edwardlongshank Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Guys with your help i want to compile a list of all the different ways people can learn about history. I am hoping that we can create a list of a large range of documentaries, movies, books and lectures that inform people about history. The content of the varies sources of info will be mainly directed towards people with a very low to moderate knowledge of history. At first we will probably focus more on Ancient history as this will perhaps contribute to o ad in a positive way, i will not however discourage any information sources that are to do with other periods of history from being added to the list. The only real requirements for any sources of info that are listed in this topic are that the source (book, doco, movie, lecture) or any other sources must be accessible to everyone. Ideally we would have all content that is listed being accessible for free but i don't think this should be a requirement for the moment.Obviously the content should be informative but it does not need to be non fiction so movies like Troy, Alexander the great, The centurion are some of the sort of thing i am looking for. Ah i would like to give some examples of books but i am not really big on reading although i am trying to change that. Anyways as i was saying i cant really give any examples of books so i would ask that you guys come up with a few to get the ball rolling. I love documentaries but its been a while since i watched any due to two annoying little conditions known as blepharitis/dry eye so i cant remember the names of them of the top of my head, but hears a link to a site which has a couple of goodies. http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/category/history/ As for lectures, these will probably be more for people who are interested in a more in depth understanding of history as appose to just wanting to have a general knowledge of it. I think the best one to start of with is this one which is a 24 lesson (approximately 1 hour 15 mins per lesson( lecture on introduction to Greek history and has been done by Donald Kagen, an Ancient Greece professor at Yale university. Only thing you really to help you understand the lessons are some maps of the Mediterranean, particularly in areas around the Aegean sea and a copy of the illiot and the Elliot translated to modern English. You can watch all 24 lessons for free at the following link.http://www.youtube.com/user/YaleCourses#p/c/0/9FrHGAd_ytoSo guys i need your support in developing and expanding this currently tiny tiny list. If you have any questions on the sort of content that i am after please ask. Do not worry about presenting the name of your books/movies/website/lectures or w.e else in a formal way as that process will be done later on when we have a significant amount of sources/content to list. Sorry you may have to copy and paste the links into your address bar, i am in a hurry and dont have time to work out how to insert links that take you directly there. Anybody else who has already compiled lists with similar content to what i am after please let me know because i would like to join forces. Sorry i did not have enough time when writing this post to check on the forums for similar topics so errrrrrrrr pls don't be mad if you already have a similar idea to this going on. I look forward to hearing comments/feed back for this idea and start contributing to the list right away please!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhyloc Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Some useful links:Ancient Civilizations: http://archaeology.about.com/od/ancientcivilizations/Ancient_Civilizations.htmAncient Civilizations 2: http://www.crystalinks.com/europe.htmlAncient Civilizations 3: http://www.deweybrowse.org/ancientcivilization.htmThe History Guide's Lectures on Ancient and Medieval European History: http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/ancient.htmlMaps and Geography of the Ancient World: http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_maps_index.htmEnjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feneur Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 As for lectures, these will probably be more for people who are interested in a more in depth understanding of history as appose to just wanting to have a general knowledge of it. I think the best one to start of with is this one which is a 24 lesson (approximately 1 hour 15 mins per lesson( lecture on introduction to Greek history and has been done by Donald Kagen, an Ancient Greece professor at Yale university. Only thing you really to help you understand the lessons are some maps of the Mediterranean, particularly in areas around the Aegean sea and a copy of the illiot and the Elliot translated to modern English. You can watch all 24 lessons for free at the following link.http://www.youtube.c...c/0/9FrHGAd_ytoAh, those are really worthwhile (Maybe I should actually finish watching them all, that's the down-side to them being so full of content ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardlongshank Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 (edited) Great work hhyloc, ill have a closer look at the content when i have some more time but it all looks great from what i can see!I got half way through the Kagen lectures but then had to stop watching them because my eye condition made it to difficult but so far i have really enjoyed watching them and look forward to finishing them once i get a break from the condition. I am considering maybe going to uni to study history so there really great for me but there is certainly a lot of content. I have a million notes from watching the first half. Just out of interest are there any other dry eye/blepharitis sufferers among us? Its supposed to be a common condition but most ordinary folks i speak to have never heard of it. Its the most awful condition in the world (not literally) but it is a real pain. Edited October 2, 2011 by edwardlongshank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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