The early stages of an empire’s rise often look like an age of enlightenment. There’s a focus on education, innovation, and productivity. Institutions are strong and respected. Economic ...

In the 6th century AD, during the reign of Emperor Justinian, the Roman Empire experienced an extraordinary ... a brilliant Roman general named Flavius Belisarius - a skilled tactician ...

Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires zooms backwards on the information superhighway to show in vivid detail how youthful amateurs, hippies and self-proclaimed "nerds" accidentally ...

Key cities are Rome, Salerno (near Pompeii), and Venice in Italy, as well as Vienna in Austria. This tour is centered on "The Rise and Fall of Empires" – Roman, Holy Roman, Venetian, Ottoman, ...