Episode list

In 776 B.C., in Olympia, Greek city-states compete in peaceful games to honor Zeus.

The Roman city of Ostia, founded in the 4th century B.C. at the mouth of the Tiber, was once a vital harbor town and important port; examining the reasons for the town's demise.

Hiram Bingham encounters the abandoned ruin of Machu Picchu in 1911.

Venice relied on her 200-square- mile lagoon for protection until surrendering to Napoleon in 1797, yet her origins have sunk into the miasma of myth.

A look at the story of the Nabataeans, a desert people who carved the city of Petra out of the Jordanian mountains some 2,000 years ago.

Visiting the fabled temples of India that celebrate the Kama Sutra, comprising ancient Hindu texts that deal with all facets of sexual experience including exotic lovemaking and formulas for aphrodisiacs.

Exploring the lost city of Angkor Wat.

Delphi was the sacred area where Zeus' two eagles crossed paths; in a cave under the Temple of Apollo, pilgrims enveloped by hallucinogenic smoke asked questions of the priestess.

Greek deities involve themselves in wars, jealousies and mortal intrigue; monuments and temples reflect the advancement of the Greeks.

Exploring the Etruscan civilization and the Roman-Etruscan Wars.

By the Old Kingdom's 4th Dynasty, Egyptians expressed their profound concerns for the afterlife in towering monuments for the God-Kings.

Folk tales from the Middle East are compiled during the Islamic Golden Age.

Volcanic eruptions are attributed to Pele, queen of the fiery domain, and rituals are used to calm her anger.

Throughout the ancient world, many religions dominated the landscape as did the stone structures built to honor their gods.

Recorded dragon sightings by Herodotus and Marco Polo; dragons in fairy tales; possible descendants.

The Shuar practice the ritual of headhunting until a ban in the 1970s.

Chronicling the Borgias, a Spanish crime family that migrated to Italy and became embroiled in political plots and murder during the Renaissance.

For over 150 years, pilgrims have journeyed to the French mountain village of Lourdes where Sainte Bernadette claimed to see a vision of the Virgin Mary.