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Sep 2018
15m 15s

Histoire de la Grèce antique (Part I)

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De l'archaïsme à l'hellénisme (800-700 av. J.-C.) Les cités-État, Athènes, Sparte, le mythe de Prométhée. Du temps des rois au pouvoir des "familles", retour sur le parcours des anciens grecs à travers la fondation de petites communautés vers l'élan colonial et l'instauration de l'hellénisme. Musiques : Rites, Lost Frontier , Opressive Gloom, Dama-May (Kevi ... Show More
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Histoire de la Grèce antique (Part III)
L'invention de la démocratie à l'aube du VIe siècle avant J.-C. Des cités déchirées, des premiers législateurs de talent, mais aussi un âge d'or de la tyrannie vers la démocratie d'Athènes. Sans oublier la figure tutélaire de Pythagore, en ce temps-là, de 600 - 550 av. J.-C. #his ... Show More
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Histoire de la Grèce antique (Part II)
Lydiens et Phrygiens. Histoire mouvementée, du VIIIe au VIIe siècle avant notre ère, de la Lydie et de la Phrygie. De l'or du Pactole aux invasions cimmériennes, de l'avènement de Gygès en passant par les célèbres Crésus et Midas ; découvrons ensemble une perspective méconnue des ... Show More
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