One Minute History
Evolution of Democracy: From Ancient Greece to Global Expansion
This video traces the evolution of democracy from ancient Greece to modern times, highlighting key moments such as Athenian democracy, the Roman Republic, Magna Carta, and the American Revolution. The narrative showcases how democracy...
Wonderscape
Ancient Greece: The City-States and Their Influence
This video explores the unique city-states of ancient Greece, highlighting key places like Sparta and Athens. Learn how these independent regions developed their own governments, cultures, and customs, with Athens being the birthplace of...
AllTime 10s
10 Shocking Facts About The Ancient Greeks
From throwing 'undesirables' off clips to tasting urine to check for diseases, the Ancient Greeks has some pretty unusual and disturbing practices.
Curated Video
Time Travel Adventures: Exploring Ancient Greece and the Middle Ages
In this video, Nova takes children on an exciting journey through time, starting with Ancient Greece. They learn about the birthplace of philosophy, the Olympics, democracy, and the creative arts. The video also touches on the Roman...
Bedtime History
The War Between Athens and Sparta
The roots of today’s global society reach back over 2,500 years, to Athens and Sparta, two powerful city-states of ancient Greece. The two states, though geographically close, differed greatly in their societal structure and values....
Curated Video
The Road to Athenian Democracy
What forms of government preceded democracy and how did this pave the way for the ancient Athenians to invent democracy?
Wonderscape
Exploring Democracy: Power to the People
This video delves into the essence of democracy, highlighting its origins in ancient Greece and its evolution into modern forms. It underscores the significance of citizen participation in democracies, focusing on the power of voting in...
Curated Video
Women in Ancient Athens
The lives and rights of women in Greece, from a modern perspective, seem severely limited; yet, they played important roles in society.
TED Talks
TED: Capitalism will eat democracy -- unless we speak up | Yanis Varoufakis
Have you wondered why politicians aren't what they used to be, why governments seem unable to solve real problems? economist Yanis Varoufakis, the former Minister of Finance for Greece, says that it's because you can be in politics today...
Curated Video
Geography: From Athens to America
Thanks, in part, to its unique geography, Athens is the birthplace of democracy, and one of the most successful city-states in all of Ancient Greece.
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.
Ancient Lights Media
Greece
This clip looks at the physical features, climate, history and culture of Greece.
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....
Gresham College
Ten Things You Really Should Know About Ancient Greek Democracy - Professor Paul Cartledge
Professor Paul Cartledge explores the democracy in ancient Greece and the origins of the word, and how that distinguishes from todays notion of democracy...
Then & Now
Hubris, Nemesis and Greek Mythology
What is Hubris? For the Ancient Greeks, Hubris was a particularly pernicious character trait - an excessive arrogance and pride that would always lead to nemesis - the fall. Icarus and Phaeton both succumbed to hubris, and the trial of...
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.
Curated Video
(For the) Common People SONG | Putrid Politics | Horrible Histories
Subscribe for more Horrible History: http://bit.ly/HorribleHistoriesSubscribe Visit our website: horrible-histories.co.uk Follow the story and struggle for democracy from Ancient Greece right up to modern day, for the common people. Get...
Curated Video
Democratic Symbols
In ancient Athens, symbols were used to promote religious and democratic ideals and beliefs. Thousands of years later these symbols helped to define the United States.
Curated Video
Ancient Greek Theater
Greece was home to hundreds of open-air arenas where citizens came together to discuss the important issues of the day. Like Broadway today, they were a place for both entertainment and important social commentary.
Makematic
Checks & Balances
In 1787, the framers of the Constitution met in Philadelphia to create a new form of government. The checks and balances that they wrote into law have distributed power evenly, between three branches of government, ever since.
Big Think
Why the U.S. is an anomaly among democracies | Eboo Patel
- From the time of the ancient Greeks, political philosophers believed the only way to have diversity in a society was for it to be an empire or a dictatorship. They thought homogeneity was the core of democracy: one ethnic group, one...
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...
TED-Ed
What Did Democracy Really Mean in Athens?
Did you know elections only played a small role in Athenian democracy? Take a look at the fascinating origins of Athenian direct democracy in ancient Greece, and compare their political structures to our understanding of...