Franz Josef I of Austria to Franz Josef I of Hungary: *We'll both be kings*

@the_odd_cat553

4 жыл бұрын

don’t forget Franz Jozef I the King of Dalmatia, and Franz Jozef I the King of Jerusalem

@Remitonov

4 жыл бұрын

**King Franz Josef has decided to confer Hungary on King Franz Josef**

@ComradeHellas

4 жыл бұрын

Bipolar

@petartoshkov2076

4 жыл бұрын

@@the_odd_cat553 And king Franz Josef I of Slavonia-Croatia

@petartoshkov2076

4 жыл бұрын

@@gracchus7782 He's more mad for keeping Bosna and Herzegovina and sending his heir there to say hello to the angered Serbs.

You did not mention the one aspect that I had previously learned. With two General-Kings, one could lead an offensive assault (ex. Battle of Thermopylae) while the other defends the city. In addition, because they were two dynasties, the Kings were not always constantly the same age. One might be far senior to the other, so in theory, the "senior king" could guide the "junior king" during its upbringing.

@itshenry8977

2 жыл бұрын

Like The tetrachy but with just one side of The empire

@projection-75-emulation

2 жыл бұрын

ok yes. that makes a LOT more sense

@elijahwatson3474

Жыл бұрын

Oh that explains the Spartan kings age gap in ac odyssey

@bills7595

4 ай бұрын

Duh

Everybody else: RAID SHADOW LEGEND History Matters: J A M E S B I Z A N E T T E

@riccardomartina9517

4 жыл бұрын

Let's not forget of David the archaeologist.

@jamesbissonette8002

4 жыл бұрын

Bissonette but I’ve seen it spelled so many different ways on here lol

@heretustay

3 жыл бұрын

James Bissonette oh shit it’s James!

@jamesbissonette8002

3 жыл бұрын

@David Josephus Daniel Nuntius it is me but it seems my name has taken on a quite silly and surreal existence.

@Tannyboydegen

3 жыл бұрын

Kelly moneymaker

0:45 "Ancient Crete" What was it like btw? History videos almost never talk about it except to say that they had archers.

@morfeusaquino4695

4 жыл бұрын

Cretan Archers - Rome Total War.

@Darthwgamer

4 жыл бұрын

@@morfeusaquino4695 good or bad archers?

@MrWeGe

4 жыл бұрын

@@Darthwgamer Very good archers :)

@Darthwgamer

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrWeGe hmm cool well at least we know they were good at that.

@morfeusaquino4695

4 жыл бұрын

@@Darthwgamer They were used until the siege of Constantinople. The best of the best.

My history teacher once told me this: "The kings were warriors. They often died on the battlefield. There were two kings, so the Ephors wouldn't abuse their power after one of them died. That is why one of them was leading a military campaign, and the other one stayed in the palace.

@flynn659

4 жыл бұрын

Little nitpick, but weren't there only two recorded instances of Spartans Kings dying in Battle?

@alanpennie8013

3 жыл бұрын

@@flynn659 Surprising!

@eddd2932

2 жыл бұрын

Both kings used to go on campaign until near the end of 6th century BC one of kings disagreed with the other and retreats with half the army causing an embarrassing situation. Since then only one could go on campaign. I think their names were Cleomones and Demaratus but don't trust me on that.

@user-oq9jw7hb2g

2 жыл бұрын

@@flynn659 yeah but at that time kings had to be warriors since directing your army to be lead by a general meant exposing your position as a king and being defenseless. Although kings usually didn’t participate in the battlefield and observed from a safe spot. With no real long-range weaponry and a horde of soldiers to guard them, instance of kings dying on the battlefield were spares.

@MrTziazas

2 жыл бұрын

Yes this is what we are taught at school as well .

Because Spartans were so cool they needed one more king just to govern themselves.

@mariano98ify

4 жыл бұрын

and with one kind of Parlament

@propenguinLT

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, the spartiates were very authoritarian and would defend the motherland and do as it says at all costs. Their slaves were more rebellious.

@lemike1880

4 жыл бұрын

But what IF they had three kings?

@justnoob8141

4 жыл бұрын

Ali Nukaru what is the 3rd king role anyway? 1 for military and 1 for government is enough in my book

@ComradeHellas

4 жыл бұрын

Because of the Dioscouroi legend. But actually because one King was in lead of the military while the other was in charge of city administration.

