Im loving these greek history episodes man... and the audio is waaaaaaaaaaay better, thank you!

The title is grammatically incorrect. It should be Megale Hellas, because "Hellas" is feminine, whereas "megas" would be masculine. In Greek, as in Latin, the adjective must always follow the gender of the noun. Nonetheless, great video, as always!

Great Video! Απίστευτος! Υπέροχος! I really like to study the Greek colonization in Southern Italy! Sicily (Σικελία), for example, was the heart and the epicenter of Magna Graecia (Μεγάλη Ελλάς), as the Romans called the Greek colonization within the current Italian regions of Sicily, Calabria, Basilicata, Puglia and Campania. In Sicily, however, it is important to highlight that the Greek colonization was NOT concentrated on the entire island, but only within the current provinces of Syracuse, Catania, Ragusa, Messina, Agrigento, Enna and Caltanissetta, including the southern part of the province of Trapani as well (where Selinunte is located). The current province of Palermo, on the other hand, was initially colonized by the Phoenicians/Carthaginians. Syracuse (Συράκουσαι), for example, was not only the most important city of Magna Graecia itself, but it was also one the most important cities of the western world as a whole, ESPECIALLY during Hiero II's reign (270-215 BC), when Syracuse rivaled with Rome and Athens! It was also the birthplace of Archimedes himself! Syracuse, in my historical analysis, was the "queen of Sicily" ("Η βασίλισσα της Σικελίας"). From a simple Corinthian colony, Syracuse became the most important city of Magna Graecia during Gelon I's reign (485-478 BC). Note: The death of Hiero II (215 BC), in my historical analysis, was catastrophic for the political independence of Syracuse. Hieron was able to maintain Syracuse as an independent polis (city) for over 50 years. However, after the rise of Hieron's son and successor, Hieronymus (Ιερώνυμος), Syracuse's political independence was completely compromised. Hieronymus simply abandoned his father's pro-Roman policy, allying himself with the Carthaginians during the Second Punic War. After this political "treason", the city was besieged and conquered by the Romans in 212 BC, which was carried out by the proconsul Claudius Marcellus, the "sword of Rome" ("Gladius Romae"). Nevertheless, Syracuse maintained its importance even after the Roman conquest in 212 BC, when it became the capital of the Roman province of Sicily (PROVINCIA SICILIA), the first Roman province outside Italy. Agrigento (Ακράγας), in turn, was the second most important city of Magna Graecia, ESPECIALLY during the reign of Theron/Θήρων (488-472 BC). After the Greek victory over the Carthaginians at the Battle of Himera (480 BC), Akragas became the most important polis of central Sicily. Pindar himself call it the "most beautiful city of the mortals". However, after the destruction of the city by the Carthaginians (406 BC), Akragas, in my historical analysis, completely lost its former glory and importance. When the consuls Quintus Mamilius Vitulus and Lucius Postumius Megellus conquered the city in 262 BC, Akragas, which was called Agrigentum by the Romans, was no longer the former powerful Akragas of Theron's reign. Just like Paestum (Ποσειδωνία), Agrigento is a "symbol" of the Greek presence in Southern Italy. I really like to visit the Valley of the Temples someday!

Toured there on my own 5 years ago, amazing temples and remains. The actual size of the temples was impressive.

I love these videos about specific areas of the ancient Greek world. Would love to see more.

These temples are ancient than the partenon. Everyone should visit these. Including my greek friends. The archaic forms of these temples are amazing.

Heyyyy, love these videos! Appreciate what y’all do here. 🙏🏻

Thank you so mych much for these videos sir. I just found the channel and i plan on binge watching them over the weekend 😁😁

Brother man I’ve been watching your videos for a few months now and I’m just glad to have come across your channel. I appreciate you

These are great, keep up the good work.

Great content!

Amazing stuff

Milo's workout started with a calf which he would carry around his neck even as it grew and that is how he gained prodigious flex.

Really interesting listen.

Great stuff . . .

The Greatest Historian, of all time. 🦉

Oooooooo learned a new word~ Sybaritic- fond of sensuous luxury or pleasure; self-indulgent.

