History Summarized: Ancient Greece

What's that? Blue already did a video on the Athenian empire? Uh... well... um... LOOK, OVER THERE, A DISTRACTION!
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[@danielthirtle666]

Athens: Allies with Argos Sparta: Allies with Persia

[@urosvujasinovic9085]

Diplomacy 100

[@melissalyell9983]

that's what I call a pro gamer move

[@isabelberg3171]

yes

[@ryuuuu_1]

sparta didn't really ally with persia. persia was funding sparta AND athens. persia actually benefitted from the conflict between sparta and athens. persians thought that if sparta and athens fought each other, they couldn't attack persia.

[@reca2489]

@@ryuuuu_1 sounds a lot like USA Democracy

[@justanotherschmuck4149]

*athens being an empire* sparta: i sleep *athens allies with argos* sparta: *_R E A L S H I T ?_*

[@ryanmorgan5507]

I have a question. Why is it that Athens and their empire is so consistently depicted as blue, while Sparta and their empire is depicted as red? Why not the other way around?

[@matt_the_croat9521]

@@ryanmorgan5507 it just makes sense

[@ryanmorgan5507]

@@matt_the_croat9521 But why tho?

[@UnholyWrath3277]

@@ryanmorgan5507 the spartan flag at the time used red unless I'm mistaken. As far as Athens it's probs just a common theme to pair red vs blue

[@Speedwagon1373]

@@ryanmorgan5507 I assume it’s because the Spartans wore red cloaks. And red is usually seen as the opposite of blue so Athens equals blue because Spartans are based on war while Athens is the opposite

[@apersonontheinternet9872]

Athens: *Allys with Argos* Sparta: HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON OLD MAN?!

[@LuzMaria95]

Bodacion 😂😂😂😂

[@lilithserena342]

Allies

[@thucydides7849]

Argos: I love the young people

[@sanaddaoud6541]

twice

[@Delightfully_Bitchy]

Well, we certainly know Sparta loves young people.

[@OkThisllbeMyName]

‘establish democracy by force’ hmm sounds familiar

[@johnhenderson4833]

I think that only worked for Japan... all the others are essentially dictatorships.

[@panchohalo2158]

@@johnhenderson4833 Some at least managed to transform into a democracy.

[@mlaher7865]

Did you say oil ?

[@rodri_merli27]

John Henderson a forced democracy is, essencially, a dictatorship. US's role throughout the XX and at the beginning of the XXI was and has been similar to that of Athens forcing democracies all around. Though, a foreign puppet democracy is nothing but a dictatorship enforced by a greater power.

[@alzn593]

John Henderson Yeah true. Especially for those East Asian countries. They are ruled by dictators for thousands of years which is really hard for them to change.

[@Fif0l]

2:35 Persia: You managed to piss us all off. Athens: that was the plan. Persia: Not a great plan.

[@kiyanmehrpour6105]

Lol😂

[@radioactivespoonsinthevoid]

i understood that reference

[@aaronharkins4331]

It went surprisingly well. Persia got scared to even send their armies to Greece. They mostly sent money and diplomats after that. It’s more that pissing off a bunch of Greek Polis’ is dangerous even if you’re Greek.

[@liviousgameplay1755]

*Pulls up powerpoint* Greek Person: As this chart can show you, I have died 0 times. Therefore, if the trend keeps up, I will die 0 times.

[@lyrrr.8059]

10:27 this is essentially my favorite moment in history. "The final Athenian ship was still making its way home, pursued by the Peloponnesians, who were already singing the chants of victory. A merchant vessel happened to be lying at anchor in the deep water off Naupactus; it became the device that produced a stunning reversal. The lone Athenian ship, instead of racing for the protection of Naupactus, whirled three-quarters of a circle, using the anchored merchantman to protect its exposed side as it turned, rammed the leading pursuer, and sank it. The Peloponnesians, believing the battle was already over, now fell into complete disorder. Some ran aground in ignorance of the waters. Others, stunned by the sight, put their oars into the water to stop their ships and wait for the rest of the fleet- a terrible mistake, for it left them motionless und helpless before a moving enemy." From "The Peloponnesian War"- Donald Kagan. This lone Athenian ship Tokyo drifted around another ship and 270 no scoped the enemy. What a fucking legend. Completely tilted the Peloponnesians and made them ragequit.

