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Italy, Pompeii - Marina gate
Researchers believe that the town was founded in the 7th or 6th century BC by the Osci or Oscans. It came under the domination of Rome in the 4th century BC, and was conquered and became a Roman colony in 80 BC after it joined an...
Financial Times
Bar chart race: the most populous cities through time
Watch the race to be the most populous city on earth, from 1500 to the present day. The FT's John Burn-Murdoch looks at how populations have shifted over time and how the emerging markets have come to dominate
Jabzy
Slavery in Central Asia - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Slavery in Central Asia
Curated Video
Aethelflaed part 6: the True Story of Judith and Holofernes?
Aethelflaed quickly began shoring up the defenses of her kingdom, restoring strategically located fortresses. Understand how Aethelflaed worked with her brother Edward to defend their kingdoms with an offensive strategy. Did...
Curated Video
Italy, Pompeii Odeon
The Odeon was a smaller roofed theatre, theatrum tectum, that sat 1500 spectators built in 80 BC. The theatre follows the plan of other Roman theatres and odeon structures. Where the Large Theatre was used primarily for staging drama,...
Amor Sciendi
Il Duomo Explained | The Florence Cathedral | AmorSciendi
The city of Florence set a goal so ambitious that they needed to transform their city in order to accomplish it. This is the story of the Florence Cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore.
Curated Video
Turkey, Aphrodisias - the Theatre
The original theatre of Aphrodisias in Asia Minor in Turkey, dates from the Late Hellenistic period, but it was extensively renovated between 38 and 28 BC. An architrave inscription records that the remodeled theater was dedicated to...
After Skool
Why Don't Country Flags Use The Color Purple?
For centuries purple dye was worth more than gold. The dye used to produce purple fabric came from a sea snail that only lived off the shores of modern day Lebanon. Because it was so rare, purple became associated with royalty. This is...
AllTime 10s
10 Puzzles That Cant Be Solved
Have an IQ of 160+? Fancy yourself as the next Albert Einstein? Well good for you, but you probably still won't be able to solve these puzzles!
NASA
NASA | Fermi Proves Supernova Remnants Produce Cosmic Rays
A new study using observations from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope reveals the first clear-cut evidence that the expanding debris of exploded stars produces some of the fastest-moving matter in the universe. This discovery is a...
Curated Video
Turkey, Aphrodisias - the Bouleuterion (Odeon)
The bouleuterion (council house), or odeon, is centered on the north side of the North Agora. As it stands today, it consists of a semicircular auditorium fronted by a shallow stage structure about 46 m wide. The lower part of the...
Curated Video
Turkey, Aphrodisias - Hadrian's Baths
Hadrian, the Roman Emperor, came to Aphrodisias in one of his travels in Anatolia. The city council had erected these baths the memory of this visit. Baths consists of two large sections of men and women, who washed separately. There is...
Curated Video
Italy, Venice - Church of Saint Stephen
There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.
Jabzy
First Asian Democracies - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the First Asian Democracies
Weird History
All About the Powdered Wig Craze
For over a century, European men refused to go outside without first donning an enormous wig. At the time, the headpiece was better known as a peruke or periwig, and just like other bizarre fashion trends, the peruke wig has a...
Curated Video
Italy, Pompeii - Great Theatre
The Large Theatre was built into a natural hill in the second century BC. This theatre sat roughly 4,000 spectators. In the Greek style, the tiered seating extends from the orchestra carved out of the hillside. The Roman influence is...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
EB Insights: Supreme Court
Learn more about the U.S. Supreme Court, including how a new justice is seated.
Professor Dave Explains
The Isolation of Natural Products: Morphine and Other Alkaloids
In the early 19th century, we were still in the habit of searching for plants with medicinal properties. But we were finally beginning to develop the capacity to identify active ingredients within those plants, isolate them, and purify...
Jabzy
Boxer Rebellion - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Boxer Rebellion
Science360
Thawing Permafrost -- Changing Planet
Because of a warming atmosphere, permafrost -- the frozen ground that covers the top of the world -- has been thawing rapidly over the last three decades. But there is cause for concern beyond the far north, because the carbon released...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did you know? The Protestant Reformation
Find out how Martin Luther launched the Protestant Reformation.
Jabzy
Red Clydeside - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Red Clydeside
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Charles Fadel - Making Education More Relevant
Charles Fadel is a global education thought leader and expert, author, and inventor.