Sad End of Alexander's Empire - Diadochi Wars - Every Battle, Full Story

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Sad here used not as "omg, I am crying" but as "miserable".

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Another GOATED production from Kings and Generals, the Diadochi period was such a fascinating period of time, with all the shifting alliances, back stabbings, and epic battles, and the best part about this is, depsite knowing who the eventual victor will be, it was such an extraordinary time period that id argue make history entertaining to learn

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I guess youre not the pots and amphoras kind of historian

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They should stick to content like this instead of modern political theater

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Don't worry. The Byzantines would carry on the Greek civil wars tradition.

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Tru!

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The original release of this was one of the reasons I subscribed to this channel many moons ago. But this remake really took this epic story and turned it to 11.

[@monsteras90]

The fact that Ptolemy the Soter was the only one of the diadochi that died from natural causes at age of 85, makes him ''the strongest''. His Greek/Egyptian Kingdom was by far the greatest also, with contribution in humanity due to Alexandrian Library and Alexandrian Lighthouse. I admire Ptolemy so much!

[@sodadrinker89]

Too bad his descendants were hedonistic assholes.

[@Sargon-g9c]

He had a very supportive sister

[@theunknownpersonism]

He's also the one that started this whole mess. If only he didn't steal Alexander's corpse.

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Game of Thrones if it were Greek, had slightly less incest, and somehow pulled the white walker invasion better

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Ptolemies

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@@KingsandGenerals I said "slightly"

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[@KroiAlbanoiArbanon]

Alexander to his generals in Elysium:what was the one reason you made me turn away from the east? The generals: no more war. Alexander:and the other reason you killed me? Generals: no more war Alexander: and what did you do after I died? Generals:we.....we started another war. Alexander grabs a sword and starts chasing them.

[@geordiejones5618]

Romans and Greeks were a match made in heaven. They boasted some all time hypocrites.

[@darthvader9235]

😂😂

[@thomasrinschler6783]

Thanks for including the Syrian Wars in the video! A couple of points on that part: 2:48:14 The end of this war had actual effects in the sky! Ptolemy's wife Berenike II pledged to sacrifice her hair to the gods if Ptolemy returned safely from battle, which she duly did. However, the hair soon mysteriously disappeared. The court astronomer pointed to an area of the sky (which until then had been considered the tuft of Leo's tail) and said the gods had transported her hair to the heavens. The area is still known as Coma Berenices ("Berenike's hair") to this day, and it's the only one of the 88 official constellations to be named after an attested historical person. Berenike herself had led an interesting life. She was the daughter and only child of Magas of Cyrene (mentioned a few minutes before in the video), and had inherited Cyrene upon his death around 250. Her mother, Apama, the daughter of Antiochos I (thus showing the alliance between Cyrene and the Seleukids), brought in Demetrios the Fair, brother of Antigonos II Gonatas of Macedon, to be her daughter's husband. However... Berenike caught her husband and mother in bed together and had Demetrios executed and her mother exiled. She soon afterwards married Ptolemy III and thus Cyrene was re-united with Egypt. 2:59:24 The Roman envoy is said to have literally drawn a circle around Antiochos IV and told him that Rome required the answer of peace or war (if Antiochos didn't withdraw from Egypt) before Antiochos stepped across it. Antiochos had no choice but to eventually say he would not go to war with Rome over Egypt. This is considered one of the origins of the saying "line in the sand".

[@dudrushpowerforce]

this whole time sparta just sat there, menacingly

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Check out our video on the fall of Sparta. It was much less menacing in this period.

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The Greeks fought each other. Sparta won a Pyrrhic victory and paved the way for Alexander.

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[@lucashunskor3333]

Now this is the true Game of Thrones. I need somebody to make a series surrounding these wars but don’t change anything at least not anything big. Keep it historical it’s already good like you literally can’t make this shit up.

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Stuff will need to be added for character beats.

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It's like Christmas morning whenever you guys release one of these long-form documentaries

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[@longdongjohnson814]

Maybe a stupid question, but do you know every Diadochi with family, backstabbing and battle by heart? Or do you have to sometimes look it up? I am on my second watch 40 min in, but I am overwhelmed with information.

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​@@longdongjohnson814 We all need an index/family tree to figure this out. The Syrian Wars section is actually super confusing!

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@@ChrisTheLoneWanderer I am kind of relieved, that the experts have the same problem as me. But keep up the great work. See you in your next series, and thanks.

[@peteroderic33]

Any plans to remake the wars of Pyrrhus of Epirus?

[@ChrisTheLoneWanderer]

@@peteroderic33 Not at the moment; some of his battles are mentioned in the Fall of Sparta video my colleagues wrote, but that was about it for filling some of the gaps.

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Beautiful poem. Your work, as always, is remarkable.

