The Greatest Speech in History? Alexander the Great and the Opis Mutiny 

He didn't just flex on his soldiers, he flexed on entire world

Lemme just tell the boys and all of history sumtin real quick boss.

be a king in his 20 is not good enough for him, so he qonquered (almost) the whole world, lol.

Alexander the Great is Biblical. But his horn (reign) was cut short.

Naw dawg. Jesus resurrecting is the hardest flex in human history.

Bruh ahhaha

You..... you Sir/Ma'am... made my day....

@@axieuon7919 bro it's obviously a ninja, not a man nor a woman but a NINJA 😂

Prime comedy right here,Alexander would be proud.

2000? Your math or your history is a bit off mate.

I mean in all honesty, to be wearing gold encrusted ANYTHING as a soldier, infront if your king, during the BC era Alexander had a really damn good point lmao

You asking for hell

Perfect translation "You ungrateful plebs! Pfft."

😂😂😂😂

I'm Jesus Christ and you can go to hell for all I care. Promise.

fake flex ofc

@@danfromtheburgh I mean yeah I’m sure some units broke and got cut down trying to flee over the course of his campaigns, but his army as a whole was never routed… so in a macro sense it’s not a fake flex 🤷‍♂️

“History is written by the winners.” - Napoleon u cant really ever trust any his-story if it keeps being rewritten over many many many times. We live in a story land written by folks thousands of years ago. And you think those stories stayed the same, or maybe have been skewed many times over during the centuries.... people have to think for themselves and not trust shyt that may or may not have been true/false thousands of years ago. @@nathanfrancis9411

@@danfromtheburgh The whole point was they were always on the offensive so retreat is not an option. anyone who left the flank or the war was either killed by their allies or by the enemy.

Aka: "everyone who died for me died headlong into battle... isn't that better than dying running away? Look how happy those dead dudes are about it."

R Adz probably true

The heavens parted as the gods themselves played the music for this glorious moment!

Athenian: Do I hear boss music?

Im sure if you were to read the speech word for word on paper, music would play and the skies would part for a mere moment

Part of me feels it would be much more powerful ringing in musicless silence.

that you tried!

☠️☠️☠️ pretty much. Imagine after the speech: “THEN GO!” ......😮😮😮........ “Alright king bye, have a great day”

Did you guys know that the Kush Empire (in modern Sudan) lasted 1400 years? That is truly remarkable. They conquered Egypt and I heard they also defeated the Romans (but I did not thoroughly research that specific claim). It is a true shame that we always hear about Greeks, Babylonians, and Ancient Japan when other remarkable cultures like the Kush Empire and Olmecs have legendary stories that need to be told. We need a video game and film about the Kush Empire. The Askum Empire of Northern Ethiopia also deserves to be told. And the Olmec Civilization.

I feel like I owe Alexander an apology even though I wasn’t there lol

@@billclark5055 Can you recommend us some books and documentaries about the Kush. Thanks in advance.

Real

why say "before i was born" lol?

​@daviddewar6008 it's adding context to HIS perspective before the following half of his sentence. Hard to understand?

@@wvhoipolloi7035 no that makes sense actually, I would be a terrible writer bro

Nice

Most underated comment on youtube

It had a huge morale boost from that epic speech

Just wanted to let you know I was having the crappiest day ever until I read your comment. Thank you. I literally lol'd.

I played this on my dog's funeral.. He came back.

umm if he retreated he may have plenty scars on his back

He has retreated before when he faced off against a queen from Africa once he seen her army and her on a war elephant ready to face off against him, look it up.

@Muhammed Ali homosexuality in ancient Greek culture was very common and accepted so i really don't understand your point here

@Muhammed Ali I mean your not wrong but neither am i

@Muhammed Ali how can a bum be a pervert?

To be fair the weddings were set up by Alexander between his Macedonians and Persians which the Macedonians were not too happy about

@@mangrovian1109 Interesting. I mean it makes obvious sense out on such a long campaign so far away from home. I really should study the history more sometime.

@@ArkamasRoss Yeah his whole campaign is fascinating, in the case of the weddings he was trying to create a unified future for his empire as the macedonian and persian cultures were so different.

They kinda had a fair point. They had been on campaign for over a decade. But also, Alexander deserved extraordinary commitment. That man was your nation's ticket to being a superpower. KEEP FIGHTING

To be fair, in the end, I think one of his generals poisoned him and the empire they spent that decade creating splintered. And the strongest ended up with their own empires. Dam shame. Or maybe, the way it was always meant to be. Lesser men always plotting in the background. Even today.

