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How Empires End
The powers that looked permanent, and the exact way each one came apart.
5 stories and growing
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The Fall of Constantinople: The City No One Saved
Every power that could save Constantinople chose not to.
24 min
The Aztec Siege the World Forgot
An 18-year-old, a starving city, and the 80-day war that almost broke Cortés.
20 min
The Scramble for Africa: How a Continent Was Carved Up Over Lunch
Fourteen nations met to divide Africa. No African was invited.
26 min
When India Was the Richest Place on Earth
How did India go from 27% of global wealth to under 4%? The $44.6 trillion untold story.
21 min
The Day Democracy Almost Died in Rome
Senators beat a tribune to death with chair legs. The Republic never recovered.
24 min
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