Ancient Mysteries

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Ancient Mysteries
Ancient Mysteries series logo.jpg
Also known asAncient Mysteries: New Investigations of the Unsolved
Written by
Directed by
Narrated by
  • Leonard Nimoy
  • John Swanson (early episodes)
  • Michael Kramer (early episodes)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes93
Production
Running time45 minutes
Original release
Network A&E
Release7 January 1994 (1994-01-07) –
3 May 1998 (1998-05-03)

Ancient Mysteries is a television series that was produced by FilmRoos and originally broadcast on A&E between 7 January 1994 and 3 May 1998 with reruns airing until 2000. Reruns were also re-broadcast on The Biography Channel during the 2000s. The series deals with historical mysteries and is mostly hosted by Leonard Nimoy (unless otherwise noted), which recalls the late-1970s TV Series In Search Of....

Contents

Episodes

Season 1

  1. "Bigfoot" (narrated by John Swanson, [1] a Leonard Nimoy-narrated episode of Bigfoot was later produced in 1997) original air date 7 January 1994 [2]
  2. "Origin of the Vampire" original air date 14 January 1994 [3]
  3. "The Lost Ark of the Covenant" original air date 21 January 1994 [4]
  4. "The Lost Pharaoh" original air date 17 June 1994 [5]
  5. "The Marble Hunter" original air date 8 July 1994 [6]
  6. "Northern Lights" (narrated by Michael Kramer) original air date 29 July 1994 [7]

Season 2

  1. "Enigma of the Dead Sea Scrolls" original air date 7 October 1994 [8]
  2. "Rapa Nui" original air date 14 October 1994 [9]
  3. "The Odyssey of Troy" original air date 10 February 1995 [10]
  4. "The Shroud of Turin" original air date 21 April 1995 [11]
  5. "Shreds of Evidence" original air date 21 April 1995 [12]
  6. "Shadow of the Templars" original air date 12 May 1995 [13]
  7. "Robot Journey Into the Past" original air date 26 May 1995 [14]
  8. "Myth of the Spanish Inquisition" original air date 9 June 1995 [15]
  9. "The Loch Ness Monster" original air date 21 July 1995 [16]
  10. "Easter Island: The Secrets" original air date 4 August 1995 [17]

Season 3

  1. "The Hidden City of Petra" original air date 8 September 1995 [18]
  2. "Palenque: The Maya" original air date 15 September 1995 [19]
  3. "Camelot" original air date 22 September 1995 [20]
  4. "Vikings in North America" original air date 6 October 1995 [21]
  5. "Machu Picchu: City in the Sky" original air date 8 October 1995 [22]
  6. "The Quest for the Fountain of Youth" original air date 13 October 1995 [23]
  7. "The Timber Castles of England" original air date 20 October 1995 [24]
  8. "Secret Mounds of Prehistoric America" original air date 29 October 1995 [25]
  9. "The Search for Shangri-La" original air date 3 November 1995 [26]
  10. "Who Built Stonehenge?" original air date 10 November 1995 [27]
  11. "Atlantis: The Lost Civilization" original air date 17 November 1995 [28]
  12. "The Search for Alexander the Great" original air date 19 November 1995 [29]
  13. "The Riddle of the Maya" original air date 24 November 1995 [30]
  14. "The Lost Canyon of the Pueblos" original air date 26 November 1995 [31]
  15. "Naked Warriors of Europe" original air date 3 December 1995 [32]
  16. "Life and Death in Britain's Ancient Theaters" original air date 10 December 1995 [33]
  17. "The Quest for the Holy Lance" original air date 24 December 1995 [34]
  18. "Blood and Honor at the First Olympics" original air date 11 January 1996 [35]
  19. "The Sunken City" original air date 14 January 1996 [36]
  20. "The Miraculous Canals of Venice" original air date 21 January 1996 [37]
  21. "Blood and Treasure in Peru" original air date 1 February 1996 [38]
  22. "Pompeii: Buried Alive" original air date 2 February 1996 [39]
  23. "Hadrian's Wall" original air date 4 February 1996 [40]
  24. "Secrets of the Pueblo" original air date 22 February 1996 [41]
  25. "Puzzling Pyramids of Mexico" original air date 29 February 1996 [42]
  26. "The Rosetta Stone" original air date 21 March 1996 [43]
  27. "China's Wall of Doom" original air date 21 March 1996 [44]
  28. "Astrology: Secrets in the Stars" original air date 28 March 1996 [45]
  29. "The Queen Pharaoh" original air date 11 April 1996 [46]
  30. "Secrets of Sex: The Kama Sutra" original air date 18 April 1996 [47]
  31. "Temples of Eternity" original air date 21 April 1996 [48]
  32. "The Forbidden City: The Dynasty and Destiny" original air date 25 April 1996 [49]
  33. "The Incredible Monuments of Ancient Rome" original air date 5 May 1996 [50]
  34. "Lost Spirits of Cambodia" original air date 9 May 1996 [51]
  35. "Lost Legions of Rome" original air date 12 May 1996 [52]
  36. "Voodoo!" (two-hour special) original air date 16 May 1996 [53]
  37. "The Lost Cities of Rome" original air date 19 May 1996 [54]
  38. "Rites of Death" original air date 6 June 1996 [55]
  39. "Lost Castles of England" original air date 9 June 1996 [56]
  40. "Secrets of Delphi" original air date 20 June 1996 [57]
  41. "The Secret Life of King Ramses II" original air date 11 July 1996 [58]
  42. "The Powerful Gods of Mt. Olympus" original air date 11 July 1996 [59]

