@@jeffbenton6183 They're 2 completely different game genres. The Total War series is more tactics than anything else, the Paradox games are grand strategy.
Imagine being born and raised in a small village, ignorant of the stone buildings of ancient cities. Then, for some reason you had to travel to Rhodes and saw that colossal bronze statue. What a sight it would've been. You'd think you were in the presence of your gods.
@@__MaReX__ it has nothing to do with the study of psychology. You have no idea about anthropology lol. That is NOT how religion came to be - by looking at large works of man. Religion came to be well before mankind was capable of constructing anything like that.
@@mrbigglezworth42 Imagine being in a tank-crew or anti-tank squad that destroyed 10+ mechs. "I destroyed that pesky behemoth with my 140mm tank gun" or even better "I destroyed that western robot with my trusty Kornet Blyat"
Soilder: "Sir the Rhodians have another layer of defences" Demetrius: "Allright boys pack it up we are going home" *12 years later aoe2 wonder victory theme plays* Demetrius: WTF???
Some things that are not mentioned: The city of Rhodes was close to falling, there was nothing else that the rhodians could do having exhausted all means to defend the city. Knowing this, Demetrius wanted to continue the siege but was ordered to leave by his father, Antigonus, as the army was needed elsewhere and a long siege was not good PR. The rhodians pretty much accepted most, if not all, of the Antigonid terms that had been offered before the siege, including giving rhodians hostages to the antigonids. It’s not true to claim that the siege was a failure. At worst it was an inconvenience for the antigonids
This sort of thing does happen when we work with the same sponsors with preset release dates. Glad that they went wide to cover all 7 wonders and we went deep on 1 wonder so we can complement each other
@@TheSharpmarksman there are themes that are being covered again and again by various history channels , I can understand the sponsor thing but there is a certain repeatability. Of course,we are treated with spectacular videos so I don't really mind 😆
Interesting fact,when the collosus fell down due to earthquake it was still serving as a tourist attraction ,in fact it was a tourist attraction much more time while it was not standing rather than when it stood which was only for 54 years.
WE'RE GOING TO RHODES: Girls: BLAST! We prefer the statue of liberty! She's such an idol for us feminazis! Boys: YEAHHHHHH!!! COLOSSVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVSSS!!!
If I recall: there is an account that the last of the remaining pieces of the colossus were taken away by Caliphate soldiers during their wars with the Byzantines. That would be about 1000 years after its construction. Amazing
04:13: Ἑλέπολις-Helepolis means "taker of cities" (from the ancient Greek verb αἱρῶ-hairō̂ = to seize, grasp, with suppletive aorist II ἕλω-hélō + πόλις)
Great job Invicta Team! I have been exploring through your videos and i am totally amazed by the amount of info that i got from here. There is one thing i cant find throughout the internet..a virtual tour of Constantinople in Byzantine Period with all its greatness and marvellous buildings. I would love to watch a video like that from you! But keep doing that awesome informative job,its impressive!
The Armoured Titan of Ancient Greece, who would awaken amidst a Rumbling Earthquake, along with brazen legions of hoplites, to protect the hellenes within the Aegean Walls, against the titanic hosts of the Persian King of Kings...and whoever threatened the children of Ellas.
@@leosirios3025 Protected by the Rhodian Colossus, the brazen Thalos, the titan warriors of Sparta, Athens, Rome and Byzantium, Greece would resist the hosts and invasions of the every enemy for 2000 years....until the power of the Founding Thalos was lost to the Ottomans, who blasted the walls of Constantinople in a tragic 1453, and the power of Ellas was no more.
You religious nut! There is no intelligent design. It was obviously a cat walking on a keyboard that did this, DUH! Atheism: 1. Logic: 0. ATHEIZUM WINS AGAIN!!!
I have a suggestion for a video: Time in Ancient Rome How did they mark the hours? How was a typical day arranged? Would they wake up at sunrise, or some other time? What were store hours like, and was there something like a siesta? What time of day did they eat? Also with it, what was the week like? Did they have a weekend? Did they have time off from work? Would government only meet on certain days for things like the Senate or trial courts?
