The First Mithridatic War, 89-85 BC ⚔️ | Documentary (All Parts)

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  • The First Mithridatic War saw the Kingdom of Pontus under King Mithridates VI challenge the Roman Republic. Taking up arms against Rome and its client states, Mithridates VI mainly faced Roman commander Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
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Komentáře • 82

  • @Red1Napoleon
    @Red1Napoleon Před 2 lety +55

    Your channel is so underrated, it deserves more viewers. Good luck man and thank you for your content

    • @magnushorus5670
      @magnushorus5670 Před 2 lety +1

      I agree, this is better than 99% of everything being sharted out now days, thank you good sir for taking the time to make these videos!

    • @RichardBrennan46
      @RichardBrennan46 Před rokem

      I agree with your comment. Good work.

  • @octtate2487
    @octtate2487 Před 5 měsíci +6

    21:40 "no more than 6000 legions"😂

  • @davidhughes8357
    @davidhughes8357 Před 2 lety +19

    The in depth look at events both on and off the battlefield are greatly appreciated. The has been little coverage of Trajans battles overall. Something to consider. Thank you.

  • @MithradatesVIEupator
    @MithradatesVIEupator Před rokem +8

    Have read "The Poison King", but your documentary gives excellent perspective.. Thank you!

  • @dariusghodsi2570
    @dariusghodsi2570 Před 2 lety +7

    This is already shaping up to be much better than the k&g mithradatic war series.

  • @freedombro6502
    @freedombro6502 Před 2 lety +5

    Great content , the Greeks are fascinating as they had so many colonies that turned into competitive states

  • @deadnconfused7982
    @deadnconfused7982 Před 2 lety +9

    Always a treat to see your video notifications my good man! Keep them coming. Love waking up and learning some war history to get the brain going.

  • @taethegreat6607
    @taethegreat6607 Před 2 lety +2

    Amazing Videos man! Keep up the great work

  • @loneberserker4642
    @loneberserker4642 Před 2 lety +8

    this is awesome!!

  • @nickcitron2369
    @nickcitron2369 Před rokem

    Love the channel. Is there a part 2? Keep up the good work!!!

  • @CoolAdam247
    @CoolAdam247 Před 2 lety +11

    Wasn't Mithradates known as the poison king ?
    Also would to see you cover the wars of Caesar and his adopted son Augustus.

    • @robink.9966
      @robink.9966 Před 2 lety +1

      Yes, he used poisons to get immune out of paranoia

    • @nickcitron2369
      @nickcitron2369 Před rokem +1

      His Enimies have been attempting to kill him as since he was a boy, including his family. POISON KING BY ADRIAN MAYOR, is an amazing book!!!

  • @LiveinReykjavik
    @LiveinReykjavik Před 2 lety +2

    This was awesome, thank you!

  • @gf6110
    @gf6110 Před 2 lety +3

    @House of History After restoring King Ariobarzanes to the Cappadocian throne, Sulla had nothing to do with the start of the Mithridatic War: he was busy fighting the rebel Allies in Italy, during the Social War.

  • @dawnsparrow4477
    @dawnsparrow4477 Před 2 lety +2

    Nice video about Mithidratic existing on Crimea and it's around area ...chariots acted as decisive roles thanks for sharing

  • @israelroman8397
    @israelroman8397 Před rokem

    Great narrative, thank you

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge6316 Před 2 lety +1

    This channel is an excellent one.

  • @jupp9999
    @jupp9999 Před 2 měsíci

    This is an awesome Channel, highly recommend!

  • @Lost_AtSea_
    @Lost_AtSea_ Před 2 lety +7

    You have great content, thank you for what you do. Another interesting topic I think would be interesting for people, is the story of Grace O’Malley. She is an incredibly interesting Irish staple from the 16th century. I’m sure you know of her!

  • @denniscleary7580
    @denniscleary7580 Před 2 lety +1

    Well done sir 👍

  • @GnosticInformant
    @GnosticInformant Před 3 měsíci

    this is such a good video to watch after reading Appian.

  • @maxpower4436
    @maxpower4436 Před 2 lety +1

    great video

  • @arturleperoke3205
    @arturleperoke3205 Před 4 měsíci +1

    How was that Archeleous guy in charge of the pontic army when they performed that bad xDD 39:00 ?
    I mean, he is as much fighting Mithridates as is Sulla xDD

  • @beepboop204
    @beepboop204 Před 2 lety +1

    Appreciate you

  • @solonsolon9496
    @solonsolon9496 Před 2 lety +10

    One thing I've noticed that has strangely been missed by the youtube battle history community is covering the war between King Charles I and Parliament. A niche waiting to be filled perhaps?

    • @HoH
      @HoH  Před 2 lety +4

      Very interesting indeed - I will have to do a lot of reading before I am able to cover that. Currently, I am working on a documentary about Frederick the Great's campaigns. Perhaps the English Civil War will follow!

