For eight centuries, between the 9th and 1st century BC, the Etruscans, inhabitants of the Italian peninsula, were one of the most powerful peoples of the Mediterranean basin, and when they disappeared they left behind impressive necropolises, vestiges of sanctuaries and even entire cities. How did they attain such power? How far did they extend their dominion and influence? What were the causes of their decline?
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Norwegian researcher Petter Amundsen claims to have deciphered a secret code hidden in legendary pla...
The incredible story of Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519), daughter of Pope Alexander VI (1431-1503), deli...
Through interviews with people on the street and songs recorded to memorialize JFK in the mid-1960s,...
For decades, pupils at the children's village of Riaumont, in northern France, run by Catholic monks...
Gdańsk, Poland, September 1980. Lech Wałęsa and other Lenin shipyard workers found Solidarność (Soli...
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Debunking the mythology surrounding the 16th century French prophet, Nostradamus.
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She's been around for so many decades but hasn't aged a day. She's had more than 180 different jobs;...
Director Guy Hamilton and several of the stars of Agatha Christie's "Evil Under The Sun" walk you th...
The story of one of the great environmental disasters to befall the United States, and the terrible ...
The Alhambra is a unique site in the world: a palatial city built between the 13th and 15th centurie...
A French documentary or, one might say more accurately, a mockumentary, by director William Karel wh...
September 3rd, 1939. Britain and France declare war on Nazi Germany, only two days after the Wehrmac...