Battles BC - Alexander Lord of War

[jackcharlie1234]

Just amazing how Alexander the Great accomplished in so little time what others after him couldn't do in terms of effectiveness. One can just wonder what would have happened if he hadn't died in such a young age. No wonder his name has gone throughout the ages and his legacy will for ever mark our history.

[eurosensazion]

After his death, what he left behind changed the ancient world where it was more interconnected with trade, education and language where Greek being the English of the era. This is called "Hellenization". The Romans basically used everything Alexander had left as a model to create their advance civilization. He was so respected, that even the Ceasars and upper Roman class had icons of him. Basically, with Roman and Greek culture that Alexander left behind, European culture was created. And so on

[theprodigy1600]

@eurosensazion EXACTLY!

I don't like responding to comments like the one you are responding to because people NOW who judge people from the ancient world with 21st century optics are a bit ignorant. Comparing Alexander to Hitler?? WTFuck?!

Overrated? His generals couldn't function w/out him after he died.

One of his Bodyguards and boyhood friends,as you may know, Leonnatus wore his hair in his fashion. IT IS A CRITERIA TO TEACH HIS CAMPAIGNS IN WORLD WIDE MILITARY SCHOOLS.

[theprodigy1600]

@eurosensazion Even the Great Julius Caesar cried upon looking at an Alexander statue in Spain.

Cassander son of Antipater will still shake and freeze up looking at a statute/bust/portrait of Alexander.  If anyone reading this doesn't know who Cassander was,look it up please.

The Hellenic period is probably the most crucial point in human history.

WITH OUT ALEXANDER AND HIS CONQUEST, THEIR IS A GOOD CHANCE CHRISTIANITY MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LOCAL CULT IN JERUSALEM.

MY MAN,YOU ARE CORRECT!!

[eurosensazion]

Second, as he was conquering, he established cities known as Alexandria's where they were modeled under the classic Greek states that had agoras, theatre, libraries, universities, etc everything for a highly developed city where other cultures lived and where Greek culture was fused together with other cultures to develop civilized cities and great learning areas. These great cities remained well during the Roman era in Syria, Egypt, Persia etc. and even today i.e. Alexandria of Egypt.

[eurosensazion]

You cannot say Alexander was overrated if you do not know the exact history. The obvious is that he was a young general who managed to defeat and unite the Greek states and to conquer the known world. The not so obvious is what he did when he was conquering lands and long after his death. Alive, he managed to transform traditional military tactics and was responsible for serious advancements in weaponry which later both would be used by the Roman's and further advanced.

[waddewel]

@draz1708 the ads are conquering the world, the method is repetitive repetition. it challenges us to rebel

[TheSkirmishes]

alexander is too over rated...to be honest...he is like beckham of warriors

[RomaInvicta1]

@TheSkirmishes He conquered 90% of the known world by the time he was 25. I think he may be a bit ahead of beckham.

[TheSkirmishes]

@RomaInvicta1 is this the reason why he is called great?

[RomaInvicta1]

@TheSkirmishes Yes indeed. He didn't just conquer, he planned on making the people in his empire all equal, Greeks, Persians... all as one people. But he died before he could achieve that.

[TheSkirmishes]

extra comment: it must be really interesting to find out..what alexander was reborn as,the capitalist ratrace world may call him great and what not but nature for sure wont spare a psychopath who culled half the population of known world just because he felt like.. hitler may have a reason to kill jews..i mean even rednecks hunt for a reason..but this guy..simply went on massacring for no reason and even died without proclaiming it as his own empire.....so .my guess would be a maggot

[draz1708]

get ridd of the f..g commercials!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!! so annoying and rude to have them popping up when i close them and while im watching videos.. i swear if this shit continues ill stop using this site cause its turning to shit

[Requiemxtoxinnocence]

The Indians could hold back the Greeks but not the British.

[ikkoikki]

@Requiemxtoxinnocence Not really relevant. Alexander's invasion was a simple case of attacker and defender. India's fall to the British was a case of British and pro-British Indian states vs. pro-independence (ie. status quo) Indian states.

