Special Forces of Alexander the Great

In our previous animated historical documentaries we talked about troops of Alexander the Great and Philip II, yet despite the fact formidable Companions and the devastating Macedonian phalanx epitomized the conquests of Alexander, there were many other units in Alexander’s army besides his mighty Macedonians - many of which specialized in performing roles critical to some of Alexander’s greatest military triumphs. In this episode, we will have an in-depth look at these units.
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Atkinson, J. & Hammond, M. eds., (2013) Arrian: Alexander the Great, the Anabasis and the Indica, Oxford.
Bosworth, A. B., (1988), Conquest and Empire: The Reign of Alexander the Great, Cambridge.
Mcleod, W., ‘The Range of the Ancient Bow’, (1965), Phoenix, Vol. 19 (1), 1-14.
Sekunda, N. (1984), The Army of Alexander the Great, Osprey
Strootman, R., ‘Alexander’s Thessalian Cavalry’, (2011), Talanta: Proceedings of the Dutch Archaeological and Historical Society, Vols. XLII-XLIII, 51-67.
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[@KingsandGenerals]

Join the special forces of Kings and Generals: bit.ly/2x6jgmY Or, if you feel treasonous, you can always join Alexander: bit.ly/2NGrUSG :-)

[@CogitoEdu]

I don't believe it was stated as fact in the video. It was just said that Pheidippides is the most well-known runner.

[@tr1stan007]

myth or no, the story of Pheidippides is the most famous story of a Classical Greek long distance runner. That is why we include him. The story of Pheidippides, although very likely surrounded in some fiction (eg him dying shouting 'nike'), is probably (loosely) based on a real event :).

[@bigboy7426]

make a documantary about battle of gaugamela

[@alexandertm8]

Please check the greek names pronunciation, "oi", "ei", "ai", "au", "ou", "eu" and "ui" are dipthongs.

[@ciararoper4148]

will yous be covering other armies than the greek armies in this series?

[@martinguerra5152]

1:22 I love how the "Skilled warriors" bump against the tree. Rome II feels.

[@blankblank6545]

It's called discipline

[@martinguerra5152]

That's how they hardened themselves apparently.

[@SomalianDuke]

Hahahaha

[@nealdew71]

I must be watching something else.

[@peiranzhang4283]

Skill at arms is not connected to intelligence.

[@Ben-zg5xb]

>When you recruit a ton of Cretan mercenaries in Rome: Total War *HEROIC VICTORY*

[@KingsandGenerals]

:-)

[@CesarJoseee]

When you hire mercenary elephants and you see that the elephant riders are Cretan archers :)

[@antonteodor6305]

I'm sure the continental Greeks would regard that as anything but heroic...

[@Ben-zg5xb]

Evgenios Megas Aren’t there thousands of Earthquakes every year on Crete though?

[@Ben-zg5xb]

Anton Teodor Perhaps But it’s a a reference to the classic game Rome: Total War, as clear victory in the game against a larger, more powerful army usually results in a heroic victory

[@martif565]

I recommended this to my history teacher and she’s been showing us this ever since

[@KingsandGenerals]

Really happy to hear that!

[@martif565]

Kings and Generals Thanks for he heart dude! Really enjoy your vids, and our teacher loves them too. (If you couldn’t tell.) We’re in Ancient Greek unit right now, so we’ll probably watch this soon. Anyways, thanks for the great vids and heart! P.S. Total war games are the best!!

[@martif565]

Sinatra IV I recommended the channel, and she’s showing us everything the channel is posting is what I mean

[@adilbaig5920]

She’s not allowed to because this has advertising which is appropriate for under 16s 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@sbenton827]

@@adilbaig5920 she has youtube red, peasant.

[@kamilszadkowski8864]

Interesting. In most popular works about Alexander, the role of such units like light infantry, archers and runners often goes unnoticed. Thanks for highlighting the topic.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Indeed, sometimes it seems that he had only the phalangites and the companions. :-)

[@Edax_Royeaux]

@Kings and Generals I think it's down to the fact that in almost every famous battle in the Classical era, archers/peltast seldom, if ever dealt the decisive blow that won a major battle.

[@umaransari9765]

Kamil Szadkowski especially runners

[@Briselance]

Archers, peltasts, skirmishers, etc. and runners might not deal the defeating blows, but I haven't heard of any army of yore that was victorious for long, if victorious at all, without them or their equivalents.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

@Briseur De Lance The most famous runner of history resulted from the Battle of Marathon, in which the Greeks won with no archers or cavalry against a Persian army that outnumbered them 2:1 and had archers and unused cavalry. Something I've realized studying history is that even in the late Napoleonic era, Light Infantry was still only "annoying" to enemy armies, and hardly ever dealt a decisive blow either. Yes, archers are critical when defending in a siege, but in open ground, they only have an attritional effect on the enemy. By WWII, the entire concept of light infantry disappears, replaced the concept of paratroopers which is something else altogether.

