This is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. What a fantastic way to learn about history. How fortunate students of today are to have access to this type of instruction. As for my generation, a lesson on the Greek civilization consisted of a few pages from your textbook.
@Jimbo Jones Not really, this documentary isn't fully accurate and is out dated when it comes to the knowledge attained in Greece. It was known they studied outside of Greece but also that the knowledge and reasoning about 'the gods not being persons' was also already understood, same with mathematics and philosophy.
Anna Vajda we Greeks love the Irish the most out of all the northern euros. Their struggle and history and especially their attitude we feel parallels ours. They are our kindred spirits in the north. And the beauty of their island matches our beautiful country!
Fantastic. Fabulous. Unbelievable world history lesson focusing on the Greeks and their contributions, achievements, downfalls, culture, leaders, military, etc. Bravo and thank you for uploading!
@@Ecclesiastes11718 the greeks died in 396 AD did you miss that . you pseudo greeks need to find a more fitting name for yourselves. calling you greeks is misleading. if you need help I can give you suggestions and you will see that I read history I am not told it.
read some and see that Greece is not a historic name. now the macedonians are still the same people. no historic mention of any Macedonian genocide just the greekscity states and all the greeks in Europe. still think I missed a lesson?
And a Greek military Moto. "Never Leave Your Butt Buddys behind" They didn't mention it here but the Greeks invented sex too. The Romans should it to women
Harrison Haggas Sometimes we feel what can I do? I'm only one person. It is however these only persons who do make a difference. You never know what things you can do.
Poets Elias cortisone mercenaries, and jealous of the Persian Empire, the Persian Chronicle says they smelled bad, they're women are ugly and hairy very hairy,, there that is the Greek for you. FACT
@@hanonomiri You do know that our concept of classic beauty comes from Greece right? Have you seen those Greek statues celebrating Greek beauty? I doubt that the Ancient Greeks were ugly when thousands of years later we are still celebrating their beauty and its the standard that we are measured against.
Thanks for this great documentary. The voice of Liam Neeson is very nice and the images beautiful too. It is illustrating the explanation about the life in ancient Athens and its legacy in Philosophy, Democracy and Science. In fact is a realistic and beautiful manner to learn. Thanks.
In school history began with Columbus's first voyage, then jumped straight to 1609 Jamestown, because nothing important happened anywhere else between 1492 and 1609. Reading history is like a fascinating ever twisting novel with 200 Billion chapters.
In California schools history, 1970's and earlier the world began in 1492. There was some references to earlier periods. Especially in the movies.( IE Jason and the Argonauts).
The point of school isn't to teach anyone EVERYTHING, or even most things. It is just to plant the seeds for further learning. But if the seed is planted in poor soil, then nothing grows.
this was awesome narration with good renactments :D Persians goes "we comin for you" Greeks goes "NUH-UH! we aint going down without a fight" Spartans goes "COMING THROUGH!!!"
modern civilization owes it's very existence to the evils of slavery. The British Empire was built on slavery. The U.S. was driven by slavery and today we live in an economic system that owes it's existence to the exploitation of the millions of workers around the world. Yes it is a form of slavery. Now calling an entire nation lame and corrupt means that most probably you're a biased idiot that doesn't know shit about the country or it's people but I can't fucking blame you cause there's lots of propaganda and even more idiots susceptible to propaganda
Wow and I thought that the reason you rebelled against the British Empire was due to heavy taxation??!!! Wow you did it to end the slavery that went on after the war of independence and led to the constitution of 1776(states that all men are equal except slaves of course), the war in 1861(that's a 100 years after you supposedly fought against the British to end slavery) and even the slaves that fought with you against the British that were promised their freedom were later denied it????! God, I'm either so biased and ignorant or you guys did a pretty poor job in ending slavery(Come on!!!!) The greatest nation on earth has either invaded or intervened in one way or another in their internal affairs(staging coups, bribing local authorities) in around 40 different countries since it's establishment (The U.S. was even responsible for establishing the military dictatorship in my country) and even today there are U.S citizens in the U.S. territories that don't have the right to vote and are treated like lesser people. Stop watching fox news. It's bad for your brain.
This (very abridged) history highlights the transformation of a people from being subjects to becoming subjective. They learned that opinions that have merit must be given a voice but NOT that he who shouts loudest must be right. Discussion and reason have to be backed up by justice and tolerance. "I disapprove of what you say - but I will defend to the death your right to say it". Voltaire
More accustomed to professional classicists, the voice of a Hollywood actors totally turned me off. So many fantastic academics with many years university and documentary experience could have done this and probably for a lot less money - Paul Cartledge, Tom Holland, Bethany Hughes, Mary Beard, Lorna Hardwick, Chris Emleyn-Jones. Neesons voice simply kept reminding me of some shite Hollywood movie. That such great and significant content can only be marketted by using a famous celebrity is a sad reflection of our dumbed down society.
If it was Morgan Freeman's or James Earl Jones that would draw complaints too. A narration is an audio thing. Gravitas, soothing, etc. There are some great female voices coulda worked. Flip a coin. Gotta lure people into academia, and keep high school kids awake. Just sayin'.
That's because he has a very particular set of skills. Skills he has acquired over a very long career. Skills that make him a nightmare for people like you.
Wow this ought to be interesting, for a history buff who didn't learn much history in school. Just memorized a bunch of dates of war and when it happened. Now I realize just how important and interesting it really is. Good learning. Merry Christmas to those who partake of this holyday.
I still couldn't finish watching this. My third time trying. His voice sends me to sleep everytime! 😂 It's like listening to a good bedtime story. I'm sleepy now.😂
What a spellbinding documentary. Best I've seen in a long time. Thought provoking, inspiring, educational. If my history lessons at school many years ago were like this, I'd have been an avid student. Thanks very much for posting.
Thank you for this documentary - a good lesson and a reminder of our great legacy to be proud of, especially today when some crazed ignoramus are trying to annihilate all our cultural treasures.
