8.30 p.m. |HINT| What Killed Herod?
One of the most brutal and brilliant leaders of ancient times, the
first century King left a disconcerting legacy. And, he died a
gruesome and mysterious death, with worms crawling from his flesh
before he expired. On the one hand he was famous for impressive
public works and architecture; on the other, for the Biblical
slaughter of the firstborn sons of Israel and extraordinary cruelty
including murdering his own family. Was he mad or sick, suffering
from disease that affected his judgment? Modern science gives us
clues about why he behaved the way he did and archaeology gives us a
lasting picture of his fantastic accomplishments.
10.00 p.m. |HINT| At the Sign of the Eagle
When developers moved in to dig up the car park behind the Eagle
Hotel in Winchester, England's ancient capital, they found much more
than they bargained for. Julian Richards joins a team of
archaeologists as they unearth part of Roman Winchester's pagan past.
The Roman cemetery includes Christian burials from the 4th century,
the end of the Roman period, aligned in their traditional East-West
graves. But, just as the investigation is coming to a close, an older
burial is discovered in the chalk pit. An enormous lead coffin is
revealed, only the second ever to be found in Roman Winchester,
containing the complete skeleton of a tall male who died in the prime
of life. This was clearly someone of wealth and status, originally
buried in a fine oak coffin, lined with valuable lead. His pagan
grave is aligned North-South and in his hand he clutches a single
coin, bearing the face of Emperor Constantine. This was his fare to
pay the ferryman, taking his soul across the River Styx to Hades.
HINT = History International
One of the most brutal and brilliant leaders of ancient times, the
first century King left a disconcerting legacy. And, he died a
gruesome and mysterious death, with worms crawling from his flesh
before he expired. On the one hand he was famous for impressive
public works and architecture; on the other, for the Biblical
slaughter of the firstborn sons of Israel and extraordinary cruelty
including murdering his own family. Was he mad or sick, suffering
from disease that affected his judgment? Modern science gives us
clues about why he behaved the way he did and archaeology gives us a
lasting picture of his fantastic accomplishments.
10.00 p.m. |HINT| At the Sign of the Eagle
When developers moved in to dig up the car park behind the Eagle
Hotel in Winchester, England's ancient capital, they found much more
than they bargained for. Julian Richards joins a team of
archaeologists as they unearth part of Roman Winchester's pagan past.
The Roman cemetery includes Christian burials from the 4th century,
the end of the Roman period, aligned in their traditional East-West
graves. But, just as the investigation is coming to a close, an older
burial is discovered in the chalk pit. An enormous lead coffin is
revealed, only the second ever to be found in Roman Winchester,
containing the complete skeleton of a tall male who died in the prime
of life. This was clearly someone of wealth and status, originally
buried in a fine oak coffin, lined with valuable lead. His pagan
grave is aligned North-South and in his hand he clutches a single
coin, bearing the face of Emperor Constantine. This was his fare to
pay the ferryman, taking his soul across the River Styx to Hades.
HINT = History International