"Stonehenge is a circle of huge rocks in England that's been there for thousands of years. How did it even get there? And what on Earth was it used for?"--Provided by publisher.

Legend has it that the original Ten Commandments handed down from God to Moses were placed inside an ark which was last seen in Jerusalem in 587 B.C. This search for the Ark of the Covenant travels to ancient Palestine to dig for answers, where historic illustrations shed light on the date of the Ark's last sighting. The trail next leads to wondrous artifacts that bear witness to mankind's obsession with the Ark and its contents. As shifting sands...

Investigates the odyssey of the Viking which took place five hundred years before Columbus by following the route their long boats took from Norway to present-day Newfoundland.

Gives the history of Lourdes, including its discovery by Bernadette Soubirous. Discusses whether or not Lourdes genuinely possesses healing powers.

Investigates some of the arenas, temples, and palaces of ancient Rome.

Killing one third of Europe's population in just three years and ravaging the flourishing cities of Italy, France, Germany, England, and Spain, the Black Death swept across the continent at an inconceivable rate. Through chilling reenactments, interviews with experts and historians, and excerpts from original accounts, discover the origins, progress, and cultural repercussions of the Plague's reign of terror. Many thought it was punishment by God,...

"Discover how the Aztec nation grew from a wandering, desperate band of people to a powerful and advanced nation, only to be conquered by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in 1521, ending Aztec domination over civilized Mexico forever." --

Nicolaos walks the mean streets of Classical Athens as an agent for the promising young politician Pericles. His mission is to find the assassin of the statesman Ephialtes, the man who brought democracy to Athens and whose murder has thrown the city into uproar. It's a job not made any easier by the depressingly increasing number of dead witnesses. But murder and mayhem don't bother Nico; what's really on his mind is how to get closer (much closer)...

Presiding over the trial of a murdered scribe's well-connected lover, Lord Amerotke is summoned to the Temple of Seth to investigate the killing of an Egyptian hero, a case in which Pharaoh Hatusu takes personal interest.