Four mighty civilisations - Rome, Egypt, Japan's Samurai and the Aztecs. Their legends remain - now priceless artefacts reveal what led them to fall into the echoes of history.

Unearthing the glittering, golden treasures of the pharaohs.

This three-part special tells the story of the Egyptian empire from its beginning in 1560 B.C. to it...

Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles traces the development of Western civilization, from the f...

This stylish mix of documentary and historical epic chronicles the reign of Commodus, the emperor wh...

Egypt's Cosmic Code charts Bradley Walsh's first trip to Egypt in search of answers to some of Ancie...

Forbidden love blossoms in the city of Pompeii, which until the eruption of volcano Vesuvius in 79 A...

The history of Rome is a 1,000-year-long epic, filled with murder, ambition, betrayal and greed and ...

Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire's greatest stories are brought to lif...

Professor Mary Beard looks beyond the stories of emperors, armies, guts and gore to meet the everyda...

Throughout human history, there have been sinister desires driven by animalistic lust, and the Ancie...

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank is a BBC Television documentary series in which Dan Cruicksha...

Around 5000 years ago, one of the largest and most powerful empires in history emerged on the Nile –...

This epic series explores the lives of some of Egypt's greatest rulers: Ramses the Great, pyramid pi...

Chasing Mummies: The Amazing Adventures of Zahi Hawass is a reality television series which is airin...

Alastair Sooke tells the story of Ancient Egyptian art through 30 extraordinary masterpieces.

It was an archaeological find that became global news. An extraordinary mega-tomb, filled with the l...