When I play Rome 2 I always make sure I hold Rhodes just for the Colossus, but it doesn't give the bonuses Rome 1 had. I was reading an article on it a few weeks ago but it is always better presented by you, Invicta Eterna!.
10:40 I've also heard the story that the remains of the Statue were collected in 7th century when the Byzantine Empire was at war against the Umayyad Caliphate and Rhodes was under a brief Arab occupation during which the Arabs had the statue melted own and made into coins. How credible is this story may I ask?
Awesome video! Yesterday Kings and generals uploaded a video about the 7 wonders of the ancient world! What synchronization you guys have! You, them and historia civilis are my top 3 favourite history channels! Maybe one day ill get to see a collab between all of you!
It seems that the colossal statue Nero erected with himself as the sun god followed the design of that of Rhodos, so in Ancient Times there must have been depictions of the statue still standing. I also think it had the cloak reaching the pedistal acting as a 3th leg to stabelize it. Nero's statue was reused by later emperors replacing the face with their own, till it vanished from history. It could be that the bronze was used for weapons at the time the Aurelian wall was build around Rome in the late 3th century AD.
Very good video, well researched, as always. I visited the island several times. It is so beautiful and loaded with archeology from across the ages. Very fascinating. Please keep the outstanding videos coming and God bless you, my friend!
Demetrios didn't just leave. He forced the Rhodians to conclude a treaty by which they became the allies of the Antigonids excepted if the Antigonids go to war against the Lagids and the Rhodians had to give hostages to Demetrios. It was not the victory expected but it wasn't either a total defeat.
Weird Kings & Generals released yesterday an episode on the 7 Wonders and now Invicta as well... and both sponsored by Paradox. Coincidence? I think not.
I read that the Colossus fell onto land, where it lay for several centuries, hence Pliny’s description of the size of the thumbs. It was melted down by the first ruler of the Umayyad Caliphate if I recall correctly, and supposedly sold to a Jewish merchant, who loaded it onto 900 camels. Great video!
A small correction if I may.... Would I be correct in thinking that Shakespeare (1564-1616) lived during the first Elizabethan Era, lasting 1558-1603, not, as you state, the Medieval Period, largely considered to have ended by the late fifteenth century. Good luck.
What I dislike about assertions like " widely regarded as not credible" is that in the video, there are no reasons given as to why. Using historians as an authority is a logical fallacy.
The island of Rhodes,along with other Dodecanese islands were occupied by the Italians for a lot of the twentieth century as a result of the Italo-Turkish War.The Italians did a lot of restoration work on the antiquities on these islands especially Rhodes and much of present day Rhodes is due to this restoration.
In warfare (both still common for hunting to this day), the peak was probably from the 16th through the early 19th Centuries. DeSoto's attempt to march through the Southeastern US met a rather disastrous end at the hands of the local population with bows and arrows.
The statue of pseudo-liberty is a masonic creation by luciferians. The torch is a symbol they use often, such as in universities that teach people to be liberal extremists, feminazis and homosexual accomplices.
@@arvidodinson6206 It must be easy to go through life explaining losses as "it was just a joke." If your wife left you, it must have been a joke too, right? :-)
Invicta 18 minutes ago This sort of thing does happen when we work with the same sponsors with preset release dates. Glad that they went wide to cover all 7 wonders and we went deep on 1 wonder so we can complement each other Comment under Geoffrey Gao, but yeah i was pleasantly surprised seeing the colossal of Rhodes here.
@@Fun4luve Oh i see i mean i was joking with the whole planned thing but seems like its more truthful than i expected. Anyway a pleasant surprise and a great video. May I ask where did you work within invicta? Good luck in the future and keep it up!
@@RodolfoGaming that was just a comment I stumbled upon in the comment sections here, I wish I worked for this channel to be honest they throw out awesome content.
