Join an award-winning professor to take a new look at the roots of modern fixtures such as the shopping mall and tailgating to uncover their very, very early beginnings.
The Classical Legacy: Ancient Greece and Rome
Get classy perspectives-as in classical Greece and Rome-on very modern fixtures like shopping malls and tailgating parties.
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Thanuja from
Great lecture!
This is an interesting and eye opening lecture on how Ancient Greece and Roman civilizations still affect modern world, at least in the context of western world. I enjoyed and learned interesting titbits from this special lecture. This professor very articulate and engaging as well.
Perhaps time to check his more lenghthy history courses.
Date published: 2023-10-03
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Abhayo from
Great relevance
A great lecture that left me wanting more. Really enjoyed the way the professor set the stage for how each point such as culture, housing, social issues, and government originated in antiquity but was still very relevant in modernity
Date published: 2022-09-28
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AngloWelsh47 from
Without Greek and Roman history, the modern world would bea completely different place. Because of those civilizations, we have language, writing, laws, behaviours, cities, music and many other things all based on those cultures.
Date published: 2022-04-29
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IliadYallop from
Great introduction
I was looking for an introduction to the classical civilisations, and got what I was looking for.
Date published: 2021-06-03
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Wanda k from
Concise and to the point.
I liked the lecturers clear and concise comparison of some ancient and modern customs. The political campaign description was surprisingly similar to today's practices.
Date published: 2021-05-20
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Older learner from
Interesting facts
I happened upon this 1 lecture gem while scanning through the courses. Not only was the instructor knowledgeable, he was personable. I enjoyed the content as I had not know current day connections to times thousands of years ago.
Date published: 2020-09-04
Overview
About
Gregory S. Aldrete is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. He earned his PhD in Ancient History from the University of Michigan. He has been honored with numerous awards for his research and teaching and has received five fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is also a prolific scholar whose books include Gestures and Acclamations in Ancient Rome, Daily Life in the Roman City, and The Long Shadow of Antiquity: What Have the Greeks and Romans Done for Us?
01: The Classical Legacy: Ancient Greece and Rome
Professor Gregory S. Aldrete from the University of Wisconsin takes you back in time to ancient Greece and Rome in order to reveal the origins of many staples of modern living. Explore the earliest roots of sports and fandom, marriage traditions, cookbooks, and more.
38 min
