Truly, a near peerless king throughout all of history, who raised and educated an utterly peerless son. To not give Phillip II of Macedon his due would make one a truly shortsighted historian.
@@angramainyu335 romanticize? No one said these men weren't killers and raging alcoholics. But they were some of the best at what they did in history, i.e. militaristic and cultural expansion.
Thelonius Monk for that generation, Alexander was certainly the greatest conqueror the world had seen and inspired many of the great conquerors who came after him. One can always argue that nobody is “the greatest” because there are always other “greatest” people out there, but peerless isn’t exactly a grandiose exaggeration considering his achievements.
When most people visit Greece they completely ignore north Greece. From Thessaloniki you can easily drive to both Vergina, where the tomb of Philip II lies, and Pella itself. Unbelievable to see these places which have hardly been touched in 2500 years. Highly recommended
I just been to thessaloniki before lockdown, I love all Greece ! And I have to say that thessaloniki has nothing to envy from Athens nor the islands !!
Will Holden the name is not vergina but Aiges or actually Aegai. Vergina is just the modern village town that is next to the place. But the place is called Aegai.
I actually live about 30 kilometres from Vergina. And couldn't agree more. The islands and Athens always take the spotlight but there are many interesting and beautiful sights in Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace as well!
@@miltiadistzagkas7377 yes. I spent 7 months in Greece in 2016 and 2017. Fell in love with the country but specially north and central. Larissa, Volus, everywhere I could go I went. Definitely will be back someday
People forget about the man that gave the legendary Alexander everything he knows about warfare and diplomacy, there would be no Alexander the great without Philip of Macedon teaching him everything he knows. Absolutely great video games thanks
@@markhenley3097 Philip is basically Genghis khan who couldn't live long enough to destroy Persia lol. To be fair Genghis literally started from the bottom but I think most of their achievements are comparable. Both united their people, reformed the army and turned their kingdoms into absolute powerhouses by the time they reached 40. Both started preparing to invade their longtime oppressors. And Genghis invaded China at the age of 48 while Phillip II was assassinated at the age of 46 right before he attacked Persia. I'm sure Phillip II would've conquered Persia. The man knew *exactly* what he was doing. He had the experience, the advisors *and* the tact to pull off a better invasion than Alexander.
@@barbiquearea Alexander had lost the favor of his officers by accepting Persian culture and forced marriages onto them. Although I think he did the smart thing, his officers didn't agree with him. Plus military campaigns in the ancient world wasn't exactly cosy. Sure Alexander increased the amount of his camp followers to mitigate the problem. But there's no way it can simulate the peaceful life the soldiers wanted. So his men were exhausted. And the loyalty of most of his officers were questionable. To inspire loyalty *you* have to promote people yourself. Guys like Genghis did exactly that, hence no one dared to question him. But most of Alexander's officers were Philip II's men. So Alexander's assassination was bound to happen. Sure his death is still being debated but c'mon. Alexander was built like a tank. Alexander's shortcoming was his age and inexperience. If Alexander had dealt with court politics for another decade and started his invasions a little late, he probably wouldn't have been assassinated. The guy was a prodigy. But even prodigies need experience.
Theban Citizen: Epaminondas are you sure we should teach Phillip everything about the military and politics? Epaminondas: Yeah, Macedon is harmless. (Cuts to Alexander staring at a destroyed Thebes)
I bet the Ottomans must have asked themselves those same questions in hindsight after giving Wallacian princes such as Vlad the Impala and Michael the Brave a Turkish military education, only for them to end up becoming rulers of Wallacian and then using everything they've learnt to defeat the Ottomans time and again.
The only other two Greek people,not in the Mythology,but Legends were, Leonidas and Constantine Palaiologos (the last Roman Emperor). Note:I don't count Heracles and Achilles, because although they Historically existed,they have become Mythologised.
They pointed only Alexander because they were hiding the truth, that time is over and the truth must be reviled once for all about Macedonia and Macedonian history.
really ticks me because even the plan to invade Persia was designed initially by Philip, Everything Alex accomplished was in part due to his fathers work
@@yassinhafez1337 Not really. It's because the Diadochi derived their authority from Alexander, not Philip. So they had good reason to glorify Alexander and not the father.
@Lightning Kaiser Philip was far greater than Alexander, who was rather short-sighted as a King (just look at how quickly his empire collapsed after his death). I wish Philip was the one who invaded the Persians, he would have created a far more stable empire (maybe not as big as the one from Alexander, but lasting far longer).
"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." - Sun Tzu, Art of War Wonderfully demonstrated by King Phillip II's diplomacy! Always been a fan of Alexander the Great but never have I stopped to think about the man who raised the legend, of course the father was just about as legendary as his son.
Some corrections!! 1) The main conflict was not between Filippos and Ferres but between Filippos/ Thessalians and Feres/Fokeis during the 3rd holy war. Fokeis was a greek tribe living in Delphoi. They stole the treasure of Delphoi to make an army, that was considered a very big sin. Actually Philippos lost twice by them. But in 352 (not 353) in the battle of Krokion, Phillipos and his allies Thessalians defeated the Fokeis and killed the hostages as sinners. 2) He married Nikisipolis in 352 and most probably their daughter was born in 352. The legend says she was born the same day that took place the battle of Krokion. Actually Thessaloniki in greek doesn't mean Victory in Thessaly but the victory of the Thessalians in the memory of their victory. (Thessalon Niki) 3) Phillip was agreed to be the king of the thessalian army until the defeat of Feres. After this, he was not any longer even though unofficialy he was acting like this until the end of his life. These few things to make the information you give more acurate. Besides these thank you for the great effort! Continue your project! WIth respect a local from Thessaloniki
Honestly. I think that the main reason Philip II and later on Alexander had so much success wasn't only due to their genius. But because they surrounded themselves with the best. The cream of the crop. People capable to acomplish what their king envisioned. -In Philip's generation: Parmenion, Clito the Black and Antipatrus. Old wolves with a thousand battles behind them. -In Alexander's generation: Nearcus, Craterus, Perdicas, Hephaestion, Ptolomeus, Antiocus... Young nobles raised to be the best at what they did. And I would say the same for other rulers. Look at Genghis Khan, for example. If he hadn't had demons like Jebe and Subutai fighting at his side I don't think he could've accomplished even the mongolian unification.
True. Phillip invited military families from all over the Greek world to settle in Macedonia. Most of those were Molossians(Epirots) from Orestis (which is now called Upper Macedonia) Ptolemy, Seleucus and his father Antiochus, Perdiccas, Craterus and Amphoteras were all Oresteans. Pausanias of Orestis, was the ex-lover who stabbed Phillip. Orestea was part of the Molossian tribal state. Olympias, Alexander's mother, was Molossian royalty. There is a settlement, also called Argos, in Orestis...some ancient historians suspected that the Argead Dynasty came from there instead of Argos in the Peloponnese. It would explain the strong ties.
Those were Philips all star generals and commanders also his silver shield, Alexander got lucky like Tom Brady even tho both are talented but luck was on thier side end of the day Alexander is nothing with out Philip Philip should get more credit for his journey
@@raulpetrascu2696 Hitler wasn't ever a great leader. IMO the only thing he really did was publish Mein Kampf AND somehow that touched a nerve within German Society. The fire that really LIT the Nazi rise is the presence of the Communists. Without that foe, Hitler wouldn't have gathered his Brown Shirts. For a summary since this is a chat, There is a lot of similarity between the Macedons/Greeks and the German/Natzi.. Not belief-wise. But early German socities are all heavily Democratic in nature. Elected leaders etc. Way way back, even before Caesar. Germany is heavily religious. Germany is heavy us vs them mentality. Belief that German Culture is superior, like the Greeks. I personally think Hitler was merely a figurehead of his party. They played him like a violin. Controoling him etc. In history there are lots of Kings that "accomplioshed stuff" and it is really more about the people aroud them being successful than the actual historical leader. Like you say with Napoleon and the Marshalls. When it came to War, Hitler was just a Corporal in every way. Alexander IS a living God among mortals. I love the Napoleon story too. But at the end of the day, Napoleon was more interested in his own legacy more than how the people/nation came out. I don't see that in Alexander. He let them vote in India to continue or not.
