Friday, February 24, 2017

Ancient Athens

British scholar Bettany Hughes hosts this well produced documentaty. Pay particualr attention to changes in the roles and importance of the "common man."





This clip begins with the clash between Athens and Persians at Marathon. The clip below is from the popular PBS travel author Rick Steves The clip below is a "travel video" about the Agora (or marketplace) of ancient Athens. The Agora was located at the foot of the Acropolis. (You gotta dig the background music!) A nicely done "amateur" clip about Greek philosophy. A more "academic" offering featuring the irrepressible Eugen Weber. A nicely done "amateur" clip about Greek philosophy. Below is a blogger's notion of Zeno's Stoicism: