Pyrrhus: Against Everyone DOCUMENTARY

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Previous video in our animated historical documentary series on Pyrrhus of Epirus saw him fighting against the Carthaginians on Sicily and again against the Roman Republic at Asculum and although he gained many victories, his war against the Romans was ongoing and at Beneventum they have finally defeated him. With his overall situation in Italy untenable, he headed back to Greece, where he fought his final wars against the Macedonians, Spartans and Argives.
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[@NewEarthSon]

Do a video on west africa during the slave trade

[@anasanas-ky5qm]

Please translate to arabic

[@hadtrio6629]

please do a video on the 3 kings battle of morocco

[@siechamontillado]

I DEMAND A SHRUBBERY!

[@Falitheknight]

Quick question: Where are the coins on Pyrruhus' son? If I remember correctly Charon's obol states they should be under the tongue or on the mouth. In the picture, I saw them on his eyes, I think.

[@gene51231356]

Lieutenant: Sir, we're short on veterans after fighting the Romans and the Carthaginians, and never finishing the job. Now we've almost defeated Antigonus. We really need to not get distracted this time and finish defeating... Pyrrhus: IMMA ATTACK SPARTA

[@ProjectEkerTest33]

Cause you know everyone knows Spartan's are a pushover and don't have a reputation for heroic last-stands...

[@vardansimonyan966]

@@ProjectEkerTest33 spartans are not much better than average greek citizens. all that shit is a fairytale

[@christermi]

@@ProjectEkerTest33 at that point in time , Sparta had already lost its former strength and reputation . Sparta had been defeated by Thebes in the past , their presence was diminished by Macedon and they would be conquered by the achean league and later by the Romans

[@ProjectEkerTest33]

@@vardansimonyan966 Yet they won against superior numbers and one of the greatest generals of the time with most of their army away. In how many other cities in Greece would the women do what they did? I agree Spartan strength is probably vastly exaggerated but they were tough to beat particularly when they were on the defence.

[@ProjectEkerTest33]

@@christermi True yet as shown by their victory they still weren't a soft target. You're right their strength was largely in the past but still Pyrrhus underestimated them.

[@Mattyhollis]

I hope you guys have enjoyed the series on Pyrrhus, it was a real labour of love to write and I put a lot of effort into it. I hope to continue doing many more series in the future. Stay tuned for some more seriously good stuff, but of course I can't reveal all the details ;)

[@lobomonos5009]

Thanks man

[@heathenfire]

Thank you so much. I loved this series on Pyrrhus. I learnt a lot from this series. Amazing research and narration. Looking forward to watching many more videos from you and your team !

[@vardansimonyan966]

[@Crytica.]

Not all heroes wear capes. But tbh, maybe you are wearing a cape, idk.

[@TheMugenVideos]

You sir are a true emperor!

[@matthewboyle2641]

Pyrrhus: Break the walls! Courier: What? P: Break the Walls!!! C (to Pyrrhus' son): He says he wants you to bring the elephants.

[@nguyenming1987]

the messenger must had use google translation

[@swaminathanbalakrishnan5182]

It was in Greek... that might have made it closer.

[@ardademirkale9858]

He should be made a mongolian messenger as a punishment

[@nomooon]

Pyrrhus: Break down the wall! Courier: Bring them to wall! P's son: brings his men to wall....

[@darthvenator2487]

I bet the courier was a spy.

[@vascogoncalves8542]

Pyrrhus: I'm about to end my whole carreer.

[@adrianbundy3249]

@ Well, he does have some company. It reminds me too much of the king Abimelech, another foolish leader who got a millstone dropped on his head by a woman while attacking a tower with his forces in Judea.

[@TheUlquiorraCifer]

Such a comedic situation that was though, surrounded by enemies and cock-blocked by allies.

[@timothywarren3748]

Yep he didn't think it through too good

[@peiranzhang4283]

@ Damn that women's accuracy too, make her a slinger and she will assassinate anyone.

