The Roman Empire

Examining the most incredible architectural constructions of antiquity, those that inspired our engineers and helped build the modern world.

Supported by stunning 3D graphics, Dr. Darius Arya explains the purpose and architectural significance of ancient Roman buildings.

This series explores three cities that today are home to the vestiges of the industrious Roman civilization.

An artistic, spiritual adventure to the Vatican heritage site, where religion, politics, arts and science meet...and new, untold secrets are revealed. Through 3D and CGI, watch archeologists, art restorers and palaeographers reveal the true history of this architectural masterpiece.

Modern science reveals the environmental forces that have shaped human history

Go behind the scenes with archaeologists, architects and historians as they collaborate to restore Rome's Colosseum.

This talk is given by Caroline Winterer of Stanford University.

The Roman Empire was built by engineers: from the roads and bridges that let its legions conquer half the world, to the aqueducts that brought water to millions of subjects, to the mighty Coliseum, which still stands as a monument to the glory of Rome.

From ancient caves and catacombs in Israel and Italy, to enigmatic passages in the gospels, evidence shows that Jesus had 12 female disciples who also played a critical role in the birth of Christianity. These indispensable women preached, healed, baptized and even bankrolled the movement.

Big movements of change have often started with tiny events or personal decisions that ended up affecting the history of our world.

Crossroads in our History where the world swings one way or the other. With spectacular reconstitutions created by 3D modeling specialists.

Cleopatra may be the most famous ancient monarch, but she is only one in a long line of Egyptian queens, spanning 3,000 years of history.