Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and, in one work, satirist, from the post-Augustan age of Latin literature.
This video is quotes from Seneca. This quotes compilation is made of his best quotes and we hope that these life quotes can make you think about many things in your life. Seneca's quotes are definitely worth your time. Enjoy!
Sisyphus was both a clever ruler who made his city prosperous, and a devious tyrant who seduced his niece and killed visitors to show off his power. While his violation of the sacred hospitality tradition greatly angered the gods, it was Sisyphus’ reckless confidence that proved to be his downfall -- resulting in Zeus condemning him for all eternity. Alex Gendler shares the myth of Sisyphus.
Joann explores the peak of ancient Egyptian civilisation by looking at the Colossi of Memnon, two massive stone statues depicting Pharaoh Amenhotep III, and examining the lives of the workers and artisans involved in the building of the Valley of the Kings. This golden age was threatened by the growing power of Karnak's priests, and Joann reveals how Tutankhamen's early death was a chance for Egypt to start afresh and rewrite history, but was undermined by decades of state-sanctioned looting of the tombs.
The Minoans were the first advanced civilization in Europe, possessing immense palaces, beautiful art and a developed writing system. But so much that we know about these people come from the legends of greek myth. What is the real history behind the Minoans?
In today’s video we will analyze kings of Israel and Judah’s family tree. Enjoy!
In this video, let's retrace the evolution of the world’s major trade routes, from the Incense Route until today. Enjoy!
Throughout both its Republican and Imperial periods, Rome was one of the most dominant cultures in the history of the world. That dominance was mainly based on the military strength of Roman Legions -- but if the Legionnaires powered Rome, what powered the Legionnaires?
Dig into the mysterious Linear B symbols, found on ancient tablets on the island of Crete, which took scholars nearly 50 years to decode.
In the early 1900s, archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans uncovered nearly 3,000 tablets inscribed with strange symbols. He thought the script, dubbed Linear B, represented the Minoan language, while others came up with their own theories. Was it the lost language of the Etruscans? Or an early form of Basque? Its meaning would elude scholars for 50 years. Susan Lupack explores the mysterious inscriptions.
Today we’re Forging Anubis Cane sword with brass handle (ANKH) and brass scabbard out of rusty hook. Watch out the whole video you'll enjoy it!
200 Miles east of Seattle, Washington lies the Scablands, an unusual landscape full of intriguing layer deposits, gorges, and vast open land that looks as though it has ripples in it. For decades, scientists have wondered what as led to the unique formation of this area. Some believe it was glacial melting, and others believe it was river erosion, or a massive flood millions of years ago. To understand what the truth is behind the landscape, we take a look at the land through geology!
You won't believe some of the incredible underwater discoveries made in our oceans! With water covering 71% of the Earth's surface, tonnes of valuable artifacts are bound to be lost. This can range from sunken ships to entire cities. Some of these lost ancient relics are worth billions of dollars and reveal a great deal about how ancient people lived.
Fortunately, new technological advancements enable underwater archaeologists to discover things more easily and quickly. Of course, we can't predict what they'll discover in the future, but we can look at what they've already discovered.
Today we will discuss some of the amazing underwater discoveries we're talking about.
From King Ashurbanipal's great, lost library to the toxic tomb guarded by Shaanxi's terracotta warriors, here are the most amazing accidental archaeological discoveries of all time.
Rich soil always appreciates good care so that it can provide the farmer with miraculous natural gifts. However, James Bristle, a Michigan farmer, discovered something more exciting in the ground. He had a soybean field, and one day he noticed something sticking out of the ground that appeared to be an old decayed fence post at first glance.
However, the discovery was far more amazing. When James used an excavator to dig deeper, he discovered a well-preserved skull. These were the remains of a wooly mammoth that lived on Earth around 15,000 years ago.
When the multiton giant died, it was about 40 years old. Archaeologists discovered the majority of the animal's skeleton, including an almost intact skull with tusks, but not its limbs. Apparently, some hunters separated the limbs and stored the mammoth's body. It is worth noting that James used his right to keep some of the mammoth remains and donated the majority of the bones and skull to a local museum.
