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The Fall of the Great Empires on HISTORY INTERNATIONAL airs ALL WEEK! |
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The Colosseum
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What were the events that brought about the sudden fall of highly advanced empires such as Egypt, Persia and Rome?
Our team examines the causes of collapse for THE FALL OF THE GREAT EMPIRES, pinpointing the fascinating moments in which the destinies of entire nations and empires were determined. The courses of world-famous battles are analyzed in detail. What tactical errors were made on the battlefield? What banal coincidences turned out to be of exceptional significance?
Whole new questions come to light in THE FALL OF THE GREAT EMPIRES: not only historians, but also psychologists, scientists and doctors piece together the images of the past. Archaeologists provide the data for lavish computer animations that recreate the fascinating events of the past.
In the shape of the faces of those rulers who, as in a duel, stood face to face in these historically decisive moments, THE FALL OF THE GREAT EMPIRES bestows a human countenance on once magnificent empires. Cleopatra and Augustus, Alexander the Great and Darius, Hannibal and Scipio, through factually correct historic reconstructions their conflicts, hopes and fears become psychologically explicable and emotionally comprehensible, lending form to tragedy and triumph.
Tune in to watch The Fall of the Great Empires on HISTORY INTERNATIONAL all this week.
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