Battle of Himera 480 BC - Greco-Carthaginian Sicilian Wars DOCUMENTARY

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  • @KingsandGenerals
    @KingsandGenerals4 жыл бұрын

    Toss a coin to your youtuber: www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals

  • @abhisheknanda9956

    @abhisheknanda9956

    4 жыл бұрын

    Can u guys do anglo-indians wars(anglo-mysore, anglo-maratha, anglo-sikhs,paika rebellion and Indian revolution) or great northern war plz plz.

  • @AdamNoizer

    @AdamNoizer

    4 жыл бұрын

    OH VALLEY OF PLENTY!

  • @abhisheknanda9956

    @abhisheknanda9956

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Feederfanis how much Greek independence had effect on the world?

  • @abhisheknanda9956

    @abhisheknanda9956

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@AdamNoizer ?

  • @fatimaalnaz6115

    @fatimaalnaz6115

    4 жыл бұрын

    Make a video on 1965 Indo pak war

  • @ElBandito
    @ElBandito4 жыл бұрын

    Pre-Punic War conflicts in Italy and Magna Graecia deeply interest me.

  • @45calibermedic

    @45calibermedic

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@NiskaMagnusson there is also the mod Hegemonia City States for Rome: Total War (the first one). You can play as one of the many polises in Magna Graecia or Syracuse, as well as Etruscans, Greeks of the homeland, Persians, and others. The historical notes are great, too.

  • @fourlamb1

    @fourlamb1

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@NiskaMagnusson I agree, it needs content. I bought the greek special edition on day one, my mistake lol.

  • @noahvanderhoeven8034

    @noahvanderhoeven8034

    4 жыл бұрын

    El Bandito Me too, i'm higly interested in the history of the mediteranian world before the Punic wars. But the history of pre-roman Italy, Sicilly, Sardinia and Corsica i like the most. It's sad that this topic is so underestimated in history and media. For games you have of course got the rise of the republic DLC for Rome 2, some mods, and imperator Rome, sadly for me they are PC exclusive, as i Play on PS4. (Hopefully paradox will some day release a console edititon of imperator Rome, as they have done with Stellaris.)

  • @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's sad that muslims concquered Carthage because they almost destroyed anything that was pre-islamic. Meanwhile if Carthage stayed christian it achievements would stayed forever.

  • @rayravernous4376

    @rayravernous4376

    4 жыл бұрын

    How so? Roman Carthage has nothing to do with the original Carthage in any way. Romans burned down the city in the first place and salted it to make the lands uninhabitable.

  • @piraveenparaneetharan963
    @piraveenparaneetharan9634 жыл бұрын

    A Greek army infiltrating an enemy camp using horses? where have we heard that before?

  • @shaolindreams

    @shaolindreams

    4 жыл бұрын

    Funny that we even call types of virus and malware 'Trojan horses' on our computers.

  • @phuongbui3467

    @phuongbui3467

    4 жыл бұрын

    Gelon learnt history well

  • @VALDIGNE

    @VALDIGNE

    4 жыл бұрын

    they infiltrated the Carthaginian camp dressed as Selinus cavalry which at that time were Punic allies.

  • @zenoknights4280

    @zenoknights4280

    4 жыл бұрын

    In Troy Story.

  • @ostaslambrinidis4526

    @ostaslambrinidis4526

    4 жыл бұрын

    In Sisily the Greeks fighting different

  • @jrg7777
    @jrg77774 жыл бұрын

    "Who are you? You're kinda dressed like Syracusans..." "Nah, we're your allies. We only look like Syracusans." "Yeah that checks out."

  • @flaviusvector1543

    @flaviusvector1543

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cons of using a mercenary only army

  • @masterplokoon8803

    @masterplokoon8803

    3 жыл бұрын

    Carthaginian guard:" What's the password" Greek:" uhh...please?" Carthaginian guard:"Yeah that's it welcome to the camp"

  • @Fenniks-
    @Fenniks-4 жыл бұрын

    The impersonated cavalry was a genius tactic.

  • @lukehaddad5185

    @lukehaddad5185

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sun Tzu would admire it. "All warfare is based on deception"

  • @lukehaddad5185

    @lukehaddad5185

    4 жыл бұрын

    Even Chinggis Khan

  • @AerosRift_ALD

    @AerosRift_ALD

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lukehaddad5185 I was thinking Makarov from the Modern Warfare franchise

  • @SudoKnightlyNonsense

    @SudoKnightlyNonsense

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Ne0mega The allies that were supposed to send cavalry were a Greek city that sided with Carthage.

