How do The Persians Teach Alexander the Great and When in History Did He First Become Great?

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[@Persianbookworm]

we dont call him alexander the acursed, we just call him alexander the macedonian, i dont know why westerners think we call him that, the only thing i rlly dislike about him is how he burned down persepolise tbh, i dont really hate him as a historical figure and i dont think iranians in general do, trust me we have had wayyyyy worse inn our history

[@ShinigamiInuyasha777]

Probably because he died so young, had he lived longer he would had been seen WORSE

[@Armorius2199]

Yeah, here in Greece when we learn about the conquests of Alexander we always learn about the magnificence of the Persian and Indian cultures, and was always surprised when history channels stated that Iranians supposedly held such a negative view on Alexander.

[@Persianbookworm]

@@Armorius2199 yeah we basically learn about the Greek and Romans as the main rivals which our empires were always in competition with but also they all respected each other

[@mondaysinsanity8193]

@@ShinigamiInuyasha777 actually pretty unlikely at the time most persians seemed to kinda like him he was pretty decent to those who submitted. Also intended to raise a 100,000 strong persian native army but trained in macedonian warfare augmented with auxiliaries. So basically rome but persian and earlier

[@antipaladinTM]

like the last 10 leaders?

[@marcpeterson5115]

"Did Alexander the Great grow a lot of facial hair?" Actually, no. He is one the the first "Greeks" to be shown clean shaven. The story is that he believed a beard could be a handle that could be grabbed by the enemy and thus he shaved. Also, I don't think most people have believed that he brought civilization to the Persians for a long time. I think anyone with a decent education knows that the Persians already had a quite advanced civilization.

[@kiren3168]

but long hair is not? hmm

[@tylerdurden3722]

He also forced his entire army to shave. Shaving was not the norm in Greek culture. Slaves were forced to shave to identify them. After Alexander, people shaved and slaves were forced to grow beards.

[@Albukhshi]

@@kiren3168 That's under his helmet, and was actually pretty short for the time.

[@samjafton565]

I was born in Iran and went to school there in the 1980's. In Iran they just call him "Alexander of Macedonia". I think people do not like him, but they don't hate him either. They have accepted that during the many years of war with Greece they have won some, and they have also lost some. But whenever he is mentioned it is usually followed by the sad reminder that he burned the Persepolis.

[@aceundead4750]

If i had a time machine, after having a dino egg omelette, id take a grand tour of history's most famous sites that are no longer around take some photos then return and spread the photos all over the web so the world can see the beautiful architecture of the past, like Persepolis

[@koatam]

But he also built Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria and Alexandria!

[@rosswilson1915]

@@koatam Don't forget about Alexandria

[@jenniferschmitzer299]

@@koatam wish i couldve taken a few more books out on loan

[@jennyanydots2389]

Iran doesn't have schools, they have terrorist training academies.

[@StrawberryBatman]

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[@godpopov]

Alexander the Great, respected by his soldiers, feared by his enemies, belittled by a homeless philosopher :p

[@aris67simos]

I was looking for this comment!

[@godpopov]

@@aris67simos So did I before I posted lol !

[@fionafiona1146]

I am pretty sure he had a barrel, after getting rid of his luxurys.

[@godpopov]

@@fionafiona1146 You're right, also one day Plato said that a man is a featherless biped, Diogenes showed up the next day in his class with a plucked chicken and shouted: " BEHOLD, A MAN !" lol

[@fionafiona1146]

@@godpopov from then on the definition insisted on included "flat claws". 😅

[@firstofthefallen6034]

One small correction, Simon-The person who said "And where was I, then?" when being told of the tryst between Alexander the the Amazon Queen Thalestris was not Lysander. It was Lysimachus. One of Alexander's companions and childhood friends, who had become the king of Thrace by then.

[@cerealkiller7143]

True, Lysander was a Spartan general in the Pelloponnesian War.

[@NIKOS_GEROSIDERIS]

@@cerealkiller7143 I was going to answer the shame

[@Claire18Hi]

Awww the Alexander statue at 4:40 is the biggest of him and it's in Thessaloniki waterfront. My city 🥰🥰🥰

[@yiannisn.5555]

Σαλόνικα 🥴👌

[@ramingr]

I'm a Greek-Persian, so this will be interesting!

[@mariano98ify]

What the hell is a Greek-persian?

[@maria369]

@@mariano98ify Someone with one parent Greek and one parent Persian , smart ass

[@Grinnar]

@@maria369 I wouldn't use the word smart in that rebuttal.

