The very land we call "ours" once belonged to others. How did ancient people live on that land? What was important to them? Are we more alike than we are different? Explore this collection to find answers.
As his own father had abandoned his mother and her baby, Theseus abandoned his new wife, Ariadne.
Theseus and The Minotaur is a Greek myth about the son of an Athenian king - Theseus - and a horrifying monster - "The Minotaur.
Theseus learned that his father was Aegeus, King of Athens, after he was able to move a heavy rock and discover what was beneath it.
King Tut's tomb is opened Feb 13, 1924. Patron George Herbert (5th Earl of Carnarvon), owner of "Downton Abbey" (Highclere Castle), dies before Tutank...
Homer's Iliad tells the tale of Troy and the Trojan War.
For centuries, people wondered whether Troy was a real place and if the Trojan War had actually been fought.
Modern technology and ancient writings help scholars to search for the truth about Troy.
This clip, from Discovery Education, provides an introduction to The Odyssey (by Homer) and introduces us to Ulysses (Odysseus), the story's hero.
Themistocles - an Athenian leader in 480 B.
Using a combination of recreations, expert analysis and animations, this video sets the scene of the famous Battle of Thermopylae.
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