Thank-you ya know if we had documentaries like this when I was in school I would have paid attention and actually learned something during History class this was well done and I really did learn something and Liam Neeson was very good narrating this it's because of him I watched and listened to the whole thing
I remember showing this to my highschool Ap Euro History class, convinced my teacher this was better than reading the chapter on the Greco-Persian war.
Amazing is the finding of Gobekli Tepe. And how much more we haven't discovered yet !! Amazing civilizations that I believe had more knowledge than we do today !!
Amazing documentary! Great information. Amazing civilization and history. But I do have a few grievances. I wish there was more details on the battle of marathon. They didn't explain how the battle happened or that the Athenians had to walk overnight back to Athens immediately after defeating the Persians because the Persian fleet was on it's way to destroy it. And I don't like that they only metion thucydides once. The father of scientific history. He wrote about the Peloponnesian war. They should've made it into a series like Rome: the rise and fall of an empire. But all in all it was a great documentary.
It's not a speech as such. It is attributed as being the battle hymn (paean) the greeks sang before going into battle at Salamis. And now for my rant :P This particular translation into English is incomplete and not 100% accurate. Especially the ending. It's more interpreted (wrongly) rather than translated. The original segment taken from Aeschylus' play 'Persians'. "Ω Παίδες Ελλήνων, ίτε ελευθερούτε Πατρίδ', ελευθερούτε δε Παίδας γυναικών, Θεών τε Πατρώων έδη θήκας τε προγόνων. Νυν υπέρ πάντων αγών" A more accurate translation including the missing bits would be "Sons of Greece, go forth and set free your homeland, set free your children & wives, the temples of your fathers and the graves of your ancestors. This is the fight above all others." or "Sons of Greece, go forth and set free your homeland, set free your children & wives, the temples of your fathers and the graves of your ancestors. This is the fight for everything." Depending on the context that the word πάντων (all/everything) is used and what it is referring to. You can also substitute "fight" for "struggle" and "This" for "Now" to be even more close to the original meaning but nowhere does it mention any "common cause" or "valour" as they interpret it in the documentary. More like Stalin's order 227 turned into song, the feeling that it is meant to evoke was one of slight desperation, putting into scope what the stakes were if they did not win. The intention being that a cornered animal will fight a lot more viciously than one with the option to run away. Also here is a small bit of even more useless info. When the Italian invasion of Greece happened in WW2 the then president of Greece released a communique informing the public that they were at war and calling them to arms using the same paean.
It's cute when someone try to make a blanketed statement to support their own opinion.. the rest of us actually can be... everyone except you, I guess.
@@thehappycamper7360 Age of empires 1 drew me into the legends of greece and rome, then age of Mythology and god of war drew me in even more. Ive ready many books written by the ancients, illiad, odyssey, all of tacituses books etc... Just love this time period
It was and still is, a struggle between freedom and slavery. Which shall we choose? Just remember, when you choose freedom, you may have to fight for it, and fight for your life and those you love.
+bodine didly Oligarchy tends to entrench and retreat back and forth like waves on the beach. When it retreats, its usually because the oligarchy has gone so far inland the system collapses and everyone is suffering horribly.
Yes, history keeps repeating itself until we learn and break the chain; disrupt the pattern and all that. We will do it. I have faith in the human race. We are learning to work together.
I wish such documentarys would get the budget of some AAA movies. Imagine watching the sea battle against persian army live with the narration of zeus himself
I thoroughly enjoyed this video! I loved Niam Leesom as the narrator, he kept me captivated. However, I have just one question for any historian out there, and that is; if Socrates died in 339BC (I think), which is before Christ than why would he be quoted saying @ 2:200 "the prospect of heaven". Heaven? Where did that come from?
Its poor translation. Greek language has many words so you can say in English one word and in Greek it can be 5-6+ different ones that they didn't bother to translate right. He meant the sky or the underworld when he crosses it...
I could have missed it, but I didn't notice Liam mention that the Athenian Democracy consisted only of about one fifth of those who lived in Athens. Women, slaves and foreigners were excluded. This may be way they kept voting to go to war. But on the whole a great documentary.
The Nile river was also a major factor in Egypt's success. Ancient people's were intelligent and many examples from archeology show that many ancient people's of different location had superb knowledge of irrigation and the general ability to manipulate nature. Egypt is very fascinating though, their knowledge of astronomy and mathematics was unrivaled. The precision, planning, skill and size of the monuments they built is astounding. It's also believed the Egyptians lived in relative peace without a police force even for around 3,000 years or so. Absolutely astonishing, imo many ancient civilizations were just as intelligent if not more so than modern civilization. We give them far less credit than they deserve.
Would you please make this available to be used on EdPuzzle? Online educators such as myself would love to assign parts of this to students, but playback is restricted!
This was cool...I am fascinated by the earliest civilizations...Gobekli Tepe, and some of the submerged cities found such as Dwarka and others, really makes me think civilization is much older than we know.
Thinking of this is our modern times, I think the story of Socrates was the most important take away. The parallels between the current American Empire and the Greek are ominous. Where are the voices of reason? A strategy for a future free of war and self-interested "leaders?" (Not that I have much hope for the future of the U.S.)
