City Minutes: The Athenian Empire
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Күн бұрынDeja Vu? Only slightly! I'm re-imaging City Minutes, and this time the plan is to *Actually Make It Good*! With MULTIPLE CITIES per episode, and HORIZONTAL VIDEO!
I heard your feedback on the first run of the shorts loud and clear - City Minutes Good, Shorts Bad - so this will be the format going forward: networks of cities, with each getting a minute of spotlight.
We're starting where I always start, in ancient Athens (I wanted to give you the proper version of the pilot), but we've got tons of other City Minutes planned!
SOURCES & Further Reading: Thucydides "History of the Peloponnesian War", World History Encyclopedia (www.worldhistory.org/Athens): "Athens", "Piraeus", "Sounion", "Delos", "Corcyra", "The Delian League" parts 3 & 4, and my degree in Classical Studies
Cities by timestamp:
00:00 - Athens
1:00 - Piraeus
2:01 - Sounion
3:03 - Delos
4:05 - Mytilene
5:03 - Korkyra
6:03 - Conclusion
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@OverlySarcasticProductions 3 жыл бұрын
Fun linguistic shenanigans: The island of Korkyra (commonly spelled Corcyra when referring to the ancient city) is known today as both Kerkyra and Corfu. The name Corfu comes from an Italianized version of the Byzantine name Korufo. I use the pronunciation of "Korkyra" with an O because it reflects the more common version of the name as listed in ancient accounts - adherence to the original ancient version is also why I'm using Ks in place of any Latinized Cs. Essentially: I'm spelling everything the ancient way, but using modern Greek phonetics to sound out those words. It's an uncommon way to go about, but it feels like the right balance of ancient authenticity and modern linguistic continuity. -B
@theepsizet3931 3 жыл бұрын
That's fair.
@joypacheco1736 3 жыл бұрын
Uh hey Red and Blue i already posted the comment in your latest post not the video about a idea about the time heist Hope you read the comment
@AskMia411 3 жыл бұрын
So... Piraeus. Is there any linguistic connection to pirate? Or is this another Zagreaus situation?
@imawaffle148 3 жыл бұрын
I have no idea what he said, but cool! 👍
@antonissa8345 3 жыл бұрын
When will you continue with journey to the west?
@PuffaJacket 3 жыл бұрын
"the annoying thing about athenians is that there almost as great as they say they are" is an amazing line
@theosm2976 3 жыл бұрын
Not only a great line. A very true line
@taylorleeforcongress8470 3 жыл бұрын
they're*
@achintyanaithani889 3 жыл бұрын
And a lie.
@abid5087 3 жыл бұрын
Can confirm. I’m descended from Spartans
@Dvergenlied 3 жыл бұрын
If I was a fool and didn’t love Blue’s delivery style, that line would have kept me watching. I am only a partial fool, and do love Blue’s delivery style, so I reveled in the line and kept watching.
@mazarajr 3 жыл бұрын
All other Greeks: Can't you do something about your superiority complex? Athenians: *But I'm superior.*
@CM-ss5pe 3 жыл бұрын
Over two millenia later and that superiority complex is still (stereotypically) there among Athenians. Especially the ones who trace their family's lineage back to the 19th/early 20th century Athens, who consider themselves the "true" Athenians.
@MatVids2 3 жыл бұрын
Athens: Yes, I am both superior and complex. What will I do about it? Spread like peanut butter, baybee! Athens: *flies too close to the sun*
@Mazou-tj4ne 3 жыл бұрын
Bakugou in a nutshell
@AriosQarsute 3 жыл бұрын
@@Mazou-tj4ne Ka-chan is Athens confirmed.
@Elenisloopines 3 жыл бұрын
thats because where better (see the joke here is im greek and i was born and raised in athens so i will just leave this here in hopes someone will find this funny)
@pridelander06 3 жыл бұрын
"Diss the fleet, get the yeet!" *British Empire* : Write that down, write that down!
@artofthepossible7329 3 жыл бұрын
British Empire: Now would everyone stop shipping slaves?!
@carlosroo5460 3 жыл бұрын
I always wonder, who exactly are people talking to write that down?
@keineahnung8062 3 жыл бұрын
@@carlosroo5460 Their scribes, of course. Don't you have one?
