ATLANTIS: THE LOST CONTINENT

This is a guest post by Sulav. Website: Medchrome.com

This is a history documentary about the lost continent that has been talked and written about a lot. But still it remains a great mystery because what we’ve heard and read are merely hypotheses.
Atlantis is believed to be the source of all religion, science, races and civilization. Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written in 360 BC, contain the earliest references to Atlantis...

Days That Shook the World: Hiroshima

"At exactly 5.32am on August 6th 1945, a B29 Bomber, The Enola Gay, took off from a small island in the South Pacific on a clandestine operation. It's mission? To drop a bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, a bomb unlike any other that would change the world forever...

Engineering an Empire - The Persians

"The Persian Empire was one of the most mysterious civilizations in the ancient world. Persia became an empire under the Cyrus the Great, who created a policy of religious and cultural tolerance that became the
hallmark of Persian rule. Engineering feats include an innovative
system of water management; a cross-continent paved roadway stretching 1500 miles; a canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea; and the creation  of one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Mausoleum of Maussollos...

Engineering an Empire - Greece

"Western Civilization has been influenced by many cultures, but it was born in Ancient Greece. The Ancient Greeks laid a foundation that has supported nearly 3000 years of European history. Philosophers like Aristotle and Socrates, Olympian gods, the beginnings of democracy and great conquering armies can be attributed to the Ancient Greeks. This strong and charismatic people strategically harnessed the materials and people around them to create the most advanced technological feats the world had ever seen...

Spartans - The Last Stand

This is a video from veoh.com. You will need to install their free  Veoh Web Player to view the whole video. I think it is well worth an install as they have some videos you wont find anywhere else :)

"It is almost impossible to understand how 300 Spartans managed to hold off the million-man Persian army for even a moment, much less seven days. To a man they paid with their lives but their stunning Last Stand assured that their sacrifice would resonate throughout history. Relying on brilliant tactics, lifelong training, and unshakable allegiance, the doomed Spartans achieved the impossible...