Mit seinen gewagten Theorien über den möglichen Verbleib des sagenumwobenen Schatz der Wikinger hat sich Sigurd Svenson an seinem...

A miss-matched couple embark on a frantic search for the Dead Sea Scroll hidden in the ancient city of Petra.

The Lecturer, leader of the Feminine League Against Frivolity, tells the history of eroticism and censorship from the beginning of time until the...

The film chronicles the last 3 years of Akhenaten -called "the heretic pharaoh"- and his wife Queen Nefertiti, their mysterious and convulse reign in...

Auf dem Höhepunkt des Römischen Reiches begräbt ein Ausbruch des Vesuvs die Stadt Pompeji in vulkanischer Asche und tötet...

The 1st queen of the king dies in child birth, the prince survives. After the 2nd queen, gives birth to a new prince, she plots to kill the 1st...

Die Archäologin Pepi Papakosta ist auf der Suche nach dem verlorenen Grab Alexanders des Großen. Bei Ausgrabungen im Zentrum von...

Die Maya-Legende besagt, dass es unter Chichen Itza eine verborgene unterirdische Höhle gibt. Jetzt sind Hightech-Archäologen hier, um die...

Ancient pharaoh Akhenaten was almost lost to history. Canadian archaeologist Donald Redford, who uncovered the foundation of one of the...

In 16th century feudal Japan the war between the Iga clan and the Kouga clan continues unabated. Typically for such violent disputes it is the women...

Etwa 1.000 Jahre lang blühte im Norden des heutigen Sudan das Reich von Kusch. Die teils überfluteten Grabkammern der kuschitischen...

Qin Shihuangdi gilt als der erste Kaiser von China. Alles was man über ihn weiß, stammt aus über 2.000 Jahre alten Schriften. Ihr...

In the heart of the Jordanian desert, the ancient city of Petra is full of mysteries. How was this architectural wonder created over 2,000 years ago?...

Die Entdeckung des Grabs von Pharao Tutanchamun war 1922 eine Weltsensation. Dank aufwändig restaurierter und colorierter Originalaufnahmen wird...

Im ersten Jahrhundert, nach dem Tod von Herodes dem Großen, durchläuft Judäa eine lange Zeit der Turbulenzen aufgrund der Handlungen...

This explores the mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilizations during the late Bronze Age, from the Hittites to the Mycenaeans and...

The story of Romulus and his twin brother Remus, in eighth century B.C. as seen through the eyes of three people marked by death, loneliness and...

Expert interviews and gripping reenactments combine to reveal the extraordinary life of Alexander the Great and his burning desire to conquer the...

Twenty year-old Julius Caesar flees Rome for his life during the reign of Sulla but through skill and ambition rises four decades later to become...

A Roman general leads the epic 1st-century siege of Masada, the mountain fortress where more than 900 Jews made a heroic stand against 5,000 Roman...

Adapted from a popular online novel originally published between 2007 and 2008, the animation tells the tale of Zheng Shaopeng, a university student...

Tutored by Aristotle, helpless witness to his father's assassination, and a brilliant, pioneering tactician, Alexander the Great had conquered the...

Chu Yuan is at the palace courtroom while Duan Baiyue is at the Southwest. Everyone believes they’re in opposition to each other, but turns out...

John Romer recreates the glory and history of Byzantium. From the Hagia Sophia in present-day Istanbul to the looted treasures of the empire now...

Bettany Hughes searches out the real truth about the birth of democracy in ancient Athens 2500 years ago

Bettany Hughes take viewers on armchair travels to explore household-name treasures and new finds from across the world.

How was everyday life in Ancient Greece? Did it have anything in common with our lives today? With the help of specialized scientists and a rich...

Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Yasmin el-Shazly and photographer Mahmoud Rashad investigate the life and burial of King Tut.

A guided tour of the history of numbers and how they’ve shaped the development of humankind is at the heart of this unique series. In five...

1984 Channel 4 documentary series surveying the history of New Testament scholarship, giving an overview of the contemporary New Testament...

Shortly after astrology predicts destruction to befall the Tang Dynasty, a coup d'état led by the crown prince Li's very own brother kills him...