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@Otaibi_ball
Ай бұрын
Man I don't have a computer😄
@AXharoth
Ай бұрын
why i'm not getting the early video link from patreon like before?
@ramtin5152
Ай бұрын
Historymarche, PLEASE, use images that actually look like Iranians in the videos that involve Iranian history not ... whatever this is There are alot of them that are either drawn or made with AI by very talented artists like Salman Raeis Abdollahi or Mohammad Rasoulipour Just ask them permission
@Mr-__-Sy
Ай бұрын
And remember stop the leeking of classified documents
@Peril1230
Ай бұрын
Why do you lie so much?????😮😮😮😮 greece didnt exist then nor the name greece. No persian documents can back up what you say!!!!!!
@aaropajari7058
Ай бұрын
Incomplete...No mention of giant goat monsters and that guy with the crab arms.
@HistoryMarche
Ай бұрын
The movie was great though. If seen as a 'movie' it's top shelf imo.
@Techtalk2030
Ай бұрын
@@HistoryMarcheits fascist pr
@davidhughes8357
Ай бұрын
@@Techtalk2030 Seriously dude!! LOL
@popbob69
Ай бұрын
@@Techtalk2030😂
@Jelle1880
Ай бұрын
'Fascist PR' 😅 Mate, it's a comic book adaptation. Chill out.
@andrewkasma9457
Ай бұрын
So you're telling me Xerxes didn't have that huge golden throne in 300? I am disappointed...
@HistoryMarche
Ай бұрын
Still, the movie is fantastic. If seen as a 'movie' it rocks imo. When I first saw 300 it reminded me of old comic books, I loved it.
@thekinghass
Ай бұрын
@@HistoryMarcheactually it was the adaptation of the comic by the same name and the main story is the same really though the comic is more ohhh let’s say brutal
@Techtalk2030
Ай бұрын
@@HistoryMarche its fascist pr
@misterpinkandyellow74
Ай бұрын
@HistoryMarche you love disgusting dishonest propaganda?
@chadrowe8452
Ай бұрын
I like rise of an empire better
@johnbell7235
Ай бұрын
They didn't need armor, they had six pack abs.
@GeorgeEstregan828
Ай бұрын
*eight pack abs 😅
@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
Ай бұрын
Thats how you get killed by archers.
@adamelghalmi9771
Ай бұрын
@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 its a joke...
@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
Ай бұрын
@@adamelghalmi9771 I know.
@johnbell7235
Ай бұрын
@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 it's a joke.
@GothPaoki
Ай бұрын
Leonidas was a badass. In his late 50s almost 60 leading his men against impossible odds engraving his name in history and achieving immortality!
@siryort7024
Ай бұрын
Almost as awesome as William Marshall!!!
@stunitech
Ай бұрын
I had no idea he was about to start pulling a pension at the time of the battle. Makes it even more impressive imo
@user-mj6zr5gh7s
Ай бұрын
Aha! And, like Socrates, would he have opted for certain death had he not been in the autumn of his life?! Perhaps….but, a younger Spartan may have acted more prudently?
@based8223
Ай бұрын
Yeah that's not true. He was in his early 30s
@theobvu
27 күн бұрын
@@based8223 false. he was around 60
@punishedvenomsnake716
Ай бұрын
So exciting to see History Marche's presentation of this most famous of battles. We see so many popular media takes on it but it's so refreshing to see one based purely on historical and to help us become acquainted with the key personalities, strategies and tactics of both sides 🔥
@FamiliarAnomaly
Ай бұрын
No history is retold "pure" he has his own biases too
@loowick4074
Ай бұрын
@@FamiliarAnomaly less aggressive ones
@METALFREAK03
Ай бұрын
@@loowick4074 I think you mean egregious
@wedgeantilles8575
26 күн бұрын
Yeah, he did just slip a little at minute 6:00, when he repeated what we often hear: That they could not muster their army because of religion. The 300 started their march well before the religious month, (Herodes), they could have easily sent all of their army if they wanted to. It's just a false excuse they invented later to why they did not sent more. But that is just a small detail in an otherwise great video :)
@mohammadrohams7056
26 күн бұрын
Until 200 years ago they said Persian had a major loss from Roman's and even Roman took Persia capital In lack of evidence from Persian side But when Artefacts and evidences had been found west admitted all b4 was lie's and everyone knows now Persian king killed 3 Roman emperor back to back Now there was nothing from Iran said on Alexander the greatest lie ever and Spartan's So don't u think maybe this newly found evidences maybe are correct and Spartan's war different and Alexander the greatest lie ever never invaded anything??? What is ur opinion?
@JawsOfHistory
Ай бұрын
What Leonidas accomplished is staggering against the odds. But I always think about the insane logistical and diplomatic achievement that was required by the Persians to transport, feed and arm an army of that size so far away from home. And on the back of a succession crises and revolt in Egypt.
