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8 Episodes 2009 - 2009
Episode 1
Fri, Nov 6, 200944 mins
Caligula. He ruled the Roman Empire for less than four years, but in that time, he proclaimed himself as a living god and committed some of the worst crimes imaginable. What molded him into the bloodthirsty tyrant the world remembers him as?
Episode 2
Fri, Nov 13, 200945 mins
Attila the Hun is a man whose very name is a byword for savagery and violence. This ferocious warrior led the Germanic warriors against the Romans and ultimately was responsible for its downfall. How did he become such a figure of fear and fascination?
Episode 3
Fri, Nov 20, 200944 mins
The ruler whose ego was as big as his empire declares himself dictator of Rome for life--turning his allies to enemies in the process. Julius Caesar never became emperor, and he ruled Rome only few years. Yet he changed history and is by far the most famous Roman. However, his path could have turned in many directions.
Episode 4
Sat, Dec 19, 200944 mins
The king of Macedonia considered himself a god; his admirers called him a military genius; his enemies considered him the devil. He used weapons of mass destruction of his day to defeat his enemies. What drove his quest for world domination and led him to massacre tens of thousands, including women and children and members of his own family?
Episode 5
Sat, Dec 19, 200944 mins
Nero was the most depraved emperor of Rome. He set Christians on fire to use as candles, murdered his mother and both of his wives and committed unspeakable atrocities. But are any of these horror stories true? And what circumstances shaped him into the wicked ruler history remembers him as?
Episode 6
Sat, Dec 19, 200944 mins
Carthaginian general Hannibal is well known as the man who nearly killed the Roman Empire in its infancy, and for his daring military campaign, in which he led a herd of war elephants over the Alps. What psychological factors led to him becoming such a figure of fascination and legend?
Episode 7
Sat, Dec 19, 200944 mins
This Mongol destroyer set in motion the conquest of a quarter of the world's population with a body count in the millions.
Episode 8
Wed, Dec 30, 200944 mins
The infamous Queen of Egypt, known for her legendary powers of seduction, would stop at nothing, even murdering her entire family, to get her own way. Driven by power and ambition, her life was dominated by a heady cocktail of sex and murder.