"I have devoted myself to the study of history of all periods."

Kenneth W. Harl

Ph.D., Yale University

Tulane University

Dr. Kenneth W. Harl is Professor of Classical and Byzantine History at Tulane University in New Orleans, where he teaches courses in Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Crusader history. He earned his B.A. from Trinity College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Yale University.

Recognized as an outstanding lecturer, Professor Harl has received numerous teaching awards at Tulane, including the coveted Sheldon H. Hackney Award. He has earned Tulane's annual Student Body Award for Excellence in Teaching nine times and is the recipient of Baylor University's nationwide Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teachers.

In 2007, he was the Lewis P. Jones Visiting Professor in History at Wofford College. An expert on classical Anatolia, he has taken students with him into the field on excursions and to assist in excavations of Hellenistic and Roman sites in Turkey.

Professor Harl has also published a wide variety of articles and books, including his current work on coins unearthed in an excavation of Gordion, Turkey, and a new book on Rome and her Iranian foes. A fellow and trustee of the American Numismatic Society, Professor Harl is well known for his studies of ancient coinage. He is the author of Civic Coins and Civic Politics in the Roman East, A.D. 180–275 and Coinage in the Roman Economy, 300 B.C. to A.D. 700.

Save Up To $185	Fall of the Pagans and the Origins of Medieval Christianity Professor Kenneth W. Harl Why did pagan Rome clash with early Christians? How did Christianity ultimately achieve dominance in the Roman Empire and eclipse paganism in one of the most influential turning points in the history of the West? Find out the startling answers to these and other questions with The Fall of the Pagans and the Origins of Medieval Christianity. This historically focused discussion of the dramatic interaction between Judaism, Christianity, and paganism from the 1st to the 6th centuries—delivered by classical scholar and award-winning Professor Kenneth W. Harl—allows you to explore in great depth the reasons that Christianity emerged and sparked a major transition for religion, culture, and politics.

	Vikings Professor Kenneth W. Harl Explorers and traders, the Vikings sailed from Newfoundland to Baghdad, across raging seas and swift rivers, extending trade and prosperity in voyages of creative destruction. By 1100, however, the Vikings had disappeared, having willingly shed their identity and dissolved into the mists of myth and legend. How did this happen? And how should we remember this formidable civilization? Who were the Vikings? Dr. Kenneth W. Harl rediscovers these warriors, artists, merchants, poets, and kings, explaining their role on the world stage.

Save Up To $205	Great Ancient Civilizations of Asia Minor Professor Kenneth W. Harl The peninsula of Asian Turkey, known to the Greeks as Anatolia and to the Romans as Asia Minor, is about the size of Texas. This small subcontinent has arguably seen more history than any other comparably sized patch of Earth anywhere. Professor Kenneth W. Harl discusses Asia Minor’s pivotal role in history in this engaging, original presentation.

	Origins of Great Ancient Civilizations Professor Kenneth W. Harl Uncover deep mysteries about the ancient civilizations of the Near East—and their indelible impact on the history of the world—with Origins of Great Ancient Civilizations. This course is your introduction to the fascinating civilizations that often receive only a few lines of cursory discussion in the average textbook on Western civilization, including: the Hitties, the Assyrians, and the Sumerians. Along the way, award-winning Professor Kenneth W. Harl examines the evolution of writing, the development of vast empires, and the growth of trade. Filled with insights into ancient history, this course will give you a new appreciation of our own roots, and a rock-solid foundation for deeper exploration.

Save Up To $275	Era of the Crusades Professor Kenneth W. Harl Professor Kenneth Harl, Tulane University’s nine-time teaching award winner, leads a thorough and intellectually challenging analysis of one of history’s most renowned and influential periods of religious warfare. You will fully appreciate how Western civilization changed in many profound ways during the Crusading era, and explore misperceptions and long-debated questions about the Crusades.