[@maria369]

@@Grinnar Yeah you're right I was being sarcastic

[@spencerdokes6056]

Want a cookie?

[@greenboy1916]

As someone who has translated Persian language materials for over 15 years some of your pronunciations reminded me of my early days in school I will say that I’m glad to see that this Videowas made. We need more from the other side! We need more knowledge about Iran. I would be happy to help with any further topics about Iran ancient or modern.

[@blehblahov7398]

I went to school in Iran during the 2000s and it's the same as others pointed out. He's mainly referred to as Alexander the Macedonian (Eskandar-e Maghduni). Persian Translations of some historical books might still refer to him as Alexander the Great (Eskandar-e Kabir). And I've never heard of Alexander the Cursed or whatever that was haha. Again, as others said, pretty much the main thing that Iranians don't like about him is the burning of Persepolis and the looting of Cyrus' Tomb among other things, but I think many Persians also know that he regretted it afterward and wasn't as brutal as many other occupiers to the Persian people (our history is messy), so, all in all, I think we're pretty neutral towards him.

[@Karditsa1]

Hi 👋, actually he didn’t looted the tomb of Cyrus, he restored the tomb cause he admitted Cyrus.

[@morphine....]

@@Karditsa1 and after that Arabs did 🥲

[@wyvrusgriffion3948]

“A king must live a life more vivid than any other and be figure for all to admire! The king is the one who collects the envy of all his heroes and stands as their guide!” Iskandar, the King of conquerors (Fate/zero)

[@ARIXANDRE]

Simon is becoming the best ad reader on KZbin as well!

[@FriedFreya]

"And where was I during this?" Lmaooo

[@guiorgy]

Probably drinking in celebration of victory?

[@absalomdraconis]

Only way it could have been better is if _Alexander_ had been the one thusly dismissing it.

[@djfreem6881]

I want this on a t-shirt

[@geared2cre8]

I fall in love with history here

[@kkavehma1]

I am Persian/ Iranian and a history buff. It was an excellent depiction of the subject of Alexander from Persian poetry to history and school textbooks etc. Great job!!!! (I hardly recall anyone discussing Persian history and culture, ,good and bad, with this accuracy)

[@kimi17171]

in iran we never call him alexander the great. just alexander. and in our history books he usually portrayed as a foreign invader who burned down the capital. for me he is an interesting historical figure. I think in general you have to read history unbiased and look at things in different ways. that's only way you can learn true history .

[@spyridonkomnhnos6756]

The same way that we the greeks see persian empire, as invaders.

[@georgewashington5746]

A legend . We call Cyrus “Cyrus the great” aswell. There are people who deserve that name these are 2

[@christianpoltakalexandrosi9069]

Alexander is great because He conquered the great empire from Asia achaemenid empire . He conquered achaemenid Because his response that Persian invaded Greek from the past.

[@noblenormie1179]

​@@spyridonkomnhnos6756 greeks provoked first

[@BillMcSwain]

When I was in Afghanistan, I was talking with one of our interpreters. Somehow, we got on the subject of ancient times. To make a long story short. They still called themselves, "The descendants of Alexander."

[@marcpeterson5115]

Interesting, I knew an Afghani who said that Alexander never really conquered them. He said the rocks of Afghanistan themselves took up the fight. Maybe it depends on who you talk to.

[@BillMcSwain]

@@marcpeterson5115 I was at FOB Orgun, Paktika province 08

[@BillMcSwain]

@@marcpeterson5115 where were you? Just curious.

[@marcpeterson5115]

@@BillMcSwain I was in Denver, so was he.

[@BillMcSwain]

@@marcpeterson5115 Denver Colorado? I'm not picking up what you're putting down there brother

[@yellowcraion]

really enjoying the trend of looking at history thru the lense of the less dominant pov and the look at what is in the school books, hope this trent continues!

[@amirsabbaghi209]

Less dominant? We burned athenes down and we would definitely do it again.

[@williamozier918]

17:30. That is exactly what I believe as well, combined with a concept called archaeoastronomy. So basically what I'm saying is after these people were venerated their stories were "mapped" onto constellations which were used for calendar and navigation. And in that sense they are immortal, and live above us, and make it rain, etc.

[@patmullarkey7659]

Alexander's grave in Egypt (his body brought there by his general Ptolemy) was a "sacred" site with a beautiful garden. A bit of a micro theme park of sorts. Many military leaders paid honor to him by visiting his grave when they were in Egypt. Archaeologists haven't found the site of the grave. Probably under water.