    • @patriot9487
      @patriot9487 Před rokem

      I have noticed that too! Kings and Generals is currently making a series on it, and i can't wait to binge once it's complete

  • @santikiller22
    @santikiller22 Před 2 lety +2

    Awesome

  • @debztully1339
    @debztully1339 Před rokem

    Awesome!

  • @lukao6956
    @lukao6956 Před 10 měsíci

    i love your video

  • @Toto-95
    @Toto-95 Před rokem +2

    21:42 no more than 6 thousands LEGIONNARIES not legions :D

  • @orionofodyssey7271
    @orionofodyssey7271 Před 2 měsíci

    How did you blend in the image on the right at 17:33?
    Does Photoshop have a template for it, or did you did you create it manually?

  • @CoolAdam247
    @CoolAdam247 Před 2 lety +1

    Epic !

  • @miquelr2353
    @miquelr2353 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Subtitles show mithradetis as "method rat" lool

  • @jodintlz5491
    @jodintlz5491 Před 2 lety

    Please do series on the palmyrene empire

  • @delphinazizumbo8674
    @delphinazizumbo8674 Před 7 měsíci

    37:00 once sulla shaped the battlefield, mithridates should have LEFT

  • @Curdle7
    @Curdle7 Před 9 měsíci

    GREAT

  • @napoleon7107
    @napoleon7107 Před 2 lety +2

    If I were Mithridiates I would have Archuleus executed. What a bumbeling fool. How on earth can you make the same
    Chariot mistake twice? If he would have gone in with his superior infantry in the Battle of Orchomenos. He would have crushed the Roman’s. But no. Let’s dive in with the chariots first and get pinned between the separate lines like we did in the last battle. That ended well…
    What a way to kill of two gigantic armies. What an idiot

  • @Secular_Iran_GE
    @Secular_Iran_GE Před 11 měsíci +1

    Great powerful Iranian(Persian) dynasty with the mix of both hellenic and Persian culture

  • @debztully1339
    @debztully1339 Před rokem

    Love U!

  • @p03saucez
    @p03saucez Před 2 lety +1

    38:06
    The Romans stepped aside just as the Roman chariots approached?

  • @delphinazizumbo8674
    @delphinazizumbo8674 Před 7 měsíci

    the population density of the Black Sea region must have been ENORMOUS

  • @Eric-ng2ed
    @Eric-ng2ed Před 10 měsíci

    am I wrong or is that Numidia (4:22) way off? should be in modern Algeria.

  • @lukao6956
    @lukao6956 Před 10 měsíci

    i sub and like

  • @istvansipos9940
    @istvansipos9940 Před 2 lety +6

    I still find it weird that chariots can just speed through a square of phalanx. How don't those horses die / at least get injured enough NOT to pull their chariots anymore? Sure, they have momentum. That could explain a lot of damage on the infantry formation. But first of all, how do those horses run into a phalanx? Cavalry and horse experts often say that horses are (obviously!) not dumb enough to charge into a block of long, pointy objects.
    I don't know the first thing about horses, but they are either dumb enough, or not dumb enough. Thus some historians or experts in some of these cavalry (or chariot) stories must be wrong.
    Ideas, any1?

    • @DilsGaming
      @DilsGaming Před 2 lety +6

      Horses are massive, especially war horses, bred and trained to inflict the most damage on people possible. Destriers were massive animals. While war horses were uncommon, even a smaller sized horse could easily kill a man with one hoof kick. A horse, or multiple pulling a chariot is terrifying regardless of the weapon youre holding. You see the massive animal charge, shit your pants, and run. If you dont run away, they plow right through you and stomp on you. The horses were trained to run, and stomp, and not stop.

    • @istvansipos9940
      @istvansipos9940 Před 2 lety

      @@DilsGaming my point was the natural instinct of the horse, not their power or mass. I heard from many experts that horses (trained war horses) do not run into pointy things. Then I hear (for example here) that they do run into whatever.

    • @DilsGaming
      @DilsGaming Před 2 lety +1

      @@istvansipos9940 it really depends on the horse. Most horses won't run into a spear, they'll move around it and stomp on you, but the momentum of a mass of flesh charging you is enough to make anyone break formation and run, Cavalry and Chariots are about shock damage, morale damage, you see them coming and are gripped with fear

    • @aloadofbollocks988
      @aloadofbollocks988 Před 2 lety +1

      Phalanxes require unanimous and strict coordination; they are difficult to organise and especially to reorganise once penetrated or scattered, and their spears are heavy and cumbersome, so they probably weren't even levelled against the chariots, given that they were friends and it was totally unexpected. Many probably simply ran. All it takes is a few spears or men out of position and the horses are in. And remember, once the chariots are within the phalanx, they have NO defence. Their spears are too long to be useful.

