Netflix Is Wrong: The Dark Truth About Alexander The Great
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
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How Accurate is the new Alexander the Great: The making Of A God Series? Not very accurate. So I figured... why not do an accurate video about a man that lived millennia ago and has been covered by everybody already?
I had to put my stamp on "The Great One", you know... Briefed style. Starting with his overlooked father, who actually set Alexander up for greatness, to Alexander's conquest that is much darker than we like to paint it today, and ending with Alexander's death - which is a mystery to this day. I always thought it was funny that Alexander is universally regarded as 'the good guy' when he was just as bloodthirsty and violent as any other conqueror... but at the same time, I gotta say: Alexander's life was fascinating. More than any other conqueror, this guy had some real life anime feats to his name, which is why I call this episode:
Episode 3 of Blood - The Period(s) Of Conquerors: Alexander The Great, The Real Life Anime
Notes:
Ok look... we're talking about a guy that conquered half the known world in his day. There is so much more to Alexander the Great than I could hope to cover in a 40 minute video. Notable things I skipped was Alexander's first battle with Darius the Third, his visit to Jerusalem, and some bits of correspondence between him and the Persian King. I also vastly shortened the Egypt campaign and the Indian campaign, but I do think the story works as a whole and gives you very solid idea of who Alexander the Great was.
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My name is Alexander and I was named after Alexander the Great and I’m barely in command of my Minecraft world 😂😂
you have a second family name, thats in what you are an alexander in
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While Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history, I have a sneaky suspicion that he tamed a ferocious stallion at the age of 10, just like Kim Jong Ill scored 11 hole in ones his first time playing golf.
you mean to tell me you don't think its realistic that a 10 year old tames a stallion that no one else can even touch? and how dare you question that Kim Woods is the untouchable god of golf
@@Briefed_Mythologyline Greek hero he did great but terrible things amazing to look at outside but personally we would hate him
Perhaps, but it is always a matter of perspective. 5000 years of human history shows constant war and conquering, I believe this provides evidence of the nature of humanity. Alexander isn't exceptional in his desire for greatness, he is the rule.
Theoretically he "tamed it" because he was the only one who noticed the horse was afraid of his own shadow. I wasn't there, don't know shit about horses, just pointing it out.
Actually, the fact that he was a child might have helped, if men had been trying to bully the horse into submission We do know he was awfully close to that horse.
Amazing content and when u said "if u conquered from West to East you were called a great, but if u conquered East from West, you were called a barbarian" I just 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Looking forward to the next one! :D
"Wal-Mart Cleopatra" was all I needed to make my day.
Loved this video and yes Philip II of Macedon played a huge part in bolstering Alexander's ego but his mother likely also did the same. Olympias was the daughter of Neoptolemus I and their family claimed descent from Neoptolemus, son of Achilles. This is probably why modeling himself after Achilles was so important. Olympias family also believed they descended from Eacus a son of Zeus. She would have likely reminded Alexander that the blood of gods and heroes ran through him, he was more than a prince or a Greek.
great comment - great input. thank you for adding that
We’ve got Napoleon and Alexander, now do Julius Caesar and Augustus and we’ll be good haha - also, the editing and art is magnificent!
haha they're all planned. might just do a roman emperor series of its own actually
@@Briefed_Mythologywe are all here for it mate! That would be amazing. Actually first video of yours that i saw was the one on Julius Caesar. I really love your work!
Vespasian!
@@nicolasoltonHeraclius, Diocletian and Domitian>>>
Yo! That was dope! I'm ready for the next one!
see you next Saturday
Awesome Video per usual!
I really appreciate learning about King Phillip II during this convo about Alexander. Keep up the fantastic work
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Damn the ending when you said Alexander was in charge of all of Persia and Greece before he died and all you are in charge of currently is your dog and you said you love him, that was real.
what he achieved was insane but he wanted more and didnt know when to stop that was his mistake
What, he literally stopped after realizing he couldn't conquer India. Don't give me the "omg becuz his army is tired" bs. He literally spend his last 5 years barely doing anything but drunk and depressed.
@@hamsolo5320 seems he liked the luxuries of Persian monarchy that he started forgetting his roots and he even executed some of his best commanders that dared to disagree with him .he might be the greatest Greek conqueror but not the greatest hero
Literally died after stop
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@@solonaskypros3263it was hero for the Egyptians
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Alexander is a topic I'm studying now. Your take on is story interesting. Philip
doesn't get enough credit. Alexander's head was big, though and that head was
a bottomless pit.
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3:58 "She was not from Makedonia, she was Greek" it's like saying "She was not from Sparta, she was Greek" It was still an ancient Greek city state, speaking Greek, having Greek culture, acknowledging themselves as Greek etc. Philips name means Friend of Horses in Greek, Alexanders name means the One who pushes the men away (aka pushing warriors away, invaders), and Makedonia comes from Μακεδνός (Makednos) meaning to be tall. All these in Greek, not a Slavic language. Enough with separating Makedonia from Greece like it's something foreign because of Bulgaria's propaganda on FYROM. If you don't separate Athens or Sparta don't separate Makedonia either. Yes, the other city states called them barbarians because guess what, Greek city states mostly hated each other. Look through history how much destruction they caused each other and then only banding together when foreigners invade.
p.s. I haven't gone through the whole video yet, apologies ahead of time in case you clarify it later on.
Makedonia wasnt a greek city state. It was a greek kingdom.
After the King's Peace of 387 BCE, the Greek cities continued to be non-unified, and consequently the northern Greek kingdom of Macedonia imposed its authority all over Greece.” (Frank L. Kidner et al, “Making Europe: The Story of the West”, Wadsworth Publishing, 2013, p.96)
“In less than four years he had transformed Macedonia from a backward and primitive kingdom to one of the most powerful states in the Greek world.” (Peter Green, “Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C., A Historical Biography”, p.32)
“In the first half of the second century BC he wrote the first historical work in Latin, beginning its composition in 168, when Rome was poised to destroy the Greek kingdom of Macedon.” (Greg Woolf , “The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Roman World”, Cambridge University Press, 2003, p.176)
“Alexander was born the heir to the throne of one of the Grecian kingdoms.” (Jacob Abbott, “Alexander the Great”, WLC, 2009)
“King Philip of the northern Greek kingdom of Macedon perfected this system, and his son, Alexander the Great, used it to conquer Greece and the Persian Empire.” (Archer Jones, "The Art of War in Western World", University of Illinois Press, 2000, p. 21)
“Eventually he left Athens and settled in the northern Greek kingdom of Macedonia, where he composed his final plays.” (Jim Whiting, "The Life and Times of Thucydides", 2010, p.35)
“Unity would come to Greece, but it would come from outside the polis world. It would be the Greek kingdom of Macedonia that would finally enforce order on the Hellenic world.” (Stefan G. Chrissanthos, “Warfare in the Ancient World: From the Bronze Age to the Fall of Rome”, Praeger, 2008. p.72)
“Along with Silas, and later, Timothy and Luke, Paul travels into the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia.” (Larry D. Alexander, “Home and Church Bible Study Commentaries from the Book of Acts”, 2016)
“The Greek kingdom of Macedonia and the Macedonians appear at Add Esth 16:10.14; 1 Mace 1:1; 6:2; 8:5; 2 Mace 8:20.” (“Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible”, Brill, 1999, p.538)
“On the ancient Greek kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great.” (Derek R. Hall, Darrick R. Danta, "Reconstructing the Balkans: A Geography of the New Southeast Europe", Wiley, 1996, p.94)
“The dispute between Greece and [North]Macedonia, dating from 1991, originally focused on the republic's flag, which incorporated the Vergina Sun, associated with the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.” (Andrew Geddes, Charles Lees, Andrew Taylor, “The European Union and South East Europe: The Dynamics of Europeanization and Multilevel Governance”, Routledge, 2012, p.65)
“Macedonia is a Greek-speaking Kingdom in northern Greece, populated by people using Greek names, Greek months of the year, worshipping Greek gods. Those who live in Skopje [North Macedonia] and say that that is Macedon and Alexander's homeland, are as ignorant and outrageous as if someone was to say Oxford University was really in Belarus and Oxford was Minsk!” (Robin Lane Fox, Oxford University, UK, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 29/08/2011)
I think that makedonia was more like magna graecia, it is like Epirus and pontus, Greek but not Greek core
Call a Macedonian a Greek and see how they react, go on, I dare you
@@kaleanaking5292 a ancient Macedonian would just agreed, that Slavic Macedonian pretenders would probably not
@@matztz_4560 no they wouldn’t have and they still don’t. They have pride in Macedonia and Macedonia alone, at least all the ones I ever met, including my family there
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Alexander was literally the greatest man ever. Comparing him to Goku is fair.
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Hey bro, I just discovered your channel. I've recently started learning more about Alexander the Great and I'm getting more and more fascinated. This is one of the best videos I've watched on the topic, with super good information combined with funny memes and anime comparisons, making the video a super interesting watch. - another subscribed, keep it up.🙏
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Those were like such impossible odds. I didn’t know the whole story of him so I thought that was the end. But woah plot twist. And then again plot twist! Being outnumbered in the battle in India. What a wild ride that was!!!!!
