How Did Sparta Go to War? DOCUMENTARY

[@InvictaHistory]

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[@QuizmasterLaw]

Hell why not go all the way and ask for MoD and DoD sponsorship? Your channel is most excellent. To present i have presumed the spartan army to be led by professional full time soldiers who are also the government and relatively untrained but physically strong slaves / hoplites. Looking forward to watching it.

[@QuizmasterLaw]

was honestly hoping this was more about recruitment and training than what its turning out to be which is diplomacy and city-state governance of given league (primitive alliance diplomacy and international law/politics) It's an ok topic but it's definitely not "How to raise an army" more like "How Sparta went to war".

[@qahless6900]

Still waiting for the remaining parts about the evolution pf the Roman legions….

[@JonManProductions]

I like Spartans. But I absolutely dislike the ad on the basis of everything being mislabeled horribly as someone who has studied alot of WWII history and vehicles.

[@matthewp9156]

Thank you for the code, however, Warpath is trash and they lied to you. That code is worth nowhere near $10 of in-game bonuses.

[@benedictcucumber5113]

By Leonidas’s beard the art quality has improved so much on this chanel.

[@InvictaHistory]

And we make it available to the Patrons: www.patreon.com/InvictaHistory

[@melodykazoka4759]

Skill share

[@franklyanogre00000]

I liked the circles and boxes. The information is worth it.

[@tonynaq]

What kind of chanel you using?

[@Pedro-nt2ro]

@@tonynaq coco chanel of course

[@igncom1]

The concept of these warring states all stopping their campaigns whenever the Olympics happened always amazes me.

[@Ordo1980]

In old times some wars were stopped for doing the harvest or in winter because it was too hard to wage war that time (EDIT: oh I've just realized it is in the video as well :P). Empires and kingdoms many times recruited the enemy warriors after they defeated them. For me it seems like that we have this totalwar concept only after WW1 and especially WW2.

[@joseneto5833]

It's like carnival in brazil

[@dlee645]

There is a story of some British and German soldiers calling a truce at Christmas during WWI to celebrate the holiday. I don’t know if this is true, but it’s a nice story.

[@dlee645]

@Tales of the Gun That’s sad.

[@diegomata1062]

@@dlee645 So for your heart to rejoice it is true :) like it really happened, it was an awsome moment in history

[@ΘΕΟΦΑΝΩΚΟΜΝΗΝΟΣ]

Fun fact: The Byzantine cities of Mystras and Lacedamonia, which were the spiritual descendants of Sparta, preserved the Spartan institution of a shared government since these cities were governed by two archons. The local archon choosed by the people and the royal archon choosed by the Byzantine goverment, and like the dual monarchs of ancient Sparta they shared the control and management of their respective cities until the final fall of the kingdom of Morea to the Turks.

[@Feffdc]

Also Byzantin Emperor Contantine Palaiologos was from there

[@aaronkennedyduffy5085]

Wow thats really cool

[@babulburel547]

*Eastern Roman

[@jadaoun03]

@@babulburel547 same as byzantine

[@ΘΕΟΦΑΝΩΚΟΜΝΗΝΟΣ]

@@babulburel547 The term "Eastern Roman" is also a modern designation for the Byzantines. They would have simply called themselves "Rhomaioi or Graikoi"

[@MCernoble]

I’ve always loved the weird and unique history of Argos. I think it would be quite interesting to cover the history of that city-state and it’s foreign policies.

[@GothPaoki]

Amen to that. Argos was a major player in the region and big rival of Sparta. Also many mythological connections with the city of Argos and their kings.

[@babisz8640]

Argos suffered from a kind of superiority complex as in its territory many legendary figures like Atreus Agamemnon Menelaus Perseus Klytaimnystra etc and cities like Mycenae Tyrinth etc plus the Trojan War kinda started in its territory that glorified Greece and therefor they refuse to acknowledge that life goes on and other states got stronger and more relevant to power than them.

[@queldron]

Total War Troy's soundtrack that you used is just as amazing as your presentation. Excellent job guys! I love Greek history! Please keep it up!

[@jonathanlondon4265]

"How did Sparta go to war?" Proceeds to see a variety of WW2 planes doing flying maneuvers

[@bigjotzin8566]

A thing that many people don't know is that the Spartans didn't march with their armor and shield, but they had wagons to carry it. The officer who was responsible about this job, was as important as the officer on battle. On sacrifices he was positioned on the side of the king. I learned that recently on the university.

