Crash Course
Christianity from Judaism to Constantine Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you the history of Christianity, from the beginnings of Judaism and the development of monotheism, right up to Paul and how Christianity stormed the Roman Empire in just a few hundred years. Along the way,...
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Christianity from Judaism to Constantine: Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you the history of Christianity, from the beginnings of Judaism and the development of monotheism, right up to Paul and how Christianity stormed the Roman Empire in just a few hundred years. Along the way,...
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The Eastern Mediterranean Part 3: Second Temple Judaism (500 BCE – 100 CE)
Continuing with our study of the Israelites, we reach the period known as Second Temple Judaism. This is because the Israelites were permitted to return to Jerusalem from exile in Babylon and reconstruct their temple. This is also the...
One Minute History
095 Fall of Jerusalem Part 1 - One Minute History
In the remote province of Judea, Jewish leaders are upset about Greek merchants sacrificing birds in front of their temple. The Roman governor ignores their complaints, so they stop offering prayers and sacrifices for Emperor Nero in the...
One Minute History
096 Fall of Jerusalem Part 2 - One Minute History
Rome needs to restore order to Judea, so Emperor Nero appoints General Vespasian to crush the rebellion. Vespasian is well known in Rome as a successful military commander, but has fallen out of favor with Emperor Nero after falling...
Religion for Breakfast
The Siege of Masada: What Really Happened?
Masada is one of the most famous archaeological sites in Israel. It is best known from a dramatic episode described by Josephus in his account The Jewish War when the Judean rebels in the First Jewish Revolt made an epic last stand...
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Hadrian Emperor
Hadrian (76-138 AD) was the fourteenth Emperor of Rome. Hadrian was born Publius Aelius Hadrianus into a Hispano-Roman family. Although Italica near Santiponce (in modern-day Spain) is often considered his birthplace, his actual place of...
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Israel, Masada
Masada was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001. Its inscription on this prestigious list epitomizes its outstanding universal significance, which must be protected for the benefit of all humanity. Its fall signaled the...
One Minute History
Fall of Jerusalem - Part 2 - One Minute History
Rome needs to restore order to Judea, so Emperor Nero appoints General Vespasian to crush the rebellion. Vespasian is well known in Rome as a successful military commander, but has fallen out of favor with Emperor Nero after falling...
One Minute History
Fall of Jerusalem - Part 1 - One Minute History
In the remote province of Judea, Jewish leaders are upset about Greek merchants sacrificing birds in front of their temple. The Roman governor ignores their complaints, so they stop offering prayers and sacrifices for Emperor Nero in the...
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Sinkholes near the Dead Sea, formed by dissolution of underground salt by incoming freshwater, as a result of a continuing sea level drop, Israel, Judea Desert
Sinkholes near the Dead Sea, formed by dissolution of underground salt by incoming freshwater, as a result of a continuing sea level drop, Israel, Judea Desert
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Aerial river flowing in to the Dead Sea in the Judea Desert. Sediments and deposits in delta clearly visible, Israel
Aerial river flowing in to the Dead Sea in the Judea Desert. Sediments and deposits in delta clearly visible, Israel
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Sinkholes near the Dead Sea, formed by dissolution of underground salt by incoming freshwater, as a result of a continuing sea level drop, Israel, Judea Desert
Sinkholes near the Dead Sea, formed by dissolution of underground salt by incoming freshwater, as a result of a continuing sea level drop, Israel, Judea Desert
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Inauguration of Yad Kennedy memorial in Israel
Yad Kennedy memorial in Judea / Yad Kennedy as seen from a distance / CU Kennedy memorial / pillars and state seals inside memorial / tourists and guests crowded outside / Chief Justice Earl Warren and wife Nina walking to memorial that...
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Time Lapse, Judea Mountains with olive trees in winter snow / West bank, palestine
Time Lapse, Judea Mountains with olive trees in winter snow / West bank, palestine
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Aerial Kibbutz Ein Gedi and sinkholes of the dead sea in the Judea Desert, Ein Gedi, Judea Desert
Aerial Kibbutz Ein Gedi and sinkholes of the dead sea in the Judea Desert, Ein Gedi, Judea Desert
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Aerial Highway 1 connecting Jerusalem and the West Bank until the Beit HaArava Junction with Route 90 south of Jericho near the shores of the Dead Sea, Northern Judea Desert
Aerial Highway 1 connecting Jerusalem and the West Bank until the Beit HaArava Junction with Route 90 south of Jericho near the shores of the Dead Sea, Northern Judea Desert
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Aerial Highway 1 connecting Jerusalem and the West Bank until the Beit HaArava Junction with Route 90 south of Jericho near the shores of the Dead Sea., Northern Judea Desert
Aerial Highway 1 connecting Jerusalem and the West Bank until the Beit HaArava Junction with Route 90 south of Jericho near the shores of the Dead Sea., Northern Judea Desert
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Aerial Highway 1 connecting Jerusalem and the West Bank until the Beit HaArava Junction with Route 90 south of Jericho near the shores of the Dead Sea. Northern Judea Desert
Aerial Highway 1 connecting Jerusalem and the West Bank until the Beit HaArava Junction with Route 90 south of Jericho near the shores of the Dead Sea. Northern Judea Desert
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WS View of electricity Power Station with chimneys emitting steam / Ashkelon, Judea, Israel
WS View of electricity Power Station with chimneys emitting steam / Ashkelon, Judea, Israel
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Aerial Bedouin boy herding his sheep in Israel, Negev, Israel
Aerial Bedouin boy herding his sheep in Israel, Negev, Israel
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WS LA birds of pray in sky (Lesser Spotted Eagle-Aquila pomarina) / Judea, Israel
WS LA birds of pray in sky (Lesser Spotted Eagle-Aquila pomarina) / Judea, Israel