Why were Alexander's Body and Tomb So Important?

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On the 11th June, 323 BC, Alexander the Great passed away. In his lifetime, he had conquered the superpower of the time and formed the greatest empire yet seen. His life is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating in history. Yet following his death, Alexander’s body became a continuing source of war, intrigue and mystery.
His body and tomb were lost, yet the legend lives on and historians are still trying to uncover clues to their whereabouts. But how did this all come about? In this two-part documentary, we shall unravel the history surrounding Alexander’s tomb and attempt to answer this question. This is the story behind Alexander’s body and his tomb, of its importance for the Diadochi and the Ptolemies, for the Romans and the Christians.
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Sources:
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.
Cartledge, P. (2004), Alexander the Great
Heckel, W. ‘The Three Thousand: Alexander’s Infantry Guard’ (2013). The Oxford Handbook of Warfare in the Classical World.
Marsden, E. W., (1977), ‘Macedonian Military Machinery and its designers under Philip and Alexander, Thessaloniki 2, 221-233.
Worthington, I. (2014), By the Spear: Philip II, Alexander the Great and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire, New York.
Wrightson, G, ‘The Nature of Command in the Macedonian Sarissa Phalanx’ (2010). History, Political Science, Philosophy and Religion Faculty Publications. 11.
Chugg, A. M. (2004), The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great, London.
Erskine, A. (2002), ‘Life after Death: Alexandria and the Body of Alexander,’ Greece and Rome 49 (2), 163-179.
Saunders, N. J. (2006), Alexander’s Tomb, New York.
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#Documentary #Alexander #Philip

[@alexandroskfs9794]

Interesting fact: There is still a Greek community in Alexandria of Egypt since the time of Alexander the Great. Some Greeks never left.

[@kamster518]

Michael Woods : In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great. This series is brilliant as he travels the journey of Alexander and meet the communities who were related to the soldiers that travelled with him. They are still all there today and tell the tales of Alexander, highly recommended!

[@Boxingbear]

There are pockets of Greek descendants of the March of the 10, 000 in communities along the coast of The Black Sea as well.

[@Boxingbear]

@@kamster518 Excellent series. Have it on DVD.

[@philburnell5148]

Actually,Hellenes started settling in Thebes (Waset) before the Greco-Persian wars.

[@jasons2199]

Nobody left the most were killed by Romans and Arabs

[@zarlei6048]

Such a powerful man that even his corpse held sway.

[@rasterbate87]

Living in the states, it reminds me of Abraham Lincoln’s famed funeral train, which drew millions from the countryside just to see the train bearing his body. The train traveled from DC to Springfield IL over three weeks, a journey of more than 1,600 miles at an (intentionally somber) top speed of 20 mph, before burying Lincoln in the Oak Ridge Cemetery, where his mausoleum is adorned by bronzes and fine stone sculptures.

[@jgvtc559]

@@rasterbate87 dont talk about statues they'll tear em down

[@lakshmipraveen8734]

but, because of the Alexander , we lost the great Achaemenid Empire which was great then Macedonia, Rome and other Greek empires. so, why did led Achaemenid to end. even then they are only few or single digit of Empires like Achaemenid Empire. did Alexander is Great? I think Kings like Cyrus, Darius, Ashok, Xerxes , khosrou anushirawar and few more when compering to all kings of different empires over the world. Alexander was Great in wars . so, he got Alexander The Great, but he was poor in ruling the kingdom, he try to ruling the kingdom by wars, think about Cyrus The Great he won the Babylon city without single drop of Blood . and he freed the jews from slaves and built second jew temple this for to unification of different groups , different cultures and different religions. but Alexander he burn the city named Thebes because when Alexander did eventually attack and capture the city, he had lost all patience. All those not killed in the fighting, he sold into slavery, then burnt the city to the ground as an example to the other Greek states. There were no further rebellions during Alexander's lifetime. is this make Great? i think no. i think Darius 3 is greater then Alexander(Great in war). what do you think? is i am correct or not?

[@westnblu]

@@lakshmipraveen8734 Are u correct? U have to consider Alexanders age in comparison to the other kings u mention. Yes he was a great strategist but he lacked wisdom which comes with age. Not all victories of Alexander involved warfare. Many cities welcomed him as a liberator others proclaimed him a pharaoh which boosted his ego even more! haha His adrenalin was his driving force but he was also schooled on the classics and believed it was his destiny to rule and conquer a divine gift he believed.

[@lakshmipraveen8734]

@@westnblu ok, he should not burndown the Persepolis which also burned of Persia texts and History. Because he is an kid king

[@cernunnos_lives]

I still can't believe that Alexander's own men killed each other over his dead body. I wonder how pissed off he would've been. They destabilized everything he fought for.

