A treasure hunter searches for a sunken Spanish galleon.
Archaeologists sift through the living sands of the Holy Land to uncover vanished civilizations.
The Incas hold lavish banquets with mummified ancestors.
Great Pyramid of Giza; temples of Karnak and Luxor; treasures of King Tut.
Galileo pays a heavy price for his restless genius.
Pirate William Kidd may have left treasure in Nova Scotia.
The Philistines are the ruthless warriors of the Bible's early period.
Pyramid complex of the Pharaoh Snefru; ancient burial ground of Abydos.
Oliver Cromwell's name becomes synonymous with the tragedy and turmoil of the English Civil War.
Some believe the Hope Diamond bears a curse of disaster and death to anyone who wears it.
King Herod builds the Masada and Temple Mount.
Teotihuacan is home to magnificent pyramids and the Temple of the Feathered Spirit.
Akhenaten the Heretic King; Queen Nefertiti; King Seti I.
Christopher Columbus receives little credit for his discoveries in his own lifetime.
The Thracians challenge the might of the Greek and Roman empires.
Jerusalem is the spiritual center of three major religions.
In ancient Greece, the Delphic Oracle prophesies the fate of kings.
Cleopatra mixes politics and seduction.
Filmmakers explore the legend vs. the truth of the last queen of Egypt.
Treasure hunters search for loot in sunken Spanish galleons.
The fall of the walls at Jericho.
Italians build a great metropolis on a lagoon.
Evolution from the dinosaur era through human development.
Adam and Eve
A Chinese peasant finds 8,000 life-sized figures.
Sodom and Gomorrah.
The grand Egyptian pyramids at Giza are meant to be the final home of well-preserved pharaohs through eternity.
Humans learn to walk upright and use tools and fire.
Attila the Hun forges a loose confederation of nomadic tribes into a fearsome military machine.
International uproar ensues when Trojan heirlooms, believed lost, are found in a Russian museum.
More than 900 Jews make a last stand against the Romans in 73 A.D. at the mountain fortress of Masada
Wooden castles from the Middle Ages disappear.
The development of human language.
Greek philosopher Pythagorus was also a mathematician.
The British monarchy's collection.
People and events from the Bible.
The Parthenon, Acropolis and the Agora.
Theory that places human origins in Asia.
Life of the adventurer and his 25-year journey through Asia and China.
Scuba divers recover treasure from a Spanish shipwreck.
Twelve gods overlook Greece from atop Mount Olympus.
Romulus and Remus; overthrow of the Etruscan monarchy; the rise of Imperial Rome.
The Renaissance Borgia family is renowned for cruelty, wealth and political power.
The Habsburg family dominates Austria for 700 years.
The biblical account of creation.
The fabled utopia of Shangri-La.
Augustus becomes the first Roman emperor.
Sage Confucius develops a radical plan to end the Chinese people's suffering.
Caesarea flourishes for 12 centuries, then is lost to time.
Moses receives the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
Ponce de Leon searches for the "waters of immortality".
The Roman Empire spans three continents.
Viking Leif Ericson is thought to be the first European to land in America.
A treasure hunter searches for a Spanish galleon.
David founds Bethlehem.
People use substances to alter their consciousness.
Christianity passes on Rome's legacy.
A peasant girl hears voices telling her to liberate France from the English.
Hawaiian treasure hunters try to locate items looted from America's only royal palace.
Many cultures have traditional tales telling of a great ancient flood.
An ancient monument combines the body of a cat and the head of an unknown pharaoh.
After the crucifixion, Christ's followers are filled with the Holy Spirit; Paul goes to preach to the Gentiles.
Julius Caesar expands the boundaries of the Roman empire.
Marine archaeologists explore the remains of Port Royal, once known as "the wickedest city on earth".
The Philistines hold Samson captive.
Middle Eastern ruins, 4,000 years old, may be the homes of Jacob and his son.
Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity; Rome falls; monastic movement; codification of the faith; creation of the New Testament canon.
Ramses the Great conquers nations and builds legendary temples.
A Spanish galleon carrying 500 million dollars worth of silver sinks off Ecuador's coast.
Meanings of the ten commandments.
The Colosseum; the Pantheon; the Forum.
Constantinople; Islam; Irish monks copy ancient texts.
Many cultures have myths of vampires.
Adventurers search for the first communion cup for thousands of years.
After killing his brother, Cain lives out his days in the land of Nod.
It takes over one-million laborers to build China's Forbidden City.
A new Christian Europe emerges from the Dark Ages.
The son of Zeus becomes one of the most enduring legends of Greek mythology.
Some believe Satan roams the Earth in a quest to destroy mankind.
Augustus excels as both warrior and statesman.
Constantine overcomes civil war and barbarian invasions to bring Rome a long period of peace.
The demise of the ancient Roman City of Ostia.