How Rome Conquered Greece - Roman History DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals animated historical animated documentary series on the history of ancient Roman and ancient Greek history continue with a video explaining how Rome conquered Greece. In this video, we will cover the first Roman intervention into Greece during the First Macedonian War, followed by the Second Macedonian War, Seleucid War, Aetolian War, Third Macedonian War, Fourth Macedonian War, and the Achaean War, featuring famous battles like Pydna, Cynoscephalae, Aous, Magnesia, Thermopylae, Callinicus, and the prominent generals like Titus Quinctius Flamininus, Philip V, Perseus, Eumenes II, Antioch III, Hannibal, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus,
Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus and others.
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0:00 Introduction
2:48 First and Second Illyrian Wars
10:34 First Macedonian War
19:41 Second Macedonian War
29:46 Battle of Cynoscephalae
39:03 Syrian War
56:41 Battle of Thermopylae (191 BCE)
1:04:51 Antiochos’s Naval Defeats
1:13:27 Battle of Magnesia
1:31:39 Third Macedonian War
1:39:29 Battle of Callinicus
1:43:05 Battle of Pydna
1:55:36 Fourth Macedonian War
#Documentary #Greece #Rome

[Bean]

This dude puts out better documentaries than actual history tv channels

[h T]

By far. Tv sucks

[Dagan Rosenblatt]

So true

[Karl Gustov]

Not even one motorcycle or guys getting angry at work. 🤷‍♂️

[DeathEatsCurry]

On a meta note, I love the idea of using videogame footage as a way to allow for cheap, easy footage to spruce up a historical documentary.

[Ju Wish]

Exactly my thought too.

[Resentfuldragon]

@Ramsey thats correct since the game has inaccuracies. The good thing is that there are modifications to fix that and it only takes a single click to install then.

[William Young]

You might also want to give credit where credit is due so you don't get sued for copyright infringement. What is that, Atilla, Total War? GG. ;-)

[Gino]

There was a whole tv gameshow series using Total War as the platform. They just didn't credit it or name it.

[maison raider]

An extremely well made video, it shows how badly divided the Greek world was at that age. Instead of cheerfully uniting to face the might of Rome, they still quarreled among themselves. 300 hundred years ago the city states barely managed to come to reason and unite against the Persian invasion, only to engage in a bloody civil war which was fought between Sparta and Athens. That’s the curse of Greece ( treachery from within and civil war, after a victory over a foreign enemy). The same pattern was later repeated in 1821 during the Greek war of independence against the Ottoman Empire, after the first 2 successful years, the leaders of the revolution turn against each other and begun fighting among themselves in a bloody civil war over the leadership of the newly formed Greek state, while the turks and Egyptians were planning a massive response. The Greek state was barely saved due to the intervention of Britain France and Russia. Even in modern times, right after the defeat of nazi Germany, the spectre of treachery and civil war once again appeared over Greece when communist party fought against the democratic army. The results were thousands more casualties on a war fought between Greeks. After all my country has suffered, we can still see signs of endless pride and resentment between different factions of that same nation, ready to boil down into open confrontation should a pretext presents itself. Unfortunately there can be no lasting unity amongst people like this.

[Kyzaghan9]

Who are you to even consider taking care of Türkiye ? Don´t you realize that a war against us would result in a devastating defeat for Greece ? But honestly I wouldn´t put it past the Greeks to do a foolish thing such as waging war against a superior and more powerful nation. We finally could get the Islands and Thessaloniki back.

[Damion Keeling]

The Persians had a huge number of Greeks in their army from Anatolia and Northern Greece. Macedonia was a Persian vassal state at the time. Half the other Greek states refused to fight so the brunt of the fighting was Athens and her allies, Corinth and much of the Peloponnese.

[Thalmor Agent]

@عبد الرحمن اليزيدي Likely religious reasons. Politics aside, it's a divide of faith, which is why people disagree on Constantinople/Istanbul

[Channel Legendarium]

This video highlights a truly important era in Rome's history. By conquering Greece and the modern-day Balkans, Rome removed Antigonid Macedonia as a viable threat to the Republic and opened the door to conquests in Asia. This era deserves more attention, and thank you for bringing this topic to such a wide audience!

[Resentfuldragon]

Unfortunately for the romans though, a mixture of stiff resistance and and lying guides made it so they couldn't get far into asia at all. The middle east was the unpassable are for them, and they never got far into east africa. If they managed to make it through the middle east, or conquered all the way to ancient somalia (they had sea based trade with asia), the pathway to india and china would have been possible for them.

[Jou t7]

They conquered outside of Italia now and it made them a lot larger, that gave them the opportunity to conquer the whole coastline of the mediterrian sea and thats what they did, when the Roman empire started, but were unable to defeat Germans and so in the end Germans came to destroy Roman empire.

