After the battle, the Persian weapons were melted down to create a large bronze statue of a three-headed snake. The 'Serpent Column' was dedicated to Apollo at Delphi where it stood for 700 years. It was taken to Constantinople in the 4th century and placed in the Hippodrome where it can still be seen to this day. Few objects from the ancient world have such incredible provenance.

@BioHydroniC

5 жыл бұрын

Still baffles the mind how hey turned iron weapons into a bronze statue.

@jarlborg1531

5 жыл бұрын

@@BioHydroniC The Persian armies of the 5th Century BC were poorly armed in comparison to their Greek counterparts, and bronze was still widely used by the Eastern levies for weapons and armour. They were required to provide their own equipment which would often consist of just a wicker or animal hide shield and a bronze tipped spear. Fine until you have to take on a Greek Phalanx.

@immortal5563

4 жыл бұрын

@@jarlborg1531 persian army were poorly armored? It's totally nonsense persians were rich and modern for their era they massively used heavy armors for immortals and heavy cavalry cataphracts when parthians and sassanid persians adopted from them and crushed romans and byzantine greeks several times for retaliation Actually greek swords adopted from akinakă which pronounced acinaces in Greek which used by Iranian peoples like scythians medians and Persians

@jarlborg1531

4 жыл бұрын

You are talking about elite troops, not levies.

@MrComic2009

4 жыл бұрын

What's the name of that statue

" I dont know if you have noticed but we've been sharing our culture with you all morning"

@monkey_ona_donkey6272

4 жыл бұрын

Battle of marathon: im i joke to you?

@elysium0093

4 жыл бұрын

@@monkey_ona_donkey6272 imao

@britishpatriot7386

2 ай бұрын

Spartans lived for war.

Lets not forget the Spartan Aristodemus. Who lived in shame and was called Aristodemus the Coward because he returned to Sparta after Leonidas offered him the option to leave Thermopylae due to partial blindness from a double eye infection. Herodotus says he often left the phalanx wall to fight the Persians like a mad man and was eventual fell in battle. Herodotus called him the most brave of the Spartans that fought that day, though some Spartans considered him reckless and gave him no special honors other than restoring his honor.

The Persians army numbered 300,000? The enemy outnumbers the Greeks a paltry 3 to 1, good odds for any Greek!

@withastickangrywhiteman2822

5 жыл бұрын

When your soldiers started to panic, they are just a pile of meat, no matter how many they are. Mongols scared the shit out of people, in Islamic world 1 mongol can usually kill a entire village. because people lost the courage only want to die faster

@eats4cheaps305

5 жыл бұрын

Unless it was against the Romans.

@kaitsar8984

5 жыл бұрын

@@eats4cheaps305 or Thebans

@greypilgrim2028

5 жыл бұрын

Hardly any odds at all for a Spartan.

@tomjeffersonwasright2288

5 жыл бұрын

Greek proverb - When enemies approach, the Spartans do not ask how many there are. They ask where they are.

Persian Army: there’s 3 of us for every 1 of you Greek Army: I like those odds.

@denisdegamon8224

2 жыл бұрын

The SPARTANS response....HOLD MY BEER!

@wankawanka3053

2 жыл бұрын

Then it's a fair fight

@HydraDominatus420

Жыл бұрын

Good odds for any Greek💪🔥

@varatic644

12 күн бұрын

Wine*@@denisdegamon8224

Pausanias and Leonidas were kings at the same time. Sparta always had 2 kings at the same time, in case one died during a battle and the army left without a commander.

@KRYPTIA-mp4ol

5 жыл бұрын

furnis brastos true

@user-em2rk3em2i

4 жыл бұрын

But king power was restricted and even during battles they were under supervision

@guifdcanalli

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-em2rk3em2i actually during wars they had absolute power over their army, just in times of peace they were restricted

@robynxxx6076

Жыл бұрын

Pausanias was Leonidas' nephew. He was not in line for the throne as he was not the first born from a king, he did however act as regent after King leonidas' death as king Leonidas son was a minor when his father died

@donalsebastian6524

Жыл бұрын

Leotychidas was the king when Leonidas was king. Pausanius became king after Leonidas' death as Leonidas heir, his son, was too young to rule a military city-state, and Pausanius was Leonidas' nephew.

I still can't believe Persians couldn't conquer Greece With all that man power Well done Spartans!

