History Summarized: Alexander the Great

Linguistically speaking, Alexander means "Defender of Men" from the Greek "alexo", defend, and "aner/ander", man. I'll never be able to not internally think of his name as just meaning "Alex-Man".
Oh, yeah, also he conquered an empire or something? IDK. I stopped paying attention after his bland name.
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[@ChaoticEmperor01]

Mythologically speaking, being the son of Zeus isn’t that impressive since like half of Greece could claim that

[@jas6853]

Kinda is since he was king of the gods

[@syahrezadifachri5121]

@@jas6853 he may be king of the gods, but having illegitimate children all entire region is not exactly making any of the children special

[@ZuraJura]

If everyone special, no one special

[@thalmoragent9344]

@@ZuraJura True. Unique maybe, but not special

[@colinfortin6034]

Zeus slept with anything that vaguely had a pulse

[@alexolas1246]

Alexander the Soon-to-be-Great Alexander the Oblique Alexander the Swell Alexander the Shiny and New Alexander the Suddenly Preoccupied Alexander the Legit Alexander the Passable Alexander with the Good Hair Alexander the Thorough Alexander the Alright Alexander the Adaptable Alexander the Hostagetaker Alexander the Hamilton Alexander the Flammable Alexander the _alriiiight, alriiiight, alriiiight_ Alexander the Insistent Alexander the Thoroughly Miffed Alexander the Persistent Alexander the Absolutely Flawless Alexander the Adventuresome Alexander the Overhyped Alexander the Regal Alexander the Feisty Alexander the Good Boy Alexander the Is-Coarse-And-Often-Irritating-And-Gets-Everywhere Alexander the Demigod Alexander the Underwood Alexander the Not Done Yet Alexander the Elfheid Alexander the Ample Alexander the Tactically Gifted Alexander the Decent Alexander the Alexandest Alexander the A.O.K. Alexander the Eastbound Alexander the Blandly Named Alexander the Sculpt-Me-Pretty-Or-I'll-Kill-You Alexander the Looking-More-Persian-By-The-Day Alexander the Still-Basically-Kind-of-a-Teenager Alexander the Dead Alexander Promachos Alexander Aristos Alexander the Conqueror Alexander the Horseman Alexander the _(ugh, damnit...!)_ Great

[@Sepulgurath]

"Core-Center"??? *"Coarse-And" It's a Star Wars prequel meme about how Anakin hates sand.

[@yamato0965]

Superlative; Supreme; Surpassing; Transcendent; Have Angelina Jolie as a Mother...

[@paulwagner688]

And then Alexander the Dead.

[@potatoluna3389]

*Alexander The Hamilton*

[@kelbybrewer2038]

*you could make a religion out of this*

[@kevinr.9733]

"Son of Zeus? Really? Come on, dude, we _knew_ Phillip." Well, yeah, Zeus was obviously his mother. There are weirder things in Greek mythology.

[@rachidfaouz4600]

Lol

[@vicenzostella1390]

Kevin R. Exactly, just wait until you hit Norse and Aztec mythology. That’s a trip! And don’t even get me started on Mwindo, Australian, and Eastern European...

[@taviebrown2271]

@@vicenzostella1390 Everyone has weird lore if you look hard enough.

[@vicenzostella1390]

Tavie Brown Yeah, you right.

[@FuriousKitten9501]

I mean, if Loki can be the mother of an 8-legged horse, then...

[@TheStartrek99]

"Dude, we knew Philip" These people don't know their mythology if they think a woman being married ever stopped Zeus.

[@full-timepog6844]

Alexander is confirmed as jesus??

[@johanrunfeldt7174]

@@full-timepog6844 Did Jesus conquer half the world..? Oh yeah, that thing called Christianity.

[@full-timepog6844]

@@johanrunfeldt7174 I was referring to God impregnating Mary to make Jesus.

[@SamSphinx]

@@full-timepog6844 but his point is oddly appropriate.

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

@@full-timepog6844 I once commented on Red's Christmas video that the immaculate conception was just God *doing a Zeus without actually doing a Zeus*

[@Horesmi]

"...Actually, the son of Zeus!" Spare me. Which one? There are like 50k of them, it's not that special.

[@timothymclean]

I know, right? Heck, there's probably a good few of them whose mothers were already married, because when has Zeus cared about the status of the women he impregnates through methods of varying normalcy?

[@Horesmi]

Timothy McLean When you say "varying normalcy", I'm curious, do you mean normal as in perpendicular as in the angle of penetration?

[@ChocoboProduction]

He means as in... Zeus did the deed as a bull (Europa), a swann (Leda) or a serpent (supposedly Olympias, Alexander's mother). Or as... other things.

[@Horesmi]

Yeah I know it was kinda supposed to be a joke

[@KarishmaChanglani]

Zeus can apparently impregnate women by coming through rain.... So its not that odd at all.

[@angeloabbatiello4755]

Darius: Lets talk this out one ten to another. Alexander: I’m an eleven but go ahead.

[@di7209]

I read the second but first and thought he was arguing with an 11 year old Alexander

[@kottonkandy0962]

"i'm eleven, so shut the fuck up"

[@Grim_Sister]

Alexander to the rest of Europe: “Listen up, 5’s! A 10 is speaking!”

[@slevinchannel7589]

Earth literally reverts back to the Old Ages. Sexual Education is literally Perversion-Propaganda, trying to spread the sick mindset that EVERYTHING is ok, as long as everyone is consent. Consent has become a magical solution for them. It's laughable primitive. And that's just one example. Earth has rarely in history ever been so wrongly educated as in the Internet-Age. This planet has massive problems with twisted perception and iditioc mindsets.

[@slevinchannel7589]

@Cpl Soletrain Hm... i get what you mean... but... i just see so many things happening with total consent, because the people dont know anything is wrong with it. I cant help but see that as an issue so massive that it needs treatment NOW. Yet, i cant really 'disagree' with you... Summarized: It's complicated.

[@vicenzostella1390]

Me: Who are you? Alexander “the Alright”: I am the son of Zeus! Me: Do you realize how little that narrows it down?

[@marseldagistani1989]

Are we sure that Alexander wasn't the son of Ares?

