Akhenaten Documentary

Akhenaten was a controversial figure. This is one interpretation of his life, religion, and family.

Amon-Ra and His Sun-Boat

Don't know the origin of this brief clip, but I like the visuals. Sorry about the over-the-top music, perhaps just hit he MUTE button?

Origni of Civilizations Documentary with Tiamat and Apsu from an Ancient Text

Many historians consider the ancient region of Sumer (the regions of modern-day Iraq and Kuwait) to be the birthplace of complex civilizations. The image is that of a stepped pyramid called a "ziggurat".
The ziggurat was probably the origin for the story of the Tower of Babel in the Hebrew Bible.
The second image is an example of Cuneiform writing that developed very early in Mesopotamia. Below is the "Legacy" documentary series featuring Michael Woods centering Iraq as the "Cradle of Civilization":

Human Origins Documentary, "Apocalypse" Documentary and the Scholar Norman Cohn's Cosmos & Chaos

The quality is not the best on this documentary. The documentary below has pretty high production values (especially with Richard Kiley ["Spared no expense!"] and Jean Simmons.



Marduk, representing order, predictability, wealth, health, and success,
destroyed the Dragon-Mother Tiamat to both bring order out of chaos AND
to create the physical universe.

One of the earliest representations of the battle between order and disorder, cosmos and chaos occurred in the mythology of early Babylon. Read the following brief description at:
Battle Against Tiamat and Chaos
Read a review of Cohn's "Cosmos, Chaos and the World to Come" at:
Chaos Book Review
The late historian, Norman Cohn, developed the notions of "Chaos and Cosmos" we refer to several times in the early part of the semester. Read his obit from the New York Times:
Cohn obit

From Roman Republic to Empire

This documentary examines the transitions from Republic to Empire in rome. The Pantheon in ancient Rome.

The Destruction of the First Temple

The images in this brief clip are somewhat dated, but just get a sense of the apparent role of the Temple in Jewish history.

Hatshepsut Documentary

A bit over-dramatic, but I like the visuals.