@sound9864

4 жыл бұрын

Stephanie Broadwater exaggeration of the manpower

@ousamadearu5960

4 жыл бұрын

It was done by the Spartiates, and Thespians on land and by the Athenian contingent on Artemisium. In fact if Thermopylae was not routed, then Artemisium would fall anyways due to Persians deploying the Egyptian forces that were able to actually defeat Greek forces at the sea. Both fronts knew that their position is pretty much going to end one way or another, either Thermopylae or Artemisium shall fall to the Persian Hands.

@sound9864

4 жыл бұрын

Stephanie Broadwater also they sacked the capital my dude

@sound9864

4 жыл бұрын

@Ricardo Vargas Athens was the spearhead of the greek city states they begged sparta to join

@immortal5563

4 жыл бұрын

Nope it's not like that small number or greeks defeated large number of mighty persians You should have said Well done greek historians and their exaggerations and their lies As napoleon bonaparte said Greek sources on greco Persian wars could never be trustable because written out of rage and anger from persians They Successfully conquered greece and entered athens once

And so my king died, and my brothers died, barely a year ago. Long I pondered my King's cryptic talk of victory. Time has proven him wise. For from free Greek to free Greek, the word was spread that bold Leonidas and his 300, so far from home, laid down their lives. Not just for Sparta, but for all Greece and the promise this country holds. Now, here on this ragged patch of earth called Plataea, Xerxes' hordes face obliteration! Just there the barbarians huddle, sheer terror gripping tight their hearts with icy fingers - knowing full well what merciless horrors they suffered at the swords and spears of 300. Yet they stare now across the plain at 10,000 Spartans commanding 30,000 free Greeks!... The enemy outnumber us a paltry 3 to 1, good odds for any Greek. This day, we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny and usher in a future brighter than anything we can imagine. Give thanks, men, to Leonidas and the brave 300. TO VICTORY!

@imhiro3920

2 жыл бұрын

These words were emotional from the 300😢

@andrewsalvatore2174

Жыл бұрын

Auu Auu Auu!!!

@robertbowser328

Жыл бұрын

😢every time

@josemonge4604

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, Leonidas potentially rescued the entire western civilization legacy at that battle. But yeah: Auu Auu Auu!!!

@SammyAfo.-pf8zg

5 ай бұрын

300

Hail Greece. Greetings from Holland. 🌟

Spartans never die they’re just missing in action.

@thorshammer7883

4 жыл бұрын

Halo.

If history class was like this I would sooo have Aced it

@Scarletraven87

5 жыл бұрын

Check "Extra History"

@kysike666

5 жыл бұрын

Well wen we young we dnt really pay attention to things like this.. School was a prison,only when u age that History becomes really really interesting..

@2xAcTiOnXJaCkS0nx

5 жыл бұрын

@@kysike666 I always liked it even in prison...i mean government indoctrination center...I mean school

@elijah-he975

5 жыл бұрын

Lilly Sqeet My history teacher used to teach like this, best history teacher ever. Thank you Mr. Houle ❤️

@therogue9000

5 жыл бұрын

my class was, my teacher for history was literally the most awesome guy on earth.

4:09 one of the soilders is a seal

@riskiananda893

5 жыл бұрын

Lol XD found it

@riskiananda893

5 жыл бұрын

@@Joe-yx4wp i think its just a joke or something really is going on in Platea

@mfoster5491

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha

@gohan98981

5 жыл бұрын

Lol right. Yup we arnt high. Its a seal

@alanyesilipek7959

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

WE NEED TO SEE A MOVIE ABOUT THIS! SPARTANS GOT THEIR REVENGE!🗡🗡🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

If you make your men believe in honor with death, they won’t fear it. And no fear, means full strength.

we have to realize, that we, the men of 21 century, in comparison with these ancient soldiers, are like flies against lions...the sight of a full armored spartan running against u, would be enough to cause a death from heart attack without any fighting

@JamieAllen1977

5 жыл бұрын

we got nukes

@subhamsen5200

5 жыл бұрын

We'll put some AK47 casses on their bronze plated heads

@yahulwagoni4571

5 жыл бұрын

He can have his hoplite panoply. I'll take one pistol. Bang Bang. Bang. Done.