[@keizoxd5623]

Cernunnos Wild yes lmao its like the Empire in warhammer 40k after the Emperor is stuck on his golden Toilet, everyone is fighting against each other. Imperials get killed by Space Marines and they get killed by Super Female Marines lmao

[@petrospetromixos6962]

Its Ptolemy fault basicly,imagine to steal the dead body of your leader that is send to his family just to gain political power

[@cautarepvp2079]

@@keizoxd5623 and what happens next? When will emperor come back?

[@innosanto]

Man, he might even have killed him. Poisoned him. It could be someone high in the ranks. Just look at it. They benefited. They became Kings. Or maybe they or one of them didn't and someone else did. But they in some ways benefitted. They would still be satraps or almost Kings as well before maybe don't know or mayne they would go to a new expedition and new battle as generals don't know. Alexander would definitely make new expedition.

[@nekogaming5300]

@@innosanto No...alexander would never have invaded east again due to the lands he already had lacked stability in the alightest while the west and south was beyond poor with the north being thracia and other such peoples who didn’t have any further wealth wo it would not have been needed to initiate another invasion considering there was nothing left to gain. Italy was as close to a second invasion as possible yet it was really only the greek half of it that was wealthy during this period as this predates roman wealth that caused italy to become a superpower...alexander didn’t have anywhere to go that would make it worthwhile considering the period

[@CogitoEdu]

While drawing the art for this video I had to stare at a bunch of old Greek statues. The constant barrage of abs has pressured me into joining a gym :D

[@UpcycleElectronics]

that beats the other option....a nudist colony :)

[@nodosa994]

Be thankful you only had to look at abs!

[@Nokard]

Hahaha!!

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

On the other hand, the genitals of some of those nude statues make a man feel very adequate

[@wax_simulacra8310]

Love you cogito

[@peterchasten2790]

Imagine being so Bad-ass that even your corpse has massive power.

[@prasunkumar117]

Jojo Saint corpse flashbacks

[@DuxDrive]

@@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 No one can say that about Alexander the Great of Macedon

[@DeyaViews]

@@zaeh5041 Damn that's some wild necromancy

[@e.v4892]

I mean you could probably use it as a catalyst to summon him as a Rider-Class Servant.

[@erevos5517]

@@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 it has happened in the past. During medieval times john chrisostome a famous Christian spokesman he thought of the story of Alexander as fabricated ("In comparison to the truth behind Jesus")

[@DiamandaHagan]

The mental gymnastics needed to believe Ptolemy was Alexanders half brother (through Phillip) but also that Alexander wasn't Phillip's son must have been amazing.

[@KingsandGenerals]

People do that

[@AA-lz4wq]

A certain US presidential candidate claimed to be a native american... the mental gymnastics never end.

[@ninadiamant8937]

beep boop A certain president claimed to be a good businessman....with a failed casino, university, airline etc.

[@rasterbate87]

Good thing that doesn’t happen today.

[@ninadiamant8937]

@Generous Principle What's your problem sweetheart? Melting?

[@ChrisPrantza]

0:42 for the non Greek speakers it says: “I was always wondering if people actually read those when they watch the videos” 😂😂😂

[@georgeevangel4292]

There is always Google Translate

[@hogg8888]

very good of you sir

[@thor4259]

Thanks

[@Irene-iu9sj]

Kαι βέβαια τα διαβάζουμε.......ακόμα και όταν οι αυτόματοι υπότιτλοι είναι της συμφοράς,ότι προλάβουμε,καλό είναι.

[@TruthSayer2007]

Lol thank you

[@ssumrall70]

If Alexander didn't decompose it is possible he was only in a coma and not dead. The circumstances of his death lead many to suspect poisoning which could have caused such a coma. If Alexander died by embalming that is tragic!

[@dikersonmana5484]

lol he will be burn

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

@Vlodec solder not butcher.

[@nicholas5652]

@Vlodec you're kind of stupid aren't you? Measuring men in a time of conquerors by today's standards...Very very stupid

[@corettaha7855]

Vlodec lots of Persians are British, you racist trash.

[@spiralinglight]

@Vlodec if people keep calling you stupid you might wanna look into that a little deeper

[@tengiz]

When they showed the body of Alexander to Octavian and asked whether he wants to see the body of Ptolemy, he answered that He came to see the king not the dead

[@KingsandGenerals]

We will talk about it in the second episode. :-)

[@sameerbhutta2899]

Not a bunch of corpses

[@user-tj9ks1zv7k]

Knowing ancient times his bones were probably thrown in a shallow grave.

[@monalisa3549]

Alexander achieved the closest thing to immortality.

[@JodenPaoloPeroy]

Alexander is such a powerful figure that even in death his memory held sway amongst the dynasties of the Diadochi. Great video!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Well, he was deified, even before he died, so that was a continuation. :-)

[@simonpeter5032]

Alexander would have been proud.. “To whom would you see the kingdom go to?” _”To the strong”_

[@VandalCleaver]

Simon Peter Roma Invicta, he would have been elated.

