Philip II of Macedon: The Greatest Military Strategist of his Time and Father of Alexander the Great

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In this program we take a look at one of the ancient world's most cunning, capable and just all out great generals and military tacticians - Philip II of Macedon. Though overshadowed by the conquests of his son, it's likely that without his father Philip, the man who would become Alexander the Great would not have accomplished all that he did. It was Philip who reformed the Macedonian army, transformed Macedon from a poor backwater into a military powerhouse, conquered most of Greece and set the stage for the conquest of the Persian Empire. Without him, Alexander may have been little more than the ruler of a petty little kingdom in what's today northern Greece. For these and other reasons, the life of Philip II of Macedon should be studied.
Contents:
00:00 Intro
02:15 The Young Philip
06:06 The Wars of Philip II as King
11:40 Third Sacred War
15:59 Philip II Takes Most of Greece
18:03 Mysteries Surrounding the Death of Philip
22:06 Thank You and Patrons
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  • @fuferito
    @fuferito Жыл бұрын

    _“No citadel is impenetrable as long as it has a road that fits a donkey with a pot of gold on its back.”_ -Philip II of Macedon

  • @geordiejones5618
    @geordiejones5618 Жыл бұрын

    Whats most impressive about Phillip is he's one of the very few warrior stateman who successfully implemented both soft and hard power to success over and over because he built up a network from the ground up, probably starting young and ramping up as his successes mounted. Even Persia was keenly aware of his rapid ascension but could never have guessed his generals would so quickly side with his son after his death.

  • @hondacbrification

    @hondacbrification

    Жыл бұрын

    When will the admits they lies??What is the meaning of AlekSanDer MacDon ?When did Greeks used even the name or title of Don???When did they even see horses not mention having a cavalry???

  • @wankawanka3053

    @wankawanka3053

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hondacbrification macedonia is greek

  • @hondacbrification

    @hondacbrification

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wankawanka3053 Sure think if you say so AlekSanDer MacDon had to be a Greek like Scythians and Báni,Le Bánis,AL Banis,The Bánis aka SPArthians and so called IsRælites. Please prove that Greek had ever cavalry of any kinds something that AlekSanDer MacDon had while Greeks haven’t hence according to Greek narrative people 🏃‍♂️ Run a Marathon because at the time Greeks simply had no horses 🐎 but where running around to deliver a message.

  • @tobiasbourne9073

    @tobiasbourne9073

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hondacbrification Speak English

  • @hondacbrification

    @hondacbrification

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tobiasbourne9073 Én is a Hungarian word meaning I while Glish is a version of Galish which again you don't understand what it means hence you saying to me "Speak English" while not having a slightest idea what English as word means is equally stupid as those Greek-Jews Jewnanistani whom adopted various alphabets, stories, identities...that have absolutely nothing to do them nor does it have a meanging in they language but again would argue that Alek Son Deer is somehow Greek-Jewish name...

  • @oldrabbit8290
    @oldrabbit8290 Жыл бұрын

    it always upset me that the one who picked the fruit got the epithet "the Great", while the one who tilled the barren land, planted a seed, and took care of the tree till it can finally bear fruit is known as the 2nd king of Macedon with the name "Philip"

  • @silencemeviolateme6076

    @silencemeviolateme6076

    Жыл бұрын

    Isn't that how it always is?

  • @alecbundy527

    @alecbundy527

    Жыл бұрын

    One must also recall that much of what Philip had accomplished was undone by his assasination. The transition appears to be smooth only because of Alexander. In actuality, it eas anything but.

  • @LanMandragon1720

    @LanMandragon1720

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean father of arguably the greatest general to ever live is still pretty damn good....

  • @hyperion3145

    @hyperion3145

    Жыл бұрын

    Also, should be noted that a lot of people back then thought this same thing, that Alexander wouldn't have been remotely successful had his father not prepared everything. This could be wishful thinking, but Phillip is only underrated nowadays much like Epaminondas.

  • @tobiasbourne9073

    @tobiasbourne9073

    Жыл бұрын

    Best description of Alexander and Philip I've ever seen

  • @vangelisskia214
    @vangelisskia214 Жыл бұрын

    "AMONG ALL THE HELLENES you shall stand forth as a statesman who has worked for the good of HELLAS" [Isocrates, Speeches and Letters, “To Philip”, 5.139, 5.140]

  • @zacharymullins2854
    @zacharymullins2854 Жыл бұрын

    That was something. Someone finally understands that Phillip made Alexander. Bravo old boy bravo 😢

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, glad you enjoyed this... will also do Alexander soon, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

  • @RatzoMcFatso
    @RatzoMcFatso Жыл бұрын

    Really good episode. Interesting to learn much more about Phillip. The mystery of his murder would be a great episode in itself.

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, glad you liked it! Yes, it would. I would love to do something on Philip, Olympias and Alexander's seemingly complex relationship. I just have to make sure that there are enough legitimate sources on the topic. Thanks for watching, really appreciate it!

  • @BiggestCorvid

    @BiggestCorvid

    Жыл бұрын

    Historia Civilis has a great series of vids about Philip and his military reforms. kzread.info/dash/bejne/g6R4w7qBgserYaw.html That guy is up there with Cyrus in terms of quality, cleverly presented historical content about the ancient and modern world.

  • @SecularIranian
    @SecularIranian Жыл бұрын

    If not for his son, Philip would've been remembered as one of the greatest kings of ancient times. Very good video as always.

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed. Thanks for watching, more on Philip and Alexander on the way, stay tuned!

  • @marcosduran4169

    @marcosduran4169

    Жыл бұрын

    If he was killed Philip II would be known as the great

  • @markrene6108

    @markrene6108

    Жыл бұрын

    He is regarded a great King H, but he is left in the shade like all the rest because of his son, now l would love that myself for my son, but l dont think Phillip would think that way. Remember they learnt through reading & the most popular was Homer, Homers line for their name to be remembered was everything, a kind of immortality. Well guess what, we remember them both 👍

  • @eddiesid1149

    @eddiesid1149

    Жыл бұрын

    All father's wish for their son's to surpass them.

  • @LanMandragon1720

    @LanMandragon1720

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eddiesid1149 Indeed that's kind of the point of being a parent...

  • @vangelisskia214
    @vangelisskia214 Жыл бұрын

    “Such was the end of Philip … He had ruled 24 years. He is known to fame as one who with but the slenderest resources to support his claim to a throne won for himself the greatest empire among the Hellenes, while the growth of his position was not due so much to his prowess in arms as to his adroitness and cordiality in diplomacy.” (Diodoros of Sicily 16.95.1-2)

  • @Nomadicenjoyer31

    @Nomadicenjoyer31

    Жыл бұрын

    Macedon advanced neighbors but capable of learning from them and ultimately of conquering them. Though rich in resources and manpower, Macedon lacked the relatively efficient organization of the polis. Several dialects of Greek were spoken, some unintelligible to southern Greeks, who considered Macedonians "barbarians" (from the Greek barbaros, meaning "a person who does not speak Greek"). Ordinary Macedonians lived hardy lives, while the king and the royal court inhabited a sophisticated capital city, Pella, where they sponsored visits by leading Greek artists and writers. Philip II confounded Greek stereotypes of Macedonian barbarism by turning out to be a brilliant soldier and statesman. He was tough and seemingly unstoppable. Cengage Advantage Books: Western Civilization: Beyond Boundaries, Volume II 7th Edition by Thomas F. X. Noble (Author), Barry Strauss (Author), Duane Osheim (Author), Kristen Neuschel (Author), Elinor Accampo (Author) p.91 This kind of strategic decision does not require that Macedonian should have been similar to the new "international" language. In summing up. Crossland says again that the evidence does not indicate convincingly that Macedonian was a dialect of Greek rather than a separate Indo-European language. Even Toynbee, who is persuaded in the opposite direction by the very flimsy evidence we have considered above emphasizes that the evidence is "fragmentary,... confused and self-contradictory."" In practi cal terms this suggests that modern Greeks may have to look elsewhere for convincing evidence that ancient Macedonians were Greek. Macedonia and Greece: The Struggle to Define a New Balkan Nation by John Shea (Author) p.35 It is possible that the ancient Macedonian language was closely related to Greek, but we have too little information to reach any conclusions. For a historical summary, see Price (1998: 211-224), Hoenigswald (1998) or Horrocks (1997). Dictionary of Historical and Comparative Linguistics 1st Edition by R.L. Trask (Editor) p.144

  • @tobiasbourne9073

    @tobiasbourne9073

    Жыл бұрын

    I disagree with Diodorus, his military might was more important than diplomacy for his success

  • @vangelisskia214

    @vangelisskia214

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tobiasbourne9073 First he had to be successful diplomatically, in order to then get to build his military might (eg alliances through marriages).

