When my dad was alive years ago, I gave him a Father's Day card. On the front it said "As Someone Once Said to Alexander".. on the inside it read, "I Think You're Great!".

This is why I don't watch the so called History Channel any more. Thanx for real history again!

@davidschwartz5127

5 жыл бұрын

The History Channel turned into The Rewrite of History Channel

@danconrad920

5 жыл бұрын

Bigfoot built the pyramids... aliens are sucking blood from goats in South America... chupacobra is stomping around the North Woods....

@IntrepidFraidyCat

5 жыл бұрын

@@danconrad920 And they all go to the pawn shop.... 😉

@jenjen.rutherford8559

5 жыл бұрын

Great story thank you but what was the point of all this despotic murdering and killing .

@xavier6014

5 жыл бұрын

Ron they still call it the history channel??

My wife’s from Saida, Lebanon. We visited Tyre and were amazed how the ruins are still visible in the shallow waters of the modern day city. It’s gorgeous there, the water was magical clear and the people were so kind. I can’t wait to go back now that I’ve learned some of the history!

@akragas4394

3 жыл бұрын

where are you from Mike ?

Glad you're still doing these in addition to your short videos, History Guy!

@sameyers2670

5 жыл бұрын

Seconded. I enjoy your videos.

I hope History Guy, you realize the impact you make on not just adult but on children! My grandkids absolutely LOVE your programs. They struggle to see who can get closet to the television screen and before I start the program lol! They really do love the channel!! Thanks!!!!

@Mikefantasia22

5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome. I wish I could get my kids to watch some of these. Which videos did you start with to rope them in?

@prof2yousmithe444

5 жыл бұрын

@@Mikefantasia22 We read to them when they were little and history became a love of all three of them. We were lucky I guess lol!

@darthslackus499

5 жыл бұрын

@@prof2yousmithe444 Thats wonderful. Many people don't realize that seeing children with a thirst to learn also brings immense joy to parents and teachers. It why some chooses to be teachers.

@johntabler349

5 жыл бұрын

Learning is enough to get kids excited if you have the right teacher

As an engineer, this does my geek-heart good! Hadn't known the value of the causeway nor the use of Alexander's siege machines used on the ships! Once again, well done!

@sparky6086

5 жыл бұрын

See, war isn't so bad! It stimulates innovation due to the importance of engineers & engineering to militaries throughout history! ...As an engineer, I have to admit, that a sense of pride came over me, everytime The History Guy mentioned "engineers" in the video!

@billy56081

5 жыл бұрын

Without war I would imagine we would be still back in the bronze age. Nothing motivates people more then other people trying to kill them.

@cdreid9999

5 жыл бұрын

a LOT of what generals did then and even now is based in engineering. Youre an INVENTOR. Dont forget that and just.. be another guy who makes the simples solution to a simple meaningless problem that any 12yo could do

@erikl2144

Жыл бұрын

So you are an Engineer. wow. and you are marveled by the armys' war machines. wow. In essence - A L L the wars and conquest was done by Engineers designing war machines and weapons (if it makes you feel any more proud). Anything related to weapons, metallurgy, destruction machines, siege machines and all. And if you want to view the ultimate Engineering marvel, look at the siege of Masada; where the Romans converted the entire mountain for their conquest.

I have studied this battle extensively but totally enjoy your retelling of this battle. I have always enjoyed history and see myself as having better than average grasp of this subject. You have reinvigorate my lust of history. Thank you.

@MR-nl8xr

5 жыл бұрын

Would you say The History Guy OR History Channel are more accurate & transparent about the facts of this event.

Can you believe they were able to do all of this way back when?! They must have had an army of expert carpenters to build towers so tall. Never underestimate the power of determined people.

One of your best so far.. Thanks!

@arturzatorski595

5 жыл бұрын

It may even be.......the best.

I’m a simple man, I see History Guy I click

@misstrKevin

5 жыл бұрын

You’re not an original man that’s for sure.

@-anonymoose-8070

5 жыл бұрын

misstrKevin could you tell me a version more to your liking?

