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- The Art of War by Sun Tzu // Ancient Chinese Primary SourceHere we have extracts from Sun Tzu's ancient classic, still relevant today.Translated by Lionel Giles.Huge thanks to Antony Cummins for the use of his images from his version of the text, and for his choice of extracts for this video.Pick up a copy of his clear and easy to understand version here:https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Art-War-Step-Step/dp/1786782715Video actor and editor: David KellyIf 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 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.Thanks to:By vlasta2, bluefootedbooby on flickr.com - https://www.flickr.com/photos/bluefootedbooby/370458424/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1616406By SY - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64875198Joe HuntTerracotta Warrior, Xianhttps://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/7d/eda234fc2aa4a6c3aa426a997f6c9d.jpgGallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0037646.htmlWellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-21): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/qmcauudh CC-BY-4.0AhaUFO / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)Photo by prostějovský časosběrač from PexelsPoemandpainting / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)Filipe Fortes from New York, United States / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)
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33 min - Ancient Chinese Historian Describes The Roman Empire // 3rd century AD "Weilüe" // Primary Source"The ruler of Da Qin is not permanent. When disasters result from unusual phenomena, they unceremoniously replace him, installing a virtuous man as king, and release the old king, who does not dare show resentment..."Here we have the words of the early third century Chinese historian Yu Huan, who lived during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Though he never left China, he collected large amounts of information on the countries to the West, chief among them the Roman Empire.Enormous thanks to John E. Hill for kindly allowing us to use his translation, and for tips on the possible locations mentioned and correct pronunciation. There is still some debate on some of the places mentioned in the text, so please enjoy debating further about it!https://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/texts/weilue/weilue.htmlHow 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 KellyAre you a budding artist, writer, illustrator, cartographer, or music producer? Send us an email! No matter how professional you are or even if you’re just starting out, we can always use new music and images in my videos. Get in touch! I’d love to hear from you.We 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:Poemandpainting [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]MapMaster [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]By Ssolbergj - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2992630Rob [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]Dennis Jarvis [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)]
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17 min - Strangest Narratives of First Contact in HistoryPlay War Thunder now with my link, and get a massive, free bonus pack including vehicles, boosters and more: https://playwt.link/pastvoiceswtWar 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.--------------------------------------Edited and Researched by Manuel RubioNarrated by David KellyThumbnail Art by Ettore Mazza: https://www.instagram.com/ettore.mazza/?hl=enArt by Alex Stoica and Bilal ErlanggaExtracts taken from:Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian. Translation by Friedrich Hirth, Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol 37 1917.The Saga of Erik the Red translation in The Discovery of America by the Northmen, in the Tenth Century, with Notices of the Early Settlements of the Irish in the Western Hemisphere by North Ludlow Beamish 1841.Ibn Fadlan on the Rus, translation by James E. Montgomery. Thanks to the Library of Arabic Literature for the use of this translation:https://nyupress.org/9781479899890/mission-to-the-volga/Kirishitan Monogatari translation from DEUS DESTROYED The Image of Christianity in Early Modern Japan by George ElisonPublished by COUNCIL ON EAST ASIAN STUDIESHARVARD UNIVERSITY and distributed by HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1988https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674199620James King on Shaka Zulu Nathaniel Isaacs, Travels and Adventures in Eastern Africa, with a Sketch of Natal by Nathaniel Isaacs (2 Volumes, London, 1836), I, pp. 57–63Researched by historydavidStock footage from Storyblocks or Artlist, music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist.00:00 Zhang Qian on The Greeks (125 BC)04:46 Thorvald Eiriksson In America (1003)07:50 Ibn Fadlan on the Viking Rus´ (921)13:50 The First Christians in Japan (1543)19:49 James King on Shaka Zulu (1825)
