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Hey Kings and Generals, I wanted to say this briefly, I have to say that regarding for the Greek War of Independence, you guys did a good job explaining about the war as it is. And yeah, I enjoyed it from beginning to end. And since you finished the story of the Greek War of Independence, why not do a documentary series based on the Serbian Revolution 1804-1817 and the also peace that came afterwards 1817-1835? It basically marked the foundations for the country of Serbia 🇷🇸. So yeah, if you can do it, I’ll forward to that documentary series. Thank you and please let me know what you think.
Respect to all Greeks. Admire your history culture and the beautiful country itself. Hope all of your economic woes are solved and your people and the nation regained its former glory.
I want to personally thank you for your time and research into the Greek Revolution. I am aware of the considerable time and effort it takes to complete this documentary. I have searched to find a video on the revolution and found a partial one in Greek. I don't speak Greek so it was useless to me. I enjoy your documentary's because they are thouough and the explanation of the battle scenarios are brilliant. Thank you, I enjoyed this installment as I have the others. Keep up the good work. Please, don't let it drive you to illicit vice. Just a little friendly advice.
Hi!I advice you to watch a documentary about the Greek Revolution produced by greek TV SKAI sutitled in english. It's censured by the greek authorities but because of the naked truth but it's still available on line. Just type down "The greek revolution 1821-1831 ".Enjoy it.
Timothy, 🙂🦁 since, after the Lions were killed off and became Extinct in the Proverbial Titanic Antiquities of Ancient Macedonia and Ancient Greece. 😏 Despite this, 😢😞😥 the Modern Greek Nation was born in the relatively recent 19th Century, forged by revolutionaries who knew only Turkish Domination, and for whom 'Greece' was merely an idea that had to be manifested with blood. This is the Story of the Greek War of Independence, from It's Origins in shady secret societies, to the Years of brutal, harrowing struggle against the Sultan and his Vassals, to the final intervention of the Great Powers, 🥹❤ as Free Hellas becomes First Nation-State in History to achieve full and total Independence from the Ottoman Empire.
@@michaelhadjimichael4778Η Ελλάδα δεν ελευθερώθηκε ποτέ Μετά την Τουρκοκρατία καί τήν δολοφονία του Καποδίστρια, είναι προτεκτοράτο τών Αγγλοαμερικάνων! Μέχρι καί σήμερα !!
i still say it to this day if kapodistrias remained the prime minister back then, greece would have probably grown way stronger than it did. Its insane how greece after all this misfortune since indipendence is still standing
@@noqueq9003 kappodistrias wasnt pollitically assasinated.. the brother of a big greek mafia boss at that time killed him because he putted him in jail
@@xrhstoscbp0774 Yes..that is the mainstream explanation that suits those in power. He was murdered by greek hands in cooperation with foreign powers. For the very reason of not allowing Greece to become independent or strong.
@@xrhstoscbp0774 did you just call Petros Mavromichalis a mafia boss?? Bruh there’s no way you insulted the most powerful Greek of the 1800s in that way. He was an independent Greek Prince of the Maniots even before modern Greece existed. He created modern Greece. Without Mavromichalis and the Maniots, you can kiss goodbye to the Greek state. Ungrateful Vlachs.
@@Spartan-1821 i know that he helped a lot militarly in the greco-turkish wars but politically he was a dumb motherfucker seaking for personal power insead of establishing a strong nation
The survival of the Greek language in the lands the language was created from ancient times to modernity is proof of some considerable direct ancestral connection.
People's awareness of Greek civilization and identity came away gravely damaged after the decline of the Byzantine Empire and Ottoman rule. “Hellene,” the appellation that defined the Greek people, had been abandoned: because Byzantium was part of the Roman Empire, the Greeks had taken to calling themselves Romans, Ῥωμαίοι. At the turn of the nineteenth century, as Ottoman rule waned and Greece regained a sense of its own identity, the language situation was, to put it mildly, paradoxical. The traditional written language had remained largely faithful to ancient Athenian-based Koine, yet it was so removed from the language then spoken that people no longer understood it. And there was no one cultural, political, or social identity strong enough to impose its language on the new Greek society. The only center to safeguard Greekness over the centuries had been the Church, which had done so by conserving ancient Koine. So, people looked to it to provide the revival of Hellenism with a common language. When the Greek War of Independence came to an end, the one way to recover a common outlook was to take a step back in time- two thousand years back. In fact, in its infancy, modern Greece established its identity by returning to its roots in Pericles' Athens of fifth century BC. Therefore, the written language that originated from Hellenistic Koine, which itself originated from the lonic-Attic dialect, gave Greece a united language that corresponded to their reacquired sense of national unity. Modern Greek pronunciation was achieved by keeping what was common to the majority of Hellenes and eliminating all local quirks. The vowel sounds of Koine remained intact, as did its written form. Modern Greek phonetics is the same as Hellenistic phonetics, though some consonants are pronounced differently. Although the grammatical forms that had disappeared thousands of years before, like aspect, dual number, the optative, and the dative, could not be resurrected, in many regards modern Greek remained ancient. The current language continues to draw a distinction between the present and aorist, retaining all of that distinction's semantic value, and still uses the accusative, nominative, genitive, and vocative cases (though the plural genitive is rarely used, and the nominative and vocative are often mixed up). Modern Greek made two surprising innovations. It got rid of infinitive verbs-a feature it shares with the languages of the Balkans-and invented a future tense by paraphrasing the verb "to want": "I will judge" is expressed as a кpivo, "I want to judge"-and therefore "will judge."
@@thewarriorfrog Old English and modern English are not mutually intelligible. Old Norse and modern Scandinavian languages are not mutually intelligible. What’s your point?
According to the primary sources the Byzantines/Medieval Greeks used for themselves the names: Έλληνες/Hellenes (Greeks), Γραικοί/Graikoi (Greeks), Ραικοί/Raikoi (Greeks), Ελλαδικοί/Helladikoi (Greeks), Ρωμαίοι/Rhomaioi (Romans) (an ethnonym that derives from the fact that medieval Greeks had Roman citizenship and had taken under their control the Roman state during the byzantine period) and Ρωμέλληνες/Rhomellenes (Roman Greeks) . Greeks during the ottoman period used the names: Έλληνες/Hellenes (Greeks), Graikoi/Γραικοί (Greeks) and Ρωμιοί/Rhomioi (Romans). These are the names that are used by Greeks today as well. All of these names are used as synonyms and mean "Greek" in the Greek language. Including the term "Ρωμιός" that is used with the definition that the byzantine Greeks were using it and not as an identity separate from the greek one. Based on the greek sources (both from the byzantine and ottoman period) Greeks never stopped identifying as Greeks and never stopped considering ancient Greek their ancestors. So where exactly are you basing your claim that the concept of greek or hellenic identity had not existed for centuries and for early modern Greek-speakers the heroes of Homer were mystical giants and not their direct ancestors? I have seen only one source where someone was calling ancient Greeks "giants" and that was as a praise, not because he didn't consider him his ancestors.
This comment deserves more likes. As a Greek I got a little bit confused on this part of the video, but I know that our history is confusing to foreigners. For them seeing 3 different words and one of them translating to "Romans", makes them think that we think of ourselves as Romans or something. I dont know 😂
Au contraire , with the introduction of Christianity the Greeks of old Hellas , who in part had remained heathen , ranked as second - class citizens ; with the introduction of Christianity the Greeks of old Hellas , who in part had remained heathen , ranked as second - class citizens ; the word “ Hellene " in Byzantium had meant the same as " barbarian " since the third century . The representatives of Byzantium who spoke koine and who called themselves Rhomaioi ( " Romans ' , i.e. ' East Romans ' and not Greeks ), did not bother very much about the rural Greek-speaking popu-lation of Old Hellas, who spoke a tongue drawn from the dialects and sharply diverging from the high reputation of the koine.
People's awareness of Greek civilization and identity came away gravely damaged after the decline of the Byzantine Empire and Ottoman rule. “Hellene,” the appellation that defined the Greek people, had been abandoned: because Byzantium was part of the Roman Empire, the Greeks had taken to calling themselves Romans, Ῥωμαίοι. At the turn of the nineteenth century, as Ottoman rule waned and Greece regained a sense of its own identity, the language situation was, to put it mildly, paradoxical. The traditional written language had remained largely faithful to ancient Athenian-based Koine, yet it was so removed from the language then spoken that people no longer understood it. And there was no one cultural, political, or social identity strong enough to impose its language on the new Greek society. The only center to safeguard Greekness over the centuries had been the Church, which had done so by conserving ancient Koine. So, people looked to it to provide the revival of Hellenism with a common language. When the Greek War of Independence came to an end, the one way to recover a common outlook was to take a step back in time- two thousand years back. In fact, in its infancy, modern Greece established its identity by returning to its roots in Pericles' Athens of fifth century BC. Therefore, the written language that originated from Hellenistic Koine, which itself originated from the lonic-Attic dialect, gave Greece a united language that corresponded to their reacquired sense of national unity. Modern Greek pronunciation was achieved by keeping what was common to the majority of Hellenes and eliminating all local quirks. The vowel sounds of Koine remained intact, as did its written form. Modern Greek phonetics is the same as Hellenistic phonetics, though some consonants are pronounced differently. Although the grammatical forms that had disappeared thousands of years before, like aspect, dual number, the optative, and the dative, could not be resurrected, in many regards modern Greek remained ancient. The current language continues to draw a distinction between the present and aorist, retaining all of that distinction's semantic value, and still uses the accusative, nominative, genitive, and vocative cases (though the plural genitive is rarely used, and the nominative and vocative are often mixed up). Modern Greek made two surprising innovations. It got rid of infinitive verbs-a feature it shares with the languages of the Balkans-and invented a future tense by paraphrasing the verb "to want": "I will judge" is expressed as a кpivo, "I want to judge"-and therefore "will judge."
ELLINI=ILLINI=ILLIRI.N(geg dialect) = R(tosk dialect) like in AlbaNia=ArbeRia.The romans called the peninsula ILLYRICUM. The story of Greece is a pellasgo-illyrian one.
@@maskinisten019 that is not a fact. Albanian or Arvanitan folk did not sport a long mustache like the greek but a mix of said mustache with big beards.
