Epic Moments in History - The 9 Lives of Alexander the Great

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  • @InvictaHistory
    @InvictaHistory  5 років тому +119

    If you enjoyed, check out our video on the 9 Lives of Julius Caesar: ua-cam.com/video/BZA-EUvYHrk/v-deo.html

    • @amazing.r.5789
      @amazing.r.5789 5 років тому +1

      What are you saying i live in greece we learn this i dont remember are y sure ? yr surses are question able

    • @jovicsaldua2239
      @jovicsaldua2239 4 роки тому

      i8ii@@amazing.r.5789i88i8ii

    • @jovicsaldua2239
      @jovicsaldua2239 4 роки тому

      oo

    • @jovicsaldua2239
      @jovicsaldua2239 4 роки тому

      import

    • @amazing.r.5789
      @amazing.r.5789 4 роки тому

      yr things are not 100% true they were propably writen but it is not true always .

  • @araposkulo
    @araposkulo 7 років тому +3029

    Well NO WONDER he charged enemy lines like a MANIAC. Alexander must have thought he was un-killable in battle, combine that with being told he is descended from Hercules' bloodline he must have been cocky as hell

    • @RC15O5
      @RC15O5 7 років тому +178

      Monguku He was an arrogant boy with the bloodlust of a serial killer.
      EDIT: Three years later, my views while largely the same regarding his ego, have differed on the violence. Such was the norm of the time.

    • @fackrez11
      @fackrez11 6 років тому +508

      pretty normal for over 2300 years ago i hope you know

    • @mrdiablo8180
      @mrdiablo8180 6 років тому +375

      +RC15O5 he managed to conquer the whole known world of his time ....

    • @hundwyn7530
      @hundwyn7530 6 років тому +107

      He *was* descended from him.

    • @zjackshot
      @zjackshot 6 років тому +315

      @@RC15O5 he was also deeply religious and was told he was invincible by an oracle, it was wildly known amongst his men and enemies that he was/ thought he was unkillable

  • @tynoArcher
    @tynoArcher 7 років тому +790

    "So... Alex... since you'll be dead soon, who will you name as your heir to avoid conflicts in the future?"
    "The strongest"
    Well that's one way to start a war.

    • @AmberW28
      @AmberW28 4 роки тому +36

      Im not sure if you found this out by now or not but his leading general ended up taking over and ruling in Egypt. The generals bloodline (about 9 years later) actually ended up being Cleopatra 😅

    • @miguelmontenegro3520
      @miguelmontenegro3520 4 роки тому +41

      Alex: Wait, wait, The Strongest is the nickname I gave to... Bleargh *Ded*
      Ptolemy: And the truth died with you... ugh I mean, him. Anyways I forgot my uh, horse in Egypt, sya.

    • @johnhutchinson9509
      @johnhutchinson9509 4 роки тому

      lmao

    • @milantomic1799
      @milantomic1799 4 роки тому +10

      Ptolemy? He wasn't a general, he was one of Alexander's companions, so he did have positions of command, but not a general. You can't really call jim the leading general either, as perdiccas was the one who initially inherited the empire. Also... Antigonos, Seleukos, even Demetrios Poliorketes, were definitely comparable if not superior to Ptolemy's capabilities. The Ptolemies just lasted longer heh

    • @towardsheaven4196
      @towardsheaven4196 4 роки тому +21

      @@AmberW28 Cleopatra 9 years after what?
      What kind of history do you even study?
      Cleopatra(the Pharaoh of Egypt) lived like 3 centuries after Alexander!

  • @denemi3065
    @denemi3065 7 років тому +1365

    i bet the soldier who gave alexandar water in the helmet was like hell yeah im gonna be remebered in history for saving the king
    5 seconds later
    oh shit

    • @iwanttopotato8848
      @iwanttopotato8848 5 років тому +56

      Could've at least give that water to me shithead

    • @anitawilliams1720
      @anitawilliams1720 4 роки тому +3

      Ô

    • @player2-Red-
      @player2-Red- Рік тому

      i will see him again

    • @GAarcher
      @GAarcher 6 місяців тому

      *the bro who did saved alexander, by having the persian noble behind him slain, was later killed by alexander himself*

    • @allstarlord9110
      @allstarlord9110 3 місяці тому

      Alexandar 😂😂😂

  • @Corristo89
    @Corristo89 6 років тому +1026

    Those fighting alongside Alexander the Great must've felt like they were in the presence of a demigod: Seemingly able to overcome death despite overwhelming odds, fearless, inspiring tens of thousands to fight and die, his presence alone sending his enemies into complete retreat, etc. A warrior king who led from the front, throwing himself into the heart of battle must've been a sight to behold.

    • @SlickStitch
      @SlickStitch 5 років тому +27

      Or felt like he gets hurt early to avoid the rest of the fight xD

    • @metaxist
      @metaxist 5 років тому +8

      They had enough of Persians back then and went to rampage mode :P

    • @LouSaydus
      @LouSaydus 5 років тому +12

      It's highly unlikely that he was anything like that. He most likely sat in the back like all kings and had his scribes record fairy tails of him being "heroic".

    • @RobertKoch-rg7iy
      @RobertKoch-rg7iy 5 років тому +127

      @@LouSaydus Actually not really. This was at a time when most Greek "Kings" were generals first and foremost and were expected to carry the load same as their men. Alexander himself was always in the heat of the fight as he led the cavalry most times. The so called records you mention also stress that his active role in combat was cut short after he lost a quarter of his lung to an Indian arrow, during a siege of some citadel.

    • @LouSaydus
      @LouSaydus 5 років тому +2

      @@RobertKoch-rg7iy Again, i find that highly unlikely.

  • @StoicFC
    @StoicFC 7 років тому +2312

    He lived shortly but lived more than any of us will ever live. His legend will live forever.

    • @McMollet
      @McMollet 7 років тому +176

      Awesome Bent nah, it IS something to emulate. A man's man, dominating man and woman. Not some "civilized" nu-male who's obsessed with being docile and domestic. This is a man.

    • @alexanderm3504
      @alexanderm3504 7 років тому +67

      Awesome Bent Without Alexander the great we would be in a stone age and tribal setting still. He helped, Christianity spread all across back then also, with the spread of Greek laungage, and culture. We get it, not everyone wants to, go out of there boundries, to fight for a better world, to unite all as one together, that was his main goal and purpose, was to bring all people together, and to spread Greek way, but to also show respect to others heritage also. Why do you think so many countries, he crossed and went to, the people loved him? He understood the people, he didn't just conquer them as a brute, a good king understands the people.

    • @McMollet
      @McMollet 7 років тому +56

      Hawkeye 47 how did he help Christianity spread??????

    • @alexplouff5723
      @alexplouff5723 7 років тому +117

      Hawkeye 47 dude christianity......this is way before christ you are tripping

    • @faniskou
      @faniskou 7 років тому +76

      Alex Plouff Seriously both of you go and read some history for Christ's sake...He paved the way for the spread of christianity through the spread of hellenism and the Hellenic (Greek) language THE LANGUAGE THAT THE BIBLE WAS WRITTEN...

