Middle Ages (300 AD–1400 AD)

Boston's Spectacle Island and its Native American Past
Ellen Berkland
November 5, 2009
00:37:40
Boston City archeologist Ellen Berkland shows how archeologists have pieced together a rich story of the daily lives of some of the first communities in Boston, on Spectacle Island. The Boston Harbor Islands have been inhabited for thousands of years. From A.D.
The Scriptures Through Near East Eyes
Rocco Errico
October 4, 2009
01:20:34
Dr. Rocco Errico clarifies the original intent of biblical texts by comparing Aramaic texts with Greek and Hebrew versions. He shows how ancient idioms have been translated literally, thereby confusing many present interpretations.
Irish Furniture and the Irish Georgian Society
James Peill
October 21, 2008
01:00:12
Christie's vice president James Peill and Desmond Fitzgerald, 29th Knight of Glin and president of the Irish Georgian Society, present at Deadwyler Finest Period Furniture.
Marco Polo: Silk Road to China
Larry Bergreen
October 24, 2007
01:00:54
Larry Bergreen traces Marco Polo's journey to China along the silk road.
Dante's Purgatorio: Canto XXII
Todd Boli
September 24, 2007
00:50:12
Secretary-Treasurer of the Dante Society of America Todd Boli, an independent scholar, reads and discusses the 22nd canto of Dante's Purgatorio.
Dante's Purgatorio: Canto XIX
Joan Ferrante
March 26, 2007
00:34:39
Joan Ferrante, professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, presents an analysis and reading of the 19th canto of Dante's Purgatorio.
Dante's Purgatorio: Canto XIV
Maria Esposito Frank
September 25, 2006
01:13:18
Maria Esposito Frank, chair of the department of modern language and cultures at the University of Hartford, presents an analysis and reading of the 14th canto of Dante's Purgatorio.
Dante's Purgatorio: Canto XIII
Antonio Morena
May 8, 2006
00:51:48
Antonio Morena, a doctoral candidate in Romance languages and literatures at Harvard University, presents an analysis and reading of the 13th canto of Dante's Purgatorio.