Battle of Ipsus 301 BC - The Most Important Diadochi BATTLE

[@KingsandGenerals]

🎥Check out our series on the Biography of Sulla, Punic Wars and Persian Wars on KZbin kzbin.info/door/MmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fwjoin or patreon: www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals

[@iexist3919]

Ipsos has always been one of my favorite battles to learn about. Antigonos was at an age where most would die of age or disease, yet he still chose to die as he lived. Looking forward to Kourepedion!

[@dimitris9479]

Antigonus was 80 years old in this battle!

[@hamanu666]

Bad ass does not have an expiration date until the final breath is taken.

[@theawesomeman9821]

And he died a warrior's death at such a high age

[@fungisrock8955]

He seemed to have almost won, too.

[@georgepatton93]

this battle really gives the sense of how interconnected the Mediterranean world was even back then, Since Pyrrhus of Epirus was here, how close were the Diadochi to just simply looking West and concentrate their resource on launching meaningful campaigns and colonizing efforts on the Italian Peninsula

[@queldron]

True, if that were to happen then the Italian peninsula wouldn't stand a chance.

[@TlatoaniMontezuma]

The problem with that, is that any westward expansion that was even considered was simply just Carthage. Maybe Sicily and southern Italy would’ve been taken in such a campaign, as the Carthaginians had interests and territory in Sicily and the Greeks had their colonies in Magna Graecia, but Italy at large just wasn’t worth it to them. Even Pyhrrus came just because Rome began to threaten the city-states of Magna Graecia, so a Rome that hasn’t even finished up the 3rd Samnite War probably wasn’t enticing enough a conquest in the late 4th, early 3rd century BC. Definitely an interesting thought though, and I’d imagine had Alexander survived, it would’ve been much more likely, given his goals of conquering other remote and “less-desirable” lands like Arabia.

[@dzenanplojovic8878]

@@queldron If we had learned anything about the Romans is that they would rather be all destroyed, than lose the war and be subject to other powers, they had conquered the known world after all. If the Diadochi had somehow managed to put their squabbles and ambitions aside and invaded the Western Mediterranean, who knows what would be the political/military consequences of that, perhaps we could even see a full-fledged alliance between SPQR and Carthage and others, that would be a war for the ages, fr.

[@iwannisbalaouras1687]

@@dzenanplojovic8878 they didn't have a chance against diadochi at that time. Their resources were vast , dont try to compare them

[@raulnavarrete963]

They did, it caused Rome issues in the south and in Sicily.

[@CollegeHistorian]

As small history channel, I love Kings and Generals! really inspired me to start my channel

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@FinnishDragon]

Chandragupta Maurya did have one of the best possible teacher and advisor that the ancient India had to offer. That man was Kautilya who was first a teacher at Taxila and later worked as Chandragupta´s main advisor. He is thought to be the author of the Arthashastra, a famous Indian treatise of statecraft.

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

It feels very interesting to be watching this video whilst living in Taxila Pakistan today.

[@alialvi7119]

@@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886 we are living in historically hallowed lands where legendary commanders and empires clashed and thrived. Greetings from a fellow Gandharan (Islamabad) 😃

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

@@alialvi7119 damn bro, you are the first Pakistani I've run into after years of watching this channel. We should find more like us and get organised to popularise study of military history and such in our community.

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

@alialvi7119 Perhaps it is time, for me to finally read what Chanakya wrote, all those millenia ago.

[@DevIL_SaMz]

​@@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886 As An indian i feel Bad That our Ancient lands are lost along with its Glorious Past

[@BOSIE321]

Elephants always seem hilariously 50-50 in terms of their effectiveness on the ancient battlefield in Western warfare. In this instance and in the battles of Pyrrhus of Epirus it's very noticeable that they can be a potent reserve force to swing a battle. What's also interesting to me is that Hannibal Barca, who was a huge student of Greek warfare, could possibly have mirrored this tactic at Ipsus in the famous battle of Zama but he chose not to, instead throwing his elephants straight in to the fight against the Romans. The plan backfired spectacularly.

