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Curated Video
Making a Greek Veggie Wrap
Coach Socrates shows Miss Palomine how to make a healthy and delicious snack – the Greek Veggie Wrap.
Curated Video
Overcoming Resistance
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) relates how he overcame many setbacks to pursue an academic career in classics.
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I WONDER - What Where Schools Called In Ancient Greek Times?
This video is answering the question of what where schools called in Ancient Greek times.
Curated Video
High Five Facts - Ancient Greek Schools
This video explores five fun facts about ancient Greek schools.
Curated Video
Tracing the Threads of Human Experience
Historian Maria Mavroudi (UC Berkeley) explores the dynamic distinction between East and West, emphasizing the ever-changing nature of this categorization over time and place. By delving into historical connections such as the Silk Route...
Curated Video
The Byzantine Identity: The Continuity of the Roman Empire
UC Berkeley historian and Byzantine specialist Maria Mavroudi describes how the Byzantines regarded themselves as “Romans”, looking at their 1000+ year civilization as the part of the Roman Empire that never fell to the barbarians.
Curated Video
Exploring Ancient Scientific Knowledge: The Legacy of Galen and the Systematization of Information
This video explores the ancient world's approach to developing and attributing scientific knowledge, focusing on key figures such as Galen and the systematization of knowledge in the second century AD. It highlights the collaborative and...
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Exploring the Evolution of the Greek Language
UC Berkeley historian and Byzantine specialist Maria Mavroudi describes how famous Greek writers were consciously imitated centuries or even millennia after they had lived, and how she was counselled to take the writer Lucian as her role...
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Exploring the Continuity of Greek-Arabic Bilingualism
Historian Maria Mavroudi (UC Berkeley) reveals how a careful study of Arab-Greek bilingualism can shed important light on a wealth of societal values, including the very foundations of their systems of knowledge.
Curated Video
The Roman Identity of the Byzantines: Language, Culture, and Continuity
In this video, UC Berkeley Byzantine scholar Maria Mavroudi discusses the identity of the Byzantine Empire, emphasizing that despite being predominantly Greek-speaking, the Byzantines considered themselves and were considered by others...
Curated Video
Greek Roots
Greek Roots explores how to determine the meaning of unfamiliar complex words by using knowledge of Greek roots.
One Minute History
089 Rosetta Stone - One Minute History
1799 - During Napoleon’s campaign into Egypt, one of his officers discovers an unusual stone in the masonry of Fort Julien. Further inspection reveals that the granite slab contains ancient bilingual inscriptions and may offer the...
Curated Video
Greek Architecture: The Column
“Greek Architecture: The Column” will explain the different types of columns used by the ancient Greeks and their influence on U.S. government buildings.
The Noted Anatomist
Tibia and Fibula
This brief video tutorial discusses the tibia and fibula: 0:00. Intro to the tibia and fibula 0.14. TIBIA 0:22. Medial and lateral condyles 0:53. Intercondylar eminence 1:12 Tibial tuberosity 1:43. Interosseous border (tibia) 1:54....
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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.
Nature League
What Do You Know About the Ocean? - Field Trip
In this Nature League Field Trip, Brit asks people on the streets of Missoula about the oceans and life in the sea.
Nature League
What Makes Great White Shark DNA So Awesome?
This week on Nature League, Brit explores some amazing new discoveries about the great white shark by breaking down a recent scientific journal article about the sequencing of its genome.
Hip Hughes History
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle: Global History Review
A short summary of the big three Greek philosophers.
Religion for Breakfast
Coptic: The Final Ancient Egyptian Language
00:00 Intro<br/>
00:52 Phases of the Egypti<br/>an Language
2<br/>:19 Dialects of Coptic<<br/>br/>4:36 Origins of<br/> Coptic Script
7:55 Genres of Coptic Lit
12:22 Later History
00:52 Phases of the Egypti<br/>an Language
2<br/>:19 Dialects of Coptic<<br/>br/>4:36 Origins of<br/> Coptic Script
7:55 Genres of Coptic Lit
12:22 Later History
Religion for Breakfast
How I Became a Religious Studies Researcher
Inspired by Simon Clark's call for his subscribers to post "How I Became a Researcher" videos, I'm posting a short biographical sketch of my journey from a history Bachelors student to a religious studies PhD candidate. Hope you enjoy!
Religion for Breakfast
The Book that Almost Made it into the Bible
00:00 Intro 1:42 Contents 6:22 Authorship and Date 7:57 Manuscript History 10:52 Christian Usage of Text 12:54 What happened to it?
Religion for Breakfast
Dyeus: The Indo-European Sky Father
In this video, we explore the Proto-Indo-European Sky Father. A deity revered by many cultures throughout history. From the Greek Zeus to the Roman Jupiter, the Sky Father god represented the celestial day-lit sky. Hosted by Dr. Andrew...