[@chrisl9934]

Alexander is truly a great military mind for understanding and using different soldiers to maximum potential.

[@iraqafghanistanmarine6905]

I have a statue of Alexander the Great on his mount, Bucephalus, in my den. Having served in Iraq and Afghanistan, I often imagined Alexander marching his forces there and conquering these lands. He is my favorite ancient warrior. I especially admire how he led his troops from the front.

[@stephenj2844]

That’s so cool! Where did you get it? Did you buy it when you were in Middle East? Was it antique or newer?

[@MikhalisBramouell]

Fun fact: Bucephalus in Greek means "Cow-head"

[@heastoida8993]

I dont think that kings actually fought on the frontline.. mabey only in rare cases a few kings did that.. but alexander was power hungry so i dont think with all his plans of conquering the world (or asia) he wouldnt risk his life in every battle..

[@trentw.3566]

Alexander strove to be a real life version of Achilles from the Illiad. He kept a copy of the book with him on campaign.

[@Azaghal1988]

There are multiple accounts of him leading from the front and getting wounded in battles, he even nearly died after his battle on the Hepatitis river because an arrow hit him in the chest.

[@nikossuvs102]

In Larissa, the capital of Thessaly, the Horse is still the symbol of the city !

[@tr1stan007]

Thus ends the Armies and Tactics series on Philip II and Alexander the Great! Here are some fun facts about Alexander's allies. Runners were often preferred for carrying messages instead of horsemen at the time of Alexander the Great. This was because runners could more easily traverse rough terrain - terrain Alexander experienced a lot of in Asia. It is estimated a Cretan bow’s farthest range was likely around 175 metres. In comparison a Persian composite bow, that was more powerful, could fire around 200 metres. During Xenophon's march of the 10,000 out of Asia, his Cretan archers suffered heavily at the hands of their Persian counterparts because the Persian bows outdistanced their own. The Cretans' lack of armour also meant they had little defence from the deadly hail of Persian arrows. The reason Alexander disbanded his forces sent by his allied mainland Greek city-states (united by the League of Corinth) was because he had captured the key Persian administrative capitals: Babylon, Susa, Persepolis and Ecbatana. In this act, the war of revenge against Persia for their invasions of Greece over 150 years before - which Alexander had cited to the mainland Greek cities as a main reason for his Persian campaign - ended. Those soldiers sent by the Greek city-states who remained in Alexander's army from 330 BC onwards did so as mercenaries, although Alexander soon left most of these to garrison his lands in Bactria (modern day Afghanistan). It was this heavy Greek presence in Bactria that proved the origins for the later rise of a Hellenic kingdom in the far east: the Greco-Bactrian kingdom! But that story is for another day. Ipsus is not far away my friends...

[@topgears7775]

the helenic kingdom is the same as selucuid empire, the greece general marries queen of bakhter and the macedonia s decide to not return back to europe, some part of the army leave asia to macedonia and the rest settle in Bakhter

[@robertgabuna355]

how scholarly...

[@idries23]

why your channel doesn't has any videos I was going to subscribe but I didn't found any contents

[@tr1stan007]

المحارب المحترف Ramses the great I'm on holiday right now.

[@0MVR_0]

Man is actually able to run longer distances than most other animals, horses included. Hence messages were almost exclusively runners

[@StarAgateHD]

When you explain how Alexander structured his army you can really understand why his greatness really lived through the ages, that we still know him today.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Glad to hear that :-)

[@thedarkmaster4747]

he was a good stratergist.

[@MrGokultt]

@@KingsandGenerals wasn't it Philip II who was said to have made great improvements to the army.

[@fluffvegas]

@@MrGokultthe did, but Alexander changed a lot of things after philip died

[@JodenPaoloPeroy]

If there's one thing Alexander can teach everyone for success, it should be that you should adapt to changing circumstances and be as adaptable as possible. Another great video from you guys! Cheers!

[@BVargas78]

In Oliver Stones film Alexander you actually see Agrianians running alongside the cavalry on the right flank. Think what you want about the film but you have to admit it had some nice historical touches!

[@KingsandGenerals]

It is fine, I guess. There are a few things I hate about it, but overall better than average.

[@carltomacruz9138]

How were they able to run as fast as the horses?

