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The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: A call to arms
What is of great concern and what can we see in the next few years? What is exciting about technology allowing communication among history lovers? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 7
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The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: The birth of something new
What happened around the time of all the confrontations between the Byzantine and Persian superpowers? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 5
AllTime 10s
10 Greatest Warriors In History
Your history teachers may have shied away from them, but history is full of murderous maniacs psychopathically cleaving their way into legend. From a love-smitten viking to ferocious farmer to a man with actual freaking sword-arms, these...
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Alexander: Mutiny at Opis
Alexander the Great and his Macedonian army conquered much of the known world in a brilliant 10-year campaign. But in 324 BC, near modern Baghdad, his army mutinied. This is the speech he made to his troops, according to Roman historian...
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Turkey, Sardis ancient Synagogue
The synagogue was a section of a large bath-gymnasium complex, that was in use for about 450 - 500 years. In the beginning, middle of the 2nd century AD, the rooms the synagogue is situated in were used as changing rooms or resting rooms.
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Alexander the Great: History & Face Revealed.
Alexander III of Macedon succeeded his father at the young age of 20, becoming the King of the ancient Kingdom of Macedon. He spent most of his years as king conducting military campaigns, particularly against the rival of his life, the...
Jabzy
Chinese Race Riots - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Chinese Race Riots
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Kyrgyzstan
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Kyrgyzstan.
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Michael Scott on Classical Connections: Pan-eurasian trade in the ancient world
How come the east and west connections were not originally seen before in the ancient world? ***The interviewers audio is lower than the guest speaker*** Michael Scott on Classical Connections, Part 1
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The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: Superpowers of the seventh century
Who were the two great superpowers around this time? What happened around the year 600? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 4
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Michael Scott on Classical Connections: Humanities interest then and now
How different is the ancient world from the modern world? Why is cherry picking history not a good thing compared to looking at the big picture of it? ***The interviewers audio is lower than the guest speaker*** Michael Scott on...
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Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam: The birth of Islam
Why are we still debating what happened 1400 years ago? How did Islam come to life? Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam, Part 1
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Turkey, Sardis - ancient Roman bath-gymnasium
The Bath-Gymnasium complex, one of at least two monumental bath buildings in the city, is located near the northwestern city limits and covers 23,000 square meters. In plan, the complex belongs to a Roman bath type called "Imperial"...
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Alexander the Great Part 3
Find out why many still consider Alexander the Great to be the greatest military leader of all time. Animated maps chart the full story of his brilliant 10-year campaign across Greece, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan and to the borders of...
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The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: West marches east
What happened in 1095? How are the crusades seen by those involved and those outside of it? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 6
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Michael Scott on Classical Connections: The Roman empire and multi-ethnicity
How multiethnic do you think the west was? Did racism exist in Rome or was it more about status? ***The interviewers audio is lower than the guest speaker*** Michael Scott on Classical Connections, Part 5
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Polyglot Explains How To Learn A Language Fast
Polyglot Steve Kaufmann reveals how to learn a new language fast with a method that has allowed him to learn 20 languages.
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Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam: What is Islam
Is Islam a religion of peace or of rampant militarism? Why is there a certain part of Islam that believes itself to be completely incompatible with western democracy? Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam, Part 3
History Hit
Michael Scott on Classical Connections: Democracy then and now
What can we learn about democracy in the ancient world? What was the dynamism like in Athens when it came to democracy? ***The interviewers audio is lower than the guest speaker*** Michael Scott on Classical Connections, Part 7
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Alexander the Great Part 1
Find out why many still consider Alexander the Great to be the greatest military leader of all time. Animated maps chart the full story of his brilliant 10-year campaign across Greece, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan and to the borders of...
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T/L Shoppers walking around the Mall of the Emirates / Dubai, United Arab Emirates
T/L Shoppers walking around the Mall of the Emirates / Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Women Wearing Hijab
Women Wearing Hijab at Street on May 01, 1960 in Tehran, Iran (Footage by Getty Images)
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Pan left across arabic or persian writing over door frame, Al Ahzar, Egypt(sound available)
Pan left across arabic or persian writing over door frame, Al Ahzar, Egypt(sound available)
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Young woman in traditional Persian dress pointing camcorder at camera, Iran (sound available)
Young woman in traditional Persian dress pointing camcorder at camera, Iran (sound available)