Short History of Ancient Greece

[@allenthelion3196]

This is the best history-related content I've seen in a long time, maybe ever. Everyone, even if you're not into history, you need to watch this. Trust me. 52 "short" minutes later, I know more about Ancient Greece than 99% of people around me. Despite staring at my screen for an hour like a zombie, I feel no guilt or shame like I usually do. I feel enlightened. You're already a legendary channel, 15.000 or 150.000 subs. Can't wait to rewatch tonight.

[@agrippa5643]

Yes this was one of the best hours i ever spent.

[@MausOfTheHouse]

I shudder to imagine how much time this took you to make

[@MagistraVitae]

We don't talk about that 😅

[@bassybgaming3388]

An ungodly amount of time I bet 😂😂 worth it every time though. At this point he's gonna reach and finished Hannibal Barcas war before HistoryMarche and Kings and Generals

[@aslanlovett4059]

Phillip conquered Greece not Alexander

[@bassybgaming3388]

@aslanlovett4059 actually both did. Philip the Second conquered it but after his assassination it fractured. Alexander had to spend a small amount of time Restabilizing Greece before going after Persia

[@notaname1750]

47:15 I like the fact that you can see a little red on the Italian peninsula growing.

[@thekingofwar541]

Almost like an upcoming threat being ignored till it was to little to late

[@willlagergaming8089]

@@thekingofwar541 that's called foreshadowing

[@YD39222]

Bro called an hour "Short". I love you Magistra Vitae

[@Caligulashorse1453]

That’s because Greek history is extremely complicated. There were definitely parts that he reasonably would either brief over or not mention at all, for example the Greek kingdoms in India still probably one of the best historical brief videos I’ve* ever seen on the entirety of Greek history on KZbin

[@YD39222]

Yeah that's fair but the pun is more on the fact that he calls a 52 minute video short although the short actually refers to it being a brief overview of greek history.

[@gheddafiduck8239]

I have an exam on Greek history in few weeks, this feels like a Christmas gift

[@firasahmed5743]

just 50 minutes short indeed liked

[@universalflamethrower6342]

A Christmas gift! Thanks :)

[@Cronkna]

Short history of Greece 52 minutes long Hell yeah, I love it

[@JOGA_Wills]

Got that Imperator music going in the background

[@MagistraVitae]

It was time to try out something new

[@esttrox5881]

@@MagistraVitae Funnily enough I was just getting back into Imperator so this video helped me understand much about post-Alexander Greece. Thank you and keep putting out bangers!

[@JOGA_Wills]

​@@MagistraVitae and Total War... beautiful

[@JustinWaller-pj9jg]

I wish paradox had stuck with imperator. I still love to play it

[@MagistraVitae]

I heard rumors they are reviving the game... They released a new update this year, but you can never be sure

[@IllyrianTiger99]

*The Greeks could rule the world. Alexander did. He took a Greek army to the far Indus. There was nothing left to conquer; the world was his. But Alexander is dead. His empire is gone. And so we live in evil days; the free men of Greece have turned on each other, instead of their proper enemies: those who envy all the Greeks have done. Alexander must weep, if the dead weep. I will weep in his place, but I will also hope. The world turns; what was may come again.The Fates still spin the web of men's lives. So now, perhaps the gods wish Greeks to be great again. Perhaps a new Alexander will take up the sword, bring Order where there is Chaos, remake the world of men into a better place... perhaps.*

[@Fokas-n8t]

Unexpected words coming from an Illyrian

[@Ξέρειςαπόβέσπα]

@@Fokas-n8t Illyrians are Greeks too

[@LT_Cobra270]

I been looking for a simple overview of greek history without going into 5 hour long documentories! This is perfect thank you so much!

[@-TheDumbOne-]

while watching the video i just now noticed the fact that this has got less than 2k views! your style and the quality of the video made me think that it would be at 100k or even more! keep up the good work man

[@robertc8425]

I love you chanell men, you can easly go with the big ones like King and Gerals, Armchair Historian, Bazz Battles and many more, you don t need 1 hour or history in detail to learn, I like what you do and keep up, in 1 year max 2 this chanell will blow even more.

