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The Catholic Church: A History
The Christian church catches the attention of the Roman emperor; he views the faithful as a threat to imperial authority and Roman culture; the widespread persecution of Christians that follows; a new class of Christian heroes, the martyred saints.
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The Catholic Church: A History
In 312 A.D., Christianity gains a powerful ally when the Roman emperor Constantine adopts the faith of Jesus as his own; seeing how this shift affects Christian believers; the church goes from being a persecuted minority to a privileged minority.
Ancient Empires before Alexander
What makes a true "empire"; how empires rise and flourish; how they decline and fall; discovering pointed answers to these and other fundamental questions about the study of empires.
Ancient Empires before Alexander
The geography of the ancient Near East plays a decisive role in the region's fascinating empires; looking at the kinds of archeological and documentary evidence like discoveries from excavations of ancient sites help in understanding the period.
Ancient Empires before Alexander
Charting the rise and the eventual fall of the Akkadian Empire, established by Sargon and strengthened by his grandson, Naram-Sin; learning how they forged the administrative pattern that future Mesopotamian empires follow, pivoting the king.
Ancient Empires before Alexander
Professor Dise discusses the brief rise and the eventual disintegration of the imperial dynasty of Ur III in Sumer in the late 22nd century B.C., analyzing how the dynasty's ruler Ur-Nammu introduced tyrannical taxes and economic systems.
Ancient Empires before Alexander
King Hammurabi fills in the power vacuum left in Mesopotamia after Ur III; establishing the First Dynasty of Babylon, he administers rule through a detailed code of law; the First Dynasty swiftly collapses after Hammurabi's death.
London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World
Giving a brief overview of London; introducing several overarching themes; London's growth, diversity and resilience; showing why this magnificent metropolis is the greatest city in the Western world.
London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World
Exploring the early centuries of London's history; its foundation in 60 C.E. as Londinium, the largest Roman settlement in Britain; its eventual decline and abandonment at the end of the 4th century C.E. after the collapse of the Roman Empire.
London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World
Knowing how London revives itself and plays a prominent part in early British history; discovering the important roles played by the Christian church, Viking scourges, leaders such as Alfred the Great and William the Conqueror; the Magna Carta.
London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World
The streets of medieval London as it is lived and experienced by Geoffrey Chaucer; this historical tour includes looks at places such as the Tower of London, the London docks, the markets on East Cheap and the shops and taverns of Cheapside.
London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World
Touring 14th-century London by heading west and exploring the importance of London's Guildhall (City Hall); the magnificence of old St. Paul's Cathedral (as well as its churchyard); the excitement of the Strand; the splendor of Westminster Abbey.
London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World
Investigating the impact of the Tudor dynasty on the lives of Londoners; pointed looks at the reigns of Henry VII, Henry VIII and Mary I; studying how London deals with the religious turmoil brought about by the Protestant Reformation.
The Catholic Church: A History
In the early days of the Christian faith, there is no church; no single institution to guide the followers of Jesus; stepping into the world of the early church; the roots of Christianity as found in ancient Jewish traditions and the gospel.
The Catholic Church: A History
In the first century A.D., the followers of Christ evolve from a band of disciples into tight-knit communities of worship; a glimpse of these communities in some of the earliest Christian documents; the Acts of the Apostles and the letters of Paul.
The Catholic Church: A History
Christianity quickly spreads all over the Mediterranean region in the first few centuries; learning how believers adapt the practice of their faith to create a great diversity of worship in the early church.
The Catholic Church: A History
The Christian church catches the attention of the Roman emperor; he views the faithful as a threat to imperial authority and Roman culture; the widespread persecution of Christians that follows; a new class of Christian heroes, the martyred saints.
The Catholic Church: A History
In 312 A.D., Christianity gains a powerful ally when the Roman emperor Constantine adopts the faith of Jesus as his own; seeing how this shift affects Christian believers; the church goes from being a persecuted minority to a privileged minority.
Ancient Empires before Alexander
What makes a true "empire"; how empires rise and flourish; how they decline and fall; discovering pointed answers to these and other fundamental questions about the study of empires.
Ancient Empires before Alexander
The geography of the ancient Near East plays a decisive role in the region's fascinating empires; looking at the kinds of archeological and documentary evidence like discoveries from excavations of ancient sites help in understanding the period.
Ancient Empires before Alexander
Charting the rise and the eventual fall of the Akkadian Empire, established by Sargon and strengthened by his grandson, Naram-Sin; learning how they forged the administrative pattern that future Mesopotamian empires follow, pivoting the king.
Ancient Empires before Alexander
Professor Dise discusses the brief rise and the eventual disintegration of the imperial dynasty of Ur III in Sumer in the late 22nd century B.C., analyzing how the dynasty's ruler Ur-Nammu introduced tyrannical taxes and economic systems.