[@Green24152]

DANG

[@emblemblade9245]

NANI?

[@seasaltrocksalt]

I didn't understand

[@lornbaker1083]

@@seasaltrocksalt Really? Cause seems simple to me. It looped around a anchored ship for cover and came around to the catch the tail of the enemy that was chasing it.

[@seasaltrocksalt]

@@lornbaker1083 ....what

[@smoglin2369]

*AGE OF MYTHOLOGY MUSIC INTENSIFIES*

[@JayBerry719]

Kamden Kenerly XD

[@uwu-og1py]

The memories are overwhelming halp

[@linntin8704]

Kamden Kenerly my guy, I know right

[@kuromaru9661]

Instantly noticed it too!

[@yiannisioannidis8623]

Kamden Kenerly still playing

[@idanzamir7540]

you're a real greek of Geek history, huh? Wait a second...

[@marianmeletlidiscrap]

Actually, there is a rumor going on that Blue is in fact part Greek.

[@i_deeyad7249]

Mary-Anne Meletlidis he is greek

[@shrexyavocado7828]

Damn you Dyslexia

[@jayblade2000]

*Whispers* Percy Jackson *Red screaming in the distance*

[@leratoslittlecorner]

jayblade2000 PERCY

[@sephyrias883]

Actually she's really gonna be screaming when reading this, because she just said that she doesn't necessarily hate it in the Q&A a few days ago. But I do have to admit, that taunting her is a fun idea.

[@jayblade2000]

Right. :) It's just too fun.

[@jayblade2000]

I enjoyed Prophecy of Seven, but it was not as good as the original 5 books. Now with Trials, Rick seems to have gone back to his good writing

[@samh3396]

I love the Magnus Chase series the most :)

[@cyrclack5616]

Sparta pulling a (literal) Persia on Athens is essentially like having someone pull a bazooka against a jellyfish

[@screaming8435]

*Blue says his Ice Cream analogy* **Looks down at the ice cream bowl I am eating** "HOW DID HE KNOW?!"

[@hades2596]

I SEE ALL

[@screaming8435]

Spooky.

[@deadlordification]

Hey Blue, a question if you dont mind- Have you done a video about Alexander the Swell already or are at least planning to?

[@hades2596]

It's on my list of stuff to cover, but it's a long list. My *hope* is to get to it in the fall.

[@deadlordification]

ok ty

[@RuokQt]

My dad is afraid I'm watching "inappropriate things" on my phone so when he saw me dropping whatever I was doing and putting earphones on he was like: "What are you watching there?" "Uh... History of the Greeks?" "Oh really?" "Yeah, wanna watch it with me?" Long story short, my dad - a history teacher, I should mention - got double schooled 😎 Thx Blue!!

[@namingisdifficult408]

Rainy Cubie nice

[@Just_som_Ottur]

Sean Garraway wow. Somebody’s a dick.

[@patrickcorby1423]

Sean are you okay? Who hurt you?

[@mephostopheles3752]

Sean That isn't even a good insult. What the fuck is it supposed to mean?

[@crazystorm1659]

Mephostopheles queef

[@aKihiKoaDDicT]

"Sparta (red) was only good on land and Athens (blue) wad only good on water" So... Groudon vs. Kyogre?

[@denizmergen418]

dpp and oras uber flashbacks and internal screaming

[@lahlybird895]

Blue: So how long do you think this 50 year peace treaty lasted? Me: ... uh, 5 years? Blue: 3 years. Me: . I KNEW I was Giving Athens too much credit (although this one might be sparta's fault)

[@chrisgestalis3563]

It was a thirty-year peace that lasted for seven years under Pericles? Or am I getting the peace treaties mixed up?

