History Summarized: The Acropolis

They say of the Acropolis, where the Parthenon is...

SOURCES & Further Reading: Great Courses Lectures “The Acropolis of Athens” from “World Heritage Sites” by Justin Jacobs, “Athens – civic buildings and civic identity” from “Cities of the Ancient World” by Steven Tuck, and “The Perfection of Greek Architecture” from “The Greek World: A Study of History and Culture” by Robert Garland. “Athens” by Bruce Clark, “The Greeks” by Roderick Beaton.

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[AskMia]

The fact that Blue, champion of Greek history and architecture, *hated* his yearly trip to Ancient Greek architecture is hilarious

[tntguardian]

9:46 bet some Venician said to an artillery man "bet you two florins that you can't hit that temple" and were probably very shocked when the temple went off like a firework display

[JacquesZeWhipper]

Blue: loves Venice.
Also Blue: hates the majority of things Venice did

[shinreimyu]

I love how Blue has decided to call Alexander “The Great” only once in a video and never again for the rest of his life

[gardenshed]

“The is a big dumb pile of rocks and it’s one of my favourite places on Earth.” Is a quote that can be applied to a lot of great historical places. The Acropolis, The Sphinx, The Pyramids, Machupichu, Petra, and probably most aptly, Stone Henge.

[aganaom]

it still amazes me how often britain gets mentioned in these videos even when it is just

"and then the brits came in, nicked off with stuff and immediately bailed"

[benoitgasse]

I love all the different ways Alexander the Great is always called something different than "the Great" but we always know who we are talking about!

[mylesjude]

Morning Blue, can't wait to watch this. Question, do you plan on covering the Greek culture featured in the Kushan Empire, Indo Greek, and or Bactrian Kingdom

[anoushkabhatia]

This was such a sweet love letter from blue to essentially what pushed him to the path he is on today. Really enjoyed it 💕💕

[eshbena]

The funny part is that Lord Byron was fighting for Greek Independence and was partly responsible for some of that destruction. His 'Ode to a Grecian Urn' might have been better titled "Ode to a Grecian Urn, I Blew Up One Midsummer Morning." XD

[TheMegaCTTV]

Blue, I'm the mirror opposite to you, with an American mother and a Greek father. Yet somehow, living in Greece my whole life, it took my wife to come all the way from Brazil to not only introduce me to your channel, but to also realize, in this video, after watching you for so long, that you're half Greek. Γειά σου ρε συμπατριώτη!

[GenericJake]

Blue is half Greek!?! I mean I guess that makes a lot of sense but This feels like an important revelation in the backstory of blue

[fddngeod]

𝅘𝅥𝅯𝅘𝅥𝅯𝅘𝅥𝅯𝅘𝅥𝅯"They say about the Acropolis, where the Parthenon

[ΕλένηΦανιουδάκη]

I'm ashamed. I'm Greek and a history MA student and I didn't even know that the Parthenon was ever anything but a pagan temple- and an administrative hub much, MUCH later.

Great job, Blue.

[micahmiller]

I actually used to live in Athens and was about a ten minute walk from the Acropolis. I love Greece and its history!

[strongfish]

I've seen the acropolis for Athena in Lindos recently and it was absolutely amazing to see it. Definitely want to see the one in Athens too, and even more so after seeing this video. Points for your timing, Blue

[saladyn]

I had it quite the opposite to Blue. I was (and still kinda am) in love with Ancient Greece since I was early primary school kid. I've never ever visited Athens or Greece, but the Acropolis was my favourite piece of Greek history because of the cool CD encyclopedia of ancient Greece I got on my 9th birthday. It had detailed, narrated history of the hill with beautiful music and animations showing the changes to it. This video brought some of that nostalgia back.

[etienneyou]

Loved visiting Athens in AC, they always do a great Job with the World they recreate. Great Video btw <3

[LoonyTunes]

I don't often watch your videos, I'm generally more of a Red fan, but I had to watch this one as I've had a fascination with Athens and the Parthenon for forever. It makes me so happy that you're able to use screenshots from my favourite game to show how it used to look, and it seems pretty accurate! Getting to see the Athenian acropolis for the first time in AC Odyssey was such a beautiful moment for me. My primary knowledge of the Athena Parthenos comes from the Percy Jackson books, and getting to see that statue in all its glory, in the space it belongs, felt amazing. Watching this video makes me wanna go back to that game again, I haven't played in a while...

[TaeSunWoo]

Blue’s half Greek? Ah yeah it’s all coming together