Kings and Generals animated documentary series on the history of Ancient World and Ancient Greece continues with the first video in the wars of the Diadochi - successors of Alexander of Macedon. Previously, we have covered Alexander's conquest of Persia (https://youtu.be/ApZf0BaaTmo) and his campaign in India, as well as his reforms, plans and death (https://youtu.be/XXK-vN1J61w). In the aftermath of his death, his generals - the Diadochi, started dividing his empire during the Council of Babylon and deciding who will rule the empire. Meleager's coup attempt failed and he was killed. To the west, the Greek city-states led by Athens rebelled against Antipater, leading to the Lamian War, while in Asia, Ptolemy famously stole Alexander's body, striking one of the first blow of the coming war.
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Other videos on Alexander and Macedon:
Persianization of Alexander: https://youtu.be/5YPUhomJ_Dw
How Rome Conquered Greece: https://youtu.be/v5q1rerf-qw
Philip II and Macedonian Phalanx: https://youtu.be/OdlKvZIHgMY
Philip II's Cavalry and Siegecraft: https://youtu.be/SDpORfsil0c
Military Reforms of Alexander the Great: https://youtu.be/C8DzzseqBMw
Alexander the Great: Logistics: https://youtu.be/ahfyIxLlbGA
Special Forces of Alexander the Great: https://youtu.be/pdwplYV9ilM
Ancient Macedonia before Alexander the Great and Philip II: https://youtu.be/FXX1FVYysjQ
Why were Alexander's Body and Tomb So Important? https://youtu.be/9V9CXcH07Ic
What happened to Alexander's tomb? https://youtu.be/dOg_OoNkCJc
Alexander the Great in Quran and Middle Eastern Myths: https://youtu.be/Y2ne_VCsv9U
The video was made by MalayArcher (https://www.youtube.com/user/MathemedicUpdates), while the script was researched and written by Christos Nicolaou. This video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ). Art by Banskie Ayuban.
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Sources:
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Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com
00:00 Intro
02:35 Context and Sources
04:36 Council of Babylon
08:45 Lamian War Begins
10:38 Siege of Lamia and Battle of Melitaea
13:22 Naval War: Echinades and Amorgos
14:08 Battle of Crannon
15:50 Aftermath of the Lamian War
17:11 Alexander's corpse stolen
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,1,Kings and Generals animated documentary series on the history of Ancient World and Ancient Greece continues with the first video in the wars of the Diadochi - successors of Alexander of Macedon. Previously, we have covered Alexander's conquest of Persia (https://youtu.be/ApZf0BaaTmo) and his campaign in India, as well as his reforms, plans and death (https://youtu.be/XXK-vN1J61w). In the aftermath of his death, his generals - the Diadochi, started dividing his empire during the Council of Babylon and deciding who will rule the empire. Meleager's coup attempt failed and he was killed. To the west, the Greek city-states led by Athens rebelled against Antipater, leading to the Lamian War, while in Asia, Ptolemy famously stole Alexander's body, striking one of the first blow of the coming war.
🎥 Join our YouTube members and patrons to unlock exclusive content! Our community is currently enjoying deep dives into the First Punic War, Pacific War, history of Prussia, Italian Unification Wars, Russo-Japanese War, Albigensian Crusade, and Xenophon’s Anabasis. Become a part of this exclusive circle: youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join or patron: https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals and Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kingsandgenerals as well!
Other videos on Alexander and Macedon:
Persianization of Alexander: https://youtu.be/5YPUhomJ_Dw
How Rome Conquered Greece: https://youtu.be/v5q1rerf-qw
Philip II and Macedonian Phalanx: https://youtu.be/OdlKvZIHgMY
Philip II's Cavalry and Siegecraft: https://youtu.be/SDpORfsil0c
Military Reforms of Alexander the Great: https://youtu.be/C8DzzseqBMw
Alexander the Great: Logistics: https://youtu.be/ahfyIxLlbGA
Special Forces of Alexander the Great: https://youtu.be/pdwplYV9ilM
Ancient Macedonia before Alexander the Great and Philip II: https://youtu.be/FXX1FVYysjQ
Why were Alexander's Body and Tomb So Important? https://youtu.be/9V9CXcH07Ic
What happened to Alexander's tomb? https://youtu.be/dOg_OoNkCJc
Alexander the Great in Quran and Middle Eastern Myths: https://youtu.be/Y2ne_VCsv9U
The video was made by MalayArcher (https://www.youtube.com/user/MathemedicUpdates), while the script was researched and written by Christos Nicolaou. This video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ). Art by Banskie Ayuban.
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Sources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12vjG_i2HsRCKqtgAzfAwnAU1S8X9Y_E_ZrsHDpkUChg/edit?usp=sharing
Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com
00:00 Intro
02:35 Context and Sources
04:36 Council of Babylon
08:45 Lamian War Begins
10:38 Siege of Lamia and Battle of Melitaea
13:22 Naval War: Echinades and Amorgos
14:08 Battle of Crannon
15:50 Aftermath of the Lamian War
17:11 Alexander's corpse stolen
#Documentary #Alexander #Diadochi