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[Bobby Gets Banned]

The battlefield animations showing the formations and different units like at 27:13 really make the battles so much more informative and entertaining to watch.

[William Young]

Love the show. You think you could mix up the music a bit? The music from other Total Wars, especially the first Rome, Total War? Even from the movie, Gladiator. "ROMA VICTA!" lol. No matter how ridiculous the battle was. =P

[Mack Williams]

This isnt what history channel should play- this is worthy of its own kings and generals channel on all platforms. Great content. I'm enjoying learning about topics that I have been pondering for quite some time now. You have a viewer for life sir

[The Boulder takes issue with that comment]

Agreed, this channel is a gold mine for history buffs like myself

[Ahmad M. Yaghi]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate that we can watch this for free

[Felipe Rea]

@myrian rose you should accuse him of being completely lacking of anything interesting to say And if he posts about the weather on KZbin to get likes Then you actually should report him.

[Newfan]

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[Newfan]

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[Tropical Sniper]

God bless the kings and generals

[gary symons]

I never covered the Roman/Greek wars at school so really appreciated your production from Kings and Generals , thank you. I will need a second viewing to fully appreciate the content . I was not aware that during the punic wars Rome had to contend with the Macedonian threat in the Adriatic , what an incredible power Rome had become requiring administrative power and communications in an age of horses and wooden ships .

[William Young]

So basically, Greece was the Ukraine of the ancient world.

[Karoq Bones]

@Ivan Orozco Now that I think about it, I think we skimmed over it in classics. There was a brief mention of the pyric war, the defeat at Syracuse and then we hit the political structure and the eventual rise of the empire. Very rapid fire.

[Divine Animator]

never covered any wars before 1500 in my school they only covered the history of our country after 1500 and went by a little bit of the rest of history

[Ivan Orozco]

Indeed. When checking out classic History, the process by which Rome swallowed Greek dominance in the Mediterranean is often overlooked. This here is great work

[An Arriving Winged Hussar]

Imagine if Antiochus had given Hannibal command of the actual army. Might've changed everything.

[William Young]

If that had happened, every soldier of the Republic would have invaded Greece to stop Hannibal, lol.

[Tyrel]

I agree, Antiochus's greatest enemy seemed to be his own pride.

[Random Guy]

@Chris Derrick Hannibal was also successful in Hispania and Italy.

[Andromeda Prima]

@Chris Derrick Hannibal's expertise was his OP battle IQ, strategy building and quick tactical instinct. Climate wont affect all those skills. Hannibal just have to adjust his battle strategy based on the terrain and weather. If else, that will only give Hannibal more advantage over the Romans

[Jeremy Sears]

@Nestor Makepontos In anothed universe Antiochus did.

[RICHARD CONNER]

The amount of conflict in these city states was truly horrible. One cannot imagine the fear factor the civilian population lived in at this time in history.

[kanye rules]

Don't forget the vast majority of battles happened outside the city. Today's war is much worse, sadly. The people were generally speaking not very well threated anyway so not much changed if your leader lost.

[Ethan Wiley]

Many were used to it, at least to the point anyone could be. I just couldnt imagine the brutality of such times where many werent spared and there was a lot of hatred both ways

[The Maxster]

Your videos are detailed and I love how you explore the bios of the commanders and other personalities involved. And the length of the videos are also awesome. I can do work around the home and listen to them for hours. Great job in bringing ancient battlefields alive!

[Breaking the News]

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[Vineet Mishra]

Congratulations for 10M views, this hard work deserves 100+M views!

[Vineet Mishra]

@Kings and Generals you made my day by replying( although its night in India xD)

[Kings and Generals]

Thank you!

[Kings and Generals]

Hey all, we spent an ungodly amount of time making this 2-hour documentary and we hope that you will give us your like - press that button, it is so important! Obviously, not every aspect of this era can be covered in just 2 hours, but we did our best to show the military and diplomatic situation surrounding the conquest of Greece by the Roman Republic. Winter is coming, so consider buying one of our Rome-themed hoodies, they are warm and cozy Here is the list of our long-form videos: Caesar in Gaul: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goO5YmtrjcaAf68 Slave Rebellions in Rome: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3yZaapjaq-hapI Pyrrhic Wars: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIKlcmmQhdKdabM Mongol Invasions: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKvEpappZ89gn5Y Korean War: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJq5eJ1rbdCnaZY Early Muslim Expansion: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGPGdnx6j9x6a68 Third Crusade: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHTcdIadqKuLgbM War of the Roses: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqCaiXWuirt9qac

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[Casual Browser]

This is one of the best military history narratives I've ever seen, and I've seen many. Well done and thank you!