  • @fijnman3813
    @fijnman3813 5 років тому +647

    This dude was on a roll, went back home and died. Lesson learned: Keep conquering, you'll live longer.

    • @Lion-rs2qy
      @Lion-rs2qy 5 років тому +9

      Unfortunately my friend, it doesn't work that way , simply cause we are not robots , but humans
      10 straight years of bloodshed
      But not just Alexander but the
      Entire army , WHAT AN ARMY
      IM CERTAIN HE WAS POISONED
      HE SENT A MESSAGE BACK
      HOME . STRONG , HEALTHY ,
      AND FULLY RECOVERED
      THOSE ROMANS , GERMANIANS
      AND BRITTS IM GOING TO CRUSH

    • @billyalexander5530
      @billyalexander5530 5 років тому +29

      He never went back home , he was returning home and died in Babylon

    • @Lion-rs2qy
      @Lion-rs2qy 5 років тому +9

      @@billyalexander5530 that's right , he never made it home

    • @lydiaa9594
      @lydiaa9594 5 років тому +3

      Or stop before they hate you enough to poison you

    • @Lion-rs2qy
      @Lion-rs2qy 5 років тому +4

      @@lydiaa9594 He wasn't poisoned due to hatred although he would of had several enemies , but had become that powerful that the
      Whole world feared him .
      A particular empire feared him that much , and of LOOSING their empire to him .
      Say no more .......

  • @benjonesthe3rd200
    @benjonesthe3rd200 7 років тому +615

    The man never took care of himself, he never rested, he never relaxed, he just burned out. He was incapable of resting and experiencing peace.

    • @conatus1306
      @conatus1306 7 років тому +99

      I don't think the mosquito that gave him malaria really cared if he was "at peace" or not.

    • @RC15O5
      @RC15O5 7 років тому +34

      Ian Smith perhaps he had ADHD

    • @nobsherc
      @nobsherc 5 років тому +10

      @@RC15O5 he surely had ADHD

    • @chanimarie6753
      @chanimarie6753 5 років тому +50

      Better to burn out, than fade away.

    • @munemshahariar2503
      @munemshahariar2503 5 років тому +3

      Miss C sounds like a bodyspray ad

  • @Bubba2Guns
    @Bubba2Guns 7 років тому +322

    Didn't realize he was such a "follow me" type leader. No wonder his men loved him.

    • @user_mac0153
      @user_mac0153 6 років тому +4

      After he made them all rich as #%@k first. Persia was an immensely rich kingdom and still a huge empire in its own right, Egypt was immensely rich and perhaps controlled satellite states to a lesser extent. Alexander's rule became so vast, he made kings of his generals to keep it all under management. He should have kicked back, relaxed, soaked up the good life and let his frontiers tell him what neighboring state was off, and what neighboring state was on. I think the romans approached this problem with the East and West Holy Roman empires but all the paperwork and documentation, due process and red tape was just impossible to stay on top of.

    • @ziovanni77
      @ziovanni77 4 роки тому +6

      @@user_mac0153 *east and west Roman empire.HRE is something else

    • @jamil3286
      @jamil3286 4 роки тому +17

      @@ziovanni77 i think the best description of the HRE i've seen it that it is "neither holy, nor Roman or an empire"

  • @dejanbogosavljev9381
    @dejanbogosavljev9381 7 років тому +695

    He also had an argument with Cleitus, who was unhappy with Alexander's acceptance of barbarian culture, which ended in Alexander killing him in anger. After realising what he'd done, he took the spear that killed Cleitus and attempted to kill himself, but his bodyguards grabbed him before he could strike.
    Source: Plutarch

    • @nikolak4225
      @nikolak4225 6 років тому +6

      Dejan Bogosavljev jebiga

    • @mm16046
      @mm16046 6 років тому +24

      9 Lives' sounds better

    • @dropPlaydead
      @dropPlaydead 6 років тому +96

      Alexander seriously had anger issue

    • @setiawansetiawan5103
      @setiawansetiawan5103 5 років тому +65

      @@dropPlaydead all people with power and little consequence of their actions do

    • @dropPlaydead
      @dropPlaydead 5 років тому +10

      @@setiawansetiawan5103
      Couldn't agree more

  • @Sawyer392
    @Sawyer392 7 років тому +3120

    Greatest warrior and military leader in the history of mankind
    can't swim.

    • @SprayedToTheBone2
      @SprayedToTheBone2 7 років тому +224

      Ikr and he was from a country surrounded by water.

    • @KkkittT
      @KkkittT 7 років тому +125

      SprayedToTheBone2 that would mean Macedonia is an island. It's not an island, so its not surrounded by water. There was water in the south, thats about it.

    • @GlamStacheessnostalgialounge
      @GlamStacheessnostalgialounge 7 років тому +191

      Survives incredible odds most normal men would have failed and died in.
      Dies from a hangover.

    • @whayes8084
      @whayes8084 6 років тому +18

      Numoyunne Ghengis Khan could swim.

    • @williamcombis4836
      @williamcombis4836 6 років тому +18

      SprayedToTheBone2 The Kingdom of Macedonia had very little access to the sea.

  • @HighProStrategic
    @HighProStrategic 7 років тому +1104

    This is what my history teacher taught in 2002, and I never could find the information again. Thanks for making a video of how awesome Alexander the Great was!!

    • @InvictaHistory
      @InvictaHistory  7 років тому +73

      His life is truly incredible. As I was doing my research there were actually even more cases where he almost died but I had to cut it for time. For instance while assaulting a fortress in Bactria a defender threw down a big rock that crushed his face and knocked him out... somehow he got back on his feet the next day and kept trucking

    • @HighProStrategic
      @HighProStrategic 7 років тому +15

      A lot of it seems to be him getting back up and pressing on to keep the moral of his men up, and not allowing them to give up.
      To bad he never had child to carry on his legacy.

    • @InvictaHistory
      @InvictaHistory  7 років тому +53

      well he did have some children but basically his whole bloodline was wiped out in the following wars

    • @odesstern199
      @odesstern199 7 років тому +60

      He did have one legitimate son (his Sogdian wife Roxane was pregnant when Alexander died and gave birth to little Alexander IV. a few months later) and perhaps a bastard son (likely, with how the Macedonian nobles lived, but we can't know for sure of course). Both were killed during the Wars of the Successors, as they were either too dangerous or simply became worthless in the power games of the time, alongside basically anyone else with only a drop of royal blood in them. The years following Alexander are basically Game of Thrones in antiquity when it comes to intrigues, treason and war.

    • @HighProStrategic
      @HighProStrategic 7 років тому

      really? I didn't realize he had any children

  • @jerec1267
    @jerec1267 7 років тому +2099

    compare this to phyrus who got killed by a roof tile.

    • @breaden4381
      @breaden4381 7 років тому +275

      Before that he fought through the Spartan Royal Guard to avenge his son. Also a roof tile is much heavier than any iron age weapon.

