These programs detail many facets of the world's greatest civilizations, including in-depth information about the most brutal and feared leaders of the ancient world. The rise of ancient Rome is followed from the first Roman-Barbarian War to the decline of the Empire. Mind-boggling construction feats and gravity-defying masterpieces of the ancient Egyptians and Greeks are explored in detail. The origins of the Huns, Goths, Vikings, and Mongols, powerful groups whose military strength and overwhelming drive terrorized three continents, are examined. This "megaset" includes episodes from four History Channel series as well as bonus material.

Title from disc surface. Programs originally broadcast on the History Channel in 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009. Packaged in seven 2-disc containers within a slipcase. Bonus features: Disc 4: Behind-the-scenes featurettte ; Disc 5: Behind the scenes featurette History in the making: Rome: engineering an empire ; Disc 6: Featurettes: Inside look, from the director's chair, and Everything you wanted to know about Egypt ; Disc 10: Modern marvels: Barbarian battle tech documentary ; Dics 13: Behind-the-scenes featurette ; Disc 14: Genghis Khan: terror and conquest episode of A&E's series Biography. AAAE231130.

Disc 1: Engineering an empire: Greece ; Greece: Age of Alexander ; The Aztecs. -- Disc 2: Engineering an empire: Carthage ; China ; Russia -- Disc 3: Engineering an empire: Britain: blood and steel ; The Persians ; The Maya: death empire -- Disc 4: Engineering an empire: Napoleon: steel monster ; The Byzantines ; Da Vinci's world -- Disc 5: Rome: engineering an empire -- Disc 6: Egypt: engineering an empire -- Disc 7: Rome: rise and fall of an empire: The first Barbarian war ; Spartacus ; Julius Caesar ; The forest of death -- Disc 8: Rome: rise and fall of an empire: The invasion of Britain ; The Dacian wars ; Rebellion and betrayal -- Disc 9: Rome: rise and fall of an empire: Wrath of the gods ; The soldier's emperor ; Constantine the Great -- Disc 10: Rome: rise and fall of an empire: The Barbarian general ; The puppet master ; The last emperor ; Bonus -- Disc 11: Ancients behaving badly: Caligula ; Attila the Hun ; Julius Caesar : Alexander the Great -- Disc 12: Ancients behaving badly: Nero ; Hannibal ; Genghis Khan ; Cleopatra -- Disc 13: Barbarians: The Vikings ; The Goths -- Disc 14: Barbarians: The Mongols ; The Huns.