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Dig into the Greek myth of Achilles, and follow the infamous warrior during the Trojan War and see what leads to his downfall. – Born to a sea nymph and a king, and trained by the legendary centaur Chiron, Achilles was a demigod destined...

Dig into the tragic tale of Oedipus, who unknowingly fulfills a prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother. – When Queen Jocasta of Thebes gave birth to Oedipus, a grim air seized the occasion. Her husband, King Laius...

Explore the philosophy of Hannah Arendt, and get to know her strategies to combat the threat of totalitarianism and oppression. – Philosopher Hannah Arendt was a German Jew who dedicated herself to understanding how the Nazi regime...

Trace the rise and fall of the Maya city Chichen Itza, and how Yucatán’s unpredictable environment contributed to its demise. – During the 8th century CE, warfare and failing agriculture forced Maya people to move north, to hotter...

Dig into Operation Paperclip, a secret intelligence program which brought scientists from Nazi Germany to the US after WWII. – In May of 1945 the Third Reich was in chaos. Adolf Hitler was dead and German surrender was imminent. But...

Footage of the German airship catching fire, crashing and burning to the ground: This original footage from the British Pathe archive shows impressive shots of the Hindenburg flying overhead on on Thursday, May 6, 1937, flying over its landing...

Herod's Harbor was a giant ancient port built between 22 and 15 BCE by Herod the Great. Situated on the lower eastern Mediterranean coast, this structure, as it serviced the city of Caesarea Maritima, was an engineering feat and visual wonder...

In this episode of The Abolitionists, Karl from @InrangeTv joins me on a road trip to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia so we can examine John Brown's 1859 raid from a fresh strategic perspective. Watch Karl's companion video about the Sharps...

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-legislation-that-birthed-the-republican-party-ben-labaree-jr You may think that things are heated in Washington today, but the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 had members of Congress so angry...

In this video, we'll learn about the US Supreme Court decision in Scott vs Sanford, handed down in 1857. The case ultimately rejected the idea that Black people could be citizens of the United States, and this helped entrench the institution...