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  • National Geographic
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Discover the Ancient Secrets behind the world’s most enduring – and infamous – structures, legends, and icons. Unearthing historical evidence and revealing new theories, the series features expert testimonials and dramatic recreations to separate the truth from the myth, while also painting a picture of the ancient lives that brought each of these fabled items into being. From well-known mysteries like whose face adorns the great sphinx to lesser known stories such as an intriguing manifesto on witch hunting and a self-proclaimed Messiah killed by the Romans before Jesus’ birth.

8 episodes

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1x01 Mystery of The Silver Pharaoh

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SECRETS OF LOST PYRAMIDS is a journey to an astonishing place - China's "Valley of the Kings" - and back to an astonishing time - the world of the first emperors of China - to discover pyramid tombs of stupendous size, filled with astonishing riches in preparation for an afterlife beyond imagination. .

Carved from a hundred million pounds of stone, Gothic cathedrals are marvels of human achievement and artistry. Revealed are the hidden formulas, ripped from the pages of the Bible, that drove medieval builders ever upward.

Unravel the madness of the Malleus Maleficarum, or Hammer of Witches. Its detailed instructions on how to find, persecute and punish witches inspired centuries of accusations and bloodshed worldwide.

Since being unearthed in 1974, experts have attempted to resolve an enduring enigma about one of archaeology’s greatest finds. Now, with the help of 21st century technology, the once mighty army with its life size warriors rises from the dust of two millennia.

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