@LeeRaldar

4 жыл бұрын

I'm from the mid 20th century and can still remember how to land a headbutt that would leave a dent in any bronze helm. =p

@aaronb2334

4 жыл бұрын

Hmmm. A tough call. Certainly a daunting sight, I believe a modern, trained soldier would have far more tools in his belt. It would be an amazing fight, I'm sure.

When Greeks are united, they achieve marvels. In WW2 they were fighting against 4 countries simultaneously. Albania, Italy, Bulgaria, Germany. Germany the superpower of the time attacked last, and they had a lot of trouble conquering Greece. All European countries were falling within 2 weeks max, after a German invasion. Greece held 4 months, even after having taken a huge toll fighting 3 countries before.

@user-yh8yp5lq3m

3 жыл бұрын

@Robo Redneck If you compare France was s superpower and lasted 3 days, yes it is.

The battle of Platae-aes was the final, the most significant and the decisive one on the mainland, which completely ended the Persian dream of conquering European territories!!

@enzocompanbadillo5365

5 жыл бұрын

@Provocateur They weren't muslim back then, you know. Also, they were mostly caucasian before the arabs conquered them.

@view1st

5 жыл бұрын

@@enzocompanbadillo5365 Even after that they were still Caucasian (i.e. white). Arabs are also 'white'.

@enzocompanbadillo5365

5 жыл бұрын

@@view1st Is that coming from the fact that they are considered whites according to US statistics?

@mynamejeb8743

5 жыл бұрын

@@enzocompanbadillo5365 who says anything abt muslims...

@zutrue

5 жыл бұрын

Just barely and the Greeks, especially the Spartans would become Roman play things with turning of time. Yes, Sparta was literally a Roman theme park. But before that the Spartans need Persian money to prosecute the war with Athens, and in fact would have lost the without it.. The great Spartan general Lysander courted the Persians and use the gold he was given to win victories at sea and break the power of Athens. Sparta became greedy and eventually imploded. As did in fact Greece itself.

I have been to visit this battlefield. Pathetically, the battlefield--where one of the most important battles in all of history took place--is not marked at all, nor was it easy to find; I had to consult some 100+ year old maps I found on the internet and relate those maps to current conditions on the ground. (In contrast, the battlefield of Marathon is very well marked, and Thermopylae, reasonably well. Salamis, of course, was not marked at all, because the battle took place on the water. But you can drive up the hills overlooking the bay where the battle took place.)

@robertbowser328

Жыл бұрын

Which battle platea or Thermopylae.

The Greeks greatest treasure was their valor in arms. Their warriors. Without strong warriors nothing, and I do mean nothing, matters. If you cannot defend a thing then that thing is not truly yours. You are just holding it waiting for someone to come take it from you.

@BVBrocks927

4 жыл бұрын

Alright calm down edgelord

@madman026

4 жыл бұрын

lol good thing sam colt made us all equal :) in this regurad

It's only fitting to remember a comment from the Spartan general. Seeing the luxuries in the Persian camp, he said, "Look, they've come to steal our poverty!"

@paulwallis7586

5 жыл бұрын

@@jason.h.zager88 No, strangely enough, I was otherwise engaged. It's in Herodotus, from memory.

@klausbrinck2137

5 жыл бұрын

The messenger that brought the victory-message from Marathon to Athens, and fall dead, could have taken a horse instead, but: no horse for him, cause the greek army and Greece in general was too poor... Ingenuity rises from poverty (sports, theater, logic, democracy, philosophy and physics), and wealth makes you weak and lazy! In greek genesis, after the lands of the planet were formed, lots of stones were left, cause the gods wanted to create rich and beautiful lands, and so used as little stones as possible. so they dump all the stones that were left, on the coast of the Mediteranean see, and created Greece...

@allent1034

4 жыл бұрын

"The Persians, in their wealth, have come to rob us of our poverty."

@paulwallis7586

4 жыл бұрын

@@allent1034 Thank you, wasn't sure of the exact quote.

@allent1034

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulwallis7586 No problem. As I recall the story; after the battle the Spartan general had the Persian cook prepare a typical meal he would make for the Persian king with all of the fine delicacies and the Spartan cook made their typical soldier meal of some root vegetables. Then he had his soldiers and the captured Persians look at the tables and made the quote.

Not Spartan revenge... Greek revenge. Athenians defeated a Theban Phalanx and also led the charge at the persian fort and the fight at the walls Spartans avoided these kinds of fights cause of the casualties. Also Tegeans started the charge.