[@damianmenzel]

This is insane man, I've been following your channel for a while and I can't believe this doesn't get more views. Keep up the good work!!

[@williamandethan6274]

Wow, this is the first video I’ve seen this complete! Best use of 52 minutes of my life! This video is really complete, and I wish anything who’s interested in ancient greece or classical history for that matter, watch this video! Also, slight correction at 47:51, Lysimachus and Seleucus were 79 and 77 each respectively, so not quite over 80, but otherwise great video!

[@mdshaler]

I hope one day in the future you will have the 100,000+ Subs that you deserve!

[@genericnpc5669]

It says a lot that a 50 minute video on the history of ancient Greece is "short". Now do a "long", full history. Also, thumbs up for Rome II campaign map soundtracks.

[@Theodoros_Kolokotronis]

A list with some notable history books by credible Scholars, regarding the legacy of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia; “Alexander the Great. Man and God”, by Ian Worthington. “The Miracle that was Macedonia” by N. G. L. Hammond. “By the spear. Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the rise and fall of the Macedonian empire”, by Ian Worthington. “The Rise of the Greeks” by Michael Grant. “Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.: A Historical Biography” by Peter Green. Truly masterpieces. A historical and academic treasure.

[@MagistraVitae]

Thanks for the info!

[@Theodoros_Kolokotronis]

Glad to share my friend. Btw great production ! Congrats 👏

[@Soothsayer_13]

Love this video. Really informative.

[@noobzie8963]

Your content is amazing! I'm also glad you dedicated a decent chunk of the video to the pre-classical age, as it is often overlooked, and imo it's even more interesting.

[@jangelbrich7056]

The maps, animations, narration, and the chain of events, amazing. Subscribed!

[@Theodoros_Kolokotronis]

One of the most thrilling historical novels that follows the life of Alexander the Great during his legendary campaign to avenge the Persian invasions in Greece, is “The Virtues of War” by Steven Pressfield. Truly epic.

[@chrisb4003]

Outstanding work bro, that was a great watch

[@ThomasHall1000]

This channel is art and history of the highest degree and I am so happy it exists

[@KarinAlbanian]

Talk about an early Christmas gift!

[@tahmed6052]

I always click on these sorts of videos not expecting much but I ended up being captivated the whole way through. I like your style, not so in-depth that it drags when looking at the history of such a massive and storied period, but detailed enough to be interesting and colorful. The art was great too, I loved the death animations!

[@antiepix9555]

ABSOLUTE CINEMA! By the way after you finish all the other ancient stuff, are you going to dive into Eastern Roman History as a continuation of BOTH Roman AND Greek history? It would be perfect for your way of displaying history as well and a goldmine of content!

[@MagistraVitae]

First have to finish other ancient stuff 🤣

[@antiepix9555]

@ yeah I said *after* you finish all the other ancient stuff lol

[@StarterOffical-Jousha-lf6ig]

The legend returns

[@d.6325]

this was amazing, thank you. I was a bit exhausted after half an hour, it was dense. I see some people joking about it being long but it could have been so much longer, it's an amazing summary.

[@SerbianPrinceSG]

The Quality of your content is stunning

[@zyandruid5942]

WOW THIS AMAZING!! I love how you make the map. What program did you useto make the maps?

[@mrgeorgeb0062]

love your vids dude!

[@Kingya12]

First time I took my time to watch the whole video. It was really interesting and I learned much from it. I really enjoyed it.

[@pyrrhusthegreat2103]

I've watched a lot of videos on your channel, I am therefore always happy to see a new one pop up in my notifications! It's really amazing how much time, research, effort, editing was put into these videos !

[@francisgaherby3136]

That intro went so hard! Thanks for another amazin vid Magistra!