[@diogeniscruyff1084]

Τω κρατίστω......which has many meanings,in free translation you could say to the strongest but litterally means to one who prevails or is more capable!

[@TheEnemiesEnemy]

I’m no historian but from the little I know, Alexander didn’t appear to politic his way into power, and he executed anyone that showed signs of corruption and deceit. So I don’t know if he would have valued this kind of political power displayed

[@mrzed2349]

To the STRONGEST. was the exact phrase

[@simonpeter5032]

@@TheEnemiesEnemy Is not ruling by fear politics in of itself? Athena/Minerva was the goddess of military strategy and wisdom, which go hand in hand.

[@williamflores2079]

So basically the Egyptians were obsessed with Alexander because he was of the Egyptian royal family even though he wasn't related to the Egyptian family at all and was from another part of the world

[@proniak1]

he was declared pharaoh on egypt

[@nostress1193]

What does it matter where the dust of Alexander is and where his grave is? The only thing that really matters is that the grave of Jesus Christ is empty and that he will come back to judge the world soon. The Bible predicted life and dead of Alexander and the Greek Empire in the Book of Daniel from the beginning to the end centuries before it happend and it came just as God planned. Alexander is dead. Jesus lives. That's the only thing that matters. Maranatha.

[@anthonycabrera4041]

Alexander himself was fascinated with the tomb of osiris, he had incredibly interest in egyptian pharoahs, during his conquering of the known world he stopped after a battle to find the tomb of osiris, in fact when he found the tomb it was ram sacked by thiefs, he has the tomb rebuilt! Its weird the the connections

[@williamflores2079]

@@nostress1193 lol it matters because was one of the greatest and most influential men in history.Also no one knows if jesus' tomb was empty so get outta here

[@_Dat_Edgy_Boi_]

@@nostress1193 to quote Stalin, despite being a tyrant he did have a couple good quotes "How many divisions does God have?"

[@crossbowcarrol4408]

Thanks for this video! My grandmother was born and raised in Alexandria-Greek Egyptian girl. She told me that in the streets there were people digging everywhere and she was told they were trying to find Alexanders tomb, this always got me interested in his tomb! Cheers ya beautiful bastards

[@haha3429]

I’m a native Egyptian Alexandrian and your comment reminded me of my father telling me about his memories with his Greek and Italian friends. The city’s heritage still exists even when things are getting worse at the moment. Love from Egypt.

[@crossbowcarrol4408]

Amr Ezzat Wow thanks! I related your message to my yiayia! She said it gave her goosebumps, her sister went to Alexandria about 25 years ago. Poor woman cried when she saw the place had dramatically changed since.

[@bagiee1]

Tell them to not bother to dig anymore. Alexander's tomb has already been found since 1989, in Oasis Siwa, south-west of Alexandria. If you want to see it, you need to travel there.

[@1685Violin]

I thought the tomb was never found. I have watched various documentaries about the mystery and they still have never found the tomb or the body.

[@bagiee1]

Watch this video (in the link) with the woman who talks about the Tomb she found in Siwa Oasis... its the only one i found with English subtitles. (it has 2 parts) kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3O9Y5iLpp1mndU

[@zzman305]

I'm (and several notable members of the archeological community) fairly certain that the mausoleum in Alexandria that contained his coffin likely fell into the sea after multiple earthquakes. Alexandria's current coastline is nowhere near the same as it was during the reign of Ptolemy, having been constantly deformed and morphed by geology. Whether the body of Alexander was still INSIDE the tomb at the time of the collapse is another question.

[@hughcapetien]

Best explanation yet as to why the mummy of Alexander hasn't been located.

[@ElCarboon]

Or that or it was the muslims who kept blundering historical sites when they rose to ultimate power

[@botalerico3374]

Simon he is here in the States. It's hard to understand but the evidence does not lie. Harry's work is outstanding. I suggest you look at his work

[@joshuanielson2091]

Fell into the sea?

[@botalerico3374]

No Josh in a man made cave.

[@quma2590]

This proves we need Indiana Jones .

[@KingsandGenerals]

Or Lara Croft. :-)

[@1Deejay7]

What about kassandra

[@blaustein_autor]

Actually it would make things much worse, because Indy would find the corpse with a 100% certainty, buch then use it as a shield against the laser-guns of Undead Nazi Generals who of course followed him. And in the end, even the great hidden funeral complex would lie in ashes. What makes me sad is the thought that all of that might exactly be what already happened (well, maybe not the part about the Undead Nazi Generals, but who knows?) and some low-life pieces of shit just cut the corpse into ten pieces and sold them to some Russion billionaires.

