◆ Treasures of Civilizations ◆
Articles
Dive into the stories, beliefs, and achievements of history's great civilizations.
Cultural
Ancestral Puebloans
Cliff Cities of the Southwest
Stone villages built into canyon walls.
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Muisca Confederation
El Dorado, the Gilded One
The Muisca rite that became a legend.
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Ancient Egypt
Life Along the Nile
How the Nile shaped daily life and belief.
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Roman Empire
Roman Engineering Marvels
Aqueducts, roads, and concrete that lasted millennia.
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Persian Empire
Roads of the Persian Empire
How roads and tolerance held an empire together.
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Inca Empire
Engineering in the Andes
Roads, terraces, and Machu Picchu.
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Aztec Empire
Tenochtitlan, the Island City
A capital built on a lake.
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Feudal Japan
The Way of the Samurai
Warriors, honor, and bushidō.
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The Viking Age
The Voyages of the Vikings
Raiders, traders, and explorers.
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Byzantine Empire
Hagia Sophia, Wonder of Byzantium
The great domed church of Constantinople.
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Khmer Empire
Angkor Wat
The largest religious monument on Earth.
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Roman Britain
Life in Roman Britain
Roads, baths, and walled towns at the empire’s edge.
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Al-Andalus
The Golden Age of Córdoba
A city of libraries, scholars, and the Great Mosque.
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Kingdom of Aksum
Aksum, an African Trading Power
Coins, stelae, and Red Sea commerce.
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Mali Empire
Mansa Musa and Timbuktu
Gold, pilgrimage, and a city of books.
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Nabataean Kingdom
Petra, City of Stone
How desert traders carved a city from cliffs.
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Kingdom of Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya, a Cosmopolitan Capital
A Siamese city of temples and global trade.
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Benin Empire
The Benin Bronzes
Guild masterpieces of a West African kingdom.
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Roman Empire
Daily Life in Ancient Rome
Baths, forums, and bread and circuses.
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