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Subscribers 71.4K

Videos 923

Views 12.6M

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Thersites the Historian delivers university-style history lectures with humor and coverage of a broad range of topics, including Ancient Greece, the Roman and Byzantine Empires, and world history. The channel uses tutorials and deep-dives, with videos that average around 56 minutes and a current posting cadence of about 1.4 uploads per week, totaling 923 videos and 12.6M total views from 71.4K subscribers.

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80% relevance

Subscribers 4.1M

Videos 1.9K

Views 1.0B

Appearances 26

SERP 100%

Similarity 67%

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High search overlap on ancient history topics (greek roman historians, roman political figures, medieval byzantine empire) but their content focuses on broad narrated battles and campaigns, aligning with Thersites' historical storytelling while differing in style (80% match; search 100%, content 67%).

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Odyssey - Ancient History Documentaries

68% relevance

Subscribers 1.0M

Videos 539

Views 186.1M

Appearances 12

SERP 64%

Similarity 70%

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Shares interest in ancient Rome biographies and ancient sources, with similar documentary narration, yet emphasizes sourced documentary style, giving an 68% overall match (search 64%, content 70%).

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65% relevance

Subscribers 1.7M

Videos 2.1K

Views 189.8M

Appearances 28

SERP 66%

Similarity 64%

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Both target audiences seeking classical history instruction and medieval Byzantine topics; YaleCourses provides formal lectures that align with Thersites’ subject area, yielding a 65% match (search 66%, content 64%).

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65% relevance

Subscribers 2.5M

Videos 881

Views 848.5M

Appearances 15

SERP 58%

Similarity 70%

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Difference in tone from Thersites (more playful/animative) but same thematic focus on Byzantine and late antique topics, resulting in identical 65% match with content leaning more on narrative and visuals (search 58%, content 70%).

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Subscribers 3.3K

Videos 77

Views 217.4K

Appearances 9

SERP 47%

Similarity 73%

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Markets itself with ancient history lectures and Greek/Roman topics similar to Thersites’ scope; their classical studies approach gives a 63% match (search 47%, content 73%), indicating similar subject but different presentation style.

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59% relevance

Subscribers 25.9M

Videos 11K

Views 6.9B

Appearances 11

SERP 60%

Similarity 58%

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Covers ancient biographies and historical sources, appealing to a broad audience interested in ancient Rome; shares content focus but with a widely different production style, yielding 59% match (search 60%, content 58%).

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Top competitors include Kings and Generals (80% match) with 4.1M subscribers and overlapping queries such as greek roman historians, roman political figures, and medieval byzantine empire; Odyssey - Ancient History Documentaries (68% match) with 1M subscribers overlapping ancient rome biographies and history of britain episodes; and YaleCourses (65% match) with 1.7M subscribers overlapping ancient history lectures and medieval byzantine empire. All compete on similar history lecture and narrative-nonfiction topics; Thersites the Historian has 71.4K subscribers, considerably smaller than Kings and Generals, Odyssey, and YaleCourses, which range from 1M to 4.1M. Shared queries include ancient history lectures, roman biographies, and medieval byzantine topics.

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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. All three channels focus on history and educational content with documentary-style videos or lectures, similar in genre and audience to Thersites the Historian.

What type of content does Thersites the Historian make?

Thersites the Historian produces history-focused videos with a focus on ancient and political history, as indicated by titles about Roman Empire, Greek emperors, and historical figures. The channel uploads about 1.4 times per week, and videos average around 4.3K views (with individual recent videos ranging from 1K to 21K views).

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