A stroke is at the origin of the destruction of the most powerful empire ever known.
Directed by:Pierre Lergenmüller
Season 1
S01:E01 - Alexander Becomes Great
The victory by Alexander, henceforth known as the Great, is total. He steps into History and is now master of the entire known world.
S01:E02 - A Little Trip to the Moon
It’s the Cold War between the USSR and the USA
S01:E03 - A Bus for Martin Luther King
The early 20th century in the US South. Segregation against the black community is rife.
S01:E04 - Bouvines: France in Peril
The 12th and 13th centuries of our era are the stage for several conflicts between Capetians and Plantagenets.
S01:E05 - Einstein and the Manhattan Project
Albert Einstein, a confirmed pacifist, flees Nazi Germany and takes refuge in the United States.
S01:E06 - Confucius and Chinese Thought
The struggle for power has rendered the situation unstable and the ancient Zhou dynasty has lost its role as unifier and peace-broker.
S01:E07 - Andrianople: Rome Against the Barbarians
A stroke is at the origin of the destruction of the most powerful empire ever known.
S01:E08 - The Internet, the Origins of the Web
By standing out against the consumer society, Tim Berners-Lee made all this possible.
S01:E09 - Genghis Khan, the Empire of the Steppes
The kidnapping of his wife turned Temüjin into Genghis Khan.
S01:E10 - Darwin Discovering the World
The shape of Darwin’s nose almost prevented one of the greatest revolutions in the history of science.
S01:E11 - Chernobyl, a Reactor Out of Control
The Chernobyl disaster is the most serious ever recorded on our planet: a nuclear accident that is 7 on a scale of 7.
S01:E12 - Rock, Freedom and Decibels
A young truck driver looking for a present for his mother started it all.
S01:E13 - Sekigahara, the Battle of the Samurai
The battle begins but the outcome remains uncertain.
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