There's also the implication that he's never been (successfully) backstabbed by his own men.

if you ever been in a fight it's nearly impossible to avoid fighting back it's instinct to defend yourself. Unless it's a police officer because we are taught to respect those in certified positions of authority. Which if you see all this technology and stuff in Hollywood movies if the world can pull itself together that's the future we all could experience.

He probably has a wound on the back. Aint no way nobody sneaked up on him in the battlefield. But yeah I guess it implies he fought in the battles and never once turned tail unlike most rulers.

A leader that came through the ranks and risked his life

@@josedorsaith5261 He didn't come through the ranks, although I know what you mean.

Capt'n Jack. Another follow me to the end speech. He had to know that people get tired of war after awhile and would want to enjoy the results of their efforts.

RAJU PEDDADA. He was a smart but flawed human being. His string of victories where great but every one has their limit. They didn't see the reason to continue. He had beaten all their enemies except the human life span.

RAJU PEDDADA dl. Doesn't matter, he died before he could talk them into continuing. That was the end., they could have gone on under his flag but decided not to.

RAJU PEDDADA. Agreed, its history.

Good speech! And yet, the writing on the wall was there. Two major mutinies in a few years span. It's no wonder he didn't live a full year afterwards....... Not all men are meant to be slaves to one man's will, no matter what the goal or how high the ambition.

Ghengis Khan's and Alexander's d measuring argument would be epic

@@Bee-tj8gc PLEAAAASE ! Any comparison between the two, is an insult to Alexander the Great's Legacy.

See in them days you had to be one of the boys or they wouldn't respect you. A lot of princes even then had that snotty, down the nose, air and posh accent, Best gear but they could and would(had to for respect or at least be a great general) fight. Not like these days. Princes and government sons are pampered.

Haha awesome 😁

@John Samson you're evidence?

Napoleon was a Jewish puppet

Nice piece of information bro.

@@yogeshchavan4943 thanks

There is nothing we can do 😔 Or something like that

There's nothing we can do bros

not even 100 million lived at the time

Hunter Dougan 🤜🤛

The montrosity...the nerve...how dare ye

@@jeremyuchihasasuke6666 sudo apt install audacity

Of these Bitches ?

So funny

Tbh that’s not the greatest speech ever, not even close actually. Maybe be the greatest ego trip ever but not the greatest speech.

@@faubourglincoln Was Alexander not great like they said he was?

JaguarFootball he was but the speech wasn’t a great one.

Lol ikr

@@faubourglincoln We are all entitled to our opinions.

that too in British/English accent lol

it has been written you stupld idi0t

Pretty clear for the time too

Underrated comment :D

😂

Haha lol us moment

May you conquer them all

Depression is an illusion of your fear conquer it and labor its fruits

here i thought i was the only one

Take care, depression can be cured, I also had severe depression.

Lmaoooo

To the end of the world for Alexander!

Hear, hear!

Yeah you can try...like generals of Alexander tried.....but there was lion waiting for them Chandragupta Maurya and his guru the legendary Chadhkya .....who beat the crap out the Greeks and made his general surrendered unconditionally.

PRAKHAR SINGH what ever makes u feel better lol

Managing a family with help of husband and conquering and then managing all of Greece minor Asia, Egypt and reaching India isnt really the same tho. That's why Alexander actually got respect and mothers didnt O_O

Haha so true. "I'm not angry with you. Just disappointed."

@@MrErik-real your mom birthed and raised you, you best respect if you know whats good. For even the great Alexander would not have achieved all he had without his mothers gift of life.

Of course, the problem is the lack of sense of humor but on a serious note,yes his mother was important since that's how he existed but he is much more important to history and culture in general, as hard and important raising a child or multiple children is, I cant say its close to what Alexander did which almost nobody did except perhaps the mongols hundreds of years later

Especially Greek mothers!! :P ;)

The part of that speech that is most forgotten in history is the part where he says: "By the way, I received a letter from your student loans director, he tells me the bank is wondering what you did with the $339,000 dollars we lent you..."

His father did most of the work, he just inherited the game plan...all he had to do was execute...which to be fair he did. Not everyone does what needs ot be done.

Fantastic comment

The unknown illness was actually lumbago.

He died of back injury carrying the weight of his balls

Alexander the Great, the first solo-queue player in history

he was 252-0

And the great pirate Whitebeard bore no scars on his back, never once turning in retreat.

