Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece - A History Lesson with Jon

Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece is a wonderful new experiment set in the world created for Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, turning the game into a huge, fascinating, interactive history book, and I absolutely love it.
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[@sagyus]

I already know I want a full series of History With Jon.

[@rowwhite9569]

Praelum that would be awesome as he really knows his stuff.

[@sa_exploder]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I'd _love_ more straight-up history content from Jon. Jon is one of the very best at what he does (gameplay videos), but I believe he excels when talking classical antiquity. His knowledge and passion for the subject matter is just so damn entertaining.

[@yonatanstern8082]

He really should do a series about this mod

[@funsamgaming]

Jon's knowledge on the three kingdoms too, love the total war games but love the commentary even more

[@cartermariano]

This video embodies everything I love about the channel and the reason why it's my favourite.

[@gar0th650]

Please do turn this into a series my handsome Jon.

[@Magrijack]

He’s an egg carton... well, whatever floats your boat, I guess.

[@cinos9940]

Rule 34 shows no mercy

[@chaoticnewt5902]

Garoth he’ll turn it into a livestream so he has more time for strategy games no on likes to watch.

[@minscandboo9749]

Are we finally getting Many A True History (MATH) lessons?

[@hakenbacker]

You mean Many A True History Super (MATHS) lessons?

[@theflahplayer9]

@@hakenbacker either way its mathmatics many a true nerd history many a true i can sell

[@metetural9140]

What are you doing here? Go back to Baldur's Gate!

[@The_Laughing_Cavalier]

4:05 I wonder if Jon is like this in real life? "Out of my way local, I am going to check out the Parthenon!"

[@danielhuber5713]

Classic Anglo

[@Kaarl_Mills]

And then he plants the Union Jack in on it and claims it for Queen and Country

[@J2Jgames]

Jon hates traveling

[@TheRedHaze3]

@@J2Jgames He did actually travel to Greece, though.

[@Gorbz]

Having met Jon once, I can neither confirm or deny he beelines for sites of historical impact. Although I can confirm he does not bardge.

[@MST3Killa]

Jon: "GET OUT OF MY BLOODY WAY! I'M GOING TO SEE THE PARTHENON!!!" Athenian: "Psshh... Tourists."

[@derpdadouch3654]

Is that a futurama reference? That sounds like a futurama reference.

[@Citre_The_Neko]

Let's do this Athenian style. I call a vote to have Jon continue the history lessons!

[@fredhenry101]

I second the motion! Only 2999 more votes necessary

[@Foureye15]

I third the motion!

[@slayer0720]

I vote for this too!

[@Nox-ey5tn]

I want history with Jon!

[@elliethorn5586]

i vote for this too!

[@CallMeRUfio]

I could literally watch Jon Discovery Tour the entire game and his massive knowledge of Greek history

[@dallaslane6868]

“A history lesson with Jon” oh are we playing CK2 again?

[@KashouWannabe]

If history lessons were actually like this I would have learned the shit out of everything. And retained it.

[@latinoclint]

Agreed....

[@Completionist666]

All I remember is Semele (because smelly), Penises are funny and democracy run by citizens but that’s a hell of a lot more than I would’ve learned in a lecture

[@TheNeilBlack]

Sometimes I want to be a history teacher so I can teach it like this and really get the kids engaged. Then I remember I'm boring and not very clever and would fail horribly at that goal.

[@TheMsr47gaming]

@@TheNeilBlack nonsense

[@josefsalomonsson7360]

Honestly your commentary over the historical inaccuracies of Ryse: son of rome was probably what made me subscribe to you so this is definitely up my alley.

[@o_t4ng]

In the game story you attend one of Pericles' private parties (because Assassin's Creed) where you can find Aristophanes arguing with and taking the piss out of Kleon.

[@Reacher6969]

You then contribute to making one of Aristophane's plays which soul intent is to take the piss out of Kleon 😂

[@5Andysalive]

@@Reacher6969 In short: there is a good game, creativity and an interesting story hidden under all these boring repetetive grind mechanics. Sadly it's quite hard to find.

