Terra X
Staffel 2009
Terra X - Expedition into the unknown. Follow our amazing reports and documentaries as we unravel the secrets of the unknown, and embark on historical and geographical expeditions like no other.
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51 Episodes
- Schliemanns Erben (27): Der Limes: Grenzwall gegen die Barbaren
E13Schliemanns Erben (27): Der Limes: Grenzwall gegen die BarbarenThe limes was a formidable fortification effort along most of the Roman empire's borders, rivaled i size only by the Great China Wall. By its staggering demonstration of means and engineering efficiency it was crucial to the emperor's prestige as much as for militarily guarding the Roman borders, which only pays off as long as the -mainly Germanic- neighbors aren't too numerous and/or romanized and pacified trough trade. It comprised standardized components, such as watchtowers, castles for cavalry garrisons and signals systems, plus river boat patrols. - Schliemanns Erben (28): Der Limes: Gefahr an Roms Grenze
E16Schliemanns Erben (28): Der Limes: Gefahr an Roms GrenzeScientists still dig up parts of the 7000 kilometers long lies-fortified imperial fortifications, incredibly well planned and executed with astonishing geodetics, the method of which remains unknown. Its true significance and purpose remain disputed, probably at least as much to impress by required resources and know-hand as for purely military use. Even more the the garrison castles from which cavalry operated, large infantry-rowed boats on Rhine and Danube allowed mobile landing, mainly in barbarian Germania Magna. HQ cities boomed, especially where trade blossoms, which the limes regulates, another major function. - Atlantis (1): The Secret Aztec Code
E33Atlantis (1): The Secret Aztec CodeSpanish chroniclers of bloody cults and speak of hundreds of thousands of the Aztec priests sacrificed to their gods. For centuries, almost no one doubted it. Until a German late 19th century this question for the first time scientifically got to the bottom: Eduard Seler, an independent scholar from Berlin.