Epaminondas crushed the Spartan military might with his new tactics and put Thebes as the hegemon. Philip II crushed Thracy, Epirus, Tessaly and all of Greece and put himself as the hegemon. Alexander crushed and conquered the greatest empire in history until then and spreaded the hellenic culture through all the known world.
@@adrianbrujan7891 I kinda disagree with that. You can't conquer and totally subdue an entire sub-continent in 10 years just with military strength. People don't submit just because you defeat their king and put a garrison in their capital. You also need a very extended web of alliances, negotiations, making sure your supply lines are secured etc.
@@adrianbrujan7891 Alexander's greatest feat was logistics, the guy started his reign by abolishing taxation in Macedon, effectively nullifying whichever opposition while campaigning with numbers near impossible to fund, not ever lacking provisions until the very end of his campaigning upon returning (gedrosian desert) and never went bankrupt. Apart from that, the way things played out he never really needed diplomacy anyway. His approach was quite simple: crush defiance, reward compliance. By the time he got to Babylon everybody knew what to expect, and since nothing seemed to even slow him down until then, persian satraps pledged their loyalty to him while his army was hundreds of kilometers away and not even planning to pass through their lands. And they knew that was the best case scenario for them. Of course this was only feasible due to him constantly having the upper hand and steadily creating his own legend of invincibility. Phillip started his reign with very little and could in no case avoid diplomacy. Thing is when Alexander negotiated, even before the Asian campaign, it seemed more like being generous and less like bargaining.
Phillip also defeated a Scythian army when they were at their strongest...after they were unified under a single ruler. (Defeating a Scythian army was considered a feat) Phillip took 20 000 Scythian women and 20 000 Scythian mares as reparations. I always wondered why the women and the mares🤔. 1.Greek legends say the Amazons merged with the Scythians. 2. Some Scythian women were warriors that fought. 3. Cyrus the Great was famously killed in battle against a Scythian warrior queen. Phillip was most likely aware of all 3 of these trivia. So I wonder🤔, the Scythian mares were definitely for breeding. What did Phillip have in mind when he asked for 20000 Scythian women🤔
One of the greatest Spartan Kings, Agesilaous use to make that question. As he was going back to Sparta from his Asian campaign, doublecrossed by Athenians and Thebans with the aid of Persian gold.
Playing games like CK2 really show you how important it is to have a foundation in place before any ruler can do anything great, simply because the human life is too short. Phillip definitely doesn’t get the amount of recognition he deserves for laying the foundation of Alexander’s empire.
It's mindbogglingly amazing. Alexander only ruled for 13 years. And Phillip for 24. That's only 37 year in which Macedonia went from a tiny Kingdom, to the eventually Bohemoth.
''Phillip wore a wonderful white cloak & kept his bodyguards at a distance wishing to show he was not a tyrant'' Hang on a second something about this sounds really familiar...
@Tomáš Spevák No not really. The whole point of Tywin, who btw just acted as the king and thus asserted his superiority over Joffrey despite him being nominally lower, was to act, not speak.
To whoever knows about Greek geography, the Chalkidian League is where the name: Chalkidiki comes from or more Englisized word Halkidiki. Also, when he won the Thessalian citu of Fere which was a very hard opponent, he name his daughter victory over the Thessalians ( these ones not all of then of course) or Thessalo+ Nike ( victory) = Thessaloniki! ( eventually Cassander would marry her and found a city with her name) Thessaloniki
Actually, the word 'Chalcidian' is closer to the original pronunciation (and romanization of Greek name where aspirates are ph th ch/kh). Κοινόν τῶν Χαλκιδέων was [koinón tɔ̂ːn kʰalkidé.ɔːn] in this time period not.But Ancient Greek aspirates become f s x and ω, οι becomes ο and ι in Modern Greek so it becomes Halkidiki.
A lot of Alexander's success can be attributed to Philip in my opinion. Not just in the laying of the groundwork for achievements but also through what he taught Alexander. Who knows what Philip could have achieved had he not bee assassinated, but it is definitely possible we could be talking about Philip the great instead
This is a whole lot more impressive than Alexander's conquests. This not only sets up Alexander to have a fighting chance against the Achaemanids, but it also creates a somewhat stable and manageable kingdom that won't break apart from a tiny tremor.
Truly, Philip II's statecraft is underrated. People remember him at Alexander's father and as the one who established the exemplary organization and military might of the Macedonian army, but his ability to conquer Greece was due to his cunning in politics as well as War.
@Klaidi Rubiku Just because you knew that? That's a hell of an assumption, I can tell you that. But feel free to educate me, God forbid me to waste your all knowing wisdom.
@Klaidi Rubiku Sure enough, you know your Macedonian History well. Now, can you tell me about Portuguese History to the detail? Really looking forward to learn from a History genius.
@Klaidi Rubiku And just to be sure, this is my last reply, since I have better things to do than to pay attention to someone bragging about how damn clever he is about a particular chapter over a particular civilization History. Go grow up somewhere else.
Great work. Greetings from an archaeologist working at Vergina! A place full of history yet Greece is most known for its southern history and archaeology. If you visit Greece visit the region of Macedonia.
@@nickpaschentis5284 βρέθηκαν υπολείμματα πολλαπλών ταφών από άνδρες και γυναίκες. Επειδή όμως ο τάφος είναι συλημενος δεν είναι εύκολη η ταύτιση τους. Πιθανολογείται ότι κύριος κτήτορας ήταν ο Νεαρός από την Κρήτη (ηγέτης του Μακεδονικού στόλου) στον οποίο δόθηκε και η περιοχή με την κατάκτηση της από τους Μακεδόνες
WHAT. AN. EXCELLENT. VIDEO 👏 I have learned so much about history from this wonderful channel. I knew that Phillip was a great king, but i did not know that he was this great. He laid the foundation for Alexander. Also, your presentation, especially the end, was so epic!!!
I think had Philip the II second had lived we would have seen a stronger Macedonia in history. Though the Territorial exploits of Alexander are awe inspiring I feel a state concentrated around the Greek Homeland would have been more stable and better suited to resist Rome.
Thank you for an intricate and most interesting description of the diplomatic and marital hijinks of an extraordinary figure of the ancient world. Just like an oasis could not be appreciated without the desert, the reign of Alexander could not have been possible without the groundwork hacked out by Philipp's deft military and diplomatic genius.
This is actually an interesting take on Phillip of Macedon. It certainly goes beyond the textbooks I have read and probably uses at least university sourced material. Kudos (Kydos).
This video depicts Philip II in a formidable way. The thing is that when you deal with such a a character, you don't have to inflate stuff, his actions speak volumes. Such a political player is on the highest possible tier imo. Didn''t know many of the information showed here, so thanks. And btw, the quality of the videos keeps getting better and better!
As a Hellenic lover of our history in these holy lands and as Thessalian I'm so proud to see the story of the capital of Macedonia nowadays is named after the win over Thessalia that I knew from young ages of my life! Thanks guys awesome work and just one more thing every hellenic polis-kratos was never together ( from one point of view is better you had more people to be proud of and eventually to make history ) but everyone was speaking and writing at hellenic ancient language!
@@ddpmk355 αδερφέ μόνο το prosisency πως λέγεται πήρα και αλμυρό δεν πήγαινα ούτε σε ένα μάθημα 😝 τεσπα αυτά που γράφω είναι αλήθεια πάντως και υπερήφανος που είμαι από Θεσσαλία αλάνι μου 🇬🇷🙏
@@krismil I would not like to be an Anglo or whatever dude I'm proud Thessalian and I recomment you visit my country we welcome people as we did from these old times 😘
@@jordand1043 herodotus literally said that the Macedonians were Greek lol, keep the propaganda for yourself, this is a history Chanel, you are unwanted and unneeded here, the dispute had ended long ago, you are slavilized Bulgarians with no connection to ancient Macedonia and your country agrees (prespa agreement).