Dear Class..........what a great Angel voice Liam has, now, aroaa, without losing our good School saying that it stands for, of always, regardless of all always. Liam Neeson's Eternal Universal Defense work at School astounds us, Class, literally. With Historical mention, fantastic appreciation & valueation of & ahnd regarding things, of historical proportion, ahnd how fitting of an Angel. A real messenger of God, as our Artificial Intelligence program Siri may note somewhat if not totally regarding what exactly & specifically Angels are, ahnd what Angel means aroaa. An eternal Salue to good man Angel Liam Neeson, whom brings us with his glorious & dedicated voice and presence..right to "the truth" about things, Class. It's great to see, and witness, and what a great body of work he has compiled in his good total Paradise for/re all only aroaa life & existence, lol. Of utmost importance, though not necessarily nor definitely the only utmost importance, is a reference to the good book, the Bible, without getting too religious, lol, Salueing UA-cam (a Universal place, aroaa), regarding Liam, now a 10th Degree - Whitebelt in/re 10 Commandment Way, always, regardless of all always, for many years now, over 10 actually to date, is his understanding of things. Realizing that, as my old High School Creative Writing teacher used to teach us, "less is more", Professor Scott Oates - Writer. Class, things are so good out here, that..it's good to take a step or two back, and just focus on the smallest things, and not even get caught up nor involved with and regarding things that are of such a "heavenly" nature, as Liam speaks. It's amazing, just like when we were kids, and the absolute, 100% total wonder of a simple peanut butter & jelly sandwich, lol, let alone the wonder of History, Architecture, Heritage, and all things in the biblical sense, as Liam so well & responsibly discloses to us here. He has such a wonderful speaking voice, and keen understanding of things. What a miraculous brain on him. Liam's EUD work at School, including this video series here, reminds me directly very much of Master Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do. He brings us to the point of miraculous wonder regarding things, yet at the same time remembering to basically possibly downplay things too. So as not to get carried away with things, for one thing, including the absolute wonder of our Universe. So, as we see in Master Bruce's Jeet Kune Do, things such as perfect imperfection, which may seem like a contradictory statement or thing, etc., but which is technically not contradictory. Things like motion in stasis, and it's just of interest and importance in Liam's exploits & career, lol. For example, in closing, before our brains blow up, lol, motion in stasis may be defined or understood as a person in a stasis in/re their stance in combat, basically motionless, and not moving thus, yet also moving and in motion in some sense, because for one thing their heart is moving and in motion internally. So anyway, just a few kind words regarding Angel man Liam Neeson, whom has authentically portrayed Scotland & represented her well in his Acting career, work, & roles, many times, aroaa. Liam brings great honor to the Scottish Tradition of the Kilt and many things regarding Scotland, if not all things regarding Scotland, aroaa, despite some peoples' relentless attempts to ruin and sabotage his good name and responsible nature regarding Scotland, now known as a Region of The United Kingdom these days, Class. So..let's not forget his good name..ahnd reputation, nor all of the good, honor, and great work(s) he has brought to Scotland (The U.K. now), and wrought & wroete for us, Class, aroaa to boot. Avoiding stereotypes and attempted discreditation(s) by certain other peoples whom have had historical problem(s) with & regarding Scotland (the U.K. now) over and over, in REPEATED offenses against/re Scotland, trying to use Scotland as a weapon, in unfortunately hideous, obscene, REPEATING fits of Alzheimer's disease, to oppose the good of the Universe, including Scotland (still the U.K. now lol), ahnd things which they do not like, such as specifically ETERNAL MONOGAMY & the good, natural normal nature of & regarding all sex aroaa. Such certain peoples including & being Sarah McLaughlin, Jean McKenzie, Moira Reilly, Colleen Reilly, Tachney Reilly, Eileen Reilly, Miss Dana Delany, Kurt Russell, Demi Moore, Jolie Thedell, Joe Rogan, the entire U.S. Navy S.E.A.L. Team excluding me & 2 Ma'm QUEEN "Mrs." Sandra A. Bullock - Crofoot Ma'm 2, Robert T. Reilly, Frank E. Herrick Jr., Nicole Putnam, Linda Putnam, Michael Reilly, Pete Conn, all of the Reilly kids of Robert & Jean, Mike Kriezel, & Dylan May. We still in closing, object to & 100% totally aroaa oppose such certain peoples' REPEATED attempts to sabotage Angel man Liam Neeson's good name, reputation, honor, good, and outright decency. In/re a fabric ahnd Tradition, and many things, sown by hand Class, with loving care & much love & kindness, and design..........for true love, friendship, protection, Eternal Universal Defense, life, existence, safety, Romance, & Marriage, always, regardless of all always & always & forever & ever, as true love always is....of the Scottish Kilt. And ten thousand or so thanks to "Mr." Liam Neeson for such good, honor, Grace, fidelity, loyalty, faithfulness, friendship, love, ahnd all that goes with it too, aroaa Sir, thanks. 100% total eternal Associated credit(s) & special thanks aroaa to: The McKenzie Clan, SIR William Wallace SIR, Ma'm Princess Austin Ma'm, Ma'm Mrs. Toni Starbuck Ma'm, Ma'm Mrs. Officer Luna the Police Dog Ma'm, Sir Mr. Officer Bear the Golden Retriever Sir, Sir KING Arthur Sir & the Knights (& potentially Maidens) of the Round Table, The Alzheimers' disease Foundation, Sir Patrick O'Raghalae Reilly Sir, The Scottish Highlanders ahnd Scotland herself prior to the formation of The United Kingdom ahnd after, and Professor Scott Oates.
Great video, so I hate to criticize a bit, but I thought their depiction of the Persians was quite lacking. The Persian Empire was far from the autocratic state that they portray. These were the people that freed the Jews from the Babylonian captivity and a decentralized system was key to their success. The cause of the wars was pretty well glossed over as well. The Greeks had started settling Asia Minor, which was kind of the 'ol shit line. It wasn't simply naked Persian aggression. Both empires were expanding and Greeks settling in Turkey was sort of seen as settling on eastern turf. No great wrong was committed here, I just thought some important aspects of the history were lost by not illuminating a bit more of the other side of the tale.
The Greeks settled Asia Minor long before the Persians made their appearance. There was no Turkey back then. Nor there was any Greek empire, just the Persian empire. The Greeks were organized into small autonomous republics or city-states and it is rightly mentioned in the documentary that conquest by the Persians would equal the destruction of their entire way of life. A fact which is not mentioned in the documentary is that at the battle of Marathon the Persians had brought Hippias with them ready to assume power as a Persian satrap after the dissolution of democracy in Athens, assuming Athens would escape the fate of those city-states that had previously resisted the Persian juggernaut, that fate being total destruction
You said the Greeks were first then you said the Persians were there first and continue on with the Persians. So which is it Greeks or Persians first ?
