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- Queerest Ancient Accounts of The Edge Of The WorldTry Speakly for free for 7 days, and get a 60% discount if you join the annual subscription: https://speakly.app.link/voicesofthepast--------------------------------------------------------Edited and Image Curation by Manuel Rubio - check out his amazing channel: @ArtandContextThumbnail Art by Ettore MazzaArt by Lachlan (Feature History)Art by Bilal ErlanggaStock footage from Storyblocks and Artlist. Music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist.Excerpts from:The History of HerodotusTranslated into English by G. C. MacaulayThe Periplus of HannoTranslated by Wilfred Harvey SchoffGermania by TacitusTranslated by Alfred John Church, William Jackson BrodriffWeilue Translation from China and the Roman Orient: Researches Into Their Ancient and Mediæval Relationsby Friedrich HirthAmmianus Marcellinus in three volumes. Vol.2 Translated by Rolfe, John Carew00:00 Herodotus on The Edges of the Earth (430 BC)05:01 Hanno The Navigator on West Africa (5th Century BC)08:48 Tacitus on Scandinavia (98 AD)13:23 Ancient China on Rome (240 AD)20:05 Rome on Ancient China (380 AD)
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31 min - Roman Trade Route to Ancient China // 1st cent. AD Periplus // Ancient Primary SourceFor your free 1 month Audible trial head over to: http://www.audible.com/VOTP or send VOTP to 500-500.-----------------This is an extract from the 1st century Periplus of the Erythraean Sea - a navigation and trade guide for sea merchants, and an invaluable insight into the Roman Empire's knowledge of both Ancient India and Ancient China.Thanks for Raoul McLaughlin for the use of his translation, head over to his YouTube channel for more context on this remarkable document:https://youtu.be/rvYb9d4p2d4If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is important, head over to the patreon and join up!http://patreon.com/voicesofthepast— Don’t forget to subscribe to my brother's channel History Time, where he makes full length historical documentaries:-https://www.youtube.com/historytime— Music courtesy of:-- Epidemic Sound— Voice actor & editor:-David KellyWe try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit.Thanks to:Tony HisgettRoberto VenturiniGary ToddMatthew Jose FisherPHGCOM for the mapNASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response.Photo by Magda Ehlers from Pexels
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16 min - Disoriented Japanese Historians Characterize Strange First EuropeansPlay War Thunder now with my link, and get a massive, free bonus pack including vehicles, boosters and more: https://playwt.link/voicesofthepast2024War Thunder is a highly detailed vehicle combat game containing over 2000 playable tanks, aircrafts and ships spanning over 100 years of development. Immerse yourself completely in dynamic battles with an unparalleled combination of realism and approachability.-----------------------------Extracts taken from Kirishitan Monogotari in Deus Destroyed: Image of Christianity in Early Modern Japan (East Asian Monograph): The Image of Christianity in Early Modern Japan: 141 (Harvard East Asian Monographs) Paperback – 1 July 1988 by G Elisonhttps://brill.com/display/title/57913?language=enAnd Tanegashima: The Arrival of Europe in Japan Olof G. Lidin NIAS Press, 2002https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tanegashima-Arrival-Institute-Studies-Monograph/dp/8791114101Edited and Image Curation by Manuel Rubio - check out his amazing channel for more: @ArtandContextNarrated and Script Edited by David KellyMusic from Epidemic Sound and ArtlistThumbnail Art by Ettore Mazza
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37 min - Medieval Crusader Reveals the Chaos, Brutality (and Cannibalism) of the First Crusade (1096)Get your special offer for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free trial today. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history--------------Extracts from THE FIRST CRUSADE: THE ACCOUNTS OF EYE-WITNESSES AND PARTICIPANTSBY AUGUST C. KREY PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS 1921https://archive.org/stream/firstcrusadeacco00kreyuoft/firstcrusadeacco00kreyuoft_djvu.txtand the translation by Martha Evelyn McGinty:CHRONICLE OF THE FIRST CRUSADE(Fulcheri Carnotensis Historia Hierosolymitana)UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS 1941https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.l0072704612&view=1up&format=plaintext&seq=1&skin=2021Soundtrack licensed from Epidemic Sound/Artlist.Footage from Videoblocks.