[@BVargas78]

@@carltomacruz9138 The horses wouldn't be running at full speed/gallop for most of the advance but on the trot so these athletic, lightly equipped infantry warriors could keep up. The dust of Gaugamela also helped mask them. But once an enemy cavalry unit was closing in to engage the macedonian cavalry would switch to full speed and swerve towards them breaking from the infantry while the infantry could then also engage the cavalry from another direction.

[@deepdungeon8465]

@@BVargas78 another brilliant tactical move made by Alexander.

[@romelnegut2005]

These units played such an important role in Alexander's successes in Asia but they were put aside because of the fixation many historians have with the phalanx and the companions. I've seen some documentaries but none mentioned anything about them during Alexander's conquest of the Persian Empire. As expected, you did them justice.

[@topgears7775]

its great job with formations, but the Persians where teachers of greeces, both in science and militery .greece is good enough to make europians happy!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! :-)

[@romelnegut2005]

Kings and Generals You're welcome and it's true, you guys actually did justice.

[@giorgosx5838]

Kayhan shasavar Not even? Tho it's true Greek city states like Athens did copy some ideas from other nations, they didn't get taught, they copied them and then further improved them

[@LionKing-ew9rm]

Achemenid Empire is a more accurate term though, the term Persian Empire also applies to the Arsacids, Sassanids, Safavids etc

[@Papa_Susej]

At the mention of "Special Forces", I'm picturing a bunch of dudes in greek armor going Mission Impossible.

[@Zherkamovement]

MR FOE Alexander the Great is Illyrian Isn’t it

[@hikeandphoto2521]

@@Zherkamovement Alexander's father was Macedonian( Hellenic doric ethnicity) and mother was from Epirus (also Hellenic tribe) even if she has some illyrian blood doesn't make him illyrian. Alexander's ethnicity was Hellenic.

[@topgears7775]

greatest of europe is nowhere of Cyrus the great, alexander was not a raider but was not fair, he borned many of cities of Ancient east and sacked their homes, he calmed his men after they toke babylon, after that he started to belive that respect is nessesury not good. but cyrus is a magic! he never raided and sacked homes beside he had a greater empire for much longer time, his army formation was what inspred the later greecs to use a formation army taktik.(in that era most of greece used club as a war weapon and had no armor as a unit) no other Empire intill that time have had an emperial parade and systematic civilization as Persia had, so plz stop taking entire world as your target, you can say he was greatest of ancient europians, but not a global great!

[@topgears7775]

@DeSPoTNemanjaS i agree with his militery position , but a great leader dont need to be a great warrior, chengizkhan was greater if will say yes it does, a great emperor is the wise the arogant and the smart one not the one with unstopeble lust of rading and killing! you know there was a reason why usa used knowledge and tablets writen by cyrus the great while they were writing the laws of the country, anywhere you hear of alexanders wise mind expect in video games and such? greeces themsleves called cyrus "the high elder" ,but we persians use the name alexander when someone is rolling on the sand! lol thats bad but we still not found why someone is fallen on earth and rolling we say "Sekanderi mey khore" meaning he is rolling dusty on earth like Alexander did. he was dronk all the time? maybe thats why... do you think such man is great?

[@topgears7775]

@DeSPoTNemanjaS was this smart answer to my comment? dont be stupid!

[@nicklepin7133]

I love Alexander the Great. He is my favorite warrior king. He is a very complex person with good qualities and bad qualities. And he basically connected the western and eastern known worlds through his wars. He fought armies that outnumbered his by thousands.

[@HarrySerpanos]

Unlike other historical armies, that disdained in using foreign forces, Alexander was a true innovator in tactical warfare, in the way he incorporated and deployed foreign units in to his ever changing game plan, as he confronted different enemies on diverse terrains on his way to India.

[@nerokota]

There is one thing that didn't change in Cretan mentality since antiquity. They like to shoot stuff.

[@serenemountain6769]

Thats why the Word Criten is used to this day! Criten is the same has Cretan, it's just a corruption of the word, but it's the same origin!

[@tylerdurden3722]

@@serenemountain6769 that's actually wrong. Cretin does not come from Cretan. (Cretin means stupid or mentally disabled...which doesn't fit) It's comes from the Latin word "Christianum". Which means Christian.

