Subscribe to National Geographic History today!
|
|
Subscribe to National Geographic History today. |
|
|
|
|
|
ACTION-PACKED STORIES, JUST FOR SUBSCRIBERS |
|
Put yourself at the scene with these visually stunning tales of strategy, discovery, and a terrifying monster of legend. |
|
|
|
Discovering Gilgamesh, the World’s First Action Hero |
A self-taught scholar was responsible for finding the world’s first epic myth. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
How Julius Caesar Started a Big War by Crossing a Small Stream |
In 49 B.C. on the banks of the Rubicon, Julius Caesar faced a critical choice. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
This Roman Emperor Believed He was a god |
Caligula capriciously ruled Rome, drained the treasury, and mocked the Senate—until those sworn to protect him plotted his death. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kublai Khan did what Genghis could not—conquer China |
Leading the Mongols to defeat China, Kublai Khan fulfilled his grandfather's ambitions to rule one of history’s largest empires. |
|
|
|
|