Discovery Channel – Hidden History of Egypt & Rome

If you thought you knew the ancient world, think again. Terry Jones brings the everyday details of the ancients – bizarre, hilarious or shocking – to life in this entertaining and informative two-part series.

Rome was famed for the decadence of its ruling and the Egyptians for their over-the-top building techniques. However, what about the ordinary citizens of these ancient cultures? How did they lead their day to day lives in an age when the average life expectancy was little more than forty? Did they believe in the pagan gods? What were their sex lives like? What did they do for entertainment?

This series is packed full of surprising and revealing little-known facts that throw new light on our understanding of the Egyptians and Romans.