Lamian War - Greeks Rebel Against the Diadochi - Alexander's Successors

Kings and Generals animated documentary series on the history of Ancient World and Ancient Greece continues with the first video in the wars of the Diadochi - successors of Alexander of Macedon. Previously, we have covered Alexander's conquest of Persia ( • Alexander of Macedon -... ) and his campaign in India, as well as his reforms, plans and death ( • Alexander: Indian Camp... ). In the aftermath of his death, his generals - the Diadochi, started dividing his empire during the Council of Babylon and deciding who will rule the empire. Meleager's coup attempt failed and he was killed. To the west, the Greek city-states led by Athens rebelled against Antipater, leading to the Lamian War, while in Asia, Ptolemy famously stole Alexander's body, striking one of the first blow of the coming war.
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00:00 Intro
02:35 Context and Sources
04:36 Council of Babylon
08:45 Lamian War Begins
10:38 Siege of Lamia and Battle of Melitaea
13:22 Naval War: Echinades and Amorgos
14:08 Battle of Crannon
15:50 Aftermath of the Lamian War
17:11 Alexander's corpse stolen
#Documentary #Alexander #Diadochi

[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@Kili2807]

I noticed one error in the beginning of the Lamian War: At 9:23 you show Krateros being besides Antipatros in Pella when the war broke out. In reality Krateros was still in Asia Minor at this point and couldn’t help the regent immideately. This was the reason why Antipater asked Leonnatos for help who disobeyed Perdikkas and abandoned his Province in order to gain victory and political influence in fighting the rebels in Greece. The guy who actually stayed in Pella after Antipatros left was Sippas who should govern Macedonia in his absence and keep the northern tribes in check. Still a great revisit of this fascinating era you did here 👍

[@WodzimierzPoszepczynski]

Lamijsk

[@KingsandGenerals]

@@nillinx1234 if you like our videos, then you will like the exclusive ones. More of the same.

[@MalayArcher]

Hey guys I’m the lead animator of this remastered series. As you all know, we’ve made Diadochi series 5 years ago with a few episodes. However, this remastered version will be longer with graphics and animation improvements. I hope you enjoyed it and stay tuned for more episodes to come. As usual here are TW:Rome II mods that we used in this series: -Orbis Terrarum 2 by Celticus -Hellenic Army reskin by Agrez -Divide et Impera Best wishes, ڤمنه ملايو

[@limxianwei2990]

Hi bro are you malaysian?

[@omarbradley6807]

Love those series, thanks

[@tomriley5790]

You guys do such an amazing job!

[@Tryglav]

The animation is superb! I can see you invested a tremendous amount of effort in it, especially in the map itself which feels more alive and rich when compared to most of the videos, well done! Also, could you tell me what mods you used in your older Total War videos from several years ago?

[@pbouca]

Yeah, I love the Diadochi Wars!

[@iexist3919]

These maps look so gorgeous!

[@jozzieokes3422]

The start of a fantastic series!

[@KS_Amt38]

The old Diadochi War Series is my favourite K&G Series so far. I'm looking forward for the upcoming remstarered versions of it. Awesome job guys!!

[@Kili2807]

A great start to the series. However, I think it's a bit of a shame that you didn't show in more detail how Perdikkas managed to end the crisis in the Macedonian army in his favor. How he managed to appease Meleagros with promises and managed to get Arrhidaeus handed over to him for safekeeping. At the army's subsequent purification ritual, Arrhidaeus (probably instructed by Perdikkas) spoke to the assembled soldiers and demanded that the ringleaders of the previous riots be punished. The men were captured, tied up and trampled to death by several elephants in a cruel spectacle. Meleagros, presumably taken completely by surprise by the turn of events, fled but was caught and immediately executed. Perdikkas is often portrayed as arrogant and incompetent, especially because of his reign in the following months, which is probably partly true. Nevertheless, the first days and weeks after Alexander's death show that he was intelligent and ruthless enough to elevate himself to the most powerful position in the empire and yet would have had a chance to establish himself as king in the long term.

