The first city of a million was built two thousand years ago. But how did they make Ancient Athens and Rome work without petrol, gas or electricity Professor Wallace-Hadrill finds out.
罗马庞培古城，历史上著名火山喷发的牺牲品之一。我们都知道那场灾难中受害者们遇难的经过，但本片关注另一个问题：他们的生活方式是什么样的？
剑桥大学教授、庞培历史研究专家Mary Beard从非同寻常的发现中搜集新的资料，从另一个的视角，为我们展现维苏威火山灾难性喷发前，庞培居民的生活。
Pompeii: one of the most famous volcanic eruptions in history. We know how its victims died, but this film sets out to answer another question - how did they live Gleaning evidence from an extraordinary find, Cambridge professor and Pom...
作为纪念诺曼底登陆纪念日75周年的独家世界性报道，本片揭示了愚弄希特勒对计划中最隐秘的诱饵的身份：乔治六世国王
Pearl Harbor and the Fall of Singapore: 70 years ago these huge military disasters shook both Britain and America, but they conceal a secret so shocking it has remained hidden ever since. This landmark film by Paul Elston tells the incredible story of how it was the British who gave the Japanese the knowhow to take out Pearl Harbor and capture Singapore. For 19 years before the...
BBC China:埃及艳后的“非洲母亲”
相传是绝世美人的古埃及女王克娄巴特拉(Cleopatra,公元前69 – 30年),在不少人心中就是伊丽莎白.泰勒(Elizabeth Taylor)1963年在《埃及艳后》电影里给她塑造的形象。
但参加BBC一个历史节目的考古学家说,有证据显示这位古代女王有一半非洲血统。
克娄巴特拉是托勒密(Ptolemy)王朝的末代君主,先与兄弟和丈夫共同主政,后来一人统治,并号称法老,曾是罗马皇帝凯撒(Julius Caesar)和大将安东尼(Anthony)的情人。
欧洲王族
迄今为止人们普遍认定克娄巴特拉祖上来自希腊北部的马其顿(Macedonia),因为她所属的王室是亚历山大大帝攻占埃及后建立的殖民王朝。
现在考古学家在土耳其西海岸一个古墓里发现了他们确信是克娄巴特拉胞妹阿尔西诺伊(Arsinoe)的骷髅,而对...
This documentary uncovers long-buried secrets of the Italian city of Pompeii, which was preserved by volcanic pumice and ash 2,000 years ago. Modern genetic technology is used to explore the lives of citizens who sought shelter in a cellar.
