Hermes & Apollo | The Birth of Hermes and How He Stole the Cattle of Apollo | Greek Mythology
Based on a story by Lin and Don Donn - https://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/myths.html, used with permission. Hermes & Apollo | The Birth of Hermes and How He Stole the Cattle of Apollo | Greek Mythology Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto and has a twin sister, the chaste huntress Artemis.
From playlist Ancient Greek Mythology
Eratosthenes: Biography of a Great Thinker
Eratosthenes (c. 276 BC -- c.194 BC) was a Greek scholar nicknamed "Beta." This is because he was considered the second best in so many fields. Despite the dismissive nickname, Eratosthenes is still celebrated to this day for his significant contributions to math, astronomy, and geograph
From playlist It Starts With Literacy
The Myth of Prometheus | The Stealing of Fire From Gods | Greek Mythology
Based on a story by Lin and Don Donn - https://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/myths.html, used with permission. The Myth of Prometheus | The Stealing of Fire From Gods | Greek Mythology Prometheus was the son of the Titan Iapetus and the Oceanid Clymene. Even though a Titan himself, together
From playlist Ancient Greek Mythology
Persephone | The Greek Goddess of Spring | Ancient Greek Mythology
Based on a story by Lin and Don Donn - https://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/myths.html, used with permission. Persephone | The Greek Goddess of Spring | Ancient Greek Mythology Greek Goddess of Spring. Daughter of Demeter and Zeus, Persephone is the beautiful goddess of spring. She is call
From playlist Ancient Greek Mythology
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From playlist Science Unplugged: Physics
Thales: Biography of a Great Thinker
Thales of Miletus was an ancient Greek scholar who is widely considered to be the first mathematician and the first philosopher. He was one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Host: Liliana de Castro Artwork: Kim Parkhurst Written & Directed by Michael Harrison Produced by Kimberly Hatch Har
From playlist It Starts With Literacy
Introduction to Geometry: Ancient Greece and the Pythagoreans
I have to tell you, Ancient Greece is my favorite era of history. Oh, how I wish I could have been there to philosophize with the greats! Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, plus all of the mathematicians, like Pythagoras. He loved math so much, he made a religion out of it! I mean it makes sense,
From playlist Geometry
Tacitus' Histories and Germanicus
In this lecture, Dr Chris Whitton (University of Cambridge) introduces the figure of Tiberius’ adoptive son, Germanicus, focusing in particular on: (i) the shape of the Empire in the early 1st century AD and Germanicus’ position in the Julio-Claudian dynasty; (ii) Tacitus’ presentation of
From playlist Classics & Ancient History
A few introductory clips on Aristotle's philosophy which come from a program on classical Greek philosophy in a series on great ideas in philosophy. #Philosophy #Aristotle
From playlist Aristotle
In this lecture, Dr Emily Hauser (University of Exeter) explores the role of the gods in the Iliad, focusing in particular on: (i) the views of ancient scholars on the depiction of the gods in the Iliad, including Xenophanes and Longinus; (ii) the different ways in which the gods interact
From playlist Classics & Ancient History