Ancient Empires before Alexander
King Hammurabi fills in the power vacuum left in Mesopotamia after Ur III; establishing the First Dynasty of Babylon, he administers rule through a detailed code of law; the First Dynasty swiftly collapses after Hammurabi's death.
The Guide to Essential Italy
Visiting the sites along the Tiber River, which tell Rome's story; climbing the Monte Caprino, one of Rome's seven hills, to see sculptures, Michelangelo's magnificent piazza, and palaces; exploring the artworks of the Church of the Aracoeli.
The Guide to Essential Italy
Visiting the Piazza Venezia, known for its Renaissance and Baroque palaces, famous talking statues and the church of Santa Maria di Loreto; exploring the imposing forums of Trajan and Augustus and the history and lore of Rome's iconic Colosseum.
The Guide to Essential Italy
Learning about the marvels of Roman hydraulic engineering and visiting the massive Circus Maximus; exploring the ruined baths; discovering the palace complex of Domitian, the houses of Augustus and Livia and the Renaissance Farnese Gardens.
The Guide to Essential Italy
Visiting the preserved city of Pompeii, with its view into the lives of Roman citizens; envisioning the grandeur of Pompeii's forum; exploring mansions and bakeries; stopping at the theater and arena; visiting the Villa of Mysteries.
The Guide to Essential Italy
Learning about the history of the epicenter of Rome's empire; visiting key sites of the forum, including the Temple of Venus and Roma; stopping at the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine and the House and Temple of the Vestal Virgins.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
The oldest paintings in the world, in the extraordinary cave art of Altamira, Lascaux, and Chauvet.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
Learning about the builder of Taj, the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, and his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, for whom it was built.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's natural wonders, drawing travelers to its shimmering, multicolored coral reefs, teeming with fascinating marine life.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
The Mogao Grottoes, dug out of cliffs in the desert of northwestern China, contain one of the most dazzling collections of Buddhist art in the world.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
The citadel of Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire for nearly 200 years.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
The moai, the colossal statues of Easter Island, are a testament to human innovation.
America's Great Trails
Exploring the Pacific Crest Trail, an extraordinary route that stretches 2,650 miles from the deserts of Southern California on the Mexico border all the way to the Canadian border in Washington.
America's Great Trails
Mick journeys along the hazardous 800-mile backcountry route of the Hayduke Trail.
America's Great Trails
Traveling one of the most scenic and rugged long-distance trails in the world: the 1,200-mile Pacific Northwest Trail.
America's Great Trails
At 3,100 miles, the Continental Divide Trail is the second-longest National Scenic Trail in the United States, and arguably the most rugged, remote, and hazardous of them all.
America's Great Trails
Exploring a predominantly flat hiking trail from Pennsylvania's Pittsburgh to Maryland's Cumberland.
The Guide to Essential Italy
Visiting the sites along the Tiber River, which tell Rome's story; climbing the Monte Caprino, one of Rome's seven hills, to see sculptures, Michelangelo's magnificent piazza, and palaces; exploring the artworks of the Church of the Aracoeli.
The Guide to Essential Italy
Visiting the Piazza Venezia, known for its Renaissance and Baroque palaces, famous talking statues and the church of Santa Maria di Loreto; exploring the imposing forums of Trajan and Augustus and the history and lore of Rome's iconic Colosseum.
The Guide to Essential Italy
Learning about the marvels of Roman hydraulic engineering and visiting the massive Circus Maximus; exploring the ruined baths; discovering the palace complex of Domitian, the houses of Augustus and Livia and the Renaissance Farnese Gardens.
The Guide to Essential Italy
Visiting the preserved city of Pompeii, with its view into the lives of Roman citizens; envisioning the grandeur of Pompeii's forum; exploring mansions and bakeries; stopping at the theater and arena; visiting the Villa of Mysteries.
The Guide to Essential Italy
Learning about the history of the epicenter of Rome's empire; visiting key sites of the forum, including the Temple of Venus and Roma; stopping at the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine and the House and Temple of the Vestal Virgins.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
The oldest paintings in the world, in the extraordinary cave art of Altamira, Lascaux, and Chauvet.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
Learning about the builder of Taj, the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, and his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, for whom it was built.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's natural wonders, drawing travelers to its shimmering, multicolored coral reefs, teeming with fascinating marine life.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
The Mogao Grottoes, dug out of cliffs in the desert of northwestern China, contain one of the most dazzling collections of Buddhist art in the world.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
The citadel of Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire for nearly 200 years.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
The moai, the colossal statues of Easter Island, are a testament to human innovation.
