Vespasian's attack on Jotapata - Ancient Rome

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Vespasian's attack on Jotapata is remembered as a classic of Roman seige tactics. Week after week their attacks were repulsed by the Jews. When Vespasian 'testudo' tactic fails, he calls upon his son Titus to turn the situation around. The descent of a thick fog finally gives Titus and his men the opportunity to approach the fortress undetected. Having scaled the walls, Titus and his men then set about crushing the rebellion. Contains scenes of moderate violence. Dramatic clip taken from the BBC dramatised documentary Ancient Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire. Watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Worldwide KZfaq channel here: / bbcworldwide
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@skylerslack12 4 жыл бұрын

Actually accurate roman uniforms and armor? Didnt Think that was possible and no leather bracers??? This needs an oscar

@juliusnepos6013 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@djackzdjackz7004 2 жыл бұрын

The only one who are not accurate are roman Legion and jewish using English language 🤣

@oldtownboy8107 2 жыл бұрын

They are accurate . Roman uniforms are accurate as we see in this .

@djackzdjackz7004 Жыл бұрын

this time are Marian reform Legion

@Iason29 Жыл бұрын

@@djackzdjackz7004 kinda hard if all latin people are dead and you only have Brits left, unless you have figured out a way to bring them back to life

@ConstantineJoseph 4 жыл бұрын

Oil was very precious in those times. They were rarely used in siege warfare contrary to our modern day presumptions of ancient or medieval combat

@ConstantineJoseph 2 жыл бұрын

@Tomas Juarez Yes water is often used. In a lot of sieges due to lack of resources, hot sand was the main alternative.

@StoicFC 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't mean it wasn't used in this siege

@sirmaximillianvonstauffenberg Жыл бұрын

that's why they were using sand instead of oil

@Kelly14UK 2 жыл бұрын

Always loved the bee-eeeee-zzz bit in this. Seen every episode, plus the BBC did Hannibal, Pompeii and Spartacus. I liked the Constantine episode.

@escapistfromhell1543 Жыл бұрын

My favourite were the Nero and Constantine ones

@beauwise9647 2 жыл бұрын

Also Domitian may not have been a good man but he was not a terrible Caesar, despite his unpopularity in the Senate. Resume as follows... Expanded the empire by 2 provinces Found gold in the Arabian peninsula Restructured the coinage system. Stabilized the economy. Replenished all of Titus' disaster relief programs, then added more and ushered in the era of Pax Romanus (Peace in Rome)

@amuktadir1991 6 жыл бұрын

Rome series deserve Oscars for reality.

@ilirshqiptar 5 жыл бұрын

This is why sometimes sleeping in war time can cost more than you think.....Only the water sleep but the enemy never sleeps...

@andrewpestotnik5495 5 жыл бұрын

You had 1 job 🤣

@cray1727 4 жыл бұрын

Black Company?

@CarlJosephEscarian Жыл бұрын

1:11 i used to take an arrow to the heel - Flavius Vespasianus

@johnadams-wp2yb 5 жыл бұрын

Moral: Don't mess with the Romans.

@fiucikmiselfo1922 5 жыл бұрын

john adams Don't mess with the Romans, they have some mighty foreskins.

@johnadams-wp2yb 5 жыл бұрын

@@fiucikmiselfo1922 Wash your mouth out.

@fiucikmiselfo1922 5 жыл бұрын

@@johnadams-wp2yb One famous quotation by Terence reads: "Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto", or "I am human, and I think nothing human is alien to me." This appeared in his play Heauton Timorumenos.

@johnadams-wp2yb 5 жыл бұрын

@@fiucikmiselfo1922 Neither me, nor anyone else has ever heard of him.

@fiucikmiselfo1922 5 жыл бұрын

@@johnadams-wp2yb yes, thank your educational system. Someone for whom Greco-roman civilization stands in the way of brainwashing you has the exclusive rights to your minds.

@watarimono17 6 жыл бұрын

Those brits playing romans. What a sight!

@chrismil5535 6 жыл бұрын

Shinichi Edogawa brits always play the Romans

@todrkdck9805 5 жыл бұрын

For britannia!

@Jejak_Pengangguran 5 жыл бұрын

Constantine Joseph no idiot, they’re Germanic Barbaric barbarian Tribe who enslaved the Romano Britonic culture

@tezwharton6599 5 жыл бұрын

It just a movie idiot stop being so racist everybody knows it Italians

@gordonferrar7782 5 жыл бұрын

@Bo Pick finally.

