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POLICE,

The conception of the police force as a protective and law enforcement organization developed from the use of military bodies as guardians of the peace, such as the Praetorian Guard of ancient Rome. The Romans achieved a high level of law enforcement, which remained in effect until the decline of the empire and the onset of the Middle Ages. Beginning in the 5th century, policing became a function of the heads of fiefdoms and principalities.

Encyclopedia : POLICE POWER,

Encyclopedia : PRAETORIAN GUARD,

Encyclopedia : SCOTLAND YARD,

1918 Battle of Epehy

1945 MacArthur in Tokyo

1961 Hammarskjold dies in plane crash

1987 Accidental poisoning in Brazil

1964 North Vietnamese Army begins infiltration

1997 Turner's gift stuns U.N.

Rome - Engineering an Empire

The blueprints of the Roman Empire's greatest creations.

Human Weapon Check out videos and images about the show!

Mexico

Mexico's history and culture in depth and interactive.

World War II In 1939 a war began that changed the world in a way never paralleled.

Cities Of The Underworld Watch videos and learn the history below the streets of the world's famous cities!

The Seven Wonders Of The World Learn about the new Seven Wonders of the World!

The History Channel Traveler: World Voyage V: Opulent Asia Experience history at its source!

The Dark Ages Learn about this turbulent time in history through games, a timeline and video!

What's Your Dark Ages Character? Upload photo. Dress up.

The Bible The Bible is at the core of both Christianity and Judaism and still plays a key role in everyday life.

The Plague:

Sunday, March 15 at 9 AM EST

The Plague: Sunday, March 15 at 9 AM EST

It began like the common cold. Then fever, baseball-sized black swellings on the neck, coughing of blood. Few lived more than two days. The year--1347. It was history's worst biological disaster and almost half of Europe's population died within