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@Vear Bici "Herodotus, the father of History, wrote that ancient Epirotes were Greek Dorians.. Archeologists have found ancient transcripts in Epirus written in Greek Dorian. So ancient Epirotes were Greek and their language was Greek. Ancient Epirotes worshiped in ancient Greek gods. Ancient Epirotes had Greek names. The coins of ancient Epirotes were Greek. All the modern historians, linguists and archeologists accept that ancient Epirotes were Greeks. The majority of the population of Epirus in 19th century AD were Greeks, and these people were descendants of ancient Greek Epirotes." pyrrhus fighting against the greeks doesnt mean that he isnt greek. greeks were fond of fighting each other in the ancient times. "The Molossians were a group of ancient Greek tribes which inhabited the region of Epirus in classical antiquity. Together with the Chaonians and the Thesprotians, they formed the main tribal groupings of the northwestern Greek group." did you watch the video properly? king glauk or glaucias took pyrrhus in either bc of these two practical reasons: 1. instead than letting epirus become a puppet kingdom of cassander, he rather planned to restore pyrrhus' right as an epirote king and become his ally/subordinate. 2. king glaucias' wife is of molossian aecidae descent, which is the same as pyrrhus' father, aecides, who were greeks. how come that he is illyrian when both his father and mother are of greek descent?
@@EricWulfe the Hellenes(greeks today) came after the Mycenae(who were not greek, they call them proto greeks lol) around 1000-800bc. Pelasgians, Cretans, Myceneans Illyrians, Epirot, Macedonians inhabited the region thousands of years before greeks(hellens). all these were not greeks/hellens. although belonging the same race indo european (caucasian). greek culture was very influental in epir and in the whole Mediterranean (thus the coins that you mention) because they were neighbors but they were not greek. neither genetically nor linguistically. neither were macedonians. otherwise they wouldnt be considered barbarians by Demosthenes and others. sorry to burst your bubble. i like ancient greek history but you got alot of people fooled. dont do that. i like Herodotes tales. he tells the world the origin of people who came there thousands of years before him ahahahahah.
"Pyrrhus, always the tactician and never the strategist..." I think summarized his entire military life. His experiences were in battle, relying on past tactics and not thinking about the great strategy. His tactical gains were wasted by his lack of strategy.
Hehe, just like me when i play Total War Rome games. I love the combat tactics of the game but i am disinterested by the teritorial political strategy and economics of the game... The man loved tactics, but probably not politics, so maybe he should have hired an administrator to run the empire...
@@mancamiatipoola that not really what hes talking about here. Pyrrhus was good at the battles, but he didn't plan his campaign's well. Knowing when to engage and when to retreat, knowing where and when to fight your enemy, and being ready for their moves. Anticipating the Roman's and learning about them to defeat them in the future. Pyrrhus didn't do these things well, if at all. And it cost him.
Evidenced by his act to go to Sicily *before* becoming King of Macedon. It's not like those little greek city states were going anywhere, and they wouldn't just become punich/carthaginian aligned in just a few years. But a power vacuum in Macedonia was a far more pressing issue, given it was literally one of the strongest kingdoms in the area, and literally his next door neighbor. I will give some benefit to these ancient figures who were acting on imperfect knowledge, but it seems like given his information at the time, not going to claim Macedonia and then head to Sicily was a bum decision. Not a particularly deep political thinker, it seems.
When your cousin (Alexander) goes on to conquer the known world - And subsequently gets remembered as being “the great”, and you get remembered in history for a victory that nearly destroyed your whole army - Well, that is just fate kicking you in the crotch.
Pyrrhus was cited by Hannibal as one of the great generals of his age. The fact that he is still remembered and recognized for his feats at all is less of a kick to the crotch and more of a pat on the back.
Nixon got to China but we remember watergate. Pyrrhus was a great general - he took on both the romans and the carthaginians but most only know a ‘Pyrrhic Victory’ - would you want that as you best know legacy?
@@FlashPointHx Nixon is mainly remembered for Watergate because it was part of a pattern of paranoia and power hungry ambition throughout his public career. Pyrrhus is mainly remembered for his pyrrhic victories because it encapsulates his reign as King: indecisive military campaigns that ultimately faltered. I do agree with you, however, that his life would make a great movie or TV show on the Hellenistic era. HBO, where are you?