@TheNdh00 5 жыл бұрын

SPQR forever

@exposingproxystalkingorgan4164 3 жыл бұрын

The Romans love heavy war equipment, just like most of today's more modern advanced countries. I'm saving this video to my KZfaq channel playlists for others to watch.

@amuktadir1991 Жыл бұрын

Original true player is generals and soieldiers,But simple people runs after players.

@justinian536 2 жыл бұрын

Oh damn this is actually accurate -Oil -Sneaking into the fort -47 days Props to you BBC!

@irenepongarrang7386 Жыл бұрын

whats wrong actually in sneaking into forts, ive read the romans did this in jewish revolt ( correct me if i wrong), and whats about 47 days?

@justinian536 Жыл бұрын

@@irenepongarrang7386 No this is actually accurate to the real siege

@irenepongarrang7386 Жыл бұрын

@@justinian536 owh ithink you are doingsarcasm

@amuktadir1991 Жыл бұрын

APNI ekjon Ekproker er valo manush Chilam,Konodin Uni Hote paren ni.Ami,Thnkx Sir,Love.

@loofloof1441 5 жыл бұрын

jotapata is in the galil..a green area not a desert

@djackzdjackz7004 Жыл бұрын

They making movies in morocco, same for Kingdom of heaven

@peterpluim7912 3 жыл бұрын

The boiling oil myth is still alive and kicking.

@jaymuzquiz2942 3 жыл бұрын

No it's true just like fire arrows, and torches with an unlimited supply of fuel that don't burn out.

@peterpluim7912 3 жыл бұрын

I have to be careful. I do have a university degree in history but never used it (in IT now) so my knowledge can be outdated or not applicable to that region. We were thought oil was only used at sea. On land, they used boiled water mixed with some sand or fine sand only during sieges. Sand was added because it got in the armor, was difficult to remove so it created wounds that are prone to infection. They normally had a large stockpile of dried wood available because houses were mostly made of wood. Then again, I’m a European so the situation could be totally different in the east. You use what you have, I guess.

@jaymuzquiz2942 3 жыл бұрын

@@peterpluim7912 ..... and it's called soccer!

@jaymuzquiz2942 3 жыл бұрын

@@peterpluim7912 and torches that burn as bright and as long as incandescent light bulbs. As seen in such historical reenactment movies like Princess Bride and Evil Dead III.

@myztartupjourney6772 6 жыл бұрын

I have seen this whole episode on bbc about ten years ago could you please post it all?

@aguyonthenet9061 5 жыл бұрын

I have seen it as a kid in 2007 fall on history channel

@vespasianflaviustheemperor7901 4 жыл бұрын

@@aguyonthenet9061 I saw it close up .

@RoyalDog214 Жыл бұрын

@@vespasianflaviustheemperor7901 I was in Jerusalem serving with the Legion and saw the actual action close up.

@mynamejeb8743 5 жыл бұрын

i dont think thats how u undermine a wall 🤣 it usually involve digging under it

@fantasia55 2 жыл бұрын

Both methods were used.

@Iason29 Жыл бұрын

they were undermining wall integrity to weaken it perhaps for a further catapult bombardment, it's different than digging a tunnel

@maximummax9851 4 жыл бұрын

Josephus was not a traitor it was one of his troops that deserted and went to Rome and led them into the city

@fortelewisandrew2426 Жыл бұрын

That's a traitor or turncoat it is what it is. I'm surprised Josephus name isn't as synonymous as Brutus, Judas, and Benedict Arnold.

@dronite0019 Жыл бұрын

@@fortelewisandrew2426Eh, out of the three he’s only comparable to Arnold, but Josephus actually fought till it was hopeless instead of defecting. His two options were suicide or surrendering to the Romans, pretty loose definition of “betrayal.”

@mnstark3342 5 жыл бұрын

King Philip, what are you doing here

@amuktadir1991 Жыл бұрын

Never understood The meaning Of A saying,That like Tarai zia sir,Now begining to understood.

@vespasianflaviustheemperor7901 4 жыл бұрын

I'm proud of the accomplishments of Titus, Domitian not so much.

@iDeathMaximuMII 2 жыл бұрын

But he created the greatest Administration in History for Rome!

@NemanorTheAlmighty 2 жыл бұрын

wheres the full length video? I watched it just the other day ago now I can only find this clip = (

@rajivambrose6038 2 жыл бұрын

Yep... can't find it either .

@ruiz1358 2 жыл бұрын

i tink they deleted the chanel don´t know why, but i have it downloaded, along another eposodies, i dont know if i can pass it to you in case you are still interested in it.

@eoppen 5 жыл бұрын

That is why sleeping on sentry duty is a Bad Idea.

