rome

Consistently great engineering feats were the cornerstone to the foundation of Roman culture and civilization. Peter Weller hosts. (85 min, 9 segments)

The last chapter of the Medici legacy intertwines them with Gaileo Galilei, the greatest scientific mind of the Renaissance. (55 min)

As much of the world descended into the Dark Ages after the fall of Rome, the Byzantine Empire shone brilliantly. Ingenious but ruthless, the Byzantines ruled over vast swaths of Europe and Asia for more than a thousand years. (45 minutes in 5 segments)