[@mohammedyousef4005]

@@marseldagistani1989 since this is ancient Greec he could be both

[@marseldagistani1989]

@@mohammedyousef4005 Considering all the warring he did

[@The_preserver_x16]

Do you think random guys in Greece went around proclaiming themselves to be Zues to get laid???🤔

[@mohammedyousef4005]

@@The_preserver_x16 buddy that would be the ultimate way to stay pure *forever* nobody wants to miss with hera

[@LoudWaffle]

Nah I like his title "the Great" simply because it's so short and all-encompassing. That was the point, he was styling himself as the end-all be-all of EVERYTHING. What's he great at? Yes.

[@Halinn]

If ever anyone deserved the epithet, yeah, it would be Alexander. But so many people have gotten it that it devalues it so much

[@LordVader1094]

@@Halinn Tbf everyone after probably used it to try sounding like Alexander lol

[@ciphergacha9100]

@@LordVader1094 yeah but it ended up making him sound less cool

[@lilyliao9521]

@@Halinn so its everyone elses' fault

[@VickyTheVickname]

Alexander the Increasingly Complex Name

[@moirapalace3946]

Alexander the A-OK.

[@gaslar3328]

Alexander the is-coarse-and-rough-and-irritating-and-it-gets-everywhere. died

[@lahlybird895]

Nah, that doesn't fit some of the later ones are less complex

[@OneManCast]

Seems like a compilation KZbin Video on its own.

[@faisalkamal4319]

Alexander the Alexander

[@shadiversity]

So much better than the movie, and I think I will now call him Alexander the many titles thanks to this video ^_^

[@shosty575]

@@slevinchannel7589 stfu

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@shosty575 Simpleton.

[@mattmarino4033]

@@slevinchannel7589 when did we think everything is ok? Are you saying that his video is bad for trying to educate people?

[@skipperwarp9]

@@slevinchannel7589 bro go get some bitches dawg

[@DrJReefer]

Alexander the Alright

[@ryanmoran8787]

“Not the ocean fire thing, that would be incredibly difficult” The Byzantine empire would like to know your location

[@ciphergacha9100]

Yeah but that was GREEK fire

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

@@ciphergacha9100 Ignis Graecus 🔥

[@giorgospapoutsakis5271]

Υγρό πυρ: hold my flame 🔥

[@tatjanavelkova5814]

tatko na ALEKSANDAR ---- FILIP KRAL NA MAKEDONIJA. majka na ALEKSANDAR ---- OLIMPIJA Princeza od EPIR .

[@sflaningam7680]

So in putting down rebellion, Alexander's strategy was to invent the "come at me" meme?

[@fragmaster101]

He T-posed with his army for dominance

[@faisalkamal4319]

F around and find out

[@kira-dk2mx]

@@fragmaster101 I'm imagining his entire army T-posing, and it is a strange yet surprisingly intimidating image.

[@jacylnjaggar1274]

"Alexander the alright alright alright" I love all of the names blue used in this episode

[@tacoman2147]

Same, I couldn't stop laughing.

[@FallonFontaine]

Jacyln Jaggar Alexander with the Good Hair 😂

[@JeanLucCaptain]

Alexander the WTF WHO MANY GODDAMN NAMES DO YOU HAVE?!

[@namingisdifficult408]

Jean-Luc Martel * how

[@leeanncastle8673]

I wish I found this video sooner so I could show my history prof. He pointed out how many people in the history of the world are remembered as THE GREAT....more than you would think actually

[@sylendraws1249]

I hate it when my edgy teen conquers all of Persia

[@daksh8747]

Every time man, every man...

[@augustinedaudu9203]

SylenDraws I know, especially when he takes Babylon without a single text message

[@anthonymedina9425]

I swear, they leave for 6 years, do I get a call or a text? No, ingrates.

[@asalways1504]

What grinds my gears is when he shows up at India's house, invites himself in,eats all the food,and just leaves. Talk about a rude guest!

[@terryfoster5316]

😂😂😂

[@AlexT-sy6nm]

Alexandros / Αλέξανδρος: Linguistically speaking, "Alexo / Αλέξω" does NOT mean "to defend", but actually "to make flee", to route [the enemy]. I keep seeing this incorrect translation in English, and whenever I flip to the etymology in my native Greek language, it is always the opposite: "Alexandros" literally means "he whom makes men flee"; NOT "defender of men" (btw, this very common mistake by non-Greek speakers, was heavily stressed upon us by our Greek language teachers in school as a cautionary tale -> "know your own language because others won't", so-to-speak). "Alexo / Αλέξω" is a verb that comes from the word "Alex / Αλέξ" = "to make flee" (thus the name Alex is actually a pure ancient Greek word), so "Alexo / Αλέξω" is in reference to one's self: " 'I' make/cause [someone to] flee". The second part of the name, "-andros / -ανδρος" (Alexandros / Αλέξανδρος= Alexo + andros) is a conjugated form of the noun "anir / ανήρ" (pronounced like "paneer" lol), meaning "man" in the sense of the masculine gender (because "man" in the sense of species is "anthropos/άνθρωπος"). So "Alexandros" does not mean protector of men, but in fact it refers to a brave and mighty warrior that repels his enemies and causes them to flee. I guess you could say that it means "defender of men" in the sense of dispersing the enemies? but that is only a loose and indirect understanding; NOT an accurate, word-for-word translation - and if you translate it as "defender of men/he whom defends men", you are in error. The correct literal meaning is "Alexandros"= "disperser of men; he who makes men flee", aka he who routes the enemy. I hope this has been helpful, since English "etymologies" (another greek word, which literally means "true word/speech") of ancient Greek words are frequently in error, and the mis-translation of Alexandros is one of the most common such cases. (For those interested in the specifics of the conjugation of the word "anir": 1) " [o] anir / ο ανήρ" = 'the man' in the most general sense. 2) " [tou] andros / του ανδρός" = "of the man" -> it indicates possession BY the man. 3) "to andri" / "τω ανδρί" = 'to the man' -> sense of the man being acted upon; like "I saw/I talked 'to the man' ". And lastly, 4) "oo aner / ω άνερ" = 'man' in the sense of directly addressing him, calling out to him: "hey you! hey 'man' ").

[@fairycat23]

Whoooaaaa this is so cool. (Except for the part where I need to go through the entirety of my name spreadsheet and change all the meanings of variants of Alexander to "makes men flee," but hey, that's the price I pay for being a name nerd.)

