Are you sure about King Philip waging war against Byzantium? Byzantium wouldn't exist for almost 1000 years as Byzantium was descendant of Roman Empire.
*We now live in time in History, where the world have less wars since the end of WW2, we may have proxy wars and small wars here and there, but the world is more at peace now that it was 100/200/500/1000 years ago.*
Pretty cool fact. By the time Alexanders army reached India, some of his men had been in 50-100 battles. Some members of the elite silver shields were in their late 50's. Hard to imagine such grizzled veterans
@@alexporetto3831 It's hard to blame them directly dude,we live in a society that constantly trashes masculinity so it's only understandable that a lot of today's young men resort to being feminized.
Natural selection, the strong and cunning survive while the slow witted weak die. The closest thing would be veteran Spartans I would think, given their military service was from age 7 to 60.
He'd call it Alexander's Space but he'd be impressed by Biographics and ask Simon how he wished to be treated. ;) Simon : As a RUclipsr ALEXANDER : It shall be so 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
He would have taken all of Asia, but his greedy generals, wanted their're own kingdoms and no more wars, so they plotted to have him killed, Alexander biggest mistakes was trusting his own friends, and not supplying his army with fresh troops, especially new generals.
@@jason4275, he died of the fever and was not killed by his generals. The empire was seperated because Alexander said the strongest of his generals could inherit the empire from him.
@@theredstonesword984 "died of the fever and was not killed by his generals" Yea that's what his generals wrote, when they were claiming territories of land that Alexander won for them, better to write that he died of fever, so that the common people have you're support, sounds better than he was actually murdered, for his lands, also these were not generals, they were all warlords, no different than mongols after a Khan dies.
@@jason4275 way different the kons kids adapted they places they went so they didn't disappear they improved everywhere they went and I mean the kids the places they got look it up the best military moves in history was made buy his kids
@@zayan6284 Its not at all like saying that! Being wise and good at architectural design for example, does not necessarily mean you are equipped with communication skills or emotional intelligence! Without the ability to communicate, how could you possibly teach?
Alexander's last words were really badass and are what broke the empire. When asked about the matter of succession, he answered only "To the strongest".
@Jesus 'Rotting' Christ yeah, but let's face it, any historian of that time telling Alexander left the empire to any of the genrals would be VERY sus to me, because they would just be lobbying for their general. But it is indeed interesting that he had a general named Krateros and that this word means "Stronger" in Greek.
@Jesus 'Rotting' Christ that would be very prophetic that the choice of name by the parents would be the reason one of the greatest empires of the earth fell to ruin.
With Bucephalus, he didn’t manhandle the horse into submission like was described in this video. He recognized the horse was afraid of his shadow and made him face the sun and calmed him down for 10 or so minutes before jumping on.
The horse was afraid of his shadow.... not him or the tons of other people that are with the king standing around trying to tame a horse that's probably not used to people..... that seems correct.
Just because he didn't mention the horse was scared of his shadow doesn't mean that's not what he meant. His comment in the video basically said he conquered the horse, Which he did , Alexander figured him out, Then Bucephalus was now his.
Educated by Aristotle student of Socrates student of Plato, conquered the largest army in history (at that point), created one of the largest empire (at that point), inspired great leaders from Ceasar to Napoleon and never lost a battle all in the space of a decade... He truely is one of the greatest
Historical facts = Strabo (63 BC) tells us that Illyrians, Thracians, Bottians and Thesprotes shared the Macedonian territory (Tribes of Pelasgian origin 🇦🇱 ). Source: (Strabo, VII, Frg .n°.11) The Macedonians have just propagated the Hellenic culture and have adopted it little by little ... The ancient authors called the Macedonians Barbaros/non-Greeks... For example the great Thucydides... Example : Thucydides (II, 80- IV, 126) who qualified of Barbaros (not Greek) the MACEDONIANS, Thesprotes, Molosses, Châones Atintanes, Paravaiens, Orestiens etc! Moreover it is not the only one, far from there ....
Historical facts = Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great. But who was this woman who is said to have astonished the Macedonian king with her beauty ? I will write based only on facts, that is, on the quotes of famous ancient authors, mainly Greek. ( For me there is one thing in history, which with the facts are not said ... ) According to Plutarch, Alexander was a descendant of Ajax through his father Neoptolemos and this is accepted without discussion. According to Justin, Philip married Olympias, daughter of Neoptolemos, king of the Molosses. All the authors thus agree on the fact that Alexander the Great was the grandson of a Molossian. For those who do not know this tribe (the Molossians), who were they, what territory did they occupy and how were they considered by the ancient authors ? Let us stop for a moment to know more about the tribe of the Molossians from which the mother of Alexander the Great came. To make it simple, the tribe of Molossians is in Epirus somewhere in the region of Chamerie on the back of Thesprotians who dominated the coastal part. In addition to this, the Kaons who were in the south of present-day Albania and who constituted three of the great tribes of Epirus. Historically, tribes like the Molossians or others who composed Epirus like the Kaons, the Thesprotians, the Paraue, the Antintans and others, are historically linked to the Illyrian (🇦🇱) culture or to a part of it. As Thucydides tells us about the events of the Peloponnesian War that involved both actually in reality Illyrians and Illyria itself, these tribes were commonly considered barbarian (non-Greek) tribes. Thucydides: - "Among the barbarians there were about 1,000 Kaons who ruled without a king. Along with the Kaons, the Thesprotians also participated and were also ruled without a king. There were also the MOLOSSIANS, the Atintants and the Paraues. ( HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR ) All these tribes, mentioned by the historian of Athenian origin Thucydides for their participation in the famous Peloponnesian war in the 5th century B.C., are considered as barbarians, therefore not Greek! ( Thucydides II, 80- IV, 126 ) The Kaons, the Thesprotians of Chamerie, the Arintans and the Parauets constitute the backbone of what one called Epirus. Among them are of course the Molossians where are the roots of the family of the mother of Alexander the Great ! And Thucydides is not the only source which defines the Epirotes as non-Greeks. There are many others! According to the encyclopedia Basic Antiquity, composed of 86 volumes... Pauly Wissowa the Real "Encyclopedia Alterumswissenschaft" says that the Epirotes are of Illyrian origin 🇦🇱 and have strong links with the population of southern Italy! More concise on the issue, the only Nobel Prize in history 🎓 is none other than Theodor Mommsen author of the cycle "Corpus of Antiquity inscriptions" which says that: - "the brave Epirotes, the Albanians 🇦🇱 of antiquity supported with traditional loyalty the young and brave Pyrrhus or "the Eagle" as they called him " . Let us point out on this subject that the Albanians name themselves "Shqiptar", that is to say "sons or children of the eagle". The soldiers of Pyrrhus (3rd century BC / Epirote King), called their King "the Eagle" and that the latter retroqued them one day that they were his "children", so the Albanians are the children of the Eagle ... "Shqiptar = child of the Eagle .... " . (Pyrrhus was the cousin of Alexander the Great, of the Molossian tribe and himself an ambitious conqueror, Pyrrhus is one of the most formidable adversaries of the early days of ancient Rome). Lorenzo Braccesi (Professor of Greek History at the University of Venice, Italy, in 1986) tells us: - "Olympias was originally from Epirus, on the part of the father who was king of Epirus, on the part of the mother also and that Illyrian blood 🇦🇱 circulated in the family, there is no doubt. " ( 9,01- 9,15 . The true story of Alexander the great ... - Gjurmë Shqiptare ) That the Epirotes are or are not Illyrians is a discussion that, from an archaeological point of view, is resolved. The Epirotes and the Illyrians have the same culture, if we consider the Iron Age, the use of tombs, fortifications with several rows of walls, their material culture, the shape of the pots or the ornaments which are identical to those of Korça (current Albania) and religion. Not only ancient authors like Thucydides, Strabo and others have called the Epirotic tribes barbarians (non-Greek) but also later serious publications based on documents and archaeological findings point out the same thing. The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and the sister . The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and sister of another well known Illyrian prince "Alexander the Molossus". I believe that all or part of the strong character of Alexander comes exactly from his mother, from the house that also gave birth to Pyrrhus. The powerful role of women in Illyrian society has been documented by many authors, including those who today identify themselves as Greeks, such as Athenaeus and Theompope. Olympias' influence on her son Alexander was so great. She believed that her son had divine blood and that he was born to rule the greatest kingdom of all time. But the mother's family was not the only Illyrian family to which Alexander was affiliated, his link with the Illyrians was stronger than that!