[@eeeee322]

The thing is Hannibal had 80 African forest elephants which were much smaller than the 500 Indian elephants Seleucus had at Ipsus. Also, Hannibal's elephants had barely been trained which why they freaked out at the start of the battle.

[@BOSIE321]

@@eeeee322 Good points, I've always wondered if he could have used them like Pyrrhus and deployed them later on in the battle though.

[@luciouscarter2567]

They wasn’t the size of modern day elephants , they were more of a scare tactic .

[@flackstar007]

@@BOSIE321 I always assumed that Hannibal placed his bets on a timid Roman response to the use of elephants and would of tried using this to sow uncertainty even of the elephants was just a flash in the pan trick. The fact that the roman's were fully prepared for this and knew by now how to counter the tacit would of thrown Hannibal for a loop (up to the point he was accustomed to always having the edge and may of even been over confident in himself and dismissive of the roman adaptability).

[@syphse920]

Only one more episode? noooooooo sads I was kinda hoping that you would run this amazing series up to the Roman conquests of Macedon and Asia minor, thus ending the rule of the Hellenes. Anyway, thank you so much for this series, it's been an absolute blast to watch.

[@janpham2591]

KG do actually have a video on the Roman conquest of Macedonia :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGbUYqWbp8tgp9ksi=ca1Du1jidFFvjOCF (If the link doesn't work you can easily find it on their channel since it's their most viewed video)

[@kingtryfon5702]

the rule of the hellenes also continied in the roman times

[@ImperatorAugustus]

I always thank you for making these series. I have always been very interested in the Hellenistic period and my first K&G video was the old diadochi series. Thank you for remaking this series; it was truly a masterpiece.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching!

[@KroiAlbanoiArbanon]

Alexander: I thought you guys wanted no more war. His generals:actually we wanted to go back home. Not that we didn't want to fight. Plus with you no longer around why don't we take a slice of your conquest pie given that we had a crucial part in taking it.

[@dalakhsarothal9624]

His generals : Well, yes but those were YOUR wars. Now they are OUR wars, which is much more motivating.

[@Geoguy678]

Meanvile generals:

[@timmckee6340]

3:50 Knock knock, it's Chandragupta! He says, "Get the hell out of here, will you get the hell out of here if I give you 500 elephants? Okay, thanks, bye."

[@rawrzillakira5928]

I thought this tooooo

[@pranayghosh4413]

"Time to conquer all of Indiaa, most of Indiaaa"

[@Balance_Emblem]

@@pranayghosh4413”Or most of India” 😂

[@Balance_Emblem]

I love how we all thought of the history of the entire world I guess video

[@ShahanshahShahin]

4:08 A separate 2 hrs long video on the rise and fall of the Mauryan Empire's culture, arts, and architecture will be cool. You've already done a great video on Ashoka the Great 5 years ago, but I think a short series or a long video will do justice to the first major imperial dynasty of India.

[@pranayghosh4413]

@@عليياسر-ك9ظ that was really after mauryans were already gone even to the last mauryan emperor mauryans still had the whole north and north western fronts which were originally carved out by Chandragupta

[@DragosBodeaS]

This is one of the best series so far! Can't wait to rewatch everything again when the video encompassing all the episods is released! :D You guys are doing an excellent job!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks! There will be 40 minutes or so of new stuff

[@tomriley5790]

What a complicated period of history this is! Thanks for doing this!

[@willryan8694]

In one of the pop ups you mention Pat Weatley. He was my professor back at uni in classics 101..couldn't belive it

[@KingsandGenerals]

Nice! I hope neither you nor us disappointed him :-)

[@DistantLights]

Antigonos went out like a boss, dying at 80 years old on the battlefield

[@hoplite723]

Just wanted to say I love how you reference the gods and mythology in these videos, it is really immersive

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@SafavidAfsharid3197]

Please make a series on Byanztine- sassanid war dueings the early 600s. Maybe about Mughals or Marathas as well.

