I’ve discovered you with this, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Your expertise is matched by your ability to communicate uncondescendingly with a lay audience, which is just what the doctor ordered. The song “Lysistrata” by Todd Rundgren & his band Utopia piqued my interest and unfurled my sail, so I surfed in. Thanks for the education!
A great play, and I don't think it beyond the imagination of an intelligent Athenian male at the time to see the injustice in their treatment of women. I think it also possible that women of lower rank in many patriarchal societies may have had more liberty. If I were to time-travel to ancient Greece as a woman I would want to be a Spartan woman. Would Lysistrata make more sense if she were Spartan? She seems to have a Spartan take-charge attitude.
What? You've never done the old Lion and Cheese grater? It's like the Grizzly and the garbage can, but at a 45 degree angle. Oh, and you'll also need that bowl of olives. Great video and I really like your take on subjects. There is more of an awareness with you than I see with most "History" channels that don't reflect on any of the subject matter, but rather just read it out in a very fact like manner. That certainly gives your channel a lot more of a personality.
Oh so it's similar to the fish in a barrel but with less noise? Thanks, the two Aristophanes videos were a little bit of an experiment in subject matter, but im glad they turned out well
Never heard of the play (probably should've), so it was a great listen, thanks! This made me think... was artistic freedom a thing in Athens / Hellenic world in general? It almost seems such "insubordinate" authors (or against-the-grain attitudes) get more persecution nowadays than it was long time ago.
No worries! Artistic freedom was sadly not much of a thing in Ancient Athens. Aristophanes himself was prosecuted at one point for slandering the city and even stopped writing for a while when the politics of Athens got too turbulent and dangerous. So I don’t think artistic freedom was very widespread in Greece. Though maybe it was more common (relatively speaking) in a democratic state like Athens!
@@generichistory If you do Byzantium, I'd be into that. I literally found to channel trying to find videos about homosexuality in the Byzantine Empire.
@@generichistory You can look at the tumbler girl Elveo. She is an Russian artist and posts a lot of historical information about homosexuality in Persia and the Middle East in general. It would be nice if someone on RUclips did that topic as well. her link - elveo-art.tumblr.com/
I’ve discovered you with this, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Your expertise is matched by your ability to communicate uncondescendingly with a lay audience, which is just what the doctor ordered. The song “Lysistrata” by Todd Rundgren & his band Utopia piqued my interest and unfurled my sail, so I surfed in. Thanks for the education!
I did not expect to see the Legally Blonde Greek Chorus while studying for my exams but i am certainly not complaining.
My drama teacher talked about this in class today and I needed to search it up immediately
Today's women's 4B movement reminds me of Lysistrata.
Amazing, just Amazing . Keep on making videos. Please.
This was genuinely so entertaining to watch
This was excellent and exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
Well researched video, good quality stuff my guy
Thank you soooo much for this video. Helped me with my college presentation 😭💗🫂✨
Great setting
I was innocently grading my cheese when a giant lioness jumped on top of me!
Great stuff!
A great play, and I don't think it beyond the imagination of an intelligent Athenian male at the time to see the injustice in their treatment of women. I think it also possible that women of lower rank in many patriarchal societies may have had more liberty.
If I were to time-travel to ancient Greece as a woman I would want to be a Spartan woman.
Would Lysistrata make more sense if she were Spartan? She seems to have a Spartan take-charge attitude.
What? You've never done the old Lion and Cheese grater? It's like the Grizzly and the garbage can, but at a 45 degree angle. Oh, and you'll also need that bowl of olives.
Great video and I really like your take on subjects. There is more of an awareness with you than I see with most "History" channels that don't reflect on any of the subject matter, but rather just read it out in a very fact like manner. That certainly gives your channel a lot more of a personality.
Oh so it's similar to the fish in a barrel but with less noise?
Thanks, the two Aristophanes videos were a little bit of an experiment in subject matter, but im glad they turned out well
I really wish this wasn't so relevant right now
I wish it wasn't again
So helpful ! Thank you
Never heard of the play (probably should've), so it was a great listen, thanks!
This made me think... was artistic freedom a thing in Athens / Hellenic world in general? It almost seems such "insubordinate" authors (or against-the-grain attitudes) get more persecution nowadays than it was long time ago.
No worries! Artistic freedom was sadly not much of a thing in Ancient Athens. Aristophanes himself was prosecuted at one point for slandering the city and even stopped writing for a while when the politics of Athens got too turbulent and dangerous. So I don’t think artistic freedom was very widespread in Greece. Though maybe it was more common (relatively speaking) in a democratic state like Athens!
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Great stuff, but make more videos about homosexuality in Ancient times
Yeah alright, would you rather see one on Greece, Rome, or somewhere else?
@@generichistory If you do Byzantium, I'd be into that. I literally found to channel trying to find videos about homosexuality in the Byzantine Empire.
@@erraticonteuse It would take me a bit of time to research, but a Byzantine/late antiquity video would probably be quite good
@@generichistory You can look at the tumbler girl Elveo. She is an Russian artist and posts a lot of historical information about homosexuality in Persia and the Middle East in general. It would be nice if someone on RUclips did that topic as well. her link - elveo-art.tumblr.com/