@@thezeitos469 LAdies and gentleman we nearly won in sicilyohh lets fight the romans again. One loss? Well, maybe its better if we make another enemy to the east
@Matt Ellis Actually i heard a lot about pyrrhus, so I was kinda disappointed with his skills, he was no military genius, he was just a decent general who won battles at a huge cost, and the guy is right, damn, he has no focus at all, he starts a campaing, then leaves it for another one, and another one, and dies in a stupidly funny way
The biggest sin of Pyrrhus was not his failure to defeat Rome or Argos, but his inability to focus on one thing at a time. Had he spent more time trying to finish Rome. Or been more patient in Sicily history may have been very different.
That or if he had decided to take Macedon's throne when given the chance rather than invading Sicily. Had he done that, and crushed Antigonus II, right before returning to Italy, he would have the support of Anti-Rome Italians, Macedonians and Greeks. Rome wouldn't stand a chance
If he had spend more time trying to fight rome, he would have lost faster. This isn't a romaboo talking it is simply a historical fact that as long as Rome stands it will keep fighting (even if it is idiotic, sucidal and costs them most of their male population). Rome at that time could simply raise more armies more easily and would only have surrendered if sacked. Which Phyrus simply did not have the manpower for.
@@C104-k5m Hey I hope you're doing well, I know it's a 2 year old comment. You're totally right, I was hoping for that as well as the previous comment said by @lisboah. That things could have been different if a some sort of a United Greek Force under Pyrrhus if he took the Kingship of Macedon for himself, and then take the Peloponnesian cities and declaring him as Hegemon. As long as Rome stands, they'd rather destroy their male population. Hannibal had destroyed Rome, SO MANY TIMES. A total complete Annihilation for Roman Legions. They were destroyed by Hannibal so bad, Rome is still scared of Hannibal even after his death. Pyrrhus having these "Pyrrhic Victory" isn't an ideal way to win, he can't win a war of attrition against Rome. Unless he pulls an "Alesia" and starve the city. On top of that, if Pyrrhus became too powerful and became the Hegemon of Greece and focus on Greece first as stated. The other Greek Diadochi would attack him instantly. That's the problem with his Campaigns. If one Greek Faction became too strong, the other Diadochi would gang up on you. Pyrrhus will have multiple fronts and attacked by powerful nations from all sides.
For those who do not know this tribe (the Molossians), who were they, what territory did they occupy and how were they considered by the ancient authors ? Let us stop for a moment to know more about the tribe of the Molossians from which Pyrrhus. To make it simple, the tribe of Molossians is in Epirus somewhere in the region of Chameria on the back of Thesprotians who dominated the coastal part. In addition to this, the Kaons who were in the south of present-day Albania and who constituted three of the great tribes of Epirus. Historically, tribes like the Molossians or others who composed Epirus like the Kaons, the Thesprotians, the Paraue, the Antintans and others, are historically linked to the Illyrian culture or to a part of it. As Thucydides tells us about the events of the Peloponnesian War that involved both actually in reality Illyrians and Illyria itself, these tribes were commonly considered barbarian (non-Greek) tribes. Thucydides: - "Among the barbarians there were about 1,000 Kaons who ruled without a king. Along with the Kaons, the Thesprotians also participated and were also ruled without a king. There were also the MOLOSSIANS, the Atintants and the Paraues. ( HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR ) All these tribes, mentioned by the historian of Athenian origin Thucydides for their participation in the famous Peloponnesian war in the 5th century B.C., are considered as barbarians, therefore not Greek! ( Thucydides II, 80- IV, 126 ) The Kaons, the Thesprotians of Chamerie, the Arintans and the Parauets constitute the backbone of what one called Epirus. Among them are of course the Molossians where are the roots of Pyrrhus And Thucydides is not the only source which defines the Epirotes as non-Greeks. There are many others ! According to the encyclopedia Basic Antiquity, composed of 86 volumes... Pauly Wissowa the Real "Encyclopedia Alterumswissenschaft" says that the Epirotes are of Illyrian origin 🇦🇱 and have strong links with the population of southern Italy! More concise on the issue, the only Nobel Prize in history is none other than Theodor Mommsen author of the cycle "Corpus of Antiquity inscriptions" which says that: - "the brave Epirotes, the Albanians of antiquity supported with traditional loyalty the young and brave Pyrrhus or "the Eagle" as they called him " . Let us point out on this subject that the Albanians name themselves "Shqiptar", that is to say "sons or children of the eagle". The soldiers of Pyrrhus (3rd century BC / Epirote King), called their King "the Eagle" and that the latter retroqued them one day that they were his "children", so the Albanians are the children of the Eagle ... "Shqiptar = child of the Eagle .... " . (Pyrrhus was the cousin of Alexander the Great, of the Molossian tribe and himself an ambitious conqueror ). That the Epirotes are or are not Illyrians is a discussion that, from an archaeological point of view, is resolved. The Epirotes and the Illyrians have the same culture, if we consider the Iron Age, the use of tombs, fortifications with several rows of walls, their material culture, the shape of the pots or the ornaments which are identical to those of Korça (current Albania) and religion. Not only ancient authors like Thucydides, Strabo and others have called the Epirotic tribes barbarians (non-Greek) but also later serious publications based on documents and archaeological findings point out the same thing. The Molossian, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus . Moreover in the years 1944, Epirus was populated by a strong Albanian population, but an atrocious genocide was committed by the Greek army on the Albanian civil population. This massacre, perpetrated by the Greek soldiers on the Albanian civilians (the tchams), has been forgotten by history ! Genocide of the Chameria.
