About this season
This series explores the greatest empires in a way that has never been fully investigated. Each episode highlights and exposes the political intrigue, personal vendettas, family mayhem, acts of vengeance and the ever-evolving tension, turmoil and chaos that shaped these civilizations and led to their destruction from within.
Episodes (6)
1. Rome: Born in Blood
5.0Aired 5 October 2018 • 40 min
Fresh from victories in North Africa and Gaul, Julius Caesar reigns amid brutal spectacle until he falls amid bloody riot. Although peaceful under Caesar Augustus, the Imperial capital runs red too soon with the heart-blood of ambition.
2. The Greeks
5.0Aired 12 October 2018 • 40 min
From Homer's epics to Alexander the Great's conquests, ancient Greece spreads its cultural and military clout through the Mediterranean and beyond.
3. The Egyptians
5.0Aired 19 October 2018 • 40 min
For millennia, Egyptian pharaohs such as Akhenaten spur ambitious innovations in science, art and religion that endure as landmark achievements today.
4. Chinese Empire
5.0Aired 26 October 2018 • 40 min
Ruthless and obsessed with immortality, China's First Emperor unites warring states, builds the Great Wall and construct's a breathtaking royal tomb.
5. Brutality of Celts
5.0Aired 2 November 2018 • 40 min
As Roman power encroaches northward through Europe, tribes of ferocious Celts unite under leaders such as Vercingetorix and Queen Boudica to resist.
6. The Aztecs - Clash of Empires
5.0Aired 9 November 2018 • 40 min
Fierce warriors, the Aztecs forge a mighty empire throughout Mesoamerica that flourishes until the reign of Montezuma II and the arrival of Europeans.