[@Reacher6969]

@@5Andysalive Oh it is? I personally found it very easily

[@bobbys332]

If I recall correctly you could also take part in one of Alkibiades' *cough* fun parties which was the point where I just broke down laughing that these things (and goats apparently) happened just almost at will IN THE MIDDLE OF AN IMPORTANT PARTY!

[@o_t4ng]

@@bobbys332 yep, that too...

[@jamiee7367]

Jon in Discovery Tour is like a Kid in a Candy Store.

[@mrtoadal2866]

Jon: I'm going to play a game without any killing, or story, or plot, or really much in the way of gameplay, and I'm just going to talk about it because it's about a subject that's interesting to me. Me: leans forward intently....

[@TheNeilBlack]

Ever since he actually made a video of Microsoft Excel, I have trusted Jon to entertain me no matter what the subject.

[@TheMostWanted92]

Jon, I should point out that there is also a Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt, released as part of Assassin's Creed Origins' post-release content.

[@lokosoko]

he acknoledged that though

[@Crazybean2012]

I love Jon getting to show off his Classics degree

[@timhutchinson8485]

This is an impressive technical achievement, but also I'm deeply humbled by Jon's knowledge of history and the Classics. o_o

[@zafranorbian757]

You can feel less humble if you remember Jons knowlege about combustion engines.

[@catt5018]

This is exactly what was missing in my life. I would absolutely love Jon as a professor.

[@bernadettealvarez4739]

A historical holodeck. If only this was in VR. YES JON. PLEASE DO A HISTORY SERIES 💜🧡💚❤️💛💙♥️

[@Jayfive276]

4:10 - They say of the Akropolis where the Parthenon is...

[@OstapKomaryanskyy]

You utter beast

[@jackparkes687]

What do they say? What do they say?

[@yasirsaydam6067]

FIGHT ! FIGHT ! FIGHT !

[@PoisonInc]

Stephen Fry sinking into his notes weeping.

[@polishenglish8356]

I just love that stories told by Jon taught me more than those vague descriptions provided by the game :D

[@Stellos812]

I need more of this, Jon! I love history, and I love it so much when you talk about history!

[@JoshuaKevinPerry]

Lots of great podcasts. History of Egypt History of Byzantium(Rome) history of china, if you like it brutal Martyrmade

[@megaraptor007]

This was Great Jon. Can we have another?

[@BigFamilyBigLife]

I’ve been watching you since Fallout 3 YOLO, and I never comment... but this definitely requires a comment: I vote Yes for more History with Jon!!! I homeschool my kids, and could turn this into a part of their curriculum! Still waiting for FO4 YOLO by the way!

[@Nicheaiken]

They had the discovery mode in AC: Origins too. It was basically the same and really fun, although basically nobody touched it despite the fact they went out of their way to include achievements for it.

[@Kaarl_Mills]

Well I think that might also be because Ancient Egypt is more foreign and less relatable to most of the audience relative to Ancient Greece

[@Nanolis]

34:00 It's kind of heartwarming seeing a girl who could be Phoibe get her eagle she wanted.

[@dolan-duk]

RIP.

[@sataridis]

"Things Jon got right" has a nice ring to it and would shake up the formula

[@tortoiseoflegends4466]

I would absolutely love a series of this. History teacher Jon is among my top 3 Jons.

[@hugmonger]

Awww Jon seeing you get all excited and stuff is exactly what we signed up for. More of Jon doing the things he loves. Its why we tend to love your Total War playthroughs cuz you teach us so much and you get so excited about the game and the world.

[@laxmastiffgaming6351]

I would love to see more of this! I love hearing how passionate you get about history. It's clear that you love it, and I enjoy listening to you share that.

[@robertkyle137]

Yus! More history with Jon! Hearing the joy in his voice as he explores and explains makes me SO happy!

[@DuCab777]

To echo what others have said: please continue this as a series! This has been everything I've loved in history classes and tours combined with hilarious commentary.

[@jcflyguy]

The best content is something you truly enjoy making, and I could tell you loved every moment of this. I would absolutely love to see more.

[@josephmccurdy9327]

MAKE THIS A SERIES JON! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR HISTORY LECTURES!

[@Lon3Wolf65]

I would LOVE to see more of this; I've always enjoyed it when you've talked about Greek history in the past, so I would love a series of this

[@theingeniousone5141]

Poseidon at Athens:They didnt like my horse hmmmph

[@michaelskillern8449]

I absolutely loved this, Jon. I would love to see more.

