The Almost Forgotten

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Episode 1.10 - John III Sobieski Jul 06, 2016

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John III Sobieski was a Polish general who became king, stopped the last great Ottoman push into Central Europe, and saved his country numerous times

Episode 1.9 - Hayreddin Barbarossa Jun 01, 2016

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Hayreddin started out as a corsair before ruling over the western Mediterranean for the Ottomans and eventually founded their navy

Episode 1.8 - Paramesawara May 11, 2016

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The last prince of a once-mighty empire, who fled his city and founded a powerful maritime, trade-based kingdom

Episode 1.7 - Enrico Dandolo Apr 20, 2016

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Dandolo became Doge of Venice when it was a city-state with a few dependencies. By the time he died, Venice was an empire

Episode 1.6 - Otto the Great Apr 06, 2016

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Otto helped unite East Francia and established the Holy Roman Empire into basically the country it was for 1,000 years

Episode 1.5 - Emperor Wen of Sui Mar 23, 2016

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Sui Wen-di was able to take over the Northern Zhou and continue its expansion until he had united China, ushering in 6 centuries of unity and prosperity

Episode 1.4 - Zenobia Mar 09, 2016

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Zenobia was a Syrian queen who helped defend Rome against Persia, then declared her own kingdom and fought against Rome

Episode 1.3 - Mithridates the Great Feb 24, 2016

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Mithridates was King of Pontus, and built an empire to rival Rome on his way to a showdown with the late Republic

Episode 1.2 - Chandragupta Maurya Feb 10, 2016

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Chandragupta Maurya founded India's biggest empire for 2000 years, and was grandfather of Ashoka the Great

Episode 1.1 - Marcus Furius Camillus Feb 03, 2016

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Marcus Furius Camillus brought Rome back from the brink of extinction and helped set it on its path to glory

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