About 2500 years ago, the writing of history as we understand it didn't really exist. Then, a man called Herodotus witnessed the Persian invasions of Greece and decided to find out why they happened. Mark Robinson investigates how the...

Pawan Sinha details his groundbreaking research into how the brain's visual system develops. Sinha and his team provide free vision-restoring treatment to children born blind, and then study how their brains learn to interpret visual...

Meet Alexander the Great, one of the most famous leaders in history! Born in ancient Macedonia, Alexander became king at just 20 years old. In this episode, we’ll learn how he led his army across Europe, Egypt, and Asia, creating one of...

Continuing with the Indo-European world, it's time to check out the Persian empires, of which there were several. The ones we will examine here are the Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sasanian empires, which rose and fell as regions were lost...

PERSEPOLIS UNLIKE NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD MANY MAN-MADE LANDMARKS FROM THE PAST COME DOWN TO US IN FRAGMENTS. SUCH IS THE CASE WITH PERSEPOLIS, CAPITAL OF ANCIENT PERSIA, A PRE CHRISTIAN RIVAL WITH ATHENS FOR THE TITLE OF CROWNING...

Se enfrentará a la revuelta, la guerra de guerrillas y los nómadas escitas, pero finalmente llega al punto más lejano del Imperio Persa. Se casa con Roxana, hija de un señor bactriano, luego continúa su avance hacia los modernos Pakistán...

Alejandro Magno en esta Parte 3, se ahora dirige al este para un enfrentamiento final con Darío III, Rey de Reyes, en Gaugamela. Alejandro Magno ha subyugado al Imperio Persa al oeste del Éufrates, ganando batallas en Granicus e Issus,...

This video discusses the consequences of online vigilantism, using a real-life case of an Australian man working in Singapore who made controversial comments on Facebook. The video explores how his comments sparked a social media...

Alexander III of Macedon succeeded his father at the young age of 20, becoming the King of the ancient Kingdom of Macedon. He spent most of his years as king conducting military campaigns, particularly against the rival of his life, the...