Macedonian Wars: First Roman Intervention in the Hellenic Affairs

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  • čas přidán 25. 09. 2019
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    We are starting a new animated historical series on the Macedonian Wars. This conflict was crucial both for the Roman republic and the Hellenic States and featured the famous battles like Cynoscephalae and Pydna during which the classic encounters between the legion and the phalanx took place. Its results set up a new historical reality for the region for many centuries to come, playing a huge role in the creation of the Greco-Roman world.
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  • @KingsandGenerals
    @KingsandGenerals  Před 4 lety +267

    The best way to join the Roman Legion bit.ly/2kRVWX8 or the Macedonian Phalanx bit.ly/2la3ODp unless you have a time machine, of course. Lipsurf is a creation of one of our oldest patrons, so give it some love :-)

    • @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621
      @dontsearchdocumentingreali9621 Před 4 lety +4

      Epic siege of Siget is next?

    • @arunthefortuner191
      @arunthefortuner191 Před 4 lety +1

      Do a detailed video on battle of edessa

    • @rrezonkrasniqi
      @rrezonkrasniqi Před 4 lety +2

      Thanks for your inclusion of Teuta's story in these geopolitical affairs, but I would beg to differ in some conclusions you made, Ardiae did not occupy Epirus, because the fact that they were Illyrians is scientifically proven! The tendency to hellenize the balkan is unfair! Illyria was a "confederacy" that included territory from Dardania to Daorsi, and South of Corfu!
      Internal affairs of princess Teuta were an attempt to unify the Illyrian territory and to disperse Grecco-Macedonian Influence from the south-east.

    • @jungyangheng1405
      @jungyangheng1405 Před 4 lety

      Napoleonic wars when

    • @redwolf5030
      @redwolf5030 Před 4 lety +1

      Please could you take time an make a video about the battles of greco-italian war of 1940-1941 ? That would be pretty good video after the roman- macedonian wars

  • @ThisisBarris
    @ThisisBarris Před 4 lety +1971

    I must say, the possibility of watching Kings and General while eating chicken wings without making my keyboard dirty is definitely enticing.

    • @ozzyjames87
      @ozzyjames87 Před 4 lety +15

      @Sebastian Thor Is that a 40k reference I spy in your name?

    • @teemup9247
      @teemup9247 Před 4 lety +10

      Always one hand wing free and clean ;)

    • @likemostthings
      @likemostthings Před 4 lety +4

      hahaha!

    • @carlosmarte3154
      @carlosmarte3154 Před 4 lety +4

      This is Barris! - French History People still watch YT on monitors? I’m genuinely shocked lol.

    • @johnscar90
      @johnscar90 Před 4 lety +2

      Too many ads...even in the video lmao

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 Před 4 lety +1547

    Rule #1 of keeping peace: *NEVER KILL ENVOYS*

    • @Monkechnology
      @Monkechnology Před 4 lety +203

      Genghis Khan likes this

    • @axelva2635
      @axelva2635 Před 4 lety +49

      All of those peoples between Mongolia and Siria disagree

    • @hansbass8119
      @hansbass8119 Před 4 lety +32

      @@axelva2635 And what are the fates of those honorable gents?

    • @thil2894
      @thil2894 Před 4 lety +31

      Ghengis Khan support this action.

    • @thil2894
      @thil2894 Před 4 lety +8

      @Aesthetic Decision but it would be the polite thing to send the body or a letter to the envoy bosses to tell them: Come at me bro! no?

  • @Achillez098
    @Achillez098 Před 4 lety +428

    "The Romans withdrew their troops, but left behind their friendship"
    Awwww, how cute; that quote really warmed my heart xD

  • @YiannissB.
    @YiannissB. Před 4 lety +463

    There's a saying:
    "Do not injure an animal you can't kill."
    Way to go Phillip...

    • @Edax_Royeaux
      @Edax_Royeaux Před 4 lety +39

      There is another saying
      "I will use fire and steel to arrest the destiny of Rome." - Hannibal
      Phillip hitching his wagon on Hannibal's star could have saved the Macedonian Empire if he had more luck in his die cast.

    • @Sealdeam
      @Sealdeam Před 4 lety +50

      That's something they could had learned from one of Rome's most constant enemies the Samnites; once, in their many wars, they had surrouded a roman army the samnite leader was adviced by his father to destroy them or let them free unharmed, this way they would either promote goodwill, friendship and peace or would close that door forever but would greatly damage Rome's capacity to wage war, he instead took a third path, he let them free but only after he humilliated the romans by forcing them to crawl beneath some spears or sticks as sign of submission, thus he achieved a combination of the worst possible outcomes of the options his father presented to him, he infuriated the animal and did not even damaged it.

    • @helicongremory8480
      @helicongremory8480 Před 4 lety +11

      @@Edax_Royeaux Except Macedon was no longer an empire nor any form of real threat to Rome by this time.

