Battle of Delium, 424 BC ⚔️ Athens takes on Sparta ⚔️ Peloponnesian War
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🚩On the surface it is a minor battle in the Peloponnesian war, but in fact it was quite significant. It, arguably, turned the tide of the war and marked the first time that a written record was made of a deliberate use of a cavalry reserve in the heat of the battle.
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📢 Narrated by David McCallion
🎼 Music, courtesy of EpidemicSound
📝 Sources:
History of the Peloponnesian War - by Thucydides, translation by Rex Warner, edited by M.I.Finley (1972)
www.amazon.com/History-Pelopo...
Puzzling about the Battle of Delium: Part 1 - by Bill Armintrout (aka Editor in Chief Bill) (2021)
theminiaturespage.com/profiles...
The Battle For Delium In 424 BCE: Hillside Charges And Giant Flamethrowers - by C. Keith Hansley (2021)
thehistorianshut.com/2018/06/...
The Peloponnesian War - by Donald Kagan (2004)
www.amazon.com/Peloponnesian-...
The Peloponnesian War: Athens and Sparta in Savage Conflict 431-404 BC - by Donald Kagan (2005)
www.amazon.com/Peloponnesian-...
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🚩I've wanted to cover Battle of Delium for some time, and I finally got the time to do it. On the surface it is a minor battle in the Peloponnesian war, but in fact it was quite significant. It, arguably, turned the tide of the war and marked the first time that a written record was made of a deliberate use of a cavalry reserve in the heat of the battle.
Nice video and very informative and very entertaining and very satisfaction more videos.
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*No Reinforcements
*No Intelligence
*Attacking uphill
Sun Tzu says: Hippocrates, you just struck out!
I couldn't believe what I saw. The enemy is voluntarily abandoning the high ground and instead of exploiting this blunder Hippocrates charges in, making it an uphill battle again.
@@Thraim. Didn't even use his cavalry, which played no part in the battle, to exploit the gap on the left flank. Pathetic.
@@brainflash1 in His defence, he was already dead by then
Tbf the battle line of the Athenians felt to me like they were running on auto-pilot the whole time, so it might even be possible that Hippocrates was dead even before the charge, and the infantries were just looking for vengeance for their fallen commander.
@@Thraim. petition to change his name to Ironickes
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They fought to the death in at least three different battles. Tough bastards!
Thespians, that's illegal in 7 states!
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Socrates was in the Athenian Army at Delium and remarked himself during the retreat, when he abstained from running. Instead, he stood back to back with Laches ( an Athenian general) and retreated in a composed manner, making the Spartans hunt down those fleeing in disarray while avoiding to engage them.
Alcibiades recollected the moment as follows:
"Furthermore, men, it was worthwhile to behold Socrates when the army retreated in flight from Delium; for I happened to be there on horseback and he was a hoplite. The soldiers were then in rout, and while he and Laches were retreating together, I came upon them by chance. And as soon as I saw them, I at once urged the two of them to take heart, and I said I would not leave them behind. I had an even finer opportunity to observe Socrates there than I had had at Potidaea, for I was less in fear because I was on horseback. First of all, how much more sensible he was than Laches; and secondly, it was my opinion, Aristophanes (and this point is yours); that walking there just as he does here in Athens, 'stalking like a pelican, his eyes darting from side to side,' quietly on the lookout for friends and foes, he made it plain to everyone even at a great distance that if one touches this real man, he will defend himself vigorously. Consequently, he went away safely, both he and his comrade; for when you behave in war as he did, then they just about do not even touch you; instead they pursue those who turn in headlong flight"
Alcibiades was writing to aristophanes?
@@austinlittke5580 I think it's discussion related by Plato.
@@austinlittke5580 I think it is a jab at Aristophanes for making Socrates appear as a cowardly con artist in his play, 'Clouds'.
Socrates was quite the guy. One way & another!