[@hashemkaeraky6395]

Simons voice is heaven

[@Bengalinationalist]

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[@nothingtoospiffy7913]

Naw it's more like Valhalla

[@Big_Tex]

If Ancient Greece had had Twitter he would have been Alexander the Problematic.

[@marsmech]

I laughed so hard at this i hurt my throat.

[@nishant7630]

Mars Mech he would probably be in a lot of debt to germany.

[@danielcadwell9812]

🤣

[@thomasdimou8023]

Ancient Greece?

[@joeyr7294]

Simon reminds me of Pinky and the Brain.... Pinky : what are we gonna do today brain Brain : take over youtube

[@dinos6231]

He rules KZbin with an iron fist LOL I never seen one man with more channels

[@joeyr7294]

@@dinos6231 lol right! Simons iron curtain of channels

[@neutronpixie6106]

Well, greed is as greed does. He's worth 32 million dollars from ad revenue alone. The more wikipedia pages he quotes, the richer he gets.

[@joeyr7294]

@@neutronpixie6106 your source on his revenue info?

[@MyWORDisntGospel]

@@neutronpixie6106 ok. I looked into it and I call bullshit. His net worth is around $100k.

[@zxcvgvgv1]

I love these "How do the ______ teach __________" videos! Do you plan on doing one about the Americans and Native Americans?

[@coyotebones1131]

Ah 3rd grade, are you talking about the hunter gatherers?

[@GermanLeftist]

Near to the east In a part of ancient Greek 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 King Darius the third Defeated fled Persia The Scythians fell by the river Jaxartes Then Egypt fell to the Macedon King as well And he founded the city called Alexandria By the Tigris river He met King Darius again And crushed him again in the battle of Arbela Entering Babylon And Susa, treasures he found Took Persepolis the capital of Persia Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great Became a legend 'mongst mortal men A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke And Alexander cut the 'Gordian knot' And legend said that who untied the knot He would become master of Asia Hellenism he spread far and wide The Macedonian learned mind Their culture was a western way of life He paved the way for Christianity Marching on, marching on The battle weary marching side by side Alexander's army line by line They wouldn't follow him to India Tired of the combat, pain and the glory Alexander the Great His name struck fear into hearts of men Alexander the Great He died of fever in Babylon - Alexander the Great by Iron Maiden, lyrics by Steven Harris

[@digadzeva]

Best song ever 😁

[@konstantinapapaioannou4306]

Yes!!!!!

[@konstantinapapaioannou4306]

Even iron maiden know macedonia was and still is a part of greece.

[@timjameson1095]

I find 'the other view' to be the view I want to learn more about. Living in the United States, I find political news to be blown way out of proportion, so I watch BBC news to get a more balanced view. Though this is not the view of an 'enemy state', it is the view of a different state. Thank you for another great video.

[@catsandcodeine8059]

"Nationalistic behavior that actually saved books, for a change" 😂😂😂😂😂 there's a gem 💎

[@dinos6231]

Respect to my ancient Greeks!🇬🇷

[@nothingtoospiffy7913]

Me too! And the Macedonians!

[@sandybarnes887]

R u Turkish?

[@mustardroshi418]

🇲🇰🇲🇰

[@jamesgarrett8833]

Hey Simon for a future video please do one about the origin of wearing capes

[@mtbass3413]

I’m pretty sure it was some middle aged guy trying to hide his flattening posterior.

[@alanthielking6527]

On the cartoon series Histeria he was portrayed as lamenting being called Alexander the "pretty good."

[@digadzeva]

Did you forget he conquered Egypt as well without a drop of blood, he entered like a King and was pronounced a God; he took Jerusalem without complications and was welcomed by the rulers in their finest clothes; he even gave Darius an ultimatum to accept him as a ruler of Asia or die and after Darius's death he sent his body to Babylon for a royal funeral; he was knowned for rebuilding temples not destroying including Syrus's tomb; he founded at least 20 cities around the world and how many man and women carry his name? That's why he wasn't just Great, he was the Greatest 😁

[@LevisH21]

too bad he does so young. but maybe this was a good thing. his name is now immortalized as one of the greatest military commanders in human history. his followers did divide his empire but some did very good things. for example the Egyptian Plotomeic dynasty was one of the most important and advanced cultures of the Ancient world. a mix of Greek and Egyptian society with Alexandria as the most important city.

[@arnavpandey3823]

Alexander was great no doubt but he was not a saint lol. He burnt down the cultural capital of Persia. Killed lots of civilians in India coz they did not surrender to foreigners. Destroyed the Persians cities which refused to surrender as well.

