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Alexander the Great: World Conqueror

Tue, 21 Jul 2015 00:56:56 GMT

YouTube channel: Discovery History Channel

Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας, Aléxandros ho Mégas [a.lék.san.dros ho mé.gas]), was a King (Basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander succeeded his father, Philip II, to the throne at the age of twenty. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa, until by the age of thirty he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to Egypt and into northwest India.

He was undefeated in battle and is considered one of history's most successful military commanders.

During his youth, Alexander was tutored by the philosopher Aristotle until the age of 16. After Philip was assassinated in 336 BC, Alexander succeeded his father to the throne and inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. He had been awarded the generalship of Greece and used this authority to launch his father's Panhellenic project to lead the Greeks in the conquest of Persia. In 334 BC, he invaded the Achaemenid Empire, ruled Asia Minor, and began a series of campaigns that lasted ten years. Alexander broke the power of Persia in a series of decisive battles, most notably the battles of Issus and Gaugamela. He subsequently overthrew the Persian King Darius III and conquered the Achaemenid Empire in its entirety. At that point, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River.

Seeking to reach the "ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea", he invaded India in 326 BC, but was eventually forced to turn back at the demand of his troops. Alexander died in Babylon in 323 BC, the city he planned to establish as his capital, without executing a series of planned campaigns that would have begun with an invasion of Arabia. In the years following his death, a series of civil wars tore his empire apart, resulting in several states ruled by the Diadochi, Alexander's surviving generals and heirs.

Alexander's legacy includes the cultural diffusion his conquests engendered, such as Greco-Buddhism. He founded some twenty cities that bore his name, most notably Alexandria in Egypt. Alexander's settlement of Greek colonists and the resulting spread of Greek culture in the east resulted in a new Hellenistic civilization, aspects of which were still evident in the traditions of the Byzantine Empire in the mid-15th century and the presence of Greek speakers in central and far eastern Anatolia until the 1920s. Alexander became legendary as a classical hero in the mold of Achilles, and he features prominently in the history and myth of Greek and non-Greek cultures. He became the measure against which military leaders compared themselves, and military academies throughout the world still teach his tactics. He is often ranked among the world's most influential people of all time, along with his teacher Aristotle

Lecture: Reflections on the iconography of burial monuments of ancient Macedonia by Dr. Efi Oikonomou

Mon, 22 Dec 2014 01:28:48 GMT

YouTube channel: Yiorgos Papaioannou

Dr. Efi Oikonomou explores Macedonian funerary iconography, tomb structures and the honor given to the deceased throughout the ages in the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.

Στήβεν Μίλλερ για Μακεδόνες και Αμφίπολη

Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:41:04 GMT

Ο διεθνούς φήμης αρχαιολόγος Στήβεν Μίλλερ (Stephen G. Miller) που έφερε στο φως την Αρχαία Νεμέα ξεναγεί και μεταξύ άλλων μιλά για τους Μακεδόνες αλλά και την Αμφίπολη.

Ιδιαίτερη εντύπωση κάνει η αναφορά του για την ελληνικότητα των Μακεδόνων όπως αποδεικνύεται από τα ευρήματα.

Επίσης δείχνει επιγραφή για την Αμφίπολη που υπάρχει στη Νεμέα πάνω σε στήλη με κατάλογο ονομάτων θεοροδόχων των Αγώνων της Νεμέας που χρονολογείται περίπου στο 330 π.Χ.

Συγκλονίζει το βίντεο του ΕΝΑ στην Αμφίπολη!

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:44:44 GMT

Τον γύρο κυριολεκτικά ολόκληρης της Ελλάδος κάνουν από εχθές το μεσημέρι οι αποκλειστικές εικόνες που εξασφάλισε το ελικόπτερο του ENA CHANNEL.