    • @breaden4381
      @breaden4381 7 років тому +99

      And then he was dragged into a house and killed

    • @jerec1267
      @jerec1267 7 років тому +189

      dont try to use logic and facts here im making a point

    • @teriyakichicken1848
      @teriyakichicken1848 7 років тому +92

      Jerec 12 He got knocked out by a roof tile than decapitated by an Argos soldier

    • @kekero540
      @kekero540 7 років тому +61

      Braden Vande Plasse still it's like JFK being killed by a falling coconut

  • @ahmedhasanica6120
    @ahmedhasanica6120 7 років тому +307

    Never knew Alexander was an action movie hero.

    • @Lion-rs2qy
      @Lion-rs2qy 5 років тому

      Another bobo from ashtons circus

    • @Hugh_Morris
      @Hugh_Morris 5 років тому +17

      He was the original

    • @PMMagro
      @PMMagro 5 років тому +7

      It does help when your "documentary" is written by poets and writers.

    • @KasumiRINA
      @KasumiRINA 4 роки тому +5

      Really? I think that's the stereotype people have of his character. That he was larger than life epic hero of legends.

    • @miguelmontenegro3520
      @miguelmontenegro3520 4 роки тому +1

      Back in the day when there was no Steve Rogers we used to call him Lieutenant Sarissa. A great hero in the Greek Avenger series.

  • @PaulTheSkeptic
    @PaulTheSkeptic 7 років тому +1261

    Alexander the Great? I think maybe the title "Great" seems a bit too small for Alexander. Maybe we should call him "Alexander the holy shit that guy did some shit". Rolls right off the tongue.

    • @magnuschristianssen8999
      @magnuschristianssen8999 6 років тому +31

      Paul TheSkeptic Maybe he was a great Campaigner but he seems to have lacked a mental "check" on his ambitions which IMO got him killed. Also the author simply says "he got a fever and died" and I remember that the ancient source says that he went to a swamp to watch a full ecilpse and contracted a sickness. (Malaria) and this is what killed him.

    • @crazytazzify
      @crazytazzify 6 років тому +23

      @@magnuschristianssen8999 he just loved Achilles more than Odysseus.

    • @brothergigawatt2116
      @brothergigawatt2116 6 років тому +7

      @Paul TheSkeptic ALEXANDER THE GREAT(FOOL)IN THE BIBLE (THE BEGINNING OF ALL EVIL ON THE EARTH)
      1 MACCABEES 1 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece,
      2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth,
      3 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up.
      4 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him.
      5 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die.
      6 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive.
      7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died.
      8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place.
      9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and EVILS were multiplied in the earth.

    • @quenal3
      @quenal3 6 років тому

      Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

    • @nicklaspeykmillgaard6361
      @nicklaspeykmillgaard6361 6 років тому +2

      Alexander the greatest

  • @fl00fydragon
    @fl00fydragon 6 років тому +557

    The hell was he made of?
    Hypothermia, lung punctures, infections, blood loss, lost in deserts, etc.
    And then he died of a liver that got smashed from all that alcohol.

    • @ionlymadethistoleavecoment1723
      @ionlymadethistoleavecoment1723 5 років тому +72

      We just remember the crazy mofo’s. After all, no one remembers bob the tax accountant.

    • @alexander6399
      @alexander6399 5 років тому +36

      Historians don’t believe he died of liver damage. Plutarch and Diodorus’ accounts don’t match that cause of death.
      But yes, what the hell was he made of!

    • @kevinsmith5901
      @kevinsmith5901 5 років тому +3

      Poison most likely from the Shudda. Therea a vreat book called Murder in Babylon that I highly recommend.

    • @atlasbailly5439
      @atlasbailly5439 5 років тому +4

      i thought it was malaria

    • @shadow-monger5189
      @shadow-monger5189 5 років тому +34

      Most historians actually believe that it was likely malaria or poisen that killed him. Probably a combination or both... And all of his injuries were probably a hampering on his ability to recover.

  • @dongdynamics
    @dongdynamics 7 років тому +222

    The best leaders are the ones who lead by example. By this definition Alexander is a guy I would follow without question

    • @perverse_ince
      @perverse_ince 7 років тому +4

      Basically the personification of Virtus

    • @HearthguardHG
      @HearthguardHG 7 років тому +3

      Phosphorus got a lot of his soldiers killed, and killed some himself...

    • @twiliblade
      @twiliblade 7 років тому +30

      just don't be under his command when his army wants to go home after a lifetime of campaigning so he leads you through one of the worst deserts in the world as punishment killing many of your comrades in arms before he drinks himself to death in babylon, early alexander was great but the years and intensity of his conquests took their toll and he became a cruel, self-absorbed man.

    • @simonpeter5032
      @simonpeter5032 5 років тому +1

      Until you saw him take an arrow to the king right in front of you, and hit the ground wheezing with a shocked face while you go 😱

    • @Lion-rs2qy
      @Lion-rs2qy 5 років тому +7

      Absalutely, a leader by example
      And a Great one , and not a Dictator from the back of the army
      Which in my eyes is gutless

  • @QianBing
    @QianBing 7 років тому +589

    Wow the art is amazing

    • @JohnzeeMr
      @JohnzeeMr 7 років тому +3

      Alexander the Great fell because he reached India. The Indians suddenly mistook him as a Hindu God because his army got such awesome armor. So even before he reached the first Indian city, mesmerized Indians twice the size of Alexander's army was following him around. Alexander took India without a fight because of this Indians who worshiped him but then the problem dawn on him since everybody wants to make him a God and the local leader wants to marry his daughter to Alexander...HOW THE FUCK IS HE GOING TO FEED THIS PEOPLE. That is how the Indians stop Alexander cold in the borders of India. Ever wonder how Alexander solve the problem of feeding the Indians that are 5 times more than his army. In our final topic Tao: All Under Heaven.

  • @Dethmeister
    @Dethmeister 7 років тому +438

    Alexander the Great
    His name struck fear into hearts of men
    Alexander the Great
    Became a legend 'mongst mortal men

    • @zakback9937
      @zakback9937 7 років тому +23

      Iron Maiden

    • @HollowDesert
      @HollowDesert 7 років тому +12

      Dethmeister Alexander the great, he died of fever in Babylon.

    • @alexanderm3504
      @alexanderm3504 7 років тому +2

      Ein Walroß He was poisoned by his own men.
      Theybdidnt like the fact he, was mixing the cultures, and making peace with his enemies. The men didn't agree with it. Messed up

    • @Dethmeister
      @Dethmeister 7 років тому +4

      @Hawkeye 47 , Is that in the extended live version of the song?

    • @alexanderm3504
      @alexanderm3504 7 років тому +1

      Dethmeister Lol no, I was just stating some facts I guess lol

  • @st.zahren5683
    @st.zahren5683 6 років тому +96

    "to the strongest"
    god damn it alexander

  • @creativenameidk4779
    @creativenameidk4779 7 років тому +430

    Alexander the Great is just Easy mode campaign

    • @RC15O5
      @RC15O5 7 років тому +26

      Cristian Cerban Pretty much. Thanks to his pa, Alexander had an excellent starting position.

