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Ancient Greek architects were on to something when they built the Parthenon with subtle curves and no right angles. While it remains debatable, some scholars argue that these features were intended to counter the brain's tendency to see optical illusions. http://www.pbs.org/nova/parthenon Watch "Secrets of the Parthenon" Tuesday, January 29 at 8pm ET/PT on PBS (check local listings). Or join us online at http://www.pbs.org/nova/parthenon "Secrets of the Parthenon" is a Providence Pictures production for NOVA and WGBH Boston in association with Studio International and ARTE France. Funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. Additional funding for "Secrets of the Parthenon" is provided by The Solow Art and Architecture Foundation. To learn more, visit http://www.pbs.org/nova/parthenon
More than 2,000 years after he conquered the known world, Alexander the Great continues to fascinate. But what personal demons fueled Alexander’s unquenchable thirst for danger, fame and conquest?
ROME, The Power and Glory For over a thousand years, Rome was the centre of the known world. One of the most glorious empires in history, she brought to her subjects a common language, shared culture, and for some wealth beyond imagination.
The story of the expansion of the Roman Empire by means of amazing engineering feats. One of the more impressive anecdotes of this production is that the Roman aqueducts procured more water for the city of Rome during the Empire than New York City could supply its inhabitants in 1985
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Hannibal gilt als einer der größten Feldherren der Antike. Und seine Mission vor über 2.200 Jahren hat bis heute nichts von Ihrer Faszination verloren: Um sich gegen das übermächtige Römische Reich zu wehren, zog er mit hunderttausend Soldaten und einem Mehrfachen an Tieren über die Alpen – mit zahlreichen Elefanten an der Spitze. Ein damals wie heute unmöglich scheinendes Unternehmen. Was zeichnete Hannibal aus? Wie gelang es ihm, sein Ziel in Norditalien zu erreichen? Die 53-minütige WDR-ARTE-Dokumentation „Hannibals Elefanten“ von Jörg Altekruse begibt sich auf die Spuren des außergewöhnlichen Mannes und gibt Antworten auf diese Fragen. In akribischer Rekonstruktion nähert sich der Film dem Menschen Hannibal, besucht die wichtigsten Stationen seines Lebens und lässt sein gigantisches Projekt lebendig werden: Gemeinsam mit einem Expeditionsteam und einer Tierherde macht sich der Filmemacher auf den Weg über die Alpen – angeführt von zwei Elefanten
Interesting insight into a gladiators life through a gladiator's eyes .... Travel back in time to the glamour and bloodshed of ancient Rome's gladiatorial world, where men fought for their lives to satisfy the whims of emperors and a bloodthirsty populace. Combining compelling narrative with state-of-the-art computer graphics and high-quality drama reconstruction, this production throws new light on the way gladiators really fought and trained, and reveals that many of them were the superstars of their age
Chariots scene.
In Search of Troy
Gaugamela (331 BC)
Antigone 1961. Divx. Sophocles' play that explores the dilemma of loyalty to the King versus loyalty to the Gods and family. Fearless Antigone would rather obeys the Gods and family and bury her brother. Put to the screen, faithfully by Giorgos Tzavellas. Starring Irene Papas as Antigone, Manos Katrakis is King Creon, Maro Kodou is Ismene Giannis Argyris is the guard and Ilia Livykou is Euridike.
With advanced Holywood style CG effects this documentary examins the bloody and legendary Battle of Thermopylae
A close look into the life of the common citizen of the Roman Empire by the hand of historian and ex-Monty Python Terry Jones
series depicting critical events in history that dramatically changed the course of future civilisations
series depicting critical events in history that dramatically changed the course of future civilisations
This video talks about the Gospel of Judas not included in the Bible
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In Search of the Trojan War Part 6/6
In Search of the Trojan War Part 5/6
In Search of the Trojan War Part 4/6
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