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Roman general with a laurel wreath and purple cloak looks down from a balcony at a cheering crowd in the Colosseum. HistoryBytes Season 1: Emperors of Rome
Season 1Emperors of Rome

From the Republic to the fall of the West: Caesar at the Rubicon, intrigue in the Senate, gladiators in the Colosseum and emperors who shaped a world empire. Witness the rise and fall of antiquity's mightiest city. Ave, Caesar!

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Viking warrior leaps ashore from his longship while a coastal monastery burns in the background. HistoryBytes Season 2: Viking Sagas
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Longships on the open sea: follow the Norsemen from the fjords of Scandinavia to England, Iceland and Vinland. Meet kings like Harald Fairhair, the world of the Norse gods and the battles that changed Europe. Skål!

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Gods, heroes and philosophers: from Mount Olympus to the Acropolis, from Troy to the first Olympic Games. Discover the myths and thinkers who laid the foundations of our world. The legends are calling.

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Three thousand years on the Nile: pyramids, hieroglyphs and rulers like Hatshepsut and Ramesses II. Learn how a civilisation built monuments for eternity and what lay behind its dream of immortality. Your legacy in the sand.

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Samurai in a straw hat and dark armour stands with a drawn katana in a night forest among falling cherry blossoms. HistoryBytes Season 5: Whispers of the Samurai
Season 5Whispers of the Samurai

The way of honour: Japan's warrior class between katana and calligraphy. From legendary duels like Ganryujima to shoguns, daimyō and the code of bushidō. One cut decides.

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Crusader knight in a great helm and chain mail raises his sword by torchlight, fighting knights behind him. HistoryBytes Season 6: Tales of Chivalry
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Knights, castles and tournaments: from Joan of Arc to the Magna Carta. Discover the Middle Ages behind the legends, with crusades, feudal lords and ideas that still shape Europe today. For honour and steel.

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The greatest conflict in history, told up close: from Normandy and Stalingrad to El Alamein and the Pacific. The people, places and decisions that still shape our world today.

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The Longship (dragonship) was the feared warship of the Vikings. It was long, narrow, and extremely fast. Thanks to its shallow hull, it could not only navigate the rough sea, but also penetrate deep inland via shallow rivers.

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Jesus in a simple robe speaks with open arms to a crowd in an alley of ancient Jerusalem. HistoryBytes Season 8: The Son of ManUp next
November 2026The Son of Man

From the manger in Bethlehem to the empty tomb: the life of Jesus as told in the Gospels. In a Judaea full of legions, rebels and temple priests, a man appears whose message will change the world.

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Veiled woman holding a dagger stands in a lantern-lit alley of an old Middle Eastern city at dusk. HistoryBytes Season 9: 1001 Nights
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Where myth and history merge: the Baghdad of the caliphs, scholars in the House of Wisdom, caravans across the desert and the silent Assassins. A world of knowledge, power and secrets.

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January 2027Gunslinger

The Wild West beyond the legend: gold rush, railroads and outlaws like Billy the Kid. Explore the line between law and anarchy, and the peoples whose land the frontier swallowed. High noon awaits.

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February 2027Attila

The Scourge of God: the Huns sweep in from the steppe as the Western Roman Empire crumbles. From Attila and the general Aëtius to the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains. Only the arrow decides.

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March 2027Dream of Flight

The dream of flight: from Lilienthal's gliders and the Wright brothers to Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart. Inventors, daredevils and records in the young sky. Only the sky decides.

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From the villages of Sicily to the streets of Chicago: how the Mafia was born, grew rich during Prohibition and who stood up to it, from Al Capone to Falcone and Borsellino.

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From Corsican to Emperor: revolution, Austerlitz, the Napoleonic Code and the retreat from Russia to Waterloo. Witness the rise and fall of the man who redrew Europe. Vive l'Empereur!

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The Golden Age of Piracy, told up close: from Port Royal and Nassau to the Spanish silver fleets. Blackbeard, Henry Morgan, Anne Bonny and the men and women who sailed under the Jolly Roger.

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Roman general with a laurel wreath and purple cloak looks down from a balcony at a cheering crowd in the Colosseum. HistoryBytes Season 1: Emperors of Rome