    • @noelnotorious.6
      @noelnotorious.6 7 років тому +26

      Indian start was literally unplayable.

    • @ihatetobethatguybut7175
      @ihatetobethatguybut7175 7 років тому +16

      Persian start is just broken IMO.

    • @Valiguss
      @Valiguss 5 років тому +4

      RC15O5 yeah to conquer Greece but to conquer the Persian Empire that was impressive

    • @BraydenLondon88
      @BraydenLondon88 5 років тому

      Ikr easier then Persia if you unlock them though game files

  • @nebojsagalic4246
    @nebojsagalic4246 7 років тому +98

    2:37 You mean, the treatment miraculously failed to kill him.

    • @InvictaHistory
      @InvictaHistory  7 років тому +47

      what?! You mean to say rubbing oils on someone and balancing their humours doesn't cure all ills?

    • @nebojsagalic4246
      @nebojsagalic4246 7 років тому +13

      You forgot the mercury.

    • @jmt_fury2853
      @jmt_fury2853 5 років тому +4

      @@InvictaHistory no srsly his Physician had used a very powerful liquid that was enough to kill an elephant

    • @KasumiRINA
      @KasumiRINA 4 роки тому +6

      Yeah, chemistry was trash back then. Bunch of queens famously died from _makeup,_ all the way from Hatshepsut (over a thousand years before Alexander) to Elisabeth 1st (two thousand years later) and then there's radium girls... Medicine wasn't much better.

  • @bigbadseed7665
    @bigbadseed7665 5 років тому +67

    "Two ravens soon flew overhead."
    Norse gods confirmed.

    • @bigbadseed7665
      @bigbadseed7665 4 роки тому

      @George K. Congratulations! You're the first person to take my joke way too seriously!
      ua-cam.com/video/G8iOmVd1W_g/v-deo.html

    • @michaelsantos8377
      @michaelsantos8377 4 роки тому

      @@bigbadseed7665 what a shitty joke.

    • @selverhalilovic5837
      @selverhalilovic5837 3 роки тому +3

      Odin is with us

  • @snakeysnake758
    @snakeysnake758 7 років тому +78

    Gotta love the Rome Total War Greek intro music best music in Total war in my opinion

  • @keatonlizotte1544
    @keatonlizotte1544 7 років тому +165

    "I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity"
    All men should live by such words.

    • @prithvirajchowdhury4351
      @prithvirajchowdhury4351 6 років тому

      a short life and a merry one aye

    • @setiawansetiawan5103
      @setiawansetiawan5103 5 років тому +7

      Lmao no we needed people to content being "regular" workers like farmers and builders else society would collapse

    • @flyhard3388
      @flyhard3388 5 років тому +1

      @Alexandru Glory on the man who killed osama bin ladin.

    • @starrix4712
      @starrix4712 5 років тому

      Alexandru All of which he clearly had in abundance. What was your point?

    • @alexandersmidt5289
      @alexandersmidt5289 3 роки тому

      @acevitamin Being forced? How are you being forced into obesity?

  • @mylor7685
    @mylor7685 7 років тому +123

    Love this one, especially all the artwork in it

  • @Nierez
    @Nierez 5 років тому +65

    "To the strongest"
    Alexander was like, you robbed me of the battlefields. I will condemn you to fight forever. >=D

  • @Crusader899
    @Crusader899 7 років тому +532

    One of the greatest Hellenes (Greeks) that ever existed. Alexander was more than a man; he was a genius, a warrior-king, a visionary, an example of excellence to all.

    • @Crusader899
      @Crusader899 7 років тому +47

      By the way, he allegedly said "to the best". He supposedly said "τω κρατίστω" which in Hellenic means "to the best"

    • @RobinTheBot
      @RobinTheBot 7 років тому +65

      Except he was arrogant, short-sighted, and glory-obsessed. He carved out that massive empire and carried out none of the governing that goes with it, and in doing so condemned his native people to a brief few years of glory before falling into eternal subordination to lesser powers.
      It is one thing to seize great power, it is a far greater challenge to hold it. He could win any battle, but in the end, he could not build an empire. He created neither the infrastructure nor the systems needed to keep his holdings, failed to plan for his own inevitable death, and in the end the Persians were back in control in less than a decade.
      Alexander was a great General. He was one of the greatest failures as a king.

    • @Crusader899
      @Crusader899 7 років тому +85

      Robin Bot and here it is obvious you lack the necessary historical knowledge to pass any judgement. You speak as if it was his fault that he died and didn't get to rule. Because, he died /before/ he began ruling his vast empire. So, was it his fault that he caught an illness or was poisoned?
      What little governing we saw him doing in regards to his Persian and other foreign subjects was, in my opinion, impeccable. Bringing East and West together, he skillfully merged Hellenic and barbaric civilizations to create new, civilized Hellenistic hybrids. His tolerance towards foreign cultures, something which brought upon the ire of his commanders, was impressive for the time and a very good example of what his governing would have been like had he not died prematurely.
      And yet he created the infrastructure to retain and defend his holdings. Do you think all the colonies and Alexandrias he founded were just cities? They were settled with former Hellenic soldiers who would also act as a defensive garrison should the need arise. That's why he founded Alexandria Eschate in today's Tajikistan, the northernmost border of his empire. Was it a place for a city? No. But someone needed to defend the northern borders.
      As to the matter of his succession it is probably the only thing you can hold him accountable for and even then, not so much. He knew his generals would kill his son, his only possible suitable successor, and he didn't want one of his generals to succeed him because he knew they weren't as good as him, no one was. They would act greedily and enslave instead of govern his foreign subjects. That is why he said "to the best". There was no one better than him in his mind.
      On a final note, to show you your historical illiteracy, those lands weren't at the hands of Persians until many decades later. They were kept by Hellenes (Greeks) for many decades after Alexander's death, like the Seleucid Empire and the Baktrian Empire. Then the Parthians slowly took them but not until later on. The Parthians were not Persian, they were Parni. A different culture of northwestern Iran. Only when the Persian Sassanid dynasty overthrew the Arcacids would Persians rule Persian lands again.
      Pick up a book and learn a thing or two instead of arbitrarily judging

    • @DgNguyen
      @DgNguyen 7 років тому +23

      This comment would have been so much more inspiring to read without you calling other guy historical illiterate here and there. Is providing others with knowledge less important than proving your supremacy in this one particular topic? Anyway, thank you for the information, as I also share a similar point of view to Robin prior to your comment.

    • @Crusader899
      @Crusader899 7 років тому +18

      Trần Đông Nguyên Providing others with false knowledge is something to be discussed. I did not call him out on his argument. I called him out on his lack of facts to support it, on his baseless claims. There might have been evidence to support his side as well. But he ruined it by not providing any or providing false facts such as with the Persian argument. His designation as historically illiterate might upset you but it is what he has shown thus far. If you agree with him, especially without providing any facts to support your claim, then only a similar designation can be assigned to you too.
      This is not about supremacy. It is about historical fact and lack thereof.