Once my little sister asked me who Alexander the Great was. I told her that once upon a time there was this Greek kid named Alexander and he decided he was ruler of the world, and so he went and conquered most of the known world at the time and then partied super hard and died, either from alcohol poisoning, poison poisoning, or disease. Oh and nobody knows where his tomb is. The end
The Battle of Hidaspus, in which Alexander faught against King Puru(Porus) is a significant milestone in Indian History. When Puru was defeated and imprisoned after fighting valiantly, Alexander asked him how should he, the new slave be treated by the great emperor. Puru replied, like how one king should treat another king. This fearless reply impressed Alexander so much that he fred Puru and gave back his land.
Ancient Greece produced some of the finest Greek warriors and kings like leonidas, Alexander the Great, phyrrus, miltaedes etc. so very proud of my countries history.
Alexander poses a challenge to those of us living comfortably in the 21st century. Should we see him a great hero who overcame the many obstacles thrown his way? Or, perhaps, should we view him as a tyrant willing to sacrifice thousands of lives for his own glory? Either way, Alexander is arguably one of the most fascinating men to have ever lived.
He's like many powerful historical figures. Ambitious, charismatic, lethal and ultimately flawed. If you have ancestors or identify with the people he torched or sold into slavery, your opinion of him, may lean towards or be full scale tyrant. If you don't or just see him as a product of his time. Your opinion may lean towards legendary status.
Some say that he should be called Alexander the conqueror instead of Great. Many men were conquerors. Caesar, Genghis Khan, Suleiman, Napoleon. Alexander was Great. He didn't name himself great like Napoleon or some little known Prussian and Russian rulers. History gave him that name. Plus the word great means much more in Greek. Μέγας Αλέξανδρος meaning that no one can be greater, no one can achieve more. A king who could lay low and leave the battle to his army while spitting orders. Instead he fought in the first line, in phalanx or on his horse, the Greek way.Did so much in 33 years, most "conquerors" would need 1000 lifetimes. Btw the Persians used Greek mercenaries all the time. The reason for that is that the Persian soldiers were ill trained and pretty ignorant of battle. Imagine being a persian soldier, having heard stories about your ancestors trying to invade Greece and being slaughtered. Then you see 40.000 Greeks with 6 meters spears marching in perfect phalanx ready to take revenge. Poor guys must had been shitting their pants.
@@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz4839 He never fought Rome. His successors did and they were nowhere near him in any aspect. Keep in mind that the Greco-Roman Wars took place 200 years after his death and of course the phalanx tactic was obsolete at that point. The Macedonians lost the war because the rest of the Greeks joined the Romans as well. The Greek world was in serious decline at that point.
@@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz4839 When Rome fought the Phalanx there were no Silver Shields, or the Companions to support it,hence why they got outmaneuvered
The new state of North Macedonia is stealing Ancient Greek and Bulgarian medieval History as well as Bulgarian new history. North Macedonian "historians" are changing identity of already dead people from region of Macedonia as Goce Delcev, Dame Gruev, Christo Tatarchev who has declared themselves as Bulgarians from region of Macedonia. Postmortem now they try to change their identity and to make them North Macedonians. They tried to do same by stealing Alexander the Great.
8:43 - Glossed over how to put down the rebellion. Alexander was able to do so, cause of how quickly his army travelled and it took everyone off guard. His army travelled about 500 miles in 13 days. That's crazy during that time period.
@@farazyounus291 Hannibal proclaimed himself to be the third greatest general behind Alexander the great and Pyrrhus of Epirus. So if the man's own admission counts for anything here it is.
The main lesson being that the only way to stop a guy like that is for everyone else to put their disputes aside and join forces against him. As was done to stop Napoleon and Hitler.
@@fredbarker9201 It's possible, anything would be possible with those two but it wouldn't be that simple. I think a lot would depend on the quality of the troops, at which point in their respective careers they would be, since both armies were essentially professional and not conscripts, the terrain and other less obvious factors as well.
The greatest Hellene of all time.... No wander Greeks love him. The Romans gave him the title 'Great' as they admired what he had achieved in such a short time.
That battle with various historical leaders was great and all, but I feel like Alexander the Great vs Genghis Khan would have been more fitting given their respective reputations as conquerors, rather than having Khan battle the Easter Bunny in Season 1
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Alexanders corpse was actually on its way back to Macedonia, but Ptolemy, his general in charge of Egypt ambushed the caravan transporting it and brought it to Alexandria.
@@izabelacupi6349 He was Greek. His father (Philippos) was Macedonian and his mother (Olympia) was from Epirus. Macedonians were Greek just like Athenians, Spartans, Epirotes, Cretans,Thraciancs etc.
@@nikolajovanovski9 only in your dreams fyr vardaskian slav..Go back to yugoslavia..Macedonia is only Greek from the ancient times until now..The global history doesnt change..The slavs are slavs..Stop to steal the greek civilization slav.
I love all the stories abt Alexander the great. I am from Central Asia, and he went to India through my country, Tajikistan. Many coins with his face were found on Tajik land, and from all central Asian count, only Tajiks look like Greeks. 😉. This is so interesting! If you have any information about his way through Tajikistan please share! !!!!!🤗🤗🤗🤗
The new state of North Macedonia is stealing Ancient Greek and Bulgarian medieval History as well as Bulgarian new history. North Macedonian "historians" are changing identity of already dead people from region of Macedonia as Goce Delcev, Dame Gruev, Christo Tatarchev who has declared themselves as Bulgarians from region of Macedonia. Postmortem now they try to change their identity and to make them North Macedonians. They tried to do same by stealing Alexander the Great.