[@Alexander-Hatfield]

Damn you English translation dictionary! Lying to me about my name this whole time! "He who encourages men to bounce the fuck up outta here". I like it...

[@xis7296]

That's pretty neat knowledge. Can you do more names? Any popular name?

[@JinxxSphinxx]

Thank you so much for a great explanation! Could you maybe break up Anastasia, another Greek name that became universal? Or is the translation there correct?

[@stevied3400]

Alex T Ancient Greek verbs can have up to three grammatical “voices”, namely the active, passive, and middle voices. In the middle voice, αλέξω means “to defend oneself”. Even in the active voice, αλέξω can mean “to defend” or “to assist” if it takes the dative of person. Therefore the English translation of Alexander as “defender of man” is correct. Source: Middle Liddell Greek Dictionary

[@Hawkfire360]

The way my professor explained the “son of Zeus” boy was like this: the priest greeted Alexander with terminology along the lines of [i forget which god sorry] welcomes you, my son” but through a slip in translation Alexander heard “Welcome, son of [god]” and that god got syncrotized into Zeus.

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

Thats true! 💯

[@timerevive1511]

@@SpartanLeonidas1821 At least thats what Plutarch said, who wasnt even there and wrote this 400 years after Alexander with no source whatsoever. He litterally says "Many claim that..." It`s in Plut. Alex. 28 if you want to read it yourself

[@ne0nmancer]

@@timerevive1511 I mean, Arrian is considered a somewhat good source on Alexander, and he lived 300 years later also...

[@KirillTheBeast]

In Spain we call him "Alejandro Magno" which is objectively better than "el Grande" (the Great), as we have many of them, but only one "Magno".

[@gelisgeo1309]

Khelthrai Hellbane magno comes from Greek mega ...in Greece (in his language) called megas alexandros

[@taylor_green_9]

We ocassionally call him Alejandro el Grande (I've heard/read it a few times), but the fact remains that Magno is just Latin for Great/Grande

[@sekharapramod7819]

Well magno is cognate to the Greek word μέγας, So Alejandro Magno is exactly the same as Αλέξανδρος ο Μέγας.

[@GiulianaBruna]

What about Carlo Magno?

[@chiaragovernatori2979]

Same thing in Italian. Alessandro Magno.

[@MeatGuyJ]

Honestly, I think Alexander the Great sums his title up very well. It's short and to the point, unlike "Alexander, Baselius of Macedonia, Hegemon of the Hellenic League, Shahhanshah of Persia, Pharaoh of Egypt, Lord of Asia."

[@justanotherpoweraddict7918]

MahjongNucleus Great people don't need a novella as their title Looking at Daenerys

[@MeatGuyJ]

Royal titles can get pretty long winded and boring. Here's the Russian Emperor's: "By the Grace of God, We, NN, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias, Moscow, Kiev, Vladimir, Novgorod; Tsar of Kazan, Tsar of Astrakhan, Tsar of Poland, Tsar of Siberia, Tsar of Chersonese Taurian, Tsar of Georgia; Lord of Pskov and Grand Prince of Smolensk, Lithuania, Volhynia, Podolia, Finland; Prince of Estland, Livland, Courland, Semigalia, Samogitia, Belostok, Karelia, Tver, Yugorsky land, Perm, Vyatka, Bolgar and others; Lord and Grand Prince of Nizhny Nogorod, Chernigov, Ryazan, Polotsk, Rostov, Yaroslavl, Belozersk, Udorsky land, Obdorsk, Kondia, Vitebsk, Mstislav, and all of the northern countries Master; and Lord of Iberia, Kartli, and Kabardia lands and Armenian provinces; hereditary Sovereign and ruler of the Circassian and Mountainous Princes and of others; Lord of Turkestan; Heir of Norway; Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Stormarn, Dithmarschen, and Oldenburg, and others, and others, and others."

[@user-kr8mh4no4k]

MahjongNucleus How did get the title heir of Norway, or lord if iberia? Also, what are the others?

[@MeatGuyJ]

He must have been of partial Danish descent, you know how European nobles are. Most of the other titles are smaller regions in Russia and the surrounding region.

[@cobraglatiator]

you think Alexander might be able to trace back his lineage to a certain silver haired dragon queen who f*cked her nephew?

[@loganfisher3138]

"Not the oceans on fire thing." > Greek fire left the chat

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

That whole "son of Zeus" thing was a misunderstanding. See, the oracle's Greek wasn't so good, and he meant to call Alexander "perdion" ("my son"). INSTEAD, he slipped up and called him "perdeos" ("son of God"), which convinced Alexander that he was the son of Zeus. Oops. Also, I probably didn't spell either word correctly.

[@blessiemasancay4818]

Alexander forgot his dad lmao

[@TheDaviesCR]

@@blessiemasancay4818 Given that their relationship was often less than cordial, it would not surprise me to learn that Alexander frequently hoped that Phillip was not his real dad.

[@THISISLolesh]

glad you was there to hear it and clear it up for us, thanks.

[@timerevive1511]

Actually we have absolutely no clue what happened there... You are quoting what Plutarch said in his bibliography about Alexander, but every author has a different version from being god himself to not even mentioning the son thing at all

[@ChocoboProduction]

In defense of Sparta, they still got that sass going for them. Plutarch (lived about 400 years later, so take it with a grain of salt!) tells a story where Philip actually sent an envoy to Sparta, telling them "If I conquer your city, your houses will burn, your wifes and children will be slaves and you will be killed!" The spartans replied: "If." Philip obviously didn't bother anymore after this. From this (and other stories like it) derived the word "laconic" for REALLY short and REALLY sassy comments. (Since the region around Sparta was called Laconia and the spartans therefore were known as "Laconians".)

[@TraviRationalist]

thank you - great comment

[@steinmaniac7920]

Sethur_the_Chocobo Spartans don't ask how many (words), they ask where. Anyway, nice fact! Being badass with sarcastic remarks...I should try that at some time, hope it won't lead to my untimely death.

[@user-sd8ec5jv2z]

Sethur_the_Chocobo Yup, this is probably the second most famous case of Laconic Wit after the Persian War ones. (We shall fight in the shade, dine in hell, come and get them...)