  • @vangelisskia214

    @vangelisskia214

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Nomadicenjoyer31 You sources are either outdated or plain propugunda (John Shea?! LOL), while none of them has actual expertise on ancient Macedonian history, so stop posting them all over the place, because all you achieve is to expose your ignaranse and huge kompleks lol. Now read what the vast majority of the actual experts have repeatedly stated and cry lol: "We know the Macedonians were fundamentally Greeks, that is to say they were Greek speakers and ethnically they were Greeks" [Donald Kagan, Sterling professor, Yale University]

  • @vangelisskia214

    @vangelisskia214

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Nomadicenjoyer31 "As members of the Greek race and speakers of the Greek language, the Macedonians shared the ability to initiate ideas and create political forms" N G L Hammond (1992), 'The Miracle that was Macedonia', p 206

  • @Topicushistory
    @Topicushistory Жыл бұрын

    Alexander the Great was probably the best military commander but Phillip turned Macedonia from small kingdom to dominating Greece, he had his eyes on Persia too, so who knows what would have happened had he not been assassinated.

  • @lavosico

    @lavosico

    10 ай бұрын

    Specially the world can witness how deadly a father-son due is!

  • @ericconnor8251

    @ericconnor8251

    9 ай бұрын

    Yeah, his one existing eye on Persia! ;)

  • @ravensthatflywiththenightm7319
    @ravensthatflywiththenightm7319 Жыл бұрын

    Whenever I'm in a mood for Greek history, it's always either the Bronze Age or the age of Philip and Alexander. Today's a good day for me ⚔

  • @bitolcanecc

    @bitolcanecc

    8 ай бұрын

    What Philip have to do with Greek history...

  • @malamatinas1

    @malamatinas1

    8 ай бұрын

    @@bitolcaneccgo read a book and you’ll find out.

  • @bitolcanecc

    @bitolcanecc

    8 ай бұрын

    @@malamatinas1 Of course, there is only one problem, it is a matter of belief, there are people who do not believe what is written by Anglo-Saxon colonialists and fake elitists. any one who has a little knowledge of general history knows that Philip was the most hated of those of us who named themselves Hellenes, and was called by them a barbarian, and other most derogatory names. 😷

  • @tatjanavelkova5814

    @tatjanavelkova5814

    Ай бұрын

    @@bitolcanecc EVERY GOOD ! ! ! Tatjana from MAKEDONIJA

  • @iordanistzivas4902

    @iordanistzivas4902

    5 күн бұрын

    ​@@bitolcaneccStop reading Tito's history, and you will find out why!

  • @artkoenig9434
    @artkoenig9434 Жыл бұрын

    Well done, sir! You covered all the important points. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall in the home of Epaminondas to see what Philipp learned at his feet.

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Me too, which makes me think that I should do a short video on Epaminondas one day. He's a really fascinating character. Thanks for watching!

  • @Russell-kz7ee
    @Russell-kz7ee Жыл бұрын

    Great exhaustive content as usual man, really thank you!

  • @karter969
    @karter969 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent up and coming channel! Can’t wait for more

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! No worries, lots more on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

  • @andrewfish3141
    @andrewfish3141 Жыл бұрын

    Big fan of this channel 👏 purely gold❤️

  • @sethbartley2212
    @sethbartley2212 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for this. I agree, Phillip is vastly underrated in his importance. Took a nation on the verge of extinction and, nearly from scratch, forged one of the most powerful nations in that part of the world. Not to take away from Alexanders accomplishments, but i always tell my students i think that, while alexander was an excellent general he couldnt hold a candle to his father in statecraft.

  • @markrene6108

    @markrene6108

    Жыл бұрын

    Really, well your students should find another history teacher because your using your lack of knowledge & bias instead of the history books. Alexander wasn't a great statesman? You are kidding yourself pal, How old was he again when he smashed Darius & who was his teacher . He did not need to conquer Egypt, they took him as a liberater, & he respected their customs, rituals & joined into them because he was a great statesman. He married Roxanne who was of royal blood of her people, he brought Persians throughout the empire into leadership roles on merit & tried to marry the cultures together. Seeing you tell your students your version of history you might as well call Phillip the great & Alexander the son, absolute dribble & l bet your students will be happy to know your such a genius to dismiss history 😂 Teach your students what is written, not what you think ironstein or for the kids sake, get another job. .

  • @hyperion3145

    @hyperion3145

    Жыл бұрын

    @@markrene6108 You wrote an entire paragraph showing your lack of reading comprehension, they clearly state "Not to take away from Alexanders accomplishments... Alexander was an excellent general" which shows that he was accomplished in the exact fields you were raving about, your entire rant about conquering Iran is literally Alexander being an excellent general. As for statecraft, Phillip is objectively better: you left out how Alexander's marriage of the Persian elites failed miserably, only 2 marriages weren't divorced in a year (Seleucus' and Hephaestion, who died early), and his empire fractured when he died while Macedon was governed by Antipater... Who was Phillip's "Old Guard". Alexander's own generals (especially Seleucus and Ptolemy) had a more stable regime than Alexander himself. Hell, the League of Corinth and the invasion of Iran were both Phillip's ideas first. He was an excellent general, but his statecraft is something that could've been greatly improved.

  • @pwcrabb5766
    @pwcrabb5766 Жыл бұрын

    Really good work. I loved the museum artifacts displayed during the narrative.

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I try to use them whenever I can ... they inspire me to go visit more museums!

  • @robbabcock_
    @robbabcock_ Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for another great one!

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank YOU for continuing to tune in and watch and glad you liked it!

  • @magellantv
    @magellantv Жыл бұрын

    We learned so much through this! Thank you!

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank YOU for watching and your support, really appreciate it!

  • @magellantv

    @magellantv

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HistorywithCy It's our pleasure, truly!

  • @BiggestCorvid
    @BiggestCorvid Жыл бұрын

    Perfect for a rainy headache day. I'll have to watch it again instead of just listening to the narration. Thankfully I don't need the maps quite as much as when we speak of Parsa.

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Hope you enjoy it. Parsa huh? You're in for a treat. I will hopefully be traveling there later on this year and will definitely cover it on the channel! Thanks for watching!

  • @SisterWomen
    @SisterWomen Жыл бұрын

    Sorely needed. Thank you. 🗡⚔🗡⚔

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    My pleasure, thanks for watching!

  • @joeshmoe8345
    @joeshmoe8345 Жыл бұрын

    And Cy n-n-nocks it out the park again! Yeah thanks a bunch for sharing these highly informative posts so regularly, it’s the highlight of my week and you’re an artist.

  • @pgsa1190
    @pgsa1190 Жыл бұрын

    thx for another video on greek history.