America's Great Trails
Exploring the Pacific Crest Trail, an extraordinary route that stretches 2,650 miles from the deserts of Southern California on the Mexico border all the way to the Canadian border in Washington.
America's Great Trails
Mick journeys along the hazardous 800-mile backcountry route of the Hayduke Trail.
America's Great Trails
Traveling one of the most scenic and rugged long-distance trails in the world: the 1,200-mile Pacific Northwest Trail.
America's Great Trails
At 3,100 miles, the Continental Divide Trail is the second-longest National Scenic Trail in the United States, and arguably the most rugged, remote, and hazardous of them all.
America's Great Trails
Exploring a predominantly flat hiking trail from Pennsylvania's Pittsburgh to Maryland's Cumberland.
The Guide to Essential Italy
Visiting the sites along the Tiber River, which tell Rome's story; climbing the Monte Caprino, one of Rome's seven hills, to see sculptures, Michelangelo's magnificent piazza, and palaces; exploring the artworks of the Church of the Aracoeli.
The Guide to Essential Italy
Visiting the Piazza Venezia, known for its Renaissance and Baroque palaces, famous talking statues and the church of Santa Maria di Loreto; exploring the imposing forums of Trajan and Augustus and the history and lore of Rome's iconic Colosseum.
The Guide to Essential Italy
Learning about the marvels of Roman hydraulic engineering and visiting the massive Circus Maximus; exploring the ruined baths; discovering the palace complex of Domitian, the houses of Augustus and Livia and the Renaissance Farnese Gardens.
The Guide to Essential Italy
Visiting the preserved city of Pompeii, with its view into the lives of Roman citizens; envisioning the grandeur of Pompeii's forum; exploring mansions and bakeries; stopping at the theater and arena; visiting the Villa of Mysteries.
The Guide to Essential Italy
Learning about the history of the epicenter of Rome's empire; visiting key sites of the forum, including the Temple of Venus and Roma; stopping at the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine and the House and Temple of the Vestal Virgins.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
The oldest paintings in the world, in the extraordinary cave art of Altamira, Lascaux, and Chauvet.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
Learning about the builder of Taj, the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, and his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, for whom it was built.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's natural wonders, drawing travelers to its shimmering, multicolored coral reefs, teeming with fascinating marine life.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
The Mogao Grottoes, dug out of cliffs in the desert of northwestern China, contain one of the most dazzling collections of Buddhist art in the world.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
The citadel of Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire for nearly 200 years.
World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places
The moai, the colossal statues of Easter Island, are a testament to human innovation.
America's Great Trails
Exploring the Pacific Crest Trail, an extraordinary route that stretches 2,650 miles from the deserts of Southern California on the Mexico border all the way to the Canadian border in Washington.
America's Great Trails
Mick journeys along the hazardous 800-mile backcountry route of the Hayduke Trail.
America's Great Trails
Traveling one of the most scenic and rugged long-distance trails in the world: the 1,200-mile Pacific Northwest Trail.
America's Great Trails
At 3,100 miles, the Continental Divide Trail is the second-longest National Scenic Trail in the United States, and arguably the most rugged, remote, and hazardous of them all.
America's Great Trails
Exploring a predominantly flat hiking trail from Pennsylvania's Pittsburgh to Maryland's Cumberland.
The History and Archaeology of the Bible
Considering the nature and scope of biblical archeology; how the Book of Genesis makes its case for the existence of a single God; archeological evidence for a great flood in ancient times; its possible connection to the biblical story of Noah.
The History and Archaeology of the Bible
The symbolism of the tower and pyramid in ancient architecture; the Egyptian step pyramid at Saqqara; the Mesopotamian ziggurat's role in religious life and ritual; parallels between the building of ziggurats and the story of the Tower of Babel.
The History and Archaeology of the Bible
Tracing the life of Abraham from his origins; how Abraham follows the call of God in traveling to Canaan; historical evidence related to the events of Abraham's journey; the narrative of Abraham's search for an heir to his clan and to God's covenant.
The History and Archaeology of the Bible
Archeological traces of Abraham's descendants; the events surrounding Dinah, daughter of Jacob; how their clan is forced to leave Canaan; the story of Joseph's bondage in Egypt; the plausibility of Joseph's rise to the grand vizier to the Pharaoh.
The Middle East in the 20th Century
How western imperialism, the politics of oil, and the push for a Jewish state all set the stage for the 20th century.
The Middle East in the 20th Century
How protests in Persia led to a new government; then why the Young Turks wanted a united Turkey to supersede the Ottoman Empire.
The Middle East in the 20th Century
The promises of Arab and Turkish nationalism and the construction of a Jewish state collide after the war.
The Middle East in the 20th Century
The fallout from World War I with a look at the Turkish War of Independence in 1919, as well as anti-British uprisings from Egypt to Iraq.