@@jeffbenton6183 They're 2 completely different game genres. The Total War series is more tactics than anything else, the Paradox games are grand strategy.
@@mrbigglezworth42 Imagine being in a tank-crew or anti-tank squad that destroyed 10+ mechs. "I destroyed that pesky behemoth with my 140mm tank gun" or even better "I destroyed that western robot with my trusty Kornet Blyat"
Soilder: "Sir the Rhodians have another layer of defences" Demetrius: "Allright boys pack it up we are going home" *12 years later aoe2 wonder victory theme plays* Demetrius: WTF???
Some things that are not mentioned: The city of Rhodes was close to falling, there was nothing else that the rhodians could do having exhausted all means to defend the city. Knowing this, Demetrius wanted to continue the siege but was ordered to leave by his father, Antigonus, as the army was needed elsewhere and a long siege was not good PR. The rhodians pretty much accepted most, if not all, of the Antigonid terms that had been offered before the siege, including giving rhodians hostages to the antigonids. It’s not true to claim that the siege was a failure. At worst it was an inconvenience for the antigonids
This sort of thing does happen when we work with the same sponsors with preset release dates. Glad that they went wide to cover all 7 wonders and we went deep on 1 wonder so we can complement each other
@@TheSharpmarksman there are themes that are being covered again and again by various history channels , I can understand the sponsor thing but there is a certain repeatability. Of course,we are treated with spectacular videos so I don't really mind 😆
Imagine being born and raised in a small village, ignorant of the stone buildings of ancient cities. Then, for some reason you had to travel to Rhodes and saw that colossal bronze statue. What a sight it would've been. You'd think you were in the presence of your gods.
@@__MaReX__ it has nothing to do with the study of psychology. You have no idea about anthropology lol. That is NOT how religion came to be - by looking at large works of man. Religion came to be well before mankind was capable of constructing anything like that.
Interesting fact,when the collosus fell down due to earthquake it was still serving as a tourist attraction ,in fact it was a tourist attraction much more time while it was not standing rather than when it stood which was only for 54 years.
WE'RE GOING TO RHODES: Girls: BLAST! We prefer the statue of liberty! She's such an idol for us feminazis! Boys: YEAHHHHHH!!! COLOSSVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVSSS!!!
Great job Invicta Team! I have been exploring through your videos and i am totally amazed by the amount of info that i got from here. There is one thing i cant find throughout the internet..a virtual tour of Constantinople in Byzantine Period with all its greatness and marvellous buildings. I would love to watch a video like that from you! But keep doing that awesome informative job,its impressive!
If I recall: there is an account that the last of the remaining pieces of the colossus were taken away by Caliphate soldiers during their wars with the Byzantines. That would be about 1000 years after its construction. Amazing
04:13: Ἑλέπολις-Helepolis means "taker of cities" (from the ancient Greek verb αἱρῶ-hairō̂ = to seize, grasp, with suppletive aorist II ἕλω-hélō + πόλις)
The Armoured Titan of Ancient Greece, who would awaken amidst a Rumbling Earthquake, along with brazen legions of hoplites, to protect the hellenes within the Aegean Walls, against the titanic hosts of the Persian King of Kings...and whoever threatened the children of Ellas.
@@leosirios3025 Protected by the Rhodian Colossus, the brazen Thalos, the titan warriors of Sparta, Athens, Rome and Byzantium, Greece would resist the hosts and invasions of the every enemy for 2000 years....until the power of the Founding Thalos was lost to the Ottomans, who blasted the walls of Constantinople in a tragic 1453, and the power of Ellas was no more.
You religious nut! There is no intelligent design. It was obviously a cat walking on a keyboard that did this, DUH! Atheism: 1. Logic: 0. ATHEIZUM WINS AGAIN!!!
I have a suggestion for a video: Time in Ancient Rome How did they mark the hours? How was a typical day arranged? Would they wake up at sunrise, or some other time? What were store hours like, and was there something like a siesta? What time of day did they eat? Also with it, what was the week like? Did they have a weekend? Did they have time off from work? Would government only meet on certain days for things like the Senate or trial courts?
Awesome video! Yesterday Kings and generals uploaded a video about the 7 wonders of the ancient world! What synchronization you guys have! You, them and historia civilis are my top 3 favourite history channels! Maybe one day ill get to see a collab between all of you!
When I play Rome 2 I always make sure I hold Rhodes just for the Colossus, but it doesn't give the bonuses Rome 1 had. I was reading an article on it a few weeks ago but it is always better presented by you, Invicta Eterna!.
Very good video, well researched, as always. I visited the island several times. It is so beautiful and loaded with archeology from across the ages. Very fascinating. Please keep the outstanding videos coming and God bless you, my friend!