[@serenemountain6769]

@@tylerdurden3722 but no ! that is a miss conception, the Cretans had the fame or being brutes and liars in ancient times! [The subject of cretin (fool/idiot/jerk) versus Cretan (person from Crete) is one which many folks including myself have gotten tripped on. It was recently discussed in the Addict’s Corner forum in the posting Is this a lie?. But it seems that this topic is deserving of a posting of its own in the Word Origins and Meanings forum. So I have extracted the following from the earlier posting. -- Forum Moderator]: [h] Posted - 16 Nov 2007 : 17:50:26[/h] The Liar Paradox is sometimes referred to as ‘Epimenides’ Paradox’, after the sixth-century B.C. Cretan who asserted that all Cretans are liars. The apostle Paul makes reference to Epimenides in Titus 1:12, writing, “It was one of them, their very own prophet who said, ‘Cretans are always liars, vicious brutes, lazy gluttons.’” . . . This leaves Paul asserting that Epimenides truly said that he (and all other Cretans) are liars, . . .

[@MrMrluuc]

Age of Empire sounds at 2:00 when he "spawns" infantry. amazing detail

[@KingsandGenerals]

Nostalgia, eh? :-)

[@bamd8770]

its not loud but I hear it now! awesome thx

[@gianlucaborg195]

These were some epic episodes on Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great. I truly enjoyed them. You ALL deserve a round of applause and a big well done. I rather will miss the series, but look forwards for the next. Thanks and keep it up.

[@manoszoulias3684]

As a Greek I have to say you did a really good job on this video. As a matter of fact better than some teachers here Who let it go simply unnoticed

[@MohamedIbrahimibuji]

This video have taught me more than my school did..! 👍 ❤️

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks :-)

[@Ilikefinalfantasy795]

how i feel about all of their video's..

[@KingsandGenerals]

As usual, much more in the works. :-)

[@kamilszadkowski8864]

No kidding. I study military history and I learned more about Macedon armies form this videos.

[@MohamedIbrahimibuji]

@DeSPoTNemanjaS Yes..

[@trigilaen]

These videos about Alexander are great! Please keep them coming. :)

[@ThisisBarris]

Thank you so much for this series. The production quality of your videos are absolutely incredible and I cannot even begin to imagine how much efforts you guys put into each of them!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching! :-)

[@Nicholas-kn9eb]

Awesome! I cannot wait to see your work on different armies! Such depth really allows us to see the vast and interconnected web of history, with its alliances and agreements which enabled the rise of great empires.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yeah, it is all on the way! :-)

[@JapanMonAmourTheJapanHouse]

Macedonia was a Hellenic Kingdom in northern Greece

[@Ulfhednar1993]

There were lots of elite special forces in Antiquity, especially in Greece during classical period: 1) spartan army of course 2) ARGOS had 1000 elite force during peloponesian war, they went through the similar training as Spartans, it was anti spartan special force. 3) similar to the argos Thebes had "SACRED BAND OF THEBES" another anti Spartan special force that actually defeated spartan right wing at the battle of LEAUCTRA. 4) and of course legendery "SILVER SHIELDS " Alexanders elite force, they never lost the battle, they were S.A.S of the ancient Greece

[@pornometanastis6014]

Silver Shields were mostly used by seleucids

[@syjiang]

Thank you for posting this. The phalanx is often over emphasized. This is a sorely needed episode to highlight Alexanders flexibility.

[@Agrianas7]

Superb work on these videos !!

[@Hostility1812]

Good subject to highlight and chat about. Got a good email today stating my Romulus and Remus shirt has shipped!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Hope, you will like it! :-)

[@shinsenshogun900]

Never forget the Hydaspes campaigns and the factions involved there! War Elephants and Chariots are there!

[@thehighguarduk4820]

Brilliant video, I really love watching these videos. They are always really well explained and animated to make learning and understanding easy and interesting. Really well done!

[@MotorideTube]

The Alexander/Philip documentary is amazing. Keep going.

[@DollarioS]

I am Cretan and i like bows!

[@Troglodytarum]

*Gives bag of gold* Welcome to my army.

[@pasal99]

I'm a cretan from Heraklion .....and i dont like weapons ...... only souvlaki

[@Mos0n]

Ela epae na pioume mian raki kai ase ta toksa

[@markduckmanton4227]

I’m English and I love Crete, souvlaki pitta, Mythos, Alpha, Fix, baklava...

[@pasal99]

@@markduckmanton4227 probably you went on malia or chersonissos

[@johnirby8847]

The ability of Alexander to incorporate soldiers from his enemies into his own army cannot be overlooked! Scythian horse archers...Elephants..etc. His army would have a similar composition as the enemy which would've been demoralizing.

[@deepdungeon8465]

Combined Arms Tactics! Alexander perfected it and later generals adapted it.

[@rr.2194]

Really appreciating the consistent uploads. Keep it up!

[@KingsandGenerals]

We will, thank you! :-)

[@charleshistoire_pzkpfw]

Thank you for sharing Kings and Generals! :)

[@caranthirn7400]

As turkish i love watching greek history. Great video as always.

