Ancient Discoveries

For 3000 years the Siege of Troy has remained steeped in mystery. Journey with us to the site in Turkey believed to be the location of the real Troy.

Surprising archaeological finds have led historians to new conclusions about the transportation technology invented by ancient peoples.

Gods and religion played an extremely important role in antiquity. The problem with so many religions being worshipped by the Greeks and Romans was how would the priests of these temples pay for their upkeep?

In recent years there have been a number of extraordinary discoveries of ships from the ancient world.

In 2004 the American School of Classical Studies in Greece made a surprising discovery of two limestone coffins.

Egyptian monuments and great works of art still astound us today. We will reveal another surprising aspect of Egyptian life.

One thousand years ago, when Europe was still in the dark ages, China was at the forefront of technology.

Is there any truth in the amazing and sensational idea that the ancients had robotic devices? Heron and Philon would be the masters of ancient robotic inventions including famous automatic devices such as robotic temple doors.

While the ancient Greeks had amazing engineers like Heron and Ctesibius, the Islamic world had Al-Jazari--a prolific writer and a talented craftsman. Working in what is now modern Turkey, he produced books which featured fifty mechanical devices.