Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Indian Emperor Ashoka. Active in the 3rd century BC, Ashoka
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek historian Thucydides. In the fifth century BC
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Victorian engineer responsible for brid
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut, whose name means 'foremost of noble
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Haitian Revolution. In 1791 an uprising began in the French
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Talas, a significant encounter between Arab and Ch
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life, work and reputation of Julius Caesar. Famously assassi
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss one of the most remarkable figures of the Middle Ages, Hildegard
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Bluestockings. Around the middle of the eighteenth century a
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-45. After several years of rising
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Domesday Book, a vast survey of the land and property of muc
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Strabo's Geographica. Written almost exactly two thousand years
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Max Weber's book the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitali
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life of Spartacus, the gladiator who led a major slave rebel
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss chivalry, the moral code observed by knights of the Middle Ages.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Phoenicians. The Greek historian Herodotus wrote about a peo
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the sources for early Chinese history. The first attempts to mak
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Tours. In 732 a large Arab army invaded Gaul from
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Plato's Symposium, one of the Greek philosopher's most celebrate
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family, who dominated Florence's political and cultur
