Uploaded November 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Created by Plato as a antagonistic rival to his idealistic interpretation of "Ancient Athens", his portrait of Atlantis is nevertheless incredibly detailed - describing the history of the island, its geography, and finally the people who counted the doomed paradise their home before they met their end beneath the waves.
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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- Epidemic Sound
— Voice actor & editor:-
David Kelly
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Emanuele riela
By Rolfmueller at the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2198768
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Created by Plato as a antagonistic rival to his idealistic interpretation of "Ancient Athens", his portrait of Atlantis is nevertheless incredibly detailed - describing the history of the island, its geography, and finally the people who counted the doomed paradise their home before they met their end beneath the waves.
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:-
youtube.com/historytime
— Music courtesy of:-
- Epidemic Sound
— Voice actor & editor:-
David Kelly
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:
Emanuele riela
By Rolfmueller at the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2198768
Bild von Ingrid und Stefan Melichar, Pixabay
![Ancient Chinese Historian Describes The Xiongnu // Before The Mongols // Book of Han (111 AD)
A thousand years before the Mongols, China had to build the worlds longest wall to defend against incursions from a truly ancient enemy: The Xiongnu. Here we have an extract from the Book Of Han that describes their customs and origins - a people amongst whom the strong and robust were held in esteem, while the old and feeble were treated with contempt.
https://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/texts/hantxt1.html#beginning
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- Epidemic Sound
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David Kelly
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Philg88 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27876174
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![Japanese Historian Describes First Contact With Europeans // 16th cent. Teppo-ki // Primary Source
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Here we have something special - the Japanese perspective of the first Europeans in Japan. In 1543 two Portuguese traders - men whose physical features differed from the locals - arrived on a Chinese junk, with a gift that would change the course of Japanese history. Recorded for posterity by Nanpo Bushi half a century later, this account gives us the view of a people coming into contact with Europe for the first time.
Translated by Olof G Lidin in his book Tanegashima: The Arrival Of Europe In Japan and published by NIAS press: http://www.niaspress.dk
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Image Credit: NASA Goddard/MODIS Rapid Response Team
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