6.00 p.m. |HINT| The Odyssey of Troy
What is it about the legendary city that more than 3,000 years after
its fall, we still try to unravel Troy's mysteries? Scholars attempt
to answer the question by researching the Greek poet Homer, possibly
one of the greatest poets in Western Europe's history, and his epic
tale of love and war, and comparing his text to archaeological sites.
9.00 p.m. |DCIVC|True Gladiator
The remains of the largest gladiator graveyard ever discovered have
been excavated outside the city walls of Ephesus, offering new
insight into the Roman Empire's bloody sport; find out how gladiators
lived, trained, fought and died.
HINT = History International
DCIVC = Discovery Civilization (Canada)
[apologies for the lack of an update yesterday ... an early morning allergy attack combined with internet problems to prevent me getting a connection until just before I had to head out the door]
What is it about the legendary city that more than 3,000 years after
its fall, we still try to unravel Troy's mysteries? Scholars attempt
to answer the question by researching the Greek poet Homer, possibly
one of the greatest poets in Western Europe's history, and his epic
tale of love and war, and comparing his text to archaeological sites.
9.00 p.m. |DCIVC|True Gladiator
The remains of the largest gladiator graveyard ever discovered have
been excavated outside the city walls of Ephesus, offering new
insight into the Roman Empire's bloody sport; find out how gladiators
lived, trained, fought and died.
HINT = History International
DCIVC = Discovery Civilization (Canada)
[apologies for the lack of an update yesterday ... an early morning allergy attack combined with internet problems to prevent me getting a connection until just before I had to head out the door]