[@steinmaniac7920]

Βουλγαροκτόνος1014 If we were talking movie tropes, Sparta would most likely be the witty, badass oneliner machine, like for example, John McClane. Athens would be a nerd, that learns in the course of the movie to become a badass himself, by utilizing his skills.

[@JoeyfilmingTv]

Actually this isn't true. Philip didn't say that, it was the Athenians during the Peloponnesian war.

[@JRGomez81]

I liked Alexander's Fate/Zero title, King of Conquerors, but that's just me...

[@Plankensen]

it's a really good title.

[@caseygray2328]

yeah, its an awesome title that invokes amazement and awe

[@weloniko]

Iskandar

[@OurLordandSaviorSigmar]

And he was a drunk there too 😂

[@Petepeatpeet]

"Alexander the is coarse and rough and irritating and gets everywhere." Alexander the sand..?

[@d0gbug]

AlexSANDer

[@jakeswierdfriend7204]

The Siege of Tyre is probobly one of my favorite Historical battles in History. People talk about leaving your mark on the world, and Alex took this too seriously THE GUY TURED AN ISLAND INTO A PENINSULLA

[@666melodeath666]

You forgot to mention him fighting Gilgamesh and King Arthur whos a girl while Alexander rode a flying chariot with bulls whilst wearing booty shorts

[@marnetteryes2613]

As well as his friendship with his scrawny British retainer, or the kindly Japanese couple who let him live in their guest room

[@MeatGuyJ]

Canadian couple.

[@dreammirrorbrony1240]

666melodeath666 lol

[@dezopenguin9649]

Or his love of video games!

[@poilboiler]

And his t-shirt with a picture of the world on it as inspiration for his next conquest.

[@nicholasbove3554]

That is why I refer to him by his best title. ISKANDER KING OF CONQUERORS

[@amirhedayati8091]

"King of Conquerors" cuz Genghis Khan never existed?

[@raduvlad4429]

@@amirhedayati8091 what alexander did was greater also he was far younger .Alexander is THE GREATEST.

[@deathstar6998]

@@amirhedayati8091 Gengis Khan made have had the biggest empire but Alexander had the most stable one which only collapsed due to his death. The Mongol Army had so much territory and treated its conquered nations badly to the point where people would just surrender to the mongols and let them move on just so they wouldn't set up shop and give them a hard time. Also the Mongolian Empire failed to even reach Japan where as Alexander was like screw it ima build a bridge to that island because I am sick and tired of it. Also the fact that as the empire went west its empire destabilized in the East and went to ruin. Where as alexander bought stability in greece by using the spoils of war to appease the states and to maintain why they lost to him in the first place. Mongolia despite having the largest empire in the world is one of the most desolate country's today. Meanwhile Greece is still one of the most popular tourist spots in the world has an alive and vibrant culture and has its effects on history felt to this day. The only thing the Mongolian empire left behind was the black death.

[@deathstar6998]

@ボイス Yeah it happened twice and they gave up. And no their empire was far from stable and no they did not have a capital they had a tent, that was their idea of a city a big ass tent. And it was most definitely not stable. The eastern territories had many rebellions that were left unchecked until Genghis khan died and his empire instantly broke into four pieces. With only one of them remaining stable. And their whole surrender policy was the harder you made them fight the more of your people they would kill. And the more of your town they would pillage. People surrended not out of respect but just so they would move on. In Alexander the great's case people wanted him to rule their country. They wanted him to stay and govern their lands. While most people just wanted the Mongols to get the fuck out. Also not really much of an empire if most of the territory you conquered couldn't even be properly controlled.

[@deathstar6998]

@ボイス It doesn't matter because it wasn't much of an empire. They didn't all of a sudden start saying all hail the great Khan after he left, nobody respected them. They just were a shit empire, like you could sit there, say I surrender and they would move on like it was nothing to them or you. That's not making you a part of the empire that's just deciding to move on. An empire is to govern over an area over a long period of time. Alexander lived for a pretty long time and had real control over Persia, Egypt and Greece. The Khan died in his 60's before he even finished and didn't even properly govern in that entire time other than controlling his troops the dude might as well had been nothing but a glorified general.

[@SobiTheRobot]

@7:30 - "Alexander the Hamilton." I frickin' died. Then, and every other thing you called Alexander.

[@pinkajou656]

Absolutely. I rewatched it about five times.

[@josephe4503]

Never bring your family to watch your "decisive battle". I feel like it's never gone well

[@steinmaniac7920]

Alexander never lost a significant battle...but even that did not stop my boy Diogenes from owning him. Love that guy.

[@cebenify]

Sokrates with ADHD Aristotle got an even worse burn.

[@steinmaniac7920]

Janos Jalics I thought there was nothing worse...than a sun burn! I am very proud of this pun! ;)

[@cebenify]

When Aristotle classified humans as hairless bipeds, Diogenes torched him by running around Athens with a plucked chicken screaming, "Look, a human being!"

[@steinmaniac7920]

Janos Jalics I have nothing to reply to that. Thats just awesome. :D

[@cebenify]

Don't worry. Neither did Aristotle

[@kathrynmilewski]

There's a million places he hasn't conquered but just you waaaaiiiiit

[@visibleconfusion782]

Alexander the HAMILTON!

[@henrynarkiewicz8778]

Just you wait just you wait!

[@helenanilsson5666]

Fun fact, a Sweden-residing branch of the Hamilton family owns Boo castle near-ish where I live and the cleaning company I work for comes by bi-weekly to clean the ground floor of the castle. It takes over four hours for two cleaners and the Hamilton soundtrack is almost always stuck in my head throughout the work.

[@liltildie7258]

Greece is whole. And then it broke.

[@EliJ0nes1998]

6:00 "I want every single Persian port on the Mediterranean flying a Greek flag or so help me Zeus i will set the ocean on fire" LOL 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[@Nodim1er]

I came solely for hearing your nicknames of Alexander the Multi-Named.

[@psykodactyle]

Taking land with his great army Alexander conquering

[@mrcynical-9304]

Are you a fan of John?

[@karelvansteenhuyse3522]

Finally breaching Tyres wall its Alexander slaughtering

[@General12th]

ME ME BIG DISAPPOINTMENT

[@sydneybrz]

Psykodactyle me me big boy?

