Alexander the Great: The Balkan Campaign (336 to 335 B.C.E.)
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“Hallon,” by Christian Bjoerklund
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Пікірлер: 2 100
Caesar: Did someone say siege within a siege?
@bobclover4634
6 жыл бұрын
+Pellazget 123 You are possibly the most annoying person I've ever seen on KZread. What's wrong with you? Go and gain your own achievements instead of trying to leach off the past. Seriously, nobody cares.
@danielvictor3262
6 жыл бұрын
Caesar has this thing for forts and besieging his besiegers it's like a fetish
@bobclover4634
6 жыл бұрын
+Pellazget 123 1. At what point did I put forth an argument? 2. You've made a load of claims in this comment section without a shred of evidence. The burden of proof is on you. 3. Nobody gives a shit about Albania.
@GardEngebretsen
6 жыл бұрын
+Bob Clover He's just a bad troll. Don't feed him.
@christiancristof491
6 жыл бұрын
Scipio albanian, lol.
>Religious man >Beats priestess and drags her onto her sacred chair to tell him a prophecy
@aarnoman1088
6 жыл бұрын
A curious character indeed.
@Javier-eb3bx
6 жыл бұрын
Wow weird hearing from Ghengis Khan who rape so mang women.
@Kursura
6 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind they don't know that for sure. I've heard versions where he was just very pushy rather than violent.
@MrDUneven
6 жыл бұрын
If he was unreligious man he wouldn't have cared what the prophesy was
@GutsLikesItInTheAss
6 жыл бұрын
Javier Tham Jun Lin+ Hey Genghis Khan was respectful to other religions, gave Muslim and Christian priests tax breaks and shit.
"Fine, whatever" -Alexander the Great I now see why this man was such a great conqueror.
@flynn659
6 жыл бұрын
"GIVE. ME. MY. PROPHECY!" -Alexander the Great A reserved man well spoken and polite.
@skeletonrowdie1768
5 жыл бұрын
"OH. MY. GOD" - Alexander The Great witnessing lazy people
@butternuts3656
5 жыл бұрын
He didn’t really say that though
@GoodFebruarian
5 жыл бұрын
Illyrian troops: " D A N G ! "
@akathevip
5 жыл бұрын
"Fine, whatever"
Illyrians: oh my gods, look at those moves! How can we hope to beat such swagger? Retreat!
@mikeny5020
3 жыл бұрын
this video is not accurate
@leoricca7321
3 жыл бұрын
@@mikeny5020 elaborate?
@thebalkanguy5256
3 жыл бұрын
Don't believe everything you see on the internet
@demilung
3 жыл бұрын
@@thebalkanguy5256 Elaborate?
@thebalkanguy5256
3 жыл бұрын
@@demilung I find it difficult that all of this, to this level of detail, were documented through stone carvings(the only form of documentation back then) and it is most likely his personal speculation. His description of that battle was completely nonsensical.
17:40 Those rotating rectangles made me laugh way harder than they should. Amazing how much character you can show just with basic shapes and speech bubbles.
@federicoeiriz42
6 жыл бұрын
Illirians had glitched out according to historians
@VxV631
6 жыл бұрын
P K Lol you can almost hear them singing stupidly like "La lalala we won bad 'xander go bye bye" with little kid voices xD
@federicoeiriz42
6 жыл бұрын
Maybe the AI at launch of Rome 2 TW wasnt so unrealistic
@chaosherald8879
6 жыл бұрын
Federico Eiriz The best comment I've read today.
"Baby come over." "Can't, Historia Civilis just dropped a new video." "But I'm home alone." "Well that's not my problem."
@abanuverse
5 жыл бұрын
@@alexandrine1558 sorry baby; it's just not the same :-(
@athemkashung4486
4 жыл бұрын
🤣
@sluggo3slug
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@popalien9152
4 жыл бұрын
When she's alone is the perfect time to surround her camp with companion cavalry.
