I was only going to watch 5 mins of this, but ended up watching the entire thing. What an amazing story I knew nothing about!

@Ickie71

Жыл бұрын

me too

@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536

Жыл бұрын

I ❤ only Allah and my very rich family. Rich in health.

@InAeternumRomaMater

Жыл бұрын

Don't take at least minute 3:34/3:35 for granted. There's no mention of Alexander's best friend Hephaestion to be his lover or that they were in a relationship. It is true that Alexander loved him, but unlike English, there were many definitions of love with different words. Alexander was always mentioned engaging in heterosexuel acts

@dhimankalita1690

11 ай бұрын

Women ☕

@jeffreymcdonald8267

10 ай бұрын

​ In the Old Testament, Kings 1 or 2, King David mentions that he and Saul's son Jonathan shared a love that "exceeded the love of women". This can only be understood by men who have been in combat or life threatening situations. It's not Gay in the least bit.

The tomb of Alexander really is the Holy Grail of archaeology. The search will never be abandoned.

@bethbartlett5692

Жыл бұрын

I feel it will emerge. I feel that there has to be a record of the location. The Romans would have secured one, and one surely was held in the "Library of Alexandria", and that may actually be in the Vatican. It could well be archived without their having awareness of it, that basement is loaded with items and they find pieces of History routinely. bTW: They aren't the evil hoarders they are made out to be, about 80% of the subjects they don't realize they have. Biblical Texts and Ancient Texts are another subject, they control those for the value of the Catholic Position on Religion. Pope Francis is the most flexible and forward thinking Pope we've had. He would love to enlighten the world, but he has an army of Bishops, Cardinals, Priests, the Lay Religious Staff, and Monarchs that act as a barrier to the protection of the Church, and he has to satisfy all these people. I still hope to see him make a major disclosure and set the World on a more Authentic road of Spiritual, aka *"What Yeshua/Jesus really taught."* Beth Sociologist/Behavioralist and Historian

@thomasreaves588

Жыл бұрын

Alexander is a mythical figure like King Arthur and Jesus Christ.

@ginaibisi777

Жыл бұрын

​​@@thomasreaves588 the Greeks made sure Arvanites hero to stay a myth😂

@jeffreysheasley260

Жыл бұрын

I guess that makes the Holy Grail the Alexander's Tomb of archeology.

@user-ei4ep6nt7v

Жыл бұрын

thats how dum you are the holy grail according to alexander was the egyptian labyrith, and every other greek in history

Always a spectacular story telling by Dr. Chris Naunton and Tristan Hughes. Love that they’re so passionate about what they do. They pull you in. Stunning photography and drone footage. Thanks HH. ❤this.

I wonder if artifacts from the lost tombs of Ghengis Khan, Cleopatra, and Alexander are currently in collections of museums or private individuals

@KingGayCockroach

Жыл бұрын

Certainly of cleopatra because she wasn’t nearly IN ANY WAY as important as history makes her out to be. Alexander’s and genghis’ tho were godlike figure geaves; surely they are hidden or gone forever

@murder13love

Жыл бұрын

Always wondered if there were any artifscts in the Vatican. We know the Romans idolised him, it wouldn't hard to believe they were taken to Rome at some point.

@johnkeller6063

Жыл бұрын

I also wondered myself

@hythekent

Жыл бұрын

The Vatican is certainly a mysterious world, fully known only, to a few therein. None can know the truth until the last day.

@harrybruijs2614

Жыл бұрын

The grave of Ghengish Khan is protected since his burial by one family who will kill everyone who put a spade in the ground.

If they could find the tomb and body of Alexander the Great. It could be the most remarkable archaeological find in history.

As usual Tristan Hughes kills it. I would also like to point out that Tristan did a video for the history, KZread channel kings and generals on Alexander’s tomb topic.

Absolutely stunning video! Thank you for this incredibly well documented story.

This was one of the greatest documentaries I’ve ever watched. Keep up the good work history hits !!

This is the best doc I've seen in a long time. So interesting.

It's the weirdest thing to me that there are places that everyone knew of their existence, and many people would have known exactly where they were-literally for centuries, only to be lost entirely. How does that happen? That would be like the Lincoln Memorial or Nelson's column being totally unknown and unfindable in a few hundred years.

