Hunt for Atlantis
Join us in this Smithsonian Channel documentary as we detail a devastating natural disaster and the cataclysmic events that changed history and inspired a myth.
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History
Video documentaries about history of the world
Ancient Worlds – City of Man City of God ep.6
At the height of its power, the Roman Empire extended the benefits of its civilization to a 60 million citizens and subjects in a swathe of territory that extended from Hadrian’s Wall to the banks of the Euphrates.
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Ancient Worlds – The Republic of Virtue ep.5
How did an insignificant cluster of Latin hill villages on the edge of the civilised world become the greatest empire the world has known?
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Ancient Worlds – Return of the King ep.4
In Richard Miles’s epic story of civilization, there have been plenty of examples of the great men of history, but none came close to the legend of Alexander of Macedon, known to us as ‘Alexander the Great’.
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Ancient Worlds – The Greek Thing ep.3
Richard Miles explores the power and the paradox of the ‘Greek Thing’ – a blossoming in art, philosophy and science that went hand in hand with political discord, social injustice and endless war.
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Ancient Worlds – The Age of Iron ep.2
 In the new age of iron, civilisation would re-emerge, tempered in the flames of conflict, tougher and more resilient than ever before.
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Ancient Worlds – Come Together ep.1
Ancient Worlds is an illuminating and spectacular six-part odyssey tracing the development of Western civilization – from the first cities of Mesopotamia to the fall of the Roman Empire.
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Eight Days that Made Rome: The Rebirth of Rome
Bettany Hughes recalls the time that marked Rome’s symbolic break with its 1,000-year pagan past.
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Hitler’s Rise the Colour Films
Unlike many other documentaries or series that examine the life of Hitler, this series seeks to provide new perspectives through the use of colour footage.
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The Life of the Buddha
Life of the Buddha is a major new landmark documentary following Buddha on his journey from the lap of luxury to the verge of starvation and final enlightenment.
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Eight Days that Made Rome: The Downfall of Nero
Bettany Hughes focuses on events leading up to and after 9th June 68AD, when Emperor Nero took his life
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The Inca: Masters of the Clouds
Dr Jago Cooper travels through Peru and Ecuador to reassess the origins, accomplishments and nature of one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen.
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