The Animated History of Sparta

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

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[@drakecurtis8025]

i realize I'm kinda randomly asking but does anyone know a good place to watch newly released series online ?

[@coltalexis5174]

@Drake Curtis I watch on FlixZone. Just google for it :)

[@callenadan3376]

@Colt Alexis definitely, I've been watching on flixzone for since april myself =)

[@drakecurtis8025]

@Colt Alexis Thank you, I went there and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :D I appreciate it !

[@coltalexis5174]

@Drake Curtis Glad I could help xD

[@inkithamaho7172]

Thank you for the information

[@mariakelly1059]

You mean Leonidias really didn't go around yelling "THIS IS SPARTA!" In English in a Scottish accent?"

[@neiloconnor7776]

So you're telling me even when the spartans weren't in their prime the still successfully repelled the romans (for a time) and kept their independence by fending of Phillip and Alexander

[@Euro.Patriot]

Sparta was so insignificant after the Battle of Leuctra no-one really gave a fuck about them. If Philip or Alexander attacked Sparta would be gone in a month. The Romans had a better military than than Greece not to mention other Greeks joined them when Rome came for Sparta so Sparta couldn't do anything. Philip and Alexander never attacked Sparta, Philip only made a threat saying if he attacked he'd win just for the Spartans to say "if".

[@neiloconnor7776]

@@Euro.Patriot oh fair enough that reply was pretty ballsy though "if"

[@onetwothreefourfive12345]

@@neiloconnor7776 classic example from of a ‘paper tiger’

[@Rmat7]

Phillip never attacked, and Alexander originally didn't either until the Spartans gained aid from the Persians to attack macedon while Alexander was off fighting the Persian army. Even without him or the main macedonian army sparta got wrecked by the retainer force

[@Ligierthegreensun]

@@Euro.Patriot Phillip largely kept them around because everyone else feared and hated Sparta in Greece. They had successfully propagandized their supposed military might and their ferocity from the battle of Thermopylae, so even though they were a shadow of their former selves and were reduced to arming their helots, Phillip didn’t press the issue when they refused to join the league of Corinth, because he figured keeping them around as a boogieman could work to his advantage, and like you said, they weren’t a threat to him or Macedon.

[@shaundavenport621]

The two kids fighting had me rolling!🤣🤣🤣👍

[@johnisaiah985]

This video is amazing as well the art style And I haven't seen a documentary about Sparta for a long time

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Thank you! Thought id return to the old art style for a bit!

[@johnisaiah985]

Can you do a video about the style of warfare in the other regions

[@germanxmascookie]

I don't know who this Ancient History Guy is but I clearly love him. I've been watching this with my kid.

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Thankyou!

[@TamirElias]

Wait you faild to mention a key point here buddy. Sparta and Persia stroke a deal to take down together the athen's, the Persian king gave them better ship's as an act of revenge for the humiliation they suffered at the battle of marathon. Not to mention athens was plundere'd by plague which cut the population 1/3, the plague even took down the leader of the city state pericles, leaving them in total chaos.

[@theveryproudmoroccan2834]

The spartans refused help from the Persians,it was lysander who took the deal not the Ephors.

[@Defferleffer]

You call yourself the history guy, yet neglect to mention the 7000 other greeks that fought at thermopylae. Sparta is given too much credit for that battle.

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Stay tuned...

[@micheypatsa]

Jealous??? 🤫🤫🤫🤫

[@chakachhow]

nah they didn't do much, sparta held the motivation for them all and held themselves as a symbol of greece for that time despite losing, athens then budged in with the battle of salamis and won that. it was a team effort of athens and sparta, other states weren't really much except for numbers

[@wankawanka3053]

Bruh most of them left the only ones who fought till the end were the spartans and the thespians and some thebans

[@patramoono9210]

If you don't like the video then don't watch it now one cares about what you think losers😢😢

[@HistoriaofEasternMedieval]

Yesss. This is the art style that I miss

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Thought id return to it for a few documentaries!

[@ryukuh]

SPARTANS WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION!

[@s.a.7011]

They didn't actually leave babies that were disabled or were weak on the mountain top neither did they throw them from a cliff. They raised them but not as warriors their tasks were jobs like logistical works ,teachers , etc... The ones that were thrown off that cliff were traitors and criminals

[@kenzx10rr]

I needed this for school thanks

[@innergi5516]

I'd love to see an AC like game based in Mycennian Greece. A game based on The Odyssey in 700BCE would be great too. I'd love to go back to the days after King Midas' death, as his empire begins to fall & The Greek World falls into the warring state it would be in until Alexander The Great.