@gregntavlis6521

2 жыл бұрын

Μπαοκ ρε αθηνεζοι

@wankawanka3053

2 жыл бұрын

But the general was spartan

161 Persian didn't like this video...

@babakghanimat6900

4 жыл бұрын

I am Persian and i LOVE IT!!!!!

@riches3581

4 жыл бұрын

me too

@mehrdad5767

4 жыл бұрын

Dont joke its comdic

@saeedvazirian

3 жыл бұрын

why the racism?

@danialadn2335

3 жыл бұрын

Iam Persian and I like it.

Love Greece 🇬🇷 from 🇷🇴 Romania ortodox brothers

These videos have been helping me understand these topics for my anicent history exam :)

@thewanderingeuropean3522

5 жыл бұрын

you do good???

Awesome video ❤ Super inspiring 😌🙏🏻 Keep up the great work 👍🏻

Awesome video! And the message at the end is the essence of what drove Greeks into victory .

Well done! Thanks!

In the imperial tent full of gold, one of the stunned greek generals, a Spartan, said: Now we know why the Persians were so badly after us, Greeks... They wanted to steal from us the only thing we have, and they don´t: Our Poverty...

THANK GOD FOR GREECE, LED BY THE SPARTANS! OTHERWISE WE WOULD ALL BE SPEAKING PERSIAN!🗡🗡🗡🗡

@artaxes8023

4 жыл бұрын

If you actually knew anything about the Persians you would know that it would have never been like that... After all the Persians let the people that they conquered keep their languages, culture and more etc.

@richardrobinson1697

4 жыл бұрын

Artaxes YEAH RIGHT, XERXES WAS SO MERCIFUL! YOU KNOW ALL GREAT CONQUESTS WERE BRUTAL. FROM JC, ALEXANDER, XERXES, ATTILLA, HANNIBAL, ALL GREAT GENIUSES AT CONQUERING THEIR ENEMIES. THE POINT OF MY POST WAS IF GREECE HAD LOST THE WAR, NOBODY ELSE WAS GOING TO STOP XERXES. THEREFORE A PERSIAN EMPIRE AS THE WORLD EXISTED AT THE TIME!🗡🇬🇷🗡

@ngnxtan

3 жыл бұрын

Richard Robinson also apart from what u learn from movies, Persian’s religion forbid you from owning slaves

@artaxes8023

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardrobinson1697 Even if Greece had been conquered, the Persians would probably not conquer more land further away because they were already overextended and it wasn't really worth it (there wasn't anything worth conquering). Even Greece wasn't really worth conquering which led to Xerxes retreating when revolts started in Mesopotamia which was one of the richest regions in the ancient era. Being brutal as a conqueror was the norm in the past; but the Persians were famous to have been milder compared to other people groups when they conquered different lands...

@richardrobinson1697

3 жыл бұрын

Artaxes MAYBE YOU ARE CORRECT ABOUT BRUTALITY, BUT, IT IS DEBATABLE. THINK XERXES LIKE MOST GREAT LEADER WAS VERY AMBITIOUS. HIS GREEK OBSESSION WAS PERSONAL. GREEKS BEAT PERSIA AT MARATHON. XERXES WANTED REVENGE. LIKE ALEXANDER THE GREAT, JULIUS CAESAR, THINK HE WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTICED TO CONQUER ANYONE WHO STOOD IN HIS PATH. WE WILL NEVER KNOW, BUT, NICE DISCUSSION POINTS!👍

Once again stones can kill. Remember, David of Israel ?

@GavTatu

5 жыл бұрын

and then a little beheading eh !

@papiXchuko

5 жыл бұрын

Don’t say that, California will band them next

@withastickangrywhiteman2822

5 жыл бұрын

Stones really can kill, if you have no helmet. Also the general fall from horse back, he may had broken his neck during it.

@withastickangrywhiteman2822

5 жыл бұрын

That is not just a stone... It a stone threw out by a SPARTAN, I remembered another Greek general also was killed by a Spartan thrown stone. (The general i forget his name, but he leaded a total invasion on Spartans and failed, after that he lead the failed army back to homeland, but get ambushed in a city by Angry Spartans and Spartan allies.

@brightertomorrow9514

5 жыл бұрын

Actually the bible clearly says that David only stunned Goliath with the stone which he used a sling for more inertia. Clearly David as the bible said did not look like a worrier but a boy. David then went up to Goliath while he was still very much alive. The Bibles says that David took Goliath s sword and decapitated him. It was the sword that killed him. Children's cartoons of this story never depict this part, because cutting off heads was a bit to much for small children to understand.

