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This three-minute video uses actors and a narrator to help explain the Byzantine Emperor Justinian's plans to reunite the Roman Empire and how they were thwarted by an unlikely foe. (03:12)
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This video explains how, in 1453, the Ottoman conquered the Byzantine Empire's capital, Constantinople. The conquering was lead by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire. There isn't any narration and the text movies rapidly so the video may need to be stopped at times for discussion. Some of the comments are intended as first person narrative. Sound can be muted. (08:22)
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After more than 2,000 years, the Epidaurus Theater is still open for business. It's famous for incredible acoustics, as demonstrated in this clip, where the sound of tearing paper can be heard from far away. This Epidaurus clip is a segment from "I Follow Apollo”, the Intrepid Berkeley Explorer’s free video presenting the highlights of Greece, including Athens, Olympia, Meteora, Sparta, the Byzantine Empire, Greek Folk Dancing, the islands of Mykanos, Santorini, Crete, & Rhodes, plus Ephesus in Turkey, and much more.
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This 7:41 video reviews the history of this city. There isn't any narration. Istanbul was once known as Constantinople and Byzantium and served as the capital of the Roman and Byzantine Empire. The city was then conquered by the Ottoman empire in 1453. The Ottomans transformed the city from Orthodox Christianity to Islam and its name was changed to Istanbul. The Ottoman Empire
fell in World War I and was replaced by the Republic of Turkey, with its capital being Ankara.
Found by freealan in History of Continental Europe
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Many of us are aware of the ancient Greek civilization and it's massive impact on western history . However, the often overlooked part of Greek history, the era of the great Byzantine Empire, is arguably of almost equal importance. (11:40)
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The disease known as the plague has been stalking humanity for over 5,000 years, and there have been many outbreaks. In fact, there have been three pandemics caused by the bacillus bacterium Yersinia Pestis. The first was in the 6th century. It devastated the Byzantine Empire and was known as The Plague of Justinian. The third began in China in the mid-19th century and quickly spread throughout the world. But it is the plague that began in 1346 which killed more than 50 million people in just seven years that we refer to as the ‘Black Death’. The Middle Ages was a time of superstition, religious fanaticism and ignorance and so they thought it was the end of the world. In reality it was the largest pandemic in the history of humanity. (37:51)
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In which John Green teaches you about the fall of the Roman Empire, which happened considerably later than you may have been told. While the Western Roman Empire fell to barbarians in 476 CE, the Byzantines in Constantinople continued the Eastern Empire nicely, calling themselves Romans for a further 1000 years. Find out what Justinian and the rest of the Byzantine emperors were up to over there, and how the Roman Empire dragged out its famous Decline well into medieval times. In addition to all this, you'll learn about ancient sports riots and hipster barbarians, too. (12:44)
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April 14, 2012 at 07:43 AM
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In 1204 crusaders sacked the city, then renamed Constantinople. For the next thousand years, the Byzantine Kings hid safely behind the massive walls of Constantinople. Then in 1453, with the Turkish Ottoman Empire encircling the city, Sultan Mehmet brought the newest technology of the 15th century, the cannon, and finally brought down the walls of the world's most impregnable fortress. This 24 minute video reviews the details of this city and the battle. The main video starts at the two minute mark.
Found by freealan in History of Continental Europe
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Byzantine panel with archangel, Ivory leaf from diptych, c. 525-50, 16.8 x 5.6 x 0.35 in. (42.8 x 14.3 x 0.9 cm), probably from Constantinople (modern Istanbul). (4:25)
Found by stevenanderson in Sculpture-400-1300: Medieval Era
June 6, 2012 at 06:20 PM
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Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy (Byzantine), c. 1400, tempera and gold on wood, 39 cm x 31 cm (British Museum, London.) Speakers: Pippa Couch and Rachel Ropeik (6:21).
Found by stevenanderson in Miscellaneous Renaissance Artists
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Rome. The state that turned from tiny settlements around the Palatine Hill in central Italy into a gigantic empire that ruled most of western Europe and Mediterranean for centuries and formed the framework for today's states. (11:56)
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Seven years ago, on his third trip to the Black Sea, Dr. Robert Ballard discovered a miraculously well-preserved Byzantine shipwreck, but his team could only take pictures. Now, Ballard returns with state-of-the-art technology and a revolutionary .5 million robot known as “Hercules” to excavate two shipwrecks for the first time ever, including one of the most pristine ancient vessels ever found. Ballard and his team have only two weeks, so they must work in perfect precision on their hunt for the Ghost Ships of the Black Sea.
