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Extracts taken from The Travels of Reverend Olafur Egilsson: The Story of the Barbary Corsair Raid on Iceland in 1627.
by Olafur Egilsson (Author), Karl Smari Hreinsson (Translator), Adam Nichols (Translator)
amazon.com/Travels-Reverend-Olafur-Egilsson-Barbary/dp/0813228697
Thumbnail Art and Art by Alex Stoica.
Stock footage taken from Videoblocks and Artgrid.
Music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist.
Image Credits:
Westman Islands By Bruce McAdamCamera location62° 55′ 41.37″ N, 20° 27′ 25.92″ WView this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - originally posted to Flickr as Vestmannaeyjar, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6994388
Grass Roof Houses By michael clarke stuff - originally posted to Flickr as Grass-roof houses, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7014145
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Extracts taken from The Travels of Reverend Olafur Egilsson: The Story of the Barbary Corsair Raid on Iceland in 1627.
by Olafur Egilsson (Author), Karl Smari Hreinsson (Translator), Adam Nichols (Translator)
amazon.com/Travels-Reverend-Olafur-Egilsson-Barbary/dp/0813228697
Thumbnail Art and Art by Alex Stoica.
Stock footage taken from Videoblocks and Artgrid.
Music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist.
Image Credits:
Westman Islands By Bruce McAdamCamera location62° 55′ 41.37″ N, 20° 27′ 25.92″ WView this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - originally posted to Flickr as Vestmannaeyjar, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6994388
Grass Roof Houses By michael clarke stuff - originally posted to Flickr as Grass-roof houses, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7014145
![Roman Historian on The Founding of Rome // Livy on Romulus and Remus // 1st century BC Roman Source
The beginning of the city that forged the western world.
Here we have the story of Romulus and Remus, brought to us by Titus Livius, and the fable Romans passed down from generation to generation of the ancient origins of their empire - a tale of compassion, rebellion and fratricide.
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.
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![The Death of Caesar (March 15th 44 BC) // Nicolaus of Damascus // Ancient Source
The body of Caesar lay just where it fell, ignominiously stained with blood - a man who had advanced westward as far as Britain and the Ocean, and who had intended to advance eastward against the realms of the Parthians and Indians, so that, with them also subdued, an empire of all land and sea might be brought under the power of a single head. There he lay.
Nicolaus of Damascus was a prolific historian, and one time tutor to Antony and Cleopatras children. He was a contemporary of Caesar, and his account of Caesars final moments paints a vivid picture.
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.
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