Hey guys, I'm the historian and scriptwriter for this episode, if you've got any questions about it, please do feel free to ask below and I'll do my best to get around to them all!

@magnusr3902

2 жыл бұрын

Good job on loosing 20 kilos!

@petervoller3404

2 жыл бұрын

@keepitreal like china They're just called the Olympic Games because they happened in the town of Olympia. Olympia comes from Olympus, but no one really knows what "Olympus" means. Best guess is that it originally meant mountain

@jimpaoloabalde5427

2 жыл бұрын

Hey I just realized that you're that Peter guy from ng KnG Discord chat room!

@andersbenke3596

2 жыл бұрын

Great job! Question: Do any cheater Zeus statues remain intact?

@kaushiksrivastava3458

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Peter I thought Olympics were started because some guy I don't remember his name run miles to inform army of enemy were coming 🙄🙄

The Hellenic culture and history never ceases to amaze.

Magna Graecia Greek colonies(Napoli, Sicily etc) competed in the Ancient Olympic Games. The most notable of Magna Graecian champions is Milo of Croton(Crotone).

@user-sc5iv2rp2t

2 жыл бұрын

Salutate la Magna Grecia. Greece and Italy same nation different countries.

@SimuLord

2 жыл бұрын

Milo of Croton was the greatest athlete of all time, any sport, any era. Legend has it he could break the fingers of his opponents whilst grappling with them. Along the same line, there's a story of him holding a pomegranate and challenging people to get it out of his hands without damaging it. Nobody ever succeeded, and the pomegranate was always unharmed. Fun fact: Pankration comes from the Greek "pan-" meaning all and "kratos" meaning angry video game protagonist.

@redsavage5997

2 жыл бұрын

@@SimuLord Kratos means power or force, not anger. So in a free translation pankration means 'by every force' a more primitive and brutal mma event.

@pseudomonas03

2 жыл бұрын

Phayllos of Kroton, was a runner and a pentathlete from Kroton in Southern Italy from the late sixth and early fifth century. He won three victories at the Pythian games, twice in the pentathlon and once in the stadion. For these achievements he was honoured with a statue at Delphi. The Athenian comedy-writer Aristophanes mentions him twice as a runner, but his biggest talent was the long jump. Once he jumped 55 feet (16.3 m) and because the sandpit was only 50 feet (15.2 m) long, he landed outside the pit. This achievement soon became proverbial. This jump, one of the few from Antiquity of which the exact distance is known, forms an important argument in the discussion whether the Greek long jump was a single or a multiple jump. During the Greco-Persian war Phayllos was the only Greek from Southern Italy who took part in the sea-battle of Salamis (480 BC) with a ship. As he paid the equipment and crew of the ship out of his own pocket, he was clearly a very wealthy man. As a reward for this feat he received a statue on the akropolis of Athens. The inscription on the statue base has been preserved. One century and a half later Alexander the Great sent part of the treasures he had seized in Persia to Kroton in order to honour the only Greek from Magna Graecia who partecipated in the Greco-Persian Wars.

@SimuLord

2 жыл бұрын

@@redsavage5997 psst...it's a God of War reference... And yeah, ancient Greek pankratists make even guys like Mike Tyson in his prime look like soy-munching androgynes at Seattle Pride by comparison.

Seeing a Scutum at the exact same time you say "Hoplon Shield" at #14:32 was so jarring I now have whiplash.

@TheLacedaemonian300

2 жыл бұрын

I was looking for someone to say this, you came through. May Pallas Athena - whose shield is thunder, bless you. My blood is still boiling! This is a serious offense to Hoplites everywhere as well as to all the Gods of Olympus!

@Tsotsis1

2 жыл бұрын

yes indeed.but relax it was an honest mistake. nothing more. i m sure they know how the oplon shield was

@_hench__5251

2 жыл бұрын

Came to post this

@JonatasAdoM

2 жыл бұрын

At least we didn't see a scrotum.