"Screw you, we're independent" "My Lord, Alexander leads his own army." "Dude, bro, Alexander. Surely you know a joke when you see one right?? Right??" 😏😏
I always encourage people or friends when visiting Greece, to pay a visit to Vergina (in the region of Macedonia), best known as the site of ancient Aigai - Aegae, the first capital of Macedon. It might be difficult for non Greeks to read or understand anything there because all the inscriptions are in Ancient Greek, but trust me, it’s a thrilling experience. You can still feel the awe and admire the grandeur of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia. In 336 B.C. King Philip II was assassinated in Aigai's theatre and his son, Alexander the Great, was proclaimed King. In 1977, the burial sites of several kings of Macedon were uncovered, including the tomb of Philip II which had not been disturbed or looted, unlike so many of the other tombs there. The ancient town was also the site of an extensive royal palace. The archaeological museum of Vergina was built to house all the artifacts found at the site and is one of the most important museums in Greece. Aigai has been awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status as "an exceptional testimony to a significant development in European civilization, at the transition from classical city-state to the imperial structure of the Hellenistic period”.
They say you die twice. Once when you're buried, and the second time is the last time somebody mentions your name. Alexander has guaranteed his immortality.
I'm going to learn as much as I can about Aristotle and Socrates, specifically their teachings and how they taught Alexander the great. So I can teach my kids the same way.
there are no writings for socrates, all we know about him is from plato and other sophists and philosophers. we know he existed and that he was executed. for aristotle you can read politics, however he was a private teacher for him so most likely the things he said and taught him were in the span of the moment unless he wrote it down. but most likely he didn't because most of what we know about alexander himself is written after he died so it can be a bit askew. good luck.
Small correction. Pella, was the capitol of ancient Macedonia, "Greece" was a collection of city states each with its own government. Even after Philip subdued Greece, he was simply acknowledged as the Hegemon, not king, of Greece.
@@j.kapiris That isn't what Andrew said. He said that the city-states maintained a degree of autonomy with the king of Macedon as the head of the alliance holding them together. There was no mention of Alexander's heritage.
I don't even think there was such a concept as Greece back then. They were naming themselves as Athenians, Spartans etc. And the kingdom of Macedon was a different thing, which is shown by the ancient texts of how the city-states saw the Macedonian kingdom as a threat to them.
@@markokorunovski2198 There was Greece back then, just not as a country with one ruler, it was divided in many city states, Athens, Sparta, Thebes, Macedonia etc. And of course the Spartans or the Atheniasn considering the Macedonians and each other a threat since they were fighting each other very often. But they were are all speaking greek and consider themselves greeks
“Let me spell out the list: I brought foes to their knees In Phonesia, breezed through Gaza to Giza. Had the Balkans, Persia, Syria, Iraq, and Pakistan in my expansion pack!” Alexander the Great
That's something you ought to tell to his sister (who's a mermaid) if you ever encounter her in the sea. She'll ask :"Ζεί ο Βασιλιάς Αλέξανδρος;" "Is King Alexander alive?" If the sailors answer that he lives ("Ζει, ζει και βασιλεύει"), then she let them go. But if they say that he's dead then she shanks the ship and the sailors, and then the mermaid regrets it for the lives of the sailors she took away, cries and mourns, from the cries rises a storm and a great storm that destroys everything in its path. Or that's the story anyway.
@@teyrncousland7152 They have a tendency to ignore bad sides of cultures they like, and totally railing on cultures that they don't. As a result, their videos can be incomplete or give rather one-sided arguments and perspectives.
"Living behind a legacy of heroism,divinity and..tyranny" -Tyrannt they yelled so easily,but no tyrannt ever gave back so much!And what do these schoolboys know of the world?It takes strong men to rule..
Great video as usual. Alexander is one of my favorites. I've always had a passion for history so as a career choice attended University to become a history teacher. I wanted to teach my younger students the love that I had & enjoy it. Later I taught my older college students to love it as much as myself. My friends call me the history geek but I don't care & take as a compliment. Thanks. 😊
I'm glad you gave Philip some cred in this video, so many people don't even know his name, but without him Alexander would of had nothing, conquered nothing, he would of been king of fractured savage tribes.
Anaxarchus once told Alexander that there were infinite worlds (planets) and when Alexander heard this, he wept in despair for he had yet to conquer even one.
As a teacher, I really appreciate that you take the time to cover people from antiquity. Sometimes it's incredibly hard to find good resources for ancient history! Thank you for your hard work!
Near to the East, in a part of ancient Greece, in an ancient land, called Macedonia. Was born a son to Phillip of Macedon ,the legend his name, was Alexander. By the age of 19, he became the Macedon king, and swore to free all of Asia Minor! 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Thank u Gorge the grand father of Philip came from Argos to Makedonia, there is only 1 Makedonia the aparis slavs the came in the northen borders of Makedonia at 1.100 Ad they sld find ab other name for their fake country!!
In his father's army at the age of 13 and was made a general by the age of 16 .This is why Julius Caesar loved him , respected him And learnt a he'll of a lot of him The youngest ever to become a general
That's right George , and free the Egyptians who were under Persian rule , and a specific and extremely Important assignment from God Was the Hebrews and ISRAEL. This one , god made it clear to the Great Alexander That he is to save them , and leave them UNTOUCHED and Alexander just marched his army through Why was he specifically ordered by god to Leave them UNTOUCHED Because they were gods no 1 . The Persian empire was monstrous and they had huge armies spread out , several huge armies , not just a few and the Persians were able to keep bringing reinforcements upon Reinforcement. They had full control of eastern civilisation and were once again threatening to take the whole known world
@@chriskonstandinos4996 πραβω λεβέντη, and it was around 1400 Years after the death of Alexander That they were BEGGINING to show up from further north So they can jump l up and down Scream and shout all they want And the kingdom ( state ) of Macedon covered a lot of territory In saying that we had 4 and later it Became 5, huge Hellenic tribes going back as far as 4 and a half Possibly up to 5000 years ago , Who were occupying those lands The Dorians , the IONIANS THE, AEOLIANS and the ARCADIANS. , and later the atticians , who were all of Hellenic Identity , same ALPHABET, same language same cultural ways . Even the Trojans they say spoke The same language , but just wanted independence and their own country ., and the same with a few other Hellenic kingdoms who wanted the same thing. They wouldn't have survived for to long Considering the situation of the world .
@@Lion-rs2qy god? What does god have to do with ancient Greece and polytheism? Alexander the Great did not intend to "liberate" anyone, he was a conqueror. I am Greek and proud of my history, but let's not manipulate history to make it look better or suit today's religion. Alexander would be considered a paganist, a heretic according to Christianity today, as well as a tyrant and a conqueror who slaughtered thousands. He did accomplish great things, but he also used violence to do so. Oh and, the Persian empire was not that bad, we as Greeks have learned to demonize it as it has been our country's enemy for centuries. They were actually full of history, art and science just like we were.
Heh, ironic I watched the Spartacus episode before this, and it was speculated Spartacus was a Thracian of the Medai tribe. Now here I am seeing Alexander the great fight that same group.
@@marijamare8718 Ancient Macedonians and modern day "Macedonians" have nothing to do with each other the modern day "Macedonians" are Slavs. Slavs came to the Balkans 800 years after Alexanders death.
Your research on each topic is incredible. And your presentations of each one is astonishing. I am so enjoying learning about history. Liz from South Africa
Kasander erected statue but not founded city. Statue of Tesaloniki was found by Romans on Via-Ignatia road 350 years later ... Kasander (ruled 25 years after Alexander death) was first non Argead dynasty ruler as regent of southern parts of Macedonia and Thessaly. That Thessalin princess was Alexanders sister as marge of interest ... Kassander only erected statue of Tesaloniki but Romans found city 2c. AD. , who flourished by Via-Ignatia road 350 years after Kassander, and named after Romanticized ancient myth.
