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Pharaohs, Tombs, and Gods
Discover how Egyptian views of death and tombs changed with the kingdom's occupation by: and eventual expulsion of: the...
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The Gift of the Nile
Your introduction to Egypt reveals a civilization irrevocably shaped by geography. You learn how the Nile's predictable annual...
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Athens and Experiments in Democracy
Greece's most famous city-state is often praised for its creation of democracy. You examine the origins of that...
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Creator of the Roman Empire
With Julius Caesar dead, who would seize power? Trace the struggle that involved the Brutus-led liberators, who claimed...
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Persians and Greeks
Discover the reasons the Greek city-states were able to emerge intact from their conflict with a vastly superior Persian Empire....
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Etruscans, Early Rome
In this first of five lectures tracing the rise of Roman civilization, you begin with Rome's geography, its traditional origin...
