Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (UNESCO/TBS)
Thebes, the city of the god Amon, was the capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms. With the temples and palaces at Karnak and Luxor, and the necropolises of the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, Thebes is a striking testimony to Egyptian civilizati
From playlist Art of the ancient Mediterranean | Art History | Khan Academy
Medusa and Athena - Ancient Greek Goddesses - Greek Mythology
Based on a story by Lin and Don Donn - https://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/myths.html, used with permission. Medusa and Athena - Ancient Greek Goddesses - Greek Mythology In later myths (mainly in Ovid) Medusa was the only Gorgon to possess snake locks because they were a punishment from A
From playlist Ancient Greek Mythology
The Egyptian myth of the death of Osiris - Alex Gendler
Dig into the Egyptian myth of Osiris, trapped by his brother, the warrior god Set, in a coffin and tossed into the Nile to die. -- Long jealous of his older brother Osiris, the god who ruled all of Egypt, the warrior god Set plotted to overthrow him. Hosting an extravagant party as a ru
From playlist Myths from Around the World
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
Virtual Egypt: What Abu Simbel Looked Like
What did the cave temples of Abu Simbel look like 3000 years ago? Today we take a tour of the Abu Simbel complex in Southern Egypt, analyzing the architecture of the Temple of Ramesses II and the Temple of Nefertari, the ancient Egyptian temples that were carved in the rock of a cliff. Ve
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Abu Simbel | The Coolest Stuff on the Planet
The statues at Abu Simbel in Egypt are a testament to human ingenuity -- and ego. Find out what's so cool about Abu Simbel (and statues) in this episode of The Coolest Stuff on the Planet.
From playlist The Coolest Stuff on the Planet
8. Plato, Part III: Arguments for the immortality of the soul (cont.)
Death (PHIL 176) The lecture focuses exclusively on one argument for the immortality of the soul from Plato's Phaedo, namely, "the argument from simplicity." Plato suggests that in order for something to be destroyed, it must have parts, that is, it must be possible to "take it apart." Ar
From playlist Death with Shelly Kagan
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
Perseus and Medusa | Ancient Greek Mythology Stories
Based on a story by Lin and Don Donn - https://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/myths.html, used with permission. Perseus and Medusa | Greek Mythology Stories Perseus, in Greek mythology, the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa and the rescuer of Andromeda from a sea monster. ... Because the gaze of Me
From playlist Ancient Greek Mythology
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
The Sacred Band - An Alternative 300 - Extra History
Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/extra-history-the-sacred-band-an-alternative-300-extra-history To support the Trevor Project visit our tiltify at https://tiltify.com/@extracredits/extra-pride-2020 & to see what we'll be broadcasting throughout the week, put yo
From playlist Extra History (ALL EPISODES)
Introduction to Ancient Greek History (CLCV 205) In this lecture, Professor Kagan describes the growth of a new power: Thebes. Under the leadership of Epaminondas and Pelopidas, Thebes grows into a major power among the Greek cities. In fact, the Thebans even rout the Spartans in a stan
From playlist Introduction to Ancient Greek History with Donald Kagan
22. The Struggle for Hegemony in Fourth-Century Greece (cont.)
Introduction to Ancient Greek History (CLCV 205) In this lecture, Professor Kagan examines the continuation of Spartan tyranny over the Greek poleis and the response of the Greek world. According to Professor Kagan, it became clear that the Greek poleis needed to do something to check t
From playlist Introduction to Ancient Greek History with Donald Kagan
Akhenaten - A Pharaoh Obsessed - Extra History
Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/extra-history-akhenaten-a-pharaoh-obsessed-extra-history Join us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon A revolutionary dreamer or a tyrannical despot? That is a question at the heart of Akhenaten's rule, a pharaoh so unusual, that
From playlist Extra History (ALL EPISODES)
For 10% off MOVA Globes, go to http://bit.ly/TheHistoryGuyMOVAGlobes and use updated code THEHISTORYGUY For a short 30 years, Sparta held undisputed the position of the strongest city in Greece, only to be toppled suddenly and decisively. The very things that had given them their strength
From playlist Ancient and Prehistory
LLT 180: The Heroic Quest - Lecture 11: Sophocles, Antigone
Human societies have long used the theme of the quest for self-knowledge as a vehicle to assess their own cultures and to explore ethical situations arising in civic life. This course examines texts from diverse cultural traditions in which protagonists confront their inherited identity of
From playlist Missouri State: LLT 180: The Heroic Quest | CosmoLearning English Literature
Ovid's Metamorphoses III.124-130
Before you translate, you should always read through the lines and preview them. This video helps with the previewing, and points out some structural components of lines, which should aid in your translation.
From playlist Ovid's Metamorphoses: Book III - Cadmus, Founder of Thebes (lines 1-130)
Fate, Family, and Oedipus Rex: Crash Course Literature 202
In which John Green teaches you about one of the least family-friendly family dramas in the history of family dramas, Oedipus Rex. Sophocles' most famous play sees its main character, who seems like he's got it all together, find out that he's killed his father, married his mother, had a b
From playlist Literature 2
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
Egyptian Civilization - Blooming Flower in the Desert | Ancient Civilizations Uncovered, Documentary
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River, situated in the place that is now the country Egypt. Ancient Egyptian civilization followed prehistoric Egypt and coalesced around 3100 BC with the political unification of Upper and
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