As a record-breaking summer sears the land across Western Europe, water has become a scarce resource. And owing to the extreme heat, the Valdecañas Reservoir – which has dominated the landscape in the Spanish region of Extremadura for more than 50 years – is beginning to evaporate. But as the body of water starts to disappear, something incredible – not to mention mysterious – emerges from the depths below.
Cleopatra was the first Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt to even speak the Egyptian language, and she routinely outwitted her foes. She seduced two powerful Romans.
But what did she look like? What did she do? What ethnicity was Cleopatra? In today’s video we will talk the history & appearance of Cleopatra and bring her to life through photoshop!
These are the oldest videos ever recorded in the world. Some of these videos are the "Roundhay Garden Scene", "Man walking around a corner", "a trip through new york city in 1911", "Laborers in Victorian England, 1901" which were recorded by Thomas Edison, Louise Le Prince, and the Lumiere Brothers among many others who are considered pioneers in the world of motion cameras.
The last remaining great wonder of the world, the Egyptian pyramids have astonished generations with wonders of their mysterious creation and ties to the afterlife. Check out today's epic countdown of 50 insane facts about the pyramids of Egypt you've never heard before, right here!
It is the largest and most famous desert on Earth. Only Antarctica is bigger, but we do not think of an ice-covered continent as a desert in the typical sense. Most people associate a desert with the scorching sun, lack of rain, and sand, lots of sand. Only sand all around. In terms of size, Sahara covers the territory that equals half of Russia or the entire Brazil.
Do you know that rich deposits of gas and oil are discovered there? The Sahara Desert has sand dunes as high as 160-180 meters. They are higher than a building of 70 stories. It is the Sahara Desert.
But what is behind the arid sandy landscape? Why sand? Why so much sand? Where did it come to begin with? Has the Sahara always been like it? Imagine, that not long ago, relatively recently, these vast territories were booming with life. But then something went wrong…
In today’s video we will discuss about the most expensive element on Earth, which costs $1 billion per gram. Enjoy!
Today we're going to take a look at some more weird animals that live in one of the coldest places on earth. From Walruses to weird bears, let's talk about the Top 10 Bizarre Creatures Found In Antarctica - Part 2.
With milk, of course, as in every era since the dawn of mankind. But now for the first time, since prehistoric times, mothers were not content with just their own milk to feed their babies, but also used the milk of ruminants such as goats or cows.
The discovery was made by biomolecular archaeologist Julie Dunne of the University of Bristol, who, with her team, examined the remains of three ancient vessels dating from between 1200 and 450 B.C.
These small vases had been found in children's graves in two regions of Germany and until now were considered by archaeologists to be simple grave goods, corresponding to our familiar baby bottles or better the breast pumps, as they were known since ancient times in Greece.
However, after Julie Dunne analyzed the remains left inside the vases, although of course in vanishingly small quantities, she was able to prove with certainty that the milk in the vases came from animals. This led her to the obvious conclusion that both the milk and the utensils had been used to wean the babies.
The fact is that archaeological knowledge about infant feeding in those distant times is very limited, either because it is taken for granted that it was essentially breast milk, or because no further research has been done to date. And this despite the fact that in Greece numerous breast pumps have been found in children's graves and in tombs, mainly of newborns, but also of infants.
Many of these small vases, which can be found in several museums around the country, have animal shapes, such as small pigs or dogs, they were painted with bright colors to appeal to children, and they often had a ball inside them, so they could also be used as rattles.
"We left out the ancient children. So we do not have direct evidence of the kind of food they ate, but we also do not have evidence of how they got it" the researcher says. And indeed, there are few remains from prehistoric children's graves that can be studied to determine the type of food.
But this research has other important parameters beyond detecting animal milk remains and discerning the use of these vessels. For it shows the transition of human societies from prehistoric hunter-gatherer life to pastoral life, which led to improved nutrition from animal milk and gave mothers time and energy to raise more children. An event that in turn led to a huge population explosion.
"We can assume that these vessels are the connection between the ancient world to contemporary urban development and our way of life," says Julie Dunne.
For her, this research was more than just a scientific study, as she says she felt a genuine sense of love and connection to the people who used these prehistoric baby bottles to feed their children.
