Let's Visit the Parthenon - History Tour in AC: Odyssey Discovery Mode

Such a greate idea of showing ancient cities through late Assasin's Creed games, they did a tremendous job here. Looking forward to getting more of those!

I really appreciate the amount of detail that the designers went into. Frankly, I think this should be used in history classes to get these kids excited about history.

31:50 The water in the pool before Athena Parthenos had a function, not just aesthetic. It was used to raise humidity inside the temple so that the ivory of the statue wouldn't crack or get damaged.

Mainstream media: Video games causes violence. Invicta: Hold my birds-eye eagle.

Just some addition/correction, coming from an archaeologist. -The small statues were usually used as offerings to the gods and they could either represent the deity itself or just a random women/men, often represented as giving an offering. Painted pottery was also a common offering, most probably with some sort of food inside. -The sanctuary of Artemis (Brauronia) hosted the same cult of a sanctuary nort of Athens -The Erechteion isn't supposed to be there as its construction started in 421 BC, 10 years after the game takes place; also, it hosted the cult of Athena Polias, the protectress of the city; in its place there used to be a temple dedicated only to her, but it was destroyed by the Persians and the Athenians sweared to never rebuild it. The statue of Athena hosted inside is supposed to be made of olive wood. -I believe the bull is a reference to Theseus, the most important Athenian hero who captured a bull in the area of Marathon. -the statues decorating the Parthenon were in painted marble, not bronze. -There aren't supposed to be any other statues inside the Parthenon apart from that of Athena, not until Roman Times -The pool inside the temple was built to ensure the right level of humidity so that the ivory used to sculpt the goddess' skin wouldn't crack.

Go to Delphi. From what ive seen in the game they put a lot of effort into getting all the trophies, tripods, statues and temples right.

I'm from Athens and I have to say thank you for showing to the world our culture and our past 😊

14:50 ugh why do kids always need to be on their tablets? So unsocial...

The owl on the banners at 6:16 is also depicted on (some) Greek euro coins. €€

We watched the video while visiting the Parthenon! It was great!

When you live in Athens, you have visited this place numerous times but you hardly recognise it. They knew how to impress

I always wanted to visit Athens . Growing up I ain’t have much; but I have big dreams. Now I have all the resources I wanted and I want Greece to be the first country I visit abroad. When I get there, on the very first day I will climb the Acropolis and watch the orange sunset while crying tears of bliss. I love Greece and it’s people.

Ciao! I come from Italy and have been following your videos for a long time, which have always had an interesting approach. But you surpassed yourself in this. You have turned a video game into a real place, displaying it with a guided tour. What a conceptual leap!

The Caryatids that are there now are copies and the originals are housed in the Acropolis museum except for one that was looted by Elgin which is in the British museum.

Now THIS is the way History ought to be taught in schools from now on! Thank you SO much for your tour and commentary, and many thanks to the creators of the game, of course. Looking forward to seeing more like this about other ancient civilizations.

18:31 Invicta: The virgin cult over there Me: Hey leave me and my friends alone!

Damn, nice work considering it only came out today. It is amazing what the Greeks made thousands of years ago.

This was really fun to watch! Ancient Greece is just one of those times in history with so much to offer with their culture, influence, aesthetics and mythology. The fact that you explained different aspects as you walked around made the experience that much more immersive. Really looking forward to future videos like this.

I'm so glad I've bought this game, their recreation of ancient Greece is absolutely staggering.

17:55 nothing we produce today would last for 1000 years and be so beautiful at the same time.