[Kade's Wonderland]

I love this kind of historical telling. So many histories leave out the geopolitical context surrounding a war is refreshing to see this information in a broader context. I'm well familiar with the basics of the second Punic war however this is the first history I've seen that included more context of the state of the Roman Republic and the surrounding lands.

[Andrew Hendrix]

It's channels like this that remind you how well Total War games translate to B roll footage and as visual aides for historical battles. I still remember Decisive Battles on the History Channel using the original Rome: Total War to this effect, and I think it got me into strategy games as a kid. I feel like this is a kind of spiritual successor, and I wish they'd bring that show back instead of 18 different reality shows. Still.....this isn't a bad substitute.

[nishensemble]

Simply stupendous in terms of presentation. You guys are better than virtually all history teachers.

[Mr Mitchell History]

Kings and Generals teaching me more than my high school teacher ever did!

[Lars Rye Jeppesen]

@Video Czar Education is about learning to learn. Giving you the tools

[A Neanderthal Scout]

@J P Exactly, I've had numerous teachers that were wonderful and actually put in alot of effort to make studying subjects more fun and easier by giving us videos and films relating to the topic which were very informational, even these kinds of videos were shown that we'd take notes and studied with aswell.

[Video Czar]

i learn 90x more from my own research than I do from teachers or schools. Then I also tend to research things that I find will assist me in life. I learned the value of Pi when I want to create an aesthetically pleasing building in Minecraft or Conan exiles, I learned to use ratios when i want to bake cakes, cookies, and other desserts. i make a point to learn the words I will need at the Markets in the countries i live in every day which increases my vocabulary. relying on other people to teach me things puts me at other people's mercy of whether i will get facts or will be subject to bias. People tend to teach based on the bias so will skew facts to their interests. I know this because i am similar. I will usually word things that support things I am biased for and provide less support for things I oppose.

[J P]

I blame the school system rather than the individual teachers. I think most teachers would agree. Also its one thing to learn in the comfort of your own home, and another to learn in a place which you dont want to be, and having to sit with 30 people you may or may not like.

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You’re not wrong😂I was never really interested in history back in high school. K&G and historical strategy games got me into history and now I know about 1000 year worth of Anglo-English History😂💀Knowledge. Is. Power. Never forget that.

[Byzantine Tales]

Even the Romans themselves would be interested in watching a 2 hour documentary of how they conquered Greece

[Seferino]

My Roman uncle said that he enjoyed it. ✌️✌️

[Bob Kats]

@Queen Eleanor wow .. my thoughts exactly .. very well said!

[thx1168]

@Matt I would say we could add Greek subtitles but the ancients probably would understand much either.

[Βασιλεία Κιτσαη]

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[Βασιλεία Κιτσαη]

@Queen Eleanor ο χριστος εναι ελληνας και ειναι η αληθεια

[Michael D]

This channel is better than netflix. I love the maps and graphic design. Narration is clear and well paced. Great work!

[Matt Daladier]

Kings and Generals, your team puts out some of the best historical content on the internet. Love the channel and watch every video.

[paper toys]

_"Captive Greece held captive her uncouth conqueror and brought the arts to the rustic Latin lands"_ Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) So, Rome conquered Greece but Greece conquered Rome.

[paper toys]

@Caioo Wrong. Arrian, _"Anabasis of Alexander"_ Book I, 16.7 _"...Alexander sent 300 Persian armours to the Parthenon of Athens as an oblation to Athena, with this epigram: "Alexander, son of Philip, and the Greeks, except of Lacedaemonians, from the barbarians who live in Asia."_ Maccabees (175BC-135BC), "The death of Antiochus Epiphanes," Book II,6 _"...About that time, king Antiochus travelling through the high countries, heard say, that Elymais in the country of Persia was a city greatly renowned for riches, silver and gold, and that the temple, which was in it, was very rich, wherein were coverings of gold and breast plates and shields, which _*_Alexander,_*_ son of Philip the Macedonian king, _*_who reigned first among the Greeks,_*_ had left there..."_

[Caioo]

@S, Z Greeks never conquered Persia... it was Alexander's Macedonians.

[Caioo]

@S, Z Alexander's Macedonia conquered Persia. Greeks never conquered anything! They were always conquered... by Macedonians, Romans, Turks and Germanics.

[Marissa Lopes]

Yes, even the DNA shows this. “Modern DNA research has shown that many people living now in southern Italy share almost identical genetic information with a majority of the people who currently live in metropolitan Greece”

[S, Z]

The Greeks conquered Persia yet the Romans failed to do the same.

[Don't care]

I could literally watch an entire beginning of an empire from start to finish that was 5 hours long, this channel is one of the best I've ever seen when it comes to history.

