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Empires, the decisive battles and great warriors of the ancient world, A&E Television Networks ; [presented by] The History Channel

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Label

Empires, the decisive battles and great warriors of the ancient world, A&E Television Networks ; [presented by] The History Channel

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Empires

Medium

videorecording DVD

Responsibility statement

A&E Television Networks ; [presented by] The History Channel

Runtime

999

Sub title

the decisive battles and great warriors of the ancient world

Summary

These programs detail many facets of the world's greatest civilizations, including in-depth information about the most brutal and feared leaders of the ancient world. The rise of ancient Rome is followed from the first Roman-Barbarian War to the decline of the Empire. Mind-boggling construction feats and gravity-defying masterpieces of the ancient Egyptians and Greeks are explored in detail. The origins of the Huns, Goths, Vikings, and Mongols, powerful groups whose military strength and overwhelming drive terrorized three continents, are examined. This "megaset" includes episodes from four History Channel series as well as bonus material

Table Of Contents

Disc 1: Engineering an empire: Greece ; Greece: Age of Alexander ; The Aztecs. -- Disc 2: Engineering an empire: Carthage ; China ; Russia -- Disc 3: Engineering an empire: Britain: blood and steel ; The Persians ; The Maya: death empire -- Disc 4: Engineering an empire: Napoleon: steel monster ; The Byzantines ; Da Vinci's world -- Disc 5: Rome: engineering an empire -- Disc 6: Egypt: engineering an empire -- Disc 7: Rome: rise and fall of an empire: The first Barbarian war ; Spartacus ; Julius Caesar ; The forest of death -- Disc 8: Rome: rise and fall of an empire: The invasion of Britain ; The Dacian wars ; Rebellion and betrayal -- Disc 9: Rome: rise and fall of an empire: Wrath of the gods ; The soldier's emperor ; Constantine the Great -- Disc 10: Rome: rise and fall of an empire: The Barbarian general ; The puppet master ; The last emperor ; Bonus -- Disc 11: Ancients behaving badly: Caligula ; Attila the Hun ; Julius Caesar : Alexander the Great -- Disc 12: Ancients behaving badly: Nero ; Hannibal ; Genghis Khan ; Cleopatra -- Disc 13: Barbarians: The Vikings ; The Goths -- Disc 14: Barbarians: The Mongols ; The Huns

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Contributor