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Michael Levy plays ancient Greek melodies on his lyre. This is a short rendition of one of the precious few fragments of surviving ancient Greek music! This fragment of melody was preserved in ancient Byzantine manuscripts (Conspectus codicum:
V. Venetus Marcianus appl. cl. VI, saec. XIII-XIV
N. Neapolitanus graecus III. C4, saec. XV
F. Florentius Ricc. 41, saec. XVI), in the unambiguous alphabetical musical notation used in ancient Greece, & the melodic fragment is catalogued as "Anonymous, Bellermann 97-104".
It is played here, on a lyre closely resembling the ancient Greek Kithara; the larger wooden lyre favoured by the professional musicians of ancient Greece(the lyre is in fact, a replica of a Jewish Temple lyre, depicted on a Jewish coin from 135CE - it is almost identical to the Kithara).
It is in the ancient Greek "Hypolydian" mode; the equivalent intervals as heard on the scale from F-F on the white notes of the piano.
Found by Donna_Strobel in Middle Ages
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The beginning script: "The first on the list is a prominent Orthodox cathedral in Russia; Saint Basil's Cathedral. Comprising of nine chapels, each tipped with onion shaped domes; the cathedral is a prodigious site. Unparalleled in Byzantine art, this marvel dazzles Russia's skyline with its eccentricity." (01:44)
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Russia is the biggest country in the world, spanning one-eighth of the earth’s landmass. But where did it all begin? Alex Gendler explores the epic history of the Kievan Rus, where characters ranging from Viking raiders and Western crusaders to Byzantine missionaries and Mongol hordes all played a role to create a unique civilization standing at the crossroads of culture and geography. Lesson by Alex Gendler, animation by Draško Ivezić. (05:19)
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March 14, 2017 at 12:22 PM
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Ancient Greece was a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to c. 5th centuries BC to the end of antiquity (c. 600 AD). Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era.
Included in ancient Greece is the period of Classical Greece, which flourished during the 5th to 4th centuries BC. Classical Greece began with the era of the Persian Wars. Because of conquests by Alexander the Great of Macedonia, Hellenistic civilization flourished from Central Asia to the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. (48:56)
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This short video gives a brief overview of the Persian Empire. Among other things the Persian empire is known for its artistic heritage, such as the poet Rumi. At best this is a brief overview of some of the accomplishments done in the Persian Empire such as a post office. Persia is now known is Iran. (09:03)
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This amateur video is a slideshow with background music. It shows images of queen Victoria and maps of the places that became part of the British Empire during the Victorian era. There are events listed and the dates when the occupations took place. (03:40)
Found by helpingnorth in Queen Victoria
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This 2:50 video explains how Genghis Khan was made ruler of all Mongols in 1206, and his rise to power. Their story is often
described as violent, as the Mongols overpowered and outwitted their
enemies. Within one century, the Mongols had become one of history’s greatest empires and at its peak, controlled roughly 22 per cent of the world’s total land area. As with most world powers, the empire eventually crumbled, but the lasting consequences of this empire’s impact can still be seen today in terms of the start of a mail system. Good overview.
Found by freealan in Ancient China
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This is a two-minute video is about the Ghana empire, located in West Africa. It tells how it became a wealthy empire because they were in the center of the caravan routes and taxed other Muslims, during the gold-salt trade. The people of Ghana didn't want to adopt the Muslim religion, but later on, the desert Arabs invaded their territory and forced them to practice the Muslim religion, or else they would be killed. (02:05)
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Mali Empire
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Mali empire was the second great empire in African history. Coming after the Ghana empire, they too became rich by taxing Muslims who traveled to their land to sell gold and salt. This one-minute video provides a brief overview of this land and its Muslim influence.
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A 5:29 long video that tells the history of the Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire. A good overview.
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Once Genghis Khan was made ruler of all Mongols in 1206, the Mongols quickly grew to become one of the largest empires in world history. This three minute video uses graphics, narration, and actors to help show the rise of these empire. A good overview and useful for the study of geography as well as to review the accomplishments of this empire.
Found by freealan in "Heritage of Gengis Khan" (series)
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The rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, starting with Constantine
becoming the emperor of Rome and ending with the creation of the Nicene Creed, is examined in this video clip from Banned in the Bible is the essence of this well done four minute video. Lots of good food for thought in this short video and insights into the history of Christianity.
Found by freealan in Christianity
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WatchMojo presents a continued, brief (one-minute) look at one of history's greatest empires. Some clips are courtesy of the History Channel. (01:18)
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