5000 Years of Magnificent Wonders

Here in one box set are over sixty-seven of man's most spectacular achievements from around the world. Learn the secrets behind history's most awe-inspiring creations. What inspired them? Why do these magnificent creations continue to instill a sense of awe-inspiring wonder? Spectacular photography, state of the art computer animation, and insightful commentary capture the astonishing beauty and power of 5,000 Years of Magnificent Wonders to experience time and again.

Disc 1: World Wonders Beyond Time - They are tombs, temples, shrines and monuments: wonders sacred, mysterious and breathtaking to behold. Discover their histories and probe their mysteries in this mesmerizing program that travels the world to bring home incomparable sites that continue to fascinate and inspire.

Includes:

• The Taj Mahal - a king's towering monument to his queen.
• Stonehenge - the world's most famous and mysterious prehistoric site.
• Machu Picchu - the extraordinary and enigmatic Inca ruin.
• Mount Rushmore - a man's daring dream comes to life on a mountain's granite canvas.
• Angkor Wat - a map in stone of the mythological Hindu cosmos.
• The Great Wall of China - the largest edifice ever built by man.

Disc 2: Secrets of the Holy Land - For every secret revealed in the Holy Land, hundreds more hide between its stones and its caves. What makes this land holy? What beckons millions of pilgrims from around the world every year? On-location footage, dramatic re-enactments, and illuminating commentary reveal the histories and probe the mysteries behind the Holy Land's most inspiring and compelling sites.

Includes:

• The Church of the Nativity - what bloodthirsty secret does one of the holiest places in Christendom conceal?
• Mount Sinai - stand where Moses received the Ten Commandments.
• Galilee - the land of Jesus and his miracles.
• Jerusalem - the humble beginnings of the holiest place on earth.
• Masada - the stone fortress where 1,000 Jews defied the mightiest empire on earth.

Extra Features: The Mystery of the Lost Ark; The Riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls; The Gates of Jerusalem (narrated by Richard Kiley).

Disc 3: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - From the world's largest pyramid to the very first skyscraper, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World continue to inspire awe. They challenged their creators to conquer the scales of their ambitions. On-location footage, dramatic re-enactments and computer imagery combine to unlock the secrets of how the finest monuments of all time were constructed.

Includes:

• The Pyramid of Giza - the last of the Seven Wonders still standing.
• The Hanging Gardens of Babylon - a monument to love.
• The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus - the largest temple ever built by Ancient Greeks.
• The Pharos of Alexandria - once the tallest building on earth.
• The Statue of Zeus at Olympia - the greatest and grandest work in Greek sculpture.

Extra Features: What did they really look like?; Alexander and the Seven Wonders; The Seven Alternate Wonders.

Disc 4: Ancient Greece - Explore the birthplace of Western civilization and extraordinary legends to discover how the Ancient Greeks used imagination and inventiveness, courage and conviction to lead architecture into the modern world. On-location footage, computer modeling and scholarly commentary illuminate how the Greeks were able to realize so many groundbreaking and unique engineering innovations at the dawn of European history.

Includes:

• The Palace of Knossos - did this building house the terrifying Minotaur?
• The Theatre of Epidaurus - a front row seat for this dazzling feat of engineering.
• The Colossus of Rhodes - a lost triumph that has baffled experts for centuries.
• The Lost City of Atlantis - join the search for this legendary lost civilization.
• The Parthenon - a scandalous foundation for the greatest wonder of ancient Greece.

Extra Features: Acropolis; Inside ancient Greece.

Disc 5: Ancient Rome - How did the Romans create wonders of architecture and engineering way beyond anything ever seen before? This fascinating program reveals the stories and secrets behind the masterpieces that transformed Rome into the last superpower of the ancient world. State of the art digital effects recreate each wonder as it appeared centuries ago.

Includes:

• Circus Maximus - twice the number of spectators as today's biggest stadiums.
• Trajan's Forum - the world's first indoor shopping mall.
• The Baths of Caracalla - the most lavish public building ever conceived.
• The Pantheon - the largest domed temple of its time in the world.
• The Coliseum - what chilling stories are locked within its dark corridors?

Extra Features: Coliseum, House of Terror; Flamma, Gladiator Superstar; Fearful Facts; Inside Ancient Rome.

Disc 6: Ancient Egypt - Uncover the secrets of Ancient Egypt's visionary pharaohs, engineers, and architects who created some of the finest monuments the world has ever seen. On-location footage and computer modeling recreate architectural landmarks that continue to enthrall and inspire. Noted historians and Egyptologists reveal the highly advanced construction techniques used to create such wonders as:

• The Sphinx - what secrets lie behind its silent gaze?
• Hatshepsut's Temple - why was the face of the Pharaoh erased?
• The Valley of the Kinds - how did the Pharaoh reach the afterlife?
• Karnak Temple Complex - who tore it apart?
• Temple of Ramses the Great - how could it vanish for thousands of years?

Extra Features: Cleopatra; Treasures of Tutankhamen.

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