@Tsotsis1

2 жыл бұрын

@sebâstian turnayev Turkey,

Fun fact: Byzantine Emperor Basil I was higly trained at wrestling and after winning against a big Bulgarian foe, following Hellenistic traditions he earned the title and nickname "Sator-Saviour" and "Tydeas - From the 7 against Thebes"

@sethgaston8347

2 жыл бұрын

Of course the based ass Basil I was a wrestler. His whole life is just him command grabbing his way to victory. From Peasant to Emperor ☀️

@xiezhao9075

2 жыл бұрын

Actually wrestling was very popular among the royals. Emperor Taizong of Tang was an avid practitioner of the sport, and once bet a whole city on a wrestling match, which he lost. I forgot which ones but there was a situation where kings of England and France engaged in a wrestling match. Theodore Roosevelt trained judo, boxing and catch wrestling.

@sethgaston8347

2 жыл бұрын

@@xiezhao9075 Yo Xie Zhao, you the man 😂. That’s such an amazing fact bro, I gotta start combing through Chinese history now that I’m so well versed in Roman. P.S Also Teddy Roosevelt was a absolute fucking beast, swear to god if he was in office today he’d be fighting in mma and walking up to the podium like Hulk Hogan 💯

@xiezhao9075

2 жыл бұрын

@sebâstian turnayev Turkey, Azerbeijian, Armenia, Syria, Egypt, Romania, Hungary, Greece, whole Balkan area were all part of Turkish empire LMAO

@sethgaston8347

2 жыл бұрын

@sebâstian turnayev Byzantium. Though technically it fell too, to the Ottamans

This video doesn't have nearly enough naked men. We will remake it in the future, don't worry.

@philippeverhoosel2740

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😜nice i will be looking forward to it 😂😜Greetings Philippe CXXX

@ZubiForce

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget to cover them in olive oil

@mooneyplovwer4040

2 жыл бұрын

YESSSS

@giorgijioshvili9713

2 жыл бұрын

:/

@theotmt7906

2 жыл бұрын

oh no...

Petition for the Olympic Games to be held solely in Greece, for historical reasons and because countries spending billions on temporary infrastructure is a huge waste of money

@krzysztofkolodziejczyk4335

2 жыл бұрын

You are not wrong.

@Oblivisci........

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously look at the buildings now completely abandoned in Brazil. Also this would make cheating so much harder for host countries (ie China and Russia). This is actually a very good idea.

@mariasourri

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately we don't have the money to be able to host..

@leeboy26

2 жыл бұрын

Holding them in one spot would certainly save a lot of money. They seem to drain resources from countries that can barely afford them, and seem to keep draining them years after. Not sure how well that would go down in greece, though.

@Oblivisci........

2 жыл бұрын

@@leeboy26 maybe a new international truly neutral council that all pay for the games in Greece. Of course because the olypics are always highjacked by international politics and humans can never agree on a single thing, it would probably never happen, unfortunately.

In the city of Olympia, outside the famous Olympic Games where only men competed (outside chariot sponsorship), also took place every 4 years the Heraean Games (Ηραία) solely for female participants, a festival dedicated to the goddess Hera, Zeus's wife.

@apexnext

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the ladies were completely left out, but they did have their own thing! Im sure it had less prestige for the time, but knowing this made me feel better, thanks! 😁👍

Leonidas of Rhodes the most successful yet forgotten due to his namesake

@giannisstrat1679

2 жыл бұрын

That was diagoras of Rhodes not leonidas

The more I learn about the Greeks, the more respect and admiration for them. These people are a real blessing to our modern world. 🙌

@walter.m

2 жыл бұрын

Greek culture is one of the pillars of western civilization. :)

@gouhaokip1

2 жыл бұрын

@@walter.m Yap...

@nestororiginal2344

2 жыл бұрын

@sebâstian turnayev Who cares troll?

"Alas Mardonius! Against what kind of men you brought us to fight. Against men who do not compete for money, but for glory." From Herodotus history when the Persians realized that the greek resistance was weak at the start because all the greeks where at the Olympic games.

