Synopsis: Relive the triumphs and the tragedies, alongside the heroes and the villains, of the most influential empires in history as HISTORY explores the spectacular glory and gory spectacles of the past in this 14-DVD megaset.

From the most brutal and feared leaders of the ancient world to the first Roman-Barbarian War and every gruesome battle that followed during the empires slow decline to the mind-boggling construction feats and gravity-defying masterpieces of the ancient Egyptians and Greeks and the origins of the Huns, Goths, Vikings, and Mongols, powerful leaders whose military strength and overwhelming drive kept empires on three continents in terror for centuries, this collection of acclaimed programming details every facet of the world s greatest civilizations.

Review: The History Channel has produced my favorite documentaries and shows of all-time.  We love history here at the Legion, so whenever they put out a new DVD we get all giddy!  Well, this round History Channel has collected a few of their series into what can only be called a Megaset!  14 DVDs!  Over 36 hours of ancient bad-ass behavior.

The Empires Megaset includes episodes from the highly praised History Channel series Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire; Engineering an Empire; Ancients Behaving Badly; and Barbarians!  These are all fantastic shows and this set is a one-stop shop for some amazing tv.  You have to buy it..buy it now!  This one is a perfect Xmas gift for the history buff in your life!

The DVD bonus features include: Engineering an Empire Season 1 Behind-the-Scenes Featurette, Egypt Featurettes Inside Look, From The Directors Chair, and Everything You Wanted To Know About Egypt, Rome Behind-the-Scenes Featurette, Bonus Documentary Modern Marvels: Barbarian Battle Tech, Genghis Kahn: Terror and Conquest Episode of A&E s award-winning series BIOGRAPHY and Barbarians Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

Interest Range: History Channel