PART 2 - First Time Reaction To Alexander The Great - The Greatest General in History? Epic History

[@phoenixxking4156]

Why wouldn't Alexander think his destiny was to rule the world? As a kid, his mother told him he was related to Achilles, and his dad said Greeks are related to Hercules. Then he becomes king, takes over Persia, goes to Egypt and gets crowned Pharaoh, then goes to some priest who tells him he's the son of an Egyptian Deity...

[@benjammin9471]

If all that had happened to me my ego wouldn't fit in the room

[@phoenixxking4156]

@@benjammin9471 Me too 😂

[@benjammin9471]

@@phoenixxking4156 😂😂 also if I knew they'd named me "the Great" after all that I'd be the most unbearable ghost ever!

[@phoenixxking4156]

@@benjammin9471 They would've never heard the end of it lol. I would've been assassinated for sure

[@something4179]

Corrections. 1. His mother told him he is son of Dia. (Zeus) 2. His father never boosted his ego but admired his ambitious nature. 3. Achilles was his role model thus trying to lead by example in the actual front just like his super hero Achilles is evident in all of his battles. (Fun fact: Was also a fan of Cyrus the Great of Persia) 4. Aristotelis taught him that Barbarians (Non Hellenic) were were not equal politically wise yet charished the unity of all humankind to co-exist and work together for a greater purpose in life. It was probably his teachings that was a huge driving factor for Alexandros to conquer everyone he came across. To attach them to his Autokratoria. (Empire) Thus these are the reasons he remains one of the most important figure in our history. He was the first ever person to try and establish globalism in our world. His main method being force of course, at his time men would only know glory and battle to change history. And evidently even after his premature death, he gave birth to the Hellenistic Era. Where basically the majority of their known world were talking Hellenic, developed the Hellenic arts, sciences and culture overall. And even when the Roman Empire took over via military prowess again, the Koini Hellenic language and culture flourished within that foreign Empire and still influenced the world, so much in fact that to this day you can notice their impact. Now that might be a utopian world...globalization but if you look upon the subject. You will realize it has more cons than pros. Essentially making all of us one but for such a system to work it would require a lot of force or/and manipulation of the masses. Meaning dictatorship. And by that i mean the developed connotation we know of today. Rome utilised dictatorship temporarily only in times of crisis to bring solutions. For globalization and the removal of borders etc would require a great dictatorial power to trick everyone for the ultimate goal and take over the world not nessesary by conquest but by influencing masses. Now days geopolitical games are the key, sphere of influences. Outright wars are barely a thing, only in countries that do not have nuclear power. The only exception being the Ukrainian one due to one of them not having that said strength. If Ukraine also had nukes just like Russia then they simply wouldn't dare to fight one another otherwise it would spell disaster for both...if not for the entire world. If these big weapons of destruction that we created are utilised on mass. Which of course would be most likely utilised as last ditch effort, defying and not surrendering...taking their enemies out along with themselves. Either we like it or not, nuclear weapons are an anomaly. We could destroy our planet just on a whim if we want to. Anyways i digressed a lot. Alexandros put into motion all of these ideas and status quo. No other Empire had similar visions other than their own selfish motivations. In a world that people were conquering left and right just to dominate and dictate others. Alexandros was seeking to come out as liberator to those who he conquered. He was a brute and ruthless to his enemies but he had quite lenient and approachable personality. It was his growing megalomania that got the best of him and his army's will that led to that fateful mutiny down the line... A great and simple indication of such dreams to just stay as that...dreams. The world wouldn't be better even if united under a single banner. Imagine our world magically united and tackling aspects of our universe that are yet to be discovered...and how would further advancements impact both our lives and overall society as a whole. It is an uncertain future that only trouble is the most prominent characteristic of any possible result. In the end just being conservative is a must from time to time. If not a actual norm. Damn that got way longer than i expected so i end it here. Thanks for your time and have a nice day.

[@hemihead001]

The bravery of Alexander is often over looked . Unlike Generals today , he lead and fought in front of his troops . He treated the captured royal Queens and their families with respect . Alexander was a genius .

[@Al-Johar]

The moment a modern generals leads an attack, he'll be dead in nere seconds unlike the battles of the old. There was far fewer casualties for the winning sides in battles of the old age. Generals, although still can be killed, had a better chance of surviving back then than today's times.

[@zherean42069]

Speaking of treating the captives with respect, Alexander spared King Porus which proved him to be a valuable ally

[@greenweed3253]

ah... did you not hear how he enslaved citizens of defeated cities? most of the "treated them with respect" is just propaganda, history is written by winners

[@avkk2314]

​@@zherean42069 he was not his ally his kingdom was captured by force

[@Fenix-lr6ez]

That was the case for most Greeks. Leonidas or Agis for one died in battle because they were fighting with his men, it's just greek style. I believe medieval and current Western generals don't go to war on some part because of the Romans, who did not partake (usually) in fighting. Rome's influence on the west is so big that I wouldn't be surprised that this was another example, but I could be wrong. And about these figures and them showing respect to their enemies, you also have to ask yourself if it was purely out of respect or also to gain political favour. Alexander also killed thousands of people, at Tyre or Persepolis to name a few. The same with Caesar, he butchered millions of Gauls but at the same time pardoned lots of his Roman enemies. Did they do it because they were kind, or because it was a show to gain the public's favour? Alexander certainly wanted the approval of the Persian nobles and peasants. Could be both as well. Cheers!

[@Ulas_Aldag]

What's also very telling of Alexander's presence as a fierce leader is that Darius fled during the battle. Darius himself was actually a pretty accomplished commander and fighter himself. He was considered one of the bravest leaders of the time and still fled. Alexander was just so different.

[@onemoreminute0543]

Yeah, I think people tend to be a bit too harsh on Darius. A lot of his decisions were generally quite sound and strategic, and especially at Gaugamela he tried everything possible to counter the Macedonian army. Had he fought against a lesser commander, he would have been successful. But unfortunately for him he was up against Alexander the Great.

[@Thatguyy100]

Alexander was succesfull becausse of three main reasons. 1) he inherited a powerfull kingdom with the best army the Greek world had. 2) Persia was weakend due to civil conflict and rising tensions between the Satraps and the King 3) Alexander was great commander as in he took a lot of unexpected risks during battle which would throw off his opponents. The worst thing you could do is allow Alexander to take the initiative becausse you just could not predict what he was about to do.

[@georgiosFreeman]

When you wondered about cannons 😅 Gunpowder reached Europe about 1500 years later. Ancient naval battle was about maneuvering and mostly ramming enemy ships. They had weapons, large ballistae and catapults were attached (ballista and catapult are Greek words). Archers would try to reduce enemy numbers and then of course there was boarding.

[@georgiosFreeman]

Also Alexander revolutionized siege weapons, as you briefly saw in the siege of Tyre.

[@promy563]

Alexander the Great is very much underated. He should be called Alexander the Greatest of them all.

[@theflamingeagle572]

Nah, but he is top 5

[@promy563]

@@theflamingeagle572 Name the greater ones and explain why

[@theflamingeagle572]

@@promy563 I never said one was outright better, I just said he's top 5. But let's just start with the inspired by Alexander family. Hannibal, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon. There's also Genghis Khan, Fredrick the great, Khalid ibn al-Walid, and way more. There shouldn't be an explanation, just a basic understanding of history. You should start with how Alexander the Great is better than all of them, then I'll write the same feats I have wrote a few hundred times before 😑 It's also just easier to start with a counter argument because then I'll have a better understanding of your stance and views. I need your why's before I give my how's

[@promy563]

@@theflamingeagle572 Well none of the aforementioned (Hannibal, Julius Caesar, Napoleon, Genghis Khan, Frederick the Great, or Khalid ibn al-Walid ) managed to achieve so much: 1) in the age that Alexander did, 2) the time span, 3) the means (which were archaic), 4) while fighting in first line, 5) with numerical disadvantage in most cases, 6) and with the attack initiative in his own side despite the numerical disadvantage. These are just a few reasons that I can write from the top of my head and I am sure I can find much more but I see no reason too. Btw, most of the people you mentioned studied the art of war from Alexander the Great while Julious Ceasar and other Roman Emperors for centuries would go every single year to honor Alexander's tomb in Egypt as a semi-godly figure from which they draw inspiration.

[@ShawnKavanagh]

Alexander showed the world some new tricks at Tyre

[@alabamaisyourdaddy6137]

Siege of Tyre might be his all time greatest military achievement

[@chuckleezodiac24]

when Darius III, the Great King of Kings, offered half of the Persian Empire to ATG, his greatest general, Parmenion said, "Were I Alexander, I would accept." Alexander replied, "If I was you, I would too. But I'm not Parmenion. I'm a BMF. I'm taking all of their shit."

[@stonewall01]

I remember my Grandfather telling me the story of the Gordian Knot. Here's how I always heard it. The prophecy stated that "The one that can undo the knot, shall be master of all of Asia." Alexander thinks about it for a moment and realizes that the prophecy said to "undo" not "untie." So he took his sword and cut the knot in half. It is a story that is meant to emphasize the critical thinking skills of Alexander and how he was able to come up with solutions to difficult problems.

[@BodhranPlayer66]

Not only did Alexander understand and implement tactics and warfare but he also understood his enemies which was paramount to defeating them.

[@ioannistsi2745]

Alexander was not a conqueror but a liberator this is why he is a Greatest of all

[@brianferris8668]

A liberator? Tell that to the inhabitants of Tyre in todays Lebanon.

[@rg20322]

@@brianferris8668 Depends on what side you are on 😀

[@brianferris8668]

@@rg20322 . Certainly not to the inhabitants of Tyre.

[@sefhammer6276]

15:30 Alexandria is one of Egypt's most important cities today being egypts third largest.

[@thomasmain5986]

Quite profound ancient links Ptolemy is mentioned. Ptolemy was given Egypt to rule, by Alexander, his descendent was Cleopatra who could claim a ancestral link with the Macedonian Greek's and a link to Alexander himself.

[@Langeng1]

pretty sure he was just given Egypt to govern, not rule, untill Alexander died. ;)

[@thomasmain5986]

@@Langeng1Care to tell me how one of Alexander's general's came to rule Egypt, I did not say Alexander gave it to him, but at some point he took Egypt and I guess however unwillingly it was accepted that he should keep it. So your quibble is with the word given

[@leonzoful]

​@@thomasmain5986Ptolomy got Egypt during the first partition of the Diodoki (succesors). That's when Alexander's generals reparted and were given satrapies to govern own their own under the rule of Perdicas as Regent on behalf of joint rule of king Philipp III (Alexander's mentally ill half brother) and Alexander IV (Alexander the Great's son with Roxana of Bactria)

[@thomasmain5986]

@@leonzoful "That's when Alexander's generals reparted and were given satrapies to govern own their own under the rule of Perdicas as Regent on behalf of joint rule of king Philipp III (Alexander's mentally ill half brother) and Alexander IV (Alexander the Great's son with Roxana of Bactria)" You have lost me what was your issue with my original statement. ? Ptolomy was "given" Egypt.

[@brianferris8668]

Ptolemy only became ruler of Egypt, Pharaoh, after the death of Alexander

[@user-wu1tz4jv6g]

My small town high school taught us all about Alexander The Great. I guess public schools were different in the 70's.

[@blacbraun]

I learned about him in high school too. I remember him being described as "The ultimate warrior king"

[@onemoreminute0543]

The next one covers imo Alexanders most impressive, jaw dropping battle. Gaugamela...

[@phoenixxking4156]

@@onemoreminute0543 And when your sons and your grandsons ask you why you fought so hard at Gaugamela you'll say I was here this day at Gaugamela...for the freedom and glory of Greece! Zeus be with us!!!

[@georginahuitron4800]

If you guys are interested in more history reactions, I suggest SandRhoman History. They have some great videos!

[@KEVINJNIEMI]

LOOKING FORWARD TO PART 3

[@gazlator]

2:24 FYI the typical "trireme" galley of the period - and the Persians had several hundred of them - was ideally crewed by over 150 sailors each, using ramming tactics; all free men (on either side) and NOT slaves as is often mistakenly believed. The death of Memnon in 333 BC was critical for Alexander (and often forgotten); had he lived longer, then his plan to destroy Alexander's lines of supply & communication by sea could well have paid off, and the Macedonian expedition might well have collapsed - or at least forced Alexander back.