    • @Edax_Royeaux
      @Edax_Royeaux Před 4 lety +8

      @@helicongremory8480 Neither were the Carthaginians after traveling through the Alps or the barbarian tribes around Italy, that is until they combined forces.

    • @helicongremory8480
      @helicongremory8480 Před 4 lety +6

      @@Edax_Royeaux Carthage was capable of mustering 50'000 troops for the campain in Italy, 20'000 for Sicily, keep 20'000 in Spain and probably garrisons all over their empire and in their capital.
      Macedon certainly wasn't that impressive.

  • @evershumor1302
    @evershumor1302 Před 4 lety +301

    Rome: get's invaded and keeps losing on their own soil.
    Also Rome: Lets start An offensive war against a different enemy.

    • @malleableconcrete
      @malleableconcrete Před 4 lety +126

      Also Also Rome: Somehow wins in the end.

    • @robevans8629
      @robevans8629 Před 4 lety +38

      Romans were that amazing

    • @Vlad-wl3fw
      @Vlad-wl3fw Před 4 lety +84

      And it was a wise decision too, for if ignored, Philip the 5th would have landed in southern Italy and joined forces with Hannibal. Then it would be a night night for the Romans. Instead they dispatches a small force to Iliria and thus disrupted the whole landing operation for Macedon. A war winning move maybe.

    • @adrianbundy3249
      @adrianbundy3249 Před 4 lety +4

      A war fought with allies no less, so that helps.

    • @FAMA-18
      @FAMA-18 Před 4 lety +5

      Vlad Bigus
      They did joined with Carthage , they both were fighting against Rome, right.

  • @GiorgosKoukoubagia
    @GiorgosKoukoubagia Před 4 lety +515

    drinking game: drink every time the aetolian league fights with macedon!

    • @florix7889
      @florix7889 Před 4 lety +5

      Weren't they already fighting in the time of Philippe ?

    • @ptengdin
      @ptengdin Před 4 lety +14

      take an extra shot whenever Demetrius antagonizes Rome

    • @podemosurss8316
      @podemosurss8316 Před 4 lety +7

      And every time someone kills an envoy. Two drinks if that sparks war.

    • @Mygg_Jeager
      @Mygg_Jeager Před 3 lety +2

      Aaaand I'm drunk. Lol

    • @MikhalisBramouell
      @MikhalisBramouell Před 2 lety +1

      Drink every time Greeks start a war with other Greeks.

  • @Mattyhollis
    @Mattyhollis Před 4 lety +930

    This is just the warm-up, Cynoscephelae is coming. Prepare your sandals, your gladii and scutums.

  • @tomcat-ek3bh
    @tomcat-ek3bh Před 4 lety +372

    Nobody:
    Kings and generals: *starts a new interesting series*

    • @Merrinen
      @Merrinen Před 4 lety +3

      It is like they're using history against our free time!

  • @bretalvarez3097
    @bretalvarez3097 Před 4 lety +558

    The Greeks were always obsessed with fighting each other, even up until the early 1800s they constantly fought each other.

    • @hansbass8119
      @hansbass8119 Před 4 lety +106

      To be fair, every other entities up until the rise of nationalism have civil war/tribal war as their favorite past time

    • @calebtimes453
      @calebtimes453 Před 4 lety +65

      @@hansbass8119 *The Romans has entered the chat*

    • @xxAnaconta
      @xxAnaconta Před 4 lety +36

      Rome had quite a few civil wars as well, but i guess the Easter Romans did have a lot more infighing than the west.

    • @Liquidsback
      @Liquidsback Před 4 lety +17

      Typical Ionian.

    • @serialman1
      @serialman1 Před 4 lety +12

      @Xaris Xeros england and france got 100 years of war....

  • @NunyaBuisness978
    @NunyaBuisness978 Před 4 lety +43

    I love the idea that the heavy-handed Roman response was due to Demetrius “not being a good friend”

    • @serenemountain6769
      @serenemountain6769 Před 4 lety

      Demetrius got spanked with a heavy hand!
      if they went in the offensive instead of talking they could have won !

    • @cristhianramirez6939
      @cristhianramirez6939 Před rokem

      Demetrius bad friend, Rome MAD!

  • @marcobergamaschi3356
    @marcobergamaschi3356 Před 4 lety +410

    *Rome sent you a friend request*
    Aww, shiet...

    • @serenemountain6769
      @serenemountain6769 Před 4 lety +9

      They found us :S !

    • @Semperidem94
      @Semperidem94 Před 4 lety +22

      accept it and you are doomed, refuse it and you are utterly doomed.

    • @scottwhitley3392
      @scottwhitley3392 Před 4 lety +16

      Rome: hey u up?
      Greece: 👀

    • @Turokblade1
      @Turokblade1 Před 3 lety +1

      Still not as bad as pyrus is inviting you to......

