Fall Asleep to 150 Facts About Ancient Greece | Boring History to Sleep

Tonight, journey through the entire history of Ancient Greece — from the mysterious Bronze Age civilizations of Crete and Mycenae to the philosophers, warriors, kings and city-states that helped shape the ancient world. This calm, long-form sleep documentary begins with the Minoans and Mycenaeans before following Greece through the Bronze Age collapse, the rise of the polis, the birth of Athens and Sparta, the Olympic Games, Greek religion and the beginnings of philosophy. From there, we explore the Persian Wars and Thermopylae, the Golden Age of Athens, the construction of the Parthenon, the ideas of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, and the devastating Peloponnesian War. The story then moves north to the rise of Macedon, Philip II and Alexander the Great, following Alexander's extraordinary campaign from Greece and Persia to Egypt and India. After his death, we enter the Hellenistic world of Alexandria, Pergamon and the successor kingdoms, where Greek science, mathematics, philosophy and culture spread across an enormous part of the ancient world. Finally, we follow Greece into the age of Rome and explore how Greek language, philosophy, literature, science and political thought survived long after the independent Greek city-states disappeared — passing through the Roman and Byzantine worlds, Islamic scholarship and the Renaissance before reaching the modern age. There is nothing you need to remember and nowhere you need to rush. Simply get comfortable, close your eyes, and let thousands of years of history carry you toward sleep. Topics include: Ancient Greece • Minoans • Mycenaeans • Athens • Sparta • Greek Mythology • Olympic Games • Persian Wars • Thermopylae • Leonidas • Pericles • Parthenon • Socrates • Plato • Aristotle • Peloponnesian War • Philip II • Alexander the Great • Hellenistic World • Alexandria • Ancient Rome #AncientGreece #HistoryForSleep #FallAsleep #SleepDocumentary #AncientHistory #GreekHistory