The Greatest General in History? Alexander - To the Ends of the Earth
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- Опубліковано 31 жов 2017
- Alexander the Great has defeated King Darius at the Battle of Gaugamela, and now pursues the Persian usurper Bessus east into modern Afghanistan. He will face revolt, guerilla war and Scythian nomads, but finally he reaches the furthest point of the Persian Empire. He marries Roxana, daughter of a Bactrian lord, then continues his advance into modern Pakistan and India, where he clashes with King Porus of Pauravas at the Battle of the Hydaspes...
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If you continue to produce content at this pace I will never see the sunlight again.
General S. Patton I guess the car accident didnt kill you?
It was amazing! And the end with Romans on the horizon was absolutely bombastic, I had chills!
Then we will watch in the shade!
General S. Patton well patton, you are dead
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That Rome teaser at the end gave me huge chills
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My 11 year old, wrote a fantastic Essay on "The Conquest of Alexander the Great" and won first prize. Your videos were sole source of her knowledge. We thank you for making such informative videos.
This is great to hear!
sounds like plagiarism
@@JM-bl3ih Lol. 😭🤣🤣
@@JM-bl3ih its 11...
@@JM-bl3ih When it comes to this period, everybody is "plagiarizing" - including Epic History. She was 11 years old - it is not necessary to put forward some novel ideas about how Zoroastrian Avesta influenced Alexander at Opis or some such. Even talking about well established facts as presented by sources is enough for schoolmates to marvel.
It's really, really incredible how all of those tribes could send ambassadors even back then...
heheheh without TV and internet they walked all night and day :) or by horse
They had to, they didn't do it out of courtesy, they feared Alexander and they thought it'd be a good idea to become an ally to him or else ... .
Probably some slight propaganda too - since a lot of the ambassadors came from Roman provinces and the surviving histories are from the Roman era.
In general it is incredible just how interconnected the world really was back then. Even moreso impressive was how much more connected the world was before the Mediterranean Bronze Age Collapse, far before the time of Alexander.
The collapse was a travesty to both foreign relations and to trade for sure! The irony is that Macedonia was a client state of Persia during the second Greco-Persian war, although this was surely hushed up during Alexander's anti-Persian march through Asia Minor haha!
Nice video. Also much appreciated for showing the "current map" while you show us the "old map". Honestly, 99% of viewers don't know where Bactria is, so thank you and keep it up!
Greco-Roman historiography is truly unparalleled to any other in the world.
You got Chinese historigroaphy
Dan D Absolutely wrong! The modern country of the FYROM (the Former Yugoslav Republic of "Macedonia") actually corresponds to ancient Paeonia, NOT to ancient Macedonia, which was -and still is - a part of Greece! In addition, FYROMians are Slavs and Albanians, hence NOT real Macedonians, who were - and are - Greeks! FYROM simply stole and use the Greek word "Macedonia". *"The so-called Republic of 'Macedonia' [FYROM] is located in what was ancient Paeonia."* (Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge, UK)
*“Paeonia, roughly where the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is today.”*
(Timothy Howe, Jeanne Reames, “Macedonian Legacies”, Regina Books, 2008, p.239)
“Ovid was lax in his geography, not least over *Paeonia (in fact roughly coextensive with the present Slav republic of Macedonia).”*
(Ovid [Author], Peter Green [Translator], “The Poems of Exile”, University of California Press, 2005, p.319)
“Besides the former kingdom of Macedon [Greece], the Roman region included the territories *of Paeonia where the contemporary FYR Macedonia rests.”*
(Ridvan Peshkopia, “Conditioning Democratization”, Anthem Press, 2015, p.189)
*"Macedonia was - and still is - a territory of northern Greece.* The Ancient Macedonians were *of Greek origin and spoke a broader rougher dialect of Greek."*
(Stephen Batchelor, “The Ancient Greeks for Dummies”, 2008)
+Dan D They don't have the same legacy, fyrom has Bulgarian legacy, Macedonia and the rest Greece have Greek legacy
+Dan D
The ''Real'' Macedonia is already Greek land !!! The true Macedonia is in today's Northern Greece !!!!
