@KingsandGenerals One slight historical inaccuracy in this. You mentioned a geographic are known as Palestine. It was not known as Palestine until the Romans names it that in 125AD. I believe it was called Judea still at the times of Alexander the Great.
@@tythegolfer6279 Who ever believed we would see a single Brit fall for this? Let alone so many? How EMBARRASSING! It's like none of them even know what we've all watched happen in Ukraine? If they haven't watched this from day one? They'll have NO IDEA what is going on at all, so how can they have any opinion on any of this? They can't, because like we see now, they all make stupid mistakes, or maybe, this is what they all believe in today? They must support the Ukraine government committing acts of genocide in Donbass and Eastern Ukraine?, because that's what they've been doing since 2014? And why? Because those Ukrainians (that's right, they are also Ukrainians) speak Russian? So, they support acts of genocide against those Ukrainian people, who are fighting for their own survival and attempts to murder them all? While they support the HUGE UKRAINIAN ARMY, against those people fighting for their own survival and against the attempts to murder them? And not only that, but pathetically, they really expected Russia to just sit and watch Ukraine slaughter those people for nothing at all? There just must be something wrong with them all?. It's like they have idea just what sort of vile people that really makes every one of them? And there is just no excuse we could see anyone not know these facts, as we have literally thousands of hours of all the footage of every battle in Ukraine, that has all been recorded and documented by so many western journalists, many British freelance journalists. So, why have none of them watched for themselves? Because the BBC or their media won't show it? That's still no excuse. And in all those hours of footage?, we've never seen any Russian military in Ukraine? None, not ever, not a thing, but our governments have been accusing Russia of invading Ukraine since 2014 and have continued to accuse Russia of fighting in Ukraine all that time? Yet not one of them has ever actually seen any proof of that? We've only ever seen those eastern Ukrainians having to fight for their own survival, we've watched them patrol their own villages in case of a government attack against them, again?. Normal men just like you and me, having to patrol their own villages in case their own families get slaughtered AGAIN?? We've even watched British freelance journalists join them on their patrols in the early mornings. And they all support this barbaric illegal criminal effort to merely wipe them out? I wonder how they'd think if they were one of them?? There is clearly something very wrong with these traitors against everything we've been brought up believing in? What sort of disgusting people am I living with today? A simple Google search would show them thousands of hours of footage, of all of it.
WE ARE WRONG, WE ARE OUT OF ORDER, WE COULD NOT BE MORE IN THE WRONG THAN WE ARE TODAY.WHY DON'T THEY ALL KNOW THIS? IT'S NOT DIFFICULT? Every freelance journalist every one, show us the truth and the reality, and you can't deny it, as you can watch it yourself. You see how believing propaganda, affects the lives of other innocent people? Today, they just don't care is the truth.
One of the reasons the Egyptians welcomed Alexander is that they had only just been reconquered by Persia 11 years before, in 343 BC. Before that, they had been independent for over half a century from Persian rule (since a successful revolt in 404 BC), and were very unhappy about being ruled by the Persians once again.
Never understood the mentality tbh, all they did was change one chain for another. I guess you could argue the ptolemaic dynasty showed more respect for Egyptian culture than the persians did but that might be a stretch
@@rueisblue The Greeks and Egyptians had close ties. Lots of Greeks already lived in Egypt. Greece often helped Egypt against Persia. Helping them revolt. Helping them try to fend of reconquering by the Persians. To the Egyptians, the Greeks were old loyal friends. It was mostly the Egyptian priests who were unhappy with Persian rule, and it was mostly about having to pay tax (something they were typically exempt from).
The discovery of his tomb may be the most significant archaeological event in history! One of the greatest pharaohs, I am just visiting and filming the Ptolemaic temples in Aswan, greetings from Egypt..... and I'm watching this video now ❤
I think that the discovery of the tomb of Ramses II or Queen Nefertiti will be more exciting. This is, of course, if not all of those tombs were looted over time
@@saadgoda1231 Their tombs have already been discovered, if I remember correctly.... But there is so much mystery and story behind where Alexander's body is.... Some say that it's somewhere in Alexandria, some say that it might be in some secret tomb in the pyramids. One of the more fascinating mysteries is the potential that it's in Venice because of Venetian merchants who are trying to smuggle Saint Mark out of Egypt.
I was watching a video of Overly Sarcastic Productions yesterday. Blue said Alexander was declared a son of Zeus by an Oracle in North Africa, a title which he liked & the Greeks were like, "Alexander, mate, we knew your dad Phillips, you know?" Found it hilarious.
His story is so interesting... it must have been amazing for ancient Greek person to suddenly end up in Sahara desert... really liked his mini adventure to Siwa Oasis, first water ran out but somehow got saved by... rain lol and then they lost track but got saved by birds like damn. Also he seems to be engineering genius considering, first, Tyre's artificial bridge and now this artificial mound
@@nastenastevski8565 you are ignorant Alexander the Great was definitely Greek The modern "Macedonians" believe that lie to feel better about themselves.
6:50 A few details about the final days of the siege: - Learning from Tyre, the ramps he built were higher so the catapults from the towers rained stones even inside the city, this made everything easier - The hit Alexander took in the shoulder was by a ballista which even pierced his shield, he passed out after losing blood, the other army even cheered. - Then he entered the city from underground, the plan was to open the gates from inside (something he would do again in Cyropolis), and once inside he was hit on the knee by a boulder (In Cyropolis he was hit by a rock as well but in the head) - And after all of this seeing poor Batis just smiling and not responding to his demands prompted him to kill him in Hector style, just that he was still alive, although this is a detail only told by Rufus, we're not sure if this is legit, perhaps it is...
