The Romans began to cover their empire with a network of paved roads from the third century BC. They were first used by the military, as marching and supply routes in the expansion and protection of the empire. Autor: ZDF/Terra X/SPIEGEL TV/Christopher Gerisch/Tilman Remme/Reiner Bauer, Oliver Gur
All men who once emigrated from Africa have the same mutation on the Y chromosome. Over time, other mutations appeared that can still be detected today. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Tobias Schultes/Albrecht M. Wendlandt Redub: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/TerraX
Even in Viking times, the sea route between the North and Baltic Seas, the Kattegat, was notorious for its treacherous currents. The solution: a Viking-style Kiel Canal. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Hanna Kotarba/Pro in -Space/Jochen Schmidt Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos: h
On August 3rd, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, with three ships seeking a westerly route to the Far East. His voyages revealed two continents new to Europeans and initiated a period of rapid exploration. Our video explains this discovery. #ChristopherColumbus #columbus #discov
The Roman Empire benefited from an extensive road network. Transport routes emerged throughout the empire. Especially the many legionaries from the individual provinces had to serve as construction workers. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Gruppe 5/ Susanne Utzt, Cristina Trebbi/ Jens Boeck, Dieter Stürmer / Fa
Baghdad in present-day Iraq was built in the 8th century on an important trade route between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. The metropolis was probably designed as a round city Author: ZDF/Terra X/Gruppe 5/Faber Courtial, Susanne Utzt, Sahar Eslah, Martin Carazo Mendez/ Martin Christ, Marc Rieme
The Mehlinger Heide was originally a beautiful large forest, which was deforested by the end of the 1930s. Later the French used the area as a military training area and even today explosives can be found there. This video is about an interesting point within the Mehlinger Heide: a shelter with in
The study of finches led to the development of one of the most important scientific theories of all time. In December 1831 a naturalist called Charles Darwin boarded the HMS Beagle, bound on a surveying voyage of South America. Whilst the ship and crew carried out coastline surveys, Darwin was fre