[tyler schoen]

@Antoine 11 million views on a 2 hour history video is far from underrated

[Antoine]

And it's sad that they are so underrated

[GEORGIA TSANAKTSIDOU]

Roman conquest of Greece does not worth any minute less! Some lessons to be learned there. Well done! 👏

[Carlos Nevarez]

I've always admired how this wonderful team struck a good balance with the narrating, sound effects, animation and music. Keep up the good work everyone ^.^

[meric]

@Imperator Augustus thanks man

[Matilda Marmaduke]

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[SledgehammerTruth OrStfu]

They didn't mention that this might be Evil men made...

[Firefox1526]

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[Warmaker01]

This long video showcased many battles, and each one showed how fickle morale was. This had always been so with warfare, it's just fascinating seeing it strung together, repeating each time. The losing side of a battle may still have tons of troops capable of fighting, but if the men see they're getting flanked or attacked from the rear, it was over. Nobody wants to get surrounded, pincered, etc. Guys will bolt and run. Also in the time period all this took place, the Roman Republic was a steamroller. From the end of the Second Punic War and in the years after, which includes the conquest of Greece, the Legions carved out out an empire. In addition, you can see how as the power of Rome grew, its diplomacy in dealing with the Greeks lost a lot of finesse and resorting more quickly to blunt force. It could not have been a good time to have lived in Greece or Asia Minor at this time. Especially in Greece with the nonstop fighting. I lost track how many times Rome had to dispatch armies into Greece.

[Technologia]

I want to congratulate The kings And Generals Channel. Amazing work guys as always and the narrators voice is for an oscar.

[HittokiriBatosai]

I've been in the Ancient History corner of KZbin for a few weeks now and knew this was one of the recommended channels that you build up to by watching other, more introductory videos first. I was completely right. The level of detail is shocking. Very well done.

[TrendyBoy]

The detail they've included in this. Better than pretty much all TV documentaries. 👏🏼👏🏼

[Roger T]

"Pyrrhus of Epirus, who died in Argos". I felt that. Such an ignoble end.

[Jillywingo]

Beaten to death with an Argos catalogue, brutal way to go.

[Philip Matsikoudis]

King Pyrrhus, 2nd cousin of Alexander the great, and a great conqueror in his own right was hit on the head with a marble floor tile by an old woman, the mother of one of the soldiers fighting Pyrrhus at Argos.

[ChibiCthulhu]

One does not simply watch these videos without getting the urge to play Rome Total War.

[arian sj]

Damned right 😂😂😂😂

[Panos Daldas]

@WarBoy4 σε ένα σε κάθε περίπτωση δεν σε

[Panos Daldas]

@WarBoy4 το σώμα

[Panos Daldas]

@The Beast το δικό του να σ'σε ένα πρόγραμμα σδ

[Panos Daldas]

@WarBoy4 σε δεν ξέρω γιατί τον αγαπήσαμε του χρόνου και του χρόνου σε σχέση με τον

[VForVour]

I had no idea that together with the Romans they always had a large number of warriors from Greek city-states. Incredible work

[keisham michael]

An Astronomer within the Roman rank shows how advanced their army was.

[Deridus]

@Fedoramaster Good point there. I usually ignore the Americas because I just don't see them ever so much as breaking even. Pretty much the only way I'd ever give them a pass is if they got hit by Smallpox in the 1200's due to a ship being blown off course so as to give the population at least a fighting chance thanks to natural immunity or some such when the Spaniards show up. Or... if our good friends, the Northmen, decided to set up shop in force and created a viable civilization in the North East

[Deridus]

@Fedoramaster As a massive fan of alternate histories, I find that to be an aspect rarely, if ever covered. Imagine one princely state or another in India with the military and political stability needed to fend off the Dutch and Brits, like an Indian version of Prussia, then going full Imperial Japan on the Indian ocean and utterly dominating that part of the world in the 1880's.

[Deridus]

@Fedoramaster Polynesians really do prove the old adage of necessity being the mother of invention. Case and point, try finding anything larger than a kayak in the Americas. Same tech base, utterly different results.

[Hassan Jamal]

@Moritami Kamikara what do you mean were? They are still awesome!

[Moritami Kamikara]

@Hassan Jamal Aye, thats cus the Polynesians were fucking awesome!

[dan cole]

That was sooooo good! Its mad how bloodthirsty this entire period was. There wasnt a year going by without huge armies on the move.

[Amos Manfield]

Hey I just wanted to take the time to say thank you to the kings and generals content creator, you help me enjoy my games more and the love the history. I hope you are able to continue to do things like this.

[ZombifiedGuitarist]

I woke up to this today, and now that I'm conscious and aware, all I gotta say is wow. The blend of Total War gameplay with historical context is top notch, and really feels like a great leap in creating historical content on youtube. Bravo, sir. Sirs? Ma'ams?