@kiribati9393

Жыл бұрын

it's one of the magic of Time and people's knowledge, it all goes down in fables

@ItzCoopzFtw

Жыл бұрын

Empires rising and falling, destroying previously known sites, Religion rising and falling (I doubt there were as few religions as we have now compared to back then) destroying previously known sites. And time. Even natural disasters.

@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat

Жыл бұрын

It's because he was only 6 inches tall and the tomb is really small. 😅

@SpartanLeonidas1821

Жыл бұрын

@@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat His Penis was 6 inches off the ground you mean & his balls the size of Bowling balls! His Tomb was Huge, it was called the Soma & many Romans came to visit & pay their respects to ALEX 🇬🇷👍🏻

@kev3d

Жыл бұрын

@@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat That's exactly what it is. Alexander the Diminutive, they just got the translations wrong over the years.

This was so well done!

Super video. More of this please !

The life of alexander and the diadochi are endlessly fascinating i would love to see a tv series based on that

Excellent story telling! Thanks!

@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536

Жыл бұрын

history

Simply perfect narration

This era has always captured my imagination. Thank you for the content.

Loved this video! Thanks so much for providing yet more amazing content on our history! Keep it up!

I kinda like how his Tomb hasn't been discovered it's as if he's more of a mythical figure than a mortal leader without his remains.

@ginaibisi777

Жыл бұрын

The Greeks don't want anyone to find out that Aleksander the Great was Greek Arvanites that's why they destroyed his tomb so they won't find out that everything is only Greek mythology 😂

@casualyoutubeviewer9198

Жыл бұрын

@@ginaibisi777 Cope harder

@ginaibisi777

Жыл бұрын

@@casualyoutubeviewer9198 cope or not it is well known we were Pelasgians, Illyrians and Dardanians 😄

@casualyoutubeviewer9198

11 ай бұрын

@@ginaibisi777 Keep coping nationalistic revisionist

@ginaibisi777

11 ай бұрын

@@casualyoutubeviewer9198 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 take a break 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Very cool history right there. Thank you H H .

@HistoryHit

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Mary Renault's Funeral Games was so good.

there was no such thing as Turkey in Anatolia back then.

@Shaggy-8392

11 ай бұрын

Yes, we all know that. And you would not have any knowledge if the Arabs hadn't saved it for you.

@srfrg9707

11 ай бұрын

@@Shaggy-8392 That's what the false narrative teaches. The truth is that the Greeks never lost their ancient knowledge. When Constantinople fell to the ottomans, it was the Greek scholars who saved most of the manuscripts, who teached Greek to the West and who kickstarted the Renaissance. I love our Arab friends and hold nothing against them. But the enlightenment they experienced during the Mut'azila period did not last and was crushed with violence by the sunny Muslims. The "Golden age" died and obscurantism prevailed.

Fascinating Thanks 👍🏻

Fascinating!! Knew nothing about this.

Marvellous ! Subscribed 🙏👌🌹

I wish i had the funds to fund an archeological expedition to uncover Alexanders body

@ahippy8972

Жыл бұрын

Hundreds of people have, it’s like looking for Jesus or King Arthur

@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat

Жыл бұрын

Funds to fund a find? Fun! 😂

@Muttinchopsforeverandalways

Жыл бұрын

I will send you a few bucks, let me know how it works out😊.

@supremercommonder

Жыл бұрын

That just throwing money away

Another top video guys, very educational. The politics, the adversarial conflicts and ensuing battles are fascinating. As for the location of Alexander's body it remains a mystery. One for Lara Croft maybe? Jokes aside many thanks for sharing.

Excellent video!

Alexander’s war horse Bucephalus, which he kept with the army, also had died. There are horses, and there is The Horse. When my wonderful Arabian horse passed on at only 22, it toke me several years to speak of him without tears.

@crusoerob8550

11 ай бұрын

His horse was killed in the same battle in Multan ( today in Pakistan) at the time a Hindu country, where Alexander himself received the wound from the poisoned arrow. This proved fatal after some time.

@Shaggy-8392

11 ай бұрын

​@@crusoerob8550 - yep, hindus kill you slowly 😂

@johnbooth1110

11 ай бұрын

AND WHEN YOU HAVE SUCH A RELATIONSHIP WITH A HORSE FEW UNDERSTAND THAT RELATIONSHIP. I BONDED WITH MY ARAB FILLY WHEN HER MUM DIED FROM A SNAKE BITE MY FOAL WAS 12 WEEKS OLD,

@davidcrooks8642

9 ай бұрын

It's amazing how you've managed to turn this into a discussion about yourself. Nobody cares.

