Easy Languages
Modern Greeks Try to Read Ancient Greek | Easy Greek 56
Modern Greeks Try to Read Ancient Greek | Easy Greek 56
Easy Greek is a project to help you learn Greek in an authentic and fun way. We interview people in the streets of Athens and other places in Greece. All our videos have subtitles...
NativLang
Writing the Greek Alphabet (Part 5: Modern Greek)
Learn how to write the Greek alphabet. Part 5 of this series teaches you to write and pronounce all 24 Greek letters, both uppercase and lowercase. Visit my Greek language page for more information:...
Easy Languages
How to Pronounce Well Known Greek Words in Greek | Easy Greek 97
How to Pronounce Well Known Greek Words in Greek | Easy Greek 97
Easy Greek is a project to help you learn Greek in an authentic and fun way. We interview people in the streets of Athens and other places in Greece. All our videos have...
NativLang
Last Spartans: the survival of Laconic Greek
The story of a Greek town that I'm told still preserves the Spartan tongue. I explore why they don't speak like the rest of Greece and dig into their connection to ancient Sparta. Will their Tsakonian language survive? Subscribe for...
NativLang
Byzantine Greek minuscule script - basic ligatures
In the old Greek cursive hand of the Middle Ages, letters join to form ligatures. Here are the types of regular ligatures you will find in medieval & early modern manuscripts: - two letters join with a horizontal stroke - two letters...
Weird History
Everything English Borrows From Other Languages
For how often we use the English language every day, few of us take the time to consider where these thousands of words actually came from.
Our language was developed in a few different ways. Sometimes, we grabbed loanwords - meaning...
National Theatre
The Role of the Chorus in Ancient Greek Theater
This video discusses the two roles of the ancient Greek chorus in theater, providing perspective and entertainment. The workshop process of creating a modern chorus for a production of Antigone is also explored, including how the...
Mazz Media
Fragmentation: Asexual Reproduction in Plants
In this live-action program viewers will learn that a common form of asexual reproduction, without requiring gametes, flowers, seeds or fruits, is fragmentation. As the word implies, fragments of the parent organism split or break off.
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The EcoHero Show
Two Wolves
Environmental Rap Superhero Mr. Eco travels to Taiwan to uncover the mental battle all humans face between good and bad wolves.
Langfocus
Standard Average European: The European Sprachbund
This video is all about the linguistic features Standard Average European! Special thanks to Lùthais MacGriogair for his French and Breton samples; robbey43 for his German samples; Joanna Hotova for her Modern Greek samples; Edu Tudela...
Curated Video
Romeo and Juliet 3.1 Word Nerd: "addle"
This video explores the historical evolution of the term "addle." It details the linguistic journey from ancient Greek and Roman misinterpretations to its adoption into the English language, symbolizing a lack of clarity or utility. The...
Curated Video
Cleopatra Brought to Life: My Statue Re-creations Revealed, with History.
I'm an artist that uses photoshop to bring old images and statues into the modern day. Let’s talk about Cleopatra, one of the most enigmatic figures of ancient history. She was the first Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt to even speak the...
Curated Video
Cleopatra Brought to Life: Statue Re-creations Revealed, with History
I'm an artist that uses photoshop to bring old images and statues into the modern day. Let’s talk about Cleopatra, one of the most enigmatic figures of ancient history. She was the first Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt to even speak the...
Curated Video
The Influence of Latin on English: From Romans to Renaissance
This video explores the profound influence of Latin on the English language throughout history, from the Roman times to the modern era. It delves into how Latin words have shaped English vocabulary, from everyday words to scientific...
Curated Video
Hamlet 3.4 Word Nerd: Rhapsody
This video delves into the linguistic history and transformation of the word "rhapsody" from its origins to its modern usage. The video further discusses how the term "rhapsody" eventually came to denote an emotional or exuberant musical...
Curated Video
Romeo and Juliet 2.2 Word Nerd: idolatry
This video explores the etymology of "idol," from its Latin and Greek roots to its transformation in English as a term for false gods. It highlights Juliet's unique, positive use of "idol" in "Romeo and Juliet," influencing modern usage...
Curated Video
Greece, Kos Island
The name Kos is first attested in the Iliad, and has been in continuous use since. Other ancient names include Meropis, Cea,
In many Romance languages, Kos was formerly known as Stancho, and in Ottoman and modern Turkish it is known as...
Bill Carmody
Ethical Visuals
"The use of visual media should neither intentionally distort the integrity of a message nor promote a false impression or interpretation, which, as a whole, impacts to the credibility of the author."
To have an ethical visual, you must...
Bedtime History
Golden Age of Islam & Houses of Wisdom for Kids | Bedtime History
Join us as we explore the Golden Age of Islam, a period of remarkable cultural, scientific, and intellectual achievement from the 8th to the 14th century. During this time, the Islamic world became a hub for knowledge, innovation, and...
Loughborough University
A Summary of The Waste Land by T.S Eliot
Dr Oliver Tearle, an English lecturer at Loughborough University, discusses the key themes within The Waste Land, the most prominent of which is the breakdown – the breakdown of marriages and relationships, psychological breakdowns, the...
Alliterative
Museum Musings: The Endnotes
A brief history of museums, to go with our video on Music: https://youtu.be/6wjsH1ry8aQ Website: http://www.alliterative.net/ Podcast: http://www.alliterative.net/podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot Image credits:...
Alliterative
Glamorous Trivia: The Endnotes
Some more educational etymologies and information about the trivium and quadrivium. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters! Please check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot Show notes & credits:...
Curated Video
History of the Roman Empire
Please order ebook/audiobook of this video to support our channel https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/711054,...
NativLang
Thoth's Pill - an Animated History of Writing
My animation takes you through the birth and evolution of writing. Watch the story of the world's scripts unfold, from the early cave days to modern writing systems. But only if you choose to take Thoth's Pill... This animated...