Channel Title: Syntagma Channel Description: Hello and welcome to our channel. We are two friends who decided to take the plunge and turn their endless historical based discussions and debates into short animated videos covering different events and periods throughout history, from ancient times up to WW2. The main idea behind the videos is to create visual representations of an event as depicted in primary ancient sources, or at least as close as possible. All videos are made using animation software, with no games or game engines involved. <video> Julius Caesar Trailer Description: The trailer for the Julius Caesar series that covered the crossing of Rubicon river, the siege of Brundisium and the Ilerda campaign in 49 BC. </video> <video> Caesar in Spain: part two - Turning the tide Description: The second part of Caesar in Spain series, describing the events from june and july 49 BC near the city of Ilerda, Hispania. Unexpected weather events place Caesar in a strategic disadvantage against the pompeian forces. Eventually, Caesar finds a way to cross the Sicoris with his legions, turning the odds of the campaign in his favor. Music made with Filmstro Narrator: Christian H. Miles ( https://twitter.com/christianhmiles ) </video> <video> Syntagma channel trailer Description: </video> <video> Julius Caesar: Rubicon to Rome Description: This video describes the the campaign of Julius Caesar in Italy, from January to March 49 BC, against the forces of the roman senate. After crossing the Rubicon river as a rebel against the republic with one legion only, Caesar swift advance throughout Italy ended with the capture of Rome and the withdrawal of the senate and Pompey forces in Greece. The events are based on Caesar's own account, with the chronology slightly modified in accordance to other sources and Cicero's dated letters from that period. Narrator : Christian H Miles ( https://twitter.com/christianhmiles ) Music by Filmstro Please consider support our channel at https://www.patreon.com/syntagma. </video> <video> Julius Caesar: Italia campaign - Siege of Brundisium Description: Download War Robots NOW and get a huge starter pack: http://bit.ly/2DEpqiS 3D animation video about the siege of Brundisium that marked the end of the Italian campaign of Julius Caesar against Pompey. The description of the battle is based on Caesar's own account . Music made with Filmstro </video> <video> Caesar in Spain: part three - A victory without a battle Description: The third part of the Caesar in Spain series, describing the maneuvering campaign of Julius Caesar's around the city of Ilerda and Iberus river against the loyal legions of Pompey, july - august 49 BC. Music made with Filmstro Narrator: Christian H. Miles ( https://twitter.com/christianhmiles ) </video> <video> Phalanx vs Legion : Battle of Cynoscephalae Description: The roman victory in the battle of Cynoscephalae ( 197 BC ) marked the end of the second macedonian war between Rome and Philip V, king of Macedon. The battle is considered one of the best examples of manipular roman legion superiority over the macedonian phalanx in terms of flexibility and combat maneuvering. The reconstruction of the battle is based on Polybius account from Histories,book 18 , 24-27. Thank you for watching and please consider support us at https://www.patreon.com/syntagma. Music credits : Ross Bugden - Rapture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vja87ZXejyk modified versions of Daniele Tension and Tension Rmk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGlTNx6hD9E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SydiP37NMrI https://soundcloud.com/d4ni3l3 </video> <video> An introduction to the Macedonian phalanx Description: This video tries to illustrate the different versions of equipment, structure and combat spacing used by the macedonian phalanx based armies, following the descriptions of various ancient sources, including the tactic manuals written by Asclepiodotus and Polybius. Music made with Filmstro Voice over Christian H. Miles ( https://twitter.com/christianhmiles ) </video> <video> Story of a word - Interval Description: This video describes the etymology of the English word interval. Music made with Filmstro Voice over Christian H. Miles ( https://twitter.com/christianhmiles ) </video> <video> Caesar in Spain: part one - Rome to Ilerda Description: 3d animation describing the events that followed after the capture of Rome by Caesar and the retreat of Pompey in Greece in march 49BC, based on Caesar's own account. With Italy secured, lacking a fleet to cross the sea and follow his enemy in Greece, Caesar decides to take his army to Spain and attack Pompey's loyal legions located there. Delayed on the way by the opposition of Masillia, Caesar sends forward his legions into Spain. In june 49BC he resumes his march and joins his men at Ilerda, Both sides engaged in a 2 months campaign of maneuvering, with Caesar facing attrition and major weather events. Music made with Filmstro Narrator: Christian H. Miles ( https://twitter.com/christianhmiles ) </video> <video> The macedonian phalanx trailer Description: The trailer of our upcoming video covering the description of the equipment, structure and tactics of the macedonian phalanx, that should be up early november. </video> <video> The republican roman legion Description: A description of the recruitment, equipment and tactics used by the mid republican roman legion, also known as manipular or polybian legion. The video is based on the Polybius - Histories and is more oriented towards the 2nd century BC format of the roman army. Music used Drums of Battle - Alexander Hoff Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4 International License. * Title: Drums of Battle * Composer: Alexander Hoff * Youtube Channel: https://goo.gl/9AGRKd Drums of rage - Alexander Hoff Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4 International License. * Title: Drums of Rage * Composer: Alexander Hoff * Youtube Channel: https://goo.gl/9AGRKd Daniele - Tension https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGlTNx6hD9E </video>

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Hello and welcome to our channel. We are two friends who decided to take the plunge and turn their endless historical based discussions and debates into short animated videos covering different events and periods throughout history, from ancient times up to WW2.
The main idea behind the videos is to create visual representations of an event as depicted in primary ancient sources, or at least as close as possible.
All videos are made using animation software, with no games or game engines involved.

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