Under my command no one died fleeing from the enemy

@@henryattfield8979 good day fellow soldier

I didnt even think of that 900 iq speech play

If he did run, he ran toward the enemy

I hope you remembered cyrus the great

Cyrus died in 530 BC, Alexander died in 323 BC, Alexander wasn't even born yet when Cyrus died. What's your point?@@jbarral6509

Well he was an enemy of Darius and the elites. Most Persians liked Alexander. Many freely opened their gates to Alexander. Alexander also loved the people of Persia and was slowly adopting Persian customs. Not only that but he also married Persian wifes, not Greek/Macedonian. So he truly loved the old empire and people of it.

@JamesPeach Darius? Haha I thought Darius was dead long before Alexander was born

The Persians were worthy, honorable and civilized enemies. Today Greeks and Iranians respect each other.

Your not the only one

Certainly helped me to pep talk myself more than ask someone else to help or advise me. Especially if I know they'll use it against me instead of building me. Self-reliance is what Alexander almost said instead. But you could tell he loved his army.

funny thing is they glorified how he got his scar. he said himself that he was inpaled in the leg by the great king Darius at Gragamela but in truth Darius fled xd. Love both the Myth and the Historical Alexander.

@Halcon Serrano ayee found one of you homies..

Nor was he whipped such as slaves were

But i see your point

@Halcon Serrano heyet?

*yes*

"While you died in the middle of a game of chess, you've got vodka bars; flavorless. And what I'm about to spit will be the craziest, so go fix me a drink so I can stay refreshed."

@@PiracyandDumbbells Kudo's for me for every war that i fought

I understand that reference

Brought foes to their knees in Phoenicia, breezed through Gaza to Giza, had the Balcans, Persians, Siria, and Pakistan, in my expansion pack.

Why would you lament something that happened 2500 years ago? What's wrong with you?

​​@@hillaryclintondidnothingwrong Why do you have to be so negative? I mean that seriously. What, in your life, is so bad that you feel the need to suck the life and happiness out of other people for no reason whatsoever? Dude found something that hits him in the feels and you have to come along and spit on it? What a miserable human being.

Bless your heart, my brother!

@@hillaryclintondidnothingwrong whats wrong with you? berating people online? It seems you are the one with issues. For those who love their history and embrace it, we lament and love events dating back millennia.

@@sanjnamous just check her nick name; that says everything.

Me too

Me aswell

Same 🫡

I would call him the greatest man in history

@@bmssenjoyer He certainly set the standard.

He is more of a god than a chad tbh

@@ajarofpickles2826 seconded

Even caesar wept at the foot of his status at Alexandria in egypt because he was so impressed at Alexander's accomplishments at such a young age.

Same

Hyphasis not high faces. It's a river in northern India.

Lol...bro turn on the subtitles.

@@name6832 it’s not a hard mistake to make. Not to mention you can’t hardly trust subtitles at times.

@@azazelsiad3601 so you're saying it's 'high faces' ? or.... you're just lonely?

Man is a product of his time and place. Heroes are the result of ordinary men in unordinary conditions.

Well he is a product of his time, family, and country. But you have one advantage he didnt get. And that is living past your 30s.

​​@@garybrown2039 But have any of us truly lived? We get up and breathe, eat and shit. Then we lay down to do the same dead-end job that we hate. Can you truly say we have lived beyond our 30s when this is all our "life" amounts to?

He was also a product of perfect conditions, literally every part of his childhood set him up to be as great as he was

Conquering people... Isn't necessarily a good thing. Better to do nothing than to hurt others.

6:06 corroborates what plutarch wrote in 4th century book LIVES that alexander was upset because his army didn't want to cross the river deeper into India because they were shaken after the fierce battle with army of king porus the ruler of a small border kingdom. the armies of nanda empire in central India were 20 times as large as those of king Porus.

Lion the hyphasis river is called Biaas now... it flows some 300 km from my home... it isnt a mighty river. the hydaspes river, called Jhelum river today... is a mighty river and flowed 200 metres from my home when i lived in kashmir.

@@LalitKumar-cu5iu Damn bro, you live in Kashmir? I heard there was some religious conflict up.

@@daltonmiller5590 those things come and go, they're no biggie, it's just that the western media is making profit out of it.

@@KunalKeshav-dq6ty Figures. They do that a lot.

Banned him from the server

Shame that they didn't just nerf him smh

@@notnokn6445 no, then some undeveloped character would kill him after they made him evil, better died young than old as a villain.

@@kuzakani4297 Wasn't he always a villain though?