@michaelreese8211
4 жыл бұрын
@John Galt l
"This winter he gave his army a crash course in mountain warfare" "MOUNTAINS ARE BAD" lol
@lucasbeck1391
4 жыл бұрын
Honestly thats all you need to know
@Omar_ayach
4 жыл бұрын
Hannibal wasn't paying attention during class
@421less1
3 жыл бұрын
" if You pizzaro when you should french fry, your gonna have a bad time"
@mr.nobody2191
2 жыл бұрын
Ya see what Hannibal did he pizza when he should have French-fried
Almost all material on Alexander the Great focuses on the Persian campaign so its really awesome to get more on other battles he fought. Especially since so many of Alexander's battle strategies are so audacious
@dylanb4494
3 жыл бұрын
He literally believed he could not lose. Crazy plans tend to work when executed with 100% confidence and zero doubt.
@thomasmillward3671
Жыл бұрын
@@dylanb4494 That is called the placebo effect.
@Xanthopathy
Жыл бұрын
@@thomasmillward3671 ...no.
@thomasmillward3671
Жыл бұрын
@@Xanthopathy 🗿
@Teal_.
Жыл бұрын
@@thomasmillward3671 closer to the pygmalion effect
This is exceptional. Glad you're back.
@Axzealot
6 жыл бұрын
BazBattles time to rewatch every Alexander video you guys put
@connectedhistory
6 жыл бұрын
I love both your channels
@KingsandGenerals
6 жыл бұрын
The one that you decided not to do, eh? :-)
@user-qo1hg3wq4f
6 жыл бұрын
BazBattles And are you planning to release a new video?
@deacon6453
6 жыл бұрын
3 of my favorite channels in one !
"we dun goofed, y'all" - Alexander the Great 335 BCE
@buckplug2423
6 жыл бұрын
"git 'er done" - Alexander the Great, regarding the Delphic prophet.
@DMS-pq8
5 жыл бұрын
Who knew Alexander was a good ole boy?
@akathevip
5 жыл бұрын
Zuck 101
@sheslikeheroin93
5 жыл бұрын
Consequences will never be the same
@VunderGuy
4 жыл бұрын
You spelled BC wrong. There is no common era and never has been.
Can you imagine having Aristotle as a tutor? What a privilege.
@geordiejones5618
4 жыл бұрын
Alexander might have been the most privileged child of all time and he used everything that he was given to dominate pretty much everything in his path for about 12 years. He made Greece the most unified it'd ever been since the Myceneans and then made the seemingly vast and powerful Persia submit. The only thing that stopped him was that he just kept winning. A good loss helps you consolidate inventory and he spread his lines way too thing just to get to India. If he survived the return home I have no doubt that both Carthage and the Roman Republic would have fallen. If he made it to like 60 his empire would have been like, most of Europe, all of North Africa, the entire Middle East, and parts of Central/North Asia. Would have loved to see how he counters the Steppe tribes and their superior cavalry. Legendary life, him, Napoleon, Caesar and Ghengis Khan were all crazy as fuck but beautifully tuned to warfare.
@maximilienfrancoisderobesp202
4 жыл бұрын
@@geordiejones5618 Eh. Macedon didn't have the population to do much of that.
@adefay4385
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah Macedonia didn't have the population but thats why Alexander got conquered people to join in his army..
@missionpupa
3 жыл бұрын
Ryan Sansaricq he wasn’t privileged, he had great teachers.
@George-xb5ey
3 жыл бұрын
@@geordiejones5618 The things i would give for that knowledge.
Imagine being part of that army: "Yo we are just gonna run drills" "all right" "Use our siege weapons as artillery" "if you say so, this shit all seems to work out every time"
@LanMandragon1720
3 жыл бұрын
Yep most great generals is stuff that shouldn't work but it totally worked. It has to be wild to serve under a dude like that
Boxes shall be shattered! Rectangles shall be splintered! A Civil day! A historic day! As historia civilis uploads!
@johncedrickreyes3860
6 жыл бұрын
I read that in Lotr voice.
@LeonEdwardsGoat
6 жыл бұрын
John Cedrick Reyes I played the Rohan soundtrack in my head
@rippspeck
5 жыл бұрын
You forgot skulls rising from the dead.
@deankruse2891
4 жыл бұрын
Theodin, King
@shahzaibahmed.
4 жыл бұрын
martyn kalendar please refrain from singing Thank you
Hey, if the sky fell on my head, i'd probably forget about those scary Macedonians for a second too
@Litany_of_Fury
6 жыл бұрын
Well the sky is literally gasses and when compressed they turn into liquid so when it rains the sky is literally falling on our heads. I'll take my chances and grovel at the Macedon boy' feet.
