

2025–now · BBC iPlayer · Running
Four mighty civilisations - Rome, Egypt, Japan's Samurai and the Aztecs. Their legends remain - now priceless artefacts reveal what led them to fall into the echoes of history.
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Last aired
S01E04 · Japan
2025-11-24
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Rome
2025-11-24 · 59 min
Egypt
2025-11-24 · 59 min
Aztecs
2025-11-24 · 59 min
Japan
2025-11-24 · 59 min
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