National Geographic Rome's Greatest Battles (2010) [repost]

Watch the rarest celestial occurrence, a total eclipse, as it happens above Easter Island – one of the most mysterious and remote archaeological sites in the world – broadcasting just hours after it occurs. The last time an eclipse occurred over the island site was A.D. 591. Follow scientists as they gather new research that could play a key role in the race to understand the sun and its extraordinary impact on Earth.

Dr Robert Ballard dives into Turkish waters to discover the ships and submarines wrecked during the bungling of the WWII Gallipoli campaign and the heroic stories of their crews.

Go behind the scenes as National Geographic explores manufacturing goliaths and brings to life some of the greatest one-of-a-kind factories in the world. From an inside look at the making of BMWs newest sports car and Corvettes latest high performance, aerodynamically-efficient street machine, to a tour of Caterpillars six mega-plants and Budweisers state-of-the-art brewing factory, this collection of 11 popular episodes offers exclusive access into the world s Ultimate Factories.

Thirty years ago National Geographic made an amazing programme which broke new ground in science filmmaking and made people look at their bodies in a completely different light. The Incredible Human Machine premiered to amazing ratings and sold like hotcakes in a nascent home video market - and it's still selling on DVD today. But it's definitely time for an update and this is it! Just imagine what we can do now.

New evidence on the fate of the Incas helps to reimagine their tale in this National Geographic presentation. Great Inca Rebellion presents stunning new evidence that is changing what we know about the final days of the Inca Empire. According to traditional accounts, the mighty Inca were swiftly wiped out by a small band of Spanish conquistadors. But new evidence had been unearthed that supports a different version of the story.

How sick was Abraham Lincoln? The theories are plentiful: he had Marfan's syndrome, or syphilis or mercury poisoning. As the Civil War went on, Lincoln seemed to get sicker. There were multiple reports about his ill health during the spring of 1865. As a result, some people speculated recently that Lincoln was dying from a variety of illnesses, even before he was fatally wounded.

In year 1459 a book was written which contained images so bizarre that even 500 years later their meaning is still shrouded in mystery. Violent, secretive, and packed full of knowledge, Medieval Fight Book uncovers the real story of Europe in the Middle Ages.

After battling in late 1939 with British cruisers off the coast of Uruguay, Hitler's prized "pocket battleship" and high-tech wonder, the Admiral Graf Spee was blown up by its own captain, Hans Langsdorff. Denounced by the Nazi regime, Langsdorff commits suicide shortly thereafter.

Travel back in time with National Geographic to the Holy Land to explore some of the Bible’s most intriguing mysteries. From the mysterious lost stories of Jesus to the greatest escape in history, National Geographic examines the fundamental questions surrounding the ancient texts to shed new light on old mysteries.