Killing one third of Europe's population in just three years and ravaging the flourishing cities of Italy, France, Germany, England, and Spain, the Black Death swept across the continent at an inconceivable rate. Through chilling reenactments, interviews with experts and historians, and excerpts from original accounts, discover the origins, progress, and cultural repercussions of the Plague's reign of terror. Many thought it was punishment by God,...

Investigates the odyssey of the Viking which took place five hundred years before Columbus by following the route their long boats took from Norway to present-day Newfoundland.

Petra, a stone city of temples and tombs carved deep into stark cliffs in Jordan, was the center of life two thousand years ago for a people called the Nabateans. Archaeologists excavate evidence of a highly sophisticated society and discover answers to questions about Nabatean beliefs, customs, and destinies.

Viewers will take a fascinating look at the infamous family at the center of the Italian Renaissance. Tales of treachery, poison, incest, and murder provide the backdrop as the mystery of the Borgia family legacy is unraveled. Whatever the truth, and the world may never know, the Borgia legacy continues to inspire fear and awe.

Investigates some of the arenas, temples, and palaces of ancient Rome.

A look at prophecy through the ages, covering Biblical prophecy, precognition, Nostradamus, premonitions, and palmistry. Experts from various backgrounds discuss whether it is possible for people to know the future.

The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius destroyed the city of Pompeii and preserved a record of ancient life.

Explores ancient Rome and its cities, including what Romans learned from the Greeks and Etruscans and the features of modern cities we owe to the ingenuity of the Romans.

"Learn about the complex belief system that enjoined the Egyptians to preserve and protect the bodies of their dead to ensure the fulfillment of resurrection, and follow the journey of the Pharaoh's soul to discover how the pyramid served as a threshold to the unknown and a gateway to eternal life"--Container.

Few modern authors have not been influenced by the medieval Middle Eastern literary classic "The book of a thousand and one nights." Over one thousand years ago, a legend was told about a beautiful young woman who attempted to prolong her impending execution by telling adventure tales to a murderous sultan for a thousand and one nights. The tales she wove are set in India, Persia, Egypt, Turkey, and China, and the collection came to be known by many...