史地类纪录片，History Channel 频道 2007 年出品。

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• 中文片名 ：

• 中文系列名：

• 英文片名 ：The States

• 英文系列名：

• 电视台 ：History Channel

• 地区 ：美国

• 语言 ：英語

• 时长 ：约 44 分钟 / EP

• 版本 ：DVD

• 发行时间 ：2007

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剧情简介

The show documents each of the 50 states in the union. The show begins with an introduction to the five states to be documented within the episode. Each state’s segment begins with the narrator giving a clue as to what that state might be, and then revealing the answer. ( i.e. “There is a North Dakota and a South Dakota, a North Carolina and a South Carolina, but there’s been one “West” anything! Welcome to West Virginia.”) There is then a billboard that pops up showing the state nickname, motto, population, population ranking within the union, date the state entered the union, and state flag. During interviews with historians or notable people from a state, the state’s quarter is shown. Since the series was produced in 2007, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii are shown with their flags.

分集介绍

California, North Carolina, Kansas, New Hampshire, West Virginia

California: Gold at Setter’s Mill started the largest migration in history. North Carolina: Visit the tobacco fields Kansas: Visit the Aviation Capital of America & Dodge City New Hampshire: See where the first act of rebellion in the Revolutionary War took place. West Virginia: Learn about the Battle of Blair Mountain

Texas, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Iowa, Delaware

Texas: See where oil was discovered in 1901 Massachusetts: See how the Puritans started a war with Native Americans Arkansas: Learn of the struggle to integrate Central High School in 1957 Iowa: See Presidential candidates meet with farmers. Delaware: Learn about Caesar Rodney in 1776.

New York, Louisiana, Oregon, New Mexico, Vermont

New York: Discover the origins of New York as a Dutch colony. Louisiana: Find out the origin of Cajun culture. Oregon: Travel the Oregon Trail. New Mexico: Visit the birthplace of the atomic bomb. Vermont: Discover the origin of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream.

New Jersey, Arizona, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Alaska

New Jersey: Relive George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River. Arizona: Visit the Grand Canyon Kentucky: Learn about Daniel Boone. Oklahoma: Join the great land grab. Alaska: See the building of the Alaska Pipeline.

Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Hawaii, South Carolina, Montana

New Jersey: Relive George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River. Arizona: Visit the Grand Canyon Kentucky: Learn about Daniel Boone. Oklahoma: Join the great land grab. Alaska: See the building of the Alaska Pipeline.

Florida, Indiana, Washington, Utah, Rhode Island

Florida: Explore the swamps. Indiana: See the beginnings on the Indy 500. Washington: Relive the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. Utah: Join the Mormons. Rhode Island: Learn about Roger Williams.

Illinois, Connecticut, Nevada, Mississippi, Wyoming

llinois: Explore the mystery of the Cahokia Connecticut: Tour the shipyards Nevada: Tour the Comstock Lode Mississippi: Travel the Mississippi Delta Wyoming: Explore Yellowstone

Virginia, Ohio, Idaho, Alabama, North Dakota

Virginia: Home of the first British colony. Ohio: The Gravity Grand Prix Idaho: One of the richest mineral states Alabama: Learn about Winston County in the Civil War North Dakota: Explore Teddy Roosevelt’s ranch.

Michigan, Tennessee, Maine, Missouri, South Dakota

Michigan: Tour the logging industry Tennessee: The legend of Davy Crocket Maine: Lobster fishing Missouri: The “Gateway to the West” South Dakota: Gold in the Black Hills.

Georgia, Colorado, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Maryland/DC

Georgia: Stone Mountain Colorado: The Denver Mint Wisconsin: Dive under the Great Lakes Nebraska: The Homestead Act Maryland: Creating D.C.

自然科学类纪录片，History Channel 频道 2005 年出品。

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• 中文片名 ：

• 中文系列名：

• 英文片名 ：Where Are All the UFOs

• 英文系列名：

• 电视台 ：History Channel

• 地区 ：美国

• 语言 ：英语

• 时长 ：约 44 分钟 / EP

• 版本 ：DVD

• 发行时间 ：2005

影片内容介绍

剧情简介

Thousands of people say they have seen them. Hundreds of people claim they have been kidnapped by them. In 1947, a pilot made the first reported UFO sighting a formation of disks flying over Mount Rainier at speeds over 1,200 miles per hour. Within weeks, UFO accounts began flooding in including now- famous reports of an alien crash and U.S. military cover-up in Roswell, New Mexico. By 1961, UFO mania had taken a new twist: under hypnosis, people began relating detailed stories of abductions by aliens. Could these sightings and memories be a part of Cold War hysteria? Or the result of high-tech government experiments? Are officials hiding something? This comprehensive program examines all the evidence including shocking photographs and films, eyewitness interviews and precise simulations to create the ultimate UFO dossier.