[@d7ps150]

This is the best series I have saw so far. I don't know how much credit to give Kings and Generals, and how much credit to give to the actual Diadochi, but I just find your Wars of the Diadochi so intriguing, and compelling. Can't wait for the last episode, and also when you put the whole thing together ro rewatch it again. I especially enjoyed how you brought out the special father, and son bond that Antigonus and Demetrius shared in such a ruthless, and brutal time. How they worked so where together as a team, and have such trust, and affection for each other.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@mikemodugno5879]

The last video is coming up? That's too bad. Together with Alexander the Great this has been one of my favorite series. I hope to see more Hellenistic wars covered in the future.

[@darrylerren8185]

Rest in Peace Antigonus the one-eyed 🙏🙏

[@leonardoaguilar7343]

Great video as always and can't wait for that finale!

[@nomooon]

Demetrios was truly something special, coming back from this defeat was inspirational!

[@LordGecko23]

Glad to see you guys seem to have taken the advice from previous videos and cut back on the amount of references to the ancient gods. The references you did make were good, and it didn’t mess with the pacing of the video at all. I had no idea Phyrrus had participated in the Battle of Ipsus. Always glad to learn more about this period in history

[@bradkempton7905]

Alexander the great and related to him is one of history's greatest "what-ifs" in my opinion. What if he had lived longer? What if he had turned his attention westward and invaded Italy and this Rome? What if he had married a Macedonian woman? What if he had designated his successor? What if the Diadoci didn't break up the empire and continued with his ambitions? I believe the world would be a far different place, for better or worse.

[@waseemshahzad6512]

Incredible breakdown of the Diadochi battles! Felt like watching an ancient history documentary unfold with all the strategy, drama, and intrigue of the successors of Alexander the Great. Can't wait for the next episode!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@barryboushehri1707]

Another great video on Diadochi wars.

[@pontic.chalyb]

Its really one of the most time changing eras in History and its really Interesting how that period is developing. Great to see an Video again about the diadochic wars. It would be interesting to see a Video of you telling about the History of Mithridates Dynasty and his expansion until its end.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Noted. Thanks!

[@pouyadehshiri1553]

you forgot to mention how imperesive , hard and fast was the march of selucus from his kingdom to ipsus through many hard terrains .

[@ViktorVaughn81]

Thank you for these videos. I don’t know the words to express how much I appreciate them 👍👌💯♥️

[@dudeboydudeboy-zj8kd]

A post diaochi video sounds interesting heard that there where events in the 290s-270s post diaochi.

[@sidp5381]

Well, done as usual I am curious for the famous battle of corepedium be animated

[@4sakenreaper42]

Great video, one of the best series and writing series you’ve done

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@MapaloNgosa-fk3mq]

It’s getting better and better 👌nice work

[@chibble3591]

Greatest series yet

[@collintrytsman3353]

EXCELLENT SERIES

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@παππαςγιαννης-τ6τ]

Friend: '''Avengers Endgame was the biggest cross-over in history'' Me: ''Oh yeah? Battle of Ipsus 301 B.C.'''

[@theyellowjesters]

This series is so exciting! I can't wait to see the end, and then the 3ish hour of them all together!! Love you guys!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks! There is one more episode and then the long video which will have 40 minutes or so of additional stuff

[@theyellowjesters]

@@KingsandGenerals oh my! that's going to be amazing thank you!!!

[@barryboushehri1707]

@@KingsandGeneralsEagerly waiting for the long video.

[@theyellowjesters]

@@KingsandGenerals 40 additional minutes?! so exciting!

[@kostasyian4788]

Today I greet Antigonos, a great hero and leader, though unlucky, he was always honest, amd followed the example of Alexander and his Greek ancestors of Iliad, fighting always in the first line, even when he was 80 y.o. Fighting hundreds of elephants and surrounded by his enemies, he stayed with his soldiers to the very end. How glorious would the world be if he could win and could unite the Hellenistic World!

[@jackson857]

It's honestly so crazy how old some of the people were in these times.

[@MistySakura-db6ns]

Seleucus gave his second wife to his son from his first wife. That man had some guts.

