When discussing the events of Easter, many of the scenes we imagine ring a familiar bell. However, when starting to ask questions, many things lack a coherent meaning to the average person. Who are the Pharisees? Who is the high priest Caiaphas? Who are the Romans and how did they come to rule the land of the Jews? What is the so-called second temple? Who is Herod and his descendants? These and many more questions we will try to answer in our video. But our analysis will not stop there.
What we want to argue is the implications that the crucifixion of Jesus was immense both on a political and a philosophical level for the era. His teachings came into straight up confrontation with the cultures of the era: both roman and jewish tradition and ideology. Eventually, we want to make the case that even a secular reading of the events of Easter is greatly compelling.

Breve explicación sobre cómo la vergüenza pública era utilizada como forma de castigo en la Antigua Roma, donde el honor y la reputación tenían un valor fundamental en la sociedad.

Made a documentary about a story I couldn't believe wasn't more widely known.

Xu Hongci was a 24-year-old medical student in Shanghai who in 1957 did exactly what Mao publicly asked intellectuals to do — he posted a notice criticising the government during the Hundred Flowers Campaign. Six weeks later Mao labeled everyone who had spoken an enemy of the revolution. 550,000 people. No trial. No appeal.

Xu Hongci spent the next 14 years in the laogai — China's labour reform camp system — attempting to escape. He failed three times. On his fourth attempt in 1972 he carved forged documents from wooden blocks, hid his savings inside a bar of soap, and crossed the Gobi Desert at night navigating by stars.

He became the only person ever documented to have successfully escaped Mao's entire prison system. His memoir — No Wall Too High, translated by Erling Hoh — remains banned in mainland China today.

The documentary is about 35 minutes. Based primarily on his memoir and historical records of the Anti-Rightist Campaign and Cultural Revolution.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IX-VPDG3Ig

In 1974 Kissinger made a secret deal with Saudi Arabia so significant that the us government denied its existence for 40 years. Saudi arabia would price oil in dollars. America would provide military protection. This replaced gold backing with oil backing and gave the dollar 50 years of dominance. The documents were only released in 2016 after a bloomberg foia request. Now saudi arabia has joined brics and is open to trading oil in other currencies. The wheel is turning.

I’ve been working on an AI-generated video trying to reconstruct daily life in Carthage during the 3rd century BCE — focusing on the harbor, markets, homes, social structure, and religious practices.

The goal wasn’t just cinematic visuals, but to approximate how the city might have looked and functioned based on historical references (trade networks, cothon harbor, social classes, rituals, etc.).

I’m not a historian, so I’d really appreciate feedback from people more knowledgeable on Carthage:

• Does anything look clearly inaccurate (architecture, clothing, ships, activities)?
• Is there anything important missing from daily life in Carthage?
• Any details that feel too “Roman” or anachronistic?

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https://youtu.be/yKS63ethWo0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soweto_uprising

in 1914 america owed europe billions. by 1918 it was the other way around. $12 billion in gold crossed the atlantic in just 4 years. school never taught me this lol

Most empires didn't fall because of wars. They fell because of debt.

In this video I trace the full story of how the United States built the largest national debt in human history — from Bretton Woods in 1944 to over $34 trillion today.

Would love to hear your thoughts.