I've just came back from Peloponnese, unfortunately I didn't see Olympia, but I've been to a site of a Pythian Games, Delphi about which I've made a video 😊. Thanks for a great video!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@marcmarc7454

2 жыл бұрын

wow :o

@shantirelaxingmusic5285

2 жыл бұрын

I love your channel 💗

@ancientsitesgirl

2 жыл бұрын

@@shantirelaxingmusic5285 Thanks!

@ancientsitesgirl6952

2 жыл бұрын

Irena ❤👌

@marcmarc7454

2 жыл бұрын

I saw, beautiful :)

I like that this video also proves the greekness of Macedonia

@nestororiginal2344

2 жыл бұрын

Of course

@brrrrrtenjoyer

2 жыл бұрын

Modern day Macedonia is a Slavic nation. Considering the Slavs had not started migrating until a century or two after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, I don't know why anyone would say Ancient Macedonia is not Greek

@nestororiginal2344

2 жыл бұрын

@@brrrrrtenjoyer Modern day Makedonia is still Greek and will always remain Greek, a country of slavic people can't change that neither still the name Makedonia.

@rueisblue

2 жыл бұрын

the modern "macedonians" are some of the most cringe people on earth. they dont accept their own history and so they steal another people's

@BoogieBubble

2 жыл бұрын

@@brrrrrtenjoyer Well you see the problem is that they are taught in their schools that they are descendants of ancient Macedonias , you as an outsider might claim that they are called Macedonia and can live with it , but in their own minds they want claims over Greek territories , that is why all that propaganda and destortion of history exists in the background.... I could not care less how they call themsleves , but i care when they try to steal my history for future geopolitical purposes.

The Olympic games were a wonderful invention of the Greek. Not only they strengthened the unity of people with different social status. The competing aspect gives the human a meaning in his life. And its not only about the winning aspect. It is the self improvement and building up and mastering different disciplines and therefore reaching the limits in someones own abilities. In my opinion the Olympic Games even formed the basic foundations of our modern society

@SimuLord

2 жыл бұрын

"The competing aspect gives the human a meaning in his life." Tell that to all the school administrators who want to ban things like keeping score in Little League because little Timmy might get his feelings hurt if he loses.

@rlbbe5369

2 жыл бұрын

I doubt people of different social status were going to the the Olympic games every 4 years and cheering together... Just like today's Olympic games doesn't unify people....its not the superbowl....who do you know who just can't wait for the next 4 years to pass so they can watch the next pole vault or women's butterfly swim race? There's like 100 people In the entire world who watch the pole vault But I know you meant well)

"So, you three want to compete in the chariot race? Who is the sponsor of each one?" "Raid: Shadow Legends". "Magellan TV". "NordVPN". "You can enter. But merchandising during the race is absolutely forbidden!"

@JonatasAdoM

2 жыл бұрын

First show up with a Raid underwear that is more visible than their shorts. Second has a Magellan TV tattoo And third does a nords war cry before entering the ring. Fortunately the committee has foreseen most of these.

@EmisoraRadioPatio

2 жыл бұрын

@sebâstian turnayev You need to see a psychologist.

@brandonlee9624

2 жыл бұрын

@@JonatasAdoM kk

@MrCinqyz

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the underdog: Manscaped

As a MMA nerd i need to point out that one of the precursors to the UFC was a japanese organization called Pancrase which gets its name from the Olympic name.

@captainamerica6525

2 жыл бұрын

"Pancratia" I believe?

@BoogieBubble

2 жыл бұрын

PanKration ( Pan , cra ,teon ) which in ancient Greek translates roughly "all powers" , meaning boxing , kicking , wresling and submission techniques :) , much like todays mma , you are correct sir. ( Πανκράτιον )

oh you know this episode is going to be good

@tomaszzalewski4541

2 жыл бұрын

Especially after seeing this video icon

There's something to be said about the "OGs" of ancient Greece. Inspirational and we even have their names! That's awesome.

