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The Battle of Philippi
One of the most accurate depictions of Ancient Roman war in modern media.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Philippi
The combined armies of the Second Triumvirate, lead by Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian) and Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony) with approximately 20 legions (reportedly nearly 100,000 men in total, including auxiliaries and cavalry) campaigned to quash once and for all the last of the "Liberatores" responsible for the death of Caesar, lead by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus, with nearly 20 legions themselves.
The first battle was fought over two days, the second fought three weeks later, with the soldiers abandoning the use of javelin and fighting in close quarters. After the first day's battle, Brutus's forces pushed back Octavian's forces and began looting, giving Octavian's army ample time to reform and strike back. Antonius, meanwhile, had beaten back Cassius's army. Cassius, believing Brutus's army to have been beaten due to the lack of vision from the great dust churned up during the battle, ordered his freedman Pindarus to kill him. In actuality, Brutus was just arriving to relieve Cassius's forces, and discovered his body soon after Cassius's death. Fearing the blow to morale it would cause, he did not have a public funeral for Cassius.
In the next three weeks, Antonius carefully advanced on Brutus's army, fortifying a hill near Cassius's army camp. Octavian had deployed south in a marsh, where Brutus engaged him. The battle grew dense and confusing, and Brutus's army was routed.
Unable to reform in time, Octavian and Antonius breached Brutus's camp, and Brutus committed suicide rather than be captured. The entire surviving army of Brutus and Cassius surrendered to the Triumvires and were pardoned and enrolled in the Triumvirate army, replacing seasoned veterans who could finally retire.
This was far from the final campaign for Octavian and Antonius.
Length: 628
Rating: 4.80 (236 ratings)
Tags: Rome Mark Marcus Antony Antonius Gaius Octavius Octavian Brutus Philippi Cassius HBO Longinus legion civil
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The Philippi Angels Baseball Club
This 4' film portrays the story of the Philippi Angels Baseball Club from Philippi Township, Cape Town, South Africa.
The Angels are the only team of Black South African youth competing in the Baseball Association of Western Province, the largest youth and adult baseball league in the country.
The Angels practice in a rocky drainage that serves as a pedestrian thoroughfare to the bus and train station across the road. Amid broken glass, discarded matresses, and grazing cows, they practice a sport they had previously never seen. The field conditions are too dangerous and the neighborhood too questionable to play home games against their more priviledged opponents. This requires them to travel across the Cape Town metro-area to play every one of their scheduled matches, even when they are listed as the home team.
Despite the challenges, both the Under-12-year-old and Under-14-year-old teams finished strong in their respective divisions in their very first season of play in 2005/2006. The Under-14 team placed 2nd in the B-division out of 9 teams and the Under-12 team won the B-division, losing only 2 of 18 games.
The Angels are seeking financial support to purchase uniforms and equipment and to fund the construction of a proper baseball playing field.
Inquiries can be directed to Ian Edelstein, e-mail: ian@oz.net or Nyameko Gabada, e-mail: ngabada@pgwc.gov.za
Length: 238
Rating: 3.70 (7 ratings)
Tags: africa baseball township social upliftment human interest story South Africa ghetto
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Galilee 4: Golan Heights Caesarea Philippi, Dan, etc.
Isabel in Bashan, Group in Golan, Emily and Darren on Caesarea Philippi, Sarah at Banias falls, Mike, Stone and Steve at Dan, Seth at Hazor
Length: 348
Rating: 0.00 (0 ratings)
Tags: Israel Golan Heights Dan Caesarea Philippi Hazor
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Philippi Estates Park Sarasota Easy Fly R/C Aerial Video V
Philippi Estates Park Sarasota Easy Fly R/C Aerial Video V. Easy Fly R/C Plane and FlyCamOne Version 2.0 Camera. Soundtrack Copyright Black Hole Recordings; Tiesto - In Search of Sunrise 4 (Latin America). Audio Track by Grayarea Feat. Erik Shepard - Gravity. Video Editing by John Hess.
Length: 374
Rating: 0.00 (0 ratings)
Tags: short film Aerial R/C Video.
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HBO: Rome - Battle of Philippi
The Battle of Philippi as depicted by HBO's hit show "Rome". The battle was fought between Roman senators Brutus and Cassius and Roman generals Marc Anthony and Octavian Caesar.
Length: 574
Rating: 4.90 (111 ratings)
Tags: hbo rome philippi battle roman legionaire
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Nick Philippi Class of 09
NOTE: Click "Watch in high quality" under the number of views.
Length: 229
Rating: 5.00 (2 ratings)
Tags: lacrosse
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