[Lecture] Introduction to Ancient Law - Athenian Homicide Courts

[Lecture] Introduction to Ancient Law - Athenian Homicide Courts

Mesopotamia
Athenian Law
Athenian Homicide Courts

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

Exercise:

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

[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

[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