@Valterius87
Ай бұрын
I hope that I can be corrected and educated, but the numbers listed here in the video aren't even "conservative". The Persians likely numbered no more than 25000 based on actually true conservative estimated numbers. We all know that historians, and philosophers, especially from that time period were... hyperbolic. The logistics alone speak to that. No army or leader of army during that time period could have sustained, or even attempted to sustain more than around 25000 at the absolute maximum for a major offensive, and that would be for a VERY limited amount of time. Look at the king of logistics today, the mighty US Army, with all of the technology available, we STILL had trouble keeping people supplied with their kit and food+water for both Iraq wars and and Afghanistan, and that's with the raw might of logistical superiority with modern vehicles and technology.
@morro190
Ай бұрын
@@Valterius87I read that the retreat back to Persia saw a large portion of his army, because their logistics weren't enough.
@Kassitechief
Ай бұрын
Anyone who thinks it's over 10000 is a fool@@Valterius87
@probablyforever
Ай бұрын
@@Valterius87 ww2 with multiple millions at the front:
@Emanon...
Ай бұрын
What did he exactly achieve? No, really, what was the ultimate consequences of their holding action beyond mythical storytelling?
@maveraunnehir8041
Ай бұрын
"Come and get them" man, Leonidas already won his war.
@l.palacio9076
23 күн бұрын
100000+ aura
@dominiquecharriere1285
Ай бұрын
Leonidas and the 300 Spartans received much celebration through history, but the bravest of the bravest were no doubt the 700 Thespians who stayed with them and the 400 Thebans. The 700 Thespians represented 100% of the hoplites of their city, all the fighters Thespiae had.
@LookHereMars
Ай бұрын
@dominiquecharriere1285 The 700 Thespians under the command of Demophilus of Thespiae agreed, to be sure, The Thebens, on the other hand, in this instance not so much. Thebes had previously to the Thermopylae campaign been very sympathetic towards Persia, and so, the Thebens who were present during the rear guard were so, not out of a sense of honour or duty, but were instead forced to stay by Leonidas in order to prove their loyalty. However, upon the death of Leonidas, the Thebens, under the command of Leontiades of Thebes, surrendered their entire force over to the Persians, leaving the remaining Greeks to their fate, the last of which died fighting atop Kolonos Hill. Another quick mention is that among the remaining Greek troops were also 900 Spartan State owned Helot serfs who also died to man with the rest of the rear guard. There were also originally 302 Spartans at Thermopylae, 300 Royal Guard, and their captain Dienekes, under the overall command of the 60 year old King Leonidas, with 300 Spartans overall dying in combat. Two Spartans did not die with the remaining 300, one of which being Aristodemes of Sparta, who, having been honourably dismissed by Leonidas due to a severe eye infection, would return home. The other Spartan, Pantites, would, after being sent on orders by Leonidas to conduct diplomacy in Thessaly, later commit suicide by hanging himself from a tree on the road to Thermopylae, supposedly doing so by having failed to return in time for the final battle. A third Spartan, Eurytus, was also dismissed on orders of the King, having also contracted an eye infection that rendered him completely blind. Eurytus, however, would later return, lead by his Helot Serf, back to the battlefield where he fought blind, reportedly felling several men before he himself would be killed in combat. The return and death of Eurytus culminated in 300 battle dead Spartans throughout the campaign, of which the common misconcepted term of 300 Spartans derives.
@dominiquecharriere1285
Ай бұрын
@@LookHereMars 6 True, and the history placed Aristodemes, ashamed, charging alone the Persian line at Platea and dying the first in the battle that would end the tentative of taking over Greece.
@LookHereMars
Ай бұрын
@dominiquecharriere1285 Yes indeed, as the history goes, Aristodemes, though ordered directly by King Leonidas to return home to Sparta, did so under scrutiny and scorn, marked upon his return, as a coward for being the only Spartan to return home alive. Aristodemes lived in Sparta shunned and shamed for a full year after Thermopylae until he followed the Spartan and allied Greek Army to Plataea. At Plataea Aristodemes is said to have walked out in front of the entire battle ready Greek army, shouting loud repeated praise to King Leonidas and the brave 300, he is then said to have charged the entire Persian army alone committing battle suicide. The Spartan Army is said to have issued Aristodemes a battlefield salute for his bravery, though the Stratagos deemed his actions reckless and foolish, the Spartans non the less admired the courage of Aristodemes and he was redeemed of his honour and afforded a burial in a marked battlefield grave.
@sayagarapan1686
Ай бұрын
The 700 Lesbians caved in the end mo. How is that laudable?
@barneyboy2008
Ай бұрын
@@sayagarapan1686 😮
@Sanj1n
Ай бұрын
Here, commenting to help with the algorithm and also because I love History Marche videos.
@LazyLifeIFreak
Ай бұрын
Likes for the algorithm!
@charlesiphone5765
Ай бұрын
Free Constantinople!
@bryanreed8206
Ай бұрын
This a fantastic representation of the actual historical sources. Really well done. Thank you!
