Battle of Gaugamela - Part 2 - "Alexander Revisited"

From the movie "Alexander - Revisited - The Final Cut ".

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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Gaugamela
• Alexander
• Αλέξανδρος
• Μέγας
• Γαυγάμηλα
• Phalanx
• Φάλαγγα
• Μακεδονία
• Macedonia
• Υπασπιστές
• Hypaspists
• Έταιροι
• Πέρσες

[Anonie324]

This movie well depicted just how fucking confusing a battle is.

[maximuslaurius]

@imhungry4444

In the real battle Alexander knew he could be outflanked, so he stationed a reserve phalanx behind the main one. Alexander's strategy actually depended on Darius trying to outflank him, thus creating a gap in his line.

[haveajerk]

@tlawton49 The macedonians had this tactic: The front half of the phalanx splits in two and moved appart to both sides. Then, the rear half points the sarissas to the scythed chariots slowing them down. Then, the split front half closes, forming a sort of trap.

[Communist1986]

@tlawton49 You can train them to do so.

[tlawton49]

surely moving apart for the chariots at 0:30 is the worst thing to do? I'm pretty sure horses wouldn't run straight into a wall of spears

[Ganthan]

@kilbara12 Hey, when you're in a battle and there's someone bearing down on you, ya gotta use whatever's on hand at the moment, whether it's a sword or someone's head.

[Ganthan]

1:26 The guy holding the pike is now thinking "Dammit, there's a dude stuck on my pike now. Could someone please pull that off?"

[BVargas78]

Awesome battle, realistically brutal.

[mattg109]

@szczepaniak39 and Alexander inherited his ftahers kingdom on his death. He was also hegemon of the league of corinth (most greek states bar sparta were in this league) so therefore he leads 'greece' or most of the greek states on a conquest to destroy the persian empire

[mattg109]

@supersmash43 because his men were slaves to him. At issus he fled and left behind along with all his riches, his mother, wife and daughter! WHat a coward indeed.

[mattg109]

This movie combined 3 of alexander biggest battles: grancius, issus and gauagamela.

e.h thight wound was sustained at issus, alexander being saved by cleitus the black was at granicus, visting wounded trrops after issus.

[supersmash43]

7:43 Darius inflicting friendly fire on his own people while escaping with his scythe chariot!