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Throughout history, great empires have come and gone, leaving behind great monuments. From the Roman Empire, to the earliest civilizations of the Americas, this ten part series investigates these mighty civilizations.
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- The Chinese Empire: Modern World, Modern EmperorsD3
The Chinese Empire: Modern World, Modern EmperorsExplores the period from the birth of the Chinese republic in 1911 to the civil war, bloody Japanese occupation, the coming to power of Mao and the Communist Party, the Cultural Revolution, up to the present day. - Dutch Golden Age - Ep1: The Dutch Revolt, Eighty Years War, IndependenceD6
Dutch Golden Age - Ep1: The Dutch Revolt, Eighty Years War, IndependenceIn the 16th century the Spanish Empire controlled the Low Countries of what is today Belgium and the Netherlands. Spain's Hapsburg monarchy had inherited the territory through dynastic intermarriage and Spain's Charles - Dutch Golden Age - Ep2: The Dutch Empire
D7Dutch Golden Age - Ep2: The Dutch EmpireAfter the Dutch Republic declared its independence from Spain it was cut off from the lucrative spice trades which the Portuguese and Spanish controlled following their successful explorations of the East and West Indies and the Americas. - Conquistadors, War and Revolution: Civil War-Church versus StateD10
Conquistadors, War and Revolution: Civil War-Church versus StateExplores the conflict between church and state which led to civil war and a French invasion which made an Austrian prince, Maximillian, Emperor of the so called Second Empire. He was defeated and executed by Benito Juarez one of Mexico's great independence heroes who was succeeded by Porfirio Diaz, who would then rule Mexico for more than 30 years. - The Inca EmpireD12
The Inca EmpireHe Inca were one of the world's largest civilisations of the late Middle Ages until their conquest by the Spanish in 1533 in modern day Peru and surrounding countries. The centre in Cusco in the Peruvian Highlands, the Incas expanded into the largest pre-Columbian kingdom in the Americas, spreading across a diverse selection of climate such as the highlands of the Andes, plateaus, and jungles. - Icons of ConquestD15
Icons of ConquestVictorious Empires have long benefited from the fruits of conquest, through territorial expansion, wealth accumulation, and cultural dominance. But they also enriched themselves through the acquisition or cultural appropriation of monuments, objects, and icons. At worst the spoils of war have also involved the simple pillaging, stealing or destruction of national treasures belonging to the conquered. Pillaging has ancient routes.
