The Siege of Tyre 332 BC
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- Опубликовано: 9 мар 2017
- Episode covers the siege of formidable city of Tyre, most important city-state of Phoenicia was the last Persian stronghold still under their control. Unlike other Phoenician cities, Tyrians decided to challenge the young Macedonian king and prepared for a long and bitter siege.
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Fun fact. Alexander's land bridge is still there, and today there is a starbucks that currently stands on it. Just to put into perspective the lasting effects of Alexander on our world today.
Not only that, the modern city of Tyre encompasses the island, which is now a peninsula, the land bridge which is now sanded up and very wide, and the original location of the old city
And Starbucks belongs to the Greeks greatest enemy the Zionists.
I like to go there.
Alexander invented star bucks!
... and the lasting effects of Starbucks.
"My King, how can we possibly besiege an island without a navy of our own?"
"We shall make it an island no longer."
Later: "Well, I guess that didn't work. Let's just wait for our navy to get here."
A man with superb will and determination. How can one not Love Alexander?!
@@alltat it did come close tho, and allowed for the distractions that allowed alexander to do the assault on the breach the ram-Ship did with his Agema later
Ceaser: I like this kid.
Ezekiel 25,26...7 for this what the sovereign lord says I will bring against tyre Nebuchadnezzar he will plunder your wealth and loot your merchandise you will be a place to spread there fishnets
Man can you imagine Alexander's feats. The previous guy that attempted to take it struggled for 13 years and still couldn't take it. Alexander did it in 6-7 months lol.
That's why he is one of the most famous people ever lived and has the title of Great.
@Cheryl Keep reading history until you find out what Alexander did except from military intelligence. You will be surprised.
Because that fella didn't have ships from Greece or Lebanon
@@firstnamelastname4249 it took him 13 years.... Couldn't he build his own ships?
@@user-sl7rx4jp3t You have a point but still ships aren't cost efficient thing neither upkeeping an army for siege throughout 13 years besides King Alexander got many ships outside his fleet.
It's just mind-blowing that Alexander at the age of only twenty-something had a brilliant understanding of the importance of logistics and supplies. I mean, I am 26 and I still can't find my socks....
That's because you're a woman.
@@justinwbohner Yes because all the 26 years old male have conquered half of the known world.
@@vasileiospapazoglou2362 I think I had a sandwich named after you. It was good.
@@justinwbohner it is my honour sir
Didn't you comment on another video that you can't get out of bed? Glad to see you're making improvements
The fact Alexander led so many high risks battles himself just blows my mind and really sets him apart
the dude was a certified nut case, But a brilliant one, and insanely lucky.
yes, a king that fought his own battles, not staying back to command as most kings and generals do. I love this man.
So all the accounts say. But I guess we can never truly know how much in the thick of it Alexander was
He grew up with people fucking with Macedonia & Greece, he had probably planned this out long before he was King.
Imagine a king that fights his own battles. Wouldn't that be a sight?
The bridge just got 10 feet wider!
We'll build a Bridge and make the Tyrenese pay for it!
The Tyreans don't send their best, they send goat cheese merchants and fish mongers and low quality stone masons. A few, I assume, are good people.
It was much wider, it somehow shrinked during the render. Quite awkward.
Just grab 'em by the Persia.
Make Macedonia Great Again!
Just got back from Tyre, the columns and debris are still visible on the west side of the former island. The ruins of the temple and hippodrome are a UNESCO heritage site. Beautiful and worth visiting.
Hope you enjoyed your stay. I'm from Tyre, The ruins are Roman/Byzantine built hundreds of years after Alexander.
Alexander: “This island is rather nice, but something feels... missing.”
**Builds a peninsula**
Alexander: “Better.”
Very well done. This battle is almost like from a movie, very fascinating.
Hi
any way to win battle from other side
no, no it isn't/
There is always a way. We have to find it
@@musadesmond6813 I was asking for battle not for insta hacks lol😂
I'm sure they're pretty _tyred_ after the battle.
This made me wish that I was one of the Macedonian diplomats.
AndyRandom i too wish to be dead
Chord I hate you.
Chord This is the first and most likely the last comment I ever liked,you should feel proud.
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"Thrust Harder!"
-Diades, 332 BC
"Thrust Harder!"
- My wife, 2019 AD
Thad tuiol can u not 😂
@@thadtuiol1717 wtf 😆
"Thrust Harder!"
