Vol 1 Ep 21 - The origin of towns ( Eridu )

In 1683, Vienna stood on the brink of disaster. A vast Ottoman army surrounded the city, threatening to overwhelm its exhausted defenders. As supplies dwindled and the walls began to crumble, a desperate appeal for help brought together an extraordinary European coalition. Two fo ...  Show more

For decades, Ottoman expansion had transformed the Mediterranean. Venice was threatened, Cyprus was under attack, and old European rivals faced a difficult choice: cooperate or confront the Ottomans alone. Into this crisis stepped two very different commanders, one an ambitious y ...  Show more

This is the story of late antique Britain. How in the 3rd to 5th centuries, Britain went through two waves of economic dislocation and transformation, that changed the face of British society.For maps, resources, transcripts or to become a member, head for https://thehistoryofeng ...  Show more

48,000 to 11,000 years ago ... Long term trends reveal dramatic changes in social complexity and the impact of climate, population size, and migration on cultural variation.Support the show 

The world is constantly changing, and so has the perception of civilisation, but what exactly are the origins of this concept? Helping us answer this question from an anthropological and archaeological perspective, Professor Nam Kim joins Tristan once again on The Ancient ...