Gladiators: Back from the Dead

In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander —...

Nova and National Geographic present exclusive access to an astounding discovery of ancient fossil human ancestors.

By decoding ancient hieroglyphic texts, Jean-François Champollion gave voice to an enigmatic civilization, but behind his legendary feat is a...

Noreno, a half-Roman, is entrusted with the mission of crossing the snowy mountains of Armenia, swarming with Parthian patrols, to seek help for his...

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

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical...

This short documentary depicts the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America - Vinland the Good....

Archeologists discover a pit filled with terracotta warriors buried to protect the grave of the First Emperor of China.

Two thousand years ago, it was a flourishing city in the middle of what is now a Syrian desert. At the crossroads of trade routes, Palmyra attracted...

A story about one of the most famous and mysterious archaeological sites in the world.

After the death of Octavian, the rebel populations of Illyria and Pannonia pose a grave threat to the Roman Empire. Tribune Marcus Ventidius is sent...

Documentary following a team of technicians in Italy as they reconstruct a number of historic Middle Eastern artifacts that were vandalized at the...