-Hephaistion, 332 BC
I guess the Babylonians found the 13-year siege very... Tyresome. I'll show myself out.
...........
Yes, and the King of Babylon liked to babble on about how great he was.
LOL, you win the internet today my friend.....
Nebuchadnezzar was no pushover! It was impressive that Tyre defied him yet was strong enough to survive.
I would say your joke was just on the Mede-ium of being well done.
Hello from tyre/lebanon ❤
Same here
Do you surrender?
Hello from Spain. Being from Lebanon, how Alexandros/Alexander is remembered there? As a great warrior; or as a monster? I love history, and Alexander is part of it. I consider him the greatest warrior of all times, not as much becouse bloody seazures like Tyre but becouse he tryed a politic of reconciliation with Persia, instead of smashing them. Taking away theyr cukture and impossing Greek´s. He didn´t act like the romans, and centralized the power in Macedonia to rule every "provence" of Persia. Of course this is an interpretation, I guess he can be in the weast "Alexander the monster" like Brian Bosworth books paint him. I can only say that I wish there would have been an Alexander in the Spanish war against the fascist, Hitler, Mussolinim Morocco troops and more. I wonder what a genious mind like his, and his skills in war could have done in 1936.1939. Just curiosity for history. Greetings.
@@libertomakhno6385 Reconciliation by slaughtering civilians and killing them just because of their racial and religious background? alexander was a fascist, lmfao
@@saeedvazirian Fascisim did not exist in 320 bC, nor did your modern ethics of the 21st century. They were purely barbaric times, an ecstasy of blood, philosophy, art and politics and the epitome of the Art of War, no civilization, territory or tribe was innocent of anything,that's not my opinion, that's a fact. Only the best persist in time through history, and Alexander (not in vain called "The Great", "Magno" and a reference to most emperors of what you would say fascist Roman Empire) was one of them despite your awesome shitty comment. One of the best statesmen, diplomats and generals of the ancient world, a man without philosophical and military limits. I'm not wasting any more time, just read more books on this man and do yourself a favor.
If you don't like my English make an effort because I don't care. Saludos from Spain
... i hate to say it, but while the voice in past videos was alright, this narrator is much better and I don't know what happened, but the dialogue/script is also much clearer and better paced.
You need to keep improving. Cut weaknesses, boost strenghts etc. That's what it's all about.
I was just thinking the same myself.
@@BazBattles You make it sound like you're murdering all your past voice actors.
Let go of the past, kill it if you have to.
@@mcglynn20 damn what's that last line of yours a reference from?
@@sleazymeezy the last jedi
So, ancient torpedoes, ancient amphibious assault, and massive engineering projects on both sides? I could only have imagined such amazing feats in modern times!
Torpedoes ?
G. C. Yes pedoes the Greeks liked that kinda carry on
You forgot the Napalm.
there's nothing amazing about this, lmfao. The Persians already did this centuries prior.
@@saeedvazirian it's true, but at that time, Persian lost. U have to accept that as a fact.
Read Arrian's biography on Alexander. Thought this battle, relatively unknown, was his greatest victory. Demonstrated his resolve and ruthlessness to friend and foe alike.
THIS VIDEO IS AMAZING, very well animated and clear. I’m Lebanese and I admire Alexander, he was very clever at a young age. Oh and Tyrians were very smart as well, but what helped Alexander win, was the fact that he never gave up.
For every old Tyre you've gotta have a new Tyre. Y'know, just in case. You may have to replace your Tyres.
Also, always replace the entire set of tyres with new ones. If you don't, they will wear unevenly.
The word "Carthage" in phoenician means the new city, a colony that got too big to make colonies... you can call it a tyres factory lol.
@@phoeniciangod3629 ik im a year late but does that mean carthago nova means new new city
5:20 That poor little burning worker, who fell into the sea in a desperate attempt to save his life! That made me better understand why Alexander was so angry and Tyreless during the siege =D
ik, but that's prob 10-100 men jumping in the ocean.
@@smokyblackeyes3615 Please no Q.Q
@@jangozubr Are you sure about that?
I gotta say, this gives me new insight into the military capabilities of Alexander (who at the time was this twenty-something year old boy, remember) because to attack and capture this excellently defended city takes a whole different set of skills than winning an open field battle like Issus.
"Send the woman and children to Cartthage! even if we lose not like anything bad will happen there to our great grand children"
Romans join the chat*
Still salty to this day
Quite unfortunate for the besiegers, really. They would have had a better feast after the siege had the women stayed.
