(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . IAN: Overly Sarcastic History [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-08-11 A selection of short, amusing videos, not necessarily in chronological order. And I’m not including Rome today, because, well, I’m tired of it. Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt can be thought of as an oasis in the desert of northeastern Africa, dependent on the annual inundation of the Nile River to support its agricultural population. www.britannica.com/... [14:16] * 👑 👑 👑 Hi! I’m Itzl! As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. 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Monday Youffraita Tuesday: bigjacbigjacbigjac Wednesday Pam from Calif Thursday art ah zen Friday FloridaSNMOM Saturday FloridaSNDad Sunday loggersbrat Athens (Accidentally) Invents Democracy Athens’ demokratia, which lasted until 322 B.C., is one of the earliest known examples of democracy; and although recent scholarship has complicated the Eurocentric view that it was the first democracy, this ancient political system was extremely influential in the Mediterranean region. www.history.com/... [10:56] x When you think of Ancient Greece, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Olympics? Aristotle? The Parthenon? Well, Greek theaters might just be the greatest symbol of the ancient world that we have all missed... 🧵 pic.twitter.com/IsWt36HeLp — World View (@XWorldView) August 7, 2024 Quintus of Smyrna and the Fall of Troy [Quintus of Smyrna’s] epic in fourteen books, known as the Posthomerica, covers the period between the end of Homer's Iliad and the end of the Trojan War. Its primary importance is as the earliest surviving work to cover this period, the archaic works in the Epic Cycle, which he knew and drew upon, having been lost. en.wikipedia.org/... [11:30] x April 24th is the traditional date for the #FallofTroy in the legendary #TrojanWar. The Trojans did not heed warnings & welcomed the #TrojanHorse into the city. As Vergil writes: "timeo Danaos et dona ferentes" "I fear Greeks, even bearing gifts" #FolkloreThursday pic.twitter.com/QB1sRVCKsX — Christopher Smith (@Magister_Smith) April 25, 2019 Ethiopia [Ethiopia] has a unique cultural heritage, being the home of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church - one of the oldest Christian denominations - and a monarchy that ended only in the coup of 1974. www.bbc.com/... [10:51] The “Dark Ages” Were Fine, Actually The early Middle Ages in England [c. 450 to c. 1066] are dominated by the Anglo-Saxon tribes. The Anglo-Saxons conquered south-eastern Britain around the year 450, and expanded their domains over the next 600 years. England did not exist as such: Anglo-Saxon England was a heptarchy, a land of seven kingdoms. people.umass.edu/... [10:54] x The medieval, moated manor of Scotney Castle, an English country house in Kent 🌿🌹🌿🌹🌿🌹🌿🌹🌿🌹🌿 pic.twitter.com/Ak4cN5JKLw — René Champion (@ReneChampion1) March 9, 2024 Shakespeare Shakespeare's standard poetic form was blank verse, composed in iambic pentameter…. Once Shakespeare mastered traditional blank verse, he began to interrupt and vary its flow. This technique releases the new power and flexibility of the poetry in plays such as Julius Caesar and Hamlet. Shakespeare uses it, for example, to convey the turmoil in Hamlet's mind:[212] en.wikipedia.org/... [11:22] x Shakespeare at the Globe Theater 10/10 highly recommend. pic.twitter.com/PJSGDgLNOk — mim is safe, accepting, and full of love🌈💜 (@mimrebel) June 9, 2024 The Meiji Restoration After they successfully overthrew the Tokugawa shogunate, Emperor Mutsuhito (1852-1912) adopted the reign title Meiji, which means "enlightened rule." The Meiji Restoration is almost universally regarded as the dividing line between 'traditional' and 'modern' Japan. While it did bring to power a new government that introduced radical policies that fundamentally altered Japanese society, because it was not an especially violent event in itself, there was also a great deal of continuity between pre- and post-Restoration Japan. www.worldhistory.org/... [11:23] Have a wonderful day! 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