All Programs / Intellectual adventure of ancient man

This series, based onThorkild Jacobsen's book, "The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man," seeks to describe the "good life in ancient Mesopotamia."

Available Episodes

1955-01-01Mesopotamian civilization, part one00:14:40

1955-01-01Mesopotamian civilization, part three00:14:39

1955-01-01Mesopotamian civilization, part two00:13:50

Subjects: Authority--Social aspects; Gilgamesh (Legendary character)--Legends; Gods; Intellectual life--History; Mesopotamia; Mesopotamian civilizations; Middle East; Sociology
Creators: Jacobsen, Thorkild, 1904-1993; Parrish, Thomas (Thomas D.); University of Chicago
Contributors: Taylor, Joshua C. (Joshua Charles), 1917-1981
Genres: Educational; History
Time Periods: 1950-1959