@andrewpestotnik5495 5 жыл бұрын

You had 1 job 😂

@sarahimbat5933 5 жыл бұрын

eoppen, that is one job because they must be always aware about the enemy! if they did, then they would be safe!

@707RipOtee 14 жыл бұрын

right on the Bunyons.

@stayrospaparunas3062 5 жыл бұрын

2:54 lol..i thought romans siege this town,but this soldier cares more bout sleeping

@extrastype 5 жыл бұрын

Boiling oil. Gets them every time.

@mees9704 5 жыл бұрын

fun fact oil was never actually used. it would have been to expansive. they used boiled water.

@urmumisaho69 4 жыл бұрын

mees boiling oil was used on occasion(can’t remember the source) though you correct it wasn’t very common at all and in arid areas they often used hot sand and I even read an account of greased animals set on fire and rolled off the walls

@KarlPHorse 4 жыл бұрын

Legionary sitting in tent with half his face burned off: It will be a qvick campaign they said! Just some ragtag Jews they said!

@ConstantineJoseph 4 жыл бұрын

In a siege water is also very precious, they would use heated rocks instead.

@philipsquire9056 3 жыл бұрын

@@urmumisaho69 I believe pigs covered in pitch and set on fire were used as a way of scaring battle Elephants, but this might have been much earlier.

@Antimarx999 5 жыл бұрын

that looks like fun

@BloodofPatriots 5 жыл бұрын

Had the Jews just accepted their status under the Roman Empire and became it's "new Greeks" (advisors, administrators, doctors, teachers), they would have stood to inherit most of the Middle East and North Africa when the Roman Empire collapsed a few centuries later.

@karthikvs9635 5 жыл бұрын

They wanted religious freedom rather than other good stuff from Romans.

@BloodofPatriots 5 жыл бұрын

@@karthikvs9635 The Romans allowed them their religious freedom. This is the reason the Romans brought down the hammer on their rebellion and exiled them from Judea. They had their religious freedom, their taxes also bought them the protection of Rome, and they were ruled by other Jews who served as vassals of Rome rather than be ruled by Rome directly. They enjoyed more autonomy than just about any other client kingdoms of Rome at the time. Ungrateful bastards. ;)

@vespasianflaviustheemperor7901 4 жыл бұрын

@Inconspicious Fellow White Man thats why I sacked their cities and built a great big COLOSSEUM.

@vespasianflaviustheemperor7901 4 жыл бұрын

@Inconspicious Fellow White Man thats how we rolled back then.

@vespasianflaviustheemperor7901 4 жыл бұрын

@Inconspicious Fellow White Man Hadrian was waaaaay tougher on them than I was.

@user-jt4cr3yj3m 5 жыл бұрын

Веспасиана в ногу камнем ранили,а не стрелой. Так писали историки древние.

@djackzdjackz7004 Жыл бұрын

okay maybe using David slinger 😀

@amuktadir1991 Жыл бұрын

Now A days sir,A jar doesnn't need a perfect knight.

@Ace1000ks19751982 6 жыл бұрын

0:44 to 1:05 . LOL

@sarahimbat5933 5 жыл бұрын

Ace1000ks1975, lol its not funny! In war its painful!

@williambehan4546 4 жыл бұрын

Vespasian did the world a service .

@Pdmc-vu5gj 3 жыл бұрын

🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

@amuktadir1991 Жыл бұрын

We hv move on,Thnkx sir Titus.

@galodecampinagrande155 4 жыл бұрын

Sempre de olhos abertos no seu inimigo

@beauwise9647 2 жыл бұрын

Could someone give me the name of this series? Id love to watch the whole thing.

@mattys95 Жыл бұрын

Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire

@lulstark Жыл бұрын

What's name of original documentary?

@amuktadir1991 3 жыл бұрын

Love u titus sir.

@amuktadir1991 6 жыл бұрын

a real drama in war.

@glaus7593 5 жыл бұрын

post something aboat the Dacian wars ...if you have it

@Cybermat47 5 жыл бұрын

They didn’t cover the Dacian Wars in this show.

@johnadams-wp2yb 5 жыл бұрын

That's a Korean car isn't it ?

@yourlordandsavior6940 5 жыл бұрын

@@johnadams-wp2yb What?

@amuktadir1991 2 жыл бұрын

Now like it.

@amuktadir1991 3 ай бұрын

ACTUALLY VALO.EKPROKER ER SARTHO.

@ogoppogomanitobo 4 жыл бұрын

It was a stone, not an arrow.

@sanjaybhatikar 2 жыл бұрын

What happened to all the dead soldiers in medieval wars?

