Having attended university, let me tell you that accessibility to the public is the last thing on their minds. A decent microphone, acoustics, and actually presenting the information is all forgotten. You will note a lack of closed captions- even though a volunteer could scrap them together quickly.
Illuminating, fresh, feel as though this guy is talking about stuff that happened recently, this guy is really channelling ancient Greek historians. Rome through Greek eyes, fantastic!
Can people stop commenting on the quality of the recording and instead give a more meaningful contribution? We are all aware the quality is bad, the first person to mention that was enough.
His description of the Romans isn’t that dissimilar to the Spartans, i.e. primacy of the state and everything else being subordinate. I wouldn’t think these concepts would’ve been all that alien or barbarian to a Greek readership.
The Spartans were very protective of their own "genos"/"demos". Non-Spartan Greek contemporary commentators identified this as a cause of the Spartan demise. On the other hands, the Romans gradually opened citizenship to deserving people and nations, thus enriching their own. Here the Greeks contemporary commentators identified this as a cause of their success. The Spartans and Romans were as different to each other as a Greek and a Roman could be. Yes, from our eyes they seem similar, but at the time, they saw themselves as totally different races ("genos") with totally different collective ideals ("demos").
The "Clunkyness", awful, amateurish, fiddling around with the Camera, sound and cuts in the film is off-putting. And this is an official Edinburgh University production!
Khalid Bin Waleed A muslim genaral who destroyed all great powers of the world . Like the great Roman empire and Persian Empire... The only general who never got Defeated in world of History
Please use the correct names.... for Greece...for Greeks. Our mythical land is "ELLAS" not Greece ! We are "ELLENES" not Greeks. Rome coined the present day names of "Our People" Greece...Greek...and History ran with it ! Elevate your position at the podium. "Οι Αρχαίοι Τώρα Κωδικοί στην Έγκριση" "Our Ancients Now Nod in Approval"
Lecture starts at 3:48
Doing the lord's work
Also when the sound becomes abysmal
Ah ,University !! Where the finest minds are gathered together .......But none of them have a clue how to do a
basic sound recording !!?
Having attended university, let me tell you that accessibility to the public is the last thing on their minds. A decent microphone, acoustics, and actually presenting the information is all forgotten. You will note a lack of closed captions- even though a volunteer could scrap them together quickly.
Technical issues abate at 9:15
Illuminating, fresh, feel as though this guy is talking about stuff that happened recently, this guy is really channelling ancient Greek historians. Rome through Greek eyes, fantastic!
@Cameron Ernesto Thank you! I'll go for it.
Can people stop commenting on the quality of the recording and instead give a more meaningful contribution? We are all aware the quality is bad, the first person to mention that was enough.
Certainly, if we could see and hear, we would make more meaningful comments.
His description of the Romans isn’t that dissimilar to the Spartans, i.e. primacy of the state and everything else being subordinate. I wouldn’t think these concepts would’ve been all that alien or barbarian to a Greek readership.
The Spartans were very protective of their own "genos"/"demos". Non-Spartan Greek contemporary commentators identified this as a cause of the Spartan demise.
On the other hands, the Romans gradually opened citizenship to deserving people and nations, thus enriching their own. Here the Greeks contemporary commentators identified this as a cause of their success.
The Spartans and Romans were as different to each other as a Greek and a Roman could be. Yes, from our eyes they seem similar, but at the time, they saw themselves as totally different races ("genos") with totally different collective ideals ("demos").
They call me the horsewisperer
Terrible audio.
The "Clunkyness", awful, amateurish, fiddling around with the Camera, sound and cuts in the film is off-putting. And this is an official Edinburgh University production!
good lecturer. terrible camera man. epic fail that ruins a good lecture.
terrible audio, please get a professional sound guy to support your lecturers...
A lecture ruined by unprepared sound engineers/ organizers
preach
Khalid Bin Waleed A muslim genaral who destroyed all great powers of the world . Like the great Roman empire and Persian Empire... The only general who never got Defeated in world of History
wheat bread in prison
too irritating to sit through
Please use the correct names.... for Greece...for Greeks. Our mythical land is "ELLAS" not Greece ! We are "ELLENES" not Greeks. Rome coined the present day names of "Our People" Greece...Greek...and History ran with it ! Elevate your position at the podium. "Οι Αρχαίοι Τώρα Κωδικοί στην Έγκριση" "Our Ancients Now Nod in Approval"
This Greek American is frustrated, too.
@@kimberlyperrotis8962 Don't you mean Hellene American?
Lecture starts at 3:48