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome and thanks for watching...more Greek history on the way!

  • @hliaspapanikolaou8017
    @hliaspapanikolaou8017 Жыл бұрын

    Makednos was ..the first ruler of Macedonia ns his name in Greek means Tall their Native Dialecte was simmilar to Dorian Greek, Makednos was from Bloodline of Helen son of Deucalionas king of Thessaly.centyrys after him .Refuges from Pelloponese went way from Myceneans and finaly became the Argead dynasty noticed that Olympus mountain the sacred place of all Greeks was divided between Thessaly and Macedon ..and one Ansestor of Philip took part in Olympic games wher only Greek s can yook part

  • @GLeibniz1716
    @GLeibniz1716 Жыл бұрын

    Another banger from cy to make our evenings! Thanks, be safe!

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks my friend, glad you enjoyed it... you too, stay safe!

  • @adrianobier7593
    @adrianobier75934 ай бұрын

    I found this video very interesting, Cy! Hope you'll be interested in continuing this part of Greek history. I'd love to see your take on Alexander and whatnot...

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Actually the next one will be on Mycenaean Greece which will be out later this month. Plan to then go more or less chronologically through Greek history, cover the Peloponnesian war in detail (new series to replace the original podcast I started) and then eventually get into something epic with Alexander. If I can make it at least that far by the end of 2024, I'll be stoked! Afterward will cover Seleucid, Greco-Bactrian, Indo-Greek etc. Stay tuned and thanks for watching!

  • @alkishadjinicolaou5831
    @alkishadjinicolaou58317 ай бұрын

    A land full of Greek names that make sense only in Greek, men who competed in the Olympic Games, proud and eager to be called Greek, a kingdom which made Greek civilisation known and dominant of almost all the then known world , how could this land and people be anything but Greek?

  • @Tzimiskes3506
    @Tzimiskes3506 Жыл бұрын

    You should also make a video on the Tactician and great Roman General called Flavius Belisarius. Also Julius Caesar would make a great video! Excellent video by the way!

  • @GothosRedux
    @GothosRedux Жыл бұрын

    There’s a great deal more that confirms Tomb II as the burial place of Philip II. There is a set of greaves that show the person had one leg shorter than the other. Philip had been wounded in his knee and walked with a limp. There are the remains of a ceremonial shield that had been decorated with ivory bust of Philip, Olympias and Alexander. Now, if they could just find Alexander’s tomb!

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, I read the leg and limp but not the shield....should have added it here but will do so in a future podcast. Oh, Alexander's tomb would be amazing! My guess is its somewhere under the streets (or now perhaps the waters) of Alexandria. Thanks for watching and more on Philip and Alexander planned for year, stay tuned!

  • @celtofcanaanesurix2245

    @celtofcanaanesurix2245

    Жыл бұрын

    imagine if they could sequence Philip's dna, see his Y-dna and have modern people be able to say they are his descendants

  • @GothosRedux

    @GothosRedux

    Жыл бұрын

    @@celtofcanaanesurix2245 Nice thought, but Philip was cremated, his ashes doused with wine. The heat most likely destroyed any remaining DNA that was in the charred remains.

  • @starcapture3040

    @starcapture3040

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GothosRedux nobody know whos tomb it is no name was written there

  • @GothosRedux

    @GothosRedux

    Жыл бұрын

    @@starcapture3040 Okay. Let’s see, the tomb contains a solid gold larnax with the royal star of Macedon on it. Inside was the remains of a gold embroidered, purple cloth. Wrapped inside the cloth were ashes and bone fragments. We have accounts of Philip’s funeral, stating that he was cremated and “buried among his ancestors in Vergine.” The shield and greaves were finely crafted. There is no doubt among scholars that this is a royal tomb. And because of the shield and greaves most all of the researching archeologists have concurred this is the tomb of Philip II. The only other contender for the male occupant is Philip III Arridaeus, one of Philip’s offshoots by a minor wife. But it’s considered that Arridaeus would’ve rated such a splendid tomb.

  • @traitorfang1416
    @traitorfang1416 Жыл бұрын

    awesome video! would love to see you do a video covering the earlier macedonian kings.

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I'm planning a podcast later on this year or early next on the Kingdom of Macedon before Alexander, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

  • @rustycaplinger8036
    @rustycaplinger8036 Жыл бұрын

    Really love your videos

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, and thanks for watching! Lots more on the way, stay tuned!

  • @SSSaturnGirl
    @SSSaturnGirl Жыл бұрын

    I love you! ❤ You have the best channel ever!

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the kind words, really appreciate them!

  • @AlejandroHernandez-ej9fk
    @AlejandroHernandez-ej9fk Жыл бұрын

    Hello Cy nice to see you this early.

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching!

  • @CharlesOffdensen
    @CharlesOffdensen Жыл бұрын

    Like Frederick the Great, Philip was also a great diplomat and a brave leader of his country, took risks and won.

  • @markrene6108

    @markrene6108

    Жыл бұрын

    He had a strained relationship with daddy as well. Dad had the giants, a squad of tall men who were useless for anything but being tall. His dad thought he was a sissy as well and not up to being 👑 😂 Dad wasn't to bright was he. Frederick the Great, legendary ruler who was humane as a ruler & cared for his subjects in a time when only he ruled that way, humble & dressed as a Gardner to garden because he loved it, People were shocked later on when they found out the pleasant nice old man gardening was actually the Emperor Frederick. Napoleon said it best when he ordered his men to remove their hats & bow at Fredericks tomb & said, 'Gentlemen show your respects, for if he were alive today, we wouldn't be standing here', that statement still sends a great shiver up my spine, love it 👍

  • @tannerdenny5430

    @tannerdenny5430

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, that Alexander

  • @OdysseyofEmpires
    @OdysseyofEmpires Жыл бұрын

    Very well done

  • @fartakiss9595
    @fartakiss959510 ай бұрын

    Phillip's diplomatic savy can not be understated enough. When Phillip II died, he left in his wake, the greatest army of professional killers till Caesar's legions, which conquered half the known world, and made his son a god-king in the eyes of most of his contemporaries. When Alexander died, his immediate family was executed. His empire, ripped apart.

  • @noahlogue3807
    @noahlogue3807 Жыл бұрын

    Cy kills it again! How the hell are you not at 1 million subscribers?!?! Good video.

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    haha thanks! Still have a lot more videos to make before 1 million but thanks for the good wishes and for watching!

  • @tombaynes8524
    @tombaynes8524Ай бұрын

    Nice one

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @promiscuous5761
    @promiscuous5761 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome, thank you for watching!

  • @zhaw4821
    @zhaw4821 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome, thank YOU for watching!

  • @arielg7000
    @arielg70008 ай бұрын

    so cool man

  • @ancientsitesgirl
    @ancientsitesgirl Жыл бұрын

    What would I give for the entrance to His tomb in Vergina... as the first, of course😉 Is this the beginning of a new series?

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha you do love visiting tombs! Looking forward to your next Egypt video! Not a series though there will be a lot of stuff coming out in the future on ancient Greek history, Greco-Persian Wars, Alexander, Hellenistic kingdoms etc. I just wish I had more time to put these out faster!

  • @ancientsitesgirl

    @ancientsitesgirl

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HistorywithCy I will look forward to your great videos as always✌

  • @sunnydayz6980
    @sunnydayz6980 Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed your part one history of the khazars, can you please make a part 2? The history is fascinating and it's hard to find accurate information pertaining to it.

  • @conradthie4028
    @conradthie4028 Жыл бұрын

    Love your channel and appreciate your work and effort greatly! I've learned sooo much since I follow you and ever since consistently watch all your Videos! Also your storytelling is very appealing. Really cool that you're covering Philipp the second. He seems to be overseen in the shadow of his son. But why the #bronzeage? Isn't his time irontime already? Pls don't see this as trolling criticism, just wanna make sure I didn't get the Timing wrong/missunderstood things here :) Much love from me!