[@joeboah6040]

Agreed, I expected them to go a lot more in depth with the remaster, but it is still better than the previous Diadochi series.

[@Kili2807]

@@joeboah6040 yes thats clear

[@Anonymous07192]

Maybe with enough thumbs up they will read this and include it in the consolidated video.

[@pauljones796]

That's his next vid know you've broke it down for him bro

[@Kili2807]

@@pauljones796 What?

[@frankscavelli6031]

This is so sick. I remember thinking we needed a major update of these events after the incredible Alexander series, and watching the older ones after I finished, wondering how it all played out but wanting a more direct continuation. Can’t wait for the rest. I remember being fascinated by some of the people involved, for instance the famous Silver Shields. Imagine getting to talk to one of those guys.

[@bolggamer5542]

I did a research paper on the Wars of the Diadochi 2 years ago and used you old videos as a source. Been thinking we needed an update and now we have one! Also, I'm sure you know this, but Seleucus had a pilar made to talk about his events in the story, so when you get there, that's a source you could use. I believe it was called the Diadochi Chronicle or something like that.

[@ykardasis]

This was a sad chapter of history that I always avoided to read as a kid. I think I grew up enough to learn exactly what happened😅😅. Thank you Kings and Generals and by the way congratulations on the exceptional vocabulary you are using on your videos!

[@TheStrategos392]

The Wars of the diadochi were just as interesting as Alexander’s conquests. The Generals who fought with him were now at each other’s throats to grab his empire.

[@johannmauleon9047]

I love the divine allusions and metaphors throughout this video, it really highlights how the war was between the titans of the age.

[@roihanfadhil2879]

Wow the maps and the graphics is beyond expectation!

[@diegoortiz7104]

Yes !! I was always hoping you guys would update the wars of the Díadochi series and go more in depth . I feel it’s always a very overlooked part of history but it’s importance and outcome changed history in the area for decades ! And it’s wars are legendary on the scales of Alexander’s own . And it’s leaders are some of the coolest and infamous characters in history!. Regardless amazing video like always can’t wait for more !! 👍👍🤞😬

[@Kili2807]

I mean its ancient Game of Thrones: You have his generals: Perdiccas the young and ambitious guy, Antipatros the old regent, Krateros the general beloved by the army, Eumenes the smart little Greek, Antigonos the one eyed Cyclops, Kassander the devious and cruel. But also powerful and influential women: Olympias the kings mother, Cynane the warrior queen, Roxane the widow …

[@eagleone5456]

Kings and Generals is one of the few channels that grabs my full attention. The info is delivered in a way that makes it easily disgestable. I dont expect them to make me an expert in any matter but makes for a brilliant way to get a history fix.

[@thenandnow1113]

You don’t know how excited I’ve been for a remake of the Diadochi war series, K&G you’ve made my day!!!

[@haldemarest]

The Diadochi series is back and its better than ever!

[@Sp-zj5hw]

In order one to grasp the gigantic mark of the Hellenistic age to the world has only to think this: In 1098AD Bohemond was chosen to do the night raid on the walls of Antioch because he was the only crusader leader who spoke fluent Greek and concequently could conspire with the locals.

[@starhalv2427]

Whenever I go to a board game convention the one game I always join is "Successors", a war for Alexander's succession. I wholeheartedly recommend it, one of the best board games I've ever played and it has a huge replayability too since each player controls two random diadochi out of roughtly 11 playable, plus 2 extra diadochi can be unlocked during the game by players lucky enought to draw correct cards. All of this makes each game unique.

[@campodemarte4352]

Thanks, man, never heard of it.

[@jojobinx9667]

I’m a college student taking an age of Alexander class while this dropped on the same day and I’m in heaven!!!! WE ARE SO BACK KINGS AND GENERALS WE ARE SOOOOOO BACK!!!! 😤

[@Vodal_Kressh]

Yes!!! More content about the Diadochi from your channel makes me so happy. Hope you continue the videos on this era!

[@christermi]

Great introduction to a hopefully great series on the Diadochi wars!