@misstrKevin

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Prager oh no don’t worry what I think just go on to the next video and type the exact thing that you read on another video.

@-anonymoose-8070

5 жыл бұрын

misstrKevin I don’t believe anybody cares about what you think

@-anonymoose-8070

5 жыл бұрын

misstrKevin and before you decide to grace the world with your unwanted opinions, my original comment is the KZread equivalent of liking Christmas lights and scented candles, they are completely basic but someone manage to help certain people feel good.

Great stuff! The siege of Tyre was one of my favorite stories from antiquity. I'd love to see an episode on Alexander and the Gordian Knot!

@paulsarnik8506

Жыл бұрын

Spoiler alert! He cut it. The End 🤷🏼‍♂️🤓😎✌🏻

Sidon turned against Tyre and joined Alexander? Interesting. I didn't know that, and it's very significant: Sidon had consistently been Tyre's ally for well more than half a millennium at this point (at least since the time of Hiram, maybe longer). Having the Sidonians turn on them would've been a serious blow to morale in Tyre.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

5 жыл бұрын

Sidon had been captured by Alexander, so it was more of a military occupation, although Sidon largely prospered in the Hellenistic period.

@akragas4394

3 жыл бұрын

It's not much of a surprise that nearby places turn against each other specially considering that TYRE (Phoenician ṣūr, "rock"; Heb. צוֹר, Greek Τύρος, Latin Tyrus) was an ancient competitor of Sidon and often rivaled on the foundation of colonies. Utica did the same with Carthage by siding with the Romans. I am actually more surprised by the behavior of Pumiathon King of Kition and his neutral positiong towards the siege of Tyre.

Excellent. No need to limit to only 15 minutes. Please feel free to elaborate as long as necessary to educate us all. Thank you again

Really great balance between specific details and the broader context. And I really appreciate that last bit. A lot of lesser tellers of history would just say "Golly this Alexander guy was ambitious" and leave it at that. Talking about how we wanted to lock the Persian fleet out of Mediterranean really paints a much deeper picture and comes into play later in the story. Great channel, great video.

The battle for Tyre has fascinated me for a few years now, and it certainly shows the tenacity of both Alexander the Great, and the Tyrians.

You bring a lot of life to these bits of history and it's really neat

You have a marvelous knack for delivering history! Always time we'll spent. Thanks HG.

Thank you History Guy. This is the best video so far. I have always been a fan of Alexander.

This was the best telling of the Siege of Tyre I've found. You explain their weaponry and engineering in better detail than I'd perviously heard.

this is a great channel

History Guy... you’re channel is one of my top favorites. Thank you!

I've recently started watching this channel and by far the best stuff on youtube. Thank you for your time devoted to history

You have a great voice for narration and your videos are always interesting and thought provoking. Thanks history guy

Thanks for the fascinating show.

Near to the east In a part of ancient Greece In an ancient land called Macedonia Was born a son To Philip of Macedon The legend, his name was Alexander At the age of 19 He became the Macedon King And he swore to free all of Asia Minor By the Aegean Sea In 334 BC He utterly beat the armies of Persia Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great Became a legend 'mongst mortal men King Darius III, Defeated, fled Persia The Scythians fell by the river Jaxartes Then Egypt fell to the Macedon King, as well And he founded the city called Alexandria By the Tigris river, He met King Darius again And crushed him again in the battle of Arbela Entering Babylon And Susa, treasures he found Took Persepolis-the capital of Persia Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great Became a god amongst mortal men A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke And Alexander cut the Gordian knot And legend said that who untied the knot He would become the master of Asia Hellenism, he spread far and wide The Macedonian learned mind Their culture was a Western way of life He paved the way for Christianity Marching on, marching on The battle-weary, marching side by side Alexander's army line by line They wouldn't follow him to India Tired of the combat, pain, and the glory Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great He died of fever in Babylon. -Steve Harris.

@alsner73

5 жыл бұрын

Great track, IMO one of their best.

@arturzatorski595

5 жыл бұрын

Up the Irons!