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh that's just the hastag that showed up, was from an older video template. I've changed it just to "history." Thanks and enjoy the video!

  • @conradthie4028

    @conradthie4028

    Жыл бұрын

    I See, thanks for the explanation. Have a great day/evening!

  • @knutruckelshauss
    @knutruckelshauss Жыл бұрын

    If anyone's searching a good strategy video game covering Philip II of Macedon, then look no further than "Hegemony: Philip of Macedon", meanwhile expanded into "Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece" and featuring historical campaigns for Philip's unification of Greece and also the Peloponnesian Wars.🖥💻👍

  • @henkstersmacro-world
    @henkstersmacro-world Жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍Wow Cy, long ago since I was this early😁

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    No worries my friend, watch whenever you like! Thanks so much for continuing to tune in every video, sincerely appreciate it! On to the next one...

  • @tawan20082008
    @tawan20082008 Жыл бұрын

    very interesting

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @professor0076
    @professor0076 Жыл бұрын

    Philip.......nice topic cy!

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, glad you liked it! Alexander coming soon... either end of this year or early next, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

  • @professor0076

    @professor0076

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HistorywithCy R u cy going with the early prophecy of Alexander or u going with how royals nexted in line seem to come to well....a very gross n unfortunate end ? i'm brushing up on Russian history ........but not because they r also pointing missiles like everyone else but their off spring ....the nexted in line....live a very short life. . what a trail of blood from Alexander.........china's mao's spilled blood in such a short span does compare. even if most just give a total of about 20million killed by mao. well i'm headed to the Levant cy.......u guessed it .......to look for that jaw bone of a ass that the wimp samson used?

  • @user-jwill
    @user-jwill Жыл бұрын

    That was great 👍

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @user-jwill

    @user-jwill

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HistorywithCy I did and you’re right he’s under appreciated. What he did was key to Alexander’s success. I’ve seen 1 similar show on here about him and his reforms to the Macedonian military. That’s it. It was more detailed about exactly what he did but less about the results and how he crushed the Greek states like you went into. 🙌

  • @kidmohair8151
    @kidmohair8151 Жыл бұрын

    the Mary Renault books about Alexander are rollicking read. The first of them, "Fire from Heaven" covers Alexander's relationship with his mother and Phillip.

  • @PrimeroVorian1
    @PrimeroVorian1 Жыл бұрын

    According to Diodorus, the Aleuadae, the noble family which dominated politics in the northern Thessalian city of Larissa, were opposed to the tyrants of Pherae, and requested aid from Philip. Philip's appearance on the scene allowed the Aleuadae to negotiate a peace settlement with Pherae from a position of greater strength. Philip seems to have come away from the expedition with new wives from both Larissa (Philinna) and Pherae (Nicesipolis), which is suggestive of a negotiated settlement; and therefore Philip came away from Thessaly with a foot in both camps. Philip appears to have had a strong interest in Thessaly from the start of his reign, even despite his problems elsewhere. There are several probable reasons for this interest. Since Larissa controlled the main north-south routes between Macedon and Thessaly, friendly relations with the Aleuadae would help protect Macedon and give Philip access to the rest of Greece. Thessaly had plentiful resources that Philip could see the long-term potential of exploiting: Thessaly was rich in land, produce, cities and men. Thessalian cavalry was the best in Greece, and the mountainous country surrounding Thessaly supplied numerous peltasts. Success in Thessaly would provide Philip with a new army and additional revenues. Nor could he wisely stand by and watch the tyrants of Pherae overwhelm the Thessalian confederacy. Jason of Pherae had given the Greek world a glimpse of the potential might of a united Thessaly, and no Macedonian king could afford to forget the lesson. First campaign in Thessaly. The Sacred War (356-352 BC). The Sacred War appears to have laid way for renewed conflict within Thessaly. The Thessalian Confederation were in general staunch supporters of the Amphictyonic League, and had an ancient hatred of the Phocians. Conversely, Pherae had allied itself with the Phocians. In either 354 or 353 BC, the Aleuadae appealed to Philip to help them defeat Pherae. Philip responded positively, perhaps unsurprisingly. Onomarchus of the Phocians seems to have inflicted two defeats on Philip. Polyaenus suggests that the first of Onomarchus' victories was aided by the use of the catapults to throw stones into the Macedonian phalanx, as they climbed a slope to attack the Phocians. After these defeats, Philip retreated to Macedon for the winter. He is said to have commented that he "did not run away but, like a ram, I pulled back to butt again harder". Second campaign in Thessaly Philip now mustered all the Thessalian opponents of Pherae that he could, and according to Diodorus, his final army numbered 20,000 infantry and 3000 cavalry. Battle of Crocus Field The Athenians dispatched Chares to help their Phocian allies, seeing the opportunity to strike a decisive blow against Philip. A battle was fought between the Macedonians and the Phocians, probably as Philip tried to prevent the Phocians uniting forces with the Pheraeans, and crucially, before the Athenians had arrived. According to Diodorus, the two armies met on a large plain near the sea (the 'crocus field'), probably in the vicinity of Pagasae. In the ensuing battle, the bloodiest recorded in ancient Greek history, Philip won a decisive victory against the Phocians. In total, 6000 Phocian troops had been killed including Onormarchus, and another 3000 taken prisoner. Onomarchus was either hanged or crucified and the other prisoners drowned, as was the ritual punishment demanded for temple-robbers. These punishments were designed to deny the defeated an honourable burial; Philip thus continued to present himself as the pious avenger of the sacrilege committed by the Phocians. In the aftermath of his victory, the Thessalians appointed Philip archon of Thessaly. This was an appointment for life, and gave Philip control over all the revenues of the Thessalian Confederation, and furthermore made Philip leader of the united Thessalian army. His appointment to high command in Thessaly was a dramatic increase in his power, effectively giving him a whole new army. As for Alexander, he was left in charge of Macedonia in 340 during Philip’s attack on Byzantium, he defeated the Maedi, a Thracian people. Two years later he commanded the left wing at the Battle of Chaeronea, in which Philip defeated the allied Greek states, and displayed personal courage in breaking the Sacred Band of Thebes. A year later Philip divorced Olympias, and, after a quarrel at a feast held to celebrate his father’s new marriage, Alexander and his mother fled to Epirus, and Alexander later went to Illyria. Shortly afterward, father and son were reconciled and Alexander returned, but his position as heir was jeopardized. In 336, however, on Philip’s assassination, Alexander, acclaimed by the army, succeeded without opposition. In order to have an understanding of how Archaic and even Mycenaean Greece operated, you always have to fill the historic gaps with Thessaly. In history taught in Greece this is common knowledge, but for outsiders is not. The Thessalian League controlled the Amphictyonic League of Delphi, since they had many votes as single city-states. Therefore, if you wanted to instill fear to the southern famous cities you had to manage to ally yourself to the Thessalian League somehow. Thessalians for the most part fought amongst themselves for the control of the central greek fertile plains and noone wanted to draw their attention and unite them by mistake. Another example is the fact that Troy was a Thessalian colony and the oracle of the Delphoi had given the prophecy to the colonists: "Thessalians will build its walls and Thessalians will destroy them oneday". In the legend of Troy, Hector killed Patroclus, Achilles killed Hector, Paris killed Achilles, Philoctetes killed Paris. All of them were Thessalians. I hope this helps. Keep up the awesome work and thank you for your videos!

  • @LobsterRavioli
    @LobsterRavioli Жыл бұрын

    Alexander was a tactical genius, but his father handed him a well trained and equipped army. It’s not as if he had to form an army, train it, then take it on expedition.