[@kiiera]

Is this a Jacksfilms reference or am I thinking of the wrong Alexander

[@fellowshipofthegay]

Beautifully done, but what about Hephaestion? The argument can be made that his death caused Alexander to further spiral into megalomania, and may have been one of the contributing factors to the events that lead to his death. Hephaestion was also Alexander's second in command and his closest childhood friend and possible lover, and was called philalexandros by Alexander. He was also the commander of the Companion Cavalry. When Alexander visited Troy, he visited the tombs of Achilles and Patroklus. Alexander left a wreath on Achilles' tomb, and Hephaestion did the same to Patroklus'. When Alexander was brought before the family of Darius, Sisygambis actually mistook Hephaestion for Alexander, to which he responded, "You were not mistaken Mother, for he too is Alexander." Hephaestion was trusted enough to be sent on a diplomatic mission to choose a new king for Sidon, and the man he chose, Abdalonymus, was appointed as the new king of Sidon. At the weddings at Susa, Alexander had Hephaestion marry Drypetis, the sister to Stateira I, so that his children and Alexander's would be linked by blood. When Hephaestion died in Ecbatana in 324, Alexander was inconsolable. He lay on the corpse weeping for three days, and neither ate nor drank. He ordered Hephaestion to be worshipped as a Divine Hero, and razed the shrine to Asclepius to the ground. Hephaestion's funeral pyre was 60 meters tall (Diodorus says that it was over 191 feet) and 200 meters wide, and had seven levels, each holding different offerings. It was said to have cost the ancient equivalent of 2.3 billion USD. Alexander also ordered the sacred flame of the king to be extinguished, something that was only ever done upon the death of a king. He also made a blood sacrifice to Hephaestion's spirit in the form of the Cossean tribe, and cut off all his hair, and placed a lock of it in Hephaestion's hands. He also ordered that all the manes and tails on the horses to be shorn short, and declared a state of mourning.

[@kanishmaray]

The kind of fun facts I need to survive

[@givemeyoureggs456]

@@kanishmaray Second fact: Every single ancient source he is stated as "Totally aren't lovers", apart from Diogenes who HEAVILY emplied in a letter that and I quote "Alexander's yielding to Hephaestion's thighs" A.K.A Alexander was a total fucking bottom to Hephaestion

[@noraarcadia635]

@@givemeyoureggs456 If you and your bro place wreaths on the tombs of Achilles and Patrocles, that's a bit gay

[@yusufmagedy5366]

@@noraarcadia635 no not really. I never saw Achilles and Patrocles as lovers, never really made sense. A lot of it is speculation, however we do know for a fact Achilles loved Bryses. I'm sticking with the facts on this one

[@yusufmagedy5366]

@@givemeyoureggs456 I always interpreted that as wrestling due to the context of the letter from Diogenes. I am a 3rd year sub-major in greek history so we get access to a lot of these writings, pretty cool stuff if you ask me. Personally I dont believe he was his lover. that theory along with many was created in 1946 then published by a lesbian author named Mary Renault. In other words dont believe everything you read

[@caitlinsloan2475]

“A name that’s supposed to mean Everything ends up meaning Absolutely Nothing.” I loved that

[@somethingfierce8859]

Near to the east In a part of ancient Greece In an ancient land called Macedonia Was born a son To Philip of Macedon The legend his name was Alexander At the age of nineteen He became the Macedon King And he swore to free all of Asia Minor By the Aegian Sea In 334 B.C. He utterly beat the armies of Persia Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great Became a legend 'mongst mortal men

[@trenchrat5359]

... He died of Fever in Babylon \m/

[@ARG0T]

UP THE IRONS \M/

[@alexanderthegreat6682]

Is this from a song?

[@ameliedeblonde-connolly5268]

@@alexanderthegreat6682 yes alexander the great by iron maiden

[@fusel5883]

In 338 BC Philip conquered all of Greece. All of Greece? Not quiet. A little village keep offering resistance to the occupiers even though it was surrounded by military camps. A Greece version of Asterix and Obelix

[@anthonymedina9425]

Yes, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Greece underground. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them....maybe you can hire The Alpha Team

[@gubus2494]

LOL

[@firetarrasque4667]

A: Greek, B: The Beta team, and A long long time ago in a island chain far far away, the vicious Macedonian Empire conquered the galaxy. Now the only hope rests with a small group of revoultionaires known as the Rebellion...

[@wicksinn]

that would be Sparta. How the mighty have fallen.

[@namingisdifficult408]

Anthony Medina Perfect

[@Meirstein]

Fun fact, when Alexander reached Jerusalem, the temple priests got him to not sack the city by promising to name their sons Alexander.

[@nIhIl34]

And some money for alexander's more practical generals

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

FACTS 💯 The name "Sender" or "Sander" is still used by some Jews today because if that!

[@tatjanavelkova5814]

A L E K S A N D E R IS MACEDONIAN NAME ! ! !

[@jonathanvilario5402]

Alexander is like that isekei protagonist that has it way too lucky but no one can stop him

[@metamaxis]

I love the actual pain you can hear in Blue's voice at having to ay "Alexander the Great" BLAND, where's the FLAVOR

[@derrickthewhite1]

Alexander the "I don't want to say Great"

[@marnetteryes2613]

How about "Alexander the fine and sexy"

[@orangedude8013]

"Alexander the meh"

[@gelisgeo1309]

His real name is alexandros

[@rowlypowly8]

He is great, absolutely to say he isn’t is borderline retardation.

[@Esmoire]

Alexander the Marginally Above Average

[@mosessatur941]

Honey the greatest military general of all time.

[@BlackEpyon]

Alexander the Meh.

[@mosessatur941]

Hammody Ahmed fuck you!

[@mosessatur941]

Hammody Ahmed fuck you! your fucking general wasn’t even recognized by napoleon.

[@mosessatur941]

Hammody Ahmed are you stupid or what? it’s not abou the west or east, it’s about greatness. despite napoleon loss, he is still one of the greatest to do it, far greater than your not famous general, not even worth mentioning his name

[@Wolfs0n]

"To Win but never to Destroy. To Subjugate but never to Humiliate. That is what true Conquest is"

[@nicoski6347]

I did a huge history project on Demosthenes in school last year. No one ever knows who he is when I tell them. Even my teacher had never heard of him! Thank you for knowing who he is, it's making me feel extremely validated in my choice of ancient Greek guy to do a huge history project on

[@Marcin_Pawlik]

Finally, Alexander the Pretty Good video!