@mrgrork
6 жыл бұрын
Floods can be scary too?
@JamesSmith-dw1uz
6 жыл бұрын
@Primarch Alpharius they probably didn't know that those lights in the sky were huge though, if I was convinced that was possible I'd be scared af
@Litany_of_Fury
6 жыл бұрын
you don't say
@Litany_of_Fury
6 жыл бұрын
The sky by definition "the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth." is indeed predominantly filled with gasses.
This is what I was told about that episode at Delphi. The word in Greek(which I don't remember, sorry) the oracle called Alexander meant something like "arrogant" or "brash", but could also be interpreted as "great". Now guess which way Alex took it.
@Polydopamine
5 жыл бұрын
ἀνίκητος εἶ ὦ παῖ. She said he was invincible. "You cannot be defeated, my son"
@yuhyuh5674
4 жыл бұрын
@@Polydopamine she had a point, he never lost a battle
@user-sl7rx4jp3t
4 жыл бұрын
@@yuhyuh5674 he did lose by an ambush in persia by Darius's satrap
@innosanto
2 жыл бұрын
@@user-sl7rx4jp3t He didn't lose a battle, parts of it to adapt and completenwith afjust d approach, many times. Similar to aniva and the Romans in a battle before Chanae.
I'd like to think that Alexander was so unnerved by the never before thought about prospect of the sky falling down that afterwards he was like "Can you believe those Gauls disrespecting me like that I mean I think they just made that stuff up!"(glances nervously up at the sky)
@triangulum8869
Жыл бұрын
Lmao
@Saurophaganax1931
10 ай бұрын
@@triangulum8869 can you imagine an entire culture just perpetually glancing up at the sky and thinking “is this gonna be the day?”
It is good that you released the video right now. I have something to watch and can stop researching this topic - was meaning to get in Alexander business. :-)
@peted3605
6 жыл бұрын
all of you keep up the great work, we all appreciate it
@KingsandGenerals
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jessicaconstanza1013
6 жыл бұрын
We all want Napoleon!
@nerdie7808
6 жыл бұрын
Glad you are not doing another Alexander videos.
@Braila2000
6 жыл бұрын
Kings and Generals..well, now you can start with a Caesar series LOL
Please never change the outro song! It fits so well!
@mraybabb69
6 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Never change it!!
@asve2369
6 жыл бұрын
And all of the other background music (the "dududududn dun dun dun" low hum drums) during narration - same vibes with Caesar's series! Just found out he cited all the songs in the descriptions, this is the outro - kzread.info/dash/bejne/dnqA0NpynZfJl7g.html
@jasonmartin4775
6 жыл бұрын
My personal favorite was "He'd be back-next spring." *outro*
@cgman9886
6 жыл бұрын
Totally awesome !!! Dope outtro gets me ready/ pumped for the next video !
@RememberVietnam
5 жыл бұрын
@@asve2369 .
"lets spin around" "good idea general"
@rickypoon6406
3 жыл бұрын
Try spinning it's a good trick
@05r41
3 жыл бұрын
do a barrel roll
I want to say good job sir. I had a 9 Hour Drive today and binge watching your channel (listening) Made it seem very short. Excellent presentation and superb topics selection
@zacharysain8516
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve done this as well and it works great
@arthur99mun
Жыл бұрын
Be careful on the road bro! Love u
You're doing great work, great delivery, noting when something that happened is uncertain, neat animations and I particularly love that you're keeping everything "dry" and not trying to make everything overly dramatised. Keep up the good work!
@pedrobolsi8366
6 жыл бұрын
You said it chief
@Stilluetto
2 жыл бұрын
Seriously, I’m really not a fan of overly dramatic retellings. I can’t watch most documentaries for that reason. This style of video making is so much better
Nothing to say apart from you're the highlight of my week
@Bramandin
6 жыл бұрын
Well that's kinda depressing.
Caranus died under suspicious circumstances Every CK2 player loves this method of securing the succession 😂
@caesarion4975
4 жыл бұрын
What my only rival for power was bitten by a snake I am shocked- some inbred genius
@reynaldoevidentejr1749
4 жыл бұрын
@@caesarion4975 It's peak CK2 if you have an inbred genius of a ruler mate.