@shadowling77777 3 жыл бұрын
@@carlosroo5460 it’s a spongebob reference haha
@user-gy9dp8tq7v 2 жыл бұрын
@@shadowling77777 You realize its a joke correct?
@enfield4138 3 жыл бұрын
Athens was that guy who wouldn't let people forget about how great they are
@derekskelton4187 3 жыл бұрын
And Sparta is the guy going on about how tough he is, and always trying to fight everybody
@colespradlin6994 3 жыл бұрын
@@derekskelton4187 nah Sparta is the dude in the corner who doesn't want to be there but will absolutely beat the shit out of any drunk dude who tries to fight him or even minorly annoys him.
@DanMcLeodNeptuneUK 3 жыл бұрын
@@colespradlin6994 That was younger sparta
@bordenfleetwood5773 3 жыл бұрын
So... They're a business major.
@kazeryu4834 3 жыл бұрын
Hey! You should not compare Athens to me, they deserve more respect!
@michaelscott6022 3 жыл бұрын
*Athens:* "What do you mean, 'my hubris isn't good enough'?! Look at my hubris! My hubris is the best in the world!!"
@AxxLAfriku 3 жыл бұрын
OH NOOOOOOOO!!! I have two girlfriends, but very few people on YT are happy for my relationship success. They disl*ke all of the videos I make with my 2 girlfriends. Please be kind, dear mi
@bastardofthecentury 3 жыл бұрын
Good lord
@gearandalthefirst7027 3 жыл бұрын
@@AxxLAfriku sftu, you're making the rest of us polys look bad
@ArkadiBolschek 3 жыл бұрын
_Look at my fleet_ _My fleet is amazing_
@TenkaiHimura 3 жыл бұрын
Why do I hear Red saying that in my head?
@paulwagner688 3 жыл бұрын
Last time I was this early Ouranos still had a pair.
@thedukeofchutney468 3 жыл бұрын
Lol! Nice one. Last time I laughed this hard at a comment Zeus wasn’t a philandering ass…. That is to say never.
@zephyrdagonheart1208 3 жыл бұрын
TOO SOON. XDDD
@thegreatandterrible4508 3 жыл бұрын
Please help me spread the message of calling the planet Ouranos, so people will stop staying Urine-us as a way to avoid butt jokes.
@zephyrdagonheart1208 3 жыл бұрын
@@hrach1384 In Greek Mythology, the Titan Kronos, or Chronos, overthrew Ouranos(who was head god at the time) by castrating him. In some tellings, his balls fell into the ocean, became sea foam, and that sea foam created Aphrodite.
@evanahansing8345 3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@apileofratz4131 3 жыл бұрын
"In a surprising twist of fate, other cities also had Navy's" I laughed so hard at this
@taylorleeforcongress8470 3 жыл бұрын
navies*
@Cometstarlight 3 жыл бұрын
The glowing eye triggered meme is my kryptonite
@leeschelly8384 3 жыл бұрын
Athens just would not let people forget they had the highground.
@Brainflayer 3 жыл бұрын
Athens: "It's over Mytilene, I have the High Ground" Mytilene: "You underestimate my power" Athens: "Don't try it, I have the High Ground" *Mytileneian rebellion and Athens almost killing all the men* Athens: "You were my Debt-I mean Friend Mytilene, High Ground, why did you have to push me when I had the High Ground?" (I'm not sorry)
@Claymann71 3 жыл бұрын
As a PG-13 Production, Revenge of the Sith is allowed one F-Bomb. "F*** YOU ANAKIN, I have the high ground!"
@Obi-Wan_Kenobi 3 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with telling people you had the High Ground.
@itsjustnadia 3 жыл бұрын
oddly reminiscent of the us tbh
@the11382 3 жыл бұрын
She definitely had the high ground alright. But she really underestimated the power of Sparta.
@HistoryOfRevolutions 3 жыл бұрын
"As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion" - Antisthenes
@taylorleeforcongress8470 3 жыл бұрын
@this comment section
@EdwardENigma 3 жыл бұрын
"Diss the Fleet. Get the Yeet." ~Cultured Athenian
@curiousKuro16 3 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this format, and how the outlying smaller cities helped to create the glorified image we read about. I'm so excited to learn more about other cities and their 'suburbs' in the future. Also, I am sort of hoping Blue gets to do a "detail diatribe" about architecture or a historical narrative.
