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Not just the origins of Ancient Greek tragedy, but the origins of theatre itself traces back to classical Athens in the 6th century BCE. Greek theatre was performed in an open-aired venue called...

Across recorded history, the duration of a ruler’s reign has depended as much on circumstance as on personal authority. In hereditary monarchies, early accession, often...

Between 1450 and 1750 CE, rulers across Eurasia built land empires on a scale not seen before, using gunpowder weaponry to conquer and intricate bureaucracies to govern. The Ottomans took Constantinople...

Two major revolutions remade the world between 1750 and 1900. The first was a revolution of the mind: thinkers of the Enlightenment argued that authority was based upon reason and consent, rather than...

With industrialization, a small number of states gained the ability to project power across the globe. Steamships, railroads, machine guns, and anti-malaria drugs allowed European...

The Aztec civilisation spanned from around 1300 CE until 1521, and at its greatest extent, the empire covered most of Northern Mesoamerica. Although we refer to these peoples as ‘Aztecs,’ that is...

Did you know that the Library of Alexandria didn’t fall like most people think? This video is all about the Great Library of Alexandria, how it worked, and how its fall did not, actually, set human knowledge...

In honour of World Philosophy Day on November 18th, we are bringing you an introduction to the history of philosophy, and the origins of ancient philosophy from around the world! What...

King Arthur, Camelot, Excalibur, Merlin, Lancelot & Guinevere and the Holy Grail. These well-known figures and objects and their adventures, quests and love stories are legendary...

This documentary on the history of the Vikings covers the beginning of the Viking Age, the Norse and Viking Culture, Norse Mythology and Religion, Ships, Trade, Famous...