Dr Christopher Siwicki, The Norwegian Institute in Rome, joins the show to discuss how buildings were constructed in ancient Rome.

Many scholars regard Tacitus as the greatest Roman historian from the period. Dr Gavin Kelly, Professor, The University of Edinburgh, joins the show to discuss his life and writings.

Classical archaeologist in Greek sculpture, Dr Olympia Bobou, Aarhus University, joins the show to discuss ancient sculptures, and their evolution, in Greece.

Herodotus is the oldest Greek historian whose works survive. He has been called the “father of history.” Dr Oswyn Murray, Emeritus Fellow, University of Oxford, joins the show to discuss Herodotus’ life and writings.

During the Crusades in 1119, a Seljuk Turkish army defeated a Frankish Crusading army in an important battle near Aleppo. Dr Nicholas Morton, Nottingham Trent University, shares what happened.

Dr Louise Hitchcock, The University of Melbourne, joins the show to discuss architecture on the Greek islands in the Bronze Age, including the islands of Crete and Santorini.

One of the most powerful European families in the second millennium, the Habsburg dynasty, began ruling early modern Spain, not by conquest, but by a marriage. Dr John Edwards, University of Oxford, joins the show to tell the story.

Cleopatra Selene II was the daughter of the famous historical figures, Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Mark Antony of Rome. Dr. Duane W. Roller, Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University, joins the show to explore what's known about Cleopatra Selene.

Professor William Wallace, Washington University in St. Louis, has studied the life, and works, of Michelangelo for about 40 years. He joins the show to discuss the later period of the Italian Renaissance artist’s life.

An Islamic dynasty, the Umayyad Caliphate, began to settle in the Iberian Peninsula in the 8th century—a reign that would last over 700 years, and remarkably influence culture and architecture in Spain. Dr. Brian Catlos joins the show to discuss how the hegemony started.