Looking forward to watching these during lockdown

Great video

Spartans, even more trained than other Greeks, won often many disciplines in the Olympic games, and others more local sport events. disciplines were in general inspired from what qualities a soldier should have. the first lines of the spartan falanx was always possesed by their Olympionikes (Olympia-winners), must have been a frightening sight!

@zet99darius87

5 жыл бұрын

Spartan ever won in Olympics. Read some books

@papertoyss

5 жыл бұрын

@@zet99darius87 Spartan Olympionikes (Olympia winners - full list of surviving names): Atheradas - Stadion Akanthos - Dolichos (race) Akmatidas - akoniti Alkidas - Stadion Amphiares - wrestling Anaxadros - pentathlon Andreas - Stadion Arkeselaos - Terthippon Arytamas - Stadion For the rest I'll mention just the names: Gelon Gyles Deinosthenes Demaratos Epitelidas Etoemokles Euagoras Euvakles Eurybatos Euryades Euryviades Eurycles Eurykleidas Euryleonis Eutelidas Hipposthenes Kalliteles Kuniska Ladromos Lampis Leon Lichas Lacrates Lukinos Lukotas Nikodamos Xenarchos Olyneus Thalpis Kallisthenes Kleoptolemos Poplios Aelios Polycles Polypeithes Pratomelidas Pythagoras (Lakedaemon) Ripsolaos Seleadas Sphairos Philovrotos Chionis Chrysamaxos

@SnafuWT

2 жыл бұрын

@@zet99darius87 lol whats ur reply now?

This is so good

@SeeUinHistory

6 жыл бұрын

:)

give thanks men to leonidas and the brave 300 TO VICTORY

@garym7989

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, Europe would probably end up muslim later. No desire for that.

@reachgaming5106

5 жыл бұрын

Gary M they weren’t Muslim back then...and what’s wrong with that anyway ? There were Catholic and Christian crusades in the Middle East forcing their religion amongst others. Oh but is that alright with you does that sit well in your stomach ?

@immortal5563

4 жыл бұрын

@@garym7989 your brain probably made of trash

@garym7989

4 жыл бұрын

@@immortal5563 Nima, Nina, whatever....You simply couldn't defend yourself, and your groupie wannabes as well. Marx was well expressed when he referred to professors and mostly students---That woere working WITH them, as "Uesful Idiots". For good reason. Nope, I suggest you go wait by the curb for the garbage truck on Trash day. Evidently your national holiday. As good as it gets for you. Ciao!!

@pianogiovanna4854

4 жыл бұрын

*manly battlecries*

Spartans during Leonidas reign would still kick romes ass

@ASK480

3 жыл бұрын

Lions Pride also during the Peloponniesian war

@thibs2837

3 жыл бұрын

Romans were way more numerous, and skilled compared to Persians

Very good video. Thank you

Excellent video. Subscribed.

2.00 - "Fustigate" What a great word, must use it more often in day to day conversation.....

Europe so needs a general like the one who lead the Greeks so long ago to kick out all the invading armies in this age.

@danielcalvi500

5 жыл бұрын

maybe European's should start by cleaning their filthy governments...that are traitors against their own people...maybe?!

@SantomPh

5 жыл бұрын

Oh get over yourself

@703356AA

5 жыл бұрын

@@danielcalvi500 Hello?! That is beyond the obvious, as I have mentioned before. What I am saying here is that it doesn't hurt for a people to recognize the greatness of their ancestors.

@703356AA

5 жыл бұрын

@@SantomPh Get over yourself.

@khalduras784

4 жыл бұрын

@Asura Khæñ ironic indeed

Great video, and finally one not just about Thermopylae

Now they know the importance of courage and freedom for the greeks and spartans

@Oprey22

5 жыл бұрын

kirby march barcena, the importance of freedom to Greeks didn't extend to the helots, their own slaves. The reason the Spartans were able to soldier so much was because they had slaves growing food for them and they were able to steal food from neighbouring states. Have you ever asked yourself why there were more Greeks in the army fighting against Leonidas at Thermopylae than there were fighting for him?

@Norralin

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, here the Persians had been coming in to try and remove their freedom to keep human beings as property ;)

@saeedvazirian

3 жыл бұрын

Not really. Persians won.

