Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia.
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
Colossus of Rhodes.
Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Athens and Sparta fight to the death. Pericles leads the Athenians until his death. The Persians intervene leading to a decisive Spartan victory. But, to the north, the Macedonians become a major power under Philip II. 

Xerxes invades the Greek mainland. Themistocles et al fight back.

A Closer Look at the Greek Fighting Machine

Cyrus, Darius, and the Persian Empire

Nebuchadnezzar II Leads Babylon to its Greatest, and Final, Age

Social Experimentation in Classical Greece

Assyria Rises Again And Then Falls…

Meanwhile, In Archaic Greece…

Israel Becomes a Nation While Assyria Makes a Comeback

The Near East Deals With Changes And Some Familiar Faces

In this episode, we shift our scene to the land of the Pharaohs. While in the Near East different cities vied for dominance, in ancient Egypt the lands along the Nile are quickly united, allowing the world's most sophisticated ancient civilization to develop. 

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The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt

The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt

The Good Kings

A History of Ancient Egypt

Civilization takes hold in the ancient Near East. In this episode, we cover ancient Sumeria and Syria. We discuss Babylon and the rise of civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

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The Ancient Near East

A History of the Ancient Near East

The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy

Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End

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