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Gladiators are legendary figures of the Ancient World; the stuff of Hollywood blockbusters like ‘Spartacus,’ or ‘Gladiator.’ Our knowledge has been based largely on speculation - until now. Securing exclusive access to the biggest archaeological gladiator research project of all time, Gladiator C.S.I reveals the secrets of how gladiators lived, fought and died, not from speculation but from forensic science.
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The discovery of 30 decapitated Roman bodies in York has kicked off an intense archaeological investigation. Who were these men and what happened to them? Was this a burial rite? Could they be the casualties of war as Roman armies fought the Scottish tribes? Or is this the site of a mass execution? To answer these questions, Timewatch brings together an expert team of archaeologists, scientists and historians.
BBC
Off the rocky coast of the Channel Islands of Alderney lies a 400 year old wreck of the only fully armed Elizabethan warship ever found. Timewatch has secured exclusive access to the deep water excavation to learn the secrets of Queen Elizabeth’s mighty Navy.
Military historian Dr Saul David delves deep into the violent world of the medieval melee tournament and focuses on the undisputed champion - William Marshal. Dr David charts Marshal’s epic rise from a money-grabbing tournament champion to the Regent of England.
BBC
More than 3,000 years ago, the rebel Pharaoh Akhenaten marched his people from Thebes to a desert plain beside the Nile, where a huge abundant city dedicated to the Pharaoh’s new God was built. After 25 years of archeological digging and forensic research the truth is now emerging about the most explosive era in ancient Egypt’s religious history. Was Akhenaten really a benign leader or a ruthless despot?
BBC
Hadrian’s Wall stood as the Roman Empire’s most imposing frontier: a spectacular and complex stone barrier measuring 74 miles long, up to 15 feet high and 10 feet thick. Almost 2,000 years after it was built, Hadrian’s wall is proving to be a magical time capsule, unearthing extraordinary findings which allow us to journey back through time to unlock the secrets of a lost world in minute and graphic detail.
Timewatch:
Gladiator Graveyard
1 x 60’, 2007, SD
Timewatch: The Mysteries Of
The Headless Romans
1 x 60’, 2006, SD
Timewatch:
The Pharaoh’s Lost City
1 x 60’, 2007, SD
Timewatch: Queen
Elizabeth’s Lost Guns
1 x 60’, 2009, SD
BBC
BBC
Timewatch:
The Greatest Knight
1 x 60’, 2007, SD
Timewatch: The Secrets
Of Hadrian’s Wall
1 x 60’, 2006, SD
History