[@innosanto]

@@blaustein_autor hahaha

[@raavhollywood]

@@blaustein_autor Whoa...Ok feel ya

[@yvanthedrakon]

Alexander in his tomb: "WILL YOU JUST LET ME REST IN PEACE?!!"

[@DarkW0lverine]

The ancient Hellenic claypot art & statues gives this such an awesome authenticity and really draws you into that period A round of applause to the art production team at Kings & Generals

[@moviejose3249]

Who needed TVs and Soap Operas back then? They had drama in real life.

[@Kakeru2Kurosawa]

and still now

[@dhlhthriwdhskissos9606]

They had game of thrones in real life, well, game of empires

[@kj2532]

Must have been fun

[@stringtheoryguitars4952]

@@kj2532 Nah, I'll just watch it on TV.

[@tr1stan007]

Fun Facts: In some accounts, Alexander named Perdiccas as his heir. However Perdiccas was only intended as an interim ruler. The commander of the Macedonian funeral cart escort, Arrhidaeus, had likely been in cahoots with Ptolemy for some time. At the same time as Ptolemy emphasised (and most certainly exaggerated) his closeness to Alexander in his account of Alexander's campaign (that survives to us in Arrian's Anabasis), he was sure to portray Perdiccas in as negative a light as possible. This is a main reason why Perdiccas' name is unfairly washed over in many history books today. CRAZY THEORY: There is an interesting, albeit far-fetched theory that Alexander was not dead but actually had fallen into a comatose state on the 11th June 323 BC! It would explain why his body had not decayed after many days! It is more likely however that the whole story Alexander's body had not rotted is a later fictional story to help further portray Alexander as this almost-divine figure! No details of Alexander’s primary tomb in Alexandria survive but we can assume it was designed to be very notable. Ptolemy had likely been inspired by the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus that he had seen on his travels with Alexander. It is not far-fetched to suggest Alexander's tomb was equally awe-inspiring in design. To Alexander's generals - and more importantly, his Macedonian soldiers - Alexander was much more than a mere mortal. They believed that following his death Alexander had ascended to take his place among the gods. Their belief of a divine Alexander is why the carriage was constructed as a temple. Whether Ptolemy IV Philopator used Alexander’s original tomb as the basis for the Soma or constructed it somewhere else in Alexandria is unclear, but the latter is more likely. Both Augustus and Hadrian visited Alexander’s body. Is possible that upon viewing Alexander’s tomb, both wished to be buried in tombs similar in shape to that of Alexander - hence why it is possible the Soma was circular-shaped. The story of Nectanebo as Alexander's father survives in the Greek Alexander Romance. Stay tuned for more Diadochi!

[@MrJustfajar]

Bless you and these fun facts!

[@UpcycleElectronics]

What are the odds that Alexander was actually killed on the embalming bed? If his body was still in good condition after a period of days, I imagine it was quite possible he was still alive, but was in a physical state well beyond the medical capabilities of the age.

[@timafterdark3759]

Alexzander also had not only blond hair but also two different eye colors. One blue and dark brown

[@tr1stan007]

There is an interesting, albeit far-fetched theory that Alexander was not dead but actually in a comatose state! More likely however that the whole story alexander's body had not rotted is a later fictional story to help further portray alexander as this almost-divine figure!

[@Monkey_SK]

In the descriptions of Alexander's body being found not decaying, are they overwhelmingly powerful descriptions, or are they treated with surprise and then never mentioned again?

[@alexanderthegreat445]

Stop pandering to my ego, it’s too much.

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

Shut up, everyone knows you were a total egomaniac

[@MilanPavlovic540]

And megaloman.

[@bjarke7886]

Alexander died more than 2000 years ago, this is a fake profile!!!

[@MilanPavlovic540]

Bjarke Erichsen Are you dumb? Don't you see we are joking... Can't believe idiots like that exist.

[@bjarke7886]

r/whoosh

[@KingsandGenerals]

Second part of the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/moDKkIKlg9B2gMU Our good friend Epic History TV, just released a marvelous video on Alexander and his speech to the mutinous army. It is must-watch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ2ue3eti86BgdU

[@moviejose3249]

Ptolemy would of been a great writer of soap operas had he lived in modern times.

[@pxmafamily3209]

Yes we read that things when we watch the video :P The one that we know greek at least :P

[@Itachi029Achiko]

Kings and Generals August 12 is coming. would be glad if you could surprise us with Didgori. :)

[@brendancarlton7326]

I like this.

[@christermi]

Liked before watching the video ;-). To be honest , I didn't know most things pictured in the video . You guys did an awesome research :-)

[@kelpochan5630]

Ahh, I came here because of the Moon Knight series. Then I realized that this is really amazing to learn. And I also like how in the series the Egyptian culture is well introduced, even though this is a superhero series.