The territory of the Ancient Greek Kingdom Macedonia, of Alexander the Great... is in today's Northen Greece !!!
North of Greece... between Serbia, Bulgaria and Albania... there is a Small Newborn Slavic country...which want to be named as ''Republic of Macedonia''... but this Slavic country...has Nothing to do with the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia, of Alexander the Great. This Slavic country has No any Historically, Culturally and Geographically connection with the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia, of Alexander the Great, which as i said... is in today's Northern Greece.
This Slavic country is just a Communist Construct of 1930... a Mix of Bulgarians, Albanians and a small number of Serbians, Turks and Roma and they have Slavic-Bulgarian Language, Names, Toponyms and Culture.
In the territory of this Slavic country there were lived in antiquity the Ancient Paeonians... enemies of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia... !!!!
0:13 You can see it... the true ancient Macedonia of Alexander the Great was in today's Northern Greece !!!!
Except Persia.
This channel deserves more recognition! As a History Major, this has blown my mind away. Wish I found this channel sooner!
this and the russia series is one of the best vids ive ever seen on youtube. The music, the narrator, the storyline and animations. a 12 out of 10 indeed. Woooow, ive watched it about 15 times. Truly a work of art guys!! Keep them coming!!
Thanks! I hope you get to check out the new Napoleon series too.
Did i not mention the Napoleon series too? Brother watched it about 10 times. Every vid on this channel is outstanding. Truly an EPIC description of history. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to experience history though your perspective. If there was a vid every day i would not see the light of day haha. Brilliant!!!
This series was absolutely phenomenal. I cannot find anything to criticize. Creating a four-part series allowed for something like a documentary film detailing the major battles that changed the region and the course of history forever. I was not aware that Alexander was undefeated nor did I know that his conquest was down through just a single campaign with predominantly the same army.
ROME ROME ROME ROME ROME ROME ROME holy shit ive never been so hyped about history.
Europe centric
@@nik2903 Hell yeah, Europe was and is the greatest collection of badass civilizations and empires
@@nik2903 Hell yeah, Europe was and is the greatest collection of badass civilizations and empires
is this foreshadowing a rome series ?! id like that
i hope so. would love it too.
IKR
I thought this as well. I hope so
That would be sick, but they made 4 videos for an 8 year campaign. And the Romans lasted for hundreds of years!
Imagine Alexander survived and attacked Rome
Alexander the Great. One of the greatest military commanders of all time.
The word "Rome" sent me goosebumps.
Can't wait.
Just in time for my lunch! :-) I wonder if we need to collectively decide to let Alexander rest in peace. :-)
Just in time before I have to go to bed!
Why you guys do not collab? KnG + Epic will be so epic!
Just before my night shift! :D
Love your videos!Keep going on posting
This video has only one mistake Alexander not create the Hellenistic world but Skopjenistic.The entire world admits that his homeland was Skopje
Rome next ? ; )
Crankzzzripper no, what about WW2
Crankzzzripper caesar
Omg so the Rome's look at Alexander victories and his capability when Alexander died they knee that Alexander empire is weak and Yep the Rome began expanding they're empire
_Rome next ? ; )_
If you want to satiate your thirst for the moment, you might want to check this video of Invicta, one of the collaborators of this video: ua-cam.com/video/HOk6ppoQrkw/v-deo.html
As A Greek with a degree in History of Arts. I must say this is a really good Video. Almost like a documentary. Gtz my friend!
manipulated fakee european history
Alexander deafeted against Porus. that's why he never come to north india
Porus was the Legend 🔱🇮🇳🇦🇫
This was a "Great" series! (pun intended)
Nailed it 😎
👏👏👏👏 You earned it
Ah truly deserved the title “Great”. Such an amazing series, bravo! I can’t wait to see what historical series you do next
Alexander was a brilliant general and unsurpassed conqueror, but he was an arrogant, vicious and bloodthirsty man too.
