Journeys in Ancient Sumer: Enki and His Fathe...

The Winter Olympics bring athletes from around the world together to compete in cold-weather sports like skiing, skating, and hockey. The first Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in France. Since then, the games have grown to include many exciting events such as snowboarding, bobs ...  Show more

Tom Brady is one of the most famous quarterbacks in American football history. He played over 20 seasons and won more Super Bowls than any other quarterback. Brady was known for his strong work ethic, leadership, and ability to stay calm under pressure. Even though he was not a t ...  Show more

Located to the south of Egypt, in today’s Sudan, ancient Nubia had a complicated relationship with the old state of the Nile, and scholars have traditionally understood it through the shadow of its much better understood northern neighbor. But, as Dr. Geoff Emberling of the Un ...

<span style="font-size: 12pt;">In this episode, we discuss what it was was like in ancient Athens for a young girl or boy from birth to adolescence, by looking at childbirth, childhood, the various rites of passages that they must surpass on the way to becoming teenagers, the ...

Welcome to a new season of Tides of History! Over the next year, we'll be traveling from the very origins of our species through the peopling of the planet, the Ice Age, and then to the beginnings of agriculture, cities, metalworking, and states. Today, we cover our deepest pa ...

Genghis Khan roughly translates to 'Universal Ruler', a fitting name for the most famous nomadic conqueror to have ever lived. He was born as Temüjin, outcast by his tribe as a young child and left to fend for his family in the wild. But the determined young man would go on to ...