The classical history of Europe dates from the Greek civilization around 800 BC, followed by the Roman Empire which reached its greatest extent around 150 BC. The first millennium AD was characterized with the spread of Christianity, decline of the Roman Empire, the rise of the Church and its control of political authority. The second millennia saw holy wars, attacks from Mongols, great famines and plagues, great progress in arts and sciences, Renaissance, discovery of New World, French Revolution, colonization of the Americas, Industrial Revolution, rise of nation states and disastrous World Wars in the 20th century.  

The following parts of European History have their own separate video listing pages:

Ancient Greece	French Revolution	World War II
Ancient Rome	World War I	Cold War