Living history : experiencing great events of the ancient and medieval worlds
(CD + Book)

Course no. 3843; issued in 2 containers (19 cm.) as a two volume set of 24 half-hour lectures on 12 discs.

Title from disc label.

Compact discs.

Lecturer: Robert Garland, Colgate University.

More than covering great events that change the contours of history, Professor Garland takes you into the scene and allows you to hear what he terms the "heartbeat of history." Rather than merely reviewing the facts of events such as the Battle of Marathon, the arrest and trial of Jesus, and the coronation of Charlemagne, you'll engage with a variety of first-hand accounts and authentic primary and secondary sources to experience what it was like to live these events as they occurred. From reports by historians such as Herodotus and Livy to official scrolls and administrative records, these eyewitness sources and ancient documents take you back in time through the eyes of people who were there.