@ottomanpapyrus9365
4 жыл бұрын
Ck2 `? Lik EU? Grand Strategy game
Yet another wonderful video. So so good.
I hate hearing that music at the end. Not because its a bad song on the contrary but, alas because its the end of the video and i have to wait another 3 centuries for you to release the next one!
@charleslambert3368
6 жыл бұрын
Is KZread doing something weird, or have you been watching that Adam Neely video too?
@ottomanpapyrus9365
4 жыл бұрын
hehehe not me
@Alkaloid-Odin
3 жыл бұрын
God I know. I've started to develop a hatred for that tune
These will always be my favorite videos to see in my subbox
@Jesusandbible
5 жыл бұрын
better than bazbattles?
Take a shot everytime he says: "Alexander led the Companion Cavalry."
I'm curious if you are at the point where it would be prudent to pay someone to animate your videos so you could release them faster? (Not offering, just love your content and wish there was more of it.)
Superb! As someone who has read extensively on Alexander, 'The Siege of Pellium' has often been the most problematic to visualise. This video is an absolute credit to the ancient historians who preserved Alexanders history and must have been painstaking. Only one small piece of constructive criticism though: the delegation of Celts is said to have arrived after Alexanders victory on the Danube and before the Illyrian campaign.
@dinsel9691
5 жыл бұрын
There were no fucking Gauls in modern day Albania at the time.. it was Illyrian territory.. He should have referred to them as Celts.. not Gauls... and he most likely encountered them near the danube.. where the were actual Celts.
@Jthomas-gg9pi
4 жыл бұрын
Din Sel I assumed he just misspoke since he probably knows the Gauls lived in Gaul
"Yo dawg, I heard you like sieges so I put a siege inside a siege" - Some Illiryan
You should cover Alexander's Bactrian & Sogdian campaign. A perfect example of one of the toughest and most difficult anti-guerilla campaigns in history.
*sees that an entire army has been replaced by spinning pink rectangles* "Oh my god"
the logistics of his conquest alone are absolutely staggering.. But his army's discipline, adaptability, mixed with his cunning and his ability to see the changes on the battlefield is amazing. This is why we still talk about the man today.
0:25 "Had cognitive disabilities and did not participate in politics." Nowadays cognitive disabilities are a requirement for politics.
@eliezercohengoldberg1381
5 жыл бұрын
RuleofVicus yep
@parthiancapitalist2733
5 жыл бұрын
It's both parties "Sigh, women am I right" Lib: "OMFG SEXIST REEEE" "Happy holidays" Con: "OMFG ITS MERRY CHRISTMAS REEEE"
@tntsummers926
5 жыл бұрын
@John Toas it's so sad that generation Z is the most libertarian, and conservative generation in American history. As much independent, conservative, liberal, and libertarian studies have concluded. And how the republicans, have even more control, over the Senate, and the "blue wave" has failed miserably. and the house doesn't have as much importance, as much as you think, or feel it does. Or how the unemployment rate is at a 49 year low, and thousands of jobs have been created. or as 11 steel and metal factories have been opened, and 28 are on the way, in the next year alone. And 68% of Hispanics, say they have it better now, then 2 years ago in 2016. Boohoo, you Americans have it so bad down there, there's no way you can live now. Unlike let's say Europe, Australia, and canada, where "hate speech" has been censored.
@mohicanmachine99
5 жыл бұрын
Yup libtards.
@mikhail7104
5 жыл бұрын
Oooooh burn
DM: You find yourself surrounded by Illyrian rebels. Do you flee through the pass or cross the river? Alexander: I roll to intimidate. DM: Okay, but you'll have to roll at least- Alexander: Natural 20.
What an amazing video. You are truly great. Last week I was so depressed and you really lifted me up in my worse moments. This is something more than just a history channel. Thank you
The moment when you see a "historia civilis" video in your subscriptions is just great. Thanks for the amazing content.
