Lost world of the Colosseum

Cleopatra: Mother, Mistress, Murderer, Queen

Cleopatra, the last Egyptian queen and one of the most legendary women in history. A beautiful seductress who used her s...

Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town

The volcanic eruption that ravaged Pompeii in year 79 is one of the most famous in history. It is known how its victims...

Lost World Of Pompeii

What life was like in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii moments before it was devastated by the eruption of Mount Vesuvi...

Rome's Invisible City

With the help of a team of experts and the latest in 3-D scanning technology, Alexander Armstrong, along with Dr Michael...

The Immortal City

From the legendary times of Romulus and Remus to the present day, the compelling story of the eternal city's twenty-five...

Der Aufstieg der Habsburger. Die Schlacht am Marchfeld

It was the battle that decided the future of Europe: on August 26, 1278, two dynasties faced each other at Marchfeld. On...

Hannibal v Rome

A documentary about Hannibal Barca - the general and ruler of New Carthage, who crossed the Alps in the fight with Rome....

Gladiators: Back from the Dead

Up to one million gladiators are thought to have died in arenas across the Roman Empire. And, although fascination with...

Brûlez Rome !

At the time of Nero, the Empire is at the height of its power, but Rome, where a million inhabitants live, is afraid of...

The Colosseum: The Political Stage of Emperors

The Colosseum is often depicted as a bloody stadium of gladiators with violence and murder! Is it all in the Colosseum?...

Terry Jones' Barbarians

Terry Jones' Barbarians is a 4-part TV documentary series first broadcast on BBC 2 in 2006. It was written and presented...

What Killed the Roman Empire?

Why did the Roman Empire, which dominated Europe and the Mediterranean for five centuries, inexorably weaken until it di...

The Colosseum: A Jewel in Rome's Crown

With more than seven million visitors a year, its massive structure and awesome architecture testify to the genius of an...

Die Sachsen - Piraten. Heiden. Kaiser

The Roman Empire in the First Century

Two thousand years ago, at the dawn of the first century, the ancient world was ruled by Rome. Through the experiences,...

The Last Days of Jesus

For almost two thousand years, the story of Jesus’ final days has been celebrated by Christians the world over. From Jes...

Building the Ancient City: Rome

Rome, 2000 years ago was the world's first ancient megacity. In a world where few towns had more than ten thousand inhab...

The Jewish-Roman Wars

In the first century, after the death of Herod the Great, Judea goes through a long period of turbulence due to the acti...

Revelation - The Bride, The Beast & Babylon

Going to the very heart of the Bible's most challenging Book, this one hour documentary decodes the visions of Revelatio...

The Time Factory

Who invented time, who invented the clock? Why 1 hour, why 60 minutes, why 60 seconds? Since prehistoric times, man has...