Being Humbled By Nature and Ancient Civilizations
Taken from JRE #1859 w/Louis CK & Joe List: … source
All Change at Longleat: Lord Bath Hands Over Control | History Documentary | Reel Truth History
Lord Bath has handed control of the £190 million estate to his son, Ceawlin, but the handover isn’t going smoothly.…
World's Oldest Complaint Letter (Ancient Sumeria) // 2nd Millennium BC // Ancient Primary Source
This is the oldest surviving letter of complaint, from ancient Sumeria in 1750 BC. Found in the ruins of the…
Caesar on the Gauls // Roman Primary Source (58 – 49 BC)
Here we have Julius Caesar’s views on the peoples he crushed in his campaigns to the west through which he…
First-Hand Account of the Destruction of Pompeii // Pliny The Younger, Primary Source
Here we have Pliny the Younger’s account of the heroic death of his famous uncle Pliny the Elder in the…
3,400 years ago, ‘brain surgery’ left man with square hole in his skull, ancient bones suggest
The skeletal remains of two Bronze Age brothers buried more than 3,400 years ago in what’s now northern Israel reveal…
16. Bagan – City of Temples
AUDIO ONLY! FOR VIDEO: https://youtu.be/0MtIVJ2lcu8 In the lowlands of Burma lie the remains of thousands of crumbling … source
Rebuilding an Ancient Flamethrower | Beat the Ancestors | Reel Truth History Documentaries
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The Behistun Inscription // Darius The Great (550 – 486 BC) // Persian Primary Source
This is an extract from the Behistun Inscription, an inscription and large relief in three separate languages by the Persian…
What did the ancient Egyptian pyramids look like when they were built?
A digital reconstruction of a Giza pyramid by Australian insurance company Budget Direct. (Image credit: Budget Direct) The Egyptian pyramids…
The Tsunami of 365 // Ammianus Marcellinus // Roman Primary Source
An ancient disaster. Here we have Marcellus Ammianus’ account of the tsunami that followed the great earthquake of 365 in…
Ancient Technology: Mystery Ingredient Helped Roman Architectural Gems to Weather Time, Study Shows
The Pantheon (“temple of every god”) is a former Roman temple, now a church, in Rome, Italy. (Image: By Roberta…
Spartan Training // Xenophon 380 BC // Ancient Primary Source
Here we have Xenophon (431 – 354 BC), the great ancient Greek historian, telling us how children in Spartan society…
Japanese Traveler Describes Journey Across Iran and Ancient Persian Sites // (1899) Yenaga Toyokichi
Many thanks to Seyed Benyamin Keshavarz (Baron Benyamin aka Getsugawa Yuzuru) for this translation, taken from: The trip to ……
13. The Assyrians – Empire of Iron
In the lowlands of Northern Iraq, a series of enormous cities lie crumbling in ruins… In this episode, find out…
Ancient Greek Philosophy Anecdotes: Diogenes Trolls Plato
Plato is the greatest philosopher of all time and was the towering mind of Ancient Greek philosophy. Diogenes was the…
Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Bret Speaks with Jonathan Pageau
Bret speaks with Jonathan Pageau a symbolic thinker, YouTuber, and carver of orthodox icons. source
Roman Historian on The Founding of Rome // Livy on Romulus and Remus // 1st century BC Roman Source
The beginning of the city that forged the western world. Here we have the story of Romulus and Remus, brought…
Ancient bird with T. rex-like skull discovered in China
An artist’s interpretation of what the newfound species (Cratonavis zhui) may have looked like, with the fossilized skeleton superimposed on…
Being a Priest in the War on Terror (Commando Chaplains) | Reel Truth History Documentaries
In this documentary, follow the adventure of two Royal Marine chaplains as they are deployed into Afghanistan to help bring…