  • @markrene6108

    @markrene6108

    Жыл бұрын

    Actually he did, you do know he formed a army from the Persians conquered lands & sent many veterans home or married them off & they stayed to keep what they conquered or they died, he left Greece with 35,000 men & conquered the biggest & greatest empire for 100's of years & made them look useless. There were many soldiers of Phillips, but you need a leader no matter how good the army because the Leaders wits can turn or lose a war. Phillip never went to Persia & neither had his army, it was Alexander, not Phillip who took Persia. Honestly, so many haven't a clue but watch some video or read some dribble & are experts. He is the Great for a reason Mike, study the whole story of Alexander & you might understand the genius of the Wonderboy of history. Philip was a great King, but Alexander is the Greatest.

  • @markrene6108

    @markrene6108

    Жыл бұрын

    @Lord Cregan Stark exactly wrong, Alexander had to form a army from Persian conquered lands. He left Greece with 35,000 men, do you think they were all immoral or do you think Alexander had to bring in new troops with attrition, injured, retired, leaving troops behind to consolidate. That is EXACTLY why l have been the only one to reply to you, to set you straight.

  • @LobsterRavioli

    @LobsterRavioli

    Жыл бұрын

    @@markrene6108, Alexander would have not had said opportunities that you stated, had not received the military his father had provided for him. I agree, he did have to train soldiers, and send some home. But much of that was due to what his father had provided for him. I’m not attempting to downplay Alexander and his accomplishments, but his father played a huge role in his accomplishments.

  • @durrangodsgrief6503

    @durrangodsgrief6503

    11 ай бұрын

    @@LobsterRavioli yes but don't act as if all his success was due to his fathers actions history proves that great men can leave secure nations in the hands of lesser sons and it will fall you have to pay tribute to alexanders own competence as well

  • @m-a-s-e-y
    @m-a-s-e-y Жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @ogrejd
    @ogrejd Жыл бұрын

    @17:50 - Of course, Sparta was rather pathetic and weak at this point (politically, economically and militarily) after Thebes had kicked their ass a few decades prior, as I recall, so that there was no reason for Philip II to make even the slightest effort to try and take them. They just weren't worth it. :)

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    True, that and a declining Spartiate population and few if any helots to work for them. Epaminondas really leveled their power to the ground. Thanks for watching and more on the way, stay tuned!

  • @HistoryFirst
    @HistoryFirst Жыл бұрын

    Hey my name is Matt and im an archaeologist, I like your videos and i think you should add a video on the iron age of india

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I hope to go more into depth with India, especially Maurya, Indo-Greek and Gupta. Perhaps in late 2023. Thanks for watching, really appreciate it and more on the way, stay tuned!

  • @vitorpereira9515
    @vitorpereira9515 Жыл бұрын

    Hello Cy, i am doing a bavandid campaign in crusader kingdoms 2 and i need your help in name cities. I would like the translantion. to "City of" in middle persian. I am in doubt about using "abad" because i don't know if that term has arabic origin.

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi, thanks for stopping by! So in Middle Persian city is "shahr" which can also mean country or area (like the suffix "-stan") or "place of." As for the suffix "-abad," I'm pretty sure that is of Persian origin. I can think of places in Iran, Central Asia and South Asia with "-abad" but can't think of Arabic city or town with it in the name. That's what I think but I could be wrong. Thanks for watching!

  • @patrickb1303
    @patrickb13033 ай бұрын

    Phillip built the army that Alexander used to conquer so much.

  • @billymurphy3
    @billymurphy3 Жыл бұрын

    And now the 6 part series on Alexander

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh God can't wait to out a lot of content good 'ole Alex. One of my specialties actually... Achaemenid Empire and Alexander. Thanks for watching, really appreciate it!

  • @vandare6913
    @vandare6913 Жыл бұрын

    "Alexander inherited the idea of an invasion of the Persian Empire from his father Philip whose advance-force was already out in Asia in 336 BC. Philip's campaign had the slogan of "freeing the Greeks" in Asia and "punishing the Persians" for their past sacrileges during their own invasion (a century and a half earlier) of Greece. No doubt, Philip wanted glory and plunder." Fox, Robin Lane (2004). "Riding with Alexander". The Archaeological Institute of America

  • @despoinaquhares3064

    @despoinaquhares3064

    Жыл бұрын

    So true! Alexander found the whole plan ready by Philip but unfortunately he doesn't get much credits. I really doubt Alexander would made it this far or so successfully if it wasn't Phillip's organized plans.

  • @vandare6913

    @vandare6913

    Жыл бұрын

    @@despoinaquhares3064 What Cy states at the end of the video says it all: "However as brilliant and brave as Alexander was he most likely would not have been able to have achieved all that he did, if it had not been for his father Philip who laid the groundwork for his future success"

  • @despoinaquhares3064

    @despoinaquhares3064

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vandare6913 Oh, yes you're right, I'm sorry.. I got a little hurry to read the comments. But I wasn't referring to the video, which is brilliant btw and very accurate! In general through history, Phillip doesn't get the credits he deserves. Thank you anyway! 👍🙂

  • @wankawanka3053

    @wankawanka3053

    Жыл бұрын

    The idea wasn't even Phillip's it was expressed by isocrates and jason of pherae

  • @markrene6108

    @markrene6108

    Жыл бұрын

    Actually all Greeks new the history and sacrilege of their lands & gods by the Persians, his father didn't teach him that because he didn't need to, he would of known. When Alexander was a youngster & by his own varlition he would talk with traders, Foriegn merchants, travellers figuring out the distances, lay of the land, the food, customs, anything he could to get a picture of Persia for payback, all Greeks wanted payback because it was drummed into them . That is why he is the wonder boy of history, the numero numo & untouchable in history as the Great. I didn't read what you were quoting from but l didn't need to.

  • @JPJ432
    @JPJ432 Жыл бұрын

    So that means The Battle of Thermopylae’s 300 happened about 140 years prior, thats crazy. Thought it would be much closer or even after.

  • @warrick7689
    @warrick7689 Жыл бұрын

    Phillip is the unsung anvil for Alexander's hammer.

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Very true! Thanks for watching!

  • @iexist3919
    @iexist3919 Жыл бұрын

    Will you also cover Alexander the Great?

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Of course!!! Will be much, much longer than this one and might even be a series in and of itself, but first I want to finish the Peloponnesian War saga.

  • @iexist3919

    @iexist3919

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HistorywithCy that sounds great! I love your content❤️

  • @whothefoxcares

    @whothefoxcares

    Жыл бұрын

    should you cover him if he prefers being *in the nude?*

  • @starcapture3040

    @starcapture3040

    Жыл бұрын

    @@iexist3919 alexander the bloodthirsty

  • @iexist3919

    @iexist3919

    Жыл бұрын

    @@starcapture3040 and??? Many other generals in history caused more bloodshed for personal glory, don’t just make this an Alexander thing...

  • @tobiasbourne9073
    @tobiasbourne9073 Жыл бұрын

    He didn't invade central Greece again per se, he was actually invited by the Amphictyonic Council to come back and fight the Fourth Sacred War for them, then captured Elateia which alarmed Athens and then they fought each other.

  • @papazataklaattiranimam
    @papazataklaattiranimam Жыл бұрын

    Hi. Pls make video about nomadic Bulgars and battles of First Bulgarian Empire 🌝

  • @MultiRedskull
    @MultiRedskull6 ай бұрын

    He who creates an Empire, is the one who must be considered GREAT. Alexander was born Great, Felipe became GREAT.

  • @ChronosHellas

    @ChronosHellas

    3 ай бұрын

    Alexander was the one that made the Hellenic league into an Empire you illiterate.