Burnin' Leather I’d rather see one on Womg Fei-Hung. But there are many stories. Ip Man already has mythological history, applied to his life, and Wong Fei-Hung did as well, but Ip Man’s stories sometimes are blended with Wong myths.
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Macedonians ARE NOT GREEKS !!! :(
Are you sure about King Philip waging war against Byzantium? Byzantium wouldn't exist for almost 1000 years as Byzantium was descendant of Roman Empire.
@@MacedonianBro Of course they are... If not, then who are they? It is a very small area we are talking about.
Not sure if you read comments on these, but if you do two people you could do these on are Francisco Franco and Shaka Zulu
Could you do Caligula
Me at 16: *playing war games*
Alexander at 16: *Actually playing war games*
*We now live in time in History, where the world have less wars since the end of WW2, we may have proxy wars and small wars here and there, but the world is more at peace now that it was 100/200/500/1000 years ago.*
That was pretty much middle age for a Macedonian conquerer
@@insomniac9217 Alexander is Greek
jason4275 the last major war was well the war against terrorism
Cinch 23 no he is not he was born in Macedonia making him Macedonian
Pretty cool fact. By the time Alexanders army reached India, some of his men had been in 50-100 battles. Some members of the elite silver shields were in their late 50's. Hard to imagine such grizzled veterans
True MVPs
@@meloniejen8400 they carried the entire army
Yep. Especially with all the Millineal 20-30 yo Gamer, Dork Virgins that call themselves "Men" today...
@@alexporetto3831 It's hard to blame them directly dude,we live in a society that constantly trashes masculinity so it's only understandable that a lot of today's young men resort to being feminized.
Natural selection, the strong and cunning survive while the slow witted weak die. The closest thing would be veteran Spartans I would think, given their military service was from age 7 to 60.
Alexander the Great would not buy SquareSpace. He will conquer it and call it Alexander's Space then kick you out of Biographics and call it Mine.
Haha exactly
He'd call it Alexander's Space but he'd be impressed by Biographics and ask Simon how he wished to be treated. ;)
Simon : As a RUclipsr
ALEXANDER : It shall be so
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You're sexy
What about my little birdies? 🙁
I loved the fact that Alexander named a city after his horse
@@fillprg9242 No, about 70.
No it is 20
If Caligula had won battles they'd probably have stuck "the Great" after his real name, despite all the people he killed.
Cities*
Rather, 10000 cubic miles of Alexandria.
Asia: exists
Alexander the great: *it's free real estate*
@@jason4275 Alexander didn't fail though.
He would have taken all of Asia, but his greedy generals, wanted their're own kingdoms and no more wars, so they plotted to have him killed, Alexander biggest mistakes was trusting his own friends, and not supplying his army with fresh troops, especially new generals.
@@jason4275, he died of the fever and was not killed by his generals. The empire was seperated because Alexander said the strongest of his generals could inherit the empire from him.
@@theredstonesword984 "died of the fever and was not killed by his generals"
Yea that's what his generals wrote, when they were claiming territories of land that Alexander won for them, better to write that he died of fever, so that the common people have you're support, sounds better than he was actually murdered, for his lands, also these were not generals, they were all warlords, no different than mongols after a Khan dies.
@@jason4275 way different the kons kids adapted they places they went so they didn't disappear they improved everywhere they went and I mean the kids the places they got look it up the best military moves in history was made buy his kids
"Who's your teacher?" "Bloke called Aristotle"." Is he any good?" "Yeh … I s'pose .."
Being wise or good at something wont make you a good teacher.
@@ilkkarautio2449 that's pretty much like saying "having all the qualities of a good teacher wont make you a good teacher"
@@zayan6284 Its not at all like saying that! Being wise and good at architectural design for example, does not necessarily mean you are equipped with communication skills or emotional intelligence! Without the ability to communicate, how could you possibly teach?
"Bit cocky, think's he's bloody Aristotle".
But you guys cannot deny Aristotle was a great teacher
Alexander's last words were really badass and are what broke the empire. When asked about the matter of succession, he answered only "To the strongest".
Ptolemy should've gotten it.
@@Euro.Patriot agreed
@Jesus 'Rotting' Christ yeah, but let's face it, any historian of that time telling Alexander left the empire to any of the genrals would be VERY sus to me, because they would just be lobbying for their general.
But it is indeed interesting that he had a general named Krateros and that this word means "Stronger" in Greek.
@Jesus 'Rotting' Christ that would be very prophetic that the choice of name by the parents would be the reason one of the greatest empires of the earth fell to ruin.
The story of Alexander and that knot beautifully symbolizes his direct approach to problem solving 😎
Gordean knot-Γορδιος Δεσμός.
As they say think outside of the box
"If brute force didn't work, _you aren't using enough of it!"_
Yea it's almost like it was contrived for that exact purpose or something
As in, what problem?
“When Alexander saw the breath of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer”
Ha!, I knew I wouldn't be the only one, lol ;)
@@user-gv4bf4zx2s explain lol
@@MsDragonbal776 I think it is a darts quote
"Benefits of a classical education."
Richard Kuduk Likely fake news. His ambition was much greater than the willingness of his armies to achieve it it seems
" I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion." - Alexander the Great
''i am being killed by the treatment of too many physicians'' - Alexander The Great
If he had lived another 30 years, we would all be speaking Greek.
Not wrong though
@Jason Blahino He lived before the Romans were powerful.
IDK about that but i know had the allies not won WW2 we'd be speaking German now....
Auf Wiedersehrn!
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Red Lantern's Rage well, ich spreche deutsche aber nicht du viel
@Deepak Choubey lucky Alexander!
With Bucephalus, he didn’t manhandle the horse into submission like was described in this video. He recognized the horse was afraid of his shadow and made him face the sun and calmed him down for 10 or so minutes before jumping on.
A common thing with horses as they usually are very nervous animals
The horse was afraid of his shadow.... not him or the tons of other people that are with the king standing around trying to tame a horse that's probably not used to people..... that seems correct.
@@dillongage i work with horses for a living, you'd be surprised
Just because he didn't mention the horse was scared of his shadow doesn't mean that's not what he meant. His comment in the video basically said he conquered the horse, Which he did , Alexander figured him out, Then Bucephalus was now his.
Educated by Aristotle student of Socrates student of Plato, conquered the largest army in history (at that point), created one of the largest empire (at that point), inspired great leaders from Ceasar to Napoleon and never lost a battle all in the space of a decade... He truely is one of the greatest
So the Jimi Hendrix of Greek history.
NO!, Aristotle Was Student of PLATO!, And Plato Was Student of Socrates.
Yo! Correct your comment
Alexander executed half of his prisoners?
Perfectly balanced, as all things should be...
Haha I see what you did there
Thanos likes this.
Well, to his enemies, sooner or later, Alexander is inevitable....
Historical facts = Strabo (63 BC) tells us that Illyrians, Thracians, Bottians and Thesprotes shared the Macedonian territory (Tribes of Pelasgian origin 🇦🇱 ).
Source: (Strabo, VII, Frg .n°.11)
The Macedonians have just propagated the Hellenic culture and have adopted it little by little ...
