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We explore the legend of Romulus and Remus and search for hard evidence of a prehistoric settlement on the Tiber. In Rome’s ancient sewers, we uncover how the first leader turned their city into stone.

Heavily armed vessels disguised as ordinary cargo ships patrolled allied waters, sinking supply boats and stealing their content.

The development of the B-17 bomber, which allowed American planes to reach inside Germany and bomb its cities.

U-boats posed the deadliest threat to Allied convoys traveling the Atlantic.

For years, Egyptologists sought Cleopatra's tomb, a treasure yet undiscovered. But a recent find offers hope—a mummified hand, claimed to be hers, surfaced in an American collector's possession.

An overview of the largest stone giants, unveiling their construction secrets and origins.

From the rocky, rugged plains of New Mexico's Chaco Canyon to the witchcraft of Salem, the United States is home to its fair share of mysterious places.

Chaco Canyon is an archaeological site rich with information, much of it still buried underground. Experts visit this remarkable settlement to piece together the mysteries of the Anasazi culture.

What drove the hysteria of witchcraft trials? Historians, psychiatrists, and practicing witches seek out answers as we visit historic sites in Salem and Danvers.

Perseus was not meant to come into the world. Fearing the fulfillment of the prediction according to which his grandson would kill him, King Acrisius shut his daughter Danaë away in a fortified tower.

On his quest to find the Golden Fleece, Jason asked the cruel King of Colchis and his daughter Medea, a powerful sorceress, for help.

We all know about Heracles’ unequaled strength and the twelve labors he had to carry out, but we know a great deal less about the way in which his life was turned upside down by terrible curses.

No mortal endured more terrible a tragedy than Oedipus. He was the son of King Laius, King of Thebes.

Discover the truth about Nostradamus and his infamous predictions.

Join us as we explore one of Egypt's biggest mysteries, the Great Pyramid.

Examining how the Vikings' ergonomic, lightweight and speedy longships were built.

The secrets behind Viking weaponry which helped them plunder far-flung lands.

As World War Two drew to a close, had the Nazis developed a brand new flying craft?

Ma Barker - Myth and Reality. In the movies and popular culture Ma Barker is depicted as a criminal mastermind running bank robbing and kidnapping scams.

In this episode we travel to the UK and the USA to look at the life and work of Nikola Tesla.

Prohibition repealed but J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI have a new Public Enemies list to gun down and collar criminals.

The Italian Mob and the real Godfathers of New York - Las Vegas, a playground for the Mob

Look back at the early days of America's space program and the race to space with the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War.

The failure of National Health Insurance chronicles the birth and death of the Clinton health care plan.

To keep France free, 400,000 English soldiers have manned the battlefields. Germany's strength is too great and pushes the British to the coast town of Dunkirk.

German tanks roll into Poland in September 1939.

The tomb of the last queen of Egypt has never been found, despite experts searching for centuries.

Convicted in 1922 of murdering his wife with arsenic, Herbert Rowse Armstrong was the first and only solicitor to be hanged in the U.K.

Which 10 events will stay in our minds and hearts as those that marked history?

Early in the war, the Germans decide they need to guarantee access to the Norwegian port of Narvik to ensure their supplies of Swedish iron ore. The British, however, send destroyers to up-end the German plan.

After invading France, Hitler is planning to cross the Channel. His only obstacle is the Royal Air Force. Throughout the summer of 1940, both sides lose an incredible number of daring flyers.

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