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Aerial Shot of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens

Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472 CE) was an Italian scholar, architect, mathematician, and advocate of Renaissance humanism. Alberti famously wrote the treatise On Architecture where he outlines the key elements of classical...

Two standing Roman columns on Tharros, Sardinia, originally a Phoenician colony.

This short video features traditional Chinese music accompanying Chinese art and landscapes which reflect the Tang Dynasty of China (618-907 CE). There is no narration and this is not an `educational' video...

Ningyo Joruri is a combination of ningyo (puppets) and Joruri (narrative music) which combines voice and shamisen. It is now known as “Bunraku” since that is now the main troupe that represents this art form...

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) was an Italian composer of around 40 operas, including the comic operas The Italian Girl in Algiers and The Barber of Seville. Rossini championed melody and beautiful singing over operatic drama...

Andrew Seth Meyer, Professor of History at Brooklyn College, specializes in ancient and medieval China. In this video, he discusses his book To Rule All Under Heaven and examines...

Paiyatuma and the Maidens of the Corn is a legend of the Zuni nation of the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest of the modern-day USA. Paiyatuma (also given as Paiyatamu) is a kachina spirit – an elemental entity –...

In which John Green teaches you about water! So, we talk about resources a lot on Crash Course, and today is no exception. It turns out people can't live without water, which means it's...

The Villa Council Presents Conflict Resolution and its Discontents in Classical Athens A lecture presented by Edith Hall J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa June 28, 2015 In ancient...