Cities rise, cities fall; such is the course of human history. In this episode, we find ourselves shifting through the current of time, witnessing the final hours of two great cities in the cradle of civilization. Destruction can be wrought by the sword, or by artillery fire; in the end, the result is the same. You will follow a a refugee as he flees his burning city, and you will shadow an invader as he comes to grips with the consequences of conquest. Listen now as Baghdad burns and Babylon falls..