The Benson Center promotes study of the intellectual, artistic and political traditions that characterize Western civilization. These ideas emerged during antiquity from societies located primarily in ...

Gavin's literally tearing down western civilization for fish and Indians. Nothing against the Indians, I love the Indians. But really?

This course surveys some important issues and tendencies in the history of Western Civilization from its origins through the early modern period, including ancient Mesopotamia, classical Greece and ...

and Western civilization. Here is where ancient ruins, mythology, and cultural legacies blend with the energy of a modern European capital. Athens has it all. Here’s our travel guide for the top ...