Ancient History Movies
- 2020
The Whisper of Ziggurat: Untold Secrets of Elamite Civilization
The Whisper of Ziggurat: Untold Secrets of Elamite Civilization02020HD
5000 years ago the ancient Elamites established a glorious civilization that lasted about three millennia. They created marvelous works in...
- 2019
Petra: Secrets of the Ancient Builders
Petra: Secrets of the Ancient Builders82019HD
In the heart of the Jordanian desert, the ancient city of Petra is full of mysteries. How was this architectural wonder created over 2,000 years ago?...
- 2019
Herod the Great: The Child Murderer of Bethlehem
Herod the Great: The Child Murderer of Bethlehem6.52019HD
An account of the reign of Herod the Great, king of Judea under the rule of the Roman Empire, remembered for having ordered, according to the Gospel...
- 2014
Millennial Peru: The Unexplored History
Millennial Peru: The Unexplored History02014HD
In the Formative Period 4,000 years before the Incas and the arrival of the Conquistadors, Peru’s earliest civilizations - the Chavín,...
- 2008
Herod's Lost Tomb
Herod's Lost Tomb6.52008HD
National Geographic follows archaeologist Ehud Natzer in his discovery of the tomb of Herod the Great.
- 1970
Beneath the Hagia Sophia
Beneath the Hagia Sophia01970HD
A documentary about Hagia Sophia. But somewhere nobody seen or filmed before. Cisterns, wells and passages beneath the Hagia Sophia
- 1980
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten01980HD
Ancient pharaoh Akhenaten was almost lost to history. Canadian archaeologist Donald Redford, who uncovered the foundation of one of the...
- 2019
The Jewish-Roman Wars
The Jewish-Roman Wars72019HD
In the first century, after the death of Herod the Great, Judea goes through a long period of turbulence due to the actions of the corrupt Roman...
- 2020
Marketing the Messiah
Marketing the Messiah72020HD
Whether you are a Christian, atheist, or member of another faith, it's impossible to ignore the impact that Christianity has had on Western...
- 2021
Egypt's Great Mummies: Unwrapped with Bettany Hughes
Egypt's Great Mummies: Unwrapped with Bettany Hughes92021HD
Professor Bettany Hughes takes viewers on a journey of discovery as she investigates 10 of the greatest and most intriguing Egyptian mummies - and...
- 2019
King Tut: Forgotten Treasure
King Tut: Forgotten Treasure52019HD
What exactly happened to all the objects found by Howard Carter after he finished exploring Tutankhamun's tomb in 1930 after they had been lying...
- 2004
Ancient Olympics: Let the Games Begin
Ancient Olympics: Let the Games Begin02004HD
Come back with us to Ancient Greece, 2,500 Years ago to the original Olympic Games. The ancient Games, like our modern Olympics, included champions...
- 2000
The Tomb of the Scythian Prince
The Tomb of the Scythian Prince02000HD
The Scythians, skilled horsemen and nomadic conquerors, built a feared empire in the vast Eurasian steppe between the 9th and 3rd centuries B.C. All...
- 2009
Alexander's Greatest Battle
Alexander's Greatest Battle02009HD
Michael Wood travels through Syria and Iraq to uncover the story of Alexander the Great's decisive battle against the might of the Persian Empire in...
- 2003
The Great Year
The Great Year92003HD
The Great Year is a compelling documentary that explores the possibility that the fall of ancient civilizations around the globe, and the rise of...
- 2014
Trojan Horse: The New Evidence
Trojan Horse: The New Evidence72014HD
For centuries Troy was believed to be a mythical city. Now, a leading team of American archaeologists have discovered an ancient thriving city, and...
- 2014
The Moche Route
The Moche Route02014HD
Starting from the colonial city of Trujillo, this documentary reveals natural and archeological features along the north coast of Peru, where the...
- 2014
Ancient Thrace: A Door to Immortality
Ancient Thrace: A Door to Immortality02014HD
A documentary film about Ancient Thrace.
- 1970
Out of the Maya Tombs
Out of the Maya Tombs01970HD
Over the past 50 years, thousands of exquisitely painted Maya vases, almost all looted from tombs, have flooded into public and private collections....
- 2020
The Hunt for Cleopatra's Tomb
The Hunt for Cleopatra's Tomb02020HD
Dr Glenn Godenho goes on the hunt for the tomb of Cleopatra.