Actually, "nomarch" means "provincial governor". The nom- part comes from the verb "némein" (to give/share). The derivative word is "nomós", a term still used today in Greece as a word meaning "province". A few of these provinces compose a district, and provinces consist of several municipalities.
@@_greenrunner_ I don't think that you need a source because how much Arab was living at the Arabian dessert? I don't think their number was big than Egypt or Iraq or Syria or Persia!
@asahi toki 200 000 Muslim Arab troops or so fled from Egypt when they were attacked by merely 500 Christian British from the mediterranean. They handed over rich Egypt to their opponents.
Alexander the Great is one of the great conquerors of all time. And one I just love to read about. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.
@@ateeqrehmani3660---I am aware of what he was like. But that won't stop me from reading what he militarily conquered in life. And loving it. To me it's like a grand epic. Take that however you will.
I wish HBO or Netflix would do an Alexander TV series. But at least over 5 seasons, don't rush it like HBO did with Rome. There is so much potential here to make a great TV series. P.S I would have to mention a Hannibal TV series as well!
@@xenioski I think hes referring to the fact that Egyptians and Greeks found each other's pantheon of Gods as different interpretations of the same thing.... And like set in the video for some they believe that some of the gods during the war disguised as animals and escaped to Egypt.... All hes just saying that's pretty cool that Greek mythology spans so much more than just the Greek lands
@@xenioski There is a really deep fascination with every religion considering that each of them have a crossroad whether it's their gods or stories..... Did you know that the flood story of Moses occurs not only in Jewish and Christian religion... But also Nordic, Greek mythology, and Islam
Egyptian Priests: I'm afraid Alexander that the only way the Egyptians will accept you as liberator will be to become their pharaoh. Alexander: Works for me. Egyptian Priests: Perfect! Now, let us return to Memphis and ru- Alexander: Hades no. I am Pharaoh now. I'll do whatever I want. Egyptian Priests: O.o Alexander: I'll campaign against Persia. Again.
Have to appreciate Alexanders vision and genius when it comes to battle, he was always able to think outside the box and pull off something miraculous, even roman generals admired him.
Really love how yall don't rush these videos out. The best things take time. I love history and hope I can put all my knowledge to use as doing something like this one day. Great video
Alexander is the type of hero that isn't mainstream. Popular culture props up false role models that hurt the population. Alexander's story should be fully taught in all schools.
@Prateek Vasisht You can't judge someone like him from 23 centuries ago, with the morals of today. He wasnt any different in that aspect, from any of his contemporary and even much much later on, leaders of nations.
@Prateek Vasisht Certainly not the perfect hero. After all, there is no such thing. As a Greek, I morally consider the historic figures who defended the country, always much more than the ones who went conquering others. As for talent to the "art" of war, yes he is globally top dog, even No1. Quite probable indeed. Of course in his case and in his defence, many would say that he got rid of the constant threat from the Persian empire, but we'll never know his real purpose-motive of campaigning to the east. Until we do, for me, he can't be morally No1.
@Prateek Vasisht Cheers mate. I don't know whether these are good, thoughful points, but for me there no two ways around it. Defending it is logical, justified and to an extend noble, expanding it is none of the above. Exception is pre emptive strike, but in his case we'll never know.
Alexander turned into a megalomaniac tyrant by the end, ruthlessly killed thousands, and launched an invasion purely for his own vanity. He was no hero lol, nor someone to look up to. Just another example of someone with a god complex wreaking useless chaos in his wake. His empire didn’t even survive his death.
Because of Alexander the great interest in Siwa ,and the videogame Assassin's creed origins ,i have decided to travel to Siwa and my trip is this friday ^^ I will try to read as much as possible about the oasis before getting there !
@@ateeqrehmani3660 I never saw a history figures are always completely surrounded with myths and legends ,also people can forget moral values when they see power ,even though in this video it was clear that he committed a massacre in Gaza,but it won't fit the big narrative that he was a great leader ,most people choose power over ethics If you looked at the history of any nation objectively you will not find a great leader who did not commit horrible criminal acts by today standards ,so it goes both ways to Europeans or arabs
I heard Alexander was injured by a Balissta bolt in a book i read, was that accurate in some other campaign in the regions around Gaza? Also, I like that Alexander was also shown as a sort of megalomaniac. I mean it was needed to inspire and move his armies across the vast distances that he did, but boy was he really obsessed with his divinity.
Maybe he was a megalomaniac or maybe he knew the mortal state of himself but he wanted to inspire people to fight for him and be obedient to him. Not an easy task , throughout history ;)
Did you read "God of War" by Christian Cameron? As far as I know, he uses the best sources we have for the period. So it could have been a Ballista-Bolt.
I wish I would have been alive then and traveled with Alexander to this oracle.. imagine the excitement you must have felt by wandering through the dessert and to feel the mystic about that place.
the nomarch still exists to this day and it is a govening position of a collection of cities near eachother there are 54 in total in greece Νομάρχης is the nomarch and Νομαρχία is the land that he has authority over
Thank you for this magnificent videos you keep spoiling us! Alexander the great is my favorite historical figure and I never knew this part of the story! I have learned more from your YT channel than my entire stay during High school and College. I wish this channel to grow even further
A story given is that, when at the Oracle of Siwa, the head priest greeted Alexander as 'Paidios', which sounded to the Greeks as PaisDios(child of Zeus), but what the priest actually meant was 'Paidion', which meant 'child'. A couple of letters, and a mistake in pronunciation, literally did wonders for Alexander. 😄
Tammuz Panmegas tethneke, “The all-great Tammuz is dead!” Tammuz Pan 'o megas tethneke, “Thamus, Great Pan is dead!” That's how you kill a god a few centuries into the Roman Empire - a game of telephone
I like the Macedon video series and also about ancient Rome. What the world would have been if instead focusing against Persian empire, Alexander would have went to west.
