TTC - Great Tours Ancient Cities of the Mediterranean

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Released 4/2025
By Darius Arya, PhD The American Institute for Roman Culture
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Level: Beginner | Genre: eLearning | Language: English + subtitle | Duration: 24 Lessons ( 11h 41m ) | Size: 9.6 GB

The region of the Mediterranean is one of the great wellsprings of human civilization. Here, in the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, many of the seminal cultures of antiquity took shape, from the Phoenicians and the Greeks to the Romans, the Carthaginians, the Egyptians, the Anatolians, and more. In many ways, these cultures thrived because of their relationship to the great body of water that surrounded them, which facilitated exploration, communication, trade, and conquest.
The region of the Mediterranean is one of the great wellsprings of human civilization. Here, in the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, many of the seminal cultures of antiquity took shape, from the Phoenicians and the Greeks to the Romans, the Carthaginians, the Egyptians, the Anatolians, and more. In many ways, these cultures thrived because of their relationship to the great body of water that surrounded them, which facilitated exploration, communication, trade, and conquest.
Central to the history of the ancient Mediterranean are the splendorous cities that flowered around the region-bases of power that saw innovation, commerce, expansion, and the building of great empires. Many of these cities have become icons of the ancient world and exemplars of the cultures, conquests, and ways of life that have built western civilization.
In The Great Tours: Ancient Cities of the Mediterranean, you'll embark on a lavish and wide-ranging travelogue through the ancient societies that ruled the Mediterranean world. These 24 compelling lectures take you to a rich range of superlative cities across the Mediterranean-a thrilling panorama of the preeminent and historically pivotal urban centers of the ancient world.
Your guide is Dr. Darius Arya of The American Institute for Roman Culture, an expert scholar of the Mediterranean world as well as a prolific host of television series exploring its ancient cultures. His deep knowledge of the region and long dedication to unearthing its treasures make this course a revelation of the richness, the sophistication, and the remarkable diversity of the societies that thrived across this singular part of the earth.
The course spans the entire Mediterranean region, introducing you to ancient cities, both legendary and less familiar, of the Italian peninsula, the Adriatic Sea and Dalmatian coast, Greece and the Aegean, Israel and the Levant, and North Africa, as well as ancient Anatolia (Turkey), Gaul (France) and Iberia (Spain). These richly illustrated video segments offer you a wonderful blueprint for travel, highlighting many of the most impressive and unforgettable sites in the Mediterranean world, as well as an inspiring resource for learning, enrichment, and enjoyment at home.
Discover Glories of Antiquity
In numerous ways, the cities of the ancient Mediterranean are illuminating keys to the cultures they represent and offer enlightening and nuanced perspectives on the rise of Western civilization, European culture, and the origins of much of the world we know today. In addition, these cities bear witness to some of the western world's most fascinating history and most incredible human achievements.
Some of the cities survive as fantastic ruins; others have largely vanished. But all of them have left their mark on history and richly reward our attention today. Extraordinary and historically significant cities of the ancient Mediterranean include
Athens. Shining jewel of Greek civilization, whose political system, philosophy, architecture, art, and culture still enthrall the world.
Petra. In today's Jordan, one of the world's most stunning archaeological sites, whose sublime rock-cut tombs speak of a great trading culture which connected the Mediterranean with Arabia.
Knossos. On the island of Crete, the mysterious, palatial seat of the Minoan civilization, famed for the legend of King Minos and the Minotaur.
Carthage. The imposing North African capital of the maritime empire that famously rivaled Rome, and one of the greatest cities of the ancient world.
Leptis Magna. In coastal Libya; known as one of the most beautiful cities of the Roman Empire, and now an amazingly preserved UNESCO World Heritage site.
Resplendent Capitals of State, Commerce, and Culture
Across the span of the course, you'll delve into the history, lore and achievements of the premier cities of the ancient Mediterranean, taking in sites such as
Rome. In two lectures on the awe-inspiring world of ancient Rome, take the measure of the city that was the beating heart of a vast empire. Explore its monumental edifices, ingenious infrastructure, grand commercial centers, and its massive port of Ostia Antica.
Jerusalem. Find how this landlocked metropolis was deeply connected to Mediterranean trade routes, making it a major center of commerce as well as of culture. Marvel at its majestic architecture built under the Jewish kings and the later Herod the Great.
Ephesus. In today's Turkey, one of the most magnificent Greco-Roman cities of the ancient Mediterranean, and a dazzling archaeological site to visit today. Walk through the city at its height, and visualize its greatness as a center of trade, learning, and art.
Alexandria. Founded by Alexander the Great on the shores of Egypt, and perhaps the greatest cultural center of Mediterranean antiquity. Witness its rise under the Ptolemaic pharaohs as a capital of learning and scholarship, and the site of the fabled Library of Alexandria.
Constantinople. Discover this incredible city as Byzantium, under the Greeks, and then as Constantinople under Roman rule. Travel its fabulous urban landscape in the time of the Roman emperors, and grasp why, for centuries, it was one of the most important cities of the Mediterranean.
Hidden Urban Wonders
In addition to the most renowned urban complexes of the region, you'll encounter a wide spectrum of cities that are less familiar, but which also commanded the attention and influenced the unfolding of the economic, political, and cultural landscape of the Mediterranean.
On the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia, you'll discover the treasures of Aquileia, one of the wealthiest cities of the late Roman Empire. In Lebanon, you'll visit the Phoenician city of Sidon, celebrated for its literature, glassware, and dyes. You'll uncover the fortified city and architectural gems of Dyrrachium in today's Albania; the spectacular Roman ruins of Nemausus in France; the sacred healing center of Kos (Greece), the transcendent art and architecture of Ravenna (Italy); the UNESCO World Heritage sites of Tipasa and Timgad in Algeria; and many more.
Throughout the course, Dr. Arya highlights memorable and often astonishing details of life in the sites visited, shedding light on the extraordinary resourcefulness and sophistication of the ancient peoples of the Mediterranean. As you range across the region, you'll stop at several of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, now lost, taking detailed looks at what is known about the Colossus of Rhodes, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, and the Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria.
You'll also look at some of the amazing engineering feats that undergirded the cities in question, such as the great complex of 16 water wheels in Arelate (France), which ground grain for 10,000 people; the gladiatorial arena of Pola (Croatia), equipped with massive tanks of perfumed water to be sprayed over the spectators on hot summer days; the Basilica Cistern of Constantinople, a cavity the size of a cathedral, holding 20 million gallons of water; and the artificial, manmade harbor of Caesarea Maritima near Jerusalem, built with Roman hydraulic concrete.
Finally, you'll discover a rich range of the masterworks of art found in the ancient cities, from the exquisite golden artifacts of Taras (Italy) and the Laocoön Group by Agesander of Rhodes, one of the most technically sophisticated sculptures of antiquity, to the glorious mosaics of the basilicas of Ravenna and the breathtaking Hagia Sophia of Constantinople.
In The Great Tours: Ancient Cities of the Mediterranean, you'll discover some of history's greatest marvels and most fascinating cultures, at the fountainhead of Western civilization.
What Will You Learn?
Trace the development of some of the most interesting urban centers-some that are thriving metropolises today and others that are just ruins echoing their glorious past
Journey from the harbors of Spain to the shores of Turkey, from the Greek islands to the North African hinterlands, and all sorts of places in between
Walk through thousands of years of history, from the earliest trading settlements of the stone age to the emerging centers of Christianity in late antiquity
Find out how the Mediterranean has allowed for a tangled web of interconnected cultures and cities to form along its coasts and into the countryside
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