Ancient & Classical (8000 BC–400 AD)

NOVA: The Bible's Buried Secrets II
Paula Apsell
November 12, 2008
00:43:20
Panelists discuss the historic, scientific and theological mysteries brought up in The Bible's Buried Secrets, NOVA's landmark two-hour special.
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NOVA: The Bible's Buried Secrets I
Gary Glassman
November 6, 2008
01:05:17
Panelists discuss the historic, scientific and theological mysteries brought up in The Bible's Buried Secrets, NOVA's landmark two-hour special.
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NOVA: The Bible's Buried Secrets I
Gary Glassman
November 6, 2008
01:05:17
Panelists discuss the historic, scientific and theological mysteries brought up in The Bible's Buried Secrets, NOVA's landmark two-hour special.
The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories
Robert Strassler
February 21, 2008
01:10:19
Robert Strassler explores the many facets of this dazzling new translation, as well as the life and work of the man Cicero called 'the father of history'.
The Tiber
Philip Verre
November 1, 2007
00:37:02
Philip Verre discusses The Tiber, on loan to Atlanta's High Museum of Art from the Louvre in Paris. The colossal, 10-foot-long sculpture by an unknown artist is one of the largest in the Louvre's collections.
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Eighth Wonder: The Library of Alexandria
Andrew G. Jameson
October 23, 2007
01:03:57
The Library of Alexandria is regarded as the eighth wonder of the ancient world and the first great library in Western history.
Nefertiti: Queen of Egypt, Daughter of Eternity
Michelle Moran
October 8, 2007
00:53:24
Michelle Moran discusses her latest novel, Nefertiti, about one of history's most intriguing figures. Based on extensive on-site research, the book offers a detailed, realistic story of a beautiful and charismatic queen struggling against palace intrigue.
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Are We Rome?: Fall of an Empire, Fate of America
Cullen Murphy
May 22, 2007
01:02:20
Esteemed editor and author Cullen Murphy ventures past the pundit's rhetoric to draw nuanced lessons about how we might avoid Rome's demise.