社会科学类纪录片，History Channel 频道 2000 年出品。

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• 中文片名 ：开国元勋

• 中文系列名：

• 英文片名 ：Founding Fathers

• 英文系列名：

• 电视台 ：History Channel

• 地区 ：美国

• 语言 ：英语

• 时长 ：43 min / EP

• 版本 ：DVD

• 发行时间 ：2000

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剧情简介

They were the most legendary and respected politicians, statesmen and warriors of history’s first republic since the days of ancient Rome. They were also traitors and smugglers, rabble rousers and hot-heads, unfaithful husbands and prodigious drinkers. Because despite what some history books and much folklore would have us believe, our nation’s revered “Founding Fathers” were, in fact, human beings. Now, in this comprehensive four-part series, gain a fascinating, engagingly intimate glimpse behind the iconic images on the marble busts and the noble faces gazing out from our dollar bills and pocket change. And discover the remarkable, unseen private sides of the men who risked their reputations, fortunes and lives for the cause of American independence.

分集介绍

Rebels With A Cause

The birth of American democracy was attended by an extraordinary cast of characters, drawn from every level of colonial society. They brought to the cause of independence a dazzling array of talents and genius – and an equally noteworthy range of personality flaws and defects. Sam Adams was a rumpled, pugnacious man who failed at a variety of professions, before finding his niche as a revolutionary with a knack for inciting mob violence. John Hancock, a wealthy, aristocratic merchant, was also a known wine-smuggler with a major economic stake in breaking away from Britain. But the unique chemistry of this political “odd couple” would prove pivotal, combining to spark the fires of resentment which until then had been merely smoldering within the colonies.

Taking Liberties

In the aftermath of heavy British tax levies and the shock of the Boston Massacre, the situation in the American colonies grew more incendiary. Helping to fan the flames was the eloquent orator Patrick Henry, who rose from backwoods obscurity to marry into money and make the first open “call to arms.” Meanwhile, Benjamin Franklin, actually slow to join the colonists' cause, was in London – desperately attempting to patch things up with King George. Across the Atlantic, George Washington, a retired soldier with a spotty military record, maneuvered for command of the rebel forces, while an alcoholic essay writer named Thomas Paine published “Common Sense,” one of the period’s most famous, and inflammatory, tracts.

You Say You Want A Revolution?

By 1776, the rebels would finally make their fateful, final break with Britain. One of those advocating this extreme step was a young Virginia planter named Thomas Jefferson. A misogynist who suffered debilitating migraines, the man who penned the Declaration of Independence wrestled all his life with the contradiction of being a slave-owner himself. On the battlefield, the war did not get off to a promising start. George Washington failed miserably in his first campaigns, while Ben Franklin’s own son was arrested for plotting to aid the enemy. But as the revolutionary army gained in experience and confidence – and the French threw their considerable financial support into the fray – the tide slowly but surely began to turn in the rebels’ direction.

A Healthy Constitution

After the final defeat of British forces in Yorktown, the 13 colonies found themselves in a unique and frightening situation: building a new, democratic nation with no money, few allies and no blueprint of how to proceed. The revolution’s savior would turn out to be the shy, studious James Madison, the father of the Constitution. Also vital to the new nation’s survival was ensuring good ties with the friends it possessed. Sent to Paris to maintain vital ties with the French, Thomas Jefferson would engage in not one but two scandalous affairs: one with a married woman and one with his slave Sally Hemings. Back in the newly independent America, the revered George Washington would decline the title of “King” – and become the first President of the grand social experiment that came to be the United States of America.

