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Learn Through Videos: History

This is a collection of links to educational videos helpful for understanding history, which are made for a general audience, such as documentary films. Throughout human history, numerous civilizations and cultures appeared and disappeared. Some civilizations like Chinese civilization has survived, while most of them vanished into history. From prehistoric times - through Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution and the two World Wars - to the present, the videos listed in this collection makes us look at important moments and events in human history.

Ancient Megastructures
This is a National Geographic documentary series discovering the secrets of revolutionary structures in ancient megastructures.

The Revelation of the Pyramids
Narrated by Brian Cox, Revelation of the Pyramids takes an in-depth look into one of Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramids of Egypt.

The Mystery of the Sphinx
Narrated by Charlton Heston, the film searches for answers to questions about this most enduring of mysterious monuments.

Secrets of the Parthenon
With unprecedented access, this film unravels the architectural and engineering mysteries of this celebrated ancient temple.

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
This film reveals the secrets behind the seven monuments of the ancient world, including the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and the Lighthouse at Alexandria.

Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth
This is a three-part BBC documentary series presented by Dr Michael Scott, telling the story of Athens in the ancient world by exploring the sources of Greek drama and the development of the theatre.

Who Were the Greeks?
This is a two-part BBC documentary presented by Dr Michael Scott, focusing on the realities of life in the ancient Greek world, its legacies, and its continued importance for our own world today.

Athens: The Dawn of Democracy
This is a two-part documentary series presented by historian Bettany Hughes, exploring the 'Golden Age' of ancient Athens at the dawn of democracy.

Rome: A History of the Eternal City
This is a three-part BBC documentary series presented by historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, uncovering the central role played by religion in creating and maintaining the power of the city of Rome.

Rome Revealed
This is a National Geographic documentary series looking at every aspect of Roman life using interviews and dramatic reconstructions to recreate the empire's epic history.

Colosseum - A Gladiator's Story
Dramatized film which uses reconstructions, stunt fights and computer-generated images of ancient Rome to tell the story of Verus, a gladiator who fought in the opening games of the Colosseum in AD 80.

Alexandria: The Greatest City
Bettany Hughes goes in search of the lost civilisation, Alexandria, founded out of the desert by Alexander the Great in 331 BC.

The Library of Alexandria
The Royal Library of Alexandria, or Ancient Library of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt, was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world.

Ottoman Empire
This documentary traces a history of the Ottoman Empire from the 13th to the 20th centuries focusing on military campaigns.

The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors
This is a three-part BBC documentary series presented by Rageh Omaar, tracing the history of the Ottoman empire.