Tag: empire
The Precursors of the Inca
Past the mighty Inca empire, various cultures developed their science , art and customs to astonishing degrees before being relegated to oblivion, swallowed by...
Death Cult Of The Incas
500 years ago, when Spanish conquistadors descended on the New World in search of gold and treasure, they were dazzled by the splendors of...
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
The lavish and lengthy production of PBS's The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization is a fitting tribute to the glory of ancient Greece, telling the...
The British Empire
British Empire was a worldwide system of dependencies colonies, protectorates, and other territories that over a span of three centuries came under the British...
Japan – Memoirs of a Secret Empire – The Will of the Shogun
Commanding shoguns and fierce samurai warriors, exotic geisha and exquisite artisans - all were part of a Japanese renaissance between the 16th and 19th...
Egypt’s Golden Empire
Over 3,500 years ago, Rome was no more than a soggy marsh and the Acropolis was just an empty rock, but Egypt was on...
The Most Evil Men in History
An account of Attila the Hun's reign of terror across Europe in the fifth century. This ruthless king of a nomadic Asiatic race murdered...
Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price
Wal-Mart has become one of America's most successful retail chains by offering everyday goods at low prices for working families.
The Roman Empire – Seduction of Power
Rome seemed to own the world. Her empire stretched from Scotland to the Sahara. Her army controlled three continents. Fifty million people lived under...
Engineering An Empire: Napoleon: Steel Monster
For centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, French kings struggled for control against the church and the aristocracy and for European dominance....
