Weapons and wounds

Weapons explained by the injuries they caused and the treatment those injuries needed.

Documentaries

EP 01 · Central Mexico · 1519

The Road to Tenochtitlán

About five hundred Spaniards reached Tenochtitlán in November 1519, but they did not walk the road alone. This episode follows the interpreters, the Totonac and Tlaxcalan allies, and the porters who carried the expedition inland, and the people of Cholula who paid for decisions made by others.

Translators and intermediaries
Logistics and supply
Civilians and refugees

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In production · Vindonissa · AD 35

The Hands That Survived Rome

A legionary at Vindonissa around AD 35 dislocates his knee in a training collision. A military physician puts the joint back with traction and his hands. The film follows the slow recovery after, and the question of whether a man who can walk can still serve as a soldier.