Ancient Greek History - Battle of Leuctra - 42

The Battle of Leuctra.

Source: Xenophon. Hellenica

[deancarroll]

man i don't wanna seem ungrateful i love your videos!!!
but i hate waiting sooo long for the next video, but quality none the less.

[lenasianight]

Great video I really appreciated the recap at the beginning because for the last few videos I felt like I was beginning to lose track of so many things that happened but I didn´t really wanted to go back and watch the old episodes again. Maybe at some point a little bit of recap in the Rome series might be useful as well.

[greenfroggood]

Interesting how a state so dedicated to war ends up failing to adapt its systems to adjust for prolonged warfare. Maybe in a way they were not so dedicated after all?

[janpeternelj]

I'm writing master thesis on Theban Hegemony and I'm really pleased that you made a video on the battle of Leuctra. So I would like to ask, if I could borrow your video for my thesis, thank you.
My thesis is based on the book by John Buckler: The Theban Hegemony, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1980.
And I noticed that you mentioned that the Sacred Band was a unit for itself, while Buckler is saying that Pelopidas [ordered the Sacred Band to detach itself from the main body and to attack on the run.] (The Theban Hegemony, page 64).
I also noticed that you're doing whole Greek history and I would like to know in what detail you will present this period: all Peloponnesian Invasions by Epameinondas and Pelopidas' Invasions in the Northen Greece or you will skip directly to the battle of Mantinea.

Thank you for your answers.
I also apologise for my english but I'm from Slovenia :)

[nicknewman]

Any chance you would make videos about what the Vikings did between 800-1000?? :)

[nikehike]

Hey Ernie! Hope all is well. Just wondering if you will ever do a series of videos on Alexander? I have been waiting so long! Take care.

[trickstar]

The Athenians winning wouldnt of changed much if they won tbh, Phillips army conquered them because of his military reforms and logistical reforms that made Macedon the most elite military on the pllanet and still conquered Greece and Persia. Remember, the Persians had a bunch of Greek mercenaries and still lost and Macedon crushed every single rebellion. Alexanders generals were all philosopher kings that were extremely competent.

[VitelliusAppius]

Also if Rome, Sparta, and Athens all fought I think that Athens and Sparta would not fight against each other but with each other against Rome. If they won then there would be a 3rd and 4th Peloponnesian war meaning that it would be Persia invading Greece all over again.

[deadwolf]

Rome became an empire because it followed intresting the hostage policy: after submitting another city, part of the population was trasfered /exchanged between Rome and new city. People were allowed to travel between those two, creating an economic chain, providing cultural exchange and interdependancy. also prohibiting revolts, as it would risk the lives of those in Rome. Only Athens used similar policy towards Sparta, and only to protect intself from spartan raids. Greeks were too independent and too proud to follow one leader or submit to one city, unless Persian were coming to enslave all. Besides, none of the cities managed to develop administration suited and stable enough to rule over majority of Greece. (yes 5000 in Athens, looking at you.)

[Matthew-Anthony]

I saw a graph of the Battle of Plataea in which 10, 000 Spartans took part in. By the way, they were NOT Helots. This is more than the "high water mark" of 9, 000.
How does this work out?

[wheel]

quick question. i saw documentary on ceasars battle of Dyrrachium. thats in greece but how come i dont see it on ancient greek maps?

[roberthurley]

What about the battle of tegyra? A Thebes patrol (including the sacred band) attempted to take locris from the Spartans when the garrison left for an locris was defended by another Spartan garrison so the Thebes troops returned to base but got caught by the original Spartan garrison marching home.... the sacred band formed a dense formation that disrupted the Spartan formation and defeated the Spartans for the first time in open field conflict by a numerical inferior force....

[standardtrickyness]

Idk much about history, but why was Alexander able to unify the Greeks under his banner?
imo Sparta is often a bit delirious even as Alexander had united the Greeks and Sparta was basically just an obsure power they still act incredibly arrogant towards Macedonian hegemony and the threat of an invasion

[Matthew-Anthony]

0:04 If the Persian Wars lasted from 499-449 B.C. and the First Peloponnesian War was from 460-445 B.C., does that mean that Athens was fighting TWO wars simultaneously from 460-449 B.C.?

[wheel]

thats a interesting point about rome and the greek cities. never thought of that

[artman]

What happened to Messenia after Sparta lost control of it?

[VitelliusAppius]

Let's just say your first theory of Athens is correct and they maintain a strong empire. The questions that I have is that 1 would they be able to rival Macedon (let's say right at Alexander the Great's father's time) on a land battle and 2 is could they rival Carthage (Hamlicar and Hannibal's time) on sea and land? 3 is could they rival Rome on the sea?

[chrisrhodes]

Wasn't Rome a combination of the best parts of Sparta and Athens? The military discipline and Rome/Sparta is more important than any individual Roman/Spartan mindset from Sparta but also the trade expansion and intellectual pursuits of Athens....at least in the beginning.

[standardtrickyness]

How was Sparta able to remain the hegemon of their league if they only had 1000 soldiers by this time?

[bernardrednix]

i thought greece was united by king phillip, why did they break apart again?