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The Minoans were a civilization who flourished during the Bronze Age in the Aegean, and originated from the island of Crete. The #Minoans were a strong maritime entity and traded throughout the Aegean, primarily with the early Mycenaeans...

In this fourth installment of Dr. David Neiman's second lecture on the "Cradles of Civilization", Dr. Neiman comments on the many policies of Hammurabi that were of benefit to his people and to those nations that he conquered throughout his...

An introduction to the civilization contemporaneous with ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia that inhabited the region around the Indus River in modern day Pakistan and northwestern India.

In part five of the second lecture in the series "Cradles of Civilization", Dr. Neiman compares the political approach of Hammurabi of Babylon to other great leaders including: Nebuchadnezzer, Cyrus The Great, Alexander The Great and Genghis...

This documentary discusses the lost civilization of the Etruscans, precursors to the Romans, using a recent underwater excavation to highlight the main treasures of this archaic people and their way of life.

What was school like in Ancient Mesopotamia? How did scribes learn to read and write in a difficult language like Sumerian? Dr. Josh explores the education of these early bureaucrats. This series is based on the entertaining and engaging...

In this third installment of Dr. David Neiman's second lecture on the Cradles of Civilization, Dr. Neiman continues to read from the "Date Formula" or "Year List" of King Hammurabi. This listing was created before the great Law Code of Hammurabi...

Who were the scribes that wrote in Sumerian and Akkadian in ancient Mesopotamia? Dr. Josh gives an introduction to these ancient bureaucrats and their craft. This series is based on the entertaining and engaging book, 'Ancient Mesopotamia...

The Sumerians flourished in Mesopotamia between c. 4100 – 1750 BCE in the region of Sumer which was not a country, but a region made up of a number of walled city-states, each with its own king. The Sumerian civilization developed the first...

The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the ancient civilizations continues with a video on the Berbers. In this first history video out of two on the ancient origins of the North African civilization, we are going...