Although a great video and I do enjoy the Kings and Generals channel, some of this information is patently untrue or misleading. 1. Philip did come to power in 359BC and most likely married his first wife, Phila of Elimeia. His second wife of Audata (later changing her name to Eurydice), 3rd was Philinna, 4th Olmpias and so on 2. The video mentions Philip's great diplomatic skills, which are exceptional. But he did use force quite frequently in his early reign. He did pay off Bardylis of the Illyrians but only a year later he fought them at the Battle of Erigon Valley. Bardylis was killed and the land that the Illyrians had gained previously was taken back, and some more including the silver mines of Damastium 3. Philip firstly paid off the Paeonians but again only a year later invaded them after the death of their king, Agis. Philip saw the opportunity to attack a weakened state and the territory of Paeonia was gained, almost doubling Macedon overnight. 4. The video does not mention Philip's intervention in the 3rd Sacred War. He used diplomacy when he was defeated by Onomarchus of Phocis because his army mutinied and retreated back to Pella. 5. The video does not mention his deal with the Chalcidians, that neither should attack the other (which was agreed by the Oracle of Delphi) 6. The map implies that the Chalcidian League was part of Macedon from an early stage, when in actuality, it wasn't until the fall of Olynthus in around 348-346 did the Chalcidians submit to Philip 7. The fact it is stated that Philip's "Macedonian war machine never once intervened without the ascent of one friend who requested its assistance" is only partly true. As above, the war machine attacked the Illyrians, Paeonians and Chalcidians. And in 354 it attacked the cities of Pydna and Methone. Cities which were under the control of Athens (its at Methone he lost an eye). Overall, he used diplomacy well but used force to back himself. I think in his whole reign there were only 2-3 years where he was not out in the field.
Jesus! And my fellow Greeks calling me a freak when we discuss History! Well done mate. To our shame , U know more history than 80% of my countrymen. I ll keep your name for when we succeed to our nationalistic revolt as we dream it :P
Philip's fairly ethical treatment of conquered territory must've made him seem like a superhero to people at the time. He wasn't perfect, but his treatment of the average person was way ahead of his contemporaries
He wasn't Genghis Khan, but he wasn't more ethical than his contemporaries; he did raze cities to the ground, when it suited him. Most notably, he destroyed several cities of the Chalkidean League, including Potidea and Olynthos (Kassander would later refound the former as Kassandria, bringing back the refugees/xiles from both), Methone (perhaps giving in to his rage, given he lost his eye to an arrow during that siege) and Stageira, the home city of Aristotle, who was pissed off and left the court at Pella for 10 years afterwards
Thessaly's cavalry was the finest in the Greek world at that time. He wanted to stay on good terms with them so he could have that force on his left wing.
Imagine being a badass king, dragging your war torn homeland from backwater barbaric riparian state of greece to undisputed hegemon and military powerhouse, rivaling the achamenids, only to be then shadowed and overlooked because your son had to be the greatest general of his time, conquering almost the entire known world.
Philip of Makedonia deserves a good epic biopic, or at least a strong representation in some miniseries about Ancient Makedonia that does far more (and better) than what Oliver Stone did.
Dude, thank you so much for your channel. The content is amazing, and I love the sound effect at the beginning of every episode. How did you come up with it? Without Kings and Generals I would be fucking bored during this shelter in place. Thanks man! How can I donate to your channel?
@@Ikaros1994 if he was Greek he couldn't be Macedonian, Greeks discarded Macedonians as not equals, they said Macedonians are not savages but not civilized either. Macedonian and Greeks have always been rivals.
Finally the truth comes out about Macedonia and Greece that they are not the same countries. Greece needs to be prepared for the truth and end the fake history.
Excellent info. I can't stand your voice, but I could endure because of the subject and I am ever grateful. It was Hailie selassie I that used diplomacy to conquer Mussolini and thus fulfill revelations 19. Thank you very much
Any chance you guys could do Cleomenes of Sparta and his reforms? Always found his story to be interesting, to take a fallen city and lift it up from its shadow. All in vain ofcourse but still impressive.
If you listen carefully to the background music which is very quiet, you can hear what sounds like traditional macedonian folk music from 7.45 to 12.00.. nice touch
I just wrote a 50 page thesis on Phillip II and then this drops after I finished my studies, it would have been a great primer to it hahaha, if only the timing was different. Anyways absolutely great work my friends!
@@tatjanavelkova5814 Greek history 5000 years. Slavs history 1300 years. Macedonia, Alexandros, Phillipos are greek names. Slavs in some places of Greek Macedonia 500 years....
I had the chance to visit King Philip tomb in Vergonha Pella. the woodwork was still looking immaculate considering, the length of time after his death, around over 1600 years ago. the mosaic tiles used as it's wall decor, was exquisitely placed, just like the mosaic works at Taj Mahal tomb. it was about 3 to 4 hours drive away from Kavala. It was a different feeling being able to touch history, that we only can hear in the past from world history. thank you for your beautiful video. King Philip 2 of Macedonia, has close connecting links with the World at large.
Epaminondas and Pelopidas from Thebes and Iphicrates of Athens into one man. These three were his main inspiration and he learned directly from them...while Pammenes, known as a child rapist addict, raped Phillip for the 3 years he lived with him as a hostage (probably why Phil drank so much😅) Dispite that, Pammenes was also a brilliant general and this was how Phillip was able to meet and learn from those other brilliant generals.
As always a beautiful video that is scientifically well founded. Kings and Generals plays an important role in getting young people interested in history. Thank you for your wonderful work. love you and keep going
Thebes was just the Greek name of Waset, the Egyptian name of the city. The Greek city was known as Thebes of the seven gates, and the Egyptian city as Thebes of the hundred gates.
Only the Greeks called the Egyptian one Thebes. Only they only really starting doing this after the Greek Thebes was destroyed. (Plus, There were actually many other settlements named Thebes 🤷😐). Anyway, it was only after the Boetian Thebes was destroyed by Alexander, and Egypt conquered by Alexander, that the Greek name of the Egyptian Thebes started to stick. Before that it was called Waset.
Hello. Would it be possible for you to make a playlist just for Ancient Greek history? There doesn't seem to be one on your channel. I would be so grateful.
In the lab: Me: oh another history content of kingdom of Macedon and its about Philip II. Lab aid: blood sample sir. Stat. Me. Mmmm it can wait ( continue watching).
Was Sparta part of the Hellenic League? I think they refused because they would only agree if they would be the generals of expedition against Persia sth that Phillip disagreed with. Also famously, Philip said, angry” if i invade and crush your forces i will bring everything to the ground and slay everyone etc etc.” to which Spartans responded: “ if.”
Isocrates also had a postive opinion of Philip and wrote a letter to him to ask him to lead a united Greek force because he was according to Isocrates, at the time, the most capable
Isocrates, the founder of "enslave the barbarians" moto, which he used to say at the Olympics, calling for unity. Seing Greeks fighting again each other once again at the battle of Chaeronia, he went at hunger strike as a form of protest and died. I thing at the age of 97 or something. To an Irony, 5-6 yrs later, Persian empire would seest to exist. I am very surprised u know him. He tried and send letters to any ruller he would see fit for the cause. He wrote even to the Tyrrant of Syracuse, who at the time was a great man. I think it was Agathocles. I am impressed u know him. Not many of my fellow Greeks do, to our neo marxist teachers shame.