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Thanks for covering the Greek history once again

[@franciscojorgesousaandrade]

It's so interesting and fascinating when you make a compilation of videos and create these giant documentaries that we think are just a collection of videos, nothing special, and then you include some battles, information or interesting stories that we've never seen before in a video of their own. That's brilliant and makes us interested in watching these giant documentaries.

[@mattmuller3756]

if done correct by the right group of actors, investors, writers and director The Wars of the Diadochi as a TV series is something that may be as good a watch as I have ever seen or even dreamed about. Your series of this period of history are unmatched or even approached. Has me very interested in both the time period and how the Empires carved out by the Diadochi were ran and how they did and what became of each. Thanks so much for added interest in many of my history interests and obsessions.

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But one thing is budget.

[@jonbaxter2254]

Incredible docu, and kinda insane how these fellas were all united a decade before, conquering the world.

[@michaeljfoley1]

Yeah, can you imagine being Alexander, or Philip before him, and trying to manage and direct such a group of fractious, ruthless and brutal men?

[@mspionage1743]

Given how these Generals clearly did not like each other, it would have been interesting to be able to hear/see their war meetings when Alexander was still alive. The backstabbing must have been massive.

[@zach7193]

This is something. A masterpiece by Kings and Generals. A war of ancient proportions. A world war.

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What a fascinating period! If only more sources survived of this period

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1:46:36 the self titled qoute goes so hard💯💯🔥

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This series carried me through a long project I made for my ancient world class back in high school and I made my own video with albeit poor quality with sets built in minceraft, complete with voiceover. The og version of this was what helped me the most on it, I’m so glad to now see a remake❤

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[@theyellowjesters]

Such a fascinating time period. What an absolute ride. What an abject chaotic mess! Thank you for all you do @KingsandGenerals

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Man, I remember the original Wars of the Diadochi series from way back when. Classic Kings and Generals. Can’t wait to watch the updated, improved version now!

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'm sure the comment section will really love the map at 1:04:00. All seriousness, enjoying the new content.

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What's wrong with that? That was it's name given by the Greeks at the time.

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Diadochi means heirs and epigonoi means offspring/children. Thanks for the production!

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1:47:03 HE SAID THE WORDDDD HE SAID THE TITLE OF THE CHANNEL

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Amazing & Thrilling documentary video.

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Hell yeah finally what I've been waiting for a complete video of the Diadochi from my favorite channel.

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Awesome. Hellenistic Period and the Diadochi are incredibly fascinating. Were it fiction, no one would believe it. Eumenes is the great might have been…

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Marvelous job, as always, thank you guys! P.S. maybe you forgot to load the subtitles for the video, I can’t enable them at the moment.

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1:46:52 Roll Credits

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This would be a hell of a tv show.. of it had the right writing ✍️

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Diadochi = Διαδοχή = Succession Epigonoi = Επίγονοι = Successors

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Superb on a different level

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What we men think are entitled to us will always be our downfall and I am astonished by it

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There needs to be a show on these wars freaking epic thank you ☺️

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We would you even visit north macedonia?

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What about persia ?

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@@Jonah3427 Iran is one of the countries with the best history if you ask me

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seriously now? in North Macedonia they speak Bulgarian because they are slavs and in Greece we speak and write greek since the time of Alexander.. you like history but you are scammed by their choice of using the name "Macedonia"? Omg..

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@@konstantinos8224 they sre literally are slavs unlike Alexander the Great and the ancient Macedonians who were Greek 😂

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You guys did a wonderful job! I swear in my childhood I would skeap new Star wars movie to watch your Wars of diadochi!

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This whole documentary wants me to install Imperator:Rome again with the the Invictus mod. And just ravage with the allied diadochi against Antigonus! Who's with me!

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Great timing 😊 I have two 3 hours long trains rides in two days, so I have some to spend the time on 😊 And I am sure that with this video it will be enjoyable ride ❤

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Great Documentary about the Diadochic wars !

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More Ancient Wars! Please!

[@mattgen8525]

