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"Adam Nicolson crafts a geography of the ancient world and a brilliant exploration of our connections to the past"--
Before the Greeks, the idea of the world was dominated by god-kings and their priests. Twenty-five hundred years ago, in a succession of small eastern Mediterranean harbor cities, a few heroic men and women decided to cast off mental subservience and apply their own thinking minds to the conundrums of life. These great innovators shaped...
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Egyptian religion had a significant impact on the religions of the Mediterranean world, particularly Greek and Roman. Based on pyramid texts, coffin texts, and spells written on papyri, learn what these ancient peoples believed about the potential for a soul to become immortal, the location of the afterlife in the West, and why the dead needed nourishment from the living.
6) Think like a Stoic: Ancient Wisdom for Today's World: Episode 2,Stoicism from Heraclitus to Thoreau
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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How has Stoic philosophy evolved over time? First, you'll place Stoicism among its rivals and influences, including major Hellenistic schools of thought like Epicureanism and Cynicism. Then, follow the course of Stoic philosophy and themes through minds like Seneca, Thomas Aquinas, Baruch Spinoza, and the transcendentalism of Henry David Thoreau.
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 61 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Learn about the ancient art of astrology and the influences which govern our past, present and futures. Calculate your own horoscope and discover methods by which astrological symbols can determine your characteristics, personality and motivating forces that influence your day to day life. Discover the origins of astrology and the practical applications of this ancient art such as business analysis, political predictions and health.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Now, turn to another German émigré philosopher who, like Arendt, probed further into the conflict between politics and philosophy while turning to the ancients for a political approach that avoids the mistakes of modernity. Examine Leo Strauss's work, which has significantly influenced American neoconservatives, and the related writings of his friend, Alexandre Kojève.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (672 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Think like a Stoic: Ancient Wisdom for Today's World is an enlightening introduction to Stoicism. Over 25 lessons, you'll review the lasting influence of Stoic ideas through time, consider what it means to be a Stoic in the 21st century, and participate in workshops and exercises that make up a how-to manual for the modern Stoic.
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Kanopy Streaming
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2015.
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1 online resource (streaming video file)
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Using an easy to follow progressive timeline from early beginning to more modern day, students will follow the emerging development and ultimate sophistication of this most notable civilization. Broken down into sub-chapters of information, each program covers the most important topics and concepts associated with this unique culture and history as they passed through time. Ancient Greek culture has been a contributing influence throughout Western...
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Kanopy Streaming
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2015.
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1 online resource (streaming video file)
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English
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Alexander the Great's conquests of the Near East introduced Greek culture to the Holy Land. Professor Magness uses archaeological findings: including the personal belongings of murdered Samaritans and the remains of towers at an ancient fortification: to illustrate the profound influences of Alexander and his successors.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Look into the origins of the great philosophical tradition within ancient Greece, and the contributions of the early, pre-Socratic philosophers. Then, examine the work of the philosophical giants Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, taking account of the core ideas and the influence of each. Conclude by exploring two major Greek philosophical traditions: Stoicism and Epicureanism.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Roman gods were involved with every aspect of daily life. Explore the great pantheon of gods that influenced everything from doors hinges to meals to sex. Learn how women's religious activities reflected their roles in that patriarchal culture, from the involvement of four goddesses and two gods to oversee the consummation of marriage, to the use of terra-cotta uteruses as votive offerings.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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The term "apocrypha" comes from the Greek and means "hidden" or "secret." The apocryphal writings of early Christians have a reputation for being heretical because they are not part of the New Testament's 27 canonical books. But as you will learn in this first lecture, these early Christian writings have contributed greatly to Christian culture and doctrine.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (22 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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At some point, we know Jesus became a rabbi, but where did he get his education? Leaning on evidence from history recorded in the Jewish Mishnah, Jean-Pierre speculates about the philosophies Jesus may have studied, his possible relationship with his family, and the influence of the Greco-Roman world on Galilee.
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (streaming video file)
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English
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The peak four centuries of Rome's power coincided almost exactly with one of China's most enduring dynasties. Begin a multiepisode comparison of these empires on several fronts, including political organization, transportation, military philosophy, economic stability, cultural and social integration, ideology, lasting influence, and many others.
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (streaming video file)
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English
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In 539 B.C.E., after the Babylonians were subsumed by the Persian Empire, the exiled Judeans were allowed to return to Jerusalem. So what happened next? Find out with this penetrating look at the Persian administration of the Holy Land, the influence of Ezra and Nehemiah, and the birth of early Judaism.
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (streaming video file)
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English
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Continue examining the Hellenistic influence on the Holy Land: this time on non-Jewish populations in the area. Focus on three distinct cities: Iraq el-Amir (with the remains of an impressive temple or pleasure palace); Marisa (with its fascinating series of caves); and Tel Dor (with its distinctly Hellenistic architectural style).
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In this book the author transports readers to the dawn of the Renaissance and chronicles the life of an intrepid book lover who rescued the Roman philosophical text On the Nature of Things from certain oblivion. In this work he has crafted both a work of history and a story of discovery, in which one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it. Nearly six hundred...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (34 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Examine the many compelling reasons to study the ancient Greeks, from their phenomenal art and architecture to their philosophy, religion, and inventions of drama and democracy. Consider how we identify the Greeks, in cultural, historical, and linguistic terms. Finally, note the influence of Greece's landscape and physical environment on the development and character of Greek civilization.
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