[@rg20322]

There was a lot of sudden death back then and impacted generals. It's interesting that the Persians did not use their fleet to move back into the Aegean Sea and cut off Alexander, it seems like a blunder since Alexander did not have a fleet at the time, or as great as the Persian fleet. Also, the communication during these land battles was crucial and not very advanced, but if done correctly other troops could flank at the right time if communicated. It shows that Alexander was a great leader and leading from the front, whereas the Persian leader fled the scene and that disorganized his troops who tried to flee as well and that led to their demise, and a massacre.

[@BaddPapi760]

Yes, basically an army on a boat. Love it very straight forward ❤

[@scotthill1600]

React to “opus mutiny greatest speech of all time” already. “The thacaellians, they used to terrify you. Well we rule them now” 🥶 that speech gives me goose bumps everytime, Alexander was a Fcking G & hearing his words more or less, is nothing less than awe inspiring

[@Ennea9]

The speech before Issus is even better (for me)

[@theveryworstluck1894]

When you're talking about the battle formations, the way the soldiers are deployed, it needs to be taken into account that the soldier who are fighting with their King, their commander, are gonna go a little harder because their King is in the field. It is demonstrable that soldier will go harder when they're fighting alongside their King. just saying

[@Mare_bear738]

Always enjoy your history👍❤

[@sotirisgalanis2530]

Im gonna say the same thing again for those who doesent understand. Macedonia is Greek because; 1) 80 - 85 % of Macedonian land now belongs to Greece and 20% belongs to Bulgaria but Bulgaria didnt renamed NORTH MADEDONIA!!!!! BUT SKOPJE DID IT AND THEY HAVE ONLY 5% OF THIS LAND!!!! 2) The name "Macedonia" came from a greek soldier thousands of years ago and he was GREEK!!!!!!HIS NAME WAS MAKEDONAS!!!! 3) We have the greatest king of all time Alexander!!!! He showed full respect to ALL THE CULTURES, PEOPLE, NATIONS ETC!!!!!THATS WHY THE SLAVS WANT TO STEAL OUR LEADER AND OUR HISTORY🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰😑😑😑🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰😤😤😤😤🤬🤬🤬🤬😡😡😡

[@BogaSlawa]

Yes, yes he did need to conquer the whole world. He was Achilles reborn.

[@hariszark7396]

15:00 in Tyros Alexander made a ground bridge (I don't know how you say it in English) that made it possible for his army to cross the moat and attack the city. Also, the armies of Tyros had got some Greek soldiers as hostages and they skinned them alive on the city walls for Greeks to see. That is why Alexander destroyed Tyros afterwards.

[@shadownight848]

In naval warfare they did board, but they also rammed each other. The ram would open a hole in the ship at or below sea level and cause it to sink. Sometimes it was soldiers vs sailors, one side trying to board and fight and the other trying to sink them.

[@fxtquaker5427]

talking about relying on parmenio and about 4 words later saying execute, got me laughing in foreshadowing

[@kellybreitbach-schlue2249]

I like you guys reacting to world history and like your comments about it. I hope to see more.

[@KEVINJNIEMI]

ALEXANDER WAS TRULY GREAT AND AWESOME

[@5486rg]

Damnit! I thought this was the Iron Maiden song 😂

[@Jayschannelyo]

Great video epic history is too good

[@paulocarvalho6480]

It's been said that he knew all his soldiers personally. If it's true, then it's a feat by itself. Imagine knowing twenty or thirty thousand people by name. It's mind blowing.

[@blacbraun]

I seriously doubt he personally knew each of them but I would say he likely knew most of the officers (or the ancient equivalents)

[@MaybeTaylor_]

3:15 most naval battle were fought in two ways, either with bows and arrows, or by ramming the enemy ship, the ram would either split the enemy ship in two and sink it, or allow them to board the enemy vessel and take control.

[@historyrepeat402]

You guys gotta check out their Napoleonic series after this one!

[@olliegueret2963]

Love these reactions!

[@XxAverageJoexX]

There is 5 parts to this. He gives a speech that you need to listen too after the first 4 parts.

[@SophiaKilkis]

what makes my mind go spirral, is the fact that Alexander and hes army was in Egypt in under 3 years.. that is very fast considerring that they do all this distance by walking and fighting and they have the weather to be consider and diseases etc..

