Roman Roads Paths to Empire

S05 E01 • Friday, Jan 7, 2000 • Jan 7 • 45m

Romans engineered a stone-paved highway system encompassing 50,000 miles and sprawling across three continents. Ironically, their breathtaking feat may have paved the road to their ruin as ancient and newly sprung enemies marched straight.

Rome's Eternal Wonders

S05 E02 • Friday, Jan 14, 2000 • Jan 14 • 45m

Built to attest to the power and glory of Rome, the ancient monuments often hide a rocky past. Built to attest to the power and glory of Rome, the ancient monuments often hide a rocky past. What outrageous acts helped build and maintain them?

Rome's Glorious Cities

S05 E03 • Friday, Jan 21, 2000 • Jan 21 • 45m

"All roads lead to Rome" as the empire expands and Romans erect elegant cities to honor their emperors and unify conquered territory. The cosmopolitan centers let many cultures co-exist under Roman law. We'll see how they administered the vast empire and learned from mistakes of vanquished civilizations.

Rome's Lost Harbor

S05 E04 • Friday, Jan 28, 2000 • Jan 28 • 45m

Rome's Lost Harbor: The Roman city of Ostia, founded in the 4th century B.C. at the mouth of the Tiber, was once a vital harbor town and important port. Today, Ostia is covered in sand.

England's Theatres of Blood

S05 E05 • Friday, Feb 4, 2000 • Feb 4 • 45m

England's Theatres Of Blood: Elizabethan England offered the heights entertainment in theatres such as the Globe, where Shakespeare staged most of his plays. Both rich and poor attend the spectacles.

The Cavemen

S05 E06 • Thursday, Feb 11, 2021 • Feb 11

The Truth About Science Fiction

S05 E07 • Thursday, Feb 18, 2021 • Feb 18

Navajo Code Talkers

S05 E08 • Friday, Feb 25, 2000 • Feb 25

Describes the role of a select group of Navajo Marines who developed a code based on their own native language that provided a means for secure communications among American forces in the Pacific during World War II.

The Holy Grail

S05 E09 • Thursday, Mar 4, 2021 • Mar 4

Five Points Gangs

S05 E10 • Thursday, Mar 11, 2021 • Mar 11

The Real Dracula

S05 E11 • Thursday, Mar 18, 2021 • Mar 18

Pompeii

S05 E12 • Thursday, Mar 25, 2021 • Mar 25

Lourdes: Shrine of Miracles

S05 E13 • Saturday, Apr 1, 2000 • Apr 1

For over 150 years, pilgrims have journeyed to the French mountain village of Lourdes where a young girl--Sainte Bernadette--claimed to see a vision of the Virgin Mary.

Riddle of the Zodiac

S05 E14 • Saturday, Apr 8, 2000 • Apr 8 • 45m

For over 4,000 years, people have looked to the heavens for answers about life on earth. Created by the ancient Babylonians, the zodiac and astrology are still hotly debated.