When I once read that Hannibal said that the three best generals was himself, Alexander, and Pyrrhus I kinda wondered what made Pyrrhus so special, and at first I still wondered it given all the blunders he did until I realized that most of the tactics he did mirrors the tactics done by Hannibal later on. I get the feeling Hannibal studied his warfare quite well.
@Some thing to think of how great a leader this guy was and what could have been. .. all lost bc one mom killed him..it's crazy. He should be well more known
For Pyrrhus war was not a means to achieve his political goal of making his kingdom stronger. On the contrary he viewed his kingdom as a means to provide him the resourses to conduct infinite war and gain personal glory. And he paid the price.
Konstantinos Kotsomytis He was a magnificent man through, he was raised as a ward and later on he became a king of a weak country surrounded by enemies, and even through he could live a long and careless life through politics he went to war after war and even fought alongside his soldiers. But I agree with you that everything he did was for the sake of glory and in order to achieve glory he betrayed, he assasinated and even plundered a temple. He lived a hard life and had a violent death, but his story is satisfying because he achieved what he seeked, eternal remembrance and admiration.
An episode about how the Greeks viewed the Romans would be quite fascinating. The cultural differences and mixing in the early period would be very fascinating.
By totally uneducated people like you, sure, no doubts... Hannibal, regarded him, as second best commander of all time, after Alexander. That's Pyrrhus' legacy. Please, leave Napoleon's great name aside, you're not fit for it...
For those who do not know this tribe (the Molossians), who were they, what territory did they occupy and how were they considered by the ancient authors ? Let us stop for a moment to know more about the tribe of the Molossians from which Pyrrhus. To make it simple, the tribe of Molossians is in Epirus somewhere in the region of Chameria on the back of Thesprotians who dominated the coastal part. In addition to this, the Kaons who were in the south of present-day Albania and who constituted three of the great tribes of Epirus. Historically, tribes like the Molossians or others who composed Epirus like the Kaons, the Thesprotians, the Paraue, the Antintans and others, are historically linked to the Illyrian culture or to a part of it. As Thucydides tells us about the events of the Peloponnesian War that involved both actually in reality Illyrians and Illyria itself, these tribes were commonly considered barbarian (non-Greek) tribes. Thucydides: - "Among the barbarians there were about 1,000 Kaons who ruled without a king. Along with the Kaons, the Thesprotians also participated and were also ruled without a king. There were also the MOLOSSIANS, the Atintants and the Paraues. ( HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR ) All these tribes, mentioned by the historian of Athenian origin Thucydides for their participation in the famous Peloponnesian war in the 5th century B.C., are considered as barbarians, therefore not Greek! ( Thucydides II, 80- IV, 126 ) The Kaons, the Thesprotians of Chamerie, the Arintans and the Parauets constitute the backbone of what one called Epirus. Among them are of course the Molossians where are the roots of Pyrrhus And Thucydides is not the only source which defines the Epirotes as non-Greeks. There are many others ! According to the encyclopedia Basic Antiquity, composed of 86 volumes... Pauly Wissowa the Real "Encyclopedia Alterumswissenschaft" says that the Epirotes are of Illyrian origin 🇦🇱 and have strong links with the population of southern Italy! More concise on the issue, the only Nobel Prize in history is none other than Theodor Mommsen author of the cycle "Corpus of Antiquity inscriptions" which says that: - "the brave Epirotes, the Albanians of antiquity supported with traditional loyalty the young and brave Pyrrhus or "the Eagle" as they called him " . Let us point out on this subject that the Albanians name themselves "Shqiptar", that is to say "sons or children of the eagle". The soldiers of Pyrrhus (3rd century BC / Epirote King), called their King "the Eagle" and that the latter retroqued them one day that they were his "children", so the Albanians are the children of the Eagle ... "Shqiptar = child of the Eagle .... " . (Pyrrhus was the cousin of Alexander the Great, of the Molossian tribe and himself an ambitious conqueror ). That the Epirotes are or are not Illyrians is a discussion that, from an archaeological point of view, is resolved. The Epirotes and the Illyrians have the same culture, if we consider the Iron Age, the use of tombs, fortifications with several rows of walls, their material culture, the shape of the pots or the ornaments which are identical to those of Korça (current Albania) and religion. Not only ancient authors like Thucydides, Strabo and others have called the Epirotic tribes barbarians (non-Greek) but also later serious publications based on documents and archaeological findings point out the same thing. The Molossian, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus . Moreover in the years 1944, Epirus was populated by a strong Albanian population, but an atrocious genocide was committed by the Greek army on the Albanian civil population. This massacre, perpetrated by the Greek soldiers on the Albanian civilians (the tchams), has been forgotten by history ! Genocide of the Chameria..