Wow!! The image is very good 👌

Amazing discussion. I read a book about an englishman who was in the british army, he was sent to india. He deserted and went on a journey searching for a city built by Alexander in Afghanistan.

@user-hd9dl9jb5i

11 ай бұрын

Vergina

This story would make an epic tv series

Alexander the Great’s Tomb is the Holy Grail of Archaeology! 🇬🇷👍🏻

@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536

Жыл бұрын

I ❤ holes.

@lemartimful

Жыл бұрын

Γειά σου SpartanLeonidas. Χαίρομαι κάθε φορά που βλέπω σχόλια σου εδώ, είτε για την Κλεοπάτρα, είτε για τον Αλέξανδρο, είτε για τη Μακεδονία μας. Κι εγώ προσπαθώ γιατί δυστυχώς επίσημα δεν γίνεται καμία προσπάθεια ( κεκαλυμμενα τα λόγια μου για να μη δίνουμε δικαιώματα) . Εμείς όμως-και άλλοι σαν κι εμας- είμαστε εδώ να επεμβαινουμε και να βάζουμε τα πράγματα στη θέση τους ! Καλημερες!

@SpartanLeonidas1821

11 ай бұрын

@@lemartimful Thank You my friend! Lets go!!!! ✊🏻🇬🇷

@SpartanLeonidas1821

11 ай бұрын

@Roman Pontian Why is he disappointed? Im sure more archaeologist consider Alex’s Grave to be more important. No debate really..👍🏻

@dhimankalita1690

11 ай бұрын

​@@SpartanLeonidas1821 I diagree Genghis khans tomb is more treasured. No one comes close to the aura and influence of Genghis khan

I love it! Great video!

A great book about this is 'Ghost on the Throne' by James S. Romm. Definitely a historian's book with many details, but explains what happens after Alexander's death.

@papasitoman

11 ай бұрын

@Roman Pontian I have the hardcover version, and the audiobook. I own many digital books, but I much prefer real books to anything read on a screen.

Love watching documentaries like this.💯💯👏👏

Too much time has gone by to ever know… but this was very interesting

An exceptional piece of history.. One thing needs to be elaborated that why there was a need to shift dead bodies around in ancient times. What was their thought process on having to steel bodies and shift it from one place to another.

@harryedwards9318

4 ай бұрын

Poor creatures that had to haul that Great load ❤ God rest their souls

Absolutely fascinating story.

A half good documentary.Esp.when talking about Perdicus and that immediate time after Alexanders death.Skipping past this rather quickely to be a GREAT doc.

Alexander had an transcendental experience at an Egyptian temple on the Nile. Some unknown entheogen. He very much respected Egyptian mysticism.

@howwwyyy29

9 ай бұрын

Dyu mean Siwa?he went out to that oasis for some reason, I remember getting the bus out to it and worrying about the bus breaking down, back then it must have been a risky journey to take, and they nearly didn't make it, makes you wonder why he wanted to get there so much

Hello To The Makers Of This Video My name is Amanda and I reside in Australia. I'm into anything and everything about Alexander the great. My question to you is have you been to Europe particularly on the Alexander The Great Highway which takes you to Thessaloniki in Greece? If you have what did you feel travelling on this particular Highway? I've personally travelled from Romania all the way to Thesaloniki which is Approximately 650 kilometres and I thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful road trip because it takes you into different countries. For me it also felt like I was retracing his travels. I have also subscribed to this channel and I've watched a number of your videos on other Historical stories as well. Congratulations and keep up your wonderful work Amanda T. From Melbourne Victoria Australia.. 7:17

Man, even after death Alex the Bombastic was up to shenanigans fantastic.

good work

Interesting story!

very good documentary

He's in the Vatican Secret Library/Archives.........still perfectly preserved in honey.

It's testament to how fearsome that those Nile crocodiles must've been to immediately spur the soldiers to kill Perdiccas for making them go through this.

I remember watching a documentary that talked about Rome taking his body after they concurred. That was how his body was lost. I think they said Caligula used to wear his armor.

