Ancient History
Ancient history is replete with fascinating people and society doing extraordinary things like building pyramids in Egypt, creating the Greek gods of Olympus or building empires in Rome. Meet kings and queens, despots and dictators, foot soldiers and slaves. Discover and unpack the great works of great minds like Confucius, Ptolemy, Homer and Aristotle. See how our present rests on the giant shoulders of the past.
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The Kurds
<p>The Kurds have been around as a discreet ethnic group for millennia. At times dominant, at other times subject to neighbours, they continue to survive. There problem in modern times is that they
...The Kurds
<p>The Kurds have been around as a discreet ethnic group for millennia. At times dominant, at other times subject to neighbours, they continue to survive. There problem in modern times is that they
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Collapse of the Pax Romana
<p>The vastness of the Roman empire challenged the very best of the emperors such as Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius. The accession of Commodus in 193 AD signalled the end of the Pax Romana. Civil
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Indus to India - The Journey of an Old Civilisation
<p>Travel back thousands of years to uncover the mysteries of South Asia’s ancient empires. From the ingenious urban planning of the Indus Valley to the soaring temples of the Maurya and Gupta
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Voices from Ancient Egypt
<p>The written word is ubiquitous across ancient Egyptian monuments and on many papyri. This well-preserved corpus of ancient literature gives first-hand insight into Egyptian thought and lives.
...Voices from Ancient Egypt
<p>The written word is ubiquitous across ancient Egyptian monuments and on many papyri. This well-preserved corpus of ancient literature gives first-hand insight into Egyptian thought and lives.
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Christianity and the Roman Empire
<p>Christianity transformed the Roman world and was transformed by it. It is an important part of the foundations of modern Western civilisation, yet it started as an obscure cult in a backwater of
...Christianity and the Roman Empire
<p>Christianity transformed the Roman world and was transformed by it. It is an important part of the foundations of modern Western civilisation, yet it started as an obscure cult in a backwater of
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Empires of China and Rome - Legends and Legacy
<p>Two of the largest and longest empires in world history - the Chinese Empire (221 BC–1912 AD) and the Roman Empire (27 BC–1453 AD) - developed independently at the East and West sides of Eurasia,
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A Tale of Three Cities - Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
<p>Take a walk through the three ancient Egyptian cities of Elephantine, Deir el Medina, and Piramesse. From the architecture of houses, to diet, occupation and recreation, administration, and
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A Tale of Three Cities - Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
<p>Take a walk through the three ancient Egyptian cities of Elephantine, Deir el Medina, and Piramesse. From the architecture of houses, to diet, occupation and recreation, administration, and
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