[@yansilversea6780]

Hoplite commonly had slaves to carry their equipment

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion" - Alexander The Great

[@MrAcrobot]

Doubt he said that

[@franklyanogre00000]

@@MrAcrobot Yeah, I think this would be Greek to him.

[@ornessarhithfaeron3576]

@@franklyanogre00000 Zeusdamnit, KZbin

[@jacobfowles4992]

Biden could learn from that quote for real

[@littlegreekcoffeehouse9773]

Great quote

[@perezmig577]

Sparta: WE are the ultimate warriors and none can defeat us! Thebes: Sure buddy, lets talk about that.

[@jasondiggs8683]

Lol!

[@GothPaoki]

They were way past their prime when that happened though. Their population had declined greatly and their coffers were empty from the past wars

[@bigalsnow8199]

Thebes We are now the Spartans. No one can defeat us Philip Uhhh.. excuse me.

[@Elandil5]

@@GothPaoki Spartan army still outnumbered the Theban army at Luctra but the Theban army outsmarted the Spartan army.

[@GothPaoki]

@@Elandil5 yea if you include helots. However helots weren't Spartans and Spartans specifically are at a historic low regarding the real Spartan male population aka their best warriors. So the point of the initial comment doesn't really stand .

[@facundogonzalez5453]

Leonidas: "Oh this men? They are my personal guard" Elder: "You are not allowed to do that" Directed by Zack Snyder.

[@nothisispatrick6528]

Blepyrus: But who will till the soil? Praxagora: The slaves.

[@darrynmurphy2038]

How to raise a Spartan army: Step 1: Go into the Agora. Congratulations, you already have an army standing by

[@twsbrl2xlldmoney355]

Scram weirdo

[@robbabcock_]

Great video! It's telling that we're still fascinated with the Spartans thousands of years after their prime!⚔️🏹

[@Brandazzo22]

I would like to see a video over Scipio Africanus revolutionary tactics, that relied on politics and warfare, that he used to turn the war in Rome's favor. I am particularly impressed on how he raised a volunteer army and finances from the nobles when the old Roman senate denied him both. People talk about the Battle of Cannae don't mention how the Roman survivors of that battle went on to defeat Hannibal at the Battle of Zama. The power of redemption that motivated those Roman Legions to defeat Hannibal despite being heavily outnumbered

[@twsbrl2xlldmoney355]

Nobody wants to see that

[@sean668]

Excellent job with this one. High quality, informative, engaging. TV-worthy stuff

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

How to raise one? Simple. Play, “I Will Survive”.

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

"At first, I was afraid, I was petrified, Just thinkin' I could never live Without you by my side. But then I spent so many nights Thinkin' how you did me wrong, And I grew strong. And I learned how to carry on!"

[@jadaoun03]

Ahhh meet the spartans

[@mandalortemaan7510]

Heeding Leonidas' call, the Spartans went to war

[@brokenbridge6316]

An excellent video. Nice job Invicta. Maybe you can do a video on how to raise an army during the Napoleonic Era, or during the War of 1812, or the American Civil. Any era really. Because this subject has wide potential across any era.

[@APinchOfHistory]

This channel has trurly amazing quality videoproductions! It's a pure pleasure to watch it.

[@inanna1997]

Ancient bureaucracies would be an interesting deep dive. Particularly famous ones like the Chinese, Peruvian or Bronze Age Mesopotamian bureaucracies.

[@Sliverappl]

Spartan strength was lay in their army formate and logistics reform . Napoleon French army find extra edge from similar sources . But unlike classic period where Spartan strength had turned into myth and legend, Napoleon reform had adopted by other Europeans power in the enlighten period. We really have come a long from the past

[@froggystyle642]

I think it's great that you guys took on board the olive oil lamp over wax candles thing. A tiny detail yes, but it shows you take accuracy seriously. Well in.

[@KonekoEalain]

Nice video, we too often hear that Spartans were "tougher" in one way or another than the rest of their fellow Greeks, but the actual reasons for their military might are very interesting.

[@chadtaylor2202]

Great video! I rarely comment but I just had to say that I think this kind of stuff needs to be covered more often and I hope you keep it up.

