The Great Courses

Get the real story on the battle for American independence with Professor Guelzo's 24 gripping lectures....

Even after deciphering its hieroglyphs, and marveling at its scarabs, mummies, obelisks, and sphinxes, Egyptian civilization remains one of history's most mysterious....

Take a journey across the ancient world, throught the traditional domains of politics and war, as well as religion, philosophy, architecture, science and the visual arts....

The deep-seated origins and wide-reaching lessons of ancient myths built the foundation for our modern legacies....

You don't have a choice about becoming involved in conflict. You do, however, have a choice about learning to manage it....

These 24 spellbinding lectures reveal the full scope of the Arthurian tradition, from its beginnings in post-Roman Britain to its extraordinary trajectory across the centuries....

Learn more about how you communicate verbally, the common problems you can encounter in doing so, and how you can improve your own effectiveness....

Eating is an indispensable human activity. As a result, whether we realize it or not, the drive to obtain food has been a major catalyst across all of history....

Explore features of late antiquity including: how this tripartite division occurred. the memorable rulers, and the architecture, visual arts, and literature of the period....

In an exciting partnership with the Smithsonian, The Great Courses presents these 24 lectures that offer an unforgettable tour of Japanese life and culture....