There is a story/legend about that march through the desert, saved and rewritten by PLUTARCH. During the army’s tortuous trek through the dry and scalding landscape, Alexander reportedly led by example and tried not to consume any more food or drink than what was available to the average warrior serving under his command.While many were close to death from thirst ,a party of light infantry which had gone off looking for water found some-just a wretched little trickle collected in a shallow gully. They scooped up with difficulty what they could and hurried back, with their priceless treasure, to Alexander; then, just before they reached him, they tipped the water into a helmet and gave it to him. Alexander with a word of thanks for the gift, took the helmet and, in full view of his troops, poured the water on the ground. So extraordinary was the effect of this action that the water wasted by Alexander was as good as a drink for every man in the army...A tale of many thats shows the leader-mindset of ALEXANDER.
I often wonder things like how was Alexander able to communicate with this African/Egyptian oracle priest? Did they have a translator or did the priest speak Greek. I know it sounds simple but we never really hear about these things.
I think it is reasonable to assume they spoke greek(Ionian) as it was the english of the day. Of course it wasn't so widespread but it would make sense for the oracle to know some other language. Also Alexander most probably spoke Persian so there goes that as well.
@@embreis2257 A Roman, Gaul, Persian, Scythian, Carthaginian even Baktrian could learn greek from the greek town near them. They would learn greek because of how widespread the colonies where and how far the language reached not because they liked it. The greek speaking trading network across the Mediterranean existed before Alexander, he was not the first Greek speaking guy to visit the oracle and that's in the video. Even if that is not the case then Persian would be and Alexander most definitely spoke those. Learning a language really isn't that difficult and when you're visited by people across the sea i think it would be wise to learn a damn language and take the damn gold. Like people believe such dumb shit and you are not convinced by a famous oracle knowing 1 or 2 foreign languages. You and i could do it, why not the fucking oracle? xd
@@embreis2257 It's the Zeus-Ammon Oracle. The name isn't some sort of Greek label. There are inscriptions in Libya referencing the Oracle of Siwa as being associated with Zeus from long before Alexander's time. What most likely happened was that Greek traders in Cyrenaica got wind of the Siwa oracle, visited, then brought the news back with them to the rest of the Greek world during the Classical Age. In response, the Oracle rebranded to make itself more attractive to Greeks. By the time Alexander arrived, generations of Greek pilgrims would have left their mark on the Oracle's marketing schtick and at least some of the priests would have known Greek just to be able to deal with the Greek visitors.
Of course the Oracle would say anything to appease a warlord. Imagine being some monk living in an oasis in the middle of nowhere and suddenly you see an army in the horizon and their leader is asking you if they are divine.
Alexander is what you get when a extremely skilled individual with insane ambition is provided the opportunity to fulfill their goals . Makes you think of the potential waisted everyday either by a lack of ambition or never being given the opportunity
A detail that was left out was that during Alexander's march through Israel to Egypt the city of Jerusalem actually sent a delegation of priests and nobles to welcome Alexander to Israel and informed him of the prophecy of Daniel that the Greeks would conquer the Persians. The head priest even related to Alexander a dream from God to him of that impending success.
Judea* The term Palestine was used by the Greeks to refer to all territories including Phoenicia, Judea, Israel, and the Suez. It was not used as a nomenclature for the actual territory which current Israel encompasses until after the fall of Judea to the Romans after the revolt when they renamed it Syria Palestine
@@SensaiRyu There was and is no israel. It's an idea for a people who moved North into Europe who are the true israelites. Israel is a Rothschild mandate for a territory that never belonged to jews and was not jewish. Their flag has the star of Rothschild
Could you do a series on the Ummayad campaigns in India? It's an extremely overlooked phase of Indian history, and the overall Indian success in this saga would surprise most history buffs.
Can you make more documentaries about Ancient Egypt and continue the History of Mesopotamia series, I guess the Pre Antiquity is overlooked in this amazing history channel.
@aniket385 Yes, the man who has a mother from Skythia and the only reason who said Macedonian ware not greeks is because he want Athens to become the ruler of Greece.
@@ElBandito I understand that, I'm just saying if he would have settled down... Stopped campaigning and became a governor. Even if he would have done just like what any other emperor or king would have done, establishing the equivalent to duchies or provinces and allowing either the locals or his own nobles to govern each.... Remember, his Empire crumbled because of his death and his lack of a successor. If he would have stayed alive to actually be more of a governor instead of a conqueror, His Empire would have lasted longer and maybe the Roman Empire would not even become what it was.
Lol the commander of Gaza cracks me up. The Macedonian king just spent seven months reducing the magnificent city of Tyre to ruins. With allegedly like 150 foot tall siege towers to besiege the island fortress. This guy thinks his smaller Fortress on the land can hold out against the same King commanding the same army. Plus now a large fleet made up of expert Phoenicians sailors.
He could have stopped here, and been the most powerful man in the med. He had it all... but he wanted more. Got to hand it to ol' Alex, he was remarkable.
Amazing. When one looks up the words "competent" and "lucky" in the dictionary, expect to see a picture of our lad Alexander, beside both entries. Even the incredible Julius Caesar held him (rightfully so) in awe. With so many military conquerors throughout the ages, were I to make a Tier list, putting Alexander at S Tier would demand everyone else simply be gauged from A Tier down. Yeah, bit of a fan-boy/simp here and no apologies for it. :)
I don't think he was competent at all. He seems like a lucky idiot to me who was born in the right place at the right time. He inherited the best army in the world from his father and then bumbled his way through the collapsing Persian empire chasing the Persian King like dog chasing his own tail. It's no surprise that his empire didn't last very long.
