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the ancient world on television             february 2 - 8, 2004
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Monday, February 2
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7.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Mazes and Labyrinths: Solving Ancient Puzzles
dna

8.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Ancient Apocalypse: The Maya Collapse
dna
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Tuesday, February 3
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7.00 p.m. |HINT| Archenemy: The Philistines
Filmed on location in the Holy Land, this hour chronicles the
history of the Philistines, the ruthless warriors of the Hebrew
Bible's early period. Visits to archaeological digs reveal
fascinating artifacts that provide new information about Philistine
culture.

8.00 p.m. |HINT| The Colosseum
Nothing symbolizes the Roman Empire at its height or Rome in
magnificent ruins more than the Colosseum. Built in 70 AD, it seated
80,000 people, boasted a retractable roof, underground staging
devices, marble seating, and lavish decorations. It still serves as
the prototype for the modern stadium. The complexity of its
construction, the beauty of its architecture, and the functionality
of its design made it the perfect place for massive crowds to
congregate for the bloody spectacles it contained. 

8.00 p.m. |HISTC| Leif Eriksson: The Man Who Almost Changed the
World
“Leif Eriksson – The Man Who Almost Changed The World” travels back
to the year 1000, when a small group of hardy Norsemen, led by the
young Leif Eriksson, became the first Europeans to set foot in a new
world that would eventually be known as North America.This
documentary retraces and re-creates the epic voyages of these Nordic
adventurers who sailed over vast expanses of the turbulent North
Atlantic in open boats and left their mark on a new land.

8.30 p.m. |DCIVC| Meet The Ancestors: The French Connection
dna

9.00 p.m. |HISTC| Immortal Emperor
The famous Chinese terracotta army, 8,000 warriors strong, was
buried over 2,000 years ago to defend the tomb of Qin Shihuang,
China's "First Emperor". The documentary recreates the world of the
emperor, telling an extraordinary tale of wealth and power.
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Wednesday, February 4
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4.00 p.m. |DCIVC| The Lost Frescoes
dna

5.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Archaeology: Bells of Bronze Age
dna

6.00 p.m. |HINT| The Odyssey of Troy
What is it about the legendary city that 3,200 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.

7.00 p.m. |HINT| The Sunken City
The ancient Roman City of Ostia was once a vital seaport. Yet it
died a slow, painful death. This documentary explores the reasons for
its demise and looks at the abandoned wasteland today.
 
8.00 p.m. |DISCU| The Real Disciples of Jesus
Experts investigate the disciples of Jesus, examining new
information about their backgrounds and their relationships to each
other and to Jesus. Find out what Judas' role was among the Twelve;
was he truly a traitor, or just a scapegoat?

9.00 p.m. |HINT| Lost Civilizations: Rome: The Ultimate Empire
Sam Waterston narrates this Emmy Award-winning series that sweeps
through 7,000 years of history--from Ancient Mesopotamia to modern-
day Tibet--and transports viewers across the ages using dramatic
reenactments, location footage from 25 countries, and recent
archaeological discoveries to reconstruct the ancient past. In this
episode, we explore the glory of Rome--from founding to its zenith--
and march along as the Romans conquer the then-known world.

10.00 p.m. |HINT| Time Team: Papcastle, Cumbria
When Ray and Helen Buckingham started building work on an extension
to their Cumbrian house in Papcastle, England, they found what looked
like Roman pottery and building stone fragments. Puzzled, they
contacted Time Team--actor Tony Robinson (Baldrick in "Blackadder")
and his team of archaeologists, historians and other experts. Was the
couple's garden part of a Roman settlement or military staging post?
Time Team has just three days to piece together the surprising story.

11.00 p.m. |HINT| How Did They Build That?: Arches
British engineer Scott Steedman views three stunning examples of one
of the most reliable and enduring structural forms--the arch. In
France, he visits the Pont du Gard near Nimes, the highest Roman
aqueduct in the world, with its tiers of round arches. Then in Koln,
Germany, he investigates the largest Gothic cathedral in the world
for which medieval masons used two types of arch--the pointed and
flat. And at the Lufthansa Tecknik Jumbo Hangar in Hamburg, he
examines a modern use of the double arch.
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Thursday, February 5
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7.00 p.m. |HINT| The Greatest Pharaohs, Pt. 2
A visit to the newly opened pyramid complex of the Pharaoh Snefru
and the ancient burial ground of Abydos.

7.00 p.m. |DCIVC| The Seven Wonders of the World: Wonders of the East
dna

8.00 p.m. |DCIVC| The Vikings: Blood of the Vikings
dna

9.00 p.m. |HINT| Foot Soldier: The Romans
Host Richard Karn looks at the Roman legionnaires, who conquered and
dominated most of the known world for 500 years, and left behind a
legacy of language, culture, architecture, and government.

9.00 p.m. |HISTC| Line of Fire Conquerors
Vikings: The Norse Raiders
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Friday, February 6
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6.00 p.m. |DTC| Secrets of the Colosseum
Visit the ruins of this massive triumph of Roman building and
engineering for clues to its ingenious design. Built in a remarkably
short span of 10 years, the structure combined travertine stone,
iron, concrete, brick and lava rocks from nearby Vesuvius.

6.00 p.m. |HINT| The Colosseum
Nothing symbolizes the Roman Empire at its height or Rome in
magnificent ruins more than the Colosseum. Built in 70 AD, it seated
80,000 people, boasted a retractable roof, underground staging
devices, marble seating, and lavish decorations. It still serves as
the prototype for the modern stadium. The complexity of its
construction, the beauty of its architecture, and the functionality
of its design made it the perfect place for massive crowds to
congregate for the bloody spectacles it contained.