[@lahlybird895]

@@chrisgestalis3563 I have no idea

[@tatot1]

@@chrisgestalis3563 mixed up i think because there was a 30 year peace treaty under pericles but there was another one later that was 50 year and only lasted 3

[@vosuler8120]

Overly Sarcastic, Oversimplified, Extra Credits. Thank you for being the best history teachers I never had

[@tomh4164]

History Matters is also pretty good imo

[@90boyle]

Historia Civillis is good aswell

[@obesegrandpa8733]

Shadeversity too

[@sushidope1701]

Kings and Generals are awesome too

[@drybrucke1]

Dovahhatty is easily the best

[@Peptuck]

"The Ninja Ramp War" Is the best name for a war ever.

[@GVNewsFlash]

11:16 That little island's name is "Sphacteria" which literally means "Slaughter-ia". Wonder where it got that name...

[@robertlewis6915]

Probably the same way one American state is called the 'dark and bloody ground'.

[@georgiaangeletakis5811]

When your Greek town gets a mention GO PYLOS!

[@MythicalFox]

WOOO! And Cyprus still isn't mentioned :(

[@rafeedarustingparagon912]

ARGOS BOYSSSSS

[@marianmeletlidiscrap]

Team Thessaloniki, where are you?

[@cyrclack5616]

Eo Wait no Team Ioannina doesn't exist yet at that point :/

[@JuanManuel-ii1ov]

@@marianmeletlidiscrap That is my capital in CK2.

[@nope3457]

Blue it's not always Hubris, it's always ZCKIIHP (Zeus couldn't keep it in his pants)

[@leratoslittlecorner]

Dawn Blanc 😂😂😂sad but true

[@jayblade2000]

The other Gods: Zeus... don't..... Zeus: TOO LATE! ALREADY HAVE A BABY THAT WOULD CHALLENGE THE FATES ON THE WAY! The other Gods: Godammit, Zeus

[@volimNestea]

jayblade2000 The other gods: Hey Hera, where's your husband? Hehee...

[@JayBerry719]

jayblade2000 XD

[@nicolasrenaud6875]

He never wears pants anyway

[@thebaconbuizel3598]

I've always found history interesting, but you always seem to make it humorous, entertaining AND interesting. This channel can do no wrong right now. Great video!

[@GerryBolger]

TheBaconBuizel I love this channel for the same reasons as yourself. I would highly recommend Historia Civils because he goes into great depth regarding things like battles and political maneuvering. I think you'll like it..

[@nothingtospiffy8287]

TheBaconBuizel rome invented democracy 508> 509 lol

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

firelord luke Rome was a Republic, not a democracy.

[@Agaporis12]

The Athenians actually were very good at land fighting. Thier problem was that they were bad at leading allied armies, whereas that was sparta’s greatest strength. So while Athenian soldiers could stand toe to toe with Spartans, the couldn’t keep thier allies from Running off or attacking out of turn. The Spartans on the other hand had a long history of commanding alliances. And though the Spartans originally were no match for the Athenians at sea they eventually developed new sailing techniques that allowed them to outclass the Athenians at thier own game (at least in narrow waters)

[@simongrundyreiner]

I love the Age of Mythology music you used. Great stuff

[@Tatanyablue]

Malista!

[@BlackPhillip-sw8xf]

Chocolate Outline the name of the song.

[@ronanjohnson9718]

*A HERO HAS FALLEN*

[@derdurstbursch]

I'u-Ref'er?

[@timothymclean]

The parts of history not shaped by hubris are usually instead shaped by confidence. You can't hope to change the world without being arrogant enough to think you can.

[@Jobe-13]

Timothy McLean True

[@jessicapeters7440]

My entire semester long Ancient Greece history class in 14 minutes.

[@Thriving_in_Exile]

I'm sorry, "Greek Ninjas?" What?

[@Facade953]

They were Japanese sleeper agents!😅

[@spacetrashpile7199]

Thanks for talking more about this! I was supposed to learn this stuff last year, but my teachers sort of forgot. So my geography teacher had to teach maps, climate, vegetation, the fall of the Soviet Union, government and economic systems, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and apartheid. She didn't get to spend much time on this, so thank you for making this video!

[@itakedelightincornbread6990]

Geek With A Camera nice profile pic

[@tjoin8526]

if you look at the colours it's red vs blue

[@revan0890]

Red will be known as Sarge hence forth. Blue is Caboose.

