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Rome's Hidden Empire

Reality

TV-PG

42

May 6, 2007

Rome is a city where the past meets the present on every corner. A secret cult practiced right next to the Circus Maximus, and their temple still remains beneath the street.

Season 1, 14 episodes

Scotland's Sin City,

Edinburgh, Scotland is a thriving metropolis, but take a look into its past, and you'll find it has led a double life.

Hitler's Underground Lair,

Berlin, Germany was the battlefield of the 20th century, and today, sealed up and forgotten beneath its streets are the remnants of a dark past.

Rome's Hidden Empire,

Rome is a city where the past meets the present on every corner. A secret cult practiced right next to the Circus Maximus, and their temple still remains beneath the street.

Catacombs Of Death,

Beneath the hustle and bustle of Paris streets is a world of snaking quarries, hidden catacombs, and mushroom-harvesting tunnels. Even Paris' 10.5 million residents have no idea they live on top of nearly 20 centuries of history.

Discover an ancient secret that dates back to the dawn of time lurking beneath the city of Budapest, Hungary.

Once the capital city of three of the world's most powerful empires, today Istanbul's residents are walking on top of remnants of these fallen civilizations...literally.

The underworld of New York City is a living, breathing complex of engineering, history and secrets that could only exist in America's largest city.

London's Lost Cities,

For thousands of years London has been among the most powerful cities in the world. However, below the busy streets and marketplaces another city hides.

Beneath Vesuvius,

Naples, Italy narrowly escaped meeting the same fate as its neighboring city, Pompeii in 79 AD when Mount Vesuvius wiped out everything around it.

Freemason Underground,

Discover the fascinating and unknown history that lies below major cities around the world today.

Dracula's Underground,

Rich in legends and folklore visit the city of Bucharest, Romania and learn about its most famous citizen, Vlad the Impaler, more commonly known as Dracula.

Secret Pagan Underground,

Cappadocia is where East meets West, setting the stage for bloody battles and ruthless land wars. This landscape in modern day Turkey is unlike any other in the world.

Underground Bootleggers,

100 years ago Portland, Oregon was America's Sodom, a city full of vice, considered the most dangerous port in the world.

Rome: The Rise,

What was the secret to the success of ancient Rome? Aqueducts, underground neighborhoods and one of the oldest sewer systems reveal many secrets.

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Cities of the Underworld

Reality

TV-PG

3

42

Cities of the Underworld descends below the streets of major cities such as New York, Cairo, London, and Tokyo to explore the remnants of subterranean civilizations left buried there.

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