Megapolis: The Ancient World Revealed
Uncover the architectural genius of ancient Rome, including the Pantheon, Nero's palace, and the Colosseum.
Uncover the architectural genius of ancient Rome, including the Pantheon, Nero's palace, and the Colosseum.
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America is crushing Japan, but the island nation refuses to surrender. The U.S. looks for a quick way out.
Japan bombed Hawaii in 1941 and then attacked Asia. The U.S. was a sea power, but the future was uncertain.
Hjalmar Schacht is a largely forgotten figure. And yet, Hitler's rise to power depended on him.
The race for new discoveries led an institution to carry out countless acts of barbarism.
This documentary explain how a system so quickly became the rationalized apparatus of genocide.
The French army was in disarray. Why did this handful of French soldiers continue to fight when all was lost?
This infamous battle was one of the worst moments of World War II.
At Saqqara, Egyptologist Zahi Hawass hunts for Imhotep's tomb, uncovering ancient secrets and mummies.
The fortress at Alesia falls to Caesar in his greatest victory, redefining siege warfare with Roman know-how.
Richard the Lionheart constructs a mighty castle on the Seine to dominate over his strategic Normandy lands.
French forces defend Orléans from the English army in the Hundred Years' War's brutal siege of 1428–29.
France turns a corner toward absolute monarchy after 1627–28's Siege of La Rochelle, with Louis XIII in power.
Uncover the architectural genius of ancient Rome, including the Pantheon, Nero's palace, and the Colosseum.
Explore the rise of the Maya city Tikal, a major metropolis with 12,000 structures and towering pyramids.
Scientific evidence explains that some Biblical plagues can be linked to the Santorini volcano's eruption.
Scientists find conclusive evidence that deadly Biblical plagues might not have been holy at all.
Host Rageh Omaar wants to discover who Abraham was, and whether he his the key to peace among the masses.
Host Howard Jacobson seeks to find a common ground where both the sciences and religion can both be right.
Zhukov rose to become Stalin's deputy in the war against Hitler. His abilities helped to turn the war around.
At the start of the Civil War, Ulysses Grant worked in a store, but he was soon commanding the Union Armies.
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