@@maskinisten019 Dude,are you all trained in a soviet style brainwash program?Why am i even asking.. And since you have no knowledge of previous uprisings should i be the one to inform you? Wont it be "GrEk PrOpAganDA" I have never seen a people with more inferiority complex,clinging to whatever connection they can get with whatever is Greek. Wish you well in life though
It was great to watch such a good summary of the Greek war of independence in English, thanks! There are many more interesting details that can be studied from this time, like the actual representation and fight for influence of the three foreign powers in the political scene through actual parties of corresponding names -i.e. Mavrokordatos, who regardless of his failures, I think deserved some more credit was leading the English party. One of the notable lessons that I kept from this part of our history is that military geniuses, war heroes, even those with character of unquestionable integrity, like Kolokotronis unfortunately could not make good leaders outside war -but, I guess understandably, could not accept surrendering power to people who didn't prove themselves by the sword, but objectively were much more skilled in organizing a state and conducting diplomacy.
RIP Kapodistrias he did all he could for the greeks and trying to strengthen the central government and democracy only for corrupt oligarchs and mafias to assasinate him and replace him with a puppet german king, he worked tirelessly and deserved better
@sunmoonlightning the Maniots struggled only for themselves. numerous authors attest to this. eventually they were going to submit to the turks if the revolution was lost like the one 50 yrs before. after all, only they carried the title of Bey! kolokotronis probably sensed this. he changed camps in the 2nd civil war. he realized they were no longer able to protect him or his clan. and they were not even hellenes. being the last remnants of sclavonic tribal admninistrations in the penissula. some were even unbaptised until the 17th cent!!!
@sunmoonlightning Kapodistrias, as well as others in the Diaspora, realized very early that in order to unify the new state of "Hellenes", he had to break down ethnic, linguistical and cultural differences to amagalmate a new Hellenistic culture. More or less this too has remnants in today's Greece. They were not submitting to anyone! Did they not fight for independence for a new Democratic state? Or were they just taking advantage of a new Opportunity and would return to their way of paying off the Turk from the spoils of piracy and stealing from their neighbors, as was their historical legacy, in order to retain the Beylik? As far as their descent from Lacedemonians, between the Theban Wars and the later Roman conquest, I doubt if there was a significant population to contiue as a unique polity. The population of Maniots were Sclavenioi pushed by the Byzantine reconquista of the Morea (which is also a Sclavenian term, having nothing to do with the mulberry tree) to the mountain ridges of Taygetos and Panahaiko to the northwest. Read the Byzantine sources. "Turks never managed to step into Mani", true. They did not have to. That narrative is common in the Morea. And why would they? If they got paid why waste manpower and resources, there or in The Archipelago were the kehaya held the local Christians in check. Increased migration of Turks to Morea put pressure on the Christian inhabitants to try to secure what was left. Thus, the revolution. I doubt that the Maniots, having quasi-accepted the religion so late, had a "nationalistic" perspective and would have had a different outcome than the Souliots had farther north. Both were not in control of rich arable land, producing rich surpluses. If that was the case, the Ottomans would have tsifliked the area long before. Now, if it became an issue, as the need for tighter ethnocentic control by the Porte, as it developed in the years after the French Revolution, the Divan would have proven more strigent towards the Maniots and would have probably dissolved such remnants among their Milliets.
31:30 as an African American Greek Orthodox who marched in the Greek Independence parade, I was thrilled to learn there was one who took up arms for our Hellenic brethren!
Remarkable work ! Detailed and accurate explained ! As a Greek I feel touched and your approach was excellent. Also I would like to add that all the help from the volunteers didn't end well as the free Hellenic nation started directly civil war and the soldiers that came for aid Hellas were in the middle of a conflict that they didn't want to participate, and soon ended their life's cause of the mess between the Hellenes.
There were also a lot of prominent women that significantly contributed to the Greek cause like the Souliotisses martyr women, the naval commander Laskarina Bouboulina, and the benefactor Manto Mavrogenonous
@@gezimgjoka8740 Greeks ortodox suliots my friend Greeks put it on your mind they fought against Turkalbanians. Marko Botsaris Kitso Tzavelas they destroyed you guys.
One million Greeks lost their lives during the war of independence. That was one-quarter of the population considering that the people of Greece was 4 million at the start of the ten-year struggle.
Nektarios, 🙂🦁 since, after the Lions were killed off and became Extinct in the Proverbial Titanic Antiquities of Ancient Macedonia and Ancient Greece. 😏 Despite this, 😢😞😥 the Modern Greek Nation was born in the relatively recent 19th Century, forged by revolutionaries who knew only Turkish Domination, and for whom 'Greece' was merely an idea that had to be manifested with blood. This is the Story of the Greek War of Independence, from It's Origins in shady secret societies, to the Years of brutal, harrowing struggle against the Sultan and his Vassals, to the final intervention of the Great Powers, 🥹❤ as Free Hellas becomes First Nation-State in History to achieve full and total Independence from the Ottoman Empire.
@@Trontotario2 Arvanites bad guys. They killed many thousands of Turkalbanians in 1821, and many thousands of Tsami Albanians in 1945. Αnd they still haven't had enough.
Excellent detailed account....I really appreciated all of the details about the battles, the generals, the Ottoman rule, the development of Greece....and the ultimate creation of Greece
I don't know who wrote this videos script but very entertaining and caught me off guard. Also, love that we all just _understand_ when Napoleon is introduced as "the Corsican dude".
I am a little bit disappointed that no reference was made to the Greek revolutionary activity in my home island of Euboea, but I still have to admit that this was an excellent video.
@@ilon1407 Albanian is not a nationality, it's a job. Cause both as individuals or ''nation''(ROFL) they do nothing other than stealing, wallets, cars, history etc.
Ok it’s official. Greeks are amazing warriors. After all THIS IS HELLAS !!!!🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷 ps I am a 16 year old American and I am learning modern Greek
As a Serb, if I ever ended up waging war (which I hope will never happen) and had to choose one other nation to fight alongside me, it would would be my brothers from the south, no doubt 🇷🇸❤️🇬🇷
@@Jason-cu2tz Well said .In balkan the people who are brothers are Albania ,Greece ,South of Italy ,most of europian Turkey ,Macedonian (the albanian ) in Macedonia ,Croatia ,Romanian .Having the same religion does not mean brothers in DNA dear Slavic
Unfortunately ,Greece has been Bought off by Demonic west . Lock stock and barrel. The Same crowd that destroyed Yugoslavia! My ancestors came from Greece my grandma on mother's side was born in a Sla vic named village.Greeksbof coarse since Slavs have been in Greece since Byzantine Empire. Poor Serbia is surrounded by NWO. Greek military and dirty Greek politicians sold Greece down the river.
2:00 Rum Millet 3:00 distant pagan past 4:00 Klephts 5:00 Maniots 6:00 Kapodistrias 7:00 Filiki Etaireia formed 1814 8:00 time to initiate revolt 9:00 Battle of Dragasani 1821 10:00 Battle for Greece had begun 14:00 Athanasios Diakos impaled 1821 15:00 Battle of Gravia Inn 1821 17:00 Battle of Gravia Inn 1821 18:00 Ottomans prevented from entering Peloponnese 1821 19:00 Siege of Tripolitsa 1821 20:00 Battle of Valtetsi 1821 22:00 Valtetsi crucial watershed moment 25:00 Gregory V hanged 1821 28:00 declaration of independence 1822 30:00 Chios massacre 1822 35:00 Battle of Peta 1822 38:00 Siege of the Acropolis 1821-1822 48:00 Second Siege of Missolonghi 1823 49:00 Theodoros Kolokotronis resigned 1823 52:00 First Greek Civil War 1823-1824 53:00 Muhammad Ali of Egypt 54:00 Crete smothered 1823 55:00 Egyptians landed in Morea 1825 1:00:00 Third siege of Missolonghi 1825-1826 1:15:00 Anglo-French-Russian fleet sailed to Greece 1827 1:23:00 French landed in the Peloponnese 1828
Interesting! I was just reading an alternate history story about Greece that starts with the Greek War of Independence and RUclips notified me of this video.
Good Job & Well done! I've just read Roderick Beaton's book "Greece :Biography of a modern Nation" Your animation is the best method for me to sense history narrative vividly. By the way, there are many military events even after Greece independent. Hopefully, we are able to see them all in the future.
wait till you see greece in the 20th century 2 civil wars (1 of which being a civil cold war turning hot) 14 coups 20-something changes in government from 1924-1936 _alone_ 2 times establishment 3 times dissolution of the monarchy and, for some extra *Rome* , overbloating of the bureaucracy too as you can see the Roman Empire is alive and well 💪
The video itself is great and informative as always, but I believe it useful to mention that Kamikoto knives is owned by the same company as Established Titles and their claims have about the same level of truthfulness (I.e. very little). Their knives are mass-produced in China, the only thing Japanese about them is the name.
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“Four thousand years of Greek history have produced four Greek heritages, each of which has had an effect on the life of the Greeks in later stages of their history. The Hellenic Greeks received a heritage from the Mycenean Greeks, the Byzantine Greeks received on from the Hellenic Greeks, the Modern Greeks have received one heritage from the Byzantines and a second from the Hellenes.” From the notable work of Arnold Toynbee, prominent English historian; “The Greeks and Their Heritages”, Oxford University Press.
It would be so good to see where the story goes in this David and Goliath epic after 1832. Any further revolts or territorial gains in the latter half of the 19th century, for example.
Well there were some instances of territories changing hands, mostly at the expense of the Ottomans and benefit to the Greeks and other Balkan peoples but the real break for the Greeks would be the Balkan Wars preceding the first world war, where Greece took a shape mostly similar to the one it has today.
I mean my Island had a semi autonomous state, the principality of Samos, which lasted from 1834-1912. So there's that for example. Crete also had its own thing for a brief period of time. However, the war of independence was over sure, but many battles took place later on, and piece by piece, Greece came in its current formation in 1947!
Intensifying hostility in the 12th century to Italian trade led to anti-Roman Catholic policies and marked a changing relationship with the Western Holy Roman Empire, ultimately leading to the replacement of Latin with Greek as Byzantium's official Imperial administrative language.. East Rome not Byzantine
@@marjo7467 Except that the byzantine empire considered languages other than greek uncivilised and faiths other than orthodoxy heathenous or how the empire of Nicaea was the first state in history to call itself Greece, before it restored Rome? With its emperors knowingly starting what would eventually become modern Greek nationalism, making fitting statements about it as well. or how, with the Komnenoi onwards, faith wasn't what distinguished a roman from a barbarian alone anymore? It had to come through the Greek language, the Greek orthodox faith, and Roman citizenship. How Constantine XI went out of his way to say that Greek and Roman is the exact same thing, and that he and his compatriots were both? It was multiethnic, sure, but it was obvious who had the reins, beginning, middle, to end.