I seem to recall two Spartan women called kyniska and euryleonis who were able to participate in the olympics as chariot racers. In total they won it four times

@johnbreland4276

2 жыл бұрын

7877777788⁸8878 I 8c

@xerex21212

2 жыл бұрын

09:14

@vegasfarmer1521

2 жыл бұрын

@@moutsatsosa I do believe it's a lie often enough in history you'll hear about feats that were insane for that time. That's because they were and they never happened they were made up by someone. Ex King Arthur

@MrJm323

2 жыл бұрын

Were they competing as the actual charioteers, or were they merely the owners of their respective teams?

Tokyo Olympic could be cancelled. K&G: "Yes, this is a great time to upload the history of Olympic games"

@TheKramak

2 жыл бұрын

Actually it is, at least back then there were almost) no performance enhancing substances.

@bikkiikun

2 жыл бұрын

Are you aware that the Tokyo Olympics have started two day ago?

@damedesuka77

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh, the opening ceremony is tomorrow. It's 99,9% gonna happen.

@gong1616

2 жыл бұрын

They should be canceled BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH NAKEDS !!!!

@SimuLord

2 жыл бұрын

K&G could upload the history of the Olympics any time and the core fans would all love it. Timing it to the real-life Games might grab a few new fans (welcome new fans, this is a generally non-cesspit community, please behave!)

It's hard to fathom that Kings and General wasn't even around for the last Summer Game's, I feel like I've been watching it forever.

The map sadly did not include Greek colonies which participated also in the olympics with the most notable one being Syracuse or marseille . Just a friendly note to your amazing work

Fantastic video well done

The art work of those men wrestling looks suggestive of something else.

@minisaiju7699

2 жыл бұрын

Man you everywhere

@Oblivisci........

2 жыл бұрын

@Black Wolf So according to you the only place where consentual same sex relationships occur are in paganism?

@Oblivisci........

2 жыл бұрын

I think OP might be closeted. He leaves a lot of comments complaining about sexually suggestive themes. Go get laid my dude.

@gon4455

2 жыл бұрын

The one behind is even more precise, lol

The modern Olympics should always be in Greece and everyone should participate in the nude; it'd just be more, uh, interesting, and....'authentic'... also would get more viewers.

@bobbyhill1110

2 жыл бұрын

Yes we must petition this.

@toumpanis

2 жыл бұрын

And remove all games not related to battle.

@firaxolegirein9816

2 жыл бұрын

@@felipewerner6670 , add German girls as well

@garretth8224

2 жыл бұрын

Just what Greece should do after a recession, waste money on the Olympics which provides no profit.

@firaxolegirein9816

2 жыл бұрын

@sebâstian turnayev , Turkey

Original content as always king and generals

@balkanmountains2103

2 жыл бұрын

Well, Simple History and Historical Adventure have already covered this, but this is a great video nonetheless.

@brrrrrtenjoyer

2 жыл бұрын

@sebâstian turnayev Uh Kazakhstan? Don't take my word on it though. A more broad answer would be Central Asia but since you asked which country, I tried my best. But I'd say you should wait for more replies and see which is more common.

In the vid I think Byzantium should be spelled as Byzantion. The Romans obviously haven't colonized Greece at that time yet. Byzantium is Romanized while Byzantion is Hellenic. Correct me if I am wrong...

Great documentary! I've been working in Olympia for the past few years including excavating. I've wrote my BA thesis about Olympia and my masters thesis I'm currently working on is also about Olympia. It's an absolutely magical place and I encourage everyone to go visit at least once!

My favourite bit of Olympics trivia was when the Russian Olympic team were 12 days too late to he 1908 Olympics in London because they didn't start using the Gregorian Calendar until 1917. (Which, has to be said, is a definitely preferable to being kidnapped by pirates, like in ancient Greece.)

*THIS IS SPARTA!!!!*

@Oblivisci........

2 жыл бұрын

Sparta was such an evil society.

