Kenneth W. Harl

By the end of the series, you'll have a new understanding of what it meant to be a Viking and a richer appreciation of this remarkable race....

What were the forces that led to one of history's most protracted and legendary periods of conflict? Find out....

Go beyond the myth and learn about the man who changed the face of the ancient world and laid the foundation for the great traditions of the Roman Empire....

Embark on an unforgettable trip into the historical glories of the past with these 24 lectures that immerse you in the history of an often overlooked region of the ancient world.

Explore the dramatic interaction between Judaism, Christianity, and paganism in Rome from the 1st to the 6th centuries....

These 12 fast-paced lectures cover many civilizations that may only receive a few lines of cursory discussion in the average Western civilization textbook....

Acqiure a new appreciation of how our Western world came to be and detailed knowledge about the individuals from royalty to "barbarian" who played key roles in that process....

Unlike earlier great wars, the Peloponnesian War was not a conflict between kings, but between citizens from different city-states....

In a series of 24 lectures, you'll learn how the Greek-speaking empire of Byzantium, or East Rome, occupied a crucial place in both time and space....

The word "barbarian" quickly conjures images of Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan....

A narrative history of how Attila, Genghis Khan and the so-called barbarians of the steppes shaped world civilization....

By understanding the dramatic story of the Ottoman Empire one can better grasp the current complexities of the Middle East....