[SowietDoge]

I was about 15 minutes in and I started to wonder why Rome's invasion of Greece hadn't started yet. Then I looked at the runtime of the video. I'm absolutely blown away by the consistent quality and effort that you guys put in every video. 2 hours?!? This has to be your longest and best video yet! You guys deserve the 4 million views.

[The Boulder takes issue with that comment]

13.5 million views a year later. Fucking insane, this video is so good

[Commander Shepard]

Come back and have a look at the amount of views on the video now 😀

[Spencer Taylor - Sputtaylor]

Now 11M views! Well deserved!

[The German fool]

They currently have 11 million

[Soviet Onion]

Now 11 million views.

[Clint Pot]

Some of these kings just ran around fighting and killing their entire lives. What a brutal lifestyle. Thanks for the history lesson! This was not covered in my schooling in the USA, and I always wondered how Rome rose and Greece fell.

[Greg Eckley]

11 million views!? Jeez this has to be your most popular video yet! Congratulations! It’s well deserved

[EscanorSunSpirit]

These are amazing and the effort/design makes it very digestible. I'm learning so much about history and keep looking for new videos.

[Ewout Van Haaften]

I have watched this video at least 20 times and I just love it! Great work guys!

[Ewout Van Haaften]

By the way maybe do Charlemagne?

[Nick]

I decided to re-watch this. And came away with the same conclusion. That mule did it on purpose. And he didn't just run away, he watched. He knew what he had done, and he basked in the glory of it.

[N Trindel]

This is what the History Channel should be putting out.

[Bradley Politte]

,* see

[thebirdbrand]

This is what your Mom should look like! 😅

[Erik Dayne]

@Brad Richards don’t forget reality TV with freaks like swamp people or ice road truckers

[Firefly]

The video speaks for itself , the amount of work that would've gone into making this . Also the fact that it's free makes ne want to appreciate it even more.

[Nathan Wilson]

This is a beautiful documentary about a surprisingly underrated moment in history. Thank you for this. Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you friends. :)

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[aaronok1]

Kings and Generals, you do an excellent job! These videos reveal the enormous effort that went into their making.

[Angela Milton]

I have been a subscriber of this channel since 7 years ago. You guys have really put in so much AWESOME content

[Peter Zimmermann]

I've always been intrigued with history but, alas, all the names, facts and figures require a good memory, something I don't possess so history has always been a challenge, however the graphics and animation of this presentation allow me to appreciate the magnitude of ancient battles between Rome and Greece. How on earth did they manage to organise themselves over time and distance without modern communications ? It's all very well for Generals to make decisions but how did the troops manage to maintain cohesion and act decisively as a group in the heat and mayhem of battle ? Tens of thousands on each side ... can you imagine the noise and blood and guts ? What about logistics of food supply and animal care ? What about non-combatants, the growing and harvesting of food, women and children ? Negotiations between leaders separated by distance must have occured at a glacial pace. If we fast forward to the modern day the warmongering has stayed the same but the speed, hardware, communications, logistics and theatres of war have increased beyond belief. The future of mankind looks decidedly bleak, eh ?

[Clarence Corbeil]

Awesome documentary! Thank you, K&G! It needed some timestamps tough, so here they are: 1:58 1st Macedonian War 19:41 2nd Macedonian War 39:03 Seleucid War - Intro 57:26 Seleucid War - Battle of Thermopylae/Siege of Heraclea 1:17:52 Seleucid War - Battle of Magnesia 1:33:32 3rd Macedonian War - Battle of Callinicus 1:43:28 3rd Macedonian War - Battle of Pydna 1:56:31 4th Macedonian War/Achaean War

[Nicolas Ariel I]

41 minutes song name?

[Mijan Hoque]

Thanks for that

[Gangsters league the book]

1:58 Illyrian wars. Not Greece, look at it again Clarence. You’re right though, Macedonians were in fact Illyrian

[Visar Bekteshi]

They mentioned Illyria

[manugamer99]

Never has a conquest done so much for mankind… long live Rome, long live Athens🇮🇹🇬🇷

[A&A Review]

Animations are awesome. Love the commentary. Never seems boring. Amazing detail yet not too drawn out. I leave on as background noise sometimes. Great information. 👍

[Dappled Light]

I would love to see your take on the cultural implications for the Romans as a consequence of the Greek conquest.

[Ariadne's Child]

Thanks for the great content, I listen to these at work, the timing lets me know when my shift is over lol. I love how you make it like a pod cast where I don't miss anything by only listening.

[Jon Matherly]

I definitely love the way you make your videos and the music choose. Especially how the music is never louder than the speaker. One of the biggest reasons why I decided to follow your videos. Especially the big and small details. And the way your battle maps are presented. In my opinion, your videos on history are the way to be done. And not to sound weird, but your voice is perfect for narrating.