[@leonvalenzuela4096]

THE GREAT only lost it's meaning with time and overuse; so many wanted to be like him that "Great" become used by other rulers; at the time only the Gods were "The Great" so a demigod... not a bad title... at the time

[@nojatha4637]

Still though, if someone were to add the title “the Great” to their name without proper prestige to back up their claim, people would either laugh at them because they think they’re joking or think of them as some kind of narcissistic asshole/freak. “The Great” still holds a lot of value.

[@gregortheoverlander4122]

Both Xerxes and Darius were called the great. Every other king that didn't suck got called the great. Not much of a title honestly.

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

Honeatly the only ones Id compare to him are Genghis Khan and Napoleon.

[@feelthepony]

wowowowowowwooooooooo frederick did deseve it.

[@amirhedayati8091]

Well Darius took a massive empire on the verge of civil war and implemented bureaucratic systems and infrastructure that kept the empire together and created harmony and prosperity. But sure, yall only remember him for his failed military campaign against the Greek states with massively under-advanced weapons and armors (which wasnt a total failure at all since he still took some territory).

[@kimvereen5107]

"Alexander with the good hair" caught me off guard 💀💀💀

[@shinchan123450]

I love the music from Age of Mythology,. Really fits the history.

[@trueneutral8742]

"WHATS YOUR NAME MAN!!!!" "Dude you got the wrong Alex..."

[@infinite5540]

@True Neutral Dude... big brain

[@FoggyMcFogFace]

Loving all the different Alexander-titles

[@MirasBuecherwelt]

I'm currently taking a lecture on Alexander and Hellenism. How is it possible you summarized this so much better than my professor did? This is so, so helpful!

[@pyrphoros8739]

15:10 The ptolemies did not have a horrendous family tree. More like a neatly knitted family line.

[@Boss_Isaac]

Surprised you didn't include the death of Kleitos, who had saved Alexander's life at Granicus. In a drunken altercation turned violent at Maracanda (modern day Samarkand, Uzbekistan), Kleitos publicly denounced Alexander for the murders of Parmenio and Philotas. He went further by ridiculing Alexander for claiming to be _“the son of Zeus Ammon”_ (the Egyptian equivalent to Zeus) and his [Alexander's] denouncement of his own father, Philip. Alexander lost his temper and snatched the spear from a bodyguard standing nearby, running Kleitos through. Although he mourned his friend immensely, all of Alexander’s associates thereafter feared his dangerous temper.

[@TheSecondVersion]

Also his falling out with Parmenion, who was effectively his right hand man for most of this conquest

[@eckmann88]

He sounds like Joe Pesci’s character in Goodfellas.

[@OhMercyMe]

See, the problem with Blue's videos is that they make me want to play Age of Mythology a whole lot. New plan: Play Age of Mythology with the video playing in the background. Emerge victorious and also smarter than before. Thanks Blue.

[@secretpromisanceplayer3316]

knowledge itself does not make you smarter

[@SRosenberg203]

7:40 Alexander the Shade-Thrower

[@tobisan9631]

I like the age of Mythology music playing in the background glad to see you're a fan of the series. A good history video and a nostalgic tune playing. A good package!

[@loonachan]

"This is the only time I know of where a revolt was put down by a marching band routine." ...Jericho maybe?

[@timothymclean]

They just walked around the wall a few times and called it a day. A high school band would be embarrassed if that was their best marching formation. (Also, paucity of corroborating evidence for most Biblical events blah blah blah.)

[@loonachan]

They also blew a horn! The Greeks didn't blow any horns! Well they probably did but you know...

[@selenagamya1612]

Don't forget the yelling.

[@user-sd8ec5jv2z]

hentropy The Greeks did have horns. In fact the Spartans are the first recorded military force that had consistent music for marches and whatnot.

[@merrittanimation7721]

It also wasn't a revolt, they were conquering the city.

[@timothymclean]

"MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE...Uh, I mean, 'charge'." Who let Vegeta command an army?

[@liltildie7258]

Greece is whole. And then it broke.

[@Alex_Fahey]

Alexander the Great is a pretty amazing character. I first learned about him in Empire Earth and upon further inspection the real Alexander the Great blew that portrayal out of the water. Anyway, I'd say Alexander is one of the most (if not the most, period) influential men of all time (except maybe Jesus or Mohammed). His influence was so large that from all across the world his name become synonymous with greatness. Even today, Alexander is still one of the top names across the world (It's even my name, lol). P.S. Alexander isn't actually "Defender of Men;" It's more like "Disperser of Men" (as in, on the battlefield, everyone runs away in fear).

[@quantumlandbooks4005]

I love how many adjectives you found for Alexander. Great video!

[@brendanmurphy4034]

I think the point of Alexander being called The Great, and not something else or even the greatest, is that he was the pinnacle of what someone could achieve. Someone who forged a new world out of the old and someone who will be remembered until the end of time. A story goes when Caesar saw a statute of Alexander he wept for he knew he'd never achieve what Alexander did. The reason why he's called the great is cause he's the very embodiment of greatness

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

Brendan Murphy Wasn't Caesar lamenting the fact that Alexander had accomplished so much at such a young age, and Caesar was already older than Alexander had been at his death?

[@edrickhuge4637]

Garret LeBuis jupp

[@saeedvazirian]

Ehh, no. Darius III was easily a far greater man and he has so many lies and propaganda against him. Stop being a weeb and actually study history. Alexander invaded and empire. Darius actually maintained one.

[@MrRushhour4]

Alexander kicked Darius' ass. Darius also lost an empire. Lets be honest theres no PR campagin to save that

[@liamjm9278]

saeedvazirian Darius, such a greater man that, even when heavily outnumbering his opponent, he ran away from the lesser man before the battle was decided, not once, but on multiple occasions. Even lost his family in the process.

[@Jza_Dragon]

"Alexander with the good hair"

[@Bloodlyshiva]

Especially in Civ1. Its worth seeing. Man has a MANE.

[@luciuswinius5187]

Hey blue, just gotta say that Age of Mythologie soundtrack fits perfectly and every episode is a trip down memory lane thanks for that

[@PhantomCatMusic]

I loved all the descriptors you gave him. But I do believe that the fact that he was still called mégas, and everyone still recognising such a simple title as belonging to him in pretty much all of history, means that the title was probably chosen well.