@jasonreed7522 3 жыл бұрын
I agree, a city can not stand without the surounding area, especially in the food department. So most cities are surounded by small port, fishing, and farming villages that grow into major suburbs and without them the "City Proper" definitely wouldn't exist ir be a strong as it was. So its really cool to learn about the "suburbs" as well, and seeing Athens' wall be essentially a dumbell is really cool and funny.
@TheRoseFrontier 3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, agreed. Seeing the whole Athenian network at work summarized was very interesting. Hope Blue does more "city collections" like that in the future!
@macoy3943 3 жыл бұрын
I read the mytilene part in Thucydides this weekend, Kleon’s speech is insane. I was sitting there like “uh, hey, this guys kind of sounding like a supervillain, are we gonna question that one?”
@a.h.s.3006 3 жыл бұрын
Apprently his name became a euphemism warmongering rulers, that in the "Song of Ice and Fire" (aka Game Thrones books), one of the freed slave cities was ruled by Cleon "The Butcher".
@Mazou-tj4ne 3 жыл бұрын
He was the Donald Trump of Ancient Greece.
@patrickfrost9405 3 жыл бұрын
@@Mazou-tj4ne Only if you're delusional.
@korayven9255 3 жыл бұрын
@@patrickfrost9405 Eh, I can't help but disagree with you on the 'delusional' thing. Kleon's speech gives off a lot of 'Make Athens Great Again' vibes what with his earnest desire to maintain Athen's Empire, contempt for discussion or 'cleverness', preference for rigid, unchanging opinions (including killing all the Mityneans), and its frustration with democracy being 'too compassionate.' Whether or not we personally consider Kleon Trumpian... the parallels do exist.
@cheeseburgerinparadise7124 Ай бұрын
@@korayven9255your TDS is showing.
@flareboytanor1944 3 жыл бұрын
I really liked the format this time around! Swapping the focal points between each of the cities makes it really interesting, because you get to weave togeather the narrative of the larger empire while still getting to show off more of the niche elements. This could apply so well to so many places! Italy, the HRE, Japan, china, France, or legit like anywhere. All of them could have this same format applied and it would be super cool! Though honestly because you're not aiming for youtube shorts anymore you could probably drop the 1 minute per city restriction, or atleast be flexible with it, but that could go either way. Either way it rocks! You rock!
@shrimpisdelicious 3 жыл бұрын
Not sure what else to add to this, so just going to say this is my answer too.
@christermi 3 жыл бұрын
6:30 "Thucydides literally invented history" is a sentence that's surprisingly true, since Herodotus was more of a storyteller that wished to preserve said stories from fading into existence, while in turn Thucydides wrote history the way we define it today. That said, I wouldn't argue with the Romans as to who the father of history was 😄.
@ptlemon1101 3 жыл бұрын
Yes and no. At least Herodotus travelled to various places and wrote what he saw and was told. He also always said to take it with a grain of salt when he was 100% sure, but people ignore this for some reason. Thucydides never travelled beyond Greece and only wrote about the War and the history of the parties involved.
@christermi 3 жыл бұрын
@@ptlemon1101 You're absolutely correct; although Thucydides never travelling beyond Greece isn't necessarily a minus since that's where the war unfolded.
@NotesFromTheVoid 3 жыл бұрын
We could maybe define Herodotus as the first Anthropologist, though he did describe the history of the Persian War so...
@aumathewarriormouse2549 3 жыл бұрын
In college I heard Herodotus regularly referred to as "The gossip columnist of the ancient world."
@laurenkirby97 3 жыл бұрын
Attempting to argue with the romans over the merit or value of anything made by the greek is a bad idea.
@bio9leader60 3 жыл бұрын
*suddenly materializes* “WHO SUMMONED ME”
@merlinmeurer5339 3 жыл бұрын
Eric
@roceb5009 3 жыл бұрын
I'm a busy man. Don't anger me. I warned you!
@bio9leader60 3 жыл бұрын
@@merlinmeurer5339 *pulls out bat covered in tasers* “Where?”
@thatoneguy6466 3 жыл бұрын
Wtf is this comment and reply chain
@bio9leader60 3 жыл бұрын
@@thatoneguy6466 don’t ask questions, your time already started
@G.F.SF55 3 жыл бұрын
"The literally invented history so we wouldn't forget about them" is probably the biggest flex ever XD
@discountchocolate4577 3 жыл бұрын
Didn't Chinese historians already exist by the time -5th century Greeks started writing historical texts?