What a story. I love how you bring the events to life Please make one on the Serbian independence which is just as interesting a story that would easily take more than an hour to cover!
Big fan of these long re upload d of your smaller videos. It would be helpful if we had a playlist with them to reach them easier. Keep doing your great work y’all!
During a time when things looked particularly bleak for the Revolution, Greek General Theodore Kolokotronis (pre-eminent leader of the Greek War of Independence) asked the British Admiral Hamilton's advice on what the best course of action would be. Hamilton responded (quite truthfully) that the most prudent thing to do would be to negotiate the Greek surrender with Great Britain guaranteeing for their lives. “That can never be” responded the General, “We've already pledged Freedom or Death ! Our Basileus (Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos) was slain, he signed no treaty ! Ever since his Guard was always at War with the Turks and two forts remained forever indomitable”. Hamilton was baffled by this statement. What Basileus, what King? The one who fell in battle 400 years ago? “What Royal Guard, what forts are you talking about ?” he asked. Kolokotronis responded “The Guard of our Basileus are those they call Klephts, the forts are Mani and Souli and the mountains”. Then Hamilton spoke no more...
I can't believe that there is a documentary about the Greek War of Independence, 1821... and there is no any mention of the great Greek heroes, such as Georgios Karaiskakis... Grigorios Dikaios Papaflessas... Laskarina Bouboulina... and Manto Mavrogenous !!! Also, there is no mention of Papaflessas self-sacrifice at the battle of Maniaki against Ibrahim Pasha...
I believe that Greek independence could be one of great milestones in collapse of Ottoman and widespread of Western diplomatic framework to the world. Thanks to K&G for covering this conflict
Without Russia there wont be named Greece its made from western countries and Russia like cyprus rum zone government they are all fake.They created using with genocides like instance Mora Muslim genocide at ottoman era like anadolu occupy try at ww1 like cyprus eoka genocide.When the time comes u will see the truth.
No srbs do them good and made them and empire and then killed it like for the roman empire 😂 🇷🇸👌ser no srbs no history of Europa and no vede in india Sanskrit
During most of the Byzantine Empire, Romios was synonymous to a Greek not a Roman. It is still the same today. Greeks had a knowledge not of the Roman history but of their own, facilitated by the church. It's referred to in many Ottoman era documents, especially where the language and education is concerned. The myth that the Rums did not know anything about their ancient past is propagated by those who have an interest to deny the Greekness of certain areas they now posses, or want to possess. I see much of the Turkish view of things in this video eg the claim that "parents volunteered their children for devshirme". Not that the creators and owners of this space are Turkish and Azeris has anything to do with this...right...? Right....?
i dont understand you,what you have in Byzant ?,tell me something Greek from Alexander time until 1821 ? Hellenic are not Greek ,and Greek are not Hellenic .Language is different,Greeks are from Asia ? which one wrote something about Greeks in Byzynt ? and Byzant was all Empire .not only Athens ? Guys are ok or to much Xaxiki mace you stupid ..is not joke .
Modern Greek Wars of Independence and Anatolian Excursion should be being taught in every European school. Just look at how the map looks in 1920, the political trends in the continent and the influence of the greek elites since the Enlightment already, when many of the intellectuals and merchants had to flee from the Ottman Empire to Paris and co. Look at how the population exchange lead to new levels of state aggression towards minorities, i.e. during WWII. Look how the class divide within the Empire brings first young Greece hanging from a thread and less than a century later nationalism in Turkey. We can try to condensate history as much as we want, but apparently reality is way wilder than even the wildest of imaginations.
🙂🦁 since, after the Lions were killed off and became Extinct in the Proverbial Titanic Antiquities of Ancient Macedonia and Ancient Greece. 😏 Despite this, 😢😞😥 the Modern Greek Nation was born in the relatively recent 19th Century, forged by revolutionaries who knew only Turkish Domination, and for whom 'Greece' was merely an idea that had to be manifested with blood. This is the Story of the Greek War of Independence, from It's Origins in shady secret societies, to the Years of brutal, harrowing struggle against the Sultan and his Vassals, to the final intervention of the Great Powers, 🥹❤ as Free Hellas becomes First Nation-State in History to achieve full and total Independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Great video. One important thing you got wrong was the greek identity. If you read the speeches of the last 300years of byzantine emperors they refer to their subjects increasingly as Hellenes. Usually as Romans and Hellenes. So, by the time the loss of Constantinople happened, the greek people were refering to each other as hellenes. That is why during the years prior the rebellion it was usual for parents to give their children ancient greek names. It is not hellene or roman. Our identity since 1200, and i would argue up to now, is the combination of roman and hellenes. It was (is)not one or the other. But both.
@@lagjescuni5482 The Hellenes had a Christian Orthodox identity because they wrote the New Testament in the Hellenic language. Most importantly, Christ Himself when meeting the Hellenes who had sought Him, exclaimed: "The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I tell you the solemn truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces much grain. The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in the world guards it for eternal life. If anyone wants to serve Me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him." This is in the Hellenic DNA.
@@Nomadicenjoyer31 and how would you know? Really, how exactly would you know that? Even the DNA results posted by Greeks on RUclips are over 60% Greek-70% Greek (and that's just a very minor fraction of people getting tested). There are at least 4 that I've encountered on RUclips that are 100%! Add in the Greek diaspora (even the ones that in former Greek territories) and there is enough Greek DNA in every corner of this world. We are still here.
The ALBANIANS pasha mentioned in the video. Leaders of Albanian and Turkish troops against Greeks. 1.Vizier Omer Pasha Vrioni was an Ottoman Albanian military commander of 10.000 turkalbanians 2.Nasuhzade Ali Pasha (Turkish: Nasuhzade Ali Paşa), commonly known as Kara Ali Pasha (Greek: Καρά Αλή Πασάς), was an Ottoman-Albanian admiral. 3.Mahmud Dramali Pasha was an Ottoman Albanian statesman and military leader. 4.Mustafa Naili Pasha or Giritli Mustafa Naili Pasha, literally "Mustafa Naili Pasha of Crete"; 1798-1871) was an Ottoman-Albanian statesman. 5.Kavalalı Muhammad Ali Paşa was an Ottoman-Albanian statesman of Egypt. 6.Ibrahim Pasha was an Ottoman-Albanian and was an Egyptian general and politician; he was the commander of both the Egyptian and Ottoman armies and the eldest son of Muhammad Ali Kavalali. PS And there are still Albanians who consider Arvanites as Albanians. The Arvanites were bilingual, they wrote only in Greek and declared their Greek consciousness, just as the bilingual inhabitants of Southern Albania are Greek and today they are internationally recognized as a Greek minority of Northern Epirus.
Pay attention at the note in 48:33 in the film and read it. With all due respect because my grandmother was greek from ioannina. As there were albanian muslims there were greeks that converted to islam in great numbers especially crete ,but they were treated as trash and deported in turkey in the huge population swap 1923, because greece is religion oriented albania is more tribal oriented, there are tribes in albania with the same last name half of them muslim half christian.This was a religious rather than nacionalistic war. albanians against albanians and greeks vs greeks. I never buy my own government propagnada but i dont buy the greek one as well. Greece was the great civilisation no denying, illyria not sofisticated it was more savage and tribal nevertheless they fought on the greek side in every epic war, epirus was a buffer zone forever. Love it or hate it the dna of both is supersimilar. Respect
@@Erind6721 You are a serious person, like most Albanians I know. The Souliotes never called themselves Albanians but Arvanites, bilingual populations with a Greek conscience.The Suliotes fought on the side of Ali Pasha against the Sultan, and they fought against Ali Pasha when he threatened their freedom. They were not interested in religion, but in their freedom from the Ottomans. Religion is an important factor in the creation of national consciousness. In all the Balkans, a national liberation struggle against the Ottoman Empire took place, and not a religious war. Times have changed, huge changes are coming, every person is free to declare what nationality they want, and what gender they want...🙂 The Earth is too small for racism and ultra-nationalism. I wish the Balkans would understand this, and not let foreign forces rekindle hatred. P.S. The Greeks and Albanians who converted to Islam did so in order to be given lands to cultivate and rights from the Sultan (see Chams and Cretans and millions of Greek (Romioi) Ionians) and to exploit the Christian populations in turn.
very well, And 90% your heroes of Arvanite You don’t know that they only spoke Albanian and not Greek at all? Do you know in south Italy is A group of People called Arbersh ans most of them are From morea? And and they sing A 500-600 yers old song still today (moj e bukura Morea ku te lash e me ste pashe) check for the song and you will love it.
I enjoyed this video as many others from your channel Kings & Generals.....i am from Greece and i found in this story many true things... history is a difficult thing to narrate it and discuss about it because every man and woman has his/her own ideas,feelings etc and cannot see clearly how the things really happened....😊😮
yes true have many true story but not at all,first i cant see on Koine Greek in all fights ,all names are Orthodox Albanians,and why write kolokotroni ? in this time they have the name Cergini=Cergjini in Arvanitika ,and all so the Pictures i see just Foustanella ,is not Greek is Albanian costum .And in this time the Arvanites dont understand other language .many Questions in all the war i see just Ethnics Albanian to fight and all so in Pictures just Foustanella..
We Greeks are capable fighting someone for our independence and at the same time fight a civil war... Long live the Greek spirit of independence. Thank you for this awesome documentary 🔥
"The Turk came upon us as a rapacious marauder," Kolokotronis said. "He put to death some of our people and made slaves of others, but when our King in Constantinople fell in battle, he made no treaty with the Turks but left a bequest bidding his people carry on the war. His garrison has never given up and his fortresses have never capitulated."
It is really beautiful what the great chieftain said. Makes us feel proud and patriotic. What I don't understand is why a Turk would bring this up, since we are enemies. This is seriously weird dude.
This is a great video with a lot of details. However it makes it look like without the great powers the Greeks were completely helpless against Ibrahim and would have undoubtedly crumbled under him, which is not completely true. Ibrahim’s army was great but his success was mostly due to the fact that he was largely unopposed (because of Greek infighting at the time of his landing). However, after Papaflessas’ sacrifice at Maniaki and Makrygiannis’ surrender at Niokastro the Greek spirit was reignited and Makrygiannis himself got his revenge with a very successful victory at Myloi, the first decisive victory over Ibrahim. So even though the importance of the great powers in the battle of Navarino was unquestionable, on land the tide had shifted against Ibrahim long before any foreign force landed. Other than that small detail, a very informative video.