7.00 p.m. |HINT| The Colosseum
Nothing symbolizes the Roman Empire at its height or Rome in
magnificent ruins more than the Colosseum. Built in 70 AD, it seated
80,000 people, boasted a retractable roof, underground staging
devices, marble seating, and lavish decorations. It still serves as
the prototype for the modern stadium. The complexity of its
construction, the beauty of its architecture, and the functionality
of its design made it the perfect place for massive crowds to
congregate for the bloody spectacles it contained.

7.00 p.m. |DTC| The Maya Collapse
Journey into the heart of the Belize jungle to uncover clues to the
demise of an extraordinarily advanced civilization. Could a
devastating drought be the cause of the sudden death of millions?
Examine the archaeological evidence.

8.00 p.m. |HINT| China's Wall of Doom
Fascinating documentary that explores the startling discovery of
over 7,000 life-size terra cotta statues and the tomb of a Chinese
emperor protected by his own army of soldiers. Also explores the
mysteries surrounding the Great Wall of China, which was built by the
same emperor, a man obsessed with his own mortality.

8.00 p.m. |DTC| The Mystery of the Alaskan Mummies
Over the past two centuries, Alaska's Aleutian Islands have been a
hotbed of exploration for both anthropologists and treasure hunters.
Caves there house the Aleutian mummies, whose remains hold keys to
questions of human migration in North America.

9.00 p.m. |DTC| Mysteries of Stonehenge
Experts believe that Stonehenge took half a millennium to bring to
completion. It required the ingenuity to transport the heavy stones
over land and sea for hundreds of miles without our modern tools and
equipment. Explore how and why it was constructed.

10.00 p.m. |DTC| The Mystery of the Parthenon
Dominating the skyline of Athens is the ancient Acropolis—once the
center of the Greek civilization. Trace the history of the Temple of
the Parthenon, from its history of design and construction, to the
men involved in its destruction.
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Saturday, February 7
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12.00 p.m. |DTC| The Mystery of the Alaskan Mummies
Over the past two centuries, Alaska's Aleutian Islands have been a
hotbed of exploration for both anthropologists and treasure hunters.
Caves there house the Aleutian mummies, whose remains hold keys to
questions of human migration in North America.

1.00 p.m. |DTC| Mysteries of Stonehenge
Experts believe that Stonehenge took half a millennium to bring to
completion. It required the ingenuity to transport the heavy stones
over land and sea for hundreds of miles without our modern tools and
equipment. Explore how and why it was constructed.

2.00 p.m. |DTC| The Mystery of the Parthenon
Dominating the skyline of Athens is the ancient Acropolis—once the
center of the Greek civilization. Trace the history of the Temple of
the Parthenon, from its history of design and construction, to the
men involved in its destruction.
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Sunday, February 8
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7.00 p.m. |DISCU| Spear of Jesus
In the Hofsburg Museum in Vienna, Austria, lies a metal spearhead
said to have been used to pierce the side of Christ during his
crucifixion. For the first time, scientific testing will establish if
this ancient relic really is the Spear of Christ.

7.00 p.m. |HINT| Lost Civilizations: Rome: The Ultimate Empire
Sam Waterston narrates this Emmy Award-winning series that sweeps
through 7,000 years of history--from Ancient Mesopotamia to modern-
day Tibet--and transports viewers across the ages using dramatic
reenactments, location footage from 25 countries, and recent
archaeological discoveries to reconstruct the ancient past. In this
episode, we explore the glory of Rome--from founding to its zenith--
and march along as the Romans conquer the then-known world.

8.00 p.m. |HINT| Roman War Machine: First Our Neighbors, Then the
World
It began as a group of farmers defending the village of Rome from
warring neighbors, and grew to conquer an empire stretching from
Scotland to Arabia. Joseph Campanella hosts this history of the first
professional army. In Part 1, early Rome throws off the shackles of
Etruscan domination and creates a republic with an army.

9.00 p.m. |HINT| Roman War Machine: Roman versus Roman
By 55 BC, the Roman army had conquered nearly all the Mediterranean
region. Rome's greatest general, Julius Caesar, stood on destiny's
brink. After conquering Gaul, he planned to invade a distant, strange
island--Britain. But soon, the Roman army would find itself embroiled
in civil war as Roman faced Roman over the Rubicon.

10.00 p.m. |HINT| Roman War Machine: Roman Siege Warfare
If any ancient people dared defy Roman demands to surrender town or
city, a large arsenal of technologically advanced siege weaponry may
have been among the last sights they witnessed on earth. For siege
warfare was one of Rome's greatest tools for winning and keeping
control of its empire. Joseph Campanella hosts.

11.00 p.m. |HINT| Roman War Machine: Barbarians at the Gate
By the 2nd century AD, the empire had expanded as far as it could.
Consolidation was at hand. Instead of plundering new territories, the
Roman army reconstructed them. Because the army was the first Roman
presence in a new land, the soldiers and their architects, surveyors,
and engineers built their own defenses...some lasting 2,000 years.

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                        Channel Guide

A&E     The Arts and Entertainment Channel (cable)
DTC     Discovery Times Channel (U.S. Cable)*
DCIVC   Discovery Civilization (Canadian Cable)
DISCC   Discovery Channel (Canadian Cable)
DISCU   Discovery Channel (U.S. Cable)
HINT    History International (U.S. Cable)
HISTU   The History Channel (U.S. Cable)
HISTC   History Television (Canadian Cable)
NGU     National Geographic Channel (U.S. Cable)*
PBS     Public Broadcasting System (U.S. National Schedule)
TLC     The Learning Channel (cable)

*n.b. Canadian versions of these two channels have recently
been made available although the Canadian versions don't seem
to be making their schedules available yet. For what it's worth,
the Canadian version does seem to 'match up' in regards to
ancient programming most of the time.
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