My wife’s from Saida, Lebanon. We visited Tyre and were amazed how the ruins are still visible in the shallow waters of the modern day city. It’s gorgeous there, the water was magical clear and the people were so kind. I can’t wait to go back now that I’ve learned some of the history!
When my dad was alive years ago, I gave him a Father's Day card. On the front it said "As Someone Once Said to Alexander".. on the inside it read, "I Think You're Great!".
I have studied this battle extensively but totally enjoy your retelling of this battle. I have always enjoyed history and see myself as having better than average grasp of this subject. You have reinvigorate my lust of history. Thank you.
As an engineer, this does my geek-heart good! Hadn't known the value of the causeway nor the use of Alexander's siege machines used on the ships! Once again, well done!
See, war isn't so bad! It stimulates innovation due to the importance of engineers & engineering to militaries throughout history! ...As an engineer, I have to admit, that a sense of pride came over me, everytime The History Guy mentioned "engineers" in the video!
a LOT of what generals did then and even now is based in engineering. Youre an INVENTOR. Dont forget that and just.. be another guy who makes the simples solution to a simple meaningless problem that any 12yo could do
So you are an Engineer. wow. and you are marveled by the armys' war machines. wow. In essence - A L L the wars and conquest was done by Engineers designing war machines and weapons (if it makes you feel any more proud). Anything related to weapons, metallurgy, destruction machines, siege machines and all. And if you want to view the ultimate Engineering marvel, look at the siege of Masada; where the Romans converted the entire mountain for their conquest.
I hope History Guy, you realize the impact you make on not just adult but on children! My grandkids absolutely LOVE your programs. They struggle to see who can get closet to the television screen and before I start the program lol! They really do love the channel!! Thanks!!!!
@@prof2yousmithe444 Thats wonderful. Many people don't realize that seeing children with a thirst to learn also brings immense joy to parents and teachers. It why some chooses to be teachers.
Really great balance between specific details and the broader context. And I really appreciate that last bit. A lot of lesser tellers of history would just say "Golly this Alexander guy was ambitious" and leave it at that. Talking about how we wanted to lock the Persian fleet out of Mediterranean really paints a much deeper picture and comes into play later in the story. Great channel, great video.
Sidon turned against Tyre and joined Alexander? Interesting. I didn't know that, and it's very significant: Sidon had consistently been Tyre's ally for well more than half a millennium at this point (at least since the time of Hiram, maybe longer). Having the Sidonians turn on them would've been a serious blow to morale in Tyre.
It's not much of a surprise that nearby places turn against each other specially considering that TYRE (Phoenician ṣūr, "rock"; Heb. צוֹר, Greek Τύρος, Latin Tyrus) was an ancient competitor of Sidon and often rivaled on the foundation of colonies. Utica did the same with Carthage by siding with the Romans. I am actually more surprised by the behavior of Pumiathon King of Kition and his neutral positiong towards the siege of Tyre.
Thank you for this installment of The History Guy. Alexander The Great is truly one of the greatest, military men in world history and he certainly deserves to be remembered.
misstrKevin and before you decide to grace the world with your unwanted opinions, my original comment is the RUclips equivalent of liking Christmas lights and scented candles, they are completely basic but someone manage to help certain people feel good.
I have never been so absorbed by a story which took place well over 2,000 years ago being delivered by someone who looks like my high school history teacher -- which is saying something, because I absolutely love learning history! You have a gift for storytelling, and have earned my subscription 100%
“They shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers, and I will scrape her soil from her and make her a bare rock. She shall be in the midst of the sea a place for the spreading of nets, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD. And she shall become plunder for the nations,” (Ezekiel 26:4-5, ESV)...“They will plunder your riches and loot your merchandise. They will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses. Your stones and timber and soil they will cast into the midst of the waters.” (Ezekiel 26:12, ESV)
A prediction that king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, would destroy Tyre, which will never be rebuilt..... Sounds just like Alexander's conquest of a city that was never destroyed and stands to this day.