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26 min - First Japanese Visitor After Sakoku Describes European Life // 1862 Tokugawa Embassy Primary SourceMore from Japanese national icon Fukuzawa Yukichi. After his groundbreaking trip to America, here we have the first detailed Japanese perspective of Europe, after the Sakoku period of isolation. England, France, Holland and Russia.Extract from The Autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi translated by Eiichi Kiyooka, 1934 edition.If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is important, head over to the patreon and join up!https://www.patreon.com/voicesofthepast— Don’t forget to subscribe to my brother's channel History Time, where he makes full length historical documentaries:-https://www.youtube.com/historytime— Music courtesy of:-- Epidemic Sound— Voice actor & editor:-David KellyWe try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit.Thanks to:OKJaguaropethpainterFlickr: Hôtel du LouvreAlessio BragadiniCharmaineZoe's Marvelous Melange French Fashion Plate - 1848-1864Operating theatre: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia.This Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons image is from the user Chris 73 and is freely available at //commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_of_Japan_Map.png under the creative commons cc-by-sa 3.0 license.
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25 min - Ibn Rusta on the Khazars (903-913 AD) / Primary SourceAhmad ibn Rustah Isfahani, better known as Ibn Rusta was a 10th-century Persian explorer and geographer born in Rosta district, Isfahan, Persia. He wrote a geographical compendium known as Book of Precious Records, based on first hand accounts and his own travels. His information on the non-Islamic peoples of Europe and Inner Asia makes him a useful source for these obscure regions and for the prehistory of the Turks and other steppe peoples.This is a direct quote from Ibn Rusta, written between 903 and 913.Music:-Wrong Turnhttp://www.purple-planet.comKevin MacLeod - Riteshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGZfcrrWbjMHistory Time is now a podcast. You can find us on iTunes.Become a patron for as little as a dollar a month to vote on upcoming videos & help keep the channel going:-https://www.patreon.com/historytimeUK—Join the History Time community on social media:-Facebook Page:-https://www.facebook.com/HistoryTimeOfficial/Facebook Group:-https://www.facebook.com/groups/410224606007519/Instagram:-https://www.instagram.com/historytime_ig/Twitter:-https://twitter.com/HistoryTimePeteAre you a budding artist, illustrator, cartographer, or music producer? Send me a message! No matter how professional you are or even if you’re just starting out, I can always use new music and images in my videos. Get in touch! I’d love to hear from you.I try to use copyright free images at all times. However if I have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and I’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit.
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6 min - Inca Perspective on FIRST MEETING with Europeans // Account of Titu Cusi (1570) // Primary SourceGet your special offer for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free trial today. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history--------------Extracts taken from: An Inca Account of the Conquest of Peru by Titu Cusi YupanquiTranslated by Ralph Bauer(University Press of Colorado 2005)Music courtesy of:Epidemic SoundArtlist.ioWe try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit.Image credits:Sacsayhuaman temple By Jorge Manriquez P., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53119682Machu Pichu By Christophe Meneboeuf - XtoF - Own work.More photos related to Peru & Bolivia on my website: https://www.xtof.photo, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4367116Inca Bird By Simon Burchell - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19248643
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21 min - Extraordinary Narratives From History of UFO Sightings (74 BC - 1896) // Primary SourcesClaim your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. Start your free trial TODAY so you can watch The Last Rites: Ceremonies of Death and the rest of MagellanTV’s history collection: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history--------------Extracts taken from:Plutarch on Lucullushttp://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0046Illustrated news notice of Nuremberghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1561_celestial_phenomenon_over_NurembergHistory of New England by John Winthrophttps://archive.org/details/winthropsjourna05hosmgoogToen shōsetsuhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utsuro-buneThe San Francisco call. [volume], November 22, 1896, Page 13, Image 13https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1896-11-22/ed-1/seq-13/Art by Bilalerlangga.Music from Epidemic Sound and ArtlistStock footage from VideoblocksImage Credits:Skull By Wapondaponda - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=694477200:00 74 BC The Mithridatic Wars02:02 1561 Nuremberg04:30 1639 Massachusetts05:26 1803 Edo Japan09:08 1896 Oakland, California