Pyrrihic victory means close victory it should be remembered that Pyrus lost fewer men overall if you want a really disaterous victory look at Thermopelea TheChinospiracy is on the right track Pyrrhic victory short explanation: Like a close victory is still a victory right?
@@64standardtrickyness Phyrrus had other close victories, but just like Hannibal would learn, the Romans were willing to lose FAR more people in battle than other powers were. Most other states would have capitulated and sought terms with Pyrrus, but just like the Russians in WW2, the Romans were willing to throw wave after wave of soldiers to their deaths in their stubbornness.
This channel is the best historical channel on RU-vid. Great job! A series on Rome, particularly the early republican period and the Samnite wars ect would be awesome!
Quite a lot of that period is quite vague in terms of detailed sources (especially for battles), but I'm sure we can find a way to write content on that, keep an eye out on the videos in the future : )
I keep sayin to anyone that will listen, WHY with all the great directors and screen writers can someone not do a great mini series on the Iliad and/or the "Aetheopis",which picks up where the Iliad leaves off and documents the fall of Achilles but not before his fight with infatuation with the Amazon queen Penthesilia and his epic duel w/ the Ethiopian Memnon
@@kevinmurphy3307 a Pyrrhus movie would be good, also a newer movie about Octavian-Anthony-Cleopatra or the period Ceasar to Octavian. Or Ceasar-Pompey
Considering Pyrrus had closer ties to Macedon, and he had people asking him to be King, his decision to help Syracuse while angering his only foothold in Italy was an odd decision. Every decision he made as King was just leading to his next war. It's almost like he didn't like taking Macedon without a fight.
Он не стал брать Македонию потому что в таком случае пришлось бы тут же вступить в греческие дела, таким образом кампания в Италии закончилась бы бесповоротно, а Пирр вступил бы в очередную войну между наследниками Александра.
A person like me coming from East side is always inspired to hear the great stories of battle happened during BC era of west side . We are taught about Rome but not the rest part like Epirus , Macedon , Olympus etc . Wish I would have the opportunity to visit west side of modern 21st century . Thank you Kings and Generals and their beloved patreons to bring up the history .
@@jomar.aflores1447 Yeah vibe is great.... I was surprised because I had a tusk by about 20 mins and by the time broke from the spell it ha all gone to hell....
This is my favorite channel on RU-vid, I especially love how you cover battles that aren't particularly famous and talked about all the time, it really shows how vast human history is.
@@HistoryWithD-n9y who ever said that shite? Why is there a distinction between Greek and Spartan/Macedonian? all of them Hellenic tribes speaking Greek.
@@KrypteiaXi The core greeks viewed Dorian cultures such as the Spartans as barbaric. There were some distinct groups with the Atheninas, the most intellectual and culturally preserved city state, being heavily ioanian which were not really at all as militaristic as teh spartans. Militaristic heirarchal societies such as the Spartans were called barbarians by the Athenians, the core people of Greek Culture and knowledge, is the TDLR of my argument. Speaking Greek doesnt make you are a civilized person in Greece, Macedonians however spoke a slightly different Greek which was still not enough for Athenians to even call them civilized. Macedonians could be summed up as "They were not fully barbarian, but not fully greek."
