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Secrets of the Dead
Nero’s Sunken City
Season 16
Episode 3
Explore some iconic historical moments while debunking long-held myths and shining new light on past events. Advances in investigative techniques, forensic science and historical scholarship offer new evidence on forgotten mysteries.
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New evidence suggests the legend of King Arthur began in a Dark Ages trading village.
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Where did Hannibal and his army cross the Alps to launch a surprise attack on Rome?
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Uncover the story of early America’s free Black communities via 150-year-old remains.
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Follow scientists trying to determine which giant animal was the apex predator
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Discover the truth about the first permanent English colony in the New World.
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Learn why Franklin held human skeletal remains in the basement of his British residence.