Ever heard the saying "History is written by the victors?" It's something that is repeated a lot, but did you ever think about whether it was true? Let's examine the myth to see this is even a useful phrase. Let's take a brief tour of the losing side of history. ------------------------------------------------------------ more videos: last video: https://youtu.be/bdbUzcUiHC8 related video: https://youtu.be/iQ8XuNWHx1A ------------------------------------------------------------ references: Thucydides. Peloponnesian War. Athens, 400 BC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peloponnesian_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thucydides https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historiography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Cause_of_the_Confederacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_politics ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 LET'S CONNECT: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 https://twitter.com/Cynical_History ------------------------------------------------------------ Hashtags: #history #historiography #Thucydides