The ancient authors called the Macedonians Barbaros/non-Greeks...
For example the great Thucydides...
Example : Thucydides (II, 80- IV, 126) who qualified of Barbaros (not Greek) the MACEDONIANS, Thesprotes, Molosses, Châones Atintanes, Paravaiens, Orestiens etc!
Moreover it is not the only one, far from there ....
Historical facts =
Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great.
But who was this woman who is said to have astonished the Macedonian king with her beauty ?
I will write based only on facts, that is, on the quotes of famous ancient authors, mainly Greek.
( For me there is one thing in history, which with the facts are not said ... )
According to Plutarch, Alexander was a descendant of Ajax through his father Neoptolemos and this is accepted without discussion.
According to Justin, Philip married Olympias, daughter of Neoptolemos, king of the Molosses.
All the authors thus agree on the fact that Alexander the Great was the grandson of a Molossian.
For those who do not know this tribe (the Molossians), who were they, what territory did they occupy and how were they considered by the ancient authors ?
Let us stop for a moment to know more about the tribe of the Molossians from which the mother of Alexander the Great came.
To make it simple, the tribe of Molossians is in Epirus somewhere in the region of Chamerie on the back of Thesprotians who dominated the coastal part.
In addition to this, the Kaons who were in the south of present-day Albania and who constituted three of the great tribes of Epirus.
Historically, tribes like the Molossians or others who composed Epirus like the Kaons, the Thesprotians, the Paraue, the Antintans and others, are historically linked to the Illyrian (🇦🇱) culture or to a part of it.
As Thucydides tells us about the events of the Peloponnesian War that involved both actually in reality Illyrians and Illyria itself, these tribes were commonly considered barbarian (non-Greek) tribes.
Thucydides: - "Among the barbarians there were about 1,000 Kaons who ruled without a king. Along with the Kaons, the Thesprotians also participated and were also ruled without a king. There were also the MOLOSSIANS, the Atintants and the Paraues.
( HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR )
All these tribes, mentioned by the historian of Athenian origin Thucydides for their participation in the famous Peloponnesian war in the 5th century B.C., are considered as barbarians, therefore not Greek!
( Thucydides II, 80- IV, 126 )
The Kaons, the Thesprotians of Chamerie, the Arintans and the Parauets constitute the backbone of what one called Epirus.
Among them are of course the Molossians where are the roots of the family of the mother of Alexander the Great !
And Thucydides is not the only source which defines the Epirotes as non-Greeks.
There are many others!
According to the encyclopedia Basic Antiquity, composed of 86 volumes... Pauly Wissowa the Real "Encyclopedia Alterumswissenschaft" says that the Epirotes are of Illyrian origin 🇦🇱 and have strong links with the population of southern Italy!
More concise on the issue, the only Nobel Prize in history 🎓 is none other than Theodor Mommsen author of the cycle "Corpus of Antiquity inscriptions" which says that: - "the brave Epirotes, the Albanians 🇦🇱 of antiquity supported with traditional loyalty the young and brave Pyrrhus or "the Eagle" as they called him " .
Let us point out on this subject that the Albanians name themselves "Shqiptar", that is to say "sons or children of the eagle".
The soldiers of Pyrrhus (3rd century BC / Epirote King), called their King "the Eagle" and that the latter retroqued them one day that they were his "children", so the Albanians are the children of the Eagle ...
"Shqiptar = child of the Eagle .... " .
(Pyrrhus was the cousin of Alexander the Great, of the Molossian tribe and himself an ambitious conqueror, Pyrrhus is one of the most formidable adversaries of the early days of ancient Rome).
Lorenzo Braccesi (Professor of Greek History at the University of Venice, Italy, in 1986) tells us:
- "Olympias was originally from Epirus, on the part of the father who was king of Epirus, on the part of the mother also and that Illyrian blood 🇦🇱 circulated in the family, there is no doubt. "
( 9,01- 9,15 . The true story of Alexander the great ... - Gjurmë Shqiptare )
That the Epirotes are or are not Illyrians is a discussion that, from an archaeological point of view, is resolved.
The Epirotes and the Illyrians have the same culture, if we consider the Iron Age, the use of tombs, fortifications with several rows of walls, their material culture, the shape of the pots or the ornaments which are identical to those of Korça (current Albania) and religion.
Not only ancient authors like Thucydides, Strabo and others have called the Epirotic tribes barbarians (non-Greek) but also later serious publications based on documents and archaeological findings point out the same thing.
The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and the sister .
The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and sister of another well known Illyrian prince "Alexander the Molossus".
I believe that all or part of the strong character of Alexander comes exactly from his mother, from the house that also gave birth to Pyrrhus.
The powerful role of women in Illyrian society has been documented by many authors, including those who today identify themselves as Greeks, such as Athenaeus and Theompope.
Olympias' influence on her son Alexander was so great.
She believed that her son had divine blood and that he was born to rule the greatest kingdom of all time.
But the mother's family was not the only Illyrian family to which Alexander was affiliated, his link with the Illyrians was stronger than that!
Disappointed you didn’t mention the legendary meeting between Alexander and the philosopher Diogenes of Sinope.
"Could you move out of my light?"
The Chad Alexander vs the Chad diogenes
Luka Tosic Well said!
"Conquering towns is for kings. Kicking is for donkeys"
Yeah I was waiting for it
1:00 - Chapter 1 - Early years
3:30 - Chapter 2 - Rising to the challenge
5:00 - Chapter 3 - Family challenges
6:30 - Chapter 4 - King of macedonia
11:55 - Mid roll ads
13:20 - Chapter 5 - The gordian knot
16:50 - Chapter 6 - Conquest of babylon
18:45 - Chapter 7 - India
20:35 - Chapter 8 - Struck down
Thanks...
A true hero
Been waiting for this one since I found this show.
Yeah me to. Love Alex the great.
I swear this guy reuploaded this
I would have thought this would be on here sooner...
Once my little sister asked me who Alexander the Great was. I told her that once upon a time there was this Greek kid named Alexander and he decided he was ruler of the world, and so he went and conquered most of the known world at the time and then partied super hard and died, either from alcohol poisoning, poison poisoning, or disease. Oh and nobody knows where his tomb is. The end
Your last name makes your comment ironic lmao
Jo Vee lol a little I guess
Watch John Carter of Mars
@@JaelaOrdo He wasn't greek...
@@gligordzolev2549 Dream on.
Alexander's Dad to Aristotle: Thanks for dealing with my son I'll rebuild your home so you're indebted to me for life.
Aristotle: Cool thanks fam.
The home that I destroyed. Here are the keys
Aristotle under his breath; "you know I'm going to be more famous than you in a couple of thousands years time".
The Battle of Hidaspus, in which Alexander faught against King Puru(Porus) is a significant milestone in Indian History. When Puru was defeated and imprisoned after fighting valiantly, Alexander asked him how should he, the new slave be treated by the great emperor. Puru replied, like how one king should treat another king. This fearless reply impressed Alexander so much that he fred Puru and gave back his land.
Porus gave him his best challenge of all
@@wyattrota9070 nah, Memnon of Rhodes did
@@dlugi4198 in siege warfare maybe but not in the Field
Absolutely Badass
Ancient Greece produced some of the finest Greek warriors and kings like leonidas, Alexander the Great, phyrrus, miltaedes etc. so very proud of my countries history.
