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Greek Palaces in Conquered Lands I
Lecture no. 9 from the course: The Architecture of Power: Great Palaces of the Ancient World
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Taught by Professor Steven L. Tuck | 31 min | Categories: History
While scholars debate the details, it's undeniable that Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire profoundly changed the world. View his astonishing palaces, boasting gymnasiums and enormous swimming pools and home to elite drinking parties. Examine the unmistakable Greek style blended with Persian and Assyrian influences characteristic of the period.
24 Lectures
1
Palaces Past and Present
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of 34 min
2
Malkata Palace: Pharaoh, Foreigners, and Gods
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of 32 min
3
Amarna: Palace of the First Sun King
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of 31 min
4
Phaistos: Palaces between Asia and Europe
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of 32 min
5
Palace of Nestor at Pylos and Bronze Age Greece
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of 32 min
6
The Assyrian Palace at Nimrud: Empire in Stone
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of 33 min
7
Nineveh: The Architecture of Assyrian Power
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of 34 min
8
Persepolis: Palace of the Persians
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of 33 min
9
Greek Palaces in Conquered Lands I
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of 31 min
10
Greek Palaces in Conquered Lands II
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of 31 min
11
Greek Palaces Come to Roman Italy
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of 32 min
12
Masada: Herod the Great between East and West
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of 32 min
13
Herod the Great’s Summer and Winter Palaces
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of 31 min
14
Caligula’s Floating Palaces
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of 33 min
15
Nero’s Domus Transitoria at Rome
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of 32 min
16
Nero’s Golden House: A Roman Palace Theater
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of 32 min
17
Rome’s Great Imperial Palace of Domitian
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of 32 min
18
Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli
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of 32 min
19
Diocletian’s Retirement Palace, Split
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of 32 min
20
Constantine’s Palace, Constantinople
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of 33 min
21
China’s Endless Palace: Weiyang Palace
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of 32 min
22
The Palace of Montezuma II at Tenochtitlán
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of 32 min
23
Renaissance Palaces and the Classical Revival
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of 33 min
24
Palaces in a World of Democracies
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of 38 min