  • @joevenespineli6389

    @joevenespineli6389

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@AerosRift_ALD Ah, goes to show....

  • @revolrz22
    @revolrz224 жыл бұрын

    *Absolutely* want more. So little is known about Carthage outside of the punic wars.

  • @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's sad that muslims conquered Roman Carthage because they almost destroyed anything that was pre-islamic. Meanwhile if Carthage stayed christian it achievements would stayed forever.

  • @ManuelMartinez-bi8cb

    @ManuelMartinez-bi8cb

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dontsearchdocumentingreali9621 was the carthaginians in those times a mix of Spaniards Africans and other races from neighboring lands are majority African from your research just curious because if they was predominantly African which is possible than Sicily was a black island/country at 1 time before it was European greek/Italian roman

  • @manitheman0806

    @manitheman0806

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ManuelMartinez-bi8cb i thought the Carthaginians were a Semitic race that came from Lebanon.....What do you mean by African? Northern African or Africa as a whole....

  • @manitheman0806

    @manitheman0806

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ManuelMartinez-bi8cb Please to mosaics, pottery and paintings....Sicily was NEVER a black island......Also check the DNA sites and as well a plenty of Genetic sites on Sicily

  • @jockeberg8353

    @jockeberg8353

    4 жыл бұрын

    ​@@ManuelMartinez-bi8cb The upper class of carthage was at the very least not black since they were decended from phonecian settlers. And then we can add that they had more trade/relations with the mideteranian world than sub saharan africa and i'd asume not. I assume they looked somewhat like modern berbers/arabs in the region today.

  • @jabmalassie
    @jabmalassie4 жыл бұрын

    A thalassocracy or thalattocracy (from Classical Greek: θάλασσα, romanized: thalassa (Attic Greek: θάλαττα, romanized: thalatta) transl. 'sea', and Ancient Greek: κρατεῖν, romanized: kratein, lit. 'power'; giving Koinē Greek: θαλασσοκρατία, romanized: thalassokratia, lit. 'sea power') is a state with primarily maritime realms, an empire at sea, or a seaborne empire.

  • @billkaroumbalis2310

    @billkaroumbalis2310

    4 жыл бұрын

    Julian Castaneda yes.but the first name of the Greeks is Pelasgos,singular and Pelasgyoi, plural.πελασγος,Πελασγοί.

  • @wulfherecyning1282

    @wulfherecyning1282

    4 жыл бұрын

    Would this word apply even to bigger modern empires like the Dutch or British Empires at their peaks? What about an interstellar empire where planets act as free ports?

  • @ofoufoutos7110

    @ofoufoutos7110

    4 жыл бұрын

    yeah but what θάλασσα means ?

  • @perseusarkouda

    @perseusarkouda

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ofoufoutos7110 It's a very old word and even Homer used it on 7th Century BC. It is believed it was a word loan from non Indoeuropean people. If that's true then predates even the Mycenaeans ( Greeks-Indoeuropeans, 16th - 11th Century BC) and probably derives from natives like the Minoans (27th - 11th Century BC) where we know these two met and trade with each other.

  • @OkurkaBinLadin

    @OkurkaBinLadin

    3 жыл бұрын

    @BRUH BRUH Bruh.

  • @Themain1ofall
    @Themain1ofall4 жыл бұрын

    The impersonated cavalry was a true "Trojan Horse" move, I think it definitely caused the decisive win

  • @Csanad121
    @Csanad1214 жыл бұрын

    Syracuse is one of my favorite city-states. Anything even remotely about them is most welcomed!

  • @theoneaboveall6751

    @theoneaboveall6751

    4 жыл бұрын

    L.endre that’s where Archimedes died.

  • @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rome betrayed Syracuse after they defeated Carthage.

  • @g.sergiusfidenas6650

    @g.sergiusfidenas6650

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dontsearchdocumentingreali9621 while Hiero II stayed in power they remained allies but his grandson influenced by his uncles and some Hannibal's officials changed sides, who can blame them since it seemed like an inminent victory for Carthage but still Syracuse was the one that broke the alliance then came Marcellus and the rest is history; btw if are you remotely interested in the world of anime / manga there is a short manga called Heureka that is based in the Siege of Syracuse by the forces of M. Claudius Marcellus.

  • @Mr.LaughingDuck

    @Mr.LaughingDuck

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Athenian Expeditionary force would probably disagree with you

  • @blaulied2480

    @blaulied2480

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bro, I live in Syracuse, and you have my respect.

