Rome's Thermopylae

[@robertjensen1438]

I've been stuck in Rome for the past 3 weeks. All their roads have this weird design flaw.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Lol

[@JeffreyGlover65]

Well played...😎

[@jill-ti7oe]

😄

[@joshDammmit]

I see what you did there

[@EricDKaufman]

Alright everyone, Robert Jensen has won the internet for the day. We can go all go home early now. Let's wrap it up.

[@tomobedlam297]

As we know from the old adage: Those who haven't learned history from the History Guy are compelled to repeat it!

[@samiam619]

I’m afraid that this part of History is stuff I’ll soon forget.

[@davea6314]

"...Naughtious Maximus was his name." -Monty Python's Life of Brian movie quote

[@BrianDawson-n8n]

Ha, haven't heard that in a while....and ole Biggus Dickus lol

[@chuckh5999]

what have the Romans ever done for you........

[@Music-lx1tf]

Yes that was a great laugh scene.

[@fearthehoneybadger]

Remember this story while you are Roman around today.

[@eljuano28]

That's a paper joke. It's tearable.

[@joshDammmit]

Nice

[@shariharniss7745]

Ha! 😊

[@michaelrenper796]

@11:38 - Hannibal fights his last battle against Rome. Yes, this was "the" Hannibal, who had invaded Italy 20 years earlier. This war was a political mess. 50 years earlier Rome barely registered on the map of power politics and now it was challenging the Seleucids.

[@davidc1878]

I found that point really interesting too. Crazy to imagine the upheaval that such a sudden shift in geopolitics would have caused.

[@victorkreig6089]

Hannibal was literally the only thing keeping The Republic in check, everyone else paled in comparison to their ability to adapt and died thinking otherwise

[@taxirob2248]

Hannibal.. have you heard of this guy?

[@RetiredSailor60]

Good afternoon History Guy and everyone watching. Another outstanding presentation of forgotten or little known history.

[@rwarren58]

A wonderful way to start the week! Thanks for this slice of almost forgotten history. 👍🏿

[@nelsonbergman7706]

Thanks for posting. Never heard of this. No pirates?!? 🏴‍☠

[@nomdeguerre7265]

The whole episode is about Romans in Greece, so it's about piracy, for sure.

[@user-oh2hs6jh5x]

Good Monday morning THG and all the history fans out there.

[@t.j.payeur5331]

Thanks, buddy, right back to ya!

[@rockymountainlifeprospecti4423]

As always wonderful video, always learn something new. Keep up the great work!

[@jamesvandemark2086]

Those classic gentlemen certainly kept themselves busy.......

[@jackreacher.]

Said the seamstress to Antiochus the Great after the battle: Euripides? His reply: Eumenides?

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Lol

[@johnking6252]

Great tidbit of history I've been interested in for years, Thx. 👍

[@Zebred2001]

There was an even lesser known third battle at Thermopylae (actually the second battle of Thermopylae). In 280 B.C. The Celtic Gauls invaded the Balkans and were defeated by the Greeks at Thermopylae (pronounced THER mo PEE lay) whence they migrated to central Anatolia founding Galatia.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Forgotten Battle of Thermopylae: The Celtic Invasion of Greece kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmbGmq2Mg7iBe6s

[@christophereeles]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Thanks for the link. 👍🏻

[@TeutonicEmperor1198]

There was an even lesserer battle at Thermopylae during WW2 between the Germans and the retreating British expeditionary forces. It was mostly a rearguard action by the Brits in order to delay the advancing German forces to south Greece. It was a German victory and one of the main reason for that was that the straits of Thermopylae were widened by almost 2 km by the rivers' silt!

[@ThomasEJohnson]

Thanks for this lesson. 😊

[@Luekutus]

As someone who's been fascinated by the Rome history for no explicable reason since at least the lat 1990s, I was delighted to all those social media memes!

[@caseytaylor1487]

As I have often heard, history does not often repeat itself, but it does often rhyme. I'm fascinated by the parallels between this ancient cold war and the modern cold war between the US and the USSR.

[@stevehammel2939]

I had read the accounts of these battles but listening to the historical account was a nice refresher.

[@rocks4brains]

That whole Greek, Roman, Macedonia and Persian history is more drama filled than geek mythology.

[@Tyr1001]

Hannibal just couldn't catch a break when it came to Rome. an ignominious end to a great general

[@christophereeles]

Possibly your best episode name ever.