[@hariszark7396]

15:55 A Greek female archaeologist found in Siwa oasis a big tomb that she was sure it was the place where Alexander was buried or at least it was made for him. That was more than 30 years ago. She made an announcement, but then she was attacked by the GREEK government at the time forcing her to stop her work there saying that it was "just a Roman tomb that had nothing to do with Alexander". That was a weak argument because it is very easy for an archaeologist to distinguish a Greek tomb from a Roman one. Eventually they forbidden her to continue her work there. Her name is Liana Souvaltzi ( Λιάνα Σουβαλτζή).

[@brianferris8668]

Iron Maiden put the story of Alexander The Great to music perfectly.

[@christopheoberrauch784]

When Darius' peace offer was received, Alexander made a decisive statement which, in my view, exemplifies his entire personality: The commander Parmenion said that if he were Alexander, he would accept. Alexander replied that he would do the same if he were Parmenion.

[@MaybeTaylor_]

i have been to the tombs of phillip II (alexander the greats father) and alexander IV (alexanders son), both of whom were murdered by allies, alexanders son at only 13.

[@christostheking557]

React the movie of alexander the great alexander 2004

[@danielmagyar2028]

Tyre is still connected to the mainland today, all because of Alexander.

[@VMaximus-ch5oz]

I like this type of reaction. Entertainment plus Knowldedge.

[@knightspearhead5718]

Hellenic Naval warfare often centered around archery and boarding enemy ships like you guys suspected but later in there time they invented something called Greek Fire that they would catapults on to enemy ships and light them ablaze and later the Romans would invent a machine that would make it much easier to board ships by halting them in there tracks

[@RockinMamaT]

Back for part 2. I'm really enjoying your videos on history. If you're never seen Gladiator with Russell Crowe and Troy with Brad Pitt are both really good movies. Great reaction as usual guys and Peace out 🙏 ✌️ ☮️

[@markhodge7]

Sam cuts to the chase as usual. " It's just an army on a boat." ♥

[@Ennea9]

They had proper warships with a ram on the front

[@BodhranPlayer66]

I just copy and pasted this but it talks about warships of the time: "The standard warship of the era, the trireme was a long, light wooden ship with two banks of oars on three levels, and a bronze-sheathed ram in the bow. The name comes from the Greek word tri-reme, which means "three-oared". The trireme had a single mast with a broad, rectangular sail that could be furled, and the mast could be lowered and stowed when rowing into the wind or in battle."

[@christopherkrantz6199]

the land bridge built to Tyre is still there today! U can see it in maps

[@megatwingo]

Sorry...did you just ask, if they had gunpowder and canons on the ships back then? Well, I guess we have to watch MANY documentaries together from now on. Very MANY!

[@robertdysonn]

Iron Maiden has a song called Alexander the great, it’s from there good days back in the late 80s.

[@jijiantony7579]

love this ❤

[@kyrisgeorgiou9197]

It's Ω Alexandros, Omega. It doesn't mean the great, mega. It's symbolic of the level which gave Alexander the expedition. His father Philip II paved the way. Macedonia is also the name of the platform to unite the Hellenic nation. Against the encroaching enemy.

[@hariszark7396]

0:40 again. There is NO situation between Macedonia and Greece. Macedonia IS Greece. You have to start wording more correctly your sentences because words have very important meaning. Let's say it again for anyone who did not get it. *Macedonia IS Greece*

[@BlackieNuff]

If you guys enjoyed this little history lesson on Alexander The Great, be sure to check out the IRON MAIDEN song of the same name from 1986, on one of your upcoming music reactions! See if you think the boys managed to cover the subject in just under 9 minutes!

[@StuartistStudio1964]

As far as naval warfare goes, ships were equipped with rams on the bow of the boat. And of course, archery played an important part. And boarding actions might be possible, but the long pikes would not have been useful at close quarters.

[@rmacdougallaliasdogviticus]

This got me wondering about stress during these times, did these guys suffer from PTSD? 'The Epic of Gilgamesh' from 2100 BC speaks of recurring nightmares related to war. Hippocrates, (460 - 370 BC) described soldiers with frightening battle dreams. Late 1600's, Dr. Johannes Hofer coin's the term “nostalgia” to describe Swiss soldiers who suffered classic PTSD symptoms. The cure? Public ridicule. Mid 1700's “Soldier’s heart,” or “Da Costa’s syndrome.” 1915 Shell Shock. 1940's it was “Battle Fatigue". 1952, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) added “gross stress reaction”. 1980 it became PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

[@shanedobiesz6993]

You guys should check out Iron Maidens epic. Alexander The Great of the album Somewhere In Time

[@RealDiehl99]

These videos are great! Too many videos leave out discussion of tactics, formations, battle plans, etc. I know a lot of people watching videos like this would prefer to just skip the details and hear the results. And that's fine. But personally I prefer a much more detailed description of historical battles.

