Season 2000
14 episodes · Jan 7, 2000
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- S5E1
Roman Roads Paths to Empire
Jan 7, 200045mRomans 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.
- S5E2
Rome's Eternal Wonders
Jan 14, 200045mBuilt 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?
- S5E3
Rome's Glorious Cities
Jan 21, 200045m"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.
- S5E4
Rome's Lost Harbor
Jan 28, 200045mRome'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.
- S5E5
England's Theatres of Blood
Feb 4, 200045mEngland'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.
- S5E8
Navajo Code Talkers
Feb 25, 2000Describes 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.
- S5E13
Lourdes: Shrine of Miracles
Apr 1, 2000For 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.
- S5E14
Riddle of the Zodiac
Apr 8, 200045mFor 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.