[@manimrojtesilire153]

Karanthim this is not e greek history its Macedonian history .

[@serenemountain6769]

@@manimrojtesilire153 The macedonians where greek's as well lol there was no greek identity at the time!

[@vasileiosdgreekamerican5180]

mani mrojtes I lire all of the world knows that Alexander the Great was Greek and Macedonia too.

[@tatjanavelkova5814]

MAKEDONIJA EXIST 25 CENTURIES from FILIP KING ON MAKEDONIJA. Oto german make Greece before 190 years.

[@Archangel71]

It seems the Poles weren't the first to use winged cavalry.

[@emperordemetrius3832]

ger du RIDING DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAINSIDE

[@tmnt10000]

@my name is my name You triggered?

[@Shadow.24772]

the poles can shout Hussars all they want, the first Hussars were hungarian...more specifically Magyar. THESE Magyar Hussars became mercenaries for the polish kings and as history would teach: when someone is better then you at something, you steal their craft.

[@the_dropbear4392]

@@emperordemetrius3832 DEATH FROM ABOVE MAKE THEIR ENEMY KNEEL

[@s.2196]

@@noger1234 death from above...

[@Vsko478]

Been waiting for this video for sooooo long! AWESOME!! :D

[@KingsandGenerals]

Glad it was worth the wait. :-)

[@robotslug]

Seeing there is a new vid always brightens my day.

[@ismailelazzouzi7112]

the only channel where i do like before i start the video

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you :-)

[@umaransari9765]

ismail elazzouzi me too

[@yakubmohamoud]

Had you been making videos on KZbin back in 2009, I would most definitely have done history at university.

[@markbraica9812]

This was very interesting, straight to the point and well done! Thank you!❤💪😃

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you for watching!

[@cans597]

Amazing video!

[@7ultras157]

PLEASE DO THE SPARTAN ARMIES AND ATHENIAN NAVAL

[@Madpizzaboy2]

YESS!!

[@KingsandGenerals]

I think, we have covered it in the previous videos in this series.

[@7ultras157]

@@KingsandGenerals Link?

[@umaransari9765]

7 ULTRAS that video is called Greek armies and tactics during Persian invasion I guess Well there wasn't much reformation in their armies so they made just 2 videos I guess

[@kazperty]

Great video as always ! Just curious are you using Premiere or FCP ? cheers !

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks! It is After Effects, mostly.

[@Dimitrakoulas22]

i will say it again and again..excellent history videos and analysis....from all aspects...great job!!

[@andresalphie5400]

Best documentary about Alexander's army I ever found anywhere!

[@chrisnivo]

I find it interesting that the Macedonian Shield Bearers aren't mentioned here. The Shield Bearers were the actual special forces who's job was to protect the flanks of the phalanx. They were considered the hardest and and most experienced unit in Philips and Alexander's army.

[@sacredband7089]

They werent mentioned because they were already well known

[@SantomPh]

The Auegerospids (Silver Shields) were part of the phalanx force under Antigonus and were veterans of his and Phillip's campaigns. They are not mentioned because they were simply the best among their regular troops, while the other units were foreign and very specialized and unique.

[@user-oi4ck1hu2k]

Chrisnivo, the Macedonian shield bearers, most commonly referred to as '' Hypaspists'', were no special forces for the Macedonian army. As you said, their job was to protect the phalanx from being flanked. Their weapons and armor was similar to those of the Athenian hoplites, in contrast to the rest of the army. They carried a large shield called ''aspis''(shield, in greek), which gave them the advantage of surprise, being able to hide their sword called ''xiphos'' behind the shield and strike suddenly, without giving the enemy a clue about were they are going to strike.

[@user-oi4ck1hu2k]

@@SantomPh Well done for knowing the silver shield guards, but let me mention those: 1) It is argyraspides (argyros+aspis). 2)It was kind of an elite pikeman force, and, according to my opinion, they should be mentioned.

[@gertmoelders8809]

SantomPh he’s not talking about the Argyraspides, he’s talking about the Hypaspistai, the elite heavy infantry that was positioned on the flanks of the Phalanx

[@denniscleary7580]

More Alexander videos? It must be my birthday 😁👍

[@KingsandGenerals]

Is it? :-) Happy Birthday, whenever it is!

[@marbet2395]

Very well done. I like this series about Greek armies and above all Alexander's army.

[@Rikalonius]

Fantastic video. Thank you. Great art work.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching!