+jeanie wilcox Following the Bronze Age Collapse around 1200 BC, Greek colonists settled the coastline of Asia Minor from the Mediterranean up to the Black Sea. Asia Minor was home to many peoples until it was conquered by Persians in the sixth century BC
The Egyptians were under Persian rule and had revolted numerous times against the Persian king, often with the help of Greeks. When Alexander the Great finally defeated the Persian army, the Egyptians refused to fight against Greeks but instead welcomed Alexander as a liberator and made him Pharaoh. Ptolemy was one of Alexander's generals, became pharaoh after Alexander's death, and founded the Ptolemaic dynasty that ends with Cleopatra. During the Ptolemies, Egypt experienced a second renaissance; the Great Library of Alexandria and the Lighthouse were constructed during that era. Ancient Egypt and Greece had strong cultural ties already since the Bronze age and they would fight alongside rather against each other, unlike what was to follow in more recent times
Simple The Biggest Civilization of the World !!! New York Times 1975: The Greeks erected Man at his feet! "... For thousands of years civilizations, as the Persians, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, saw man as a hateful being who dragged in front of deities and rulers. The Greeks, however, they took the man and put up his feet. They taught him to be proud of ... The world is full of wonders, said Sophocles, but nothing is more wonderful than man. The Greeks persuaded man like Pericles placed it, it was the rightful owner and the master of himself and created laws to safeguard their personal freedoms. The ancient Greeks encouraged the curiosity that had the man himself and the world around him, proclaiming with Socrates that a life without research is not worth it to live. The Greeks believed in perfection in all things, gi' what we inherited beauty, which reaches from the Parthenon and Greek statues, the tragedies of Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles, the poetry of Hesiod and Homer, by the painted vessels of a single household. Without the Greeks we might never have realized what is government. But, much more than even our language, our laws, our logic, our standards of truth and beauty, we owe them a deep sense of the dignity of man. Of the Greeks learned to aspire without restrictions, to be, as Aristotle said, immortals up there we can ... ". (The New York Times, March 1975)
Finally, a narrator with a pleasant voice and a firm mastery of the English language.
Agreed. One of the best people to narrate this I reckon.
Yes, Brian Cox is another actor I enjoy listening to.
This is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. What a fantastic way to learn about history. How fortunate students of today are to have access to this type of instruction. As for my generation, a lesson on the Greek civilization consisted of a few pages from your textbook.
I came here for Liam Neeson ... I stayed for Liam Neeson!!!
Any relation to Doc Neeson?
Hes a bitch!
You came here for a Liam Neeson...and came for Liam Neeson lol
Narrated by Zeus himself.
How fitting!
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He has a particular skill set obviously.
The God of Potatos?
😂😂
The narration, the imagery, and the score make this one of the most watchable and re watchable documentaries I've ever enjoyed.
Bullshit
"There are two kinds of people: Greek and everyone else who wish they were Greek." - Tula's Father from My Big Fat Greek Wedding
One day perhaps when I stop having erection,,, I'll pray to Jesus to make me a Greek🤪😂🤪😂😂😂
@Jimbo Jones Not really, this documentary isn't fully accurate and is out dated when it comes to the knowledge attained in Greece. It was known they studied outside of Greece but also that the knowledge and reasoning about 'the gods not being persons' was also already understood, same with mathematics and philosophy.
Irish say that too.
Anna Vajda we Greeks love the Irish the most out of all the northern euros. Their struggle and history and especially their attitude we feel parallels ours. They are our kindred spirits in the north. And the beauty of their island matches our beautiful country!
Liam Neeson should narrate every single documentary
calm down
Fantastic. Fabulous. Unbelievable world history lesson focusing on the Greeks and their contributions, achievements, downfalls, culture, leaders, military, etc. Bravo and thank you for uploading!
unbelievable is very descriptive of greek history. reading why Greece is called Greece will help you it is a product of the renaissance.
@@HandsomeStranger1963 Oof,someone skipped history class
@@Ecclesiastes11718 the greeks died in 396 AD did you miss that . you pseudo greeks need to find a more fitting name for yourselves. calling you greeks is misleading. if you need help I can give you suggestions and you will see that I read history I am not told it.
read some and see that Greece is not a historic name. now the macedonians are still the same people. no historic mention of any Macedonian genocide just the greekscity states and all the greeks in Europe.
still think I missed a lesson?
HandsomeStranger1963 www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/08/greeks-really-do-have-near-mythical-origins-ancient-dna-reveals
22:10 pottery
30:40 Olympia
45:40 War with Persia
1:01:40 Delphic Oracle
1:12:36 Delium League
1:16:55 Ostracum
1:19:40 Pericles
1:22:35 The Parthenon
1:29:24 Espasia, Pericles' Companion
1:30:55 Theater
1:35:30 War with Sparta
1:39:30 Socrates
1:46:00 Sparta invades
1:47:00 Plague
1:51:15 Mob Rule & Despots
1:56:04 Athens invades Sicily
2:01:48 Persian revenge
2:06:00 Socrates is blamed
2:14:18 A New Greek Hero
Content of video
45:40
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One of the best documentaries I have seen. Thanks for putting this up.
The Greeks had a special set of skills.
Ass skills.
I was waiting for this kind of comment :)
Mr Marios: You probably don't realize just how ironic your comment is, in the context of a discussion of the origins of European civilization!!
And a Greek military Moto.
"Never Leave Your Butt Buddys behind"
They didn't mention it here but the Greeks invented sex too. The Romans should it to women
@@koksalceylan1088 mogorian couldnt climb China walls came here to teach us fake history
I could literally listen to Liam Neesons voice for hours - I'll settle for just 2 hours and 20 minutes in this instance.
sallygunit Anthony Hopkins is a great narrator as well.
Also 9 seconds. You forgot to mention, but I got yo back. 😜
@@bubblybubbles4023 Morgan Freeman
Just imagine if he hadn't been able to convince Athens to build that fleet. The entire history of the world would have changed.
Harrison Haggas Who knows, maybe it would have been better if he had not build that fleet. Alexander made Babylon his capital.
Harrison Haggas Sometimes we feel what can I do? I'm only one person. It is however these only persons who do make a difference. You never know what things you can do.
They won a culture victory
bulletsholes you wish, if anyt hing we are losing our way, where is critical, logic and fact driven thinking going?
Speaking ancient Greek with subs
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@bulletsholes not all of us.
