Alexander the Great: Crash Course World History #8

In which you are introduced to the life and accomplishments of Alexander the Great, his empire, his horse Bucephalus, the empires that came after him, and the idea of Greatness. Is greatness a question of accomplishment, of impact, or are people great because the rest of us decide they're great?

Also discussed are Kim Kardashian and the Situation, gender bias in history, Catherine the Great's death (not via horse love), the ardent love other generals--from Pompey the Great to Napoleon--had for Alexander, and a bit of Persian history.

Chapters:
Introduction 00:00
What Makes Historical Figures So 'Great?' 1:19
The Life of Alexander the Great 2:01
Death & Legacy of Alexander the Great 4:28
The Legend of Alexander the Great 6:11
An Open Letter to the Ladies 7:29
What Makes Alexander So Great? 8:34
Credits 10:29

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[daveteves]

Imagine that in the future, Kim Kardashian's daughter would go to YouTube and watch this Crash Course episode to genuinely learn about history but instead sees John Green dissing her mom.

[robolizzzrd]

"Hey Alexander, naming all those places after yourself is hurting your public image. People are saying that you are a narcissist."..."Ahh, ok...I will name one after my horse."

[piecheese]

>"Alexander couldn't make history in a vacuum, and neither can anyone else."
Neil Armstrong would like to have a word with you.

[blixology]

Alexander: Let’s go restock supplies at Alexandria
Army: Ok, but which one do we go to cuz u literally named every city Alexandria

[IsaiahReitanFilm]

Napoleon looks at a map and sees Egypt. Looks at a picture of Alexander

*Kylo Ren Impression
Napoleon: I will finish what you started

[AniOriginal]

"Legacy. What is a legacy? It's planting seeds in a garden you never get to see."

[tiwinee]

Do you know what Winnie the Pooh and Alexander the Great have in common ?
They share the same middle name.

Sorry I had to share the joke.

[veronikayerina]

I guess Alexander could say...."Iran across Iraq to kill Darius."

[scottfranco]

Alexander was called "the great" because nobody dared call him "Alexander the so-so"

- Mad magazine

[AngelSon]

He chased king darius because he wanted to catch him alive so he can "legally" crown himself as king of persia. Sorry for my english it's not my first language.

[VegaChastain]

Chased Darius for no real reason?  lolz  There's a little too much 'crash' here and not enough 'course'...

[Aldo_raines]

“The situation” has mercifully faded from memory. Kim kardashian is now an occasional humanitarian and the person who has to put up with Kanye.

[moksq]

Alex army: Hey Alex, you know what would be awesome?
Alex: what?
Alex army: Not marching.
Alex: k fine....

[EELClove]

my favorite thing in the world is julius ceaser weeping on the ground in front of a statue of alexander the great because he'd never be as great as him

[StevenTheAristolianNerd]

Through action, a man becomes a hero Through death, a man becomes a legend Through time a legend becomes myth And by learning from the myth, a man takes action - A great quote I got from the comments of a video somewhere.

[anontheshade]

this episode isnt really about Alexander the great is

[teiadhurup]

See if I had teachers like you in school, I'd be in honors for all my classes. You teach very well and you would make the class fun :)

[JoeDirt-lfsb]

Should I be bothered by the fact that this video is primarily composed of value judgments and observations about what makes people revered by others, rather than a history lesson on what Alexander did?

[EzraBharat]

"And Kim Kardashian is good wait Tim what is she good at?"
I just loled

[declan]

I forgot how uninformative and off topic this episode was