    • @babulburel547
      @babulburel547 Před 3 lety +2

      Honestly, Rome isn’t much of a threat if you use ambush attacks. Germanians defeated Romans multiple times with ambush. So, it’s just ambush.

  • @magnus3716
    @magnus3716 Před 4 lety +130

    Thanks so much for all the hard work in creating these excellent documentaries!

  • @CrimsonFlash7
    @CrimsonFlash7 Před 4 lety +124

    Oooh boy I have been waiting eagerly for this. Incredible video!

  • @Zantides
    @Zantides Před 4 lety +142

    Oh damn, nice.

  • @ignacio.carral
    @ignacio.carral Před 3 lety +27

    As a historian working on the period, I must say I'm very impressed with the Channel's high-quality research. Some minor comments: 1) amicitia does not necessarily suppose a patron-client relationship (see Burton's criticism to Badian's classic 1958 work). 2) Demetrius' pillaging expeditions were mainly directed South and East against the Greek shores of the Ionic an campaigns. 3) I would love to see a later video covering the 211/05 campaigs, riddled with fascinating historiographical questions: Livy becomes the main source here, replacing the lost Polybian parts, but there's much we can know from him about Roman movements.

    • @eeec7
      @eeec7 Před rokem +1

      Historian? That’s very good to hear.

    • @Roman_History_fan
      @Roman_History_fan Před 9 měsíci

      Hi, if you are a historian could you answer me, if you want, the following question:
      I am rewatching the series and I have a question. It is said here 2:48 that Illyria was made of different small tribes ruled by chieftains, but on the map are only two tribes, the Daorsi and Ardiaei, that weren‘t small.
      Were there 2 main tribes which were subdivided in many small tribes with their own chieftains?

    • @ignacio.carral
      @ignacio.carral Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@Roman_History_fan Hi! The Ancient Illyrians were divided in several large tribal states by this period, the Ardiaei, the Daorsi, the Dalmatae, the Histri, the Dardani and others that do not appear on the map. Their identities changed throughout these period as they interacted with foreign cultures, like the Celts, who migrated to the region around the 4th century BC, and the Greeks and Romans. Each large tribal group was loosely ruled by a chieftain or king. Teuta's case seems to indicate that rulers had a very limited authority over their own subjects, and piracy was freely practiced among them, probably favoured by the geography and customs. However, it is worthwhile noticing that all the historical sources belong to hostile Greeks and Romans, like Polybius and Appian, who seem to have considered them as utterly barbaric and uncivilized, so most of what we can infer from the literary record needs to be considered with utmost caution. If you want to learn more about the Illyrians, I suggest you get John Wilkes' book, "The Illyrians", published in 1996.

    • @Roman_History_fan
      @Roman_History_fan Před 9 měsíci

      @@ignacio.carral thank you very much. The ardiaei were powerful like the map indicates, but in the north wasn‘t the daorsi but the dalmate and where they put the dalmate were the iapodes and the liburni, right? And after the third macedonian war the kingdom of Genthiud was conquered, but he was only the king of the remaining territory of the Ardiaei right?

  • @bowenc24
    @bowenc24 Před 4 lety +30

    For anyone interested there’s a good historical fiction book set during the Roman-Macedonia conflict, called Clash of Empires by Ben Kane. I liked it because it showed both sides of the war.

  • @frantab1369
    @frantab1369 Před 4 lety +78

    15:30
    "Stop! You've violated the law"
    TES IV - Oblivion reference or just coincidence? The guards say it all the time

  • @Robopercy
    @Robopercy Před 4 lety +209

    Rome: We can be friends or we can be enemies.
    Illyria: Look man, I’m just trying to grow so I can support myself alright? I have a lot of scary neighbors and I need to be able to defend myse-
    *Rome sucker punches Illyria and kicks him a few times while he’s on the ground*
    Rome: *Heavy breathing* Ok, we’re friends now.

    • @ClydeAlb
      @ClydeAlb Před 4 lety +21

      😂 thats what keeps happening Italy invaded Albanians lots of times killing us and than we protect them against Germans in ww2 that wanted to kill them after they switched sides and we call them brothers😂 ,🇦🇱🇮🇹 but we are mixed together so its true ,during 14 century when Skenderbeg was fighting Ottomans some Albanians fleed to Italy called Arbëresh =Albanian and made a huge castle there nowdays called Calabria which in fact is in Albanian language Kala + Arbria (pronouced Calabria together that means Albanian Castle 🙂

    • @chucktowne
      @chucktowne Před 4 lety +16

      What would you do if you politely asked a chihuahua to stop biting your ankles and if it doesn't, then you will kick it and make it stop? Rome had the courtesy to ask them to stop pirating their merchants and raiding their coastal towns before taking action. Then Rome allowed them to keep some independence after teaching them not to bite at the bigger dog. This is such a stupid comment, not even close to the reality of what had happened. Did you even pay attention to the video?