[@mirjanaivankovic2656]

Amazing job dude, you have to be one of if not the most underrated history or even mapping channel on yt at the moment. I got a feeling that you will become one of the biggest ones in the near future if you keep up with this type of content so good luck man, and thanks for theese epic videos!!

[@ObeseMcDese]

Im always exited to see a new vid from you. Even if its something I studied extensively I still enjoys the vids you put out.

[@Sirvalian]

"Short" - Still watched it all, great video.

[@randomcommenter100]

Great set-up for the upcoming Roman-Macedonian and Roman-Seleucid wars

[@scoringbox2176]

Great, now I have to binge watch all of your videos because they’re so interesting!

[@bvillafuerte179]

Excellent video.

[@themeerkat5157]

damn, only thing missing in this video was a brief mention of alexander being aristotle's disciple, other than that amazing video

[@eliottlibert-do8ff]

0:40 putting the olympics was crazy

[@allstarlord9110]

That was very very good, good job

[@itrrii6582]

Best “short” animation I’ve seen😂. You’ve earned a new sub brother.

[@Balkenkreuz-m6l]

Thank you magistra vitae for giving me this full compiled history of greece. I always liked greek history as its history is repeating itself but on a very large scale. The war of ideologies and fame, honestly speaking I only knew about the bronze age collapse, alexander's conquest,ptolomic egypt's collapse under the romans and byzantines. Archaic history, peloponession wars,thermopylae were things I heard but never learnt about. I always stay obsessed with rome the greek power struggle is the peak of ideological warfare.

[@mattk3926]

Incredible video

[@frankvandorp9732]

The mythology section is hilarious, now I want you to illustrate the origin myth of every major religion.

[@jacobbaker7763]

Imperator Rome soundtrack? Based

[@TomAndersonn]

Excellent video

[@rubidio2788]

I have an important test tomorrow... I had. This is more important, sir

[@Mattilainen45]

Great video so far. Subbed :)

[@wankawanka3053]

The fact that the short version is almost one hour is funny 😅

[@MagistraVitae]

The question is, how long is the long version 🤔

[@michaelb5119]

A surprise to be sure but a welcome one

[@febotto1899]

I was missing magistra vitae the last couple weeks, but it was totally worth it!! Would you consider making a video about the bronze age collapse?👀

[@ubertuber3d]

I know this video couldn't have been easy to make, but man, it'd be nice to see a similar overview for another country like Egypt in the future.

[@lukasilskens2051]

Love your work. And the StarWars references. Maybe in the Future a Video about it?.

[@momoali007]

I need to wake up for work soon, but i prefer this

[@NoName-xc6cg]

God I love this country ❤

[@woderick9465]

Thank you for the excellent basis in geography. Maybe the greatest force on Greek development.

[@theanimatedt8214]

This is great

[@Squareptune]

We know that this video exists because he is trying to give oversimplified a chance to catch up in the Punic wars.😂

[@ducksongfans]

best history channel, this mist have been si muchw rom but i love long video

[@njb1126]

Good sources in the description, however I would advise against Everitt, he’s not a historian and makes a lot of errors. The Routledge history of the ancient world would be good sources along with the Cambridge ancient history second edition.

[@jaguarmemez]

1:28 actually he did a vasectomy on Uranus and then he left to the sky and never came back to deal with olympus

[@marcussassan]

really good

[@MenacingWithVideos]

"Birds are not real" 10:58

[@1_rma]

we are blessed we are blessed

[@1_rma]

btw for the greco roman wars i made a map video about it and you can use those borders if you want(you dont have to because youre epic)

[@MagistraVitae]

That could be helpful!

[@scotandiamapping4549]

"Short history of Ancient Greece" *video is 52 minutes long* Ok I understand that for Ancient Greece that is still short but it's still a long video in general

[@MagistraVitae]

Could be longer 🤣

[@scotandiamapping4549]

​@@MagistraVitaebtw I'm glad you've startes to branch out somewhat. Your Rome series is great of course but it's always nice to see other topics covered

[@MagistraVitae]

That was always the plan, but there is only so much time in a day

[@eliannevarez8993]

I had it in my head that Alexander's diodocchie where fellow Macedonian noble generals who grew up together and where tutored alongside him. Was that a tale?

