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- DirectorDuncan SinghStarsMatt McFetridgeFredrik T. HiebertCalliope Limneos-PapakostaIn this gripping investigation, archaeologist Pepi Papakosta is on a hunt for Alexander the Great's lost tomb, and she makes an extraordinary discovery.
- StarsJody BaxmeyerOne of the most iconic personalities in history, Alexander the Great was also one of its greatest commanders, who expanded his father's realm from Macedonia to Egypt and India. This miniseries explores the legacy of Alexander the Great.
- DirectorTed PooleMark CannonStarsPeter WellerMichael CarrollRobert EigenThe story about Greece and its accomplishments during the age of Alexander and the conquest of Persia.
- DirectorJim LindsayStarsPeter WoodwardRafael FerrerMichael CardelleAlexander the Great conquered Greece, Turkey, most of Asia (present Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of others) and Egypt in Africa, before age 32. Even now, his innovations in battle continue to be studied.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsColin FarrellAnthony HopkinsRosario DawsonAlexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.
- StarsMichael WoodDocumentary series retracing the journey of Alexander the Great across sixteen countries.**********
- StarsBettany HughesThe historian explores the history of Greece from the time of the Ancients to the present day.
- StarsToby Leonard MooreBettany HughesEdith HallThe Greeks overcame immense challenges, from harsh landscapes to epic conflicts, paving the way for Western civilization through groundbreaking achievements in democracy, philosophy, drama, and art that still shape our modern world.*******************************************************
- DirectorTim KirbyStarsRichard MilesJulie BerrySimon Russell BealeThe program explores the blossoming of Greek art, philosophy and culture in the 5th century B.C. and contrasts it with its political discord, social injustice and endless war.
- DirectorTed PooleMark CannonStarsSpyros BakasMichael CarrollFrank HernandezThe Story about Greece And Some Of Its Achievements.
- StarsJack Turner
- StarsLiam NeesonVictor Davis HansonNigel SpiveyA documentary, narrated by actor Liam Neeson, that chronicles the rise and fall of the civilization of ancient Greece.
- StarsSam WaterstonEnter the extraordinary lives of the classical Greeks at the height of their civilization. Examine the conflicting forces of passion and reason that shaped the art and ideas of the western world.
- StarsBettany HughesRay LonnenMargaret RobertsonA history of the ancient Spartans, featuring historian Bettany Hughes as presenter and narrator.
- StarsEdward HerrmannTravis WojcikThe history of the great militaristic Ancient Greek city state.
- DirectorAnna ThomsonThe world of Pericles, including the Parthenon, lives again.
- DirectorMelanie ArcherTim KirbyStarsBettany HughesNicholas FarrellGeorge TsonevBest known for the myth of the Minotaur, Crete gave birth to Europe's first civilization. Yet little is known about those who inhabited the island. But now, with fresh archeological evidence, light is finally being shed on this ancient culture.
- DirectorRoberto MezzabottaRosario MontesantiStarsChristopher NissleyOne of the most powerful myths handed down by the ancient Greeks tells of the fabled King Minos, who ordered the construction of a vast, mazelike building called the labyrinth. Within this structure, he imprisoned the monster known as the Minotaur, a creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man that was fed on human sacrifice.For centuries this tale remained no more than legend. And then in the 1890s an archaeologist named Arthur Evans began uncovering, on the island of Crete, the remains of a civilization that flourished between 2500 and 1350 BC. To Evans's surprise, he found the ruins of a great palace with hundreds of interconnected rooms and hallways - a building so complex that it could easily have impressed visitors as having been as bewildering as a maze. Not only that, the sacred animal of the people who lived there was a bull. Evans called these people "Minoans," after the legendary monarch, and today, thanks to the studies of Evans and others, we know a great deal about them.For centuries, the Minoans had a thriving maritime trade as their ships controlled the sea lanes between Greece, Syria, and Egypt. Their crafts workers were experts in pottery, ivory, metal, and gemstones;their artists painted colorful frescoes;and their architects built great palaces, such as the one discovered by Evans at Knossos. The Minoan civilization disappeared rather suddenly for reasons that are still unclear. Some experts believe they may have been the victims of a gigantic tidal wave that was unleashed by the explosion of a volcano on an island nearby.
- DirectorRoberto MezzabottaRosario MontesantiStarsChristopher NissleyIf you look at a map of Greece, you will see that nearly a quarter of its territory consists of dozens and dozens of islands in the Aegean Sea. In ancient times, one of these islands was Thera. It would not be especially notable - except for one thing. This island was the site of one of the most massive volcanic eruptions in history. After it happened, Thera was no longer one island, but three - one of which is today known as Santorini. When the eruption occurred in about 1500 BC, a civilization was wiped out. It was a sophisticated culture much influenced by the Minoan civilization on Crete some 60 miles away. Thera's artists painted colorful frescoes of animals, sport, and war, its women had a passion for jewelry and bright clothes and its engineers constructed a remarkable system of running water piped into each dwelling. Yet although volcanoes destroy, they also preserve. The eruption on Thera buried an entire city under a layer of ash and pumice, and when that city was rediscovered in the 1960s, it proved to be almost perfectly preserved, thus giving archaeologists a fabulous window into life in ancient times.
- StarsRob RiggleGeorge KoukoulasOrestis KaramanosFor centuries, experts and archeologists have tried to pinpoint the lost city of Atlantis, but all have failed. Now Rob Riggle is on the case, and Atlantis has nowhere left to hide.
- StarsRussell BoulterCraig SechlerJon HendersonExciting evidence emerges of civilizations lost under the waves. But are these ancient cities the long sought-after Atlantis or accidents of geology?******************************************************
- DirectorTerry BlackStarsSteven KearneyMara MulrooneyMaciej SobczykThe Greek island of Crete was the home of the mythical Labyrinth of the Minotaur. Did the demise of the island's advanced and mysterious Minoan civilization inspire the legend of the fall of the Atlantis?
- DirectorSimcha JacoboviciStarsJames CameronGeorgeos Díaz-MontexanoPeter Ellul VincentiHollywood legend James Cameron and filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici go on an adventure to find the lost city of Atlantis by using Greek philosopher Plato as a virtual treasure map.
- DirectorPhilip GardinerStarsSimon OliverAtlantis - legend, myth or the most important missing piece of human history? For over 2000 years mankind has grappled with the question - what was Atlantis? From great sea power of ancient times to idealistic utopia, from Nazi propaganda fodder, to home of the ancient aliens, the full weight of human imagination has been brought to bear on the mystery that is Atlantis. First mentioned by Plato, Atlantis was an island said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar and to have sunk beneath the sea. Modern archaeologists have claimed a link with the island of Thera, the surviving remnant of a much larger island destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 1500 B.C. With every decade, a new discovery of ancient structures on the ocean floor emerges. Undiscovered Pyramids, great walls, strange man-made objects abound. Explore the mystery of Atlantis and discover the enigma that has captivated the world since the time of Plato. "A mighty power which unprovoked made an expedition against the whole of Europe and Asia. This power came forth out of the Atlantic Ocean, from an island situated in front of the straits which are by you called the Pillars of Heracles" - Timaeus