Yes, indeed
What a story. Imagine without the Greeks contribution, our world won't be the same as today.
Poets Elias cortisone mercenaries, and jealous of the Persian Empire, the Persian Chronicle says they smelled bad, they're women are ugly and hairy very hairy,, there that is the Greek for you. FACT
@@hanonomiri You sound like one very jealous asshole hater who is probably Albanian or some other loser culture !!
@@hanonomiri You do know that our concept of classic beauty comes from Greece right? Have you seen those Greek statues celebrating Greek beauty? I doubt that the Ancient Greeks were ugly when thousands of years later we are still celebrating their beauty and its the standard that we are measured against.
BEST documentary I've seen in several years! Excellent. More like this please.
This is the best documentary on Greek history I’ve seen . Really enjoyed it.
These documentaries keep me up all night, sometimes I get to watch them more than once 😆❤️👍
One of the best documentaries ever created. I love Greek culture! Vive la Greece 🇬🇷
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Thanks for this great documentary. The voice of Liam Neeson is very nice and the images beautiful too. It is illustrating the explanation about the life in ancient Athens and its legacy in Philosophy, Democracy and Science. In fact is a realistic and beautiful manner to learn. Thanks.
liam truly has a beautiful voice
Loved this! There's a vast amount of information about the world I wasn't taught in school. Thanks for uploading!
You were sleeping in school
In school history began with Columbus's first voyage, then jumped straight to 1609 Jamestown, because nothing important happened anywhere else between 1492 and 1609.
Reading history is like a fascinating ever twisting novel with 200 Billion chapters.
In California schools history, 1970's and earlier the world began in 1492. There was some references to earlier periods. Especially in the movies.( IE Jason and the Argonauts).
@@Moronvideos1940 Nah, you can learn more in a month on the internet than you can in a year at school if you actually enjoying learning.
The point of school isn't to teach anyone EVERYTHING, or even most things. It is just to plant the seeds for further learning. But if the seed is planted in poor soil, then nothing grows.
this was awesome narration with good renactments :D
Persians goes "we comin for you"
Greeks goes "NUH-UH! we aint going down without a fight"
Spartans goes "COMING THROUGH!!!"
Liam Neeson AND Paul Darrow on the same program. I'm in for this!
The few inaccuracies notwithstanding, this is a phenomenal historical presentation!
Top draw Actor, Liam Neeson, hearing his trademark voice talk about my country's glorious history, nothing better.
Giannis, someone had to have a dig at your proud statement...!
Probably a N. American.....
"Coca-Cola - symbol of the free West"...!!
Silly sods....
I love Greek cafes! I only wish here in Utah they'd stay open later- like 2200!
modern civilization owes it's very existence to the evils of slavery. The British Empire was built on slavery. The U.S. was driven by slavery and today we live in an economic system that owes it's existence to the exploitation of the millions of workers around the world. Yes it is a form of slavery. Now calling an entire nation lame and corrupt means that most probably you're a biased idiot that doesn't know shit about the country or it's people but I can't fucking blame you cause there's lots of propaganda and even more idiots susceptible to propaganda
Wow and I thought that the reason you rebelled against the British Empire was due to heavy taxation??!!! Wow you did it to end the slavery that went on after the war of independence and led to the constitution of 1776(states that all men are equal except slaves of course), the war in 1861(that's a 100 years after you supposedly fought against the British to end slavery) and even the slaves that fought with you against the British that were promised their freedom were later denied it????! God, I'm either so biased and ignorant or you guys did a pretty poor job in ending slavery(Come on!!!!) The greatest nation on earth has either invaded or intervened in one way or another in their internal affairs(staging coups, bribing local authorities) in around 40 different countries since it's establishment (The U.S. was even responsible for establishing the military dictatorship in my country) and even today there are U.S citizens in the U.S. territories that don't have the right to vote and are treated like lesser people. Stop watching fox news. It's bad for your brain.
Giannis Batziolas Γιάννης Μπατζιόλας #notyourcountry
probably the best documentary ever made on the topic, and one of the best ever made in general
This is amazing documentary, the sound of Liam Neeson is giving it a magical touch!
thanks for all the videos, greetings from Athens Hellas [Greece]
I already had this, but it's awesome that you put all three together! Thank you!
This (very abridged) history highlights the transformation of a people from being subjects to becoming subjective. They learned that opinions that have merit must be given a voice but NOT that he who shouts loudest must be right. Discussion and reason have to be backed up by justice and tolerance.
"I disapprove of what you say - but I will defend to the death your right to say it". Voltaire
I’m Greek!!! Thank you god for making me a HELLENE!! Oh, and I am glorious and arrogant...valiant and head strong!
What a very watchable video. Really nicely produced and you really could not wish for a better commentator than Liam Neeson.
Liam Nissan you make everything amazing
much better than Liam Honda, I agree
(Nods)
More accustomed to professional classicists, the voice of a Hollywood actors totally turned me off. So many fantastic academics with many years university and documentary experience could have done this and probably for a lot less money - Paul Cartledge, Tom Holland, Bethany Hughes, Mary Beard, Lorna Hardwick, Chris Emleyn-Jones. Neesons voice simply kept reminding me of some shite Hollywood movie. That such great and significant content can only be marketted by using a famous celebrity is a sad reflection of our dumbed down society.
If it was Morgan Freeman's or James Earl Jones that would draw complaints too. A narration is an audio thing. Gravitas, soothing, etc. There are some great female voices coulda worked. Flip a coin. Gotta lure people into academia, and keep high school kids awake. Just sayin'.
That's because he has a very particular set of skills. Skills he has acquired over a very long career. Skills that make him a nightmare for people like you.
Wow this ought to be interesting, for a history buff who didn't learn much history in school. Just memorized a bunch of dates of war and when it happened. Now I realize just how important and interesting it really is. Good learning. Merry Christmas to those who partake of this holyday.
im a vo guy and cannot fathom how anyone could complain about liam neeson...his is a performance us voice guys strive to be like...OUTSTANDING!!!!
