Alexander the Great vs Ivan the Terrible Epic Rap Battles of History REACTION!! 

Frederick the Great was the most enjoyable to me. Pompey was hard to beat though.

The way he killed them was the way they died in history Alexander the Great:poison Fredrick the great: died while asleep in a chair Pompey the great: died on the way to a speech Catherine the great:supposedly died while having sex with a horse Ivan the terrible:died in the middle of a game of chess

History nerd time. First, Napoleon is French, not Prussian. ;) Frederick the Great is an awesome figure in history, check him out. It would take too long to list everything. (He wasn't a great husband, though. Not horrible, just...neglectful.) As someone already mentioned, the ones who died, died in the ways that they'd died in history. Alexander was poisoned, Frederick died of a heart attack while napping in a chair, and Pompey was beheaded before he was supposed to make a speech. (Hence why he died before getting any bars in during the rap battle.) Catherine never abused her men, she just scandalized everyone by fucking a lot of them and being absolutely unapologetic about it. Also, well... she staged a coup against her husband, Tsar Peter III, and he was killed during it, but there was never any proof that she had any part in him being killed, just dethroned. From then on, she never married (though it's rumored she married Potempkin in secret) and instead chose to keep a string of boy toys by her side. And like any aging rich dude, they did seem to get prettier and younger the older she got. She died of a stroke at a ripe old age, but because of the way people looked down on promiscuous women back in those days, someone started the rumor that she'd died from being crushed by a horse that she tried to fuck, but which had fallen on top of her. As Catherine says in the rap battle, the story is a pile of shit.

Such a shame that almost everyone reacting to this battle don't know shit about people in it.

By the by, the guy who Dracula is inspired by is actually named Vlad the Impaler. Look him up. He did some messed up shit.

That wasn't "an actress" that was Meghan Tonjes who sang the lyrics as well.

It is a bit disappointing that you don't get all of the nuances of this battle, because there are more then any other battle They really did a great job on the history aspect of this battle. It's one of my absolute favorites. I know I am a year late to make the recommendation, but if you love GoTs (which I know you do!), look up Ivan the Terrible. The dude is almost cut from the same cloth. He's incredibly, deeply insane. He makes the Mad King look relatively tame by comparison.

U have to do Steven Spielberg vs Alfred Hitchcock

Continues to ask if it is Napoleon when the Prussian flag is revealed.

Catherine the Great had an epic flow, as did Alexander the Great. Ivan had some pretty good punches and Fredrick the Great was just hilarious. Pompey was there.

Lloyd: "what about [...] PRUSSIAN" / Guy: "NAPOLEON???" fml :|

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Catherine supposedly was crushed to death trying to screw a horse... it's not true but still funny.

This battle was essentially Ivan the Terrible vs all of the Greats

The actress and the singer are the same person :D Her name is Meghan Tonjes

I love how they arrange those characters fitting to their actual role in history. Ivan started out not really terrible (I think, never learned a lot about him), but he grew prograssively madder, having rage fits and so on and so forth, until he accidentally killed his daughter in law and then his son. So this Ivan starts with a strong verse but than chooses more and more terrible and evil methods to get rid of his opponents. Alexander was young and powerful, but (probably due to his young age) also a little arrogant and supposedly had a drinking problem. He died undefeated, but very young, so they let Alexander start very strong, fast and aggressive, even giving him more bars until he gets murdered and taken out of the context. There's no doubt, that - had he not been killed, he would have won this whole thing - but he succumbed in a way to his youthful arrogance. Frederick is more or less a funny and comic relief, wich fits him. Aside from being a ruler and commander, he was also a poet, so there are some funny little quotes about him. I always enjoyed learning about him in history very much, because though it wasn't really funny, there were always some funny sidenotes. While Alexander has very straight forward lines that hit hard, Frederiks are more refined and by default not that easy to understand, if you don't know Frederick the Great. Frederick was wise and he died with 70+ years sleeping in his chair. Different to Alexander he doesn't really fall to Ivans tricks, but kinda robbs Ivan of the possibility to kill him, by taking the chair, but than dying on his own. While Alexander with wheeps for a worthy opponent, Frederick knows he has won, and instead of destroying Ivan even further, choses to rest instead. Other than Alexander, he's finished, he doesn't has anymore to say. Pompey... I think the most important about him in this rap battle ,is not that he was killed by his supposed allies before a speech, but that he was thoroughly outshined both in the battle and in reality, by the people coming before and after him. He's called 'the great' but if you live with Caesar, (Cicero and Marc Anton in the same era, not to mention Augustus in the next generation)... well, he's not exactly the most important figure of his time, nor the most remembered. Catherine was the last and concluding the battle. Can't really say much about her, because I never knew much about her, but I liked her straight forwardness. In a way she has the same aggressive, attacking (even insulting) attitude Alexander has, but she's not as young and naive as him, not falling for Ivan's tricks.