A--MAZING work on this documentary. Please, for next time, when mentioning cities or states with confusing names (for those of us who do not understand greek history so well) highlight the location on the video for more of a visual reference to understand the process. When you mentioned locations that Philip (newly crowned) was trying to do peace talks with, I was trying to find them on the map. Once I found them it was already too late, you moved on to the next scene! Just helps with the flow of things =D Great doco
Phillip:Athens,Your League and Nation is falling apart,so come on Join Us Athens:Okay,but treat my people equally Phillip: *Chuckles* yeah,now join me Athens:Okay Phillip:Well that was easy,lets see Sparta,Hey Archidamos boi with your Eagle Bearer Mercenary,will you jo- Sparta:No Phillip:But- Sparta:No Phillip:Why you don- Sparta: *I SAID NO*
"Charming and treacherous in equal measure, Philip was adept at concealing his true intentions even from highly trained emissaries" Sounds like the man was a textbook psychopath.
Being a great king probably requires the ability to divest one’s feelings from one’s behavior and actions. As Thucydides said, to an imperial city or tyrant, nothing is inconsistent which is expedient.
NICK PASCHIENTIS sounds like a society where paranoid psychos have much better odds of survival than “normal” people...so maybe what we call paranoia, they call good sense.
Philip knew that the best way to take a city is to send twelve gold-laden donkeys: www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals
What's the name of the song that plays in the beginning of the video
You made a wonderful video. Great job.
If you are planning video about greece it would be very interesting about trojan war or colchis expedition, when Greek semi gods were on bussiness😃
@kings and generals you should make a game
How do you make animations. Which software do you use.
The other Greek states were playing checkers while Philip was already playing 6-dimensional speed chess on 8 different boards.
indeed sir he is beyond all of us fools .
The difference isn't intelligence, it's the competence to carry it out
Shut up gay
Every city state had it's hey day military wise. Like Spartans in Plataea for example
@@truecristian780 I beg your pardon .
And you have Jesus and his name and you speak this way
Truly, a near peerless king throughout all of history, who raised and educated an utterly peerless son. To not give Phillip II of Macedon his due would make one a truly shortsighted historian.
Without phillip the Macedonian army wouldn't have had the qualitative advantage it did during its prime
ok I like Philip but let's not romanticize that much... same for Alexander.
@@angramainyu335 romanticize? No one said these men weren't killers and raging alcoholics. But they were some of the best at what they did in history, i.e. militaristic and cultural expansion.
Calling Alexander 'peerless' is equally short sighted.
Thelonius Monk for that generation, Alexander was certainly the greatest conqueror the world had seen and inspired many of the great conquerors who came after him. One can always argue that nobody is “the greatest” because there are always other “greatest” people out there, but peerless isn’t exactly a grandiose exaggeration considering his achievements.
When most people visit Greece they completely ignore north Greece. From Thessaloniki you can easily drive to both Vergina, where the tomb of Philip II lies, and Pella itself. Unbelievable to see these places which have hardly been touched in 2500 years. Highly recommended
I just been to thessaloniki before lockdown, I love all Greece ! And I have to say that thessaloniki has nothing to envy from Athens nor the islands !!
Will Holden the name is not vergina but Aiges or actually Aegai. Vergina is just the modern village town that is next to the place. But the place is called Aegai.
I actually live about 30 kilometres from Vergina. And couldn't agree more. The islands and Athens always take the spotlight but there are many interesting and beautiful sights in Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace as well!
@@miltiadistzagkas7377 yes. I spent 7 months in Greece in 2016 and 2017. Fell in love with the country but specially north and central. Larissa, Volus, everywhere I could go I went. Definitely will be back someday
@@willh1970 Visit Ioannina and Mesologi two of the most important cities in Western Greece.
People forget about the man that gave the legendary Alexander everything he knows about warfare and diplomacy, there would be no Alexander the great without Philip of Macedon teaching him everything he knows. Absolutely great video games thanks
Philip kind of reminds me of Toyotami Hideyoshi.
@@markhenley3097 Philip is basically Genghis khan who couldn't live long enough to destroy Persia lol. To be fair Genghis literally started from the bottom but I think most of their achievements are comparable. Both united their people, reformed the army and turned their kingdoms into absolute powerhouses by the time they reached 40. Both started preparing to invade their longtime oppressors. And Genghis invaded China at the age of 48 while Phillip II was assassinated at the age of 46 right before he attacked Persia. I'm sure Phillip II would've conquered Persia. The man knew *exactly* what he was doing. He had the experience, the advisors *and* the tact to pull off a better invasion than Alexander.
Its ashamed Alexander died young and didn't have enough time to groom his own heir to inherit his massive empire.
@@barbiquearea Alexander had lost the favor of his officers by accepting Persian culture and forced marriages onto them. Although I think he did the smart thing, his officers didn't agree with him. Plus military campaigns in the ancient world wasn't exactly cosy. Sure Alexander increased the amount of his camp followers to mitigate the problem. But there's no way it can simulate the peaceful life the soldiers wanted. So his men were exhausted. And the loyalty of most of his officers were questionable. To inspire loyalty *you* have to promote people yourself. Guys like Genghis did exactly that, hence no one dared to question him. But most of Alexander's officers were Philip II's men. So Alexander's assassination was bound to happen. Sure his death is still being debated but c'mon. Alexander was built like a tank. Alexander's shortcoming was his age and inexperience. If Alexander had dealt with court politics for another decade and started his invasions a little late, he probably wouldn't have been assassinated. The guy was a prodigy. But even prodigies need experience.
And leaving him the legacy of the best war machine. If Phillip had lived - he was going to go forth and conquer Persia.
"... always keeping one eye on Thessalian internal conflict." Is this meant to be a pun?
Less versed in history here, what's the pun supposed to be?
@@Euveiclaris Philip lost a eye earlier in life so he only had one eye most of his life.
Better than turning a blind eye to the situation..
@@matthewmiller6667 Oh okay, thank you! That went way over my head haha.
His nickname was Φίλιππος ο Μονόφθαλμος (Phillip the One eyed)
Theban Citizen: Epaminondas are you sure we should teach Phillip everything about the military and politics?
Epaminondas: Yeah, Macedon is harmless.
(Cuts to Alexander staring at a destroyed Thebes)
Liquidsback Epiminondas is underrated
Fish
They rebelled and therefore they must BUUUUURRRRRRN!
I bet the Ottomans must have asked themselves those same questions in hindsight after giving Wallacian princes such as Vlad the Impala and Michael the Brave a Turkish military education, only for them to end up becoming rulers of Wallacian and then using everything they've learnt to defeat the Ottomans time and again.
Epaminondas
Everybody gangsta until Philip of Macedon rolls in with 100 Speech
And if that don't work, he's got his gang with 100 Heavy Armour and 100 Two-Handed right behind him
This guy was THE STATESMAN.
Alexander honestly feels almost mythical. He would fit riiiight in at Mt. Olympia.
Well Alexander after his death was deified so in a sense he actually made it to Olympus
stefanos grimp literally and practically. His life has been mythologized so much and he is as real as the Greek heroes were.
The only other two Greek people,not in the Mythology,but Legends were,
Leonidas and Constantine Palaiologos (the last Roman Emperor).
Note:I don't count Heracles and Achilles, because although they Historically existed,they have become Mythologised.
@Klaidi Rubiku More of a Legend than a Myth.
A Myth heeds than something isn't true,a Legend was Historically True,but a little bit Blown.
@Klaidi Rubiku Still technically not a Myth,but close to.
I mean he Crowned Himself son of Zeus,Amon Ra etc.
Glad to see Philip finally getting as much recognition as his son has. Can’t wait for more! 😎👍
Nice hair buddy
Özgür Eren thank u :)
i think his story is done moving on to alexander.
TruculentRuminavi ohhhhh yes 😎
They pointed only Alexander because they were hiding the truth, that time is over and the truth must be reviled once for all about Macedonia and Macedonian history.
Phillip: "Speak softly and carry a big spear."
