Along with Pompeii and Herculaneum, the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE left another mysterious Roman settlement buried beneath its ashes, Oplontis. Experts reveal new evidence of an ancient civilization and history's most infamous disaster.
The Red Pyramid at Dahshur is a revolutionary megastructure and the first true pyramid ever constructed in ancient Egypt. Experts investigate the Pharaoh Sneferu who built it and the mystery behind its trailblazing design.
The legendary city of Kish, Iraq, lies at the cradle of human civilization and home to some of the world's first kings; using cutting-edge tech, experts investigate the buried secrets of this lost city to uncover the first origins of royalty.
Hadrian's Villa is the largest Roman palace ever constructed and demonstrates the opulent peak of Rome's ancient engineering; experts investigate secrets that could reveal the truth behind one of Rome's most enigmatic emperors.
The ancient necropolis of Abusir contains strange megastructures unlike any discovered in Egypt; experts gain rare access to investigate lost tombs and forgotten rituals to reveal the secrets of Egypt's Sun Cult pharaohs.
Nearly a decade after Islamic State terrorists destroyed the ancient site of Nimrud in modern-day Iraq, experts return to salvage the wreckage. Archaeologists piece together the remaining ruins to reveal the origins and brutal decline of the lost Assyrian Empire.