  • @beepboop204
    @beepboop204 Жыл бұрын

    🙂 whenever youre not posting videos, i wonder, when is he going to post a video?

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha today is that day. Thanks so much for continuing to tune in, really appreciate it! Hope all is well on your end!

  • @beepboop204

    @beepboop204

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HistorywithCy 🙏

  • @alandenson6649
    @alandenson66493 ай бұрын

    It was really "Phillip the Great" and Alexander the Instrument of Greatness.

  • @jamesmurray3889
    @jamesmurray3889 Жыл бұрын

    Well done but way too many commercials

  • @user-gd3xy2vl1s
    @user-gd3xy2vl1s4 ай бұрын

    Phillip and Alexander would have made a great team when invading Persia. Phillip's political acumen may have made a more permanent empire Alexander really needed a restraining hand, brilliant warrior that he was he appears politically naive. You can take an empire but you have to keep it.

  • @Eneas-el-Troyano
    @Eneas-el-Troyano Жыл бұрын

    What if you made a discord?

  • @nathanefflame2600
    @nathanefflame2600 Жыл бұрын

    The father as you said.....

  • @CraftsmanOfAwsomenes
    @CraftsmanOfAwsomenes Жыл бұрын

    Alexander would have been nowhere without the opportunities Phillip gave him. All the benefits of the most powerful kingdom the Hellenic world had ever seen in addition to a reformed army.

  • @hondacbrification

    @hondacbrification

    Жыл бұрын

    When will the admits they lies??What is the meaning of AlekSanDer MacDon ?When did Greeks used even the name or title of Don???When did they even see horses not mention having a cavalry???

  • @silencemeviolateme6076

    @silencemeviolateme6076

    Жыл бұрын

    And Phillip would have been nowhere without his father.

  • @CraftsmanOfAwsomenes

    @CraftsmanOfAwsomenes

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hondacbrification are you doing a bit

  • @hondacbrification

    @hondacbrification

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CraftsmanOfAwsomenes It’s called rational thinking in which one can debunk identify thief copy cat cultures like Greek. Please enlighten me what does AlekSanDer MacDon means in Greek language or when did Greeks even had a cavalry or a horse culture narrated by Greeks???No Sian-Scythian-Scotian GaL tribal alliance had horse and cavalry but not Greeks or Roman since it was GaL who moved between PortuGaL,BenGaL and MonGolia and connected Iberian peninsula with CaucaSIAN Iberian Kingdom and Siberia pointing out a basic fact that GaLilee,GALicia,GALatea…are GaL and not Jewish nor Greek who where neither MacDon,MacAr ,MaCAbby,MaCAbbean…but a copy cat merchants. One opens a Bible and it states that Báni are a IsRælites which makes LeBánise a IsRælite group like AL Bánise a CaucaSIAN group a IsRælites that are the same as TheBánise Aka SParthian that Greeks adopted as somehow Greeks just as Scythians and many other name where the very fact of AchæMENid army of 1.000.000 soldiers attacked Sian-Scythian tribal alliance throug CaucaSIAN mountains which where defended by fortifications complexes by ALán meaning The Lion explains why Leoni Das has that name since the whole thing was never Greek related. It’s enough to look at R1A and R1B Haplogroups and see how worldwide spread was the Gælic influence compared to Roman or Greek that is very local and obviously not a source culture or a group but a later copy cat group who’s whole narrative is based upon false beliefs.

  • @HortonGourcuff

    @HortonGourcuff

    Жыл бұрын

    @@silencemeviolateme6076 nooo Phillips studied and learned from the best SMH not his dad go learn

  • @Eleftherios323
    @Eleftherios323 Жыл бұрын

    The first hellene King that make the idea of Isokratis reality, the 'Megali idea' of the ancient Hellas.He prepared the ground for his son to define greatness,to liberate their fellow hellenes from the Persian yoke.Thank you for this video.Ευχαριστώ γι αυτό το τηλεοπτικό ντοκουμέντο

  • @bitolcanecc

    @bitolcanecc

    8 ай бұрын

    BTW He hated hellens.

  • @dimitrisanastopoulos8957

    @dimitrisanastopoulos8957

    5 ай бұрын

    @@bitolcanecc he was a doric hellene and his family hailed from argos. go back to the steppes slav

  • @iordanistzivas4902

    @iordanistzivas4902

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@bitolcanecc yes of course I totally agree with you, he hated anything that was Greek and then he thought 🤔 ...wait a minute why don't I spread the entire Greek civilisation that I hate so much to the edges of the word. Makes perfect sense!!!

  • @iordanistzivas4902

    @iordanistzivas4902

    5 күн бұрын

    ​@@bitolcaneccWho hated Hellines??

  • @bitolcanecc

    @bitolcanecc

    5 күн бұрын

    @@iordanistzivas4902 Check first who is the video about, then ask some reasonable question.

  • @firstaidsack
    @firstaidsack2 ай бұрын

    He deserves to be called "The Great" as well.

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    2 ай бұрын

    I agree with you there... without Philip, there would have been no Alexander. Thanks for watching.

  • @Larsanator
    @Larsanator Жыл бұрын

    The Royal Tomb II was discovered in Vergina, Greece, in 1977. It contained a male skeleton and a rich array of grave goods. Evidence of trauma supposedly in the orbital bones of the skull has been thought to correspond to an eye injury that King Philip II is historically known to have suffered. However, reexamination of the orbital morphology showed no evidence of such pathology. Therefore, the skeleton does not belong to Philip II. New skeletal evidence shows that the skeleton belongs to King Philip III Arrhidaeus. In this case, the tomb may well contain some of the paraphernalia of Alexander the Great.

  • @MH-ro1lg
    @MH-ro1lg Жыл бұрын

    Alexander later burned Thebes to its foundations and left no two stones touching. I wonder what Philip would have thought of that.

  • @dakoderii4221
    @dakoderii4221 Жыл бұрын

    Alexander the Great's mother said his father was not of this world.

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, of Zeus!

  • @tobiasbourne9073

    @tobiasbourne9073

    Жыл бұрын

    And Plutarch said the Oracle of Ammon told him his father was Zeus

  • @alvaroegoaguirrefernandez6149
    @alvaroegoaguirrefernandez6149 Жыл бұрын

    Macedon really was the Classical version of Russia: located on the fringe of its civilzation, and usually viewed as somewhat alien, maybe uncultured. However, being on the fringe allowed it to settle nomadic territory, full of empty space that allowed for astounding growth. At the moment, things seem to be late into the hellenistic period, when the southern polises were increasingly unable to face Macedonian threats without aid from the Romans.

  • @APmt2331
    @APmt2331 Жыл бұрын

    This is Princess Aurora from sleeping beauty’s husband Phillip 💕

  • @MCorpReview
    @MCorpReview Жыл бұрын

    Hades: Phillip who? Phillip: Phillip 2 Hades: not sure 🤔 I follow Phil: I’m alex’s dad Hades: oh yeah, u could a juz told me that up front man 👨 Phil: 🤬😡🤯

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣 love it! Thanks for watching!

  • @mujahid6986
    @mujahid6986 Жыл бұрын

    In Islam, we call Alexander pbuh “Alexander Dhul Qarnayn” ❤️

  • @rationalislam1667

    @rationalislam1667

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes 💯

  • @mmsherzad6352

    @mmsherzad6352

    Жыл бұрын

    Also say that the position of homosexual Alexander in the Qur'an is higher than that of Jesus Christ Allah Muslims spoke directly to Alexander Why don't Muslims and Christians recognize Alexander the Great as a prophet?