Walk softly and carry a Big Gun
confidence is quiet, insecurities are loud 😎
You mean a big and long sarissa
Hmm? I wonder which President did that?
You are All Heretics and Must Be Purged.
Also,yes We Greeks tend to Shout alot, although we are not fighting,it's just the way we speak.
The more I learn about Philip, the more I wonder why he wasn't given the title "Philip The Great".
Because of His Son,and let's be Honest.
He would be REALLY Proud of what His Legend of a Son accomplished.
really ticks me because even the plan to invade Persia was designed initially by Philip, Everything Alex accomplished was in part due to his fathers work
In Macedonia he is the great
@@yassinhafez1337 Not really. It's because the Diadochi derived their authority from Alexander, not Philip. So they had good reason to glorify Alexander and not the father.
@Lightning Kaiser Philip was far greater than Alexander, who was rather short-sighted as a King (just look at how quickly his empire collapsed after his death). I wish Philip was the one who invaded the Persians, he would have created a far more stable empire (maybe not as big as the one from Alexander, but lasting far longer).
"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." - Sun Tzu, Art of War
Wonderfully demonstrated by King Phillip II's diplomacy! Always been a fan of Alexander the Great but never have I stopped to think about the man who raised the legend, of course the father was just about as legendary as his son.
Exactly…. Phillip was a master of the art
Some corrections!!
1) The main conflict was not between Filippos and Ferres but between Filippos/ Thessalians and Feres/Fokeis during the 3rd holy war. Fokeis was a greek tribe living in Delphoi. They stole the treasure of Delphoi to make an army, that was considered a very big sin. Actually Philippos lost twice by them. But in 352 (not 353) in the battle of Krokion, Phillipos and his allies Thessalians defeated the Fokeis and killed the hostages as sinners.
2) He married Nikisipolis in 352 and most probably their daughter was born in 352. The legend says she was born the same day that took place the battle of Krokion. Actually Thessaloniki in greek doesn't mean Victory in Thessaly but the victory of the Thessalians in the memory of their victory. (Thessalon Niki)
3) Phillip was agreed to be the king of the thessalian army until the defeat of Feres. After this, he was not any longer even though unofficialy he was acting like this until the end of his life.
These few things to make the information you give more acurate.
Besides these thank you for the great effort!
Continue your project!
WIth respect a local from Thessaloniki
He also forgot to mention Amnytas IV. And in english it is called ''the 3rd sacred war'' not ''3rd holy war''.
The art style of this video is amazing
I wounder if Philip never got assassinated.would he have conquered Persia instead?
@Klaidi Rubiku thanks for answering my question
Honestly. I think that the main reason Philip II and later on Alexander had so much success wasn't only due to their genius. But because they surrounded themselves with the best. The cream of the crop. People capable to acomplish what their king envisioned.
-In Philip's generation: Parmenion, Clito the Black and Antipatrus. Old wolves with a thousand battles behind them.
-In Alexander's generation: Nearcus, Craterus, Perdicas, Hephaestion, Ptolomeus, Antiocus... Young nobles raised to be the best at what they did.
And I would say the same for other rulers. Look at Genghis Khan, for example. If he hadn't had demons like Jebe and Subutai fighting at his side I don't think he could've accomplished even the mongolian unification.
True.
Phillip invited military families from all over the Greek world to settle in Macedonia. Most of those were Molossians(Epirots) from Orestis (which is now called Upper Macedonia)
Ptolemy, Seleucus and his father Antiochus, Perdiccas, Craterus and Amphoteras were all Oresteans.
Pausanias of Orestis, was the ex-lover who stabbed Phillip.
Orestea was part of the Molossian tribal state. Olympias, Alexander's mother, was Molossian royalty.
There is a settlement, also called Argos, in Orestis...some ancient historians suspected that the Argead Dynasty came from there instead of Argos in the Peloponnese.
It would explain the strong ties.
Those were Philips all star generals and commanders also his silver shield, Alexander got lucky like Tom Brady even tho both are talented but luck was on thier side end of the day Alexander is nothing with out Philip Philip should get more credit for his journey
Another example is Napoleon's marshals. And in contrast to these greats an example of bad management of capable leaders would be Hitler
Antigonus! Don't forget Antigonus Monophthalmus, who won the 1st Successor War!
@@raulpetrascu2696 Hitler wasn't ever a great leader. IMO the only thing he really did was publish Mein Kampf AND somehow that touched a nerve within German Society. The fire that really LIT the Nazi rise is the presence of the Communists. Without that foe, Hitler wouldn't have gathered his Brown Shirts.
For a summary since this is a chat, There is a lot of similarity between the Macedons/Greeks and the German/Natzi.. Not belief-wise. But early German socities are all heavily Democratic in nature. Elected leaders etc. Way way back, even before Caesar.
Germany is heavily religious. Germany is heavy us vs them mentality. Belief that German Culture is superior, like the Greeks.
I personally think Hitler was merely a figurehead of his party. They played him like a violin. Controoling him etc.
In history there are lots of Kings that "accomplioshed stuff" and it is really more about the people aroud them being successful than the actual historical leader.
Like you say with Napoleon and the Marshalls.
When it came to War, Hitler was just a Corporal in every way. Alexander IS a living God among mortals.
I love the Napoleon story too. But at the end of the day, Napoleon was more interested in his own legacy more than how the people/nation came out. I don't see that in Alexander. He let them vote in India to continue or not.
Epaminondas crushed the Spartan military might with his new tactics and put Thebes as the hegemon.
Philip II crushed Thracy, Epirus, Tessaly and all of Greece and put himself as the hegemon.
Alexander crushed and conquered the greatest empire in history until then and spreaded the hellenic culture through all the known world.
Yes, but Philip was also a statesman and diplomat, Alexander was none of those, A good general, yes, but not much else...
@@adrianbrujan7891 I kinda disagree with that.
You can't conquer and totally subdue an entire sub-continent in 10 years just with military strength. People don't submit just because you defeat their king and put a garrison in their capital.
You also need a very extended web of alliances, negotiations, making sure your supply lines are secured etc.
Brechum true,and one simple fact of military diplomacy was involved married between soldiers with local women so they can be “ equal “
@@adrianbrujan7891 Alexander's greatest feat was logistics, the guy started his reign by abolishing taxation in Macedon, effectively nullifying whichever opposition while campaigning with numbers near impossible to fund, not ever lacking provisions until the very end of his campaigning upon returning (gedrosian desert) and never went bankrupt. Apart from that, the way things played out he never really needed diplomacy anyway. His approach was quite simple: crush defiance, reward compliance. By the time he got to Babylon everybody knew what to expect, and since nothing seemed to even slow him down until then, persian satraps pledged their loyalty to him while his army was hundreds of kilometers away and not even planning to pass through their lands. And they knew that was the best case scenario for them. Of course this was only feasible due to him constantly having the upper hand and steadily creating his own legend of invincibility. Phillip started his reign with very little and could in no case avoid diplomacy. Thing is when Alexander negotiated, even before the Asian campaign, it seemed more like being generous and less like bargaining.
Phillip also defeated a Scythian army when they were at their strongest...after they were unified under a single ruler. (Defeating a Scythian army was considered a feat)
Phillip took 20 000 Scythian women and 20 000 Scythian mares as reparations.
I always wondered why the women and the mares🤔.
1.Greek legends say the Amazons merged with the Scythians.
2. Some Scythian women were warriors that fought.
3. Cyrus the Great was famously killed in battle against a Scythian warrior queen.
Phillip was most likely aware of all 3 of these trivia.
So I wonder🤔, the Scythian mares were definitely for breeding. What did Phillip have in mind when he asked for 20000 Scythian women🤔
I love how you guys explore the lesser-known sides of famous events/people.
"Always keeping one eye on the Thessalian internal conflict."
I mean it's not like he had a choice.
