Whether you are a Christian, atheist, or member of another faith, it's impossible to ignore the impact that Christianity has had on Western civilization. But most people don't actually know how Christianity began. In this lighthearted but factual film, we tell the "true" story of early Christianity. An honest attempt to piece together a very complex and fascinating story that everyone will enjoy.

Ragnarok

2013

Norwegian

5.8

♡ 18

71%

Mikkel Brænne Sandemose Director

Sofia Helin as Elisabeth

Bjørn Sundquist as Leif

Pål Sverre Hagen as Sigurd

Jens Hultén as Viking King

Archaeologist Sigurd Svendsen discovers that the Oseberg ship hides a secret from the Viking Age. Along with his two children put Sigurd out on a quest to find the truth. The mystery leads them into "No Man's Land" between Norway and Russia where no man traveling in modern times. Old runes take on new meaning when the secret they uncover is more frightening than anyone could have imagined.

Valley of the Kings: The Lost Tombs

2021

English

6.7

♡ 13

Caterina Turroni Director

Ronan Summers as Narrator

Zeinab Hashesh as Self - Bio Archaeologist at Beni Suef University

Aysha Mohammed Monatser as Self - Cartologist

Afifi Rohim as Self - Groundskeeper / Archaeologist

With over 60 tombs, the Valley of the Kings is the most-famous burial ground on Earth. In the biggest Egyptian excavation ever, a team of archaeologists led by Zahi Hawass heads into the Western Valley to hunt for evidence of an undiscovered tomb.

Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead

2019

English

6.5

♡ 9

Ben Finney Director

Maite Jáuregui as Narrator

Kayla Iacovino as Self - Volcanologist

Forensic experts scan Pompeii’s victims to investigate why they didn’t escape the eruption.

Flooded Tombs of the Nile

2021

English

6.3

♡ 8

Action

ancient history

Documentary

Katie Bauer Murdock Director

Devin E. Haqq as Narrator

Fakhri Hassan Abdallah as Self - Antiques Inspector and Collaborating Scholar, National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums of Sudan

Pearce Paul Creasman as Self - Director, American Center of Oriental Research

Justin Schneider as Self - Expedition Dive Safety Officer, Blue Mind Divers

Outside the Sudanese capital Khartoum, the remains of an ancient city stand in the desert. Are you ready to dive beneath the pyramids of Sudan's black pharaohs?

The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great

2019

English

6.3

♡ 6

Duncan Singh Director

Matt McFetridge as Narrator

Fredrik T. Hiebert as Self - Archaeologist

Calliope Limneos-Papakosta as Self - Archaeologist

Maria Nilsson as Self - Archaeologist

In this gripping investigation, archaeologist Pepi Papakosta is on a hunt for Alexander the Great's lost tomb, and she makes an extraordinary discovery.

Alexandria: The Greatest City

2010

English

6.9

♡ 7

Nick Gillam-Smith Director

Colin Clement as Self - Centre d'Etudes Alexandrines

Salima Ikram as Self - Egyptologist

Emanuela Kulicka as Self - Polish Archaeological Unit

Bettany Hughes as Self - Presenter

Bettany Hughes goes in search of this lost civilisation, revealing the story of a city founded out of the desert by Alexander the Great in 331 BC to become the world's first global centre of culture. The documentary also looks at the role of astronomer and philosopher Hypatia, and incorporates stunning footage from the feature film 'Agora'.

Caligula with Mary Beard

2013

English

6.9

♡ 6

Hugo Macgregor Director

Mary Beard as Self

What is true and what is false in the hideous stories spread about the controversial figure of the Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (12-41), nicknamed Caligula? Professor Mary Beard explains what is accurate and what is mythical in the historical accounts that portray him as an unbalanced despot. Was he a sadistic tyrant, as Roman historians have told, or perhaps the truth about him was manipulated because of political interests?

Bronze Age Apocalypse

2023

English

6.4

♡ 2

ancient history

arts expert

destruction of a civilization

Katie Reisz Director

Ronan Summers as Narrator

Christoph Bachhuber as Self

Eric Cline as Self

Salima Ikram as Self - Professor

This explores the mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilizations during the late Bronze Age, from the Hittites to the Mycenaeans and the Egyptians, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end to a thriving era of human history, and warns we may be facing similar threats today.

Petra: Secrets of the Ancient Builders

2019

English

7.3

♡ 3

Thierry Fessard Director

Bert Thomas Morris as Narrator

Laurent Tholbecq as Self - Archaeologist and Historian

Thomas R. Paradise as Self - Geographer and Geologist

David Graf as Self - Historian and Archaeologist

In the heart of the Jordanian desert, the ancient city of Petra is full of mysteries. How was this architectural wonder created over 2,000 years ago? The technical prowess of Petra, an ancient city in southern Jordan, which was a wonder in the middle of the desert.

China's Megatomb Revealed

2016

English

6.4

♡ 4

Kaige Chen Director

Albert Yu-Min Lin as

Liming Geng as Concubine

Jiaolong Sun as Emperor

Dong Chunguang as Fusu

Albert Lin and National Geographic Channel unearth the terrible secrets that lie hidden in the tomb of China's first Emperor. The Terracotta Warriors are just the tip of the iceberg in this mausoleum the size of Manhattan, that has gone largely unexcavated…until now. These silent statues guard explosive, macabre findings that rewrite history and paint a very different picture of the ancient world from what we thought we knew.