ancient-history

Great Courses

This is a list of high-quality courses that, for one reason or another, didn’t make it into the curriculum. The most common reasons are that the course isn’t available often enough, or that there was an alternative that fit better into the curriculum.

Global Perspectives

Courses Duration Effort
History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective 48 lectures 30 min/lecture
The Big History of Civilizations 36 lectures 30 min/lecture

Near East and Egypt

Courses Duration Effort
Origins of Great Ancient Civilizations 24 lectures 30 min/lecture
History of Ancient Egypt 48 lectures 30 min/lecture

Greco-Roman World

Courses Duration Effort
The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World 48 lectures 30 min/lecture
Rise of Rome 24 lectures 30 min/lecture
Famous Greeks: From Socrates to Alexander 24 lectures 30 min/lecture

Asia and Americas

Courses Duration Effort
History of Ancient Philosophy 36 lectures 30 min/lecture
The Incas and Their Ancestors 24 lectures 30 min/lecture

Online Learning - Great Courses

Courses Duration Effort
Learning How to Learn 4 weeks 2 hours/week
Mindshift 4 weeks 2 hours/week
Powersearching with Google 3 weeks 4-6 hours/week