For some reason all i ever hear is "Air Force"

@davasaurthereal4678

4 жыл бұрын

elKuhnTucker it’s in the auto captions too lol.

@adiintel1

4 жыл бұрын

the spartan were fierce fighter pilots didnt you not know that?

@davasaurthereal4678

4 жыл бұрын

adiintel1 lol yes

@simbachvazo6530

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine playing something like Ace Combat and 300 planes just show up and clean house

@Discosaturn

3 жыл бұрын

Sparta had an air force??? I bet they had a space force too!

Not related to the video but If I had a dollar for everytime Sparta got mad at Athens for allying with Argos, I'd have 2 dollars, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

@Cnut_the_grape

4 жыл бұрын

@@matthiascorvinus8843 yep

@teodorghinea425

4 жыл бұрын

*Doofenshmirtz wants to know your location*

@drvnkenkvlt1841

4 жыл бұрын

I see men of culture here

@dlugi4198

4 жыл бұрын

I am more curious why it didnt happen more times. 2 biggest historial rivals of Sparta, who had no problems with each other.

@Cnut_the_grape

4 жыл бұрын

@@dlugi4198 I think the reason Athens and Argos didn't become Allies a lot was because Athens taxed the Greek city states a lot to "protect them from the Persians" while in reality they were using it to build temples, and Argos saw it as kind of a dick move. I know Athens kept this a secret but who knows how many spies Argos had in Athens.

Finally understood, that monarchy derives of mono thanks to this. Makes so much sense, but one never guessed.

@marneus

3 жыл бұрын

So now you can understand what autarchy, diarchy and anarchy means.

@emsouemsou

2 жыл бұрын

This comment is two years old but I'll still leave it here: this is also where the word "archon" comes from. Generic Greek name for a ruler although now it's probably more famous for being the name of a Starcraft unit.

@Portrial

2 жыл бұрын

@@emsouemsou that pylon must be placed on a vespien geiser

@zbowmasteri

2 жыл бұрын

yes. so spartan kings werent mono but stereo

@marciobrunoloiolagomes3631

Жыл бұрын

​@@zbowmasteri 😂😂

You forgot to mention that the five “rulers” of Sparta had to answer to the next five rulers for all their actions at the end of their one year term. Not really a system that you can abuse too much for your own benefit and power because if next year people get in who don’t like you they can find you guilty for trying to mess with them the previous year.

@SGProductions87

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine if that happened to the politicians in modern governments.

@vlaandhael

2 жыл бұрын

thank god they didnt have the internet

@looinrims

2 жыл бұрын

Source?

@rifasclub

2 жыл бұрын

@@looinrims Is out there. Be a grown up kid, and stop asking people to do your homework.

@looinrims

2 жыл бұрын

@@rifasclub take that attitude to court and tell me how it works out for you SPOILER ALERT! Badly, the onus is on the accuser to provide evidence of their assertion

1:59 "you see, the air force were the only ones with real power" lol

@SFnader

4 жыл бұрын

Ephors

@SuperSokra

4 жыл бұрын

LOL

@JenniferinIllinois

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one who heard it that way. 😉😉😉

@anitanegi9422

4 жыл бұрын

@@SFnader Timothy Rice saw that part in auto generated English caption.

@SuperSokra

4 жыл бұрын

@Fabian Brown look the subtitles

I love the animations here for the Spartans lol. They look so laid back

You should talk about Spartan inheritance laws. They are some of the most fascenating in the world. As well as their economy and government

@AeneasGemini

3 жыл бұрын

I assume you're referring to the fact that women ended up with the lion's share of any inheritance? Yeah they basically became their own political power base as a result of that.

1:38 First sheep sighting in this series!

@keziahdelaney8174

4 жыл бұрын

I loved the its scared look!!

@pepsi-cola2791

3 жыл бұрын

looks realistic lol

@TheLastSterling1304

3 жыл бұрын

@@keziahdelaney8174 Even in the ancient world, priest love buggering small cute things.

@PugnaciousProductions

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLastSterling1304 wow.

It's wild to think that ancient Sparta had such a powerful air force.

@sebasobregoncahuich9891

Жыл бұрын

?

