Even though ancient people died, or their civilizations were wiped-out by catastrophes, they left behind evidence of how they once lived. This collection reveals some of the wonders which archeologists have uncovered.
This video concludes the story of how the Athenian Parthenon was conceived and built.
In this clip from "Pompeii: The Last Day," we step back in time to learn what happened when Vesuvius powerfully exploded, burying the towns of Pompeii...
In his second letter (6.
Rameses II, known as "The Great," built a wonderful city named after himself which he called Piramesse. Because so much had been written abou...
WARNING: THIS CLIP, AND ITS DESCRIPTION, CONTAINS CLOSE-UPS OF ART WORK WHICH MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR VIEWING BY YOUNG CHILDREN.
NOTE: This clip contains a segment on fourteenth-century art and its creative processes.
WARNING: THIS CLIP, AND ITS DESCRIPTION, CONTAINS CLOSE-UPS OF ART WORK WHICH MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR VIEWING BY YOUNG CHILDREN.
Roman games included wild animals.
The best of the beast fighters were trained in special schools, just like gladiators. Their favorite weapon was the spear. The audience-...
When scientists created the hybrid dinosaur Indominus Rex, in the Hammond Lab at Jurassic World, they used DNA from Rugops. Meet a recreated Rugops in...
When scientists created the hybrid dinosaur Indominus Rex, in the Hammond Lab at Jurassic World, they used DNA from Rugops. Meet a recreated Rugops in...
When the First Emperor of China ordered the construction of a new wall, to protect the country's borders, it was quickly built by thousands of hard-wo...
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