Last time I was this early, Roman Christmas was being celebrated with drinking, gambling, orgies, and more drinking. Also, any idea when the Companions video might be coming out? I only ask because I’m very excited for it
@@boplax123 Pretty sure he was just joking. It’s impossible to trace ancestors close to 2,500 years ago. We can barely trace ancestral lineage back to the 10th century
@@hebl47 oh yea, the pyramids are awesome, but that’s exactly it. They inspire awe, and when first built they were even more impressive. Encased in white limestone, surrounded by smaller pyramids and temple complexes. The fact they managed it 4500 years ago is incredible. Monuments to Ancient Egyptian culture/ religion. All a skyscraper is is an unaesthetic, efficient use of space where people can live and work, literally on top of each other, like battery farmed labour
@@theAEDan So it's better to waste tens of millions of man-hours to build something just for the looks than to spend that time building useful infrastructure like aquaducts, granaries, irrigation systems, better housing etc.? Because that's what you get when you build monuments. As for aesthetics of skyscrapers: to each his own, so let's agree to disagree.
This siege is so much nicer than the siege of judea. Finally, the defenders win a siege without outside help! (Albeit due to a change of outside circumstances, but well you can't get everything).
In the recent Kings & Generals video on the Seven Wonders, they claim that the statue fell on land, stating "...earthquake, which broke Helios at the knee, sending him tumbling down, destroying many houses". In your video, however, you seem to claim that the statue fell into the sea. Is this just a difference in sources? Or did the site become flooded after the earthquake? Or is one of you just a liar-liar-pants-on-fire?
I think the "Colossus in the sea" stuff was artistic representation. Narrator says that it fell but not where; animation used depicts a watery fate. Interpret as thou wilt, I guess.
Don't take any of what I might post as a certain fact. In modern day city of Rhodes, at the edge of the harbour upon entering there are two pillars with a deer each side. According to Legend, it is said that where the deer are at today, once stood the mighty Colossus. It is also said that it was destroyed ultimately by the Saracen incursions in the middle ages along with the Library of Alexandria, though I'm not sure how much of that is an actual historical fact or a Legend and if that developed in later ages, during the Byzantine Empire time in order to make the Saracen menace look even more destructive and terrorizing than it actually might have really been.
Check out Imperator Rome: Heirs of Alexander rebrand.ly/InvictaImperator
Is it better than Rome: Total War?
Love your videos, by the way
can you make a video about the hussites?
@@jeffbenton6183 They're 2 completely different game genres. The Total War series is more tactics than anything else, the Paradox games are grand strategy.
It’s a different philo of Byzantium that made the 7 wonders list than wrote what u have here. Weird but true
Age of Mythology
Imagine being born and raised in a small village, ignorant of the stone buildings of ancient cities. Then, for some reason you had to travel to Rhodes and saw that colossal bronze statue. What a sight it would've been. You'd think you were in the presence of your gods.
That is quite literally how people became religious.
@@__MaReX__ no it's not
@@FirstNameLastName-tx6td so you don't understand the basics of psychology of rhat time.
@@__MaReX__ it has nothing to do with the study of psychology. You have no idea about anthropology lol. That is NOT how religion came to be - by looking at large works of man. Religion came to be well before mankind was capable of constructing anything like that.
@@__MaReX__ looking for explanations about life is how people became, and still become, religious.
I wish more architecture was just giant converted weapons
Definitely need some ICBM skyscrapers.
This is why we need giant robots. Make great war machines AND statues after the war.
@@mrbigglezworth42 Imagine being in a tank-crew or anti-tank squad that destroyed 10+ mechs.
"I destroyed that pesky behemoth with my 140mm tank gun"
or even better
"I destroyed that western robot with my trusty Kornet Blyat"
The statue of liberty was placed on top of a military fort. The iconic star shaped base of the statue of liberty is actually a star fortress.
WWII German rail gun turned into a giant train, with a weird looking barrel thing protruding out the top.
Soilder: "Sir the Rhodians have another layer of defences"
Demetrius: "Allright boys pack it up we are going home"
*12 years later aoe2 wonder victory theme plays*
Demetrius: WTF???
Some things that are not mentioned:
The city of Rhodes was close to falling, there was nothing else that the rhodians could do having exhausted all means to defend the city. Knowing this, Demetrius wanted to continue the siege but was ordered to leave by his father, Antigonus, as the army was needed elsewhere and a long siege was not good PR.
The rhodians pretty much accepted most, if not all, of the Antigonid terms that had been offered before the siege, including giving rhodians hostages to the antigonids. It’s not true to claim that the siege was a failure. At worst it was an inconvenience for the antigonids
Mr. Pixel Lmao. That was great! Still play that game.