What's even more incredible is that these events were foretold in the Bible before they happened!
Ezekiel 26:12 "They will loot your resources, plunder your merchandise, tear down your walls, and pull down your fine houses; then they will throw your stones and your woodwork and your soil into the water." - a prophecy against Tyre.
Agree my christian brother because the bible truly existed in these times at gods hands
No it wasnt 😂😂😂😂
To whoever wants to know. The island of tyre no longer exists. It was burnt and turned to rubbles by Alexander. Only 7 iconic rocks are left from the island of tyre. Only old tyre remains and its full of ancient ruins from many different civilization. Tyre along with the city of Saidon, and the city of Byblos are one of the oldest documented cities in world history.
He was really pissed, wasn't he?
No. Sorry. ("one of the oldest documented cities etc). No. And BTW the name is Sidon. (not Saidon). It has a meaning.
I love your content dude, you're better than most "history" channels these days.
I remember trying to the this city in Empire Earth. That siege was hell
How can there be a city of tyres if cars didn't exist back then?
Fake.
RᴀɪɴDᴇᴠᴏᴜʀ how can there be men if there's no women?
fake
RᴀɪɴDᴇᴠᴏᴜʀ How can there be a sea when there's no water?
Fake.
It's obvious. Ancient aliens gave cars to Phoenicians.
ionezgb ~ History Channel
they used the tyres to easily move a siege anything
This commentator is my favourite. Nice intelligent vaguely Southern Hemisphere well educated. Very nice diction, enunciation, expression. Just right for this...
i don't know how historically accurate your presentations are, but the way you do it visually & narrate deserves much more views, and you got a new subscriber
"We require more siege engines!" - Alexander The Great (332 BC)
Oh my god!! This is one of the greatest sieges of all time. Thanks so much. I love this channel.
Yet another superb piece of work presented by BazBattles. I'm so very thankful for your historical replays and attention to historical detail. I hope you continue onwards for many years to come... or at least until you run out of Human History to retell. ;)
The way the inhabitants of captures cities were treated was brutal
I noticed that in prolonged sieges, besiegers punish their victims more harshly. In Constantinople for example, Fetih let his soldiers rape, murder and ransom the population for 3 days before he ordered to stop (some say he even cried, which is possible given his tender age of 21). The ones in Hagia Sofia temple were spared (just like the people in the temple in Tyre). This video confirms to me that it's a common theme in exhausting sieges.
it was common practice to let your men to pillage, plunder and rape after a difficult siege. The times back then where a lot harsher and the mind-set a lot different, soldier usually were competing against each other to see who raped more women for example. That said, the reason they let them do all that was because it improved your army's morale while it destroyed the enemies' by spreading fear in other cities and soldier were more loyal to their generals
That was a pretty common practice in sieges that the besiegers would rape, pillage and slaughter the inhabitants of a city if it doesn't open up its gates and surrender
It helps boost the spirit and morale of your men especially after a long and bloody siege and assault plus it can stand as a reminder for other cities that they should rather surrender
It was meant as a deterrent. "if you surrender immediately we will only pillage you a little bit and take some tribute. If you make us wait a lot and work a lot to get your city we'll kill you all",
Seriously, it's insane.
Just the logistics of murdering thousands of inhabitants and disposing of their bodies are mindboggling, never mind actually doing it.
5:24 lol love the little dot guy running out of the siege tower on fire and dives into the water. If I may quote Kramer off of Seinfeld, “He sank like a rock” 😀
please don't stop making videos, you're one of the best channels on youtube the covers epic battles!
I feel so bad for the tyrians. they were really smart!
Great stuff! Just rewatched. Never realised how much of a feat of determination it was a battle. Really impressive.
Im a simple man, i see a BazBattles Video is like and watch instantly.
You're definitely simple
for a guy who likes to read about a lot of random battles on the internet, channels like Historia Civilis and this one makes me so happy.
glad i found ya, subscribed.
yeah man i like that too, there is this others channels called "Reply History" and "NerdFactor" and a lot more, who they should make a mad hardcore orgy and give birth to a Series.
whatching those retancles is so satisfying.
HC is mostly about Ancient Rome; It's Government, Structure, Religion, Legions and etc. Although some of it's videos are about the battle of Agincourt, Nato and a few others.
To answer your question I think I would choose Baz Battles, for many reasons, their cinematography and narrative is actually pleasing(The old narrator was quite hard to follow though). I still like both videos though.
