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Lecture 4 - The Rise of the Polis, Introduction to Ancient Greek History In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan offers a sketch of the Greek heroic code of ethics. He shows that in this community, arête (manly virtue)

Date Added: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 Runtime: 0s
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Lecture 14 - The Athenian Empire (cont.), Introduction to Ancient Greek History In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan examines the developments that took place after the Greek victory over the Persians in 479 BC. He argues that

Date Added: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 Runtime: 0s
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Lecture 2 - The Dark Ages, Introduction to Ancient Greek History In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan explores the earliest history of Greek civilization. He demonstrates how small agricultural enclaves eventual

Date Added: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 Runtime: 0s
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Lecture 1 - Introduction to Ancient Greek History, Introduction to Ancient Greek History Professor Donald Kagan explains why people should study the ancient Greeks. He argues that the Greeks are worthy of our study not only because of thei

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Lecture 9 - Sparta (cont.), Introduction to Ancient Greek History In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan explores the development and character of Sparta. He points out that in Sparta, the ethos of the polis was

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Lecture 8 - Sparta, Introduction to Ancient Greek History In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan explores the rise, fall, and significance of tyrannies in the Greek polis. He argues that the various tyrann

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Lecture 19 - The Peloponnesian War, Part II, Introduction to Ancient Greek History In this lecture, Professor Kagan focuses on the causes of the Peloponnesian War and the possible motivations for Thucydides' book, The History of th

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Lecture 5 - The Rise of the Polis (cont.), Introduction to Ancient Greek History In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan tells the story of the emergence of the polis from the Dark Ages. He shows that by the time of the poet Hesio

Date Added: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 Runtime: 0s
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Lecture 13 - The Athenian Empire, Introduction to Ancient Greek History In this lecture, Professor Kagan traces the development and the power of the Persian empire. He also shows how the Persian empire and the Greek world

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Lecture 15 - Athenian Democracy, Introduction to Ancient Greek History In this lecture, Professor Kagan describes the mechanics of the Delian League and its transformation into the Athenian empire. This transformation ca

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Lecture 6 - The Greek "Renaissance" - Colonization and Tyranny, Introduction to Ancient Greek History In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan discusses the emergence of a new style of warfare among the Greeks, the hoplite phalanx. After discussing th

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Lecture 17 - The Peloponnesian War, Part I, Introduction to Ancient Greek History In this lecture, Professor Kagan describes the events that lead up the Peloponnesian War. He argues that the rise of Athenian power and the concomita

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Lecture 10 - The Rise of Athens, Introduction to Ancient Greek History In this lecture, Professor Kagan finishes up his description of the Spartan constitution. He argues that Sparta had a mixed constitution and gained g

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Lecture 7 - The Greek "Renaissance" - Colonization and Tyranny (cont.), Introduction to Ancient Greek History In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan explores the rise of Greek colonies. He argues that the rise of new colonies was primarily due to the need fo

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Lecture 24 - The Twilight of the Polis (cont.) and Conclusion, Introduction to Ancient Greek History In this lecture, Professor Kagan tells the story of the rise of Philip and describes his early actions: unifying Macedon, defeating barbarian armies,

Date Added: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 Runtime: 0s
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