Age of Empires 2 mentions the Colossus of Rhodes?
Great timing! Kings and Generals just made a video about the seven wonders yesterday and now this!
almost too many coincidences among history channels over YT :D
This sort of thing does happen when we work with the same sponsors with preset release dates. Glad that they went wide to cover all 7 wonders and we went deep on 1 wonder so we can complement each other
If you saw the Imperator sponsor, one of the features is the Wonder Designer, wich is why both channels covered the same topic, yet in different ways.
@@thresh86 Is it a coincidence or a cohencidence that both of these channels have sponsored raid shadow legends?
@@TheSharpmarksman there are themes that are being covered again and again by various history channels , I can understand the sponsor thing but there is a certain repeatability. Of course,we are treated with spectacular videos so I don't really mind 😆
Interesting fact,when the collosus fell down due to earthquake it was still serving as a tourist attraction ,in fact it was a tourist attraction much more time while it was not standing rather than when it stood which was only for 54 years.
It couldn’t stand to nature of course I wish I could of seen the remains of that!
@@emmanuellopez1130 is it possible to dive to see it?
@@trla6505 Idk but I want to
@@trla6505 No it was eventually plundered by Arabs so I heard.
WE'RE GOING TO RHODES:
Girls: BLAST! We prefer the statue of liberty! She's such an idol for us feminazis!
Boys: YEAHHHHHH!!! COLOSSVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVSSS!!!
If I recall: there is an account that the last of the remaining pieces of the colossus were taken away by Caliphate soldiers during their wars with the Byzantines. That would be about 1000 years after its construction. Amazing
I was going to say, I've heard of this too. I'm not sure on a thousand years, but it still seems remarkable.
@@headgames3115 I looked it up just now and you are correct it’s a bit less than 1000 years. It was taken down in 653, so like 800-900 years
@@johnkeefer8760 Still, it's crazy to imagine generations living among the ruins.
Attempt #15: All of those battle plans reminded me of Julius Caesar’s hypothetical plan to invade Parthia.
Ave Caesar.
Release Caesar part 3! 3CAESARLIVES
Imagine, Romanticized Persia... so close yet so far 😭
04:13: Ἑλέπολις-Helepolis means "taker of cities" (from the ancient Greek verb αἱρῶ-hairō̂ = to seize, grasp, with suppletive aorist II ἕλω-hélō + πόλις)
Great job Invicta Team! I have been exploring through your videos and i am totally amazed by the amount of info that i got from here. There is one thing i cant find throughout the internet..a virtual tour of Constantinople in Byzantine Period with all its greatness and marvellous buildings. I would love to watch a video like that from you! But keep doing that awesome informative job,its impressive!
"The island of Rhodes *was* located..."
wait, what happened to the island?
It shrank and sank.
They built one naval base too many so it tipped over and sank.
It's still there, as far as I know. I think he was narrating from a historical perspective, that's why he said was.
Lol, it is very much still there. I've seen the island and city, it's beautifull :)
@@StekliCujo Your qualifications for US Congress are apparent. =^[.]~=
The titan of Braavos
The Armoured Titan of Ancient Greece, who would awaken amidst a Rumbling Earthquake, along with brazen legions of hoplites, to protect the hellenes within the Aegean Walls, against the titanic hosts of the Persian King of Kings...and whoever threatened the children of Ellas.
John Tyler love that reference
@@leosirios3025 Protected by the Rhodian Colossus, the brazen Thalos, the titan warriors of Sparta, Athens, Rome and Byzantium, Greece would resist the hosts and invasions of the every enemy for 2000 years....until the power of the Founding Thalos was lost to the Ottomans, who blasted the walls of Constantinople in a tragic 1453, and the power of Ellas was no more.
@@MrAlepedroza is this an AoT reference?
@@shrishchauhan3390 Yep
It was stuck in a cross-Rhodes...
I'm calling the pun patrol.
The Colossus is my favorite Seven wonders of the world.
You should do episodes of all the Seven wonders of the World.
That would be epic.
The seven wonders of the *Ancient* World
Uploaded right after Kings & Generals uploaded their video on the World Wonders. How magnificent!
