The ’’Greats’’ of History

Episode 3: Thutmose III, part 2

Part two of our episode of Thutmose III. I'm not going to lie; I am really starting to like this guy.

Episode 2: Thutmose III, part 1

Let's meet Thutmose III, either the first, or something like the hundredth pharaoh of the mighty Egyptian civilization.  

Episode 1: Sargon of Akkad

We meet our first "great" of the series, Sargon of Akkad, whom history records as the first person to rule an Empire. In a related note, "Lugalzaggisi," is not an easy name to pronounce. 

The "Greats" of History: Introduction

Alexander the Great. Pompey the Great. Catharine the Great.For nearly all of recorded human history, people have been called “great.” But what does it mean to be great? To be called “great?” 
In this introduction, we set up the series and frame out its exploration of these people, and what they did - or didn't do - to be called "great."