It is heartening to see ancient history reverberate in these heroic times. A hopeless battle at Thermopylae; a Greek captain named Odysseus; the old blood runs strong.
Just want to add one tiny detail to this historical video. In 1779, with Catherine the Great’s permission, the entire population of Crimea, predominantly consisting of Christian Greeks, relocated to Pryazovia. They established 19 settlements, including the city of Mariupol, and have since continued to reside in the region, identifying themselves as Greeks.
Thank you for an excellent video. It was worthwhile watching the entire long-form video because it was a complex war and required a thorough explanation of the conditions and influences leading up to the war to even begin to understand it. Your use of animations, animated maps, and pictures that accompany a compelling narrative makes for a riveting presentation.
@@degoose2447 try to shut up the greek historians 😅 Enough with fake myths and get serious with authentic data that in the era of internet cannot be suppressed any longer!
Kings and Generals, I hope you make a video Spanish American Wars of Independence and its campaigns or battles on how each countries get their independence from Spain, This is an interesting topic to watch on your videos.
Yes that is correct and the other half of Greeks is to blame. Communist Greece is the people of Greece, right wing Greece are not Greeks but little fascist boys from Germany
Beautiful video, comprehensive and still easy to follow and sharp. A thrilling effort. Almost as thrilling as the efforts of the Greeks to live free from tyranny in 1821-32.
@@robertalikaj1241 How could he be albanian. His family was an aristocratic family of Kerkyra, his father's ancestors came from slovenia and his mother ones from cyprus. Stop saying stupid things about our history and be greatful to God( whatever God you albanians believe at) that the serbians did not take the north of you and the greeks the south of you.
You might not see this comment and i mean know disrespect, but there is a little audio error at the beginning of your video. From 2:49 to 2:50 there is a little repeat in the audio. Other than that I watched this series and found it awesome, great work and keep it up. 👍
🤗 als 🇬🇷, in der Fremde groß geworden, habe ich nie vergessen wer ich bin, woher ich komme und wo ich eines Tages zurück kehren werde. Das griechische Volk hat schon immer, egal was kam, wie der Phönix aus der Asche, sich wieder empor gehoben. Wir sind ein stolzes Volk. Danke für das Video.
Eleni, 🙂🦁 since, after the Lions were killed off and became Extinct in the Proverbial Titanic Antiquities of Ancient Macedonia and Ancient Greece. 😏 Despite this, 😢😞😥 the Modern Greek Nation was born in the relatively recent 19th Century, forged by revolutionaries who knew only Turkish Domination, and for whom 'Greece' was merely an idea that had to be manifested with blood. This is the Story of the Greek War of Independence, from It's Origins in shady secret societies, to the Years of brutal, harrowing struggle against the Sultan and his Vassals, to the final intervention of the Great Powers, 🥹❤ as Free Hellas becomes First Nation-State in History to achieve full and total Independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Also GREAT VIDEO as always. I was curious about the beginning of the modern Greek nation. Storytelling and the visuals are great and informative. Suggestion: Please can yall do a video on how the great Powers dealt with switching from melee, combat to more firearms and muskets. And how that meant changing drilling and how they implemented the tactics. Like the progression from Roman army fighting to Mongols to Napoleon army tactics ...to civil war tactics to world War 1.
What a beautiful topic, there is also a theory that the phanariot elite of Constantinople and rulers of Wallachia at the time were against the revolution because they were planning for years to overthrow the sultan and replace him with an orthodox monarch dividing the ottoman empire into two parts the west balkan orthodox empire and the east Muslims empire, pay in mind that during that time , in Constantinople lived the majority of the greek population of ottoman empire since the end of 19th century, (250.000 Greeks) and was the seat of ecoumenical patriarch, the video was superb! This story sadly ends with minor asia campaign a hundred years later and the end of greek presence in Asia Minor after thousands of years.
The majority of Greeks always lived on mainland Greece, that can be explained on a fast demographics search. By 1025 there were 12 million Greeks and by 1281 fell to 5 because of nonstop wars. In 1830 there were 3,5 million Greeks around the whole aeria.
Really good graphic reproduction of the Battle at Dervenakia and at Agionori and the total distruction of the Ottoman invading force! In these battles the millitary genius of General Kolokotronis really shined. Also it was great to see mentioning the great Nikitaras, the Turks Eater, the modern "incarnation" of Achilles, who at the Battle at Dervenakia and Agionori broke 3 swords during the struggle, and the fourth sword remained attached to his hand because of the muscle intensity during the battle, and it was needed a medical treatment in order to open his hand. Good video, but it still left out completely, Karaiskakis's campaign in Central Greece in 1826-1827, which led to the Battle of Arachova, which was the second greatest defeat of the Ottomans, during the Greek War if Independence after the one at Dervenakia.
I love these videos. I've been a massive fan for years! So much so that I actually made my own channel (it focuses on History as well) thank you for the inspiration! I wish I had the same cartoon style you have but... I'm just a small RUclipsr
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Hey Kings and Generals, I wanted to say this briefly, I have to say that regarding for the Greek War of Independence, you guys did a good job explaining about the war as it is. And yeah, I enjoyed it from beginning to end. And since you finished the story of the Greek War of Independence, why not do a documentary series based on the Serbian Revolution 1804-1817 and the also peace that came afterwards 1817-1835? It basically marked the foundations for the country of Serbia 🇷🇸. So yeah, if you can do it, I’ll forward to that documentary series. Thank you and please let me know what you think.
@@KingsandGenerals You produce great content, and deserve success, but don't risk your integrity for it.
@@KingsandGenerals The knives are not made from Japan
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Respect to all Greeks.
Admire your history culture and the beautiful country itself.
Hope all of your economic woes are solved and your people and the nation regained its former glory.
thank you very much
Thank you very much
You're so very kind. Thank you.
After the Lions became Extinct in Ancient Greece.
@@ΑικατερίνηΣαβ 😁🦁 After the Lions were killed off in the Titanic Ancient Greece and becoming Extinct.
I want to personally thank you for your time and research into the Greek Revolution. I am aware of the considerable time and effort it takes to complete this documentary. I have searched to find a video on the revolution and found a partial one in Greek. I don't speak Greek so it was useless to me. I enjoy your documentary's because they are thouough and the explanation of the battle scenarios are brilliant. Thank you, I enjoyed this installment as I have the others. Keep up the good work. Please, don't let it drive you to illicit vice. Just a little friendly advice.
Hi!I advice you to watch a documentary about the Greek Revolution produced by greek TV SKAI sutitled in english. It's censured by the greek authorities but because of the naked truth but it's still available on line. Just type down "The greek revolution 1821-1831 ".Enjoy it.
Timothy, 🙂🦁 since, after the Lions were killed off and became Extinct in the Proverbial Titanic Antiquities of Ancient Macedonia and Ancient Greece. 😏 Despite this, 😢😞😥 the Modern Greek Nation was born in the relatively recent 19th Century, forged by revolutionaries who knew only Turkish Domination, and for whom 'Greece' was merely an idea that had to be manifested with blood. This is the Story of the Greek War of Independence, from It's Origins in shady secret societies, to the Years of brutal, harrowing struggle against the Sultan and his Vassals, to the final intervention of the Great Powers, 🥹❤ as Free Hellas becomes First Nation-State in History to achieve full and total Independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Does the owner of McDonald's work at he's shops
@@jthomas8263 So do you guys just forget that you were Romaioi (Roman) for 1000 years or what?
@@michaelhadjimichael4778Η Ελλάδα δεν ελευθερώθηκε ποτέ Μετά την Τουρκοκρατία καί τήν δολοφονία του Καποδίστρια, είναι προτεκτοράτο τών Αγγλοαμερικάνων! Μέχρι καί σήμερα !!
i still say it to this day if kapodistrias remained the prime minister back then, greece would have probably grown way stronger than it did. Its insane how greece after all this misfortune since indipendence is still standing
What you mentioned is the exact reason why Kappodistrias was murdered.
@@noqueq9003 kappodistrias wasnt pollitically assasinated.. the brother of a big greek mafia boss at that time killed him because he putted him in jail
@@xrhstoscbp0774 Yes..that is the mainstream explanation that suits those in power. He was murdered by greek hands in cooperation with foreign powers. For the very reason of not allowing Greece to become independent or strong.
@@xrhstoscbp0774 did you just call Petros Mavromichalis a mafia boss?? Bruh there’s no way you insulted the most powerful Greek of the 1800s in that way. He was an independent Greek Prince of the Maniots even before modern Greece existed. He created modern Greece. Without Mavromichalis and the Maniots, you can kiss goodbye to the Greek state. Ungrateful Vlachs.
@@Spartan-1821 i know that he helped a lot militarly in the greco-turkish wars but politically he was a dumb motherfucker seaking for personal power insead of establishing a strong nation
The survival of the Greek language in the lands the language was created from ancient times to modernity is proof of some considerable direct ancestral connection.
that is thanks to Greek being the Lingua Franca of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Greek kingdoms Post Alexander the Great
@@laughingvampire7555 very minor point, Greeks would never settle for a less than language
Ancient Greek and Standard Greek are not even mutually intelligible but you think there is a direct connection between them.🤓
People's awareness of Greek civilization and identity came away gravely damaged after the decline of the Byzantine Empire and Ottoman rule. “Hellene,” the appellation that defined the Greek people, had been abandoned: because Byzantium was part of the Roman Empire, the Greeks had taken to calling themselves Romans, Ῥωμαίοι. At the turn of the nineteenth century, as Ottoman rule waned and Greece regained a sense of its own identity, the language situation was, to put it mildly, paradoxical. The traditional written language had remained largely faithful to ancient Athenian-based Koine, yet it was so removed from the language then spoken that people no longer understood it. And there was no one cultural, political, or social identity strong enough to impose its language on the new Greek society. The only center to safeguard Greekness over the centuries had been the Church, which had done so by conserving ancient Koine. So, people looked to it to provide the revival of Hellenism with a common language.
When the Greek War of Independence came to an end, the one way to recover a common outlook was to take a step back in time- two thousand years back. In fact, in its infancy, modern Greece established its identity by returning to its roots in Pericles' Athens of fifth century BC. Therefore, the written language that originated from Hellenistic Koine, which itself originated from the lonic-Attic dialect, gave Greece a united language that corresponded to their reacquired sense of national unity.
