On the shoulders of GIANTS

Over the vast millennia of human history, nations have come and gone, civilisations have risen and fallen, and empires have spread as far as possible, only to later disappear. But, from the most anonymous early man living in a secluded English cave to the pharaohs who built pyramids that continue to astound, all have helped make us what we are today.

This month, HISTORY takes us back through time to revisit the leaders, warriors, farmers and others