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The Roman Empire is the last super power of the ancient world. Relying heavily on its military powers, the empire has reached far and beyond. A Roman emperor has a reputation to uphold and the best way to maintain an emperor’s popularity was to provide jobs and build awe-inspiring structures which have never been seen [...]

On a serene Friday afternoon in Oslo, a massive car bomb exploded outside the Norwegian Prime Minister. Eight people were killed and several buildings within half a mile radius were destroyed. This is just the beginning as the once tranquil city is bound to experience more. The second phase of the attack was targeted at [...]

Mafia, a secret order that started in the mid nineteenth century, runs using a set of rules and code of conduct. For years, police officials have yearned to know these secrets to counter their operations and criminal activities. This documentary exposes and unearths the commandments governing the Nosa Costra. Legend has it that Mafia was [...]

Built by the ancient people in a time before Christ, the Seven Wonders exemplify remarkable architecture and massive structures that is world-renowned. All of them were massive construction projects that took years if not decades to build. Of the original seven in the list, only the Great Pyramid of Giza is standing as of this [...]

On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was pronounced dead. Upon autopsy, a massive dosage of sleeping pills was discovered in her body. Up until this day though, questions and doubts surround her death. Some believe that she took her own life while others think that she got involved with big personalities who wanted to silence [...]

Dinosaurs were the most extraordinary creatures to have ever existed on earth. We just mostly see them now on books and movies but they used to be the dominant specie of the world. This documentary from the Discovery Channel brings you back to the time when dinosaurs lived on this planet. The video introduces you [...]

Every study of the lost city of Atlantis begins with Plato. Plato, the father of Western philosophy, wrote a book about a utopian society where people have great engineering skills. Legend has it that the entire civilization disappeared from the planet in a single day and night. Arthur Evans, a real life Indiana Jones, thought [...]

The date April 25, 1986 will be forever engraved in the minds of Ukranians. Three kilometres away from the city was the Chernobyl nuclear power station which consists of four nuclear reactor units generating over 1,000 megawatts each. That day, an experiment in the fourth block was commenced to come up with new ways to [...]

September 11 is supposed to be an ordinary busy Tuesday for people at the North and South buildings of the World Trade Center. At the completion of its construction, the twin towers of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan were the tallest buildings in the world. Before its destruction, the building was the workplace [...]

In 1162 a legend was born in Asia. Many might see him as incarnation of evil or a brutal warrior, nevertheless, his life is legendary. This documentary is about the life of Genghis Khan. His destiny was to conquer the whole world. He managed to rule the largest land empire ever known in history and [...]