Age of Empires - Part 1: The Roman Republic, Maurya India & Qin China | History of the World vol. II

This video tells the story of the rise to power of the great empires in the ancient world: The Roman Republic in the Mediterranean, the Maurya Empire in India and the Qin Dynasty in China. This is Part 1 of Volume II of The History of the World-series. Part 2 is out now! Remember to subscribe for future content! Want to see new episodes? Support the channel on Patreon to make that possible! Table of content: 0:00 Rome AD 180 2:35 Rome vs. Carthage 6:38 Hannibal’s War 20:04 The Wars of Alexander’s Successor 22:31 Alexandria 34:56 Ptolemaic Egypt 39:07 The Hellenistic World 46:29 The Roman Conquests 54:43 The Roman Constitution 1:00:55 The Maurya Empire in India 1:07:10 The Reign of Ashoka 1:17:31 The Qin Conquest of China 1:27:11 Qin Shu Huang - China’s First Emperor 1:46:12 The Fall of Qin, the Rise of Han Ag