[@BushmasterBrackett]

As they say, "Absolute power corrupts absolutely"

[@GamersOdyssey]

Alexander was not corrupted though

[@davidolson2729]

Naval battles were more about ramming and sinking the enemy ships.

[@rittherugger160]

There might have been a mention of the battle of Thermopylae (300) but neither Alexander nor Phillip nor even Macedonia had any connection to it. That was some 150 years before Alexander became King of Macedon. The graphics you seem to like so much looks to me to be clips from the Total War games.

[@evalationx2649]

You guys have to react to his speech at opis, also done by Epic History. It's called "The greatest speech in history?" Would be a great way to close out the Epic History Alexander saga. Here's the link if you can't find it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ2ue3eti86BgdU

[@kaiser9109]

No definitely didn't have gun powder in the west at this point but that wasn't the style of fighting in the Mediterranean at the time to my understanding. Naval warfare at the time included fire archers and mainly for the Greeks at least was won mostly by ramming the other ship but it differed slightly between cities. Athens having a professional navy and Sparta mainly using its allies navies etc. Moral of the story though is naval battles at the time were not solely men with swords on the water but had actual ranged weaponry

[@signalhilltv5237]

Greatest general in the world is Thutmose III he went undefeated in 20 battles, and you can question was it Alexander or was it Phillip who the military genius was, and he only fought 9 battles.

[@MrRondonmon]

People should not forget, no one wins this many wars when in a bad situation many times. In Dan. 10 we see that a demon resisted Michael for 21 days, meaning he wanted Persia to stay in power. Then in Daniel 11 he is told everything that will happen 100s of years before it came to pass, from Alexander the Great to Antiochus Epiphanes, and lastly the Anti-Christ in verses 36-45. These battles were won by God, the bible says so.

[@blato2389]

The animations are from a game total war: rome 2

[@BushmasterBrackett]

It's nice to see a woman actually understand tactics and the like. Also to show interest in it. Most women could care less about this kinda thing

[@Vsko478]

Napoleon after Alexxxx 😫😫😫❤❤

[@spymaster3366]

we need to remember that in those times race was very losely defined and nationalism didnt exist back then you fought for your king or ruler no matter who he was he could be foreign or not if they were fair they were respected thats why if your king fled you didnt have anything to fight for in the battle but you own survival

[@michaeljames6817]

Ancient ships used rams to sink the other boats.

[@JB-xh5mc]

Iron Maiden - Alexander The Great

[@sjw4life546]

Depending on who you ask, Darius either ran like a coward or made a tactical retreat to fight another day. As far as Alexander goes, after being made a GOD of Amun, and winning every battle you have faced so far at a numerical disadvantage, half an empire isn't going to cut this gordian knot.

[@vasilisbogias2216]

3:13 😄😄

[@gsg9481]

Check ..... Ashoka the great too.... Same time period...

[@tomlaw17]

This is the second time you suckered me into expecting Iron Maiden's Alexander the Great. Ugh!

[@binxbolling]

Not "nearly 3000 years ago."

[@GamersOdyssey]

Man it is hard to watch the complete lack of historical knowledge, i mean ok you could not know places battles etc but discussing gunpowder back then when even iron was considered a precious metal... Also just to answer your question because i am sure that it does not even cross through your minds, naval battles were not fought with long spears, they were fought through ramming, your ship was shaped like a torpedo, the front of the ship was covered with metal (bronze) and shaped accordingly, you outmaneuvered the enemy ship and then you either rammed through the middle of it or you aimed taking out the rows first and then you rammed through it. Jumping from ship to ship for melee combat was not common in naval battles.

[@lionoltuana4755]

This was already prophesied in scripture....after the Greece empire then Rome conquered them.....then after that the divided nations....

[@lookingatoceanwaves]

General Yi Sun Shin, greatest general ever, no question, his story is amazing.