@@portgasempire7867 because of.what? Defeating Darío? Not even its sátraps liked him, most of.them just surrended to Alexander with no fight.

I think about this exact thing all the time. Just to be an invisible observer and travel throughout history. Would be a greater gift than a trip to heaven

Same

People think about things like they think about alot of things and let them go ,it's probably possible to access the through some sort of lucid dream astral travel state where you can see all that ever was ;)

Just read books man, I know of no better way of looking back in the past than a good and reliable history book

@@kernal2077 "a reliable history book" that's actually hilarious haha good one buddy!

Which ceasar?

Andy Quin Julius

@An unimpressed Rooster Gaius

@@greysson2933 which one? There were two Gaius Julius Caesar

@An unimpressed Rooster of the Julio-Claudian dynasty

Sounds like Matt Smith. ( I know its not him )

@@Stuenestoppen2 its patrick Kennedy,, an actor

No kidding. Dude did a marvelous job.

The arrogance? My mans was just spitting facts

@@twoscarabsintheswarm9055 I have to agree with that lol. But what he probably meant was his tone; telling them off like they were ungrateful idiots, which they kinda were.

Sounds like shit

@@nottellingnostfu318 you must work for Rotten Tomatoes

@Dennis The Golden God Reynolds lol

@@nottellingnostfu318 we’re all allowed opinions no matter how wrong they are

The orator does not sound like a leader, he neither commands attention nor does he sound confident; His voice is weak, and his cadence lacks emotion as well as punctuality. It sounds like he is reading a piece of paper. Not trying to rally an army. (And ill add that said army was about to either bail or mutiny, so it was a crazy important speech.) [Edited for spelling because I'm drunk right now]

''I eat what you eat ''

😂🤣😂 son of a bitch... You got me...

I had to sit and listen for a minute. Lool but now i feel u

The dog: :0

Hahaha

It was just mean to show he never turned his back on anyone

he never backed down from a fight

So did Caesar (not a King but Ruler). That's what makes them so amazing. They weren't just great generals, they literally would lead the charge themselves. Whether people love them or hate them. They had balls back then and got their hands dirty themselves.

@@godfather4377 Caesar cannot compare to Alexander in this regard. Alexander often led charges from the front of his formation while Caesar hardly ever involved himself in the fighting personally. Caesar would not have been covered in nearly so many scars.

it is said that when caesar visited alexanders grave he lamented on how little he had accomplished by that time compared to alexander (he was 30+ something).

@@nikola8723 bruh mans was flexin even in the after life

King Leonidas exemplifies this narrative no more so than Alexander The Great.

Yes, for an ancient macedonian/greek he was fluent in modern english

He learned it in India I think.

@@emailngmail he learnt it from me

@BladeofUltramar you know he/she is being sarcastic right?

Yeah he taught English to the British

Unto heaven

Zeus: Hold my souvlaki!

He murdered Aristotle’s nephew and some people theorize Aristotle mixed the poison that killed him. It’s also very likely that he played a part If not the dominant role in Philips death.

His mother played a bigger part!

@@kiminem4087 What the hell are you even talking about...

@@kiminem4087 most Serbs for sure do not believe North Macedonia propaganda. Even half the North Macedonians do not believe that crap that no credible historian in the world supports but you do you man. Believe what makes you happy.

robert california had similar speech

I would've IPO'd if you hadn't cowered in fear

Historical facts = Strabo (63 BC) tells us that Illyrians, Thracians, Bottians and Thesprotes shared the Macedonian territory (Tribes of Pelasgian origin 🇦🇱 ). Source: (Strabo, VII, Frg .n°.11) The Macedonians have just propagated the Hellenic culture and have adopted it little by little ... The ancient authors called the Macedonians Barbaros/non-Greeks... For example the great Thucydides... Example : Thucydides (II, 80- IV, 126) who qualified of Barbaros (not Greek) the MACEDONIANS, Thesprotes, Molosses, Châones Atintanes, Paravaiens, Orestiens etc! Moreover it is not the only one, far from there ....