[@kingtryfon5702]

do you know the actual reason?Its kinda funny his son antiochus was sufering from depresion when seleukos brought doctors to spy on him they understood that antiochus was dead in love with seleukos new wife so when he learned of this he just gave his wife to his son

[@MistySakura-db6ns]

@@kingtryfon5702 I know the reason but I don't believe it. It's gotta be more than Antiochus throwing a tantrum to marry his step mom. Considering he was born from Apama, a concubine turned Wife (because Alexander forced his Generals to marry their Persian slaves) who was submissive to Seleucus for her own survival, Antiochus would not be like this. But if it's true then damn.

[@MistySakura-db6ns]

@@kingtryfon5702 My theory is that Stratonice was Demetrius' daughter and therefore would have considered herself superior to Apama and her children. She would want her children to succeed. When she gave birth to daughter and Seleucus saw he wasn't getting any younger and his death could destroy his Dynasty due to ambitious Stratonice, he made this decision to pass her on to Antiochus as her ambitions would be satisfied and she won't be killing his beloved son to make her own son the king. She was after all a rival's daughter. This arrangement secured future of Antiochus and therefore the Seleucid Dynasty. Antiochus took the blame for this cunning decision of Seleucus but again it's just my theory.

[@kingtryfon5702]

@@MistySakura-db6ns it could be like this too nevertheless the main source of the accepted theory is plutarch that lived 300 years later

[@MistySakura-db6ns]

@@kingtryfon5702 Seleucus also had a friend who cut off his junk because he was supposed to accompany Stratonice on a trip and he didn't want Seleucus to think or accuse him of having relationship with her. When Seleucus got to know about it, he was deeply moved. Also, it shows Seleucus didn't trust Stratonice at all. Perhaps he trusted only his wife Apama.

[@the_feedle]

I hope you will cover the aftermath of the wars of the Diadochi and the period that follows, until the conquest by neighbouring empires (Rome, Pontus, Armenia and Parthia)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Some of it will be covered

[@jonathandumigan8041]

F yeah! Give me that Diadochi!!

[@poisonking-z2w]

8:50 Antigonos got Yamcha'd

[@kongming66]

I don't know what this Yamcha is, but it sounds disappointing

[@markcoroneos7811]

Oh come on, antigonos needs that like he needs a hole in the chest 😤

[@RubenCafe-gh1hj]

Good video, my friend, but I think you should update the chapters about the Mongols, the conquests and battles, the video quality is not as good as the other videos from this year.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep, we will get there

[@waseemshahzad6512]

The Battle of Ipsus in 301 BC was a pivotal clash between the successors of Alexander the Great, shaping the future of the Hellenistic world. It marked the fall of Antigonus, one of Alexander’s greatest generals, and led to the division of his empire. This dramatic shift in power is a key event in world history, and it’s a must-watch topic for any world history documentary!

[@anthonybateman7527]

Loving this series and what happened after Alexander, especially after the death of antagonist 😮🎉❤

[@PrimeroVorian1]

Thank you!

[@pinghpin3]

I would love to see a series one day on all of Antiochus the greats campaigns from his reigns beginning in Pergamon, till the start of the Syrian war with Rome

[@KHK001]

Amazing video as always KnG!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@JonSnow-v2o]

So this is the Selekos Chandra Gupta Muary faught? In India History He is called Selekos Nikotar... I just realised...lol

[@MistySakura-db6ns]

Nicator was his title. It means victor. His son had the title Soter which means saviour

[@JonSnow-v2o]

@@MistySakura-db6ns oh .. I was unaware of that. Thank you

[@MistySakura-db6ns]

@@JonSnow-v2o Try searching for Seleucus- Stratonice and Seleucus-Kombabos. Damn, you would understand why Chanakya didn't like Chandragupta's Seleucid Wife and hurriedly made Bindusara Yuvraj as soon as Chandragupta married Helena. Seleucus' family was hell weird. Wonder what Chandragupta thought of his weird relatives. 😂

[@JonSnow-v2o]

@@MistySakura-db6ns ok... I will do that .. I am Fascinated now

[@MistySakura-db6ns]

@@JonSnow-v2o You will end up thinking why the hell Chandragupta made him his relative 🫠 Seleucus was a weirdo.

