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The Violent Viking Ball Game
Video by Irina Manea

The Violent Viking Ball Game

Learn the basics about knattleikr, a popular game from the Viking age mentioned in the sagas which could have left you with more than a concussion! Here's how some reeanactors tried it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o6rysrvJnY...
Poseidon the Ancient Greek God of the Sea and Horses
Video by Kelly Macquire

Poseidon the Ancient Greek God of the Sea and Horses

Poseidon in ancient Greek mythology was the god of the sea, horses, earthquakes and storms, floods and droughts, and was also a protector of mariners. Due to his governance over natural disasters like storms and floods, Poseidon was probably...
The Greek Myth of Pandora's Jar
Video by Kelly Macquire

The Greek Myth of Pandora's Jar

Pandora and her jar or box a well-known figure from Greek myth, is known from the ancient literature as the first mortal woman who was crafted out of clay by the gods. The name Pandora can mean all- giving or the giver of all but also all-gifted...
Cracking Ancient Codes: Cuneiform Writing - with Irving Finkel
Video by The Royal Institution

Cracking Ancient Codes: Cuneiform Writing - with Irving Finkel

Writing is generally agreed to be among the greatest inventions in human history, perhaps the greatest invention, since it made history possible. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe You can read more about...
Zeibekikos -  Ayla Heritage of Greece
Video by Thomas Kolovos

Zeibekikos - Ayla Heritage of Greece

The Zeibekiko dance holds an important place in various local communities, where the 'glentistades', and the 'kouvardades' meraklides singers and local dancers still rescue and promote - through the rich folk tradition of their place. Ιt...
Hurrian Hymn (Ancient Mesopotamian Musical Fragment c.1400BCE, Arranged For Replica 3000 Year...
Video by Michael Levy - Topic

Hurrian Hymn (Ancient Mesopotamian Musical Fragment c.1400BCE, Arranged For Replica 3000 Year...

Provided to YouTube by CDBaby Hurrian Hymn (Ancient Mesopotamian Musical Fragment c.1400BCE, Arranged For Replica 3000 Year Old Lyre) · Michael Levy Ancient Landscapes ℗ 2011 Michael Levy Released on: 2011-05-09 Auto-generated...
The Hymn to Ninkasi (Sumerian Beer Recipe)
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The Hymn to Ninkasi (Sumerian Beer Recipe)

Being the first beer-brewers in history, beer had religious significance to the Sumerians, and was often brewed in temples by priestesses. Ninkasi was the tutelary goddess of beer in ancient Sumer. The Hymn to Ninkasi is effectively...
A New History of the Ancient Near East with Amanda Podany
Video by Kelly Macquire

A New History of the Ancient Near East with Amanda Podany

Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East by Amanda H. Podany is a unique history of the ancient Near East that compellingly presents the life stories of kings, priestesses, merchants, bricklayers, and others. Rather...
Mesopotamian Ghostbusting with Irving Finkel
Video by The British Museum

Mesopotamian Ghostbusting with Irving Finkel

Is your neighbourhood infested with the ancient Mesopotamian spirits of portly women or wise sages from distant times? Fear not dear viewer! Irving Finkel is here to show you how the exorcists of Assyria drove out those pesky spectral interlopers...
The First Ghost Stories | Dr. Irving Finkel
Video by Archaeology Now

The First Ghost Stories | Dr. Irving Finkel

Learn how the near-universal belief in ghosts goes back to the beginning of time. Discover how the oldest known writing, in cuneiform script on tablets of clay, gives us a full picture of the ancient Mesopotamian ghost experience: who might...
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