Near to the east In a part of ancient Greece In an ancient land called Macedonia Was born a son To Philip of Macedon The legend, his name was Alexander At the age of 19 He became the Macedon King And he swore to free all of Asia Minor By the Aegean Sea In 334 BC He utterly beat the armies of Persia Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great Became a legend 'mongst mortal men King Darius III, Defeated, fled Persia The Scythians fell by the river Jaxartes Then Egypt fell to the Macedon King, as well And he founded the city called Alexandria By the Tigris river, He met King Darius again And crushed him again in the battle of Arbela Entering Babylon And Susa, treasures he found Took Persepolis-the capital of Persia Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great Became a god amongst mortal men A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke And Alexander cut the Gordian knot And legend said that who untied the knot He would become the master of Asia Hellenism, he spread far and wide The Macedonian learned mind Their culture was a Western way of life He paved the way for Christianity Marching on, marching on The battle-weary, marching side by side Alexander's army line by line They wouldn't follow him to India Tired of the combat, pain, and the glory Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great He died of fever in Babylon. -Steve Harris.
Superb as always. Have you considered doing a video on the Great Siege of Malta in 1565? Or possibly a video on the WWII siege of Malta from 1940 to 1943?
The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered in the earlier introductions when you say "I have a degree in History" I kept waiting for you to say "... and I'm not afraid to use it."
Can you believe they were able to do all of this way back when?! They must have had an army of expert carpenters to build towers so tall. Never underestimate the power of determined people.
Not sure if its your voice but there a sense of calm and serenity that envelopes me whenever i watch your channel. keep up the good work and keep them coming
You remind me of my 6th-Grade History Teacher; Roy Keading. His stories of historical events enthralled me, until a Boeing B-17 flew past my school one day... But, that's another story :)
I visited many countries and Lebanon is of the 3 top beautiful countries that I ever visited. The food, the nightlife and the beauty in nature are amazing.
Your graphics are completely amazing. Love what you do and how you do it. Tell Mrs HG and HX CAT have a great week!! You should be elected to History General.
I am not usually much of a fan of stories of ancient conflicts, your delivery held my attention and peaked my interest! Thank you! (I think it was the perfect balance of military, technology, and people....in case you are wondering, THG)
I already knew about this, from reading Plutarch's Lives, and Arian's biography of Alexander the Great, but this makes it much more clear, and fills in some of the details. Thank You the excellent history lectures. I still don't understand why Tyre was so stubbornly reluctant to make peace with Alexander. Darius did nothing to raise the siege, yet they remained loyal.
At my age (I grew up with Alexander's grandfather) I like history better than the future. And the History Guy fills my need to keep on learning no matter how old I get!
Thanks History Guy for your great contribution to my history education. I have learned more about history in just a year of your RUclips videos than I did during my entire primary and secondary education. Remarkable is it not?
History is boring! Right. Thank you History Guy for making history exciting, as it actually is. And hopefully we can learn from history and not repeat its mistakes.
Im new to the channel, and a new subscriber. Im so glad I stumbled upon your videos. I absolutely love history, Tyre is in my opinion, Alexanders greatest victory. Keep up the great content! Im definitely looking forward to going through your many other videos!!
A fun read on the topic is "Alexander" by Theodore Dodge. Dodge served in the Union Army and fought at Gettysburg. It may not be the most complete or accurate history, but it is fun.
Ophelia Bawles -- Ironically, when they fixed all the damage from the seige they re-Tyred the city. (Okay, not as good as the others, but being witty can be Tyreing at times.)
My new muscular dystrophy specialist has a huge office full of old military medical unit hats and helmets dating back to the Civil War and from many different countries. I mentioned The History Guy and the doctor said he already watches The History Guy.
Hi History Guy, please do some more bits about Canadian history. The story of Adam Dollard and the battle of Long Sault May in 1660 would make a good episode. It has always fascinated me since I was a kid growing up in Ottawa, not far from where the battle was fought.
The Roman siege of Sryacuse was very interesting too..the Romans ran into a certain engineer named Archimedes who gave them all kinds of issues! I guess to a lesser extent would be Baden Powell's defense of Maefking in the Boer War. Both would be great topics! Well done, awesome channel!
