Journeys into the ancient worlds that shaped our own.
Prof Mary Beard asks not what the Romans did for us, but what the empire did for Rome.
The story of the Black African Kingdom of Kush.
In AD80, the Colosseum opens. Emperor Titus plans 100 days of games to commemorate.
Michael Scott uses 3D scans to reveal the historical secrets of Cairo and ancient Egypt.
Richard Miles traces the roots of civilisation in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece.
Simon Sebag Montefiore investigates how the Romans worshipped and sacrificed to the gods.
Sir Mortimer Wheeler investigates the legacy of the Roman Empire. (1960)
Jacob Bronowski opens the first programme at the Great Rift Valley of East Africa.