  • @Nikelaos_Khristianos
    @Nikelaos_Khristianos4 жыл бұрын

    Ah, that Rome 1 Greek music at the end was so nostalgic. :D "Alexander conquered the world, he took a Greek army to the far Indus, there was nothing left to conquer. But now, now Alexander is dead."

  • @georgekosko5124

    @georgekosko5124

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@naiad5043 it's called being poetic

  • @naiad5043

    @naiad5043

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@georgekosko5124 aha ok😂

  • @georgekosko5124

    @georgekosko5124

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@naiad5043 you still deleted your comment though

  • @naiad5043

    @naiad5043

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@georgekosko5124 yeah,coz you mentioned why the above comment was posted.

  • @georgekosko5124

    @georgekosko5124

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@naiad5043 ...?

  • @TheNinjaDC
    @TheNinjaDC4 жыл бұрын

    Carthaginian history in a nutshell: “Our mercenary armies have failed us!” Carthage: “Lets give them another shot.”

  • @edugenchris6227

    @edugenchris6227

    4 жыл бұрын

    If at first you don't succeed...try...try...try...try...try...try...try...try...try...try...try...try...try...try...try...and try again

  • @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's sad that muslims concquered Carthage because they almost destroyed anything that was pre-islamic. Meanwhile if Carthage stayed christian it achievements would stayed forever.

  • @nantzstein3311

    @nantzstein3311

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dontsearchdocumentingreali9621 Are you confusing west for east or something, it's a quiet not well understood syndrome but happy recovery anyway

  • @keithbrown7685

    @keithbrown7685

    4 жыл бұрын

    but let's also crucify the generals who failed us.

  • @TEverettReynolds

    @TEverettReynolds

    4 жыл бұрын

    Carthage had no choice but to use and rely on their mercenary armies... Rome would suffer the same fate 800 years later for doing the same thing and relying on mercenary armies... [Those that don't know their history are doomed to repeat it...]

  • @Fenniks-
    @Fenniks-4 жыл бұрын

    The Greco-Carthaginian wars are so underated. i love how you always cover so many different topics :)

  • @IdunnoBroIjdk
    @IdunnoBroIjdk4 жыл бұрын

    "And this made war inevitable" is my favorite line of all time.

  • @wulfherecyning1282

    @wulfherecyning1282

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's a good line. But my favourite line of all time is when LindyBeige said "then peace broke out" deadpan for the first time.

  • @45calibermedic
    @45calibermedic4 жыл бұрын

    We need to hear way more about Magna Graecia! Archimedes of Syracuse, Milo of Kroton, etc, so many great characters!

  • @donttakeitpersonal8704

    @donttakeitpersonal8704

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pythagoras also lived in Croton, he even was a friend of Milo

  • @Captdaddyboy
    @Captdaddyboy4 жыл бұрын

    History is not the profession of knowing facts and recording data. It is the art of Storytelling, and you guys have mastered it. So glad I found you guys. Thank you for everything.

  • @Juggernaut909
    @Juggernaut9094 жыл бұрын

    Greek Intro soundtrack from RTW1. Respect.

  • @heronofalexandria91

    @heronofalexandria91

    4 жыл бұрын

    I love that song. When I was younger I used to start a Greek campaign over and over again just to see that intro.

  • @Juggernaut909

    @Juggernaut909

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@heronofalexandria91 Arguably one of the greatest faction intros in the Total War Series.

  • @pergys6991
    @pergys69914 жыл бұрын

    “Greco-Carthaginian Sicilian war” That’s one long name for a war

  • @thestormofwar

    @thestormofwar

    4 жыл бұрын

    At least it's not "The Greco-Carthaginian Sicilian War of the Mediterranean".

  • @dhruvgandhi1755

    @dhruvgandhi1755

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Sicilan - Greco Phoenician-Sicilian-Carthaginian War Of the Early Classical era.

  • @pergys6991

    @pergys6991

    4 жыл бұрын

    Laslus wait that exists?

  • @dhruvgandhi1755

    @dhruvgandhi1755

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Layesone Still shorter than the Human war on Nature. Started 300 thousand years ago the moment the cognitive revolution happened. Unfortunately, we're winning it seems.

  • @skapunker1986

    @skapunker1986

    4 жыл бұрын

    Greco-Punic Wars

  • @theonlygoodlookinghabsburg2081
    @theonlygoodlookinghabsburg20813 жыл бұрын

    Charging against an enemy who has the high ground and pushing them is the most badass thing I've ever seen.