    • @Robopercy
      @Robopercy Před 4 lety +4

      chucktowne Papa, has my joke upset you? 🥺
      Edit: Just to be clear though, no I do not kick dogs but I get where you were going with it

    • @ClydeAlb
      @ClydeAlb Před 4 lety +9

      @@chucktowne those chihuahuas that u say was my ancestors🤨... and this guy was just making a good joke which was history of Rome and Illyria as 2 peoples and not countries

    • @chucktowne
      @chucktowne Před 4 lety +5

      @@ClydeAlb I don't care that they are your ancestor's, thats irrelevant. Its a meme, not a joke. Meme's are supposed to have some truth behind them unlike jokes. Both should be funny though.

  • @sergemann5951
    @sergemann5951 Před 4 lety +10

    Brilliant time lapses between Rome and Hellenistic world. Thank you!

  • @jimwade3818
    @jimwade3818 Před 4 lety +11

    Great job! Loves these discussions of lesser known wars. So much of the larger history of the world is built on these side notes and detours not discussed. Usually we go from the Punic Wars to the Gallic Campaigns to the Civil War. Thank you.

  • @playgroundheroes899
    @playgroundheroes899 Před 4 lety +6

    Absolutely love the Illyrian background in this video. Epic job as always.

  • @randomuser6175
    @randomuser6175 Před 4 lety +71

    "Roman friendship"
    Good one :)

    • @adrianbundy3249
      @adrianbundy3249 Před 4 lety +4

      Well, that friendship was often beneficial in a lot of ways. Just look what happened to the territories that went against rome, vs those that slowly bowed to them in more peaceful means. It might have been a bad friendship, but it was a lot better than being an enemy to Rome. And not to mention, Rome did actually have a reliable track record of going to war to defend such allies and protectorates, at least during these time periods; so they weren't nothing to them.

  • @robertorojnic4370
    @robertorojnic4370 Před 4 lety +11

    I would love to learn more about the Illerian kingdom and its relationship with Rome; military campaigns, economy&trade, diplomacy; etc. Thank you!

  • @robertorojnic4370
    @robertorojnic4370 Před 4 lety +6

    This is my favorite youtube channel thus far. You make superb content, visuals, and storytelling. Thank you for your efforts!

  • @Peterkonto
    @Peterkonto Před 4 lety +42

    Every video clearly states that the ancient macedonians were Hellenes (Greeks) unfortunately you still get these slavic icognitoBulgarians trolling and insisting otherwise..

    • @vaeldrnero6251
      @vaeldrnero6251 Před 3 lety +5

      As a Bulgarian it’s ridiculous listening to the claims of the North Macedonian government. Of course Ancient Macedonia was a Hellenic kingdom. And of course modern Macedonians are just Bulgarians. But maybe some insight could be provided on this.
      After the second Balkan war many territories which were inhabited by Bulgarians were split among their neighbours. For example modern Northern Greece including Thessaloniki was an area where both Bulgarians and Greeks lived. European Turkey was also mostly inhabited by Bulgarians.
      Macedonia was a different story however. The population there was virtually all Bulgarians but the land was part of Serbia. And the Serbs did not like this. So what did they do? The government under Tito started an aggressive brainwashing campaign where they convinced the locals of a fake history. They essentially stole Ancient Greek history and Medieval Bulgarian history, combined them and essentially made up a nation with stolen history.

    • @emeralddragongaming2930
      @emeralddragongaming2930 Před 3 lety

      @@vaeldrnero6251but Bulgarians were turkich people actually , not Slavs nor Tracians

    • @vaeldrnero6251
      @vaeldrnero6251 Před 3 lety +3

      Emerald Dragon Gaming First of all it doesn’t really matter what Bulgars were. The fact is that the modern Bulgarian population is most closely related with other Mediterranean Europeans such as Greeks and Italians. Genetic research also disproves the Turkic theory of Bulgar origin. The truth is that we actually have no idea who the Bulgars were - we even don’t know if they were an ethnicity of a confederation of different ethnicities. The Turkic theory has pretty much been disproven.
      But again - it doesn’t really matter. Even if they were Turkic they were far too few to have any lasting impact. The only thing left from them is the name Bulgaria. Modern Bulgarians are just Thracians.

    • @Peterkonto
      @Peterkonto Před 3 lety +3

      Bulgars where proto Bulgarians and not really related to todays modern bulgarians who are a slavonic race and have a big history in the Balkans unlike these so called Northern Macedonias that make up their own history as they go along ..

    • @emeralddragongaming2930
      @emeralddragongaming2930 Před 3 lety

      @@vaeldrnero6251But I knew this already my friend .You are not Bulgarians and yet you're pressing your western neighbours to call themselves Bulgarians, name with which they have nothing in common, so if you are just Tracians like you said ,then what are they? Consequently they are M........ aren't they?

  • @Miamcoline
    @Miamcoline Před 4 lety +3

    Really good context and visualisation of the conflict! Thats the qualities I've come to expect of you guys! Well done!