The full Hafez poem part in English: Let's offer flowers, pour a cup of libation, split open the skies and start anew on creation. If the forces of grief invade our lovers' veins, cupbearer and I will wash away this temptation. With rose water we'll mellow crimson wine's bitter cup; we'll sugar the fire to sweeten smoke's emanation. Take this fine lyre, musician, strike up a love song; let's dance, sing all night, go wild in celebration. As dust, O West Wind, let us rise to the Heavens, floating free in Creator's glow of elation. If mind desires to return while heart cries to stay, here's a quarrel for love's deliberation. Alas, these words and songs go for naught in this land; come, Hafez, let's create a new generation. The Hafez poem part in Persian: بیا تا گل برافشانیم و می در ساغر اندازیم فلک را سقف بشکافیم و طرحی نو دراندازیم اگر غم لشکر انگیزد که خون عاشقان ریزد من و ساقی به هم تازیم و بنیادش براندازیم شراب ارغوانی را گلاب اندر قدح ریزیم نسیم عطرگردان را شِکَر در مجمر اندازیم چو در دست است رودی خوش بزن مطرب سرودی خوش که دست افشان غزل خوانیم و پاکوبان سر اندازیم صبا خاک وجود ما بدان عالی جناب انداز بود کان شاه خوبان را نظر بر منظر اندازیم یکی از عقل می‌لافد یکی طامات می‌بافد بیا کاین داوری‌ها را به پیش داور اندازیم بهشت عدن اگر خواهی بیا با ما به میخانه که از پای خمت روزی به حوض کوثر اندازیم سخندانیّ و خوشخوانی نمی‌ورزند در شیراز بیا حافظ که تا خود را به ملکی دیگر اندازیم Great video and awesome poem choice.

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Thank you.

[@ChrisTheLoneWanderer]

It's a magnificent poem; if I only I spoke Farsi to listen to it in the original! The Persianate Age is as brilliant as the Hellenistic one.

[@mattgen8525]

@@ChrisTheLoneWanderer In Farsi its much more colorful and has nice rhythm. These types of poems were called ghazal غزل and hafez was famous for this type of poems.

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Wow @kings and generals, what a series

[@chezburger1781]

incredible series and one of my new favorites, tbh would disagree with the title of it being a sad end. we got multiple powerful successor states and one of the coolest wars in history instead of some large decaying empire slowly fading because it turns out managing half a continent is somewhat difficult.

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Terribly sad what happened to Perdiccas. The only one trying to do his duty. Ptolemy was definitely the master strategist

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Phenomenal video, could you please make a video of the south Indian CHOLA Empire in 11th century under Emperor RAJENDRA CHOLA 1 which dominated the entire Indian Ocean, southern India and south east Asia monopolizing trade customs. Chinese accounts say that they had 60000 war elephants, 80000 cavalry and 2 million soldiers and one of the world's first navy with something sort of Greek fire (saw in odd compass channel and Google ai). Thanks in advance, keep up the great work. ❤

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I deeply appreciate this documentary and y'all's dedication to no belittling the many peoples represented here. All to often I'll look for good documentaries and they'll be suffused with weird orientalism or pointless jerking off of western philosophy. You kept your focus tight, respectful and useful!

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1:47:01 HE SAID THE THING

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The jokes on this channel is always amazing just like its content. 23:50 gave me a laugh

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[@Nick-hi9gx]

I want to add something on to the very end of this. The Greco-Bactrians really kind of broke into a few Greco-Indian kingdoms in the Kushan mountains, and another breakaway just north of them in the Ferghana Valley, in what is now mostly Uzbekistan. It is a valley perfect for raising horses, and may be the origin of the Chinese "War for the Heavenly Horses", though there isn't any real evidence those came from Greek breeds. It is the source of at least some of that horse trade, though. While the Seleucids were fighting Parthians, the Greco-Bactrians were being slowly chipped away and conquered by the Saka, who created a new Greco-Saka hybrid style of war. At the same time the Chinese were fighting their wars against the Xiong'nu. The first of these to go badly for the Xiong'nu forced a number of them to break off, and move west, into what is now western China. They displaced a people called the Wusun, who in turn (alongside the Xiong'nu) displaced a people call the Yuezhi. One group of Yuezhi migrated into Tibet, but the other left China and went out west, and butted up against the Greco-Sakai, who were able to beat the Yuezhi in minor engagements, but really only enough to make them migrate through the territory. In to Ferghana. One of the tribes of Yuezhi were the Kushan, I can't remember what their original name was, but they managed to take over the other tribes of Yuezhi, and then some of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom that was falling apart, and in time took over the Greco-Indian kingdom as well. Essentially by being able to efficiently fuse, though we don't know specifically how, steppe warfare with heavy infantry warfare, fortified positions and from what we can tell from the relatively little historical record describing it, pretty advanced military. But what IS known is they used Greek troops. Well, Greco-this or Greco-that troops, it was a few centuries later by then. And I think that is really cool. They helped to create an empire that would far outlast Greek hegemony.

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[@sotirismitzolis5171]

You really shoud cover the end of hellenistic period,the ptolemies go full targaryen at the end.

[@worldofknowledge4802]

So basically, the successor kingdoms of Alexander's Macedonian Empire kept fighting each other from the Diadochi Wars till their demise at the hands of new rising powers (Antigonids & Ptolemaics to Rome, Seleucids to Parthia). It was just the goals that changed, the Diadochis fought for succession over Alexander's Empire, & their descendants kept fighting for the territorial acquisitions for their realms.

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How long did you expect me to wait for this?

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We will

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