@TheOnlyTherazan 3 жыл бұрын
It's certainly the biggest flex in History, at least.
@flourishingsouls 3 жыл бұрын
@@discountchocolate4577 this is just my personal opinion, but their pride still stands as the cause for some of the greatest athenian contributions to the world. no evidence here, but i would guess the way they recorded history in athens and china is different?? so that’s why the distinction is there. however, oral traditions in story telling i guess could be called history and same thing with cave paintings so i have no clue. ignore me lol
@deargodwhatamidoing1122 3 жыл бұрын
Athens: “we have the best navy! NO ONE Can beat us.” Me and Kasandra: “try us malaka!”
@TipeneThorner 3 жыл бұрын
*MALAKA!* intensifies
@commandergeokam2868 3 жыл бұрын
Damn that was funny Μαλακα
@misamisaa4547 3 жыл бұрын
I know exactly 1 word in Greek and it's the most useful one xD
@Lunictd 3 жыл бұрын
@@misamisaa4547 Yeah, it has the best utility of any swear word in Greek. Trying to call a friend? "Που είσαι ρε μαλάκα" ("Where are you you malaka") Trying to get in a fight? Again, you use it. Trying to show your surprise? You bet it's there!
@dovydasgedvilas9165 3 жыл бұрын
@@Lunictd is it basically the Greek kurwa then?
@zidanez21 3 жыл бұрын
No wonder so many ancient myths and stories are about "fall due to excess hubris" they were all jelly of Aethens and was what happened to them
@TheOnlyTherazan 3 жыл бұрын
They might have been written by Athenians, though
@danielduvernay3207 3 жыл бұрын
I think blue is in a time loop that always begins with covering Athens
@merrymary4641 3 жыл бұрын
0:44 (Red’s voice) “It’s time for another ~deep thoughts with Heinlein~”
@JaelinBezel 3 жыл бұрын
“Cannibalism… is actually fine.”
@merrymary4641 3 жыл бұрын
“Agnes is like that because Freud was right about everything.”
@blueteller 3 жыл бұрын
Why not: "Imperialism is fine because we are the good guys."
@FinrodFelagundTheFair 3 ай бұрын
@@blueteller And anyone who disagrees is brainwashed.
@_Maraschino 3 жыл бұрын
0:29 I can just hear Red voicing "our hubris wasn't big enough! We have to go BIGGER!"
@TheFlamingGamerYT 3 жыл бұрын
I always like learning about history
@taylorleeforcongress8470 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing, isn't it?
@TheFlamingGamerYT 3 жыл бұрын
@@taylorleeforcongress8470 It sure is
@kariscoyne1886 3 жыл бұрын
Greek Mythology: Don't do Hubris, kids Athens: I'm going to pretend I didn't see that
@johng7003 3 жыл бұрын
As a born and raised Athenian I feel flattered for this video but I have to say that I each region of Greece had and has very vibrant pieces of history to tell.
@shahbazshaik3555 3 жыл бұрын
I really like this format, as the shorts were like delicious hors d'oeuvres, while these longer video are like equally delicious meals :)
@kilotun8316 3 жыл бұрын
Me: So when did things start going sideways? History: Well there are a few factors... *Alcibiades has entered the chat... And your pants*
@alisaurus4224 3 жыл бұрын
I mean, he IS totally gorgeous
@FinrodFelagundTheFair 3 ай бұрын
I mean....it also could of just been the super villan level of charisma he possed....and the mind control powers. Probably more the mind control powers.
@justanotherhumanperson9424 3 жыл бұрын
How to make something Athenian: - Make it gorgeous - Make it petty - Make Blue like it
@samrevlej9331 3 жыл бұрын
Well, we just have to learn if Cyan is petty, and then we'll have confirmation Blue married/is about to marry an Athenian.
@lorddaegoth 3 жыл бұрын
@@samrevlej9331 Calm down, Diogenes
@samrevlej9331 3 жыл бұрын
@@lorddaegoth If all it takes to be called a Diogenes is to define things by elimination, we must ask ourselves what our good boy from Sinop was doing in Russia in the 1930s with a sick 'stache and pipe.
