Crash Course: World History S01 E05 The Persians & Greeks: Crash Course World History #5

"John Green teaches you the history of the world"

John compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course, we're glad that Greek civilization spawned modern western civilization, right? Maybe not. From Socrates and Plato to Darius and Xerxes, John explains two of the great powers of the ancient world, all WITHOUT the use of footage from 300.