Ancient & Medieval History Audio & Video

Major developments in the political, social, and religious history of Western Europe from the accession of Diocletian to the feudal transformation.

After five years of podcasting The History of Rome Podcast, host Mike Duncan has completed the entire history of the rise and fall of the Rome.

This course presents and at the same time critiques a narrative world history from prehistoric times to 1500.

Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs, and Steel answers the question: Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse?

A look at the life of Alexander the Great, from his birth in Macedonia and his conquests to the edge of the world and back.

This course offers an introductory survey of the history of the ancient Mediterranean world, from the rise of city states in Mesopotamia c. 3000 BC to the transformation of the Roman Empire in the 6th century AD.

John Green teaches you the history of the world in 42 episodes!

From Neanderthals to Napoleon's sister, each week Footnoting History's team of young academics share their favorite stories from across history. New episodes every Saturday.

Written in the late 18th century, Edward Gibbon's landmark The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a sweeping account of the 3 main periods, starting at the height of the Roman Empire and ending with the fall of Constantinople...

Who was the historical Jesus of Nazareth? What did he actually say and do?