, an Associate Professor of History at the University of Northern Iowa with a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, specializes in ancient Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman history, with a focus on military and administrative developments. Lecture Outline
is a comprehensive 36-lecture course from The Great Courses (formerly The Teaching Company/TTC). Taught by Professor Robert L. Dise Jr. of the University of Northern Iowa, the series examines the rise and fall of roughly a dozen major civilizations spanning 2,000 years of history prior to Alexander the Great. Course Overview Structure : 36 lectures, each approximately 30 minutes long. [TTC Video] Robert L. Dise - Ancient Empires be...
The course follows a chronological approach, focusing on the Near East and Mediterranean regions. , an Associate Professor of History at the
: Professor Dise analyzes each empire through three primary questions: How did it emerge? How was it governed and defended? Why did it ultimately fall?. Empires and Subjects Covered Taught by Professor Robert L
: Available on DVD and as an audiobook (approx. 18 hours).
The curriculum covers major powers across the Near East and Mediterranean, including the Mesopotamian, Hittite, and Egyptian empires. It explores the Aegean civilizations, the Levant, Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian states, the Persian Achaemenid Empire, and the rise of Carthage.