Δείτε επίσης:
(1) Αμφίπολη: Εικόνα από ελικόπτερο

The Tomb of Amphipolis

Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:14:32 GMT

For the past two years archaeologists have been excavating a massive burial mound complex near the ancient city of Amphipolis in Greece’s Macedonia region.

The monument, according to Archaeologist Ekaterini Peristeri, bears the signature of the famous architect and friend of Alexander, Dinocrates.

But there remains one mystery, one question: who is buried here?

Αρχαία Αμφίπολη: "Βρισκόμαστε μπροστά σε ένα εξαιρετικά σημαντικό εύρημα"

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:34:53 GMT

«Είναι βέβαιο ότι βρισκόμαστε μπροστά σε ένα εξαιρετικά σημαντικό εύρημα» δήλωσε ο πρωθυπουργός, από τον Τύμβο Καστά, στην Αρχαία Αμφίπολη, όπου βρέθηκε το πρωί συνοδευόμενος από τη σύζυγό του και τον υπουργό Πολιτισμού, προκειμένου να ξεναγηθεί στον χώρο του ανασκαφικού έργου. Ο κ. Σαμαράς πρόσθεσε: «Η γη της Μακεδονίας μας εξακολουθεί να μας συγκινεί και να μας εκπλήσσει αποκαλύπτοντας από τα σπλάχνα της μοναδικούς θησαυρούς».

Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

Sat, 19 Jul 2014 18:58:45 GMT

The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki is a museum in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece. It holds and interprets artifacts from the Archaic, Classical,
Hellenistic and Roman periods, mostly from the city of Thessaloniki but also from the region of Macedonia in general.

Website

Ancienne Macédoine: Le Royaume Grec

Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:28:46 GMT

Un documentaire de l'histoire de l'ancien royaume de Macédoine.

Engineering an Empire: Greece in the age of Alexander (History Channel)

Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:22:41 GMT

After a century of tremendous accomplishment, Greece's territorial ambitions were stymied by constant warfare - until Alexander ventured abroad and initiated the Hellenistic era.

You can buy this great series directly from the History Channel. Please click here to be redirected to the History Channel website.

Battles BC: Alexander Lord of War (History Channel)

Mon, 26 May 2014 19:11:41 GMT

Having conquered Egypt and archenemy Persia, the Greek emperor Alexander and his ambition look further east to India. As his forces encounter diverse adversaries they develop new tactics to add to their portfolio. But Alexander was unprepared for the incredible number of soldiers a confederation of Indian kingdoms could lead into battle.

History of Ancient Greece: Alexander's Legacies and His Successors

Sun, 04 May 2014 00:32:15 GMT

History of Ancient Greece: Alexander's Legacies and his Successors presented in audiobook format by Educational Books.

Duration: 34 minutes

History of Ancient Greece: Philip II and Alexander the Great

Sun, 04 May 2014 00:27:09 GMT

History of Ancient Greece: Philip II and Alexander the Great presented in audiobook format by Educational Books.

Duration: 36 minutes

Why I Believe The Bible. Prophecy Fulfilled: Alexander The Great

Sat, 01 Mar 2014 21:22:04 GMT

Professor John Botten discusses the fulfillment of the bible prophesy that foretold the coming of Alexander the Great.

Alexander the Great in Afghanistan with Professor Frank Holt (University of Houston)

Fri, 07 Feb 2014 04:11:25 GMT

Discussion with Frank Holt, Professor of History at the University of Houston, and the author of Into The Land of Bones: Alexander The Great in Afghanistan.

Indian Campaigns of Alexander the Great and Battle of the Hydaspes

Fri, 24 Jan 2014 02:37:58 GMT

YouTube channel: Mysteries & Subterranean Worlds

This show focuses on the Indian campaigns of Alexander the Great. It goes into great detail of Battle of the Hydaspes.

