Archaic Greece: The Formative Age, 800-480 BCE
Thersites the Historian
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In this video, I take a look at the Archaic Greek world, the period of time between 800-480 BCE when most of the elements of later Classical Greek civilization developed. I look at some of the major scholarly controversies regarding this period and then I give brief overviews of the histories of a few of the major Archaic poleis.
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@planetpompom 3 years ago (edited)
The reading my professor gave on this era was SO dense and longwinded and addressed the reader as if we already had vast knowledge, I had no idea what was going on, so glad I found this video!
@bitcoinbeavis1928 4 years ago
I like your power point history better than some dumb high production show about it and definitely learn a lot more. Thx
@histoiretraduite 4 years ago
English isn't my mother tongue but I feel that this channel is really cool and educational. Thank you.
@patriciapalmer1377 4 years ago (edited)
Worth watching ! Aways incisive, intelligent, concise presentations. Thank you for your time and effort. Pat
@dardo1201 7 years ago (edited)
Hey, love your content, I was wondering if it would be interesting for you to make a video on late era Greek armies, specifically those around the rise of the Republic, like later cataphracts or the so called thorakitai units etc.
@Sigmamale218 3 years ago (edited)
It’s curious how Carthage and Rome were founded in the 8th century BCE as this revolution was going on. It’s like there was this huge movement of different peoples at the same time around the Mediterranean.
@ericconnor8251 7 years ago
You mentioned the Greek colony of Massalia (Marseille) in coastal Gaul, what is now France, but you could have spoken a bit about the Greek colonies of not only Sardinia and Corsica, but also the Iberian peninsula, coastal Spain, in particular Catalonia. This is a significant topic considering the Greek colonies of Iberia were rivals to the Punic Carthaginian ones and were responsible for introducing the first sophisticated urban cultures to the Iberians, an impact as profound as Magna Graecia.
@tylerscofield9799 5 years ago
I enjoyed your lecture, I def enjoyed the fact you tried to emphasis religion. I really think this one facet of history is something people today really have the hardest time wrapping there heads around.
@donttakeitpersonal8704 4 years ago
Great video, I really love it. I am student from the Netherlands and I am using this to prepare myself for university Ancient Studies in Amsterdam.
@transon6655 6 years ago
I will have a test in two days on this subject. This video helped a lot, thanks
@LorolinAstori 4 years ago
The Phoenicians made a massive amount of money through trade during this period, as evidence the huge fleets they could provide their Persian masters.
Archaic Greece: The Formative Age, 800-480 BCE
Thersites the Historian
85,610 views
In this video, I take a look at the Archaic Greek world, the period of time between 800-480 BCE when most of the elements of later Classical Greek civilization developed. I look at some of the major scholarly controversies regarding this period and then I give brief overviews of the histories of a few of the major Archaic poleis.
Patreon link: Patreon: thersites