	World of Byzantium Professor Kenneth W. Harl Open new vistas of historical insight as you join award-winning scholar and lecturer Kenneth W. Harl in this study of the crucial yet overlooked civilization of Byzantium. These lectures fill a gap in history and give you a much wider and more accurate perspective on everything from the decline of imperial Rome to the rise of the Renaissance.

Save Up To $305	Peloponnesian War Professor Kenneth W. Harl The ancient Greek historian Thucydides called it "a war like no other"—arguably the greatest in the history of the world up to that time. The Peloponnesian War pitted Athens and her allies against a league of city-states headed by Sparta. Thucydides's eyewitness account of the war has been a classic for 24 centuries and is still studied for its profound truths about the nature of human strife. In The Peloponnesian War, Professor Kenneth Harl draws on this masterpiece and other ancient sources to give you a full picture of the Greek world in uneasy peace and then all-out war in the late 5th century B.C.

	Alexander the Great and the Macedonian Empire Professor Kenneth W. Harl Go beyond the myth to learn about ancient history's greatest military leader and his time in Alexander the Great and the Macedonian Empire. In 36 spellbinding lectures, you'll enter Alexander's world and witness the astonishing feats of military genius that have made Alexander's name renowned to the present day. An expert on the classical world, Professor Kenneth W. Harl introduces you to all sides of this fascinating figure—the passions that drove him, the extraordinary talents and insights he brought to the battlefield, and the intensive training that helped mold his character. With this detailed portrait, you'll truly understand what made Alexander so great.

Save Up To $305	Rome and the Barbarians Professor Kenneth W. Harl Who were the barbarians, and how could Rome wield its power against them for centuries? This course tells the story of complex relationships between these different cultures and their Roman conquerors from 300 B.C. to A.D. 600 as they intermarried, exchanged ideas, and, in the ensuing provincial Roman cultures, formed the basis of Western European civilization.

	Era of the Crusades & World of Byzantium (Set) Professor Kenneth W. Harl Investigate a fascinating and often misunderstood period in the grand narrative of Western civilization with this two-course set delivered by masterful historians and professors. In The Era of the Crusades, discover how the epic conflicts between Western Christendom, the Byzantine Empire, and the Muslim world forever changed the course of history. Then, in The World of Byzantium, delve into the tumultuous period between the fall of imperial Rome and the rise of the Renaissance.

	Early Middle Ages; High Middle Ages; Late Middle Ages; Vikings; & Era of the Crusades (Set) Professor Kenneth W. Harl Explore the era between the fall of Rome and the rise of the Renaissance in five 24-lecture courses that reveal the important role the Middle Ages played in Western Civilization. Begin with a three-course tour of the Middle Ages with The Early Middle Ages, The High Middle Ages, and The Late Middle Ages. In The Vikings, get a reintroduction to these warriors, artists, merchants, poets, and kings, from a course that explains the Vikings' important role on the world stage. Finally, in The Era of the Crusades, look at the "big picture" of the Crusades as an ongoing period of conflict involving Western Christendom, the Byzantine Empire, and the Muslim world.

	Vikings & Rome and the Barbarians (Set) Professor Kenneth W. Harl Join master historian and Professor Kenneth W. Harl on a two-course exploration of ancient peoples who played roles more important than once thought in the development of the West. In the 36 lectures of The Vikings, rediscover these warriors, artists, merchants, poets, and kings, and their roles on the world stage. Then, delve into the relationship between ancient Rome and the "barbarian hordes" that shaped its story in Rome and the Barbarians.

	Vikings & Era of the Crusades (Set) Professor Kenneth W. Harl Rediscover two important periods of Western history with the guidance of historian and award-winning Professor Kenneth W. Harl. In The Vikings, explore the important role this group of warriors, artists, merchants, poets, and kings played on the world stage. Next, delve into the misperceptions and long-debated questions about the medieval wars between Christendom and Islam in The Era of the Crusades.

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