Historical facts = The family of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great. This last, according to the data, had a Macedonian father, but not his mother. She was called Eurydice and came from the tribe of "Lyncestides". Who was the grandmother on the side of the father of Alexander the Great? The mother of Philip is the daughter of the daughter Of Arrhabaeus, daughter of king Sirras, says Strabo. Plutarch is very detailed on this subject. He insists that although Eurydice is Illyrian (🇦🇱) and barbarian in every sense of the word, she was educated to help children. He says very clearly that she is Illyrian, and barbaric in every way. (Plutarch, De liberis educandis. p.69) Lyncestides from where came the mother of Philip II, were a tribe which extended not far from the lake of Ohrid, somewhere in the area of Manastir where the ruins of one of their most important cities are today. (Illyrian, no doubt. It is the last province that has a border with Macedonia) As for whether it was an Illyrian tribe, this is clearly proven by ancient historians and geographers, including Titus Livy, Strabo, as well as Pliny who lists many in detail in the fourth book of the collection of 37 works entitled "Natural History", not to mention the great ancient geographer "Claudius Ptolemy" who also classifies the Lyncestrae among the Illyrian tribes . And the later authors have the same attitude since on several occasions, they mention Eurydice, the mother of Philip II and the grandmother of Alexander, as being illyrian etc... Here what Demosthenes says to us about Philip II of Macedonia (father of Alexander the Great): - "And yet, with regard to Philip and his conduct, they don't feel that way, although he's not Greek and he's not related to the Greeks at all..." (The third Filipino) By Demosthenes (384-322 BC)

Historical facts = Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great. But who was this woman who is said to have astonished the Macedonian king with her beauty ? I will write based only on facts, that is, on the quotes of famous ancient authors, mainly Greek. ( For me there is one thing in history, which with the facts are not said ... ) According to Plutarch, Alexander was a descendant of Ajax through his father Neoptolemos and this is accepted without discussion. According to Justin, Philip married Olympias, daughter of Neoptolemos, king of the Molosses. All the authors thus agree on the fact that Alexander the Great was the grandson of a Molossian. 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 the mother of Alexander the Great came. To make it simple, the tribe of Molossians is in Epirus somewhere in the region of Chamerie 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 the family of the mother of Alexander the Great ! 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, Pyrrhus is one of the most formidable adversaries of the early days of ancient Rome). Lorenzo Braccesi (Professor of Greek History at the University of Venice, Italy, in 1986) tells us: - "Olympias was originally from Epirus, on the part of the father who was king of Epirus, on the part of the mother also and that Illyrian blood 🇦🇱 circulated in the family, there is no doubt. " ( 9,01- 9,15 . The true story of Alexander the great ... - Gjurmë Shqiptare ) 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 Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and the sister . The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and sister of another well known Illyrian prince "Alexander the Molossus". I believe that all or part of the strong character of Alexander comes exactly from his mother, from the house that also gave birth to Pyrrhus. The powerful role of women in Illyrian society has been documented by many authors, including those who today identify themselves as Greeks, such as Athenaeus and Theompope. Olympias' influence on her son Alexander was so great. She believed that her son had divine blood and that he was born to rule the greatest kingdom of all time. But the mother's family was not the only Illyrian family to which Alexander was affiliated, his link with the Illyrians was stronger than that!

There are many known as "the great", but none compares to Alexander. That's why in Spanish, we call him "Alejandro Magno", that comes from "magnificence", the only one called in this way; "Magno/Magna" a word used only to refer to the greatest things.

The great idiot

@@indispensableidenity6332 smarter and better than you

@@tyy799 Is this the best you can come up with?

Fake Legend what’s funny is that the only thing you said was “the great idiot”.

2300*

With a video like this we can shoot for 10,000

Off the dome too no teleprompter

They should play this video in history class in school

@@vk3567 1700s

Didn’t look at it that way. Wow!

contrary to what Darius the king of Persia did to his troops every time he faced Alexander

@@ravindrakarande59 Darius fleeing twice is kind of a headscratcher. Darius was actually renowned for his bravery. His entire career was built almost purely on bravery. Plus Darius was a capable warrior. E.g. He was the type of commander who challenged and defeated opponents in single combat. It's very perplexing that this man fled twice. Alexander's greatest weapon was his ability to play mind games. After a victory, he had a tendency to leave his opponents wondering, "wtf just happened". Perhaps Alexander mindfckd Darius in some way that is now lost to history.

@@tylerdurden3722 indeed. I'm sure parley was taken and in these messages I would assume some healthy mind f*"#@ary was happening. Not to mention Alexander was a better tactician,and Darius had to have known.

@@jessewilliams1422 I think Alexander getting as close to Darius as possible, on the battlefield, was the mind game. Battlefields stretched across horizons...and usually an individual can only see what's happening in his vicinity. Commanders didn't have a bird's eye view. At both battles, Darius was at the back centre. Behind layers of fighting units. Darius was obviously aware that Alexander was placed on the on the right flank, and mobilized to attack the Persian flank. And then all of a sudden Alexander is right in front of him.😅 From Darius' limited perspective, one could be forgiven for assuming that Alexander's sudden appearance means that your left flank and center was defeated. Darius might have been asking himself, how did Alexander manage to break free from the flank and reach so deep into the center.

