For centuries, this mysterious civilisation ruled a huge territory across South and Central America. But by 900 AD, it dramatically fell apart.

After the fall of Rome, autonomous city states emerged and revitalised their cities with new and radical designs. Explore how a new Italy was built.

In less than 200 years, the Aztecs went from a tribe of nomads into the most powerful civilisation the New World had ever known. How did they achieve such greatness?

They ruled over much of Europe and Asia during the Dark Ages, building stadiums, aqueducts and cathedrals. But the Byzantines' success became their downfall.

Innovations in engineering including locomotives, sewer systems and a technologically superior navy aided the spread of the British Empire and shaped the modern world.

The ancient Greeks laid a foundation that supported nearly 3,000 years of European history. How did they build structures including Agamemnon's Tomb and the Parthenon?

One of the most mysterious ancient civilisations, at its peak the Persian Empire stretched from Greece to India. Why didn't it last?

The world's first democracy used art and architecture to create dazzling structures, including one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

Epic re-enactments and dazzling footage of ancient sites uncover how the Egyptians engineered their pyramids and monuments.

For more than 500 years, Rome was the most powerful and advanced civilisation the world had ever known, built by an unprecedented mastery of engineering and labour.

In the storage room of a Victorian museum in the heart of northern Britain lies the mummy of a Peruvian man. The team takes a journey back in time, discovering a secret preserved in the skin that challenges history as we know it.

Dr Joann Fletcher and her team are on a mission. They have been called in to solve the mystery of a mummy's demise inside a beautifully painted Egyptian coffin. But none of them are prepared for the grisly tale that they eventually unravel.

Zahi is supervising the restoration of the Step Pyramid, the oldest in Egypt, and helping him out are the members of his fellowship programme.

Zahi journeys in to the Five Chambers with the fellows in tow. Together they will document the ancient graffiti on the walls of the Chambers, proving Zahi's theory that ancient Egyptians, not slaves, built the Pyramids at Giza.

Terry Schappert reveals why the Vikings were called the "Hells Angels of the Middle Ages". He tests the weapons and tactics used to pillage Europe. They pillage Europe, but they meet their match--the Saxons--at the Battle of Maldon.

The Romans, with the greatest army in the world, are annihilated by Germanic tribes at the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. Go inside the culture of some of the most famous warriors to explore their weaponry, tactics and, ultimately, their psyche.

In 1323 BC, Egypt was still in the chaos left by Akhenaten's attempted religious revolution when his son, the young king Tutankhamun, died without issue. The 18th dynasty came to an end in a state of disorder and confusion.

Upon Horemheb's demise, Paramessou ascended to the throne of Egypt, under the name of Ramsses I, his rule proved to be brief. A mere 17 months after acceding to the throne, his son Seti succeeded him as the new pharaoh, taking on the name Seti I.