@discountchocolate4577 3 жыл бұрын
That wouldn't distinguish it from being Venetian though.
@FinrodFelagundTheFair 3 ай бұрын
@@samrevlej9331 I mean....he light weight compared her to the beauty of the Roman road system...so.....
@daman7805 3 жыл бұрын
Athenians thought they were the main character, and they kinda were
@JaelinBezel 3 жыл бұрын
They’re like the proto-example of “you either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”
@alvarodifini5017 3 жыл бұрын
This format is AMAZING for enterprising DMs looking to plagia... get inspiration from real world history. That double city fortress+shipyard complex is just *chef's kiss*
@jeremyrossi2716 3 жыл бұрын
Britain: exists Athens: My true successor
@will__mem9rno 3 жыл бұрын
wait I think you’re on to something here...!
@Danikoshii 3 жыл бұрын
Ah Athens The Greek Britain that constantly stares out into the distance thinking about stuff
@riverraven7359 3 жыл бұрын
with only marginally less navy-based arse kicking
@luigiboi4244 3 жыл бұрын
After watching The Owl House and this video, I think I’m starting to develop a rational fear of Owls and Owl-related things.
@lclrc16 3 жыл бұрын
But... Hooty
@lclrc16 3 жыл бұрын
The only owl I fear is Duolingo /hj
@AbdulGoodLooks 3 жыл бұрын
@@lclrc16 All hail the benevolent ruler Doulingo. Soon the human race shall submit to its all-mightly rule
@zenogias01 3 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile, those of us who are old enough knew this already from that time the owls came for our Tootsie Roll Pops.
@marshamoseley5878 3 жыл бұрын
@@zenogias01 "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?"
@Kyeto13X 3 жыл бұрын
Love this medium length form. Doesn't feel like you are going to pass out after giving the 60 speel. But it also is not a full 30+ commitment. It is a glancing blow about the city without skipping over everything
@bigbigbigbigbigman 3 жыл бұрын
It was really nice of Athens to not do a genocide on Mytilene.
@georgeiv6925 7 ай бұрын
Tell that to poor Milians
@abid5087 3 жыл бұрын
6:43 my thoughts about the first city-minutes were “wow this is really cool. I wish it was horizontal and longer/more in depth.” Though my insatiable appetite for history can *never* be satisfied, I definitely enjoyed this version and hope to see more
@carlocumino824 3 жыл бұрын
Sparta: "You use your port as way to sustain your population? This is illegal!" Athens: "Illegal? THIS IS ATHENS!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@ThinWhiteAxe Жыл бұрын
>Athens! Is that... legal?! >I WILL MAKE IT LEGAL.
@raventreye2326 3 жыл бұрын
This format is really nice! A whole bunch of city minutes strung together to form a narrative feels right at home with everything else on this channel
@asherrochester830 3 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to say I’m a big fan of your videos! I especially like how open both you and Red are whenever it’s difficult to find sources and exact details for the topics you present, I really appreciate the level of honesty you have with your viewers. I really enjoy history and classic literature, so your channel has been an oasis for when I need to retreat and hear someone rant about how difficult the character of Loki is to define, or how Vienna stands (or floats) as a testament to the fact that some people live to spite the laws of nature. Thank you for everything you do for your viewers!
@Goosebelldog 3 жыл бұрын
I liked this format a lot! I kinda wish they were even longer tbh, but that's mostly because I love your videos so much 👉👈
@thedukeofchutney468 3 жыл бұрын
I still can’t get over just how many parallels that Athens has to the modern US. From doing anything to be culturally and philosophically dominant, to not being called an empire (despite totally being an empire), it’s quite interesting.
@ronaldshelny9439 3 жыл бұрын
Great Britain did it first quit shaming the US
@thedukeofchutney468 3 жыл бұрын
@@ronaldshelny9439Sort of. Britain was a monarchy and was an outspoken empire combine this with the US and Athens quick rise to power and this rise to power coming almost immediately after a massive war; I’d say that the USA has far more parallels with Athens and the Roman republic than does Britain. Also how the heck did the British shame the United States? Considering that your colonies teamed up with your longtime rivals/enemies, and then within the next 160 years helped save you twice, and then took over the globe, I’d say that if anyone shamed anyone it would be the other way round. (That being said I wholeheartedly reject this idea of one nation shaming the other as both are extremely close allies and benefit from this friendship)
@thomaszelmanovitz4091 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent evolution from the short format, well done!
