How far back does the vegan lifestyle reach? Is veganism a modern-day invention? Were there vegans in ancient times? In this first edition of The History of Veganism series, we look back- way back- to ancient times, staring 9,000 years ago to trace the roots of veganism to their very source. For complete citations and further reading, see the blog post for this video: ****** The time it took to produce this video was around 73 hours. If you’d like to help support upport Bite Size Vegan so I can continue to burn the midnight (animal-free) oil, check out the support links down below! ★★HELP TRANSLATE THIS VIDEO (see links at bottom)★★ Tweetables: What is the History of Veganism?: ****** Were there vegans in ancient times ****** The Egyptian Emperor Who Banned Animal Sacrifice: ****** Non-injury to all living beings is the only religion: ****** Vegans: answering the “canine” question for over 2,000 years: ****** Before Facebook: ****** Featured Videos/Further Resources: The History of Veganism Playlist: ****** The History of Veganism Part Two: ****** What’s Wrong With Wool?: ****** Vegan vs. Vegetarian: ****** The Morality of Meat: ****** Are We Carnivores?: ****** What’s the Problem With Honey?: ****** Bite Size Vegan is veganism [simplified]. subscribe for fun, friendly, and fast information on how and why to live vegan! Awesomeness: ★Subscribe: ****** ★FREE eBook: ****** ★Support BSV & Get Rewards!- Join the Nugget Army On Patreon: ****** ★ Support BSV- Give One-Time Donation: ****** ★Work With Me!: ****** ★Visit: ****** ★Shop: ****** Follow Me: ★Instagram: ****** ★Twitter: ****** ★Facebook: ****** ★Tumblr: ****** ★Google Plus: ****** ★The Vegan Nugget Playlist!: ****** ★Blog Post for This Video: ****** VIDEO CONTENTS: Click on a time stamp to jump to that marker- Lead-in with joke (of course): 00:01 Intro & excuses: 00:23 The EPIC title: 01:40 Humans didn’t always eat meat: 01:50 Terminology- vegan/vegetarian: 03:17 Earliest evidence of veg-life 7,000BCE: 04:13 Laws of Manu: 05:15 c.1440 BCE Book of Genesis: 05:49 1380-1362- Akhenten Egyptian Pharaoh: 06:17 c1040-970 BCE Psalms: 06:43 950BCE- Solomon: 07:06 Jainism: 07:38 786-746BCE Book of Hosea: 08:41 740 BCE Book of Isaiah: 08:58 The Yogashastra (c, 500BCE): 09:28 Homer’s Odyssey: 10:09 C. 600BCE Siddhārtha Gautama (Buddha): 10:36 The Japanese Emperor Tenmu: 11:16 Greco-Roman Times: 11:28 The Greco-Roman diet: 11:38 570 BCE to 495 BCE Pythagorus: 11:51 490BCE Empedocles: 13:43 c.428BCE Plato & the NeoPlatonists: 14:07 248-322 BCE: Aritstotle 15:31 c. 372-c. 287 BCE Theophrastus: 15:46 In 334 BCE Zeno of Citium (Stoicism): 16:22 304 BCE – 232 BCE lived The Buddhist emperor Ashoka: 16:44 206 BCE–220 CE TOFU IS CREATED!: 17:04 60 and 30 BCE Diodorus of Sicily writes Bibliotheca historic: 17:19 43BCE Poet Ovid: 17:33 Seneca (c. 4 BCE-65 CE): 17:47 46CE: Plutarch: 18:00 205CE Plotinus: 18:40 216–276 CE Manichaeism: 19:06 234- 305 CE Porphyry: 19:30 Incredible “vegan” debate from 2,000 years ago: 20:20 Wrap up [Finally!]: 21:40 Nugget Production Time: 21:59 Out-takes: 22:58 Music: "Roads That Burned Our Boots" by Jahzarr under creative commons license 3.0 ****** Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, parody, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ★★HELP TRANSLATE THIS VIDEO TO SPREAD THE VEGAN MESSAGE★★ This video's captioning link: ****** FOR INSTRUCTIONS & MORE PLEASE VISIT THIS DOCUMENT: ****** TO SUBMIT TRANSLATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS & TRACK CAPTIONING SO WE CAN REACH A GLOBAL AUDIENCE! THE DOCUMENT ALSO HELPS US STAY ORGANIZED IN THIS EFFORT. Alternatively, you can use the Amara.org platform: [please still visit document listed above] Help us caption & translate this video! ******