  • @_OPAAA_
    @_OPAAA_ 7 років тому +228

    sounds like someone playing ck2 remove_trait severely_wounded

    • @Kunumbah1
      @Kunumbah1 7 років тому +2

      CerberusSnow Amen

    • @lord2529
      @lord2529 6 років тому +2

      ikr Long live the God Emperor!!!

    • @danielchequer5842
      @danielchequer5842 5 років тому +4

      And then he got ill but he was playing in 5x speed and died before he could type another comand

  • @fraser1614
    @fraser1614 7 років тому +83

    Just imagine how far he might of got if the army didn't mutiny in India, hell I doubt he'd of stopped until reached the ocean

    • @bkjeong4302
      @bkjeong4302 6 років тому +15

      Fraser Budd-Brophy
      He would eventually have run out of resources. That said it would still be a larger area than what he managed ITL

    • @JoelJernbergPalm
      @JoelJernbergPalm 5 років тому +20

      @@bkjeong4302 he would have responded
      to your critasisem and had you executive for herasy

    • @starrix4712
      @starrix4712 5 років тому

      Jules Brags He hasn’t been here for over a thousand years........

    • @homelessdude8080
      @homelessdude8080 5 років тому

      I think he would of lost if he continued to India.

    • @antikokalis
      @antikokalis 5 років тому +4

      @@homelessdude8080 I don't get the whole India strong argument. Indian people are smaller in size and there were no Mongol style warriors back then

  • @d.hermanski7731
    @d.hermanski7731 7 років тому +28

    The visuals, the music, the facts and your voice make this video so damn good. I love this series. Just one point of criticism: pls make some breaks in the video and let us think some seconds to better understand what you just sayed.
    btw: 11:22 just gave me chills, this and the alessia episode are my favorites, keep going

  • @bren7080
    @bren7080 7 років тому +10

    This video is so well put together that I shed a tear at the end. Absolutely outstanding presentation.

  • @Baamthe25th
    @Baamthe25th 7 років тому +117

    And that the ones we know of. History is always romanticized to a certain extent, just in what you choose to record.
    Maybe Alexander almost died from dhiarrea at one point.

    • @the_dropbear4392
      @the_dropbear4392 7 років тому +15

      SpyMonkey3D no, that would mean he had more lives than a cat, and that's impossible

    • @ironpumpkin0182
      @ironpumpkin0182 7 років тому +27

      Also neither chipotle nor taco bell existed back then.

    • @setiawansetiawan5103
      @setiawansetiawan5103 5 років тому +5

      That would sense since dysentery is still a deadly disease nowadays

    • @RexoryByzaboo
      @RexoryByzaboo 4 роки тому +1

      Did he got fatal diarrhea?
      Or it is hidden from the history books?

  • @bennygohome4576
    @bennygohome4576 7 років тому +166

    "If I were not Alexander the Great, I would wish to be Diogenes!"

    • @LazyMe420
      @LazyMe420 6 років тому +8

      ..A much greater person if we wanna be honest!

    • @user_mac0153
      @user_mac0153 6 років тому +22

      Soldier: "Behold Alexander, King of all Greeks, and of Egypt, of Anatolia, the Arabian Penninsula, Persia and Asia minor
      Diogenes: "You are standing in my sun." (soaps his armpit).
      Alexander: "what is your name, buddy."
      Diogenes: "Get out of my face, asswipe! And take your shadow, can't you see I am busy doing something here."
      Alexander to a companion: "Is this not the man they call Diogenes who long went among his own townsfolk with a burning lamp held high, at the mid of day, seeking to discover an honest man?"

    • @LazyMe420
      @LazyMe420 6 років тому +46

      Diogenes wasn't a rude fuck lol. He was just smart, cynical and laconic to his word.
      When Alexander stood in front of him he didn't converse with him neither did he insult him, that's not the way he acted.
      All he had to say was ''enlighten me'' which could either mean teach me about stuff or move to let the sun illuminate me. Simple as that.
      He did that a lot in his life. When he was sold as a slave and was asked what he was good at, so they could sell him at the appropriate price. All he said was ''I indict men'' which was another pun in ancient Greek that could either mean ''I prosecute/accuse men'' or ''I teach men''
      Pretty brilliant if you ask me. He understood the many contradictions of life and that the same thing can appear different from other points of view and he tried teaching this to others in the simplest ways. He also tried to show people the true nature of life and it's simplicity while he mocked the social masks and constructs that prevented them from living it, something that is plaguing our world to this day maybe to an even worse degree.

    • @newreast3904
      @newreast3904 5 років тому

      the complete two opposites!!!
      what a joke of a person you are.

    • @Lion-rs2qy
      @Lion-rs2qy 5 років тому +1

      Just a simple man with a simple life

  • @ethalis5649
    @ethalis5649 7 років тому +370

    If he cheated death 9 times, shouldn't the title be "The 10 lives of Alexander the Great" ?

    • @daniellucas5171
      @daniellucas5171 7 років тому +80

      imagine a game with 10 lives if you died 9 times you are left with your last one , you die it's game over , so to cheat death 9 times you need 10 lifes . get it ?

    • @arconesaeradan3262
      @arconesaeradan3262 7 років тому +18

      that's the point. the title of the video is "The 9 Lives of..." instead of "The 10 Lives of..." or "The 9 Times Alexander Cheated Death"

    • @SprayedToTheBone2
      @SprayedToTheBone2 7 років тому +16

      The greeks struggled all their lives to gain "υστεροφημία"(to be remembered eternally after death) so in that sense Alexander never died, therefore the title is appropriate.

    • @SebHaarfagre
      @SebHaarfagre 6 років тому +2

      Wait, did he cheat death 8 or 9 times?

    • @Lion-rs2qy
      @Lion-rs2qy 5 років тому +3

      Ok , this one actually made me laugh , cause in a way your actually right

  • @EPICxXxDOG
    @EPICxXxDOG 7 років тому +10

    This is the crown jewel of the videos you've been cranking out this year. Fantastic work Oakley! :D

    • @InvictaHistory
      @InvictaHistory  7 років тому +4

      Glad you appreciated the work and effort that went into this one, its my favorite so far!

  • @swe9139
    @swe9139 7 років тому +24

    Thank you invicta!!!! I love this series

  • @honestabhe3138
    @honestabhe3138 7 років тому +146

    Amazing artwork, man.

  • @z-rhapsody1335
    @z-rhapsody1335 7 років тому +15

    Amazing job. That Greek theme though got me goosebumps. "the Greeks could rule the world... alexander did..."

  • @trickster759
    @trickster759 7 років тому +214

    It would be great if you did a video on Hannibal at some point

    • @mykomatos5445
      @mykomatos5445 7 років тому +5

      Gypsy Extra History did a good job with it

    • @Tatsigr
      @Tatsigr 6 років тому

      Its fiction..wtf?

    • @nikolak4225
      @nikolak4225 6 років тому +12

      Alpha Pi Hannibal Barca the Carthaginian general is fiction?