Every time you upload I get so happy and excited. Your uploads are so much fun and so informative
Fascinating! Can't wait for more content focusing in Alexander The Great's journey, thank you for your hard work.
been watching your videos religiously for months now. Always super excited to see you upload. Great stuff man
In the Illryian ambush Alexander's Dad reached out of the grave to saved his kid, by creating that ultra trained army which could act with such timed precision. It took some creative thinking, which served Alexander throughout his life, and he definitely learned from that encounter. I think it's hard to argue though, that if the Illyrian's and Alexander's places been reversed the Illyrians would not have gotten the same effect from using that crazy ass strategy.
All hail Alexander the Great, Third of His Name, King of Macedon and Hegemon of the Hellenic League!
@gcrecords1731
4 жыл бұрын
mugur de fluier agree alexander was hungaryans bulgaryans
@frankies7468
4 жыл бұрын
@Sommersby Nobodyev lol
@frankies7468
4 жыл бұрын
@mugur de fluier Alexander III of Macedon (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Γʹ ὁ Μακεδών; 20/21 July 356 BC - 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας, romanized: Aléxandros ho Mégas), was a king (basileus) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon[a]
@frankies7468
4 жыл бұрын
@mugur de fluier there wasn't Hungary back then noob
@gcrecords1731
4 жыл бұрын
ⰔⰂⰑⰁⰑⰄⰅⰐ agree alexamder was bulgaryans or romanians
I always try to watch your shows as soon as they come out, you and Military History Visualized are my two most favorite historical visualizations channels! Great work!
These videos are so interesting to watch. Not one moment when I thought I would want to skip a part. Please, keep up with the quality, these are awesome
Keep these videos up, man, you're slowly making up for my shitty, forgotten school education.
If the wagon trick by the Thracians was so unconventional then how did Alexander know to prepare his army for it?
@maybemaeb
6 жыл бұрын
I think Aleander was drilling his army to survive rockfalls, and the wagon attack was similar enough to use same tactics. It's all just speculation, though.
@indieWellie
5 жыл бұрын
what about tactics for dealing with scythed chariots?
@Dayvit78
4 жыл бұрын
@@maybemaeb Do the sources mention how many wagons? The width of the front? At this time he just had 1000 men right? So it doesn't take too much space. It seems like they also could've side stepped them or the wagons fell off before reaching them by bouncing on random rocks.
@elmospasco5558
4 жыл бұрын
Spies?
@user-eb7pe9bp2q
2 жыл бұрын
Well it doesn’t take long for one to simply go duck and search for cover when something is falling towards you, and whatever the problem is someone who’s much of a genius as Alexander would’ve probably done it better.
Thank you for these videos, you make learning about these eras of history easy and fun...without these, I don't think I would ever know about them.
I seriously love this channel. Thank you so much for all you do. :)
This is what my life has been leading up to.
Historia Civilis, BazBattles or Kings and Generals uploads make my day
This is fantastic, you do a comprehensive job of covering everything and presenting it in an intelligible order. Thank you
Excellent! You really broke this campaign down for me. Can't believe I haven't come across your channel before. Definitely subscribed
great video! :)
i always found history to be my favorite subject and i probably waste more hours than i should reading random bits of history even though im not an expert on any certain historical time frame i find ALL of it absolutely irresistibly amazing. having little crash course history lessons like these that spoon feed me the specific information (rather than me painstakingly sifting online or my local library) makes me giddy and i click on it no matter what im doing at the time. hell i just ate breakfast while watching this and it was fucking *sweet* if you could please post more videos when im eating that would be great btw
These are by far my favorite videos. Always excited to see them on my feed. Keep up the great work!
NEVER STOP! Your content and presentation are superb!!!
13:00 Siegeception
@balsakovacevic8423
6 жыл бұрын
Braderz1506 yo,man, we heard you like sieges, So we are sieging your siege so you can siege while you siege
@evershumor1302
6 жыл бұрын
Alesia??
@uyuman1
6 жыл бұрын
They did siegeception before it was cool
@valrossenOliver
6 жыл бұрын
"We need to go deeper..."
@GalileoAV
6 жыл бұрын
Braderz1506 *BWWWOOOONNNGG*
I just love how Kings and Generals and BazBattles show their love on fellow history channels. My favorite trio.
Man these videos kick ass. Such a treat whenever one comes out.
Excellent! I never miss one of your videos! Thank you! I'm impatient for the next!