[@YAH2121]

Im amazed at how far this channel has come.

[@Ivan_Himself]

I’m really loving all these spartan videos keep it up! Hopefully you can make more in the future!

[@mandaloriancrusader6699]

Most battles against Spartans resulted in entire enemy formations collapsing seconds into the engagement and some were even shattered before that at sight of Spartans leveling their spears in unison, they were notorious about it but hearing it and seeing it in front of your soon to be dead self is another matter. Thebans won by outsmarting them and collapsing flank of their allies at Luctra but they never were Spartans, no one came close. Ok that was lie, Roman legions could compare by sheer discipline and effectiveness, plus there is a lot more of them to throw around with godlike logistics.

[@Εύροκλύδων]

Thanks, I'm still a beginner but I was planning on trying at mustering my own spartan army, great tutorial 👍.

[@twsbrl2xlldmoney355]

Nobody cares .. go sit in a corner

[@sujeettelang4891]

Thank you soo much for taking us to Ancient history love from India 🇮🇳

[@wargriffin5]

All that military power and pride....and they were terrified of their own slaves. That's why they rarely ever left home; greater than ANY external/invading threat was the threat of a Helot revolt.

[@Yrkr785]

Well yea, the slaves made up the largest portion of the population

[@DNAsGhostzHouze]

Spartans: Should we have beef or chicken tonight? Spartan priests: (sigh) I'll go get a sheep...

[@nadiawijayanti8264]

I paused when I noticed there are Ares and Apollo art from Apotheon 😂 great content as always!

[@micahknoche8501]

This was so illuminating and well done

[@nikhtose]

Sparta's advanced and disciplined standing army was far more important as a guarantor of rule over its semi-slave majority than as an instrument of warfare with external enemies. Regarding the latter, their success/failure record is very mixed (Sphacteria, Leuctra).

[@littlegreekcoffeehouse9773]

Finally, a video showing that the Spartans were actually a peaceful city state that were prudish in going to war, and they were primarily defensive in battle. They conquered Laconia and peacefully lived in their bubble. Agriculture state

[@69JONESYrugby]

Talk to a Helot first.

[@rotciv1492]

Well. Their citizen population was always ridiculously low, so no wonder they were always cautious about going to war.

[@sergioblanco6321]

They didn’t go to war bc they were afraid that their slaves were gonna overrun the city … the slaves outnumbered the Spartans … that’s was the real reasons

[@littlegreekcoffeehouse9773]

The citizen count was low by choice, every society had slaves. The helots are of note because they were Greeks. Besides helots, which were vanquished foes, they did not wage warb and only consolidated their bigger zone region. Compared to all the other Greeks of the time, the Spartans were docile. The Olympics were turned in order to have a period of peace in Greece, because it was constantly in a state of war. No country in antiquity, and still today, has fought itself more than Greece. The Spartans wanted to be left alone to farm their helots and their crops.

[@o-wolf]

Everyone hears what they wana hear huh? No part of that video said the Spartans were peaceful.. they literally went to war to to save face &preserve honour at the drop of a hat ffs

[@JMichaelB2307]

I’m currently playing Assassins Creed Odyssey, so this is just perfect timing. Thank you!

[@dimitrisg45]

Pretty disappointed game and for not being Assassin's Creed an not being historically accurate as they claim to be ... And also they made pretty much everyone gay and black and annoying 🤔

[@ericrobicheaux736]

@@dimitrisg45 The Greeks were notoriously gay lmao what are you talking about

[@Bear333-o9n]

@@ericrobicheaux736 Did they not invent it, ( father Ted Crilly..).

[@eduardoesteban9823]

Try Discovery Mode, is great

[@eduardoesteban9823]

@@ericrobicheaux736 the homosexual relationships were between a Young teen and a older rich/aristocratic man. They were like sugar daddies lol. It was more like a social behaviour than a sexual preference.