    • @JeyC_
      @JeyC_ 6 років тому +1

      Damocles no it aint, you dumb. It's pure history

    • @notyou6942
      @notyou6942 6 років тому +3

      tasos plgns how tf is that Fiction? You’re calling the general who brought ROME to its KNEES FICTION??!!

  • @coaboa5339
    @coaboa5339 5 років тому +19

    "TO THE STRONGEST" holy shit thats dope finally some honesty

  • @shotoa2088
    @shotoa2088 7 років тому +14

    Amazing production quality, well done!

  • @rainraihan9681
    @rainraihan9681 6 років тому +4

    As a fellow 23-year old with similar and high-level ambition, these accounts in history are truly admirable and respectable.

  • @GoingOffTopical
    @GoingOffTopical 7 років тому +128

    Ancient Optimus Prime

  • @mrhumanguy3256
    @mrhumanguy3256 7 років тому +27

    WTF! Alexander the Greats my favourite historical figure now.

  • @imperator5014
    @imperator5014 7 років тому +77

    These are the reason I subscribed :)

  • @andreascovano7742
    @andreascovano7742 7 років тому +670

    And then there's king Robert that lives just like Alexander but dies from a boar making everything shit :/

    • @BoarhideGaming
      @BoarhideGaming 7 років тому +53

      Of course it was. Cercei Lannister's boy-toy was tasked to get him drunk, while hunting one of the most dangerous animals around

    • @sonyablade3001
      @sonyablade3001 7 років тому +10

      @BoarhideGaming Nevertheless, Robert had enough "mind" to drink before the hunt - so it's still his fault.

    • @thomasvrielink299
      @thomasvrielink299 7 років тому +43

      To be fair, Alexander dying also made everything shit, with his "to the strongest" comment tearing his empire apart.

    • @LordDeathNote
      @LordDeathNote 7 років тому +7

      Robert himself was a shit king though, far more shit than Alexander (who was very flawed himself as a leader and super over extended his empire). Robert bankrupted the kingdom, pissed off a ton of people and alienated his own wife to such an extent that she made sure they never had a legitimate child. Not only that but his extreme condemnation of any and all Targaryens ensured that any surviving Targaryens would undoubtedly want to get vengeance - with given the power their very name held in Westeros and the world at large would never be impossible. And all that's not even to mention the fact he spent most of his time drinking or fucking.

    • @andreascovano7742
      @andreascovano7742 7 років тому +1

      They would have wanted revenge regardless

  • @jdirty8799
    @jdirty8799 7 років тому +26

    Great work! Would love to see something like this about Belisarius.

  • @anthyeajanraev.cablinda3713
    @anthyeajanraev.cablinda3713 7 років тому +30

    Isnt it also speculated that the cause of alexander's deteriorating health was because of the death of hephæston?

  • @techtheo2970
    @techtheo2970 5 років тому +3

    Alexander is the rarest greek diamond. Nice video. I learned more and with that you can think more about how he died.

  • @Ng-zg4dq
    @Ng-zg4dq 3 роки тому +5

    Europe needs a man like this again.

  • @thateffinguy2422
    @thateffinguy2422 7 років тому +1772

    Wow great job narrating this story!! You give such intensity and severity

  • @SockenbartderI
    @SockenbartderI 7 років тому +6

    This is what i call "historyporn"... Love it!

  • @WCSPriest
    @WCSPriest 7 років тому +23

    Wasn't Parmenion killed due to the fact that his son was in on a plot and Alexander had him killed, so he had to kill Parmenion too?

    • @InvictaHistory
      @InvictaHistory  7 років тому +14

      it seems like they probably weren't involved but Alexander suspected their loyalty and decided to purge part of his army which could threaten his hold on power

    • @420xanatos
      @420xanatos 7 років тому

      @7:20 as he says...

    • @MattieK09
      @MattieK09 7 років тому +6

      Someone needs to write a book on Parmenion, he's an unsung hero in Alexander's campaigns

    • @stevencable6317
      @stevencable6317 4 роки тому

      Matt K the virtues of war by steven pressfield has him as a key character

  • @YAH2121
    @YAH2121 7 років тому +8

    I took a whole semester's class in college on alexander and i must say this is top notch content.

  • @Razzy1312
    @Razzy1312 7 років тому +26

    Personally I think he cursed himself when he cut the Gordian Knot in half. Karma got him. That was a dick move. A lot of people worked really hard on that puzzle, and some asshole teenager comes across and is like "I have a solution for you!" and cuts it in half. What a troll.

    • @8888stealth
      @8888stealth 7 років тому +4

      Or It was the rash bravery of outside the box thinking that lended him his great victories. Fortune favors the brave.

    • @dhillion6675
      @dhillion6675 6 років тому +1

      You do realize that whole Gordian Knot thing may be an ancient propaganda just to create the whole godlike atmosphere surrounding Alexander

    • @wankawanka3053
      @wankawanka3053 3 роки тому

      There was no curse

    • @saeedvazirian
      @saeedvazirian 2 роки тому

      @@8888stealth he lost the war.

    • @8888stealth
      @8888stealth 2 роки тому +1

      @@saeedvazirian A comment 4 years later, nice.

  • @jaronzennaiter
    @jaronzennaiter 7 років тому +2

    My friend, your love for history is absolute. You're love for sharing this knowledge, is truly wonderful.
    Thank you

  • @MattieK09
    @MattieK09 7 років тому +1

    nicely done! if you guys like this read Arrian on Alexander's campaigns. Alexander is one of those few people in history that are truly incredible.

  • @ge0rgi0
    @ge0rgi0 7 років тому +55

    long live greece and alexander

    • @sherwan8143
      @sherwan8143 6 років тому +4

      He was a macedonian....

    • @sherwan8143
      @sherwan8143 6 років тому

      @OWL SQUAD I could ask the same from you. No way to know for sure but my view is backed by more evidence than yours...

    • @emololasdf5492
      @emololasdf5492 6 років тому +21

      Sherwan Abdi Macedonia Era( that time Slavic tribes dint exist at the era ) family dynasty Argead ( from Argos Peloponnesus) first place of their kingdom at Macedonia is Pela. Argead dynasty are descend of timenid dynasty whom the head of was illos /Υλλος.. learn History boy,is not bad ;)

    • @zissists1210
      @zissists1210 5 років тому +9

      @@sherwan8143 lol their house came from the peloponnese and they did not speak Slavic

    • @sherwan8143
      @sherwan8143 5 років тому

      Sick... I'll sit back down

  • @Omarseif4
    @Omarseif4 5 років тому +20

    Who just randomly got this in there recommended

  • @AKNeal81
    @AKNeal81 7 років тому +4

    Just when I thought Alexander couldn't be any greater, I watch this video and am floored by these cheats of death put in a nutshell. Fantastic storytelling!

  • @fvux5393
    @fvux5393 7 років тому

    This video has such great quality! The narrating is on point: Calming when it needs to, exciting when close to death. It's up to my favorite videos I've ever seen... On youtube

  • @vinrusso821
    @vinrusso821 5 років тому +1

    This guy DOES NOT RESEARCH ENOUGH!!. Alexander swam in water that was freezing and caught pnemonia, and at the fortress the ladder broke and troops fell, leaving Alexander on top. My gosh dude it's not that hard.

