{"id":81137,"date":"2023-04-04T04:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T08:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=81137"},"modified":"2023-09-20T10:53:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T14:53:46","slug":"history-summarized-the-ancient-greek-post-apocalypse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/04\/04\/history-summarized-the-ancient-greek-post-apocalypse\/","title":{"rendered":"History Summarized: the Ancient Greek Post-Apocalypse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MRCt8mCtXdo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Overly Sarcastic Productions<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 31 Mar 2023<\/p>\n<p>Turns out the &#8220;Studio Ghibli Post-Apocalypse&#8221; aesthetic has a historical basis in ancient Greek history&#8217;s Bronze Age Collapse, long Dark Age, and slow re-emergence into the <em>Polis<\/em> Age. I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;d call the process <strong>pleasant<\/strong>, but it sure as hell is a <strong>vibe<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>GO READ THE ILIAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU5fY0xHOGNrU0hPOHBydVM3U2NyWjVBSHAyQXxBQ3Jtc0ttZE8ybGk4MUZFdnl2WFAzV25Tb3RmVTVPN3NoejFpVGd0RVF4by1OVkVWYnRjekZVdnJQcGk5bUV5ZzB2eC1oRjZoOFFvaDNrX19kUXdIdHZMVl96TEs4QWowMWFpTEtuSlRtdHdDblMtSTVMdlI3VQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fbookshop.org%2Fp%2Fbooks%2Fthe-iliad-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-revised-homer%2F15279783%3Fean%3D9780140275360&#038;v=MRCt8mCtXdo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-ilia&#8230;<\/a> &mdash; We enjoy the Fagles translation, as it&#8217;s the typical classroom and library standard, but if you want a real treat, try the Alexander Pope edition from the 1700s that&#8217;s written entirely in RHYME. THE DAMN THING RHYMES!!!<\/p>\n<p>SOURCES &#038; Further Reading:<br \/>\n&#8220;The Age of Heroes&#8221; and &#8220;Delphi and Olympia&#8221; from <em>Ancient Greek Civilization<\/em> by Jeremy McInerney \u2013 &#8220;Dark Age and Archaic Greece&#8221; from <em>The Foundations of Western Civilization<\/em> by Thomas F. X. Noble \u2013 &#8220;Dark Age and Archaic Greece&#8221; from <em>The Greek World: A Study of History and Culture<\/em> by Robert Garland &#8220;The Greeks: A Global History&#8221; by Roderick Beaton, &#8220;The Greeks: An Illustrated History&#8221; by Diane Cline, Metropolitan Museum &#8220;Geometric Art in Ancient Greece&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqazlnT1ZSeS1YRUE2UXdEWlRuRVNldFhyNnUxUXxBQ3Jtc0ttcXNiSHdoeHlVNjNRakdiOF9yeTRfRl95Y3dGcE9ld0VkNFRBVGVRa2dwVHRCV0xWOU1CWmpkdnRQYkVIYkJLYlplTnlPQ1VIOXo0T0VMNWZhclpfMzBqcjhqUkRHM3haV29HNldLWU5MUDdkMnIwaw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.metmuseum.org%2Ftoah%2Fhd%2Fgrge%2Fhd_grge.htmI&#038;v=MRCt8mCtXdo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/hd\/grg&#8230;<\/a> also have a degree in Classical Studies<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Our content is intended for teenage audiences and up.<\/p>\n<p>PATREON: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Patreon.com\/OSP\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.Patreon.com\/OSP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PODCAST: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjBpWmFraGVXUy1EUFR0d19OMUdVQzlBSm44QXxBQ3Jtc0ttbm9EM1VtNWd2V1hHUHpydmdDd2ZpcUFzR2FmV3d3QVNmenowUVg2dFIxZGszZWpieHhSRkZDMjYwZHFqS0R6Tjh0SkVCZ3FsNzFFWF9admI0enBfdzRXMUxPWlZERVN0Mi1SdGNNYUloaGF5QUYycw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Foverlysarcasticpodcast.transistor.fm%2Fsubscribe&#038;v=MRCt8mCtXdo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/overlysarcasticpodcast.transi&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DISCORD: <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/osp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/discord.gg\/osp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MERCH LINKS: <a href=\"http:\/\/rdbl.co\/osp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/rdbl.co\/osp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>OUR WEBSITE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.OverlySarcasticProductions.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.OverlySarcasticProductions.com<\/a><br \/>\nFind us on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Twitter.com\/OSPYouTube\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.Twitter.com\/OSPYouTube<\/a><br \/>\nFind us on Reddit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Reddit.com\/r\/OSP\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.Reddit.com\/r\/OSP\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-04-at-14-58-24-History-Summarized-the-Ancient-Greek-Post-Apocalypse-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-04-at-14-58-24-History-Summarized-the-Ancient-Greek-Post-Apocalypse-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-81139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-04-at-14-58-24-History-Summarized-the-Ancient-Greek-Post-Apocalypse-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-04-at-14-58-24-History-Summarized-the-Ancient-Greek-Post-Apocalypse-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-04-at-14-58-24-History-Summarized-the-Ancient-Greek-Post-Apocalypse-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-04-at-14-58-24-History-Summarized-the-Ancient-Greek-Post-Apocalypse-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overly Sarcastic Productions Published 31 Mar 2023 Turns out the &#8220;Studio Ghibli Post-Apocalypse&#8221; aesthetic has a historical basis in ancient Greek history&#8217;s Bronze Age Collapse, long Dark Age, and slow re-emergence into the Polis Age. I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;d call the process pleasant, but it sure as hell is a vibe. 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