A History of the Classical World
Elizabeth Wyse
This fascinating guide chronicles the rise and fall of ancient Greece and Rome and its cultural influence today.
From palace-based societies in Minoan Crete to the Germanic invasion of Rome, it tells the story of these classical civilizations, covering their political development, the rise of the city state and the growth of their empires. Also included are insights into the architectural, artistic and cultural impact of early Greece and Rome and vignettes of key political and cultural figures.
Accompanied by features on major developments, detailed maps and superb photographs, this is a fascinating introduction to the two great empires that shaped the modern world.
Duration - 9h 11m.
Author - Elizabeth Wyse.
Narrator - Sofia Engstrand.
Published Date - Tuesday, 28 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2024 Arcturus Holdings Limited ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
This fascinating guide chronicles the rise and fall of ancient Greece and Rome and its cultural influence today. From palace-based societies in Minoan Crete to the Germanic invasion of Rome, it tells the story of these classical civilizations, covering their political development, the rise of the city state and the growth of their empires. Also included are insights into the architectural, artistic and cultural impact of early Greece and Rome and vignettes of key political and cultural figures. Accompanied by features on major developments, detailed maps and superb photographs, this is a fascinating introduction to the two great empires that shaped the modern world. Duration - 9h 11m. Author - Elizabeth Wyse. Narrator - Sofia Engstrand. Published Date - Tuesday, 28 January 2025. Copyright - © 2024 Arcturus Holdings Limited ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:13
Introduction
Duration:00:08:57
PART I: BEGINNINGS – Minoan Crete
Duration:00:06:28
Mycenaen Greece
Duration:00:05:26
Homeric Greece
Duration:00:05:15
The Greek Dark Ages
Duration:00:04:01
POLIS – Evolution of the City-state 750–600
Duration:00:05:58
Tyrants
Duration:00:05:29
The Greek Alphabet
Duration:00:04:50
Olympians
Duration:00:12:33
The Oracle of Delphi
Duration:00:05:09
Kouroi and Korai – the Human Form
Duration:00:03:19
Magna Graecia
Duration:00:06:30
The Olympic Games
Duration:00:04:32
Lyric Poetry of Lesbos
Duration:00:05:04
The Emergence of Democracy
Duration:00:06:18
The Athenian Brand
Duration:00:03:56
The World on a Vase
Duration:00:05:38
Healers
Duration:00:05:16
Sparta
Duration:00:05:00
The Persian Wars
Duration:00:07:18
Hoplites
Duration:00:04:26
Triremes
Duration:00:04:22
Athens Under Pericles
Duration:00:06:27
The Parthenon
Duration:00:07:09
Greek Architectural Orders
Duration:00:04:52
The Peloponnesian War
Duration:00:08:47
Gymnasia
Duration:00:04:00
Greek Theatre
Duration:00:07:51
Greek Philosophy
Duration:00:07:35
The Rise of Macedonia
Duration:00:08:57
Vergina
Duration:00:03:43
Alexander the Great
Duration:00:06:06
PART III: TRANSITIONS – Hellenistic Greece
Duration:00:09:14
The Seleucids
Duration:00:05:13
Ptolemaic Egypt
Duration:00:05:36
Pergamon
Duration:00:05:07
Indo-Greek Kingdoms
Duration:00:05:43
Hellenistic Art
Duration:00:04:34
Seven Wonders of the World
Duration:00:11:41
PART IV: REPUBLIC – The Etruscans
Duration:00:07:04
Rome: From Village to City
Duration:00:06:25
Birth of the Republic
Duration:00:05:35
The Senate and Roman Law
Duration:00:06:08
Life in Republican Rome
Duration:00:05:41
Roman Dress
Duration:00:06:53
Propitiating the Gods
Duration:00:06:01
Roman Expansion
Duration:00:07:06
The Punic Wars
Duration:00:12:51
Rome’s Mediterranean Empire
Duration:00:05:30
Roman Lettering
Duration:00:05:05
The Rise of Julius Caesar
Duration:00:07:56
Civil War
Duration:00:10:03
PART V: IMPERIUM – Augustus and the Rise of Imperial Rome
Duration:00:05:31
City of Marble
Duration:00:05:51
Bread and Circuses
Duration:00:07:31
Roman Provincial Life
Duration:00:06:15
Trier
Duration:00:05:25
Water Management
Duration:00:05:14
The Roman Villa
Duration:00:05:45
Roman Roads
Duration:00:05:16
Roman Glassware
Duration:00:05:09
The Julio-Claudian Dynasty
Duration:00:07:07
Conquest and Consolidation
Duration:00:09:36
The Roman Army
Duration:00:08:45
The Roman Fort
Duration:00:05:04
Women in the Roman Empire
Duration:00:06:16
Roman Baths
Duration:00:04:58
A Roman Childhood
Duration:00:06:04
Roman Dining
Duration:00:07:24
Pompeii: Frozen in Time
Duration:00:07:16
Shades of the Departed
Duration:00:05:13
Roman Trade
Duration:00:06:13
Triumph
Duration:00:06:19
Life on the Frontier
Duration:00:07:49
Rome in the East
Duration:00:05:41
Roman Portraiture
Duration:00:06:11
The Troubled Century
Duration:00:08:54
Mystery Cults
Duration:00:05:04
The Mosaics of North Africa
Duration:00:03:42
A Christian Empire
Duration:00:06:37
City of Constantine
Duration:00:05:57
Divided Empire
Duration:00:07:31
The Fall of Rome
Duration:00:08:33
Ravenna: The New Capital
Duration:00:05:43
The Inheritors
Duration:00:06:35
The Classical Legacy
Duration:00:09:25
088_AHOTCW_ArcturusOutro.mp3
Duration:00:00:24