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 | Ancient Greece - democracy in ancient Athens
Author: perarist
Length: 3 minutes, 20 seconds
Rating: 4.677419   |
Description: No other city has contributed more to the civilization of mankind than Athens. It is the place where Socrates was born, Plato, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and many others. It is the place that humanism and democracy were born. The intellectual light that Athens created will always be alive.
Description: No other city has contributed more to the civilization of mankind than Athens. It is the place where Socrates was born, Plato, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and many others. It is the place that humanism and democracy were born. The intellectual light that Athens created will always be alive. |
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 | In Search of Democracy: Part 1-Birth of Democracy
Author: johnnypoolcleaner
Length: 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Rating: 4.875 |
Description: This section looks at the Birth of Democracy in Ancient Greece
Description: This section looks at the Birth of Democracy in Ancient Greece |
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 | Living History: Ancient Greece Part 4/10
Author: misterpeloquin
Length: 2 minutes, 23 seconds
Rating: 5.0  |
Description: Athens: Birthplace of democracy
Description: Athens: Birthplace of democracy |
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 | In Search of Democracy: Part 2-Ancient Greece
Author: johnnypoolcleaner
Length: 5 minutes, 39 seconds
Rating: 4.7777777 |
Description: This section deals with democratic reforms in Ancient Athens.
Description: This section deals with democratic reforms in Ancient Athens. |
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 | The coming of democracy to ancient Athens
Author: ulver22
Length: 7 minutes, 23 seconds
Rating: 4.8421054 |
Description: Liam Neelson tells the story of how Athens became the world's first democracy. From the PPB series "The Greeks -- Crucible of civilization"
Description: Liam Neelson tells the story of how Athens became the world's first democracy. From the PPB series "The Greeks -- Crucible of civilization" |
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 | ANCIENT GREEK INNOVATIONS
Author: PLWTINOS
Length: 6 minutes, 47 seconds
Rating: 5.0 |
Description: The Ancient Greek civilization flourished 2500 years ago on the shores of the Ionian and Aegean Sea. Although its population never exceeded 2 million, ancient Greece made great innovations in philosophy, politics, science, architecture, and the arts, and Greek culture forms the basis of western civi...More Description: The Ancient Greek civilization flourished 2500 years ago on the shores of the Ionian and Aegean Sea. Although its population never exceeded 2 million, ancient Greece made great innovations in philosophy, politics, science, architecture, and the arts, and Greek culture forms the basis of western civilization to this day. Small samples of those are presented in this slide show. |
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 | Mumia Abu-Jamal -- When Democracy Equals Empire
Author: Suryu
Length: 5 minutes, 4 seconds
Rating: 4.8633094 |
Description: Every American president, whether Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal, speaks lovingly of 'democracy', whenever the nation engages in some escapade abroad. When the US invaded Iraq, it did so, ostensibly, to 'bring democracy to the Middle East.' When it launches a raid in Grenada, or rai...More Description: Every American president, whether Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal, speaks lovingly of 'democracy', whenever the nation engages in some escapade abroad. When the US invaded Iraq, it did so, ostensibly, to 'bring democracy to the Middle East.' When it launches a raid in Grenada, or rains death on a poor neighborhood in Panama, when it invaded Haiti in the last century, ad infinitum, it always did so in the name of 'restoring democracy.' What is this democracy of which they so ... |
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 | Ancient Greek Silver Dividend - Dae at Parthenon
Author: AlaskanHomestead
Length: 1 minute, 16 seconds
Rating: 3.5833333  |
Description: All citizens equal so they defend their nation
Description: All citizens equal so they defend their nation |
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 | Democracy has its origins in Ancient Greece.
Author: lekos28
Length: 1 minute, 19 seconds
Rating: 2.7435896  |
Description: Democracy is a form of government in which power is held directly or indirectly by citizens under a free electoral system. It is derived from the Greek δημοκρατία, "popular government" which was coined from δήμος (dēmos), "people" and κράτος (kratos), "rule, strength" in the mi...More Description: Democracy is a form of government in which power is held directly or indirectly by citizens under a free electoral system. It is derived from the Greek δημοκρατία, "popular government" which was coined from δήμος (dēmos), "people" and κράτος (kratos), "rule, strength" in the middle of the 5th-4th century BC to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens following a popular uprising in 508 BC. |
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 | Noam Chomsky On Democracy and "The Common Good " ( Part 1 )
Author: Menace3434
Length: 10 minutes, 2 seconds
Rating: 5.0 |
Description: Author and professor of linguistics at MIT Noam Chomsky discusses democracy and the "common good" with David Barsamian. The interview details the historical roots of democratic rights -- from Aristotle to the US Constitutional Convention -- and questions the role of today's private corporations that...More Description: Author and professor of linguistics at MIT Noam Chomsky discusses democracy and the "common good" with David Barsamian. The interview details the historical roots of democratic rights -- from Aristotle to the US Constitutional Convention -- and questions the role of today's private corporations that want to "undermine democratic functioning but ensure that there will be a powerful state to subsidize them," as Chomsky puts it. |
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