Ancient Mysteries

''Ancient Mysteries'' is a television series that was produced by FilmRoos and originally broadcast on A&E between and 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....

Episodes

Season 1

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

Season 2

# "Enigma of the Dead Sea Scrolls" original air date 7 October 1994
# "Rapa Nui" original air date 14 October 1994
# "The Odyssey of Troy" original air date 10 February 1995
# "The Shroud of Turin" original air date 21 April 1995
# "Shreds of Evidence" original air date 21 April 1995
# "Shadow of the Templars" original air date 12 May 1995
# "Robot Journey Into the Past" original air date 26 May 1995
# "Myth of the Spanish Inquisition" original air date 9 June 1995
# "The Loch Ness Monster" original air date 21 July 1995
# "Easter Island: The Secrets" original air date 4 August 1995

Season 3

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

Season 4

# "Ancient Altered States" original air date 5 September 1996
# "Ancient Prophecy" original air date 19 September 1996
# "Before Their Time: Ancient Technology" original air date 7 October 1996
# "Hidden Cities of the Etruscans" original air date 10 October 1996
# "Witches" original air date 24 October 1996
# "Mystical Monuments of Ancient Greece" original air date 21 November 1996
# "Sacred Rites and Rituals" original air date 19 December 1996
# "UFOs: The First Encounters" original air date 2 January 1997
# "Tombs of the Gods: The Great Pyramids of Giza" original air date 16 January 1997
# "Secrets of the Aztec Empire" original air date 13 February 1997
# "The Curse of the Hope Diamond" original air date 6 March 1997
# "Private Lives of the Emperors" original air date 27 March 1997
# "Secrets of the Romanovs" original air date 10 April 1997
# "Legends of the Arabian Nights" original air date 20 April 1997
# "The Fate of the Neandertals" original air date 27 April 1997
# "Human Sacrifice" original air date 1 May 1997
# "Lost City of Pirates" original air date 8 May 1997
# "Bigfoot" (Leonard Nimoy-narrated version) original air date 15 May 1997
# "Samurai" original air date 22 May 1997
# "Curse of the Goddess Pele" original air date 5 June 1997
# "Guardian of the Ages: The Great Sphinx" original air date 12 June 1997
# "Sacred Places" original air date 19 June 1997
# "Dragons: Myths and Legends" original air date 26 June 1997
# "Headhunters of the Amazon" original air date 3 July 1997
# "The Black Death" original air date 10 July 1997
# "Ancient Rome And Its Mysterious Cities" original air date 17 July 1997
# "The Curse of the Borgias" original air date 31 July 1997

Season 5

# "Tattooing" original air date 7 August 1997
# "The Sacred Waters of Lourdes" original air date 14 August 1997
# "The Magic of Alchemy" original air date 17 August 1997
# "The Search for the Abominable Snowman" original air date 21 August 1997
# "Quest for the Holy Grail" original air date 28 August 1997
# "Knights Templar" original air date 7 September 1997
# "Reincarnation" original air date 2 November 1997
# "Lost Mummies of the Inca" original air date 4 January 1998
# "Dreamtime of the Aborigines" original air date 3 May 1998

''Note that there may be more episodes.''

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0206470

A&E (TV network) original programming
Paranormal television
1990s American mystery television series
1994 American television series debuts
English-language television shows
1998 American television series endings