Leonidas & The 300 Spartans Documentary

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@PeopleProfiles 10 ай бұрын

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@danielsantiagourtado3430 10 ай бұрын

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@epicgamin4947 9 ай бұрын

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@davideast4144 8 ай бұрын

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@levibrown3384 3 ай бұрын

@mattgeorge90 10 ай бұрын

Truly an incredible channel. This is what the History Channel should be. ❤

@luckilew 10 ай бұрын

It was before reality TV.

@Benmeglei1 10 ай бұрын

What’s the matter you don’t like big shrimpin’ or ice road truckers season 34 or swamp people? 😂

@joer8954 10 ай бұрын

@@Benmeglei1No, we don’t

@renaissanceredneck3695 10 ай бұрын

@@luckilewwas going to say the same thing

@thehelmsfamily5397 10 ай бұрын

Facts! An every time I turn it on I should hear "The man knows to history as..." Would be so awesome!!!

@thomaslance3932 10 ай бұрын

When I was young, I wish my teachers talked like this guy, I would have payed far more attention. I hope the kids find him.

@ObjectiveEthics 10 ай бұрын

That's hilarious because I listen to these when I go to bed lol

@DP-um1ck 9 ай бұрын

I get that. But you're asking for a high standard of voice. xD teachers are only human.

@maraeacookson1573 9 ай бұрын

I had a history teacher just like this awesome guy speaking 😊she's the reason I love history

@conradjeremiahcocson6532 4 ай бұрын

“Paid” should have listen well my guy.

@ambercaplinger5273 3 ай бұрын

@@ObjectiveEthicscame here to say this

@nelsonmelo9227 4 ай бұрын

Leonidas and his 300 Spartans will never be forgotten. Thank you very much King.

@josephsorce2543 3 ай бұрын

"You're, Quite ....Welcome !"

@clintonwerner4681 10 ай бұрын

Concerning Leonidas and The 300 Spartans at Thermopolis , it is an irony of circumstance that they fought Xerxis's Persian Army for the survival of Western Democracy , teaching in Tokyo Japan I am often asked about the difference between the West and East , I always answer that the line between the East and The West began when Leonidas and his 300 Spartan fought Xerxis's Persian Army at Thermopolis .

@georgekaragiannakis6637 9 ай бұрын

It’s important to note that many Greek polis were oligarchies or monarchies with the notable exception of Athens. They fought for the freedom and independence of their polis. The unity of Hellenic purpose was important to obtain the necessary manpower and coordination to defeat the Persians, and not through any idealogical or cultural commonality. As we know Macedonia and Thebes gave way to the Persians at the time of the Persian invasion. Indeed during the Peloponnesian war the Spartans actively and successfully obtained Persian assistance to defeat Athens. A complex yet fascinating history that has parallels in todays geopolitics.

@arronfrazier7873 4 ай бұрын

Democracy is Hypocrisy by Malcolm X

@Ep0nz 9 ай бұрын

On the eve of the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC), King Xerxes I demands that all Spartans surrender their weapons. King Leonidas I responded with “molon labe” - come and take them.

@dimitris2784 6 ай бұрын

Μόλων λαβέ!!!

@mjc11a 5 ай бұрын

@Ep0nz no sh!t Sherlock. We watched the same documentary 🙄

@Ep0nz 5 ай бұрын

@@mjc11acope harder

@Ep0nz 4 ай бұрын

@@MT-ck8ke maybe because not all of them did die, like Aristodemus (would have been Eurytus as well but he ordered his helots to return him to battle even though he had become blind). Or that they had people on each side writing down what was said/what happened as well.

@rugmunch71 3 ай бұрын

We create warriors just like them to this very day.... You can call them what you want, but they all have one thing in common.... Surrender is not of my Creed

@jimmyandersson9938 10 ай бұрын

Allways considered the Spartans and its allies in battle of Thermopyle to be the most badass in the Persian wars, but changed my mind when I learned more about the Athenian fleet. Imagine fighting for days in Artemesium, rowing back to Athens, transporting its entire population across to Salamis. Then without almost no rest, do battle again against Xerxes and win, after that also defeating the fleet which was going around Salamis.