After the death of Spitamenes and his marriage to Roxana (Roshanak in Bactrian) to cement relations with his new satrapies, Alexander turned to the Indian subcontinent. He invited the chieftains of the former satrapy of Gandhara, in the north of what is now Pakistan, to come to him and submit to his authority. Omphis, ruler of Taxila, whose kingdom extended from the Indus to the Hydaspes (Jhelum), complied, but the chieftains of some hill clans, including the Aspasioi and Assakenoi sections of the Kambojas

(known in Indian texts also as Ashvayanas and Ashvakayanas), refused to submit.

In the winter of 327/326 BC, Alexander personally led a campaign against these clans; the Aspasioi of Kunar valleys, the Guraeans of the Guraeus valley, and the Assakenoi of the Swat and Buner valleys. A fierce contest ensued with the Aspasioi in which Alexander was wounded in the shoulder by a dart, but eventually the Aspasioi lost. Alexander then faced the Assakenoi, who fought in the strongholds of Massaga, Ora and Aornos.

The fort of Massaga was reduced only after days of bloody fighting, in which Alexander was wounded seriously in the ankle. According to Curtius, "Not only did Alexander slaughter the entire population of Massaga, but also did he reduce its buildings to rubble". A similar slaughter followed at Ora. In the aftermath of Massaga and Ora, numerous Assakenians fled to the fortress of Aornos. Alexander followed close behind and captured the strategic hill-fort after four bloody days.

After Aornos, Alexander crossed the Indus and fought and won an epic battle against King Porus, who ruled a region in the Punjab, in the Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC. Alexander was impressed by Porus's bravery, and made him an ally. He appointed Porus as satrap, and added to Porus' territory land that he did not previously own. Choosing a local helped him control these lands so distant from Greece. Alexander founded two cities on opposite sides of the Hydaspes river, naming one Bucephala, in honor of his horse, who died around this time. The other was Nicaea (Victory), thought to be located at the site of modern day Mong, Punjab.

The Battle of the Hydaspes River was fought by Alexander the Great in 326 BC against King Porus of the Hindu Paurava kingdom on the banks of the Hydaspes River (Jhelum River) in the Punjab near Bhera, in what is now Pakistan. The battle resulted in a complete Macedonian victory and the annexation of the Punjab, which lay beyond the confines of the defeated Persian empire, into the Alexandrian Empire.

Alexander's tactics to cross the monsoon-swollen river despite close Indian surveillance to catch Porus' army in the flank has been referred as one of his "masterpieces". Although victorious, it was also the most costly battle fought by the Macedonians. The resistance put up by King Porus and his men won the respect of Alexander who asked him to become a Macedonian satrap.

The battle is historically significant for opening up India for Greek political (Seleucid, Greco-bactrian Indo-Greek) and cultural influences (Greco-Buddhist art) which was to continue for many centuries.

When Porus reached the point where Alexander's army was arrayed, he deployed his forces and commenced the attack. The Indians were poised with cavalry on both flanks, their center comprising infantry with elephants towering among or before them in equal intervals. The elephants caused much harm to the Macedonian phalanx, but were eventually repulsed by the dense pikes of the phallangitai, wreaking much havoc upon their own lines.

Aristotele e Alessandro Magno (Repetita Storia)

Thu, 16 Jan 2014 04:30:33 GMT

Videolezione su Aristotele e Alessandro Magno
con Donatella Izzo

Macedonia: A Civilization Uncovered (BBC)

Sat, 11 Jan 2014 01:02:09 GMT

BBC documentary about Macedonia and the excavations with the great archaeologist Manolis Andronikos in Macedonia, northern Greece.

A very interesting documentary with footage about the graves of the royal house of the Ancient Macedonians as they were being unearthed.

With Greek subtitles
Με ελληνικούς υπότιτλους

Σκόπια - Μοναστήρι: Ταξιδεύοντας με την Μάγια Τσόκλη - 3 Βίντεο

Mon, 30 Dec 2013 04:52:42 GMT

Ταξιδεύοντας με την Μάγια Τσόκλη στο Μοναστήρι (Bitola) των Σκοπίων.

