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TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The race to decode a mysterious language | Susan Lupack
In the early 1900s, archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans uncovered nearly 3,000 tablets inscribed with strange symbols. He thought the script, dubbed Linear B, represented the Minoan language, while others came up with their own theories. Was...
Wonderscape
The Ancient Olympics: From Religious Ceremony to Legendary Games
This video delves into the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, which began in 776 BC as a religious ceremony to honor Zeus. It explores the events, the sacred truce, and the olive wreaths given to winners. The ancient games...
Archaia Historia
A Brief History of Greek Colonisation
In this episode we will have a general look at the Greek Archaic Age of discovery and colonisation.
Mr. Beat
Ask YouTube History Nerds - Who Is Most Influential Person In History?
YouTube history nerds unite to answer the big question: who is the most influential person in history? Their answers might surprise you.
Curated Video
Greece, Delos Island
Delos Island is one of the smallest of the Cyclades, an ancient centre of religious, political, and commercial life in the Aegean Sea. Delos had a position as a holy sanctuary for a millennium before Olympian Greek mythology made it the...
Curated Video
Emperor Hadrian: Face & History Revealed, Along with Lover Antinous
Hadrian is considered to be one of Rome's "Five Good Emperors." But he was a man of many shades of grey. After a shaky beginning to his rule, Hadrian embarked on some truly amazing building projects, and stopped the aggressive...
TED-Ed
The Real Story Behind Archimedes' Eureka!
Can a boat the size of a palace possibly float? Discover how a king and a famous Ancient Greek mathematician named Archimedes answered this question, and explore the history behind Archimedes' principle and how a law of physics...
TED-Ed
A Day in the Life of an Ancient Athenian
To learn more about life in ancient Greece, viewers spend a day with Athenians Archias and his wife, Dexileia. Viewers learn about Archias's household and observe the roles of his wife, his children and their tutors, and his slaves. Then...
The School of Life
Why Socrates Hated Democracy
What would our country look like if only the educated could vote? Modern democracy is not an intellectual democracy, but a democracy by birthright — much to the chagrin of Socrates. An informative video briefly discusses the...
TED-Ed
This Is Sparta: Fierce Warriors of the Ancient World
Navy SEALS? Delta Force? Spartans? What kind of training is required to produce fierce warriors? Here's a video that theorizes about the lessons that might have been taught at a Spartan training school.
TED-Ed
The Battle of the Greek Tragedies
Introduce the origins of theater and dramatic roles with this highly entertaining, animated video. It illustrates the evolution of the stage from the shrinking of the chorus in dramas during the fifth century BCE in Ancient Greece,...
Crash Course
Fate, Family, and Oedipus Rex
"Alas, how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise." Is knowing a good thing? This course in the history of Greek drama uses Oedipus Rex as an exemplar. The narrator measures Sophocles’ play...
Curated OER
Engineering an Empire - Greece, Part 4/5
How do you lift a 10 ton drum of marble block? How do you get blocks of marble to stay together without mortar? Part four of this five-part series focuses on the engineering challenges involved in building the Parthenon. Once again, the...
Curated OER
Engineering an Empire - Greece, Part 5/5
"There are no straight lines in the Parthenon." The series concludes with a look at the optical illusions involved in the engineering of the Parthenon. Mixing animated images and current video, the producers bring alive this famous...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cultural Syncretism in Central Asia
In the third century BCE, between the Greek-influenced Seleucid Empire and the Indian Mauryan Empire lay a small and prosperous kingdom called Bactria. This video is about cultural syncretism--the blending of cultures. What kinds of...