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Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Bloodbath in Africa (Part 3)
Feb 09, 2026Would the Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio successfully march on Africa? What happened when Hannibal and Scipio - the greatest commanders of their age - came head to head at the Battle of Zama, ...
Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Hannibal’s Nemesis (Part 2)
Feb 05, 2026What happened at the Battle of Ibera, a totemic though overlooked battle of the Punic Wars? With the forces of Carthage closing in on a depleted Rome, would a young Roman, Publius Cornelius Scipio res...
Greatest Paintings: Dawn of the Dutch Golden Age - The Arnolfini Portrait
Feb 04, 2026Why is Jan Van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait perceived as one of the greatest mysteries of the arts? What elements and symbolisms provoke debates about its identity and meaning? And, what do we know about...
Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Carthage at the Gates (Part 1)
Feb 02, 2026Did Hannibal march on Rome after his legendary victory at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC? How could Rome fight on after losing so many men? And, where would their next cataclysmic clash take place…? ...
Revolution in Iran: Death in the Desert (Part 4)
Jan 29, 2026How did America respond after the American Embassy in Tehran was seized, and American citizens taken hostage? Would the hostages survive? And, what became of the Iranian Revolution, and Ayatollah Khom...
Revolution in Iran: The Hostage Crisis (Part 3)
Jan 26, 2026Why and how was the American Embassy stormed in 1979, at the height of the Iranian Revolution? Did America respond when large numbers of American civil servants were taken hostage? And, would a scienc...
Revolution in Iran: Rise of the Ayatollah (Part 2)
Jan 22, 2026What set off the final uprisings of the Iranian Revolution, against the last Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi? Would President Jimmy Carter and America back the Shah’s forbidding opponent, the fire...
Revolution in Iran: Fall of the Shah (Part 1)
Jan 19, 2026Why did the Iranian Revolution erupt in 1979? What was the nature of the relationship between President Carter and the ostentatious Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi? And, who was the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khom...
Joan of Arc: For Fear of the Flames (Part 4)
Jan 15, 2026What were the harsh conditions of Joan of Arc’s imprisonment, at the hands of her English captors? How did Joan’s trial unfold, and with what was she charged? And, would Joan confess at the last momen...
Joan of Arc: Heroine in Chains (Part 3)
Jan 12, 2026How was Charles VII, with the help of Joan of Arc, able to fight his way to Reims to be crowned in the ancient seat of French kings? Why was she able to continually defeat the formidable soldiers of E...