Modern Greek pronunciation was achieved by keeping what was common to the majority of Hellenes and eliminating all local quirks. The vowel sounds of Koine remained intact, as did its written form. Modern Greek phonetics is the same as Hellenistic phonetics, though some consonants are pronounced differently. Although the grammatical forms that had disappeared thousands of years before, like aspect, dual number, the optative, and the dative, could not be resurrected, in many regards modern Greek remained ancient. The current language continues to draw a distinction between the present and aorist, retaining all of that distinction's semantic value, and still uses the accusative, nominative, genitive, and vocative cases (though the plural genitive is rarely used, and the nominative and vocative are often mixed up).
Modern Greek made two surprising innovations. It got rid of infinitive verbs-a feature it shares with the languages of the Balkans-and invented a future tense by paraphrasing the verb "to want": "I will judge" is expressed as a кpivo, "I want to judge"-and therefore "will judge."
@@thewarriorfrog Old English and modern English are not mutually intelligible. Old Norse and modern Scandinavian languages are not mutually intelligible. What’s your point?
According to the primary sources the Byzantines/Medieval Greeks used for themselves the names: Έλληνες/Hellenes (Greeks), Γραικοί/Graikoi (Greeks), Ραικοί/Raikoi (Greeks), Ελλαδικοί/Helladikoi (Greeks), Ρωμαίοι/Rhomaioi (Romans) (an ethnonym that derives from the fact that medieval Greeks had Roman citizenship and had taken under their control the Roman state during the byzantine period) and Ρωμέλληνες/Rhomellenes (Roman Greeks) .
Greeks during the ottoman period used the names: Έλληνες/Hellenes (Greeks), Graikoi/Γραικοί (Greeks) and Ρωμιοί/Rhomioi (Romans). These are the names that are used by Greeks today as well. All of these names are used as synonyms and mean "Greek" in the Greek language. Including the term "Ρωμιός" that is used with the definition that the byzantine Greeks were using it and not as an identity separate from the greek one.
Based on the greek sources (both from the byzantine and ottoman period) Greeks never stopped identifying as Greeks and never stopped considering ancient Greek their ancestors. So where exactly are you basing your claim that the concept of greek or hellenic identity had not existed for centuries and for early modern Greek-speakers the heroes of Homer were mystical giants and not their direct ancestors? I have seen only one source where someone was calling ancient Greeks "giants" and that was as a praise, not because he didn't consider him his ancestors.
This comment deserves more likes. As a Greek I got a little bit confused on this part of the video, but I know that our history is confusing to foreigners.
For them seeing 3 different words and one of them translating to "Romans", makes them think that we think of ourselves as Romans or something. I dont know 😂
Au contraire , with the introduction of Christianity the Greeks of old Hellas , who in part had remained heathen , ranked as second - class citizens ; with the introduction of Christianity the Greeks of old Hellas , who in part had remained heathen , ranked as second - class citizens ; the word “ Hellene " in Byzantium had meant the same as " barbarian " since the third century . The representatives of Byzantium who spoke koine and who called themselves Rhomaioi ( " Romans ' , i.e. ' East Romans ' and not Greeks ), did not bother very much about the rural Greek-speaking popu-lation of Old Hellas, who spoke a tongue drawn from the dialects and sharply diverging from the high reputation of the koine.
People's awareness of Greek civilization and identity came away gravely damaged after the decline of the Byzantine Empire and Ottoman rule. “Hellene,” the appellation that defined the Greek people, had been abandoned: because Byzantium was part of the Roman Empire, the Greeks had taken to calling themselves Romans, Ῥωμαίοι. At the turn of the nineteenth century, as Ottoman rule waned and Greece regained a sense of its own identity, the language situation was, to put it mildly, paradoxical. The traditional written language had remained largely faithful to ancient Athenian-based Koine, yet it was so removed from the language then spoken that people no longer understood it. And there was no one cultural, political, or social identity strong enough to impose its language on the new Greek society. The only center to safeguard Greekness over the centuries had been the Church, which had done so by conserving ancient Koine. So, people looked to it to provide the revival of Hellenism with a common language.
When the Greek War of Independence came to an end, the one way to recover a common outlook was to take a step back in time- two thousand years back. In fact, in its infancy, modern Greece established its identity by returning to its roots in Pericles' Athens of fifth century BC. Therefore, the written language that originated from Hellenistic Koine, which itself originated from the lonic-Attic dialect, gave Greece a united language that corresponded to their reacquired sense of national unity.
Modern Greek pronunciation was achieved by keeping what was common to the majority of Hellenes and eliminating all local quirks. The vowel sounds of Koine remained intact, as did its written form. Modern Greek phonetics is the same as Hellenistic phonetics, though some consonants are pronounced differently. Although the grammatical forms that had disappeared thousands of years before, like aspect, dual number, the optative, and the dative, could not be resurrected, in many regards modern Greek remained ancient. The current language continues to draw a distinction between the present and aorist, retaining all of that distinction's semantic value, and still uses the accusative, nominative, genitive, and vocative cases (though the plural genitive is rarely used, and the nominative and vocative are often mixed up).
Modern Greek made two surprising innovations. It got rid of infinitive verbs-a feature it shares with the languages of the Balkans-and invented a future tense by paraphrasing the verb "to want": "I will judge" is expressed as a кpivo, "I want to judge"-and therefore "will judge."
ELLINI=ILLINI=ILLIRI.N(geg dialect) = R(tosk dialect) like in AlbaNia=ArbeRia.The romans called the peninsula ILLYRICUM. The story of Greece is a pellasgo-illyrian one.
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One of the best and most entertaining videos I have seen. Lost my sleep over this.
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Kolokotronis was the chief of Guard of our Emperor 400 years non stop wars against Islam, and imagine our capital city is unter occupation
@@panosant3960 I can only imagine.
The Greek commanders' mustaches paired well with their massive balls of steel
Excelent comment!
@@maskinisten019 ohhhh dude with your stupid braiwashd excuse for a mind go fuck your self
@@maskinisten019 95%of albos fought for the turks.The rest were highly mixed with Greeks,and thats why they killed albanians with pleasure
@@maskinisten019 that is not a fact. Albanian or Arvanitan folk did not sport a long mustache like the greek but a mix of said mustache with big beards.
@@maskinisten019 Dude,are you all trained in a soviet style brainwash program?Why am i even asking..
And since you have no knowledge of previous uprisings should i be the one to inform you? Wont it be "GrEk PrOpAganDA"
I have never seen a people with more inferiority complex,clinging to whatever connection they can get with whatever is Greek.
Wish you well in life though
Excellent video 📹
Just been on a 1 week holiday to Athens 🇬🇷
An ancient and amazing civilisation
Everyone must visit the Acropolis.
@@nitroallByzantines were those who study Homer and Ancient Greeks.
@@nitroall
You're right, they banned ⲣⲉⲇⲟⲣⲏⲓliⲁ and gave rights to women, such horror.
To tell the truth, 90% of those who fought for the independence of Greece from the Ottomans were Arbërsh🇦🇱 (Albanian)
It was great to watch such a good summary of the Greek war of independence in English, thanks! There are many more interesting details that can be studied from this time, like the actual representation and fight for influence of the three foreign powers in the political scene through actual parties of corresponding names -i.e. Mavrokordatos, who regardless of his failures, I think deserved some more credit was leading the English party. One of the notable lessons that I kept from this part of our history is that military geniuses, war heroes, even those with character of unquestionable integrity, like Kolokotronis unfortunately could not make good leaders outside war -but, I guess understandably, could not accept surrendering power to people who didn't prove themselves by the sword, but objectively were much more skilled in organizing a state and conducting diplomacy.
What an incredible documentary. Thank you so much for producing these!
RIP Kapodistrias he did all he could for the greeks and trying to strengthen the central government and democracy only for corrupt oligarchs and mafias to assasinate him and replace him with a puppet german king, he worked tirelessly and deserved better
anglosaxons killed him
@sunmoonlightning
the Maniots struggled only for themselves. numerous authors attest to this. eventually they were going to submit to the turks if the revolution was lost like the one 50 yrs before. after all, only they carried the title of Bey!
kolokotronis probably sensed this. he changed camps in the 2nd civil war. he realized they were no longer able to protect him or his clan.
and they were not even hellenes. being the last remnants of sclavonic tribal admninistrations in the penissula. some were even unbaptised until the 17th cent!!!
@sunmoonlightning
Kapodistrias, as well as others in the Diaspora, realized very early that in order to unify the new state of "Hellenes", he had to break down ethnic, linguistical and cultural differences to amagalmate a new Hellenistic culture.
More or less this too has remnants in today's Greece.
They were not submitting to anyone! Did they not fight for independence for a new Democratic state? Or were they just taking advantage of a new Opportunity and would return to their way of paying off the Turk from the spoils of piracy and stealing from their neighbors, as was their historical legacy, in order to retain the Beylik?
As far as their descent from Lacedemonians, between the Theban Wars and the later Roman conquest, I doubt if there was a significant population to contiue as a unique polity. The population of Maniots were Sclavenioi pushed by the Byzantine reconquista of the Morea (which is also a Sclavenian term, having nothing to do with the mulberry tree) to the mountain ridges of Taygetos and Panahaiko to the northwest. Read the Byzantine sources.
"Turks never managed to step into Mani", true. They did not have to.
That narrative is common in the Morea. And why would they? If they got paid why waste manpower and resources, there or in The Archipelago were the kehaya held the local Christians in check.
Increased migration of Turks to Morea put pressure on the Christian inhabitants to try to secure what was left. Thus, the revolution. I doubt that the Maniots, having quasi-accepted the religion so late, had a "nationalistic" perspective and would have had a different outcome than the Souliots had farther north.
Both were not in control of rich arable land, producing rich surpluses. If that was the case, the Ottomans would have tsifliked the area long before.
Now, if it became an issue, as the need for tighter ethnocentic control by the Porte, as it developed in the years after the French Revolution, the Divan would have proven more strigent towards the Maniots and would have probably dissolved such remnants among their Milliets.
The english killed him not the maniats
@@yiannimil1 Saying Maniots weren't hellenes is a big claim, do you have a source for this? also how do you know they weren't baptised?
31:30 as an African American Greek Orthodox who marched in the Greek Independence parade, I was thrilled to learn there was one who took up arms for our Hellenic brethren!
