Ancient Mysteries

1. The Hidden City of Petra

Ancient Mysteries examines the ancient Nabatean city of Petra which was carve...

2. Palenque: The Maya

Palenque was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the 7th ...

3. Camelot

The court of King Arthur, Camelot was at the center of a world of magic and h...

4. Vikings in North America

Before Columbus's epic 1492 voyage to the Americas, it was believed he was be...

5. Machu Picchu: City in the Sky

The structure of Machu Picchu, originally built by the Incas, is one of the m...

6. Quest for the Fountain of Youth

It is one of the most puzzling tales to come out of the European Age of Disco...

7. The Timber Castles of England

The history of the timber castles that once populated medieval England, but a...

8. Secrets Mounds of Prehistoric America

Explore some of the most intriguing archaeological sites on earth--the puzzli...

9. The Search for Shangri-La

A tale told through the centuries of a lost, hidden civilization that lives i...

10. Who Built Stonhenge?

An investigation of the origins of Stonehenge, the prehistoric megaliths on t...

11. Atlantis: The Lost Civilization

It was a myth first told by Plato in the late 4th century B.C. - a dramatic t...

12. The Search for Alexander the Great

Efforts to locate the remains of Alexander the Great. Included: the discovery...

13. The Riddle of the Maya

The Maya temple city of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico, abandoned by the Mayans ...

14. The Lost Canyon of the Pueblos

Examination of the sophisticated system of housing built by the Pueblo Indian...

15. Naked Warriors of Europe

An examination of the Celts, whose culture reached its zenith in Europe betwe...

16. Life and Death in Britian's Ancient Theaters

A look at British theater in the Elizabethan age.

17. The Quest for the Holy Lance

A Roman soldier takes his spear and pierces the side of Christ as he hangs on...

18. Blood and Honor at the First Olympics

A look at the first Olympic competitions in Greece, circa 776 B.C.

19. The Sunken City

The ancient city of Ostia, Italy, used at one time as the port of Rome, from ...

20. The Miraculous Canals of Venice

"The Miraculous Canals of Venice" looks into why - and how - Venetians built ...

21. Blood and Treasure in Peru

A grave robbery in 1987 leads to the discovery of the Royal Tombs of Sipan, P...

22. Pompeii: Buried Alive

Two-thousand years ago, Rome was an all-powerful empire and Pompeii was one o...

23. Hadrian's Wall

Speculation on why the Roman emperor Hadrian constructed a wall along the emp...

24. The Lost People of Chaco Canyon

An examination of the 19 Pueblo towns located in New Mexico's Chaco Canyon, b...

25. The Puzzling Pyramids of Mexico

An examination of the pyramids in the Mexican city of Teotihuacan. Also: the ...

26. The Rosetta Stone

In 1799, the breakthrough needed to decipher the hieroglyphs was accidentally...

27. China's Wall of Doom

The mysterious gravesite of an ancient Chinese emperor, who had an "army" of ...

28. Astrology: Secrets of the Stars

Since the dawn of time, humankind has looked to the heavens for answers to ea...

29. The Queen Pharaoh

No other religion is as misunderstood, vilified, or viewed with as much hatre...

30. Secrets of Sex: The Kama Sutra

An examination of the Kamasutra, the Hindu text that details "the delights of...

31. Temples of Eternity

Egyptian temples are explored, including Karnak and Luxor.

32. The Forbidden City: Dynasty and Destiny

Ancient Mysteries takes a look at the history and architecture of the Forbidd...

33. The Incredible Monuments of Ancient Rome

They stand today as testaments to the glory and grandeur of ancient Rome. But...

34. Lost Spirits of Cambodia

A visit to the ruins of the imperial city of Angkor in Cambodia, built over 7...

35. Lost Legions of Rome

"Lost Legions of Rome" explores the efficacy and the legacy of Rome's militar...

36. Voodoo!

A survey of voodoo, an amalgam of African religions and Christianity, which i...

37. The Lost Cities of Rome

Beneath the former capital of the Roman Empire hides a maze of secret passage...

38. Rites of Death

How did the Egyptians create mummies that lasted for 4,000 years? Why did Hin...

39. Lost Castles of England

Ancient Mysteries examines the wooden castles of England. Although they are l...

40. Secrets of Delphi

Delphi is an Ancient Greek site shrouded in legend. Dedicated to Apollo, god ...

41. The Secret Life of King Ramses II

Explore the life of the last great pharaoh of Egypt, and uncover mysteries be...

42. The Powerful Gods of Mt. Olympus

Thousands of years ago, the ancient Greeks believed that Mount Olympus was th...