😁😆😂🤣
burn 🤣
"Would you like me to enter your lands as Friend, or Foe?"
-king Philip II of Macedon.
Athens + Sparta: "Uh, yes?"
and sparta replied in their typical laconic way with: "Neither"
Visit Macedon before Macecon visits you.
One of the greatest Spartan Kings, Agesilaous use to make that question. As he was going back to Sparta from his Asian campaign, doublecrossed by Athenians and Thebans with the aid of Persian gold.
@@keziahdelaney8174 interesting 🤔
Playing games like CK2 really show you how important it is to have a foundation in place before any ruler can do anything great, simply because the human life is too short. Phillip definitely doesn’t get the amount of recognition he deserves for laying the foundation of Alexander’s empire.
It's mindbogglingly amazing.
Alexander only ruled for 13 years. And Phillip for 24.
That's only 37 year in which Macedonia went from a tiny Kingdom, to the eventually Bohemoth.
''Phillip wore a wonderful white cloak & kept his bodyguards at a distance wishing to show he was not a tyrant''
Hang on a second something about this sounds really familiar...
Julius Caesar intensifies.
@Tomáš Spevák Yet he didn't say "I am not a tyrant", he showed that he wasn't one, which is exactly the conduct Tywin had in mind.
@Tomáš Spevák No not really. The whole point of Tywin, who btw just acted as the king and thus asserted his superiority over Joffrey despite him being nominally lower, was to act, not speak.
@Tomáš Spevák well you have to be a tyrant at some point in monarchy. You can't expect everyone to agree with you
Tony Montana Your thinking of a dictator
Im going to go on a limb and say that it was "an eye for an eye" kind of diplomacy
I dare you to say that to Phillip's good eye!
To whoever knows about Greek geography, the Chalkidian League is where the name: Chalkidiki comes from or more Englisized word Halkidiki.
Also, when he won the Thessalian citu of Fere which was a very hard opponent, he name his daughter victory over the Thessalians ( these ones not all of then of course) or Thessalo+ Nike ( victory) = Thessaloniki! ( eventually Cassander would marry her and found a city with her name) Thessaloniki
Actually, the word 'Chalcidian' is closer to the original pronunciation (and romanization of Greek name where aspirates are ph th ch/kh). Κοινόν τῶν Χαλκιδέων was [koinón tɔ̂ːn kʰalkidé.ɔːn] in this time period not.But Ancient Greek aspirates become f s x and ω, οι becomes ο and ι in Modern Greek so it becomes Halkidiki.
24 veka od KRAL FILIP do 1913 TERITORIJA NA MAKEDONIJA
Kavala------------Solun-----------Halkidiki--------Pella so Egejsko more ! ! !
One of the most important Greeks ever. Truly admirable
A lot of Alexander's success can be attributed to Philip in my opinion. Not just in the laying of the groundwork for achievements but also through what he taught Alexander. Who knows what Philip could have achieved had he not bee assassinated, but it is definitely possible we could be talking about Philip the great instead
Excellent video! I love both the hellenic and Roman world so keep these coming!
More on the way!
This is a whole lot more impressive than Alexander's conquests. This not only sets up Alexander to have a fighting chance against the Achaemanids, but it also creates a somewhat stable and manageable kingdom that won't break apart from a tiny tremor.
Truly, Philip II's statecraft is underrated. People remember him at Alexander's father and as the one who established the exemplary organization and military might of the Macedonian army, but his ability to conquer Greece was due to his cunning in politics as well as War.
Magnificent story, didn't know Philip II had unified all Greece!
@Klaidi Rubiku Why, do you know it all?
@Klaidi Rubiku Just because you knew that? That's a hell of an assumption, I can tell you that.
But feel free to educate me, God forbid me to waste your all knowing wisdom.
@Klaidi Rubiku Sure enough, you know your Macedonian History well.
Now, can you tell me about Portuguese History to the detail? Really looking forward to learn from a History genius.
@Klaidi Rubiku And just to be sure, this is my last reply, since I have better things to do than to pay attention to someone bragging about how damn clever he is about a particular chapter over a particular civilization History. Go grow up somewhere else.
Guys calm down
Great work. Greetings from an archaeologist working at Vergina! A place full of history yet Greece is most known for its southern history and archaeology. If you visit Greece visit the region of Macedonia.
Με τον Τάφο στην Αμφίπολη,τι έχει γίνει, έχουμε χρόνια να ακούσουμε.
Kammeno Macedonia was never Phrygiean Koineland.
@@nickpaschentis5284 συνεχίζονται με αργούς ρυθμούς οι εργασίες. Τώρα με τον κορονοοιο βέβαια διακόπηκαν. Θα γίνει σύντομα επισκέψιμος
@@krispi1481 Ξέρουμε ποιος είναι μέσα;
@@nickpaschentis5284 βρέθηκαν υπολείμματα πολλαπλών ταφών από άνδρες και γυναίκες. Επειδή όμως ο τάφος είναι συλημενος δεν είναι εύκολη η ταύτιση τους. Πιθανολογείται ότι κύριος κτήτορας ήταν ο Νεαρός από την Κρήτη (ηγέτης του Μακεδονικού στόλου) στον οποίο δόθηκε και η περιοχή με την κατάκτηση της από τους Μακεδόνες
WHAT. AN. EXCELLENT. VIDEO 👏
I have learned so much about history from this wonderful channel. I knew that Phillip was a great king, but i did not know that he was this great. He laid the foundation for Alexander.
Also, your presentation, especially the end, was so epic!!!
Me: *trying to do some work during home office*
K&G: But how about some Philip of Macedon content?
Me: Oh, well... Work can wait!
F****ing hell dame here....😂😂
Thanks for being there for us during this grueling lock-down season. Really Love you K&G Team
Excellent production guys. Thanks much!
Great Video as always. Next time maybe a video about Alexanders Diadochi and their wars?
Greetings from Greece.
I think had Philip the II second had lived we would have seen a stronger Macedonia in history. Though the Territorial exploits of Alexander are awe inspiring I feel a state concentrated around the Greek Homeland would have been more stable and better suited to resist Rome.
If the argead dynasty continued, rome would have never won the Macedonian wars...
@@KingLangarus we would have Philip the IV having marriges with every girl from Rome's aristocrats
Basically Eastern Roman Empire before Rome rose to power.
Philip himself probably would have started "interfering" in Magna Greece after he was done with Asia minor.
before 25 centuries FILIP MACEDONIAN KINGDOM ! ! !
Thank you for an intricate and most interesting description of the diplomatic and marital hijinks of an extraordinary figure of the ancient world. Just like an oasis could not be appreciated without the desert, the reign of Alexander could not have been possible without the groundwork hacked out by Philipp's deft military and diplomatic genius.
Always loving to learn about Macedonia! Thank you kings and generals
This is actually an interesting take on Phillip of Macedon. It certainly goes beyond the textbooks I have read and probably uses at least university sourced material. Kudos (Kydos).
This video depicts Philip II in a formidable way. The thing is that when you deal with such a a character, you don't have to inflate stuff, his actions speak volumes. Such a political player is on the highest possible tier imo. Didn''t know many of the information showed here, so thanks. And btw, the quality of the videos keeps getting better and better!
I’m very happy that you used that pleasantly looking maps and letters. It’s just very amusing to look at
As a Hellenic lover of our history in these holy lands and as Thessalian I'm so proud to see the story of the capital of Macedonia nowadays is named after the win over Thessalia that I knew from young ages of my life! Thanks guys awesome work and just one more thing every hellenic polis-kratos was never together ( from one point of view is better you had more people to be proud of and eventually to make history ) but everyone was speaking and writing at hellenic ancient language!
CoCo_CoPs sss Λίγο παραπάνω δουλειά με τα αγγλικά σου 😜
I note you are writing in English. That would make you Anglo I am sure.