YOU GOT PARADOX TO SPONSOR YOU???
WELL DONE DUDE
You religious nut! There is no intelligent design. It was obviously a cat walking on a keyboard that did this, DUH! Atheism: 1. Logic: 0. ATHEIZUM WINS AGAIN!!!
This video probably has more views than Imperator Rome has players, so it's a good move on their part.
@@ingold1470 You don't exist because I haven't seen you! ATHEISM IS UNSTOPPABLE!!! LOL!
I have a suggestion for a video: Time in Ancient Rome
How did they mark the hours? How was a typical day arranged? Would they wake up at sunrise, or some other time? What were store hours like, and was there something like a siesta? What time of day did they eat?
Also with it, what was the week like? Did they have a weekend? Did they have time off from work? Would government only meet on certain days for things like the Senate or trial courts?
Ngl, the ability to build your own monuments on the map in a paradox game is kinda cool
Trey The Explainer, did a great job on the colossus of Rhodes
First kings and generals, and now invicta???
We are blessed!
When I play Rome 2 I always make sure I hold Rhodes just for the Colossus, but it doesn't give the bonuses Rome 1 had. I was reading an article on it a few weeks ago but it is always better presented by you, Invicta Eterna!.
10:40 I've also heard the story that the remains of the Statue were collected in 7th century when the Byzantine Empire was at war against the Umayyad Caliphate and Rhodes was under a brief Arab occupation during which the Arabs had the statue melted own and made into coins. How credible is this story may I ask?
Amazing, as per usual.
Always wondered how it was done! Thank you!
Awesome video! Yesterday Kings and generals uploaded a video about the 7 wonders of the ancient world! What synchronization you guys have! You, them and historia civilis are my top 3 favourite history channels! Maybe one day ill get to see a collab between all of you!
That freaking oracle sucks for depriving us of this cool statue
it would have fallen down again...
Hell ya, I'd love to see more about ancient wonders and their history. Keep it up
It seems that the colossal statue Nero erected with himself as the sun god followed the design of that of Rhodos,
so in Ancient Times there must have been depictions of the statue still standing. I also think it had the cloak reaching the pedistal acting as a 3th leg to stabelize it.
Nero's statue was reused by later emperors replacing the face with their own, till it vanished from history. It could be that the bronze was used for weapons at the time the Aurelian wall was build around Rome in the late 3th century AD.
Very good video, well researched, as always. I visited the island several times. It is so beautiful and loaded with archeology from across the ages. Very fascinating. Please keep the outstanding videos coming and God bless you, my friend!
Literally was supposed to be going to Rhodes for my birthday this year but had to cancel..
This truly was a wonder of the world
Amazing video
Love the vids man
Please make a video on Chera Kingdom
I would love to see what this channel has to say about the Great Library of Alexandria. Nice job.
Your channel has come such a long way man
Demetrios didn't just leave. He forced the Rhodians to conclude a treaty by which they became the allies of the Antigonids excepted if the Antigonids go to war against the Lagids and the Rhodians had to give hostages to Demetrios. It was not the victory expected but it wasn't either a total defeat.
👍 good video
Weird Kings & Generals released yesterday an episode on the 7 Wonders and now Invicta as well... and both sponsored by Paradox.
Coincidence? I think not.
Love your videos man!
Just when I wanted it you read my mind
Always intriguing
When is Caesar Part 3 coming out, you will be held accountable if it releases in 3 years!!!! Resease Caesar part 3! #CAESARLIVES
I read that the Colossus fell onto land, where it lay for several centuries, hence Pliny’s description of the size of the thumbs. It was melted down by the first ruler of the Umayyad Caliphate if I recall correctly, and supposedly sold to a Jewish merchant, who loaded it onto 900 camels. Great video!
Imperator is legit good now
Fascinating
Invicta, Knights and Generals and many others... Ok, Paradox, i understand, i gona buy the fucking dlc, A G A I N.
