Heard of Akbar? If not, you're in for a real treat! If yes, then you're sure to want to learn more about this ruler of ancient India whose concepts and ideas still affect today's I …

Baghdad was a bustling metropolis in the A.D. 800s. The political and cultural center of the Abbasid empire, Baghdad attracted scholars from around the world. Join us as we travel …

Travel back with CALLIOPE some 2,000 years as we join Alexander the Great on his whirlwind conquest of the "world." We join him while he still must endure the strict training of hi …

Join us as we travel half way around the world to India. We'll introduce you to a leader named Ashoka who ruled more than 2,000 years ago. His story is a facinating one. After y …

Who could ever have imagined what travels young James Cook would undertake. Life, at first, had seemed to offer him few opportunities. Find out how circumstances led him to a life …

In this issue, we set the clock back some 1,200 years to meet Charlemagne - one of Europe's greatest kings. We'll see him first as an 11-year-old prince on assignment to welcome th …

Sure, you have heard of The Christmas Carol but do you know who wrote it? If you said, Charles Dickens – you’re right! But, can you name any other novels that he wrote? Well, here’ …

Ever wondered why the painting known as the Mona Lisa became so famous? How about why the furor over the restoration of another painting, The Last Supper? Know who painted both? Jo …

(In conjunction with a CALLIOPE issue) Leonard da Vinci excelled at so many things he must have had an extraordinary brain. How did his brain work? The life of this astronomer, bot …

Set your sights on two Old Kingdom pharohs – Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid, and the long-reigning Pepi II – and two New Kingdom rulers – the religious reformer Akhenaten, and …

Here's your chance to meet a king that changed history! Find out why this royal figure dared to tamper with millennia-old religious beliefs. Did his wife, the queen, also believe i …

"Ramesses the Great" they called him, and rightly so! Join us as we travel with the Egyptologists to find out what made him great. Ride side-by-side with Ramesses into the battle o …

Many of the spectacular breakthroughs that have spurred advances in science over the centuries have been the result of rivalry, jealousy, and conflict - as well as the need to impr …

What do a telescope, microscope, and pendulum have in common? The person behind their use! Yes, that's right - Galileo Galilei! A fascinating man whose mind was always bursting wit …

A secret history! A new language script! A central government designed to rule a vast, vast empire! A state-of-the-art postal system! A policy that promotes religious tolerance! Ad …

Just who was Gutenberg and of the many tales told about him, just which ones are true, and which legend? Who really invented printing, and why did moveable type revolutionize the w …

Have you ever heard of the "Five Good Emperors?" Well, according to historians, five Roman leaders deserved this title. Join us as we meet one of them - Hadrian. Learn how he becam …

Romulus and Remus are familiar legendary Roman figures, but what about Camilla, Juno's sacred geese, and Horatio Cocles? You're probably thinking that the "geese" are a mistake in …

"Beware the Ides of March!" "The die is cast!" "I came, I saw, I conquered!" The words of Julius Caesar have traveled the ages. Maybe you have not used them yet, but most likely yo …

He was a great inventor, military engineer, scientist, botanist, and mathematician, as well as a consummate painter and sculptor. Students learn about the man who painted the Mona …

Meet Louis at age four when he was crowned king of France. Read about palace intrigue and the "deals" of officials seeking their own power and advancement. Find out when and why Lo …

Travel with us to Haiti, the world's first black Republic. Meet Toussaint Louverture and find out how he came to lead a slave revolt that resulted in a declaration of freedom and i …

The 1500s was an exciting, yet difficult, time for many Europeans. Reports of newly discovered lands to the west stirred the imagination of almost everyone -- from kings to peasant …

Join us as we turn back the pages of history and visit the kingdom of Mali that reached its height under Mansa Musa, who is also known as the King of Gold. Accompany the great king …

Ever wonder what makes a Rembrandt a Rembrandt? Wonder how you can tell a fake? Perhaps you're even wondering who Rembrandt is and why dedicate an entire issue to him? Well, here's …

Ever wonder about the life of a child prodigy? Well, join CALLIOPE and travel with Mozart and his family as the young pianist plays for kings and queens and even jumps into the lap …

Here's your chance to meet one of the world's most-driven personalities! His programs changed forever one of world's strongest countries. His love for a woman known as Josephine be …

Celebrate Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday by learning about this extraordinary leader! This warrior for social justice: Nelson Mandela spent three decades in South African prisons b …

Sojourn through the world of the 1700s in this feature that illuminates the lives of two influential Russian rulers and members of the Romanov dynasty, Peter and Catherine, wife of …

The life and significance of Shi-Huangdi, China's first emperor, is explored in this issue. Read about the events that preceded his dynasty; how he came to be the ruler; the story …

Is there anyone wiser than Socrates? That's exactly what the Greek philosopher Socrates wanted to know! Did he find the answer to his question? Read CALLIOPE to find out! Learn, to …

From its beginning in the early fourteenth century to its Golden Age under Suleyman the Magnificent and beyond, the Ottoman Empire lasted until 1924 when the country was declared a …

Mention ancient Egypt and images of pyramids, pharaohs, and gold masks and coffins come right to mind. But, the Egyptians did not rule themselves. Join us in October as we travel s …