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1) The Mummy
Series
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1920s, adventurer Rick leads Egyptologist Evelyn and her brother Jonathan to mysterious Hamunaptra. While Johnathan is keen on finding the legendary Egyptian treasures, Evelyn wants to search for the Book of the Living, which would clarify a lot in historical knowledge about the ancient Egyptians. Unfortunately, they free Imhotep's mummy from his eternal prison. Imhotep, a former high priest to the pharoah, wants not only to use Evelyn's...
Series
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Discover how the Aztec nation grew from a wandering, desperate band of people to a powerful and advanced nation, only to be conquered by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in 1521, ending Aztec domination over civilized Mexico forever.
Series
Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Jerusalem's eight gates represent the spiritual gateways of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, and each plays a vital role in Jerusalem's past, present and perhaps future. Through the description of these gates, this documentary traces the history of the most troubled and the most revered city in the world from Abraham to modern time.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In Hollywood, they are home to killer mummies and booby traps. Now, separate fact from fantasy with this tour of the Egyptian Pyramids, which traces the rise of one of the ultimate accomplishments of the Ancient World.
15) Jade warrior
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"When a collection of Asian artifacts is disposed of at an antique dealer's shop, a mythical series of events unfolds that turns the merchant into a warrior in ancient China who is fated to battle a demon responsible for enslaving all of humankind."--Container.
16) Stargate
Language
English
Description
A secret military mission takes a group of men through an Egyptian artifact known as the Stargate to an ancient civilization on the other side of the universe. Once there, they must battle the astoundingly powerful sun god, Ra, before they can find their way home.
Publisher
Koch Vision
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Has the tomb of Jesus Christ been found? With the help of archaeologists, DNA analysts, biblical scholars, and statisticians, join award-winning filmmaker James Cameron as he follows a trail of clues that could lead to the greatest discovery of all time.
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by New Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
For millennia, the Great Pyramids have stood as sentinels of the past, marking the graves of many celebrated Egyptian rulers. As they studied these colossal monuments, engineers have been taunted by one question: how did the ancient Egyptians manage to raise such massive structures? Now engineers test an innovative new theory about the construction of the pyramids. Features expert insights from historians, scientists, and engineers plus some astonishing...