[Richard Evans]

I can't believe I have just watched a 2hr history lesson, but it was both well written, animated and interesting - great show lads, thanks.

[The Boulder takes issue with that comment]

It was amazing to watch

[Dennis Gikas]

Good work lads. Incredible emphasis on details concerning military conflicts. Bravo!

[Alejandro Sakai]

Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome were interesting cultures!

[HelleNick]

@the pit man bull Italians Latins weren't Greeks that's my point. Roman culture is based on the Greek culture and their military is based on Gallic and Hispanic weapons, that is correct but ethnologically they are not Greeks. Furthermore i would like to say that i think Albanians and Greeks are ethnic cousins because their dna is the closest fit to mycenean and ancient classical Hellenic skeleton dna which means they both derived from the same ancient tribes. Also Alexander the Great of course he was Greek because Macedonians were a tribe who fled Argos before settle in the far north and also his Molossian mother Olympias, was a descendant of Fthiotes, the tribe of Achilles so all in all Alexander was greek in dna and in the mind because he was so much into greek antiquity and anti-persian feelings. At the league of corinth after charonea he was declared strategos autokrator leader of the Greeks. To prove that Alexander wasn't greek I think it's propaganda. Also about ancient Albania, it is very interesting to research the fact that the land was considered Hellenic by most ancient historians and Illyrians were placed between Dalmatia and nowadays montenegro. You said ancient Egypt was greek of course it wasn't but maybe there is some misunderstanding because of the Ptolemaic Egypt which was a Diadochi Hellenistic state, a combination of Greek and Egyptian culture and its famous wealth made so many greeks migrate to Egypt and form a strong greek community based in Alexandria lake mareotes and Cyrenaica.

[the pit man bull]

@HelleNick don't you know that according to the Greeks everything was greek🤣🤣🤣🤦‍♂️ they even claimed Alexander the Great being Greek. And all of Albania being Greek all of Egypt being Greek. The list goes on.... you can't have a conversation with the Greeks because they know it all.

[HelleNick]

@M I C H E L 🌹 No.

[M I C H E L 🌹]

@Med 09 The Romans were Greeks, Latin is just one of the many dialects spoken by the Hellenes. Rome was a Hellenic polis.

[Valerius Magni]

@Med 09 ?

[Dean Brownlie]

I love your channel so much, I’m a history buff so I love this stuff. Keep it coming

[Doctor J]

The work that has gone into this is better than most TV documentaries.

[The Liberal Veteran]

I like how you guys connect your timelines with the total war series and it's starting timelines for a campaign.

[Fister_Roboto]

"This did not please the Romans" A phrase that so many civs learned the hard way had horrible consequences

[علي ياسر]

@discord thingy The Persians did this more than once, man

[ɧ sjsound]

@Cerridian Empire you're* Sorry.

[discord thingy]

@southpole wasnt only 1 emperor ever captured alive by anyone

[southpole]

Persians captured and killed roman emperors for sport. I don't think Romans understood well enough what they were getting into

[Antonio Agomaa]

@ZigZag2000 k

[DailyChallenger]

"These long videos take forever to make" I genuinely like how brutally honest he was. Lol 👍

[lil niglet]

i love u guys ur vids are amazing, ur definitely the best history channel out there. Hope ur channel grows even more

[Kingtoofat666]

This is so amazing if teachers used videos like these for history class I think everyone would pass

[Ahmed Rivera]

It would have been cool to have a series about the relationship between the Romans and the Greeks during the time of the Republic and Empire! Like the life of famous Greeks like Plutarch, Diodorus Siculus, or Antinoös the lover of Hadrian!

[Offverse]

This documentary, or movie should I say, brings back loads of nostalgia. I watch it in my free time when I can. 💯

[inferno0020]

Roman conquest of Greece is possibly one of the most underrated key historical events

[Jenny Bahtimy]

@Sumbarine until now we are not even sure that the Phoenicians had a common language forget about a common form of writing.

[Georgia Nakopoulou]

@Alejandro Lopez Brittannico Ancient Evia in Greece,check out the discovery of Latin letters long before ancient Rome.I believe the epigraphs found are in a museum now.

[Georgia Nakopoulou]

@Sumbarine I suggest you read about the ancient Greek mathematicians from Ionia (now Turkish territory) and that's only about their knowledge and "inventions" regarding Maths. Why anyone would think that all the ancient people didn't communicate and exchange information is beyond me!The fact remains that the European world adopted the knowledge of the ancient Greeks.There are ancient Greek authors who write about their travels.Unfortunately the writings of the really very ancient "logographers" as these ancient historians are called,have vanished with only fragments remaining and their names mentioned but Herodotus did copy some snippets from a logographer relative of his!