@29:16 I'm pretty sure Dio wrote an hilarious song about this.

Love your videos, do you ever plan on making one about the colonies in Gaul and Iberia?

I always thought it was "Megale Hellas", since "Hellas" is feminine rather than masculine

Great video summary. When you talk about Achaean colonists, is this referring to the north area of the Peloponnese only, or does it encompass some later areas of the Achaean League including Arcadia? If not, do you know of any Arcadian colonies?

Great video. I'd love geographical video references tho

Oh, Magna Graecia... got it.

For the Algorithm! About to start the video, hope it will cover Greek colonies in modern day Croatian coast that were created from cities from Magna Graecia. edit: "cover" .... mention at least

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Finding out I have Sicilian ancestry and now finding out that history is actually Greek I am not surprised however I am astounded. Halleluyah now I understand myself

Read this as Mega Hellas, imagined some giant Greek dude living inside that temple

Really want to visit the temples at Poseidonia/Paestum someday.

All I can think of are the sybaris suites. Nemesis of black lights.

Anaxilas was originally from Messenia so he renamed Zankle after his homeland.

Wasnt the eureka moment about the measure of volume, not density?

Great video! There is one question that this generated: how were the interactions between colonizers and natives? Hard to imagine such prime land being empty before the greeks

I’ve literally spent countless hours listening to this channel. How is this free and so criminally unsubscribed…

26:00 regarding the two temples. Yes, good question why you would build another one. I think the answer is that these are not examples of civil engineering; these are examples of attempts to please and appease gods which were very much viewed as real, capricious, having a tendency to be vindictive to those who failed to sufficiently venerate them. In short, very powerful sooks. In that sort of context, there could be numerous reasons why the locals decided to build another. Including that it was required for their protection.

Hopefully there's not a ton of ads on this 1.

I hope you talk about the westernmost Greeks too, like the Marseille and Spanish ones

I love to imagine a world where Alexander survived and took on Syracuse and Carthage from 320-310 then gets bogged down in the Italian mountains, meeting the Romans and beating them back but being unable to take Rome itself.

It can't be less rectangular. It can be almost square

Dorian, lokrian, ionian: these are all musical modes. I want to know the history or this.

They prolly built a second temple cause the first one wasn't rectangular enough lol

Some of the most loungey Greeks lived there. Sybarites and Tarentines never really got their shit together

Yamas

16:30 what?

I can understand why Pythagoras' less salubrious activities get suppressed but I think there is a pretty easy parallel with modernity; Ted "the Unabomber" Kazcynski. He was a brilliant mathematician whose doctoral thesis is so complex and brilliant it can only be fully understood by like 10 people in the world. While not the leader of a cult, he certainly saw himself as the leader of a decentralized resistance and his manifesto has inspired many hundreds, even thousands of people. What we see in the ancient Greeks is often what we wish we were: rational and cultured. Modernity really is neither and often is an active expression of hatred towards such.

It's nice you devote a decent amount of research but sone of it is biased and lacks any reference to an alternative viewpoint.

Btw the Syracusans were Dorics i think so the reason they sided with the Spartans is the coser blood ties to the Spartans, thoguh i could be spewing bullshit i am really not well informed in that stage of the peloponisian war and it's generally the most overlooked i think whilist beign hugely important

Magna Grecia , they're still there and they speak Griko

34:52I'm Italian kroton still exists It's called Crotone

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I do not mean any disrespect but the two words “Megas Hellas” do no go together grammatically. It should really be “Megali Hellas” The first word is an adjective and the second is a noun. They need to be of the same gender.

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Hellas=KOŁASa

Greeks are Orthodox Turks not related to Hellens.

When you use the words Mega and Hellen together, Greek start to invade other people's land.

Mega Hell? Sounds awful!

Magna Grecia!

I love the fact that the Greeks associated with sophistication and deep thought had a popular party game where you fling wine at a dish to see who can hit it.

Oooooooo learned a new word~ Sybaritic- fond of sensuous luxury or pleasure; self-indulgent.