The Nero Files
secrets of the dead

Take a closer look at the life and legend of Nero, the infamous Roman emperor, as a forensics profiler attempts to find out what history may have gotten wrong about his alleged tyranny.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 1606

About Secrets of the Dead:

Part detective story, part true-life drama, SECRETS OF THE DEAD unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events.

Using the most up-to-date science in the laboratory and in the field, scientists and researchers examine the missing pieces of each puzzle, completing the picture of what had been merely an assemblage of suppositions.


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Sat, Nov 30 5:00 A.M. Jamestown's Dark Winter     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 11 10:00 P.M. The Sunken Basilica     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Dec 12 2:00 A.M. The Sunken Basilica     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Dec 13 4:00 P.M. The Sunken Basilica     NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Dec 14 11:00 A.M. The Sunken Basilica     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Dec 15 2:00 A.M. The Sunken Basilica     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Dec 15 10:00 P.M. The Sunken Basilica     NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Dec 17 8:00 P.M. The Sunken Basilica     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Dec 17 9:00 P.M. Archaeology at Althorp     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 18 1:00 A.M. The Sunken Basilica     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 18 2:00 A.M. Archaeology at Althorp     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 18 9:00 A.M. The Sunken Basilica     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 18 10:00 A.M. Archaeology at Althorp     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 18 10:00 P.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Dec 19 2:00 A.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Dec 20 4:00 P.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NHPBS (11.1)


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