Ancient Greek Tactics be like

Ancient Greek armies employed many tactics to secure victory over their enemies. One of these tactics would not just become famous in Greece. But possibly the entire world
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[@death-istic9586]

Hi!💛💛

[@Minusenpai]

Bro can you make a video on Sri Lanka History?

[@polkkavr5933]

Now do one about Pol Pot

[@pocketinfinity6733]

bro really successfully used the "look behind you" card

[@timesnewlogan2032]

“Well Biff, you’re forgetting one thing: WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!”

[@phantomgaming563]

You forgot to turn off the stove.

[@DeitritusFillamore]

It was probably the first time it was ever tried lol

[@skebaba918]

TBF it helped that the mf didn't actually literally say "look behind you" but implied that there was some foul play on his part, to which the enemy general was confused because he would have told the others to back off or w/e

[@thegodofalldragons]

The one time it really was "that old trick."

[@Torquemada1521]

“Your sandal is untied” Melanthus probably

[@Ralampos]

"But it has no Rope? It has a Scrachie!"

[@displayname7973]

Oldest Strategy in the book next to simply walking around the Phallanx

[@redeye4516]

The extra L in there leads me to think these Hoplites aren't holding spears and are simply gifted by nature.

[@ashina2146]

Peltasts/Thureophoroi/Thorakitai on the Flanks: "Yo, look at this smartass, thinking we Greeks only use Hoplites in War!"

[@Franfran2424]

phalanx usually had cavalry on the flanks for a reason.

[@Luluchan00]

I love the misconception that the phalanx was beaten because it was a bad tactic and not that every Hellenistic kingdom the Romans ran into was in decline with nothing but raw levies and lack of cavalry whilst the Romans were battle hardened veterans with the best logistics in the world. It turns out no tactic means shit if you have bad logistics. Pike formations worked through till the 1600s, and even after that, bayonets replaced them until fire rates improved.

[@phantomgaming563]

Along with just using archers against said phalanx.

[@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658]

Melanthus probably: ''Made you look. haha''

[@alexandrefillot9600]

*"Now, S A Y G O O D B Y E"*

[@rubinolas6998]

I'm imagining him saying that to the lifeless corpse lol

[@menotme8085]

That name got me good

[@papafrenchie6088]

*"You fool, you absolute buffoon"* -Melanthus of Athena, moments before striking Xanthus

[@MrLolguy93]

The more things change, the more they stay the same

[@flutee6162]

The more things human, the more they stay the human

[@user-qz8kk1jf4z]

@@flutee6162 the more they after all

[@bastait]

when joseph of nazareth brought mary to bethelhem he was paying taxes and couldnt find housing for the night cause the government had caused a housing shortage our savior was born in a manger because of the same mistakes our government makes right now. that is some wild stuff right their bud.

[@Smougda]

​@@bastaitThis explains why Jesuchrist was a tax evasor.

[@bastait]

@@Smougda taxation is theft christ is lord.

[@TheBML2]

What’s even funnier is Philip just stacked dudes to one side, and managed to outsmart Spartans by just bum rushing one weak point

[@Techtalk2030]

He was macedonian

[@unacittabizzarraechiassosa4143]

You got it wrong. That was Epaminondas the Boeotian

[@MalaEstrella]

​​@@unacittabizzarraechiassosa4143 Nope either. Pelopidas in Tegyra. Epaminondas learned it from him.

[@Shireke01]

You all wrong. It was pooshifuckus of Deeznat

[@Continental27995]

​@@MalaEstrellaNeither the size of the force nor the reconstructible formation following Plutarchus let Tegyra seem like the birth of the oblique formation and therefore Theban hegemony. Pelopodas still won though.

[@_Jay_Maker_]

Ah, yes. "Your shoe's untied."

[@hamstreak5591]

Upon further inspection, these are loafers.

[@EastlakeRasta7]

Xanthos' forces be like, " is he allowed to do that."

[@skebaba918]

I mean what are they gonna do, they literally lost their bossman no?

[@tanegravy5410]

Melanthus made a real head-turner move in this war.