@Ptolemy336VV

2 жыл бұрын

@@Oblivisci........ no, it was actually a very true to homeric beliefs society. Just like the Macedonians who also originate from Argos in the Peloponnese around 800BCE through the Argead dynasty of which Alexander the Great, his father Phillip II, and his father Amyntas III are part of. Argos is just 100 km away from Sparta. So thats why these 2 wgere much more true to homeric beliefs than for example Athens

Thank you so much K & G, we appreciate the effort you guys put into these videos. These are amazing! especially given the speed you guys make them. BRAVO!

Fantastic! I also covered the same topic some time ago, great timing to upload this one! Really impressive artwork aswell. :)

great video! honestly im a huge KZread watcher and this channel is top 3 if not my favorite! you guys stay great!

This was very informative. Thank you for making this video!

"For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth." -Mary Lou Retton

@WillOfFir

2 жыл бұрын

No shit xD

kings and generals has been my favourite historical KZread channel for near on 2 years. this episode was above satisfactory like every other one keep it up guys!

Great video as always! Some famous Ancient Olympic Winners. Diagoras from the island of Rhodes: perhaps the greatest boxer of the ancient times, was called "ευθύμαχος", because he never moved his head while he was receiving the hits. Theagenis from the island of Thasos, one of the greatest wrestlers of the ancient times, when he was a teenager he moved a huge statue of Artemis with his bare hands. Milon from Kroton (Southern Italy), one of the greatest winners of Pagkratio, the ancient Greeks said that his strength was similar to Heracles's. Failos from Kroton, one of the greatest ancient athletes in long jump, it was said that "υπερέβη τα εσκαμμένα", i.e. his jump surpass the pit. Failos he was the only Greek from Southern Italy who partecipated with his ship at the Battle of Salamis against the Persians (480 b.C), for this reason, Kroton, his birth city, was honoured by Alexander the Great, after the Battle of Gaugamela.

Very interesting episode. I have learned now more than I knew. Thanks a lot mate. You are fantastic.

Thank you so much for your videos , and illustrations.

I wonder what the ancient greeks would say about E-sports been introduced into the olympics.

@stratos8

2 жыл бұрын

ΔΟΝΤ ΦΕΕΔ

@DubyaDeeEight

2 жыл бұрын

They would be fine as long as the game is RTW and all participants were required to speedrun the conquest of the entire map as the Greek Cities

@SimuLord

2 жыл бұрын

Stuff like that makes you wonder (if you're of a religious bent) whether the catastrophic results of climate change (heat waves, wildfires, floods, Cat-5 hurricanes, etc etc etc) are less about humans belching carbon dioxide everywhere and more about the gods telling us "this is not what I/we created you for!"

@nestororiginal2344

2 жыл бұрын

"Γυμναστική ειναι η κίνηση του σώματος, όχι παιχνίδια που δεν ωφελούν στην υγεία των αθλητών

Thanks so much for this little tidbit of knowledge. I must say, it was fascinating to see the ancient greek ancestors hovering through the 100 meter dash. That guy at the front was really reaching for it! What an event that must have been live! Aaah I kid of course. Top stuff, as always lads.

Perfect timing

@Oblivisci........

2 жыл бұрын

I read that in a Mike Tyson voice.

My take on the "women cannot enter": single women could enter because (at least theoretically...) they would not know how men looked, so they could look at these and wish for one like them. _Married women_ , otoh, knew men... and would go "ooo why can't my husband be like that?!". So the married men, worried, banned them. :D

@jlvfr

2 жыл бұрын

@Black Wolf yes... because all the modern religions are so much nicer and calmer and free of scandals and violence...

@jlvfr

2 жыл бұрын

@@AeneasGemini so?

@stischer47

2 жыл бұрын

@@jlvfr We will assume that statement is sarcastic.

@leonzoful

2 жыл бұрын

@Pojka I mean, it was stated that women could assist and whatch the games, as long as they were single. So his theory kinda makes sense. 🤔

@jlvfr

2 жыл бұрын

@sebâstian turnayev don't have a clue.