Hey man new sub, would you want to do a “how they did it” for growing up in Greece?
i still have no clue how they managed to construct such incredible mammoths without and modern tools
Hmmm this was made just a day after kings and general. Do they have a hive mind?
leave
was looking for this comment haha
They're both videos released around the same time with the same sponsor
Whenever I hear amphibious assault, I imagine squads of newts and frogs tearing up onto the beach riding armoured beavers
I head canon it as looking like the statue of liberty
00:09 when a picture of Braavos from GoT features on a historical video...
A small correction if I may.... Would I be correct in thinking that Shakespeare (1564-1616) lived during the first Elizabethan Era, lasting 1558-1603, not, as you state, the Medieval Period, largely considered to have ended by the late fifteenth century. Good luck.
I'd assume the statue had the equivalent of the middle finger pointing towards Anatolia.
Haa!!
What I dislike about assertions like " widely regarded as not credible" is that in the video, there are no reasons given as to why. Using historians as an authority is a logical fallacy.
Might be time to revisit Imperator Rome. Was not impressed at release. Thanks for the update on it Invicta.
While it is not quite "Swords to Plougshares", it does come close.
What software or program do you use too make your maps?
The island of Rhodes,along with other Dodecanese islands were occupied by the Italians for a lot of the twentieth century as a result of the Italo-Turkish War.The Italians did a lot of restoration work on the antiquities on these islands especially Rhodes and much of present day Rhodes is due to this restoration.
The poor soldiers looking at the second wall
Any periods of time where bows, arrows, & firearms co-existed?
In warfare (both still common for hunting to this day), the peak was probably from the 16th through the early 19th Centuries. DeSoto's attempt to march through the Southeastern US met a rather disastrous end at the hands of the local population with bows and arrows.
@@Mockingbird_Taloa. The example you gave was more like an obvious difference of technological level & such…
Good try though…
Cyprus 🇨🇾
I thought they did know where it stood, there is actually a monument at the supposed pedestal and i thought they found part of one of the feet?
Tnx
Would people think the Statue of Liberty is so special if they knew America wasn't its first choice?
The statue of pseudo-liberty is a masonic creation by luciferians. The torch is a symbol they use often, such as in universities that teach people to be liberal extremists, feminazis and homosexual accomplices.
@@scintillam_dei gr8 b8 m8
@@arvidodinson6206 It must be easy to go through life explaining losses as "it was just a joke." If your wife left you, it must have been a joke too, right? :-)
@@scintillam_dei again gr8 b8
@@arvidodinson6206 Very original, that AD HOMINEM accusation you keep repeating without ever proving.
K&G upload about the 7 wonders of the ancient world now you upload a vid on the colossus itself.... Its almost like this was.... planned.
What is K&G?
@@GTAjunkie99 Kings and Generals. Its a history youtube channel just like this one
Invicta
18 minutes ago
This sort of thing does happen when we work with the same sponsors with preset release dates. Glad that they went wide to cover all 7 wonders and we went deep on 1 wonder so we can complement each other
Comment under Geoffrey Gao, but yeah i was pleasantly surprised seeing the colossal of Rhodes here.
@@Fun4luve Oh i see i mean i was joking with the whole planned thing but seems like its more truthful than i expected. Anyway a pleasant surprise and a great video. May I ask where did you work within invicta? Good luck in the future and keep it up!
@@RodolfoGaming that was just a comment I stumbled upon in the comment sections here, I wish I worked for this channel to be honest they throw out awesome content.
Fun fact, it might have been called Rhodes, but the main method of transport was by paths. Rhodes waa just PR
Being an island, I'd have thought the main transport was by ship, but you have a good point!
Man I live in Rhodos 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
right... more hypothetical construction techniques... wonder where we tried that before? Some kind of pyramid structure I believe?
Last time I was this early, Roman Christmas was being celebrated with drinking, gambling, orgies, and more drinking.
Also, any idea when the Companions video might be coming out? I only ask because I’m very excited for it
We are working hard on it and should be ready for release this weekend
@@InvictaHistory I can't wait, but I know that all the hard work you put into every single one of your videos makes it well worth the wait
How long does it take you to make a video with illustrator?
My families historic claim to gain is one of our ancestors did the balls on the Colossus of Rhodes
Interesting. How did they know that?
