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Professor Darius Arya, Roman historian and archaeologist at the American Institute for Roman Culture, explores the hidden secrets of three of the most fascinating cities of the ancient world: Athens, Cairo, and Istanbul. The latest 3D imaging technology allows viewers to see the architectural jewels of these cities as they've never been seen before.
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An introduction to basic engineering principles of Greek and Roman technology and the science behind them. The course gives a new perspective on one of the most productive periods in the history of civilization. In case after case, you will find that engineering solutions reached during this era would not be surpassed for another thousand years or more.
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Ancient Aegean: This program explores the "prehistory" of Europe's first civilizations, which developed around the Aegean Sea on the islands and mainland that now make up Greece. The artifacts of the ancient culture of the Mycenaeans reveal a civilization of warriors and craftsmen.
Ancient Greece: This program presents children with interesting facts about the ancient Greeks and their customs, taking them to the Acropolis and the Parthenon, and teaching...
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An unpromising lump of metal found in a 2,000-year-old shipwreck turns out to be an extraordinary treasure: the world's first computer. NOVA follows the ingenious detective work that painstakingly discovered the truth about the ancient Greek device: it was an astonishingly sophisticated astronomical calculator and eclipse predictor, unrivaled until the era of modern science and believed to be from the workshop of Archimedes.
6) Lost worlds
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Ancient cities are now accurately and beautifully rebuilt, using all new research and CGI. Places and events explored include the battle at Stirling Bridge, Romania's real life Dracula, the Biblical Jerusalem, lost city of Atlantis, and more.
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The secrets of lives once lived. Never before could you get so close to 7000 years of history! Dazzling spectacles re-create rituals and events -- from the bloodletting of Maya kings and a pharaoh's last journey to the secret pleasures of a Roman empress. Original location cinematography in 25 countries takes you from Cuzco in Peru to Petra in Jordan. Computer graphics restore Egypt's pyramids and the Great Wall of China with breathtaking accuracy....
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In The Pagan World: Ancient Religions before Christianity, you will meet the fascinating, ancient polytheistic peoples of the Mediterranean and beyond, their many gods and goddesses, and their public and private worship practices, as you come to appreciate the foundational role religion played in their lives. Professor Hans-Friedrich Mueller, of Union College in Schenectady, New York, makes this ancient world come alive in 24 lectures with captivating...
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From the world's largest pyramid to the very first skyscraper, the seven wonders of the ancient world continue to inspire awe. Witness the majesty of the Pyramids of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Pharos of Alexandria and the Statue of Zeus at Olympia.
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Get an up-close look at a reproduction of a trireme, or ancient Mediterranean warship. See the reproduction of the gigantic cargo ship Syracusia capturing the vessels' original grandeur. Witness a demonstration of the Archimedean screw, a machine designed in the third century B.C. to pump water out of a ship's hold, and watch as another one of Archimedes' discoveries, the principle of buoyancy, is put to the test. In England, investigate the Antikytheara...
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Hollywood has gone to elaborate lengths to recreate the violence and mayhem of ancient warfare in movies, but what were ancient battles really like? What weapons, tactics, armor, training, and logistics were used? What were the crucial factors that could turn the tide of battle, giving one side victory and consigning the other to slaughter, capture, or, at best, escape to fight another day? These lectures examine some of the most notable battles fought...
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Experience street-level life in ancient Greece and China; track the expansion of history's most ambitious cultures like Rome and Byzantium; and marvel at the touchstone achievments - the Parthenon, Tenochtitlan, The Great Wall, Chichen Iltz - that defined the past and awe us to this day.