Secret History #20: The Hellenistic World

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In this Thursday, November 20, 2025 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains how and why Alexander the Great birthed the Hellenistic world. Notes and References: …...more
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good morning class ❤
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Do you know the joy of opening YouTube two days in a row and there’s a new episode😭😭❤️
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Holy shit 2 lectures back to back !!
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I love seeing how hyped everyone is in the comments about back to back days of posting. We want to learn so badly
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You are invaluable to society
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Nothing like waking up to Professor Jiang getting Greeked up
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this lecture was like a madden football play
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First to say Jiang we appreciate you. We are grateful to be in the presence of a thought leader who pursues truth and intellect over self or anything else. It is a great honor and privilege to bear witness to it. Not to feed you hubris or anything. It is simply such a tumultuous time amidst all the AI slop, fake news, propaganda etc. it’s important that we be reminded the power of a question, regardless of whether or not what you’re arguing is true or false. We are mighty beings and even stronger minds. Every video is a reminder to Don’t let them take that from us
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Professor Jiang, I want to tell you that since I discovered your channel two months ago, my life changed completely. I was depressed, but thanks to your classes, I've been able to see the world and life from a different perspective. Thank you so much for that Professor. I love you very much!! And also let me tell you that I've never had any heroes, I've never been a fan of anyone, but now you are my first hero, thank you very much Superman Jiang and greetings from Argentina!❤
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Back to back lecture from Prof... what a good time to be alive 🎉❤
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We watch as a family! Greetings from Hellas🐈‍⬛🐈chillwcat
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Thanks Professor for sharing knowledge and inspiring poets of our time❤ Your ideas and teachings will forever be encoded into the spoken rhythmical word, so it survives any censorship and reaches our successors as symbolism. We know how to keep the light
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Everyone in the comment section needs to stop all the gratification and the sycophanting. This is how a man goes crazy. If you really enjoy the videos, like and share them. Don't write an essay on how the lectures are changing the world and our perceptions and blah blah blah. This is not a cult.
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14:28 Greece 19:12 Macedonia 20:55 Alexander the Great 24:12 Helenistic Age and Aristotle
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New Lecture!! Let's go!!!!
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Good morning class! 🎉
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There’s nothing more I look forward to than a Professor Jiang video 🔥🔥
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What a great week—two videos back-to-back from the Professor himself! Watching from Nairobi, Kenya
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Every lection of you is absolutely valuable. Thank you for my heart! Send you our San and Love from Athens Greece!
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Watching from New Zealand, much love professor!
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I love you professor ❤
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Good morning Class !
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Good Mornign World ❗ Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴 I love This Lectures, we need to know the history to no repeat it or to be Ready at leats
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Good morning class 🎉
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The GOAT posted again
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Basically conquering is a waste of energy on earth. I rather stick with learn, love, create and get closer to the Monad. Thank you professor for your teachings ❤ Greetings from the north of Spain (a Mexican American).
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Legendary Refresh!
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nice channel its really helping me understand the world i'm watching all the videos so much to learn so many wisdom
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I’m on time to class!!
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we are reaching the monad with this back2back uploads🎉
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Good morning class
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20min in and i have to 'rewind'. ... information overload 😂😂😂😂😂
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Listening to this while I work makes it much more enjoyable! Thank you professor
please Prof. Jiang, spare one Lecture for: "How to build a (secret) Community / Economy" --> How to avoid persecution in the global nightmare that awaits us. How to live as a free human.
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9 AM, time for class & study! hahahaha awesome timing
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Crazy I learned more about this period from this class than I did in college and reading books
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[00:00] Introduction and Review of Geopolitics Principles [03:58] Geopolitics Example: The Warring States Period and the Rise of Qin [09:07] Geopolitics Example: Mesopotamia and the Rise of the Akkadian Empire/Persians [11:38] The Greeks and Their Encounter with the Persian Empire [12:48] Comparing the Advantages of Empire vs. Borderlands [14:28] The Foundations of Greek Civilization: Homer, Alphabet, and the Polis [15:26] Comparison of Sparta and Athens [18:46] The Peloponnesian War and the Rise of Macedonia [19:57] Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Conquest of Persia [24:11] The Hellenistic Age: Division of Alexander's Empire [25:19] Greek Control Through Cultural Imperialism and Aristotle's Philosophy [26:33] Philosophy: Plato vs. Aristotle (Rationalism vs. Empiricism) [30:26] Presentation: Greek Geography and the Polis [34:49] Military Innovation: The Hoplights and Persian Horse Archers [35:54] The Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Marathon) [37:01] The Second Persian Invasion and the Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis [48:44] The Athenian Empire, the Delian League, and the Parthenon [50:55] Thucydides' View of the Peloponnesian War [54:18] Pericles' Funeral Oration (Interpreted as a Speech for Empire) [57:25] The Plague of Athens and the Melian Dialogue (Might Makes Right) [01:01:32] Review: The Rise of Macedonia, Philip II, and the Anvil and Hammer Military Tactic [01:05:35] Philip II's Assassination and Alexander's Conquering Path [01:11:36] Governing the Hellenistic Kingdoms [01:12:26] Cultural Imperialism: The Library of Alexandria [01:15:54] The Septuagint and Cultural Syncretism (Basis for Christianity) [01:17:45] Conclusion and Next Topic (Rome)
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The war of Babylon never ceased💔
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Perfect birthday gift! Thanks Prof
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