The 'I AM' Series is a collection of short autobiographies of the most famous figures in ancient history. Learn who they were from their own points of view with writer and narrator DW Draffin.

The fifth installment of 'I AM' is the Athenian known as the 'Father of Western Philosophy,' Socrates.

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The 'I AM' Series is a collection of short autobiographies of the most famous figures in ancient history. Learn who they were from their own points of view with writer and narrator DW Draffin.

The fourth installment of 'I AM' is the Chinese philosopher from the 6th century BCE, Confucius. 

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The 'I AM' Series is a collection of short autobiographies of the most famous figures in ancient history. Learn who they were from their own points of view with writer and narrator DW Draffin.

The third installment of 'I AM' is the founder of the Mongol Empire and ruled it for over 20 years until his death, Genghis Khan. 

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The 'I AM' Series is a collection of short autobiographies of the most famous figures in ancient history. Learn who they were from their own points of view with writer and narrator DW Draffin.

The second installment of 'I AM' is the third pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty who accomplished a stable and prosperous reign, Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great. 

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The 'I AM' Series is a collection of short autobiographies of the most famous figures in ancient history. Learn who they were from their own points of view with writer and narrator DW Draffin. 

The first installment of 'I AM' is the politician, general, famously assassinated Roman Praetor Julius Caesar. 

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Elam written by Joshua J. Mark and narrated by DW Draffin: https://www.worldhistory.org/elam/

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Elam was a region in the Near East corresponding to the modern-day provinces of Ilam and Khuzestan in southern Iran (though it also included part of modern-day southern Iraq) whose civilization spanned thousands of years from c. 3200 - c. 539 BCE. The name comes from the Akkadian and Sumerian for “highlands” or “high country” while the Elamites referred to their land as Haltami (or Haltamti) which seems to have had the same meaning. The Bible (Genesis 10:22) claims the region is named for Elam, son of Shem, son of Noah but this has no support outside of the biblical narrative. Their language corresponds to no others and has yet to be deciphered so their early history comes from Mesopotamian sources. This applies only to Elamite linear script, however, as their language was preserved in cuneiform script after their contact with the Sumerians. 

Commagene written by Joshua J Mark and narrated by DW Draffin: https://www.worldhistory.org/Commagene/

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The Kingdom of Commagene (163 BCE - 72 CE) was a Hellenistic political entity, heavily influenced by Armenian and ancient Persian culture and traditions, established in southwestern Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) by Ptolemaeus of Commagene (r. 163-130 BCE) of the Orontid Dynasty who had formerly been satrap (governor) of the region under the Seleucid Empire (312-63 BCE). The Seleucid Empire had been in steady decline since it came into conflict with Rome in 190 BCE and, by 163 BCE, no longer had the strength to maintain its earlier cohesion. Ptolemaeus seized on the weakness, declared Commagene an independent state, and became its first king.

The Crusades: Consequences & Effects written by Mark Cartwright and narrated by DW Draffin: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1273/the-crusades-consequences--effects/

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The crusades of the 11th to 15th century CE have become one of the defining events of the Middle Ages in both Europe and the Middle East. The campaigns brought significant consequences wherever they occurred but also pushed changes within the states that organised and fought them. Even when the crusades had ended, their influence continued through literature and other cultural means and, resurrected as an idea in more modern times, they continue today to colour international relations.

Ten Ancient Elam Facts You Need to Know written by Joshua J. Mark and narrated by DW Draffin: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1591/ten-ancient-elam-facts-you-need-to-know/

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Elam, located in the region of the modern-day provinces of Ilam and Khuzestan in Iran, was one of the most impressive civilizations of the ancient world. It was never a cohesive ethnic kingdom or polity but rather a federation of different tribes governed at various times by cities such as Susa, Anshan, and Shimashki until it was united during the Middle Elamite Period, briefly, as an empire. The name Elam was given to the region by others – the Akkadians and Sumerians of Mesopotamia – and is thought to be their version of what the Elamites called themselves – Haltami (or Haltamti) – meaning “those of the high country”. 'Elam', therefore, is usually translated to mean “highlands” or “high country” as it was comprised of settlements on the Iranian Plateau which stretched from the southern plains to the elevations of the Zagros Mountains. The Bible's claim from Genesis 10:22 that the land was named for Elam, son of Shem, son of Noah has no support outside of the biblical narrative.

Nine Realms of Norse Cosmology written by Joshua J. Mark and narrated by DW Draffin: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1305/nine-realms-of-norse-cosmology/

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Norse cosmology divided the universe into nine realms. The center of the universe was the great world-tree Yggdrasil and the nine realms either spread out from the tree or existed in levels stretching from the roots down and, marginally, side-to-side. Earlier Norse works (known as Eddic and Skaldic poetry) assume a knowledge of the cosmology and do not bother much with descriptions of locations or, in some cases, even specifics of what the realms were like and, because of this – and the fact that Norse religion had no written scripture – some of the realms are less clear than others.