史地类纪录片，History Channel 频道 2004 年出品，是 HC History’s Mysteries 系列其中之一。

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• 中文片名 ：

• 中文系列名：

• 英文片名 ：Tales Of The FBI: Operation Solo

• 英文系列名：HC History’s Mysteries

• 电视台 ：History

• 地区 ：美国

• 语言 ：英语

• 时长 ：50 min

• 版本 ：DVD

• 发行时间 ：2004

影片内容介绍

剧情简介

Tales of the FBI: ‘Operation Solo’ tells us about the little known operation SOLO, a very top secret FBI operation devised to get information from the Soviets through the US communist party. It is an historical account of how a couple of courageous brothers and their wives who initially were drawn into communism were able to see the ugly truth behind it and use their backgrounds to become the greatest spies in history. The two spies inside the party, Jack and Morris Childs worked for the FBI while serving as advisers to the Kremlin throughout the Cold War.

应用科学类纪录片，History Channel 频道 2006 年出品。

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• 中文片名 ：希特勒档案

• 中文系列名：

• 英文片名 ：High Hitler

• 英文系列名：

• 电视台 ：History Channel

• 地区 ：美国

• 语言 ：英语

• 时长 ：约 45 分钟

• 发行时间 ：2006

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剧情简介

Adolf Hitler dreamt of creating a master race, but achieved a Holocaust–the murder of millions of Jews and those deemed physical or mental defects. But the Fuehrer, an appalling hypochondriac, abused laxatives and suffered from stomach cramps and embarrassing flatulence. And that was just the start! When he committed suicide in 1945, the great dictator was frail with tremors and a shuffling walk–a feeble condition concealed from the world. We explore the relationship between Hitler and his personal physician, Dr. Theodore Morell. How did amphetamine abuse, Parkinson’s Disease, and tertiary syphilis impact on his state of mind?

传记/人物类纪录片，History Channel 频道 2003 年出品。

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• 中文系列名：

• 英文片名 ：JFK: A Presidency Revealed

• 英文系列名：

• 电视台 ：History Channel

• 地区 ：美国

• 语言 ：英语

• 时长 ：?? min

• 版本 ：DVD

• 发行时间 ：2003

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剧情简介

JFK: A Presidency Revealed delves unflinchingly into the presidency of John F. Kennedy, examining the political crises, social unrest, and personal intricacies that marked his administration. What makes this three-part series stand out is its willingness to admit Kennedy’s faults–in particular his troubled marriage, his infidelities, his illnesses, and his sometimes- excessive use of painkillers to cope with the pain of his bad back–as well as the missteps of his presidency, providing a strikingly balanced and human portrait of this all-too-often-mythologized president.

Particularly revelatory is how the inexperience that resulted in the bungled Bay of Pigs operation led, in turn, to a far more skilled and careful handing of the Cuban missile crisis, in which the world came closer to nuclear war than ever before and perhaps ever since. A wealth of film, video, photographs, and previously unreleased secret recordings provide new insights into Kennedy’s political and personal life (Kennedy was, as this documentary makes clear, the first president to really use the media to achieve his goals, launching an entirely new political forum).

应用科学类纪录片，History Channel 频道 2009 年出品，是 HC Ancient Discoveries 系列之一。

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http://www.history.com/shows/ancient-discoveries

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• 中文片名 ：

• 中文系列名：

• 英文片名 ：Ancient Discoveries Series 6

• 英文系列名：Ancient Discoveries

• 电视台 ：History Channel

• 地区 ：美国

• 语言 ：英语

• 时长 ：50 min / EP

• 版本 ：DVD

• 发行时间 ：2009

影片内容介绍

剧情简介

In the ancient texts of Homer and the walls of Egyptian tombs lie tantalizing clues that are causing historians to re-think just how sophisticated centuries-old societies were. Drawings show that the Egyptians may have unlocked the secret to flight with primitive helicopter designs, and that the Chinese had a “wind car” in the 6th century AD that could transport them over land at up to 30 miles per hour. Even more amazing are 600-year-old designs from Italy for a Batmobile-like “rocket car” that appeared to be fueled by gunpowder.

Mechanical maids that could fetch water for people on their own were created by the inventor Philos in the Third century, a concept we still struggle to perfect today! And discoveries about ancient machines of warfare give a new vision of what truly defined the Egyptian empire. Ancient Discoveries unearths new clues that connect the present with the past in more startling ways than we had ever imagined.

分集介绍

Airborne Assault

Assault from the air didn’t begin with the era of the airplane. The kite bomb was a medieval siege weapon that dropped bombs from a kite over cities. Ancient bouncing bombs that actually skipped across water terrorized shipping in Turkey in 1453. Ancient China’s whistling arrows, the world’s earliest rocket-powered explosive missile, and the earliest known successful parachute, are also examined.