I wonder how much more land Alexander could he have expanded his empire if the Martini riffle, grenades, and Sherman Tanks had been invented in his lifetime.
@@anyoneattheendoftime4932 Yes and that is evident by the language they spoke as well as thousands of archeological findings, Alexander spoke Fluent Slavic.
@@mito88 I am trolling him don't worry, obviously Alexander the Great was a Greek Macedon. If our politicians had balls, North Macedonia would have a different name. See Russia/Ukraine for context.
Interestingly, Alexander is mentioned in the book of Daniel, given to Daniel in a vision. Alexander was prophesied to attack and conquer the Medes and Persians. “And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw that I was at Shushan in the palace; which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great. And I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved choler against him, and attacked the ram, and broke his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. Therefore the he goat was waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of Heaven. And out of one of them came fourth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. And it waxed great, even to the host of Heaven; and it cast down some of the host and the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them” (Daniel 8:2-10). “The ram which you saw having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up” (Daniel 8:21-23).
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@KingsandGenerals One slight historical inaccuracy in this. You mentioned a geographic are known as Palestine. It was not known as Palestine until the Romans names it that in 125AD. I believe it was called Judea still at the times of Alexander the Great.
@@tythegolfer6279 Who ever believed we would see a single Brit fall for this? Let alone so many? How EMBARRASSING! It's like none of them even know what we've all watched happen in Ukraine? If they haven't watched this from day one? They'll have NO IDEA what is going on at all, so how can they have any opinion on any of this? They can't, because like we see now, they all make stupid mistakes, or maybe, this is what they all believe in today?
They must support the Ukraine government committing acts of genocide in Donbass and Eastern Ukraine?, because that's what they've been doing since 2014? And why? Because those Ukrainians (that's right, they are also Ukrainians) speak Russian? So, they support acts of genocide against those Ukrainian people, who are fighting for their own survival and attempts to murder them all? While they support the HUGE UKRAINIAN ARMY, against those people fighting for their own survival and against the attempts to murder them?
And not only that, but pathetically, they really expected Russia to just sit and watch Ukraine slaughter those people for nothing at all? There just must be something wrong with them all?.
It's like they have idea just what sort of vile people that really makes every one of them? And there is just no excuse we could see anyone not know these facts, as we have literally thousands of hours of all the footage of every battle in Ukraine, that has all been recorded and documented by so many western journalists, many British freelance journalists.
So, why have none of them watched for themselves? Because the BBC or their media won't show it? That's still no excuse. And in all those hours of footage?, we've never seen any Russian military in Ukraine? None, not ever, not a thing, but our governments have been accusing Russia of invading Ukraine since 2014 and have continued to accuse Russia of fighting in Ukraine all that time? Yet not one of them has ever actually seen any proof of that?
We've only ever seen those eastern Ukrainians having to fight for their own survival, we've watched them patrol their own villages in case of a government attack against them, again?. Normal men just like you and me, having to patrol their own villages in case their own families get slaughtered AGAIN?? We've even watched British freelance journalists join them on their patrols in the early mornings. And they all support this barbaric illegal criminal effort to merely wipe them out? I wonder how they'd think if they were one of them?? There is clearly something very wrong with these traitors against everything we've been brought up believing in? What sort of disgusting people am I living with today? A simple Google search would show them thousands of hours of footage, of all of it.
WE ARE WRONG, WE ARE OUT OF ORDER, WE COULD NOT BE MORE IN THE WRONG THAN WE ARE TODAY.WHY DON'T THEY ALL KNOW THIS? IT'S NOT DIFFICULT?
Every freelance journalist every one, show us the truth and the reality, and you can't deny it, as you can watch it yourself. You see how believing propaganda, affects the lives of other innocent people? Today, they just don't care is the truth.
One of the reasons the Egyptians welcomed Alexander is that they had only just been reconquered by Persia 11 years before, in 343 BC. Before that, they had been independent for over half a century from Persian rule (since a successful revolt in 404 BC), and were very unhappy about being ruled by the Persians once again.
Never understood the mentality tbh, all they did was change one chain for another. I guess you could argue the ptolemaic dynasty showed more respect for Egyptian culture than the persians did but that might be a stretch
That i did not know. But it explains a lot
@@therealestg9 persian is monotheism egyptian have a pantheon
@@rueisblue The Greeks and Egyptians had close ties. Lots of Greeks already lived in Egypt.
Greece often helped Egypt against Persia. Helping them revolt. Helping them try to fend of reconquering by the Persians.
To the Egyptians, the Greeks were old loyal friends.
It was mostly the Egyptian priests who were unhappy with Persian rule, and it was mostly about having to pay tax (something they were typically exempt from).
@@tylerdurden3722 I feel like you're making lots of impossible to back up assumptions here
The discovery of his tomb may be the most significant archaeological event in history! One of the greatest pharaohs, I am just visiting and filming the Ptolemaic temples in Aswan, greetings from Egypt..... and I'm watching this video now ❤
I think that the discovery of the tomb of Ramses II or Queen Nefertiti will be more exciting. This is, of course, if not all of those tombs were looted over time
@@saadgoda1231 their tombs have already been found!
@Leo the Anglo-Eastasian mummified body!