What?? You mean a mercenary?
HAHAHAHA
African Greek
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Welcome Bro ❤
@@irinigago Thanks!
Remarkable work !
Detailed and accurate explained !
As a Greek I feel touched and your approach was excellent.
Also I would like to add that all the help from the volunteers didn't end well as the free Hellenic nation started directly civil war and the soldiers that came for aid Hellas were in the middle of a conflict that they didn't want to participate, and soon ended their life's cause of the mess between the Hellenes.
Sad times
There were also a lot of prominent women that significantly contributed to the Greek cause like the Souliotisses martyr women, the naval commander Laskarina Bouboulina, and the benefactor Manto Mavrogenonous
Albania souliotsses and Arvanitas speek Albania lengue
@@gezimgjoka8740 Greeks ortodox suliots my friend Greeks put it on your mind they fought against Turkalbanians. Marko Botsaris Kitso Tzavelas they destroyed you guys.
@@gezimgjoka8740 not exactly.
@@snow_bee8733 100% exactly just different tribal dialect
@@snow_bee8733 its a tosk dialect. Way closer to standart albanian than nothern albanian
Great documentary, thank you so much! I believe the battle of Maniaki against Ibrahim and Papaflessas were worth a mention
One million Greeks lost their lives during the war of independence. That was one-quarter of the population considering that the people of Greece was 4 million at the start of the ten-year struggle.
Nektarios, 🙂🦁 since, after the Lions were killed off and became Extinct in the Proverbial Titanic Antiquities of Ancient Macedonia and Ancient Greece. 😏 Despite this, 😢😞😥 the Modern Greek Nation was born in the relatively recent 19th Century, forged by revolutionaries who knew only Turkish Domination, and for whom 'Greece' was merely an idea that had to be manifested with blood. This is the Story of the Greek War of Independence, from It's Origins in shady secret societies, to the Years of brutal, harrowing struggle against the Sultan and his Vassals, to the final intervention of the Great Powers, 🥹❤ as Free Hellas becomes First Nation-State in History to achieve full and total Independence from the Ottoman Empire.
1 out of every 4!? That level of sacrifice has never been seen since Rome during the Second Punic War!
@@jthomas8263wrong. No modern Greek nation was born. Its the same nation since antiquity.
Kolokotronis was my ancestor… I’m very proud of this.
ZKOLOKOTRONIS IS ALBANIANS OPIGINS @ NO GREEKS100% VERY
@greatalexander404 For English, press one
@@greatalexander404 common man we all know that albania is like belgium,a fixed country
Why arvanites Invent Greeks?
@@Trontotario2
Arvanites bad guys. They killed many thousands of Turkalbanians in 1821,
and many thousands of Tsami Albanians in 1945.
Αnd they still haven't had enough.
This needa to be a movie, so interesting
Excellent detailed account....I really appreciated all of the details about the battles, the generals, the Ottoman rule, the development of Greece....and the ultimate creation of Greece
I don't know who wrote this videos script but very entertaining and caught me off guard. Also, love that we all just _understand_ when Napoleon is introduced as "the Corsican dude".
.. Napoleon he has roots from Mani too
What time stamp?
I agree with you. Actually it has almost no historical inaccuracies inside. I congratulate the ones who did the research.
le Corse le plus célèbre du monde
@@irakliskazantzidis1147 There is no evidence about this.He is a Corsican of Italian descent.
I am a little bit disappointed that no reference was made to the Greek revolutionary activity in my home island of Euboea, but I still have to admit that this was an excellent video.
Well done! So little of this history of Greece is studied, or even known about, in the West.
Yes because its albanian 🇦🇱
@@ilon1407 (nope)
@@ilon1407 😂😂
@@ilon1407 Albanian is not a nationality, it's a job. Cause both as individuals or ''nation''(ROFL) they do nothing other than stealing, wallets, cars, history etc.
@@ilon1407 lol🤣🤣
Ok it’s official. Greeks are amazing warriors. After all THIS IS HELLAS !!!!🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷 ps I am a 16 year old American and I am learning modern Greek
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Greeks aren’t warriors 😂😂😂😂 Warriors are Greeks
You better learn Albanian little boy
wow boy..... this is an honour for us, the Greeks....
thank you ...
Good luck καλή τύχη
As a Serb, if I ever ended up waging war (which I hope will never happen) and had to choose one other nation to fight alongside me, it would would be my brothers from the south, no doubt 🇷🇸❤️🇬🇷
We are not brothers with slavs
@@Jason-cu2tz shut it, nerd. Serbs and greeks are Brothers.
@@Jason-cu2tzbecause of christianity genocides?
@@Jason-cu2tz Well said .In balkan the people who are brothers are Albania ,Greece ,South of Italy ,most of europian Turkey ,Macedonian (the albanian ) in Macedonia ,Croatia ,Romanian .Having the same religion does not mean brothers in DNA dear Slavic
Unfortunately ,Greece has been Bought off by Demonic west . Lock stock and barrel. The Same crowd that destroyed Yugoslavia! My ancestors came from Greece my grandma on mother's side was born in a Sla vic named village.Greeksbof coarse since Slavs have been in Greece since Byzantine Empire. Poor Serbia is surrounded by NWO. Greek military and dirty Greek politicians sold Greece down the river.
38:22
I’m sure just the name “Athens” sent a shiver down many spines. Very few cities in the world have such a gigantic reputation
2:00 Rum Millet
3:00 distant pagan past
4:00 Klephts
5:00 Maniots
6:00 Kapodistrias
7:00 Filiki Etaireia formed 1814
8:00 time to initiate revolt
9:00 Battle of Dragasani 1821
10:00 Battle for Greece had begun
14:00 Athanasios Diakos impaled 1821
15:00 Battle of Gravia Inn 1821
17:00 Battle of Gravia Inn 1821
18:00 Ottomans prevented from entering Peloponnese 1821
19:00 Siege of Tripolitsa 1821
20:00 Battle of Valtetsi 1821
22:00 Valtetsi crucial watershed moment
25:00 Gregory V hanged 1821
28:00 declaration of independence 1822
30:00 Chios massacre 1822
35:00 Battle of Peta 1822
38:00 Siege of the Acropolis 1821-1822
48:00 Second Siege of Missolonghi 1823
49:00 Theodoros Kolokotronis resigned 1823
52:00 First Greek Civil War 1823-1824
53:00 Muhammad Ali of Egypt
54:00 Crete smothered 1823
55:00 Egyptians landed in Morea 1825
1:00:00 Third siege of Missolonghi 1825-1826
1:15:00 Anglo-French-Russian fleet sailed to Greece 1827
1:23:00 French landed in the Peloponnese 1828
Interesting!
I was just reading an alternate history story about Greece that starts with the Greek War of Independence and RUclips notified me of this video.
What's the name of the story? Got a link to it? I'd love to read it.
Well, at least the spying of our google overlords can be conforting
Good Job & Well done!
I've just read Roderick Beaton's book "Greece :Biography of a modern Nation"
Your animation is the best method for me to sense history narrative vividly.
By the way, there are many military events even after Greece independent.
Hopefully, we are able to see them all in the future.
I really enjoy the sound effects! Crickets at night, swords for a battlefield clash, even seagulls for naval actions were included.
Amazing, an hour and a half of kings and generals to listen in the background while doing some house work/food prep
The Greeks are true Eastern Romans, constantly infighting...
wait till you see greece in the 20th century
2 civil wars (1 of which being a civil cold war turning hot)
14 coups
20-something changes in government from 1924-1936 _alone_
2 times establishment 3 times dissolution of the monarchy
and, for some extra *Rome* , overbloating of the bureaucracy too
as you can see the Roman Empire is alive and well
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dont forget "kleftes" was the guard of our emperor. constantine xi 1453 dont forget 400 years wars. at last we won
The video itself is great and informative as always, but I believe it useful to mention that Kamikoto knives is owned by the same company as Established Titles and their claims have about the same level of truthfulness (I.e. very little). Their knives are mass-produced in China, the only thing Japanese about them is the name.
Your right, checking Google, its made in Yangjiang, China
It's also worth mentioning, that the used steel is one of the cheapest that is available. Real value may be around ten bucks, not hundreds of dollars, contrary to the marketing wank.
literally everything is made in china you know
it's so cheap
Well presented, and historically accurate with significant details. Well done!
Just amazing! Thank you for the documentary!
I admit that it is a very good documentary like all others I'veseen in your channel. Your side notes are great for those who like details.
God bless the Greeks.
dont
Please don’t
@@forgetme6764 why???
@@nikkay82 idk I was being weird
@Vard X most of them were Greeks. Some of them were indeed Arvanites but only a small percent
1:32:28 of excellent artwork, animation, narration etc...
I deeply thank you for this treasure!
Wonderful narration, we need a movie a series to show these events in details and in its wider range.
Congratulations 🎊
My gosh how I love those long form videos !
“Four thousand years of Greek history have produced four Greek heritages, each of which has had an effect on the life of the Greeks in later stages of their history.
The Hellenic Greeks received a heritage from the Mycenean Greeks, the Byzantine Greeks received on from the Hellenic Greeks, the Modern Greeks have received one heritage from the Byzantines and a second from the Hellenes.”
From the notable work of Arnold Toynbee, prominent English historian; “The Greeks and Their Heritages”, Oxford University Press.
It would be so good to see where the story goes in this David and Goliath epic after 1832. Any further revolts or territorial gains in the latter half of the 19th century, for example.
Oh man ur in for a ride alright
Well there were some instances of territories changing hands, mostly at the expense of the Ottomans and benefit to the Greeks and other Balkan peoples but the real break for the Greeks would be the Balkan Wars preceding the first world war, where Greece took a shape mostly similar to the one it has today.
We are also missing Serbian revolution from 1804-1835, or better say war parr of it that lasted up to 1815.
I mean my Island had a semi autonomous state, the principality of Samos, which lasted from 1834-1912. So there's that for example.
Crete also had its own thing for a brief period of time.
However, the war of independence was over sure, but many battles took place later on, and piece by piece, Greece came in its current formation in 1947!
@@irianna44 Next stop Constantinople!
Really love this long video format. Thanks K&G!
Incredible video. This is better than most Greek school books!
From Ancient Greeks, to Byzantine empire, to modern Greece 🇬🇷
Intensifying hostility in the 12th century to Italian trade led to anti-Roman Catholic policies and marked a changing relationship with the Western Holy Roman Empire, ultimately leading to the replacement of Latin with Greek as Byzantium's official Imperial administrative language.. East Rome not Byzantine
Byzantine??? They were not even Hellenes
Byzantine Empire was multiethnic and roman.
