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18 Episodes 1996 - 1997
Episode 1
Thu, Feb 8, 1996
In 776 B.C., in Olympia, Greek city-states compete in peaceful games to honor Zeus.
Episode 2
Sun, Feb 11, 1996
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; examining the reasons for the town's demise.
Episode 3
Sun, Feb 25, 1996
Hiram Bingham encounters the abandoned ruin of Machu Picchu in 1911.
Episode 4
Sun, Apr 7, 1996
Venice relied on her 200-square- mile lagoon for protection until surrendering to Napoleon in 1797, yet her origins have sunk into the miasma of myth.
Episode 5
Sun, Apr 14, 1996
A look at the story of the Nabataeans, a desert people who carved the city of Petra out of the Jordanian mountains some 2,000 years ago.
Episode 6
Thu, Apr 18, 1996
Visiting the fabled temples of India that celebrate the Kama Sutra, comprising ancient Hindu texts that deal with all facets of sexual experience including exotic lovemaking and formulas for aphrodisiacs.
Episode 7
Thu, May 9, 1996
Exploring the lost city of Angkor Wat.
Episode 8
Thu, Jun 20, 1996
Delphi was the sacred area where Zeus' two eagles crossed paths; in a cave under the Temple of Apollo, pilgrims enveloped by hallucinogenic smoke asked questions of the priestess.
Episode 9
Thu, Jul 11, 1996
Greek deities involve themselves in wars, jealousies and mortal intrigue; monuments and temples reflect the advancement of the Greeks.
Episode 10
Thu, Oct 10, 1996
Exploring the Etruscan civilization and the Roman-Etruscan Wars.
Episode 11
Thu, Jan 16, 1997
By the Old Kingdom's 4th Dynasty, Egyptians expressed their profound concerns for the afterlife in towering monuments for the God-Kings.
Episode 12
Sun, Apr 20, 1997
Folk tales from the Middle East are compiled during the Islamic Golden Age.
Episode 13
Thu, Jun 5, 1997
Volcanic eruptions are attributed to Pele, queen of the fiery domain, and rituals are used to calm her anger.
Episode 14
Thu, Jun 19, 1997
Throughout the ancient world, many religions dominated the landscape as did the stone structures built to honor their gods.
Episode 15
Thu, Jun 26, 1997
Recorded dragon sightings by Herodotus and Marco Polo; dragons in fairy tales; possible descendants.
Episode 16
Thu, Jul 3, 1997
The Shuar practice the ritual of headhunting until a ban in the 1970s.
Episode 17
Thu, Jul 31, 1997
Chronicling the Borgias, a Spanish crime family that migrated to Italy and became embroiled in political plots and murder during the Renaissance.
Episode 18
Thu, Aug 14, 1997
For over 150 years, pilgrims have journeyed to the French mountain village of Lourdes where Sainte Bernadette claimed to see a vision of the Virgin Mary.