During the probe of Qin Shihuang Tomb in 2002, archaeologists unexpectedly found a rammed loam construction under the grave mound. Could this be a tower underground? After preliminary digging, the archaeologists found a rammed earth wall surrounding ...
Ancient Mysteries: Ark Of The Covenant
Ancient Mysteries: The Shroud Of Turin
In Search Of history: The Holy Lange
Volume 1
1. Abraham: One Man, One God
2. Herod the Great
3. The 10 Comandments
4. Bonus Documentary
Volume 2
1. Jacob's L...
This documentary is a reflective presentation that seeks to delve into the symbolism and theological insight that makes icons such a significant aspect of our Christian heritage. The film is divided into five parts, with each part treating a type of ...
This documentary was produced in 1955 by The Office of the Armed Forces Information and Education Department.
On June 25th 1950, at 4:00 A.M. Sunday morning the South Korean villages awoke to a world filled with noises and flames. The Communists h...
"Animal of the Chinese Zodiac" pits the zodiac predictions of each of the animal signs against the twelve living, breathing animals themselves. Those of you born in the Chinese year of the Snake are said to be seductive and beguiling but does the sna...
The Republic is awork ofart thathas intrigued,provoked,ppalled and inspired readers since it was written in ancient Athens 2500 years ago. Its author, Plato, has simultaneously been called the father of philosophy, the first fascist, a revolutionary,...
August 5th, 1962, Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her Brentwood, California home at approximately 3:30am. The physician that foundher later stated that"she was nude, face-down onher bed, and had the telephone receiver in her hand". The Los Angeles co...
On August 31st, 1997, the entire world was shocked to learn of the tragic death of Princess Diana. Her car hit a concrete pillar at high speed in the Pont De LAlma tunnel in Paris. A two-year investigation in France headed up by Judge Herve Stephan...
Explore one of the most famous engineering and scientific feats of all time: Machu Picchu. Listen to the tale of Machu Picchu, a lost city in the mountains of Peru, which is now enlisted as one the New Seven Wonders of the world.
Such is its sto...
Palaces, among the most awe-inspiring man-made structures, are a focus of power on a grand and far-reaching scale. Join and travel around the Grand Palace in Bangkok, the greatest place of worship and center of government.
The palace, which serves a...
Experience the famous ancient world's greatest engineering feats and works of science while revealing the mystery and intrigue surrounding the Seven Wonder of the world.Host John Romer invites viewers to investigate the statue of Zeus and the colossu...
Richly exotic and steeped in culture, the great palaces are treasures of both evident and hidden beauty. For almost 200 years, Hampton Court Palace was st the center of English court life, politic and notional history. Its most infamous resident was ...
Richly exotic and steeped in culture, the great palaces are treasures of both evident and hidden beauty. When King John won Portugals independence from Spain in 1385, he built a palace that would house his dynasty during the greatest era of the Por...
In a huge undertaking, researching and archaeologists working in Upper Mongolia unearth the of the Emperor of the Steppes along with ten tombs of dignitaries from the Xiongnu period. Believed to be the world's largest archaeological undertaking. this...
Explore the history of mummies throughout time and throughout the world. Together we embrace mummies both in fact, fiction, film and literature.
Unlock medical and historical data stored in mummified bodies. Travel to South America to unearth 500-ye...
Palaces, among the most awe-inspiring man-made structures, are a focus of power on a grand and far-reaching scale. Join and travel around the Summer Palace in Beijing, the greatest place of worship and center of government.The Summer Palace dates fro...
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (also known as Hanging Gardens of Semiramis) (near present-day Al Hillah in Iraq) are considered one of the original Seven Wonders of the World. They were built by Nebuchadnezzar II around 60...
See and experience the famous ancient world's greatest engineering feats and works of science while revealing the mystery and intrigue surrounding the Seven Wonder of the world.Host John Romers takes viewers on a journey of wonder through an investig...
In the rise of the Roman Empire, it was not always simple to separate virtue from vice, and hero from villain. Indeed, all too often. that were one and the same, Rome was still an adolescent discovering who it wanted to be, and its dream of greatness...
OBESERVATION MUST HAVE LED THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS TO BELIEVE THAT THE CYCLES OF LIFE WERE GOVERNED BY A RULE AND EACH PHENOMENON THEY DETECTED HAD A COUNTERPART. LIFE , THEY CONCLUDED, MUST HAVE AN AFTER-LIFE AS AN OPPOSITE. THIS BELIEF HAD A RIPPLE E...
The Four Great Inventions of ancient China-gunpowder, printing, compass and papermaking- have had tremendous effect on human civilization and development. As English philosopher Francis Bacon once commented:" Printing, gunpowder and the compass: thes...
These are the seismic moments in history-human tragedies , scientific breakthroughs or era-defining events-that have profoundly affected how the world thinks and acts . Exciting , dramatic , gripping and illuminating , each episode in the series buil...
The First Emperor Of China chronicles the period of Qin Shihuangs rule. Much of the story has never been told before, and few Westerners are aware of his awesome achievements. From the grandiose inner sanctum of Emperor Qins royal palace, to fi...
The discovery of the Eve gene stunned the world. It seems we could all be descended from just a few females C maybe just one. The Adam gene, which is breaking news, will have a similar impact. Where We Came From has exclusive access to the very late...