Watch Ancient Mysteries Season 3

Miraculous Canals of Venice

Aired on Nov 17, 199843m

This jewel of western civilization, built in the water, stands bravely against time and tide, weathering the floods that have endangered its existence. How and why did Italians build a great metropolis in a lagoon?

S3 E25

The Sunken City

Aired on Nov 17, 199845m

Once a vital seaport, the ancient Roman city of Ostia died a slow, painful death. Discover the reasons for its demise and explore the abandoned wasteland the city is today.

S3 E29

Machu Picchu: City in the Sky

Aired on Nov 27, 199844m

Originally built by the Incas, this magnificent structure remains a mystery. Was it an observatory? Pleasure retreat? Fortress?

S3 E35

Lost Spirits of Cambodia

Aired on Dec 09, 199843m

Deep in the forests of Cambodia are the mysterious remains of 75 square miles of great gilded palaces and immense stone temples of ancient Angkor - and the ghosts and spirits that inhabit them.