[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

[Lecture] Moving Toward the Modern State: The 30 Years War

[Lecture] Moving Toward the Modern State: The 30 Years War

Highlights of the 30 Years War
Defenestration of Prague
B - Bohemian
D - Danish
S- Swedish [Gustavus Adolphus & Military History]
F- French
Religious War or Secular War?
Peace of Westphalia 1648
Economic Shift
International Delegation
Clarification of the Spanish-Netherlands
Introduction to Absolutism & Constitutionalism
Louis XIV
Pirates & Freemasons
Dutch & English
Austria & Russia

[Lecture] Moving Toward the Modern State: The Reformation

[Lecture] Moving Toward the Modern State: The Reformation

This leads up to a discussion on the last phase of the Protestant Reformation, known as the "militant phase of the Protestant Reformation." The 30 Years War is the subject of the next lecture.

Moving Toward the Modern State

The Mediterranean Economy
Highlights of the Reformation
Renaissance, Reformation, & Economy
Indulgences & Purgatory
Dante's Inferno & Purgatorio
Luther & 95 Thesis
Short introduction to the 30 Years War (1618-1648)

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Captured City - The Dark Side of Ancient Light [Haiku & History]

Haiku & History day four!



Captured City - The Dark Side of Ancient Light [Haiku & History]



 A Morning battle

 Husband brothers, and sons dead

 Girls await shackle



After a battle, the victor would often slay all the men and haul off the women and children to sell into slavery.



War & ancient combat, slavery.



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Spartan Sword - The Dark Side of Ancient Light [Haiku & History]

Haiku & History Day Three!!

Spartan Sword - The Dark Side of Ancient Light [Haiku & History]

The short Spartan sword
Why is it so small you ask?
Easy to reach heart

The Spartans had their own style of sword they carried, which was slightly shorter than the norm. Spartans are often illustrated with a Macedonian style sword, one which has a slight curve. The Spartan blade we are discussing was straight and short. Since Greeks specialized in phalanx combat, the spear was the main weapon in such a battle. The sword was an important weapon to draw after the initial clash when the two sides are in chaos and inside of spear range. One could draw the sword while his hoplite shield was pressed against the enemy. If your sword was too long, you would not be able to draw it and use it to drive under the opponents armor into their vitals.

Parthian Shot - The Dark Side of Ancient Light [Haiku & History]

Haiku & History Day Two!

Parthian Shot - The Dark Side of Ancient Light [Haiku & History]



The Parthians Flee

Turning round on their saddles

Pull bow release soul



The Parthian shot, a parting blow. A famous term for a strike made as someone retreats. The Persian Parthians had a horse riding warrior who would motivate the rapid advance of an opponent by retreating on their horses. As the enemy advanced into the vacuum of the retreat, the Parthians would turn their torsos as their hips and legs continued to hug the charging horse, and fire their arrows into the rapidly advancing enemy. The enemy and arrows are both flying toward each other, an advanced combat technique indeed. In striking arts, one uses a trick where he gets the opponent to duck right into an uppercut. The head meets the hand in one powerful moment of impact.

Scythian Sniper - The Dark Side of Ancient Light [Haiku & History]

What did the Athenians hire the ancient sharpshooters in the north to do? Find out with a little haiku & history. Grab a cucumber sandwich and a glass of lemonade, but hurry, it will be over all too soon! It is a short video.

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