[@praiza1481]

Too bad you didn't mention the fate of his corpse. Alcyoneos, the son of Antigonos, took the severed head of Pyrrhos and brought it to his father as a prize. When Antigonos saw the head, he chastised Alcyoneos, calling him barbarous and impious. He proceeded to find the rest of Pyrrhos' body and burned it with honors befitting a king. Alcyoneos managed to redeem himself quickly, as he found the son of Pyrrhos, Helenos, amongst the survivors at the gates of Argos, but in a pitiful state. He brought him to his father, and Antigonos this time congratulated him for his noble conduct, although he did pointed out that he should have given Helenos new clothes since his were stained with blood and mud. After tending to Helenos, Antigonos sent him back to his home.

[@kanyekubrick5391]

That's crazy. Wow kinda like Caesar and Pompey, but Antigonos was probably being genuine and Caesar wasn't

[@qaidikramuddin]

Magnanimous.

[@AlexhandrDenthanor]

@@kanyekubrick5391 Why do you think Caesar was insincere? Caesar doesn't strike me as the type of insincere person, at least not in regards to long standing relationships. After all... HE WAS A CONSUL OF ROME

[@theonlylauri]

@@kanyekubrick5391 As far as I know, Caesar showed mercy to all his enemies who asked for it. Brutus asked for it and then took part in his assassination, actually. Now, he had a motive to emphasize his magnanimity, and even more importantly, so did Augustus, whose initial claim to legitimacy was his being Caesar's adopted heir. Still, I think the man was fairly honorable and compassionate. Of course, he was also incredibly power-hungry, and not in the least shy of using atrocities against Gauls. People are complicated. Nonetheless, Pompey was also a honorable Roman in his eyes, and I suspect he would have preferred to stick him in a villa on some remote island for the rest of his years, guarded by some absolutely reliable veterans with orders to kill him if necessary.

[@Intranetusa]

@@AlexhandrDenthanor Caesar made a big deal out of his pardons to his political enemies to score PR points. If you're sincerely trying to do something good, do you really need all the media attention about how great you are for what you're doing? Caesar slaughtered surrendered POWs in Gaul, cut off the arms of tens of thousands of other surrendered Celts, imprisoned and executed Vercingetorix, massacred fleeing German refugees seeking asylum (massacre of Usipetes and Tencteri tribes fleeing from the Suebi), etc. His massacre of the Germanic Usipetes and Tencteri refugees was so outrageous that the Senate condemned him and he had to start an invasion of Germania and Britain to distract the Senate.

[@richardvlasek2445]

he was just going for the "declare war on everyone turn 1, never make peace and conquer the entire map" achievement

[@hamzaelyousfi5842]

8:16 Phyrrus out there unironically performing successful wololos

[@barbiquearea]

Looks like Antigonus should have researched Heresy.

[@tajrasti]

Always wololo the elephants

[@lillith3159]

He sould have wololo the lady on the roof

[@AB-dg4ve]

OMG AGE OF EMPIRES DUDES HERE

[@Pikazilla]

what would kill the deadliest Greek commander of the 3rd century BC? Romans, no Carthaginians, no Spartans, no Elephants, no peasant's mom throwing a roof tile: YES

[@cardboardstarline4205]

@Matthias D'Avila Actually, the hit from the roof tile got him so good he was paralyzed from the neck down I believe? Then he was just finished off, but you are TECHNICALLY right but also not.

[@Pikazilla]

@Matthias D'Avila it led to his death regardless of if it killed him or stunned him

[@ryder.8946]

Pika Zilla technically Sparta killed him because it happened during the siege of sparta

[@scienceinsociety3099]

@@ryder.8946 no it happened in the siege of Argos you didn’t watch the vid how stupid are you

[@zekajluan645]

Well the epirotes are illyrian thats why a lot of german historians show epirus as a part of illyria. Dont start hating and cursing please lets talk and have a educated debate so that is stays fun . Have a nice day

[@primalforlorn]

I can't help but to imagine Pyrrhus as a total war player on legendary difficulty who only wants battles but not conquests

[@chezburger1781]

yes, he became the opponent of everyone because he didnt fully complete a campaign before attacking someone new

[@MichaelSmith-ij2ut]

"Pyrrhus, who should we go to war with next?" "Everyone." "What do you mean, everyone?" "EVERYONE!"

[@tylerdurden3722]

The professional?