[@innergi5516]

@@sumax-nz1je True, but you missed my point. Athens vs Sparta vs Persia? What a boring time to be in ancient Greece & the family drama was way too much BS. That's what I cant stand abt AC Odyssey. Way too much family drama. I dont want a family. I just want a cold blooded assasin.

[@UnchartedfunLL]

Tbh, that’s what I was thinking too when I was playing AC Odyssey. Mycenaean Greece is typically the setting for all of the Greek myths and legends that we are aware of. An AC game based on an era of famous mythological Greek heroes would be really interesting and maybe even Troy. Although it would eliminate the Classical Greek history because we’re further back in time, I’d still love to see it. I wonder what it’d be like playing in Mycenaean Athens or Sparta or Mycenae in its prime. Great idea. 🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@christianvillacci152]

that would be sick

[@jwyz2067]

good video bro .. Im proud to be from Sparta/Sparti

[@khalee95]

Sparta gain immortal respect that is why Rome left the Spartans alone.

[@realjamable]

Nice video, but misses so much important information - e.g. the plague in Athens, Sparta's alliance with Persia, the thousands of other people at Thermopylae, etc.

[@Rmat7]

And the never actually fending off Phillips or Alexander lol (actually losing to the laters backup squad after waiting for him to be in Asia) lol

[@Deeplycloseted435]

I guess Spartans weren’t pro-lifers?

[@rowanedy123]

They were actually underfed. Not great for soldiers...

[@MrWhitelightning73]

🤣😅😂

[@coltonpatterson7632]

Uhh at the battle of thermoplye the spartans had 7,000 other greek allues with them

[@mikek6159]

Everyone already knows this. The point is that "only" 300 spartans being sent with one of their kings and were the only ones that didnt retreat when they knew the persians would surround them.

[@naelaoun3311]

@@mikek6159 Nope, not everyone, very few actually

[@mikek6159]

@@naelaoun3311 must just be you, cause theres the 300 movie that mentions them, or any 300 spartans documentary. You must be a young kid hearing it for the first time because its literally common knowledge

[@naelaoun3311]

@@mikek6159 Pathetic reply, simply gave you a factual answer but it seems you are so insecure that you must respond to anybody not agreeing with you by attacking them ad hominem

[@mikek6159]

@@naelaoun3311 lol whats pathetic is you assuming something is factual whens its not.

[@rajaperic9475]

THIS IS SPARTA!

[@iainhansen1047]

Everyone else is worrying about The Macedonians invading Greece while the Spartans are just sitting there wondering where their population disappeared too.

[@wankawanka3053]

Macedonians were greeks too so you either join them of fight them

[@plungeybabie]

highly recommend reading Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield

[@Zolega89]

THIS IS MADNESS!

[@grimmywizard]

Madness? This is SPARTA!!!

[@iclapuyt5582]

Why am I always in such awe everytime I see your drawing

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Thank you I'm not much of an artist so that means a lot!

[@ajithsidhu7183]

@@AncientHistoryGuy can you pls do one on how warefare varied? Form regions

[@lightningisgren]

Thanks it will help during my exam

[@FlashPointHx]

This is fantastic ! nice work!!

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Thanks flashpoint I was engrossed in your last video it was so good!

[@athanasiosgalanis5854]

God dammit, if only Greek stuck together and never fought each other

[@SalmaMohamed-vx7me]

Athanasios Galanis the modern Somalia should take notes

[@mattsaviation9863]

Me watching this cause my Social studies teacher is making us take notes from it LOL

[@leannabenlian365]

LOL same

[@watermelon9801]

Can i ask what software did you use or application? for education purpose tho :((

[@Euro.Patriot]

5:25 When did Philip or Alexander INVADE Sparta?

[@neiloconnor7776]

They didn't I don't thunk

[@Euro.Patriot]

@@neiloconnor7776 Yeah, it's weird.

[@strangesightingarchive5497]

bruh i think alexander the great invaded sparta

[@Noor-oh4jq]

@@strangesightingarchive5497 no he did not but at that point Sparta was nothing but a shadow of its former self and was no threat to him

[@strangesightingarchive5497]

@@Noor-oh4jq oh ok

[@user-tv9cg2ct6u]

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[@user-tv9cg2ct6u]

After becoming king, David fought in several wars of expansion and consolidation with neighboring tribes, such as the Amalekites, Ammonites, Edomites, and the Moabites.