@@saadgoda1231 Their tombs have already been discovered, if I remember correctly.... But there is so much mystery and story behind where Alexander's body is.... Some say that it's somewhere in Alexandria, some say that it might be in some secret tomb in the pyramids. One of the more fascinating mysteries is the potential that it's in Venice because of Venetian merchants who are trying to smuggle Saint Mark out of Egypt.
Don’t think they will ever find Alexander’s tomb just like Genghis Khans tomb, it’s lost to history.
I was watching a video of Overly Sarcastic Productions yesterday. Blue said Alexander was declared a son of Zeus by an Oracle in North Africa, a title which he liked & the Greeks were like, "Alexander, mate, we knew your dad Phillips, you know?" Found it hilarious.
@@NathanCassidy721 My favorite was Alexander the totally miffed
Parmenion: "Brooo, I was there when you were born! 6 jugs deep watching your father bend a slave boy..."
@@OmegaFares lol
His mother olympia had his mind poisened since he was younger to belive he had heritage of gods.
@@mrhadfi3ld Ι guess that you are unhappy for not be chosen for that kind of bending.
Egypt the one place most Conquerors come to visit.
And Afghanistan is where most fail.
Assyria, Persia, Macedonia, Rome, and Arabia all conquered it.
I mean they are literally the crossroad of Asia and Africa, and border the Red Sea and the Mediterranean as well
How was the comment posted 8 hours ago when the video just got posted?
@Leo the Anglo-Eastasian how I envy him.
The relations between Greece and Egypt is always quite fascinating
His story is so interesting... it must have been amazing for ancient Greek person to suddenly end up in Sahara desert... really liked his mini adventure to Siwa Oasis, first water ran out but somehow got saved by... rain lol and then they lost track but got saved by birds like damn. Also he seems to be engineering genius considering, first, Tyre's artificial bridge and now this artificial mound
Bro,Alexander was Macedonian person,not greek.
But hellenic.
@@nastenastevski8565 shushy slav
@@nastenastevski8565 you are ignorant
Alexander the Great was definitely Greek
The modern "Macedonians" believe that lie to feel better about themselves.
He spoke Greek, worshiped Greek gods, participated in the Greek Olympics. He was taught by Aristotle, who along with Alexander, was Greek.
6:50 A few details about the final days of the siege:
- Learning from Tyre, the ramps he built were higher so the catapults from the towers rained stones even inside the city, this made everything easier
- The hit Alexander took in the shoulder was by a ballista which even pierced his shield, he passed out after losing blood, the other army even cheered.
- Then he entered the city from underground, the plan was to open the gates from inside (something he would do again in Cyropolis), and once inside he was hit on the knee by a boulder (In Cyropolis he was hit by a rock as well but in the head)
- And after all of this seeing poor Batis just smiling and not responding to his demands prompted him to kill him in Hector style, just that he was still alive, although this is a detail only told by Rufus, we're not sure if this is legit, perhaps it is...
Source? I want some more books
Actually, "nomarch" means "provincial governor". The nom- part comes from the verb "némein" (to give/share). The derivative word is "nomós", a term still used today in Greece as a word meaning "province". A few of these provinces compose a district, and provinces consist of several municipalities.
Egypt was definitely a dream every conquerors dream to have
One of the most fertile lands at the time plus access to Asia through the Red Sea
@asahi toki source?
@@_greenrunner_ I don't think that you need a source because how much Arab was living at the Arabian dessert? I don't think their number was big than Egypt or Iraq or Syria or Persia!
I am currently trying to conquer them in Total War :P
@asahi toki 200 000 Muslim Arab troops or so fled from Egypt when they were attacked by merely 500 Christian British from the mediterranean. They handed over rich Egypt to their opponents.
Alexander the Great is one of the great conquerors of all time. And one I just love to read about. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.
@@ateeqrehmani3660---I am aware of what he was like. But that won't stop me from reading what he militarily conquered in life. And loving it. To me it's like a grand epic. Take that however you will.
@@ateeqrehmani3660 How did they kill a million people In 1 year?. Just curious.
Who else is stoked for Gaugamela? Been waiting eagerly ever since this Alexander series started 🦅
I wish HBO or Netflix would do an Alexander TV series. But at least over 5 seasons, don't rush it like HBO did with Rome. There is so much potential here to make a great TV series.
P.S I would have to mention a Hannibal TV series as well!
Rome wasn’t bad it just got cancelled
They would give the role to a Chinese or African actor and make him homosexual all the way… better to leave Alexander alone 🤣🤣🤣
Michael Hirst, the creator of Vikings, is working on an Alexander-show.
@@ioulianossanto9278 the funny thing is Alexander was homosexual
A Netflix adaption would turn Alexander straight.
Greek mythology never gets old.
Love how it spans to so many other places
History not Mythology. Mythology is a different thing. History events occurred.
@@xenioski I think hes referring to the fact that Egyptians and Greeks found each other's pantheon of Gods as different interpretations of the same thing.... And like set in the video for some they believe that some of the gods during the war disguised as animals and escaped to Egypt.... All hes just saying that's pretty cool that Greek mythology spans so much more than just the Greek lands
@@johnmorales6281 yes. true that. I apologize i misunderstood him. Sorry Hamza Ali
@@xenioski There is a really deep fascination with every religion considering that each of them have a crossroad whether it's their gods or stories..... Did you know that the flood story of Moses occurs not only in Jewish and Christian religion... But also Nordic, Greek mythology, and Islam
@@johnmorales6281 yes. i know. Mythology play important role even in our lives today. i read Carl Jung.
Egyptian Priests: I'm afraid Alexander that the only way the Egyptians will accept you as liberator will be to become their pharaoh.
Alexander: Works for me.
Egyptian Priests: Perfect! Now, let us return to Memphis and ru-
Alexander: Hades no. I am Pharaoh now. I'll do whatever I want.