Alexander poses a challenge to those of us living comfortably in the 21st century. Should we see him a great hero who overcame the many obstacles thrown his way? Or, perhaps, should we view him as a tyrant willing to sacrifice thousands of lives for his own glory? Either way, Alexander is arguably one of the most fascinating men to have ever lived.
Nicely put, Kumar
@@trevorjosephoneill345 thank you!
He's like many powerful historical figures. Ambitious, charismatic, lethal and ultimately flawed. If you have ancestors or identify with the people he torched or sold into slavery, your opinion of him, may lean towards or be full scale tyrant. If you don't or just see him as a product of his time. Your opinion may lean towards legendary status.
@@shadysif6220 excellent points. History, more often than not, depends upon perspective and presupposition.
Persia deserved to be conquered by Greece which they tried to conquer twice
Some say that he should be called Alexander the conqueror instead of Great. Many men were conquerors. Caesar, Genghis Khan, Suleiman, Napoleon. Alexander was Great. He didn't name himself great like Napoleon or some little known Prussian and Russian rulers. History gave him that name.
Plus the word great means much more in Greek. Μέγας Αλέξανδρος meaning that no one can be greater, no one can achieve more. A king who could lay low and leave the battle to his army while spitting orders. Instead he fought in the first line, in phalanx or on his horse, the Greek way.Did so much in 33 years, most "conquerors" would need 1000 lifetimes.
Btw the Persians used Greek mercenaries all the time. The reason for that is that the Persian soldiers were ill trained and pretty ignorant of battle.
Imagine being a persian soldier, having heard stories about your ancestors trying to invade Greece and being slaughtered. Then you see 40.000 Greeks with 6 meters spears marching in perfect phalanx ready to take revenge. Poor guys must had been shitting their pants.
Only amber the great and ashoka the great deserved the title "the great" if u do research on them u will know why.
It's because every place he conquered he made better. That is what made him "Great."
@@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz4839 He never fought Rome. His successors did and they were nowhere near him in any aspect. Keep in mind that the Greco-Roman Wars took place 200 years after his death and of course the phalanx tactic was obsolete at that point. The Macedonians lost the war because the rest of the Greeks joined the Romans as well. The Greek world was in serious decline at that point.
@@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz4839 When Rome fought the Phalanx there were no Silver Shields, or the Companions to support it,hence why they got outmaneuvered
The new state of North Macedonia is stealing Ancient Greek and Bulgarian medieval History as well as Bulgarian new history. North Macedonian "historians" are changing identity of already dead people from region of Macedonia as Goce Delcev, Dame Gruev, Christo Tatarchev who has declared themselves as Bulgarians from region of Macedonia. Postmortem now they try to change their identity and to make them North Macedonians. They tried to do same by stealing Alexander the Great.
8:43 - Glossed over how to put down the rebellion. Alexander was able to do so, cause of how quickly his army travelled and it took everyone off guard. His army travelled about 500 miles in 13 days. That's crazy during that time period.
Alexander is someone many leaders look to for military tactic history. So many lessons to learn from him!!
@@farazyounus291 Hannibal proclaimed himself to be the third greatest general behind Alexander the great and Pyrrhus of Epirus. So if the man's own admission counts for anything here it is.
Ppl could learn from Alexander to have an heir for a unified kingdom.
The main lesson being that the only way to stop a guy like that is for everyone else to put their disputes aside and join forces against him. As was done to stop Napoleon and Hitler.
@@Proud2bGreek1 but we know if Alexander had faced Hannibal, Hannibal woulda probably won
@@fredbarker9201 It's possible, anything would be possible with those two but it wouldn't be that simple. I think a lot would depend on the quality of the troops, at which point in their respective careers they would be, since both armies were essentially professional and not conscripts, the terrain and other less obvious factors as well.
"if Alexander the Great was alive today, he'd be using Squarespace..." 😂😂
Phrygians: Whoever can undo this knot will be our new ruler.
Alexander: *slashes knot in half with sword*
Phrygians: That'll work....
Me: Did you do it?
Alexander: Yes
Also me: What did it cost?
Also Alexander: The whole Asia and the Middle East
Phrygians; "what a filthy cheat; he's perfect".
The greatest Hellene of all time.... No wander Greeks love him.
The Romans gave him the title 'Great' as they admired what he had achieved in such a short time.
He conquered the world before the age of 30.
And how's your day been? ;)
I'm pacing myself!
He also died far from his true home, at 32 in excruciating pain.
It’s a little harder nowadays trying to conquer anything
I conquered breakfast. And it was good
I'm getting to it
"Hey fella, swell diss. But now you got the Panhellenist from Pella hella pissed!"
Steppin' up's foolish, as well as, useless.
Epic rap battle of history?
"Little Vasilyevich! Let me spell out the list:"
That battle with various historical leaders was great and all, but I feel like Alexander the Great vs Genghis Khan would have been more fitting given their respective reputations as conquerors, rather than having Khan battle the Easter Bunny in Season 1
Feeling a bit queezy?
Just keep him out of Diogenes' sunlight.
I love how they tried to play whack a mole with Alexander and he was like. “Fine. I’ll just light one of the moles on fire as an example.”
Please do Otto von Bismarck next... I'd love that
Agreed !
Yes, please!
For the love of Odin YES.
Yes that would be great
Yes please
Ive been watching Simon Whistler since his tea drinking video. I have watched this man evolve into a great and excellent producer of great content. Never disappointed and look forward to all your content. Thanks Simon for all your hard work and dedication to your brand.
Give Alexander the great 2000 more years,
he would have been fighting battles with aliens.
Do a video on Grecobudism and all other wonderful influences of the Greek civilisation in the East that came as a result of Alexander's conquests.
Greece's greatest hero
Alexanders corpse was actually on its way back to Macedonia, but Ptolemy, his general in charge of Egypt ambushed the caravan transporting it and brought it to Alexandria.
Which Alexandria? There are 70+.
@@Euro.Patriot in egypt
He kidnapped a corpse!
based Ptolemy lol
Ptolemy was a general of Alexander, not a general in charge of Egypt. But the diadochi split the parts and Ptolemy went to Egypt.
Alexander went to war with 40k men against king Darius Persian king who had over a million men and still couldn't defeat alexander.
Because a traitor sold the Persian plans to Alexander . then when the war was done Alexander killd that traitor who sold the Persians
Size doesn't matter
You forgot to add the part where he appeared in the late 90's in Japan and died fighting Gilgamesh..
I cri everytime
As if he could defeat the demigod king of heroes.
@@Almighty_Mage he was the King of Conquerors through, so really close
Pella was not the capital of Greece, it was A capital of Greece. Greeks (or Hellenes, more appropriately) , had many city states and kingdoms.
Macedonia is in greece ... Alexander the Great was greek🇬🇷
@@paoberg6004 Dude ηρέμησε, πόλεις κράτη duh
@@Armorius2199 τι να ηρεμήσω? Δεν είμαι ανθελληνικό σκουπίδι για να ηρεμήσω
PAO BERG
He was HALF GREEK and let’s not forget that his Greek father practically disowned him by marrying another woman. So yeah, just so you know.
