All 29 Greek Kingdoms in the Iliad Explained

Welcome back people, I hope you like this video on the Iliad. I like the Iliad. I like History. Enjoy (or don't).

📚 Video Disclaimer & Sources

This video is intended as educational entertainment and should be approached with that in mind. While care has been taken to convey history and myth accurately, this presentation is not a substitute for academic literature or in-depth study of Mycenaean history, Greek culture, or Homeric epics such as The Iliad. Viewers interested in serious scholarship are encouraged to explore the recommended reading list below.
I used clips and footage from Asterix, The Wolf of Wallstreet, Anchorman, Star Wars, Better Call Saul, Troy (2004), and Spider-Man, all of which fall under fair use for the purposes of commentary, parody, critique, and education.

🎵 Music used is licensed through CapCut.

If anything comes across as disrespectful, oversimplified, or not well explained, I sincerely apologize. My goal is to make complex topics engaging, not to misrepresent or trivialize them.

🖼️ Image Sources

Catalogue of Ships Map: Own work by Pinpin (inspired by Carlos Parada’s map “Achaeans and Trojans”)
Map of Homeric Greece: Bedwere – Own work
Iliad Battle Art: Artsdesk
Other Iliad Art: Fototeca Gilardi / Getty
Iliad Shields: salimbeti.com
Map of Mycenaean Civilization: Enyavar
Peloponnesian Mycenaean Map: Own work; based on:
Kelder, Jorrit M. (2010), The Kingdom of Mycenae
Ιστορία του Ελληνικού Έθνους, Εκδοτική Αθηνών
Greece topographic map by Fut.Perf.; derivative work: Zunkir
Gates of Mycenae Photo: Andy Hay (UK)
Tomb Photo: Adam Carr
Crete Map: Bibi Saint-Pol (based on Stanford Metamedia data)
Pylos Map: Pitichinaccio
Thessaly Map: M. Kopsacheili (via ResearchGate)
Eumelus, Tlepolemus, Abantes Symbols: Master Strategist on Historica Fandom
Mycenaean Warrior Images:
CHRISTIAN JEGOU / Science Photo
Russell Krause (Pinterest)
Map of Locris etc: MinisterForBadTimes (based on Marsyas' map)
Seal Image: Ian Dyball
Arcadia Picture: Ulrichstill
Arcadia Map: Jkan997 (sources: OpenStreetMap, Natural Earth)
Monkey Meme (Natescreativity)
Agapenor Illustration: Master Strategist on Historica Fandom
Seven Heads Print: Wilhelm Tischbein
Phthia Map: Felipealvarez
Tydeus Illustration: A. Ryabinin, from Riddle of the Sphinx
Wooden Horse Graphic: VectorStock.com/24021145
📖 Suggested Reading for Further Study

Homer – The Iliad (translated by Robert Fagles or Richmond Lattimore)
Michael Wood – In Search of the Trojan War
Eric H. Cline – 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed
Jorrit M. Kelder – The Kingdom of Mycenae
Robin Lane Fox – Travelling Heroes: In the Epic Age of Homer