[@matthewjohn3056]

Simon promotes a beard shaving razor by talking about shaving his head lol

[@taitano12]

Razors can be used to shape a beard. I keep my cheeks shaved.

[@conm87]

Suggestion: could you do a video on the Greek view of the fall of Constantinople vs the Turkish view? This is a watershed moment for both the Greek peoples and Ottoman/Turkish peoples

[@wyvrusgriffion3948]

"Their bodies may return to ash, but their spirits still hear my call! These men are my legendary heroes - my loyal followers! They’re my true friends - breaking the rules of space and time to fight once more at my side. They are my treasure within treasures; they’re my right to rule! " -Iskandar, the King of conquerors (Fate/zero)

[@amestark7787]

Love u

[@leightondoswell453]

very cool loving this series!

[@derekmann8239]

His name struck fear into hearts of men!

[@CoolVIguy]

If you want the boiled down facts and a great song, listen to Alexander TG by Iron Maiden. Most of what Simon went over in this video is covered, and its a bit more moving. I highly rcommend, you wont be disappointed.

[@robertcaseydavis]

Frankly the perspective that Alexander "brought civilization to barbarians" isn't really taught anymore, and hasn't been for a while. This video is a response to an institutional prejudice that... isn't there anymore.

[@skmcia2091]

@@jsuisheureux1425 none , he came from a civilization world to other civilization world 😂😂😂

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@lizh6420]

Dude you're rocking that beard - nice one Simon!

[@simonpeter5032]

Looks like about time to put that dollar shave club to use.

[@sonofsocrates9899]

He opened the first bearded Hooters bar in Greece then opened 7 more in Persia... fact.

[@NMMD1531]

Good video!

[@hashtag415]

Last week my wife asked me to get her lipstick out of her purse for her. By mistake I gave her a glue stick. She hasn't spoken to me since.

[@some_haqr]

This would be funny if gluesticks stuck lips :(

[@Zebojr2kool]

It’s still funny

[@aaron8973]

@@some_haqr with how dry my lips are it definitely sticks lol

[@some_haqr]

@@aaron8973 hahahaha

[@cv4809]

This joke left me speechless, well done

[@VukoSrach]

Actual video starts at 01:30. You are welcome

[@saltedfish3724]

Can somebody help me out? I'm trying to find something about that guy he talks about at 17:31. I would love to know more about his theories about gods being mortals, but i can't figure out his name. The captions say yahemuras but i've googled it and nothing comes up. I also tried euhemuras, thinking maybe that's the correct name, but no luck on that front either. Any infos would be greatly appreciated!

[@historicallyelaine]

Yo, Alexander's dad, Philip II, should be the one to get the credit for uniting Greece under one banner. Fascinating dude, btw, totally worth making a video on. Philip II was held as a political hostage in Thebes for much of his youth, went back to Macedon and completely transformed the country, restructuring the army and building a traditional Greek-style city where Alexander and the sons of other Macedonian noble families would be educated under Aristotle.

[@Kuwaitisnot_adeployment]

Very good. Everything in your comment is 100% true. I couldn't of said it better myself. If I'd say anything different I'd use a different word than unite all of greece

[@NKA23]

It's interesting that the Greek name for "Alexander the Great" doesn't literally translate to that, but actually to "The Greatest of all Alexanders", which is a slight but somewhat significant difference, isn't it?

[@andygeary3531]

Translations rarely translate identically, and seeing as he wasn't known as such until 300+ years after his death I can hardly see how this is relevant.

[@ag135i]

Simon can you please make a video on mens underwear?, it's history, advantages and disadvantages.

[@davids9614]

I’m afraid your research on this one has led you astray. The language of the Parthian court was Greek, as were their trappings. Due to the fact that the Parthian court was extremely Hellenized, you can probably guess that they did not in fact consider the Roman and Greek peoples to be anything close to the same, and they absolutely saw a distinction between the Roman Empire and the Successor States “Greek Kingdoms” as you call them. They were as different to the Parthians as America and The European Union (also a collection of culturally similar but distinct and independent states) would be to, say, China or modern day Iran. Throughout the Middle East and even spreading as far as south east Asia Alexander was a legendary figure a la King Arthur (cf. “The romances of Alexander”. I believe there are 72 in scholarly consensus, recalling from memory). These are legendary heroic and mythical stories about the king putting him in a wildly positive light. The most famous of these romances can be found in the Qu’ran, where Alexander is recounted as a devout Muslim who built mosques to Allah all over Egypt and the Near East and spread the God of Abraham to his subjects as a faithful servant of Islam. The Muslim world continued to revere Alexander for, at a minimum (scholarly consensus diverges a bit after this point), more than 500 years after the conquests of the 7th-8th centuries. In Thai tradition, a famous story of Alexander rescuing a Thai princess trapped at the bottom of a deep lake is another notable example of these “romances”. I love this channel but sometimes you fall prey to single-source usage that, in cases such as this, are clearly political in nature due to modern geopolitical concerns and extremely dubious. I would love to see a revised video talking more accurately about the subject as it is an extremely interesting one. I love your willingness to touch on subjects such as this and your video regarding how the Arab World teaches the Crusades and Japan teaching WWII, and I hope you continue to add to this series! I hope you’re willing to respond Simon/Daven, I’d love to give you some more information on the subject if you’re interested.

