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Ancient Greek Swastika symbols

 

Channel: Quidam Graecus
Duration: 2:51
Description: The swastika was a sacred symbol of peace and a symbol of good luck in ancient Greece. It was used by many civilizations and religions such as in Hinduism and in Buddhism. The swastika symbol was eventually defamed in the 20th century.
Published: April 25, 2013 2:06 pm

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Ancient Greece: Geometric & Archaic Periods

 

Channel: Art History Basix
Duration: 13:57
Description: Review of Key Works of Ancient Greece from the Geometric and Archaic Periods
Greek “Dark Ages”: 0:46-2:00
Geometric Krater: 2:00-4:15
New York Kouros: 4:16-6:27
Getty Kourus: 6:28-7:42
Peplos Kore: 7:43-8:55
Exekias, Achilles and Ajax Playing a Dice Game: 8:56-10:13
Dying Warrior from West Pediement and Dying Warrior from East East Pediment, Temple of Aphaia at Aegina: 10:14-12:02
Quick overview of Persian Wars: 12:02-13:05
Kritios Boy and Strangford Apollo: 13:06-13:56
Published: October 1, 2013 1:11 am

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What did ancient Greek music sound like?

 

Channel: Michael Levy
Duration: 0:3
Description: A new ‘live’ arrangement of one of the most famous surviving fragments of the actual music of ancient Greece – the First Delphic Hymn to Apollo (Circa 128 BCE)”.  In this video, the track is performed on the wonderfully recreated Kithara of the Golden Age of Classical Greece – hand-made in modern Greece by Luthieros. The kithara was the highly advanced, large wooden lyre favoured by only the true professional musicians of ancient Greece, which reached its pinnacle of perfection during the “Golden Age” of Classical Antiquity, circa 5th century BCE. Since late 2014, I have been collaborating with Luthieros in their inspirational “Lyre 2.0 Project” – dedicated to reintroducing the wonderful lyres of antiquity back into the modern world, to make these beautiful instruments accessible to each and every modern musician. This video hopefully demonstrates why the kithara was so venerated in antiquity, as the instrument of the professional musician – perfect for both accompanying the human voice and for as an incredibly versatile solo instrument.
Published: June 25, 2017 10:00 am

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Ancient Greek Food Revival Workshop

 

Channel: NTDTV
Duration: 2:42
Description: Some people in modern Greece long for their ancient culinary traditions. We now go to a food workshop in Athens, where people cook and eat like the ancient Greeks did. A Greek “symposium” in the town of Kapandriti on the outskirts of Athens on Saturday. But this is no boring conference. It’s a workshop where modern Greeks prepare meals using the same ingredients as their ancestors and then sample their recipes. In ancient times, a symposium was a Greek banquet dedicated to eating and drinking. According to historians, life in ancient Greece revolved around food, and workshops like this one revive these traditions. [Andrew Dalby, Food Historian]:
“It was the center of ancient life as it can still be the center of life now. If we take our life and if we take our family seriously, eating can still be the center. It certainly was to them.” The core foods of ancient Greek cuisine still survive in today’s Greek cooking. Olives, olive oil, parsley, oregano, honey, fish and bread, have all stood the test of time and haven’t been drowned out by imported foods and new recipes. But there are also many differences between ancient Greek eating habits and those of modern Greeks. Meat was rarely eaten – so put away the souvlaki. [Andrew Dalby, Food Historian]:
“Meat was not a big item in the ancient diet – and perhaps not so much in the modern diet as in some other countries, but people are getting more and more interested in meat, which is not necessarily good for us.” There was breakfast, lunch and dinner, but breakfast was a far cry from a “frappe” — the ice coffee Greeks often drink today. Back then, breakfast was a glass of wine and a piece of wheat bread.
Published: May 9, 2011 10:46 am