Ancient Places and/or Civilizations Audio Narrations

The very land we call "ours" once belonged to others. How did ancient people live on that land? What was important to them? Are we more alike than we are different? Explore this collection to find answers.

Art is sometimes created for political purposes. Was that the case for Guido Reni's Abduction of Helen?

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Gur Ben Dor narrates his original story written as part of her 4th grade Hawaiian history and culture research project.

Anglo-Saxon warriors, in early Briton, were known as Thegns.

The Babylonian Empire, when it existed, was the most-powerful of all states in the ancient world.

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