[@1995pieter]

i really want to read your comment because it started great, but the wall of text hurts my eyes

[@andygeary3531]

@@1995pieter awww did your lickle eyes go ouchie, boo hoo for you. Act like a baby and you will be treated as such.

[@tylerdurden3722]

@@1995pieter it took me 20 seconds to read the 12 sentences he wrote...effortlessly.😑 Do you have some kind of reading impediment?

[@shadowborn1456]

Parthians began hunting the Greeks in asia lol what are these nonsense you're talking and zulqarnein is Cyrus the Great

[@jliller]

Can anyone recommend a good book about the history of Persia/Iran? I'm less interested in the 20th/21st century issues and rather more interested to know about the rise and fall of the many empires through the country's history. The four empires of 650 BC to 650 AD. The wars with the Byzantines and their fall to Islamic conquest. Breaking away from the caliphate to once again establish an independent country, only to be conquered by the Mongols then Timur. The Safavid Empire and the decline under the Qajar. That's a lot of ups and downs!

[@a.afsharzadeh8624]

People in West hate iran and persian they are ancient enemy of west and west civilization.

[@seanmortazyt]

excellent essay

[@jrodabobo69]

I would suggest doing a tifo or bio on Luther Burbank. He's no alexander the great, but he did a lot of interesting work in botany.

[@k8eekatt]

Here here!!!

[@jondetwiler3913]

That DSC segway was the best.

[@danjones4432]

Hello everyone

[@tst4783]

I would love to see you do a video on Alcibiades

[@CultofThings]

Nice bunker beard. Love it

[@bullvinetheband7260]

Have you noticed that the destruction of sacred text always happens and it leaves mankind in a shadow or the text are written after the leader dies?

[@Grinnar]

Oh. I'm early. Nice. Be safe out there today!

[@mattmarzula]

I'd rather be dangerous.

[@Grinnar]

@@mattmarzula no. Wear a mask.

[@BlueViper8907]

Planned on liking the video anyway. Rushed to the 'Like' button when I heard Simon say, 'smelly balls' xD Love you man!

[@raymondzellar5523]

You should do this video over again with the iron maiden lyrics done with your exact same delivery style

[@yukowolfang8645]

The Alexander the Great form they use in the Fate anime series is really quite inspiring. Unfortunately that's where I know him from, lol

[@aceundead4750]

Augustus with the BURN! "I came to see a king, not dead men" in Egypt where there is an entire valley of kings, is the type of burn that Michael Kelso would magically find a way to build a time machine just to yell "BURN!"

[@mohammadjafari652]

Omg, this guy is so knowledgeable, I'm shocked!

[@nebsam7137]

Is it weird that I know that the picture at 3:14 exactly is of Achilles fighting King Memnon,going of topic here but I just wanted to mention that King Memnon is said to be the only equal to Achilles fighting him and trading him blow for blow and I think that is really cool even tho Memnon died in the end it was made clear that when fighting Hector Achilles fought because of his rage,when fighting Penthesilea Achilles fought out of duty to his comrades but when Achilles fought King Memnon he was fighting for his damn life.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you

[@lukewykman]

Alexander died at 32 not 33. Also, that mention of Caesar wasn't him reading the biography of Alexander but crossing paths with a statue of him that made him weep when comparing his own legacy. Errors like these seem small but the repeated nature of them is a little ironic considering the channel is called Today I Found Out.

[@JaleDoris]

Wait... do I use dollar shave club or your legendary beard oil?

[@ramingr]

Hahahah! Shave on scalp, oil on beard apparently 😆

[@robaustin4193]

This is off the point but it’s an observation I have noticed of great war leaders. Speed, speed speed. Caesar would pop up when he would be over 50 miles away in Gaul. Napoleon was looking across the English Channel found out about another coalition against him. That’s when good ole General Mack lost Vienna w/o a fight. This also had to do with the outdated Russian calendar. The Nazis blitzkrege Thomas Jackson pushed his men. All the generals I missed please let me know who I missed. Thanks

[@darkmaster9607]

Not sure if this has been mentioned, and not wanting to scroll through the comments to find out, but the slide at 15:28 has a typo "burnin of Athens" should be "burning of Athens". Although I'm not sure if the source material has the same typo.