@jasonsearle7832 28 күн бұрын

I think Hollywood is to blame for the later years of the representation. It was a joint effort but with a very noticeable one by the 300+

@matthewbryant958 10 ай бұрын

The peoples profile is by far the best channel on KZfaq or anywhere else. I hope you guys understand just how much happiness it brings myself and others for the work you put into these, Thank you!

@PeopleProfiles 10 ай бұрын

Cheers Matt!

@RY-kd8vi 9 ай бұрын

This is a superb account. Well done! I have visited Thermopylae twice and the low hill where the Spartans made their last fight. An archaeologist found many Persian arrows stuck in the hill and it was moving to stand on that hill.

@JaynaeMarieXIV 10 ай бұрын

One of my favorite historical figures. Well done. Thank you. I love this channel (and not just because I'm a historian). The awesome production value and incredible in-depth storytelling are impressive. I wish I had these in middle school.

@YourDadsBoyfriend 9 ай бұрын

There is only one thing you need to know. THIS IS SPARTA!!

@gib59er56 4 ай бұрын

LOL. Gotta love Gerry Butler. He has gotten stuck in the mud of type-casting. Always being the Good Guy Hero, and he is great in the "....fallen" movies, as Secret Service Agent Mike Banning, (him being a former 75th Reg. Ranger makes me HAVE to like that character) RLTW !! But he has experience doing Shakespeare, and started out as a singer trying to get his band a record deal. Another reason for me to like him as a person. He actually was supposed to whisper "This is Sparta" like a snake, but after a few takes he just went bat-shit and screamed "THIS.....". Great guy who doesn`t play the Hollywood game at all. He is a Scot thru and thru !!

@thisissparta8884 3 ай бұрын

Good comment.

@YourDadsBoyfriend 3 ай бұрын

@thisissparta8884 thanks I will watch 300 again tonight

@sharrielee911 Ай бұрын

It sure is 😂

@braden8155 9 ай бұрын

Makes a refreshing change to actually listen to a voice that doesn't irritate you. I can listen to you all day. Excellent channel.

@martinkerr2721 3 ай бұрын

irritate lol cant get Leo ni das correct

@Nimyra 3 ай бұрын

It’s an actor In the actual movie He is Also borrowmirs brother in Lord of the rings

@sopheadutch6350 10 ай бұрын

Good Greek & Persia history telling👍. Also, Leonidas facing Xerxes Hordes serves as how "we train in today's US Army"(civilian call it "brainwashing", but I lived it & would do it again if call to...I still live it as a civilian & still remember the codes & values),combat veteran✅🤘🇺🇸.

@ObjectiveEthics 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service to our country 🇺🇲

@Cook-hb2nf 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your service to our Country 🇺🇸

@Tom_Swiss 17 күн бұрын

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@WorthyOfLove406 Күн бұрын

Thank you for your service ❤

@franzdoreza5230 9 ай бұрын

Leonidas was a Greek freak warrior king… Brave and incredibly knowledgeable not a young age the kid was just basically born and bred to fight.

@rocko4520 9 ай бұрын

I was lucky to have an old history teacher who taught me too think deeply and truly cared about his students. RIP Mr.Miller

@SpartanModeYT 9 ай бұрын

May God rest his soul 🙏

@VincitOmniaVeritas. 10 ай бұрын

This is amazing. Thank you as always. Keep up the wonderful work.

@samssamsung8394 10 ай бұрын

Please post more videos about -Socrates, Plato, Aristotle - Presocratic Philosophers Thank You So Much!!

@KRthe4 10 ай бұрын

The thumbnail makes we wish Bruce Campbell had been cast as Leonidas in 300. "Groovy!"

@jasonyaeger7793 10 ай бұрын

Persians, this is my boomstick!

@suzannebelanus9061 10 ай бұрын

Hail to the king, baby!