[@limey_]

ah someone had to go and make the joke didnt they? 💀

[@johanandhira5429]

"You fool, you fell victim to one of classic blunders"

[@joaomiguelmoreira6363]

The OG 501st voice is a nice touch

[@Briggers0810]

I think it's also the same voice as the narrator/military advisor in the original Rome Total War

[@benjiemaquilanperoy7348]

Melanthus just did the "your shoelaces is undone" trick and murder hoboed his rival😅

[@HousePerfume]

Xanthus turned his head and immediately saw his ancestors

[@crazyfrank2027]

"Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honor matters. The silence is your answer"

[@mason-masonsminecraftmason2756]

Ancient writers trying not to say the town of origin of every single man in the army (impossible challenge)

[@phantomgaming563]

Then how the hell are we gonna know who's fighting who?

[@TwoToo_]

they had no surnames, it was That Guy from That City, and That Guy but from This City

[@commandergeokam2868]

​@@TwoToo_they also used the names of their fathers as surnames

[@skebaba918]

More like the equivalent of modern Joe from USA

[@vvstwo]

its like jake from statefarm, jim from geico, big bird from liberty mutual

[@Henry_TownshendSH4]

"Behind me? Why thats just Deez"

[@mrtan5641]

All i know about greek tactics is prostaghma, Esto, Vulome

[@JimRFF]

Lege? Malista. EIS VOULI!

[@richard4888]

Pekoraforst

[@anonimus966]

ISVOLI

[@TwoToo_]

ravioli

[@lanx5705]

erectus

[@toddberkely6791]

knowing I would have fallen for this if i was a greek warlord makes me sad.

[@Omega-mr1jg]

Eminem as a 4th century chinese warlord

[@jordanwhite352]

If you find this hilarious, you should really look up all the duels that Miyamoto Musashi competed in. As much as both, the West and Japanese culture have built up his name and Legend as this like stoic undefeatable swordsman his real life accounts, which are still incredibly impressive, are basically him cleverly out thinking and outmaneuvering his opponents in hilarious Bugs Bunny fashion.

[@Intranetusa]

Yep. Trickery beats honor almost every time.

[@kingt0295]

A lot of his technique was “never give your opponent a moment to breathe, bum rush them” lol it makes sense you’re fighting with swords dancing around and blocking for show is useless just hack them to pieces but it’s contrary to his image of a skilful sword master like you said

[@klawiehr]

This is a mythical account by the way, and I can’t find it in any primary sources. Closest to this story was something published on a blog called “Plato Dialogues” under the page “Oenoe”.

[@vlacko]

Even in ancient times honour got you nowhere

[@IchHassePasswoerter]

Tell that to John II of Portugal

[@KidMangaX]

William Marshal: Cope and seethe.

[@bryanm498]

​@@KidMangaX"Now that my sword is at your throat, pay me gold for the honor of living". "Propaganda" Marshall, William

[@alejandromunoz2272]

Honour is important to build a civilized world, but in a war you should go for the win or not declare It in the first place.

[@SchemingGoldberg]

Honor is for your allies, not your enemies.

[@X-SPONGED]

"Hey Xanthus, there's something on your breastplate!"

[@phantomgaming563]

"And there's some sort of insect on your exposed genitals,Melanthus",.

[@morsch2028]

"It's my Spatha!"

[@stateofflorida5082]

Athena smiles upon Melanthus this day

[@mikdan8813]

Goliath: (approaches) David: oh? You're approaching me? (yeet!)

[@tarjacob2293]

Look behind you lol

[@0ld_Scratch]

What else can you expect from an Athenian...

[@Ratimir101]

👌

[@Asvnaro]

Athenians, they are without honor! But behold, the Roman, who shall even return to the enemy for torture once released for his word is his bond and his honor ironclad! “THIS ISN’T GREECE, HERE IN ROME THINGS GET MESSY BUT THINGS GET DOOOOOOOOOOONE” - Cato the Younger

[@twoo5329]

One of the classic blunders!

[@couwiekmaupa8967]

Xanthus should have brought a gun

[@captaintitus4637]

Greeks know how it’s done

[@kurosu-samaklipleri7090]

Until horse archers arrived 😂😂

[@Techtalk2030]

They got steamrolled by Romans, Persians and Turks later on

[@GAMER123GAMING]

@@kurosu-samaklipleri7090 Then they appropriated them. Then they made the fatal mistake of messing with the west. The turks proceeded to clean up the mess.

[@duyas1628]

​@@GAMER123GAMING what are you talking about everything the Turks touch turns to shit.