[@maorus2]

"Pyrrhus - a great tactitian, a bad strategist" - this is so accurate

[@konradcurze939]

Sounds like Hannibal

[@grzegorzrutkowski1733]

@@konradcurze939 This is a popular belief that has serious shortcomings. Hannibal want's brigs war to Italy, defet roman army and broke network od Rome aliances in the Italian Peninsula and beyond. He know that anihilatoion od 0,4-0,5 mln strong city (Rome's population at this time), was nerly impossible with his army. The strategy and it's implementacion was good. He defet or even destroy Roman Army few times. Creating pressure on Romans ally to switch sides and operate Roman soil for 10 years. Some Romman ally join Carthage (Syracuse, and southern Italy). But most of Itialian settlement- ally of Rome didn't switch side. Hanibal could be everywere. Roman's push into Iberia and They defeated the Carthaginians there. The Romans performed diplomatic miracles to keep their allies. They still had the manpower to field armies that would not allow Hannibal to operate freely, while avoiding battle with him. Where Hannibal was not, the Roman commanders were able to achieve victories. Hanibal couldn't be everywhere. At the same time, the Carthaginians did not have so many good generals who would represent a level similar to their Roman counterparts (in Iberia they lost few times). That was victory of The state and its system, capable of generating almost inexhaustible resources. Hannibal's greatest deficiency was not his lack of strategic planning, but his own state's lack of capitalizing on his victories. The only thing Hannibal could have done differently was to try to slaughter Rome's population in the city itself. However, to do this when you only have a few under your command and you have to protect yourself on enemy territory all the time.

[@aGr3atD4y]

Facts

[@bb1111116]

The late Roman Republic was unbeatable. Pyrrhus was going to eventually lose against Rome during that time no matter what he did. Rome was like a modern nation in efficiently recruiting soldiers and at the time of the Republic its people were fanatically devoted to serving in the army. Also, Rome made citizens of many conquered people to add more recruits for its army. Rome quickly added new tactics to match what its enemies did. Lastly, the city of Rome could not be taken due to its defenses and because Rome always had armies in the field. In the era of the late Republic Pyrrhus and Hannibal were arguably the greatest generals in the Mediterranean area. It didn’t matter. They could not beat Rome.

[@lyras.9161]

Lessons learned: 1. Pyrrhus might be the first recorded case of ADHD. 2. Macedonians will flip sides faster then a mid-air coin.

[@Godzilla52]

Phyrus had extreme ADHD. All he had to do is stay focused on one campaign before ending it and moving on to another.

[@kielweiss3606]

@@hamidious Alexander made sure to finish his fights though.

[@grzegorzszczepaniak2355]

Fighting for Sparta was part of the broader picture, the campaign against Antigonos.

[@Godzilla52]

@@grzegorzszczepaniak2355 The Spartans weren't even part of the war until Phrryus made them part of it. Going after them instead of finishing his conquest of Macedon is what allowed Atingonus to regroup.

[@tianx9275]

@@hamidious Agree. His ambition got ahead of him.

[@davidrosner6267]

@@hamidious, Alexander finished conquering one region before moving on to the next region. Alexander invaded a single political entity but he defeated each local army or satrapy in detail before continuing his campaign rather than just wounding his enemy.

[@ogulcankrmzaltn4531]

Trooper:How many countries do you want to attack Pyrrhus:Yes

[@barbiquearea]

Troops: WTF Pyrrhus: "Hey the more the merrier"

[@spyantreas]

@@ChevyChase301 Its cities not country's

[@ihernandez4234]

Argeian Mother : (after tossing a tile at the King) Freaking smart ass.

[@kingdom1682]

How original another "YES" comment 👏 you must be proud

[@ogulcankrmzaltn4531]

@@kingdom1682 I never sad I'm original and besides lt's a dead meme now

[@user-uq7hg2qo6k]

One of the most anticlimactic deaths in history

[@heathenfire]

Imagine the conversation between Pyrrhus and some of the great generals whom he killed in battle, in the underworld. Them: you're the best general we've ever faced. How did you die? Pyrrhus: ummm...a woman threw a roof tile at me

[@user-uq7hg2qo6k]

@@heathenfire hahaha yeah that's what I thought

[@WarDankEagle]

I wonder what the young soldier whose mother threw the tile felt after the whole event. I'm sure he was glad to be alive, but there must have been some degree of embarrassment over the fact that his _mom_ killed the king of Epirus in order to protect him...

[@MrAranton]

@@WarDankEagle Well he was able to say: "Last time my mom got pissed, she single-handedly killed a king and won a battle. What do you think is going to happen when I get pissed?"

