Name: Empire Builders
Released: 2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Jonathan Phillips, Michael Broers, Richard Campanella

From the Romans to the Raj, history's empires have left behind extraordinary legacies. Explore the sites that defined their achievements and legacies.

Documentary · 2018 · 44 min

Starring Jonathan Phillips , Michael Broers , Richard Campanella

Director Ian Cross , Chris Ledger

EPISODE 1

Ancient Greece

Exploring the great historic sites of the Minoan civilisation on Crete, Mycenae in the Peloponnese, and the emerging Greek city states such as Corinth.

44 min · 5 Jul 2023
EPISODE 2

Ancient Greece

When the Greeks defeated the Persians in the 5th century, they rebuilt the Acropolis in the heart of Athens and erected its greatest site - the Parthenon.

44 min · 12 Jul 2023
EPISODE 3

Dutch Golden Age

The 80 Years' War financially ruined the Spanish Empire, whilst the Dutch Republic emerged as a global commercial power, contrasting their post-war fortunes.

44 min · 19 Jul 2023
EPISODE 4

Dutch Golden Age

After declaring independence from Spain, the Dutch Republic was cut off from the lucrative spice trade. This trade was controlled by Portugal and Spain, following their successful explorations of the East and West Indies and the Americas.

43 min · 26 Jul 2023
EPISODE 5

Chinese Empire

Exploring how the great imperial Chinese dynasties impacted modern day China.

44 min · 2 Aug 2023
EPISODE 6

Chinese Empire

The history of modern China is told from the birth of the republic in 1911, through the civil war, the bloody Japanese occupation, the rise to power of Mao and the Communist Party, the Cultural Revolution, to the present day.

43 min · 9 Aug 2023