[@theeccentrictripper3863]

@@GAMER123GAMING The Serene Republic of Venice was just resurrected by this incredible reframing of the 4th Crusade lmfao

[@colminerojoshuab.8155]

Look Behind Trick nowadays: 1. Point through the person, tricking there's a person behind forcing him to turn his head 2. Hold his chin, then turn his face towards you. 3. There is now confusion as he faced being rizzed Look behind Trick in Ancient times:

[@OttomanDrifter91]

a wild temuera morrison voicebot appears

[@GIDEONgame]

Funniest sh*t I have seen in a while

[@nuzhmizafidi2037]

Oldest trick in the book 💀💀💀

[@nyeti7759]

At the time of this challenge it was just called "the trick" and the book was very short

[@skebaba918]

@@nyeti7759 Also it helps that he used a non-obvious variant of it, making it easier to fool the enemy since he would have obviously known that he told the others to back off, whereas it's usually used as a trick to imply that your ally is bumrushing the enemy from behind, not that it'd be one of the enemy's allies following him all the way to the duel arena

[@dukenukem3dgaming599]

Bro really said "Your pants is unzipped"

[@EinFelsbrocken]

Move: "Look behind you!" Accuracy: 10% Damage: 250 Crit Chance++

[@patricktingley3333]

“It says gullible behind you!”

[@NetBattler]

"Look behind" 👻

[@bifurtthorrin4972]

Dude, I can't find a video about Alcibiades on your channel ? Did you make one ? If no, you have two, his story is insane

[@NuggetWorkshop]

Honor is like having hostages, they don't work if the other person doesn't care

[@someguy7819]

If you want a good book about their tactics though specifically Alexander the greats read Arrians Anabasis and Indica.

[@Techtalk2030]

Alexander was Macedonian

[@someguy7819]

@@Techtalk2030 the only people who considered him not Greek were seething Athenians and Persian loving Spartans

[@nicolasfigueiredo6167]

​@@Techtalk2030 must be a bulgarian thinking they're the heirs of macedonia

[@theeccentrictripper3863]

@@nicolasfigueiredo6167 My dude walked next to a fire and decided, "Yeah I'll pour gasoline on this" lolol

[@CoconutCrabGaming]

“There’s something on your tunic”

[@SlimeJime]

if you read about the first battle in anabasis xenophon's description is just them getting completely punked. the greek mercernaries get kited like npcs by foot archers, literally chasing some persian guys around all day and accomplishing nothing while their boss cyrus gets killed.

[@HarryJCook]

The classic "whats that over there?"

[@phileashuang240]

Gotta write this down

[@DMAN99]

Also known as the Masaru Aoki special

[@jamescousins9216]

Having found a couple online versions of the tale, including one from a different ancient author. The online version of Frontius is from 1925, and has a wierd and hilarious editors note: "Whozat behind you?" The other description is from a greek named Polyaenus, who Frontius was citing in his work. The description of the event specifies that the Oracle had prophesized Melanthus' victory, and in celebration of this tactic the Ionian greeks began holding the yearly Apaturia festival. There's also some commentary on an ancient greek play that talks about a version where Melanthus calls out Xanthus being accompanied by a man wearing a black goat skin, AKA the god Dionysus. I would think being told "You challenged me to single combat, then decided to bring a god to help you?" would be a very effective distraction.

[@MrTokinedz]

War, war never changes

[@csmrookie9600]

Yay! History!

[@delta2015]

The Original "Turn Down for What".

[@qwopiretyu]

Dark Helmet energy

[@ExtantPerson]

Temeura Morrison is a perfect narrator for this

[@Henry_TownshendSH4]

Hey Buzz look an alien

[@lechanoine9372]

How Athenian.

[@potatomine6678]

I'm drunk so w video (I haven't watched the video, not even a second)

[@AustroHungarianEmpire1867]

Mf actually pulled the "Oh look! A bird!" Strat irl 😭💀

[@pwnomega4562]

Why am i not surprised that its a clone trooper voice narrating this.

[@cream4r]

Thought this was the deadliest warrior narrator, but he's beginning to sound like Temura Morrison

[@koheletcalaforexclan6508]

Sextus Julius Frontus? Well, at least he’s honest

[@DSFARGEG00]

Oh hey, I was in that thread.