[@julianmarsh1378]

This is mostly correct. Mostly. No mention that there were two distinct periods re: Sparta and its allies. Initially, a treaty would be made between Sparta and a single state, which was to follow Sparta's lead in war. The system broke down when two kings were sent with the army of Sparta and its allies against Athens, in order to restore its ex-tyrant. One king balked at the idea and withdrew from the affair with his share of the Spartan army and many allies were disaffected by the idea of Sparta, the opponent of tyranny, working with a tyrant. The outcome was to reform the Spartan Alliance. Now, each state would send one or more delegates to Sparta (though no matter how many delegates came from a single state, that state still only had one vote). Sparta announced that from now on, if a majority of this Congress declined to support Sparta on a particular issue re: war, no state was obligated to send support. Sparta could still go through with its plans with the support of those states that did side with it, but usually this was not done as it was considered unwise. The proof of Spartan sincerity came when Sparta asked its allies to help it against Athens and restore its former tyrant, Hippias. A majority voted 'no' and while Sparta could have still taken Athens it abandoned the entire scheme. This cemented the alliance, which was not shaken until around 418 BC. As for Sparta's reluctance to go to war...one reason not mentioned was the awareness among the Spartans that they could not take the sort of losses it might incur if involved in numerous battles. Sparta's history, emerging from the Archaic Period and into the Classical, is one of population decline, which in the end would prove fatal.

[@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl]

They were afraid of helots

[@joseneto5833]

"My Wi... Apollo said that we do not go to war, return another season sir"

[@darthsidious6753]

I know that the Spartans were bred for war.

[@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl]

A tiny elite

[@10z20]

You should watch other videos on this channel, I'm not so sure.

[@ronaldp7573]

Fascinating as always. Your videos are a contribution to the advancement of the study of history.

[@MrLevicrz]

8:20 The E4 mafia had executive power in ancient sparta????

[@johnkongsaisy7014]

So underratedddddd, too bad majority of people dont know what that is😂

[@Jay-ho9io]

Psh. Obviously it was the LCpl mafia. These were Spartans. (For real, great comment. 🤣👍🏽)

[@awesomehpt8938]

Why raise a Spartan army when 300 “bodyguards” will do just fine.

[@JCRS2]

@Joshua Bailey uhhh …

[@AeneasGemini]

@Joshua Bailey When did the 300 Spartans try to flee? Also they didn't 'need' the 700 Thespians, by that point the battle was already lost, the Thespians chose to remain behind for reasons of integrity not strategy

[@Kramplarv]

300 bodyguards didn't do fine :p They lost. If they had been 3000 spartans instead, with all the rest of greece, it would maybe be different. But both the greeks and the spartans definitly needed more than 300 bodyguards. :)

[@RageTyrannosaurus]

Well, 300 bodyguards and a minimum of 300 fighting slaves.

[@SpartanIsGaming]

Now this is the type of video I needed!

[@Revilo4742]

I love your history videos, especially ones about ancient greece! Ever thought of making "Growing up Spartan/Ancient Greek"?

[@dashiellgillingham4579]

The Spartans were not warriors for fighting other societies, they were warriors for putting down the impending slave rebellion they feared, when the Helots who's murder they'd made a sport would rise up and try to exterminate them in turn. It didn't happen that way, but it never does.

[@tomm2037]

I like it

[@yansilversea6780]

That's actually false, they developed a hard warrior culture after Thermopylae, but they already had the best army discipline

[@dashiellgillingham4579]

@@yansilversea6780 There is exactly one primary source I know of on how Sparta worked, the Lacedaemonion Politeia by Xenophon. I have read that book. Has a second one been discovered?

[@yanlibra8886]

LOL no, they are warriors becuase of the laws of Lychurgus, go read a book or basic wiki about sparta dude, jeez

[@dashiellgillingham4579]

@@yanlibra8886 In modern scholarship, Lychurgus is a mythical figure the Spartans used to justify their system long after it developed, just like Heracles.

[@blackravenchris]

God I love your channel. As a graduate student in military history, it is one of my dreams to make videos for your channel! Keep up the good work!

[@SprikSprak]

Little fact that may interest - the terms laconic and laconic humour comes from the fact that the Spartan's were from Lacadaemon and prized tacit and reserved but pithy humour. They celebrated good comebacks to threats such as the famous, 'Our arrows will blot out the Sun' - 'Then we will fight our battle in the shade' or 'Spartan's surrender your weapons' - 'Persian's come get them!'. My personal favourite is when Phillip II of Macedon (Alexander the Great's father) threatened them saying in a message 'If I invade Lakonia you will be destroyed, never to rise again.' the reply was simply the first word of his message highlighted 'IF'.