@@ddpmk355 αδερφέ μόνο το prosisency πως λέγεται πήρα και αλμυρό δεν πήγαινα ούτε σε ένα μάθημα 😝 τεσπα αυτά που γράφω είναι αλήθεια πάντως και υπερήφανος που είμαι από Θεσσαλία αλάνι μου 🇬🇷🙏
@@krismil I would not like to be an Anglo or whatever dude I'm proud Thessalian and I recomment you visit my country we welcome people as we did from these old times 😘
CoCo_CoPs sss Αστειευομουν πάντως σε σχέση με τα αγγλικά. Δεν χρειάζεται να τα μαθαίνουμε κ άψογα. Στο κάτω κάτω έχουμε τη γλώσσα μας.
Phillip called his daughter Thessaloniki (yes like the city) for honouring the victory of its neighbours, Thessalians. (Nike means victory)
Thessaloniki was created by Cassander in honour of Philip's daughter.
The other was called Cleopatra.
@@nickpaschentis5284 yes, Thessaloniki was Alexander's half sister
Wait.... you sure that he didn't call her "Solun"?....😂😂 lol
@@jordand1043 herodotus literally said that the Macedonians were Greek lol, keep the propaganda for yourself, this is a history Chanel, you are unwanted and unneeded here, the dispute had ended long ago, you are slavilized Bulgarians with no connection to ancient Macedonia and your country agrees (prespa agreement).
MACEDONIANS 25 CENTURIES from FILIP KING ON MAKEDONIJA.
Although a great video and I do enjoy the Kings and Generals channel, some of this information is patently untrue or misleading.
1. Philip did come to power in 359BC and most likely married his first wife, Phila of Elimeia. His second wife of Audata (later changing her name to Eurydice), 3rd was Philinna, 4th Olmpias and so on
2. The video mentions Philip's great diplomatic skills, which are exceptional. But he did use force quite frequently in his early reign. He did pay off Bardylis of the Illyrians but only a year later he fought them at the Battle of Erigon Valley. Bardylis was killed and the land that the Illyrians had gained previously was taken back, and some more including the silver mines of Damastium
3. Philip firstly paid off the Paeonians but again only a year later invaded them after the death of their king, Agis. Philip saw the opportunity to attack a weakened state and the territory of Paeonia was gained, almost doubling Macedon overnight.
4. The video does not mention Philip's intervention in the 3rd Sacred War. He used diplomacy when he was defeated by Onomarchus of Phocis because his army mutinied and retreated back to Pella.
5. The video does not mention his deal with the Chalcidians, that neither should attack the other (which was agreed by the Oracle of Delphi)
6. The map implies that the Chalcidian League was part of Macedon from an early stage, when in actuality, it wasn't until the fall of Olynthus in around 348-346 did the Chalcidians submit to Philip
7. The fact it is stated that Philip's "Macedonian war machine never once intervened without the ascent of one friend who requested its assistance" is only partly true. As above, the war machine attacked the Illyrians, Paeonians and Chalcidians. And in 354 it attacked the cities of Pydna and Methone. Cities which were under the control of Athens (its at Methone he lost an eye).
Overall, he used diplomacy well but used force to back himself. I think in his whole reign there were only 2-3 years where he was not out in the field.
Jesus! And my fellow Greeks calling me a freak when we discuss History! Well done mate. To our shame , U know more history than 80% of my countrymen. I ll keep your name for when we succeed to our nationalistic revolt as we dream it :P
I love the animations. The way the king is drawn is perfect.
Philip's fairly ethical treatment of conquered territory must've made him seem like a superhero to people at the time. He wasn't perfect, but his treatment of the average person was way ahead of his contemporaries
He wasn't Genghis Khan, but he wasn't more ethical than his contemporaries; he did raze cities to the ground, when it suited him. Most notably, he destroyed several cities of the Chalkidean League, including Potidea and Olynthos (Kassander would later refound the former as Kassandria, bringing back the refugees/xiles from both), Methone (perhaps giving in to his rage, given he lost his eye to an arrow during that siege) and Stageira, the home city of Aristotle, who was pissed off and left the court at Pella for 10 years afterwards
Thessaly's cavalry was the finest in the Greek world at that time. He wanted to stay on good terms with them so he could have that force on his left wing.
A L E K S A N D A R and F I L I P -- MACEDONIAN NAMES.
english : PHILIP and ALEXANDER THE GREAT ! ! !
I love the videos about the ancient greeks, such a fascinating and varied history. Great video, really enjoyed it.
12:12 "Always keeping one eye on Thessaly" ;)
That wink was just a wink, or it is another pun
@@rafaeldelgado7243 (˵ ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°˵)ﾉ⌒♡*:･。
Thankyou very much for everyone's time and effort. Really enjoy all the programs!
Phillip: Kicks everyone's ass
Sparta: IF
Alexander: psh sit your ass in your city and shut up
Sparta, again: If
Same tribe both of them
@@firstconsul7286 Sparta was just a shit talker at that point. A yappy dog with no teeth to actually back anything up.
@@revolrz22 When did Spartans lost its proverbial teeth and who pulled them off?
@@thanakonpraepanich4284 Most historians will tell you that the Battle of Luctra was the point at which Sparta started losing it's reputation.
i always learn more from watching these videos than in school thx so much for youre videos
12:14 "Always keeping ONE eye" haha nice one :D Assuming he did only have ONE eye at this time ? hehe
Aaah... My history dose! Its even more needed in this quarantine! Thanks!
Imagine being a badass king, dragging your war torn homeland from backwater barbaric riparian state of greece to undisputed hegemon and military powerhouse, rivaling the achamenids, only to be then shadowed and overlooked because your son had to be the greatest general of his time, conquering almost the entire known world.
@Klaidi Rubiku Or sometimes, by the losers who just made sure to write it down more.
@@S3Cs4uN8 like Hannibal?
Your videos keep getting better and better.
You guys are hands down my favourite history channel.
Please keep up the good work.
He did our people well! Proud to be Northern Greek true Macedonian.
An underrated great one.
Of course had as tutors the two best men in world, Epaminondas and Pelopidas
12:15 "Philip always kept one eye on Thessalian internal conflict"...He only had one eye :D
Yeah. Cause he kept one on Thessaly. The Macedonians were a decidedly literal people.
Hi Kings and Generals
, another great video, could guys kindly provided the names or some links to the music you use? Thank you and have a good day.
Philip of Makedonia deserves a good epic biopic, or at least a strong representation in some miniseries about Ancient Makedonia that does far more (and better) than what Oliver Stone did.
You guys should do a documentary series on his life, it's an interesting but all too often overlooked topic which your subscribers would love.
Philip from Φιλιππος=friend of horses(phil=friend like Philadelphia, ippos=horse like hippo)
Αυτος που του αρεσουν τα αλογα,οχι ο φιλος των αλογων...
I think phil is more like to "like" or "love"...as in "lover of horses"😅
I'm allergic to horses :(
@@jordand1043 So Glitterhoof.
A L E K S A N D A R = ALEXANDER. F I L I P = PHILIP ! ! !
Dude, thank you so much for your channel. The content is amazing, and I love the sound effect at the beginning of every episode. How did you come up with it? Without Kings and Generals I would be fucking bored during this shelter in place. Thanks man! How can I donate to your channel?
One of the greatest Greeks who has ever lived
Ne was Macedonian
@@Daniela-pc4cd yes, macedonian = Greek
@@Ikaros1994 if he was Greek he couldn't be Macedonian, Greeks discarded Macedonians as not equals, they said Macedonians are not savages but not civilized either. Macedonian and Greeks have always been rivals.
Finally the truth comes out about Macedonia and Greece that they are not the same countries. Greece needs to be prepared for the truth and end the fake history.
@@perodimov3944 Macedonia is part of Greece you barbarian. Macedonia is ONLY Greece.