Pyrrhus land in Italy faced Rome for the first time : These don’t look like barbarians to me. Thousands of year later sitting in my basement me : Yes you’re sooo right.
He lived in an age of personal greatness through conquest. His greatest opportunity for personal greatness was in the west, as in the East his Diadochi neighbors would ally against anyone who threatened the status quo after the second wars of the Diachoci.
nuno da silva don’t forget the work of Alexander; before he went off to fight Persia he forced the fealty of a few reluctant Greek nations, making them give him men and money for the campaign
As somebody with AD(H)D, these were my exact thoughts after watching the whole video (of course in several parts lol). ADHD people can also be very fixated on something, so it's not to say every person with ADHD would have done the same as him, or that he had ADHD, but he sure sounded like it. He sounded like an adrenaline junkie as well. Intelligence plays a role also of course, because I think a lot of people with ADHD would not have made the same choices as Pyrrhus. In the end, they probably wouldn't have gotten to his position without being the same as him, Pyrrhus was Pyrrhus, a legend in the end.
I think Pyrrhus' choices might be the result of past events. His uncle, Alexander Mollosus, is kind of like Phillip of Macedon. He was also a hostage...but under Philip. Where he learned under Philip. And trained the Epirot army in the the Macedonian Phalanx style. Alexander was made king by Phillip and made Epirus what it became. He was also invited by the Italian Greeks to aid them, against the native Italians. Offering to pay for the war. Where he also had hard time with the itakians, and the Greeks that invited him were also wishy washy...removing their financial backing. Just like Pyrrhus, He couldn't go east, because Phillip and then Alexander were too strong to take on. So he also bounced around in Italy. Where he also died under weird circumstances. The Oracle said he'd die near a named town and river. These were located in Epirus. By leaving Epirus he thought he'd be invincible 😅 But what he didn't know was that there was a town in Italy with the same name. And the river too.😅 Alexander planned to extend his kingdom to Italy. Pyrrhus probably wanted to pick up where his uncle left off.
That's understandable. It's a compelling story. Who couldn't get behind an innocent young prince forced to flee for his life and manages to live and learn and become the ruler people wanted...sort of. Classic underdog tale. Eventually his indecisiveness, and war mongering caught up to him. But yeah, before that, you can't help but root for him
It's more about world u like more. Hellenic or Romanic. I do not like Roman Republic and Empire so I like Pyrrhus and Mithridates Evpator for their fight against Roman's.
Understandable given the context, Italic tribes before the rise of Rome were looked down upon as backwards. Still, crazy to look back on this quote now, how quickly Pyrrhus’ perception must have changed.
@@daimonioshellene Pyrrhus defeated a larger Roman army twice whilst constantly battling other Greek city states and Carthage! Wow. If he'd calmed down a bit and managed to unite the Greeks then he might have been another Alexander but they just could not stop fighting each other. Unbelievable.
@@monkeyboy9617 he was not a greek. thats why he didnt bother uniting the greeks. also. when philip (macedonian king) father of alexander conquered the greeks why was he called a barbarian (barbarian means nongreek) by demosthenes and the others?
I'm always impressed by his use of elephants in reserve and at decisive moments. A lot of other generals just tend to throw them into the mix at the first opportunity which sometimes leads to them being overwhelmed and trampling their own men in retreat. Also, we don't really know an awful lot about his conquest of Sicily, I get the feeling if we did we would appreciate his genius more (which Hannibal clearly rated and studied)
I am quite convinced he was a brilliant tactician and fighter. Strategically he took a lot of risks and had a tendency to take the toughest roads. Still, he could have pulled off taking all of Greece. And he was kind of lenient to (former) enemies after the fighting.
The tile hit him in the neck, below the helmet, his vision blured and he fell from his horse, he had removed his royal insignia when retreating so as to not be targeteted by the enemy, but this and the confusion of the whole situation made his own men not come to his rescue, a Zophyrus recognised him, (one of Antigonus soldier) and dragged Pyrrhus into a doorway just as Pyrrhus was beginning to recover from his wounds. As Zophyrus drew his sword to strike the fatal blow, Pyrrhus fixed him with a ferocious stare. Overcome with fear at the enormity of his task Zophyrus froze for a moment and his hands trembled. He quickly recovered his courage and struck at Pyrrhus, but his trembling hand missed the neck and sliced into Pyrrhus mouth and chin. He struck repeatedly and eventually succeeded in chopping off the king's head. One of Antignous son's delivered the head to him, and Antignous was furiuos at the state of it. He beat his son out of the room calling him barberous. The death of his foe reminded him of the great reversals of fortune of both his grandfather, Antigonus and his father Demetrius and he burst into tears of sorrow. Such was the fate of most of the Successor kings, many of those who had built great kingdoms had been similary brought down by fortune. This is referenced from: Pyrrhus of Epirus. by Jeff Champion.
