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Ancient Stone Colonnade, or Cardo, Jerash, Roman City of Gerasa, Jordan
Ancient Stone Colonnade, or Cardo, Jerash, Roman City of Gerasa, Jordan
Curated Video
Turkey, Ancient city of Priene
Priene was an ancient Greek city of Ionia at the base of an escarpment of Mycale, about 6 kilometres north of the then course of the Maeander River, 67 kilometres from ancient Anthea, 15 kilometres from ancient Aneon and 25 kilometres...
Bridgeman Arts
Unknown ancient greek and roman artists - Alois Riegl - Legitimization of styles
The classical antiquity goes from the 8th century BC until the 5th century AD, but very often the concept ""classicism"" is understood as a unique style. However, it includes an enormous variety of styles and techniques. Art historian...
TED-Ed
The Philosophy of Cynicism
Diogenes of Sinope was a cynic, the first of that line of philosophy, advocating for rejecting materialism, vanity, and conformity. While the meaning of the label cynic has changed over the centuries, the core ideas of rejecting...
TED-Ed
What Really Happened to the Library of Alexandria?
Imagine if one library in your area decided to collect as much information as possible by hand—not an easy task. Believe it or not, the Library of Alexandria in Ancient Greece did just that! Learners watch an educational video, answer...
Crash Course
Alexander the Great and the Situation... the Great?
What made Alexander the Great so great? John Green reviews three possible definitions of the term great that we ascribe to historical figures, while offering a fairly comprehensive overview of the accomplishments and legacy of Alexander...
Curated OER
Alexander the Great
Introduce your class to a historic hero. Considered the greatest conqueror of all time, Alexander the Great never lost a war in 11 years of fighting. Before he died at the age of 33 from malaria, he had brought under his control all the...
History of Our World
Podcast History of Our World: 47 Alexander the Great
Podcast by Rob Monaco on Alexander the Great picks up after the death of Alexander's father, Philip II of Macedon, and tells us a detailed story of his life and conquests. With maps and charts illustrating battle strategy. [28:32]
Crash Course
Crash Course World History #8: Alexander the Great
In this Crash Course video, you are introduced to the life and accomplishments of Alexander the Great, his empire, his horse Bucephalus, the empires that came after him, and the idea of Greatness. Is greatness a question of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Ancient Greece: Hellenistic: Alexander Mosaic
This video [5:53] discusses Alexander Mosaics, c.100 B.C.E., copy (Pompeii) of a lost Greek painting, c. 315 B.C.E., Hellenistic Period (Archaeological Museum, Naples). Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker.
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #3: Plato and Aristotle
In this episode of Crash Course, you are introduced to Socrates and his two important students, Plato and Aristotle. Learn about their different philosophies and the contributions they made to science. Are you a Platonist or...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cyrus the Great and the Achaemenid Empire
Learn how Cyrus the Great overthrew the Medians to establish the Achaemenid Empire (Persian Empire). Follow the history of this empire in his video which includes a timeline. [13:53]
BBC
Bbc Podcasts: Episode 31: Coin With Head of Alexander 17 May 2010
Coin showing Alexander the Great, issued by one of his successors. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, tells the story of Alexander the Great through a small silver coin that was made years after his death. One of history's...