Life of Apollonius of Tyana (Greek: Τὰ ἐς τὸν Τυανέα Ἀπολλώνιον), also known by its Latin title Vita Apollonii, is a text in eight books written in Ancient Greece by Philostratus (c. 170 – c. 245 AD). It tells the story of Apollonius of Tyana (c. 15 – c. 100 AD), a Pythagorean philosopher and teacher. (Wikipedia).
Greek Mathematics: Pythagoras and His Followers
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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
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The Ragged Edge of Silence | Nat Geo Live
Pioneering activist and National Geographic Fellow John "Planetwalker" Francis took a 17-year vow of silence to walk across America, inspiring thousands. Here he offers lessons on the need for reflection in one's life. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Nat Geo Live: htt
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Student Philosopher: Nietzsche, Apollo & Dionysus
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The Last Days of the Romanovs | National Geographic
For 300 years the Romanovs ruled Russia as tsars. But as World War I brought Russia to revolution, Tsar Nicholas II and his family were overthrown. During his World Cup tour of Russia, National Geographic reporter Sergey Gordeev visits the Church on the Blood in Yekaterinburg that memorial
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Athena, Demeter and Dionysus | The Worship of Ancient Gods before Christianity
For thousands of years before the time of Jesus, pagan religions flourished and gave rise to some of the most vibrant cultures the world has ever seen. While Greco-Roman worship of Athena took place publicly, mystery religions, such as the worship of Demeter and Dionysus, required secret i
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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
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How to Draw Tangent Circles using Cones
Solving the Problem of Apollonius with Conic Sections This video describes a non-standard way of finding tangent circles to a given set of 3 circles, known as the Problem of Apollonius. It uses conic sections rather than straightedge and compass. I feel this approach is more intuitive and
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Introduction to Ancient Greek History (CLCV 205) In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan explores the rise, fall, and significance of tyrannies in the Greek polis. He argues that the various tyrannies in the Greek world had both negative and positive aspects, which need to be appreciate
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The Three/Four bridge and Apollonius duality for conics | Six: A course in pure maths 5 | Wild Egg
The Three / Four bridge plays an important role in understanding the remarkable duality discover by Apollonius between points and lines in the plane once a conic is specified. This is a purely projective construction that works for ellipses, and their special case of a circle, for parabola
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APOLLONIUS THEOREM Using Animation Tools | MEDIAN SERIES | CREATA CLASSES
Understand Apollonius Theorem and the Relation between Medians & Sides of a Triangle Using ANIMATION & visual tools. It also include the proof of apollonius theorem. This is 5th video under the Median Series. Introduction to Median: https://youtu.be/eHewPlLq7ps Visit our website: https
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Problem of Apollonius - what does it teach us about problem solving?
This video uses the problem of Apollonius as a way to introduce circle inversion and an important problem-solving technique - transforming a hard problem into a simpler one; then solve for the simpler, transformed version of the problem before doing the inverse transformation so that we ob
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Ciro Ciliberto, Enumeration in geometry - 15 Novembre 2017
https://www.sns.it/eventi/enumeration-geometry Colloqui della Classe di Scienze Ciro Ciliberto, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata” Enumeration in geometry Abstract: Enumeration of geometric objects verifying some specific properties is an old and venerable subject. In this talk I will
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Alex Kontorovich - Numbers and Fractals [2017]
It is a very good time to be a mathematician. This millennium, while only a teenager, has already seen spectacular breakthroughs on problems like the Poincar´e Conjecture (solved by Grisha Perelman, who declined both a Fields Medal and a million dollar Clay Prize) and the near-resolution o
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Zeus Hera and Little Io | Greek Mythology Stories |
Based on a story by Lin and Don Donn - https://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/myths.html, used with permission. Zeus, Hera and Little Io - Ancient Greek Mythology - One day Zeus got really bored while in Mount Olympus. Yes, you heard it right, even Gods can get bored. So Zeus came to earth a
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Gary Antonick - Projectile on an Incline-No Calculation - G4G13 Apr 2018
Draw the path of a projectile on an incline. No calculation needed. A projectile bounces up and back down an inclined plane. How might this bounce path be drawn without calculation? This video shares a simple geometric technique (circles and lines) for producing a plane and launch angle t
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The Rise and Fall of the Romanovs
Russia's Romanov dynasty reigned for 300 years—and ended with the execution of the entire Romanov family in the basement of a merchant's house in Yekaterinburg. The Romanovs didn't survive the Bolshevik Revolution, but their story did. Pack your bags, traveler: We're headed to Russia. Thi
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Alex Bellos - LOOP: Pool on an Ellipse - G4G12 April 2016
My elliptical pool table and how I made it.
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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.
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Not every part of the rainforest is filled with towering canopies! We discovered an area with trees only twice my height, and it took a couple of geologists to help us figure out why. Learn more about Robert Stallard and his amazing geologic knowledge: http://bit.ly/1wIATpb This is a s
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