Yale Historian Explains Alexander The Great's Genius

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[@maidenvoyage8376]

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[@John-mf1sz]

Oh yeah, for sure. Why the hell is he still dicking around with Schulz’s pod? He’s way too talented to be a side couch guy to that moron.

[@delilahluau]

This was so good. This is becoming one of my favorite channels on KZbin.

[@CampGagnon]

thank you Delilah

[@lukenichols9647]

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[@devotedrain1017]

It’s very refreshing to see a historian talk with such fluidity about the time of Alexander the Great while also mentioning the lack of reliable historical source materials there are. Great episode!

[@JDValeriano]

Bro, finally a great podcast about Alexander The Great. One of the people that almost conquered the world

[@Portcityline]

My boy Mark , getting a compliment for a smart question from a Yale professor my man lol

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[@CampGagnon]

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[@Dru517]

@@CampGagnonget told in stone on here bro. He’s a real deal Roman Greek historian.

[@ilijas3041]

I always enjoy history content that focuses on deep understanding of history. Most history content revolves around when and to some extent how things happened, the same way school books have been doing it, killing the interest in history in most of the people from very early age. "Why" is really the interesting part, not when and how. I really liked the talk of logistics for example. People in our time usually cant comprehend that huge part of life in every segment revolved around food. Just food and the ability to keep people fed, which really shows in military campaigns where availability or lack of food could turn a huge army from the rulers greatest asset into his worst nightmare and even demise. And it all happens within days. Great job, keep rocking

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Thanks man...i was searching for a podcast about Alexander for almost 1 year and finally got it ❤❤

[@90minuteballer]

Best damn podcast on the planet 🏕️

[@AnthonyGhandour]

This, Joey Diaz, Joe Rogan, Julian Dorey, and Theo Von best pods and best upcoming Matthew cox!

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[@keatonwoods60]

Well no but okay

[@AnthonyGhandour]

@@keatonwoods60 you’re favorites? Sorry forgot number 1 Joey Diaz

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[@nicki_meier]

Fun fact. The indigenous painting besides the elephant sketch is done by my great uncle Buck McCain! Funny seeing it on a KZbin video!

[@erikschlick2324]

Great episode. Would love maps as you talk. I know it might not be possible but I think it would be helpful

[@Phillyvol5]

He was a little all over the place but yeah that would be cool

[@deltchev72787]

I'm born 20 mins from where Alexander the Great received the prophecy by the priestesses of the famed Dionysus Oracle that he would conquer the world - Perperikon, right by Kardjali, Bulgaria. It is truly a unique place to see and a cool little connection. Great Pod Mark, I think it is time to set up camp on the top of Perperikon to do an episode, its Bulgaria, it can be arranged :)

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[@roseannrobertson5430]

Love the live podcasts now

[@PKAClips]

Great episode

[@enlightened4845]

Alexander the Great is the reason why the New Testament was written in Greek.

[@epitherex]

No sure about that. It’s written in Greek because that’s where Christianity spread to. To Anatolia and Greece. Also, Greek at the time was an academic language (lingua Franca) of the region.

[@enlightened4845]

@@epitherex And why do you think Greek was the lingua franca of the region by the time Christianity came around? The Christian gospels were written in the 1st century AD and Alexander's empire was founded in the 4th Century BC. Alexander's conquests spread Greek language, culture, literature, and arts throughout the Eastern Mediterranean and beyond. Hellenistic influence flourished for centuries. The gospels were written in Greek because by the 1st century AD almost everyone in the Eastern Mediterranean, who was worth their weight in salt, could speak at least conversational Greek. Heck, many Jews of the time (in and around Palestine) could not read or speak their native Hebrew language anymore hence why the Old Testament was translated from Hebrew into Greek (The Septuagint). This, so that the Jews who spoke only Greek could read their scriptures.

[@seleukusnikator614]

The language in Alexander's time was called KOINE,everywhere in his Empire!

[@enlightened4845]

@@seleukusnikator614 Most speakers of Modern Greek still understand a large portion of Koine.

[@allstarlord9110]

@@epitherexAnd why was that?

[@ChristopherRenner-c7q]

This was so cool definitely my favorite podcast of yours this year super cool thank you for sharing

[@fullmindstorm]

Here from Julian Dorey. He was right, this is great content.