[@WaterShowsProd]

All I know is that this whole thing ultimately ends with Cleopatra VII, and we all know how much of an impact she had. It's quite surprising, given how much history hangs on this, that it isn't more well-known.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Really depends on how you look at it, I guess. Some people like to point to the kingdom of Bosphorus as the last Diadochi kingdom, but it is difficult to say how much of a Diadochi Mithridatic dynasty was.

[@joshuastanbery7680]

Heckin epic!!

[@MichaelSmith-ij2ut]

6:48 7,5000 is... big

[@loowick4074]

Smallest army in antiquity versus largest army in the medieval ages

[@BistaSuyog]

yeah 75,000 is absurdly huge in battlefield

[@ronjohnson6916]

Add Ipsus to the list of battles where the victorious cavalry took themselves out of the fight. In fairness, he did try to get back into the fight eventually. But ...

[@kondor99999]

Awesome finale to the Wars of the Diadochoi!

[@KingsandGenerals]

One more episode!

[@jozzieokes3422]

Great work!!!

[@r2c3]

imagine how K&G episodes would look like in 3D graphics :) 👏

[@LewiLuvLife]

Demetrios is a damn genius. He went all over the place winning everything even after loses

[@jonbaxter2254]

Such fascinating history.

[@SharinganBankaii]

Love the videos as always!!

[@christianweibrecht6555]

How did Armenia avoid becoming entangled in this battle royale?

[@KingsandGenerals]

I think we know relatively little about the Armenian history at this point. It is ruled by the Orontids, who might be Iranian or Armenian and were previously satraps under the Achaemenids. From 310 BC until the Parthians starting to take over, kingdom of Armenia was either independent or semi-independent as a vassal of the Seleucids.

[@Alec.40]

Thanks for sharing love your videos

[@robbabcock_]

Thanks for another terrific video! ⚔🔥😎

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching!

[@bigsarge2085]

Incredible!

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍

[@Sz27372]

I really want to watch it but I’m in astronomy class now 😢

[@KingsandGenerals]

It will be available later

[@toddchavez8274]

I’d love to see a drama about the Diadochi peacetime alliances

[@carlosfilho3402]

A Magnificent Video.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@almighty5839]

We need a video on Antiochus the Greats life and his reconquest of his shrinking empire, also a remastered Roman-Seleucid war would be awesome

[@yordandimitrov7966]

You have one extra zero on the cavalry at 6:48 Otherwise, great video as always. And very engaging :)

[@creauspssrb627]

I wonder if each of the original diadochi know that roman republic would have most of their empires in the next centuries

[@KingsandGenerals]

Unlikely. Rome was engaged in very minor wars at that point, all of them against non-Greeks, not enough to garner much attention.

[@loowick4074]

Like how most of us today aren't aware of the rising threat of Bangladeshi empire that will swallow us all in the next few centuries 😂

[@hamanu666]

They were a minor power at the time and they had each other to worry about for the first few decades after Alexander’s death.

[@matthijs_de_ligt]

​@@hamanu666Carthage had become a great power during the Greek Persian wars

[@jakemac1396]

Rome wouldn’t have turned into a great empire if Alexander’s line would have kept his empire together for a few more kings. Could you imagine if all of these armies would have fought together? 😮

[@princeps8980]

Anyone knows whats the soundtrack is called at 17:25 ?

[@FaatehHyat]

Been a long time watcging these Docs... You guys have come a long way. ❤😊😊🎉

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you so much!

[@Mr.KaganbYaltrk]

I love diadochi series i want more 👍

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@Mr.KaganbYaltrk]

@@KingsandGenerals you are welcome K&G

[@freddekl1102]

Antigonids in Imperator Rome is my favourite faction so I'm just going to pretend things didn't happen that way

[@TravisForrest-r2h]

Facts that be my alternate history

[@danielryan1028]

Age of empires released a DLC of this battle playing as Pyrrus. Tres sexy

[@infolover_68]

Demetrius was no quitter, not even after loosing his father!