This is one of the most interesting documentaries i have seen on an ancient king. So much political intrigue, betrayals, backstabbings, alliances and epic battles. Only half of it would make a great 10 episode tv show, but the entirety of it would probably make the best historic tv show ever, ending with that heroic greek mother who threw a red roof tile that hit the great king right on the head, in a glorious slow mo scene. What an ending! If you had seen this show on tv you would say it was very exaggerated and totally NOT historically accurate, yet there it is. TY for making this amazing documentary!
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@@taxiarchiskalyvas8198 Not corruption, but the trabalistic infighting that plagued Greece throughout its history. Greece was never truly united until the Romans conquered it.
Its amazing what happend on our planet. These videos are amazing and even somethimes more epic, strange and fascinating than movies nowadays. I f*cking love history! Especially ancient, medieval times.
Blah Bleh That is nearly 85% of the history yes and it is in human DNA. If you don’t like it why being here if you don’t want to watch it and watch Alice in Glamourland instead.
@@KoenBoyful true. Although people kill people is the basic reason. Everything is very complex. The reasons for the battles, the battle plans, weapons, counters weaknesses terrain etc. These videos are like stories. But they did indeed happend in real. And no matter how hard we try to immerse ourselves in them, we can never. Cause we got used to the modern era. And that's just been peaceful for 60 years. Who knows the world might go into war again
@@jeffreysamson5938 True but it is not peacfull at all. There is always war every single day since mankind, that is our nature and that is why sport is so populair because it is another way to make 'war' in a weird kind of way, one on one, one team(country) against another. I truly believe war will be there forever, even though I know how terrible it can be because I was in the Dutch army for a couple years with the Russian Agression and ISIS stalking around the corner. But because of all the wars we learn alot and we have videos like this one to enjoy :)
Albanians start crying because Pyrros was a Great Greek king of Epirus. Epirus still exist in Greece. North Epirus occupied by albans today. Illyria was in Slovenia,not in today albania. Greek history is great with many heros and Generals.
@@kreshnikhoxha4571 Illyrians was not Greeks but they copy all the Greek traditions,and they learn Greek also,was poor and uneducated people,today illyria dont exist but Greece is everywhere
Man I love this channel so much. It's everything you could want in a history channel. It's well planned, researched, and presented excellently. Thanks for putting these videos out.
Ceasar, stabbed multiple times by people he thought his friend! Alexander, probably poisoned by his loyal generals! Pyrrhus...... defeated by a roof tile. Yup
@@evergreatest3316 I think complications resulting from that nasty arrow wound through one of the lungs might have played a role in Alexander's early demise.
Well Caesar died as an old man stabbed by feeble old men. Alexander partied to hard and mixing substances probably got him. Pyrrhus fell while charging in an assault throughout city streets. Pretty sure if they had a choice they all would have chosen to fall on the battlefield not far from it.
One women spartans is kill the indo greeks such great king what a fuck yee even attila of huns was kiiled by one women one stupid women what fuck men one women bitch women is kill the great king indo greeks who fight on the elephants like? north indians stile come on meeen what a bitch women do that
I dont usually comment on RU-vid but ive been watching your videos since I graduated and I appreicate how well made your videos are. Keep up the good work!
I would have loved if you guys had mentioned that women were the biggest landowners (men died often in war so their widows inherited all the wealth) in Sparta. That might have been an important reason besides patriotism why they didn't want to leave when the city (their property) was threatened. Disclaimer: I don't mean to talk against those women or question their braveness, I just find these little details perhaps the most fascinating part of history. Hope you like it too. Cheers.
@@jonathanallard2128 I did. Its minor, complete faire diver, in regard to this episode. Theres a Historia civilis video that approaches spartan inheritance.
@@tubarao1143 So it's mentioned in the video, therefore his comment about it isn't as random as you make it to be. That's my point. That it's a fait divers matters fuckall, the comment was appropriate.
I am always reminded of Pyrhus when I see a street brawl about to break out. Doesn't matter how good of a fighter you are, you can always get blindsided and it's over in a flash.