@AngelaPontiff 4 ай бұрын

First you want to kill me then you want to kiss me....Ɓloŵ

@dimpleza 10 ай бұрын

I would like to know how many people I have to thank for the amazing content on this channel. This surely cannot be done by one or two people. I would like to thank you all!!

@GOODFELON 9 ай бұрын

Better to stand and fight, if you run you'll only die tired. James Hastings Vietnam 1971 and still a fighter.

@GOODFELON 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to respond The gods favor the brave , not cowards who run and hide. Just ask any Spartan James Hastings , Vietnam 1971

@markjardinez5602 10 ай бұрын

Great content. I always love reading and watching historical events.

@Hyperionid 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Α well balanced, well researched view on a much covered subject - stimulating and excellent as always. If I have a single objection is the depiction of the Spartan hoplite as someone sketched from the 300 comic - their attire was well documented.

@Username-o6zf 7 ай бұрын

Leonidas I and the 300 Spartan’s fought to their last breath and during the twentieth first in the common era is commonly unspoken for. He has accomplished more than being a fighter, a father, and a leader. He is remembered to generations to come.

@artawhirler 8 ай бұрын

If anyone is having trouble keeping all these names straight - don't feel bad. I am 67 years old and have studied this period for most of my life, and I still have trouble with it sometimes! 😅 Also - there is huge variation in the modern pronunciation of ancient Greek names. My best advice on that subject (again, after many years of study!) would just be, "Don't worry about it." 😅

@jimjones1130 6 ай бұрын

🏳️‍🌈

@stevejobs7353 10 ай бұрын

THIS IS SPARTA!

@susanwaldron6831 10 ай бұрын

Another well presented history lesson. Thank you.

@corcaighrebel 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for these brilliant profiles, have loved the story of the 300 since a child.

@xxxxbigrich5752 9 ай бұрын

I absolutely love the way this was done & explained. I could watch these types of stories all day! Well done guys!

@shaundavenport621 9 ай бұрын

Pitana was probably the village where the notorious Pitanate regiment came from.The Regiment who refused to follow the rest of the Spartans at the battle of Plataea.The main body of Spartans were moving to better ground but the commander of the Pitanate,s saw this as retreating.They eventually followed the main body of troops.(just trying to help those that were unaware).

@rangerstedfast 10 ай бұрын

This--Is--HISTORY!

@Brovillion559 12 күн бұрын

I went to a small grade school. Our teachers were great. They explained and taught history this way. In detail and why it’s important to understand. Same with math, science and English. They were amazing. Not a single student was left behind.

@apryldowns8586 9 ай бұрын

Ephialtes name is now the Greek word for nightmare

@alberto8835 9 ай бұрын

Truly an amazing story. Thanks you

@johnhaydu2627 10 ай бұрын

YES! More profiles from antiquity.

@jayo3074 10 ай бұрын

@artawhirler 8 ай бұрын

Great channel! I just found it today (Sept. 25, 2023) and subscribed right away! I plan to watch many more episodes soon!

@HomeOfTheBRAVE. 7 ай бұрын

This was awesome, thank you for this. God bless.

@ricksarazin1379 3 ай бұрын

There were initially 6k-7k Greeks at the battle, there were actually 2500 Greeks that stayed behind to fight to the death (300 Were spartans), the rest left to muster up a larger army and warn the other Greek City States. Spartans get all the credit, but there were 1800 from another Greek state that stood and fought to the death, plus 400 Greek slaves from other nearby city states that Sparta had conquered.

@filosofastone1442 9 ай бұрын

Great job as always

@anushkabaltazar 8 ай бұрын

So grateful to find this channel 😊

@Oplitis Ай бұрын

Perfect description and 100% accurate. Great job!

@Paulius-lb4ng 9 ай бұрын

Appreciate such a perfect narration voice to listen to.

@marcoswillian1200 10 ай бұрын

Amazing work!

@Knight_of_NI 10 ай бұрын

I wish this channel was around when I was in college, hell the internet wasn't even around then, because I learned more from this video than an entire semester of antiquities studies! 😂🤯😂

@lucyjexy 10 ай бұрын

May I suggest Alexander Pope, Geoffrey Chaucer, Alfred Tennyson, and/or John Milton for a future episode?