[@jeffbangkok]

right on time. good night

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Hey Studley Guy 👋all dapper this early morning 🌄

[@davea6314]

"Spartans lived a spartan lifestyle." 🤪 🚨ALERT! DAD JOKE ALERT!🚨

[@thomaseriksen6885]

Why not, it's laconic

[@glynnetolar4423]

What does a 'war elephant' look like? My imagination runs wild with all kinds of silly images.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

The War Elephants of Carthage kzbin.info/www/bejne/r324dn9jjsd6mcU

[@Jameson1776]

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[@rsr789]

In 192 B.C, the Roman province of Syria Palaestina didn't exist. Instead, it would have been Judea, which was then conquered by the Romans.

[@vickislominski7618]

Man, I've been transported back 50 years to high school, third period. My head is spinning, and ... what's for lunch? 😉

[@ricksaint2000]

Thank you History Guy

[@BasicDrumming]

I appreciate you and thank you for making content.

[@SuperMaxdragon]

As a reader of Livy, I appreciate episodes like this.

[@victorkreig6089]

A reminder that The Republic and the Empire are VERY different things and should never be talked about as being the same or even similar. One is the greatest innovator in the history of mankind and the other is a tumor walking around in the dark

[@archlich4489]

Well put.

[@yonidellarocha9714]

I'm a bit apprehensive about asking for clarification, but still, I'd like to know which you consider what... I mean, which one do you consider the tumor? There's too many people today that only know about the empire and completely disregard (in both meanings) the republic, which echoes a lot of the ancient authors sentiments about the republic during the time of the empire. It's quite telling if comparisons to the modern world are to be regarded as somewhat accurate.

[@hallstuart6604]

The more I learn about history the more I realise that nothing has changed😂

[@bigsarge2085]

Fascinating!

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Most interesting video about the Rome Empire.....Thank THG🎀 for this excellent video..... Old F-4 pilot Shoe🇺🇸

[@yonidellarocha9714]

This video is not from the era of the roman empire, it's around 150 years before the empire according to the earliest Julian date for the principate, and like 250 years before the empire if you take the Claudian date for the start of the empire. In fact, this happened 92 years before Julius Caesar was born, so you have around 4-6 generations for that time, and another 3 until the end of the republic at the hands of Caesar. That means this happened 9 generations before the earliest date for the foundation of the empire. It's a bit like putting the antebellum south in the middle of the gulf war, aside from the technological differences I mean, just imagine the culture of the antebellum south listening to late 80s/early 90s music in the middle of the desert, it's completely anachronistic. You better think of this period in roman history as the very serious people of a country that needed to defend itself like the baroque european powers were at that time, and think of the first century and a half of the empire as the people who went from psychedelics and rock music to cocaine and pop/dance music to rap and whatever they do nowadays. The changes in roman culture (and people) between 146bc and 44bc were so great, that the people who are really strict about it don't consider the two to be the same people/civilization, and not only different political systems.

[@peterdollins3610]

Simplify this before giving it in class again. Thank you.

[@spikespa5208]

A confusing collective mess of personalities, cities, satrapies, kingdoms, and empires with ever shifting alliances, treaties, grudges, and wars. Nuthin' new under the sun.

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Back in the Saddle Again Naturally

[@kellybasham3113]

Love your videos

[@douglascalhoun7041]

I like it when super smart history guys hair changes more than my wife’s !!! 🎉🎉🎉 Hair worth remembering !!!

[@CAMacKenzie]

Gee! I hardly ever think of Rome. I think a lot more about volcanoes.

[@jliller]

Does using Roman numerals count as thinking about the Roman Empire? What using an expression in Latin?

[@Mr.Higginbotham]

Thanks!

[@jahyoda]

Abalone Cufflink? 👀

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

It is difficult to see, but they have Roman soldiers inscribed on them.

[@jahyoda]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel yep...I was way off ..but still cool 😎 👌

[@HM2SGT]

Yeah, you can pick the abalone up in that abandoned house across from the church in Rhodes & have the item crafted by any of the fences

[@roykay4709]

I wondered why Antiochus crossed the Hellespont, since it was such a natural barrier and dividing line. ad he not done so, and kept peace with the Ptolomies, his empire might have had a far more prosperous and secure future.

