HC Ancient Mysteries - Legends and Empires (1996) Part 1 Ancient Rome and Its Mysterious Cities

ANCIENT MYSTERIES LEGENDS AND EMPIRES is an objective and illuminating look at some of mankind's most enduring mysteries. Narrated by Leonard Nimoy, this award-winning series from HISTORY travels the world to explore and recreate the enigmas that continue to defy science and spark our imagination. This collection focuses on the myths, legends and the amazing lost civilisations of our collective history that are constant sources of inspiration for fantasy literature and movies - exposing what is known, what is imagined and what is pure speculation and myth. Before we unlock the future we must find the keys to the past. Mysteries of ancient humanity and lost civilizations can be found all over the world. Across the globe, temples and tombs harbor ancient secrets and give archaeologists a priceless window into the past. We can read only a small part of the story of the past in the great ruins that still stand and the tablets and scrolls that remain. Much is lost to time, more is still hidden, someday to be found. Many relics still keep their secrets. Come to explore the mysteries of our earliest cultures as historians investigate controversies and mysteries of the ancient past, and open the door to Ancient Mysteries.

Part 1 Ancient Rome and Its Mysterious Cities

They were the fearsome rulers of the ancient world for over a thousand years. Some say their armies were the strongest the world has ever seen. Wherever they went, they conquered, and wherever they conquered, sprang another city. In fact, as we marvel at the sophistication and beauty of some of our modern cities, we are celebrating a legacy that was literally etched in stone over two thousand years ago by the Romans. “Ancient Rome and its Mysterious Cities” explores the hidden treasures of our ancestors and uncovers the secrets of these mysterious ancient cities.

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