Dr. Roy Casagranda is a political science professor in Austin, Texas. If you like this analysis and want more, check out Red Peace Machine weekly news podcast ru-vid.com/group/PLG1NADbefbENRKYVNeNgVm3oBgGSEwAEk
ace his tests don't swallow everything he feeds you he is trying t re write history look up white slavery and arab moores there is nothing cool about muslims
We deserve weekly podcast from you Roy. We deserve to get the chance of listening to world history from a pure historian like you more frequently. Salute
When i was in my school, boy i hated history. But now, i listened to Dr.Roys lectures keenly. I loved it so much. His way of explaining things from the beginning was so structured.
Agreed. Ultimately I have no clue what all he is about or how he ended up on my feed, but I love how genuine, relatable and knowledgeable he is. I’ve been listen for days now. (Good job Austin Professor Dude! You are doing well. 👏🏼)
I forgot to write this, the most amazing thing about our dear Dr Roy is he does his lectures from the heart and he doesn't have a note ot title to stick to it, he speaks free and this freedom is refreshing and you want watch him talk about wars and killing with absolute fairness and his subtle sense of humor
He should better prepare notes for his lectures to avoid the nonsense he is speaking. He is so wrong in so many ways in just this one lecture I expect this video in an 'alternative history' channel but not published by university. Just look up all the inventions he credits to medieval Islam but were invented by other civilisations centuries or even millenia before Islam even existed.
@@naalsocomment9449 it's a very small community college in Texas and he is in most of the videos so I have the impression he is the one pushing this horrible content to be out to the general population.
@@naalsocomment9449you just don’t like the fact that the Islamic golden age contributed so much & even was the basis for the west of coming out the dark ages & building off of them. Dont worry I was like that too, thinking that us Europeans invented everything almost. Just research a little & don’t be biased :)
There are 3 people on earth who's hands I would like to shake out of respect. This man is one of them. He should go down in history as a great scholar.
@Revert604 This argument works only if you're willing to share what you view as the correct understanding of history. All of history is a narrative, but the nice thing about this lecture being recorded is you can pause and do some reading to see whether there's any credence to what he's saying. And I didn't find anything wrong, the only things maybe not completely agreed upon would be the origins of Odoacer, or the extent of the persian empire to the east of modern day Iran.
@Revert604 It would be interesting to hear where you disagree, if you’re unable to elaborate your thesis, you’re the one making claims out of thin air.
@Revert604 You still aren’t really saying anything. That’s your thesis, I understand what you’re trying to say, what are your arguments? What things did he overstate? What negative effects did he gloss over? I’m not asking for an essay here, I’m asking for 2 to 3 points that would help prove your claim.
@Level48ttthe history of history is conflicting narratives based in fact. If you want to exist in an intellectual locked room then go ahead but stop trying to prevent others from exploring. I imagine if you had been around in the puritan days you would be reporting everyone who differed from you as a witch. I also imagine you would fit in well with the men who skinned Hypatia and burned Servetus.
@Level48tt You still talking in circles trying to cover your blind racism and bigotry... Any civilisation producing a certain percentage of close minded people like you is certainly going to disappear, or at least to lose... I'm afraid the West has passed the threshold! 😮😮😮
I really don't know what It is about Dr Roy, just the way he talks about history, the passion, the history telling, the way he puts out information and much more, it just teleports you from your place to a thousand years before. When he talked about romains being able to talk both greek and latin, I literally saw a 22 yo guy like me living in the Roman empire being able to talk both languages, it was fascinating. I love what you do professor, and I want to tell you that you opened a path for me that I never thought was there. I knew I liked knowledge of history and events, but now I can see myself spending hours reading books or watching lectures about this kind of stuff. My only regret is that I don't think I'll find another professor with the same passion and the same way of teaching to that of Dr Roy Casagranda. If you ever stumble on this comment professor, I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for these wonderful lectures, and I hope you'll do a lot more in the future because I will be waiting.
