The Full History of the Peloponnesian War - Athens vs Sparta

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Your content lads should become the standard way of teaching history at schools, it cant get any more interesting or colourful than that, totally grand! 3 hours of ancient Greek history, for free, I mean, what else do you want? You guys are Kings indeed, thank you!

As a Greek city-state myself this series was enlightening

I know a lot of people love Roman and Medieval history, but I can't get enough of Ancient Greece. From the Bronze Age all the way up through Macedonia having chances to repel Rome but then making enormous mistakes. I just love this part of the world!

I had a blast watching this series! I can’t wait for the Greco-Persian Wars!

One hour into the video I realised I was listening to it as a podcast while cooking and still maintaining a crystal clear picture of all the movements on the map. It's astonishing how the same city names (and the cities themselves) have survived over two and a half millennia.

I’m a simple man, I see a long kings and generals documentary, I drop everything and watch

Probably the the best known and definitive example that history is not always written by the winners.

That's the most integral and accurate lecture of the incredibly complex piece of ancient history i've ever seen ❤ thank you, Kings &Generals! Well done! 👏

Admittedly, when I was growing up, I thought of Athens as the 'good guys' because of course the democracy had to be the good guys, right? Honestly was shocked later in life to realize how utterly tyrannical they were - not that the Spartans were a ton better, but still. Amazing video, guys!

This was amazing! I would love to see a video on Plato and Socrates and the context of their interactions and impact on their work since they were both alive and Socrates was executed during the Pelopponesian Wars.

By far the most accurate and deliberate pronunciation of Hellenic words and names, especially the tones. Well done, it's rather rare. Thank you for putting in the effort😊

I have question. Are you guys planning a series on the Greco-Presian wars.

One of my favorite periods of history, thanks for covering guys

I've already watched all the episodes! But man I can't skip a good 3 hr documentary

I used to not know much of this conflict as a kid, but since playing Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, I’ve learned a lot more about it, especially the first half of the war.

This is even better than the original by Thucydides

Thanks for covering the primary sources. I'm always amazed that ancient people went into this much detail.

Oh yeah! My boring Sunday just turned into an awesome Funday. I'll be here all night, folks. On a serious note, seeing this major accomplishment all together in a 3 hour video is a remarkable feat. I don't know how many people are out there that can appreciate how difficult the Peloponnesian War is to untangle and tell. My thanks to Thucydides for his contribution and his unmatched genius, and shout-out to Xenophon as well. He was no Thucydides, but if he didn't pick up where Thucydides left off, we wouldn't have an ending to this horrific story. I can say, great job by the crew that put this together, even before watching it as a whole, because the pieces made so far have been a real treat. Thank you!

The two quotes at the end really encapsulate everything there is to know about wars and geopolitics. Euripides and Giorgos Seferis are fantastic in their prose.