8.00 p.m. |HINT|Caesar: Conqueror of Gaul
In 58 BC, the Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar pushed north
from Rome into the wild and unruly lands of the barbarians (current-
day France), and in less than eight years, extended the border of the
Roman Republic's territories as far west as the Atlantic, even making
raids and incursions into Britain. The key element to Caesar's
victory in Europe lay not in the superiority of the Roman war machine-
-the Gallic cavalry, horseman to horseman, was probably far superior
to the Roman legions. Rome's military superiority derived from
mastery of strategy, tactics, discipline, and military engineering.
And there was no master of strategy greater than Julius Caesar.
According to Plutarch, Caesar's campaign resulted in 800 conquered
cities, 300 subdued tribes, a million slaves, and 3-million dead on
the battlefield--all this, not to mention becoming First Man in Rome.
10.00 p.m. |HINT|The Persians
The Persian Empire was one of the most mysterious civilizations in
the ancient world. Persia became an empire under the Cyrus the Great,
who created a policy of religious and cultural tolerance that became
the hallmark of Persian rule. Engineering feats include an innovative
system of water management; a cross-continent paved roadway
stretching 1500 miles; a canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea; and
the creation of one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Mausoleum
of Maussollos. The rivalry between Persia and Athens led to a 30-year
war known as the Persian Wars, the outcome of which helped create the
world we live in today. Peter Weller hosts.
HINT = History International
In 58 BC, the Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar pushed north
from Rome into the wild and unruly lands of the barbarians (current-
day France), and in less than eight years, extended the border of the
Roman Republic's territories as far west as the Atlantic, even making
raids and incursions into Britain. The key element to Caesar's
victory in Europe lay not in the superiority of the Roman war machine-
-the Gallic cavalry, horseman to horseman, was probably far superior
to the Roman legions. Rome's military superiority derived from
mastery of strategy, tactics, discipline, and military engineering.
And there was no master of strategy greater than Julius Caesar.
According to Plutarch, Caesar's campaign resulted in 800 conquered
cities, 300 subdued tribes, a million slaves, and 3-million dead on
the battlefield--all this, not to mention becoming First Man in Rome.
10.00 p.m. |HINT|The Persians
The Persian Empire was one of the most mysterious civilizations in
the ancient world. Persia became an empire under the Cyrus the Great,
who created a policy of religious and cultural tolerance that became
the hallmark of Persian rule. Engineering feats include an innovative
system of water management; a cross-continent paved roadway
stretching 1500 miles; a canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea; and
the creation of one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Mausoleum
of Maussollos. The rivalry between Persia and Athens led to a 30-year
war known as the Persian Wars, the outcome of which helped create the
world we live in today. Peter Weller hosts.
HINT = History International