[@Thatguyy100]

*admiral

[@lookingatoceanwaves]

@@Thatguyy100 dang, thanks for the correction.

[@brettg274]

His father was the greatest Macedonian king by far …. Until Alexander completely eclipsed him.

[@jackiec.barnes9567]

2300 years bud not 3000

[@apmoy70]

Macedonians and Greeks? It's unhistorical to distinguish between the Greeks and Macedonians, if you're doing that then you should also make a distinction between Cretans (Alexander's admiral, Nearchus was Cretan), Rhodians (the best slingers), Thessalians (cavalry), Athenians (infantry) etc. There was no ethnic or cultural distinction between the southern and northern Greeks. As Plutarch puts it, the expedition in Asia was carried out by Ἀλέξανδρος Φιλίππου καὶ οἱ Ἕλληνες πλὴν Λακεδαιμονίων - Alexander the son of Philip and the Greeks bar the Lacedaemonians (the Spartans refused to take part because they demanded the command)

[@Ennea9]

Ancient historians like Plutarch or Arian often say Macedonians and Greeks but the distinction is political only. So in a way she is not wrong. It's like today saying Europe and Britain, Greece and Cyprus etc. Ethnically Greeks and Macedonians were the same of course.

[@johanlassen6448]

@@Ennea9 Correct. Ancient historians typically make that distinction to showcase the largest or leading group in a Greek coalition. Thucydides does the same in the Peloponnesian war when he references "the Spartans and the Greeks" or "the Athenians and the Greeks". It's not because Spartans or Athenians (or Macedonians) are not Greek, it is because they are the largest and leading contingent and thus deserve special mention, while the rest get grouped together.

[@binxbolling]

Persia is now Iran.

[@vujkoshastri1801]

persian army 250 000 macedoian army 40 000 😊

[@JamesBond-ie6qp]

The numbers in the battles is just for the foolish to beleive.All the modern historians claim themselves to be authentics in the matters, but the are just ridicoulous.

[@rodamaal9220]

All those rebellions were greeks, who doesn't wanted one Macedonian to rule them all, btw Alexander have been killed more greeks than Persians during his charge.And that's the part where history lies. Alexander have nothing with those tribes from that era, but pure Macedonian blood.

[@johanlassen6448]

Pure Macedonian blood = Greek. But ironically you are also wrong, as Alexander was of the Argead dynasty. His family was originally from Argos, not Macedonia, and he was also half Epeirote (also a Greek tribe). I.e. he was not "pure Macedonian blood".

[@rodamaal9220]

@johanlassen6448 I'm really sorry for your wrong education system and (also history )

[@johanlassen6448]

@@rodamaal9220 There is nothing wrong with my education. I suggest you should rather look at yourself if you want to see someone that is wrong.

[@user-lv3xr4wj3i]

Turks mongols conqueror to persians and romans russian chinese indians arabs nomads genghis khan more genius then Alexander.

[@Plymouth-Wanderer]

couldnt beat the Europeans tho in the Battle of Vienna 1683

[@user-lv3xr4wj3i]

@@Plymouth-Wanderer YOU MEAN BATTLE OF BUDA İN WAR ? WHOLE EUROPE VS OTTOMANS İN MANY WAR

[@user-lv3xr4wj3i]

​​@@Plymouth-WandererBATTLE OF BUDA YOU MEAN HE İS WHOLE EUROPE VS OTTOMANS İN WAR then TO many battles NİCOPOLİS VARNA GORJANİ ETC

[@tommychong1173]

Ahh dude short hair makes you older and makes your cheeks puffy

[@XRakxXRaknasan]

I still think Hannibal Barca is a better general then Alexander the Great dude was a mad man in war compared to Alex I also think Jan zizka is really great general as well

[@KRYPTIA-mp4ol]

No one was better general than Alexander and for sure no one was better tactician!

[@johanlassen6448]

Hannibal always relied on the same two advantages for his successes: more cavalry and enemy coming to him. The moment either of those things were taken away from him, he was either rendered impotent and unable to force a confrontation (Fabian strategy) or straight up lost (Zama). He was also horrible at sieges, taking idiotically long at Saguntum (a backwater yet it took Hannibal longer to take it than it took Alexander to conquer Tyre), failing to take the citadel of Tarentum despite being aided by surprise and treachery, and of course never even being in a position to threaten Rome itself.