Ancient Anatolia
Anatolia (Turkish: Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula of Turkey situated in Western Asia. It is the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent, and constitutes the majority of contemporary territory of Turkey.
2 episodes
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HistoryFormer empiresAncient SyriaAncient history of AfghanistanFormer countries in West AsiaHistory of the MediterraneanAncient Levant, States and territories disestablished in the 6th century BCAncient MesopotamiaAncient history of PakistanAxial Age civilizationsBronze Age Asia, Ancient Near EastCountries in ancient AfricaHistory of DagestanHistory of the LevantSasanian EmpireStates and territories established in the 3rd millennium BC
The Phoenicians
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Phoenicians, the celebrated maritime traders of the ancient Mediterranean.
6 February 2014
Featuring: Mark Woolmer, Josephine Quinn, Cyprian Broodbank
The Sassanid Empire
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Sassanian Empire, a grand imperial rival to the Roman Empire.
13 December 2007
Featuring: Hugh N. Kennedy, Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, James Howard-Johnston