How Ancient Athens Changed the World 

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The ancient Greek god Zeus was also called as _Zeus Xenios_ ('xenos' means stranger) bcoz he was considered the protector of strangers. So the ancient Greeks had to offer hospitality to strangers and this continues to this very day.

amazing first episode! as an Athenian you did a great job of representing our city!

Athena is a place full of History and full of loving people ❤

you are amazing!!!as an Athenian i have to give you major respect

I loved it! Fantastic work!! I still don’t understand why so many travel RU-vidrs recommend to skip this glorious city. I always enjoy history through your stories. Congratulations Ariel!!

Amazing first episode 🙌🏻 this could have been easily a documentary I would have watched on Netflix or Amazon. Now I’m super hyped to learn more about Athens and get deeper insights in their history and culture.

As Athenians, we say congrats on your video. Excellent work!

Ariel. This is wonderful work. You are so at ease in this setting which in turn relaxes us, while you enrich us with relevant applied history. I think it is because you are so comfortable there, and yet so 'culture-curious' at the same time, that this work draws the viewer in absolutely. At least, it does THIS viewer! Cannot wait till episode 2 ❤

Wow! Now that's one of the great videos that I've seen on RU-vid lately. Thanks to Ariel, Maria, Keterina and Ioanna

Loved it. Can’t wait until next one. Amazing sites of the city.

Hi Ariel! Yet another video on Athens, yet more comparisons better Athens and Tbilisi. Different in many ways of course, but the history, the filoxenia, the castles and climate and landmarks, the mix of eras and architectures and flavors, not to mention the shared histories and mythologies between Georgians and Greeks such as Prometheus and Medea and Jason and the Argonauts. Orthodoxy as well, which cannot be ignored. I feel that here is your next logical trip!

Great job , love Greece❤

I really want to travel to Greece!! Thank you, well done!

I loved Athens when I visited. A lot of ppl skip Athens but its a really great city. Great documentary

that thing with the water and the wine still lives on especially where im from. In my family we are saying "μήνας που δεν έχει 'ρ' βάλε στο κρασί νερό", "on a month that hasnt an 'r', pour water on your wine". So that goes for the months of may, june, july, august, as one can tell those are the months with the more heat. We usually do it with ice and/or cold water from the fridge so it has changed from what the ancients were doing, we just kinda adapted it. Another interesting fact is that there is a "movement" the last couple of years that retsina is becoming more and more popular among the younger generations. Retsina is a kind of white wine from the ancient times, where you put resin in the wine for it to be preserved better and it gives a bit of an aroma. Its interesting cause in southern greece especially, only the old generation were drinking it, but now its a staple for the younger generation along with tsipouro. If i could guess its because they are both fairly cheaper than any other wine or spirit on the tavernas so for us younger broke folks its a good alternative to get drunk. We usually consume tsipouro during the cold months because its a hard liquor and retsina in the hot months because its light and refreshing and they both go hard with some kind of grilled meat. If you want to eat seafood pair it with ouzo, that shit slaps ,but be prepared for it to get you drunk very quickly and without you realising it. Anyways that was my TED comment about the alcoholic beverages in Greece.

I can’t wait, I will be eating popcorn and skittles while watching the premiere!😃

Amazing work. Informative, educational, artistic amazing. I hope you will go back in future ❤

To Ariel and the production team, fantastic job and look forward to the rest of the series. I hope you get the recognition it deserves. All the best, you're expat Greek friends Dave & Jo.

Fantatic job Ariel and crew. I’m really happy to know you. I love Ariel walking in the beginning of the video. I look forward to the next episode. Very well done and informative. Thank you so much

This is a beautiful documentary about Athens, I loved it, Thank you for putting in All the effort Ariel! Congratulations 🎊 👏

Very nice video. Thank you. Ευχαριστώ

Wow! This was awesome, Ariel! The shots are gorgeous! I loved the added text and the diagrams and the old pictures. I remember it was super hot when you filmed this…and everyone seems to be so at ease with it. I loved at the beginning the clips of you walking down all the different streets. And my favourite words….athenians live IN their history. Can’t wait for episode two!

Very nice video. Ευχαριστουμε Ariel !

This is fantastic! Great job of Ariel and the Urbanist team. Looking forward to the next episode.

amazing work! congratulations to the whole team! can’t wait for the rest of the series 👏🏽

I have a special place in my heart for Athens. To me, its the most beautiful city in the world. And in this video, I see what I love most and you guys show it in the realest way. Thank you, great video

Very interesting to see the world through your eyes. Really love the experience. Thank you so much for expanding my mind! : )

Also, subtitles are also available in Greek! Υπάρχουν διαθέσιμοι υπότιτλοι στα ελληνικά 🇬🇷

Bravo, Ariel! Enjoyed that very much. Looking forward to the next episode. 🇬🇷

It was really educational. Loved it.