  • @jrcastrorwc
    @jrcastrorwc 7 років тому +10

    This must of take hrs of research. Great Video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @japooskas
    @japooskas 7 років тому +14

    A bit of criticism if you don't mind ? The narration seemed a bit fast especially with the fast paced music running in the background. Usually you pour more emotion and life into the words. Thanks for all the videos :)

    • @InvictaHistory
      @InvictaHistory  7 років тому +14

      Thanks for the feedback. I did have to rush this video along a bit since it was running way longer than I wanted to already

  • @pxmafamily3209
    @pxmafamily3209 7 років тому +30

    Great video! But as a Greek person i never understand why in english is macedonian while in greek we pronounce it makedonian.

    • @matheusmelo6022
      @matheusmelo6022 7 років тому +3

      Aley I guess because it would sound retarded like that in English. Get it? Make + donian. Macedonian is pronounced better.

    • @overlord3592
      @overlord3592 7 років тому

      idk

    • @koffieslikkersenior
      @koffieslikkersenior 7 років тому +9

      Well, you don't pronounce your letters like you used to in classical times either. But you're right, the Brits do funny things to ancient names. Take for example Mark Anthony instead of Marcvs Antonivs

    • @zakback9937
      @zakback9937 7 років тому +1

      Nicolas De Raedt and the V was a U? And the C was said as a k sound in classical Latin?

    • @matheusmelo6022
      @matheusmelo6022 7 років тому +5

      Really though, I never understood why it is written and pronounced Mark Anthony but all other names are written and pronounced as they were before. You have Publius Africanus, Quintus Fabius and Marcus Crassus but then you get Mark Anthony. Other names were pronounced and written different too, like Livy, as opposed to Livius.

  • @KappaClaus
    @KappaClaus 7 років тому

    What I love about the flourishing History scene of UA-cam is the passion and dedication to telling the story.

  • @zamzamazawarma928
    @zamzamazawarma928 6 років тому +2

    I like how Jeff van Dyck's music has become an official anthem for Antiquity for an entire generation, and that we're passing it through to the next with videos like this.

  • @Tatsigr
    @Tatsigr 6 років тому +28

    Probably the Greatest Ancient Greek to live!

    • @michaelsantos8377
      @michaelsantos8377 4 роки тому +3

      Probably the greatest Greek ever.

    • @Πέτρος-υ4ψ
      @Πέτρος-υ4ψ 4 роки тому +2

      @Jd Pv Greece existed millennia before your Bulgarian state.Keep believing that you are macedonian but you will never become because you are simply not greek

    • @resetthatworld8807
      @resetthatworld8807 4 роки тому +1

      @Jd Pv cry bitch,if im turk you are too

    • @ΘεοδωροςΑ
      @ΘεοδωροςΑ 4 роки тому +1

      @@resetthatworld8807 we are no turks . You are Bulgarians , end of story !

  • @jak3fr0m5tfarm6
    @jak3fr0m5tfarm6 7 років тому +69

    Peter Green's 'Alexander of Macedon' is a very good biography, and Christian cameron's 'alexander god of war' is a fantastic fiction from the POV of Ptolemy, check them out sometime

    • @holypaladin4657
      @holypaladin4657 7 років тому

      JAK3FR0M5T FARM I read Jacob Abbott's "Alexander the Great". It's free on iBooks. He's also written a book on Cleopatra, one on Hannibal, probably more too.

    • @jak3fr0m5tfarm6
      @jak3fr0m5tfarm6 7 років тому

      Holy Paladin I'll have to check him out, I haven't read any of his books, thanks!

    • @jak3fr0m5tfarm6
      @jak3fr0m5tfarm6 7 років тому +1

      Holy Paladin just looked him up and I think he's written a biography on everyone that's ever existed lol

    • @holypaladin4657
      @holypaladin4657 7 років тому

      JAK3FR0M5T FARM yep, haha.

    • @jaFerr
      @jaFerr 6 років тому +2

      Read the Alexander series by Valerio Massimo Manfredi. It’s narrated as Alexander POV. From his childhood to his death, really good.

  • @sergiovieira8272
    @sergiovieira8272 7 років тому +96

    The Greeks could rule the world... Alexander did. He took a Greek Army into the far Hindus, there was nothing left to conquer... The world was his...

    • @InvictaHistory
      @InvictaHistory  7 років тому +24

      I loved that intro!

    • @antonioarcano7989
      @antonioarcano7989 7 років тому +2

      Rule the world??? that less than 25% of the world......

    • @real_orestis_georgiou
      @real_orestis_georgiou 7 років тому +17

      Anthony Rivera
      He ruled the most important part of the world. Also at the time the population of these regions was a much higher percent of the world population than it is now. Xerxes invaded mainlad Greece in 480BC with 1 million men and another 1 million servants, slaves and women; this showes how populous his empire was. He also had larger armies than those in this video, as these are modern estimates of historians that disbelief ancient Greek historians. Greek historians are time and time again proven true and modern ones wrong(150 years ago they believed Herodotus was saying bullshit but he has been proven very trustworthy).
      Having ruled all this, it was as if he had conquered all the world. Who remained? The barbarians in Europe were not worth conquering and Rome was nothing, it had only the power of one of the hounderds of Greek city-states. Sub-Saharan Africa was not known and not worth conquering anyway. The only place in the world that was worth conquering was China and India(he conquered part of it), but they were not known.

    • @sergiovieira8272
      @sergiovieira8272 7 років тому +1

      Invicta So do I!

    • @sergiovieira8272
      @sergiovieira8272 7 років тому +8

      Anthony Rivera You never played Rome Total War, did you?

  • @nicolasgrammatikakis2275
    @nicolasgrammatikakis2275 7 років тому +2

    "to the strongest" "Now's not the time to be cryptic bro we need an answer straight up"

  • @librajedi
    @librajedi 3 роки тому

    This is one of the best videos I've seen on Alexander. This is a treasure trove of information.

  • @shoepuffwilliam560
    @shoepuffwilliam560 7 років тому +15

    It seems to me that he was poisoned

  • @victorgabrielbuena
    @victorgabrielbuena 7 років тому +56

    I read the title and thought the video was about to reveal that Alexander the Great was actually 9 people.

  • @alexisnothere1923
    @alexisnothere1923 6 років тому +8

    Alexander:
    Conquer of Persia
    King of Asia
    Master of losing consciousness.

  • @baukepoelsma
    @baukepoelsma 7 років тому

    I think the view numbers speak for themsleves. A gaming channel with high quality history videos make it so unique! Keep up the good work

  • @queldron
    @queldron 3 роки тому +1

    The Greek intro theme is so amazing and fitting to this video.

