It was an exploration of the rise and fall of 28 different civilizations ... However, their self-destruction is usually ...

Historians and divers are trying to retrieve prehistoric clues from beneath the waves—but they have to act fast.

The role of the ultra-wealthy has morphed from one of shared social responsibility and patronage to the freewheeling ...

The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Civilization Explore the history of the Aztecs, their incredible achievements in art, architecture, and warfare, as well as the factors that led to their decline.

A century ago, UChicago scholars argued a controversial idea: Western civilization had its roots in the ancient Middle East—not in Greece or Rome. Today, scholars at the OI and across the University ...

Despite the importance of Crete to ancient Greek civilization, archaeological study of its culture is relatively recent. Some of the earliest traces of a powerful, Bronze Age civilization were ...

Formed by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and the Mediterranean Sea, this region gave rise to some of the world’s earliest ... A small but revolutionary group pursued a new idea: That civilization ...

from the Bronze Age civilizations of the Minoans and Mycenaeans through the Hellenistic Age (2000-30 B.C.). All ancient texts are read in English translation. Presents a survey of the rise of ancient ...

including ancient Mesopotamia, classical Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance. These include "civilization" and the rise of cities, different imaginings of god(s) and humanity, ...