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The Ancient World on Television          September 20 - 26, 2004
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Monday, September 20
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4.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Moments in Time: Napoleon's Lost Army
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6.00 p.m. |HINT|  Machu Picchu: City in the Sky 
Originally built by the Incas, this magnificent structure remains a mystery. Was it an observatory? Pleasure retreat? Fortress?
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Tuesday, September 21
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7.00 p.m. |HINT| Mysteries of the Bible, Pt. 2
Continues the investigation into ancient events with specially-shot footage of Holy Land ruins, excavations, and artifacts, and live-action images of biblical sites today
 
8.00 p.m. |HINT| Pyramids: Majesty and Mystery
Standing majestically for centuries, the world's great pyramids have long inspired and mystified scholars. Leading experts and historians explore the engineering genius that created some of the largest structures on the planet. From ancient Egypt to Central America, we visit these technological masterpieces.
 
9.00 p.m. |DCIVC| The Mystery of the Parthenon
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Wednesday, September 22
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4.00 p.m. |DCIVC| The Mystery of the Parthenon
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7.00 p.m. |HINT| Powerful Gods of Mt. Olympus  
A fascinating exploration of the myths of the 12 great gods who overlooked classical Greece from atop Mount Olympus. Why did the people of ancient Greece accept them? Was their power political or divine?
 
8.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Mystery of the Tibetan Mummy
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9.00 p.m. |HINT| Inca: Secrets of the Ancestors
Join us as we travel back through time to explore the secrets of the Incan ancestors--the Moche, the Nazca, and the Paracas--and relive the glory of the Incan emperors, Machu Picchu, and the 15,000-mile Incan road system. Sam Waterston narrates this Emmy Award-winning series that sweeps through 7,000 years of history and transports viewers across the ages using dramatic reenactments, location footage from 25 countries, and recent archaeological discoveries to reconstruct the ancient past.
 
9.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Ancient Evidence: The Real Mary Magdalene
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10.00 p.m. |HINT| Time Team: Malton, North Yorkshire
The intrepid archaeological treasure hunters head for the picturesque village of Malton in North Yorkshire, England, where a swathe of nettle-infested jungle conceals 2,000 years of British history. A Roman fort has already been identified, but our Time Team, headed by host Tony Robinson (Baldrick in "Blackadder") and archaeologist Mick Aston, has been asked to find the area's other secrets--specifically a medieval castle and a Tudor or Jacobean manor house.
 
10.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Secrets of Ancient Empires: First Merchants
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Thursday, September 23
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4.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Ancient Evidence: The Real Mary Magdalene
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5.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Secrets of Ancient Empires: First Merchants
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7.00 p.m. |HINT| The Great Empire: Rome: The Republic of Rome
A sweeping chronicle of one of history's most dynamic empires. Part 1 features the city's fabled founding by Romulus and Remus; overthrow of the Etruscan monarchy; and the republic's formation and ultimate undoing with the rise of Imperial Rome. Host Joe Mantegna introduces Rome's great faces--Pompey, Cicero, Caesar, Antony, and Cleopatra.
 
8.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Empires in The Americas
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8.00 p.m. |HINT| The Pyramids and the Sphinx, Pt. 1
First of a 2-part special exploring the civilization of ancient Egypt. Looks at the burial places of the mummies, the construction of the pyramids during the annual flooding of the Nile, and how the mysterious Sphinx helped bridge the gap between the living and the dead.
 
9.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Napoleon's Obsession: The Quest for Egypt
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10.00 p.m. |HINT| Hieroglyphs and King Tutankhamun, Pt. 2
Examines the poetic "sacred carvings" that ancient Egyptians believed could actually come to life, and the "Boy-King" Tutankhamun's tomb with the many objects a pharaoh needed in his journey to the afterlife.
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Friday, September 24
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3.00 p.m. |DISCC| Mystery of the Alaskan Mummies
Alaska's Aleutian Islands mummies are the only North American mummies found to date.

7.00 p.m. |HINT| The Curse of the Borgias
A look at the notorious Renaissance family renowned for cruelty, wealth, and political power. Were the Borgias really as monstrous as many claimed?
 
8.00 p.m. |HINT| Leif Ericson: Voyages of a Viking
Saga of the Viking thought to be the first European to land in America. The son of the explorer Eric the Red, Leif brought Christianity to Greenland and sailed to a place he called "Vinland", which most scholars believe to be somewhere in modern New England. 

