The Greek historian Polybius described the First Punic War as the longest and most bitter war in all of history up to that point. It spanned from 264-241 BC, and was primarily a struggle between Rome and Carthage for control of Sicily and the highly-coveted shipping lanes of the Western Mediterranean. After a Carthaginian fleet failed to break t...
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American Foreign Policy
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Ancient Christianity
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The Great Principles of Chemistry
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The American Left: From Liberalism to Despotism
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The Real American Founding: A Conversation
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Dante’s Divine Comedy
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Civil Rights in American History
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Introduction to Western Philosophy
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Classic Children’s Literature
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The Great American Story: A Land of Hope
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Constitution 101: The Meaning and History of the Constitution
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The Genesis Story: Reading Biblical Narratives
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Introduction to Aristotle’s Ethics: How to Lead a Good Life
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The Second World Wars
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Congress: How It Worked and Why It Doesn’t
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Athens and Sparta
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The Federalist Papers
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Great Books 101: Ancient to Medieval
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