[@Tracks777]

Great video! Keep it up

[@TidusplZUO]

I found your channel today and your high quality is gonna make me fail the semester since I'm in the middle of finals right now No regrets

[@ianfarrugia4495]

... did u pass?

[@vudi2103]

So.... did you fail?

[@alilweeb7684]

You guys know he probably failed, but it was worth it

[@epicgamer-ny4fj]

Did you pass?

[@jasondoe2596]

I've got to say - out of all *Blue*'s videos on the channel, this one is my favorite so far! Nicely organised and presented, it obviously took tons of work. Of course, with such a broad subject, leaving several things out was inevitable (fingers crossed for part #2 ;) A couple of things which I feel shouldn't be omitted: 1) 1st & 2nd Greek colonisation (very different from modern-era European colonialism, and very different from each other), including vaguely related subjects such as the (earlier) Dorian migration, Magna Graecia etc. Those movements of populations, besides explaining and showcasing the Greeks' reliance on maritime trade, had a tremendous overall impact (cultural, political, economic), and set the stage for many of the later classical-age events (several of which are mentioned in Blue's videos). Plus, it's quite amazing to hear how far-reaching the 2nd colonisation was: Spain, Egypt, the Black Sea. Marseilles, the oldest city in France, famously started life as a greek (Phocaean) colony. 2) The fascinating, slow march of the Athenian society towards radical democracy - Solon, Cleisthenes, Ephialtes, Pericles. Plus Peisistratus, who was a tyrant, but also a pretty cool guy. 3) Alexander _the Great_! (Blue, I know you dislike him for some reason, but he really was an incredible political and military genius - he rightfully earned this epithet). Just a couple of ideas for future videos :D

[@tomprice4047]

Its not that blue dislikes him, there's just a running joke on this channel that Aalexander shall never be called "the great"

[@sondalo511]

I like how both Athens and Sparta act like their patron dieties.

[@sgt.krakatoa1093]

lol true

[@rileypolaris6519]

*The fans whisper to you:* Percy Jackson *the sound of red sobbing can be heard echoing through the catacombs.*

[@aurumthebrave3427]

Athens and Sparta: *Keeps doing more stupid shit* Me: (Internal screaming)

[@purplegamergirl6799]

This. Is. SPARTA!!!!

[@saeedvazirian]

No it's not. It's Persia's bitch.

[@jacobzhang1850]

Ok

[@chiiiooongauz78]

I'm now interested in Greek history and mythology cause of this channel ☺️☺️

[@michellebrowne9100]

honestly I'm bingeing these videos to help design the war for my D&D campaign, and these are super helpful. Love the channel.

[@vasilisdouklias6992]

"Guess how many years that 50 year pesce treaty lasted" "Its three right?" "THREE" "Yeah i knew it" (Although I have been taught these events in school multiple times as a a Greek citizen,at a point that i subconciously remember them)

[@amitabhakusari2304]

Vasilis Douklias I had picked five, coz you know I thought lets pick a very low number.I had quite a laugh.

[@Delightfully_Bitchy]

Same, lol

[@jozefkeresturi2139]

The music is Greek soundtrack in AOM!

[@fawwazn.1244]

*Music Intensifies*

[@YoungBuckofthe69]

I was trying to remember where I had heard that before

[@thesistersquad5789]

Thanks

[@tylermooney4531]

Love your work Blue. This video seriously helped me with my essay on the Athenian Empire

[@honestlyiam...]

I literally have no idea why I'm watching THIS ! But I'm loving it. The voice is so soothing, the information is so cool and everything else is amazing enough to make me stay awake all night and watch as many videos as possible 😻 ❣

[@spaceiswhereIbelong]

Today was my last day in Greece, and im in Athens right now so I'm extremely happy to have seen this before I leave, I didnt know any of this from my tour so thank you!!

[@jayswisher575]

History never fails to repeat its self. I’m so fascinated by how this theme can be applied to all world governments.