Egyptian Priests: O.o
Alexander: I'll campaign against Persia. Again.
Priests: …
Greeks: O_o
Alexander: Let’s go!
@@LordWyatt Alexander: *Not BEFORE Building New City and Capital of Egypt. I Will Name It ALEXANDRIA !*
Egyptians, Greeks : o_O
When I saw this video I couldnt refuse not to click on it, Alexander is just fascinating and inspiring
Alexander’s ambition and ego were as massive as his empire.
But he backed up his claims time after time.
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@@devilangel4655 What does this McDonald's flag have to do with anything?
@@greekmetalhead1805 oh flag is not Israel, I touch maybe you like a burger 🍔
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Alexander after claiming to be a god : I too am extraordinary humble.
xD
Have to appreciate Alexanders vision and genius when it comes to battle, he was always able to think outside the box and pull off something miraculous, even roman generals admired him.
Really love how yall don't rush these videos out. The best things take time. I love history and hope I can put all my knowledge to use as doing something like this one day. Great video
Alexander is the type of hero that isn't mainstream. Popular culture props up false role models that hurt the population. Alexander's story should be fully taught in all schools.
you do know he killed deserters, looted towns and sold the conquered into slavery right?
@Prateek Vasisht You can't judge someone like him from 23 centuries ago, with the morals of today. He wasnt any different in that aspect, from any of his contemporary and even much much later on, leaders of nations.
@Prateek Vasisht Certainly not the perfect hero. After all, there is no such thing. As a Greek, I morally consider the historic figures who defended the country, always much more than the ones who went conquering others. As for talent to the "art" of war, yes he is globally top dog, even No1. Quite probable indeed. Of course in his case and in his defence, many would say that he got rid of the constant threat from the Persian empire, but we'll never know his real purpose-motive of campaigning to the east. Until we do, for me, he can't be morally No1.
@Prateek Vasisht Cheers mate. I don't know whether these are good, thoughful points, but for me there no two ways around it. Defending it is logical, justified and to an extend noble, expanding it is none of the above. Exception is pre emptive strike, but in his case we'll never know.
Alexander turned into a megalomaniac tyrant by the end, ruthlessly killed thousands, and launched an invasion purely for his own vanity. He was no hero lol, nor someone to look up to. Just another example of someone with a god complex wreaking useless chaos in his wake. His empire didn’t even survive his death.
Because of Alexander the great interest in Siwa ,and the videogame Assassin's creed origins ,i have decided to travel to Siwa and my trip is this friday ^^
I will try to read as much as possible about the oasis before getting there !
@@ateeqrehmani3660 I never saw a history figures are always completely surrounded with myths and legends ,also people can forget moral values when they see power ,even though in this video it was clear that he committed a massacre in Gaza,but it won't fit the big narrative that he was a great leader ,most people choose power over ethics
If you looked at the history of any nation objectively you will not find a great leader who did not commit horrible criminal acts by today standards ,so it goes both ways to Europeans or arabs
I'm absolutely loving this series on Alexander!
I still can't believe we get to watch this for free, this is honestly my favorite channel on al of yt
A very humble person, this Alexander guy.
I know, right? I bet his humility and graciousness will help him rule until he's well into his 70s or something.
I heard Alexander was injured by a Balissta bolt in a book i read, was that accurate in some other campaign in the regions around Gaza?
Also, I like that Alexander was also shown as a sort of megalomaniac. I mean it was needed to inspire and move his armies across the vast distances that he did, but boy was he really obsessed with his divinity.
Because there are gods, there are us and there is Alexander ;)
Maybe he was a megalomaniac or maybe he knew the mortal state of himself but he wanted to inspire people to fight for him and be obedient to him. Not an easy task , throughout history ;)
@@Leynx-Et-Fenrir they’re* your education has failed you and Alexander would have made you his slave
Did you read "God of War" by Christian Cameron? As far as I know, he uses the best sources we have for the period. So it could have been a Ballista-Bolt.
@asahi toki he didnt, his troops got tired and wanted to go home,, he did beat the indian king
I wish I would have been alive then and traveled with Alexander to this oracle.. imagine the excitement you must have felt by wandering through the dessert and to feel the mystic about that place.
the nomarch still exists to this day and it is a govening position of a collection of cities near eachother there are 54 in total in greece
Νομάρχης is the nomarch and Νομαρχία is the land that he has authority over
This is one of the best series on K&G.
Thanks for this beatiful content!
Great video! I've been obsessed with Alexander the Great since I was a young kid so these are especially fascinating to me.⚔⚔⚔
Thank you for this magnificent videos you keep spoiling us! Alexander the great is my favorite historical figure and I never knew this part of the story!
I have learned more from your YT channel than my entire stay during High school and College. I wish this channel to grow even further
A story given is that, when at the Oracle of Siwa, the head priest greeted Alexander as 'Paidios', which sounded to the Greeks as PaisDios(child of Zeus), but what the priest actually meant was 'Paidion', which meant 'child'. A couple of letters, and a mistake in pronunciation, literally did wonders for Alexander. 😄
@Leo the Anglo-Eastasian fool
Tammuz Panmegas tethneke, “The all-great Tammuz is dead!”
Tammuz Pan 'o megas tethneke, “Thamus, Great Pan is dead!”
That's how you kill a god a few centuries into the Roman Empire - a game of telephone
If the "priest" meant he was only a child then why did Alexander, after is conversation with the priest, come out happy thinking he was a "god?"
@@Magoofi We will never know what dealings went on behind closed doors.