[@Kab00kie]

That's what I thought also

[@lorisuprifranz]

Fun fact: the city of Beneventum (roughly translatable as "good wind/ good fortune") before the victorious battle was called Maleventum ( "bad wind/misfortune"). The Romans changed the city's name to celebrate the victory over one of the best generals of the times

[@morganhopelang784]

@@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 , all I remember about that is from an edition of Dante's "Divine Comedy"- there was a rather extensive note at the end of the page mentioning Pyrrhus's defeat at Beneventum, which previously had been named Maleventum because it was believed to only yield ill things (don't know exactly what was to be understood as "ill things"). If anyone can illuminate our understanding regarding this small yet curiously attractive issue, let us know.

[@lukeblimford8998]

Maleventum was the original Samnite name..... it had a different meaning in the original language. The Romans renamed it because in Latin the name meant ill-wind, not a good name for a Roman city.

[@swaminathanbalakrishnan5182]

Antigonus on pyrrhus: "He is like a dice player who has excellent throws, but does not know how to use them."

[@barbiquearea]

More like a Texas Holdem player who had two aces but loses because he betted everything on the river card.

[@deskouk1773]

When Pyrrhus insulted and challenged Antigonus to battle, Antigonus replied that in conducting a campaign he relied more on opportunities than upon arms, and that many roads to death lay open to Pyrrhus if he was tired of life. Antigonus was a good ruler, he learnt from his father's mistakes.

[@rabidfurify]

@@deskouk1773 I like the interpretation that Antigonus was so pissed off about Pyrrhus' head being paraded around because he really was just tired of dudes getting murdered over their crazy ambitions just like his dad

[@deskouk1773]

@@rabidfurify it probably reminded him of his father's/ grandfather's change of fortune. Demetrius Poliorcetes was noble too (returning Ptolemy's possessions after Salamis and letting Menelaus leave unharmed, telling Mithridates Ktistes to leave the country to save him from his father etc.), but unfortunately made a few critical mistakes. The early Antigonids are very interesting.

[@cc0767]

Like a Dice player who always highrolls but never stops rolling

[@RocketPropelledMexican]

That's a mom of the year award right there 😂

[@luisrebellon4504]

Pyrrhus’s Head: *exists* Roof tile: “it’s free real estate”

[@juanmam.2113]

underated comment

[@vardansimonyan966]

So well-said: the last warrior king with Alexander's spirit....

[@helicongremory8480]

I would argue that Antiochos III was similar.

[@vardansimonyan966]

@@helicongremory8480 he behaved like a coward when he didn't attack small roman forces in Balkans and giving them them chance to get a couple of thousands strong reinforcements from Italy. Then he took defensive position at termopolie and lost. He was really afraid of Romans, yet he was a beast in the east.

[@simplefolk8991]

Yet the spirit lives on, with soldier autocrats like Caesar and Napoleon.

[@teyrncousland7152]

@@vardansimonyan966 What about Mithridates?

[@vardansimonyan966]

​@@teyrncousland7152 he was a lion, but lacked victories :( Unlike Pyrrhus and Hannibal he was strategist (they were tacticians). Perhaps as we can see from all those example to be successful both (tactician and strategist ) must be present

[@siechamontillado]

With that fiery temper, you could say Pyrrhus was practically Pyrr-otechnic!!

[@Muhammed552]

who would win One of the strongest general who fought Romans Macedonians and Spartans some old lady with a rock

[@christermi]

(and Carthaginians)

[@criostaneos1390]

It was a roof tile

[@user-zz7gi2fj9h]

I would've given that lady a marble statue of herself plus freeing her and her family from all taxes. Gosh, what a weird story....

[@masayukitachibana2756]

Dewey Dezimal they should. At the inner side of the gate of the city. Holding a roof tile like it's an artifact from the god. With carving "Mother of tiles"

[@39Chevy]

Next time on "Deadliest Warrior"!

[@gotshot106]

it's all fun and games until some chick throws a roof tile at you

[@masayukitachibana2756]

Hobo_Ouster it's hen. Don't hate me, but hens are dangerous in regard of their chicks safety.

[@hiddenhist]

These spartan women were badasses. Good video as usual!

[@barbiquearea]

What did you expect. This is Sparta!!!!