I"m so glad I found your channel a while ago, Love it! I would love to see you do a story about the so called "Dorr Rebellion". One of my ancesters, Thomas Dorr, held a small, and unsuccessful rebellion against the government, relating to voting rights for non-landowners. It took place around providence, R.I., around the 1780's or '90's, if I remember right. There was a book written about it, which I read and loaned out- never to be seen again. I can't remember the authors name, either. It's an interesting story, and, as you so often say, it deserves to be remembered! Thank you, I love what you are doing! Keep up the great work!
My wife’s from Saida, Lebanon. We visited Tyre and were amazed how the ruins are still visible in the shallow waters of the modern day city.
It’s gorgeous there, the water was magical clear and the people were so kind. I can’t wait to go back now that I’ve learned some of the history!
where are you from Mike ?
When my dad was alive years ago, I gave him a Father's Day card. On the front it said "As Someone Once Said to Alexander".. on the inside it read, "I Think You're Great!".
This is why I don't watch the so called History Channel any more. Thanx for real history again!
The History Channel turned into The Rewrite of History Channel
Bigfoot built the pyramids...
aliens are sucking blood from goats in South America...
chupacobra is stomping around the North Woods....
@@danconrad920 And they all go to the pawn shop.... 😉
Great story thank you but what was the point of all this despotic murdering and killing .
Ron they still call it the history channel??
Glad you're still doing these in addition to your short videos, History Guy!
Seconded. I enjoy your videos.
I have studied this battle extensively but totally enjoy your retelling of this battle.
I have always enjoyed history and see myself as having better than average grasp of this subject. You have reinvigorate my lust of history. Thank you.
Would you say The History Guy OR History Channel are more accurate & transparent about the facts of this event.
As an engineer, this does my geek-heart good! Hadn't known the value of the causeway nor the use of Alexander's siege machines used on the ships! Once again, well done!
See, war isn't so bad! It stimulates innovation due to the importance of engineers & engineering to militaries throughout history!
...As an engineer, I have to admit, that a sense of pride came over me, everytime The History Guy mentioned "engineers" in the video!
Without war I would imagine we would be still back in the bronze age. Nothing motivates people more then other people trying to kill them.
a LOT of what generals did then and even now is based in engineering. Youre an INVENTOR. Dont forget that and just.. be another guy who makes the simples solution to a simple meaningless problem that any 12yo could do
So you are an Engineer. wow. and you are marveled by the armys' war machines. wow. In essence - A L L the wars and conquest was done by Engineers designing war machines and weapons (if it makes you feel any more proud). Anything related to weapons, metallurgy, destruction machines, siege machines and all. And if you want to view the ultimate Engineering marvel, look at the siege of Masada; where the Romans converted the entire mountain for their conquest.
I hope History Guy, you realize the impact you make on not just adult but on children! My grandkids absolutely LOVE your programs. They struggle to see who can get closet to the television screen and before I start the program lol! They really do love the channel!! Thanks!!!!
That's awesome. I wish I could get my kids to watch some of these. Which videos did you start with to rope them in?
@@Vercingetorix.Rising We read to them when they were little and history became a love of all three of them. We were lucky I guess lol!
@@prof2yousmithe444 Thats wonderful. Many people don't realize that seeing children with a thirst to learn also brings immense joy to parents and teachers. It why some chooses to be teachers.
Learning is enough to get kids excited if you have the right teacher
Really great balance between specific details and the broader context. And I really appreciate that last bit. A lot of lesser tellers of history would just say "Golly this Alexander guy was ambitious" and leave it at that. Talking about how we wanted to lock the Persian fleet out of Mediterranean really paints a much deeper picture and comes into play later in the story. Great channel, great video.
One of your best so far.. Thanks!
It may even be.......the best.
Great stuff! The siege of Tyre was one of my favorite stories from antiquity. I'd love to see an episode on Alexander and the Gordian Knot!
Spoiler alert! He cut it. The End 🤷🏼♂️🤓😎✌🏻
You bring a lot of life to these bits of history and it's really neat
This was the best telling of the Siege of Tyre I've found. You explain their weaponry and engineering in better detail than I'd perviously heard.
