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The Inca: An Empire Out of Thin Air

At the height of Inca power, they ruled the largest pre-Columbian empire in the Americas, with a dominion stretching from the Amazon rainforest to the highest peaks of the Andes. Despite lacking basic technologies such as the wheel, the Inca built cities at elevations where visitors found it hard to even breathe, and maintained a road network so efficient that royals in Cusco could eat fresh fish delivered by hand from the coast. This series will delve into the empire’s history, from its founding and ascendancy, to civil war and fall under Spanish pressure.

The French Intervention in Mexico: Juárez vs. Maximillian

With the United States locked in Civil War, the Second French Empire sees an opportunity to take a piece of the Americas. Demanding repayment of loans, they land forces in Mexico, topple the Republic, and install Maximillian I—the nephew of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph—as emperor. But this is no fait accompli. Mexico’s warrior president, Benito Juárez, has retreated west to rule a government-in-exile. Pulling together the tattered remains of his forces and enlisting covert aid from the Lincoln administration, he starts his insurgency.  Thus begins a war that will win the French Foreign Legion their fearsome reputation, give us Cinco de Mayo, and end with Maximilian sentenced to death—but will Juárez dare put the nephew of an Emperor in front of a firing squad?

The New Kingdom: Egyptian Empire

Hatshepsut built a trade network. Thutmose III built an army. Ramesses II built everything he could, from cities, to temples, to a new political order. The New Kingdom saw Ancient Egypt reach its greatest height — building its most splendid monuments and ruling over large stretches of territory — before falling victim to the Bronze Age Collapse. This series will highlight the rise of Egyptian power and dissect notable rulers and accomplishments, while also examining the seeds of its decline.

Gandhi’s Awakening: The South Africa Years

Gandhi arrived in South Africa as a proud member of the Empire — British first, and Indian second. But experiencing a new form of discrimination would soon turn this young lawyer into an activist, and awaken him to the inequalities he’d never fully recognized his home country. From protesting segregation, to fighting for the vote, and organizing teams of Indian medics during the Boer War, he would gain the experience necessary to take the revolutionary struggle back to India.