Great work Kings and Generals. Thank you!

I love the videos of the greek world, hope someday will talk about minoans

Amazing video!

Yes, history of Olimpic Games! Love it, thanks, KnG!!!

Enjoyed It, Good Video.

I click so fast whenever I see one of your uploads, the videos are absolutely flawless

Awesome video

Kings and Generals hyped for the 2020 olympics...I see

@ilhamdihafiz6968

2 жыл бұрын

@@widodoakrom3938 Because of Covid-19, “2020 Olympics” was moved to 2021.

@stevewarwick2103

2 жыл бұрын

More like Covid-lympics

@SimuLord

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevewarwick2103 In ancient times, you could win a corona, or crown, of laurel for your acheivement. Now all you get is a corona virus.

@chilledvoyager1610

2 жыл бұрын

@@widodoakrom3938 Yeah I know its 2021 but officially it is Tokyo 2020...just like the Euros 2020 few weeks back..strange times we are in nowadays :)

Thank you ,K&G .

I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL, AND IM SO BLESSED TO HAVE FOUND IT! BUT I HAVE A REQUEST 🤞🏾! CAN YOU DO A EPISODE ON THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE, WITH PORTUGUESE AND AMERICAS TOO! THANK YOU

Thank you for your videos And make a video about battle of Edessa

Greeks, you are a nation a hundred years ahead of others, and it is clear to you that most of the philosophers in the world are Greeks like Aristotle and many others.🤔

This is something else. Interesting topic.

u r my best youtube Channel from now on

Macedon was also a Greek city state

@Oblivisci........

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone knows it was Chinese.

@krzysztofkolodziejczyk4335

2 жыл бұрын

State sure. Greek probably. Sort of. Not a city state though.

@monkey_ona_donkey6272

2 жыл бұрын

was a greek kingdom that's why is separate on the map

@Imoverherestrokingmydick

2 жыл бұрын

Ionian and Dorian city states never considered Macedonians as Greeks referring to them as barbarians and deeply criticizing their monarchy

@QuantumHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

While whether Macedon was Greek or not (or rather, _how_ Greek it was) is an interesting matter for discussion, Macedon was certainly *not* a city state.

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Awesome!

Thinking nowadays Plato would have been an academic MMA fighter...

@thresh86

2 жыл бұрын

Nice one !

I think the ancient Olympics went something like this: Athens earned medals in rowing, swimming, and other aquatic activities. Sparta dominated weight lifting and boxing. The Corinthians lost at everything. Thebes were winners at equastrian games. Argos cheated at everything. Macedonia set track records. The marathon was anyone's game who wasn't Corinth.

@nestororiginal2344

2 жыл бұрын

Really? Guess I set track records then

@theawesomeman9821

2 жыл бұрын

@@nestororiginal2344 Macedonians are champions!

The first official Olympiad is recorded in 776 BC. Ilios Koroivos is mentioned as the first Olympian.The last official Olympics of antiquity took place in 393 AD, the prince of the Arsakids of Armenia, Varasdatis, was the last Olympian of the Olympic Games of antiquity. He won in boxing.

We should go back to doing it like the ancient Greeks did. Yes indeed.

YT -that old daddy is ripping apart the young man's arms. KG:- yes, but in such a way no nudity is shown. YT:- approved!

This video would’ve been great for my project on this exact topic a couple months ago

Placing a Scutum in place of an Hoplon is the least thing I would have expected from the same people that made all those beautiful tactics videos. In that context, is a massive and unexplainable blunder.

Love the artwork

Sorry for being annoying, but at 14:36 the shield in the video it's not a hoplon shield but a scutum ( Roman shield ). Those two are completely different things.

@Fordo007

2 жыл бұрын

I think it was just meant to be a generic 'shield' and not be the actual hoplon.

@pedroengelmann744

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fordo007 Yeah shure, that's why I had apologized for being annoying. I just can't hold myself.

@pedroengelmann744

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fordo007 but also wouldn't hurt them if they put a actual hoplon shield, and of course it's just a lack of attention to detail, but it could lead others viewers to a misunderstanding of the subject.