8.00 p.m. |DTC| The Ancestors
Explore three early North American cultures in THE ANCESTORS, the first in the series 500 Nations. Tour the 800-room Pueblo Bonito in the arid southwest, view the Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde, and visit Cahokia, the largest city in the U.S. before 1800.

9.00 p.m. |DTC| Mexico
Follow the dramatic and tragic history of the Mexican Indian nations from pre-Colombian times, through the period of European contact and colonization. Witness the rise and fall of the Toltecs and the growth of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec city of an empire.

9.00 p.m. |HISTU| Hail Caesar!
Pharsalus, Thessaly (Northern Greece), 48 BC. Roman versus Roman for control of the civilized world! Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey) was the darling of the Senate, and Gaius Julius Caesar the champion of the troops. These two men had been pursuing one another all across Europe. And at Pharsalus, the Pompeians were confident of victory, with Caesar's forces on the point of starvation. But on August 9, generalship would decide the day as Caesar acted on inspiration into the tactics of Pompey.
 
9.00 p.m. |HINT| Marco Polo: Journey to the East
Chronicles the life of the adventurer whose 25-year journey through Asia and China launched the Age of Exploration and brought the wonders of the East to Europe.
 
10.00 p.m. |HINT| Christopher Columbus: Explorer of the New World
An original profile of the explorer that reveals details of his life that will surprise many viewers. Columbus received little credit for his discoveries, and died a broken and largely forgotten man.

10.00 p.m. |DTC| Napoleon's Obsession: Quest for Egypt
In a plot to conquer Egypt, Napoleon set sail with 17,000 troops, 700 horses and 150 scientists. Though his conquest failed, research of the scientists that accompanied him gave birth to modern archeology and Egyptology.

11.00 p.m. |HINT| Ponce de Leon: The First Conquistador   
He sought the Fountain of Youth and discovered Florida. Now, retirees continue to follow his lead. This profile of the Ponce de Leon, the "first conquistador", chronicles how he brutalized native populations in his quest for riches.
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Saturday, September 25
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4.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Meet The Ancestors: Treasures of the Dark Age
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8.00 p.m. |NGU| Into the Great Pyramid
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8.00 p.m. |HINT| Slings and Spears 
Produced in partnership with England's Royal Armouries located in the Tower of London, this series action-tests weapons and armor through the ages. We construct an ancient slingshot and see why it survives as a street-fighting weapon in the Middle East, and follow the unbroken history of the spear from mere stick to Roman pilium to bayonet.

10.00 p.m. |NGU| Hidden Pyramids of Peru
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Sunday, September 26
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5.00 p.m. |DISCU| 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. |DISCU| Ancestors of Ancient Rome - The Etruscans
Extraordinary finds in Northern Italy reveal the startling story of Europe's original hedonists and first superpower. The fun loving Etruscans invented two spectator sports, gladiatorial combat and chariot racing.

7.00 p.m. |DISCU| Lost City of Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead
Journey to the playground of the Roman aristocracy, Herculaneum. Buried by the same volcanic eruption that leveled Pompeii, this city of luxurious villas, magnificent arcades and extensive library collections holds clues to the Roman's riches.

8.00 p.m. |NGU| King Solomon's Tablet
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8.00 p.m. |HISTC| Wm. the Conqueror 1066-1087
Examines the life of the ruthless and cunning King William, inheriting his name and fortune at seven-years-old as the illegitimate son of Robert the Magnificent, who possessed a ferocious appetite for land and power and who sought to bring law and order to England.

9.00 p.m. |HISTC| Henry II 1154-1189
Chronicles the rise and fall of King Henry II (1154-1189), who became King after 17-years of bloody infighting with his cousin and was later replaced as King by his son Richard The Lionheart.

9.00 p.m. |NGU| Curses of Ancient Egypt
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10.00 p.m. |NGU| Quest for Noah's Flood
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11.00 p.m. |HISTU| Hail Caesar!
Pharsalus, Thessaly (Northern Greece), 48 BC. Roman versus Roman for control of the civilized world! Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey) was the darling of the Senate, and Gaius Julius Caesar the champion of the troops. These two men had been pursuing one another all across Europe. And at Pharsalus, the Pompeians were confident of victory, with Caesar's forces on the point of starvation. But on August 9, generalship would decide the day as Caesar acted on inspiration into the tactics of Pompey.

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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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