The Greatest General in History? Alexander the Great (All Parts)

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Epic History TV's complete four-part history of Alexander the Great in one video. Follow the incredible story of the Macedonian king as he embarks on the total conquest of the ancient world's greatest superpower, the Persian Empire. With dramatic victories at the Granicus, Issus and Gaugamela, Alexander defeats Darius III and claims the throne of Persia. But his campaign to subdue the empire's easternmost provinces and reach the edge of the known world will take him into modern Afghanistan, Pakistan and the frontier of India, where he meets the Indian king Porus in battle at the Hydaspes. This is the complete overview of Alexander's conquests, a 10 year period of immense drama and historical significance, as the young Macedonian king's breathtaking achievements ushered in a new era in European and Middle Eastern history - the Hellenistic Age.

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Warrior: Macedonian Warrior

Men-at-Arms: The Army of Alexander the Great

Campaign: Granicus 334 BC

The Persian Army 560 - 330 BC:

Special thanks to Chris Stevens for Gordian Knot footage!

Images:
Alexander the Great Mosaic Remastered – with thanks to Miłek Jakubiec
Parthenon - Dennis Jarvis via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Socrates - Bar Harel via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
White Mountains of Crete - Tobias von der Haar via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Acropolis - Aleksandr Zykov via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Theatre of Dionysus - Sébastien Bertrand via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Sparta - Ronny Siegel via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Macedonian mountains - Novica Nakov via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Vergina sun - SilentResident via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Standard of Cyrus the Great - Sodacan via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Golden Wheat - Mr Hicks46 via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Knot - JP Davidson via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Amun – Jeff Dahl via WM (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Columns - Marco Zanferrari, via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Doric Columns – Dimitry B. via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Lar Plain, Iran – Ninara via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Treasury Reliefs – Alan via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Columns by Matt Sherlock via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Hindu Kush Scene by 401st_AFSB via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Baluchistan by Beluchistan via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Bust of Alexander the Great by shakko via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Ruins at Pergamon by Peter via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Hephaestion Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program.

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[madmojo-oupz]

A high school teacher said to his class, by the time Alexander the great was a few years older than you he had conquered the known world, a student then said, but he had Aristotle as a teacher, we only have you .

[cetnikjvuo]

The fact that Alexander the Great's name is remembered even 2000+ years after his death is mindblowing...

[Zayn_guts]

This narrator was born to narrate. Perfect pitch of voice. The serious and heavy inflection of words 🤌🏻

[Deri_Seh]

This man reached immortality while dying so young. He will live as long as the humanity will exist

[raedzidan]

Alexander at 20 : Conquering empires

Me at 18 : *Closing the fridge door slowly to see the light turn off*

[golaylago]

Can you I imagine that conversation:
"Where is my husband?"
"He died in battle."
"Where is his body?"
"We used it to build a bridge."

[Theodoros_Kolokotronis]

Needless to mention that the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia was among the participants in the Olympic Games, together with all other Greek City States and Kingdoms of Greece during the Hellenistic era.

Stretching from cities as far as Neapolis, Croton, Taranto, Syracuse in Southern Italy to Troy & Ionia in Asia Minor, Miletos, Ephesos Antiochia, the Pontus region in the Black Sea, Cyprus, Cyrene in Libya and Alexandria in Egypt.

[chrishoward]

Sadly this video didnt express the sheer extent alexanders mom played in securing his position at home it was her who had everyone killed and her who kept everyone in line through his campaign his mom was actually crucial to his success

[jonpaulkiffin]

It's amazing to think that Alexander The Great started conquering the world at the same age kids are graduating highschool and making cringey tiktoks.

[braedenalberti]

Learning about Alexander in college gave me a midlife crisis. This man was conquering the world at the same age where I’m in a battle to not eat too many ramen packets in one day

[afromayne]

Crazy how i had little to no interest in this back in school but now im obsessed.
Great video!

[irza]

Without a doubt the greatest military campaign led by a single leader in history, but the ending to the video gave me goosebumps about how the old era will eventually be overshadowed by the curtains of a new era.

[quinnlaya]

Achilles: Imagine a king who fights his own battles, wouldn’t that be a sight.
Alexander: Hold my crown

[konkyolife]

Once again, a passionate person, with cheap software and a microphone, beats the pants of the History Channel and Discovery combined.

AND RELEASES IT FOR FREE. Thank you.

[XBendishX]

I cannot tell you HOW MUCH I enjoyed this. I loved Alexander The Great for a long time, and THIS AMAZING WORK howed me just that! Amazing way to spend an hour!

Edit: Just realized I got hearted, surprised to say the least.

[TomFest]

My favorite conqueror of all One of my favorite people all time.

[vars]

"His failures towered over the successes of other men" - Ptolemy

[coudak]

Imagine having a teacher like Aristotle, at his time probably considered a just a popular philosopher among many others, now one of the most important thinkers in our history.

[Al_Straik]

Alexander truly deserves to be remember as The Great.

[jal]

As a Greek man I want to thank you all for your nice comments for our Greek symbol.Although our gorvenors and almost all western leaders are fighting to vanish us we are still here and we are trying to survive.The big property that take from our Grandfather Alexander was not gold or glory but some tiny piece of his spirit and that is the reason of the hate against us.