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The plot twist of the Archaic era is that Ionia was hiding all the cool stuff. -B History Summarized: The Other Side of Greece (YouTube)

If Machiavelli gets to pick favorites, then so do I. -B Pope Fights: Caterina Sforza (YouTube)

This month I: went to CapriCon, had a great time, got fiercely sick, and spent a literal week laid out with the Flu, thus ruining my regular video production pipeline. So here's a Detail Diatribe about Batman, because I really really really like talking about Batman. https://youtu.be/9zCZHmjIwm8 (Yo

These two are both too gay and too stupid to function, and they're perfect for it. -B https://youtu.be/NyHUVd6f9DQ (YouTube)

I know how that title looks, but I swear everything will make sense. This video was born from a moment when I was being very stupid. Luckily, my brain usually has the good manners to make it the Funny kind of stupid. -B https://youtu.be/kdji5nRaTog (YouTube)

"Failing Up" is all part of the plan when God Himself is on your side. Let's meet the embodiment of that dynamic in Augustine of Hippo: the disaster of a man who became one of Christianity's most important Saints ever. -B History-Makers: Augustine of Hippo Gets Dragged Into Sainthood (YouTube)

The cathedral of Athens is a small church with a very big mystery. Let's see what we find! -B History Summarized: The Mitropoli – Cathedral of Marble and Memory (YouTube)

Finally, the dress up game For Him. -B https://youtu.be/fccxRKs_9j4 (YouTube)

Cyprus plays by their own rules (except when they're playing by Persia's rules but we'll get to that) History Summarized: Cyprus Breaks All The Rules (YouTube)

Browsing histories beware, the Popes are at it again... -B Pope Fights: The Pornocracy – Yes it's really called that (YouTube)

Castlevania's cast of characters is 90% Messy Bitches by volume and the show is infinitely better for it. Today we're looking on the villainous side of the cast to see why. -B Castlevania: The Human Face of Evil – Detail Diatribe (YouTube)

Sure, Egypt is the resident Goth Kid of the ancient world, but what did they do with that winning aesthetic? Let's look at the 3,000-year history of Egyptian architecture to see how they gilded the Nile! -B History Summarized: Gilding the Nile (YouTube)

Have you ever heard the Tragedy of Classical Greece, the wise? -B History Summarized: The Tragedy of Classical Greece (YouTube)

Linguistics is fun because you wonder why Language is the way it is, you research it, and then you realize human language is at most the Sturdiest and MOST FRAGILE thing humans have ever created. -B History Summarized: Why Is English Such A Mess? (YouTube)

I promise Rome was capable of original ideas – getting a head start by copying Greece's homework is just Practical. -B History Hijinks: Roman Wise Guys (YouTube)

What can I say, them's good paintings. I've had the set on my wall for longer than I've used white-room chibis in my videos. That's a long-ass time! -B https://youtu.be/g3ZXDgHWwR8 (YouTube)

If Athens and Sparta are Athens and Sparta, what does the rest of Greece look like? Well, a lot like Naxos. -B History Summarized: Naxos, The Island Frozen In Time (YouTube)

Venice: where artistic inspiration and holy conflagration combine for one very very very pretty church. -B History Summarized: Saint Mark's Basilica (YouTube)

Venice, acquiring their new patron: "The Secret Ingredient Is Crime" Also, The Veneziad is available RIGHT NOW on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/theveneziad?ref=4ikdfa -B History Hijinks: Venice Steals A Saint (YouTube)

Real bold of me to be talking about venice when i promised not to until I wrote a book about it – OH WAIT WHAT'S THIS????? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/theveneziad?ref=4ikdfa -B History Hijinks: The Worst Venetian Ever (YouTube)

No no no guys you just don't GET IT, Brutalism is actually really clever and impressive and in this essay I wi– I sure had fun with this one, hope you do too. -B History Summarized: Beauty and Brutalism (YouTube)

"TOP FIVE Athenian Tyrants – #2 will surprise you and #3 will get murdered in a polycule-gone-wrong!" –Herodotus if he had a blog. -B History Summarized: Athens (Accidentally) Invents Democracy (YouTube)

For better and worse, there's no game like it. -B https://youtu.be/BPUDL12AykM (YouTube)

He is about to commit Federal Crimes. He cannot be stopped. -B History-Makers: Iceland's #1 Menace, Snorri Sturluson (YouTube)

Ancient Greece created a social ecosystem of numerous independent cities to cater to my tastes specifically. -B https://youtu.be/VLSTy-ky39Q (YouTube)

TBH I prefer "Moon Aquarium" but Sun Tzu is pretty cool too... -B https://youtu.be/OqFiZ-2TusE (YouTube)

It's a real Pisa work I tell ya -B https://youtu.be/dJ1I0RY0Oxc (YouTube)

Good news – I've found a new top 10 favorite city in world history. -B https://youtu.be/s8TYei9c-XU (YouTube)

It was going to be three dumb italy stories but linguistics had other ideas -B https://youtu.be/GeWgkKUCXkA (YouTube)

It's a new Detail Diatribe, and this is part of the "One Last Scene" collaboration by Nando V Movies. Be sure to check out the other videos in the playlist! -B One Last Scene – Drake's Final Treasure (Uncharted 4) (YouTube)

In genuine honesty I thought this would be a quick video after Complete History of Rome... clearly that last video fried my brain. I'm actually very pleased with how this turned out, but like what the absolute hell was I thinking. -B History-Makers: The Four Evangelists (YouTube)

it big i sleepy The Complete History of Rome, Summarized (YouTube)

The ultimate book-nook. ***** IT'S FIXED NOW, SORRY FOR THE DELAY. TUNE INTO THE NEXT PODCAST FOR THE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED -B https://youtu.be/TDlpGelZItY (YouTube)

Assassin's Creed Mirage touts a "return to the roots" – but in their treatment of the history, they've done something very different than prior games. How realistic is this depiction of medieval Baghdad? Let's see! https://youtu.be/EYG368ilWoA (YouTube)

oh boy oh boy it's spiderman time -B The Symbiote: Spider-Man's Perfect Flaw – Detail Diatribe (YouTube)

This game does things that should be impossible. Seriously go play it. -B https://youtu.be/GG5EvZLsPGY (YouTube)

It's got 19 domes, what do you expect from me? ALSO, our new merch store is live! It's at https://overlysarcastic.shop/ , and all patrons have access to The Vault, a special collection of products exclusively for you all. The passcode for the vault is supersecretpatronzone To celebrate the launch, t

The Roots of Greece is olive trees, the Roots of Rome is... well, whatever Livy and Virgil tell us they are. -B History Summarized: The Roots of Rome (YouTube)

Have you ever wanted a video where I don't trim the architecture tangents and just talk about absolutely everything? Well, want no longer, because here it is! -B History Summarized: Malta – An Empire In Miniature (YouTube)