@flyingdutchgirl9191 3 жыл бұрын

Is this a film or series ?

@Michael-ts3gj 5 жыл бұрын

This makes it seem like ten dudes in cardboard outfits overran a mud wall

@Cybermat47 5 жыл бұрын

It’s almost as though this is a low-budget TV show.

@icemysta30 4 жыл бұрын

lmao

@moltenyellowskies5418 8 жыл бұрын

oop, Josephus!

@uncleambient 7 жыл бұрын

Josephus was a traitor to his race. I don't believe much of his 'history'.

@1969cmp 6 жыл бұрын

uncleambient Perhaps he was realistic. In any case his writings are valuable information for us in the modern era.

@mattm7007 5 жыл бұрын

This is hilariously inaccurate in almost every aspect.

@Cybermat47 5 жыл бұрын

Care to explain?

@yourlordandsavior6940 5 жыл бұрын

@Matthew Morris, how is it inaccurate?

@titustatius8986 4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Morris your a son of a bitch 2 people ask you how it’s inaccurate and you don’t reply that’s because you don’t know isn’t it

@jacklin6573 4 жыл бұрын

It is based off one account that Titus scaled the walls personally under fog.

@jburton413 4 жыл бұрын

900 Jews vs 15,000 Roman soldiers ?!?!?!?!?!?????

@amuktadir1991 Жыл бұрын

Keep It The time when For A girl And family,This world's Justice And truth were To be Gone.And save.

@jhonatanmiranda8121 5 жыл бұрын

onde encontro ess filme completo. qual nome dele?

@TheGreenMeanMachine 5 жыл бұрын

Not realistic. The romans had various machines and tactics for sieges, but the testudo was non of them.

@TheGreenMeanMachine 5 жыл бұрын

@Vlodec The Testudo was against Arrows or Spears. Check Wikipedia

@TheGreenMeanMachine 5 жыл бұрын

@Vlodec Particularly. Right. But not in such a stupid way!

@TheGreenMeanMachine 5 жыл бұрын

@Vlodec So hard to understand? In a siege, the testudo was used to protect the soldiers when the were using a ram or ladders or a siege tower. But they would never stand for hours down a wall to scratch it a while when people on top are throwing rocks at them. Therefore romans built special machines.

@TheGreenMeanMachine 5 жыл бұрын

@Vlodec Yeah sure. And you are a rediculous moron, who is not able to understand simple facts.

@bydloshkolnik 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreenMeanMachine They used it in more stupider way. Testudo was used as stairs to climb the walls. First row was rushing to the wall the second used the first to climb further. IT was used typically during the sieges in gaul and germany where the walls were not as high and palisades were common.

@papacharlie1674 4 жыл бұрын

AJC Rome mainly the real Versp brought me here

@grrr.9998 5 жыл бұрын

Well oil beef hooked.

@beauwise9647 2 жыл бұрын

The "ancient historians" you speak of is Josephus himself. See his account of The Jewish War in his collective works. The oil was not a myth.

@amuktadir1991 Жыл бұрын

Sir sorry,U NEED for this stop at carreah of 100(1).

@amuktadir1991 Жыл бұрын

5%.

@Sexywrm 5 жыл бұрын

Lol, British rewriting Roman history, after 2,000 years they were conquered by them.

@johnadams-wp2yb 5 жыл бұрын

Only temporarily. After they had put in all the infrastructure, they went home.

@vespasianflaviustheemperor7901 4 жыл бұрын

@@johnadams-wp2yb were getting the band back together.

@johnadams-wp2yb 4 жыл бұрын

@@vespasianflaviustheemperor7901 Biggus Dickus will lead us.

@vespasianflaviustheemperor7901 4 жыл бұрын

@@johnadams-wp2yb 🤣🤣🤣

@philipsquire9056 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnadams-wp2yb Sadly. They might have kept the Saxons out had they stayed. Just think, when the Empire fell they could have moved west instead of east been based in Britannia :D

@amuktadir1991 Жыл бұрын

WHO will fill this kind of power vakum After me And till jishu vai.

@amuktadir1991 Жыл бұрын

Yeah sir new here,Last.

@maugustyniak 5 жыл бұрын

I used to hate them, but the Jews fought well. Still can't stand monotheism.

@markhepworth4804 5 жыл бұрын

Finn MacCool Its called logic,and believing in facts,but better to believe in fairy tales right...?😂

@jhonatanmiranda8121 4 жыл бұрын

coloca ele completp!!!???

@romanoperfetti6158 5 жыл бұрын

CAPVT MVNDI SEMPER !!!!