@user-pm5uj3pb4c
Ай бұрын
actual historical sources? all sources about this war are greek-european and total bullshit. those numbers are simply impossible. no empire or nation gathered that much man until late enlightment let alone moving them 3 continents. persia to greece or egypt to greece is more than 3000 kilometers and you trust some man bullshitting about 300.000 to 5.000.000 man walking mountains, deserts and reaching greece to fight. i doubt there is 300.000 to 5 million people were living in anatolia at that time
@Anima_Libera
Ай бұрын
Go, tell the Spartans, stranger passing by That here, obedient to their laws, we lie. -Simonides
@trueLucif3RR
Ай бұрын
"Ω ξειν, αγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις ότι τήδε κείμεθα τοις κείνων ρήμασι πειθόμενοι" That is the original in Ancient Greek, and one of the best quotes around (in my humble opinion ofc, -gives me goosebumps every time-). A sacrifice for one's home, greater total, not so a king and his elite can live in golden palaces while depleting resources & the rest of the people scrape by or starve. Few words said that convey it all, true to the lakonic way of speaking!
@LookHereMars
Ай бұрын
The story of the 302 Spartans is immortalised. Lest we also forget the seldom mentioned by name, Demophilus of Thespiae, commanding the 700 Thespians who volunteered to remain, also present were 900 Helot serfs, who also stayed with the remainder of the Greeks. Save for two Spartiates, Aristodemes, and Pantites, the remaining 300 alongside their Captain Dienekes and the 60 year old King Leonidas, with their allies of the rear guard, died fighting tooth and nail to the very last. 400 Thebens were also present during the last stand under the command of, the also seldom mentioned, Leontiades of Thebes. However, previously to Thermopylae Thebes had been very sympathetic towards Persia and so the Thebens present were not permitted to leave with the retreating 3,000, being instead, forced to stay under strict order of Leonidas to prove their loyalty. Upon the death of Leonidas, supposedly at the plain of the pass, Leontiades capitulated his entire force of Thebens over to the Persians, leaving the remaining 1,900 or so Greeks to their fate, the last of which died atop Kolonos Hill. "Tell them in Lakedaimon stranger passing by that here obedient to our word we lie." - Epitaph of the Cenotaph at Thermopylae - Simonides of Ceos, as recorded by Herodotus.
@Emanon...
Ай бұрын
Except they went against the wishes of Sparta itself. They were obedient to an insubordinate.
@LookHereMars
Ай бұрын
@Emanon... In the movie 300, perhaps, but in reality, how so? If memory serves, the Spartans are said to have sent the single largest continent of troops to Thermopylae of any participating state. 302 Spartan Homoioi, 900 Spartan state owned Helot serfs and upto 1,000 Lakonian Hoplite Perioikoi. A Spartan King, again if my memory serves, can not act so independently, for Leonidas to have led troops he would have needed the support and consent of not only his co King, Leotychidas, but of the Gerousia, the council of Elders too. Leonidas moved with sanctioned approval.
@randomguy6152
Ай бұрын
@@LookHereMarsThe co king at the time rebelled to Persia, Leonidas was the only king
@LookHereMars
Ай бұрын
@randomguy6152 You are getting confused with Demaratus, my friend. Demaratus, like Leotychidas, was also of the Euypontid Dynasty who co ruled Sparta alongside the Agiad Dynasty of Kings, of which Leonidas descends. If my memory serves, it was indeed Leotychidas, who was the Co ruler of Sparta during the time of and beyond the Thermopylae Campaign. Sparta would not have been left Kingless at this time, the rule of two was law.
@randomguy6152
Ай бұрын
@@LookHereMars I apologize I researched him and he's super underrated, he scored more victories than Leonidas, albeit Leonidas defeat was debatably more impactful towards Greece than the victories of Leotchidas II
@DrKarmo
Ай бұрын
Great video as always y'all! You guys should consider doing a video on Plataea, for all of its importance its seldom talked about.
@HistoryMarche
Ай бұрын
Definitely will do Plataea
@davidhughes8357
Ай бұрын
I certainly agree with that. It has never been thoroughly covered.
@JayRappa
Ай бұрын
One of those battles that never gets old to hear about. As always thanks for providing us with great and consistent content
@Red_Snapper
Ай бұрын
"The world will know that free men stood against a tyrant, that few stood against many, and before this battle was over, even a god-king can bleed" - Gerard Butler Scottish actor
@Kamrava2578
Ай бұрын
Who is the tyrant ?
@RynDolatshahi
Ай бұрын
Lol , iranian empire treated all their subject's far far more better than of the greeks 😂😂😂
@Techtalk2030
Ай бұрын
Lol free men. Spartans were anything but freedom lovers
@Techtalk2030
Ай бұрын
Most of spartan society was made up of greek slaves
@Techtalk2030
Ай бұрын
Most of spartan society constituted of s.l.v. Es. So much for freedom
@thomasmyers9128
Ай бұрын
One of the best history channels…. !!!!!..Thank You..!!!!!