    • @fakename2890
      @fakename2890 Před rokem +1

      I know I am late with this, just watched the video. Imagine one man holding a pointy sharp stick and a horse is ordered to charge right at him. The horse will naturally side step the stick and run beside him. If that horse is pulling a sharp blade that is placed right in line where the man is standing it will slice his leg(s) off. This was the basic idea at least. For the chariot to run down beside the phalanx's and inflect unthinkable horror by cutting through the outer line of the box. It's truly horrifying to think about and this did not always go as planned, but chariots where looked upon as the counter to phalanx infantry so was used as a needed weapon system at the time. Alexander the great used what is called a mousetrap formation(I hope google has an image of it) to counter chariots so against him there was no counter known at the time for the phalanx.

  • @brentlackey5787
    @brentlackey5787 Před 2 lety +1

    Where is your accent from? I can't quite place it.

  • @yaqubleis6311
    @yaqubleis6311 Před rokem +1

    Scourge of Rome

  • @GEEKICIDALTENDENCIES
    @GEEKICIDALTENDENCIES Před 2 lety

    is this where Ridley Scott got the idea for the Mithrc religion on Raised By Wolves?

  • @VERDIENSTORDEN
    @VERDIENSTORDEN Před 2 lety +1

    Would you consider the Dacian Wars ( AD 101-102, AD 105-106),the Russo Turkish War of 1877-78 or a video on Stenka Razin for future video content?

  • @yaqubleis6311
    @yaqubleis6311 Před rokem +2

    Mithridates the Great The Poison King one of Rome deadliest enemy fought with Rome in the First, Second and Third Mithridatic War
    Who fought against Mithridates?
    The Roman commanders and generals who fought Mithridates in the First Mithridatic War:
    1.Lucius Cornelius Sulla
    2.Gaius Flavius Fimbria
    3.Lucius Licinius Lucullus
    4.Manius Aquilius
    5.Quintus Oppius
    6.Lucius Cassius
    7.Lucius Licinius Murena
    Also (8.)Nicomedes IV Philopator but he wasn’t Roman.
    The Roman commanders and generals who fought Mithridates in the Second Mithridatic War:
    1.Lucius Licinius Murena
    2.Gaius Flavius Fimbria
    The Roman commanders and generals who fought Mithridates in the Third Mithridatic War:
    1.Lucullus
    2.Marcus Aurelius Cotta
    3.Pompey
    Mithridates the Great The Poison King fought some of the best Roman military commander and ruler in history of Rome

  • @user-cx8zc3yd8l
    @user-cx8zc3yd8l Před 6 měsíci

    اريد ان ترشحو لي كتاب عن مملكة بونتوس

  • @Koelebig
    @Koelebig Před rokem

    Who's Mithidrates?

  • @matheuscerqueira7952
    @matheuscerqueira7952 Před rokem +1

    Funny how chariots are so powerful in one battle but completely useless facing the romans

  • @paranoidandroid6095
    @paranoidandroid6095 Před rokem

    10

  • @vangelisskia214
    @vangelisskia214 Před 2 lety +3

    "Mithridates Eupator Dionysus (Greek: Μιθραδάτης Εὐπάτωρ Δῐόνῡσος) was a prince of mixed Persian and Greek ancestry."
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridates_VI_Eupator

  • @eliaspapanikolaou3563
    @eliaspapanikolaou3563 Před rokem +1

    Just for the info ,the Greeks destroy t hecCeltic invasion army almost completely even out numbering,

  • @soheildian371
    @soheildian371 Před 7 měsíci

    realy why this roman empire have iranian name

  • @holtec333
    @holtec333 Před 8 měsíci

    please get a better microphone.

  • @brucemacmillan9581
    @brucemacmillan9581 Před 2 lety +2

    The EGG AN SEA? It's pronounced AY GEE AN SEA... last time I looked.

  • @brucemacmillan9581
    @brucemacmillan9581 Před 2 lety +1

    The Romans were disciplined enough to step aside as the ROMAN chariots approached? Dude... you are very sloppy.

  • @brucemacmillan9581
    @brucemacmillan9581 Před 2 lety

    Six thousand legions??? Dude... proof read and edit your mistakes. The Romans never had six thousand legions. Not even close to that number.

    • @Danneman92
      @Danneman92 Před rokem +1

      What's your issue man? 3 comments, and all you do is complain. Be constructive in your critisism, instead of sounding like a nagging little girl. Also, the "six thousand LEGIONS" was obviously a mistake. He meant LEGIONNAIRIES. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to know this.

    • @brucemacmillan9581
      @brucemacmillan9581 Před rokem

      @@Danneman92 Attention to detail is important, even if some people like you don't think so.