[@arvindominguez5743]

I’m from the USA but I love Greece 🇬🇷 history. Badass thanks

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Interesting and worthwhile video.

[@donshipman8441]

This channel is just amazing!

[@Sonics1DiscordKitten]

Learning about actual Spartan society that isn't just based on 300 is so cool

[@bertaventure6407]

Please make more videos about the Roman Empire

[@robzonefire]

If only the Spartans provided Citizenship or even the status of Periokoi for their Peloponnesian Allies and Subjugated Territories, it would have been crucial for cementing their Hegemony over all of Greece just like the Romans did to their Allies

[@Kramplarv]

but Rome and Sparta were very different. Both in ideology and what was practical do do at the time. And geography matters as well. Flat Italy vs mountainous greece. Also, it took the romans 800 years to give citizenship to their allies and territories. :)

[@yanlibra8886]

But they provided, but only for rich periokoi

[@dcay5652]

at 11:00 you talk about them taking flocks of Sheep etc. Was it not Pigs? that every farmer had to give 1 pig of the litter to the spartan kings so they could be sacrificed?

[@anomalocaris7436]

>trains for their entire lives and has a culture dedicated to war and eugenics >loses to conscripted soldiers who made up a skeleton force while the real army was in Persia

[@sowianskizonierz2693]

Which battle?

[@anomalocaris7436]

@@sowianskizonierz2693 megalopolis

[@shivuprasad4333]

Spartans are over rated

[@sowianskizonierz2693]

@KKmies basically the same as every army before the age of gunpowder

[@anomalocaris7436]

@KKmies What you said was more or less true, but at Megalopolis they were literally scraping the barrel, including Spartans, Persians, and Greek hoplite mercenaries

[@Martinit0]

Spartans: Turn around and walk the other way Other Greeks: What is this sorcery?

[@westrim]

I liked the disclaimer and oil laps at 2:00.

[@westrim]

"How to raise a Spartan Army" Well, after they're born, they need breastfeeding and a social environment so they grow up learning the Spartan ways. Then you - what's that? The description? "Learn how to raise a Spartan Army for war!" Oh, well, that's different. Guess I'll watch the video!

[@littlegreekcoffeehouse9773]

😂

[@snokelpops]

This was well done! Do a video on the different kings of Sparta next! 👍

[@anonymousk4694]

Instructions unclear, raised a Gallic army

[@trexenigma1043]

Misthios Alexios on the right 11:47

[@josebisk]

The music is so on point!! And likewise in the Nubian bowman video!!

[@guilherme95069]

hello I believe that a good theme for a video would be how a general commanded an army on the battlefield, I researched the subject but didn't find any answer.

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

Kudos! - very well researched and presented.

[@jonbaxter2254]

Imagine a nation that only fought within it's own spheres and borders and doesn't get involved overseas...

[@Le-eu4bf]

U mean like 95 percent of all nations. Let me pick a few for you in modern day. Ex yugoslav members. Russia in Chechnya. Azerjaiban vs Armenia. All non overseas war in their region

[@uptheblues1875]

Why do I need to imagine it if it already exists like most nations in history

[@overdose8329]

@@Le-eu4bf What about Russia in Syria, Libya, and the Sahel in general?

[@pitbull65taz]

The content starts at 1:55.

[@ryansef690]

I'd love to see one of these for Athens as well eventually.

[@MiddleEast-o4f]

No FEAR ... that's all ! Spartans :we don't ask how many is the enemies ...but where's is !

[@neverlikedpasta]

Given it's the spartans, you can't tell from the title whether the video's about recruiting soldiers or how to rear children into them...

[@bobfg3130]

Great job! Very interesting!

[@hrodvitnir6725]

Please do more videos on Macedonian culture/society! Would love a "growing up" video on Macedon :)

[@vanivanov9571]

A huge step up over Invicta's video from years back, where they derided the Spartans as only exercising and not practicing with weapons, and being overhyped soldiers. This was a great job.

[@yunyng]

The script was written by the same guy. The Spartans were overhyped and didn't do weapons training. The Spartans were better drilled than the other Greeks. Both can be true.