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33 min - Early Japanese Visitor Depicts "Competitive and Unhealthy" European World (1872, Iwakura Embassy)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 taken from "The Iwakura Embassy, 1871-1873: A True Account of the Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary's Journey of Observation through the United States of America and Europe by Kume Kunitake, Graham Healey, Chushichi Tsuzuki, Martin Collcutt, Andrew Cobbing, P. F. Kornicki, Eugene Soviak."https://www.amazon.com/Iwakura-Embassy-1871-1873-Extraordinary-Plenipotentiarys/dp/4901617001— Music courtesy of:-Epidemic SoundArtlist.ioImage Credits:Japanese Armor in Tower of London By Tristan Surtel - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83067677Assyrian Carving By Jase Curtis from London, England - British Museum, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=105247592Vase By Paul Hudson from United Kingdom - British Museum - 30 minute photo challenge, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97279374Cup By Paul Hudson from United Kingdom - British Museum - 30 minute photo challenge, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97279356Chocolate Factory By Photo: Myrabella / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22243749Dutch East India Company By Stephencdickson - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72939415Images of Venice By Leo Wehrli - These images are from the collection of the ETH-Bibliothek and have been published on Wikimedia Commons as part of a cooperation with Wikimedia CH. Corrections and additional information are welcome., CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68554473We 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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32 min - Ohthere of Hålogaland's Voyage to the White Sea // Anglo-Saxon Primary Source (890)In the late Ninth Century a Norseman arrived at King Alfred of Wessex’s court. The stories he told the king were recorded for posterity by a court scribe.This is a retelling of that Ninth Century document recording the exploits of a Ninth Century resident of Norway’s northernmost province.Music:-From https://www.purple-planet.com- Chimera- Creepy HollowKevin MacLeod - Shores of Avalonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-02ejRfldg&t=30sOssuary 2- Turnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6jZSyAEUVE&t=150sKevin MacLeod - Riteshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGZfcrrWbjM&t=2sDerek & Brandon Fiehter - Arctic Wolveshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38koydh0-VEHistory 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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13 min - The Story of Spartacus (73 - 71 BC) // As told by Appian // Roman SourceA Roman account of a legendary rebellion.Differing accounts relay us his origins; supposedly born in Thrace (modern day Bulgaria) to a tribe called the Maedi, legendary Gladiator-cum-general Sparcatus was captured and enslaved some time before 73 BC. A heavyweight gladiator; he, along with around seventy other slaves threw off their chains and raised an army - roaming across Italy for three long years and entering into Roman legend.This is the Greco-Roman historian Appian's version of that story.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.— Become a patron for as little as a dollar a month & help keep this project going:-https://www.patreon.com/historytimeUK— Don’t forget to subscribe to our primary channel History Time, where we make full length historical documentaries:-https://www.youtube.com/historytime— History Time is now a podcast. You can find us wherever you get your podcasts from.—Join our community on social media:-Twitter:-https://twitter.com/HistoryTimeUK/Facebook:-https://www.facebook.com/HistoryTimeOfficial/Instagram:-https://www.instagram.com/historytime_ig/— Music courtesy of:-- Epidemic Sound- Joss Edwards Music:-https://soundcloud.com/jossedwardsmusicKevin MacLeod— Voice actor & editor:-David KellyWe've compiled a reading list of our favourite history books via the Amazon influencer program. If you do choose to purchase any of these incredible sources of information then Amazon will send us a tiny fraction of the earnings (as long as you do it through the link) (this means more and better content in the future) I'll keep adding to and updating the list as time goes on:-https://www.amazon.com/shop/historytimeAre you a budding artist, writer, illustrator, cartographer, or music producer? Send us an email! No matter how professional you are or even if you’re just starting out, we can always use new music and images in my videos. Get in touch! I’d love to hear from you.We 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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14 min - Charlemagne's Letter to Offa // Frankish Primary Source (796)In 796 the Frankish & Mercian kingdoms were two of the most powerful states in Western Europe. 100 years later they barely clung on to existence against an onslaught of Vikings. This miraculously surviving letter from Charlemagne to Offa of Mercia sheds light on the often neglected time of prosperity just before the coming of the Norsemen.Watch what happened next over on my main channel History Time:-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfGRuWTV_rg&t=2265s—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/HistoryTimePete
