Greek History and Greek civilization, including the Greek City-State, Democracy, the Parthenon and Athens, are examined in this program on Ancient Greece.

Chapter List

1.) The Greek City-State

00:11:31Greece, home to city states like Corinth and Sparta, gave the world the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey.

2.) Athens

00:11:38Athens, named for Athena, was home to Pericles, Athenian democracy, the Parthenon, the Erechteion, the Acropolis, Socrates, and Plato who recorded the Socratic dialogue.

Greek History and Greek civilization are examined in this program on Ancient Greece,

Chapter List

1.) Greek Accomplishments

00:02:10Athens, in ancient Greece, was home to Greece's golden age, which happened between the Persian Wars.

2.) Greek Architecture

00:02:59The Greek columns - Ionic, Doric and Corinthian - were used in Greek Architecture and can be seen in Greek Temples.

3.) Greek Art

00:03:58Black figure pottery and red figured pottery were distinctive forms of Greek Art.

4.) Greek Theatre

00:05:51Greek Theatre, performed at the Theater of Dionysus, showed the tragedies and comedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.

5.) Greek Literature

00:06:35Greek literature began with Homer and his epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, about Odysseus, and also included great writers such as Hesiod, Sappho, Herodotus, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.

6.) Greek Science

00:04:30Aristotle, Theophrastus, Euclid, Pythagoras, Democritus, Aristarchus and Ptolemy were the greatest of the Greek scientists.

The Ancient Civilization of the Ancient Pueblo People, forerunners of the Pueblo people, is examined in this ancient history program.

Chapter List

1.) Anasazi Home Land

00:02:46The Ancient Pueblo People lived on the Colorado plateau.

2.) Maize Cultures

00:07:54Pueblo people the Four Corners Region lived on corn, or maize, and built in cliff dwellings and, kivas, at Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon.

3.) Anatomy of a Pueblo

00:03:16Pueblos were built at Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon.

4.) Social Organization

00:01:53The maize culture and shamans were important to Pueblo Indians.

5.) Anasazi Accomplishments

00:05:32The Pueblo people, who were famous for rock art and Anasazi pottery as well as the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde, later became known as the Pueblo, Zuni and Hopi.

The History of Britain, including Celts, Iron Age Britain, Britannia, Stonehenge, Neolithic Britain, Britain's Bronze Age and Britain's Iron Age, are included in this program on Ancient Britain.

Chapter List

1.) Geography and Climate

00:03:16British Isles, separated from Europe by the English Channel, provided a peaceful pace for ancient Britons to live in.

2.) Megalith Builders

00:09:45Stonehenge, Silbury Hill and Avebury are examples of Britain's Neolithic henges.

3.) The Bronze Age

00:03:25Britain's Bronze Age was concurrent with Europe's Bronze Age.

4.) The Iron Age

00:06:21In the Britain Iron Age, during the Iron Age, firedogs were made for Celtic society, while Romans wiped out the Druids.

5.) Art in Iron Age Britain

00:01:41In Iron Age Britain, Celts were goldsmiths and silversmiths, while King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table became the dominant mythology.

The Ancient Civilization of the Inca is examined in this ancient history program.

Chapter List

1.) Inca Homeland

00:05:21Cuzco in the Urubamba River Valley, Peru was the ancient home of the Inca, who would build spectacular monuments like Machu Picchu and develop the staple crop potatoes.

2.) Rise of the Inca Empire

00:05:15Cuzco, Andes Lake, Titicaca, Manco Capac, Pachacuti, Sacsayhuaman, Topa Inca, Inca Empire

3.) Inca Social and Economic Organization

00:05:15Inca geography was vast from end of South America to the other, and messages to rule the Inca Empire were recorded on quipu.

4.) Accomplishments

00:03:51The prestige of the Inca state cab be seen in its Inca art, Inca textiles and building such as Sacsayhuaman and Pisac.

5.) Machu Picchu

00:04:32Machu Piccu, started by Pachacuti contains the scared rock, Intuitana.

The Ancient Civilization of the Mound Builders, including Poverty Point, Louisiana, is examined in this ancient history program.

Chapter List

1.) Early Native Americans

00:02:10Paleo Indians includes the Clovis culture.

2.) Poverty Point

00:06:09Hunter-Gatherers in America built the only ancient city in the ancient world.

3.) Woodland Indian Mound Builders

00:07:05Woodland Period of American Indians saw the building of the Effigy Mounds and the rise of the Red Ocher people.

4.) The Mississippi Mound Builders

00:08:40Mississippi Mound Builders of the Mississippian Culture built Aztalan, Cahokia, Great Etowah Mounds and giant earthworks.

In this series on Ancient Civilization and Ancient History, the Maya Empire of the Yucatan Peninsula is discussed, with emphasis on cities like Tulum and on Maya Architecture.

Chapter List

1.) Homeland and Geography

00:05:04The Rain Forest and its fauna, such as the Morelets crocodile and the American alligator, are discussed in this chapter of The Maya.

