DAN'S ALL-STARS: WORLD HISTORY VIDEO LINKS

General

  Crash Course World History, 2012:  John Green's snazzy and impressive snapshot of world civilization.

Agricultural Revolution, #1:

Indus Valley Civilization, #2:

Mesopotamia, #3:

Ancient Egypt, #4:

Persians And Greeks, #5:

Buddha And Ashoka, #6:

2,000 Years Of Chinese History, #7:

Alexander The Great And The Situation . . . The Great?, #8:

Silk Road And Ancient Trade, #9:

Roman Empire. Or Republic, Or . . . Which Was It?, #10:

Christianity From Judaism To Constantine, #11::

Fall Of The Roman Empire . . . In The 15th Century, #12:

Islam, The Quran, And The Five Pillars All Without A Flamewar, #13:

Dark Ages . . . How Dark Were They Really, #14:

  Civilisations, BBC, 2018:  Three British historians offer their perspectives on "civilization" 50 years after the famous Kenneth Clark series.

Episode 1, "The Second Moment Of Creation":

Episode 2, "How Do We Look?":

Episode 3, "Picturing Paradise":

Episode 4, "The Eye Of Faith":

Episode 5, "The Triumph Of Art":

Episode 6, "First Contact":

Episode 7, "Radiance":

Episode 8, "The Cult Of Progress":

Episode 9, "The Vital Spark":

  First Civilizations, PBS, 2018:  A thematic introduction to ancient world history.

Episode 1, "War":

Episode 2, "Religion":

Episode 3, "Cities":

Episode 4, "Trade":

Ancient Egypt

  Ancient Egypt -- Life And Death In The Valley Of The Kings, BBC, 2013:  Part 1; Part 2   [See also Episode 1, Knowledge Network and Episode 2, Knowledge Network]

  "Egypt's Lost Queens," Media Lab UK, 2014.  (59 mins)  See also the Knowledge Network.

  Egypt's Golden Empire, PBS:  An impressive overview of the New Kingdom from the Empires series.

Warrior Pharaohs:  Egypt looks outwards to empire.

Pharaohs Of The Sun:  Chronicles the rule of Amenhotep III and his rebel son Akhenaten.

Last Great Pharaoh:  A biography of Ramesses II.

  Planet Egypt, History Channel:

Birth Of The Empire, Episode 1:

Pharaohs At War, Episode 2:

Temples Of Power, Episode 3:

Quest For Eternity, Episode 4:

  Immortal Egypt With Joann Fletcher, BBC Two, 2017:

Episode 1, "The Road To The Pyramids".  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 2, "Chaos".  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 3, "Zenith".  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 4, "Invasion".  See also the Knowledge Network.

  Egypt: Rediscovering A Lost World, BBC:

Search For Tutankhamun And The Curse Of Tutankhamun:

Pharaoh And The Showman:

Temple Of The Sands:

Mystery Of The Rosetta Stone: 

Secrets Of The Hieroglyphs -- The Valley Of The Kings:

  "The Nile: 5000 Years Of History," Channel 5, 2019:

Episode 1 (44 mins)  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 2 (44 mins)  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 3 (44 mins)  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 4 (44 mins)  See also the Knowledge Network.

Ancient Near East

  "The Sumerians -- The Fall Of The First Cities," Episode 8, Fall Of Civilizations, 2020.  (148 mins)

"The Assyrians: Empire Of Iron," Episode 13, Fall Of Civilization, October 16, 2021.  (185 mins)

  "Dark Lords Of Hattusha," Lost Cities Of The Ancients:

Israelites

   Episode 1, In The Beginning, "Story Of The Jews," BBC.

  Kingdom Of David: Saga Of The Israelites, PBS, 2009:

By The Rivers Of Babylon

Book And The Sword

End Of Days

Gifts Of The Jews

Greeks

  Greeks, National Geographic:

Episode 1, Cavemen To Kings:

Episode 2, The Good Strife:

Episode 3, Chasing Greatness:

  Helen Of Troy:  Bettany Hughes's biography of the mythic queen of Sparta.

  Delphi: Bellybutton Of The World, BBC Four:  An episode in the Glory of Greece series presented by Michael Scott.