@ln5321

Жыл бұрын

@@sebasobregoncahuich9891 He pronounces "ephors" like "air force"

@elevenm.a.1125

Жыл бұрын

I mean, they had F4s. That's third generation fighter-bomber jets.

U know why i love your channel? Because of the topics. All these "little" topics that most History Lovers dont know. Why and how Russia sold Alaska. Why it owns Kaliningrad, Why Spain never concuered Portugal. Why Canada didnt join the American revolution etc. Very interesting unknown topics that i was always qurious for. Thanks and happy new year from Greece

@pedroapinto06

3 жыл бұрын

Spain never conquered Portugal because Portugal didn't want to The End

@jueljohnson41

3 жыл бұрын

Spain did conquer Portugal. And then Portugal fought for its independence about 60 years later and won it about 20 years after that

@doomyboi

3 жыл бұрын

My favorites are the ones that almost sound like an accusation: "Why does Luxembourg exist?" (two people in the thumbnail throwing accusatory stares at Luxembourg)

@hugomlpaixao

2 жыл бұрын

@@jueljohnson41 Spain didn't conquer Portugal. The Spanish king inherited the Portuguese throne, and Portugal was kept a separate kingdom from Spain

@jueljohnson41

2 жыл бұрын

@@hugomlpaixao I guess you could say that. Technically a good amount of ppl were skipped over to claim that inheritance, but you're right, there only seems to have been one battle and that was it for King Phillip to take control of Portugal

This is so strange, I just played Odyssey today and did the part where you meet the two Kings of Sparta! Great video as always.

@geert574

4 жыл бұрын

The young guy is the bad one!

"He fell" And then got a spear at his head huh...

@AngelSamael

4 жыл бұрын

Well it is sparta so it would be more common there to fall onto poorly placed weapons.

@oohglenn

4 жыл бұрын

Epstein didn't fall

@Drafonni

4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me this guy I know called Sab...

@joshjwillway1545

4 жыл бұрын

Just liked Leslie Tiller fell on her shears

@biliminsrlar5752

4 жыл бұрын

@@oohglenn who is Epstein?

I love that little moneybag sight gag at 1:24, it's great how there always some little gems sprinkled in like that

-Actually studying history from books- Watching minecraft documentaries about it ✔️

1:16 Doesn't feel like drawing the other 2 so he spends 5 seconds making a text box saying they're busy, relatable.

History Civilis's video covers Spartan's constitution in deep detail as well look it up! Great video by the way man!

@ChrisDynamo

4 жыл бұрын

'Hey everybody! Go to another channel, great video by the way guy!'

@Wallyworld30

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisDynamo What do you expect people till watch this short video over and over all day? History Civilis Is more detailed.

@HVLLOWS1999

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisDynamo I think they're both great channels. I'm just suggesting that if y'all wan't more on the subject go there, it's really good too. Don't be a chode Chris.

@koisov4401

4 жыл бұрын

believe it they’re* (the first one)

@HVLLOWS1999

4 жыл бұрын

@@koisov4401 oh shit it's the grammar police, everybody ruuuunn! I'll fix it rn.

I'd like to learn more about why Sparta declined the way it did. From what I understand they never fell from war, calamity, or strife, but more from an atrophy over the centuries until the Romans noted them as being an antiquated backwater.

@beaubutts84185

3 жыл бұрын

The Spartan system required citizens to pay for their military equipment, supplies and a host of other things out of their own pockets from their serf-run (Helots) land holdings in order to participate in society and run their army. They did not however take the steps necessary to keep the wealthiest most connected aristocrats from gobbling up so much of the land that not enough people were left who could afford to serve in the Spartan army. The Athenians avoided this by making sure they kept a flatter distribution of wealth while the Romans under Marius had the government pay and arm their soldiers out of the public treasury.