WheresWallace4883 so was everyone back then.
@RAJU PEDDADA Where is Scipio. Grant & Patton shouldn't be on this list. That's BS.
Like the Zulu King Shaka.
Straight ego trippin...
He was surpassed by the likes of Cyrus the Great. He was a wannabe, there was no need to be ruthless.
Julius Caesar cried when he saw a statue of Alexander the Great knowing that he will never surpass his greatness.
Julius Caesar would cry again if he were to see this video.
Julius Caesar ''cried'' at the statue of Alexander, before he even started his military career. At the end of his life, Caesar became greater than Alexander.
Still, Caesar was the only one who came so close to reach Alexander's greatness and if you consider that Caesar wasn't the son of a King and managed to almost become King himself. You realize that he was also a brilliant being...
Caesar was arguably the most successful, if you take into account their backgrounds and context. Alexander was the heir of a vast kingdom, with supporting generals and barons, and a professional standing army at his disposal to do whatever he wished to do.
Caesar, on the other hand, was a parent of Marius and son in law of Cinna. He had to leave Rome because of the proscriptions of Sulla, and as far as I'm aware he wasn't rich. He had to dive into politics supporting the Populares cause to complete his objectives. He had to deal with political strife and two other great rivals: Marcus Crassus, who was probably the richest man in Rome at the time, and Gnaeus Pompeus, great general that served under Sulla and had just came back to Rome from a war in the East against Mithridates in which he was successful.
If you take into account that Caesar had to conquer the most of Gaul and venture in foreing territory in Britain just to make his name, he had the harder path.
Plus, Caesar lived longer. His only mistake was not being as smart as Octavian when dealing with the Senate.
They are both great in their own way, they are up there with Napoleon, Charlemagne, Ghengis Khan and many others :p but Alexander will always be my favorite, he did what Julius Ceasar did maybe even more maybe less, but remember he was only 20 when he started and died at 32. How old did Julius get... Imagine Alexander reaching the age of 55
+The Equalizer I am actually inclined to agree with that, well Caeser definitely was the more competent politician who could stabilise his empire whilst Alexander's fell apart. Their qualities as generals are probably incomparable though both overcame great odds.
My man Alexander! My favorite historical figure of all time. My body is ready for this new video :)
but Alexander's body was never to have been found since.
My $$$ is on it being in Egypt somewhere. I read not too long ago that some lady believed that she found it at Siwah, and just about all the pieces seemed to fit together. But right before they could get hard evidence either way, they had to stop their excavation because of the rise in Macedonian nationalism at the time, and this would have caused it to scale far higher than it already was at. I don't know if this is 100% accurate or not, but either way it's super intriguing. At least to me.
BAD POETRY WITH: Phillis Wivers If that was true then a war between Greece and this Slavic Macedonia would begin.
What? If they found his body that would happen? What specifically do you mean there?
And at the end of a glorious life without peer in this world, Alexander the greats greatest enemy was...himself.
I would love to backhand the living piss out of you
That Intro...I have no words for it...
Can you do something about the War of the Diadochi (war between the successor states)? That would be awesome!
They have a series covering all the Wars of the Successors.
You get hooked instantly with the great opening track! This is your best video yet especially the direction! Well done 👍
Thank you!
15:40 - Epic History Goosebumps. I hope you do them next!
History teaches us only one thing 'Power, Wealth, Position, Beauty all are transient in nature'
Damn right after civilis
I would love if you could do a series on the Napoleonic wars
u probably already know that they have done a "blow-by-blow account of the Waterloo campaign" at ua-cam.com/video/nDZGL1xsqzs/v-deo.html
Yup, this is definitely part of my plans. There are currently two pictures hanging on the wall in my house and two of them are of Napoleon...
