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Historian Michael Taylor rates depictions of ancient Rome in movies and TV shows.
He reviews the depiction of gladiator fights in “Gladiator,” starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. He discusses the siege warfare seen in “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” starring Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Antonio Banderas. He breaks down the Roman naval warfare tactics in “Cleopatra,” starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. He explains the dangers of chariot racing in “Ben-Hur,” starring Charlton Heston. He compares the unique military formations portrayed in “Spartacus,” starring Kirk Douglas; “The Eagle,” starring Channing Tatum, Donald Sutherland, and Jamie Bell; and HBO’s “Rome,” starring Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, and Ciarán Hinds. Finally, he analyzes the visual depictions of Roman armor and weapons in “King Arthur,” starring Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, and Mads Mikkelsen; “Risen,” starring Joseph Fiennes and Tom Felton; and Netflix’s “Barbarians.”
Michael Taylor is an associate professor of history at the University at Albany. He focuses on ancient military history, especially of the Roman army.
Michael’s book, “Soldiers & Silver: Mobilizing Resources in the Age of Roman Conquest,” can be found here:
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Roman Historian Rates 10 Ancient Rome Battles In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider
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A) I'm an expert
B) I say "calvary"
It's common in New England to say Calvery. Aunt Ant I am not sure where he was born.
So good !
I wish they had included the Battle of Cannae from Hannibal: Rome's Worst Enemy (starring Dr. Julian Bashir from DS9). It did a fantastic job of showing the Republic era maniple system with the Hastati up front and the Triarii at the rear.
Julius Caesar did ride with the calvary when he was laying siege to the fortress where the Guals were. That took place after after he legions built two walls and controlled the center of the two rings.
"I'm just going to kill the guys rolling the fire logs".
The logs are rolling DOWNHILL!
Guessing logic and physics were not on the syllable at Dumbass School huh….
I have seen that guy shopping at a grocery store called price chopper
07:38 Solid trees i see
Why does he keep saying calvary instead of cavalry? As an asst. professor he should know better.
Metatron brought me here great video
INDY IS TIME-TRAVELLING NOW!! Man glad i didn't bother watching that
Why do so many people mispronounce "cavalry"?
CaValry homie. Cav. Cav-al-ry. Calvary was where Jesus was crucified, not the same thing.
"I remember my grandmother saying to me: I don't care what they tell you at school, Cleopatra was Black." 🤣
I like this guy this is the only one I’ve seen that talks with any emotion
THE problem with the Catapult shooting the plane is not the range,it's the AIM…if the plane fly too low it can get to it,but the aim will be IMPOSSIBLE…i love these vids
Pretty sure stirrup's were not invented until well after roman times.
The thing about ARCHIMEDES lighting the ships on fire wasn't really meant to target the wood of the ships but the sails, which if given enough time can possibly catch fire, given the extreme length of time a battle takes place, and given enough mirrors focused on 1 or 2 ships the concentrated light will cause the ships sail to catch fire, Most typically just think he targeted the ships wooden frames, which is fundamental nearly impossible to catch fire with the mirrors, so people just pass it off as impossible which, most people don't really think about when considering the mirrors, as a mirror of those size passes through a massive amount of heat that standing in a roman ship it would feel scorching by accounts of some Roman survivors, so if they could as claimed feel that level of heat it's not impossible for it to not burn the sails given their material of the time.
That scene from HBO's Rome, was the very first scene of the show. When Pullo broke ranks to fight by himself, I groaned, until I realized that he was going to be punished for it. At that moment I knew it was going to be a great series
I'm skeptical of what he said about the pirate ships. One of the Mithradates of Pontus copied a lot from the Romans, was well-funded, and had a pirate-navy that operated on the black sea.
He lost all credibility when he dismissed slingers . He is clearly biased and forgets what Hannibal did to Rome with baleric slingers
I wish Insider had this historian or another review Romanian Rome related movie called COLUMNA or “The Column” (1968). It is about the Roman subjugation of the Dacians and it is referring to the Trajan’s Column.
HBO ROME ❤
I'd have more confidence in an expert who pronounces cavalry correctly. He's distinctly saying calvary.
Ah yes, Indiana Jones;
Time traveler extrordanaire!
I would have to dispute his point about Roman Generals not leading charges. Even though most of the time they would not, Julius Caesar Led a calvary charge in the Battle of Alesia also jumped into the front lines in the battle of the Sabis river. Scipio also led a charge in the battle of Zama. Although not common, it is very possible and plausible.
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My problem with the battle scene in Risen, and this is an issue in many historical ancient movies, is that the leaders always take off their helmets during the battle or fight without helmets. This would be suicidal when rocks and arrows are flying at you from over head or when someone up close and personal is trying to bash you on the head. By the way I enjoyed this movie. It is just a pet peeve of mine.
The Great Illyrian Revolt was the biggest Roman loss, ever! A massive Roman army of 200,000 soldiers were mobilized in the four-year Illyrian Revolution (not including those who already were defeated in the cities they held). At least fifteen legions and auxiliary forces were sent overthere. They won, but the losses were huge. I wonder why (almost) none of the historians talk about this when it is very well documented? A book by Jason R. Abdale "The Great Illyrian Revolt: Rome's Forgotten War in the Balkans" published just recently (2019.) has been cited as the first book ever devoted to this forgotten war!!! In fact, the Roman defeat at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest would not have happened had it not been for this Illyrian uprising. His previous book, "Four Days in September: The Battle of Teutoburg" (2nd edition), was published in 2016. telling us about that. Actually, it was the beginning of the fall of Rome.
CAVALRY, my guy. CAVALRY. Calvary was the hill where Jesus died.
It’s “cavalry”. KAV UHL REE. Not “Calvary”. Calvary is where Jesus was crucified. Cavalry is soldiers mounted on horseback. I don’t doubt he knows what he’s talking about but god damn it, get the word right!