Läbi aegade on mehed sõda teinud. Mõni jõu, mõni au või au pärast ja mõni armastuse pärast. Vana-Kreekas käivitas kahe ajaloo legendaarseima armastaja Pariisi Troy prints (Orlando Bloom) ja Sparta kuninganna Helen (Diane Kruger) kirg sõja, mis laastaks tsivilisatsiooni. Heleni röövimine Pariisi poolt, eraldades teda abikaasast, kuningas Menelausest (Bren-dan Gleeson), on solvang, mille kohaselt Family Pride tuvastab, et Menelause solvamine on seotud tema venna Agamemnoniga (Brian Cox), kes on võimas kuningas. Mükeene, kes ühendab peagi kõik Kreeka suured hõimud, et Helen troojalaste hulgast tagasi saada ja oma venna au kaitsta. Tõde on see, et Agamemnoni võitlus au eest on rikutud tema kontrollimatu ahnusega, kuna Egeuse mere juhtimiseks on tal vaja Troy vallutada.
During the Indus valley civilization, an Indigo farmer strives for the justice and protection of the city of Mohenjo-Daro and its civilians from an evil politician.
Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and sacred sport.
Long ago in the Iron Age, a shadow loomed over a lonely village. For generations, the village youths are stolen from their families and delivered as sacrifice to a mythical beast - the Minotaur, that dwells beneath a great palace. Theo, haunted by the loss of his love in an earlier sacrifice is convinced that the beast isn't real and that his girl still lives as a slave within the palace.
The story of the Trojan Horse is probably one of the most famous stories ever told: after ten years of bloody war, the Greek coalition decides to lift the siege and depart, but not before leaving at the gates a huge wooden horse, which the Trojans confidently lead into the city. A few hours later, the once invincible Troy goes up in flames. What exactly happened? Is this myth true or false?
5000 years ago the ancient Elamites established a glorious civilization that lasted about three millennia. They created marvelous works in architecture and craftsmanship. These works of art depict the lifestyle, thoughts, and beliefs of the Elamites.
Professor Alice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Cambridgeshire Fens that's been called the 'British Pompeii' due to the remarkable levels of preservation.
One of history's most enigmatic mysteries is unraveled in this fascinating one-hour special. Stunning CGI and spectacular reconstructions reveal a picture of life in Neolithic Europe 5,000 years ago. The result is a challenging and refreshing new theory about how prehistoric ancestors came to terms with a changing world.