The Ancient World - Part 2: Classical Greece, Confucius & Buddha | The History of the World vol. I

This is the second part of The History of the World, a new documentary series. The video tells the story of Classical Greece; from the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. Also included are the lives of two of the most influential men in Asian history: the Chinese philosopher and statesman Confucius and the Indian prince Siddharta Gautama - the man who became the Buddha.

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Table of content:

0:10 Classical Greece
2:30 The Battle of Marathon
7:34 The Olympic Games
9:28 Greek Mythology
11:34 Sparta
15:02 The Greco-Persian War
24:04 The Golden Age of Athens
31:47 The Peloponnesian War
37:29 The Death of Socrates
38:24 Confucius
45:25 Siddharta Gautama (Buddha)
58:34 King Philip II of Macedonia
1:02:04 Alexander the Great
1:08:28 The Battle of Gaugamela
1:12:51 Alexander enters Babylon
1:16:27 Alexander's Eastern Campaign
1:22:24 The Death of Alexander
1:24:11 End Credits

The film gives a deep potrayal of the Greek city-states of Sparta and Athens, and their struggle to fight off the Persian invaders. You'll see the great Spartan war machine in action, as well as the political, intellectual and artistic accomplishments of the Athenians. And you will see how these two cities destroyed eachother in the devastating Peloponnesian War.

The video also shows the emergence of the great religions in the East: Confucianism and Buddhism. It ends with the campaign of Alexander the Great, the man who destroyed the mighty Persian Empire.

This part consists of hundreds of different films, TV-series and documentaries, such as 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, Confucius, Little Buddha, Alexander, Andrew Marr's History of the World, The Story of Europe and Ascent of Civilization.

Full Credits list:

The Ascent of Civilization (2DF, 2017)

Clash of the Titans (Warner Bros, 2010)

Hercules (Paramount Pictures/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2014)

The Legend of Hercules (Summit Entertainment, 2014)

300 (Warner Bros, 2006)

300: Rise of an Empire (Warner Bros, 2014)

Andrew Marr's History of the World (BBC, 2012)

Asterix and the Olympic Games (Pathé Distribution, 2008)

The 300 Spartans (20th Century Fox, 1962)

The Spartans (Lion Television Limited, 2003)

The Story of Europe (ZDF, 2017)

Mankind: The Story of All of Us (History, 2012)

Wrath of the Titans (Warner Bros, 2012)

Confucius (China Film Group, 2010)

Little Buddha (Buena Vista International, 1993)

Alexander the Great (United Artists, 1956)

Alexander the Great Conquers the World (Bonnier Publications, 2005)

Alexander der Große (Terra X, 2016)

Alexander (Warner Bros, 2004)

Also with music from:
The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine; God of War 3; Assassin's Creed Odyssey; World of Warcraft: The Mist of Pandaria; Life of Pi; Civilization IV.


About The History of the World-series:

I have taken footage from hundreds of different historic films, TV-series and documentaries and put them together. The result is a historic narrative unlike anything you've seen before. From the first civilizations to present day, this series aims at telling the whole human story. From Gladiator to Gravity, from Alexander to Lincoln, from Vikings to Band of Brothers - this is the History of the World told in a whole new way. I have used footage from films, TV-series and documentaries from all over the world: Hollywood blockbusters, HBO TV-shows, Bollywood movies, Chinese cinema, European epics, Turkish television – everything is included.

Plan for the Project:

I: The Ancient World (10,000 BC-323 BC) - Out Now!
II: Age of Empires (300 BC-180 AD) - Out Now!
III: Rise and Fall (30-476 AD)
IV: The Dark Ages (476-1066)
V: The Age of Kings (1066-1492)
VI: New Worlds, New Faiths (1492-1648)
VII: The Road to Revolution (1648-1815)
VIII: Nation and Empire (1815-1918)
IX: The World at War (1918-1945)
X: The Modern Age (1945-Present Day)

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