人類史に燦然と輝く大帝国、古代ローマ。研究の最前線である発掘現場で、新たな発見に意欲を燃やす国際的な考古学チームにカメラが密着する。噴火により時が止まった都市ポンペイの地下探索、失われた巨大コロッセオの発掘、2000年前に海底に沈んだ戦艦の引き揚げなど、時には危険な環境に身を置きながら、さまざまな任務に挑む考古学者たち。果たして古代文明の歴史に新たな1ページを書き加えることはできるだろうか。
ローマ帝国の失われた秘宝 (シーズン 1)
Hidden Secrets of Pompeii 6.0
放送日: 2022-05-27
上映時間: 44 min
概要: Archaeologists embark on new digs in Pompeii, to unravel the stories of the people that lived and died here. They race against the clock to unearth a sacrificial skull, uncover clues from the tomb and mummified body of a curiously wealthy freed slave, and venture into stiflingly narrow tunnels beneath the central bathhouse.
Rome's Sunken Secrets 6.0
放送日: 2022-06-03
上映時間: 44 min
概要: How did Rome rise to dominate so much of the ancient world? Off the coast of Sicily, investigators discover traces of a crucial naval battle. Using divers, an underwater robot and a crane, they haul a long lost battleship relic to the surface. In Terracina, south of Rome, a team of archaeologists dig inside an ancient mountaintop temple, and in Carthage, Tunisia, clues reveal how one deadly rivalry tilted the scales of power in favour of Rome.
Secrets of the Colosseum 6.0
放送日: 2022-06-10
上映時間: 44 min
概要: How did the Colosseum - an arena for bloody gladiatorial battles - become the greatest symbol of the Roman Empire? Archaeologists venture into the Colosseum’s ruins, and launch digs across the Empire, to hunt for clues. As teams descend into hidden tunnels and unearth long-lost amphitheaters in Tuscany and Britain, they piece together the surprising truth about Rome’s iconic Colosseum.
Nero's Lost Palace 6.0
放送日: 2022-06-17
上映時間: 44 min
概要: Buried beneath Rome lies a forgotten treasure: the Golden House - a vast palace built in the first century AD. It was the most extravagant construction in the history of Rome. Why was it buried? And what can its fate reveal about its builder – Rome’s most notorious emperor – Nero? As experts race to save the remains of the Golden House, archaeologists uncover new clues to its fate and its connection to Nero’s reputation.
Secrets of Rome's Great Wall 6.0
放送日: 2022-06-24
上映時間: 44 min
概要: Hadrian’s Wall is the biggest structure the Romans ever built. Stretching 73 miles across Britain, it once defined the northern edge of the greatest empire the world had seen. Now experts investigate the Wall, its forts, gatehouses and garrison towns, to reveal how civilisation and culture grew on Rome’s wild frontier. Their surprising discoveries show what life – and death - were like on the dynamic and ever-changing edge of empire.
Pompeii's Lost Twin: Herculaneum 6.0
放送日: 2022-07-01
上映時間: 44 min
概要: The deadly volcanic eruption that buried Pompeii in AD79 also claimed another victim: Herculaneum. Positioned closer to the Vesuvius crater, this seaside town was covered in ash five times as thick as Pompeii, yet miraculously is even better preserved. Now, the discovery of an intact skeleton here, the first excavated in 25 years, helps investigators piece together the final hours of Herculaneum and unravel why Vesuvius stuck so violently here.
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エピソード 6
エピソード 6