La historia del opio: tráfico, adicción y gue...

Según una célebre frase de Suetonio, autor de la biografía más detallada del emperador, si al comienzo Calígula actuó como un «príncipe», pronto se convirtió en un «monstruo». 

Los caballeros medievales buscaban apresar a sus enemigos para pedir por ellos un cuantioso rescate. 

Eugene Rogan answers listener questions on one of history’s most powerful – and long-lasting – empires   How did the Ottomans dominate swathes of Europe, Asia and Africa for up to seven centuries? How did their sack of Constantinople in 1453 change the course of history? And why ...  Show more

The Achaemenid Empire, or better known as the First Persian Empire, was one of the largest empires in History - led by Cyrus the Great it covered 2.1 million square miles. But where did it come from? And what do we know about their society? It was in their DNA to travel and ex ...

The Roman empire was used to getting its own way – but there was one power it was never able to overcome. Despite frequent bouts of warfare, the Parthian and later Persian empire managed to hold its own against Rome for more than six centuries, until a new force emerged that woul ...  Show more

L’ambition du dernier livre de l’historien Jean-Pierre Filiu est de remonter la trame historique du Moyen-Orient sous l’angle de la production et de la consommation des stupéfiants. Un fascinant voyage à travers les siècles, de l’Antiquité jusqu’à l’époque contemporaine, en passa ...  Show more