Mark McMillion: Alexander the Great comes to Jerusalem

Fri, 29 Nov 2013 20:20:26 GMT

Alexander the Great came to Jerusalem, during his conquests of the Middle East around 332 BC. He was shown by the high priest the book of Daniel where, 200 years earlier, the angel Gabriel told of the coming of the Greeks and "their first king" was specifically mentioned. Alexander recognized that the prophecy was about him and instead of plundering Jerusalem, asked what he could do for the Jewish people.

Professor Jeremy McInerney "Ancient Macedonians Were of Greek Stock" (University of Pennsylvania)

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 02:31:23 GMT

Jeremy McInerney,
Professor of Classical Studies Davidson Kennedy Professor in the College, University of Pennsylvania.

In this lecture, Professor Jeremy McInerney discusses the genealogy of the ancient Macedonians based on the ancient guide on how Greeks understood their ethnicity - blood, language, religion and customs in daily life.

Visit his page on the website of the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania here.

Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth (BBC) - 3 Part Series

Sat, 14 Sep 2013 00:28:36 GMT

This series examines the extraordinary rise of Athens in the ancient world from the 6th century BC to the 2nd century AD through the prism of one of its most important and culturally crucial spaces: the theatre.

The home of democracy, the creator of empire, the builder of architectural greats like the Parthenon, Athens was a city that in its time saw it all, did it all, lost it all and strained every sinew to get it all back again.

As Athens played its life out on the Mediterranean stage, the Athenians were regularly sitting down to watch tragedies and comedies in their theatres. These plays spoke to their audiences in a very different way to theatrical performances today. Rather than providing pure ‘entertainment’, ‘distraction’ or ‘diversion’ from reality, they were sharply focused on reality. For the Athenians, theatre was not simply a mirror of their present, it was itself a stage on which that present could be played out.

Athens’ story is one of survival in a difficult and changing world. This series follows that astonishing and dramatic story from the inception of theatre in the 6th century BC through to its place in the Roman Empire of the 2nd century AD, and reveals how Athenian tragedy and comedy not only reflected the intricacies of that survival, but were also critical reasons for it. A seat in the theatre, it turns out, is the perfect vantage point from which to see and understand one of the most extraordinary tales in human history.

This series was made in conjunction with the Open University, and in association with my production company, Nostos Productions.

Από το Μακεδονικό Αγώνα στην Απελευθέρωση της Θεσσαλονίκης

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 01:23:58 GMT

Ο Σταμάτης Τσαρουχάς παρουσιάζει το ιστορικό ντοκιμαντέρ <<Από το Μακεδονικό Αγώνα στην Απελευθέρωση της Θεσσαλονίκης.>>

Mystery Files: Alexander the Great (National Geographic)

Tue, 20 Aug 2013 02:24:28 GMT

What happened to Alexander's body? Was his tomb destroyed? Hijacked? Or was it something more sinister?

Mystery Files investigates what happened to the body and tomb. Alexander the Great was one of the most famous military leaders in history. After his death, his body and tomb would be sources of great veneration. History, however, reveals few references to Alexander's body and tomb. Mystery Files speculates that the body was taken from its tomb in Alexandria to Venice where it is now passed off as the body of St. Mark the Evangelist.

Μηχανή του Χρόνου - Μακεδονομάχοι

Sat, 17 Aug 2013 03:35:22 GMT

Η Μηχανή του Χρόνου ταξιδεύει πίσω στους μακεδονικούς αγώνες στην εποχή των μακεδονομάχων.

Alexander the Great: 2,000 Years of Treasures (Australian Museum)

Thu, 25 Jul 2013 02:29:01 GMT

The Australian Museum: Alexander The Great - 2,000 Years of Treasures

The largest exhibition ever seen in Australia from the State Hermitage, Russia.

The exhibition featured over 400 objects, spanning over 2000 years - many seen in Australia for the first time.