[@DelSmash]

This was amazing, Jon please make this a series! Love hearing the anecdotes you have about ancient civilizations, it would be an honor to have more

[@YoukilisTHSGEMB]

I would love nothing more than a live stream of just this. Learning about history while hearing Jon's passion for it so damn amazing.

[@juliajs1752]

Jon, this video was a pleasure and a joy to listen to. Your excitement and honest interest in ancient history are addictive!

[@A11Smithy]

Absolutely do more stuff like this, hearing you talk about history is fascinating. Even something like a podcasty kind of thing where you just play a game and ramble on about various historical things would be fantastic.

[@danielk3612]

I will watch any and all future installments of this. Keep 'em comin'!

[@carorocks]

This was amazing! I loved your commentary and additional details. I hope you do more videos like this!

[@MrInfectonator]

Please do more of this, I study history in uni right now and always love to learn more about different parts of history! Very entertaining and fun to watch!

[@spikelyle3905]

Thank you for doing this, I am studying greek drama at the moment so all the theater bits were very helpful

[@dcxserf1827]

I really enjoyed this and would love more! Your knowledge is amazing but what's even greater still is your passion for all this history. Here's hoping for more!

[@insertfunnyhandlehere]

I absolutely love this, I hope we do get to see more of this and more things like it

[@CrazYiRish772]

This is fantastic work Jon, and your additional knowledge you add to the games information is the icing on the cake.

[@carlhoellein6672]

This was fantastic! More of this all the time, please. Put a great big smile on my face, this did.

[@shorewall]

I love Jon heckling the Narrator. :D

[@woofwoof6871]

This is just fabulous, thanks Jon, and YES , i want to see much more of this.

[@Enixon869]

my head canon is that the Discovery Tour mode is a sort of "commercial version" of the Animus and sold to various wealthy universities for their history courses lol

[@Lungomono]

Jon! We hav ebeen asking for this for years! Time to start Ancient Histori with Jon! Make it happen!!!!

[@alexm4348]

One of my favorite videos you've released keep up the great work john

[@slayer0720]

Jon, I'd love for you to continue this as a history series. I've been subscribed since I learned about your kill everything run through Kotaku. I've watched your Rome series and loved the history lessons you've given during those as well. I both loved and laughed at you tearing the Ryse game apart. I'm a history minor so I found this video fascinating. My focus in my minor doesn't leave me with much knowledge on ancient Greece past their mythology though. I just hope enough people share an interest as well! Great video!

[@gmailemail7321]

Excellent commentary Jon. I can hear the passion in your voice for Ancient Greece. Very engaging video.

[@42isEverywhere]

Jon, your history lectures taking apart Ryse are my favorite videos of yours. I think it's safe to say your subscribers enjoy learning

[@darkhelmedknight]

Dude, I already love it when you inject history lessons into the Total War series you do, this is magnificent!

[@dewey5353]

Honestly your excitment and understanding of ancient Greek culture really does make you probably one of the best youtubers to do a series like this. I encourage it :)

[@Sp4rt4nSl4ya]

I do indeed enjoy watching you run around Greece and learning things

[@danielkjm]

*OMG THIS WAS SOO COOL* Plz do a history series

[@chelanteau5014]

Nothing would make me happier than seeing A History Lesson with Jon in my sub box again

[@yoyomrpopo]

Loved this video! Your commentary adds a lot to this and I would love to see more

[@jahpolley]

you going around greece showing us interesting places is definitely something i’d enjoy

[@LoikrLoikr]

Yes! Now we need to see the complete tour! Make this a series, Jon!

[@lanceheyen645]

I very rarely comment on videos but PLEASE make more of these. There is something inherently interesting about listening to someone talk on a topic they are obviously passionate about, regardless of the topic itself.

[@davidknight4403]

Very much enjoyed! I love history and thought this was great! Thanks, Jon!

[@lnellans888]

I love your delivery of Greek history. It's not something I know all that much about and I love history. I would love if you made more!

[@simonbysshe]

please please please do more. This is exactly why I subscribed to your unique channel

[@mackenziemcdaniel-paul8163]

I'd love to see more of this Jon!

