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Kenneth W. Harl
Tulane University
Ph.D., Yale University
 

Kenneth W. Harl is Professor of Classical and Byzantine History at Tulane University in New Orleans, where he has been teaching since 1978. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Trinity College and went on to earn his Master’s and Ph.D. from Yale University.

Dr. Harl specializes in the Mediterranean civilizations of Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Byzantium. He has published numerous articles and is the author of Civic Coins and Civic Politics in the Roman East, A.D. 180-275 and Coinage in the Roman Economy, 300 B.C. to A.D. 700. He is also a veteran field researcher who has served since 1999 on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Archaeology.

Professor Harl's skill and dedication as an instructor are attested by the many teaching honors he has won. He has earned Tulane's annual Student Body Award for Excellence in Teaching nine times. He is also the recipient of Baylor University’s nationwide Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teachers.

 
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$275 		Era of the Crusades  
By Professor Kenneth W. Harl, Tulane University
Professor Kenneth Harl, Tulane University’s nine-time teaching award winner, leads a thorough and intellectually challenging analysis of one of history’s most renowned and influential periods of religious warfare. You will fully appreciate how Western civilization changed in many profound ways during the Crusading era, and explore misperceptions and long-debated questions about the Crusades.
Great Ancient Civilizations of Asia Minor  
By Professor Kenneth W. Harl, Tulane University
The peninsula of Asian Turkey, known to the Greeks as Anatolia and to the Romans as Asia Minor, is about the size of Texas. This small subcontinent has arguably seen more history than any other comparably sized patch of Earth anywhere. Professor Kenneth W. Harl discusses Asia Minor’s pivotal role in history in this engaging, original presentation.
Great Ancient Civilizations of Asia Minor & World of Byzantium (Set)  
By Professor Kenneth W. Harl, Tulane University
Plumb the depths of ancient history with expert historian and award-winning Professor Kenneth W. Harl. In World of Byzantium, investigate how the Greek-speaking empire of Byzantium occupied a crucial place in history after the fall of the Roman Empire. Then, get a comprehensive introduction to ancient Egypt, Persia, Mesopotamia, and other captivating civilizations of the Near East in Great Civilizations of Asia Minor.
Origins of Great Ancient Civilizations  
By Professor Kenneth W. Harl, Tulane University
Uncover deep mysteries about the ancient civilizations of the Near East—and their indelible impact on the history of the world—with Origins of Great Ancient Civilizations. This course is your introduction to the fascinating civilizations that often receive only a few lines of cursory discussion in the average textbook on Western civilization, including: the Hitties, the Assyrians, and the Sumerians. Along the way, award-winning Professor Kenneth W. Harl examines the evolution of writing, the development of vast empires, and the growth of trade. Filled with insights into ancient history, this course will give you a new appreciation of our own roots, and a rock-solid foundation for deeper exploration.
Peloponnesian War  
By Professor Kenneth W. Harl, Tulane University

The ancient Greek historian Thucydides called it "a war like no other"—arguably the greatest in the history of the world up to that time. The Peloponnesian War pitted Athens and her allies against a league of city-states headed by Sparta. Thucydides's eyewitness account of the war has been a classic for 24 centuries and is still studied for its profound truths about the nature of human strife. In The Peloponnesian War, Professor Kenneth Harl draws on this masterpiece and other ancient sources to give you a full picture of the Greek world in uneasy peace and then all-out war in the late 5th century B.C.
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$480 		Peloponnesian War & Ancient Greek Civilization (Set)  
By Professor Kenneth W. Harl, Tulane University
First, discover why the ancient Greek historian Thucydides called the Peloponnesian War "a war like no other." In these 36 eye-opening lectures by acclaimed historian Professor Kenneth W. Harl, see how it was arguably the greatest in the history of the world up to that time. Then, in Ancient Greek Civilization, explore the amazing influence of the ancient Greeks. You'll not only come away with fresh knowledge about one of humanity's most golden ages, but you'll also discover why the ancient Greeks became a uniquely essential influence on Western art, thought, and identity.
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$275 		Rome and the Barbarians  
By Professor Kenneth W. Harl, Tulane University
Who were the barbarians, and how could Rome wield its power against them for centuries? This course tells the story of complex relationships between these different cultures and their Roman conquerors from 300 B.C. to A.D. 600 as they intermarried, exchanged ideas, and, in the ensuing provincial Roman cultures, formed the basis of Western European civilization.
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$275 		Vikings  
By Professor Kenneth W. Harl, Tulane University
Explorers and traders, the Vikings sailed from Newfoundland to Baghdad, across raging seas and swift rivers, extending trade and prosperity in voyages of creative destruction. By 1100, however, the Vikings had disappeared, having willingly shed their identity and dissolved into the mists of myth and legend. How did this happen? And how should we remember this formidable civilization? Who were the Vikings? Dr. Kenneth W. Harl rediscovers these warriors, artists, merchants, poets, and kings, explaining their role on the world stage.
Vikings & Era of the Crusades (Set)  
By Professor Kenneth W. Harl, Tulane University
Rediscover two important periods of Western history with the guidance of historian and award-winning Professor Kenneth W. Harl. In The Vikings, explore the important role this group of warriors, artists, merchants, poets, and kings played on the world stage. Next, delve into the misperceptions and long-debated questions about the medieval wars between Christendom and Islam in The Era of the Crusades.
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$185 		World of Byzantium  
By Professor Kenneth W. Harl, Tulane University
Open new vistas of historical insight as you join award-winning scholar and lecturer Kenneth W. Harl in this study of the crucial yet overlooked civilization of Byzantium. These lectures fill a gap in history and give you a much wider and more accurate perspective on everything from the decline of imperial Rome to the rise of the Renaissance.