Europe: History Seen From Above

Name: Europe: History Seen From Above
Released: 2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary · History

View Europe from above, revealing stunning landscapes that bear the marks of history; each aerial journey uncovers how centuries of upheaval shaped national and shared identities, enriched by insights from historians, archaeologists, and geographers.

2024 · 27m

Director Roland Theron, Mike Magidson

EPISODE 1

Spain: When Spain was Called Hispania

Before Spain was Spain, it was Hispania; roman troops landed in Ampurias in 218 BC, bringing centuries of stability that reshaped the Iberian Peninsula; roads, aqueducts, bridges, and great cities transformed the landscape, many still visible today.
EPISODE 2

Spain: Al Andalus Muslim Spain

For nearly eight centuries, Muslim rule left a lasting mark-enriching Spanish culture, transforming cities, and building mosques, palaces, and landmarks that remain central to Spain's heritage today.
EPISODE 3

Spain: La Reconquista

Spain's landscapes of castles and ramparts reveal a territory divided for centuries; from the Arab invasions of the 8th century, Christian kingdoms launched the Reconquista, a crusade lasting nearly 800 years.
EPISODE 4

Spain: The Times of the Conquistadors

In 1492, the marriage of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon united Spain; their rule ended centuries of Reconquista with the fall of Granada, while Isabella financed Columbus' voyage that unveiled the New World.
EPISODE 5

Spain: The Legacy of the Civil War

From 1936 to 1939, Spain's Civil War killed over 600,000 and left scars Franco's dictatorship could not erase; seen from above are haunting reminders: Belchite's ruins, Guernica, Francoist monuments, mass graves, and the Valle de los Caídos.
EPISODE 6

Italy: Roman Civil Engineering

Italy, cradle of Latin culture, still bears the mark of Rome's engineering genius; from roads and bridges to aqueducts, a vast web once linked the capital to its empire, proving Rome was built as much by land development as by war.