The Sahara The Forgotten History of the Worlds Harshest Desert (2006)

At once a vast expanse of mesmerizing desolation and the crucible of human history the Sahara Desert has been both the battlefield of empires and the haunted wilderness at the margins of the known world for thousands of years Shot on location this exhilarating documentary brings to life the Saharas cruel history and the conflicts that still plague its people THE SAHARA recounts the story of kings who once led caravans of 30000 people across the desert bearing riches beyond imagination It tells of Roman death squads that exterminated the citizens of the Empires most bitter rival and how the Foreign Legion crafted a legend out of last stands and lost causes From the fabled metropolis of Timbuktu to the shores of Tripoli THE SAHARA is an illuminating exploration of this unforgiving and remote land of myth and mirage