Babylonian War - Diadochi Wars Continue - Ancient History DOCUMENTARY
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Published 2024-06-27
Kings and Generals animated documentary series on the history of Ancient World and Ancient Greece continues with the first video in the wars of the Diadochi - successors of Alexander of Macedon. Previously, we have covered Alexander's conquest of Persia ( • Alexander of Macedon - Conquest of Pe... ) and his campaign in India, as well as his reforms, plans and death ( • Alexander: Indian Campaign, Reforms, ... ). In the aftermath of his death, his generals - the Diadochi, started dividing his empire during the Council of Babylon and deciding who will rule the empire. Meleager's coup attempt failed and he was killed. To the west, the Greek city-states led by Athens rebelled against Antipater, leading to the Lamian War, while in Asia, Ptolemy famously stole Alexander's body, striking one of the first blow of the coming war ( • Lamian War - Greeks Rebel Against the... ). This led to the First War of the Diadochi in which an alliance led by Perdiccas and Eumenes faced the alliance led by Antipater and Ptolemy at the battles of Camel's Rampart, Hellespont, Orkynia and Cretopolis in 321–319 BC, which Antipater and Ptolemy won, dividing the empire again during the Partition of Triparadeisos ( • First War of the Diadochi - Alexander... ), which in turn led to the Second War of the Diadochi, the battles of Coprates river, Athens, Megalopolis, Gabiene and Paraitakene, the end of Eumenes, as well as Philip III Arrhidaeus and Olympias ( • Battles of Gabiene and Paraitakene - ... ). Initially, the winners were in accord, but at some point, new alliances formed with Antigonos on one side and Ptolemy and Seleucus on the other, leading to the Third Diadochi War and the battle of Gaza of 312 BC ( • Battle of Gaza 312 BC - Third War of ... ). For Seleucus, this morphed into the Babylonian war, as he had to defend against Antigonus during the sieges of Babylon and the battle of 25 Abu.
Other videos on Alexander and Macedon:
Persianization of Alexander: • Battle of the Sogdian Rock 327 BC - A...
How Rome Conquered Greece: • How Rome Conquered Greece - Roman His...
Philip II and Macedonian Phalanx: • Armies and Tactics: Philip II and Mac...
Philip II's Cavalry and Siegecraft: • Armies and Tactics: Philip II's Caval...
Military Reforms of Alexander the Great: • Military Reforms of Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great: Logistics: • Alexander the Great: Logistics
Special Forces of Alexander the Great: • Special Forces of Alexander the Great
Ancient Macedonia before Alexander the Great and Philip II: • Ancient Macedonia before Alexander th...
Why were Alexander's Body and Tomb So Important? • Why were Alexander's Body and Tomb So...
What happened to Alexander's tomb? • What happened to Alexander's tomb?
Alexander the Great in Quran and Middle Eastern Myths: • Alexander the Great in Quran and Midd...
The video was made by MalayArcher (youtube.com/user/MathemedicUpdates), while the script was researched and written by Christos Nicolaou. This video was narrated by Officially Devin ( / @offydgg & youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ). Art by Banskie Ayuban.
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Sources:
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Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: www.epidemicsound.com/
00:00 Intro
01:43 Chapter I: The Babylonian War
05:05 Second siege of Babylon
06:21 Chapter II: Antigonos in Mesopotamia
07:44 Third siege of Babylon
09:27 Chapter III: Seleukos' last stand
10:54 Battle of 25 of Abu
12:34 Chapter IV: Seleukid triumph
13:45 Chapter V: The matters in Cyprus
14:27 Chapter VI: Troubles brewing in Greece
17:48 Chapter VII: The conclusion
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All Comments (21)
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I really wish there was a series with Game of Thrones budget about the Diadochi. But first it will need a mini-series about Alexander's life
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Hearing Rome's Greek Intro theme at the start was amazing, excellent choice of music.
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It's a pity Seleucids lose in such an embarrassing way to Rome otherwise they would be much better known. They're a fascinating what-if scenario.
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Seleukos was a wily shrewd fox.
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All in all Kassander gets the blame, but the other Diadochi were thinking of eventually eliminating the Argead line. Whether Antigonus, Seleukos, Ptolemy, or even Lysimachus had won the whole empire in another timeline, Alexander IV or Heracles would have been like the child emperors in China, served their purpose but now no longer necessary.
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Can we all appreciate that K&G takes the time to not only make new content but also redo old content to give it more justice. I dont know any other channel that does that❤
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"To you, killing Alexander's son was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was only Tuesday."
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This is so fascinating to watch how this all plays out.
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please make a video on Nader Shah soon
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That Kassander guy was a real bastard, killing Alexander's entire line just to stay in power.
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"It was revealed to me in a dream (by Alexander)" is actually older than I suspected.
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please consider creating a video on the "Napoleon of iran/persia" Nader Shah.
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I did a research paper on this part of the war. Still my favorite paper I've ever written.
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I absolutely love how you use Rome IIs graphics and illustrations in these videos. Feels like an extension of the game.
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"Somehow, Nikator has returned."
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Another Excellent video from K&G.
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Another amazing video KnG! like always.
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It's kinda funny that the real winner of the wars of the diadochi was rome.
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so happy to hear more about my bro Antigonos the cyclop. I love how deep these videos go, and the fact everything is even deeper and that the truth will never be fully known makes it even more mystical