Well Athens lost that one. I like the bubble captions
These vids are always really good.
Thanks for making em.
It's difficult to overestimate just how devastating the capture of 120 Spartiates alive at Sphacteria was to Sparta. Sparta's full citizens were by far her most valuable and costly resource, and therefore the ultimate bargaining chip for Athens. Sparta essentially tried to stop everything and go on hands and knees to get them back.
Thebes: Defeat Athens at is peek, and change the course of the war.
Sparta: what could be wrong if we go against Thebes in a few decades?
Well, Sparta army was still legendary in reputation, so they wouldn't know better
Tbf it was only thanks to that ONE guy super talented which brought Thebes to its best, but cinsidering that after he died Thebes started to get rekt over and over
Each time Athens fights Sparta it reminds me of Pokémon rivals
Red Socks vs Yankees
England vs France
Doctor Who vs Daleks
Peter Griffin vs Yellow Chicken
Masterpiece, but I consider it only a warm-up for the Hannibal series. When next part will appear?
Hannibal will come in...
@@HistoryMarche the hannibal series will continue, right..?
@@natalialivshits9439 Yes
Such a relief
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The last time i was this early, Sparta already defeated the Persians in the battle of Plataea
I didn't get it?
Excellent episode as always - I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I hope you do more videos on the Peloponnesian War - please do Syracuse 415-412, Arginusae 406, Pylos and Sphakteria 425 and Mantineia 418!
As a university lecturer on ancient history and a keen scholar of the Peloponnesian War, I do however have some nitpicking to do. Please take this as constructive criticism:
- The map at 1:18: The location of classical Pylos is actually to the north of the island of Sphakteria, not to the south - the southern spot on your map is the location of the modern village of Pylos.
- Regarding the battle at Pylos and Sphakteria: the Athenians did not capture 420 Spartan warriors; 420 was the number sent to the island, but by the time they surrendered, less than 300 of those remained, the rest having been slain in battle. You got the number of captured Spartiates right, though.
- 4:30: The attack on Plataea was not led by Pagondas, and it took place right at the beginning of the war, not in 425. The siege of Plataea was led by the Spartan king Archidamos (at least initially), and ended with the surrender of the city in 429. Pagondas only really emerges as a character just before the battle of Delion.
- 4:58: You mention that the plague killed Pericles. That is correct, however you never mentioned him previously in the video, nor do you mention him afterward. The casual viewer likely has no idea who Pericles is; in future, make sure you introduce all the characters properly. Also, we have several original busts of Pericles, which you could have used for the little pic on the flag.
- 6:16: Delium [Gr. Delion] is not a border city; it is a sanctuary of Apollo, and should be referred to as "the Delium". It may have had a small sattelite settlement, but certainly not a city.
- 8:52: Typo in the speech bubble: Sykion (correct: Sikyon).
- 15:23: You missed a great opportunity to mention the Boiotian use of flamethrowers to burn the Athenians out of the Delium - which is a pity! (Though you did at least mention it in the footnotes)
- 16:04: Lysander did not lead the Spartan army - he was elected nauarch (admiral) and commanded the fleet. The land army at the end was under the command of the two Spartan kings.
Very good feedback, thank you!
@@HistoryMarche Thanks for the kind words!
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These are not jus nitpicks, but legitimate criticisms, this is history not star wars.
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Been looking for Athens vs Sparta videos, but when I saw the notification of this, I dropped whatever I’m doing to watch this
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Please more of the Peleponnesian War!
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Nice video! Could there be more Peloponnesian War battles and campaigns?
04:04: Hmm, I'm fairly sure that Thessalonike hadn't been founded yet, not for at least 70 more years. Therma or Thermae was the name of the town back in 424 BC (not to be confused with Therme, the town that appears to the south), hence Thermaic Gulf.
Wasn’t Aigiai still the capital of Macedon at the time too? I thought Philip II changed it to Pella,
What about Skopje?
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