I didn't even know I liked battles until I found Historia Civilis. Something about the simplicity of the presentation really got me.
YOU ARE GREAT! I absolutely love your channel, one of my absolute top 3 favs of EVERYTHING! Please keep this content coming!!! I don't care if you get sponsors, just please keep rolling this out!!!
Another awesome adventure. Thank you Baz!
Age of Empires's Saladin Mission 5 brought me here and hell this is some remarkable piece of History
I absolutely love this channel.
Please keep making more of these.love your channel and hope it gets the attention it deserves!!
This sounds sooo good, every time I watch one of your videos, I think I'm watching a documentary!
Fun Fact Alexander the Great fulfilled the prophecy against Tyre in Ezekiel 26. He even predicted it’s destruction and how Old Tyre would be cast down and thrown into the sea. As Alexander did when he tore it down to make a bridge across to New Tyre
not actually
@@tofu8164 actually he did exactly what the Bible predicted
@@tofu8164 You can’t ignore fulfilled prophecy. There’s much more evidence for Christianity by the way. Reach out to me if you want to here it. Remember that going to hell is a choice. God doesn’t want people to go there, but his nature requires sin to be punished. However he’s also merciful and died on the cross for our sins. You don’t want to die without Christ. This is your eternity at stake. I know it sounds unbelievable, but so is the universe even coming into existence. Trust me, Christianity is undoubtedly truthful.
I just squeaked when he mentioned Carthage.
AWESOME videos. I have so much respect for your ability to pronounce all the names, cities and types of fighting unites. well done!
ThanKs for bringing this visually to life. What an incredible story!
will you someday, make battles based on the Chinese Three Kingdom War?
I second that!
Andromeda Prima I think that is not really possible because unlike the west Chinese historians don't care to record detail of battles only the results.
and chinese history kinda boring
The battle of Chibi would be amazing
YES! I would love some Chinese battles either from the three kingdoms or anything before. I feel like everything is too centered around Western cultures/battles because obviously, we are westerners. But it wont hurt to peek over and see whats going on to the east every once in a while.
Honestly, i am so excited when I saw that this video is uploaded.
Great format, gotta love the gamified feel of it all, congratz, you earned a new sub
Videos like these remind me why I geeked out in history as a kid. Great stuff.
Fantastically told in epic fashion down to the smallest details. TREMENDOUS JOB!!!!
Please please please do some eastern battles! These videos are amazing and I would love to see Sengoku Jidai or Admiral Yi on this channel. Keep up the great work guys, this channel will be big in no time!
One of the best Video over Alexander ever..Thank you guys
Hey dude, I LOVE your videos, please keep uploading :D
They're perfect as they are
I freaking love your videos
More Crusade Battles please or of the mongolian invasion versus The Hashashins
The Assassins did not really control land, they only controlled castles, some of which the Mongols took during their invasion of the Abbassid domains.
Ahh..... Hashashins, one of my favourites. They never had hidden blades but rather a knife that had been tied up under their arms... I agree with you on making this one!
Saw your channel for the first time yesterday.... It was also the first time that I put the notification on! Good work!
Great channel. Very well presented. I like that you explain what lead to the battle. Keep up the good work! :)
this guy got 50k ++ subs with just 15 videos,,
yes,you guys are that good
This is amazing!
I heard of this from ancient empires, so I went on RUclips to look for a video on the battle I was curious about it. Thanks I’m glad someone did such a great video on it. 👍
I like the presentation of these videos. Good job, Thank you.
Very nice! Congratulations! Your voice is also very soothing. Maybe you can do the Siege of Constantinople! Also, since I am Romanian, let me add my Christmas wishlist - the Battle of Vaslui between the Romanians and the Ottomans in 1475, or the Night Attack at Targoviste in 1462 by Vlad the Impaler against the hated Turk.
Thats some crazy shit imagine being alive in those times, either as attacker or defender this is a ridiculous experience to live through.
Yep. And these days kids cry bc they don’t know what gender they want to be
@@tonygaertner8863 yes that's better than murdering civilians. This event in history isn't cool, dumbass.
@@saeedvazirian why exactly are you so hostile?
Very cool video guys! Good to see you back!
New favorite youtube channel, watched all the videos in a row.
Great vids keep'em coming. Also just became a patreon :D
Thank you. Hope I keep meeting your expectations :)
One could say Alexander made Greece great again! :D
alexander are not from
greece
Alexander is Greek...do you want me to analyse in Greek the name Alexander and also the name Macedon which are Greek names?