[@vanivanov9571]

​@@yunyng ....Yes, I'm quite aware that the same guy owns the channel whose been writing for it, nothing suggested it went to new ownership. And no, it's beyond idiotic that you think any Greek soldier of the time never trained with weapons... That's an argument from silence. And what kind of idiotic notion is it that the Spartans took time to do military drill, but took no time to practice with their weapons...? I'm amazed anyone could be so easily strung along by the idea the Spartans weren't great fighters, because when they fought the best warriors of Greece in a 100v100(?), two of the enemy survived.... So they fought on equal terms with the very best, and idiots decided this meant they never practiced with weapons, and were "overhyped." This is the same as the morons who say katana are worthless swords which break like glass... knee-jerk reactionaries, replacing myths with outright lies.

[@yunyng]

@@vanivanov9571 lol They didn't fight the best 100 fighters from all of Greece. They fought the best 100 fighters from Argos. And lost. Hoplite warfare, almost by design, elevates courage and cohesion over individual weapons skill. Doesn't matter how good you are with a spear when you're in the middle of a tight formation or when your buddies run away and your enemy doesn't. Xenophon attested to this. The structure of the Olympic games attested to this. The Spartans weren't dumb. They spent what time they had on what was important in winning a hoplite clash: drill and fitness ( as in running and long term endurance, not bodybuilder muscles). That said, they were better than the Greeks, but still not as good as later, actual professional armies such as the Macedonians or Romans. There are plenty of other examples of successful armies. Like the Swiss pikeman, who got their success from being able to maintain a cohesive pike block even while running, not from being being masters of pike-fu. Or the Revolutionary/Napoleonic French line infantry, where it was more important to be able to march quickly in column or form a square than to be able to shoot straight or fence with bayonets.

[@vanivanov9571]

​@@yunyng _"lol They didn't fight the best 100 fighters from all of Greece. They fought the best 100 fighters from Argos. And lost."_ . . . . . *DOUBLE FACEPALM* There is just so much stupidity and self-defeat in one sentence... They MERELY fought the best of Argos!? The Argives were praised as the greatest warriors of Greece, and Historians generally back that up, since a lot of Hoplite warfare is thought to originate from them. And what kind of five-year old's argument is claiming the Spartans have to fight a composite force of all the best of Greece...? That's superhero comic levels of dumb, thinking they have to fight the Hoplite Avengers. _"Duuur... And they lost!"_ Thank you for establishing you cannot count. They killed 98 out of 100 men, the fight ended with one surviving Spartan fighting against the remaining two Argives. Anyone who isn't an idiot knows warfare, particularly hoplite, tends to have a one-sided victor. But apparently both forces were so equally matched, that almost EVERYONE was wiped out. At that rate, the odds were about 50-50, it was basically luck that 2 Argives survived instead of two Spartans. So being an equal or very close second to the Argives... that's impressive. _"Duuur... warfare isn't about using weapons!"_ ...How can anyone be so stupid? You think that the first time they TOUCHED a spear, is when they marched off to war? That giving soldiers M-16s they've never shot before is good policy, so long as they understand the basics of elevation...? Your argument is so stupid and without substance there's nothing to contend against; it's just pure fallacy. _"Duuur... you don't need any skill at all, if you're in a formation. Xenophon said so!"_ Prove it. And quote Xenophon while you're at it, as I'm wondering what line you twisted to this extent. Or maybe learn a little bit of history, about how the Silver Shields, the Swiss Pikes, the Romans, and so many other famous units would destroy less skilled enemies with relative ease. Do you think they literally WALKED over them...? Were their weapons decorations...? Heck, why were the Argives or the Macedonians hailed as great warriors, if there's no skill in tight formations beyond walking...? What about the Rashidun Caliphate, or the Archers of the Eye...? Wait...: _"There are plenty of other examples of successful armies. Like the Swiss pikeman, who got their success from being able to maintain a cohesive pike block even while running, not from being being masters of pike-fu. Or the Revolutionary/Napoleonic French line infantry, where it was more important to be able to march quickly in column or form a square than to be able to shoot straight or fence with bayonets"_ ....You've invented an entire MYTHOLOGY to replace history with? This is beyond historical revisionism, this is just fanfiction. No, [Moreon,] there were bayonet drills in the 18th and 19th centuries... so what did you base your mythology off of, claiming they didn't care about skill with the bayonet? There were also drills for loading and shooting, where the British did well with their high standard for rate of fire (notably, the British also had a history of encouraging archery practice, in the days of the longbow). So how can ANYONE be so stupid as to think the ability to SHOOT STRAIGHT is not important? Seriously, you're dumber than the British who got shot to pieces in the Boer War. There was questionable accuracy in the armies of the time; a fact Generals lamented openly when statistics on accuracy were taken. But so long as the enemy was just as inaccurate... it balances out. You seriously don't know anything about history... a block of pikemen can be trained in SIX DAYS. The recommended amount of training is a fortnight, and this included weapons instruction. You can teach any idiot to march given a little time, or to do fancy drills. The Swiss were feared and paid large sums of money as mercenaries because they were tremendously good fighters. Your idea their success was SPECIFICALLY tied to running in formation is baffling. If only you were a rational creature, instead of a knee-jerk [More-on], you could've made the argument that the need for weapon skills was lesser. That maybe the Romans were less skilled duelists. Instead, you humiliate yourself trying to argue no one was concerned about skill with the bayonet in the Grande Armee, and apparently the Romans are also an example of an army that never practiced weapon skills? _"The structure of the Olympic games attested to this."_ ....*FACEPALM* Yeah, the Olympic games is a perfect example of combat... demonstrating how 300 was accurate, because everyone ran around naked and did cute little stunts. Seriously, are you trying to look like an idiot? Well, you succeeded.