Your wish has come true
Hell yeah more history brought to you by the sexiest voice alive.
That Rome teaser... oh man.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT!!! undefeated..conqueror!!! Fearless...badass as its finess!!!
I would love to see you cover some of Rome’s history in this style. Even just Julius Caesar’s campaigns would be fantastic to see done this way.
That ending had shivers running down my spine, great work as always!
Napoléon Bonaparte knew everything about Alexander, he was obsessed by the stories of his campaigns at some point.
After all these millennia, the only thing that has surpassed Alexander's greatness is a series of YT videos on his military campaigns...
I don't skip ads on your videos cause I don't have the money to donate on patreon. Awesome channel, keep making great videos
Pls do Caesars campaign in Gaul
Historia civilis
That would be great. It could also have a sort of tie-in to this series to when Gaius Julius allegedly found a bust of Alexander the great and wept as the macedonian king had already conquered the known world by the same age.
Well, he failed because of that one tiny village...
This was so good man. Great job. Thank you. He should have just went home when his army got pissed.
Rome next!!!!!! The hype is monstrous
This video is excellent. Absolute quality. Thank you.
Outro was badass.
It's said that when Caesar saw the statue of Alexander in Alexandria, he openly wept with envy.
This is by far the most remarkable narrator, the greatest story teller. Thank you sir for this exquisite documentary on Alexander the Great.
Simply class! What a great channel this is. And can we just appreciate the music? It's golden!
Do a series on Rome!
Larger than fiction. In many respects, things have not changed even after thousands of years.
Love the ending sentence - The Rising powerrr of Rome!
Amazing series......
Would love one on Cyrus the Great
@RAJU PEDDADA
Absolutely! Cyropaedia of Xenophon is just one example.
Tous
History is a lie
OMG EPIC HISTORY ALEXANDER PART 4, get dinner, a cup of tea and a smoke at the ready!!! x)
Owen Easter same here man
Nothing like a smoke and some history
cancer is a good thing
THAT WAS AWOSEME!!!!!!!! WOOOOO!!!!! CAN'T WAIT FOR THE ROME SERIES, THAT IS GOIMG TO BE EPIC!!
The hyperrealistic sculpture of Alexander the great in 13:42 is breath- taking. The wrinkles on his foreheads, his weavy hair and the reflective facial expression are set in stone yet is so alive. I have outmost respect for the sculpting skills of craftmanship of ancient Greek and Roman artists. Till today they created ummatched masterpieces out of marble and bronze.
Incredible series - I enjoyed watching every minute of it, thank you for making it!!!
I dont know how much time you spend on it - but I think goddamn much.
So simply thank you that in spite the obstacles you still making great videos
Thanks, much appreciated!
This series is so awesome. Seriously of all the ones this one has been the best. Can’t wait for a Roman series. ROMA INVICTA!
Right.
My thanks goes to the entire team who works on the production, research, writing, and formation of your content.
It's absolutely stellar!
15:48
Rome has entered the game.
This series was just fantastic. Didnt think you guys could improve further still.
Would be awesome to see series' on ground less well trod. E.g. China, Babylon or India/Indus Valley
What a Wonderful series about Alexander the Great
One of the Greatest Military Commanders world has ever seen
I can not get enough of this channel.
Yep that's me.
Do Rome please.
The next vids could be about Rome, Caesar even. Good work!
Absolutely and then do one on Christianity.
Phenomenal episode to finish-off the series - kudos once again!
Never been loss in battle. what a conqueror
Waited a long time for this.... Finally here!! LOVING EACH SECOND!!
what will ur. next serious be??
Can u continue the crusades??
Absolutely amazing, this was a really well done series............so, is Rome next?
This was brilliant
Was I the only one who got a thrill when and how Rome was mentioned? Epic indeed!
