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Learn how the trade networks of the Phoenicians, the Philistines, and the Mediterranean Jewish diaspora positioned Jerusalem as a major crossroads of commerce and culture. Travel through the city at its height under king Herod the Great and visualize his monumental building projects. Then, encounter the Nabateans, whose stunning capital at Petra connected the Mediterranean to the Near East.

When Martian pilot Jessamyn Jaarda escapes to low-Earth orbit with her claustrophobic brother, she doesn't expect to become the target of Earth's most dangerous weapon: radio silence. Cut off from all help, Jess faces sabotage, betrayal, and a Terran Chancellor ready to wipe out Mars, using the deadly satellites that orbit Mars. Now with limited air, a damaged ship, and loyalties fracturing across the solar system, Jess must make the hardest decision...

The cafe "Sundays" is set, but as plans progress, Sachi and her friends face personal challenges, from family ties to work dilemmas.

Jay visits A & C Games in Toronto and finds unbelievable video game gold.

Considered one of the most influential people who ever lived, Johannes Gutenberg didn't just invent the printing press; he created a groundbreaking system combining paper, ink, movable type, and a mechanical press that eventually led to unprecedented dissemination of information and learning. Trace the steps that led him to this revolutionary technology-but didn't save his firm from bankruptcy.

Georgia, the cradle of winemaking, holds 8000 years of history and tradition. This episode explores qvevri winemaking, amber wine, and the deep cultural roots of Georgian viticulture. We examine the impact of the Soviet legacy, the pursuit of global markets beyond Russia, and the rise of a new generation of female winemakers in a patriarchal society.

The Grecian islands of Rhodes, Kos, and Samos were renowned in antiquity as centers of learning and ingenuity. Stop first at the trade capital of Rhodes, and witness its extraordinary feats of architecture and art, among them the famed Colossus. Visit Kos, a center of ancient healing and medicine, and finally Samos, which produced great figures in mathematics, philosophy, and astronomy.

Newlywed Matt Conroy is confused when his wife Sally seems to have taken on a new persona.

In the first of two lectures on medieval shipbuilding, discover how the world-circling sailing ships of the Late Middle Ages evolved, in part, from Byzantine galleys built for Mediterranean waters. Learn how the swift dromon, with its streamlined form, advanced hull structure, and innovative armament transformed ancient naval tactics and paved the way for future maritime innovations.

Arguably, the chief glory of the Middle Ages was waterpower, harnessed via waterwheels to grind grain, saw wood, hammer iron, pump water, and replace human labor in countless other ways. Study the physics of flowing water and its conversion to mechanical energy. Then examine three key waterwheel designs-horizontal, undershot, and overshot-each with distinctive strengths and limitations.