[@Bigmexdudes]

Another banger dropped fr

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching!

[@-RONNIE]

@@KingsandGenerals keep up the good work

[@philipwilson3454]

Makes The Game of Thrones look like kids birthday party.

[@saptarshighosh7413]

The Great Chandragupta Maurya, 1st Emperor of India

[@MilanBoros-ku7pn]

Love the diadochi war series

[@KingsandGenerals]

Glad to hear that!

[@Gen.berseker25]

Video idea: The Dorian invasion

[@davidstansbury9309]

That's being increasingly debunked by modern archeology. Though that would still make a good video idea. Just maybe not for this channel.

[@kongming66]

​@@davidstansbury9309 I'm pretty sure they've done other type of "Did it happen" / Debunking videos here. Or I may be getting channels mixed up again since the narrator did work for a certain similar channel...

[@mateussoares4741]

Titanomachy was indeed the perfect name for the diadochi wars

[@kuleropa5437]

so u loose a war and get 500 Warelephants in return...? "Oh my enemy was so weak, I can give him 500 Elephants for a daughter" never understood why he should have done that^^

[@Kili2807]

I guess both were interested in peace and good relations. Seleukos had to march west, war elephants are a prefect gift

[@SafavidAfsharid3197]

Mauryans had more than 6k war elephant and they could easily get even more because india has hundreds of thousands of elephant at that time. Keeping elephants also cost so much. So why not give some elephant, for a royal daughter and a large territory?

[@KonTheo78]

A war elephant its not a normal elephant, probably they gone in a stalemate and they have understand that they have different goals. Seleucind to west and Indian remain in India.​@@SafavidAfsharid3197

[@kuleropa5437]

@@SafavidAfsharid3197 why not conquer the world if they truly had such a force?

[@Alcatur]

@@Kili2807 Lack of any mentioned battles from either side and of any sources implies that it may not have been a bloody or hard fought war. Frankly even if Seleucos had won in the long term it would probably not be possible for him to hold onto Indus valley, and he almost always knew to avoid pointless fights, so I doubt he wanted this area that badly. Maybe it was closer to just negotiations and some marching up and down the valley.

[@emilioperis]

👏👏👏👏

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nicely informative video

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@KingsandGenerals---Your welcome

[@anren7445]

What's the name of the track that starts at 9:45 ?

[@anren7445]

nvm I found it, Hampus Naeselius - Inverted

[@Mosaic-Of-History]

Could this battle have been one of the decisive moments in shaping the Hellenistic world?

[@eeeee322]

I noticed that Lysimachus controls Thrace during this time period, but it seems like later on in history Thrace becomes independent and isn't ruled by a Hellenic monarch but Idk maybe I'm totally mistaken

[@kingtryfon5702]

after the gallic invasions that happened 20 years after the battle of ipsus

[@matheusrondelleite8015]

After the end of this series, will you continue on to the conquest of Greece and Asia Minor by Rome?

[@KingsandGenerals]

We already have that. Check out How Rome Conquered Greece video

[@matheusrondelleite8015]

@@KingsandGenerals thank you!

[@oldfrend]

man i feel like charging elephants first was a tactical mistake. 20 ft long sarissas seem like the perfect anti-elephant weapon, so let them charge straight into that hedgehog of spears.

[@Aginor88]

Interesting.

[@MarztheStoic]

Jesus...with Friends like these...

[@ankita5078]

2 minutes ago is crazy

[@ycplum7062]

Was it common to not have a reserve? Antigonus did not keep a reserve. The presence of a reserve could have kept Seleukos from flanking his army.

[@tripsaplenty1227]

Alexander didn't name enough cities after himself.

[@skootos]

Demetrios never give up!

[@petercroves8562]

What happaned to Pleistarilos[brother of Kassander]ruler of Cilicia?

[@kingtryfon5702]

he was still remained a ruler but under seleukos