@@simonides3167 I live in Larissa

@@ep5154 I hope this is a joke I don't get and you don't mean it literally

@@mk9650 Larissa doesn’t exist what do you mean?

@@kostakws ρε μαλακα

@@mk9650 I guess it's a joke like "Denmark doesn't exist" about Larissa

LOL XD

malaria

I heard he was killed by a mosquito but I think he was assassinated by one of the spiteful Macedonians

Yeah he was either killed by a mosquito, or poisoned by someone

Ah ah ah!!!

An hour of wolves and shattered shields, when Alexander vids comes crashing down, but it is not this day! This day we watch! By all that you hold dear on this Video Platform, I bid you Watch, men in the web!

That is beautiful. :-)

Lotr series is coming

Kings and Generals :-)

could all you guys collaborate on something, i think that would be amazing. on anything really i love history with all my soul,heart and mind.

as it said in the movie: "the first rule of war is to do what you ask your men to do! no more, no less!"

A leader who gets people killed who were happy enough at home.

@@TS-qq7vr all leaders get his/her people killed from time to time, be by war,oppression of a third party,mistakes or pride. They were happy but not safe,attacked by eager bandits that consider them peasant easy to be robbed/killed/etc, threatened by demands of tributes and by the shadow of Persia that helped the Greeks to fight each others more easily (distributed gold and resources to the one weak,then helped the other and repeat)

u saw that new last dance episode huh?

Jared Hoffmann last dance episode? I don’t get it.

Ha! Achilles - played by Brad Pitt ;)

Of All the Warlords loved by the God's.... I hate him the Most.. =)

Genghis Khan: Am I Joke to you? Genghis Khan was more successful than Alexander the great, especially cus he didn't die young. He died after conquering all the land he could.

Well, to be honest, this line in the Troy film is not accurate (among so many other, basically the whole plot) since Agamemnon did indeed fight his own battles, he was often in the first line, and even if not the best, he was still a very decent fighter for his age, fighting and killing notable Trojan princes and their allies. Achilles' grudge against him was for disrespecting him and not recognising his contribution to the Achaean campaign.

@@n3gi_ Genghis was rarely at the front of battle, his conquest has merit but honestly unlike Alexander who created dynasties that lasted for thousands of years, Genghis' legacy was the black plague almost erasing his work.

His Thessalian cavalry in front of him: „👀“…

@@ChelsChels. lol

yeah, i was thinking the same. The entire army were greeks, not just macedonians. The speech starts to sound very unrealistic from that point, it still being bad ass, i cant count the times i heard it.

@@kuzakani4297 It was only the Macedonian troops that were gathered for the speech as they were the one's that were most aggrieved as they'd been away from home for literally 10 years, so they wanted to go home, see their wives, and their families. The mutiny also arose because of Alexanders army becoming filled with more and more Persian soldiers, which the Greek and Macedonian soldiers did not like obviously due to the long held animosity built up over the multiple Persian invasions. Most of the common Greek soldiers didn't see any reason to be there, they had secured Macedonia's surrounding safety and pacified any threats, they weren't interested in conquering for conquering's sake, for the most part they were just ordinary dudes who were tired of losing countless friends and being on campaign is absolutely by no means a fun experience

@@kuzakani4297 I think everyone inside the Macedonian empire was called Macedonian, Macedonia did have greek culture after all amd was pretty much greek. Just by basing itself by his words

Light Fall On The Head As an ex Overwatch player (I got banned) this hits the feels

me in most of my league games.

Lebron carrying Danny Green

Medic mains when they finally snap and go off on the rest of team when they blame the medic for losing

I get what you’re saying, but he literally couldn’t have achieved any of his accomplishments without his army.

“If you wish to defeat me, train for another 500 years.” - Sun Tzu, The Art of War

If you wish to beat me train another 1000 years -Sun Tzu Art Of War

If you wish to train beat me for another 1000 years

"You won't beat the train in 1000 years." -Big Smoke, The Art of Bangin'

"Switch to pistol faster than reloading " Sun Tzu art of war

@Tessellation 30% to be exact, direct and indirect words.

1000% right😩

@MegaJf16 the only reason it fell part is because he prematurely died, I have no doubt he had plans to set in stone Macedonia to be the center heart of the world when he was finished taking it.