@barthill9578

5 жыл бұрын

They did follow him to India

@arturzatorski595

5 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y6OIp7OfYcefedo.html Alexander the Great

@angelograjales2031

4 жыл бұрын

How did he pave the way for christianity?

I love history! I can't wait for the next video. Thanks for everything you do.

I love your short and informative narratives!

Short and sweet as always, love this one!

Another wonderful insight inot history. Thank you.

I really love your channel. The stories give me a break from my everyday grind. Thank you once again for great for it and the work you do.

Another wonderful view into history. 👍

Thank you, this was excellent. I had just come to this siege in Arrian's Anabasis. You added greatly to the text with your analysis and illustrations.

Love every post. Thank you!

Really enjoy your knowledgeable about these topics. Best 15-20 minute educational programs that are truly enjoyable.

Never heard of this siege previously, very interesting! Many thanks for sharing!

The History Guy delivers again! Great video!

Of course one of th greatest sieges in history deserves to be remembered!

It's like Christmas every time you post a new video, thank you.

Very well done video. Thanks.

Thank you for this installment of The History Guy. Alexander The Great is truly one of the greatest, military men in world history and he certainly deserves to be remembered.

Not sure if its your voice but there a sense of calm and serenity that envelopes me whenever i watch your channel. keep up the good work and keep them coming

Just amazing, thank you!!

Superb as always. Have you considered doing a video on the Great Siege of Malta in 1565? Or possibly a video on the WWII siege of Malta from 1940 to 1943?

@jmeyer3rn

4 жыл бұрын

Dean Stuart Malta is beautiful. Have you been?

Great video Was very informative thank you for taking the time to do it

Great Video, I really enjoyed it and your style of relaying the information.

Great story! Thanks for sharing this.

always another great video about history

Thank-you for bringing that significant event to life for us.

Confirmed- my favorite channel. Just wanted to say thanks.

Thank you for my continuing education.. most illuminating, always interesting, thoroughly enjoyable! !

Once again, excellent video.

Thanks again for the memory.

I like that your stories are short and entertaining. They are the perfect length for KZread.

I always loved that story. Thanx

Do you do all your own research or do you have a team to do it? The quality of your videos is amazing.

You remind me of my 6th-Grade History Teacher; Roy Keading. His stories of historical events enthralled me, until a Boeing B-17 flew past my school one day... But, that's another story :)

This is one of the best yet!

It is always fascinating to me, that humans can always manage to create useful, fantastic inventions for war. Necessity is the mother of invention.

Fascinating thank you very much very fascinating

Great reporting. Good explanation 😀

Thank you for the lesson sir I've always appreciative of people sharing free knowledge in an entertaining way thank you very much

Awesome HG! Never even heard of this part of history

I have never been so absorbed by a story which took place well over 2,000 years ago being delivered by someone who looks like my high school history teacher -- which is saying something, because I absolutely love learning history! You have a gift for storytelling, and have earned my subscription 100%

As always very interesting and well explained.

Fascination story. And thanks for using B.C. and A.D.

Brilliant episode!

One of your most interesting videos!

Im new to the channel, and a new subscriber. Im so glad I stumbled upon your videos. I absolutely love history, Tyre is in my opinion, Alexanders greatest victory. Keep up the great content! Im definitely looking forward to going through your many other videos!!

I KNEW ABOUT THIS BATTLE, BUT NEVER HAD ANY DETAILS ON IT. THANKS HISTORY GUY, AGAIN YOU HAVE ADDED TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

Walls, hmmm.... Thank you for your videos!

@karlbrundage7472

5 жыл бұрын

Just stop now.........................

@karlbrundage7472

5 жыл бұрын

@@aliceshaw8265 Completely agree. The OP tried to make a veiled political point and I admonished the person. Thanks for your comment.

@tarlach1280x960

5 жыл бұрын

@@aliceshaw8265 walls have always failed it was the guards in the minefield on the wall in Berlin that made it work dumbass

Thanks again . I feel a little smarter now. This is my favorite u tube video program.

