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How Was The Parthenon of Athens Built

 

Channel: Documentaries Collection
Duration: 57:37
Description: The Parthenon (Modern Greek: Παρθενώνας, Parthenónas) is a former temple, on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron. Construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the peak of its power. It was completed in 438 BC although decoration of the building continued until 432 BC. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered the zenith of the Doric order. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art. The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, Athenian democracy and western civilization, and one of the world’s greatest cultural monuments. The Greek Ministry of Culture is currently carrying out a programme of selective restoration and reconstruction to ensure the stability of the partially ruined structure.
Published: February 25, 2017 11:02 pm

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Sacred Music of Ancient Greece

 

Channel: theodiskfolk
Duration: 15:11
Description:
00:00 Hymn to the Muse by Mesomedes
01:19 Threnos by Simonides
01:57 Epithalamium by Sappho
03:12 Hymneal by Sappho
05:07 Hymn to Aphrodite by Sappho
06:43 First Delphic Hymn to Apollon
12:00 Partheneion by Alkman
13:10 Hymn to the Sun by Mesomedes
Published: October 13, 2017 10:19 pm

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Ancient Greek Inventions: The Antikythera Mechanism and the Ancient Roots of Modern Technology

 

Channel: SecretTV
Duration: 49:18
Description: Ancient Greek Inventions: The Antikythera Mechanism and the Ancient Roots of Modern Technology. This documentary covers the origins of ancient time and the measurement thereof, from Ctesibius and his ancient water clock, to Archimedes, to the ancient discoveries of the Antikythera Mechanism in the Mediterranean 1900 and various other ingenious devices. Mentioned in this film are the ancient Greeks and Romans, Ctesibius, Archimedes, the Archimedean screw, the Ancient Library of Alexandria, the Tower of the Winds in Athens, and modern research on these devices.
Published: May 2, 2016 8:08 am

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Combat of The 300 Spartans – Ancient Greek Pankration

 

Channel: atubanos
Duration: 9:55
Description: Your Greek News’ Anastasia meets up with the founder of the Armak Spartan Pankration Academy, one of the most historically accurate sources of combat knowledge for the hit movie ‘300’, where she learns a little bit about what it meant to bear the lambda at the battle of Thermopylae. In Part 2 Anastasia tries on a sword and sheild to learn some combat stances and techniques. Look for Part 1 to see actors from the film describe the fighting and training.
Published: July 31, 2007 8:40 pm

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Hymn to Helios (Improvisation for Replica Ancient Greek Kithara)

 

Channel: Michael Levy
Duration: 3:24
Description: “Hymn to Helios” – a spontaneous improvisation for a stunning replica ancient Greek kithara; the large wooden lyre favoured by the professional musicians of ancient Greece; handmade in modern Greece by Luthieros: http://en.luthieros.com/product/cithara-of-the-golden-age-ancient-greek-cithara-9-strings-top-quality-handcrafted-musical-instrument Helios was the ancient Greek god of the sun – whilst playing this improvisation, the suns rays magically cast their beams down upon me, almost as if demonstrating the approval Helios himself! This improvisation hopefully demonstrates the guitar-like quality of tone – indeed, our modern word ‘guitar’ is directly derived from the original Greek word ‘kithara’. Also, some 2500 years before the invention of the ‘whammy bar’ of the modern electric guitar, the ancient Greeks had already invented the incredibly advanced vibrato mechanism seen on this modern reconstruction – the cross-bar (yoke) and the attached strings are capable of lateral movement, thanks to the fact that the yoke is floating above curled wooden springs and set in a hinge; whenever light lateral movement is made on either of the vertical levers rising from the yoke or the discs at each end of the yoke, lateral movement to the yoke and springs causes a vibrato effect on to the vibrating strings: http://ancientlyre.com/the_kithara_of_ancient_greece__rome/ I also demonstrate the rhythmic potential of the kithara during performance, by also using the larger carved replica ancient Greek plectrum as a baton top beat rhythm on the kithara itself – in much the same way that creative acoustic guitarists beat rhythm by hitting the soundboard of their guitars whilst they play.
Published: June 12, 2016 9:30 pm