2.) Network of City-states

00:12:17City-states, Mayan history, the Maya city-states, Mayan pyramids, Chichen Itza, and the idea of the Chac-Mool are discussed in this chapter of Mayan City States.

3.) Culture - Ceremonial Warfare

00:06:33Mayan culture and Mayan ceremonial warfare, including their idea of ritualistic bloodletting, are discussed in this chapter of the Maya.

4.) Environmental Agriculturalists

00:05:17Environmental Mayan Agriculture and the rainforest, as well as Mayan culture and the cyclical nature of time are discussed in this chapter of the Maya, who earned the title of forest gardeners.

5.) Art and Architecture - Grand Architecture of Their Ceremonial Centers

00:04:14Mayan Art, Mayan Architecture, including corbel vaults, Maya city-states, the Yucatan peninsula, and Uxmal are discussed in this chapter of Mayan Art and architecture.

6.) Mathematics, Astronomy and Writing

00:02:29Mayan Mathematics, which had the concept of zero, Mayan Astgronomy, and Mayan Writing, are discussed in this chapter of the Maya.

Roman History, Roman Civilization are examined in this program on Ancient Rome.

Chapter List

1.) The Rise of the Roman Republic

00:03:02The Roman city-state was the center of the Roman Republic, which included the Roman Forum as the political gathering place for the Republic.

2.) Origin and Homeland of Rome

00:07:04Rome, founded on the Tiber River on the Italian peninsula, was said to be founded by Romulus and Remus.

3.) Roman Society

00:05:05Roman Society among Romans was governed buy the client patron system.

4.) Governing the Republic

00:04:12Rome's City State was founded on the Palatine, and its republic form of government included Consuls and the Roman Senate.

5.) The Aqueducts and Roads

00:05:28Many of the Rome's accomplishments, such as the aqueducts and Roman Roads like the Via Appia, were built by Appius Claudius Caecus.

6.) Latin

00:01:43Latin is the Roman language.

Roman History, Roman Civilization are examined in this program on Ancient Rome.

Chapter List

1.) Military Triumphs and the Death of the Roman Republic

00:02:57The Roman Republic, a self-governing republic, was founded on the Tiber River on the Italian peninsula.

2.) The Military and War

00:06:54Roman legions, the backbone of the Roman military and the success behind the Roman Wars with Carthage, was the place where men such as Julius Caesar, could gain prestige to become consuls and Senators.

3.) Julius Caesar and the Collapse of the Roman Republic

00:09:57Spartacus, Caesar, Sulla, Mary Antony, Brutus, Cleopatra and Pompey, were all historical characters responsible for the fall of the Republic and the rise of Roman Emperors.

4.) Greek Influence on Rome

00:02:03Roman art was influenced by Greece at first before reaching its own heights.

5.) Greek Gods

00:02:18Roman Gods included Jupiter, Mars and Juno.

6.) Free Speech and Public Debate

00:02:47The heart of the Roman Republic was the Roman Forum where Senators like Cicero could address the Republic and its citizens.

Roman History, Roman Civilization are examined in this program on Ancient Rome.

Chapter List

1.) The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

00:02:48Imperial Rome was begun by Augustus who ruled from Rome, the center of the Roman Empire.

2.) Augustus and the Making of the Empire

00:05:33Augustus, the first Roman citizen, improved the lives of Roman soldiers.

3.) Julio-Claudian Dynasty

00:03:18Tiberius, Caligula and Claudius were followed by the Flavian Dynasty.

4.) The Golden Age of Imperial Rome

00:05:18Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius were Roman Emperors.

5.) Christianity in the Roman Empire

00:04:00Christianity was based on the teachings of Christ, but it was Sol of Tarsus who spread the teachings of Jesus through the Roman Empire.

6.) Constantine and Institutionalization of Christianity

00:06:01Under Constantine, the Institutionalization of Christianity spread through the Empire, while, Christianity was based on the Roman concept of meritocracy.

Roman History, Roman Civilization are examined in this program on Ancient Rome.

Chapter List

1.) The Splendor of Imperial Rome

00:03:17The Roman Republic had developed the greatest City-state in the ancient world with many monuments throughout the city, while through its Roman Legions it controlled the Mediterranean.

2.) The Forums

00:07:04The Roman Forum was the heart of Rome.

3.) The Coliseum

00:03:53Roman Coliseum was an arena where gladiators fought.

4.) Circus Maximus and the Palatine

00:02:39The Palatine overlooked the Circus Maximus where Chariot races were held.

5.) The Pantheon

00:03:05The Pantheon was a beautiful example of Roman architecture and engineering.

6.) Baths

00:01:42The most famous of the Roman Baths were the baths of Caracalla.

7.) Roman Walls

00:01:32The mausoleum of Hadrian and the Pyramid of Cestius are examples of Roman architecture.

8.) Roman Mosaics and Sculpture

00:01:23Roman Mosaics and Roman Sculptures were used in Roman architecture.

9.) Rome's Lasting Accomplishments

00:02:09Rome's greatest accomplishments were the Roman arch, the world's first governing constitution, the institutionalization of Christianity, creation of a meritocracy, and the boundaries of modern Europe..