@@marjo7467 Except that the byzantine empire considered languages other than greek uncivilised and faiths other than orthodoxy heathenous
or how the empire of Nicaea was the first state in history to call itself Greece, before it restored Rome? With its emperors knowingly starting what would eventually become modern Greek nationalism, making fitting statements about it as well.
or how, with the Komnenoi onwards, faith wasn't what distinguished a roman from a barbarian alone anymore?
It had to come through the Greek language, the Greek orthodox faith, and Roman citizenship.
How Constantine XI went out of his way to say that Greek and Roman is the exact same thing, and that he and his compatriots were both?
It was multiethnic, sure, but it was obvious who had the reins, beginning, middle, to end.
almost all Greek heads of state and their national heroes are of Albanian origin.. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Albanians_in_Greece
What a story. I love how you bring the events to life
Please make one on the Serbian independence which is just as interesting a story that would easily take more than an hour to cover!
Big fan of these long re upload d of your smaller videos. It would be helpful if we had a playlist with them to reach them easier. Keep doing your great work y’all!
Very good videos. You earned a subscriber. Can't wait for more Greek history videos
During a time when things looked particularly bleak for the Revolution, Greek General Theodore Kolokotronis (pre-eminent leader of the Greek War of Independence) asked the British Admiral Hamilton's advice on what the best course of action would be.
Hamilton responded (quite truthfully) that the most prudent thing to do would be to negotiate the Greek surrender with Great Britain guaranteeing for their lives.
“That can never be” responded the General, “We've already pledged Freedom or Death ! Our Basileus (Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos) was slain, he signed no treaty !
Ever since his Guard was always at War with the Turks and two forts remained forever indomitable”.
Hamilton was baffled by this statement. What Basileus, what King? The one who fell in battle 400 years ago?
“What Royal Guard, what forts are you talking about ?” he asked.
Kolokotronis responded “The Guard of our Basileus are those they call Klephts, the forts are Mani and Souli and the mountains”.
Then Hamilton spoke no more...
I can't believe that there is a documentary about the Greek War of Independence, 1821... and there is no any mention of the great Greek heroes, such as Georgios Karaiskakis... Grigorios Dikaios Papaflessas... Laskarina Bouboulina... and Manto Mavrogenous !!! Also, there is no mention of Papaflessas self-sacrifice at the battle of Maniaki against Ibrahim Pasha...
17:26 So if we count the wounded? Those 120 men had an average KD of 150 and even managed to slip away before being destroyed 😂
Thats amazing
thank you guys so much for covering this 👍
I believe that Greek independence could be one of great milestones in collapse of Ottoman and widespread of Western diplomatic framework to the world. Thanks to K&G for covering this conflict
Without Russia there wont be named Greece its made from western countries and Russia like cyprus rum zone government they are all fake.They created using with genocides like instance Mora Muslim genocide at ottoman era like anadolu occupy try at ww1 like cyprus eoka genocide.When the time comes u will see the truth.
No srbs do them good and made them and empire and then killed it like for the roman empire 😂 🇷🇸👌ser no srbs no history of Europa and no vede in india Sanskrit
During most of the Byzantine Empire, Romios was synonymous to a Greek not a Roman. It is still the same today. Greeks had a knowledge not of the Roman history but of their own, facilitated by the church. It's referred to in many Ottoman era documents, especially where the language and education is concerned. The myth that the Rums did not know anything about their ancient past is propagated by those who have an interest to deny the Greekness of certain areas they now posses, or want to possess. I see much of the Turkish view of things in this video eg the claim that "parents volunteered their children for devshirme". Not that the creators and owners of this space are Turkish and Azeris has anything to do with this...right...? Right....?
He mentions a lot false information in video.
ΕΛΛΑΣ - ΕΛΛΑΔΑ 💪
i dont understand you,what you have in Byzant ?,tell me something Greek from Alexander time until 1821 ? Hellenic are not Greek ,and Greek are not Hellenic .Language is different,Greeks are from Asia ? which one wrote something about Greeks in Byzynt ? and Byzant was all Empire .not only Athens ? Guys are ok or to much Xaxiki mace you stupid ..is not joke .
Indeed, 'Romios' and 'Romaios' are not interchangeable and never were.
Modern Greek Wars of Independence and Anatolian Excursion should be being taught in every European school. Just look at how the map looks in 1920, the political trends in the continent and the influence of the greek elites since the Enlightment already, when many of the intellectuals and merchants had to flee from the Ottman Empire to Paris and co. Look at how the population exchange lead to new levels of state aggression towards minorities, i.e. during WWII. Look how the class divide within the Empire brings first young Greece hanging from a thread and less than a century later nationalism in Turkey. We can try to condensate history as much as we want, but apparently reality is way wilder than even the wildest of imaginations.
If Russians wouldn't help, Anatolia would be Greece too.
🙂🦁 since, after the Lions were killed off and became Extinct in the Proverbial Titanic Antiquities of Ancient Macedonia and Ancient Greece. 😏 Despite this, 😢😞😥 the Modern Greek Nation was born in the relatively recent 19th Century, forged by revolutionaries who knew only Turkish Domination, and for whom 'Greece' was merely an idea that had to be manifested with blood. This is the Story of the Greek War of Independence, from It's Origins in shady secret societies, to the Years of brutal, harrowing struggle against the Sultan and his Vassals, to the final intervention of the Great Powers, 🥹❤ as Free Hellas becomes First Nation-State in History to achieve full and total Independence from the Ottoman Empire.
watching this from the shores of navarino. thank you for adding a deeper understanding of my travels and surroundings. what a great video
Great video. One important thing you got wrong was the greek identity. If you read the speeches of the last 300years of byzantine emperors they refer to their subjects increasingly as Hellenes. Usually as Romans and Hellenes. So, by the time the loss of Constantinople happened, the greek people were refering to each other as hellenes. That is why during the years prior the rebellion it was usual for parents to give their children ancient greek names. It is not hellene or roman. Our identity since 1200, and i would argue up to now, is the combination of roman and hellenes. It was (is)not one or the other. But both.
Malakka copium
@@lagjescuni5482 The Hellenes had a Christian Orthodox identity because they wrote the New Testament in the Hellenic language. Most importantly, Christ Himself when meeting the Hellenes who had sought Him, exclaimed: "The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I tell you the solemn truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces much grain. The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in the world guards it for eternal life. If anyone wants to serve Me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him." This is in the Hellenic DNA.
Correct, Moden Greek period starts with Emperor Theodore Laskaris
@@miastupid7911 But you Greeks have almost no Hellenic DNA lol
@@Nomadicenjoyer31 and how would you know? Really, how exactly would you know that? Even the DNA results posted by Greeks on RUclips are over 60% Greek-70% Greek (and that's just a very minor fraction of people getting tested). There are at least 4 that I've encountered on RUclips that are 100%! Add in the Greek diaspora (even the ones that in former Greek territories) and there is enough Greek DNA in every corner of this world. We are still here.
Being Greek I salute the creators of this video for their effort.
The ALBANIANS pasha mentioned in the video. Leaders of Albanian and Turkish troops against Greeks.
1.Vizier Omer Pasha Vrioni was an Ottoman Albanian military commander of 10.000 turkalbanians
2.Nasuhzade Ali Pasha (Turkish: Nasuhzade Ali Paşa), commonly known as Kara Ali Pasha (Greek: Καρά Αλή Πασάς), was an Ottoman-Albanian admiral.
3.Mahmud Dramali Pasha was an Ottoman Albanian statesman and military leader.
4.Mustafa Naili Pasha or Giritli Mustafa Naili Pasha, literally "Mustafa Naili Pasha of Crete"; 1798-1871) was an Ottoman-Albanian statesman.
5.Kavalalı Muhammad Ali Paşa was an Ottoman-Albanian statesman of Egypt.
6.Ibrahim Pasha was an Ottoman-Albanian and was an Egyptian general and politician; he was the commander of both the Egyptian and Ottoman armies and the eldest son of Muhammad Ali Kavalali.
PS And there are still Albanians who consider Arvanites as Albanians. The Arvanites were bilingual, they wrote only in Greek and declared their Greek consciousness, just as the bilingual inhabitants of Southern Albania are Greek and today they are internationally recognized as a Greek minority of Northern Epirus.
Thanks to the strong sperm.
greece modern language😂😂😂😂 we speak the language of pelazgians you popudopulosupapinaqi
Pay attention at the note in 48:33 in the film and read it. With all due respect because my grandmother was greek from ioannina. As there were albanian muslims there were greeks that converted to islam in great numbers especially crete ,but they were treated as trash and deported in turkey in the huge population swap 1923, because greece is religion oriented albania is more tribal oriented, there are tribes in albania with the same last name half of them muslim half christian.This was a religious rather than nacionalistic war. albanians against albanians and greeks vs greeks. I never buy my own government propagnada but i dont buy the greek one as well. Greece was the great civilisation no denying, illyria not sofisticated it was more savage and tribal nevertheless they fought on the greek side in every epic war, epirus was a buffer zone forever. Love it or hate it the dna of both is supersimilar. Respect
@@Erind6721
You are a serious person, like most Albanians I know.
The Souliotes never called themselves Albanians but Arvanites, bilingual populations with a Greek conscience.The Suliotes fought on the side of Ali Pasha against the Sultan, and they fought against Ali Pasha when he threatened their freedom. They were not interested in religion, but in their freedom from the Ottomans.
Religion is an important factor in the creation of national consciousness. In all the Balkans, a national liberation struggle against the Ottoman Empire took place, and not a religious war.
Times have changed, huge changes are coming, every person is free to declare what nationality they want, and what gender they want...🙂 The Earth is too small for racism and ultra-nationalism.
I wish the Balkans would understand this, and not let foreign forces rekindle hatred.
P.S. The Greeks and Albanians who converted to Islam did so in order to be given lands to cultivate and rights from the Sultan (see Chams and Cretans and millions of Greek (Romioi) Ionians) and to exploit the Christian populations in turn.
very well, And 90% your heroes of Arvanite You don’t know that they only spoke Albanian and not Greek at all? Do you know in south Italy is A group of People called Arbersh ans most of them are From morea? And and they sing A 500-600 yers old song still today (moj e bukura Morea ku te lash e me ste pashe) check for the song and you will love it.
