What creates civilization, in the most basic sense? According to Professor David Frye, who joins me this week, it's walls - Hadrian's Wall, the Great Wall of China, city walls, and thousands more over the millennia.
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Carthage, Syracuse, and the Battle for Sicily
The Archaeology of the Indus Valley Civilization: Interview with Professor Cameron Petrie
The Rise of Carthage
The Mediterranean World in 500 BC
Why Do Ordinary People Do Terrible Things? Daniele Bolelli and Patrick Discuss
The Buddha and His World
Climate Change and the Fall of the Indus Valley Civilization: Interview with Dr. Alena Giesche
The Rigveda and the Dawn of the Iron Age in South Asia
The Fall of the Indus Valley Civilization
The Rise of China's Warring States
Ordinary People in Ancient East Asia: Interview with Professor Kate Pechenkina
Confucius and His Age
China in the Eastern Zhou: Spring and Autumn
Venice through the Ages, from Salt-Panners to Maritime Empire to Tourism: Interview with Professor Dennis Romano
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