Another wonderful and informative video about last days of Alexandre agreat how his previous glory of Alexandre exploited for covering legitimate ssacssation by both Perdicus or by Tolomy

The break up of the Macedonian Empire being analogous to The Game of Thrones, what a relatable and interesting way to explain it

Dr. Chris Naunton 🤩! I loved his episodes in the Ancients!

I wonder if Alexander The Great had any offspring?. I watched a film about him, when it ended I burst into tears for no reason. I can't understand this waft of emotion that made me break down crying feeling as if it was a close family member had died .😢

The legend says he is immersed in honey in a quartz sarcophagus 🤷

If they ever find it it could be under some street in Alexandria. Ever since they found Richard III I would never say it's impossible. I have been fascinated by Alexander since I read my Nana's Mary Renault novels about him as a child.

a ready made movie script!! love the shots from the waterfront of Thessaloniki..

In my opinion , the tomb has to be in Vergina Greece. In the ancient Greece, the tombs of kings were at the place were born, with the tombs of their family. For sure for security reasons nobody knows where it is. But in Vergina Greece they found the tomb of his father and two gold crowns and other things .Also his Wife Roxani and his son went to live in Macedonia after his death. Looks like his tomb is there close to his father tomb.

I named my son, Alexander Royce, after Alexander The Great. Royce means Kingley. Thank you for this wonderfully historic Video.

Great video, thank you

Just imagine it sitting under modern Alexandria somewhere just waiting to be found.

Delicious, thank you 😊

I'm sure when he was bearing down on your city he did not seem so heroic, but can you imagine any current European leader being talked about millenia from now? Life was more precarious than today and often downright terrifying, but how much more people must have savoured every day that went well. We live in an era devoid of great men and women, under the thumb of corrupt, spineless middle managers with no grand vision.

@DC_92

Жыл бұрын

You win the day, Sir. Incredible comment. 💯 👊🏻

@alexj7440

10 ай бұрын

My dude, there are no great man or women, just people who were in the right place at the right time

@PrincipledUncertainty

10 ай бұрын

@alexj7440 I would say the right people were at the right place at the time.

@jeffreymcdonald8267

10 ай бұрын

​ Wrong on many levels.

@valenciasaintilus9573

4 ай бұрын

@@PrincipledUncertaintymeritocracy is a lie. They were in the right place with access to the right people. Accessibility is the path to greatness. Millions of others with just as much potential died unknown and unnamed.

Jim Morrison of the Doors, had his hair cut just like Alexander's is depicted.

@ahippy8972

Жыл бұрын

Seriously 😂😂😂

@veritas41photo

10 ай бұрын

Well, that's a true oxymoron, Alexander The Great and Jim Morrison. Polar Opposites.

Why is Sage Northcutt in your thumbnail?

I really do not like it when they say unverifiable things like "Alexander's lover" as though that's a 100% certified fact when in reality that's just the modern fashionable interpretation.

@jeffreymcdonald8267

10 ай бұрын

The homosexual type casting that Alexander has been painted with has been by those who hate him. Then and now. He was a terror to wicked leaders.

@user-ho9ui6wc2d

29 күн бұрын

It’s his lover PERIOD

I only wish to be alive and mentally sound when they find Alexander The Great's tomb and Cleopatra's tomb. Those will be astounding moments in history. Just imagining the artifacts and the history buried with them gets me excited for those moments. And imagine the archeologist/historian/person who discovers one or even both tombs, they'll truly go down in history as a god in the archaeological world.

I remember a video here on yt where the announcement was made by French archaeologists and some government officials (Jordan?) that Alexander's grave had been found, including some pictures. But after that: crickets.

If you had more content on Alexander then I'd subscribe.

*A most interesting, and dramatic story, yet what are the Resource References that support it for a History Value?* Beth Bartlett Sociologist/Behavioralist and Historian

Need to travel back in time.

Ha! Well done! Enjoyed that! Hail Alexander for he was truly Great!

Seem to recall there are references to both Ceasar and Augustus visiting the tomb in Alexandria but I cant say how accurate thouse sources are...

@ahippy8972

Жыл бұрын

They met King Arthur too...

@Jimmyjames738

Жыл бұрын

@@ahippy8972 are you doubting the existence of Alexander the Great?