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16 min - Frightened Genuine Reactions To Seeing Unprecedented Weapons For The First TimeUse my link https://www.displate.com/voicesofthepast or my discount code VOICESOFTHEPAST to access my special promo on all designs: Get 1-2 displates for 27% OFF and 3+ displates for 33% OFF. automatically at check out when using my link. Valid for 1 week only.-------------------Extracts taken from:Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919.Anna Comnena (Komnene). The Alexiad. Edited and translated by Elizabeth A. Dawes. London: Routledge, Kegan, Paul, 1928. (https://origin.web.fordham.edu/Halsall/basis/AnnaComnena-Alexiad-intro.asp)The Memoirs Of The Conquistador Bernal Diaz Del CastilloTranslated From The Original Spanish By John Ingram Lockhart https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32474/32474-h/32474-h.htmLetters by Rear-Admiral John A. Dahlgrenhttps://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/s/the-sinking-of-the-uss-housatonic-by-the-submarine-css-h-l-hunley.htmlBert Chaney's account appears in Moynihan, Michael (ed.) People at War 1914-1918 (1973); Liddell Hart, Basil, The Tanks vol. 1 (1959)"The Battlefield Debut of the Tank, 1916," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2005).Edited by Andrew DixonNarrated and Script Edited by David KellyMusic from Epidemic Sound and ArtlistThumbnail Art by Ettore MazzaArt by Alex Stoica00:00 Archimedes´ Inventions (212 BC)05:38 Greek Fire (1099 AD)09:00 Mayan Response To Guns (1521)14:50 The First Submarine (1864)20:26 The First Tank (1915)
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32 min - Words of Hanno The Navigator - Ancient Explorer // 5th century BC // Primary SourceHere we have the words of Hanno the Navigator, famed Carthaginian explorer and one of the earliest accounts of West Africa that has survived to the present day.Saved from the burning remains of Carthage by a Greek translation, the text itself allegedly hung on a temple wall along with the dried gorilla skins mentioned in his story for almost three hundred years, before Carthage was finally crushed entirely by Rome.Head over to Archaia Istoria for analysis of the text!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdqJcOMzbMk&feature=youtu.beAs is often the case with texts of this age, many of the locations are a source of much debate amongst modern (and indeed ancient) historians, so do continue the debate in the comments.This is a collaboration between more than twenty history youtubers as part of #projectafrica:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLivC9TMdGnL_nFh7EtyLykEbzxCMH7nkBParticular shout out to History with Cy:https://youtu.be/lnoqlCV__z4and Cogito...https://youtu.be/1oQ5Jd7p2aYAnd finally, of course, History Time, who has something very special...How do we actually know about history? Voices of the Past is a channel dedicated to recreating the original accounts from the people who lived through events, or who lived far closer to them than we do today. We do this word for word, with an accompanying soundtrack of rousing music and images.— Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to subscribe for new videos every single week! & Let us know in the comments what you’d like to see covered in the future.— Don’t forget to subscribe to our other channel History Time, where we make full length historical documentaries:-https://www.youtube.com/historytime— Music courtesy of:-- Epidemic Sound— Voice actor & editor:-David KellyWe try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit.
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About History's Living Voices: The Past, Told by Those Who Lived It
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History's Living Voices is the ultimate, immersive history podcast that delivers firsthand, first-person historical accounts direct from the source.
In every episode, we cut out the middleman and go straight to the primary documents: personal diaries, battlefield maps with handwritten orders, private letters, and last-will-and-testaments. Through these authentic, unfiltered voices, discover the true human behind the legend. Imagine a seasoned medieval knight storyteller, having just removed his helmet, guiding you through the troop positions in an ancient manuscript, his words grounded in actual historical records—like a weathered document sealed with a critical year, such as '1776'.
From the front lines of global wars to the breakthroughs of visionaries, hear exactly what it felt like to be in the room where it happened. Perfect for fans of documentary storytelling and historical deep-dives who crave authenticity. If you want to know what it truly felt like to live through the moments that forged modernity, this is your journey.
Hit follow to listen to the people who wrote the real story of humanity.