  • @HGRvSBG
    @HGRvSBG Před 4 lety +11

    15:33 "Stop! You've violated the law."
    Thank you so much for that.

    • @hkazxc7309
      @hkazxc7309 Před 4 lety +2

      *refuses to surrender
      THEN PAY WITH YOUR BLOOD

  • @yourdadsotherfamily3530
    @yourdadsotherfamily3530 Před 3 lety +3

    I’m impressed with Phillips predecessor Antigonous dude was seriously loyal for protecting and holding an entire country/its affairs for someone else’s child too truly badass guy

  • @SeleucusNicator
    @SeleucusNicator Před 4 lety +31

    I love all of your videos, but this one is definitely my favorite one for this month! Mainly because I'm currently reading the second book in Ben Kane's 'Clash of Empires' series and it focuses on the Second Macedonian War and the big climax at Cynoscephalae. (^_^)

  • @ross9570
    @ross9570 Před 4 lety +1

    I've been waiting for this for ages! Thank you!!!!

  • @D3D3D
    @D3D3D Před 4 lety +1

    0:18 Thank you, I've always had that doubt!!! This channel is amazing

  • @grahamcochran5400
    @grahamcochran5400 Před 4 lety +7

    Would love to see a video on the Cleomean War. The politics behind it are intriguing as Clomenes III is such an interesting character. He also pulled off some amazing military feats before the final Battle of Sellesia

  • @Sendo664
    @Sendo664 Před 4 lety +10

    The ck2 theme "the byzantine empire" fits so totally since its the fusion of this two people

  • @HistoryHustle
    @HistoryHustle Před 4 lety +1

    Great video!

  • @kevinmurphy3307
    @kevinmurphy3307 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you for this amazing channel, I must say that seeing so many other history buffs here gives me heart in these times of, shall we say "Philistine indifference" Thank you

  • @megamaniscoolrightguys2749
    @megamaniscoolrightguys2749 Před 4 lety +10

    This is the second time this channel has "read my mind" 🤣 Seriously! First with the Mongol invasion of Japan (I was looking into it about day or two before it was uploaded), and now this! Just yesterday I was thinking about the Roman-Macedonian war, and that a K&G video would be perfect, and now here it is lol. Thanks guys. I love your channel.

  • @BasileusRex
    @BasileusRex Před 4 lety +27

    I love the Ck2 music. Seems appropriate given the Roman and Greek theme of the video ;)

  • @Miamcoline
    @Miamcoline Před 4 lety +1

    Ha, Pinnes. So good on context! This is the quality I have come to expect of you guys!

  • @ricktickb00m
    @ricktickb00m Před 4 lety +2

    This is rapidly becoming my favourite channel, such interesting topics. Keep up the great work!

  • @waqarsaleem7163
    @waqarsaleem7163 Před 4 lety +3

    The script and the wordings in this video is very beautifully written. Just came back to hear them once more and praise the man/woman whoever wrote that.

  • @danielconde13
    @danielconde13 Před 4 lety +45

    Actually this is one of generally known History's gap: how Rome came to conquer Greece. So, another K&G series to watch closely.

  • @prestonweaver3856
    @prestonweaver3856 Před 4 lety

    Fantastic video guys, I have been wondering for years about this conflict, and these series shed a ton of light on it!

  • @jimmydaf525
    @jimmydaf525 Před 4 lety

    I have been waiting a long time for this new series.Thank you so much for the amazing video!

  • @redeye7569
    @redeye7569 Před 4 lety +4

    Good video. The Illyrian (Albanian) history against the Romans is always interesting to watch.

    • @shingosshojiopoulos6608
      @shingosshojiopoulos6608 Před 4 lety +2

      Damn,another moron

    • @Peterkonto
      @Peterkonto Před 3 lety +6

      Only the Albanians say the illyrians were Albanian in antiquity LOL.. All credible historians and scholars say otherwise ..

    • @redeye7569
      @redeye7569 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Peterkonto it is.....accept it 😧

    • @Peterkonto
      @Peterkonto Před 3 lety +3

      @@redeye7569 ..You're not a historian ..You're just an Albanian that likes to belive that the illyrians were Albanians historically that's all..

  • @kam2150
    @kam2150 Před 4 lety +7

    Divide et Impera mod for Rome 2 is used for troops and battles if anyone is wondering.

    • @JoshDaGreat16
      @JoshDaGreat16 Před 4 lety

      Kamil love that mod. Would’ve stopped playing that game if I didn’t discover that mod

  • @ovinkatulanda7713
    @ovinkatulanda7713 Před 4 lety

    WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS EPISODE❤️❤️❤️

  • @Massinissathefirst
    @Massinissathefirst Před 4 lety

    I've greatly enjoyed this video and learned a whole lot in the process. What I especially enjoyed is the "let's-reverse-time-for-a-moment" part. Indeed it was crucial for my understanding of what was what and who came from where and after whom. Thank you guys!

