Season 2
6 episodes · Aug 15, 2024
This new series follows International teams of archaeologists on the front line, as they embark on a season of excavations to unravel the secrets of life in the Roman Empire. Crawling beneath Pompeii, unearthing an enormous lost coliseum, and hauling a 2000 year old battleship ram from the depths of the ocean, they race to unlock the secrets of this ancient civilization.
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- S2E1
Gladiators of the Lost Colosseum
Aug 15, 202444mTo understand who the gladiators were and to discover the secret of their appeal, archaeologists scale the façade of Rome's famous Colosseum, decipher warrior tombstones and unearth an extraordinary lost amphitheatre in Turkey.
- S2E2
Pompeii's Forgotten Victims
Aug 17, 202444mIn 79 AD, the eruption of a nearby volcano, Mount Vesuvius, buried Pompeii in millions of tonnes of ash and debris. Now, archaeologists are working to uncover the dark side of this idyllic Roman city by finding the room of an enslaved person.
- S2E3
Nero's Lost Megastructures
Aug 20, 202444mArchaeologists reveal the stunning new discovery of a Nero megastructure.
- S2E4
Lost Ships of Rome
Aug 27, 202444mNew discoveries uncover how the Romans ruled the seas for four centuries.
- S2E5
Rome's Desert Cities
Sep 9, 202444mArchaeologists excavate a buried city in Jordan, dive to a sunken temple in Italy, and explore Petra to shed new light on how Rome conquered the east.
- S2E6
Battles on Rome's Frontier
Sep 19, 202444mArchaeologists are excavating the vast frontier of the Roman Empire, investigating the battle to keep it safe.