Sidon turned against Tyre and joined Alexander? Interesting. I didn't know that, and it's very significant: Sidon had consistently been Tyre's ally for well more than half a millennium at this point (at least since the time of Hiram, maybe longer). Having the Sidonians turn on them would've been a serious blow to morale in Tyre.
Sidon had been captured by Alexander, so it was more of a military occupation, although Sidon largely prospered in the Hellenistic period.
It's not much of a surprise that nearby places turn against each other specially considering that TYRE (Phoenician ṣūr, "rock"; Heb. צוֹר, Greek Τύρος, Latin Tyrus) was an ancient competitor of Sidon and often rivaled on the foundation of colonies. Utica did the same with Carthage by siding with the Romans.
I am actually more surprised by the behavior of Pumiathon King of Kition and his neutral positiong towards the siege of Tyre.
Thank you for this installment of The History Guy. Alexander The Great is truly one of the greatest, military men in world history and he certainly deserves to be remembered.
The battle for Tyre has fascinated me for a few years now, and it certainly shows the tenacity of both Alexander the Great, and the Tyrians.
I’m a simple man, I see History Guy I click
You’re not an original man that’s for sure.
misstrKevin could you tell me a version more to your liking?
Chris Prager oh no don’t worry what I think just go on to the next video and type the exact thing that you read on another video.
misstrKevin I don’t believe anybody cares about what you think
misstrKevin and before you decide to grace the world with your unwanted opinions, my original comment is the RUclips equivalent of liking Christmas lights and scented candles, they are completely basic but someone manage to help certain people feel good.
Excellent. No need to limit to only 15 minutes. Please feel free to elaborate as long as necessary to educate us all. Thank you again
You have a great voice for narration and your videos are always interesting and thought provoking. Thanks history guy
Very well done video. Thanks.
I have never been so absorbed by a story which took place well over 2,000 years ago being delivered by someone who looks like my high school history teacher -- which is saying something, because I absolutely love learning history! You have a gift for storytelling, and have earned my subscription 100%
“They shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers, and I will scrape her soil from her and make her a bare rock. She shall be in the midst of the sea a place for the spreading of nets, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD. And she shall become plunder for the nations,” (Ezekiel 26:4-5, ESV)...“They will plunder your riches and loot your merchandise. They will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses. Your stones and timber and soil they will cast into the midst of the waters.” (Ezekiel 26:12, ESV)
I don't understand. Is this a bible verse recording a pagan victory and claiming it as God's credit?
@@dannyhussain5489 It's a Bible verse written 200 years before Alexander.
Yeah, purportedly, Ezekiel was written before the conquests of Cyrus of Persia. At least that is when the prophet who wrote it lived.
A prediction that king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, would destroy Tyre, which will never be rebuilt..... Sounds just like Alexander's conquest of a city that was never destroyed and stands to this day.
@@brianmonks8657 watch the video. The city is destroyed and scraped into the sea.
Thank you, this was excellent. I had just come to this siege in Arrian's Anabasis. You added greatly to the text with your analysis and illustrations.
Near to the east
In a part of ancient Greece
In an ancient land called Macedonia
Was born a son
To Philip of Macedon
The legend, his name was Alexander
At the age of 19
He became the Macedon King
And he swore to free all of Asia Minor
By the Aegean Sea
In 334 BC
He utterly beat the armies of Persia
Alexander the Great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the Great
Became a legend 'mongst mortal men
King Darius III,
Defeated, fled Persia
The Scythians fell by the river Jaxartes
Then Egypt fell to the Macedon King, as well
And he founded the city called Alexandria
By the Tigris river,
He met King Darius again
And crushed him again in the battle of Arbela
Entering Babylon
And Susa, treasures he found
Took Persepolis-the capital of Persia
Alexander the Great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the Great
Became a god amongst mortal men
A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke
And Alexander cut the Gordian knot
And legend said that who untied the knot
He would become the master of Asia
Hellenism, he spread far and wide
The Macedonian learned mind
Their culture was a Western way of life
He paved the way for Christianity
Marching on, marching on
The battle-weary, marching side by side
Alexander's army line by line
They wouldn't follow him to India
Tired of the combat, pain, and the glory
Alexander the Great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the Great
He died of fever in Babylon.