@Techtalk2030
Ай бұрын
He forgot to mention that Leonidas was a pdf file
@Anzec1
Ай бұрын
Steven E. Pressfield's "Gates of Fire" is one of my favorite books, telling the story of 300 Spartans the way they deserved. Really recommend this to anyone who is fascinated by this battle, truly one of the most heroic last stands of history.
@ldm3669
Ай бұрын
Man when i think how much work y'all put in this. Creating the map, the animations, the research, great job and thank you for all the videos and making history more interesting for me.
@HistoryMarche
Ай бұрын
Much appreciated!
@michaelsendelback9935
Ай бұрын
I thank you David and the History March team for incredibly boosting my love for military history. I actually listen to your videos when I go to the gym or before a boxing class to get my adrenaline firing and spirit fired up. Especially hearing Leonidas's reply to the Persion envoy "Come and get them." I feel ready to face a challenge. Keep it up you guys
@nikolaosandreikos9087
Ай бұрын
It is a pity actually that people translate it in English as "Come and get them". The verb "μολών" which is translated as "come" actually means "come through hardship". It implies that it would be a very difficult task. So a better translation is "if you dare (to put in the effort) then come and get them".
@liverpool1a
Ай бұрын
Nice video, I did know Thermopylae happened but I didn’t know much now I understand
@leandrochavez6480
Ай бұрын
I wish this videos could be given in school as optional viewings.
@Krutchly
Ай бұрын
This is probably the best description of the Battle of Thermopylae I have seen. Well done.
@davidhughes8357
Ай бұрын
Been studying ancient military history avidly since 1956 and Historymarche always delivers the best. Thank you all.
@kvarnerinfoTV
Ай бұрын
Well, I didn't like it. He never mentioned this was first and last time Spartans fought to the last man or that Thespians had a habit of it. True heroes of this battle were Thespians, not Spartans. 700 Thespian hoplites were entire Thespian army. They lost the most and they fought to the last man before and after while Spartans were prone to run away and pliticize. Spartan myth is the name of the game Sparta was best at.
@paradox3734
10 күн бұрын
with huge mistakes in the historic side though....Ionians were Greeks(in fact the name used to describe Greeks in the Asian nations comes from the first Greeks they encountered,the Ionians)and at the time under Persian occupation
@ZacharyDarkes
Ай бұрын
Those Greeks were absolute chads.
@TheColombiano89
25 күн бұрын
Which ones ?
@Loardea
Ай бұрын
David, in my oppinion you have the best voice on the internet. It's simply unbelieveble. And I would also love to hear Doddy again. Thank you for learning us so many things and also for your contribution to our education. And don't tell me this is to much. Respect!
@LivingInCloud1
Ай бұрын
I was there a few years ago after having visited Marathon. Very powerful feeling to be there! Stood a few minutes on Kolonos hill reflecting on the events that took place here.
@christosmerkouris9181
Ай бұрын
The name of the traitor live until now. In modern Greek elfialtis mean nightmare
@thediamondprincechristian
25 күн бұрын
Leonidas continues to inspire me, he was true quality not quantity.
@ariyamoheb226
Ай бұрын
You did your best to keep the narrative more realistic than all the videos about this war on KZitem. Thank you for your efforts.
@HistoryMarche
Ай бұрын
Thanks I appreciate that.
@Wilton24
18 күн бұрын
You forgot to add one of the most iconic Leonidas lines. "I don't need firepower when I'm rocking these guns!"
@JustAjellyfish.
Ай бұрын
I found this channel a few days ago and have been enjoying every minute of binge watching so far! Keep up the great vids!!! :)
@HistoryMarche
Ай бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@thegamingpigeon3216
26 күн бұрын
Also, a thing a lot of people don't know about Xerxes army: it was on the brink of collapse at Thermopylae. It's sheer size required constant supply via pillaging, supplies which it wasn't receiving while stagnant at Thermopylae. There is a modern belief that had the Greeks not been sold out and continued to hold their position, Xerxes would've been forced to retreat due to lack of supplies long before he could wipe out the Greeks or vice versa.
@artinrahideh1229
20 күн бұрын
If it was as massive as it is said to be. Nobody can deny how exaggerated the accounts of Persian armies are( Herodotus, Xenophon, Ctesias, Arian and etc.)
@thegamingpigeon3216
19 күн бұрын
@@artinrahideh1229 Yeah, the size is always the tricky part when it comes to the Persian army. It almost certainly wasn't even close to 1 million+ men. Nor likely the hundreds of thousands as some estimates claim. But even at 50,000-60,000 that is still a massive force. But we know the Persians suffered anywhere from 12,000-20,000+ casualties. And given the might needed to conquer the rest of Greece with the remaining forces (which they attempted to do), there had to have been at least 40,000+ left.
@artinrahideh1229
19 күн бұрын
@@thegamingpigeon3216 i can definitely agree with these numbers which are very logical and realistic. What i can never relate to is those random 300k or else numbers based on numerous ethnic groups.
