The Destruction of Thebes (335 to 334 B.C.E.)

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“Heliograph,” by Chris Zabriskie
“Infados,” by Kevin MacLeod
“The House Glows (With Almost No Help),” by Chris Zabriskie
“CGI Snake,” by Chris Zabriskie
“Your Mothers Daughter,” by Chris Zabriskie
“Hallon,” by Christian Bjoerklund

[Omnipotentmonkey]

Thebes: "Hey, Athens... are you guys coming? situation's getting a bit sketchy here."


✔ Seen 334 BCE

[CareerKnight]

Poor Thebes, well I'm sure something like this will never happen again, right Corinth? Corinth? Rome what happened to Corinth?

[justafaniv]

"We'll hand over our leaders when you hand over your tyrant", sounds like the Thebans picked up some of that classic Spartan wit.

[frankhorrigan]

Fun fact: While Alexander was in Troy he took sacred shield from the Trojan temple of Athena, that shield would later save his life while fighting the fearsome Mallians in the distant Indus Valley.

[CunkGungler]

Whenever Historia Civilis uploads it's like saturnalia has come early

[maxisk]

Olympias: "Son, I just wanted to tell you...I slept with a snake."
Alexander: "So, you're saying I'm a god!"
Olympias: "....yeah. Let's go with that."

[cia]

I just want to give a VERY big thank you to the person behind this channel. I have been watching this channel for 2 years now and it is by far my favorite channel. Everytime i see you uploading a video it makes my day, as a history junk( especially for the time period you mostly cover) i want to thank you this way since I do not have any spare money for patreon( I'm a student so broke AF) <3 from all the history junks

[KTChamberlain]

Alexander: "Read my lips: No more taxes!" (one season later) "I need loans and quick."

[guts]

Me for 2 months: Caesar crosses the Rubicon and then? And then??
HC: Ayy lmao, let's just go back to greek history
Still like it tho

[MrVlogman]

The more I learn about Athenian democracy the less Im convinced by it

[HistoryMarche]

I would say that point 1. was definitely the reason why Alexander sucked up to Parmenion. Although he managed to rally support to stabilize the realm, keeping it long-term is a whole new ball game and he needed powerful and influential people by his side, and who better than Parmenion. Fascinating video, rich with information. Thank you!

[timothymclean]

It never fails to shock me how reliant ancient armies were on looting. I'm glad that we have a more civilized system in the modern era (paying for armies with taxes, and getting the money back by exploiting the country once we've forced it to be friendly towards the army's patron).

[chrpnll]

Time to feel bad for tiny squares again!

[CrimsonDragon]

Alexander: "We are invading Persia to liberate the Greeks!"
Also Alexander: "Enslave the population of Thebes and sell them!"

[reddishcat]

For anyone who though Thebes was in in Egypt like me. you are right there was a city there with the same name

[njstuckey]

This channel has mastered the right frequency of content. Not so much that it gets watered down and crappy, but often enough that we don't forget about it or get frustrated waiting. I've seen many good channels go one way or the other, here's hoping historia civilis stays this way as long as the creator can do it :D

[oWallis]

Nothing makes me happier than seeing the email for early access to the next video. Squares are love, squares are life.

[javierkumar]

Theban 1: I thought you were guarding the seventh gate
Theban 2: weren’t you meant to do that?
Theban 1: ....

[nikofloros]

The story telling aspect of this episode is especially fantastic... Including the non military context for a lot of the stuff going on is a really wonderful touch.

[Knowledgia]

A very informative video! Keep it up buddy!