-Steve Harris.
Great track, IMO one of their best.
Up the Irons!
They did follow him to India
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Alexander the Great
How did he pave the way for christianity?
You have a marvelous knack for delivering history! Always time we'll spent. Thanks HG.
Another wonderful insight inot history. Thank you.
It's like Christmas every time you post a new video, thank you.
Superb as always. Have you considered doing a video on the Great Siege of Malta in 1565? Or possibly a video on the WWII siege of Malta from 1940 to 1943?
Dean Stuart Malta is beautiful. Have you been?
this is a great channel
Excellent
You are the history expert guy
I enjoy the way you tell the lesson 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I hope for academia´s sake that you´re a history professor because you really bring history to life. Great video.
Nope. I taught at a university for almost a decade, but my field was speech communication.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Thanks for the great videos.
The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered in the earlier introductions when you say "I have a degree in History" I kept waiting for you to say "... and I'm not afraid to use it."
@@dougearnest7590Now that would be awesome.
I like that your stories are short and entertaining. They are the perfect length for RUclips.
I KNEW ABOUT THIS BATTLE, BUT NEVER HAD ANY DETAILS ON IT. THANKS HISTORY GUY, AGAIN YOU HAVE ADDED TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
Thank you History Guy. This is the best video so far. I have always been a fan of Alexander.
Can you believe they were able to do all of this way back when?! They must have had an army of expert carpenters to build towers so tall. Never underestimate the power of determined people.
History Guy... you’re channel is one of my top favorites. Thank you!
Do you do all your own research or do you have a team to do it? The quality of your videos is amazing.
Another wonderful view into history. 👍
Never heard of this siege previously, very interesting! Many thanks for sharing!
I love your short and informative narratives!
Thanks!
I've recently started watching this channel and by far the best stuff on youtube. Thank you for your time devoted to history
my absolute favorite era: the rise of the alexandrian empire, to the fall of rome. a tumultuous and violent time. excellent vid!
Not sure if its your voice but there a sense of calm and serenity that envelopes me whenever i watch your channel. keep up the good work and keep them coming
Fascination story. And thanks for using B.C. and A.D.
You remind me of my 6th-Grade History Teacher; Roy Keading. His stories of historical events enthralled me, until a Boeing B-17 flew past my school one day... But, that's another story :)
Thank-you for bringing that significant event to life for us.
Great job on these. It’s history with a twist. Thank you so much!
I visited many countries and Lebanon is of the 3 top beautiful countries that I ever visited. The food, the nightlife and the beauty in nature are amazing.
Really enjoy your knowledgeable about these topics. Best 15-20 minute educational programs that are truly enjoyable.
The History Guy delivers again! Great video!
Thanks for the fascinating show.
Walls, hmmm.... Thank you for your videos!
Just stop now.........................
@@aliceshaw8265 Completely agree. The OP tried to make a veiled political point and I admonished the person. Thanks for your comment.
@@aliceshaw8265 walls have always failed it was the guards in the minefield on the wall in Berlin that made it work dumbass
Thanks again . I feel a little smarter now. This is my favorite u tube video program.
Your graphics are completely amazing. Love what you do and how you do it. Tell Mrs HG and HX CAT have a great week!! You should be elected to History General.
History Secretary General.
I am not usually much of a fan of stories of ancient conflicts, your delivery held my attention and peaked my interest! Thank you!
(I think it was the perfect balance of military, technology, and people....in case you are wondering, THG)
Confirmed- my favorite channel.
Just wanted to say thanks.
Of course one of th greatest sieges in history deserves to be remembered!
Once again, excellent video.
Very good there is so much to history that you don’t learn in school or get from routine news sources
Thank you for my continuing education.. most illuminating, always interesting, thoroughly enjoyable! !
I really love your channel. The stories give me a break from my everyday grind. Thank you once again for great for it and the work you do.
I love history! I can't wait for the next video. Thanks for everything you do.
Great Video, I really enjoyed it and your style of relaying the information.
