The Birthplace of Western Philosophy - History of Ionia

Did you know that ancient Ionia was the birthplace of Western philosophy and science? This video is all about the fascinating region of ancient Ionia, the birthplace of Western philosophy, science, the Ionic Order of architecture, and the site of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Ionia was a territory in western Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) populated by the Ionians (Greeks who spoke the Ionian dialect) in c. 1150 BCE. It is best known as the birthplace of Greek philosophy (at Miletus) and the site of the Ionian Revolt which prompted the Persian invasion of Greece in 490 and 480 BCE.
The Ionian Greeks outlasted the Western Roman Empire and then the Byzantine Empire, which fell in 1453 CE, and even the Ottoman Empire that controlled the region until 1922. The descendants of the Ionians still live in the same area in the present day and retain the same free spirit of inquiry as their ancestors. Since the ancient Ionian sites were excavated in the late 19th century, they have become a perennial tourist attraction. Ephesus became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2015 and work continues presently in the region whose history is among the most fascinating in the world.
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0:00 Introduction
0:49 Introduction to Ionia
1:44 Name, Cities & The Ionian League
3:31 Lydia, Philosophy, and Science
6:52 Persia and the Ionian Revolt
9:44 Alexander and the Romans in Ionia
11:47 Outro
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[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Why do you feel Ionia was the birthplace of western philosophy and science?

[@mehmetkale1226]

Well it may be the birthplace of western philosophy and science but Turkiye does not have good social and political relations with the West. Actually, I don’t really know what really is the West. Ionia, Egypt, Canaan, Mesopotamia, and so on all have other descendants.

[@nickchern392]

Amazing quality of the content! I'm watching the 6th video in a row and cannot stop;)
The perfect balance between entertaining and intense history crash course on a topic

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Welcome! And thank you so much for the kind words. 😊

[@SaddamHossain-ew3nc]

Thanks for an informative video. Hopefully, I'll see you in the next vedio.

[@jacksimms2565]

Thanks Kelly. See you in the next video!!

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Thank you for your support, Jack! 😊

[@Lifewithtootbatoot119]

Great & informative video ❤

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We're so glad you enjoyed it. 🙂

[@Dezzyyx]

7:20 sick burn

[@christopheryoung2874]

sweet video!

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Thank you so much. We're glad that you enjoyed it!

[@Tekmirion]

Very good!

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Thanks! 🙂

[@Davlavi]

Very cool.

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Thanks for watching!

[@Dezzyyx]

I knew about science starting with philosophy. However, If Thales was the first philosopher, yet his philosophy was the first science, wasn't it just as much a science as a philosophy and as such isn't it correct to say that the origin of both disciplines co-occurred, rather than philosophy being the origin of science?

[@ForbiddenHistoryLIVE]

THANK YOU KELLY !

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

You're very welcome. 🙂

[@HispaniaRomanayVisigoda]

💖💯

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Thanks for watching!

[@peterbycroft3875]

very good...but it omits the significant influence of the Mesopotamians/Sumerians and the Indus Valley civilizations on Greek philosophy, astronomy and democracy.

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Thanks! We just covered all the basics. We might do a more detailed video another time.

[@sarp4919]

Homer was also ionian Greek.

[@nehasngh893]

You are just simply very differrent charvakis..

[@nehasngh893]

No consciousness, no conscience and therefore your excessive material anarchy..

[@Chase_baker_1996]

I thought Athens was the birth place of Western philosophy

[@Dezzyyx]

probably flourished there, but don't quote me

[@Chase_baker_1996]

@@Dezzyyx interesting