  • @andyloorkhoor3774
    @andyloorkhoor3774 Жыл бұрын

    Your sure right, wasn't for Alexander Father Phillip he could have never ever become Alexander the Great. Because Phillips set the foundation for his son, especially by getting Alexander his own personal philosopher teacher and the greatest of time Aristotle

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, agreed. Philip was in my opinion Alexander's main influence, plus I really think part of his motivation was that he also wanted to outdo his father. Thanks for watching and more on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

  • @wewuzirlyriliansandshiiit6123
    @wewuzirlyriliansandshiiit6123 Жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @markrene6108
    @markrene6108 Жыл бұрын

    What a family of genius, even though we know of them mainly through war. But with Alexander's wars east met west & the undoubted genius of Ancient Greece was saved, eventually ending up in Spain with the Moors in their greatest treasure to the world, libraries of books with the knowledge of the Greeks, sometimes improved upon by the Muslims. When Christians took Andalusia they brought their most learned scholars from Europe to study & copy the Treasures & dispence them. Say what you what about terrorists today, but without learned Muslims Europe might still be in the dark ages, no renaissance or golden age in Europe, art, music of Mozart, Beethoven, Bach , would Shakespeare & others arise without that ancient wisdom, democracy, simply no. All would of been lost & most likely Alexander and Philip's legacies as well. War today is not war but genocide, Alexander wanted to bring Greek culture to the World & unite it, under he of course, but if he was alive and l could vote for him or one of the clowns today 😁 well l would prefer to follow someone who leads from the front rather than by some fat turd who is watching your arse from behind, even though the Greeks didn't mind bearing their gifts to other men from behind 🥺 you know, be ware of Greeks bearing woodies oops sorry gifts & they were hung like horses 🐴 l love history & women 😁🙏

  • @amuktadir1991
    @amuktadir1991 Жыл бұрын

    Well sir u hv 26 decimal,Rest is demo. Will and better 100 km in Area of start to m.

  • @tizzy789
    @tizzy789 Жыл бұрын

    Philip was invited to Sparta, did he ever visit? Philip's Son was he ever in Sparta?

  • @jonerlandson1956
    @jonerlandson1956 Жыл бұрын

    What?...

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Τι?

  • @jonerlandson1956

    @jonerlandson1956

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HistorywithCy yes... probably so....

  • @jonerlandson1956

    @jonerlandson1956

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HistorywithCy down the rabbit hole...

  • @iexist3919

    @iexist3919

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jonerlandson1956 you do know this a history video right? Just making sure

  • @jonerlandson1956

    @jonerlandson1956

    Жыл бұрын

    @@iexist3919 ya know... sometimes i'm not... but this one sounded ok...

  • @nicktrifilis4832
    @nicktrifilis4832 Жыл бұрын

    Oι Βασιλιάδες ήταν από αλλού δεν ήταν ντόπιος λαός βρήκε βασιλιά ο Κολόμβος στην Αμερική????

  • @Catman2123
    @Catman2123 Жыл бұрын

    Phillip ran so Alexander could floor it in a Bugatti

  • @AliRadicali
    @AliRadicali Жыл бұрын

    My assumption as to why Philip didn't try to conquer Greece by force is that he was aware that the only thing that could unite the squabbling Greek poleis was the threat of a more powerful foreign invader. He tried to avoid that image at all costs, instead preferring to appoint himself the head of various city-leagues rather than declaring himself an outright overlord. He also went to some lengths to frame himself as a protector of Greece against the Persian menace, provoking Greece's oldest nemesis into a fight in order to create a common enemy for the Greeks. Lastly, I think the way he had Alexander educated is also a reflection of Phillip's understanding of Greek values. He understood that he would always be looked down on by the Greeks as an upstart barbarian, so he made sure to give his son the most elite Greek education possible to give him every possible advantage as the future leader of Greece.

  • @bitolcanecc

    @bitolcanecc

    8 ай бұрын

    The Hellenes screwed up a lot in their egoistic and elitist blindness (as always), and today's so-called The same programmed matrix was imposed on the Greeks, that's why they are losers to this day and someone works them like imbeciles using their beautiful geography

  • @dimitrisanastopoulos8957

    @dimitrisanastopoulos8957

    5 ай бұрын

    he was a greek the athenians just had a very big idea for themselves

  • @tatjanavelkova5814

    @tatjanavelkova5814

    29 күн бұрын

    24 veka od FILIP KRAL do 1913 TERITORIJA NA MAKEDONIJA Kavala-----------Solun-----------Halkidiki----------Pella so Egejsko more .

  • @iordanistzivas4902

    @iordanistzivas4902

    5 күн бұрын

    ​@@tatjanavelkova5814Psycho!!!

  • @SpaceElephanth
    @SpaceElephanth Жыл бұрын

    e

  • @Krommer1000
    @Krommer1000 Жыл бұрын

    For The Algorithm!

  • @HistorywithCy

    @HistorywithCy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @Ponchelas1
    @Ponchelas1Ай бұрын

    Alexander....the collin farell movie, i really hated how they portrayed phillip as a dumb drunk

