Examine the amazing technologies the Egyptians employed to create the oldest tomb for Thutmose I and the temples in the Valley of Kings, including that of Hatshepshut. Witness the scale of the temple at Karnak, Ramses the Great's statues at Abu Simbel, the Sphinx, and the Great Pyramid. More Details

Survey the ancient Greeks' most monumental achievements, including the Palace of Knossos, the Oracle at Delphi, the Colossus of Rhodes, the stadiums and temples at Olympia, and the summit of perfection, the Parthenon of Athens. More Details

The Romans were the most practical people of the Ancient Era, as evidenced by such marvels of engineering as arches, roads and aqueducts. The prosperity of the elite classes led Rome's nervous emperors to also create huge entertainment arenas to keep the masses from noticing the misery around them. More Details

From the late medieval beginnings until its creation of the modern era, the development of Renaissance in Europe has evolved for over 300 years. This series covered the most important archetypal individuals of this period: the artist, the dissenter, the prince, the scientist, and the warrior. More Details

Niccolò Machiavelli, Cosimo de’ Medici, King Philip of Spain, and Queen Elizabeth are among the most famous people of England that left a legacy that continues to influence statesmen and politicians. More Details

Brunelleschi, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Titian are great craftsman and artists that contributes to great cultural changes in Renaissance Europe. This program explore the drama and continuing search for creative independence. More Details

Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Paracelsus, and others who struggled to create a new vision of the world, a vision which is still evolving. Their brilliance has given the science world a tremendous insights. More Details

The evolution of the warrior's image as medieval knight into the more destructive, mechanized soldier of the modern era. The discovery of gunpowder during this period in Europe hastened this change. More Details

Jan Hus, John Wycliffe, Martin Luther, and others who challenged established authority and led to the Reformation. More Details

Technology and architecture are two of the most enduring legacies of the ancient civilizations. With this series, explore how the pyramids were built in Egypt, the elegant temples and theatres were created in Greece, and the arches, aqueducts and avenues were engineered in Rome. More Details

This series feature the historical reenactments, wide-ranging European locations, and dramatic readings that have made it the best series on this required subject by clarifying how the Renaissance created our Modern Era. More Details

Ammal, an Israeli girl and her dancer group will be performing the debka, a traditional Arab dance, for a bride from her village. More Details

Leonardo Da Vinci was the most famous of the first group of Renaissance figures. Viewing him in the context of so much talent reveals both Leonardo’s greatness and the milieu that inspired him. More Details

Leonardo's fame as an artist is based on one of the smallest oeuvres in the art world. He seems to have preferred to leave many of his works unfinished, and was always experimenting with methods that damaged some of his greatest projects. More Details

As a scientist, Leonardo became one of the first artists to dissect cadavers. He anticipated so many modern scientific discoveries and technological inventions that without his cryptically written notebooks, it would be difficult to believe they all came from one mind. More Details

Leonardo the painter and Michelangelo the sculptor were temperamental and creative opposites, so their clash was inevitable. Today, the two are reconciled as they never could have been in life, as the embodiments of the Renaissance. More Details

One of the great figures in human history, Leonardo da Vinci is among that very small group of people whose genius has universal relevance. Leonardo changed the way all who succeeded him viewed the world. This program illuminates all facets of his abiding genius. More Details

Botticelli is admired everywhere for his sensuous visual interpretations and use of vibrant color. This program documents the world in which Botticelli lived and created, discussing his social patrons and his sensous visual interpretations More Details

Born an aristocrat and disabled in childhood, Toulouse Lautrec was fascinated with the world of physical action, and his works of art evoke the splendor and miseries of the unrestrained pursuit of urban pleasures. More Details

This program features Leonardo Da Vinci, who was a great artist, scientist, inventor, courtier, and athlete. The mysteries and ambiguities of his life and art make him the perfect prefiguration of the modern man, as his era was of the modern age. More Details

This award-winning series of biographical programs of Leonardo, Botticelli, and Toulouse-Lautrec who are great artists in Western culture combines traditional and computer animation, graphics, photographs, paintings, and some live action. More Details

This documentary, broadcast on APT, explores the world of J.K. Rowling's phenomenally popular fantasy. Appearances by Rowling, fascinating interviews with Potter experts, on-location footage, and bewitching computer animation will enchant Muggles of all ages. More Details