6. Easter Island - Where Giants Walked

In the highlands of the Iranian Plateau, a collection of enormous pillars reach up to the sky...In this episode, we tell the story of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Find out how this remarkable ancient power sprung up from the rubble of a ruined world to become the most powerful ...  Show more

In the far east of the Eurasian steppe, the sound of hoofbeats is growing...In this episode we travel along the vast grassland corridor of the steppe, to hear one of the most remarkable and unlikely stories from medieval history – the story of the Mongol Empire. Find out how this ...  Show more

Bienvenue dans Les Fabuleux Destins. Dans cet épisode, nous allons vous raconter l’histoire d’une île qui fait l’objet de nombreux mystères et fantasmes depuis sa découverte. Un petit caillou triangulaire, à peine plus grand que la ville de Nîmes, mais dont les statues moaï n’ont ...  Show more

L’île de Pâques est l’une des plus isolées du monde : il n’y a rien à trois mille kilomètres à la ronde. D’origine volcanique, elle mesure 170 km². Son nom est associé à de monumentales têtes de pierre dressées appelées moaïs. Qui les a sculptées ? Que représentent-elles ? Quelle ...  Show more

Easter Island, named after the day Dutch sailors discovered it, is an island in the Pacific Ocean with hundreds of mysteriously large “heads.” They soar to an average 20 feet high and can weigh over 20 tons. Who built these heads and what is their significance? Learn more about y ...  Show more

First inhabited by the Rapa Nui people a thousand years ago, Easter Island is best known for its hundreds of giant stone statues. But what inspired a group of ancient Polynesian explorers to settle in such a remote spot in the South Pacific? How did they almost bring their own co ...  Show more