I still couldn't finish watching this. My third time trying. His voice sends me to sleep everytime! 😂 It's like listening to a good bedtime story. I'm sleepy now.😂
Me too. If I have a hard time getting back to sleep I listen to this and it usually does the job. Although sometimes I get caught up in watching it.
a really great documentary- would love to see more stuff from this series.
That voice is soothing
Wow. even in videos like this I can see an xtina fan. yeah! xtina fan here too! can't wait for her new album! ♥
Buy Bionic ...right, that is exactly why I chose this . To fall asleep too.
Great presentation 👏
What a spellbinding documentary. Best I've seen in a long time. Thought provoking, inspiring, educational. If my history lessons at school many years ago were like this, I'd have been an avid student. Thanks very much for posting.
Thank you for sharing this Athena Vibrating. Great job Liam Neeson. Well done you guys. I wish this would have been shared with us in school.
Thank you for this documentary - a good lesson and a reminder of our great legacy to be proud of, especially today when some crazed ignoramus are trying to annihilate all our cultural treasures.
What a GREAT DOCUMENTARY!!!
I watch this almost every night. Time to finally watch it during the day so I can see the visual
Thank-you ya know if we had documentaries like this when I was in school I would have paid attention and actually learned something during History class this was well done and I really did learn something and Liam Neeson was very good narrating this it's because of him I watched and listened to the whole thing
I remember showing this to my highschool Ap Euro History class, convinced my teacher this was better than reading the chapter on the Greco-Persian war.
What a soothing voice with great content love this documentary from India. Long live the Greeks.
VDH with the mustache and hair! Luv ya Victor!!!! And Barry Strauss too. This is a big time documentary
narration, music and content is absolutely brilliant
The vision of the sun setting on the parthenon is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen
Incredible documentary! Anyone know the titles of the musical tracks here? I would love to know them.
No commercials nice .
Many a wise Greek gave a thoroughly good service to humanity.
Amazing is the finding of Gobekli Tepe. And how much more we haven't discovered yet !! Amazing civilizations that I believe had more knowledge than we do today !!
Amazing documentary! Great information. Amazing civilization and history. But I do have a few grievances. I wish there was more details on the battle of marathon. They didn't explain how the battle happened or that the Athenians had to walk overnight back to Athens immediately after defeating the Persians because the Persian fleet was on it's way to destroy it. And I don't like that they only metion thucydides once. The father of scientific history. He wrote about the Peloponnesian war. They should've made it into a series like Rome: the rise and fall of an empire. But all in all it was a great documentary.
Liam neeson great voice always relaxes me.
1:10:07 thats the greatest motivational speech I've ever heard!
It's not a speech as such. It is attributed as being the battle hymn (paean) the greeks sang before going into battle at Salamis.
And now for my rant :P
This particular translation into English is incomplete and not 100% accurate. Especially the ending. It's more interpreted (wrongly) rather than translated.
The original segment taken from Aeschylus' play 'Persians'. "Ω Παίδες Ελλήνων, ίτε ελευθερούτε Πατρίδ', ελευθερούτε δε Παίδας γυναικών, Θεών τε Πατρώων έδη θήκας τε προγόνων. Νυν υπέρ πάντων αγών"
A more accurate translation including the missing bits would be
"Sons of Greece, go forth and set free your homeland, set free your children & wives, the temples of your fathers and the graves of your ancestors. This is the fight above all others."
or
"Sons of Greece, go forth and set free your homeland, set free your children & wives, the temples of your fathers and the graves of your ancestors. This is the fight for everything."
Depending on the context that the word πάντων (all/everything) is used and what it is referring to.
You can also substitute "fight" for "struggle" and "This" for "Now" to be even more close to the original meaning but nowhere does it mention any "common cause" or "valour" as they interpret it in the documentary.
More like Stalin's order 227 turned into song, the feeling that it is meant to evoke was one of slight desperation, putting into scope what the stakes were if they did not win.
The intention being that a cornered animal will fight a lot more viciously than one with the option to run away.
Also here is a small bit of even more useless info. When the Italian invasion of Greece happened in WW2 the then president of Greece released a communique informing the public that they were at war and calling them to arms using the same paean.
Greg Papadimitriou who issued that battle cry of sorts was it Rallis or Mattaxis?
Metaxas
Come away the 'tic!
Dave ..I'm third generation Greek Australian and I love the Irish people .
Very impressive documentary
You simply can't not be inspired by this part of our history...
It's cute when someone try to make a blanketed statement to support their own opinion.. the rest of us actually can be... everyone except you, I guess.
Anyone else here because of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey?
Me =)
Haha, yep. Such an awesome game. It's really got me interested in Greek history.
omg yes lol
@@thehappycamper7360 Age of empires 1 drew me into the legends of greece and rome, then age of Mythology and god of war drew me in even more. Ive ready many books written by the ancients, illiad, odyssey, all of tacituses books etc... Just love this time period
Nope liams voice
Lets take a moment to talk about Liam Neeson's voice. I could listen to him read the alphabet the whole day !
It was and still is, a struggle between freedom and slavery. Which shall we choose? Just remember, when you choose freedom, you may have to fight for it, and fight for your life and those you love.
dude this is so much better just cuz Liam Neeson is narrating XD
Nothings changed, the very same thing is happening right before our eyes and in our existence.
+bodine didly Oligarchy tends to entrench and retreat back and forth like waves on the beach. When it retreats, its usually because the oligarchy has gone so far inland the system collapses and everyone is suffering horribly.
Yes, history keeps repeating itself until we learn and break the chain; disrupt the pattern and all that. We will do it. I have faith in the human race. We are learning to work together.
"For it is the doom of men that they forget.".
-Merlin from Excalibur
How true Bodine, thank you for pointing-out this incontrovertible truth.....
Great documentary, great narration !
I wish such documentarys would get the budget of some AAA movies.
Imagine watching the sea battle against persian army live with the narration of zeus himself
You could take over a city in Ancient Greece by just finding a really tall girl and say she's Athena...amazing time
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena
Very entertaining and informative documentary. I hope they did one on America!