@dirkmolen9392 10 ай бұрын

Great documentary! Could you also do one on Julius Streicher BTW? Alfred Rosenberg would be awesome as well.

@SlackersIndustry 10 ай бұрын

I would die of a heart attack in a battle like that, much respect to all them warrior's

@jimjones1130 6 ай бұрын

I doubt you would be that lucky lol

@SlackersIndustry 6 ай бұрын

@@jimjones1130 then we shall fight to the death 😂

@ziaulmonaf4196 8 ай бұрын

Great channel best history channel around on KZfaq keep ur hard work up Thanks Respect

@kenijonesESQ 10 ай бұрын

That was the best doc ever....thanks

@bravosierra2447 10 ай бұрын

What I love about these presentations is that we are left with more questions.

@marine0341ok 8 ай бұрын

i believe as a marine warrior that the warrior elite society was necessary to protect freedom of its people

@Tani4578 9 ай бұрын

WHERE are you when i was in School!?! I learn so much more, i´m a Historyfreak always ... and that Channel is my Favorite NOW!!!

@anthonydavinci7985 9 ай бұрын

Excellent information and manner of imparting the greater meaning and context. I highly recommend this presentation.

@kristijensen7457 10 ай бұрын

With your shield or on it.

@Zonex123 5 күн бұрын

Loving this channel

@zedbruh7212 8 ай бұрын

I always appreciate at the end of the profiles that they ask the general question king or tyrant the answer is almost always both ofc I can't help but respect either that's willing to make the same sacrifice they expect from others

@Ugluk6 9 ай бұрын

Wow, great documentary. We all know this famous story of the 300 Spartans and their noble fight to the death defending Greece. However, your video really showed how complex this episode of history really was (as history almost always it). Your final question really illustrates this main point: Was Leonidas a hero deserving all the historical fame heaped on him over the centuries, or was he a despot who enslaved the helots and forced them to fight? Very intriguing question! The true answer is likely complex and defies a simple explanation.

@thisissparta8884 3 ай бұрын

I think beyond a reasonable doubt he is a hero. To stand and fight as they did not only showed great courage but how important freedom is. If I was a soldier I would rather give it my all on the battlefield as they did then cowering somewhere.

@vchild 9 ай бұрын

I love all things Sparta! Thank you❤

@zachall3165 9 ай бұрын

Thank you

@yungstarjc4094 3 ай бұрын

This was brilliant and entertaining.

@jackedgorilla9799 10 ай бұрын

Loved it 🙏

@michaelcrilly2464 4 ай бұрын

as allways he was a man of his times, you cant change history no matter how hard you try but you can learn from it

@matthewforbes2969 5 ай бұрын

“From the first breath to the last, he stood for Sparta……”

@theravagedgrapefruit8190 10 ай бұрын

If I taught a history class I would just turn on your videos everyday for class.

@theblackfox8920 10 ай бұрын

Would you be able to do some Mesopotamian historical figures? Something from the Neo-Assyrian, Babylonian/Akkadian or even Neo-Sumerian Empires? Really enjoy these, great stuff!!

@-Blackberry 10 ай бұрын

Voting for Senacherib, Ashurbanipal, hammurabi or Nebuchadnezzar

@theblackfox8920 10 ай бұрын

@@-Blackberry Ashurbanipal is probs my favourite but I know these guys will smash it out the park whoever they choose.

@bingingbinging8597 9 ай бұрын

@@-BlackberryNebuchadnezzar was Chaldean!

@cletola9675 9 ай бұрын

Wounderful Documentry.

@etherealtb6021 9 ай бұрын

Great job! My listing would be very different, but that's the point!

@juliuswilliams4447 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@PeopleProfiles 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@miltonsmith9658 10 ай бұрын

A documentary well-done...

@DeLhart4 10 ай бұрын

Great video.

