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, which recalls the late-1970s TV Series In Search Of....

Episodes

Season 1

  1. "Bigfoot" original air date 7 January 1994
  2. "Origin of the Vampire" original air date 14 January 1994
  3. "The Lost Ark of the Covenant" original air date 21 January 1994
  4. "The Lost Pharaoh" original air date 17 June 1994
  5. "The Marble Hunter" original air date 8 July 1994
  6. "Northern Lights" original air date 29 July 1994

    Season 2

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

    Season 3

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

    Season 4

  59. "Ancient Altered States" original air date 5 September 1996
  60. "Ancient Prophecy" original air date 19 September 1996
  61. "Before Their Time: Ancient Technology" original air date 7 October 1996
  62. "Hidden Cities of the Etruscans" original air date 10 October 1996
  63. "Witches" original air date 24 October 1996
  64. "Mystical Monuments of Ancient Greece" original air date 21 November 1996
  65. "Sacred Rites and Rituals" original air date 19 December 1996
  66. "UFOs: The First Encounters" original air date 2 January 1997
  67. "Tombs of the Gods: The Great Pyramids of Giza" original air date 16 January 1997
  68. "Secrets of the Aztec Empire" original air date 13 February 1997
  69. "The Curse of the Hope Diamond" original air date 6 March 1997
  70. "Private Lives of the Emperors" original air date 27 March 1997
  71. "Secrets of the Romanovs" original air date 10 April 1997
  72. "Legends of the Arabian Nights" original air date 20 April 1997
  73. "The Fate of the Neandertals" original air date 27 April 1997
  74. "Human Sacrifice" original air date 1 May 1997
  75. "Lost City of Pirates" original air date 8 May 1997
  76. "Bigfoot" original air date 15 May 1997
  77. "Samurai" original air date 22 May 1997
  78. "Curse of the Goddess Pele" original air date 5 June 1997
  79. "Guardian of the Ages: The Great Sphinx" original air date 12 June 1997
  80. "Sacred Places" original air date 19 June 1997
  81. "Dragons: Myths and Legends" original air date 26 June 1997
  82. "Headhunters of the Amazon" original air date 3 July 1997
  83. "The Black Death" original air date 10 July 1997
  84. "The Curse of the Borgias" original air date 31 July 1997

    Season 5

  85. "Tattooing" original air date 7 August 1997
  86. "The Sacred Waters of Lourdes" original air date 14 August 1997
  87. "The Magic of Alchemy" original air date 17 August 1997
  88. "The Search for the Abominable Snowman" original air date 21 August 1997
  89. "Quest for the Holy Grail" original air date 28 August 1997
  90. "Knights Templar" original air date 7 September 1997
  91. "Reincarnation" original air date 2 November 1997
  92. "Lost Mummies of the Inca" original air date 4 January 1998
  93. "Dreamtime of the Aborigines" original air date 3 May 1998
Note that there may be more episodes.