[@thebuzz7119]

Every man begins their life when they learn about two people Yeshua(Jesus) & Alexander

[@anurag29000]

Alexander never win in the last battle against Raja Purushottam,Modern day Punjab, Pakistan🚩🕉️🇮🇳

[@drvautrot]

@@anurag29000 that's false. Alexander most certainly won. Fake history.

[@drvautrot]

@anurag29000 lmao!!!!!! Not true!

[@drvautrot]

@@thebuzz7119 very true!!!

[@drvautrot]

The Greek/Macedonian Army destroyed every town, village, stronghold in Pakistan and India that they encountered. Amazing that you believe false propaganda. Kings and Generals did a specific episode discussing The Battle of the Hydaspes River and lay to rest this myth of Porus winning. Stay educated and open-minded.

[@CostasPatralis]

Just stumbled into your video. Very impressed. Great podcast. Job will done Mark. Have subscribed and looking forward see binge watching all and more of your videos. 👍

[@dimitriradoux]

Tyre was necessary for tactical reasons, it was to neutralise the Phoenician/Persian fleet and would cut off the Persians from the Mediterranean therefore protecting the homeland of Macedon from counterattacks from the sea. And Alexander was 20, not mid 20ties at the time he succeeded his father.

[@AustralianHistoryx]

Ok, 30 years I’ve been reading Alexander , my people come from his kingdom in northern Greece. I’m so excited to watch this and hit a sub . Love the algorithm

[@Ratt611]

What a great presentation ❤

[@archstanton2818]

I read Peter greenes book Alexander of Macedon was a fantastic look into the real facts of what's known about Alexander. Green read all the literature on Alexander in the language they were written he's fluent in 7 or 9 languages . And he proposes different things and ideas about what is known. Great read. And kings and generals just did a 3 hour video much of it based on greenes books

[@ajwilliams5830]

😂😂 Professor Manning! I took this guys class. He’s awesome!

[@WhatDoesAZebraDo]

That's crazy i just googled everything on war elephants from India and stuff and now i see a camp video on war elephants

[@lynngriffin2106]

Highly recommend Hardcore History’s ’Macadonian soap opera’ episode. I believe it costs $1 these days but it helps elaborate on some of these questions

[@rjrulz327]

You got it down Mark! Roll with it!!

[@Chicagohitman000]

Alexandros had two biographers on his campaign in asia/egypt. names evmenis and kalisthenis. later plutarch, diodoros syceliotis and Herodotus had all written extensively on him to be ethical, virtuous and judicious, merciful with deep Hellenic principles . in the subsequent years writers said alexander was ruthless, barbaric, sadistic, queer ,pedophile, murderer, money hungry etc. which directly contradicts the ancient writers.in short, he must be brought down to the level of the parasites of global governance to fit their own narrative. i hope one day you can realize this.read the ancients and you shall find. read the latter and stay in darkness

[@xEk0zZ]

I was literally thinking is there a video of the greatest general and this pop ups 😂 GGs Marc

[@codyferrell1031]

PLEASE READ: for a history episode on Ancient Rome… get the Professor/youtuber “Toldinstone” guy… Lex Friedman had the Gregory A. homie, which is a very knowledgeable, but I find the Toldinstone to be better… very articulate and great memory bank that guy has too… and his knowledge reaches further than just Ancient Rome too… he seems to have a good grasp on all Ancients… telling you Mark, “Toldinstone” would be a gem of a guest for a ancient history episode. That is all. Cheers

[@Dovahkiin0117]

His 2 episodes with Julian were awesome

[@Trevor_Bolin]

I really like this guy's pov on Alexander

[@Alex-mp9kv]

I wish this was longer 😕

[@Anonymous_79]

replays pitched a tent at bluechew

[@daleramcharran1859]

I wish you bring up Alexander great on Schultz podcast to hear Akash and the rest of the guys knowledge of this great man

[@Million1922]

good, informative interview

[@aripalani4576]

Regarding the Persian campaign in ancient Greece was led by Xerxes, not Cyrus.

[@drvautrot]

You are correct. Historians get that wrong all the time on TV and KZbin. King Darius I was involved with the 1st invasion of Greece, which ended with the Greek victory at Marathon around 490BC. Then, his son, Xerxes I, took up the 2nd campaign, to avenge his father's loss, and that ended around 480/479 BC with the Battles of Salamis and Platea. The Persian victory at Thermopylae was also during this 2nd campaign. I am glad you caught that!

[@aripalani4576]

@drvautrot Thanks Sir.

[@tatjanavelkova5814]

ALEXANDER with his ARMY FALANGA were in PERSIA, INDIA and EGYPT ! !

