[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

[Lecture] Athenian Democracy II

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

[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

[Lecture] Greek Reemergence from the Ancient Dark Age

[Lecture] Greek Reemergence from the Ancient Dark Age

Coming out of the ancient Dark Age and forming an identity

Quick Tour of Greece
Time Orientation: The Ancient Dark Ages [The Early Iron Age]
Anti-Monarchical Attitudes
Oligarchy, Tyranny, & Democracy [Demos + Kratos]
Spartan Mixed Government
Growth of Population & Trade. The Polis Concept.
The Phonetic Alphabet
Aristocratic Networks: Identity
Epic Tradition: Iliad & Odyssey
Tholos Tombs - Inventing a Past
Syncretism of Gods
Olympic Games & Other Games

[Lecture] Enlightenment, Coffee, & Voltaire

Three things that go well together: Enlightenment, Coffee, & Voltaire!

The Enlightenment: Logic & Scientific Discovery
The Atlantic Economy Fuels the Enlightenment
Coffee Houses, Newspapers, Tobacco
Louis XIV & Huguenots; Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Triangle of the Enlightenment: PAL
Atheism & Deism
Slavery
Voltaire