Guns n’ Ammo

This episode examines many strange and early prototypes of the modern gun. These include a simple bamboo tube that could have been the world’s first gun, a secret recipe for ancient tracer fire, a mega-mortar named “Roaring Meg”, and a nine-barreled medieval volleygun. The truth behind the bizarre battlefield phenomena of “wind of the cannonball” is also explored.

Ancient Mega-Fort

This episode explores the defenses of ancient forts and cities. Discover the invisible underground defensive systems of Cappadocia and how they proved so successful. Test the ancient Mayan killer bee castle defenses, and release bees in an attack. A replica section of the ancient Roman fort of Alesia is built. And the most impregnable walls in history–the multi-layered defenses of Constantinople are investigated and the type of cannon that destroyed them 1453.

Ancient Secret Agents

The systems by which ancient intelligence services transmitted messages over thousands of miles is investigated. Methods by which ancient spies sent secret messages are reviewed such as invisible ink made of human sperm and how they wrote on the inside of a raw egg. Discover how the ninja used explosives, not just darts and poisons. How a Roman James Bond used a suit made of cork to support him in full armor across a river is also explored.

Gruesome Medicine

Explores ancient medical techniques and possible new applications in the modern era. Techniques reviewed include blood letting by leeches, reading from a torpedo fish, trepanning to relieve pressure on the brain, and Roman battlefield surgery and tools. Other items reviewed include how snake venom was used as medicine and using replica tools and virtual surgery in a computer to see how an arrow was removed from the skull of Prince Henry V of England.

Riots and Revolution

The show tracks down the secret manual that explained how the Vietnamese defeated not only the US in the 20th century, but the Mongols 700 years earlier. It reveals the largest booby trap in history, one that snagged an entire battle fleet, how king Mithridates used a substance called burning mud in his revolt against Rome, and how the terrorist booby-traps and letter bombs of today were invented hundreds of years ago.

Ancient Commandos

Ancient commandos fought deep behind enemy lines in some of the harshest terrains know to man. The show examines such exploits through storms and snowdrifts, revealing the tech and truth behind the world earliest known ski commandos. A journey to the deserts of Egypt reveals how a tiny army beat off a major invasion force using deception and a bunch of farm animals. The Bayeux tapestry is featured as well as one of the ancient worlds most feared and successful commando units, the Naftun.

Ancient Special Forces

The show reviews ancient Roman navy SEAL techniques of capturing enemy ships from underwater and replicates the feat. The tactics of ancient Roman war dog units are explored including a historically savage breed of dog, the Mastiff. Finally, the secrets of the samurai sword and how it was made is reviewed and they build and test an ancient Horo, a Japanese device that could protect a galloping cavalryman from arrow fire using thin silk.

Twisted Weapons of the East

The show travels first to India where they encounter martial artists wielding terrifying 6-foot-long (1.8?m) swords, a projectile that can sever the limbs of any enemies, and an ancient Indian booby trap which impales its victims as they sleep. In Egypt, how camels were turned into weapons of war are explored. Finally, through painstaking research, they construct the world’s first unmanned weapon that went onto the battlefield over 2000 years ago.

Ancient Record Breakers

This episode explores some ancient world records that still stand today. The most valuable thing in the ancient world is still the most valuable thing today at 2000 dollars per gram. A replica of a 2000 year old jet engine is built and a weapons team finally reveals the only weapon in history that can shoot around corners. They review what was the fastest thing in the ancient world and explosives experts reveal that the first gun was made of fruit.

Mega Ocean Conquest

The show reveals how an ancient destroyer rammed its way to victory in one of the most significant sea battles. In Denmark, a team of divers build and test the world’s first ever deep sea diving suit, designed in the 15th century. CSI science helps unravel the mystery of an unknown ship found off the coast of Britain. And in a sea cannon experiment, naval experts explore how a 16th- century war fleet blasted their way to victory against the Spanish armada.

Rituals of Death

Travel to Egypt to discover the mysteries of the mummified crocodiles of Kom Ombo. We’ll x-ray an ancient mummy that has held a secret for 2000 years, and reveal the lengths that people will go to ritualize death. New discoveries at the site of the world famous terracotta army in China reveal incredible insights into the mind-state of the great first emperor of China and his people; and what they believed about death. In Britain, forensic scientists solve a year old murder using 15th century forensic science, as well as hundreds of mini-detectives–blowflies. And using virtual reality techniques doctors will now look inside the body of a victim during a live crucifixion to discover horrific new truths about the suffering on the cross.

