Mythology & Fiction Explained explores the Greek legend of the Amazons

One day, I was trying to write my dissertation while sitting in my room in east Jerusalem. I was writing about ancient soundscapes...how the lack of ambient sounds in ancient cities would have made conversation and religious chants...

Tom Holland concludes by explaining how much Christianity is a cultural civilizational phenomenon.<br/>
How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 7

In this video we explore the amazing statue of Christ the Redeemer and it's significance.

How much comparative history does the author have to look at to test the ideas of how revolutionary Christianity is? How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 4

Listen to Tom Holland's thoughts on humanism and science.<br/>
How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 5

I'm an artist that uses photoshop to bring old images and statues into the modern day. I use photo-compositing and digital drawing techniques to achieve a more photo-realistic appearance. Welcome to the time-lapse creation of my...

How revolutionary was Christianity in its early form? How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 2

Why are we still debating what happened 1400 years ago? How did Islam come to life?<br/>
Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam, Part 1

You may have scrolled past one of their haunting, crumbling pyramids in the background of your well-traveled friend's Instagram posts. But chances are, you have no idea what everyday life was really like for the ancient Mayans. From...

The continuation in answering how revolutionary was Christianity in its early form.<br/>
How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 3

Why did the author want to write this book and what did he want to say in it?<br/>
How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 1

Kandake Amanirenas is one of the most celebrated rulers of the Ancient Kingdom of Kush, located in the region of Nubia, which we now know as Sudan. She ruled from 40BC to 10BC.

Kandake - also known as Candace, Kendake or...

MOT 1951: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN: COUNTRYSIDE: VS Mountains valley in Iran / Camel caravan walking single file line in desert / NAQSH-E RUSTAM: Tomb of Darius I of Persia carved in cliff cross shape w/ center entrance. Cliff side...

In this video we explore one of the ancient wonders of the world -The Pyramids in Egypt.

Is it possible to hold on to morality without beliefs? What two core Christian teachings did the Nazis set out to change?<br/>
How Christianity Shapes Our Morality, Part 6

In this video we explore the amazing historical site of Petra in Jordan.

In this video we explore the amazing site of Machu Picchu and wonderful history.

In this video we explore the ancient Colosseum and why it was built.

In this video we explore the Louvre Museum in Paris - a wonderous feat of architecture.

When one thinks of the Ancient World you would be forgiven for instantly thinking of either the cultural glories of ancient Greece or the military might of the Roman Empire. Yet the Mediterranean and the Near East was just one part of a...

Long before Christianity or Islam there was another monotheistic religion that dominated ancient Persia. Today we'll examine and try to explain what exactly was Ancient Zoroastrianism

Historian Tom Holland shares his fascination at how the events of ancient history can resonate in the modern world. The author of Islam: The Untold Story talks to Dan Snow about the birth of this rich and sophisticated civilisation,...

If we are going to tell the story of medicine, we had better start at the beginning, which means we need to go all the way back to the start of recorded history. Every since we've been writing things down, we've been documenting our...