@davidhughes8357
Ай бұрын
Finally a great channel covers a great event in all history. Excellent production and narration!
@kingmarre9130
Ай бұрын
You should read about the the lesser know version of similar battle the Swiss Thermopylae called Battle of St. Jakob and der Birs
@Tenchmeister
Ай бұрын
One of my favorite KZitem Channels. I’m always smarter after watching.
@issacmaw3344
Ай бұрын
This bloke flies the flag for good history videos. Well researched and great visual representation of the areas the battles take place in. I can never click on the video fast enough when he puts one out.
@JeffChampagne
Ай бұрын
I love watching your videos. I've seen all of them on so far, and could watch one after the other for hours on end.
@HistoryMarche
Ай бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@blackness8998
Ай бұрын
The Greek fleet only left when the Spartans' (and Greek allies) fight was over. Not before the fight on land was finished. After all,the fleet was there to guard the east flank,so that Persian ships couldnt land behind Leonidas line,and surround them.
@CitrisJones
Ай бұрын
By remaining on the battlefield when all hope was lost, Leonidas and company protected the flank of the Greek retreat. If they had all left as one, they would've been run down by Persian cavalry
@jonathonspears7736
Ай бұрын
To the last man. They rather die than surrender. True warriors that will never be forgotten. It's no wonder they are immortalized considering how out numbered they were and how many Persians they killed.
@alexandarlukic4122
Ай бұрын
Finnaly u guys covered the battle of Thermophyle, i've waited for a long time for this. Btw, can y'all continue the Hannibal series? I absolutely loved that one, but theres no last part sadly
@HistoryMarche
Ай бұрын
Working on Hannibal, I promise.
@alexandarlukic4122
Ай бұрын
@@HistoryMarche thanks, sir
@barryboushehri1707
Ай бұрын
Excellent video. Please more videos on Persian & Parthian Empires.
@YOQUE2xgpxTRiu
Ай бұрын
Here, by Spartan law, we lie. 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@christianmccann9400
Ай бұрын
Tonight we dine in Hell
@Mma-basement-215
Ай бұрын
Yessss im looking forward to this one !! Love the content!! ✌️
@guilhermedomingues6360
Ай бұрын
seems to be a cool video Just wanted to say that i loved the hannibal series and it would be fantastic if you could finish it Keep up the good work!
@HistoryMarche
Ай бұрын
Definitely will finish Hannibal.
@Comicsluvr
26 күн бұрын
'My Lord, the Egyptians are revolting!' 'I know...they stink on ice!'
@ReZw7a
Ай бұрын
as persian, greeks fought great, with unbelivible dicipline and just cuz im persian i dont judge them for defending their mother land much respect to hellas from iran 🇬🇷
@Techtalk2030
Ай бұрын
Persians destroyed the greek selucids later on and went to fight the romans for 656 years while greece got totally conquered by Rome
@davidhughes8357
Ай бұрын
@@Techtalk2030 True.
@something4179
Ай бұрын
Is that supposed to be boasting and condescending towards Hellas? I see, you are petty. Alright. Last time i checked, Persia barely was any better than the Hellens. Having lost both of their Helleno-Persian wars, and then taken over by Alexandros makes me wonder if Persia was even a strong empire without Cyrus the decent. Ironic how they utilised Hellenic mercenaries on mass to bolster their ranks for their fragile frontlines. Instead of sticking to their own and keep their cavalry focus like Nomads. And for the record both Persia and Rome could not expand more than they already had in their era of rivalry, even if they crushed one another. And do not forget that Rome took basically 4 attempts to defeat Makedonia that was already fighting other powers of the successor states such as Seleukoi and Ptolaimeoi. Persia couldn't take on Rome into a head to head war. Makedonia was fighting a multiple front wars against Roman and Hellenic powers and still held the Latins back fours times. Persia was a joke without Cyrus. Just because they subjugated inferior states in a rapid succession that does not make them special. Barely reforming or improving. If they knew what they were doing then Hellas should had been a walk in the park. @@Techtalk2030
@at5598
Ай бұрын
@@something4179I like to add that roughly 150 years later Alexander the Great of macedon started his conquest which lead to the demise of the Persian empire. Although the diadochi wars saw the demise of these lands belonging to macedon, Persia would never recover.
@barryboushehri1707
Ай бұрын
@@at5598Parthian & Sassanian Empires!!
@adrienpoirier2641
Ай бұрын
Would love a Platea follow-up video! Thanks for the content!
@GothPaoki
Ай бұрын
I always found it hilarious that there's these warriors sacrificing their lives for their country against impossible odds and the discourse of some couch potatoes who are living in their mother's basement is " but they had slaves" or " but Persians were more progressive than the Spartans" like that erases the fact they were badass and heroes.