Nice!!!

14:00 instead of hoplon shield you placed a scutum?

@antartis73

2 жыл бұрын

It’s 14:33, τραγικό λάθος

@Imoverherestrokingmydick

2 жыл бұрын

a hoplon is the round shield right?

@user-hd1pe2sh7y

2 жыл бұрын

@@Imoverherestrokingmydick with a simple answer yes😂

@user-hd1pe2sh7y

2 жыл бұрын

@Lucas Lemos Man I don't know from which part of your comment shall i start arguing so I will just let it be a meme

With that thumbnail I initially read the title as "Ancient Orgies of the Olympic Games"! Edit: The original title of the video was "The Ancient Origins of the Olympic Games". They have changed it since, which has made my comment sorta irrelevant!

@JackieWelles

2 жыл бұрын

This would be the interesting one! ;)

@lavidaescorta3220

2 жыл бұрын

@@JackieWelles I would love to watch that!

Well done

Thanks!

@KingsandGenerals

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Can you make a sequel to this video talking about the olympics during the Roman period and talking about when and how it came to an end as well as similar events across the ancient world

Thank you. 👍

The art work of those men wrestling looks suggestive of something else. 😳

@oohforf6375

2 жыл бұрын

@Black Wolf This is one of the reasons why I do 😏

@pwixell7113

2 жыл бұрын

They are just wrestling. What's wrong?

@damanbhashaphranglyngskor1102

2 жыл бұрын

@@oohforf6375 exactly 🌚

@Gojoseon

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it’s suggestive of sex between men, which occurred in Ancient Greece. Get over yourself.

*GREAT VIDEO* ❤️ In Pankration, wasn’t there a rule introduced at the Olympics stating that Spartans weren’t allowed to compete?

Love The vid

SO COOL!!!!

The city names at 4:45 are incorrect. Elis isn’t in the centre of Peloponnesus but is actually the whole province where Olympia belongs. Rather the arcadians were located in Peloponnesus’ centre.

awesome

Great video as always, why do the hands celebrating Philip look absolutely terrifying tho?

Nice video

Please explain why the shield displayed during the hoplite race section was a scutum?

14:38: The shield in the image actually shows a Roman scutum of the 1st century A.D. style.

"By replacing his bronze chariot pins with pins made of beeswax....." wow what a way to assassinate someone.

I think the Olympics and what they stand for is amazing and should never disappear from the world

That thumbnail made me go "what kinda freaky olympic events did Greeks have."😂😂😂😂😂 Then I reprimanded my brain for jumping to naughty conclusions😂

@jamieyoung9206

2 жыл бұрын

That’s hot

"and a hoplon shield" Then why show a scutum?

@jimmyjohnson8233

2 жыл бұрын

it's 2020 you bigot. it can be any shield it wants 2 be.

@josephfarrugia2350

2 жыл бұрын

because a scrotum would have been too much

@jimmyjohnson8233

2 жыл бұрын

@sebâstian turnayev are you asking what country is the successor to the ottoman empire? that's turkey... or are you asking about the Turkish people in Central Asia? they exist but in the same way the Kurds of the middle east do. (in what is now other countries land)

Can you please do a document on the finland vs soviet union continuation war. I loved the winter war document and i would love to see that same high quality on a continuation war document.

That onlooker in the beginning 😆

Thanks

@KingsandGenerals

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@tomhughes1007

2 жыл бұрын

@@KingsandGenerals I really enjoy your content and love watching your videos. I also can’t wait for your pacific theatre of World War 2 videos to come out!!

Amzaing art work

Guys you gonna continued ottoman series? thanks for your work.

In India we have wresting but also a pillar called mallakhamb as shown in the thumbnail. Acrobatics are performed on it and is supposed to be good training for wrestling etc

Comprehensive 🌺

please continue to do your us history please

What a great video. Love Greek history and Kings and Generals!

Please make a video about the Battle of Actium