How do empires rise? Why do they fall? And how have they shaped the world around us today? William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the stories, personalities and events of empire over the course of history.

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135. Helena: Queen of the World and Finder of the One True Cross 2024-03-28
134. Cleopatra: The Would-Be Empress of Rome 2024-03-26
133. Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile 2024-03-21
132. Journey to Nalanda and the Library of Jewels 2024-03-19
131. Buddhism Goes to China 2024-03-14
130. India meets Rome: Making the Image of the Buddha 2024-03-12
129. Ashoka: The Great Buddhist Emperor of India 2024-03-07
128. The Buddha & The Golden Road 2024-03-05
127. Inventing Curry: The British Taste for India 2024-02-29
126. Punch & Chilli: The East India Company at the Table 2024-02-27
125. The Origin of the Houthis 2024-02-22
124. Saddam Hussein vs The Ayatollah 2024-02-20
123. Hezbollah: The Party of God 2024-02-15
122. Iran & Saudi Arabia: The Rivalry that Split the Islamic World 2024-02-13
121. The Fall of the Shah of Shahs 2024-02-08
120. The Iranian Revolution: The Rise of Ayatollah Khomeini 2024-02-06
119. The Last Shah 2024-02-01
118. Iran's First Revolution 2024-01-30
117. Nader Shah: The Sword of Persia 2024-01-25
116. Isfahan: The City of Dreams 2024-01-23
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