The Pyramids of Giza are one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and the only surviving wonder of the ancient world. In 1979, they were also made a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Holy Grail is traditionally thought to be the cup that Jesus Christ drank from at Last Supper and that was used to collect Jesus's blood at his crucifixion. For centuries, the Holy Grail has been an object of mystery and fascination.
The Ark of the Covenant, the ornate, gold-plated wooden chest that housed the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God. This legendary artifact is ornate, gilded case said to have been built some 3,000 years ago.
The massive Nazca lines were made by ancient people 2000 years ago and continue to exist without any damages to date. Scientists believe that the majority of lines were made by the Nasca people, who flourished from around A.D. 1 to 700.
With unimaginable wealth and power, Cleopatra was the greatest woman on her era and one of the most iconic figures of the ancient world. A political genius, a brilliant academic with history-making alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
The idea of Atlantis - the "lost" island subcontinent often idealized as an advanced, utopian society holding wisdom that could bring world peace - has captivated dreamers, occultists and New Agers for generations.
Chichen Itza was built in the year 525 a.C. It is not possible to explain the dissapearance of the Mayan civilization. While the northern Maya country thrived until the arrival of the Spanish to the Americans, the southern empire was already gone.
A region of the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean defined by points in Bermuda. Florida and Puerto Rico has a long standing reputation for mysteriously swallowing boats, ships ad even airplanes.
The death of Genghis Khan is shrouded in mystery. Legends say he was buried in an unmarked grave, and that anyone who knew the location of his grave was killed to keep it a secret.
Many believe these skulls were craved thousands or even tens of thousands years ago by an ancient Mesoamerican civilization. Others think they may be relics from the legendary island of Atlantis or proof that extraterrestrials visited the Aztecs.
Hundreds of years ago, a small group of Polynesians rowed their wooden outrigger canoes across vast stretches of open sea, navigating by the evening stars and the day's ocean swells. When and why these people left their native land remains a mystery.
From the French Revolution to the rise of Adolf Hitler to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and even the 2020 coronavirus... According to Nostradamus, the world is stated to an end in the year of 3797.
The story of Mary Magdalene, who traveled with Jesus as one of his followers, witnessed Christ's crucifixion and the first witness to the Resurrection. She is known in some Christian traditions as the 'apostle to the apostles'.
Lifting curses apparently linked to the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun claimed to cause bad luck, illness or death.
In 1532, Spanish conquistadors encountered the advanced Inca Empire, known for its vast road network, suspension bridges and Machu Picchu.
Explorers claim to have found Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat, but is it myth or historical truth?
The life and times of King Ramses II, who oversaw the construction of more monuments and sired more children than any other Egyptian king.
The 10 plagues of Egypt, which saw water turning to blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness and the killing of firstborn children. As detailed in the Bible, they were sent by God to convince Pharaoh to free the Israelites.
Dr. Fern Riddell and Dr. Karen Bellinger examine the historic belief by some Europeans in the 16th and 17th centuries, that somewhere in the New World is a place of immense wealth known as El Dorado. Many explorers were led on fruitless treks into the rainforests and mountains of South America, in search of this lost city of gold.
Dr. Fern Riddell and Dr. Karen Bellinger examine the reasons for the apparent rapid collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century, specifically from 476AD. Did it fall, or was it pushed?