[@GenesysRider23]

Watched 2/3 of the episode until 2:30 am. Woke up at 7 to finish. Amazing podcast. AG makes me proud to be Greek. 🇬🇷

[@tatjanavelkova5814]

before 25 centuries ALEXANDER --- TSAR ON MAKEDONIJA ! !

[@epitherex]

Great conversation.

[@spliffmodematty7841]

Do the history of Napoleon Bonaparte

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[@spliffmodematty7841]

@ I know on the flagrant podcast you guys had on Billy Carson. It would be cool to get him on as well. The History of Vlad the impaler or Hannibal of Barca … the Range wars in the Wild West with Cattle farmers and cowboys … idk just throwing out Ideas . I appreciate the reply back 🙌

[@AnthonyGhandour]

I will take a trip to Tyr with you if you ever want to go I speak Arabic as does my dad and we’ll make an amazing video out of it! Let me know, amazing podcast man 👏

[@kabard]

Loving all the history podcasts. Check out Sarah Paine for a pacific theater specific ww2 pod

[@AnthonyGhandour]

Bring Matthew cox on sometime! I’ve heard his story 20 times I could hear it more in depth 20 more lol

[@ProviderofInformation]

you are incorrect when you mentioned that ancient Macedonians were greek, they were not. This is evidenced by the fact that Macedonians were not a member of the Hellenic League created by Philip, why, because Macedonians were not hellenes, ie they were not greek, Lest we forget what Demosthenes said that Macedonians were not greek.

[@yitziyyb]

Right on time for Chanukah 😉

[@Phillyvol5]

He’s killing it

[@AQ-jh7tk]

57:35 Alexander The Great also got beamed in the head with a rock and almost died lmao and Pyrrhus is related to Alexander lol

[@hussler112]

This podcast host has god tier hair

[@michaeljames6817]

5:44 Caesar was in Hispania when this happened, not Gaul. This was several years before his Gaulic campaign began. He wept in front of a statue of Alexander, in front of all his men, because he was the same age as Alex when he passed, and hadn't accomplished nearly as much as him. I can't understand how this guy is Professor of History at Yale University and he couldn't get that story right.

[@Landshark583]

This man is doing backflips to not paint Alexander as a spoiled rich kid

[@Boujiehoodrat]

Only an hour on AG? Guess I'll just take what I can get

[@irllll3]

Also one of the Greatest war generals is Khalid ibn alwalid id love if you make an episode or just read about him

[@Art_Ave]

Do the American Afghan campaign as part 2

[@jpvidrine]

Get historian Andrew Roberts to talk about Napoleon next!!

[@Iamfsaly]

Alexander inherited a strong and well organized empire from his father, Philip II of Macedon, who laid the foundation for his success. While Alexander’s conquests were impressive, a lot of the credit goes to the army and system his father built. Personally, I think the greatest generals in history are Subutai, who led the Mongols to incredible victories with unmatched strategy; Napoleon, who changed the way wars were fought; Khalid ibn alWalid, known for never losing a battle and his brilliant tactics; and qasim al-Thaqafi, whose campaigns shaped early Muslim control in the Indian subcontinent. These leaders stood out because of their own vision and skills, not what they inherited.

[@RevusX]

Glad someone pointed this out.

[@thedeviousgreek1540]

Phillip's Macedonia wasnt an empire. If you compare what Phillip ruled over with what Cyrus or later Alexander did you can see Macedonia was only a kingdom, a mere province in the Greek empire of Alexander. The Macedonian army was also revolutionized again from Alexander although Phillip laid the foundation of its core. The army wasnt equipped to do what Alexander achieved at the time of Phillip. In regards to influence on the world Alexander's panhellenism clears all the names you mentioned. In regards to strategy you can be impressed by whatever you like most but a great amount of legendary generals idolized Alexander. If you are talking about own vision and skills and you disregard the man who wanted to implement a literal new world order you are either misinformed or badly informed.

[@itrrii6582]

The thing is Philip laid the groundwork but he couldn’t have done what Alexander did. Only Alexander really could have. Philip lost battles and sieges with this “perfect military”, while Alexander didn’t.

[@tatjanavelkova5814]

before 25 centuries PHILIP create KINGDOM MAKEDONIJA. ALEXANDER TSAR, PHILIP -- KING ON MAKEDONIJA ! ! !

[@thedeviousgreek1540]

@ Phillip didnt create the kingdom of Macedonia and Tsar is the russian translation of Ceasar which didnt yet exist in the Hellenistic years.