[@nathac487]

Perdiccas, Antipater, Polyperchon, Antigonus, Seleucus, Lysimachus etc are all the generation of Philip. Even Ptolemy who is often shown as a childhood friend of Alexander is 11 years older than him

[@larrywave]

Had to subscribe after this

[@jolisan3920]

Can you give the name of the track that starts around 7:00?

[@MagistraVitae]

I think it might be "Vae Victis" from Rome II Total War, but honestly I'm not sure at this point.

[@jolisan3920]

​@@MagistraVitae Thanks!

[@dion4078]

fucking insane every video of yours is a miracle

[@camatat1329]

I don't want spoilers about roman history in this video

[@MagistraVitae]

By the time we get to Macedonian Wars, you will forget it 🤣

[@camatat1329]

@MagistraVitae I'm thinking about starting a commenting streak this is day 1

[@YuyaHikari]

Love the imperator bgm

[@micahistory]

not so short but very impressive

[@theragingnerdz1348]

Oh no he's commiting Civilis' folly and making more series before finishing one!

[@MagistraVitae]

Oops.. 😅

[@R4ndomWords]

Early iron weapons were not materially superior to bronze weapons (in fact, they were probably slightly inferior). Their big advantage lay in their mass producability due to a much larger and widespread availability of iron ore.

[@stephengayton5246]

Isnt it Mark Antony?

[@antiepix9555]

Yes, because his expanded name is Marcus Antonius lol

[@MagistraVitae]

Sadly, that's not the only mistake in the video 😅

[@nicolausg7058]

It may sound controversial, but: Byzantine Empire is not Roman Empire. It was a Greek Empire, where Greek culture emerged and dominated the roman part, vanishing it from presence, leaving the Basileus with only a title of the Emperor, but not Roman.

[@nathac487]

Oh boy they're gonna come for you now

[@nathac487]

But I somewhat agree with you. Byzantine empire was medieval, ethnically-culturally-linguistically Greek and religiously Orthodox. Compared to the ancient, Italian, Latin speaking, Pagan/Catholic Rome. However the "Byzantine" Empire is still the continuation of the same Roman state and even its inhabitants referred to themselves as Romans. Even the Turks when they came referred to them as "Rum"

[@nicolausg7058]

@@nathac487 Turks at the same time had own Sultanat of Rum, way before the rise of the Ottomans whose founder Osman I was one of the subjects of Rum

[@nathac487]

​@@nicolausg7058yes and Rum in that context means Rome/Romans

[@leomarin193]

"Byzantin Empire" didn't exist. The people of the empire called themselves "Romans" living in a land called "Romania". Name Byzantin was invented during the renaissance by the Italians.

[@gregoryturk1275]

GREECEEESS LETS GOOOOOO

[@sillytrooper]

wow!

[@joecrosnoe2148]

Bro made this whole video just to set up the Macedonian wars

[@Greek.history.enthusiast]

The ancient kingdom of Macedonia was the greatest Greek kingdom of the ancient times if you ask me

[@Theodoros_Kolokotronis]

Indeed mate. It was the only Greek Kingdom that managed to unite all Greek City States and Kingdoms in order to avenge the Persian invasions in Greece.

[@Greek.history.enthusiast]

@Theodoros_Kolokotronis yes indeed even though it was done and achieved through military force

[@Greek.history.enthusiast]

@Theodoros_Kolokotronis Greece undoubtedly has the best history in the entire world 🇬🇷

[@Theodoros_Kolokotronis]

Something rather normal in the Ancient Greek world..

[@Theodoros_Kolokotronis]

I totally agree my friend 🙌

[@GMKGoji01]

Titans before Zeus… Wow… I’ve learned more about Greek Mythology today! [gasp] Will you do Norse Mythology next?!