Great narration

Most interesting. Never heard of this battle.

@alexreid-wh9gq

5 жыл бұрын

@Hammer 001 Seen 300 but can't recall this. I know of Marathon & Salamis. Thought that was it.

@StefSyros

5 жыл бұрын

@Hammer 001 it has everything to do witgh that battle. its a myth though

@StefSyros

5 жыл бұрын

@Hammer 001 nenikikamen. he sair, your text was too big, bored to read it all. actually from marathon beach to athens cetrum is about 40km depending the way you choose to take. have been there pretty often actually.

@crystalstanborough4053

5 жыл бұрын

@@StefSyros best boss reply all month

@alexreid-wh9gq

4 жыл бұрын

@Hammer 001 Phedippodes ran from Marathon to Sparta in 2 days, (over 200miles/300Kms), to ask them to come to Marathon to help the Athenians stop the Persian Invasion. They said "no", as they were having some important Religious Cermony/ies to the Gods. So, he ran back to Marathon, in 2days, to inform the Commanders. He fought in the Battle, then they asked him to run to Athens & tell them, "We got the Home Win." (some 40miles +/65Kms, + or so). This he did & died after delivering his message.

Now ill know how 300 part 3 will be ! Thnx

Spartans....you can take our lives but you will never take our freedom! MOLAN LABE

The last line hit hard. Reminded me of aragorns black gate speech.

Thank You for not using a COMPUTER VOICE

@zackvoikos3499

4 жыл бұрын

Yea but computer voices are sexy.

They made a movie about king leonidas and the 300, and also on the naval fight, they should also make a movie about this last fight.

Good Animation

what is that thing of the right side of the screen in 4:07

5:00 That's Achilles 😅🙏

Great job on the video, they say that the Spartans lost to the Roman battle formation if true could you make a video on that please and thanks

@arawn1061

5 жыл бұрын

Not really

@thewanderingeuropean3522

5 жыл бұрын

they did

@brucehenderson21

5 жыл бұрын

The Romans never faced the Spartans. They defeated a much later Greek army.

@Norman92151

5 жыл бұрын

The Greeks at the time they confronted Romans were using the Macedonian phalanx which was too unwieldy due to the very long pikes they fought with compared to the Roman formations which could easily outflank them.

@jackaung1536

5 жыл бұрын

@@Norman92151 The flanks of pike phalanxes were protected by superior Macedonian auxillary cavalry and shield bearers, elite units that were well disciplined. It was the flexibility and command structure of the Romans that made it difficult for the Macedonians.

Does anyone know who narrated this video? The voice sounds very familiar. Thanks

Good video and pretty informative for just 5 minutes. The thing about Freedom at the end was a bit cheese ball but other than that, thumbs up..

Thanks

@SeeUinHistory

2 жыл бұрын

thanks Colin :)

Leonidas is a "king" who is also a "warrior"

I don't know, but is a 300,000 soldier size army feasible in those days? Considering logistics water/food and camp followers etc.

@arisarsenis3500

5 жыл бұрын

The mix of a typical expedition unit in those days was 3-4 servants/auxiliary staff to one fully armed soldier, in some rare cases the ratio was even larger depending on the parameters of the task (distance/destination/season/terrain/time needed etc). They were carrying their supplies, they were hunting or collecting any kind of food when it was possible and they were also buying if needed from locals anything they were short of.

@aaronb2334

4 жыл бұрын

@@arisarsenis3500 buying? Yeah, maybe from muslim lands. Once they crossed to Europe, it's called pillaging, not purchasing.

@arisarsenis3500

4 жыл бұрын

@@aaronb2334 I was referring to Greek expedition units for we have more data, not Persians or other Eastern state entities. As for Persians -it's rather naive if not suspicious to use the nowadays status qvo to describe lands that we know how they 're called at that time (Cappadocia, Phrygia, Myssia the friendly ones (buying), Thrace, Thessaly (pillaging), hostile it seems that is more or less the same, but in a different mix purpose/task wise. And yes, forces up to 600,000 strong (i.e 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 people totally) was possible at the time, easier in lands that were quite productive and/or the land forces could be logistically supported by sea.

4:11 is that a seal?

I would have liked you mentioning Pausanius arguing with the Spartan captain or the Greek women going to Paunsanius to regain their freedom.

