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Analysis and commentary of the Siege of Pelion; the confrontation between Alexander the Great and the Illyrian armies of Glaucias and Cleitus. A key point in the history of war, since for some historians it is the first documented use of field artillery in a battle. In front of the walls of this city, Alexander committed one of his greatest military mistakes, which almost changed the course of history somewhere in what we now know as Albania. ???? Support the channel! ???? Become a member - / @perrosdelaguerra ???? Instagram ???? @perrosdelaguerra - http://bit.ly/3GHMDif ???? Other related videos ???? Battle of Thebes (335 BC) - • The Battle of Thebes (335 BC) - Docu... Battle of the Granicus River (334 BC) - • The Battle of the Granicus River (334 BC)... Siege of Halicarnassus (334 BC) - • The Siege of Halicarnassus (334 BC) -... Battle of Issus (333 BC) - • The Battle of Issus (333 BC) - Docu... ???? Timestamps ???? 0:00 - Introduction 0:38 - Historical context 3:58 - The location of Pelion 10:12 - Order of battle 12:30 - The trap of Cleitus and Glaucias 16:34 - Philotas' mission 18:54 - The crossing of the river 23:57 - The fall of Pelion 26:02 - NGL Hammond's version 28:56 - After the battle ???? Bibliography ???? Arrian - Anabasis of Alexander the Great - 2nd century Nemanja Vujčić - The City of Pelion and the Illyrian War of Alexander NGL Hammond - Alexander's Campaign in Illyria - https://www.jstor.org/stable/630420 NGL Hammond - The Kingdoms in Illyria circa 400-167 BC - https://www.jstor.org/stable/30103175 AB Bosworth - The Location of Alexander's Campaign against the Illyrians in 335 BC - https://www.jstor.org/stable/42617922 NGL Hammond & FW Walbank - A History of Macedonia Volume III: 336-167 BC Tom Winnifrith - Badlands - Borderlands: A History of Southern Albania/Northern Epirus Various authors - Palaeogeographical reconstructions of Lake Maliq (Korça Basin, Albania) between 14,000 BP and 2000 BP - Journal of Archaeological Science (Volume 37, Issue 3) © Images © All images are properly credited in the video. Most of them are edited from the strategy video game Rome 2 Total War, owned by Creative Assembly and (if you will allow me) one of the best strategy games out there.