[@domin817]

Svaka čast na trudu i na "kratkom" videu hahahhah

[@mustakman]

A great video! Here i want to say that many things of course have been overlooked and passed, but its reasonable as a long history that cant fit in books, cant be just told in a single video. However here are some of the most important things overlooked: 1. In the map we can see that the greeks own like lands that stop in thessaly. In the reality they owned Epirus, Macedonia,Thrace, half of Today's albania and more. The reason why they cant be seen is probably that they didnt played much role in the rest of the hellenes this period, but in fact, not only epirus and macedonia had some of the most important religious sites, cities and tribes, but they also kept the illyrians and other tribes outside of hellas. Thye had a big population compared to the rest greek city states and some of the most important charactes in history were either macedonian or epirotic (like aristotele, pyrrhus of epirus etc.). Magna grecia and syracouse also played a role in hellenic things. Epirus and the rest of this areaa is considered the fatherland of all greeks by the ancient hellenes, as the first hellenes, pelasgoi were there since 3200 bc. 2. Democracy wasnt invented in Athens, athens made it how it is. City states like ambracia(In epirus) had democracy before the democracy of clisthenes. 3. Epigonoi. Epigonoi were like the diadochoi but a bit later. It was mostly pergamon and epirus. Epirus later played a big role in hellenic history, especially with pyrrhus of epirus, they had one of the best cities at the time with too much culture and stuff, while they were masters of engineearing and they were mostly the first ones to create big nice roads with a sidewalk out of marble,(some special ports)etc. Pergamon had one of the world's biggest libraries and it was a major city at its time. Pergamon is even mentioned in the bible and had one of the first chuirches there. 4. Theuros and general millitary advancies. 5. The improvement of many sciences (with the most important being math, physics and engeineering) and the creation of many others(like history, medicine etc. Medicine actually existed in a way diffrent form in ancient times, with egyptians using it mostly, but the greeks with the father of medicine, ippokratis advanced it too far for their time. Doctors actually take the oath of ippokratis) 6. Greek inherritance and the ancestors of the greeks Those things arent even the most important. In fact there are too many things already in the video, but as we all know history, especially history of one of the greatest civilizations ever existed, cant fit in a video, so if you are really intrested in greek or any other history, buy some books. This in the video is actually the history we learn the 10year olds here, but it is an achievement for the guy who made the video to fit all these. Great job!

[@mare1531]

For the algorithm!!

[@willlagergaming8089]

short history. 52 minutes video 😳

[@ZorroOfTheLaw]

comment for the algorithm

[@lucijakraljevic4393]

Wooow!

[@camatat1329]

I want to see a video animated like this about the yugoslav wars

[@darrylerren8185]

Only 52 minutes short 😂😂😂

[@ariastatelu]

Where is Hannibal

[@MagistraVitae]

Biding his time ;)

[@sorinlazarioan]

Comment for boost!🤝🏻

[@liftedmarco4976]

At 42:00 it’s cool you say Iranian not Persian.

[@ducksongfans]

i remember lots of this from the books of Maccabees

[@dcanedemboyz7431]

“Short history” *52min* 😂😂😂

[@MagistraVitae]

*Only* 52 minutes

[@JasonKifner]

"The fate of Zeus's father bothered him. So, he decided to swallow Metis, his first wife." I'm sorry. What?

[@MagistraVitae]

I guess they didn't have marriage counseling back then

[@JasonKifner]

@@MagistraVitae I get that. But how do you go from "I'm afraid one of my sons will kill me, like I did to my dad." to "I better swallow my wife." ? That's a big leap in logic.

[@Κασσάνηρ]

He had recieved a prophecy that Metis son would overthrow him.

[@JasonKifner]

@ Φυσικά! Ευχαριστώ πολύ!

[@sinaonur2658]

And entered into Turco-Greco-Roman era

[@David_is_devil]

It is strange that noone ever mentions that most cities of Greece are built on goundation of non indoeuropean people pelasgians.