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Looks at the the Aztecs, whose architectural legacy is found in modern Mexico City, and the Mayans, who built some of the worlds great temples, including Chichen Itza and Copan. Uses location footage,...
Tells the story of Pompeii, buried under a mountain of volcanic ash in AD63 and rediscovered in 1748, using location footage, reconstructions and three-dimensional computer animation.
Writer Graham Hancock on a global search for evidence to prove this theory that the Nazcan civilisation existed some 10,000 years ago and remains of its legacy are still evident. 1: Hancock travels to Egypt...
Traces the causes and course of the Persian Wars, from the Ionian revolt against Persian rule in the town of Miletus in 499BC to the Battle of Platea. Filmed on location, shows the major sites of the...
A guide to artefacts related to 7000 years of Sudanese history covering the Nile, ancient and modern Egypt, and the history and geography of Sudan, with a timeline, exhibits and photographs from the...
Broadcast on BBC2 on 10/9/96.
Extracts from the writings of Thucydides are used to look at the causes and effects of the Peloponesian war. By the late 5th century BC Greece had become crowded with prosperous cities all striving for...
Chronicles the archaeological excavations at Pella in Jordan, showing the work of the archaeologists and the local people who live in the area. Also visits both ancient and modern Jordan: Petra, Jerash,...
A fully documented attempt to re-create the casting techniques used by the original Chinese craftsmen in producing the bronze sculptures which remain an unsurpassed aesthetic and technological achievement of...
Examines the sculptures of the Parthenon. Shows the ruins in Athens, and uses a full-scale replica of the Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee, the model and exhibits in the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada and...
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