Excellent info. I can't stand your voice, but I could endure because of the subject and I am ever grateful. It was Hailie selassie I that used diplomacy to conquer Mussolini and thus fulfill revelations 19. Thank you very much
Any chance you guys could do Cleomenes of Sparta and his reforms? Always found his story to be interesting, to take a fallen city and lift it up from its shadow. All in vain ofcourse but still impressive.
Fantastic video, felt like I was watching a movie! Such great editing on your end.
The Beards of the Rightside at the Thumbnail is just an absolute *Elite!*
If you listen carefully to the background music which is very quiet, you can hear what sounds like traditional macedonian folk music from 7.45 to 12.00.. nice touch
That's more a epirotic music than Macedonian
All this and historians couldn't at least call him Philip II the OK. This man is terribly underrated.
I just wrote a 50 page thesis on Phillip II and then this drops after I finished my studies, it would have been a great primer to it hahaha, if only the timing was different. Anyways absolutely great work my friends!
Very good. Congrats. We love to hear about our Greek History. Thank You.
MACEDONIAN HISTORY 25 CENTURIES ! ! greek -- 190 years.
@@tatjanavelkova5814 Greek history 5000 years. Slavs history 1300 years.
Macedonia, Alexandros, Phillipos are greek names.
Slavs in some places of Greek Macedonia 500 years....
ALL KINGS and TSARS in MAKEDONIJA have MACEDONIAN NAMES ! ! !
I had the chance to visit King Philip tomb in Vergonha Pella.
the woodwork was still looking immaculate considering, the length of time after his death, around over 1600 years ago. the mosaic tiles used as it's wall decor, was exquisitely placed, just like the mosaic works at Taj Mahal tomb. it was about 3 to 4 hours drive away from Kavala. It was a different feeling being able to touch history, that we only can hear in the past from world history. thank you for your beautiful video. King Philip 2 of Macedonia, has close connecting links with the World at large.
Phillip II. basically had the strengths of Caesar and Cicero combined
And their end
@@nickpaschentis5284 yes
Cicero was a "man without insight, convictions and intention" (Mommsen)
@@vanaik And without Hands(Titus Pullo)
Epaminondas and Pelopidas from Thebes and Iphicrates of Athens into one man.
These three were his main inspiration and he learned directly from them...while Pammenes, known as a child rapist addict, raped Phillip for the 3 years he lived with him as a hostage (probably why Phil drank so much😅)
Dispite that, Pammenes was also a brilliant general and this was how Phillip was able to meet and learn from those other brilliant generals.
What about the illyrians, though? I'd love to see more about them, they're like the faction you always conquer in Total War, lol
@Tall T.S.S Nice, thanks!
As always a beautiful video that is scientifically well founded. Kings and Generals plays an important role in getting young people interested in history. Thank you for your wonderful work. love you and keep going
When you open your beer and see a new Kings and Generals video. Priceless
This was a great video. I really appreciated the dive into a period I knew little about.
A little out of subject, but I am always perplexed by how Thebes existed both in ancient Greece and in ancient Egypt.
Thebes was just the Greek name of Waset, the Egyptian name of the city. The Greek city was known as Thebes of the seven gates, and the Egyptian city as Thebes of the hundred gates.
Only the Greeks called the Egyptian one Thebes. Only they only really starting doing this after the Greek Thebes was destroyed. (Plus, There were actually many other settlements named Thebes 🤷😐).
Anyway, it was only after the Boetian Thebes was destroyed by Alexander, and Egypt conquered by Alexander, that the Greek name of the Egyptian Thebes started to stick.
Before that it was called Waset.
@@eh1600 oh thanks!
@@tylerdurden3722 oh! Great info thank you for lesson!
Hello. Would it be possible for you to make a playlist just for Ancient Greek history? There doesn't seem to be one on your channel. I would be so grateful.
Thank you for this bro love and peace from macedonia ❤🇲🇰🦁💪🏻
There is not such a country. And why a Bulgarian would say thank you for this video? Are you sure you saw it?
MAKEDONIJA EXIST 25 CENTURIES from KING FILIP ! ! ! ! !
Wonderfull video! Expesialy those dramatic notes in the end :)
12:15 "Always keeping one eye on the Thessalian internal conflict"
Well, how many other eyes did he have? 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
Love the graphics
In the lab:
Me: oh another history content of kingdom of Macedon and its about Philip II.
Lab aid: blood sample sir. Stat.
Me. Mmmm it can wait ( continue watching).
Loved the video essay. One question - what was the motive behind the bodyguard?
Great video!
Thank for making greek subs (and not slavic) right after the english!
Greetings from Macedonia,Northern Greece 🔆🇬🇷
MAKEDONIJA 25 CENTURIES IN SOUTH EVROPA. @.... gr .
Very comprehensive video! Love your content on all channels :)
Was Sparta part of the Hellenic League? I think they refused because they would only agree if they would be the generals of expedition against Persia sth that Phillip disagreed with.
Also famously, Philip said, angry” if i invade and crush your forces i will bring everything to the ground and slay everyone etc etc.” to which Spartans responded: “ if.”
Sparta wasnt the leader of the league and didnt want to join and since they had lost their power macedon didnt bother to invade
That's true. During Alexander's campaing in Asia, Spartans declared war but were defeated by Antipatros, the viceroy of Macedon.
What a powerful ending, loved this video
Isocrates also had a postive opinion of Philip and wrote a letter to him to ask him to lead a united Greek force because he was according to Isocrates, at the time, the most capable
Isocrates, the founder of "enslave the barbarians" moto, which he used to say at the Olympics, calling for unity. Seing Greeks fighting again each other once again at the battle of Chaeronia, he went at hunger strike as a form of protest and died. I thing at the age of 97 or something. To an Irony, 5-6 yrs later, Persian empire would seest to exist. I am very surprised u know him. He tried and send letters to any ruller he would see fit for the cause. He wrote even to the Tyrrant of Syracuse, who at the time was a great man. I think it was Agathocles. I am impressed u know him. Not many of my fellow Greeks do, to our neo marxist teachers shame.
ALEXANDER like MACEDONIAN participate in Olympic games ! !
A--MAZING work on this documentary. Please, for next time, when mentioning cities or states with confusing names (for those of us who do not understand greek history so well) highlight the location on the video for more of a visual reference to understand the process. When you mentioned locations that Philip (newly crowned) was trying to do peace talks with, I was trying to find them on the map. Once I found them it was already too late, you moved on to the next scene! Just helps with the flow of things =D Great doco
Phillip:Athens,Your League and Nation is falling apart,so come on Join Us
Athens:Okay,but treat my people equally
Phillip: *Chuckles* yeah,now join me
Athens:Okay
Phillip:Well that was easy,lets see Sparta,Hey Archidamos boi with your Eagle Bearer Mercenary,will you jo-
Sparta:No
Phillip:But-
Sparta:No
Phillip:Why you don-
Sparta: *I SAID NO*
Great work, keep it up!
This map of greece is amazing
Well done. I enjoy your videos whenever I get a chance.
One of the greatest Greek leaders...
FILIP and ALEXANDER --- M A C E D O N I A N S ! ! !
Dang you guys are getting better and better!
"Charming and treacherous in equal measure, Philip was adept at concealing his true intentions even from highly trained emissaries"
Sounds like the man was a textbook psychopath.
Being a great king probably requires the ability to divest one’s feelings from one’s behavior and actions. As Thucydides said, to an imperial city or tyrant, nothing is inconsistent which is expedient.
Phillip was a Little bit of a Paranoid Psycho,but hey it worked.
NICK PASCHIENTIS I mean, he did witness the murder of his father and brother by political rivals...can you call it paranoia if it’s justified?
@@davidblair9877 Hey in Greece,it was(and still is)the normal,that someone just kills your Cousin for example,in exchange for a Sheep.
NICK PASCHIENTIS sounds like a society where paranoid psychos have much better odds of survival than “normal” people...so maybe what we call paranoia, they call good sense.