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 ...

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 ...

personal appreciation for Western civilization or has any sense of the meaning embedded in its heritage. It is refreshing to see the president commit to defending the U.S.’s traditional allies ...

A century ago, UChicago scholars argued a controversial idea: Western civilization had its roots in the ancient Middle East—not in Greece or Rome. Today, scholars at the OI and across the University ...

The Benson Center promotes study of the intellectual, artistic and political traditions that characterize Western civilization. Central to this mission is our commitment to fostering dialogue about ...