Beautifully done! Love the camera shots and the short informative format. That would definitely bring more people to watch. Looking forward to the next episode.

Ariel and team, great job on this production! I very much look forward to the rest of the series. Just wonderful to watch and learn and to see you excel! Blessings to you and your crew and to more wonderful projects like this.

This will be so fun to see, I am excited to see the series about Athens

Congratulations Ariel, Maria Keridou and Katerina Kakou!

You are really good,you should do it professionally!!Greetings from Thessaloniki GR!

Ariel, I really enjoyed the first part of your Athens documentary. Very well made. Already looking forward to discovering the next parts. Regards. Ludo.

Love this so much! Great job and cannot wait to see this hopefully on Netflix soon 😍

Very exciting- love this production, Ariel

This was awesome Ariel 👍🏻😃 so many interesting facts I didn’t know 🇬🇷🏛️🏺Congratulations to this (first) episode Ariel, Maria and Katerina 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🩷

Excellent! Tuning in each week for the next chapter. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🌹

Ariel, you're a natural host! I was really impressed. Looking forward to the rest of the series and future projects!

Thanks Ariel, well done! I now want to travel to Greece!!

Amazing awesome Ariel and crew 🌟 👏 so proud! I enjoyed what an achievement yay 🎶 👍 👀 can't wait for the next one 💜

Seriously, why isn't this on Netflix or BBC, cannot wait to watch there one day and say I knew him when! :)

Looking forward to your doc

Ariel! What a fantastic job you and your team have done. So professional. The doc is fascinating and unique. Can't wait to see the rest. Kudos to you and wishing you all the best.

I thoroughly enjoyed this first episode! Excellent work, everyone involved in making this. I'll probably re-watch it soon.

Wonderful work Ariel! Congratulations!

Great information. Very good presentation. Looking forward to the series.

Very informative video about Athens!

Wonderful work Ariel and team! Can't wait to see the other episodes!

🎉 congratulations on an excellent documentary🎉 cannot wait for the next installments yes we'll definitely binge watch them 😊

Fantastic video, so fun to watch. Also do you planning to go istanbul in future by any chance?

Fun fact: "Yamas" (Γειά μας) or "Stin ygeia mas" (Στην υγεία μας) means "To our health".

I liked it very well 10/10 that’s wonderful 😁👏🏻

Καταπληκτική δουλειά!!Και ο Λάνθιμος κάπως έτσι ξεκίνησε!!

It’s starting 😊😊😊😊

LIke Aries says stay curious !

I love these, I'm heading off to Athens tomorrow! Amazing work, love your personality and the production value. It's a shame the shorts seem to mess with the algorithm so these videos do not get recommended as much as they should.

Ariel! Loving this documentary!! Very insightful and piques my interest in Athens even more. Can’t wait for the next episode. Great job to you and your team. 🥰🥰

Great! Watched your live streams from Greece. Love the coloring, editing and music. Should be listed as sociology and travel 👍

Amazing video bro ❤ need more Greek tour's

This is fascinating others should enjoy the tour as well

So good!! Thanks!

loved urbanist before and it just got even better!

OMG brilliant , congratulations to all involved. X

I’m truly impressed!

Amazing video ❤️❤❤❤❤❤

Very nice video🎉

Do you list the places in the video? That restaurant at the beginning looks wonderful. Many thanks 🙏🏽

Good one my friend! Enjoyed watching Athens like many old cities is very interesting and so complicated in a way, stuck in the past but also has a unique way embracing its progress Subscribed to your channel

Ariel well done! Fantastic jop, from all your team producing so well Athens town and people culture - 🎉

Great Job Ariel !!!! Looking forward to the other episodes.

I’m so proud of your dream!

Just Wonderful Thank you 👋👋👍🙏

Bravo

Excellent 🤩🤩🤩👏👏👏

Ariel : loved episode 1. Looking forward to episode 2 !!

Can I just say that you look Greek? I loved the food tour of Athens 👏🏼

We have to celebrate our differences... 🎼🎵🎶

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11:30- There is debate as to whether Athens was named for the Greek goddess Athena OR whether Athena was named for the city of Athens. However, according to legend, Athena gave the city an olive tree (and they used olives for everything from salads to cooking oil, lamp oil, chariot wheel grease and even soap so they thought that was very practical to have! BTW, olive trees still grow in the city of Athens AND owls are found within the foliage hooting while happily gobbling olives. Owls were considered Athena's mascot bird.

So, the wine cutting with water thing. We have 2 words for wine that we use today interchangeably, but mostly we use the "Κρασί", the other one is "Οίνος". We drink "κρασί", but the place where wine is made is called "οινοποιείο" (οίνος makery). But these words don't actually mean the same. "Κρασί" comes from the word "άκρατος" without the reducing a in the beginning, which (άκρατος) actually means "pure", "unmixed", "unadulterated", among other meanings. "Κρασί" is actually the "οίνος" that is mixed with water. Για τους Έλληνες, το "βάλε νερό στο κρασί σου" είναι λάθος, γιατί το κρασί είναι ο οίνος με νερό.