Short and sweet as always, love this one!
Awesome HG! Never even heard of this part of history
I already knew about this, from reading Plutarch's Lives, and Arian's biography of Alexander the Great, but this makes it much more clear, and fills in some of the details. Thank You the excellent history lectures. I still don't understand why Tyre was so stubbornly reluctant to make peace with Alexander. Darius did nothing to raise the siege, yet they remained loyal.
I LOOOOOOVE! THIS CHANNEL👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😉😁😊 Thanks again History Guy🤓😎
always another great video about history
Love every post. Thank you!
At my age (I grew up with Alexander's grandfather) I like history better than the future. And the History Guy fills my need to keep on learning no matter how old I get!
Awww ... you're just a pup!
Great story! Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks History Guy for your great contribution to my history education. I have learned more about history in just a year of your RUclips videos than I did during my entire primary and secondary education. Remarkable is it not?
Great summarizing video of the events at Tyre, though certainly not forgotten by anyone interested in ancient or military history in general
Thank you for the lesson sir I've always appreciative of people sharing free knowledge in an entertaining way thank you very much
Great video
Was very informative thank you for taking the time to do it
I always loved that story. Thanx
Just amazing, thank you!!
Great reporting. Good explanation 😀
Makes my night driving a semi listening to these stories.
This is one of the best yet!
One of your most interesting videos!
Brilliant episode!
History is boring! Right. Thank you History Guy for making history exciting, as it actually is. And hopefully we can learn from history and not repeat its mistakes.
I love The History Guy
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As always very interesting and well explained.
Im new to the channel, and a new subscriber. Im so glad I stumbled upon your videos. I absolutely love history, Tyre is in my opinion, Alexanders greatest victory. Keep up the great content! Im definitely looking forward to going through your many other videos!!
Thanks again for the memory.
Wonderful as usual
Amazing upload like always! Please cover the battle of Alquacer elkabir or also called the battle of 3 kings!
Fascinating thank you very much very fascinating
A fun read on the topic is "Alexander" by Theodore Dodge.
Dodge served in the Union Army and fought at Gettysburg.
It may not be the most complete or accurate history, but it is fun.
Dodge also has a book on Hannibal and Casear. All 3 books great reads.
Best Channel on RUclips. Tip of the hat to you Sir!
That siege could have gone on for much longer, but l guess they got Tyred.
Ophelia Bawles Good one !! I guess a babies born there would called new Tyres and retirees would be old Tyres, guys with no hair "bald Tyres".
I get it 😅🤣. Regards Bruce McKay 🇦🇺🙃🏄♂️.
Yessssss
More comments like this will cause pundemonium.
Ophelia Bawles -- Ironically, when they fixed all the damage from the seige they re-Tyred the city. (Okay, not as good as the others, but being witty can be Tyreing at times.)
My new muscular dystrophy specialist has a huge office full of old military medical unit hats and helmets dating back to the Civil War and from many different countries. I mentioned The History Guy and the doctor said he already watches The History Guy.
Awesome!
Nice! Bless You
Great 👍 channel. Love it
Hi History Guy, please do some more bits about Canadian history. The story of Adam Dollard and the battle of Long Sault May in 1660 would make a good episode. It has always fascinated me since I was a kid growing up in Ottawa, not far from where the battle was fought.
Absolutely fascinating history!
Good story telling.
The Roman siege of Sryacuse was very interesting too..the Romans ran into a certain engineer named Archimedes who gave them all kinds of issues! I guess to a lesser extent would be Baden Powell's defense of Maefking in the Boer War. Both would be great topics! Well done, awesome channel!
I"m so glad I found your channel a while ago, Love it! I would love to see you do a story about the so called "Dorr Rebellion". One of my ancesters, Thomas Dorr, held a small, and unsuccessful rebellion against the government, relating to voting rights for non-landowners. It took place around providence, R.I., around the 1780's or '90's, if I remember right. There was a book written about it, which I read and loaned out- never to be seen again. I can't remember the authors name, either. It's an interesting story, and, as you so often say, it deserves to be remembered! Thank you, I love what you are doing! Keep up the great work!