Ancient Greece Declassified

01 Tomb Raiders, Codebreakers, and the Discovery of Antiquity (Rosetta Stone, Cuneiform, Linear B)

Sep 24, 2016

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Schlimann's Treasure of Agamemnon

02:26

The Last Sensational Decipherment Story of an Ancient Script

02:33

Champolion's Decipherment of Ancient Egyptian

03:24

Introduction

2min

Napoleon and the Scientific Expedition

3min

The History of the Rosetta Stone

3min

Did Champolion Succeed Where Others Don't?

2min

Champolion's Decipherment of Ancient Egyptian

3min

The History of Kuneiform

2min

The History of Ancient Persia

5min

How Did Homer Get Rich?

2min

Schlimann and the Treasure of Priam

3min

10.

Schlimann's Treasure of Agamemnon

2min

11.

The Last Sensational Decipherment Story of an Ancient Script

3min

12.

The Riddle of the Labyrinth by Alice Cobour

2min

13.

Ventress's Decipherment of Greek Place Names

3min

14.

Deciphering Linear a and the Indus Valley Script

5min

Four astonishing archaeological discoveries that extended our knowledge of history back into the mythical past: Champollion and the Rosetta Stone, Grotefend's cuneiform breakthrough, Schliemann digging for Troy, and Michael Ventris' deciphering of Linear B.

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