@@georgezachos7322 yeah but we can use deductive reasoning to come to a reasonable conclusion
I would love to see more videos on ancient Egypt!
I really enjoyed this one.
I like the Macedon video series and also about ancient Rome. What the world would have been if instead focusing against Persian empire, Alexander would have went to west.
There was no glory in the west and if he went west the Persians would make trouble for him from the east
In 323 Alexander died in Babylon, in the mean time a new power rises from the west, Rome and it's legions.
Italy and western Europe as a whole was a shithole at the time, riches and glory were only in Persia and Egypt
@@SA2004YG In the wes a new power was on the rise: THE MIGHT OF ROME!
Cant get enough of this ,Keep it coming .
I was waiting this episode 💕
Thank you Kings & Generals Team.
Another wonderful video. I think the Alexander series is my favorite thus far
There is a story/legend about that march through the desert, saved and rewritten by PLUTARCH.
During the army’s tortuous trek through the dry and scalding landscape, Alexander reportedly led by example and tried not to consume any more food or drink than what was available to the average warrior serving under his command.While many were close to death from thirst ,a party of light infantry which had gone off looking for water found some-just a wretched little trickle collected in a shallow gully. They scooped up with difficulty what they could and hurried back, with their priceless treasure, to Alexander; then, just before they reached him, they tipped the water into a helmet and gave it to him. Alexander with a word of thanks for the gift, took the helmet and, in full view of his troops, poured the water on the ground. So extraordinary was the effect of this action that the water wasted by Alexander was as good as a drink for every man in the army...A tale of many thats shows the leader-mindset of ALEXANDER.
Well, I guess some things never change..
Imagine if the greeks would have been truly united they could have conquered the world
@@antikokalis Civil war and arguing is a top priority in Greek nation unfortunately
@@fogshadow9112 What is the relation between Greek and Iraq 😕😐
I imagine this is where Caesar got his inspiration for his engineering siege works.
Great video
I love the manscape transitions. You guys always play with them.
Man! How are you guys producing quality content every day? Incredible work, and make sure to take a vacation or something, recharge them batteries.
Advice:
There is a Greek actress named Anastasia Tsilimpiou, she could be the next narrator for the historian quotes!
And this how begun greek branch of pharaoh in Egypt
I often wonder things like how was Alexander able to communicate with this African/Egyptian oracle priest? Did they have a translator or did the priest speak Greek. I know it sounds simple but we never really hear about these things.
I think it is reasonable to assume they spoke greek(Ionian) as it was the english of the day. Of course it wasn't so widespread but it would make sense for the oracle to know some other language. Also Alexander most probably spoke Persian so there goes that as well.
@@embreis2257 A Roman, Gaul, Persian, Scythian, Carthaginian even Baktrian could learn greek from the greek town near them. They would learn greek because of how widespread the colonies where and how far the language reached not because they liked it. The greek speaking trading network across the Mediterranean existed before Alexander, he was not the first Greek speaking guy to visit the oracle and that's in the video. Even if that is not the case then Persian would be and Alexander most definitely spoke those. Learning a language really isn't that difficult and when you're visited by people across the sea i think it would be wise to learn a damn language and take the damn gold. Like people believe such dumb shit and you are not convinced by a famous oracle knowing 1 or 2 foreign languages. You and i could do it, why not the fucking oracle? xd
@@embreis2257 And btw when we say oracle we do agree that it would not be a single person running the whole thing, right?
@@embreis2257 It's the Zeus-Ammon Oracle. The name isn't some sort of Greek label. There are inscriptions in Libya referencing the Oracle of Siwa as being associated with Zeus from long before Alexander's time. What most likely happened was that Greek traders in Cyrenaica got wind of the Siwa oracle, visited, then brought the news back with them to the rest of the Greek world during the Classical Age. In response, the Oracle rebranded to make itself more attractive to Greeks. By the time Alexander arrived, generations of Greek pilgrims would have left their mark on the Oracle's marketing schtick and at least some of the priests would have known Greek just to be able to deal with the Greek visitors.
@@christossaroglou7158yep, important to mention that by the time of Alexander the Cyrenaicans already spoke Greek
Of course the Oracle would say anything to appease a warlord. Imagine being some monk living in an oasis in the middle of nowhere and suddenly you see an army in the horizon and their leader is asking you if they are divine.
Maybe I should’ve went to the Oracle of Zeus-Ammun when I was in Egypt…
You were too skeptical of anything supernatural so I doubt you would have believed that oracle
Alexander is what you get when a extremely skilled individual with insane ambition is provided the opportunity to fulfill their goals . Makes you think of the potential waisted everyday either by a lack of ambition or never being given the opportunity
A detail that was left out was that during Alexander's march through Israel to Egypt the city of Jerusalem actually sent a delegation of priests and nobles to welcome Alexander to Israel and informed him of the prophecy of Daniel that the Greeks would conquer the Persians. The head priest even related to Alexander a dream from God to him of that impending success.
*Palestine
Judea*
The term Palestine was used by the Greeks to refer to all territories including Phoenicia, Judea, Israel, and the Suez. It was not used as a nomenclature for the actual territory which current Israel encompasses until after the fall of Judea to the Romans after the revolt when they renamed it Syria Palestine
What israel???
@@faizamin7461 Israel as the country that kept stopping and becoming existence during the Roman times and started existing again in 1948
@@SensaiRyu There was and is no israel. It's an idea for a people who moved North into Europe who are the true israelites. Israel is a Rothschild mandate for a territory that never belonged to jews and was not jewish. Their flag has the star of Rothschild
Could you do a series on the Ummayad campaigns in India? It's an extremely overlooked phase of Indian history, and the overall Indian success in this saga would surprise most history buffs.