[@robertsweeney4457]

I liked that you mentioned the March of the ten thousand because its a great story in of itself.I guess it'd be too much to ask if you did a video for it. I love your videos they are very informative for history and the mythological aspects.I didn't even know that the Romans developed the first steam eng

[@Emilinesian]

With the rather abrupt, yet relatively satisfying, ending to the CW show Reign, I have many questions that have formed, and are still unanswered, regarding the significant historical events of Spain, England, and France, specifically pertaining to the time that Mary, Queen of Scots, moved to French court at age five, to the time of her death at age 44, as well as how accurate the show portrayed the time period. I hope I don't stand alone here as this is also the time that Elizabeth I of England brought on the Golden Age, as well as the Age of Exploration. Words could not say how happy a video like this would make me! Either way, however, you guys have amazing content, and it's great to see a community of people that share some of my interests! Keep up the great work guys! :)

[@williamdragon9415]

Good job Blue, this was really enjoyable. Strangely, this reminded a lot of the book "the Queen of Attolia" by Megan Whalen Turner. Maybe because Turner is also a huge fan a Greek history.

[@cadeyrnkearney5930]

Attolia!

[@kathrinshawcross5066]

Discovered this chanel today and i'm in the midst of a breakdown over how intelligent and talented you both are 💔😂😊 I love this!

[@HeWhoSeeksMercy]

I love that you're using the music from Age of Mythology for these videos. It just makes me smile.

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

I've now watched all of your Ancient Greece videos! All of them excellent, of course. :)

[@michellecross8646]

Thank you! My son learned more from this video than he did in the last two weeks of social studies. You're awesome.

[@rayadawn3535]

I've been waiting for you to cover this!!

[@brianacrabtree6560]

Whenever I come from one of Reds videos to yours everything slows down and my brain goes 'yes, I can rest now'

[@vazak11]

That was super engaging ans also gave me a ton of idea, thanks for sharing!

[@Schumanized]

Man, i enjoy your vids very much!! Awsome work!!

[@bitterjor1004]

I absolutely love your videos😄!

[@masterofmythology]

It'd be cool if you did a more in-depth look at the Battle of Thermopalyae. It's truly one of the most interesting events of the ancient world.

[@sflaningam7680]

Spartan Sarge: That's what you get for trusting a no good, dirtbag Blue!

[@acethesupervillain348]

I'd love to see a video about various democracies or quasi-democracies, Athens, Iceland, Venice, etc.

[@skouskos8857]

i thank my ancient history teacher for my ok understanding of ancient greece before watching this video. Thanks mr Vass. you are a legend

[@MjSchreiber806]

I really like that you take a look at your past work and choose to improve it. It says a lot about your positive character as a man.

[@2MUG4mes]

This is amazing. Im writing a book and this video has by fair the best information iv found.

[@RV088]

Great video. To supplement it, there's a fantastic book called "The Hemlock Cup" by Oxford professor Dr. Bettany Hughes. It primarily revolves around the life of Socrates, but Hughes at length discusses the history of Athens, and furthermore, Greece. It's a great way to get a look into Ancient Greek culture and history (she discusses Megara, Potidiaea, Amphipolis, and so much more), as well as the life of one of the most famous Greek philosophers. Highly entertaining. I read it along with translating Plato's "Apologia". Great pairing. I highly recommend this book. :)

[@TheGrubey]

I'd like to say kudos for you guys using the Age of Mythology music as your background for the episode. Solid choice.

[@juliagiles1547]

These videos give me a lot of inspiration for world building. So, thanks!

[@oblati]

Will you do history of Buddhism? You already did the other 2 of the trifecta of universalizing religons.

[@kayinford8099]

Duude. You're kicking me right in the nostalgia with that music! I love that game

[@theonethatsgottenaway.3726]

i love these especially the text below the video

[@clickerflight819]

Blue:How long do you think this fifty year peace deal is going to last? *whimpers* three years! Me:Dang. I was going to guess two months.

[@albierodriguez9797]

A whole video on "the anabasis" would be awesome! It's one of the greatest adventures ever in human history in my opinion. Supposedly the film "the warriors" is based on this expedition. Anyways, just a suggestion. I think there's enough material in that story for a full video.

[@carolinebrennan6381]

First Blue video I've seen, very interesting :)

[@vsGoliath96]

It really is amazing that what would eventually evolve into most of what we consider Western culture came down to one final desperate battle on the ass end of Greece and was won with a bit of foresight from a single man and the badassery of one city who was disturbingly militaristic.