[@IamTsu123]

Bruh same lol

[@unibrowmexican9001]

History is actually really interesting when school doesn't forces it down your throat. Cool to see that the series sparked your curiosity. keep going! Egypt and the ancient world can be very fascinating.

[@BasileosHerodou]

If you think fucken Moon Knight represents egyptian culture well...

[@cosifantutte1071]

I was at Siwa Oasis in Egypt in the 80's. Locals were adamant that Alexander the Great's body is buried there.

[@ImThAtGuY90]

Cosi Fan Tutti Did you see Bayek

[@DanLvK]

@@ImThAtGuY90 yes last night I saw him chasing a paroh on the street at 3 am

[@ImThAtGuY90]

@@DanLvK lol

[@jasons2199]

Did you meet bayek?

[@_Ocariao]

I'm impressed how you all make video after video better and better! What a wonderful was this one in particular. I'm glad that you have listened us about biography. That time was a biography of a dead body LOL You all have my extreme respect!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you for your support. :-) I don't think, we will have direct biographies anytime soon, but there will be more on the topics like that. :-)

[@nikiioakimidou4627]

if ever found it will be the most important and priceless discovery ever

[@populistrevolution5197]

The colours, pictures, details & art work is like drugs to my eyes. I need to know what happons next

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks :-) Working on the second episode. :-)

[@dhlhthriwdhskissos9606]

Long story short, the roman empire

[@bmxmeister8138]

0:43 greek to english: "I always wandered if people read these things when watching a video"

[@SamuelHallEngland]

Ptolemy is a really dirty player. How on Earth did he secure Egypt for himself whilst other Macedonian characters fought amongst themselves for much smaller holdings?

[@KingsandGenerals]

He started building his power base there, even before Alexander passed away.

[@bagiee1]

Maybe the dirty player was not Ptolemy after all, but the rest Macedonian characters who wanted to undermine Alexander's legacy, and fought for to keep Alexander's stuff for themselves.

[@cgavin1]

I think Ptolemy was a clever and shrewd operator. He did well to survive all those battles and was wise enough to quit while Alexander was slipping in to paranoia and alcoholism in the east. He built a power base for himself and didn't over-extend or take big risks on things like internal squabbles among the first Diadochi. He was pro-active in the fallout but didn't leave his power base or take armies too far away from it to compete for the rest of Alexander's 'empire'. His flex was always economical.

[@rasterbate87]

Might makes right plus diplomatic smarts. The same reason Rome succeeded

[@Boxingbear]

He was the smartest of all the surviving Generals. He picked Egypt because it was easier to defend, had a relatively easy populace to rule over ( civil war was unlikely) and he picked his alliances with great care.

[@kostasn7239]

Alexandros, the Great of the Hellenes. The man who united all the Greek City-States against the common enemy, Persians. Master of the war strategy. Always with numerical disadvantage, always the winner. "I'm not afraid an army of lions commanded by a sheep, I'm afraid an army of sheep commanded by a lion", his words. 🇬🇷

[@zlatkoordevski5754]

you wish.... Only real MACEDONIANS knows the truth and the fact that Alexander the GREAT MACEDONIAN rests in the heart of great MACEDONIAN empire… greeks (invented in 1827) believe in german-nordic false history

[@ChrisUzunovski]

From MACEDONIA

[@user-fg6ov7rf1m]

​@Chris Uzunovski the Greek makedon the other is slavs

[@aokiaoki4238]

Alexander the Great last words were : "Beware of the Bulgarian scams !!"

[@proudhellene5874]

Hahahahahha

[@arifhendriyana4399]

lmao

[@zoeapostolidou3964]

@Arthur Valkan who hurt you?

[@zoeapostolidou3964]

@Arthur Valkan your lack of knowledge and education in general

[@zoeapostolidou3964]

@Arthur Valkan 'my village' is Athens, actually. This is so idiotic, my God. You know, people don't typically reproduce with the enemy, right? Not unless they are forced to, most times. The 400 years of slavery have little to do with our genetics. Actually, if you've bothered to research at all, you'd know that DNA studies have shown that the DNA of modern Greeks and ancient Greeks is basically the same. Hell, I don't know what kind of propaganda you've gone through but I'm genuinely sorry.

[@theprogenitor951]

Great vid as always. Keep up the great work guys!!

[@angelosliotscos5861]

I was born in Greek Macedonia to a Greek mother of Roman origin and a Macedonian father. Alex rode his horse into my birthplace twice to recruit warriors for his army. I followed his trail along the Anatolian coast and saw the drums of his army still being used at weddings in a remote mountaintop village in northern Greece. Day one in grade one, they teach you about Alexander. Apparently, he taught Macedonians only to fight to the death as anything less was not worth it. But then he said to instantly kill anyone who insults you, regardless of the consequences.

