The wisdom of history

disc 1. : Why we study history

World War I and the lessons of history

Hitler's rise and the lessons of history

World War II and the lessons of history

Is Freedom a universal value?

Birth of civilization in the Middle East

disc 2. : Trojan War and the Middle East

Ancient Israel and the Middle East

Ancient Greece and the Middle East

Athenian democracy and empire

Destiny of the Athenian democracy

Alexander the Great and the Middle East

disc 3. : Roman Republic as superpower

Rome of the Caesars as superpower

Rome and the Middle East

Why the Roman Empire fell

Christianity

Islam

disc 4. : Ottoman Empire and Turkey

Spanish Empire and Latin America

Napoleon's liberal empire

British Empire in India

Russia and empire

China and empire

disc 5. : Empire of Genghis Khan

Britain's legacy of freedom

George Washington as statesman

Thomas Jefferson as statesman

America's empire of liberty: Lewis and Clark

America and slavery

disc 6. : Abraham Lincoln as stateman

United States and empire

Franklin Roosevelt as statesman

Superpower at the crossroads

Wisdom of history and the citizen

Wisdom of history and you.