@riaruame6183 3 жыл бұрын
I loved it as always!!! Both formats are fine, the shorts were interesting as youtube stories and short blurbs of information, so I like that as well as this, but no real preference. Amazing work!!!
@clytemnestra 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love that y’all do classics related videos from time to time
@lanegentry6328 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, Blue! I love this format. Keep it up!
@theosm2976 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, Blue. Love the new format!
@lord0jackostar 3 жыл бұрын
I like the format, it’s nice to see the pieces come together
@Celairiel 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I like this better than the other shorts. Thanks for making it more interconnected!
@onyxcourt 3 жыл бұрын
Way better this time around. And adding the surrounding city info really helped contextualize it
@BandanaDrummer95 3 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful. And yet another series for you to pour your passion for the subject in to my brain.
@leonhill8447 3 жыл бұрын
I really like this format, thank you!
@ethylg7572 3 жыл бұрын
Love the format now! Thanks! 😄
@mesektet5776 3 жыл бұрын
Very much appreciate combine previous talking points in the same subject into one segment.
@BytebroUK 3 жыл бұрын
Loved it. Welcome back!
@Audsoll 3 жыл бұрын
Love this format, much better than the shorts, please continue with it
@Football89897 3 жыл бұрын
I love the longer format there’s so much more information
@luminaryprism75 3 жыл бұрын
This was a great short, Blue! Clear, concise, and well researched.
@calcifur 3 жыл бұрын
I've been binging everything on this channel for 3 days. I can't stop.
@JuanVilorio 3 жыл бұрын
As someone who played assassin's creed odyssey all of this places are coming back to my memory like I was there
@esmyra 3 жыл бұрын
I definitely appreciate this change in format. Yay for the longer, horizontal videos!
@ariccanevari5998 3 жыл бұрын
Love the format now! Very informative
@RonnieFlare17 3 жыл бұрын
I like it! It keeps the shorter format but gives us plenty of fun history
@BBoxCleaner 3 жыл бұрын
This was very informative. Blue, if by some twist of fate you ever read this, just know I love your “ancient” history videos. Unfortunately, my college doesn’t offer in-depth classes on history before the 1500s or so, so your videos are a fun way to get more information on topics that my teachers have to rush through in class.
@AlexTsukino 3 жыл бұрын
Your history videos are always a pleasure
@pyrosianheir 3 жыл бұрын
I greatly appreciate this new version of City Minutes. Please more.
@jananias2985 3 жыл бұрын
This video is awesome! I loved how you picked a theme (Athens and the Peloponnesian War) and explored many different cities with it. Athenian hubris, best in the world!
@TThom-vb6wq 3 жыл бұрын
Love the new format!
@pokemonviolet5418 3 жыл бұрын
Loved the longer, wider format :)
@abujabartheinsurgentstar206 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love your videos guys keep em up
@15oClock 3 жыл бұрын
Athens, the city that was also its own Greek tragedy.
@thejudgmentalcat 3 жыл бұрын
My high school Mythology teacher: ancient Greece was pacifist and philosophical Blue: hold on a minute
@zenogias01 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, your mythology teacher didn't actually read any history, did they?
@noukan42 3 жыл бұрын
*every single myth include rape, brutal murders, cruel and unusual torture or a mix of the 3* Teacher: pacifist and philosophical.
@lordtrigon1733 3 жыл бұрын
Your high school had a mythology class?
@thejudgmentalcat 3 жыл бұрын
@@lordtrigon1733 I went to a tiny small-town Class D (meaning little $$) school system. One if the high school teachers was a disgraced college professor (personally I think being an outspoken lesbian in the 70's was her "disgrace") who talked the admin into allowing both a semester of Shakespeare and Mythology (mostly Greek, a little Norse) to the "college prep" curriculum. She certainly knew her Shakespeare but not her mythology. They were fun courses tho. To give you an idea of the average student, when the career counselor asked if we knew what a pharmacist was, one kid said "yeah that's the guy my dad hired to work on the farm" and half the class agreed. "These are simple farmers. People of the land, the common clave. You know... morons."