I love this moment of the ancient world warfare. Truly a meeting of the minds/civilisations. It's also really cool that although campaigns in to Asia had been commonplace from the Hellenistic world for the past 100 years or so, this truly feels like an Ancient Greek Expeditionary Force. I was also just listening to the Pyrrhic Wars chapter on the History of Rome podcast and then K&G uploaded this masterpiece, thank you!
Sometimes I wonder if Pyrrhus' experience with Rome's unique military strategy (their levy system, organisation, tactics, equipment etc.) gave him the perspective to recognise Rome as the future master of the Western World - they were really revolutionary, and Pyrrhus must've realised their military potential as a expert general himself.
@@gameoflife9576 To be fair, Rome was just a puny city state no more remarkable than any of it's neighbors in Alexander's time, and he would have viewed all of them as poor and backwards, hardly worth conquering first.
Since I am Greek I k new about him of course. Not in such great detail of course. But man so sad to see that we as Greeks weren't united as we should to fight the enemies of Greece...Well these were different times I suppose so that is.
Im actually wondering if he choose the throne of Macedon and then make peace with the Romans either by defeating them or through generous means, then stabilise his new huge empire before going on to Carthage
Did you ever hear the story of King Pyrrhus of Epirus? I thought not, it's not a story the public schools would tell you. It's a Greek legend. King Pyrrhus was a general so powerful and so intelligent he could use his skill to influence his soldiers to create victory. He had such a knowledge of warfare he could keep even the dumbest soldiers...from dying. Ancient Greece education was a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural. He became so confident the only thing he was afraid of was losing his army which eventually of course he did. Unfortunately, one of the soldiers he was fighting in Argos just so happened to have his mother watching from the building above, then the mother threw a roof tile at Pyrrhus and killed him. Ironic. He could conquer whole nations, but not an old woman.
How it was epirus greek when they had different culture, used different weapons from greek, different lang. Their society organization was different from greeks also
@@vag_grig8105 Ο ένας νίκησε του Πέρσες. Ο άλλος συγκρούστηκε με την ισχυρότερη μονάδα πεζικου της αρχαιότητας που ήταν η Ρωμαϊκή Λεγεώνα. Ο μόνος Έλληνας στρατηγός που πέτυχε δύο διαδοχικές νίκες κατά των Ρωμαίων ήταν ο Πύρρος.
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lol albanians think that pyrrhus was albanian XD. Just to let you know pyrrhus started his campaign in order to defend other greeks in south italy , also molossians took part in the olympic games and only greeks could participate.
U just read what the ancient greek writers says about epirius molosian ect. They were barbaric so no greek speaking. If u read the history from wikipedia all the planets are greeks but if u read it from ancient greek writers they say all clear. Up to ambrakia gulf lives no greek speakers. Alexander were greek but he has to learn greek from aristotel 😅
@@adrianillyrian8635 hahhahaah who believes those things? Only Albanians i guess. For Albanians everything is Albanian, in a few years you will also believe that Obama and the Aboriginals of Australia are Albanians 😂😂.
@@adrianillyrian8635 "Herodotus mentions Epirus as the homeland of the ancient Dorians [i.e: one of the major ancient Greek tribes] and refers to the oracle at the mouth of the river Acheron in southern Epirus. [...] Modern Albanian historians tend to see these [Epirotic] as Illyrian foundations, but 4th-century inscriptions show the tribes of Epirus, including the Molossians, writing in Greek. The Molossian monarch fell in 232 BC and was replaced by a federal republic with an assembly in Phoenice (modern Finiq), in the Greek-speaking part of southern Albania. (Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece, Routledge, p.266)
@@adrianillyrian8635 “In actual fact, the origins of the Dorians are necessarily obscure, but it appears they originated in northern and northwestern Greece-i.e., Macedonia and Epirus.”- britannica “In Greek tradition, the Dorians were thought to have gained their name from Doris, a small district in central Greece. According to this tradition, the sons of Heracles, the Heraclidae, were driven from their homeland in the Peloponnese by Eurystheus of Mycenae.”- britannica “Dorian (/ˈdɔːriən/) is a masculine given name of Greek origin. In Greek, the meaning of the name Dorian is of Doris, a district of Ancient Greece, or of Dorus, a legendary Greek hero. ... Another possible origin is the Greek Dorios, meaning 'child of the sea'.”- Wikipedia “According to traditions recorded by Pausanias, her father having no male heirs bequeathed his kingdom to Lacedaemon. When he became king, he changed the name of the land and the inhabitants to Lacedaemon and Lacedaemonians respectively, and he founded the City of Sparta, which was named after his wife.”- Wikipedia Dorians are Greek. Spartans are Greek and every single thing existing in ancient GREECE is GREEK. Also don’t call your modern Turkish language “Illyrian”. Illyrians spoke a language with a very different alphabet, modern Albanian has the Latin alphabet. Which proves that you aren’t Illyrian
Pyrrus is the equivalent of that new guy in the office that flashes everyone with gimmicks, only to be undone by simple etiquette and morals. Always the tactician,never the strategist. So accurate.