@afridge8608

11 ай бұрын

Kinda late but the spartans declined because their government was totally unable to reform. The 5 ephors had lots of power but they could never use it. 1 the next 5 ephors could always undo the previouses changes if they didnt like them and 2 the gerousia had the final say on laws ultimately. Ephors would propose a law then people would vote and then the gerousia which was in another building would announce the winner based on who made more noise. The gerousia could also take legal action against both the king and the ephors. The gerousia (word translates the best as senate) were a council of 30 elders plus the 2 kings. Most of these guys were major landowners, old, and extremely conservative. So yeah sparta could lead armies and could function as a state but it was unable to do any reforms at all. When the romans came to sparta they found a small village with extremely alien to them laws filled with extremely bitter old people and thats because the laws were 400 years or so out of date. Imagine an alt history austria where they never evolve past feudalism. Its 2023 and wien looks like shit and has literal peasants and nobles walking around

@thegamingandhistorychannel4473

5 ай бұрын

One of the reasons is that the Gerousia, who held a lot of power in Sparta, was too "stable" and reforms were not really implemented. Another reason is that Spartans had Hellot slaves, and the Spartan people believed themselves to be better than their Greek friends and city states, which didn't help with alliances.

"Spartans never die, they are just missing in action".

If you have a king like me, you don't need a second one

@hashar9593

4 жыл бұрын

🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩

@mariano98ify

4 жыл бұрын

and any black subjects will need hand anymore

@TheRealKingLeopoldII

4 жыл бұрын

@@hashar9593 the old flag is better...

@TheRealKingLeopoldII

4 жыл бұрын

@@AppleGhostCat oh hey my friend

@ottovonbismarckboi9112

4 жыл бұрын

Chip chop

I like the idea that the Ephors were all pretty chill with each other as they abused their positions for personal gain. Like one’s walking down to the street to tell some guy who had called the system corrupt that he and his family are banished, and waves at another walking the other way, carrying a bag of coins taken from the treasury for “reasons”

2:35 Roman Senator: Sorry for setting your home on fire Spartan King: ...

2:20 "He Fell" LoL

@090giver090

4 жыл бұрын

I think it's "The Hunt for Red October" reference.

Good one! I'm going to use this one in class.

I love that background picture during the credits section.

Kinda reminds me that the Dutch had the Raadspensionaris and the Stadhouder. One represented the government, the other was in command of the army.

We need more videos on ancient history... it's fire!

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!!

Luv ur vids

Great video.

We're good, guys. James Byzannete is back.

@eh1600

4 жыл бұрын

James Byzantine

@JenniferinIllinois

4 жыл бұрын

He's back from fighting the Ottomans at Constantinople.

Wait, isn't this is because of their fear of Helots revolting? There are two kings because when one of them is on campaign other one stays at Sparta to keep them in order.

@james-97209

3 жыл бұрын

It was to keep everything in order

@AlexanderRM1000

2 жыл бұрын

Oh huh this makes a lot of sense. Granted there can be several reasons or advantages to having two kings, the real question if you look at other monarchies throughout history is how neither of the kings wound up murdering the other- the Romans tried things like this several times and it always ended badly. "The Ephors held the real power" is the key explanation

Good stuff!

Spartans took bromance so seriously that even the throne was occupied by two guys together.

The Rule of Two , one to have the power , the other to crave it ,and to eventually take it.

I like it how the subtitles think you say Air Force when you say Ephors. Great videos btw!

so the mo in monarchy stands for mono, wow i never realized that

>Sparta had an elected chamber 11 year old me: Impossible.

Very great and informative video as always! But I am curious...what happened to Partyboyko.. I haven't heard his name in a while? 🤔🤔

I would love a 10 minute history on this one.

Why? This is Sparta, because they can

THIS IS INTERESTING!

I just went today to sparta pls stop spying me

When are you going to make the Orthodox view on the Protestant reformation??????

@sahibbhadal

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm

@pcu9284

2 жыл бұрын

Your call got answered

More videos like this!

I appreciate a video like this... It's not something I ever thought about but KZread shows it to me and I'm like "Yeah? how?" And then I see the video is 3 minutes long and I click on it knowing I'm not going to get a lot of build up or filler, just an an answer to the question. Thanks History Matters for grabbing my interest and satisfying my curiosity in less than 5 minutes.

Sparta: it just works.

@HuesingProductions

4 жыл бұрын

worked

Also the fact that Leonidas was not a young guy but was in fact over 60 years old. But that wouldn't be watchable on TV now, wouldn't it?

Fascinating...

Any time Sparta is mentioned, I hear the word "Misthios" and warm memories fill my head of my time spent jn Ancient Greece...

Can you do a video anout Dacia?

