Archeologist Verity Grey has been sent to uncover an ancient Roman campsite in a small village on the Scottish Borderlands--a campsite, her boss believes, is the final resting place of the legendary lost Ninth Roman Legion. But as soon as she arrives, she senses danger in the air: in the icy reserve of archeologist David Fortune; in the haunted eyes to the little boy who has visions of a slain Roman sentinel; and in the unearthly sound of the ghostly...

An ancient city unearthed… In the 1730's, Charles of Bourbon, king of the area around present-day Naples, Italy, learned that local peasants were finding marble and other ancient objects when they dug their wells. He sent army colonel Rocque Joachin Alcubierre and later Karl Jacob Weber to explore the area. Working in darkness with only torches to light their way, Alcubierre's and Weber's crews of workers tunneled through hardened mud. The crews...

Describes how a British plowman unearthed a collection of Roman silver in the 1940s and the events that followed this tremendous discovery.

A look at Scotland's past. Craig Ferguson digs into the mysterious lore and legends of this land. Talking to the experts, he delves into the tombs of Stone Age Orkney, explores Iona's medieval graveyard, examines Pictich and Roman artifacts and in lively style, uncovers the unexpected in the fascinating stories that represent Scotland.

Dr. Ballard visits the Mediterranean to explore a Roman shipwreck site and investigate an active underwater volcano.