[@AndreaDavidEdelman]

Man the ads are hilarious.

[@UIOb]

Simon, follow most of your channels, but don't comment. HELLO! you are a great and entertaining teacher, thanks for what you do for the peeps. Just wanting to see a citing for the image of Sikandar riding in a .. cage (?) Being carried by what look like griffins (all vimana style). Any help with that would be fantastic. Cheers.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

_“When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer."_ - Hans Gruber

[@robertstrauss6167]

he was quoting plutarch, the greek philosopher

[@coyotebones1131]

Except for India who claim they kicked his butt

[@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718]

Well, they are Persians. So I imagine they teach Alexander the Great in Persian.

[@karkaspir2102]

what do you mean? 🤔

[@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718]

@@karkaspir2102 Same as England teaching everything in English.

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

Here's a thread between hair and Alexander. It was believed among the Persians that Alex had horns on his head, 2 of them . This was something only his Barber could confirm so Alex had his tongue removed(probably propoganda ) but the Barber was handy and could draw quite well so he put together a large image of Alex and his horns cleverly hidden by his curly locks in his barber-shop window(after Alex died of-course) to attract the new Clients from Greece.

[@gs7256]

The greatest Greek of all times!!! Long live Greece!!!

[@zachariaszut]

Not completely deprived of sense... thank you.

[@biocybernaught3512]

I'm sitting in my apartment alone literally laughing out loud at your sweaty balls ad :D

[@dirkdiggler2218]

Simon may be super classy with a silky smooth voice, but we know he’s still one of us deep down because he still says things like “smelly balls”.

[@brett4264]

Did Simon's beard grow about an inch over night?

[@noahfecks7598]

The Dollar Shave Club must have the opposite effect on him. :)

[@MosoKaiser]

Nile's "Iskander Dhul Kharnon" is the superior metal song about ATG. Fite me.

[@glenngriffon8032]

i dunno about anyone else but if there was a movement of folk across the country to wear old timey clothes and speak in ye olde english I would join up right away. Now me I'd want it to be more medieval clothing, renaissance dresses and stuff like that. But the only thing I'd want brought back is the clothes and speech style. We'd still keep the good stuff we have today. Cell phones, electronics, vehicles, women's rights, LGBTQA+ recognition, vaccines. Basically I'm saying I want to live in a ren faire where all fast food restaurants have elements of the medieval times franchise.

[@andygeary3531]

Get a job working in a place like that, there are many around where you have to dress up and act for visitors

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

DOLLAR SHAVE CLUB: We'll sponsor one of your videos if you use our products SIMON: That's great...I really need t shave my scalp

[@cybulskiya8725]

8 right taps to skip the ad

[@keithharper32]

I' kinda left wondering though. I have noticed there is a disconnect in Iran between the ideas the government teaches and promotes and what people actually think. So what do the actual people feel about this?

[@scotte2815]

Interesting you start with "Did Alexander the Great grow a lot of facial hair" and then launch into an ad for Dollar Shave Club. If I remember correctly, Alexander the Great was the first military leader in history that required his men to be clean shaven. Also, his rise and fall was predicted by Daniel and AND, He died in the palace of King Nebuchadnezzar. (that would be the one that enslaved the nation of Israel and was over Daniel during that captivity)

[@Megalopros]

suggestion: "how do they teach the war of the pacific in bolivia, chile and perú?"

[@konstantinapapaioannou4306]

Everybody knows that back then macedonia meant greece. My persian friends have told me they know alexander spoke greek and was hellene. Do not be confused with modern day country of North Macedonia, they have nothing to do with Alexander the great and ancient macedonia culturally, just geographically. Alexander the great was born in pella, this is in greek macedonia, it's a place IN greece. His royal family tombs have been found in pella, all with old greek inscriptions. Let's ask our friends from north macedonia, what do they do with all the artefacts they find in their country with greek inscriptions on them. Do they perhaps ruin them because they do not want to admit alexander spoke greek? I'd be really interested to know what archaeologists do in this country.

[@gwkiv1458]

Why are you obsessed with North Macedonia not being Greek? It's irrelevant to the video and you've repeated it many many times

[@konstantinapapaioannou4306]

@@gwkiv1458 because I'm greek and I've had enough of the shit. And no, it's not irrelevant to the video.