Speak... one "speaks" a language. Assuming English is not your first language so genuinely just trying to help you out. Or perhaps american where the education is suboptimal. But I also love that. If I don't have a picture of the people involved I find history very difficult without that. So much of history doesn't tell you what actually happened with the people. Like sometimes there is a take over of one country by another and sometimes that's people getting slaughtered and replaced or sometimes it's just a flag being changed and the people are the same and they never tell you that so then it's very hard to have a picture of it. Have a good day@
Dear Roy Thank you for your generous sharing of your findings and knowledge of history, which is like nothing I have ever heard. I have recently discovered your channel, and I am delighted.
This was one of the most interesting lectures I have ever listened to and I listen to a lot. There were so many moments when he explained how things really came to be that just instantly rang as true and at the same time put another stake in the coffin of whatever BS history we learned in school. Dr. Roy’s work needs to enter more minds as we need to understand how we got here more than ever.
@@sjd1446 This is like making a lecture called “Brief history of East Asian cultures” and it’s only 40 minutes long and you don’t name china lmaooo. It’s insulting. Already thinking it’s possible to summarise western or any civilization in 40 minutes. But to do so without even mentioning 1 single western country it’s even more ridiculous. If you don’t understand this is political not historical I am sorry for you bro. Of course if you already are knowledgeable about western history this is cool to learn how non western cultures influenced the west. If that was the title it would be a good lesson. But tell me how it’s possible to teach a history of western civilization without naming 1 single western country. It’s like an African history video that only talks about Eurasian influence. It’s like not mentioning the natives in a history of American culture. This is a western civilization pretending actual western countries doesn’t exist what the f*ck bro be real
@@marcobelli6856 So your beef is with the title and not the content. If he changed the name of the lecture to “ancient influences on modern civilization” or “eastern influences on western culture”, or something a little more descriptive about what he is talking about, you would have no problem with it. You don’t seem to be saying that he is making specific claims about history that are most probably false.
@@sjd1446 Of course bro. My problem is if you see the comment is all people who already hate Europe and European history and know they have found a professor they can cite to think they are right when they say Europe has no history and it’s all stolen. When in reality he could have talked for 10 hours about actual European history and still have many more things to say. Reading the title I was hoping for a summary of actual western history? Or am I crazy? With this title it looks like nothing happened in Europe so he is forced to talk about something else because European history doesn’t exist ahahah. (and if you look up what western mean it’s literally referring to Europe + European influenced countries ex: the Americas). He could have talked 40 minutes about medieval Italian city states alone or the Catholic Church or the reformation ecc… (and this is just medieval Italy there was classical era Greece and Rome, Celtic culture, Germanic tribes, Middle Ages in the rest of Europe like Spain Portugal….and that is not even 5% western civilization just random examples that you cannot ignore but he doesn’t even mention them nor England or France or Germany (and fair in only 40 minutes you cannot say everything) but he has time to talk about Egypt and the Middle East in a western history lesson? Imagine an European kid see this he thinks he doesn’t have history at all. This is not better than those documentaries about “””African””” history that start with colonialism and not the actual AFRICAN millenary history. With another title this can be a good resource.
A small correction: The term "phonetic" comes from the Greek word "phōnētikos" (φωνητικός), which is derived from "phōnē" (φωνή), meaning "voice" (you guessed it right, this is where phone comes from). It is not related to Phoenicians. Actually they never called themselves that. The name Phoenicians (Φοίνικες) was given to them by ancient Greeks, originating from an Egyptian routed word for deep red/purple color, as the people coming from this region were famous for trading a deep crimson dye by exploiting a seashell. This seashell was called "porphura" by Greeks (don't know the original Egyptian word), which in Latin became "purpura" and finally "purple" in modern English. On the other hand, according to Aristotle, in the book "Περί Ψυχής" (On the Soul), the term "φωνή" (voice) is routed to "Φω" which means appear or throw light on sth. Light in Greek is "phōs" (φως) -this is also where photon comes from. Aristotle correlates the words "logos" (speech), "phōnē" (voice) and "phos" (light), so in some sense when we speak we use our voice (air from our lungs) to reveal (throw light on) our inner thoughts (our soul). I stop here, hope you find it interesting and not at all boring.
This is true of most the "facts" he tells. He is surprisingly full of shit despite all the circle jerking about him. He is a leftist more than anything
This is just one mistake that threw me off also as I know Greek and some history... There are so many more here and there.... Some truths some bull an so on.
