Category: Ancient Civilizations
Death on the Nile
Throughout the ages civilizations have risen up and then disappeared. Traditionally, the disappearance of certain ancient civilizations has been left to the theologians and...
Episode 2 The Celts
Each half hour episode looks at a major fighting people or force and charts the reasons for their rise to dominance and subsequent fall....
Episode 4 Soul of the Samurai
How did an Indian Buddhist shrine influence a Japanese pagoda? How are Italian pigs and cowry shells related to porcelain? These intriguing questions are...
Episode 1 Artemis Mausoleum and Zeus
They were built by the ancients in the time before Christ to a scale that is unbelievable. They dared their creators to push engineering...
Spartacus and the Slave Revolt 73 B.C.
Decisive Battles of the Ancient World presents the 13 defining points of ancient warfare moments that altered the course of history and shaped the...
Episode 4 The Temple of the Sands
Egypt is the title of a BBC television drama serial about various archaeological discoveries taking place in that country's history with the occasional flashback...
Jason And The Golden Fleece
Michael Wood goes in search of four of the world's most famous myths. These gripping adventures take the viewer to some of the most...
Episode 6 The Barbarian West
As the world approaches the 21st centurythis new series hosted by Michael Woods and produced in 1991, reminds us that other nations and cultures...
Episode 1 The Rise of the Roman Empire
For over a thousand yearsRome was the center of the known world. One of the most glorious empires in history, she brought to her...
Episode 11 The Barbarian General
It is 114 B.C. and the Republic of Rome is a small empire clinging to the rim of the Mediterranean. Suddenlyterror grips the Romans...