Crash Course
Mythical Language and Idiom: Crash Course World Mythology #41
It's the end of the world, everybody. Well, it's the end of our mythology series, anyway. This week, we're talking about how mythological themes have made their way into the English language. We're taking on the Herculean task of...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Why should you read Virgil's "Aeneid"? - Mark Robinson
In 19 BC, the Roman poet Virgil suffered heatstroke and died on his journey back to Italy. On his deathbed, he thought about the manuscript he had been working on for over ten years, an epic poem called the "Aeneid." Unsatisfied with the...
Curated Video
Trojan War Family Tree | Main Characters from The Iliad Explained
Trojan War Family Tree | Main Characters from The Iliad Explained
Curated Video
The Iliad Story for Kids | Bedtime History
Unravel the timeless tale of gods, heroes, and the legendary Trojan War that has fascinated audiences for millennia. Discover the origins of Homer's masterpiece, its cultural significance in the ancient world, and its enduring impact on...
PBS
How Chimaera Mythology Became Reality
The impossible, three-headed monster of Ancient Greek mythology, the Chimaera, may have started off as a fantasy, but today, the word “chimera” can be used to refer to anything that seems impossible. This includes the real-life,...
Curated Video
Were These Mythical Warriors Real?
Ancient tales of this tribe of warrior women who fought epic battles and established great cities continue to inspire storytellers in modern times. The legend challenges traditional gender roles and inspires narratives of female...
Amor Sciendi
Best Books of 2023 | AmorSciendi
These are my top book recommendations for 2023. I'll be back in 2024 with more art, art theory, and occasionally poetry.
PBS
Don’t Know Much About BEOWULF? Nobody Does!
Let’s face it. Between English classes, Lit classes, World Culture classes, and History classes, there’s no escaping The Epic Poem. THE ODYSSEY, THE ILIAD, THE AENEID, THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH, BEOWULF. At some point, we’re going to have to...
Curated Video
Greece, Kos Island
The name Kos is first attested in the Iliad, and has been in continuous use since. Other ancient names include Meropis, Cea, In many Romance languages, Kos was formerly known as Stancho, and in Ottoman and modern Turkish it is known as...
Curated Video
Greece, Kos Island - the Asklepieion
The Asklepieion in Kos is an ancient medical centre placed 4 km to the south east of Kos Town, beyond Platani village. It dates from the first half of the 3rd century BC and it was built to honour the god of health and medicine,...
Curated Video
Greece, Kos Island - the Castle of the Knights of Saint John
The castle of the Knights of Saint John, was constructed with local stone and with the remains of previous constructions and buildings. It still shows a number of blazons on the masonry, some columns, bases and architraves from the ruins...
Curated Video
C++ Standard Template Library in Practice - Multimaps - Coding
The user is unfamiliar with the multimaps coding and wishes to know more about them, and when to use them. • Implement multimap to track line number in the text • Printout word keys and the position of all the word keys This clip is from...
Bloomberg
Iliad Said to Prepare Bid for Bigger T-Mobile Stake
Oct. 2 -- Iliad SA is planning to bid for a bigger stake in Deutsche Telekom AGs U.S. unit than it sought in July, as the French telecom carrier approaches a self-imposed deadline to reach a deal, people familiar with the matter said....
Bloomberg
Iliad Scraps Bid for T-Mobile U.S. Stake
Oct. 13 -- Iliad SA has scrapped its plan to buy a majority stake in T-Mobile US Inc. after the U.S. mobile-phone operators owner Deutsche Telekom AG refused to entertain a new bid. Olivia Sterns reports on Bloomberg West. (Source:...
Bloomberg
Why Iliad Abandoned Its Bid for T-Mobile
Oct. 14 -- Billionaire Xavier Niels Iliad scrapped its plan to acquire a majority stake in T-Mobile US after an improved bid was spurned by the wireless carriers owner Deutsche Telekom. Bloomberg's Caroline Connan reports on...
Bloomberg
Iliad Preparing Offer for Bigger Stake in T-Mobile
Oct. 3 ""Bloomberg's Mark Barton reports on the latest company news making headlines on ""Countdown."" (Source: Bloomberg)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : French telcom operator Iliad maintains its bid for T Mobile US
CLEAN : French telcom operator Iliad maintains its bid for T Mobile US
Bloomberg
French Billionaire Niel Sees Paris Growing as a Tech Hub
Jun.29 -- French billionaire entrepreneur Xavier Niel sees Paris rivaling Silicon Valley as a technololgy hub. He speaks with Bloomberg's Caroline Connan on "Bloomberg Markets."
Curated Video
Inspections, papal envoy leaves, Japanese demo outside UN hq
Baghdad
February 17 2003
1. Wide of Iraqi demonstrators
2. Iraqi Boy Scouts marching
3. Demonstrators in front of United Nations Development Programme building (UNDP)
4. Demonstrators with placard
5. Demonstrators burning American...
Curated OER
Engineering an Empire - Greece, Part 2/5
Before the keystone there was the corbel arch. Join your architecture and humanities classes in an exploration of the engineering and architectural developments of the Mycenaeans, the predecessors of early Greeks. A combination of...