history, ancient

Explores the history and architecture of the ancient world and featuring graphics, computer animation, and location footage. Visits the great monuments, pagodas, and temples of Buddhist Japan and considers the Samurai warriors and their code of Bushido which stresses honor, self-discipline, bravery, and simple living, as it examines the traditional society of Japan and its emphasis on balance, order, and calm.

Using superb 3D graphics, this program highlights China's architectural achievements including The Great Wall of China, the terracotta army of the First Chinese Emperor, a Chinese village from seven thousand years ago and Beijing's Forbidden City.

Uses computer graphics, archival film, reconstructions, and dramatizations to examine significant people, places, and events in the ancient civilizations of Rome and Pompeii, Athens and Greece, Egypt, and the Aztec and Maya empires.

Examines the rise and fall of ancient Greece, Rome, and Byzantium, and discusses the lasting influence of these civilizations on government and culture.

An introduction to ancient world history. Ranges from the first settlements through the Roman Empire.

Brief text and illustrations describe the various civilizations which existed between 500 BC and 600 AD.

The author follows the footsteps of Herodotus across Greece, Turkey, Egypt, and Iraq to examine the places and cultures Herodotus described in his fifth-century narrative on the Persian War.