  • @andreasberiatos3158
    @andreasberiatos31584 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always! As a sidenote, the city of Panormus was founded as "Ziz" by the Phoenicians. Because of it's large harbour the Greeks later named it "Panormus", meaning "All-port", from which the current name "Palermo" is derived.

  • @katarzynamilioto1310

    @katarzynamilioto1310

    4 жыл бұрын

    Palermo is actually an italianisation or latinisation of the Arabic, Balharm. That is the case for many towns in the west of Sicily, which was slightly more arabised than the very perennial Hellenic east half of the island. Other examples are Marsala ( Mars-allah or god’s port) and Pantelleria (Bintilirir, meaning daughter of the wind) or Sciacca ( Al Shaka, meaning water) and other towns.

  • @andreasberiatos3158

    @andreasberiatos3158

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@katarzynamilioto1310 Interesting, I hadn't heard about this. I looked it up and it seems that the Arabs themselves shifted the greek name to Balharm or Balarm.

  • @davidfiorini6416

    @davidfiorini6416

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@katarzynamilioto1310 You skipped a step. The arabic name Balarm, was changed in Balermus by the Normans, that resumed the latin assonance. Only after, in the modern era, Balermus became Bal(a)rmuh (a proununced e). The last passage, was italianate in Palermo.

  • @resentfuldragon

    @resentfuldragon

    Жыл бұрын

    @@davidfiorini6416 I swear getting into history shows its far more interesting than fantasy books and movies. Its strange how mere city names can have such stories behind why they are called that.

  • @IllyrianTiger99
    @IllyrianTiger994 жыл бұрын

    I love how smoothly you transitioned into the Greek intro as Greeks won the battle Details such as these make me so happy that I subscribed to this channel Another big thank you to you for making the many Ottoman videos as they allowed me to get an A from that period in History in my faculty :D

  • @Drahko12

    @Drahko12

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mislav Čović wow congrats this channel is just a good service in education and entertainment

  • @DaCrazyMofo
    @DaCrazyMofo4 жыл бұрын

    Cover the battles of the Greek cities in Spain as well as the ones in the bosphorus against the scythians!

  • @DaCrazyMofo

    @DaCrazyMofo

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Urarettin -D- Lexxar emporion and the surrounding colonies. They traded and fought with the Spanish and the Gauls for decades until Rome came and offered them protection. Massalia is also very interesting! Also the colonies in the bosphorus were ruled/rules over the scythians and sarmatians. They eventually became a major source of grain for the Eastern Roman empire if I remember correctly

  • @Newidhan
    @Newidhan4 жыл бұрын

    I'm a simple man. I hear the Rome 1 Greek intro theme, I press like.

  • @Littlebigun99
    @Littlebigun994 жыл бұрын

    The war with Agathocles is fascinating, particularly with how Diodorus uses it as a moral cautionary tale in his history. You should definitely cover it!

  • @panosbaratheon6385
    @panosbaratheon63854 жыл бұрын

    the greeks could rule the world playing in the background give me chills!

  • @neutronalchemist3241
    @neutronalchemist32414 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure those "Carthaginian" guys are done for. We'll never hear of them again in the future.

  • @admiralsquatbar127

    @admiralsquatbar127

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rome: I can't hear you over sound of how awesome I am.

  • @potatodragon123

    @potatodragon123

    4 жыл бұрын

    C:fall of Romans was far worse than what they did with carthigians XD far worse and more humiliating by all military aspects

  • @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's sad that muslims concquered Carthage because they almost destroyed anything that was pre-islamic. Meanwhile if Carthage stayed christian it achievements would stayed forever.

  • @admiralsquatbar127

    @admiralsquatbar127

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dontsearchdocumentingreali9621 The Roman's sacked Carthage, not the Muslims. They destroyed the great library's and sold the population into slavery.

  • @potatodragon123

    @potatodragon123

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dontsearchdocumentingreali9621 stayed Christian and u would be next constinople stop propaganda kid crusades largest achievement was wiping enimes of God aka the other Christians from their point of view lol they keep fighting each other burning each other and sometimes anahilating each other

  • @PuckishAngeI
    @PuckishAngeI4 жыл бұрын

    Honestly pre punic wars are all so interesting it's crazy. Love it

  • @22vx
    @22vx4 жыл бұрын

    Great upload. Thanks K&G!

  • @tatultadevossian5242
    @tatultadevossian52423 жыл бұрын

    This video was magnificent! Thank you, author! Love to dear Greek people!

  • @chinguunerdenebadrakh7022
    @chinguunerdenebadrakh70224 жыл бұрын

    Ancient army: *sets sail* The ocean: NO

  • @edaxsachorwzky8898
    @edaxsachorwzky88984 жыл бұрын

    Carthage got sooo lucky that Alexander the Great died early, for they were on his “to do list” .

  • @Ben1159a

    @Ben1159a

    4 жыл бұрын

    So were the Romans.

  • @Ben1159a

    @Ben1159a

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@firstLast-jw7bm Good point, made me chuckle.

  • @thomasstenson3706

    @thomasstenson3706

    3 жыл бұрын

    Alexander's empire wouldve fallen apart he wasn't interested rulling an empire just conquering it ...IT WAS TOO BIG look at the state of the east when Rome got there the hellenic kingdoms up until the were so bad at administering for example Egypt was producing the same amount of revenue as gaul ( a place of no infrastructure or anything ) 40 million a few years a roman rule and they were getting upwards of 250-300 million revenue a year so yes I love alexander in terms of his general ship but the Macedonian empire would never have lasted and I think he wouldve had to pulled back

  • @Ben1159a

    @Ben1159a

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thomasstenson3706 Right, I agree, but given the life spans of the day for the upper classes he should have had another 20 or 30 years had he not died on the battlefield, or by illness like he did. It probably would have held together that long.

  • @andrewminnich5106

    @andrewminnich5106

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thomasstenson3706 dont be a fool

  • @robertmosher7418
    @robertmosher74184 жыл бұрын

    Think you might be wrong about the hoplites shielding the soldier to their right. I am pretty sure if you have a shield on your left arm, you shield the man to your left and rely on the man on your right to shield you. That's why the phanalyx would shift to it's right as each hoplite would attempt to get as much of himself as he could behind the man on his rights shield.

  • @Kneorlan
    @Kneorlan4 жыл бұрын

    Ah! Greeks are really something else, taking bold action that grants the greatest rewards! All the while Gelon remained steadfast and patient with his conquest - truly a legendary era with real human legends.

  • @denniscleary7580
    @denniscleary75804 жыл бұрын

    waking up to another great video from Kings. Love it when you do Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome 👍

  • @RainCloud123
    @RainCloud1234 жыл бұрын

    Wow, the cavalry we sent for sure did get here quickly......

  • @johnericberlin4640
    @johnericberlin46404 жыл бұрын

    Carthage: We rule the Mediterr- Rome: *NO*

  • @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: Carthage was established before Rome, it's sad Rome destroyed this Civilization, but i guess it was destiny for Rome to rule.

  • @torismund2100

    @torismund2100

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dontsearchdocumentingreali9621 it is their destiny to rule the Mediterranean! Why else would Rome be located in the middle of it? Roma Invicta

  • @batukhan1

    @batukhan1

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@torismund2100 nice logic

  • @drobgyn5615

    @drobgyn5615

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Glen Edmondson You sound like a communist..Be ready.

  • @monkeytribez

    @monkeytribez

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Glen Edmondson mm okay

  • @V-man117
    @V-man1172 жыл бұрын

    Ancient Greeks vs ancient Carthaginians. Such a badass showdown of two great civilizations!

  • @yijieyang6863
    @yijieyang68634 жыл бұрын

    Another piece of forgotten but yet intriguing history. Thank you so much for showing this video!

  • @Sneemaster
    @Sneemaster4 жыл бұрын

    Wow, the Greek were pretty sneaky. That was a cool battle.

  • @lorenzonerantzis6204
    @lorenzonerantzis62044 жыл бұрын

    With seven in total Greco-Carthaginian wars in Sicily, I am sure there will be many more videos to come! As always, great work K&Gs!

  • @pierrerust2423
    @pierrerust24234 жыл бұрын

    You just fulfilled our expectations : thanks for covering this first Greco-Sicilian war ! What a decisive moment for the world's history as you put it in your intro. In the short time frame of this type of video, the historical and geographical context is perfectly outlined and explained, the staging of the events very well carried out. Once more, congrats Kings and Generals ! Looking forward for the next one.

  • @jacobspiller4022
    @jacobspiller40224 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for everything you all do.

  • @ross9570
    @ross95704 жыл бұрын

    Haven't watched it yet but I already now that your content is amazing! Good job!

  • @danielconde13
    @danielconde134 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting lesser known events of Ancient Europe! The alliance between the Iberians and Carthage is a very significant event for my country's own History, Portugal, as it would eventually result on the coming of Romans to the Iberian Peninsula at the very beginning of the Second Punic War, which led the foundations to their conquest of the peninsula.

  • @LordGabriel427
    @LordGabriel4274 жыл бұрын

    Do more videos in this era please! I cannot get enough of how you connect two distinct events into one bigger picture of ancient history!

  • @joeenglishtv
    @joeenglishtv4 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! Thanks a lot K.&G., and do keep telling us more about this fascinating period, which I find very enlightening.

  • @KHK001
    @KHK0014 жыл бұрын

    Amazing! As always :)

  • @13destrier13
    @13destrier134 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting video! The round shield ("hoplon"), though, was held on the left on two places (hand and forearm), protecting the guy on the left side. "Dory" (the spear) and "xiphos" (the short sword) was used by the right hand. (~12'25")

  • @ericevans8961
    @ericevans89614 жыл бұрын

    Glad this came up. Very good and interesting indeed! Look forward to more on this series if possible

  • @Howard0Beale
    @Howard0Beale Жыл бұрын

    great video. its amazing that we have all this detail about an event that happened 2500 years ago.

  • @hfar_in_the_sky
    @hfar_in_the_sky3 жыл бұрын

    What kind of puts me in awe was how old Carthage was before even the Punic Wars. Carthage was battling for control of the Mediterranean even before Alexander the Great was born, a figure that to the Romans was a near mythological figure. To Carthage, Rome must have seemed like a relatively young, upstart nation. And yet history turns.

  • @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621
    @dontsearchdocumentingreali96214 жыл бұрын

    Can you do a whole documentary on Carthage?

  • @hugohom2280
    @hugohom22804 жыл бұрын

    I love that you are one of the few history channels that use BC keep up the good work guys!

  • @chrisdjernaes9658
    @chrisdjernaes96583 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic Summary! Looking forward to learning more asap!

  • @Tareltonlives
    @Tareltonlives4 жыл бұрын

    I learned a lot. Can't wait for the rematches at Himera in 409 and 311

  • @tHeWasTeDYouTh
    @tHeWasTeDYouTh3 жыл бұрын

    this is amazing, thanks for this video this was happening at the same time that Leonidas and the other Greeks had been fighting to save Greece from the Persians!!!

  • @iangarcia1305
    @iangarcia13054 жыл бұрын

    this was super informative I can’t wait for the next one!

  • @legatuslegionarii2284
    @legatuslegionarii22844 жыл бұрын

    Great and informative video! Many thanks and thanks as well for covering those kind of topics which are not so much well known!

  • @zoso8459
    @zoso84594 жыл бұрын

    Can you do a Trajan series? I really appreciate your content and i think this is a great way to learn about this general-emperor

  • @KaiShanIV
    @KaiShanIV4 жыл бұрын

    The hoplon shielded the man to his right? Only from the view of someone looking at him, from the hoplite's view he is shielding the man to his left.

  • @thomasrooney2966
    @thomasrooney29664 жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite pages and look forward to weekly videos!

  • @bryanreed8206
    @bryanreed82064 жыл бұрын

    Please do continue this series. Great video!

  • @swapnapantoji3989
    @swapnapantoji39894 жыл бұрын

    Vikings : we are the greatest explorers Greeks : kings and generals is this true

  • @Novusod

    @Novusod

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well the Vikings made it all the way to Canada so there is that. Greeks didn't really leave the Mediterranean until Alexander the Great's time. That was conquest rather than exploration. Other contenders for the title of greatest explorers would be the Egyptians who sent traders to India and possibly as far away as mezo America. The case of the "cocaine mummies" points to a trade link between Mezoamerica and Egypt. It is not a coincidence the natives started building pyramids around this time as well.

  • @NewPosenRadio

    @NewPosenRadio

    4 жыл бұрын

    Novusod The pyramids you said Mesoamericans built are actually called Ziggurats which resembled Carthaginian and Mesopotamian architecture more than Egyptian

  • @jacobsarvathayaparan2337

    @jacobsarvathayaparan2337

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Novusod Well pyramids just happen to be a very effective way of building at the time, its the kind of invention that's so practical that it wouldn't be a stretch to say that any civilization could figure out that it was a very efficient way of structuring a building independently

  • @joevenespineli6389

    @joevenespineli6389

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Novusod It is.

  • @barbiquearea

    @barbiquearea

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jacobsarvathayaparan2337 Before the invention of steel beams and concrete which we use to build skyscrapers, the only technology any civilization had at the time to build something very big and high was to have the base of the structure have more mass than its higher levels.