@user-eb7pe9bp2q

Жыл бұрын

@@ahippy8972 King Arthur lives 500-Years after Caesar and Cleopatra, and 800 Years after Alexander. I’ll assume you’re sarcastic.

@matthewcarey3148

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Augustus had the tomb opened and he stared at Alexander’s corpse. I believe he also put on Alexander’s breast plate, or took it.

@paulannable3734

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewcarey3148 I seem to remember reading that Augustus accidentally broke Alexander’s nose off

If you type the description of the funeral carriage in the text prompt of an AI Image Generator like Leonardo or Playground, what do you get?

Here before netflix black washes another historical figure 🤌🏼

Lidar! It would be great to remove the buildings layer of Alexandria to expose the ground underneath.

It's a pity to know that one of the histor's greatest military commandershave no say in his own burial

next is a ‘bridgertoned’ Alexander ‘docu-drama’

I think we place a lot of faith in the idea that Alexander was embalmed in the Egyptian tradition and that his tomb is out there somewhere. A harsh truth to consider is that he may have, at any point after his death, been given the more traditional Macedonian treatment of cremation. Archaeologists will never stop searching for Alexander's tomb, would be quite a shame if his body was burned and this was never recorded in any surviving document of history. They may be searching forever.

Carbon date the Venetian body?

I'm sure many people have wondered, and mourned, what would he have accomplised if he hadn't died so young.

And more than likely any treasure would have been melted down long ago and all the original stone used elsewhere. Probably not even a mound of dirt left.

Internally interesting & deeply buried... somewhere?.... 🤔

Can Lidar help in the search?

Wow..this is amazing and horrible all in one.

I am always annoyed by the speculation that He had this lover. That is certainly not proven and I’m sick and tired of people speculating that two men are gay just because they are close. Plenty of men are close to each other as brothers in arms. Does it mean they are buggering each other?

@jeffreymcdonald8267

10 ай бұрын

You are correct. Only men who have shared the hazards of combat or life threatening situations can understand this. Merchants, historians, civilians will never understand.

@jeffreymcdonald8267

10 ай бұрын

Also, King David mentions that the love he and Saul's son Jonathan, shared a love that "surpassed the love of women". Pretty sure they weren't riding the hobby horse together.

The thumbnail depiction of Alexander sure looks like Lane Staley of AIC fame.

They will never be anyone ever who will create so much interest.😉

The technology is there, the techniques they used on the great pyramid for example - found a hidden room apparently. I think if there was a starting point they COULD find Alexander someday sooner than later! I can't begin to tell you how it works, but i know it does.

@Wineballs

Жыл бұрын

That particular technique measures particles travelling through an object. It worked on the great pyramid because they could measure from all sides and it allowed them to find a massive room. That isn't a feasible option for this project because you can't measure the particles from below and you're not looking for a massive hole inside a small pyramid-shaped mountain. There are other great technologies that could do a much better job, all you need to do is strip the asphalt.

How can you rob something that no one knows were it is

Alexander the great was reincarnated as Elvis Presley.

@veritas41photo

10 ай бұрын

Oxymoron!

@giselamarch1994

2 ай бұрын

Brainless.

Lydar comes to mind.

A very long journey

Poor Alexander. ☹️✨️✨️

If his tomb is still intact, he is probably insanely well preserved, considering the fact that there are many mummy's way older that remained remarkably intact.

@pendragonsxskywalkers9518

13 күн бұрын

Unfortunately most well preserved mummies comes from outh arid climate. Alexander was buried in Delta where climate was humid. For whole for centuries his body was intact, but in moment when it was deprived of human care, it could be affected by nature... so would be mummies of Ptolemies. I hope it didn't happened, but I think if they will ever be found, there would be little more than bones, if they are still in Delta.

An interesting documentary but why show Darius at 17.05 ? He is not pertinent to the story of Alexander's tomb mystery.

This is why we can’t have nice things 😢

I have never heard this story of Alexander's death. I had only ever heard that he had chased a group into the desert of The Step, had drank some bad water out of desperation and died shortly after getting back to Babylon. He was said to have died of a disease picked up from the bad water.

Very strange they couldn't find to Tomb of Alexender the Great....it is in Alexendria for sure

I think Alexander's tomb is just on someone's home basement in Alexandria.

Raiders of the lost Tomb.

nice