[@gene8172]

I had an Iranian immigrant classmate in grad school who said that the Persians invited Alexander and his men and lived in harmony with them. I didn’t bother arguing with him.....

[@meano1367]

Wtf I need whatever he was smoking lol

[@greenmtroamer33]

After listening to about 5 blazes (in a row) idk if I can take you seriously right now 😂

[@johanrunfeldt7174]

I would imagine Alexander being viewed in the countries that were the eastern part of his empire, similar to how Napoleon I of France is viewed in Britain. Not even the most English of Englishmen denies Napoleon's military prowess, while a lot of his former enemies denigrate everything else about him. I expect Iranians among others to have a similar outlook on Alexander of Macedonia. Also: Alexander, who brought culture to Greece.

[@Mellowcanuck33]

2:52 Subutai kinda coughed on his milk there.

[@aceundead4750]

How many different "Book of Kings" exist? That'd be something interesting to see covered on any of your channels. There's at least a book of kings for Sumerian, Egyptian, and i just learned from this video a Persian book of kings.

[@DoloresJNurss]

Alexander the Great did shave. In fact it concerned his father greatly that Alexander didn't seem to be growing facial hair like a normal boy, until he found out that his son had taken up the then radical fashion of shaving his chin. He was outraged. Alexander didn't care, or maybe even was a bit pleased. And THANK YOU for all of this rich detail! I'd say another major detail in the soldier's love of Alexander was the fact that he'd join the medics in taking care of the wounded after every battle. No amount of propaganda could match the psychological impact of that.

[@Chris11231]

Earliest I've ever gotten to a video

[@GopikrishnanVenkatesan5]