@funnyvalentinedidnothingwrong 3 жыл бұрын
"Ancient Greece was pacifist" is either the ballsiest lie or the most blatant admission of ignorance you can utter
@Ibookster66 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Blue, loved the vid. I'm not sure if done one of these before but I'd love to see a history of Canada video from you. I know you don't really do videos about newer history all that often but I feel no one really knows the history of it and its honestly pretty funny overall, especially when you look up how it became independent from the crown.
@TravisGeorge000 3 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this version of city minutes! Since the video was a bit longer you were able to go into the details about each of Athens "allies". But I was a bit confused about the map at first since I didn't know where those smaller islands but I was able to figure it out by the end. Anyway I'm looking forward to the next episode in this series!
@turma8eac 3 жыл бұрын
Great video Loved the new format
@sophiabahia8938 3 жыл бұрын
Loved the video!! Its so cool to see the history of a place through the individual cities!!
@vincentvassallo5727 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly love the format of the video.
@queen_gilgamesh 3 жыл бұрын
I'm loving these so if they are fun to make please keep doing them You definitely have an audience for them
@robk1990 3 жыл бұрын
Great video Blue! Informative and funny as always
@ErokowXiyze 3 жыл бұрын
Much better and very fun. Thank you, Blue!
@thebeltcameback1553 3 жыл бұрын
yes! i've been waiting for this since the podcast! and the chapter function! you used it! woo!
@Renovartio1000 3 жыл бұрын
This was amazing. Just do more of this. It's perfect!
@EvelynFTTE 3 жыл бұрын
I love this series! I'm currently world building, and a quick guide to how cities work together in the real world is so cool!!!
@FigureOnAStick 3 жыл бұрын
I definitely love you doing multiple shorts of different cities over a shorter period of time. Given how messy city-state politics can get, this seems like a great way to get a 3D picture of the situation without trying to stuff them all into a single narrative
@jenniferpalmer6074 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Blue for your lovely information dumps. I never thought I'd be one to learn about history of my own accord. You and Red make it enjoyable though. So thanks. 🤗
@robertboyd8692 3 жыл бұрын
Love this format
@zoinomiko 3 жыл бұрын
This is so fascinating! I feel like I got really good look at Athens in the time it took to eat my breakfast cereal, A++ perfect content
@WebofHope 3 жыл бұрын
Blue: Starts City Minutes to be 1 minute long Athens? SEVEN MINUTES
@DTDdeathmas 3 жыл бұрын
I've always questioned whether Athens was way over blown or not. My understanding is that most information about Athenian history comes from Athens and that much of the other major poleis sources were not preserved to the same degree.
@noukan42 3 жыл бұрын
We have a lot of books from that period, as well as the ruins. Pericles's age was indeed *that* good, but i would also say that was kinda a one-generation wonder.
@FleshPrisonJanitor 3 жыл бұрын
I love this format!
@fuckyougoogle5915 3 жыл бұрын
This was great, I prefer this longer form short. Way more info to go over.
@Sootielove 3 жыл бұрын
These are so interesting! I really love the detail of these videos
@CloudKitten 3 жыл бұрын
I saw a new city minute and was halfway through typing a comment to ask if that meant the experiment went well, when I realized this was not a short lol I'd been considering trying shorts myself for educational writing content and was on the "no" side of the fence but still struggling with the decision, and your experience has answered all of my questions and settled my content woes. Thank you for being brave enough to give it a try! PS: As a desktop viewer I personally prefer this format 7000 times over, but as a creator shiny new features are shiny and I was tempted
@snababo3914 3 жыл бұрын
Love it! Far better, able to listen while doing other things!
@LiminalQueenMedia 3 жыл бұрын
Great format!
@couragew6260 3 жыл бұрын
This video was 🔥!!! Awesome. I have one request. “Enemies-to-Lovers” trope talk
@aaronkwise 3 жыл бұрын
I realy enjoyed the long format
@KirasDarkLight 3 жыл бұрын
Love this much more. Great work Blue.
@joyramirez7518 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly I hardly noticed this was less than 10 minutes, it felt way longer than it actually was and I really love this new series and format
@davidegaruti2582 3 жыл бұрын
yeah , this series is great , keep doing it
@whysrumgone 3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad it's longer (and horizontal), but I can't say I'd be overjoyed to see these taking over for full length videos. That said, I'm not paying for this in any way so you do you. Content's great as always, I just wish it weren't curtailed by a dumb format trend
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