Muslims ruled India 600 years.
@@HS97777yes but only parts of it in North
Did Alexander drag Batis with a chariot because he wanted to imitate Achilles dragging Hector’s dead body?
Probably. He loved the illiad.
That crow dropping mud was a paid actor.
Finally. Been waiting for more Alexander the Great
Can you make more documentaries about Ancient Egypt and continue the History of Mesopotamia series, I guess the Pre Antiquity is overlooked in this amazing history channel.
Alexander: “ look at me im the pharaoh now “
Alexander the Great, was there anything he couldn't do? Besides letting his ego go..
Can't blame him.
Remember this : "Alexander was Greek King and Macedon is Greek kindom"!
Tell that to demosthenus
@aniket385 Yes, the man who has a mother from Skythia and the only reason who said Macedonian ware not greeks is because he want Athens to become the ruler of Greece.
This channel never fails to deliver
You're Alexander videos are my favorite I wish you would make them a little longer and more frequent
It always makes you wonder, how different the world would be had Alexander the Great became a governor and not met his demise early...
Alex was never good at governing. He would've been restless, and probably would have campaigned towards Italy or Sicily.
@@ElBandito I understand that, I'm just saying if he would have settled down... Stopped campaigning and became a governor. Even if he would have done just like what any other emperor or king would have done, establishing the equivalent to duchies or provinces and allowing either the locals or his own nobles to govern each.... Remember, his Empire crumbled because of his death and his lack of a successor. If he would have stayed alive to actually be more of a governor instead of a conqueror, His Empire would have lasted longer and maybe the Roman Empire would not even become what it was.
@@johnmorales6281 He was not good at statesmanship - it’s likely his empire would have collapsed soon anyway.
Alexander was better than any Roman commander
Alexander was better than any commander
Yeah, Romans failed to conquer Persia.
this is the BEST CHANNEL!
Lol the commander of Gaza cracks me up. The Macedonian king just spent seven months reducing the magnificent city of Tyre to ruins. With allegedly like 150 foot tall siege towers to besiege the island fortress. This guy thinks his smaller Fortress on the land can hold out against the same King commanding the same army. Plus now a large fleet made up of expert Phoenicians sailors.
Crazy to think that the modern calendar came about because Alexander invaded Egypt
Alexander's idea of tourism is a conquest.
Alex would be so pumped we're still talking about his deeds
I think Alexander would’ve used manscaped
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Did the Greeks not claim the Egyptian gods were their own Pantheon who had fled to Egypt and abandoned Zeus in his struggle against Typhon?
Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job
He could have stopped here, and been the most powerful man in the med. He had it all... but he wanted more. Got to hand it to ol' Alex, he was remarkable.
I really enjoyed this history video! Thank you so much for putting it up! Big fan of this channel!
I appreciate your video.
Thanks!
The series with Alexander is a great ideea!
Amazing maps!
Thank you very much!
Great video! Can't wait for next Alexander serie
Outstanding..! Continue your scholarly ways!
Good detail.
You should really be saying Macedonian Greek, Alexander the Great wasn't fighting for Slavic peoples but for Hellenized peoples
Good Job Brother So Many Many Thanks.
cant wait for the Nader Shah episode!
Amazing.
When one looks up the words "competent" and "lucky" in the dictionary, expect to see a picture of our lad Alexander, beside both entries.
Even the incredible Julius Caesar held him (rightfully so) in awe.
With so many military conquerors throughout the ages, were I to make a Tier list, putting Alexander at S Tier would demand everyone else simply be gauged from A Tier down.
Yeah, bit of a fan-boy/simp here and no apologies for it. :)
I don't think he was competent at all. He seems like a lucky idiot to me who was born in the right place at the right time. He inherited the best army in the world from his father and then bumbled his way through the collapsing Persian empire chasing the Persian King like dog chasing his own tail. It's no surprise that his empire didn't last very long.
looking forward to the big face off, excellent series
There hasn't been a man like him again in human history. And i am not talking about his military deeds but the world he created !!!
What a guy! . Thanks for all the great video's.
I wonder how much more land Alexander could he have expanded his empire if the Martini riffle, grenades, and Sherman Tanks had been invented in his lifetime.
Not to be confused with modern day "North Macedonia" which has nothing to do with the region/ancient Macedonia which is located in modern day Greece.
Aleksandar Veliki was 100% Slavic
@@anyoneattheendoftime4932 Yes and that is evident by the language they spoke as well as thousands of archeological findings, Alexander spoke Fluent Slavic.
makedonia?
@@anyoneattheendoftime4932 skander was slavic?
@@mito88 I am trolling him don't worry, obviously Alexander the Great was a Greek Macedon. If our politicians had balls, North Macedonia would have a different name. See Russia/Ukraine for context.
Great video, as always!
Love your Documentarys
Another good video 👍🏻
Interestingly, Alexander is mentioned in the book of Daniel, given to Daniel in a vision. Alexander was prophesied to attack and conquer the Medes and Persians.
“And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw that I was at Shushan in the palace; which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great. And I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved choler against him, and attacked the ram, and broke his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. Therefore the he goat was waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of Heaven. And out of one of them came fourth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. And it waxed great, even to the host of Heaven; and it cast down some of the host and the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them” (Daniel 8:2-10).
“The ram which you saw having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up” (Daniel 8:21-23).
they smoked a lot, I got drugged😅🤣😂
@@panagiotis7946?
Where would Alexander and Caesar be without their engineer's 🤔
and the subotai with his chinese engineers
Nice video
love this series cant wait for next video about another famous battle in this series , also other battles that are in modern day countries we know.