I love all the ancient Near east & Ancient Mediterranean battles. Keep them up. This place the Near east/Mediterranean created the greatest civilisations. One thing to take from this, it also shows you how most the Mediterranean & near east had different ancient kingdoms, all fighting & disunited, at this time period. The Romans seemed to be the most coherent united force, hence why a century after this period, they began to dominate, once they defeated Carthage the rest is history, everything fell like a domino.
Zevin X I don’t underestimate the ancient Chinese empires, I know about them. Also I don’t buy into this east & west, define “east & west,” China 100% is east, though some Northern Europeans like to divide the Mediterranean & near east into east & west even though they are adjacent. They do this for their own modern political agendas. The Ancient Greeks were hardly “western” in today’s geopolitical lense. They had more in common with ancient Egypt, Syria, Lebanon(Phoenicia) & Anatolia, then they did with the rest of the continent of “Europe.” Secondly as for the Chinese they were great, but on the other side of the world. You can’t use that comparison, that they would of steam rolled them really? Could they of steam rolled the Persians at Cyrus time? Could they of steam rolled the Assyrians at their peak? They were a ruthless organised battle hardened warrior people. Even the Abbasid Arab Muslim empire in early Middle Ages defeated the Chinese empire at battle of talas. After that battle the Chinese never tried going westward. So that’s a big claim that they would of “steam rolled them.”
I've seen this documentary almost twenty times!! This is truly outstanding work!! It really whetted my appetite for the hellenistic period immediate after Alexander!! Pyhrus is an amazing human being by every means and is now one of my heroes!! Thanks!! He truly was one of the last vestiges of the Hellenistic ideal of the Greek Warrior King.
@@bartfart3847The USA has sustained and made prosper many millions more Africans, Native Americans and opressed peoples than it has killed during it's tumultuous past... That is also a fact. Our debt has been paid in full 100x over. Look how many generations have prospered here.
Bart Fart Your “Facts” aren’t really that much accurate. The “millions” of native Americans were partly killed by European powers ( who used them in their colonial wars ), by other tribes ( in the wake of their rivalry ), by themselves ( for those who willingly joined the Europeans in their wars ), and diseases. Not to mention that European powers instigated some of the natives to attack the US during the revolutionary war and after it. The Africans weren’t killed in the millions by the US. How could they if the Africans landed as slaves in North America from 1525 to 1866 were “just” 388’000? Considering that there were Spanish, French, English, and Dutch in North America at the time, who acquired most of those? The USA was born in 1776, which means that they inherited the slave system from the British Empire, and lasted “just” 90 years. Even less for the northern states. And taking into account that they were considered valuable for their labor, they WEREN’T mass murdered as you implied. At least check your facts right before commenting.
I knew very little about Pyrrhus outside of his conflict with Rome. But know I know that he was a very impressive commander that would have made Alexander the Great proud. If only he were more of a strategist he would have achieved a lot more. My thanks to those who made this video a reality.
I agree. When he said The tales of the Iliad inspired many great leaders and pyrrus of epirus was no exception it gave me goosebumps and I was excited knowing I was about to learn about someone worth their metal and worth the story
Long live Hellas. This man was second only to Alexander in generalship (according to Hannibal). The Greeks are patiently waiting for another Alexander, a Pyrrhus, a Nicephoros Phokas, or a Constantine Palaiologos of the 21st century to emerge and resurrect the people.
@@yalcnbey5834 To defeat their ruling class's apathy and short-sightedness, and to re-conquer their honour and integrity as a great civilisation. History is alive and this era is merely a transitional phase of Hellenism's historical trajectory.
I have been a huge fan of Epirus and Pyrrhus since Rome 2 total war came out in 2012 and I just have to say you have definitely earned another subscriber, I will make sure to spread the word about Kings and Generals until youtube becomes a relic of the past, thank you for the Epic 50 min long video I will certainly be sure to check out and like the others keep em comming brother!
