Up to one million gladiators are thought to have died in arenas across the Roman Empire. And, although fascination with gladiators has been high, the details of their lives and deaths remain fragmentary. Now, with the discovery of an ancient Roman burial site containing 80 skeletons thought to be gladiator warriors, National Geographic recreates the world of the Roman arena and how six gladiators lived, fought and died.

In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accuse...

For almost two thousand years, the story of Jesus’ final days has been celebrated by Christians the ...

For centuries, Stonehenge has been cloaked in mystery. Who built it? How did they do it? Why did the...

By decoding ancient hieroglyphic texts, Jean-François Champollion gave voice to an enigmatic civiliz...

Nova and National Geographic present exclusive access to an astounding discovery of ancient fossil h...

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. A...

Come back with us to Ancient Greece, 2,500 Years ago to the original Olympic Games. The ancient Game...

What killed King Tutankhamun? Ever since his spectacular tomb was discovered, the boy king has been ...

More than 2.000 years ago, Narbonne in today's Département Aude was the capital of a huge Roman prov...

This short documentary depicts the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse sett...

Titus Andronicus returns from the wars and sees his sons and daughters taken from him, one by one. S...

A documentary made by History Time on YouTube. Written, researched and produced by Pete Kelly.
A documentary about archaeology, which, based on traces and finds hidden underground, creates a pict...

After the death of Emperor Constantine in Rome, the persecutions of the Christians threaten the cent...

Documentary released to coincide with the British Museum's exhibition dedicated to the man who ruled...

Druids have existed far longer than hitherto assumed, since the 4th century BC. Their traces are fou...

Terry Jones' Barbarians is a 4-part TV documentary series first broadcast on BBC 2 in 2006. It was w...