I hope for academia´s sake that you´re a history professor because you really bring history to life. Great video.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

5 жыл бұрын

Nope. I taught at a university for almost a decade, but my field was speech communication.

@swirlcrop

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Thanks for the great videos.

@dougearnest7590

5 жыл бұрын

The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered in the earlier introductions when you say "I have a degree in History" I kept waiting for you to say "... and I'm not afraid to use it."

@surlygirly1926

5 жыл бұрын

@@dougearnest7590Now that would be awesome.

Amazing upload like always! Please cover the battle of Alquacer elkabir or also called the battle of 3 kings!

I LOOOOOOVE! THIS CHANNEL👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😉😁😊 Thanks again History Guy🤓😎

Thanks History Guy for your great contribution to my history education. I have learned more about history in just a year of your KZread videos than I did during my entire primary and secondary education. Remarkable is it not?

I am not usually much of a fan of stories of ancient conflicts, your delivery held my attention and peaked my interest! Thank you! (I think it was the perfect balance of military, technology, and people....in case you are wondering, THG)

Wonderful as usual

That was very interesting! I definitely enjoyed it!

Great 👍 channel. Love it

Great summarizing video of the events at Tyre, though certainly not forgotten by anyone interested in ancient or military history in general

Absolutely fascinating history!

Very good there is so much to history that you don’t learn in school or get from routine news sources

I"m so glad I found your channel a while ago, Love it! I would love to see you do a story about the so called "Dorr Rebellion". One of my ancesters, Thomas Dorr, held a small, and unsuccessful rebellion against the government, relating to voting rights for non-landowners. It took place around providence, R.I., around the 1780's or '90's, if I remember right. There was a book written about it, which I read and loaned out- never to be seen again. I can't remember the authors name, either. It's an interesting story, and, as you so often say, it deserves to be remembered! Thank you, I love what you are doing! Keep up the great work!

Best Channel on KZread. Tip of the hat to you Sir!

my absolute favorite era: the rise of the alexandrian empire, to the fall of rome. a tumultuous and violent time. excellent vid!

EXCELLENT video!

The Siege of Tyre lasted 7 months. Lucius Flavius Silva, the legate of Legion X Fretensis, besieged Masada for 3 years. That is a marvel of persistence and vision.

Tremendous Episode

Interesting history, thank you.

Yes. Excellent history.

Excellent treatment.👍

My new muscular dystrophy specialist has a huge office full of old military medical unit hats and helmets dating back to the Civil War and from many different countries. I mentioned The History Guy and the doctor said he already watches The History Guy.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@homefront3162

5 жыл бұрын

Nice! Bless You

Makes my night driving a semi listening to these stories.

I already knew about this, from reading Plutarch's Lives, and Arian's biography of Alexander the Great, but this makes it much more clear, and fills in some of the details. Thank You the excellent history lectures. I still don't understand why Tyre was so stubbornly reluctant to make peace with Alexander. Darius did nothing to raise the siege, yet they remained loyal.

If Alexander had been British his name would have been Alexander the Rather Good Actually!

@24327355

5 жыл бұрын

Ahem,..Great Britain...Not Britain old chap.

@t.j.payeur5331

5 жыл бұрын

@@24327355 England is where Great Britain used to be. Not much great about jailing people for making stupid jokes...or using certain words.

@eddiesid1149

4 жыл бұрын

Wait you're telling me he wasn't an English man ?

@jmeyer3rn

4 жыл бұрын

knight Owl Sir Lord Alexander the Rather Good.

@psidvicious

4 жыл бұрын

@Charmin Ultra Soft Mega Roll 😆 Or ‘Big Al’ for short.

Excellent You are the history expert guy I enjoy the way you tell the lesson 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thank You.

At my age (I grew up with Alexander's grandfather) I like history better than the future. And the History Guy fills my need to keep on learning no matter how old I get!

@surlygirly1926

5 жыл бұрын

Awww ... you're just a pup!

👍👍👍💕 thank you‼️

Interesting, H.G.! Thanks much