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August 11, 2020

The Vanishing Aral Sea

Filed under: Asia, Environment, History, Religion, Russia — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered
Published 22 May 2017

The History Guy examines the Aral Sea and the confluence of geography and history.

The History Guy uses images that are in the Public Domain. As photographs of actual events are often not available, I will sometimes use photographs of similar events or objects for illustration.

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The History Guy: Five Minutes of History is the place to find short snippets of forgotten history from five to fifteen minutes long. If you like history too, this is the channel for you.

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The episode is intended for educational purposes. All events are presented in historical context.

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February 4, 2020

The Macedonian Phalanx

Filed under: Greece, History, Middle East, Military — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

HistoryMatters
Published 30 Jan 2016

A short introduction to the Macedonian phalanx, from conception to demise.

January 11, 2020

Logistics of Alexander the Great in His Campaign

Filed under: History, Middle East, Military — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

Military History Visualized
Published 11 Jan 2016

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Alexander the Great is well known for his tactics on the battlefield. Some aspect that is often forgotten is that victory on the battlefield requires well supplied troops. This is especially true, because Alexander’s conquest covered a vast area.

See the YouTube description for a lengthy sources list.

January 4, 2020

Blue’s Dumb History Tales #2

Filed under: Europe, Greece, History, India, Military — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

Overly Sarcastic Productions
Published 3 Jan 2020

Happy new year, have some memes.

Our content is intended for teenage audiences and up.

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December 2, 2019

The Battle of the Granicus (334 B.C.E.)

Filed under: Europe, Greece, History, Middle East, Military — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

Historia Civilis
Published 30 Nov 2019

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Sources:
Arrian, The Anabasis of Alexander, Book 1 | https://amzn.to/37F4qo3
Diodorus Siculus, “The Library of History,” Book 17 | https://amzn.to/2qPDP71
Plutarch, “Parallel Lives: The Life of Alexander” | https://amzn.to/2QUHXxu
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Ernst Badin, “The Battle of the Granicus: A New Look,” from “Collected Papers on Alexander the Great” | https://amzn.to/37zeuyO
Peter Green, Alexander of Macedon | https://amzn.to/2OogimY
Robin Lane Fox, Alexander the Great | https://amzn.to/2OlzZvx
Philip Freeman, Alexander the Great | https://amzn.to/35wVtv4

Music:
“IMF,” by Dot
“Heliograph,” by Chris Zabriskie
“Infados,” by Kevin MacLeod
“The House Glows (With Almost No Help),” by Chris Zabriskie
“Hallon,” by Christian Bjoerklund

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April 7, 2019

Epic Moments in History – The 9 Lives of Alexander the Great

Filed under: History, India, Middle East, Military — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Invicta
Published on 4 Sep 2017

Alexander the Great is one of the most famous historical figures of all time. Yet many are unaware of the 9 times he cheated death over the course of his epic campaigns into the east!

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/InvictaHistory

Video Credits:
Research – Invicta
Script: Invicta
Narration – Invicta
Artwork – Robbie McSweeney (https://www.artstation.com/artist/rob…)

Bibliography:
Alexander the Great by Phillips Freeman
The Campaigns of Alexander by Arrian

Music: “Rome: Total War OST” by Jeff van Dyck
“Total War: Rome II OST” by Richard Beddow

May 19, 2018

The Macedonian phalanx – structure and organization

Filed under: Europe, History, Middle East, Military — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Syntagma
Published on 19 Feb 2018

A description of the Macedonian phalanx structure during the Alexander and Diadochi age, based on later written Asclepiodotos and Aelian infantry manuals.

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