  • @buzan2296
    @buzan2296 Před 4 lety +4

    Topic suggestion: Gustav Vasa's 4 sons, Erik, Johan, Magnus and Karl and their struggle for the Swedish crown. It's a really good story, should be a series.

    • @Oxtocoatl13
      @Oxtocoatl13 Před 4 lety +1

      The dissolution of the Kalmar Union and Gustav Vasa's reign would make a fine one too. They already have a video about Kirkholm, which is like, immediately after this, so here's hoping!

  • @853dlg
    @853dlg Před 4 lety +9

    That "Roman Friendship" reminded me the "Allies of America"

  • @inferno0020
    @inferno0020 Před 4 lety

    Thank you Kings and Generals. You have explored a lot of wars many people overlooked

  • @shogun242424
    @shogun242424 Před 4 lety

    Thank you so much. Man, those marching, burning villages and battle scenes are very nicely done !

  • @KingofBlades113
    @KingofBlades113 Před 4 lety +3

    Great video as always. Have you guys considered doing a series about the armies of the Napoleonic Wars?

  • @hedgehog3180
    @hedgehog3180 Před 3 lety +3

    The rise of Rome is always the best since they were a republic (even if it was questionable how democratic it was) and no one really believed that they could do it right until the moment they came to dominate the Mediterranean. People should have probably realized that Italy is actually kinda large and already at this stage Rome was a major power. But that's why it's great, you always love an underdog.
    Also Rome at this time was conducting diplomacy in a thoroughly modern way, like they were doing things that we can relate to these days. They sent out military expeditions, they weren't just going out and conquering land, and they had diplomacy based on spheres of influence and economy, and well they were a republic. Again even though they might not have resembled modern democracies it's clear that they still functioned in a similar way. What's new is old.

  • @nervsouly
    @nervsouly Před 4 lety

    Perfect video with all the reminding of what one might have forgotten from previous videos and giving the larger background.

  • @lazarovera03
    @lazarovera03 Před 4 lety

    I've been waiting for this video for way too long!! Thanks for making such awesome content.

  • @cday131
    @cday131 Před 4 lety +5

    Must have been crazy living in Rome at this time. The level of fear and uncertainty in the future, and the general chaos.

  • @ntgrg08
    @ntgrg08 Před 4 lety +7

    Small correction, the coastal town in Aetolia should be spelt Nafpaktos. Missing the P :). Otherwise, great video as always!!!

  • @Dokja0
    @Dokja0 Před 4 lety +2

    Been waiting for this:)

  • @smacpost3
    @smacpost3 Před 4 lety

    Always fun watching these top quality productions. Thank you King And Generals.

  • @DavideMontingelliOfficial
    @DavideMontingelliOfficial Před 4 lety +109

    50% of the strenght of macedonian army was one "man": Alexander.

    • @nomooon
      @nomooon Před 4 lety +12

      50% should've been good cavalry and hyspastis covering flanks and holes in the phalanx.

    • @DavideMontingelliOfficial
      @DavideMontingelliOfficial Před 4 lety +11

      @@ChevyChase301 Alexander generalship would augment the capabilities of every army of history. Antiochus or Eumenes would never consider themselves at his level.

    • @ahamedihamiyun5927
      @ahamedihamiyun5927 Před 4 lety +1

      @@DavideMontingelliOfficial Alexander's led army would get massacred by The Romans ,Tang Chinese ,Mongols, Ummayad caliphate, and ottomans

    • @voltagedrop5899
      @voltagedrop5899 Před 4 lety +34

      @@ahamedihamiyun5927 there is more than an entire millennium of history between alexander and tang china and the umayyad caliphate, and more than a millennium and a half of history between alexander and the mongols and ottomans.
      such a comparison is as moronic as comparing viking raiders and 11th century crusaders to the wehrmacht and the royal navy would be.

    • @wandercat7701
      @wandercat7701 Před 4 lety +11

      @@ahamedihamiyun5927 yeah and he would be defeated by any army right now with guns and tanks .. ofc he would lose. alexander's army were hundred years older and outdated than those you stated.

  • @pridefulobserver3807
    @pridefulobserver3807 Před 4 lety +12

    Crusader Kings 2 - The Byzantine Empire soundtrack... Now I need to restore The Empire once again

  • @joell9775
    @joell9775 Před 4 lety +2

    Fantastic Video!!!! I'm loving the content each and every time. I'm proud to wear my Kings and Generals SPQR hoody on the weekly.

  • @corbindick8943
    @corbindick8943 Před 4 lety +1

    I absolutely love when I get the notification that you guys put out a new video

  • @Savrho
    @Savrho Před 4 lety +3

    Your documentaries resemble Soviet Storm: WW2 in the East in style and depth, even music sometimes. I don't know if that series was an inspiration in any way, but thank you so much for the effort you put into making these videos. What you're doing is amazing. The knowledge we can find in history is truly captivating.

