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This is the part one of lecture two in the series "Cradles of Civilization" by Dr. David Neiman. He explains how the cuneiform texts of ancient languages were deciphered by scholars of the nineteenth-century CE.

In this concluding segment of Dr. David Neiman's "Cradles of Civilization" (lecture two), Dr. Neiman discusses the way the year 'one' was calculated before the advent of the modern calendar.

In the sixth segment of Dr. Neiman's second lecture, he reviews Babylonian advances in astronomy and mathematics. He also credits the Babylonians with devising some of civilization's most basic concepts: dividing the circle into 360 degrees...

In part eight of his lecture, Dr. Neiman explains that as the alphabet triumphs, cuneiform fades away. Further, he describes the last great flourishing of Sumerian civilization (Neo-Sumerian period) with the rule of Gudea of Lagash.

Our new animated historical documentary talks about the Etruscans. Their origins, culture, religion, lifestyle and how they influenced the Roman Republic and through it the world. The video was made by our friend András Szente-Dzsida while...

This Introduction to the Ancient Egyptian Civilization is a compact guide to the main time periods, events and pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. Narrated by DW Draffin, learn all about the beginnings of the Old Kingdom of Egypt with the first pharaoh...

1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed February 25, 2015 Dr. Eric H. Cline Professor of Classics and Anthropology Chair of the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Director of the Capitol Archaeological...

EPISODE 1: THE REVOLUTION The first part tells the story of the troubled birth of the world's first democracy, ancient Athens, through the life of an Athenian nobleman, Cleisthenes. In the brutal world of the 5th century BC, the Athenians...

This video takes a quick look at the archaeological site of Çatalhöyük (a.k.a. Catal Huyuk), one of the most impressive and complete Neolithic, or "new stone age" villages ever discovered.

EPISODE 2: GOLDEN AGE The second part recounts the Greeks' heroic victory against the mighty Persian empire through the life of Themistocles, one of Athens' greatest generals.The episode opens in 490 B.C. when tiny Athens prepares to safeguard...