Watched this from start to finish, you did an amazin job. I'm Greek and have elevated respect for my people because of your hard work
As a Arab I truly admire Greek history and culture and all respect to the Othman the were strong
Ottomans were a sick man of Europe
Thank you for respecting our Turkish Empire 💪🏼🇹🇷
Thank you for this one.
Even your sponsor vidoes at the start are funny and interesting. Best documentary animator on here by far.
I enjoyed this video as many others from your channel Kings & Generals.....i am from Greece and i found in this story many true things... history is a difficult thing to narrate it and discuss about it because every man and woman has his/her own ideas,feelings etc and cannot see clearly how the things really happened....😊😮
yes true have many true story but not at all,first i cant see on Koine Greek in all fights ,all names are Orthodox Albanians,and why write kolokotroni ? in this time they have the name Cergini=Cergjini in Arvanitika ,and all so the Pictures i see just Foustanella ,is not Greek is Albanian costum .And in this time the Arvanites dont understand other language .many Questions in all the war i see just Ethnics Albanian to fight and all so in Pictures just Foustanella..
We Greeks are capable fighting someone for our independence and at the same time fight a civil war... Long live the Greek spirit of independence. Thank you for this awesome documentary 🔥
dude even your last name is turkish lmao
Greek War of indipendence.... between orthodox and muslim albanians!
@@furkannarin2844 Bruh I'm Greek 😂 my last name comes from the Greeks of Asia minor
@@chrisbostan5410 i can tell. "bostan" means garden in turkish :D there is a neighbour called bostanci in istanbul too
@@furkannarin2844 I know bro I had researched about my last name 😂
"The Turk came upon us as a rapacious marauder," Kolokotronis said. "He put to death some of our people and made slaves of others, but when our King in Constantinople fell in battle, he made no treaty with the Turks but left a bequest bidding his people carry on the war. His garrison has never given up and his fortresses have never capitulated."
şu dangalakları övme , bir avuç işe yaramaz köylü isyanı
That's beautifull my turkish friend.Thank you
It is really beautiful what the great chieftain said. Makes us feel proud and patriotic.
What I don't understand is why a Turk would bring this up, since we are enemies. This is seriously weird dude.
@@Ntopios We are not enemies anymore. Both us and Turks can live in harmony if we will so.
@@NtopiosTurkey and Greece are allies within NATO. They can never go to war against one another
This is a great video with a lot of details. However it makes it look like without the great powers the Greeks were completely helpless against Ibrahim and would have undoubtedly crumbled under him, which is not completely true. Ibrahim’s army was great but his success was mostly due to the fact that he was largely unopposed (because of Greek infighting at the time of his landing). However, after Papaflessas’ sacrifice at Maniaki and Makrygiannis’ surrender at Niokastro the Greek spirit was reignited and Makrygiannis himself got his revenge with a very successful victory at Myloi, the first decisive victory over Ibrahim. So even though the importance of the great powers in the battle of Navarino was unquestionable, on land the tide had shifted against Ibrahim long before any foreign force landed. Other than that small detail, a very informative video.
It is heartening to see ancient history reverberate in these heroic times. A hopeless battle at Thermopylae; a Greek captain named Odysseus; the old blood runs strong.
Me being from Messolonghi and visiting the garden of heroes and lord byrons villa , made the part with messolonghi hella proud ❤❤❤
Nikitaras was nephew of kolokotronis. His mother was sister of kolokotronis wife.
Bro why do you have so long names, I can't remember anything
Cause our names have meanings, they are not just names. You can etymologically trace your roots, simply through your last name.@@mnemonicpie
Just want to add one tiny detail to this historical video. In 1779, with Catherine the Great’s permission, the entire population of Crimea, predominantly consisting of Christian Greeks, relocated to Pryazovia. They established 19 settlements, including the city of Mariupol, and have since continued to reside in the region, identifying themselves as Greeks.
Thank you for an excellent video. It was worthwhile watching the entire long-form video because it was a complex war and required a thorough explanation of the conditions and influences leading up to the war to even begin to understand it. Your use of animations, animated maps, and pictures that accompany a compelling narrative makes for a riveting presentation.
Better than the Avengers End Game, better than a mainstream Hollywood movie. Couldn't take my eyes on the screen even for a split second. Well done!
Haha, Lord Byron somehow became the comic relief of this documentary.
I'm shocked that there is no mention of Georgios Karaiskakis.
Or Bouboulina… or Androutsos… or Nikitaras… or Miaoulis… or that the Greeks were All Albanians that fought for the Hellenic Myth.
@@intelliGENeration Ok dude
@@intelliGENerationshut up
@@degoose2447 try to shut up the greek historians 😅
Enough with fake myths and get serious with authentic data that in the era of internet cannot be suppressed any longer!
@@lindaS_ i am pro Greek
Amazing work, thank you
I hope you bring up Haiti being the first nation to recognize Greece. Love from the black Spartans to our Greek brothers
Εύγε ❤❤
Who are black Spartans??
@@sgourkon8742Haitians re malaka
Ahhh...
Prime Assassin's Creed material
By the gods that must be done
Don't think it will be very popular in Turkey
Kings and Generals, I hope you make a video Spanish American Wars of Independence and its campaigns or battles on how each countries get their independence from Spain, This is an interesting topic to watch on your videos.
Yes please! That is am area of World History I know staggeringly little about and would love to be educated about!
Since antiquity it seems like the Greeks worse enemy is always themselves. They're unstoppable when united but that never lasts very long.
Yes that is correct and the other half of Greeks is to blame. Communist Greece is the people of Greece, right wing Greece are not Greeks but little fascist boys from Germany
Excellent content ! Eternal Hellas 🔥🇬🇷
I hope you do one on the Crimean War, a rather forgotten war, but with contemporary reverberations!🙏
Excellent work all the way. Accurate and detailed enough. Greetings from Hellas.
Beautiful video, comprehensive and still easy to follow and sharp. A thrilling effort. Almost as thrilling as the efforts of the Greeks to live free from tyranny in 1821-32.
I m afraid kapodistria was not greek but arvanitis (albanian)
@@robertalikaj1241 How could he be albanian. His family was an aristocratic family of Kerkyra, his father's ancestors came from slovenia and his mother ones from cyprus. Stop saying stupid things about our history and be greatful to God( whatever God you albanians believe at) that the serbians did not take the north of you and the greeks the south of you.
It's a very good video, well explained. Thank you!
You might not see this comment and i mean know disrespect, but there is a little audio error at the beginning of your video. From 2:49 to 2:50 there is a little repeat in the audio. Other than that I watched this series and found it awesome, great work and keep it up. 👍
🤗 als 🇬🇷, in der Fremde groß geworden, habe ich nie vergessen wer ich bin, woher ich komme und wo ich eines Tages zurück kehren werde. Das griechische Volk hat schon immer, egal was kam, wie der Phönix aus der Asche, sich wieder empor gehoben. Wir sind ein stolzes Volk. Danke für das Video.
Thank you so much for producing this excellent video documentary!
Eleni, 🙂🦁 since, after the Lions were killed off and became Extinct in the Proverbial Titanic Antiquities of Ancient Macedonia and Ancient Greece. 😏 Despite this, 😢😞😥 the Modern Greek Nation was born in the relatively recent 19th Century, forged by revolutionaries who knew only Turkish Domination, and for whom 'Greece' was merely an idea that had to be manifested with blood. This is the Story of the Greek War of Independence, from It's Origins in shady secret societies, to the Years of brutal, harrowing struggle against the Sultan and his Vassals, to the final intervention of the Great Powers, 🥹❤ as Free Hellas becomes First Nation-State in History to achieve full and total Independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Excellent timing for Greek Independence Day!
Also GREAT VIDEO as always. I was curious about the beginning of the modern Greek nation. Storytelling and the visuals are great and informative.
Suggestion: Please can yall do a video on how the great Powers dealt with switching from melee, combat to more firearms and muskets. And how that meant changing drilling and how they implemented the tactics.
Like the progression from Roman army fighting to Mongols to Napoleon army tactics ...to civil war tactics to world War 1.
Modern Greek period starts with Emperor Theodore Laskaris, the video is wrong.
What a beautiful topic, there is also a theory that the phanariot elite of Constantinople and rulers of Wallachia at the time were against the revolution because they were planning for years to overthrow the sultan and replace him with an orthodox monarch dividing the ottoman empire into two parts the west balkan orthodox empire and the east Muslims empire, pay in mind that during that time , in Constantinople lived the majority of the greek population of ottoman empire since the end of 19th century, (250.000 Greeks) and was the seat of ecoumenical patriarch, the video was superb! This story sadly ends with minor asia campaign a hundred years later and the end of greek presence in Asia Minor after thousands of years.
The majority of Greeks always lived on mainland Greece, that can be explained on a fast demographics search. By 1025 there were 12 million Greeks and by 1281 fell to 5 because of nonstop wars. In 1830 there were 3,5 million Greeks around the whole aeria.
That was excellent. Well done!
My favourite series by far 😁🤘
Great work, great animations, keep it up guys!
Έχεις φτιάξει το ίντερνετ σέ ένα ποιοτικό επίπεδο, συγχαρητήρια 😊❤
Really good graphic reproduction of the Battle at Dervenakia and at Agionori and the total distruction of the Ottoman invading force! In these battles the millitary genius of General Kolokotronis really shined. Also it was great to see mentioning the great Nikitaras, the Turks Eater, the modern "incarnation" of Achilles, who at the Battle at Dervenakia and Agionori broke 3 swords during the struggle, and the fourth sword remained attached to his hand because of the muscle intensity during the battle, and it was needed a medical treatment in order to open his hand. Good video, but it still left out completely, Karaiskakis's campaign in Central Greece in 1826-1827, which led to the Battle of Arachova, which was the second greatest defeat of the Ottomans, during the Greek War if Independence after the one at Dervenakia.
@@secretname4190 Not an excuse for not mentioning Karaiskakis.
I love these videos. I've been a massive fan for years! So much so that I actually made my own channel (it focuses on History as well) thank you for the inspiration! I wish I had the same cartoon style you have but... I'm just a small RUclipsr
History gives me goosebumps specially if its epically told like on this channel.
This channel is gold!! I've learned so much watching K's & G's!!
Modern Greek period starts with Emperor Theodore Laskaris. He declared Greek Emperor of Greek Empire. He also wanted an exclusivly Greek army.