Not going to lie I have spent days now watching videos of this guy's lectures now on western civilization. And I enjoy learning all the things the education system doesn't want to teach.
@Revert604 I don't disagree that there is a heavy bias against what we call the west now. That said, there is still much your never taught that the U.S. has done to smash its own hand when it comes to the middle east. We have played stupid games and with that has come the stupid prizes.
@Level48ttactually I’ve read a few criticisms of his talks but none have shown anything he had said to be false. It’s like his talk about Tesla that there was an intentional attempt to write him out of history. In the same way the current idea of “western civilisation” has intentionally written out of any non western impacts to prove this silly straight line about Plato to NATO. But I understand that if it’s all you have ever learnt and been taught it might be quite jarring to hear.
Every time I listen to this guy, my mind is completely blown! He knows perfectly how to communicate his thoughts to the audience! It's the 1st time that I see 30+ students in his lecture! Otherwise, the head count is usually 10+!
The grain keeping by the Egyptians (that is mentioned at 12:37) , a similar story is also told in the Quran (Yusuf Chapter 12 verse 46) about when prophet Josef interprets a dream about hardship seasons and grains, the similarities between both stories is very interesting
Hello dear professor Your lessons are really interesting and crucial,i do appreciate your job,i wish you peace and happiness under the sky of prosperity ,all the best. Take care and have a good time.
With due respect to Dr. Casagranda, on the "crescent moon and star" origin discussed in the 1:12:15 minute of the video about when it existed before ottomans, I could say the first appearence of the crescent moon and star happened during the Sasanid Empire in Iran(Persia). The Sasanid kings has crescent moon and star on their crown and also they printed it on the coins.
While it's true that the Sassanids minted coins with those symbols, the origin of those symbols precede the Sassanids by many centuries. The Sassanids came to power in the 3rd century AD. The Byzantines were using them at least by the 1st century BC. There are even Sumerian depictions of these symbols from the 21st century BC. We probably will never know the first instance of the use of these symbols, but the history of the peoples of that area is intertwined, and it shouldn't be surprising that each of them adapted symbols and elements of their cultures from one another.
@@piruz3243 Thank you very much - very clarifying and edifying comment. I would add that the intertwining of symbols, mores and ideology/beliefs runs very deep and there are myriad connections that are not always obvious. For example, much of the imagery of the Nazis and their desired Third Reich was based on the Roman Empire i.e. the Roman eagle.
@@piruz3243 it is my experience that often people who come from old empires tend to take pride in saying "we were the first" without any actual research what matters its what has been done to that discovery or invention and how its serving humanity iran is one of the oldest nations on earth and its sad to see what it is going through, i have many Iranian friends from penn state and i learned a lot but i see what is happening to iran also people whos artistic soul invented the modern piano and the worlds first bill of rights deserve better, correct me if im wrong but i think iranians gotten use to make do with little whereas else where they quit if they are provided for but my friends say we are the opposite, regime keeps us suffering but the new revolution is giving everyone hope
Don't get me wrong. He's so fun to watch. I am hooked on his RU-vid lectures. I wish, though, he was more accurate. It's 2024 lectures are not academia. Peer reviewed articles is.
So no mention of the Yamnaya, Samara, Khvalynsk, Dnieper-Donesk, Sredny Stog, Repin, Cucuteni, Trypilla, Cerdanova, Corded Ware, Bell Beaker, Minoan, Myceanean, Lusatian, Hallstatt or La Tene, All elements that eventually became Western Civilization?
Gaining a wholistic understanding of humanity is bringing me so much joy, but it’s somewhat dampened by the rage induced by the realization that my education in history was actually an inculcation of mythology. We were lied to.
The comedic moments, it’s like the timing violates all the laws of comedy. It’s mesmerizing, this is a form of genius of what they call “social intelligence”. Go Roy, tell it!
The Persians at one point conquered Macedonia (where Alexander was from) yet Casagranda makes it sound like Alexander destroyed the Persian empire for no reason and that they were victims. It's also worth noting that the Persians torched Athens when they invaded Greece.
there was no greece they were all small city states with their own gods and heros and persians didnt destroy athens for nothing now if most of the persian army fighting greece was greek your ethno nation state idea of defending greece goes away
@@HouthiandtheblowfishWhat in the world are you saying dude,! The arrogant Persians burned Athens and the Parthenon and you have the nerve with audacity to say there was not Greece and they have a reason to burn it! CLOSE YOUR MOUTH NOW!