[TheSkirmishes]

@Requiemxtoxinnocence indians could only shoo away greeks because of a great scholar chanakya and his dogma called "arthashatra" which subsequent indian kingdoms followed and reined peacefully however when brits came, india was already divided into hindu and islamic confederations just like 2buttcheeks of a women saying "iam bigger" no "iam bigger" as she walks cheeky brits simply put both their hands in the anus and tore apart the indian arse as wide as english channel and ruled over 300 years

[Macedonia1ful]

THERE WAS NO GREEKS BEFORE 1829 !!!

ONLY HELLASS !!!

[babygotbanana]

COOL VIDS OMFG I SUBBED FOSURE

[krimi97]

this just provs that modern warfare sucks and that guns are for pussys

[ttow1944]

@krimi97 LOL

[katyalight]

Only free men who spoke Greek were allowed to participate in the Ancient Games of classical times. Also the athletes had to qualify. Some of Non-greek winners of Olimpian games are: Varastades, Prince and future King of Armenia, last known Ancient Olympic victor (boxing) during the 291st Olympic Games in the 4th century, Tiberius (steerer of a four-horse chariot) etc. When Alexander was born the horse of his father Philip won the Olimpic games.

[anabolicErik]

Alexander actually wore a huge white pompadour during battle, so everyone could see and would know it was him... A shame they don't mention this or depict him with his helmet.

[katyalight]

ANCIENT Macedonians were never Greek even Hellenic tribes. For all ancient Greeks Macedonians are barbarians and it was not acceptable a Macedonian to be nominated as Greek Citizen. Please read the ancient Greeks - it obviously clear said by them

[ImaginedWriter]

@katyalight Only Greeks were allowed to compete in the Olympics. Alexander I of Macedon competed in the Olympics, he had to prove his Greek credentials which he did, this was almost 2 centuries before Alexander the Great. Furthermore the dynasty which ruled Macedon was the Argead dynasty which claimed descent from the Greek city of Argos hence the name Argead.

Modern Macedonia is a bunch of Slavs who came 1000yrs later stealing Greek history.

[gtriemek]

Themistocles was an Athenian . Leonidas was a Spartan. King Philip and Alexander were Macedonian .. when king Phillip concerd all the city states it became Greece. And Greeks fought alongside Alexander the king of the Greek speaking world..

[wirungari]

wow, I didn't know he was that smart.

[OwNaGeDz]

he may be the ReaL Achilles of his time live a gloryest life and honor but die young :(

[xSilverPhinxx]

Wow

[tony671]

Alexander was indeed great 

[ALANLEEY]

is he from greece or macedonia i dont get it!!!

[Alexandros1294]

@ALANLEEY Greece. Macedonia was a Hellenistic Kingdom. Ancient Macedonia has no connections to the modern day country of Macedonia.

[tomogawaninja]

@Alexandros1294 Correction Macedon was not one of the greek city states at the time

[Alexandros1294]

@tomogawaninja It was never a city-state, however, it is still Greek. The people that ruled Macedonia all spoke Greek, the inhabitants worshipped Greek gods and spoke two different dialects of Greek, Illyrian, and many other languages, and the inhabitants were all Greek in culture. In blood they were all over the place. They were part Thracian, Greek, Illyrian, Paeonian and so on, so they were never considered fully Greek.

[tomogawaninja]

@Alexandros1294 Macedon was still different. It had it's own government, and the greek city states thought the macedonians were barbarians

[Alexandros1294]

@tomogawaninja That doesn't mean they were barbarians though. Every Greek city-state had its own government. It wasn't united until the Macedonians united them during the reigns of Philip II and Alexander the Great. Macedonia was still a Hellenic State. You can't deny that.

[tomogawaninja]

@Alexandros1294 You got a point there, but untill then Macedonia wasn't fully Greek.

[Alexandros1294]

@tomogawaninja I don't think it was ever "fully Greek" technically speaking, but they still were heavily influenced by Hellenic Culture. Pretty generally speaking, they're closer to the Greeks than anything else, so that is why Alexander's Empire is often referred to as the Greek Empire.

[MAnnaconduit1]

@Alexandros1294

they are Mycenaean a nation (Alexander, his father and many soldiers) it is a nation above Greece, or apart of it, either way it was Alexander who united his country and the rest of Greece, each city state and unified them into one complete Greek empire.

[sakherc]

@tomogawaninja these is your private opinion

[tomogawaninja]

@ALANLEEY Macedon.

[abbonent]

More like for the glory of Macedon.