TED Talks
Why there's no such thing as objective reality | Greg Anderson
In the grand scheme of history, modern reality is a bizarre exception when compared to the worlds of ancient, precolonial and Indigenous civilizations, where myths ruled and gods roamed, says historian Greg Anderson. So why do Westerners...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: A day in the life of an ancient Athenian - Robert Garland
It's 427 BCE and the worst internal conflict ever to occur in the ancient Greek world is in its fourth year. Athens is facing a big decision: what to do with the people of Mytilene, a city on the island of Lesbos where a revolt against...
Curated Video
The Persians & Greeks: Crash Course World History
In which John compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course we're glad that Greek civilization spawned modern western civilization, right? Maybe not. From Socrates and Plato to Darius and Xerxes, John...
Crash Course
The Persians & Greeks Crash Course World History
In which John compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course we're glad that Greek civilization spawned modern western civilization, right? Maybe not. From Socrates and Plato to Darius and Xerxes, John...
Curated Video
Battle of Delium, 424 BC Athens takes on Sparta Peloponnesian War
Battle of Delium, 424 BC Athens takes on Sparta Peloponnesian War
Curated Video
Battle of Chaeronea: The Rise of Philip II of Macedonia
This video provides a detailed account of the military and strategic brilliance of Philip II of Macedonia, highlighting his innovative reforms, tactical prowess, and decisive victory at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC. Philip's ability...
Curated Video
Classical Athenian Persuasion
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) gives us a detailed view of the ancient Athenian deliberative assembly.
Curated Video
A Two-Way Street
Stanford University classicist and political scientist Josiah Ober relates how the interests of elites and the general population were intertwined in classical Athens, and how we might be able to harness some of those ancient concepts in...
Curated Video
A Fateful Eclipse
Classicist Richard Janko (Michigan) relates the pivotally impactful religious factors behind the disastrous Athenian invasion of Sicily during the Peloponnesian War.
Curated Video
Attuned to Their Audience
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) paints a vivid picture of an ancient Athenian assembly, describing how speakers had to find a way to consistently appeal to two very different audiences simultaneously.
Curated Video
Ancient Culture Wars?
Classical scholar Richard Janko, University of Michigan, describes his conviction that the famous trial of Socrates in 399 BCE was hardly a unique event in Classical Athens, but rather one in a series of battles between religious...
Curated Video
Greek Direct Democracy
This video will explain the way in which Greece became a direct democracy and the problems that the system created for the Greek people.
Vlogbrothers
On The Melian Dialogue
In which John discusses The Melian Dialogue, a story of Ancient Greece, the Peloponnesian War, the city-state of Athens, the island of Melos, Thucydides, and 21st century human life.
IT'S HISTORY
THEMISTOCLES - Hero from Salamina I IT'S HISTORY
Themistocles - an Athenian politician, a prominent strategist and ... a fugitive. In this episode we will tell you the story of this extraordinary hero from Salamina who was forced to leave Athens in the last years of his life. How much...
Independent Producers
Citizenship in Athens
In ancient Greece, people were thrown out or ostracized from the city because they broke the rules. Anyone could get ostracized – kicked out of the city for 10 years – based on voting done by the citizens using broken pieces of pottery....
Independent Producers
Direct Democracy in Athens
Modern campaigning can get pretty dirty, but politicians today are only taking their cues from politicians in ancient Athens. This public radio story describes how direct democracy was carried out in ancient Athens, a Greek city-state....
Step Back History
What are Taxes?
Every year, we grumble about taxation. We know the American revolution had at least a bit to do with taxes on tea. We even think of taxes as inevitable as death! Where do taxes come from?
Bridgeman Arts
1977 GREEK GENERAL ELECTIONS, NOVEMBER 1977
Footage from Athens during the preparations of the 1977 Greek general elections. On the posters, names of parties, such as Alliance of Progressive and Left Forces, New Democracy (aka ND), Panhellenic Socialist Movement (aka PASOK), Union...
Bridgeman Arts
FROM THE ELLINIKON AIRPORT TO DOWNTOWN ATHENS, 1955
On the road from Ellinikon Athens International airport to downtown Athens via Syngrou avenue. Airplanes visible including a US Airforce aircraft. Athens, Greece 1955.
Bridgeman Arts
Visiting the Acropolis of Athens, Greece 1960
Home movie of a family visiting the Acropolis of Athens, filmed January 2, 1960.
Bridgeman Arts
SUNSET IN PELEKAS CORFU, JUNE 1975
Sunset in Pelekas in the island of Corfu, from the top of the "Kaiser's Throne" location, looking over the Ionian Sea.
Bridgeman Arts
SNOWFIGHT IN PARNITHA MOUNTAIN, ATHENS, 1958
Family excursion to Parnitha mountain, near Athens, with snow. During a stop on the way to the Casino, we see the family enjoying a snowball fight. We watch the white carpet that covers Parnitha as the lens wanders showing us the steep...
Bridgeman Arts
SNOW IN PARNITHA MOUNTAIN, ATHENS, 1977
The filmmaker and his partner are in a car bound for Parnitha, a mountain and national park north of Athens. We watch shots from inside the car on the snowy road to the top. The couple makes a stop to admire the scenery and then again on...
Bridgeman Arts
ATHENS MILITARY PARADE, 25 MARCH 1984
It is March 25, the date on which the Greeks celebrate Greek Independence and the Greek Revolution of 1821 against Ottoman rule with military and student parades. We see a shot of the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens and the Greek...