Instructional Video4:27
Amor Sciendi

Horses of St. Mark's square? or more complicated?

12th - Higher Ed
The Horses of St. Mark's Square in Venice have an interesting history. They have been moved around the world and have witnessed some of its great, and terrifying moments.
Instructional Video11:10
Weird History

Year 536 Was The Worst Year To Be Alive - What Happened?

12th - Higher Ed
Was the year 536 AD the worst ever? The 6th century boasted many exceptional events, people, and historical contributions. The exception, however, was one year that was particularly burdened with a level of tragedy and strife most...
Instructional Video4:57
Jabzy

Venetian-Genoese Wars - 3 Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Venetian-Genoese Wars
Instructional Video12:12
Weird History

The Most Destructive Pandemics In History

12th - Higher Ed
The world is swarming with deadly pandemics, epidemics, diseases, and the history of humanity can certainly attest to this fact. There have been many instances spanning our existence of historic epidemics that threatened humanity.
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Fall of Rome the Roman Empire... in the 15th Century

9th - 12th Standards
What caused, and when was, the fall of the Roman Empire? Find out why the narrator argues the date to be around the middle of the 15th century, or in some ways, to this very day. The video covers Roman efforts to incorporate Germanic...
Instructional Video7:05
Curated OER

The Byzantine Empire - Part 3

6th - 12th
A lecturer explains the awe a hypothetical visitor to Byzantium would have felt upon entering the Emperor's throne room. Because of this display of power and fascinating objects, the Byzantines were able to get others to fight for them...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Theater #8: Death and Resurrection of Theater as Liturgical Drama

9th - 10th
As the Roman Empire fell, so did the theater. If there's anyone who hates theater and actors more than Romans, it's early Christians. As Christianity ascended in the west, theater declined. But, fear not. This isn't the end of the...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course World History #12: Fall of the Roman Empire in the 15th Century

9th - 10th
In which John Green teaches you about the fall of the Roman Empire, which happened considerably later than you may have been told. While the Western Roman Empire fell to barbarians in 476 CE, the Byzantines in Constantinople continued...
Audio
Other

12 Byzantine Rulers: The History of the Byzantine Empire

9th - 10th
A very thorough podcast of lectures discussing the history of the Byzantine Empire.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Byzantine Plate With the Battle of David and Goliath

9th - 10th
Met curator Helen Evans on climax in the Byzantine Plate with the Battle of David and Goliath, 629-30.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Great Schism or East West Schism Part 2

9th - 10th
The video lesson from Khan Academy provides information for a high school world history course. This section discusses the causes and effects of The Great Schism, or the East-West Schism. This is second video segment of the presentation.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Comparing Roman and Byzantine Empires

9th - 10th
The video lesson from Khan Academy is intended for students who are taking a high school or college level world history course. This section provides similarities and differences between the Roman Empire and the "Byzantine Empire" (which...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Justinian and the Byzantine Empire

9th - 10th
The video lesson from Khan Academy is intended for students who are taking a high school or college level world history course. This section provides an overview of the Byzantine Empire under its greatest strength under Justinian I; the...