@crazeelazee7524
Ай бұрын
Not to mention the same western liberals that simp for the Persians will foam at the mouth if you mention that 19th century Europeans also banned slavery and were more progressive than the Africans and Indians they were colonizing
@kayarminserjoie226
Ай бұрын
No it doesn't decrease the value of their sacrifice at all, however portraying the fight as that of one between despotism and democracy is a blatant misrepresentation, which has been used as a raison d'être by supremacists for centuries to justify the subjugation of nations and societies by European colonial powers
@Leah-kf7ke
Ай бұрын
Excellent video!! Where was this video all my life. Wanted this when researching this battle two years ago.
@The_Greedy_Orphan
Ай бұрын
4:06 Apparently his mother was a right tosser.
@fearless3405
Ай бұрын
i love it as always .. we need a video about the abbasid caliphate and how they put the romans at there place ..
@juanmagm
Ай бұрын
Thanx Monster, ur d best in the field!
@HistoryMarche
Ай бұрын
Cheers man, thanks for watching
@pauloboyle477
Ай бұрын
Fun fact: after leanidis died. Most of the men were without weapons or armor at that point and the Persians still wouldn’t advance on them. That’s badass
@boyscouts83712
Ай бұрын
1:00-1:05 Earthquake? No captain... BATTLE FORMATION!
@Gufupandi09th13
Ай бұрын
Scene of the Persian army charge.
@boyscouts83712
Ай бұрын
@@Gufupandi09th13 Leonidas: This is where we hold them! THIS IS WHERE WE FIGHT! THIS IS WHERE THEY DIE!
@Gufupandi09th13
Ай бұрын
@@boyscouts83712 Captain: unleashe shield
@boyscouts83712
Ай бұрын
@Gufupandi09th13 Leonidas: Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all times!
@Gufupandi09th13
Ай бұрын
@@boyscouts83712 negotiator:Sparta lay down your weapons
@Kannot2023
Ай бұрын
At Thermophiles Sparta and Athens put aside the rivalry and fought for a common cause. This is extraordinary
@cv-56
Ай бұрын
this was really good !
@thirteen26
29 күн бұрын
HistoryMarche has some of the best voices for narration in youtube. Every one of your narrators has that indescribable quality that makes your videos exceedingly enjoyable to listen to. If my elementary and high school history teachers had voices of this caliber, I surely would have learned way more about history in school
@WyoTrickRoper
Ай бұрын
Great video, thank you
@scottw.3258
Ай бұрын
This battle was one which always fascinated me as a wee boy growing up in the mid/late 70's. I remember watching the 1960's film, 'The 300 Spartans' with Richard Egan as Leonidas, and David Farrar as Xerxes, and just loving it. How so few stood against so many. Then '300' was released, and i absolutely loved that film. I remember talking about it to a mate, he was telling me how it didn't happen, and i went through the history of it. I had to clarify that the film wasn't trying to portray what actually happened, but rather it was a war cry, from Dilios. He was painting the Persians as monsters, and subhuman, basically cowards and unworthy, in order to get the Greek army pumped up for Plataea. I still think to this day, he believes i think the film was attempting to be an historical retelling.
@GeoGal007
Ай бұрын
1) The worst enemy of a Greek is his own self 2) everything can happen but the Greeks eventually will win
@based8223
Ай бұрын
Dumb comment
@kayarminserjoie226
Ай бұрын
It's a shame the story has once again been retold almost verbatim from Herodotus, new sources have come to light, including the Chicago University clay tablets, as well as the fact that Herodotus' details have an extremely low rate of accuracy.
@kayarminserjoie226
Ай бұрын
Another misrepresentation, though to be expected at the time, and repeated later on by supremacists, as a battle between a tyrant and free folk, the war of despotism and democracy, has also been inserted into this video, which apart from being abjectly false, and a blatant tool used to justify colonialism and subjugation of societies around the world by European powers in the second half of the last millenia, also decreased the factual value of the channel's productions.
@bryanpatrickmchugh
Ай бұрын
Superb work. Thanks.
@amirmn7
Ай бұрын
Ariobarzanes also stalled Alexander the Great army for over a month. Sadly not that many people know of him. Great video!
@randomname3109
Ай бұрын
Alexander the Great didn't arrive on the scene until about what 140 odd years later... He succeeded his father Philip II to the throne in 336 BC
@amirmn7
Ай бұрын
@@randomname3109 are you talking about this battle? I meant Persian also have similar version to this battle when Ariobarzanes stalled Alexander army. I guess you are confused by comment
@randomname3109
Ай бұрын
@@amirmn7 no friend. You are implying this Ariobarzanes character is somehow a contemporary to these events. Which is impossible, because Alexander the great didn't arise for another 140 years... Which is to say, the Ariobarzanes who held up Alexander the great, is not the same Ariobarzanes of this period
@REAPERthePRUSKIE
Ай бұрын
@@randomname3109Nah mate you didn't understand what this guy said There was battle in Alexander's conquest called the battle of "Persian Gates" it was the Persian version of 300 Ariobarzan stopped alexander for month there and kinda similar to this battle his own men betrayed him and gave alexander information about a road that could flank ariobarzan's army
@randomname3109
Ай бұрын
@@REAPERthePRUSKIE ah! I see! Thank you for clarifying
@vasilispapadopoulos4397
Ай бұрын
Macedon was a Greek state themselves..they spoke Greek , they wrote Greek , they worshiped Greek gods , they lived by all the Greek customs…
@zilot4
Ай бұрын
True who doesn't know that ?
