1. Rome: Born in Blood

Fresh from victories in North Africa and Gaul, Julius Caesar reigns amid brutal spectacle until he falls amid bloody riot. Although peaceful under Caesar Augustus, the Imperial capital runs red too soon with the heart-blood of ambition.

2. The Greeks

From Homer's epics to Alexander the Great's conquests, ancient Greece spreads its cultural and military clout through the Mediterranean and beyond.

3. The Egyptians

For millennia, Egyptian pharaohs such as Akhenaten spur ambitious innovations in science, art and religion that endure as landmark achievements today.

5. Brutality of Celts

As Roman power encroaches northward through Europe, tribes of ferocious Celts unite under leaders such as Vercingetorix and Queen Boudica to resist.

6. The Aztecs - Clash of Empires

Fierce warriors, the Aztecs forge a mighty empire throughout Mesoamerica that flourishes until the reign of Montezuma II and the arrival of Europeans.