"Take it home in boxes. Take it home in cases. If your parents try to stop you, just throw it in their faces!" -Ivan Ooze, 1995

Just do Steven Spielberg vs Alfred Hitchcock

Hello there Eric, Shane, And Aaron. Hope you guys have a great week.

What's great about ERB is based on reactions people give, you can exactly tell how much someone knows about history

Best ERB since years

Man I requested this!!! GREAT!!!

So awesome

React to "The Last Bastion" animated short pls!

Oh yes i've been waiting for this...

do Zeus vs Thor that's one of the best

Alexanders bit, is ridiculously amazing. He only needs that tiny bit to take it home and win. #wrecked

I love these ones where they just have fun with history rather than being a proper rap battle.

This was one of my favorite ones they've done and I enjoyed your reaction. Also the next one you should do is Steven Spielberg vs Alfred Hitchcock or the darth vader and hitler one, they're both good.

I subbed!

Please Zeus vs Thor next

This is One of my favorite "epic" rap battles.

Zeus vs. Thor!

You need to tell me where you got that 'Terminus Steakhouse' T-Shirt! Please!

ERB: Doc Brown vs. Doctor Who

Hey Eric, when you go to get your haircut what do you tell your barber/whoever cuts your hair to do?

God damn why did you guys stop reacting to the battles. Ahh sad days

I watched the directors cut of Alexander the Great multiple times.....I regret nothing!!

The woman that played Catherine was the singer for Catherine

goddamn it. so close

hey guys, loved the vid as usual. just you so know, the new Overwatch Animated Short "The Last Bastion" is out and its amazing, think you guys would like it

"That was like a story (...)" Yeah, I mean, who knew, considering this is epic rap battles of *history*.

Eastern and western philosophers please!

Moses vs Santa is sooo funny, y'all need to watch it.

why nobody know about her and the horse story?

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Pompey was such fire that he only needed one bar

Every reaction I've watched where guys are reacting they completely neglect Catherine the most badass and impactful tsar considering the time

ummmmm no hunny dracula was based off of vlad the impaler

This battle was erb's version of the way the greats have died

Ivan the Terrible is actually Ivan The great - in English language there is no word for Russian adjective that was used to describe Ivan. He was violant but far not as violant as many other rulers and he did many great things by the way - taking into the account the age when he lived

There's a story about Catherine the Great that says she died when a horse fell on top of her, because it was suspended in the air and she was having sex with it. It's not actually true, which his why she calls it a pile of shit in the battle, but she did have a lot of (human) lovers while alive, so her enemies made up the horse story after her death, to discredit her memory.

more erb! and did you not get the horse joke? nobody gets it...?

,,oblique attacks aint exactly straight" it is funny because he was gay

Super Power Beatdown, NIghtwing v Winter Soldier. A MUST WATCH!