[@yunyng]

@@vanivanov9571 Dude, you were the one who said "because when they fought the best warriors of Greece in a 100v100(?)," So I can't take anything else you say seriously. You're clearly not discussing this in good faith and compensating for your lack of intelligence and understanding of history with bad language and ad-hominem (with laugable attempts at censorship)

[@42thgamer80]

Love the videos!

[@beachboy0505]

A brilliant video 📹 on Sparta Sparta properly explained 👌

[@hvyduty1220]

First time here liked it.

[@dekonfrost7]

I subbed because of your talent and the map explanation

[@darkquaesar2460]

those helot fields are looking mighty full this year...

[@abhijeetashiya8856]

Thanks this is gonna help me

[@GaminHasard]

Invicta you dirty ol’ bastard. You done it again

[@gfreeman9843]

Did they eat the numerous sacrificial animals as part of their supply system?

[@miketacos9034]

Loved seeing those ancient maps, or travelogues, really.

[@RAM_DOS]

Do the Peloponnesian War next!

[@AegenemmnoN]

Great video!

[@2gj906]

Honor above all!

[@Dwish305]

EXCELLENT video, wow!

[@Timrath]

15:10 You have a typo. It's phrouran, not phouran. "Phroura" means guard, with "phrouran" being the accusative.

[@nicrave6874]

How is the song/soundtrack from 17:18 onward called?

[@stepanpytlik4021]

One year since the original video was released. Approved.

[@devonnguyen6830]

All right, I’m gonna go to Greece real quick brb

[@theromanorder]

This is great!! Can you please do a video on iver Chinese/Indian/Korean/South Asia Or the maori warriors from new Zealand. (But if you do the last one please learn how to pronounce it)

[@gordonbryce]

Excellent, thanks.

[@eastonjames3241]

Any chance we could get a video of all major migrations that took place in Europe. Due to war/natural or political events. Ex: like how the kingdoms north of the Caspian Sea migrated to the northern Balkans, or how Turco-Asians migrated to Anatolia. Love your videos 🙌🏻

[@dazhibernian]

It was a brave Misthios named Alexios that won Sparta their battles.

[@DiddleyDanTheMemeMan]

The Athenians didn't stand a chance...

[@avidtraveller]

Is it possible to do a video about pre-flood civilizations?

[@randomelite4562]

Sure, we can add it to the fiction playlists alongside the warhammer videos

[@Razorthx]

Great Video!!!!!

[@HistoryUniversity]

Very cool, my Yia-Yia is from Sparta, thanks for this upload

[@Alkrielm]

Me after watching this video: I GO TO GREECE

[@giuliorobertoful]

For next content, world be Nice to see how ancient Egypt arranged their armies

[@hel1nas]

Sorry but The Archaic period does not start from 800BC but from the Myceanean era. Menelaos for example was livining in Sparta 1250bc.. And the Hellenic world map is not the Peloponesse that you are presenting... Iperos, Makedonia, Crete, Samothraki, Corfu, Thasos and many more were with Hellenic speaking areas.