[@davidhughes8357]

This video added so much more detail to the successors of Alexander's empire. Simply, you are the best!!

[@4sakenreaper42]

Phenomenal video, I’m so excited for this remastering. Awesome graphics, great script and narration, plus the cliffhanger at the end has me pounding the table in excitement for the next episode!

[@giod6266]

Finaly, redoing Diadochi wars and going deep into this period! Thanks guys!

[@lisboah]

Alexander seeing what his generals started to do shortly after his death probably thought "I executed the wrong people"

[@Kili2807]

Maybe not. Maybe things were going as intended. There is a prophecy Alexander reportedly said at his deathbed: „I foresee great funeral games“. Sounds pretty dark if you consider what happened in the decades afterwards

[@lisboah]

@@Kili2807 Maybe Alexander was so petty that, after realizing he would die soon, he ensured that the empire wouldn't last. If he couldn't rule and expand his empire, nobody else could.

[@Kili2807]

@@lisboah maybe

[@user-fl5mq9kp7g]

You know this is just propaganda right 😂😂😂😂😂​@@lisboah

[@pocketstring3634]

Your references to classical Greek Stories is cracking me up as if I was watching a play by Aristophanes.

[@skootos]

When I noticed that the scripts at the start was written in Greek I felt such an enthusiasm! Well done Kings and Generals!

[@mithridates3152]

Been waiting for quite a while on a remastered version of the diadochi wars, definitely gonna be enjoying this one alot! Thank you kings and generals for this content!

[@theyellowjesters]

I am so excited for this remaster! A fantastic video, I learned a lot today. Thank you and keep on keeping!

[@-NovaRoma.]

One kings and generals video a day keepes the boring teacher away

[@lelouchvibritannia2300]

Thank you. I tried watching the current Kings and General videos on the Diadochi, but not having the current narrator was tragic.

[@user-eg2po8kh2b]

Excellent narrative! The poetic parallelism in the end was superb!

[@jimhjortsberg2990]

"Greek Soup Opera". Yep, describes this portion of history very well.

[@harryjackson3867]

Nice! I remember waiting every 4 weeks for the original diodochi wars series from you guys

[@Zarken26]

So cool to see the remastering of your Wars of the Diadochi series. The updated animations look great.

[@ItzJustHistory1916]

I like the listing of the different deities and pantheons of the contesting sides towards the end; very cool!

[@JawsOfHistory]

Alexander: I have created the greatest empire the world has ever known. It will live on for eternity after I am gone. Timotheus the Aulist:

[@Willpolita]

How cool, I discovered this channel exactly because of the diadochi wars when they were looking for Alexandre's visit to the Siwa Oasis and what happened after his death, I fell in love with the channel, I watched all the episodes, but I stopped following it for a few years because of university, Now that I've been following the channel again, I decided to do this remaster, incredible, I'm looking forward to the next videos.

[@enyalios316]

I'd wish that more Greeks would still have handwriting like this. Beautiful! 2:35

[@nayas1885]

Loving this remaster!! I really appreciate you bringing up and discussing the sources as well

[@subhoranjan7485]

By this time Nandas were already overthrown by the mauryas and Greek provinces in india were in disarrey. I think main beneficiary from Alexander's death were Ptolemy and Selucas, who got the most richest provinces. The main victims were the kingdoms of North-western India who became easy prey for the mauryan juggernaut.

[@mikemodugno5879]

This is going to be sweet! Fantastic graphic work especially the map.

[@joshuaburke9516]

An amazing remaster.

[@chibble3591]

Glad you will remaster this series

[@PrimeroVorian1]

Thank you

[@stargazerskingdom1901]

Ah... One of my favourites in history. Thank you so much Kings and Generals!!

[@user-yr4js5zq1k]

This brings back beautiful memories. The diadochoi series was the first series that i came to know your channel!!

[@brokenbridge6316]

It's nice to know more about this time period. Great video.

[@barryboushehri1707]

Eagerly waiting for this series of Diadochi War of the Worlds from K&G for a superb and exciting presentation.

