{"id":210,"date":"2014-11-17T21:39:05","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T21:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baidun.com\/blog\/?p=210"},"modified":"2014-11-17T21:39:05","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T21:39:05","slug":"top-ancient-history-documentaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baidun.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/top-ancient-history-documentaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ancient History Documentaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>1. Greeks &#8211; The Crucible of Civilization<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-220\" src=\"http:\/\/baidun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10981-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"ancient greece documentary\" width=\"199\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baidun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10981-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/baidun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10981.jpg 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>This PBS production is a beautiful tribute of the glorious Ancient Greece. It\u00a0tells the story of the Greek democracy from its first stirrings in 500 B.C. to the cataclysmic wars that virtually destroyed the empire. Much of the story relates how the Greeks indirectly\u00a0invented politics,\u00a0democracy, and philosophy as we know it, including\u00a0interviews with prominent scholars of classical history whom provide insight into the major characters, including Thales, Pericles, and Socrates. Narrated by Liam Neeson, this documentary is not only engaging to the mind, but captivating to the eye. The photography captures these ancient sites\u00a0\u00a0impeccably and helps to depict the epic stories of this courageous culture.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>2. The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone &#8211; Ancient Egypt<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-219\" src=\"http:\/\/baidun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/hqdefault1-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"rosetta stone\" width=\"200\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baidun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/hqdefault1-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/baidun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/hqdefault1.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Just a block of stone. Yet on it lay the clue to breaking a code that baffled scholars for centuries: Egyptian hieroglyphs. This fragment was found at el-Rashid (Rosetta) in Egypt , hence its modern name: the Rosetta Stone. It was dug up in 1799 by French soldiers of Napoleon Bonaparte, who were enlarging a fort. Find out more about where this stone lies now, and its future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>3.\u00a0Secrets of the Parthenon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-217\" src=\"http:\/\/baidun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/51T3vTe1PYL-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"parthenon documentary\" width=\"200\" height=\"284\" \/>A highly sophisticated restoration team is working to\u00a0reassemble the Parthenon of Athens\u2014a classic Greek building that has suffered from wars, earthquakes, and disastrous previous restoration attempts. The Parthenon&#8217;s builders created dauntingly precise yet subtle curves throughout the structure, giving the building its legendary grace.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>4. Who Killed The Maya<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-215\" src=\"http:\/\/baidun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/who-killed-the-maya1-300x450-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"who-killed-the-maya1-300x450\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baidun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/who-killed-the-maya1-300x450-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/baidun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/who-killed-the-maya1-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>A powerful civilization ruled the rainforests of Central America for thousands of years, and then mysteriously vanished. Historians have never known for sure what triggered their disappearance, although many have speculated about it. This documentary is about The Maya: one of the greatest empires that history has ever known.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>5.\u00a0Jerusalem: Center of the World<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-216\" src=\"http:\/\/baidun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/918post_jerusalemcenterofth.jpg\" alt=\"jerusalem-center-of-the-world\" width=\"200\" height=\"273\" \/>Jerusalem: Center of the World, a two-hour epic event in Hi-Definition by Emmy Award-winning producer\/director Andrew Goldberg and Oregon Public Television, is the first documentary of this scope to delve into the historical facts and religious beliefs that have led so many thousands to live and die for this city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 1. 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Much of the story relates how the Greeks indirectly\u00a0invented politics,\u00a0democracy, and philosophy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11,12,9],"tags":[6,19],"class_list":["post-210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-egyptian-antiquities","category-roman-antiquities","category-world-history","tag-ancient-findings","tag-world-history-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ancient Civilization Documentaries List | Bactrian Empire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Need help finding some great documentaries about ancient civilization? 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