[@Gusterov_]

I am Macedonian and i am telling you Greece doesn't exist in the Ancient world and Macedonian and Athens was different completely, we Macedonians don't have nothing common with Athenians, stop with the fake History, and Alexander the Great is not LGBT drama ,hi is the only in the History who have real friend not lover...😉

[@richardtickler5067]

Get Ammon Hillman on. We need that

[@Gunmetalbluejeeptjs]

How does this guy have a Hendrix poster but doesn’t know Jim Morrison , Mrmojorisin 🦎👑

[@hugonnava]

0:35 we all do it, I thought I was the only one. Lemme tell my wife.

[@Principull]

History podcast are the fucking best! Thanks

[@giants2k8]

If Alexander didn’t die young, history would be irrecoverably altered. For one, Rome would probably have come under Alexandrian rule. That is something that has always amazed me. Rome was able to pick apart the weakened successor states and fill the vacuum in the Mediterranean.

[@ImTabe]

Sad to see Alexanders name slandered as simply being logistic... It is called virtue and you should learn some. He did those things because that is who he was, not because it benefited him. He has time over time denied the easy and lazy path for glory and virility, sad to see somebody say he was just a super great strategist who knew how to get what he wanted... No, he was a man on a mission, and stopped for nobody. Travesty trying to make him this one dimensional.

[@thedeviousgreek1540]

It looks like its fashionable to be dismissive of Alexander these days with a weird ahistorical revisionism and personal opinions.

[@eazzye33]

Did you miss the first sections where he is talking about Alexander's legacy. Also he notes the logistical aspects because it is very impressive to keep 40,000 plus men and a few thousand horses fed during a campaign of months or years at a time

[@pittsburghbob69]

"You don't know how to to jump you just learned to ski" wasn't gonna stop her neither was the middle name.

[@kewltony]

flagrant has invaded my history algorithm

[@tucklin6340]

Alex got that good kush and alchihol

[@thewhitedread7572]

If he had the good kush he probably wouldn't have murked his homie lol

[@tucklin6340]

@ bahaha that’s facts

[@channeldirty7]

Long as my bitches love me

[@tatjanavelkova5814]

@@tucklin6340 ALEXANDER THE GREAT IS MACEDONIAN ! ! you drink... whisky.

[@chrisd997]

I was negatively impressed with the amount of mistakes Manning made given the fact he is an academic specialising on this matters.

[@alecbundy527]

Your comment should be pinned at the top. Excellent observation.

[@chrisd997]

@@alecbundy527 thank you for observing that. To be honest I was rechecking his bio in case I missed sth, but this guy is an academic ... and from top university...

[@ras-negusbloomfield8145]

Dam Marc, you're cooking 🍳

[@adjorkorayoo7942]

He was prophesied about in the bible. Basically he was chosen to play a role on world history.

[@thewhitedread7572]

That's fiction Alexander the great is from reality

[@90minuteballer]

@@adjorkorayoo7942 doesn’t he predate the Bible?

[@BenjiBeats]

@@90minuteballerthe compiled holy scriptures that we have today known as the Bible, yes. But he was prophesied in the book of Daniel which is obviously in the Bible today or specifically the Hebrew Bible also known as the Tanakh (Old Testament)

[@90minuteballer]

@@BenjiBeats Ah cool, thanks!

[@Vaultcast]

​@@90minuteballer He died 323 BC. So maybe he's talking about the old testament, which was revealed to moses before the time of Alexander. But there are no manuscripts of that which dates back to before Alexander.

[@macentertainment8134]

tyre was the city that alexander built a mole to reach the temple

[@keddy5627]

Right! That was my thought and the mole led to the island of Tyre. The mole was built by using the earlier destruction materials of the great city of Tyre by the Babylonians. Ezekiel lays out this prophetic destruction in Chapters 26-28 of the Book.

[@thedeviousgreek1540]

@@keddy5627 There are many wet dreams on the mythical prophecies of the bible. Almost every ancient city has been sacked.

