March 30, 2005 • 1h
He was a ruthless leader with a gift for politics. In an age of short and often brutal lives, he reigned for over thirty years. An...Read more
January 1, 1970 • 1h
He was an experienced commander sent to impose order on a rebellious colony. He soundly defeated the man who would come to be call...Read more
April 3, 2005 • 1h
He was a national hero, the commander who defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Five years later, ...Read more
April 10, 2005 • 1h
Episode 4 of Season 1 premiered on April 10, 2005
January 1, 1970 • 1h
It was one of the most significant land grabs in history. Acting on what many believe to be secret orders from President Polk, Joh...Read more
January 1, 1970 • 1h
Though his name was Rodrigo Diaz, he was known simply as El Cid (The Leader). Yet recent scholarship has exposed many gaps between...Read more
January 1, 1970 • 1h
To speed up his campaign, he split command between Marshal Zhukov in the center and Marshal Konev in the south triggering a race b...Read more
January 1, 1970 • 1h
On November 15, 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman left Atlanta with 62,000 men and headed toward the Georgia coast. Tra...Read more
June 6, 2005 • 46m
Many said he was a cruel traitor, usurper, and hypocrite. Others found him broad-minded, tolerant, passionately religious, and fer...Read more
January 1, 1970 • 1h
His reign of conquest began in 1,000 BC with the death of King Saul. King David vanquished all other contenders to the throne of I...Read more
January 1, 1970 • 1h
His name is, without question, synonymous with that of ""Conqueror"", though he never considered himself as such. He said he was a...Read more
January 1, 1970 • 1h
In 58 BC, Julius Caesar pushed north from Rome into the unruly lands of the barbarians. Less than eight years later, the empire ex...Read more
June 22, 2005 • 1h
Suleiman I, a 16th-century sultan of Ottoman Empire.
June 26, 2005 • 1h
A profile of Julius Caesar focuses on his conquest of Gaul (58-52 B.C.), which extended the Roman Empire to the Atlantic Ocean and...Read more
June 29, 2005 • 1h
A profile of the Macedonian ruler and military commander Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.)