[@Manos_Plakias]

I just love your work and the details of the video! Please keep up the great work! Thank you!!

[@KingsandGenerals]

We will, thank you for watching! :-)

[@mariosathens1]

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ O ΜΑΚΕΔΩΝ The King who united all the Greek cities and Kingdoms (except Sparta) and defetead their old rivals, the mighty Persian Empire.

[@gorankarafilovski84]

The king that concord the World in the name of Macedonia....as Macedonian

[@augustus8913]

@@gorankarafilovski84 You are right. You can't be Macedonian without being Greek tho.

[@BoogieBubble]

@@gorankarafilovski84 Enjoy your identity crisis slav. The rest of the world knows real history.

[@johnmech5365]

@@gorankarafilovski84 ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΊΑ not monkeydonia

[@deliriumbee4678]

@@gorankarafilovski84 ofc its Macedonia and not makedonski or alexandrovski

[@biffyqueen]

Ptolemy wanted the body to legitimize his rule in Egypt, where bodies were super important. I like to think he knew that the Empire wasn't going to last and rushed out to call Dibs on the most valuable part of it, but to make himself more acceptable to the Egyptians he needed Alexander's body. He's a fun character.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Where's Waldo? 300BC edition

[@vsvrp1995]

I am so addicted to your channel that i stopped searching for remaining story on wikipedia. I just want to watch the next part on your channel.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@Ikaros1994]

Long live the greatest Greek, the greatest human who has ever lived! Long live Alexander the Great! Long live the great Greek kingdom of Macedonia! Ζητω Ο Μεγας Αλεξανδρος! Ζητω η Μακεδονια! Ζητω το εθνος!

[@BillyJackHammonds]

calm down zorbass, alxander was macedonian

[@Ikaros1994]

@@BillyJackHammonds yes he was. Macedonian = Greek. So yeah thanks.

[@abhinavtiku4501]

"Power resides where men believe it resides." - Varys, 'Game of Thrones'

[@vinodvarghese78]

Oh man! You guys are good! You have left everyone on a cliffhanger, what happened to Alexander's body ;) Look forward to the next upload. Cheers!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you, my friend. :-)

[@lakisicalija5267]

No one knows for sure.

[@hughcapetien]

I am speculating, that the future Roman emperor Octavian (Augustus) in his "mopping up" operation in Alexandria, Egypt had secretly absconded with the body of the Macedonian King and transported it back to Italy in some undisclosed location. Another "feather in his cap" to celebrate his primacy over the "known world."

[@vinodvarghese78]

Hugh Lusignan that's an interesting thought. Romans are known for taking away relics and spoils of war, both religious and political.

[@cgavin1]

@@vinodvarghese78 .. a more than reasonable quantity of which ended up at the bottom of the Agean Sea.

[@elijah111]

Hope to see more of these videos on historic individuals! The lives of individuals like the founders of religions and great empires would become so much more interesting with your format.

[@KingsandGenerals]

More on the way!

[@jonasjojofalco9896]

I just love Alexander related videos. Thanks guys

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching!

[@DMS-pq8]

When he was asked who should succeed him, Alexander said, “the strongest”

[@BlokeBritish]

not Alexander - Alexander the Great

[@basvanderhorst9633]

Great video, as always!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you, good sir. :-)

[@nickk5043]

Alexander the Great 🇬🇷

[@stamatioskatsoufis9846]

Amazing work

[@Monkey_SK]

I feel like you made this video just off the back of comments and questions, in your other great series on Alexander's Empire after his death, which is great. I can't wait for the second part!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Not really. :-) To be honest, it was more about the recent finding in Egypt. :-)

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

"Governor Ptolemy, I have a cunning plan." - S. Baldrick

[@chumplestiltskin7927]

Jokes on you, I'm already subscribed to the great courses +.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep, they have a great service. :-)

[@JJ33438]

excellent presentation thank you. one of the most fascinating men in history.

[@logang7778]

Another great vid guys. Always learn something on Thursdays and Sundays.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Glad to hear that, more on the way!

[@alimirzaee4689]

The best historical channel on youtube

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@HxH2011DRA]

HA! Peps in the past sure were silly *looks at current political climate* ...

[@corettaha7855]

The Hunter x Hunter 2011 Dickriding Association human nature carries on being silly. 🤪

[@Kh088]

that had to be the smoothest plug i've ever seen on youtube. it was a good 20 seconds before i realized i was watching an advertisement lol

[@elite8884]

Excellent video keep them coming I'm hooked

[@KingsandGenerals]

Working on the second part!

[@AuthenticDarren]

I'm eagerly awaiting part II already.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Working on it!