[@alanepithet2931]

As someone that loves language, I will say names are important. They carry a lot of meaning and impact behind them, especially when you include titles. It says a lot about Alexander that his title is, in greek, 'the Big', or in english, 'the Great'. Yeah. These words are plain, simple, and somewhat bland. But they're also very, very, encompassing. The word 'Great' has connotations of gravitas, splendor, and awe. It's evocative of the idea of peak performance, and generally speaks of surpassing skill, prowess, or intellect. Alexander's title implies that he was the biggest, best, most-awesome guy. Bigger in impact, more impressive, and so on. Despite how plain it seems, there's a lot of ostentatiousness in having a title that basically says 'I'm better than everyone else, ever, period.' Which is exactly what his title does. Although I do find the various titles Blue gave Alexander amusing.

[@jasondoe2596]

Well-said!

[@Skadi609]

Al I agree. But some names shouldn't be kept 😁: a Byzantine emperor named copronymous(dung-named in Greek)? William the bastard? Basil the Bulgar-slayer? Ivar the boneless? I mean come on...

[@alanepithet2931]

Those names still say a lot about the people who had them, don't they? Not very flattering things, but things none the less.

[@cobraglatiator]

i guess expansive or vast wouldn't due because it only gives a sense of size then?

[@The-kr9rb]

alexander the *b i g*

[@paradigmings]

Alexander the swell Alexander the shiny and new Alexander the suddenly preoccupied Alexander the legit Alexander the passable Alexander with the good hair Alexander the thorough Alexander the adaptable Alexander the hostage taker Alexander the Hamilton's trusted commander Alexander the flammable Alexander the alright alright alright Alexander the insistence Alexander the thoroughly miffed Alexander the absolutely flawless Alexander the adventuresome Alexander the over-hyped Alexander the regal Alexander the feisty Alexander the good guy Alexander the is coarse and rough and irritating and gets everywhere Alexander the demigod Alexander the not done yet Alexander the elf, i'd put his reconnaissance team into over drive (i'm not sure) Alexander the ample Alexander the tactically gifted Alexander the decent Alexander the Alexandist Alexander the AOK Alexander the east bound Alexander the blandly named Alexander the sculpt me pretty or ill kill you Alexander the looking more Persian by the day Alexander the still basically kind of a teenager Alexander the dead Alexander the great (hey, you actually said it) my fingers are dying Alexander doesn't seem like a word anymore

[@hushedmirth]

you could have used copy paste lul. EDIT: i take back my statement. if you copy pasted, there woulda been no effort. gj bro 👍

[@EvilParagon4]

You missed Alexander the soon to be great

[@snehadityaghosh8973]

Alexander the Hamilton is my personal favorite, what about yours? Nice work btw.

[@vereinigtekonigreicheoster35]

Alexander the finger murderer

[@johnmemes6447]

Alexander the Great meet dihognes

[@ranthalling]

I utterly -love- all of the terms that you used for 'Alex' in this 'History Summarized' ^_^

[@heretic134]

I love the music from age of mythology playing in the background definitely helps and makes this video even better

[@MultiMistick99]

how about Iskandar, King of Conquerors? :D

[@bogdan3386]

King of conquerors? Wait until Genghis Khan joins the server.

[@Nparalelo]

@@bogdan3386 Alexander was more respectful to the people he conquered than the Khans, so Alexander is still THE king of conquerors.

[@dmitrypavlov9316]

[angry english noises]

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

@@Nparalelo by that logic Cyrus is the real winner

[@dionysiosbbbb]

In Fate Zero he is known as "King of Conquerors"

[@marseldagistani1989]

I thought he was called the king of Overcompensation

[@user-es2gb9bv3n]

i love the alexander titles, its extremely funny like every time :D alex the absolutly flawless

[@fatine7290]

Thank you for using the music of Age of Empire !! You brought back so many memories

[@marnetteryes2613]

All dreams end, when the dreamer awakens

[@liltildie7258]

Or you could say Greece is whole. And then it broke.

[@darkestnight0014]

@@liltildie7258 like every other empire ever

[@eyuin5716]

You should do one on Chandragupta Maurya

[@vinhny2406]

Ęÿūį Æßñ time to conquer all of India...... most of India

[@paxonite-7bd5]

Super - rinno none of India :v

[@mr.bluesky8554]

which one?

[@paxonite-7bd5]

Calvin the Patriot too many Chandragupta's

[@surajbhat5447]

Ęÿūį Æßñ hey I have a question was chandragupta maurya named after the og Indian conquered Chandra Gupta or was it just a giant coincidence that they had basically the same name

[@justjesssss1026]

This is the funniest thing I've seen all day. Love the work y'all do. Will continue to hold back chuckes in public while you quip about.

[@degenerate3288]

6:07 Dear Blue Have to heard of Greek fire Sincerely an Egyptian God

[@Zerobasssoul]

Now if Waver was back in this time Iskandar's dream might have come true...also u skipped over his fight with Gilgamesh but np

[@asalways1504]

My morning just got better with an Alexander the ragtime band episode.

[@steinmaniac7920]

As Always In The time zone I live in your statement is quite...confusing.

[@asalways1504]

Sokrates with ADHD I was making a reference to the song Alexander's Ragtime Band that came out in the 30s- 40s in the US. I hope that clears things up. What's your time zone? (Just curious)

[@steinmaniac7920]

As Always Okay...that's a thing. Was just too impulsive to not comment on it! XD Well, I am from Germany, which is kind of weird, considering that I called myself "Sokrates" with the german spelling, but ended it on "with ADHD" wich is obviously english. But now it is my turn to make a music based reference, because you know what they say about mornings! When they come, I'll be gone like a bat out of hell! :D

[@asalways1504]

Sokrates with ADHD Lol that's great! You should always start mornings with a musical quip!

[@steinmaniac7920]

As Always Exactly! XD Although I am not even that well informed, besides some Queen and Meatloaf song quotes I am more or less useless in that department. Well, enough of my edgy, ruined mess of a life, have a nice day! May every day of your life be lightend by musical puns and references.

