Civilisations: Rise and Fall

The reasons for the demise of four ancient civilisations and what their destruction says about the fate of a divided modern society, beginning with Rome

The reasons for the demise of four ancient civilisations and what their destruction says about the fate of a divided modern society, beginning with Rome

The reasons for the demise of four ancient civilisations and what their destruction says about the fate of a divided modern society, beginning with Rome

Sophie Okonedo narrates a look at the demise of the Ptolemaic kingdom of ancient Egypt, one of history's most bloodstained dynasties

Sophie Okonedo narrates a look at the demise of the Ptolemaic kingdom of ancient Egypt, one of history's most bloodstained dynasties

The reasons for the demise of four ancient civilisations and what their destruction says about the fate of a divided modern society, beginning with Rome

Sophie Okonedo narrates a look at the Aztecs' battle to save their civilisation from Spanish invaders, which also exposed the fault lines in their own world

Sophie Okonedo narrates a look at the Aztecs' battle to save their civilisation from Spanish invaders, which also exposed the fault lines in their own world

Sophie Okonedo narrates a look at the Aztecs' battle to save their civilisation from Spanish invaders, which also exposed the fault lines in their own world

Sophie Okonedo narrates a look at the demise of the Ptolemaic kingdom of ancient Egypt, one of history's most bloodstained dynasties

The collapse of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate in the mid-19th century when the country's rulers and samurai class faced a threat from the industrialised West

The collapse of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate in the mid-19th century when the country's rulers and samurai class faced a threat from the industrialised West

The collapse of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate in the mid-19th century when the country's rulers and samurai class faced a threat from the industrialised West

Sophie Okonedo narrates a look at the Aztecs' battle to save their civilisation from Spanish invaders, which also exposed the fault lines in their own world

The collapse of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate in the mid-19th century when the country's rulers and samurai class faced a threat from the industrialised West