 Caesar’s intervention in Egypt’s crisis
00:10:57 Siege of Alexandria - First Engagements
00:16:45 Siege of Alexandria - Naval engagements
00:27:39 Siege of Alexandria - Ending
00:30:02 Battle of the Nile
00:34:23 End of the Egyptian conflict - Dissent in the Republic
00:37:42 Pontic War - Pharnaces’ invasions
00:42:47 Battle of Nicopolis
00:48:32 Pontic War - After Nicopolis, Caesar’s arrival
00:51:59 Battle of Zela
00:58:17 2nd African campaign - Preparations
01:06:20 2nd African campaign - Caesar’s landing - Battle of Hadrumetum
01:12:40 Battle of Ruspina
01:19:25 Campaign continuing - 2nd battle of Ruspina
01:28:02 Battles of Uzitta and Zeta - Further preparations
01:36:34 Battle of Thapsus
01:43:07 Optimates’ escape and recovery in Hispania
01:49:33 Final campaign - Beginning
01:59:28 Final campaign - Battle of Munda
02:05:50 Gnaeus’ escape - Battle of Lauro
02:08:58 The caesarian politics - Military Tyrant or Savior of Rome?
02:28:25 The assassination of Caesar - The motivations
02:33:22 The conspirators
02:40:51 The assassination
02:47:08 Conclusion

[umartwr]

This channel has officially been crowned as the greatest history channel on yt

[johnkovac]

Wow, what a great job! I never realized all the issues Caesar had to deal with. His life was no cake walk by any measure. His ability to understand human behavior and serve as an outstanding leader can not be overstated. It made me realize how impressive he was and how political Rome was. Thanks again for all the research and level of detail needed to understand the man.

[MarekDohojda]

Alexander the Great or Caesar, the argument will rage forever; but personally I believe it was in fact Caesar. His ability to adopt to multi situation, on Sea, Land, and Horses, against opponents that were not just incredibly diverse, but also equal to him ( on paper ). Yet he prevailed in almost every single battle.

[Gauntlet_Videos]

Caesar getting back his four veteran legions for the invasion of Africa with just words is incredible. I cannot imagine anything like that happening today.