History of Western Theatre From Greek to Roman Theatre The enormous importance of theatre in ancient Athens becomes evident in this graceful edifice. It was built by Lysicrates to commemorate the...
Subtitling made possible by RLJ Entertainment LUMLEY: I'm in Athens, the capital of Greece, and I'm standing on the Acropolis, which was created at the very dawn of European history....

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Welcome to Rome's Pantheon -- one of the greatest spiritual buildings in the world. The temple is devoted to the gods of ancient Rome, just as its name suggests. The name...
This is the tale of two unlikely conspirators: a carnivorous plant and a killer ant. The carnivorous fanged pitcher plant, Nepenthes bicalcarata, lives in the peat swamp forests of Borneo. Its red and...
[No Dialogue]l >> Dr. Patterson: Herodotus, there are other sources, but he is the first and the best and these other, the sources are later, they are, some of them are derivative of the...
Lawrence Alma Tadema was a Dutch born painter who worked in Britain in the second half of the 19th century. Alma Tadema helped to pioneer a new kind of classical painting whereas traditionally...