  • @seyl717
    @seyl717 Před 4 lety +9

    Should have called it the Illyrian wars, also what happened with the illyrian kingdom after demetrius was deposed?

  • @HenrikTheSwede
    @HenrikTheSwede Před 4 lety

    So excited over this series, more of these lesser known chapters in Antiquity!

  • @00HoODBoy
    @00HoODBoy Před 4 lety +2

    i watch and enjoy all of your incredible videos, but nothing can beat roman history in my book. thank you

  • @ClydeAlb
    @ClydeAlb Před 4 lety +5

    ILLYRIA😍🤤 Agron and Teuta 💪🇦🇱 ,thx Kings and Generals i love your videos too much your the best 👏👏👏

  • @yochaiwyss3843
    @yochaiwyss3843 Před 4 lety +13

    Rome: *Loses in Canne*
    Rome, 2 minutes later: *(Man)POWER OVERWHELMING!*

    • @podemosurss8316
      @podemosurss8316 Před 4 lety +2

      Rome in the 2nd Punic War was like USSR in WW2: You destroyed our Army? Well, shame that we have already established another...

    • @heronofalexandria91
      @heronofalexandria91 Před 4 lety +1

      Podemos URSS Rome could have suffered 10 Canne’s and still fought on. Their levy system was truly remarkable for the time period.

    • @podemosurss8316
      @podemosurss8316 Před 4 lety +2

      @@heronofalexandria91 Exactly

    • @sanduantoci281
      @sanduantoci281 Před 3 lety

      USSR had luck but not a remarkable army. USSR had many natural advantages such as terrain and bad weather to stop the enemy, but their army was trash. + that they were supported by Allies.

  • @michaelthomas8293
    @michaelthomas8293 Před 4 lety

    This is the series I have been waiting to see. Fantastic video.

  • @kirschakos
    @kirschakos Před 4 lety

    Amazing video once again! Looking forward to the next one in this subject :)

  • @thegreendragoninn8730
    @thegreendragoninn8730 Před 4 lety +5

    It upsets me that you didn't use the unique model that Rome 2 has for Teuta. Other than that, fantastic as always!

  • @denniscleary7580
    @denniscleary7580 Před 4 lety +14

    Philip the one Eye was a military genius and it’s no surprise his son took after him.

  • @KHK001
    @KHK001 Před 4 lety +1

    Awesome! Did not expect new series 😀

  • @justjohn1121
    @justjohn1121 Před 4 lety

    Another great video! Thank You!!

  • @dennisjeppesen9387
    @dennisjeppesen9387 Před 4 lety +34

    Cool, cool but where is the rest of the Wars of the Diadochi?!!

    • @12mkamran
      @12mkamran Před 4 lety +1

      Check out, Kings And Generals Podcast

    • @njujuwd3495
      @njujuwd3495 Před 4 lety +2

      The have a entire series on that, a minimum six Videos, might be even more. Defintly check them out!

  • @shadymerchant1198
    @shadymerchant1198 Před 4 lety +3

    Damn how did kings and generals know of my crippling eating chicken while binge watching history channels on CZcams addiction

  • @dansmith3343
    @dansmith3343 Před 4 lety

    Finally!!! Thank you so much for this and the thirty years war

  • @endeldarm
    @endeldarm Před 4 lety +1

    Great video as always! Can't wait for the rest of this series!

  • @S3Cs4uN8
    @S3Cs4uN8 Před 4 lety +9

    Dunno if anyone noticed but in that opening map sequence it says 'Grek City States', thought I'd point that out.

    • @JamesBond-he8ws
      @JamesBond-he8ws Před 4 lety

      ?

    • @MalayArcher
      @MalayArcher Před 4 lety

      CuddlyTurtle its a typo.

    • @rellosapostolos2266
      @rellosapostolos2266 Před 4 lety +2

      Thats because Macedonia was not a city state it was a fcking kingdom Macedonia is greek and its over say whatever you want all the evidence is on our side

    • @rellosapostolos2266
      @rellosapostolos2266 Před 4 lety +1

      @@joyfuluniter5445 fck off

    • @rellosapostolos2266
      @rellosapostolos2266 Před 4 lety +1

      @@joyfuluniter5445 funny but i know my history and we have the evidence go worship you fake slavic country and fck off
      #MacedoniaIsGreek

  • @Liquidsback
    @Liquidsback Před 4 lety +62

    Now we go to the Syrian Wars....Besides Raphia.

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  Před 4 lety +10

      We'll get to that!

    • @Liquidsback
      @Liquidsback Před 4 lety +1

      @@KingsandGenerals Because no one else will.

    • @Ahmadbeik99
      @Ahmadbeik99 Před 4 lety

      @Pommy Pie I'm from aleppo
      Definitely excited to learn about these wars.

    • @Liquidsback
      @Liquidsback Před 4 lety +1

      @@Ahmadbeik99 It was between Seleucids and Ptolemies.