Usually being told that you're invincible, sarcastically or not back then and believing it; you'd act more reckless, which he sort of did but I got this feeling that Alexander also at some point thought "Well if *_I'm_* invincible, that doesn't mean my troops are so I gotta plan carefully lest I stand alone an immortal victor on an empty battlefield." or something like that. Could be why he wins.
I didn't get the notification and pls make more great videos
You are by far my favorite history channel on youtube. I've missed you.
I just watched all your videos in a week. I needed this.
Do a video about marius and sulla
I loved Greek history because of Alexander the Great
This channel has taught me more about history than any other channel. Thank you man
Honestly I love your videos and they give me passion to continue my pursuit of history. Absolutely great work you do
"swisss SWISSSH *SWOOSH* *_S W W O O O S S H H_* " - Those sarissas, probably.
@garyoak317
4 жыл бұрын
Lmao
Some have complained that these videos take slightly longer to produce, but keep in mind he is making them around 20 minutes, so he is not shortening us on our doses of education drugs
I've just been binge-watching all of your videos. They are great. Wish there were more.
I'm back for a third round of watching this particular video. I think this might be my favourite channel on YT
17:21 The illyrian army: you spin my head right round right round and That one macadonian guy: 0_0
"The oracle's wifi connection to the gods suffers from interference during winter"
I love the special effects of your troop movements and the well coordinated battlescenes you give us. It so much better done than any other Hollywood movie.
This is really incredible. I never knew the details of these campaigns. Thank u!
You know, some people blame the fall of Persia not to Alexander but just to the instability of the empire... this entire campaign proves them wrong. Alexander was a genius.
@yayjuiws4224
6 жыл бұрын
Trygve Plaustrum Typical indians and iranians who also insisted that he lost to porus on hydaspes.
@greco-romanfanboi7054
6 жыл бұрын
Trygve Plaustrum Persia was weakend after the greco-persian wars They lost darius and xerxes because of it (And lets be honest darius the III wasn.t the most competent persian ruler they had) But still it was one of the biggest super powers of ancient antiquity Alongside rome, seleucids, parthia, sassanids
@alphamikeomega5728
6 жыл бұрын
16:55
@Wolfeson28
6 жыл бұрын
While Persia had suffered defeats to the Greeks earlier, it was still unquestionably the biggest superpower in the Mediterranean world in Alexander's time. Their huge advantage in resources compared to the Macedonians is clearly illustrated by the course of Alexander's campaign. The Persians were initially able to assemble an army roughly as large as Alexander's just from Asia Minor for the Battle of the Granicus. Then Darius was able to assemble a force twice as large as Alexander's for Issus, then another army at least as large for Gaugamela, and could well have raised a third if his satraps had stayed loyal, all despite suffering massive losses at each battle. Alexander, by contrast, would never have had the resources to rebuild his entire army if he had suffered a similar defeat. Alexander did have a very effective, well-trained force to face the larger Persian armies, but it still required a commander of his genius to overcome his disadvantages and win each of those battles, let alone maintain a multi-year campaign that involved fighting all three major battles in succession without suffering crippling losses at any of them.
@yaz2928
6 жыл бұрын
A good portion of Persian troops were levied farmboys not worth shit... Training men to become warriors is much more expensive and time-consuming than forcibly conscripting civilians in your army with little to no pay. Alexander's achievements are great but many people seem to overestimate Persia here, the Achaemenid Empire was declining and morale was low after consecutive defeats, plus an incompetent idiot was at the head. As HC said, Alexander was lucky. If he was born during the same era as say, Darius I, who was at the very least capable of keeping his empire in 1 piece, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly.
Damn this Alexander sounds pretty impressive, I wonder if we are going to see more of him, but I doubt He acomplished much more in his live.
@jorenvanderark3567
6 жыл бұрын
Religion of peace turning you into pieces I dont know he seems like the sort of man who would ruin his empire on his deathbed just to spite everyone.
