Ancient Invisible Cities: Series 1

History Documentary hosted by Darius Arya, published by PBS in 2018 - English narration



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Ancient Invisible Cities: Series 1
Professor Darius Arya explores the hidden secrets of three of the most fascinating cities of the ancient world: Cairo, Athens and Istanbul. 3D scans allow us to view the architectural jewels of these cities as they've never been seen before.


1)  Athens
Professor Darius Arya uses scanning technology to reveal the hidden secrets of ancient Athens. From the buildings on the Acropolis to the silver mines and quarries beyond the city, he investigates the story of the city that gave the world democracy.

2)  Cairo
Discover the historical secrets of Cairo and Ancient Egypt from the Great Pyramid of Giza to the first pyramid ever built. Explore a hidden Roman fortress and uncover a well deep in the rock below the Arabic citadel of Saladin.

3)  Istanbul
Istanbul: At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, many of its secrets are concealed or underground. The latest 3D imaging technology reveals the city as no human eye ever could to show how the city has had to reinvent itself over and over through its turbulent past.

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* Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L4.1
* Video: Bitrate: (~4453 kb/s)
* Video Aspect Ratio: 1920 x 1080
* Video Resolution: 1.778 (16:9
* Audio Codec: MPEG-4 AAC LC
* Audio: English
* Audio Bitrate: 156 kb/s VBR 48000Hz
* Audio Channels: Stereo 2
* Run-Time: 55 mins
* Framerate: 29.971. Fps
* Number of Parts: 3
* Container Mp4
* Part Size: 1.74 GB average
* Source: HDTV
* Encoded by: Harry65

Release Notes

Merged English Subtitles

Links
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1)  Related Documentaries
* Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome
* Egypt Revealed
* Hagia Sophia: Istanbul's Mystery
* The Delights of Turkey