
Explore the universal drama of war: why leaders and soldiers pick up arms to fight, the technologies that have determined outcomes, the tragedies and triumphs of history’s great battles.

The detailed plan that could have led to the assassination of Adolf Hitler and why it failed.

Roman legion recruits sought adventure, but in peace, defended borders or cities; Vindolanda and Lugdunum unveil their daily lives through ancient artifacts.

Mao Zedong opened a new era for the Middle Empire, but he did not bring the country to great world power.

A chance discovery about Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci takes the art world by storm.

The Pyramid of Khufu is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World which can still be seen in its original state.

At the heart of Saqqara, the largest necropolis in Egypt, is the Step Pyramid of Djoser, built around 2600 BC.

Meidum is the least-known of the pyramids of Egypt as it stretches skywards to resemble a castle keep.

On the site of Dahshur, south of Cairo, are two revolutionary monuments which seem to be the first real pyramids.