All these history geeks salty af in the comments lmao, acting as if knowing Frederick the Great is considered general knowledge to people who never studied History. Can almost guarantee you the reason they mistook him for Bonaparte is literally just because of the hat, they're shaped similar and it's a defining feature for Napoleon to people who don't know anything else about him.

So we're all gonna ignore the Terminus Steakhouse shirt?

You guys should do Zeus vs. Thor then Eastern Philosophers vs. Western Philosophers

Eric and Aaron what are your thoughts about the 4 episode crossover arrow/flash/legends/supergirl

I love the look on Ivan's face as hes poisoning Alexander's drink

Why did y'all stop doing ERB reactions??

George Washington vs. William Wallace

*WHAT ABOUT ME? POMPEY YEAH!*

Are they finally doing Hitler versus Darth Vader wow waited years for this one

You guys need to do reaction against Zeus VS Thor it is GREAT

Dracula was based on Count Vlad Dracul...

nobody knows that the impaler was not the man dracula was based of... it was the father, dracul

Ah yes... the lesser known flute buster, hailing from Prussia, Germany... 'Napoleon The Not So Great'! Good lord.

hitchock and spielberg one of the best epic rap battles.You shold watch them insted

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guys plz do eastern philosophers vs western philosophers

No one got the horse joke 😂😂😂

"Is it Napoleon". yeah because Napoleon was definitely Prussian instead of French.

Yall need to watch Einstein vs Hawking

Watch the Spawn vs Kratos death battle

If you guys like the raps as the key part then watch Shakespeare vs Dr. Seuss rap battle, you will not regret it

The actress was the singer

Dunno if anyone has said it already but the funny thing in this Rap Battle is that every Opponent of Ivan died like they really died based on our knowledge. Alexander died of poising, or atleast that is one of the many theories, another famous one is Typhoid fever. Friedrich II died in his armchair in his castle in Sanssouci. Napeoleon visited his death place btw. and said he would never come even close to where he is, if Friedrich would have been alive. Pompey got stabbed to death, so he is the exception here. People always say that Catherina died because of a horse saddle or something like that, which is completly bullshit hence why she said, "the horse story is a pile of shit"

Yall should react to the Zeus v Thor battle

I know this suggestion for a show for you to watch doesn't make exact sense, but how about watching Fate/Zero? Or maybe even Fate/Stay Night, it would be cool, and I think y'all may enjoy it

The saddle thing is a reference to the rumor that was spread during Catherine's lifetime that she had sex with a horse

Hey guys! Eastern VS Western Philosophy is absolutely the pinnacle of their skill. Now... it's EXTREMELY fast paced, but you guys are extremely intelligent and would adore it. Thank you for your videos

The saddle joke is in reference to the rumor people spread saying Catherine the great died having sex with a horse

THE LAST BASTION, OVERWATCH, NOW!!!

you should do rasputin vs staline (although judging by the many mistakes you made about history I doubt you'll understand all of the references). I know it's because of your education system (too centered on the US)

How do you guys get paid do you just split up the money u get from youtube and patreon evenly

Cathrines enemy told people she hade sex with horses but it was horribly wrong

I'm Cat, I'ma cat you're a rodent. That was a hard bar.

React to the meta vs Carolina deathbattle please

You guys have to do Gordon Ramsey vs Julia Child and George Washington vs William Wallace

The "saddle" joke was there has been a persistent rumor since her time that she died having sex with a horse. Completely false. But, she was actually well known for being very promiscuous.

No one noticed that all the famous people died in the same way as in real life.

u guys should do a reaction to martin Luther king vs Gandhi

that saddle bit was about a rumor that she had sex with a horse

Shaka Zulu vs Julius Caesar is really good

have you guys watched the show, Gotham? If not you should react to it.

Of course Calvin wasn't there for this one...he was in the video!! ;)

Shane can get it

read the story Ivan the terrible was not so cruel he killed fewer people than the English Queen Elizabeth I

Where's that pen at?