@TRLHistory
Ай бұрын
The Greeks would have disagreed with this statement.
@arturmesropyan8087
Ай бұрын
No, they did not speak Greek, Alexander himself addrssed his troops both in Greek to Greeks from ally cities and then in Macedonian, their mother tongue, to Macedonians before the battle of Gaugamela. This is recorded in ancient sources - Aristobulos and Rufus. Moreover, there was an inner rivalry between Greeks and Macedonians in the army too
@timosmes
Ай бұрын
The Macedonians were Greek and you can't change that. Their king Philip the II took part in the Olympis multiple times and only Greeks could participate in the ancient Olympics@@arturmesropyan8087
@Shlevel
Ай бұрын
Macedonians were considered ‘northern barbarians’ by the Greeks - despite the fact that Philip (Alexander’s father) had adopted many Greek customs. People with lack of historical and archaeological understanding always attempt (incoherent and inaccurate) revisionism
@Blakelikesfood
11 күн бұрын
Fun fact: The gates of hell, the pass and ledge inwhich the 300 fought, doesn't exist anymore. The entire bay, all the water, has been filled in with silt and dirt..aka the area is nothing but flat farm land just past the little hills were the goat herder trails were. There's no water near by. They could dig down ~50ft into the ground, and maybe find weapons from all those who fell off the cliff into the sea. Supposedly, they know where the entire shore line used to be at that time, kinda weird to see as it's the coast isn't anywhere near there anymore.
@faenethlorhalien
Ай бұрын
THIS! IS! HISTORYMARCHE!!!!!!!!!!
@stevo271
Ай бұрын
He mentions the repairing the wall, but then the animations shows them fighting IN FRONT of the wall. Why even repair the wall then? Love the videos either way...
@magnushorus5670
Ай бұрын
These are wonderful videos, thank you for making and sharing them
@brokenbridge6316
Ай бұрын
A very enjoyable video. Nice job HistoryMarche.
@soyrobin2001
Ай бұрын
Loved the correct "Leonidas" pronunciation.
@LegacyUncovered-r5v
Ай бұрын
Great video buddy!
@Varicity
Ай бұрын
You need to continue the videos on Hannibal in the second Punic war!
@jackland3387
Ай бұрын
Great video as always. Thanks 😊
@mihajlo7893
Ай бұрын
Another great video from the great storyteller..thank you brother..
@KHK001
Ай бұрын
Amazing video as always HM! always hoped you'd cover this battle.
@CyberDartz
Ай бұрын
FINALLY IVE BEEN WATING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG!
@montezmontez8887
Ай бұрын
This battle surely need some song of itself from a Swedish heavy metal band
@aaronjackson6880
Ай бұрын
SPARTA! HELLAS! THEN AND AGAIN SING OF 300 MEN!
@bubaak666
Ай бұрын
Thank you
@beachboy0505
Ай бұрын
Wow: Beautiful video 📹 Fantastic video
@RikusentaiOfficial
Ай бұрын
Been watching this channel for years and taught me far more than the classes I pay thousands for\. Hope this pleases the algorithm!
@danielsantiagourtado3430
Ай бұрын
You always make My day! Thanks For this 😊😊😊❤❤❤
@ramtin5152
Ай бұрын
Make a video about the battle of Anglon 543 AD It's a very underrated battle and almost completely forgotten in history
@HistoryMarche
Ай бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion. Added to the list.
@amirloader
Ай бұрын
Terms "free Greece" and "free men" makes me lough my ass off every time Free Greece wich was built on shoulders of slaves and Athenian democracy wich was only implied for rich male land owners, while female and majority slaves were excluded, in the mean time in Persia slavery was banned, woman had administrative jobs, they had six month of pregnancy off with income, and a raise after giving birth for child expenses These infos are from accounting clays found in Persepolis, the irony is the fire wich Alexander raised burnt all the papyrus but baked the accounting clays and kept them for us By the way great and accurate video by historymarche thank you
@REAPERthePRUSKIE
Ай бұрын
Slavery was only banned in the central part of the empire or modern day iran and Iraq, the rest of the empire still traded slaves Also by "free men" they mostly meant political freedom Also Greeks did mention how slavery is bad but they didn't follow it with any actions that I'm aware of
@apmoy70
Ай бұрын
What you're doing is called presentism and plagues modern revisionist historiographers. It's utterly stupid to judge 5th c. BCE, through the lenses of 21st c.
@vgamedude12
Ай бұрын
Anti european propaganda lmao lilbro pretending like feminism is an ancient thing. Brainrot victim.