  • @saumensingh9482
    @saumensingh9482 Жыл бұрын

    Greeks are Aryas, Ellina clan mentioned in RgVeda. Other clans of Greece, Italy descended from Mittani-Hatti-Hari Aryas. There's no possibility GR descend from whites (Celt, Vened) whom they labelled subhum@n. Only Aryas can bring Chariot IE language, Mitra, Zeus, astrology, astronomy, funerary cremation in Greece, Italy. 👉All European, Mediterranean, central Asian, steppe nations are founded by race of Bharath (Vedic/Arya). Kings, warriors of Europe, central Asia, great steppe are R1a1aY/R1a1Y {Vedic warrior caste (Shatriyas)}, this marker didn't exist in steppe to Europe before 1k BCs. They've descended from CimmeArya, Saka, Sauromata, Alani, Roxolani, TochaArya, Kushan, Wushun, Xiangno, Khotan Aryas who conquered great steppe then Europe, China in the 1k BCs from India-Iran region when Vedics from India already conquered upto Anatolia (Mittani-Hatti-Hari) in 2k BCs. Greco-Roman descended from M-H-H Aryas, only Aryas can bring IE language, chariot, Mitra, the thunder/sky God, astronomy, astrology, funerary cremation in Greece & Italy. Aryas in west have turned blonde/white breeding with white women (Celts R1bY, Veneds R1aY) like brown Jews have turned blonde. Imagine Europe's Monarchies started coming 1300 years later than the Saka monarchy of 700 BC., literature after 7th c CE. Greece, Italy Monarchies started 1000 years later than M-H-H. Proven conquest of west by Aryas.👇 👉In 2k BCs Mittani-Hatti-Hari conquered upto Anatolia. 👉In 800 BCs CimmeArya, Saka conquered Balkan, Ukraine, Russia. 👉In 500 BCs Parsha conquered Greece, Balkan. 👉In 400 BCs Sauromata, Alani conquered beyond Ukraine all the way to British Irish Isles, remember RgVedic Goddess Danu. 👉 In 400 CEs one Alani branch conquered Spain raiding Greece, Italy. 👉In 400 CEs Hun conquered half of Europe descending from Tocha-Arya, Kushan." ++++++++ 👉Since 800 BCs whites (Celts, Veneds) & Central Asian trib@ls are en$laved by Aryas (CimmeArya, Saka, Sauromata, Alani, Roxolani, TochaArya, Kushan, Wushun, Xiangno, Khotan). 👉Whites are next en$laved by Roman descending from Mittani-Hatti-Hari Aryas. 👉Next en$laved by Hun descending from Tocha-Arya, Kushan Aryas of Tarim basin. 👉Next en$laved by moors of north Africa for 700 years, moor leaders are Iranian Aryas. 👉Again en$laved by Turk, Mongol, l0rds of Turk, Mongol tribals are Tocha-Arya, Kushan, Wushun. ++++++++ Whites (CeltR1bY of Yamnaya, Vened or old SlavicR1aY of Sintashta) are neither IE/Aryas nor warrior race, no evidence of their native language. Let alone riding chariot didnt even ride horse. Roman labelled them subhum@n. IBN Fadlan described yellow haired are f!lthiest of God's creation. Till 10th c CE r@ping, hum@n s@crifice used to be their custom. Stark contrast in civilization of people in a continent confirms different origin. Whites aren't martial race but they @nnihilate anyone weaker than them, they've @nnihilated native Europeans. Roman, Saka, Sauromata, Alani, Hun Aryas could do the same with whites but didn't. In last 1k years Aryas of west assimilating with whites commited gen0cides of American, African, Asian, Australian. Hiroshima nuking, WW1/2. British rulers who are Arya R1a1aY/R1a1Y l00ted $45 trillion alone from India & feeding white p@rasites leaving 10 mill. Indians starved to death. Vedic civilization is destroyed by her own long lost children. ++++++++ Lords of Turk, Mongol, Avar, Khazar trb@ls descended from Tocha-Arya, Kushan, Wushun Aryas. Xiangno, Wushun, Kushan conquered China, Tibet. Shatriyas of eastern India conquered SE Asia. R1a1aY/R1a1Y can easily be found among Turk, Mongol, Chinese, Tibetan, SE Asian, Jews. A nation's kings don't share common race with $laves, commoners. Shatriya Arya, Ezyptian, Mesopotamian are only martial races. ++++++++ West is never 1 race. GR labelled northerners subhum@n. Stark difference in civiliation confirms different races. There are Aryas, Celts, Veneds, Phonecian-Etruscan from middle East, negroids from sub Sahara, some central Asian, perhaps some native Euros, Gypsies, Mongoloids too. ++++++++ Shatriyas are founder of Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism. Shatriya Buddha, Mahavira, Ashoka TG, Kurus TG are the greats & benevolent no race on earth could give birth including great Mesopotamian, Ezyptian. Abrahamic religions are existing only because Kurus TG saved Judaism from extinction, he's the only non-Jews regarded "messiah" in Judaic texts. Literature of all civiliations combined can't reach half of Vedics. RgVeda is the oldest IE literature. 40% Earth's population speak Arya languages. Aryas who surpass even great Mesopotamian, Ezyptian can't originate from civilizationless steppe. Oldest chariot found in "Sinauli" India. None ever used Chariot in Steppe. +++++++ Will Durant, American historian. "India was the motherland of our race, and Sanskrit the mother of Europe's languages: she was the mother of our philosophy; mother, through the Arabs, of much of our mathematics; mother, through the Buddha, of the ideals embodied in Christianity; mother, through the village community, of self-government and democracy. Mother India is in many ways the mother of us all." William James, American Author "From the Vedas, we learn a practical art of surgery, medicine, music, house building under which mechanized art is included. They are encyclopedia of every aspect of life, culture, religion, science, ethics, law, cosmology and meteorology."

  • @wankawanka3053

    @wankawanka3053

    Жыл бұрын

    Macedonia is greek cry all you want

  • @vangelisskia214

    @vangelisskia214

    Жыл бұрын

    Ouga bouga😂

  • @saumensingh9482

    @saumensingh9482

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vangelisskia214 Blonde/red blue eyed Celt R1bY Yamnayan & Vened R1aY Sintashtan are neither Aryas/IE nor martial r@ce, before Roman they were e$laved by Cimme-Arya Saka Sauromata Alani Roxolani & later by Hun Aryas. Celt Vened were again en$laved by Turks, Arabs, Mongols. There's no martial race except Arya warrior castes, Mesopotamian & Egyptian. Turk, Mongol, Chinese, Tibetian got martial only after some TochaArya, Kushan Aryas merged with them. I'm not sure about R1b1bY but R1a1a/R1a1Y are certainly Aryas. Aryas first stretched from India to Anatolia (Mittani-Hatti) in 2k BCs. & Extented further in 1k BCs.

  • @saumensingh9482

    @saumensingh9482

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wankawanka3053 you don't know history. RgVeda is the oldest IE literature where earliest mention of Arya, the thunder God, Mitra, chariot are found. Second is Iranic Gatha of 1k BCs. Third is Greek Iliad-Odissey of 8th c BC. IE literature from Europe came after 7th c CE. Aryas stretched from India to Anatolia (Mittani-Hatti) in 2k BCs. Accurately Greco-Roman, Saka history starts in 1k BCs. i.e. after the collapse of MH. You can't prove me wrong. All the warriors of Meditrranean, Europe, Steppe are progenies of Aryas. Greece Italy Macedonia Thracia Iberia, Scandinavia Russia Brittania, Germania Francia Alabania Illyaria are name of places not name of race or ethnicity, everywhere Aryas & non Aryas are living side by side. Blonde/red blue eyed Celt R1bY Yamnayan & Vened R1aY Sintashtan are neither Aryas/IE nor martial r@ce. Their Y DNA doesn't exist in India. I'm not sure about R1b1bY. But R1a1a/R1a1Y are certainly Aryas, this marker didn't exist in steppe before Sakas' arrival in the steppe in 1k BCs.

  • @wankawanka3053

    @wankawanka3053

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@saumensingh9482 you don't know anything 😅

  • @JoelRodriguez-nx2zv
    @JoelRodriguez-nx2zv3 ай бұрын

    Viva ispania sangre del Rodriguez

  • @NannyMAU
    @NannyMAU Жыл бұрын

    Have you heard of Toussaint - The Haitian Slave who beat the superpowers France- twice, Spain and Britain?

  • @nastenastevski8565
    @nastenastevski8565 Жыл бұрын

    Philip of Macedon is father of all Macedonians,respect for your great work!

  • @wankawanka3053

    @wankawanka3053

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice polish name

  • @lavosico

    @lavosico

    Жыл бұрын

    Alexander is father of Greece.

  • @bitolcanecc

    @bitolcanecc

    8 ай бұрын

    @@lavosico Since he subdued them under his feet and showed them to be empty-headed unrealistic philosophers drowned in their own self-righteous blindness

  • @tatjanavelkova5814

    @tatjanavelkova5814

    Ай бұрын

    ALEXANDER THE GREAT and FILIP -- MACEDONIANS. before 25 centuries FILIP KING ON MAKEDONIJA, ALEXANDER TSAR ON MAKEDONIJA ! ! !

  • @iordanistzivas4902

    @iordanistzivas4902

    5 күн бұрын

    ​@@tatjanavelkova5814Psychopath!!!

  • @CABOOSEBOB
    @CABOOSEBOB Жыл бұрын

    If the assassin was working for the Persians, the Persians really fucked up

  • @houser2094
    @houser2094 Жыл бұрын

    As a fan of Alexander and the Makedons, i dare and i say to the people who go like "spArTA bEsT ArmY" that prime golden age Sparta under any leonidas will still lose to Makedon under king Phillip

  • @lavosico

    @lavosico

    Жыл бұрын

    Just a false gap tactics or flank is enough to scrow up those Spartans 😅

  • @houser2094

    @houser2094

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lavosico prime Macedon still win on sarrissa alone 🤣🤣🤣

  • @quincybryant5231
    @quincybryant5231 Жыл бұрын

    It was his army and military leaders. Alexander didn’t build anything.

  • @alecbundy527

    @alecbundy527

    Жыл бұрын

    Philip lost with that very army and leaders quite a few times, whereas Alexander was always victorious. Btw, Alexander would've too, if he did fundamentally reform it post Gaugamella...

  • @brankotodorovski3774
    @brankotodorovski377415 күн бұрын

    Диоген во своите - Филипики ја дал вистината за Македонија.