[@Juulben]

Thank you for the history lesson Jon, it was awesome

[@davidcotronese6269]

I love your input Jon, please do more of this series :)

[@thielpt2008]

This is all I ever wanted!!!!

[@shanecoakley2763]

That was really lovely Jon! I hope you can make more vids like this :)

[@TheMur28]

Jon! Definitely make this a series! Charismatic Classicist is the best way to learn history! Plus your additional knowledge for detail that get skimmed over is rather insightful.

[@Kaeiand]

This is some of my favorite content you've put out in a long time! I'd love a series or follow-up.

[@djklose1]

I enjoyed this video Jon! I just finished this game myself and it was good to go through some of the discovery tour with your added insight.

[@gourrygabriev610]

I loved this video. I first subscribed when I saw one of your Rome total war lets plays, and really enjoyed you history lessons you included. I'd really enjoy another dive in this game mode.

[@rowwhite9569]

Jon this is an amazing video, you truly know your stuff and it’s awesome to watch/hear.

[@stephenberezhnoy9369]

The reason I watch your total war series is often because of your history lessons, this has been fun for sure. Your paraphrased history lessons are wonderful and remind me a lot of the Horrible Histories book series from a couple decades ago when i was in elementary school.

[@MachinatedGames]

It's videos like this that make me happy I'm a patreon. Keep up the excellent work Jon, and may we have more forays into edutainment!

[@TheGrinningViking]

This is just bueatiful and glorious and Jon giving us the deep cuts of history on top of it makes me even more happy.

[@TheGrinningViking]

Oh man! Greece did have one exception to direct democracy, the lottery for certain leadership positions. I know because the old norse, by virtue of the amount of votes a leader had depending on their fighting force and warriors being able to change leaders on the spot if they didn't like their vote, were the first 100% direct democracy. Greece made it to like 98%

[@romanblood9354]

The video we all have wanted for such a long time. I'm sure I'm not alone in wanting to see more of 'History with Jon'

[@BurialCord]

I love this and would love an entire series on this. I love history and love learning about the ancient world, and mythology.

[@MegaMisch]

Great as always jon. Thanks for the history lesson. :3 As you said, learning can be fun, especially when we have someone enthusiastic about the topics like you giving us the tour.

[@enigmaticamelia4099]

This was really fascinating, Jon, nice work!

[@rainfitchett2985]

I love when Jon talks history. I do genuinely hope he does more.

[@ElasmoFan]

I would listen to Jon talk history for hours. There's so much fun and excitement and joy in his voice when talking about history. I want so much more!

[@lainehalsey1408]

I absolutely love this. Please continue to do this.

[@soulsearcher9620]

Absolutely love history with Jon. Every time he starts talking about the ancient world, I'm enraptured.

[@pennygillespie883]

As a lover of your channel and a fellow huge fan of greek culture and history, I can say it's marvellous seeing (or more accurately hearing you) get giddily excited over this. We need so many more historical games with accurate historical representation.

[@pennygillespie883]

On a further note, I would happily watch a 100+ episode playlist of you talking about all of greek history because you make it infinitely more enjoyable.

[@billywhizz7720]

Love the channel. This would make a great series. Your enthusiasm for the subject is delightful 👍😎

[@sokari413]

This was awesome Jon, please do more!

[@archgeneral509]

Listening to Jon talk about something that he is so truly passionate about is amazing. Please, please do more of this.

[@charliespencer144]

YES PLEASE DO MORE OF THIS I LOVE IT SO MUCH

[@darthsidious6380]

Yay, a MATN history lesson! And it’s nearly an hour long! Great for my long walk home. Thanks John 👍😉

[@Light-11]

Please Jon. Please do more of this it's so interesting to watch.

[@TheFanoren]

Jon, i know its been a year but PLEAAAAASE FOR THE LOVE OF THE GODS MAKE THIS A FULL SERIES

[@zacmassey7791]

Jon, this was fantastic. I would love more.

[@brandonstarcher2407]

I would love more of this Jon! Please do more!

[@thelegendarydadofour3184]

Yes yes yes!!! My favotite timeperiod and Jon as the narrator. Do give us more of this!