Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
I tend to reference language families a lot in my videos, but I realize this kinda depends on people already knowing the different language families of the world, so I made this video as a reference to provide a bit of extra context
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"A King's Ransom" by Bonnie Grace
"An Ordinary Day" by Deskant
"Pacific Journey" by Edward Karl Hanson
"Terms of Trade" by Esme Cruz
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đź“– SOURCES:
This map: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Primary_Human_Languages_Improved_Version.png
muturzikin.com/carteisolat.htm
https://www.ling.upenn.edu/courses/Fall_2003/ling001/language_change.html
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I tend to reference language families a lot in my videos, but I realize this kinda depends on people already knowing the different language families of the world, so I made this video as a reference to provide a bit of extra context
MUSIC:
"Tribes of Fortune" by Trailer Worx
"A King's Ransom" by Bonnie Grace
"An Ordinary Day" by Deskant
"Pacific Journey" by Edward Karl Hanson
"Terms of Trade" by Esme Cruz
(All via EpidemicSound)
đź“– SOURCES:
This map: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Primary_Human_Languages_Improved_Version.png
muturzikin.com/carteisolat.htm
https://www.ling.upenn.edu/courses/Fall_2003/ling001/language_change.html
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![Why the Romans Could Never Cross the Equator
Until a couple generations ago, we of course didnt know what the entire world looked like, but that didnt stop people from imagining what might lie beyond, nor did it stop people from reporting all sorts of crazy stories from the fuzzy edges of the known world.
MUSIC:
Epic Voyage by Dream Cave
Kilimanjaro Descent by Sight of Wonders
The Search for Self by Jon Björk
When Warriors Align by Zauana
Immovable As the Mountain by Yi Nantiro
An Ordinary Day by Deskant
Across the Ocean by Bonnie Grace
Far Over the Highlands by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
(All via EpidemicSound)
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:04 Imagining what existed outside the known world
3:01 What people thought existed at the edges
4:56 What civilizations thought of each-other (Rome and China)
7:04 Ancient explorers
8:46 The myths keeping people from exploring further
10:31 Modern space comparisons
đź“– SOURCES:
[1] https://www.amsweatherband.org/weatherband/articles/how-ancient-greece-created-our-climate-zones/
[2] https://explorersweb.com/when-foreigners-were-considered-monsters/
[3] https://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/texts/hhshu/notes11.html
[4] https://ancientwarhistory.com/the-epic-journey-of-gan-ying-chinas-forgotten-explorer-to-the-roman-frontier/
[5] https://everything-everywhere.com/did-the-ancient-romans-and-chinese-have-contact/
[6] https://www.worldhistory.org/article/913/hanno-carthaginian-explorer/
[7] https://www.livius.org/articles/person/himilco/
[8] https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/gil-eannes-passes-point-no-return-cape-bojador-and-inaugurates-new-era-exploration
Research by Nahuel Ramon
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![How Powerful was the Roman Empire?
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The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful civilizations in world history, and likely the most powerful in the world of its time, so just how powerful was it?
MUSIC:
Cold Journey by Alexander Nakarada
Summer by Bensound
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đź“– SOURCES:
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_throughout_history
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_the_Roman_Empire
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%E2%80%93Persian_Wars
[4] https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/ancient-medieval/roman-empire/a/roman-republic
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presumption_of_innocence
https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ancient-rome/the-roman-empire/
*Just because I have sources doesnt mean my research in infallible. Though I aim for as much accuracy as I can manage, there are likely some facts I have gotten wrong.
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