Fantastic series the one thing I learnt was I had no idea there was so many different assassination attempts on his life . You also reinforced and clarified his exact journey and his exact battle orders thank you
A man of true greatness
the music, the graphics, the history, i actually got chills in the end
Absolutely brilliant ! THANK YOU EPIC HISTORY TV!!!!! BRILLIANT !!!!!
There was a nice little story about how Alexander met Roxana. It was after the Siege of the Sogdian Rock fortress where her father had taken up a very steep and well supplied position on a mountain. He famously mocked Alexander upon being asked for surrender, saying his men would need wings in order to take the stronghold. 300 men volunteered at great risk to climb the cliffs through the night. Alexander sent a message back to the Baktrian noble telling him to look up. He had found his army with wings. The man immediately surrendered, falling for Alexander's bluff as they were actually a very small rock climbing force and the defenders greatly outnumbered them. Upon the acceptance of submission, it was then that he found Roxana. It was a great example of early use of psychological warfare. Practically the entire campaign in Sogdia and Baktria was psychological warfare as the incredibly difficult insurgency had taken a toll on Alexander and his men. They resorted to sheer brutality by essentially butchering almost all fighting age males. Only Alexander's marriage to Roxana brought some semblance of stability and allowed him to safely leave the area.
Roxana was a Sogdian noblewoman, not Bactrian. Roxana’s father was a Sogdian lord, not Bactrian. www.livius.org/articles/person/roxane/
Roxana was Jealous and evil. Jealous Roxana murdered the Persian princess Stateira, Alexander the Great's wife, with a baby on her stomach. When Alexander died, Stateira and Roxana were pregnant, but Roxana was jealous of Stateira. After Alexander the Great's death, Roxana poisoned Stateira, she murdered Stateira with a baby. And Stateira died 1 day after Alexander the Great's death with a baby on her stomach.
" After the death of Alexander (11 June 323), Roxane murdered Stateira II. This suggests strongly that the Persian princess was pregnant, because otherwise, she would not have been a threat to Roxane. " www.livius.org/articles/person/statira-barsine/
Alexander the Great: "There are Greek troops, to be sure, in Persian service - but how different is their cause from ours! They will be fighting for pay - and not much of at that; *we, on the contrary, shall fight for Greece, and our hearts will be in it.* As for our foreign troops - Thracians, Paeonians, Illyrians, Agrianes - they are the best and stoutest soldiers in Europe, and they will find as their opponents the slackest and softest of the tribes of Asia. And what, finally, of the two men in supreme command? You have Alexander, they - Darius!"
(Alexander addressing his troops prior to the Battle of Issus, as quoted in Anabasis Alexandri by Arrian, 2. 7.4, www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0530%3Abook%3D2%3Achapter%3D7%3Asection%3D4
Greek original: ὅσοι τε Ἕλληνες Ἕλλησιν, οὐχ ὑπὲρ τῶν αὐτῶν μαχεῖσθαι, ἀλλὰ τοὺς μὲν ξὺν Δαρείῳ ἐπὶ μισθῷ καὶ οὐδὲ τούτῳ πολλῷ κινδυνεύοντας, τοὺς δὲ ξὺν σφίσιν ὑπὲρ τῆς Ἑλλάδος ἑκόντας ἀμυνομένους)
Alexander took great pride in his Greekness.
Keep it quiet, FYROMians might hear you... :D
Δημήτριος Κοσμάς Ahhhh... FYROMians... *"Apparently these radical Slavic factions decided to live with their myths and lies for the constant amusement of the rest of the world!"* (T.J. Winnifrith, British academic, "Shattered Eagles, Balkan Fragments", Duckworth, 1995)
Philip and Alexander were Greeks, descended from Heracles, wished to be recognised as Greeks, as benefactors of the Greeks, even as Heracles had been.
Cat Owl Exactly. Alexander the Great: "Now you fear punishment and beg for your lives, so I will let you free, if not for any other reason so that you can see the difference between *a Greek king* and a barbarian tyrant, so do not expect to suffer any harm from me."
