The City of Sparta in Ancient Greece Full Cinematic Documentary

AC odyssey is so underrated and this video proves it. The amount of effort and historical accuracy put into the game is incredible and so is this video. Yippee

It’s good to see Brasidas again, I truly hated losing him during the battle in Amphipolis. He was a good friend and true Spartan.

For anyone interested. There were originally 302 Spartiate Homoioi (full Spartan citizens) at the battle of Thermopylae including the 60 year old co King of Sparta Leonidas I of the Agiad Dynasty as well as his captain of the 300 Royal Bodyguard Dienekes. Accompanying the 302 Spartans were 900 Spartan state owned Helot serfs and up to 1,000 Lakonian Perioikoi. The overall Spartan commitment to the allied Greek force of around 7,000 at Thermopylae was some 2,202 men. Two Spartans were sent home during the fighting by order of the King due to severe eye infections. One being Aristodemes, who upon his return to Sparta would be shunned, dishonoured, and shamed as a coward to be the only Spartan to return home alive. Aristodemes remained in Sparta living under scorn and scrutiny until the following year, when he joined the Spartan and allied Greek Army at Plataea. Aristodemes regained his honour by committing battle suicide, charging the entire Persian army alone. For his actions, though deemed reckless, Aristodemes received a battlefield salute from the Spartan army and was redeemed for his bravery, being afforded an honourary burial with his comrades in a marked grave. The other Spartan to be dismissed with infection was Eurytus, who while ordered to depart the Hot Gates would later return to the battlefield lead by his Helot serf. Eurytus is said to have made a valiant account of himself, fighting while being rendered completely blind from infection before being killed in battle. There was also a third Spartan to be dismissed by the name of Pantites who was sent on orders by Leonidas to Thessaly to engage in diplomacy, but upon his return to Thermopylae would not arrive in time for the final battle. As a result of missing the fight and assumably being denied an honourable death with his King and comrades, Pantites chose to commit suicide by hanging himself from a tree on the road to Thermopylae. With the dismissal of Aristodemes, Eurytus and Pantites it left 299 Spartans at Thermopylae. Eurytus however having returned to the field of battle to then die in combat contributed to the overall number of Spartan dead during the campaign culminating to 300. It is this where we get the term of "300 Spartans" as the figure despite common misconception is not derived from the amount of Spartans who participated in the battle or last stand as a whole, but is instead a reference to the overall number of Spartans who died during the 3 days of fighting. Upon being outflanked by the Persians on the 3rd day of battle due to Ephialtes of Trachis revealing to them the Anopaea goat path, Leonidas ordered the bulk of the Greek Army to retreat. The remainder of the Spartan contingent save for the Perioikoi alongside 900 Spartan Helot serfs as well as 700 Thespians under the leadership of Demophilus of Thespiae and 400 forcebly present Thebens under Leontiades of Thebes fought the last stand at Thermopylae. The only Greeks to survive were the majority of the 400 Thebens who during the fighting would capitulate to the Persians upon the death of Leonidas. Thebes having been previously sympathetic to Persia, Leonidas ordered that the Thebens present, stand to prove their loyalty. King Leonidas and his captain Dienekes with the remainder of the Spartans as well as their Helots and Demophilus the leader of the Thespians along with all his men, died fighting tooth and nail to the very last. From the intial sally out on the plain of the Thermoplyae pass where Leonidas is said to have been killed, back onto and off the Phokian Wall until finally ending their fight on Kolonos Hill. The remaining Greeks on Kolonos, supposedly blood drunk on "deaths ground" fought so ferociously that the Persians are said to have pulled back and finished them off with continous volleys of arrow shot until all were dead. 2,300 Greeks participated in the rear guard action with around 1,900 dying in combat. Their sacrifice ensured the safe unharassed retreat of some 3 to 4 thousand fellow Greeks from the battlefield, many of whom would be present for the decisive Greek victories at the battles of Plataea and Mycale the following year, ending the second Persian invasion of Greece. Ὦ ξεῖν', ἀγγέλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις ὅτι τῇδε κείμεθα, τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενο "Tell them in Lakedaimon stranger passsing by that here obedient to our word we lie." - Simonides of Ceos on the Epitaph of the Cenotaph of Thermopylae recorded by Herodotus.

I love odyssey so much man, now I want a game or dlc during Alexander’s empire or in times that were before the Bronze Age collapse with miceneans, dorians, hellads and all those people who lived in the Greek mainland and islands

Always wondered what ancient Sparta looked like so very little of it is left.

I’ve been watching these videos since last night. These are super well made. Honestly I did not realize at first where the footage was from, and after I figured it out, I was even more impressed. These videos are super informative and engaging. Thank you very much!

I love the story of how the Spartans started to grow their hair long!

A very informative segment. ✔️ Thanks for sharing.

Hi! The name of the Spartan king mentioned on 3.20 is Archidamos not Archimados (Archidamus in Latin), meaning the one that rules the people (αρχω + δαμος/ Spartan for δήμος). The second greatest Spartan king was Archidamos the Second, by the way. Great work, overall. Ευχαριστούμε...

This was so good. Thank you and Molon Lave!

The traitor that informed the Persians about the path leading behind Spartans and Thespians, was named Efialtes (Εφιάλτης). Eversince that name means nightmare in Hellenic language.

Thank you it was as informative as interesting and the visuals added to it greatly.

thank - you .

You mean to tell me that ALL of these mini-docs originate from a video game? A video game made in 2018?! That's a pleasant surprise! I thought education in games was phased out years ago...but apparently there's still hope!

This is awesome information!

The female narrator sounds like she's been in a few video games...or at least her voice is very similar to some supporting characters in some big games of the last few years!

We coming back SPARTANS! <3

i love this channel

Greetings. This channel will remain on my part non monetised for free flow viewing. Any monetisation of my videos and added adverts are not of my doing but are from outside sources such as Ubisoft claiming copyright as is the case here. Thank you to everyone for taking the time to watch the video and for leaving comments. I am glad the content is being enjoyed. More coming soon.

To my knowledge the "Hot Gate" is not a reference to some kind of gorge but to the hot (sulfur) springs, that are indeed present at Thermopylae as I could observe myself. A gorge is not present there. So the narrow 'gate' in Thermopylae was between mountains and the sea. That former narrow has broadended since then up to a width of more than a kilometer.