| Description |
1 online resource (36 video files (approximately 1080 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
Great courses : history |
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Great courses (DVD). Ancient & medieval history.
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| Contents |
Episode 1 A Meditation on Empire Episode 2 Lands, Seas, and Sources Episode 3 Sargon and the Dawn of Empire Episode 4 The Third Dynasty of Ur Episode 5 The Empire of Hammurabi Episode 6 Mitanni and the Kassites Episode 7 The Rise of Hatti Episode 8 The Government of Hatti Episode 9 Hatti at War Episode 10 The Climax and Collapse of Hatti Episode 11 The Rise of the Egyptian Empire Episode 12 The Imperial Army and Administration Episode 13 The End of the Egyptian Empire Episode 14 The Minoan Thalassocracy Episode 15 Mycenae and the Dawn of Greece Episode 16 The Collapse of the Mycenaean World Episode 17 The Birth of Israel Episode 18 The Empire of David and Solomon Episode 19 The Dawn of Assyria Episode 20 The Rise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire Episode 21 The Government of Assyria Episode 22 Assyria at War Episode 23 The Climax and Collapse of Assyria Episode 24 The Neo-Babylonian Empire Episode 25 The Rise of the Persian Empire Episode 26 The Outbreak of the Greek Wars Episode 27 Xerxes and the Invasion of Greece Episode 28 From Plataea to the Peace of Callias Episode 29 The Persian Empire from 450 to 334 Episode 30 The Government and Army of Persia Episode 31 Alexander and the Fall of Persia Episode 32 The Origins of Carthage and Its Empire Episode 33 Ruling and Defending Carthage's Empire Episode 34 The First War with Rome Episode 35 Hannibal and the Fall of Carthage Episode 36 Ancient Empires before Alexander, and After. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Robert L. Dise, Jr., professor. |
| Summary |
Discover the dozen empires that flourished in the 2,000 years before the conquests of Alexander the Great. Over the course of 36 insightful lectures, you'll follow the Egyptians, the Mycenaean Greeks, the Persians, the Carthaginians, and others as they rise to glory, create administrative and military structures, clash with one another, and eventually collapse. |
| Audience |
Rated TVPG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Hammurabi, King of Babylonia.
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Imperialism -- History.
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Hittites -- History.
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Egypt -- History -- New Kingdom, ca. 1550-ca. 1070 B.C.
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Minoans -- History.
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Israel -- History.
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Assyria -- History.
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Babylonia -- History.
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Iran -- History -- To 640.
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Carthage (Extinct city) -- History.
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| Added Author |
Dise, Robert L.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT12018758 |
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