[@debbralehrman5957]

Thanks👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@HM2SGT]

*History is written by the winners, and they do love to make themselves look more competent and Superior than they were. Ridiculously low casualties against an unbelievably numerically Superior foe...* 🤨😒

[@PaxAlotin-j6r]

History is not always written by the victors. It's also written by the those who pay the most.

[@donwillhoit6866]

How do you keep all these names and countries straight? It's Greek to me. Of course I wouldn't know if you got them right or wrong anyway. Very enjoyable.

[@shantanusapru]

Damn interesting!!

[@kirkaplin234]

Question: Why doesn't the US Border go all the way to the St. Lawrence along its entire length?

[@freedoomed]

Is this the same Antiochus as the Hanukah story?

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Antiochus IV Epiphanes was the son of Antiochus III The Great.

[@freedoomed]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel thanks!

[@benschwader4537]

What is the image at time stamp 4:30? The script looks familiar, but I'm drawing a blank.

[@jonathangorham4083]

As a 35 year old white man, this was right up my alley. The great thing about your channel is now I'm curious about the Selucids, rooting for them even. At the very least, I wish that my ancestors had not forced these contests at all. Surely my mullato grandchildren will feel the same way about the clash of cultures and races going on now. Hahaha, did that get ya'?

[@twoheart7813]

I would blame the military industrial complex but not sure if there was much money in spears & shields.

[@brendanquinn6894]

Come on, we don't think of the Roman Empire that often. I reckon its only about 9 to 11 times a day. Thats all.

[@ashergoney]

I Prefer Drinking My Grape Juice or Grapes Tea With Extra Good Clean Drinking Water.. somewhat like Water Melons..

[@thomaseriksen6885]

In that case I'd prefer calling it Terromopyllae

[@taxirob2248]

Rome or a bear?

[@Stilicho19801]

I did not watch the whole video. I found it confusing. History is generally considered to be battles between kings. This is easy, but it overlooks their subjects, who continue to farm, get married, trade, pay taxes, discover new ways of doing stuff, plus having children. I guess I will have to wait for another video.

[@menachemsalomon]

Referring to "Palestine" coming under control of the Seleucids is somewhat anachronistic. The region would not be renamed by the Romans until after Bar Kochba's rebellion, some 300 odd years later.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Respectfully, Herodotus used the term Palestine to refer to the area pf the former kingdom of Canaan in the fifth century BC, and Palestine was the name commonly used for the region at the time of the Seleucid conquest.

[@EllieMaes-Grandad]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Respectfully, that part of the world was known as Israel way before 500BC. Herodotus' nomenclature has not been widely acknowledged in history. AD 70 after the defeat of the Jewish revolt, the Romans named those lands "Palestina", in an effort to eliminate Judaism. Name re-used by Britain which had a mandate to govern following WW1 end of Ottoman Empire.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

@@EllieMaes-Grandad the usage here makes no statement on what it was called previously, nor on any later intent of the Romans. At the time of the Seleucid conquest, that is how the area was referred to by historians who recorded the events. It is not anachronistic, but an appropriate usage for the history referenced. There is no intent or meaning in its use beyond that.

[@nickhockings443]

It was known as Filastine in Ancient Egypt, before the emergence of the cult of Yahwe.

[@menachemsalomon]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Thank you for responding. I will take your word for it, at least until I have a chance to look it up for myself. I will say I am surprised, and my first thought is that you may have read an (English) translation of Herodotus that already had this change. Or it's possible that the Greek name for the region didn't change when the inhabitants did (although that would have been Canaan). I'll add that you have earned enought of my respect enough over the years that I trust you meant no offense. I am surprised to hear that the Seleucids referred to the region as Palestine. Especially because the Seleucids had special dealings with the Jews living there at the time. (You've heard of Chanukah, right?)

[@SteveClark-ob1kj]

Some of your illustrations are rather off. Particularly the Ancient Sumerians at around 4:40 - they preceded the Selucids by ca. 3000 years.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

That photo is just there to show a phalanx.

[@PaulThronson]

Sounds like Ukraine between NATO and Russia

[@RemusKingOfRome]

Did any of Alexanders successor empires last that long ? not really, compared to W'ome (who is your F'wend!)

[@JTA1961]

As usual...alot of mouths to feed & wages to pay, all coming from the squeezing of the "little people" under the guise of protection from "the other side".

[@swanaldmcdnld]

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[@merlinwizard1000]

23rd, 16 September 2024