[@paulkaye4924]

I got this "random" video suggestion on my phone after playing Assassin's Creed Origions on my PS4...🤔 Anyway, good video

[@EternianIrish]

Very interesting, thank you. You always select interesting topics.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching. :-)

[@Cody0ne5]

Every day I watch your videos. Alexander the Great was the greatest man to conquer almost the entire world

[@mobyshun7885]

Who's here after watching MOON KNIGHT???

[@Larsanator]

I saw a documentary a couple few years ago where a couple of guys took up the challenge of finding what happened to the Cadaver of Alexander and after much sleuthing believe they found it hidden in the tomb of a Saint in some chapel in Venice. The Sun Burst Seal of the Macedonian Kings is on this obscure Saints tomb.

[@brokenbridge6316]

Interesting video. Never wondered what happened to Alexander's body. All I knew was that it had ended up in Alexandria and that it. My thanks to those who made this video a reality.

[@Miamcoline]

Great choice of topic and video as usual!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Appreciate the feedback. :-)

[@Anglomachian]

Sargon: I am the greatest and most renowned conqueror of all time! Cyrus: Hold my beer. Alexander: Hold my spare wine.

[@Razzy1312]

Temujin: Hold my kumis.

[@zizouace4890]

Khalid bin walid : hold my zam zam water

[@samuelademeso9041]

Stalin: hold my vodka

[@samuelademeso9041]

Disney: hold my Mickey

[@ronaldcatre1392]

Dora- hold my bag

[@MikaSinghLookalike]

Who's here after Moon Knight?

[@williamspence1294]

Excellant job

[@SirCopperfield]

Epic History Brought me here. Love that channel.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for coming over, enjoy your stay. :-)

[@KHK001]

Amazing!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks :-)

[@matthewortiz4154]

If you go to the national museum in Istanbul (Constantinople) there are alot of amazing things. It is one of the best museums in the world. The Ottoman Empire (defeated in WW1) was extremely wealthy and powerful for a long time. The emperors had quite a collection of valuable historical items. One wing is filled with ancient Greek tombs. They are very impressive! One of them is said to be the tomb of Alexander. This one is a truly stunning work of art. It is amazing. No one contests that the tombs of his generals are those of his generals. But, because of myth they refuse to believe that the one which is such a work of art it is of unimaginable cost to be Alexander's. Personally, having seen them. I am willing to accept it as Alexander's tomb. It seems more reasonable to me than the myth.

[@Develpup]

Matthew Ortiz I work nearby Istanbul. I might try to check that out. A lot of historical stuff there, I'm sure. Any recommendations?

[@pablofreeman8808]

Fuck Turkey

[@matthewortiz4154]

OK, let's attack them and take it. I have no problem with that. My point was that its impressive enough that I believe it is his tomb.

[@matthewortiz4154]

The museum is quite large. I think it would take two days if you wanted to see everything really in there. I saw 3 buildings. One was very ancient items, bronze age until through Egyptian rule. One was Greek stuff. Then one was pre-judean and early Islamic. The pre-judean stuff I think it rediculous. Probably the emperor paid alot of money for fakes. The early Islamic I don't know if I believe it to be 100% real, but probably overall yes. The Greek stuff however is very hard to fake. Those tombs are thousands of pounds of innately carved marble and it is too easy to look at them and tell authenticity. There are other buildings there also that I didn't have time to see. If you go to Istanbul and haven't before; the city is full of impressive things. I wouldn't leave though without seeing the walls of Constantinople (no guards, you can climb them!!!! I did almost get myself killed running through unlit tower staircases that ended up having a section out. dangerous but was fun as hell). Also the Hagia Sophia. The way it was built, it won't last much longer. It could collapse in a day or in 20 years, engineers aren't sure; but they can't afford to repair it. It likely won't make it to the end of my lifetime, so I'm glad I fit that one in.

[@matthewortiz4154]

The museum is quite large. I think it would take two days if you wanted to see everything really in there. I saw 3 buildings. One was very ancient items, bronze age until through Egyptian rule. One was Greek stuff. Then one was pre-judean and early Islamic. The pre-judean stuff I think it rediculous. Probably the emperor paid alot of money for fakes. The early Islamic I don't know if I believe it to be 100% real, but probably overall yes. The Greek stuff however is very hard to fake. Those tombs are thousands of pounds of innately carved marble and it is too easy to look at them and tell authenticity. There are other buildings there also that I didn't have time to see. If you go to Istanbul and haven't before; the city is full of impressive things. I wouldn't leave though without seeing the walls of Constantinople (no guards, you can climb them!!!! I did almost get myself killed running through unlit tower staircases that ended up having a section out. dangerous but was fun as hell). Also the Hagia Sophia. The way it was built, it won't last much longer. It could collapse in a day or in 20 years, engineers aren't sure; but they can't afford to repair it. It likely won't make it to the end of my lifetime, so I'm glad I fit that one in.

[@denniscleary7580]

Alexander the great is one of my all-time favorite historical figures and military commanders

[@jinnmallik5459]

AWESOME this was a BRILLIANT well ENTERTAINING production to GAIN a little KNOWLEDGE ... the Cost a Fraction of Your TIME.

[@anthonycabrera4041]

Alex was fascinated with finding the tomb of osiris when hearing stories of him, he went on his journey of taking over the known world, he made a stop at the pharoah tomb (osiris) found it ruined and robbed. He ordered his men to rebuild the tomb. So it wouldn't be that far fetched that he wasa a descendent of the egyptians..

[@BlindGus]

"Πάντα αναρωτιόμουν αν οι άνθρωποι διαβάζουν αυτά τα πράγματα όταν παρακολουθούν βίντεο". Yes we do, and we understand them also!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Good :-)

[@chris.asi_romeo]

Excellent presentation 👏👏👏👏

[@Luxfero1000]

Ho,ho,i love my beloved ancestor's history,thanks for making this!

[@Joao_Henrique.Avgvstvs]

Very good !! Perfect videos Excelente o fato de legendas disponíveis em português br

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you for watching!

[@HoldmyBeerSon]

Who's here after MOONKNIGHT ?

[@BTM866]

This explains a lot with Alexander's Tomb in AC Origins

[@michaelcarroll7077]

Very good presentation Thank you

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching, the second part is in the works!

[@mohamedsalama7313]

There was a tomb found in Alexandria last month while workers were working on a building. Some suspect that it is Alexander's tomb.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep, that is why, we decided to research. :-)

[@marvelfannumber1]

Well they opened it recently, and even if it was Alexander (which is doubtful), the bodies inside were so badly decayed that there's currently no way to be certain. Sewage had apperantly leaked into the Sarcophagus which caused the bodies inside to be severely damaged and filled with literal shit. Dissapointing, I know.

[@innosanto]

mohamed salama if it is Alexander’s I guess there will be clues in the tomb

[@asfm2]

2:19 Couldn't help but notice that menacing E just sitting there.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Good catch!

[@zhshsG7]

For those who don't speak Greek in 0:40 it reads "I've always wondered if people read those things when they watch a video". Really amusing sir, another well-put video.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep :-)

[@MustafaAndroid]

Love the animations

[@giannisd.6587]

My god was like... WHY DID THE VIDEO STOPPED?! then I saw part II and I calmed.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Everything is under control... :-)

[@VladTevez]

Which program was used for the amazing designing and animations? Kudos!

[@CogitoEdu]

Illustrator to make all the assets and After Effects to animate everything :D

[@karlhans6678]

i would have thought 3DS Max or Maya.

[@KingsandGenerals]

AE is very powerful and our dear Cogito is ever-improving. :-)

[@4TheWinQuinn]

Cogito the art is a treat. Love it.

[@karlhans6678]

@create Tube umadbro?

[@jchen3]

Nice job, Devin

[@roziko5311]

Alexander the Great was, is and always will be my favorite ruler! Since childhood, I dreamed of finding his tomb, but unfortunately such dreams don't come true...

[@chabowjackson1391]

0:42 how lucky I am that I learned greek. And yes, I read everything on screen - even if I have to pause it

[@Solon7]

Greetings from Greece my friend.

[@alexanderthegreat8071]

You servants! I will never tell you where my new grave is ever!!! Let me rest and peace, please.

[@gianlucaborg195]

Very interesting video - Keep it up!

[@KingsandGenerals]

We will, thank you!

[@marbet2395]

Thanks!!! Waiting for the second part!!!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! Working on it.

[@marbet2395]

Kings and Generals 💚

[@TobeWilsonNetwork]

I remember that one of Clive Cussler's globetrotting pulp novels had the final twist of Alexander's sarcophagus actually being buried in an Aztec mound somewhere in Mexico.

[@orthoglobus]

Watch this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWmuaXigdrOrptE

[@christermi]

2:19 Aegae was the first capital city of Macedon

[@TALessman]

Another very excellent video

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much!

[@Jacobo9699]

I love Alexander. Thank you guys,you are the best

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching!

[@nydabeats]

When I come to this channel looking for the history fix... its like I'm smoking that good good dope!!

[@KingsandGenerals]

:-)

[@camparsons335]

Did the Egyptians also worship the Greek gods (mainly Dionysus)? I ask because during the Philadelphus parade they mentioned a Greek god and no other Egyptian gods.

[@nemesisgenesis2995]

exactly why this video is rubbish. It’s not completely accurate

[@jgmaster12]

Your video's are becomming better and better, where is it gonna end??? :)

[@KingsandGenerals]

I am sure that there is a ceiling, but we are doing our best. Thanks for the kind words. :-)

[@iAkis4]

we all know it's somewhere in Vatican as thousands of ancient Greek books...