I thoroughly enjoyed this video! I loved Niam Leesom as the narrator, he kept me captivated. However, I have just one question for any historian out there, and that is; if Socrates died in 339BC (I think), which is before Christ than why would he be quoted saying @ 2:200 "the prospect of heaven". Heaven? Where did that come from?
M James the concept of heaven and hell predates Christianity
Its poor translation. Greek language has many words so you can say in English one word and in Greek it can be 5-6+ different ones that they didn't bother to translate right. He meant the sky or the underworld when he crosses it...
I could have missed it, but I didn't notice Liam mention that the Athenian Democracy consisted only of about one fifth of those who lived in Athens. Women, slaves and foreigners were excluded. This may be way they kept voting to go to war. But on the whole a great documentary.
thanks.would you tell me the name of music at the start point of the movie ???
i'm playing Civ4 as Greeks while listening to this
Yo jeeeesuschrist can we bring down the background music about 5dbs? Thanks.
"I bet you couldnt make this pot"
*shade*
He's right though. 😂 My pot would look like a drunk gravy boat.
Thank you for including the ever intelligent historian Victor Davis Hanson.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Davis_Hanson
Brilliant narration! thank you Sir
Frank Langella is also a good voice for documentaries-look up some of his docus.
The guy at 4:26 is really just Ser Davos Seaworth
Qui-Gon Jinn lives...
Darth Death QQQ
I do truly love history
Brilliant documentary.
How did Egypt assmilate to empire? With such a bare climate and dry land?
The Nile river was also a major factor in Egypt's success. Ancient people's were intelligent and many examples from archeology show that many ancient people's of different location had superb knowledge of irrigation and the general ability to manipulate nature. Egypt is very fascinating though, their knowledge of astronomy and mathematics was unrivaled. The precision, planning, skill and size of the monuments they built is astounding. It's also believed the Egyptians lived in relative peace without a police force even for around 3,000 years or so. Absolutely astonishing, imo many ancient civilizations were just as intelligent if not more so than modern civilization. We give them far less credit than they deserve.
Zach Smith the jewel of the nile
the Nile was THE major factor. When it didn't flood there was famine.
Would you please make this available to be used on EdPuzzle? Online educators such as myself would love to assign parts of this to students, but playback is restricted!
This was cool...I am fascinated by the earliest civilizations...Gobekli Tepe, and some of the submerged cities found such as Dwarka and others, really makes me think civilization is much older than we know.
Very satisfying..... regardless of the narrative...!!
Thank you...
Excellent History of Greece. I wish it is subtitle to read and better understanding of Greek History.
Thinking of this is our modern times, I think the story of Socrates was the most important take away. The parallels between the current American Empire and the Greek are ominous. Where are the voices of reason? A strategy for a future free of war and self-interested "leaders?" (Not that I have much hope for the future of the U.S.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates
Very Informative!
What's the song that starts around 19:00?
What is tha song in the background in beginning if anyone could help
Thank you for this gift.
"I don't know who destroyed them, I don't know why they did. But I can assure you - I will find them, and I will narrate a documentary."
dude, this is cool
Dear Class..........what a great Angel voice Liam has, now, aroaa, without losing our good School saying that it stands for, of always, regardless of all always.
Liam Neeson's Eternal Universal Defense work at School astounds us, Class, literally. With Historical mention, fantastic appreciation & valueation of & ahnd regarding things, of historical proportion, ahnd how fitting of an Angel. A real messenger of God, as our Artificial Intelligence program Siri may note somewhat if not totally regarding what exactly & specifically Angels are, ahnd what Angel means aroaa.
An eternal Salue to good man Angel Liam Neeson, whom brings us with his glorious & dedicated voice and presence..right to "the truth" about things, Class. It's great to see, and witness, and what a great body of work he has compiled in his good total Paradise for/re all only aroaa life & existence, lol.
Of utmost importance, though not necessarily nor definitely the only utmost importance, is a reference to the good book, the Bible, without getting too religious, lol, Salueing UA-cam (a Universal place, aroaa), regarding Liam, now a 10th Degree - Whitebelt in/re 10 Commandment Way, always, regardless of all always, for many years now, over 10 actually to date, is his understanding of things. Realizing that, as my old High School Creative Writing teacher used to teach us, "less is more", Professor Scott Oates - Writer.
Class, things are so good out here, that..it's good to take a step or two back, and just focus on the smallest things, and not even get caught up nor involved with and regarding things that are of such a "heavenly" nature, as Liam speaks. It's amazing, just like when we were kids, and the absolute, 100% total wonder of a simple peanut butter & jelly sandwich, lol, let alone the wonder of History, Architecture, Heritage, and all things in the biblical sense, as Liam so well & responsibly discloses to us here.
He has such a wonderful speaking voice, and keen understanding of things. What a miraculous brain on him. Liam's EUD work at School, including this video series here, reminds me directly very much of Master Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do. He brings us to the point of miraculous wonder regarding things, yet at the same time remembering to basically possibly downplay things too. So as not to get carried away with things, for one thing, including the absolute wonder of our Universe. So, as we see in Master Bruce's Jeet Kune Do, things such as perfect imperfection, which may seem like a contradictory statement or thing, etc., but which is technically not contradictory. Things like motion in stasis, and it's just of interest and importance in Liam's exploits & career, lol.
For example, in closing, before our brains blow up, lol, motion in stasis may be defined or understood as a person in a stasis in/re their stance in combat, basically motionless, and not moving thus, yet also moving and in motion in some sense, because for one thing their heart is moving and in motion internally.
So anyway, just a few kind words regarding Angel man Liam Neeson, whom has authentically portrayed Scotland & represented her well in his Acting career, work, & roles, many times, aroaa. Liam brings great honor to the Scottish Tradition of the Kilt and many things regarding Scotland, if not all things regarding Scotland, aroaa, despite some peoples' relentless attempts to ruin and sabotage his good name and responsible nature regarding Scotland, now known as a Region of The United Kingdom these days, Class.