@@izabelacupi6349 He was Greek. His father (Philippos) was Macedonian and his mother (Olympia) was from Epirus. Macedonians were Greek just like Athenians, Spartans, Epirotes, Cretans,Thraciancs etc.
People can say whatever they want about Alexander The Great!!
The fact is.... Alexander was a Genius Military General in every way!!!! 🗡️🛡️⚔️
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@@barbarabeswick3472 this video is not for fyr slavs..Only for Greeks..Make your own history..Slavs are slavs..
@@djtheo8555 Alexander is not greek
@@nikolajovanovski9 only in your dreams fyr vardaskian slav..Go back to yugoslavia..Macedonia is only Greek from the ancient times until now..The global history doesnt change..The slavs are slavs..Stop to steal the greek civilization slav.
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I love all the stories abt Alexander the great. I am from Central Asia, and he went to India through my country, Tajikistan. Many coins with his face were found on Tajik land, and from all central Asian count, only Tajiks look like Greeks. 😉. This is so interesting! If you have any information about his way through Tajikistan please share! !!!!!🤗🤗🤗🤗
I love your country so much 💖
@@lilith7572 wow, sounds cool
Greek here. Give me a lead please. I want to learn more about your country.
The new state of North Macedonia is stealing Ancient Greek and Bulgarian medieval History as well as Bulgarian new history. North Macedonian "historians" are changing identity of already dead people from region of Macedonia as Goce Delcev, Dame Gruev, Christo Tatarchev who has declared themselves as Bulgarians from region of Macedonia. Postmortem now they try to change their identity and to make them North Macedonians. They tried to do same by stealing Alexander the Great.
There is so much stuff to learn about Alexander the Great. Did you read any interesting books?
Iron Maiden did it in half the time!
Up the Irons mate!🤘
My favourite Maiden song
up the irons
TheDoctor AAAAAALEXAAAANDER THE GREEEEAAAAAAT!!
TheDoctor the best band ever!
"Screw you, we're independent"
"My Lord, Alexander leads his own army."
"Dude, bro, Alexander. Surely you know a joke when you see one right?? Right??" 😏😏
I always encourage people or friends when visiting Greece, to pay a visit to Vergina (in the region of Macedonia), best known as the site of ancient Aigai - Aegae, the first capital of Macedon. It might be difficult for non Greeks to read or understand anything there because all the inscriptions are in Ancient Greek, but trust me, it’s a thrilling experience. You can still feel the awe and admire the grandeur of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia.
In 336 B.C. King Philip II was assassinated in Aigai's theatre and his son, Alexander the Great, was proclaimed King. In 1977, the burial sites of several kings of Macedon were uncovered, including the tomb of Philip II which had not been disturbed or looted, unlike so many of the other tombs there.
The ancient town was also the site of an extensive royal palace. The archaeological museum of Vergina was built to house all the artifacts found at the site and is one of the most important museums in Greece.
Aigai has been awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status as "an exceptional testimony to a significant development in European civilization, at the transition from classical city-state to the imperial structure of the Hellenistic period”.
They say you die twice. Once when you're buried, and the second time is the last time somebody mentions your name. Alexander has guaranteed his immortality.
"Alexander would have used Square Space". Them fighting words, Simon. Choose your next words carefully!
But now you got the panhellenist from pella hella pissed
I'm going to learn as much as I can about Aristotle and Socrates, specifically their teachings and how they taught Alexander the great. So I can teach my kids the same way.
there are no writings for socrates, all we know about him is from plato and other sophists and philosophers. we know he existed and that he was executed. for aristotle you can read politics, however he was a private teacher for him so most likely the things he said and taught him were in the span of the moment unless he wrote it down. but most likely he didn't because most of what we know about alexander himself is written after he died so it can be a bit askew. good luck.
To my parents i own my life but the way of life to my teacher(Aristotel)
Alexander the Great
Cringe
@@jyotiradityasatpathy3546 weak
Socrates was dead by the time of Alexander the great dude lol
Today is my birthday.
And I only wish to have a fraction of his greatness.
Alexander the Great: *exists*
FYROM Slavs: it's free real estate 😉
hahaha walla brorsan
You mean North Macedonian Slavs?
@@whiteoctober4582 its republic of macedonia never north
Your comment is irrelevant since u are a pontian Asia minor reject. 1922 refugees
@@SV0747 I'm not and you are irrelevant
Small correction. Pella, was the capitol of ancient Macedonia, "Greece" was a collection of city states each with its own government. Even after Philip subdued Greece, he was simply acknowledged as the Hegemon, not king, of Greece.
Alexander was Greek. Macedonia is Greece
@@j.kapiris
That isn't what Andrew said. He said that the city-states maintained a degree of autonomy with the king of Macedon as the head of the alliance holding them together.
There was no mention of Alexander's heritage.
I don't even think there was such a concept as Greece back then. They were naming themselves as Athenians, Spartans etc.
And the kingdom of Macedon was a different thing, which is shown by the ancient texts of how the city-states saw the Macedonian kingdom as a threat to them.
@@markokorunovski2198 There was Greece back then, just not as a country with one ruler, it was divided in many city states, Athens, Sparta, Thebes, Macedonia etc. And of course the Spartans or the Atheniasn considering the Macedonians and each other a threat since they were fighting each other very often. But they were are all speaking greek and consider themselves greeks
@@georgeb.3292 The ancient kingdom of Macedon never had the city state form of organization, unlike Athens and Sparta💁
“Let me spell out the list: I brought foes to their knees In Phonesia, breezed through Gaza to Giza. Had the Balkans, Persia, Syria, Iraq, and Pakistan in my expansion pack!” Alexander the Great
It is still said in Greece today --- Ο Μεγας Αλεξανδρος ζει και βασιλευει "The Great Alexander lives and rules!"
That's something you ought to tell to his sister (who's a mermaid) if you ever encounter her in the sea.
She'll ask :"Ζεί ο Βασιλιάς Αλέξανδρος;" "Is King Alexander alive?"
If the sailors answer that he lives ("Ζει, ζει και βασιλεύει"), then she let them go.
But if they say that he's dead then she shanks the ship and the sailors, and then the mermaid regrets it for the lives of the sailors she took away, cries and mourns, from the cries rises a storm and a great storm that destroys everything in its path.
Or that's the story anyway.
one of the most presious greek leaders in greek history
The greatest conqueror in history. Such a great biography.
Genghis Khan would like to speak with you
@@zombieoverlord5173 I always think Alexander is way too hyped up
@@jaytbutt1650 I mean hes like one of three people in the entire history of humanity to conquer that much territory
guys remember this
he got approval from gilgamesh that he's worthy of his enuma elish-
What about Marcus Aurelius next time?
Shame Overly Sarcastic Productions doesn't know about you guys. I'd love to see a collaboration between you two!
I dont know why but i realy dont like them
@@rikgales123 Maybe because they have a bias problem.
@@youcanthandlethetruth8873
Bias about what? I am new.
@@teyrncousland7152 They have a tendency to ignore bad sides of cultures they like, and totally railing on cultures that they don't. As a result, their videos can be incomplete or give rather one-sided arguments and perspectives.
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ok thanks
I wanna go to the Temple of Nymphs Boarding School!!!
Finally one of my favorite historical figures.
5:39 The original "Am I a joke to you?"
