History of the Ancient World

History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective by Professor Gregory S. Aldrete Ph.D.University of Wisconsin, Green Bay is a costly (around $450/set) series from the Great Courses. Prof. Gregory took me to a great journey back in history across countries including Egypt, India, China and more. 

Lecture List 

1. Cities, Civilization and Sources
2. From Out of the Mesopotamian Mud 
3. Cultures of the Ancient Near East 
4. Ancient Egypt - The Gift of the Nile 
5. Pharaohs, Tombs and Gods 
6. The Lost Civilization of the Indus Valley
    BBC Primary History: Indus Valley
7. The Vedic Age of Ancient India 
8. Mystery Cultures of Early Greece 
9. Homer and Indian Poetry 
10. Athens and Experiments in Democracy 
11. Hoplite Warfare and Sparta
12. Civilization Dawn in China -- Shang and Zhou
13. Confucius and the Greek Philosophers 
14. Mystics, Buddhists, and Zoroastrians 
15. Persians and Greeks 
16. Greek Art and Architecture 
      BBC Primary History:  Ancient Greeks
17. Greek Tragedy and the Sophists 
18. The Peloponnese War and the Trail of Socrates
19. Philip of Macedon - Architect of Empire 
20. Alexander the Great Goes East 
21. Unifies of India - Chandragupta and Asoka 
22. Shi Huangdi - First Emperor of China 
23. Earliest Historians of Greece and China 
24. The Hellenistic World 

25. The Great Empire of the Han Dynasty 
26. People of Toga - Etruscan, Early Rome 
27. The Crucible - Punic Wars, Roman Imperialism 
28. The Death of the Roman Republic 
29. Augustus - Creator of the Roman Empire 
30. Roman Emperors -- Good, Bad and Crazy 
      BBC Primary History: Romans
31. Han and Roman Empires Compared -- Geography
32. Han and Roman Empires Compared -- Government
33. Han and Roman Empires Compared -- Problems 
34. Early Americas - Resources and Olmec 
35. Pot and Pyramids - Moche and Teotihuacan 
36. Blood and Core - Mayan Civilization 
37. Hunter-Gatherers and Polynesians 
38. The Art and Architecture of Power 
39. Comparative Armies - Rome, China, Maya 
40. Later Roman Empire - Crisis and Christianity 
41. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire? 
42. The Byzantine Empire and the Legacy of Rome 
43. China from Chaos to Order under the Tang 
44. The Golden Age of Tang Culture 
45. The Rise and Flourishing of Islam 
46. Holy Men and Women - Monasticism and Sanits
47. Charlemagne - Father of Europe 
48. Ending, Beginning. What Does It All Mean?