@szarekhthesilent2047

4 жыл бұрын

Pardonios. Pausanias was Spartan himself, lol.

Whats your opinion on pan

@razoredge8256

6 жыл бұрын

the dude have more luck than dionysus when it about nymph.

@crystalstanborough4053

5 жыл бұрын

@Fam 1st um no.... more to "pan" than that.... might wanna hit up Siri..... or, be deceived.... yer soul or whatever...

I think the number of combatants on both sides is greatly exaggerated

Imagine how much force that guy threw that rock at

Por favor, seria possível legendas em português (Brasil)? Obrigado

Proud to be Persian from Afghanistan.

I like salamis. Good meat.

The way you say Salamis 😂😂😂

Xerxes couldn't steal the Greeks greatest treasure, freedom.

@nikiforo5

5 жыл бұрын

@@PreparingGeneeskunde yes democracy and human rights just like in Turkey, you must reed Anabasis (Xenophon) you living in your own world, you not just ignorant you are a turk too!

@kylewhite1577

5 жыл бұрын

@@PreparingGeneeskunde in your head kid

@insideoutsideupsidedown2218

5 жыл бұрын

so what happened to them?

@victorbaca1029

5 жыл бұрын

@@PreparingGeneeskunde Your right this video was made by some one who watched 300 to many times Spartans were slaves to their state that owned slaves to do there work spartans didnt have a choice they all of sparta had to give there lives to the state and serve the whole life in the military sounds like slavery to me

The reason Spartans were on the right is that cause if the fact that the hoplon extends to the left so the person in the right wouldn’t be covered. Because of that it was common practice to put your best soldiers on the right

First time viewer here

No one can steal our freedom.

@johnkenny694

4 жыл бұрын

The police can.

@saeedvazirian

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, slavery eugenics is freedom.

1:05 Persian force was 120-150,000 strong at Plataea & the Greeks only had 40-50,000 men at the battle, not 100,000. They did have another similarly sized force, but it was in the Peloponnesus, not Boeotia.

@choppaboi1219

4 жыл бұрын

Charles Brooks no it was 250k at minimum

@user-dm5kv9gz8h

4 жыл бұрын

Persians was around 300-450 thousands and only the Spartans or lakaidemons was around 40-50 thousands with around 30 thousands helots and 10-15 thousands allies from all over Greece that the correct number.

@ousamadearu5960

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-dm5kv9gz8h 150 - 200,000 Persians are more plausible than 300,000 since despite it being highly plausible, Xerxes left with most of his army fielded for the said war and retreat back to Anatolia.

@user-dm5kv9gz8h

4 жыл бұрын

SOX Shimoneta my source is the source itself your source is what you think it is.For example in order a phalanx to be in the field it needed 300-500 men in formation if you have 5 formation the total number is 1500-2500 men it’s not fiction it’s simple fact.If the army you are fighting are more than 50 times the number of yours you know almost exactly the number.Tactics of war was more develop on that time cause war was in every day life even for a king even for a soldier.

@ousamadearu5960

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-dm5kv9gz8h Herodotus is widely known for romanticizing the historical events.

The heck is that seal-looking thing on the right holding a spear and shield at 4:07 ?

This should be the 300 2 in my opinion. I hope this will be the next 300 movie.

2:00 ‘ordered his soldiers to fustigate their front line with arrows’ that’s not how you should use fustigate my friend. I thought fustigate referred specifically to beating with a club

Troops: protect their general from beeing cut down Some Spartan with a Rock: "yeet"

A suggestion: Instead of using paintings, which mean little, you should use more maps to explain exactly what happened. Just a thought.

@Exiledk

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you need to make a video.

@og1689

5 жыл бұрын

Keith: I am aware that it is easy to be a critic and very hard to be a creator!

Back in the days when freedom meant more to the free than did security. When threats appeared, they had the FREEDOM to organize and unite against it.

those Zach Snyder/frank miller images though....

'How can I make my pizza with no tomatoes'

I believe it is pronounced (PLAY-sheu) and (BOW-ay-shu)

What year? Edit: 480BC I believe.

@arcotroll8530

4 жыл бұрын

479.

3:17 I think you mean repelled. lol.

3:27 goat cavalry

4:09 top right

257,000 killed in the battle of platea. It is in the top 5 deadliest battles until WW1 came. Battle of Platea lasted from 400 BC to 1910 AD. This shows how badass and dangerous a united greek empire.