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For the variation on the population of Athens, that is also due for the population of the country as a whole, as the census didn't record a lot of people once again. I personally know dozens who haven't been recorded. And my village in western Greece hasn't been recorded almost at all.

Γειά σου φίλε μου αριελ

1:06 Naxos?

yamas to moderation...proceeds to down the whole glass of wine 🤣

Love your videos however, isn’t Damascus the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world? Then there’s Jericho. Perhaps you meant in Europe.

Well, ancient wine was very thick, like a concentrate. So, more or less what we drink today is their version of wine mixed with water.

Dionysis is the patron God of the current Greek culture. Might be Jesus on a surface level but the essence of the culture is very much dionysis through and through.

the ancient Athens is alive and will be for ever....but Idon't think that the Greeks continue to be the descendants of the ancient population

Good work but you should do more research regarding history. For example while the visit of Apostle Paul is celebrated in reality there's no historical proof of this visit, Areopagus for example wasn't accessible to public but only to the Judges and who committed a very serious crime (principally manslaughter), in another story about Paul if we base in ecclesiastic history they say that he visited Pnyx and had a speech to the assembly of the Athenians, but that would be impossible for two reasons. Athens as a federated City state during the Roman dominion kept its type of governance and apart from the Athenian citizens of legal age probably only a Roman emperor or Consul would be acceptable as a visitor, it's impossible for someone that wasn't Athenian to participate, but the most important proof that this story is false is that since the Hellenistic times the Athenian Demos assembly wasn't in Pnyx as in the time of Pericles but in the theatre of Dionysus. The Greeks didn't adopted christianity of their own will, the Eastern Roman emperors enforced the adoption of this state religion with force and draconian legislation, many of the so called Saints by the orthodox and catholic church like Saint Nicholas for example were destroying ancient temples and statues which they considered houses of demons, Christianity destroyed the 97% of Ancient Greek literature. The reason they built the churches over ancient temples was from one part the rhetoric that they were destroying the houses of demons consecrating them to God and from the other to take the energy of the location, as all Ancient Greek temples were built in locations that were very special about their energy and that is something you feel it even today when you visit them.

this man is so white. american. bland. but he is able to make people feel with him.

A run down city of graffiti and very little beauty. Why do you think Greece is so poor ? Inept tax dodgers and laziness. Even The Parthenon has taken decades to repair and it's still not finished! What do they do ? Put one brick up then take a month's rest ? Sums it up.

Zacharias Papantoniou (Greek: Ζαχαρίας Παπαντωνίου) was a Greek writer. He was born in Karpenissi of Evrytania in February 1877 and died in Athens in 1940. He spent the first years of his life in Granitsa, where his father was a teacher. Apart from a writer, he was also a journalist. Many of the works of Zacharias Papantoniou, unfortunately, are censored because they tell the truth on Greek history. In that censored group is also the book, ''The King Otto''. Below we state a fragment from this book: ''The young Prince for first time come in Athens on January 25, 1833, he hardly heard anyone speak in Greek and so he asked: "Where are the Greeks in Athens?" His court looked at each other and answered: "There are no Greeks, but do not be troubled because this Albanian population will always be faithful to your monarchy." After osmanic cadastral registers from the XV-XVI century, more than 95% of the population was Albanian and less than 5% Helens in Greece. After Illyad, the language of Gods was Gheg, Nord Albanian Dialect. (Herodotus) The works of the great poet, Homer, are filled with words that not only survive in Albanian but continue to be used. From Homer, you can get not only words but also phrases that possess all the signs of a typical Albanian expression. If someone were to interpret Homer from the Albanian language perspective, much light would be shed on the works of that famous poet. Between Homeric and Albanian sentences, there is a striking resemblance in expression, phraseology, and sentence structure. A study of this nature would help interpret Homer, since the Albanian language is older than that of Greece (Science Magazine 2023), much can be learned about the influence of this [Albanian] on Homeric and later Greek. Title: Unconquerable Albania Author : Christ Anton Lepon Publisher: Chicago, Albanian Liberation Committee, 1944

Very much enjoying most of your videos but in t his one imo your friend's perspective is a little funky. Athenians 100 years ago were dismantling the ancient ruins to build fences for their sheep and goats.

I disagree with what Athena said, unfortunately there are no good quality immigrants, many have entered the country illegally and are quite delinquent, which makes Greeks afraid to move around in the previous episode he said that he feels that we do not belong to Europe better because Greece does not belong to anyone. However, the name Europe also belongs to Greece..come to Macedonia and Thessaloniki is a fantastic city with very good food