[Georgia Nakopoulou]

@Historian The Latin Alphabet came from ancient Greece,it has been proved.Ancient epigraphs had been found in Evia with Latin letters long before "formal Latin" anything emerged.

[Giga Sigma]

@ADGE the balkans had the biggest mines &best miners in the entire roman empire. The Dardanians (illyrian kingdom) were the best iron producers, the illyrians and greeks had the most advanced naval ships, the romans took 90% of their things from the balkans and not ibera or gaul or whatever. The illyrian praetorian prefecture had the most emperors, it had the most troops, it had the most fortifications etc etc.

[TrollinGear]

It's awesome listening to his voice. I get a whole history lesson and not want to fall asleep. I love history, but as there is so much of it, it just gets tiring after awhile. Ever since I've found this channel I have learned so much more in less time. I listen to him at work, driving around or waiting for my games to download or update. This is by far the best time sink I've put time and effort into.

[Ayeayeron]

I enjoyed this video better than most the stuff on tv. With only relatively simple visuals and a good narrator. Well done!

[nomooon]

Philip V is a funny man. When he had Hannibal knocking down on Rome, he makes a half-assed attempt at war with Rome; When Hannibal lost, Philip suddenly felt like he was the man and commits to an all out war with Rome and lost; When Seleucid fought with Rome, Philip acted like a true friend of Rome and supported Rome; When Seleucid lost, Philip again felt the urge to be a big man and started resisting Rome.

[ParryTheTrojan]

I love this video so much. It's really fun getting into this era and trying to play it out with Rome II total war

[EEManJ]

So proud of the people responsible for this channel. So well done all around!

[حمزه يونس]

لااله الئ الله محمد رسول الله

[Arno Vyvey]

Can we take a moment to appreciate Antigonas III? The man had every chance to take the throne but kept his word to Philip V

[Tommy Solez channel]

But Philip the v of macedonia was a Betrayer

[Buzzy Bland]

@Diego Vega That’s pretty much what **everybody** did/does, dude.

[squeekybird54]

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[TONIC]

Antigonas III. Name alone deserves the effort to research. Already know Time not wasted. Thank you.

[Licinius Scapula]

Greeks, Romans, Han Chinese, Mauryans, hell even Germans and Gauls. Those were good times for men of honor and courage.

[DraBattle - Lịch sử Hoạt Hình]

*I hope there will be more videos about world history and Vietnam. Thank you team, every video is good 👏🏻*

[YanSilverSea]

Ah Cleomenes, he got so close to restore the glory of Sparta, not only reconquer the lost territories but the entire Achea. Very good and informative video by the way.

[Daniel Evans]

They forgot that the phalanx was always meant to be the anvil, not the hammer. Great video!

[Theli]

What a beauty! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I had to watch it in 4 parts though 😅 to digest all the information, such amount of details and good graphics, loved it!

[Celler]

Ive always said that a 15 min history video can teach you more than 3 lessons of 45 minutes in school. Imagine how many lessons of history this video is worth

[811chelseafc]

Imagine having Hannibal on your team and keeping him on the bench in war for your very existence 🤦‍♂️

[Wanka Wanka]

@A6m3 Reisen so i guess napoleon os a meh general because he lost after humiliating europe for years 🙃

[Wanka Wanka]

@Rick Massey nice joke

[The Cappening Channel]

@friedzombie4 grappling hooks? The romans were so sure Rome was not in danger they did not even recall their army besieging Capua or recall any of the other garrisons. Losing their field army at far away Cannae did not weaken their defences elsewhere. And as we know, the romans crushed Hannibal and Cartaghe in the end.

[friedzombie4]

@The Cappening Channel They used grapple hooks extensively in their ascent/descent. You think the garrison could stop 10k of these?

[The Cappening Channel]

@friedzombie4 hannibal had 16000 men at the time and no siege equipment. Rome had walls and was well defended. It would not have been a manner of walking in and destroying Rome.

[Joe Leasure]

Absolutely stunning recounting of a complex period of Rome. So glad I found your channel!

[pieter fischer]

Tell me, will you ever make this available on Blu-ray? I will happily buy any you guys produce.

[The dutch centurion]

This is just top of the art the work and time you had to put in to making this video i love it great job

[tazz 4life]

i love history. i can imagine the mindest of a person living in these time periods

[northern whatshapping]

So do i

[Drake Jameson]

The use of total war games for the visuals is brilliant. Love it.

[Kaizer]

Rome: *Sending in armies to conquer Greece.* Rome: “You’ve been a bad friend.”

[Luis Brito]

@Simon W Your whole comment not only leaves out context purposely but it’s also a big straw man argument. Nothing of what you said denies the fact that Arminius was defeated twice, at Idistaviso and the Angrivarian Wall, while his Wife, Thusnelda, got captured by Germanicus’ legions. Hence my statement “Germanicus reciprocated”.

