The Great Courses

The Aeneid is the great national epic of ancient Rome, and one of the most important works of literature ever written....

These lectures are an invaluable resource and a helpful introduction to the grandest adventure story in Western literature....

When you join Professor Vandiver for this lecture series on the Iliad, you'll come to understand what has enthralled and gripped so many people....

We’ve been celebrating Earth Day for 50 years now, but even the most ardent activists of today would have a hard time picturing the intensity and excitement that the first Earth Day in 1970 brought....

Methodical and meticulous in its approach, these lectures will help you understand why the West's transition from the classical to the early modern was a fluid, ongoing process....

Explopre a course that requires no prior background in philosophy and avoids the often-intimidating language in which serious philosophy can be expressed....

In a series of 24 lectures, you'll learn how the Greek-speaking empire of Byzantium, or East Rome, occupied a crucial place in both time and space....

These compelling lectures draw on the lives of medicine's greatest contributors to tell the human story behind the development of Western scientific medicine....

But is it possible that the understanding of the book of Genesis we've all grown up with isn't as complete as we'd like to believe?....

Professor Oden's lectures approach religious belief and ritual as possible answers to the most difficult and enduring questions....

No understanding of human life, individual or collective, could be complete without factoring in the role and contribution of these history-shaping teachers....

This course is an extremely useful addition to the shelves of anyone who is fascinated by the history of ancient Christianity and its evolution into the dominant religion it is today....

Unlike earlier great wars, the Peloponnesian War was not a conflict between kings, but between citizens from different city-states....

These 36 in-depth lectures explore the fundamentals of good nutrition and offer a practical guide for applying these fundamentals to your lifestyle....

Rodriguez uses his keen economist's eye to report ideas, trends, and possible outcomes you can expect to see as China and India....

These 24 enlightening lectures offer you the chance to experience the world's religions from all angles – historical, theological, and cultural....

In these 24 lectures filled with musical excerpts, enjoy a rich and multifaceted exploration of the trailblazing works and outsized life of this historically pivotal composer....

In this series of 48 fascinating lectures, an award-winning teacher and author explores the national character by introducing you to notable men and women from every era of American history....

This far-ranging course examines not only the canonical Gospels familiar to us from the New Testament, but also the many other, apocryphal narratives and literary works....

This fresh and challenging inquiry into human societies takes a deep look at the effects and roles of war....