@katherinecollins4685 9 ай бұрын

Well presented

@towdjumper5 7 ай бұрын

Great stuff

@antoniomanuelcaetano6770 9 ай бұрын

Incrível canal este. Muito bem elaborado e narrado. Espero que ponham figuras portuguesas, como o Vasco da Gama, Luís Vaz de Camões, etc.

@user-oj6tp1oc2g 4 ай бұрын

The Spartans were the toughest of early Greeks. The Young Spartan men were the toughest military population of the ancient world. They are still respected for their prowess.

@iwatchDVDsonXbox360 10 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@lion59m1 10 ай бұрын

What can I say? Amazing video as always Worthy of watching and support🤎 I have a question please, I wonder what’s the name of the music first opening three minutes of this video🙏🏼 0:02 to 3:45

@kennethmorgan6516 Ай бұрын

A serious omission was mentioned of the Thespians staying with the Spartans until the end.

@henkzwaneveld164 8 ай бұрын

Just like any despot. Past or now it’s don’t matter, all the same characters, narcissists. But we the people are in fact guilty of it. So am I.

@iangascoyne4274 9 күн бұрын

Absolutely glorious . No greater honour, No greater sacrifice than to continue to fight to the very end. Absolutely Divine Courage honour and greatness. Which inspired the ultimate defeat of the invading hoards . Leonidas 🤍 , and the 300 🙏🏽💜. Live forever in glory .

@thevoiceevents 10 ай бұрын

Very epical and legendary...

@danielsantiagourtado3430 10 ай бұрын

This is blasphemy! This is madness! Madness? This is sparta!

@brianspeigel1714 6 ай бұрын

This channel should be required watching for all school aged children.

@joelmulholland3138 3 ай бұрын

Visited Thermopylae, a pretty surreal experience when thinking about what happened there

@matrix998 7 ай бұрын

The end of Persia as a world superpower they never really ever recovered after meeting the HELLINES. Respect to my Ancestors.

@fireofhislove3395 10 ай бұрын

"You speak of honor, of duty, and glory...but what of adultery?!"

@KingNoTail 10 ай бұрын

Polygamy all day baby!!

@BuriedAlien-TRN242 6 ай бұрын

I don't know what to say 😅 You all say the same in every 300 spartan video there exist on KZfaq. It's not that we learn anything new, but still a great video 👍

@che71che 7 ай бұрын

What a Great story. Europe needs heroes like Leonadis now

@debbiecooney1673 9 ай бұрын

I love his courage and I wish I could have such...even though his life were short lived king leonadas was a great man

@tinyikomakwakwa 10 ай бұрын

Please do one on the emperor domitian

@toualee1430 9 ай бұрын

“Tonight we dine in Hell”.

@poetasintierra 10 ай бұрын

Both: he was a defender of freedom of his kingdom and city state, and, at the same time, a despot / tyrant that oppressed vulnerabke peopke to sustain the priviligies of his warrior cast

@briish4615 10 ай бұрын

Could you do Xerxes I in the future?

@markomojsilovic9527 9 ай бұрын

LEONIDAS The right man at the right time in the right place. Spartan society is a perfect militaristic ancient society.

@artawhirler 8 ай бұрын

The reason the Spartans erected a statue of a lion in honor of Leonidas is because his name actually means something like "Lion Man" in Greek.

@nikkay82 7 ай бұрын

the most badass history event ever took place. i facken love the greek history,i wish my country had even the 1/100 of the greek history

@henkzwaneveld164 8 ай бұрын

For sustaining this system.

@nativer1358 10 ай бұрын

Hi, your videos are really informative. Could you do a video on the late Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan. I believe she should have the recognition she's entitled to.

@saltysasquatch9073 10 ай бұрын

I would like to see more maps. Its hard to keep track of all the names

@joelsheets7806 9 ай бұрын

Most interesting

@nigelcanavan9319 10 ай бұрын

Only the brave will fight when needed

@thomasvieth578 9 ай бұрын

I can already praise for not being as sick as the movie. But I recommend to you to read the novel Creation by Gore Vidal, which I'm doing currently once again. It gives you a different perspective.