The Roman Empire gave history one of its most eventful and colorful periods. Its legacy remains for all to see in the incredible civic buildings, temples, and theaters of the ancient city.

Take a virtual tour through rediscovered cities and see archaeological sites as their inhabitants saw them centuries ago. Explore ancient Egypt, the magnificence of the Pyramids, the city of the Pharoahs, the ancient city of Palmyra, the Mayan ruins and Incan temple at Machu Picchu. Includes state-of-the-art computer graphics, spectacular on-location photography, and research from the world's leading archaeologists. Originally aired on The History...

A team of archaeologists and other scientists travel the U.S. to uncover secrets of the nation's past.

Who built the pyramids? What were the secrets of mummification? Which treasures were selected for the afterlife and why? For centuries, Egypt's pharaohs have kept these secrets to themselves, until now.

Documents the process of creating the 8,000 terracotta warriors that stand at the tomb of the self-proclaimed first emperor of China. The story of China's 8,000 terracotta warriors begins two centuries before the birth of Christ. The First Emperor of China was preparing an extravagant tomb for his journey into the afterlife, and decreed that he be protected forever by a monumental army. Since then no one has seen these ancient warriors in their original...

In the archaeological find of a century, the remains of Richard III--presumed scattered over 500 years ago--were discovered under a parking lot in Leicester in 2012. The search was spearheaded by amateur historian Philippa Langley, whose passion and unrelenting research were met with skepticism by the academic establishment....The Lost King is the inspiring true story of a woman who refused to be ignored and took on Britain's most eminent historians,...

Charlie Chan is hired to find an archeologist when he disappears during the excavation of ancient treasures in Egypt.