[@wargriffin5]

One unit of Gorgo's skirmishers coming right up! ;)

[@chrisstamatis3570]

Pyrrhus is one of my favourite figures of all time. Thank you for covering him. I'd like to see more Kings of the Hellenistic World.

[@chezburger1781]

same, i like the period because of all the unique units and large scale battles.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

When every nation on earth goes on a coalition against you.

[@barbiquearea]

Sounds like Napoleon at Waterloo.

[@bkjeong4302]

Hypocrite.

[@chezburger1781]

@@barbiquearea yep napoleon made an enemy of everyone and then took extreme losses in russia that he simply couldnt replace, that and the peninsular war made napoleon lose everything

[@LEFT4BASS]

"Always the tactician, but never the strategist." That was a great way to describe Pyrrhus. He won battles, but couldn't win wars.

[@user-zm8nb8pk4n]

Pyrrhus: Hurry up and bring the Elephants. His Son: What? Pyrrhus: What??

[@aGr3atD4y]

Wow, it all started so well, but ended horrifically. Pyrrhus was too near sighted and glory seeking which was why he met his end. And those Spartans really are admirable, especially the women, - i didn't know they were *that* warrior like as well. Thanks for another great video

[@GreenOlive54]

Pyrrhus is my favorite antiquity figure and in my opinion has to be one of the most logistically gifted generals ever. He conducted so many different campaigns.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yeah, he was the most interesting person of that era.

[@milan190291]

Maybe not the greatest tactician indeed, but damn what a badass that man was

[@chezburger1781]

seems to be a common theme on good generals, amazing tacticians but bad strategists, a good example is alexander, he just conquered but had no endgame, he shouldve stopped after conquering the persians and just focused on keeping what he had taken

[@siryassenius1783]

He was probably trying to get the Achievement "Declare war on every faction the turn you encounter them and never ask for a peace treaty" from Rome 2 Total War.

[@samwrihiro]

Who would win? A king in charge of thousands of men and fighting who ever was closest... Or a tile throwing mom

[@lemonvariable72]

To be fair it was her son who cut his head off. She just paralyzed him

[@ignjatdespotovic433]

@@lemonvariable72 well how hard can it be to behead a paralyzed man? She did most of da work

[@gourmand3]

"A great tactician, but a poor strategist." Damn I like that

[@HannibalsHorse]

Sad to see this come to a end. This and the wars of the Diodichi are amung my all time fav's. thank you for bringing this Legendary figure to the forefront

[@icemario19]

All hail King Pyrrhus! Gloriously beaten by an angry mom.

[@gameblor]

I've heard "Pyrric victory" used to describe costly wins in sport & court by media commentators. Its gotta be one of the oldest sayings.

[@lewistaylor2858]

@raspoutin wow that is awesome, amazing how history lingers in our languages and cultures

[@rezak2]

@raspoutin did you guys say papala in 1453?

[@pigletsquid7718]

@@rezak2 no, that was the Roman Empire.

[@lonelittlejerry917]

@@pigletsquid7718 *Who were entirely Greek speaking

[@rezak2]

@@lonelittlejerry917 yes,but they called themselfes romans and used roman law and traditions

[@tycondero1647]

Pyrrhus seemed to have been a super distracted character in real life. Patience wasn't part of his virtues I guess. How can you expect to win by constantly getting involved into new fights.

[@heavenwatcher100]

Ask for military access from the Spartans to pursue the former enemy(Macedonian). Received the offer and decided to attack both of them. -5 stability and 20 AE Not surprised he lost his life in such a shameful way.

[@johnypsilantis2442]

Great job! I wish there had been at least a mention of Pyrrhus' duel with the Marmetine champion and the Spartan Evaclus (as well as the rest of the Spartan picked band). Those episodes really epitomize Pyrrhus' ability as a warrior.

[@nikolak4225]

He prottecc He attacc But most importantly He don't look above his head

[@KingsandGenerals]

Right :-)

[@MrJonLott]

Thank you for making these videos!

[@angelodiberardino9498]

After this battle, the city, called by the romans Maleventum, which had a non-latin origin, but meant for the people of Rome Unfortunate-event (mal-eventum),had its name changed to Ben-eventum "Good, fortunate-event). And kept its name till our age.