[Justin Henderson]

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[Justin Henderson]

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[Justin Henderson]

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[GodIsForever]

It's amazing that we can watch these historical videos for free in these underrated channels is amazing however KZbin algorithm is kinda messed up.

[Nopeadoodle]

I just discovered your channel the other day and now I'm listening to you while I clean and go about my day or drive. I just have to say this is probably the best video I've listened to yet! I completely lost track of time and was so engrossed in the story then before I knew how much time had passed, was after midnight lol 😁 Thank you so much for the research and effort you put into this video🥰 very well done!

[Alasdair Gillespie]

I like to listen to this guy when I play Rome: Total War. You are inspiring fictional greatness every day.

[john francis]

Thank you for this balanced and informative documentary

[Todor Ivanov]

THE Greatest video EVER! I watch a lot of similar content, but this one just blew everyone away!

[prae]

It’s amazing how Philip was so anti-Roman one year, then flipped sides even after being humiliated.

[Λάζαρος Θεοφύλακτος]

It's called "taking your son as a hostage". Pretty strong motive if you ask me...

[Leo Zheng]

getting a Kings and Generals notification is without doubt the best.....but when you see 2 HOURS in the bottom right corner😍

[Rogério Penna]

@Ian L 340 years before. 2-4 million dead gauls??? Caesar BOASTED of killing 1 million gauls and enslaving another million. Most historians are skeptical of those boasts. Counted Roman casualties are too few comparing to the Gauls casualties number.

[Ian L]

@Rogério Penna so what, caesar killing 2-4 million gauls over the course of his campaigns are justified wholly by the fact that some guy from the same general direction sacked Rome 400 years ago? Ok bud seems solid too me

[Rogério Penna]

@Ian L Most wars have more than one single reason. I disagree most every war is "greed".

[baverfjant]

Rome Total War was used by the BBC for a Roman documentary show. Now Rome Total War 2 is being used here. Best game series ever :D

[mar_sh]

The length and quality of this video is actually unreal. I wonder how long it took to make.

[Brijesh Kartha]

Fantastic video! Much more worth watching your videos than all the history channels put together. My comment was regarding a very minor point. I noticed a point at 38:08 which confused me a bit cause I am never sure if it’s a typo or not. But at this point it is noted that the Romans won over Alexander’s forces. Shouldn’t that be Philip?

[Al Amore]

Excellent documentary, really well told!

[Russell the Muscle]

Something I would like more detail of, the agricultural supply chains that fed the war machines from all sides. The support systems would have been massive and complicated. Well needed to true history buffs.

[Steven Choza]

You have to admit, Antigonus III’s decision to make Phillip V his heir is a brilliant power play. It legitimizes Antigonus’ power while respecting Phillip’s birthright, it preemptively shuts up Phillip’s supporters (preventing court intrigue and minimizes the chance of any unrest), and it tidies up the line of succession by having the rightful heir still be the heir.

[void]

Antigonus was a bit of a chad: Comes in Defeats Macedonia's enemies Stabilizes the region Accepts the title of King Appoints Phillip as his heir Conquers Sparta Refuses to elaborate Dies

[Christus Regnet]

@Who Knows Antigonus just told Phillip's supporters "If I should be killed, my operatives will avenge my death... and some of them are Vulcans."

[Jerm70]

@Who Knows Well its a double edge sword for them. Killing the king makes the young rightful heir a target and an easy one with a lot of outraged people against him.

[Steven Choza]

@Who Knows But it’s minimized and, hey, it worked.

[Who Knows]

Still a risky move, it may have resulted in one of Phillip's supporters trying to assassinate Antigonus instead of waiting for the king's natural death.

[Pate Williams]

I still think that Alexander's legacy was not "buried" with Perseus. Indeed, on a flat field, nothing could stop a well disciplined phalanx. I think they could still have been used in some places and battles in Gaul to break through stubborn resistance. In each battle, the Romans would seem to have a stroke of luck and get around them.

[Wanka Wanka]

Perseus wasn't even in Alexander's dynasty

[First Citizen XIV]

Can't be chucked up to luck if it keeps on happening over and over again.

[PowPowSaysHi]

An unnamed man quite possibly won the battle on the ridge with a single command. We will never know his name. Just goes to show that anyone can make a difference, and you don't have to be recognized for it.

[Justin Carnes]

Back when I still played CK2, I had a Roman Empire file and the Greeks rebelled at least once during every new Emperor's reign. It became a rite of passage. No other people rebelled nearly as much as the Greeks. After every rebellion, I took more land away from the Kingdom of Greece. Somehow they'd get it all back and start the process over again. Eventually I learned to imprison the King of Greece before the Emperor/ress died to keep their heir from having another civil war.