"Living behind a legacy of heroism,divinity and..tyranny"
-Tyrannt they yelled so easily,but no tyrannt ever gave back so much!And what do these schoolboys know of the world?It takes strong men to rule..
You should cover Sylvia Plath. She was such a wonderful poet whilst having such a tragic life.
That's most great poets
Great video as usual.
Alexander is one of my favorites.
I've always had a passion for history so as a career choice attended University to become a history teacher. I wanted to teach my younger students the love that I had & enjoy it. Later I taught my older college students to love it as much as myself. My friends call me the history geek but I don't care & take as a compliment. Thanks. 😊
never lost a fight,incredible human.
In the world of AI voice on RUclips, you are a rare and fading breed my friend. Love your voice over. Keep going
I kind of feel bad for Phillip II
Alexander the Great was the greatest marshal of all time, he was undefeated.
Macedonia is Greek
Thanks Biographics.☺ As always a pleasure watching?😀
I'm glad you gave Philip some cred in this video, so many people don't even know his name, but without him Alexander would of had nothing, conquered nothing, he would of been king of fractured savage tribes.
They were not savage.
Anaxarchus once told Alexander that there were infinite worlds (planets) and when Alexander heard this, he wept in despair for he had yet to conquer even one.
"Alexander the Great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the Great
Became a legend amongst mortal men"
As a teacher, I really appreciate that you take the time to cover people from antiquity. Sometimes it's incredibly hard to find good resources for ancient history! Thank you for your hard work!
Near to the East, in a part of ancient Greece, in an ancient land, called Macedonia.
Was born a son to Phillip of Macedon ,the legend his name, was Alexander.
By the age of 19, he became the Macedon king, and swore to free all of Asia Minor! 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Thank u Gorge the grand father of Philip came from Argos to Makedonia, there is only 1 Makedonia the aparis slavs the came in the northen borders of Makedonia at 1.100 Ad they sld find ab other name for their fake country!!
In his father's army at the age of 13 and was made a general by the age of 16 .This is why Julius Caesar loved him , respected him
And learnt a he'll of a lot of him
The youngest ever to become a general
That's right George , and free the Egyptians who were under Persian rule , and a specific and extremely
Important assignment from God
Was the Hebrews and ISRAEL. This one , god made it clear to the Great Alexander
That he is to save them , and leave them UNTOUCHED and Alexander just marched his army through
Why was he specifically ordered by god to Leave them UNTOUCHED
Because they were gods no 1 .
The Persian empire was monstrous and they had huge armies spread out , several huge armies , not just a few and the Persians were able to keep bringing reinforcements upon
Reinforcement. They had full control of eastern civilisation and were once again threatening to take the whole known world
@@chriskonstandinos4996 πραβω λεβέντη, and it was around 1400
Years after the death of Alexander
That they were BEGGINING to show up from further north
So they can jump l up and down
Scream and shout all they want
And the kingdom ( state ) of Macedon covered a lot of territory
In saying that we had 4 and later it
Became 5, huge Hellenic tribes going back as far as 4 and a half
Possibly up to 5000 years ago ,
Who were occupying those lands
The Dorians , the IONIANS
THE, AEOLIANS and the ARCADIANS. , and later the atticians , who were all of Hellenic
Identity , same ALPHABET, same language same cultural ways .
Even the Trojans they say spoke
The same language , but just wanted independence and their own country ., and the same with a few other Hellenic kingdoms who wanted the same thing. They wouldn't have survived for to long
Considering the situation of the world .
@@Lion-rs2qy god? What does god have to do with ancient Greece and polytheism? Alexander the Great did not intend to "liberate" anyone, he was a conqueror. I am Greek and proud of my history, but let's not manipulate history to make it look better or suit today's religion. Alexander would be considered a paganist, a heretic according to Christianity today, as well as a tyrant and a conqueror who slaughtered thousands. He did accomplish great things, but he also used violence to do so.
Oh and, the Persian empire was not that bad, we as Greeks have learned to demonize it as it has been our country's enemy for centuries. They were actually full of history, art and science just like we were.
You need to start showing maps in these kind of videos
It's about time that you did this video. We've all been waiting a looooooong time.
Heh, ironic I watched the Spartacus episode before this, and it was speculated Spartacus was a Thracian of the Medai tribe. Now here I am seeing Alexander the great fight that same group.
It be like that
One of the best Greek leaders
He was Macedonian
@@marijamare8718 which means Greek. You Bulgarian inbred
@@marijamare8718 Ancient Macedonians and modern day "Macedonians" have nothing to do with each other the modern day "Macedonians" are Slavs. Slavs came to the Balkans 800 years after Alexanders death.
@@gabk4583 That doesn't change the fact that he was Macedonian. He certainly wasn't greek.
@@marijamare8718 Macedonia was a ancient GREEK KINGDOM
Your research on each topic is incredible. And your presentations of each one is astonishing. I am so enjoying learning about history. Liz from South Africa
7:39 Thessaloniki was built after Alexander not before! (it was built by Kassander)
Honnoring his wife Thessaloniki who was sister of Alexander......from another wife of Phillip.
Its called Solun
@@matejkostovski6557 Solun? THESSALONIKI .THESSALONIKI is the name. Stydy history and then come and talk
Kasander erected statue but not founded city. Statue of Tesaloniki was found by Romans on Via-Ignatia road 350 years later ...
Kasander (ruled 25 years after Alexander death) was first non Argead dynasty ruler as regent of southern parts of Macedonia and Thessaly. That Thessalin princess was Alexanders sister as marge of interest ... Kassander only erected statue of Tesaloniki but Romans found city 2c. AD. , who flourished by Via-Ignatia road 350 years after Kassander, and named after Romanticized ancient myth.
@@janeza382 You too study history and come back.....
Could you please do a bio on Ip Man? .....and thank you for the bio on Alexander the Great :) He knew how to kick some ass
Burnin' Leather
I’d rather see one on Womg Fei-Hung.
But there are many stories.
Ip Man already has mythological history, applied to his life, and Wong Fei-Hung did as well, but Ip Man’s stories sometimes are blended with Wong myths.
2:35 Alexander could carry a horse? Damn, no wonder he was a badass that took over the whole known world and called Great.
He was taught by Aristotle which is probably the reason he is so quick witted
You have no idea how long ive waited for this one, and you got Diogenes too??? This is gonna be a good week. Good job guys
I can't even say how much I love this channel. I love learning, and this channel enhances yr brain, instead of destroying it
A complete revelation to me, I learned a lot about Alexandra the Great!
I think I might've understood Alexander's journey a little better with a couple of map shots, but otherwise, another fine video. Thanks! :)
Biographics is honestly my favorite thing on the internet! Keep up the good work mate
New Biographics title: Simon of Whistler, conqueror of the internet.
10:04
He was actually saved by Cleitus the Black, who he would later kill in an act of drunken rage years later.
I thought that.....thank u
Oh my God if Simon were my history teacher I would have gotten all A’s! He’s so eloquent.
If I were Alexander the Great I'd name a city after you Simon.
This man was basically a god in human form.
He agrees with you.
If he did not had died at such a young age we all would be speaking Greek
Mithradates VI would be another great king of kings to cover!
Alexander,Mithridates and many more greeks are great
(i would add Pyrrus of Epirus and Agathocles of Syracuse)
One of the best Biographics videos yet. Very enthralling!