[@LucasSaurian]

i love that you have the age of mythology sound track!

[@thehumanbean9247]

I've been waiting for Ancient Greece ah this is so good!

[@cynderfan2233]

Its Corinth, it is always Corinth. Any time there is trouble between the Greek factions, Corinth is always in the middle of it.

[@ankitnaadia]

Agr of mythology again in background ❤️ love it

[@TheTariqibnziyad]

simple minds always think about history as good vs evil, while its much more complicated than that...great Video !!!!

[@sotnosen95]

I have to say, jerk move or not, I am kind of impressed by the Athenians (from how I understood it) basically scamming their way into having an empire. That's some sneaky stuff.

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

"Athens started feeling too good about itself, kept stretching its arms, drawing in more allies and treating them increasingly harshly, demanding higher tribute, establishing democracies by force, and confiscating large amounts of allied land. They also built temples that served no strategic purpose and moved all the money into them." I wonder anyone else spots the parallel to US imperialism.

[@jeannebouwman1970]

Empire: check Feeling good about themselves because of a mediocre democracy: check Imperialism to spread said democracy but actually just installing dictators: check Slave problem: check Cultural dominance: check Statues of problematic people: check Really good ships: check I've seen this one before

[@crystalzhang2012]

You guys are amazing! Your channel is getting more and more popular. Seriously, in FIVE DAYS, you got 14,000 subscribers!

[@josefandres55]

I appreciate you cause oversimplified hasn't forgotten the people who made him rich... thank for your content

[@anon_lsr3252]

I have a test in 15 minutes and this is helping me cram bless yo soul

[@thehellenicneopagan]

Awesome video!

[@hendrikmaus3575]

THAT IS THE GODDAMM AGE OF MYTHOLOGY MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND! I CANT CONCENTRATE ON THE VIDEO NOW!

[@louisduarte8763]

Ah, Age of Mythology. Such a fun game. I should finish it one of these years.

[@for.tax.reasons]

Red and Blue have the most amazing voices and tell the best stories. That is all.

[@offlinehere7048]

these histories and summaries of myths and other thing really help me with my history class! btw u guys r so much better than my teacher! xD

[@concepcionjuarez-delgado2175]

thanks I'm gonna need this video for world geo next year

[@alyssahaupt7838]

I learned a lot from this guy, but he does more damage than good incredibly biased for such a well learned man

[@Ray-nv6ue]

I am your 115,430th subscriber, I really like your content. I find it funny and interesting, and I love the way you tell the stories.

[@Altricksss]

Athens was like the U.S of ancient Greece

[@shaeflatt620]

Ali G True tho...

[@MojoBonzo]

more like they wanted to be rome before rome, but they couldnt win a war... well persians dont count.

[@shawnrileywest2826]

more like U.K.

[@namingisdifficult408]

Lênon Kramer interesting

[@chyguy3776]

Ali G Except Athens used a much more “pure” version of democracy for lack of a better word.

[@nickwilcox92]

Anabasis, also known as "The Warriors" for those into late 70's cult classic films.

[@jackofalltrades6129]

The Anabasis helped give my favorite movie of all time, The Warriors. Thank you Greece.

[@davidare5567]

Age of mythology (video game) music in the background. Excellent choice.

[@cammclean5460]

This is what my class today was on and i was really out of it. Thank god i can take better notes of this.

[@renee_is_pink]

I wish this was the type of history lessons I learned in school, humorous, passionate, and thorough.

[@oblati]

It's interesting that even though Themistocles was really afraid about Persia returning, he had to lie to Athens and tell them that some other city state was going to cause them trouble because the public didn't really like to look that far into the future.

[@DoReMi123acb]

God! I love history. I love this channel 😍👏👏

[@g1lmk]

WTF subs are these? Awesome video by the way, you summarized everything perfectly!

[@oddystef8893]

The battle of platea happened in what is now a village, and its also happens to be where I live, shoutout from Plateas, Greece

[@thesnowfox7262]

Love the age of mythology ost at the background