I thought Greeks hated Alexander and fought for Persians. Quote from Wikipedia about death of last Persian emperor: "Patron, a Greek mercenary, encouraged Darius to accept a bodyguard of Greek mercenaries rather than his usual Persian guard to protect him from Bessus and Nabarzanes, but the King could not accept for political reasons and grew accustomed to his fate." Maybe they were refugees from the cities in Greece destroyed by Alexander . Again quote from Wikipedia : "Alexander punished the Thebans severely for their rebellion. As an example to the other Greek states, he ordered the execution of all male inhabitants and the enslavement of the women and children. The city was burnt to the ground"

Matthew D. Ai and vice versa

“As is right we should start with my father, your grandfather! He would sneak you a 20 when I wasn’t looking and would give you the run of his house whenever you’d visit! But despite all he did for you, it pales in comparison to what *I* have done for you!”

Fine strategy

Haha

@@mrgaudy1954 "I helped you with your projects... Even though back then you were meant to do it yourself. I convinced your mom to let you get a PlayStation... And got you Call of Duty, Minecraft, God of War, and GTA, and got Red Dead 2 from your cousin! The rest of them he gave you willingly, and his games became yours! All the fun of Zelda and Skyrim, which I didn't have to buy, are yours now! Bioshock, PUBG, Doom Eternal, Borderlands 3, all belong to you! The Stealth of Assassin's Creed, the puzzles of Portal 2! You are now an A+ student, star-player, most popular in school! What have I held back from myself aside from this suit and briefcase? Nothing! No man can point to my riches! Only the games I hold in trust for you! And what would I do with them, anyway? I eat what you eat, I get no more rest than you. Many times I have woken up before you so that you could get up in time for school! Do you really believe you have worked harder at school than I have at work? Come on! If you are tired then tell me why! I'll tell you why I am... There isn't one part of my brain, my mind, at least, that doesn't want to sleep! My brain is overworked from every thing you can think of! Covering shifts, working on projects alone, staying overtime, doing work at home! All for the sake of your life, your food and your games! And yet here I still am, helping you with algebra, elements, history and sex ed! We've been to parent-teacher conferences together! Many of my assets will one day become yours! I got you fast food... Without asking why you were hungry... Even though you're fed well enough and pillage every dessert your mother makes! You wear expensive shoes, that impress your friends and were bought by me! Any test you failed, that you didn't pay attention to, I helped you study! Most tests you now do quickly and easily! Your teachers are impressed, and let you go early! Under my help, not one assignment has gotten an F! And now, I wanted you to get good grades on your homework, to be praised by your teacher! But since you don't want to do it, then don't! Go to school and tell them that your dad, Alexander, payer of food, bills, games and phones! Who bought you Doritos, Sour Patch Kids and Pringles as far as the junk food aisle! Who's bought you Pepsi and Root Beer and Sprite! Even pizza! First to buy it since your mom said it was too unhealthy! I would have gotten you a large pizza too if you hadn't been afraid your mom would get mad! Who drove to your school from the driveway! Who introduced you to your favorite food, which you hadn't tried before! Who made your science fair project... While you played Modern Warfare! When you get to school... You tell them that when you got home, your dog ate your homework, too lazy to come up with a better excuse! Perhaps this excuse will seem justifiable in the eyes of your teacher, and cunning in the eyes of your peers! Begone!"

@@tatogod3573 you sir are a genius!

...that Alexander was a complete tosser.

Lmaooooo so facts

Alexander the Great is probably the most important person in history

Rithvik Muthyalapati that’s probably jesus

@@rithvikmuthyalapati9754 not even from a Christian perspective but that title probably belongs to Jesus. He fundamentally collapsed the old Roman empire as well made whole new cultures and changes the very course of history.

And Alexander the great taught us

But who taught socrates? We may never know!

@@codfunnyndstuffs9296 He didn't need to be taught, his greatest wisdom was to acknowledge that he knew nothing.

And Diogenes told him to move because he was blocking the sun. The insult has so many levels I can't count (at least three).

Fun fact: Bill and Ted taught Socrates.

Whitebeard was Alexander's fanboy...

excellent use of language. really loved that part.

Yes.

@@nickzero6921 lol

@@nickzero6921 they were Isekied

Just like the CEO of company, who does nothing himself and leave all the work for others the proceeds to be dissapointed.

@@DuBstep115 but he was nothing like the ceo of a company lol.