[@TheWhiskyDelta]

Isn't the problem with "the great" the over use after Alexander? In Alexander's time only a comparatively small number of individuals (and perhapse none at all in greek history) actually used the title "the great" (mostly persian emperors) so it would likely have been a very significant title in the era. Looking up lists of "greats' most tend to be 900AD and later.

[@muggleintheupsidedown]

History is my all time favorite thing! I love love love your videos. Thank you!

[@JackRackam]

@3:31 What's that other little unconquered blob?

[@clownsaroundus7249]

I love your videos~!

[@exmythos7318]

Jack Rackam I believe that's Ambracia.They payed tribute to Macedonia and a macedonian garnison still stayed there,but they were technically autonoumous.

[@JackRackam]

+ExMythos thanks!

[@angelaphsiao]

Switzerland

[@anr4306]

Also, Alexander’s mother was the daughter of their king.

[@user-sd8ec5jv2z]

If I remember correctly there's a story that Alexander was so infuriated about the situation at Tyre that he took the leader of the city, put a hook in his heel, and drove him around the island like Achilles did to Hector. I believe it was Curtius Rufus who mentioned it... Anyways, this was a good video, but you skipped over some great battles and stories. Cleitus the Black comes to mind, so does Roxanna and the absolutely insane "battle" he had at Sogdian rock in order to get her. The battle against the Scythians was also amazing, showing that even a mongol like horde couldn't stop him. It's also interesting that the hardest and most bloody battles he had occurred while on the border with India (after Porus). He even got shot with an arrow there and was only saved by one of his elite generals... Furthermore, viewing the Hellenistic period as rather inconclusive is really a shame, as it completely changed the Middle East and even India (Bactria) for many generations, leaving a legacy up to and even in the Islamic period (the Quran itself talks about Alexander). The effects were more cultural and overall subtle than the Romans, but still extremely interesting and important. The naming issue isn't a big deal in my opinion. Don't forget the Alexander in itself means the defender of men, so the great defender of men doesn't seem all that imprecise. If there is one man who can carry the name Great (Μεγας carries more weight than just great in English), I think its Alexander.

[@saeedvazirian]

The Quran talks of Cyrus, not of Alexander. ALso murdering people and burning libraries doesn't make you great. Boom.

[@iiiiitsmagreta1240]

Apparently, opinions differ: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great_in_the_Quran

[@RushieGaming]

This guy just has a boner for disregarding anything Alexander has done. Any type of history which may have some controversial history to it (which every subject he makes a video on has, humans have been shit through all of history) the bias he puts in his videos is distasteful and I just watch them so I can laugh at the reread paragraphs from Wiki and the sjw nonsense.

[@anr4306]

The word ‘sikander’ is used in India to mean great or a winner and it’s derived from his name. It’s still used over two millennia after his death.

[@aleksk4151]

The BIBLE ALSO TALKS ABOUT CYRUS THE PERSIAN! amazing

[@IAmMuchAnger]

Calling Alexander a nem title everytime bring me back tô when Sam O'nella referred to the world wars as "The great war" and the "Not so great but still pretty alright war

[@nightcaller92]

Good video, very informative Also enjoyed the Age of Mythology music playing in the background

[@Krescentwolf]

Far as nicknames and titles go... I think 'KIng of Conquerors' will always be the best one.... Obligatory Fate reference out.

[@basilofgoodwishes4138]

Krescentwolf Genghis and Sargon deserve the title much more, considering the fact that the former conquered much more and more powerful lands, even from a historical context and the latter being the World's first Conquerer.

[@littlelw319]

i think he knew about that Khan conquered more land than Alexander , he just want to refer to Fate franchise. ps.in case of you don't know about Fate franchise. It is basically pokemon , but using historical figure to fight others to dead and the winners grant a wish.

[@basilofgoodwishes4138]

Little LW I know what the fate series is, I know all about the Holy grail war and how Arthur is a woman and how evil Archer is(the golden one). I was just saying that KoK fits those guys better.

[@littlelw319]

i see.

[@anubisgodofdeath420]

" Greece was that one pasted out drunk guy at a house party " XD overly sarcastic productions 2017

[@genildomiranda1690]

I could hear blue talk about ancient history for hours, in fact, i have done it several times. great work dude.

[@johnstevens386]

Hahahaha. I love how many nicknames you have for Alexander. Great video too. I love your work.

[@thesadcactus3412]

Alexander the Hamilton. When you're such hamiltrash

[@alethiachan6793]

Pinky B I was scoring through the comments just to see this

[@juliocruz1503]

Pinky B my god

[@rebelbeammasterx8472]

6:09 Heh Greek Fire. Fire that burns on water!

[@alexfernandez882]

10:48 whazza, a man of quality

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

Hey Blue, love this video (I watch it most often out of your videos), but when I started looking into Alexander the Boy I Sure Am Young, most of the sources I found said his campaigning lasted 12 years, ending with his death at age 32. Maybe I just didn't pay close enough attention, but your videos kinda led me to thinking Alexander died in his mid-20s. I still love how you cover all his big ego conqueror energy with such snark.

[@psykodactyle]

Clicked as fast as I could

[@Jam-ke4hi]

Psykodactyle Me too

[@thenerdylad882]

Psykodactyle aye

[@tacoman2147]

Same. I love Alexander the Great.

[@jennifergrosky]

I think the best part of this episode (besides the learning) was the use of every single discriptor besides 'the great'

[@luckyassassin1]

Thanks for the ending especially, i now have many more titles for Alexander than just "the great"

[@kreiveroriginal]

Well it was fun to read about Alexander's antics in history, certainly a lot of new material for me to wrap my head around. Now, I fel like I know a lot more about one of my favorite Fate characters, even if the Servant is more of a very inaccuarate interpretation. However, one thing the Fate series did know, was how to give him a good title. Alexander the King of Conquerors, now THAT gives the great a run for its money.

[@thesexydevil780]

He didn't want anyone to sneak up behind him. They snuck behind him.

[@sadier1726]

"Alexander the Hamilton" same

[@pwnorbepwned]

I know it’s a faux pas to bring up the Fate series around here, but Alexander has the best version of his name in that show that I’ve ever heard. Iskandar, King of Conquerors.

[@willearly7051]

Between the Persia episode and this one the Age of Mythology music is GREAT and all but gives me flashbacks to long days of grinding and not knowing when you’d be attacked again on the Greek and Egyptian maps