Рет қаралды 62,889
The 85 BC Battle of Orchomenos was the epic climax of the First Mithridatic War. Roman commander Lucius Cornelius Sulla once again faced Pontic general Archelaus. Outnumbered at least 4 to 1, Sulla set up camp in a valley with swamps in his back and mountains surrounding any potential escape route.
Consider supporting HoH:
►Patreon: / houseofhistory
►Become a channel member:
/ @hoh
►Leave a tip: www.paypal.me/...
Check out House of History: the Podcast
►iTunes: podcasts.apple...
►Spotify: open.spotify.c...
Socials:
►Check out my blog: www.houseofhis...
►My Twitter: / oscar_hoh
My videos tend to get arbitrarily demonetized. That is why I decided to open up a Patreon where people can support the channel. If you decide to pledge as little as 1$/month you will gain access to a monthly series exclusive to my Patrons!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
Watch my documentary series:
►History of Prussia playlist: • History of Prussia
►End of Empire - Downfall of the Qing Dynasty playlist: • End of Empire - China'...
►World War 2 playlist: • World War 2
►Hitler's Spies playlist: • Hitler's Spies
The content of this video covers events, people or concepts via a lecture-style presentation that is educational and historical in nature. Every video is original content by House of History. The events relating to conflict in this video are portrayed in their historical context without either value judgment or an ideological message attached to it. There is no intent to shock, upset or disgust. The goal of my channel is to make interesting lecture-style videos, no more, no less.
Thank you for taking the time to check out House of History, I hope you will find the films informative, interesting and enjoyable!
If you have any feedback, questions or criticism feel free to leave a comment. Your opinion truly aids me in improving the content of the channel! If you have a question, feel free to leave a comment and I will either write a reply, answer your question in a Q&A video, or make an entire video about it!
Sources:
Fox, Robin Lane. The classical world: An epic history of Greece and Rome. Penguin UK, 2006.
Kershaw, Stephen P. A Brief History of the Roman Empire. Hachette UK, 2013.
Levick, Barbara M. "Sulla's March on Rome in 88 BC." Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte H. 4 (1982): 503-508.
Mayor, Adrienne. The poison king. Princeton University Press, 2009.
Matyszak, Philip. The Enemies of Rome: From Hannibal to Attila the Hun. Thames & Hudson, 2013.
Matyszak, Philip. Mithridates the Great: Rome's indomitable enemy. Pen and Sword, 2009.
Matyszak, Philip. The Roman Empire. Oneworld Publications, 2014.
Singor, H. W., and F. G. Naerebout. Oudheid. Ambo| Anthos, 2011.
Written by House of History
Music courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Photos, paintings and imagery: Public Domain, Wikicommons
#HouseofHistory #History