Hunter gatherers probably didn't have the means to overwhelm the local environment. They probably just had to move because the foods they relied on were too low to sustain them and they knew going elsewhere will bring fresh resources. It's an organic mechanism.
The Peruvian Indians were making cotton fishing nets 5,000 years ago and they lived in the desert,so they traded the nets ,for fish., with tribes that lived, by the ocean. Two locations were discovered and archaeologist dug the artifact,,from pyramids, that had turned into hills. Dr. Roy has the talent to make you feel comfortable during the lecture,so you are interested, in history ,and open your mind for learning.
I love the way he tells a story with facts and a logical viewpoint on history . Only a time machine to make us witness to our history will hold the true facts......and we will all be greatly surprised and equally shocked and even devestated. History is a ever repetative blunder and we the victims of it.
So many examples in your lecture of inaccurate information, the poles did crack the first enigma machines, but that wasn’t much help once the Germans changed the machines when the war started, they had to be cracked against every time additional scrambling was added.
On the one hand I like what this guy says as a counterbalance to Enlightenment narrative of human progress. On the other I can’t but view him as somewhat of a contrarian. Whoever he views as Western at a given moment he portrays always as a villain, such as the Greeks. Next moment when it’s the Christians who he views as more Western suddenly the Greeks like Plato are so good and sophisticated. So this is a bit biased. Nonetheless there’s value in it
That's pretty accurate though. People don't stay the same just because of where they are ..Greeks were pretty progressive compared to the Christians who were basically during what is called the dark ages for a good reason.
Spellbinding indeed! You deserve a thousand students in attendance Dr. RC! I’d be happy to try and arrange sponsorship for a talk in New Delhi… pick a topic! What a riveting lecture, wow!
Greeks didnt wore skirts/kilts, but pelasgi did, the term greek is very new, and the only ones who kept the traditional kilt/skirt are Albanians in ethnic terminology and its called Fustanella/ Fustan which in Albanian geg dialect means FUS (wear) TAN (whole,completely) which means i wear it from above down or from below and up
Agriculture is not just about caloric output. Is also less time consuming than hunting and gathering, meaning more time to devote to other activities than looking for food all day. Big advantage.
Fascinating, but a bit too brief. I really love his comments on Hollywood productions. I find myself checking his stats because he’s a little too enthusiastic. This is a great way to learn: “This guy may be full of it. So, I am going to double check.”
“Phonetic” alphabet means an alphabet where each character can be described with a “phoné” meaning “voice” instead of the sound the letter produces…’Alpha’ instead of ‘a’, ‘beta’ instead of ‘b’, etc. It is based on the Phoenician alphabet (please notice the difference in writing ‘Phoenician’ where the word ‘Phoenix’ is derived, instead of ‘Phoné’ like in ‘telephone’) which in turn s based on the Semitic alphabet, which in turn is based on Egyptian symbols.
I thought phonetic language was where the letter or word has a sound which forms the word versus a picture which forms a word. As in a language where b is always a symbol b whether you're saying box or botox wheras a non phonetic language you'd have a picture of a square to say box and a picture of a face circle to say botox ?? Didn't think it had anything to do with the name of the letter which seems to be just a consequence of it being impossible to say constantants without a vowel ... in phonetics teaching phonics you don't use that at all you don't say kay for k you say kuh or for a instead of ay you say aaaa ... so either I'm wrong or you're wrong. Neither of us will know 😂 that's how I understood phonetic languages to be...where the symbol matches a sound made nott a picture of the thing.
34:47 - I really agree with Dr. CasaGranda on this point. It probably explains why I read so much about pre-history and ancient history. I never felt as if the a 2-week period could properly cover Mesopotamia and Egypt. Hope college curriculum developers are listening to this wonderful talk.
Where's the money Lebowski ?? :) in all seriousness, the algo suggested this man to me and i am hooked! i've streamed 6 hours of him in 2 days. Thankful to see this video.
There are two maps around online. One shows where the "royal families" are/were located, and the other shows the location of every war known in recorded history. They are essentially identical.