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9 min - Herodotus on The Pyramids // The Histories 440 BC // Ancient Greek Primary SourceHere we have 'The Father of History' Herodotus relating to us his understanding of the story of the pyramids at Giza, specifically those of Cheops (the Greek version of Khufu) and his son Chephron (Khafra).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.—Join our community on social media:-Twitter:-https://twitter.com/HistoryTimeUK/Facebook:-https://www.facebook.com/HistoryTimeOfficial/Instagram:-https://www.instagram.com/historytime_ig/— Music courtesy of:-- Epidemic Sound— Voice actor & editor:-David KellyAre you a budding artist, writer, illustrator, cartographer, or music producer? Send us an email! No matter how professional you are or even if you’re just starting out, we can always use new music and images in my videos. Get in touch! I’d love to hear from you.We 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:Nathan Hughes HamiltonEric KilbyOsama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]Andrew Currie [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]MesserWoland [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)]José-Manuel Benito Álvarez [CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)]Richard Mortel
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9 min - The Total History of Ancient JapanGet up to 60% OFF your Babbel subscription here: http://bit.ly/41JqAlc and start speaking a new language in 3 weeks 🎉-----------------------------------------------00:00 Introduction04:52 Beginnings11:07 The Shaman Queen 297 AD16:15 The Rise of Buddhism 552 AD21:50 The Fall of Korea 663 AD27:39 Choosing A Capital 736 AD37:45 Rise of the Emishi 774 AD46:48 Embassies to China 717 AD52:43 The Heian Court 1000 AD56:59 Shogun 11841:02:12 Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1274Edited and Image Curation by Manuel Rubio - check out his amazing channel: @A@ArtandContextNarrated and Script Edited by David KellyThumbnail Image by Ettore Mazza https://www.instagram.com/ettore.mazzaImages by Alex Stoica, Bilal Erlangga.Kofun imagery made based on [https://mapps.gsi.go.jp/maplibSearch.do#1 National Land Image Information (Color Aerial Photographs)], Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and TourismReferences:Christensen, J.A (1981.) Nichiren. Leader of Buddhist Reformation in Japan. Fremont, CA:Jain Publishing Company.Farris, W. W. (2009.) Japan to 1600. A Social and Economic History. Honolulu: Hawai’iUniversity Press.Harding, C. (2020.) The Japanese. A History in Twenty Lives. London: Allen Lane.Kumar, A. (2009.) Globalizing the Prehistory of Japan. New York: Routledge.Matsumoto, H. (2009.) The origin of the Japanese race based on genetic markers ofimmunoglobulin G. Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3524296/Needham, J. and Ronan, C. A. (1995.) The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China:Volume 5. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Kirkland, R. (1997.) The Sun and the Throne. The Origins of the Royal Descent Myth inAncient Japan, Numen, 44, (2), 109-152.Sei Shonagon (tr. Arthur Waley.) 2011. The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon. Tuttle: Tokyo.Soka Gakkai. The Nichiren Library. Available from: https://www.nichirenlibrary.org/World History Encyclopedia. Daily Life in Ancient China. Available from:https://www.worldhistory.org/article/890/daily-life-in-ancient-china/Wang, Z. (2005.) Ambassadors from the Islands of the Immortals. Honolulu: Hawai’i University Press.#ancientjapan
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1 hr 25 min - Do the Dog-Headed Men Have Souls? // Letter from 9th Century Monk // Primary SourceIn the 9th century famed Carolingian theologian Ratramnus was written a letter enquiring as to whether the Cynocephaly (the Dog-headed men) had souls. Here we bring you his considered response, taking into account the many different examples of creatures on earth known to him at that time.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 KellyAre you a budding artist, writer, illustrator, cartographer, or music producer? Send us an email! No matter how professional you are or even if you’re just starting out, we can always use new music and images in my videos. Get in touch! I’d love to hear from you.We 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.http://ntwriters.proboards.com/thread/46940
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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.