[@mdrnsprtn554]

Ohh my friend i can tell youve never seen what Laconia actually looks like Laconia is pretty deserted and dry and Laconia is a part of Peloponnese.Peloponnese is this hand like piece of land all of that is Peloponnese

[@anasevi9456]

your best animation yet, thank you!

[@jamesedgerton9165]

3:10 first Persian invasion was 492 BC and 2nd Invasion began 480 BC

[@Armorius2199]

Great video!!

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Thank you!

[@sutart6705]

I think you forgot to mention about the 6,700 other Greeks that helped the spartans at thermopylae, originally there was 1,000 lokrians, 1,000 phokians, 700 thespians, 400 from thebes, 1,200 from Arcadia or Acadia, 1,000 spartan periocoi and helots slaves or 600 helots, and finally the 300 spartans. The Persians had 2.5mil soldiers to attack them

[@wankawanka3053]

Most of them left leaving only 300 spartans ,700 thespians and 400 thebans

[@philRminiatures]

An inimitable style in the service of a fascinating history ...I enjoyed...Once again...a lot...😍😍😍

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Thankyou!

[@kaisertog7685]

Can you make a The Animated History of Macedon next? I love learning more about the Antigonid side of Macedon. Awesome work!

[@ajithsidhu7183]

This is acinet history guyyyyyyy!!!!

[@SkyClap]

Great video as always!

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Thankyou!

[@obiwanfx]

Little addittion: Sparta was never conquered by either Philip or Alexander because they deemed it a waste of time and resources to campaign all the way South to a city that didn't have the numbers for any offensive campaign itself

[@markgarin6355]

Love's the word hegemony.....

[@Jap-ball]

Cool

[@misterangel8486]

You and flashpoint history make my day again. Thx for sharing👍😎

[@ricardomartins286]

Did I just hear "300 Spartans" stated as a fact?!?!😂😂😂😂

[@sgprimetime5643]

The Sparta, was formed by a group of farmers?! Edit: the strongest army was formed by farmers?!

[@ryushogun9890]

6:21 no f's given, love sparta.

[@markinglese3874]

So Sparta was around for around 1400 years?

[@madballoonz]

Another great video!

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Thankyou!

[@tabathamgarciapereyra4510]

wow

[@everydaystoriesanimated2318]

*High Quality Video, *KEEP IT UP 😀😀

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Thankyou and stay tuned more vids on the way!

[@jamesthehedgehogofficial]

My teacher sented me this

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

Whats up with the pronunciations of the places?

[@FMK1317]

How many more time's are we gunna hear history channel's leave out the fact there was more then 300 Spartan's 🤨

[@mikek6159]

A lot of people seem to be butt hurt being that you didnt mention the other greeks that stood with the spartans

[@mikek6159]

Btw all those other greeks retreated, the spartans stayed, thats the highlight of that momemt in history.

[@IpernickTheGreat]

Your art is lovely as always, but I can still hear every time you breathe in the mike. I had the same problem too, maybe you should cut them in post xD

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Hey man, I use a noisegate to get rid of breaths basically it hones in on specific frequencies and will only let those frequencies sound. A few breaths get past it but you should have heard it before I put the noise gate on! I'm ashmatic so you can imagine how bad it sounded! Lol.

[@IpernickTheGreat]

@@AncientHistoryGuy I often record with a thick blanket over me so I often take very deep breaths in between sentences lmao. I prefer to remove them manually :)

[@artyomerickovich9924]

🥀

[@heathenfire]

SPARTAAAAAA!

[@chriswood4312]

They did ok at Cunaxa also right? So 3 wars atleast. I'm just starting on this journey but is there like an anti sparta sentiment amongst story tellers?

[@terorbeam]

Not only Sparta wasn't the only city state involved in the battle of thermopylae, but it was the 700 Thebans who decided to stay for a last stand and convinced Leonidas to stay after the pass in the mountains was discovered. And it was not to delay the Persians but because it was an excellent defence position. Also, Sparta was not a military state but a slavery state. The fantasy about them being a skillful fighters was due to propaganda. You should also mention the long rivalry between Argos and Sparta, one of the triggers of the pelopennese wars, and the Dorian settlements (Syracuse). Movies are not history books. Please, do proper research

[@Euro.Patriot]

@@janitorjohn5746 Not tactics, they got raped at Leuctra because the Thebans had a deeper left flank.

[@muslimaali6225]

Hashim whats happening

[@fennisdembo34]

great vid man! :) don't take this wrong, but: is that really how you pronounce "peloponnese" is english? i'm not a native of english, hence the question. keep up the good stuff!

