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These 24 lectures are your opportunity to survey this globe-spanning conflict and see the human experience behind some of the most remarkable episodes in ancient history....

These thoughtful lectures will remind you that when Columbus completed his voyage, he found a people unlike any he had ever known....

The career of Pericles, the leading Athenian politician and general from c. 450 to 429 B.C., is a prism through which to view the "Golden Age" of Greece....

The French Revolution shook the foundations of the old world and marked a permanent shift for politics, religion, and society....

Professor Bartlett leaves you with an understanding of historical and social causality. He offers you the chance to experience Europe's development from a European perspective....

Take a probing historical journey through the recent history and near future of a key world power....

Professor Fagan presents contending theories without losing sight of the grim realities of war, and the many millions who have died on the battlefields....

Go beyond the myth and learn about the man who changed the face of the ancient world and laid the foundation for the great traditions of the Roman Empire....

Recent years have seen an explosion of interest in and interpretation of the U.S. Constitution....

Sparked by a terrorist act in Bosnia and spreading all too quickly beyond the expectations of those who were involved, World War I was an unprecedented catastrophe....

This 12-lecture series uses the year 1492 to examine the events that made Spain a country and an empire....

24 intriguing lectures explore the concept of what has been called the "terror of history," a deeply held ancient belief that human beings live constantly on the edge of doom....

What were the forces that led to one of history's most protracted and legendary periods of conflict? Find out....

These 24 lectures retell the lives of the remarkable individuals - the statesmen, thinkers, warriors, and writers - who shaped the history of the Roman Empire....

Twice in the first half of the last century, the great powers engaged in wars that killed nearly 70 million people....

This series of 36 fascinating lectures is a chronological journey into the story of Victorian Britain....

Between 1760 and 1800, colonists on the eastern fringes of a continent converted the ideals of Enlightenment first into action, then into an actual government....

These 24 intriguing lectures introduce you to the seminal thinking of historians. Explore the idea of written history as it has shaped humanity's story over 2,000 years....

This is your opportunity to appreciate the results of the Italian Renaissance and gain an understanding of the underlying social, political, and economic forces....

The Middle Ages harshly tested every aspect of human perseverance, imagination, and survival....