@@boplax123 Pretty sure he was just joking. It’s impossible to trace ancestors close to 2,500 years ago. We can barely trace ancestral lineage back to the 10th century
Excellent video. Btw, this reminded me of a new channel called “Friendly Philosophy”. Worth checking out.
Sir,where is the video of companion cavalry
What’s the statue on the islands?
I wish we still built great structures rather than only building things for economic efficiency
We still do. They're called skyscrapers. But they serve both functions. Which is even better than a pure waste of resources only for the looks.
@@hebl47 you mean those hideous giant rectangles? Hardly wonders
@@theAEDan As opposed to those giant triangles in the desert which they built 4500 years ago? (Just for the record - I like the pyramids)
@@hebl47 oh yea, the pyramids are awesome, but that’s exactly it. They inspire awe, and when first built they were even more impressive. Encased in white limestone, surrounded by smaller pyramids and temple complexes. The fact they managed it 4500 years ago is incredible. Monuments to Ancient Egyptian culture/ religion. All a skyscraper is is an unaesthetic, efficient use of space where people can live and work, literally on top of each other, like battery farmed labour
@@theAEDan So it's better to waste tens of millions of man-hours to build something just for the looks than to spend that time building useful infrastructure like aquaducts, granaries, irrigation systems, better housing etc.? Because that's what you get when you build monuments.
As for aesthetics of skyscrapers: to each his own, so let's agree to disagree.
So when is Caesar Part 3 coming out???? #CAESARLIVES
Well, Rhodes didn't emerge victorious, Demetrius left cause his dad called to assess bigger issues. They got lucky.
Hahahah, UA-cam brought me here through my recent obsesson with a MUCH later war. No regrets though :D
What?
@@christianbateman2 Rhodes...as in Rhodesia
Have any remains been found today?
Τhis siege gave Demetrius his nickname: "Poliorkitis"(= "besieger"). His father was Antigonus the Monofthalmos(one-eyed).
As someone so eloquently said.
If it's not crusaders that demolish historical monuments it's earthquakes.
This siege is so much nicer than the siege of judea. Finally, the defenders win a siege without outside help! (Albeit due to a change of outside circumstances, but well you can't get everything).
Oracle of Delphi fucking things up as usually.
Fuck earthquakes all my homies hate earthquakes
But for real earthquakes have destroyed a lot of the ancient wonders :(
Who did they sell the siege tower remains to?
I assumed locals bought the wood to make housing repairs and that the sheetmetal would have just been melted down by local blacksmiths.
Coca Cola co.
Ah yes, the Free City of Braavos. Good times., Good times.
Hello from the metatron community
I fight this statue in God of war 2
In the recent Kings & Generals video on the Seven Wonders, they claim that the statue fell on land, stating "...earthquake, which broke Helios at the knee, sending him tumbling down, destroying many houses". In your video, however, you seem to claim that the statue fell into the sea. Is this just a difference in sources? Or did the site become flooded after the earthquake? Or is one of you just a liar-liar-pants-on-fire?
the wiki does say land
I think the "Colossus in the sea" stuff was artistic representation. Narrator says that it fell but not where; animation used depicts a watery fate.
Interpret as thou wilt, I guess.
For the algorithm.
Wait what!? How did I not know that it stood only for roughly half a century?
century, 54 years.
@@druthvlodovic oh yeah my bad
Awesome as always. It was built by drunken aliens on spring break.
Don't take any of what I might post as a certain fact. In modern day city of Rhodes, at the edge of the harbour upon entering there are two pillars with a deer each side. According to Legend, it is said that where the deer are at today, once stood the mighty Colossus. It is also said that it was destroyed ultimately by the Saracen incursions in the middle ages along with the Library of Alexandria, though I'm not sure how much of that is an actual historical fact or a Legend and if that developed in later ages, during the Byzantine Empire time in order to make the Saracen menace look even more destructive and terrorizing than it actually might have really been.
Rhodians: To you, Helios.
Helios: To me?
Rhodians: Yes, to you.
Lol!
This whole ordeal just sounds like an aoe2 game
Personally I would have kept it as a siege tower.
I'm sure that the Antigonid kingdom was Macedonia and Greece. The Seleucid Empire was the largest of the successor Kingdoms.
Inspired by Trey?