Did the Ancient World Decide the Fate of the Modern World?
March 1, 2012
The Getty Villa
Noted archaeologist, classicist, and historian Ian Morris of Stanford University delves into the themes of his critically acclaimed 2010 book Why the West RulesFor Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future and takes a fresh look at what ancient history meant for subsequent world history, comparing global developments from the Ice Age to the twenty-first century.
Running time: 1:15:17 min.
The Getty Villa
Noted archaeologist, classicist, and historian Ian Morris of Stanford University delves into the themes of his critically acclaimed 2010 book Why the West RulesFor Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future and takes a fresh look at what ancient history meant for subsequent world history, comparing global developments from the Ice Age to the twenty-first century.
Running time: 1:15:17 min.
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