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"Alexander came before all the others"
"Alexander did it first"
Cyrus The Great (literally a conqueror admired by Alexander) : Allow me to introduce myself
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I had to slow down to once a week, that's the limit currently. the artwork.... hmmm I would say roughly 10h per video for the art
25:30 enjoying this video thus far. Will you do a video about the Persians conquering Egypt in 525 BC?
I'm planning to do a dedicated video on the Persian empire, yes
There is no Greek culture without ancient Egyptian culture, this is readily apparent through art history in particular
I Enjoyed your video keep up the good work!
thank you, thank you. I hope you enjoy the others too
I really love your Videos and your Style (aesthetics in vid and how you explain everything) :D
You make some good points on why Alexander achieved so much in his young life and how he was put on that path kind of from a very young age and had so much advantages and took it to the next level. Like you say: Philip was already a legend himself.
As someone who loves history as much as you do and having studied it, I noticed a few aspects that might benefit from further clarification or a second look. I though I'd share them, as they could enhance the historical accuracy of your already fantastic video:
- "Greek Empire" is a bit of a misnomer. We do not use that term in Scholarship as the Greek Empire never existed. Ancient Greece (from the Bronze Age until Philip put most of Greece under his Hegemony) consisted of a collection of independent city-states and never unified into a single empire. Each Polis had their own government & culture, which makes it so unique compared to empires like rome or Persia.
- Philip never ruled over all of Greece. Actually Sparta and therefore half of the Peloponnese never came under his rule as a hegemon and they remained independent even under Alexander
- Olympias was an Epirote Greek: this is quite complicated as although the Epirotes were greek speaking people and probably also ethnically greek, most greeks saw them as barbarians (like the Macedonias). They actually were closer to the Macedonians and their Illyrians Neighbors than the Greek Ctiy-States - nice detail from the movie Alexander is when they call Olympias a Barbarian (as a greek she would never be called like that). In Contrast to the Poleis Epirus was a kingdom. Even though they were traditionally macedonian allies, they were never part of the Macedonian kingdom. They remained their own distinct kingdom.
- Alexander did not flee to another part of Philip's territory. Olympias and Alexander went into exile to Epirus, which was not under Philip's rule but actually Olympias' brother (who was also named Alexander) was the king during that time. Alexander is even said to have went to exile to the Illyrians, who were traditional enemies of the Macedonians for a long time and never part of the Macedonian Kingdom.
I believe these points could add even more depth and accuracy to your video, offering viewers a comprehensive picture of Ancient Greece, Greek ethnicities & their neighbors :)
Of course, history is vast and often open to interpretation, and I appreciate the challenge in condensing such a rich period into a short video. Your work is inspiring and makes a significant contribution to history education on this platform.
Thank you for your dedication to creating educational content. I'm looking forward to your upcoming projects and the continued exploration of history and mythology on your channel :)
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Love the anime comparisons 😂
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it would also be great to explore other nations with great feats like the Persian empire, i really hope its planned cause im fully binging all your videos and im loving them!!
Persian empire is absolutely planned, yes 🫡
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I have to say that macedonian throne wasnt automaticly inherit . Any member of the royal family could become the next king if he was the most capable to rule at that moment. Phillip himself become the king in that way.
@21:17, Alexander the Great sounds like a Neocon. He should have put up a banner that said “mission accomplished”.
Fun fact: there is an anime loosely based on Alexander the great, called reign: the conqueror
yea I saw it mentioned in the comments. never heard about it before. def gonna have to check it out
The first great conqueror was Sargon I of Akkad (way before Alexander). Alexander was the first of the Classic period. And both Alexander and Ghengis lead from the front lines (and injured by every known weapon from the time). Both men had the brightest minds available to them.
3:58 Macedonia was also Greek, so both his parents were Greek.
Macedonians spoke Greek, worshipped Greek gods, had Greek names, originated from Doric tribes, who were Greek.
Alexander: “I. Am a God. Speak hobo. What would you like?”
Diogenes: “I wish you’d move away? I’m sunbathing.”
Alexander: *utter shock*
Alexander
I love this! We need some anime vids now
Best history content. Just found this channel and and watching them up. Like the style. ...liberated into slavery..a great line lol
Bro I was hoping you were gonna mention that the Greek Fates seees spredicted his birth which is even more anime
I admire Alexander's ambition & sheer will to conquer all.
I can never get over the mindset of a conquereor just thinking "yh I want this land to be mine."
this video was so interesting. have you ever thought of covering the british empire
I haven't but thats actually a good idea....