(Kallisthenes, Historia Alexandri Magni, 1.37.9-13)
The map graphics they’ve build are the best ive seen anywhere on UA-cam.
absolutely brilliant series!
Is rome next?
Never defeat in Battle. Alexander is King of Kings...
Literally one of the best History youtube channels I've seen so far
Such a great channel of history. Very simple explained but with the major details. Congratulations. Keep up the good work!!!
That intro song, is there any link to it please ? :D i started shivering when i heard it !
The music is from Filmsto.
Ohh what a moron i am .. Thank you and keep the good work !
Φιλότιμο 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷❤️
Best Alexander documentary ever made! You would of done him proud Invicta!
Stunning...
1 Slav disliked the “Greek kingdom of Macedonia “
malamatinas1 Who matter? They have Russian
Mariano Sanchez what???
malamatinas1 I think he is trying to say they have the Russian Empire.
David Halabi no only The Russian Empire. Only Russia
I’m talking about the people of fyrom that claim Alexander was Slavic and not Greek
The funny part is that the Slavic tribes invaded the south Balkans 1000 years after Alexander’s death.
Some details need to be clarified before the Alexander haters surface:
1) Philotas was assassinated because he knew of the plot yet did not warn the king. It simply didn't make sense why a Macedonian companion, who knew Alexander since boyhood, would remain ignorant of a potential assassination attempt on the kings life. Philotas was, furthermore, in graver circumstances because he wasn't popular with the other companions and had close relations with the Antipatrids.
2) The death of Philotas' father Parmenion. As cruel as it appears to assassinate Macedonias greatest general, who arguably had no involvement in his sons actions, we have to understand the customs of ancient Macedonia during Alexander's reign. Under leadership, every father was responsible for their sons behaviour, and would be sentenced to death in serious events. Furthermore, Parmenion had control of essential supply lines from the West, and any deliberate disruption could have had severe implications to Alexanders entire campaign. This could not be allowed to happen, and yet Parmenion also held a huge garrison of loyal Macedonians who could likely cause civil war in revenge for Philotas' death. The elderly general was simply too great a threat. Philotas must have known the level of danger he was putting his father through as well as himself...
3) The murder of Cleitus. It is not often too wise to deliberately insult and belittle a kings achievements when he is drunk. Cleitus, despite saving the kings life at the Granicus, should have know a little better and not been surprised at the outcome. The timing of this event is, personally for me, a little too handy in-between an arguably dull phase of Alexander's career in Sogdia (when reading).
It is clearly stated how horrified Alexander felt after the heinous murder of Cleitus: the king, the histories state, wouldn't leave his tent from days of mourning and refused to eat or drink. Here Alexander is proven to show remorse and of having a sense of conscience; not easily debunked by critics.
4) I think there is plenty of reasons to assume that Alexander DID NOT intend to punish his army by marching through the Gedrosian desert (I could go on for days about this but will refrain for now).
5) The murder of Satrapies back in Susa was due to various horrific acts - such as rape, plunder, extravagance, acting out kingship etc
The Brainsurgent I’d rather be a lawyer than use the word ‘lol’ and regurgitate the same old uneducated rubbish about Alexander. Go educate yourself by actually reading a book rather than relying on UA-cam. I highly recommend ‘Alexander the Great’ by Robin Lane Fox.
The Brainsurgent I have read the ancient sources, and more often than not they are astutely warped for political reasons (successors) or from Roman propaganda. Modern historians, such as Robin Lane Fox and David Grant, have been able to uncover some of these factors from modern research of nearly 1,500 manuscripts still in existence.
Furthermore, you are talking and thinking from a modern perspective, yet choose to rationalise someone who lived 2,300 odd years ago. You obviously haven’t researched the customs of the Macedonian court or have little understanding of the time. Alexander would have been DEAD before his first year was out if he was the despot you assume! No Macedonian army would have put up with what you described about him. In fact, they loved Alexander, and this is evident throughout the campaign. I will not present you with facts to prove this, as it is up to you to do your own research.
