What life was like in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii moments before it was devastated by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the e...

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

A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betray...

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar ...

Over 90 percent of the available lands in the Greater Chaco region of the Southwest have already bee...

Hawaii, with its tropical rainforests and diverse coral reef is a spectacular natural paradise for t...

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

From the legendary times of Romulus and Remus to the present day, the compelling story of the eterna...

Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there,...
Features volcano watches in Iceland from 1984-91, showing the country's highlands, Askja, Kverkjoll,...

The great King of Dacia, Decebal (Decebalus), is disposed to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to...

The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in ROMAN CITY, based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. Th...

Who invented time, who invented the clock? Why 1 hour, why 60 minutes, why 60 seconds? Since prehist...

Archaeologists have just uncovered entirely new areas and villas in ancient Pompeii… the first excav...

Glaucus, a demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of bl...

The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lyg...