[@HVLLOWS1999]

Spartan women are awesome the stongest in greece hands down. They owned land and were very wealthy also having many rights women in other greek nations did not have. In some higher families they controlled the succession of the monarchy or the throning of the kings placing their prefered candidate out of the two dynasties on the throne. They are strong willed as shown in this video as well as being the most beautiful in all of Hellos. Hellen from the Illiad was from Sparta.

[@ronank2432]

more like ancient belle delphine, exploiting dem spartan inheritance laws so most became in high status

[@charadradam9985]

@St. Petersberg he refers to the previous battle outside Sparta and the contribution of the spartan women to the defenses and to the battle.

[@craignedoff991]

Killed by something he missed his entire life,a mothers love. Poor lost orphan,who caused so many womenfolks' tears, such an ironically poetic death.

[@johnemery1596]

This whole series was awesome! I have waited for each episode. Great stuff, thank you for all the amazing content!

[@matebalazs1575]

Beneventum, originally Maleventum - renamed after the battle.

[@Hanekin]

Thank you for this awesome series. Can't wait to play as Epirus in Imperator Rome.

[@MTCoblivsicas12345]

I think Pyrrhus is just as impressive as Hannibal. Defeated Rome twice got close to it, defeated Carthage, Macedonians, took on the Spartans which were the elite soldiers of Greece. Like Hannibal he knew how to gain a victory but not how to use it or his army was so depleted he just gave up.

[@sozibrahman8504]

Wow... Congratulation @Kings and Generals you get 609k subscribers in quickest time than other history channels. Its your quality that brought success in such a quick time. Keep up the good work. Lot of love

[@chinchinovskypole]

Thank you guys, its great to see a series on a guy who got me interested in ancient greek history.

[@arthegor]

Man I feel so sorry for Pyrrhus :( rest well my good King

[@chezburger1781]

ye, he couldve made a mighty greek state, that was a barrier to rome, instead of greece being overun by romans and becoming nothing more than a colony of other powers for 2000 years

[@Ilikefinalfantasy795]

you grace me with you presence oh great and mighty Pyrrhus.

[@haf1ni640]

Love every video you make. Keep up the good work

[@PhillyPhanVinny]

This was a great series. You guys make so many great videos. Doing little single video documentaries on each of the Diadochi would make for more cool KZbin videos I think.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@athenian9795]

Big Smoke: All you had to do was to follow the damn Macedonian King, Pyrrhus.

[@ahmetsen8145]

Perfect Easter present 🎁👌 Enjoy the holidays guys.

[@ThinkerYT]

Dude it is unbelievable that such content is free. the only thing missing are literally short clips of proffesors giving their opinions. But i think its even better like this. just absolutely amazing

[@RexBasiliscus]

One of my favourite channels doing a documentary on one of (to me) the most interesting characters in history ... it was a an awesome mini series :)

[@tovarishchsimonov289]

11:45 Ancient Trench Warfare thousands of years before WW1

[@VojislavMoranic]

Its not uncommon. Even in the middle ages it was a widespread tactic.

[@libertatemadvocatus1797]

@@VojislavMoranic The Maori in New Zealand also successfully used trench warfare against British troops.

[@stepanpytlik4021]

It was Pyrrhuse's arrogance and lust for conquest and glory that killed him. But he was still a great warrior and general. Thank you for these series.

[@TheRealBruceLouis]

it was also pyrrhus inability to stay focused, stop playin with his food and finish off his campaigns/foes before moving on to a new target. i was legit shakin my head for a good min or 2 after the good ole narrator announced pyrrhus halted his campaign on antigonus & went for sparta instead of sieging thessalonika.

[@barbiquearea]

Pyrrhus was one of those generals who could have done well under the guidance of a more big picture type commander.

[@glaucofernando9154]

Great video... keep up the wonderful work, lads!!!

[@charlescropper975]

Just want to voice my love for this channel after discovering it three days ago. Phenomenal work. I would love to see episodes/series done on conflicts from the 16th century Italian Wars as well as the 17th century Thirty Years War. All in good time I hope. Keep up the great work!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! We'll get there!

[@ojari777]

Pyrrhus is a great man

[@KriegsmarineGrossadmiral]

I think the story about Antiochus III the Great would be excellent for the next series.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Will consider!

[@KriegsmarineGrossadmiral]

@@KingsandGenerals Great, if you need help with sources let me know. I wrote a paper on him for university last year.

