Product Details

• Actors: Leonard Nimoy
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• DVD Release Date: December 27, 2005
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BKVL9S
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,593 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The Pyramids of Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Colossus of Rhodes. Magnificent and mysterious, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have captivated explorers for centuries. Narrated by Leonard Nimoy, ANCIENT MYSTERIES® ventures into the world of vanished empires, uncovering the secrets surrounding the legendary list. Spectacular monuments from antiquity are still found on five of the earth's continents, yet these seven rise above the rest. Why were these particular structures chosen? And why seven-what magic lies hidden within this number? Learn about the register's probable origins and the three features it seemed to promote and discover the legends and mythical powers that evolved around each of the fabled monuments. Through period accounts and artwork, stunning reenactments, and interviews with modern scholars, ANCIENT MYSTERIES® presents a riveting tour of THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD. DVD Features: Interactive Menus; Scene Selection

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the better documentaries on this subject . . . ., May 1, 2011

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This review is from: Ancient Mysteries - Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (DVD)

"Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" is an A & E studios video about the original ancient seven mysteries: the pyramids of Giza, the hanging gardens of Babylon, the colossus of Rhodes, the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the mausoleum of Halicamassus, statue of Zeus at Olympia, and the lighthouse at Alexandria. Leonard Nimoy narrates this video, and although dry in spots, for the most part you won't fall asleep in the hour and forty minute long documentary's delivery. There are many points of information I hadn't heard before (or if I did, I had forgotten). Each of these seven topics could have their own documentary, and it is nice they are all reduced into short enough segments that it makes this video focus on the more interesting details and then move on. Some footage is modern day sites of the ruins where these wonders used to be, some footage is artwork or reenactments, and some video is interviews with scholars who share what research has revealed regarding some of the seven wonders of the ancient world. All in all, of this type of DVD on this topic, this has been one of the better ones I've seen in a very long time. It helps I suppose that I like Leonard Nimoy, but the documentary actually is well done.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ancient Mysteries dvd - 7 wonders, March 10, 2011

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This review is from: Ancient Mysteries - Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (DVD)

This dvd truly covers all 7 wonders with details I didn't even know about them. I've watched it several times and its one of my favourites.

5.0 out of 5 stars ancient wonders alive, December 26, 2011

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This review is from: Ancient Mysteries - Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (DVD)

This is a super video to use in the classroom; to introduce and discuss the ancient wonders, size, area, and history. I am so glad I ordered this.