  Athens -- Dawn Of Democracy:  Bettany Hughes's superb 2-hour introduction to 5th-century Athens.

  Spartans:  An overview of Spartan civilization from Bettany Hughes.

  Greek Island Odyssey With Bettany Hughes, Channel 5, 2020:

Episode 1 (43 mins).  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 2 (43 mins).  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 3 (43 mins).  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 4 (43 mins).  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 5 (43 mins).  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 6 (43 mins).  See also the Knowledge Network.

  "Socrates," Genius Of The Ancient World, BBC, 2015:

  "Alexander's Lost World," 2013:

Episode 1 -- On An Ancient Sea:

Episode 2 -- Mother Of All Cities:

Episode 3 -- Alexandria On The Oxus:

Episode 4 -- City Of Moon Lady:

Episode 5 -- Land Of The Golden Fleece:

Episode 6 -- Source Of Civilization:

  "Who Were The Greeks?," BBC, 2013:  Classicist Michael Scott offers an overview of Greek civilization.

Episode 1

Episode 2

  Ancient Greece -- Greatest Show On Earth, BBC:  Michael Scott explores the relationship between Greek theatre and politics.

Episode 1, Democrats:

Episode 2, Kings:

Episode 3, Romans:

Romans

  Meet The Romans With Mary Beard:

All Roads Lead To Rome:

Street Life:

Behind Closed Doors:

  Life And Death In A Roman Town, BBC:  Mary Beard highlights everyday life in the first-century CE.

  Herculaneum Uncovered, Secrets Of The Dead, PBS, 2008:

"Pompeii: The New Dig," BBC, 2024:

Episode 1 -- The Bodies

Episode 2 -- Escape

Episode 3 -- The Final Hours

"Meet The Roman Emperor With Mary Beard," BBC.  (59 mins)

  "Julius Caesar Revealed," BBC, 2018.  See also the Knowledge Network.

"Julius Caesar: The Making Of A Dictator," BBC, 2023:

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

  Caligula With Mary Beard, BBC:

"Hadrian," BBC, 2018:

"Ovid: The Poet And The Emperor," BBC, 2023.  (59 mins)

  "Carthage: Empire Of The Phoenicians," Episode 17, Fall Of Civilizations, June 18, 2023.  (219 mins)

  History Of The Eternal City, BBC:  Author Simon Sebag Montefiore offers an overview of the entire history of the city of Rome:

"City Of The Sacred":

"Divine Gamble":

"The Rebirth Of Gods":

Early Christianity

  "From Jesus To Christ: The First Christians,"  PBS Frontline:

Part 1:

Part 2:

  Jesus: Rise To Power, National Geographic Channel, 2016:

Episode 1, Messiahs:

Episode 2, Martyrs:

Episode 3, Christians:

  "Lost Gospels," BBC Four, 2007.

Africa

  Lost Kingdoms Of Africa, BBC:  Art historian Gus Casely-Hayford reveals the pre-colonial history of some of Africa's most important kingdoms in two four-part series.

Season 1, Episode 1, Nubia, 2010 (49 mins):

Season 1, Episode 2, Ethiopia, 2010 (49 mins):

Season 1, Episode 3, Great Zimbabwe, 2010 (49 mins):

Season 1, Episode 4, West Africa, 2010 (49 mins):

Season 2, Episode 1, Kingdom Of Asante, 2012 (49 mins):

Season 2, Episode 2, Zulu Kingdom, 2012 (49 mins):

Season 2, Episode 3, Berber Kingdom Of Morocco, 2012 (49 mins):

Season 2, Episode 4, Bunyoro And Buganda, 2012 (49 mins):

  History Of Africa With Zeinab Badawi, BBC World Service, 2020:

  Episode 1, Mother Africa:

  Episode 2, Cattle, Crops And Iron:

  Episode 3, Gift Of The Nile:

  Episode 4, Kingdom Of Kush:

  Episode 5, Rise Of Aksum:

  Episode 6, Kings And Emirs:

  Episode 7, North Africa:

  Episode 8, Ancestors, Spirits And Gods:

  Episode 9, Islam In Africa:

  Episode 10, Desert Empires:

  Episode 11, City States And Civilisations:

  Episode 12, Coast And Conquest:

  Episode 13, Southern Kingdoms:

  Episode 14, The Golden Stool:

  Episode 15, No Longer At Ease:

  Episode 16, Slavery And Suffering:

  Episode 17, Slavery And Salvation:

  Episode 18, Diamonds, Gold And Greed:

  Episode 19, Kongo And The Scramble For Africa:

  Episode 20, Resistance And Liberation:

China

  Story Of China:  Michael Woods's comprehensive 2016 introduction to Chinese civilization.

Episode 1, Ancestors:

Episode 2, The Silk Road And The Big Ships:

Episode 3, The Golden Age:

Episode 4, The Ming:

Episode 5, The Last Empire:

Episode 6, Age Of Revolution:

  "Confucius," Genius Of The Ancient World, BBC:  An episode from Bettany Hughes's introduction to some giants of the ancient world.

  China's Terracotta Warriors, Secrets Of The Dead, PBS:

India

  The Story Of India, BBC, 2010:  An extraordinarily impressive overview of Indian civilization from Michael Wood.

"Beginnings", Episode 1:

"Power Of Ideas", Episode 2:

"Spice Routes And Silk Roads," Episode 3:

"Ages Of Gold," Episode 4:

"Meeting Of Two Oceans," Episode 5:

"Freedom And Liberation," Episode 6:

  "Buddha," Genius Of The Ancient World, BBC:

  "Pakistan Unveiled," Episode 1, Treasures Of The Indus, BBC Four, 2016:

Silk Road

  Silk Road: Where East Met West, BBC, 2016:

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Early Islam

"The Wonder Of Islam," Age Of Light.  (60 mins)

  Islam -- Empire Of Faith, PBS, 2000:  Another superb installment in American public television's Empires series.

Part 1, Prophet Muhammad And The Rise Of Islam:

Part 2, The Awakening:  Chronicles the development of Islam after the death of the Prophet Muhammad.

Early Europe

  Dark Ages -- An Age Of Light, BBC, 2012:

Clash Of The Gods

What The Barbarians Did For Us

Wonder Of Islam

Men Of The North

Ancient Britain

 "Episode 1: Romans, Vikings And Celts," Invasion, BBC, 2024.  (59 mins)

 Roman Invasion Of Britain:  A series hosted by Bettany Hughes:  Part 1; Part 2; Part 3

Byzantium

  "Glory Of Byzantium," Art Of Eternity:

  Byzantium -- A Tale Of Three Cities, BBC, 2013:

Episode 1

Episode 2

Vikings

  "Viking Warrior Queen," Secrets Of The Dead, PBS, 2020.  (55 mins)

  Men Of The North, Dark Ages -- An Age Of Light, BBC, 2012:

  Blood Of The Vikings, BBC Learning:

First Blood

Invasion

Sea Road

Rulers

Last Of The Vikings

The Americas

  "Cracking The Maya Code," PBS (53 mins):

  Lost King Of The Maya, PBS (58 mins)

  "Native America: From Caves To Cosmos," PBS, 2018 (54 mins):

  1491: The Untold Story Of The Americas Before Columbus, 2017:

Episode 1, Origins (50 mins)

Episode 2, Environment (45 mins)

Episode 3, Agriculture And Hunting

Episode 4, Architecture

Episode 5, Governance And Trade

Episode 6, Science And Technology (46 mins)

Episode 7, Art And Culture

Episode 8, Continuance

Women

  "When God Was A Girl," Episode 1, Divine Women, BBC, 2012:  Bettany Hughes revisits the history of ancient goddesses.

"Priestess: Handmaids Of Gods," Episode 2, Divine Women, BBC, 2012:

"The War Of The Word," Episode 3, Divine Women, BBC, 2012.

Miscellaneous

  "Gods And Monsters, Episode 1," Ancient Skies, 2019.  (55 mins)

"Finding The Center, Episode 2," Ancient Skies, 2019.  (55 mins)

  Secrets Of Stonehenge, NOVA, PBS, November 16, 2010: