Wonders of the Ancient World
Exploring a world of art, culture and history
Rome—Civilisations: Rise and Fall, Series 1
A weak emperor. A divided empire. Enemies at the gate. Is this the end for ancient Rome?
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Second Moment of Creation—Civilisations, Series 1
A look at the formative role art and imagination have played in the forging of humanity.
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High Priest—Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator, Series 1
Julius Caesar tears up the rulebook in his quest to become Rome’s greatest man.
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The Birth of Art—Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Alastair Sooke crosses the Sahara and travels the Nile to find Egypt's earliest art.
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Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time
Margaret Mountford uncovers a new story within one of history's most iconic moments.
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City of the Sacred—Rome: A History of the Eternal City
Simon Sebag Montefiore investigates how the Romans worshipped and sacrificed to the gods.
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Julius Caesar Revealed
Mary Beard is on a mission to uncover the real Julius Caesar.
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The Skin of Our Teeth—Civilisation
Kenneth Clark's classic 1969 series looks at how European art survived the Dark Ages.
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The Mystery of the Desert Kites
An international team of archaeologists explores megastructures in the Arabian desert.
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Age of Ice—A History of Ancient Britain, Series 1
Life in Britain in the brutal world of the last ice age.
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Egypt's Lost Cities
A team heads to Egypt in an attempt to uncover lost cities beneath the sands.
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The Man Who Discovered Egypt
Documentary about Flinders Petrie, the pioneer who transformed field archaeology in Egypt.
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All Roads Lead to Rome—Meet the Romans with Mary Beard
Prof Mary Beard asks not what the Romans did for us, but what the empire did for Rome.
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