[@YahBoi-zt2wl]

fennisdembo34 no I think he is from somerset

[@YahBoi-zt2wl]

It’s somewhere in the UK

[@artyomerickovich9924]

😲

[@chantaljararuse]

they should of made them the elites and also have just regular forces for quantity so they could become a huge empire and defeat thebes

[@DouchebagMcGee5987]

Vastly oversimplified but a good vid none the less

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Thankyou and Yup means I can expand on it with more videos ;)

[@alexcollins7741]

nice

[@alexcollins7741]

.

[@markwang898]

Do a history of the Indo Greeks

[@Wallyworld30]

So the Goths sacked Rome and Sparta? Most underrated group of people in history!

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

I'll get round to doing a history on the goths and visgoths at some point! Very interesting group of people

[@TheLacedaemonian300]

It was that pesky Epaminondas and Sacred Band of Thebes that truly dealt the death blow to the Spartans in the Battle of Leuctra.

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

Yup basically how it played out!

[@marinvidovic763]

Soy boy " thinking",... at it's best !

[@vladimirvladislavovichtira804]

Russia adepts it now!

[@amatresservan8206]

3:10 they were not Persian, but Achaemenid, which includes Medes/Kurds and other Aryan/Iranic people also.

[@Euro.Patriot]

The Achamenid Empire was the first notable Persian empire.

[@badr15a]

Ads 👎

[@MrWhitelightning73]

Antichrist cults 👎🏿

[@DrillEntertainmentNetwork]

sparta is overrated

[@YahBoi-zt2wl]

Ohhhhhh I get it you then accidentally searched up spartan videos, clicked this one and decided to comment on this video 🤦‍♂️ ☹️ big sad

[@DrillEntertainmentNetwork]

@@YahBoi-zt2wl salty 300 fanboy

[@YahBoi-zt2wl]

Peso Colombiano I was just saying how do you comment sparta is overrated on a Spartan video ❄️ smh that doesn’t make me salty it makes you exposed dumb fuck

[@YahBoi-zt2wl]

Peso Colombiano what happened why are you not responding 😩😭☹️

[@neiloconnor7776]

@@YahBoi-zt2wl you embarrassed him that's why😂

[@autumnquick8761]

He does not say many things correct

[@autumnquick8761]

Sparta is in crack fought off persia macadonia athens rome

[@dimitritriantafyllides682]

Nice video , but why do you keep mispronouncing Peloponnese as Penepolese?

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

I didn't even hear that! Must be my Somerset accent lol.

[@Euro.Patriot]

There's always virgins crying abput pronunciations.

[@rorycampbell7490]

Mate, your still can’t see past the spartan shroud

[@nap101ytwannabe2]

Well that’s a lie.

[@YahBoi-zt2wl]

NAP101 YT wannabe how?

[@theveryproudmoroccan2834]

Huh?

[@charlenehill7096]

why r there hands not conacted to therenbody and dislike!

[@AncientHistoryGuy]

easier to animate and i like it :)

[@rowanedy123]

They were underfed and over trained. We all know where that ends up. Many of their customs were rumours created by people hundreds of years later. A lot of it is just "legends". If the Spartans were so great. They would have won sooner and easier. As well. The Persians were not asking for war. It wasn't 300 Spartans either. It was 300 Spartans alongside 8000 other Greeks! Persia literally did ask for earth and water! The empire was too large to sustain itself and needed soil to grow agriculture. Sparta was too close-minded and if anything. Far more primal/barbaric than Persia. They wanted war. Also, They straight up demonized Persia in the movie 300 and glorified the white Greeks. A common trope of western Hollywood. A proper movie would have shown just how reasonable Persia, it's generals and emissaries were. 300 was an action movie with few historical accuracies. Even if that crippled dude didn't reveal the goat path. It would have been found by scouts in the coming days.

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

Greece is definitely not the prime real estate to grow agriculture. Good for raising Goats, but not too many resources and not enough quality soil as it is 80% Mountains. Altho I do agree that Hollywood does demonize the Persians in those films for Americas own current political interests, it still doesn't take away the Greeks achievements against the Superpower of the day....the Achaemenid Empire.

[@artyomerickovich9924]

🗑

[@letsride3016]

"Gveece is know fov its mountainous tevvain"..Had to stop watching. CVINGE!!

[@Summercamp1sland]

The Spartan population was much more then only a few thousand at their greatest existent the Spartans mobilized 20+ thousand free Spartan males