So..let's not forget his good name..ahnd reputation, nor all of the good, honor, and great work(s) he has brought to Scotland (The U.K. now), and wrought & wroete for us, Class, aroaa to boot. Avoiding stereotypes and attempted discreditation(s) by certain other peoples whom have had historical problem(s) with & regarding Scotland (the U.K. now) over and over, in REPEATED offenses against/re Scotland, trying to use Scotland as a weapon, in unfortunately hideous, obscene, REPEATING fits of Alzheimer's disease, to oppose the good of the Universe, including Scotland (still the U.K. now lol), ahnd things which they do not like, such as specifically ETERNAL MONOGAMY & the good, natural normal nature of & regarding all sex aroaa. Such certain peoples including & being Sarah McLaughlin, Jean McKenzie, Moira Reilly, Colleen Reilly, Tachney Reilly, Eileen Reilly, Miss Dana Delany, Kurt Russell, Demi Moore, Jolie Thedell, Joe Rogan, the entire U.S. Navy S.E.A.L. Team excluding me & 2 Ma'm QUEEN "Mrs." Sandra A. Bullock - Crofoot Ma'm 2, Robert T. Reilly, Frank E. Herrick Jr., Nicole Putnam, Linda Putnam, Michael Reilly, Pete Conn, all of the Reilly kids of Robert & Jean, Mike Kriezel, & Dylan May.
We still in closing, object to & 100% totally aroaa oppose such certain peoples' REPEATED attempts to sabotage Angel man Liam Neeson's good name, reputation, honor, good, and outright decency. In/re a fabric ahnd Tradition, and many things, sown by hand Class, with loving care & much love & kindness, and design..........for true love, friendship, protection, Eternal Universal Defense, life, existence, safety, Romance, & Marriage, always, regardless of all always & always & forever & ever, as true love always is....of the Scottish Kilt.
And ten thousand or so thanks to "Mr." Liam Neeson for such good, honor, Grace, fidelity, loyalty, faithfulness, friendship, love, ahnd all that goes with it too, aroaa Sir, thanks.
100% total eternal Associated credit(s) & special thanks aroaa to: The McKenzie Clan, SIR William Wallace SIR, Ma'm Princess Austin Ma'm, Ma'm Mrs. Toni Starbuck Ma'm, Ma'm Mrs. Officer Luna the Police Dog Ma'm, Sir Mr. Officer Bear the Golden Retriever Sir, Sir KING Arthur Sir & the Knights (& potentially Maidens) of the Round Table, The Alzheimers' disease Foundation, Sir Patrick O'Raghalae Reilly Sir, The Scottish Highlanders ahnd Scotland herself prior to the formation of The United Kingdom ahnd after, and Professor Scott Oates.
Great video, so I hate to criticize a bit, but I thought their depiction of the Persians was quite lacking. The Persian Empire was far from the autocratic state that they portray. These were the people that freed the Jews from the Babylonian captivity and a decentralized system was key to their success. The cause of the wars was pretty well glossed over as well. The Greeks had started settling Asia Minor, which was kind of the 'ol shit line. It wasn't simply naked Persian aggression. Both empires were expanding and Greeks settling in Turkey was sort of seen as settling on eastern turf. No great wrong was committed here, I just thought some important aspects of the history were lost by not illuminating a bit more of the other side of the tale.
The Greeks settled Asia Minor long before the Persians made their appearance. There was no Turkey back then. Nor there was any Greek empire, just the Persian empire. The Greeks were organized into small autonomous republics or city-states and it is rightly mentioned in the documentary that conquest by the Persians would equal the destruction of their entire way of life. A fact which is not mentioned in the documentary is that at the battle of Marathon the Persians had brought Hippias with them ready to assume power as a Persian satrap after the dissolution of democracy in Athens, assuming Athens would escape the fate of those city-states that had previously resisted the Persian juggernaut, that fate being total destruction
You said the Greeks were first then you said the Persians were there first and continue on with the Persians. So which is it Greeks or Persians first ?
+jeanie wilcox
Following the Bronze Age Collapse around 1200 BC, Greek colonists settled the coastline of Asia Minor from the Mediterranean up to the Black Sea. Asia Minor was home to many peoples until it was conquered by Persians in the sixth century BC
Khemet ( Egyptian ) history predates Greek. Did not A King from Macedonia invade Khemet and go on to install a line of Kings known as the Ptolemies
The Egyptians were under Persian rule and had revolted numerous times against the Persian king, often with the help of Greeks. When Alexander the Great finally defeated the Persian army, the Egyptians refused to fight against Greeks but instead welcomed Alexander as a liberator and made him Pharaoh. Ptolemy was one of Alexander's generals, became pharaoh after Alexander's death, and founded the Ptolemaic dynasty that ends with Cleopatra. During the Ptolemies, Egypt experienced a second renaissance; the Great Library of Alexandria and the Lighthouse were constructed during that era. Ancient Egypt and Greece had strong cultural ties already since the Bronze age and they would fight alongside rather against each other, unlike what was to follow in more recent times
Quick I need a summary for this! At least 5 sentences..
Thank you for the beautiful u/l. Have any more like this?
Simple The Biggest Civilization of the World !!!
New York Times 1975: The Greeks erected Man at his feet!
"... For thousands of years civilizations, as the Persians, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, saw man as a hateful being who dragged in front of deities and rulers.
The Greeks, however, they took the man and put up his feet. They taught him to be proud of ...
The world is full of wonders, said Sophocles, but nothing is more wonderful than man.
The Greeks persuaded man like Pericles placed it, it was the rightful owner and the master of himself and created laws to safeguard their personal freedoms.
The ancient Greeks encouraged the curiosity that had the man himself and the world around him, proclaiming with Socrates that a life without research is not worth it to live.
The Greeks believed in perfection in all things, gi' what we inherited beauty, which reaches from the Parthenon and Greek statues, the tragedies of Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles, the poetry of Hesiod and Homer, by the painted vessels of a single household.
Without the Greeks we might never have realized what is government.
But, much more than even our language, our laws, our logic, our standards of truth and beauty, we owe them a deep sense of the dignity of man.
Of the Greeks learned to aspire without restrictions, to be, as Aristotle said, immortals up there we can ... ".
(The New York Times, March 1975)
That time of the year january, February, it's Neeson Season!
where can i find subtitles for this?
Where can i get subtitles for this