Marshal Gregory Zhukov, the legendary Russian commander, said the Macedonians had suffered a catastrophic defeat in India. In the final part of this analysis, fact and fiction are separated. After defeating Persia in the year 334 BCE, Alexander of Macedon was irresistibly drawn towards the great Indian landmass. However, the Persians warned him the country was no easy target; that several famous conquerors had fallen at the gates of India. The Persians told him how their greatest king, Cyrus, who had conquered much of the civilised world, had been killed in a battle with Indian soldiers exactly two centuries before Alexander. And in an earlier antiquity, the Assyrian queen Semiramis, who had crossed the Indus with 400,000 highly trained troops, escaped with just 20 troops, the rest being slaughtered by the Indians. In his book, Foreign Influence on Ancient India, Krishna Chandra Sagar says 150 years before Alexander, Indian archers and cavalry formed a significant component of the Persian army and played a key role in subduing Thebes in central Greece. Alexander, however, knew no fear. More than anything else, he wanted to invade India. It would prove to be a strategic blunder. Zhukov’s take “Following Alexander’s failure to gain a position in India and the defeat of his successor Seleucus Nikator, relationships between the Indians and the Greeks and the Romans later, was mainly through trade and diplomacy. Also the Greeks and other ancient peoples did not see themselves as in any way superior, only different.” This statement by Russia’s Marshal Gregory Zhukov on the Macedonian invasion of India in 326 BCE is significant because unlike the prejudiced colonial and Western historians, the Greeks and later Romans viewed Indians differently. For instance, Arrian writes in Alexander Anabasis that the Indians were the noblest among all Asians. In fact, Arrian and other Greeks say the Indians were relentless in their attacks on the invaders. They say if the people of Punjab and Sindh were fierce, then in the eastern part of India “the men were superior in stature and courage”. All this is glossed over by Western historians, in whose view the one victory over king Porus amounted to the “conquest of India”. But the Greeks made no such claim. Battle of Hydaspes - Hardest ever Greek contemporary writers describe the Battle of Hydaspes (Jhelum) as the hardest fought of all Alexander’s battles. Frank Lee Holt, a professor of ancient history at the University of Houston, writes in his book, Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions: “The only reference in Arrian's history to a victory celebration by Alexander's army was after the battle with Porus.” Alexander’s army did not indulge in celebrations after the Battle of Gaugamela where they defeated 200,000 Persians. No wild festivities were announced after the Battle of Issus where they defeated a mixed force of Persian cavalry and Greek mercenaries. The fact they celebrated after the Battle of Hydaspes suggests they considered themselves extremely lucky to survive after the clash with the Hindu army, with its elephant corps. If Porus lost, why reward him? According to the Greeks, Alexander was apparently so impressed by Porus he gave back his kingdom plus the territories of king Ambhi of Taxila who had fought alongside the Macedonians. This is counterintuitive. Ambhi had become Alexander’s ally on the condition he would be given Porus’ kingdom. So why reward the enemy, whose army had just mauled the Macedonians? The only possible answer is at the Battle of Hydaspes, the Macedonians realised they were dealing with an enemy of uncommon valour. Sensing defeat they called for a truce, which Porus accepted. The Indian king struck a bargain - in return for Ambhi’s territories, which would secure his frontiers, Porus would assist the Macedonians in leaving India safely. Alexander’s post-Hydaspes charitable behaviour, as per Greek accounts, is uncharacteristic and unlikely. For, in battles before and after, he massacred everyone in the cities he subdued. Why pay off a vassal? Before the battle, Alexander gave king Ambhi 1000 talents (25,000 kilos) of gold for fighting alongside the Macedonians. The only explanation is Ambhi was driving a hard bargain. He knew the rattled Macedonian army was seeking to quickly exit India. He thought he could use the Macedonians to remove his rival Porus. However, Porus’ decision to offer Alexander combat checkmated those plans. Tired of fighting: Lame excuse Greek sources say Alexander retreated from India because his soldiers were weary, homesick and close to mutiny. Imagine if German soldiers had told Hitler they were tired of fighting? They would have been summarily shot. In Alexander’s time, the punishment was crucifixion. The Macedonian army had a system of rotation where large batches of veteran soldiers were released to return home (with sufficient gold and slaves). In their place, fresh troops eager poured in from Europe. If they were weary of constant warring, it is inexplicable why these soldiers chose to fight their way through obstinately hostile Indian territories. The homesick soldiers would have preferred the garrisoned northwestern route they took while coming in. Why would a brilliant commander subject himself and his troops to further violence when all they wanted was a peaceful passage home? Clearly, the Macedonians were in a mess and not thinking straight. Not the sign of a victorious army. Need for glory David J. Lonsdale, a lecturer in Strategic Studies at the University of Hull, writes: “Alexander’s invasion of India and Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 both appear reckless and unnecessary from a strategic perspective. Therefore, perhaps they can both be explained by the sheer naked ambition of the two commanders.” Alexander’s tragedy was he was in a Catch-22 situation. The Macedonians and Greeks welcomed the wealth from the conquered lands, but the man who ensured this flow was persona non grata. In Greek eyes a Macedonian was hardly an equal. The Greeks hated Alexander for sacking their cities and enslaving their people. In his own country, he was an outsider for being half-Albanian, from his mother’s side. The common people suspected him of murdering his father. So in order to retain the loyalty of his troops, Alexander had to wage constant war while also taking great personal risks in battle. For, he could not be seen as weak, let alone beaten. A few years before the Indian campaign, a large part of the Macedonian army was massacred by the Scythians (Hindu Shakas, the Buddha’s clansmen) at Polytimetus, present day Tajikistan. Alexander warned his surviving troops not to discuss the massacre with other soldiers. Strabo, the Greek historian wrote: “Generally speaking, the men who have written on the affairs of India were a set of liars…Of this we became the more convinced whilst writing the history of Alexander.”

[@a.afsharzadeh8624]

Iran,Greece, France, Netherlands, Britain, Portugal conquered India many times my friend. Stop sharing bullshit.

[@GabrielNicho]

Your long post is probably the silliest thing I've ever read. So much misinformation and silliness. Disregarding everything else, Alexander kept campaigning for over a year after defeating Porus. And also...in your own Indian history you claim that Chandragupta reconquered northwestern India from Alexanders satrap...now both can not be true, either Alexander conquered it and then Chandragupta reconquered it, or Alexander didn't conquer it....and Chandragupta...I guess....well this is confusing.

[@chrissinclair4442]

Is Sassernak from Sassernid and I assume of Mediterranean/Baltic Celtic origins?

[@sandipmahanty6846]

The verbal presentation is bit too fast and unclear too. A wide variety of viewers have to kept in mind!!!

[@twocvbloke]

Although the video cntained a lot of interesting historical perspective on Alexander the Great, I'm still left wondering why Dollar Shave Club sells Ball Spray, cos if you have stinky balls, have a shower for goodness sake!!! :S

[@jamesross911]

Well, deodorant also exists.

[@twocvbloke]

@@jamesross911 Certainly does, and you can tell who doesn't shower for three weeks by the stank of armpit sweat and Lynx Africa emitting from them like a vapour...

[@jamesross911]

@@twocvbloke personally I just use Axe and rub fried chicken under my arms.

[@Flint-Dibble-the-Don]

@@jamesross911 A fellow man of culture.