  • @admiralsquatbar127
    @admiralsquatbar1274 жыл бұрын

    Carthage: We have the greatest Mediterranean empire ever. Rome: ELBOW DROP!

  • @joevenespineli6389

    @joevenespineli6389

    4 жыл бұрын

    @The Infidel I guess an empire built for expansion will stagnate when it stops.

  • @WorldofAntiquity
    @WorldofAntiquity4 жыл бұрын

    This is a subject that doesn't get a lot of coverage. Thank you for this!

  • @miku9788
    @miku97884 жыл бұрын

    Love this era! More videos covering this would be amazing

  • @salaryboi4921
    @salaryboi49214 жыл бұрын

    Why does the audio sound robotic around ~8 minutes?

  • @VALDIGNE
    @VALDIGNE4 жыл бұрын

    The boys of the 480 B.C are heroes and we should always commemorate their sacrifice for saving the Western world.

  • @VALDIGNE

    @VALDIGNE

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Lord Voldemort it's not me saying it but historians such as Barry Strauss writer of " The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- and Western Civilization".

  • @VALDIGNE

    @VALDIGNE

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Lord Voldemort Salamis and Himera both. I do not think the World would have collapsed if the Carthage or Persia won but the world ,as we know it, would have been completely different.

  • @michaelchadolias9491
    @michaelchadolias94914 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video 😍 I am a Greek history-nerd and I had no idea of this instance. Great job very informative!

  • @xarisdrag1890
    @xarisdrag18904 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video!!! I love to learn more about history even further ago the punic wars

  • @christopherburgess96
    @christopherburgess964 жыл бұрын

    I would love to hear more about the Greco-Punic conflict!

  • @desmondd1984
    @desmondd19844 жыл бұрын

    13:58 There's always a storm...

  • @RaGz31st
    @RaGz31st4 жыл бұрын

    Please make more! Thank you for the awesome content.

  • @jayramos11421
    @jayramos114214 жыл бұрын

    Your channel has grown soo much @Kings and Generals, I love your videos!

  • @TheMrgoodmanners
    @TheMrgoodmanners4 жыл бұрын

    I just love the time period before rome, seems so classical

  • @donttakeitpersonal8704
    @donttakeitpersonal87042 жыл бұрын

    Also good to know for interested people, after Gelon died, his brother Hieron took over power in Syracuse. He made Syracuse a centre for art and artists like Aeschylus and Pindarus came to Syracuse to perform in the most beatiful theatres.

  • @noonespecial7784
    @noonespecial77844 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the new video!

  • @danielsass1826
    @danielsass1826 Жыл бұрын

    It always amazes me how many troops are lost just by fleets sinking

  • @Big_E_Soul_Fragment
    @Big_E_Soul_Fragment4 жыл бұрын

    Nobody: Cato: *CARTHAGO DELENDA EST*

  • @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's sad that muslims conquered Roman Carthage because they almost destroyed anything that was pre-islamic. Meanwhile if Carthage stayed christian it achievements would stayed forever.

  • @joshuacampbell1625

    @joshuacampbell1625

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dontsearchdocumentingreali9621 By Carthage I assume you mean ROMAN Carthage and not PHOENICIAN Carthage

  • @goosequillian

    @goosequillian

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dontsearchdocumentingreali9621 If Carthage HAD stayed Christian* Muslims*

  • @chevysuarez7306

    @chevysuarez7306

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jeez now I'm thinking that was cato's first words when he was a baby. Cato's mom: Okay Cato say "Mama" Cato: M... Cato's mom: good. Cato: Ma... Cato's mom: Almost there... Cato: Ma... Mam.... *CARTHAGO DELENDA EST*

  • @Taistelukalkkuna

    @Taistelukalkkuna

    4 жыл бұрын

    *"Not now Cato!"* - Inspector Clouseau -

  • @condurachesorin
    @condurachesorin4 жыл бұрын

    High quality. Great work.

  • @scotchy4321
    @scotchy43214 жыл бұрын

    Another great episode! Ty!

  • @sushidope1701
    @sushidope17012 жыл бұрын

    Honestly it’s crazy to think Rome came out on top in the Mediterranean with so many strong nations surrounding them

  • @nikkay82

    @nikkay82

    Жыл бұрын

    yes that happened coz of the greeks had thousands of wars with empires while romans just was jerking around and waiting the fall of the powers at the era.after greece became weak then they took action.

  • @thedoruk6324
    @thedoruk63244 жыл бұрын

    Carthagians are *OP* ! Rome: *allow me to introduce myself*

  • @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    4 жыл бұрын

    I mean it took them 3 wars to finally destroy Carthage.

