Lectures on Greek History and Culture

Name: Lectures on Greek History and Culture
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A series of lectures for beginners in Greek history, culture, and philosophy.

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Created byBen Lugosch

Last updated 3/2022

English

Course content

5 sections • 60 lectures • 27h 33m total length

Synopsis of all of Greek history32:53
An overview of Greek history.
The Pre-Greek Cultures of the Cycladic Islands and Crete57:51
The Late Bronze Age (AKA Mycenaean Age)1:00:42
The Dark Age46:57
The Archaic and Classical Ages53:30
The Hellenistic Age54:33

Statuary of the Archaic Style33:44
Statuary of the Severe or Transitional Style13:12
Statuary of the Classical Period13:00
Statuary of the Late Classical and Hellenistic Periods 47:58
Pottery Shapes Part 112:23
Pottery Shapes Part 25:20
Pottery Shapes Part 3 (Review)2:19
Dating Pottery by Styles Part 120:48
Dating Pottery by Styles Part 211:31
Greek Temples Part 141:36
Greek Temples Part 217:44
Greek Temples Part 39:52

Homer's Post-Apocalyptic World47:52
In the first lecture of the unit on Homer and the Iliad, we look at Homer's world.
The Invention of the Alphabet24:56
The Oral Tradition23:02
The Iliad Book 0144:00
The Iliad Book 0335:24
The Iliad Book 0430:27
The Iliad Book 0539:37
The Iliad Book 06 (1)41:42
The Iliad Book 06 (2)38:07
The Ekphrasis of Achilles's Shield25:19
The Iliad Book 06 to the End (1)23:21
The Iliad Book 06 to the End (2)29:01
The Iliad Book 2424:00
Iliad: After the Iliad39:07
This lecture takes up some of the stories associated with the saga of the Trojan War but not included in either of the Homeric epics.
What did the Greeks think of Helen?23:20
The Defense of Helen by Gorgias27:59
The Trial of Helen in Euripides's Trojan Women47:57
Iliad: Review of Key Images and Texts5:02
This is a review of images only. There is no audio this time.

Introductory Comments on Greek Philosophies13:08
The Milesians40:09
Parmenides And Heraclitus 19:19
The Sophistic Movement 29:37
Socrates 36:20
Execution Of Socrates 12:15
Plato Phaedo 1 Of 713:33
Plato Phaedo 2 Of 77:59
Plato Phaedo 3 Of 712:30
Plato Phaedo 4 Of 710:29
Plato Phaedo 5 Of 714:00
Plato Phaedo 6 of 713:03
Plato Phaedo 7 Of 717:02
Aristotle Introduction 24:17
Aristotle "The Ethics"29:54
Aristotle "Hard" Teachings 10:20
Epicureanism I44:52
Epicureanism II25:45
Epicureanism III26:17

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Over the years, I've taught many different kinds of classics courses to all kinds of different audiences. This class on Udemy is a distillation of the topics that students have responded to most positively and have most often asked about. We start with a look at the physical world of the Greeks, and then take up the Iliad of Homer. After that we look in detail how Herodotus presents the beginning of the great conflict between Greece and Persian, and finish up with an overview of the various Greek philosophers.

If you're taking a class in Greek culture somewhere and need a little help, or if you are a motivated autodidact, I'm sure you'll find these lectures a good step forward in your understanding and appreciation of the world of the Greeks.

Thanks for having a look!

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Outlines of Greek History6 lectures • 5hr 6min

Greek Material Culture: A Survey of Pottery, Statuary, and Temples12 lectures • 3hr 49min

Homer and Homer's Iliad18 lectures • 9hr 30min

The Persian Threat5 lectures • 2hr 26min

Greek Philosophers19 lectures • 6hr 41min

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