[@umaransari9765]

In India we call Greece as Yunan and there are special types of medicines called Yunani medicines Only very few doctors have knowledge about these medicines Edit: Wth I just noticed my shitty autocorrect changed Yunan into Human lol

[@cht4263]

You call us Yunan because a type of Greeks who have origins from Athens (and colonised minor Asia) were called Ions(Greek Ίων)

[@terner1234]

in hebrew greece is called יוון (yavan) and greeks are called יוונים (yevanim), the plural of יווני (yevani), it's very similar

[@Ecclesiastes11718]

@@terner1234 wow,i didn't know that..interesting

[@PennyDreadful1]

In Rome: Total War the Hellenic factions all had a distinct feel to them with the Macedonians and Seleucids being those weirdos with the ridiculously huge pikes. Battling with them are formulaic but effective. Tie em up with a phalanx and smash their flanks. Ohh yeah the Seleucids were probably the most ridiculously versatile faction in the game though.

[@schlafin]

I'm reading the campaigns of alexander and these videos are really helpful to help visualize!

[@dratusplays3311]

I was actually hoping for this one! Thanks!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Glad you enjoyed it. :-)

[@dratusplays3311]

Kings and Generals I love everything Alexander

[@user-mb5gc6cz2l]

I am from Thessaly ( Θεσσαλία ) keep it up !!!!!!!!!

[@ethanfields3853]

I would love some videos on the three kingdoms era of China. I love all your videos though! Thank y'all so much for doing this, I use them in my class pretty frequently

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! We will expand our scope. :-)

[@Riphagen1902]

So much detail mate i love it instantly subbed !

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@mathieug6136]

Good job I really enjoy those Alexander videos!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@skopjanturkogypsi6800]

nice

[@greekemperor9677]

Excellent episode!! Since you have such interest about Greek military, consider an episode about Emperor Basilios B' The Bulgarian slayer and the Byzantine campaigns againt the Bulgarians (990-1015)

[@KingsandGenerals]

Will consider!

[@nickolaymiltenov]

Yeee, it is very interesing now tell how a byzantion Emperor took part in the celebration of bulgarian king camouflaged as a stoup.

[@podlodialgilap3490]

Lol , how about the tactics performed by Tsar Simeon against Byzantium ? or how about Krum and the battle of Varbishka pass ? You only have one stupid Basil , who didn't even won with tactics but paying to others (Kievan Rus , Pechenegs, etc..) for doing the job

[@crazebussines2215]

These series are awesome. Great work.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@renaissanceman1706]

Great channel guys, keep up the good work

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks, we will!

[@m.meiburger1970]

to fight against the cretes must had been the same as to fight against the high elves in total war warhammer 2 , everyone can just shoot you from everywhere doesnt matter which direction you choose for attack .

[@mybeautifulmongolia6698]

Respect to Greeks from the Mongols !

[@manimrojtesilire153]

It's nothing wrong to respect geeks . But this is not the case.

[@ehehehehehehashg3723]

thanks a lot for this great video

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching!

[@Dagsschiller]

Excellent video! as always

[@arcgamer295]

Καταπληκτικό βίντεο!!!Συνεχιστε έτσι !!!

[@ioannis_giannakis]

I doubt they even have enough paeonian blood in their majority today anyway...they are more likely slavic descendants as their language is 95% identical to bulgarian,their traditions and customs are slavic...skopjans is the most accurate name for them,because they are not macedonians,neither ethnically nor culturally....they also denounced their bulgarian identity so they don't deserve Tsar Samuel either...they deserve that fraud of a leader that used to go by the name Tito as their spiritual father and "national hero"

[@NikosReegas]

Stop arguing with the pathetic selfhated brainwashed Bulgarians of Skopie!

[@anastasiospapadakis2503]

@@AngelSonevski hey stupid Macedonia is greek Alexander means Αλέξανδρος wake the fuck up already Self claimed idiots for ever and of course there is proof you mongol slavic idiot

[@koffieslikkersenior]

Both of you are stupid to argue about this. It's been over 2000 years

[@unseen23221]

@@ioannis_giannakis LoL Tito fought the Nazis bro, if he was not alive you might be living today under Nazi control. But i guess you have never been to school or you have been a poor student

[@FullredDrenica]

Pleas Make A video abaut Illyrians .

[@horaciochapa9620]

I wonder if Alexander's famed horse Busephelus could win the Kentucky Derby

[@MRHarshajeet]

Hell Yeah..holiday special...thanks man!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching!

[@legatus3524]

Great video as always! You should make a soundtrack style video, so we can listen to it and feel like watching one of your videos while waiting for more exciting content :D

[@KingsandGenerals]

We are considering it, thank you!

[@legatus3524]

awesome! :D

[@edvineikkinen7606]

Do next pyrrhus of epirus?

[@KingsandGenerals]

It is on the list!