[@jonbaxter2254]

YES!!! New series on post-Alexander wars! So interesting.

[@sounakchatterjer4158]

Yesss a continuation of the Diadochi series.You made my day K&G

[@DistantLights]

I'm excited for this series, I enjoyed the original diadochi series, and I've loved watching this channel grow in quality, so I'll be watching

[@thomasrinschler6783]

Heck yes! The Diadochoi get skipped over or rapidly summarized far too often. Glad to see this series! As I mentioned in another post, the story of the Diadochoi completely outdoes Game of Thrones in scheming, backstabbing, and sheer body count. Not to be too spoiler-y, but virtually every single person mentioned in this video is going to die violently (unless I missed someone, there are only three exceptions who won't). The video even skips over some of the earliest deaths - Roxanna (and presumably Perdikkas) had the Persian princesses previously married to Alexander and Hephaestion murdered so as to not have any rivals (Darius' daughter was rumored to be pregnant by Alexander at the time of his death).

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video & information

[@NickTheHip]

Excited for this series!

[@franciscovelasco5422]

The mythological references are on a whole other level.

[@dandongman]

Love this channel. Just wanted to let the creators know how thankful I am to have found such an enjoyable way of learning history. Hope you guys are doing great.

[@billychops1280]

Making Phillip III king was Meleager’s plan from the start, also if anyone wants an in depth analysis of all the major figures of this period, a guy Nmaed Thersites the historian has a series on the diadochi

[@mikeruxpin2829]

Great content as always !

[@acdragonrider]

Wowww nice to see you do a video on this topic

[@Nasir3623]

A greatly under explored period in greek history. Thank you.

[@Prometheus91romania]

You have done a greate job. Thanks

[@AllRounder_ES]

Awesome series ahead!

[@KHK001]

Another remake! thank you KnG!

[@bigteach25]

Always a great day when Kings and Generals makes a new video! Thanks to all involved for your passion!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@mariuss1590]

I love you guys, i waited so long for the diadochi wars

[@user-sw1yj6jy7c]

Nice video.I'm from Lamia and back in the 80s an ancient graveyard was found about 1 minute from my home and I always wondered if this has to do anything with the battle

[@troyhudson1679]

Awesome content!

[@ralambosontiavina7372]

Great work !

[@Rolilasx]

Heyyy, you finally started this series! L9oking forward to new episodes! Although I already saw the old series

[@oneshotme]

I enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@leninedison5214]

@kingsandgenerals Waited for years to see this series start again in detail

[@RedOctober_]

The wars of the Diadochi: real life game of thrones

[@costassourtz]

With the Romans later as White Walkers !!

[@ShahanshahShahin]

​@@costassourtz The Parthians too from the East 🌝

[@costassourtz]

@@ShahanshahShahin yes

[@rizaleliasmosquera5114]

Game of thrones: the fictional wars of the diadochi

[@ianscott9596]

The life of Alexander and the wars of the diadochi would make a stellar proper t.v. series! Shame that we will likely never see one.

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍

[@Liquidsback]

Sparta: We want to join in and end the reign of the tyrannical Macedonian Hegemony over Hellas....ew, the Athenians are leading. Nevermind.

[@555roc]

Real life Game of Thrones

[@MikhailTabigay]

I loved your Diadochi series K&G, that was the series that made me subscribe. Cool to know you guys are making a remaster of it.

[@MikhailTabigay]

Nice map as well, damn.

[@KingsandGenerals]

More detailed this time

[@victxbr]

The Kings and Generals Podcast series on the War of the Diadochi is amazing, I Highly recommend

[@wintercreek342]

Excited for the series..

[@razanlthr9093]

I'm just thinking abt diadochi wars remake and u guys already made it 🥳

[@Marqhll]

I'm enjoying the more poetic bits of narration involving the gods of each of the involved cultures. Very neat.