@BillViolator
6 жыл бұрын
Pellazget 123 Alexander was not Illyrian nor was he Albanian. There was no such thing as Albanians back and then. And nor are they Illyrians. He was Greek. Please stop spreading your propaganda. It is getting really annoying
@cyrusthagreat6649
6 жыл бұрын
he probably turned his empire into pieces like your name
@BillViolator
6 жыл бұрын
Pellazget 123 Hes mother was Epirotan Greek and hes was Greek Macedonian not Albanian not Illurian. And Epirus is Greek not Albanian. Greece was formed in 1821 that's true, but that doesn't mean that they weren't Greek people living before that. Greeks are by far the oldest race in Europe.
@MojoBonzo
6 жыл бұрын
Pellazget 123 seriously, you people are so uneducated that its not even funny any more.
Historia Civilis the Great. Always love to watch your videos.
Your videos are always absolutely fantastic. Please keep them up my friend.
so when is that "caesar marched on rome" sentence deconstruction video happening? (love macedonian history too btw)
@piepie3295
6 жыл бұрын
This plz
@Braila2000
6 жыл бұрын
LOL
@fivesincarnate630
6 жыл бұрын
Connor O'Brien waiting for that for so long
@tppcrpg6311
6 жыл бұрын
Eagerly waiting for that too
@CrazyNikel
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah it kinda sucks he's moved on to Alexander which has already been done by a handful of youtubers. Hopefully he goes back to Roman videos soon. :/
17:21 loving the "doing nothing" spins they were doing XD
Great video! I'm always excited when I see you've released a new video!
Love the content! Thank you for continuing to post videos :).
again a history channel focussing on alexander, and still it's unique and top quality content, this is great also 'they swished their sarissas'', what did it sound like, can you describe it more?
@babyfaec
6 жыл бұрын
Just imagine the sound that comes from swinging a 4.5 meter spear around in the air.
@TheNinetySecond
6 жыл бұрын
swisss SWISSSH *SWOOSH* *_S W W O O O S S H H_*
@rubenheymans1988
6 жыл бұрын
almost feels like I'm there
@nickkepley9294
6 жыл бұрын
lol. I'm more impressed that the drilling, which was basically just a massive interpretive dance, actually scared the Illyrians away. It's like, "wow these guys have really sick dance moves. Imma' leave out of respect."
@rubenheymans1988
6 жыл бұрын
maybe they just left because it took so long, they where tired or hungry, or maybe just horny and there was a village with protitues nearby, we'll never know
17:20 - "I'll try spinning, that's a good trick!"
Glad you're back, thans for the great content !
Waited so long for this!! thank you!! Love your videos.
Interestingly enaught, Alexander's campaign on the Danube is considered one of the first mentioned battles that took place on the teritory of Romania
19:06 asterix and obelix
The insane discipline. Holy Cow. I am still trying to wrap my head around these guys. Great video as always!!!
@innosanto
4 жыл бұрын
The most disciplined were the Spartans. And after that other southern Greeks. The macedonian phallanx was designed taking into account the fact that they couldn't train infantry as well as southern greeks. this was one of the reasons for Phillip making the modifications he made with the macedonian phallanx. of course it also had great advantages. But with the other phallanxes ( Spartan, Athenian, Theban) more training and discipline were required for good functioning of the phallanx.
Your channel is awesome, its a great way for an amateur like me to get a simple but informative snapshot on history.
I hate to wait a month for one of those videos. :'(
@valrossenOliver
6 жыл бұрын
No pain, no gain! ;)
@matheusmelo6022
6 жыл бұрын
2 months actually
@scorpionfiresome3834
6 жыл бұрын
I don't want these video to come up every 3 days or anything, but at this rate we'll only get 12 videos a year, a slightly faster upload rate would be more fruitful in my opinion.
Can you do a video about Trajan and his campaigns in Dacia ? Just an idea...
Outstanding video, glad you are back!
Awesome video, as always very detailed, precise and interesting to watch. I loved it.
You should do "The Anabasis," Zenophon's account of the campaign of the 10,000
@mk9650
2 жыл бұрын
He's name is not Zenophon ffs. All those mispronunciations by English speakers are so annoying. It's pronounced: Ksenophon
In 422BC, at Macedonian town Amphipolis, Macedonians and Spartans were allies against Athens. Spartan General Vrasidas with Macedonian king Perdikkas fought against Athenian genera Kleon Macedonians+Spartans won
Your humor with the dialogue bubbles is genius.
glad that you've uploaded something