Friday, February 17, 2017

Rise of the Right: Marching in Europe's Largest Nationalist Event


Exercise:
The Polish Nationalists in the video are concerned mainly with what issue?

Monday, February 13, 2017

[Lecture] Introduction to Roman Government V1

[Lecture] Introduction to Roman Government V1

Plebeian & Patrician
The Roman World
Timeline of Rome
Rome was an empire before it was called the Roman Empire
The power structure of Roman government - the inverted pyramid of power
Ladder of Offices
Legal Dictator

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

[Lecture] Aspects of the Hellenistic Era


[Lecture] Aspects of the Hellenistic Era

A Return of Monarchy
Major Funds for Art
Scientific Discovery
Personal Approaches
Poetry & Sculpture
Philosophy
Mystery Cults

[Lecture] How The French Revolution Made Napoleon Possible


[Lecture] How The French Revolution Made Napoleon Possible

Born in Corsica 1769
Initial Attitude Toward the French
Becoming an Officer
French Revolution
A Change in Attitude
Italy
Egypt, Admiral Nelson, and The Rosetta Stone
1799 Coup
1804 Emperor
Continental System & England
Moscow 1812
Defeated & Exiled Twice
The Duke of Wellington and the Apsley House, Number One, London
Review of Keypoints

[Lecture] Greece, Persia, & Alexander the Great

How did Persia spurn militarization in the Greeks and as a result bring about the downfall of the Persian Empire?

[Lecture] Greece, Persia, & Alexander the Great

Greco-Persian Wars
Peloponnesian War
Fall of the Athenian Empire
Thebes, The Sacred Band, & Philip II of Macedon
Philip, Alexander, and the Persians
Alexander the Great
Alexander the God
Alexander the King of Asia

Ancient Family Blood Feuds & Modern Examples

When I teach ancient law, the topic of "blood feud" is a fundamental concept that illustrates why regularized and uniform legal structure very important for social stability. As a strong leader or state takes control over a land, a simple legal code is of put into place. This legal structure allows greater control over interpersonal conflict as well as goes far to remove ongoing feuds over land, former abuses, and murder. A "blood feud" is an ongoing cycle of revenge and it can outlive the perpetrators of the original crime. The idea of blood revenge or a blood feud is common across cultures, which is to say, a component of homo sapiens.

In order to wrap your mind around the idea of blood feuds, here are some non-ancient examples:

Hatfield vs. McCoy




Contemporary Albania

Friday, February 3, 2017

[Lecture] Athenian Democracy II



Radical Democracy vs. Representative Democracy
Strengths & Weaknesses of Athenian Radical Democracy
Persuasion & the Masses
Demagogues & Cleon [Thucydides]

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

[Lecture] Athenian Democracy pt. 1



Archaic Era & Rebirth
Classical Era & Radical Democracy
Change in Warfare 1: Hoplite Warriors as Landowning Middle Class
Drakon
Solon
Change in Warfare 2: Thete Rowers as Lower Economic Class
Direct Democracy Radical Democracy
Radical Democracy vs. Representative Democracy (Republic)
Removing Privilege in Government & Religion
Private Prosecution in the Law Courts
Sycophants & Athenian Democratic Juries
Limited Terms help prevent Corruption
The Assembly (Ekklesia) & Voting