Twenty-five hundred years ago, trade caravans came from every direction to Persepolis in modern Iran, the heart of the Achaemenid Persian Empire that spanned from the Indus to the Mediterranean, from the Lybian desert to the steppes of Central Asia. The empire reached its greatest extent under Darius I, who reigned in the gleaming palace complex of Persepolis, regarded by many as the eighth wonder of the world. In this program, students will explore the monumental challenges faced by ...
Examines the history of the Sumerians, the Babylonians and the Assyrians to find clues to their lives and customs, much of which has been learned from the Bible.
The legendary city of Carthage on the coast of present-day Tunisia was the home of Hannibal, whom many historians call the greatest military commander of all time. Descendants of the Phoenicians, the Carthaginians were the undisputed rulers of the sea by the third century BCE, dotting the Mediterranean region with busy trading outposts. In a battle for supremacy of the ancient world, Hannibal attacked Rome with an enormous army, which included dozens of war elephants.
These sub-microscopic infective agents are capable of growth and spreading but only when in contact with living agents. Find out how humans keep viruses alive in sicknesses such as colds, measles, polio and more. Learn about the two parts of a virus: the core and the coat.