@amuktadir1991 3 жыл бұрын

Baba tomar finaly dhone hoye geche,monehoy.

@vincentreynolds2127 5 жыл бұрын

Pity Help a Roman in the Glorming.

@amuktadir1991 Жыл бұрын

They hv or we or u hv 2 new land.

@GXoXdIsNotaMANtimeUtoWakeUp 8 ай бұрын

why u Albinos didn't put the rest of it on here

@amuktadir1991 Жыл бұрын

Not enough whites of vikings and naindrathols(relax them with fine if necessary,1st and 2nd).

@amuktadir1991 Жыл бұрын

Yellow dua r odua and white darma spereds.

@amuktadir1991 10 ай бұрын

ARMY CHOSE KORECHE,VASPASIAB KA.

@amuktadir1991 Жыл бұрын

Yeah coming sir if allah willing in far west.

@Yakee. 5 жыл бұрын

One of the hardest roman's enemy.. the jews !!!

@vespasianflaviustheemperor7901 4 жыл бұрын

Kids stuff compared to Parthians or Germanic tribes. Hadrian really tough on them.

@vespasianflaviustheemperor7901 4 жыл бұрын

@Inconspicious Fellow White Man he did, but that didn't stop him from crushing the Jewish rebellion. Jews still curse his name.

@raz999.9 5 жыл бұрын

Are you serious!

@amuktadir1991 2 жыл бұрын

Apnar tokhon e marte hoito.

@mbytuc3502 5 жыл бұрын

FAKE

@michaelgray5768 5 жыл бұрын

FAKE? What? Are you trying to imply that this video is not actually from 2000 years ago?

@amuktadir1991 3 ай бұрын

EKHON UNAR JIBONNITY CHOLA ASCHE.SUPWR DISBANDED.(50 AND GREATEST MONEY TO MERCIFULL AND UNWORTHY LIFE).

@cristianwaters2190 10 ай бұрын

To let everyone know that Flavius Josephus is the False Prophet of Revelation, he is part of the 2nd Beast of Revelation with Qasr Vespasian. He was calling for the rebuilding of the Temple which created the 1st schism. This produced three early Church members: corrupted ones (Revelation 9), Lukewarm and Zealous ones (who followed strictly John 2:18-22, that Jesus is the Temple, Revelation 21:22). This schism is one of the main three Heresies (the other two: Sabbath "Christians" and spiritual only resurrection "Christians). Armegeddon, in Revelation 16:16, was about the battle of Yodfat/Jotopata where the False Prophet and Vespasian met. Flavius Josephus predicted that Vespasian would overcome 3 other kings (emperors), he is the False Prophet primarily because he rejects Jesus as the final Messiah and God. Now, we are living between Revelation 18 and 19. Revelation 19, Jesus returns.

@GXoXdIsNotaMANtimeUtoWakeUp 8 ай бұрын

u Albinos love fighting each other

@elecologosocialpy2 5 жыл бұрын

Saturday day was a good day for attack jews in ancient israel. Now is different or not?

@Don_Camillo 5 жыл бұрын

Black Jews in the ancient ????

@rabbipoupko 7 жыл бұрын

I don't see too many Roman's around Judea-- or Rome--these days. Lot's of Jews are living in the Land of Israel. "And also, the Strength of Israel will neither lie nor repent, for He is not a man to repent."(Samuel I 15)

@wickuswoss7257 7 жыл бұрын

Rabbi Elchanan Poupko The spirt of Rome lives on.

@paprskomet 7 жыл бұрын

I see a lot of Roman influence everyday in this world and in most countries-especially at western world and "Land of Israel" was part of the Roman state for almost 700 years ! That is not something you can erase just by saying Jews are still living there now while Romans are not.

@1969cmp 6 жыл бұрын

Big Guy Having said that, both in The Old Testament and the New Testament, in the Last Days Israel was to reborn and thus it was in 1948. Now watch and pay attention because soon the Ezekiel 38 war will be coming.

@1969cmp 6 жыл бұрын

Big Guy And some of the leading end times theological minds on the planet. Not to mention Bible prophecy. And Jews are coming to this knowledge as well, but at the moment it is a stream ☺

@ZviJ1 6 жыл бұрын

@1969cmo If you are referring also to the pagan Non Testament and Jeesuck's "knowledge", it will remain a "stream" for several reasons e.g. the Jewish counter-missionary efforts, the Christians that leave their religion and join the Jewish people and the pervasive accessibility of the actual Scriptural facts of the Jewish Bible on the internet thanks to countermissionary books that were uploaded to cyberspace like Faith Strengthened, which were much less accessible prior to the information age.