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Ancient Discoveries

In the ancient texts of Homer and on the walls of Egyptian tombs lie exciting clues that are causing historians to rethink just how sophisticated centuries-old societies were.
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  1. T1 E1 - Siege Of Troy
    23 de enero de 2007
    45 min
    TV-PG
    For 3000 years the Siege of Troy has remained steeped in mystery. Journey with us to the site in Turkey believed to be the location of the real Troy.
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  2. T1 E2 - Cars & Planes
    30 de enero de 2007
    45 min
    TODOS
    Surprising archaeological finds have led historians to new conclusions about the transportation technology invented by ancient peoples.
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  3. T1 E3 - Machines Of The Gods
    6 de febrero de 2007
    45 min
    TODOS
    Gods and religion played an extremely important role in antiquity. The problem with so many religions being worshipped by the Greeks and Romans was how would the priests of these temples pay for their upkeep?
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  4. T1 E4 - Superships
    13 de febrero de 2007
    45 min
    TODOS
    In recent years there have been a number of extraordinary discoveries of ships from the ancient world.
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  5. T1 E5 - Mega Machines
    20 de febrero de 2007
    45 min
    13+
    In 2004 the American School of Classical Studies in Greece made a surprising discovery of two limestone coffins.
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  6. T1 E6 - Egyptian Warfare
    27 de febrero de 2007
    45 min
    16+
    Egyptian monuments and great works of art still astound us today. We will reveal another surprising aspect of Egyptian life.
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  7. T1 E7 - Machines III
    27 de marzo de 2007
    45 min
    TV-PG
    One thousand years ago, when Europe was still in the dark ages, China was at the forefront of technology.
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  8. T1 E8 - Robots
    17 de abril de 2007
    45 min
    7+
    Is there any truth in the amazing and sensational idea that the ancients had robotic devices? Heron and Philon would be the masters of ancient robotic inventions including famous automatic devices such as robotic temple doors.
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  9. T1 E9 - Machines Of The East
    24 de abril de 2007
    45 min
    TV-PG
    While the ancient Greeks had amazing engineers like Heron and Ctesibius, the Islamic world had Al-Jazari--a prolific writer and a talented craftsman. Working in what is now modern Turkey, he produced books which featured fifty mechanical devices.
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Luces intermitentesviolencia
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Dirección
Ben MoleStuart Clarke
Productores
Ali McGrathMike StillerWilliam Edwards
Reparto
Phil Crowley
Estudio
A+E Networks
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