Empires Of Stone

Season 1

Archaeologists and architects restore and build a Colosseum in Rome, an Acropolis in Greece and the Great Wall in China. The Colosseum was the world's first super stadium, its magnificent ruins stand today as testament to Rome's power and glory. The Acropolis built in the golden age of Athens, was intended as a sanctuary; a holy place fit to house the gods.

20103 episode

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S1 E1 - The Acropolis
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4 Juli 2010
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Legend has it that Euripides predicted that when people looked at the ruins of the Acropolis, they would imagine Athens was five times more important that it actually was. Upon its elevated platform, the Acropolis boasts four of the greatest ever masterpieces of classical architecture, all built within 40 years. Even today, it is hard to over-estimate their beauty and influence.
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S1 E2 - The Colosseum
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4 Juli 2010
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Legend has it that 'as long as the Colosseum stands, Rome will stand, and that when the Colosseum falls, not only will Rome fall, but the world will pass away with it...' The ruins of the Colosseum are nearly 2000 years old. What it looked like in its heyday and how the spectacular entertainments were staged are mysteries to the modern visitor, but we solve those mysteries.
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S1 E3 - The Great Wall
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4 Juli 2010
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Empires of Stone reveals to its audience the Great Wall of China as it has never been seen or understood before. It is the history of a nation written in the earth and stone of battlements and ruins that stretch in total for 50,000km -a feat of engineering without equal any where in the world at any time.
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