  • @thedoruk6324

    @thedoruk6324

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dontsearchdocumentingreali9621 3 is the Lucky charm number for Rome

  • @ghostrider.49

    @ghostrider.49

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dontsearchdocumentingreali9621 In the first they destroyed the Carthaginian navy, in the second(with huge setbacks) the army and the third was the killing blow.

  • @VanBrokkost

    @VanBrokkost

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dontsearchdocumentingreali9621 Well, not really. The first war was only about Sicily, no further plan was prepared. The second one was the real war. At time of the third one Carthago was a mere shadow of the old Empire and the Romans just got an excuse to eradicate the city

  • @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621

    4 жыл бұрын

    VanBrokkost they still needed 3 years to finally win the siege of carthage.(149-146. B.C.)

  • @hnoytrv9787
    @hnoytrv97874 жыл бұрын

    Please do continue this line of history! Great video

  • @brunswicklewis2307
    @brunswicklewis23074 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the best channel on KZread. Word!

  • @rubenleejohnsen2037
    @rubenleejohnsen20374 жыл бұрын

    How did you get the license to use Imperator: rome music? They have so good music.

  • @eldeterrassa
    @eldeterrassa4 жыл бұрын

    I need this background music in my life, what's song's name?

  • @jusuferg9945
    @jusuferg99454 жыл бұрын

    You make history relatable and do not take any sides but are basically retellers and objective observers. Love it. Make new nomad series.

  • @alexiospapadopoulos620
    @alexiospapadopoulos6204 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video!

  • @HooKulin
    @HooKulin4 жыл бұрын

    Love the Crusader Kings 2 music :D

  • @heronofalexandria91

    @heronofalexandria91

    4 жыл бұрын

    Always makes me want to start it up again.

  • @hennessey132

    @hennessey132

    4 жыл бұрын

    Could you say its name? Thanks :)

  • @HooKulin

    @HooKulin

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@hennessey132 whose name?

  • @hennessey132

    @hennessey132

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@HooKulin the name of the CK2 music :D

  • @HooKulin

    @HooKulin

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@hennessey132 "Our Kingdom will fall"

  • @herc34es
    @herc34es4 жыл бұрын

    Interesting Video! However the audio sounds a bit different compared to previous ones...a bit as if you are distant from the mic or in the bathroom (don't know how to explain it properly). Just the audio is a bit different.

  • @Bigman89Gaming
    @Bigman89Gaming4 жыл бұрын

    Man, I never even heard of this war. Great job on the video, it was very interesting

  • @Melanrick
    @Melanrick4 жыл бұрын

    We need more videos about this!

  • @lyonvensa
    @lyonvensa4 жыл бұрын

    Greek: Sicily is ours! Carthage: No, Sicily is ours! Rome:...What's this I heard about Sicily?

  • @OkurkaBinLadin

    @OkurkaBinLadin

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its 480 BC, buddy. Rome by then was insignificant backwater barely reached by civilization.

  • @danendraaryadewa5455

    @danendraaryadewa5455

    3 жыл бұрын

    Native Sicilian: erm...

  • @user1596
    @user15964 жыл бұрын

    Can you do a Video on the Safavid-Ottoman Wars?

  • @tancreddehauteville9983

    @tancreddehauteville9983

    4 жыл бұрын

    I’m sure they have done a video on it

  • @svetozargavric957
    @svetozargavric9574 жыл бұрын

    Finally a video about the sicilian wars. Please cover more about other sicilian wars.

  • @STRZB001
    @STRZB0014 жыл бұрын

    6:10 I’m getting Darth Vader vibes by your voice Devin. Hahah. Great video guys! Just another awesome piece of history to learn about! Thanks 🙏

  • @MarcusVipsaniusAgrippaLXIII
    @MarcusVipsaniusAgrippaLXIII4 жыл бұрын

    Rome 200 years later.......... I’m about to end this mans whole career.

  • @hm94goal
    @hm94goal4 жыл бұрын

    The map of Phoenician world is highly inaccurate...as it leaves out some of the most influential and important cities of this culture such as Ugarit (modern day Latakia), where the Phoenician alphabet came to exist... basically it stretched to include almost the entire eastern coast of the Mediterranean.

  • @whitephoenixofthecrown2099
    @whitephoenixofthecrown20994 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video like always.

  • @user-bj6ox8sg8i
    @user-bj6ox8sg8i4 жыл бұрын

    Great video ! I love your works !