[@kobalt6927]

Bro used the rizz technique lmao

[@nadiahapsari3359]

Also isn't this basically Musashi vs Sasaki Kojiro

[@heterodontosaurustucki]

“What’s that?”

[@Gia1911Logous]

They say this is cheating I say the mind also takes part in a battle

[@jawwnnnnngros]

This reminds of general Adon from berserk lmaoo

[@mumtrz]

You'd think after 12 long years on YT a man would know about letting the footage breathe, you're wrong

[@Muramasa1794]

Jango Fett narrator

[@quickestscoped7603]

read "xanthus" as "xenecanthus" and got very confused

[@goldencooler9994]

Bruh, who said my rules were unfair :(

[@arcturus9276]

*In conclusion: Bigus Dickus ong frfr told Virginius Beta that hes gonna jumped him. Then Virginius looked behind his skibidi, but bigus Dickus told lie no fr, he bonk the living sigma out of Virginius* 😔

[@Gia1911Logous]

Literally the oldest trick in the book

[@Lemuel928]

Kratos read about this before..

[@mark6302]

Biggus Dickus??

[@anonemoose7777]

I mean, at SOME point the oldest trick in the book was new… 🤔

[@death-istic9586]

Hi!💛💛

[@Ratzfourtyfour]

YT calling out cheaters.

[@aarengraves9962]

Honor: -99 Charisma: 100

[@Anish-Kumar-Verma]

Bro fell for the oldest trick in the book

[@stevemc01]

[MELANTHUS] used Distraction! The opponent became distracted! [MELANTHUS] used Giga Impact! It’s super effective! The opposing [XANTHUS] has become the world’s shittiest shotgun shell!

[@phantomgaming563]

A pretty creative joke ngl. But not as creative as zeus trying to seduce his next victim.

[@angeldelgado7120]

SEXtus JULius FRONTius? Back in the day people just had gamertags as real names.

[@SylveonSimp]

do their names mean The Yellow and The Black?

[@agthe18themperor]

Xanthus: "That actually is...pretty funny..."-🤡

[@Pokesus]

BRO 💀 Those mf were serious back then

[@ProStateExaminer]

Boy Ocean

[@agiospipas]

Classic Athenian tactics...

[@Chawk282]

Iranians propaganda will say it was Ali

[@swyjix]

Why are they named black and yellow? This is some tf2 style team colors.

[@phantomgaming563]

If that's the oldest trick in the book,Then what's the second oldest trick in the book?

[@doliniplanini2260]

rat move.

[@user-yg7sh9fh2y]

I respect Greeks, not because of their way way past history. But instead, their history with Turkey. After gaining independence and still fighting them during WW1 & WW2, the madlads did something many colonized nations never did. Which is to take over the capital of their oppressors and holding that land enough to make them feel the shame after they regain it back, knowing the people they used to look down and colonized fought back and took their capital city. The Greeks achieved the dream that Korea, Ireland, Poland, and India wish to do. Also, my fellow Turks, please don't get angry. You guys were badass during the Ottoman empire, so please don't get angry and just relax.

[@rdrrr]

The Turks then proceeded to shatter the Greek army and recapture all the territory they lost and force a peace settlement, but go off I guess

[@user-yg7sh9fh2y]

@@rdrrr I never said the Turks didn't get their capital back by military might. 💀

[@Techtalk2030]

Lawrence of arabia destroyed the ottoman turks. One man. That is insane and humiliating

[@GAMER123GAMING]

Ireland never wanted to invade london.

[@AveSPQR]

@@Techtalk2030 Not one man, he had the whole British Empire behind him, not to mention the Russians attacking from the caucauses, pinning down even more of the Ottoman troops. Lawrence was impressive, but the Ottoman Empire was also weak and streched thin.

[@andreew2795]

Day 13 of asking for battle of Didgori

[@pyerack]

"Bro your shoe's untied" (looks down) "No it's no-" (Bonk)

[@phantomgaming563]

Hey bro you forgot to delete your search history😂.

[@Saygex45]

This was skill issue 👍

[@FriendlyPuritan]

It's actually Frontinus not Frontius.

[@coolbian513]

Ancient Greece vids dont hit the same

[@fish5671]

What a coward

[@toonz_018]

1 view in 1 minute bro fell off

[@lasvista2tech]

used to be more funny