I heard the explanation for the two kings was that Heracles had two sons and these two sons founded the city of Sparta. The line of these two brothers would be the dual kings, as a way to keep in touch with the gods.

Moral of the story: even if you're King, you might fall under the powers that be.

Ohhh the parallels

I am Greek and I didn't even know this, your video was educational.

This video would have help me a bit more with the exam :)

1:18 *The other two were busy 😆

For some reason, I read the title as “Did Sparta have two legs?”

What I like the most in these series os the attention to detail. I loved the little sigma as if it were $

Cool dident know this

Romulus *(founder and 1st King/Rex/ of Rome)* & Titus Tatius *(the king of the Sabines from Cures and Romulus' joint-ruler of Rome)* : *"ARE WE A JOKE TO YOU??"*

@Zhtrik

4 жыл бұрын

Sparta: Yes (A few Centuries Later) Roman Republic: I’m back baby! Sparta: Help Us! (Population Decline, refusal to change, weird practices) Roman Republic: What happened! Sparta: I don’t know!

@YourMom-co6lo

4 жыл бұрын

Seeing Sparta predates Rome by a lot, yes, you're a joke.

@090giver090

4 жыл бұрын

@@gracchus7782 but dual consulship of the republican era also worked quite well for quite a long time.

Love seeing ancient Greece on the channel!

Double the fun.

Because, two heads are better then one?

One king. One king only, please. ~ Capt Marko Ramius.

I learned this in Social Studies and my teacher said “They had two because if one dies, the other is there backup”

Where is the Orthodox Church in the Protestant reformation video

the 1 dislike might have come from somebody who had a test about Sparta before this video

@090giver090

4 жыл бұрын

Or from Kleon

Wow so cool🚨🚨🚨🚨

Dang here I go learning again

You should make a video on Gibraltar

I think it was a good idea. While your other king is on campaign kicking ass, #2 can manage the state.

The Spartan diarchy was resurrected by Jerry Pournelle in his "Mote in God's Eye"/Falkenberg's Legion universe. I think the book "The Prince" covers it in more detail than any of the others.

Why did I only see this video now? Was it unlisted?

I always considered that having a duel monarchy was a good insurance policy. If one king led the military, the other could govern from home, and if the king leading the military were to die in action, his colleague could assume sole command until the military crisis passed. This is effectively what happened in 480-479, in the aftermath of Leonidas' death, since his co-monarch Leotychidas immediately led the campaign against the Persians at Mycale, whilst the regent for the dead monarch, Pausanius, led the Spartan forces at Plataea. The dual monarchy was an effective instrument for a state designed for war.

Actually it is kind of simple. You would ALWAYS have a "Spartan king", even when at war. 1 to lead the military effort while the other keeps the country United in regards to society and laws.

I´m binge watching your videos, every time I have a time i can just watch one of these. Great content, saludos desde Bilbao

Can we have a video on the Greek War of Independence as it is its 200 year anniversary? Pretty please?

It's fascinating to me how, despite all the bluster about Spartan warrior pride or the paranoia of the helots one day rising up and putting an end to Sparta, what actually led to their end was simply time, and eventually conquest by a much more powerful Rome. Sparta, by that point, due to their rigorous lifestyle, had actually withered to become a rather small and insignificant Greek village, with their glory dying in a slow whimper rather than a quick bang.

@neilrichardson7454

Жыл бұрын

Most civilizations, unions and kingdoms die out that way. Or if they still exist, they are never what they used to be.

What do use to animation like what software hope you answer

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL

I keep hearing you say "Air Force" lol.

Sparta:I have two kings! Andorra:Me too! One of them is Emmanuel Macron.

Can we get a video about the Mother Ephors?

Short, sweet, to the point. No fluff, no bull. Just history. You sir get a like and a sub.

"He fell" lawlz straight up murdered the guy

Fun fact: Gerousia and Ephor are the Greek ethnonym words for Senate and Tax Collectors.

Because Sparta is that badass.

Ancient history is the best!

Here for the spinning plates!

“What happened to Leonidas?” Xerxes:DIE

Damn, Sparta was really early with its air force

oh yea notification gang

What happened to David Archaeologist?

@090giver090

4 жыл бұрын

Mummy?

It does avoid the stability loss when one of them died tho...