10:40 I've also heard the story that the remains of the Statue were collected in 7th century when the Byzantine Empire was at war against the Umayyad Caliphate and Rhodes was under a brief Arab occupation during which the Arabs had the statue melted own and made into coins. How credible is this story may I ask?
It seems that the colossal statue Nero erected with himself as the sun god followed the design of that of Rhodos, so in Ancient Times there must have been depictions of the statue still standing. I also think it had the cloak reaching the pedistal acting as a 3th leg to stabelize it. Nero's statue was reused by later emperors replacing the face with their own, till it vanished from history. It could be that the bronze was used for weapons at the time the Aurelian wall was build around Rome in the late 3th century AD.
I read that the Colossus fell onto land, where it lay for several centuries, hence Pliny’s description of the size of the thumbs. It was melted down by the first ruler of the Umayyad Caliphate if I recall correctly, and supposedly sold to a Jewish merchant, who loaded it onto 900 camels. Great video!
Demetrios didn't just leave. He forced the Rhodians to conclude a treaty by which they became the allies of the Antigonids excepted if the Antigonids go to war against the Lagids and the Rhodians had to give hostages to Demetrios. It was not the victory expected but it wasn't either a total defeat.
Weird Kings & Generals released yesterday an episode on the 7 Wonders and now Invicta as well... and both sponsored by Paradox. Coincidence? I think not.
A small correction if I may.... Would I be correct in thinking that Shakespeare (1564-1616) lived during the first Elizabethan Era, lasting 1558-1603, not, as you state, the Medieval Period, largely considered to have ended by the late fifteenth century. Good luck.
The island of Rhodes,along with other Dodecanese islands were occupied by the Italians for a lot of the twentieth century as a result of the Italo-Turkish War.The Italians did a lot of restoration work on the antiquities on these islands especially Rhodes and much of present day Rhodes is due to this restoration.
Last time I was this early, Roman Christmas was being celebrated with drinking, gambling, orgies, and more drinking. Also, any idea when the Companions video might be coming out? I only ask because I’m very excited for it
Invicta 18 minutes ago This sort of thing does happen when we work with the same sponsors with preset release dates. Glad that they went wide to cover all 7 wonders and we went deep on 1 wonder so we can complement each other Comment under Geoffrey Gao, but yeah i was pleasantly surprised seeing the colossal of Rhodes here.
@@Fun4luve Oh i see i mean i was joking with the whole planned thing but seems like its more truthful than i expected. Anyway a pleasant surprise and a great video. May I ask where did you work within invicta? Good luck in the future and keep it up!
@@RodolfoGaming that was just a comment I stumbled upon in the comment sections here, I wish I worked for this channel to be honest they throw out awesome content.
What I dislike about assertions like " widely regarded as not credible" is that in the video, there are no reasons given as to why. Using historians as an authority is a logical fallacy.
In warfare (both still common for hunting to this day), the peak was probably from the 16th through the early 19th Centuries. DeSoto's attempt to march through the Southeastern US met a rather disastrous end at the hands of the local population with bows and arrows.
This siege is so much nicer than the siege of judea. Finally, the defenders win a siege without outside help! (Albeit due to a change of outside circumstances, but well you can't get everything).
The statue of pseudo-liberty is a masonic creation by luciferians. The torch is a symbol they use often, such as in universities that teach people to be liberal extremists, feminazis and homosexual accomplices.
@@arvidodinson6206 It must be easy to go through life explaining losses as "it was just a joke." If your wife left you, it must have been a joke too, right? :-)
@@hebl47 oh yea, the pyramids are awesome, but that’s exactly it. They inspire awe, and when first built they were even more impressive. Encased in white limestone, surrounded by smaller pyramids and temple complexes. The fact they managed it 4500 years ago is incredible. Monuments to Ancient Egyptian culture/ religion. All a skyscraper is is an unaesthetic, efficient use of space where people can live and work, literally on top of each other, like battery farmed labour
@@theAEDan So it's better to waste tens of millions of man-hours to build something just for the looks than to spend that time building useful infrastructure like aquaducts, granaries, irrigation systems, better housing etc.? Because that's what you get when you build monuments. As for aesthetics of skyscrapers: to each his own, so let's agree to disagree.
Wait a minute, are you guys in contact with Kings and Generals RU-vid channel? They too uploaded a similar video. 😂 But thanks for uploading these wonderful content, I have forced all of my friends to subscribe to you.
@@boplax123 Pretty sure he was just joking. It’s impossible to trace ancestors close to 2,500 years ago. We can barely trace ancestral lineage back to the 10th century
Video was captivating man, but you should rename this to "why was the colossus of rhodes built" instead of how. I was expecting some engineering shit you know
