Secrets

No single civilization has had more impact on history than the ancient Greeks. But how it all started has always been shrouded in mystery. But now, a remarkable new discovery at Pylos is revealing the mysterious origins of one of history's greatest cultures. See how the discovery of a 3,500-year-old tomb of a warrior-king plus a hoard of treasures from the age of myths and legends is helping a team of archaeologists piece together the story of how ancient Mycenaean Greece sprang into life and destroyed the even older Minoan civilization in the process.

After over a thousand years of rule, the mighty Roman Empire was finally brought to its knees in the 5th century by the barbaric Huns, led by the infamous Attila. At least, that's what we've been led to believe by ancient Roman writers. But a shocking discovery at a 1,600-year-old cemetery in Mozs, Hungary is changing history as we know it. See how the unearthing of 51 strangely shaped, elongated skulls triggered a groundbreaking archaeological investigation that is revealing a new version of the fall of Rome...by those who experienced it firsthand.

In 2014, a shocking and gruesome discovery was made in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos: a tomb, untouched for thousands of years, containing the mutilated remains of a pharaoh. Most remarkably of all, official records say this king never existed. Who was this unknown ruler and why is there no apparent record of his reign? Follow investigators across the globe as they attempt to piece together the life and death of Woseribre Seneb-kay and the breakaway dynasty he governed during one of the most violent and volatile periods in the country's history.