  • @lukezuzga6460
    @lukezuzga6460 Před 4 lety +1

    Awesome, A whole new series from K&G! If it's half as good as the Roman or Ottoman series, we are all in for a bunch of brilliant Historic videos! Thx Fellas, really looking forward to this!

  • @unknownuser1556
    @unknownuser1556 Před 4 lety +1

    Never stop making videos, please!!

  • @CommieRaptor
    @CommieRaptor Před 4 lety +60

    This was a start of a great war for the Eastern Medeterranian.

    • @delianleague
      @delianleague Před 4 lety +12

      See Slav? Macedonia is only Greek!

    • @CommieRaptor
      @CommieRaptor Před 4 lety +1

      @@delianleague Я разве сказал, что нынешняя Македония - та самая, из Античности? Я лишь сказал, что это показанный в видео конфликт стал началом для масштабной борьбы между Римом и Эллинистическими государствами за Восточное Средиземноморье.

    • @warciminal2076
      @warciminal2076 Před 4 lety +3

      Иван Рыбалкин m8 it’s not the slavic empire here

    • @delianleague
      @delianleague Před 4 lety +1

      @@CommieRaptor Я прекрасно понял что ты написал, просто увидел твое славянское имя.. По скольку мне известно, РФ так же называет официально Скопья как "Македония", и многие даже верят в то что они имеют отношение к древней Македонии, к сожалению, не говоря уже о книгах (исторических).

    • @delianleague
      @delianleague Před 4 lety

      @@CommieRaptor А про Эллинистическое государство ты ни чего и не сказал, так что есть причины вам не доверять.

  • @jaumelavila97
    @jaumelavila97 Před 4 lety +6

    Hello. In the map (1:44), at Hispania, the Cantabri are in a wrong place. In that place, actual Catalonia, lived the Ilergetes. The Cantabri lived at the north of the Astures. Greetings and thank you for your videos.

    • @MalayArcher
      @MalayArcher Před 4 lety

      jaume thanks. That will be corrected in the next episode.

    • @jaumelavila97
      @jaumelavila97 Před 4 lety

      @@MalayArcher you're welcome. I put another important comment in the video about indo-greeks (I'm historian), you should look it. Greetings

    • @tyrian_baal
      @tyrian_baal Před 4 lety

      @@MalayArcher Why dont you make more videos? I miss them..

    • @theowl5402
      @theowl5402 Před 4 lety

      And also the position of Scodra is way too north as well. 😊

    • @MalayArcher
      @MalayArcher Před 4 lety

      @@jaumelavila97 Cheers !

  • @dzpower189
    @dzpower189 Před 4 lety

    Thank you for this great work

  • @bbb-pj7tu
    @bbb-pj7tu Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you Kings and Generals for amazing videos you make one after the other

  • @tvanlingen7684
    @tvanlingen7684 Před 4 lety +4

    Everytime I watch your videos I end up booting up total war games

  • @CSLGSKS
    @CSLGSKS Před 4 lety +4

    1:42 “Grek” city states. Guess that second e didn’t fit on the screen

  • @maziluandrei5055
    @maziluandrei5055 Před 4 lety

    I love it. Thank you guys for the work that you do every week for us. Im waiting for the video with fall of Babilon🙂

  • @kingotime8977
    @kingotime8977 Před 4 lety

    That was one of the best Kings & Generals video of all time!

  • @nicolapacella5966
    @nicolapacella5966 Před 4 lety +3

    Rome: slowly winning the second Punic War
    Phillip: mistakes were made

  • @Tiberon098
    @Tiberon098 Před 4 lety +14

    Seriously asking here: Would this channel be good for showing to a high school history class?

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  Před 4 lety +8

      Depends on the context

    • @Nac56
      @Nac56 Před 4 lety +6

      This channel is for history nerds, for the most part its things you have learned already, with a nice dash of visuals. Alot more goes on behind the scenes for each subject covered. I could probably turn this one video into 4 hours of teaching.

    • @cpmenninga
      @cpmenninga Před 4 lety +1

      Nac56 what about as a supplement or an eye-catching introduction? He is talking about high school history students.

  • @Fenniks-
    @Fenniks- Před 4 lety +1

    The animation is just getting better and better

  • @xozneenzox8485
    @xozneenzox8485 Před 4 lety

    Great work! Thank you!

  • @thebadgerimpaler
    @thebadgerimpaler Před 4 lety +5

    The History Channel: *exists*
    Kings and Generals: I'm about to end this mans entire career.

  • @MisterTipp
    @MisterTipp Před 4 lety +3

    Fucking love the Byzantine Empire theme from CK2!

  • @demetriousparkerable
    @demetriousparkerable Před 4 lety +1

    Great as always

  • @SeArCh4DrEaMz
    @SeArCh4DrEaMz Před 4 lety

    awsome vid, love the sountrack and the dynamic tone that video has