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Subscribers 71K

Videos 902

Views 12.4M

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Thersites the Historian focuses on history content with university-style lectures and broad coverage, including Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, and related political and historical topics, often delivered with humor and accessible explanations. The channel publishes long-form lectures and history-focused discussions, leveraging about 902 videos since joining in 2016, with an average of around 4.3K views per video and an approximate weekly upload cadence of 1.4 videos, based on the provided data.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include Kings and Generals (80% match) and Odyssey - Ancient History Documentaries (68% match). Kings and Generals shares overlapping queries such as greek roman historians, roman political figures, and medieval byzantine empire, while Odyssey overlaps on ancient rome biographies, history of britain episodes, and historical sources ancient rome. YaleCourses (65% match) also competes on ancient history lectures and medieval byzantine topics, and Overly Sarcastic Productions (65% match) targets byzantine topics and late antique empire. Thersites the Historian has 71K subscribers, whereas the competitors range from about 1K to 4.1M subscribers, with Kings and Generals at 4.1M and Odyssey at 1M, indicating a substantial size gap at the high end. Shared queries include ancient history lectures, medieval byzantine empire, and ancient rome biographies, signaling direct competition for similar audience interests.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Thersites the Historian?

Kings and Generals — 80% match, 4.1M subscribers; Odyssey - Ancient History Documentaries — 68% match, 1M subscribers; YaleCourses — 65% match, 1.7M subscribers. They share a focus on history-related content, often covering ancient or historical topics and delivering documentary-style or educational videos.

What type of content does Thersites the Historian make?

Thersites the Historian creates history-focused videos, often about ancient civilizations and historical figures, as shown by titles like Lucius Salvius Otho Titianus and Edward Gibbon’s chapters on the Greek Emperors of Constantinople. The channel uploads roughly 1.4 times per week, and videos average about 4.3K views each.

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