Why You Wouldn't Survive Life In Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece seems like it was a pretty great place. It was the birthplace of democracy, it had a flourishing arts scene, a vibrant mythology, and spectacular architecture. Prominent intellectuals like Aristotle and Plato made huge leaps in scientific reasoning. The land was fertile and the wine flowed like water.

Or did it?

Welcome back to Nutty History. Today, we’re looking at the dark side of ancient Greece, and why you probably wouldn’t survive there for very long.

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Chapter Timestamps
0:00 Intro to mid-roll ads
0:40 A Culture of War
1:51 Death you Shall Receive
3:37 A City of Slaves
5:20 A Deadly Plague
6:19 Deadly Cosmetics
7:13 The Bronze Age Collapse
8:37 Doomed Medicine

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[NuttyProductionsOfficial]

Do you think you would've survived in ancient Greece ?

[mylesjordan]

“The aristocracy would often manipulate these laws to benefit themselves, resulting in a vastly unequal playing field.” Thank goodness we’ve progressed far past that one!

[david]

In fact, not even the ancient Greeks could survive life in ancient Greece, since they're all dead.

[lazcoroner]

The funny thing is when you say “wouldn’t survive” it actually means nothing. If you were born in said time you would obviously be accustomed to that way of living making it completely normal and livable for those in said time period.

[nikhtose]

Athens wasn't "absorbed" by Sparta. It soon recovered its prominence, if not its empire. Sparta, meanwhile, got lazy and corrupt, quickly lost control of Greece and was crushed by Thebes less than thirty years after its victory.

[Itriedtakennames]

Roman society was also brutal, but there was a set, and known, path that got many out of slavery eventually, with many ex-slaves or their kids ending up being middle class or upper middle class citizens after being freed. For better or worse, that was probably a more stable system and the possibility of “becoming Roman” helped them expand more than just sheer brutal conquest.

[maaike]

1. Im Female, so no fighting in war back then.
2. no stealing= no dying? worst case prostitution as a way to make a living?
3. Female slaves mostly did housework, less physical, so should be easier?
4. By timetraveling i would have my modern immunsystem, right? so no measels or simular .
5. use plant based cosmetica?
6. Yeah i would have died because of pirates. Mostly of trying to be one...
7. Modern Immunsystem= Less chance of being sick? Hopefully being a skilled plant based healer while timetravelling could also help.

Disclaimer: This comment is supposed to be a joke, pls. take it lighthearted :)
Great Video!

[khalidajdiri]

It's enough hard to survive in Greece today.

[marioreds]

That's why the famous Diogenes lived the way he did, to show people that even in the worst conditions you can be happy. That's the whole point of his philosophy, to show (by putting it in practice himself) a path to happiness to people whose life was far from being comfortable.

[timerover]

The Greeks did not begin using mercenaries until the Peloponnesian War circa 430 and following BC. At the time of Marathon and Plataea, the Greek hoplites were all citizen soldiers of their respective cities. The hoplites met and trained in their battle formations on a regular basis, and demonstrated their superiority over the Persians at Marathon and Plataea.

[Overly_Hydrated]

Well to be fair I don’t think I’d survive even 100 years back without dying of some Illness.

[jontodd]

Wouldn't want to boast about surviving a timeline when I can barely keep my head above water in this one .

[interestedbystander]

"minor crimes like stealing a cabbage"
Things have to be considered both relative _and_ contextual. Stealing a cabbage today seems fairly trivial, as crimes go, but in those days, cabbages were actually a lot more valuable. It took quite a lot to get a cabbage, so it was quite egregious if someone stole it from you...

Also, it might have been about the nature of the crime, not the subject. Stealing a cabbage is the same as stealing a cow is the same as stealing a bag of gold. It is all stealing.

[RisingKing]

Loved that you touched on the Bronze Age Collapse! Awesome 👌🏾.

[dorianblue]

The way you pronounced "Thucydides" shows the level of your understanding of Ancient Greece.
And then we got Plato writing in his "Laws", "...if you have bought the essentials and paid your slaves their wages...". These famous "slaves" were wearing fancy clothes and had the right to go to court. Real slaves were usually condemned criminals or captives of war. Sparta did have slaves, but didn't have currency. The matter is very complicated.
History of Greece doesn't begin in the 12th century. We got myths from the time the Black Sea connected to the Mediterranean, about 8, 400 years ago, and the arrival of agriculture about 10, 500 years ago. We changed our name from "Greeks" to "Hellenes" in the 16th century, after the Minoan Eruption and the devastation it caused. The Parian Chronicle writes that this happened in 1521 b.c.e. We don't know how old the name "Greek" is.
Drought caused the Bronze Age Collapse. This has been proved. But the "Sea Peoples" are a nice Hollywood kind of story. They moved out of necessity. Apollodorus writes about them.
This is just another YouTube video made by ignorant people who perpetuate mistakes and inaccuracies.

[alexandrosprotopapas]

Generally in ancient ages, someone was not expected to live more than 50 years.
The average life expectancy at birth b.c was about 35-40 years.

[lumberpilot]

The Scythians also viewed thievery as among the worst crimes while killing someone was more acceptable.

[christaylor]

Weird how depending on what era one is talking about slavery’s reaction is vastly different. Every power used it throughout history yet after it was banned in most countries it suddenly became the symbol of evil while it just switched to factories and making cheap labor for room and bored

[luyandzabavukiledlamini]

Yeah the wars and plagues sucked but still a great civilization which today still influences society

[parisPONTOS]

As Greek I have too say let’s be realistic life was always hard the deference it’s back then people didn’t be so softly like now and also they didn’t spend time on things that was not give them money or learn something