First Aired: February 10th, 2000
Status: Ended
Genre: Documentary
Network: PBS
Summary: Within the long history of civilization are great eras of struggle, triumph, and loss. These periods are reflective of the best and worst of humanity - explosive creativity, ultimate depravity, the use and abuse of power, and war.
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Season 2
Episode 2: Napoleon - Mastering Luck
Air Date: November 8th, 2000
Summary: Charts Napoleon's ascent to absolute power, from victorious General to first Consul to Emperor of France. It describes his extraordinary achievements – from the Napoleonic Code and the Bank of France, to bridges, roads, and canals – as well as the tyrannical nature of his rule and the violent opposition of most of Europe.
Episode 3: Napoleon - Summit of Greatness
Air Date: November 15th, 2000
Summary: Napoleon conquer most of Europe in a series of brilliant triumphs, including his legendary victory at the Battle of Austerlitz. To sustain his rule, he must keep fighting. But when he invades Spain, he has begun to reach too far.
Episode 4: Napoleon - The End
Air Date: November 22nd, 2000
Summary: Describes Napoleon's downfall, including the invasion and subsequent retreat from Russia, and his final battles, in which all of Europe is arrayed against him. Exiled to Elba, he returns to France after just ten months, only to be defeated for the last time at Waterloo. Napoleon spends his final days exiled on an island far out in the Atlantic, where he writes his memoirs and reinvents his legend.
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