From the Greek city-states to the fall of Constantinople. Four connected histories, in chronological order.
c. 900–323 BCE
Early city-states to the end of the Classical ageAncient Greece
A world of independent city-states, shared gods and competing ideas. Explore the Greeks through their myths, political experiments and encounters with their neighbours.
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753 BCE–476 CE
Rome’s traditional foundation to the end of the western empireAncient Rome
From a city on the Tiber to a Mediterranean empire. Follow Rome’s kings, republic and emperors through political rivalries, conquest, religious change and everyday life.
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359–31 BCE
Philip II’s accession to the close of the Hellenistic ageMacedonia & Hellenistic World
Macedonia’s rise transformed the ancient world. Follow Philip II, Alexander the Great and the rival dynasties that divided his empire and connected the eastern Mediterranean with western Asia.
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330–1453 CE
Constantinople’s dedication to its Ottoman conquestByzantine Empire
The Roman Empire’s eastern story: a Christian, increasingly Greek-speaking state centred on Constantinople. Discover its emperors, religious debates, art and long struggle to survive.
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