This video tells the story of the rise to power of the great empires in the ancient world: The Roman Republic in the Mediterranean, the Maurya Empire in India and the Qin Dynasty in China.

This is Part 1 of Volume II of The History of the World-series. Part 2 is out now!

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Table of content:

0:00 Rome AD 180
2:35 Rome vs. Carthage
6:38 Hannibal's War
20:04 The Wars of Alexander's Successor
22:31 Alexandria
34:56 Ptolemaic Egypt
39:07 The Hellenistic World
46:29 The Roman Conquests
54:43 The Roman Constitution
1:00:55 The Maurya Empire in India
1:07:10 The Reign of Ashoka
1:17:31 The Qin Conquest of China
1:27:11 Qin Shu Huang - China's First Emperor
1:46:12 The Fall of Qin, the Rise of Han

Age of Empires - Part 1 narrates the dramatic rise to power of the Roman, Maurya and Qin empires. These three empires laid the foundation for much of modern civilization, and you’ll witness first hand their great accomplishments: The Roman army and the Roman republican government; the great cultural and scientific advances of the Hellenistic Age; the conversion of Ashoka and the spread of Buddhism; and the founding of a unified Chinese Empire.

You will follow in the footsteps of some of the most famous characters in history, such as Hannibal Barca, Scipio Africanus, Ptolemy of Egypt, Ashoka the Great and Qin Shi Huang – the First Emperor of China. On the way, you’ll experience the great wars which shaped the course of world history: The epic struggle between Rome and Carthage; the wars of Chandragupta Maurya in India; and the incredible Qin conquest of China. The battlefields of the ancient world come alive like never before. You’ll witness Hannibal’s genious victory at Cannae – as well as his crushing defeat at the plains of Zama. You will follow in the footsteps of the Roman legionnaires as they subjugate the Mediterranean world, and you will ride beside Ashoka in his bloody campaign against Kalinga. You will march together with the Qin army as it conquers all before it, and you will feel the wrath of Xiang Yu and Liu Bang as they tear down the empire established by the Qin.

To tell this story, dozens of different films, TV-series and documentaries have been used. This includes Hannibal - Rome's Worst Nightmare, Ancient Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire, Chandragupta Maurya, Asoka, The Emeperor's Shadow, Hero and White Vengeance.

About The History of the World-series:

I have taken footage from hundreds of different historic films, TV-series and documentaries and put them together. The result is a historic narrative unlike anything you've seen before. From the first civilizations to present day, this series aims at telling the whole human story. From Gladiator to Gravity, from Alexander to Lincoln, from Vikings to Band of Brothers - this is the History of the World told in a whole new way.


Full Credits list:

Gladiator (2000, Universal Pictures)

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964, Paramount Pictures)

Hannibal – Rome’s Worst Nightmare (2006, BBC)

Ascent of Civilization (2016, ZDF)

Ben Hur (1959, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

Hannibal: Rome’s Greatest Enemy (2017, Timeline)

Barbarians Rising (History, 2016)

Alexander (2004, Warner Bros. Pictures)

Agora (2009, Focus Features)

Assassin’s Creed Origins (2017, Ubisoft)

Women Who Made History (2013, Gruppe 5 Filmproduktion)

Cleopatra (1999, Hallmark Entertainment)

Andrew Marr’s History of the World (2012, BBC)

Roman Empire (2016, Netflix)

The Siege of Syracuse (1960, Glomer Film)

Alexander the Great (1956, United Artists)

The Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece (2003, Atlantic Production)

Eurasia: The Forgotten Alexandria (2003, NHK)

Rome (2005, HBO)

Ancient Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006, BBC)

Spartacus (1960, Universal International)

Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014, 20th Century Fox)

The Bible (2013, History)

The 300 Spartans (1962, 20th Century Fox)

300 (2006, Warner Bros.)

300: Rise of an Empire (2014, Warner Bros)

Porus (2017, Sony Entertainment Television)

Chandragupta Maurya (2018, Sony Entertainment Television)

Asoka (2001, Dreams Unlimited)

First Emperor: The Man Who Made China (2006, MagellanTV)

Kingdom (2019, Colombia Pictures)

A Battle of Wits (2006, Sundream Motion Pictures et al.)

Little Big Soldier (2010, Polybona Films)

Mankind: The Story of All of Us (2012, History)

China’s Dragon Emperor (2018, Smithsonian Channel)

Hero (2002, Miramax Films)

The Emperor’s Shadow (1996, Fox Lorber)

The Emperor and the Assassin (1998, Sony Pictures Classics)

The Last Supper (2012, Wild Bunch)

White Vengeance (2011, Mei Ah Entertainment)

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