That's intresting because half the persian army fighting alexander was Greek
Mavro Manitari made Macedonian great again
greece didnt exist back then, there was only greek states
Beautiful video and narration, the more battles, the more adrenaline!!!
This channel has really nice videos,keep up the great work!
Hey Baz,
I love the Alexander vids! You should definitely do more of them, you're the only one doing good videos on him.
Also, I like how you used a new narrator; I don't mean to bash you, just props to being open to critisism!
This mission was such a pain in Empire Earth.
One gruesome detail of the siege was that the Tyrian defenders heated sand up until it was nearly red hot and then poured it down into the armor of the Macedonian soldiers who were trying to scale the walls! Can you imagine the horror of having red hot sand going down your back underneath your armor and you would be unable to do anything about it.
They threw it with machine
Excellent narrative and details.
This guy was just on another level. I feel sorry for the ctizens though, who were sold into slavery bcoz of the actions of their leaders.
They had the chance to flee to Carthage they just thought if Nebucanzzer couldn’t take them who was this young Punk Alexander thinking he could
@@mysteryjunkie9808 😂😂
That was a good one. Don't get any better. It can get dangerous... ;-)
If you keep doing every battle possible from history... This channel is going to seriously grow.
awesome video
never had known much about Alexander's campaign beside the conquest of Babylon
What is the earliest documented battle?
Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) just look it up on google goddammit
Interesting that someone that has uses the avatar you do would use such language.
i made my avatar on photoshop and it's a depiction of my belief and in my belief, you can swear in god's name, as long as you don't insult him
also I wasn't trying to affront you, just trying to help you man... :/
you do know, that the expression "god damn it" actually means that "God shall damn it" and not different, maybe I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that I'm right, because at least in my native language this makes sense
Alexander the great declares operation flat tyre!
Ands ends war by declaring.......
tyre is flat!
LOVE this content, guys! keep it up!
I LOVE THIS GUYS VOICE!!! I only want you to do the videos from now on please. You make these videos worth watching
I FUCKING LOVE THIS CHANNEL OMG YES YES YES
Weird, I just watched a documentary yesterday on Alexander that went into detail about this siege!
Sam Grzelachowski name it
Search "The Life of Alexander The Great - Documentary" on youtube. It's about 2 hours long.
thanks
Such beautiful animation. Brilliantly seized my heart.
Cam here recommended by @YogscastLewisAndSimon, they mentioned this video in one of theirs, and I’m in love with your channel! Studying Classics in school for GCSE so this is just my thing!
It was about time you'd continue the macedonian saga!
Never clicked so fast befor
Word for word from the Arrian book Campaigns of Alexander. Very awesome to see thanks for the video.
Dude Love your work..I spend hours researching after seeing your videos...
I clicked so fast when I saw this
I am from Cyprus and so glad we helped Alexander ^^ Probably the only war cyprus won.
where in Cyprus do you come from ?
@@akragas4394 Nicosia
Voice-over is superb, TY.
Can we all appreciate that Bazbattles is the only history channel on RUclips that actually broke down the siege in detail?
Even Epic History TV briefly skimmed over it - it’s fuckin fascinating!
Notification squad!
The Bible foretold interesting details about how the island part of Tyre would be conquered:
"I will send a fire onto the wall of Tyre, and it will consume her fortified towers" and "Yahweh will take away her possessions, and he will strike down her army into the sea; and she will be consumed in the fire" ( Amos 1:10; Zechariah 9: 3, 4).
"they will throw your stones and your woodwork and your soil into the water" (Ezekiel 26:12)
All great cities fall, Tyre was no exception. That's like the Bible saying women will give birth and when they do you say omg Bible predicted it.
It was already going to happen, Bible didn't predict anything. Unless it specifically named key people like Alexander then it is just a coincedence.
@@Euro.Patriot Yes, of course, because to say that the army of Tyre would have been defeated at sea and its stones thrown into the sea almost 200 years in advance is just a coincidence. Tyre consisted of two parts: a continental part, which was destroyed centuries earlier by the Babylonians; and an insular part, consisting of a fortress with high walls and towers. When it was first destroyed by the Babylonians, they did not attack the island part as well. This is the interesting thing, that later the fortress in the middle of the sea was also destroyed by the Greeks, as the prophecies indicated.
Great Video, Thank You!
Another amazing episode! I just wish you could post more often.