The Mycenaeans establish the first real civilization of Western History.

From Mycenae to Homer, the foundations of Ancient Greek culture.

Introduction to the second series: The Greek Sun

The Persians rise to power. Israel returns from exile.

Two empires: Assyrian and Babylonian. The fall of Israel and Judah.

The story of the Bible and archaeological counter-perspectives.

The New Kingdom. Egypt, under the leadership of men and women, such as Ramses II and Hatshepsut, reaches its final pinnacle of achievement before declining one last time into the background of history.

The descendants of the early European farmers found a unique civilization on the island of Crete and prepare the way for Greek culture.

The Middle Kingdom of Egypt. Renewal and flourish. The evolution of religious belief. The Hyksos take power and bring Egypt to another intermediate period.

The Hittites take over the Anatolian peninsula in the 2nd millennium BC. The first Indo-European speaking power takes the stage and meets with the Egyptians and the Mesopotamians.