[@RevanSithlord]

He was Greek

[@edvineikkinen7606]

Antonios Foulidis yeah i know

[@gzimhelshani5093]

He was Illyrian raised by King Bardhylis (albaninan: Mbreti Bardhyl - The White King).

[@RevanSithlord]

@@gzimhelshani5093 pls go back to albania with youre propaganda.... epirus was a greek kingdom

[@rillreaction6519]

Jeeez, think about how much it cost to equip a portion of your cavalry with Purple cloaks in that time period.

[@japooskas]

I would guess they furnished their clothing and armor themselves. Cavalry were not usually recruited from peasantry, it was mostly the nobility and the well off that joined.

[@KingsandGenerals]

That is a good point. One can imagine how the enemies would amass to attack this particular group to steal the clocks. :-)

[@japooskas]

hahaha

[@ondrahruby6325]

Short video "Why Don't Country Flags Use The Color Purple?" kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYqlXqOjg9hnjLM

[@manhphuc4335]

Kings and Generals No wonder they are good melee calvary, I bet one of their war cry is “GET YOUR FILTHY PAWS OFF MY CLOAK”

[@brokenbridge6316]

What a highly informative video this was. I love anything about Alexander the Great. This was a good video. My compliments to those who made this video a reality.

[@noping4100]

Your videos are what I look forward to every lunch break

[@taytomoustacheo8993]

Was that a father ted reference lol. Down with that sort of thing. Careful now.

[@KingsandGenerals]

;-)

[@arthurdowney2846]

"The 'Self Bow' made of Yew..."

[@ArchCone]

Nothing like learning about some amazing history beautiful work.

[@coachprescott72]

Great work once again

[@GrBucellarii]

I am a Thessalian!! Thank you for this video!!

[@HellenicRambo]

Me too Αλόννησος και Τρίκαλα

[@zNxhj]

Kai egw apo ta trikala

[@thletrelas3817]

Λαρσα

[@stefanosgrimp8990]

Βολος

[@giannisstrat1679]

πατερας απο καρδιτσα μανα απο τρικλα μεγαλωμενος λαρισα μονο να βρω βολιοτισα μου μενει και ολοκληρωνω το κομπο

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

“Special Forces Here...”

[@dragonlord4643]

Old Guard reporting in

[@gabriel300010]

is this a C&C Generals reference?

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

gabriel ferraz FINALLY!

[@gabriel300010]

I WILL DIE FOR OUR CAUSE!!!!

[@AuthenticDarren]

Very interesting, thanks. Great video.

[@abdoessam8634]

this episode is pretty good . keep going

[@KingsandGenerals]

We will, thank you!

[@alin_ilies]

Alexander and Genkis Khan have something in common. They both like central Asia horse men. They both conquered Persia. They both stoped their offensive in India

[@KingsandGenerals]

That is why we consider it a subcontinent. :-)

[@alin_ilies]

@@KingsandGenerals and all the time I thought that India has a different culture, in comparison to ASIA and that it has a separate techtonic plate. But no, only 2 person decide what it is India

[@Cannibalizer93]

it actually makes sense. India is a country with rich soil, deep forests, moisture, hymidity and with a tropic climate which means that you can get thunderstorms while it is still hot as hell . No human can wage war in such an environment especially if he is not native to such conditions. Humidity is actually a lot worse than you can imagine, because it doubles the casualties from a battle. A single open wound, can quickly become a severe infection in a humid environment compared to a dry environment. Alexander came from a country that has a mediterenian climate - think of it like a 50-50 balance between humidity and dryness. Genkis Khan came from the steppes of mongolia, as the name suggests, he came from a place where the climate was mostly if not entirely dry. Both of these people, and their armies, would not be able to withstand Indias humid environment. Alexander only managed to raid a couple of cities before he was forced to retreat because of the sickness his army suffered,

[@alin_ilies]

@@Cannibalizer93 this could be a limitation of the wctual rate of conquest in India, because Alexander succed in defeating some armys there. The mongols were stopped, but the timurids and mughals wage war in most of india. Moreover in India a lot of small kingdoms fought between themselves.

[@thedarkmaster4747]

Alin loan Ilies indea also repelled the islamic caliphates.

[@user-cn2hy8jw1e]

NICE VIDEO . PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDEOS ABOUT THE GREEKS

[@KingsandGenerals]

We will, thanks!

[@ILLYRIANPost]

Greeks today don't have nothing with antic greeks

[@Ntopios]

right way That's irrelevant with the video. I sense some hate in your comment.

[@Gkogkas]

Hahahahaha we have 98% same DNA with the ancient Greeks dude.