Also, imagine being wounded in battle before the modern era, you were just left there for the sake of winning the battle, and you just had to hope you survived to the end of the battle so you could be helped. Hardcore.

@scruffythejanitor4368

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine fighting during the American revolution and getting a leg taken off by a canon ball with the battle continuing around ya.

@johngallagher9151

2 жыл бұрын

@@scruffythejanitor4368 Same idea. In my opinion though, cutting weapons ripping you open are far more scary than firearms zooming little holes through you. I would hate to be a Spartan at the Battle of Leuctra or a Roman at the Battle of Cannae or Battle of Trebia, etc etc any battle that involves thousands of men with bladed weapons. I think even an arrow/bolt would hurt more than a bullet. A rock or lead projectile from a sling would probably hurt more, too.

The numbers were probably based on Herodotus whose numbers were all ways inflated.

I literally just had a test over this in my Ancient World class.. Spartans are ultimate

Spartans are like hackers When the enemy approaches, they do not ask how many there are. They ask where they are

damn.............. ares will enjoy this one. and to think again, spartan is strongest army before roman come along. great job, guys.

@christosvoskresye

6 жыл бұрын

Alexander the Great begs to differ.

@razoredge8256

6 жыл бұрын

and he die while he hit the bottle.

@bobbymozza

6 жыл бұрын

They weren't the strongest army, although they were the best soldiers.

@razoredge8256

6 жыл бұрын

and the different is?

@TheAztecGamer123

5 жыл бұрын

bobbymozza Nah the Thebeans were apparently much better

Man got noscoped

"Which was their freedom" ummm...You know Sparta was a brutal autocracy where slaves vastly outnumbered regular inhabitants right?

cool

A rock? For real, if so that's awesome

A great victory but after i learnd what happened to Pausanias after this😬😬😬😬😬

Imagine if Greece was a united nation. They definitely would of conquered the Roman empire.

@rickyc8958

5 жыл бұрын

The Man 121 they wouldn’t , their fighting style was mainly suitable to Greece , their fighting style we well in Greece and Thrace , not so well in turkey and Italy and didn’t work well at all in the Middle East

@worldman3218

5 жыл бұрын

Doubtful. The flexibility of the roman legions are tacticaly superior to the greek phalanx formations. Not to mention the massive manpower pool that rome can draw from and the deadly seige engines that can devastate the greek frontlines even before the battle commences.

@StefSyros

5 жыл бұрын

@@rickyc8958 romans used this exact fighting style for centuries, started changing it only about in the 3d centure bce, greek part of asia minor used it (what you concider as turkey). and greeks only started fighting the middle eastern regions with macedonian phalanx, so there is no major engagement with to compare, except that of persians getting butchered in greece.

@skeme1213

5 жыл бұрын

@Thelastlycan yeah at the height and peak of the legion your correct. Only because greece were a divided state at the peak of the pelapanesion wars. It was clearly recognised by the invasion of the persians, sparta were the elite army in divided greece. Until the reign of alexandra. If, the whole of greece were under the rule of leonidas, the whole of greece would be Sparta. The whole of greece would be trained as spartan elites. Then the legion wouldnt stand a chance up against 400,000 united spartans. Phalanx. The battle field would be entirely different playing field.

@williamjordan8603

5 жыл бұрын

@@rickyc8958 first, there was no Roman Empire at this time, just an embryonic republic. Second, Pyrus had success in Italy though at great expense.

Some say greeks fight like heroes but in reality heroes fight like greeks

Sher khan, Alexander died undefeated. King poros lost by Alexander

Very well made and researched video. I like the ending about what the Persian could not take from the Greeks : "which was their Freedom" Back then, personal and Civic Freedom was something unheard of. By the autocratic regimes of the day, it was considered Anarchy, and the Persians hoped to wipe away such dangerous notions as Freedom. Thankfully, those ancient warriors kept Freedom alive and it blossomed in arts and sciences and politics ever since. Just a little clarification.The ancient Greek name It is pronounced SalamIs,with the accent on I, never like the sausage ...SalAmis. Thank you

@ahmadrizk4043

5 жыл бұрын

You do know that back then the akhmenid empire (persians) were the most free nation of the time ? It had freedom of religion, slavery was forbidden in contrary with greece

@zet99darius87

5 жыл бұрын

@@ahmadrizk4043 read books not their strong suit