Season 4

  1. "Ancient Altered States" original air date 5 September 1996 [60]
  2. "Ancient Prophecy" original air date 19 September 1996 [61]
  3. "Before Their Time: Ancient Technology" original air date 7 October 1996 [62]
  4. "Hidden Cities of the Etruscans" original air date 10 October 1996 [63]
  5. "Witches" original air date 24 October 1996 [64]
  6. "Mystical Monuments of Ancient Greece" original air date 21 November 1996 [65]
  7. "Sacred Rites and Rituals" original air date 19 December 1996 [66]
  8. "UFOs: The First Encounters" original air date 2 January 1997 [67]
  9. "Tombs of the Gods: The Great Pyramids of Giza" original air date 16 January 1997 [68]
  10. "Secrets of the Aztec Empire" original air date 13 February 1997 [69]
  11. "The Curse of the Hope Diamond" original air date 6 March 1997 [70]
  12. "Private Lives of the Emperors" original air date 27 March 1997 [71]
  13. "Secrets of the Romanovs" original air date 10 April 1997 [72]
  14. "Legends of the Arabian Nights" original air date 20 April 1997 [73]
  15. "The Fate of the Neandertals" original air date 27 April 1997 [74]
  16. "Human Sacrifice" original air date 1 May 1997 [75]
  17. "Lost City of Pirates" original air date 8 May 1997 [76]
  18. "Bigfoot" (Leonard Nimoy-narrated version) original air date 15 May 1997 [77]
  19. "Samurai" original air date 22 May 1997 [78]
  20. "Curse of the Goddess Pele" original air date 5 June 1997 [79]
  21. "Guardian of the Ages: The Great Sphinx" original air date 12 June 1997 [80]
  22. "Sacred Places" original air date 19 June 1997 [81]
  23. "Dragons: Myths and Legends" original air date 26 June 1997 [82]
  24. "Headhunters of the Amazon" original air date 3 July 1997 [83]
  25. "The Black Death" original air date 10 July 1997 [84]
  26. "Ancient Rome And Its Mysterious Cities" original air date 17 July 1997 [85]
  27. "The Curse of the Borgias" original air date 31 July 1997 [86]

Season 5

  1. "Tattooing" original air date 7 August 1997 [87]
  2. "The Sacred Waters of Lourdes" original air date 14 August 1997 [88]
  3. "The Magic of Alchemy" original air date 17 August 1997 [89]
  4. "The Search for the Abominable Snowman" original air date 21 August 1997 [90]
  5. "Quest for the Holy Grail" original air date 28 August 1997 [91]
  6. "Knights Templar" original air date 7 September 1997 [92]
  7. "Reincarnation" original air date 2 November 1997 [93]
  8. "Lost Mummies of the Inca" original air date 4 January 1998 [94]
  9. "Dreamtime of the Aborigines" original air date 3 May 1998 [95]

Note that there may be more episodes.

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