[@juanp77]

@KingsandGenerals thank you again amazing video....top made again like always. we love greek history

[@EdrethMaximus]

For all lovers of the hellenistic age and the Wars of the Diadochi, I highly suggest the board game “Successors [2nd edition]” (if you don’t know it already)

[@TechMasteryDev]

awesome! when is the next episode in the series coming out?

[@KingsandGenerals]

February

[@TechMasteryDev]

@@KingsandGenerals when is the next episode gonna be released?

[@KingsandGenerals]

@@TechMasteryDev March

[@TechMasteryDev]

@@KingsandGenerals Don't play with my heart like that❤‍🩹

[@hegantank6495]

insane how the maps continue increasing in quality

[@ChuckFinley785]

Thanks!

[@dracothegreat1950]

I have been waiting for something like this for so long, this time period never quite interested me until I saw the two Alexander videos, and am very curious about the aftermath now lol

[@jma1994]

Damn! Hyped for this one!

[@highevan]

"Ancient allegations that the Macedonians were non-Greek all had their origin in Athens at the time of the struggle with Philip II. Then as now, political struggle created the prejudice. The orator Aeschines once even found it necessary, to counteract the prejudice vigorously fomented by his opponents, to defend Philip on this issue and describe him at a meeting of the Athenian Popular Assembly as being 'ENTIRELY GREEK'. Demosthenes' allegations were lent an appearance of credibility by the fact, apparent to every observer, that the life-style of the Macedonians, being determined by specific geographical and historical conditions, was different to that of a Greek city-state. This alien way of life was, however, common to western Greeks of Epirus, Akarnania and Aitolia, as well as to the Macedonians, and THEIR FUNDAMENTAL GREEK NATIONALITY WAS NEVER DOUBTED. Only as a consequence of the political disagreement with Macedonia was the issue raised at all." Errington, Malcolm (1994). A History of Macedonia. Barnes Noble, p. 4:

[@t30dore59]

Unfathomably BASED

[@Kili2807]

Cleitus the White, the guy who commanded the Macedonian fleet in the Lamian War, was apparently quite an eccentric personality. At least there is a report that Cleitus called himself Poseidon after his naval victories and is said to have carried a trident with him wherever he went.

[@ronjohnson6916]

Interesting background. And another chapter in, "this is why we can't have nice things" Plenty yo go around if everybody just stayed onside, but ...

[@Mary-te2jb]

Hey Kings & Generals I have a suggestion. Given the fact you did videos on the imjin war I thought it would be cool if you did a series on Nurachi & the jurchens later jin dynasty & Qing dynasty thus becoming the Manchurians. They had some pretty intense battles against the ming dynasty & the invasion & submission of joseon Korea. I love kings & generals.

[@KingsandGenerals]

We'll get there. Thanks!

[@TheIronChancellor]

A kings and generals game would be a great idea with this map

[@TheIronChancellor]

Can you next do a remaster on the wars of Belisarius? Also great video

[@vitorpereira9515]

Hell yeah man!

[@KingsandGenerals]

At some point

[@theawesomeman9821]

Never heard of this and I love learning new things

[@Sp-zj5hw]

The Hellenistic Age is the Greekhood of mankind. The Greeks were so close to the industrial revolution (Alexandrian steam automata, Syraccusan anti-ship rays, Antikethera mechanism). I will only quote Arthur Clarke: "If the sharp-sightedness of the Greeks had kept pace with their intelligence, then maybe even the Industrial Revolution had begun one thousand years before Columbus. And so, in our era, we would not just try to visit the Moon, but we would already had arrived on other close stars".

[@roykay4709]

Thanks for this early phase background. I sort of knew who the progression of leaders were but not the why.

[@whyjnot420]

Alexander was so committed to blending the cultures of east and west that one of the great counterfactuals to ask is "What would things have looked like if he had lived another 20-30 years?" So much of that went right out the window when he died. The Hellenistic world as it happened was quite the mix, but I have a feeling it is nothing in comparison to what might have developed.

[@mckeagney8698]

This war would have made a great Rome 2 DLC campaign

[@christopherhanton6611]

this going TO BE GOOD FOR SURE