[@BudMasta]

a warrior king through and through, thanks for the videos my dudes

[@dingus8531]

Just what I needed!!

[@thienngo7252]

Clearly Pyrrhus didn’t play any of Paradox’s game.

[@KHK001]

I like imperator Rome more and more by every video u make 😃

[@victoraces1420]

One of your best series yet! Happy Easter Kings and Generals staff

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! Happy Easter!

[@DesertAres]

A really stunning development in this telling is that Sparta sent troops to aid their deadly, long time, always, eternal enemy Argos. They must have really been angry at Pyrrhos!

[@sergiogutzalenko3520]

Love what you guys are doing! I'd love to see a series on the Macedonian dynasty in Byzantine Empire. It's an amazing return of Roman power through basil the 2nd

[@tancreddehauteville9983]

If you have watched Dividing the Spoils, the Imperator Rome stream on Paradox Interactive then you know that Epirus gets ganged up on by everyone.

[@Kees247]

Thank you for this insight into this man's life.

[@Muhammed552]

Great video as always

[@emperorofhistory8724]

This was a great series, on a truly fascinating Greek King. Any chance you guys would commission a Pyrrhus of Epirus T-shirt?

[@TyrannosaurusRex5027]

You guys did an awesome job with this video. I can definitely confirm this as the lizard is leaning over my shoulder and staring at the video. We both approve.

[@Daruliable]

Great video, as always 👍🏽

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you for watching!

[@Armorius2199]

Pyrrhus always has a Casus Belli.

[@TheCornDog.]

Pyrrhus: Woman on a roof top: I'm about to end this man's whole career.

[@Splatzloki]

*A tactician will always fall to a strategist. The Strategist, is no match for a politician, and the politician is the slave of the economist. And so, all wars are in vain and all combat casualties are ignominious.*

[@danchetraru2652]

Great video guys! Can’t wait to see what series is next

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@saga-webtv]

As always, you guys make GREAT VIDEOS !!!! Keep it up

[@KingsandGenerals]

We will, thanks!

[@patrickweber8750]

Soldier: Who do we fight? Pyrrhus: Everyone!

[@KingsandGenerals]

What did you lose? Everything

[@IceNiner199]

"The Fickle Phalanx of Antigonus" sounds like a terrific Dr. Seuss book that never was!

[@AngidadGaming]

Video was brilliant

[@Mrkabrat]

The light that shines the brightest burns out the first

[@KingsandGenerals]

At this point he was a firestorm, not a light

[@Mrkabrat]

@@KingsandGenerals Ambition did get the best of him

[@konstantinoskotsomytis2544]

Stand Together Against The Rest Together Against The Rest Following our own direction Together Against The Rest... ...Holy shit, is that a tile?

[@ricklolkema3340]

Madness! Pyrrhus is dead? By who? THIS IS ROOF TILE!

[@aabhishekgrover5643]

Very very nice videos. Really love thos channel from the deepest point in heart

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@ThaFixMusic]

This was fantastic, would love to see more battles involving Spartans.

[@chezburger1781]

shame a lot of them are fairly similar spartan army fights enemy army in a basic line and wins

[@MrLoobu]

GOT fans would have been really pissed off with that one.

[@thedoruk6324]

*Welcome ladies & gentleman to your daily dose of history with the magnificent Kings & generals and lets just jump into a 🅱attle!* :)

[@Mfr3ncis]

Cool series, thanks!

[@JarthenGreenmeadow]

I love when I tune into something hella interesting and then hear "Welcome to the LAST episode" Like damn theres more of this most magnificent content?

[@KingsandGenerals]

3 previous episodes on Pyrrhus. :-)

[@tovarishchsimonov289]

The man had a great burning passion for ambition

[@esa2236]

I can't believe they would do that to Pyrrhus even after everything

[@ravenstrategist1325]

He was actually extremely honored and even Antigonus mourned his "departure".

[@leonrambach1216]

One of my favourite series on the channel. Espeacially his confrontation with the Romans and their much more adaptive fighting style is fascinating. I'd love a series about the establishment of Roman dominance over the Greek world and Asia Minor until the defeat of the Seleucids.

[@miccyd7392]

Who else likes every one of their videos before even watching? Best historical page of YT 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