[@ILLYRIANPost]

@@Gkogkas it's not true, mostly of you are persian, gypsies and asian people, I've seen many black greeks which looks like iranians

[@JonEsnob]

Thank you, amazing job!

[@ahmetcanoral7671]

fantastic video. Thanks

[@vlasisv3415]

I don't know if anyone cares but greek male names end with a instead of the latin u. Bucephalas - Bucephalus

[@hikeandphoto2521]

@Game james well said!

[@fmeu7733]

I think you’re mistaken my friend, the Greek male nominatif is “os” as in “kephalos”. See also en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalus

[@TheRomanRuler]

Technically, they both end in s /jk

[@franknwalters]

The reason: these are the Latin versions of the Greek names.

[@albaniankanun3225]

Buchephalus In the ancient greek language or today Albanian it means forgiven one . Buke -means food .fal or falus forgiven .Alexander forgive the horse life while it was an impossible mission to domate him Only greeks will understan what im saying and Albanians

[@SuperJimbest]

Those units were vital in Alexander's successes. They made up for what pikemen lacked(mostly mobility and also strengthened the flanks). The lack of the combined arms in the successor kingdoms' armies allowed Romans to defeat them(for example at Cynocephalae).

[@KingsandGenerals]

We will talk about it! :-)

[@withclarity106]

this is great i just found this channel excited to see what more do u have

[@KingsandGenerals]

Welcome aboard!

[@soundgfx7166]

Once I saw the notif on my phone I immediately tapped on it. Now I know who does the work on Alexander's sieges

[@KingsandGenerals]

Good :-)

[@bigmoney3910]

space force???

[@siegfriedwenzel4175]

Just another excuse for the dark state to expand their unaccounted budget

[@chevasxl4638]

Yes!!! gimme ur lunch money

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Just like my Foreign Legions

[@KingsandGenerals]

I have a script on how you mistreated one of your generals. :-) Soon!

[@joshuaredwan7606]

School isn't finished

[@umaransari9765]

Napoleon I Bonaparte you are my favorite modern European ruler

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Kings and Generals I know which... it’s got to be Moreau.

[@thedarkmaster4747]

if only you sent the guard in, one more time at waterloo... the redcoats would've broken & europe would've of been a glorious empire again.

[@Filterite5]

Awesome video!

[@christermi]

Love it ! :-) Great video !

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@hellenicradicalns6638]

Thanks god i was born GREEK - Alexander the Great

[@Eagle_data]

So desperate

[@rumplstiltztinkerstein]

Don't ever trust gnomes, they will gnome you. -Martin Luther Einstein of Sparta

[@Eagle_data]

@@rumplstiltztinkerstein E🅱️IC

[@Ptolemy336VV]

Nothing desperate about any of it. This whole video is the 1.762.363.188th time that shows Greek history as it is, and with Spartans, Thessalians, Macedonians, Athenians, Cretans, Euboeans, and so on are all of Greek stock, Greek culture, believing in the same Greek Olypian gods, same homeric beliefs, same architecture, economy, arts, jewerly and so on. This video is yet again a remarkable level of details regarding the many aspects of Greece's classical period

[@user-lp6jf3bz5r]

@@Eagle_data so deluded..

[@leap4203]

So proud to be greek like alexander

[@leap4203]

@@obobobobobi Hahahahahahaha Alexander's mother was from ipurus also read a book It will help you .and the makedonias were Albanian hahahahahah I can't handle this 😂😂😂😂😂

[@leap4203]

@@obobobobobi first of all who was Alexandra the great teacher and where he were from and I dont think any of the admiral of Alexander's the great have the of Flamour or Akif or flamour.The have names like Ptolemaios Leonatos Lusimaxos.And Alexander's mother name was olimpiada go in your country and look a woman with that name you will not find it So go and read a book

[@leap4203]

@@obobobobobi I can't speak to a man who not know history they spoke greek they lived like them there coins had greek letters on them and If you look on the video all this army had greek names also phillip was the leader of THE HELLENIC LEAGUE so plz again dont everything they said to you and go read a book

[@leap4203]

@@obobobobobi makedonias spoke greek and stop texting I can't speak to an idiot you will probably thing that the earth is flat

[@leap4203]

@@obobobobobi bcs idiot in the time of byzantine empire the emperor send kyrillos and Methodios in Russia to give them letters bcs did not have any and gave them our religion too this is why the believe in the orthodox christianity and this why they have greek alphabet no bcs they were Greeks but bcs the emperor wanted allies also kyrillos and methodios were Greeks from makedonia from thessaloniki more correctly ..

[@athreya5268]

Love your videos!!Keep going and 1 million is not far!!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@skiamakia]

great vids guys, keep doing :)