@bigsmall246
23 күн бұрын
27:45 "in athens, the conflict was framed as an idiological struggle, with Greece representing freedom." So war hasn't changed since 2500yrs ago.
@FamiliarAnomaly
Ай бұрын
If Xerxes had not been stopped would Rome have existed in the same capacity?
@cjthebeesknees
Ай бұрын
No doubt, another notch on the Consular Legions belt.
@Techtalk2030
Ай бұрын
Does it matter? Rome conquered greece and subjugated greece either way
@HallBr3gg
Ай бұрын
continental greece was just too far away for the persians to have a permanent control
@something4179
Ай бұрын
Roman meat grinder. Can not even have a casual talk and understand the concept of alternarive scenario. @@Techtalk2030
@something4179
Ай бұрын
@FamiliarAnomaly I doubt Persia would had went any farther than Hellas. But i guess Hellas wouldn't had been the same as we know it today for sure. And by extension the world today wouldn't be the same obviously. Now would it be better or worse? We can not tell but i am sure that particularly Hellas it would had been very hard for the far away Persia to control. Hellas could be the Britons to Rome.
@mustachesally4134
28 күн бұрын
I can't imagine fighting beside a warrior king and a battle promised to you to be your last that will make the Gods smile. They were so amped fighting with the best of the best that surely, everyone fought with discipline and with all their strength. Must have been a sight to see and lived in you were among the Greek defenders. The morale must have been so high regardless when it came down to the last survivor.
@marcinjakubowski6930
Ай бұрын
This is Sparta
@baoxidiaoyu
Ай бұрын
Ah-OOO
@sampper2278
Ай бұрын
Wait, what about elephants and rhinos? And magic grenades? Where is the part where they were on cliffs, pushing them with their shields into water? That's how I remember it.
@Verbalcarton
Ай бұрын
For the algorithm ❤
@TheColombiano89
25 күн бұрын
I wish we had more on the Persians. One of the most under-reported Empires in history.
@danielsantiagourtado3430
Ай бұрын
LOVE YOUR CONTENT! THANKS FOR THIS❤❤❤❤
@prinz5816
Ай бұрын
You guys should do one regarding the Battle of Illevollene during the Norwegian civil war. Its pretty detailed, yet quite "simple" to make. Its also got the interesting context factor and the interesting shift and tactics used in the Battle.
@toumpanis
Ай бұрын
Sparta had two kings so Leonidas wasn't a monarch by definition
@cjthebeesknees
Ай бұрын
Semantics.
@toumpanis
Ай бұрын
@@cjthebeesknees no, it is plain wrong. Too bad because the rest of the video is good and informative.
@something4179
Ай бұрын
@@cjthebeesknees For a history channel semantics are not supposed to happen unless you are trying to push a certain narrative...or you know...misinform etc. You either become as accurate as you can or you do not. Now sure its a little sidenote that could be glossed over but still. They could had a small note tab explaining that Sparta was ruled typically by two Kings. Hellenic states were not all Democratic or whatever the rest of the western world believes. Makedonia too was a Kingdom and both Sparta and Makedonia was frowned upon for this practise of govermence. Claiming for them to be backwards, barbaric like and all. Warrior Kings was an old trend even by their time. Even back in bronze age etc, we can see evidently claimed by Homer that Hellenic states were mostly Kingdoms, gathered around to fight Troy.
@LookHereMars
Ай бұрын
@@toumpanis Leotychidas of the Euypontids also reigned co with the Agiad Leonidas, if memory serves.
@toumpanis
Ай бұрын
@@LookHereMars I think so too, can't confirm atm Judas priest live atm
@louplayssongs9508
Ай бұрын
If anyone here has not read the novel "Gates of Fire" by Steven Pressfield, I would highly recommend it. It's an epic novel about this event.
@paulshri8609
Ай бұрын
This was awsome...love the humorous speech bubbles 😂😂😂
@johnking6252
23 күн бұрын
I believe this is the 300drth time at least I have reobserved this contest from afar , always in admiration of the bravery displayed by the ancients. Bravo brave Greeks. 👍
@danielsantiagourtado3430
Ай бұрын
For the algorithm! Hearth please ❤❤❤❤❤
@arttujuntunen2784
Ай бұрын
Incredible video! I have seen much content videos and shorts about this battle but none went in such acurasy.
@raidang
Ай бұрын
Kings and generals could never
@dirkdowns6800
Ай бұрын
Kings and generals is only good on older stuff newer stuff only repeats a western media narratives
@cjthebeesknees
Ай бұрын
Kings & Generals has special interests to be concerned with, capital you could say.
@Techtalk2030
Ай бұрын
Hes a propaganda channel
@davidhughes8357
Ай бұрын
@@Techtalk2030 OMG! HEEHAW!!!
@chadrowe8452
Ай бұрын
@@Techtalk2030 they have online therapy channels where you could talk about mommy
@vishwaskamate9110
Ай бұрын
pls make video on Battle of pavankhind , 300 marathas vs 5000 adilshahi troops
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