Analysing one of the greatest speeches in history: Pericles' funeral oration in 430 BC.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) May 18, 2022
We will look at the rhetorical devices used by Pericles to intrigue, inspire, and persuade his audience.
You can use these techniques in emails, over a drink, or in your job. pic.twitter.com/3Z7FsEOYZg
The small city of Lugo in northern Spain has a special secret.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) November 22, 2022
It is the *only* place in the world to have a complete set of intact Roman walls. They were built 2,000 years ago and surround the entire old town.
But how did they survive? That's where it gets interesting... pic.twitter.com/sA8gszMV6R
In Ancient Athens there was a process called "ostracism" which allowed the people to exile any powerful citizen or politician from the city for ten years.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) November 17, 2022
It's also where the modern word ostracize comes from.
Here's why they did it and how it worked: pic.twitter.com/3rkeE2auWC
The history of Ancient Rome in 23 tweets: pic.twitter.com/l8tLhnbzPa
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) October 12, 2022
A Ten Tweet Biography of Mark Antony (83 - 30 BC)
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) May 21, 2022
Soldier, Drinker, Politician, General, Ruler of the Eastern Provinces, & Doomed Lover:
History's First Hellraiser pic.twitter.com/H2pP2YlWGr
If you study these 13 maps for just a couple of minutes each, you'll understand history much better.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) July 6, 2022
Starting with... the migrations of prehistoric humanity. pic.twitter.com/znNxhgZLlp
Somehow, this famous scene from 300 is not made up. A bit of creative licence, but not pure fiction.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) May 23, 2022
From the Histories of Herodotus, written in 430 BC:
"When Darius sent messengers they were thrown, at Athens, into the pit of punishment, and at Sparta into a well." pic.twitter.com/fau8D6sLhg
The year is 63 BC.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) May 27, 2022
You're a member of the Roman Senate, and the conspirators of a military coup have just been arrested.
Julius Caesar says imprisonment.
Cato the Younger says capital punishment.
Read their speeches in the thread and decide which proposal to vote for.
Analysing one of the greatest speeches in history, Cicero's denunciation of Catiline in 63 B.C.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) June 5, 2022
We'll look at the rhetorical devices used by Cicero to inspire & persuade his audience.
You can use these techniques too: in emails, over breakfast, or at work. pic.twitter.com/OBy6aWQDEi
The 10 best lines from the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: pic.twitter.com/ax6jVuTY4i
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) June 17, 2022
An invading empire hastily retreats back across Ukraine as its inhabitants fight back.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) September 10, 2022
That was in 513 BC, when Darius I of Persia invaded Scythia and severely underestimated its resistance: pic.twitter.com/BPMqiCkC25
If you want to understand a society then just look at its heroes.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) September 15, 2022
So here is the story of a lesser-known Roman hero, Marcus Atilius Regulus, whose fate was to be thrown down a hill in a barrel full of iron spikes.
A fate he willingly went to... pic.twitter.com/OQuwCR69hU
How to recognise the classical orders of columns: pic.twitter.com/BVi25ZiH1T
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) August 25, 2022
"My goal is to be happy" doesn't mean what we really want it to.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) August 28, 2022
Happiness is an emotion. What people seek is something more.
The Ancient Greeks had a better word than happiness: Eudaimonia... pic.twitter.com/n5cyMlpUpK
Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) July 28, 2022
Long before the failed foreign wars of recent decades there was the disastrous Athenian invasion of Sicily in 415 B.C.
An ancient overseas war which mirrors many modern conflicts... pic.twitter.com/Qat68hZWhb
Ancient people knew the earth was round.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) December 20, 2022
And about 2,240 years ago a man called Eratosthenes calculated its circumference within 1% of the correct figure... with a stick. pic.twitter.com/T3eKw4quKJ
Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were originally painted in vibrant colours.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) September 18, 2022
To them, a plain marble statue would look unfinished... pic.twitter.com/Am2OpwMvaX
How to write like Julius Caesar.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) May 26, 2022
A Thread 🧵 pic.twitter.com/sYnkJouLqa
How to convince like Aristotle.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) May 29, 2022
An analysis of 'The Art of Rhetoric' (c. 355 BC)
His techniques are equally applicable to work presentations, breakfast debates, and Twitter. pic.twitter.com/MaBEM6aVIF
This is why you read history.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) June 3, 2022
An important warning for the modern age from Thucydides, writing in the 5th century B.C.
A short thread: pic.twitter.com/AAPD0CVMV8
How to have a successful career in Ancient Rome.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) June 13, 2022
A guide: pic.twitter.com/UQ5CqghKrq
10 lessons from De Architectura, written by the master Roman architect Vitruvius: pic.twitter.com/AAAkTn1hhA
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) June 6, 2022
In 401 B.C. a huge army of Greek mercenaries set out for the heart of Mesopotamia.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) July 25, 2022
Only half of them would return to Greece, two years later.
This is the epic story of the March of the Ten Thousand... pic.twitter.com/TTvFFdqnnA
The 16 people you need to know from the history of the Roman Republic. Thread: pic.twitter.com/8PB42fMeaY
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) June 9, 2022
21 key dates from European history you should really know by now:
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) May 31, 2022
How to write & give a speech like Cicero:
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) June 20, 2022
(the greatest orator of the Roman Republic) pic.twitter.com/RjAUDuGKax
How to be a Stoic:
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) June 28, 2022
(and why you can't actually be one) pic.twitter.com/n6KUIHJPjl
Istanbul's Basilica Cistern is one of the most extraordinary places on earth.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) September 27, 2022
This underground chamber was built in the 6th century from over 300 columns taken from other, demolished buildings.
And it is therefore the best example of a now forgotten process called spoliation... pic.twitter.com/M11hoCo6Ug
State surveillance is way older than you think.
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) September 5, 2022
Even Ancient Rome was a place where "the very roofs and walls were eyed with suspicion."
So here is the chilling story of Titius Sabinus, a man who made comments in private that led to his trial and execution... pic.twitter.com/cdI08FawuN
Do not ask "what is going to happen to me?" Ask "what action am I going to take?"
— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) August 31, 2022
This was written by Xenophon over 2,000 years ago; truly good advice is timeless.
Here are 12 other pearls of ancient wisdom: pic.twitter.com/OARedvmEZI