Secret Science of the Occult

In Mexico, explorers use a sacred ancient Mayan temple code to search for an occult underworld engineered in the depths of the earth–a mysterious site where no TV cameras have ever ventured. In Britain, investigators uncover the secret technologies behind a life size statue of Jesus Christ that miraculously came to life. Weapons experts reveal the science that saved a holy military order from certain annihilation in the bloodiest siege in history. In Greece, archaeologists solve the mystery of the oracle of the dead; an eerie sanctuary where flying ghosts appeared from the depths of hell.

应用科学类纪录片，History Channel 频道 2008 年出品，是 HC Ancient Discoveries 系列之一。

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http://www.history.com/shows/ancient-discoveries

影片原始规格:

• 中文片名 ：

• 中文系列名：

• 英文片名 ：Ancient Discoveries Series 5

• 英文系列名：Ancient Discoveries

• 电视台 ：History Channel

• 地区 ：美国

• 语言 ：英语

• 时长 ：50 min / EP

• 版本 ：DVD

• 发行时间 ：2008

影片内容介绍

剧情简介

In the ancient texts of Homer and the walls of Egyptian tombs lie tantalizing clues that are causing historians to re-think just how sophisticated centuries-old societies were. Drawings show that the Egyptians may have unlocked the secret to flight with primitive helicopter designs, and that the Chinese had a “wind car” in the 6th century AD that could transport them over land at up to 30 miles per hour. Even more amazing are 600-year-old designs from Italy for a Batmobile-like “rocket car” that appeared to be fueled by gunpowder.

Mechanical maids that could fetch water for people on their own were created by the inventor Philos in the Third century, a concept we still struggle to perfect today! And discoveries about ancient machines of warfare give a new vision of what truly defined the Egyptian empire. Ancient Discoveries unearths new clues that connect the present with the past in more startling ways than we had ever imagined.

分集介绍

Death Weapons of the East

Comparison test between a shotgun and a staff, the oldest known weapon; the deadly Chinese ermei underwater attack weapon; examining whether Chi warriors can really kill a man with a single touch; ancient Chinese crossbows.

Impossible Naval Engineering

Citizens of ancient Tyre use fire ships against Alexander the Great’s besieging fleet; Roman Emperor Nero builds a death yacht to kill his own mother; a 15th-century weapon designed to pierce enemy hulls; ancient paddle- wheel boat.

Ancient Tank Tech

Asian battle elephants and Europe’s medieval knights in armor demonstrate people in the past understood the modern tank’s principles combining protection, speed and firepower; ancient antitank weapon.

Ancient Torture Tech

Revealing the terrifying truth behind torture; ancient inventors go to great lengths to develop precision devices to exact pain; the rack; burning at the stake; Vlad the Impaler.

Ancient Mining Machines

Unique technologies of ancient miners, including a Roman hydraulic system, sappers who could undermine castle walls and the 1689 origination of gunpowder mining in England.

Impossible Army Machines

The amazing successes and stunning failures of ancient military engineers influence today’s weapons and tactics; an ancient Greek weapon is still used on aircraft carriers; rapid-firing Chinese catapult; Hannibal crosses the Alps.

Lost Science of the Bible

Investigating Bible stories to find if they have basis in scientific fact; determining Goliath’s size and considering the technology of the sling David used to fell him; Tower of Babel; levitating a replica of the Ark of the Covenant.

应用科学类纪录片，History Channel 频道 2008 年出品，是 HC Ancient Discoveries 系列之一。

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http://www.history.com/shows/ancient-discoveries

影片原始规格:

• 中文片名 ：

• 中文系列名：

• 英文片名 ：Ancient Discoveries Series 4

• 英文系列名：Ancient Discoveries

• 电视台 ：History Channel

• 地区 ：美国

• 语言 ：英语

• 时长 ：50 min / EP

• 版本 ：DVD

• 发行时间 ：2008

影片内容介绍

剧情简介

In the ancient texts of Homer and the walls of Egyptian tombs lie tantalizing clues that are causing historians to re-think just how sophisticated centuries-old societies were. Drawings show that the Egyptians may have unlocked the secret to flight with primitive helicopter designs, and that the Chinese had a “wind car” in the 6th century AD that could transport them over land at up to 30 miles per hour. Even more amazing are 600-year-old designs from Italy for a Batmobile-like “rocket car” that appeared to be fueled by gunpowder.

