In Search of History

Season 2000

2000 · 14 episodes · 4h 30m in all

Episodes

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   1. Roman Roads Paths to Empire

   7 Jan 2000 · 45 min

   Romans engineered a stone-paved highway system encompassing 50,000 miles and sprawling across three continents. Ironically, their breathtaking feat may have paved the road to their ruin as ancient and newly sprung enemies marched straight.

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   2. Rome's Eternal Wonders

   14 Jan 2000 · 45 min

   Built to attest to the power and glory of Rome, the ancient monuments often hide a rocky past. Built to attest to the power and glory of Rome, the ancient monuments often hide a rocky past. What outrageous acts helped build and maintain them?

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   3. Rome's Glorious Cities

   21 Jan 2000 · 45 min

   "All roads lead to Rome" as the empire expands and Romans erect elegant cities to honor their emperors and unify conquered territory. The cosmopolitan centers let many cultures co-exist under Roman law. We'll see how they administered the vast empire and learned from mistakes of vanquished civilizations.

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   4. Rome's Lost Harbor

   28 Jan 2000 · 45 min

   Rome's Lost Harbor: The Roman city of Ostia, founded in the 4th century B.C. at the mouth of the Tiber, was once a vital harbor town and important port. Today, Ostia is covered in sand.

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   5. England's Theatres of Blood

   4 Feb 2000 · 45 min

   England's Theatres Of Blood: Elizabethan England offered the heights entertainment in theatres such as the Globe, where Shakespeare staged most of his plays. Both rich and poor attend the spectacles.

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   6. The Cavemen

   11 Feb 2021

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   7. The Truth About Science Fiction

   18 Feb 2021

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   8. Navajo Code Talkers

   25 Feb 2000

   Describes the role of a select group of Navajo Marines who developed a code based on their own native language that provided a means for secure communications among American forces in the Pacific during World War II.

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   9. The Holy Grail

   4 Mar 2021

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    10. Five Points Gangs

    11 Mar 2021

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    11. The Real Dracula

    18 Mar 2021

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    12. Pompeii

    25 Mar 2021

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    13. Lourdes: Shrine of Miracles

    1 Apr 2000

    For over 150 years, pilgrims have journeyed to the French mountain village of Lourdes where a young girl--Sainte Bernadette--claimed to see a vision of the Virgin Mary.

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    14. Riddle of the Zodiac

    8 Apr 2000 · 45 min

    For over 4,000 years, people have looked to the heavens for answers about life on earth. Created by the ancient Babylonians, the zodiac and astrology are still hotly debated.