I think you've got my intentions wrong with regard to Alexander. I'm not attempting to portray him as something similar to a 'saint', because he did do things that would be completely outrageous in the modern world. He did commit atrocities, in particular with the Greek minority around modern Afghanistan, but I think you've agreed with me more than you realise in reverse.
On the other hand, if you compare him to Genghis Khan or Caesar, what makes Alexander unique is how tame he actually was when compared with conquerors of an even later age. I think he is outstanding, not because he didn't do some horrific acts on occasion, but because he stands out for many uniquely positive things that were often unheard of. I'm not saying because of that we should ignore the darker side of Alexander, but because the Romans are our main historians we have to be cautious on both fronts too.
You are correct about the variability of our basic historians, but we also have to take into account that they were writing for a Roman audience. I would argue that the potentiality for Alexander to be even 'greater' than the Romans portray him is pretty high; considering that no Greek king could have equated to being superior than a Roman emperor.
Robin Lane Fox's 'Alexander the Great' and David Grant's 'The Last Testament of Alexander the Great' are excellent reading, because they don't simply rehash over the history, but critique the agendas and politics around the publishers that were woven into the story.
Ultimately I agree with you that we have refrain from idealising conquerors, but what I would also like to mention is that Alexander has the right for his audience to understand the politics and customs of Macedonia to take into account. This is not me 'idealising him', or trying to make him better than he was, but bringing fairness where it is due.
When Macedonian courtship and politics are considered it is much harder to rationalise him as a butcher and psychopath. A psychopath would never have been able to stabilise a foreign government or develop relations and friendships with previous enemies. Furthermore, a psychopath would never have shown feelings of mourning or regret in the examples that Alexander gave to history.
Lastly, I would comment that Alexander was only as ruthless as he needed to be; which was very minimal in comparison to the norms of Macedonian kingship. For one he spared his brother Philip III Arrhidaeus, who would have been much safer to kill regardless of the fact he was apparently half-witted (since he was next in line for the throne). On the other hand, yes, he did have to punish to be taken seriously; though unfortunately any weakness in Macedonian kingship, even old age, meant you were put to the sword. These are things people don't take into account...
Thank you so much for presenting history in a very interesting way, love it.
I can't get enough of this series, Alex is my boi!
I don't know why you consider him great as he has never seen a strong resistance like in India ( and you think defeating porus ,the local country boy as difficult) if he had somehow moved forward then it would be his last mistake..!!
That feel when you ask your friends to prostate themselves before you and they say no. :'(
I would never ask anybody to prostrate themselves before me or anybody affiliated with me. That's your story in another realm it will be another story different there's one thing that's not a story all of this is a lie and not real
Thank you so much for this amazing resume! 👏
alexander the greatest of them all
To think what else he could've accomplished if he didn't die at such a young age :'(
Eddie J you won't be able to expand his empire more it will collapse into civil war
Yes, how many tens of thousands more people could he have killed? :^)
@Lord Ufzag the Magnificent
Yeah... it's one of those times where it would be fascinating to see what would have happened if he had lived longer, however if you were living outside the Macedonian borders at the time his death must have been a god send.
Lord Ufzag the Magnificent
Tens of thousands? More like millions. Who knows where else his conquests would've taken him. I always figured a guy like that was destined to die an early death anyway, you can't risk your own life in battle THAT much and expect to make it past 40.
Yeah, in retrospect I should have said more like hundreds of thousands into the millions.
My 10 year old wrote an essay about “Alexander the Great” then won 1st place in the essay writing contest 😁
great work guys! Every episode has been a treat. thank you
Best series, best topic, well done
I absolutely love your videos. Are you going to do Diadochi wars in the future?
Next is Julius Caesar
Bloody fantastic series!! Keep up the amazing work 😀
This series was epic!