Mechanical maids that could fetch water for people on their own were created by the inventor Philos in the Third century, a concept we still struggle to perfect today! And discoveries about ancient machines of warfare give a new vision of what truly defined the Egyptian empire. Ancient Discoveries unearths new clues that connect the present with the past in more startling ways than we had ever imagined.

分集介绍

Lost Cities of the Deep

Our modern day landscapes are littered with the remains of ancient superstructures. Now, cutting edge archaeology is beginning to reveal that this century’s most exciting discoveries actually lie at the bottom of the ocean.

Ancient Super Navies

Experts investigate antiquity’s legendary naval inventions, including high- explosive grenades, covert underwater attack equipment and biological warfare.

Ancient Super Ballistics

Modern forensic techniques help firearms experts reveal the accuracy, power and range of ancient bullets, rockets and bombs.

Ancient Death Machines

Many of today’s lethal military weapons owe their origins to inventors of the ancient world who created siege machines, land mines, flamethrowers and more.

Ancient Chinese Super Ships

China’s master shipbuilders create some of the most powerful warships and greatest fleets of the ancient world.

Ancient New York

New discoveries unveil the ancient blueprint for modern life in the metropolis of New York.

应用科学类纪录片，History Channel 频道 2007 年出品，是 HC Ancient Discoveries 系列之一。

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官方网站

http://www.history.com/shows/ancient-discoveries

影片原始规格:

• 中文片名 ：

• 中文系列名：

• 英文片名 ：Ancient Discoveries Series 3

• 英文系列名：Ancient Discoveries

• 电视台 ：History Channel

• 地区 ：美国

• 语言 ：英语

• 时长 ：50 min / EP

• 版本 ：DVD

• 发行时间 ：2007

影片内容介绍

剧情简介

In the ancient texts of Homer and the walls of Egyptian tombs lie tantalizing clues that are causing historians to re-think just how sophisticated centuries-old societies were. Drawings show that the Egyptians may have unlocked the secret to flight with primitive helicopter designs, and that the Chinese had a “wind car” in the 6th century AD that could transport them over land at up to 30 miles per hour. Even more amazing are 600-year-old designs from Italy for a Batmobile-like “rocket car” that appeared to be fueled by gunpowder.

Mechanical maids that could fetch water for people on their own were created by the inventor Philos in the Third century, a concept we still struggle to perfect today! And discoveries about ancient machines of warfare give a new vision of what truly defined the Egyptian empire. Ancient Discoveries unearths new clues that connect the present with the past in more startling ways than we had ever imagined.

分集介绍

Siege of Troy

This episode reconstructs the legend of the Trojan War in Turkey. Achilles' duel against Hector and the sailing of the vast Mycenaean fleet are discussed.

Cars & Planes

This episode examines transportation technology that existed in the ancient world. It discusses a Greek railway, Chinese wind-powered vehicles, and possibility of flying machines in Greece, Egypt and China.

Machines of the Gods

Examining Greek and Roman technology designed for use in religious temples to create illusions that seemed miraculous. Included: an iron chariot that appeared to be suspended in mid air at the Temple of Serapis in Alexandria.

Super Ships

Extraordinary sailing vessels are examined, including the Khufu funeral ship in Egypt made entirely without metal nails; and a warship that could hold 7000 crewmen.

Mega Machines

Examining ancient machines used in the large-scale engineering projects of the ancient world, particularly in Greece and Egypt. Included: machines used to transport 3-ton limestone coffins in Greece. Also: the building of the Parthenon.

Egyptian Warfare

Egyptian warfare and weaponry are examined, including revolutionary weapon- making techniques; and the grand scale of their battles.

Chinese Warfare

Exploring the military innovations of ancient China, including gunpowder, flame throwers, rockets, automated crossbows, siege machines, and the grand scale of their battles.

Machines III

Chinese technology such as cosmic machines, hydraulic hammers, water- controlled clocks and mass production plants powered by water.

Robots

An examination of ancient robotics includes a look at the automata of ancient China, the Hellenistic engineers Heron and Philon, the Kurdish engineer Al- Jazari, the Byzantine Empire, and Leonardo da Vinci. Also includes reconstructions of ancient inventions.

Machines of the East

Examining the inventions of Kurdish engineer Al-Jazari, who lived in what is now modern Iraq and Turkey in the 13th century. His designs include automated water-lifting mechanisms, water-based clocks, and a variety of geared mechanisms.