  • @rejvaik00
    @rejvaik00 7 років тому +4

    "My son, ask for thyself another kingdom. For that which I leave is too small for thee"

  • @derrickmonster95
    @derrickmonster95 7 років тому +8

    all he wanted was to be as great as achilles I would say he achieved that goal and more

  • @BraydenLondon88
    @BraydenLondon88 5 років тому +8

    Rome total war music:"The Greeks could rule the world Alexander did." Random greek person from Rome total war

  • @Jd-uj1eg
    @Jd-uj1eg 4 роки тому +1

    Imagine being one of the people dying of dehydration and then Alexander just pours out some water instead of offering it to the people

  • @devonbeuscher7212
    @devonbeuscher7212 7 років тому

    Please do more of these videos. They don't even have to be epic moments IMO, just interesting parts of history.

  • @lifetranscendence3711
    @lifetranscendence3711 5 років тому +5

    What you don’t realize is that he had nine stunt doubles. They died 😭

  • @tbobsleding9149
    @tbobsleding9149 7 років тому +7

    Can we get a dope video like this for the wars of the diadochi???

  • @arandomguy8771
    @arandomguy8771 7 років тому +22

    Well I just learnt that this man was like a cat thanks for that😁
    Great vid btw

  • @Theodoros_Kolokotronis
    @Theodoros_Kolokotronis 2 місяці тому +1

    The Battle of Granicus was the first impactful defeat that King Alexander offered the Persians, after establishing the “Hellenic League” and launching a unified Greek counteroffensive against the Persian Empire, 150 years after the legendary battles of Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea and Mycale.
    He remained respectful and treated the dead from both parties with great military honors after the battle.
    According to Arrian, he also ordered to be sent back to Athens, 300 suits of full Persian armour (honouring the monumental last stand of the 300 Spartans in Thermopylae), as an offering to Goddess Athena, in order to be hung on the Acropolis with the following inscription in Greek:
    “Alexander, son of Philip, and all Greeks, present this offering from the spoils taken from the foreigners inhabiting Asia.”

  • @jonnyreh001
    @jonnyreh001 7 років тому +1

    Man, such a great job! I have enjoyed every second of that. Thanks

  • @hamiltonstudios6545
    @hamiltonstudios6545 5 років тому +7

    I get what Alexander The Great was trying to to do by pouring out the helmet full of water but you gotta wonder if some soldier guys in the back were like “Dude what the heck?”

  • @VVOTAN88
    @VVOTAN88 7 років тому +4

    holy shit they need to make a movie about his life. what an awesome story

    • @InvictaHistory
      @InvictaHistory  7 років тому +4

      they did make a movie on Alexander the Great with Colin Ferrel but it was a bit disappointing outside of the battle of Gaugamela

    • @nmarbletoe8210
      @nmarbletoe8210 7 років тому +1

      they miscast Colin Ferrel, he should have played the dusty weasel that runs away before the chariot charge.

    • @turnpropoker
      @turnpropoker 4 роки тому +1

      Holiwood movies always dissapoint when they touch History. The one with Colin is at least a disgrace to his Legend

  • @simonpeter5032
    @simonpeter5032 5 років тому +11

    9 lives?
    *The boy was invincible.*
    Edit: Also, did you just say “duh-rye-us “? Bruh, it’s Darius..

    • @lekkerman743
      @lekkerman743 5 років тому +2

      We don’t know how their names were pronounced:)

    • @saeedvazirian
      @saeedvazirian 2 роки тому

      @@lekkerman743 yes we do.

  • @dineshpadhi9421
    @dineshpadhi9421 4 роки тому +1

    In India we believe that Alexander(Sikandar) was lost in the battle against Porus(Purushottam) but Greek historians wrote it as "Alexander spared him, watching his bravery in the battlefield and returned"
    Sometimes it is believed that both of them withdrew the war because of the amount of casualties both of them facing.....and Porus achieved undicisive victory against Greeks(Yavans)....

  • @marnitzjankowitz425
    @marnitzjankowitz425 7 років тому +1

    i am a great and loving fan of Alexander III, im happy you did well mate, keep up the good work

  • @louisclark9900
    @louisclark9900 7 років тому +85

    I mean sure he was a fantstic commander but he had a LOT of help from the best trained troops of the time ( thanks to his father ) and some of the best commanders one could ask for under him , he also marched half his army to death because of his own arrogance so yes a fantastic commander but the greatest .... im not so sure .

    • @the_dropbear4392
      @the_dropbear4392 7 років тому +38

      Louis Clark well he managed to create a empire larger than the Roman one on one lifetime

    • @louisclark9900
      @louisclark9900 7 років тому +9

      indeed with the best trained arny with the best equipment all thanks to his dad btw who unified greece which made it possible in the first place , his commanders won him many a battle , im not saying hes bad but he literally lost half his army due to his ego .

    • @poutsovgalthsxarilaos5663
      @poutsovgalthsxarilaos5663 7 років тому +54

      Lost his army due to his expeditions not his ego u dumpo. In every place he went he conquered it and mapped it . Every single journey had his meaning . Most of the great generals had huge and powerful armies under their disposal even before they became the supreme leader . Napoleon ,hannibal and julius ceasar are but a few examples of great generals that shaped the history and changed their countries for the better or worse . All of them had every military institution already established but it ultimately lacked a strong figurehead to lead it . The reason because alexander has the great by his name is aimple because he managed to merge many different cultures and create the hellenistic one . Ya know , not a great deal given that even a whole era on the human history is called hellenistic era, that lasted for 200 years and its effects were strong enough to last for many centuries to come only being decisively dead after the conquests of muslims

    • @leant6487
      @leant6487 7 років тому +8

      He is great but he is over-rated, Hannibal is better in my opinion.

    • @Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa
      @Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa 7 років тому +14

      +Iron Wolf Area means nothing. Most of Alexander's Empire was strategically worthless desert. Rome ruled the rich Mediterranean, filled with fertile soil, rich mines, prosperous cities and rich trading opportunities. Rome ruled strategically vital territory that was worth it's weight in gold. The Mongols and Alexander conquered a crap ton of worthless land.

  • @sleepingcity85
    @sleepingcity85 5 років тому +4

    *To whom shall the Kingdom go?*
    Alexander on his last breath: To the strongest!
    Everybody in the room: *facepalm*
    Also: Praise the RNG!

  • @rangergxi
    @rangergxi 7 років тому +4

    Alexander Total War Music. Very fitting. Shame that Brian Blessed didn't have your script.

  • @putitinmypocket1850
    @putitinmypocket1850 6 років тому

    And to think the immortality they truly got was a 13 minute UA-cam video. Rest easy great king

  • @vzpon.
    @vzpon. 5 років тому +1

    Simply love your channel. Good videos even better content. Thank you.

  • @Nate-my7je
    @Nate-my7je 7 років тому +5

    Fantastic video, mind doing one on Hannibal Barca? He was also a legend....

    • @InvictaHistory
      @InvictaHistory  7 років тому +3

      he is a particular favorite of mine and I'd love to cover him. Just gotta find the right angle

  • @3yerrt
    @3yerrt 7 років тому +14

    There's another awesome Book about Alexander the Great called "The Virtues of War."
    It is written by Author Steven Pressfield. It is a very good read. :)

    • @AYVYN
      @AYVYN Рік тому

      For every man living comfortably today, there’s a life lost in the past.