c. 334–330 BCE
How Did Alexander the Great Defeat the Persian Empire?
Look beyond individual genius to the army, supplies, battlefield decisions and political arrangements behind Alexander’s conquest.
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c. 2600–2500 BCE
Who Built the Egyptian Pyramids—and How Was the Work Organised?
Follow workers’ settlements, food supplies and administrative traces to understand the people and organisation behind the pyramids at Giza.
c. 1792–1750 BCE
Hammurabi’s Laws: What Did Justice Mean in Ancient Babylon?
Explore responsibility, social status and royal authority through Hammurabi’s laws—and distinguish legal provisions from records of actual trials.
c. 1914 CE
How Did the July Crisis Lead to World War I?
Follow the decisions between Sarajevo and the outbreak of wider war through diplomatic reports, an ultimatum and competing military commitments.
c. 1763–1783 CE
Why Did the American Colonies Declare Independence?
Follow the shift from disputes over British authority to war and independence—and separate the decision, the Declaration and its signing.
c. 750–1100 CE
Who Were the Vikings? Raiding, Trading and Everyday Life
Look beyond the battlefield to Viking Age harbours, farms and workshops, while keeping raiding and enslavement firmly in the story.
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c. 44 BCE
Why Was Julius Caesar Assassinated?
Explore Caesar’s concentration of power, the senators who turned against him and why his assassination failed to restore stable republican government.
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c. 2900–1800 BCE
Before Coins: How People Traded in Mesopotamia
Discover how weighed silver, crafted goods and written obligations shaped Mesopotamian exchange long before coinage.
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c. 2600–2000 BCE
Daily Life in Early Mesopotamia: Homes, Work and Family
Explore homes, food preparation, craft work and family relationships through specific finds and records from early Mesopotamian cities.
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c. 3500–2000 BCE
Feeding the First Cities: Farming, Storage and Distribution
Follow food from irrigated fields to containers and clay accounts, and discover what the evidence can tell us about supplying early Mesopotamian cities.
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c. 4000–3000 BCE
Beyond Mesopotamia: The World Around 3500 BCE
Look beyond Mesopotamia to communities along the Nile and across other regions, separating contemporary developments from famous monuments built later.
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c. 3500–2004 BCE
Sumer: A World of Cities, Temples and Trade
Discover Sumer through its cities, temples and trade. Explore how early urban communities in southern Mesopotamia organised food, authority and wealth.
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