[@moutsatsosa]

For a professor I find it hard to believe that he doesn't have the ability to understand who Alexander and the rest of the Greeks were brutal against.They didn't touch the ones they freed in Anatolia,they didn't touch the ones they freed in Egypt and when it came to the Medians they just killed them on the battlefield no slaves no executions.For a campaign of REVENGE where the equivalent word for them in english is translated as En-Justice(Ek-Dikaion) so basically not much of a notion of get back to you but bring justice upon you,so for a campaign of revenge they didn't do much of atrocities now did they?Except two. One when those that considered themselves higher above anyone else of their kin proposed to them that they should burn a city to the ground,the same people that called alexander and his people barbarians for not diluting their wine. Two when they reached the city of those that where the ruling class in the Persian empire AND the one and only geopolitical rival to the Greeks up to this point in time.Those that were also wealthy due to trade and whispered advice in the ear of the king of Babylon.Those that at the same time attacked the Hellenic peninsula and Sicily with the intent to wipe out their ONE and only at this point in time geopolitical rival.

[@jakebeneat6940]

Take a shot every time he says um

[@TheseusDaKing]

are you tryna kill people? lmao

[@Th3wobbler]

now do Khalid bin Walid with Roy casagranda

[@coffeerider786]

Philip and later Alexander wanted to stop the rivarly and unite the Greek city states and expand eastward, the Macedonians were ancient Greeks as well.

[@derekmeyer3213]

A specialty in Alexander the Great

[@RonaldReaganRocks1]

Thumbs up to you for using for BC, and not BCE!!!!

[@moutsatsosa]

Wasn't Phyrrus Alexander's cousin?

[@337ab1]

Alexander the great and his story is way more complex than the guest made him out to be and left alot things out people romanticize ATG for a reason he has so many different sides of him.. this is definitely my favorite podcast but this is least favorite episode cause the guest his perspective im not a fan of.. Gregory Aldrete talked about ATG on lex pod and was amazing on the subject

[@337ab1]

There's an article I really by ancient heros called Alexander the great's 3 heros.. I really enjoyed

[@337ab1]

The story of Jesus and Alexander the great has some pretty interesting similarities too

[@337ab1]

As brutal as he was Alexander the great's oath is basically one of the earliest human rights for all races as well

[@337ab1]

Another crazy fact is my parents named me Alexander not knowing much about him.... Plutarch said ATG was born on the six day... and most say in July..if his bday is really july 6th thats crazy my bday is july 6th as well and i have the same name by chance.... am i the reincarnation 😂 probably not but I guess instead of conquering the world, I am conquering the world inside me "no diddy"

[@JRRob3wn]

“Yale Professor” doesn’t carry the weight it used to. I’ve seen some Ivy League history professors spouting some absolutely WILD trash.

[@Jeffro5564]

Need you in JRE

[@mikailcinar2154]

Huh how can you say that Alexander the Gerard Military campian (10-11 years)is the longest until the US Military campian in Afghanistan, when even the First Punic war lasted 23 years. Americans are so self-centered, it is truly amazing that this worldview is so deeply ingrained that, even a guy who should at least know a few basic facts of the ancient time says that in the beginning of the podcast.

[@brandong42091]

Alexander was a bad ass dude

[@slavskyart]

Homie do you ever stop? hit after hit after HIT

[@Firstclasssempire]

dont you think the clip of trump complimenting your hair would be great for that hair ad?

[@MeeloTheBoy]

I named my son after Alexander

[@danielsebers671]

Alexander the great, Napoleon and Tamerlane. If we could give them equal armies and technology who wins?

[@henrynunez6991]

Am I the only one hearing the scratchy audio?

[@ThomasBebb]

Is this dude of Andrew shultz

[@QT-8678]

He shouldn't be great! Took too many lives!

[@JRRob3wn]

“Yale Professor” doesn’t carry the gravitas it used to.

[@bashkimgjikokaj275]

Napoleon Banopartë i s the Getestet Historian seed.

[@norrismarusca]

Tremendous

[@M.M-m6h]

Why only 1 hour when theres alot more you could have gone through😮‍💨

[@garywulfhop2558]

You have a Hendrix poster but don’t know Jim Morrison?? wtf is up w that. 😢

[@EdgarRodriguez-sc1hf]

Slowly leaning towards S Tier pod

[@jordanmorrison3933]

Bro doesn’t stop working

[@Gokugrams_]

You been cookin

[@RamZar50]

Napoleon was the greatest battlefield commander.

[@PappyTrappy]

Alexander basically took over the entire known world with like 40 thousand men and never lost a single battle

[@RamZar50]

@ A lot easier to win battles in 333 BCE than 1796 CE.

[@nelsoncarter8323]

Easy guys Alexander did good But Ghengis Khan did everything he did and did it better and more

[@NickBoubis-xq6pc]

Genghis conquered more land but land without people