@@thatoneguyonyoutube4897 inherited in to power, needs others people to do the work etc. Real trust fund kid

@@DuBstep115 Alexander was like a CEO that worked along side with his workers

@@DuBstep115 Abject fool. He literally led charges from the front of the formation. Risked his mortal body in almost every engagement. Your jealousy and resentment are shameful.

Well about that...

For real

That’s how you maintain the fierce loyalty of your men.

Donald Trump

@@minibuns5397 There's no chance he'd ever do that

Alexander is perhabs the only man in history who could claim he was a demi-god and even have some merit to it considering how much he achieved in such a short reign

ALEXANDER had Greeks ;P

Ο Ναβουχοδονόσορ, ο δαρείος, ο κύρος, ο ράμσης, ο ξέρξης και πολλοί άλλοι είχαν χαρακτηριστεί great πριν τον αλέξανδρο...

@@gamotheos ωχ του χάλασες το παραμύθι

and it was the truth

@@Unpopularity I was thinking exactly like you, until I read your comment. Now I am thinking like: "okay, but do we really have to be that harsh on him, his achievements are clear as day, and he probably had something special to be able to pull it off." For his time, the things you have counted as a wrongdoing, were actually the norm. So in the end I am like, "yeah he is not a 'chad' or anything, just a regular dude with a little more skill for it, so he does not deserve to be the ultimate idol like most of the commenters think, but also does not deserve to be crushed down like this guy did, so there is nothing worthy to comment here, just another piece of history and the usual a little exaggeration of it for entertainment and the usual audience who is desperate to feel relative and acts so. so again, why exactly I am here, why am I writing this? probably because I am also just another usual dude." Yeah dude, I just outwisdomed you, you're welcome.

I agree 👍

@@gallopingmoon id say the distinction is Alexander was great not good. Achieving impossible odds through your own sheer will and determination is admirable, but things like sacking towns are mistakes that shouldn’t be forgiven or forgotten. Not everyone hated him, egypt welcomed him as liberator and he did try to blend culture across his empire

@@fredbarker9201 And I'd say: He is "good" as well as "great". As you have counted, becoming a bridge between cultures is a show of goodness, for it requires understanding and empathy. The atrocities committed should not be against his person, for then we would leave no chance for him to be good. Should he have abdicated his throne just to be good in that sense? Because there is no other example of kingship in his time that would not involve sacking towns. I firmly believe, if he first and foremost must be objective, then we'd have to look at this man as just a man trying his best, not an angel "awoke" to all atrocities, nor an idol who has done everything rightly. Just great as historians count, and just good in my own judgment.

Amazing

Sounds like my grandma

sounds like my asian parents

Well actually also literal death as well he forced them to go through the long way back home which lead to many of the soldiers dying

@@cesarsolano3398 he didn't force them to go through the Gedrosian; he planned it out with his generals and the decision was made. And this speech was long after the crossing through Gedrosia, it's mentioned here. He crossed the desert and endured all their hardships with them. One example- he was offered water which was found after a long search, but he refused it because he didn't want to have comforts that his soldiers didn't. It wasn't a punishment; that's a modern theory.

Giving dad vibes in such an early age - incredible

Fr

alexander quotes : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RNv6inrFklA.html

@@DarthJarJarBinks_ your smelly, haven't taken a shower in days, your older then Alexander was when he conquered Anatolia, and yet you call this man a beta.

@@DarthJarJarBinks_ you sound like someone living on delusions

Julius Cesar never lost a battle in his life, not even when he was laying siege to the castle Vercingetorix the leader of the Gauls was holed up in and another Gaulic army larger than Caesar's came to rescue their leader. Cesar simply turned every other man around and fought two battles at the same time and won them, personally leadings the fight at any point to the line start to falter at AND he brought home Vercingetorix alive in chains for his triumphal March through Rome! They had to wait till Caesar was unarmed and in his sixties to get that guy!

@@robdeskrd Ceaser lost at dyrrachium and gergovia...

Revan Wolfe He lost to the senate too on March 15th. Don’t worry though, I heard his adopted son is smart or something.

@Just Jeff actually the time when Alexander planned the invasion of India, India was ruled by the Nanda's so great was their power, no ruler dared raise their swords against them. It is said that they maintained 200,000 infantry, 60,000 cavalry and 3000 to 6000 war elephants. Obviously these considerations prevented Alexander from advancing against India, however those numbers could be over exaggerated as 200,000 is used as a cliché. Also the battle Alexander fought against King Porus (battle of Hydaspses) is said to have been very brutal, as the Greeks were not familiar with the use of ’Elephants’ in wars and it made Alexander's man hesitant to continue with the conquest of India.

the real goat