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.
Alexander the Great, the Poet Homer, the heroes of the Battle of Marathon, the 300 Spartans as well as the Persians who fought them; all have a place in the history of the expansion of Greece and those who are remembered for the parts they play.
Mesoamerican civilizations such as the Aztecs develop their kingdoms and religions in the Americas. Meanwhile in Europe, the renaissance era is in full swing and explorers set out to sea. Their need to conquer sees the downfall of these civilizations.
Chinese emperor tells the story of the development of China's first civilizations which eventually gives way for the first emperor Qin Shi Huang. Whose thirst for immortality leads him to build the tomb which houses the terra-cotta army amongst other yet undiscovered artifacts.